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BACK TO BASICS | Making changes where they count is crucial
How many of you can remember when cigarette-vending machines could be found in hospital corridors, and when doctor’s fingers were stained with tobacco smoke while they told you to stop smoking?
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PHOTOS | Summer art unveiled at Broadlands Manor
Broadlands Manor House is currently hosting the eighth opening of its Art4Seasons art exhibition, and officially launched the Summer collection on Sunday 16 February.
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Plaaslike skrywer stel nuwe boek bekend
Maryke Roberts (links) het verlede Woensdag (12 Februarie) die bekende skrywer Constant van der Merwe se nuwe boek, Ontvoer, by Exclusive Books in Somerset Mall bekendgestel.
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Rome Glen house fire leads to tragedy
The Somerset West police have opened an inquest docket following a fatal house fire in the Rome Glen residential area.
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LETTER | ‘Logo is not Gordon’s Bay!’
It is with dismay that we have recently noted a cap in a local shop depicting the G-anchor-B as Gordon’s Bay. This is far from the truth.
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Trappies sewer repairs well underway
Significant progress has been made in repairing the collapsed Trappies Bulk Sewer pipeline in Strand, according to a recent update from the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate.
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CRIME | Suspected fraudster in the docks
Somerset West Magistrates’ Court saw the brief appearance of Jonathan Daffue (32) on Thursday 13 February, after he allegedly defrauded a local golf club of more than R17 000.
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More high schools for Macassar demanded
The Ward 109 Development Forum have announced plans to push for two more high schools in Macassar. However, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it had no plans to build new schools in the area.
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Engagement on school for Somerset West
“The last high school built in Somerset West was Parel Vallei High School in 1985, 40 years ago, which highlights the urgent need for another such facility.” So said member of Provincial Parliament Benedicta van Minnen at a public meeting…
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Anns lend a helping hand
The Helderberg Rotary Anns settled the outstanding book accounts of eight Strand High School learners, thanks to a generous donation of a Dutch donor.









