Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
capitollatest news & developments
US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Trump set to appear in court to face election conspiracy charges

The accusations that Trump and six unnamed co-conspirators plotted to upend the 2020 election is the former president’s third criminal indictment since March

United States president Donald Trump.  (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump ‘gleefully watched’ while riots unfolded, says panel

The congressional committee investigating the mob attack on the US Capitol has said in its latest hearing the former president refused to take action to stop his supporters,…

Capitol assault probe wants testimony from top Republican lawmaker McCarthy

The congressional committee is examining if former president Donald Trump and his advisers encouraged or even plotted the violence.

A counter-protestor holds a sig as demonstrators gather for the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2021, in support of the pro-Trump rioters who ransacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. – Washington was on high alert for the rally with security forces better prepared to avoid a repeat of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. US Capitol police said they have no indication of a specific plot associated with the rally, but warned in a news conference there had been “some threats of violence,” with a counter-rally scheduled to take place nearby. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE / AFP)

Trump White House chief risks criminal charge in Capitol riot probe

Mark Meadows, who failed to appear before the congressional panel last month, is seen as a key witness to Trump’s role in efforts to overturn the election by undemocratic means

Words matter and have consequences

What started as hate speech ended in violence at the Capitol

(Mail & Guardian)

Editorial: 2021 — No choice but be strong

Pharmaceutical companies are yet to register their vaccines with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, boding ill for its delivery to the public

Virtual reality a relief this year

Viewing January 8 off the screen instead of from the middle of a stadium should be the way of the future