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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.

Capetonian Cameron “The Javelin” Carolissen showed his skill at the African Dart Group’s (ADG) national championships in Gqeberha at the weekend, to take home the title and win the 720 Order of Merit points together with a sizeable cash prize.

Mitchell’s Plain residents will have to trust and test the police when crime is reported and information given to them.

Portland residents have clubbed funds together to create a community hub from which they can secure the area, assist with municipal service requests and take back their streets.

The public are being invited to sleep rough for a night as part of a fund-raising drive by U-turn, a non-profit organisation that helps the homeless.

Concerned Rocklands residents took to the streets, calling for an end to gangsterism and drugs.

Alice Childress’s play, Trouble in Mind, puts the spotlight on sexism, racism, identity and power, with Thembi Mtshali-Jones leading the cast.

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.

Since surviving a broken heart, Tyrone Williams, of Morgenster, has put pen to paper to help process his feelings.

The South African Bone Marrow Registry is asking the public to donate items for care packs to be given to child stem-cell-transplant patients in state hospitals and their families.

Strandfontein’s Cameron “The Javelin” Carolissen showed his skill at the African Dart Group’s (ADG) national championships in Gqeberha at the weekend, to take home the title and win the 720 Order of Merit points together with a sizeable cash prize.

Anderson Carvalho Dance & Choreography (ACDC) presents a season of dance theatre at Dance Intersect 2024 in the Baxter’s Pam Golding Theatre in June.

The Lentegeur sports field, long blighted by the effects of crime, vandalism, drought, land invasions and other ills, is getting a makeover.

When teaching youngsters their ABC’s it might be a good idea to teach that A is also for April and Autism, considering that the month is dedicated to spreading awareness about the condition.

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel, who is the patron of the Mitchell’s Plain Bursary and Role Model Trust, and Achmat Chotia, chairman of the trust, have expressed condolences to the family of Rachart Job, a retired teacher, the first education area manager for the Mitchell's Plain and Philippi areas, as well as the former chief education specialist at the Western Cape Education Department...

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.

When teaching youngsters their ABC’s it might be a good idea to teach that A is also for April and Autism, considering that the month is dedicated to spreading awareness about the condition.

The inaugural Love Life Festival takes place from Friday April 26 to Sunday April 28 in the village of McGregor.

A change in the direction of his life led a young Branton Charles Booysen to Eddie Marshall’s boxing gym in Portland a couple of years ago.

Wynberg-based St Joseph’s Christmas Band celebrated its 87th anniversary at their annual thanksgiving service at the Assemblies of God Church, in Strandfontein, on Saturday, April 21.

Beacon Hill High School in Beacon Valley has “created and developed leaders since their inception.”

The 2024 National Youth Music Competition (NYMC) will honour the founder of the competition, the late Michael Maas who died in March last year.

Happi Chappi Seniors Club remembered the life of member, Mildred Estment, at Tafelsig Library on Friday April 12.

On Sunday April 14 the family and friends of Rachel Simmery, 100, gathered at Baron Estate, Ottery, to celebrate her life.

When Leslie Pangemanan, an ultra marathon runner from the Netherlands, established Run4Schools in 2004 even he could not imagine the lasting impact it would eventually have. But he had a plan: run as many races as possible to help raise funds to support the programme.

Four Tafelsig families in Wolfberg Street suffered considerable damage and losses in a fire that claimed the life of their neighbour, who died trying to help put the blaze out.

Garden tools and car parts were some of the items that had been dumped in stormwater drains in Tafelsig and the knock-on effect was flooding after the heavy rains last week.

Western Cape Health and Wellness MEC, Professor Nomafrench Mbombo, visited the Mitchell’s Plain Transitional Care Facility on Tuesday April 2.

The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival which takes place at the Baxter Theatre from Monday June 10 to Sunday July 7, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

The Legal Aid South Africa means test, which is used to determine if applicants qualify for legal aid, has been revised upwards to account for inflation and make legal services available to more people. The changes came into effect on Monday April 1.