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Monday, 15 June 2026
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Western Cape School Deadline Puts 64,000 Learner Places in Balance
Western Cape: Parents and guardians must confirm Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 school placements today as the Western Cape Education Department prepares to release more than 64,000 places currently held by learners who received offers from…
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Table Mountain Calls on South Africa to Back Global Tourism Award Bid
Cape Town: Table Mountain is calling on South Africans to support its bid to reclaim the title of Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction as public voting opens in the World Travel Awards. Table Mountain has again been nominated for…
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Did You Know? Five Historic Dams Sit on Top of Table Mountain
Cape Town: Thousands of visitors look across the city from Table Mountain every year without realising that five historic reservoirs lie behind the summit, built more than a century ago to help supply a rapidly growing Cape Town…
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Table View House Robberies Intensify Calls for More Police Patrols
Table View: Calls for stronger night patrols and greater police visibility are growing across Table View and Parklands after violent house robberies, assaults and a murder heightened fears about safety in the rapidly expanding communities. Capetonians living in…
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New Claremont MyCiTi Station Set to Transform Cape Town Public Transport
Claremont: Construction of Cape Town’s new MyCiTi station has reached a major milestone, with all 583 concrete foundation piles installed as the City builds what is expected to become one of the metropole’s most connected public transport hubs.…
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Stormers Supply 16 Players to Springbok Training Squad
Cape Town: Sixteen Stormers players have been included in the Springbok training group as national coach Rassie Erasmus prepares separate teams for Saturday’s Springbok and SA A double-header in Gqeberha. The Stormers will provide one of the largest…
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Cape Town School Snack Scares Trigger Wider Food Safety Concerns
Cape Town: Police and education authorities are examining a series of school snack scares after tablets were allegedly found in chip packets in Tafelsig and Wesbank, while five Grade 6 learners in Crossroads were taken to hospital following…
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Barnyard Tyger Valley Opens Simply the Best Tribute Show This Weekend
Bellville: Barnyard Tyger Valley will open its new live tribute production, Simply the Best, this weekend, bringing the music of Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Cher and Queen to its Cape Town stage. Barnyard Tyger Valley will…
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Western Cape Expands Free Travel Support for Jobseekers in Phase 3
Gugulethu: The Western Cape Government has launched the third phase of its Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme, expanding free public transport support for unemployed people who cannot afford to travel to interviews, training opportunities and possible workplaces. The Western…
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Western Cape High Court Bans Strand Father From School After Intimidation
Strand: The Western Cape High Court has permanently barred the father of a five-year-old learner from coming within 100 metres of Hendrik Louw Primary School after finding that his dealings with school staff developed into a sustained campaign…
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