Want to comment on posts, engage with fellow readers, and submit stories, letters, feedback and more?
News
-
Have your vehicle checked for free this Mobility Month
Local motorists can access free vehicle safety inspections at various specified testing centres including AVTS Strand (3 Calvyn Street) from 14-16 October and 21-23 October between 08:00-15:00 as part of the Western Cape Government’s road safety initiative to check tyres,…
-
Somerset West local wins Wear the Hope Challenge
Somerset West resident Marnus Botha won Cape Town’s inaugural “Wear the Hope Challenge” with his design “Cape Town Lights of Hope,” which will become Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s official festive season top to be unveiled at the Festive Lights Switch-On event…
-
Man (34) struck, killed by train in Somerset West
A 34-year-old man from Strand was struck and killed by a train on School Street in Somerset West on Monday morning (13 October), marking the latest in a series of fatal incidents that have rocked the Helderberg following two other…
-
Parel Vallei skitter weer as ATKV-Tienertoneel nasionale kampioen
Hoërskool Parel Vallei het weereens bewys hulle is die kroonprinse van jeugteater deur die gesogte ATKV-Tienertoneel Nasionale Finaal 2025 te wen. Met ‘n ongelooflike rits oorwinnings sedert 2021, het Parel Vallei hulself vir die vyfde agtereenvolgende jaar as nasionale wenners…
-
Crime plagues Firgrove power grid as theft and vandalism cause extensive outages
Customers in Firgrove and surrounding areas have been grappling with extensive power faults since Friday 10 October, with Eskom confirming that criminal activities and accidents are responsible for the interruptions.
-
Soccer star Van der Sar opens Cruyff Courts, but the real goal is life skills
Edwin van der Sar, former Manchester United and Dutch national goalkeeper, took penalties against local children on Wednesday as the first of two new state-of-the-art Cruyff Courts opened in Diepkloof. But the goal is not soccer.
-
Macassar Activist Forum wants RDM to stop sending arms to Israel
The Macassar Activist Forum (MAF) is leading a peaceful protest this morning, Friday, 10 October outside the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) factory in Macassar.
-
Western Cape Mobility Minister welcomes court ruling on Codeta interdict
The Western Cape Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku stated that he welcomes the judgment handed down by the Western Cape High Court, dismissing taxi association Codeta’s urgent interdict application against the closure of certain taxi routes and ranks and upholding…
-
Hawks nab second suspect in R1 Million Strand cannabis bust
The Hawks arrested a 29-year-old second suspect on Wednesday in connection with last year’s R1 million cannabis seizure in Strand, with the suspect set to appear in court Friday alongside co-accused Walter Maseko (26) whose case was remanded to 10…
-
Cricket season back in full swing
Hottentots-Holland Cricket Club (HHCC) experienced a mixed bag of results as they kicked off their AMA T20 campaign on Saturday, 4 October, with a double-header against Cravenby and Milnerton away. The weekend concluded with a narrow loss to Primrose, setting…
Share your news with us.
Do you have feedback you’d like to share?
Let us know what’s on your mind.