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Hairdressers set up for business
A group of women from Ward 75 have graduated from a hairdressing course aimed at skills development.
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Boost for developmental theatre
The annual Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival will take place at the Baxter with 32 brand new productions from across the Western Cape in the first week of April.
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Emergency workers demand protection
Emergency services employees including the Metro Police and South African Police Services (SAPS) took to the streets of Parkwood on Saturday 19 March to raise awareness about the impact of attacks on them.
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Order suspends building operation
While civic, Khoi and environmental organisations are rejoicing after a court ruling prohibiting any further construction of the R4,5 billion development at the River Club in Observatory, the Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust (LLPT) says it will laun
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‘I have been waiting for 25 years’
“I would really like to come back to where I was born.” For the past 25 years this has been Juleiga Cooper’s only wish. Cooper (80) is one of hundreds of District Six claimants waiting to return to their beloved…
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Collecting children’s books
A book donation drive called #Read2Succeed aims to collect children’s books for underprivileged learners.
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School celebrates significant milestone
Sid G. Rule Primary in Grassy Park celebrated its 60th year at a special assembly to commemorate the occasion on Thursday 24 March.
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Free play speaks to Covid-19 impact on education
The Bridgetown Theatre Company’s new theatre production WACK! will speak to the power of education and will be freely available for school performances.
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Review process enters final stretch
With the release of the Tokai Cecilia Management Framework (TCMF) draft implementation plan only three days away, stakeholders and interested parties are holding their breath to see how South African National Parks (SANParks) will incorporate the, at
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‘Urgent baboon management plan needed’
A non-profit organisation (NPO) dedicated to the conservation of baboons in South Africa, says baboons have little to no protection and that a baboon management plan is urgently needed.










