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Cue sports taking aim to the future
The Helderberg Pool Union (HPU) and Pool4Change officially launched the Macassar Schools’ 8-Ball Pool League at False Bay Primary School last Thursday (26 March).
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Ready for her London run: Raine exceeds cancer research target
Raine Scott Anderson exceeded her £2,500 target for cancer research ahead of her London Marathon tribute to her now cancer-free mother.
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From Somerset West to success for student awarded City bursary
Twenty-one-year-old law student Kaitlin van der Bijl from Somerset West was among 30 young people selected for the City of Cape Town’s external financial-support bursary programme, which targets critical skills shortages in high-demand fields across the metro
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AGU makes inroads
Anti-Gang Unit officers arrested a man in Strand on Saturday 21 March after seizing an unlicensed pistol, ammunition, and crystal methamphetamine packets during a search warrant operation in Rusthof.
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How canyon chose Somerset West hiker
Somerset West adventure guide Eric McLaren has completed the challenging 72km Fish River Canyon trail in Namibia 31 times over 12 years, leading to his recently released 128-page guidebook “Thirty Times Down: A Hiker’s Guide to the Fish River Canyon…
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Pedestrians dodge death daily on Broadlands Road
Hundreds of pedestrians, including children, must navigate Broadlands Road in Strand every morning to commute to work and school. With two pedestrian fatalities already recorded this year, local business owners and parents are sounding the alarm over a stretch of…
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Safety first at Altena Primary School during awareness day
AfriForum Helderberg hosted Safety Awareness Day at Altena Primary with snake handlers, emergency teams and police dogs teaching vital skills.
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Mental-health issues, food insecurity up as more families seek help
Badisa social workers report middle-income families seeking help for the first time as mental-health issues and food insecurity surge.
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53 women gather to tackle adversity in Somerset West
Fifty-three women gathered in Somerset West to transform personal struggles into empowerment opportunities at the ‘Bouncing Back from Adversity Part 2’ event.
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All aboard the title deeds bus
The dream of legal homeownership became reality for several Macassar families as the City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate brought its “Title Deeds Express” bus to the area.
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