Parents still battling to get kids in schools

Marsha Bothma|Published 2 days ago

The Mitchell’s Plain Community Advice and Development Project are still battling to connect unplaced children to be placed in schools. The MPCADP had a follow up meeting on Wednesday February 26 with parents and pupils, where some of them attended th…

Tech donation boosts Spine Road's robotics programme

Marsha Bothma|Published 2 days ago

Spine Road High School’s robotics and coding programme has received a significant upgrade following a donation from Bet Software of equipment aimed at improving ...

Lentegeur police raids net 500 rounds of ammunition, drugs worth R6 000

Alicia English|Published 2 days ago

In a targeted operation against gang-related crime, Lentegeur police conducted simultaneous raids in Woodlands, seizing 500 rounds of ammunition and drugs valued ...

Easy recipes for baking with children

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Baking need not be a holy mess when young children are involved. The key is simplicity - and aprons. Here are a few easy recipes to bake with children.

Q and A with author Serai Dowling

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 3 months ago

Muizenberg resident Serai Dowling brings the Western Cape's enchanting tidal pools to life in her new guidebook. From their colonial history to their role in mental ...

Teaching in 2020 - the year that never ended

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Masks, sanitiser, classes only every other day and social distancing. It has been a year like no other for everyone, including schools. We spoke to teachers to year ...

Tips to stretch your budget on a Covid salary

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Covid has hit everyone in their pockets. Here are some tips to help you stretch your rand.

Your home is a treasure trove of art - if you only knew where to look

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Nearly anything in your home can become art or tools for making art.

Book character looks for acceptance in the stars

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 4 years ago

Faizel likes to bake, help his mother with the laundry, fit on his mom’s sparkly shoes and play with a one-eyed doll named Siela. The rugby ball his father has given ...

Khayelitsha priest gets doctorate at 73

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 9 months ago

A passion for Christian mission and having more time during the Covid-19 lockdown helped Father Pierre Goldie become the oldest doctoral graduate at the University ...

Book touches on hidden history of Kalk Bay

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 8 months ago

Imagining her wealthy family friend being plucked from his privilege and deposited in the “barefoot” stomping grounds of her childhood inspired author Gillian D’achada ...

Book review: The Vaccine

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 2 years ago

Joe Miller describes finding one of the pandemic’s most interesting stories as getting “very lucky”.

Writer pens grim tale about life on Mars

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 1 month ago

Muizenberg author Sam Wilson tells us about his newest book, The First Murder on Mars

Book details trauma of growing up in a threesome

Lauren O'Connor-May|Published 3 years ago

Claremont and Newlands were home to an unusual threesome in the 1950s. A married couple and an “aunt” lived there with their daughter. Their lives were outwardly ...

Baby Leo battles rare disorder

Lizahn Bowers|Published 5 days ago

Eight-month-old Leo Parker from Claremont faces a desperate race against time as his parents search for a matching bone marrow donor. Diagnosed with a rare genetic ...

New hope for survivors: Mitchell's Plain gets second GBV courtroom

Alicia English|Published 5 days ago

In a significant move to combat gender-based violence, Mitchell's Plain Magistrates Court has doubled its capacity with a second dedicated GBV courtroom.

Rocklands woman waits 21 years for government housing support

Marsha Bothma|Published 5 days ago

Rocklands woman on housing list for 21 years.

Alleged gang leader's Lentegeur house petrol-bombed

Alicia English|Published 5 days ago

Gang tensions in Mitchell's Plain have intensified after a petrol bomb attack on an alleged American gang leader's home in Lentegeur. The attack, which occurred ...

From police to chefs: Local heroes inspire Eastville Primary pupils at career expo

Alicia English|Published 6 days ago

Local success stories, including a chef-turned-entrepreneur and law enforcement officers, shared their inspiring journeys with Eastville Primary pupils in Mitchell's ...

Life sentence for Beacon Valley man who raped 7-year-old while on parole

Alicia English|Published 6 days ago

A Beacon Valley man, 37, sentenced to life for raping a seven-year-old girl in 2017 while on parole, reinforces the Mitchell's Plain court's commitment to justice ...