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Saturday Star
Kolisi likely to stay at Sharks while Etzebeth is set to remain active during suspension
SPRINGBOK and Sharks flank Siya Kolisi is unlikely to take up an offer from Japan’s Kobelco Kobe Steelers, according to a high-placed source at the Durban franchise.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Critical car maintenance issues that South Africans overlook
CAR insurance platform MoneySuperMarket has trawled through more than 200 million UK vehicle safety inspection records, giving a glimpse at the faults most likely to trip up everyday motorists.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Another taxi association boss shot dead
POLICE in Gauteng have launched a murder investigation after a 52-year-old taxi association official was shot and killed in Woodmead, Sandton, on Thursday night, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Australia race clear of England to seize control of second Test
A RELENTLESS Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane yesterday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Home pride on the line as Blitzboks look to inspire at Cape Town SVNS
SPRINGBOK
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Judge orders department to act against xenophobic protests
THE Department of Health has been compelled to act against 'xenophobic' vigilantes after the Gauteng High Court ruled that blocking access to public health facilities is illegal.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Putin in India for defence, trade talks
REITERATING India’s position on the Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that New Delhi’s stance was not neutral and it supported every effort towards peace.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
South Africa, [rump and the future of multilateralism
IN THE aftermath of what many considered a successful G20, the first on African soil, and the subdued Tuesday handover ceremonies, held quietly far from the glare of the media, the US responded.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
How financial abuse traps victims of GBV
AS South Africa marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), our conversations often centre on bruises, broken bones, and emotional scars.
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December 06, 2025
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Unveiling the secrets
ANCIENT genomes reveal southern Africa as a cradle of early Homo sapiens, with hunter-gatherer DNA still present in modern populations. | Supplied
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December 06, 2025
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Rivals to friends: woman donates kidney to ex-husband's wife
POWER IN FORGIVENESS
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Cape Town, Johannesburg set for senior final showdown
UNBEATEN log leaders Cape Town were made to sweat before booking their place in the senior final of the Spar National Netball Championships with a pulsating 57-51 semifinal victory over Dr Kenneth Kaunda in Ekurhuleni yesterday afternoon.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Plumtree endorses Pietersen as the new Sharks head coach
SHARKS coach John Plumtree says the time is right for him to “step aside” from the main coaching role at the Shark Tank, and he will hand over the reins to JP Pietersen, who is effectively in charge from the conclusion of tomorrow ’s Champions Cup match against Toulouse.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Embrace meaningful experiences on your next adventure
2026 is set to change the way we explore the globe.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Bafana to open World Cup against Mexico
BAFANA Bafana will be out for revenge when they face Mexico at the 2026 Fifa World Cup opening match, having drawn 1-1 with them in the opening match of the 2010 tournament on home soil.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
SA policing meltdown exposed: 13.2 million cases still unresolved
ACTING Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has revealed that over the past decade, more than 21 million criminal cases were opened in South Africa, with 13.2 million of these closed without resolution.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Home Affairs extends office hours
THE Department of Home Affairs has announced extended operating hours across selected offices ahead of the festive season, in a bid to ease pressure on services and help South Africans secure essential documents before year-end travel.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
How to side-step office drama
THE workplace where the average working person will spend one third of their life can be a peaceful place in which you thrive, or a landscape littered with office drama and corporate politics.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Breetzke unmoved by Vizag fortress ahead of decider
PROTEAS inform top-order batter Matthew Breetzke told Indian reporters yesterday that India’s impressive record in Vizag is irrelevant as the visitors chase an ODI series triumph in Visakhapatnam today.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Trump’s aid cuts hitting world’s largest refugee camps
EVERY two months, Claudia Ncutinamagara, a 39-year-old Burundian living in one of the world’s largest refugee camps, receives four kilograms of cereals, a kilogram of lentils and just over a liter of vegetable oil to feed her family of four.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Empowering Soweto's youth as Miss Soweto
STANDING on stage with her heart racing, 22-year-old Lungile Siyaphi never imagined hearing her name announced as Miss Soweto 2025/26.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Orchestra set to reconnect South Africans through music
THE Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is set to embark on a national tour titled Voices of Home, aiming to reconnect South Africans with their cultural and musical identity.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Springboks keep their mastermind coach until 2031 Rugby World Cup
SOUTH African rugby fans have reason to celebrate: Rassie Erasmus will remain at the helm of the Springboks all the way through to the 2031 Rugby World Cup in the United States.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Lipstick, laughter and a R65bn budget
WHEN former Ekurhuleni city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi sat down at the Madlanga Commission, South Africans were entitled to expect the steady hand of a veteran public servant.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Saudi residents say booze ban eased for more foreigners
PREMIUM RESIDENTS
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Financial strategies for escaping an abusive relationship
RECENTLY, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) a national crisis.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Pirates vs Marumo Gallants: Key players set to shape final
CUP finals don’t simply unfold - they are seized, shaped, and sometimes stolen by individuals bold enough to command the moment.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Springboks back themselves in navigable Rugby World Cup pool
AS the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia was unveiled, Rassie Erasmus’s Springboks have been handed a pool that, on paper, appears comfortably navigable.
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
Mchunu presents 'evidence' of alleged crimes by PKTT
SUSPENDED Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has handed the Madlanga Judicial Commission of inquiry an envelope he says contains details of alleged wrongdoing and crimes allegedly committed by members of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).
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December 06, 2025
Saturday Star
SA‘s informal miners fight for their future in coal’s twilight
GROWING up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer.
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