From Butterflies to a Home for the Unwanted
Heritage Article | Exotic Animal World, Klapmuts, Western Cape Butterfly World opened on Route 44 near Klapmuts in November 1996, as the largest free-flying butterfly park in Southern Africa. It…
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Why Cape Town Prefers “Braai Day” to Heritage Day
On coals, culture, and a government that keeps forgetting there are other people here Every year on the 24th of September, South Africa’s government reminds its citizens to celebrate Heritage…
From Pumpkin Patch to Parish: The Making of Durbanville
A Cape Chronicle Heritage Feature Long before it had a name that would fit on a signpost, the place we now call Durbanville was simply somewhere to stop. In the…
THE LOST GARDENS OF SCHOONSPRUIT
Malmesbury’s Forgotten Estate Where Trains Slowed to Admire a Garden Paradise An investigation into the history, legend and heritage of one of the Swartland’s most enchanting properties By Victor Achebe…
The Mystery of the Paternoster Hotel: History, Heritage or Local Legend?
An Investigative Historical Feature For generations, visitors arriving in the picturesque fishing village of Paternoster have been greeted by one of the West Coast’s most recognisable landmarks—the Paternoster Hotel. Whitewashed…
From a Bicycle and a Dream: The Enduring Legacy of Friedman & Cohen
By the Cape Chronicle Historical Desk There are few businesses in the Western Cape that can claim to have witnessed more than a century of South African history. Fewer still…
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If Dagbreek Cottage Falls, Another Piece of the Cape Falls With It
The City of Cape Town never tires of marketing itself as a world-class city. It boasts about tourism, celebrates its historic precincts, and proudly sells visitors a destination rich in…
The Cannon Beneath the Swimming Pool: Sea Point’s Hidden Defence Secret Revealed
Cape Chronicle Heritage Feature SEA POINT — Beneath the quiet gardens of a former bed-and-breakfast in Battery Estate, Sea Point, lay a secret that had remained hidden for nearly…