How funding apartheid fails young library users
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
Former education employee accused of raping child laughs as witnesses testify in court
Louis Pepping’s trial was moved from Lusikisiki to the Mthata high court because of fears that angry residents would attack the courthouse.
Music lovers in for treat at Encounters documentary festival
Arguably the most anticipated African film, ‘Music Is My Life’ is a standout selection for this year’s festival and it hits all the right notes
Book Review: ‘Now You Know How Mapetla Died’
Historian and author Zikhona Valela unravels the life and death of Black Consciousness activist Mapetla Mohapi, who died in detention in 1976
Post-Brexit, SA has an ideal opportunity to rethink its links with the UK and China
South Africa can trade on the current economic and political malaise to re-establish its industrial prowess
Was Roger Kebble haunted by the pain of injustice?
In 2010, Brett Kebble’s father bemoaned the lack of action taken against his son’s killers in an interview with the M&G.
Arms deal probe (2000-2010)
The arms deal investigation is dead. After a decade of investigators’ blood, sweat and tears, Hawks boss Anwa Dramat has effectively buried the probe.
How SA company oiled Iran’s war machine
A company co-owned by a close aide to PW Botha helped Iran evade American sanctions by sneaking a James Bond-style speedboat through South Africa.
Not yet uhuru in the Richtersveld
In 2007 the Northern Cape’s Richtersveld community won its celebrated case to secure reparations for the diamond fields it lost in colonial times.
Mystery of Aurora corpses
Uncertainty shrouds the cause of death of four men — allegedly illegal miners — whose bodies were found on Thursday in an underground in a mine.