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World leaders head to France for UN summit on ocean threats
WORLD leaders descended on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.
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June 09, 2025
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Unravelling the mystery of SA's worst aviation tragedy
ALMOST four decades ago, South Africa faced the worst aviation disaster in its history.
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June 09, 2025
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Ramaphosa, ANC leaders pay tribute to Farisani
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has described ANC stalwart, Dr Tshenuwani Dean Farisani as a dedicated public servant, a mentor and a man who committed his life to uplifting disadvantaged communities.
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June 09, 2025
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Construction sites in Knysna face inspections after George tragedy
A YEAR after the George building collapse, which claimed the lives of 34 people and left 28 injured, the Department of Employment and Labour continues oversight on construction sites in towns such as Knysna, which saw multiple undocumented foreign nationals taken into custody and the sites closed temporarily.
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June 09, 2025
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June 09, 2025
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Boy (8) injured in taxi owner shooting
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy was wounded as taxi violence erupted around the Cape metropole at the weekend.
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June 09, 2025
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Apple pressed to shine after AI stumble
PRESSURE is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology.
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June 09, 2025
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CT City fight for survival as play-offs begin
HISTORICALLY, the balance of power has often tipped in favour of the PSL teams during the dreaded PSL promotion/relegation play-offs. This season's three-team mini-tournament, initially scheduled to start at the end of last month, will now kick off on Wednesday in Rustenburg.
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June 09, 2025
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Fire displaces 140 people as severe weather hits
AS SEVERE weather settled over Cape Town, a devastating fire in Silvertown, Khayelitsha, left over 140 people displaced and destroyed 45 structures in the early hours of Saturday.
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June 09, 2025
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Manning's illustrated journey through the Protea family
JOHN Manning is at the forefront of botanical research, widely acclaimed as a prolific writer, illustrator and photographer and here he celebrates the magnificent protea family.
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June 09, 2025
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Minister Groenewald responds to child killer's 4th parole bid
A YEAR after former police officer Marius van der Westhuizen's third parole bid was placed on hold and cancelled, he has daringly launched a fourth application.
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June 09, 2025
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Knysna Municipality worker busted in jobs for cash scandal
A KNYSNA Municipality employee and SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) representative is expected to appear in court after he was arrested for allegedly accepting money in exchange for providing jobs.
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June 06, 2025
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Breakthrough in R11m municipal fraud probe
A FORMER senior City of Tshwane official, Tienka Abbort, has appeared in court after she was arrested in connection with a R11 million municipal funds fraud case.
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June 06, 2025
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Crime is a crisis of underdevelopment
LAST Monday the Western Cape's Provincial Commissioner advocate Patekile released the crime report for the fourth quarter of 2024/25 following the national public release of the national crime report. Despite the reality that in the Western Cape, the levels of crime are a reflection of the crisis of chronic underdevelopment, the efforts of the police should be commended given some degree of reduction in certain categories of crime such as the murder rate.
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June 06, 2025
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Ex apartheid officer 'feels remorse' for activist's killing
FORMER apartheid police officer Johan Marais, who was earlier found guilty of the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, has remorse for what he did 38 years ago and wishes he could undo what happened.
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June 06, 2025
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CT City complete trio of hopefuls with Orbit College, Casric Stars in the way
A PLACE in next season's Betway Premiership will be up for grabs when the Premier Soccer League (PSL) promotional play-offs get underway next Wednesday. Orbit College will host Casric Stars in the opening clash at Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg (kick-off 3pm).
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June 06, 2025
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Cape Town comes alive up with laughter, design and fine wine
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival Escape the winter blues at this annual event which is returning to the Mother City this weekend.
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June 06, 2025
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Villagers step up to halt deforestation in Sierra Leone
DEEP inside a Sierra Leone national park, a mother of seven was about to set dozens of tree trunks ablaze to make charcoal.
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June 06, 2025
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Broos charts new course for Bafana
AS South Africa gears up for its upcoming international fixtures, national team coach Hugo Broos is setting the stage for Bafana Bafana to evolve beyond the reliance on Mamelodi Sundowns stars.
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June 06, 2025
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Man in legal row over 'faulty Ferrari'
CAPE Town dealership, Millstock Cars, has contested a ruling by the National Consumer Commission (NCC) that ordered them to refund over R269 000 to a customer for repairs made to a Ferrari.
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June 06, 2025
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City's own-build solar plant hits 2 400 panels
THE first municipal own-build solar plant is making progress in Cape Town, with around 2400 solar panels installed in Atlantis of the total planned 12850 to power the local grid by the end of the year.
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June 06, 2025
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Farewell to a cultural icon and visionary photographer
FAMILY, friends, musicians, and political figures gathered at the Cape Town home of the late jazz organiser, photographer, and activist Rashid Lombard yesterday, to celebrate his remarkable life and enduring legacy.
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June 06, 2025
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Washington threatens Colombia University’s accreditation
THE US government threatened this week to strip New York's Columbia University of its accreditation for allegedly ignoring harassment of Jewish students, putting all of its federal funding and prestige at risk.
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June 06, 2025
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Weinstein fate lies in jury
A PROSECUTOR told jurors at Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial this week that \"no means no\" as they prepared to consider his fate.
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June 06, 2025
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Is the NPA failing SA?
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is facing a crisis of credibility, with a string of failed cases and allegations of incompetence and corruption.
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June 06, 2025
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Students protest against bail granted to residence manager accused of murder
THREE students from Walter Sisulu University (WSU) were arrested on Wednesday after a protest over the court-ordered release of a residence manager accused of murder.
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June 06, 2025
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Baby boom: Vietnam lifts two-child limit
AFTER Vietnam removed its two-child limit, pharmacy worker Nguyen Thi Nguyet Nga says she still has no plans to have more kids, since she barely has time to see her daughters or the money to provide them a good life.
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June 06, 2025
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Markram hoping to continue 2025 trophy-droughts breaking trend
2025 has been a year where many teams have broken their trophy droughts, and the South African batter Aiden Markram said he is hoping the Proteas continue this trend when they take on Australia in the 2025 World Test Championship Final, starting at Lord’s on June 11.
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June 06, 2025
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Mango Airlines set to restart flights
THE business rescue practitioner (BRP) of Mango Airlines has announced that the state-owned low-cost airline is a step closer to resuming its operations four years after it was grounded.
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June 06, 2025
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Who's hiding what in Jooste death mystery?
IT HAS been over a year since the mysterious death of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste.
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