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Mom escapes fire set by 'jealous' partner
A BONTEHEUWEL mother has shared her harrowing experience of nearly being burned alive by her jealous boyfriend, who doused her and her friends with petrol.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
WC achieves historic low unemployment rate
THE Western Cape has recorded the lowest unemployment rate in South Africa, dropping to 19.7% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Statistics (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa.
1 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
UK budget tests Labour’s credibility
BRITAIN’S centre-left Labour government unveils its annual budget tomorrow, with expected tax rises to curb debt and fund public services threatening to further dent its weak poll ratings.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Bid to fund new rescue craft in Howes' memory
THE family of world-renowned kite-boarder Graham Howes has launched a fundraising drive to build a new National Rescue Sea Institute (NSRI) rescue craft that will carry his name.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Son’s grief at killing of Stellenbosch educator
A SON was left to scrub the bloodstained ground at Kayamandi Primary School after his father, deputy principal Mlamli Matshingana, 54, was shot and killed last week.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
US designates Venezuelan cartel as terrorists
WASHINGTON’S designation of an alleged Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) takes effect on Monday, opening the door to new forms of US pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
City endorses redevelopment of Good Hope precinct
CAPE Town's long-awaited plan to revive the Good Hope Centre precinct has taken a decisive step forward and leading economists say the move could unlock major value if private developers are allowed to drive the process with purpose.
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November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Gwarube hails start of mother tongue-based assessments
MINISTER of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has welcomed the start of the historic Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (MTbBE) Grade 4 assessments in Natural Science and Technology and Mathematics. The Western Cape observes 187 schools offering Afrikaans, IsiXhosa, and Sesotho.
1 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
South Africans deserve answers on RAF failures
AS THE Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) delves deeper into its inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF), we stand at a critical juncture.
1 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Booysen indictment process under scrutiny
NATIONAL Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi has told the Nkabinde Inquiry that it was unlawful for Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke to push for the signing of an indictment in the Booysen matter without providing supporting evidence to the acting KwaZulu-Natal DPP at the time, Advocate Cyril Mlotshwa.
2 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Smart ways to beat the Black Friday FOMO
LAST year, it was reported that South Africans spent more than R30 billion during the Black Friday period across three major banks. Online transactions nearly doubled the average in-store spend, reflecting rapidly increasing consumer confidence in digital shopping. This year, spending is likely to rise again as retailers extend Black Friday promotions into month-long campaigns and consumers anticipate major deals.
2 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Modi anticipated Africa's role in global growth
AS SOUTH Africa played host to the first G20 Summit on African soil in Johannesburg last week, the inclusion of the African Union (AU) among the 42 nations and organisations that confirmed attendance was thanks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and lobbying back in 2023, positing that there is no global growth without Africa.
5 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Bonteheuwel man wins crime fighter award
A BONTEHEUWEL Neighbourhood Watch member has been named Crime Fighter of the Year.
2 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Beyond GBV: Understanding the true victims of crime
EVEN though violence continues to impact South Africa, our national dialogue is still incorrect.
2 min |
November 25, 2025
Cape Argus
Historic deal aims to transform informal settlements
CAPE Town homeowners are watching a major shift unfold. The City has signed a historic Memorandum of Agreement with Urban Think Tank Empowerment (UTTE) to roll out a large-scale, community-led upgrade of informal settlements.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
‘Hostage’ shows challenges faced by female politicians
FEMALE leaders battling their way through kidnappings, terrorism and blackmail in the political sphere come to extraordinary light in Hostage.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Relebogile Mothapo brings the drama in ‘Skeem Saam’
MZANSI'S favourite soapie, Skeem Saam, is opening doors for young talent after the production announced that a new character, Jacqui Monama, portrayed by Relebogile Mothapo, is gracing our screens and bringing even more drama.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Max wins big in Vegas as McLaren disqualified
FORMULA One world champion Max Verstappen produced a masterful drive to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, with his title hopes boosted further after the McLarens of championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were both disqualified.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Cape Town gears up for Festive Lights Switch-On spectacle
THE City of Cape Town is set to welcome over 80000 attendees for the highly anticipated free open-air concert, the Festive Lights Switch-On at the Grand Parade this coming Sunday.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Nigeria's history of mass abductions
NIGERIAN gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers from a school in north central Niger state in one of the country’s largest mass abductions.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
De Villiers reveals all in new documentary
AFTER two months of cancelled concerts and dodging calls and emails from angry ticketholders looking for refunds, concert promoter Wynand de Villiers is getting ready to tell all.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Curated prosperity amidst lived poverty
AS STATED in this column last week, I believe we are at the end of the era of ‘the rich boys’ club: The nauseating fact that Johannesburg could clean itself up for a three-day visit by rich people and ignore the plight of its own people for 30 years should never be okay with us.
3 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Somerset West woman among Top 3 Inspirational Women of the Year
NATASHIA de Wet, of Somerset West, has been recognised with a national award for her work in preventing tons of food waste from ending up in Cape Town landfills through an innovative community composting programme.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Marx powers through Dublin Test to claim Player of the Year
MALCOLM Marx must have approached Saturday’s clash — his 87th Test for South Africa - against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin with plenty of thoughts running through his mind.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Muthusamy's century rewards years of persistence
IT would have taken a monumental effort for Senuran Muthusamy to work his way back to international cricket after being outplayed by India in his maiden Test tour six years ago.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Women’s protest in Observatory marred by reckless driving incident
WHEN Maureen Witten, 70, agreed to join her daughter at a women's shutdown protest in Observatory on Friday, she wanted to stand against gender-based violence.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Report calls for enhanced measures to combat police corruption
THE Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has called for the SAPS to strengthen its internal Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit (ACIU) to increase its ability to identify and investigate members and other police who are involved in corruption in order to reduce the scourge.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
Cricket for blind women helps change attitudes
INDIA beat Nepal by seven wickets in Colombo yesterday to win the first Blind Women’s T20 World Cup.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
QUICK READ
THE first five saplings grown from one of the UK's most iconic trees after it was deliberately felled were planted on Saturday, organisers said.
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November 24, 2025
Cape Argus
A call to address SA's critical care nursing shortage
IN HIGHLIGHTING the urgent need for critical care nursing in South Africa, a professor from the University of Pretoria (UP) pointed out that the country only has 6 246 critical care-trained nurses registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
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