South Africa Mail & Guardian

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:24:00 +0000
When whistleblowers win the facts but lose the law
Prasa’s ‘lawfare’ raises troubling questions about whether South Africa’s legal system is protecting those who expose corruption

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:22:00 +0000
Token digital transformation: A failure of tech or leaders?
Only when leadership becomes coherent, value-driven and courageous will technology fulfil its promise of accelerating service delivery and reducing inequality

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:06:00 +0000
Malnutrition could undo all the work of saving young lives
Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act accordingly

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Fuel costs are reshaping the next-car decision
South Africans are increasingly open to hybrids as petrol prices and affordability pressures weigh on households

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000
Transnet grilled in parliament over debt, governance failures and audit concerns
Transnet faced intense scrutiny in Parliament as MPs raised concerns about rising debt, weak governance and persistent audit failures in spite of signs of recovery

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:13:55 +0000
Giraffe translocation in KZN strengthens herd and tourism
Eight giraffes have been safely relocated from Pongola Game Reserve to the Somkhanda Community Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal to improve genetic diversity and support community conservation efforts

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:11:40 +0000
Parliament orders Nkabane to apologise over Seta appointments breach
The ANC recently appointed Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in the National Assembly

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:51:47 +0000
Ramaphosa to crack the whip in the Free State
The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000
How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:38:51 +0000
A Cultural History of Gambling in Africa – From Abbia to Online Betting
Today, the online gambling market across Africa is worth billions of USD per year. Particularly, football betting, although online casinos are also increasing in popularity in some regions. But what was it like one hundred years ago? Were Africans ga...

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