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Submissions are invited from publishers for the 2026 Sunday Times Literary Awards for non-fiction and fiction.

Stars channel Michael Jackson’s signature style, with bold riffs on his most iconic eras

Singer and ‘storyteller’ is South Africa’s most streamed female artist

Doctors might cure me, but I make them sick, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.

Romantic, windswept beauty has overtaken the runways, with looks inspired by yearning, flushed skin, and undone lips, echoing the resurgence of romance in fashion, film, and culture.

Local brands, careful curation and street-level style are drawing Braamfontein back into focus as Johannesburg’s most compelling mirror of itself.

Prince Albert: where music fills the air and helps us breathe again

Navigating post-drama withdrawal with lessons from Sun Tzu

Queen Motlatle, renowned South African hair, makeup, and prosthetics designer, uses her artistry to revive and reinterpret the 18th-century Zulu bridal hairstyle, the isicholo, exploring hair as biography and cultural archive at the Kunsthalle München.

Things to stream this week

Chase Infiniti stars as Agnes in the sequel, 'The Testament', to the acclaimed series set in Gilead, a theocratic society where girls are strictly controlled and categorised by age and fertility.

Historical saga revisits 1820–1840 migrations from Cape Colony shaping today

Your guide to what's on this week

Cosmic forecasts: weekly predictions

Cup kicks off in June with more teams, more matches and a venue entering the record books