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Cape Argus
Road safety campaign aims to protect holiday travellers
THE Western Cape has launched one of its largest festive-season road safety operations, deploying more than 600 provincial officers and over 300 vehicles to help manage holiday traffic across the province.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
A world where self-identity and passion bloom amidst society constraints
IN A delightful twist on 19th-century feminism, Becoming Meg Dashwood ushers listeners back to an era defined by stringent social norms and unyielding expectations - only this time, it's looking at the other side of the coin.
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December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
CCTV shows whistle-blower with killers
CCTV footage shows Marius van der Merwe, “Witness D” at the Madlanga Commission, who was gunned down outside his Brakpan home this weekend, talking to his killers and attempting to draw his own weapon before he was killed.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Visser: Blitzboks dealt with every situation
THERE was an eruption of joy at a packed Cape Town Stadium yesterday evening after the Blitzboks came from behind to beat Argentina 21-19 to win the Cape Town Sevens.
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December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Nkota aims to replicate Tshabalala magic
THE echoes of the exhilarating 2010 Fifa World Cup still resonate in the hearts of South Africans, and for Bafana Bafana winger Mohau Nkota, those memories are more vivid than ever.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
CHANCELLOR Friedrich Merz flew into Israel at the weekend for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin’s support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war.
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December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Toulouse too strong as underpowered Sharks falter
FRENCH giants Toulouse had too much firepower for a relatively inexperienced Sharks side, winning their first-round Investec Champions Cup clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon 56-19 on Sunday, but the visitors never wilted in the face of the onslaught.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Border Management boss warns travellers to comply
ENTRY CONTROL
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December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Reitan holds nerve to make history
KRISTOFFER Reitan overcame what he described as “excruciating pressure” to become the first Norwegian winner of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player at Sun City on Sunday.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Community unites against GBV at Klip Road Clinic's open day
KLIP Road Clinic hosted an open day and protest, which focused on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Men's Health awareness and mental health.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Uncovering Italy's hidden Holocaust
AUTHOR Georgia Hunter was 15 when she discovered she came from a family of Holocaust survivors.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Tunnicliffe's maiden half-century powers Proteas' victory
THERE were several reasons to be grateful for the Proteas’ Women’s series sweep of Ireland at Boland Park yesterday.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Ouaddou backs Mbokazi's MLS move
ABDESLAM OUADDOU, the coach of Orlando Pirates, was celebrating Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s growth instead of lamenting the loss of an influential player in his squad.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Nersa’s tariff delays ‘unconstitutional’
CAPE Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed a final North Gauteng High Court order that compels the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to make municipal electricity tariff decisions on time, ending years of late rulings that have disrupted municipal budgeting across the country.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
World Cup draw derailed by Fifa's silly political game
THE much-anticipated draw for the Fifa World Cup 2026 took a shocking turn on Friday evening as the event at Washington's prestigious Kennedy Centre spiralled into a chaotic blend of football and politics.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Lando ‘No-wins’ secures biggest victory of them all
LANDO Norris claimed his maiden drivers’ championship yesterday to complete McLaren's first title double since 1998 with a perfectly judged drive to finish third behind Red Bull’s winner Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Stokes vows England will fight on
BEN
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Strikes on Sudan school, hospital kill dozens
A RECENT paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official said yesterday.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
SA pulls Palestinian visa waiver after charter flight ‘abuse’
MINISTER of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber has withdrawn South Africa's 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian passport holders after a group of 153 Palestinians arrived last month on a chartered flight from Kenya.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Hong Kong elections: Voter turnout affected by deadly fire
HONG Kong began voting yesterday to choose new lawmakers under Beijing’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Simphiwe Dana questions the future of Freshlyground with new lead singer
FRESHLYGROUND has returned with a new single and a Cape Town singer, Mbali Makhoba, who is stepping into the lead singer role.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
‘He ripped Hermalise out of our lives’
“THE 13th of December would’ve been her birthday, she was so excited for her 40th birthday.
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December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Mitchells Plain mother publishes book on raising neurodiverse son
AFTER nearly 20 years of navigating the challenges of raising a neurodiverse child, Dorothy Pietersen has turned her story into a book aimed at inspiring and guiding other families.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
Season 2 of telenovela ‘Inimba’ gets the green light
INIMBA viewers are in for a treat as the Mzansi Magic telenovela has been greenlit for a second season.
1 min |
December 08, 2025
Cape Argus
How tensegrity holds nations together
NEARLY a century ago a first dedicated attempt was made to describe a mind-boggling scientific principle in structural design and construction - the principal of “tensional integrity”.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Knysna steps up water restrictions as crisis deepens
KNYSNA has ramped up its drought response by moving to level four water restrictions, as the municipality formally declared the Garden Route town a water-stressed zone.
2 min |
December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Thobejane slams praise for ex Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala: ‘PR can’t erase real crimes’
SOUTH African actress Tebogo Thobejane has broken her silence after seeing her former boyfriend, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, grab attention online during his recent appearance before Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee.
1 min |
December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Plan to repatriate 27 000 foreign national prisoners
CORRECTIONAL Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has confirmed that his department is working towards the repatriation of approximately 27000 foreign nationals currently incarcerated in South African prisons.
2 min |
December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Epstein's private island exposed
DEMOCRATS in the US Congress released photos and videos this week showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
1 min |
December 05, 2025
Cape Argus
Calls for action on 'problem building' in Rocklands
THE SAPS has confirmed that regular search and seizures are taking place at the residence in Rocklands where nine-year-old Zechariah Matthee, his aunt, Cleo Bailey, and Mousheen Daniels were killed and two others wounded.
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