Former prisoner receives sewing machine from reader

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

A former prisoner who shared his story about trying to rebuild his life has been gifted a sewing machine. Malusi Mbadamane, also known as Ace, used to make prison ...

Paarl girl one step closer to leaving for Antarctica

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Anika le Roux of Paarl, has made it to the top 10 of the Matrics in Antarctica initiative. The only other Western Cape pupil in the top 10 Emily Dalley of Herschel ...

Hout Bay girl one step closer to Antarctica

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Emily Dalley of Hout Bay has made it to the top 10 of the Matrics in Antarctica initiative. The only other Western Cape pupil in the top 10 Anika le Roux from Paarl ...

Herschel girl one step closer to Antarctica

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Herschel Girls’ High School’s Emily Dalley has made it to the top 10 of the Matrics in Antarctica initiative. The only other Western Cape pupil in the top 10 Anika ...

Helicopter boosts fight against crime on TMNP

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

The Airbus H125 rotary-winged aircraft. The deployment of the Airbus H125 rotary-winged aircraft earlier this month is set to improve the response rate to incidents ...

Former prisoner rebuilds life one stitch at a time

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Malusi Mbadamane, also known as Ace, who used to make prison overalls during his 20-year sentence, is now using these skills to sew his own clothing. Mr Mbadamane, ...

GSCID surprises homeless people with Christmas packages

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Thirty homeless people who may have lost their Christmas spirit while living on the streets were surprised with gift packages from the Groote Schuur Community Improvement ...

Brewing backing for bicycling barista

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Jack Umba, of Kenilworth, makes at least 21 coffee deliveries a day on his bicycle, but he’s hoping to get himself a tuk-tuk (with a built-in coffee machine) to ...

Fair helps older dogs have their day

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Fifteen animal-welfare organisations met at Keurboom Park in Rondebosch, on Sunday, to help get older dogs adopted, as they are often the ones left behind at shelters. ...

UCT programme offers counselling to abuse victims

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

A gender-violence programme at UCT is raising awareness about the importance of counselling after being a victim of abuse. UCT alumna Zellah Fuphe and third-year ...

Public view plans for future District Six

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Plans showing what a future District Six could look like have been presented to the public. In four design workshops, held over the past few months, the community’s ...

Jars of hope

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

City’s Muslim shrines get heritage nod

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Ten Cape Town kramats, along with a grave in Mowbray cemetery, known as the Circle of Tombs, have been declared national heritage sites. A formal announcement was ...

Newlands pool to reopen in late January

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

The public can finally look forward to the reopening of the Newlands swimming pool after the City closed it for four years of maintenance and repairs. The City says ...

Women have small enterprise all sewn up

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Nine women graduated last Tuesday from an entrepreneurship course held in Claremont. Eight of the women are unemployed and seven are part of the Zoe Project, ...

Pupils use business skills to support good causes

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Pupils at an all-girls school in Rondebosch have been learning to use businesses skills for the good of their community, thanks to a social entrepreneurship project. ...

Exploring photography with a smartphone

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

By Sukaina IshmailFive high school pupils have been learning how to see the world around them with a photographer’s eye and capture intriguing images using only ...

Traders blame squatters for driving off customers

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

By Sukaina IshmailMowbray traders who rent kiosks from the City to sell their wares say nearby squatters, who openly use drugs and treat the area like a toilet, ...

Veld circle will be a showcase for local plants

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Volunteers planting indigenous species at the new rehabilitation site in Newlands’ Papenboom Meadow Forest hope this will be a stepping stone for the public to invest ...

Ward 59 candidates focus on safety

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Safety and crime have become growing concerns in Ward 59, and four candidates in this year’s municipal elections say they hope to address these issues if they are ...

SA’s past is Palestine’s present, says activist

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

alestinian activist Muna El-Kurd, 23, urged the youth to stand up against oppression and injustice, when she spoke at the Ashley Kriel Hall in Salt River last week. ...

Parties square off over train drain

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

The collapse of Cape Town’s rail service has become an election issue, with the DA’s mayoral candidate, Geordin Hill-Lewis, vowing to stoke efforts to wrest control ...

New youth programme at Irma Stern Museum

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

The Irma Stern Museum in Rosebank has a new educational programme allowing children to explore their creativity. The Irma Stern Museum, formerly the home of the ...

Electoral referee helps keep poll fight clean

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

With plenty at stake for the candidates slugging it out in this year’s municipal elections, things can get ugly, but the Electoral Code of Conduct Observer Commission ...

Fury as undertaker moves into flats

Sukaina Ishmail|Published

Residents of a block of flats in Salt River are furious after a funeral parlour moved into the building without municipal approval to operate an undertaker service ...