Any golfer who was still planning to buy a ticket for the Melkbos Neighbourhood Watch’s annual golf day fundraiser on 3 March had better think again. The field is full. But don’t mope. The fundraiser, which includes a dinner and auction, is going to benefit the whole town. The moneyRead 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

  It was a feel-good story, and nothing less. And so the naysayers  don’t need to read this. The last day of the week-long activities for children at Melkbosstrand High School ended on a high note. After a week of activities which included Boeresport and learning how to flip tyresRead More

The little girl that complained yesterday of being too tired to take part in the holiday programme for children at Melkbosstrand High School perked up today. She wore basically the same outfit, and she was as thin as she was yesterday, but she was running and laughing and suddenly itRead More

155 Poor rural children spent the morning flipping tyres, exercising and completing Fear Factor challenges at Melkbosstrand High School. Local Strongwoman Liesl Schoonraad, karate instructor Carol Daniels and Constable Debbie Alard oversaw the activities which are set to continue for the rest of the week. But at the outset theRead More