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Strand attorney gets heavy but concurrent sentences
A former attorney and conveyancer from Strand received a hefty 55-year sentence for various counts of fraud and theft.
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Talented young golfer takes a swing at success
A 12-year-old golfer at Firgrove Primary has recently been selected to represent Western Province Golf in a Triangular hosted by Boland Golf Union on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April.
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Rotary Anns spreading some winter warmth
Helderberg Rotary Ann Ingrid Edelson with a few of the 37 jerseys that were all lovingly knitted by Nellie Swart, one of many keen knitters who keep their needles clicking for a good cause on the Anns’ behalf.
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Somerset Mall heist: Jewel thief sentenced to 26 years behind bars
One among a group of suspected robbers who targeted a jewellery store at Somerset Mall in Somerset West in 2020 was sentenced in the Bellville Magistrates’ Court last week.
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Warming little hearts, tummies one humble dish at a time
The dire sight of hungry children begging for food in Nomzamo every weekend is one that prompted Lazola Maqungo to initiate a soup kitchen. Yet the need is massive and every little bit of help is set to go a…
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Radloff Park rivals face-off in friendly battle of the codes
The annual “Cricket versus Baseball” social event was held at Radloff Park in Somerset West on Saturday (1 April), when Somerset West Cricket Club (SWCC) and Helderberg Pirates Baseball Club competed, this time in cricket.
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Heritage Park couple nabbed for possession of drugs
Police are clamping down on drug dealing, and a recent arrest shows they are focused on eradicating such crimes.
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Somerset West local pens riveting first novel
An international radio and television commentator who is well known in the world of athletics has released his first novel.
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Somerset Mall heist: Jewel thief sentenced to 26 years behind bars
One among a group of suspected robbers who targeted a jewellery store at Somerset Mall in Somerset West in 2020 was sentenced in the Bellville Magistrates’ Court last week.
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Warming little hearts, tummies one humble dish at a time
The dire sight of hungry children begging for food in Nomzamo every weekend is one that prompted Lazola Maqungo to initiate a soup kitchen. Yet the need is massive and every little bit of help is set to go a…
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