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Students protest against funding delays
A GROUP of students from universities and TVET colleges took to the streets yesterday to express their frustrations over delayed funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), despite previous promises from the Department of Higher Education and Training and NSFAS to address the issues.
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June 26, 2025
Cape Argus
Sentencing imminent for Ponzi scheme pastor
PASTOR Colin Davids of Platinum Forex CC and his co-accused, Derek Bredenkamp, who were convicted 10 years later of operating a Ponzi scheme, soliciting investments worth R329 million from the public, are expected to be sentenced in August.
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June 26, 2025
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New rules may not change deadly ship recycling business
MIZAN Hossain fell 10m from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh - where the majority of the world’s maritime giants meet their end - when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck.
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June 26, 2025
Cape Argus
The power of the EPT process
UNLOCKING EMOTIONAL HEALING
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June 26, 2025
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Alcohol sales decline as illicit trade rises
IF THE latest Statistics South Africa's figures on food and beverage sales are taken at face value, South Africans are either drinking more at home, drinking less, or drinking hooch.
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June 26, 2025
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Proteas move from Lord's to Queens
THE Proteas may be preparing to play at the Queens Sports Club, but the picturesque Bulawayo ground will be a world away from the Majesty's Kingdom where they were recently crowned World Test Champions.
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June 26, 2025
Cape Argus
Invest in adolescents' health, well-being
AS WE celebrate Youth Month, we are reminded that the choices we make today play a role in shaping the future of our nation, and this begins with investing in our adolescents.
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June 25, 2025
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Parks Tau defends lotteries licence decision
TRADE, Industry and Commission Minister Parks Tau yesterday said he confidently discharged his responsibilities in awarding the fourth lotteries operator licence to Sizekhaya.
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June 25, 2025
Cape Argus
INSIDE THE RITZ HOTEL, TITANIC OF SEA POINT
Amid the decay, hints of former glory remain
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June 25, 2025
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Yusuf prepares for 'most important game' of career
NOW that the ICC World Test Championship celebrations are over, the Proteas Test team switch focus to this week's first of two Test matches against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
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June 25, 2025
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South Africa's employment crisis: 95 000 jobs lost
MARCH 2025 was not a good month for South Africans as another 95000 jobs were lost between this year and last year.
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June 25, 2025
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Trevor, come make SA great again
TREVOR Noah is known for his incisive commentary on race, politics, and global inequality.
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June 25, 2025
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Top five forwards who lit up season
THE 2024/25 Betway Premiership season offered its fair share of goal-mouth action.
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June 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Boy, 8, dies in Kayamandi informal settlement fire
AN 8-year-old boy has died and his grandmother is in a critical condition in hospital after a devastating fire swept through Zone O informal settlement in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.
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June 25, 2025
Cape Argus
From ballet to youth productions - here are the theatre shows to enjoy this week
The Jacqui Pells School of Ballet will showcase their enchanting production of Sands of Time.
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June 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Trump announces ceasefire between Israel, Iran
US President Donald Trump announced this week that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the “12-Day War”.
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June 25, 2025
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Dengue crisis in Bangladesh
MOSQUITO-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor.
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June 25, 2025
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QUICK READ
PLASTIC SCIENCE
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June 25, 2025
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UN condemns 'weaponisation of food' in Gaza
THE United Nations yesterday condemned Israel's apparent “weaponisation of food” in Gaza, a war crime, and urged Israel’s military to “stop shooting at people trying to get food”.
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June 25, 2025
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Redefine workplace boundaries to build sustainable success
SOMEWHERE along the way, many of us signed this invisible contract stating that success demands sacrifice. Time, health and relationships were all fair game in the pursuit of professional validation. However, professionals are increasingly realising that this is a contract they want to break.
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June 25, 2025
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The Green and Gold is everything to me, says Tshituka
VINCENT Tshituka has his South African passport in hand and ready for it to be stamped for national duty, as he prepares to make his debut in Springbok colours against the Barbarians on Saturday in Cape Town.
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June 25, 2025
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Prince Kaybee praises R Kelly's songwriting amid abuse debate
R KELLY, the controversial yet undeniably influential figure in the R&B music scene, has recently been ranked number 9 on Billboard's list of the Best R&B Singers of All Time.
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June 25, 2025
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CULTURAL RECKONING: TOWARDS A DECOLONIAL FUTURE
THE Global Cultural Assembly 2025, held this week at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, marked a pivotal moment in the global conversation around museums, colonial legacies, and cultural restitution.
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June 25, 2025
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Cape Town City in must-win battle as Orbit College eye promotion
CAPE Town City’s Betway Premiership status will be on the line when they travel to Rustenburg to face Orbit College in a high-stakes PSL Promotion/Relegation Playoff clash on Wednesday afternoon.
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June 25, 2025
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Fears after Israel, Iran ceasefire breakdown
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump expressed anger and disappointment over the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, slamming both countries for violating the agreement yesterday.
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June 25, 2025
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Historic forest fires in Brazil: A record year for destruction
HISTORIC forest fires in Brazil last year scorched through an area larger than the size of Italy, recording a burned area some 60% higher than average of the last four decades, said a report released yesterday.
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June 25, 2025
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Nature no threat to financial stability
IF RESERVE Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago looked beyond the false, unscientific literature on climate change, he would realise that compliance with decarbonisation regulations constitutes the real threat to financial stability - not nature.
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June 25, 2025
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Ipid probes death of Checkers Sixty60 driver
THE Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is probing the death of a Checkers Sixty60 delivery driver who was killed in a collision with a SAPS van.
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June 25, 2025
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Gentle guide to safely tapering off psychiatric medications
THE discourse surrounding psychiatric medications is often fraught with tension and differing viewpoints.
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June 25, 2025
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State urges court to keep taxi hitman 'Yesu' in custody
THE State has opposed bail for one of the Western Cape's most wanted suspects, known as “Yesu”, who made a brief appearance in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
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