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Comrades champions deliver aid to elderly women in Alexandra
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Loved ones ‘zoom’ in for 90th birthday party
Ron Smith Care Centre resident Shelagh Hawes celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by love and in the presence of her family,…
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A touch of London theatre for Rand Aid residents
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Ron Smith Care Centre resident turns 103
Despite the coronavirus lockdown, Ron Smith Care Centre resident Kitty Venn’s 103rd birthday did not slip by unnoticed. A birthday tea…
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December-born residents honoured at birthday bash
Entertainer Juan Jacq Oosthuizen filled the hearts of residents at Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA) with…
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Managing Alzheimer’s disease
Listen to Elphin Lodge’s deputy manager and social worker Debbie Beech speaking to Power 98.7’s Lerato Mbele and Dr Kirti…
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Dementia expert’s comforting words for loved ones
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