Kommetjie surfer rides giants alongside world champions
KOMMETJIE local Matt Bromley has just returned from two weeks of record-smashing big wave surfing at two of the most legendary and dangerous surf spots in the world: Jaws and Mavericks.
Join the wastage free fashion rental revolution
Two Cape Town women have combined their expertise in style with their passion for sustainability to create a wastage-free dress hire business that shows there’s no excuse for single-use fashion.
Fashion rental revolution
TWO LOCAL women have combined their expertise in style with their passion for sustainability to create a wastage-free dress hire business that shows there’s no excuse for single-use fashion.
Uncertainty over local rollout of Covid-19 vaccine
As the first Covid-19 vaccinations are rolled out in the US and UK, and new infections skyrocket in South Africa, the burning question for many is: when will we have access to vaccines?
Expect a higher Covid-19 peak than the first
What has taken health authorities by surprise this week was the arrival of the second wave of the Covid-19 virus, just as millions of South Africans were about to set off on holiday.
Western Cape passes 5 000 Covid-19 deaths
Yesterday, the Western Cape passed the grim milestone of 5 000 deaths due to Covid-19.
’School wants us gone because we stood up against racism ’ - staff at Cape primary school
After months of protesting against alleged racism at Disa Primary School in Hout Bay, scores of staff members are now facing retrenchment over the festive season.
33 years on, families of Helderberg crash victims search for answers
More than three decades after the Helderberg air disaster, families of the victims are still searching for answers about the final minutes of the fatal flight which killed all 159 people on board.
Most men are not violent, insists UCT gender scholar
As 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children draws to a close, one expert is calling for a change in messaging to men to better combat gender-based violence.
Camps Bay top cop sex abuse scandal: ’This is much bigger, more people are involved’
The man who came forward last week to publicly disclose his alleged sexual abuse at the hands of his father, a former Camps Bay Police Station Commander, has said the case is much bigger than just his own story.
SA facing Covid-19 vaccine dilemma
There are two companies capable of manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines here in South Africa - but it will be a long and expensive road ahead until they are able to do so.
Former Camps Bay SAPS chief arrested for child porn after son lifts lid on abuse
A former police captain who was station commander of Camps Bay SAPS for 21 years has been arrested on charges of child pornography and his son has revealed that the now 65-year-old man abused him from the age of six.
Cool cannabis cats give high five for smoking the weed
It’s time to come out the cannabis closet. This was the message from some speakers of The Cannabis Vexpo, which culminates today in an attempt to set the all-time African dope smoking record.
SA could have Covid-19 vaccine early next year, but who will get it?
The Human Sciences Research Council hosted a dialogue to discuss the plan for rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine, including the progress so far and the challenges that lie ahead, as well as whether the vaccine should be compulsory when it’s available.
Hout Bay woman traumatised after home robbery
FOR one Hout Bay resident and her baby, the rising home invasion statistics became a terrifying reality two weeks ago on a Tuesday night when four men broke into her home.
Crime stats show criminals are making up for lost time in lockdown
THE CRIME holiday of hard lockdown is over and criminals have been busy making up for lost time, with cash-in-transit heists, truck hijackings and home robberies on the increase in the Western Cape
Cannabis court case set to determine the legality of private grow clubs around the country
The future of cannabis ‘grow clubs’ hangs in the balance as a local duo prepare to challenge their arrest and charges of drug trafficking in court.
Local storyteller contributes chapter to global sci-fi comic based on Covid-19 pandemic
A local storyteller has teamed up with international scientists and comic book writers to create a sci-fi satire webcomic about the health and mental health issues faced by young adults during the coronavirus pandemic.
New ARV pellets could be a game changer for young children with HIV
South Africa is failing its children with HIV, and needs to urgently focus on finding and treating the thousands who are HIV-positive but not on lifesaving treatment. However, a new drug formulation may be the game changer that moms of HIV-positive children have been desperate for.
Move to make historic Muizenberg road people-only
some business owners feel that while the idea is promising, it’s premature, as businesses are still reeling from the financial blow of the Covid lockdown.
Cape lensman snaps international award
Capetonian Chris Fallows has captured Africa’s animals and habitats in all their magnificence
Baking buns gives needy dancer a lift
His cinnamon buns have been a hit in Hout Bay and companies have also come on board
Massive spike in TB infections
According to the 2020 Global TB Report, 20% more South Africans became ill with TB last year, and 42% were missed by TB services.
Factors linked to strokes
Survivor tells of episode, excruciating pain
Winde's economic recovery plan slammed by opposition
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde revealed this week that more than 150 000 jobs in the province would be lost this year.