“’n Week van ‘n verbysterende vermaak,” dit is hoe Lizz Meiring die TBF teater-ekstravaganza wat van 29 Mei tot 2 Junie in die Aula Teater in die Jakarandastad plaasvind, beskryf.

Die Teater Bystandfonds (TBF) is ‘n geregistreerde nie-winsgewende organisasie vir behoeftiges in die kunste. Met hierdie poging span die room van professionele Suid-Afrikaanse teaterlegendes [...]

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Engen South Africa, on 10 May, officially launched the latest addition to its 1-Stop franchise enterprise on the outskirts of Doornpoort.

The Platinum 1-Stop East and the Platinum 1-Stop West are situated just west of the Doornpoort tollgate on the so-called “platinum highway” (N4).

“The opening of Platinum 1-Stop is a beacon of transformation within [...]

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Doornpoort Primary School’s choir made their “voices heard” on Friday 10 May with a heart-warming performance during the official launch of the Engen Platinum 1-Stop East and West on the outskirts of the suburb adjacent to the N4. The school opened in 2011 with about 60 learners. The school now has approximately [...]

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Machelene Joubert

“I believe that people should not judge a book by its cover and that you can have both beauty and brains.” These are two of Karien Henrico’s life philosophies. Karien, a resident of Montana, has recently been chosen as a semi-finalist in this year’s Mrs South Africa (SA) pageant.

Karien is an excellent [...]

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Kobus Brink, ‘n gr. 9-leerder aan Hoërskool Montana, is ‘n lid van die Protea boogskietspan wat pas teruggekeer het van die Wêreld Binnenshuise Boogskietkampioenskappe wat in Yankton, South Dakota in die VSA plaasgevind het. Kobus het die o.17 Kragboog Freestyle-afdeling gewen met ‘n perfekte voltelling van 900 uit 900. Dit is ‘n nuwe [...]

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Help out by eating out

On 14 May 2013 By

Machelene Joubert

By adding R5 to your restaurant bill, you can brighten up the future of orphaned and vulnerable children. This is the concept behind StreetSmart South Africa, a new initiative in Pretoria.

“If you want to help street children, don’t give them money – this will only keep them on the street,” Margi Biggs, [...]

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A rumour is doing the rounds that Collect-a-Can buys the pull rings of cans in aid of purchasing wheel chairs and dogs for the blind. Collect-a-Can is warning the public that this is not true.

“Collect-a-Can has received numerous queries and visits by the public to its Pretoria branch with the aluminium pull ring [...]

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Die Boom Huis in Pretoria North was the venue for a special charity auction that took place on behalf of Cinderella, an initiative that supplies evening, matric farewell and other dresses for special occasions to young women who can’t afford to buy or hire dresses themselves. In an attempt to raise funds for the organisation [...]

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In association with Eastern Times incorporating Northern Times, Sandwich Baron will be giving away a standard footlong of your choice to five lucky readers!

All you have to do is:

Send us an SMS* to 071 610 1177, or an email to info1@easterntimes.co.za, before Friday 10 May as follows:

-. Start your SMS or email with [...]

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