Community Highlights
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Interskole-uitruil versterk bande tussen Parel Vallei en Pearson
Die jaarlikse interskole-uitruil tussen Hoërskole Parel Vallei en Pearson het van 14-16 Augustus in die Helderberg-kom plaasgevind met gemengde resultate oor verskeie sportsoorte, kulturele en akademiese kragmetings, waar Parel Vallei…
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Raithby Universals crush Rocklands in dominant Promotion League victory
Raithby Universals secured a commanding 15-37 away victory over Rocklands in their Promotion League match on Saturday 16 August, with wingers Imeraan Flaendorp and O’Ryan Gordon (hat-trick) leading the charge,…
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Parel Vallei-rugbyspan klop Pearson in interskole-uitruil
Die o.19A-rugbyspan van Hoërskool Parel Vallei het te midde van reënerige toestande met 20-10 oor Hoërskool Pearson geseëvier in hul jaarlikse interskole-uitruil, wat hul tweede agtereenvolgende triomf in hierdie reeks…
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Somerset West festival features author who proves it’s never too late to start writing
Pretoria romance author Francine Beaton, who published her first book at age 55 and is now celebrating her 50th release with a nationwide Fabulous Fifties Tour, will appear at multiple…
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Teenage poet from Strand headlines Indie Authors Rise Up Festival
Sixteen-year-old Strand resident Annemie van Wyk, who lives with epilepsy and is neurodivergent, has become the youngest writer featured at the 2025 Indie Authors Rise Up Book Festival in the…
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Somerset West sisters scale new heights in lifesaving, seek support
Twin sisters Zoë and Kendra Beresford from Somerset West are seeking community support to help cover R80 000 each in expenses as they prepare to represent South Africa at the…
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Rotary club funds reading programme for Macassar learners
False Bay Primary School in Macassar received a R118 000 donation of Kagiso readers from Helderberg Sunrise Rotary Club, funded by the UK’s Rotary Club of Cambridge, to enhance literacy…
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Honeybush Collective empowers Croydon community through Mandela Day donation drive
The Honeybush Collective, an independent primary school in Somerset West, marked Mandela Day 2025 by collecting clothing, books and homeware donations for The Rabbit Hole Charity Shop in Croydon.
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Strandse jeugbrigade nooi gemeenskap vir eeumylpaal-viering
Die Jeugbrigade van die Verenigde Gereformeerde kerk Die Strand het van 25-27 Julie sy brigade-naweek aangebied en maak nou gereed vir sy historiese 100ste verjaarsdag in Maart 2026 met ‘n…
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Macassar community champions ‘breast is best’ during Breastfeeding Awareness Week
The New Macassar Civic Centre hosted a breastfeeding awareness event where healthcare professionals promoted the critical importance of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 1,000 days of a baby’s life, emphasising…
