Gå ubegrenset med Magzter GOLD

Få ubegrenset tilgang til over 9000 magasiner, aviser og premiumhistorier for bare

$149.99

$74.99/År

Prøve GULL - Gratis

Gå ubegrenset med Magzter GOLD

Få ubegrenset tilgang til over 9000 magasiner, aviser og premiumhistorier for bare

$NaN

$NaN/År

Skynd deg, tilbud i begrenset periode!

Timer

minutter

sekunder

The Mercury - July 21, 2025

Gå ubegrenset med Magzter GOLD

Lese The Mercury sammen med 9000+ andre magasiner og aviser med bare ett abonnement

Se katalog

1 måned

$14.99

1 år $149.99

$74.99

$6/month

Save 50%
Hurry, Offer Ends in 9 Days

(OR)

Abonner kun på The Mercury

Gave The Mercury

Avbryt når som helst.

(Ingen forpliktelser) ⓘ

Hvis du ikke er fornøyd med abonnementet, kan du sende oss en e-post på help@magzter.com innen 7 dager etter abonnementets startdato for full refusjon. Ingen spørsmål - lover! (Merk: Gjelder ikke for enkeltutgavekjøp)

Digitalt abonnement

Øyeblikkelig tilgang ⓘ

Abonner nå for å begynne å lese umiddelbart på Magzter-nettstedet, iOS, Android og Amazon-appene.

Verifisert sikker

betaling ⓘ

Magzter er en verifisert Authorize.Net-forhandler. Les mer

I dette nummeret

July 21, 2025

Mpophomeni project will boost water and sanitation security in KZN Midlands

THE Water and Sanitation Department has taken another step towards addressing issues of water and sanitation security in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands with the commissioning of the Mpophomeni Wastewater Treatment Works, a project valued at R450 million.

2 mins

Court dismisses Khosa’s NSFAS challenge

FORMER board chairperson of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas), Ernest Khosa, has lost a court case in which he wanted the court to order the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) to remove the report implicating him in corruption from its website.

3 mins

Mbalula defends ANC's step-aside rule

Secretary-general says there is no selective application

3 mins

Safety violations were flagged days before George building collapse

TWO days before the deadly George building collapse, which claimed the lives of 34 people, a contractor observed unusual building movements and vibrations on the roof slab.

2 mins

Confronting racism in our schools

BLATANT and brazen acts of racism are still heard in the hallways of our schools and learning institutions.

1 mins

What South Africans expect and demand of the next president

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa's reign is swiftly coming to a close. Who will be his successor and what may we expect from such a new leader?

1 mins

The legacy of gun culture in America

THE All-American, tried-and-tested proposition to enslave the rest of the world by using military might is no longer a secret. But where did this idea stem from?

1 mins

The gamble pays off in style

PHEW! The Georgia gamble paid off after all.

2 mins

The power of wanting: Embracing ambition and goals

HERE are a few things I am sure you know about want and desire, ambition and goals.

1 mins

Zimbabwe’s collapse fuelled by government mismanagement

ZIMBABWE, once a prosperous and agriculturally rich nation in southern Africa, experienced one of the most devastating national collapses in modern history, driven largely by government mismanagement, corruption and repression.

1 mins

Joshlin Smit's mother and accomplices set to appeal life sentences

MISSING 6-year-old Joshlin Smith's mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, together with her kidnapping and human-trafficking accomplices, will appeal against their conviction and sentence in the Western Cape High Court next month.

1 mins

Cash-in-transit robbery gangs target KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng - report

GAUTENG and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the provinces with the highest risk for cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies.

2 mins

Fraudulent inspectors targeting shop owners

THE Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs is warning of criminal conduct by individuals who are going to businesses claiming to be inspectors from the department.

1 mins

Calls for action ahead of National Dialogue

CIVIL rights organisation, Amnesty International South Africa, has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to redirect the estimated R700 million allocated for the National Dialogue to more urgent needs of South Africans.

2 mins

Minister Tau highlights the rise of 90 illegal online gambling sites in SA

TRADE, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has disclosed that the National Gambling Board (NGB) has recorded at least 90 online gambling websites currently operating illegally in South Africa, all of which are registered and licensed overseas.

1 mins

Stark numbers reveal youth unemployment crisis

MORE than 1 million young South Africans applied for the South African Police Service's Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP). Over 300 000 of those who applied were graduates and had at least a NQF Level 6 (Diploma) or higher qualifications.

1 mins

Renaming historical public holidays undermines black people’s suffering

THE majority of public holidays in South Africa are not about celebration whatsoever, but are about commemorating the dark past of our beautiful land; the atrocities the natives of the country encountered from their erstwhile colonisers they today \"coexist\" with.

4 mins

AI hallucinations call for heightened vigilance

SOCIETY is witnessing a growing enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its accompanying tools.

3 mins

BRICS Media Forum fosters solidarity

OVER 250 representatives from nearly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies, and regional organisations across 36 countries gathered last week for the BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum, an event focusing on how to advance BRICS cooperation and strengthen solidarity across the Global South.

1 mins

Japan PM faces reckoning in election

JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faced a reckoning from voters yesterday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.

2 mins

LOS ANGELES Driver charged for ploughing into crowd

A DRIVER was charged with assault after ploughing into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub at the weekend, police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver before he was detained by authorities.

2 mins

No life without water: attacks threaten communities

FROM his monitoring station on a remote hill in the occupied West Bank, water operator Subhil Olayan keeps watch over a lifeline for Palestinians, the Ein Samiyah spring.

2 mins

Rise Against Hunger's campaign to pack 2.5 million meals

RISE Against Hunger Africa's Mandela Day campaign this year is a national initiative spanning 25 days with the goal of packing 2.5 million nutritious meals.

1 mins

Joy, hope and life lessons at Mandela Day camp

CHILDREN from a church group were given a life-changing experience when they spent two nights at The Mercury Hibberdene Children's Holiday Home as part of this year's Mandela Day celebrations.

2 mins

Kennedy Road residents receive aid after devastating fire

RESIDENTS of the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban have been given food parcels, blankets and mattresses following a deadly fire that claimed two lives in the early hours of Saturday morning.

2 mins

THE REAL RISKS YOUNG WOMEN FACE IN THE AGE OF LIKES

WE SHOULD talk about it more: the subtle way scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook can alter what young women believe they need to do, and even risk, to feel loved and seen.

4 mins

FlySafair pilots face lockout amid strike vote fallout

FLYSAFAIR is poised for significant flight disruptions in the next two weeks following a decision to lock out around 200 pilots for seven days on the back of industrial action starting on Monday.

2 mins

G20 Finance Ministers commit to policy cooperation for global prosperity

THE Third Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) has committed to international policy cooperation, aimed at further promoting global prosperity.

1 mins

SA reassures on trade ties with Russia amidst looming US tariffs

Trump's statement triggers panic for countries trading with Russia, including South Africa

3 mins

Tensions rise as SANDF criticises National Treasury over military funding

THE National Treasury has fired back that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), saying that it has allocated an additional R10 billion to its R57.2bn budget in the 2025/26 financial year.

1 mins

Why Trump's 30% blow to South Africa is a wake-up call for a new economic order

ON AUGUST 1, 2025, South African exporters will wake up to a 30% tariff on all goods entering the United States, a decision announced by the administration of President Donald Trump. This is not a sector-specific sanction, nor the outcome of any formal trade dispute.

4 mins

How African investment leadership can play a key role in a post-aid world

IN A WORLD where development finance is undergoing a profound shift, Africa’s financial institutions are quietly but powerfully redrawing the playbook.

4 mins

KwaZulu-Natal agricultural union urges disaster declaration as foot and mouth disease spreads

THE KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) has intensified its calls for KwaZulu-Natal to be declared a disaster area, with concerns growing over the escalating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak that threatens the province’s livestock sector.

2 mins

Valterra Platinum's share price rises sharply despite forecasted earnings plunge

VALTERRA Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, directors said lower platinum group metal (PGM) production and demerger costs were the reasons for their expectation that headline earnings a share (HEPS) will decrease between 76% and 88% for the six months to June 30.

3 mins

G20 nations agree central bank independence 'crucial'

THE G20 finance ministers stressed Friday that central banks must remain independent, after months of escalating attacks by US President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

2 mins

Hyprop vs PK Investments: A competitive landscape for MAS shareholders

SOUTH African REIT, Hyprop Investments, on Friday formally entered the bidding for JSE-listed Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) retail and mixed-use property company MAS, by releasing the terms of a share and cash offer.

2 mins

BHP delivers record iron ore, copper production amid global uncertainty

BHP delivered record iron ore and copper production, demonstrating resilience of the business amid global volatility and uncertainty, CEO Mike Henry said on Friday.

2 mins

Markets keep eye on international developments for direction

THE past week there were international economic indicators and political news influencing the prospects of the South African economy.

2 mins

Liberation Day to record highs: The hidden strength in SA equities

IN A WORLD beset by geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and economic uncertainty, equity markets have continued to surprise on the upside. For South African investors, the post - \"Liberation Day’ rally has revealed a hidden strength in local equities that defies the broader narrative of emerging market vulnerability.

2 mins

Why Mandela Day cannot be a time of celebration amid ongoing challenges

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's report card of the 6th of July to the nation was not a statistical release of crime but one which discusses what the drivers of crime and how that plunges South Africa into what would be a failed state.

4 mins

Cousin Casey retires to stud

COUSIN CASEY, the smashing and well-performed son of Vercingetorix, has been retired to stud at Mauritzfontein.

2 mins

Venniker is back with a bang

DEAN KANNEMEYER did a masterful job to get The Real Prince to stay the Hollywoodbets Durban July trip after just one warm-up run and there was many doubters.

3 mins

Wellens wins in style as Pogacar keeps yellow on fiery stage

TIM Wellens of UAE Team Emirates conquered the heat and hills of Stage 15 with a 45km solo charge to victory in Carcassonne yesterday, bringing home a fifth win for the dominant team at this year's Tour de France.

1 mins

Viljoen defends 400m title with new lease of life

MARLIE Viljoen felt like her world had come crashing down during a recent injury-enforced spell on the sidelines. As she gears up to defend her 400m title at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, today, she realises it may have been a blessing in disguise.

1 mins

Nodada set for top-flight return with ambitious Durban City

THABO Nodada is edging closer to a return to topflight football after being spotted in the colours of newly-promoted Betway Premiership side Durban City FC during a preseason friendly against Golden Arrows on Saturday night.

1 mins

Golden Fireballs finally ignite in League triumph

GOLDEN Fireballs coach Dr Elsje Jordaan was thrilled to finally get the monkey off their backs with a thrilling victory over the Free State Crinums in yesterday's Telkom Netball League final at the Durban ICC.

2 mins

Etzebeth not done yet: Boks' enforcer still burning to wear No 4

THE bad news for the Springboks' chief rivals is that Eben Etzebeth's competitive fire burns brighter than ever and he is determined to hang onto his iconic No 4 jersey for as long as possible.

2 mins

ELLIS HAILS BANYANA'S GRIT AFTER SHOOTOUT TRIUMPH OVER SENEGAL

BANYANA Banyana coach Desiree Ellis cut a calm but proud figure on Saturday night after guiding her team to the semifinals of the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 4-1 penalty shootout win over Senegal.

2 mins

Scheffler seals first Open title in commanding fashion

SCOTTIE Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush yesterday, notching his fourth Major success.

1 mins

Hermann shows off 'good batsmanship'

FOR someone who has only played three T20 Internationals, Rubin Hermann is showing an impressive ability to assess both the conditions and match situation. It probably stems from Hermann having limited international experience but close to a decade of playing at every level domestically.

2 mins

'The greatest day of my life' as Baby Boks

JUNIOR Springbok captain Riley Norton said team unity and passionate defence combined to produce “the greatest day of my life” as New Zealand were beaten 23-15 in the final of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Italy on Saturday night.

2 mins

Erasmus faces selection puzzle ahead of squad announcement

RASSIE Erasmus will name his 36-man squad tomorrow for the upcoming Rugby Championship matches against Australia and the big question is who will miss out, given the Springboks' current embarrassment of riches.

2 mins

Les alle historier fra The Mercury

The Mercury Description:

Forlegger: Independent-Media-Newspapers

Kategori: Newspaper

Språk: English

Hyppighet: Daily

The Mercury is positioned to appeal to achievers with a high disposable income, and the upwardly mobile. This includes professionals, business people, opinion makers, political leaders, public servants, and academics as well as sports and arts enthusiasts. Its readers recognise that they should be plugged into their city, province and country and indeed the world to inform their decision-making and achieve success. The newspaper’s crisp and credible reporting ensures that readers get a “head start” every morning. KwaZulu-Natal's leading daily newspaper & media partners of The Sharks, published since 1852