Your VRCID will continue to overcome obstacles and strive for a better tomorrow
The VRCID’s Social Development Department, under the management of Wilma Piek, is fuelled by the team’s passion to serve the homeless and vulnerable people on the streets of Bellville and Parow and surrounding areas. Working towards the development of an area significantly challenged by urban decay is no easy task, but Wilma and her team […]
Year of positive change for VRCID
Officers rewarded
MES appoints experienced interim Branch Manager for MES Cape Town
JOHANNESBURG & CAPE TOWN – MES has appointed Ms Ilse Maartens in the role of Interim Branch Manager of MES Cape Town with immediate effect. This appointment follows the resignation of Mr Jaco Leeuwner due to health challenges, seven months after being appointed in the role. MES Board Chairman Rev. Hannes Windell welcomed the appointment. […]
South Africa’s talented street artists brighten up Voortrekker’s street walls
Our country isn’t short of wisdom, but it’s often short of inventive techniques to make the wisdom we do have more prominent and readily available to us. This is what street art is for: it’s a way to present consoling words and ideas in an uplifting way and is a sign of urban renewal. Parow’s […]
VRCID attend “open dialogue” on World Homeless Day
Just under 200 homeless people attended an “open dialogue” with City officials in Bellville last week. The meeting at the Bellville South civic centre was held on World Homeless Day, Thursday October 10. Mayco member for community serviced and health, Dr Zahid Badroodien said the meeting would help the City gauge homeless people’s needs and […]
VRCID features in Goodwood and Parow’s Northern News!
We’re extremely pleased to be featured in Goodwood and Parow’s Northern News this week. Working alongside TASK research facility has been an absolute pleasure. They’ve planted a seed both inside and outside their direct line of work that’s growing and has had a ripple effect on the community. We’re excited to be a part of […]
Joe’s Easy Diner is shaking up Parow’s restaurant scene!
“What’s your flavour?” is an extremely difficult one to answer when ordering a milkshake off the stylish retro-American menu at Joe’s Easy Diner. With a whopping 38 milkshakes to choose from, it’s bound to be a tough decision for anyone indecisive out there. We spoke to William Coetzee, the owner of Joe’s Easy Diner in […]
Parow home to top TB research facility – TASK Applied Science
With tuberculosis (TB) and TB related deaths being a leading cause of death in South Africa, Parow is proud to be the home to one of Africa’s top TB facilities, TASK Applied Science. Situated off Voortrekker Road in Smith Street, Parow, the once derelict building – which used to cause much concern for the […]
To Harlequin restaurant, 54 years and counting!
54 is a significant amount of time for any business to exist, especially an eatery. When the Harlequin restaurant was established in 1965, the choice of places to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine were few and far between. All these years and countless restaurant chains later, this little restaurant in the heart of Parow is still […]
