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Accessibility gaps leave deaf travellers vulnerable
TRAVELLERS requiring accessibility support needs have voiced frustrations about communication barriers with local airlines, which they reveal can turn a simple travel journey into a stressful and sometimes unsafe experience.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Beating Ireland will be tough if SA don't have 15 players on the field
IT says plenty about the officiating mess that has bedevilled the game of rugby when Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, on the eve of a mega match against Ireland, says that an express aim is to keep 15 players on the field.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
World Cup heroes inspire newcomers at Bok Women's first alignment camp for 2026 season
THE Springbok Women's impressive Rugby World Cup campaign is already paying dividends for the next generation, with head coach Swys de Bruin praising the \"confidence and connection\" radiating through the broader training squad after completing their first alignment camp for the 2026 season in Stellenbosch yesterday.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Farrell, Erasmus talk down Irish flyhalf Prendergast's tackling weakness
SPRINGBOK coach Rassie Erasmus has weighed in on his Irish counterpart Andy Farrell's controversial selection of flyhalf for today's crunch clash in Dublin.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
MIXED REACTIONS
Disney's live-action Moana trailer divides fans over casting choices
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
INDUSTRY SHAKE-UP Operators at risk as 180-day licence deadline looms
THE Department of Transport has warned that South Africa's e-hailing operators have just 180 days to convert their charter permits and meter taxi licences to official e-hailing operating licences.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Suspension drama fails to shake Springboks ahead of Ireland Test
THE Springboks may have entered the week with a disciplinary storm brewing overhead, but the suspension sword that dangled above Lood de Jager and Franco Mostert never threatened to derail their preparations for today's heavyweight showdown with Ireland in Dublin.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Who is Rachel John, the woman spotted with captain Siya Kolisi at the ATP Finals?
WHO is the woman next to Springboks captain Siya Kolisi? That has been the question on everyone's lips.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Debt crunch looms for developing nations at G20 summit
SOUTH Africa hosts the first G20 summit on African soil this weekend, with a debt crisis strangling many developing countries, at the top of the pile of issues on the table.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Sundowns are on high alert for Lupopo's dark arts
MAMELODI Sundowns have vowed to stay focused and composed when they face FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo in the opening match of the CAF Champions League group stages at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Measles outbreaks spike across SA
SOUTH Africa is facing a sharp rise in measles cases, leaving thousands of children vulnerable as declining vaccination coverage creates gaps the virus can exploit. Multiple outbreaks have been reported across Gauteng, the Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, the Northern Cape, and the Cape Town Metro.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
All-new Navara too closely related to the Triton?
NISSAN has pulled the covers off its new-generation Navara bakkie, and for the first time, it’s not an in-house product. The newcomer is very closely based on the Mitsubishi Triton.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
In-form van Niekerk recalled
FORM, not sentiment, was the driving force behind the decision to welcome former national captain Dané van Niekerk back into the fold for the upcoming Proteas Women’s home white-ball series against Ireland, head coach Mandla Mashimbyi revealed.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Lesedi prepares for international debut
MISS Teen World South Africa 2025, Lesedi Molise, a 15-year-old learner from Evander High School, is preparing to step onto the international stage as she represents South Africa at Miss Teen World.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Sundowns eager to be third time lucky in Africa
MAMELODI Sundowns have mastered the art of reaching the final hurdle of the CAF Champions League, but they know that, in order to overcome that stumbling block, they need consistency from start to finish.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
No meaningful global growth without Africa
AS SOUTH Africa plays host to the first G20 Summit on African soil in Johannesburg this week, the inclusion of the African Union (AU) among the 42 nations and organisations that have confirmed attendance is thanks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and lobbying back in 2023, positing that there is no global growth without Africa.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Essentials you'll need for starting a travel vlog
TRAVELLING vlogs are all the rage these days, and that has a lot to do with the fact that you probably have most of the gear before you start.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Customs officers uncover parakeets hidden in man's underwear
ANIMAL WELFARE
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Sound sleep strategies for when you travel
NO MORE JET LAG
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Why former Pirates boss isn't the right fit for Bafana
FINAL WHISTLE
3 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
All Blacks look to bounce back as Wales eye historic upset
A WEEK on from England scuppering their Grand Slam aspirations, New Zealand will bid to bounce back with a season-ending victory over struggling Wales in Cardiff today.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
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Trump vows to end war in Sudan
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to end Sudan's grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, condemning \"tremendous atrocities\" in a conflict he has previously overlooked.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
The sacrifice that helped make a UFC champion
ISLAM Makhachev and his brother Kurban grew up poor in a remote village in Dagestan, a Russian republic tucked into the mountains between Georgia and the Caspian Sea. Their father farmed and drove a truck. Like many in Dagestan, both boys wanted to become great fighters, perhaps someday in the UFC, which they had seen on television.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
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Rising SA ballet stars win New York scholarships
TWO young South African dancers have won the top honours at the inaugural American Academy of Ballet (AAB) Performance Awards Competition, held last Saturday at the Roodepoort Theatre.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
The link between microclots in long COVID
IN A groundbreaking study that shines a light on the complex pathology of long COVID, researchers have uncovered a significant structural association between microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the blood of affected patients.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Monster raises gaming mayhem
RAGE 2025
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Basque backbone Merino and Zubimendi driving Arsenal's title charge
BUILDING an immediate narrative of aspiration and confidence, Arsenal's Spanish pair Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi insist that Arsenal's superb start is not a fluke, but the result of a deep-seated determination to end the club's wait for major honours.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Confronting colonial legacies in archaeology
THE haunting echoes of colonial history have been brought into sharp focus across Europe with the recent premiere of a powerful new documentary, UnRest.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Attorney jailed for stealing R3.5m
MPUMALANGA attorney Jo-Anne Mantladi Mmela, who went on the run after siphoning off millions in Road Accident Fund (RAF) payouts, has been sentenced to 10 years' direct imprisonment.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
Saturday Star
Kumbaya will not win freedom
HERE'S a sweeping statement. In any situation where there is a political or social conflict, those in power and benefiting from the oppression will try to reduce the conflict to something softer than structural injustice.
3 min |