Golden nugget of a hotel stay in Joburg

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

There are not many shiny things like this at home.

How to support the Ladles of Love 2023 Sarmiethon campaign

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This year’s Sarmiethon Challenge will take place with events in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Saturday Star is in my blood, says editor Kashiefa Ajam as she bids readers farewell

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I have stood on the shoulders of the giants who came before me.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: A tale of two doctors working on the ground

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Israel has shut off all supplies, and the fuel that they have will run out in a matter of days.

‘Holocaust victims using Nazi tactics’ - ANC NEC member Dakota Legoete

Baldwin Ndaba and Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Legoete expressed his party’s disgust at the continued attacks of Palestinians by Israel, labelling them murderous.

Zephany Nurse author surprised by Miché Solomon’s resilience, inner strength

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Author Joanne Jowell spoke of her admiration for Solomon, saying the young mother of two had a resilience and an inner strength that surprised her.

Miss SA finalists to take 50 kids to their first dentist visits

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On Monday, 50 children from a Joburg orphanage will greet the recently selected Miss SA finalists at Atholl Square for special photos with the beauty queens.

We hope you enjoy the changes to your paper

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

To survive, we all have to change. For us at the Saturday Star it’s about being relevant to you

Help make a difference

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

El-Shammah is in desperate need of help with its adopt-a-cot initiative

WATCH | Place of love and safety for abandoned babies

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Home for abandoned babies was couple’s calling but they need funds to keep it going, writes Kashiefa Ajam

Leiden Colbet fact file

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Friends that have lost their lives due to reckless driving

It's becoming a game of chicken for local producers

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Retailers who are selling dumped chicken at prices marginally cheaper or at similar prices to that of locally produced birds are putting the health of their consumers ...

Lawyer supports Advocate Barbie

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Cezanne Visser will have the support of her legal team if her alleged former partner in crime, Dirk Prinsloo, returns to SA from Europe.

Gerrie Nel moves on to simple things

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Gerrie Nel, undoubtedly one of SA’s most celebrated and successful prosecutors, reveals what he plans to do after his shock resignation.

Nkandla: what would you do with R246m?

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Kashiefa Ajam asked welfare agencies how they could have helped needy children with the money spent on Zuma's Nkandla.

Holiday scammers come out to prey

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South Africans have been urged to be vigilant this festive season or run the risk of becoming a crime statistic.

Group to push for ‘dignified death’

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The DignitySA organisation will lobby government and courts to give terminally ill citizens the right to end their own lives.

SA, Australia sign adoption agreement

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South Africa’s nearly 4 million orphans stand a better chance of being adopted.

Support for Reeva’s pal after testimony

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

On February 16 last year, Darren Fresco changed his profile picture to one of his friend Reeva Steenkamp and his new wife Beatrix.

Plans to ban trucks from SA roads

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters is considering banning all heavy vehicles on local roads all over the country.

Sandton is bribe city

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Sandton is Joburg’s bribe hotspot. This is according to Corruption Watch who analysed its own data from tip-offs from the public.

Call for long jail time for child abusers

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Child rapists, paedophiles and those found in possession of child pornography deserve life sentences - not the lenient jail terms handed down to offenders.

SA awaits murder suspects’ return

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Both men are purported to have planned murders in South Africa - one was allegedly the hit man and the other was the orchestrator in two separate cases.

Domestic worker killed in robbery

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A domestic worker has been found dead in a cupboard at the house where she worked in Glenvista in the south of Joburg.

Bill targets firms who pass on your personal details

Kashiefa Ajam|Published

Days are numbered for callers and spamsters who gain private info second hand and use it to bombard public