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Month: May 2026

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The R121.99 Gamble

May 30, 2026 0
The wine sat in Derek’s grocery basket like a small, glittering indictment: twelve dollars and …read more
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Swallows Gone: Helderberg Businesses Rediscover Local Residents After Seven-Month European Romance

May 30, 2026 0
As the last European “swallows” migrate northward clutching duty-free rooibos tea and slightly sunburnt memories …read more
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Helderberg School WhatsApp Groups Officially More Dangerous Than Load Shedding

May 30, 2026 0
Education experts across the Helderberg have confirmed that the modern school WhatsApp parent group has …read more
Guides & Things to Do

Things you wouldn’t know…”

May 30, 2026 0
How to react when going on a wine tour. After about the third cellar visit …read more
Guides & Things to Do

25 THINGS TO DO IN THE HELDERBERG

May 30, 2026 0
THE HELDERBURGER A field guide for residents who keep meaning to get out more and …read more
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RUGBY RELOADED 2026

May 30, 2026 0
SPORT RUGBY RELOADED 2026: THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL AND ALSO A TOURNAMENT. The Helderberg’s most …read more
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ANTI-SLIP PAINT PROJECT HOPED TO SAVE DIGNITY ALONG GORDON’S BAY HARBOUR WALL

May 30, 2026 0
After years of tourists fishermen joggers children and at least three overconfident uncles unexpectedly discovering …read more
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE

May 30, 2026 0
MOTORING & SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE: A COMPLETELY SCIENTIFIC, THOROUGHLY IMPARTIAL and …read more
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R1-BILLION ESTATE LAUNCHES IN SOMERSET WEST

May 30, 2026 0
FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND EXISTING SOMERSET WEST INSUFFICIENTLY LUXURIOUS By Annelize Kotze-Smit — Property & …read more
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Strand Beach Residents Divided Over Plan to “Stabilize” Sand Before It Blows Into Somerset West

May 30, 2026 0
A controversial proposal to solidify sections of Strand beach using a natural resin product has …read more

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Story Section

  • STORY 20 — The Oldest Crime in the World
  • STORY 19 — The House That Africa Built: Cape Dutch Architecture
  • STORY 18 — The Names Still on Every Street Sign
  • STORY 16 — God’s Refugees: The Huguenots Arrive
  • STORY 15— The Names on the Gates: The Early Farms of the Helderberg
  • STORY 14 — The Shape of the Land: How the Valley Was Divided
  • STORY 13 — What the Dune Kept
  • STORY 12 — The Slow Creep East: How the Dutch Found the Helderberg
  • STORY 11 — The Year Everything Changed
  • STORY 10 — The People with Cattle: And the World They Were About to Lose
Beach Dogs Fishermen fishing Gordon's Bay harbour Helderberg Lourensford Macassar Potholes Promenade reviews Rugby School Somerset West Sport Stellenbosch Strand Traffic Vergelegen VOC Weather Willem Adriaan van der Stel WINE Wine tasting
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  • Stuart: Very interesting, thanks
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  • BlueBulls: The beach is good nowadays but lots of foreigners

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