This week’s edition of the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> brings you the intelligence scuffle, the foreign minister’s pre-flight tantrum and the great pig-off. Watch the sneak preview.
Many would argue it an impossible task; changing the farmer to consumer cycle in such a way that we effectively feed the poor, create employment and reduce our impact on climate change.Yet from within Cape Town’s poorest areas, a farming revolution is underway.
In the village of Tooseng in rural Limpopo a ‘miracle’ tree is changing the lot of a community struggling with food security and malnutrition. We uncover the story of the moringa tree.
How will the secrecy Bill affect SA? How is the youth league dealing with Juju’s disciplinary hearing? And how is Norway coping after the terrible massacre earlier this year? Take a behind-the-scenes look at the stories we’ve packed into this week’s paper.
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, in conversation with the Mail & Guardian, says she will not be happy until “each and every South African is food secure” and has a balanced diet.
This year’s M&G Literary Festival ended on Sunday with the likes of Ronnie Kasrils and Rica Hodgson discussing the use of memory as a weapon, and Cynthia Jele and Jassy Mackenzie on new writing from Jo’burg.
From heated debates on race to incredible panels on poetry, the M&G Literary Festival hosted riveting discussions between extraordinary people.
The Springboks have jetted off to New Zealand do defend their World Cup title after a jubilant send-off in Sandton, where legions of fans turned out to show their support for the green and gold.
Spring has sprung and festival season is riz here at the <i>M&G</i>. Get all the details about the literary fest in this week’s paper, as well as an inside look at the Juju madness, and the storm over UFS’s SRC elections.
Julius Malema’s supporters ran riot outside at Luthuli House. But as soon as he began speaking to them afterwards, the young lions became as meek as lambs.