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Wicked: For Good sparks with emotion and timely relevance
The year-long wait for the second and final film in the Wicked series is over, and fans of the story are sure to adore its epic conclusion. By Noelle Adams
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December 05, 2025
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Trump's push to end Ukraine conflict fuels fears of ugly deal
European leaders are watching negotiations nervously, fearing that any settlement could leave Moscow strong, sideline Europe's influence and place continental security at serious long-term risk.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
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A small group of elephants delivers big research results
In Limpopo, a herd of seven tame elephants has advanced the cause of science like few others. The latest finding is that these magnificent creatures cannot see themselves in the mirror
3 min |
December 05, 2025
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Hotspot libraries are a safe haven for children
In 2016, a community leader saw a gap for educational spaces. Nearly a decade later, libraries across Cape Town offer kids a safe place to learn.
4 min |
December 05, 2025
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One foot in front of the other en route to a better quality of life
Henry David Thoreau once said: “As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”
2 min |
December 05, 2025
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Tiny defenders: SA's forgotten frogs matter as much as its rhinos
New conservation report highlights focus on the protection of lesser-known species that are critical to ecosystem health. By Daniélle Schaafsma
3 min |
December 05, 2025
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Esterhof youth offer a new vision
As the National Dialogue unfolds, these young South Africans outline challenges and practical steps forward, underscoring that meaningful change depends on communities listening and acting. By Deon Snyman
5 min |
December 05, 2025
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From Langa to the world: dual sport prodigy is making a name for himself
Schoolboy Litha Kraai is rapidly climbing the premier hockey ladder, but it's not his only elite pursuit. Cricket is his other talent.
4 min |
December 05, 2025
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Western Cape faces growing gap in childhood immunisation
Health authorities report a troubling drop in infant vaccination, citing vaccine hesitancy and logistical challenges as barriers to protecting children from preventable illnesses. By Tamsin Metelerkamp
4 min |
December 05, 2025
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Arts bring healing power to communities in Cape Town
Creative expression is used to reshape wellbeing, education and culture. By Lance Kieswetter
3 min |
December 05, 2025
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Wild Ocean is both visual feast
Peter and Beverly Pickford's Wild Ocean: A Journey to the Earth's Last Wild Coasts is filled with photographs so luminous that one almost hears the crash of the sea moving through its pages.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
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It looks like it's a good time to be a banker...
Among the many changes we are seeing daily in South Africa is a huge increase in institutions that are offering to either look after your money, lend you money or just give you a shiny new card that you can flash around to feel rich.
2 min |
December 05, 2025
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All eyes on the Fed as market volatility returns
Nvidia earnings, bitcoin's slide and government stimulus jolted markets, leaving investors watching the central bank for hints on interest rate changes
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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Cricketer Dané van Niekerk prepares for 'comeback ball of all time'
After being out of the national team for four years, the former Proteas captain will be making a second debut for South Africa.
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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Celebrating Noordgesig's history with a prized museum
A new addition to the library has fast become a huge drawcard for this community in Soweto as a place of remembering and healing.
2 min |
November 28, 2025
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Complex global challenges require a G20, not a G2 or G3
President Donald Trump's suggestion that global affairs should be managed through a “G2” comprising the US and China reduces world politics to a bilateral negotiation.
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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Latest Predator flips the script
With director Dan Trachtenberg switching creative gears, Predator: Badlands challenges audiences to root for a protagonist who's got few - if any - endearing qualities, but the result really works. By Sandra Visser
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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Soweto music centre helps kids strike the right chord
The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music, builds community and inspires creativity
2 min |
November 28, 2025
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SA needs to talk about money
A recent study shows that even though South Africans generally feel more confident about money, many still avoid talking about finances and don't consistently set goals for long-term wellbeing.
2 min |
November 28, 2025
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Unhappy clappers: issue of state
A government body's determination to legislate how churches in SA are regulated and what they can and can't do has been met with fierce resistance, particularly from the charismatic denominations. By Estelle Ellis
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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Wild plots in lieu of testimony and proof are creating a farce
Performances at the Madlanga Commission and Parliament's ad hoc committee took flights of fancy to bewildering and wholly unbelievable new heights
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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Hara hachi bu: the mindful eating habit with health benefits
A Japanese '80% full' eating practice is gaining attention - not as a diet, but as a gentler way to reconnect with hunger cues, improve digestion and avoid overeating in a distracted world. By Aisling Pigott
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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G20 final summit dodged a bullet when US boycotted event
It could be seen as a blessing in disguise that the Trump administration chose not to attend the Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg. Because it surely would have been a very different gathering.
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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Global relevance of Nations Championship to be tested
The inaugural tournament, to be played in July and November 2026, will reveal whether this is really a new era for World Rugby
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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It deserves to be said: South Africa's G20 summit was a winner
It is not often that I start a Monday morning feeling sleep deprived yet pleased that I had spent the weekend working.
3 min |
November 28, 2025
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Structural change is required in order to put an end to GBV
Over the past few days I have been meditating over a quote widely attributed to African American historian and civil rights activist WEB Du Bois: “A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect.”
2 min |
November 28, 2025
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CIA spy claims resurface as corruption scandals grip SA
New allegations from recent hearings echo old disputes involving Jacob Zuma and the Scorpions, as people facing questions point to foreign operatives to explain the growing pressure around them.
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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Elite schools' quiet gatekeeping keeps racial patterns in place
An academic study into former Model C schools in the Western Cape has found that children from black African, coloured and Indian families are being kept out of these schools in various ways. By Samantha Kriger
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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3.3 billion-year-old rocks are found to have evidence of life
The hi-tech methods could also be employed in future to search for signs of extraterrestrial life
4 min |
November 28, 2025
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Danny Jordaan is a burden that Safa shouldn't have to carry
The South African Football Association president should have stepped aside while he clears his name in court to avoid becoming a liability. By Yanga Sibembe
5 min |