South Africa Mail & Guardian

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:51:30 +0000
Are SA’s commissions of inquiry delivering value for money?
Advocate Mpho Justice Khoza from the NWU’s Faculty of Law says the success of commissions of inquiry lies less in their cost and more in the quality and impact of their findings.

Wed, 06 May 2026 22:38:00 +0000
Black Business Council accuses top law firms of resisting transformation over Legal Sector Code challenge
A legal battle over South Africa’s Legal Sector Code has reignited debate over transformation, ownership targets and procurement rules in the legal profession

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:15:52 +0000
Throwing basket of diagnostics, drugs, vaccines and mozzie stoppers at malaria has not stopped the disease
The disease we know as Malaria was thought to be caused by breathing “bad air” (mal aria) that emanates from swamps. This was not “fake news” but a lack of understanding and evidence at the time. As you probably know, swamps and stagnant wate...

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:12:00 +0000
‘Just a meeting, nothing else,’ says the presidency of Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit
The presidency has rejected DA criticism over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:05:52 +0000
Repeated break-ins at Hawks facility before 541kg cocaine theft, commission hears
The Madlanga commission heard that chain-of-custody protocols were not followed and forensic processing requirements were not met

Wed, 06 May 2026 13:14:10 +0000
Opposition demands suspension of KZN transport officials over alleged bus tender corruption
Opposition parties want urgent action after allegations that senior officials colluded to remove a bus operator from a long-term commuter contract following alleged bribery demands, as revealed by the Mail & Guardian

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:28:16 +0000
The pace of trading has changed and technology decides who keeps up
Those that are able to combine that local understanding with the level of speed and execution capability expected by international participants are the ones more likely to succeed over time. 

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:19:18 +0000
China’s zero-tariff offer to Africa: windfall—or Trojan horse?
Africa can use this window to upgrade standards, build processing capacity, and diversify into higher-value exports. Or it can sprint toward short-term volumes and lock itself more tightly into low-value trade with a single external market

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:07:19 +0000
We stopped talking and built something. We Built it in Mokopane
There is a moment in every business when the analysis ends and the commitment begins. For us, that moment happened in Mokopane. Not because it was the obvious choice. Not because the model demanded a new location. But because the more time we spent o...

Wed, 06 May 2026 10:04:36 +0000
It’s burning down there: How shame is keeping SA girls from looking after their sexual health
Shame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted infections — even as rates remain stubbornly high

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