NewsBank (Southern Suburbs Tatler)

Cape Town audiences can enjoy an additional week of the Maynardville Open-Air Festival’s 70th anniversary season, with the final performances of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night now taking place on Saturday, March 14. The performances were originally scheduled to run only until Saturday, March 7

Jonathan Roxmouth will return to Theatre On The Bay with his show, “Key Change – My Favourite Pianists” from Wednesday, March 4, until Saturday, March 28.

Tickets are now on sale for the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s Autumn Symphonies concert series, taking place every Thursday in April at Cape Town City Hall.

The CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation marked its annual Flip Flop Day fundraiser on Friday, February 20, at its home in Sybrand Park, drawing support from the community to raise funds for children battling cancer and life-threatening blood disorders.

Comedian Marc Lottering found himself in a situation that was no laughing matter when he and his partner, author Anwar Mc Kay, were caught in the path of a Tropical Cyclone Gezani while holidaying in Mozambique.

An online petition is circulating on social media calling on residents to oppose the City of Cape Town’s proposal to rezone land adjacent to Spencer Park in Salt River for a housing development.

Theatre director Brett Bailey from Tokai will present his adaptation of the Orpheus myth, The Stranger, at Theatre Arts later on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28.

Singer Selim Kagee is set to light up the stage at the Star Theatre later this month with his highly anticipated musical performance, Il Mondo – Relive Every Memory, A Timeless Experience.

Grassy Park resident Beatrice McGrath celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, February 20, surrounded by family, friends, and neighbours.

Newlands artist Shelley Kibel will host her art exhibition, The Light Behind the Trees, at 6 Spin Street Restaurant Art Gallery in the City Bowl next month.

The District Six Museum marked the 60th anniversary of the forced removals on Wednesday, February 11, reflecting on six decades since the community was uprooted under apartheid’s Group Areas Act.

Two-time Grammy nominee and Billboard Music Award winner Karyn White, the voice behind classic songs such as Superwoman, Romantic, and The Way You Love Me, will perform live at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens on Thursday, April 2.

Childline Western Cape (WC) will host an urgent fundraising concert in March as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, as the organisation aims to secure over R1.5 million needed to sustain its services to vulnerable children.

Seven Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres came together to have a sports day at the Ocean View sports field multi-purpose centre on Wednesday, February 11.

Illustrious Mexican-American concert pianist Gustavo Romero performs a solo recital at Christ Church Constantia on Sunday, March 1, at 3pm.

The singing and dancing talents of Ashley Scott and Bradley Smith will be on full display in the production of Pretty Woman: The Musical, coming to the Artscape Theatre next month.

Groote Schuur Hospital is seeking a next of kin for their patient, Elory Malan, who has been at the hospital since Saturday, January 24.

Nearly a week after arriving in Cape Town, several students are still without confirmed accommodation, prompting concern among families and the broader community.

A Claremont mother is calling on the community to stand with her this Valentine’s Day as she fights to save her daughter’s life – even as her own health begins to fail.

The historical legacy, spiritual resilience, and identity of the early Cape Muslim community, particularly the political exiles and slaves, were just some of the themes discussed at the book launch of The Circle of Saints, a commissioned publication by Awqaf South Africa and authored by veteran journalist Shafiq Morton.

The Rosmead Central Primary School Grade R class received 30 stationery folders on Wednesday, February 4.

Metro police arrested a man after they recovered a stolen vehicle involved in a hijacking in District Six on Tuesday, February 3, while an eight-month-old baby was still strapped into a car seat.

Memories of school days past came alive when members of the Rustenburg Alumnae Class of 1966 reunited on Thursday, February 5, marking 60 years since they matriculated from Rustenburg Girls’ High School.

Two young women are stepping into the frontline of youth crime prevention in Pinelands, armed with fresh training and a mandate to transform how the community engages with its most vulnerable residents.

The Seeds of Peace: Echoes of Memories production is coming to Theatre Arts, Observatory, in February.

Woodstock police are investigating a murder and two attempted murder cases following multiple shooting incidents in the area over the past few days.

A 20-year dream became reality on Sunday, February 1, when hundreds gathered at St Andrew’s Church in Newlands for the unveiling of its newly built hall.

Dryden Street Primary School unveiled its new Grade R playground on Tuesday, January 27.

The Mountain Road Primary Grade R pupils held a Green Day at their school on Wednesday, January 28.

What started as poolside cheering has turned into championship ambition for a group of Rondebosch Boys’ water polo moms who’ve ditched the spectator seats to form their own team.