13 September 2024

NEWS & POLITICS

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A volk, or a language community?

Afrikaner/Afrika Initiative, Afrikaner Declaration, Afrikaner Foundation, Afrikaner Leadership Network. What's cooking?

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How Kamala sucker-punched Donald

Harris waited until the fourth round to knock the wind out of her opponent with an unexpected body blow.

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Namibia: Will Swapo go the way of the ANC?

South Africans will find much of the lead-up to the Namibian elections in November strikingly familiar.

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SA’s economy needs a booster, not austerity

There are three areas in which public spending in South Africa would yield positive results for the economy.

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FREE SPEECH

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News to blow your combover wide open

Hands down, the news item of the week was the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Memes came flying.

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Louis Viljoen, theatre’s dark rock star

Louis Viljoen's work has been likened to the wounded words in Steven Berkoff's and Quentin Tarantino's dialogues.

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Oasis in the desert of a pugnacious past

The brothers Gallagher have buried the hatchet. Or have they? Hard to say before their concert in July 2025.

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The historian who changed history

Charles van Onselen, celebrated champion of the working classes in South African history.

BOOKS

Boeke
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Cultivate good habits in your golden years

A book on atomic habits, a thriller set in Israel and a refreshing debut.

Books
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Nielsen: who’s topping the charts now

With Graffiti online bookshop, we look at the local and international books making the charts in South African bookstores.


LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle
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Trains and phones and plastic roads

The Fomolistas find marvels like marmalade martinis and how to clean your blue suede shoes.

Lifestyle
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15+ questions for Murray la Vita

The profile writer for Netwerk24 and the Afrikaans dailies marvels at yogis and loves Nancy Sinatra songs.