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1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-30-world-heart-day-know-the-warning-signs-of-heart-disease/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="World Heart Day: Know the warning signs of heart disease">World Heart Day: Know the warning signs of heart disease</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Staff Reporter<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 day ago</time></span></div><p>Western Cape health professionals are urging residents to seek medical advice for symptoms including chest discomfort, breathlessness, fainting and unusual fatigue, ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-30-taste-chinese-favourites-at-observatorys-annual-food-fair/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Taste Chinese favourites at Observatoryâs annual food fair"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-30-taste-chinese-favourites-at-observatorys-annual-food-fair/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Taste Chinese favourites at Observatoryâs annual food fair">Taste Chinese favourites at Observatoryâs annual food fair</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Staff Reporter<!-- --> and <!-- -->WESLEY FORD<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 day ago</time></span></div><p>The Western Province Chinese Associationâs annual food fair takes place at its Observatory community centre on Sunday, October 25, with dim sum, Peking duck, mooncakes, ...</p></div></div></div><div class="google-ad_google-ad__j_7Tv google-ad_add-margin__etQor google-ad_labelled__CjPg3"><div class="google-ad_google-ad-element__rRQK2 google-ad" id="_R_8mcjlfiuvb_"></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-30-gbvf-declared-a-national-disaster-but-where-is-the-promised-action/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="GBVF declared a national disaster â but where is the promised action?"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-30-gbvf-declared-a-national-disaster-but-where-is-the-promised-action/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="GBVF declared a national disaster â but where is the promised action?">GBVF declared a national disaster â but where is the promised action?</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Letter to the Editor<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">2 days ago</time></span></div><p>Shakoor Lucas, director of the Shakoor Lucas Foundation, calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to account for governmentâs response to gender-based violence after GBVF ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-28-memory-as-power-exhibition-reflects-on-bonteheuwels-liberation-history/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="âMemory as Powerâ exhibition reflects on Bonteheuwelâs liberation history."><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-28-memory-as-power-exhibition-reflects-on-bonteheuwels-liberation-history/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="âMemory as Powerâ exhibition reflects on Bonteheuwelâs liberation history.">âMemory as Powerâ exhibition reflects on Bonteheuwelâs liberation history.</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Phiri Cawe<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">4 days ago</time></span></div><p>An exhibition at Bonteheuwelâs historic Freedom Square is using the theme âMemory as Powerâ to connect the communityâs anti-apartheid past with ongoing social challenges. ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-28-bonteheuwel-poet-irman-titus-launches-debut-collection/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Bonteheuwel poet Irman Titus launches debut collection"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-28-bonteheuwel-poet-irman-titus-launches-debut-collection/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Bonteheuwel poet Irman Titus launches debut collection">Bonteheuwel poet Irman Titus launches debut collection</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Phiri Cawe<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">4 days ago</time></span></div><p>Bonteheuwel poet and activist Irman Alven Titus will launch her debut collection, Politicised Grace, after 12 years of writing, community organising and living with ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-27-suidoosterfees-mayors-ball-raises-support-for-cape-town-theatre-talent-and-youth-access/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Suidoosterfees Mayorâs Ball raises support for Cape Town theatre talent and youth access"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-27-suidoosterfees-mayors-ball-raises-support-for-cape-town-theatre-talent-and-youth-access/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Suidoosterfees Mayorâs Ball raises support for Cape Town theatre talent and youth access">Suidoosterfees Mayorâs Ball raises support for Cape Town theatre talent and youth access</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Staff Reporter<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">5 days ago</time></span></div><p>The Suidoosterfees Mayorâs Ball brought Cape Townâs arts community together on Saturday, 19 September 2026, raising support for theatre development and youth access ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-25-teen-dies-after-four-people-shot-outside-athlone-tuckshop/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Teen dies after four people shot outside Athlone tuckshop"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:40% 81%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:40% 81%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-25-teen-dies-after-four-people-shot-outside-athlone-tuckshop/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Teen dies after four people shot outside Athlone tuckshop">Teen dies after four people shot outside Athlone tuckshop</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Tamlynne Thompson<span>|</span><span>Updated <time class="">6 days ago</time></span></div><p>A 16-year-old boy has died and three people were injured after a shooting outside a tuckshop in Belgravia Estate, Athlone. Police are appealing for information after ...</p></div></div></div><div class="google-ad_google-ad__j_7Tv google-ad_add-margin__etQor google-ad_labelled__CjPg3"><div class="google-ad_google-ad-element__rRQK2 google-ad" id="_R_9acjlfiuvb_"></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-24-7-things-to-do-in-cape-town-on-heritage-day-2026/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="7 things to do in Cape Town on Heritage Day 2026"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn list_has-author__EKrgO"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-24-7-things-to-do-in-cape-town-on-heritage-day-2026/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="7 things to do in Cape Town on Heritage Day 2026">7 things to do in Cape Town on Heritage Day 2026</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_"><span class="attribution-and-updated_author-text__tITz2"><a aria-label="Sinazo Mkoko" href="/authors/sinazo-mkoko-acm/" class="">Sinazo Mkoko</a></span><span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Looking for things to do in Cape Town on Heritage Day? From live music and traditional performances to free museum entry, astronomy and rock, here are seven events ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-24-city-of-cape-town-invites-ecd-sector-to-help-shape-priorities/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="City of Cape Town invites ECD sector to help shape priorities"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-24-city-of-cape-town-invites-ecd-sector-to-help-shape-priorities/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="City of Cape Town invites ECD sector to help shape priorities">City of Cape Town invites ECD sector to help shape priorities</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">OWN Correspondent<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Early childhood development practitioners, principals, NGOs and sector partners are invited to raise challenges and help shape Cape Townâs ECD priorities at four ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-23-7-best-braai-spots-in-cape-town-for-your-next-outdoor-feast/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="7 best braai spots in Cape Town for your next outdoor feast"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn list_has-author__EKrgO"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-23-7-best-braai-spots-in-cape-town-for-your-next-outdoor-feast/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="7 best braai spots in Cape Town for your next outdoor feast">7 best braai spots in Cape Town for your next outdoor feast</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_"><span class="attribution-and-updated_author-text__tITz2"><a aria-label="Sinazo Mkoko" href="/authors/sinazo-mkoko-acm/" class="">Sinazo Mkoko</a></span><span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Join the ultimate Cape Town braai adventure with friends and family at these seven stunning locations, where good food meets breathtaking views and unforgettable ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-23-read-of-the-week-how-africa-works/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Read of the week: How Africa Works"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-23-read-of-the-week-how-africa-works/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Read of the week: How Africa Works">Read of the week: How Africa Works</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Staff Reporter<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>In his review of Joe Studwellâs How Africa Works, Karen Watkins explores the bookâs optimistic argument that smallholder agriculture, manufacturing, exports and ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-23-cape-town-mayoral-candidates-to-face-residents-at-october-dialogue/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Cape Town mayoral candidates to face residents at October dialogue"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:55% 21%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:55% 21%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-23-cape-town-mayoral-candidates-to-face-residents-at-october-dialogue/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Cape Town mayoral candidates to face residents at October dialogue">Cape Town mayoral candidates to face residents at October dialogue</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">OWN Correspondent<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Cape Flats Stories and The Bridge SA Movement plan to host a hybrid Cape Town Mayoral Dialogue on 18 October, giving residents an opportunity to question candidates ...</p></div></div></div><div class="google-ad_google-ad__j_7Tv google-ad_add-margin__etQor google-ad_labelled__CjPg3"><div class="google-ad_google-ad-element__rRQK2 google-ad" id="_R_9ucjlfiuvb_"></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-23-shooting-canal-drowning-claim-two-athlone-men-amid-series-of-murders/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Shooting, canal drowning claim two Athlone men amid series of murders"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-23-shooting-canal-drowning-claim-two-athlone-men-amid-series-of-murders/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Shooting, canal drowning claim two Athlone men amid series of murders">Shooting, canal drowning claim two Athlone men amid series of murders</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Tamlynne Thompson<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>A 36-year-old man was shot dead in Kewtown, while a woman known to his family was found stabbed hours later. Police are investigating both deaths but have not confirmed ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-22-woman-found-dead-with-stab-wound-at-silvertown-sports-field/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Woman found dead with stab wound at Silvertown sports field"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-22-woman-found-dead-with-stab-wound-at-silvertown-sports-field/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Woman found dead with stab wound at Silvertown sports field">Woman found dead with stab wound at Silvertown sports field</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Tamlynne Thompson<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Police have opened a murder case after a woman was found dead with a stab wound to the chest at a field in Clover Crescent, Silvertown, on Tuesday, September 22. ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-22-bonteheuwel-health-workers-protest-for-permanent-government-jobs/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Bonteheuwel health workers protest for permanent government jobs"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-22-bonteheuwel-health-workers-protest-for-permanent-government-jobs/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Bonteheuwel health workers protest for permanent government jobs">Bonteheuwel health workers protest for permanent government jobs</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">Phiri Cawe<span>|</span><span>Updated <time class="">4 days ago</time></span></div><p>Bonteheuwel community health workers are calling for permanent government employment, while the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says the provinceâs ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-22-naiema-abrahams-to-lead-24-hour-gbv-awareness-run-in-rondebosch/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="Naiema Abrahams to lead 24-hour GBV awareness run in Rondebosch"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 5%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 5%;background-size:cover"></span>
1<span class="image_children__2VhIH"></span></span></span></a></div></div><div class="list_list-content__j2XCn"><div class="list_content__HALY4"><h4 class="list_title__Myc3b title_article-title__c8OA2"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd" href="/news/2026-09-22-naiema-abrahams-to-lead-24-hour-gbv-awareness-run-in-rondebosch/" rel="noreferrer" target="" title="Naiema Abrahams to lead 24-hour GBV awareness run in Rondebosch">Naiema Abrahams to lead 24-hour GBV awareness run in Rondebosch</a></h4><div class="attribution-and-updated_article-attribution-and-update__Iz7z_">WESLEY FORD<span>|</span><span>Published <time class="">1 week ago</time></span></div><p>Cape Town runner Naiema Abrahams will lead âWe Run Without Fearâ, a free 24-hour awareness run at Rondebosch Common from 7pm on Friday, 25 September, to 7pm on Saturday, ...</p></div></div></div><div class="list_row__Xf7tk"><div class="list_list-image__7moWf"><div class="list_wrap__Qg98w"><a class="link_article-link__hbiqd image_article-image__chjIH" href="/news/2026-09-21-haven-shelters-release-nine-balloons-in-solidarity-with-ekurhuleni-victims/" rel="noreferrer" style="height:100%;width:100%" target="" title="WATCH: Haven shelters release nine balloons in solidarity with Ekurhuleni victims"><span class="image_wrap__VXzzm"><span class="image_image__hfijU" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;height:100%;width:100%"><span class="image_target__HkD5p image_lazy__bktKn" style="background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover"></span>
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