Joburg Mayor Dada Morero defended the City’s financial health after a community meeting in Naturena on Thursday evening. This was in response to a scathing letter by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, who threatened to withhold the City’s next equitable share tranche.

A Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting convened to brief councillors on flood damage and emergency response collapsed after disputes over the absence of an acting city manager, exposing governance paralysis amid calls for provincial intervention.

No economy can reach its full potential while gender-based violence continues to undermine workforce stability, productivity and human capital development at scale.

Despite assuring the NSFAS board in January that no administrative action would be taken until legal proceedings concluded, Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has placed the student funding scheme under administration amid allegations of interference with CEO appointments.

Gabrielle Goliath’s powerful installation, Elegy, opens as an independent exhibit at the same time of the official Venice Biennale amid political controversy, showcasing the urgent need for remembrance and reflection on loss and violence.

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 08 May 2026

The lives of Constable Stach Jantjies and her boyfriend were abruptly ended by a fellow officer, a shocking event that reveals disturbing patterns of jealousy and violence within the police force.

In a landscape where the right and the left converge on the necessity of Black Economic Empowerment, this has been disrupted by the government’s recent proposed changes to BEE codes of practice.

Heavy rains have pushed Kouga Dam to overflowing, forcing evacuations in the Gamtoos River valley and leaving a trail of devastation in agricultural areas.