By Themba Dlamini Fear has become SA’s governing strategy as we circle the kraal without entering it 5 min 4 7 January 2026
WORLD ANALYSIS Reading the tea leaves for 2026 shows a world on the edge of disruption 9 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
By Muhammad Coovadia SA’s ‘education’ system is warehousing children, not educating them 7 min 3 2 January 2026
BEACH SAFETY ‘You basically live on the beach’ — Cape Town lifeguard describes rescue at Miller’s Point and busy festive season 8 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
By Wandile Sihlobo A mixed agricultural recovery in 2025, but better rainfall and brighter prospects for SA in 2026 3 min 0 31 December 2025
LOOKING AHEAD Wetter skies to ease heat in 2026 but raise flood risk across SA’s interior provinces 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
By Wandile Sihlobo Lush veld and cheaper feed boost KZN agriculture, but foot-and-mouth disease remains critical threat 3 min 1 29 December 2025
SMALL TOWN OF THE YEAR Creatures of the wild kind like their life in Hoedspruit too 5 min 0 By Lucas Ledwaba
By Redi Tlhabi The quiet violence of acquiescence and why journalism cannot afford detachment 3 min 5 28 December 2025
BENDING THE FUTURE SA at a Rubicon: Crime, power and a high-stakes paddle into 2026 9 min 0 By Marianne Thamm
SMALL TOWN OF THE YEAR Bloemhof: a dorpie whose spirit reflects its kind, resilient people 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
By Terence McNamee An epic act of national self-harm: Letting South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ story die 18 min 6 26 December 2025
SMALL TOWN OF THE YEAR Cullinan has learnt to pivot to ensure its revival and survival 5 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
VIDEO Watch – South Africa’s business year in review: Optimism, drama and a mini-budget twist 1 min 0 By Lindsey Schutters
SMALL TOWN OF THE YEAR Scenic, friendly, efficient: White River has everything in its favour 5 min 0 By Zani Barrish
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025 The dying empire and its teetering Death Star — and why whoever comes after Trump will be worse 3 min 3 By Richard Poplak
STATE OF OUR BEACHES Blue skies, clean seas: most SA beaches are ready for the summer rush, but some are not easy to gauge 19 min 0 By Kiara Wales, Reid Donson, Hannah Abrahams, Tamsin Metelerkamp, Tony Carnie, Riaan Marais and Kyran Blaauw
