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THE MOVE NOBODY SAW COMING • AFTER SIX YEARS IN THE US, HARRY AND MEGHAN’S SURPRISE RETURN TO THE UK HAS SPARKED LOTS OF SPECULATION – AND A SHAKE-UP IN THE ROYAL FAMILY
SHE WAS LOVE, LIGHT AND MAGIC • Justine Gundelfinger shares precious memories of her sister Lisa Koppel and opens up about how she and Danny K told their kids about her illness
SAVED BEFORE he was even born • Baby Theo was unlikely to have a normal life – but a pioneering South African surgeon changed that by operating while he was still in the womb
IN MY DAUGHTER’S NAME • How Uyinene Mrwetyana’s horrific murder led to her mom becoming the face of a movement
REINS OF RESILIENCE • When she heard about the world’s toughest endurance equestrian race this horse lover from the Free State couldn’t resist – and she flew the SA flag high on the Mongolian steppes
‘IT WAS JUST BRUTAL’ • She killed her kids – and her lawyer is fighting tooth and nail to prove she’s not a monster but a mom who was failed by the mental health system
WE CAN’T WAIT TO MEET OUR LITTLE GIRL • She’d made peace with the idea of starting a family on her own, but then Vanes-Mari du Toit met the man of her dreams and now they’re expecting
BUDGET LIKE A BOSS • Times are tough and everything seems to just get more expensive – but there are ways to make your paycheque stretch further
Taste of the KAROO • Let VENISON take centre stage on your table with these DELICIOUS recipes from a new cookbook
IN FULL BLOOM • Whether you mix it up or go monochrome, celebrate the new season with fabulous pops of colour
WHAT END-OF-LIFE EXPERTS KNOW ABOUT LIVING WELL • Thinking about the fact that you’re going to die can change the way you live. Here palliative care doctors and death doulas share the lessons they’ve learned
WANT TO HAVE A GOOD CHAT? DO IT IN THE CAR
ON OUR RADAR • The HOTTEST things in POP CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK
THE ODYSSEY CONTINUES . . . • If Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie had you gripping your armrest, wait till you meet Odysseus on the page. Spoiler: the monsters are bigger, the gods are pettier and the drama is off the charts . . .
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THE BABBELVERSE • The adventures of Palava and Palooka
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TOO CUTE FOR THEIR OWN GOOD • People are willing to pay a fortune for teacup Yorkies, bulldogs with squashed faces and pugs with bulging eyes – but all this cuteness is coming at great cost to the animals, leaving them in pain and putting their lives at risk
NOT JUST A BABY SHARK • AFTER BECOMING THE FACE OF THE MOST-WATCHED YOUTUBE CLIP IN HISTORY, THIS TEEN IS READY TO MAKE WAVES IN K-POP
I’M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP • He survived a skydiving accident, then a car...