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Unveiling 'Stitched With Promise': Patricia Scholtz's poetic journey through faith and love
STITCHED With PromisePoems of Faith, Love and Becoming took Patricia Lorraine Scholtz back to her younger days.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Morocco look to use home advantage to end 50-year Afcon drought
NEXT year will mark half a century since Morocco won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Two suspected business robbers shot dead by police in Florida
TWO suspects linked to a business robbery were killed in a shootout with Gauteng police on Wednesday, December 17.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Red meat industry outlines role in tackling FMD as government intensifies response
THE Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) has highlighted the significant challenges faced by the livestock industry in 2025 due to the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, while outlining the role organised agriculture has played in supporting affected producers.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
WEF sketches four possible global economic futures shaped by geopolitics and technology
THE global economy could splinter, stagnate or rebound sharply by 2030 depending on how geopolitical tensions and the pace of technology adoption evolve, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper released this month.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Nedbank concludes R1.8bn Ecobank sale, resets focus on African markets
NEDBANK has concluded the sale of its stake in Nigerian lender Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) to Bosquet Investments for R1.8 billion and will pencil in a R7bn cumulative loss on its books from the investment.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Tanning beds triple skin cancer risk, study finds
WHEN Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because she wanted that celebrity glow.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Two overloaded cross-border buses seized in crackdown
Bus designed to carry 65 passengers was carrying 117 including 15 children
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Overwhelming financial strain sees 94% of South Africans struggle as festive season approaches
DIRE FESTIVE SEASON CHEER
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Africa's grandest gathering returns to Cape Town next year
IT ALWAYS starts the same way: a date, a city, a familiar name, and then the realisation that something big is coming back.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Nkalakatha Fest ’25 and getting in the mood for Christmas
NKALAKATHA Fest ‘25
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Clooney shocks fans with stance on screen smooches
WHEN you think of George Clooney, what comes to mind?
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Safeguarding your home and valuables
SOUTH African insurers across the board typically see a rise in claims over the festive season, due to an increase in lifestyle and safety risks.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
DJ Warras's murder negates reconciliation
SOUTH Africa marked Reconciliation Day this week, a day meant to remind us how far the country has come since 1995.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
'Worst technology': Starc calls for Snicko to be 'sacked'
CONTROVERSIAL umpiring at the Ashes persisted even on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test at the Adelaide Oval as Australian pacer Mitchell Starc expressed his frustration and opined that the snicko technology 'needs to be sacked'.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Midrand water crisis nears end after nearly a week of no water
AFTER nearly a week of dry taps, Midrand residents may finally see relief, with Johannesburg Water saying water supply is expected to be restored within the next 24 to 48 hours, despite ongoing system strain following planned maintenance by Rand Water.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
BP appoints Meg O'Neill as new CEO, Murray Auchincloss steps down
BP HAS announced the appointment of Meg O'Neill as its next CEO, effective 1 April 2026, marking a major leadership transition at the UK-listed energy major.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
City must protect workers against crooked contractors
WASTE management workers in Cape Town have once again been left in the lurch by contractors who pay low wages and steal from them by half-paying them, delaying paying them, or not paying them at all, enabled by the City of Cape Town's policy of outsourcing services, even in cases where such services are part of the City's core functions.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Pietersen: Hendrikse is right man for the flyhalf job
FOR many folk, Saturday’s URC derby between the Sharks and the Bulls at Kings Park is a “Dance of the Desperados’, but JP Pietersen believes both teams are better than their log position suggests.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
FSCA updates on licensing and supervision of crypto service providers
THE Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) says it has been actively processing applications and monitoring compliance to ensure that the crypto asset sector operates within the boundaries of South African financial regulation.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Broos warns of tough challenges ahead
ON the eve of Bafana Bafana’s journey to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco, head coach Hugo Broos has issued a stark warning about the road ahead.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Row erupts over Christmas lights and Christian symbols
THE City of Cape Town has denied allegations that Christian symbols were removed from this year's Adderley Street festive lights display, insisting that religious elements such as angels, Mary and baby Jesus are still present.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Broos will oversee 50th match as coach against Angola
HUGO Broos, the charismatic coach of Bafana Bafana, is on the threshold of celebrating a significant milestone in his managerial career.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Mahrez looks to replicate 2019 exploits in Morocco
THE start of the Africa Cup of Nations is edging ever closer with only a matter of hours ahead of the hosts Morocco taking on Comoros at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat on Sunday night, and with every nation targeting the title currently held by Ivory Coast, the tournament will not be short of action as we take a closer look at how Group E is shaping up.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Hidden treasures of the seashore with the Griffiths
SALT spray coats your face.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Teen swept out to sea at uMdloti beach, holidaymakers urged to prioritise swimming safety
A TEENAGER was swept out to sea while swimming at uMdloti beach, north of Durban on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
Alpine may be Christian Horner's F1 return route
CHRISTIAN
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December 19, 2025
The Star
How AFCON is going to affect Premier League sides
PREMIER
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December 19, 2025
The Star
PM vows to stamp out hatred as nation mourns youngest Bondi victim
AUSTRALIAS prime minister yesterday vowed to stamp out extremism as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as “our little ray of sunshine”.
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December 19, 2025
The Star
The nation's bridges still need building
THIS week, on Reconciliation Day, 40 000 Afrikaners gathered at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria to commemorate Geloftedag — the Day of the Vow.
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