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SCHOOLS || Another milestone year for SWPS
For the 27th consecutive year, Somerset West Private School (SWPS) has achieved a 100% pass rate in the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), with the class of 2024 also securing a perfect Bachelor’s pass rate.
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LESERSFOTO || Gmf, wat kyk jy?
Die kranige amateurfotograaf Cobus Germishuys van Strand het hierdie foto van twee bobbejane, wat in die somermiddagson by die uitkykpunt op Sir Lowryspas sit en bak, geneem.
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‘Dis net grondwater’
Nadat gemeenskapslede van die Weltevreden-woongebied hul misnoeë en bekommernis uitgespreek het oor vuil water in ’n deurloop agter ’n Strandse laerskool en wat moontlik ’n gesondheidsrisiko inhou, het die Stad Kaapstad se water-en-sanitasie-afdeling ondersoek ingestel en geen bewyse gevind wat…
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SCHOOLS || ‘May your dreams soar’
The 2024 matric class of Somerset College maintained the school’s flawless pass rate in last year’s Independent Examinations Board (IEB), along with an unbroken record of a perfect Bachelor’s degree pass for all candidates.
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U3A Helderberg invites would-be members to open day
The University of the Third Age (U3A) Helderberg hosts its open day at Strand Town Hall on Wednesday 22 January.
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Busking bro’s take the stage
A 23-year-old from Somerset West has swapped the lecture halls of Stellenbosch University for the performance stage, trading test tubes for a guitar and using his pen to write lyrics instead of formulas.
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SCHOOLS || Class of ’24 celebrates
Die matrikulante van die Helderberg het Dinsdag 14 Januarie uiteindelik die vrugte gepluk van hul jaar lange harde werk toe hulle hul uitslae ontvang het.
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SCHOOLS || Another milestone year for SWPS
For the 27th consecutive year, Somerset West Private School (SWPS) has achieved a 100% pass rate in the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), with the class of 2024 also securing a perfect Bachelor’s pass rate.
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Community members help learners “rule” the new year
On Thursday (15 January), community organisations united to bring joy to the learners of Gordon’s Bay Primary School. This initiative, spearheaded by the Gordon’s Bay police, was a collaborative effort involving Gordon’s Bay Tourism and Gordon’s Bay Stay.
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Prodigy among finalists in SA Composers’ Competition
The talented composer Anthonie Jansen van Rensburg is one of five young South African composers who have been shortlisted for the finals of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s (CPO) third SA Composers’ Competition.









