NSRI Station 18’s medical training exercise yesterday had spectators agog. Dramatic scenarios were played out as ‘injured’ people were treated on the lawn next to the NSRI, and a helicopter belonging to Adrios Global Aviation took off on repeated mercy flights. Finally, a trip was made by rubber duck andRead More

An accident occurred early this morning in misty conditions on the N7. According to Warren Cupido, spokesperson for the South African Paramedics Services, the accident took place on the N7, Melkbos turnoff, around 5:55 am. According to Cupido only one vehicle was involved in the accident. The Jaws of LifeRead More

4-Month-old Amelia has hit the jackpot. This week the one time sickly orphan was welcomed into the home of her furever family. And what a home Amelia has found. She has two loving owners, a four-legged brother whose tail wags when he sees her and lots of family and four-leggedRead More

2 Accidents, 1 Day, Same Place…Things went haywire at the R27 and M19 intersection traffic lights today. The day started off with a head-on collision and by late afternoon, there was another accident. A motorist who did not brake in time collided into the back of one of the MelkbosstrandRead More

Winter is swaar as jy arm is. Vra vir mense soos Bokka en Shaun wat in die informele nedersettings oorkant die R27 woon en droom oor ‘n huis en ‘n dak wat nie lek nie. Na dae van swaar reën is dit genadiglik droog wanneer Melkbos.net die plaaslike polisie enRead More

A man from Witsand died in a shack fire over the weekend. According to Witsand residents the fire was raging out of control when they woke up at 3 am on Sunday morning. Flames as high as the trees surrounding the shacks consumed six of the makeshift homes as wellRead More

A house was broken into in Reiger Street on 26 July. The incident took place between 8:20 am and 12:30 pm. The owner was not at home at the time of the incident. Upon the owner’s return he found the front door and safety gate forced open; entry had probablyRead More

The post mortem report for a dog that was tortured to death in Manenberg by eight youths has been released by the Cape of Good Hope SPCA. According to the official state veterinarian’s autopsy, the dog, which has now been named Sam, suffered multiple grievous injuries at the hands ofRead More

‘n Artikel oor die sanger en liedjieskrywer Jak J. Brits sou kon begin met iets soos, “Plaaslike sanger gee vertoning by die Galloway Teater by Kaapse Waterfront.” En dat Jakkals Song beloof om nog beter te wees as die vertoning wat hy daarvan by 2015 se Woordfees gegee het omdatRead More

Local hip hop crew the Lil Shifterz is the first dance group in South Africa to receive official Protea colours in hip hop dance. The crew received their green and gold blazers and ties at a ceremony last night (23 July) at the Ocean Sizzler Restaurant at Eden on theRead More