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Die Keiser Se Nuwe Klere is by die Drama Factory op Saterdag 14 Desember, om 6.30nm, en op Maandag 16 Desember, om 12.30nm.

A picnic concert featuring a trio of South Africa’s popular and award-winning vocal artists will be hosted at the Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument’s intimate Garden Theatre, on Saturday November 30.

A few Helderberg Chess Club players were recently chosen for the Western Cape Provincial Chess Team, and will be heading to play at the Inter-provincial chess tournament in Polokwane in mid–December.

The winners of the 2024 Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year awards were announced at a black-tie gala dinner at the Five Star Arabella Hotel & Spa, on Saturday November 23, with Kiara Scott Farmer and Mika Engelbrecht claiming top trophy honours, respectively.

A South African education institute based in Stellenbosch has celebrated a potential breakthrough in addressing the country's literacy and numeracy crisis.

The sun was shining and the air was clear.

The Tygerberg Children’s Choir invites audiences to experience the warmth and joy of the holiday season with their annual Christmas concerts.

The Helderberg Bowling Club has an exciting new offering to community members in the form of an open invitation to join the club’s members in a game of lawn bowls.

As it draws to a close, 2024 has been an extraordinary year for Flagstone Wines — with an exceptional yield of prestigious wine awards and outstanding ratings.

Following the success of their previous shows Country Roads and We Built This City – A Tribute to the 80s at The Drama Factory last year, The Morning After Band is back with Rock Around The Clock, a captivating showcase of popular music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

A community worker initiated the process to launch their own community flea market with the goals to introduce her community in Lourensia Park, Somerset West, to the possibilities and benefits of entrepreneurship, by creating a space where vendors can gather to sell their goods and create a source of income.

The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has opened nominations for the Provincial Sport Legends Awards.

Stellenbosch artist, Jaakie, released a collaboration with Afrikaans rapper, Jack Parow, on Friday November 1.

Amira Willighagen, winner of Holland’s Got Talent at just 9 years old in 2013, will be performing at the Helderberg Teatro at Doxa Deo, in Somerset West, next month.

Head to The Drama Factory on Sunday December 8, at 4pm, for Reggae Night – where The Rivertones perform the hits of reggae legends Bob Marley (Jamaica), UB40 ( the UK) and Eddy Grant (Guyana), as well as some of their original hits.

For more than 30 years, Vergelegen Wine Estate has hosted an enchanting evening of community spirit and music to herald the festive season in support of Helderberg Hospice.

Christmas should be the happiest season of the year, but sadly for companion animals it is often the bleakest, with pets abandoned when their owners go on holiday.

Bolandse dorpies is welbekend vir hul ryk rugby geskiedenis, natuurlike rugbytalent, passievolle rugbyliefhebbers en die oplewering van vele rugbykampioene; dus toe die Wellingtonse egpaar Jenita James en haar eggenoot, Milton, met die vindingryke idee van ‘n gratis rugby kliniek vir kinders vorendag gekom het, was dit ’n inisiatief wat hul gemeenskap soos ’n handskoen pas.

The Afrikaans Taalmuseum and Monument (ATM) will host a full moon picnic on Saturday November 16, on the Paarl Mountain.

Making safety in the ward a priority, is first on her to-do list.

As one of the final presentations of the 2024 Endler Concert Series, Johan de Villiers conducts two performances of Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah, on Saturday November 16 and Sunday November 17, at 3pm.

A memorable birthday, about a decade ago, I happened to attend an evening event on a farm in Raithby; Helderberg Hospice was holding a fund-raiser with Dorian Haarhoff, in one of his well-known guises as Oom Schalk Lourens... the famous narrator of so many of Herman Charles Bosman’s short stories.

Fresh from their highly successful inaugural season at The Baxter, Cape Ballet Africa will perform extracts from their acclaimed programme SALT at The Drama Factory, until Sunday November 17.

The first annual Somerset West Christmas Market, a family-friendly, community-focused event, will be hosted over three weekends in December, at the Generation School grounds in Somerset West.

The winning wines in this year’s FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 list were announced at an awards ceremony hosted at De Meye wine estate in Muldersvlei, Stellenbosch.

The Return Of Elvis Du Pisanie, with Ashley Dowds and written and directed by Paul Slabolepszy, will be on at The Drama Factory from November 23 to November 25.

If you drive up the picturesque Blaauwklippen Road, on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, with every mile you’ll find yourself relaxing, absorbing the majesty of the Helderberg Mountains, with vineyards and bucolic farmland.

The Drakenstein Municipality reminded residents that the setting off of fireworks remains banned in Drakenstein municipal areas.

World Stroke Day was commemorated on Tuesday October 29, and Stroke Awareness Week took place from Monday October 28, to Sunday November 3.

Professor Vasti Roodt will take up the reins as the first woman dean of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), from January 1 next year.