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Locals & Legends

A collection of community stories, local personalities, and regional legends from the Helderberg. This section features profiles and interviews with notable residents, alongside urban myths, curiosities, and stories that shape local conversation and culture.

History of the Helderberg

The Girl on the Stage: Sonja Herholdt, Somerset West, 1974

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STORY 105 It was a weekday afternoon in 1974. School had not yet ended for …read more
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The Missionary and the Painting: J.A. Faure

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STORY 100 There is a painting in the family. It has been in the family …read more
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The Boy from Kalden Street

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STORY 98 Every town has a story it almost forgot. This is one of them. …read more
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The Last Forge: The Blacksmith of Bright Street

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STORY 81 There are ways of knowing a place that no map records. The sound …read more
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The Man Who Started Station 9: Doug van der Riet and the NSRI

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STORY 54 The National Sea Rescue Institute did not begin in a purpose-built facility with …read more
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The Man Who Walked Away from the Dynamite Factory

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STORY 53 In 1962, a young production planner at the AECI Dynamite Factory made a …read more
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STORY 47 — The Man from California and the Factory That Built a Town

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There is an argument to be made that the single most important economic event in …read more
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STORY 37 — From Lithuania to The Strand: The Journey Nobody Talks About

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Picture a small town in Lithuania in 1900. Narrow wooden buildings packed close together. A …read more
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STORY 17 — The First Farmer of The Strand

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His name was David du Buisson and he was the first person to put down …read more
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Fourie’s Hardware & General: 1974 – 2025

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In Memoriam • Gemeenskap • Laaste Bladsy FOURIE’S HARDWARE & GENERAL 1974 – 2025 Est. …read more
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