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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Help unravel the mystery of an old wooden boat donated to the Durban Maritime Museum decades ago

The museum department has three weeks to find a home for the 10 metre-long boat stored in a warehouse in Durban

Zainul Dawood|Published

This week in pictures: We'd never seen anything like it and we hope to never see it again

South Africans and the world witnessed looting and mayhem play out in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng this week.

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MUST SEE: Hand-made Rolls Royce is ’one of the most remarkable cars ever in history’

A convertible Rolls-Royce with a back deck that opens up to reveal cocktail tables, fridges for champagne and a parasol matching the vehicle's baby blue colour scheme is now a reality - for one ultra-wealthy individual.

Reuters|Published

PHOTO ESSAY: A year of empty stadiums lays bare what soccer has missed

For reporters, watching live soccer has been both a privilege and a stark reminder of what’s been missing for the past year – being with friends, switching off from work and enjoying a drink, a joke, a celebration, an argument.

Reuters|Published

LOOK: Stunning pictures of Indonesia volcano belching huge ash column

An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday morning spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of metres into a powder blue sky.

Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

PICS: It’s harvest time in rooibos country

Growing in the sunshine surrounded by the majestic mountains of the Cederberg, rooibos farming has been sustaining generations of families.

Staff Reporter|Published

LOOK: Mini hatch range gets a bright new makeover for 2021

Those interested in the freshened Mini range don’t have long to wait as the first units are expected to reach SA in the second quarter.

Jason Woosey|Published

PICS: How the world ushered in New Year in shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

After a grinding year that has seen at least 1. 8 million people die from Covid-19, fresh waves of infection have sparked renewed lockdowns and forced would-be revellers to extend their 2020 tradition of watching events from the sofa.

Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

PICS: Mining gang digs for gold in the streets of Carletonville

The township community of Xawela, in the outskirts of Carletonville, turned into a mining hub when residents discovered a high concentration of gold in the soil of the settlement.

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