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Saturday Star
How the Sidewalk Steri Clinic is changing pet care in SA townships
IN SOUTH Africa’s townships and informal settlements, millions of cats and dogs live side by side with people, often in poverty and largely without access to basic veterinary care. It’s here, in the heart of De Doorns, just outside Worcester, that a small but powerful intervention is changing lives.
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July 19, 2025
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Three-person IVF lowers risk of disease
SCIENTISTS in the UK used a three-person in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique to bring to life eight children and spared them from genetic mitochondrial disease.
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July 19, 2025
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The scandalous scoop: why Mzansi was eager for Norma Mngoma’s tell-all on ‘Untied’
TALK SHOW
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July 19, 2025
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Stealth's bold return to South Africa: a new contender
AFTER a nearly six-year hiatus, Nissan has reintroduced the Navara Stealth double-cab bakkie to the South African market.
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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Julia Jansch navigates Azile Arosi’s inspiring journey in ‘The Academy’
SAILING TOWARDS CHANGE
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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Former Liverpool and Man Utd star Ince banned for drink-driving
FORMER Liverpool and Manchester United star Paul Ince has been banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £7,085 after a drink-driving offence.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Customs seize 1 500 smuggled tarantulas hidden in dessert boxes
CUSTOMS officials smelled that something was amiss even before they unpacked roughly 1 500 tarantulas that had been hidden in boxes that should have been filled with about 15 pounds of chocolate-flavoured cake.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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LIGHTS, CAMERA... CUT AS LOCAL TV FEARS FADING OUT
Merger deal a concern for creatives
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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Sundowns undergo preseason with Cardoso with a second star mandate
MAMELODI Sundowns return to preseason on Monday, and while many clubs will still be figuring out their squads and systems, the reigning champions begin 2025/26 with a familiar goal — total dominance.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Love note in a bottle found years later, an ocean away
IT WAS September 2012 when Brad Squires and Anita Moran decided to cap off their impromptu romantic picnic on Canada's Bell Island by flinging a bottle containing a handwritten note about their day together into the sea.
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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I'm innocent, I'm framed! - Tiffany Meek
BAIL BID
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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5 gadgets I never knew I needed... until I got them
WE ALL love a good gadget, but I never expected to find life-changing gems while sitting in bed casually scrolling through Temu when bored with the choices on Netflix.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Can't afford that V-Class? Ford enters luxury van space
FORD South Africa has added some luxury and spice to its Tourneo Custom passenger van range with the introduction of the Sport and Titanium X models.
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July 19, 2025
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'No bra, no exam' Outrage erupts over alleged breast checks
A NIGERIAN university has ignited an online row after a video showed female staff members touching the breasts of women to check if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
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Modiadie embraces solo travel vibes in Zanzibar
SOLO travel isn’t for the fainthearted.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Discover the countries where work-life balance is a breeze
IN AN increasingly fast-paced world, the concept of work-life balance has never held more importance.
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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Only a few jabs away from safety, yet we're slipping back
THE simplified, somewhat apocryphal story I was taught about the origins of vaccines is this one: In 1796, at the height of the smallpox epidemic, physician Edward Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had contracted cowpox, a related but milder illness, appeared to be immune to the more severe disease, which killed 30% of the people who caught it.
5 min |
July 19, 2025
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Discovery of North America’s oldest pterosaur
AT A remote bone bed in Arizona, dense with fossils dating back around 209 million years, a Smithsonian-led team of researchers has discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur, according to a news release.
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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You're not a stone - you can change
MOVING house forces you to clear out the junk you've been hoarding for decades. I came across a journal I kept in 1997. My colleagues had paid for a ticket for my new wife to join me in Ireland after I had finished a three-week business trip to Austria and England. As I read the reflections of my twenty-something self, I cringed at some of the crap that occupied my thoughts back then.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Former captain backs reigning champions for Wafcon glory
AS THE Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) heats up, the nation's focus is firmly on our beloved Banyana Banyana.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Wallabies skipper Wilson concedes losing Valetini a massive blow
AUSTRALIAN captain Harry Wilson conceded yesterday that the loss of dynamic flanker Rob Valetini was a huge blow ahead of the opening Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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90 online gambling sites operating illegally in SA
GAMBLING ISSUES
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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'Detached' time off — the secret to workplace well-being
ENFORCING work-life boundaries is good for employee morale and productivity. Managers say that's what they want - but often don't act accordingly.
3 min |
July 19, 2025
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US Congress approves $9bn in cuts to aid, media
US REPUBLICANS yesterday approved US President Donald Trump’s plan to cancel $9 billion (R159.4bn) in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just the start of broader efforts by Congress to slash the federal budget.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Taxpayers warned against 'blind acceptance' of auto-assessments
WITH tax season fully underway in South Africa, taxpayers have been warned not to \"blindly accept\" their South African Revenue Service (SARS) auto assessments without reviewing them carefully.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Manufacturing Indaba 2025 drives innovation and partnerships in Africa
SANDTON Convention Centre was abuzz this week as industry leaders, government officials, and key decision-makers gathered for the annual Manufacturing Indaba 2025, a vital platform for showcasing products, technologies, and solutions within the manufacturing ecosystem.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
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Embattled minister ready to tell his side
READY TO TALK
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July 19, 2025
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Survivors craft Biyela shelter, aiding homeless and healing
WHEN Nthabiseng Nale fled an abusive marriage, she had nothing - no job, no support, and nowhere to turn. Today, she's part of a sisterhood transforming pain into purpose through a remarkable initiative called Biyela.
2 min |
July 12, 2025
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Five-star Bumrah strikes for India as England post 387
JASPRIT Bumrah marked his India return by gaining a coveted place on the Lord's honours boards with a fivewicket haul before England paceman Brydon Carse's maiden Test fifty frustrated the tourists.
2 min |
July 12, 2025
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Buy now, pay later how it works
THE explosion of credit cards and in-store credit facilities resulted in a decline in noncredit payment methods for big-ticket items.
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