State owes Nedbank R30 million for ‘hijacked’ R118m housing project

Rubbished: An illegal dumping site in the Sondela Village social housing project in Gauteng. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) The bank is threatening legal action to recoup the money owed on the project This content is restricted to subscribers only. Join the M&G Community Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the […] More

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Shadow of colonialism looms over policing in rural Eastern Cape

The alienation of Mgwali village from the Bholo police station has its roots in the frontier wars and vanquishment of the Xhosa. (Andrea Jurgen/ Flickr) Under the shadow of colonial history in the Eastern Cape stands a colonial town named Stutterheim. It lies about 70km north of East London and its position on the N6 […] More

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