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Aubrey Modiba: The Limpopo dreamer who turned mockery into motivation
“EVEN when people mocked me, saying football was my girlfriend, I kept going because I knew what I wanted.” When you speak to Aubrey Modiba, you don’t just hear a footballer; you hear a man who understands what it means to chase a dream that, for many around him, once seemed impossible. His voice carries the calm confidence of someone who has walked through doubt, ridicule and rejection — and turned them into the rhythm of victory.
5 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
City says trading services turnaround plan gaining momentum
THE eThekwini Municipality says its water and sanitation turnaround plan is gaining ground and it is directing funds towards improving metering systems and infrastructure maintenance in a bid to address billing complaints.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Casric Stars set the early pace in the Motsepe Foundation Championship
CASRIC Stars have carried the sting of last season’s near miss in the PSL promotional/relegation playoffs into this campaign — and turned it into early momentum in the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC).
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Queen Braganza must show her mettle
MIKE and Mathew de Kock puts Queen Braganza to the test on the turf at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. Unbeaten in two, she lines up in a Class 4 Handicap over 1400m and just how she fares will give some indication of whether she is worthy of a crack at the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas to be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 6 December.
4 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Business vehicles are higher theft risk
CRIME continues to be a national scourge, and recently released statistics reveal that business-owned vehicles are a higher risk to crime than personally-owned vehicles.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
The human side of retirement planning in an online South Africa
AS SOUTH Africa becomes increasingly digitised, the way we communicate and plan for the future has fundamentally shifted. According to the 2025 DataReportal, 50.8 million South Africans are now online, representing 78.9% of the population. While this signals remarkable progress, it also reveals a quiet trade-off: convenience often comes at the expense of depth and connection.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Widow succeeds in battle with stepsons over late husband's R7.6m pension
IN A decision that once again confirms the rights of pension funds to prioritise the financial needs of dependents over inheritance claims, the Financial Services Tribunal ruled in favour of a widow being the beneficiary of her late husband's R7.6 million pension.
1 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Windy days and hot bites - KZN fishing season fires up!
WE might only be in the first half of November, but the KZN coast is already alive with action! While the weather forecast calls for some hefty winds this weekend, don’t be too quick to pack the rods away — if you can brave the bluster, you’re in for some seriously rewarding fishing.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
A shared future: BRICS and the Global South
Forging partnerships to deliver prosperity for all
4 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Yemeni kids learn without classrooms, textbooks
CRAMMED under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar - lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Cell C Holdings opens share offer ahead of JSE listing
CELL C Holdings' offer to qualifying investors has opened, with the JSE listing date for the South African telecom operator set for November 27, 2025.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Gunners can’t get carried away with league talk, says Saka
ARSENAL forward Bukayo Saka feels the club must block out outside distractions and stay focused as the London side sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League after 11 matches.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Broos calls for urgent commitment to nurture Bafana's next generation
HUGO Broos has urged Safa to lay the foundation for a new generation of football stars by emphasising the integration of youth talent into Bafana Bafana — a move aimed at solidifying the future of South African football.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Macpherson calls for overhaul of building regulations to fast-track infrastructure delivery
PUBLIC Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has called for an urgent overhaul of South Africa's building regulations and approval systems to fast-track infrastructure development, saying bureaucratic red tape continues to delay projects and undermine economic growth.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Jaw-dropping variants and features
HYBRID SUV
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Virgin Active’s operational turnaround: Revenue growth across all territories
VIRGIN Active, the global chain of health clubs and gyms controlled by JSE-listed investment holding company Brait, is making an operational turnaround, and its revenues are growing strongly across all territories.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Everything you need to know about Audi F1’s debut season in 2026
WHEN Audi joins Formula One in 2026, it will mark one of the most anticipated manufacturer entries in recent memory.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Taxi boss planned attack on SARS-appointed advocate, court hears
TAXI boss Kholwani Prayman Ntanjana has been described as the alleged orchestrator of the attack on Advocate Coreth Naudé SC.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Transformation as a competitive advantage: Business lessons from Siya Kolisi’s 100 Tests
WHEN SIYA Kolisi ran onto the field for his 100th Test, he carried more than a rugby ball. He carried the hopes of a nation — one that has struggled for decades to reconcile excellence with equity, history with hope. But this milestone wasn't his alone. It was the shared triumph of a partnership that quietly rewrote what leadership looks like: Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus.
4 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Google and YouTube commit R688 million to boost South African media sector
Competition Commission report lauded as heralding a new era for local journalism and media sustainability
3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
China's new blueprint firmly grasps reform and innovation
RECENTLY, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Record rains turn Argentina's plains to wetlands
BUENOS AIRES
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Legal action looms as SA Relocations Group disappears with clients’ R1.7m
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3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
THIS IS NO TIME FOR BAFANA TO HOLD BACK
BAFANA Bafana don't have the luxury to be “friendly” between now and the last day of the Africa Cup of Nations on January 18. It’s all systems go as they aim to surpass their third-place finish from the last edition of the continental showpiece in Ivory Coast.
1 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Positive and pragmatic MTBPBS reveals improved fiscal stability
SOUTH Africa's 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) struck a noticeably positive and pragmatic tone, signalling government's renewed commitment to fiscal sustainability and a pivot from consumption to growth-enhancing investment.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
37 dead after bus plunges into ravine
AT LEAST 37 people were killed and 24 injured in southern Peru this week when a double-decker bus plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pickup truck, officials said.
1 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Bavuma's champion Proteas ready to conquer India
JUST five months after lifting the ICC World Test Championship mace, Temba Bavuma and his Proteas team face arguably their toughest examination yet at the iconic Eden Gardens.
2 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
‘Appies’ to strut their stuff
NINE races are carded for the Western Cape's Hollywoodbets Kenilworth tomorrow with proceedings getting under way at 12:40pm. It’s an opportunity for the South African apprentices to strut their stuff, with the opener being an Apprentice Maiden Plate over 1000m.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
KwaDukuza Municipality hits back at ANCYL's corruption, nepotism claims
TENSIONS are mounting in KwaDukuza Municipality after the ANC Youth League in the General Gizenga Mpanza Region accused the local municipality of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement, claims the municipality has firmly rejected as “unfounded” and “intimidatory”.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
The Mercury
Sponge cultivation transforming lives
ZANZIBAR Sponges offer a lifeline in new lifetime after climate change
2 min |