• Whistleblowers lift lid on Transnet procurement
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Sworn affidavits submitted to the Hawks by whistleblowers allege that senior Transnet executives ignored procurement irregularities and collusion in contracts worth over R900 million, leading to massive financial losses.
  • The Many Sounds of Tubatsi Mpho Moloi
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    From Soweto roots to international acclaim with Urban Village and collaborations with Msaki, multi-instrumentalist Tubatsi Mpho Moloi discusses his genre-defying music journey and upcoming solo show.
  • Battle for Joburg heats up
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control ahead of the municipal elections.
  • Former Hawks head denies knowing Big Five cartel
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has told the Madlanga Commission that he had no knowledge of the 'Big Five' cartel or its leaders, denying allegations of improper interference in a high-profile police raid.
  • Editorial: Women can be saved only if the state acts
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Despite progressive laws and decades of research, intimate-partner femicide is rising again in South Africa. Research presented in Cape Town reveals that saving women requires shifting from empty policies to decisive state action and...
  • The subject I teach without a syllabus
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    There is no curriculum or rubric for belonging, yet fostering connection and individuality is the most vital lesson an educator can deliver in the classroom.
  • Why are South African women still dying despite decades of evidence?
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Despite extensive research and progressive policies, intimate-partner femicide is rising in South Africa. At the Safety 2026 conference in Cape Town, public health experts warned that institutional decay and poor implementation continue...
  • A sea of uncertainty
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    A spreading sardine mortality event linked to pilchard herpesvirus has hit South Africa and Namibia, raising alarms over total biomass loss, fishery limits, and the survival of endangered African penguins.
  • King of horses leaves lasting legacy
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Pioneering South African equestrian Enos Mafokate, known as "Kgosi ya Dipere", has died. The trailblazer broke racial barriers during apartheid and dedicated his life to empowering youth through horse riding.
  • The ultimate 30-hour leap of faith in the Leapmotor B10
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    An impromptu 1,200km weekend dash from Johannesburg to Durban puts the new Leapmotor B10 Hybrid EV to the test, proving that electric refinement and spontaneous road trips can finally coexist.
  • Hichilema's much harder second act
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Hakainde Hichilema has taken the oath of office for his second term as Zambia's president following a decisive victory. However, high economic expectations and treason charges against opposition leaders present serious challenges ahead.
  • A mansion, a markup and a warning
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Steven Bartlett's decision to list his Bishopscourt mansion for R189m—nearly double what he paid two years ago—sparks vital questions about foreign capital and property pricing in Cape Town.
  • The Africa we build together
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    During Heritage Month, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation reflects on how Pan-African collaboration, shared identity, and ethical leadership can overcome division and build a unified future across the continent.
  • Gig Guide: FNB Art Joburg 19th Edition, UKZN Instrumental Showcase, Open Book Festival
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Discover this week's cultural highlights, including the 19th edition of FNB Art Joburg in Sandton, Cape Town's vibrant Open Book Festival, and a showcase of emerging jazz talent from UKZN.
  • The dying art behind Esther Mnguni’s World Cup tributes
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Ndebele artist Gogo Esther Mnguni has transformed historic World Cup rugby and netball match balls into cultural masterpieces, showcasing a rare chicken-feather brush technique practised by fewer than 10 people.
  • Gallery MOMO and the Long Game of African Art
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    After being named Outstanding Art Gallery at the National Arts Council Awards, Gallery MOMO director Odysseus Shirindza discusses more than two decades of championing contemporary African art, the challenges of sustaining an independent...
  • The refreshment station never closed
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    From colonial refreshment station to modern value chains, South Africa faces a vital test: ensuring Indigenous knowledge systems foster true ownership, enterprise, and manufacturing rather than remaining mere suppliers for global...
  • Inside Contra.Joburg’s city-wide art weekend
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Contra.Joburg transformed inner-city Johannesburg into an open-access cultural hub, connecting over 170 artists across 16 creative spaces with new audiences, collectors, and collaborators.
  • The women history forgot are still here
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Marking 70 years since the 1956 Women's March, an exhibition of Alf Kumalo's photography explores the depth, joy, and defiance of the women who fought against apartheid pass laws.
  • The ANC admitted it failed . . . that may be its riskiest campaign move yet
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    At its manifesto launch, the ANC took an unusual gamble by publicly acknowledging where it has failed. Will this calculated admission rebuild voter trust, or simply arm the opposition?
  • The first people of the forest still hunted
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Despite landmark legal rulings and protections, the indigenous Batwa of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remain besieged by rebel violence, militia exploitation, and displacement from protected parklands.
  • The world is ready for a woman-led UN
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    As the United Nations edges closer to electing its first female Secretary-General, Africa's failure to nominate qualified women from its own ranks highlights a missed opportunity in continental diplomacy.
  • When papers can't prove you belong
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Growing up as a Zimbabwean migrant in South Africa, Kimberly Mabaso reflects on how invisible borders and xenophobia challenge the true meaning of belonging, far beyond what legal documents can ever prove.
  • What we say when we think no one is listening
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Three decades into democracy, South Africans still retreat into separate racial silences and stereotypes. Matuba Mahlatjie explores what we say when no one is listening.
  • War of words erupts before Bok home Test
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    A bitter war of words has ignited between the Springboks and All Blacks after Dave Rennie questioned South Africa's scrum legality, triggering a fiery response from Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Johannesburg Test.
  • Where women lead, doors open
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    The inaugural Diplomatic Women's Forum in Pretoria brought together female ambassadors, business leaders, and policymakers to celebrate leadership, explore conservation partnerships, and open doors for future generations.
  • Assistive tech is barrier to access for people with disabilities
    Friday, September 4, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Assistive technology is essential for education, employment, and independence, yet millions across South Africa and the continent face severe access and affordability barriers.
  • Raising better boys
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Westonaria-based non-profit ADOPT A SON is redefining masculinity and supporting vulnerable boys through early mentorship, emotional guidance, and family empowerment.
  • ‘We continue to suffer’: victims of apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre demand compensation
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from South Africa | The Guardian
    Claim relating to 1960 attack on hundreds of protesters part of wave of litigation over apartheid crimes in South Africa The day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the South African township of Sharpeville gathered to...
  • Enos Mafokate: South Africa’s King of Horses sadly reaches the finish line
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Pioneering South African show jumper and founder of the Soweto Equestrian Centre, Enos Mafokate, has passed away at the age of 80, leaving behind a profound legacy of breaking barriers.
  • South African airline behind low-level flyby stunt cancels repeat display
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from South Africa | The Guardian
    Forecast of unfavourable weather cited as reason Aircraft passed less than ‌50 feet above stadium The South African airline Airlink has cancelled a planned flypast before Saturday’s Springboks v All Blacks rugby Test as the country’s...
  • Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from South Africa | The Guardian
    As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together On a bitingly cold night in Lapalala Wilderness nature reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo...
  • Nepal floods highlight growing threat of unpredictable Himalayan hazards
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Scientists investigating Nepal’s deadly Rasuwa district floods have found that a sudden, undetected ice-rock avalanche high in the Himalayas triggered the disaster, exposing the limits of conventional early-warning systems.
  • ‘Pay up or go’: MK MPLs face Zuma’s final warning
    Thursday, September 3, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    MK Party President Jacob Zuma and treasurer general Brian Molefe have issued a seven-day ultimatum to KwaZulu-Natal MPLs to settle unpaid party levies or face automatic dismissal from the party.
  • AmaZulu King gives nod to Zungu’s Safa presidential ambition, commands KZN regions to toe the line
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has backed businessperson Sandile Zungu's bid for the Safa presidency, urging all 11 football regions in KwaZulu-Natal to unite behind him ahead of the elective congress.
  • 546 political parties to contest 2026 local government elections
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that 546 political parties and over 142,000 nominated candidates will contest the upcoming local government elections across the country.
  • Trump admin spends billions to deport Black and brown people while doubling dollars for white ‘refugees’ | Heba Gowayed
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from South Africa | The Guardian
    ‘Where the wealthiest country in the world allocates money has always been a question of political will over political way’ The United States once led most other nations on resettling refugees from all over the world. But in the fiscal...
  • Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces defamation suit from Khusta Jack over council remarks
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces legal action after struggle veteran and councillor Mkhuseli 'Khusta' Jack filed a defamation lawsuit over comments questioning his integrity during apartheid.
  • When a sports library burns: Remembering Sy Lerman
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Veteran South African sports journalist Sy Lerman, whose distinguished career spanned over six decades, has passed away at 88, leaving behind an unmatched legacy in sports writing.
  • Brown Mogotsi’s fourth bail bid postponed until 11 September
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi's fourth bail bid has been postponed to 11 September following his testimony denying state claims that he planned to escape from holding cells.
  • Women behind the lens: ‘The women are moving towards the church, but it is not the final destination’
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from South Africa | The Guardian
    South African artist Puleng Mongale explores how her childhood church still connects her to the women of her family, not through religion but shared history and memory This image, called Holy Gang, combines an image of a church in my...
  • All charges formally withdrawn against Antonio Iozzo, Werner Roets and AJ van Rensburg after DPP review finds allegations false and baseless
    Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Criminal charges against Alpha Founder Antonio Iozzo, CFO Werner Roets, and Abraham Johannes van Rensburg have been formally withdrawn after a DPP review confirmed the allegations were entirely baseless.
  • Khan’s sick-note saga delays his testimony at Madlanga commission
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    The Madlanga commission has postponed deputy Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan’s testimony to 28 September, ordering an independent medical assessment amid scrutiny over altered and backdated sick notes.
  • The SAWS warns exceptionally strong 2026/2027 El Niño could bring severe heatwaves to SA
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    The South African Weather Service warns that an exceptionally strong El Niño developing in the Pacific Ocean could trigger severe heatwaves, water scarcity, and hotter, drier conditions across South Africa.
  • Africa's Green Revolution failed to deliver promised gains, new assessment finds
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    A new assessment by researcher Timothy Wise reveals that despite 20 years of efforts and massive funding, the Green Revolution model in Africa has failed to achieve its productivity, income, and hunger-reduction goals.
  • Pitso Mosimane returns as Bafana Bafana head coach
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    The South African Football Association has officially reappointed Pitso Mosimane as Bafana Bafana head coach, bringing back one of the continent's most decorated tacticians to lead the national team.
  • Lebeya ‘can’t recall’ being told where 541kg cocaine haul was stored
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya testified before the Madlanga commission, stating he cannot recall being told where a 541kg seized cocaine consignment was stored before it was stolen from a Port Shepstone facility in 2021.
  • Aphiwe Sithole is building a new language for African luxury
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Founded by Aphiwe Sithole, Cape Town's SITHOLE Luxury House is redefining African luxury on global runways with narrative-driven, limited-edition eyewear.
  • Lionel Messi: A golden chapter closes on international football
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Argentina legend Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, drawing the curtain on an iconic national career that delivered multiple major titles and shattered global records.
  • Expanding STEM Opportunities: Four New Science Teaching and Learning Centres Open in the Eden and Central Karoo
    Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from Mail & Guardian Index Feed
    Four new Science Teaching and Learning Centres have opened in the Eden and Central Karoo district, boosting hands-on STEM education and teacher training across under-resourced schools.
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