September 22 2023

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This time there really is a wolf at the door

The ANC's moment of truth has arrived. The money has run out and large parts of the country are falling apart. What now?

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Many brakes on our wheels of justice

Far too often, the courts seem to be hardly moving at all.

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Why I put a few bucks on the Boks

It's our guys, the champions, against the official number one team in the world.

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The Khakis of Claremont

The story of how an English family from Ceylon struggled to settle down in the Cape among the ‘bloody Nats’ in 1948.

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Joburg’s inner city: what the hell happened?

It's a dump. Neglected. Broken. Wounded. But Lael Bethlehem says it can be fixed, and she should know.

Image: Theodore Key | @theodore_key_illustration
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Bela bill: opportunity for cooperation

The onus is on the government to prove we can trust it to implement this new legislation in good faith.

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The ‘coloured’ issue: Keep on writing

Each generation must examination its origins for itself.

People & Culture
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Love, lust and larceny at the Cape of Good Hope

A story about the Cape ancestors of today’s Bassons, De Wets, Vissers, Berghs, Groenewalds and Mosterts.

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For better or wors, the indiscriminate sausage

Tyron Adams helped change the identity of a cultural dish when he was named the champion boerewors maker of 2023.

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Chickens give you wings

Humanity can become weirdly infatuated with leaders who have murderous tendencies.

BOOKS

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Heart and horror

Marita van der Vyver and Stephen King do not disappoint with their latest books.

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Deception in Paris

Bryn Turnbull's new novel is about looted art during the Nazi occupation — and two women's fight to save it.

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Cellphones, crime, cancer and cooking

Good books can be a diversion from the Rugby World Cup.

LIFESTYLE

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Schnitzel in the slammer

Even if you only enter Pollsmoor to try its restaurant, you'll be glad to escape.

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The prince of ballet

Ballet legend Eduard Greyling is still performing at the age of 75.

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Emilia’s Kranz for Hans

When a meticulous 98-year-old wants help with a Frankfurter Kranz, the kitchen becomes a pressure cooker.

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Finds of the week

Here are some products and ideas that may enhance your life.

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15 questions for Tertius Kapp

He was the youngest Hertzog Prize winner yet. Now he is working on a kykNET series.