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Local News
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Somerset West community powers bakery staff’s Argentina trip
Potter Debbie Farnaby created a ceramic world map masterpiece to help fundraise R282 000 for five Weirdough Bakery employees’ first international trip to Argentina.
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Somerset West chef’s At My Table success story
Somerset West chef Mariette van den Berg, who founded At My Table cooking workshops, shares her International Women’s Day story of overcoming gender barriers in the male-dominated culinary industry to…
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Strand-built pasteuriser prevents milk waste amid FMD crisis
Strand-based Proplant Stainless Steel manufactured an emergency pasteuriser in mere days to prevent a multinational food corporation from dumping over 90 000 litres of milk daily during foot and mouth…
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Mob justice suspects in custody after forensics confirm murder of one of three victims
Police forensics confirm murder in brutal Kestell mob vigilante assault of three youths. Suspects remain in custody. Bail hearing scheduled for 22 April.
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Tygerberg Hospital encourages early screening at kidney awareness event
World Kidney Day event at Tygerberg Hospital promoted kidney health awareness, early disease detection, and organ donation among 355 participants.
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Glass recycling creates new income opportunities for South Africans
South Africa’s glass recycling sector offers entrepreneurship and income generation through TGRC’s national buy-back centre network.
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City Ombud Zetu Makamandela-Mguqulwa engages residents on municipal complaints
Residents met City Ombud Zetu Makamandela-Mguqulwa at Blue Route Mall to discuss complaints during World Consumer Rights Day
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Health Department rejects R500 000 claim linked to tooth extraction case
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has rejected a R500 000 claim by a Jeffrey’s Bay woman who says she was left paralysed after a tooth extraction.
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Hawks bust advocate in another major property sale fraud
Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team arrested five, including a business entity in property fraud cases
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Boyfriend arrested within 24 hours after girlfriend’s body found in suitcase
A 34-year-old man was arrested within 24 hours after his girlfriend’s body was discovered in a suitcase in a pond near Maletswai’s local dumping site.
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