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‘Don’t spend if you cannot afford it’: Consumers are cautioned ahead of Black Friday
“People are taking pay-day loans a few days after pay-day to put food on the table.” So says Annaline van der Poel, Chief Business Development Officer at Debt Rescue.
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Mitchell’s Plain Lions revive Jars of Hope to relieve hunger
The Lions Club of Mitchell’s Plain has revived a project that aims to relieve hunger.
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A V&A cook-off for the starving in Cape Town
Maker’s Landing at the V&A Waterfront looked like a scene from MasterChef on Tuesday 14 November as a group of women cooked-up a nutritious curry meal which was later distributed to families in need.
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Swimmer ticks bucket list by completing False Bay crossing
Two years ago, swimmer Christine Roos signed up to do the False Bay crossing, but her dream could not be fulfilled due to weather conditions. Last year, she did the same, but she broke her foot and that derailed her…
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Cape Town church donates generously to the Department of Health and Wellness
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints donated much-needed equipment including wheelchairs and mobility aids to the Department of Health and Wellness.
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Athlone martial artists take 27 golds at national championships
Six mature martial artists, between the ages of 50 and 70, of Xaxi Xiung Kung-fu and Taichi school in Athlone, have taken home a large haul of medals from the South African Wushu Championship in Johannesburg on Saturday 11 November.
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Wellness Day held in Hanover Park, Cape Town
Management of the Hanover Park Community Health Centre (CHC), in partnership with community organisations, hosted a Wellness Day at FG Lowe Village in Hanover Park on Friday 17 November.
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‘A safe space for the LGBTQIA’ in Lavender Hill, Cape Town
Hundreds of residents gathered to cheer on their favourite contestants in the Miss Gay Lavender Hill 2023 pageant held on Saturday 11 November.
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‘I was beaten up’: British Ultra runner latest victim of crime on Cape hiking trail
Merely days after the city of Cape Town launched its festive season safety plans several people have been mugged on popular Table Mountain National Parks (TMNP) hiking trails.
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Claremont social enterprise hits 1 million kg milestone of textiles recycled for other uses
Based in Claremont, one of U-Turn’s social enterprises, Living Roots, spent the morning of Friday 10 November planting a new garden within their nursery in honour of its partner Rewoven’s milestone of diverting 1 million kg of textiles.










