A ‘close shave’ for Lavender Hill school boys

A fresh haircut and a lifted spirit is what Ralph Bouwers, founder of NPO Guardians of the National Treasure (GNT), wanted to give Lavender...

Matrics raise the bar

Throughout last year Lavender Hill and the surrounding areas were plagued by gang war which resulted in sporadic shootings and several people, including children,...

Matrics flying high

The matric class of 2017 received their National Senior Certificate results on Friday January 5. The Western Cape received an 82.8% pass reate, a...

How to make your goals for this year a reality

With the potential of new beginnings and opportunities, the New Year should fill us with excitement and hope to start afresh. Because of some...

Pensioner’s burden of debt lifted

Cheree Long turned to me in desperation after getting the brush-off from Lewis Stores and Woolworths. All the Bothasig woman wanted to do was...

Looking at the stars for the new year

Last year may have been good for some but disastrous for others against a backdrop of what could be called a political soapie.So, ...

Read of the Week

UnfatheredDisa Mogashana Self-published through Evera Publishing Review: Roshiela Moonsamy Unfathered is about Dr Disa Mogashana’s relationship with both her parents but mostly her father, and the book,...

Police crack down on illegal guns

Muizenberg police have been cracking down on gun possession with 12 firearms and various calibres of ammunition recovered since the beginning of December.Last week...

The year in review

As the curtain comes down on 2017, we look back at some of the stories that made headlines in the Southern Mail this year. In...

Tribute to my father

Brandon Malambo, Retreat Vincent Malambo was a man of great integrity, generosity and compassion. He was a wonderful father, brother and son, who always...