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Alan Winde visits RDM Macassar Community Centre
Western Cape premier Alan Winde visited Rheinmetall Denel Munition’s Macassar Community Centre on Friday 13 March to observe their employment support initiatives, including a new NQF Level 4 qualification programme, while encouraging collaboration with provincial career portals and e-Centres to…
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Victoria Park residents rally for young cancer warriors
Victoria Park Neighbourhood Watch is raising R50 000 for 29 young cancer patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital by collecting monetary donations and essential items like food, hygiene products, and practical supplies until October.
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Weekly diary | Weeklikse dagboek
Somerset West and Strand host diverse events from Thursday 26 March to Tuesday 7 April including Vergelegen Estate’s harvest sundowner, the Country Craft Market at Southey’s Vines, St Paul’s book sale, Lourensford’s Easter Hunt, Middelvlei’s Easter Brunch, and various community…
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Check Know Prevent empowers women through education and action
Check Know Prevent, an NPO dedicated to breast health education and early detection, transformed a community fun walk hosted on Human Rights Day in Lwandle into a life-saving medical hub on Saturday (21 March).
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Somerset West community powers bakery staff’s Argentina trip
Potter Debbie Farnaby created a ceramic world map masterpiece to help fundraise R282 000 for five Weirdough Bakery employees’ first international trip to Argentina.
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Weeklikse dagboek | Weekly diary
Local venues from Strand to Stellenbosch host diverse March-April events including author talks, Eagles tribute concerts, AI workshops, wine harvest celebrations, craft markets, and Easter family activities.
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Silkie chickens get five-star treatment
Pringle Bay resident Jozlyn Kitching creates magazine-worthy gourmet food presentations for her four silkie chickens, complete with elaborate plating that rivals professional food styling.
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Van brande na baba’s: Strand-brandweer verwelkom klein Cleo!
Brandweerman Emmanuel Ramjoo van Strand-brandweerstasie het Maandagoggend suksesvol gehelp met die noodgeboorte van Zoë Marias se dogtertjie Cleo nadat sy tydens kraam by die stasie aangekom het.
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Give your books a chapter of purpose
DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette is collecting gently used books to build a library for elderly residents at Sencit Resthaven in Rusthof as part of CSV Construction’s Legacy Day project.
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Weeklikse dagboek | Weekly diary
A curated guide of March events across Strand and Somerset West includes romance author discussions, Sting tribute concerts, religious gatherings, community meetings, and craft markets, offering something for every interest in the Helderberg area.