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Bok Sevens 'A' side shine at Rugby Africa tournament
THE Springbok Sevens 'A' side beat Madagascar 26-12 in the final of the Rugby Africa Sevens at the Labourdonnais Sports Club in Mauritius on Sunday afternoon to be crowned continental kings.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
'Karate Kid: Legends' is a fresh take on the classic
KARATE Kid: Legends steps, with a light and sprightly gait, into the timeline of the 41-year-old movie and TV franchise, opening with a brief and un-belabored prologue, courtesy of artificial intelligence.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Shock as spectator killed at rugby match
SPECTATORS attending an Eastern Province Club Rugby Grand Challenge game between Gardens and Progress in Kariega at the weekend have recalled hearing the gunshots that rang out when a 48-year-old man was killed behind one of the pavilions.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Plettenberg man sentenced to 20 years for robbery
THE Plettenberg Bay Regional Court has sentenced a man to 20 years direct imprisonment following his conviction for an attack on an elderly couple who were robbed.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Media guilty of double standards in reporting on Iran, Israel
WESTERN media outlets need to stop mollycoddling apartheid Israel.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
SAFA plots path for national teams after All-Night NEC Meeting
WITH a packed international calendar looming, the South African Football Association (SAFA) spent nearly 15 hours in a marathon National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting this past weekend to map out preparations for the country's various national teams.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Court upholds sentence for 2016 killings
A FRENCH court at the weekend upheld a life sentence for a man convicted for his part in the 2016 killing of a police couple at their home in front of their young child.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Sundowns sending a strong message with World Cup exploits
THE REST OF the Betway Premiership teams better be prepared to eat Mamelodi Sundowns’ dust yet again.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Zambian UN peacekeeper killed in CAR attack
A ZAMBIAN peacekeeper with the UN mission in the Central African Republic has been killed in an attack in the northeast of the conflict-riven country, the UN said at the weekend.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Olympic chief's steeliness honed by hard knocks
FIRST impressions can be deceptive but Kirsty Coventry showed that behind a sunny disposition she will have the mettle to deal with the trick-iest of people and situations when she succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Refiloe Jane leads Banyana's focused bid to defend WAFCON Title
BANYANA Banyana captain Refiloe Jane says South Africa's senior women’ national team is fully focused on one goal as they prepare to travel to Morocco for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) — defending the continental crown they claimed in 2022.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Young baboon caught and released after outing in Claremont
THE Cape of Good Hope SPCA said that after a tense day of tracking and multiple evasions, they were able to capture and release a young male baboon first spotted in Claremont and surrounding areas on Friday.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
SANParks launches project to restore Newlands Forest
IN A DECISIVE step to heal one of Cape Town's most iconic green spaces, SANParks has launched a large-scale planting of indigenous trees in Newlands Forest to restore damage caused by illegal bark stripping.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Calls for justice after driver hits runners
A CAPE Town man continues to make court appearances on charges relating to driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent driving, after two runners were rammed in Bantry Bay.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Ronwen's howler one of the major talking points
BORUSSIA Dortmund rebounded from an early setback to secure a 4-3 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns FC, claiming their first win in Group F of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023.
2 min |
June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Exciting rugby season against Barbarians
ANOTHER exciting international rugby season for South Africa is set to kick off this weekend when the Springboks host the Barbarians in Cape Town.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Strand sea wall upgrade 'going well'
THE Strand sea wall upgrade is making progress, the City said, which includes bulk excavations, casting foundations and the placing of the large pre-cast concrete wall units.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Boks step up preparation for 2025 season opener
THE Springboks are set to kick off their 2025 international season on Saturday against the Barbarians in Cape Town, in a year head coach Rassie Erasmus will likely finalise some experiments in his team.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
US strikes ‘obliterated' Iran sites
PRESIDENT Donald Trump said US air strikes yesterday “totally obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites, as Washington joined Israel's war with Tehran in a flashpoint moment for the Middle East.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
National dialogue as act of self-healing
SOUTH Africa should have a national dialogue. It shouldn't cost R700 million. Its outcomes should influence the next three elections if we are serious about it. If we get it right, we should have one every 10 years. The problem is that South African politicians and bureaucrats continually devise ways to spend money yet consistently fail to devise methods for determining whether the outcomes of those expenditures have been achieved.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
'BUILD IN CONSTANTIA, NOT ATHLONE STADIUM'
McKenzie slams redevelopment plans
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
SA engineers held in Equatorial Guinea freed
MINISTER of International Relations and Co-operation, Ronald Lamola, has confirmed that Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of Equatorial Guinea, has granted clemency for the two South African engineers imprisoned for drug trafficking charges two years ago.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
South American teams lay down gauntlet to Europe at WC
IT took until Friday night for South America's unbeaten run at the Club World Cup to come to an end as Boca Juniors succumbed to a late defeat against Bayern Munich in Miami.
3 min |
June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Guardiola looking to cut down City squad
MANCHESTER City coach Pep Guardiola said on that Saturday his club will have to sell players this summer for the stars' own good.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
A haunting exploration of post-war identity, possession
SHORTLISTED for the Booker Prize in 2024 and now winner of the Women's Prize in 2025, Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel, The SafeKeep, brings an intense, lyrical voice to our shelves.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Groundbreaking school infrastructure programme is delivering results
THE demand for school placement and building upgrades in the Western Cape is extremely high, as thousands of extra learners seek place in our schools each year.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
Travel alerts for South Africans amid Iran-Israel conflict
THE escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, which now includes the US after it carried out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, has prompted travel advisories and alerts that South African travellers should note.
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June 23, 2025
Cape Argus
SA Water Polo wins landmark case against Swimming SA
IN A DAVID and Goliath court battle, the emergent organisation formed with the support of hundreds of water polo players, South Africa Water Polo (Sawp), has celebrated its court victory against the governing body for aquatic sports in the country, Swimming SA (SSA).
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June 20, 2025
Cape Argus
WC Education faces criticism over infrastructure plans
THE Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says it is ramping up infrastructure investment to address growing learner numbers, as enrolment across provincial schools continues to rise.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
Cape Argus
Iran strikes as Trump weighs US involvement
IRAN launched a fresh salvo of missiles at Israel yesterday, with a hospital reported hit, as President Donald Trump warned he was weighing US military action in the conflict.
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