Athlone News

Children’s librarians Nicole Collinnet, left, and Zuraya Sassman ran a literacy programme last week for children from Flamingo Crescent informal settlement.The Lansdowne library held...

Grade 2 pupil Qaniah Jacobs reads Mimi Helps Her Friends to her class at Belmor Primary School, in Hanover Park.Pupils at Belmor Primary School...

Reece Gideon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in July last year.In July last year, Alicia and Ronald Gideon’s lives were turned upside down...

Four men robbed and tried to abduct a 22-year-old woman in Lawrence Road, Athlone, on Saturday September 9, say police.The woman and a friend...

Gospel artist Sergio Brandt was laid to rest on Sunday September 5. He died on Thursday August 26 from Covid-19 complications.The gospel fraternity is...

Ameer White of Saxons in black and Waylin Marang of Lavender Hill during their sides' last round of 16 Coke Cup clash, in Khayelitsha,...

Adnaan Adams, the head of department for maths and science at Modderdam High School in Bonteheuwel, won the Western Cape Kader Asmal Excellence Award,...

Anusca and her mother Rene Baron from Hanover Park, grew their small business, thanks to an accelerator programme.Hanover Park mother and daughter Rene and...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that lockdown restrictions would be relaxed to Alert Level 2 was welcomed by Mayor Dan Plato.“We note the announcement by...

Nicky turned 21 this year.Nicky* (not her real name) recently turned 21 - milestone for the young woman who had the odds stacked against...