Main Street Life: The Skype Tour
/ 15 April 2010

Main Street Life: The Skype Tour

Russel Grant, a resident at Main Street Life, a new urban space in the Jo’burg CBD that combines a residential block with communal studios, exhibition space and performance areas, gives a tour of the premises using Skype.

Before the Sun Sets: Gary Thomas
/ 15 April 2010

Before the Sun Sets: Gary Thomas

<i>Before the Sun Sets</i> is one of the first TV shows to have been developed inside Main Street Life, a multi-purpose creative development on the east side of Johannesburg. The show sees musicians perform one song on the roof of the building as the sun sets over the city.

Jaded Ink’s fashion show
/ 14 April 2010

Jaded Ink’s fashion show

People attach powerful meaning to the art they display on their skins. At tattoo company Jaded Ink’s fashion show, the venue was abuzz with models and ordinary people with art deco designs on their flesh — as well as photographers trying to sneak a peek.

M&G bribe: How we stung the pension company
/ 2 April 2010

M&G bribe: How we stung the pension company

Veon Bock, CEO of financial-services company SA Quantum, offered <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reporter Matuma Letsoalo R120 000 to suppress his story about regular payments to Noluthando Vavi. <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/multimedia/2010-04-02-mg-bribe-how-we-stung-the-pension-company" target="_blank">We caught him on camera</a> as an associate handed over R40 000

Rhetorical Rasta
/ 31 March 2010

Rhetorical Rasta

Controversial reggae musician Sizzla Kalonji speaks to the <i>M&G</i> about homosexuality, his music and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who he recently met while performing at his birthday celebrations in Bulawayo during his African tour.

The Art Fair 2010 begins!
/ 26 March 2010

The Art Fair 2010 begins!

<i>M&G</i> Arts Editor Matthew Krouse takes a gander at the 2010 Joburg Art Fair amid the bustle of setup on Thursday 25 April 2010. From R4.5 million works to new up-and-coming artists, the Art Fair is an exciting space celebrating the best of South African art and design.