City Vision E-edition 05 February 2026

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Solid N2 wall is what we needfor safety of all

THULANI MAGAZI

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The pending construction of abarrier wall along the N2 highwayisnot optionalbut mandatory forthe well-beingofeveryoneusing or residing adjacent to thisnational road

The N2 isamajor highwaywith cars drivinginexcess of 120 km per hour.This stretch carries hundreds of thousands of vehicles dailyand is used by local, national and internationaldrivers.

Thisroad, particularly in areassuch as Langa,Nyangaand Khayelitsha,has always hadabarrier wall to protect citizens and motorists from harm

Overthe years the wall has been broken

down by people in these communities and by criminals seeking shortcuts. This conduct, wittingly or unwittingly, puts everyone’s lifeindanger.Asamatteroffactthe N2, whichhas earned the “hell-way”tag, hasbecomeone of the most dangerous freeways in the Cape.

Severalpeople, South Africansand international tourists, have fallen victimto crime because the highway is notproperly protected. Criminals often usethisroad to target unsuspecting drivers androb them of their belongings, and at times harm them.The most recent incidentinvolved an 11-year-oldboy andhis mother. Theduo wasstranded on the N2 duetoaflattyre. Towardsthe end of last year anotherwoman wasattacked on the sameroad.

These are just some of the most recentincidents. There have been toomanyinstances of crimealong this road, andtodismiss the proposed or pending wall is ratherunfortunate

In fact, pedestrians should be barred andarrested forusing the N2. However, the right to life, as we allknow, is vitally important.There are people whouse the N2 forlegitimate reasons, butwecannot ignore the criminality happening on this road.

These criminalincidents paint anegative picture of ourtownships andthe entire province. There hasbeen considerable discussion and criticismregarding this multi-

million-randinitiative by the City of Cape Town

Therehavebeenfewer critics from the affected communities, butmorefromhuman rights organisations andadvocacy groups. It is easy to talk when the pain is far from you.Someone whohas notlosta childora parenttocrime, or even to ordinarydeath, finds it easy to tellthe grieving familyto be strongand that everything will be fine

Theproposedwallisrathercoldcomfort to the many familieswho have suffered lossesalong this hell-way.Most of them must be asking whyitisbeing built now.

Havinghad afirst-handencounterwith the N2 thugs,Ihavenodoubt about the importance of this wall. As indicated, this is notsomething new. Thesee-through wall is already there,which criminals have often found it easy to penetrate

JudgingbywhatI have seen along the R300 towards the N2 off-ramp, the proposed wallwillbesolidwith no view of the N2. Thewallwillnot be easily brokenwithout heavy machinery

Governmentwillnot spendmoney fixingawallonlytohaveitbrokendown again. Insteadofdeploying extraofficersto guardthe N2, the authorities could instead strengthen security at all the pedestrian bridges runningoverthe N2 or anyother freeways such as the R300, andstrictly prohibitthe useofthe N2 by pedestrians, with severe consequencesfor offenders

Switchfromgeysertomoresustainablesource

As electricity tariffscontinuetostrain householdbudgets, One Energy, asolar-energy franchise,isadvising homeowners to focusonthe fastest win forenergysavings: water heating, which canmakeup30-40% of atypical household’s electricity bill. Christo Kok, TechnicalDirector of the franchise, said many households focus first on big-ticket power solutions, but the most practical is often right in the ceiling

“A conventional electric geyser is one ofthe highest energyconsumers in most homes. By switching to an efficientwater-heating solution,families canmeaningfullyreducetheir grid reliance andprotect themselvesagainst rising tariffs.”

Hiddencostofaconventionalgeyser

Astandard 200-litre electric geyser typicallyuses a4kWelementand mayrun severalhours per day, depending on hot-water usage. This cantranslate into substantial monthly consumption and costs, particularlywhen multiple geysers are installed

Variousmodelsare available, some either with evacuated solar tubes or flat-plate col-

lectors retro-fitted with an existing electric geyser, whilenewer technologycomprises dedicated solar PV panels anda controller thatdirectlypowersthe geyser’s element, retrofitted to an existing electric geyser andrequiring no plumbing

Units comprising atankand solar collectorare used where thereisnoexisting geyser, or where there is aneedtoincrease hotwater capacity, connecting to an existing electric geyser as apre-feed system

Savingsofupto70-75% on waterheating areachievable, with monitoring andtimer options available foraddedcontrol.

Heatpumps

Heatpumps extract heat from the surrounding air (similar to an airconditioner working in reverse) and transferittowater viaa heatexchanger.

They are well suited to homes with higher hot-water demand, roofswith significant shade, andcoastal regions.

Heatpumps typicallyuse about 25% of the electricity required by aconventional electric geyser and candeliver strongpay-

backperiods

Makinghomes‘PV-ready’

Kok says efficient waterheating alsosupports the transition to rooftopsolar PV, because loweringbaselinedemandreduces the size –and cost –ofthe PV andbattery system required later.

“Ifyou reduce oneofthe biggest loads first, you make yourwhole home more energy efficient.That’sthe smarter route to becomingPV-ready andgetting closerto grid independence overtime.”

Professionally-installedsystems

Kok cautions thatwater-heating upgrades must be installedcorrectly andinlinewith relevantsafety andcompliance standards.

“Energy solutionsonlydelivervalue when they’reproperly engineered,safely installed, andsupported with credible warranties andafter-salesservice. Homeownersshould insist on compliantinstallations andtrustedproviders.”

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Liyinene elithi isityaesihle asidleli. Akukhonto ibuhlungunje ngokushiywa ngumntu obeluncedo ebominibakho nasekuhlaleni jikelele. Ukuwakowesakuba yi PR councillor kawadi36eCrossroadsuLazola Gungxe kwenze isankxwe esikhulu ekuhlaleni kwashiya abantu bexhalabile. Kubonakala ithande ukuba sisiqhelo into yokubulawa kweenkokhelikulawadi, nto leyo eshiya imibuzo emininzi malunga nemeko kula ngingqi

Ziyabaleka iinkokheli ezalishiyayoezi kula wadi,zonke zibhubhangokudutyulwa.Ezinkokheli ziquka owayesakubanguceba kulawadi uElese Depouche, nowabhubhangonyaka wama2018. Walandelwa nguNokuthulaBolityengonyaka ka 2021. Emva koko kwadutyulwa uMlungisi Noludwengonyaka 2022. Ngoku nguGungxe. Umbuzo umile,ngubani onokufuna ukukhokhela kwindawoenje?

Ingabaizono zaba bantu yintoni ekuhlale-

ni ngoba kubo bonke akukhozityholo ezivakalayo ezinxulumaniswa nabo nezinoba ngunobangela. Kanyekanye yintoni le ingakanokubulwa kweenkokheli kulangingqi.

Ewekonakuyabonakala ukuba ingxaki ikhona eCrossroads kwaye inkulu. Asoze kaloku kubhubhe iinkokheli zibeluthotho engingqini enye kanti akukho nto igwenxa. Kwayekuzo zonke ezi ziganeko ziinkokheli zemibutho yezopolitiko ezi ziwayo.

Ithilonto kwa imibutho le yezopolitiko kuyafuneka nayo ikheizibhence. Izode ikhokhelwe ngubani kanti iCrossroads xa inje?

Kuyabonakala ukuba inkokheli ezakungena ezihlangwini zika Gungxe kufuneka iqinisekengomasingcwabane.

Aphoibuhlungu khona yonke lento yokubhubhakwenkokheli kukuba zishiya iintsapho zazo ngemva. Ngubani ozokujonga bantwanababoxa bengekho?

Ingathisingabantu nathi saphelelwa bubuntu. Kutheni lento kuthisizwe esimnyama kulula kangaka ukuthatha imiphefumlo yabantu.Kungokuba ibingekho enye indlela esinokusombulula ngayo ingxaki zethu endaweni yokubulalana?

EnyanisweniuGungxeandimazikangako ndisebenzenayeixeshanaelincinci.Kodwa endakuqaphelayo ngumntu aphaebelincoko. Ndiyazibuza ukubainokuba yintoni le inokwenzaukuba ade abulawe

Residentslearn about rights

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Inaneffort to educate and empower people about their rights officialsfrom the office of the Public Protectorhelda public session with residents from Makhaza, Khayelitsha on Thursday 29 January.

AhandfulofresidentsconvergedatDesmond Tutu Hall to interactwiththe officials.

Mzwabantu Manisi, an outreach officer from the office, described the gathering as partoftheir campaign to link up with residents. He said the objective wastogivethe public aplatform to raise theirconcerns, educateand empower people about their rights.

“Many people, particularly from so-called disadvantaged communities, don’t know their rights. Even when they have problems they don’t know where to go. Sometimes they report in the wrong places or departments.”

Manisi stressed that for anythingtodo with servicesthe first person to go to is the

localwardcouncillor, insteadofjumping to the nextlevel. He said the challenges the office encountered differed from community to community.

PatrickZati, chair of the South African NationalCivic Organisation’sMatthew Goniwe branch in Makhaza,described the sessionasinformative. He said participantslearnt alot withina short period.

“As community leaders it is imperative for us to attend such an event, so when community members ask forhelp we canpoint theminthe right direction.Wewouldlike theoffice of the Public Protector to organiseanother session soon.”

Zati admitted thatthe event had been poorly organised owing to the limited numberofattendees in the community hall, and that muchwillbedone to ensure it is packed to the rafters the next time. He saidthe area faced numerous challenges, includingdrain bursts,lack of title deeds and other housing-related issues.

Manisisaidanother gathering is planned fornextmonth

Theoutreachofficer forthe Public Protector,Mzwabantu Manisi interacting withthe residents during the event.

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Some of the officers standing in frontofthe shebeen wherethe shootingincidentoccurred.

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Shebeen massmurderaccused abandons bail application

UNATHIOBOSE

ThecaseofBheki Manxiwa (19) accusedof mass murder in Marikana informalsettlement waspostponed to Thursday 16 April in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court for further investigation.

Manxiwa made hissecond appearance on Monday 2February. He was charged with nine counts of murder, attemptedmurder andtwo counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances.

He wasarrested on Friday 23 Januaryin connection with the shootingand killing of nine people at ashebeen early lastmonth (“Youngman (19) in the dockafterMarikana mass killing,” City Vision,29January 2026).

Thespokesperson forthe NationalProsecuting Authority (NPA)inthe Western Cape Eric Ntabazalila said the defence told the court the accused hadabandonedhis right to applyfor bail.

“The state informed the courtitisgo-

ingtoadd charges under the Prevention OrganisedCrime Act(POCA)asinvestigationshaverevealed he is partofagang called the 2Cs,who areinconflict with another gang from the Marcus Garveyarea overextortion.”

AMarikanacommunity leader whorefusedtobenamed for fear of reprisalssaid as longasthe accusedremainsinjailthe community is delighted. “All we wantis to seemurderers rotinjail,” he said,addingthatthe shebeen wherethe incident occurred was still closed. “Itisbetter for himtostay inside thanoutside.I think he is safe there [injail]. We arestill mourning andwedon’t wanttodosomething thatwe will regret later.”

Theleader said all theyneedisfor the suspecttotellthe courtwho instructed themtokillinnocentpeople “I still maintain thatthere areother people behind all these extortion relatedincidents.Hemusttellthe courtthe truth. Wheredid theyget the guns?”

Mfuleni celebrates 50 yearsunity

UNATHIOBOSE

From apopulation of 160 in 1975,Mfuleni is nowhome to over50 000 people according to the 2022 census.

On Saturday 31 January, hundredsof local residents and the surroundingcommunities gathered at ManzomthomboSecondarySchool playground to celebrate the area’s 50th anniversary and reflectonhow the neighbourhood has evolved Amongothers,the event wasattended by the City’sMayor Geordin Hill-Lewisand FrancineHigham, the Maycomember for community services and health.

Hill-Lewis told the crowdthatthe City is turningMfuleniinto aconstruction site He saidfour housing projects arecurrently underway in the area

“As we speak, we havefour projects that are happening in different areasinMfuleni,including Shukushukuma, Bosasa Link, Mfuleni Extension 1and Aloe Ridge. We are alsoinvestinginsports andrecreation facilities,” he explained Hill-Lewis describedMfuleni asone of the crime hotspots in the Cape Metro,addingthat theyare trying to strengthen security to ensure everyone’s safety. He vowed to work with the community to ensurethe construction of apermanent police station in thearea. The community relies on Mfu-

leni Police Station, which is afew kilometres away, next to the Blue Downs Magistrates’ Court.

“Weneedapermanent structure to be built. If the national government wants to builda police station for Mfulenithe City canofferthe land forfreeofcharge,” he shared.

Violent Mnyimba(76), one of the first people to arriveinthe area,saidthe first group arrived in 1975 from different areas including Somerset West, GordonsBay andVredendal,among others. However, the area was formally recognised in 1976.

“There wasa forest allover Mfuleni. We were the lastgroup of areasinthe province.Whenwearrived here, our populationwas 160 people.

“There were only hostelsthat were built therewhichwere dominated by males. The areagrewasthe years went by,” said Mnyimba, adding thatthe area wasmadeupof colouredsand blackpeople.

Shereflected on how lawenforcement officers clamped down on public drinking andother crimes.

“TheOld Location wasestablished in 1980 and at that timewewere under Stellenbosch municipality. But we were so united andthere wasorder. If youwere drunk, the officerswouldcatch youand put you in abath filled with cold water,”she said,

adding that her brother used to be caught daily

Ward 114 councillor Ernest Madikane described the event as aspecial day He said they arerewritinghistory.He expressed his gratitudetothe heroes and heroines who played acritical role in developing the community.

“Wesalute ourleaderswho played ahuge role in developingthe community. We wanttosee the community developed. We wanttosee ouryoung people benefitting in the economy of ourarea,”said Madikane He said the 50th anniversary is notchild’s play. He urgedall the community stakeholderstounite andfight against crime.

Educationprecinct createsopportunities forhundredsofkids

UNATHIOBOSE

Aleader of ward86inLwandlesays he is pleased with the progress on the construction of Lwandle Education Precinct, comprising ahighschool, primary school andpre-primary school.

Ward councillor XolaniDiniso says he always wanted to see childrensitting in the classrooms.

“Everythingisgoing well for now. We areexpecting the contractor to hand the high school over to the Western CapeEducation Department (WCED) soon.The primaryschool already operates. Andthe pre-primarywillopenatsome later stage.Everything is going accordingtoplan,”hesaid

Dinisolabels education as his top priority. “Tata Madiba once said education is the most powerfulweapon whichone canuse to change the world. Thepopulation of Lwandle is growing daily. Thereare many childrenwho didn’t getschools last year andothersare on the department’s waiting list,” he explains.

Dinisoaddsthatthe pre-primary school is the firstfor the community

Bronagh Hammond, Director of Communicationsfor the WCED, states thatthe pre-primary will likely opennextJanuary,following the opening of Masifunde PrimarySchool.

“The primaryschool has35 classroomsand associated administration,ablution andrecreation facilities. Thetotalprojectcostfor the primary school is estimatedatR92 million.” Shesays the pre-primary school will cater for both Grade Rand ECD (Grade RR). It will have 10 classrooms, ablutions,anadministration facility, afeeding kitchenand playarea.

“The school will consistof five GradeR andfiveGrade RR (pre-gradeR)classes.The openingand operating date areto be confirmed. It is likely to be January2027.” Hammond addsthatthe budgetfor the pre-primary school is R50 million Shesays the high school will have an administration block, 30 classrooms, two sciencelabs, astreaming hall, amulti-purpose/art-therapyclassroom and mediacentre. Thetotalproject cost for the high school is estimatedatR140 million, Hammond says

Provincerecognisestopachievers

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Hard work and determination proved to be the driving forces behind Abigail Kok being named South Africa’s top matric achieverfor 2025.

She also claimed the topposition nationally in physical sciences andachieved an exceptionaloverallaverage of 98,4%.

The York High School learner from George and all theother top-performing learners in the WesternCape werehonouredatthe province’s annual National Senior Certificate (NSC) Awards Ceremony, held at the Premier’s official residence, Leeuwenhof,onThursday 29 January.

The province achieved its highest pass rate of 88,2% up from the record-breaking 86,6% in 2024. The province’s bachelor’s pass rate increased from 47,8% to 49,2%. Thisisalso the highest ever forthe province, and thesecond highestinthe country.

Kok told City Vision being named first in the country still feels surreal.

“It is amassive privilege and Ionly have God to thank that Iamhere. It wasawild dreamcome true. Last year wasfun for me, yes, it was hard work and exams,but it was amazing.”

She shared an inspiring message with the class of 2026

“Good luckand Ihope you finda balance. May you enjoy and remember to laugh. Because yes, exams are important, but they can also steal your joy. God bless.”

David Maynier, provincial education minister, lauded the learners fortheir“exemplary achievement” and wished them well for the future.

Takunda Muchuweni from JanKriel SchoolinKuils River was announced as the Top LSENmatriccandidate (Learn-

ers with Special Education Needs)inthe country.

Despite living withmusculardystrophy, Takunda stayed focused andcommitted to her academics. She explainedsome of the challengesshe experienced duringher matric year.

“During my matric year there were manydaysIwas in physical pain and sick andthat influenced howI felt my mood and energy andhow Iwrote my exams. Therewere times Iwrote my exams while Iwas sick.”

Roux Basson, from Piketberg High

School on the West Coast, received the ministerial award.

This award recognises candidates who achievedexcellent academic resultseach year despite significanthardship, ill health and personal challenges. Basson was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer)early last year and began intensive chemotherapy.

Despite major treatment, including knee transplant surgery andfurther chemotherapy, he continued attending school, meetingacademicrequirements, and supporting school activities.

He completed his final matric exams while still in treatment and achieved excellent results, earning abachelor’s pass with three distinctions, including strong passes in mathematics and physical science. Basson told CityVision his family and friends kept him motivated.

“There is always light at the end of the tunnel. You must keep pushing to get there. My family and friends werealways there for me.”

Premier Alan Winde encouraged the learners to dream big and not let fear stand in theirway.

ReadyDone of 12 champions

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The name Ready Dbringstomind legendaryturntables, packed dance floors and nearly four decades of influenceinthe music industry

Deon Daniels, better known as Grand Master Ready D, has been entertaining for the past 39 years and was formerly part of groups like Prophets of Da City andBrasse Vannie Kaap.

Ready Dwas selected as one of12 champions for the 16th editionofthe Cape Town Carnival taking place in Green Point on Saturday 21 March.

Jay Douwes, CapeTown CarnivalChief ExecutiveOfficer, says theinitiative celebrates individuals who are alreadymaking adifference and using their stories to inspireothers through the carnival’s subthemes.

This year over 1500 performers will showcase theirtalent under the theme “Follow Your HeART.”

Daniels says being raised in amusic-filled home ignited hispassion for the art. “We were lucky to have ahi-fiwith a record playerand that’s how Icould relate to the vinyl.When Isaw aHip Hopmusic video for the first time Iwas blown away by thefact that someone was scratching records. In that same video there were kids break dancing and doing graffitiart.”

He says that while his career has had many highlights, starting anon-profit organisation (NPO),sharinghis knowl-

edgewithyoung people andtravellingthe world stand outassome of his proudest achievements.

Daniels says he hasalso been actively involved in the radio industry for over17 years

“I have produced music for TV and movies.When Istarted,Ididn’t know on what journey thisrole was going to take me.

AllIknew was that Iwanted to share this skill of making music with as manypeople as possible.”

He believes his craft can never be fully replaced by artificial intelligence(AI).

“When Ispeak aboutscratching Imean youare bringingmore of ahuman element intothe music.How you execute the scratchingtechnique hasgot to do with your expression. AI can also scratch but youare able to tell if it’shuman or artificial.”

Daniels says beingaDJisa skill.

“You must be able to readthe crowdand the energy and createthe energyaswell andtake people on ajourney.”

According to Daniels, staying eager to learn and experimenting with musicare what keep himmotivated.

Daniels says he feels honoured to be part of thethisyear’s Cape Town Carnival. He madeaguest appearance with local rapper Youngsta CPT in last year’s event.

“I amexcited. It givesmeanopportunity to participate in something thatIfeel is specialfor Cape Town. Being given the freedomtodowhat Idoand represent the

culture andbringsome additional elementstothe carnival. We will be bringing customcars to the event –torepresent the road safety programmesour organisation does.” He says audiences can look forward to beingtaken on ahip-hop journey. Danielsencouragesaspiring creatives to believe in themselves andtobecommitted to theircraft. “Build your own presence.

Young people are being exploited because they are happy to play at aclub and get paid very little for value.

“Don’tundervalue yourself. Be prepared for late nights and remember no two events are the same.”

Novus media, which publishes City Vision, is aproud print media sponsor of the carnival.

Music lovers will be treated to ahit-laden set list when the Ndlovu Youth Choir starts the year at Artscape on Thursday 5 and Friday 6February.

Four more shows will be heldonSaturday 7and Sunday 8February. Thursday and Friday's event will both start at 19:30. Saturday will feature two shows at 15:00 and 19:30 before closing the run with two additional shows on Sundayat14:00 and 18:00.

Since2021 the choir, which originated in Limpopo in 2009, has performed atsold-out shows. Oneofthe highlightswill be the Ndlovu Youth Choir’s interpretationof Queen’s eternal tour de force “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

The song was added to their repertoire in 2024, featuring an arrangement that somehow gave even asong this populara boost in popularity. The story of howthe choir was able to get the rights to record andperformthe song is an unconventional one.

Choir Director Ralf Schmitt knew it would be difficult, particularly once the lyrics were translated intoZulu and the arrangement was updated to include African rhythms and stylings. So he took achance, recording afully produced studio version of the track and creating a spectacular music video before sending the

results to Queen’spublishers Sony Music in London, who in turn forwarded them to the survivingbandmembers andthe Mercury Phoenix Foundation, representing the late Freddie Mercury. The band loved

it and gave their blessing to aNdlovu Youth Choir release, an incredible encouragementfor the Choir’syoung singers.

“We are incredibly proud to share our uniquely African,Zulu rendition of ‘Bohe-

mian Rhapsody’,” says Schmitt. “Widely regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time, it has been atrue privilege to reimagine what it might have sounded like had Freddie Mercury’smusical journey never left our beautiful continent of Africa.

We are deeply grateful to Queen for granting us permission to create the first-ever commercially released translation of thisiconic masterpiece. We hope we have done the song justice and that uBaba Freddie Mercury is smiling down on us.”

The2026 set list combines some of the biggest names in international music from across eras and genres, including Elton John (“Circle of Life”); Aretha Franklin (“Respect”); Giacomo Puccini (“Nessun Dorma”, sung most famously by Luciano Pavarotti); Dolly Parton (“Jolene”) and Toto (“Africa”) among many others.

Powerful local flavour comes from two medleys –anew SouthAfrican medley, an Amapiano medley, Ghoema music –as well as classics from Vicky Sampson (“African Dream”); Mango Groove (“Hellfire”); Solomon Linda (“Mbube”); and Mama Africa herself, Miriam Makeba (“The Click Song” and “Pata Pata”).

Tickets available at www.showtime.co.za and www.ticketmaster.co.za #NdlovuLIVE

Searchforgospelsingerson

The Cape Town GospelChoirinvites enthusiastic vocalists to join one of the city’smostvibrant anduplifting choral ensembles

The choirwelcomessingersaged 16 and over from all backgrounds and experience levels who share alove for gospel, soul, contemporaryChristianmusic, and rich four-part harmony. All voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor, andbass) areencouraged to apply. Auditionsare nowopen Prospective members are asked to prepare ashort acappella song and to book an audition by emailingchoir@ctgc.org. za,includingtheir full name and abrief explanation of why they would like to join thechoir.

Rehearsals take place every Monday evening from 19:00 to 21:00 in Mowbray. The choiroffers asupportive and wel-

coming environment, professional musical direction, sectional coaching, and opportunities for soloistsand small ensemble work. It performs regularly at prominent venues, including the Cape Town City Hall and the V&A Waterfront, and presents concerts and performances throughout the year.

Artistic Director Colin Peckham expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming auditions. “We’re excited to welcome new voices to the Cape TownGospel Choir family.

Whether you’re an experienced chorister or new to gospel singing, you’ll find a place with us to grow, share joy, and make music that moves people,” he says. Fordetailsemail choir@ctgc.org.za or call 021 825 9903, alternatively visit www.ctgc org.za