Lillian Amos

Mar 10, 2025 | southernmail.co.za | Roshan Abrahams |Lillian Amos

Fairview Primary School in Grassy Park has been living up to its motto “Learn in order to serve” for half a century. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary last ... An Ottery mother decided to organise a private prom for her daughter and her friend after their schools decided not to hold these events at the end of last year. ... Retreat resident Faadiyah Samsodien-Myburgh is the new principal of South Peninsula High School (SPHS), in Diep River. She will take over the reins at the start ...

Feb 17, 2025 | southernmail.co.za | Lillian Amos

The ambush killing, in Gqeberha on Saturday, of the Grassy Park man described as the world’s first openly gay imam has made global headlines and sent shock waves through the LGBTQI+ community. Two masked gunmen opened fire on a car Muhsin Hendricks, 57, was travelling in, say Gqeberha police.

Feb 10, 2025 | southernmail.co.za | Lillian Amos

Community involvement is key to tackling crime, says the Wynberg Community Police Forum (CPF). The forum’s new executive committee was elected in November last year and has been holding meetings since then to introduce its members to the public and outline its role in bringing together residents and police representatives to address safety concerns and promote police accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. Chairperson Suzanne Japhta said they wanted to bolster community involvement.

Feb 10, 2025 | southernmail.co.za | Lillian Amos

A squatter camp that has mushroomed on the corner of Reddy Avenue and East Road, in Grassy Park, is blighting the area and hurting business, say residents. The squatters use drugs openly in public and fight among themselves while condoms and needles litter the street, says a local business owner who declined to be named. “We as businesses are trying to make a living, but the vagrants are chasing our clients away because it looks and smells horrible.

Feb 3, 2025 | southernmail.co.za | Lillian Amos

The City of Cape Town has yet again made an appeal to residents to not block up sewer systems with foreign objects. Elfindale residents say they’ve reported sewage leaks with raw sewage running into the street since November but the problem is still ongoing. Edgemere Road resident Dave Sassman had been reporting the problem since last year but said City workers had not been at the site until last week when he was informed that the leak emanated from the pump station up the road from his premises.