Athlone News News Updates

Nuraan Noordien connects her bat with the softball during Falcons 10-9 win against Silvertree in a CTSA’s Second Division match in Athlone on January 18. Picture: Lonwabo Marele The youngest player on the field hit the winning runs for Falcons Softball Club on January 18. Kenwyn Primary School’s Hannah Manuel,… Read more »

Nantes Athletics Club members were out in their number during the weekend’s Bay to Bay race in Camps Bay. Adelaide Truebody strolling along Camps Bay during her 15km run. Shameema Samaai working hard as she approaches the end of her race. Thumbs up from Nantes’ Shafiek Baen. Running partners to… Read more »

Bonteheuwel’s Tasneem Solomons made headlines last year following her historic victory at the World Eightball Pool Federation (WEPF) Ultimate Pool women’s singles tournament, in Blackpool, England. Now she’s been named Western Cape sportswoman-of-the-year. Picture: Fuad Esack Tasneem Solomons, the World Eightball Ultimate Pool women’s singles champion was crowned the Western… Read more »

Manenberg SAPS was awarded “station of the year” in the Brigadier category at the SAPS Western Cape Excellence Awards, on Saturday January 18. From left, are, deputy national commissioner Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, Malope Maloba from Old Mutual, Manenberg police chief Brigadier Jayce Naidoo, Eastern Cape provincial commissioner Lieutenant General… Read more »

Mitchell’s Plain’s Toufeeq Baatjies aka B-Boy Toufeeq in action during his top 8 battle against Ghana’s B-Boy Smith Zannou at Fujifilm Instax Undisputed, at the V&A Waterfront, at the weekend. Picture: Fuad Esack Breakdancers from across the city, country and the globe, battled to be crowned undisputed champion at Fujifilm… Read more »

Members of Top Form Athletics Club joined by Gerda Steyn in their shake out run on Saturday before the race took place on Sunday. Stunning views and Cape Town’s perfect weather served as a stunning backdrop at the weekend as one of the most iconic races on the city’s running… Read more »

Athlone Athletic’s 19-year-old sensation Ateeyah Herman helped the men’s Major League team to win 11-0 over Grassy Park Crusaders on Sunday, January 19. Picture: Lonwabo Marele Athlone Athletics Baseball Club tasted victory for the first time in 2025. With three games played in round two of the Cape Town Baseball… Read more »

Doris Johnson Barrish, from Crawford, celebrated her 100th birthday. Doris Barrish Johnson celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family at her Crawford home on Monday January 13. Ma Doris, as she is affectionately known, has no chronic illnesses and only has a bit of trouble with her hearing and… Read more »

Umar, Raabia and Uthmaan Fredericks, 6, started Grade 1 at Habibia Primary School in Rylands. Habibia Primary School welcomed its second set of triplets since 1987 when the Fredericks siblings started their first day of school on Wednesday January 15. Umar, Raabia and Uthmaan, 6, bravely stepped into their Grade… Read more »

The 12th edition of the Investec Art Fair will take place next month. Picture: Anton Scholtz The12th edition of the Investec Art Fair, South Africa’s largest contemporary art fair, will take place from Friday February 21 to Sunday February 23 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The fair… Read more »