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Beach closures hurting tourism, says guide

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

In recent weeks, several far south beaches, including Kalk Bay, Muizenberg, and Fish Hoek, have been closed to the public due to sewage pollution. The most recent ...

Muizenberg Beach reopened to public after sewage spill

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Muizenberg Beach has been reopened to the public after a closure of four days. The beach was closed on Monday, December 12 after an electrical fault at a pump station ...

Building a community by buying nothing

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

What if there were a way you could get the things you really need without paying any money? Perhaps you recently decluttered, are left with things you no longer ...

Masi skipper prepares to set sail for Rio

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

The new year will start with a splash for Masiphumelele skipper Sibusiso Sizatu and his crew who will compete in the Cape2Rio yacht race. According to Mr Sizatu, ...

No Grinches, please, say Christmas-lights family

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Each year, the Haines family transform their Fish Hoek home into a Christmas fantasy land with thousands of colourful lights and decorations that turn heads and ...

Gallery plays host to feast of prose, poetry and art

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Book enthusiasts will be able to attend monthly literary events thanks to a collaboration between Noordhoek Art Point Gallery and publishing veteran Helen Moffett. ...

Parade in support of safer communities

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Cadets drilled, school bands performed and firefighters and police dogs put on displays during a community parade at the Ocean View multi-purpose centre on Saturday. ...

Deaf pit bull aces obedience test with sign language

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

As calls grow to ban pit bulls as pets following a spate of fatal attacks involving the breed, Xena, a deaf pit bull cross from Fish Hoek, has passed one of the ...

Old beach huts find new life as Christmas trees

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Capetonians can now own a piece of the city’s heritage as the waste wood from the old beach huts taken down at Muizenberg has been transformed into Christmas trees. ...

Noordhoek cartoonist holds exhibition

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Noordhoek cartoonist Gavin Thomson, who is best known for the Treknet and Mama Taxi cartoon strips, will be exhibiting his work in Fish Hoek. Under the Magnifying ...

More than 600 shacks destroyed in Masi fire

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

More than 600 shacks that 1800 people called home were destroyed by a fire in Masiphumelele, on Monday. Firefighters at Kommetjie Road fire station had seen smoke ...

St James beach huts to keep their colours

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Following a recent poll, the City has announced that the colours for the new St James beach huts will stay the same. In early November, the City asked the public ...

Art exhibition to benefit animal rescue

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Proceeds from an art exhibition to be held in Scarborough will benefit The Emma Animal Rescue Society (TEARS). The annual Deep South Community Art Exhibition, now ...

Free NSRI survival swimming lessons at Muizenberg pool

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

As the summer season approaches, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) will be holding survival swimming lessons in Muizenberg. The free lessons are being held ...

Partnership bodes well for wetland, says nature group

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Friends of Silvermine Nature Area (FOSNA) has partnered with The Umvoto Foundation (TUF), a non-profit company that helps communities achieve clean and healthy ecosystems. ...

Seven nominations and a win for local film

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Angeliena, the feature film shot and produced on the south peninsula during the second Covid-19 wave, received seven nominations and won one award at this year’s ...

Speaking up for road victims and their families

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

South Africans Against Drunk Driving (Sadd) commemorated World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, at the Garden of Remembrance in Fish Hoek, on Saturday ...

Big waves, giant squid feature in Bertish book

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Kommetjie author, renowned big wave surfer, ocean adventurer, multiple Guinness World Record holder, and public speaker Chris Bertish has launched a new book, All ...

Wetland wonder

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Eco club kids meet Shark Spotters

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Pupils from a Mitchell’s Plain primary school visited Muizenberg Beach where they met Shark Spotters and learnt about the marine environment and how to protect it. ...

Kite contest encourages pupils to fly their dreams

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Primary school pupils from both mainstream and special-education schools took part in a kite-decorating competition last month as part of the 2022 Cape Town International ...

Wave-inspired art

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

Surfboard is star of show at auction fund-raiser

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

A community group that keeps the Noordhoek Valley clean has raised R150 000 to support its work. Project Noordhoeked, a non-profit community project run by volunteers ...

One dead, hundreds homeless after Masi blaze

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago

A man died, more than 120 shacks were destroyed, and some 600 people were left without homes after a fire swept through Masiphumelele. Firefighters were alerted ...

Empowering women in Masiphumelele

erin.carelse|Published 2 years ago