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From magic flutes to military secrets: theatre picks for the week
This play follows the adventures of Prince Tamino as he embarks on a quest to save Princess Pamina.
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September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Kloof Nek Road safety measures: Have your say
CAPE Town residents are invited to have their say on a proposed compulsory heavy vehicle stop on Kloof Nek Road, aimed at reducing the alarming rate of truck and lorry accidents.
1 min |
September 17, 2025
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Nene powers into 400m final as favourites falter
ZAKITHI Nene stormed into the final of the men’s 400m on Day 4 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo yesterday, the South African one-lap star maintaining his composure after two restarts, but compatriot Lythe Pillay failed to advance to tomorrow’s decider.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Fleming excited to see Joburg Super Kings' young guns mix with 'big dogs'
STEPHEN Fleming has seen it all. The former New Zealand captain is one of the most successful franchise coaches in the world, having guided the Chennai Super Kings to five IPL titles.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Vetting challenges hold up security clearances for officials
THE Presidency has identified failure by supply chain management officials to subject themselves to polygraph tests and submit financial statements to the State Security Agency (SSA) as a challenge when they are vetted in line with a decade-old Cabinet directive.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Desperate search for missing teenager and toddler in Elsies River
AN ELSIES River family is distraught after their daughter and niece have been missing since last week.
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September 17, 2025
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Willemse’s class act sparks inside centre debate
AFTER Damian Willemse went over to score - with a few players on his back - for one of the defining tries in the Springboks’ demolition of the All Blacks, he thumped his chest in celebration. It seemed like an emotional release after a tough couple of years since his starring role in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final against the same opposition in Paris.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Prof Iyi’s vision for a new international legal order
UWC Professor John-Mark Iyi promised his older brother, Godwin, that he would complete his PhD before getting married and starting a family.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
Rubio asks Qatar to remain as mediator after Israeli strike
UNITED States Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed to Qatar yesterday to ask it to stay on as mediator in Gaza, hoping to reassure the Gulf partner a week after Israeli airstrikes there against Hamas leaders.
2 min |
September 17, 2025
Cape Argus
TAXI VIOLENCE ESCALATES AS GOVERNMENT CLOSES ROUTES
Commuters brace for disruptions
2 min |
September 17, 2025
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Elephant attack claims life of carer at sanctuary
A SENIOR elephant carer at the Hoed-spruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development (Herd) sanctuary was fatally attacked by an elephant over the weekend.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Winelands airport awaits decision on environmental assessment
CAPE Winelands Airport is awaiting the results of its final Environmental Application Report, also known as an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), submitted in May, to hear if they have the green light to build what is to become Cape Town's own Lanseria International Airport.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Treasury: US ‘very close’ to TikTok deal with China
THE US is “very close” to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday as the two sides resumed trade talk in Madrid.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
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Trump’s tacit agreement fuels carnage in Gaza and Ukraine
INSOFAR as the conflicts in both Gaza and Ukraine are concerned there is clearly and irrevocably an existing pact between both aggressors (Russia and Israel) and the Trump administration.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
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Seth Rogen shines as 'The Studio' dominates Emmy Awards
THE Studio made history at this year's Emmy Awards with an astonishing 13 wins.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Constitutional Court has thrown down the gauntlet to patriarchy
THE Constitutional Court has made a groundbreaking ruling on the South African Marriage Act and has dealt a blow to the age-old patriarchal naming tradition.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Five killed on deadly Sunday in Cape Flats
Police were called to three crime scenes on Sunday after five people were killed, including a taxi driver, and three wounded in shootings.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
OCEAN THREAT
RISING oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra’s release of emission reduction targets this week.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
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Arsenal’s summer signings give Arteta tools to end Reds’ reign
MIKEL Arteta’s Arsenal have come out of the international break firing, lending credence to the notion that this could finally be his year to return the Gunners to the top of the pile for the first time since the 2003/04 season of the Invincibles.
3 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Community mourns the loss of Sister Pharo
ATLANTIS’ very own Florence Nightingale has died.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Wolvaardt wants SA to be brave against Pakistan spinners
THE Proteas Women's team are hoping to utilise the ODI series against Pakistan as preparation for the upcoming World Cup on the subcontinent.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Forget the doubts — Manie is the flyhalf Boks need now
MANIE Libbok has had to fight harder than most of the Springboks’ modern flyhalves to prove his worth.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Teacher praised for keeping learners calm during shooting
A GRADE R teacher at Yellowwood Primary School in Mitchells Plain is being applauded on social media for keeping her learners safe during a shooting.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Safer communities, better policing
THE call for the devolution of policing powers in South Africa has never been more urgent than now. With the rise in crime, communities under constant threat and a national police service operating beyond capacity without adequate resources, devolution of policing is no longer a theoretical debate but a practical necessity.
4 min |
September 16, 2025
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City of Tshwane under fire over salary hike for councillors
THE Lotus Gardens, Atteridgeville, and Saulsville Civic Association (Lasca) has slammed the City of Tshwane's council for approving a 5% salary increase for councillors, while City workers have been waiting for their own salary adjustments.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
MK Party calls for postponement of Madlanga Commission of Inquiry proceedings
CORRUPTION PROBE
1 min |
September 16, 2025
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Gunners launch bid with revamped attack
ARSENAL kick off their Champions League campaign away to Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, with Mikel Arteta's side buoyed by a summer overhaul of their forward line.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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100 days later federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
ROUGHLY 100 days after Elon Musk’s dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
2 min |
September 16, 2025
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Trust erodes as Nersa fails South Africa
THE National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has stumbled badly, and the consequences reach far beyond an accounting slip.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
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Cytheria Rex’s mother begs court to end delays
17 YEARS WITHOUT JUSTICE
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