South Africa Mail & Guardian
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:23:13 +0000Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real story
The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:15:00 +0000While Africa watches war, the real divide is digital
While global tensions play out in real time, their lasting effect will not be measured only in territory or political outcomes. It will be measured in how economies are reshaped, how systems evolve and how people are positioned within this reality
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000Do not narrate Sobukwe out of history
Some analyses suggest South Africa’s human rights framework is “normatively robust but substantively fragile”, marked by a growing gap between constitutional ideals and social realities
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:36:44 +0000Can talks save South Africa’s NHI from a courtroom war?
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has met the South African Medical Association — one of the organisations taking him to court about the National Health Insurance Act — to talk about “things we have in common”. President Cyril Ramaphosa is pla...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:35:22 +0000Water security as a defining constraint to South Africa’s manufacturing future
Water security has increasingly become a defining factor shaping the future of economies, cities, and, most critically, food systems. Rising demand and growing pressure on water resources now require coordinated action from governments, the private s...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:16 +0000The left must eschew xenophobia
Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:02:38 +0000Applause for UN decision to finally name slavery for what it was
The resolution also reaffirms that crimes against humanity are not subject to statutes of limitation. This principle, echoed across legal and moral traditions, reflects a simple truth: grave injustices do not expire. They impose ongoing duties to tel...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:41:18 +0000Top things to do in Johannesburg
Johannesburg is one of those cities that gets better and better the more time you spend in it. You might spend a morning sipping flat whites in a chic café, browsing a weekend market, hiking through a nature reserve, or sitting down to a plate of de...
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000How the DA’s grand-standing may undermine GNU coherence
The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:57:24 +0000CAF moves to restore trust after AFCON final controversy with sweeping reforms
CAF announces sweeping reforms to refereeing and governance structures following the controversial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final, aiming to rebuild trust and prevent a repeat of the incidents