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All eyes on the Fed as market volatility returns
Nvidia earnings, bitcoin's slide and government stimulus jolted markets, leaving investors watching the central bank for hints on interest rate changes
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November 28, 2025
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Cricketer Dané van Niekerk prepares for 'comeback ball of all time'
After being out of the national team for four years, the former Proteas captain will be making a second debut for South Africa.
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November 28, 2025
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Celebrating Noordgesig's history with a prized museum
A new addition to the library has fast become a huge drawcard for this community in Soweto as a place of remembering and healing.
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November 28, 2025
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Complex global challenges require a G20, not a G2 or G3
President Donald Trump's suggestion that global affairs should be managed through a “G2” comprising the US and China reduces world politics to a bilateral negotiation.
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November 28, 2025
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Latest Predator flips the script
With director Dan Trachtenberg switching creative gears, Predator: Badlands challenges audiences to root for a protagonist who's got few - if any - endearing qualities, but the result really works. By Sandra Visser
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November 28, 2025
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Soweto music centre helps kids strike the right chord
The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music, builds community and inspires creativity
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November 28, 2025
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SA needs to talk about money
A recent study shows that even though South Africans generally feel more confident about money, many still avoid talking about finances and don't consistently set goals for long-term wellbeing.
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November 28, 2025
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Unhappy clappers: issue of state
A government body's determination to legislate how churches in SA are regulated and what they can and can't do has been met with fierce resistance, particularly from the charismatic denominations. By Estelle Ellis
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November 28, 2025
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Wild plots in lieu of testimony and proof are creating a farce
Performances at the Madlanga Commission and Parliament's ad hoc committee took flights of fancy to bewildering and wholly unbelievable new heights
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November 28, 2025
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Hara hachi bu: the mindful eating habit with health benefits
A Japanese '80% full' eating practice is gaining attention - not as a diet, but as a gentler way to reconnect with hunger cues, improve digestion and avoid overeating in a distracted world. By Aisling Pigott
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November 28, 2025
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G20 final summit dodged a bullet when US boycotted event
It could be seen as a blessing in disguise that the Trump administration chose not to attend the Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg. Because it surely would have been a very different gathering.
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November 28, 2025
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Global relevance of Nations Championship to be tested
The inaugural tournament, to be played in July and November 2026, will reveal whether this is really a new era for World Rugby
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November 28, 2025
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It deserves to be said: South Africa's G20 summit was a winner
It is not often that I start a Monday morning feeling sleep deprived yet pleased that I had spent the weekend working.
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November 28, 2025
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Structural change is required in order to put an end to GBV
Over the past few days I have been meditating over a quote widely attributed to African American historian and civil rights activist WEB Du Bois: “A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect.”
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November 28, 2025
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CIA spy claims resurface as corruption scandals grip SA
New allegations from recent hearings echo old disputes involving Jacob Zuma and the Scorpions, as people facing questions point to foreign operatives to explain the growing pressure around them.
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November 28, 2025
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Elite schools' quiet gatekeeping keeps racial patterns in place
An academic study into former Model C schools in the Western Cape has found that children from black African, coloured and Indian families are being kept out of these schools in various ways. By Samantha Kriger
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November 28, 2025
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3.3 billion-year-old rocks are found to have evidence of life
The hi-tech methods could also be employed in future to search for signs of extraterrestrial life
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November 28, 2025
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Danny Jordaan is a burden that Safa shouldn't have to carry
The South African Football Association president should have stepped aside while he clears his name in court to avoid becoming a liability. By Yanga Sibembe
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November 28, 2025
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How to use living annuities and RAs as wealth transfer tools
I have R15-million saved in a retirement annuity (RA). As I have sufficient income from other sources, I will not need these funds to provide me with a pension. I would like to leave the full R15-million to my son, who is about to start university. How do I do this, and how can my son avoid paying estate duty?
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November 28, 2025
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How trophies and consistency set the 2025 Springboks apart
Erasmus's charges challenged perceptions with ground-breaking innovation and results.
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November 28, 2025
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Traditional healers need hunters to make safe, sustainable muti
Traditional healers often rely on poaching or dodgy markets to get medicinal ingredients. Joining hands with the hunting sector is a solution. By Ed Stoddard
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November 28, 2025
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We need to challenge ageism to create future-ready teams
From adapting to new technologies to leading through crises, older employees bring depth and perspective, and their experience ensures that organisations remain resilient and innovative
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November 28, 2025
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Rage boosts local businesses, but drains parents' wallets
Matric rage will benefit the hospitality industry, but parents say the steep costs of travel, accommodation and passes make the celebration too costly for many households.
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November 28, 2025
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Setting the facts straight on what BEE has really achieved in SA
Confronting the critics of black economic empowerment, who are making renewed efforts to discredit the policy, means acknowledging its myriad benefits without denying its weaknesses. By Joel Netshitenzhe
6 min |
November 28, 2025
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Unlocking SA's youth potential is the key to sustainable growth
The future is not what we once imagined. This is both a challenge and an opportunity for South Africa, and at its centre is the need to see young people as a national asset.
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November 28, 2025
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If unfixed, new school language
Teachers in KwaZulu-Natal warn that without proper terminology, books, training and classroom support, SA's Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education policy may deepen the literacy crisis. By Sakhile Dube
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November 28, 2025
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Local focus and cash sales set Mr Price up for a festive season
Unlike other retailers, the company doesn't have to worry about offshore disasters affecting its balance sheet
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November 28, 2025
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Breeding crisis: the plight of animal rescuers in kitten season
As South Africa enters its summer months, animal shelters are overflowing with kittens in need of homes. An animal welfare inspector in Cape Town says that this is the worst year yet.
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November 28, 2025
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Durban alliance marks 30 years
Over the past three decades, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance has campaigned against industrial pollution and environmental threats affecting mostly working-class communities.
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November 28, 2025
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of environmental advocacy
The levels of asthma in South Durban were among the highest recorded in global medical literature.
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