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1. London lawyer hiring frenzy hits record as pay wars rage  Financial Times
2. ‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the year  Legal Business
3. Sidley Surges, Linklaters Leaps: The Hires That Made The Headlines in 2024  Law.com International
4. Partners Know What They’re Worth, So Biglaw Better Have Their Money  Above the Law
5. Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024  Legal Business

Lungani Zama pays tribute to the Proteas Test team who secured their place in the World Test Championship final to be played at Lord's in June 2025.

Lungani Zama pays tribute to the Proteas Test team who secured their place in the World Test Championship final to be played at Lord's in June 2025.

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While the SA automotive industry experienced challenges for exports, it seems that more the country's consumers have been choosing cheaper Chinese imports for luxury SUVs.

As the post-election political crises in Mozambique continues to threaten regional stability, South Africa needs to have a contingent domestic policy in place or face local political upheaval, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

Mini's cabin architectures have at times been a bit too much in the design obsession department and too little when it comes to ergonomic logic. But that’s all changed with the new Countryman.

Does he take responsibility for wrong-way crash that killed a trooper?

How should governments take on bold challenges such as climate change?

Cycling mobs ignore traffic laws.

1. ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ set to break records despite gaming slowdown  Financial Times
2. GTA 6, Nintendo's new console and what else to watch out for in 2025 gaming  BBC
3. Do You Think GTA 6 Will Be Delayed? Why Or Why Not?  GameRant
4. GTA 6 Fans Discover New Details in First Trailer  ComicBook.com
5. GTA 6 release date massively hyped up by industry analyst  GAMINGbible

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1. Russian smugglers import luxury cars from Europe despite sanctions  Financial Times
2. FT: Luxury brands flow into Russia through shadow markets despite EU sanctions  Euromaidan Press
3. Russian drone attack on central Nikopol market injures 8, officials report.  Kyiv Independent
4. How luxury western goods flood stores in Russia three years into sanctions  Firstpost
5. Luxury Cars Continue to Flow into Russia Despite Tightened Sanctions  Regtechtimes

1. What the ‘year of democracy’ taught us, in 6 charts  Financial Times
2. Brace for turbulence: Lessons from a bumpy ‘super year’ of global elections  The Hill
3. How did misinformation and foreign interference shape the ‘super year’ of elections?  Euronews
4. Opinion | Democracy in 2024 was noisy and chaotic. It was also resilient.  The Washington Post
5. Incumbents had a bad year. Will 2025 be different?  CNN

Bloc seeks to respond to growing number of disasters expected as a result of climate change

Mario Draghi’s report urging the EU to step up its game uses a buzzword on every Eurocrat’s lips

Asset manager said growth of the kingdom’s bond market had accelerated, driven in part by Vision 2030

Europeans need to acknowledge that they can no longer rely on the US security guarantee

Extracurricular pursuits from piano to polo have received big investment from the sector

New public procurement rules set to allow more social enterprises and small businesses to bid in process

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