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Weekend Argus on Saturday
Luxury travellers snub the copy-paste hotel look
THE Luxury Travel Report 2025 has unveiled a notable shift in traveller preferences, revealing that holidaymakers are increasingly rejecting what is termed “beigeification” - the unnerving sameness that has pervaded hotels globally.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Captain Kesh leads Proteas as they begin world champion status-defence
TO be the best, you have to beat the best. That logic has now put a target on the backs of the Proteas following their victory in the World Test Championship final.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
A grandmother's desperate plea for help
IT looked like a bobbing rubbish bag, dragged along the raging flood water in the street, with the torrential rain pelting down Cape Town streets.
3 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
A trip through time as Ritz Hotel changes hands
IT WAS the '80s, just before Nelson Mandela was released from prison, close to the time of PW Botha's Rubicon speech, and about a decade before South Africa held its first democratic elections.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Banyana prepares for Wafcon defence
AS the clock ticks down to the opening match of the CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco next month, Banyana Banyana finds itself grappling with a series of hurdles that threaten its quest to retain the title.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
A refined retirement lifestyle opportunity
IN THE leafy heart of Newlands, where the mountain meets the mist and time seems to stand still, something extraordinary is taking shape.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Report reveals shocking admin failures by banks and credit firms
THE National Financial Ombud Ombud Scheme (NFO) has been operating for just over a year, and last week it released its first annual report, for 2024.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
City Libraries announce Fine-Free Week for young readers
BOOKS by the beloved children's author Jeff Kinney, author of the Wimpy Kid series, are the books that public library patrons tend to forget to hand in on time.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
American couple seeks advice on where to live in Mzansi
AFTER a year filled with exploration and adventure, American expat couple Kourtney and Kenzo, known as “4K Family TV” on YouTube and Tik-Tok, find themselves grappling with a dilemma.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
China confirms trade deal with US is within reach
CHINA confirmed yesterday details on the framework of a trade deal with the US, saying Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Italy prepare for Springboks by hammering Namibia
FULL-BACK Jacopo Trullo scored three tries as Italy warmed up for a two-Test series in South Africa by crushing Namibia 73-6 in Windhoek yesterday.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
The value of life cover may diminish over time
ECONOMIST Azar Jammine did a little bit of investigative work recently, reviewing a life insurance policy. What he found was rather astonishing: it would pay more for the policy owner to die now because, in about a decade, the premiums paid would amount to more than the value of the policyholder's life in terms of the policy — the sum insured.
3 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Mothers probed for selling birth certificates to foreigners
THE Department of Home Affairs is probing allegations that mothers are selling their children's original birth certificates to foreigners after several instances came to lights where 18-year olds tried to apply for ID documents and couldn't produce their original birth certificates.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Tree-planting marks World Environment Day activities
IN celebration of World Environment Day, the Miss Earth South Africa programme made significant strides in community engagement with a hands-on tree planting and vegetable garden project at Zodiac Primary School in Lenasia.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
I lost my mom, I lost my funding, but not faith: student
FOR 24-year-old Shaiyene Fritz, the road to graduation has been anything but smooth but she is refusing to give up.
1 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
There is no one-and-done on Iran
DONALD Trump's decision to bomb Iran's hard-to-reach nuclear site at Fordow couldn't have worked out better.
4 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
I hate Khamenei’s regime, but I love Iran even more
I'VE LOATHED the dictatorship of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for as long as I can remember.
4 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Tech-fuelled misinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
AI DEEPFAKES, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods — such tech-enabled misinformation — is distorting the Israel-Iran conflict, fuelling a war of narratives across social media.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Springboks set to bring the heat in titanic clash against Barbarians
CAPE Town is one of the best places for the Springboks to play in and they want to give the locals a good showing in their first match of the 2025 international rugby season.
2 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Is your pet's evolution a paw-sitive' surprise?
Find out what you've been missing
3 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
This supercab bakkie excels on roads less travelled
WHILE reviewing the Ford Wildtrak Supercab, the question most people asked me is: “Can you sit in the back?”
5 min |
June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Stellenbosch University leads Al-powered TB ulrasound tech
IN A significant leap forward in the battle against tuberculosis (TB), Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers are spearheading a pivotal global trial aimed at revolutionising TB diagnosis through the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Rhodes University enhances cultural engagement
THIS year, Rhodes University is reaffirming its commitment to cultural engagement by significantly enhancing its long-standing relationship with the National Arts Festival (NAF).
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Empowering my child: facing peer pressure together
IN THIS segment of Raising Tracy, I must admit — this one stretched me. Bent me emotionally. I got the call. The kind no parent wants to get. My son’s teacher, calm and kind as always, rang to inform me about an incident he’d been involved in at school.
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June 28, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Rassie aims to blend Bok youth with experience
SHOULD his plans fall in place, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus wants to use at least seven of the 14 rugby matches this year to keep his older guard fit and ready to continue playing at the highest level.
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June 21, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Goku fans to live out their dreams at the world's first 'Dragon Ball Z' theme park
FANS of Dragon Ball Z are one step closer to immersing themselves in the beloved anime universe, as an exciting new amusement park is set to be constructed in Saudi Arabia.
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June 21, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Cats of South Africa ropes in veterinarians
CATS of South Africa, a coalition dedicated to cat welfare across the nation, is taking a significant leap towards advancing the wellbeing of community felines through the participation of veterinarians in the Feral Fix Challenge.
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June 21, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
US nature service wants endangered status for more pangolins
STIFFER PENALTIES
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June 21, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
What should I study after school?
WITH Matric exams approaching and applications for tertiary studies being submitted, many Grade 12 learners (and their families) are asking: What should I study? What if I fail? What if I don't know what to do? To help, IIEVega, an educational brand of the Independent Institute of Education, recently hosted a candid online Q&A session titled \"Finding your career path to passion and purpose\".
3 min |
June 21, 2025
Weekend Argus on Saturday
Money doesn't grow on trees or my back: A mother's lesson on financial literacy
THERE I was, minding my own business, music playing softly in the background while I tried to catch a moment of peace -when I felt a little tug at my leg.
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