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A large majority of patients who lost 30% of their body weight saw their fasting blood sugar levels return to normal without use of any diabetes medications.
Weight loss of 20-30% can partially or completely reverse type 2 diabetes
A large majority of patients who lost 30% of their body weight saw their fasting blood sugar levels return to normal without use of any diabetes medications
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March 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A large majority of patients who lost 30% of their body weight saw their fasting blood sugar levels return to normal without use of any diabetes medications.
He portrayed himself as a forex and commodities trading whizz kid, but now a young Durban North man has been provisionally sequestrated for allegedly stealing millions from his investors and possibly running a pyramid scheme.
Investors turn to court for ‘millions owed from high-roller forex whizz kid’
Businessman is aggrieved after friend's son promised huge returns from a forex investment scheme
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March 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
He portrayed himself as a forex and commodities trading whizz kid, but now a young Durban North man has been provisionally sequestrated for allegedly stealing millions from his investors and possibly running a pyramid scheme.
A war is brewing over the Road Traffic Infringement Agency’s headquarters in Midrand, with the building standing empty for a month.
Numsa goes to war with Road Traffic Infringement Agency chief over new headquarters
Staff won't return to unsafe building, says union
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March 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A war is brewing over the Road Traffic Infringement Agency’s headquarters in Midrand, with the building standing empty for a month.
The challenge is to ensure that the loudest Afrikaner voices are not those yearning for the 'good old days' but those committed to a more just and equitable future for all, writes Louise van Rhyn
We need a new Afrikaner story: letting go of fear and embracing belonging
The challenge is to ensure that the loudest Afrikaner voices are not those yearning for the 'good old days' but those committed to a more just and equitable future for all, writes Louise van Rhyn
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March 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The challenge is to ensure that the loudest Afrikaner voices are not those yearning for the 'good old days' but those committed to a more just and equitable future for all, writes Louise van Rhyn
The World Bank has urged SA to consider easing BEE and labour policies to make it less demanding for foreign companies to invest in the country.
Ease back on BEE and onerous labour laws, urges World Bank
The World Bank has urged South Africa to consider easing BEE and labour policies to make it less demanding for foreign companies to invest in the country.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The World Bank has urged SA to consider easing BEE and labour policies to make it less demanding for foreign companies to invest in the country.
Over a braai and under a banner proclaiming their campaign, the group said they did not believe Afrikaners were victims who needed refuge in the US due to the government's land policies.
‘Afrikaners are not victims’: Civic movement Betereinders unveils ‘Not USA, but You, SA’ campaign
The not-for-profit organisation Betereinders unveiled its "Not USA, but You SA" campaign in Pretoria on Sautrday.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Over a braai and under a banner proclaiming their campaign, the group said they did not believe Afrikaners were victims who needed refuge in the US due to the government's land policies.
Significant percentage of accidents lack final reports, with experts saying interference, lack of resources can hamper probes.
Air safety reporting under scrutiny as crashes lie unresolved
Significant percentage of accidents lack final reports, with experts saying interference, lack of resources can hamper probes
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March 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Significant percentage of accidents lack final reports, with experts saying interference, lack of resources can hamper probes.
Led by CEO Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s call to Donald Trump for intervention in our politics calls into question the legitimacy of the elected government.
Disinformation adds fuel to AfriForum's fire
Led by CEO Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s call to US President Donald Trump for intervention in our politics calls into question the legitimacy of the elected government.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Led by CEO Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s call to Donald Trump for intervention in our politics calls into question the legitimacy of the elected government.
Donald Trump is the butt of jokes around the globe, but watching him act like an entitled back-in-the-day school principal was the lowest of lows, writes Makhudu Sefara.
Trump has ushered in a new era of barbarism
At a time like this, we must be hard on ourselves, display the political nous that helped us navigate a difficult past and demand of ourselves only the best, writes Makhudu Sefara
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March 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Donald Trump is the butt of jokes around the globe, but watching him act like an entitled back-in-the-day school principal was the lowest of lows, writes Makhudu Sefara.
There is so much more in the Sunday Times — have your pick, there is something for everyone.
Read the Sunday Times e-edition
There is so much more in the Sunday Times — have your pick, there is something for everyone.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
There is so much more in the Sunday Times — have your pick, there is something for everyone.
When a witness pulled over to intervene and film, the attacker turned on her, screaming expletives and banging on her car window. When a taxi driver came to help, she slapped him too.
Shocking road rage attack — and some amateur sleuthing — lands woman in court
In a shocking road rage incident, a woman brutally assaulted another female driver after a bumper bash in Honeydew, Johannesburg, repeatedly punching her in the face and stomach.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
When a witness pulled over to intervene and film, the attacker turned on her, screaming expletives and banging on her car window. When a taxi driver came to help, she slapped him too.
Though the EFF, like the DA, has opposed a VAT hike, the party has indicated before that it would join the government of national unity if the DA departed, a scenario that could unfold if the impasse is not resolved.
ANC erects an EFF budget ‘scarecrow’
Party set to lock horns with DA after accepting a 0.75 percentage point hike in VAT proposed by the Treasury
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March 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Though the EFF, like the DA, has opposed a VAT hike, the party has indicated before that it would join the government of national unity if the DA departed, a scenario that could unfold if the impasse is not resolved.
Teacher's conduct resulted in Grade 12 Life Orientation pupils receiving their results late and seven others having to rewrite a controlled test.
Teacher fails to set aside dismissal he admitted guilt to
Teacher's conduct resulted in Grade 12 Life Orientation pupils receiving their results late and seven others having to rewrite a controlled test
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March 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Teacher's conduct resulted in Grade 12 Life Orientation pupils receiving their results late and seven others having to rewrite a controlled test.
South Africans need to foster a greater sense of responsibility behind the wheel for the safety of everyone on the road.
EDITORIAL | Road rage: a deadly epidemic in South Africa
South Africans need to foster a greater sense of responsibility behind the wheel for the safety of everyone on the road
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March 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
South Africans need to foster a greater sense of responsibility behind the wheel for the safety of everyone on the road.
Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities, man was exposed to heat of 510ºC
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities, man was exposed to heat of 510ºC
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March 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities, man was exposed to heat of 510ºC
This week will mark yet another anniversary of one of the greatest modern miracles in SA’s relatively young democracy. March 3 2025 will mark 16 years since the terminally ill Shabir Shaik was granted compassion and released from prison on medical parole.
ANALYSIS | Curatorship of 3Sixty Life: truth and trust stand on Shaiky ground yet again
Our gaze on the impasse between the owners of the insurance underwriter and the Reserve Bank over its curatorship, now in its fourth year, most not waver
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March 3, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This week will mark yet another anniversary of one of the greatest modern miracles in SA’s relatively young democracy. March 3 2025 will mark 16 years since the terminally ill Shabir Shaik was granted compassion and released from prison on medical parole.
This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures.
McGLORY SPECKMAN | Solidarity with all but God: can toxic theology correct its damage?
This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures
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March 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures.
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says their partners are impactful, efficient.
US aid funding cuts like ‘a hurricane’ across effective HIV programmes
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says their partners are impactful, efficient
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March 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says their partners are impactful, efficient.
If a meeting happens, Cyril Ramaphosa will be attending to be lectured, scolded, humiliated and threatened, writes Justice Malala.
JUSTICE MALALA | A colossal global shift is near — SA needs to thinks about its next move very carefully
The Trump administration has made no secret about who it listens to on matters SA. Elon Musk, AfriForum, Solidarity and others are getting an ear that SA’s elected leaders and diplomats are not getting
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March 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If a meeting happens, Cyril Ramaphosa will be attending to be lectured, scolded, humiliated and threatened, writes Justice Malala.
News of the crash has reignited concern about an increase in high-speed accidents on the Atlantic seaboard which appears to have become a parade ground for proud luxury car owners.
From Bling to Ding. Luxury car-loving singer in police spotlight after high-speed crash in Sea Point
Police confirm investigation into circumstances of crash
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March 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
News of the crash has reignited concern about an increase in high-speed accidents on the Atlantic seaboard which appears to have become a parade ground for proud luxury car owners.
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his role in the liberation struggle and his commitment to democratic values.
Motlanthe, luminaries in science, business and the arts to be awarded UJ honorary doctorates
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his role in the liberation struggle and his commitment to democratic values.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his role in the liberation struggle and his commitment to democratic values.
"A day filled with lots of love."
IN PICS | Inside Lesedi Ferguson's baby shower
"A day filled with lots of love."
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February 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"A day filled with lots of love."
President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.
LISTEN | 'AfriForum sowing divisions' — Ramaphosa responds to AfriForum and Solidarity's visit to Washington DC
President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.
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February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.
“For some time, AfriForum has attempted to present itself as a civil society group, but it has become clear their intentions are racial in character. There is nothing civil about it. It is neither inclusive nor respectful of our constitution."
Naledi Pandor urges swift diplomacy amid SA/Trump debacle
Pandor also took a moment to extend her condolences to the families of South African soldiers killed in Goma
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February 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“For some time, AfriForum has attempted to present itself as a civil society group, but it has become clear their intentions are racial in character. There is nothing civil about it. It is neither inclusive nor respectful of our constitution."
Former players who have fallen on hard times, Downs’ domination of SA football and Chiefs’ battles under Nabi also discussed.
ARENA SPORTS SHOW | Kekana and Majoro on big Sundowns-Chiefs clash
Former players who have fallen on hard times, Downs’ domination of SA football and Chiefs’ battles under Nabi also discussed
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February 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Former players who have fallen on hard times, Downs’ domination of SA football and Chiefs’ battles under Nabi also discussed.