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Beyond cosmetic: Why Dr Kgoale Moabelo calls hair transplants corrective medicine

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
There is a quiet authority in the way Dr Kgoale Moabelo speaks about hair restoration. Not sales-driven. Not sensational. Clinical, yes but also deeply personal. For her, hair transplantation is not simply cosmetic enhancement ... The angle is different ... ....
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HIV made him expect to die at 40. At 73, Edwin Cameron asks: Who’s planning ...

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
It was in the spring of 1997 when Edwin Cameron looked at himself in the bathroom mirror and stuck out his tongue. He was terrified of what he saw ... Breathing was becoming difficult ... He was beginning to look emaciated and people were noticing ... Photo ... ....
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How to make a gap year count

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
For many matriculants, a gap year can be a practical decision for their specific circumstances or even health and mental well-being ... Delayed tertiary placements are an unfortunate reality in South Africa ... Dr Andre Abrahams, Executive Dean ... ....
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Born out of bondage, Jesse Jackson dies a master of social justice

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
We mourn the loss of a giant, Reverend Jesse Jackson, a champion of human rights and social justice ... February 17, 2026, will be remembered as a sombre day when a dark cloud fell on the community of nations ... Rev Jackson fought a good fight to the end.
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Sibiya rejects misconduct charges, alleges campaign to remove him from the SAPS

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
The charges stem from allegations that Sibiya ordered the withdrawal of the dockets, along with personnel and resources, from the task team after suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded the unit on 31 December 2024 ... The PKTT was no different.
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EFF rejects MMC posts in Ekurhuleni, says latest reshuffle ‘seeks to undermine’ the party

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has declined to take up new members of the mayoral committee (MMC) positions in the City of Ekurhuleni after executive mayor Nkosiphindile Xhakaza announced a reshuffle on Tuesday night ... ....
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Beyond the noise: A sober and rigorous assessment of criticism of the Sona

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
Every State of the Nation Address (SONA) in South Africa has become a platform not only for democratic accountability but also for predictable criticisms ... This year was no different ... The “no new ideas” critique ... They are multi-year undertakings.
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The cabinet score cards show persistent underperformance

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
The FW de Klerk Foundation, News24 and the Mail & Guardian undertake cabinet performance assessments ... However, these encouraging improvements coincided with the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2024 and 2025 ... • Service delivery;.
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South African cinema takes centre stage at Joburg Film Festival 2026

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
Two lauded South African films will bookend the Joburg Film Festival when it returns from 3–8 March 2026, opening and closing the city’s flagship cinematic event with stories rooted firmly in local history, myth and memory ...It’s alive.
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Do not abandon the Community Health Workers who carried South Africa through crisis

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
In the early years of South Africa’s democracy, as the country confronted one of the most devastating public health emergencies in its history, the government turned to an unconventional yet powerful solution ... ....
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Four of the 17 men caught in Russia-Ukraine war back in South Africa

Mail Guardian South Africa 18 Feb 2026
Four of the 17 South African men who were allegedly lured into the Russia-Ukraine war with false promises of jobs returned to the country on Wednesday, landing at O.R ... As I speak, some of them have already returned,” Lamola said ... ....
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South Africa’s unemployment rate eases to 31.4%

Mail Guardian South Africa 17 Feb 2026
The unemployment rate decreased to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 31.9% in the previous three months, according to data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday ... Jobs however decreased in trade, mining and manufacturing.
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Unemployment rate eases but structural crisis deepens

Mail Guardian South Africa 17 Feb 2026
South Africa’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than five years, but the underlying labour market picture remains structurally fragile ... The labour force contracted by 128 000 over the same period ... Youth exclusion remains acute.
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Forensic probe finds leadership failures at Roedean School as board chair resigns

Mail Guardian South Africa 17 Feb 2026
An independent forensic investigation into Roedean School’s cancelled 3 February tennis fixture has found leadership failures and procedural lapses at the centre of the breakdown that led to the forfeiture of the match against King David Linksfield.
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Consumer food price inflation is likely to soften in 2026, although foot and mouth disease ...

Mail Guardian South Africa 16 Feb 2026
On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Statistics South Africa will release the country’s January 2026 inflation data ... Firstly, we have generally been in an environment of moderating food price inflation ... The new season also looks encouraging ... ....
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