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‘Troubeplanner’ wat glo paartjies bedrieg, gesoek
’n Bruilof is waarskynlik een van die hoogtepunte in enige vrou se lewe – ’n magiese dag gevul met trane van blydskap en familie en vriende wat byeenkom. Dit kan egter in ’n oogwink verander as jy in die week…
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Huguenot Tunnel is to be improved
Not only is it the longest tunnel in South Africa and possibly in the whole of Africa, but the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 between Paarl and Worcester could arguably be considered one of the greatest civil engineering works in…
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Franschhoekpas weer tydelik gesluit vir herstelwerk
Die Franschhoekpas sal van 28 November tot 14 Desember tussen 08:00 en 17:00 weer vir herstelwerk gesluit wees.
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Who is going to help save Bain’s Kloof Pass?
Bain’s Kloof Pass was closed again this week after another large truck illegally travelled on this historic pass.
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Innoverende onnie vereer
’n Paarlse onderwyser het Vrydag (17 November) met groot trots gestaan toe hy die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar die Onnieveerder van die Jaar-prys ontvang het.
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Krag vir Liggiefees voorsien
Ten spyte van die voortslepende beurtkrag vind vanjaar se Liggiefees oor die hele Drakenstein-vallei plaas.
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Resources for abused women, kids
This year the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence committed against Women and Children takes place from Saturday (25 November) to 10 December under the theme “Unite! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls”.
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Rotary helps patients to see again
On World Sight Day, Paarl Rotary launched a project to reduce cataract blindness. In South Africa, 250 000 older people suffer from this affliction in which the lens of the eye hardens and obscures sight.
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Ikhwezi still stands in wrack and ruins
More than 10 years after the Drakenstein Municipality purchased the Ikhwezi Community Centre in Mbekweni it is still vacant, neglected and in a state of extreme dilapidation, but hope has now sprung for the premises.
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