CommunityHermanus 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
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.
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.
Hospice achieved full palliative care accreditation in August and opened its new premises on 22 October.
A 16-year-old girl arrived at the Hermanus Regional Court last Wednesday, hopeful for final closure after the man accused of her rape had entered into a plea-and-sentence agreement with the State.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Overstrand residents turned out in numbers to support e-waste recycling at collection points in Hermanus, Gansbaai and Kleinmond last week.
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.
A joint early-morning operation in Hawston last week seized more than 1 400 West Coast rock lobsters, worth an estimated R718 000.
Overstrand Municipality Law Enforcement officers issued fines for illegal camping during last week’s early-morning foot patrols in Kammabaai and Mossel River areas of Hermanus.
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.
The new Living Coast signs installed at Grotto East have got people talking.
Plans for a park development next to the Sandbaai Hall have received community support.
Few know that the pink banners marking Breast Cancer Month had humble beginnings in Graaff-Reinet.
Fashions change and decades pass, yet a familiar melody can bring back a person, a place, or a moment we thought we had forgotten.
Most readers will know The Village News changed hands earlier this year.
An integral part of the Hermanus legacy is in the historical homes dotted between the more modern developments.
On Saturday, 19 September, the baboon known as Thunder died from a wound caused by an airgun pellet, according to the autopsy report.
In today’s dynamic business market, staying relevant is not simply a goal - it is a necessity for businesses aiming to grow and thrive.
A pension fund helps employees save enough money while they earn salaries.
Hermanus and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) share an 85-year history, yet how many locals appreciate its international significance in space science?
The rehabilitation of the Onrus Estuary and Wetland is making too little progress, and critical questions about sewage infrastructure, environmental water flows and the restoration of the river ecosystem remain unresolved, according to Onrus resident Anton Kruger.
The Hermanus Frail Care Centre (Sofca) recently held its first team-building day at the Hermanus Cricket Club.
Overstrand Municipality's firefighters put their fitness and skills to the test at this year's Toughest Firefighter Alive (TFA) competition in George on the weekend.
Three men appeared in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder of a 28-year-old Hawston man.
The independent Waldorf School Hermanus in Sandbaai - mainly for primary school pupils from Zwelihle and Mount Pleasant - celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024.
Not a mailing list and not an algorithm. Real shelves, in real shops, from Grabouw to Kleinbaai — picked up by people who live here, and still lying on the table on Sunday.
