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More than just reading — Book clubs offer belonging through shared stories and lived experience
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More than just reading — Book clubs offer belonging through shared stories and lived experience

On books, belonging and the spaces we make together.

By Joy Watson
THEATRE REVIEW

Nobody Told Me: A gripping holocaust tale brought home to Johannesburg

By Douglas Mason
Nobody Told Me: A gripping holocaust tale brought home to Johannesburg
IN PICTURES

Athletes in training ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic games, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Athletes in training ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic games, and more from around the world
PHOTO ESSAY

In Pictures: At the Westminster Dog Show, a doberman named Penny takes top honours

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
In Pictures: At the Westminster Dog Show, a doberman named Penny takes top honours
THEATRE REVIEW

Maynardville’s Twelfth Night: Shakespeare’s middle finger to romantic convention

By Keith Bain
Maynardville’s Twelfth Night: Shakespeare’s middle finger to romantic convention
Why do smart people get hooked on wellness trends? Personality traits may play a role
THE CONVERSATION

Why do smart people get hooked on wellness trends? Personality traits may play a role

By Nick Haslam
5 types of ‘wellness woo’ that borrow from mainstream medicine
THE CONVERSATION

5 types of ‘wellness woo’ that borrow from mainstream medicine

By Philippa Martyr
Innovation serves society — in action at Wits. For Good
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Innovation serves society — in action at Wits. For Good

By Wits University
In Pictures: Teyana Taylor, Bad Bunny, Trevor Noah and the 68th Grammy Awards
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In Pictures: Teyana Taylor, Bad Bunny, Trevor Noah and the 68th Grammy Awards

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Gabrielle Goliath and the enduring struggle between art, power and the policing of meaning
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Gabrielle Goliath and the enduring struggle between art, power and the policing of meaning

By Lucinda Jolly
Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, research says
THE CONVERSATION

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, research says

By Anna Barton Bradley
Why small changes, not grand resolutions, sustain real progress
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Why small changes, not grand resolutions, sustain real progress

By Louise Janovsky
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Cringe with a helping of polony as The Office gets a lekker local twist

By Kristen Harding
Cringe with a helping of polony as The Office gets a lekker local twist
REHEARSAL NOTES

Maynardville’s Twelfth Night set to be a screamer as it channels Fellini, Noël Coward and a Rolls-Royce cast

By Keith Bain
Maynardville’s Twelfth Night set to be a screamer as it channels Fellini, Noël Coward and a Rolls-Royce cast
PHOTO ESSAY

Doha Fashion Fridays — migrant labour, visibility and power in the Gulf

By Aparna Jayakumar
Doha Fashion Fridays — migrant labour, visibility and power in the Gulf
IN PICTURES

Nicki Minaj joins US President Donald Trump on stage at Summit in Washington DC, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
SOUL MUSIC

In search of Viv — how Facebook helped reunite me with my violin

By Diana Neille
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — a cerebral shift in the zombie apocalypse

By Noelle Adams
THE CONVERSATION

Tattoos, toxins and the immune system – what you need to know before you get inked

By Manal Mohammed
Gen AI needs a Carney Moment
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Gen AI needs a Carney Moment

Mark Carney’s address at Davos sparked a crucial discussion about the need for honesty in global leadership – a conversation that is just as applicable to our complex relationship with AI and technology.

By Dean McCoubrey
BOOK EXCERPT

Farming a conservation revolution in the Karoo

By Julienne Du Toit
PHOTO ESSAY

Sony World Photography Awards 2026 — Student and Youth shortlists

By Sony World Photography Awards
THE CONVERSATION

Why people believe misinformation even when they’re told the facts

By Kelly Fincham
THEATRE REVIEW

Ego, stardom and the brutal freedom of genius that refuses to explain itself

By Keith Bain
Watch – From mindful money to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, these are our book recommendations
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Watch – From mindful money to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, these are our book recommendations

By Joy Watson
Ice baths and marathons: our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts
THE CONVERSATION

Ice baths and marathons: our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts

By Rob Brooks
Avatar: Fire and Ash — something borrowed, something blue
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Avatar: Fire and Ash — something borrowed, something blue

By Kervyn Cloete
Rental Family — finding connection in a disconnected world
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Rental Family — finding connection in a disconnected world

By Kristen Harding
Judging for fancy pigeons, Davos, and more from around the world
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Judging for fancy pigeons, Davos, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

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