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Local faces at 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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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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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
Blaze at local police station doused in the nick of time
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Shack fires leave six people dead, multiple displaced
A total of six people including three children died and nearly 170 were displaced in two separate fires that engulfed Nomzamo and Asanda Village in the past week.
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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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Drugs seized, suspect nabbed in bust
A 35-year-old man was arrested for drugs after Strand police swooped on the suspect’s car on Thursday 11 May. The vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, was pulled over on Daisy Road in Broadlands Park around 10:00.
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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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Car catches fire in Somerset West CBD
No occupants were injured when a car burst into flames in Main Road, Somerset West last Thursday morning (11 May). According to Jermaine Carelse, spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, firefighters responded to the vehicle…
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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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