Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy dies at 50
Maria McCloy helped define post-apartheid urban culture through fashion, media, music and an uncompromising commitment to South Africa’s creative spirit
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The Mail & Guardian’s 2026 200 Young South Africans call for nominations has been extended
The Mail & Guardian is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the 2026 edition of the 200 Young South Africans has been extended to Friday 10 April 2026.
Barbara Adair’s unconventional journey
More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure
The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance
The president should address this
Nominations for the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2026 are now open
The M&G 200 YSA 2026 call for nominations, honouring exceptional young leaders, innovators and changemakers shaping the future of our country, are open
Carlos Amato: Drawing the madness of our times
Political cartoonist Carlos Amato reflects on satire, sensitivity and why South Africa remains one of the last frontiers of free cartooning
Bitching and moaning. For a cause
This is an edited version of former co-editor Irwin Manoim’s speech delivered at a reunion of those who were there when the Weekly Mail, now the Mail & Guardian, was founded 40 years ago on 14 June
Gavin Evans on fathers, faith and fearless reporting in South Africa
Memoir is a gripping account of journalistic bravery, father-son reckonings and resilience
Let’s fall back in love with journalism
The M&G is not immune to criticism. We have made many mistakes over the years. What we can be unequivocal about, however, is that a blow to anyone in the news media is a gut punch to all of us.
The Mail & Guardian matters: Looking back in admiration
As staff face retrenchments, a print dinosaur gives three (relative) hatchlings the microphone
The God Edition | In South Africa, a pricey path to becoming demon slayers
When politics resembles possession, the Vatican should offer group rates for exorcising elected officials
The Radium’s authentic brew
A good, old-fashioned bar is like print media: distinguished by its charming, convivial, if slightly dog-eared nature
Nominations are open for M&G Greening the Future awards
The awards celebrate people, projects and organisations that champion environmental concerns
Winners | 200 Young South Africans 2024
WATCH: The Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans event continues to shine a spotlight on those shaping the future of the country
From the 2004 M&G election archives
Twenty years ago, our analyst wrote that the ANC had not erred catastrophically enough in government to give the opposition a foot in the door
GGA webinar series: The SA 2020 Scenarios Project
Pockets of excellence still exist: we must just learn how to harness them
WATCH | National election debate at Fort Hare – Navigating South Africa’s political crossroads
Join Mail & Guardian and the University of Fort Hare on 17 April 2024 for a pivotal election debate. Engage with top leaders as South Africa approaches a historic election, marking 30 years of democracy amidst challenges and new political dynamics.
M&G Critical Thinking Forum | State of the Nation Address
Join the Mail & Guardian, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and a panel of experts at the post-State of the Nation Address Critical Thinking Forum in Cape Town
Media like the Mail & Guardian are critical for democracy
Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff
M&G announces a new board chairperson and an acting chief executive
M&G Media Limited director Thembisa Fakude has been seconded as the Mail & Guardian’s acting chief executive as Hoosain Karjieker shifts into the job of chairing M&G Media Limited board
Why so few South Africans have so much and so many, so little
To change inequality does not require knowing the future, to be certain of the outcome. It requires us to have belief in an idea and, like Mandela, try to make this dream come true
M&G’s 200 Young South Africans warm this old geezer’s heart
Our annual showcase has prompted a bout of painful introspection in the newsroom
Bogus copyright complaints seek to remove negative reports on minister and lawyer
A Mail & Guardian article was one of the earliest examples of articles that have been attacked
Google’s monopoly finally challenged, but what does a Mail & Guardian piece written in 35 seconds mean for our future?
The AI technology of Chat GPT is is a game changer not only for Google, which has held a monopoly over search since 1998, but for virtually every sector in any economy across the globe
WEBINAR | SABC, ZNBC, and Mail & Guardian Celebrate World Radio Day
This year’s theme, “Radio and Peace”, will showcase radio’s role in providing news and entertainment to populations even in difficult situations
Editorial | Ntokozo Xaba: There’s nowhere to hide for black women in a country designed to suppress
This is the country in which falling in love may be a death sentence and romance is being stabbed to death, remains dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase to be left on the street
Nominate people for the M&G’s Greening the Future awards
The awards are in recognition of people who are doing their part to ensure a sustainable future
The Mail & Guardian’s first documentary is on Marikana. This is why
Fathers talk about their regret for sending their sons to the mines, wives speak about coming to terms with the death of their husbands
South Africa takes second place in global news trust rankings
According to the report, news published by South African media outlets was trusted by 61% of the population, an increase from 49% in 2019
What has the M&G has been up to?
Hello from the other side
Global players enabled ‘Zupta’ corruption
The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering
Ask Yourself: Episode 8 – This is not a “girl conversation”
In this episode, Portia Derby asks the simple question, “Why do so few men call out their sexist friends?”.