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Aced it: The winning Grahamstown Adventist Primary School team at
the Phendulani Literary Quiz. Photo: Nozipho Maphalala

Give children high-quality books from Grades R-12: they will likely read them

Research shows that classroom libraries increase reading frequency by 70% compared with centralised libraries

anye West speaks onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.   (Photo by Leon Bennett / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Can you separate art from the world’s greatest artists?

Has the notion of separating art from the artist evolved? The answer is personal and lies in the eyes, ears, and actions of audiences.

Security Officers are working dressed in outfit from the series of Squid Game to attract visitors in mall in Jakarta, on November 4, 2021. The malls, shopping center, and also traditional market  in Jakarta resumed to fully operated after Jakarta govenment ease Covid-19 restriction due to the decrease of coronavirus cases. (Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Merchandising is a cash cow for films — and that’s where Netflix is heading with ‘Squid Game’

Netflix has filed applications to register the Squid Game trademark in several countries for a wide range of merchandise

Jake White coached the Springboks to Rugby World Cup success in 2007.

The grey areas in Jake White’s coaching career

The World Cup-winning coach has an impeccable CV, with an illustrious coaching career that has taken him all over the globe. But he has a reputation problem

Elisha Madzivadondo grows microgreens and sprouts in a small urban garden in Cape Town. (David Harrison/M&G)

Chefs switch to mini dynamos

The small but mighty microgreens are being grown in urban farms and used in local menus

Stephen McGowan has been held hostage in Mali since 2011. This picture was taken shortly before he was abducted.

The mystical everyday

The world is hilariously strange yet beautifully familiar in Jonas Lekganyane’s animated series

A secret report reveals how millions flowed to Zuma.

Jacob Zuma and the invisibility cloak

The presidency released a statement that Zuma has in fact been in Parliament. The reason you can’t see him? Magic.

Daniel Radcliffe with his co-star in the movie ‘Horns’, Juno Temple. (AFP)

Harry Potter’s Radcliffe evolves with darker roles

Not long ago, Daniel Radcliffe traded in his black-rimmed Harry Potter glasses for a bold acting choice. And he has never looked back.

JK Rowling revealed as commended crime novel’s writer

JK Rowling secretly posed as a retired military policeman to write a novel that has been hailed as one of the best debut detective stories in years.

Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies

British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in ‘Withnail and I’ and the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 65.

Author JK Rowling.

JK Rowling brings US fans to their feet

Just the mention of her name, JK Rowling, had the audience screaming and on its feet.

Author JK Rowling.

JK Rowling steps into unknown with adult debut

JK Rowling has taken a step into the unknown with the publication of her debut adult novel "The Casual Vacancy".

China delays Potter release in favour of Communist epic

The concluding instalment in the Hogwarts franchise has been postponed to make way for <i>Beginning of the Great Revival: The Founding of a Party</i>.

Yes

Yes, but what does it all mean?

The release of the final film featuring Harry Potter is being treated as a momentous cultural event. What is his significance?

Fans and stars bid farewell to Harry Potter

Fans and stars bid farewell to Harry Potter

Thousands of fans braved rain in Trafalgar Square on Thursday to say farewell to the boy wizard Harry Potter at the world premiere of the final film.

Harry Potter and the digital era

Author unveils collaborative website that will have extensive background material, sell e-books and create an opportunity for fans to submit content.

Harry Potter goes digital with new website

Harry Potter goes digital with new website, e-books

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling on Thursday took her lucrative boy wizard firmly into the digital age.

Festive flicks offer little

Festive flicks offer little

By now the new <i>Harry Potter</i> flick or half-flick is on our screens, and the animated superhero romp <i>Megamind</i> is too.

Hogwarts: It’s every child’s home from home

Schoolchildren all over the world have grown up alongside Harry Potter. Bidisha explains how the fantasy world has supplied a surrogate family.

Latest Harry Potter film whets appetite for saga’s finale

Critics mostly applauded the latest Harry Potter film on Friday hours after its stars were contemplating their future at its premiere in London.