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Benin: Can Western-style democracy work in post-colonial Africa?
WHEN gunfire echoed through Cotonou, Benin, last Sunday and a small group of soldiers appeared on national TV claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon, the reaction felt painfully familiar.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Business confidence surges, but Sacci warns gains not broad-based
SOUTH Africa's business sentiment strengthened sharply in November, with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) rising from 121.1 to 132.3, according to data released on Thursday.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Diamond gift from controversial dealer is closed case, says Mashatile
DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile has sidestepped questions about his ties to alleged diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg, who gifted a diamond to his wife.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
LATEST BULLYING EXPOSES GAPS IN REPORTING PROTOCOLS
A LANSDOWNE Primary school has conceded to a \"potential gap\" in its bullying reporting protocols after a parent reported discovering her child had been self-harming following months of abuse.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
National Gambling Board warns against misleading gambling advertising
THE National Gambling Board (NGB) has raised an alarm over the growing prevalence of gambling-related advertising that contravenes the National Gambling Act, 2004, and its accompanying regulations.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Urgent efforts needed to save South Africa's sugar industry - Proudly SA
THE colossal purchasing power of consumers, the public and private sector, is the only saving grace that can salvage thousands of jobs that will be potentially lost by the local sugar industry, which is buckling under the flurry of cheap imports.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Israel's exploitation of Palestinian corpses
Israel shows callous disregard for the deceased and their families
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Egypt leads the charge in AFCON preparations with a strategic edge over Group B rivals
EGYPT appears to be the most strategically prepared team among Bafana Bafana’s Group B rivals for the upcoming AFCON tournament.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
How team culture shaped Proteas Women into history makers
REFLECTING on 2025, Proteas Women’s coach Mandla Mashimbyi highlighted his focus on team culture as the key ingredient to their success.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
How to save wisely during the festive season, even without a bonus or stokvel payout
AS THE festive season gets closer and closer, many households begin to think about ways to stretch their budgets.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
High court blocks FSCA bid to oversee MEPF elections, warns regulator against overreach
THE Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has been criticised for overstepping its mandate after the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg dismissed its application to supervise the Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF) general meeting and election of trustees.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
The chilling depths of obsession, betrayal
A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Smith ready to learn after breakthrough Bafana call-up
Bafana Bafana
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
How China aims to carry forward the flame of friendship with SA
ON NOVEMBER 30, I arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, to assume my new position as the 10th Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Cape Town.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
HEINEKEN Beverages mulls next steps after losing court case against striking workers
HEINEKEN
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December 12, 2025
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Durrant serves up 'The Lucky Kitchen'
WHEN laundry folded, coffee percolated, and years later, it cooked up a book of decadent recipes called The Lucky Kitchen.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Four new laws that could transform the pay landscape
SOUTH AFRICA'S corporate remuneration landscape is undergoing profound change, says Lindiwe Sebesho, master reward specialist and executive committee member at the South African Reward Association (SARA).
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
US lawmakers table Bill to extend Agoa by three years to 2028
US seeking to restore stability to Washington's flagship trade programme with sub-Saharan Africa
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December 12, 2025
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Bottling the magic: How South Africa can enhance its 620 visitor experience - Nik Eber!
EVER since 2010, I have been haunted by a question that refuses to let go:
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
ANC's National General Council kicks out SACP from joint election structures
THE ANC's National General Council (NGC) has resolved that members of its alliance partner, the SACP, should recuse themselves from the party’s joint election structures.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Bafana hope to emulate the Class of 96 at AFCON
THE Bafana Bafana Class of 1996 dared to dream and achieve the impossible during their Africa Cup of Nations campaign, and it's now up to the current crop to follow in their footsteps in Morocco.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
One-year-old Leo survives against all odds
AGAINST all odds, baby Leo Parker has passed the critical 100-day milestone following a lifesaving stem cell transplant.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Cats returns to the Artscape Opera House for a festive season spectacular
THE iconic and much-loved musical CATS, inspired by T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, has made its return to the Artscape Opera House, set to wow audiences until early next year.
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December 12, 2025
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu appreciates ‘pat on the back from peers’
“A PAT on the back from the guys in the same industry as you is everything, and this award means a lot.”
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Advocate Khanyile ready to champion ubuntu If appointed NPA boss
SEXUAL offence cases, greylisting, organised crime such as money laundering and terrorist funding are issues topping the priority list of Advocate Xolisile Khanyile, former director of the Financial Intelligence Centre, if appointed the next National Director of Public Prosecutions.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Sheppard backs Chiefs’ young guns
KAIZER Chiefs Reserves assistant coach Dillon Sheppard has thrown his full support behind the Chiefs players selected for the Carling All Stars team to face Orlando Pirates in the Carling Black Label Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium tomorrow.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
De Kock fires up old engine to drive Proteas to victory
Second T201 Proteas: 213/4 (De Kock 90, Ferreira 30*, Markram 29, Chakravarthy 2/29) India: 162 all out (Varma 62, Sharma 27, Baartman 4/24, Jansen 2/25, Ngidi 2/26) ► Proteas won by 51 runs, level series 1-1
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Yemeni city buckles under surge of migrants seeking safety
ONCE a picturesque Red Sea port, the city of Aden in government-controlled Yemen has been transformed by the massive influx of people fleeing war: electricity cuts are constant, running water scarce and the meagre public services badly overstretched.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
Proteas Women to blood youngsters in ODIs
PROTEAS Women captain Laura Wolvaardt revealed that a new-look playing XI will take the field in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland Women.
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December 12, 2025
Cape Times
DISCOVER THE 10 BEST THRILLERS OF 2025
THE year’s best thrillers whisk readers to vast wildernesses and haunted houses, small-town Virginia and the tony Hamptons.
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