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Cape Argus
Jazz fest to return with bold new vision in 2026
THE Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on March 27 and 28, 2026 — but this time, the festival marks more than just a return. It signals the start of an exciting new chapter in the life of Africa’s most celebrated music event.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne’s final memoir to hit shelves
JUST a few days after the passing of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, it has been announced that his final memoir, Last Rites, will be published posthumously on October 7.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Renewed search for Joshlin as investigation unfolds
JOSHLIN Smith's paternal grandmother says she was shocked to learn that there were new developments in the case of the missing child, not from police, but from the media.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Thailand, Cambodia clash despite ceasefire hopes
THAILAND and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day yesterday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Pay coaches what they deserve
HEAD coach Desiree Ellis has announced her intention to take a break before deciding whether to continue leading Banyana Banyana, following the team’s disappointing performance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
New book helps South Africans find their voice
GREAT speakers aren't born, they’re made, and with the right tools, anyone can find their voice and inspire the world.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Supreme Pogacar claims fourth Tour de France title
TADEJ Pogacar closed out a supreme 21-day performance to win the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, crushing his rivals in the 3,400km slog to rack up a fourth title.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
A playful mystery
IF YOU are in need of a weekend escape, not the kind that involves a passport, visa but the kind where you turn off the news, detox from your phone, sink into your couch and forget about everything for a few hours, Gloria Chaos book is what you need to get your hands on.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Mbeki, Mabandla seek to intervene in R167m damages case
FORMER president Thabo Mbeki and ex-justice minister Brigitte Mabandla will today ask to intervene in the Gauteng High Court application for R167 million in constitutional damages by families of victims of apartheid-era atrocities.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Judgment reserved in Strandfontein eviction bid
JUDGMENT has been reserved in the City of Cape Town's bid to appeal a verdict that set aside an interim order to evict occupiers on a stretch of land in Strandfontein.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Fight against biodiversity crime aims to protect SA's ecosystems
BIODIVERSITY crime, from illegal plant trade to poaching, is a growing threat to South Africa’s unique ecosystems and natural resources.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Ellis outlines Banyana's path to recovery
THE future of Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis might be uncertain, but she has detailed what the team needs to do to improve going forward.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Heartbreak in Harare: Proteas fall short, lessons learnt
THE Proteas' fell just short of stealing the T20I Tri-Series from New Zealand in Harare, but there was plenty for coach Shukri Conrad to ponder about in his first white-ball competition.
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July 28, 2025
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Joburg mayor says city powerless after Kunene's resignation
JOBURG mayor Dada Morero says the city council has no jurisdiction over embattled Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene following his resignation as councillor.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Alarm at high number of remand prisoners
THE Department of Correctional Services has a staggering population of 57 000 remand detainees while prisons are bursting at the seams with an overcrowding of 163 000 inmates.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Jacobs bail decision awaited today
THE woman accused of kidnapping 9-day-old Mogamat Imaad Sharmar is expected to hear today whether she will be granted bail.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Why Parliament's buildings were uninsured during devastating fire
AT LEAST R574 million has been spent to date on rebuilding the Parliament buildings gutted by fire in January 2022.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Woman shot dead on R300 after stopping to change tyre
A WOMAN was shot in the neck and killed along the R300 on Saturday night in yet another brazen highway hit near the deadly N2 “Hell Run”.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
The country of the brave is no more
THERE is no bravery anymore. Our politics is filled with sycophants who, without constitutional convictions, robotically regurgitate scripted monologues across every platform.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Nabi confident in Chiefs’ direction
KAIZER Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi believes the Glamour Boys are steadily ticking the right boxes ahead of the 2025/26 Betway Premiership campaign, with defender Inacio Miguel now entrusted with leading the club into a new era.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Revelations of identity
THE search for one’s origins can bea profound and emotionally drain-ing journey and in The Secret Daughter, listeners are taken on a journey of self-discovery in just under four hours. Nikki Carlson, an adoptee yearning to connect with her biologi-cal roots was raised in the heart of Minnesota by a big game-hunting family.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Springbok Women's shift in tactics deliver
PERFORMANCE coach Swys de Bruin admitted that a shift in the Springbok Women's approach after halftime bore fruit as they came close to a come-from-behind win against the Black Ferns XV at Athlone Stadium on Saturday.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Israeli troops board activist boat in Gaza
ISRAELI troops boarded a boat which the pro-Palestinian activist group Freedom Flotilla had been sailing towards Gaza at the weekend, Israel said, a scene that was livestreamed by the group.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Maitland residents demand police accountability amid rising crime
WESTERN Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile has been given 14 days to respond to a memorandum of demands handed over by the Maitland Ratepayers and Residents Association and ward councillor, demanding that SAPS management and stagnant staff at the station be removed as crime increases.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
W Cape launches R2bn housing project
THE Western Cape Government has unveiled its largest inner-city housing development to date, offering more than 2600 residential units in the heart of Cape Town's CBD.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
A reflection on family, history
BERNHARD Schlink’s latest novel, The Granddaughter, is set ina reunified Germany, yet still full of bitter divisions after the end of the Cold War.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Tyla joins stars on famous festival's line-up
THE 2025 Global Citizen Festival is set to take place on September 27 at Central Park's Great Lawn.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Can new coach deliver fourth straight title for Orlando Pirates?
WHAT is it that could motivate a team that has won a competition an unprecedented three times in a row to want to win it again?
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
Lolitha Kowa ‘dumped like a dog’ says her father
THE father of 7-year-old Lolitha Kowa, Zukisani Sikade, struggled to contain his emotions during the first court appearance of the two accused of the murder of his daughter.
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July 28, 2025
Cape Argus
REVENGE MURDER ON THE RISE IN SA
More children killed by parent figures
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