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The V&A Waterfront's third annual Sustainable Seafood Fest returns to Makers Landing on 4 and 5 July
SEAFOOD

Weekend highlights: sustainable seafood fest, Pride in Langa, and thrift shopping in Cape Town

From a vibrant Pride celebration to a Sustainable Seafood Fest, discover the best free activities in Cape Town this weekend, perfect for all ages

  • Staff Reporter
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Organisers say the initiative is already building on earlier work in Tshwane through the Always On Traffic Light project and is expected to expand to other Gauteng metros and Durban.
BREE STREET

Cape Town's Safe Passage Programme expands to improve pedestrian safety

Discover how Cape Town's Safe Passage Programme is set to enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety, expanding from the city centre to Langa, and learn about its innovative approach…

  • Staff Reporter
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Mother City Vibes contributors MJ and the Camissa Knights, from left, Peter Ndlala on bass guitar, George Werner on keyboard and arrangement, composer Mansoor Jaffer on guitar, Uviwe Caso on guitar, Muneeb Hermans on trumpet, and Carlo Fabe on drums.
HERITAGE

Mansoor Jaffer’s 'Mother City Vibes': A celebration of Cape Town’s musical heritage

Experience the vibrant sound of Cape Town with 'Mother City Vibes,' an original composition by Mansoor Jaffer that has captivated audiences worldwide. Blending Cape jazz and…

  • Staff Reporter
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Twenty-eight community activists and leaders from across Cape Town and Knysna have graduated from the Development Action Group’s “active citizens” training course. “The active citizens training course is customised to equip communities with a set of tools that will assist them in their advocacy and will better enable them to lobby different stakeholders, particularly government, to respond to housing and human settlements needs,” said DAG programme coordinator Akhona Siswana.
MITCHELLS PLAIN

Active citizens

  • Alicia English
Alfred Magwaca says his mother’s grave in the Maitland cemetery is one of several that have had their tombstones stolen.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

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…

  • Phiri Cawe
2 min read
Zimasa Primary teacher Kholeka Mncedi in a jolly mood after 140 wheelie-desks were donated to the Grade 1s in Langa last month. Picture: Lonwabo Marele
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

Zimasa Primary pupils gifted with ‘wheelie school bags’ that turn into desks

Grade 1 pupils at Langa’s Zimasa Primary School were gifted with 140 desks that fold into a rolling school bag, on their principal’s birthday, last month. The MiDesk was invented…

  • Lonwabo Marele
2 min read
UCT

Hundreds march in memory of Uyinene

The life of Uyinene Mrwetyana was commemorated in a unity walk against gender-based violence (GBV) on Saturday. Students and staff from UCT, along with activists from the Uyinene…

  • WESLEY FORD
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Feya Faku has released a new double album called Inkumbulo: /ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs. əns/
MUSIC

Feya Faku to perform in Langa and District Six

DINGA SIKWEBU

  • Staff Reporter
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