News

In an ongoing effort to protect local biodiversity, the Pinelands City Improvement District (CID), in collaboration with Renew the Elsieskraal River and NETwork, launched a targeted operation this week to remove Tribulus terrestris, commonly known as Devil’s Thorn, from the…

A Cyber Lab launched at Oaklands High School on Wednesday 4 February aims to equip learners with employable skills in high demand, fostering a passion for digital skills.

With the theme “sowing seeds of hope through reading” – the annual World Read Aloud Day 2025 was celebrated in classrooms and libraries across the city on Wednesday 5 February.

While the City is taking a firm stance against illegal dumping, with a total amount of R1,2 million in fines issued to perpetrators last year, it remains a problem in areas such as Lavender Hill.

Rotary International’s District 9350, a volunteer service organisation which includes over 80 clubs across the Western and Northern Cape, Angola, and Namibia, celebrates 100 years of making a difference in communities this year.

Woodstock police believe they have made a breakthrough regarding muggings in Lower Church Street and on the N1 Highway following the arrest of several suspects.

There have been some changes in the mayor’s office with Ward 77 councillor Francine Higham now assuming the role of Mayco member for community services and health.

The execution of Junky Funky Kids (JFK) gang leader Ashley “Essie” Phillips on Thursday 30 January, has left the communities of Lavender Hill and surrounds in fear.

An experimental project to bring hyacinth, the world’s most invasive water weed under control at Princess Vlei, has seen the release of megamelus scutellaris (water hyacinth planthoppers) as a biocontrol agent.