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‘Oh, how we laughed’: Maynardville breathes new life into English bard’s words
The last time I watched Shakespeare in the Park, I was 17 years old. Like most other matriculants who attend a play written by the English bard, I was there because it formed part of my prescribed Standard 10 (now…
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‘Not in our back yard’: Community garden a bone of contention between church and councillor
Community leaders from the Parkwood Baptist church are up in arms with a local councillor over a space, opposite the church, that has been allocated for a community garden.
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Property owners called on to ramp up efforts to tackle the invasive beetle
Information on how to identify possible Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) infestations, where to report it and how to handle the chipped biomass will be shared during an online meeting tonight (Tuesday 7 February).
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Peninsula Cricket Club’s Junior cricket team gifted new kit
Sharing the same cricket kit between teammates was the norm for juniors at the Peninsula Cricket Club in Steenberg.
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Unhappy citizens, organisations take to the street ahead of SONA
With President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) set to start in a few hours, various organisations and civil society groups demonstrated in the City Bowl.
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Body of missing Fish Hoek mom found in wetlands
The search for a missing Fish Hoek woman came to a tragic end last week when her body was found in the Clovelly wetlands.
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Nurse at Hanover Park Day Hospital says farewell after 34 years of dedicated service
After 34 years as a nurse at Hanover Park Day Hospital sister Kathleen Engel (56) from Grassy Park retired on Tuesday 31 January.
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‘Mow shedding’ lifted in Cape Town as tender is finalised
With the City of Cape Town’s mowing tender at last finalised, “mow shedding” – implemented in the past few months – has been “lifted” at community parks and other public open spaces.
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Partnerships will benefit community says Athlone’s new top cop
Col Tjikamba Mbangu, new Station Commander at Athlone Police Station, took over the reigns on Thursday 1 December. His dream is for the police to work closely with the CPF, neighbourhood watches and the community to make Athlone safer.
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Funding from National Lottery fun helps dancers in Stranfontein
Due to funding from the National Lottery the non profit organisation (NPO) Aphrodite Belly Dance Studio in San Remo, Strandfontein, could compete in the Cape Town Oriental Dance Festival at Artscpae in October last year and at the Egyptian Cinderella










