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LETTER: Our area is being turned into rubbish heap
Since the onset of the public transport interchange (PTI) project at the Vineyard Shopping Centre in the CBD of Somerset West there have been fundamental changes to the quiet and rather uneventful daily lives of our communities.
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LETTER: Concerned about the growth in vagrancy
Relating to the recent headlines of DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette, “Homeless eyesore no more”, I want to express my appreciation of the removal of the street people who are a law unto themselves.
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LETTER: Our area is being turned into rubbish heap
Since the onset of the public transport interchange (PTI) project at the Vineyard Shopping Centre in the CBD of Somerset West there have been fundamental changes to the quiet and rather uneventful daily lives of our communities.
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Build It premises questions linger
Build It stores in Somerset West and Strand have been shut down for well over a month now, with little to no indication if they will ever reopen – and their head offices are keeping mum on the reasons.
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Build It premises questions linger
Build It stores in Somerset West and Strand have been shut down for well over a month now, with little to no indication if they will ever reopen – and their head offices are keeping mum on the reasons.
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Support facility needs volunteers
The Macassar Police Victim Support Room is in need of volunteers to assist in the day-to-day running of the community-service facility.
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Support facility needs volunteers
The Macassar Police Victim Support Room is in need of volunteers to assist in the day-to-day running of the community-service facility.
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Macassar care centre now solar powered
The Rostra Grape Company, nestled in South Africa’s picturesque Cederberg Mountain range, in the quaint town of Trawal, which is the southern gateway to the Namaqualand West Coast, will soon harness energy from the sun through the innovative solar leasing…
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Macassar care centre now solar powered
The Rostra Grape Company, nestled in South Africa’s picturesque Cederberg Mountain range, in the quaint town of Trawal, which is the southern gateway to the Namaqualand West Coast, will soon harness energy from the sun through the innovative solar leasing…
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Pop-up store for homeless at Gordon High
A religious organisation supported by several community groups organised a “Street Store” in the Helderberg last Saturday (27 May), which directly benefited 690 needy community members through means of warm clothes, shoes and food.



