A failed trial run? Bike facility has little traction six months after launch
Stellenbosch Trail Fund’s (STF) new bicycle parking facility was meant to cut theft and ease congestion, said Ernst Gouws,...
Category: Community
Community rallies behind Kylemore soup kitchen as seasonal hunger bites
A donation drive run through Stellenbosch’s CoCreate Hub has delivered a fresh supply of staples to Siena Nutrition Centre...
Community donations help send three master’s students to New Zealand conference
After receiving donations from their communities, three master’s students from the department of microbiology at Stellenbosch University (SU) attended...
Stellenbosch barber and breakfast spot claim Best of the Cape crowns again
Stellenbosch struck gold last week when The Meeting Place and Skêr Barber Co., both took home first place prizes...
Kayamandi’s new R7.9m facility responds to local entrepreneurs’ limitations
The newly launched Kayamandi Bridge Exchange Hub answers years of demand from local entrepreneurs and traders. The R7.9 million...
Franschhoek Cableway’s revised plan splits residents over park-and-ride, road upgrade
A new park-and-ride facility at the Huguenot Monument, and an upgrade to the Robertsvlei Road are part of several changes proposed by the Franschhoek Cableway project. This is according to a revised Basic Assessment Report (BAR), and the Franschhoek Heritage and Ratepayers Association (FHRPA). However, civil society groups are split over the proposed changes.
New deputy mayor takes helm amid service delivery questions
Stellenbosch has a new deputy executive mayor. Dr Rudi Buys takes over from Mynard Slabbert who left amid concerns...
Cancer survivors share their stories at Stellenbosch Women’s Day fundraiser
A Women’s Day event which brought cancer survivors and allies together through dance, raised R21 000 to fund telecounselling...
Usiko Stellenbosch vier 25ste bestaansjaar met R25 miljoen-fondsinsamelingsveldtog
’n Nie-winsgewende organisasie (NWO) in Jamestown wat fokus op die welstand en bemagtiging van die jeug in die gemeenskap,...
Young Kayamandi cyclers now also schooled in conservation
Lessons aimed at preparing school children for careers in conservation have commenced as part of an after-school programme at an organisation in Kayamandi.