Marsha Bothma

Multimedia journalist

Celebrating 40 years of excellence Spine Road High School

Marsha Bothma|Published

Spine Road High School celebrates its 40th anniversary by renaming its hall after former principal Riyaadh Najaar, honouring a legacy of excellence and community-driven ...

Cape Flats Book Festival celebrates stories and community

Marsha Bothma and Alicia English|Published

A featured author at the Cape Flats Book Festival was Vennessa Scholtz from Parow, who has published books such as Kita’s Dance with the Dust and Ellie and the Good ...

Black World War I servicemen honoured with memorial in Company’s Garden

Tamlynne Thompson and Marsha Bothma|Published

A new memorial in the Company’s Garden honours more than 1 700 black servicemen who served and died with the Military Labour Corps during World War I and had no ...

St Luke’s Hospice closes Kenilworth in-patient unit

Marsha Bothma|Published

Come 2025, St Luke’s Hospice will no longer run an in-patient service at its Kenilworth facility. St Luke's Combined Hospices, a non-profit organisation, announced ...

Jazzathon brings music to Waterfront

Marsha Bothma|Published

Music lovers enjoyed the 26th annual Cape Town Jazzathon, which was held from Friday January 12 to Sunday January 14, with six daily performances at the V&A Waterfront. ...

Festival serves Mitchell’s Plain for 15 years

Marsha Bothma|Published

Enjoying the festivities and entertainment was from left front Latiefa Kamish, 64, from Portland and Gasdia Samuels, 62, from Manenberg. The annual DStv Kyknet Mitchell's ...

Salome live in Mitchell’s Plain

Marsha Bothma|Published

Performer Salome, formerly from Lentegeur, will be hosting her show in Mitchell’s Plain for the first time. She became famous for her hit songs I Don't Want to Know, ...

Producer drops album to coincide with TV series

Marsha Bothma and OWN Correspondent|Published

Garth ‘Hef the Chef’ Permall, 43, from Ottery originally from Portland, has released Class of 2023 to coincide with the launch of the new series Spinners on Showmax, ...

Siblings aim to make a difference through film-making

Marsha Bothma|Published

The Barends siblings of Morgan Village want to make a difference in their community through film-making. Jade Barends, 28, and Justin Barends, 32, have created The ...

Embrace your curls ‘from within’

Marsha Bothma|Published

With many people wondering what the fuss is about ‘going natural’ and embracing your curly hair, Plainsman spent some time with a natural hair expert, Simone Thomas, ...

Book review: Luntu Masiza Tells the Truth

Marsha Bothma|Published

Luntu Masiza Tells the TruthPenny LorimerTafelbergReview: Marsha BothmaPenny Lorimer’s book took me right back to when I was in high school not too long ago. I’ve ...

Board game teaches children money, life lessons

Marsha Bothma|Published

An 85-year-old man from Retreat has created a board game to teach children important life lessons and how to work with money. Millionaire in the Making also encourages ...

Nurse with 40-year service who beat all odds

Marsha Bothma|Published

Nurse, Pamela Douglas, 60, from Strandfontein, celebrated her 40-year service as a professional nurse. On the brink of being a school dropout after becoming a teenage ...