Difficult times of Queen of Soul

Washington Post|Published

The mother of two by 15 and an abusive marriage seared Aretha Franklin?s songs with personal emotions

Street people share too

David Gemmell|Published

They felt just having someone to listen to their life stories was fantastic. I was also astonished by the many unsung heroes helping, writes David Gemmel

Islamic world plays out on dinner table

Louisa Loveluck|Published

Are 300 recipes enough to counter anti-Muslim sentiment? One author is giving it a try and pays homage to Middle Eastern cities in her cookbooks, writes Louisa Loveluck ...

WATCH : Skin care a big thing for men

Sameer Naik|Published

More than 270% increase in aesthetic procedures performed on men worldwide

Mausoleums are the way to go

Sameer Naik|Published

City of Joburg launches pilot project as burial space starts to run out

Wild dogs are having their day

Sheree Bega|Published

Historic transboundary event sees African painted dogs back where they belong

Must opera now completely die in SA before people wake up?

Sheree Bega|Published

With shrinking audiences and sponsorships, the board has announced that Gauteng Opera is to close as the last funding runs out.

Costume FANTASY factory

Washington Post|Published

How ensembles can make or break a production

Zeitgeist satire

Kevin Ritchie|Published

?Madam & Eve? has run for decades; one of its founders, Rico Schacherl, talks about the history of this most-loved cartoon strip and its creators

Destruction of the Highveld

Sheree Bega|Published

Decades-old warnings were ignored, which has caused ?horrific pollution?

#FantasticPlastic - Mbongeni Buthelezi creates art from waste plastic

Sameer Naik|Published

For many years, Mbongeni Buthelezi spent most of his time sifting through piles of garbage at his local dump in the hope of stumbling across material he could use ...