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How to save wisely during the festive season, even without a bonus or stokvel payout
AS THE festive season gets closer and closer, many households begin to think about ways to stretch their budgets.
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December 12, 2025
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TikTok star Junior King dies in devastating collision
TRIBUTES are pouring in for TikTok star, rapper and dancer Junior King, real name Dugulth Ferreira, who tragically died in a head-on collision early yesterday morning.
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December 12, 2025
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A world where self-identity and passion bloom amidst society constraints
BECOMING MEG DASHWOOD
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December 12, 2025
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Relief for Laudium as long-standing sinkhole finally repaired amid Tshwane's R180m crisis
AFTER years of uncertainty, the Laudium community can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the notorious sinkhole that first appeared at the local soccer grounds in 2019 has been successfully repaired.
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December 12, 2025
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Urgent efforts needed to save South Africa's sugar industry - Proudly SA
THE colossal purchasing power of consumers, the public and private sector, is the only saving grace that can salvage thousands of jobs that will be potentially lost by the local sugar industry, which is buckling under the flurry of cheap imports.
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December 12, 2025
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Exploitation of foreign labour case laid at Brixton Police Station
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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December 12, 2025
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Scandal exposed: Matric exam leak pins blame on department insider, reports Gwarube
SIVIWE Gwarube, the minister of basic education, confirmed yesterday that an employee of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is connected to the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam paper leak.
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December 12, 2025
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SIU’s sweeping investigation targets R161m UIF fraud linked to Covid-19 TERS claims
THE Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has launched a search and seizure operation across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, targeting a syndicate allegedly responsible for defrauding the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) of more than R161 million through fraudulent Covid19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) claims.
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December 12, 2025
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Employment stats show slight jobs growth but declines in full-time work
SOUTH Africa recorded a marginal uptick in jobs in the third quarter of 2025, with total employment rising by 29 000 jobs (0.3%) between June and September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday.
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December 12, 2025
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Global Humane Society honours Anant Ambani
IN A moment that has cemented global animal welfare, Indian billionaire and Anant Ambani has been awarded the prestigious Global Humanitarian Award by the Global Humane Society (GHS), making him the youngest recipient to receive this honour.
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December 12, 2025
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High court blocks FSCA bid to oversee MEPF elections, warns regulator against overreach
THE Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has been criticised for overstepping its mandate after the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg dismissed its application to supervise the Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF) general meeting and election of trustees.
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December 12, 2025
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Crypto winter squeezes bitcoin miners as Al pivot gains urgency
THE crypto downturn has pushed a slew of Bitcoin miners to the brink of unprofitability, prompting operators to scale back the energy-hungry machines that keep the blockchain running.
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December 12, 2025
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Lions' visit to struggling Newcastle is a must-win
THE Lions travel to the north of England on Saturday to take on the Newcastle Red Bulls, the team that has been bottom of the English Premiership for the last three years despite being given wings by their energy drink sponsors.
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December 12, 2025
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Bafana focus on winning AFCON opener to set tone
BAFANA Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele has stressed the importance of starting their AFCON campaign with a victory, saying that will set the tone for the rest of the tournament.
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December 12, 2025
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Mitchells Plain mother publishes book on raising neurodiverse son
AFTER nearly 20 years of navigating the challenges of raising a neurodiverse child, Dorothy Pietersen has turned her story into a book aimed at inspiring and guiding other families.
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December 12, 2025
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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s short-lived affair
AMERICAN actress Pamela Anderson has confirmed that her budding romance with Naked Gun costar Liam Neeson has come to an end.
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December 12, 2025
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Mchunu's suspension upheld by Pretoria High Court
THE Pretoria High Court has dismissed the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party's application contesting the suspension of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, as well as its challenge to the establishment of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
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December 11, 2025
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Mokwana opens up about his Bafana return
ELIAS Mokwana has credited a change of scenery, environment, and a strong support structure for his return to the Bafana Bafana squad ahead of this month’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
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December 11, 2025
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Inside the ANC's quiet succession storm: Who's really positioning for 2027?
SUCCESSION talks inside the ANC are intensifying as senior figures, deputy president Paul Mashatile, Thoko Didiza, Fikile Mbalula, Ronald Lamola and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, are increasingly touted as possible candidates to succeed President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the party's 2027 national conference.
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December 11, 2025
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Recoding the mind's emotional matrix this 2026
NIKOLA Tesla, the visionary who reshaped the world with his 1888 introduction of alternating current (AC) and unlocked humanity's understanding of energy, vibration and frequency, once hinted that the universe's deepest power lies in forces we cannot yet measure.
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December 11, 2025
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Family's desperate bid to repatriate son
A SOUTH African family is desperately trying to raise funds to bring home the remains of their loved one, killed in a freak shooting incident in the United States.
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December 11, 2025
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KAP share price surges 13% as operating profit rises
KAP's share price surged over 13% on the JSE Wednesday after it said operating profit increased because challenges it faced in the 2025 financial year had, as expected, eased.
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December 11, 2025
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Cronje faces objection in battle for NPA leadership
Warned her past conduct raises serious concerns about suitability for post
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December 11, 2025
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Witness D's murder threatens every one of us
THE cold-blooded assassination of Marius van der Merwe - known as \"Witness D\" at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry should send a shudder through every corner of our nation.
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December 11, 2025
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ANC hopes G20 members will speak ‘sense’ to US
THE ANC says it hopes member states of the G20 will speak to the United States President Donald Trump's administration and convince them to include South Africa in the G20 Leaders Summit set to be held in Miami next year.
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December 11, 2025
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Five Lions who must deliver in crunch Cup clash against Newcastle
THE Lions head to England this weekend for their Challenge Cup clash with the Newcastle Red Bulls, a fixture that promises physicality, tough conditions and very little room for error.
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December 11, 2025
The Star
Adapt or perish: Prince’s call to Proteas
PROTEAS batting coach Ashwell Prince has called on the visitors to be more “adaptable” in the second T201 against India today in New Chandigarh.
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December 11, 2025
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ANC draws the line on foot-dragging, calls out governance failures
ANC NEC member, Dr Dickson Masemola, said the ANC could no longer tolerate officials who \"drag their feet\" or \"snail pace\" their responsibilities while communities suffer and corruption threatens to be a permanent feature of governance.
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December 11, 2025
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R3 million lost to fake drugs: Motsoaledi warns of growing public health danger
MINISTER of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has exposed a growing threat in the pharmaceutical sector, reporting that SAHPRA recorded 507 suspected counterfeit and illicit medicine cases in 2024/25, of which 110 were confirmed.
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December 11, 2025
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Morero shuts brothel selling 84 000 state-issued condoms
JOHANNESBURG Executive Mayor Dada Morero says the city's enforcement teams have shut down an illegal brothel and closed a non-compliant liquor outlet where thousands of government-issued condoms were being sold.
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