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Pepkor's profits grow after driving value for customers in the tough economic environment
PEPKOR Holdings has announced significant profit growth for the year to September 30, driven by market share gains in retail and a burgeoning fintech segment.
3 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Octodec Investments boosts dividends amid resilient inner-city portfolio performance
OCTODEC Investments, a prominent JSE-listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) primarily operating in Tshwane and Johannesburg, has reported a 7.6% increase in its full-year dividend, now standing at 134.5 cents per share for the year ending August 31.
3 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for R4bn, breaking modern-art auction records
A GUSTAV Klimt portrait made history last week when it sold for an astonishing $236.4 million (around R4 billion) at an auction in New York, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction and the second most expensive painting in history, second only to Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi which went for $405m.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Van den Berg warns Wales will 'chase the lost causes'
SPRINGBOK scrumhalf Morne van den Berg says South Africa cannot afford to underestimate Wales in Saturday's Test at the Principality Stadium, warning that a patched-together Welsh side will still bring the trademark fight, physicality and defiance that South African teams have come to expect in the north.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
WHY THE DA IS NO DIFFERENT TO THE ANC
THE fallout between DA leader John Steenhuisen and his colleague Dion George serves as a warning of what South Africans can expect in the event that the party gains control of this country.
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Could Bitcoin’s maturation kill what made it revolutionary?
I STILL remember the sinking feeling. African Tech Roundup had received a $25 000 grant from the Celo Foundation, tokens that briefly tripled in value (in fiat terms) during the bull run.
4 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Mbokazi's MLS leap: ambition or a career risk for Pirates star?
ORLANDO Pirates and Bafana Bafana young defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi is reportedly on the brink of a major career move, with Major League Soccer (MSL) outfit Chicago Fire pushing hard to secure his signature.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Pick 6 fever can fill your cup
PICK 6 fever will grip the racegoing nation on Saturday as there is a carry over for the Betway Summer Cup meeting and with an expected pool of R5 million it will be well worth playing.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Zeda share price soars 11% - strong earnings growth in the tough automotive market
ZEDA, the JSE listed integrated mobility solutions provider, saw its share price rocket over 11% after its annual results showed how it relied on its diversified business model to counter pressures facing traditional car rental services and vehicle sales.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
SA’s CEOs are deeply experienced – but lag on global exposure, report shows
SOUTH Africa's top CEOs stand out for their depth of experience and strong institutional knowledge - but they trail far behind their global peers in international mobility and cross-sector experience. That's according to Route to the Top 2025, a report from global leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles, which analysed the profiles of 1 232 CEOs of major companies across 27 markets, including the JSE Top 40.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
AKA’s mother Lynn Forbes faces son’s alleged killers in court
LYNN Forbes, the mother of award-winning rapper Kiernan \"AKA\" Forbes, was at the Durban Magistrate's Court yesterday to face the men charged with the murder of her son and Tebello \"Tibz\" Motsoane.
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Coffee consumption defies inflation in South Africa
AS DAWN breaks over South Africa, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills countless homes, a staple for nearly half of the nation's adult population despite ongoing inflationary pressures.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Nedbank to pay Transnet R600m in confidential settlement
Bank and parastatal agree to end litigation, and settlement is made without any admission of liability
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
How films can help men combat loneliness and foster deeper connections
IT'S surprising that one of the biggest conversations online right now isn't about sports or politics.
3 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
South Africans are still battling the effects of long COVID
\"I FEEL better, but my mind isn't the same.\" Four years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, such comments are still heard regularly in many medical practices in South Africa. What began as a respiratory virus seems to have left a lingering mark on some people who were infected.
3 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Agriculture Department rejects claims of regulatory collapse in fertilisers and farm feeds
THE Department of Agriculture (DoA) has dismissed claims by the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) that the regulatory system responsible for approving fertilisers, pesticides, farm feeds and veterinary products is facing a \"total administrative breakdown.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Tributes pour in for former JMPD Chief David Tembe
TRIBUTES are pouring in for former Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Chief, David Tembe, who died yesterday.
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Russia, Ukraine trade deadly strikes
RUSSIA rained missiles and drones overnight on Kyiv, killing six people, authorities said yesterday, as three people died in Russia's Rostov region in massive Ukrainian strikes.
3 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Struggle veteran Singh expressed concern over the ANC's current state
THE late ANC liberation struggle icon and Umkhonto weSizwe operative Sunny Singh was unhappy with the current state of the ANC at the time of his death.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Inter face tough test amid derby defeat
INTER Milan head into today's match at Atletico Madrid still reeling from a derby defeat to AC Milan and with doubts over their ability to handle big games under new coach Cristian Chivu.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
South Africa’s energy transition will rise - or stall - on reliability
SOUTH Africa's energy transition hinges on private capital stepping in to fill funding gaps. Although the country has secured over R18 billion in new loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the German KfW Development Bank to support its Just Energy Transition, this funding remains insufficient and is heavily loan-dependent, adding to an already considerable debt burden.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Vodacom invests over R1.1bn to boost network infrastructure across KwaZulu-Natal
VODACOM KwaZulu-Natal has announced a major investment of more than R1.1 billion in network infrastructure for the current financial year (FY2026), reinforcing its commitment to expanding connectivity and accelerating digital inclusion across South Africa's most populous province.
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Police investigating brazen daylight robbery in Pinetown
THE KwaZulu-Natal provincial police have confirmed that police are investigating a brazen armed robbery at a shopping centre in Pinetown on Monday.
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
KZN prepares for summer tourism surge amid growth outlook
KWAZULU-NATAL has launched its 2025 summer tourism campaign, with provincial officials projecting continued growth in domestic and international travel.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
SA Tourism under scrutiny as SIU launches probe into payments for undelivered services
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a far-reaching proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of serious maladministration, improper conduct and possible corruption at South African Tourism (SA Tourism), marking one of the most significant interventions in the entity's recent history.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
LAGOS WFP: Jihadist attacks fuel record hunger
RESURGENT jihadist attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger to unprecedented levels with thousands facing \"famine-like conditions\", the World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Pressure and pride collide as Richards Bay host AmaZulu in pivotal KZN derby
ANOTHER KZN derby takes centre stage on Friday night as Richards Bay welcome AmaZulu to the uMhlathuze Sports Complex, a meeting layered with pressure, contrasting ambitions and the familiar emotional current of provincial rivalries.
2 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Germany: 'Hammer Gang' activists go on trial
SEVEN alleged members of the German far-left militant group Antifa Ost were expected to go on trial yesterday accused of attacks targeting right-wing extremists that earned them the nickname \"Hammer Gang\".
1 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
AFRICA’S URGENT BATTLE TO ELIMINATE PREVENTABLE CERVICAL CANCER
CERVICAL cancer, a disease that is almost entirely preventable, claims the lives of over 6 000 women annually in South Africa alone.
4 min |
November 26, 2025
The Mercury
Next Springboks coach may feel like Vanilla Ice following up Queen
SOUTH Africans tend to live their best lives in December ... excuse me, I meant to say \"Dezemba\". \"That's January's worries,\" is one of our favourite things to say around the braai when the kids remind us about that stationery list.
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