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Swallows Gone: Helderberg Businesses Rediscover Local Residents After Seven-Month European Romance

30/05/2026 0
As the last European “swallows” migrate northward clutching duty-free rooibos tea and slightly sunburnt memories …read more
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Helderberg School WhatsApp Groups Officially More Dangerous Than Load Shedding

30/05/2026 0
Education experts across the Helderberg have confirmed that the modern school WhatsApp parent group has …read more
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RUGBY RELOADED 2026

30/05/2026 0
SPORT RUGBY RELOADED 2026: THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL AND ALSO A TOURNAMENT. The Helderberg’s most …read more
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ANTI-SLIP PAINT PROJECT HOPED TO SAVE DIGNITY ALONG GORDON’S BAY HARBOUR WALL

30/05/2026 0
After years of tourists fishermen joggers children and at least three overconfident uncles unexpectedly discovering …read more
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE

30/05/2026 0
MOTORING & SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE: A COMPLETELY SCIENTIFIC, THOROUGHLY IMPARTIAL and …read more
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R1-BILLION ESTATE LAUNCHES IN SOMERSET WEST

30/05/2026 0
FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND EXISTING SOMERSET WEST INSUFFICIENTLY LUXURIOUS By Annelize Kotze-Smit — Property & …read more
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Strand Beach Residents Divided Over Plan to “Stabilize” Sand Before It Blows Into Somerset West

30/05/2026 0
A controversial proposal to solidify sections of Strand beach using a natural resin product has …read more
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Helderberg Airwaves: When Men Spoke to Antarctica Instead of Their Wives

30/05/2026 0
Before WhatsApp groups became the preferred method for Strand residents to complain about barking dogs …read more
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Tourist Detained at Cape Town Airport After Attempting to Smuggle Strand Beach Home in Tupperware

30/05/2026 0
Airport security at Cape Town International Airport reportedly intercepted a foreign tourist this week attempting …read more
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Helderberg Boy Nearly Hospitalised After Mistaking Urinal Mothballs for “Free Peppermints”

30/05/2026 0
A six-year-old Helderberg boy was rushed to a local doctor this week after allegedly consuming …read more

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