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Spear REIT expands Western Cape portfolio as distributions grow and forecast brightens
IN A REMARKABLE year for Spear Reit, the Western Cape property investment group expanded its portfolio significantly while reporting a solid increase in distribution per share (DIPS).
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
Wild camping – Dartmoor and Pondoland
THE public has the right to \"wild camp\" on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court in the UK has ruled, according to the BBC.
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May 23, 2025
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Celebrating 35 years of Discovery with the launch of new Tempest and Gemini editions
DISCOVERY (Land Rover) has beefed up their range with two new bespoke additions and also updating the rest of the line-up.
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May 23, 2025
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Investec reports strong performance and outlines five-year strategy
INVESTEC reported a strong performance in the year to March 31 with its 13.9% return on equity in line with guidance from a year ago and a new strategy was outlined for the next five years.
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
Garrix bids for Winter Series clean sweep
GARRIX stands on the threshold of completing a clean sweep in the Winter Series when he lines up against six rivals in the R350 000 Pocket Power Stakes (Listed) over 1950m on the winter course at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday.
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
City manager's new approach to improve eThekwini's service delivery
CITY Manager of eThekwini Municipality, Musa Mbhele, has outlined a bold new approach to boost service delivery that hinges on real-time accountability, regional management, and technology-driven innovation, while acknowledging systemic weaknesses that continue to frustrate residents.
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
Ramaphosa missed opportunity to speak on youth unemployment
Clarity given on misleading video
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May 23, 2025
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The intrepid mountain man's impressive achievements
HAVE YOU heard of Prakash Harripersadh, the mountain man?
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May 23, 2025
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Enforce rights of people with disabilities
EVERY day across Africa, millions of people with disabilities navigate a world that excludes and disadvantages them.
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May 23, 2025
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Driving impressions: unveiling the new fourth-generation model
SUZUKI South Africa has added another bow to their already impressive quiver with the launch of the fourth-generation Dzire.
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May 23, 2025
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SA tourism industry pushes back amidst Trump crime narrative
Tourism association says much of the coverage borders on sensationalism
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May 23, 2025
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Four ways to become a better listener
LISTENING to others requires undistracted focus.
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May 23, 2025
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Investor uncertainty looms over SA's mining sector despite new regulations
SOUTH Africa's mining sector remains engulfed in investor uncertainty despite the recent gazetting of the Draft Minerals Resources Development Bill of 2025.
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May 23, 2025
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Welcome new red card law punishes individual, not team or spectacle
WORLD Rugby has confirmed that the controversial 20-minute red card system will be used in all rugby competitions from August 1.
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May 23, 2025
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Serbia's youth modifying activism
SERBIA'S student protest movement has no leaders, and its decision-making process is slow and laborious, but activists swear by its founding principle: direct democracy via meetings on campus.
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
New record set at Yas Marina Circuit
THE Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT continues to impress with its speed and is now officially the fastest production SUV around the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi with a time of 2:14.046.
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
Transnet gets R51 billion government guarantee boost to continue with recovery plan
MINISTER of Transport Barbara Creecy has approved a R51 billion guarantee facility for Transnet, effective immediately, in a bid to bolster the State-owned freight and logistics group.
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May 23, 2025
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Traumatic childbirth described during midwife's trial
THE GRANDMOTHER of a boy born in 2019 with cerebral palsy told the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, that the midwife under whose care her pregnant daughter was, used a forceps when she had difficulty delivering the baby.
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May 23, 2025
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India 'won't share water with Pakistan'
PAKISTAN will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours.
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May 23, 2025
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Beware of deepfake scams
OLD Mutual is urging South Africans to be on high alert as deepfake scams become increasingly sophisticated and widespread.
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May 23, 2025
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Far-right voters 'don't deserve empathy'
DIRECTOR Fatih Akin's new movie at the Cannes film festival is about a boy learning to love his Nazi-supporting parents.
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May 23, 2025
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Mbeki and ex-minister told to approach commission
FORMER president Thabo Mbeki and ex-Justice minister Brigitte Mabandla want to intervene in the case brought by survivors and families of victims of apartheid-era atrocities, who are demanding answers on why cases referred to the NPA and the police by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission were never pursued. | DIRCO
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May 23, 2025
The Mercury
Consumer food price inflation raises alarms for South Africa's vulnerable households
THE Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) has raised concern about the impact on food price following yesterday’s announcement that consumer food price inflation increased to 3.3% in April from 2.2% in March.
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May 23, 2025
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In the rough: How golf's surprising power now reaches from the fairway to the White House
MY brother-in-law is obsessed.
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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Quake hits off Greek island of Crete
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Greek island of Crete yesterday the US Geological Survey said, with no major damage immediately reported.
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May 23, 2025
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Discovering Nampo: innovative presence at SA's agricultural show
IF YOU'VE never heard of Nampo, well, then you're missing out on the biggest agricultural show in the Southern Hemisphere.
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May 23, 2025
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Solomons urges Chiefs to channel cup mentality
KAIZER Chiefs’ turbulent 2024/25 Premiership campaign will conclude when they take on Polokwane City at FNB Stadium tomorrow (3pm kick-off).
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May 23, 2025
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Essential pre-retirement planning checklist for a smooth transition
APPROACHING retirement is a significant milestone that requires careful and holistic planning. One of the best ways to ensure nothing is overlooked is to create a retirement checklist. Below are some key items to include on your list as you prepare for this major life transition.
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May 23, 2025
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AmaZulu's Ofori braces for 'cup final' against ex-side Pirates
AmaZulu goalkeeper Richard Ofori is not entertaining any nostalgia as he prepares to face his former club, Orlando Pirates, in what he's calling a “cup final” for Usuthu.
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May 23, 2025
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SUNDOWNS DESERVE OUR SUPPORT
THERE was a joke posted on social media after Mamelodi Sundowns clinched their eighth consecutive Premiership title last week.
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