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Security officers put to test at ‘Reaction Man’ competition
The intensity of armed response security was on full display on Thursday 9 October, as companies from across the province gathered at the Somerset West Pistol Club for a rigorous Armed Response Competition.
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Mental health walking activist makes it to the Mother City
Gqeberha activist Zolani Zondani received warm support from Helderberg residents and officials during his 708km mental health awareness walk to Cape Town.
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Somerset West police officer arrested for drugs
A 29-year-old court orderly was arrested at Somerset West Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 October after allegedly discarding suspected narcotics in the parking area when confronted, with the case now under investigation by the police anti-corruption unit.
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Avontuurlustige bejaarde van die Strand skrik nie vir hoogtes nie
Helene ‘Kleintjie’ Krijnouw van die Strand het op 81-jarige ouderdom haar avontuurlustige gees bewys deur te valskermsweef.
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Mobility minister slams the brakes on reopening of deadly taxi routes
The Department of Mobility in the Western Cape intends to extend the extraordinary measures to close several minibus taxi routes to and from Somerset West and Lwandle, as well as lanes at specific taxi ranks in these areas.
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World Food Day: Foundation launches emergency hamper drive
The Carmen Stevens Foundation’s “The Longest Hunger Starts in January” campaign seeks donations for food hampers containing essential items to sustain families of four to five people for 14 days during the December-January school holidays, when thousands of children depending…
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Agt mense dakloos na brand in Sercor-park, Strand wat wonings vernietig
Agt mense het Woensdag 15 Oktober alles verloor toe ‘n brand hul wonings in Sercor-park, Strand, vernietig het. Geen beserings is aangeteken nie.
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Mayor tackles tough questions in Strand, promises ‘safer, healthier’ Cape Town
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis met with a concerned and engaged Strand community on Wednesday evening (15 October) at the Dutch Reformed church in Strand North, where he faced pointed questions on pressing local issues, including infrastructure failure, river and…
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Somerset West Police Urge Residents to Claim Lost Property
Somerset West police are asking residents to check if their missing items are among unclaimed property at the station, including various tools.
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50-jarige man in hegtenis geneem nadat ammunisie in kous gevind
Veiligheidsbeamptes het ‘n 50-jarige man in hegtenis geneem nadat hulle 16 stuks ammunisie in ‘n kous by hom gevind het in Strand.
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