KroesRocks Day Out celebrates natural hair

Chandre Appels|Published

Natural hair enthusiasts from far and wide gathered at the annual KroesRocks Day Out natural hair festival at the GrandWest Casino on Saturday December 16.

UWC students celebrated at summer graduation

OWN Correspondent and Chandre Appels|Published

Dyllan Joseph, of Delft, was one of 183 students who graduated with a post-graduate certificate in education from the University of the Western Cape this week. What ...

First tenants for Goodwood housing project get keys

Chandre Appels|Published

Some of the tenants for 330 rental units, which have been released in the first phase of the 1000-unit Goodwood Station Social Housing Project, received their keys ...

Sponsors needed for Carel du Toit school transport

Chandre Appels|Published

The Carel du Toit Centre, situated at Tygerberg Hospital, is raising funds to provide subsidised transport for 60 of its pupils for the coming academic year. According ...

Fresh look for Milton Road dumping spot

Chandre Appels|Published

A dumping hot spot at the Milton Road entrance to Goodwood has been spruced up as part of a City beautification drive in the northern suburbs. The project is a collaboration ...

Supplies needed for President High stationery and food drive

Chandre Appels|Published

Staff at President High School in Goodwood are calling on the public to support their food and stationery drive for next year. Deputy principal Annari Stander says ...

Stikland Hospital commemorates World Aids Day

Chandre Appels and OWN Correspondent|Published

Health-care workers at Stikland Hospital in Bellville unveiled a monument as part of their commemoration of World Aids Day on Friday. December 1 is an international ...

Parow charity launches Christmas food drive

Chandre Appels|Published

A Parow charity is appealing for donations of non-perishable foods for the needy this festive season.

Goodwood, Parow Valley pools closed for repairs

Chandre Appels|Published

Both the Goodwood and Parow Valley municipal pools remain closed for repairs. Patricia van der Ross, the mayoral committee member for community services and health, ...

Goodwood College robotics team heads to America

Chandre Appels|Published

Two sisters from Goodwood College are among 10 pupils who will be jetting off to America to show off their robotics skills in December. Aimee and Cleo Adriaan, of ...

Takkie drive helps to get sport off on the right foot at children’s home

Chandre Appels|Published

The Durbanville Children’s Home was filled with screams of excitement when bikers revved their way into the quad on Saturday November 11 to drop off their takkie ...

Changing lives one smile at a time

Chandre Appels|Published

The D3 ward at Tygerberg Hospital is a colourful hub of activity for Smile Week which will see 18 children from across the province have life-changing reconstructive ...

Disability rights highlighted at Carel du Toit

Chandre Appels and OWN Correspondent|Published

In recognition of Disability Rights Awareness Month, the MEC for Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, visited the Carel du Toit Centre at Tygerberg Hospital on ...

Parow woman whose husband walked 600km to pay student debt graduates

Chandre Appels|Published

A Parow West woman’s dream of becoming a school teacher and the first in her family to graduate from university has now become a reality after she and her husband ...

Brackenfell teen launches drive to help homeless

Chandre Appels|Published

A Brackenfell teen has started a project to raise money to buy toiletries for homeless people in the northern suburbs. Trinity van Beeck, 16, a Grade 10 Curro Durbanville ...

Awards recognise nursing excellence at Tygerberg

Chandre Appels and OWN Correspondent|Published

One hundred nurses received awards in various categories at the 32nd Hartman Nursing Awards, held at Tygerberg Hospital, last Friday. The awards are named after ...

Uys Krige Drive resurfacing on schedule, says City

Chandre Appels and OWN Correspondent|Published

Roadworks along the Uys Krige Drive between Plattekloof Road and Giel Basson Drive should be completed by Thursday December 7, says the City. “We are quite pleased ...

Loevenstein rapper nominated for award

Chandre Appels|Published

Loevenstein rapper Lola Williams has been nominated for the Female Artist of the Year award for the Cape Town Artist Awards taking place in Woodstock in December. ...

New Tygerberg unit offers specialised dentistry for children

Chandre Appels|Published

Children will now be able to receive specialised dental care at the Paediatric and Special Needs Dental Care Unit launched at the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre on ...

Friends of Parow Library raises funds for Cansa

Chandre Appels|Published

The Friends of Parow Library is asking the public to support its annual Pink Raffle to raise funds for the Cancer Association of South Africa’s Cuppa for Cansa campaign. ...

Talent show puts spotlight on homelessness

Chandre Appels|Published

A talent show with singing, dancing, modelling and acting, at the Parow civic centre, on Tuesday, placed the spotlight on homelessness. It was organised by the Voortrekker ...

Goodwood singer releases debut gospel single

Chandre Appels|Published

Gospel singer Vanessa Kalala has released her debut single Your Love, ...

UWC interns help create virtual and augmented technology

Keanan Harmse and Chandre Appels|Published

A group of interns at UWC’s Innovation Hub are hoping that the augmented and virtual reality technologies they are creating can educate future nursing students. ...