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Fun ‘jailbreak’ event raises the bar and raise much needed funds
Get your purse and please bail me out! Calls went far and wide to garner support for the Association for the Sensory Disabled’s annual Jailbreak event.
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McGregor bridge open to all vehicles
McGregor residents and business owners are relieved that the bridge has been reopened and wide detours no longer need to be used to get to town.
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Driving licences to last decade under new Cabinet approval
Cabinet approves 10-year driving licence validity for light vehicles, but legislative changes needed before motorists can benefit from extension.
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Final push for voter registration this weekend
Western Cape’s final voter registration weekend opens Saturday as IEC prepares for 2026 local elections with 1 623 stations across province.
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Kaaps Dictionary provides access ‘tôt vannie outsti tali in Syt Afrieka’
For the first time in history the so-called slave lingua franca is codified in a dictionary, which serves as a historic reference resource that describes the development of Kaaps words.
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Boy (14) accused of rape, murder of six-year-old Desney Struis
The suspect (14) accused of the rape and murder of Desney Struis (6) from Visgat near Ceres will be back in court on 13 August.
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Een van tweeling dood nadat vriend hom met ‘n mes steek
Die vermeende aanvaller het homself na die mesdood van Rumarc Damons aan die Worcester-polisie oorgegee.
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Werksgeleenthede hou buitelanders in Suid-Afrika, ten spyte van geweld
Duisende immigrante het verkies om terug te keer na hul tuislande na landswye betogings. Die repatriasiesentrum in Robertson is gesluit nadat ‘n tydelike sentrum in Musina geskep is.
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Meagre learner’s licence test pass rate in WC ‘concerning’
Only 17% of applicants were able to obtain their learner’s licences on the new computerised system during the 2025-’26 financial year.
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More now have access to education, says education department
Several programmes, such as the Rapid School Build programme, has improved access to quality education, but challenges remain.
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