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People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
WCED extends winter security to 453 schools
The Western Cape Education Department has expanded its holiday security support from 424 schools last winter to 453 high-risk schools for this year’s June-July holidays, allocating R11,99 million for the 2026/27 financial year.
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June 30, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Fynbos species return to Liesbeek
On a crisp Saturday morning, 20 June, 17 volunteers gathered along the lower Liesbeek River in Observatory for another chapter in the quietly remarkable story of the Fynbos Snake.
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June 30, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Lions return for Blisters
While thousands of Capetonians will lace up their walking shoes for this year’s Blisters for Bread fun walk, a dedicated group of volunteers will be hard at work behind the scenes ensuring the event runs smoothly.
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June 30, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
The call that never stops, but what happens when it does
On Sunday 21 June, while many people celebrated fathers, I found myself thinking not about grand gestures, but about a phone call at six in the morning.
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June 30, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Mayor joins Blisters call
With the annual Blisters for Bread less than two months away, organisers are appealing to Capetonians to sign up before the deadline on Sunday 2 August.
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June 23, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Kirstenbosch denies accusation
A ministerial inspection of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on Wednesday 10 June found that claims of widespread mismanagement are not completely accurate.
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June 23, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Cableway to shutdown for routine service
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) will temporarily suspend operations at the iconic Table Mountain for an annual maintenance period, from Monday 27 July to Sunday 9 August.
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June 23, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Fees Must Fall: Many were born-free. None felt it
On 16 June 1976 twelve-year-old Hector Pieterson was shot by apartheid police on the streets of Orlando West, Soweto.
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June 23, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Drug dealing suspect caught
A suspected drug dealer was arrested in Imizamo Yethu on Sunday 7 June following a targeted operation by City Law Enforcement officers.
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June 16, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Pain no barrier for top Scout
Claremont learner, Laura Owens (17), has earned one of South Africa’s top Scouting honours, doing so whilst battling a chronic pain condition since the age of 12.
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June 16, 2026
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Gold Awards for Cape Town Tourism
Cape Town Tourism (CTT) has achieved international recognition after scooping three Gold Awards at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa (ITFFA).
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June 16, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Hopefully this tournament can still be a source of hope and community
At last, four years later, the most beautiful game in the world returns to pit the best football players against each other and crown the best footballing nation who gets to lift that legendary golden trophy at this year’s FIFA World Cup.
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June 16, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Man runs Everest ‘race’
When Claremont resident Jeremy Jobling laced up his boots at Everest Base Camp, Friday 29 May, he carried more than a fundraising goal up that mountain.
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June 09, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Are we looking after our children properly?
The names Kelly-Amber Koopman (12), Zahnia Woodward (6 months), Uthmaan Taliep (2), Alnika Mitchell (14), Qadir Boer (4) and Machiano Geswind (4) and many others should never be forgotten.
2 min |
June 09, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Entries open for business competition
Learners from across Southern Africa are invited to enter the 10th birthday edition of the annual Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge (AGEC) — the region’s most celebrated business competition for young people.
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June 09, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Maintenance to affect supply of water locally
Residents in parts of Claremont, Wynberg and Kenilworth are being urged to prepare for planned water supply disruptions as the City of Cape Town undertakes maintenance work on its water infrastructure this week.
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June 02, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Choose school by 15 June
Thousands of Western Cape parents who applied for Grade R, 1 and 8 placements for next year have until Monday 15 June to confirm a school.
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June 02, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Abahambe or abahlale? Africa Day exposes us
On social media timelines and in street conversations, a phrase has become shorthand for South Africa’s current tension: “Abahambe? Abahlale?”
4 min |
June 02, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
War of words erupt over Kirstenbosch gardens
A long-time Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens volunteer said he was witnessing “neglect, decay and death” when he walked through the nursery.
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June 02, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Empathy matters in times of bloodshed
Often I find myself dreading to hear the devastating detail of family members recalling harrowing moments of their children, brothers, sisters or mothers who were either senselessly murdered, missing or were viciously injured in an attack or hijacking.
2 min |
May 26, 2026
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No need for polio panic
Detection of two different polio virus strains in wastewater samples in Cape Town has prompted a public health response, but the national Department of Health says there is no need for panic as no human cases have been identified.
1 min |
May 26, 2026
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Your voice does matter
FAMILY, FRIENDS AND A FEW SYMPATHETIC LECTURERS HELPED HER
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May 26, 2026
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Kangaroo care promoted
Hospitals across the Western Cape are promoting Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a simple but effective method that helps improve outcomes for premature and low birthweight babies.
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May 26, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
After the storm... is not merely a moment
We often speak about storms as if they end when the rain stops. The skies clear. Roads reopen. Schools resume.
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May 19, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Scores left without power supply
Back-to-back storms on Sunday 10 and Monday 11 May left 97 streets across Ward 59 without electricity for up to four days, as high winds snapped overhead cables and halted repair work across suburbs including Newlands, Rondebosch, Claremont and Kenilworth.
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May 19, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Red Cross marks 70th with burn prevention call
As Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital celebrates 70 years of caring for children, doctors are raising concerns over the persistently high number of severe childhood burn injuries treated annually, most of which are entirely preventable.
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May 19, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Study maps CT air pollution hotspots
A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study has found that more than 40% of Cape Town residents are exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution, raising concerns about environmental inequality and public health risks in the city.
2 min |
May 12, 2026
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Blisters for Bread registration now open
Hundreds of walkers are expected to lace up for this year's Blisters for Bread Charity Family Fun Walk in support of the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA), with proceeds helping to feed vulnerable learners across the Western Cape.
1 min |
May 12, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Classrooms are still filled with dreamers
A JOURNO'S VOICE
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May 12, 2026
People’s Post Claremont & Rondebosch
Blood supply runs short as cold months set in
BLOOD DONATION ONLY TAKES 30 MINUTES
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