Zeta Soule, Author at SMF News

Woordfees: One man carries a whole war

At the final showing of An Iliad at the Open Window Campus, the audience kept their eyes on Alan Committee as he told the tale of the Trojan War.

Theatre: An Iliad 3 October at 20:00, 5 October at 15:00, and 8 October at 16:00 Open Window Campus...

Gratitude Heritage Day run raises R130 000 for vulnerable children

Rosanne van der Merwe and Rian Dickason crossing the finishing line at the GRATITUDE Run at Dornier Wine Estate, wearing their race numbers.

Distance For Difference (D4D) raised R133 542 through their annual gratitude run on Heritage Day. Directing over 90% of...

Municipal manager’s contract extension sparks debate

Stellenbosch Council debated the extension of Geraldine Mettler, municipal manager’s contract and succession via Microsoft Teams on 25 August.

Ten opposition councillors abstained when Stellenbosch Council voted to extend municipal manager Geraldine Mettler’s contract by three months, according...

Cancer survivors share their stories at Stellenbosch Women’s Day fundraiser

A large group of attendees stand in a circle formation at the Rupert Museum, guided through a Nia movement session by Mia Steyn and Almarie Venter, with several people holding small sticks or wands as part of the theme of the event, framed landscape paintings visible on the walls behind them.

A Women’s Day event which brought cancer survivors and allies together through dance, raised R21 000 to fund telecounselling...

Show’Kie host Dean Smith steps beyond the scripted characters

For most of his career, actor and entertainer, Dean John Smith has filled the shoes of other characters and...

NGO’s new training kitchen prepares students for hospitality industry

Students plating a graded dish in Bergzicht's renovated training kitchen in Stellenbosch on 8 July 2026.

Cohort three of 2026 in Bergzicht Training and Development’s Advanced Food Service Assistant Programme prepared a graded practical dish...

The woman behind the microphone

Good Hope FM Morning Show host, Leigh-Anne Williams, was raised by a single parent in the suburb of Belhar....

Runners go knee-deep as floods fail to stop charity race

A group of approximately 100 runners stand closely together at the starting line on Rowan road in Mostertsdrift, dressed in running gear and preparing to begin the race, with distances ranging from 3km to 21.1km.

Approximately 100 runners showed up at the starting line on Rowan road to partake in the Mostertsdrift Marathon with...

Maties FC win against Mamelodi Sundowns turns heads at Bayhill tournament

Maties FC players in action during their Bayhill Premier Cup match against Mamelodi Sundowns on 3 April, where they secured a group stage victory.

Maties FC beat Mamelodi Sundowns, one of the tournament’s most established teams on 3 April at the Bayhill Premier...

Solar-powered Wi-Fi project gives web access at Stellenbosch taxi rank

Liberty Bwanali stands at a market stall, assisting traders with activating Wi-Fi vouchers on their phones while engaging with them in a busy trading environment.

Project founder Liberty Bwanali visits the taxi rank daily to set up the WI-Fi boxes spaced across the rank....