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Dogs rescued from the Cambodian meat trade visits the beach for the first time
Frolicking in the sand and waves, five dogs rescued from the Cambodian meat trade visited the beach for the first time last week.
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Residents in Factreton, Kensington and Langa enhance safety through Psira training
To improve safety in the Factreton, Kensington and Langa areas, a group of residents and neighbourhood-watch members completed a Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (Psira) training course recently.
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Wynberg’s Ebor Road houses to be bricked up, registered as problem buildings with City of Cape Town
Wynberg’s Ebor Road is a place in the Central Business District (CBD) where most residents and landlords are confronted with nightmarish realities that continue to scare local investment as they watch potential investors run away.
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WATCH | Prasa grilled for ‘illegally evicting’ settlers on Wynberg Hill
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is being grilled for “illegally evicting” illegal settlers on their land over the weekend in Wynberg after a petition called for urgent action following increasing waves of crime, gangsterism, drugs and victimisation of…
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Five dogs rescued from the dog meat trade in Cambodia will be up for adoption in Cape Town
Piled up like luggage in tiny cages, 61 dogs crammed tightly into six metal cages dehydrated and without food for days, travelled in a minibus on their way to a slaughterhouse in Cambodia.
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Man running with .44 Magnum arrested during crime prevention patrol in Mitchell’s Plain
On Sunday 18 February, while City police officers were conducting crime prevention patrols in Mitchell’s Plain they received information from the community about a suspect running in Samantha Street with a firearm in his hand.
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A revival for Western Province Cricket as World Sports Betting renews partnership
A rebirth launched on Wednesday 21 February by the renewed partnership between World Sports Betting and the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) fraternity which is proudly displayed in the renaming of the stadium, formerly familiar as Newlands Cricket Grounds.
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New toilets at Riemvasmaak informal settlement near Pelican Park deemed ‘unhygienic’
Nestled in dusty streets near Pelican Park, Riemvasmaak informal settlement is home to thousands of residents who received new toilets earlier this month.
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Vehicles transporting blind children and adults subjected to hijacking attempts
A driver, who transports blind and partially blind clients for The League of Friends of the Blind (LOFOB), is receiving counselling after being targeted during a hijacking attempt.
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Department ‘committed’ to fix snag list at District Six phase three development
“I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of water. There was water in my bedroom.” So, describes Igshaan Noordien, a District Six resident after a water pipe burst in his bathroom.
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