After alleged attempts to loot Eastern Cape housing funds, 39 200 people in the province will continue to live in atrocious conditions The post R270m ‘housing heist’ bid deprives people of decent homes appeared first on The Mail & Guardian...

A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources The post Stolen ammo poses security threat amid failure to protect high-risk consignments appe...

The arrival of a Chinese gold mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community, cutting its water supply and threatening farmers’ livelihoods – and their attempts to see...

The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa said the Moseneke inquiry found that the elections would not be free and fair if held in October The post IEC to ask the courts to postpone local elections appeared first on The Mail & ...

Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal The post Daily new Covid-19 cases drop, but recent civil unrest might cause new surge appeared first on The Mail & Guard...

We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls) The post Pestilence, war and famine: relic of the Middle Ages? ...

The closure of the Mbekweni/Paarl and Bellville route comes as negotiations between taxi operators fail and will affect thousands of commuters The post Western Cape closes roads to end deadly taxi violence appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The annual contest asks participants to write responses to questions that aim to elicit their understanding of a range of prescribed texts. This activity, simple on the face of it, asks a great deal from its participants The post The enduring value ...

A country is in flames. Two of its top men square off to say everything and nothing The post The presidential phone call that never was appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

This photographer hopes that wise leadership arises to channel the energy of the youth of today, as did their forebears of 1976, into the actions that are necessary to truly liberate our country The post The Portfolio: Cedric Nunn appeared first on ...