July 12 2024

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Why did the ANC fall into the arms of the DA?

The ANC might have discarded the mantle of 'liberation movement' through the government of national unity.

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Why it’s a critical weekend for the GNU

The cabinet lekgotla will tackle policy issues, and new home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says it's a key moment.

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Joe Biden: large cracks in the dam wall

It's not every day that the ego and/or stubbornness of one person can determine the future of the world.

Image: Theodore Key | @theodore_key_illustration

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That news you read on-the-sly at work

Elections and rugby matches bring the fights, the jokes and the chaos.

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(Some) cars have earned their status as public art

The visual appeal of a car is not merely for the pleasure of its driver. Automobile design is on display daily.

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Your two litres of ice-cream is not two litres

Strange things are happening in supermarkets with sizing and quantities and the packaging of products.

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South Africa’s new nuclear renaissance

There is a growing connection between nuclear energy and artificial intelligence, which needs huge amounts of power.

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My bucket is almost empty

When you get the chance to see Dylan, Plant, Krauss and Nelson, you don't think twice.

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A new language and a new (better) you

Learning a new language can give you a whole new look at the world.

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PROMOTION | How IT can promote equality and growth

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has a pioneering view on technological transformation.

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How beige is Keir Starmer?

Behind Sir Keir Starmer's image as a middle-of-the-road fellow there's a man who knows exactly what he wants.

Books
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Books that bruise

These two new novels make you realise that humanity is a failed experiment.

Books
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A Yankee, a flapper and endless spats

A sweltering day in Alabama ends with a night in Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's house.

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Lies, deceit and manipulation unmasked

New books about mendacity, narcissism, drug abuse and mayhem are must-reads.

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Lifestyle
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Remembering Dame Edna as we munch on matzos

This week, the Fomolistas speculate on Irish revenge and find new uses for a French press.