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Inyoni Creek turns pink for a purpose
To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Inyoni Creek’s October birthday tea was awash with pink – the colour of hope…
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Food parcels make the going a little less tough
Inyoni Creek retirement village residents have helped a group of grandmothers in Alexandra who have hit hard times as a…
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Easter joy at Tarentaal village
Tarentaal retirement village driver Samson Mogadi and the village’s trusty golf cart – aka the Bunny Express – gave Mr…
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After three decades, Stella is set to hang up her apron
For 11 680 days, Stella Dibotelo has been an employee of Rand Aid Association. She started working for the Lyndhurst-based non-profit…
07 Dec 2023
From the invention of penicillin to ChatGPT, Irene has seen it all in her 102 years
Not many people have witnessed the transformations that Irene Watson has – after all, she was born just after the…
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Christmas lunch spreads goodwill
On Christmas day, some Thornhill Manor Retirement Village residents who might have otherwise been alone gather to enjoy great food,…
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Feet fly as line dancers show off their moves
Kicks, slides, pivots and points abounded at Thembalami Care Centre on April 24 when visiting line dancers came to entertain…
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Holiday happiness at Ron Smith Care Centre
Unlike so many of the special celebrations and events on the Ron Smith Care Centre calendar, the Christmas celebrations were…
30 Dec 2020
MODA residents have some fun!
The Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA) recently held its first fun day for residents, in commemoration of International Week of…
22 Sep 2022
Flowers are meant to be shared, not locked away
Bright, beautiful blooms were donated to Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre by Anthony Schäffler from Schäffler’s Garden Nursery and…
02 Apr 2020
Fabric painting a hit at Thembalami Care Centre!
Excitement abounded at Thembalami Care Centre when resident Jo-Anne Weyermans Noble recently started hosting fabric painting lessons for other residents…
03 Nov 2022
Men-only club turns up the heat
Inyoni Creek’s Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden group is really cooking! Their Vlam and Vleis social held on August 11 saw…
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Bingo gets hearts racing and friendships blooming
Bingo buddies bonded over the age-old number-calling game of chance at Thembalami Care Centre on May 16. There was great…
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Careworker Grace starts in her new post
Congratulations to Ron Smith Care Centre’s Grace Ratisani, who was promoted to the position of careworker, effective from 1 July….
21 Jul 2021