Spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children to be closed immediately – Ramaphosa
The president said more regulations are needed around harmful pesticides which led to the deaths of children
15/11/2024
Food ban at Gauteng schools angers vendors: Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination.
Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination
15/11/2024
Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners: Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’.
Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’
15/11/2024
In black and white: Zander Blom tells of the colour in his work: The artist’s new Joburg exhibition has drips and smears – it can scare you – but it can also make you feel light.
COLUMN | A lit Christmas at Nxamalala awaits: The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate.
The state capture squad are all back on the public payroll, so there’s plenty to celebrate
15/11/2024
South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel. Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza.
Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza
15/11/2024
Parlous state of funeral industry leads to review of regulation laws: Corruption, bribery and poor customer service is a hallmark of many businesses in the largely unregulated funeral parlour services sector.
Corruption, bribery and poor customer service is a hallmark of many businesses in the largely unregulated funeral parlour services sector
15/11/2024
SABC Bill referred to cabinet clearing house for processing. The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU.
The Democratic Alliance says there is no strategy for its ministers to torpedo bills they opposed before joining the GNU
15/11/2024
EDITORIAL | Will COP29 deliver for Africa as Trump looms over climate finance talks? African nations are seeking $1.3 trillion in climate funds as fears grow over Trump’s potential impact on global climate finance commitments.
African nations are seeking $1.3 trillion in climate funds as fears grow over Trump’s potential impact on global climate finance commitments
15/11/2024
Bluff ‘cat lady’ cares for 34, with sterilisation a priority: Nomathemba Manqongopha may be poor and unemployed but her big heart and home is open to local strays in her informal settlement.
Nomathemba Manqongopha may be poor and unemployed but her big heart and home is open to local strays in her informal settlement
15/11/2024
59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school: The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks.
The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks
15/11/2024
Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure: A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism.
A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism
14/11/2024
M&G Friday | Zander Blom: Any colour as long as it is black.
OPINION | Israel ‘silences’ journalists: 188 killed since 7 October 2023: ‘Wearing a helmet and a bullet-proof vest with the word “Press” on it no longer guarantees protection, but rather makes you a target’.
‘Wearing a helmet and a bullet-proof vest with the word “Press” on it no longer guarantees protection, but rather makes you a target’
14/11/2024
Entries for Comrades Marathon 2025 are open. The iconic ultramarathon, known for its challenging route, will take place on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
The iconic ultramarathon, known for its challenging route, will take place on Sunday, June 8, 2025
14/11/2024
Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments: More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse.
More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse
14/11/2024
How safe are South African banks from cyber attacks? Experts say the banking system is as advanced as that in Europe but its antiquated infrastructure is difficult to modernise. Here are fraud losses on credit and debit cards over a full year.
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WATCH | Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die. The closure of the city’s biggest library is a loss to the public, and some of the other libraries are also battling to keep the culture of books alive.
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The Mail & Guardian is a South African weekly newspaper, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa. It focuses on political analysis, investigative reporting, Southern African news, local arts, music and popular culture.
Previously known as The Weekly Mail, the paper was started in mid-1985 by a group of journalists who had been recently retrenched from the Rand Daily Mail and the Sunday Express, which had both closed down. The paper was run on a shoestring, but made possible by the revolution in “desktop publishing” of the 1980s.
The space for contestation of the apartheid regime was closing down, and these journalists felt there should be a publication that kept that space open. It would report news that the South African public was technically not allowed to know, particularly the news of township “unrest” and police repression that was restricted under the State of Emergency laws promulgated by then-president PW Botha in 1985.
The Weekly Mail often sailed close to the legal wind, trying to dodge these emergency laws and inform the public about what was really going on in South Africa. The country was in a state of barely suppressed civil war as more and more people challenged the authority of the apartheid government. The paper revealed the white rulers’ support for Renamo in Mozambique and kept a tally of activists in detention. Eventually, in 1988, the state succeeded in shutting down The Weekly Mail for three months, but support for the paper was rallied and it reopened in late 1988 and kept going.
“The paper for a changing South Africa” was the motto given with the paper’s masthead, and in the years from the unbanning of the liberation movements to the first fully democratic election in 1994 it detailed a fast-changing South Africa for its readers. One explosive exposé was the paper’s revelation of the apartheid state’s funding and training of Inkatha death squads. But the paper also covered less explosive issues, such as a developing multiracial culture and the vibrant music and art of the time. It introduced many vital new voices to readers and set up a training programme for a new generation of South African journalists.
In the mid-1990s, a deal with the British paper The Guardian integrated that publication’s international content with the Mail’s South African coverage, beginning the process that would see The Weekly Mail become the Mail & Guardian. It would keep that name, now a well-established brand in the Southern African media landscape, after 2002, when Zimbabwean media entrepreneur Trevor Ncube took over ownership of the company. In that time, the paper had launched South Africa’s first internet news site, as well as uncovering major scandals in the oil industry (“Oilgate”) and exposing commissioner of police Jackie Selebi’s corrupt relationship with a gangster.
Today, the Mail & Guardian is still South Africa’s leading investigative publication, a forum for debate about the country and its politics, and a provider of the top arts and culture coverage. It operates across several websites, including M&G Online, Thought Leader and M&G Africa.
The M&G has received numerous accolades and awards for its online work, often scooping the inaugural digital awards in various competitions. It was the first to win the multi-platform award at the 2013 Sikuvile awards. The M&G scooped the CNN Multichoice Africa Journalism Award for digital journalism in 2012 and the online multimedia award at the 2012 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards.
The M&G's website won three Bookmarks awards in 2010 and 2011, one of which was a gold award for its Nelson Mandela tribute site. It received three Webby Honourable Mentions in 2008 for its Thought Leader blogging platform and in 2001, the site was voted one of the world's top 175 websites by Forbes.com.
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The publication belongs to M&G Media Limited, which is majority owned by the international non-profit Media Development Investment Fund, together with CEO Hoosain Karjieker as the local empowerment partner. A 10% share is held by the M&G Staff Share Trust, and the remaining stakes are shared by minority shareholders.
