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Groote Schuur Hospital celebrates 85 years of dedicated service
It was a morning of fun and entertainment as staff at Groot Schuur Hospital celebrated the institution’s 85th birthday today (Tuesday 31 January).
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Vusa 24 Hour Cycle Challenge nets in over R1 million for Langa beneficiaries
Despite the gasping cold front on Saturday morning 2 September, about 400 people peddled in pure optimism at this year’s Vusa 24 Hour Cycle Challenge held at the Piley Rees Field at Bishops Diocesan College in Rondebosch.
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Restaurant raising funds to send body of ‘beloved waiter’ back home to Zimbabwe
Two men, aged 34 and 61, will be remanded in custody pending their bail application on charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property and the murder of a “beloved” local waiter in Claremont.
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Elderly Grassy Park siblings left homeless
Grassy Park sisters Gertrude Dearham (75), Whilemina Coxson (80) and Belinda Goldschmidt (66) have nowhere to go. Not only has the home they’ve shared for 15 years been reportedly sold but they’ve been allegedly conned out of a deposit they…
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Online teaching platform to enhance learning for high school learners
A new online platform that offers extra tuition to high school learners was launched by the ed-tech company SOCO_ED recently.
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On the pad to greatness: Fighting period poverty, one girl at a time
This very newspaper you are reading right now could someday be used by a young girl as a sanitary pad.
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Peer counsellors join the fight against substance abuse in Mitchell’s Plain
A group of High school girls were treated to a high tea to thank them for the work they are doing in fighting substance abuse in their communities.
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Young math wizz to compete nationally for South African Mathematics Challenge
A bright Grade 4 learner from Star College Primary School is gearing up to compete in the final round of the 2023 South African Mathematics Challenge (SAMC).
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Several left displaced in Retreat house fire
A number of people were left without shelter after a fire broke out at a house in Chad Road, Retreat, on Thursday 31 August.
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Cricket screen unsightly as Athlone residents call for its removal
Defecation, prostitution, alcoholism, drugs, gang tags and crime. These are some of the negative associations with a site screen on an Athlone cricket field located in Clover Crescent, Silvertown.










