Special Report
2012: It's a wrap
We wrap up some of the events and stories that made 2012.

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The closing of Tygerberg Zoo

Tygerberg Zoo, in the Western Cape, became the latest casualty in the changing nature of conservation, writes Sean O'Toole.

Cosatu: A labouring behemoth finally reaches the crossroads

The mighty Cosatu once revolutionised the labour scene, but did its transformation into an efficient bureaucracy unwittingly lead to Marikana?

OMG!!! *sobs* Your furry is giving me feels

Welcome to the world of furry: a bizarre, sometimes pornographic, rambunctious new form of participatory pop culture.

Almost dead in Movember

When armed robbers came calling, all Billy Rivers could think of was his stupid 'Movember' moustache.

WTF: The internet's secretive hangouts

Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.

Instagram turns amateurs into artists

With her thumbs and a phone and despite zero artistic background, Verashni Pillay got her first exhibition.

Addicted to extreme performance

Endurance sports for amateurs are growing in number as junkies chase their next high, writes enthusiast Richard Poplak.

RIP: Those who left us in 2012

We look back at those who died in 2012.

From the Editor: This is my song, for the asking

Shell-shocked by the developments of 2012, ordinary South Africans must now lead, writes Nic Dawes.

Controversial SA tweets of 2012

We round up the cringe-worthy, jaw-dropping South African Twitter blunders of 2012.