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Durban City’s Dladla targets perfect reset before tough November run
IN the stillness of the international break, the usual chaos of a match week had given way to a slower, more deliberate rhythm at training.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Bok Women Sevens stay grounded
THE Springbok Women’s Sevens are refusing to get carried away by their near-flawless display in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup in Nairobi, where they outplayed hosts and main contenders Kenya in Sunday’s final to defend their continental title and maintain an unbeaten record in the competition.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Business, economists cheer S&P upgrade as momentum builds for South Africa’s recovery
SOUTH Africa’s business community and leading economists have welcomed S&P Global Ratings’ upgrade of the country’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings — the first upward revision in nearly 20 years.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Pappas laments state of KZN’s roads
UMNGENI Municipality Mayor Chris Pappas has blasted the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport for its failure to manage provincial roads.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Bank employee debarred from financial sector for accessing ex-boyfriend's account without permission
A FORMER FirstRand Bank employee has been debarred from working in the financial sector after she accessed her ex-boyfriend's account without authorisation.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
South Africa needs to adopt tech with open eyes
NO MATTER where you look, South Africa has been enjoying what seems to be great technological advancements. In the very near future, South Africans will have a digital ID, which will enable ease of access to government services.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Merrivale family appeals for help for daughter with rare genetic condition
A MERRIVALE, KwaZulu-Natal family is appealing to the public to help fund the ongoing medical care of their 13-year-old daughter, Tyler Jade Moran, who has an extremely rare genetic condition.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
The short-form video trap: When reach comes at the cost of rigour
A COMMENTER on my first YouTube Short, dubbed “McKinsey Uses ChatGPT. So What Are You Actually Paying For?”, told me I had \"no idea what I was talking about.\" He then proceeded to explain McKinsey's AI strategy to me with the confidence of someone who'd just discovered it.
3 min |
November 18, 2025
The Mercury
G20: turn Ubuntu into more than words
SA’s presidency is a vital opportunity to produce tangible outcomes
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
SAPS head confirms 121 KZN political killing cases sat idle in Pretoria
LIEUTENANT General Mary Motsepe, head of the Serious and Violent Crime Division, initially denied that the 121 dockets assigned to KwaZulu-Natal’s political killings task team (PKTT) had been left untouched in Pretoria but later admitted they went uninvestigated for about three months.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Etzebeth: Boks won’t change style despite red card woes
THE Springboks’ most experienced player, Eben Etzebeth, says his teammates are unlikely to alter their approach after a spate of red cards on their European tour.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
MTN Group sees strong revenue growth across Africa in third quarter
MTN Group’ previously loss-making Nigeria subsidiary reported positive retained income and net equity positions and resumed dividend payments, the telecoms group said in a third-quarter trading update for the nine months to September 30, on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Sundowns prepare for Lupopo clash
MAMELODI Sundowns are gearing up to launch their CAF Champions League group-stage campaign on a positive note when they take on Democratic Republic of Congo side Saint Eloi Lupopo this Saturday, despite the uncertainty that still surrounds their group.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
South African activist Zackie Achmat detained, questioned in US airport
EBRAHIM Rasool, a former South African Ambassador to the United States, has urged people of colour to exercise caution when visiting the United States.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Indiyah Polack's daring razor blade dress leaves everyone speechless
WHEN FASHION CUTS DEEP
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Governing culture: The invisible architecture of governance integrity
GOOD governance has always been described as the framework that holds organisations together. Yet beneath the visible structures of committees, policies and disclosures lies something less tangible but far more decisive. It is the culture that determines whether governance principles are lived with conviction or performed by routine.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
WeBuyCars announces 20% dividend increase amid growth in SA's used car market
WEBUYCARS Holdings lifted its final dividend 20% to 30 cents a share following another year of growth and market share gains in South Africa's tempestuous car market.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Astral discusses growth strategies and avian influenza challenges
ASTRAL, the integrated poultry producer that lifted its 2025 dividend by 112% to 1 100 cents per share, plans to maintain a strong balance sheet due to the volatile environment, to fund a large pipeline of capital projects and to even possibly consider acquisitions, CEO Gary Arnold said.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Arsenal look to right Sunderland wrong
DERBIES often show little respect for form, reputation or past history, the best-laid plans often dissipating in the heat of drama, raw emotion and chaos that accompany these grudge matches.
3 min |
November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Binder ends tough season down but looking forward to 2026
BRAD Binder ended his 2025 MotoGP season with an eighth-place finish in Valencia, bringing to an end what has been a tough year for the Red Bull KTM rider.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Tuchel’s tactics shine as Three Lions steer ahead of World Cup
ENGLAND wrapped up their flawless World Cup qualifying campaign with a record-setting 2-0 win against Albania on Sunday.
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November 18, 2025
The Mercury
Gazans launch clean-up drive
DOZENS of volunteers began cleaning the streets of Gaza City at the weekend, braving the rainy weather to restore vital infrastructure and remove rubble and debris left by the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, as part of a broader volunteer campaign.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
'Petty politics' behind Trump's G20 boycott
EXPERTS have sounded the alarm that US President Donald Trump's decision to boycott the G20 Summit in Johannesburg may have serious implications for South Africa's participation in global agendas, as it might be sidelined under the US's G20 presidency.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
Finding the gold in others: A journey of patience, commitment
LET US take a moment to acknowledge the profound truths about every individual we encounter:
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT URGES ACTION AGAINST THREATS
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro, pictured, at the weekend called for a permanent vigil and mobilisation in the country's eastern region in response to the announcement of joint military exercises by the US and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
Budget cuts in KZN's health department
Financial reallocations threaten service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal's health sector
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
Shotguns and shenanigans
I FEEL I should share with readers my experiences of the past weekend, which did not quite follow my expectations.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
Inquiry into suspended DPP Andrew Chauke set to begin in Pretoria
THE Nkabinde inquiry into suspended director of public prosecutions (DPP), Johannesburg Advocate Andrew Chauke, will kick off today in Pretoria, with the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, scheduled as the first witness.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
New York mayor Mamdani is too divisive and will destroy America
TO ALL Mamdani praise singers, their hero combines duplicitous victimhood games, and overt bigotry to denigrates those he detests, such as Hindus.
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November 17, 2025
The Mercury
Ratings agencies see SA's medium-term growth rebounding above 1.5%
S&P expects SA's real GDP growth to rise 1.1% after a subdued 0.5% in 2024
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