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
GROUP OF 20 SA formally asks fellow G20 members to object to its exclusion by the US 2 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
