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Bosch or beach: Devonbosch is a new city in the Winelands, and its planned Klei ApartHotel promises to be part of innovations in urban living, such as traffic-busting ‘super-basement’ plans. Photo: Supplied

Much more than grapes is growing in the Winelands

Lifestyle estates and shopping centres are popping up in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek areas

Hands-on: The Green School South Africa uses the outdoors as an extension of the classroom to teach subjects in the curriculum such as science and maths. Photo: David Harrison

Africa’s first green school ‘cultivates a love of nature’

The Paarl campus of Green School South Africa uses solar power and climate-smart water management systems.

Paging Dr Tamaryn Green: Miss South Africa 2018 is a medical doctor with innovative ideas for better conditions on both the patient’s and the doctor’s side of the bed. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Q&A Sessions: Heels to takkies, dresses to scrubs with Dr Tamaryn Green

Miss South Africa 2018 and Miss Universe runner-up Dr Tamaryn Green wants better working conditions for patients and doctors. As a TB and Covid-19 survivor herself, she talks to…

Commuters using minibus taxis will not see tariff increases just yet as taxi associations refrain from fare increases despite rising fuel costs.

Taxi operators clash with cops over disputed Route B97 in Cape Town

Three suspects remain in custody following their arrest on charges of attempted murder and assault after eight taxis were impounded

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Lockdown escape: Strained services struggle to rescue abused women

After Easter there was an uptick in domestic violence cases in the country. Shelters have lost income and social workers are having to field as many as 1000 calls a day from…

SA Open to tee off in December

The South African Open golf tournament will take place at Pearl Valley Golf Estates outside Paarl in the Western Cape from December 17 to 20.

SA Open set to end year with a bang

The SA Open is showcasing top local and international players, where defending champion James Kingston is unlikely to keep his title.

Piquancy wins SA olive oil an award

”A fresh but rich, rounded aroma, full of nuances of fresh salad leaves and nuts,” the judges said.

Planned axing behind Skwatsha attack?

”We know that the guy who stabbed Mcebisi was standing with a group of people including the Paarl Regional Executive Council”

Zim victorious against SA composite side

Zimbabwe wrapped up a come-from-behind win against the South African Composite XI shortly before lunch on the third day of the SuperSport Challenge match at Paarl on Saturday.…

Wilson joins Kingston in lead at Open

Briton Oliver Wilson joined South Africa’s James Kingston in the lead midway through the third round of the South African Open at Pearl Valley on Saturday. Kingston began the day…

Norman grumbles about Open course

Greg Norman fired a second-round two-under-par 70 at the South African Open on Friday and then criticised organisers for changes to the Pearl Valley course after the first round.…

Els seeks pick-me-up after Dunhill

Ernie Els, still smarting after his final hole collapse at Leopard Creek last weekend, and United States Open champion Angel Cabrera, are among four Major winners in the field…

Strong field for SAA Open

The South African Airways (SAA) Open, formerly the South African Open, which tees off at the Pearl Valley Golf Estates in Paarl on Thursday, has attracted the strongest field in…

Cobras, Warriors clash fizzles out

The SuperSport Series match between the Cape Cobras and the Warriors ended in a fairly tame draw at Boland Bank Park in Paarl on Sunday. In Durban, unfavourable weather meant the…

Locals take early lead in Giro del Capo

So much for an international race. A strong South African contingent set the tone in the opening stage of the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Giro del Capo and were the dominant force in…

Train driver walks free on homicide charges

A retired Metrorail passenger-train driver was on Tuesday found not guilty on 10 counts of culpable homicide in the Muldersvlei train-smash case. Paarl Regional Court magistrate…

Pagad coordinator jailed for public violence

Abdus-Salaam Ebrahim, the former national coordinator of the organisation People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), was on Friday jailed for four years for his part in an…

Leon: Women now have less to celebrate

With South African women remaining society’s most vulnerable members, the country still has not achieved the kind of nation the marchers 50 years ago would be proud of,…

Engineer testifies in train-crash trial

A Spoornet engineer was questioned in the Paarl Regional Court on Thursday about a Metrorail passenger coach that smashed into a goods train near Muldersvlei three years ago,…