A grandmother’s final visit becomes a quiet reckoning with the intimate warsof the body, memory and a life shaped by apartheid’s unseen violences

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 02 April 2026

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 2 April 2026.

The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”

Co-director Georgia Jones says the festival’s future depends on championing African artists, drawing younger audiences and making space for genres like amapiano without losing its core identity

Nkululeko Dunga is back in the provincial executive after the ANC agreed to an EFF MEC post, marking a major step in coalition politics before the 2026 elections

Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are often those least able to escape it