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The Mercury
Mogotsi grilled over claims about senior cops, messages to Matlala
BROWN Mogotsi, a North West businessman and alleged information peddler, came under scrutiny yesterday for suggesting that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu use a Constitutional Court ruling to charge Dumisani Khumalo, head oF the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), despite Khumalo not being implicated in the judgment.
3 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Magistrates demand safety reforms in SA
SOUTH Africa's justice system is facing a worsening threat, not just from criminals, but from dangers directed at the very people tasked with upholding the law.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
SA hosts the G20, but can a country in crisis lead the world?
TOMORROW, South Africa will step onto one of the biggest diplomatic stages in the world. For the first time in history, an African nation will host the G20.
4 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
KG Rabada still a fitness concern
THE Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati has enjoyed a mixed bag of results for Proteas teams recently.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Tributes for struggle activist Sunny Singh
SUNNY Girja Singh, a dedicated activist and freedom fighter, passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
1 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
TIME FOR A GLOBAL POWER SHIFT
The continent is not just hosting the G20 – it's helping to reshape it
1 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
GBV shutdown goes beyond economic cessation
THE persistent and structural crisis of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa necessitates an analytical hermeneutic that decisively anchors its genesis within the enduring colonial matrix of power (colonialidad del poder), Foucauldian modalities of power/knowledge, and spatialised dispositifs of oppression and resistance.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
All The Rage can keep on rolling
This meeting officially opens the Cape Summer Season
3 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Ramaphosa calls GBV a crisis as shutdown looms
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will now classify gender-based violence and femicide as a “crisis” that must be urgently addressed, amid looming nationwide protests by the advocacy group Women for Change, which is demanding the issue be declared a national disaster.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Paris, pastrami and one rugby nation that gets under my skin
IF IT WASN'T for a pastrami sandwich and a cold beer to swallow it down with, Ireland would have ruined Paris for me.
3 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
US presses Ukraine to cede land
A NEW US peace proposal would see Kyiv ceding land and more than halving its army, a source said this week, as a Russian strike in the west of Ukraine killed 26 people, including three children.
3 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Obsidian ready to cut them down
A MR 96 Handicap over 1450m is the headliner on the Turffontein Inside on Sunday and the one to beat is Obsidian.
3 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Wind drops, bite pops: Coast set for fishing frenzy!
THE lower North Coast is absolutely buzzing right now — Grey sharks, Honeycomb Tay and just about every skate imaginable are cruising the shallows and ready to rumble.
1 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
Defence expert disputes evidence of key State witness in Zuma-Sambudla trial
THE defence has produced a report by University of Cape Town-based digital law expert Pitso Tsibolane to challenge the State's evidence regarding the messages posted on Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s X account.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
The Mercury
'I only met Mogotsi once': Nkabinde tells parliamentary inquiry
CEDRICK Nkabinde, chief of staff of suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, said yesterday that he met controversial North West and ANC-aligned businessman Brown Mogotsi once when he facilitated a meeting on behalf of the minister.
3 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Fear not the Marxists, but the Afrikaners
DEAR Mr Trump, this is a friendly, yet tongue-in-cheek warning.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Royal Household Trust faces criticism over lack of financial independence
THE Royal Household Trust is under fire for its failure to make the royal household financially independent and has been told to shape up or shut down.
3 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
City of Joburg does not have the R4 billion it owes to Joburg Water
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) today reveals that the City of Johannesburg does not have the R4 billion in cash that Johannesburg Water's financial statements show as \"cash including cash held at CoJ - sweeping\".
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Giant pumpkin regatta in the US
HOISTING his kayak pedal in the air triumphantly, Gary Kristensen, celebrated as he crossed the finish line victorious in his giant, floating pumpkin, according to Associated Press.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Exploring the S.T.EYE condom concept: how colour change could revolutionise STI detection
IMAGINE a world where a simple colour change could alert you to a sexually transmitted infection (STI), protecting your health and that of your partner.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
eThekwini debt relief programme hailed as a 'lifeline' for property sector
New initiative aims to facilitate smoother transactions for ratepayers
3 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Teach the little boys and we can end GBV
THE men of South Africa should hang their heads in shame at the statistics that we see on gender-based violence in our country as they go up and up! Where have we gone so wrong?
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
'Ring of steel for G20 leaders' says Cachalia ahead of global heads summit
ACTING Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola have rallied the officers deployed to the G20 Leaders' Summit with clear instructions to act decisively against troublemakers this weekend.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Proteas eye historic series win in India with key changes likely
THIS week, South Africa eye their first Test series victory in India in almost three decades, having secured a 1-0 series lead during last week’s 30-run win at Eden Gardens in Kolkata — their first triumph in India in 15 years.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Scots bleary-eyed but ecstatic after qualifying
BLEARY-EYED Scotland fans woke yesterday morning still pinching themselves after their World Cup dream finally came true, following a night of drama in Glasgow on Tuesday that ended decades of heartbreak.
2 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
From noise to harmony: The art of listening in family gatherings
\"I HAVE read lots of your writing about listening lots and talking less. My family, when we get together, constantly interrupt each other.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Lets pay attention to the plight of Afrikaners
NON Whites, even the most intellectual of them, simply do not understand the plight of Afrikaner people, and of course lobby group Afriforum, nor do they care to try and sympathise.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
Public sector unions condemn 9.8% GEMS contribution increase
PUBLIC-sector unions have strongly rejected the average 9.8% increase in member contributions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) for 2026. Unions representing hundreds of thousands of public servants say the decision undermines trust and places further financial strain on workers already battling rising costs. The teachers' union, the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU), accused GEMS of acting in bad faith.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
From Phiri to Klaasen: Five Players to watch during Titans v Dolphins
THE Dolphins will travel to Pretoria to take on the Titans at SuperSport Park tomorrow in the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge. Here, Ongama Gcwabe highlights five players to watch in the fixture.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
The Mercury
A-G delivers landmark win for accountability
Holding public officials personally liable is long overdue
4 min |