Stories Archive

PART 1: Radar in World War II ­ Hangklip, Betty’s Bay and Kleinmond Historians love to play the game of “What really won the war?” and for World War II answers range from the Secret Service hoax of ‘the man who never was’; to the decoding of German military messages by Alan Turing and colleagues at Bletchley Park; to Robert Oppenheimer and […]

Hotels have always been an important part of life in Hermanus At one stage, in the 1930’s there were no fewer than 13 holiday hotels in the town as well as boarding houses(“losieshuisies”) and guesthouses. To the best of my knowledge bed-and-breakfast accommodation was not yet in use locally. History […]

We are pleased to welcome another guest speaker this month. He is Professor Bill Nasson from the University of Stellenbosch, who is an expert in South African history and author of many books and articles. He will be speaking on Afrikaners, the Second World War and its aftermath: the case […]