Community Highlights
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Premier’s First Thursday debuts in Helderberg
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde brought government services directly to Strand Town Hall on Thursday 5 March through his First Thursday initiative, allowing residents one-on-one consultations with provincial cabinet and…
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Van brande na baba’s: Strand-brandweer verwelkom klein Cleo!
Brandweerman Emmanuel Ramjoo van Strand-brandweerstasie het Maandagoggend suksesvol gehelp met die noodgeboorte van Zoë Marias se dogtertjie Cleo nadat sy tydens kraam by die stasie aangekom het.
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Explore Spier Light Art
Spier Light Art returns for its eighth edition from Friday 6 March to Monday 6 April, transforming the historic wine farm into a nocturnal contemporary art experience featuring 21 South…
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Give your books a chapter of purpose
DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette is collecting gently used books to build a library for elderly residents at Sencit Resthaven in Rusthof as part of CSV Construction’s Legacy Day project.
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Weeklikse dagboek | Weekly diary
A curated guide of March events across Strand and Somerset West includes romance author discussions, Sting tribute concerts, religious gatherings, community meetings, and craft markets, offering something for every interest…
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‘Ganna’ blows out 106 candles
Somerset West’s Jeanette Giliam, fondly known as “Ganna,” celebrated her remarkable 106th birthday this year, having been born on 29 February 1920 and continuing to inspire her community with her…
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All hands on deck at Sencit Resthaven
CSV Construction’s annual Legacy Day on Saturday 28 March brings together local businesses and DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette volunteers to support Sencit Resthaven Home for the Aged in Strand with…
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Six amputees saddle up for Epic ride
Somerset West artist and amputee athlete Rentia Retief is one of six riders participating in Össur South Africa’s “What’s Your Epic?” campaign, preparing for the 692km Absa Cape Epic mountain…
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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…
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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…
