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Saturday Star
Ideals to live by in 2026
AS WE approach a new year with joy and expectation, we all yearn for a better world, and a peaceful and just future, with solutions to the current disputes and wars, and to problems caused by climate change.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Motsoaledi explains Sahpra's inaction in hospital scandal
HEALTH Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has stated that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has not made specific recommendations to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) regarding companies implicated in the R2 billion looting of public funds at Tembisa Hospital.
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December 20, 2025
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Everyday resilience in SA: The untold stories behind the statistics
2025 was a brutal teacher.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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First-generation doctor's inspiring story
IN the heart of Limpopo, Roossenekal is a tiny town that embodies aspiration and community spirit, where residents hold the belief that even the smallest places can produce giants.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Holiday insurance tips: safeguarding your home and valuables
SOUTH African insurers across the board typically see a rise in claims over the festive season, due to an increase in lifestyle and safety risks.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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2025 a crazy year for crypto
A YEAR or so ago I suggested in this column that cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, may be stabilising and becoming more respectable in investment circles.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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LESSONS FROM 2025; OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2026
AS WE wrap up another year of Personal Finance, 2025 stands out as a period of resilience and adaptation.
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December 20, 2025
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Songs, stories and screens left behind
AS THE curtain falls on 2025, South Africa finds itself in a state of collective mourning, reflecting on a year that has seen the untimely passing of several beloved figures from the media and entertainment industry.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Why the Klopse carnival is leaving the Bo-Kaap streets
ROUTE CHANGE
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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From Adrian Birrell to Sourav Ganguly: SA20's six world-class coaches
BETWAY SA20 Season 4 will see the gathering of six of the world’s finest franchise T20 coaches.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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Gauteng teen disappears snorkelling on Mozambique matric trip
\"LORD, lead us to where he is, and may we find him safe and unharmed.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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7 jaw-dropping celebrity transformations of 2025 that left fans speechless
HONEY, 2025 was a full-on season of identity shifts, beauty debates, and jaw-dropping transformations from some of the biggest names on the planet.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Sars signals stricter compliance approach for 2026
ON December 15, 2025, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) issued a media release reminding trustees and provisional taxpayers of the trust and provisional tax filing season, confirming that the filing deadline for trust income tax and provisional tax returns is January 19, 2026.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Arsenal battle to stay top of Christmas charts
COULD fast-charging Manchester City top the Premier League at Christmas or will Arsenal cling on to the festive number one spot?
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Sausage dogs don festive dress
COSY knits, sparkly bobbles and Santa hats were all the canine rage Sunday as hundreds of sausage dogs and their owners converged on central London for an annual parade and get-together.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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India thrash Proteas in Ahmedabad and win the series 3-1
PROTEAS batter Quinton de Kock’s impressive half-century at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the fifth and final T20I against India was not enough as Proteas suffered 30 runs defeat and 1-3-series loss.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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In tribute to late wife, husband rebuilds her snowman village
WHEN Kathy Allen Duncan passed away at 73 in September from complications of diabetes, her husband faced the heartbreaking reality that her 50-year tradition of creating elaborate snowman displays might end.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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The missing medal in serial winner Salah's collection
Egyptian football icon Mohamed Salah is a serial medal collector, helping Liverpool win the three domestic competitions, the Champions League and Super Cup in Europe and the Club World Cup.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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Sustainable gift wrapping: the Christmas gift that keeps on giving
GIFTING season is upon us, and many of us are scrambling to make sure we cross off all the gifts listed on our loved ones’
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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Masemola vows arrest in DJ Warras murder this weekend
NATIONAL Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has assured South Africans that the suspect responsible for the murder of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, will be arrested before Monday.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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SA to Zimbabwe: the price of going home
EACH December, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, transforms as migrants return from South Africa for Christmas.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Afrikaners mark pilgrimage, day
THOUSANDS of Afrikaners, descendants of the first European settlers in South Africa, celebrated on Tuesday the \"Day of the Vow\" - a founding myth with values shared by US President Donald Trump's administration, which has offered the group protection.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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SANParks implements gate quotas at Kruger National Park
SANParks has announced that in a bid to address overcrowding of visitors to Kruger National Park (KNP) during the festive season, gate quotas will be implemented.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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Psychic predicts a wild year for South Africa
WHAT'S IN STORE?
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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ANC lashes Kriel, AfriForum
THE ANC has called on the South African government to act \"firmly and decisively\" against AfriForum and its chief executive Kallie Kriel, accusing them of undermining constitutional institutions, spreading racial hatred, and colluding with external forces, as tensions escalate over the raid on a Johannesburg facility processing US-bound refugees.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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Celebrities reflect on family, traditions, new beginnings
AS 2025 draws to a close, South Africa's beloved local celebrities are reflecting on the year gone by and sharing their plans for Christmas and the New Year.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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CTIJF turns the page — and turns up the volume
CAPE
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December 20, 2025
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AUSTRALIA announces gun buyback at tribute to shooting victims
AUSTRALIA will use a sweeping buyback scheme to “get guns off our streets”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday, as hundreds plunged into the ocean to honour Bondi Beach shooting victims.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Festive season braais to burn hole in pockets
Foot-and-mouth disease drives meat price surge
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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Social cohesion remains elusive in a divided country
SOUTH Africa's social fabric is frayed, and we cannot cloak that truth in euphemism.
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