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Our Living Community - 18 February 2026

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The programmes at Sentinel Ocean Alliance in Hout Bay teach children about the ocean and why it's important to look after it. Once they finish the initial 16 week programme, a select group of children get invited into a 3 year programme which takes their skills set even further. Marguerite Hofmeyr told Otto van der Walt more about this in-depth programme.
18 Feb English South Africa Science · Nature

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