Jamey Gordon
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Two tragic infant discoveries in Helderberg informal settlements have highlighted the urgent need for crisis pregnancy support, prompting calls to protect the life-saving Helderberg Baby Saver that has facilitated 16 safe relinquishments since 2014 but faces closure unless the public submits objections by Saturday 25 October, while various free support services including Khethani’s 24-hour crisis…
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A 29-year-old court orderly was arrested at Somerset West Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 October after allegedly discarding suspected narcotics in the parking area when confronted, with the case now under investigation by the police anti-corruption unit.
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Macassar police are appealing for community assistance in three separate murder investigations after discovering three bodies between 27 September and 4 October, with two victims remaining unidentified and different circumstances surrounding each death.
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Gordon’s Bay resident Keanou Rasool, who successfully underwent five-hour keloids surgery on his face and ear that restored his hearing, has launched a crowdfunding campaign seeking community support for costly ongoing private medical treatment to address severe keloids covering his upper body after battling the painful condition for 12 years.
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Twee mans is in die Somerset-Wes-streekhof gevonnis vir ernstige seksuele misdade teen minderjariges – Richard Isaacs (58) van Knoflokskraal het lewenslange tronkstraf ontvang vir die verkragting van ‘n 13-jarige meisie in Genadendal, terwyl Riaan Booysen (25) van Macassar 25 jaar gevangenisstraf gekry het vir verkragting, seksuele uitbuiting en besit van kinderpornografie nadat hy ‘n 13-jarige…
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Somerset West Library celebrates the 60th anniversary of its purpose-built Victoria Street facility while marking 128 years of continuous community service since 1897, having evolved from a subscription-based reading room to become one of Cape Town’s top three performing libraries that serves over 14 000 members with innovative programmes, digital services, and cultural events that…
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Somerset West resident Marnus Botha won Cape Town’s inaugural “Wear the Hope Challenge” with his design “Cape Town Lights of Hope,” which will become Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s official festive season top to be unveiled at the Festive Lights Switch-On event on Grand Parade on 30 November.
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A 34-year-old man from Strand was struck and killed by a train on School Street in Somerset West on Monday morning (13 October), marking the latest in a series of fatal incidents that have rocked the Helderberg following two other deaths just a week earlier.
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Two men lost their lives in separate incidents across the Helderberg on Monday morning – a 27-year-old found deceased in his vehicle at Somerset Mall and a 46-year-old Malawian national discovered near Strand – with police investigating both cases.
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The Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board has approved Tsogo Sun’s controversial R1 billion Somerset West casino project after a decade-long application process, despite significant community opposition over gambling addiction, crime, and infrastructure concerns.
