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SPORT || Manuel ‘het nog drieë oor’
Kimico Manuel, ’n skitterende rugby-ster van Macassar, het tot nuwe hoogtes geskiet en sal as persoonlike afrigter dien terwyl sy beplan om haar professionele rugbyloopbaan op haar eie voorwaardes af te sluit.
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SCHOOLS || Setting a new benchmark in academic excellence
The 2024 matric class of Hope and Light School in Somerset West delivered outstanding results, notching up a 94,7% pass rate in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. The school’s third-ever Grade 12 cohort improved on its 2023 pass rate…
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Suzie kán baie goed braai
Suzette “Suzie” Wandrag, ’n 47-jarige braaimeester van Strand, is gereed om haar stempel in Kokkedoor: Vuur en Vlam af te druk wanneer dié kookkompetisie Donderdag 6 Februarie op kykNET begin.
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LOCAL CLUB CRICKET || Great weekend for SWCC
Somerset West Cricket Club (SWCC) returned to winning ways when its first team secured a seven-wicket victory over Belhar CC in a First Division B encounter at Radloff Park’s Alan Olsen Oval on Saturday 18 January.
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Lace-up for a vital cause
The Boland Islamic Council Women’s League (BICWL) will once again host its highly anticipated annual Pink Walk for Cancer on Sunday 9 February at Harmony Park in Gordon’s Bay Road, Strand.
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SCHOOLS || ‘May your dreams soar’
The 2024 matric class of Somerset College maintained the school’s flawless pass rate in last year’s Independent Examinations Board (IEB), along with an unbroken record of a perfect Bachelor’s degree pass for all candidates.
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N2-vragmotorongeluk: Tragedie tref
Die owerhede se ondersoek duur voort nadat ’n middeljarige motorbestuurder in ’n tragiese ongeluk op die N2-snelweg dood is. Die 47-jarige slagoffer se lewe is kortgeknip nadat ’n skeepsvraghouer van ’n vragmotor afgeval het terwyl dit onder die Kramatweg-brug deurbeweeg…
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Lace-up for a vital cause
The Boland Islamic Council Women’s League (BICWL) will once again host its highly anticipated annual Pink Walk for Cancer on Sunday 9 February at Harmony Park in Gordon’s Bay Road, Strand.
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Important for all matrics of 2024 to pause and consider the way forward
Following the release of the 2024 matric results this week, countless students are in a position where they can – or are forced to – reconsider their plans for 2025. For those who did better than expected, new doors will…
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‘Thumbelina’ production has Helderberg in a flutter
In the last week before schools reopened the Helderberg buzzed with excitement as young dancers from across the region gathered for intensive rehearsals.









