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Local faces at the False Bay 50 finish-line
Returning champion Jimmy Bonjesi was the first participant in the Men’s Open category to cross the finish line of the Kia False Bay 50?km Ultra Marathon, the iconic point-to-point road race, which took place from Kleinmond to Gordon’s Bay along…
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No electricity thanks to vandalising of substation
The community of Macassar has literally been left in the dark after a local substation was vandalised, causing residents to be without electricity for extended periods of time following every bout of load shedding since the start of the month…
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Matriarch of four generations honoured
While moms were celebrated for the precious gift they are on Mother’s Day this past Sunday (14 May) a Helderberg Society for the Aged resident was honoured as the matriarch of a four-generation family of remarkable women. The 87-year-old Silver…
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Maak kliniek toe, eis talle gemeenskapslede
“Maak toe! Maak toe! Maak toe die kliniek!”. Met dié woorde het ontstoke pasiënte in gietende reën aan personeel by die Gustrouw-kliniek in Strand gedreunsing terwyl ’n memorandum met klagtes aan die bestuur oorhandig is.
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Ma pak langpad met trekker vir dogter se toutrek-droom
’n Ma van Gordonsbaai gaan letterlik die land per trekker deurkruis om geld vir haar dogter se komende toutrek-toer in te samel. Corné Els, die ma van Marconette Els (16), ’n top-toutrekker van die Hoërskool Strand, gaan in Junie 1…
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International Nurses Day celebrated in style
Janita Sauls, a theatre scrub sister at Helderberg Hospital, won a pair of new work boots in a lucky draw for staffers on International Nurses Day which is celebrated annually on 12 May. To commemorate the event, Helderberg Hospital management…
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Cerebral Palsy care centre marks 25 years
The Gabriella Centre, a 24-hour residential and holistic therapeutic educational care facility for children and young adults with cerebral palsy, marks 25 years of invaluable service aimed at breaking the stigma and raising awareness of the neurological condition which primarily…
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Blaze at local police station doused in the nick of time
Firefighters were called to action after tyres were set alight in front of the Macassar Police Station on Monday night (15 May).
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Local faces at the False Bay 50 finish-line
Returning champion Jimmy Bonjesi was the first participant in the Men’s Open category to cross the finish line of the Kia False Bay 50?km Ultra Marathon, the iconic point-to-point road race, which took place from Kleinmond to Gordon’s Bay along…
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No electricity thanks to vandalising of substation
The community of Macassar has literally been left in the dark after a local substation was vandalised, causing residents to be without electricity for extended periods of time following every bout of load shedding since the start of the month…
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