Yaseen Gaffar
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Devastating storms in 2022 and 2023 have left popular coastal resorts along the Kogel Bay coastline facing an estimated R25 million repair bill to restore essential water and sewage infrastructure – a full recovery that is not feasible before the upcoming summer season.
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A routine Tuesday turned into a nightmare for a local homeowner after a troop of roughly 10 baboons gained access to a house on Blushing Bride Street along Mountainside in Gordon’s Bay, trapping themselves inside and causing extensive damage on the afternoon of 8 September.
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Alf Duncan, founder of Alf Duncan Auctioneers in Strand, has broken his silence following the firm’s voluntary liquidation, revealing he had stepped back from daily management years ago and is now launching an investigation into the company’s financial collapse.
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Long-standing local business Alf Duncan Auctioneers of Gants Centre in Strand has abruptly closed its doors and entered voluntary liquidation, leaving local consignors owed hundreds of thousands of rands, unpaid debts and allegations of financial misconduct in its wake.
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A rescue effort at Strand Beach turned tragic after emergency services recovered the body of a 39-year-old man from the surf, while police and community members continue an extensive search for a missing 22-year-old former national youth weightlifting champion.
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The City of Cape Town’s Development Management Department has received approximately 90 objections regarding a land-use application to consolidate and rezone two vacant properties on the corner of Morgenster and Meerlust streets in Onverwacht, Strand.
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The search off Strand Beach turned tragic on Thursday morning (3 September) after rescue teams recovered the body of an adult man from the surf zone, believed to be one of two men who went missing while attempting to assist a colleague in distress.
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Police divers and sea rescue teams are continuing search operations for two men who vanished in the surf zone at Strand Beach on Wednesday 2 September, after attempting to save a co-worker caught in a strong rip current.
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A multi-agency search and rescue effort is currently underway at Strand Beach this afternoon (Wednesday 2 September), after three swimmers fell into difficulty in the surf between Strand Lifesaving Club and the Helderberg Marine Protected Area.
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Following community concerns regarding riverbank instability and halted infrastructure progress along the Geelsloot in Somerset West, the City of Cape Town officially confirmed that a major culvert beneath Aberdeen Road collapsed following severe weather earlier this year.
