South Africa Mail & Guardian

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:30:07 +0000
Is the utility meter becoming Africa’s next financial engine?
Can essential infrastructure drive the next wave of financial inclusion? Will utilities evolve into major players in consumer finance? And who should govern household data in this emerging market? For more than a decade, Africa’s fintech story has ...

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:56:38 +0000
Four of the 17 men caught in Russia-Ukraine war back in South Africa
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:41:00 +0000
Beyond the noise: A sober and rigorous assessment of criticism of the Sona
Beyond the noise: A sober and rigorous assessment of criticism of the Sona

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:33:33 +0000
The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance
The president should address this

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:27:47 +0000
South African cinema takes centre stage at Joburg Film Festival 2026
This year’s festival begins and ends with powerful local films confronting apartheid, colonialism and memory through confident, world-class craft

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:16:13 +0000
Born out of bondage, Jesse Jackson dies a master of social justice
He fought tooth and nail so that the transatlantic slave trade should not repeat itself anywhere, where our people faced brutal conditions and many lost their lives

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:24:53 +0000
HIV made him expect to die at 40. At 73, Edwin Cameron asks: Who’s planning for our ageing survivors?
At 33, the retired Constitutional Court justice thought he had, maybe, seven years left. His story traces the arc from certain death because of Aids to a chronic, manageable condition at 73. He asks what happens when the generation who fought for lif...

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:54:31 +0000
How to make a gap year count
For many matriculants, a gap year can be a practical decision for their specific circumstances or even health and mental well-being. However, there are many who may have their hearts set on pursuing tertiary qualifications straight after school, but ...

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:48:00 +0000
Beyond cosmetic: Why Dr Kgoale Moabelo calls hair transplants corrective medicine
For Dr Kgoale Moabelo, hair transplantation is corrective medicine, not vanity, and education is the real cure for traction alopecia

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:46:00 +0000
Sibiya rejects misconduct charges, alleges campaign to remove him from the SAPS
The suspended deputy national police commissioner said he was not aware that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu would disband a task team on political grounds in December 2024

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