King George V
King George V To thank the Empire soldiers who participated in the Anglo-Boer War, the…
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, the author of The Origin of Species arrived in Simonstown on 31 May…
Captain James Cook
The greatest navigator-explorer of all time, James Cook (1728-78) arrived on 30 October 1772 in…
Farmer Peck
Michael Walker’s book “Travels along the Coastal Road” contains some quaint and poignant descriptions of…
Khoi
The word “Khoi” is pronounced “Coy” by most people and we even have a variation,…
Wynand Willem Muyz
The credit for Muizenberg’s name goes to Sergeant Wynand Willem Muyz (or Muys). He was…
Main Road Milestones
by Colin Johnstone Along the length of Main Road, from the Town House of Greenmarket…
Count Natale Antonio Diodato “Luccio” Labia
† 30 September 1924 – 13 November 2016 By Glenn Babb At Luccio’s death…
The Casa Labia
By Glenn Babb The residence of the first Italian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to…
Danger of loss of Muizenberg’s iconic bathing boxes
A question from a member recently led to an answer that is probably of wider…