March 8 2024

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Prosecuting the past: The ghost is back

Because most of apartheid's killers are now in their seventies or eighties, it will be almost impossible to still...

News & Politics
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New insights into the psyche of the border boeties

For the first time, I understand the ‘Border Boeties' a bit better.

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Clinging to the arithmetic of loss

For now, twenty-seven boxes of my mother's belongings are staying. I will know when the time is right.

Abortion is not a dirty word

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Abortion is not a dirty word

On International Women's Day, raise a glass to France, the first country to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution.

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What I learnt from starting in business

When you run a small company for seven years, the lessons quickly pile up.

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Ugly as a wet mop, intriguing as a snake

One of Cape Town's best-known buildings, the Gardens Centre, turned 50 last year.

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Discovering a forgotten musical genius

David de Lange and boeremusiek delighted South Africans but horrified the establishment.

LIFESTYLE

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Behind the doors of club Oscar

Now the Academy's process unfolds before a long night of cautious humour and fake smiles.

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Sunshine and mangoes

Not long ago, mangoes were fibrous and didn't have much flesh. Today there is a variety to choose from.

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Lifestyle
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15 questions for Lady Skollie

She's preparing to tie up her Standard Bank Young Artist (2022) show, ‘Groot Gat', with the final opening happening...

Lifestyle
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Death of a trend icon and a sex recession

This week's FOMO menu includes a movie about Napoleon's weaknesses and which urine colours spell danger.

Books
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Women in the tapestry of history

Philippa Gregory's new book celebrates pioneers who refused to accept their second-class role in society.

Books
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Jolly and jaundiced in Joburg

A colourful coffee table book about the contradictions, challenges and freedoms of a weathered, cosmopolitan city.

Books
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Bond has a baby and the babushkas dance

A new spy thriller is a worthy successor to 007 and the movie is already made.

Books
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Infidelity, Egypt, algorithms, mysteries

Between open marriages and computer cookies, there's a world of wonder to explore in the pages of books.