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Coffee can interfere with your medication – here’s what you need to know

Coffee can interfere with your medication – here’s what you need to know

Caffeine can speed up digestion, block drug absorption and even raise your heart rate when mixed with certain medicines.

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

By Hannah Botsis

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

Art tours frame Soweto’s vibrant culture and heritage in canvas, mosaic and mural

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Art tours frame Soweto’s vibrant culture and heritage in canvas, mosaic and mural

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study

Empowering schools and parents with strategies to combat bullying and foster resilience in pupils

By Mark Potterton

Empowering schools and parents with strategies to combat bullying and foster resilience in pupils

Writing what it felt like — Barry Gilder on memory, movement and making art in the struggle

Writing what it felt like — Barry Gilder on memory, movement and making art in the struggle

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

By Rethabile Masilo

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

By James Renwick

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o — 5 things you should know about one of Africa’s greatest writers

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o — 5 things you should know about one of Africa’s greatest writers

By Peter Kimani

Inner city comes alive with vibrant celebration of art and community at Hey Hillbrow!

Inner city comes alive with vibrant celebration of art and community at Hey Hillbrow!

By Felix Dlangamandla

From K@k to Kasi: My culinary journey of mishaps, mastery, and avocado magic

From K@k to Kasi: My culinary journey of mishaps, mastery, and avocado magic

AirFryday: Fish au gratin, my dad’s way

AirFryday: Fish au gratin, my dad’s way

Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how

Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how

By Alexandra Cremona

Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around the world

Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around the world

By Maverick Life Editors

Roasted butternut risotto with sage

Roasted butternut risotto with sage

What migrant care workers from Zimbabwe sacrifice for their children’s futures

What migrant care workers from Zimbabwe sacrifice for their children’s futures

By Radio Workshop

Get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids and ponzis: five signs you’re being scammed

Get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids and ponzis: five signs you’re being scammed

By Bomikazi Zeka and Abdul Latif Alhassan

A mother’s gift — generational trauma through the African diaspora

A mother’s gift — generational trauma through the African diaspora

By Olumayokun Ogunde

In the age of AI, content is everywhere — but are we still telling stories that matter?

In the age of AI, content is everywhere — but are we still telling stories that matter?

By Dean McCoubrey

Why do I procrastinate? And can I do anything about it?

Why do I procrastinate? And can I do anything about it?

By Catherine Houlihan

Redefining family — choosing love, giving freely and finding belonging

Redefining family — choosing love, giving freely and finding belonging

By Louise Janovsky

GLOBAL NEWS

How a simple park run became a worldwide phenomenon

By Paul Sinton-Hewitt

How a simple park run became a worldwide phenomenon

Please don’t tape your mouth at night, whatever TikTok says. A new study shows why this viral trend can be risky

Please don’t tape your mouth at night, whatever TikTok says. A new study shows why this viral trend can be risky

In search of Nongqawuse: unraveling the tragic legacy of a young Xhosa prophetess

By Gerda Kruger

In search of Nongqawuse: unraveling the tragic legacy of a young Xhosa prophetess

Lekker Brekker Monday: Rustic tomato tart

By Tony Jackman

Lekker Brekker Monday: Rustic tomato tart

Adam — a raw exploration of masculinity, race and resilience

By Rebecca Rossouw

Adam — a raw exploration of masculinity, race and resilience

Julius Caesar — a fluid, but slightly flaccid, time-travelling Shakespeare full of intellectual bravado

Julius Caesar — a fluid, but slightly flaccid, time-travelling Shakespeare full of intellectual bravado

Durban to Cradock — prawns, more prawns, alpine beauty, and Pothole Hell

Durban to Cradock — prawns, more prawns, alpine beauty, and Pothole Hell

From pap novice to grill master — a delicious journey with avocado and chakalaka

From pap novice to grill master — a delicious journey with avocado and chakalaka

South Africa’s honeybush sector must transform from its unjust past: what needs to change

South Africa’s honeybush sector must transform from its unjust past: what needs to change

By The Conversation

Lilo & Stitch: A live-action remake about an unlikely friendship and finding family

Lilo & Stitch: A live-action remake about an unlikely friendship and finding family

By Noelle Adams

Final Destination: Bloodlines – A gleefully gory good time

Final Destination: Bloodlines – A gleefully gory good time

By Noelle Adams

From Cannes 2025: Five standout films you should watch next

From Cannes 2025: Five standout films you should watch next

By Noelle Adams

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Cruise control

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Cruise control

By Kervyn Cloete

To the brink and back: How near-death experiences can change how people work

To the brink and back: How near-death experiences can change how people work

By Akierah Binns and Jamie Gruman

All the winners of the 2025 Anime Awards

All the winners of the 2025 Anime Awards

By Darryn Bonthuys

Embrace flow to transform your leadership style for enhanced clarity and productivity

Embrace flow to transform your leadership style for enhanced clarity and productivity

By John Sanei and Erik Kruger

Two camps with walking trails in the Kruger: Different habitats and experiences

Two camps with walking trails in the Kruger: Different habitats and experiences

Wealth, wellness and wellbeing: why healthier ageing isn’t just about personal choices

Wealth, wellness and wellbeing: why healthier ageing isn’t just about personal choices

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