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Zwane makes Bafana's AFCON cut
BAFANA Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has officially named his preliminary squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, marking the first decisive step in South Africa's preparations for what is expected to be one of the most competitive African tournaments in years.
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November 25, 2025
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Higher hake catches and strong Lucky Star sales drives Oceana Group's profit growth
THE Oceana Group’s operating profit increased by a striking 58% for the year to September 30 after the performance benefited from a strong turnaround in the Wild Caught Seafood segment and steady Lucky Star Foods results.
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November 25, 2025
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Bucs aim to extend momentum against struggling Chilli Boys
AS THE Orlando Pirates prepare to host Chippa United at Orlando Stadium this evening, coach Abdeslam Ouaddou remains firmly optimistic about his squad’s progress and their adherence to his tactical philosophy.
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November 25, 2025
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Sword Speed to cut them down
SUMMER rains have struck again with Hollywoodbets Greyville recording over 40mm on Sunday.
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November 25, 2025
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Wolhuter loan shocks Jukskei derby build-up
THE buildup to Saturday's Jukskei Derby between the Lions and Bulls has taken a surprise twist, with Lions flyhalf Kade Wolhuter joining the Bulls on loan until the end of June next year.
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November 25, 2025
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Blues warned as Lopez grows into key Catalan threat
BARCELONA'S financial struggles are no secret and the Catalans have had to lean heavily on their youth academy to provide first-team calibre players over the past few years.
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November 25, 2025
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AFRICA'S SILENCE EMBOLDENS THE US BULLY
THE recent diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US should have been a clarion call for continental solidarity.
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November 25, 2025
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Healthcare sector Netcare delivers strong results in 2025 amidst ongoing digital innovation in its wards
NETCARE generated a solid financial performance that highlights adaptability and commitment to digital transformation in its year to September 30, 2025.
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November 25, 2025
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Mokwena reunion adds edge to Sundowns’ trip to Algeria
MAMELODI Sundowns will face an early examination of their CAF Champions League ambitions when the travel to Algeria for a tough away clas! against MC Alger on Friday.
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November 25, 2025
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MK Party member killed, two others injured in Soweto hostel shooting
THE uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has expressed shock and outrage following a deadly shooting at Dube Hostel in Soweto on Saturday afternoon which claimed the life of one member and left two others injured.
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November 25, 2025
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Americans ignore Trump, lead surge in South African tourism
DESPITE US President Donald Trump's claims that bad things are happening in South Africa, visitors from the United States have now overtaken those from the United Kingdom.
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November 25, 2025
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Farmers warned about unregistered FMD vaccine imports from Kenya
LIVESTOCK farmers found to be risking the biosecurity of South Africa by importing and using a Kenyan Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine that is not licensed for use locally will face ‘harsh consequences, says the Department of Agriculture.
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November 25, 2025
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Blitzboks aim to use Dubai to kick it off
THE Springbok Sevens have set their sights on going back-to-back in Cape Town this December, as they look to defend their title.
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November 25, 2025
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South Africa’s G20 moment exposes deep cracks at home and abroad
OUR COUNTRY is not in the space it should be in. As a host of G20 we would have loved to be a shining star that had dealt poverty a blow, a place where corruption was dealt with firmly, where children have a brighter future, taps are not only running but are oozing label blue water, with smooth streets, where women feel safe, and children are assured of a meal daily.
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November 24, 2025
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DA strongly condemns Stellenbosch University internships with race quotas
THE DA condemns the recent advertising of internships by the University of Stellenbosch's Department of Agronomy which are only available to certain races.
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November 24, 2025
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Addressing child hunger in SA amidst food waste
ON reading reports and hearing radio programmes on the amount of children starving in South Africa, I was absolutely horrified.
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November 24, 2025
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Talking teddy bear's disturbing chats
AN “adorable” Al-powered talking teddy bear has been pulled from the shelves in the US after offering some shocking advice, according to HuffPost.
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November 24, 2025
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Boks make powerful statement in Dublin, clinching victory
DAMIAN Willemse’s finger-to-the-lips celebration after scoring the first try in the corner, followed by Rassie Erasmus’ satisfied thumbs-up to the crowd after the whistle, was a picture-perfect opening and ending to the Test in Dublin for the Springboks.
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November 24, 2025
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G20 Summit ends but tension between SA and US far from over
South Africa defends its G20 presidency against US criticism
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November 24, 2025
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Hooray for my English teacher who taught me satire
FOR those pupils that played hooky to catch fish while educators were teaching \"metaphors\" \"irony\", \"sarcasm\", etc, and others who missed my tongue-in-cheek take in The Mercury last week regarding the \"swarms\" of Palestinians who would soon not only invade our free country, take-over all our green fields, set up their throne in New Pretoria, and even shunt all of us \"indigenous\" Indian, White and Black people into a fenced off area in the northern Cape, after the international powers that be justified all of that, by \"just saying\" that the \"Palestinians were always here\" and were, in present-time, actually experiencing a holocaust of their own, back home, so really deserved to be freely commuted here: Excuse me!
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November 24, 2025
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Jacob Zuma seeks leave to appeal R28.9m repayment order
FORMER President Jacob Zuma will turn to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on December 1, 2025, in a bid to obtain leave to appeal last month's judgment ordering him to pay back the costs incurred during his private litigation over the years - reaching slightly more than R28.9 million.
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November 24, 2025
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Zuma's daughters embroiled in conflict over South Africans lured to fight in Ukraine
CHILDREN of former state president Jacob Zuma are “at war” with each other over the luring of South Africans to fight in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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November 24, 2025
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IFP welcomes repo rate cut, urges action for economic recovery
THE Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) welcomes the decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down from 7.00% to 6.75%.
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November 24, 2025
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Call to address SA's critical care nursing shortage
IN HIGHLIGHTING the urgent need for critical care nursing in South Africa, a professor from the University of Pretoria (UP) pointed out that the country only has 6 246 critical care-trained nurses registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
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November 24, 2025
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G20 Summit puts poor countries at the centre of global discourse
South Africa successfully champions critical issues facing low and middle income countries
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November 24, 2025
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GBV response fails in emergency settings
Safety of women and girls is often not considered as ‘life-saving’
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November 24, 2025
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MAKE G20 EXCELLENCE A DAILY REALITY
AS JOHANNESBURG gleams under the international spotlight of the G20 Summit, an unsettling truth is being revealed to its citizens.
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November 24, 2025
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Argent Industrial reports strong interim result with 11.7% dividend increase
ARGENT Industrials' share price leapt over 7% on Friday after it reported an 11.7% increase in the interim dividend to 67 cents a share.
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November 24, 2025
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US tariff war has rattled global commerce but Africa's trade remains resilient, says WTO chief
DESPITE deep ruptures in the global trading system caused by sweeping US tariffs and escalating geopolitical tensions, Africa's trade has remained far more resilient than many feared.
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November 24, 2025
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ISS report calls for enhanced measures to combat police corruption
THE Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has called for the SAPS to strengthen its internal Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit (ACIU) to increase its ability to identify and investigate members and other police who are involved in corruption in order to reduce the scourge.
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