As 2025 comes to an end, Bolander looks back at some of the stories that made headlines this year.
Two local volunteers, Denise Solomons of Strand and Lleyton Bazier of Macassar, have been recognised among the top 10 Rookies of the Year by the City’s Disaster ...
A 17-year-old pianist from Somerset West has been crowned the winner of the prestigious National Youth Music Competition (NYMC).
Stellenbosch has launched a new youth development initiative aimed at improving visitor experiences while creating jobs for local young people.
A Grade 10 pupil from Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, Albertus Willem van Niekerk, has been selected as one of only four South African pupils who will represent ...
Somerset West content creator and DIY educator Elle Franco has been named one of three national winners in the 2025 Brights Women in DIY Excellence Awards,
Somerset West model Marnus Botha has dedicated his latest accolade to the Somerset West Night Shelter, honouring the organisation’s work with homeless people and ...
International charity organisation Mellon Educate celebrated major progress on its construction projects to build new classrooms at ACJ Phakade Primary School and ...
Natashia de Wet, of Somerset West, has been recognised with a national award for her work in preventing tons of food waste from ending up in Cape Town landfills ...
Dr Bruce Webb of Somerset West sustained a chest injury when an unknown assailant hurled a brick at his vehicle, shattering the windscreen and damaging the steering ...
The Somerset West Night Shelter launched its annual Great Big Picnic Afternoon Tea this month, raising R79 000 during the event.
Two teenagers have been arrested in Macassar after Metro Police officers discovered two modified imitation firearms and several rounds of live ammunition during ...
The Strand resident and founder of Community in Action fundraiser (CIA), Carla Annas, is set to take part in the Patagonman Triathlon next month, a full-distance ...
New murals at Altena Primary School in Strand have been brought to life by the drawings of the school's pupils.
Somerset West police are investigating a case of house robbery after a 72-year-old man was ambushed by four unknown robbers on Wednesday night, October 29.
Dr Zara Trafford, a scholar in disability studies at the Stellenbosch University has been awarded a R12 million grant for her research project that focuses on young ...
A Stellenbosch University (SU) researcher is turning mining waste from an environmental threat into a sustainable opportunity, and her groundbreaking work has earned ...
Two teams from the Helderberg Robotics Club will be heading to the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) international finals in Singapore from November 26 to 28.
The Rumours of Fleetwood Mac tribute show is coming to Stellenbosch on Saturday, November 22.
Garden enthusiasts celebrated their cultivated spaces nationwide for the 10th annual Garden Day on Sunday, October 12, with the residents of Perdeskoen Cottages ...
A building of the Stellenbosch University was certified as the first net zero carbon building on the university campus in South Africa, said Green Building Council ...
Lana Schreuder, a teacher at Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch, was named the winner of the national Excellence in Teaching Physical Sciences Award, on ...
A concept of festive jacket designed by Somerset West resident Marnus Botha won an inaugural mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s annual Festive-Wear Top.
The Somerset West Night Shelter is closer to achieving its goal of creating a child-friendly learning environment. A second mural, expected to be finished next week ...
Professor Deresh Ramjugernath was formally inaugurated as 13th rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University on Wednesday, October 1.