Latest articles on Christmas

Quiet contemplation this Easter

Article Mail Guardian Online Reporter - 8 Apr 2020

From church services over WhatsApp to eating with family and listening to chilled music over Instagram, South Africa is going to have a very different long weekend, grounded in sharing and caring

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 Giles Fraser - 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 Staff Reporter - 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".

Christmas in Baghdad: Tanks, pilgrims, and Santa Claus

Article Reuters - 25 Dec 2013

Christmas for Iraq's remaining Christian community means celebrating behind blast walls and barbed wire.

Pope’s first Christmas message: End the violence in S Sudan

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Dec 2013

In his first message as Roman Catholic leader, Pope Francis has called for an end to the crisis in South Sudan, saying everyone should be peacemakers.

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

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