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Kimberley's Mishka Boughan was crowned Miss Preteen Model World

Kimberley girl crowned Miss Preteen Model World

But instead of reaching for the usual cold medicine, she opted for something a little closer to home—her son's breast milk. Yes, you read that right, Kourtney Kardashian has quite literally taken a taste of her own medicine!

The wild animal, which tore the fence of its enclosure was spotted on Eighth Avenue shortly after midnight on Saturday.

Crime fighters have raised the alarm following the discovery of a pen gun capable of firing a single bullet, after a shocking video of a man showing off his tiny weapon surfaced on social media.

RLabs held their First Thursdays event at the RLabs House in Westridge with a solo art exhibition by Dion Cupido entitled, Confluence: The Art of Coming Together on April 4. www.plainsman.co.za

Residents of Smartie Town in Paarl were woken up by a fire on Sunday morning that burnt and destroyed seven houses as well as the dwellings of a number of backyard dwellers. Residents claim that the fire started on an open field that had garbage.

The Sinethemba Special Care Centre in Masiphumelele has been helping children with disabilities since 1982. Sinethemba Special Care Centre carer Bella Vigis sings with the children during a special performance for the Echo’s visit on Thursday April 4. The non-profit, which is part of the Fish Hoek-Kommetjie-Noordhoek Welfare Association (FHKNWA), caters to children with physical and intellectual disabilities up to the age of 18.

The annual Just Nuisance Birthday Walk from Long Beach to Jubilee Square on Saturday April 6 attracted dogs and their owners from far and wide. The Nelson Mandela Artillery Pipes & Drums performed in Jubilee Square after leading the way from Long Beach.

Stormy weather hit various parts of the province leaving several properties and areas damaged by fires and strong winds. In this video, storm-related damage to power lines in Sir Lowry's Pass Village and raging fire worsened by strong winds causing the Blaauwklippen manor house and Jonkershuis to burn down in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 7.

Flooding

Flooding

Tlageng dam

Floods

More than 1 000 residents in Kayamandi informal settlement, Stellenbosch, have been displaced after a fire ripped through their shacks on Saturday. Video: Ayanda Ndamane

The three appeared to be good swimmers and would most likely have escaped the rip currents. Coincidentally, NSRI and eThekwini lifeguards were doing joint training and a “typical” lifeguard preventative rescue effort took place.

Four people were left wounded after two unknown gunmen brazenly opened fire into a crowd in Wetton.

Hart, known as @emilyventures on Instagram, opened up about the criticism she faced after sharing a video of her travels with the captioned "Age 37: Never married. No Kids."

The body of an unidentified man with multiple injuries was found dumped in a granadilla plantation in Bulbul Drive in Silverglen this afternoon.

The body of an unidentified man with multiple injuries was found dumped in a granadilla plantation in Bulbul Drive in Silverglen this afternoon.

Somerset West resident Heinie Pretorius, partook in the Cape Town Cyle Tour short route (42km) on Sunday March 10, but what makes his participation remarkable is that Heinie was diagnosed with Early-onset Parkinson’s Disease (EOPD), but completed this bike race for a second year in a row, this year even impressively improving his finishing time by 29 minutes.

In emotional scenes, six fishermen who were rescued after being lost at sea were reunited with their families following an extensive search and rescue effort.

Grade 2 Hillside Primary School pupils enjoyed following the rules of the road at the launch of the Road Safety Learner Centre in Strandfontein on Friday March 15. The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security and Urban Mobility directorates launched the centre with the pupils, Sub-council 17 chairperson Elton Jansen and Ward 81 councillor Ashley Potts.

Moe-ain, 35, from Eastridge in Mitchells Plain was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, an extremely rare condition which deprived him control of his body from the neck downwards.