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Protea villagers welcomed home to Bishopscourt after five decades of dispossession by the apartheid government
Heritage Day delivered a special and significant celebration to the people of Protea Village who gathered on Sunday 24 September to be welcomed home on their land in Bishopscourt after five decades of dispossession by the apartheid government.
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Jurassic Giants Festival cancelled due to non-compliance with City Events Bylaw
The Jurassic Giants Festival that was set to take place at Maynardville Park, Wynberg, from Friday 22 September until Sunday 1 October, was shut down to the point of extinction. The festival’s organisers angered and disappointed many ticket holders as…
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“It was just a two-second rumble, and the next minute the roof was gone,” recalls District Six resident
“We were sleeping. We didn’t even hear the wind; it was just a two-second rumble, and the next minute the roof was gone.” So, explains Fahgmie Moerat after the roof of his Schotsche Kloof flat in District Six was blown…
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Mop-up operations continue after more than 700mm of rainfall over parts of the Western Cape
Mop up operations are still underway after thousands of people and animals were affected during stormy weather which saw more than 700mm of rain fall over parts of the Western Cape on Sunday 24 September.
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R5,9 million allocated to refurbish Muizenberg beach huts
Despite repeated vandalism setbacks, efforts to restore the iconic Muizenberg beach huts have gained momentum with a further R5,9 million allocated towards its refurbishment.
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Fallen submariners remembered at emotional naval memorial service
In an emotionally charged memorial service, hundreds of SA Navy officers, friends and family of three fallen submariners gathered at the Wynberg Military Sports Centre on Wednesday 27 September to bid their final farewell.
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Salt River Heritage Society acknowledged for its contribution to the promotion of local history
The Salt River Heritage Society was recognised for its contribution to the Promotion of Local History, Heritage or renaming of Geographical Features at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) Cultural Affairs Awards on Tuesday 26 Septem
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‘My dream is to be a fashion designer’: Women stitch their future
A group of young women can now pursue a career in fashion or become entrepreneurs after they successfully completed a three-month sewing course.
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Plumstead’s Grapa community garden invites all to join in their success story, Spring Market
“Thou shalt reap what thou sow”, although meaning something far deeper, is a biblical inscription that comes to mind when looking at the lush nutritional greens of the Gabriel Road Area Project Association (Grapa) community garden in Plumstead.
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Hanover Park mourns double murder victims at memorial
The residents of Hanover Park are in mourning, following two innocent lives lost in a shooting in the evening hours of Saturday 16 September.
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