103 year old says, “Respect Your Parents”

16 March 2011

At the age of 103 she prefers a home cooked meal over take-aways. Although Dorothea Snyders of Bokmakierie is deaf, she enjoys television soaps...

Janari: the good and bad

16 March 2011

The Good Lord was good to us, said Ernest Ashton Janari, the first principal of E.A. Janari Primary School (formerly known as Bonteheuwel no. 1).    He was one many former -and current leaders of Bonteheuwel who attended the primary school’s 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving Divine Service earlier this month. Janari remembers the past as joyous. “We [...]

93 Thousand kilometers to stop rape

16 March 2011

A man has travelled a total of 93 000 kilometres in five years in attempt to find a solution to stop the rape and sexual abuse of children. Steve Heath recently visited the Bears Store in Charlesville Shopping Centre and emphasized that mothers hold the key to decrease rape of children. Bears is a sponsor of [...]

Dancers ready to blaze public away

30 March 2011

Locals can look forward to witness the young people of Afrika Ablaze performing their production Dancers don’t Cry in the Cape Town International Convention Centre today. The group in association with Ackermans and assisted by the Grand West Heritage Foundation, will entertain their audience tomorrow as well. The production is written, produced and co-choreographed by Glenda [...]

Americans sponsor supplies on school visit

30 March 2011

A total of 85 students of Rudgers the State University of New Jersey in US were serenaded by the learners of Kalksteenfontein Primary when they came for their annual visit earlier this month

Ice Hockey World Championships coming to SA

30 March 2011

Cape Town is named one of the cities to host the 2011 international Ice Hockey World Championships (division III) which will be held at The Ice Station, GrandWest from 11 to 17 April.

Langa lad cut his teeth in Sevens game

30 March 2011

The latest addition to the Springbok 7- team Tshotsho Mbovane is set to leave his mark on the remaining tournaments left in the World Series.

Successful end to first school term

01 April 2011

Today is the final day of the first school term for 2011 and we have much to be proud of...

UPCLOSE with Teargas and JR

30 March 2011

Teargas and JR discuss with MELISSA NEL about their school days, relationships and music…

The Cape Male Choir Board and the youth organisation

30 March 2011

A competition for singing choirs and sporting clubs was hosted recently by The Cape Male Choir Board and the youth organisation Keep the Dream at the Vygieskraal sport stadion.

Illegal liquor dealing clamped down

13 April 2011

A total of 3226, 08 litres of liquor confiscated and 18 people Langa were arrested last month after several operations by the police were done.

The Serene Aged Senior Citizens Club

13 April 2011

The Serene Aged Senior Citizens Club turned ten last month

Aussies visit squatter camp school

13 April 2011

The Sinenceba Home School of Mildred Manini in the Malawi Camp recently got Australian visitors last week during their school holidays.

‘n Sakke maak-projek

13 April 2011

RYGATE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION @ JOHNSON ROAD

12 April 2011

Under 7 Connoisseur Spurs Vs Sterling Athletic Bridgetown Vs Thornhill United Junction Rovers Vs Hazendal I Sterling Athletic   Under 9 Greenhaven Spurs Vs Sterling Athletic Great Commission Vs Connoisseur Spurs Thornhill United A Vs Junction Rovers   Under 11 Section One Jordan Callies Vs Junction A Silver Spurs Vs Bridgetown Hazendal Vs FC Orient Under 11 Section Two Thornhill United B Vs Junction Rovers Connoisseur Spurs Vs Rising Stars Sterling Athletic [...]

The first team of Watsonia beat Atlantis Rugby Club 15 – 7

13 April 2011

‘Gun’ shoots team to top of region league

13 April 2011

The baseball field is his home away from home, says Tyrone "Gun" Brandt. His wife or his mother would sometimes even bring his dinner to the Athlone Athletics Baseball Club or to Club Hamiltons where he alternatively plays softball.

FIXTURES

13 April 2011

MTN Lions will play the DHL Stormers on Saturday 16 April at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg at 17h05. DHL Stormers’ next home game is on 30 April 2011 at 19h10 against the Sharks.

Class Act contestants ready to shine

13 May 2011

A group of Capetonians – six men and four women – recently made their debut on television when they took part in the auditions in Johannesburg for the second season of Class Act on SABC 1. Lemogang Tsipa (20) from Athlone and Samantha Tunnah (24) from Pinelands shared their experience with Cape Flats News: Tsipa who idolises [...]

Street soccer program in Kewtown

16 May 2011

A joint initiative between the Athlone Interdenominational Youth Outreach and Athlone Police was organised last Friday of which learners and community leaders from Lilac Street, Kewtown took part in various sport activities. We want to encourage communities to create this type activity to divert young people from all the negatives within the area, said police spokesman Warrant Officer Ian Bennet.

Sterling EQ collaborates with Gugulethu Tenors live

19 May 2011

Their styles compliment each other and they are hoping to travel to the United States of America to perform together, said the Sterling “Electric Quartet” (popularly known as Sterling EQ) about collaborating with the Gugulethu Tenors...

Rebels cheer on U.9s of Bonteheuwel

17 May 2011

For more photo’s, see facebook fan page: The Cape Flats News.

BRIGHT LIGHTS OF VEGAS IN CAPE TOWN

23 May 2011

Transformation in the Mother City was witnessed as TCM’s Pop Up Cinema descended on Cape Town...

Springboks win London Sevens title

23 May 2011

South Africa produced an excellent tactical display to beat favourites Fiji 24-14 to win the Emirates Airline London Sevens title on Sunday...

Kompetisie bring vuur vir lees

01 June 2011

Leerders van 15 verskeie biblioteke in die Distrik 4-gebied, het die afgelope weke meegeding in ‘n lees-kompetisie wat tot einde Julie duur.

De Lille: ‘Counsellors, the people must be first’

06 June 2011

MELISSA NEL  “I appeal to especially the new counsellors, and the opposition as well to put the interest of our people first.    Alderman Patricia De Lille, the new Executive Mayor of the Western Cape, ended off her speech at her inauguration. She got 137 votes over Anthony Ehrenreich had 75 in the City of Cape Town’s Chamber. Five [...]

Kinders wat nie kla ‘n kommer

06 June 2011

MELISSA NEL Meeste kinders weet nie waar om te kla as iets met hom of haar gebeur nie. Dit is die mening van Hermien Gibson, wat verantwoordelik is vir die inwoners sorgprogram van die Saartjie Baartman-sentrum in Manenburg. Tans is daar sowat 19 vroue en 35 kinders wat by die sentrum woon.                              Die Kinderbeskermingsweek is verlede week gehou om [...]

Group addresses myths

06 June 2011

MELISSA NEL It’s not forgetting where you put your car keys but having the keys in your hands and not knowing what to do with it. This is how Vivienne    Barrish, a  Dementia SA support group facilitator from Athlone describes the misconception of the disease. “It is also when you put on the kettle and you [...]

Goggo rehabs drug addicts from home

06 June 2011

A project aimed to rehabilitate young drug addicts from their addiction is recently launched by a pensioner from her home in Langa.

“Ability vs Disability”

06 June 2011

“Ability vs Disability” workshop will be held at the Bonteheuwel Community Centre from 10am. Guest speakers will talk about the wrong choices they made and how it led to them being disabled now. Contact Fazlin 072 483 6841.

Schools get career Centre

06 June 2011

Three high schools – Ned Domain, Mount View and Excelsior – recently received a donation for a career centre at their premises to enhance life orientation programmes

Youth day event at Mimosa Primary School

06 June 2011

The Bonteheuwel Churches in Action will host a Youth day event at Mimosa Primary School in Vlamboom road between 10h00 and 14h00. All organisations are welcome to join. They plan to feed children, have talent contests, play sports and other indigenous games.

Battle of Youth Jazz Big Bands

06 June 2011

Battle of Youth Jazz Big Bands: Umbiyozo Youth Festival, Artscape. Contact Candice@headsupcomm.co.za

Court support relieve trauma

06 June 2011

Eleanor Williams of Hanover Park is a court supporter of Rape Crisis since 2003. She assists in counseling and preparing the survivors of rape for their court hearings. Here she gives insight on the proceedings of these cases…

Principals forum get certified

06 June 2011

Members of the Principals Educare Forum of Bonteheuwel got their certificates for fire safety training last month.

E.A.Janari celebrates 50th with Jubilee Dance

06 June 2011

E.A.Janari celebrates 50th with Jubilee Dance

THAT 80s SHOW belts lungs out

14 June 2011

A former Bonteheuwel resident is having the time of his life, taking his audience ‘back in time’ at GrandWest’s That 80s Show, the new musical tribute...

Heat on in mall on Saturday

06 June 2011

Svidge Ngwevela of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Bellville is training for a professional boxing tournament on Saturday at the Khayelitsha Mall.

Stormers: ‘we didn’t deserve to win’

13 June 2011

Despite losing, the DHL Stormers confirmed a place in the Vodacom Super Rugby Final Series after receiving a bonus point on Saturday.

Gymnasts to show face in Switzerland

25 June 2011

Clean the world, plant a tree, and leave a legacy is the theme of the Western Cape's Gymnastics Team who will soon leave for Lausanne in Switzerland...

Mrs. Obama: ‘Stay fit for your purpose’

25 June 2011

You can be anything you want to be, was the message preached by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and US First Lady, Michelle Obama...

Cancer survivor encourages positive life

28 June 2011

Men must go for regular check-ups at the doctor especially if they reach the age of 40, says Louis Adonis (74) of Bonteheuwel. He is one of one in 23 men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and has been living with the illness for about four years ago.

Dialogue promotes facing community’s ills

06 July 2011

South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum held the first of a series of dialogues addressing young budding entrepreneurs at Look Out Hill, Khayelitsha last week.

kykNET’s Jou Show met Emo Adams

06 July 2011

This was what you would call ‘local is lekker’, and Emo bringing us back to our roots. The recording takes place and when they take an ad-break Emo entertains the crowd.

MIND OVER MATTER

25 July 2011

WIN tickets to the show of magician and mentalist Larry Soffer, South Africa’s own Harry Potter...

Community ambassador dies

25 July 2011

He is described as a devoted husband, a thoughtful father, and an ambassador for Christ and a statesman amongst his people. Fenner Kadalie died recently...

Zuma visits Lavistown

25 July 2011

President Jacob Zuma made a brief visits in Bishop Lavis on Saturday as part of an ANC recruitment drive...

Mandela Day brings bliss to unfortunate

25 July 2011

He has not been to school yet and is still crawling around the house, says Nobogile Maholwane, mother of 15-year old Khuselo.

Softball buff ready for battle

25 July 2011

She was about five years old when she started playing softball, because practically her entire family plays the sport. Sadly though, the sport is dying in this country...

Awareness programme brings income

27 July 2011

Disabled people of Bonteheuwel will soon be earning an income for delivering free awareness about HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) to their community...

Bietjie voed honderde

27 July 2011

Hulle vra sommer of hulle die potte kan uitlek sodra die kos op is, vertel Neamatula "Yamie" Isaacs 'n besigheidsman wat weekliks 'n sopkombuis in Delft van sy huis bestuur...

Navy makes girl’s dreams achievable

27 July 2011

Shameela Izaks enjoys working on the submarine, doing rope work on boats...

Inspiring woman: ‘Job cost a fight’

11 August 2011

She is known as the woman who fought her way to the top in a workplace where males dominated. And for 11 years of her career there was no promotion...

BTC is calling… tonight!

11 August 2011

Bridgetown Theatre Company (BTC) will be presenting their spellbinding musical revue ECHOES at Artscape on tonight at 7.30pm.

Road to Softball Champs gets underway

12 August 2011

The Turhall Park Softball Complex in Athlone played host to a gala dinner on Monday to launch the Junior World Woman’s Softball Championship...

Entries open for kite competition

15 August 2011

Entries for the Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’ Competition are open and schools have until...

Girl murder haunts community

01 September 2011

The murder of Yumna Erasmus (24) on the Metropolitan Sports Field earlier this month was not only a sore sight on the day, but also left the community of Bonteheuwel in grief about their safety.

Foster children need family too

01 September 2011

She was three years old when her cousin went to fetch her from her mother in Hanover Park for a Christmas lunch at her grandmother’s. From then onwards, she stayed with her grandmother, because her mother never really worried about her, her aunt Mary* tells who is now her guardian.

‘Praat jou hart uit’

01 September 2011

Hulle was vroeër vanjaar vereer deur die Bishop Lavis Polisie as die 2010/2011 vroue van die jaar, en die twee het 'n blik van hul lewens as vrywillige trauma werkers gegee.

RUGBY SUPPORTERS IN FULL VOICE

16 September 2011

Proud Bok supporters Winston Zeederberg, Sedick Valentine, Clinton Petersen and Ruben Petersen, not hiding there loyalties, says their blood is green and they are confident South Africa will win back to back the coveted rugby World Cup to be played in New Zealand. The Bokke will take on Fiji tomorrow at 8:00am (M-Net,SS1, SSHD, SS4, [...]

Gras groener waar Bokke is

16 September 2011

Die Springbokke kan glad nie kla dat hulle nie genoeg ondersteuners in Nieu-Seeland het nie, want die inwoners in al die stede waar hulle tuisgaan het hulle aangeneem.

Respect your driver

30 September 2011

Courtesy is lacking of our drivers, says several local road users. October is National Transport Month to bring awareness to road safety...

Brief uit Nieu-Seeland

30 September 2011

Ek hoop regtig die Springbokke wen die Rugby Wêreldbeker, sê oud-Bonteheuwel inwoner wat tans in Nieu-Seeland woon...

Local aspire to make air waves

30 September 2011

Charle, a local artist from Langa, shares his story and making of recent music video...

Count yourself

30 September 2011

Census: where did you sleep at midnight of October 9?

Runners to get locals energized

30 September 2011

Local runners who plan to take on the ING New York City Marathon challenges people to join them in their plight to show awareness to Cerebral Palsy and investing in education...

Latest cricket results

10 October 2011

Latest baseball results of Athlone A's

Hotline needed for safety

10 October 2011

A need for an anonymous complaints hotline is needed for communities like Kalksteenfontein, Bonteheuwel and Bishop Lavis...

Parents, guardians must read to children

10 October 2011

Volunteers are mostly mothers of the community are reading to children, because of poor literacy skills...

Youth with Disabilities provided with opportunity at Career Fair

13 October 2011

The sad story of Wandile Basse is told of how he decided to educate himself to enable him to help others who experience similar misfortune.

Local schools fly high at festival

24 October 2011

St Joseph’s Home RC Primary in Montana and Silverlea Primary in Athlone took first place in the Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’ Competition...

Protection Order half way out

26 October 2011

When women are in a marriage and facing abuse, they must know their rights...

Cosumer Right No.5: Right to Fair Responsible Marketing

30 November 2011

Your right to protection against bait marketing Suppliers are not permitted to mislead consumers in respect of pricing, the nature, properties, advantage or uses of goods or services advertised, if such goods or services are not actually available for purchase or procurement in accordance with these standards

Band’s farewell to local fan: unforgettable

28 October 2011

The guitar riff blew through the air, my eyes started to swell and the butterflies in my stomach had no control, says local fan...

Surviving final matric stress

28 October 2011

Try not to panic, say experts, stay positive during exams.

Stigma still rampant for disabled

02 November 2011

Increasing public awareness about mental disabilities will reduce discrimination, says Gadija Koopman, Deputy Director of Cape Mental Health Society...

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE – Tribute to The Beatles

10 January 2012

Date                      Friday 3 February to Saturday 17 March 2012 (including                                    Valentine’s Day) Time                     Doors open at 20h00, show starts at 20h30 Venue                   GrandWest Roxy Revue Bar Cost                      R67, 00 Tickets                  Computicket In 1963 a little-known quartet from Liverpool turned the world of music and fashion on its head, creating a cultural revolution that left a lasting legacy still admired [...]

Club gets sponsored

28 October 2011

The members of Heideveld Cricket Club was recently sponsored...

Do’s and don’t before entering public pools

28 October 2011

No alcohol or banned substances may be brought into the facility. No glass containers are allowed in the facility. No weapons of any kind are allowed on the premises. No running or horse-play is allowed in and around the pool. No dunking or diving off other people’s shoulders is allowed. No ball games are allowed in or outside the pool [...]

Cricket (SuperSport Series/Fixtures)

28 October 2011

December 2011 15 Dec- Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras    vs    bizhub Highveld Lions ,        Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town 27 Dec – Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras    vs    Chevrolet Warriors,             Boland Park, Paarl   January 2012 5 Jan- Chevrolet Knights    vs    Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras,        De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley 12 Jan – Sunfoil Dolphins    vs    Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras,        Pietermartizburg Oval 26 Jan [...]