South Africa Mail & Guardian

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:08:33 +0000
CANAL+ listing on JSE a historic moment for the bourse
CANAL+ made its Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) debut on Wednesday, becoming the first French company – and the only global media and entertainment group – ever listed on the South African bourse – the biggest in Africa. The share...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:05:12 +0000
Africa should use more of its own capital to build its future
But the continent will not be able to do this at scale without having credible rules, institutional independence and effective supervision in place

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:59:38 +0000
Rafik Mohamed to remain in custody as court postpones bail bid
Former SA Steel Mills owner Rafik Mohamed’s bail application was postponed until 4 June and the case transferred to the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:51:19 +0000
Ode to football: Can the FIFA World Cup bring peace to the world?
The FIFA World Cup begins on 11 June 2026, hosted across Canada, Mexico and the United States—the first time the tournament has been shared by three countries. It opens, however, in a world gripped by convulsions: war in the Middle East, war in Sud...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:39:12 +0000
Two suspects arrested in Mozambique over Kruger National Park murder of Marais couple
Two suspects have been arrested in Mozambique over the murder of South African tourists Dina and Ernst Marais in Kruger National Park near Crooks Corner

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:12:28 +0000
Allowing liquidation of Tongaat Hulett will roll back the gains of the Sugar Value Chain Master Plan  
Flexibility in the sugar value chain is essential to ensure its long-term sustainability

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:02:47 +0000
The hidden costs of AI’s data-centre boom’
By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:54:13 +0000
Queer Pride in (South) Africa – from Stonewall to ‘stonewalling’
While Pride Month is commemorated at different times across South Africa, the month of June carries particular significance as the original Pride Month in the Northern Hemisphere. It is rooted in the commemoration of the Stonewall protests of 1969 in...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:51:25 +0000
The Left that is not left at all
The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented party. He argued that a true understanding of socialism required a strict...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:02:17 +0000
Letter to the Editor concerning “Parliament probes Stellenbosch University as cracks in system show”
Stellenbosch University (SU) notes with concern the article “Parliament probes Stellenbosch University as cracks in system show” published in the Mail & Guardian on 11 May 2026.

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