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OPINION || Take Learnings From Our Own Past to Shape Our Future
In his column, Barend Williams opens the DistrictMail’s archive to reveal what the Helderberg has forgotten, repeated and quietly changed since 1976.
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Overgrowth ‘a Threat’ as Strand Residents Demand City Action
Residents say Strand’s overgrown pavements are a public safety crisis — yet the City has no logged complaints and clearing is only expected from July.
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Row Over ‘Raw Sewage’ Erupts at De Ruyter Street Pump Station
Strand residents say raw sewage is flooding De Ruyter Street’s pump station — but the City insists it is a stormwater facility with no sewer faults.
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E-hailing ‘Robbers’ Arrested After Two Ambushes Within Five Hours
Two e-hailing ambushes within five hours led to four arrests in Gordon’s Bay, after a victim alerted security during a kidnapping and robbery.
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‘Humble Man’ Remembered After Murder of Strand Businessman
Ben Zandamela, a humble and beloved Strand businessman, was shot dead at his workshop — leaving his wife, four children and an entire community in mourning.
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Authorities search for missing Somerset West woman
Somerset West police urgently seek public help to locate Rika Norris (60), missing since 23 May after a walk at Lourensford Farm.
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First drive-thru opened in Grabouw
The TradeOn Group opened Grabouw’s first drive-thru restaurant at KFC on 8 May, boosting convenience and local job creation.
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Shock in Strand as business owner gunned down in suspected hit
A wave of shock swept through the Strand community following the murder of a well-known local businessman in his workshop on Wednesday evening 20 May.
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Man fatally struck on N2
Local authorities have opened a case of culpable homicide following a pedestrian accident that claimed the life of a 57-year-old man on the N2 highway in Somerset West on Friday (15 May).
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Motorcyclist hit on Gordon’s Bay Drive
A motorcyclist sustained minor injuries in a collision with a vehicle along Gordon’s Bay Drive around 12:00 on Saturday 16 May.
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