Mail & Guardian
A new approach to TB diagnosis in SA
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- A new approach to TB diagnosis in SA
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Médecins Sans Frontières reports on their success with decentralised multidrug-resistant tuberculosis care. With a new TB test and a community-based approach, they are able to get more patients on to treatment, sooner.
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- Another Lifetime
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Drummer Cindy Blackman shares her thoughts with us about the life in jazz and the jazz in life.
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- Keeping it Conscious
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Apartheid's colour madness and SA's national language crisis: The Flames and Simphiwe Dana in discussion at this year's Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
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- Can and should the media self-regulate?
- Runtime
- 6:45
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The recent South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) conference brought together key players in the media industry from around South Africa. In this presentation, Press Ombudsman Joe Thloloe and others share their thoughts on whether the media can effectively self-regulate.
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- Hillbrow: The danger zone some call home
- Runtime
- 5:37
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The golden era of Hillbrow is long gone. The past 20 years have seen the area become synonymous with crime and thugs, but projects like the eKhaya Neighbourhood City Improvement District make transformation seem possible.
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- Sex workers' human rights march
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Marking International Sex Worker Rights Day on March 3 2011, members of the African Sex Worker Alliance marched for their rights in nine cities -- including Johannesburg -- across Africa. They called for the decriminalisation of sex work and protection of their human rights.
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- M&G photographer taken to court
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The persecution of the Mail&Guardian's Oupa Nkosi has finally come to an end, with trumped-up assault charges dropped against the photographer. Nkosi and the M&G's Deputy Editor-in-chief, Rapule Tabane talk us through the unwarranted attack and its implications.
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- Talking budget
- Runtime
- 3:37
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We spoke to business students ahead of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's second Budget Speech, for their take on the country's finances.
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- Truck drivers' strike under way
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Truck drivers have hit the streets in Johannesburg to protest against wages as low as R3 000 a month. We talk to Satawu about progress in wage negotiations with the Road Freight Employers' Association.
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- Defending the Gauteng tolls
- Runtime
- 5:50
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Sanral CEO Nazir Alli took questions and defended the controversial roll-out of the new toll fees on Gauteng's highways - which has caused an uproar in the province.
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- The state of the fashion
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The State of the Nation address is where fashion and politics meet for a brief moment. We chat to a few politicians about their outfits and why they chose it.
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- State of the Nation: your thoughts
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- What are you thinking ahead of President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address on Thursday? We spoke to some of our readers about what they are expecting from their president this year.
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- Internet policing: Q&A with Chris Roper
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- M&G Online Editor Chris Roper fields questions from the audience about who should police the internet, at a recent Critical Thinking Forum on the topic.
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- Who should police the internet?
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- With the recent WikiLeaks debacle and the ANC Youth League's threat to shut down Twitter, the question of policing the internet has been a prominent one of late. Some of the most outspoken minds on this topic sat down to hash it out.
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- Madiba scare over
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The government has finally broken its silence surrounding former president, Nelson Mandela's health in a press conference on January 28. Madiba is "in good spirits" and has been discharged to his home in Houghton.
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- Both sides of the story
- Runtime
- 6:12
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Since the national elections in Côte d'Ivoire last year, the country has been gripped in battle between the two leaders who contested the elections -- Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo. The M&G spoke to the South African representatives of the two men to get both sides of the story.
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- Malema no-show at Equality Court
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Julius Malema did not appear at the Equality Court on January 19 in a hate-speech case lodged by AfriForum, where a judge ordered the ANCYL president to file necessary papers within three days. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel spoke to the M&G following the court's ruling.
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- SABC CEO Mokoetle resigns
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle announced his resignation in a press conference on Wednesday January 19, saying there are 'irreconcilable differences' between him and the board.
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- M&G analysis on Stiglitz lecture
- Runtime
- 6:47
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- World renowned economist and winner of the Nobel prize for economics Professor Joseph Stiglitz shared his thoughts on climate change, its effects on the global economy and South Africa in a lecture on Monday January 17 2011. Editor-in-chief of the Mail and Guardian Nic Dawes takes us through some of Stilglitz's key points.
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- Inside the ANC gala dinner
- Runtime
- 5:14
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- So what does an ANC gala dinner look like? Who wears what, what food is served, who sits with who and what is said? We take you inside the 99th birthday celebration dinner in Polokwane.
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- ANC's roadmap to 2011
- Runtime
- 7:02
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- M&G political reporter Mandy Rossouw highlights some of the key points in President Zuma's 2011 speech at Polokwane on January 8. Thousands gathered at Peter Mokaba Stadium, braving the pouring rain, to celebrate the movement's 99th birthday.
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- Matric results released
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- After much anticipation the 2010 matric results have finally been released. The M&G spoke to some of the candidates about their results, the World Cup and strike distractions, as well as their plans for the year ahead.
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- Shangaan goes global: a musical journey
- Runtime
- 7:18
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We journey to Giyani in Limpopo to uncover the amazing story of how Shangaan music went electro, and then global. Our travels took us to the rural homes of some of the oldest artists, and back to Jo'burg where we spoke to Nozinga, the producer behind the new wave of Shangaan music, which is taking the world by storm.
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- When the music makes you move
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We headed to the Chiawelo dance competition in Soweto, where an energetic crowd dance to the newest Shangaan Electro beats. Chiawelo is home to a majority of Shangaan and Tsonga people and is at the epicenter of new electronic Shangaan music. Most Sundays Shangaan residents take to the streets to attend these open dance competitions.
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- The Shirinda story
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We journey into rural Limpopo to meet with one of the fathers of Shangaan music, General MD Shirinda. A legend in the industry, Shirinda continues to be a successful gigging and recording artist. But the music is changing as the youth seek faster electro sounds -- something Shirinda's son, Ndongwe is producing. We explore the old and new, within the space of the Shirinda homestead.
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- From SA to India: One man's journey
- Runtime
- 6:27
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- It's been a year of celebrating the strong links between South Africa and India, as one event after the other marked the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labour in South Africa. But how do the descendants of those migrants make sense of their identity now? We tracked one South African man's journey to India and the home of his ancestors.
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- We are here
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Where are the men in all the discussions surrounding the annual 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children? American poet, author and actor Antonio Lyons answers this in his one-man play: We Are Here, a series of 16 sketches. Watch our video.
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- Agliotti: a free man
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Five years after mining magnate Brett Kebble was murdered, Glenn Agliotti left the South Gauteng High Court on Thursday a free man -- and a household name. Meanwhile the NPA has come under fire for the weak prosecution. Watch the video.
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- "A ticking bomb"
- Runtime
- 4:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Mine waste affects communities across South Africa. From rich farmers to poor immigrants, acid mine drainage threatens the health and environment of millions of our fellow countrymen. Edwin Tolana, a resident of Soweto, tells us his story - illustrating the lives of those living, breathing and fighting polluted water and air across the country.
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- Serial rape case postponed
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The alleged serial rapist who targeted a dozen young women between the ages of 19 and 21 in the Johannesburg CBD faced court for a second time on Monday. The Mail & Guardian was there. Watch the video.
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- Vosloorus police deny homophobia
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Twelve lesbian women were arrested by Vosloorus police last month, in what local activists say is the latest of a series of homophobic attacks by police in the area. The M&G pinned down the Vosloorus police station commander for his response. Watch the video.
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- Fikile Mbalula on corruption
- Runtime
- 5:13
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Watch Sports Minister and senior ANC member Fikile Mbalula field some tough questions about government tenders, the ANC's position on lifestyle audits and more, in the third and final part of our "Corruption is counter-revolutionary" series.
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- PART 2: Is corruption counter-revolutionary
- Runtime
- 5:08
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In this second part of our three part series dealing with the issue of corruption, panel chair, Xolani Gwala, asks how government is dealing with the issue, especially in light of the recent closing of the arms deal investigation.
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- PART 1: Is corruption counter-revolutionary?
- Runtime
- 5:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The recent M&G transformation in focus breakfast debate brought Deputy Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula and Chief Sango Holomisa together to engage on the topic of corruption. In Part 1 they offer their opening statements in response to the central question, "is corruption counter-revolutionary?"
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- From prisoner to poet
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We head into Johannesburg prison to watch critically acclaimed American poet, spoken-word artist and actor Lemon Andersen perform for the male inmates. Andersen, who is here for the annual Urban Voices Theatre and Poetry Festival, was able to share powerful personal experiences, which includes being an ex-prisoner himself.
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- Voices from the inside
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The Medea Project: Theatre for Incarcerated Women and Urban Voices return to Sun City (Johannesburg Prison) for Serious Fun. This year, Chinese-American poet and actor Beau Sia makes a second visit to SA and spends some time helping the female inmates find their voices.
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- Sophie in the Jo'burg skyline
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Mary Sibande's exhibition Long Live the Dead Queen has been appearing on giant billboards all over Jo'burg's CBD for the past few months. We spoke to Sibande, as well as people on the street, to find out what happens when art is taken out of the gallery.
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- Finish & Klaar: the book
- Runtime
- 5:56
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Four years after the M&G first broke the Jackie Selebi corruption story, matters are finally drawing to a close. Selebi has been found guilty and awaits his fate and Adriaan Basson, associate partner at the M&G's Centre for Investigative Journalism, has written a book, Finish & Klaar, illustrating Selebi's fall from grace. The M&G speaks to Basson about his new book.
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- Homophobia in Vosloorus
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Following the Johannesburg Gay Pride march, twelve members of the Vosloorus community were allegedly brutally arrested while at a private party. This is not the first time that the Vosloorus Police Department has been accused of homophobia. The M&G investigates.
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- It's all the rAge
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- rAge is South Africa's leading computer, gaming and technology expo. This annual event brings together the most popular and cutting-edge games, technology, gadgets and gaming-related products all under one roof. M&G was there to see what all the fuss is about.
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- A modern Solomon Mahlangu
- Runtime
- 6:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- The unofficial anthem for the ANC's NGC was a revolutionary song dedicated to slain struggle hero Solomon Mahlangu. We went on a hunt to find a modern version of Mahlangu, which we found in Roche Mogorosi, ANC secretary to the Tshwane branch. We question him on his politics, lifestyle and views on the role of money in the ANC.
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- ANC NGC: It's a wrap
- Runtime
- 8:52
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We take a look at the ANC's national general council and sum up the main issues discussed and resolutions reached at this year's conference. Get the event's highlights here, with commentary from M&G political reporter Mandy Rossouw.
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- The ANC and big business
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Undoubtedly the most upmarket area at the ANC's national general council was the business lounge. We accompany President Jacob Zuma on a tour of the exhibition, a place where business and politics meet.
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- M&G analysis of Zuma's NGC speech
- Runtime
- 7:46
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- President Jacob Zuma's main address at the ANC national general council was a crucial moment for him, as he set out to reassert his authority, show his detractors who's boss and give hope to those who want to see him succeed. M&G political reporter Mandy Rossouw has a look at how it went.
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- NGC Zeitgeist
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We took to the streets at the ANC National General Council to ask ministers and delegates from various walks of life about their expectations of the NGC, the succession debate and the rising tension between Julius Malema and President Jacob Zuma.
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- Literary Festival: Writers respond to Murambi: The Book of Bones
- Runtime
- 9:05
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Authors, Veronique Tadjo and Boris Boubacar Diop, explore 'difficult writing' using imaginative depictions of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as an example after visiting Rwanda in 1998.
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- NGC preview with Fikile Mbalula
- Runtime
- 5:02
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- ANC head of organising Fikile Mbalula sits down for a chat with the M&G at the ANC's national general council to give insight into the major issues, the leadership debate and more.
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- Literary Festival: Reality hunger or escapist pudding?
- Runtime
- 9:16
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Leon de Kock leads South African authors, Deon Maas, Chris van Wyk, Thando Mgqolozana and Zukiswa Wanner, in a discussion about writing after the struggle, defining masculinity and literary groupies.
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- Literary festival: M&G at 25
- Runtime
- 9:31
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- In celebrating the 25th anniversary of the M&G this year, founding co-editor Anton Harber and current Editor-in-Chief Nic Dawes discuss the current implications for media freedom in relation to the restrictions during the apartheid era. They also share their thoughts on the most significant stories they have presided over.
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- A cultural bridge
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers into South Africa, a dazzling array of official cultural events are taking place between the two countries. We attended the opening of an art exhibition at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, which showcased both South African and local Indian artists as part of the "Cultural Bridge from Pretoria to Hyderabad" project.

