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A Mother's Day Show, presented at the Milnerton Methodist Hall on Sunday May 12 at 3pm, promises to be an afternoon of music, laughter and memories...and features the talents of Shannon Lewis, Sadia Hartle and Faried Swartz, as well as a performance from 7-year-old Aafiyah.

With the media bombardment of representatives of various parties reaching a crescendo and as we prepare ourselves to go to the polls, the poles themselves are prepared for us: lining the streets and freeways adorned with faces, names and slogans to fix that which is broken and provide a better place for all, a country having so much promise but now many holding on to promises.

The College of Magic’s new show, Unbelievable – Family Magic Show, is coming to the Artscape in June.

Jasmine Harris made a promise to her late mother, Sandra November, that she would keep searching for her sister, Shasha-Lee November, who went missing nine years ago and has not been found.

With the media bombardment of representatives of various parties reaching a crescendo and as we prepare ourselves to go to the polls, the poles themselves are prepared for us: lining the streets and freeways adorned with faces, names and slogans to fix that which is broken and provide a better place for all, a country having so much promise but now many holding on to promises.

Young actors from 42 schools and drama groups will perform abridged 30-to-40-minute versions of Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other Shakespearean plays over three weeks in District Six.

A Mother's Day Show, presented at the Milnerton Methodist Hall on Sunday May 12 at 3pm, promises to be an afternoon of music, laughter and memories...and features the talents of Shannon Lewis, Sadia Hartle and Faried Swartz, as well as a performance from 7-year-old Aafiyah.

The College of Magic’s new show, Unbelievable – Family Magic Show, is coming to the Artscape in June.

The music industry in South Africa is mourning one of their greats.

Rylands-based Ottoman Cricket Club celebrated its 142nd anniversary with a grand annual awards presentation at Newlands Cricket Ground at the weekend.

City Mission Educational Services (CMES) Football Academy in Bridgetown stands as a shining light for many young aspiring footballers.

In Any Dream Will Do – My Pad Met Webber, singer, actor and songwriter André Schwartz explores his relationship with all that is Andrew Lloyd Webber, since encountering his work for the first time at the age of 12 when he saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

BMX enthusiasts from across the city, especially the little ones, could hardly wait to put their bikes and the track to the test, at the recent launch of the newly-refurbished BMX track, at Princessvlei Eco Park in Elfindale.

Its all systems go for a planned netball tournament on Sunday May 19, at the netball courts in Hilary Way, Lavender Hill, says tournament director, Clive Jacobs, who has been involved with the sport for more than 40 years.

Three men were slain in gang-related shootings and a 66-year-old woman was beaten to death in her home in the greater Athlone area over the space of three days.

The City plans to spend more than R28 million on bicycle and pedestrian lanes, traffic-calming and pavement maintenance and R1 million on road upgrades in Heideveld over the next financial year.

A low-cost housing development in Manenberg is plagued by sewage spills, illegal dumping, burst pipes and dodgy plumbing, say residents.

Jazz pianist and singer Melorie Jane will perform at various Cape Town venues throughout May, promoting her second album.

A transgender beauty queen has been helping Heideveld High School organise a fund-raising pageant.

On Saturday April 27 thousands of people from across the Western Cape and beyond will make their way to the Langa Sports Stadium to participate in the TymeBank Langa Run for Freedom race, in celebration of the country’s 30th year of democracy.

Western Cape film-makers will have a chance to screen their work for the public at a film festival in Lansdowne.

On Saturday April 27 thousands of people from across the Western Cape and beyond will make their way to the Langa Sports Stadium to participate in the TymeBank Langa Run for Freedom race, in celebration of the country’s 30th year of democracy.

A Bonteheuwel woman who journalled daily to help her cope with her husband’s death, turned her notes into a book, which she hopes will help others in mourning.

Bonteheuwel High School celebrated its 60th birthday last week with a church service and a gathering of past and present pupils, teachers and parents.

A stellar cast of seasoned stand-up comics, singers, and entertainers, accompanied by international acts, is lining up to perform in the 25th anniversary edition of South Africa’s premier comedy variety show, the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival.

Tunde of Lighthouse Family, Moonchild, MonoNeon, Judith Sephuma, Mi Casa, Thandi Ntuli, Hilton Schilder, Mervyn Africa and more have been added to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) line-up.

Tunde of Lighthouse Family, Moonchild, MonoNeon, Judith Sephuma, Mi Casa, Thandi Ntuli, Hilton Schilder, Mervyn Africa and more have been added to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) line-up.

A New York dance school has accepted two Eoan Group School of Performing Arts dance students for a five-week training programme.

Tunde of Lighthouse Family, Moonchild, MonoNeon, Judith Sephuma, Mi Casa, Thandi Ntuli, Hilton Schilder, Mervyn Africa and more have been added to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) line-up.

Police Minister Bheki Cele arrived three hours late on Sunday for a public meeting in Hanover Park where residents told him it was time for the crime-plagued community to have its own police station.