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Literary extravaganza on the water as world’s largest floating book fair docks at V&A Waterfront
Sharing knowledge and hope through literature. That is the key focus of the Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookfair currently docked at the V&A Waterfront.
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Police confirm crime spike in Kalk Bay following several incidents
The burglary and theft at a Kalk Bay home and a robbery at Woolies Pool has highlighted the rise in criminal activity.
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Bullying victim’s anti-bullying campaign now a clothing line to help spread the message
Being bullied by 42 children in her class gave birth to a movement to end the scourge, one initiative at a time.
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Africa’s only submarine museum set to open in Simon’s Town after relocation and funding boost
If all goes to plan Africa’s only submarine museum will be moved to its new permanent location in Simon’s Town next month before opening to the public as a major tourist attraction later this year.
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New Pinelands Police Station commander Lt Col Darleen Koopman ready to combat crime with community support
Settling in after her first month at Pinelands Police Station as the newly appointed Station Commander, Lt Col Darleen Koopman is ready to combat crime with the community’s safety stakeholders.
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Addressing youth mental health as schools report increased suicides
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly 700 000 people die by suicide annually. That’s an average of one person every 40 seconds. In 2019, suicide was the fourth leading cause of death among 15 to 19 year olds…
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City of Cape Town proposes R6 billion plan for new wastewater treatment works
Environmentalists are excited about the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s proposed long-term future potential alternatives for treating effluent discharged from the marine outfalls at Hout Bay, Green Point and Camps Bay.
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Empowered parents graduate Wordworks programme, enhancing literacy in Lavender Hill
Armed with new literacy and life skills, 13 parents and guardians from Lavender Hill, Hillview and Montague Village graduated on Tuesday 4 June after completing an eight-week Wordworks programme.
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First aid training empowers primary school learners across cape town
First aid training for primary school learners is being rolled out at 30 schools across Cape Town as part of the SA Red Cross Society Western Cape’s (WC) First Aid Schools Project.
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Meet Fish Hoek’s new station commander: Lt Col Belinda Gaffoor aims to transform local policing
With over 33 years in the police service, Fish Hoek police’s new station commander Lt Col Belinda Gaffoor has big plans to turn the facility into one of the top performing institutions in the Western Cape.










