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Muizenberg’s heritage programme will celebrate its rich history and culture
Muizenberg Heritage celebrates Heritage Month with village walks, a surfing exhibition, cannon firings, and the third Muizenberg Literary Heritage Festival.
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Mia Arderne’s satirical novel unpacks generational trauma with humour
Mia Arderne’s novel How to Stop Being a Naai turns personal trauma into darkly funny satire, but readers keep mistaking it for real self-help.
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Cape Town creative collective heading to New York to represent South Africa — help them get there.
A Cape Town creative collective needs R150 000 to represent South Africa at a music competition in New York — support their BackaBuddy fundraiser.
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Silwerskermfees puts Cape Town stories in the spotlight
The 14th Silwerskermfees returns to Cape Town from 19 to 22 August, showcasing 34 films and documentaries, including 11 local productions.
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City to tighten e-scooter and e-bike controls on Sea Point Promenade
The City is tightening controls on e-scooters and e-bikes at Sea Point Promenade, including an 8 km/h speed limit and stricter enforcement.
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Fish Hoek Valley women who shaped history remembered at library talk
A Fish Hoek library talk honoured women who shaped the valley over two centuries, from a defiant enslaved woman to librarians, conservation and a 192km runner.
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SANBI faces R839m infrastructure backlog as botanical gardens deteriorate
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee heard SANBI faces an R839 million infrastructure backlog by 2029/30, threatening botanical gardens’ conservation and tourism role.
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Strong Is a Lonely Place: Cape teacher’s book on cost of strength
After eight months in hospital teacher Asanda Hlamandana launches a book on strength and the cost of putting others first.
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SA reading crisis deepens: 81% of Grade 4s cannot read for meaning
South Africa ranks last among 57 countries in the latest international reading study, with 81% of Grade 4 pupils unable to read for meaning.
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Muizenberg Heritage fires cannon to commemorate historic 1795 battle
Muizenberg Heritage fired a cannon at Het Posthuys to commemorate the 1795 Battle of Muizenberg, now a Provincial Heritage Site. Cannons will roar again on Heritage Day.
