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Enyobeni tragedy: Liquor Board shoots down a recommendation for moratorium on liquor licences
Thursday's weather: Risk of fire in some regions, but fine to warm elsewhere
WATCH | City of Joburg to spend over R20m on M1 bridge repairs after devastating fire
Good News: Shining a light on the bold, brave, glass-half-full people keeping SA going
Business
SA govt beats UK fund manager in case over shipwrecked silver worth R750m
One of Britain’s top hedge fund managers lost a legal fight over the salvage of $40 million (R750 million) of silver from the wreck of a ship sunk by a Japanese...
Motsepe to invest in Lesaka as it inks R1.6bn deal for Adumo
Shell sells Singapore assets to Glencore joint venture
Business brief | SPAR joins the A2X; hybrids drive record profits for Toyota
Sygnia ad sanctioned due to claim based on 'virtually meaningless' model
Sport
Magnificent Mabasa continues fabulous form to top scorers' chart and fire Pirates past Chippa
Jose Riveiro's countryman, Pablo Franco Martin, did him a big favour by AmaZulu holding Stellenbosch to a goalless draw while Orlando Pirate beat Chippa United 2-0 to...
Comeback kings Real Madrid stun Bayern to reach Champions League final
Bulls: Why Cup final distractions (for others) could aid URC charge
PSL: Orlando Pirates close in on Stellies with win over Chippa United
PSL: Uganda goalkeeper Watenga stars as Arrows hold Sundowns
Entertainment
UKhozi FM's Zanele Mbokazi reveals lung cancer diagnosis
UKhozi FM radio jock and Crown Gospel Awards founder, Zanele Mbokazi, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
SEE | Katy Perry's AI Met Gala pics were so realistic they fooled millions, including her mom
Rallying cry for Palestine: Macklemore calls out Biden and backs US student protestors in new track
'I've had a rough ride': Schuster in 'too much pain' after back injury but 'thankful' for support
Savage Beauty actor Mpho Sebeng's life to be honoured at Joburg Theatre on Thursday
World
UK says it will expel undeclared Russian spy, limit diplomatic visas; Russia vows 'tough' response
The UK government on Wednesday raised tensions with the Kremlin by announcing it would expel a Russian defence attache for being "an undeclared military intelligence...
DEVELOPING | US considers further pause on weapons for Israel, despite firm 'long-term commitment'
128 still missing as death toll from heavy rains in Brazil rises to 100
London's 200-year-old Garrick Club finally to allow women members
Thailand to re-criminalise dagga as PM vows to get tough on drugs
Africa
Zimbabwe's many care workers in the UK face up to good money, but no family members
Zimbabwean care worker Marian dreamt of her teenage daughter joining her for a new life in Britain, but new migration rules have left them stranded on different...
Worst drought in four decades cuts Zimbabwean maize crop by 72%
Q&A: How Mozambique got a (nearly) born-free future president in Daniel Chapo
Death toll from strikes on eastern DRC displaced-people camps rises to 18
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
Arts + Culture
'I always love a challenge': Shannon Esra on one-woman play My Left Breast
Shannon Esra is stripping what she's been popularly known for (acting on TV) to star in the internationally acclaimed one-woman play My Left Breast, making its South...
From Cosplay crowns to KidsCon fun: Inside Comic Con 2024's pop culture explosion
Global Citizen 2024: 'Message Architect' Thami Nkadimeng leads SA's voice across the world
Tarantino abandons his tenth film – five other times Hollywood giants cancelled big projects
From quiet pub to Swiftie shrine: How The Black Dog in the UK became a pop pilgrim's paradise
Relationships
Kink 101: A saucy safari through Jozi's sex shops reveals the cost of turning up the heat in SA
The highway to spicy sex is paved with gadgets and gizmos that promise to take your bedroom antics from yawn to yowza. Here's how much it'll cost.
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard on finding love, getting divorced and plastic surgery
OPINION | The 'trad wife' phenomenon: Is the return of traditional homemaking worth embracing?
Shakira hasn’t given up on love or marriage after Gerard Piqué break-up
Inside Prince William and Kate’s love story as they celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary
Motoring
SEE | Bang for buck: Here are some of the latest Chinese cars from GWM shooting SA's way in 2024
Chinese automakers are offering the best bang for your buck; this is where they thoroughly outgun their better-known rivals. Leading this charge is GWM with a whole...
Stuart Johnston | Roaring 'oldies' still the best: Classic Car Friday at Knysna's Simola Hillclimb
The American tool that helps make BMW's in-line six engines so good
A new age of digital dashboards: Are traditional instrument clusters fading into auto history?
Time-saving words your mechanic wishes you knew - car lingo every non-petrol head could use
Wellness
Kate Beckinsale claps back at haters accusing her of going under the knife
The Underworld star says she's tired of telling people she's never had plastic surgery
LIVE BY DESIGN | What do you think is a good death?
Lessons in late motherhood: Cameron Diaz's journey at 51 sparks conversation on pregnancy after 35
SA's noodle dilemma: Are we compromising health for convenience? Insights from a local dietician
Halle Berry confronts stigma around menopause
Books
Coming to FLF: Arthur Goldstuck on generative AI versus human creativity
In this edited excerpt from 'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI: A Handbook for All', Arthur Goldstuck offers an accessible guide to what AI does and how it could help.
'Pithy and clean': Why readers (and writers) keep going back to the short story
REVIEW | Layers of love and marriage: Shubnum Khan's Onion Tears republished 13 years after debut
From lies to policy to mob justice: Key SA non-fiction works in the bookshops now
Paul Auster: Celebrated narrator of noirish New York and literary icon has died
Wine
NEW RELEASES | The Truth about Cabernet Franc on the Helderberg: Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards
While South African Cabernet Franc has only recently started making a name for itself on an international stage, Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards on the slopes of the...
NEW RELEASES | A new era at Gabriëlskloof: The release of their first Bot River Chenin Blanc
WINE 101 | The many faces of South African Sauvignon Blanc
WINE BUSINESS | Of the Birds and the Bees: Moedi Wines
Inside Africa's best vineyard: Lunch at Creation
Travel
Sun City's popular Valley of Waves water resort closes for annual maintenance
Guests and day visitors to one of South Africa’s most popular water theme parks, the Valley of Waves at Sun City Resort in the North West, are advised to get their...
Paarl's secret paradise: Brookdale Estate's transformation from overgrown farm to wine wonderland
Retirement at sea: SA couple builds yacht for global adventure
New low-cost airline to fly direct from UK to Cape Town - here's how fares compare to BA and Virgin
Travelstart launches new members-only app: Here’s how its perks and benefits stack up
Food
A round-up of top tier restaurants across SA offering special Mother's Day menus
Cape Town among world's top 10 coffee cities: Eat Out team reveals their favourite spots
French flavours, Afro-Mediterranean menus: Joburg adds new gastronomic gems to its culinary crown
Feast up with Tannie Maria's traditional SA recipes
5 cosy one-pot dinners for easy clean-up
City Press
DA's burning flag advert is 'fear-mongering of the worst kind' - Mmusi Maimane
Reacting to the DA's advert depicting a burning SA flag, Maimane, who is the former leader of the party, condemned the “fear-mongering and swart gevaar [black danger]...
'We do not campaign to de-campaign other political parties but to unite the ANC' -Tokyo Sexwale
Controversial R38m Madibeng EPWP programme launch claims scalps of 2 senior officials
Springbok star Manie Libbok still coming to terms with national hero status
Zanele Mbokazi's lung cancer diagnosis prompts outpour of well wishes
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Navigating a conversation about cost of living adjustments requires tact and preparation. By focusing on the economic factors that impact both the organisation and its...
Unmasking the Surprising Earning Potential of Blue-Collar Work in South Africa
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New Tenant Survey finds that financial barriers are the primary reason people rent
Understanding tenant preferences is not just about knowing what they want, but about using this knowledge to shape new developments, investment strategies, marketing...
The Landing Cape Town: A Dynamic Development in a Prime Location
Autumn cleaning hacks: Here’s how you do it
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