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Sony World Competition — The year's most mesmerising architecture and landscape photography
PHOTO ESSAY

Sony World Competition — The year's most mesmerising architecture and landscape photography

The Sony World Competition announced the winners and shortlists for their 2026 open category awards. The Awards spotlights photographers telling the stories of our time. Here is the selection of images from the open competition in the architecture and landscape categories.

By Sony World Photography Awards
THE CONVERSATION

Which nut butter is healthiest – peanut, almond or cashew?

By Lauren Ball and Emily Burch
Which nut butter is healthiest – peanut, almond or cashew?
CHANGE MAKER

Main Street Sundays comes to Marshalltown and puts people before cars

By Bridget Hilton-Barber
Main Street Sundays comes to Marshalltown and puts people before cars
THE INTERVIEW

A milestone year for the Klein Karoo’s Moederfees

By Keith Bain
A milestone year for the Klein Karoo’s Moederfees
LITERARY STRETCH OP-ED

Leipzig Book Fair meets Comic Con — but how global is a pan-European perspective?

By Marianne Merten
Leipzig Book Fair meets Comic Con — but how global is a pan-European perspective?
The tryptophan switch? Why exercise boosts your mood
THE CONVERSATION

The tryptophan switch? Why exercise boosts your mood

By Meghan McCue
Would banning social media for teens protect them or push them further online?
DIGITAL DANGER

Would banning social media for teens protect them or push them further online?

By Iza Trengove
Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny
THE CONVERSATION

Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny

By Steven Roberts
Swashbuckling deeds of adventure in The Bluff
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Swashbuckling deeds of adventure in The Bluff

By Sandra Visser
Win double tickets to the historic Montreux Jazz Festival in Franschhoek
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Win double tickets to the historic Montreux Jazz Festival in Franschhoek

By Montreux Jazz Festival
Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay
SUM AND SUBSTANCE

Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay

By Gillian McAinsh
Environmental lawyer provides a bird’s-eye view of Jozi's city slickers
CHANGE MAKER

Environmental lawyer provides a bird’s-eye view of Jozi's city slickers

By Bridget Hilton-Barber
OP-ED

The dark legacy of kitchen culture returns with chef Redzepi's resignation

By Kobus van der Merwe
The dark legacy of kitchen culture returns with chef Redzepi's resignation
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Doja Cat to Jazz in the Lights – your Joburg weekend gig guide

By Ferial Haffajee
Doja Cat to Jazz in the Lights – your Joburg weekend gig guide
IN PICTURES

Pope Leo XIV blesses a child while greeting cheering crowds from his popemobile, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child while greeting cheering crowds from his popemobile, and more from around the world
THE CONVERSATION

Can you actually have a ‘slow’ or ‘fast’ metabolism?

By Hayley O'Neill
PHOTO ESSAY

Sony World Competition — The best portraiture and street photography from around the world

By Sony World Photography Awards
MOVING ART

Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns

By Anna Cox
THE CONVERSATION

‘Red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ — What do our reading choices say about us?

By Julian Novitz
Gloves, grit and laughter — Alexandra’s elders box their way to better health
PHOTO ESSAY

Gloves, grit and laughter — Alexandra’s elders box their way to better health

A group of elders from Alexandra gather for a lively boxing training session at the Morningside shopping centre. Led by their dedicated trainer, they warm up with a run, practice punches, stretch and build strength, all while enjoying moments of laughter. The sessions combine fitness, focus and fun. Proving that age is no barrier to staying active and healthy.

By Felix Dlangamandla
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

The Bride! is a messy but entertaining monster mash-up where feminism meets Frankenstein

By Noelle Adams
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Inside the 98th Oscars: A night of image, power, and performance

By Maverick Life Editors
THE INTERVIEW

Hugged by the Night: A children’s book that makes the dark beautiful

By Joy Watson
THE CONVERSATION

Why people are turning to AI for relationship advice — and why they shouldn't

By Maha Khawaja
Spier Light Art reflects on South Africa’s past and present with immersive installations
MATTERS OF THE ART

Spier Light Art reflects on South Africa’s past and present with immersive installations

By Kristen Harding
The Karoo Fossil Finder: Discovering life before the dinosaurs in South Africa’s heartland
KAROO PROFILE

The Karoo Fossil Finder: Discovering life before the dinosaurs in South Africa’s heartland

By Julienne Du Toit
Airstrike in Beirut as Israel Defense Forces target sites linked to Hezbollah, and more from around the world
IN PICTURES

Airstrike in Beirut as Israel Defense Forces target sites linked to Hezbollah, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU

Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing

By Bheki C. Simelane
Women’s Power, jazz at Hugh’s and honouring Ufrieda Ho
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Women’s Power, jazz at Hugh’s and honouring Ufrieda Ho

By Ferial Haffajee

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