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City Under Construction for Massive Hindu Religious Festival

Beside India's holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space, the largest gathering in history.

Threat of criminals on run

BREAK: 1,500 PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM HIGH-SECURITY MAPUTO JAIL ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Expanding the basic social income grant faces obstacles

Amid calls for an expanded basic income grant in South Africa, its ultimate future hangs in the balance, complicated by systemic challenges, financial constraints and ongoing government deliberations.

Bombshell in PwC report

WIESE: EX-STEINHOFF CHAIR COULD HAVE LOST EMPIRE

Pawnshops give back in France

They pawned objects worth up to €50 (about R940) in order to make ends meet and will now receive them back for Christmas in an act of solidarity and charity by a municipally owned pawnshop in southern France.

Making scents into money

They don't advertise and they are largely unknown to the general public, but niche perfumes are able to command prices of hundreds of dollars from men and women seeking to stand out.

Be with a Genius at Chepstow

Monbeg Genius can finally land the big prize he has threatened for so long in the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow today.

Costa, Coen spectacle continues

Eight days ago Michael Costa and Ben Coen combined to land their biggest success of a stellar season, thanks to the victory of the rapidly-improving Meshtri in the Al Maktoum Mile (Group 2) at Meydan.

Pistol Pete to claim Lebelo

FORM: PETER'S CHARGE WILL BE HAVING HIS PEAK RUN AND WILL ENJOY DROP TO 1000M

Fourie set for good weekend in the Cape

Woman Of Power has been extremely unlucky of late but her supporters should be able to get back any losses when she lines up in Race 3, a MR 82 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1200m on the Polytrack at Fairview.

Proteas Just On Top

FIRST TEST: PATERSON, BOSCH MAKE PAKISTAN PAY ON THE OPENING DAY

Riveiro expects a close title race

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says even goal difference could be a factor in what he expects to be a very close race with Mamelodi Sundowns for the Betway Premiership title.

Kohli fined over shoulder bump

Cricket's governing body fined Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli 20 percent of his match fee for deliberately bumping shoulders with young Australian batsman Sam Konstas in the fourth Test yesterday.

Tough lock battle set for Cape Town

URC: SCHICKERLING WANTS TO HAVE A GO AT ETZEBETH

Amorim will stay on course

Ruben Amorim (above) has insisted he knows what he's doing as the Manchester United manager looks to revive the fallen English giants amid a row over the future of Marcus Rashford.

Man City pay the penalty against Everton

Erling Haaland (right) had a second-half penalty saved as Manchester City's astonishing slump continued with a 1-1 draw against lowly Everton at the Etihad Stadium.

Cardoso happy with his striker

NO CONCERN: COACH NOT OVER-RELIANT ON RAYNERS

Elena confident with new coach

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina (above) expressed confidence yesterday that her new partnership with Novak Djokovic's former coach Goran Ivanisevic will pay dividends, starting at the mixed-teams United Cup.

Sabalenka 'fresh and ready' to go

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka (right) says she is \"fresh and ready to go\" in her bid for a third straight Australian Open title, warning she has plenty of room for improvement.

Novak is still confident

OZ OPEN: VETERAN THINKS HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THAT 25TH SLAM

ConCourt rules on Sars matter

AGREEMENT: INTEREST IS PART OF DISCLOSURE

New Moz president plans talks

Daniel Chapo, Mozambique's incoming president, plans national reconciliation talks to resolve an escalating political crisis that has resulted in the deaths of dozens of people and stalled growth in the gas-rich nation.

Constrained power grid curbs green-projects

South Africa awarded 1,760 megawatts of green-power projects to companies as part of a multi-year programme to cut its reliance on coal for electricity, with limited access to the country's constrained transmission grid curbing its plans.

Tariff uncertainty

ESKOM: QUANTUM AND CHARGE STRUCTURE TO BE DETERMINED LATER

Tau hails SA's retention of its Agoa benefits

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has hailed the United States' announcement that South Africa will retain its trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa) for another year, saying this week that the move \"provides a good basis to strengthen SA-US relations\".

Capitec's R56m blow

PENALTY: DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF FICA

Barefoot luxury hotspots

ELEGANCE: KICK BACK AND RELAX AT THESE TOP-RATED DESTINATIONS

Team Air win first season of 'My Design Rules'

S3 and Cardova Productions congratulates Amy Moses and Josua Joubert for winning the competition in the finale of the My Design Rules.

WHAT TO DO NEXT WEEKEND

Ditsong: Pioneer Museum in Silverton is proud to be hosting the New Year's Family Picnic.

A sartorial icon

LINEAGE: OFFSHOOT OF DEDICATED FASHIONISTAS