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Officers voice concerns over City’s police merger plans
THE City of Cape Town plans to merge its metro police, law enforcement, and traffic services into a single municipal police force.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Chemical plants in Germany bet on biomass
STARING at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany’s chemicals industry.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Confident Proteas aim to seal thrilling ODI series
OVER the past decade, when India have hosted the Proteas for a ODI series, it is almost guaranteed to go right down to the wire.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
The five men who will aid Bulls and Lions' European ambitions
THE Champions and Challenge Cups kick off this weekend, and the Highveld will host two matches when the Bulls take on champions Bordeaux at 5.15pm tomorrow at Loftus Versfeld, and the Lions entertain Benetton earlier at 3pm at Ellis Park.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Nadia Jaftha says yes and Ye delays his Joburg concert
THIS week in the entertainment world came with everything, from court battles, cute couple moments, emotional milestones and a few headline-grabbing shocks.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Mphela: Bafana can run with big dogs
BAFANA Bafana's 2010 Fifa World Cup frontman Katlego \"Killer\" Mphela is positive about the current team's chances of reaching the knockout stage of the 2026 edition ahead of the group stage draw tonight (7pm start) in Washington DC.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
SA's HIV/AIDS journey: devastation to resilience
WHEN the late Mbongeni Ngema released his hauntingly emotional song Ingculaza, he captured the anguish of a nation that had just triumphed against the brutality of apartheid, only to be confronted by a new, silent, and devastating war: HIV/AIDS.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Blitzboks include debutant Nabo Sokoyi for Cape Town
THE Springbok Sevens will be hoping that another debutant can have a huge impact at the HSBC SVNS Cape Town this weekend, after including uncapped utility-back Nabo Sokoyi in the squad that will run out at Cape Town Stadium from tomorrow.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Ouaddou chases perfect gift for ‘the Ghost’
ABDESLAM Ouaddou is embracing the praise he’s been getting for steering the Sea Robbers’ ship into steady waters with humility, and he knows that to please ‘the Ghost, they can’t afford to rest on their laurels.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
She's prepared to do whatever she can for the team – Wolvaardt on Van Niekerk
PROTEAS Women’s captain Laura Wolvaardt revealed the squad is excited to play at the picturesque Newlands in the first of three T20Is against Ireland Women today.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Finance minister criticised for absence in fixed tariffs case
IT WAS both the view of the City of Cape Town and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) that the minister of finance should be wrapped over the knuckles for the department’s absence in the case where the City’s fixed tariffs are being challenged.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Mashatile addresses uncertainty over SA's G20 participation
DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile said it was still too early to know whether US President Donald Trump will completely prevent South Africa from attending the G20 in Miami next year.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Van Dijk: Salah’s omission shows no player has ‘unlimited credit’
VIRGIL van Dijk says Mohamed Salah's omission from Liverpool's team for a second successive match shows no player at the club has “unlimited credit’.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Wares claims he does not remember abuse victims
FORMER SA teacher Iain Wares, 86, who handed himself over to authorities last month, in the latest consolidation of charges relating to sexual and physical abuse of 65 boys, with an indictment listing 90 charges in the UK, has denied knowing male learners he taught while being shown photographs of them taken decades ago.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Khalil Ben Youssef urges calm as Chiefs’ title talk grows
KHALIL Ben Youssef has downplayed Kaizer Chiefs’ title talks, saying they have to crawl and walk before they can run. That's why they remain focused on the “steps,” not the final product.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Trio set for dramatic showdown in Abu Dhabi
LANDO Norris will battle his own nerves as much as his rivals’ speed, as he bids to end Max Verstappen’s four-year reign as F1 world champion in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Police probe drowning at Table Bay
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after the body of a man was retrieved from Table Bay Harbour yesterday morning and a child, believed to be between the ages of five and 10, rescued.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
FISHERMEN RALLY FOR SAFETY AFTER ATTACK
Suspected hijacking sparks outrage
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Trump to sign Rwanda, DRC accord even as violence rages
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump was yesterday expected to bring together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for what he will hail as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Egypt's mountain megaproject threatens St Catherine residents
ATOP one of Egypt's Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic faiths say God spoke with Moses, another unmistakable sound rings out: the incessant drilling of construction work.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Cape Town comes alive: games, adventure and inclusive creativity
Cape Town's ultimate playground of imagination is back and it promises to be bigger and bolder than ever.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Dobson backs Stormers to deliver 'something special'
WHILE he had to touch wood before saying it, Stormers director of rugby John Dobson is expecting “something special” from his troops when they take on Bayonne in the Champions Cup tonight.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Gunmen attack men loading taxi in Manenberg
A DAWN attack at one of Manenberg's busiest intersections has jolted Cape Town's violence-weary communities less than a day after the city reeled from two killings near Athlone Magistrates' Court and a gang hit in Rocklands that claimed the life of nine-year-old Zechariah Matthee.
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December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Parliament votes to keep 30% school pass mark
PARLIAMENT has voted to retain South Africa's 30% school pass threshold, closing the door on a proposal to abolish it after a heated debate in the National Assembly.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
German president starts state visit to UK
GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier heads to the UK yesterday at a time when a deepening security alliance has helped rebuild ties frayed in the turbulent post-Brexit years.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Van Niekerk eyes World Cup glory for Proteas Women
PROTEAS women's all-rounder Dane van Niekerk says she has learned that cricket is not about her, but about the team. Upon her return to international cricket, she has ambitions to win the World Cup, not only for the country but for the players of the past, including Shabnim Ismail and Lizelle Lee.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
MacG agrees to gender sensitisation training after Dlamini controversy
POPULAR podcaster MacGyver “MacG” Mukwevho recently confirmed that he is willing to undergo gender sensitisation sessions.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Dawood building in Simon's Town demolished
THE long-derelict Dawood building in Simon's Town - described by residents as an eyesore in the heart of the town - was demolished last week, after the City issued an order declaring the structure unsafe.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
UK’s Catherine to hail ‘power of hope’ in carol address
BRITAIN’S Princess Catherine will hail the power of “togetherness” during “uncertain” times in a letter to guests at her Christmas carol service, Kensington Palace said this week.
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December 04, 2025
Cape Argus
New challenge awaits at Sun City
SETTING THE PAR
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