http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss.aspx Main RSS Feed for the Mail & Guardian Online en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:37 +0200 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:37 +0200 http://mg.co.za editor@mg.co.za (Chris Roper) 15 http://cdn.mg.co.za/global/mgonlinelogo.jpg http://mg.co.za/feeds/rss.aspx http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mantashe-on-gupta-report-name-dropping-is-human-nature/Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mantashe-on-gupta-report-name-dropping-is-human-nature/ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has downplayed the practice of name-dropping as an inherently South African problem.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-paul-kagame-i-asked-america-to-kill-congo-rebel-leader-with-drone/Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-paul-kagame-i-asked-america-to-kill-congo-rebel-leader-with-drone/Rwanda's president has denied backing accused Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, saying his challenge to a senior US official proves his innocence. http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mantashe-zuma-gupta-relations-is-not-our-business/Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mantashe-zuma-gupta-relations-is-not-our-business/Secretary general Gwede Mantashe says it is not necessary for President Jacob Zuma to explain his relationship with the Gupta family to the ANC.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-netcare-earnings-on-the-rise/Mon, 20 May 2013 13:22:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-netcare-earnings-on-the-rise/Netcare, an owner of private hospitals in SA and Britain, says first-half earnings have risen 26% as demand for private health care has improved.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mandelas-daughters-to-sue-their-father/Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mandelas-daughters-to-sue-their-father/Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, says a report.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-guptagate-what-name-dropping/Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-guptagate-what-name-dropping/Documents suggest the "name-dropping" that Justice Minister Jeff Radebe referred to in the Gupta wedding saga was confined to corridors.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-sa-scraps-sovereign-wealth-fund-plans/Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-sa-scraps-sovereign-wealth-fund-plans/South Africa has shelved plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund - which will manage the country's foreign reserves - due to declining metal prices.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-syrian-troops-push-back-into-rebel-held-town/Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-syrian-troops-push-back-into-rebel-held-town/Troops have pushed into a rebel-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border, fighting house to house and bombing from the air.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-sa-must-save-water-or-shortage-looms-warns-minister/Mon, 20 May 2013 08:52:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-sa-must-save-water-or-shortage-looms-warns-minister/There could be a shortage of clean water if South Africans do not work to conserve it, says Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mercedes-benz-workers-strike-over-outsourcing/Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-mercedes-benz-workers-strike-over-outsourcing/Thousands of workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in East London have embarked on a strike for the first time in 24 years, reports the Daily Dispatch.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-economic-week-ahead-a-great-deal-of-talk/Mon, 20 May 2013 06:59:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-20-economic-week-ahead-a-great-deal-of-talk/Stock markets, which have been pushing to record levels as central banks flooded the world with cash, stumbled last week.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-arsenal-win-race-for-fourth-as-fergie-bows-out/Sun, 19 May 2013 19:31:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-arsenal-win-race-for-fourth-as-fergie-bows-out/Arsenal takes fourth place in the Premier League with a victory at Newcastle while Alex Ferguson's career ends as Man United draws 5-5 at West Brom.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-fergusons-last-stand-highlights-final-day/Sun, 19 May 2013 12:47:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-fergusons-last-stand-highlights-final-day/Man United manager Alex Ferguson will bid an emotional farewell to his trophy-laden career as the curtain falls on another Premier League season.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-we-will-return-to-premiership-vows-leopards-coach/Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-we-will-return-to-premiership-vows-leopards-coach/Black Leopards will regain composure, says head coach Sunday Chidzambwa, in the hope of clawing their way back into South Africa's top-flight league.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-bulls-charging-to-secure-home-semifinal/Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-bulls-charging-to-secure-home-semifinal/The Bulls are on the cusp of securing a home semifinal in Vodacom Super Rugby after beating the Highlanders 35-18.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-netanyahu-takes-aim-at-weapons-leakage-in-syria/Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-netanyahu-takes-aim-at-weapons-leakage-in-syria/Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-can-al-jazeera-win-hearts-and-minds-in-the-us/Sun, 19 May 2013 06:55:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-can-al-jazeera-win-hearts-and-minds-in-the-us/The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-life-under-zims-mutilated-rule-of-law/Sun, 19 May 2013 06:22:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-19-life-under-zims-mutilated-rule-of-law/As Zimbabwe approaches elections this year a human rights lawyer has vowed never to give up - even after her own arrest.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-tunisia-security-forces-deployed-in-strength-as-salafist-vow-to-defy-ban/Sat, 18 May 2013 18:58:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-tunisia-security-forces-deployed-in-strength-as-salafist-vow-to-defy-ban/Forces have been deployed after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on hardline supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-ukraines-klitschko-leads-rally-demanding-release-of-ex-pm/Sat, 18 May 2013 18:25:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-ukraines-klitschko-leads-rally-demanding-release-of-ex-pm/Ukraine's world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has led protesters through the streets of Kiev demanding the release of jailed former prime minister.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-pirates-poor-defending-aids-maritzburg-victory/Sat, 18 May 2013 17:34:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-pirates-poor-defending-aids-maritzburg-victory/Cuthbert Malajila's goal has earned a 3-2 victory for Maritzburg United over Orlando Pirates in their final Absa Premiership match of the season.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-zambia-police-arrest-31-students-protesting-over-food-subsidies/Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-zambia-police-arrest-31-students-protesting-over-food-subsidies/Police say they have detained at least 31 students protesting against the government's decision to scrap staple food subsidies.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-many-flee-dozens-dead-as-nigeria-military-attack-insurgent-stronghold/Sat, 18 May 2013 15:25:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-many-flee-dozens-dead-as-nigeria-military-attack-insurgent-stronghold/Nigeria's military has enforced a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram.http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-hollande-approves-gay-marriage-bill/Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:00 +0200http://mg.co.za/article/2013-05-18-hollande-approves-gay-marriage-bill/France's President Francois Hollande has signed into law a Bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings.