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Pieter Coetzé leads charge of the new brigade of swimmers
The next generation of South African swimmers will carry the torch at the World Championships that is taking place later this year.
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April 18, 2025
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Is a new electoral realignment coming in American politics?
The Democrats have reshaped before. Could Trump's chaos spark their next big reset? By J Brooks Spector
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April 18, 2025
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Being a child prodigy can be a lucky break - or a nightmare
Years ago, during one of the casual chats in a break between interviews I conducted with Jake White as we worked on his autobiography, the conversation turned to parents pushing their children on the sports field.
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April 18, 2025
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Bulls and Sharks' stint in Europe will shape SA's URC title hopes
The teams will secure home advantage for the United Rugby Championship quarterfinals - and do the Lions and Stormers a favour - if they achieve two wins on their respective tours of Europe.
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April 18, 2025
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Trump's chaos spells disaster for US and opportunity for Europe
That we know for sure is that we don't know. And neither does Donald Trump, JD Vance, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio, Peter Navarro or Howard Lutnick. The whiplash of policy shifts, empty \"Liberation Day\" threats followed by meek reversals, is not strategy it is confusion.
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April 18, 2025
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Logistics sector is the backbone of SA's real economy
There are three key government initiatives driving change in the economy, and the transport warriors have been ready and waiting.
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April 18, 2025
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Errol Musk: a 20th-century relic and the last of the dinosaurs who roam Earth
Errol Musk, whose busy loins begat Elon (and a child by Elon's stepsister), gives the kind of sex-Mist, racist quotes that make digital media salivate.
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April 18, 2025
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When the GNU wobbles, don't forget that the world is watching
Recent media reports suggest the government of national unity (GNU) could collapse because of disagreements over the national Budget and the ANC's reluctance to share economic policymaking with the DA.
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April 18, 2025
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They kill us for their sport: new uncanny novel explores tragedy
Chris Flynn uses archetypal characters to show us how trauma makes people respond. By Joanne Anderton
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April 18, 2025
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Warning to SA's drunk drivers:
A new strategy to combat the sky-high number of drunk drivers on South Africa's roads will be tested for the first time this Easter after a disastrous festive season four months ago, the Department of Transport has announced.
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April 18, 2025
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A feast at Easter is a time-honoured tradition
Versions of simnels (high-quality bread), decorated eggs, pancakes and roast lamb can all be found in mediaeval European culture. Whether hot cross buns come from the same period is open to question.
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April 18, 2025
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The wars of the world rage on even as faiths and traditions are observed
Forty-five years ago, I lived in Surabaya, Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population spread across hundreds of islands.
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April 18, 2025
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Kentridge's meaninglessness
Inspired mostly by the Dadaists, William Kentridge's latest exhibition plays with the absurd
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April 18, 2025
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Know your rights at a roadblock
Police checks increase over long weekends. Here's how to be informed and prepared. By Neesa Moodley
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April 18, 2025
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Global executives more positive about investing in South Africa
The country has climbed steadily among emerging markets in a survey that tests foreign direct investment confidence, with reforms at Eskom and Transnet part of the reason for its improvement.
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April 18, 2025
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What would happen if every single mosquito disappeared?
Most people in the world absolutely hate mosquitoes. Personally, I don't mind them - they don't really bite me, so they do not bother me that much.
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April 18, 2025
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April 18, 2025
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'We have closed the loopholes'
AA spokesperson Eleanor Mavimbela said law enforcement statistics and public reports indicated that drunk driving remained a persistent issue in South Africa.
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April 18, 2025
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Mohamed Salah gets his wish of another two years with Liverpool
After months of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that Mohamed Salah's love affair with Liverpool is set to continue for another two years at least.
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April 18, 2025
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Budget brawl has legal heft to it
An examination of the DA and EFF's court case reveals that, legally speaking, the two parties have a point
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April 18, 2025
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GNU: what do the options mean
The DA's opposition to the VAT hike in the proposed Budget and its court challenge to interdict it have brought the government of national unity (GNU) to the brink.
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April 18, 2025
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Block by block, Hillbrow is being turned into a neighbourly place
This part of Johannesburg's inner city has a reputation for crime, drugs and hijacked buildings, but Bafikile Mkhize and the team at eKhaya are working to build a socially cohesive community.
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April 18, 2025
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'Working as a journalist has become a life-and-death event'
Two Palestinian journalists and a media worker were burned alive in a targeted attack by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza overnight on Sunday and Monday, 6 and 7 April, once again highlighting the dangers faced by those covering the Gaza war and West Bank conflict.
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April 18, 2025
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The wording of the Genocide Convention needs to change
The extremely narrow definition of genocide has never stopped a single act of mass murder since its adoption
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April 18, 2025
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South Africa's EV future takes shape
Standalone solar chargers might be the solution that doesn't strain the grid
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April 18, 2025
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China switches to 'never yield' mood in answer to Trump tariffs
China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on \"wartime footing\" and ordered a diplomatic charm offensive aimed at encouraging other countries to push back against US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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April 18, 2025
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SHOULD HIGHER EDUCATION BE AN AI DETECTION GAME?
Response to CheatGPT floods SA campuses with Al-written assignments, 4 April
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April 18, 2025
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She only had one child, and a drunk driver took his life
People underestimate the impact of alcohol. It destroys lives, and in the long run, it destroys even the people who drink it.\"
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April 18, 2025
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Humanity's prosperity depends on the answer to Trump tariffs
There can be no sugarcoating the bitter reality. Donald Trump’s decision on 2 April to enact sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on US trade partners will go down as one of the greatest acts of self-harm in global economic history.
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April 11, 2025
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The tell-all insider’s memoir that
Only a few pages into Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams, you'll understand why Facebook — now Meta — tried so hard to block the publication of this memoir by its former employee.
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