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Programme kicks off to cultivate the next generation of young entrepreneurs in SA

Staff Reporter|Published 3 days ago

The African Innovation Academy, in partnership with the University of the Western Cape, is launching a groundbreaking startup accelerator programme for Grade 11 and 12 pupils designed to equip South African students with entrepreneurial and leadershi…

Durbanville model to represent SA on international stage

Staff Reporter|Published 4 days ago

Durbanville’s Bianca Edwards is set to promote South African culture and represent local young women in a beauty pageant in the United States of America in July. ...

Retired cycling champ wants to nurture young talent

Sibulele Kasa|Published 1 week ago

The 65-year-old retired cycling champion from Kuils River, William Newman has appealed for donations of bicycles that will boost his project that aims to cultivate ...

Kuils River revenue office to close for upgrades

Staff Reporter|Published 1 week ago

The City of Cape Town has advised that the Revenue Department office in Kuils River will be closed for several days this month due to planned electricity upgrades. ...

Easy recipes for baking with children

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Baking need not be a holy mess when young children are involved. The key is simplicity - and aprons. Here are a few easy recipes to bake with children.

Q and A with author Serai Dowling

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 3 months ago

Muizenberg resident Serai Dowling brings the Western Cape's enchanting tidal pools to life in her new guidebook. From their colonial history to their role in mental ...

Teaching in 2020 - the year that never ended

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Masks, sanitiser, classes only every other day and social distancing. It has been a year like no other for everyone, including schools. We spoke to teachers to year ...

Tips to stretch your budget on a Covid salary

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Covid has hit everyone in their pockets. Here are some tips to help you stretch your rand.

Your home is a treasure trove of art - if you only knew where to look

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Nearly anything in your home can become art or tools for making art.

Book character looks for acceptance in the stars

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Faizel likes to bake, help his mother with the laundry, fit on his mom’s sparkly shoes and play with a one-eyed doll named Siela. The rugby ball his father has given ...

Book touches on hidden history of Kalk Bay

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 8 months ago

Imagining her wealthy family friend being plucked from his privilege and deposited in the “barefoot” stomping grounds of her childhood inspired author Gillian D’achada ...

Book review: The Vaccine

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 2 years ago

Joe Miller describes finding one of the pandemic’s most interesting stories as getting “very lucky”.

Borer beetle found in Bellville tree

Staff Reporter|Published 1 week ago

A Boxelder tree on a private property in Oakdale, Bellville, has tested positive for the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

Writer pens grim tale about life on Mars

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 1 month ago

Muizenberg author Sam Wilson tells us about his newest book, The First Murder on Mars

Book details trauma of growing up in a threesome

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 3 years ago

Claremont and Newlands were home to an unusual threesome in the 1950s. A married couple and an “aunt” lived there with their daughter. Their lives were outwardly ...

‘The expropriation act is not land confiscation’ - Minister Nyontsho

Sibulele Kasa|Published 1 week ago

The expropriation act of 2025 replaces the “outdated” 1975 expropriation act and aims to align land reform policy with the constitution, minister of rural development ...

Baby Leo battles rare disorder

Lizahn Bowers|Published 1 week ago

Eight-month-old Leo Parker from Claremont faces a desperate race against time as his parents search for a matching bone marrow donor. Diagnosed with a rare genetic ...

Brackenfell school tops Casual Day sticker sales

Sibulele Kasa|Published 1 week ago

The Paarl School Development Foundation (PSDF) secured first place in the province for their 2024 Casual Day sticker sales.

Organisation educates youth through podcast

Sibulele Kasa|Published 1 week ago

The Kraaifontein branch of the gold-youth development agency has turned to podcasting to educate the youth about topics that matter.

AI-generated opera set to disrupt traditional performance

Staff Reporter|Published 1 week ago

A groundbreaking fusion of dance, opera, and artificial intelligence (AI) on show at the Baxter theatre this March by Cape-based Darkroom Contemporary.