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The Cape Times is a must-read, a mix of hard news, politics, arts and analysis, crafted for residents of Cape Town and beyond.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined November 2010
In November, the Competition Commission found that Nedbank and other banks colluded to exclude @SekunjaloGroup from the banking market through prohibited practices. #BankingCartel #CompetitionLaw #Sekunjalo #Nedbank #EconomicExclusion.
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Iqbal Survé: If banks were to close accounts of everybody that could cause them reputational damage, then surely they should go on and close the bank accounts of President Cyril Ramaphosa? #Farmgate #Phalaphalagate
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Not a single Western Cape municipality behind on Eskom payments
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Phala Phala robbery: Cyril Ramaphosa warned against meddling in parliamentary process
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Support for the Cabbage Bandit grows as he vows to challenge unfruitful fine in court
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WATCH: A MyCiTi bus was set alight in Khayelitsha this morning. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution when leaving the area. Video: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA)
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A man who doesn't seem bothered by hunger and poverty, Ramaphosa stashes millions of dollars under mattresses and couches while a large number of his staff and those he is responsible for go hungry every night #Farmgate #Phalaphalafarm
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Struggle hero Frank Chikane's son, Kgotsi surrounded by police at Parliament. #NationalShutDown #FeesMusFall
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Today we remember #UyineneMrwetyana, 19, a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who was killed at the Clareinch post office in Claremont and later dumped in an open field in Lingelethu West in Khayelitsha. @TheCapeArgus .
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Former President Mbeki urges action on banks amidst controversy over Ramaphosa's ties. #RightToBank #Today #SouthAfrica #RacistBanksMustFall #Ramaphosa #PhalaPhala #MafiaBanks
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Pupils at #SansSouci Girls High School are protesting against "institutionalised racism" at the school.
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Anxious appeals to find missing UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana
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Take a bow Capetonians: Residents continue to rally behind firefighters battling the raging fires, which destroyed a number of buildings at UCT. They are set for a long night as the fire continues to burn. #capetownfire @IOL
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WATCH: The City's Fire & Rescue Services rescued three men from the Parow Canal. Video: @CityofCT
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Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School has come under fire for suggesting that a black pupil would not fit in at the prestigious school after a generous couple reached out and offered to pay for all 12 years of the underprivileged girl’s fees.
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BREAKING: The DA-led City of Cape Town council has failed to pass the motion of no confidence in mayor #DeLille.
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WATCH: Tensions escalate as Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel supporters clash in Sea Point. Video: @aya_ndamane / Independent Newspapers
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EFF’s Malema pushes for relocation of Parliament from Cape Town to Tshwane
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#SansSouci girls wear their ties on their heads in protest of what they say are racist hair policies
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WATCH: This is what Action Society’s Ian Cameron said to Bheki Cele that led to the ‘shut up’ fiasco
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WATCH: Students are making their way to Parliament in protest against the new NSFAS payment system. Video: @okuhle_hlati
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“He started playing when he was 5 and started competing last year, August. In a year he has won over 20 trophies.”.
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Rise Mzansi's Axolile Notywala speaks on extortion crimes and policing in WC townships #YouGetWhatYouVoteFor #ElectionDebateWC
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BREAKING NEWS: Rapper AKA shot dead in drive-by shooting on Durban’s Florida Road
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A Muizenberg High School matric pupil, murdered when she stood up to a man who had assaulted a disabled teen, has been hailed a hero by her school.
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WATCH: Fire and Rescue vehicles monitoring the fire above Vredehoek. The South Easter wind has picked up overnight and strong wind is fueling the mountain fire. Video: @henkpix #capetownfire @IOL
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WATCH: Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis explaining the use of National Land Transportation Act to impound minibus taxis. #TaxiStrike.Video: @okuhle_hlati
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JUST IN: The funeral of the last apartheid president FW de Klerk, his foundation announced that FW de Klerk's cremation and funeral will take place on Sunday, 21 November. It will be a private ceremony for family members and will not be open to the media.”
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Women at the forefront of battling the latest raging Table Mountain fire have attributed discipline, physical fitness and a strong mindset to getting them through the moments when they came face-to-face with danger. @iol
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JUST IN: Stellenbosch University Student Theuns Du Toit has been found guilty and expelled over the racist incident against fellow black student Babalo Ndwayana. Full story to follow.
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UCT VC Pakeng's latest achievement serves as hope for rural, urban schoolchildren
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German nationals arrested for illegal trade and possession of reptiles in Northern Cape
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A fire which started at Parliament in Cape Town just after 6am this morning is still blazing and has now reached the foyer/atrium of the National Assembly building. Video: Armand Hough/African News Agency
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Local food truck and eatery Rack ‘n Grill will keep the “Smash Burger” on their menu following a fruitful engagement with the Spur Group yesterday.
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He made it! Theodore Yach became the first man in history to swim from #RobbenIsland to Three Anchor Bay 100 times.
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@RK_Mayekisa Hi, can you please provide me with a contact number for the family so I can follow up the case.
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BREAKING NEWS: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has suspended embattled Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela. More details to follow shortly. @IOL.
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WIN! WIN! In celebration of Heritage Day The Cape Times are giving away 30 BRAAI GRILLS.
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Phala Phala Farmgate: money hidden in couch ‘was not declared to Sars’
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One of the pupils shows how they received a demerit for not speaking english at school #SansSouci
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Thousands of commuters affected by the taxi strike formed long queues at the Golden Acre bus terminus in the CBD. #TaxiStrike
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ICYMI: Service delivery activist and now politician, Axolile Notywala, says while he would be no “messiah” as premier of the Western Cape, he is committed to turning the tide on social justice issues including crime, housing and transportation.
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Apartheid exploited people, but it also ignited a spirit of resistance. Listen to Dr. Iqbal Survé's powerful conversation with Moya.
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The Assets Forfeiture Unit pounced and seized properties belonging to Iqbal Sharma in Western Cape and Gauteng. #iqbalsharma #gupta #court
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Arriving @CTMarathon #CapeTimes elite water station is @adenthomas broadcaster @Heart1049FM #run4change
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We Stand for Media Freedom. We Stand for Democracy. We Stand for YOU. Later this month, Independent Media will be fighting Standard Bank in court to prevent the bank from closing our accounts & stopping us from doing our work. #WeWontBeSilenced #MediaFreedom
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Sir Lowry’s Pass has been closed following a big vegetation fire on the mountain slopes. Firefighters are currently on the scene working hard to kill the blaze.
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Tensions are high at UCT where members and supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community are protesting ahead of a guest lecture by controversial Professor Patrick Lumumba, a vocal supporter of an anti-homosexuality bill recently passed in Uganda.
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Adverse circumstances linked to being born and raised in Manenberg, an area affected by gang violence, did not stop a local teenager from achieving eight distinctions in the 2018 matric exams.
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Uct Health Sciences faculty & students march to Bremner building #FeesMustFall #DecoloniseEducation
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"I am a parent and this is my battle. " Parents of students showing their support for #FeesMustFall .outside Parly. #MTBPS2016 @IOL
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Police have confirmed an internal disciplinary investigation is under way over the conduct of the two police officials who allegedly allowed high-profile taxi boss Bonke Makalala to drive a police vehicle assigned to them.
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Destigmatising mental health is the key to tackling its challenges. Join our Facebook page on Monday when we chat to @GasantAbarder as he reflects on his journey with #mentalhealth.
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Metrorail has failed us badly. People walking from Kraaifontein station to old Paarl Road for taxis @Dominic_A13
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The celebrations have officially begun at OR Tambo International Airport where fans are waiting in anticipation for the arrival of the #Springboks .Video: Itumeleng English/ Independent Newspapers
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SA women bear the brunt of societal dysfunctionality -- mainly by their own men
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For their bravery and resilience, a young man with autism who rescued a child from a fire, and the survivor of a deadly explosion have been honoured by the @CityofCT’s Fire and Rescue Service.
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Ten Cape Town restaurants challenge lockdown regulations in court
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‘I was not protected’: former HeartFM employee lodged four charges against senior male staffer
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Retail turnaround kingpin and Shoprite founder Whitey Basson could bring the lights back to power utility Eskom
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Watch: @iamSivN is a proud product of Gugulethu, says it's the best township in the country. Best of all, @iamSivN thanks @CapeTimesSA for our incredible support.😀😀.We're just glad we could help out, Siv. ❤️❤️❤️
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The search for the two missing Stellenbosch University students Ethan Kirkland and Leila Lees has ended in tragedy after their bodies were found inside their vehicle on Monday.
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Reeva Steenkamp’s parents will reject Oscar Pistorius parole as he has not shown remorse
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Well done to Idols Winner season 13 Paxton Fielies @Chev.@IOL @IOL_Lifestyle @DailyVoiceSA @AneezSalie #Paxnation.
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Slopes of signal hill, fire is contained, City has four crews on scene along with Sanparks. #SignalHillFire thanks @KMijlof 🔥
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Homegrown Khayelitsha’s Finest Wines boasts global recognition and is now available in New York
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#CTMarathon2018 I Who's Stephen Mokoka? Get to know him in a minute 👇🏽@CTMarathon #Run4Change @IOLsport
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WATCH: Police apprehend one of the suspects in the Cash Crusaders robbery in Strand Street, Cape Town. @IOL @TheCapeArgus
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According to the report, traffickers operating in South Africa were increasingly from Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Ghana. #humantrafficking #girls #dontlookaway
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Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor commissioned 16 groundbreaking MeerKAT satellites today
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Ahmed Kathrada cuts a birthday cake with Bonteheuwel High School principal Nicola Pather #kathrada87 @KathradaFound
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Settlers high matriculant Allison Arendse hugs her dad at hearing she was the top student for 2015 @CapeTimesSA
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School honours award-winning Mitchells Plain poet Athol Williams
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UCT advocate: ". I was there in the 80s. " .High Court Judge: "No one is in the mood for Nostalgia, I'm afraid." #ShackvilleInterdict.
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A Bonteheuwel High School pupil hands a portrait to Ahmed Kathrada as a birthday gift. #kathrada87 @KathradaFound
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Collen Mashawana Foundation to hand over new house keys to two families affected by KwaZulu-Natal floods
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