Newspaper
The Mercury
Trump heads for Japan as hopes grow for trade deal
DONALD Trump headed to Japan yesterday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end the bruising trade war between the world's largest economies.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Proteas Women mentally prepared for England
THE Proteas' ICC Women's World Cup adventure has been a rollercoaster ride.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Norris to stick with a truly focused, relaxed winning approach
LANDO Norris said he plans to continue his policy of being relaxed and focused on just himself after taking a one-point lead in the Formula One drivers' world championship by winning Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Renewable energy surge highlights urgent need for grid flexibility
SOUTH Africa's renewable energy pipeline has surged past grid capacity, with new generation commitments now outpacing the system's ability to absorb them - underscoring the urgent need for greater investment in battery storage and grid flexibility.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Cardoso praises ‘beautiful football’ as Sundowns power into group stages
MAMELODI Sundowns' crushing 7-1 aggregate victory over Remo Stars in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, sent out a clear message of intent as they aim to reclaim the elusive continental crown for the first time in nearly a decade.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
I was humbled last year - Mngqithi wary of history repeating itself after KO progress
GOLDEN Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi is preaching caution and humility despite his side's impressive run to the Carling Knockout Cup semifinals, drawing lessons from his own painful experiences in the competition.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Juventus sack Tudor as Napoli dealt De Bruyne blow
JUVENTUS yesterday sacked coach Igor Tudor after the Serie A club's 1-0 defeat by Lazio meant they had accumulated just five points from their last five matches.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Durban business confidence dips for fourth straight quarter amid service delivery issues
DURBAN'S business sentiment weakened again in the third quarter of 2025, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly decline, according to the latest Durban Business Confidence Index (DBCI) released on Monday.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Saving Fort Hare from ruin and restoring its proud legacy
The university is the seeker after truth in research, in teaching and in its outlook
6 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Durban CBD marchers demand justice for Dlamini twins
DOZENS of people gathered outside the HOMii Flats in the Durban CBD yesterday to call for justice for the Dlamini twins, who fell down a lift shaft at the apartment complex on October 18.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
KZN's Transport MEC launches major offensive against illegal trucking operations
KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has declared war on rogue elements in the province's trucking industry, following a far-reaching enforcement operation that laid bare a web of exploitation, corruption, and unsafe practices along South Africa's busiest freight routes.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Ten people to stand trial for online bullying
TEN people were to go on trial in Paris yesterday for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case sparked by unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady for years by some in France and beyond.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
When meaning arrives too late: Africa’s digital infrastructure and the West’s social media hangover
IN 2016, when I asked Oliver Fortuin what disruptive trend could render legacy telcos obsolete within a decade, he answered with one word: \"content.
3 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Johannesburg High Court turns down Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's bail appeal
JOHANNESBURG High Court Judge Pieter du Plessis found that it was not in the \"interests of justice\" for businessman Vusimuzi \"Cat\" Matlala to be released on bail.
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Banyana’s WAFCON qualification hopes hinge on decisive second leg against DR Congo
BANYANA Banyana's 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification hopes will hinge on their decisive second-leg clash against the DR Congo, set to take place at Dobsonville Stadium tonight (7pm kickoff).
2 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Man burns wife and kids to death before ingesting poison
POLICE in Mpumalanga are investigating a horrific case in which a man allegedly killed his wife and two young children before setting them alight inside a vehicle at Boekehouthoek, Kwaggafontein.
1 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
DA’s eThekwini mayoral candidate is out of touch
IT SEEMS Mr Haniff Hoosen woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and decided he was South Africa's new moral compass.
3 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Arsenal’s defence and depth make them title favourites
\"ATTACK wins games, defence wins titles,\" Alex Ferguson famously said. And it's a message Arsenal seem to be taking to heart as they chase a first league championship in more than two decades.
3 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
The deception of the Freedom Charter
SINCE its accession to power, the ANC has strived incrementally to implement the dictates of its handbook on socialism - the Freedom Charter.
1 min |
October 28, 2025
The Mercury
Lions restoring pride after latest win
FRANCKE Horn says the Lions will be looking to build on their growing home form when the United Rugby Championship resumes after the international break, after snapping Ulster’s unbeaten start to the season at Ellis Park at the weekend.
1 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
Please Call Me creator Nkosana Makate faces Vodacom again in Supreme Court
FACED with a collective legal bill of nearly R13 million for one day's arguments in the Constitutional Court, which was not even brought to the apex court by himself, Nkosana Makate and Vodacom will next month again face each other in the Supreme Court of Appeal over the Please Call Me (PCM) invention.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
SA's FATF grey list exit marks key milestone, reform journey continues
Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says delisting is a vote of confidence in SA’s progress
3 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
Harmony Gold Mining completes R18.4 billion acquisition of MAC Copper
HARMONY Gold Mining Company, which has ended its 2025 year to June 30, with R11.1 billion in cash, said Friday it has completed the R18.4bn acquisition of MAC Copper, securing full ownership of the CSA mine and unlocking immediate copper production.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
How genocide perpetrators exploit legal framework
The present crisis in the Middle East highlights the urgency of reform
4 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
South Africa opens passenger rail sector to private investment amid modernisation drive
THE Department of Transport has opened the door to large-scale private sector participation in South Africa's rail network currently operated by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), inviting investors to help modernise key infrastructure, introduce smart ticketing systems, and roll out fibre optic connectivity along railway lines.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
India, China to resume direct flights
INDIA and China resumed direct flights yesterday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
KZN GPU faces its first real test
NFP expresses dissatisfaction with leadership amid service delivery concerns
3 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
Black Cats claw their way up the table
FEARLESS Sunderland are enjoying the best start to a season by a promoted team in more than a decade after Saturday's shock 2-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge catapulted them briefly into second spot in the English Premier League.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
US inflation data enhances uncertainty in financial markets - Chris Harmse
US INFLATION data is better than expected. Most global financial markets moved sideways and uncertain last week in anticipation of the US inflation rate data that was released on Friday.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
The Mercury
Is Sky the limit?
LIMITLESS SKY has not been out since contesting the Gr1 eThekwini Stakes at season's end where she copped sevenpoints in the handicap for finishing unplaced nearly seven lengths off the winner from the worst of the draw.
3 min |