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Muizenberg family are raising funds to bring injured local home from Bali
A Muizenberg family is raising funds to get their injured son home from Bali in Indonesia.
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‘Action must be taken to stabilise social grants’: Vulnerable let down by Sassa
As millions of people are sent from pillar to post to renew Sassa cards due to South African Post Office (Sapo) branches closing resulting from bankruptcy, City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is calling on national government to stabilise…
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Belly dancers from studio in Mitchell’s Plain in Cape Town jet off to Portugal for World Cup
For the first time, belly dancing will be an official category at the Dance World Cup to be held in Portugal this year, and two Strandfontein teens have qualified.
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Albert on a mission to plough back: Former addict hopes to help youth make better choices
Albert Matthews, a former Kensington High School learner, devotes his time to plough back into his community by encouraging young people to not allow their circumstances to define their destiny.
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Salvage of fire-damaged Special Collections at Jagger Library continues two years after UCT blaze
The doors of the Jagger Library were temporarily opened to the public last night (Tuesday 18 April) – exactly two years after the devastating fire that tore through there on 18 April 2021.
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‘Beloved’ Kiki honoured: Large mural pays homage to ‘Observatory’s Mother Teresa’
It is hard to miss the massive colourful mural of the late Kimon “Kiki” Bisogno displayed on the wall of Ferdinando’s Pizza when making your way down Lower Main Road in Observatory.
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Petition to rebuild tea room at Rhodes Memorial gains support
An online petition to get the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant and Tea Room restored is slowly but surely gaining traction.
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Mobile libraries give bolster school resources
In commemoration of World Book day, celebrated annually on 23 April, Coronation Fund Managers has rolled out 21 mobile libraries to disadvantaged schools.
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Pupils from schools across Cape Town set recycling trend in Tokai
Recycling was top of mind at Blue Route Mall in Tokai this weekend as learners from nine schools competed for the R20 000 prize in the shopping centre’s annual Sustainable Trendsetters Buildathon.
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New science laboratory aims to improve academic excellence at primary school in Cape Town
To boost their love for science, learners at Kenmere Primary School in Kensington now have access to a new state-of-the-art science laboratory valued at more than R1,2 million.










