Small players’ voices were heard in many provinces where they will form part of coalition governments The post Independents’ gains in local government polls signal ‘success’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes The post More than an allergen, pollen can be used to diagnose climatic changes appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

People continue to suffer from among other things unemployment, poor quality education, unaffordable health care and gender-based violence The post We need to re-examine Albert Luthuli’s ethos and principles to truly realise freedom appeared first...

‘I protected Pityana’s job’ The post Sexual harassment accuser claimed she protected ‘overboarded’ Pityana appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Ramaphosa has an opportunity to do better than his predecessors by not further perpetuating the gender divide in our judiciary The post Why the next chief justice should be a woman appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Many young people in Mpumalanga – most of them descendants of Mozambicans who fled the civil war – are in limbo because they don’t have identity documents and birth certificates The post Born in but stateless in South Africa appeared first on...

The party needs to broaden its reach to all corners of the business community, small and big, black and white, local and foreign The post The ANC needs to realign with the business community appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

About 114 000 children under the age of five need immediate treatment because they are suffering from acute malnutrition The post Angola on the brink of famine, threatening the lives of millions appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

In this abridged and edited extract from The Trial of JJ Rawlings, Kojo Yankah describes how the young air force pilot prepared to defend the military coup he led The post The coup that changed Ghana forever appeared first on The Mail & Guardian...

As with most government initiatives, top-down reforms in the education sector tend to be slow-moving and difficult to adapt, no matter how cleverly designed and workable they appear The post Successful education reform requires a bottom-up approach ...