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Cape Argus
City facing relegation threat unless they beat Polokwane
The sun could set on Cape Town City’s chances of securing automatic safety if they fail to beat Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Butchery manager on leave after child drinks oven acid
POLICE are investigating attempted murder after a 17-year-old was allegedly pranked into drinking a liquid from a cooldrink bottle which contained acid.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Zelenskiy demands direct talks
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy will only attend talks on Ukraine if Russia's Vladimir Putin is also there, the Ukrainian leader’s top aide said yesterday, challenging the Kremlin to show it is genuine about seeking peace.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Exporters to US tread warily as tariff uncertainties linger
WHEN she heard the news that Washington had slashed punitive tariffs on China for at least 90 days, Deng Jin-ling, manager of a Chinese company that exports thermos flasks to the US, popped open a bottle of champagne with her husband.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
MacG responds to parliamentary backlash, extends olive branch to Minnie
IN THE latest episode of Podcast and Chill, Macgyver “MacG” Mukwevho addressed the controversy surrounding his recent comments about television personality Minnie Dlamini.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Power, passion and rebellion take centre stage this month
CAPE Ballet Africa presents a new programme featuring Celebrating Tchaikovsky and Desiderata. The production blends iconic ballet music with choreography by South African artists.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Sundowns one point from history
MAMELODI Sundowns are on the brink of yet another historic milestone as they prepare to face Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Wednesday evening (7.30pm kick-off).
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
How Afrikaners applied for refugee status
THE Trump administration welcomed the 49 Afrikaners who landed in the US at Dulles Airport outside Washington after they were granted asylum status following claims that they faced discrimination and violence in South Africa.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Bishop Lavis mourns as two children die in fire
A DEVASTATING fire in Bishop Lavis has claimed the lives of two young children, leaving a family and community in deep mourning.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Loggenberg's journey to self-publish 'Beyond the Chains'
A MAN accused of murdering a SANDF soldier and who is currently on trial in the Western Cape High Court has completed his own book about his experiences behind bars, which will be available virtually soon on sites such as Amazon and social media platforms.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Envoys discuss co-operation in levies era
ASIA-PACIFIC (Apec) trade envoys will gather this week in South Korea for discussions on multilateral co-operation, with talks taking place at a time when countries are scrambling to respond to US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Red Bull look to Ford for F1 revival
IT’S no secret that Max Verstappen and Red Bull will only be catching a distant glimpse of the rear end of McLaren for the foreseeable future — even with the flying Dutchman's trademark aggressive driving.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
AU commission chief outlines priorities
Chairperson of the AU Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf this week outlined the key priorities of the new leadership during his first official press briefing, stressing the importance of promoting peace and security, fostering continental integration, and mobilizing domestic resources to finance Africa's development.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
'Song of a Slave Girl' weaves tale of love, resistance
IN HIS latest novel, Song of a Slave Girl, award-winning South African author Ashraf Kagee invites readers on a gripping journey through the confines of the Cape Colony during its dark era of slavery.
3 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
India face new Test era as Kohli and Rohit depart
INDIA cricket will enter an uncertain new era next week when selectors name a Test squad without all-time greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the first time in more than a decade.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Ashley Oosthuizen hoping for a royal pardon in Thailand
A KING'S Pardon may be the gift that Ashley Oosthuizen and her mother, Lynn Blignaut, have been praying for her after her prison sentence in Thailand was reduced by 20 years, from 33.4 years to 13.4 years.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Long-running Cyntheria Rex murder trial finally reaches sentencing
THE 16-year murder case of Cytheria Rex has finally reached the point for sentencing proceedings to begin after probation officers’ reports were submitted to the court.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Opposition parties back call to light up City Hall on Nakba Day
OPPOSITION parties in the Western Cape have thrown their weight behind a growing civil society campaign urging the City of Cape Town to light up City Hall in the colours of the Palestinian flag on Nakba Day, tomorrow.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Mokwena's return written in stars as Riveiro bids farewell to Pirates
AS José Riveiro prepares to exit the stage, the door swings wide open for a new dawn at Orlando Pirates. Whether by fate or design, Rulani Mokwena could step in seamlessly, offering both fresh energy and the continuity the club craves.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
UN chief: US deportations raise serious concerns
THE UN rights chief voiced alarm yesterday at the large numbers of non-nationals being deported from the US, in particular the hundreds sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Outcry over new SETA board appointments linked to ANC figures
A LEAKED list of new appointments to Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) boards has sparked a political outcry, as prominent ANC-linked individuals - including Mineral Minister Gwede Mantashe’s son, Buyambo Mantashe, and former KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube - have been tapped to lead these influential institutions.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
SA's healthcare crisis – the impact of US funding cuts
SOUTH Africa's healthcare system is under serious pressure. The sudden suspension of critical US funding has resulted in the loss of around 15000 healthcare jobs - many of them linked to HIV/AIDS programmes that served as lifelines for vulnerable communities.
3 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
NPA's appeal in Omotoso case raises concerns
GBV VICTIMS
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Semantic subterfuge and the refugee issue
The ANC regime's denial that the group of Afrikaners which has taken up the Trump Administration’s offer to resettle in the US are refugees, is semantic subterfuge.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Debt rising as expenses erode income
COST OF LIVING
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Expert testimony suggests foul play in Albert Luthuli's death
INKOSI Albert Luthuli was possibly assaulted in the vicinity of the Mvoti River in Groutville, Stanger, before assailants carried him on to the railway bridge where they hastily left him, thinking he was dead, when they saw a train approaching.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Long-tailed forest shrew spotted after 46 years
FOR the first time in 46 years, one of the Western Cape’s most mysterious mammals, the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus boosmani), has made a reappearance, exciting conservationists and volunteer biologists.
1 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
Protests in Dunoon after food stall demolition
PROTESTERS blocked Malibongwe Drive and Potsdam Road with burning tyres yesterday after the City’s Law Enforcement allegedly demolished a brick structure used for business purposes in the Ezihagwinie informal settlement on Monday.
2 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
PARALYSED COP FOOTS OWN MEDICAL BILLS
Officer has started fundraising
3 min |
May 14, 2025
Cape Argus
ANC rejects MK Party's Budget costs audit request
'WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE'
2 min |