Before the advent of the new South Africa in 1994, 16 June was marked as a day of resistance and as an occasion to remember those who had lost their lives or were injured on that day in 1976.
Since becoming an official public holiday post-1994, it has come to represent a day on which youth are honoured, affirmed and celebrated.
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Read MoreI overheard Nightshift playing on the radio and I turned it up. It's one of my favourites, and I used to play it a lot. It triggered memories of my own experience of working nightshift.
We spotted this photo of Pearly Beach Shop, dated 1985, and knew we had to share it!
Here’s a blast from Gansbaai’s past! Take a look at this hilarious vintage photo sent to us by Arend de Waal.
We found this vintage photo of summer in full swing, taken at Stanford’s Cove on 31 December 1990.
Do you remember Ting Tong Café in Gansbaai?
Do you remember the old double-decker buses parked at Kleinbaai’s tidal pool?
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