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Meat industry launches research drive to ease Foot-and-Mouth Disease slaughter restrictions
RED Meat Industry Services (RMIS) has partnered with the University of Pretoria and global animal health company Zoetis to investigate the economic and regulatory impact of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) virus persistence in slaughtered cattle, as the industry seeks science-based reforms to outdated slaughter regulations.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Proteas passed the test this year
THIS was the year the Proteas Test side came of age.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Krappie scratches out rivalry with Reinach
LIONS scrumhalf Morné van den Berg is focused on the bigger picture ahead of Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) showdown against the Stormers, insisting it won't be a personal duel with fellow Springbok halfback Cobus Reinach.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Bulls sweat on
THE Bulls are sweating on the fitness of influential veteran Marcell Coetzee and scrumhalf Zak Burger ahead of their Durban derby against the Sharks on Saturday (kickoff 6pm).
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Safe holidays: How to keep children secure during festivities
AS THE festive season approaches, bringing with it opportunities for celebrations, family gatherings, and holiday traditions, we must also be aware of the increased safety risks for children, particularly in crowded public spaces such as shopping malls, and within the home.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Govt confident lower tariff deal for ferrochrome smelters is within reach
Minister Ramokgopa confident of breakthrough in negotiations to rescue ferrochrome smelter industry
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December 17, 2025
The Star
The hero in the rubble: meet the woman who recovered bodies from Verulam’s deadly collapse
TEREZA van den Berg, 45, faced death, devastation and personal fear as she worked to recover victims from Verulam's collapsed building.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Great Dane returns with smashing good time
Women’s all-rounder Dane van Niekerk has promised an exciting contest in the third and final ODI in Johannesburg later this week, following the team’s 74-run victory in Gqeberha yesterday.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Marshall Monteagle triples headline earnings in six-month period
MARSHALL
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December 17, 2025
The Star
The world's richest man is now richer than ever before
ELON Musk has made financial history by becoming the first individual ever to amass a net worth exceeding $600 billion.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
From hypnosis to heartfelt musicals: these holiday Joburg theatre shows are too good to miss
IT’S the final stretch of the holiday productions before everyone goes on a well-deserved break for the festive season.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Kenza’s debut album a soulful fusion
“I AM always developing my sound and adapting to what’s happening on the streets, while never losing the essence of Kenza,’ said rising Afro-house DJ and producer Kenza, introducing his long-awaited solo debut, Music in Colors.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Nobela family officially handed fully furnished home
THE Collen Mashawana Foundation has officially handed over a fully furnished three-bedroom home to the Nobela family, fulfilling all commitments made following the devastating fire tragedy that struck Itsani village near Thohoyandou.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
School children spread joy with art donations to cancer patients
IN A heartening initiative that merges creativity with compassion, students from Laerskool Kenmare have donated a collection of their artistic masterpieces to the cancer care unit at Netcare Pinehaven Hospital in Krugersdorp.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
QUICK READ
WOLF MANIA
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Gunman at large after shooting at university
A GUNMAN remained at large after a weekend mass shooting at elite Brown University left two dead and nine wounded, with US authorities releasing new footage of a masked \"person of interest\" captured on surveillance cameras.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
G20 urged to refocus as landmark review finds influence waning amid global tensions
THE Group of Twenty (G20) remains a critical pillar of global economic cooperation but risks losing relevance unless it sharpens its focus and streamlines its agenda, according to a major review released under South Africa's 2025 G20 Presidency.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
How one man built a nationwide IT company from scratch
SHAIR Sidique, 61, knows what it means to start over.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
'Hero' Ahmed, hailed amid call for unity
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Ahmed al Ahmed as an Australian hero for his bravery during the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Malatji re-elected as ANCYL president
THE ANC Youth League (ANCYL) national elective conference in Polokwane this week concluded with the unopposed reelection of Collen Malatji as president with suggestions that this will reinforce secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s ambitions of becoming party president.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
10-YEAR TRANSMISSION EXPANSION PROGRAMME Ramokgopa backs local participation as seven consortia prequalify for bids
ELECTRICITY and Energy Minister, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has stressed that South African companies will be positioned to secure preferred bidder status in later phases of the country’s 10-year transmission expansion programme, even as international firms dominate the first phase of the landmark Independent Transmission Project (ITP) initiative.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
From underwear to unhinged: Inside the AI engine driving online advertising's next boom
DURING the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals in June, an upstart prediction exchange, Kalshi Inc, ran a national television advert which went viral.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Court rules RAF liable for farm worker's eye injury from tree branch
IN A damages claim case with a twist against the Road Accident Fund, when a woman, who was a passenger on the back of an open truck, was struck by a thorn from a tree branch in her eye, the court ruled that the Fund is indeed liable for her damages.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
South Africa's streets are failing its people
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS
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December 17, 2025
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Metair Investments slapped with R400m EU fine for anticompetitive behavior
METAIR
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Mbappe wins billion-rand case against PSG
PARIS Saint-Germain were ordered to pay their former forward Kylian Mbappe up to €61 million (about R1.2 billion) in unpaid wages and bonuses by a French labour court yesterday.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Girl, 10, Holocaust survivors among Bondi Beach dead
INDIAN police said yesterday that one of the two gunmen behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shootings, Sajid Akram, 50, was an Indian citizen who had left the country 27 years ago.
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December 17, 2025
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2025: The year ethical neutrality became indefensible
THERE are years that pass quietly, and there are years that remove our ability to pretend.
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December 17, 2025
The Star
PSL coaches who have impressed this season
ABDESLAM
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December 17, 2025
The Star
Italy gets its cooking heritage bragging rights
THEY lit up the Colosseum in the green, white and red of the Italian flag and celebrated with an evening concert, where government officials gave triumphant speeches to herald the big news.
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