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Residents of a peaceful beachfront apartment block and the surrounding streets in the Strand have reported a new kind of coastal erosion. It is not the tide or the wind that is wearing them down, but the relentless, caps lock fury of a man known only as Klaus. This retired engineer has turned the local…
A wave of fury has washed over a popular shopping district in Somerset West after a local vagrant turned a public bathroom block into a personal art gallery using his own bowels. Residents who were expecting a clean place to wash their hands were instead greeted by a sight—and a stench—that has been described as…
Shoppers at a well known and very busy retail hub in Somerset West have been left scratching their heads this week following a series of bizarre encounters with a rogue automated teller machine. The device, located in a quiet corridor near a popular department store and a famous coffee chain, has reportedly developed a personality…
Holidaymakers at a popular seaside caravan park in Gordon’s Bay were treated to an afternoon of baffling entertainment this week when Simon the Clown made an unannounced appearance. Known to some locals as Psi, the performer arrived with a bag of half perished balloons and a boot full of home-made perfumes that many parents described…
