Many reasons to invest in expanding Mitchell’s Plain

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An expanding Mitchell's Plain presents many investment opportunities for business to stimulate the economy and empower residents.

'Plain is a booming business hub

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The area's many business and shopping offerings make Mitchell's Plain a self-contained town in many aspects.

Mitchell’s Plain – from rural farmland to shopping mecca

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The Mitchell's Plain community ...

Aunty Beaty marks 80th birthday

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A special birthday for veteran Mitchell's Pain community worker

The history of Mitchell’s Plain – A Timeline

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In 1974, on a large tract of land, approximately 3 000 hectares, which was then just a wilderness of shrub-covered sand dunes, the new town of Mitchell's Plain began. ...

On the cusp of its 50th anniversary – monumental moment for Mitchell’s Plain

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In April 1976, Mitchell's Plain will mark its jubilee anniversary – celebrating 50 years since its establishment. The Plainsman looks back at how the community has ...

Heavy downpours cause flooding in Rocklands

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Houses in Turquoise and Marble streets in Rocklands had knee-deep water coming up to entry gates. Heavy downpours brought about by stormy weather in the city and ...

Reigniting the spirit of the UDF 40 years on

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As part of the 40-year anniversary commemoration of the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Mitchell’s Plain on August 20 1983, several events are being ...

Book review: The Bitter Olive

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The Bitter OliveRonald SamuelsSsali Publishing HouseReview: Simonéh De BruinSuccessful businessman Ronald Samuels’ memoir, The Bitter Olive, is an unpretentious ...

Book review: Black Consciousness - A Love Story

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Black ConsciousnessA Love StoryHlumelo BikoJonathan Ball PublishersReview: Simonéh De BruinThis March, as we mark Human Rights Month, it is perhaps fitting that ...

Book review: The Heart is the Size of a Fist

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The Heart is the Size of a FistPP FourieKwela BooksReview: Simonéh de BruinThe subject matter PP Fourie tackles in his debut novel, The Heart is the Size of a Fist, ...

Book review: It’s Not a Big Thing in Life

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It’s Not a Big Thing in LifeArnie WitkinAngel Glow PressReview: Simonéh De BruinMany years ago, a colleague gave me a pocket-sized copy of Don’t Sweat the Small ...

Read of the Week

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Clearing the DarkHania AllenLittle BrownReview: Simoné* De BruinSet in Dundee in Scotland, this crime novel features Polish detective Sergeant Dania Gorska, an unusual ...