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Biyela dismisses claims of meddling management
RICHARDS Bay chairman Sfiso “Jomo” Biyela has moved to quash ongoing speculation about alleged interference in team selection at the KwaZulu-Natal-based club, insisting that management is only interested in results, not control.
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July 15, 2025
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Inside the Chinese car technology revolution with autonomous driving
\"IT’S THE most humbling thing I’ve ever seen . . . their cost, their quality of their vehicles is far superior to what I see in the West. We are in a global competition with China, and it’s not just EVs. And if we lose this, we do not have a future at Ford.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Nigeria's ex-president Buhari dies at 82
FORMER Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari - who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat - died Sunday at the age of 82, the presidency announced.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Call for collective climate action at G20 meeting
DEPUTY Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has warned that the world is rapidly running out of time to meet critical sustainability and climate targets and called for accelerated, coordinated global action.
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July 15, 2025
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Pityana prepares for another legal showdown with Absa and SA Reserve Bank
FORMER Absa board member Sipho Pityana is bracing for another bruising battle with the bank as well as the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) in the court of law in his fight for reform in the banking sector.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Is Sugar Mountain a banker?
WITH the rain having eased over the past few days, and the sun predicted to make a welcome appearance over Hollywoodbets Kenilworth today, the 10-race programme is confidently expected to go off without a hitch this afternoon.
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July 15, 2025
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Five mind blowing truths for personal growth
You are responsible for everything that you say, everything that you do, everything you eat, drink, smoke, or take into your body.
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July 15, 2025
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EU chief delays tariff retaliation
EU CHIEF Ursula von der Leyen said at the weekend that Brussels would continue to hold off on hitting back at US steel and aluminium tariffs, as it seeks a deal to avoid broader 30% levies.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini receives two awards in London
ZULU King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was conferred with two honours, the African Impact and the Humanitarian Impact awards, at the African Achievers 2025 Awards which was held in the United Kingdom at the weekend.
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July 15, 2025
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5G ambition: Could Paratus Namibia beat mobile giants at their own game?
WHEN during an African Tech Roundup Podcast chat I suggest Paratus Namibia's 5G ambitions might threaten mobile carriers, managing director Andrew Hall doesn't deflect. He grins.
4 min |
July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Brevis pyrotechnics gets Conrad's T20 era underway
DEBUTANT Rubin Hermann topscored with 45 and Dewald Brevis hit a quickfire 41 to ensure Shukri Conrad’s tenure as the new Proteas white-ball coach started on a positive note with a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.
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July 15, 2025
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Why Wall Street is brushing off Trump's escalating tariff threats
The stock market has learned to love President Donald Trump’ tariffs.
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July 15, 2025
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A senior teenager explains ageing
A PIECE of writing comes this way, clearing up all kinds of misconceptions, and often sheer falsehoods, about mature age. I just discovered my age group.
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July 15, 2025
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Elsie praises Fireballs after pefect run continues
TELKOM Netball League Division 1 leaders the Golden Fireballs kept up their prefect start to the competition when Power Week 3 tipped off at the Durban ICC yesterday.
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July 15, 2025
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Healy makes Irish history with yellow jersey heroics
BEN Healy became the first Irishman since Stephen Roche in 1987 to take the overall lead at the Tour de France yesterday, delivering a relentless ride over eight gruelling climbs in the Massif Central.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
EXCAVATIONS BEGIN AT CHILD MASS GRAVE SITE
EXCAVATIONS began yesterday of an unmarked mass burial site at a former mother and baby home in western Ireland suspected of containing the remains of hundreds of infants and young children.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Urgent action needed to address South Africa's ICU bed crisis
SOUTH Africa is grappling with a severe shortage of intensive-care unit (ICU) beds in the public healthcare sector, with as few as five ICU beds per 100 000 people at best — and in some provinces, the figure is closer to just one bed per 100 000.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
Cogta MEC, northern KZN municipality at odds over intervention
KWAZULU-NATAL Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi was forced to address councillors outside the locked gates of the Umkhanyakude District Municipality in Mkhuze, in the far north of the province, yesterday after senior municipal officials allegedly attempted to block his visit.
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July 15, 2025
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Ethics in the grey zone: governing conflicts of interest with courage
IN GOVERNANCE, few terms provoke as much unease as “conflict of interest\".
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July 15, 2025
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ArcelorMittal SA warns early steps needed to wind down Longs business
On March 31 Amsa said that it had received a R1.68 billion funding facility from the IDC
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July 15, 2025
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Skipper Kolisi's potential return sparks eighthman debate
THE Springboks are weighing up the option of playing Siya Kolisi at eighth-man, should he be fit to face Georgia in the final midyear Test on Saturday in Nelspruit.
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July 15, 2025
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Sinner's stunning take down of the 24-time Grand Slam champ
SLY OLD fox Novak Djokovic was bundled out by world number 1 Jannik Sinner, who won the title after beating Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday night, in an emphatic straight-sets victory in the Wimbledon semifinal.
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July 15, 2025
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Big tobacco urges government action to curb illicit trade and promote safer products
BIG tobacco industry players in South Africa believe the government can speed up transition towards less harmful products and effectively end trade in illicit cigarettes with better regulatory and policy attention to bad practices across the sector.
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July 15, 2025
The Mercury
ANOTHER COSTLY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa looked like a man out of ideas during his address to the nation on Sunday night. Indeed, what he trotted out was his tried-and-tested commission of inquiry that will look at the corruption in the law enforcement agencies, including the police, prosecution, judiciary, and the State Security Agency.
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July 15, 2025
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Palmer shines as PSG's treble dream ends in heated final
CHELSEA manager Enzo Maresca declared his side’s 3-0 triumph over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s Fifa Club World Cup final as meaningful as winning the Uefa Champions League, after clinching the title in commanding fashion at the MetLife Stadium.
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July 15, 2025
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How to stabilise Africa's debt: Strengthen public finances, reforms, sound environment
IN THE context of high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions, and rising borrowing costs, concerns about sub-Saharan Africa's debt vulnerabilities are mounting.
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July 15, 2025
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Taxpayers burdened by Mchunu's suspension
THE suspension of embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will further cost taxpayers due to double pay.
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July 15, 2025
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Wiese's journey to his first Springbok cap
COBUS Wiese is focused on keeping his head down and working harder to get one more Springbok cap after making his debut this past weekend against Italy in Gqeberha.
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July 15, 2025
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AI is powering a new healthcare vision for South Africa
SOUTH African healthcare leaders are outpacing their global counterparts when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence, particularly in clinical decision-making and exploring the potential of generative AI.
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July 15, 2025
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South32 faces impairment at Mozal Aluminium smelter
SOUTH32 will report an impairment from its Mozal Aluminium Smelter in Mozambique due to a inability to negotiate a new electricity agreement over a six-year period.
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