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Cape Argus
Restive Indian state orders curfew after violence
AN Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said yesterday.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Probe into death of child (3) 'left home alone'
THE Western Cape Department of Social Development has stepped in following the death of a 3-year-old child who was found home alone in Eastridge, Mitchell’s Plain, last Wednesday.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Hollywood on the veld, when movie mayhem gripped the City of Gold
IN 1913, an American millionaire living on the top floor of Johannesburg’s Carlton Hotel had an extraordinary idea: to make films in Johannesburg.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
US travel advisory reveals ‘bigger issues at play’
THE US government has revised its travel advisory to South Africa after President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Donald Trump at the White House, raising concerns that these may be further attempts to paint the country as a no-go zone.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Child murders are policing failures
THE data is out once again. Two children are murdered on average in the Western Cape every day. Whether it's 2025, 2024 or 2023, the data about child murders remain stuck. The hard facts are that these are politically black children.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
It’s Ireland vs Bulls in final, but White says his team have a lotto ticket
IF you haven't got a lotto ticket, you cant win the lotto. That is how Jake White feels about the Bulls’ chances of beating Leinster in Saturday's United Rugby Championship final in Dublin.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Man defies demolition orders
SURROUNDED by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tian-ming’s ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in south-western China, a teetering monument to one man’s stubbornness.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Homeless man finds hope after 30 years
IT WAS a significant moment for a man who has been living on the streets for the past 30 years to be placed in a shelter and start rebuilding his life.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Hoërskool DF Malan rebrands to DF Akademie
IN A LANDMARK decision, a Bellville school has finally received the green light from the Supreme Court of Appeal to change the name of Hoërskool DF Malan to DF Akademie, a crucial step in distancing itself from the legacy of one of the chief architects of apartheid.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Smith hasn't faced a ball since full toss
AHEAD of facing South Africa in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship Final, Australia’s premier batter Steve Smith revealed that he hasn't faced a single ball since missing a full toss from Mohammed Shami in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
McKenzie faces backlash from Kathrada Foundation
THE Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has slammed Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, for threatening to shut them and other civil society organisations down.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Steyn achieves historic fourth win
GERDA Steyn has described winning the Comrades Marathon as \"an out-of-body experience\". On a day when Louis Massyn became the first man to complete the race 50 times, the Hollywood Athletics Club athlete reigned supreme once again.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Nafiz Modack found guilty of corruption
ALLEGED underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, was found guilty of corruption charges in the Cape Town Regional court on Friday.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
High praise for Salum amid Chiefs transfer speculation
TANZANIA'S national team coach, Hemed Suleiman, has heaped praise on Azam FC midfielder Feisal Salum, as momentum builds around a potential move to Kaizer Chiefs.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Glimpse Dorothy in 'Wicked: For Good' trailer
UNIVERSAL Pictures has released the highly-anticipated Wicked: For Good trailer, and fans can not contain their excitement.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Restaurant held liable for needle in hamburger
A DINER at the Stellenbosch-based Beyerskloof Wine Bar, who said she ingested a needle-like object which she claimed was in her hamburger, has won her damages claim against the establishment after the Western Cape High Court found the restaurant's breach of care was linked to her harm.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
The hilarity of a second-chance romance
BRACE yourselves for a delightful ride with Better Luck Next Time, an amusing audiobook that dares to ask: what if your worst enemy was actually your best match?
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Life in the Sacred Sisterhood
FEAR is the order of the day in Agustina Bazterrica’s House of the Sacred Sisterhood. This new dystopian novel takes us to a post-apocalyptic convent where the unworthy live under the iron fist of the Superior Sister.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Experts call for caution as flu and Covid-19 subvariants emerge
THE South African Medical Association (SAMA) and international health experts have highlighting the rising number of flu cases and the emergence of Covid-19 Omicron subvariants, such as NB1.8.1, which have been detected in several countries.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Pochettino plays down Spurs return rumours
US head coach Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed speculation linking him with a return to his former club Tottenham Hotspur, following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou on Friday.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Plumtree laments loss of Etzebeth in season of too many disruptions
LAST WEEK, Sharks coach John Plumtree had no choice but to keep calm about the loss of influential captain Eben Etzebeth ahead of the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-final against the Bulls, but after his team had lost 13-25, he admitted it had been a severe blow.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Gerda Steyn welcomes the challenge in fourth Comrades win
THE reign is likely to continue unabated — at least for the foreseeable future. But there’s every reason to believe it will not be the no-contest it had been in previous years.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Gods on clay: Alcaraz wins one for the ages
SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz won an extraordinary final at Roland Garros on Sunday night, slugging it out in a five-hour long clash against Jannik Sinner to lift the Musketeers' Trophy.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Markram: SA tapping into their 'banker' Paterson for intel
AIDEN Markram knows this final build-up week pretty well. The tension and excitement of it all bottled into one.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Leah Remini on Scientology 'threats'
LEAH Remini has claimed that the Church of Scientology has made threats to her life.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Sundowns depart in style as Club World Cup beckons
MAMELODI Sundowns made a grand departure for the Fifa Club World Cup in the US at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Russia says pushing offensive into Ukraine's industrial region
RUSSIA said yesterday it was pushing into Ukraine’ eastern industrial Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in its three-year offensive - a significant territorial escalation amid stalled peace talks.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Webster puts World Test final prep before honeymoon
There are not many that would choose Birmingham in the West Midlands of England as their first-choice honeymoon destination, but that’s where Australian allrounder Beau Webster and his long-time partner Maddy headed off to after their recent nuptials.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
Diving into the dreamlike world of 'Water Moon'
SPECULATIVE fiction is not a genre I generally choose but diving, and I mean that literally, into Water Moon by Manila born author Samantha Sotto Yambao was a magical journey I will not easily forget.
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June 09, 2025
Cape Argus
CITY FACES BACKLASH OVER LANSDOWNE DEVELOPMENT
Residents voice strong objections to development
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