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- FOOD EDITOR’S CHOICE: Countdown: Tony Jackman’s personal top 5 recipes of 2025
A Brazilian home favourite, a French-Italian hybrid, a dish that cooks for seven hours, something juicy roasted in curry butter, and a wedding soup that has nothing to do with weddings. These are the dishes that thrill your food editor. Read more » - WEEKEND SPECIAL : Malatsi issues directive to bypass Icasa BEE deadlock and clear Starlink for landing
The Minister of Communications has issued a firm policy direction to Icasa, effectively ordering the regulator to drop its strict equity requirements in favour of a model that welcomes multinationals like SpaceX. Read more » - GAMING: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — a disappointing entry into the series redeemed by a gory Zombies mode
There’s no getting around the fact that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 feels like a rushed product this year. Between a badly designed co-op campaign and a multiplayer mode that plays it safe, this year’s entry in the series is a disappointment. Read more » - GROUP OF 20: SA formally asks fellow G20 members to object to its exclusion by the US
SA hopes other G20 members will raise the issue at the first sherpas meeting in Washington on Monday. Read more » - POLITICALLY AWEH: Youth voices challenge power as a new generation demands freedom and accountability
With youth uprisings spreading across Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and beyond, Politically Aweh takes viewers deep inside the Johannesburg G20 global leaders summit in Johannesburg to find out whether those leaders are actually listening. Read more » - WATER OUTAGES: Joburg residents brace for dry taps over festive season during major maintenance programme
Rand Water and Joburg Water have advised residents to prepare for intermittent water supplies over the festive season as two major water treatment stations – Zuikerbosch and Eikenhof – will be shut down for maintenance. Read more » - Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 06 December-12 December 2025
The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery. Read more » - IN PICTURES: Edinburgh’s Christmas’ Santa Paws event, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days. Read more » - Bulgarian lawmakers approve government resignation, snap election looks likely
- Bulgarian lawmakers formally approved on Friday the resignation of the country's minority government, a day after it bowed to mass street protests and said it would quit, paving the way for talks on forming a new coalition or most likely a snap election. Read more » - THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Should you cash in a preservation fund to clear your home loan?
Weigh up potential tax penalties vs the benefits of maintaining a growth-oriented investment strategy for long-term wealth accumulation. Read more »