De Kaap Echo

Lone Tree Shellhole: Barberton's tribute to service and sacrifice

The Lone Tree Shellhole continues to host remembrance parades, support local veterans, and contribute to historical education in Barberton.
Lynette Spencer

Barberton Tafelaars is daar vir die Barberton gemeenskap

Die Tafelaars nooi mans tussen die ouderdomme van 18 en 40 uit om by hulle aan te sluit.
Lynette Spencer

Editor's Echo: Autumn whispers through the valley

De Kaap Valley wears autumn like a silk shawl, graceful, and full of stories.
Lynette Spencer

Spanbou op die rolbalbaan

Laerskool Barberton Primary se onnies het lekker gekuier tydens die rolbal-spanboudag.
Lynette Spencer

Barberton Nursery School hosts annual FUN-letics day

Parents and little athletes made it a day to remember.
Lynette Spencer

Barberton neem afskeid van geliefde gemeenskapslid, Brenda Potgieter

“Brenda was altyd bereid om ’n hand te gee, of dit nou by die skool, kerk of sportveld was.”
Lynette Spencer

En toe skryf sy sommer self vir De Kaap Echo: My Ickabog avontuur

Ek is mal oor Harry Potter. Ek bedoel, wie is nie? Ek het gedroom van Hogwarts en towerkuns.
Lynette Spencer en Ané Janse van Rensburg

Barberton and Pilgrim's Rest: The gold rush rivalry that shaped two towns

Pilgrim’s Rest came first, but Barberton quickly outpaced it in terms of production, profit, and population.
Lynette Spencer

Dreamer, drifter, deluded genius: the curious case of Tom McLachlan

Not many people may know about this interesting prospector and the great influence he had on the discovery of gold in Barberton.
Lynette Spencer

Barberton offers visitors a journey through time

The town’s layout and walkability allow for self-guided tours of its many historical buildings.
Lynette Spencer