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Pinelands library joins quest to give more youth access to coding
Pinelands Library is among 26 of the City’s libraries that have signed up for a Library Coding Network Tournament, in partnership with Nelson Mandela University and the Leva Foundation. It will see the top teams from each facility go head-to-head…
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Celebrating seven decades of assisting the visually impaired community
Luca, a black Labrador and visually impaired helper lies silently at the feet of his owner, Jenny Pretorius.
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Much needed refurbishment and maintenance at Robben Island could cost more than R250 million
Robben Island residents rely on water from the mainland in Cape Town for consumption and make use of boreholes as the desalination plant on the island remains unfixed.
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Netball club used to keep youth off the street in Athlone commemorates its 12-year anniversary
Backstreet United Netball Club hosted a tournament for local clubs in Kewtown on Youth Day, Friday 16 June.
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‘Teaching music is my passion’: Kensington resident making melodies
As the saying goes, music is the universal language of humankind. And it is this language that Kensington resident Thurloe Ernstzen is on a mission to convey to the world.
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Residents in Cape Town’s Ward 56 can get their criminal records removed if they are eligible
Residents in Kensington, Factreton and Maitland who meet the criminal-record expungement criteria have an opportunity to have their record removed.
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‘We were like brothers’: Family and friends of Retreat father who drowned in canal still reeling
The family of a Retreat father whose body was found in the Keyser River canal has started a back-a-buddy campaign to raise funds for a DNA test to identify the remains.
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Metals a hot commodity: Theft on the rise
Damage to infrastructure is not unique to any area in the Cape Metro.
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Drag Cartel on a mission to support, advocate for queer community
There is much more to drag than meets the eye.
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Rustenburg Girls’ High School’s Top Ten nomination in World School Prizes a ray of light amidst the storm
After a week of contending with flooding, mudslides, burst river banks and uprooted trees, Southern Suburb residents were certainly in need of good news and Rustenburg Girls’ High School (RGHS) provided.










