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Nkanini fire displaces 800 residents: Community urged to help
Nkanini fire displaces 800 residents, destroying more than 200 shacks. At this stage there is no indication of what caused the fire. There were no injuries to civilians, but one adult male was treated for a seizure.
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Stealing from the dead: Khayelitsha Cemetery’s plight
The impact of crime on Khayelitsha Cemetery, where vandalism threatens the dignity of burial sites and graves, urges a desperate plea from locals and the Khayelitsha Development Forum.
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Tourist from Cape Town missing in Northern Cape national park
A 66-year-old male tourist from Cape Town is missing in Augrabies Falls National Park after failing to return from a hike. Search efforts are ongoing.
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Eskom’s construction won’t disrupt Somagwaza initiation traditions
Eskom construction will not affect initiations. Find out how Somagwaza Institute ensures safety for all initiates and parents.
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Ucela amalizo ombutho ojongene nolwaluko
Amalungu ombutho i-Isibane Soluntu Initiation, eKTC, acela uluntu ukuba luncede ngokutya kunye neempahla zamakrwala nanje ngoko elungiselela ukufaka amakhwenkwe kwiiholide zobusika.
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Zumana: ‘Child in sport, child out of court’
Views are expressed on healthy outcomes of sports that can reduce crime and encourage positive activities among children in the community.
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Khayelitsha’s train revival: Benefits community and economy
After more than five years the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) officially re-introduced trains to Khayelitsha on Monday 7 April as part of its Central Line rehabilitation programme.
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Sanco faction dispute disrupts cleaning jobs in Cape Town
Members of the South African National Civics Organisation (Sanco) in Ward 35 in Lower Crossroads are at loggerheads over work opportunities in the neighbourhood.
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Ikhwezi Clinic offers free services at community Open Day
Find out about the health promoted at clinic open day and participate in free testing and community health education initiatives.
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Shacks on the surge in the Cape
The Cape Metro is home to more than 270 000 informal households and with the rise of new settlements such as Covid-19 in Mfuleni has quickly grown to be one of the biggest in the city.