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Skills race to keep up with Western Cape construction boom
In 2025, construction created 57 341 jobs in the Western Cape, while the value of completed buildings grew by nearly 34%.
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Athlone Library wins top award for digital reading programme
Athlone Library has won the Neville Alexander Award for multilingualism at the Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards for its Digital Reading Den programme.
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Woodstock’s Souper Troopers seeks R6m to secure its home
Souper Troopers is appealing for R6m to buy its Woodstock premises, securing the future of its Humanity Hub and support for people rebuilding their lives.
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Newlands Walk of Remembrance honours communities displaced by apartheid
Former residents will gather in Newlands and Claremont for the fifth Walk of Remembrance, honouring communities displaced by apartheid forced removals.
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UCT launches £4.4m microscope programme for Africa’s deadliest diseases
UCT leads a £4.4 million Wellcome Trust programme giving African scientists open-source microscopes for studying the continent’s deadliest infectious diseases. Tags (5)
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Simon’s Town Museum Phoenix Committee highlights forced removals for Heritage Day
The Simon’s Town Museum Phoenix Committee hosts its annual Heritage Day walk and interfaith service to honor the victims of historic forced removals.
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Mpox cases rise to 22 as health authorities confirm new infections
The Department of Health has confirmed four additional mpox cases, raising the national total from 18 to 22 as of 22 September 2026.
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Oil prices drop as Trump reports ‘very good talks’ between the US and Iran
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for “very good” talks at the United Nations.
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Masiphumelele children clean Soetwater Beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day
Children from Masiphumelele cleaned Soetwater Beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day, as part of the Lions Club of Tokai’s Bag-a-Burger environmental project.
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Local schools take an active stand against gender-based violence and femicide
Zwaanswyk school staff and Lotus River residents staged powerful demonstrations against gender-based violence on Friday, forming a silent line and human chain.
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