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Enraged Overcome Heights informal settlement residents demand houses
Hundreds of residents from Overcome Heights informal settlement, near Seawinds, took to the streets of Fish Hoek to hand over a memorandum of demands for housing at the municipal subcouncil offices.
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Signed and sealed: South Africa adds 12th official language
South Africa now officially has 12 languages, after Sign Language was officially enacted by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday 19 July.
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‘Enough is enough’: Greater Athlone community march against crime
“An injury to one is an injury to all.”
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‘This is a full-circle moment’: Father of four turns his life around after living on the streets
Vernon Gordon’s life is a true testament that life is what you make of it. In 2015, Gordon’s addiction to drugs saw him homeless and living on the streets in Camps Bay.
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Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre Library hosts another successful holiday programme
For the duration of the school holidays, the Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre library has kept children occupied with an interactive, jam-packed and informative programme.
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Learning in a fun holiday environment
Primary school learners from Steenberg learned vital environmental lessons at a fun interactive holiday programme held at Zandvlei in Muizenberg.
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Vannie Hanover Park expands free fitness sessions to Lansdowne
After three years of growing the movement in the Hanover Park area, Vannie Hanover Park has now branched out to include free fitness sessions at the Lansdowne Civic Centre.
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‘He has served his sentence’: Parole conditions set for Station Strangler
“He has served his sentence, and he should be given the opportunity to reintegrate into society.”.
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‘Safe space needed’ for LGBTQA+ youth in Masiphumelele in Cape Town
A platform to assist LGBTQIA+ teenagers and parents in Masiphumelele is desperately needed as kids are often sent to initiation schools to be circumcised or are kicked out of their homes, says community worker Nancy Mutshesi.
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‘Society will not accept you if you don’t accept yourself’: SA’s first blind tour guide on a mission
A year ago, Nqabohlanga Winston Fani (37), during a live interview on radio, explained that his dream was to become the first visually impaired tour guide in South Africa.










