Local Stories
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Break-ins in Phakamisa: Community uses barriers for safety
A surge in crime in leafy Ilitha Park, mainly break-ins where getaway cars have been used, has compelled residents of Phakamisa to barricade some of the streets with building rubble…
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Philippi teams crowned champions in soccer, netball
The Philippi-based teams Sea Robbers FC and Seven X Netball have become champions of Jerry Bobi Youth Soccer and the u-21 Netball Tournament held at Lwandle Sports Complex. The tournament…
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OPINION: Let’s honour our public holidays
OPINION: People are losing interest not only in politics, but in everything associated with it, judging by the attendance at the recent Human Rights Day events that were held in…
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OPINION: Why must we fight for services
OPINION: Many of us, those who are privileged to work, wake up daily, in some instances not because we like it, but to put bread on the table.
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Strand’s Look At God Music Awards Honor Community Changemakers
Now in the fourth year, the LAGMA awards are the brainchild of renowned businessman Yandisa Magagana.
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Langa Library hosts tech-safety talk to combat GBV
A group of people gathered at Langa Library for a technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) awareness campaign conducted by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Stellenbosch University on Thursday…
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Lwandle seniors treated to relaxation and wellness at community hall
Senior citizens from Lwandle had a moment to treasure when local councillor Xolani Diniso collaborated with Masincedane and Phambili organisations for a pampering session. At least 50 seniors from the…
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Ward 38 fire survivors get long-awaited housing aid from government
Ward 38 shack-fire victims in KTC finally received their building materials on Wednesday 13 March, after waiting for nearly a year.
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Khayelitsha CPF hosts beach patrol before leadership handover
Former acting chair of the Khayelitsha Sub-District Community Policing Forum (CPF) Funeka Soldaat ended her office tenure spectacularly as she led a mass campaign to patrol at Monwabisi Beach in…
