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Bold JMC Vigus goes on sale in SA

Bold JMC Vigus goes on sale in SA

The new-generation double cab is priced under R500,000

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Gen X Grind vs. Gen Z Boundaries: Who’s Right?

Gen X Grind vs. Gen Z Boundaries: Who’s Right?

During a recent Freedom Friday podcast, our host, Chris Stewart, pointed out that...

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The Brazzaville Handshake: A Protocol Courtesy or a Path to Peace?

The Brazzaville Handshake: A Protocol Courtesy or a Path...

The Brazzaville Handshake: A Protocol Courtesy or a Path to Peace? TOP AFRICA NEWS...

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Chery set to enter European commercial vehicle space with Delivan concepts

Chery set to enter European commercial vehicle space with...

The Chinese company says it’s ready to compete in the highly contested niche in...

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Rapper d4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old girl

Rapper d4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old...

Arrest comes after police found the body of Celeste Rivas in a car registered to...

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Hundreds of thousands expected at Pope Leo’s giant Mass in Cameroon’s Douala

Hundreds of thousands expected at Pope Leo’s giant Mass...

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the Japoma Stadium in Cameroon’s...

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Malema’s sentence sends a strong message: Gun Free SA

Malema’s sentence sends a strong message: Gun Free SA

EFF leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the KuGompo...

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MTN Nigeria suspends airtime lending service as new laws kick in

MTN Nigeria suspends airtime lending service as new laws...

MTN Nigeria has had to temporarily suspend its airtime and data credit advance service...

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Prosus sells its 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for €270m

Prosus sells its 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for...

Sale in line with European Commission’s condition for acquisition of Just Eat

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Gabon opposition leader Bilie-By-Nze placed in pre-trial detention

Gabon opposition leader Bilie-By-Nze placed in pre-trial...

Gabon’s main opposition leader and former prime minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze...

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Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the world

Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the world

Days after being criticised on social media by US President Donald Trump, Pope Leo...

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Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy

Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI...

The global economic outlook for 2026 looks grim if the Iran war continues, but some...

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Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president

Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed...

Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says...

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Wine, Culture, and the Power of Global Movement

Wine, Culture, and the Power of Global Movement

Wine has always been about movement. It moves across borders, across generations,...

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Elon Musk Calls South Africa “Racist.” The Data, and History, Tell a Different Story

Elon Musk Calls South Africa “Racist.” The Data, and History,...

The billionaire’s claims about being excluded from South Africa misrepresent a system...

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AI is changing how firms hire and make decisions — Asemota

AI is changing how firms hire and make decisions — Asemota

Artificial intelligence is already reducing hiring in some roles and reshaping how...

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Energy advocate urges Nigerian govt, stakeholders to treat clean energy as economic opportunity

Energy advocate urges Nigerian govt, stakeholders to treat...

… Asks stakeholders to take advantage of FG’s $2 bn energy transition plan The Federal...

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Kenya requests World Bank funds to cushion Iran war shock

Kenya requests World Bank funds to cushion Iran war shock

Kenya's shilling weakened slightly at the peak of the fighting between the US and...

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Disgraced VBS auditor barred for life

Disgraced VBS auditor barred for life

Sipho Malaba also ordered to pay nearly R11m in fines and costs of hearing

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Sudan’s Prime Minister: This is the path out of the horrors of war

Sudan’s Prime Minister: This is the path out of the horrors...

Kamil Idris outlines his government’s vision for ending the war, rebuilding the...

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Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine...

Nearly 10,000 men, women and children are held in Israeli prisons, a third without...

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Burkina Faso dissolves more than 100 NGOs and civil society groups

Burkina Faso dissolves more than 100 NGOs and civil society...

Amnesty International calls the latest Traore government crackdown a 'flagrant attack'...

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World Athletics blocks 11 athlete transfer requests to Turkiye

World Athletics blocks 11 athlete transfer requests to...

Athletes from Kenya, Nigeria and Jamaica have applications rejected for 'recruitment...

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NAF jets in Gusau as Zamfara boosts military hardware to tackle banditry

NAF jets in Gusau as Zamfara boosts military hardware to...

Nigeria’s counter-insurgency campaign in the North-West has received a significant...

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INEC adjusts timetable, fixes deadline for campaign in Osun guber poll

INEC adjusts timetable, fixes deadline for campaign in...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the release of...

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Inside Israel’s prison system

Inside Israel’s prison system

As Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day, more than 9,600 Palestinians are still being...

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Young South Sudanese models ‘take up space’ in quest to showcase talent

Young South Sudanese models ‘take up space’ in quest to...

Longing to stride down international runways often collides with reality of conservatism...

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D4vd being held in jail without bail

D4vd being held in jail without bail

The names D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez are dominating online conversations,...

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Keke Palmer drops single ‘2-D’ ahead of ‘I Love Boosters’

Keke Palmer drops single ‘2-D’ ahead of ‘I Love Boosters’

Lakeshore Records will release “2-D,” a new single from Keke Palmer, digitally on...

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Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

Despite global opposition, Iran war protests lag behind Gaza and Ukraine, shaped...

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‘Vengeance for all’: How Iran’s Lego videos won narrative war against Trump

‘Vengeance for all’: How Iran’s Lego videos won narrative...

The viral videos by Iranian creators, say analysts, are high-quality though cheap,...

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INEC chair to headline electoral reform dialogue ahead of 2027 polls

INEC chair to headline electoral reform dialogue ahead...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan,...

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H&M x Stella McCartney Is Back After 20 Years, & Modeled By Fashion’s It Girls

H&M x Stella McCartney Is Back After 20 Years, & Modeled...

Twenty years after Stella McCartney partnered with H&M on its second-ever designer...

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I Tried Alix Earle’s Acne Skincare Line — & Have Lots Of Feelings About It

I Tried Alix Earle’s Acne Skincare Line — & Have Lots Of...

I wasn’t at all surprised when Alix Earle launched her own skincare brand. I’m not...

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Chelsea vs Manchester United: Premier League – teams, lineups, start

Chelsea vs Manchester United: Premier League – teams, lineups,...

Chelsea could blow the race for UEFA Champions League qualification wide open if...

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Australian ex-soldier Roberts-Smith granted bail in Afghan war crimes case

Australian ex-soldier Roberts-Smith granted bail in Afghan...

Former soldier is accused of murdering five people in Afghanistan.

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Trump calls war on Iran a ‘little diversion’

Trump calls war on Iran a ‘little diversion’

US President Donald Trump has described the war on Iran which has killed more than...

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Mabuyane to take Malema to court over fake Fort Hare degree claims

Mabuyane to take Malema to court over fake Fort Hare degree...

Malema made the claims while addressing supporters outside the KuGompo City Regional...

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Growthpoint proceeds with Montague Gardens industrial redevelopment

Growthpoint proceeds with Montague Gardens industrial redevelopment

The move builds on a strong first phase performance and is expected to cost about...

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ANC delay in supplying records dims hopes for Eastern Cape conference

ANC delay in supplying records dims hopes for Eastern Cape...

Disputed membership records lie at the centre of the legal battle.

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BusinessDay 17th Apr 2026

BusinessDay 17th Apr 2026

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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reads fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reads fake Bible verse from...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth read a prayer drawn from a misquote of Ezekiel...

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France arrests suspect over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant

France arrests suspect over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant

Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, sought for over four decades, was surrendered by Palestinian...

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What now for Malema and EFF?

What now for Malema and EFF?

Analysts say the legal battle could reshape both Malema's image and the EFF's political...

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Repackaged expired products dominate Nigeria’s N34trn food market

Repackaged expired products dominate Nigeria’s N34trn food...

In many Nigerian markets, food items are removed from branded packs and resold in...

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Pension remittance failures leave N29.84bn in limbo

Pension remittance failures leave N29.84bn in limbo

Nearly N30 billion in pension contributions is currently stuck with Pension Fund...

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How Israel’s war upended daily life in Lebanon

How Israel’s war upended daily life in Lebanon

People in Beirut describe how the Israel war has turned their lives upside down.

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IMF, World Bank say they are restoring ties with Venezuela

IMF, World Bank say they are restoring ties with Venezuela

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez calls resumption of ties 'great achievement' of...

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Prolonged Middle East war threatens to widen SA’s current account deficit, says Citi

Prolonged Middle East war threatens to widen SA’s current...

Reserve Bank expected to hike rates twice as inflation risk mounts

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PSG boss calls for coherent economic plan

PSG boss calls for coherent economic plan

Francois Gouws says Operation Vulindlela is not a panacea for moribund growth

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