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Saturday Star
India thrash Proteas in Ahmedabad and win the series 3-1
PROTEAS batter Quinton de Kock’s impressive half-century at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the fifth and final T20I against India was not enough as Proteas suffered 30 runs defeat and 1-3-series loss.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
In tribute to late wife, husband rebuilds her snowman village
WHEN Kathy Allen Duncan passed away at 73 in September from complications of diabetes, her husband faced the heartbreaking reality that her 50-year tradition of creating elaborate snowman displays might end.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
The missing medal in serial winner Salah's collection
Egyptian football icon Mohamed Salah is a serial medal collector, helping Liverpool win the three domestic competitions, the Champions League and Super Cup in Europe and the Club World Cup.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Sustainable gift wrapping: the Christmas gift that keeps on giving
GIFTING season is upon us, and many of us are scrambling to make sure we cross off all the gifts listed on our loved ones’
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December 20, 2025
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Masemola vows arrest in DJ Warras murder this weekend
NATIONAL Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has assured South Africans that the suspect responsible for the murder of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, will be arrested before Monday.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
SA to Zimbabwe: the price of going home
EACH December, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, transforms as migrants return from South Africa for Christmas.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Afrikaners mark pilgrimage, day
THOUSANDS of Afrikaners, descendants of the first European settlers in South Africa, celebrated on Tuesday the \"Day of the Vow\" - a founding myth with values shared by US President Donald Trump's administration, which has offered the group protection.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
SANParks implements gate quotas at Kruger National Park
SANParks has announced that in a bid to address overcrowding of visitors to Kruger National Park (KNP) during the festive season, gate quotas will be implemented.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Psychic predicts a wild year for South Africa
WHAT'S IN STORE?
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
ANC lashes Kriel, AfriForum
THE ANC has called on the South African government to act \"firmly and decisively\" against AfriForum and its chief executive Kallie Kriel, accusing them of undermining constitutional institutions, spreading racial hatred, and colluding with external forces, as tensions escalate over the raid on a Johannesburg facility processing US-bound refugees.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Celebrities reflect on family, traditions, new beginnings
AS 2025 draws to a close, South Africa's beloved local celebrities are reflecting on the year gone by and sharing their plans for Christmas and the New Year.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
CTIJF turns the page — and turns up the volume
CAPE
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
AUSTRALIA announces gun buyback at tribute to shooting victims
AUSTRALIA will use a sweeping buyback scheme to “get guns off our streets”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday, as hundreds plunged into the ocean to honour Bondi Beach shooting victims.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Festive season braais to burn hole in pockets
Foot-and-mouth disease drives meat price surge
1 min |
December 20, 2025
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Social cohesion remains elusive in a divided country
SOUTH Africa's social fabric is frayed, and we cannot cloak that truth in euphemism.
6 min |
December 20, 2025
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This mall Santa still loves his job after 40 years
SANTA before you see him.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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A year of triumphs, trials and national reflection
AS THE calendar turns to 2026, South Africans pause to reflect on a year that was both turbulent and unforgettable.
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December 20, 2025
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Group F, the ‘group of death’, promises fierce competition
THE Africa Cup of Nations’ Group F, referred to as the ‘group of death,’ features a compelling mix of reigning champions, established contenders, emerging challengers, and motivated underdogs.
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December 20, 2025
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MI Cape Town enters the season with confidence as defending champions
MI Cape Town batter Rassie van der Dussen says they are going into the season with a weight lifted off their shoulders having won the competition last season.
2 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
How festive risks could leave you uninsured
DRINKING and driving, leaving your home unattended, and leaving valuables visible in your car could see your insurance claims rejected this festive season, as a quarter of South Africans prepare to hit the road.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Hope is not naivety
THERE is sadness forming these words today.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Sisters reclaim ancestral land
IT WAS a bittersweet moment for 83-year-old Juanita Solomon and her 76-year-old sister who finally received the title deed to the 16 plots of land which spans 6.5 acres, taken away from their parents during the Group Area Act.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
What Sassa beneficiaries need to know
THE South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced the payment schedule for social grants in January 2026, while reiterating the importance of beneficiary biometric verification as a key safeguard against fraud.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Morocco top favourites to lift Afcon title but Bafana not far off
MOROCCO are topping all the charts as firm favourites to end their 50-year Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draught with all the stars seemingly aligned in their favour, but the likes of Senegal and Algeria hold the line as title contenders with South Africa not legging far behind from the top four finishers.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
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The origins of Santa’s secret address at North Pole
BEYOND THE MYTH
2 min |
December 20, 2025
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Putin says ball in the court of West and Kyiv in Ukraine talks
RUSSIA'S Vladimir Putin yesterday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Nothing is what it seems in ‘The Housemaid’
DURING a recent cinema trip to see the romantic drama Regretting You, I was left fascinated by the trailer for The Housemaid, which was shown before it started.
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December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Shades of 2007 Super Rugby final as Sharks and Bulls lock horns once more
WHEN Bulls coach Johan Ackermann visits Kings Park on Saturday evening for his team’s United Rugby Championship (URC) encounter with the Sharks, he will have memories of one of the toughest times he has had in rugby.
3 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Report shows marked decrease in road fatalities
TRANSPORT Minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have released the mid-festive season preliminary road safety report, presenting the update in Somerset West as holiday travel peaks across the country.
1 min |
December 20, 2025
Saturday Star
Fashion brands doing better and those still failing animals
CRUELTY-FREE GIFTING
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