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Minister of Electricity admits SA's current tariff system is unsustainable
ELECTRICITY Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has conceded that the price of electricity is not sustainable and has ordered a review of the electricity tariffs.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Bobby Blanco: from reality star to creative, chef and DJ
BOBBY Blanco has come a long way since his days of being on the celebrity reality show Boity: Own Your Throne.
1 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Scandal, crime and corruption in reality TV
THE phrase “truth is stranger than fiction” forms the premise of the new documentary, Trainwreck: P.I. Moms where real-life events were so dramatic, they could easily pass as a telenovela.
3 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Prasa revises fare structure after outcry
THE Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has made changes to its fare structure in response to objections from trade unions, commuter groups, and civil society organisations, just before the planned fare increase.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Exciting start to the Betway Premiership
THE Betway Premiership kicks off this weekend with a demanding schedule that leaves clubs little time to settle.
1 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Mbeki, Mabandla accept ruling on TRC case intervention
FORMER president Thabo Mbeki and ex-justice minister Brigitte Mabandla have accepted the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria judgment on Friday dismissing their application to intervene in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) case.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Stellenbosch delivers affordable 144 housing units
A NEW and exclusive estate development in Stellenbosch has 144 affordable units built in as part of the municipality's inclusionary zoning policy.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Cooking up secrets
IT IS evident that Danielle Valentine had fun writing The Dead Husband Cookbook and it is the kind of fun that seeps into the pages.
1 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Pope’s ‘Jubilee of Youth’ closes with huge Mass
POPE Leo XIV presided over a final Mass in Rome for over one million young people yesterday, the culmination of a youth pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
‘Drug banker’ to remain behind bars
BAIL DENIED
1 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
G20 pledges to close workforce gender gap
G20 member states have reaffirmed their commitment to reducing the gender gap in labour force participation by 25% by 2030 under the newly launched Brisbane-eThekwini Goal, following a two-day Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) hosted at Fancourt Hotel and Country Estate in George.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Bavuma: Proteas aspire to have Boks image, impact
PROTEAS Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma says the team aspires to have the same impact as the Springboks, both in South Africa and on the global stage.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Marimba players in Cape Town break world record for largest ensemble
MORE than 1100 marimba players from South Africa and Zimbabwe gathered at the GrandWest Grand Arena over the weekend, setting a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Marimba Ensemble in the World.
1 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Bollywood film-makers try to cash in on India-Pakistan battle
INDIAN filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned by a four-day conflict with Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Stellies edge AmaZulu in extra-time thriller
LANGELIHLE Phili came off the bench to haunt his former club and seal Stellenbosch’s place in the MTN8 semifinals with a 3-2 extra-time victory over AmaZulu at the DHL Stadium on Sunday.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Gaza aid fails to reach most needy
THE trickle of food aid which Israel allows to enter Gaza after nearly 22 months of war is seized by Palestinians who risk their lives under fire, looted by gangs or diverted in chaotic circumstances rather than reaching those most in need, UN agencies, aid groups and analysts say.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
Cape Argus
Trending turmoil, a musical reunion and stalker horror
THE entertainment world is abuzz with the latest news. From Nomzamo Mbatha trending for the wrong reasons to Lerato Kganyago’ scary stalker encounter, here is the latest celeb gossip:
3 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
MKP ponders next move after Concourt challenge fails
THE uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has threatened to take to the streets following the ruling made by the Constitutional Court, which unanimously dismissed the party's case challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to put police minister Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence, appoint Prof Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister and establish the Madlanga commission of inquiry.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
African armies turn to drones
THE Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeph troubled north, but on April 17 deat! rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.
3 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Piastri set to solidify title lead in Budapest
OSCAR Piastri returns to the scene of his first victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend seeking to stretch his lead in the title race over his McLaren teammate Lando Norris.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Cape Town teen saluted for life-saving uMhlanga rescue
A CAPE Town teenager has received the Royal Lifesaving Society’s highest honour for bravery, the Mountbatten Medal, for his rescue in March last year near Whalebone Pier, in uMhlanga Rocks in Durban.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Bank of Japan holds interest rates, flags trade uncertainties
THE Bank of Japan kept its main interest rate unchanged yesterday, hiking its inflation and growth forecasts while also flagging “high uncertainties” from US President Donald Trump’s trade policies.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
David Brits loving life with Boland
SOMETHING special is brewing in the Boland after the Currie Cup Premier Division returnees shocked the Cheetahs in last week’s opening round of the much-loved domestic tournament.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
EFF leader recounts choking ordeal in Cape Town Council
‘I WAS LOSING LIFE’
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Taiwan ‘agreed’ with US on tariffs
TAIWAN has reached “a certain consensus” with the US on tariffs, a Taipei government official said Thursday, but did not provide details on the agreed levy.
1 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Digital shift locks out the poor
POST-apartheid SA has continually struggled to balance the contending forces of modern global economics dominated by big business and innovation with the necessity to redress historical social inequalities in education, healthcare and financial services.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Five stars ready to light up the MTN8 this weekend
THE much-anticipated 2025/26 campaign kicks off with the season's curtain-raiser - the MTN8 - where the top eight teams from last season will battle it out for early bragging rights and momentum in what promises to be another demanding campaign.
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Municipalities struggle to pay salaries
TEN municipalities have been fingered for failing to pay salaries of municipal employees in at least five provinces since April this year.
1 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Baby dies in protest chaos
FAMILY MOURNS
2 min |
August 01, 2025
Cape Argus
Stellies ready to 'carry Cape football'
Stellenbosch FC are ready to be the Western Cape flag-bearers in South Africa’s football top-tier this season, according to veteran goalkeeper Lee Langeveldt.
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