Bikers heading along the N7 on their way to the Killarney International Raceway to drop off toys on Sunday. PICTURE: BHEKI RADEBE In support of orphans and needy children, thousands of motorcyclists strapped soft toys to their bikes and rode out to Killarney International Raceway to deliver them for the annual Toy Run, the biggest The post Thousands of bikers join charity toy ride appeared first on Vukani News.

Forty artists are exhibiting at Groot Constantia’s Iziko Learning Centre until the end of January. The exhibition is run by the Kunye Art Foundation, a non-profit organisation that supports artists. Photograph: supplied Kunye Art Foundation founder Ingrid Wallach with artists Christopher Abrahams and Taheerah Luddy and ward councillor Carolynne Franklin. Picture: supplied An oil painting The post Art show appeared first on Vukani News.

A 12-year-old girl drowned at Monwabisi Beach on Saturday while a 34-year-old man who tried to rescue her is missing at sea. File Picture: Leon Lestrade A 12-year-old girl drowned at Monwabisi Beach on Saturday while a 34-year-old man who tried to rescue her is missing at sea. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Strandfontein The post Girl, 12, drowns, man missing in surf at Monwabisi Beach appeared first on Vukani News.

Serai Dowling of Muizenberg. Muizenberg resident Serai Dowling has just released her book A Guide to Tidal Pools of the Western Cape. She tells us a bit about herself and why she wrote the book: Tell us a little more about yourself? Who are you? What do you do? Where do you live? And if The post Q and A with author Serai Dowling appeared first on Vukani News.

Volunteers who participated in the project last week. Picture: Supplied Several organisations serving homeless people are hopeful that they will be able to determine the number of homeless people around certain suburbs of Cape Town before the end of next month. This came after the U-turn Homeless Ministries, Streetscapes, Mould Empower Serve NPC, New Hope The post Counting project aims to understand magnitude of homelessness in city appeared first on Vukani News.

Singer Vuvu Khumalo and her band will take centre stage at the DStv Kyknet Mitchell’s Plain Festival on Sunday December 1. Street Kidz Dance Crew are among several dance crews that will entertain crowds at the DStv Kyknet Mitchell’s Plain Festival later this month. Organisers of the DStv Kyknet Mitchell’s Plain Festival are gearing up The post Local entertainment at its best lined up for ’Plain fest appeared first on Vukani News.

During a panel discussion, Siphosethu Sibekwana and Jade Madingwane from the LGBTQIA+ community and Malusi Xhego, a member of Nyanga Men Empowerment, answered questions about the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. Rainbow Nation, a documentary about the hardships faced by the country’s LGBTQIA+ community, was screened for several dozen people at a venue in The post Film shows dark side of rainbow for LGBTQIA+ community appeared first on Vukani News.

Members of the children’s hospital’s diabetes ward and clinic, back, from left, are Dr Wesley Rajah, Dr Deepika Goolab, Sister Santi Horn and Dr Michelle Carrihill. Front: Sister Laura Symmonds, Sister Raldah Ndouvhada, Sister Wilma Thomas and Sister Lindiswa Gqamana. Early detection and treatment and education play a vital role in tackling diabetes, say state The post Early detection key in treating diabetes appeared first on Vukani News.

Woodside Special Care Centre is home to 80 intellectually and physically disabled residents. Woodside Special Care Centre is making a public appeal for support for a Santa Shoebox initiative in aid of the home’s intellectually and physically disabled residents during the festive season. “We have a large number of residents who don’t have families, and The post Woodside makes festive season appeal appeared first on Vukani News.