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The Moravian Church has congregations around the world, with more than a million members. South Africa, with 103  000 members, has one of the largest congregations. (Photos: Jonathan Hendricks)
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE

Moravian Church legal battle at heart of indigenous land rights

Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and govern the land their forefathers worked

  • Ilham Rawoot
15 min read
The road in and out of eKhenana (promised land of Canaan) in Durban near the University of KwaZulu-Natal main campus. (Photos: Greg Arde)
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

This promised land is a battleground: Inside an eThekwini informal settlement

Murder and fear stalk eKhenana shack dwellers in Cato Manor

  • Greg Ardé
7 min read
Pindrop: Johannesburg’s libraries in the suburbs are in various stages of disrepair. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BRIXTON LIBRARY

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

  • Aarti Bhana
14 min read
200 Young South Africans lit signage at The Forum on the gala evening 27 June 2024. Pic by Delwyn Verasamy
19TH YEAR CELEBRATION
Video

Winners | 200 Young South Africans 2024

WATCH: The Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans event continues to shine a spotlight on those shaping the future of the country

  • M&G Online reporter
1 min read
Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
BUTHELEZI

From the M&G Archives: Buthelezi, the King’s Hand

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder and president emeritus Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who served as traditional prime minister to a succession of Zulu kings, died early on…

  • M&G Digital
1 min read
The Farlam commission of inquiry is investigating the deaths of 44 people during strike-related unrest at Lonmin platinum’s operations at Marikana. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
AGGREGATION

The Marikana Massacre

The Marikana Massacre, which occurred on August 16, 2012, was a tragic and deeply unsettling event in South African history. In the town of Marikana, North West province,…

  • M&G Digital
1 min read
Loaded with meaning: ‘The Head & the Load’ by artist William Kentridge, with choreography by Gregory Maqoma, and music by Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi, is about the plight of black African porters in World War I. Photos: Stella Olivier
ART

Gregory Maqoma and William Kentridge: Exploring the violence done to African bodies

Choreographer Gregory Maqoma navigates grief and trauma through tradition and dance in his collaboration with artist William Kentridge, The Head & The Load

  • Bongeka Gumede
  • Kimberley Schoeman
10 min read