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CRA MyHood Time Trial turns 2!

CRA MyHood Time Trial turns 2!

Residents came out in their numbers for the Spring Run to celebrate the CRA MyHoods Time Trial turning 2 years old. With spring in the air, flower themed clothes were the dress of the day. There was even a dog that got the dress memo. The Time Trial includes a 5km and...

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World Clean Up Day – 16 Sept 2023

World Clean Up Day – 16 Sept 2023

World Clean Up Day will be held on Saturday the 16th September 2023. Partnering with business enables the CRA to host successful events so a big thank you must go to Fine & Country who are sponsoring 10 people from Bubele Africa who will assist us on the day. Come...

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Fire engulfes local hardware store 🔥

Fire engulfes local hardware store 🔥

On 28th July just after 9pm, a fire started at a local Craighall Park business at the corner of Jan Smuts and Lancaster Avenues. 🔥 The Build It hardware and building supplies store was up in flames. There were a number of small explosions heard by nearby residents...

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Get involved this Mandela Day

Get involved this Mandela Day

Mandela Day, on the 18th July, calls for South Africans to embrace the nationwide campaign to get involved in charitable activities. Embrace the day and if you are looking for ideas on how to spend your 67 minutes, why not consider these charities operating within our...

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African Grey Hornbills have come to visit

African Grey Hornbills have come to visit

Craighall Park has been the lucky area to have some unusual visitors. A number of African Grey Hornbills have been spotted recentlty. Their distinctive long series of plaintive piping "piu-piu-piu" notes is often heard in the 'hood. Here is a video that was taken by...

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The Jo’burg Zoo is looking for leaves ? ?

The Jo’burg Zoo is looking for leaves ? ?

The air is crisper, and spring is just around the corner. Joburg residents are kick-starting their gardens and pruning their trees ahead of the summer months. But why waste good food when the Joburg Zoo will gladly accept your leafy branches for the animals to snack...

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