Barjo van Niekerk, lid van Harties Reflections Swem- en Lewensreddingklub, het geskiedenis gemaak toe hy in April aan die DHL Meesters en Senior Ope afdelings, vier nuwe lewensredding wêreldrekords in die ouderdomsgroep 40-44 opgestel het.

In a ground-breaking moment for animal welfare in South Africa, Tracy McQuarrie, founder of BarkingMad and Dogtown SA Rescue Centre at Hartbeespoort, has been named the Woman in Community category winner in the annual Woman of Stature Awards.

In the heart of Fort Worth, Texas, Hartbeespoort’s very own Red Bull Obstacle Course racing athlete, Thomas van Tonder, took on 16 elite male athletes in a high-stakes showdown, emerging victorious as the first-ever Red Bull Rancher Strong Champion.

Well-known Hartbeespoort resident Martin Hinton-McDonald passed away on 2 June 2025.

Die dapper klein Johandré Blom (7), wie in Maart sy arm in 'n krokodilaanval verloor het, is dié week terug skool toe en hy kan nie uitgepraat raak hoe lekker dit is om weer sy maats te sien nie.

Well-known resident, lawyer and municipal councillor, Maritza du Plessis, believes in giving her best on a daily basis.

Cheers rang out from the Hartbeespoort NSRI base this week as Arthur Crewe was officially re-elected as Station Commander of NSRI Station 25.

Warren Schmelzer of the Hartbeespoort Athletic Club was honoured in Oudtshoorn at the South African Masters Athletics Track & Field Championships awards evening recently, being named the South African Masters Male Athlete of the 2024/2025 Season.

She didn't think she would ever compete again... but then she broke three records just for fun!

Hartbeespoort-fietsryer, Kris van Straaten (47), is op pad na die wêreldkampioenskappe na hy twee weke gelede die Suid-Afrikaanse padfietskampioenskappe gewen het.