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Financial wiz to unravel the intricacies of AI to Helderbergers
Helderberger and certified artificial intelligence (AI) officer Christiaan Smit will be welcomed as guest speaker at the University of the Third Age (U3A) Helderberg’s monthly meet on Wednesday 8 May.
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Suspect apprehended, firearm seized
Members of Somerset West police arrested an adult male for the illegal possession of a firearm in Naaulands Street in the Riemvasmaak informal settlement near Sir Lowry’s Pass last Friday (3 May).
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Somerset West school hit hard by budget cuts
An apparent teaching catastrophe has reared its head at a local primary school, fearing not only that quality education may be compromised but that it may be unable to deliver the curriculum.
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Cash injection for Helderberg coach
“Extremely blessed” is how a cash-strapped Helderberg resident describes feeling after bagging thousands of rands in an on-air competition last week.
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Somerset West school hit hard by budget cuts
An apparent teaching catastrophe has reared its head at a local primary school, fearing not only that quality education may be compromised but that it may be unable to deliver the curriculum.
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Avid mountain-bikers saddle up in aid of Grabouw High School
A record number of mountain-biking enthusiasts endeavoured the trails around Grabouw over the weekend of 13-14 April for this year’s edition of the Weekend Warrior Grabouw Grown by Tru-Cape MTB event, a fundraising initiative for Grabouw High School.
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New horizon for Blue Sky academy
Cyclists of Nomzamo-based Blue Sky Development Cycling Academy were proud to have participated in their first Western Province Team Time Trial (TTT) at the Slent Road TTT, which was hosted at Klipheuwel, near Durbanville, on Sunday 14 April.
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Youth care centre shuts its doors
The plug has been pulled at Bright Lights Somerset West, a care centre for at-risk youths which officially closed its doors on Sunday 31 March.
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City hosts series of community engagements to reduce pressure on organic landfills
A community engagement session as part of a series to be hosted by the City of Cape Town to raise awareness of the critical issue surrounding organic-waste disposal in landfills during International Compost Awareness Week (6 to 11 May) will…
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City hosts series of community engagements to reduce pressure on organic landfills
A community engagement session as part of a series to be hosted by the City of Cape Town to raise awareness of the critical issue surrounding organic-waste disposal in landfills during International Compost Awareness Week (6 to 11 May) will…
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