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Gallery of photographic excellence

Jane McMorran, Gary Scholtz and Carina de Klerk were the top image makers at the Hermanus Photographic Society’s October competition, which featured urban life as the theme.

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Community

Walking for animals in silly socks

A group of enthusiastic walkers, many of them Lighthouse to Lighthouse (L2L) ladies, joined last Friday’s Silly Socks walk to raise funds for cats, big and small; dogs and other animals.

Tweet Gainsborough-Waring

Community

Springbok stars back Hermanus High fundraiser

Former Springbok forwards Bismarck du Plessis and Steven Kitshoff brought some World Cup-winning insight to Hermanus High School’s annual Gentlemen’s Evening last Friday.

David Wilson

Sport

Hawston sets early marker

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.

Shane Schippers

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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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Sport

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

Opinion & letters

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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.

Letter

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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Withdrawal of the De Mond court action

We are not giving up; we are warming up.

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Boost for emergency communications

CapeNature and Overstrand Municipality will install a small radio repeater station near Hangklip Peak as part of an upgrade to the region’s radio communication network.

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De Mond: Time to move beyond speculation

The withdrawal of the legal challenge against the appointment of Point Caravan Resort (Pty) Ltd to redevelop the former De Mond Caravan Park has reignited debate on social media, much of it based on speculation rather than fact.

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Residents step up for recycling

Overstrand residents turned out in numbers to support e-waste recycling at collection points in Hermanus, Gansbaai and Kleinmond last week.

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A landmark for wildlife

South Africa’s Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has delivered an important victory for animal protection, but one that is not final.

Dr Anina Lee

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