Articles

Stuart Cloete and Mildred West

THE SINGLE INDIAN BUSINESSMAN IN HERMANUS

Faces to names, well known people linked to Hermanus

The Old Harbour -the birthplace of our town

MAIN ROAD, HERMANUS – ALSO KNOWN AS MAIN STREET, HERMANUS

VISIT TO MOUNT PLEASANT: POSTPONED

BOOKING: It is essential to book your place, as there is limited seating (27) on the bus. Book by sending an email to Angela Heslop…

HERMANUS HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2020

Hi Everyone, We hope that you are all well. We are sorry that we are unable to meet and we have thought about zoom meetings. However, we…

The history of ‘beach apartheid’ in the Overstrand

Following on last week’s article which presented a picture of how the Group Areas Act led to the segregation of residential areas and…

The legacy of segregation in Hermanus

Like all South African human settlements, Hermanus has been shaped in many ways by apartheid. Through his research into how the Group Areas…

Hermanus Botanical Society – 60 years of private and municipal cooperation

As we saw in the previous article, Hermanus society and the founding of NGOs, our town has an abundance of voluntary organisations that…

Hermanus society and the founding of NGOs: 1920 – 2020

In this comprehensive new series on the history of Hermanus, DR ROBIN LEE turns his attention to the proliferation of non-government…

Historic holiday homes in Hermanus

Writer Dr Robin Lee A review of holiday homes in Hermanus covers two categories of accommodation. The  rst category refers to fairly…