Some might say of big wave surfers that they have ”rocks in their heads”. Well, Fish Hoek boasts one who has just that. Surfer 'dude' Bjorn von der Heyden has been awarded the prestigious Haughton award for the top Geology Honours thesis in South Africa.
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Ours is an interesting story… normally the child follows the parent into acting. I followed Jennifer into it! It all began in 1988, when I took four year old Jennifer to see well known British comedian Ken Dodd in pantomime in […]
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“Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.” – Eric A. Burns “Consistency is the […]
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Graeme Solomon, the Western Cape’s premier canoeist since the early 1990’s, was introduced to the sport by his father Eric, an endurance marathon runner of the Comrades, Two Oceans and many other running races and as a member of the […]
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A person who lives his life following his passions is a very blessed person indeed. One such person is Dr Steven van der Merwe, Simon’s Town’s highly regarded General Practitioner and celebrated conductor and composer, whose choral work Eleven- a […]
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Earl Mentor of Ocean View: poet, hip-hop artist and youth developer The quiet gentle mien of Earl Mentor, solo-artist and poet from Ocean View, belie the difficulties he has overcome growing up in an area beset by social problems but […]
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