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Pristine beaches no more
Len Walker, Somerset WestWhat has happened to our beautiful Strand beach?
A vast section of the white sandy beach stretching from the Hibernian Towers...
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Plight of lions
* Holding a banner aloft, Kenesias Dambakirima of Strand, was among protestors who participated the Global March for Lions recently.On Saturday April 3,...
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Ostrich steak salad with Vietnamese dressing
We’ve been eating a good deal of ostrich meat lately, mostly tenderloin, so when we needed a meal in a hurry the other day...
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New toy library opens
Temperance Town Primary School formally opened the toy library addition to its library for preschool toddlers and their mothers, on Friday April 8. This...
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Memories of beloved brother
Heidi Marais, Somerset WestBrian Hoy, my brother, was tragically killed in an army accident on the Northern border of Namibia, on August 20, 1988,...
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Matie’s Mariske is SA cross country champ
Matie cyclist Mariske Strauss, 24, overcame injuries and a bad tumble just the week before being crowned African cross-country champion, at the 2016 African...
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Markgoed: ’* wintergedagte
Daar gaan leerhandsakke, ontwerpersklere, handgemaake tappiserie skoene, babaklere en dekor, juwele, kaartjies, linne, ’* deli en nog vele meer wees. Daar is ’*...
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Een rede vir ’* vreemde attraksie
Die onlangse Woordfees het nogal ’* groot indruk op my gemaak, maar nie net oor die atmosfeer, die boeke en die bekendstellings...
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Drumming circle
* Baka, left, is holding a drumming circle at the Somerset West hall library, on Friday April 15, at 7pm. Baka has been...
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Try being considerate
Johan van Zyl, Gordon’s BayConsiderate (adjective): 1. Showing kindly awareness or regard for another’s feelings, circumstances, etc.
2. Carefully considered; deliberate.
3. Marked by...