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Cape Argus
100 000 PATIENTS CAUGHT IN WC SURGERY BACKLOG CRISIS
Elderly woman's family appeals for help
3 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Five-minute lapse costs Lions in bitter Challenge Cup defeat to Newcastle
LIONS coach Ivan van Rooyen says his players are devastated not to have come away with a win in Saturday's EPCR Challenge Cup round two match against Newcastle Red Bulls, pointing to a five-minute spell before halftime that could have swung the contest their way.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Beard Club lends a helping hand to Garden Route SPCA
ANIMAL welfare organisations are more than buildings with cages; they are the last line of defence for thousands of animals who have nowhere else to go.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Williams backed to lead Bafana at AFCON with strong support
BAFANA Bafana’s leadership and goalkeeping departments are in safe hands with Ronwen Williams, but the national team captain cannot do it alone.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
11 Anti-Gang Unit members face court for murder
ELEVEN Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) members have been arrested and charged with kidnapping, torturing and murdering a Manenberg man and the assault of his friends, whom they apparently interrogated.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
McCullum defiant as ‘Bazball’ seeks lifeline
DEFIANT
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Makhaza residents suffer as sewage spill continues
LIFE has become unbearable for residents and hawkers in Makhaza, who have been forced to live and work amid the overwhelming stench of raw sewage for weeks.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Nurse suffered racist abuse in Cape Town ER
RACIST abuse hurled against a Mediclinic nurse in Cape Town amounted to hate speech and harassment, the Equality Court sitting in the city ruled.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Pirates are back in command
ORLANDO Pirates etched their name deeper into the annals of South African football history by clinching the Carling Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Carling All-Stars at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Gang violence soars as WC government response falters
GANG-related violence in the Western Cape continued to has escalate throughout 2025, sustaining a worrying upward trend of the past five years and exposing serious weaknesses in the provincial government's response.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Smash-and-grab suspect hit by car
A ROBBERY suspect faced instant justice when he was run over during a smash-and-grab attempt in Elsies River.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Rachel Kolisi unveils transformative doccie
RACHEL Kolisi introduced her new documentary, Falling Forward, to her followers this week, declaring: \"A movement begins today.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Fresh calls for N2 security wall as smash-and-grab videos circulate
VIDEOS circulating on social media showing how smash-and-grab attacks unfold have intensified fears among motorists, with the city reaffirming its plans for a security wall along the N2, around the airport to be erected.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
LEAP officer struck by drunk driver at crash scene
LEAP officer Lyle Thomas, 20, was killed after being struck by a vehicle while assisting at an accident scene on Jakes Gerwel Drive in the early hours of Sunday, the City of Cape Town has confirmed.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Calls for justice as children laid to rest after shootings
TWO children killed in gang warfare have been laid to rest at the weekend, with police confirming no arrests in one of the cases.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
History echoed as global power reordered
WE LIVE in a world of compromised politicians and money-grabbing media houses who have allowed Donald Trump to barge his way into their cabinet meetings and boardrooms, drench it with fear, and demand that they regard him as a \"World President, albeit a fake one.
4 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
WCED provides support to parents applying for places in schools
WE HAVE noted the judgment detailed in the Cape Argus on December 12, and note that it was not unanimous.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Honest talks spark Sharks' gritty Champions Cup revival
SHARKS captain Andre Esterhuizen says “honest conversations” among the players last week laid the foundation for the Sharks’ gritty victory over Saracens in a Champions Cup match at Kings Park.
3 min |
December 15, 2025
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Proteas collapse makes a mountain out of series
ABHISHEK Sharma blitzed India to a dominant victory yesterday over South Africa in the third T20I in Dharamsala, giving the hosts an important series lead with two matches remaining.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Controversial Starlink directive raises tension within GNU
THE Government of National Unity (GNU) is facing fresh challenges following a controversial policy directive issued by Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Ouaddou prepares Pirates for life after Mbokazi
ORLANDO Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has started to plan for life after Mbekezeli Mbokazi, which is why the Carling Cup exhibition match against the All Stars team was used to gauge the readiness of players who could potentially replace the defender.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
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Stormers wary of rested Lions ahead of URC derby
THE Lions may be licking their wounds after a second straight Challenge Cup defeat, but the Stormers know the team arriving in Cape Town on Saturday will be a very different beast as the United Rugby Championship (URC) local derbies roar back into life.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
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Eleven killed in Australia's Bondi Beach
TWO suspected shooters opened fire at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach yesterday, killing eleven people and wounding multiple others in an attack that spread panic, with bodies reported lying on the ground.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
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Miane savours Proteas Women opportunity
PROTEAS Women's batter Miane Smit is grateful for the opportunity to represent South Africa following her match-winning maiden half-century in East London this past weekend.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Tributes pour in for Kaapse Klopse legend
THE Kaapse Klopse community has been plunged into mourning following the death of Luigi de Klerk, a legendary figure in Cape Town's iconic minstrel tradition.
1 min |
December 15, 2025
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China's small manufacturers look to catch automation wave
IN A light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
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Proteas overpower Uganda to defend crown
THE Spar Proteas successfully defended their Africa Netball Cup title with a resounding 56-34 victory over Uganda in the final in Lilongwe, Malawi, in a repeat of last year's decider on Sunday evening.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Inspire young conservationists with 'Russ the High Flyer'
LINDA
1 min |
December 15, 2025
Cape Argus
Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week
RENEWED border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week yesterday after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to halt the deadly fighting.
2 min |
December 15, 2025
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Haaland powers City past Palace to close on Arsenal
MANCHESTER
3 min |