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PHOTO GALLERY: Fruit-picking fun at Lourensford
Lourensford Estate in Somerset West is the place to be this weekend as family fun is the order of both Saturday and Sunday! The Somerset West gem welcomes locals for a one-of-a-kind hanepoot-picking experience during harvest season.
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MACASSAR: Power out for days in Sandvlei
A four-day power outage in Sandvlei, Macassar, so outraged residents they tried to close the N2 down to show their discontent.
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Daggia, Fritz-moordsake van hofrol geskrap
Die gereg het twee jongmanne van Strand, wat albei verlede jaar wreed vermoor is, gefaal toe die sake teen die moordbeskuldigdes in die afsonderlike moordsake verlede Maandag en Dinsdag (27 en 28 Februarie) teruggetrek is.
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Macassar police team thrashes crime
Last Wednesday (1 March), Macassar police joined hands with members of the Mitchells Plain Economic Infrastructure Task Team and initiated an unlicensed second-hand dealers’ inspection operation in Macassar. During the joint operation officers arrested a woman for operating an unlicensed…
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Parking woes irk Camelot residents
A small group of residents who reside in the Helderberg Society for the Aged’s (HSFA) living retirement village named Camelot, situated in Pienaar Street in Roundhay, Somerset West, is up in arms after being forced to park their vehicles outside…
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Royal Flush dominates All Comer Series opening
Since her return to competitive club racing Royal Flush has dominated competitive sailing at Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club (GBYC). Under skipper Denis Cochrane she took both line honours and first place on handicap in the opening three races of the…
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Proposals to aid anticipated frog dispersal
A minor frog dispersal that occurred during intermittent rains two weeks ago over Paardevlei, Somerset West, and another on Saturday night (4 March) is a prelude to a much larger dispersal anticipated as soon as the first good rains of…
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Water aerobics does trick!
It’s been a year of growth and expansion for Aquilla water aerobics in the Helderberg as they broaden their offerings to suit various needs.
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SOMERSET WEST: Homeless eyesore no more
A sprawling tent village that had been the subject of ongoing frustration was finally dismantled, and vagrants removed, in a joint operation by council and community organisations from Friday 3 to Monday 6 March.
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PHOTO GALLERY: A parade of pink for cancer
Avid walkers flocked to Harmony Park in Strand on Sunday (5 March) to participate in the 19th annual Boland Pink Walk for Cancer hosted by the Boland Islamic Council and Women’s League (BICWL).
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