{"id":44248,"date":"2025-05-19T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=44248"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:36:05","slug":"nine-years-of-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/nine-years-of-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine years of friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Women\u2019s Club (IWC) Durban celebrated its ninth birthday, marking this special milestone with a stylish and vibrant celebration at Urban 68 in La Lucia. It was an evening bursting with colour, cake, music, raffles and dancing. During the event, club president Ambikaa Kapoor Vij expressed heartfelt gratitude to the members for their unwavering energy and commitment in making the club what it is today. As a non-profit organisation, IWC Durban unites women of diverse nationalities, creating a space to connect, build friendships, exchange cultures and support charitable causes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Details: For more info on the club or how to join e-mail <\/em><a href=\"mailto:iwcdurban@gmail.com\"><em>iwcdurban@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: Rachael Dolbey \u2022 Doodz Digital Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44248 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/05\/19\/nine-years-of-friendships\/vasinthie-moodley-and-sharon-chetty-large\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/Vasinthie-Moodley-and-Sharon-Chetty-Large-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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