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Athandiwe Saba appointed as deputy editor of the Mail & Guardian

Athandiwe Saba joins a leadership team headed by Ron Derby, who was appointed editor-in-chief of the 36-year-old publication in May this year

Dali Mpofu will now focus on high profile cases after losing out on a position in the EFF top six.

How it feels to lose an EFF election

After losing out, Dali Mpofu says he is now focused on what he can do with the law, planning several high-profile cases next year

(Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Slice of Life: Little feet changed my life

"When I became pregnant four years ago I just could not believe it. I was somewhat fearful of what people would say and how they would look at me."

Slice of life: My G-cup breasts just had to go (Photo Archive)

My G-cup breasts just had to go

People must be ready because I am going to embrace my body with all the scars that come with it

Incarcerated youth: Children in conflict with the law at the Soshanguve Secure Care Centre in Gauteng (Hiram Alejandro Durán)

The cracks children fall into when they are ‘in conflict with the law’

Children in the criminal justice system struggle to access consistent education, which hobbles them. But there are cases when rehabilitation works

These deaths this could have been averted had the Lekwa municipality in Mpumalanga followed due process in obtaining new fire trucks. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Citizens lose out on services as Jo’burg fights over contracts

The City has dug itself into a litigious multibillion rand mess because it cut corners when awarding tenders for its fleet of vehicles

Kimi Makwetu. (Gallo ImagesBeeld/Lisa-Hnatowicz)

​How the auditor general plans to get some billions lost to corruption

Irregular expenditure is increasing, but the Auditor General is using more of its powers to get the money back

The Beast: It’s a Quantum but it is not your average run-of-the-road taxi. The VX Premium is a smooth ride with a whole lot of appealing features – and, yes, it is desired by taxi drivers

A quantum leap into luxury and comfort

Space was given away to accommodate more luxury – and it is luxurious

Moving along swiftly: Former executive Rodney Gounden was on special leave from the RAF when he took up a new job at Medscheme.

Tender irregularity symptoms missed

The beleaguered Road Accident Fund’s former CFO, who was found to have meddled in a tender, is administering the government medical scheme

The Lekwa municipality has a huge mismanagement problem and has been taken to court by businesses around Standerton for failing to provide clean and sufficient water and electricity. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Tens of millions spent on repairs but sewage still flows in the Vaal

The Vaal River is the lifeblood for almost 50% of the South African population yet at its banks around the Lekwa municipality, sewage flows into it

Puo ya pelo: Eileen Elizabeth Pooe comes from a family of educators, but her love for her mother tongue sets her apart.

The pride in African languages

Whether in comic books, novels or academic work, African languages are increasingly becoming the norm

Standing her ground: South Africa’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko, has refused to reinstate an employee she fired, despite a directive from the department to do so. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

Labour court rules against ambassador

Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko has lost the latest round in her ongoing battle with the department

Diplomatic ties: Ambassador Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro agreed with his immigration officer’s decision, but was instructed to  overturn it.

Immigration visa row in Vietnam

A South African official has found herself in trouble after denying a visa to a would-be teacher, despite the application being riddled with errors

Classy: The new Nissan Micra is a balance of zip and sophistication

All the looks without the voom

It’s economical, but it’s not completely mom-friendly

Drowning: It had rained in dry northern Limpopo and children were playing in water in an open trench dug as part of the Giyani Bulk Water Project. The trench has since been covered. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Billions spent, and a boy has died, but Giyani’s taps are still dry

It has been five years since a bulk water supply project was started in the Limpopo Bushveld but people still don’t have water

Red light: TFM was awarded a fleet contract for the city’s fire department through a deviation. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

City of Joburg’s R500-million fire truck tender in court

Losing bidders approach high court to overturn tender award

Robert McBride claims that the timing of the public protector’s release of the report is “suspicious”. (David Harrison/M&G)

‘Ridiculous and irrational’ — McBride gears up to fight Mkhwebane’s Ipid report

The public protector’s report potentially erodes the police watchdog’s independence, McBride says

Former Ipid boss Robert McBride. (Photo: Gustav Butlex)

McBride to take on Public Protector over Ipid report

Mkhwebane signed off on a report stating that a former Ipid investigator’s complaint that his suspension for whistle-blowing was “substantiated”

Mementoes: A picture of Aviwe Wellem hangs on a wall at the homestead. (Paul Botes/M&G)

No headstone for Aviwe – the woman a country forgot

In the Eastern Cape, as a village buries yet another murdered woman, mourners struggle to understand where the freedom has gone

Another murder: Aviwe Wellem was found raped and stabbed

As SA rages, another woman is murdered

Aviwe Wellem was found by two boys on Saturday morning — raped and stabbed to death in her bed