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Every Capetonian remembers the lolly. Now, a book remembers the people behind it

A new book by former beach trader Paul Jacobson and Vinetia Cedras documents the people, memories and traditions behind Cape Town’s iconic beachside lolly sellers.

Sinazo Mkoko

5 min read

Compiled by University of the Western Cape (UWC) linguistics professor Quinten Williams, the Kaaps Woordeboek/Wordbook/Dictionary is the first formal effort to document and preserve the language in a way that is both accessible and academically recognised.

LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIA

Discover how the Kaaps language, long spoken yet rarely formalised, has achieved a historic milestone with the launch of its first trilingual dictionary, celebrated at the Castle…

Sinazo Mkoko

3 min read

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‘A Lolly to Make You Jolly’: New book recalls Cape Town’s beach-trading heritage

Kaaps language gains formal recognition with the launch of its first dictionary