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NSRI calls for vigilance after spike in festive season water rescues
“Drowning is silent; someone who is drowning will quietly slip underwater. They are unable to shout because they are concentrating on breathing.”
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Former Heathfield principal wins five-year court battle
Neumann wins 5-year court battle against WCED. Court orders that Heathfield High principal be reinstated after dismissal over Covid-19 school safety concerns.
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Cape Town taxi driver arrested for slashing traffic patrol vehicle tyres in CBD
A taxi driver has started the new year behind bars following his arrest in connection with the slashing of a traffic patrol vehicle’s tyres in the CBD.
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MENING | Geweld, werkloosheid ook maar soos oorlog
Dis hartseer om te sien hoedat verskeie lande in die wêreld onder oorlogvoering gebuk gaan. Die hartseerste daarvan is die feit dat onskuldige mense daaronder moet ly – veral vroue…
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Fireworks still cause hidden trauma for animals despite fewer emergency calls
CAPE TOWN – The Cape of Good Hope SPCA is cautioning the public that fewer emergency calls during this year’s New Year celebrations don’t mean animals were spared from fireworks-related…
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Former Cape Flats librarian now strengthens public library voice nationally
Cape Town’s Naziem Hardy appointed deputy chairperson of National Council for Library Services after 32-year career starting as library assistant.
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Somerset West resident (90) retires after 26-year legal career
Somerset West’s remarkable Marié Swart celebrated her 90th birthday and retirement after an extraordinary 26-year career at Miller Bosman Le Roux Attorneys, where she handled nearly R1 billion in commercial…
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Lee-Roy bereik derduisende mense met sy stories op Facebook
Sy stories van gewone mense se swaarkry en deursettingsvermoë het duisende mense na sy Facebookblad gelok.
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Police festive operations net multiple arrests across Western Cape
Western Cape police arrested six suspects during crime prevention operations, seizing unlicensed firearms, drugs, and a stolen vehicle.
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Assault case opened after alleged attack at Franschhoek holiday resort
A 19-year-old was allegedly assaulted at De Hollandsche Molen Resort in Franschhoek in what the family claims was a racially motivated attack.
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