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Wanna be a Pirate?
The Helderberg Pirates baseball season starts this month (October) and practice sessions are held from 17:30 until 18:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Radloff Park in Somerset West, with games on Saturdays.
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Pedestrian gunned down in broad daylight
A wave of shock and outrage has swept through the Somerset West community following the brutal murder of a 42-year-old Lesotho foreign national, who was shot multiple times on his way to work early on Monday morning (7 October) in…
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‘A history book with a difference’
A new self-published book on the history of Strand has shed light on the fascinating history of the coastal town, revealing a tapestry of stories that span centuries.
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Wanna be a Pirate?
The Helderberg Pirates baseball season starts this month (October) and practice sessions are held from 17:30 until 18:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Radloff Park in Somerset West, with games on Saturdays.
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Water safety programme ‘resounding success’
Sea Safe NPO, a dedicated organisation committed to ocean and beach safety, recently hosted their annual “Sea and Beach Safety Programme” for a second year with the children of Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary School. The programme, aimed at empowering young…
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‘A history book with a difference’
A new self-published book on the history of Strand has shed light on the fascinating history of the coastal town, revealing a tapestry of stories that span centuries.
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Water safety programme ‘resounding success’
Sea Safe NPO, a dedicated organisation committed to ocean and beach safety, recently hosted their annual “Sea and Beach Safety Programme” for a second year with the children of Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary School. The programme, aimed at empowering young…
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‘Fietsrowers’ vasgetrek
Drie jeugdiges wat na bewering fietse in Somerset-Wes gesteel en daarna drie vroue probeer beroof het, is danksy die vinnige optrede van Strand Patrol-buurtwaglede en verkeersbeamptes aangekeer.
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Help roboteers seize opportunity
A team of budding roboteers who are gearing up for the prestigious FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a global competition considered to be the Olympics of robotics, is calling on the community to put their hearts in their pockets and help…
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‘Fietsrowers’ vasgetrek
Drie jeugdiges wat na bewering fietse in Somerset-Wes gesteel en daarna drie vroue probeer beroof het, is danksy die vinnige optrede van Strand Patrol-buurtwaglede en verkeersbeamptes aangekeer.






