Author: Andre de Villiers

Rugby World Cup 2021 aims to break the record for attendance at a women’s Rugby World Cup tournament, which is expected to be boosted by some mouth-watering matches, including hosts and reigning champions New Zealand against Australia at Eden Park on the opening day on 18 September, capping an exciting triple bill of matches at the iconic stadium.

Source: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2021/matches

Halfway through the City’s financial year, some still have hefty portions of their R1million ward budgets unspent.

Ward 62 councillor Liz Brunette says she worked through recess and spent the past weekend informing the community about a burst water pipe in the Alphen greenbelt and responding to emails from residents.

Her ward projects include the upgrade of roads, a literacy programme, improvements to parks, CCTV cameras, maintenance on the Constantia greenbelts, a holiday programme for children living at Gabriel Estate in Plumstead and a law enforcement officer for Wynberg.

Wynberg Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP) projects up for completion this financial year include a bullnose on the corner of Egham Road and Lower Church Street to funnel vehicles into Egham and Wetton roads; and setting up food trucks on outside Maynardville Park.

Ms Brunette said the Wynberg Improvement District’s installation of CCTV cameras had led to arrests.

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Growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs can be one of the most rewarding tasks. While it may seem like a challenge, anyone can become a gardener with some forward planning and TLC.

What you can grow is highly dependent on the time of year, the type of soil you have, and the space in your garden.

Planning a garden in the Cape can be tricky because of our weather patterns and soil quality. Here are a few veggies that grow well in the summer months to get your garden started.

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Curated local news: Source
https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/fruits-and-veggies-to-plant-in-your-garden-this-summer/

Chas Everitt’s Cape Town South franchise has launched a marketing campaign for Spring 2020, called #HelloLocal – Back to Business as a response to the negative impact that Covid-19 has had on local businesses.

 #HelloLocal is an innovative promotion to assist local business at this challenging time. We have reimagined a local business directory :
see www.HelloLocal.co.za or the link in the navigation bar for this site.

#HelloLocal provides your business or organisation with;
A Google optimised directory listing, with a direct messaging to you from those interested in your product /service.
It also includes a ‘QR code’ to promote your listing, as well as mapping of your business location, a Coupon/Voucher facility, a Reviews feature and more.

This #HelloLocal promotion also includes the marketing at a local level of all listings on local area social media.  

Follow these easy steps;

1) Go to JOIN on www.HelloLocal.co.za
2) Select the Sponsored Plan account.
3) Create your account (adding your contact info, logo etc).
5) We will activate the Premium Plan benefits to your account *

(* you do need to let John Gentz or Franlize Fourie know as they are sponsoring this upgrade and need to authorise it)

You can do so easily by clicking here to send them a message!