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In a glass of its own: 363 years on, South African wine industry needs you to spread the word on auspicious birthday
The South African wine industry is inviting everyone to get behind an initiative focussed on promoting the date that wine was first made from Cape grapes.
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Pleas to support Show You Care initiative
Christmas came a bit earlier for people living on the street thanks to a donation of clothes, slippers and towels donated by Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, to the Cape Town Central City Improvement District’s (CCID) Hope for the Homeless…
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Citizen Canine: Deaf pitbull the first dog to use sign language to pass gold standard
As calls mount to have pitbull dogs banned due to several fatal attacks on children across the country, Xena a deaf pitbull in Fish Hoek is making waves for all the right reasons.
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Justice for family of baby who’s body was found in a shallow grave in Vrygrond
The family of a baby boy whose tiny body was found in a shallow grave late last year, say they are happy that justice has been served after the convicted killer was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Friday…
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Road changes to Buitengracht Street in Cape Town spark debate
Bo-Kaap residents have mixed emotions about the new changes along Buitengracht Service Road.
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Hundreds left homeless after another fire leaves trail of devastation in Masiphumelele
Merely weeks after a devastating fire destroyed hundreds of structures, more than 1 000 residents lost their homes in yet another fire that raged through the Masiphumelele informal settlement.
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Thousands gather to usher in the holiday season at the Festive Lights switch-on event at Grand Parade
More than 60 000 people gathered at the Grand Parade and along Adderley Street in Cape Town on Sunday 27 November for the Festive Lights switch-on event.
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Needs of community come first for Lions
The Lions Club in Mitchell’s Plain showed how sensitive they are to the specific needs in their community when they donated baby boxes filled with goodies to the mothers.
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HIV/Aids struggle continues, says Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation’s chief
“We missed the 2020 targets for treatment, prevention of vertical transmission and prevention generally – and we have been set back by Covid-19 and now also have the uncertain impact of the Ukrainian war so not only do we need…
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Learners shine at Waste to Art Expo held in Cape Town
Several schools in and around Cape Town participated in a new waste-to-art challenge.










