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Cliff Path terror
A 19-year-old Hermanus woman had a harrowing experience on the Cliff Path while out walking her dog on Sunday evening when she was sexually assaulted.
The Village News · 15 October 2026
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Community
Pitching in and pitching up at Camphill
The opening of a new multi-purpose sports pitch was a momentous day for the Camphill School and Camphill Farm communities in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.
Elaine Davie
Community
Signs of the times at Grotto
The new Living Coast signs installed at Grotto East have got people talking.
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Environment
When the fireflies came out
There is something wonderful about being in nature at night – but something especially wonderful about being in Fernkloof Nature Reserve after dark at this time of year.
Dr Anina Lee
Community
Support for park proposal
Plans for a park development next to the Sandbaai Hall have received community support.
Bianca du Plessis
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Bad start for Overstrand clubs
Overstrand cricket clubs had an unhappy start to their Boland Premier League campaigns on the weekend.
Shane Schippers
Sport
Prospective world champion needs backing
Zwelihle resident Thembela Nogobovu secured gold in the welterweight category at the 2026 South African Natural Bodybuilding Championships held at the Kraaifontein Civic Centre.
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Young rider beats the odds
There was great excitement in August when Ariane Groenewalt, a Grade 6 pupil at Laerskool Kleinmond, earned a place in the Western Cape primary schools’ team to compete in the South African Equestrian Schools Association (SANESA) national championships in Johannesburg during the recent September long weekend.
Elaine Davie
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Applause for library service excellence
It came as no surprise to me to read in the media that out of 375 libraries, Hermanus Library again won the trophy for Public Library of the Year in the Western Cape, as well as the Best Friends of a Public Library award and runner-up in the Digital Literary Champion category.
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Who was Fick’s Pool named after?
Following uncertainty over who Fick’s Pool was named after, research suggests that Josias Servaas Fick (1830-1919) carries the honour, after two candidates were previously thought to be the true candidates.
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Small beginnings to a national campaign
Few know that the pink banners marking Breast Cancer Month had humble beginnings in Graaff-Reinet.
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The Village News takes a step up
Most readers will know The Village News changed hands earlier this year.
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Community
A date with musical nostalgia
Fashions change and decades pass, yet a familiar melody can bring back a person, a place, or a moment we thought we had forgotten.
David Wilson
Environment
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Nature stranger than fiction
I have always been suspicious of those wonderful snippets of animal information that turn up from time to time.
Dr Anina Lee
Environment
Spekboom: The plant with a big story
Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) is one of South Africa’s most remarkable plants.
Dr Anina Lee
Environment
Strandveld’s own riches
We tend to think of the southern Cape as a land of fynbos, with proteas, ericas, and restios carpeting the mountains.
Dr Anina Lee
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