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Remembering Sydda Essop, who turned recipes into a social history of the Karoo

BOOK EXCERPT

Remembering Sydda Essop, who turned recipes into a social history of the Karoo

By Julienne Du Toit

Street Fighter embraces its old-school roots and mostly lands the knockout

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Street Fighter embraces its old-school roots and mostly lands the knockout

By Kervyn Cloete

Moving dance performance explores our connection to the Earth and each other

DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME

Moving dance performance explores our connection to the Earth and each other

By Mark Heywood

Train derailment in Assam, India, and more from around the world

IN PICTURES

Train derailment in Assam, India, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Pope Leo XIV joins youth in prayer celebration, and more from around the world

IN PICTURES

Pope Leo XIV joins youth in prayer celebration, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Ben Dekker — forester, actor, philosopher who stood for Parliament from a fruit barrow

OBITUARY

Ben Dekker — forester, actor, philosopher who stood for Parliament from a fruit barrow

By Herman Lategan

Clayface turns Batman’s shapeshifting villain into a skin-crawling body horror

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Clayface turns Batman’s shapeshifting villain into a skin-crawling body horror

By Noelle Adams

I love my skincare routine. Do I have a body image problem?

THE CONVERSATION

I love my skincare routine. Do I have a body image problem?

By Gemma Sharp

Get the right things done — How to make time for what matters most

OP-ED

Get the right things done — How to make time for what matters most

By Louise Janovsky

How a traditional Nordic way of eating could help you live longer

THE CONVERSATION

How a traditional Nordic way of eating could help you live longer

By Michael Fridén, Daniel Borch Ibsen and Christina C. Dahm

Connection is an act of resistance

REFLECTION

Connection is an act of resistance

By Kavisha Pillay

Resident Evil — a horror video game adaptation with a wicked sense of humour

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Resident Evil — a horror video game adaptation with a wicked sense of humour

By Noelle Adams

No traffic, big ideas as ‘Karoogle’ brings global tech work to KwaNojoli

BOOK EXCERPT

No traffic, big ideas as ‘Karoogle’ brings global tech work to KwaNojoli

By Julienne Du Toit

A day at the polling stations — South Africa votes

IN PICTURES

A day at the polling stations — South Africa votes

By Felix Dlangamandla

Sweet and sour pork with lychees

WHAT’S COOKING

Sweet and sour pork with lychees

By Tony Jackman

Scorpio Rising — The latest thriller from SA’s master of crime fiction

BOOK EXCERPT

Scorpio Rising — The latest thriller from SA’s master of crime fiction

By Deon Meyer

Are right‑brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science tells us

THE CONVERSATION

Are right‑brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science tells us

By Sarah Hellewell

Cat got your tongue? Certifiably funny Cape Town comedian goes canine crazy

THE INTERVIEW

Cat got your tongue? Certifiably funny Cape Town comedian goes canine crazy

By Keith Bain

The Devil Wears Sneakers — Epstein and the network that allowed him to flourish

BOOK EXCERPT

The Devil Wears Sneakers — Epstein and the network that allowed him to flourish

By Hazel Friedman

SA through the lens of mission stations — Steinkopf, Concordia, Kommagas and Pella

TIME CAPSULE

SA through the lens of mission stations — Steinkopf, Concordia, Kommagas and Pella

By Laurie Gaum

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working

THE CONVERSATION

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working

By Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe