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Meet Boniswa Sithole: Elphin Lodge’s new accounts clerk
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Inyoni birthday tea goes down a treat!
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RSCC celebrates Mother’s Day in style
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Inyoni Creek’s birthday tea brims with good times
Lucky draws, a tea table groaning with treats, and such lively chatter that the village manager chose not to interrupt…
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Heritage happiness as seniors and juniors mingle
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