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Drakenstein Municipality accused of having one of the highest farm-eviction statistics in the region
Women On Farms (WOF) has accused Drakenstein Municipality of being among those with the highest farm-eviction statistics in the region. The organisation held a picket outside the municipal offices on Thursday (26 June), calling for adequate alternative housing solutions in…
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Springboks dream comes true for Congolese refugee Vincent Tshituka
The remarkable rise of flanker Vincent Tshituka from a child refugee to the Springboks Test team will be completed on Saturday when he faces Italy in Pretoria. He fled to South Africa from the Democratic Republic of Congo with his…
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Five dead, seven injured in gang-related shootings across Mitchells Plain
CAPE TOWN – A wave of gang related violence swept through Mitchells Plain on Thursday afternoon, leaving five people dead and seven others injured in multiple shooting incidents across the area. The violence began at approximately 12:30 when gunmen opened…
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Springbokke teen Italië: Regstreekse uitsending op SAUK ter viering van 1995-triomf
JOHANNESBURG – Die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyunie (SARU), SuperSport en die SAUK het vandag bevestig dat SAUK 2, SAUK-radiostasies en SuperSport (DStv) die Castle Lager-toets tussen die Springbokke en Italië op Saterdag, 12 Julie, regstreeks sal uitsaai. Die wedstryd begin om 17:10…
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Brandbestryders se spoedige reaksie voorkom ramp by Strand-metaalonderneming
‘n Brand by ‘n metaalonderneming in Clarksonstraat, Strand is vroeg vanoggend vinnig geblus. Geen persone is beseer nie.
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Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
MADRID, SPAIN – Portuguese Liverpool striker Diogo Jota (28) and his brother, also a footballer, died in an accident on a road in northwest Spain early this morning, when their vehicle left the road and caught fire, police reported. According…
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Shoprite combats ‘hygiene inequality’ with R5 shampoo and body wash
Shoprite is adding a 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner, as well as a body wash, to its growing range of R5 products in an effort to combat hygiene poverty. Both items are sold as concentrates in 50ml sachets and, when diluted…
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Planned power outage for Gordon’s Bay
The City of Cape Town has announced a planned electricity-supply interruption in Gordon’s Bay on Wednesday, 16 July from 07:40 to 17:00 for essential Eskom infrastructure maintenance, affecting only specific mapped areas and requiring residents to treat all electrical installations…
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Western Cape housing crisis deepens as studies reveal severe shortages
The Western Cape Government has released findings from comprehensive housing market studies conducted across seven municipalities, revealing a stark reality: there simply aren’t enough affordable homes for the thousands of families who need them. The research, completed by the Department…
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Neil Sandilands en vriende bring ‘Die Vyftigers’ na Strand se Drama Factory
Vier bekende Afrikaanse musikante – Neil Sandilands, Schalk Joubert, Gian Groen en Abel Kraamsaal – vier hul 50ste lewensjaar en Afrikaans se 100-jarige bestaan met die musiekproduksie “Die Vyftigers” op Sondag 13 Julie om 15:00 by The Drama Factory in…
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