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Our Living Community - 4 February 2026

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We roll into a new series this week looking at an organisation who not only teaches kids about the importance of the ocean within our environment, but also about enjoying the leisure activities in and around it, and creating economic opportunities from it. It's called Sentinel Ocean Alliance and Otto van der Walt spoke to founder Frank Solomon about why he decided to ride this wave.
4 Feb English South Africa Science · Nature

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