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Parkside school gets boost from music show

PARKSIDE Primary was delighted with the substantial donation of funds raised by IT consulting company EOH through the performance of Cape Town band Joedhouse at the Guild Theatre last week. Not only were the paying public entertained at…

Big BCM clean-up Workers’ project helps unemployed

HUNDREDS of previously unemployed workers have been tasked with the job of cleaning up the city since October, thanks to BCM’s Community Workers Project. In October, 50 ward councillors across the city identified 10 unemployed people…

Aqua Vista principal retires Schmidlin signs off after 23 years of service, dedication

AQUA Vista Primary School principal Victor Schmidlin is retiring and closing this chapter of his life on a high note after 23 years in the post. He joined the school in 1994 with only 108 pupils enrolled, and began the school’s road to…

BIG ACHIEVEMENT: Richard Gordon, right, presents the Selborne College Dux award to Michael Koning at the school’s prize-giving held at City Life Church recently. In the background is vice-principal Max Norman.

Schools on the GO! in December

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Kent preaches gospel of love to fans

CHRISTIAN rapper Lux Kent addresses the issue of how to love those who share different beliefs in his much-anticipated compilation – the Resilient EP – launching this Friday. Inspired by questions he posed himself in a moment of epiphany…

Dumpsite now play area for kids

Community to benefit, thanks to day care owner’s efforts SARAH KINGON A FILTHY, illegal dumpsite in Woodstock Road, Parkside, has been transformed into a mini- astro turf benefitting the young children of the area. After many phone calls…

Teddies bring smiles to CHOC

TWO hard-working knitters have brought smiles to the faces of 100 children with cancer over the festive season, thanks to their donation of hand-knitted teddies. Over two months, Diane Naude and her mother Shirley Wood, 83, knitted 100…

Tree of Joy lights up lives of needy folk

SHOWING love to those without close family at Christmas time is what the Tree of Joy at Vincent Park is all about. Rotary Clubs from across the city have gathered together Christmas gift requests from orphanages, places of safety,…

Haven of hope, love

Safe house helps abused women take back control “TAKE a stand and put an end to the cycle of abuse,” is the message from CMR (Christelike Maatskaplike Raad) during this 16 days of activism. They offer a safe house for female survivors of…

Complex reality of Nahoon story

NAHOON has become a magical word for generations of beachgoers, surfers, business owners and holiday makers but few are privy to the history of injustice and adversity that underlies the beautiful beach area. In Glenn Hollands’ book…

Upbeat Nondumiso rolls out new bakery

COMPASSIONATE community pillar Nondumiso Mpitimpiti achieved her dream of opening her own bakery in Amalinda Forest last Friday. With the help of Clover and Siyabonga Africa, Mpitimpiti and nine other community members, underwent a…

Help light up elderly’s lives

BRINGING bright Christmas cheer for the sixth consecutive year, Dianne Grassi will be lighting up her Beacon Bay home with all things festive from Friday until the end of December in an effort to bring joy to the elderly. Her home at 3…

Grandads to cycle for children’s burns unit

THE Grandad’s Army are saddling up again to cycle 1160km from East London to Stellenbosch, in an effort to raise funds to help improve the care of paediatric burn victims at the Frere Hospital Burns Unit. After raising R240000 to buy…

SA band in Guild gig to help pupils

EOH bringing Joedhouse to EL as fundraiser AFTER reading about the predicament of Parkside Primary in the GO! & Express, IT consulting company EOH is stepping in to make a difference by bringing well-known Cape Town band Joedhouse to the…

WORDLY ACCLAIM: Congratulations to Clarendon Prep School pupils Sisipho Silwana (Grade 2) and Ogi Mbude (Grade 3) who had their artwork selected for the 47th World Children’s Art Exhibition in Taiwan. Their art was selected as part of 50 entries from South Africa.

Schools on the GO! in November

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