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City rebuilds Kliptown shacks after tearing them down
Zoleka Ton’s three-year-old daughter Azile was inconsolable on June 28 as she watched their shack in Kliptown being torn down by police officers.
Karabo Keepile
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My city, my World Cup: Great expectations
The <i>M&G</i> revisits street traders and a shebeen queen to find out if the World Cup delivered on expectations.
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Institutionalised xenophobia?
Non-South Africans face an insidious form of prejudice inherent in the system on a day-to-day basis. Has xenophobia become institutionalised?
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More to African fashion than leopard print
Designers at the Africa Fashion Week steered clear of using bold African prints and instead chose to focus on intricate detail and craftsmanship.
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‘The World Cup crisis that was(n’t)’
It’s one thing for South Africa to host a secure Soccer World Cup, but quite another to deal with the fundamental causes of crime in the country.
Court interdict for divided Eastern Cape ANCYL
A High Court ruling on Friday in Grahamstown has prevented an ANCYL elective conference from going ahead in the divided province.
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‘Clothes as beautiful inside as they are outside’
A model in kudu horns took to the ramp to launch Bunmi Koko’s Autumn/Winter collection at Africa Fashion Week on July 1.
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Evicted shack dwellers seek legal recourse
Evicted shack dwellers from Gauteng and Ekurhuleni — accused of illegally occupying council land — are now seeking legal recourse.
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Youth Day: Representing positive change
A day that ended so tragically 34 years ago in South Africa has come to represent positive change.
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Toeing Fifa’s line
Fifa has proved time and again that it’s very strict about enforcing rules that only allow its official partners to use the World Cup for advertising
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The songlines of Busi Mhlongo
Busisiwe Mhlongo started singing with groups led by her older brother at an early age.
My city, My World Cup: Taxi drivers
Two days ahead of the Soccer World Cup kick-off, taxi drivers driving from downtown Johannesburg to Soweto said they were unhappy.
My city, my World Cup: Ticket winner
Joyce Mahlangu is the lucky raffle winner of two Nigeria versus Argentina tickets. The <i>M&G</i> caught up with her.
South Africans still chasing Cup tickets
South Africans who had given up on seeing a Soccer World Cup game because they had no tickets have been given another chance to buy cheap tickets.
My city, my World Cup: Player escort
Shaydon Johnson, 10, will lead a World Cup player on to the field. We chat to him about his own soccer dreams as part of our series of profiles.
MaNtuli fined one goat for bad behaviour
President Jacob Zuma’s second wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli, was fined a goat in April as punishment for bad behaviour.
My city, my World Cup: Shebeen Queen
The Shebeen Queen of California Pub and Restaurant close to Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg speaks to the <em>Mail & Guardian</em>.
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A call for a better Africa
African luminaries have met to urge for climate proofing, investment in women, and better governance in the continent, in the Africa progress report.
Warning: World Cup may be hazardous to your health
South Africans have been warned that the emotional stress of watching Bafana Bafana play may double their risk of a heart attack.
‘If they don’t give us what we want, we will not work’
Rail workers gathered in Johannesburg on Tuesday, waiting to hear if they would receive the 16% wage increase they are demanding.
My city, my World Cup: street traders
The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Karabo Keepile</b> chats to Street traders Silas and Samuel Muzumbi about the World Cup.
My city, my World Cup: construction worker
Elias Maluleke started as a driver and ended up helping build the massive Cape Town stadium. We chat to him for our 2010 profile series.
ANCYL out to overturn Malema decision
The ANCYL is planning to pressurise the ANC NEC into overturning the party’s national disciplinary committee’s decision on Julius Malema.
One in Nine Campaign marches in support of Khwezi
The One in Nine Campaign on Tuesday held a protest in Johannesburg in solidarity with Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser.
Freedom Charter rescued from auction in the UK
The original, signed <i>Freedom Charter</i> has been saved from going on auction in the UK, and has been handed over the South African government.
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Scramble for Africa
The United States said this week it is trying to promote a new type of trade, where Africa will add more value to its own raw materials.
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Blue-light blunders
The blue-light brigade has become notorious for their reported bullying tactics on SA’s roads. We take a look at the incidents that made headlines.
‘This has become a Chinese World Cup’
With just 41 days until the Soccer World Cup, patriotic South Africans are flying their flags high, showing support for Bafana Bafana.
Cape traders to be moved ahead of World Cup
Street traders at the Grand Parade in Cape Town have been told to leave the area from May 1 until the end of the Soccer World Cup.
Man attacked during Samwu strike
A Kempton Park petrol station owner was whipped and stoned by protesting members of the Samwu on Thursday, after they started a fire near his station.
With many tongues
The University of Limpopo has pioneered the country’s first and only dual-medium degree — BA in Contemporary English and Multilingual Studies.
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Ugandan journos resort to self-censorship
Ugandan journalists are resorting to self-censorship as fears of being harassed by government security agents rise.
