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DA secures court victory to end sewage crisis
THE Democratic Alliance welcomes and celebrates the judgment handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court against the eThekwini Municipality for the ongoing sewage crisis.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro term
BRAZIL'S Senate this week passed a bill to slash the prison term of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup after losing reelection to left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
CTIJF: Africa's Grandest Gathering returns to Cape Town next year
IT ALWAYS starts the same way: a date, a city, a familiar name, and then the realisation that something big is coming back.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
High Court ruling confirms legality of private firefighting services
THE Gauteng Division of the High Court has ruled private companies can lawfully provide firefighting services to clients.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
'Worst technology': Starc calls for Snicko to be 'sacked'
CONTROVERSIAL umpiring at the Ashes persisted even on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test at the Adelaide Oval as Australian pacer Mitchell Starc expressed his frustration and opined that the snicko technology 'needs to be sacked'.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
WHY THE FESTIVE SEASON LEAVES SO MANY OF US FEELING EXHAUSTED
AS SOMEONE who has experienced the highs and lows of the festive season, from joyful gatherings with friends to the quiet hum of financial stress awaiting January, I know firsthand how overwhelming this time of year can be.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
SIU freezes R2.7m from divorce settlement amid grant funding probe
THE Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze R2.7 million linked to alleged abuse of National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding, as part of its ongoing fight against fraud and corruption.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
FSCA updates on licensing and supervision of crypto service providers
THE Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) says it has been actively processing applications and monitoring compliance to ensure that the crypto asset sector operates within the boundaries of South African financial regulation.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
I'm A Fireball to set course alight
I'M A FIREBALL makes a long awaited return with Mike and Mathew de Kock's charge being off the course since contesting the Gr2 Golden Horseshoe back in July.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Cryptocurrency in 2025: the year in review - Luno
AS 2025 draws to a close, the cryptocurrency industry can look back on a year that fundamentally redefined its relationship with traditional finance.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Tax compliance is crucial: lessons from the Supreme Court's ruling
A RECENT ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered a sharp message to taxpayers: ignoring your tax obligations and later blaming your accountant will no longer suffice.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Baby frozen to death in the 21st century
HOW can we have heated streets for cars, but not heated homes for babies?
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Jafta reflects on a historic year for Proteas Women’s cricket
PROTEAS
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Motshekga defends her response to navy chief's scathing remarks on underfunding
DEFENCE Minister Angie Motshekga said her leadership and actions taken amid South African Navy Chief Vice-Admiral Monde Lobese remarks about the underfunding of the country's defence capabilities were consistent with her oath of office.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
UKRAINE DELEGATION TO HOLD TALKS
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that Ukrainian and US delegations would hold new talks today and tomorrow in the US aiming to end the Russian invasion.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Pietersen: Hendrikse is right man for the flyhalf job
FOR many folk, Saturday’s URC derby between the Sharks and the Bulls at Kings Park is a “Dance of the Desperados”, but JP Pietersen believes both teams are better than their log position suggests.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
India have been the better team in T20ls: Dale Steyn
THE ongoing India-South Africa series remains fiercely contested, with two possible outcomes before the final game: South Africa drawing level at 2-2 or India winning it 3-1, and former Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn opined that India have 'been the better team' so far in the three games played.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Driver held for attempting to bribe officers after 117 occupants found on bus
A BUS driver has been arrested after he attempted to flee when traffic authorities stopped his vehicle and discovered it was carrying 117 occupants despite it being a 65-seater bus.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Broos warns of tough challenges ahead
ON the eve of Bafana Bafana’s journey to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, head coach Hugo Broos has issued a stark warning about the road ahead.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Safeguarding your home and valuables
SOUTH African insurers across the board typically see a rise in claims over the festive season, due to an increase in lifestyle and safety risks.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Ex-premier says Telegram hacked
Israel's former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who is planning another run for office, said his Telegram account had been hacked, as Israeli media reported the breach was carried out by an Iranlinked group.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Search continues for missing teen off uMdloti beach
AN EXTENSIVE search operation off uMdloti beach, north of Durban has yielded no sign of a teenager who got into difficulty while swimming with two other teenage boys on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
SA aim for series-levelling victory
THE Proteas will be looking to end off the India tour on a high with a victory during the fifth and final T20I match against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and level the
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
South Africans urged to brace for wet holiday season
AS SOUTH Africans prepare to jet off to beaches or mountain retreats for the festive season, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised them to always monitor the weather due to the prediction of constant rainfall and temperature patterns that might just put a damper on their celebrations.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
IFP's decision to reinstate ANC to key KZN district backfires as local leader resigns
THE IFP's decision to return the ANC to power in the Umkhanyakude district municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has backfired with influential local leader Mdabe Mathenjwa announcing his resignation to protest against the decision.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers
DRESSED in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world’s disappearing glaciers.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Trump touts economic gains in national address
IN A prime-time national address Wednesday night, US President Donald Trump highlighted the economic achievements of the first year of his second term even as economic data and polls painted a less rosy picture.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
WEF sketches four possible global economic futures shaped by geopolitics and technology
THE global economy could splinter, stagnate or rebound sharply by 2030 depending on how geopolitical tensions and the pace of technology adoption evolve, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper released this month.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Broos will oversee his 50th match as Bafana Bafana coach against Angola
HUGO Broos, the charismatic coach of Bafana Bafana, is on the threshold of celebrating a significant milestone in his managerial career.
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December 19, 2025
The Mercury
Court orders action on sewage spills
eThekwini closes four beaches
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