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The Star
Municipal electricity tariff decisions must pass transparency and public participation test, says court
NEW fixed decision making timelines were set in place for municipal electricity tariff decisions, which include that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) must in future by May 5 finalise all municipal tariff applications.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Proteas coach hopes youngsters learnt from Virat, Rohit
THE last time the Proteas faced India in an ODI prior to the recently-completed three-match series, they boasted a middle-order consisting of Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Second season of telenovela ‘Inimba’ gets the green light
INIMBA viewers are in for a treat as the Mzansi Magic telenovela has been greenlit for a second season.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Anglo American says committed to South Africa despite merger with Teck
ANGLO American says its merger with Canadian miner, Teck Resources does not affect its obligations and interests in South Africa, with the enlarged entity geared to grow its investments domestically.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Trump’s performative peace and global destabilisation
ON FRIDAY, Donald Trump was given a made-up peace award from FIFA to satisfy his ravenous infantile craving for global recognition.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
Blitzboks dealt with every situation, says Visser
THERE was an eruption of joy at a packed Cape Town Stadium yesterday after the Blitzboks came from behing to beat Argentina 21-19 to win the Cape Town Sevens.
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December 08, 2025
The Star
ANC Gauteng urged to save 'sinking ship'
Lesufi tells contenders to stop squabbles and focus on resolutions to revive the organisation
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Durrant serves up "The Lucky Kitchen'
WHEN laundry folded, coffee percolated, and years later, it cooked up a book of decadent recipes called The Lucky Kitchen.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Gen Z's unreadable stare explained
IT'S the look that's launched 1000 TikToks - it's that deadpan, unreadable stare and it's coming for this summer's Christmas-casual workforce.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Inquiry asked to look into Buyanga's detention
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has been held in South Africa for nearly three years without trial, amid claims that he is being targeted by powerful figures in his home country.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Van Dijk: Salah's omission shows no player has 'unlimited credit'
VIRGIL van Dijk says Mohamed Salah's omission from Liverpool's team for a second successive match shows no player at the club has “unlimited credit\".
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Agricultural sector sounds alarm over illegal Kenyan foot-and-mouth vaccine threat
SOUTH African agricultural organisations have raised urgent concerns over reports that an illegal Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine manufactured in Kenya is being smuggled into the country.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Jacob Zuma loses bid to appeal R28.9m legal fees repayment order
FORMER President Jacob Zuma lost his Gauteng High Court, Pretoria bid to appeal the order that he has to pay back the R28.9 million bill for his private legal fees.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
A dark reimagining of the Smith case
LOVE and other Poisons, Lesley McDowell Headline (JBP), I found this novel rather dark; full of sinister undertones, manipulative characters; all who eventually turn on each other, changing identities to protect the not-so-innocent, a murder unsolved; a span of 50 years and yet a sympathy as the novel closes.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Epstein's private island exposed
DEMOCRATS in the US Congress released photos and videos this week showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
SA‘s HIV/AIDS journey: from devastation to resilience
WHEN the late Mbongeni Ngema released his hauntingly emotional song Ingculaza, he captured the anguish of a nation that had just triumphed against the brutality of apartheid, only to be confronted by a new, silent, and devastating war: HIV/AIDS.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
November sees JSE outperforming global markets, thanks to precious metals
THE JSE was one of the best-performing global stock markets in November with the FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index up 2.3% month on month (m/m); the only major bourse to outperform the JSE last month was the Brazilian Bovespa, up 6.4% m/m.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Leading the future of work: South Africa's path to innovation - Dr Nik Eberl
SOUTH Africa stood at two remarkable crossroads last month. A continent-first G20 summit in Johannesburg put our nation - its people, institutions and hospitality - in the global spotlight. At almost the same time, I was in Barcelona at Workday Rising, where enterprise leaders explored the near-term reality of AI-driven, people-centred workplaces. The two experiences together crystallised a single, urgent point: South Africa can not only adapt to the future of work - it can lead it.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Breakthrough in brutal Limpopo farm murder case: Police capture suspect, expand search
AFTER a deadly farm attack on a 77-year-old man in Baltimore, Limpopo, and a swift manhunt ordered by Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, police have successfully apprehended one of the suspects.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Youssef urges calm as Kaizer Chiefs’ title talk grows
KHALIL Ben Youssef has downplayed Kaizer Chiefs’ title talks, saying they have to crawl and walk before they can run. That's why they remain focused on the “steps,” not the final product.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
The five men who will aid Bulls, Lions' Kuropean ambitions
THE Champions and Challenge Cups kick off this weekend, and the Highveld will host two matches when the Bulls take on champions Bordeaux at 5.15pm tomorrow at Loftus Versfeld, and the Lions entertain Benetton at 3pm at Ellis Park. Adding rich flavour to the fixtures is the return of the international players from the November Autumn Series in Europe. We look at five players who could influence the outcome of the matches.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
DA's Sakhile Mngadi challenges Maimane on '30% matric pass mark' claims
DEMOCRATIC Alliance (DA) KwaZulu-Natal education spokesperson Sakhile Mngadi has, in a TikTok video, sharply criticised Build One SA (Bosa) leader Mmusi Maimane, accusing him of \"lying\" and \"grandstanding\" about a motion on South Africa's matric pass requirements.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Chemical plants in Germany bet on biomass
STARING at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany’s chemicals industry.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
G20 summit: No lobbying for boycotts, says Ramaphosa
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not lobby any nation to boycott next year's G20 Leaders' Summit in Miami, despite reports that the United States plans to exclude the country from the gathering.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Alet Kilchenmann takes us through her rewarding culinary
FROM family gatherings planned entirely around “what's for dinner” to the aroma of her grandmother's traditional Afrikaans dishes, Alet Kilchenmann’s love for food was born long before she entered a professional kitchen.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Bafana can run with the big dogs, says Mphela
BAFANA Bafana’s 2010 Fifa World Cup frontman Katlego \"Killer\" Mphela is positive about the current team’s chances of reaching the knockout stage of the 2026 edition ahead of the group stage draw tonight (7pm start) in Washington DC.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Ouaddou chases perfect gift for ‘the Ghost’
ABDESLAM Ouaddou is embracing the praise he’s been getting for steering the Sea Robbers’ ship into steady waters with humility, and he knows that to please ‘the Ghost, they can’t afford to rest on their laurels.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Gold market poised for further gains in 2026, but South Africa unlikely to fully benefit
GLOBAL markets are pricing in a continued rally in gold next year, although geopolitical uncertainty could inject volatility into bullion prices, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Rassie focused on 2027, seeks balance next year
SPRINGBOK coach Rassie Erasmus says his biggest challenge in 2026 will be getting the balance right between maintaining winning momentum and ensuring his top players are relatively fresh for the 2027 World Cup.
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December 05, 2025
The Star
Nadia Jaftha says yes and Ye delays his Joburg concert
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