District Mail and Helderberg Gazette
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The City of Cape Town has announced a planned electricity-supply interruption in Gordon’s Bay on Wednesday, 16 July from 07:40 to 17:00 for essential Eskom infrastructure maintenance, affecting only specific mapped areas and requiring residents to treat all electrical installations as live and switch off appliances as a precaution against power surges.
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Vier bekende Afrikaanse musikante – Neil Sandilands, Schalk Joubert, Gian Groen en Abel Kraamsaal – vier hul 50ste lewensjaar en Afrikaans se 100-jarige bestaan met die musiekproduksie “Die Vyftigers” op Sondag 13 Julie om 15:00 by The Drama Factory in Strand.
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Die koerant se weeklikse dagboek bied ‘n omvattende oorsig van alle gemeenskapsgebeure en geleenthede in die Helderberg-kom. Wil jy jou organisasie se gebeurtenis gratis in ons dagboek laat verskyn? Stuur die volledige besonderhede per e-pos na jamey.thomas@novusmedia.co.za voor Vrydag 12:00.
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The RDM Macassar Community Centre celebrated 130 residents graduating with basic computer skills — double last year’s 65 graduates — with Department of Labour representatives attending to promote job-seeker programmes and invite graduates to Monday’s Job Seekers’ Expo.
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English translation: Tyra Ross and Anya Rosenstrauch from Parel Vallei High School in Somerset West secured second place in the Senior Afrikaans First Additional Language category at the inaugural Nou Praat Jy! national speech competition.
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Drie Hoërskool Strand-leerders het uitsonderlike prestasies behaal: Liam Strydom het as enigste van 75 deelnemers sy karate swart gordel verwerf, Inge Vermeulen is gekies vir die Westelike Provinsie-fietsspan na konsekwente tweede plekke in 80km padfietsrenne, en Michael Ruzvidzo het na die halfinales van die Proscenium-dramakompetisie deurgedring en rolle in verskeie produksies insluitend die 2025-Woordfees bekom.
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Charlton Houston, ‘n soldaat van 09 SAI BN wat sedert vroeg 2024 in die Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo ontplooi was, het Maandagoggend 23 Junie veilig by sy familie in Strand aangekom, met ‘n dankseggingsbiduur wat Sondag by sy tuiste in Gustrouw gehou is.
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Gordon’s Bay drop-off site will undergo repairs from 18-22 August as part of City of Cape Town maintenance on six waste facilities, but will remain open with possible delays during the work period.
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On Saturday 21 June, The Honeybush Collective Primary School in Somerset West hosted its first Bonfire & Midwinter Festival, bringing warmth and light to the longest night of the year.
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The multi-million rand upgrade of the Sir Lowry’s Pass River, a vital project spanning Gordon’s Bay and Strand, has reached its halfway point, signaling significant progress in enhancing the region’s flood mitigation and climate change resilience.
