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Help Tygerberg Hospital to locate families of patients
Tygerberg Hospital urges the public to help locate the families of two patients, Emanuel Voster from Bishop Lavis and Victoria Mathys from Elsies River.
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Jakes Gerwel Road fully reopens after extensive rehabilitation
Full access to all lanes on Jakes Gerwel Drive has been restored after extensive rehabilitation work, improving traffic flow in Cape Town.
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WC teacher honoured for groundbreaking research into pandemic learning losses
Llewellyn van der Ross, a passionate educator, recently won awards for his master’s research on reading comprehension losses during COVID-19.
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Mpox cases rise to 22 as health authorities confirm new infections
The Department of Health has confirmed four additional mpox cases, raising the national total from 18 to 22 as of 22 September 2026.
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Powerful doccie on SA coastline oil threat wins big abroad
The film unpacks preliminary findings from a Wildtrust-led project examining the environmental, social and economic risks of offshore oil and gas exploration.
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine intellectual property to be opened up
Western Cape Agriculture Minister Dr Ivan Meyer has welcomed a proposal to allow private companies to manufacture SA’s Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine.
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Western Cape expands rural safety measures amid farm attack concerns
Police doing best to combat farm attacks amid limited resources available to rural stations and other constraints.
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Oil prices drop as Trump reports ‘very good talks’ between the US and Iran
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for “very good” talks at the United Nations.
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New Cape Town Beach Alerts puts coastal water quality at your fingertips
New City platform helps Cape Town beachgoers check water quality, weather, lifeguards and coastal alerts before visiting
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Worlds Apart: Heritage Day Exhibition Connects Delft and Stellenbosch
The Nex campus in Delft and the Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch are 20,5km apart yet worlds apart. A Heritage Day pop-up exhibition bridges the divide.
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