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The 'minnows' continue to serve up humble pie in Morocco at AFCON 2025
THE refrain ‘there are no more minnows in football’ has been used way too many times by the so-called analysts; it has become slightly tiresome, clichéd almost.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
CITY, MINSTRELS LOCK HORNS IN COURT
Association accuses authorities of 'systematic discrimination' in venue dispute
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Ugly but effective ... Broos’ pragmatism carries Bafana into AFCON knockouts
IT was not pretty!
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Correctional Services intensifies contraband searches at Empangeni
PRISON officials are under scrutiny for potentially compromising security.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Chinese brands make new strides toward high-quality development
China released its list of the country’s top 500 enterprises in September, with 267 reporting operating revenues exceeding 100 billion yuan ($14.09 billion) in 2024, and 15 surpassing 1 trillion yuan.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
VAR finally on Bafana's side as dramatic win seals last-16 spot
FINALLY, with the help of VAR, Lady Luck smiled on Bafana Bafana as they beat Zimbabwe 3-2 at Stade de Marrakech last night in their final AFCON group-stage match to qualify for the last 16.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Forced initiation robs school of potential top matric performer
TLEGO Tawana Secondary School principal Pogiso Tshipo in the North West was expecting matric pupil Onalenna Booi to be among the top achievers when the school releases its results next month.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Hangzhou’s ArtInno Town emerges as cultural, creative powerhouse
Artinno Town, adjacent to Phoenix Mountain and Tongjian Lake in Xihu district, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, has emerged as a vibrant cultural and creative hub exemplifying the dynamism of the country’s private economy.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Peer behaviour contributes to rise in teenage pregnancies – experts
EARLY motherhood may begin to feel expected or inevitable when adolescents regularly see peers becoming mothers, often without immediate or visible consequences.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Mzani’s hilarious reaction: the comma catastrophe behind Aussie dog Poe’s name
LANGUAGE is a funny thing, isn’t it?
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Somaliland recognition prompts celebrations and condemnation
PEOPLE gathered in several towns in the breakaway region of Somaliland at the weekend to celebrate its recognition by Israel - a decision condemned by the Somali president as a “threat” to stability in the Horn of Africa.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Can Amakhosi handle the heat of Africa?
AS the calendar year draws to a close, Kaizer Chiefs can look ahead to the new year with cautious optimism, knowing that greater unpredictability may yet define their campaign.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
UN: OVER 10 000 PEOPLE DISPLACED IN 3 DAYS IN SUDAN
VIOLENCE in western and southern Sudan displaced more than 10 000 people within a three-day period this week, according to figures released by the UN’ migration agency on at the weekend
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
2026 must be the year Americans reject Trump
WITH 2026 around the corner many countries will be happy to shut the door on an unsavoury and unpleasant 2025.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
34 killed on Western Cape roads in a week
THE deaths of seven cyclists and nine motorcyclists in just one week underscores the 'extreme vulnerability' of two-wheel road users, says Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for crucial Gaza talks
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to meet Donald Trump in Florida yesterday, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of the fragile Gaza truce plan.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
AFCON 2027 co-hosts face moment of truth in Morocco
UGANDA and Tanzania will co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with neighbours Kenya, and the countries are getting a sense of how much progress they must still make on the pitch at the ongoing edition in Morocco.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Venus Williams ties the knot with Andrea Preti in a modern-day fairytale wedding
VENUS Williams, the iconic tennis legend, has once again captured the world’s attention, not with her legendary forehand, but with a love story fit for a modern-day fairytale.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Frontline workers must be protected amid GBV crisis
SOCIAL workers are often the first to arrive at scenes of gender-based violence and femicide.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Muizenberg hiker dies in hospital after tragic fall
A MUIZENBERG hiker has died in hospital after falling several metres while scrambling above a trail.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Court’s ruling a victory for the public purse
THE Gauteng High Court's decisive rejection of the secretive R54 billion settlement between Eskom and Nersa is not merely a legal technicality; it is a vital defence of the democratic process and economic justice for every South African.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Bondi hero wanted to protect innocent
BONDI
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Restrictions on humanitarian aid threaten to take Gaza back famine
WHILE no areas of the Gaza strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access, these early gains could unravel quickly without decisive action to prevent famine from returning and help Gaza move from survival to recovery.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
ICC rates MCG pitch 'unsatisfactory' after two-day Test
THE Melbourne Cricket Ground's seam-friendly pitch for the fourth Ashes Test was rated \"unsatisfactory\" yesterday by the International Cricket Council after the match ended inside two days.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Researchers warn of South Africa's critical care specialist shortage
SOUTH Africa had just 82 critical care subspecialists in 2023, according to a new study by UCT and University College London Hospitals researchers.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
DA leaders accused of using state resources in party factional squabbles
AN INTERNAL power struggle in the DA is believed to be at the centre of the latest attempt to have axed forestry, fisheries and environment minister Dr Dion George probed by the public protector following a complaint lodged by his successor Willie Aucamp.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Elusive wild cat feared extinct now rediscovered in Thailand
AN ELUSIVE wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
Why foreign companies are ramping up R&D investment in China
Since the beginning of this year, foreign investment in China has shown a clear trend: an increasing number of multinational corporations are expanding their research and development (R&D) spending and accelerating the establishment of R&D centers.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
China’s ‘innovation boom’ brings more opportunities
‘The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) called for achieving greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology and steering the development of new quality productive forces.
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December 30, 2025
Cape Times
State of the URC: Stormers sitting pretty but Bulls, Sharks, Lions have plenty to do
ALMOST 100 000 fans went to stadiums to watch the United Rugby Championship's round-eight action over the Christmas weekend as two derbies in Ireland, two in Wales, and one in Scotland caught the imagination.
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