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The eyes of Gogo Winnifred Nkala, a 103-year-old resident of Mbekweni, reflected a lifetime of unmet expectations and empty promises when she sat down with Paarl Post last week to reflect on the past three decades of democracy and freedom in South Af

Again, reports of crooked prison wardens selling drugs in Drakenstein prisons have reared their head.

Drakenstein Municipality said the delays in refuse collection since late last year were mainly due to unexpected breakdowns in its 17 refuse trucks’ compactors that are caused by residents disposing of non-household items such as garden refuse, tree

This week Paarl’s only big-screen movie theatre, the MiniMax, turns a full 26 years old.

Nomaza Gexa of Mbekweni is R12 000 out of pocket after paying an alleged architect, Junaid Adams, for a building plan in 2021, never to hear from him again.

The Drakenstein Correctional Services is in the hot seat once again after allegations surfaced against Manki Ndarana, an employee of the Department of Correctional Services, who allegedly assaulted a minor.

Drakenstein Correctional Services (DCS) had a symbolic role in South Africa’s changes. In 1990, as Victor Verster Prison, it was from there that late former President Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years behind bars, with a view to unifying a d

The Drakenstein Municipality has in the interest of road user and pedestrian safety temporarily disconnected all traffic lights that have gel batteries from its Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems following two incidents where these R5,1 million

The traffic lights at the intersection of Church Street and Main Road in Wellington will soon be added to the list of several intersections within the Drakenstein Municipality that is fitted with an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) system, to keep th

Paarl Post first reported on Drakenstein Municipality’s law-enforcement officers in April 2022, and in the article various entities such as Paarl Community Policing Forum (CPF), the Wellington Taxpayers’ Association (WTA) and individual residents dec