SOMERSET WEST – There was a time when moving into one of the massive new developments in the Helderberg expansion zones was considered the ultimate “I’ve made it” moment. Thousands of residents have handed over millions of rands for the promise of high-end security, manicured parks, and the kind of build quality you only see…
There comes a time when every resident has to stop and ask themselves if they are actually living in a world class suburb or a construction site that has been abandoned since the nineties. While the council members are busy in their air conditioned offices it is our senior citizens who are currently on the…
Move over recruitment agencies and online job boards because the real employment boom in the Helderberg seems to be happening right at the red lights. Anyone who has driven down Main Road or sat at the R44 intersection lately will have noticed that the local robots are busier than a Monday morning at home affairs….
Forget those fancy boutique treatments and imported face masks that cost more than a weeks worth of groceries. A growing number of local beachgoers are claiming that the recent dark tint in the water at Strand Beach is actually a natural miracle for the skin despite some people making a fuss about what is actually…
Let’s be honest, between the price of petrol and the cost of a decent loaf of bread, having a “day out” in the Helderberg is starting to feel like a luxury reserved for the people who live in the houses with the big gates. But if you’re looking to kill a Saturday without checking your…
Seline Deon, renowned pop singer from Upington takes photos with her enamoured fans.
Koba (left) and Hendrik (right) think it’s no laughing matter and are asking the community to assist
Strand Dad Praises Son’s ‘Community Service’ STRAND — In a heartwarming display of modern civic duty, a local father and stalwart of a Neighbourhood Watch has publicly lauded his son after the 11-year-old took decisive action against an unidentified “criminal element” lurking near the taxi rank on Saturday morning. The incident, which saw a local…
Let us dispense with the polite fictions of international diplomacy. The global order, as structured since the late twentieth century, relies on a single, increasingly shaky pillar: the unquestioned supremacy of the United States dollar. We are told this system is permanent, a bedrock of stability. In reality, it is a precarious edifice built on…
