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Mia-Miri veg dapper teen leukemie met gemeenskap se ondersteuning
Die Strand-gemeenskap word pienk om vyfjarige Mia-Miri Wessels te ondersteun nadat sy in Augustus met leukemie gediagnoseer is.
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Temperance Town: ‘Koninklikes’ sit beste voor na 20 jaar
Temperance Town Primêre Skool kroon weer konings nadat tradisie van Mnr. en Mej. Temperance Town Primêr na 20 jaar hervat is Donderdag 2 Oktober.
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Kid-safe figures honoured
The Victoria Park Neighbourhood Watch (VPNHW) hosted its seventh Kids Safety Training and Annual Awards ceremony at Exeter Park in Victoria Park, Somerset West, on Saturday 11 October.
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Captured in style: Matric learners dazzle at farewell dances
Matric learners dazzled at recent matric farewell dances with diverse fashion choices ranging from statement pieces to classic glamour.
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Row over bid to raze ‘Blue Waters’
A heritage battle is unfolding in Somerset West as residents mobilise to stop the proposed demolition of an 80-year-old property, known as Blue Waters, on the remainder of erf 7691 at 14 Lewes Street.
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Worthy Girls: Macassar-inwoners kry hulp uit projek
Junior raadslid Tatum Hector het warm sop en sanitêre doekies aan mense in nood in Macassar uitgedeel as deel van haar Worthy Girls-projek.
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Have your vehicle checked for free this Mobility Month
Local motorists can access free vehicle safety inspections at various specified testing centres including AVTS Strand (3 Calvyn Street) from 14-16 October and 21-23 October between 08:00-15:00 as part of the Western Cape Government’s road safety initiative to check tyres,…
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Somerset West local wins Wear the Hope Challenge
Somerset West resident Marnus Botha won Cape Town’s inaugural “Wear the Hope Challenge” with his design “Cape Town Lights of Hope,” which will become Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s official festive season top to be unveiled at the Festive Lights Switch-On event…
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Man (34) struck, killed by train in Somerset West
A 34-year-old man from Strand was struck and killed by a train on School Street in Somerset West on Monday morning (13 October), marking the latest in a series of fatal incidents that have rocked the Helderberg following two other…
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Parel Vallei skitter weer as ATKV-Tienertoneel nasionale kampioen
Hoërskool Parel Vallei het weereens bewys hulle is die kroonprinse van jeugteater deur die gesogte ATKV-Tienertoneel Nasionale Finaal 2025 te wen. Met ‘n ongelooflike rits oorwinnings sedert 2021, het Parel Vallei hulself vir die vyfde agtereenvolgende jaar as nasionale wenners…
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