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Cape Argus
Treasury: US ‘very close’ to TikTok deal with China
THE US is “very close” to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday as the two sides resumed trade talk in Madrid.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Trump’s tacit agreement fuels carnage in Gaza and Ukraine
INSOFAR as the conflicts in both Gaza and Ukraine are concerned there is clearly and irrevocably an existing pact between both aggressors (Russia and Israel) and the Trump administration.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Seth Rogen shines as 'The Studio' dominates Emmy Awards
THE Studio made history at this year's Emmy Awards with an astonishing 13 wins.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Constitutional Court has thrown down the gauntlet to patriarchy
THE Constitutional Court has made a groundbreaking ruling on the South African Marriage Act and has dealt a blow to the age-old patriarchal naming tradition.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Five killed on deadly Sunday in Cape Flats
Police were called to three crime scenes on Sunday after five people were killed, including a taxi driver, and three wounded in shootings.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
OCEAN THREAT
RISING oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra’s release of emission reduction targets this week.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Arsenal’s summer signings give Arteta tools to end Reds’ reign
MIKEL Arteta’s Arsenal have come out of the international break firing, lending credence to the notion that this could finally be his year to return the Gunners to the top of the pile for the first time since the 2003/04 season of the Invincibles.
3 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Community mourns the loss of Sister Pharo
ATLANTIS’ very own Florence Nightingale has died.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Wolvaardt wants SA to be brave against Pakistan spinners
THE Proteas Women's team are hoping to utilise the ODI series against Pakistan as preparation for the upcoming World Cup on the subcontinent.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Forget the doubts — Manie is the flyhalf Boks need now
MANIE Libbok has had to fight harder than most of the Springboks’ modern flyhalves to prove his worth.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Teacher praised for keeping learners calm during shooting
A GRADE R teacher at Yellowwood Primary School in Mitchells Plain is being applauded on social media for keeping her learners safe during a shooting.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Safer communities, better policing
THE call for the devolution of policing powers in South Africa has never been more urgent than now. With the rise in crime, communities under constant threat and a national police service operating beyond capacity without adequate resources, devolution of policing is no longer a theoretical debate but a practical necessity.
4 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
City of Tshwane under fire over salary hike for councillors
THE Lotus Gardens, Atteridgeville, and Saulsville Civic Association (Lasca) has slammed the City of Tshwane's council for approving a 5% salary increase for councillors, while City workers have been waiting for their own salary adjustments.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
MK Party calls for postponement of Madlanga Commission of Inquiry proceedings
CORRUPTION PROBE
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Gunners launch bid with revamped attack
ARSENAL kick off their Champions League campaign away to Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, with Mikel Arteta's side buoyed by a summer overhaul of their forward line.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
100 days later federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
ROUGHLY 100 days after Elon Musk’s dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Trust erodes as Nersa fails South Africa
THE National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has stumbled badly, and the consequences reach far beyond an accounting slip.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Cytheria Rex’s mother begs court to end delays
17 YEARS WITHOUT JUSTICE
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
'System can only absorb half of 850 000 matrics'
HIGHER Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa’s post-school education system will only be able to accommodate around half of the 850000 matrics expected to sit for their final examinations this year.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
I Coast rape survivors seek healing
JULIETTE Bie was at her sick mother's bedside when two men barged through the door of her home in western Ivory Coast and raped her during tumultuous political unrest in 2011.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Congratulations, Rassie! 2027 is just around the corner
AS I write this, it is 24 hours after the Springboks delivered arguably their best performance in a decade, perhaps even surpassing their 2023 Rugby World Cup victory of 12-11 as well as the nail-biting 2019 triumph over the English, where we came out victorious with a scintillating 32-12 win for Siya Kolisi to lay his hands on the William Webb Ellis trophy for the first time.
3 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
NSPCA demands action on horse racing welfare issues
THE National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) said they recently met with the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) to address urgent concerns raised about the #ReinInThePain campaign commercial.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Trial of British ex-soldier to open in Belfast
THE first ever trial of a former British soldier accused of murdering victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre opened yesterday in Belfast, in a landmark moment in Northern Ireland’s conflict-scarred recent history.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
CAMPS BAY LIBRARY SALE SPARKS COMMUNITY OUTRAGE
Residents slam City's plan to sell land
3 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Trio set early English Premier League pace
LIVERPOOL left it late again to preserve their perfect start to the Premier League season, with Mohamed Salah striking a stoppage-time penalty to down Burnley. Manchester City demolished Manchester United, while Arsenal underlined their squad depth in a dominant win over Nottingham Forest.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
She’s the GOAT – Tributes pour in for retiring Springbok captain Nolusindiso Booi
SPRINGBOK prop Babalwa Latsha, alongside coach Syws de Bruyn, have paid tribute to outgoing captain Nolusindiso Booi after the team’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal defeat to the Black Ferns.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Is a property asking price always negotiable?
THE asking price of a property is often the starting point for negotiation, and it is common for buyers to look for a discount. Negotiating a discount is part of most property transactions, and the worst that can happen is that the seller says “no”.
2 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Phala Phala robbery accused plead not guilty
THE three accused implicated in the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo yesterday.
1 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Nersa's blunder a crisis for energy sector
TARIFF TURMOIL
3 min |
September 16, 2025
Cape Argus
Police commissioner rescinds 17 dismissals, raising concerns over discipline
WESTERN Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile has let 17 police officers off the hook.
1 min |