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Stay up to date with all the latest news and happenings in and around our village.


Update on road renovations and noise nuisances
Here is an update on a number of unique and individual road tarring, spinning and noise pollution challenges facing Kommetjie.

Steve Pike
Mar 22, 20241 min read
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About Turn on Road Tarring
A meeting convened by KRRA with City officials has stopped the tarring of Arum Avenue, but the Diemaar development will go ahead.

Steve Pike
Mar 21, 20243 min read
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Vision24 Art Fair for Deep South
Veteran journalist turned comedic performer Marianne Thamm brings her show to the Vision24 Art Fair in the Deep South this week over the...

Steve Pike
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Virtual meeting called by Baboon task team
The baboon task team comprising SANParks, CapeNature, and City of Cape Town, invites you to a virtual meeting to hear management plans.

Steve Pike
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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The Journey to Resilience
A recently formed disaster risk task team aims to make the Kom community more resilient to natural and other hazards. Words by Emily Hurley

Emily Hurley
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Fire Flares Up Near Kommetjie
Words and Images by Steve Pike A bush fire erupted this afternoon between the Ocean View police station and Kommetjie, engulfing...

Steve Pike
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Join Street WhatsApp Chats
KRRA has created a new WhatsApp group called Kom Street New Members (this one is very useful, promise!) where people can join temporarily...

Steve Pike
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Bumper Kom Fest 2023!
Here is a highlights gallery from the Kommetjie Festival that took place over the weekend, with one of the biggest crowds ever seen in...

Steve Pike
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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Kom As You Are
It’s almost time for the Kommetjie Festival! So pull in and have some fun with us in aid of Kom Watch and several local charities this...

Steve Pike
Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Win Collection of Tiny Art!
Roll up, roll up, the Tiny Art Gallery (TAG) is making its debut this November in Kommetjie – and you get a chance to win the entire...

Steve Pike
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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Baboon fencing report released
The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (JTT), consisting of representatives from SANParks, CapeNature, and the City of Cape...

Steve Pike
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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This Jol is One for the Books
Hello Kommetjie locals. Join us for a jol at Fisherman’s Garden in Kommetjie on Friday 3rd November. Paul de Villiers (guitar) and Derek...

Steve Pike
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Good Begins at Weaver's End
The Friends Of Weavers End Park (FOWEP) raised more than R11,000 towards upkeep at their first market in the park at the end of...

Steve Pike
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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That's a Wrap(per)
Well done on all the clean-up work on World Cleanup Day a few weekends ago despite strong wind and wet conditions. About 150kg was...

Steve Pike
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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The New Camps Bay?
With semigration from the cities in full flight, and Kommetjie a destination from inland folk with considerable financial resources, the...

Steve Pike
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Task-team releases baboon plan
The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (JTT) has announced that a baboon-proof fencing summary report is now available for...

Steve Pike
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Elephant Memory
I've wanted to paint a 'wraparound' mural on the old concrete water tower for a couple of years, and had proposed an underwater kelp...

Chip Snaddon
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Where Art Thou?
As we charge towards the end of 2023, it will soon be time for the art makers in our village to open their studio doors and welcome...

Jo Milne
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Kom Together, Right Now, Over You
Kom together on November 25 at 6pm on your street and share a meal and refreshment with residents of your street! Organise it yourself...

Steve Pike
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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The Power of Peace
PeaceJam South Africa, in partnership with the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, presents ‘THE POWER OF PEACE,’ a dialogue with...

Steve Pike
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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