THE CONVERSATION Annie Ernaux, French feminist who uses language as ‘a knife’, wins Nobel Prize for Literature 6 min 1 By Véronique Duché
PHOTOGRAPHY 2022 Nature Conservancy photo contest winners – climate, people and nature 5 min 0 By The Nature Conservancy
THE CONVERSATION ‘Sea monsters’ were real millions of years ago. New fossils tell about their rise and fall 5 min 0 By Nicholas R. Longrich
THE CONVERSATION Lifting weights once a week linked to reduced risk of premature death – new study 3 min 0 By Bridgitte Swales and Anna Catriona Whittaker
LIVE SMARTER Check your geyser – it’s an efficient way to save energy and slash your electricity bill 4 min 5 By Sarah Hoek
BOOK REVIEW American Psychosis – how the party of Lincoln went off the deep end 5 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
SLAM POETRY New word order – SA slam poet Xabiso Vili’s ‘battle cry’ conquers the globe 4 min 0 By Anna Southwell
Keep an eye out This month on your screen – classic novels, Halloween horror films and the 9th European Film Festival 5 min 0 By Tevya Turok Shapiro
OUT & ABOUT Garden Day, kites, comedy and more — things to do this week around South Africa 4 min 1 By Christina Makochieng
THE CONVERSATION Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human 3 min 0 By Love Dalén and Anders Götherström
FILM REVIEW Male rage, lethargic politicians and compassion – new SA doccie ‘57’ unravels the complexities of crime 5 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
THE CONVERSATION Stroke: young people can have them too – here’s how to know if you’re at risk and what to look out for 4 min 0 By Lynne A Barker
THE CONVERSATION 5 xenophobic myths about immigrants in South Africa debunked by researchers 4 min 1 By Anthony Kaziboni
THE CONVERSATION Corsets and waist trainers: how celebrities and influencers have driven our modern obsession with shapewear 4 min 0 By Naomi Braithwaite
THE CONVERSATION New study seeks to explain the ‘Mandela Effect’ – the bizarre phenomenon of shared false memories 4 min 0 By Deepasri Prasad and Wilma Bainbridge
THE CONVERSATION The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin 5 min 0 By Dominique Somda
BOOK REVIEW ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’ — a must-read fiction about the very real climate crisis 3 min 0 By Sarah Hoek
