December 15 2023

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Nuclear: the Red lights are flashing

Do two deals with Russia have anything to do with the ANC's desperation to not lose power next year?

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There’s no place like home

You might feel like leaving South Africa, but many people who have done so can't wait to come back.

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Special forces accused of torture and murder

Open Secrets claims a ‘death squad' is operating in the South African National Defence Force.

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Is there a military road to peace in Gaza and Israel?

Col Chris Judge of the US Army explains the military options available to Israel in its war with Hamas.

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Life with an anarcho-capitalist in charge

Andrew Murchison's take on Argentina's new direction and its parallels with South Africa.

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Our Mother of all Playlists

A load of holiday music for every taste imaginable.

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From MsimanGo to MsimanStay

Comings and goings in a wild political week.

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Frogs that reën and other wonders

Our weekly Mix Masala from all over the place.

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A wet blanket before Christmas

The bells are tolling for Christianity as the West rejects an imagined divine from millennia before the Enlightenment.

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Christmas stories best left untold

It's impossible to imagine happy endings and angels singing while war is raging in the Holy Land.

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Christmas with my Gallotone guitar

A season of watermelons, picnics, lame arms from churning butter … and a musical awakening.

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Tame that beard, you ruffian

Facial hair is fine, but keep it tidy, guys.

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A festive menu from 2023’s best cookbooks

By the time the sun is setting, any enthusiasm for the kitchen is gone. So make the food first!

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Christmas meals to feed the soul

A bunch of festive recipes that use products that are in season.

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When life hands you a load of balls … darts!

Tis the season of disappointing Blitzboks, a stubborn attachment to quotas and Americans' confused financial priorities.

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Add vooma to your festive season

Things on our radar that you don't want to miss.

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15 questions for Hunter Kennedy

Hunter Kennedy of Fokofpolisiekar describes himself as a contrarian and a slacker. At 41, he feels for the first...

Books
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Sisters struggle in Stockholm

Reading about characters who look and think differently from you is an insightful experience.

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Holocaust author pulls her punches

Kim van Alkemade writes about love in a time of war, and about accountability, evil and compassion.

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Musk, Mantel, a meltdown and murder

There's no limit to the worlds we can find inside the covers of books.