Thursday, 8 October 2026

Paddle's first national championships run in Cape Town this weekend and next, with about 90 players in the first round, around 150 elite and advanced entrants the following weekend, and R125,000 in prize money.

The Atlantic Eye Foundation, set up by three ophthalmologists, says state funding for training posts and surgical lists has dropped while patient demand has risen, leaving fewer young doctors able to train as eye specialists.

Cape St Francis runner Margie Saunders finished the Berlin Marathon in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 13 seconds at age 73, a time thought to be the fastest ever in her age category.

Gardening guest Ian advised covering soil with a thick layer of mulch, about five centimetres, and watering deeply in late afternoon to hold moisture in the region's sandy soils.