Category: History, Locals & Legends

There was a time when the amateur radio frequencies of the Helderberg were a sanctuary of polite technical exchange and weather reports from the Hottentots Holland mountains. It was a hobby built on a foundation of mutual respect and a strict adherence to international broadcasting standards. However that era of civility appears to have come…

SOMERSET WEST – In a world of fancy gelato shops and expensive mall milkshakes there is one sound that still sends the children of the Helderberg running for the garden gate. The familiar ring of a bicycle bell echoes through the suburban streets as Dennis Arendse makes his daily rounds bringing a bit of old…