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Developing young people for a connected world
Every year for almost twenty years now, the Mail & Guardian has selected 200 top young South Africans and featured their stories of resilience, hope and perseverance, and creative and innovative thinking. By all accounts, getting down to just 200 is an arduous task, as there are many exceptional entries.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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G20 dialogue puts women at the heart of South Africa's just transition
Experts say gender inclusion is key to a sustainable energy shift in emerging economies.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Hijacked: National Dialogue faces
The DA claims it was proven right to boycott the dialogue after Deputy President Paul Mashatile instructed ministers to attend the convention virtually
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Art of the hustle
From fintech workshops to live podcasts, HEATSKRS CON blends creativity and commerce, giving youth the tools to thrive in Africa’s creative economy
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Empowering Entrepreneurs - Unaiza Suliman Shares Her Top Tips for Startups and SMMES
In a time when entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword—it's a necessity—Unaiza Suliman stands out as a voice of experience, resilience, and insight. As a successful businesswoman, motivational figure, and founder of multiple ventures including a rapidly growing beauty product line, Suliman has become a beacon of inspiration for small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) across South Africa and beyond.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Ignore botlickers, ‘Al’is just normal tech
We desire existential certainty in this world of complexity and amid our sense of powerlessness, but turning to the new oracles isn’t a solution
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Ignore botlickers, 'Al' is just normal tech
We desire existential certainty in this world of complexity and amid our sense of powerlessness, but turning to the new oracles isn’t a solution
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Sex policy for judiciary to curb abuse
Chief justice says that the document, which is designed to crack down on sexual harassment, reinforces zero tolerance for abuse of power
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Water project costs rise by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Talk shops won't work, ubuntu will
Building the country we want isn't the state's sole responsibility. People need to also take action and use the abilities they have to effect change
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Parliament sued for letting corrupt MPs off
Activist group #UniteBehind, which protested outside parliament on Tuesday, has taken parliament's registrar and joint ethics committee to court, challenging the legislature's new code of conduct.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Don't regret your regrets
Regret is normal; the absence of regret is indicative of a person unable to self-reflect or someone without a moral conscience
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M&G 15 August 2025
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When assassins set local agenda
Driven by corruption and patronage, the killing of municipal officials and local councillors is rising, eroding democracy and accountability
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Culture is the new currency for cross-generational SA businesses
Cross-generational businesses undeniably face unique challenges, but they can also unlock a wealth of opportunities.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Nuclear plant gets green light
Environmental groups warn of soaring upfront costs, the history of construction delays and budget overruns
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M&G 15 August 2025
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SA offers US a revised trade deal
Response to new tariff must balance trade diversification, renegotiation and protection from an import surge, says trade minister
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M&G 15 August 2025
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a credibility crisis
Klerk, and Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundations have also opted out of Friday's convention, citing insufficient funds, inadequate preparation time and increasing government control over the programme as reasons for their withdrawal.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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HiBiscuit: Hibiscus for the Biscuits
HiBiscuit is still in globally its early days, only benefits, from lowering blood pressure to boosting antioxidants and aiding in digestion.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Mapping memory, belonging
Collages crafted by 2025 FNB Art Prize winner Thato Toeba confront colonial legacies and celebrate African intimacy and connection
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M&G 15 August 2025
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The Future is Streaming Now
South Africa's Boldest Young Storytellers and Talent Find a Home on Netflix
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M&G 15 August 2025
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What it means to be an M&G 200 Young SA
What does it mean to be a Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African? We’ve been drawing up this list for 20 years and are immensely proud of the thousands of names we now count among our cohort. But the common thread between them is not easy to spot.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Rhinos go nuclear to foil traffickers
The University of the Witwatersrand's Rhisotope Project is embedding low-level radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to combat poaching
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Limpopo by district
Limpopo is South Africa's Northern most province of the nine. Its geographic location provides easy access and packaging into the SADC regions.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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'ActionSA councillors stay for pay'
The former speaker said there were no differences in how the party she has just left and Jacob Zuma's MK party were being run
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M&G 15 August 2025
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The garden that eats Frantz Fanon
Ferreirasdorp, in the Joburg inner city, is not for the faint hearted, but approaching Nolan Oswald Dennis’s studio, the chaos peeled away. The security guard offered a subtle smile as he swung the gate open, gesturing towards the central block.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Tree project aims to save SA's medicinal heritage
A trust is working with traditional healers and harvesters to stop the pepper-bark tree becoming extinct
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Saint or statesman? In India Madiba walked his own path
On his first diplomatic visit to India, Nelson Mandela was treated as a kindred spirit and likened to Gandhi, a gesture he gently rejected
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Engaging Africa's youth is a G20 priority
As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Summit for the first time, one of the top concerns is South Africa's youth, a precarious cohort of the population that, with limited opportunities to strengthen their education and skills development, faces a future of unemployment and hopelessness.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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Rhino poaching in Africa at lowest level since 2011
Rhino poaching in Africa has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, while white rhino numbers have dropped to near 20-year lows.
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M&G 15 August 2025
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South Africa's elusive search for a social compact
In South Africa’s political history, national dialogues have been celebrated as tools of reconciliation and critiqued as expensive talk shops.
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