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THE public is invited to support the Sailors’ Society by purchasing lucky draw tickets in a competition.
Donate R67 to the organisation to help it carry on with its valuable work, and receive two tickets for the lucky draw where you can win five days at the Fairways Resort in the Drakensberg.
The winner will be drawn on 2 November, assuming the resort will be open again for the five day stay from 9 to 13 November.
Your donation will help cheer up seafarers with gift bags of toiletries, phone cards and snacks.
They are suffering greatly with anxiety and frustration during these very difficult times.
Banking details are: International Sailors Society-SA, bank: Standard Bank, branch: Glenwood, account no.: 051172216, branch code: 042526.
Send your contact details and your proof of payment to jmb@saiss.co.za to reserve your entry into the draw.
Caxton Local Media Covid-19 reporting
Dear reader,
As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19.
Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).
At the time of going to press, the contents of this feature mirrored South Africa’s lockdown regulations.
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