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Simphiwe Dana questions the future of Freshlyground with new lead singer
FRESHLYGROUND has returned with a new single and a Cape Town singer, Mbali Makhoba, who is stepping into the lead singer role.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Hong Kong elections: Voter turnout affected by deadly fire
HONG Kong began voting yesterday to choose new lawmakers under Beijing’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Coach backs MLS move as Bucs celebrate rise
ABDESLAM OUADDOU, the coach of Orlando Pirates, was celebrating Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s growth instead of lamenting the loss of an influential player in his squad.
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December 08, 2025
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Health Ombud reveals serious breaches at South African hospitals
THE Health Ombud has exposed serious clinical and ethical breaches in two separate investigations.
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December 08, 2025
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Lando ‘No-wins’ secures biggest victory of them all
LANDO Norris claimed his maiden drivers’ championship yesterday to complete McLaren's first title double since 1998 with a perfectly judged drive to finish third behind Red Bull's winner Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Trust, modernisation triumph over geopolitical hurdles
AT A TIME of heightened geopolitical fragility and protectionist policies undermining multilateral cooperation, China has demibastrated its commitment to work with the African continent to advance shared modernisation and prosperity.
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December 08, 2025
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Can Walmart succeed in South Africa's competitive retail landscape?
AS WALMART opened its first South African store at Clearwater Mall in Johannesburg and its second in Fourways Mall it enters a retail battlefield already dominated by some of the country’s most deeply entrenched supermarket brands: Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Boxer, Woolworths, and Spar.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Border Management Authority stopped 505 065 people from entering the country illegally
THE Border Management Authority (BMA) has achieved a 92% in its second-quarter performance report for the 2025/26 financial year, spanning July 1 to September 30, 2025.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Strikes on Sudan school, hospital kill dozens
A RECENT paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official said yesterday.
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December 08, 2025
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RMB Holdings reports 28% decline in net asset value amid Atterbury acquisition talks
RMB Holdings (RMH), currently the target of an approach by the Atterbury Property Fund, said net asset value (NAV) decreased to R662 million by September 30, 2023, from R919m as at September 30, 2022.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Moody's flags modest growth outlook and persistent fiscal pressures in SA
MOODY’S Ratings has reaffirmed its existing view on South Africa's creditworthiness following a periodic review completed on 27 November 2025, cautioning that while economic conditions have improved, deep structural constraints continue to weigh on the country’s long-term prospects.
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December 08, 2025
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Rising Bafana geared for AFCON
NOW that the sun has set on South Africa's 2025 domestic football season, anticipation reaches fever pitch as fans turn their focus to the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco later this month.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Municipal electricity tariff decisions must pass transparency and public participation test, says court
NEW fixed decision making timelines were set in place for municipal electricity tariff decisions, which include that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) must in future by May 5 finalise all municipal tariff applications.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Proteas coach hopes youngsters learnt from Virat, Rohit
THE last time the Proteas faced India in an ODI prior to the recently-completed three-match series, they boasted a middle-order consisting of Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller.
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December 08, 2025
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Second season of telenovela ‘Inimba’ gets the green light
INIMBA viewers are in for a treat as the Mzansi Magic telenovela has been greenlit for a second season.
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December 08, 2025
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Anglo American says committed to South Africa despite merger with Teck
ANGLO American says its merger with Canadian miner, Teck Resources does not affect its obligations and interests in South Africa, with the enlarged entity geared to grow its investments domestically.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Trump’s performative peace and global destabilisation
ON FRIDAY, Donald Trump was given a made-up peace award from FIFA to satisfy his ravenous infantile craving for global recognition.
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December 08, 2025
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Blitzboks dealt with every situation, says Visser
THERE was an eruption of joy at a packed Cape Town Stadium yesterday after the Blitzboks came from behing to beat Argentina 21-19 to win the Cape Town Sevens.
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December 08, 2025
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ANC Gauteng urged to save 'sinking ship'
Lesufi tells contenders to stop squabbles and focus on resolutions to revive the organisation
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December 05, 2025
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Durrant serves up "The Lucky Kitchen'
WHEN laundry folded, coffee percolated, and years later, it cooked up a book of decadent recipes called The Lucky Kitchen.
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December 05, 2025
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Gen Z's unreadable stare explained
IT'S the look that's launched 1000 TikToks - it's that deadpan, unreadable stare and it's coming for this summer's Christmas-casual workforce.
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December 05, 2025
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Inquiry asked to look into Buyanga's detention
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has been held in South Africa for nearly three years without trial, amid claims that he is being targeted by powerful figures in his home country.
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December 05, 2025
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Van Dijk: Salah's omission shows no player has 'unlimited credit'
VIRGIL van Dijk says Mohamed Salah's omission from Liverpool's team for a second successive match shows no player at the club has “unlimited credit\".
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December 05, 2025
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Agricultural sector sounds alarm over illegal Kenyan foot-and-mouth vaccine threat
SOUTH African agricultural organisations have raised urgent concerns over reports that an illegal Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine manufactured in Kenya is being smuggled into the country.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Jacob Zuma loses bid to appeal R28.9m legal fees repayment order
FORMER President Jacob Zuma lost his Gauteng High Court, Pretoria bid to appeal the order that he has to pay back the R28.9 million bill for his private legal fees.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
A dark reimagining of the Smith case
LOVE and other Poisons, Lesley McDowell Headline (JBP), I found this novel rather dark; full of sinister undertones, manipulative characters; all who eventually turn on each other, changing identities to protect the not-so-innocent, a murder unsolved; a span of 50 years and yet a sympathy as the novel closes.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Epstein's private island exposed
DEMOCRATS in the US Congress released photos and videos this week showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
SA‘s HIV/AIDS journey: from devastation to resilience
WHEN the late Mbongeni Ngema released his hauntingly emotional song Ingculaza, he captured the anguish of a nation that had just triumphed against the brutality of apartheid, only to be confronted by a new, silent, and devastating war: HIV/AIDS.
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December 05, 2025
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November sees JSE outperforming global markets, thanks to precious metals
THE JSE was one of the best-performing global stock markets in November with the FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index up 2.3% month on month (m/m); the only major bourse to outperform the JSE last month was the Brazilian Bovespa, up 6.4% m/m.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Leading the future of work: South Africa's path to innovation - Dr Nik Eberl
SOUTH Africa stood at two remarkable crossroads last month. A continent-first G20 summit in Johannesburg put our nation - its people, institutions and hospitality - in the global spotlight. At almost the same time, I was in Barcelona at Workday Rising, where enterprise leaders explored the near-term reality of AI-driven, people-centred workplaces. The two experiences together crystallised a single, urgent point: South Africa can not only adapt to the future of work - it can lead it.
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