District Mail and Helderberg Gazette
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Quick thinking by a 61-year-old hiker who called WSAR after an ankle injury at Helderberg Nature Reserve led to her rescue on Sunday (6 September).
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Following two recent hiking incidents at the Helderberg Nature Reserve, the City urges visitors to choose trails suited to their fitness and experience.
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Western Cape Mobility Minister Sileku visited Somerset West’s PTI as the department ramps up action against illegal taxi operators and licence violations.
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A local hiker was rescued after a fall in Helderberg Nature Reserve, with WSAR teams responding to additional incidents on the same night.
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Following the brutal weekend shootings in Asanda Village that left four people dead, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape has strongly condemned the violence while pointing to a systemic failure in national policing infrastructure and leadership.
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A large-scale multi-agency search-and-rescue operation is urgently underway in the Helderberg Nature Reserve in Somerset West following the disappearance of 37-year-old hiker Itumeleng Mekoa. He has not been heard from since the weekend.
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Multiple shooting incidents rocked the Helderberg Tuesday morning (30 June) as taxi violence returned to the basin, with two security guards wounded.
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Local fashion designer Sanette van Schalkwyk of Shifting Sands African Couture has taken local design to one of the biggest sporting stages in the world.










