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The Mercury
New study reveals alarming flood and storm patterns in KwaZulu-Natal
IN A stark revelation about climate challenges facing South Africa, a comprehensive study analysing weather-related disasters over the past 43 years has identified floods and storms as the most pervasive threats, particularly impacting KwaZulu-Natal.
4 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
IMF highlights stabilisation in Zimbabwe's economy amidst ongoing challenges
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has delivered a cautiously optimistic assessment of Zimbabwe's economy, suggesting that it was stabilising despite ongoing policy and monetary challenges that have historically plagued the nation.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Markets under pressure as geopolitical tensions escalate, Fed signals caution
SOUTH African markets traded on the backfoot on Thursday on the back of geopolitical risks arising from the war in the Middle East and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) revised down its growth forecasts for the US.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Five men sentenced to life for mass murder at Glebelands hostel
FIVE men who gunned down eight people at Glebelands hostel in uMlazi have been sentenced to eight life terms each and an additional 15 years in prison, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal said yesterday.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Stable inflation rate may bring positive economic prospects
UASA welcomes the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rate for May, reported at 2.8%, unchanged from the April rate. This figure aligns with economists' expectations.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Kenyan LGBTQ+ community vogues despite law threats
BEFORE a cheering audience, a man opened the ball in Nairobi with acrobatic moves to electronic rhythms - a celebration of queer resistance from a Kenyan LGBTQ+ community feeling threatened by new legislation.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Iran, Israel and the death of nuclear diplomacy
FOR decades, the Middle East has been treated not as a region of sovereign states, but as a chessboard for Western fantasies and Israeli security obsessions.
4 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Court halts implementation of Mango airline's business rescue plan
THE PROCESS of reviving state-owned low-cost airline Mango appears to have been stopped after the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, declared that its business rescue plan cannot be implemented.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Excitement builds as raceday approaches
WITH just over two weeks to go until “Africa’s Greatest Horse Racing and Social Event”, the buzz is growing for both the on-course action and the infield shows.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Iconic protea flower relocates further inland as hotter, drier climate forecast
FARMER Nico Thuynsma gestures towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1 500 kilometres from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
'Yellow Shirts' demand PM quit
HUNDREDS of anti-government protesters gathered outside Thailand's Government House yesterday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that triggered public outrage.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Fillet baits triggering aggressive snoek strikes at Umgeni
WHAT a start to the week!
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Lunga can provide Divine intervention against Dortmund
MAMELODI Sundowns are gearing up for their biggest Fifa Club World Cup challenge tomorrow, when they lock horns with Borussia Dortmund at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio (6pm SA time kick-off).
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Champion Proteas will burst straight through every ceiling, insists coach Prince
THROUGHOUT the Proteas’ two-year cycle, including heading into the World Test Championship final, the batting unit came under intense criticism and comparison.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Moody’s warns of threat to Transnet ratings as government offers guarantees
MOODY'S Ratings has warned that Transnet's ratings will remain under review for downgrade until the South African government completes the process to allocate additional guarantees by the end of July.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Compelling reasons to incorporate a trust into your estate plan
TRUSTS are versatile estate planning tools that can be tailored to suit your specific objectives, assets, beneficiaries, and planning horizon.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Deadly floods expose E Cape premier’s chaotic leadership
When the worst disaster struck last week, Oscar Mabuyane shone in his absence
4 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
'Big Dawg' Dercksen eager to shine for SA
PROTEAS Women big hitting all-rounder Annerie ‘Big Dawg’ Dercksen looked eager to sink her teeth a little into the West Indies in the upcoming T20 series.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
What it takes to repair broken relationships
RESPECT, trust, confidence — these treasures which are intertwined and inseparable — are the lifeblood of all healthy relationships.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Unchecked power poses the greatest threat to humanity
HISTORY records a now famous and relevant quote by Lord Acton in London in 1887: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
South Africa partially lifts poultry import ban from Brazil, producers rejoice
POULTRY product producers and agriculture associations have welcomed the news by the Department of Agriculture that it has partially lifted the ban on imports of poultry and poultry products from Brazil from Thursday.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
De Allende playing with more freedom, eyes Stormers return
DAMIAN de Allende has this strong urge to end his illustrious career under Table Mountain for the Stormers.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Sarb warns of climate change woes on financial stability
Reserve Bank identifies climate change as one of three major threats to the stability of SA
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Palestinians’ dispossession near complete
IT MUST be clear by now: Israel wants to starve the Palestinians, to make the dispossession of the Palestinians irreversibly complete. This is the final stage of Plan Dalet in action.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Randolph Hearst leads the Langerman charge
CHAMPION trainer Justin Snaith sends out four very smart and regally bred two-year-olds in the Grade 3 R500 000 Langerman over 1500m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth tomorrow.
4 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Etzebeth: I am a bit fresher, and my body is feeling good
AFTER a frustrating United Rugby Championship campaign, where injuries derailed his participation in crucial matches for the Sharks — including the semi-final against the Bulls — Eben Etzebeth is ready to put all his energy into the Springboks’ season.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Denel workers demand 7% increase after years without raises
DENEL, the state-owned arms manufacturer, has told the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) that a 7% wage increase is unaffordable and unsustainable in the long term.
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Democracy in America today
Democracy is under siege in America when torching cars, rioting and burning the flag are regarded by those of the Democratic Party as a democratic right to demonstrate opposition to President ‘Trump’s deportation of illegal aliens as being a ‘threat to democracy?
1 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Why time, not money, is key to your child's financial future
WE all want our kids to be financially savvy, but if we wait until they are old enough to learn to save for themselves, we rob them of the most important years of growth.
6 min |
June 20, 2025
The Mercury
Absa Manufacturing Survey reveals decline in business confidence amid economic challenges
MANUFACTURING business confidence dipped in the second quarter amid domestic and global uncertainty.
2 min |