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Saturday Star
Daily meals to fuel young minds at Tsholetsega Primary
TIGER Brands, with the support of the Tiger Brands Foundation, launched an in-school breakfast programme at Tsholetsega Primary School in Kagiso, Mogale City on Gauteng’s West Rand where Tiger Brands manufactures its Black Cat Peanut Butter range.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Walker explains reasons behind Burnley switch
AHEAD of the Premier League 2025-26 season, Kyle Walker explained his decision to join Burnley and his desire to guide younger players, saying he will try to be a leader on the pitch to mentor the next generation players.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Spencer fears for All Blacks' unbeaten record at Eden Park as Springboks await
IT'S been 31 years since the All Blacks last suffered defeat at their Eden Park fortress.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Tariffs test global alliances
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs on Thursday on nearly 70 countries — including a blistering 35% on neighbor Canada — as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Institutional capital supports township centres
WITH more than 80% of South African Grade 4 learners unable to read for meaning in any language, the country is facing a deepening early literacy crisis that threatens long-term social and economic progress.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Crowns, chaos and chemistry: ‘The Royals’ reigns with romance and rifts
NETFLIX’S latest offering, The Royals, takes viewers on a captivating journey through the ornate corridors of an imaginary princely state, Morpiur.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Bok Women plan to cook up a storm against Black Ferns
ATHLONE is the home of Cape Town's famous Gatsby, a takeaway dish loved by many.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
The week that was
GAUTENG'S Ofentse Bolelwang, 12, lights up the stage at the 12th South African International Ballet Competition, taking place at Artscape in Cape Town.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
A winter of reckoning: Policing, syndicates, the erosion of command
SOUTH Africa’s winter has long echoed historic burdens, most notably the 1976 student uprising and the July 2021 unrest.
4 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Rate cut offers relief. but South Africans urged to use it wisely
WHILE the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) decision to cut the prime lending rate to 10.5% is a welcome reprieve for consumers — especially those with debt or looking at buying houses — it must be seen in the context of an exceptionally difficult economic environment.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
SA 5km champion ready to conquer the road ahead
WITH her maiden national road running title in the bag, Karabo More could get the chance to measure her recent progress against the brightest star currently in South African middle-distance running-training partner and fellow Boxer Athletics Club runner Glenrose Xaba.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Millions return home as tsunami warning is lifted
COUNTRIES across the Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Schoolchildren are in the grip of a crisis
THE cause, experts say, is bullying, which has reached epidemic levels.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Smartphones may threaten children’s mental health
SMARTPHONE-FREE Childhood SA (SFC-SA), a parent-led initiative, is calling for a more cautious and intentional approach to digital access during childhood, as a global study warns of serious mental health risks associated with early smartphone use in children.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Critical leadership questions for prospective people managers
YOU'VE been knocking it out of the park. Your projects deliver, your name comes up in leadership meetings and now you've been tapped for the next step: your first management role. It's exciting and validating. But it can also feel daunting especially if no one has told you what leadership really requires.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Do you really need that SUV with this sublime hatchback on the market?
FOLLOWING a hiatus of more than five years, the “normal” Volkswagen Golf is finally available in Mzansi once again.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Mobilisation against live animal exports
IN A POWERFUL mobilisation against the proposed live animal export regulations announced by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) on July 11, Stop Live Export South Africa (SLESA) and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) are calling on citizens to make their voices heard.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Salah bids farewell to Diaz following Munich switch
LIVERPOOL'S Mohamed Salah took to social media to send a farewell message for departing teammate Luis Diaz after the Columbian signed for Bavarian giants Bayern Munich.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
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A call to action: Portfolio committee can address accountability in SAfootball
THE Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture can play a crucial role in revitalising South African football, and it must not be overlooked.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
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The promise and pitfalls of digitising South Africa's Master of the High Court
SOUTH Africa’s Master of the High Court is inching towards digital modernisation, but despite early signals of progress, the journey remains uneven, and for many families navigating deceased estates, frustratingly slow.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
Saturday Star
Modi hails trade deal with UK
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi yesterday praised the historic India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on his visit to Britian this week, describing it as a transformative step in the bilateral economic relationship.
1 min |
July 26, 2025
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Strategies that unlock time for professional development
WE are halfway through the working year; a time when many professionals make a critical mistake — they hit pause on their career development. They assume it’s quiet and that the third quarter will be the time to “pick things back up”. But while others pull back, you should grab this moment to move ahead.
3 min |
July 26, 2025
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No goals, no glory: Why Chiefs must sign a proven striker now
KAIZER Chiefs are putting in the final preparations ahead of the new season, but it’s difficult to see how the club will improve unless they address the striker position by signing a proven goalscorer.
2 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Debt stress: how much is too much?
MOST of us suffer from financial stress from time to time, typically when expenses exceed income.
4 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Top US Justice official grills Esptein accomplice Maxwell
A TOP US Justice Department official spent hours on Thursday grilling Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as US President Donald Trump struggles to tamp down a furor over his handling of the explosive case.
2 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
SA's first black freediver makes waves
ZANDILE Ndhlovu holds her breath.
3 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138 000 flee
THAILAND'S acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned yesterday that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 130 000 people \"could develop into war\", as the countries traded deadly strikes for a second day.
2 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Jason Momoa says son Nakoa-Wolf is in for a ‘rude awakening’
JASON Momoa thinks his son Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, right, is in for a “rude awakening” with his first movie role in Dune: Part Three.
1 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Injury free Lapasa ready to take the field
ZAKHELE Lepasa’s nine-and-a-half year chapter with Orlando Pirates was closed yesterday following the striker's season-long spell on the sidelines.
2 min |
July 26, 2025
Saturday Star
Aid groups warn of hunger
AID groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an “emergency call” yesterday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.
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