The City of Cape Town says the Athlone Library has reopened and been upgraded, after it was shut down for two weeks due to ongoing burglaries. The City says during this time, several changes were made. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health Francine Higham says the library sustained severe damage to its roof while network and electrical cables, as well as water pipes, were stolen, leaving several plugs faulty and
It’s No Work All Play Weekend…!
Category: Music
The out-of-office reply is on. The emails can wait. And that to-do list? Next week’s problem. This Workers’ Day long weekend, Smile FM is flipping the script with No Work All Play Weekend — three days dedicated to switching off, letting go, and turning the radio all the way up! From carefree anthems to sing-along favourites, it’s the kind of playlist that reminds you what weekends are really for: relaxing, recharging, and
The Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) organisation has urged hikers to take mountain safety seriously after two young climbers became stranded on a vertical cliff on Devil’s Peak. The pair in their early twenties were rescued on Friday night, after spending nearly four hours trapped on narrow ledge above a contour path. They were at the First Waterfall Ravine, when they decided to take a different route by attempting to “traverse out of the
DA pushes for extension of fuel levy relief amid rising cost pressures
Category: News, Uncategorized
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is only logical for the Minister of Finance to extend the fuel levy relief in order to shield South Africans from rising fuel prices and broader economic pressure. The party argues that without the relief, consumers will feel the combined impact of high fuel costs, inflation, elevated interest rates, and weak economic growth. DA spokesperson on Finance, Dr Mark Burke MP, says the temporary measure was
Comedian Dave Levinsohn is in town and joined us for a chat about his new show ‘Look What You Made Me Do’. Needless to say, we were in stiches all the way through. Listen to the full podcast here: Comedy lovers can catch Dave’s new show twice over the next few days. ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ can be seen on Wednesday 29 April at Ground Culture in Obs. He
