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Tauriq Jenkins, convenor for Save Our Sacred Lands addresses the crowd outside Cape Town High Court

Community protests against the auction of the historic Good Hope Centre

Protesters chant 'Hands off our land' outside the Western Cape High Court as civil society organisations rally against the City of Cape Town's controversial auction of over 50…

From left is the Childline Western Cape team of Ricki Cooper, Anthea Everson, Zizipho Siswana, Anelisa Konjwa, and Nicole Paulsen.

Join the fight: Help Childline Western Cape raise R1.5 million at their urgent fundraising concert

Join Childline Western Cape's mission to raise R1.5 million for vulnerable children at the Healing through the Arts concert on March 6. Enjoy inspiring performances and make a…

Motorists will have an opportunity to settle outstanding fines and warrants at the Parow Civic Centre from Friday, September 12 until Thursday, September 18. 

Settle your fines at the Traffic Fine Roadshow in Parow

Motorists will have an opportunity to settle outstanding fines and warrants at the Parow Civic Centre from Friday, September 12 until Thursday, September 18.

A featured author at the Cape Flats Book Festival was Vennessa Scholtz from Parow, who has published books such as Kita’s Dance with the Dust and Ellie and the Good Hair Fairy. Pictured is Ms Scholtz reading one of her books to attendees at the festival.

Cape Flats Book Festival celebrates stories and community

A featured author at the Cape Flats Book Festival was Vennessa Scholtz from Parow, who has published books such as Kita’s Dance with the Dust and Ellie and the Good Hair Fairy.…

Gugulethu teen signs with Mamelodi Sundowns

Ahlumile Bashman is officially a Mamelodi Sundowns footballer. The lanky Gugulethu prodigy netted a brace to secure his first silverware with the Brazilians at the under-13 Iber…

Volunteers who participated in the project last week. Picture: Supplied

Counting project aims to understand magnitude of homelessness in city

Several organisations serving homeless people are hopeful that they will be able to determine the number of homeless people around certain suburbs of Cape Town before the end of…

Members of the children’s hospital’s diabetes ward and clinic, back, from left, are Dr Wesley Rajah, Dr Deepika Goolab, Sister Santi Horn and Dr Michelle Carrihill. Front: Sister Laura Symmonds, Sister Raldah Ndouvhada, Sister Wilma Thomas and Sister Lindiswa Gqamana.

Early detection key in treating diabetes

Early detection and treatment and education play a vital role in tackling diabetes, say state hospitals. “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” the theme for World Diabetes Day, on…

Echoes of Parow – The Story of a South African Jewish Community, which runs until the end of February next year at the South African Jewish Museum, explores the history of the community from the early 1900s up until 1993.

Telling the story of lost Jewish community

Parow’s lost Jewish community is the subject of an exhibition at the South African Jewish Museum in Cape Town. Echoes of Parow – The Story of a South African Jewish Community,…

Sunny Yoon, of Bellville, is one of the cast members of Disney’s The Magic Box. Picture: Lance Peterson.

Disney show extends its run

Disney’s The Magic Box, has extended its run in both Cape Town and Johannesburg due to popular demand, according to the promoters. The show opens at the Artscape Theatre Centre…

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Communities called on to create healthy breastfeeding environments

Health officials have encouraged mothers to breastfeed their babies for the first six months, whilst calling on communities to create a healthy environment for them. They are…