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Somerset West learner receives top award for life sciences
Emily Landman from Montgomery and Miller Academy in Somerset West received an award at the annual NSC Awards hosted by Western Cape premier Alan Winde on Thursday 29 January for achieving 100% in life sciences, placing her among the province’s…
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Overflowing bins are endangering R44’s baboons, claims Rooiels conservancy
The coastal stretch of Clarence Drive (R44) is currently at the centre of a heated dispute as the Rooiels Conservancy (REC) is calling for the immediate removal of all public bins along the route, citing a total failure in waste…
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Heat over Strand pool’s lack of it
A “chilling” reality is setting in at the Strand Municipal Swimming Pool, where local residents and regular swimmers are expressing growing disillusionment with what they describe as poor management, erratic operating hours and a heating system that remained a “no-go”…
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Ruling against bullying: Gordon’s Bay police spread hope at schools
Rulers became tools for change when Gordon’s Bay police used them to spread anti-bullying messages at two primary schools on Tuesday.
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It’s the season of love! Helderberg siblings celebrate connection
As February transforms the Helderberg into a canvas of connection and affection, siblings Rayhano Philander and Naeelah Malgas share infectious smiles.
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New play area for Somerset West baby sanctuary
Heartlands Baby Sanctuary in Somerset West has officially opened a new community-funded play area designed for up to 25 vulnerable children in temporary care, completing a two-year project that transformed outdated facilities into world-class playground equipment featuring jungle gyms, swings,…
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Soet River cleanup gets cash injection from City of Cape Town
Two Helderberg-based organisations, Making a Change and Oasis Reach for Your Dreams, have secured funding from the City of Cape Town’s R3.5 million community partnership programme to tackle chronic pollution in the Soet River and Sir Lowry’s Pass catchment as…
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Strand literary gem: Post box restored from rust to reading riches
Strand couple Leslie and Sanette Thiart transformed a neglected, rust-damaged post box on the corner of Melkbaai Street and Beach Road into a thriving community street library operating on a “take one, donate one” principle, creating an accessible literary hub…
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Somerset West Girls’ Brigade marks 90 years
The Church Street Methodist church’s 1st Somerset West Girls’ Brigade Company celebrates 90 years of transforming young lives through Christian values, growing from a local church group established in 1936 to become the oldest living Girls’ Brigade company on the…
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Two charged for triple murder in Gordon’s Bay Mall
Tyron October (32) and Byron Dryer (36) from Kirstenhof appeared in court Monday charged with the Gordon’s Bay Mall triple murder in January.
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