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Cape Argus
Blockade of Strait of Hormuz sparks alarm
AFTER negotiations with Iran failed to yield any agreement, the US took drastic measures this week by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for the global energy market.
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April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Allende demands focus before Esperance clash
MARCELO
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April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
State aims to merge taxi boss, AKA cases
THE State is looking into consolidating the 2022 murder case of a taxi boss with the subsequent murders of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend, chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Stormers wary of 'dangerous' Connacht
THE Stormers will need to put the emotion aside of losing long-serving manager Chippie Solomon in this weekend's crunch United Rugby Championship (URC) clash against Connacht at DHL Stadium.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Legal row over English-only learners at Afrikaans school
AN AFRIKAANS medium school in Mpumalanga has turned to court to overturn a unilateral decision by the North West Department of Education to place 78 English-speaking learners in the school.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
DA maintains whites in top leadership
LAST weekend, the DA had an elective conference, which the media referred to as the \"watershed moment\".
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
US Marines training raises concerns over sovereignty
ACTIVIST group PAGAD has raised objections to the presence of US Marines training Cape Town Metro Police cadets, as questions continue over the nature and authorisation of the exercise.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Praful, Sakib's combination completes SRH
FORMER India all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded the impact of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s young pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, crediting their combination of speed and variation for strengthening the team’s bowling unit and opining that the two pacers’ combination makes SRH’s bowling attack ‘far more complete’.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Life Orientation irrelevant for education in digital age
AS AN EDUCATOR and academic in the tertiary sector, I am tasked with teaching students advanced document processing, spreadsheets, and programming and simulation software for broadly and complexly defined problems in the (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) STEM domain.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Milnerton lagoon shows signs of environmental recovery
THE City says infrastructure upgrades at the Milnerton Lagoon are beginning to yield results, but an independent expert has cautioned that it may be premature to conclude that conditions have meaningfully improved.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Mkhwanazi claims Mapiyeye misled inquiry
SUSPENDED Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga Commission that his boss, suspended police chief, Isaac Mapiyeye, may have lied to the Commission about the recruitment and promotion of senior officials.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Fatigue no excuse as Arteta urges spluttering Arsenal to respond
MIKEL Arteta has warned Arsenal that fatigue is no excuse for their damaging stumble as he urged his side to hit back by finishing off Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Fujimori leads chaotic Peru vote, election officials face charges
PERUVIANS waited this week to see who will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, after a chaotic first round of voting that sparked criminal proceedings against top election officials.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Protection of children in crisis: Lentegeur must not be politicised
I WATCHED Dereleen James enter Lentegeur and I recognised something many women understand instinctively.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Mavata debunks the ‘mental health is weakness’ myth
“YOU are not crazy.
4 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Would it be suicidal for Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions?
IN A REGION defined by volatility and selective enforcement of international norms, it is neither irrational nor unjustifiable for Iran to resist pressure to abandon its nuclear aspirations.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
The critical balance of trade union power
TRADE unions play a vital role in modern democracies, representing workers, negotiating fair wages, and safeguarding labour conditions.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Stellenbosch hoping to capitalise on Tinkler's departure
A WEEK may seem like a long time in politics, but in professional football it may seem like an eternity.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Cameroon’s Catholics divided on papal visit
AS RUMOURS emerged of a papal visit, some of Cameroon's Catholics voiced fears the trip would give longtime President Paul Biya a chance to polish his image six months on from deadly protests following his contested reelection.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Fake marriages on the rise
IMMIGRATION ‘MARKET’
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Pelé's African dream v Sundowns' reality
ONE of the most famous quotes by the Brazilian football great Edson Arantes do Nascimento, famously known as Pelé, was that 'at the turn of the century, an African team will win the World Cup.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Mashimbyi backs Mlaba's ability to bounce back
IT IS NOT often that Proteas Women's spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba goes through an entire series having picked up just one wicket.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Bid to rename park aims to honour apartheid victim
PUBLIC participation has concluded on the proposal to rename Eendrag Park in Bellville South to Clive Cupido Memorial Park, in honour of the young man whose death during the apartheid era left a lasting impact on the community.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Four habits that boost performance amid uncertainty
DURING his commencement address at Dartmouth College in 2024, Roger Federer cited a statistic that people rarely associated with the tennis star's success.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Kennedy, 59, braves cold in quadruple Robben Island swim
RECORD BID
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Lotteries body has no record of R9.59bn investment approvals
THE National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has admitted it has no records of whether or not the Minister of Finance approved over R9.59 billion in investments in financial institutions made over a four-year period.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
A million seeds illegally harvested
A SHIFT from plant poaching to mass seed harvesting has triggered alarm in the Western Cape, with more than one million seeds illegally stripped from the province in just five months.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Necessity of Zimbabwe's constitutional reform
THERE is a particular anxiety that defines constitutional debate in Zimbabwe.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
Zuma, Mbeki take Khampepe recusal bid to Concourt
FORMER presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki will take their legal challenge for Justice Sisi Khampepe to recuse herself from the TRC inquiry to the Constitutional Court.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
Cape Argus
A night of laughter with SA’s top comedians
CAPE
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