09 June 2023

Read MoreThe Digital Editions are an online version of our weekly print newspaper. In order to access them you’ll need to take out a subscription to the Mail & Guardian. Thank you for being a valued subscriber to the Mail & Guardian. If you have any questions or feedback regarding this issue, please don’t hesitate […]

Cabinet has taken no clear decision on Brics summit, says Ntshavheni

Read More File photo: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa Despite firm advice from an inter-ministerial committee to move the Brics summit to another host nation, the cabinet has not yet taken an official decision to this effect. At a media briefing on Thursday, the minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said nothing has been […]

Trump lawyers request new trial in E Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

Read More Donald Trump on Thursday asked for a new trial in a civil case brought by writer E Jean Carroll, in which a jury last month found the former US president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer and awarded her $5m in damages. In a filing in Manhattan federal court, Trump’s lawyers […]

Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities

Read More Wildfire crews in Canada continue to battle hundreds of blazes across the country as air quality in major cities remains poor and other regions brace for intense heat. And as the country burns, experts warn Canada needs to do a better job of readying its communities in areas increasingly prone to destructive blazes. […]

Four children and two adults injured in knife attack in French Alps

Read More Four children and two adults have been injured in a knife attack in the Alpine town of Annecy in France. The children – one aged 22 months, two aged two years old and one aged three – were in a critical condition from stab wounds, and were transferred to hospitals in the French […]

Boris Johnson has been given Commons Partygate inquiry findings, say sources

Read More Boris Johnson has been given the findings of an investigation into whether he misled parliament over Partygate, the Guardian has been told. With the nearly year-long inquiry drawing to a close, sources said a “warning letter” had been submitted to the former prime minister containing criticisms for him to respond to. At stake […]

Maryland board approves $1 million funding to pay for abortion pill stockpile

A Maryland board approved an emergency procurement of more than $1 million on Wednesday to pay for a stockpile of a widely used abortion pill due to uncertainty surrounding legal challenges against the drug’s use. The Board of Public Works approved the funds to pay for 35,000 doses that would last several years, if necessary. […]