With just days before voters head to the polls next Wednesday to elect the leaders who will shape local service delivery for the next five years, one question looms large: have residents done their homework, or will they simply vote along familiar party lines - or not vote at all because of apathy?
“The legacy I want to leave after the next five years is simple: that the people of Overstrand feel part of decisions taken, rather than learning about them after the fact.”
Hermanus High School’s recent Spotlight Evening offered an engaging window into the school’s cultural life, bringing together music, drama, literature, dance and visual creativity in a programme of striking variety.
Performers: Mengelmoesdigters, Frazer Barry, Khadija Heeger
Onrus bodyboarder Tristan Roberts won his third Men’s Bodyboarding World Championship, clinching the 2026 title on Monday - and adding to his previous world crowns in 2019 and 2022.
Safcol United players made their intentions clear, producing the weekend’s most emphatic performance by overwhelming Invincibles 92–15 in the Boland Top 12 rugby competition.
Newly crowned Overberg Grand Challenge champions Hawston RFC opened their Sanlam Boland Top 12 campaign in commanding fashion, securing a convincing 36–3 bonus-point home victory over Abbotsdale RFC.
Overstrand cricket clubs had an unhappy start to their Boland Premier League campaigns on the weekend.
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.
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.
The Hermanus conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is calling on the Overstrand community to help deliver Christmas cheer to the area’s poorest residents through its annual Bags of Love campaign.
Hospice achieved full palliative care accreditation in August and opened its new premises on 22 October.
Two suspects appeared in the Hermanus Magistrate's Court on Monday on murder and attempted-murder charges, relating to the fatal shooting of a taxi driver and a well-known taxi owner, Thami Mcinjana, at the Zwelihle Taxi Rank last month.
From soundproof feathers to extraordinary eyesight, owls are marvels of natural engineering.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has delivered an important victory for animal protection, but one that is not final.
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.
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