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Helderberg Pirates drown in devastating home defeat to VOB Macaws
The Helderberg Pirates Major Reserve League team suffered defeat on Saturday 2 November at their home in Somerset West, losing by a wide margin of 1-13 to the Varsity Old Boys (VOB) Macaws.
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Friendly ‘Mr P’ charms Strand beachgoers
A lost, but friendly penguin waddled along Strand Beach last Tuesday 29 October, running towards people and playing with them, in between bouts of swimming with surfers.
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Bikini Beach boasts Blue Flag status
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department has announced eight of its beaches, including Bikini Beach in Gordon’s Bay, have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status for the 2024-’25 season.
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Daredevil Dash: Gordon’s Bay men race in Speedos for a cause
Thousands of South African men donned purple speedos and took to the streets on Friday 1 November, including at Gordon’s Bay, for the annual Hollard Daredevil Run, raising awareness about prostate and testicular cancer.
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FOTO’S: Speelgoed-biblioteek amptelik geopen
Die Milkwood-speelgoed-biblioteek is gereed om vreugde in kinderhartjies terug te bring! Die sentrum se nuwe ruimte is verlede Woensdag (30 Oktober) by die Wild Wild West-speelpark in die Gants-sentrum geopen.
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Community collaboration brings vital student support to Nomzamo
Nomzamo High School in Strand has received a significant boost thanks to a partnership between Strong Schools Community Collaborative (SSCC) and Capitec Bank. The two organisations have collaborated to establish a much-needed sick bay and counselling room, providing essential services…
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Sassa inefficiencies glaring
Services are categorised by grant type and assigned to specific days of the week. This was highlighted by Shivani Wahab, marketing and communications director for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) Western Cape in response to complaints from grant…
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Lwandle police takes new approach to combatting GBV
An increase in gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Lwandle has prompted the police to take a different approach to combat the scourge on society’s most vulnerable.
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Memorial service for Helderberg ‘legal legend’
Tara and Nicholas Moffitt invite interested individuals to join them and their family in celebrating the life of Lawrence Shaw Moffitt at Hottentots-Holland High School on Saturday 16 November.
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Community collaboration brings vital student support to Nomzamo
Nomzamo High School in Strand has received a significant boost thanks to a partnership between Strong Schools Community Collaborative (SSCC) and Capitec Bank. The two organisations have collaborated to establish a much-needed sick bay and counselling room, providing essential services…
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