History of the Helderberg
The Big Top and the Merry-Go-Round: December in Strand
STORY 55 Before the Dorpsmeent was built on the open field opposite the municipality in …read more
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History of the Helderberg
The Day the Ground Shook: June 1962
STORY 49 The online record for the June 1962 explosion at the AECI factory in …read more
History of the Helderberg
No Fire, No Spark: The Locomotives of Firgrove
STORY 48 Featured image: Borsig No. 2, 0-4-0F fireless Push a child on the swings …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 31 — Main Road: The Strand We Knew
Ask anyone who grew up in the Strand before the malls arrived to name the …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 29 — The Jetty and the Pavilion: Strand’s Beachfront Century
There is a photograph that many old Strand families have somewhere in a drawer or …read more
History of the Helderberg
STORY 27 — The Beach That Kept Changing Its Name
Featured image: Strand 1928 Every town has an origin story, but The Strand has more …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
The Strand’s Finest Hour: Local Man Discovers Penthouse Balcony Is Not, In Fact, A Public Viewing Deck
STRAND, CAPE TOWN — A Strand man is recovering both physically and spiritually this week …read more
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Guides & Things to Do
Etymological Guide to South African Wine
🍷 THE COMPLETE RELIABLE ETYMOLOGICAL GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN WINE NAMES Where the names came …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
Official Dives into Problem Headfirst, Emerging Damp but Resolute
THE HELDERBURGER Friday, 29 May 2026 Somerset West • Strand • Gordon’s Bay “All the …read more