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OR Tambo’s new arrivals hall ready for the rush

The shiny new international arrivals hall at OR Tambo International Airport was waiting to receive the first passengers on Wednesday morning.

Digital delight doesn’t come cheaply

Digital television will add to the thrills of the World Cup in South Africa, but will poor households be able to afford the R700 required to switch?

The feeling of Oppikoppi

An estimated 10 000 people travelled to Northam in the Limpopo province this past weekend for the 14th edition of the Oppikoppi music festival.

Banks not yet deterred by costly ATM blasts

SA banks have not been discouraged by the ongoing spate of bombings of ATMs and will continue to provide financial services in remote areas.

UN: ‘Foreigners and South Africans can live together’

The United Nations is not about to take any drastic steps to move refugees from xenophobic attacks to other countries, reports Imke van Hoorn.

A family’s life: Only shattered glass and paper remain

Extreme xenophobic violence has left thousands of people in Johannesburg homeless, their houses demolished and burned. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> speaks to a Congolese father who…

Bid or buy: South Africa’s priciest pies up for sale

Creating the most expensive dish in the country to help the poor sounds like a contradiction, but it is not. By making 10 exclusive little "Sexy Duck and Jozi Bling" pies and…

Design it, wear it: SA talent on a T-shirt

"We want to show that South Africa’s textile is definitely capable to stand on its own and that we don’t need to import cloth … We make people aware that South Africa has…

‘If Mugabe is still there, I am not going home’

An estimated three to five million refugees have fled to South Africa in recent years, where they are anxiously waiting the results of their home country’s presidential poll. The…