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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d710c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5d710c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Colour-Run-Road-Closure-Notice.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Road-Closure-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Road-Closure-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Road-Closure-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Road-Closure-768x512.jpg 768w, 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style=\"text-align: justify;\">August marks a special moment in our calendar; its Women\u2019s Month, and marks the month of our inception. We invite you to celebrate our 12<sup>th<\/sup> birthday by being part of the SPU Birthday Colour Run 2025, taking place on <strong>Saturday, 30 August<\/strong> at the SPU Sports Precinct.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What started as a campus fun run has become the <strong>Northern Cape\u2019s top community race<\/strong>, with over 900 participants last year. This year, we\u2019re going even bigger with bold colour, family-friendly vibes and a strong message of unity, health and inclusion.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Colour Run promotes healthy, active living in a fun and inclusive way. Whether you choose to run, walk, cheer or simply show up to support, the event is open to everyone. Walking is encouraged and fully welcomed. There will also be a <strong>birthday party for children<\/strong>, because after all, it\u2019s a celebration and the whole community is invited.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a <strong>BIRTHDAY BONUS<\/strong>, the first 70 people to enter between 1 and 3 August will receive a free official SPU Colour Run 2025 t-shirt.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Enter now and be part of our most memorable celebration yet.<\/strong><br \/>Click here to register: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4mqAIZC\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4mqAIZC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e76b434\" data-id=\"e76b434\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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