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Feeding the youth and elderly on Youth Day
Youth Day, Friday 16 June, saw around 250 Tafelsig locals served with a warm cup of soup.
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Telling the stories of Retreat to preserve its rich history
Retreat has a rich history that needs to be documented with the help of residents and their stories says Roy Prinsloo, a former high school history teacher and founder of the Retreat History Society.
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Have your say on new shelter planned for District Six
A new shelter for people living on the streets is on the cards for District Six. Residents and affected parties have until Friday 14 July to provide their comments on the proposed establishment of the Hope Exchange Shelter for Homeless…
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We’ll be back, say traders as Claremont street market closes for upgrade
Putting their own spin on the famous phrase from the 1984 movie Terminator, the traders at Dreyer Street Market say “We’ll be back”.
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New mobile police station on the cards for Vrygrond where crime is ‘out of control’
A mobile police station will be up and running in Vrygrond from Saturday 1 July, provincial police confirmed at a Muizenberg Community Imbizo held at Capricorn Primary School on Thursday 15 June.
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Booth Memorial Hospital still a beacon of hope for patients more than 100 years later
The mission statement of Booth Memorial Hospitals is to provide a compassionate, healing ministry in the name of Christ and for more than a century that is what the organisation has been offering patients in its care.
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Cue for Manenberg youth to grow
Pool may be the answer to keeping a group of Manenberg youths off the street corners and on the path to a more productive future.
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Rustenburg Girls’ High School in the running for World’s Best School Prize
Rustenburg Girls’ High School (RGHS) in Rondebosch has made the Top 10 shortlist for World’s Best School Prize for Supporting Healthy Lives.
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Request for borehole at Keurboom Park in Cape Town supported ‘in principle’
The application for a borehole at Keurboom Park is undergoing a feasibility study, the City of Cape Town has confirmed.
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Future of Tokai and Cecilia forest plantations remain unclear as review process enters third year
With the Tokai Cecilia Management Framework (TCMF) Review Process now entering its third year, stakeholders can hardly be blamed for getting impatient as the public participation process drags on.










