Mitchells Plain
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Child force fed alcohol in viral video taken to safety
The child who was forced to drink alcohol in Tafelsig has been removed from his family and placed in safety.
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‘Baby’ owls leave the nest to cosy up to neighbours in Woodlands
‘They come and go and we have to protect the babies when they fly from the tree and cannot find their way back. We keep them safe wherever they land…
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Low number of local business getting Mitchells Plain tenders
The number of local enterprises getting tenders for construction projects came into focus at a sub-council 17 meeting last week., during a presentation about the MyCiti progress in AZ Berman…
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From bedtime stories to bookshelf: Journalist pens debut children’s novel
TygerBurger journalist Lauren O’Connor-May publishes debut children’s book inspired by bedtime stories for her daughters in Strandfontein home.
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Tafelsig is sitting on a sewage timebomb
“Can we say you can’t go to the toilet anymore in Mitchell’s Plain?” chair Solomon Philander asked the Sub-council 12 meeting. City official Elroy de Villiers replied: “I think we…
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Sewer collapse causes disruption in Tafelsig
The City of Cape Town is repairing a collapsed sewer network in Tafelsig, urging caution and providing updates to affected residents.
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Outcry over irregularities in liquor licence application
A liquor licence application, that appears to have slipped by the sub-council’s feelers, is “worrying” activists and councillors alike.
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Vulnerable kids find safe space at ‘trauma-informed’ holiday programme
“The 14- 15- 16-year-olds that are now gangsters and murderers could have been rescued from that outcome if someone would have had this vision.”
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WATCH | Non-profit builds community by teaching lifesaving
Omar and Shehaam Nordien uplift over 70 Strandfontein kids with life-saving lessons, meals, and a programme that’s changing young lives forever.
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Mitchell’s Plain is ‘quiet but tense’ after gang warfare shootings
Mitchell’s Plain calm after the spate of shootings that claimed the lives of at least six people last week.
