Strandfontein CPF elections under spotlight

Alicia English|Published

A group of Strandfontein residents have lodged a complaint with the Western Cape police oversight and community safety (POCS) department, outlining concerns over ...

Cecil Jacobs, 84, nurtures tomorrow’s ballet stars

Alicia English|Published

Cape Town ballet teacher Cecil Jacobs, 84, is still going strong, nurturing the next generation of ballet stars. Through his non-profit organisation, Cecil Jacobs ...

Pensioners caught in ‘utter chaos’ card-switch wringer

Hazel Allies-Husselman , YOLANDE DU PREEZ and Alicia English|Published

The deadline to switch from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) gold cards to new Postbank black cards has been extended but not before the process ...

‘What the government is doing to us is not right’

Hazel Allies-Husselman and Alicia English|Published

The deadline to switch from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) gold cards to new Postbank black cards has been extended but not before the process ...

Man will serve 25 years for two Tafelsig shootings

Alicia English|Published

Convicted murderer Kirk Daniels was sentenced to 68 years in prison for two separate cases in the Mitchell’s Plain Regional Court on Friday February 7 and Thursday ...

Eastridge children experience joy of reading

Alicia English|Published

Several Mitchell’s Plain educare centres, primary schools, libraries and child literacy organisations turned the spotlight on the importance of reading last week. ...

Cape Flats Book Festival celebrates stories and community

Marsha Bothma and Alicia English|Published

A featured author at the Cape Flats Book Festival was Vennessa Scholtz from Parow, who has published books such as Kita’s Dance with the Dust and Ellie and the Good ...

Glendale High pupils mark World Read Aloud Day

Alicia English|Published

Glendale High pupils had a fun morning on Tuesday February 4, learning about World Read Aloud Day, which is marked globally on Wednesday February 5. Seen here with ...

Public Protector SA hears women’s maintenance woes

Alicia English|Published

Strandfontein resident Zulpha Mohamed, a single mother of seven children shared the challenges she experienced at the Mitchell’s Plain Maintenance Court at the public ...

Karin Kortje and SA kung fu champ visit Spine High for book fest roadshow

Alicia English|Published

South African singer Karin Kortje presented her debut book Die Hele Story – ‘n Memoir deur Karin Kortje ...

Cancer survivors take to tracks in relay for life

Alicia English|Published

Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Relay for Life Mitchell’s Plain is gearing up for its annual relay event, which takes place at Stephen Reagan Sport Field ...

First-aid training for Ward 116 teachers and watch members

Alicia English|Published

Representatives from early childhood development (ECD) centres, neighbourhood watches and schools in Ward 116 recently completed their accredited first-aid level ...

Cape Flats Book Festival offers literary feast

Alicia English|Published

Book lovers will have a chance to meet local and international authors at this weekend’s Cape Flats Book Festival, at West End Primary, in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s ...

All roads lead to West End Primary for book fest

Alicia English|Published

West End Primary in Merrydale Road, Lentegeur, is the place to be for this coming weekend’s fourth annual Cape Flats Book Festival. Principal Clive Arries said the ...

Joint police operations lead to six arrests for illegal drugs and firearms

Alicia English|Published

Joint efforts by the Lentegeur crime prevention and provincial anti-gang units, responding to the recent flare up of gang violence in the Lentegeur police precinct, ...

Vocational training offers new opportunities

Alicia English|Published

Fifty-one people have graduated from a three-month vocational training programme funded by Sub-council 12. The trainees came from various wards under the sub-council ...

Soil for Life training for Mitchell’s Plain residents

Alicia English|Published

Soil for Life, a non-profit organisation that promotes healthy soil and living and growing nutritional food, is calling on Mitchell’s Plain residents, especially ...

R4 million in mandrax bust in Beacon Valley

Alicia English|Published

The Western Cape police anti-gang unit confiscated 80 000 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R4 million while conducting stop and search operations ...

Little ones’ first day at big school

Alicia English|Published

There were some tears but mostly big smiles when Mitchell’s Plain schools opened on Wednesday January 15, especially for the little ones who started their first ...

The truth, two ‘tieties’ and thrilling SA stories at upcoming Cape Flats Book Fest

Alicia English|Published

Strand homecooks Najma Abrahams and Azba Fanie, will be showcasing their cookbook Tietie & Nana se Huiskos at the Cape Flats Book Festival on Sunday February 2. ...

Family oppose bail for alleged killer girlfriend

Alicia English|Published

Family and friends of the late Denver Pitts, 38, who died after he was allegedly stabbed by his girlfriend on Sunday December 22, 2024, have drawn up a petition ...

Residents plea for end to gang violence

Marsha Bothma and Alicia English|Published

Ithrah Jaftha, 10, was part of the crowd on Thursday January 16 during a prayer walk to end gang violence. “Stop killing our children” was the plea of residents, ...

Call for immediate action to end gang violence in Mitchell’s Plain

Alicia English|Published

Elton Jansen,
Sub-council 12 chairpersonToday (Monday January 13), the Democratic Alliance constituency head for Mitchell’s Plain, Ricardo Mackenzie and ward councillor ...

Gang turf war leaves 7 dead, 5 injured

Alicia English|Published

An 18-year-old boy on crutches visiting his friends died in a hail of bullets on the pavement in Korfbal Street, Beacon Valley, on Wednesday January 8. A six-year-old ...