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Stellenbosch University admits sheep suffocation incident during study
STELLENBOSCH University has acknowledged that students in its Department of Animal Sciences blocked a sheep’ nostrils and mouth with their hands during a feed experiment — an act now confirmed to have violated the institution’s approved animal research protocols.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Kumba Iron Ore lifts sales amid improved logistics, steady operations
KUMBA Iron Ore, the Anglo American-owned iron ore producer, has reported improved logistics stability and operational efficiency despite slightly lower output for the third quarter of 2025.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
De Haas disputes Cele's claims on Zulu's state protection refusal
CRIME and policing expert Mary De Haas has rubbished claims that prominent whistleblower Thabiso Zulu refused state protection when he was being threatened.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
LekkeSlaap ad deemed offensive by Advertising Regulatory Board
AN ADVERTISEMENT featuring Tali, a prominent influencer from Tali’s Wedding, has been deemed offensive by the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB).
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Rule of law prevails in Albanese case
WHY was service of the summons for defamation on Francesca Albanese irregular and couldn't be served on her?
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
How can South Africans boost electricity demand for country’s economic growth?
SOUTH Africa faces several near-term challenges that will define its energy landscape up to 2030. Global demand growth has accelerated renewable energy development, but in South Africa, electricity demand has declined steadily since 2011. Ending load-shedding alone has not been enough to reverse this trend.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Scope 3 reporting: Businesses visa to foreign markets - Energy Partners
SOUTH African businesses are no strangers to managing through uncertainty. But as international trade becomes increasingly carbon-conscious, a new type of exposure is emerging for local exporters, one that can directly affect market access.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Impact of South Africa's greylist exit on politics and economy
Contrasting perspectives on significance of the delisting
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Silence and delays haunt Lindiwe Sisulu's cyberbullying case against Goolam Vawda
GAUTENG police have failed to provide updates in the social media abuse case opened by former Cabinet minister Lindiwe Sisulu against activist Goolam Vawda, alleged to be behind the controversial X (formerly Twitter) account @ goolammy.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Titans on the road as T20 Challenge starts
WITH the fourth edition of the SA20 about two months away, domestic players will have an opportunity to hone their skills before the big show starts as the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge gets under way today.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Calls for accountability over neglect of Harry Gwala Stadium
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for urgent accountability and serious consequence management following the gross neglect of the Harry Gwala Stadium.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Meder targets Commonwealth glory after strong World Cup campaign
SOUTH African swimmer Rebecca Meder is looking forward to next year's Commonwealth Games after the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup campaign proved she is “becoming more and more competitive against the world’s best.”
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Quenching our future thirst: Climate crisis demands a shared table for water
PLANET Earth is in the Anthropocene, an era during which we as a species have had a substantial impact on our only habitat. Despite the denialism and counter-information, we are in a new geological age characterised by the dominance of human activity reshaping the planet's systems, disrupting climates patterns, altering water cycles, and straining ecosystems whilst recalibrating economic spaces and decimating human settlements.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
Prasa powers ahead with solar energy and modern rail milestone in Durban
THE Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRrasa) marked a major step in its modernisation and sustainability drive on Tuesday with the launch of its Solar Renewable Energy Project and the unveiling of Train Set 300 — known as Isitimela Sabantu (The People’s Train) in Durban.
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October 29, 2025
The Mercury
The measure of wisdom: Knowing when to speak and when to listen
IN GOVERNANCE, wisdom is often mistaken for eloquence. Yet some of the most powerful moments in leadership are not found in what is said, but in what is withheld.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
NSFAS, addiction and debt: how online betting hooks young South Africans
AT 7:30 ON a Tuesday morning, while most of the city's young professionals were settling into their office chairs or navigating Durban's rush-hour traffic, one man sat quietly at a roulette table inside one of KwaZulu-Natal's biggest casinos.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
South Africa's greylist delisting: A milestone for lasting reform
AFTER much concerted effort and collaboration, South Africa's exit from the FATF greylist is a milestone worth celebrating.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Pick n Pay overcomes challenges, consumers struggling with disposable income
Consumers are under 'extreme pressure' and their situation has worsened, says Summers
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
What our FATF exit teaches us about effective reform - BLSA
THE announcement last week that South Africa has successfully exited the Financial Action Task Force grey list is cause for genuine celebration.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Red tape hampers spaza grant rollout as millions of rand unused
MINISTER of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has revealed that, despite the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Grant being launched, only a small portion of the funds have been disbursed, with just 109 spaza shops currently receiving assistance.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Shadowfax has touch of class
THE Vaal hosts a low key meeting this afternoon where the card is headed by a Graduation Plate over 1200m.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Is sourdough bread safe for a gluten-free diet? Here's what you need to know
IF YOU'RE thinking of cutting out gluten, you've probably wondered whether sourdough bread is safe.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Milnerton High School’s bullying culture exposed by Parliament committee
THE chairpersons of Parliament's Social Services Cluster oversight committees have revealed a troubling culture of bullying at Milnerton High School following their visit last week.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
AWS Outage: How to prepare for the next tech failure?
The AWS outage that occurred on the 20th October highlighted the risk faced by global tech, AI companies and tech reliant businesses broadly.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
The true cost of AI cost-cutting: why businesses must consider the human impact
IT'S A CATCH-22: AI adoption among businesses of most, if not all kinds, is now a competitive must - yet it's not a panacea and the human cost can be considerable.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Battle over media publication of matric results lands in high court again
WHILE matrics across the country have started with their final exams, lawyers are battling it out in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, as to whether their results may once again be published in the media early next year.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Axing of elite police unit fuelled crime spike in KZN
Former commander highlights the devastating impact of the unit's closure on public safety
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
SACP applauds ICJ's ruling on Palestinian statehood rights
THE South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week reaffirming the Palestinian people's right to an independent and sovereign statehood and self-determination.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Madlanga Commission hears of alleged sabotage in KT Molefe murder case
MULTIPLE mistakes in the ballistics report prepared by an SAPS forensic expert was central to the testimony of Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, the national head of Ballistics Section of the SAPS, at the Madlanga Commission of inquiry yesterday.
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October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Paul Biya wins eighth term
THE world's oldest head of state Paul Biya, 92, has extended his more than four-decade rule, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's presidential poll, the Constitutional Council announced yesterday, in the face of a fierce protest by his rival.
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