Facebook also said it would search for and remove content which praised the storming of the Capitol or encouraged the violence The post Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump’s accounts after Congress assault appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Egged on in an extraordinary rally across town by an aggrieved Trump, a flag-waving mob broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, rampaging through offices and onto the usually solemn legislative floors The post Insurrectionist m...

The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties The post Understanding intra-party democracy appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful The post Batsa fires back in response to Dlamini-Zuma’s appeal appeared first on The Mai...

Despite the media's wish for a neat story, the African continent's response to Covid-19 is all over the map The post The problem with generalisations appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

As countries expand investment in decentralised renewable energy, its worth keeping an eye on who’s profiting. The post Renewable energy’s dark side appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Should Republicans lose the second race it would be a political debacle just as Trump is expected to suffer another bitter blow when Congress affirms Biden's Electoral College victory The post Democrats win first Georgia runoff, control of Senate in...

Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge in London ruled on Wednesday The post WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail ...

A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself The post Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation — the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Museveni's 35-year grip on power The post ‘It is extreme’: Uganda tighte...