In celebrating the 25th anniversary of the <i>M&G</i> this year, founding co-editor Anton Harber and current Editor-in-Chief Nic Dawes discuss the current implications for media freedom in relation to the restrictions during the apartheid era. They also share their thoughts on the most significant stories they have presided over.
The floods in Pakistan have forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. MSF has already set up three mobile clinics in the Sukkur area.
A video from Medecins Sans Frontires (MSF) highlighting the struggle they are having in Pakistan to keep waterborne diseases such as cholera at bay.
As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers into South Africa, a dazzling array of official cultural events are taking place between the two countries. We attended the opening of an art exhibition at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, which showcased both South African and local Indian artists as part of the "Cultural Bridge from Pretoria to Hyderabad" project.
The 2010 <i>M&G</i> Literary Festival saw a gathering of some of the country’s most respected authors, journalists and academics. Enjoy actor Dawid Minnaar’s reading of Wilma Stockenström’s poem <i>Skoenlapper Heuwel, Skoenlapper Vrou</i>. This was to mark the launch of Judith Mason’s new book illustrating the poem.
The Soweto wine festival gets bigger every year, reaching new lovers of the drink in South Africa’s biggest township – and beyond. We captured the buzz and the festivities surrounding many Sowetans new drinks of choice.
Acid mine drainage (AMD) water cannot be used for agriculture, you can’t drink it and you can’t bath in it. It contaminates clean underground water and will eventually escalate the cost of water. Watch our video to see AMD’S impact on the environment.
Ahead of the 2010 Soweto Wine Festival we revisit an interview with co-founder Mnikelo Mangciphu at the first and only wine shop in Soweto, Morara Wines, as wine becomes more popular among Sowetans.
Cape Town’s Kyle Shepherd is widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most accomplished jazz pianists, composers and band leaders. He showed off his talents at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival.
Ravi Coltrane is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist and the son of legendary tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane. He entertained jazz fans at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival.