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Ouma se Winkel: where the pies come first, and the customer comes before that
Community News & Events Northern Suburbs

Ouma se Winkel: where the pies come first, and the customer comes before that

Staff Writer8 October 20268 October 2026

Some shops sell products. Others sell the feeling of being looked after. Ouma se Winkel manages both, and people travel a long way for it. The pies that travel Ouma…

Community News & Events

Become a Guardian of History

Staff Writer11 August 202611 August 2026

At a certain point in your life, you will come to realise that everything and everyone you grew up with has been reduced to your own memories. As the publisher…

The Legacy of the Hansa Clinic
Northern Suburbs

The Legacy of the Hansa Clinic

Staff Writer7 August 20267 August 2026

The little Bellville clinic where a blue or pink flag announced a new life — decades before Mediclinic claimed the tradition By Cape Chronicle Historical Desk There was a time…

Community News & Events Northern Suburbs Office of the Editor

Notice to Advertisers – Northern Suburbs

Staff Writer7 August 20267 August 2026

During the month of September, we will focus on Durbanville and everything it has to offer. If you want to become part of the Cape Chronicle’s history, we invite you…

Bugsy’s Wooden Pet Structures Builds Quality Homes for Cape Town’s Beloved Pets
Business Northern Suburbs

Bugsy’s Wooden Pet Structures Builds Quality Homes for Cape Town’s Beloved Pets

Staff Writer6 August 2026

DURBANVILLE — A comfortable home is something every family values, and at Bugsy’s Wooden Pet Structures, that same principle extends to the four-legged, feathered and furry members of the household.…

Cape Heritage Community News & Events Culture & Traditions Politics & Provincial Government Special Historical Feature Tourism

If Dagbreek Cottage Falls, Another Piece of the Cape Falls With It

Staff Writer30 July 202617 August 2026

The City of Cape Town never tires of marketing itself as a world-class city. It boasts about tourism, celebrates its historic precincts, and proudly sells visitors a destination rich in…

Northern Subs Note Worthies
Community News & Events Northern Suburbs

Northern Subs Note Worthies

Staff Writer23 July 202628 July 2026

Here is a list of events happening in the Northern Suburbs the coming weeks: Do you have an event, show or festival coming soon? List it here. Our rate is…

Parow’s SeniorFit60+ Keeps Generations Moving After Nearly Five Decades
Community News & Events

Parow’s SeniorFit60+ Keeps Generations Moving After Nearly Five Decades

Staff Writer22 July 202622 July 2026

PAROW — On a weekday morning in a community hall in Parow Valley, a group of seniors moves through a routine set to music, guided by an instructor who has…

AFRIKAANS TAKES ITS PLACE AMONG THE NATION’S OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
1910 to 1948 Community News & Events Politics & Provincial Government

AFRIKAANS TAKES ITS PLACE AMONG THE NATION’S OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

Staff Writer8 May 192522 July 2026

Parliament Approves Historic Measure – A New Chapter Opens in South African Public Life Cape Town, 8 May 1925 — By Our Parliamentary Correspondent A moment of profound historical importance…

A FORTUNE IN THE DUST: THE WONDROUS DISCOVERY OF DIAMONDS IN OUR INTERIOR
1860 to 1872 Cape History Community News & Events

A FORTUNE IN THE DUST: THE WONDROUS DISCOVERY OF DIAMONDS IN OUR INTERIOR

Millicent Kerr15 October 186821 July 2026

By Our Special Correspondent I write to you from the banks of the mighty Orange River, where the sun beats mercilessly upon a land once deemed fit only for hardy…

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Seniorfit60Plus, under leadership of fitness instructor Juliana le Roux Maritz, has been serving the communities of Parow and Bellville since 1978.

Originally started by Ria (H M) Maritz, mother of the Cape Chronicle’s publisher, in a small hall in Parow Vallei (Formerly Tiervlei), the business kept serving the community of local seniors as a member of the SA Seniors Fitness Association.

 

 

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