New studio for ballet company
Cape Ballet Africa moved into its new studio at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa just two weeks shy of the ballet company’s first birthday. Speaking ...
Work to start on MyCiTi route
Southern suburbs residents can brace themselves for extensive construction work on Imam Haron, Chichester and Standhope roads over the next three years. The City ...
Valentine’s Day
Grade 6 pupils Michaela Goldstein and Isabella Hendricks. Grade 3 teacher Nicki du Plooy, back, with Talia Morgado. Front, from left, are Charlotte Samuels, Sofia ...
Tackling Ironman for Red Cross radio station
Mitch Tiltmann will tackle a gruelling triathlon to raise funds for RX Radio, which is based at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and is run largely ...
Founding principal hands over reigns
Claremont High School founding principal Murray Gibbon. Pupils, staff and parents were overcome with emotion when they said farewell to Claremont High School founding ...
Leadership workshop
Cannons Creek Independent School held a two-day leadership workshop on Thursday January 23 and Friday January 24 for its Grade 6s. The workshop was designed to equip ...
Hospital squatters protest against City plans
Squatters at the old Woodstock hospital held a picket on Monday to protest against the City’s plans to sell the site. The future of some 800 squatters at the property, ...
Call to help 'Red Boots’ reach Ireland
The creators of the play, Red Boots, have been invited to perform it at the Mother Tongues Festival in Dublin, Ireland, but need about R15 000 to make it happen. ...
Professor shares his vision for UWC
UWC’s new rector and vice chancellor Professor Robert Balfour. UWC’s new rector and vice chancellor says his vision for the university is one of collaboration, thoughtful ...
Non-profit helping unemployed youth
Seeing young people from all walks of life participating in the economy, creating jobs, feeding their families and strengthening their communities is something Sino ...
First day
James and Ava September, who started Grade 3 and Grade RR, with their parents, Dr Gareth September and Dr Alrése Cloete. Bruce and Camilla Shadwell with their daughter, ...
Matrics excel
Matric pupil Hana Jaffar, who achieved four distinctions, is seen here with her brother, Salih, and parents, Wiedaad Nordien and Dr Abdullah Jaffar.
Plenty of summer left to take a dip at reopened pools
The Observatory, Newlands and Trafalgar municipal pools have all reopened after undergoing maintenance. The Observatory pool, which is more than 80 years old, reopened ...
A look back at the headlines of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the Southern Suburbs Tatler takes a look back at the news which made our headlines. The year kicked off with support for Palestine as more ...
Drive to stop curtain falling on Theatre Arts
Observatory’s Theatre Arts has supported artists with programmes, mentoring, and often subsidised rehearsal space, but it now faces a financial struggle to stay ...
Happy hundred for Hilary
A resident of Fairmead Court in Rondebosch celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at the care centre on Monday December 2. Hillary van der Riet was ...
Magnet to stage Khanya’s one-woman play
Rosebank playwright Khanya Ngcuka will stage her first one-woman play as part of the Magnet Theatre’s Summer Season. Pumla's Song explores the experiences of mothers ...
Questions over City’s plan to sell hospital
The City’s plan to sell the illegally occupied Woodstock hospital for a mix of social-housing and open-market development has drawn flak from the Woodstock Residents’ ...
'He left this world doing what he loved’
“We are at peace knowing that he left this world doing what he loved - walking the mountain. ”These were the words of Dhananjaya Verdarajalo Naidoo’s family in a ...
Theatre society to stage musical game show
Pinelands Players will stage an energetic musical revue and quiz show, Game of Names, from tomorrow, Friday November 29, till Sunday December 8 at The Novalis Institute ...
Mowing issues plague Pinelands
The issue around mowing and no mowing was a contentious one at the Pinelands City Improvement District’s (PLCID) annual general meeting. Residents who attended the ...
Search continues for missing man
The search continues for a missing 66-year-old man who was last seen at Newlands Forest. Avid hiker Dhananjaya Verdarajalo Naidoo, of Kenwyn, went hiking at Newlands ...