FCP founder joins final pack

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The Friends of Child Protection (FCP) marked an emotional milestone last Thursday as they held their final packing session of the year at the Presbyterian Church ...

Blue Flag still dogged by questions

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Eight City beaches have been given Blue Flag status for meeting water quality targets, among other criteria, but the rating is questioned by some who say it hides ...

Paws on the prom a success

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Hundreds of dogs and their owners descended upon the Sea Point promenade to support the a dog-walk fund-raiser for the Mdzananda animal clinic in Khayelitsha. “We ...

Expect Dalmatians in tutus on promenade

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Mdzananda Animal Clinic’s Paws on the Promenade event takes place on Sunday March 17, from 9am. This is the first event since 2020 and it will begin at the Mouille ...

Colour and self-expression in PromArt

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The Kunye Art Foundation put together the penultimate PromArt exhibition at the Sea Point promenade last Saturday, inviting local, upcoming artists to exhibit their ...

Prom night for ‘Dreamers’

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Reach for a Dream hosted a prom night at the Peninsula Hotel last Thursday for youngsters who missed their matric dance owing to life-threatening illnesses. Heidi ...

Runner loops Lion’s Head 21 times

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Stefan Van Neel is focussed as he takes on a 24 hour run around the Lion’s Head mountain. In an effort to raise awareness about mental health, Stefan Van Neel ran ...

FCP prepare 1 300 comfort packs for victims of sexual abuse

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The Friends of Child Protection (FCP) got together at the Presbyterian Church in Gardens last Thursday, July 20, to put together 1 300 comfort packs for children ...

Entrepreneur nominated for innovation award

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By Shahied JosephA Camps Bay property manager is one of 12 finalists in the SA Property Investors Network (SAPIN) Investor of the Year Awards to be held at the Melrose ...

Plattekloof student wins citizen journalist award

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Terri-Ann Brouwers, a Pearson Institute journalism student from Plattekloof, has taken home three Sinelizwi Citizen Journalist of the Year awards. The event was ...

Parow pupils get lesson on road safety

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City traffic officers visited Parow East Primary on Wednesday morning to speak to the children about road safety. The pupils learnt about which side of the vehicle ...

IEC veteran Reverend Courtney Sampson retires

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Reverend Courtney Sampson, 65, has retired from the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) after two decades at the fore as the provincial electoral ...

Goodwood market offers thrifty shopping

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The Goodwood Fashion and Thrift Market started as a group of people coming together to sell unwanted clothes. Now it’s a full market, selling books, spices, socks, ...

Sinenjongo High wins app challenge

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Sinenjongo High School won the goIT Challenge, an app-building contest, held at Goodwood College on Wednesday. Pupils from six high schools had to come up with app ...

Luie V chasing superstar dreams

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It may sound like a cliché that Belhar vocalist and lyricist Luie V is chasing a dream to become a superstar, but that – Superstar - is the name of his debut track ...

Tamara makes a fresh start at Goodwood bakery

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For two years, Tamara Heskwa lived on the streets of Cape Town, Joburg and Durban. Together with a friend she met at a shelter, they traversed the country’s roads ...

Neighbours fume over rats and squalor at City house

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An abandoned Goodwood house, owned by the City, has become a blight on the community, say neighbours. The property, 10 Spencer Street, is attracting vagrants, illegal ...

Muslims observe Ramadaan halfway mark

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Ramadaan, the holy month of Islam, has reached the halfway mark and Muslim residents of Parow came together on Wednesday night to host a mass breaking of their fast, ...

Parow volunteers feeding the needy

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A small group of Muslim residents from Parow West is feeding the needy as an act of charity during Ramadaan. Shihaam Arend, Yaseen Valley and Labeeqah Van der Schyff ...

Elim night shelter ready for winter

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As winter approaches, many homeless people have to endure cold, wet weather, but shelters are getting ready to welcome them to a place safe from the storms, and ...

Visible patrols deter crime

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During the last year, there have been only three incidents of crime in the Glenwood area. On separate occasions, a portable gas-braai was stolen, a vehicle was stripped ...

’We don’t want to let our patients down’

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Shameemah Claassen often runs a gangland gauntlet to get to her patients. She is one of the 63 community health-care workers from Parow-based Touch Community Services, ...