Any move made by the Zondo commission head or by former president Jacob Zuma must be calculated, because one mistake from either side could lead to a political fallout The post The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown appeared first on The Mail &...

Interviews with offenders provide insight into the structure of illegal wildlife trade networks The post Poachers in prisons tell their stories appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Security personnel out in force as longtime president wins sixth term and main challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging. The post Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda election appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Photographer Nocebo Bucibo explores the role of photography in the production of the Thokoza hostels as spaces The post The Portfolio: Nocebo Bucibo appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai The post ‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Mpumie Moholo (1947-2021), who passed this week, was the engine driving the success of her husband, jazz drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo The post Nompumelelo Ebronah Moholo: The first lady of jazz appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

A builder of networks and a tactical freedom fighter, Violet Molebatsi Gwangwa nurtured not only the liberation movement, but also the creative spirit within her family The post Violet Gwangwa: Natural class, nurturing brass appeared first on The Ma...

The life of blues pioneer Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey and her song Black Bottom have been turned into a film. Bongani Madondo laments its anticlimax The post Ma Rainey robbed of complexity on a ‘Negro’ path leading nowhere appeared first on The Mai...

Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime The post Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly appeared first on The Mail & Guard...

Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre The post ​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice appear...