1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (280+ words) Historic pictures of some of the first raods that were completed in Hout Bay. Today, Hout Bay is connected to the rest of Cape Town by busy roads, but it was once a far more isolated settlement. For generations, the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (493+ words) Patience Gertse from Hangberg in Hout Bay was nominated by her community for her efforts. For Hangberg entrepreneur Patience Gertse, Mandela Day is about far more than dedicating 67 minutes of service. "It is about choosing compassion, service and humanity every…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (565+ words) Ricardo Koopman has used dance to transform lives around Cape Town. While South Africans dedicate 67 minutes to serving others during Mandela Day, one Hangberg resident has turned service into a way of life. Ricardo Koopman, a dance instructor and community…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (308+ words) The garden at the Hout Bay Main Road Clinic, where volunteers collected rubbish, transforming the area into a cleaner and more welcoming space. Members of the Hout Bay Lions Club marked Mandela Day by rolling up their sleeves and dedicating…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) Kelly Commaille, left, chats to Shameez Patel Papathanasiou, author of The Last Feather and The Eternal Shadow. Cape Town’s vibrant literary scene is set to welcome back Otherworld, the city’s premier celebration of science fiction and fantasy, on Saturday, July…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (541+ words) Ricardo Phillips has proven to be more than just a football coach to some of the young footballers in around Hout Bay. Hout Bay football coach and mentor Ricardo Phillips, widely regarded as one of the fathers of football, has…...

2+ week, 5+ min ago   (398+ words) The women from Kronendal Retirement Village created several blankets to donate towards the less fortunate elderly living at other homes in and around Hout Bay. In a quiet room at Kronendal Retirement Village in Hout Bay, the rhythmic click of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (450+ words) Amirah Jacobs, from Strandfontein, and Asisipho Maqhashu, from Silversands, weld to the keel, the structural spine of a ship. The V&A Waterfront and Damen Shipyards Cape Town achieved a significant milestone in the development of the Quay 7 Superyacht Marina,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (633+ words) Luciano Hartbees and Faith Vlotman enjoy meals at the Service Dining Rooms on Founder's Day, July 1. The Service Dining Rooms (SDR), a stalwart in the Mother City's charitable landscape, celebrated a remarkable 91 years of service on Founder’s Day on Wednesday,…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (174+ words) Some of the city's finest musicians came together at Artscape, turning the memorial concert for Abdullah Ibrahim into a masterclass in groove, soul, and improvisation. Saxophonists Buddy Wells and Duncan Johnson, the tenor sax horn section leader, perform alongside flautist…...