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‘Players must be carefully managed;’ Bulls coach says
BULLS coach Johan Ackermann says the plan was always to send a freshened-up team to Northampton for an away Champions Cup fixture on Sunday because of the demands a 12-month season makes on the players.
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December 13, 2025
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How to make a positive impression on your first day at a new job
THERE are few life experiences quite as exciting and nerve-wracking as starting a new job.
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December 13, 2025
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'Players must be carefully managed,' Bulls coach says
BULLS coach Johan Ackermann says the plan was always to send a freshened-up team to Northampton for an away Champions Cup fixture on Sunday because of the demands a 12-month season makes on the players.
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December 13, 2025
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Let's rise by our own hands
IT'S been an odd week.
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December 13, 2025
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Dog rescued from rip current
IT WAS a sunny Sunday on San Diego's Ocean Beach when lifeguards noticed surfers in a panic.
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December 13, 2025
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Bafana 1996 hero identifies similar traits in current squad
ALMOST THREE decades have passed since Bafana Bafana reached the summit of African football, yet for Mark Williams — a hero of the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations triumph — the memories still echo powerfully whenever he steps into the FNB Stadium.
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December 13, 2025
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Secrets, séances and disappearing girls: ‘Playing Gracie Darling’ is disturbing in all the right ways
I RECENTLY found myself binge-watching Playing Gracie Darling, a six-part Netflix series which blurs the line between a psychological thriller and a supernatural mystery.
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December 13, 2025
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Sars and IDAC’s landmark conviction sends strong message
IN A hard-hitting joint media statement released on December 9, 2025, the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), in collaboration with Sars, and other law-enforcement agencies, announced a significant legal victory: a six-year direct prison sentence (with two years suspended) for Tshepo Khoza, director of Grey Apple Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd, on multiple counts of fraud and tax evasion amounting to roughly R3.6 million.
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December 13, 2025
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu on Dan Carter talk: ‘I’m nowhere near that level
SACHA Feinberg-Mngomezulu may have just walked off with one of South African rugby's most coveted individual honours, but the young Springboks flyhalf insists he’s nowhere near the summit of his abilities.
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December 13, 2025
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Journalists journey to the Defender Trophy Challenge
YOU may remember the Yellow Land Rover Defenders adorned with Camel stickers and teams from around the world pushing themselves physically and mentally to the absolute limit as they vied for top honours in the world’s toughest endurance race to become the Camel Trophy winners.
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December 13, 2025
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Off-field drama overshadowing Toulouse’s Champions Cup tilt
ANTOINE Dupont's record six-time Champions Cup winners Toulouse head to Glasgow tomorrow with off-field issues dominating their preparation for the trip to Scotland.
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December 13, 2025
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The impact of corruption on public health services
ONE topic that continues to dominate in social circles is the medical aid industry. Most people, and even service providers in the industry, are constantly complaining about funds running out long before year-end.
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December 06, 2025
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Beloved sloth who wasn't slothful dies at zoo
ATHENA was a sloth who lived at the National Zoo in Washington, and, according to the zoo, was a much beloved creature who had showed that sloths need not be slothful.
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December 06, 2025
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Runners tackle 50km and eat at nine Taco Bells
SURE, vomiting is allowed. Discouraged but allowed, according to the bylaws of this ultramarathon.
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December 06, 2025
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Couple marries in YMCA pool after finding joy
THE bride walked out of the locker room and onto the pool deck wearing a tutu over her swim trunks and white water shoes.
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December 06, 2025
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Fines for men wearing non-compliant dishdashas
A WAVE of foreign imitations and alternative styles has prompted Oman to take tough action to preserve its unique national dress, threatening thousands of dollars in fines for men who wear the wrong sort of dishdasha.
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December 06, 2025
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On leave but working: the struggle to disconnect
EVERY December, South Africa exhales.
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December 06, 2025
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Sick ants invite destruction to save colony
SICK young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.
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December 06, 2025
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Jesus stolen from Brussels nativity scene
A BABY Jesus has been stolen from a Christmas nativity scene in Brussels which sparked an online furore over its faceless depictions of Christianity's holy family.
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December 06, 2025
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Employee threat reporting critical to cyber safety
IN the second quarter of this year alone, companies were hit with close to one million phishing attempts.
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December 06, 2025
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Drunk raccoon passes out in bathroom after ransacking US liquor store
A VIRGINIA state-run liquor store was ransacked by a masked bandit on Friday evening, authorities said, leaving a trail of broken spirit bottles strewn across the shop floor.
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December 06, 2025
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Survivors pick up the pieces in flood-hit Indonesia
SURVIVORS in Indonesia were piecing back shattered lives yesterday after devastating floods killed more than 1600 people across five countries, with fears of fresh misery as more rain looms.
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December 06, 2025
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Charming blend of holiday spirit and heist adventure
IT’S that time of the year again, the season of twinkly lights, Mariah Carey resurfacing like it’s her annual national service, and of course, corny Christmas movies that melt our hearts.
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December 06, 2025
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Family adventures await at these festive staycation spots
THE Covid-19 pandemic has tilted the scales of travel preferences in favour of staycations - a chance to explore local attractions while avoiding the hassles associated with international travel.
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December 06, 2025
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Celebrating 100 years of Gogo Maria
MARIA Nomakwata Mahlangu, a beloved matriarch of four generations, will celebrate her 100th birthday on December 13, in her home in Vosloorus.
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December 06, 2025
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Why 'rage bait' is Oxford's Word of the Year — the disturbing reality behind our online outrage
“RAGE bait” will be Oxford University Press’s 2025 Word of the Year.
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December 06, 2025
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AFCON Moroccan Quaddou backs Bafana for AFCON
ORLANDO Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has expressed his unwavering support for South Africa’s national team, Bafana Bafana, in a significant display of unity.
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December 06, 2025
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Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon
ISRAELI raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as its military said it was striking Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades.
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December 06, 2025
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Adorable girl turns Woolies bag into a fashion statement
LET'S be honest, by now the Woolies bag is no longer just a bag.
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December 06, 2025
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R750m VSL plant fuels E Cape automotive growth
VSL Manufacturing has officially opened its new R750 million manufacturing facility in Struandale, positioned alongside the Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) assembly plant.
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