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Sunday, 19th February 2012 will see the 34th running of the Pirates “Over the Mountain” half marathon, sponsored by Nestlé Waters. It is regarded as the toughest 21km in Gauteng and one of the country’s most challenging half marathons.
Nestlé Waters is providing T-shirts for the first 3000 finishers, medals, water on route and a give-away of the new 750ml Nestlé Pure Life Sportscap flipcap water.
Hotel Lamunu situated in the heart of Braamfontein will be launching its 120 seater Johnny Clegg conference venue on Monday 6 February 2012 with a showcase of top South African speakers from Unique Speaker Bureau (USB). “USB has chosen Hotel Lamunu to join the spirit of the rejuvenation of the Braamfontein area and to showcase our top speakers in the hotel’s stylish new conferencing facilities,” said Paul Mc Connon from USB.
St John's College, in association with Standard Bank, will be hosting twelve top schoolboy rugby sides at our 17th Easter Rugby Festival where six games will be contested over three days of play - please refer to fixture list on our website. You will note that Preparatory school teams will play games each morning prior to the 1st XV games.
Max Gebhardt, deputy-editor of the Financial Mail and Parkhurst resident is currently under strict training in preparation for the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world- the Absa Cape Epic.
Gebhardt first started cycling in high school at the age of 16, and his passion for mountain biking started three years ago.
A locally produced anti-ageing eye care range looks set to take the market by storm. Aimed at a high end clientele, Chrissanthie eye care products are specially formulated to target the visible signs of ageing around the eyes, usually the first location on the face to manifest the tell-tale signs of advancing years.
Police say an elderly woman was murdered in Parkview after she interrupted a gang of robbers. The 65-year-old woman arrived unexpectedly from the nursery on Friday, January 27, 2012 and found the suspects in her house.
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Vovo Telo Bakery and Café, recently voted Best of Joburg's Best New Restaurant 2011, is giving back to the coffee loving community by ensuring that South Africa’s baristas receive the necessary practical experience to support their top level training provided by the Ciro Beverage Solution’s Barista Upliftment Programme.
Non Welsford of Pirates Sports Club writes:
Pirates Club has got off to a great start this year with some nice get together amongst the members and it is great to see everyone again. The turnout for Cricket, Hockey and Rugby has been great but please keep promoting our wonderful club as it is a great place to play sport and meet like-minded people.
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