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Orphan solutions
"FAMILIES are the solution, not children's homes," Isithembiso Babies Home administrator Carmen Faragher says.
Local dance crews step it up
THREE hip-hop crews from a Walmer dance studio had all the right moves when they were awarded Eastern Province colours last month at the provincial trials.
Aikido club packs a punch
THE Port Elizabeth Aikido Club may be small in size but it is big in stature – its members have progressed from junior ranks and become masters of aikido.
Help police fight crime
POSTING about crime and suspicious activities on social networks instead of reporting these incidents to authorities has become a concern for police and crime prevention forums.
Western suburbs beauty now headed for Miss SA
THE first Face of Walmer Park Shopping Centre competition winner – Luzaan Preston, 21 – who started modelling six years ago and hails from the western suburbs, could be the next Miss SA.
Callies take on Kwadwesi
CALLIES will be hoping to make amends on Friday evening when they host Kwadwesi All Stars in the League Cup in Londt Park.
Charity shop starts drive
ONE man's trash is another man's treasure, so Cheshire Homes has opened a charity shop in Bloomingdales Shopping Centre to sell odds and ends in order to raise funds for the Cleary Estate Cheshire Homes.
Senior club gives woman wheelchair
SARAH Booysen, a member of Seringa Association for the aged, received a new wheelchair on behalf of her daughter, Samantha, from interim chairman Neville Adriaan on June 13.
Boost for Schauderville housing
AFTER six years of deadlocked arguments, budget cuts and planning, Schauderville residents in Nelson Mandela Bay will finally receive 114 new houses between Gumpert and Goddard Roads.
Glenville hosts knockout tourney
YOUNG football enthusiasts from 16 football clubs in the Eastern Cape region will be keen to shine ahead of the eagerly awaited Engen Knockout Challenge 2013.
Women helping others
THE Islamic Women's Association operates with the aim of allowing Muslim women to network with one another in educational seminars and workshops which uphold Islamic values.
Group kicks into high gear
TWENTY of Nelson Mandela Bay's most promising karate enthusiasts will aim to bring home gold when they go to the International Karate-do Goju-kai World Championships.
Ingqel'iyakuba libali
BAYA kuyiva ngembali eyalo unyaka ingqele abantwana besikolo samabang'aphantsi iNxanelwimfundo eMotherwell, oku kulandela ukuthwa jizwe kwabo ngeejezi liqela labandla umhlala-phantsi i Age in Action.
UK teachers give local school a boost
MBONISELO Primary School teachers and pupils recently bid farewell to the student teachers from Sheffield Hallam University, in the UK.
Yimincili yodwa e-Mboniselo
ISIKOLO samabanga aphantsi i-Mboniselo sisazigobh'amacala emva kokuphumelela ii-computers kukhuphiswano lwembaleki ebe ilungenele lo-Mhlobo Wenene olubizwa 10 km kunye ne-5km Classic Fun Run.
I-Mbopha ijonge phambili
ISIKOLO samabanga aphezulu i-Douglas Mbopa e NU2 sisecicini lobuntshatsheli betumente yebhol'ekhatywayo kazwe-lonke exhaswa ngabakwaMacDonalds, ukuba nje singaphumelela phakathi kwezikolo ezimbalwa eBhayi nakwiphondo.
Khaya Kondile off to London
SHE started playing rugby when she noticed a friend lost weight after playing the sport.
Pupils play like champs
A TOTAL of 10 Motherwell-based primary schools battled it out at the finals of the 2013 Spur Masidlale Soccer League in NU2 stadium.
NPO lends a hand
A VOLUNTEER movement is making a difference in the Bay by giving non-profit and charity organisations practical assistance.
Feeding the hungry daily
"MOST people are unemployed and they don't get grants – they need help," said community leader Julia Mbambo from her soup kitchen in Walmer Township.
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