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From opera to advocacy
Opera singer Pumeza Matshikiza on her commitment to disrupting the cycle of child abuse, music, education and advocacy — and being celebrated by Johannesburg's Hall of Fame
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M&G 24 October 2025
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A film of reckoning
A tender yet piercing reflection, the documentary 'Milisuthando' explores memory, love and the psychic scars left by South Africa's unhealed past
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M&G 24 October 2025
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ANC, IFP spat puts coalition at risk
Tension between the parties comes as Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe submits a motion of no confidence in KZN premier Thamsanqa Ntuli
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M&G 24 October 2025
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Films trace the echoes of colonial history
Three powerful short films come together for a special screening at the Avalon Auditorium, Homecoming Centre, in Cape Town on Friday 31 October, exploring South Africa’s colonial past and the enduring legacy of slavery.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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Mental health has no gender
In their books, Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher confront mental health issues through women's, queers' and men's stories
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M&G 24 October 2025
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Questions over transparency of
Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but it's not clear how these deals are structured and whether communities are seeing their share
5 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Diwali across the world
Across continents, the Hindu festival unites families, faiths and nations in the shared belief that even the smallest flame can change the world
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M&G 24 October 2025
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ANC, DA ugly war over 'nonsense' BEE bill
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is facing a backlash over its plan to table a bill scrapping the country's broad-based black economic empowerment policy.
6 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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'Make peace through dialogue'
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has spent much of her life where politics and principle meet. From her years in the anti-apartheid movement to her work in diplomacy and governance, she has carried one conviction: peace is built through dialogue, not decree.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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The sharp end of satire
The cartoonist behind This is Wild talks freedom, backlash and the strange joy of finding humour in political chaos
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M&G 24 October 2025
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The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in partnership with UNAIDS and the Mail & Guardian to host a livestream with leaders on a new report on the impact of Inequality on Pandemics.
The Mail & Guardian will host the launch of a new report that will show how inequality gaps within and between countries impact pandemics and vulnerability to a new pandemic.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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The man with a Vision to Bring Financial Inclusion to One Billion People and Empower Africa
When Bassim Haidar speaks about Africa, those who have worked with him describe an unwavering conviction.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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River is a 'chemical cocktail'
A study showed contamination from heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and banned pesticides
4 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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New HIV scare for Botswana amid drug shortage
Botswana is facing a fresh public health emergency as shortages of condoms, HIV test kits, and essential sexually transmitted infection (STI) medication across the country threaten to unravel years of progress in the fight against HIV/Aids.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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Ticks on trafficked pangolins pose health threats
Tiny stowaways disease-carrying ticks can be hidden under the scales of pangolins, the world's most illegally trafficked mammals.
2 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Zuma cornered over R28.9m bill
A court has ordered Jacob Zuma cough up the millions the state paid out in legal fees for his defence in the arms deal case but the former president is being coy about whether he will do it
4 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Time to fix SA's justice system
South Africa's state security is once again in turmoil.
2 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Cele throws Mchunu under the bus
Former minister's testimony alleged corruption and political interference
4 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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renewable energy land deals
#PowerTracker has over the past nine months mapped 18 renewable energy projects involving land lease agreements across South Africa.
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M&G 24 October 2025
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Namibia's rhino poaching crisis
Conservationists view the poaching of a rhino as evidence of governance failure; community leaders see it as collateral in the fight for survival
4 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Peace is a rare commodity
Thousands of children are growing up with increased trauma and psychological wounds that put them at risk of being violent, angry and traumatised adults
3 min |
M&G 24 October 2025
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Mpondoland at the precipice
Its plight echoes a global call to remember who we are and what we stand to lose
5 min |
M&G 17 October 2025
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Namibia shifts gears in its journey to women in power
That changed with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. When she took the oath of office on 21 March, she did not just become Namibia’s first female president — she recalibrated the country’s idea of who belongs at the top.
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M&G 17 October 2025
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What Multichoice, Canal + deal means
This is the French media company's largest transaction
2 min |
M&G 17 October 2025
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Student wins bullying case
Amara Mooloo says the college launched disciplinary proceedings against her instead of addressing the claims
5 min |
M&G 17 October 2025
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Côte d'Ivoire vote relevant for region
Côte d'Ivoire's experience in handling electoral disputes through legal channels demonstrates the rule of law in action
4 min |
M&G 17 October 2025
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Paris, death destination of ambassadors past and present
Last week, as Spring dawned, the 5am news bulletin stopped me mid-step en route to my first cup of piping hot coffee.
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M&G 17 October 2025
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Sex pest teacher: Mom speaks out
Bereaved mother recalled her son's 2022 suicide as a 52-year-old former teacher at the school appeared in court this week on 25 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault of young boys
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M&G 17 October 2025
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Walk with us, President Ramaphosa
As with Marikana, the CR17 bank statements and Phala Phala — the biggest scandal of his presidency — Cyril Ramaphosa yet again finds himself in a pickle.
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M&G 17 October 2025
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When the lens sings
Vuyo Giba speaks about archiving South Africa's jazz legacy through black-and-white photography and reflects on Feya Faku's death
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