Langebaan, up the West Coast, is a well-known spot for tourists and kite surfers, but it is primarily a fishing village with small-scale fishers making a living off snoek and mullet. Now, under ...

Langebaan is 122km away from Cape Town via the R27 and only an hour-and-a-half’s drive away. This means visiting the small town is effortless and is far enough to be secluded.

Solene Smith, who spoke to Eyewitness News just before her untimely passing, highlighted the plight of small-scale fishermen in the Western Cape, lamenting their way of life may be cut short.