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The WC Blood Service is urging South Africans to donate.

Critical shortage alert: O-negative blood stocks down to one day—donate now!

Act now: The Western Cape Blood Service urgently needs your help to replenish critically low O-negative blood stocks. Your donation can save lives!

Pupils attending an art exhibition at the Norval Foundation.

Enter the Norval Student Art Prize 2026 and showcase your creativity

Explore the Norval Student Art Prize 2026, inviting young artists to express their visions for South Africa through the theme 'DREAM'. Submissions are open for pupils from Grades…

From left are Cameron Payne from the DeMoyencourt School of Ballet in Oranjezicht, Zara Yazbek Polito from the Juanita Yazbek Dance Academy in Sea Point, Kai Damon from Reddam House Academy of Dance in Tokai and Sinethemba Wisani-Jacqui Pells School of Ballet in Westlake are four of the ballet dancers who will be taking part as ‘Child Alice’ in Cape Town City Ballet’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland

Young talent stars in Alice in Wonderland

Discover the young talents of Cape Town City Ballet as they take the stage in 'Alice in Wonderland', opening December 12 at Artscape. With 90 children from local ballet schools…

Feed the Soil ambassador Arthur Gonco helps with bucket swops and vegetable purchases. Picture: supplied

Food waste composting comes to Blue Route

Ladles of Love is taking your kitchen food waste and composting it, and the non-profit organisation will launch one of its Feed the Soil pop-up shops at Blue Route Mall on…

From actress to film-making, Samantha Brink, 45, of Tokai is juggling a new role as project manager of a community arts group, Touched By Style. Picture: Supplied

Local film looks at domestic violence against men

Tokai actress turned film-maker and project manager, Samantha Brink, 45, has taken over the reins of Touched By Style, a performing arts group. The community arts group, which…

Chrysalis Academy in Tokai is turning 25 years old. Picture: Janice Matthews

Chrysalis: 25 years of changing lives

Chrysalis Academy celebrates 25 years of holistic youth development this year. The academy in Tokai that runs a three-month residential programme for youth aged 18 to 25 from…

Britain’s Got Talent finalist Musa Motha, left, and South African Paralympic gold medallist Mpumelelo Mhlongo, right, with STEPS founder Karen Moss, middle. Picture: supplied

Dance challenge raises money for clubfoot treatment

A dance challenge that has so far raised more than R170 000 for clubfoot treatment kicked off at Blue Route Mall on Saturday. The StepItUp dance challenge is aiming to raise R300…

South African Paralympic gold medallist, Mpumelelo Mhlongo, left, will be dancing it off to raise funds for clubfoot treatment with non-profit organisation, STEPS. He is pictured with STEPS founder Karen Moss. Picture: supplied

Dance-off to raise funds for clubfoot

A dance challenge is aiming to raise more than R300 000 for clubfoot treatment in recognition of National Disability Rights Awareness Month, held from November 3 to December 3.…

Guests at the Rocking4Cancer party held in 2019.

Wear white to support St Luke’s fund-raiser

St Luke’s Combined Hospices will be the beneficiary of the Rocking4Cancer All-White Party at the West End club, in Athlone, on Friday October 4. The line-up includes DJ Ready D,…

SANParks is running a safety awareness campaign at Table Mountain National Park. Picture: SANParks

Rangers promote good conduct, safety on trails

SANParks rangers have been advising members of the public on how to conduct themselves and stay safe in Lower Tokai, Cecilia Forest and Constantia Nek. From kiosks at entrances…

Authors Nicole Engelbrecht, from Blouberg, Dr Brin Hodgskiss of Cambridge, England.

Book peeks into the minds of murderers

True crime fans, friends and family attended the launch of Killer Stories at the V&A Exclusive Books on Tuesday August 13. Blouberg creator and host of podcast True Crime South…

Artist launches book inspired by dream

Barbara Grenfell Fairhead launched her latest book, The River People, at Cavendish Exclusive Books on Tuesday July 30. The book is a revelation of poetry, art including wood…

From left are FEDHASA board member Neil Hughes; CEO of Ocean Basket and representative for The Restaurant’s Collective Grace Harding; Chairperson of FEDHASA Cape Lee-Anne Singer; mayco member for economic opportunities and tourism James Vos; Food Jams founder Chef Jocelyn Myers-Adams and celebrity chef Pete Goffe-Wood

Food Jam

The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA), the The Restaurant Collective and SA Chefs held a cook-off challenge sponsored by cooking experience Food Jams at…