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Unisa allocated R176.3m to support indigent students, says Vice-Chancellor
THE University of South Africa (Unisa) allocated almost R200 million in direct and donor-supported funding to indigent and financially vulnerable students in 2025, Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Puleng LenkaBula announced during the university's official closing ceremony held in Pretoria last week Friday.
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December 15, 2025
The Star
Deregistered! City Varsity, Damelin and ICESA face shutdown
THE Department of Higher Education and Training has issued a Notice of Intent to cancel the registration of three private higher education institutions, City Varsity, Damelin, and ICESA City Campus, citing a prolonged pattern of noncompliance with the Higher Education Act (No. 101 of 1997).
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December 15, 2025
The Star
PAC members threaten legal action over results of elective conference
SOME members of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) have threatened to challenge the outcomes of the weekend's elective conference in court, claiming that the party's new leadership had been elected by 481 bogus delegates.
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December 15, 2025
The Star
FSCA defends R2bn enforcement action against Banxso as liquidation process unfolds
THE Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has defended its regulatory action against online trading platform Banxso and its directors, saying it followed due process in a complex investigation that ultimately led to the freezing of the company’s bank accounts and its provisional liquidation.
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December 15, 2025
The Star
Whistle-blowing in Africa: challenges and triumphs
INTERNATIONAL Anti-Corruption Day is observed annually on December 9, a date marked this year by the inaugural Babita Deokaran Annual Lecture hosted by Stellenbosch University's School for Public Leadership.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Mbalula shuts down Masuku-for-mayor chatter: 'Chairperson doesn't equal mayor in a city we've lost"
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has slammed the intensifying power struggle between supporters of Johannesburg's newly elected regional chairperson, Loyiso Masuku, and those backing mayor Dada Morero, warning that this won't help the party survive.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Durban beaches reopen in time as Gauteng prepares for festive fun
DURBAN’S iconic beaches have officially reopened just in time for the festive season, offering residents and tourists the perfect opportunity to enjoy sun, sand, and surf.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Mashatile’s ties to diamond dealer under scrutiny
DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile has once again found himself at the centre of controversy, refusing to clarify his ties to alleged diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg, who gifted a diamond to Mashatile’s wife.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Bulls frustrated as star flyhalf Pollard is rested
UNHAPPY Bulls fans are questioning why their star flyhalf, Handré Pollard, is being \"rested\" for their away Champions Cup match against Northampton, despite having barely played this season.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Cat Matlala’s ex on Witness D’s murder and the end of CottonFest
WE ARE back this week with piping hot tea about all things celebrity.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Suspect arrested for murder of Nelspruit grandmother in Cape Town smash-and-grab
POLICE have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of retired Nelspruit teacher Karin van Aardt, who was fatally stabbed during a smash-and-grab incident on Jakes Gerwel Drive in Cape Town, The Star's sister paper, Daily Voice reports.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
De Kock fires up the old engine to drive Proteas to series-equalling T20I victory
QUINTON de Kock and the new-ball bowlers showed off the Proteas' bouncebackability as the visitors levelled up the five-match series at 1-1 with a 51-run victory in the second T20I in New Chandigarh yesterday.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
How festive pressures contribute to increased suicide risk in South Africa
SUICIDE remains a pressing public health concern in South Africa, with mental health professionals warning that the festive season often intensifies the risk for vulnerable individuals.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
16 Days campaign meaningless without action
AS THE 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children wrapped up this week, the Western Cape was met with a series of blows that made it clear the campaign has not shifted the reality on the ground. The violence carried on.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Mbalula leads early ANC presidential race
SRF poll has introduced an unexpected player into the race, Patrice Motsepe
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December 12, 2025
The Star
A love letter to SA’s Tugs
SOUTH AFRICA'S SUPERTUGS
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Kenny Kunene’s musical comeback
JOHANNESBURG Transport MMC.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Goodwood couple launches second children's book
WITH less than three months to Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, a Goodwood couple has penned their second children's book in their faith pillar series.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Feinberg-Mngomezulu appreciates ‘pat on the back from peers’
“A PAT on the back from the guys in the same industry as you is everything, and this award means a lot.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
National Gambling Board warns against misleading gambling advertising
THE National Gambling Board (NGB) has raised an alarm over the growing prevalence of gambling-related advertising that contravenes the National Gambling Act, 2004, and its accompanying regulations.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Bryan Habana reveals shocking betrayal by his father
GLOBAL rugby icon and Springbok legend Bryan Habana has opened up about how he found out his father had been stealing money from him when he acted as his agent.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
US lawmakers table Bill to extend Agoa by three years to 2028
US seeking to restore stability to Washington's flagship trade programme with sub-Saharan Africa
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Taiwan to keep production of 'most advanced chips at home
TAIWAN plans to keep making the \"most advanced\" chips on home soil and remain \"indispensable\" to the global semiconductor industry, the deputy foreign minister said, despite intense Chinese military pressure.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
How South Africa's public service failures were unmasked
THE Madlanga Commission and Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee on the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations have done the country a grim favour: they have stripped away the veneer of respectability from our public service and shown us the rot beneath.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
How team culture shaped Proteas Women into history makers
REFLECTING on 2025, Proteas Women's coach Mandla Mashimbyi highlighted his focus on team culture as the key ingredient to their success.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Chocolate prices high before Christmas despite cocoa fall
AFTER soaring for nearly two years, cocoa prices dropped sharply in 2025.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Jail term for Korean sex abuse ring boss upped to 47 years
SOUTH Korea's top court ordered last week 47 years in prison for the mastermind of a vicious online sex abuse ring, extending his original sentence by half a decade.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
ANC trains over 125 000 members in leadership modules to drive renewal
THE ANC has announced that it has trained more than 125 000 party members who have completed the compulsory five-module training on leadership in the past year.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Venezuela national guard linked to crimes
VENEZUELA'S national guard has committed \"serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity\" for more than a decade, a UN-mandated investigation said yesterday.
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December 12, 2025
The Star
Business confidence surges, but Sacci warns gains not broad-based
SOUTH Africa's business sentiment strengthened sharply in November, with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) rising from 121.1 to 132.3, according to data released on Thursday.
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