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Gqeberha construction manager found unharmed after kidnapping
A CONSTRUCTION manager, has been found unharmed after he was kidnapped in the Eastern Cape last Wednesday.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Maphaka, Yusuf waiting in the Proteas wings for title defence
THE World Test Championship final at Lord’s last week was once again a Proteas fast-bowler exhibition as Kagiso Rabada led from the front, returning a nine-wicket haul to help South Africa claim all 20 Australian wickets.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
MTHATHA FLOOD VICTIMS DESERVE ANSWERS
DEFENCE and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa may have to abandon his wish for a binational commission into alleged white genocide in South Africa and focus his energy on real issues here at home.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
SA Post Office, Post Bank face R7bn funding crisis as rescue practitioners prepare exit
SA Post Office Business Rescue Practitioners leave the entity with a R1.7 billion paper profit
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Wydad set to face Man City with SA duo key to Club World Cup hopes
THE Fifa Club World Cup features the top football clubs from each continent.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Tenpenny can pay to follow
A competitive B Stakes race over 1600m heads a 9-race programme on the Winter course at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this afternoon and although only eight runners are carded, the outcome is no foregone conclusion, and a tight finish is on the cards.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Taiwan tests sea drones as China keeps up military pressure
A TAIWANESE-made sea drone capable of carrying bombs skimmed across waters off the island yesterday in a display of uncrewed surface vehicles that could boost its military firepower against China.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Day of mourning declared for E Cape flood victims
THE Eastern Cape provincial government has confirmed the identification of 80 individuals who lost their lives in the devastating floods that have severely impacted the province.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Despite law, US TikTok ban likely to remain on hold
US President Donald Trump is widely expected to extend the Thursday deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the US.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Mofokeng, Nkota among five stars pushing for PSL Young Player of the Year
THE 2024/25 Premiership season has been the most fiercely contested campaign in recent memory, and what has truly stood out is the rise of young talent across the league.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Understanding the impact of anxiety on workplace productivity
ANXIETY is one of the most common mental health conditions worldwide, and its impact is deeply felt in professional environments.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
China's Xi in Kazakhstan to cement Central Asia ties
CHINESE President Xi Jinping will meet Central Asian leaders at a summit in Kazakhstan this week, his second trip to the region in under a year as Beijing competes with Russia for influence there.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Durban's strategy to combat illegal water connections
WATER supply in most areas of eThekwini Municipality — inner-west, outer-west, central, south and north regions — has stabilised.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Lessons in not leaving: rethink how we support teachers
One in four newly qualified teachers leave the profession within three years
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
NPA to amend charge sheet in Pule Mabe's fraud, money laundering case
FORMER African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Pule Mabe’s corruption case has been postponed to July 7 to allow for the finalisation of the amended charge sheet.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Waste pickers and vendors are not small businesses
A NEW report from the International Labour Organisation outlines a set of propositions on how countries should go about formalising the informal economy.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Former golfer seeks R17m from Road Accident Fund after life-altering injuries
A FORMER golfer who said he was compelled to retire from professional golf in 2022 due to persistent physical limitations arising from a car accident is claiming more than R17 million from the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Red letter day for Van Zyl
GARETH VAN ZYL took a major step forward to defending his KZN ‘Trainer's Championship title winning the first four races and adding another two later in the day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville yesterday.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
SA urged to lift ban on Brazilian deboned meat imports amid food security concerns
MERLOG Foods has called on the Department of Agriculture to allow the importation of Mechanically Deboned Meat (MDM) from regions in Brazil unaffected by the recent avian influenza outbreak.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Glencore makes R2.8bn payments to SA amid energy transition plans
GLENCORE expects to fulfil expenditure obligations related to its acquisition of Astron by September 2027 after initial payments totalling $185m as at September last year.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Ukraine slams lack of 'adequate' world reaction to Russian strikes
UKRAINE yesterday slammed the lack of an “adequate reaction” from the world to Russia's deadly strikes on its soil, after an attack on Kyiv killed at least 14 people.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Navigating family dynamics after marriage
“I am marrying into a very tight or close family. It is like they see everyone as an outsider.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
TWO ARRESTED OVER INDONESIA MURDER OF AUSTRALIAN
TWO suspects allegedly involved in the murder of an Australian man at a villa on the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali have been arrested after a days-long manhunt, police said yesterday.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Springbok Women building serious depth for World Cup
BUILDING and maintaining depth has always been one of the biggest stumbling blocks for the Springbok Women’s side.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
The evolving landscape of solar energy for South African industries
IN A WORLD where energy dynamics are constantly shifting, Sakhile Ngcongwane, Business Development Manager at Solar Africa, said that renewable energy is no longer confined to the simplistic installation of a few rooftop panels.
2 min |
June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Sundowns out to prove that they belong among world's best at Fifa Club World Cup
MAMELODI Sundowns have continued to grow in stature both on the domestic front and across the African continent.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
We need serious action and leadership from government to push Transnet in the right direction
I WAS astounded to see news last week of Transnet’s capitulation to union strike threats, agreeing to give workers 6% pay rises in each of the next three years.
3 min |
June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Boks set to blood new props ahead of 2027 World Cup
THE changing of the guard in the Springbok front row will start as early as the opening Tests of 2025, as the world champions look to build on and maintain their dominance upfront of the last couple of Rugby World Cup cycles.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
Q&A: Why stablecoins are gaining popularity
STABLECOINS - a form of cryptocurrency backed by traditional assets - are gaining traction, with the US Senate set to vote Tuesday on a bill to regulate such digital tokens.
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June 18, 2025
The Mercury
'Errant cops not being held accountable'
Study shows officers not sanctioned in 77% of disciplinary cases
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