Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian

Gulf War

latest news & developments
Domineering: President Donald Trump has called allies to contribute to the US-Israeli campaign but he later dismissed the need for a coalition altogether.
BERLIN

Solitary superpower erodes global unity

The message is unmistakable: allies must contribute to the US-Israeli campaign against Iran or face consequences for the partnership itself. Yet, as the conflict enters its…

  • Imran Khalid
6 min read
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts)
COLIN POWELL

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies aged 84

The 84-year-old died as a result of complications from Covid-19

  • Frankie Taggart
4 min read
Sam Msibi taking footage of his colleagues during the protests against SABC retrenchments. (Image courtesy of Hazel Friedman)
APARTHEID

Review: Sam Msibi’s perilous dance on the frontlines

Lensman Sam Msibi’s memoir, The Accidental Frontline Journalist, reveals a life irrevocably bound to South Africa’s history

  • Hazel Friedman
7 min read
Michael Jordan dunks the ball against the Indiana Pacers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 17, 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
AIR JORDANS
Video

Review: Dancing awkwardly around Michael Jordan’s legacy

The Last Dance, a Netflix documentary series about basketball player Michael Jordan, is a romantic reframing of his halcyon period that fails to engage with the politics of race…

  • Kwanele Sosibo
8 min read