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‘Shaping the minds of the future community leaders’: Bodybuilder identifies need to create youth opportunities
A sport science and research centre in Mitchell’s Plain is the dream of Kurt Smith, welterweight bodybuilding champion from Woodlands, to help the youth to make better choices than drugs and gangsterism.
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‘I think it is all about education’: Clean-up day aims to preserve the future of wetlands in Masiphumelele
Hundreds of volunteers and residents joined in a clean-up day at Masiphumelele wetlands in an ongoing effort to protect the environment and to eradicate illegal dumping.
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Dementia placed top of mind: Organisation’s head points out the five qualities needed when caring for someone with dementia
“So people, patience. We have got to have the patience of those people who were in the queue for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Isn’t it fantastic that you are prepared to wait 30 hours, 12 hours. Now that kind of patience.…
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Plans for the revamp of Wynberg’s PTI parked, for now
Provisional meetings scheduled for next month to report on the proposed concept design for the refurbishment of the Wynberg Public Transport Interchange (PTI) have been cancelled.
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Mitchell’s Plain cop bows out with run through community he served
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28 September, Brig Cass Goolam will officially bid the community farewell ahead of his retirement on Friday 30 September.
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Stench of burning debris still hanging in the air after fire claims two in Woodstock
It is Friday 23 September. The smell of burning is still fresh in the air, water streaming down the street. Damaged tin foods lay strewn and a gutted vehicle.
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Primary school strives to boost literacy
Capricorn Primary School held an “English Week” from Monday 19 to Friday 23 September as a means to improve learners’ literacy skills.
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Teachers acquire crucial skills
Approximately 25 Early Childhood Development centres (ECD) teachers attended a workshop on Saturday 17 September.
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Muslim Cemetery cleaning project initiated to restore dignity to loved ones’ final resting place
To restore the dignity and honour loved ones who have died the Mowbray Muslim Cemetery has initiated a community participation weekend where the public is invited to be part of a clean-up operation.
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Tuesdays anything but terrible for 450 Woodlands residents fed weekly
After having started a soup kitchen in February this year, Nadeema Vermeulen now feeds 450 people, including children, every Tuesday.










