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Jordan is SA’s ‘true ambassador’: Teenager on his way to Colombia for Junior World Track Champs
Cycling was initially not an interest 0f Jordan September’s. But now the 18-year-old matric learner, who grew up in Ocean View, has been chosen to represent South Africa at the 2023 Junior World Track Champs in Colombia, South America.
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Ocean View Library crowned as champions at local coding tournament
Dozens of learners battled it out during the Library Coding Network Tournament entitled Coding4Mandela held at the Old Children’s Library at the City Hall on Tuesday 18 July.
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More than 6 000 volunteers show spirit of Ubuntu during Ladles of Love Mandela Day event
Thousands of people showed the spirit of Ubuntu as they flocked to the V&A Waterfront’s The Look Out and the Oranjezicht City Farm Market to partake in Ladles of Love’s attempt to break the Ubuntu World Record for the highest…
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Local law firm draws up free wills for residents in Tafelsig
Despite challenges, more than 130 locals have been assisted with free wills.
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‘Ripple effect of kindness’: 245 handknitted items handed out for free on Mandela Day
A tradition started six years ago with three women who enjoy “all things yarn” has since grown to a “sisterhood” of women who each year knit and crochet beanies and scarfs to tie at the Thesen pedestrian bridge in Muizenberg…
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‘Make time to take a seat and relax’: Bright yellow bench in Green Point fosters mental health awareness
Shoppers and visitors at Cape Quarter Mall in Green Point might have noticed the bright yellow bench stationed on the top floor of the mall.
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Enraged Overcome Heights informal settlement residents demand houses
Hundreds of residents from Overcome Heights informal settlement, near Seawinds, took to the streets of Fish Hoek to hand over a memorandum of demands for housing at the municipal subcouncil offices.
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Signed and sealed: South Africa adds 12th official language
South Africa now officially has 12 languages, after Sign Language was officially enacted by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday 19 July.
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‘Enough is enough’: Greater Athlone community march against crime
“An injury to one is an injury to all.”
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‘This is a full-circle moment’: Father of four turns his life around after living on the streets
Vernon Gordon’s life is a true testament that life is what you make of it. In 2015, Gordon’s addiction to drugs saw him homeless and living on the streets in Camps Bay.










