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Month: September 2026

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LOCAL ROAD TRIP BECOMES LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP

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Couple Departs For Stellenbosch; Returns Having Processed Several Unresolved Issues R44 CORRIDOR — A Somerset …read more
History of the Helderberg

The Man Who Started Station 9: Doug van der Riet and the NSRI

04/09/2026 0
STORY 54 The National Sea Rescue Institute did not begin in a purpose-built facility with …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions

Loadshedding Schedule Released – Again

04/09/2026 0
Loadshedding Schedule Released — Immediately Changed Three Times Before Breakfast Eskom released its updated loadshedding …read more
History of the Helderberg

The Man Who Walked Away from the Dynamite Factory

03/09/2026 0
STORY 53 In 1962, a young production planner at the AECI Dynamite Factory made a …read more
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Lifestyle Estate Installs Third Security Boom

03/09/2026 0
Lifestyle estate installs third security boom — residents now require four taps, a fingerprint and …read more
History of the Helderberg

What Rose from the Ruins: Paardevlei Reinvented

02/09/2026 0
STORY 52 In 1998, the Cape Explosives Works, the factory that Cecil Rhodes had commissioned, …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions

New Boutique Pet Store Sells Organic Gluten-Free Treats More Expensive Than Actual Chicken

02/09/2026 0
A boutique pet supply store that opened recently in the Somerset West area has introduced …read more
History of the Helderberg

The Funkey in the Kink of the Old Road

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STORY 51 Every Helderberg driver of a certain age would remember the kink in the …read more
Talk of the Town

The Unwritten Rules of The Car Guard

01/09/2026 0
The Motoring Desk examines Somerset West’s most functional informal institution: the man who was not …read more

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