False Bay Echo

Learners and environmental partners take part in a beach clean-up at Soetwater during the Western Cape Environmental Education (WCEEF) Catchment to Coast World Environment and World Ocean Day celebration on Friday, June 5. Image: Guardians of the Deep Schools, conservation groups and environmental partners from across the far south joined in at Soetwater on Friday, June 5, for the WCEEF Catchment to Coast World Environment and World Ocean Day celebration.

Luphawu Ngqonga and his mother, Phindiwe, at The Nutcracker auditions in Rondebosch on Sunday, May 31. The 10-year-old from Masiphumelele was successfully cast in the production. Image: Supplied Ten-year-old Luphawu Ngqonga from Masiphumelele is preparing to step onto the stage after being cast in a production of The Nutcracker. The auditions took place on Sunday, May 31. According to his mother, Phindiwe, he was extremely nervous before the audition and struggled to sleep the night before.

Murray Swart|Published 1 hour ago CCM staff and invited guests had their funny bones tickled by comedians like Emo Adams and MC Alan Committie at the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. Image: Supplied If you want to test a comedian’s abilities, forget sold-out arenas and television specials. Put them in front of a room full of journalists. We are not an easy crowd.

Murray Swart|Published 2 hours ago CCM staff and invited guests had their funny bones tickled by comedians like Emo Adams and MC Alan Committie at the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival. Image: Supplied If you want to test a comedian’s abilities, forget sold-out arenas and television specials. Put them in front of a room full of journalists. We are not an easy crowd.

Staff Reporter|Published 29 minutes ago Mother, Corbette Lukoji with her daughter, Jessica Lukoji who underwent early treatment when she was diagnosed with clubfoot when she was a baby. Image: Supplied As World Clubfoot Day was observed on Wednesday, June 3, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and timely treatment of clubfoot, a congenital condition that affects thousands of children worldwide.

Staff Reporter|Published 1 hour ago Mother, Corbette Lukoji with her daughter, Jessica Lukoji who underwent early treatment when she was diagnosed with clubfoot when she was a baby. Image: Supplied As World Clubfoot Day was observed on Wednesday, June 3, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and timely treatment of clubfoot, a congenital condition that affects thousands of children worldwide.

The great white shark has long inhabited the Mediterranean Sea but is now at risk of disappearing from the region. A talk at the Shark Museum on Saturday will explore findings from 30 years of research. Image: Supplied The Shark Museum in Simon’s Town will host a talk on Mediterranean great white sharks on Saturday, June 6. Dr Alessandro De Maddalena will present the talk, titled Mediterranean Great White Sharks, at 10.30am.

Staff Reporter|Published 45 minutes ago The Blue Album, performed by Vuyelwa Maluleke. Image: Supplied The Blue Album will open at Theatre Arts on Youth Day, Tuesday, June 16, featuring acclaimed performer Vuyelwa Maluleke in an autobiographical one-woman production that confronts violence within the home and its lasting impact. The production is directed by Johannesburg-based movement director and choreographer Ernest “Ginger” Baleni, who was nominated for a Naledi Theatre Award in 2026.

Staff Reporter|Published 33 minutes ago The Blue Album, performed by Vuyelwa Maluleke. Image: Supplied The Blue Album will open at Theatre Arts on Youth Day, Tuesday, June 16, featuring acclaimed performer Vuyelwa Maluleke in an autobiographical one-woman production that confronts violence within the home and its lasting impact. The production is directed by Johannesburg-based movement director and choreographer Ernest “Ginger” Baleni, who was nominated for a Naledi Theatre Award in 2026.

A convoy of classic beach buggies and Volkswagen Beetles will travel scenic Cape routes on Sunday. Image: Supplied The Western Cape’s Wild Buggies Beach Buggy Club will take drivers through a scenic Cape Peninsula route, including Simon’s Town, Scarborough, Misty Cliffs and Ou Kaapse Weg on its next monthly cruise. The club’s next monthly cruise, Wild Buggies Rise – Coast to Winelands, will take place on Sunday, June 14.