BOOK REVIEW: Summer reads to ease you into the holidays
Summer reads to ease you into the holidays from historical fiction to murder mystery
SUNDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2025, 09:28
Summer reads to ease you into the holidays from historical fiction to murder mystery

The academic qualifications of South Africa’s major political party leaders vary, with some holding doctorates and others having advanced to their current positions with just a matric certificate to their name.
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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
Why South Africa is ending the 90-day visa exemption for Palestinians
Meet the seven panellists who are steering the interviews for the NPA’s top job
Nomvula Mokonyane champions women’s leadership in ANC ahead of presidential race
Kingmakers, knives and numbers: The vote that could hand KZN to Zuma’s MK party
Joburg’s brief glow during the G20 is fading fast. Can a daily call to Mayor Dada Morero revive the city or will the ANC’s struggles and dysfunction continue to haunt Johannesburg?
Funeral policy fraudster jailed, setting Murder for Money investigations precedent
Banxso empire crumbles after FSCA unleashes R2bn in penalties and 30-year director debarments
Ukraine rolls out power-saving steps as half of capital in dark after Russian strikes
Some 200,000 flee new push by Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump deal
Towards an inclusive electoral system that reclaims accountability without reproducing apartheid lines
In a serendipitous encounter on a dusty road in the Eastern Cape, photographer William Sheepskin captures the essence of a boy named Vuyisanani Sinqoto — an image that crosses continents to shine at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Follow this poignant journey of heritage, connection, and the cha
New military leaders claim they will liberate the West African country from the influence of drug traffickers. But it’s unclear whether the junta is really ridding Guinea-Bissau of the scourge.