Jamey Gordon
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SMART, a vital Helderberg community organisation providing addiction treatment and recovery support, faces closure by November due to three years of government funding cuts and desperately needs R220 000 in community support to continue serving adults with substance abuse issues.
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Cyclists Jermaine Carelse and Regan Bagley will compete in the FNB Wine2Whales Switchback mountain bike race to raise R25 000 for St Joseph’s Intermediate Paediatric Care’s 90th anniversary through their “9 Zeros Challenge,” supporting the Montana facility that provides free holistic care to children with life-limiting conditions.
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Gordonsbaaise ma Dominique Liebenberg het twee jaar gelede ‘n nier aan haar 18-jarige dogter Makayla geskenk en hulle deel nou hul inspirerende verhaal tydens Nasionale Orgaan- en Weefselskenking-bewusmakingsmaand om ander oor die lewensbelangrike waarde van orgaanskenking op te voed.
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Die vierjarige Meecah Daniels het by Carmen’s Daycare in Macassar se beroepdag uitgeblink toe sy as enigste kleuter gekies het om ‘n projekbestuurder te word sodat sy vir haar ouers ‘n huis kan bou.
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Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital in Somerset West has introduced a specialised electrophysiological service led by Dr Charle Viljoen, who successfully performed the hospital’s first pulsed field ablation procedures on Tuesday 26 August, bringing cutting-edge cardiac rhythm treatment for atrial fibrillation to the Helderberg community.
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A ferric-sulphate spill at Faure Water Treatment Plant on Friday 22 August, caused by tank corrosion, was successfully contained by emergency teams with no impact on Cape Town’s water security and ongoing monitoring to ensure safety.
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Hilton Williams (56), remembered by his daughter as “reasonable, kind and helpful,” was one of two taxi drivers killed in violent clashes between rival taxi associations Cata and Codeta over lucrative routes in the Helderberg, prompting authorities to secure a court interdict to halt the deadly turf war.
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Berné Peters (13), ‘n Graad 7-leerder van Laerskool De Hoop in Somerset-Wes, het ‘n internet-sensasie geword nadat haar humoristiese toespraak oor poep viral gegaan het en meer as 1 miljoen kykers bereik het.
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Benita Januarie, ‘n 58-jarige verpleegster van Strand, gebruik haar God-gegewe fluitpassie om pasiënte te troos en by geleenthede op te tree, met die droom om eendag ‘n musiekalbum te vervaardig.
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The multi-million rand Sir Lowry’s Pass High School construction project has resumed after a two-year delay due to labour disputes, with new contractor Rapid Builders taking over the site and completion scheduled for November 2026 to accommodate 1 110 learners from the 2027 academic year.
