Gossip & Reader Submissions
WHO BUILT THE PYRAMIDS?
WORLD EXCLUSIVE! HELDERBERG, SOUTH AFRICA — After thousands of years of baffled historians, archaeologists and …read more
Month: August 2026
History of the Helderberg
STORY 45— Lwandle: The Sea and the Men
Feature image: Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum The name is beautiful. Lwandle. In Xhosa it means …read more
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Coastal Breakfast Offensive Leaves Strand Residents Surrounded by Leather, Chrome and Unexpected Levels of Camaraderie
Residents along the coastal route between Gordon’s Bay and Strand to Rooi-Els ans beyond were …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 44 — The Map Gets Redrawn: Apartheid Comes to the Helderberg
Not wanting to open old wounds, but it is carved into history and it needs …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
Strand Beach Sand Confirmed to Be 60% Nostalgia and 40% Regret
Preliminary research conducted by a man in a camping chair near the Strand promenade, armed …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 43 — The Slipway: Life at the Naval College, Gordon’s Bay
There is a particular ritual that every officer cadet at the Gordon’s Bay Naval College …read more
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Somerset West, Strand and Gordon’s Bay Become ‘The Same Place’
Helderberg Basin residents’ debate whether Somerset West, Strand and Gordon’s Bay are ‘the same place’ …read more
Guides & Things to Do
Stony Point Penguin Colony & Harold Porter – Round Trip
The route can comfortably be done as a relaxed full-day outing, allowing time for viewpoints, …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 42 — The Bothie: The Ship That Made Gordon’s Bay Famous
Featured image: General Botha in 1925. There is a wreck lying on the floor of …read more
Talk of the Town
The Village Parking Lot
A sociological studyThe Motoring Desk returns to the field to investigate what the white lines …read more