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Where luxury meets advanced technology and electrification
IT’S been a busy year for Volvo locally this year, with three models launched and a new managing director, Grant Locke, appointed to restore customer confidence, strengthen dealer networks and guide the brand through South Africa’s transition to electric mobility.
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Nkabinde reveals he cannot identify four attendees from Mchunu-Mogotsi meeting
SUSPENDED Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s Chief of Staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, says he has no list of the four people who accompanied Northwest businessman and activist Brown Mogotsi to a private briefing with the Minister on the Stilfontein illegal-mining crisis, and insists he never knew who they were.
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November 20, 2025
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Indecision won't work, Ramaphosa must dismiss Mchunu immediately
ANC veteran Mathews Phosa has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately dismiss the suspended Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, arguing that this will send a zero tolerance message to those implicated in wrongdoing.
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November 20, 2025
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Injury-hit Oz vulnerable as Three Lions chase long-overdue success
ARCH-rivals Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth, with the hosts weakened by injuries but still favourites to inflict more pain on a side with a dire record Down Under.
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November 20, 2025
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2025: The year South Africa finally turns the corner
FOR the past decade, South Africa has felt like a country stuck in slow motion: growth barely above population growth, load-shedding as a national pastime, and investors treating us like the problem child of emerging markets.
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November 20, 2025
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Economists still expect rate cut despite inflation rising to 1-year high
ECONOMISTS remain optimistic that the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) will cut interest rates from 7.00% to 6.75% per annum when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Thursday, despite consumer inflation rising to its highest level in more than a year.
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November 20, 2025
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It doesn’t matter if its ‘Shuksball’ Test cricket is all the rage right now
TEST cricket has been on its last legs since I can remember. A niche sport that exclusively keeps British aristocrats and its Commonwealth Asian diaspora entertained.
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November 20, 2025
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Riveiro likes the Bafana job talk but urges fans to back Broos
Broos will vacate his national team hot seat after the 2026 Fifa World Cup, bringing to an end an illustrious five-year tenure that already includes qualifying for back-to-back AFCON tournaments, as well as next year’s global showpiece in North America.
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November 20, 2025
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'Youngsters still a big part of Chiefs' plans'
THE synergy between Kaizer Chiefs' first team and reserve team is still intact, despite the minimal integration of youngsters into topflight football in recent months following structural and coaching changes.
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Global Entrepreneurship Week: Building together for a better tomorrow
EVERY year, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) invites us to pause and reflect on the ecosystem we are collectively building. It's easy to get caught up in programmes, reports, and events, but GEW challenges us to ask a deeper question: Are we truly creating a world where entrepreneurs can thrive?
3 min |
November 20, 2025
The Star
Positive earnings trajectory for Momentum Group continues into 2026
MOMENTUM Group's 2025 positive earnings trajectory continued into the first quarter of its 2026 financial year, the insurance and financial services group said in an operational update.
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November 20, 2025
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Chancellor’s Calabash Awards 2025
FORMER President Thabo Mbeki and Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor Puleng LenkaBula walked onto the stage of the packed Unisa hall to a warm standing ovation, their presence setting the tone for a night that blended celebration, reflection and a call for renewed national purpose.
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November 20, 2025
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Glenn Close praises Kim Kardashian's 'All's Fair': 'It's juicy and outrageous!'
KIM Kardashian's new legal drama All’s Fair has taken a beating from critics.
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November 20, 2025
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SAHRC looks into abuses of human rights at informal settlement in Moscow
OVERSIGHT VISIT
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Eskom says municipal debt is blocking credit upgrades
Parastatal is owed at least R105 billion in municipal arrear debt as at the end of September
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Understanding emotional black holes
DESPITE growing awareness of emotional imbalances in relationships, many individuals still experience their sincere contributions going unrecognised, creating an invisible emotional void.
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November 20, 2025
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Southern Sun anticipates recovery in its hotel occupancy rates
SOUTHERN Sun says its hotel occupancies might recover to long-term averages in the medium term, aided by the government's policies that encourage economic growth, the JSE-listed group said Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
The Star
The perfect blend of style and substance
LAUNCHED earlier in 2024 for the current generation, the Isuzu D-Max X-Rider has proven to be a popular model in the Isuzu lineup, with the brand now having recently introduced a limited-edition 150 units Black Edition model.
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Rethinking satellite connectivity: Bridging the digital divide in the SADC
AS SOMEONE who has spent decades working at the intersection of telecommunications policy, spectrum management, and infrastructure development, I've seen firsthand how connectivity can transform lives, economies and entire regions.
4 min |
November 20, 2025
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SA's business liquidations rise: Finance, real estate and trade hardest hit
THE latest report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reveals a concerning trend: in September 2025, 145 businesses were liquidated, pushing the cumulative year-to-date total to 1180 closures.
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November 20, 2025
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How South Africa’s R1 trillion infrastructure plan aims to transform the economy and job market
SOUTH Africa’s R1 trillion infrastructure plan could help give the economy the boost it urgently needs.
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November 20, 2025
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Boks seek to end Dublin hoodoo against Ireland
THE Springboks will return to Dublin this weekend chasing a victory that has eluded them for more than a decade.
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November 20, 2025
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Shebeshxt's girlfriend remains hopeful amid rapper's ongoing legal troubles
GIGS JEOPARDISED
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November 20, 2025
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Police readiness for G20 Summit
RALLIED THE TROOPS
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November 20, 2025
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How SA's Ecommerce boom could unlock opportunity for 1.1 million small businesses
SOUTH Africa is crossing a digital Rubicon. In just five years, our share of ecommerce rocketed from less than 1% of retail sales to almost 10%, growth ten times faster than the wider economy.
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November 20, 2025
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Five things to know about Africa's first G20
LEADERS of the world’s largest economies will meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, the first of its kind in Africa.
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November 20, 2025
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Transnet marks milestone as 200th Traxx locomotive rolls off Durban production line
TRANSNET on Wednesday celebrated a major milestone in its fleet renewal programme as the 200th Traxx 23E locomotive was completed at its Durban manufacturing facility.
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November 20, 2025
The Star
Rabada injury forces Proteas into Ngidi SOS
“MAYBE Shuks missed a trick” It’s not often that Proteas coach Shukri Conrad is not on top of his game, but these were Kagiso Rabada’s words prior to the Test series against India.
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November 20, 2025
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South Africa to lead global PGM supply rebound next year after dragged output
LOWER production from platinum group metals mines in South Africa muzzled global PGM supply in the third quarter although gains from the world’s biggest producers of the metal, including Zimbabwe where Valterra, Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater operate, are expected to lift up supply by 2% next year.
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November 20, 2025
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Mbalula criticises Navy Chief's remarks
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has strongly criticised the Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, who questioned whether Cabinet officials behind budget cuts to the defence force were \"in the pockets of drug dealers\".
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