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Friends of Constantia Greenbelts gather for AGM
Surrounded by the evergreen beauty of Groot Constantia’s forests, its custodians, the Friends of Constantia Valley Greenbelts (FoCVGB), gathered at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 17 October as an important reminder of the call to prote
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Artists gear up for Joy from Africa art installations at V&A Waterfront
With just a few weeks to go before the festive season starts, artists are hard at work preparing beautiful art pieces as part of the V&A Waterfront’s annual Joy from Africa to The World décor installations.
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Wynberg East residents call for ‘Step Up’ to step down
As residents of Wynberg East gathered at a community meeting at the end of September calling for the TB HIV Care’s Step Up programme to cease its operations in the area by the end of October, Step Up’s activity was…
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Three Cape Town learners primed for African Spelling Bee in Ethiopia
A learner from St Mary’s Primary School in Gardens has been selected to represent South Africa in the African Spelling Bee competition in Ethiopia in December.
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Matric art up at Blue Route Mall in Tokai
Thanks to continued concerted efforts, Bergvliet High’s matric Picassos showcased their wunderkind works with their second Visual Arts Expo at Blue Route Mall from Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 October, where locals, parents and learners had a chance to
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Bo-Kaap organisation on a mission to ‘TERN’ things around for the youth
A Bo-Kaap-based non-profit company (NPC) is on a mission to empower the youth and get them employed in the art sector.
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Three arrested for murder of 6-year-old boy from Hanover Park in Cape Town
The Philippi police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of a 6-year-old boy who died when caught in gang crossfire on Monday 16 October. The boy was in Surwood Road when hit in the chest around 17:30.
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Gunman killed in shootout with Metro police in Manenberg on the Cape Flats
Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officers have been deployed alongside Metro Police in a bid to help restore calm to Manenberg, following what is described as a bloodbath over the last few days.
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Two five-year-olds die minutes apart in Hanover Park
Two Hanover Park families are in mourning following the deaths of two five-year-old boys in unrelated incidents on Monday (16 October).
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‘We welcome the new station commander’: Ocean View police is under new leadership
Ocean View Police Station is under the helm of a new commander.










