Local News
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Tiener van Somerset-Wes kwalifiseer vir Nasionale Jeugmusiekkompetisie
Die 17-jarige Hermanus Schmidt van Somerset-Wes, ‘n Paul Roos Gimnasium-leerder wat slegs vyf jaar gelede tydens Covid-grendeltyd klavier begin speel het, is een van slegs 24 finaliste gekies vir die…
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Somerset West woman turns near-fatal accident into inspiring business success story
Somerset West resident Natalie Gunther transformed a life-threatening car accident in 2014 that left her with a broken neck and facing potential paralysis into the catalyst for building a successful…
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Wes-Kaapse Mobiliteit besoek Two-a-Day vir Vragfokusmaand in Grabouw
Verteenwoordigers van die Wes-Kaapse departement van mobiliteit het Maandag 11 Augustus as deel van vragfokusmaand Two-a-Day in Grabouw besoek om die uitdagings van landelike vrag te bespreek en oplossings te…
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Helderberg Residence Concern Group formed after Boesak’s visit to Strand
Dr Allan Boesak visited Strand on Saturday 16 August and witnessed deteriorating living conditions thirty years after democracy, leading to the formation of the Helderberg Residence Concern Group to address…
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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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Verdagte op borgtog vrygelaat in Strand tiener-ontvoeringsaak
‘n 55-jarige verdagte wat aangekla word van ontvoering en verkragting van ‘n plaaslike tienermeisie wat verlede maand in Gordonsbaai-weg opgespoor is, het Dinsdag 12 Augustus in die Strand-landdroshof verskyn en…
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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…
