District Mail and Helderberg Gazette
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Maurice Edelson’s 13 400 km healing journey across Africa to conquer childhood trauma ends in coma just 3 000 km from Cape Town.
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Health experts marked World Kidney Day by warning that chronic kidney disease dramatically increases heart disease risk, with new treatments like SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists showing promise but remaining largely inaccessible to most South Africans due to cost barriers.
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Cape Town terminated contracts with Triple C Maintenance after an owner allegedly attempted to bribe the city manager with R 1.4 million.
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A local contractor was arrested at Somerset West’s Waterstone Village shopping centre on Tuesday (3 March) after allegedly offering City of Cape Town manager Lungelo Mbandazayo R1.4 million in cash to halt corruption investigations, in a dramatic sting operation where the City Manager acted as an undercover agent for police.
