Last night four of Melkbosstrand’s achievers got the recognition they so rightly deserve. Deonné Harmse, Jeanette de Flamingh, Minette Benecke, Christa Kleynhans and Francis van der Byl were honored were the recipients of the Melkbos Rotary Club Community Awards. The gracious event took place at the Atlantic Beach Hotel. TheRead More

The popular Koop en Gee Winkel is dreaming of new premises. Run by the indomitable auntie Gesina Kruger, it manages to contribute hugely to the coffers of the Melkbos Care Centre. The small shop is always crowded with loyal customers who return day after day in order to get aRead More

The recent amalgamation of the Melkbos Care Centre, Melkbos Community Centre and Kids for Care will have a ripple effect. It will impact on lives beyond those of the 120 needy children from Olive Close, Varkplaas and other surrounding farms in the care of this organisation. For the organisers thisRead More

During the early hours of Sunday morning Table View police received a complaint of a shooting in the parking area near a local pub in Marine Circle. Upon their arrival the officers found a man who had been shot five times inside a vehicle. The man had been shot inRead More

Table View police arrested two men (aged 31 and 41) and confiscated abalone valued at R297 800 on Sunday evening. A total of 63 bags containing abalone weighing nearly 600 kg were confiscated.  Other paraphernalia was also confiscated. How it unfolded Sharp-eyed police “noticed that a driver was ignoring trafficRead More

Melkbosstrand’s Rotary shop has opened after a well-deserved holiday break. And the ladies who man (or should one say who ‘woman’) this shop have been very busy. The shop received a huge amount of donations, and space had to be made. This week, six ladies got together to sort outRead More

SAPS report: A resident of Blouberg was surprised by an unknown man, who grabbed her from behind after she had parked her vehicle in the garage and walked to her front door on 10 January 2018 after 21:00. Another two men joined the first one, who was armed with aRead More

In the early hours of Monday morning a retired couple from Parklands woke up to see two men standing beside their bed. According to police spokesperson Captain Adriana Chandler “a struggle ensued between one of the men and the husband. One of the suspects was armed with a long knife,Read More

Police arrested three men and confiscated abalone valued at R234 500. The incident took place at 02:30 on Sunday 7 January, reports police spokesperson Captain Adriana Chandler. Members of the Operational Response Service received information that a vehicle suspected of transporting abalone was driving from Melkbosstrand towards Table View. ARead More

Justice has been meted out to three murderers and four robbers for crimes committed in the Milnerton Cluster. Joe Slovo murder The first man (aged 21) was convicted of a murder he committed in Joe Slovo on Tuesday 14 February 2017. The man was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment ofRead More