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KZN farmers concerned about the impact of foot-and-mouth disease on dairy sector
THE agricultural landscape of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is currently grappling with the relentless spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), which has sparked significant alarm among local agricultural associations.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
ActionSA’s ward launch in Durban disrupted by shooting incident
THE launch of a new ActionSA branch in ward 25 in eThekwini on Sunday afternoon was disrupted by a shooting incident in the area.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
BITTERSWEET REFLECTION: YOUTH DAY
AS SOUTH Africa commemorated Youth Day yesterday, it was a bitter-sweet occasion for many of the nation’s youth, who continue to grapple with a myriad of challenges.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
SA TEAMS' WINNING SPIRIT
SOUTH African sports teams are a resilient bunch.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Ngidi lights up gloomy Lord's to provide SA with glimmer of hope
THE entire motivation behind the World Test Championship is for the values of the five-day game to be preserved and cherished.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Friday the thirteenth dawns
\"... Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night...\" Hey, it's Friday the 13th, the day supposedly of doom and disaster.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Sardine Run 2025 detonates! KZN coast about to go ballistic
THIS Weekend — Be There, or Miss the Madness!
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Beyond national holidays: a call to address GBV
NATIONAL holidays should, for us commoners, be what they are to high-ranking government officials.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Chiefs may yet reap more rewards of Cele signing
OUT of all the Premier Soccer League (PSL) 2024/2025 midseason signings, Kaizer Chiefs arguably caught the biggest fishes with the arrivals of Durban-born midfielder Thabo Cele and the Congolese forward Makabi Lilepo.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Debate sparked on unemployment metrics
DEBATE has been sparked on South Africa's unemployment rate after it was suggested that the figure could be much lower than the publicly recorded rate if the role played by the informal sector of the economy is taken into account.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Skills mismatch must be tackled to boost youth employment
AS WE celebrate Youth Day on June 16 and Youth Month throughout the month of June, we really need to take a closer look at youth development and invest in meaningful skills development to empower young people for meaningful economic involvement.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Bulls need to give little bit extra to beat Leinster in URC final, says White
THE Bulls will be just as desperate, if not more than their opponents Leinster, to win Saturday’s United Rugby Championship (URC) final in Dublin.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
NPA concludes witness testimony in Albert Luthuli inquest proceedings
THE reopened inquest into the death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid leader Inkosi Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli has been postponed to October for closing arguments after the state concluded its list of witnesses.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
African backer of tech unicorns eyes Al in healthcare deals
CHRONOS Capital, an early backer of emerging market unicorns Tyme Group and Optasia, is looking to invest in companies deploying artificial intelligence in healthcare as it seeks to capitalise on a technology that’s expected to transform the medical industry.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Financial planning made easy for single-parent households
BEING a single parent to a minor child can feel overwhelming, especially when you're solely responsible for daily expenses, education costs, and long-term planning. Unlike two-parent households, there's often no financial fallback, which makes it even more important to build a solid plan that prepares for both expected and unforeseen events. Here are practical financial strategies to help single parents safeguard their family’s future.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Municipal police may soon enforce immigration laws, prevent sale of stolen goods
MUNICIPAL police services across the country are set to be given more powers, including enforcing immigration laws and controlling and preventing the sale of stolen goods.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Histories, divided land and borders built by empires
ON MAY 28, a routine border patrol between Thailand and Cambodia turned deadly. The exchange of fire near the sacred Preah Vihear temple, lasting ten minutes, may seem like just another regional skirmish.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Bedingham: Amazing chance for 'confident' Proteas to win
THE Proteas' date with destiny has arrived quicker than they might have envisioned.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Broos: No sign of another Themba Zwane but Kwayiba looks the part
NOW that the dust has settled on Bafana Bafana’s international friendlies against Tanzania and Mozambique, national team coach Hugo Broos remains candid in his assessment of his squad’s capabilities, particularly regarding the search for a player who can match the unique skill set of Themba Zwane.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Building a confident future: rethinking retirement in South Africa
THERE is a hard truth we can no longer ignore: if we don't act now, most working South Africans will have no choice but to work until they're 80. Not because they want to, but because they have to.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
One survivor in horror India plane crash
A LONDON-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad yesterday, leaving one known survivor from 242 on board, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Kenya tables budget after mass protests
KENYA'S government was set to present its budget to parliament yesterday, carefully prepared to avoid a repeat of massive protests over tax hikes a year ago.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
SA's green hydrogen initiatives gain momentum with R650 million development funding
PIC, IDC, and DBSA have collectively invested R656 million into the SA Hydrogen Fund (SA-H2), also known as C13 South Africa
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
MATTER OF FACT
AN ARTICLE titled ‘Government directive on virginity testing sparks controversy in KwaZulu-Natal
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Holding Thumbs must show his mettle
DERBY'S AND OAKS are traditionally restricted to three-year-old colts (and geldings in this country) and fillies respectively. With a dearth of horses in this age group that are bred to stay or do stay, fields for these restricted races melted down to a point that Graded status was reduced and eventually opened to all ages.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
The promise of SA’s pension reform depends on infrastructure investability
FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana did not equivocate in this year’s third iteration of the national Budget Speech: government intends to channel long-term domestic savings ~ particularly pension funds - towards the country’s infrastructure and industrial development priorities.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
RAF weighs court battle withdrawal with AG
THE Road Accident Fund (RAF) is considering withdrawing its contentious court case involving a dispute with the Auditor-General over the accounting standards.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
The legacy of languages in South Africa
FROM his remarks in The Mercury of June 11, it would seem that Thyagaraj Markandan has not read the Preamble of the Constitution which exhorts respect, healing and acceptance of diversity.
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
City explains recent court losses' impact
Officials provide clarity on recent adverse rulings
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June 13, 2025
The Mercury
Call for release of submarine tragedy report
A CALL has been made for the declassification and public release of the South African Navy’s internal investigation into the Kommetjie submarine tragedy, which claimed the lives of three officers.
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