NewsBank (Vukani)
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Rough sleeping fund-raiser to aid homeless
The public are being invited to sleep rough for a night as part of a fund-raising drive by U-turn, a non-profit organisation that helps the homeless.
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Police turn to prayer to fight crime
Harare police, together with the community police forum and community leaders, held a prayer meeting at the scene of a mass killing that claimed the lives of eight people.
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Mr Thela scoops Metro FM award
The sky is certainly the limit for music producer and Gqom DJ Simphiwe Sihawu, who performs under the name Mr Thela, as he scooped a Metro FM Music Award for his hit song Hello on Saturday April 27.
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Fear and grief grip Nyanga
Fear and grief grip Browns Farm, in Nyanga, following another mass killing in the area.
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Urban farmers urged to transform food system
A group of township farmers gathered at Ikhaya le Langa in Rubusana Street last week to listen to a presentation by social impact incubator, Oribi.
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Taking books to the streets
Twice a week, weather- permitting, you will find Yandisa Tsengiwe setting up a book stall at the busy intersection that separates Harare and Ilitha Park.
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‘Africa’s greatest gathering’ returns with a bang
This past weekend Cape Town hosted jazz fans from all over the world to witness the return of what has been dubbed “Africa’s Grandest Gathering”.
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Puppy saved from certain death
A puppy was saved from certain death on a dump site in Khayelitsha last week Thursday
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Iphupha lam receives donation of art supplies
There was a sense of gratitude when the City of Cape Town and provincial Department of Local Government donated art supplies to Iphupha Lam After School Programme in Harare on Thursday May 2.
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Amputee Banetsi rides again
After a horrific accident in February last year that nearly took his life, Banetsi Mphunga, of Khayelitsha, is back on a motorcycle saddle.
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Vasco win third division
Coach Andrew Pequeno has once again written his name in regional football history, this time with Vasco Da Gama in Parow.
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Vikings in need of funds
Montana Vikings Basketball Club are on a mission to send a team of 40 boys and girls, along with management and coaches, to take part in the Soweto Basketball Uprising festival and tournament in June.
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Doccie challenges views on disability
A new documentary is shining a light on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities who are employed at a protective workshop in Fish Hoek.
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Festival takes Shakespeare to new audiences
Young actors from 42 schools and drama groups will perform abridged 30-to-40-minute versions of Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other Shakespearean plays over three weeks in District Six.
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A day of fun for children
Children romped on jumping castles, played with skipping ropes and hula hoops and had their faces painted during a fun day at a school in Harare on Freedom Day, Saturday April 27.
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Society for the Blind marks 95th anniversary
The Cape Town Society for the Blind has marked 95 years of helping the blind and visually impaired find independence and support in a sighted world.
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Africa title the first of many for Khayelitsha’s Mgabi
Lwando Mgabi’s victory at the Jackie Brice-hosted event in Ottery last weekend marked a significant milestone in his rapidly growing boxing career.
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Nyanga ref in Bangkok to officiate world titles
Renowned boxing referee, Sipho Ndongeni, from Nyanga, found himself at the threshold of a remarkable moment in his career as he touched down safely in the vibrant streets of Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday April 23.
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Project brings solar street lights to Site B
Residents of two informal settlements in Site B, Khayelitsha, are enjoying the benefits of newly installed solar street lights in the area.
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City offers R100 000 reward after guards shot dead in Phola Park
The City is offering a R100 000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of those responsible for the killing of two security contractors in Philippi’s Phola Park on Tuesday.
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Raising autism awareness at Noluthando School for the Deaf
Noluthando School for the Deaf in Khayelitsha marked World Autism Awareness Day with an event on Friday April 5.
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Pupils get guidance at career expo
Education is important and every locked door is opened by it − this is what Sizimilele High School teacher, Nolusindiso Mgca, told pupils at a career expo at Kuyasa library on Friday April 19.
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Khayelitsha winger has opportunity to play in Sweden
An ambitious Khayelitsha boy has dreams of playing football at the highest level.
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Siviwe School of Skills gets much-needed boost
Siviwe School of Skills in Gugulethu received learner support material from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa last Wednesday, April 17.
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It’s game on at Langa arcade
There was excitement in the air when a gaming event dubbed EA sports FC 24 was hosted at Brickhado’s Arcade in Langa.
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Eight people shot dead in Harare
There was a sombre mood in Harare yesterday, April 17, after eight people, including two women, were shot dead in two related incidents in Botyi Street and Ncumo Road in the early hours of the morning.
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Call for principal to step down
Parents and community leaders picketed outside Mzamomtsha Primary School in Driftsands on Wednesday April 10, accusing the principal, Ndileka Kama, of maladministration.
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Veteran Nyanga actor Chris April laid to rest
The community of Mau-Mau in Nyanga has vowed to work with law enforcement to intensify action against the scourge of violent crime in the area.
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Mother arrested after fire kills children locked in shack
A 31-year-old Khayelitsha mother whose two children, aged 5 and 10, died in a fire after she left them alone, locked in a shack, while she went out with friends is facing charges of child neglect.
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Stiff jabs and hard liver knee kicks are some of the tools t
Stiff jabs and hard liver knee kicks are some of the tools that 19-year-old mixed martial artist, Brian Ncube, from Milnerton, packs in his fighting arsenal.