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Beach safety: Identikidz programme returns to Helderberg shores
The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz child safety programme returns to Helderberg beaches including Gordon’s Bay, Strand and Harmony Park for 15 days over the festive season, providing numbered wristbands to help reunite lost children with their families.
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Inferno devastates Ethembeni: One dead, 100 homes destroyed
A devastating fire at Ethembeni informal settlement in Nomzamo on Saturday 29 November left one man dead and destroyed about 100 homes.
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Sir Lowry’s Pass cash-in-transit robbers still sought despite arrests
Police continue searching for armed suspects who robbed a Fidelity Services Group security guard at a Sir Lowry’s Pass grocery store on Tuesday 25 November, after releasing six people questioned in connection with the cash-in-transit heist.
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Kersfees vroeg gevier: Meer as 50 Macassar-kinders kry geskenke
Meer as 50 kinders van Macassar het Saterdag 29 November Kersfees vroeg gevier toe Hope Support-groep hulle met geskenke verras het.
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Dumping blocking drains in Somerset West, Sir Lowry’s Pass
City of Cape Town officials address recurring sewage crises in the Helderberg region, emphasising that infrastructure improvements alone cannot solve sewer blockages primarily caused by residents improperly disposing of waste materials into the system.
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Somerset West local rakes in national title for women in DIY
Somerset West resident Elle Franco has been named one of three national winners of the prestigious 2025 Brights Women in DIY Excellence Awards for her decade-long commitment to democratising home improvement and making DIY accessible to everyone through her platform,…
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Blaze leaves dozens of families homeless in Nomzamo
Families lost everything when fire swept through Nomzamo’s Ethembeni informal settlement on Saturday (29 November), destroying dozens of homes.
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Family of murdered woman gathers at her home to remember her
Nicolette Overbeek’s family held an emotional memorial at her Somerset West home exactly one month after the 43-year-old mother was fatally shot in her driveway, with relatives creating a touching tribute while appealing for justice and expressing frustration over the…
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Another death on N2 despite R22 million safety bridge nearby
A pedestrian died after being struck by a taxi on the N2 in Somerset West on Tuesday 18 November, metres from a R22 million safety bridge.
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Community rallies around Phambili as international funding ends
When international funding dried up, the local community stepped up for Phambili Community Development Centre at a donor breakfast on Wednesday 19 November.
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