February 23 2024

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Why does only the ANC want to win the election?

South Africa deserves better opposition parties than the DA of John Steenhuisen.

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Lessons from Bothaville: ‘Hope is a verb’

People from all over the country share their solutions to reverse the decline of South Africa's countryside.

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The road from cop to street corner beggar

A man who hit rock bottom had to endure the abuse of fellow Afrikaners at the traffic light where he was asking for money.

Image: Theodore Key | @theodore_key_illustration
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A fire chief forged in the heat of battle

Clinton Manuel on fitness standards, a summer of flames and a brush with death in the Knysna inferno.

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When sport tickles the nostalgia gland

After the death of Mike Procter, a reminder that sentimentality doesn't pay the bills.

LIFESTYLE

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A midsummer nightshade recipe

The ripening fruit of middle age is complemented by a delicious caponata.

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The Fomolistas dig deep

From a new retirement trend to wonderful movies and finds.

Lifestyle
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15 questions for Joan Hambidge

The poet, academic, critic, public figure and traveller is working on her 29th poetry collection and a novel.

Books
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Succinct stories to devour on the run

A selection of lightweight reading matter that packs a punch for the traveller.

Books
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A geeky hero thwarts the Chinese

An elderly spy devoid of charm is the central character in Gerald Seymour's latest espionage novel.

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The undiluted pleasure of reading

Allow your imagination to be sparked by delightful insights and language that's as clean as a whistle