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Jacobs steps in as Kenny Kunene quits amid controversy
NEW COUNCILLOR
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July 30, 2025
Cape Argus
Key players remain silent on George building collapse
THE director of Neo Victoria Development, Carel Swanepoel, has gone dark as findings into the George building collapse are revealed, with his legal team also reserving their silence on the police investigation.
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July 30, 2025
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Global warming accelerates glacier loss in Turkiye's Cilo
KEMAL Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkiye's Kurdish majority southeast: \"There were glaciers 10 years ago,\" he recalled under a cloudless sky.
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July 30, 2025
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Afghans show solidarity as returns surge
AT THE border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.
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July 30, 2025
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Fraud revealed in R800m oxygen plant tender
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
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July 30, 2025
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Markram ready to tap into Conrad's competitive edge
WHEN Aiden Markram faced up to a 10-year-old KFC Mini-Cricketer charging in at the Langa Sports Complex last Friday, it was the first time he had picked up a bat since that fateful Saturday morning at Lord’s.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
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Russian strike on Ukraine prison kills 16
A RUSSIAN strike on a prison in central Ukraine overnight killed more than 16 people and wounded dozens others, Kyiv said this week, after Washington pressured Russia to end its war.
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July 30, 2025
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Thailand's pet lion problem
BEHIND a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200kg lion-tiger hybrid called “Big George.”
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July 30, 2025
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PSL's blunders compromise league kick-off amid City drama
JUST days before the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season is set to begin, South African football finds itself lurching into yet another administrative crisis — and the credibility of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) is once again in the spotlight.
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July 30, 2025
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Coetzee’s gamble pays off with stunning world title
SOUTH Africa’s young swim sensation Pieter Coetzé’s impressive recent spell in the pool continued with a gold medal in the 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore yesterday.
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July 30, 2025
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'SA's foreign policy needs to adapt to economic shifts'
SOUTH Africa and the African continent must confront current global economic shifts head-on with a clear-eyed, values-driven, and pragmatic foreign policy that repositions Africa at the centre of global trade and diplomacy, said Mcebisi Jonas, special envoy to the United States.
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July 30, 2025
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‘Ode to the River’ flows with poetry, visual magic
WITH her latest release, Ode to the River, award-winning author Emily House invites young readers - and the young at heart - on a captivating journey that flows through poetic storytelling, ecological facts and stunning illustrations.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
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Four years later, chief instigators of July unrest remain at large
JULY marks the 4th anniversary of the shameful, horrific and disastrous 2021 riots and unrest - a time of great pain and anxiety. South Africa was mired in shame and criminality and fear gripped many.
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July 30, 2025
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US tariffs will test SA's economic resilience
ON AUGUST 1, the US will impose a 30% tariff on select South African exports, a move the Trump administration frames as a corrective to “trade imbalances” but which South Africa decries as a unilateral overreach.
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July 30, 2025
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Bumpy road lies ahead for the nation
SEPTEMBER, a month synonymous with renewal and new beginnings, will be the most challenging period in South Africa's political and economic landscape due to actions likely to be taken by the US against the country.
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July 30, 2025
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Trauma, memory and the search for belonging on stage
This play tells the harrowing story of a man known only as “The Bra”, who wakes up in a stranger's apartment after a traumatic sexual assault.
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July 30, 2025
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Boland adds dessert to club rugby’s bread and butter
CLUB rugby is more than just a casual pastime in the Boland. In these parts its more like a religion, and Saturdays are when supporters fill their spiritual cups.
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July 30, 2025
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Burger sees green shoots of exciting partnership with Markus
WESTERN Province midfielder Luke Burger feels like his centre partnership with rising star Damian Markus has the potential to blossom into something special during the Currie Cup.
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July 30, 2025
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Suspects arrested after burnt body found in bakkie
POLICE have apprehended two suspects in connection with a badly burnt body - believed to that of missing 41-year-old Malcolm Pather - found in Melkbosstrand.
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July 30, 2025
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Police are crying for help
REPORTS of police officers killing family members or others before taking their own lives are common in this country. Over 300 police officers have lost their lives over the past seven years.
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July 30, 2025
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Committee gives Appropriation Bill green light despite lobby group's concerns
THE Select Committee on Appropriations yesterday adopted its report on the Appropriation Bill after conducting public hearings for a day.
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July 30, 2025
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Jayden-Lee Meek’s mother to remain behind bars
TIFFANY Meek, the mother of murdered 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, wept in the Roodepoort Regional Court dock in Johannesburg, as she was denied bail on charges of killing her child.
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July 30, 2025
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Springbok Women aim for winning send-off against Black Ferns XV
THE Springboks Women’ sole focus for the past month has all been on preparation for next month’s Women's Rugby World Cup.
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July 30, 2025
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Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border halts amid truce
A SHAKY ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding yesterday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok’s allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.
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July 30, 2025
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New reserve secures rare Cape vernal pools habitat
MARKING a significant conservation turning point as the first and only reserve dedicated to safeguarding the rare and ecologically important Cape vernal pools, the Franco Three Fountains Nature Reserve in near Philadelphia has been declared a protected area.
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July 30, 2025
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Biebers turn up the romance
LOVE is still in the air for the Biebers.
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July 30, 2025
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‘Macassar is still a pristine beach but has no facilities’
“MY BIGGEST fear is that all these images will go to waste and that’s why I did the series on the pavilion on my TikTok account,” he said.
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July 30, 2025
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UCT drops use of AI detection software
IN A MOVE likely to be welcomed by students, UCT has announced that it will discontinue the use of Al detection tools, such as Turnitin's AI Score, effective October 1.
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July 30, 2025
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SAA's new direct flight from Cape Town set to take off in December
STATE-owned South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will launch its first direct flights between Cape Town and Mauritius on December 9.
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July 30, 2025
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Wallabies have Rassie’s full attention after Lions Tests
WHILE the Springboks’ match against the All Blacks at Eden Park is seen as the biggest clash of this year’s Rugby Championship, coach Rassie Erasmus’ sights are firmly set on their upcoming assignment against the Wallabies.
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