Yaseen Gaffar
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The Methodist Home for the Aged, Sencit Resthaven in Strand, hosted around 100 residents and family members for a special celebratory lunch and social afternoon in honour of Grandparents Sunday on 4 October.
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Gale-force winds may have battered the track and forced dozens of teams to pack up early, but they could not break the resolve of participants at the annual Cansa Relay For Life Helderberg, held overnight from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 October at Hendrik Louw Primary School in Strand.
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Blessed with ideal spring weather, Riverside Park in Macassar delivered a spectacular feast of running rugby as the 2026 CommCup kicked off with high-scoring thrillers, clinical performances and tightly contested battles on Sunday (4 October).
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Three local kayak fishermen from the Helderberg have clinched a decisive victory in Cape Town’s biggest kayak fishing competition, the 2026 Katonkel Ronkel, sweeping both the team and individual leaderboards after a month-long battle on local coastal waters from Melkbos to Hangklip and Betty’s Bay.
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The discovery of a badly decomposed body on the shoreline at Blue Waters beach in Strandfontein on Monday morning (5 October) has reignited a painful mix of hope and anguish for the family of missing 22-year-old Slade van der Walt, as authorities await forensic testing to determine the deceased’s identity.
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A family’s desperate appeal for help has unified communities across the Western Cape as an emergency crowdfunding campaign was launched to expand search and rescue efforts for 22-year-old Slade van der Walt, who was swept out to sea at Strand Beach on Wednesday 2 September.
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Beachgoers along Strand Beach were treated to a rare natural spectacle over the past weekend as thousands of ladybirds washed up along the high-tide mark, with a remarkable number surviving the ocean ordeal and crawling onto dry sand.
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The local rugby calendar is set for a massive boost as the second edition of the Helderberg Community Cup (CommCup) kicks off this Sunday (4 October), bringing together six regional clubs to celebrate heritage, community and fierce local rivalries.
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Spanning coastal resort towns, bustling suburban commercial centres, historic rural hamlets and rapidly expanding high-density informal settlements, Subcouncil 8 represents a microcosm of South Africa’s socio-economic and political diversity.
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Near-perfect running conditions and a festive atmosphere greeted 804 participants at Dornier Wines near Stellenbosch on Heritage Day (Thursday 24 September) for the sixth edition of The Gratitude Run.
