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‘Storytelling a strong boost for literacy’
The annual Khazimla Storytelling Festival held at the VW People’s Pavilion in Kariega last week, was a showcase of the importance of literacy development through storytelling.
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Milk Producer Organisation to host inaugural Melkfees
The Milk Producer Organisation plans to host its first Melkfees in collaboration with Humansdorp The Co-op who is their biggest sponsor, on September 23 and 24 at the Ferry Hotel in Gamtoos, where visitors can look forward to a vast…
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A collection of note (and of hope)
When you enter Anita Volschenk’s house in Despatch, you can expect to be surrounded by elephants. A giant assortment of them. But even more interesting than her vast collection of elephant memorabilia, is the story from which this collection was…
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Kariega woman to officiate at Singapore Grand Prix
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be officiating at an international grand prix event. Receiving the news was a surreal feeling. I needed to see the tickets for it to be real in my mind.”.
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Ethan is die beste speller in Oos-Kaap
Ethan Bothma, ‘n graad 8 leerder aan die Brandwag Hoërskool het aan die provinsiale ronde van die Sanlam WOW Spelfees deelgeneem en ‘n eerste plek behaal. Hy gaan nou aan die nasionale ronde deelneem.
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Help vul Buddy Bear Kerskouse met lekkers
Oor drie maande en ‘n paar dae is dit Kerstyd en die Buddy Bear liefdadigheidsorganisasie op Despatch is reeds kliphard besig om 1 000 Kerskouse te brei wat gevul moet word met lekkers om dit op 24 Desember aan kinders…
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Dié skrywer-dominee glo in engele
Het ‘n engel al oor jou pad gekom? Daardie oënskynlike gewone mens, maar daar is iets anders aan dié mens. Iets onbeskryfliks. Iets wat by jou bly en rusplek in jou siel kry.
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Hoërskool Despatch gholfdag wéér ’n groot sukses
Die Hoërskool Despatch se 27ste jaarlikse gholfdag is in goeie gees Saterdag op die Uitenhage Gholfklub se baan aangebied.
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Chemie-werkwinkel bied onderwysers nuwe ywer
‘Om Chemiese Wetenskap as ‘n vak aan te bied is soms moeilik, maar met dié werkwinkel het ek vandag geleer hoe om dit maklik te maak.’
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Pedestrian fatally injured in Durban Street
Police are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed, or who is able to assist with information about an accident in Durban Street, Kariega, where a pedestrian was fatally injured, at about 18:00 on Friday, 26 August.










