Herald at your service … but a new location
The Randfontein Herald office is no longer in Greenhills but in Homelake. More details here ...
A new beginning and adventure await the Randfontein Herald as we have relocated.
As of Monday, August 30, the Herald office is no longer at 113 Kenneth Road in Greenhills. Our new address is the corner of Homestead Avenue and Kenneth Road in Homelake.
Although the saying goes that a change is as good as a holiday, in our case it is anything but a vacation – rather a new location where we will continue to serve the public.
Do you have a story to tell or do you wish to promote your business? The Herald remains at your service. Visit the About Us section on our website for contact details and more info.
History:
The Randfontein Herald first appeared as a national newspaper in 1935. The paper covered the nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima, the first airplane, the visit by Queen Elizabeth and much more. News from the Randfontein area was also covered extensively.
Years later the newspaper went out of business and for a long time there was no newspaper for the community of Randfontein. That all ended in 1971 when local resident, Jan Cornelius, started a new local newspaper – the Randfontein/ Westonaria Herald. In 1975, one Fanie van Zijl bought the paper.
That same year the paper grew to 42 pages and was even bigger than the then West Rand Times. The year 1976 saw the Herald changing hands yet again, and this time was bought by one Victor Lewis who, two years later in 1978, sold the paper to the Caxton Group, who owns it to this day.
The Herald has moved premises a few times over the years. In the Caxton stable the Herald has become a much-respected publication featuring local news ranging from crime to politics, as well as news about the community, churches, schools and sports.
In 2011 the Herald launched its local-news website, www.looklocal.co.za, which was an almost immediate hit with the communities of Randfontein and Westonaria. Both the newspaper and the titled website www.randfonteinherald.co.za (launched years later) have gone from strength to strength since, and have become an irretrievable part of the communities of Randfontein and Westonaria.
