It’s that time of the year when everyone is taking stock of what has been achieved in 2024, whether it’s your child’s school report or your company’s year-end review. Here at Daily Maverick, it’s no different.

As the festive season approaches, take heed of these timely reminder to lock the doors and secure those solar panels, before you deck the halls, or head off for the holidays.

Marcus Rashford’s future as a Manchester United player is in serious doubt. Whether he stays or leaves, the red half of Manchester will still be in troubled waters as it continues to rebuild.

The thrill of a glorious new invention goes hand-in-hand with the fear that someone will steal it. Luckily, filing a patent in South Africa is easier than in most countries around the world.

Using some of the brine from the cans of beans in this take on an old-fashioned South African three bean salad makes for a dressing with a pleasing zing. Great for a summer salad either as a meal in itself or as a side dish.

The world cannot afford to ignore the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine or elsewhere. It sets a dangerous precedent and opens the door for even worse atrocities in the future. The time to act is now, before these weapons evolve beyond our ability to control them.

The Princess Vlei restoration project was started in 2018 as a major community-led effort to preserve and restore the integrity of the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area in Cape Town. Now, six years later, the project demonstrates how local communities can reclaim and revitalise degraded ecosystems.

As I reflect on the Constitution and how it came into being, which, contrary to popular and populist belief, was through extensive consultation with ordinary South Africans from all walks of life spanning the length and breadth of the country and solidly researched and workshopped by experts, it is as concerning as it is sad that it is now being used by some as a means to sow division among us.

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield in Ukraine and touted what he said was the invincibility of Russia’s new hypersonic missile.