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Saturday Star
Packing your suitcase upright: the secret to more luggage space
AS MANY travellers know, packing for a trip can often feel like a game of Tetris, especially when contemplating luggage restrictions and weight limits.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Prof Vilakazi to lead Wits for second term
THE Council of the University of the Witwatersrand unanimously agreed to appoint Professor Zeblon Vilakazi for a second and final term of five years from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030. This follows a comprehensive consultation process with various constituencies that make up the Wits community.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Speaking truth to power in SA’s water challenges
IMAGINE a woman in rural South Africa, balancing a baby on her back while pushing a wheelbarrow filled with containers of water. The journey is long, the terrain uneven, and the weight of the water is heavy. And even that of the child.
4 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
We are not outraged enough
MORAL outrage, according to Batson et al, is defined as \"anger provoked by the perception that a moral standard-usually a standard of fairness or justice-has been violated\".
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Understanding science behind how sugar impacts child’s brain
WHEN it comes to sugar, you can have too much of a good thing. This has been well-documented over the years, with sugar being linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
SA families fight for their children locked up abroad
FOR many South African parents, the harrowing experience of learning that their child has been arrested and imprisoned in a foreign country often brings with it feelings of shock, isolation, and a sense of abandonment.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
SA artists shine in New Orleans exhibition
CELEBRATED South African artists are filled with pride as their works take centre stage in the much-anticipated exhibition If You Can Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
How a petrol station became SA's most unlikely social hub
FROM insomniacs to party-goers, doting couples, tired paramedics and Johannesburg's golden youth, Pantry, a petrol station doubling as a gourmet deli, has become unmissable on the nightlife scene of South Africa's biggest city.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Skincare and beauty trends for a changing season
IT FEELS like winter is on our doorstep as we find ourselves starting to reach for our scarves and sweaters.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Government urged to act on new Avian Flu outbreak
THE Department of Agriculture has been instructed by Minister John Steenhuisen to collaborate with the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) to develop a practical and implementable protocol to mitigate the effects of any future Avian Influenza outbreaks in South Africa.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Where the absurd meets crime
BASED on a 2009 novel by Dennis Tafoya, Dope Thief follows two lifelong friends who pose as Drug Enforcement Administration agents to rob corner boys and trap houses.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Who owns digital data about you?
Legal academic Professor Donrich Thaldar, whose research focuses on data governance, explores this and other questions.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Europe starts shifting gears for the Trump era
BARELY a month ago, a phone call between US president Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the US may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia.
3 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards return to Sandton
THE Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards (YOBAs) is set to shine a spotlight on the transformative efforts of young South African entrepreneurs on June 21 in Sandton.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Access to social justice not a privilege.but a basic human right
THIRTY-ONE years into our constitutional democracy, terms such as social justice, social activists, social entrepreneurs and socio-economic rights have become ubiquitous in our social discourse.
2 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Civil society groups brave heat for solidarity march
SCORES of people came out and braved the hot Cape Town weather on Thursday as they marched in solidarity with Cuba, Palestine and Russia demanding that South Africa take further action regarding global conflict.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
'Bridge' proposal on ceasefire
HAMAS said yesterday it was review- ing a US proposal to restore the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified military operations in the enclave to press the Palestinian militant group into freeing remaining Israeli hostages.
1 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Reflecting on 25 years of enhancing city's global image
AFTER 25 years of building Durban’s reputation around the world, the man who was brought in to enhance the city’s image is retiring.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Hypertension in children a growing concern for SA
HYPERTENSION is something usually associated with older people but a Durban paediatric specialist says children as young as three years old should have their blood pressure checked at least once a year.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
UCT faces Gaza scrutiny while job losses loom
UCT is facing a serious backlash that includes the potential withdrawal of US funding that will lead to job losses and its ability to fund its research and training, all because of its stance on Israel's war in Gaza.
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March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Spirit of Winnie Mandela remembered
SOUTH Africa's leading woman strug- gle icon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, was honoured for her courage, bravery and revolutionary spirit - something she demonstrated for more than six decades of her life as a freedom fighter.
2 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Six mpox cases confirmed in Ekurhuleni
THE Department of Health has issued a health alert after confirming six cases of mpox in Ekurhuleni, raising concerns about potential spread.
1 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Justice key to attaining human rights
WE OBSERVED Human Rights Day in our country yesterday.
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March 22, 2025
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Africa leads SA's tourism resurgence
AS SOUTH Africa continues to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism sector posted a remarkable 5.1% growth, with the country seeing a significant influx of visitors arriving primarily from the African continent.
2 min |
March 22, 2025
Saturday Star
16 000 bail absconders, rising repeat offences
MORE than 16 000 accused persons are skipping bail as over 18 002 paroled prisoners get re-arrested again for committing crimes.
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March 22, 2025
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Spectacular artist line-up announced for Jazz Fest
THE excitement continues to mount as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) reveals the next wave of artists set to take the stage in 2025.
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