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Woodstock-based organisation targets R1 million for books
A Woodstock-based non-profit organisation (NPO), The Bookery, says it is about R300 000 short of its target of R1 million to purchase books for learners from disadvantaged communities across South Africa.
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Rookies and veterans alike pounded their opponents to a game of ping pong at the SANDF’s Open Champs
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was bursting with pride to present their Open Table Tennis Championship that drew big names from all over South Africa to the Wynberg Military Sports Complex from Wednesday 13 to Sunday 17 September.
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The body of ‘beloved’ waiter is on its way to be buried in Zimbabwe thanks to local donors
It’s been barely three weeks since beloved local Claremont waiter Raynold Matusa (37) was found murdered in Frederick Road, and already R74 000 has been raised to send his remains home to Zimbabwe.
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HBSRC pleas to help distressed seals by reporting cases to wildlife authorities
It’s common for South Africans to feel the need to share feel-good stories, particularly of animals, such as the one of the homeless man carrying an injured seal puppy in his arms from Glen Beach, which ended up at the…
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Newlands restaurant, Gardener’s Cottage toasts to 30 years
Last week, the Gardener’s Cottage, a southern suburbs institution in Newlands, celebrated 30 years of being in business.
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Two Claremont learners caught with a firearm on the school premises
Two high school learners from Claremont, aged 14 and 15, will spend their weekend in police custody following their arrest yesterday afternoon (14 September) for having a firearm on the school premises.
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Platform created for youth to tell their stories
DS Productions will host two productions in the Athlone area in an attempt to bring life to young people’s stories.
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Six taken to hospital after a truck accident in Kloof Nek Road, Cape Town
Bystanders at the scene of a massive accident on Kloof Nek Road, in the Cape Town CBD, earlier today (Tuesday 12 September) have described the scene as “horrific”.
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New police chief to head up Lansdowne
Growing up in the small town of Great Brak River in the Southern Cape, seeing young men in crisp new uniforms was what first sparked his interest.
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‘The perpetrators live among us’: Vandals set housing rental office alight
The increase in vandalism is hurting service delivery, warns Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate after the housing rental office in Retreat was set alight on Friday 8 September.










