South Africa Top Stories

    CRUCIAL ELECTIONS: ‘Sick and tired of being sick and tired’ — US limbers up for midterms
    As the US midterm elections approach, polling data and projections suggest the Democrats could take control of the House of Representatives – and possibly the Senate as well.
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    STROKE OF STARDOM: Coach Rocco Meiring’s formula fuels swimmer Pieter Coetzé’s rise
    Meiring’s simple approach helped the 22-year-old to claim 10 medals, two Triple Crowns and a world record at the recent Swimming World Cup.
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    Lula da Silva’s historic fourth-term victory in Brazil signals hope for multilateralism, climate action and the Global South. With profound geopolitical implications for global sovereignty, it also presents a crucial opportunity for South Africa.
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    CAUGHT OUT: Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
    Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie made repeated visits to JSE-listed technology group Blu Label before it sold its Ticketpro subsidiary to a consortium linked to his political party, fuelling suspicions about his influence on the controversial deal.
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    WELLNESS: Why your efforts to improve your sleep may be keeping you awake
    Sleep hygiene is one of the first things we reach for when we battle to get to bed. Yet, it is often undoing our coping with sleep loss that makes the biggest difference.
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    Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo
    KAMPALA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said on Sunday as Uganda tightened Ebola precautions.
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    Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback
    SAO PAULO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America.
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    October’s JSC interviews exposed inconsistent scrutiny, unfilled leadership posts and muddled procedures, raising fresh questions about fairness, independence and accountability.
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    ANALYSIS: Inside the big shiny plan to change how local government works
    The real power of this change would be to remove the direct link between party interests and the interests of top managers. A new white paper wants to create a professional class of top city administrators, people who would be able to serve no matter who was in power in a particular place.
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    TRANSACTION TECH: Settling up: The state of digital payments in South Africa
    South Africa is framed as a key growth market for the payment sector, but modernising how we pay is not straightforward, and neither is ensuring that modernisation benefits ordinary people.
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