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Psychology

Africa Check: Do a third of South Africans really suffer from mental illness?

Maverick Life

Africa Check: Do a third of South Africans really suffer from mental illness?

By Africa Check

Missive to Emmanuel Nkosinathi 'Nathi' Mthethwa - new Minister of Arts and Culture

South Africa

Missive to Emmanuel Nkosinathi 'Nathi' Mthethwa - new Minister of Arts and Culture

By J Brooks Spector

Trott’s burnout: A reminder of sportsmen’s sacrifice

Sport

Trott’s burnout: A reminder of sportsmen’s sacrifice

By Antoinette Muller

The ANC’s epic democracy failure: The Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill

South Africa

The ANC’s epic democracy failure: The Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill

By Stephen Grootes

Nkandla showdown: Thuli Madonsela’s tactical missteps

South Africa

Nkandla showdown: Thuli Madonsela’s tactical missteps

By Ranjeni Munusamy

Analysis: Measuring racial hatred, one murder at a time

South Africa

Analysis: Measuring racial hatred, one murder at a time

By Mandy De Waal

Gay conversion therapy: Banned in California, flourishes elsewhere

South Africa

Gay conversion therapy: Banned in California, flourishes elsewhere

By Rebecca Davis

Death of a humorist: The beautiful pessimism of David Rakoff

Maverick Life

Death of a humorist: The beautiful pessimism of David Rakoff

By Kevin Bloom

The Misery Index and the pursuit of happiness

Maverick Life

The Misery Index and the pursuit of happiness

By Simon Allison

The politics of selective empathy

Politics

The politics of selective empathy

By Mandy De Waal

Women also-stars in modern cinema

Sci-Tech

Women also-stars in modern cinema

By Rebecca Davis

Willpower and the secret to self-control

Sci-Tech

Willpower and the secret to self-control

By Mandy De Waal

Primitive emotion: a predictor of political attitudes

Sci-Tech

Primitive emotion: a predictor of political attitudes

By Mandy De Waal

Stanford Prison experiments, 40 years on

Sci-Tech

Stanford Prison experiments, 40 years on

By Rebecca Davis

Nighty-night: Profanity-laced bedtime story becomes a publishing phenom

Media

Nighty-night: Profanity-laced bedtime story becomes a publishing phenom

By Richard Poplak

The eternal sunshine of Asaf Asulin's mind

Media

The eternal sunshine of Asaf Asulin's mind

By Mandy De Waal

Love is still beyond the budget, but happiness now has a price-tag

Politics

Love is still beyond the budget, but happiness now has a price-tag

By Andy Rice

World Cup happiness, our best chance of beating rabid extremism of all kinds

Politics

World Cup happiness, our best chance of beating rabid extremism of all kinds

By Andy Rice

Scientists open the secret door to the kindergarten of good and evil

Sci-Tech

Scientists open the secret door to the kindergarten of good and evil

By Branko Brkic

Eighty years later, Jung’s diary of madness sees print

Sci-Tech

Eighty years later, Jung’s diary of madness sees print

By Branko Brkic

Survey finds SA’s image bad, self image even worse

Politics

Survey finds SA’s image bad, self image even worse

By Branko Brkic