Christmas

Compliments to SA confidence

Opinion Lester Kiewit - 17 Jan 2020

Fortunately for us, survival is in our DNA. Let’s use that to greet worldwide crises

Buffalo City ready for festivities

Article Sipho Macanda - 13 Dec 2019

The calendar is full of events that will keep holidaymakers entertained

SA ducks colonial vibe: Turkey’s goose is cooked

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Dec 2018

The turkeys that make it to our shores are frozen, mostly from Brazil, but also from Canada, the United States and Chile

Click here. Actually, no, don’t

Article Shaun De Waal - 7 Dec 2018

'Sometimes I think South African retail websites don’t actually want to sell anything'

An ode to the matriarch

Article Tshepang Molisana - 21 Dec 2017

'Women like my grandmother held up half the sky with simple food, the spirit of celebration and an open kitchen door'

When pudding is no trifling matter

Article Dinika Govender - 8 Dec 2017

"And for as long as Koo does not change its canned peaches recipe and raspberry jelly is still pink, the family trifle pudding will stay the same".

The holidays: A queer time of year

Article Carl Collison - 14 Dec 2016

Going to see family during the festive season is often doubly troubling for LGBTI people.

Save money, save the world with our DIY holiday tips

Article Sipho Kings - 12 Dec 2016

Looking to get away from the in-laws this holiday? How about a DIY Christmas for a cause?

Think of God, think of a crying infant

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Dec 2014

Christmas presents God as a baby, invoking Christianity as a deeper form of humanism.

Sierra Leone bans festive gatherings on Ebola fears

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 18 Dec 2014

The army is to enforce the government's travel ban during the Christmas period and a military presence aims to deter street celebrations.

What’s eating Father Christmas?

Article Sipho Kings - 18 Dec 2014

Santa's mall stand-ins take on the job because it's good, honest work. But those children can be a real trial.

Could this be the first physical evidence of Jesus and his family?

Article Reuters - 26 Dec 2013

A limestone burial box, typical of first century Jerusalem, has been found with words chiselled on side: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus".

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Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest

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From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity

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Tshwane water woes in court again

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal

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Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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