Reesha Chibba
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South Africa’s Unidentified Flying Objects Resource (Saufor) will host its second annual Unbind Your Mind UFO conference in celebration of World UFO Day on July 1 in Cape Town.…
The Soweto uprisings commemorated in pictures
Peter Magubane’s poignant exhibition of pictures, captured during the Soweto uprisings of 1976, transports one back to a period of suffering and pain, writes Reesha Chibba.
Kasrils kick-starts Zim rescue mission
South African President Thabo Mbeki has relaunched his diplomatic offensive to engage President Robert Mugabe in a bid to resolve Zimbabwe’s escalating political and economic…
Could two time zones help electricity demand?
South Africa should consider the introduction of two time zones in order to alleviate Eskom’s electricity peak-demand woes, said Professor Christo Viljoen, a professional…
Ryk ‘devastated’ after medals go missing during robbery
South African Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling is distraught after his Sandton home was robbed early on Friday morning and some of his medals stolen. Neethling’s agent Fiona…
The good news is ‘there will be gas’
Residents in Johannesburg and other inland and KwaZulu-Natal regions who are experiencing gas shortages need not panic because "there will be gas", Colin McClelland, director of…
‘I don’t think online is going to kill newspapers’
Fienie Grobler, the new editor of <i>The Media</i> magazine, speaks to the <i>Mail & Guardian Online</i> about media reporting.
Vodacom to reduce 3G tariffs
Vodacom is reducing its 3G data tariffs by 20% from June 1, subject to the approval of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, the company said in a statement…
Vodacom announces free 3G upgrades for SA
Customers using Vodacom’s 3G data-connect card can upgrade to the new 3G HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) for free from April 21, the company said on Thursday. Any…
Of paper planes and aviation aspirations
Building a paper airplane and thrusting it into the air is probably something everyone has done before. But for three South African aspiring pilots, their featherweight gliders…
M&G wins investigative journalism award
Dubbed by many as one of South Africa’s boldest cartoonists, Jonathan Shapiro — Zapiro — was named overall winner and Journalist of the Year at the annual Mondi Shanduka…
‘If you are HIV-positive, nothing can stop you’
In overcoming apartheid, South Africans showed themselves to be a nation of activists. Now this spirit of activism is being used to overcome HIV/Aids. Nathan Geffen, spokesperson…
Blood service fears effects of HIV ‘joke’
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) says it fears people will stop donating blood after one of its employees told a donor recently that she was HIV-positive as a…
One in Nine: Time to break the silence around rape
This week saw two groups of activists square-up outside the Johannesburg High Court, where Jacob Zuma is on trial for allegedly raping an HIV-positive Aids activist. Some of…
Post-election clean up begins
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/262374/vote-box_blue.gif" align=left>The local government poll has come and gone — and all we’re left with are the election posters,…