Local News
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Local library top of the charts with book returns
Somerset West library achieved second place among all Cape Town libraries during Fine Free Week with 567 overdue items returned, contributing to a citywide total of 9 105 items worth…
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Photos | Celebrating care for the elderly
Local social worker Yolanda Coetzee-Swanepoel led a collaborative International Day of Older Persons celebration at Huis Jan Swart and Huis Soeterus old age homes on Wednesday 1 October, bringing together…
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Photos | Putting pedal to the metal for charity
The seventh edition of THE500 brought together Somerset West cyclists and community for a 24-hour fundraising marathon at De Hoop Primary School on Saturday 18 October, celebrating Distance for Difference’s…
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From tragedy to hope: Crisis pregnancy support services available
Two tragic infant discoveries in Helderberg informal settlements have highlighted the urgent need for crisis pregnancy support, prompting calls to protect the life-saving Helderberg Baby Saver that has facilitated 16…
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Blooming delight awaits at Helderberg Hospice Open Gardens Festival
The Helderberg Hospice Open Gardens Festival runs from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October, featuring 10 beautiful gardens alongside markets and activities, celebrating Spring while raising breast cancer awareness and…
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Strand rugby star needs community help to tackle Spanish dream tour
Seventeen-year-old Juan Jansen van Vuuren, a Strand local and talented rugby player attending Hoërskool Drostdy in Worcester, has earned a spot in the prestigious Southern Legions rugby team for an…
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Special wine report launched at Vergelegen
Tim Atkin MW launched his 13th annual South African wine report at Vergelegen Wine Estate, awarding 212 wines 95+ points from 2 000 wines sampled, with host Vergelegen achieving ten…
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Mobility minister slams the brakes on reopening of deadly taxi routes
The Department of Mobility in the Western Cape intends to extend the extraordinary measures to close several minibus taxi routes to and from Somerset West and Lwandle, as well as…
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Mayor tackles tough questions in Strand, promises ‘safer, healthier’ Cape Town
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis met with a concerned and engaged Strand community on Wednesday evening (15 October) at the Dutch Reformed church in Strand North, where he faced pointed…
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Photos | Activists hold pro-Palestine demonstration at RDM
The Macassar Activist Forum led a peaceful demonstration outside the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot on Friday (10 October), demanding the arms manufacturer halt weapons supply to Israel and calling for…
