Toys R Us has unveiled its Top 20 for 2026, and the message is that play, not price, is the greatest gift of all.

From UJ to the University of Limpopo, young entrepreneurs shared a simple lesson: success is rarely built alone. At the University of Johannesburg and the University of Limpopo, students recently got an education that no lecture hall usually offers: how to build a network, a name and an edge.

Expressions’ signature creative gathering brings music, fashion, art and play to Midrand on 21 November.

Fabric returns to Johannesburg and Cape Town in January with a line-up of debutants and one very welcome homecoming. There are club nights, and then there is fabric. The London institution is heading back to South Africa for two shows in January 2027, in partnership with Sub Sahara, and the guest list reads like a roll call of the people who built the sound of modern electronic music.

Vocalist Miriam Altman brings The Butterfly Project to the Wits Theatre stage

A new Somerset West outpost at The Sanctuary Shopping Centre adds Helderberg views to a day-into-night menu.