Twitchers at Rietvlei for rare bird sighting

Athina May The news of a rare spotted cuckoo being sighted at the Rietvlei Wetlands sent scores of birders across the province in a...

Teams gearing up for the clash in the West

MZOXOLO BUDAZAThe first edition of the West Coast Schools rugby festival will take place on Saturday March 5, with hosts Milnerton High school, Parklands...

Sub-council discusses ‘ticking time bombs’

Athina May Ward 23 councillor Dr Joy McCarthy described the water and electricity situation in wards 4, 107 and 23 as a ticking time...

Safe delivery at Table View cop shop

A baby boy was born at Table View police station with the assistance of Table View community medic, Kim Jurgens, at 5.30am on Sunday...

Proposed closure of station set tongues wagging

SUMMER JACOBSThe proposal to close down Parklands police station was a hot topic at the Community Police Forum (CPF) sector 2 meeting at CBC...

Melkbos High gets top results

The Western Cape Education Department has dished out 53 awards in 12 categories to schools for improvement and excellence in the department’s systemic tests...

Matrix does a U-turn

Kevin Rossouw, DurbanvilleSo here is the final chapter in the Matrix Warehouse saga (“Serial number sticker lost in the matrix”, Off My Trolley, February...

It all comes down to the luck of the draw blah...

MZOXOLO BUDAZAThe draw for the 28th edition of the Metropolitan under-19 Premier Cup is just hours away and the Cape qualifiers, including reigning champions...

Hypnotic healing for your health

Athina May Under the spell of hypnosis we may have witnessed friends cooing like birds or expressing their heart’s desires to a stage audience,...

Grooming authors and poets

HAZEL ALLIES-HUSSELMAN Future poets and authors are being groomed at Alexander Sinton High and Garlandale High with a project called The Write Club, an...