District Mail and Helderberg Gazette
-
Thor Pillay of Beaumont Primary solidified his status as one of the country’s most formidable young athletes, clinching gold at the South African Schools’ Championships at Green Point Stadium last month.
-
Two-time world ocean racing champion Kira Bester will have a new-found sense of self belief when she aims for her fourth win in the Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on Monday 27 April.
-
Vergelegen in Somerset West launches fourth annual photography contest for April-May 2026 with prizes and guided walks.
-
With less than a month to go, final preparations are underway for the 16th Simola Hillclimb, an event that has become a cornerstone of South African motorsport.
-
The eyes of the golfing world – and certainly those of the Helderberg community, near Cape Town, are fixed on Georgia this week as Somerset West’s own Megan Streicher tees off in the prestigious Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA).
-
Sister Carmen Damons from Macassar Community Day Centre calls for community unity in fighting TB as the Western Cape Department of Health reports 48 388 tuberculosis cases diagnosed between April 2025 and February 2026, with World TB Day 2026 emphasising that “together, we can end TB.
-
Pringle Bay resident Jozlyn Kitching creates magazine-worthy gourmet food presentations for her four silkie chickens, complete with elaborate plating that rivals professional food styling.
-
Two of Somerset West’s most decorated tennis veterans have returned from the SA Nationals in Gauteng with gold around their necks, proving that in the game of life and tennis, the “comeback” is the greatest play of all.
-
Maurice Edelson’s 13 400 km healing journey across Africa to conquer childhood trauma ends in coma just 3 000 km from Cape Town.
Source:
