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Why do our dogs love to play with smelly trash?
It seems gross to us, but to our faithful friends our bins are a cornucopia of good scents and tasty treats - though some of it can cause harm.
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April 11, 2025
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Facebook tried its best to cancel
Read this excerpt from “Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work”, by Sarah Wynn-Williams (published in South Africa by Pan Macmillan).
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April 11, 2025
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Racist, regressive Trump fears SA's commitment to equality
In the face of a growing global black majority, the US president hopes to shore up what is left of white privilege, choosing autocratic supremacy. South Africa's post-apartheid policy framework on race defies this
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April 11, 2025
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Sitting-duck rand quacks under political and trade war pressure
The rand is currently a sitting duck with a double-barrelled shotgun aimed at it from point-blank range.
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April 11, 2025
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Alarm and applause as Mchunu
Police minister has signed off on firearm proposals that could disarm guards at malls, taxi ranks and protests - triggering pushback from the security industry and praise from gun-control advocates. By Caryn Dolley
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April 11, 2025
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Last Breath takes a deep dive into gripping cinematic realism
Every so often, it's good to go back to fundamentals. On the film front, one of the genres that takes that advice to heart most consistently is the survival thriller. Even when this special subset of movies throws in loads of explosions and CGI, it's not about the visual dazzle.
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April 11, 2025
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How trading partners have responded to the big tariff blow
Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on US imports have targeted countries across the world in the most serious blow to the global trading system in decades. They have prompted both retaliatory measures and efforts to negotiate a de-escalation. Here is how the US's top trading partners have reacted so far:
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April 11, 2025
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The real engine of revenue collection and delivery is local government
When we talk about government performance, service delivery and accountability, we often overlook one crucial question: who actually collects the money? In South Africa's three-sphere system of government, revenue tells us a great deal about responsibility and even more about power.
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April 11, 2025
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Astonishing Gerda Steyn is that rare athlete who comes around once in a generation
She is South Africa's queen of the ultramarathon and she’s ageing like fine wine
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April 11, 2025
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VAT hike's impact on investment
Like many South Africans, you are likely to have received a letter from your bank, insurer or cellphone service provider giving you 30 days’ notice of a pending 0.5 percentage point VAT increase coming into effect on 1 May. Aside from the inevitable increase in the cost of living, what might the effect be on your investment portfolio?
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April 11, 2025
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Global study reveals surprising gender gaps in maths learning
The results of South African learners in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study turn many assumptions about mathematical capabilities and performance on their head.
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April 11, 2025
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Trump's tariff terrorism is a threat to people's mental health
Over breakfast last weekend, my brother and I discussed the madness that is playing out in the global economy being led by one Donald J Trump and his Tremendous Tariff Terrorism.
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April 11, 2025
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Crux of DA-EFF plan to fight the VAT hike and Budget process
The EFF has applied to join the DA’s urgent legal action that seeks to set aside Parliament's “fundamentally flawed” adoption of the fiscal framework and interdict the implementation of the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase set for 1 May.
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April 11, 2025
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Wreaking environmental havoc
In court papers, a conservation group is accusing the government of allowing 'environmental lawlessness'
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April 11, 2025
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Rory McIlroy has to win a mental battle to succeed at the Masters
The great golfer comes to Augusta as the on-form player in the world in search of a career Grand Slam, but he also has immense scar tissue. By Craig Ray
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April 11, 2025
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Eastern Cape can ill afford blow to its auto manufacturing sector
The Trump administration imposing new tariffs on South Africa will disproportionately affect the country’s poorest province, where the automotive industry is a large and much-needed employer.
4 min |
April 11, 2025
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The blanks in the history of Afrikaans say much more than what has been written
The life of writer CJ Langenhoven is a source of both comedy and heartbreak in what it reveals
3 min |
April 11, 2025
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How Africrypt investors were fleeced and left high and dry
They disappeared with billions, left regulators flat-footed and triggered one of the biggest financial implosions in South African history.
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April 11, 2025
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The truth is needed in a world polluted by big-mouthed men
We must discern lies and hold our leaders to account, especially the fomenters of hate. By Judith February
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April 11, 2025
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Trump's 50% tariff on his shirts
The tax on Lesotho products will cost the US president, not least in irony - the country produces his golf tees
3 min |
April 11, 2025
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De Bruyne and Müller ready for the final whistle at their clubs
One is an elegant assists master who can carve defences open with a single pass. The other is an efficient, clever and rugged goal machine. Both provided soccer lovers around the world with a plethora of magical memories at the peak of their powers.
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April 11, 2025
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takes aim at private security guns
The argument that these proposals could 'derail private security' fails to acknowledge the serious problems that have persisted in the industry.
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April 11, 2025
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Most South Africans are positive about the GNU, survey shows
A Brenthurst Foundation survey shows that despite the majority of citizens saying they believe that SA's economic situation is bad, most support the government of national unity. By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
3 min |
April 11, 2025
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Coalition cracks widen and ANC hits the reset button on the GNU
There can be no underestimating the depth of feeling among ANC leaders about the DA. During his press conference on Tuesday, 8 April, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula accused the DA of lying and said the party wanted to \"divide government and confuse the public\".
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