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The Mercury
KZN clubs chasing long-overdue silverware
KWAZULU-NATAL clubs will once again carry the burden of a 14-year trophy drought as the Carling Knockout Cup gets underway this weekend, with all four representatives from the province involved.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
City’s R53m recovery plan faces opposition backlash
CLAIMS that the eThekwini Municipality intends to recover R53 million from a former employee implicated in wrongful actions have been criticised as a farce by opposition parties.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Mcllroy slams ‘unacceptable’ abuse in raucous Ryder Cup
RORY Mcllroy was not shy about expressing his dislike for Ryder Cup hecklers after a week that included taunts, insults and a beer thrown at his wife, Erica.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Stormers looking for small improvements against Ospreys
IT WAS only the first game of the new United Rugby Championship (URC) season, and despite a runaway victory, the Stormers believe there is still plenty of room for improvement heading into the next couple of rounds.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Trump supporters, the power of fallacy
IN HIS book, Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, discusses how our minds work. One of his findings was that Fallacies are powerful because they are fast, easy, exciting, and emotionally satisfying.
4 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Competition Commission accuses Airlink of aggressive behavior
‘Airline’s pricing strategy between 2012 and 2016 forced rival Fly Blue Crane out of market’
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Exciting prospect of Mbuthuma, Mofokeng leading Sea Robbers
ORLANDO Pirates are braced for another important midweek Betway Premiership match as they host TS Galaxy at Orlando Stadium this evening.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Concerns raised during KZN forensic mortuary visits
UNCLAIMED BODIES
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Sacha’s Durban heroics a defining Test
EVERY now and then, a performance comes along that transcends the ordinary and etches a player’s name into rugby history.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
'I appreciate why China executes corrupt people' - Minister Motsoaledi
SIU probe reveals alarming web of corruption at Tembisa Hospital, looting of R2bn
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
German dad wins 15.3 million Euros in lottery after finding forgotten ticket
A GERMAN man has won 15.3 million euros ($18 million) in the lottery after discovering a forgotten ticket in his coat pocket six months after he bought it.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
SA-US trade ties are growing stronger - Ramaphosa
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's trade and investment relationship with the United States remains strong and continues to deepen, following a series of engagements on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Love and family: highlights from my son's wedding
A WEEK later, I can think and write — this one time — more objectively about my son Thulani’s wedding to Alaina.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
SA deepens business ties with US at UN General Assembly
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday said South Africa was strengthening trade and investment ties with the US, following a series of high-level engagements with US companies, lawmakers and government officials in New York last week.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Mbalula calls for maturity as PA threatens to exit the GNU
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged coalition partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) to act with political maturity and avoid threatening to walk away when disagreements arise, following the Patriotic Alliance's (PA) ultimatum over political appointments in Johannesburg.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
India's divine designs meld with AI at festival
MILLIONS in India’s eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Kusile Unit 6 has entered commercial operation
ESKOM yesterday announced that Unit 6 of Kusile Power Station has officially entered commercial operation, marking the completion of South Africa's largest-ever power build programme.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Trump to push Netanyahu on Gaza peace plan
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House yesterday for high-stakes talks aimed at pushing an elusive Gaza peace plan over the line.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Emergency services on alert as KZN faces severe weather conditions
THE KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre, in collaboration with local emergency services, is actively responding to an array of weather-related incidents triggered by heavy rainfall that commenced on Sunday and is projected to continue today.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Pressonregardiless to make a bold bid
THE Vaal stages an eight race meeting down the straight and the highest rated race is the seventh, a MR 100 handicap over 1400m.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Vacation vibes without the gut woes: eat smart and feel great
PEOPLE don't diet on vacation because food is central to experiencing local culture, and vacations are a time to relax and indulge, making it difficult to maintain strict dietary habits due to restaurant portions, rich ingredients, and travel-related factors like alcohol consumption and limited healthy options.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Samodien: breaking barriers and empowering women in tech
AS chief executive of Aspire Solutions, Mushfigoh Samodien has been recognised as one of the Top Women in Tech, an accolade she described as deeply personal.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Japan: Queuing for scarcity in a land of contradictions
IT’S 8.30am on the dot last Wednesday in Kawasaki, an industrial city in the greater Tokyo area. Half an hour before the Apple Store opens, and already an orderly, curiously-constituted queue of a dozen or so people has formed outside the front door.
5 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Livestock diseases weigh on agriculture recovery
SOUTH Africa’s agricultural sector is experiencing uneven recovery in 2025, with strong gains in field crops, fruits and vegetables offset by persistent challenges in the livestock industry, according to the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz).
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Moldova's pro-EU party wins key polls
MOLDOVAS ruling pro-EU party won parliamentary elections with the backing of more than half of voters, according to results yesterday for polls overshadowed by accusations of Russian interference in the ex-Soviet country.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
SARS and Tax Ombud respond to eFiling fraud concerns
THE South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have sought to calm growing public concern over the hijacking of taxpayer eFiling profiles, saying the integrity of the tax system remains their highest priority.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Are telemarketing and fake calls threatening the future of phone communication?
ON February 21, 2024, the first enforcement notice relating to direct marketing was sent to FT Rams Consulting. The main reasons for the notice were that the responsible party did not, (1), stop sending direct marketing after the recipient opted out and, (2), did not obtain the recipient's consent before sending them electronic direct marketing.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Ombud's warning on impact of vehicle roadworthiness for insurance claims
THE Non-life Insurance Division of the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) has warned motorists to ensure their cars are roadworthy, as this could impact their claims following an incident.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
Boks bolstered by Lood return ahead of Twickenham decider
THE Springboks called up Lood de Jager yesterday as cover for Franco Mostert ahead of the second and decisive Rugby Championship Test at Twickenham on Saturday against Argentina.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Mercury
China’s economy defies doomsayers in H1
Trade with 190 countries in the first half of 2025
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