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The Oscars

Ismail Lagardien

Ismail Lagardien

Behind every Person of the Year-type award lies power, politics and preference

17 December 2025

Together: A visceral, spine-tingling horror that fails to entirely satisfy

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Together: A visceral, spine-tingling horror that fails to entirely satisfy

By Noelle Adams

The Oscars’ Slapgate - The smack that whacked the world

CELEBRITY CULTURE

The Oscars’ Slapgate - The smack that whacked the world

By Rebecca Davis

The inaugural parliamentary Oscars

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

The inaugural parliamentary Oscars

By Malibongwe Tyilo