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The scene of the accident at the intersection at the foot of the Sir Lowry’s Pass on the N2 on Saturday. A heavyduty truck, whose brakes had allegedly failed, crashed into six vehicles at the intersection. PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS
SIR LOWRY’S PASS: MAYOR SAYS PROGRESS WAS MADE – ‘BUT SADLY NOT ENOUGH
‘Too little, too late’ JAMEY GORDON
“How many accidents must still occur and lives be lost before anything is done about the danger on that road? Why is there not an emergency stopping lane or gravel pit on the road?” These are questions asked by Sonja and Wynand Cillié after the death of their son, Wynand (22), following a tragic accident on the N2 at the foot of the Sir Lowry’s Pass on Saturday morning (see page 3). At 08:45, a truck crashed into six vehicles stationed at the traffic light intersection after its brakes had apparently failed. It was the second accident of its kind to occur at this intersection in the space of two years. In September 2012, 25-year-old Thelana Kotze, a teacher from Stellenbosch, was killed when her small Nis-
san bakkie landed under the wheels of a heavy-duty truck that crashed into her when its brakes also apparently failed. Her vehicle was dragged 100 m before the truck came to a halt. The roadway in question is the responsibility of the Western Cape government. The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) this week confirmed to the DistrictMail that it is not responsible for this stretch of road, while the City of Cape Town highlighted how it has engaged with the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works in an effort to find a solution. The Western Cape government did not say whether an emergency stop lane would be implemented on the road, but that they are investigating safety improvement interventions at the specific intersection. Stuart Pringle, chairperson of the local subcouncil, Subcouncil 8, told
DistrictMail that the subcouncil took it upon itself to meet directly with the provincial government on at least two occasions. “As chairperson of the subcouncil I have had numerous follow up consultations with the Mayco Member for Transport as his directorate had taken the lead in dealing with this matter.” DistrictMail has a copy of minutes to a subcouncil meeting in March this year noting that letters were addressed to the provincial and national departments of transport in October 2013 to request that an arrestor bed be installed at the bottom of Sir Lowry’s Pass to accommodate “possible run-away heavy vehicles”. Brett Herron, the City’s Mayco Member for Transport, said that the Western Cape government has indicated that it planned to instruct consulting engineers at a meeting this week to proceed with an investiga-
tion into an arrestor bed. According to him, the provincial government had developed a plan for an arrestor bed on land belonging to Sanral. But this arrestor bed was to have been positioned about 1 km from the intersection and the proposal was abandoned at a meeting with Sanral in October this year so that the government could investigate a new location closer to the intersection. Herron says improvements were recently implemented to the timing of the traffic lights to reduce the likelihood of accidents at this intersection. “A mechanism has also been added to the traffic signal to detect any vehicle that is descending the pass and approaching the intersection at too high a speed to stop at the red signal. When such a vehicle is detected, the signal will remain red for all approaches for asufficient period to allow the vehicle to pass through the intersection be-
fore other traffic is given a green signal to enter,” says Herron. “While this mechanism is useful if a runaway truck is detected at the end of the green phase on the N2, it provides no protection if the truck approaches the intersection during one of the other signal phases – as happened on Saturday.” On Wednesday morning, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille offered her sympathy during a council sitting to the victims, family and friends affected by the collision. In her address, she said the City has “done what it is able to do, while engaging seriously with provincial government and Sanral to get them to play their part, and progress had been made, but sadly not enough at the time to prevent the tragedy”. A Facebook-page was started earlier this week to get a petition going to make Sir Lowry’s Pass safer.
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Girl (17) shot in Chris Nissen Park A teenager from Chris Nissen Park is recovering after a shooting on Saturday 22 November. Sergeant Suzan Jantjies, spokesperson for the Somerset West Police, said the 17-year-old girl and a friend were walking in Titanium Street at about 02:40 when the shooting happened. Jantjies said three men allegedly approached the couple and opened fire on them, wounding the girl in the upper leg. The men then fled in the direction of Lwandle. Jantjies said the shooting may be related to an armed house robbery that happened in Copper Street a few minutes earlier. According to Jantjies the homeowner was woken up by the sound of a door opening. Seconds later he was confronted in his bedroom by a man pointing a firearm at him. “Close your eyes, or I will kill you,” the intruder allegedly demanded. Two more men, one with a firearm and another armed with a knife, entered the bedroom. They ransacked his cupboards before going to a second bedroom where his children were sleeping. Jantjies said the intruders fled with cellphones and two pairs of shoes. Police are investigating cases of a house robbery and attempted murder. Anyone with information can phone Warrant-Officer James Robertson on 021 850 1370.
Strand Community Policing Forum AGM The Strand Community Policing Forum (CPF) will be holding its AGM on 29 January. All organisations within the Strand policing precinct are invited to register with the CPF to be able to participate in the AGM. The due date for registration is Monday 29 December. The meeting will be held in the Broadlands Park Community Hall at 19:00.
Armed robbers leave empty-handed CASSY VAN EEDEN The Vodacom franchise in the Helderberg Walk Village shopping centre in Main Road, Somerset West has become the most recent target of an armed business robbery. According to police, two men visiting the shop on Tuesday 2 December enquired about purchasing iPhones. They were shortly followed by another two men, who were armed. According to Sergeant Suzan Jantjies, the staff and customers in the shop “began to shout and scream hysterically”. Jantjies says that the four men attempted to force the people inside the store to be quiet and when they were not successful, they fled the scene in a charcoal Volkswagen GTI. Although security personnel on
the scene said that the men had taken cellphones, the police have confirmed that the robbers left before stealing anything. No injuries were reported. This is the first armed robbery in Main Road since August this year, when a spate of armed robberies at businesses seemed to have come to an end. Since the beginning of the year Markham, Mr Price, American Swiss (which was hit twice), Telkom, Legit, Mojo’s and Truworths stores in Main Road all fell victim to armed robberies. This is also the 16th armed robbery in Somerset West this year that the DistrictMail has reported on. A case of attempted business robbery is being investigated. Anyone with information pertaining to the case can contact Detective Warrant Officer Yolandi Te Bearts on 021 850 1344.
A Vodacom shop in Helderberg Village Walk was the lat est target of armed robbers. There had been no reported armed robberies in Main Road since August this year.
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CLOSED FOR INVESTIGATION: Consta ble Mbulelo Mafuna, spokesperson for the Strand police, confirmed that approximate ly 100 metres of Broadway Boulevard was closed off by police on Tuesday morning to allow for further investigation into the mur der of a provincial Flying Squad member earlier this year. The suspect, Cheswill Ju lian Adendorf from Strand, was charged with 20 crimes including the murder of Ha zel Jako, as well as reckless and negligent driving, after crashing into Jako on the night of 1 April. The case was referred to the Western Cape High Court and Aden dorf’s first appearance was on 17 Novem ber, after which the case was postponed for further investigation.
CPF to hold AGM The Somerset West Community Police Forum (CPF) holds its AGM in the Somerset West Library hall on Thursday 18 December. The meeting commences at 18:00. A report on crime in Somerset West will be shared and new office bearers will also be elected. All members of the public are welcome to attend. For more information phone CPF chairperson Hugh Roe on 082 568 8865 or treasurer Toni van Minnen on 021 855 1271.
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Cillié-gesin treur oor hul sonskynkind JAMEY GORDON “Hy was ’n sonskynkind – vol energie, medemenslik en vrolik.” Só onthou Wynand en Sonja Cillié van Somerset-Wes hul oudste seun Wynand (22), wat weens ’n tragiese ongeluk op die N2 dood is. Die ongeluk het Saterdag 29 November plaasgevind en Wynand – seun en naamgenoot van Wynand Cillié, skoolhoof van Laerskool De Hoop – is slegs ’n dag voor sy verjaardag oorlede. Hy sou Dinsdag 2 Desember sy 23ste verjaardag gevier het. Volgens Sonja sou hulle as gesin saam gaan uiteet het ter viering van sy verjaardag. Maar, in stede hiervan, moet hulle van Wynand afskeid neem en begrafnisreëlings tref. Die Cillié-gesin sê hulle is steeds onseker hoe die ongeluk gebeur het. Wynand sr. vertel hulle het vroeër dié dag vir Wynand gegroet toe hy omstreeks 08:15 die huis verlaat het om by vriende aan te sluit. Volgens die Gordonsbaai-polisie het die ongeluk omstreeks 08:45 plaasgevind toe ’n groot vragmotor na bewering teen Wynand se voertuig gebots het. Wynand en ’n vriendin het in sy wit Volkswagen Chico by die Sir Lowryspas/Gordonsbaai-aansluiting op die N2 gestop. Die voertuig was voor in die tou om regs te draai in die rigting van Gordonsbaai toe ’n vragmotor – wat van Sir Lowryspas afgekom het en oor die aansluiting in die aan-
Dié foto van die Cilliégesin, wat in Oktober geneem is, is die laaste wat hulle saam geneem het. Van links is Charl, Wynand sr., Sonja en Wynand. komende verkeer beweeg het – se remme moontlik onklaar geraak het. Die vragmotor het ook vyf ander voertuie – ’n Citi Golf, Mercedes-Benz, Ford Bantam-bakkie, Jeep, en Toyota Corolla – getref voor dit sowat ’n kilometer verder voor die Broadlandswegkruispad, tot stilstand gekom het. Volgens ao. Nico Beukes, Gordonsbaai-polisie-woordvoerder, was daar drie mense (51, 21 en 34) van Faure in die Ford; een persoon (28) van Somerset-Wes in die Jeep; ’n persoon (58) van Kuilsrivier in die Toyota Corolla; en ’n bejaarde paartjie in die Mercedes-Benz. ’n Kritiek-beseerde Wynand is per helikopter na Tygerberg vervoer. Sy vriendin, wat ook ernstige beserings opgedoen het, is na Mediclinic Vergelegen vervoer. Volgens sy pa het Wynand erge breinbeserings in die ongeluk op-
gedoen, en sy regterbobeen en enkel gebreek. Sy regterlong het later platgeval en die slukbeen, wat as gevolg van die impak geskuif het, het probleme met sy asemhaling veroorsaak. “Terwyl hy daar in die hospitaal gelê het, het dit gelyk asof hy slegs rustig slaap en enige tyd sou wakker word en opstaan,” meen Sonja. Sonja sê hulle het vir die Vader gebid vir ’n wonderwerk, maar Wynand het Maandagoggend, weens die hoë intensiteit van sy beserings, gekoppel aan masjiene, gesterf. Die Cillié-gesin sê die laaste tyd in die hospitaal saam met Wynand en hul geloof het vir hulle vrede gebring. “Daar was só veel lewe in sy gees gespreek en vir hom gebid. En ons kan slegs dankie sê aan almal vir hul gebede en ondersteuning in dié moeilike tyd,” sê Sonja, “Ons sou dit nie andersins
kon verwerk het nie.” Met trots vertel Wynand se ouers dat hy in Januarie volgende jaar ’n twee-jaar geakkrediteerde kursus aan die hotelskool in Stellenbosch sou begin. Volgens Sonja het Wynand ’n aanlegtoets voltooi wat op grond van sy hoë punte in wiskunde en wetenskap aanbeveel het dat hy ingenieurswese studeer. Maar, Wynand “wou liewer met mense werk, in plaas van met masjiene”. Wynand het ’n passie vir mense gehad en dit was duidelik in die manier hoe almal wat in aanraking met hom gekom het, van hom gepraat het. Charl (21), Wynand se jonger broer, het sy verjaardag om 12:00 Maandagaand saam met sy werkskollegas van The Nameless Pub gevier. Wynand het lank as bestuurder by The Nameless Pub gewerk en sou aanbly as kelner wanneer hy sy studies sou aanpak. Wynand sal veral onthou word as iemand wat voluit geleef het en 48 uur uit ’n enkele dag sou haal. “Sy dood is nog so onwerklik. Hy het twee Vrydae terug sy ouma ge-date en onlangs ook vir my en Charl uitgeneem vir koffie,” sê Sonja, wat veral sy drukkies en gier om ander te bederf sal mis. Die bestuurder, Willard Machingauta (39), is vir roekelose en nalatige bestuur aangekla. Hy het Maandag 1 Desember in die Strand-landdroshof op ’n klag van roekelose en nalatige bestuur verskyn. Die klagte is egter verander na strafbare manslag ná die dood van Wynand. Hy het borgtog van R1 000 gekry en verskyn weer op 2 Februarie 2015.
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Macassar-familie treur na tweede moord DELIAH BRINKHUIS “Ek het gewag vir hom om huis toe te kom, net soos ek daai aand vir sy pa gewag het.” So vertel Sandra Thomas van Macassar wie se seun, Rajacques, verlede Woensdagaand in Macassar doodgeskiet is. Rajacques (23) was omstreeks 22:00 die aand op pad huistoe toe hy in Kimstraat, Bellglen, deur ’n groep mans geskiet is. Hy is na bewering deur vier skote getref. ’n Agttienjarige verdagte is dieselfde aand in hegtenis geneem en het Maandag in die Somerset-Weslanddroshof verskyn. Sandra se man, Karel, is 20 November 2010 vermoor. Karel was ’n pastoor van die God’s Creation Ministry ten tyde van sy moord. Hy het die aand waarop hy vermoor is sy huis omstreeks 22:00 verlaat en sy lyk is die volgende dag in ’n beboste gebied langs Kramat-weg gevind waar dit aan ’n boom gehang het. Hy is van sy horlosie en R4 000 kontant beroof waarna hy vermoor is. Vyf beskuldigdes, waarvan een ’n vrou is, is in hegtenis
en hoe laat hy geneem. Twee van die beskuldigsou terug wees. des is lewenslange tronkstraf vir “Hy het altyd die moord opgelê, sowel as 20 jaar by sy woord gevir roof. Nog twee beskuldigdes het hou en so 22:00 20 jaar tronkstraf vir die moord geby die huis gekry en agt jaar vir die roof. ’n Vyfde kom,” vertel beskuldigde, die vrou, is vrygesy. spreek van moord, maar is agt jaar Volgens tronkstraf vir die roof opgelê. Sandra het sy “’n Mens lees oor die dinge in die skote gekoerante, hoor, maar gemaar wanneer dink dat dit dit voor jou klappers was deur kom lê, is wat die kindit ’n ander erders geskiet varing,” sê het. Sandra. “Die honde Rajacques het begin blaf en was die tweeSandra Thomas met die Rastafariërmussie wat ek het na buite de jongste van Rajacques altyd gedra het. By haar is haar gegaan om te haar vier kinseun Reeve en dogter Elistine. kyk wat aanders. Rajacques was ’n bouer, gaan.” Volgens ’n Man het na haar aangehardmaar was ten tyde van sy Sandra het loop gekom en haar die tragiese dood werkloos. hulle ’n hegte Rajacques Thomas “Jacquestjie was baie sag nuus meegedeel. verhouding “Toe hy skree, ‘Aunt San, Aunt en ’n stil persoon en baie lief gehad, veral (23) is verlede Woens vir terg. Ek kan nie dink dat San, Jacquestjie is geskiet,’ het ek na die dood dag in Macassar iemand hom sou wou skiet versteen. ’n Beklemming het oor van haar man. doodgeskiet. my bors gekom en ek kon nie loop nie,” sê sy. “Hy het sy Volgens Sandra het Rajacques nie,” vertel sy. Van Rejacques se pa se plek ingeneem, en net soos wat sy pa my altyd geterg het, het saans as sy van die werk gekom het vriende het haar tot by die toneel altyd gesê as hy na vriende gaan ’n paar strate verder gelei. hy dit gedoen,” vertel sy.
“Ek het oor en oor na hom geroep en gesê hy moet my nie alleen laat nie, maar hy het nie geantwoord nie.” Volgens Sandra kan sy steeds nie haar man se dood verwerk nie, en het Rajacques haar baie ondersteun. “Hy het nog Maandagaand, toe ek weer so hartseer was, gesê ek moet die huis verkoop en by my familie in Mosselbaai gaan woon,” vertel sy. Sandra onthou hoe baie Rajacques van vla gehou het en dit byna elke aand vir die twee van hulle gemaak het. “Ek het nog Woensdagaand ’n boksie custard en ’n liter melk en ook ’n jam roll waarmee ek hom wou verras het, gekoop. Maar hy het nooit huis toe gekom nie.” “My hart wil weet wie het my seun geskiet, want ewe skielik is hy nie meer hier vir my nie.” Rajacques word oorleef deur sy ma Sandra, en twee broers Reeve (32) en Kiwine (19) asook ’n suster Elistine (26). Sy begrafnisdiens is Saterdag om 09:30 by die Hoërskool Macassar se saal. ’n Gedenkdiens word vanaand (Donderdag) om 19:30 by sy ouerhuis by Lilystraat 25 gehou.
Driver survives collision with 26wheeler truck CASSY VAN EEDEN
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Yongi Moqose (43) is in a stable condition in the Tygerberg Hospital after surviving a collision with a truck on the N2 on Wednesday 26 November (“Man trapped in burning vehicle”, DistrictMail, 27 November). The white one-ton Hyundai bakkie that Moqose was driving, smashed into the back of a stationary 26-wheeler truck at the robots at the Somerset West Business Park on the N2. Moqose, who is from Khayelitsha, was en route to fetch bricks for the company he works for when the accident occurred. According to a police report, the driver and passenger of the 26-wheelerwent to investigate after
feeling the impact of the crash. They found Moqose unconscious in his seat and bleeding profusely. They immediately contacted emergency services. Moqose was trapped in his vehicle after the accident and paramedics had to administer medical care to him through the broken windows. Fire and Rescue personnel who also attended the scene eventually freed him using the jaws of life. He was then rushed to hospital in a critical but stable condition, said Tygerberg Hospital spokesperson Laticia Pienaar. Pienaar says he was admitted with severe multiple injuries and is still being treated. Moqose has worked as a
driver for the company in Cape Town for over 12 years. A case of reckless and negligent driving has been opened and is being investigated by the Lwandle Police, says spokesperson Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama. The DistrictMail initially reported that the bakkie caught alight after the impact, as reported by the Somerset West Police. However, Liezl Moodie, spokesperson for Western Cape Fire and Rescue, said they had no record of a fire occurring on the scene.
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Overloaded bakkie collides with truck DELIAH BRINKHUIS
however, not registered with the organisation. Willem Isaacs, chairperson of this orgaTwenty learners on a bakkie survived an accident on the R102 in Firgrove last nisation, as well as the Helderberg Scholar Transport Association, said learners Friday. should be transported in a combi. He said Seven of the learners, between seven that drivers can only transport learners and 12 years old, had minor injuries and with a permit from the Western Cape were admitted to the Helderberg Hospital. Transport Board and that their vehicles The Isuzu bakkie, coming from Lwan- should be roadworthy and their applicadle, was about to drop off children at the tions to the board should include a letter Firgrove and Raithby primary schools of referral from school principals. Raithby school principal, Attie Olivier, when it made a U-turn across a traffic said he was unaware island and crashed inThe driver had that the learners from to a truck. his school were transVernon Hendricks, driven across the ported with those of school principal of Firgrove Primary, said traffic island, instead Firgrove Primary. Olivier said most traffic officials asked of turning at the learners who live on the driver to turn and nearby farms are report to the weigh traffic lights ... transported by bus, bridge after seeing but that two bakkies that it was overloaded. He suspects that the driver had panicked are transporting learners from Asanda and had then driven across the traffic is- Village. He said he has spoken to the two drivers land instead of turning at the traffic lights about their unsafe form of transportation a few metres further. The oncoming truck collided with the and that they had said that they cannot bakkie’s rear, resulting in it swerving off afford to buy a combi. Olivier said he will be forced to not enrol the road. The Macassar Police have registered a learners from other areas that do not include the route that the school bus travels. common accident report. The DistrictMail contacted the Western Hendricks said the Macassar Scholar Transport Association was established a Cape Department of Transport and Public few years ago to address issues such as Works and asked if any charges will be overcrowding and unroadworthy vehi- brought against the driver and how transcles being used as transport for learners. port for schools can be regulated to ensure Drivers transporting learners have to the safety of learners. At the time of going to print no comment be registered with the association. Hendricks said the driver of the bakkie was, had yet been received.
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Die Firgrove-gemeenskap het Saterdag 29 November sy misnoeë met die Stad Kaapstad getoon deur ’n optog van Firgrove tot by Macassar-polisiekantoor te hou. Die lede van die gemeenskap meen hulle word al jare lank deur die stad “verwaarloos”. Lyndon Davids, voorsitter van die Salvo Park- en Firgrove-belastingbetalersvereniging, sê die gemeenskap sou ’n memorandum met griewe aan raadslede Benedicta van Minnen en John Heuvel oorhandig, maar Davids sê die raadslede het nie opgedaag om die memorandum te aanvaar nie. Davids sê hy is baie teleurgesteld dat die raadslede nie opgedaag het nie en bestempel dit as oneerbiedig teenoor die gemeenskap. Van Minnen sê sy en Heuvel het ander funksies gehad om by te woon en het raadslid Victor Isaacs gevra om die memorandum namens hulle te aanvaar. Isaacs was daar op die dag, maar betogers het geweier om die memorandum aan hom te oorhandig. Davids sê Van Minnen is hul gekose verteenwoordiger, daarom wou hulle dit aan haar oorhandig. Die memorandum, wat toe aan die Macassar-polisie oorhandig is, bevat ’n lys van griewe waaronder die behoefte aan ’n gemeenskapsaal en biblioteek boaan die lys is. Davids sê daar is al die afgelope 24 jaar ’n behoefte aan ’n gemeenskapsaal vir Firgrove. Van Minnen erken dat daar ’n behoefte is aan die gemeenskapsaal. Sy sê die projek is op die geïntegreerde ontwikkelingsplan en moet deur die Stad Kaapstad se begrotingsproses gaan. Sy sê sy werk al die afgelope drie jaar om
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Inwoners van Firgrove het Saterdag by die Macassarpolisiekantoor betoog om hul grie we met die Stad Kaapstad te lug. FOTO: DALEEN FOUCHÉ die projek van die grond af te kry. ’n Mosie om die saal te ontwikkel is deur die subraad goedgekeur en ’n erf is vir die doel geïdentifiseer. Daar is oorspronklik aansoek gedoen om die saal te finansier deur die burgemeestersprojektefonds, maar die subraad is in kennis gestel dat dit nie moontlik sal wees nie. Sy sê sy probeer al sedert die begin van haar termyn om die bou van ’n saal te staaf en regverdig met die begrotingsproses. Davids sê die ligte in Firgrove is ook ’n groot probleem. Hy verduidelik dat die ligte een aand aan is en die volgende aand af is en soms ook in die dag skyn. Hy sê as die ligte af is, skep dit ’n gevaarlike situasie omdat kriminele dit uitbuit. Van Minnen sê die ligte in Firgrove is ’n voortdurende pro-
bleem, maar word tans deur ’n privaat maatskappy bestuur. Sy sê die Stad volg altyd op wanneer daar klagtes oor ligte is, maar sê daar was geen klagtes in die afgelope paar maande nie. Nog ’n groot probleem wat die Firgrovegemeenskap in die gesig staar, is onwettige ondernemings en dwelmhuise. Van Minnen sê dat sy enige onwettige aktiwiteite waarvan sy bewus word onder die aandag van wetstoepassing bring. “Dit is die mandaat van die metropolisie en wetstoepassing om die probleme aan te spreek.” Davids sê hy hoop en bid dat die optog, wat vreedsaam was, die aandag op die Firgrove-gemeenskap se talle uitdagings sal rig en dat hierdie probleme binnekort aangespreek sal word.
News that parking in Gordon’s Bay and a large part of Beach Road, Strand is now free was welcomed by businesses in the towns. The City of Cape Town announced on Tuesday this week that it has amended its contract with Ace Parking, the service provider for the Helderberg. The amendment now allows for free public parking throughout Gordon’s Bay and parts of Beach Road, Strand and is effective from 1 December. Parking in the Strand and Somerset West central business districts (CBDs) will remain managed parking and charged at R2 per 15 minutes. The only parking bays in Beach Road that will not be free are the bays situated within the CBD between Van Riebeeck and Van der Merwe Streets. This includes the parking at the Strand Pavilion. Dorette Bassil, a committee member of the Strand Ratepayers Association, says this is great news for tourism in Strand. She says it will make Strand Beach much more attractive for tourists. She added it will also address a secondary problem created during the holiday season when holiday makers parked in side streets and blocked entrances to driveways. Bassil says the City should look at doing the same for the CBDs to encourage people to shop in these areas. Danie Miller, chairperson of the Gordon’s Bay Business Forum, also welcomed the announcement and said businesses in Gordon’s Bay, especially those on the beach front, have been requesting free parking for quite some time. He said that previously people were charged when making a quick stop to buy bread or the newspaper. He believes the free parking will have a very positive effect on the town and its tourism businesses.
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Waterkloof not zoned to operate a restaurant JAMEY GORDON Besides operating without a liquor license, the upmarket Waterkloof restaurant and estate in Sir Lowry’s Pass Road also does not have the appropriate zoning to operate a restaurant. According to councillor Johan van der Merwe, Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Environmental and Spatial Planning for the City of Cape Town, Waterkloof Estate applied for consent use for tourist facilities in August 2005. The consent use approval was, however, conditional and limited the tourist facilities to private wine tasting only. The approval does not provide for a restaurant, public wine tasting facility or function venue. The estate currently operates an upmarket restaurant with seating for 120 guests. It is because the required land use rights for the restaurant were not in place that a liquor licence could also not be obtained, says Councillor Van der Merwe. Van der Merwe says in order for Waterkloof Estate to operate a restaurant, public wine tasting facility and offer a function venue, the existing consent approval has to be amended. “The required amendment application was recently submitted and is in the process of being finalised. The application was advertised to the adjacent property owners and all the owners indicated that they have no objection to the restaurant, wine tasting or function venue,” says Van der Merwe. Van der Merwe added that until the current approval is amended as applied for, the estate may not continue with any activities that fall outside their current land use rights for the property. “A notice was served on the restaurant,
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which will be duly processed, irrespective of them having submitted an application for amended consent use, as they did operate without the required approvals,” says Van der Merwe. Waterkloof is still operating a restaurant, though, and advises patrons to take along their own alcoholic beverages until the matter is resolved. Three employees were arrested on Thursday 23 October when Somerset West Police discovered that the restaurant was selling alcohol without a liquor license. The employees were released on a warning to appear in the Somerset West Magistrate’s Court on 24 November. The outcome of the court appearance could not be obtained before going to print. Claudia Young-Kelly, sales and marketing manager for the restaurant, previously told DistrictMail that the restaurant’s holding company, False Bay Vineyards (Pty) Ltd, applied for two liquor licenses in 2008 – one for the manufacture and wholesale distribution of wine, and the other for the restaurant. However, she said that for various reasons, these licenses were not issued by the Western Cape Liquor Authority. False Bay Vineyards has since approached the Western Cape High Court for urgent interim relief to rectify the situation and the matter was heard on 7 November. According to Young-Kelly, the court has since ordered that the restaurant’s micro producer’s license be issued immediately, and the liquor license be reviewed by the Western Cape Liquor Control Board within five working days, following the submission of further necessary documentation requested by them. Young-Kelly says the documentation can, however, only be supplied once negotiations with the Somerset West Municipality have been finalised.
Missing man found in Macassar CASSY VAN EEDEN Daniel Keith, who has been missing for more than 14 days, has been found. Last week the DistrictMail reported (“Epilepsy sufferer goes missing from hospital” – 27 November) that the 53-year-old man had gone missing after leaving his bed at Helderberg Hospital. On Monday (1 December) night at around 22:00, a paramedic spotted him in
Macassar, apparently near the beach, says his relative Lucille Keith. She says that when he was found, he was extremely hungry and tired but was in good health. However, he has been unable to tell them what happened to him or what the last 14 days have been like. Keith, from Grabouw, was being treated at the hospital after collapsing after an epileptic fit.
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Speel saam op 16e se Somer-son-fees Braai Ve’NOTE, ’n vennootskap tussen Heinz Winckler en Charl Braai Bruwer, hou 16 Desember ’n familiedag vir die Strand/Helderberg by die Charles Morkel-stadion-gebied, naamlik die Saamspeel Somer-son-fees. Hul doel is om ’n geleentheid te skep waar die hele familie tyd saam kan geniet en pret kan hê. Daar sal ’n touchies-toernooi wees wat professioneel gereël word, ’n singkompetisie, optredes deur Heinz Winckler, Andriette Norman en Lollos, asook ’n DJ om die besoekers deurentyd te vermaak. Daar sal aktiwiteite vir jonk en oud wees, met kos- en koeldrankstalletjies en verskeie aktiwiteite om die kinders lekker besig te hou. Die dag belowe om
propvol pret te wees. Braai Ve’NOTE is deur Heinz en Charl begin om aan Suid-Afrikaners hul twee gunstelinge – vermaak en braai – saam aan te bied. Die Ve’NOTE tree graag by privaat geleenthede op. Hulle is ook ’n vennoot en ondersteuner van die Thembalitsha-organisasie en ’n gedeelte van al Braai Ve’NOTE se geld wat deur sulke geleenthede ingesamel word, sal aan dié organisasie oorhandig word. Die Braai Ve’NOTE se braaistalletjie en ander versnaperingstalletjies sal seker maak dat niemand honger of dors ly nie, en natuurlik dat al die kinders genoeg soetgoed sal hê. Besoek heinzwinckler.com/events vir meer inligting en om kaartjies te koop. Kaartjies is R90 en kan ook op die dag by die hek gekoop word.
Cart Horse Protection Association to host open day this Saturday The Cart Horse Protection Association will be hosting an open day at their recovery and rehabilitation centre at the Firlands Equestrian Estate in Gordon’s Bay on Saturday, 6 December from 09:00 to 14:30. All animal lovers are invited to the rehabilitation centre to learn more about The Cart Horse Protection Association and their work with the working cart horses and at the same time treat the resident horses and foals to some carrots. Firlands Equestrian Estate will also be hosting their practise jumping and jump-
kana Christmas show in aid of Cart Horses. The recovery and rehabilitation centre provides a place of safety for working cart horses whose owners and drivers continue to abuse and neglect the horses, despite the association’s efforts at education and the services offered at the static clinics, accommodation for sick and injured horses requiring palliative care and maternity care for foaling mares. For more information contact Megan White on 072 786 7088 or email megan@carthorse.org.za.
FINE ART ON EXHIBITION: The Andrew Owen School of Art will be holding its 25th annual graduate exhibition at its premises at 81 Helderberg College Road in Somerset West. Andrew Owen and his students will be exhibiting their artwork from 4 to 12 December. All art lovers are invited to come view the art on display. For further information contact Jo Owen on 021 855 4553/ 082 099 2654 or email jo@aosoa.co.za. Displaying some of the art that will be on display are (from left) are Michelle van Niekerk, Rosie Bredenhann, Jane Barnes and Andrew Owen.
Art on show Ritma Grizane will be holding an art exhibition from 1 to 9 December at the Rialto Art Centre in Mill Street, Strand. Grizane is a self-taught artist living in Somerset West with her husband and two sons. She started painting for the first time in 2010. Before painting she used to draw, but after trying her hand at painting she simply loved it and has been painting ever since. Visit her website at www.portraitartist.co.za.
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Picnic party leaves bitter after-taste TAMSYN JANTJIES A business owner is upset at having to clean up after a “sea of bottles and cartons” was left behind by party-goers who attended the Afrotainment Summer party picnic at De Beers Soccer Field in Somerset West this past Sunday. The owner of the nearby business along the R44 said it took her and one of her staff members an hour to clean up the mess of bottles, boxes and used condoms on Monday morning. They filled five black bags. One of the staff members said a taxi full of people held an impromptu after-party on a patch of grass on their premises in the early hours of Monday morning. She said they were throwing empty bottles around until the early hours of the morning. Staff members decided to call their security company as the gathered crowd made them feel uneasy. The clean-up crew for the event were on site on Monday morning at the De Beers Soccer Club and were still cleaning the fields when DistrictMail went there at about 10:00. The mess along the R44 was not cleaned up, though, and many residents blew off steam on the Somerset West group Facebook page. One Facebook user commented that matriculants had held their after-party at the same
The scene on Monday morning before the cleaning crew started to clear up the mess that was left behind after the Afrotainment summer party picnic at De Beers Soccer Club.
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grounds and there was no mess or spill-over outside the premises. Another stated that if this is what happens after such a big event, neighbouring businesses should object to there being any further events of this kind. Allan Winter, chairperson of the De Beers Soccer Club says, the club received the field back in the same condition it had been in before the event. “But maybe we as the club and
also the organisers should have put out more bins for people to deposit their rubbish in,’’ he said. ‘‘Going forward we should probably ask ourselves what we can do to prevent this from happening again,” he added. The summer party picnic, held from 11:00 on Sunday morning and ending at 20:00 on Sunday night, was organised by a company called Synergy Events and had about 5 400 people attending. It featured DJ Tira and Big Nuz, well-known artists on the house scene. Ticket prices ranged from R160 to R300. The organisers of the event said that to their knowledge, no impromptu after-parties were held outside the premises or along the R44. Tchavdar Nakon, one of the organisers, said ‘‘I took a drive around the area myself to see if there was anything out of the ordinary happening but didn’t see anything’’. He left the sports field at about 04:00 in the morning and still did not see anyone partying on any of the neighbouring business premises. Tchavdar says the mess is to be expected after an event of this size, which is why they arranged for the clean-up crew to clean up the premises on Monday morning. He said that the crew also had to clean up De Beers Avenue, which leads into the De Beers Soccer Club.
NODDY TIME AGAIN: The annual Noddy Party starts today (Thursday) at Vergelegen Estate. The party has been running for more than 30 years and is a welfare project of the Somer set West Round Table 31. The children’s party, hosted by Noddy, includes a brass band and runs from 19:00 to 21:00 and ends on Saturday 13 December. Tickets, from R55 to R75, can be bought online at www.noddy.org.za or at the Indigo Spur at Waterstone Village, daily from 08:00 to 22:00.
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Mail Solid action is needed Vigorous action is required for an emergency truck stop at the foot of Sir Lowry’s Pass on the N2 following Saturday’s devastating accident. The question on many people’s lips, though, is why the road did not have an emergency stop lane to start off with? Also, following the very tragic death of a young teacher in 2012, why does the road still not have an emergency stop lane for trucks? The provincial government – responsible for the road – failed to answer the question of whether or not an emergency stopping lane would be installed on the road, but merely said that safety improvement interventions are being “investigated”. With two young lives lost, the circumstances require a far more forceful and determined response indicating exactly what the safety improvement interventions are and when they will be implemented.
This 1999 silver Audi was damaged in a hit and run accident during morning peak hour traffic in Main Road, Somer set West, on 7 November. See letter be low for more information.
Peak hour hit and run A hit and run took place in Main Road, Somerset West, on 7 November between the Links Garage and Two Oaks guest house. A white Hilux bakkie rammed into a 1999 silver Audi from behind during morning peak hour traffic, causing serious damage. After having hit the car the driver of the bakkie sped away. Several municipal workers witnessed the incident. If anyone saw the vehicle or man fleeing the scene and has any useful detail regarding the vehicle, please inform the Somerset West police or Nina Potgieter on 021 852 1328/082 920 8783.
‘Swallows’ want to know why visa laws have changed We are “swallows” and for the past seven years have come to Somerset West for 180 days. This year we booked our tickets on 7 July 2014 to come here on 4 November until 28 April 2015. When we arrived we were told that the law had changed on 24 May and that we could no longer extend our visas for another 90 days, as we had done in previous years. We checked your official website and it still stated that we should go to our nearest Home Affairs Office, which in our case is in Paarl. We did so and were advised by them that they no longer did the extensions and we would have to use an agent to get an extension, which we have done. We are now awaiting an appointment to go to the appointed government agent, but we are told that they are very busy. To compound matters further there would appear to be an error on the exit date stamp on my husband’s passport which was written as 2/2/2014 instead of 2015, which means that he would have
to leave South Africa before he arrived. Our agency advised that we should return to immigration at the airport and have it corrected, but when we did we were told that this could not be done but would show correctly on immigration records. We are part of a retired non political sector that has been bringing our foreign currency here every year, for the past seven years and had planned to continue doing so. During that time we have bought a house and paid rates and given employment to local people. I have worked with children in a local township, mentored two teenage boys from another township, we have supported the local Street People’s Centre by providing soup. We also paid to have a domestic worker retrained to become a geriatric carer, at which she is now employed. We bring baby clothes from the UK for the poor babies born at the local hospital. As older people we are now faced with the stress of the uncertainty
Voortreflike diens by Klere Dokter Dis darem so lekker om by ’n besigheid in te stap waar die personeel uit hul pad gaan om jou behulpsaam te wees. So was my ondervinding by Klere Dokter langs PEP Stores in die Strand. Wilna het uit haar pad gegaan om ’n top se moue korter te maak en toe ek die top moes gaan haal het dit laat geword en na ’n oproep na haar toe het sy belowe om later oop te bly en vir my te wag. Met my aankoms daar was dit reeds 30min na sluitenstyd en sy het geduldig gewag. Die werk was ongelooflik goed gedoen en dis nie dat ek haar ’n fortuin moes gee nie die hele oe-
fening was maar ’n paar rand. Miskien moet jy besighede se personeel oplei, want wragtig, sulke diens hoor ’n mens nie eers deesdae van nie, wat sê nog ondervind. Baie dankie Wilna, ek sal jou beslis my dogter se trourok laat maak volgende jaar soos ek belowe het, jy het ’n kliënt vir altyd. Dis ongelooflik om te sien hoe julle werk en al die pragtige rokke wat daar is. Ek het gesien met hoeveel deernis en respek jy mense behandel. Baie dankie vir ’n wonderlike ondervinding.
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to not knowing whether we can extend our visas another 90 days or whether we have to leave after 90 days and buy new tickets, using money which could have been spent here. Like other “swallows”, we wonder if it is worthwhile keeping a house here if we can only stay for 90 days. For us it is a 25/30 hour journey from our part of the UK. There is much disquiet, even anger at this unnecessary and costly restriction in the “swallows” communities. We just cannot understand why we are being discouraged from coming to your beautiful country and bringing much needed benefit to it, contributing much and taking nothing but memories. Would The Honourable Mr Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development and Mr Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism care to comment? We would very much appreciate your advice and comments.
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Granny deemed a security risk Dear Mr van Eeden You are not alone as I too was deemed a security risk at Waterstone – I had sunglasses on! I was body blocked by the ‘polite guard’ and refused entry. When I bypassed him, the second one was ready to apprehend me. As a sixtyfive-year-old grey haired granny I guess I was a real threat. I do not accept under any circumstances the rhetoric about the safety of the tenants and shoppers. If the management had done their security protocols correctly in the first place there would probably never have been an incident and subsequently the need for this rubbish.
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Sê jou sê ) Oh please Daphne, your ex planation is so poor. Where do you think we are, in the Middle East? Give me a break, you are not making any sense at all. Crime is everywhere, no matter where you shop. I will not put my feet in Waterstone. Summer is here and what about people wearing sun hats and caps, who simply need to buy something from one of the shops in the vil lage. Not Ayoba. Waren ) Nee wat Daphne Kriel, ek shop nie meer by Waterstone nie, en ek lag eintlik lekker oor jul rede/verskoning vir nie toe gang tot die sentrum – dis flou en quite frankly stupid. Foeitog, nooit gedink ’n hoed sal ’n ge vaar inhou. Handsak ja, ’n groot jas ook ja, lekker wegsteekplek ke. Dink ’n beter een uit. Gedog dis ’n Aprilfool grap. ) Please note that the Lourens River is a protected natural envi ronment, and it is illegal to re move rocks from the river. Go and buy your own from your gar den centre. ) A big thank you to Bevan and artists for the entertainment and music in aid of Child Welfare, it was awesome. We salute you. Jackie ) Blue Crane Funerals in Gor don’s Bay: I have not dealt with a funeral home that’s more pro fessional and caring. They are the gardeners of our souls.
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Algemeen General Macassar rou ná dood van matrikulant: ) How tragic! Over the last few weeks so many young girls have died sud denly with lung problems! My sincere condolences to her mother, daughter and family! Vanessa McMaster Footman Several injured in chain accident on N2: ) When will they put an emergency break offramp at the robots? Clive Tesner ) Brakes failed? Perhaps they shouldn’t drive so fast! Amanda Mostert Skoolhoof se seun sterf ná noodlottige ongeluk: ) Another tragedy involving a heavy vehicle going down Sir Lowry’s Pass. Why don’t the authorities dedicate the left lane to trucks over a certain ton nage with a very much reduced speed and have speed cameras to enforce the speed limit in that lane for the trucks. They do it at other passes around the Western Cape. Michael Pottage ) Very sad to have been following this story. De Hoop Primary and all the parents have been very supportive and have put a flower garden made
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out of paper flowers with candles etc on the front lawn. Rory Currin ) Something must be done about these trucks and truck drivers! Acci dents of this sort seem to be a regular thing now. Pierre Laing ) The robots there are making the crossing safer, but not when the brakes of your vehicle fail. So authorities please install an emergencystoplane before that intersection for those com ing off the pass in need of it! Pilar Pringiers-Spinnox ) Condolences to the family. I was one of the medics who at that scene and it was not a pretty sight. Arnold Du Preez ) Thoughts are with the medics too. They have to deal with these tragedies and see things we can’t even imagine. I know it’s your job, but thank you for all the help during these terrible acci dents. Nicola Bryant Four armed men rob SW store: ) Now my question is where are the
cops that are assigned to patrol the main road? Instead they get there after the robbery! Shocking and disgusted really. Lee Jones Hing ) Yes, the police arrive after the rob bery, they’re not psychic! We need to support and stand by the police as much as possible. Imagine having the worst job ever and the people you pro tect hate you for it. Chris Riordan ) Scary! Just shows how desperate people have become in this country. Let’s not point fingers, because if you were in the same situation as the own er or employees of the store, you wouldn’t know what to do in the mo ment. We have to take back the com munity! Dominique Tribelhorn ) Does anyone realise how large this town is? The cops have lots to do all day and where has anyone ever got to a scene in two minutes? Okay so the guys rob the store and fled. Now someone says security could have fol lowed them. The robbers are armed so following them is a major risk. So you want to do something to pre vent this in future or even help if it does. Join a Neighbourhood Watch as they often assist in situations like this. I don’t have all the answers only a few of what might help in future. Dylan Knott
Great gifting ideas this festive season One lucky DistrictMail reader can win a R1 000 Stodels gift voucher this festive season. Stodels has some sizzling festive gift ideas to suit all pockets – whether it’s for you, your children, family members or friends. Beautiful, flowering Poinsettias, starter grow kits with chillies, herbs and veggies are festive fa-
vourites. Wall pots and four-tiered metal rose stands will make beautiful editions to any garden. Make it the silly season for your kitty too and get some catnip for your cat. This is a time of peace, love, colour and fun so there is a choice of mixed hanging baskets, the Christ-
mas Flamingo flower and Christmas love palms. But if you are still undecided, then a gift voucher will solve all your problems. To stand a chance to win the R1 000 gift voucher, sms the word STODELS, your name and surname to 3442 by Monday 8 December. Smses cost R1,50.
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Margaretha Brand, mag jy geseën word Opregte dank aan die eienaar en hoof van Soteria-voorskoolsentrum, Margaretha Brand. In moeilike finansiële omstandighede het sy meer as twee jaar
liefde, sorg en onderrig aan my kind gebied. Mag jy ryklik geseën word met dit wat geld nie kan koop nie.
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Skole Schools
4 Desember, 2014
WATER POLO PLAYERS: Twelve Somerset College learners were selected for the for the Boland Girls’ Water Polo and the Boland/West ern Province Titans Boys’ Water Polo teams. They will participate in the National Schools Water Polo Tournament in Johannesburg from 12 16 December. The provincial water polo players are (back from left) Jared Brown (u. 14 Boland/WP Titans), Kyla Endenberg (u. 19 Bo land girls team), Frances Carstens (u. 16 Bo land girls team and captain) and HansPeter Bakker (u. 19 Boland/WP Titans team). In front are: Chloé Townsend (u. 16), Georgia Farrell (u. 14) and Sarah Poole u. 14). Absent when the photo was taken were: Christina Espach (u. 16), Elizabeth Espach (u. 19) and Emily Far rell (u. 19 and vicecaptain).
JONG AKTIVISTE: Die Speelkasteelkleuterskool het almal wit aangetrek vir die afskop van 16 dae van aktivisme. Agter van links is Julianne Raad (2), Danielle Putter (5), Erin Herbst (4), Emma Pie naar (3). In die middelry is Fouzia Latief, klasassistent; Juandré Buys (3), Kwazi Pemba (3), Bea van Staden (4), Logan Temmers (3), Angela Thomas, klasassistent. In die voorste ry is, George Lotz (5), Herman Cloete (5), Andrew Steenberg (4) en Janko Burger (4).
The Be Sharp Preschool, spe cialising in performing arts, music, dance and drama, held their annual concert at the Helderberg Nature Reserve. The children performed songs and dances from the film Rio and danced to songs like Gangnam Style. From left are: Leandrie Laker, Elke Coetsee, Holly Whitehouse, Lara Jou bert, Judy Nunez (owner), Za nia Pienaar, LaurenLee Hen zen, Andrea de Jager, Mich aela Stephens and Mia Coetser.
SWPS-LEERDERS VEREER: Laerskool So mersetWes se prysuitde ling het op 11 Novem ber plaasgevind en Luke Booysen is as die Dux leerder aangewys. Saam met hom is skool hoof Kobus van Schalk wyk.
MOVEMBER-SNORRE: Die onderwysers van die Hoërskool Hottentots Holland, die skool met die Hart, het welige snorre gegroei ter ondersteu ning van die Movemberveldtog. Van links is Bert Visser, Francois Vosloo, Marcell de Ridder, Johandré Labuschagne, Vossie de Vos, Kevin Dockrall, Marinus van Zyl en Tyrone Zas.
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS: 2015
Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government Act: Municipal Systems, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the meetings of Council and its Committees will be held in the Council Chamber, Town House, Plein Street, Stellenbosch on the undermentioned dates and times: DAY
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SKEDULE VAN VERGADERINGS: 2015
Kennis geskied hiermee ingevolge die bepalings van Artikel 19 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering : Munisipale Stelsels, 2000 (Wet 32 van 2000) dat die vergaderings van die Raad en sy komitees gehou sal word in die Raadsaal, Stadhuis, Pleinstraat, Stellenbosch op die ondergenoemde datums en tye: DAY
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Tiffany Gor don (regs) is met die Hoofdetoeken ning vereer. Die skoolhoof, Ko bus van Schalkwyk het die trofee aan haar oorhandig. FOTO’S: SA SCHOOLS PHOTOGRAPHY
ULUDWE LWEMIBA YEENTLANGANISO: 2015
Apha kwaziswa ngokwecandelo lama 19 lomthetho woomasipala. uMthetho weeNkqubo zikaMasipala wowama 2000 uMthetho wama 32 wowama 2000. Ukuba iintlanganiso ZeBhunga neekomiti zizakubanjwa Kwihololeentlanganiso ezise Plein Street, Stellenbosch. Ngalemihla nexesha eliKhankanywe apha ngezantsi. DAY
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Diary Send diary entries to:
jamey.thomas@media24.com Weekly deadline: Monday, 12:00 We would like to invite our regular diary advertisers to send us pictures of their events for inclusion in our Social or Diary section.
THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER SOMERSET WEST: ) The Bipolar Support Group meets at the Baptist Church (on the corner of
Hendriksz and Louw Streets) from 19:00 – 20:30. If you support someone who is bipolar, you too are most wel come to attend. 0 Sue van der Spuy: 082 333 8800. STELLENBOSCH: ) A free public talk on meditation and positive thinking with Buddhist monk Gen Pagpa at Waldorf School (Spier campus) on Annandale Road from 18:00 – 19:15. For more information contact 021 685 3428 or visit www.meditateincapetown.org. FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER SOMERSET WEST: ) The Helderberg Village Choir presents their annual Christmas concert in the Talani Lounge at 18:00 today and tomorrow (Saturday 6 December). Visi tors are invited to join in the singing of Christmas carols. Phone the club office on 021 855 8333 to book your seat at R40. Enquiries: 0 Rose Geyer on 021 851 6101. SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER
MCCULLY SET TO ROCK ELGIN: South Africa’s original rockers, McCully Workshop, are back with their next big live performance at the Paul Cluver Forest Amphitheatre in the Elgin Valley on 6 December. Gates open at 18:00 with the show starting at 19:30. Bookings can be done on www.cluver.com.
GORDON’S BAY: ) The Gordon’s Bay Bowls Club holds a boot sale from 08:00 – 12:00. R15 per parking bay, bring your own table or sell out of the boot. 0 076 104 5795. SOMERSET WEST: ) The Country Craft Market at South ey’s Vines, 186 Main Road will be open from 09:00 – 14:00. Handmade arts and crafts are of the highest quality, plenty to eat and drink at the Country Kitchen, and children’s entertainment on offer. Enquiries: 0 Gill on 021 852 6608 or Lesley on 021 843 3287. ) The Somerset West Rotary Club holds a boot sale at their clubhouse (on the corner of Lourensford and Cloetenberg Roads) from 09:00 – 12:00. Parking bays can be booked at R60. Enquiries: 0 Heather Botes on 084 370 4483, 2 boteshome@gmail.com. ) An old school rock ’n roll dance. For more information or bookings, contact Ronel on 084 989 6712. ) A dropin meditation class with Bud
BRIAN FINCH PERFORMS IN STRAND: Do not miss the live per formances by singer, songwriter, guitarist and en tertainer Brian Finch at the Springbok Blues Theme Bar in the Gants Centre, Strand on Friday 5 December. The show starts at 20:00. The selfpenned songwriter, acoustic guitarist and singer with a captivat ing voice has been in the music industry for over 40 years, with 10 CDs and a live DVD to his name. For more information or bookings contact 021 854 7787.
dhist monk Gen Pagpa at Mayfair Cot tage, 3 Bright Street from 10:00 – 11:15. Cost: R50. For more informati on contact 021 685 3428 or visit www.meditateincapetown.org. SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER STELLENBOSCH: ) The Blaauwklippen Christmas An tique Fair will be held in the coach house at Blaauwklippen Wine Estate from 10:00 – 15:00. Antique and costume jewellery, glass, silver, art, collectables and small furnishings on sale. Entry is free. 0 Barbara: 083 444 0133. ) A fun walk in aid of children with cancer will be held at Blaauwklippen Vineyards from 10:30 – 14:00. Distan ces: 1,3 km, 3,5 km and 5 km. Cost: Adults R60 on the day, R50 preregis tration; Kids (under the age of eight) R30 on the day, R20 preregistration; and dogs R15 on the day, R10 prereg istration. 0 086 110 6441. MONDAY 8 DECEMBER SOMERSET WEST:
) The support group of the SA Depres sion and Anxiety Group (Sadag) holds their last meeting for the year in the Pie naar Hall of the Coronation Avenue Methodist Church at 18:00. Their first meeting in the new year takes place on 12 January. 0 Ruach Counselling Centre on 021 852 8176 or 2 rud yardh7@ gmail.com. TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER SOMERSET WEST: ) The Chuckle ’n Chirp Toastmasters Club meets at 18:30 for 19:00 at the Rotary Hall in Lourensford Road. Dress: semiformal. Enquiries: 0 CarolAnn Savosnick on 021 856 4315 / 074 851 7624 or Diana Burger on 021 880 2692 / 073 185 8421. WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER SOMERSET WEST: ) Lord Roberts Masonic Lodge Somer set West meets at 19:00. All visiting free masons to the Helderberg and any per sons interested in joining the order may make contact with the secretary by visit ing www.lordroberts.co.za.
Win tickets to shows The Oude Libertas Amphitheatre’s 2014/2015 summer season concert series starts this weekend and DistrictMail will be giving away double tickets to five lucky readers to see performances by Rocco de Villiers and Lekker Lekker Delta. Visitors can look forward to moving performances by Cape Town Opera’s African Angels on Friday 5 December; catch Rocco de Villiers live on Saturday 6 December; and dance to the tunes of Lekker Lekker Delta on Sunday 7 December.
Other performances include: Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels on 14 December, Frank Sinatra and Friends with Richard Cock on 17 and 18 December. To stand a chance to win double tickets, SMS ROCCO or LEKKER followed by your name and surname to 34421 before 17:00 on Thursday 4 December. SMSes cost R1,50. The tickets can be collected at the event on the day. Contact Bondina Osterhoff on 083 379 3679/021 809 7474. Bookings can be made through Computicket or by contacting 021 809 7473.
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Vermaak Entertainment
4 December, 2014
Your Weekend GIG Guide ) Friday 5 December: • DJ Gambler will be spinning the decks at Melt’s Tavern in Gordon’s Bay from 21:00. R10 gets you in. • Taxi Violence will be performing at Bertie’s Mooring in Harbour Island, Gordon’s Bay from 21:00. Free entry. • Catch Born to Rock live at Long Bar in Gor don’s Bay from 20:30.
) Saturday 6 December: • Girls of Rock will be performing at Melt’s Tav ern from 21:00. Free entry. ) Sunday 7 December: • Live acoustic music by André Nel at Melt’s Tavern from 14:00 – 17:00. • Catch live acoustic performances by Mark Haze and his band at Bertie’s Mooring from 18:00. No entry fee.
Soak up Sunday sunsets Joining them will be session musicians from Parel Vallei High School, including backing vocalists, a keyboard player and Jay – a whizz-kid on percussion. The concert starts at 17:00 and tickets can be bought at the gate or in advance This musical defrom Computicket. light forms part of the The tickets cost R50 Helderberg Nature Reserve’s Sunset Enjoy a picnic and sundowners in the Helder per adult, R30 for teenagers (ages 12Concert series which berg Nature Reserve in Somerset West on 18) and R10 for chiltakes place on Sun- Sunday 7 December, while listening to Cliff dren up to 12 years days from 30 Novem- Richard and the Shadows covers performed of age. The price inber to 15 February. by the Young Ones. The show starts at cludes entrance to Visitors can look 17:00. the nature reserve. forward to renditions of Living Doll, Please Don’t Tease, Trav- There is no admission fee for children under the age of five. elling Light, Move It and many more. All proceeds generated by the sunset conThe band comprises of Bob Connell (lead vocals and guitar), John Ralphs (lead guitar), certs go towards environmental projects in Jeané Combe (drums and backing vocals), the Helderberg Nature Reserve. For more inDuncan Combe (bass guitar) and Inge Combe formation contact 021 851 4060 or visit www.helderbergnaturereserve.co.za. (rhythm guitar and backing vocals).
Local band, The Young Ones, will entertain both young and old with covers of Cliff Richards and the Shadows at the Helderberg Nature Reserve in Somerset West on Sunday 7 December.
TICKET WINNERS: Two lucky DistrictMail readers stood a chance of win ning double tickets for the summer Christmas singalong event, Saamsing Somerkersfees with Heinz and Alette Winckler. Lieshen Smit, seen here with her daughter Emmi and Heinz Winc kler, was one of the lucky ticket win ners. The event takes place from 19:00 to 20:30 at Neethlingshof Estate on Wednesday 10 December, and takes the form of a picnic. A mixture of clas sic English and Afrikaans carols will be performed. Tickets at R40 (for children between the age of 3 and 12) and R80 (for children older than 12 and adults) are available from Neethling shof or online at heinzwinckler.com/ events. PHOTO: JAMEY GORDON
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SOUND OF LAUGHTER: Masikhule, ECHO and the Somerset West Night shelter have been fortu nate enough to secure one night of Alan Commit tie’s new show, The Sound of Laughter. The show will be staged at Theatre on the Bay on Monday 8 December, starting at 20:00. Tickets are just R150 each and in clude a complimentary glass of wine. All prof its go equally to the three NPOs. Bookings: Des McLeod on davidmcleod@absamail.co.za or 076 314 6160. Proof of payment (via EFT to ECHO) is needed to secure the tickets .
Country Craft Market Southey’s Vines,186 Main Rd, Somerset West GPS -34°4' 36.10“,+18°50' 43.90" Web: www.countrycraftmarket.org Facebook: CountryCraftMarket Children’s Tel: 021 852 6608 activities
Dates: December 6, 13, 16, 20
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COUNTRY KITCHEN Food stall area with fresh menus & lots more seating
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Sosiaal Social
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Stuur alle sosiale foto’s na / Send all social photos to: jamey.gordon@helderberg.com
HAT festival: good fun for a good cause The 2014 HAT (Helping Animals Together) Festival held at Hathersage Farm in Somerset West on Sunday was a huge success. The festival is in aid of animal welfare in and around the Helderberg to help raise funds for medical expenses of stray animals and animals in underprivileged communities. Various musicians, including: Akkedis, Joint State and Craig Vee, performed at the event. DistrictMail ran a photo booth on the day, with all proceeds donated to HAT. Our photographer was there to capture these scenes.
SuMaré and Elré Kolders of Gordon’s Bay had a ball at the festival.
The Theophanous family of Gordon’s Bay were proud supporters of the event. They are (from left) Barbara and Serena, Victoria, Athena, Kyle, Tammy and Gabriella.
Steffany Gomm, Mandy Hoare, Carol and Eden Kloppers, Joelle Chauvet and Glennise Preto rius enjoyed had fun at the festival. PHOTOS: DELIAH BRINKHUIS
Yvette and Timo Stander enjoyed the music under the oak trees.
Marinda Castle and Mariaan Maree from Strand enjoyed the fundraiser.
Erica Oliemand, Annie Oliemand, George and Mercia Honig and Dick Oliemand had great fun at the HAT Festival at Hathersage.
Tim Otte, Victoria Waters and Jess Igrec en joyed the entertainment.
Niké Vermeulen and her parents Lisa and Gerhard also supported the festival.
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Cars and wine
Vet at your service
Philwest in Somerset West hosted a joint wine tasting function with Old Mutual on Tuesday last week. Around 80 guests attended.
Cottage Vet Clinic has been serving the Gordon’s Bay community for over a decade. In June this year, the clinic entered a new and exciting phase with Doctors Morné and Ingrid de Wet taking over as management. Cottage Vet Clinic has a new vision to serve the pets of Gordon’s Bay holistically. Their services include: • Consultations and vaccinations • Routine surgery, for example sterilisations • Advanced surgery including growth removals, intestinal and bladder surgery • Orthopaedic surgery • In-house digital X-rays (important for breeders to exclude hip and elbow dysplasia) • In-house diagnostic ultrasound • In-house laboratory facility • Hospital facility with a qualified veterinary nurse • Grooming services • Weight loss clinic • Dental clinic • Pre-anaesthetic blood tests (to make anaesthesia as safe as possible) • Wing and nail clipping for birds
The event was also held to showcase a range of new Volkswagen vehicles to prospective clients. Philwest hosts this event once a month, but owner Alan Davison says this event was by far the most successful. International motoring journalist Richard Wiley delivered a presentation on the new Volkswagen CC sedan. Guests were treated to eats and a selection of wines from the Flagstone Winery.
John and Lorna Megraw, Bobby Campbell, Richard Loos and Louraine and Dieter Reck attended the event where the new range of Volkswagen motor vehicles was showcased.
Jill Lewis and Carol and Ron nie Vader at tended the event, where international motoring jour nalist Richard Wiley spoke about a new range of Volks wagen vehi cles. HELPING HANDS: Die liefdadigheids organisasie Helping Hands het op 27 No vember hul jaarlikse jaar eindfunksie in die Strand stadsaal ge hou. Vanjaar het hulle 380 bejaardes daarheen genooi. Hulle on dersteun Rusthof se bejaardes van alle denominasies. Alice Alex ander, Virginia Fortuin, Aubrey Adonis en Cecil Jaap (voorsitter) was almal deel van die reëlingskomitee.
Alice Row an and Iva na Mece nero en joyed tasting wines pre sented by the Flag stone Wine ry. PHOTOS: CASSY VAN EEDEN
Stan and Carol Stone tasted a variety of Flag stone Winery wines at the monthly event.
Martin Leonard, Zelna Vermeulen, Sheila De Mornay, Francis Swartland, Diana Phillips en Attie Phillips het almal Helping Hands se heerlike ete en vermaak geniet.
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ALL SAINTS CHURCH Anglican, 16 Oak Street SOMERSET WEST
Sunday 7 December
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you’re invited to shofar christiaan church services:
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4 January: no services 11 January: 9:00 AM 18 January: 9:00 AM 25 January: 9:00 AM and 18:00 PM
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Strand Baptist Church
123 Church Street, Strand Tel: 021 854 6869 Pastor Pieter Pienaar
09:30 Morning Service & Sunday School 09:30 Wed Bible Study
www.strandbaptist.org.za
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Load shedding bad RUBRIEK news for businesses Sewe gewoontes van suksesvolle afgetredenes CASSY VAN EEDEN Over the past two weekends some Helderberg businesses have been forced to close their doors and even turn customers away due to load shedding. During stage two load shedding, the Helderberg area faced power cuts on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:30. Pieter Schoohoven, owner of BudgetMeatandBiltonginGordon’sBay, says load shedding has hit his pocket hard. Schoohoven said his butchery lost two major compressors, that operate his fridges, due to load shedding. Without his fridges operating, he lost a large volume of products that he could have sold. Yeolandré de Beer, owner of The Spot hair salon in Somerset West,
This sign was put up in the win dow of The Saturday Sale Shop in the Michael’s Arcade, Somerset West. PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS
says the power cuts have had a big impact on her and her employees. “We can’t do blowdries when the power is off. The beautician cannot use her machines and clients phone to cancel appointments.” She says her seven stylists and her beautician have experienced a massive loss of income on the days that there have been electricity cuts. Gerd Laschoak, owner of The Saturday Sale Shop in Michael’s Arcade, Somerset West, says his store only trades on Saturdays and for the past two Saturdays he has not been able to trade at all. “It really affects my turnover,” he says, “I end up losing money because I rent the space for the day and then I can’t sell anything. It’s very inconvenient.” Lisa-Marie Bodington, owner of Creaxion Engineering, a stainless steel furniture manufacturer in Somerset West, says her business has faced a detrimental knock as a result of the load shedding. She says her company simply cannot function without electricity as all her equipment is electrical. “No work equals no sales, and no sales equals no income,” she says. Daantjie Malan, chairperson of the Helderberg Sakekamer, says the accommodation industry is taking the biggesthitwhenitcomestoloadshedding. He says if load shedding continues into the festive period, businesses will face a massive loss. Danie Miller, chairperson of the Gordon’s Bay Business Chamber, says load shedding is affecting everyone, particularly businesses that preserve and prepare food.
Volgens Sanlam se onlangse aftree simposium is daar sewe gewoontes wat suksesvolle afgetredenes volg wat hulle onderskei van die minder suksesvolle afgetredenes. Hoewel hierdie sewe gewoontes baie eenvoudig is en maklik gevolg kan word, is dit ongelukkig so dat 94% van afgetredenes nie suksesvol was met hul beplanning nie. Begin vroeg spaar Dit mag dalk nie na baie klink nie, maar suksesvolle afgetredenes spaarvir33,2jaarterwyldieresvan ons as ’n gemiddelde 29 jaar spaar. Hoewel vier jaar na niks mag klink nie, maak dit ’n verskil van 67% op die eindbedrag beskikbaar by aftrede weens die werking van saamgestelde rente. Teen ’n 12% rentekoers verdubbel enige belegging binne ses jaar, al wat nodig is om jou rykdom te verdubbel. Spaar soveel as moontlik Baie mense maak die minimum bydrae tot hul aftreefonds. Die verskil tussen die suksesvolles en die minder suksesvol is egter net 1%. ’n Fout wat baie werknemers maak wanneer hulle hul bydraes maak, is om dit heel dikwels net op hul basiese salaris te bereken en nie op hul byvoordele en bonus nie. Wanneer jy vir jouself werk is dit belangrik om te besef dat daar baie voordele in die besigheid is wat nie ‘n kontant vergoeding uitmaak nie. Moet dus nie net jou bydraes op jou trekkings baseer nie, maar op die werklike voordele wat jy ontvang.
Gebruik ’n finansiMoenie net op jou JY EN JOU ele beplanner maatskappy se afAltesaam 88% van treefonds staatmaak FINANSIES suksesvolle afgetredenie nes het ’n finansiële beHierdie is net so beplanner gehad wat hullangrik vir die entrele vóór aftrede bygepreneur en boer. Tot staan het en 72% ná Februarie 2015 kan enaftrede. Dit teenoor die trepreneurs 15% van gemiddeld van 58% en hul belasbare inkom34%. Wanneer dit by ste tot ’n uittree-annuïaftreebeplanning teit aftrek, maar volkom, is CFP® gesertifigende jaar verhoog dit seerde praktisyns die tot 27,5%. Die rede beste gekwalifiseer om daarvoor is bloot eenHeinn Havinga jou by te staan voudig dat 15% nie Maak seker jou naastenby voldoende is vir aftrede nie. Moet dus nie jou geld groei ná aftrede ook Daar is hierdie idee wat die rondbydraes beperk bloot tot dit wat jy te doen dat jy op 60 oud en konservan belasting kan aftrek nie. watief is en jou geld in kontantbeLos jou aftreegeld uit Slegs 12% van welgestelde afge- leggings moet plaas. Maar met 30 jaar wat oor is ná tredenes het van hul aftreefondse gebruik voor aftrede teenoor 21% aftrede, is dit baie belangrik dat van die res van afgetredenes wat daarvóórennáaftrede’naansienlihul aftreefondse vir ander doelein- ke groot deel van die fondse in des gebruik. Dit is baie maklik om groeibates belê word. Aangesien aandele bewys het dat te dink dat daar nog baie tyd oor is om op te maak vir die vroeë gebruik hulle oor ’n termyn van sewe jaar van die fondse, maar soos reeds en langer die beste opbrengs lewer, hierbo uitgewys, maak net ses jaar is dit belangrik dat soveel as moontlik aandele vóór sowel as ná aftrede reeds ’n massiewe verskil. in jou portefeulje gehou word. Brei jou bronne uit Vier jaar langer se spaar, 2% Met 30 jaar van aftrede wat vir ’n persoon op 60 voorlê, raak dit meer bydraes en die vermoë om jou moeilik om voor aftrede voldoende hande van jou spaargeld af te hou te spaar. Nie alleen plaas hierdie is al wat nodig is ten einde jou toekoms te verseker. termyn finansiële druk op afgetredenes nie, maar dit is nodig om akHeinn Havinga tief te bly ná aftrede. Meer as 98% PSG Portefeuljebestuurder van suksesvolle afgetredenes ’n ad0 021 851 3353 disionele inkomstebron het nie. 2 heinn.havinga@psg.co.za
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FAMILY NOTICES
FINANCIAL 1420
IN MEMORIAM
ANTIQUE CLOCKS Repairs/renovations Dutch qualified Watchmaker/Jeweller Collect and deliver Rolf: 021-8530576
WANTED 1485
1015
LYNFORD COWARD 25.04.1933 - 08.12.2010 My Darling Lynford, You are in my heart forever. Love always Jenny, Rexie, Cynthia, Yvonne, Val, Yolanda and Families. LYNFORD EVANS COWARD 25.04.1933 – 08.12.2010 Dearest Dad. I miss you so much. Soar with the angels. Love Tracey
TRAINING & EDUCATION 1480
PERSONAL SEVICES CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT
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FURNITURE, FRIDGES, TOWNSHIP ANIMAL ANTIQUES. Thinking of RESCUE will be at the Country Craft Market at selling any item? I will Southey Vines on Sat 6 be keen to make you a Dec from 11:15 -1pm with cash offer. Kindly beautiful dogs, puppies, phone Ronnie cats & kittens of all sha082-823-9944 pes, sizes and ages. And on Sunday 30 Nov at Cafe Picasso from 11:00 - 3pm. Foster or permanent homes desperately needed and property to rent on which to house our rescued dogs. Tinned dog and cat food urgently needed. Without this we will have to close down and many dogs and cats will suffer in the townships. Tel. 021 855 1824 or 084 423 5991 for more info. www.townshipanimalrescue.co.za
WANTED TO BUY
1405
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JUMP 4 HIRE Jumping Castles and slides for hire. We deliver, setup and collect. Ph. Christo 083 566 3061. JUMPING CASTLES & WATERSLIDES We deliver, erect & collect. 072 411 6416
Dance-in-Line WorX. Dancing solo, in lines! to Country, Latin, Pop, Disco and Irish music. Classes Mon. – Thurs. on all levels. NG Church Hall, Lourensrivier. Strand. % Martie @ 0832877040 New Beginner Classes Starting in Jan. 2015 Open Social Sat. 10/1/2015 Please Enquire For Details.
PERSONAL 1460
JUMPING CASTLES en waterglybaan te huur. Tel: Charmaine by 8533999 of 083-513-9493.
ABANDON your search! CASH for modern clothes, shoes, children's clothing, fancy dress, linen, kitchenware, books. I collect! % Carol 082 890 5749.
FOR SALE
ALL AIRPORT TRANSFERS FOR BEST PRICES AND SERVICE TEL 073 4933966
HENDRICKS 55 YEARS OLD
A Beacon of light, hope, strength and encouragement to others. Inflicted with cancer. Departed from us on Monday.
KID'S ACADEMY now open for new applications for 2015. All ages up to Gr R. Half day, full day & aftercare. Visit: www.kidsacademyssw.com / Email: kidsacademy ssw@gmail.com. Tel: 072 624 2723. Open for December
A viewing will be held at his home, 9 Davids Close, Strand on Saturday at 9am. Followed by a celebration of his life. Service at Ashpar Ministries, 14 Michau Street (behind Absa Bank, Strand) at 11 am. Cremation on Monday - Family only. Tel: 083 321 1117 X1PHTX85-DP041214
JOHANNA
Wynand (Junior)
Een jaar is verby en die verlange het nog nie verdwyn.
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ABOUT FURNITURE WANTED: Queen Ann and Victorian lounge suites, Grand Father clocks and Roll Top desks. Call 021 WANTED TO BUY, 853 1341 or 082-771-3650. military stuff, medals, swords, old clocks, watches, watchmakers tools, coins, bank notes, stamps, cameras. Tel Mac 082 340 4464. GENERAL & HOME SERVICES BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 1801
PETS 1660
ARE YOU MOVING or downscaling? Best prices paid for bed linen, curtains, bric & brac furniture or any household items. Ph Ronel 084 989 6712.
CILLIÉ
1941 - 2013
Van: Barenise, Tommy en Zhané
1625
ENGLISH CLASSES; TEFL courses; Private lessons. The International English School. Call 021-8528859 or ties@english.za.net
IRWIN (IVAN)
LOTTERING
ELECTRICAL & DIGITAL
We are all deeply touched and saddened by the unexpected passing away of Wynand, eldest son of our principal, Wynand Cillié, and his wife, Sonja and brother of Charl. Wynand is 'n oudleerling van Laerskool De Hoop en hy en sy gesin het al diep spore getrap in die harte van ons skoolgemeenskap. We believe that our Heavenly Father will enfold you in His love and fill you with His grace, not only today, but every day in the difficult time that lies ahead. Weet asseblief dat ons vir Wynand gaan mis en dat julle in ons gedagtes en gebede sal bly.
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CARPORTS/AFDAKKE Patios/pergolas. Decks. Treated & SABS timber. Smart finish using 22 years exp. Great product @ great price! Tel: 083414-8103/021-8581873
ALL STEELWORK: Palisades, Carports, Fencing, Steel construction, Devil's fork. Any other welding work. Call Gerrit on 073 654 4345
TV TECH * DSTV Installations * Home Audio * 24/7 Emergency callouts * For reliable & experienced same day service Call Nico: 061 057 7206
BUILDING PLANS 1802
All building plans professional CAD drawn. Cheapest rates, all areas. Contact Rory 021-8510792 or 083 456 2823 info@theplanco.co.za
ELECTRICAL 1810
DSTV/TV/DVD SERVICES 1807
CLEANING SEVICES 1805
JHS HANDYMAN: Repairs, plumbing, electrics, painting, etc. No job too big. Open during festive season. Tel. Jan 0825588990/021-8532434.
MOLE AWAY!!! Let us worry about your moles!!!! Ph: 021-8532180 (w) or 083 769 2428
ELECTRICAL appliances, repairs to fridges, stoves, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, etc. Established 30 years in the Helderberg. Qualified trade diploma. Paul Clark (021) 8565132.
HERSTEL BY DIE HUIS Ys- en vrieskaste, stowe, wasmasjiene en mikro golfoonde. 071 755 3390.
PAINTING
HOME IMPROVEMENTS INTERIOR
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ALL GENERAL PAINT WORK Professionals. Best prices. Ref avail. Francois 081 801 9120.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS EXTERIOR 1836
GARDEN & IRRIGATION 1825
IRRIGATION / BESPROEING Installations, repairs, service. Professionals. Best prices, ref. avail. Francois 081 801 9120.
SABS APPROVED CARPORTS, patio covers, pergola's pole carports & decks. We measure up & give free advice & quotations. No job too big or too small. Contact 084 421 4076 / 073 583 5068
MISCELLANEOUS 1845
BAKKIE for all small loads, rubble removal and furniture removal. Call Gerrit on 073 654 4345.
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Garden Refuse Removal and general waste. Large & small loads 1850 1 Ton bakkies & trailers. H BUGS BE GONE H Tel. 082 7392 895 or Full house maintenance. 072 770 6873 Treat house outside, inside, inside roof and drains. In 40 minutes from *R350.00. No SECURITY need to evacuate. SABS
STORAGE: 88 ON MAIN STRAND
PEST CONTROL
products. 078 776 0058.
24 Hours security Armed Response 34 Secure Units from R300 per month plus Vat
FLATS FOR SALE 3255
Contact: Gerhard 021 8418556 gnel@rolagrp.co.za
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PLUMBERS
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TRANSPORT & STORAGE
FLATS TO RENT
1870
3250
1 BEDROOM FLAT, Georgian Crt, Som-West. Enclosed parking. Available 1 Dec. R3 250/mth. Cell 082 756 0984
HOLIDAY & TRAVEL
SELF CATERING 2626
SELF-CATERING HOLIDAY APARTMENTS & MOORINGS TO RENT IN HARBOUR ISLAND. Please contact Paula on 082 555 9318. VEHICLES
ACCESSORIES, SPARES & MODIFICATIONS 3001
SWIMMING POOLS 1867
CARS FOR SALE 3025
PAVING
MOTORS EN BAKKIES GESOEK
1873
Skakel 079 777 1729 RUBBLE REMOVAAL 1860
0 AA : ELITE REMOVALS of furniture, building rubble, garden, household refuse and any small loads and Treefelling. Danie 082 3379532 / 021 852 6122
PROPERTIES
BUSINESS PREMISES MINI ACKER MOVERS3215 Helderberg, Boland & Weskaap. Klein en groter meuFACTORIES TO LET: belvervoer teen bekostigSTRAND 481 & 706m2 bare pryse. Eienaar drywer Contact: factories@ en toesig. Kontak my vir n gantouw.com / gratis kwotasie en vrien083 383 0174. delike diens op 078 337 4892 of sms en whatsapp. FACTORY TO LET in E: jannieacker@gmail.com Secure complex at 19 Sergeant Street, Somerset West - 70m2. Please contact Sumi 021 851 3061. DUPLEXES SIMPLEXES TO LET 3225
FOXLOAD RUBBLE REMOVAL Plot & garden, building rubble, household refuse. Free quotation. Contact Ryno 076 159 4949
TEN VOLLE gemeubileerde 1 slaapkamer woonstel te huur te Wavecrest, Beach Road, Strand. Sekuriteits onderdak parkering. Onmiddellik Beskikbaar. R5950.00 per maand. Kontak Pieter Pelser op 083 700 0049.
FOR RENT
TREES 1855
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STRAND R 7 500.00 per maand – 3 Slaapkamer dupleks met 1,5 badkamers in sekuriteitskompleks. Oop-plan kombuis en leefarea, 1 Klein troeteldier welkom. Kontak: 021-853 6527 of 079 136 9272 of 079 521 6692.
1 SLPKMR TUIN woonstel te huur vir somersvakansie. Lugreeling & swembad. Heldervue area. 2 Persone wat deel. Naby see, wynroete & Somerset Mall. R550 per dag. Kontak Mev Fourie 082 491 5111.
FURNISHED APARTMENT 3 Bedrooms, living area/kitchen, balcony. Size 85sq meters. Central Stellenbosch/Coetzenburg area. Secure parking. Academic staff or retired couples. No students. R13 000 per month. Email: tabanchu@mweb.co.za VAKANSIE AKKOMMODASIE GORDONSBAAI Naby see, 3 slaapkamers(slaap 6), 2 badkamers, vol kombuis + Dstv. R 1 500 per dag. Kontak Henry 082 396 9191
GARAGES/STORAGE 3260
GEMEUBILEERDE bachelors woonstel. Loop afstand van Waterstone Mall. R2 800 pm. Skakel Susan 083 446 0020. NETJIESE 2 SLAAPKAMER woonstel in gewilde sekuriteitskompleks. Ruim oopplan leefarea; 1½ badkamer, toesluit motorhuis. Swembad in kompleks. R4 700. Lizzie 082 788 6181 RUSTHOF: 1 Bedr., e.s., open plan kitchen/lounge GARDEN FLATS underroof parking, near TO LET Shoprite (Broadway) for 3265 single person. R2000 W&E GARDEN COTTAGE - 1 incl p.m. + dep. Can be bedroom, bathroom, arranged. Avail. immed. lounge, full kitchen, safe Tel. 072 125 7618 parking. R3000.00. Dep required. No smokers or SOMERSET WEST pets. Phone: 021 8515527 Garden flat – one bedroom, living room/kitchenette, safe parking. Non-smoking. Suit single professional person . Available 1 December. R2500.00 p.m. Deposit required. Telephone 082 561 0159
STRAND 1 Slaapkamer tuinwoonstel. Oopplan kombuis/sitkamer, stort & toilet. Krag en water ingesluit. Enkel persoon. Nie rokers. Geen troeteldiere. Beskikbaar vanaf 1 Februarie 2015. R3500.00 pm. SOMERSET-WES Andre: 082 332 1541 Bachelor w/stel vir enkel besigheidspersoon te huur, Esther: 084 567 9150 R2 400pm (UITsluitend krag). Geen rokers asb. Veilige agterhek parkering. HOUSES TO LET Verwysings en 2 maande 3270 deposito verlang. ABIGAIL a Malawian is Skakel 082 807 3366 looking for work as a housekeeper. Ref available. STRAND R 10 000.00 per maand – 3 slaapkamer Call 060 344 6334 woonstel met 2 badkamers in Kusweg. Moderne oopALFRED a Malawian man plan kombuis en leefarea. is looking for garde2 kelder parkerings. Geen ning/housekeeping job. diere Kontak: 021-853 Call 078 074 7718 6527 of 079 136 9272 of 079 521 6692. BEATRICE a young lady STRAND R 3 800.00 per maand – 2 Slaapkamer woonstel met 1 badkamer, oop-plan kombuis en leefarea. Geen diere. Swembad en braaigeriewe in kompleks. Kontak: 021-853 6527 of 079 136 9272 of 079 521 6692. STRAND R 4 200.00 per maand – 2 Slaapkamer woonstel met 1 vol badkamer in sekuriteitskompleks. Oop-plan kombuis en leefarea. 1 klein troeteldier welkom. Kontak 021-853 6527 of 079 136 9272 of 079 521 6692.
age 28 is looking for stay out domestic work. 078 794 1633
BELÁIRE 3 bedroom, st/way, lounge, tv room, 2 garages, swimming pool. R21,500pm. Tel: 021 855 1809 CHIPO a Zim lady is looking for work as a stay in babysitter. Refs. 074 243 8426 Cilia is looking for full time/char work as a domestic. Call 073 372 1665
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MONDOYI a SA lady is looking for a cleaning job. Call 071 812 4587
PRECIOUS a Zim lady is looking for domestic work. Call 083 767 5652
DOREEN a Zim lady 15yrs exp in child minding, house cleaning & honest. 073 789 8956
MARGRET a Zim lady is looking for sleep in domestic work, 060 472 2602/078 382 7601. Ref: 073 963 5193
EDITH a Zim lady 34 yrs, honest & hardworking for cleaning & child minding. 061 912 2920 GILBERT a Malawian is looking for garden work. Full time/chars. Call 071 791 0808/078 979 9087
STRAND: Netjies gemeub. kamers vanaf R150 p.d. SKAKEL 072 745 7421 TOWNHOUSES TO LET 3325
McDONALD a Malawian is looking for gardening work. Mon & Thurs. 073 953 6834. Ref: 076 605 1153
FREDRICK a Malawian is looking for a job as a gardener/housekeeper/ Contact: 078 990 8783/ 061 647 0646
QUALIFIED HAIRSTYLIST WANTED for hair & beauty salon with own clientele. Send CV to thespot@discoverymail .co.za or call 082 345 4253.
REQUIRED at pharmacy in Somerset West. Fax CV to 086 684 1449.
BOEDELKENNISGEWING ESTATE NOTICE ESTATE LATE PETRUS STEPHANUS CILLIERS, Identity No. 261129 5031 084, Widower, Pensioner of 2 Helderberg Village, Somerset West and who died at Somerset West on 15 September 2014.
VINCENT a Malawian is looking for work as a gardener. Hardworking with experience. Call 084 896 5422
ESTATE No. 31289/2014 Creditors and Debtors are required to file their claims with and pay their debts to the undersigned within 30 days of date of publication of this notice.
GENERAL 3680
JAMES a Malawian age 31 is looking for tiling, handyman or garden work. 083 699 1551 LEADCASE a Malawian lady is looking for domestic work. Mon - Fri. 084 759 5703. Ref: Agera 082 895 3073 LOVEMORE a Malawian man is looking for garden/handyman work. 078 245 9703 LOVENESS is looking for domestic/babysitting work. Mon - Fri. Call 074 064 2089 LUCY a Malawian lady wants a domestic job. 5 yrs exp. 071 035 0473. Ref: 084 928 0885 MACNONNIE a Malawian is looking for garden work. 078 318 1301. Ref: 021 856 0455
SOMERSET WEST VICTORIA PARK R5,500.00 plus dienste per maand. Vir aansoekvorm kontak Trudi 0829699910, trudiuys@gmail.com SOPHIA is good in cleaning and needs a job. Call 078 178 1093
MORKEL AND DE VlLLIERS Inc. Attorneys for Executrix THE FORUM, 13 Drama Street, POBox 43, SOMERSET WEST 7129 JCK/mm (KC 020)
DAMES POSTE BESKIKBAAR 1.Assistent Bestuurder 2.Toonbank Assistent Kontak Chantell by Flameros 021 8547774
SARUDZAI a Zim lady is looking for a char job Tues & Sat. Ref avail. 073 775 7995
ITAYI a 41yr old Zim lady has training with children. Want nanny work. Refs. 076 359 8150
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DRIVERS REQUIRED for deliveries at Debonairs in S/West. Come in and speak to Jack.
IN DIE BOEDEL VAN WYLE JOHAN HEINRICH NOTHNAGEL (ID NR. 370708 5044 08 6) PENSIOENARIS EN WOONAGTIG TE SOMERSET PARK 10, SOMERSET WES
EMPLOYMENT
DATUM VAN DOOD: 9 NOVEMBER 2014 BOEDELNOMMER: 31294/2014
BUILDING
Krediteure en Debiteure in bogemelde boedel word hiermee versoek om hul vorderings in te lewer en hulle skulde te betaal by ondergetekende binne dertig (30) dae vanaf datum van publikasie hiervan.
3635 TEACHER looking for teaVERLANG VOORMAN ching post. Grade 4 - 7. Maths & Science. Call 078 in Helderberg omgewing vir nuwe woonhuise. Moet 745 9444. Ref: avail. kan planne lees en uitsit. Goeie menseverhoudings. TWO BEDROOM Eie vervoer. Faks CV na HOUSE to rent in Sir Lowry's Pass village, open 021 8514583
plan kitchen and lounge. Contact 0827785876 as from Friday 5 December. Available immediately.
VUYISWA a SA lady is looking for domestic work 3 days full time. 076 582 5612
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DRIVERS 3650
BOEDELKENNISGEWING ESTATE NOTICE
DRIVER REQUIRED SOMERWEST AREA with current PDP local knowledge of area. English/Afrikaans speaking. Honest & Reliable. 083 682 4800
Estate No: 23165/2014 Master’s Office: Cape Town Surname: BLANKE
ROOMS TO LET 3315
Aanbevole. - Verblyf 3 Ster w.stel & B/B of kamers in STRAND vanaf R250 p/kamer. 0799600359
VOLDAGPOS BESKIKBAAR vir ‘n Rekeningpersoon vanaf 01/02/2015 by ‘n mediese praktyk. Besliste vereistes: moet rekenaarvaardig wees, en baie jare kennis en ondervinding van MASSmediese program. Faks slegs twee bladsy verkorte CV na: 021-8869319.
JAMES a 27yr old Malawian is looking for work as a domestic/gardener. Call CASHIER WANTED for 071 908 5080 small superette in Somerset West. ExperiSALOME a Malawian lady ence essential. Send CV to applyhere56@gmail.com is looking for domestic work. 073 399 8691. Ref: 071 201 5989 CLINIC SISTER SPIWE a Zim lady is looking for domestic work. Stay out. 078 834 7399. Ref: Daphne 078 219 4828
GLORY a Malawian is looking for a job as a cleaner. 1 yr exp. 073 794 5775/060 464 0950
Busy supermarket seeking Instore Security Guards and RETAIL STAFF. Please fax CV and ID to 086 564 9167.
First Names: PATRICIA KATHLEEN JOAN
EMPLOYMENT WANTED
Date of Birth: 1930-01-11
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identity No: 3001110028086
0 ATTENTION 0 Housewives - Elite House Cleaning provides services daily/weekly for Spring Cleaning, Windows & Ironing. Dalien 082 335 5027
BEAUMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL Aftercare Supervisor Part Time Post 2015(afternoons) Childcare Experience A HANDYMAN is looking Essential for work as bricklayer, Applications close on plasterer, skimming, pain12 December 2014 ting. Quality approved. E: keri@beaumont4u.co.za Chris 084 273 0264.
Last Address: 919 HELDERBERG VILLAGE, SOMERSET WEST, 7130 Date of Death: 2014-05-22 Name (only one) of Executor or Authorised Agent: BBR VAN DER GRIJP Address of Executor or Autorised Agent: 1106 COURTYARD, GANTS CENTRE, STRAND 7140
KRY NIE WERK NIE? Vandag is jou dag! Inkomste goed. Hannes 072 807 8603
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ANTON a Malawian man with 3yrs exp is looking for garden work. 084 086 6771. Ref:021 8530767 CHIDO a Zim lady is looking for domestic work. Stay out. 062 219 8634. Ref: Fransie 062 006 1972 DUNSTAN a Malawian man is looking for garden/housekeeping work. Call 078 203 0656. Ref: 082 733 4426 MONICA a Malawian is looking for domestic work. 4yrs exp. 074 313 2867. Ref: 082 779 2934
Master’s Office: Cape Town Surname: BREARD First Names: ALAIN GEORGES Date of Birth: 1952-04-01
Vets*Mart National retailer requires sales staff for Waterstone Village Mall Growth possibilities Send CV to somstaff01@gmail.com 086 245 6019
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4 Desember, 2014
MONETARY AID: Rola MultiFranchise donated R29 000 to Patch / Helderberg Child Abuse Centre recently. The money was raised at the company’s annual golf day in October. Holding the cheque are Jacques Fourie (Rola Chrysler Jeep Dodge), Jones and Wim Jansen van Rens burg (Rola dealer principal and sales manager).
CSV Construction Today's Youth / Tomorrow's Leaders
BEMAGTIGING VAN KINDERS: ’n Moompiwerksessie is Saterdag 29 November by die Coronationlaan Meto diste Kerk in SomersetWes gehou. Die werksessie is daarop gerig om onderwysers te onderrig om met kinders te werk en kinders wat deur verlies en seksuele molestering geraak word, te bemagtig. Die werksessie leer ook vol wassenes om met kinders te kommunikeer met die hulp van die handpop, Moompi. Onderwysers en vrywilligers van regoor Kaapstad het die werksessie bygewoon wat aangebied is deur middel van korrektiewe dienste se Adopt a school projek. FOTO: DALEEN FOUCHÉ
Vacancy
We seek to appoint a qualified
Maths and Science Teacher / Tutor on a part-time basis to join the CSV Academy. The Tutor would be required to provide Grade 11 and 12 Maths and Science classes in accordance with the current Curriculum.
Part Time – Medical Doctor We are looking for a Medical Doctor to oversee our Slender Wonder patients at our weight-loss clinic, located in Somerset West, on a part time basis - two half days a week. Job requirements: • Medical degree: MBCHB or equivalent • Interest in Weight-loss • Training will be provided
Requirements for the position: Recognised Teaching Qualification/Relevant tutoring experience Reliable transport Available to provide classes from 14h30 – 17h00 weekdays from January 2015 Must be a South African Citizen
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To apply for this position, please send a detailed Curriculum Vitae and teaching qualification/detailed tutoring experience to louise@csvconstruction.com
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Waterstone Pharmacy
Vacancy for a Driver If you have a Grade12 certificate, Code 08/EB drivers license with PDP certification, proven experience, are passionate about people and have a positive attitude towards work, please send us your CV to info@hrdirect.co.za by Monday, 8 December 2014. X1PHQ161-DP041214
INVOICING CLERK National Company dealing with chain stores needs a friendly team player. Requirements • Well spoken, fluent in English/Afrikaans with min. of 3 year's experience in bookkeeping. • Good Knowledge of Pastel and Pastel Business Intelligence • Ms Excel Spreadsheets A Detailed Knowledge Please send CV to office@studioaids.co.za. Should you not be contacted within 10 days consider your application as unsuccessful
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BOEDELKENNISGEWING ESTATE NOTICE
BOEDELKENNISGEWING ESTATE NOTICE
Master’s Office: Cape Town
Estate No: 028693/2014
Surname: WIESE
Master’s Office: Cape Town
First Names: ANNA MARIA CATHARINA
Surname: GILLIES
Date of Birth: 1930-12-24
identity No: 2007290031080 Last Address: HUIS JAN SWART, LOURENSRIVIERWEG, STRAND 7140 Date of Death: 2014-10-28
identity No: 3012240034183 Last Address: 904 HELDERBERG VILLAGE, SOMERSET WEST, 7130 Date of Death: 2014-07-22
Name (only one) of Executor or Authorised Agent: BBR VAN DER GRIJP
Name (only one) of Executor or Authorised Agent: BBR VAN DER GRIJP
Address of Executor or Autorised Agent: 1106 COURTYARD, GANTS CENTRE, STRAND 7140
Address of Executor or Autorised Agent: 1106 COURTYARD, GANTS CENTRE, STRAND 7140
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To apply, forward your CV to fax to 086 539 9557 / email antoinette.vander westhuizen@buco.co.za.
SOLO ART EXHIBITION: Ritma Gri zane will be holding an art exhibition from 1 to 9 December at the Rialto Art Centre in Mill Street, Strand. She is a selftaught artist living in Somer set West with her husband and two sons. She started painting for the first time in 2010. Previously Grizane loved to draw but after trying her hand at painting she simply just loved it and has been doing it ever since. Visit her website at www.portraitar tist.co.za.
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NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION SECTION 24 (G): THE UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF WASTE TO LAND ON PORTION 14 OF FARM 654, CROYDON, STELLENBOSCH. DEA&DP Reference number: 14/2/1/A3/9/FARM 654/14, CROYDON, FAURE, STELLENBOSCH By virtue of the powers conferred on the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (“DEA&DP”) by the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (“NEMA”), section 24G of the NEMA and the Environmental Impact Assessment Amendment Regulations, 2010, the Department has granted environmental authorisation to the applicant to undertake the list of activities as specified in Section B of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) with respect to Alternative 1 and as described in the Environmental Impact Report dated 16 October 2013. The date of the decision and the date of issue is 28 November 2014.
First Names: JOSEPHINE CONSTANCE
Date of Birth: 1920-07-29
Requirements: Comprehensive product knowledge of building materials, general hardware and projects are essential, experience and proven track record in a sales environment, proven business acumen, ability to effectively communicate with customers & own transport and valid driver's license.
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I&APs have the right to lodge an appeal against the decision, to the Minister in terms of Chapter 7 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Amendment Regulations. The Environmental Authorisation provides the procedures of the appeal process. Should you wish to view a copy of the Environmental Authorisation, please contact us at the details below. Alternately, a full copy of the environmental authorization is available on our company website www.dougjeff.co.za Please note that should you wish to appeal, you must lodge a written notice of intention to appeal with the Minister within 20 days of the date of the decision using the official Notice of Intention to Appeal Form. The formal appeal (using the official Appeal Form) must be submitted within 30 days after the lapsing of the abovementioned 20 days. Should you have any queries, please contact us at: Doug Jeffery Environmental Consultants (Att: Jenna Theron) PO Box 44, Klapmuts 7625 Telephone: 021 875 5272 Fax: 086 660 2635 E-mail: jenna@dougjeff.co.za X1PHPWF9-DP041214
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Time travelling with the ‘Mail The front page of the District Mail on 6 December in 1974 carried the newspaper’s first ever colour photograph. The photograph is of the Christmas light display in Somerset West Main Road. The accompanying story opens: “As Somerset West’s Mayor, Councillor J.A.E. (“Bertie”) Kotze, pressed a switch outside the Town Hall on Tuesday night, more than 5 000 coloured lamps transformed Main Street and its environs
into a scintillating pageant of light.” The story continues that residents became emotional at the scene. The front page also adds that Strand was also going to have a light display in Beach Road. However, not on same scale as the one in Somerset West. History truly repeats itself in the Helderberg as this article is quite similar to a edition of the DistrictMail published last month about the Festival of Lights in Somerset West. An advert for Pick n Pay on the
front page advertises 865 g Christmas puddings for R1.05, a 3.062 g tin of yellow cling peaches for R1.19 and Cape King frozen turkeys for 87 cents per kilogram. Page 3 carries an article with suggestions for Christmas gifts for specific people like married couples for under R2, such as recipe books and dinner sets. Join us each week as we delve into our archives to track interesting news trends and issues from years ago.
Kristian MartinDominguez (sporting a beard) and Niel Lategan with an enviable handlebar moustache.
Mo men do it for Hospice Now that November (prostate cancer awareness month) is over, what are all the Mo-men doing with their newly acquired moustaches? Niel Lategan and Kristian Martin-Dominguez, two South African men in London, take pride in being able to donate a significant amount of money to Helderberg Hospice. Both lost close family members to cancer in the past few years and believe that the skilled and specialist care of Hospice made a significant difference to their loved ones when they needed it most.
They launched an appeal among colleagues at the Northern Trust Group in London and word spread to international branches. As their moustaches grew, so did donations, and by the end of the month they had £1000 from offices as far away as Dublin, Chicago and Bangalore! Niel and Kristian have now issued a challenge to Helderberg moustacios to support Helderberg Hospice in the same way. If you would like to take up the challenge, contact Patricia at Helderberg Hospice on 021-852 4608.
The first edition of the DistrictMail for December in 1974 carried the newspaper’s first ever full colour photo graph on the front page. The photograph is of the Christmas lights display in Somerset West Main Road.
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Key Responsibilities: • Formulate and implement strategies for the particular publication, to maximise readership and revenue • Ensure alignment between the goals and strategies of the publication with key commercial objectives of the division/company • Review existing operational procedures and identify and implement measures or structures to increase operational efficiencies • Identify and timeously address functional related problems and opportunities • Develop and drive advertising based, revenue generating commercial opportunities • Develop new revenue opportunities • Research, analyse and act on external market trends and help drive direction of product development • Ensure that product designs adhere to industry best practices and standards • Oversee the implementation of product enhancements, from the scoping of such development work and the project management thereof through the project lifecycle and post implementation analysis • Plan, select, develop and maintain suitable people capabilities for the function; manage key editorial and commercial staff to optimise motivation and performance • Manage the budget of the publication(s), including drawing up budgets and achieving budget objectives • In some cases, may provide high level editorial guidance and editing for publications as well as sales guidance to advertising staff • Formulate and present required reports to Executive Management • Build and maintain effective relationships with other business functional areas and role-players • Work with other relevant publications in the Company to collaborate on strategies where possible
Key Responsibilities: • Formulate and implement strategies for the particular publication, to maximise readership and revenue • Ensure alignment between the goals and strategies of the publication with key commercial objectives of the division/company • Review existing operational procedures and identify and implement measures or structures to increase operational efficiencies • Identify and timeously address functional related problems and opportunities • Develop and drive advertising based, revenue generating commercial opportunities • Develop new revenue opportunities • Research, analyse and act on external market trends and help drive direction of product development • Ensure that product designs adhere to industry best practices and standards • Oversee the implementation of product enhancements, from the scoping of such development work and the project management thereof through the project lifecycle and post implementation analysis • Plan, select, develop and maintain suitable people capabilities for the function; manage key editorial and commercial staff to optimize motivation and performance • Manage the budget of the publication(s), including drawing up budgets and achieving budget objectives • In some cases, may provide high level editorial guidance and editing for publications as well as sales guidance to advertising staff • Formulate and present required reports to Executive Management • Build and maintain effective relationships with other business functional areas and role-players • Work with other relevant publications in the Company to collaborate on strategies where possible
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4 December, 2014
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Massive patches of anchovy at Blake’s, Tunny ‘dik’ at the Canyon The long-awaited elf season is now officially open and with previous reports of elf all along our coast it is very welcome indeed. Shore anglers fishing for kob on the Strand reefs reported the presence of massive black patches of anchovy, that were observed very close to shore in the shallows off Blake’s beach. A number of these small anchovies were even washed up onto the beach. As long as these small schools of bait fish remain in our area it could provide good spinning season for all anglers, both novices and crack spinner men. Anglers fishing from small crafts and kayaks using floating Rapalas and small spinners are usually very successful with elf catches at this time of the year. Fly-fishing from kayaks, the beach and the reefs could also be excellent options. On Sunday evening a number of
size kob were caught from Blake’s beach which was the same area where a number of leerfish were caught and returned to the sea – most of the fish were in the 70 to 80 cm class. A Gordon’s Bay Angling Club member, Henry Oelofse, reported catching a 7 kg kob at Macassar beach on Saturday. Angling club members of the Gordon’s Bay, Betty’s Bay and Pearly Beach shore angling clubs are reminded of the shore-angling competition to be held on Saturday. A report from a local boatman was that snoek fishing was been sporadic last Saturday and Sunday. He said that he only managed to catch a few snoek on each trip. These past months
snoek have been scarce and expensive. Good news from Jason Jooste, skipper of Tyler was that on Sunday he and his crew had a number of yellowfin tunny aboard their boat. The best fish weighed 90 kg. The fish was caught from the Canyon area. Jooste also mentioned that Alan du Plessis skippering Lynx in the Canyon area on Sunday had six yellowfin tunny aboard his craft with the best fish weighing up to 85 kg. He also mentioned there were many other craft in the area on Saturday and Sunday and most of the boats had between three to six fish on board. Somerset Sport recently received
stock both of 30 and 20 size Rapalas. Among the new colours in stock are pink mackerel, sail fish wha-who and clowns. They also received a number of smaller Rapalas both sinking and floating. On Sunday there was also a Western Province offshore boating competition. Most of the club boats were fishing in the deep at the Canyon area. The club anglers were using only 10 kg and 15 kg line. One of the anglers fishing in the competition said that at times it was difficult to fight the very large yellow fin tunny which were over 100 kg. The heaviest tunny caught by a professional on Sunday was a yellowfin tunny of 104 kg caught by a professional angler. Emile le Roux on Vislus had six yellowfin tunny between 50 kg to 90 kg aboard. He said that he and his crew boated one fish in the morning
Tony Phillip son makes solid contact with the ball off the tee during the De Beers Golf Day last week.
OLD BOYS : Former De Beers soccer players Stuart Buchan, Johnny Rose, Michael Moretti and Tony Phillipson played in the De Beers Associated Football Club’s annual golf day at the Somerset West Golf Course on Sunday. PHOTOS: PETER BEE
and the rest in the afternoon. One of his crew members boated a 90 kg fish in 25 minutes and strangely enough, it took a second crew member 50 minutes to subdue a 45 kg fish. Le Roux said that at one stage there were 15 boats in the vicinity. He added that a number of boats that hooked fish late in the afternoon stayed in the area right through the night to fish early on Monday morning. He also mentioned that there were a few long-liner fishing vessels in the Canyon area on Sunday. The presence of these big fishing vessels help keep the tunny in the vicinity. A lady angler boated a 70 kg yellowfin on Sunday while fishing from a ski-boat in the Canyon area. For all your reel repairs and services contact Art on 021 854 3831 Send your fishing news and photos to bjridgway@telkomsa.net
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4 Desember, 2014
JUNIOR SPORTSMAN: Wellknown Strand standup pad dler Dylan Frick scooped up two covet ed awards at the Western Cape Depart ment of Cultural Affairs and Sport, the Boland Sport Council and the Cape Winelands Dis trict Municipality’s Bo land Sport Awards 2014 held at Rheboks kloof Wine Estate in Paarl recently. The awards were Newcom er of the Year and the Junior Sportsman of the Year. These awards qualifies Dylan to at tend the Western Cape Provincial Awards in March 2015.
Nadia Malan
The Radloff Park Squash Club’s ladies first team won their league comfortably by winning 17 out of their 18 matches. The ladies are (from left) Phebe Bronkhorst, Tenille van der Merwe, Suzanne Fereir ra, Gayle van der Merwe (captain) and Danelle Swart. Milnay Louw and Nadia Malan (photos right) were absent when the photo was ta ken.
Milnay Louw
Great season for Radloff HHCC on the brink of another victory Park Squash Club Hottentots Holland Cricket Club’s first team should wrap up their away match against Brooklyn Telkom on Saturday with yet another decisive win. HHCC batted first and scored an impressive 222/8 in their 60 overs. The top scoring batsmen were Ridua Rhoda (71), Ebrahim Pedro (55) and Rustum van Reenen (20). Brooklyn Telkom were all out for 101 in their first innings. Gasan Moller 9-15-2, Abdul Aziz Temoor 9-21-3 and Riyaad Oliver 2-23-3 were the best of the bowlers. HHCC immediately enforced the follow-on and Brooklyn were in serious trouble on 33/5 after 21 overs and are still 88 runs in arrears of the HHCC first innings total. Abdul Aziz Temoor took all five wickets in eight overs
in the second innings. The HHCC second team beat Durbanville at Gustrouw by 55 runs. HHCC batted first scoring 194/6 in their 35 overs. Morne Albany (58), Ruben Mathews (24) and Adiel Davids (30) were the top scoring batsmen. Durbanville was restricted to 139/9 after their 35 overs. Best of the HHCC bowlers were: Bahoudin Achmad 7-19-2 and Emaad Opperman 4-27-2. HHCC’s third team beat Peninsula by 11 runs in their 35 over match. HHCC batted first and scored 141/5. The best batsmen were: Rasool Thomas (45), Ameer Oliver (32) and Noor Baderoen (25). Peninsula was restricted to 130/9 after 35 overs. The pick of the bowlers were: Rasool Thomas 7-14-3, Ameer Oliver 7-23-2 and Abu bakr Brinkhuis 7-37-2.
Radloff Park Squash Club excelled in the various Western Province squash leagues during the past season.
The club entered two ladies, five men, and three masters (over 45) teams in the various WP leagues this season. The ladies first team, captained by Gayle van der Merwe, won their league comfortably by winning 17 out of their 18 matches. Their final standing was 213 points. They competed in a league of 10 teams from all over the Peninsula and Boland. The second placed team, Welgemoed, scored 185 points. The second Masters team, captained by Andre du Preez, also won their league winning 13 of their 14 matches. Their final points standing was 233. The Kelvin Grove third team were second with 214 points. This competition was made up of eight teams from the Peninsula and Boland. Other teams which also did well in their re-
The Radloff Park Squash Club’s Mas ters second team who won their league comfortably, winning 13 of their 14 matches. The players are (back, from left) Lourens de Jager, Andre du Preez (captain), Vince Pienaar and Nick Stemp. In front are Riegert Nortje, Fawa Con radie and Cyril Bekker.
Honda Marine Somerset West www.hondamarinecape.co.za paul@hondamarinecape.co.za 021 851 7710 / 079 106 5770 Marine lifestyle Centre Open Day Marine Lifestyle Centre, the home of Honda Marine Somerset West, would like to invite you to an open day on Saturday 6th December at our showroom, situated at 62 Delson Drive, Somerset Business Park, Somerset west. We will officially be launching the Fusion 15 in the Western Cape. A beautifully built and very versatile boat that is exclusive to Honda Marine Somerset West for the Western Cape. On the day we will be offering some great deals on accessories and water toys, as well as selling gift vouchers for the shop. There will be a number of our suppliers on hand to demonstrate their products and answer any questions that you may have for them. Some suppliers will be offering special gift hampers to lucky customers. We will have a certified surveyor here for the day if you would like to bring your boat down for its annual Certificate of Fitness Survey. Jeep will be on site to show off some of their awesome towing and lifestyle vehicles. There will also be a few custom Harley Davidsons on s how, courtesy of Iron Horse Motorcycles. Extended Opening hours on the day are 08h00 to 16h30. Boerewors rolls and cool drinks will be on sale to raise money for the NSRI. Pop in to meet the team and see what we have done since taking over 7 months ago. Bring your family down for a mini boat show experience. We hope to see you there. AlI the best. Paul
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spective leagues were, men’s first team (1st league), men’s 4th team (6th league) and men’s 5th team (10th league) who all finished third in their respective divisions. The ladies second team also did well, ending second in the second league. The club plans on increasing the number of teams in the WP league for the 2015 season. Radloff Park also runs an internal club championship, which was held in October. The winners of the club titles were: Men: Andreas Schabort, Ladies: Suzanne Ferreira, Masters: Andre du Plessis, Juniors (Boys) Chris Lambrou and Girls: Monique Pretorius. The club completed their summer league on 2 December. There is a huge number of juniors playing at the club, which bodes well for the future of the club. There are currently 210 members in the club and anyone interested in joining may contact Willem Karsten on 079 7744 814.
Macassar find the going tough against Nyanga
Macassar start the second innings of their match against Nyanga this Saturday with a narrow lead of 32 runs. Macassar skipper Neil Swartland won the toss in this First Division D two day away match and elected to bat first. They lost their first wicket on 17/1 when Shaun Jantjies was dismissed for 9. Dillon Japhta (20) followed with the score on 32/2. Ashwin Swartland and Quinton Bowman consolidated the innings with a third wicket 70 run partnership to go to lunch on 101/2 in the 38th over, with Swartland on 33* and Bowman 34*. Bowman was dismissed off the fourth ball after lunch and Julian Fortuin just after him. Ashwin Swartland (46), Rowayne Sinden (29) and Thomas Kemp (27) took the total to 170/7 in 51 overs. Macassar stretched the score to 199/9 in the 60 overs with Shane Swartland 13, David Sebastian 7* and Neil Swartland 3*. Macassar’s opening bowler, Julian Fortuin, ripped through Nyanga’s first five batsmen to have them reeling at 45/5 at the tea break. After tea Nyanga batsman M Tyilo (54)
and W Bobeni (39) kept Macassar in the field and three dropped by Macassar added to their woes. Skipper Neil Swartland then came into the attack and took two vital wickets to dismiss Nyanga for 173 runs in 54 overs. Chad Bailey 1/23 and Shaun Jantjies 1/18 also bowled well. The opening batsmen were left with two overs to face for the day and ended on 6/0 with S Jantjies (2*) and Dillon Japhta (2*). Macassar’s seconds continued their undefeated streak when they beat Milnerton by eight runs to record their eighth successive win this season. Macassar won the toss and elected to bat and posted a score of 196/2 in 35 overs. Opening batsman B Beukes played brilliantly for his 81 and was well supported by fellow opener R Abrahams (32). The foundation was laid and G Bailey then hit a quick fire 65* in 6 overs, with R Hendricks (10*). Milnerton scored 188/7 in their 35 overs. The best bowlers for Macassar were R Abrahams 7-2-36, K Adams 4-1-20, W Hendricks 7-1-29, F Delis 3.2-3-24 and C Goliath 7-1-29. Man of the Match: Burton Beukes.
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4 December, 2014
SWCC set for innings win over Kensington Somerset West have Kensington tottering on the brink of an innings defeat and should wrap their match up quickly when it resumes in Kensington on Saturday.
READY TO TEE OFF: Derek Dollman, Paul Roux, Kevin van der Spuy and Greg Brown ready to tee off at the De Beers Associated Football Club’s annual golf day which was played at Somerset West Golf Club on Sunday. PHOTO: PETER BEE
A sad, sad day for cricket fraternity It was truly a sad day for the cricket world when Phillip Hughes passed away last week after being hit on the head by a cricket ball during a Sheffield Shield game. Even though the incident happened in Australia, it has had a profound effect on cricketers all over the world. Although it was an accident, it is a sombre reminder of just what can go wrong on the cricket field. I suppose there will be a closer look at cricket helmets now, but Hughes was wearing a helmet at the time and the fact of the matter is that it was an accident. Looking at the footage, Hughes seemed to have got his timing slightly wrong and was a touch early on the hook shot. On another day he would probably have smashed that same ball to the boundary. The helmet is a very important piece of equipment. In fact it is vital. There are laws in place, especially at school cricket level, that children must bat wearing a helmet; the wicket keeper must also wear a helmet when stand-
Armand Burger (WP u. 11), Juan Burger (WP u. 13 Invitational) and Anri Grobbelaar (WP u. 19 women’s team) were recently selected to represent Wester Province Cricket at various levels. All three cricketers are learners at Beaumont Primary School. They will all be taking part in their respective national cricket weeks during the school holi days. Armand will be playing in Worcester, Juan in Bloemfontein and Anri will be play ing in Nelspruit.
ing up to the batsman (who will forget Mark Boucher’s freak accident that cut his international career short) as must any fielder standing close to the batsman. Let’s not forget that although cricket is a “gentleman’s game” it is still dangerous. It reminds me of Omar Henry’s story when he was still playing cricket in Scotland. In an attempt to recruit more cricket players in Scotland, Omar invited a number of Scottish soccer players to watch them in the nets and to try and convert a few of them to the game of cricket. The soccer players had said, before watching the net practice, that cricket was for “softies”. However, after watching batsmen face deliveries of over 130 km/h, they quickly changed their minds and showed more respect and agreed cricket was a bit too dangerous for them. It does not matter what level of cricket you play, it still takes an immense amount of skill to face fast bowling. Your concentration and your timing have to be spot on or you could risk being seriously hurt. Ask any cricket player of any age, and they will tell you stories of getting hurt – it’s just the nature of the game. One must also spare a thought for poor Sean Abbott, the bowler who was bowling at Hughes at the time of the accident. A fast bowler’s job is to unsettle the batsman and ultimately get him out, but no one would ever dream of deliberately doing something like this. Abbott will no doubt be badly affected by this incident and will need a lot of support. There is even talk about having a re-look at short-pitched deliveries, but they can’t change that, bouncers by fast bowlers are a part of the game. Cricketers play the game (or any sport for that matter) because of their of love the game. It is, however, important that sportsmen and women respect the game that they love, because accidents can happen. RIP Phillip Hughes.
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SWCC lost the toss and were put in to bat. Runs were initially hard to come by, as the Kensington attack bowled a defensive line wide of the off stump. A solid third-wicket partnership of 84 between Bobby Londt (59) and Steven Southey (56) took the score to 126 after 47 overs. Abri du Plessis finished off the innings with a cameo of 18 runs off 18 balls to boost SWCC to 182/5 in their 60 overs. SWCC’s opening bowlers, Dean Vincent and Francois Kilian, destroyed the Kensington top order to have them at 16/5. SWCC then released the pressure with indifferent bowling before first-change bowler Michael Osborn restored the order with figures of 5-0-11-5 to bowl Kensington out for 57 runs. The best bowlers were Vincent 7-0-14-2 and Kilian 8-0-23-3. Skipper Southey then enforced the follow-on and Kensington ended the day on 58/5 after 32 overs. They need 67 runs to make SWCC bat again and SWCC need five wickets to wrap up the match. James Wilshere bowled well returning figures of 10-0-14-3. SWCC second team resume their second innings in their match against Bellville at home on Saturday on 68/4, 66 runs short of making Bellville bat again. Bellville won the toss, put SWCC in to bat and bowled them out for 63. Pierre-Henry Hurn top scored with 31*. Bellville scored 197/10. Clive Andrews was the best bowler with 23-6-23. SWCC’s third team beat Rylands at home by 78 runs. Rylands won the toss and put SWCC in to bat. They scored 123/10. Simon Ryder top scored with 30. Adaan Bosman and Jason Kleynhans weighed in with 21 runs each. SWCC then bowled Rylands out for 45. Ricky Heiberg took three wickets for four runs. The fourth team played Bergvliet at home and won the match off the last ball. SWCC showed an “impressive” mix of experience and youth, with Andy Boyd playing with his son Bradley for the first time. Bergvliet posted 167 in 35 overs. Jacque Engelbrecht 7-0-20-4, and Bradley
Somerset West Cricket Club’s u.13 captain Juan Burger raising the Hertzel Brodovcky trophy after the SWCC juniors won the in augural derby against WPCC. SWCC Presi dent Hertzel Brodovcky (right) presented the trophy. Boyd 5-0-15-2 were the best bowlers. SWCC’s Marcus Nel (42) led the charge and was supported by Rudi Meyer (34) and Stoffel Botha (34*). The juniors concluded their 2014 season on Saturday with a successful first interclub derby against Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC). The junior prize giving followed in the afternoon. WPCC travelled to Somerset West with nine junior sides to compete for the Hertzel Brodovcky trophy. All nine matches were 20 overs and SWCC won eight and lost one. The u.10 Gremlins won a nail-biter with a one-wicket victory in the last over. Man of the match Jean-Pierre Mans top scored with 38* and returned figures off 3-0-10-2. The u.10 Goblins won by 72 runs. Matthew Wilcock scored 46 runs off 20 balls while Ben John took 4 wickets for 8 runs in two overs. The u.10 Wizards won by 11 runs. Callum Wilson returned figures off 2-1-2-1. The u.10 Dragons won by 45 runs with Luke Herholdt top scoring with 31. Dion Claassens returned figures of 2-0-7-2. The u.11 Falcons recorded a 4-wicket victory. Nic Lombard top scored with 30 and Daashay Reddy carded 2-0-4-1 The u.11 Eagles won by 87 runs. Reinhardt le Roux top scored with 30* and was man of the match.
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STAR SWIMMER: Donnee Dixon of Somerset West (left) represented the South African Down Syndrome Swimming team at the seventh World Down Syndrome Swim ming competition in Morelia, Mexico from 9 to 14 November. Seen here with Donnee is Jenna Higgins, who won a gold med al. SA won a total of 20 medals at the event. Donnee won a bronze medal for the 400 m in dividual medley, a bronze for the 100 m butterfly and a silver medal for the 200 m butterfly. She trains at Helderberg Aqua Sharks.When she is not training, Donnee (23) is at the Aanhouw en Work and Care Centre. She had two biokineticists, a person al trainer, a sport scientist and her coach, Leal de Kock from Aqua Sharks, who prepared her for the event.
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Boulers kom tot H’berg se redding Helderberg sit hierdie Saterdag sy tweede beurt voort in sy Afdeling 1B-wegwedstryd teen Pinelands met ’n voorsprong van 110 lopies. Helderberg wil dié wedstryd op ’n hoë noot afsluit aangesien dit die laaste ligawedstryd van die jaar is. Helderberg het die loot verloor en is gevra om eerste te kolf op ’n blad wat redelik goed daar uitgesien het. Die kolfbeurt het egter rampspoedig begin toe Vincent Castle uitgevang is in die derde beurt van die dag. Van daar af was dit afdraende en paaltjies het met reëlmaat geval. Die besoekers is vir ’n skamele 83 lopies uitgeboul. Die enigste kolwers wat hond haar kon af maak was Larry Morkel (18), Leneal Treziers (14) en Marcello Thomas (13*). Ná die kaptein harde woorde laat val het oor wat hy van sy span verwag, het die Helderbergers besef hul boul- en veld-
werk sal uit die boonste rakke moet wees om Pinelands goedkoop uit te haal. Castle en Cody Davids het die boulaanslag gelei en blitsig die openingskolwers kleedkamer toe gestuur. Goeie vangwerk agter die paaltjies het ook bygedra. Thomas Curran, tans ’n Surrey-graafskapspeler, het toe ingekom en die boulwerk aan flarde na alle dele van die veld gemoker. Curran is op 20 laat val, maar die gesoute Castle het hom egter op punt laat uitvang met sy telling op 40. Dít was die paaltjie wat die besoekers laat vlam vat het en Pinelands is kort daarna uitgeboul vir 91 lopies. Castle 3/44, Davids 3/15 en Morkel 3/12 het uitgestaan met die bal vir Helderberg. Helderberg moes toe nog 50 beurte uit kolf tot die einde van die dag en was teen uitskeityd 118/2 met ’n 110-voorsprong. Die beste kolwers in die tweede beurt was Gary John Sylvester (44*), Leneal Treziers (24*) en Castle (29).
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Judith Hanekom of the Somerset West Croquet Club is the new women’s World Champion in Golf Croquet. She has just returned from Cairo, Egypt where she played in the Women’s World Golf Croquet Championships. After qualifying for the knockout stage, she proceeded to beat three world-class Egyptian players on her way to the final. She played Jenny Clarke of New Zealand in the final and in
a close best of five final became the new world champ. Prior to this match, Clarke was the best female croquet player in the world in both Association and Golf Croquet. South Africa now holds both the World Open (Reg Bamford) and the World Women’s titles, an amazing achievement for a country with around 20 active clubs compared to the hundreds of clubs in many of the other croquet playing countries of the world.
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