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• Trio set for dramatic showdown in Abu Dhabi

  Lando Norris will battle his own nerves as much as his rivals’ speed, as he bids to end Max Verstappen’s four-year reign as F1 world champion in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• Van Dijk: Salah’s omission shows no player has ‘unlimited credit’

  Virgil van Dijk says Mohamed Salah's omission from Liverpool's team for a second successive match shows no player at the club has "unlimited credit".

• the real work begins for boks

  The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, conducted on Wednesday, has presented the Springboks with a seemingly straightforward path through the pool stages.

• Radar to monitor Venezuela activity

  SAN FERNANDO: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said this week that a new radar installed by the US in the archipelago is aimed at curbing drug trafficking and the movement of sanctioned Venezuelan oil.

• ramaphosa pays tribute to former sars commissioner oupa magashula

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid a poignant tribute to the late Oupa Magashula, the former South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner. Magushula passed away at the age of 63 this week. According to his family, he died in hospital on Wednesday evening following a long illness. In his tribute, Ramaphosa said Magashula "devoted his life to the development of our economy and the stimulation of entrepreneurship among a new business generation." Ramaphosa said Magashula led Sars at a critical period during which South Africa's economy was affected by the global downturn of 2008, at a time when SA also relied on fiscal resources to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

• Inside Personal Finance this week

  In this week’s Personal Finance Saturday Pages: n We look at Financial strategies for escaping an abusive relationship.

• Seoul: Six nationals held in N Korea

  SEOUL: South Korea’s presidential office confirmed yesterday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media.

• November sees JSE outperforming global markets, thanks to precious metals

  The JSE was one of the best-performing global stock markets in November with the FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index up 2.3% month on month (m/m); the only major bourse to outperform the JSE last month was the Brazilian Bovespa, up 6.4% m/m. The November rally pushed the FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index to a 51% year to date (YTD) gain when measured in US dollar terms. Only the Bovespa and the Spanish IBEX 35 (+53% and +64% YTD, respectively, in US dollar terms) have been able to do better thus far in 2025.

• While he had to touch wood before saying it, Stormers direct

  While he had to touch wood before saying it, Stormers director of rugby John Dobson is expecting “something special” from his troops when they take on Bayonne in the Champions Cup tonight.

• Proteas aim to seal thrilling ODI series

  OVER the past decade, when India have hosted the Proteas for a ODI series, it is almost guaranteed to go right down to the wire.

Featured documents

• Opportunities for seafarer training, jobs

  New employment opportunities for local seafarers have arisen, while a most welcome maritime training course for school-leavers wishing to embark on seagoing careers has been announced....

• A Department of Maritime Affairs – a wish

  GRUMPILY, I prepared my documents to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s. While immersed in that time-consuming task, however, I was mindful that some of our Caesars allow much hard-earned cash to be whittled away, misdirected or nicked....

• Smaller ships have an attraction

  Almost obscured by the Passenger Terminal building over the weekend was the 113m cruise ship SH Vega on her first visit to Cape Town. The 2022-vintage vessel specialises in polar voyages and has luxurious accommodation for 152 passengers. She is operated by Swan Hellenic Line....

• Shipping needs a firm basis for growth

  AS they have read it all before, regular readers can turn the page to the crossword or study the sports pages instead of looking through the rest of this column. I hope it will come to the attention of our newly appointed minister of transport, who has much to do to curb the errant taxis, to fix...

• SEXUAL harassment has no place in the working environment.

  SEXUAL harassment has no place in the working environment....

• Ascendis chairperson ousted in boardroom coup over questions about corporate espionage

  ASCENDIS Health’s chairperson Harry Smit, who last year gathered a group of shareholders to oust the previous management and put the wellness product company on the road to financial health, was voted off the board at the annual meeting yesterday after raising questions about corporate espionage....

• Sexual harassment decision dismissed

  THE Labour Court has dismissed the findings of a disciplinary hearing presiding officer who found a Western Cape Department of Health employee guilty of only one of five charges in relation to the sexual harassment of a colleague in 2019....

• How to help your domestic worker navigate finances

  In the relentless battle against inflation, it seems like we’re all feeling the weight of the struggle. And it’s important to acknowledge the hardships faced by our domestic workers who selflessly dedicate themselves to caring for our homes, gardens, children and elderly parents, often at the...

• DEVELOPER ‘LINKED’ TO FARMGATE CASH

  A CAPE TOWN-based property developer has emerged as an alleged central figure in helping President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special adviser, Bejani Chauke, store more than $20 million (about R363m) in cash three weeks after the Phala Phala farm scandal was exposed....

• Developer denies farmgate links

  THE Cape Town property developer, said to be central in helping President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special adviser Bejani Chauke store more than $20 million (about R363m) in cash three weeks after the Phala Phala farm scandal was exposed, has distanced himself from any involvement in the saga....