Few things are as grounding as picking up a crochet hook and losing yourself in the simple rhythm of one stitch at a time. Re.Bag.Re.Use has been bringing that quiet…
Great things happen when community and conservation flow together! Over the past few months, the Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay team has been working on the ground to…
A hiking group said no to letting go of Silvermine’s best views, after a fire destroyed the popular lookout point. Helping hands joined in to help rebuild! Cape Town,…
‘The best moments in rescue are the releases.’ Hout Bay, South Africa (22 April 2026) – A team of volunteer rescuers celebrated another successful release of two Cape fur…
A Cape fur seal spotted with a tight noose around its neck in Hout Bay has been successfully freed after a coordinated rescue effort! Western Cape, South Africa (27…
There’s a beautiful South African philosophy that says, ‘I am because we are.’ It’s the message that carries the NSRI’s latest project in Hout Bay – a step-change for offshore…
A local guide, Robert Sivewright, put his tourists’ safety above his own when a rabid seal became aggressively fixated on their kayak. Now, a grateful community is coming together to…
Three fishermen are back home after a scary capsizing incident ended not in tragedy, but in a heroic rescue by a fellow fishing crew that happened to be in the…
History was made in Hout Bay this past Tuesday as Silikamva High School achieved the ‘impossible’: a perfect 100% matric pass rate for the very first time! Cape Town,…
Where mind meets heart
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping lift someone up” - Bernard Meltzer
