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Herman Lategan

(He/Him)
Cape Town
As seen in: MSN South Africa, Substack, That Was The Week (Podcast), News24, zomato.com, Sunday Times, TimesLIVE, AllAfrica, Daily Maverick, The Lead (Podcast) and
Covers:  Features, essays, profiles, travel, lifestyle, obituaries, poverty, human interest, creative nonfiction, narrative journalism.
Doesn't Cover: Finance and Sport.
Journalist and writer. Published locally, occasionally internationally. Kind, friendly, arrogant and rude. Loved and hated by many. RTs aren't endorsements.

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Herman Lategan is a creative nonfiction journalist, writer, and poet based in Cape Town, South Africa. With a career spanning over three decades, he has contributed to more than 50 publications, including prominent local outlets such as Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and Vrye Weekblad, as well as international platforms like Time Out, GQ, Vogue Entertaining + Travel and Men’s Health. His work extends beyond print, with experience in television and a decade-long tenure hosting various radio progr…

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Roy Wallisch, who lit up Sea Point shopping strip, dies of a broken heart

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By Herman Lategan
| Daily Maverick Verified
OBITUARY Roy Edmund Wallisch, the flamboyant owner of Sea Point’s Balletique, has died at 69 after decades of turning his colourful shop into a local landmark. Outspoken, theatrical and often outrageous, he left behind a legacy of characters, controversy and community spirit as redevelopment forced the closure of the business he had run since 1979. Roy Wallisch, the flamboyant owner of Sea Point’s Balletique, has died aged 69 of a heart attack. Roy was a great dog lover.
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The Cape Town shark spotter who keeps surfers and swimmers safe

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By Herman Lategan
| Daily Maverick Verified
Dennis Chikodze rises before Cape Town wakes up. He has important work to do. Chikodze is a shark spotter. While many people are still fumbling for the kettle, he is already on his bicycle, pedalling out of Masiphumelele, a settlement tucked between Noordhoek and Kommetjie, where the roads are red dirt and the smell of wood smoke carries even in summer. In winter it is wet. He makes his way up towards his lookout high above Boyes Drive. It is a long ride.
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By Herman Lategan
| Substack
π—šπ—’π—’π——π—•π—¬π—˜π—šπ—”π—₯π—”π—šπ—˜, π—šπ—’π—’π——π—•π—¬π—˜π—šπ—”π—₯π——π—˜π—‘, π—šπ—’π—’π——π—•π—¬π—˜π—–π—”π—§π—¦, π—šπ—’π—’π——π—•π—¬π—˜π—¬π—’π—¨ The smell of new flowers in the street made me think of a special part of my life. Templeton Stembile Booi rang the front doorbell one afternoon. He asked if there was garden work here, at the block of flats. It is a small building in the art deco style. None of the residents had green fingers.
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