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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.
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Have your say on traffic calming measures in Kensington, Observatory and surrounds
Kensington and Observatory residents have until Monday 31 July to comment on proposed traffic calming measures to be implemented in the areas.
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Horses, dogs highlight of kids’ holiday programme in Westridge, Mitchell’s Plain
As the third quarter of the current academic year gets underway today (18 July), around 100 children attended a daily school holiday programme in La Provence Way, Westridge, arranged by community worker Bronwill de Bruyn with the sponsorship of equip
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Fun times ahead as carnival in Strandfontein set to draw thousands
Sporting codes affiliated to the Strandfontein Municipal Facilities Management Board (MFMC) will revive a more-than-a-decade-old tradition of bringing the community together while raising needed funds.
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‘Empowering girls through sport’: Mini soccer tournament held in Lavender Hill
The Lavender Hill Football Club’s Ladies’ u-16 team participated in a mini-tournament against girls from the community on Tuesday 11 July.
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‘I enjoy making people laugh’: Kensington comedian believes laughter is the best medicine
As a teenager in high school, Eugene Mathews used comedy as a defence mechanism to hide his shyness. Fast forward to today, his defence mechanism has led him to a career as a stand-up comedian and entertainer.
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Pilot project launched to limit the spread of fires in Cape Town’s informal settlements
The City of Cape Town, in partnership with Mandoval Vermiculite Pty Ltd, has launched a pilot project to limit the spread of fires in informal settlements.
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‘Station Strangler’ set for parole release this week
Convicted rapist and murderer, Norman Afzal Simons will be released as early as this week, having been granted parole after 28 years in prison.
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‘Singing has no age restriction’: Parkwood singer celebrates more than three decades as a performer
Celebrating more than three decades as a musician, Lionel Smith, a Parkwood gospel singer, went down memory lane with some sound advice to the youth of today.










