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SHARE WITH US: Cape Town’s baboon conflict — Do you have the full picture?
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THE CONVERSATION: Why the start of your run feels so difficult
Many runners describe the first 10 to 15 minutes of a run as the hardest of all. Breathing can feel laboured, the legs…
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SECOND CHANCE: Former Springbok coach Jake White will lead ‘best-prepared’ Fiji to RWC 2027
Former World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White has been appointed as head coach of Fiji.
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Mauritius temporarily closes schools after night of unrest over police shooting
Mauritius closed schools in some parts of the country on Tuesday, the Ministry of Education said, following a night of…
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Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights activist RJ Mitte dead at 34
Actor RJ Mitte, whose personal experience living with cerebral palsy informed his role as Walter White Jr, the…
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US says it opposes Chinese ‘coercion’, after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned
The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign…
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Eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea’s Incheon, police say
Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, with one…
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Failure by numbers? The problems maths literacy masks in SA schools
South Africa’s high enrolment in mathematical literacy masks deep-seated systemic failures and widening educational…
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WHAT’S COOKING: Tuna salad with asparagus, pear, green olives, gherkins and feta balls
It’s a green salad with attitude. Canned yellowfin tuna is the centrepiece of a green salad with zing and zest.
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RETIRE IN STYLE: Dealing with unexpected health emergencies that can shatter retirees’ plans
Elana Botes, who has worked with cancer patients for three decades, and LeeAnne Whitfield, who specialises in patients…
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Catholics in US Army must not participate in firing squad, prominent archbishop says
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Catholics serving in the US Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of…
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Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump ceasefire announcement
KYIV, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russia hit at least six energy targets during deadly airstrikes across Ukraine, showing it had…
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INSPIRATION FOR A NATION: Navi Pillay’s Nobel Prize honours a heroic generation; now we must build another
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize honours a lifelong fight against impunity and challenges South Africa to revive the…
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COMPANIES: Tongaat to be delisted as 2026 becomes an annus horribilis for JSE
JSE delistings are not always a bad thing, as has been the case in the woeful saga of Tongaat, which once enjoyed…
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NPA REFERRAL: Gqeberha businessman faces criminal investigation over anti-LGBTQIA+ conduct
An equality court has ordered Dawood Lagardien to pay R200,000 after finding that his conduct amounted to hate speech,…
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INTERVIEW: Outgoing NSFAS boss Carrim praises gains while lamenting leadership turmoil
As Waseem Carrim departs NSFAS for the Road Accident Fund, he reflects on performance gains, student engagement, and…
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EKURHULENI KILLINGS: Suspects in court, but search for Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo’s killer continues
The arrest of three suspects over Elizabeth Moselakgomo’s smartwatch offers a breakthrough, but her family still awaits…
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OUR CITY NEWS: Zille to ‘go into opposition’ if DA doesn’t win a workable coalition in Joburg
She snorkelled in a giant pothole, directed traffic at a busy intersection, snuck into the abandoned Metro centre and…
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ANC vs IEC: ‘Drastic, far-reaching’: ConCourt questions exclusion of 181 ANC candidates
While some Constitutional Court justices questioned whether an IEC software button could disenfranchise voters, others…
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Donald Trump has wandered into a Thomas Bernhard novel and made vanity great again
The Austrian writer understood the absurdity of human vanity and our endless hunger for recognition. Trump’s furious…
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Congo’s former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency
GOMA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to…
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SA’s CANCER STORY (Part 3): Amid many challenges there are also ‘major wins’ — the case of cervical cancer
In recent decades we’ve seen huge advances against several types of cancer. In a still-unfolding example, South…
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TRC Roulette : ‘Bodyguard of lies’ — Mbeki denies political interference in TRC matters, blames NPA
Former president Thabo Mbeki has filed an 82-page statement to the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into delayed Truth…
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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French…
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COP(PED) OUT: Sibiya kills his career: From Scorpions corruption-buster to alleged sex predator to ‘dishonourable’ quitter
Former senior policeman Shadrack Sibiya, who is accused of sexually grooming a child and rape, has resigned while…
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MOVING MONEY: Africa’s cross-border payments are hitting a local currency bottleneck
Cross-border payouts can hit a snag when large amounts of local currency are not available in real time.
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CRICKET: Australia on the ascendancy against Proteas in fruitful fourth day of first Test
South Africa 284 all out (David Bedingham 49, Pat Cummins 3-54) and 102-4 trail Australia (390 and 314-6 declared; Matt…
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REFLECTION: Kyiv has the Blitz 2, and it’s bigger and badder
Things are harder than ever for Ukraine. It is cruel and unfair, but having said that, I do not hear victims here. Just…
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AFTER THE BELL: Whether Boxer or the ANC, succession planning separates strong institutions from fragile ones
Justin Galloway’s appointment as Boxer’s CEO suggests continuity, while the ANC’s failure to identify Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
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(UN)JUST COMPENSATION: Coal mine relocation families paid ‘less than 5% of their real losses’
What happens to the people ‘relocated’ from their homes and land to make way for major coal-mining ventures? Do they…
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OPEN SECRETS: PetroSA’s rehabilitation fund shortfall is a ticking timebomb
As PetroSA faces liquidation proceedings, the huge shortfall in funds to resolve its longstanding decommissioning…
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POLITICALLY AWEH: Cupcake’s GBV family meeting and Zuma’s very short IEC pledge
The final days of September were all about promises, and how long they last. From Ramaphosa’s talks on GBV from seven…
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MADLANGA COMMISSION: Ipid searches Hawks officer’s home after Madlanga extrajudicial killing allegations
The fallout from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry continues, with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate…
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THE CONVERSATION: Has gentle parenting gone too far?
To be or not to be a gentle parent? That is the question. There is so much controversy these days about gentle…
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PLATES OF PROFIT: Who controls our food? Report exposes corporate threat to farmers, consumers, public health
Corporate power is reshaping food systems globally and locally – from patented seeds and hazardous pesticides, to…
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Schreiber waives 60-day visa filing rule — too little, too late
Minister Leon Schreiber has waived Home Affairs’ rigid 60-day visa filing rule via Directive 13, but the delayed course…
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