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Science points to strategic fencing
With urban baboon management seemingly having come apart at the seams this past year, South African National Parks, the City of Cape Town and Cape Nature earlier this month officially pledged to work together, with the first order of business…
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Bid to improve waste management
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” the old Chinese proverb goes and while having a recycling programme rolled out in your neighbourhood may not seem as the most thrilling destination for some, for Ward 58…
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Outreach initiative to build trust
There is nothing quite like a cup of hot soup on a cold winter’s morning to chase the chill away.
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Roads, homes flooded in Overcome Heights
Heavy rains caused flooding in informal settlements and roads as well as power outages in certain parts of Cape Town last week.
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Standing up for children
South Africa’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) services are in crisis with only one in 10 children with diagnosable mental disorders able to access treatment.
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Baboon talks needed
The Simon’s Town Civic Association (STCA) is calling on residents to participate in dialogues towards an effective baboon management strategy in the South Peninsula.
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Divers ace SSI scuba training
A diving company based in Simon’s Town, has reportedly become the only registered Scuba Schools International (SSI) training centre in the Western Cape.
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Changing lives one meal at a time
A group of men formerly from Salt River are on a mission to make sure young people do not make the same life choices they made years ago and are doing so one meal at a time.
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More arrests in Parkwood mob attack
Three suspects, including a 19-year-old woman, accused of murdering an e-hailing driver appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 9 June.
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Mayor answers tough questions
“How can the dogs of Sea Point receive better treatment than the people of Imizamo Yethu?” This is one of the questions directed at Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis during a public engagement meeting held recently.










