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The Mercury
Skopje’s waste crisis: A dirty election drive
SOMETHING is rotten on the streets of Skopje - or at least its voters could be forgiven for thinking so.
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October 09, 2025
The Mercury
Reet Petite and Viva's Liberte were All The Rage
RACING lovers were treated to some sterling performances at the Country course yesterday, and three horses in particular made the headlines.
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October 09, 2025
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Why most of your ads never get seen
ADVERTISING has always been about being seen.
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October 09, 2025
The Mercury
Ex-soldier Nicolas Le Roux abandons bail bid in wife's murder case
FORMER SANDF special forces soldier Nicolas Le Roux, accused of murdering his wife at a Westville restaurant, abandoned his bail application when he appeared in Pinetown Magistrate's Court yesterday.
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October 09, 2025
The Mercury
Why investing in early-career teachers is priceless
THIS year, World Teachers’ Day - celebrated on October 5 - emphasised collaboration under the theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession”.
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October 09, 2025
The Mercury
MADLANGA IS OUR LAST HOPE
THE early administrative setbacks that have been experienced by the Madlanga commission of inquiry do not inspire confidence for a platform established to get to the bottom of issues so crucial that they threaten the foundation of a functioning democracy if not addressed.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Five Times South Africans lit up Pakistan
SOUTH Africa does not have the best of records in Pakistan since their first Test tour almost three decades ago.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
The Tabi trend: how shoes became the inspiration for viral nail art
AS WE'VE come to know it, trends, especially fashion trends, aren't always attractive or even logical, yet somehow society follows them anyway.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Intended regulation of churches is a Trojan horse
THE key words of Section 22 —“the practice of a profession may be regulated by law” — constitute the Trojan Horse of intrusion into Section 15, freedom of religion and belief, which is why The Mercury’s editorial contention (October 7) favouring regulation of churches is mistaken.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Blizzards wreak havoc in the Far East
SEVERE blizzards have caused havoc in the Far East.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Mkhwanazi begins testimony, rejects view that PKTT was a political initiative
KWAZULU-NATAL police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, yesterday dismissed a suggestion that the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was a political initiative and that the decision to disband it was a lawful political decision.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
The world is obsessed with Israel
AS A follower of the Israel-Hamas war since day one, and having listened to multiple debates around this extremely polarising topic, I am now confident to say that I have been supporting the right side.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
SA's growth to improve slightly, but job creation remains a challenge
World Bank says SA GDP growth is projected to accelerate from 0.5% in 2024 to 0.9% in 2025
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October 08, 2025
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Cosatu urges retrenchment as last resort
DECENT WORK Cosatu urges retrenchment as last resort KILL: DAY Create decent jobs!
3 min |
October 08, 2025
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Planning your day can make a difference
ELEMENTS ofa successful day (we can all hope to have): You have planned uninterrupted time to be alone. (It’s time to think, plan, and dream.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
From Johannesburg to Tshwane: Proof that revival is possible
BECOMING mayor of Johannesburg in 2016 meant confronting a depth of rot and neglect that no soul could have been prepared for, a decay that had driven the city of gold into severe distress.
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October 08, 2025
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Rollo The Viking plunders the spoils
NATHAN KOTZEN and apprentice Dezahn Louw pulled off a memorable double at Hollywoodbets Greyville yesterday.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
The Madlanga Commission tests South Africa's ability to rebuild investor confidence
THE Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into alleged corruption within South Africa’s police service is more than an investigation into misconduct. It is a moment of reckoning for the country’s democratic values and a test of whether transparency can restore trust in institutions that have long struggled with credibility.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
EThekwini mayor calls for progress on Johannesburg-Durban rail project
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has called for action regarding the high-speed rail link between Johannesburg and Durban, which was first proposed fifteen years ago.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Opportunity to reform ratings agencies
As G20 chair, South Africa has the power to shape the agenda
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Premier Ntuli must take firm action over KZN Transport HOD
THE DA in KwaZulu-Natal notes the precautionary suspension of Department of Transport Head of Department (HOD) Siboniso Mbhele by Premier Thami Ntuli.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Unions demand action at Tembisa hospital
Calls for accountability grow as corruption scandal unfolds in Gauteng’s public health system
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October 08, 2025
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Mining firm Afrimat shares surge after substantial earnings growth forecast
AFRIMAT, the mid-tier mining and materials powerhouse, saw its share price climb by 2.87% on Tuesday morning, buoyed by an impressive forecast for its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ending August 31.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Zimbabwean victims of British evangelist John Smyth sue Church of England
SEVEN Zimbabwean victims of British evangelist and sexual abuser John Smyth have launched a legal claim against the Church of England, alleging that senior clergy orchestrated a cover-up that allowed him to continue abusing boys in Africa, possibly in South Africa.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Elderly woman critically injured in pit bull attack in Wentworth
AN ELDERLY woman from Wentworth, Durban, is in hospital after she was attacked by two pit bulls while walking home.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Judicial Service Commission kicks off interviews for ConCourt vacancies
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which started with its interviews yesterday to fill various vacancies in the superior courts across the country, kicked off with interviewing candidates for the two positions open at the Constitutional Court.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
US trade terms, Agoa uncertainty threaten South Africa’s poultry industry – experts warn
INDUSTRY leaders have warned that South Africa’s poultry sector faces mounting pressure from unfair US trade advantages, uncertainty around the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), and anti-dumping exemptions that undermine local producers.
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October 08, 2025
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Lions assistant coach Pieterse praises impact of substitutes in breathing life into Zebre clash
LIONS forwards coach Barend Pieterse praised the impact the bench made in bringing them back into the weekend's match against Zebre, even though the Joburgers were unable to hold out and lost the second-round match by two points at the death in Parma.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Sudanese struggle to survive in cities starved under siege
HUNDREDS of thousands of Sudanese civilians trapped in cities under paramilitary siege are struggling to survive, foraging for anything to eat as no aid has been allowed in, more than two years into their country’s war.
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October 08, 2025
The Mercury
Thoshan Panday's tax evasion case postponed due to power outage
THE ongoing tax evasion and fraud case against Durban businessman Thoshan Panday and Kaseev Traders CC had to be postponed yesterday as the Durban Magistrate's Court building experienced a scheduled power outage.
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