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School health nurses from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness are visiting public primary schools across the province to offer free HPV vaccinations to Grade 5 girls aged nine years and older.
BOLANDER

Protecting the future: Free HPV Vaccines for Grade 5 girls in Western Cape

School health nurses are on a mission to protect Grade 5 girls across the Western Cape with free HPV vaccinations, running from February 2 to March 27. This vital campaign aims…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
READ TO RISE

The truth, two ‘tieties’ and thrilling SA stories at upcoming Cape Flats Book Fest

Strand homecooks Najma Abrahams and Azba Fanie, will be showcasing their cookbook Tietie & Nana se Huiskos at the Cape Flats Book Festival on Sunday February 2. Cape Flats Book…

  • Alicia English
1 min read
By Thursday morning the Sea Point Pavilion pools had reached maximum capacity and had to be closed with scores of people still queuing to get inside.
STRAND

Pools, beaches and picnic sites closed as crowds head out on Boxing Day

As temperatures soared across the city today, access to public pools and beaches had to be cut off with queues of people still waiting to get inside. With the mercury rising to…

  • Chantel Erfort
  • OWN Correspondent
3 min read
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Keep children safe with Identikidz this festive season

The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme has seen more than 14 000 children tagged since its launch earlier this month. The City’s mayoral committee member for community…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
Twenty-eight community activists and leaders from across Cape Town and Knysna have graduated from the Development Action Group’s “active citizens” training course. “The active citizens training course is customised to equip communities with a set of tools that will assist them in their advocacy and will better enable them to lobby different stakeholders, particularly government, to respond to housing and human settlements needs,” said DAG programme coordinator Akhona Siswana.
MITCHELLS PLAIN

Active citizens

  • Alicia English
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Church group conducts clean ups for Mandela Day

This past weekend, volunteers from the Shincheonji church in partnership with Streetscapes and councillors took to Darling Street and other areas in Cape Town to conduct…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
1 min read