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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…

Two-time Grammy winner Peabo Bryson, whose voice graced Disney classics and R&B charts for five decades, has died after a stroke

Peabo Bryson, the voice behind Disney’s greatest love songs, dies at 75

Two-time Grammy winner Peabo Bryson, whose voice graced Disney classics and R&B charts for five decades, has died after a stroke

The Mail & Guardian’s 2026 200 Young South Africans call for nominations has been extended

The Mail & Guardian is pleased to announce that the call for nominations for the 2026 edition of the 200 Young South Africans has been extended to Friday 10 April 2026.

The Hawks  has served warrants of arrests against director general at the department of health Sandile Buthelezi and two other senior officials,

Health director-general Sandile Buthelezi, two other officials arrested for fraud, theft

Buthelezi was previously implicated and later cleared in the Digital Vibes scandal

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How to make the M&G your preferred source on Google

There’s a new tool on Google that allows you to choose the publications you want to be featured in your top stories on the search engine. You no longer need to search…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. File Photo
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WATCH IT AGAIN: Godongwana delivers Budget Speech

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2026 Budget Speech

The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation

SIU unveils large-scale issuance of fraudulent permits by some home affairs officials

The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation

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UPDATED – US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, offering hope to countries such as South Africa

The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August

Youth unemployment in particular remains very high. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

South Africa’s unemployment rate eases to 31.4%

The employed population increased to 17.1 million, but youth unemployment rose to 43.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025

Prominent United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an outspoken critic of apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 84

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84, family says

The founder of the Rainbow/PUSH coalition — a US civil rights and social justice organisation — was an outspoken critic of apartheid in South Africa

Nominations for the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2026 are now open

The M&G 200 YSA 2026 call for nominations, honouring exceptional young leaders, innovators and changemakers shaping the future of our country, are open

Roedean  school

Roedean school principal quits over sports row with King David

The school said it acknowledged that the school’s cancellation of a tennis match against King David earlier this month ‘were deeply hurtful to the Jewish community’

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)_

Cyril Ramaphosa: President

SCORE: B From surviving an internal plot inside the ANC to oust him at the party’s national general council (NGC), standing up to incecant attacks from United States bully Donald…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

Paul Mashatile: Deputy President

SCORE: D Deputy President Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile, the man tipped to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in 2027 and possibly the next leader of South Africa,…

John Steenhuisen: Agriculture

Agricultural exports and rural employment highlight Steenhuisen’s tenure, alongside ongoing disease and regulatory pressures

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Enoch Godongwana: Finance

SCORE: B+ Finance minister Godongwana’s leadership this year faced its first test during the tabling of the national budget. For the first time, the budget had to be re-tabled…

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola

Ronald Lamola: International Relations and Cooperation

SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with…

Minister of Trade Industry and Competition Parks Tau

Parks Tau: Trade Industry and Competition

SCORE: C+ Tau has had a tough year navigating the global turmoil triggered by US tariffs on several countries. The 30% on South Africa’s exports is certainly not a reflection of…

Senzo Mchunu: Police (suspended)

SCORE: F- Mchunu’s legacy has taken a heavy knock from allegations of collusion with criminal syndicates which were made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi…

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resource Gwede Mantashe

Gwede Mantashe: Mineral and Petroleum Resources

SCORE: D Mantashe’s tenure in the mining and petroleum sectors has been defined by a mix of early reforms and structural challenges. He oversaw the initial rollout of the…