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Opinion
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Fishing Column: One last cast before packing up
When Chris Jurisch first walked into Fishing Republic, he was simply another customer looking for advice. Like many anglers starting out or trying to improve, he wanted to know about…
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Will Helderberg Hospital’s facelift fix the Irene Road parking crisis?
As Helderberg Hospital undergoes its R4-million facelift, a resident warns of dangerous parking outside the casualty entrance on Irene Road.
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Dankie, Blue Crane Funerals Strand, vir ‘n waardige afskeid
Die Geldenhuys-familie bedank Blue Crane Funerals Strand vir ‘n waardige en troosryke afskeid vir hul geliefde Maudie, vol deernis en sorg.
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Van hartseer tot hoop: Paartjie se onvergeetlike troue by Ongegund
‘n Onbetroubare trouvenue het byna ‘n Gordonsbaai-paartjie se droomdag verwoes, maar Ongegund Lodge in Sir Lowry’s Pass het alles gered.
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Pollution and red tape fester under a Somerset West bridge
A resident sounds the alarm over a Lourens River bridge settlement in Somerset West as pollution grows and PIE Act delays City action.
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‘More than a flooded place’: Kramat’s story of trauma and resilience
Kramat’s floods were more than water damage – Zuleigha Pretorius captures the human trauma and community resilience behind the disaster.
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Column || Loudest silence I’ve heard in a newsroom
Intern Leevasha Reddy discovers that the loudest lesson in journalism isn’t found in a lecture hall. It lives in the silence of a newsroom.
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Hook, Line & Sinker: Storms Send Western Cape Dam Levels Soaring
In his column, Kegan Matthey reports on last week’s storms that swept the Garden Route and Karoo, pushing dam levels from 44.9% to 52.5%.
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OPINION || Take Learnings From Our Own Past to Shape Our Future
In his column, Barend Williams opens the DistrictMail’s archive to reveal what the Helderberg has forgotten, repeated and quietly changed since 1976.
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Resident questions ethics of ‘Strand 4 Palestine’ protest
Strand resident challenges the ‘Strand 4 Palestine’ sign, arguing it implies community-wide support without residents’ consent.
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