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Alfred Magwaca says his mother’s grave in the Maitland cemetery is one of several that have had their tombstones stolen.

Cemetery thieves desecrating graves

Security must be beefed up at cemeteries, says a Langa man who found the marble-and-granite tombstone on his mother's grave had been stolen along with several others. Alfred…

Among the runners was Xolisa Mazaleni flanked by Siphokuhle Langa and Ntombekhaya Ncubukezi

Men called on to support cancer awareness race

Among the runners was Xolisa Mazaleni flanked by Siphokuhle Langa and Ntombekhaya Ncubukezi At one of the Mother City's most iconic races, at a time when the country is…

Picture: Timothy Bernard

Entrepreneurship Challenge for high school pupils

High school pupils can enter the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge (AGEC), a competition which aims to equip the youth with the skills and mindset needed to thrive in the…

Khayelitsha Afro soul artist ready to share stories on stage

Khayelitsha Afro soul artist Linomtha promises “fire” when she takes to the stage at City Hall this Saturday, April 4, for her show, Telling stories with Linomtha, at 4pm.…

Vusi Nova will perform in Khayelitsha next month. Here he can be seen at the Pietermaritzburg Jazz Festival in 2019. Picture: Sibonelo Ngcobo/African News Agency (ANA)

Top stars to dazzle Khayelitsha in free gospel concert

The big guns of gospel music are preparing to serenade Khayelitsha fans in a free concert at the Mew Way Hall on Saturday March 2, from noon. Music promoter Zakes Mithi promised…

Khwezi Kobus and his wife, the late jazz icon Sylvia Mdunyelwa during one of their cleaning campaigns in Langa.

‘Rest in eternal peace, my love’

“You will stay in my heart forever, my Diva” - this was the short and sweet tribute shared by jazz singer Mam’ Sylvia Mdunyelwa’s widower, Khwezi “Bhele” Kobus, after the…

Around 300 stakeholders in the scholar transport industry filled the Westridge civic centre on Friday to listen to the MEC for Mobility Ricardo Mackenzie.

School transport in the spotlight

Unroadworthy vehicles, unlicensed drivers and bending of rules by the transport operators were among the issues raised during the Scholar Transport Open Day hosted by MEC for…

Government officials and members of the World Cup organising team launch the 100-days build up the Netball World Cup with Letsatsi, the tournament’s mascot.

The country is ready to host Netball World Cup

Government officials and members of the World Cup organising team launch the 100-days build up the Netball World Cup with Letsatsi, the tournament’s mascot. Netball South Africa…

Book review: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood

Every Cloak Rolled in Blood James Lee Burke Orion Books Reviewer: Phiri Cawe James Lee Burke’s latest offering has garnered a lot of praise from different corners of the literary…

Book review: The Robert Marawa Story

Gqimm Shelele: The Robert Marawa Story Mandy Wiener Pan Macmillan Review: Phiri Cawe If Robert Marawa was a boxer, he would have been Muhammad Ali in his heyday. He has ducked so…

Book review: Andrea Dondolo’s book of poetry

I Declare: An Offering of Love for Words Andrea Nomasebe Dondolo Lesedi House Review: Phiri Cawe Andrea Nomasebe Dondolo has released her first book of poetry celebrating love…

Derrick White, blue cap, with some of the graduates to the professional ranks.

Boxing revival in the city on track

The revival of boxing in Cape Town started with an amateur Boxing South Africa (BSA) sparring session tourney at a packed Grassroots Youth Academy in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, at the…

Book review: Red on Red

Red on Red Phil McNulty and Jim White HarperCollins UK Review: Phiri Cawe What football can do in one’s mind and heart looks easy but it has deeper layers. The battle on the…

Memoir is motivational

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