Slay-suspect appears
A 37-year old man believed to have been involved in the hit that claimed the life of well-known businesswoman and taxi owner Julia Alam (59) appeared in the Hermanus Magistrates’ Court on Monday on a charge of murder.
The police confirmed the suspect was arrested in Cape Town over the weekend and two vehicles had been impounded and a firearm seized.
Brigadier Novela Potelwa, a provincial police spokesperson, reported that an extensive investigation was launched and several people questioned following Alam’s murder on Thursday 7 August at approximately 15:40 at the Whale Coast Mall in Hermanus.
“As a consequence, on Saturday 9 August the suspect was charged. The shooting incident is believed to be taxi-conflict related. Serious violent crime investigators are still hard at work in search of more suspects.”
Sources say one of the vehicles that were impounded is a minibus believed to have been used as the getaway vehicle after the fatal shooting. Alam was exiting the mall when three shooters reportedly approached her and fired several shots, hitting her in the torso and head.
Her relatives gathered at the Hermanus Magistrates’ Court on Monday for the suspect’s first court appearance. They thanked the investigative team for their dedication and the speedy arrest, adding, “Let Julia’s death not be in vain, let this motivate you to catch those responsible for the murder of her husband and other taxi owners who were also shot and killed before them.”
The case against Ntandazo Sipele was postponed to 20 August for bail application.
BETRAYAL
A close family friend said if the rumours that a taxi from Zwelihle was used as a getaway vehicle, are true, then it is a betrayal that cuts very deep.
“The taxi industry in Hermanus isn’t that big and Zwelihle is a village where everybody knows everyone else’s business.
“To think that someone who knew her may directly or indirectly be involved is very, very disappointing and shocking.’’
Approached for comment, Alam’s family indicated they were not ready yet to speak to the media.
The family friend, however, confirmed that Alam had refused to live in fear or go into hiding after her husband Jeffrey Zolile Alam was gunned down in broad daylight at the bustling Zwelihle Taxi Rank on 26 February.
Two others who were reportedly sitting with him at the time were wounded.
One of these men, Simon Nodom, was gunned down the following evening (Thursday 27 February 2025) at approximately 19:00 as he was sitting in his vehicle in Phola Street, Zwelihle.
He reportedly suffered 11 gunshot wounds and was declared dead on the scene.
At the time Alam said she believed the spate of shootings that took place that week was the result of a fight between the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) and Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) over the route between Hermanus and Bellville.
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Die legendariese oud-Springbok en inwoner van Caledon, Errol Tobias, was baie trots op sy kleindogter, die sewejarige Bella Tobias, wat vir die Boland-Kavaliers in Kimberley voor gehardloop het toe die Kavaliers die Griekwas gepak het. Bella is die dogter van Tobias se seun Sidney, wat ook vir die Kavaliers speel. Intussen is Sidney, wat vir die Boland-Kavaliers haker speel, as die Speler van die Wedstryd aangewys in Sondag se wedstryd teen die Lions. Die Kavaliers het die Lions 29-10 afgeransel.
Foto: Danie van der Lith
Inwoners ontstoke oor ‘oorlog’
Die inwoners van die vreedsame buurt die Bult in Grabouw was Woensdagoggend omstreeks 01:30 soos hulle dit stel “in ’n oorlogsone”.
Die “oorlogsone” het by die Asla-kamp geheers, wat op die hoek van Mimosastraat en Oudebrug is.
Volgens inligting het vyf gewapende mans van die Waterwerkeinformele nedersetting die perseel met outomatiese gewere aangeval, die veiligheidspersoneel ontwapen en die sekerheidsvoertuig uitgebrand.
“Ons kan wel bevestig dat dit die konstruksie-mafia was wat die aanval beplan het,” het ’n ingeligte bron gesê. Volgens bronne het die sekerheidsmaatskappy, wat die Asla-kamp moet oppas, ’n boodskap gekry wat eis dat hulle R100 000 moet betaal, anders gaan die Asla-kamp aangeval word. Die boodskap is ook glo aan die polisie deurgegee en die polisie het bevestig dat sigbare polisiëring by die Asla-kamp opgeskerp was.
Maar wat die Bult-inwoners moedeloos maak, is die feit dat hulle van die begin af teen die kamp so naby aan die buurt was en die Theewaterskloof-munisipaliteit ingelig het dat dit ’n veiligheidsrisiko vir die inwoners inhou. In Junie het een van die inwoners ’n e-pos-boodskap aan die TWK munisipale bestuurder, Walter Hendricks, gestuur waarin hy sy misnoeë oor die kamp voor sy huis
uitgespreek het. “ Asla wou die kamp ’n paar weke gelede daar oprig nadat hulle van die Hoërskool Grabouw se sportterrein af verskuif is. Toe is hulle na Waterwerke se grond geskuif en daarna weer na die sogenaamde Gypsy Queengrond. Nou het hulle weer na die perseel reg oorkant my huis geskuif,” het Kruger Hoffman gesê. In die brief, wat hy aan Hendricks gestuur het, het hy beweer dat die TWK Asla “die reg gee” om hul oorlog na sy “stoep” te bring.
“Dit is onaanvaarbaar vir my en ek wil my verstout deur te sê ek is nie die enigste een wat so voel nie. Ons buurt met etlike ouer afgetrede mense, wat al jare lank in Grabouw woon en diep spore in die opbou van die dorp getrap het, moet nou vir ons lewe vrees. Daarom vra ek dat die kamp verskuif word aangesien niemand in ons buurt ingelig is oor die kamp wat opgerig is en die uitwerking wat dit op ons buurt gaan hê nie.”
In reaksie op die skrywe van Hoffman het Hendricks die volgende gesê: “Ons wil u egter gerus stel dat die besluit ná deeglike oorweging in samewerking met die Suid-Afrikaanse polisiediens asook die aangestelde kontrakteur geneem is en dat die nodige veiligheidsmaatreëls streng toegepas sal word. Inteendeel, u veiligheid en dié van die omgewing waarin u woon, sal vir die kort tydperk van die bouprojek hoë aandag geniet – 24 uur per dag. U geduld en samewerking vir die kort tydperk van ongeveer 12
maande word versoek.”
Twee maande ná die brief en beloftes het die “hel”, soos die inwoners dit beskryf, losgebrand.
“Ek vra weer eens dat die Asla-kamp so spoedig moontlik uit ons buurt verwyder moet word aangesien my huisgesin en die buurt se veiligheid in die gedrang is. Wat as ’n dwaalkoeël vanoggend iemand in my huis getref het?” het Hoffman gevra.
Die ontstoke inwoners het tesame met die Bult-buurtwag Woensdagmiddag (6 Augustus) ’n vergadering met die polisie gehou waarin die inwoners verseker is dat hulle deurentyd sigbare polisiëring daar toegepas het.
“Ons het gereeld daar patrollies gedoen en ek wil die inwoners verseker dat ons nou op ’n meer gereelde basis ook patrollie sal ry,” het kol. W. Coetzee gesê. Hy het ook dadelik met die dorpsbestuur kontak gemaak oor die skuif van die kamp na ’n ander perseel.
Volgens ingeligte bronne het die TWK glad nie ’n openbaredeelnameproses met die inwoners gehou om die kamp daar op te rig nie.
Dit het ook aan die lig gekom dat Asla glad nie ’n permit het om daar kampe op te slaan nie.
Die TWK-munisipaliteit is oor die kwessie genader en volgens Hendricks is die Asla-kamp na sy huidige ligging verskuif nadat ’n groot veiligheidsrisiko by sy vorige perseel ontstaan het en
die nuwe perseel as ’n meer strategiese posisie beskou is.
“Die munisipaliteit neem kennis van die veiligheidskwessies wat ná Woensdag se voorval geopper is en sal die verskuiwing van Asla na ’n alternatiewe perseel fasiliteer,” het hy bygevoeg.
Hendricks het dit ook verder duidelik gemaak dat dit belangrik is om daarop te let dat veiligheid en misdaadvoorkoming in die gemeenskap die mandaat van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens is en bly.
“Enige verdere navrae rakende gemeenskapsveiligheid moet aan die polisie vir kommentaar gestuur word.”
Oor die feit dat die munisipaliteit nie vooraf met die inwoners gekommunikeer het oor die opslaan van die Asla-kamp in die vreedsame buurt nie en ook nie ’n openbaredeelnameproses daargestel het nie, het hy geswyg.
Verder het hy ook nie kommentaar gelewer oor die feit dat daar geen permit of tydelike permit aan Asla toegeken is om die kamp daar op te slaan nie. Vir die inwoners bly dit ’n groot probleem en soos hulle dit stel, voel dit vir hulle of die belastingbetalers nie in die saak geken word nie en doen die munisipaliteit net wat hy wil. “Ons wil nie die N2 toemaak nie, ons wil ook nie bande brand nie, maar dit voel of die munisipaliteit net gehoor gee aan dié wat tot sulke stappe oorgaan en nie die belastingbetalers se gevoelens in ag neem nie,” het hulle afgesluit.
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She also confirmed her husband was chosen as chairperson of Codeta in the Overstrand with Simon Nodom elected as his vice-chairperson after the disbandment of the Overstrand Taxi Association (OTA).
The couple had moved out of Zwelihle last year due to fears for their safety after it became known that both their names were reportedly on a hit list. Alam stated that she had been informed she was supposed to have been “taken out” first.
Despite this and the fact that her loved ones pleaded with her to leave the area the businesswoman refused, saying she would not run away.
The fact that she was shot and killed in broad daylight in a very public space, said a family friend, tells them that the shooters “were desperate to finish the job”.
“To me it looked like she went into a mode of ‘I don’t care’ after her husband was murdered, as if she already knew she would follow.
“She was very obstinate and would always follow her own mind.”
GROWING BUSINESS
This single-mindedness is undoubtedly part of the basis of the successful taxi business she started approximately three decades ago with her husband and sister.
The friend recalled Alam was working at a local restaurant at the time and started off by transporting some of her co-workers in a car before buying a minibus.
“From there, business grew and now the business has a fleet of taxis and buses.”
Nceba Enga, chairperson of Codeta, said Alam’s murder came as a great shock as
a peace summit was held last Monday, followed by a meeting between Cata and Codeta on Wednesday to ensure peace within the taxi industry.
“We have no evidence to say who was responsible, but that is why this comes as a big shock,” Enga stated.
Alam’s funeral is at 11:00 on Sunday 17 August at St Peter’s Anglican church, Hermanus.
Authorities at the scene on Thursday after Julia Alam had been gunned down in broad daylight in the parking lot of the Whale Coast Mall.
The late Julia Alam.
Vroueregte-aktiviste was Vrydag by die Grabouw-landdroshof om Lucinda Evans en Tanya Bippert van die organisasie One Billion Rising te ondersteun. Die ma van die moordbeskuldigde in die Deveney Nel-saak het ’n aansoek in die hof gebring om twee aktiviste, ’n lid van die publiek en die bekende joernalis Julian Jansen te verbied om enige berigte of nuus oor die saak teen haar seun te publiseer. Foto: Mariëtte Strydom
‘Ons bly nie stil’
Die ma van die tienerseun wat van die moord op Deveney Nel aangekla is, was Vrydag in die Grabouw-landdroshof waar sy aansoek gedoen het om ’n beskermingsbevel teen twee vroueregte-aktiviste, die bekende joernalis en skrywer Julian Jansen en ’n lid van die publiek te verkry.
Jansen, wie se boek getiteld Die moord op Deveney Nel onlangs gepubliseer is, het bevestig dat hy by die hof was om die storie van die beskermingsbevel teen die twee aktiviste, Tanya Bippert en Lucinda Evans van One Billion Rising, te dek toe hy tot sy groot skok hoor dat die moordbeskuldigde seun se ma ook aansoek gedoen het om ’n beskermingsbevel teen hom te verkry. Jansen wou nie oor die aansoek uitwei nie aangesien die saak nog voor die hof dien. Hermanus Times het egter uitgevind dat die beskermingsbevel ten doel het om Jansen te muilband deur hom te verbied om oor die saak te berig, ’n boek daaroor te skryf of plasings oor die saak op sosiale media te deel.
In die aansoek voer die 18-jarige se ma aan dat Jansen haar geteister het deur boodskappe aan haar en haar man te stuur en ’n brief waarin hy vir ’n onderhoud vra, in die posbus by haar huis gelaat het.
Die lid van die publiek teen wie die beskuldigde se ma ’n aansoek gebring het, het volgens berigte op haar beurt ’n klagte van intimidasie teen die aansoeker aangemeld nadat dié haar na bewering ’n “t##” genoem en met ’n winkeltrollie gestamp het.
Die hofsaak op die vooraand van Vrouedag het ’n skare vroue gelok wat Bippert en Evans ondersteun het. Bippert sê die steun het haar net meer gefokus gemaak.
“Dit het my laat terugdink aan Tarryn-Lee Bell wat tydens ons laaste hofverskyning gesê het dapper vroue het op 9 Augustus 1956 na die Uniegeboue ge-march om noodsaaklike verandering te bring.
“Daarom is dit belangrik dat ons aanhou veg vir broodnodige verandering aan die Kinderwet, wat die beskuldigde in die Deveney-moordsaak, sy ma, pa en broer beskerm. Ons sal nie stilgemaak word nie en ons sal voortgaan om op te staan vir alle slagoffers en families wat deur geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) geraak word.”
Die landdros wat die aansoek moes aanhoor, het haarself “weens persoonlike redes” aan die saak onttrek.
Die saak is tot 26 September uitgestel.
Die 18-jarige wat van Deveney se moord aangekla is, sal op 20 Augustus in die Caledon-landdroshof verskyn. Die saak sal dan na verwagting na die hooggeregshof in Kaapstad oorgeplaas word.
‘Wedstryd-knoeiery’
Sedert die afskop van die klubrugbyseisoen gons sosiale media behoorlik oor bewerings dat skeidsregters op klubrugby-vlak omgekoop word om wedstryde in sekere klubs se guns te beslis. Hoewel dit soos suur druiwe van die verloorders se kant af kan lyk, het dit die punt bereik waar die Boland-rugbyunie (BRU) ’n ondersoek na die bewerings ingestel het.
In reaksie op Hermanus Times se navrae het die BRU aangedui dat die unie nie in hierdie stadium daarop sal reageer nie. Van die vrae wat aan die unie gestel is, sluit in hoeveel skeidsregters en klubs betrek word, watter invloed die bewerings van omkopery op rugby-ondersteuners en rugby-ontwikkeling in plaaslike gemeenskappe het en of enige tugstappe geneem is teen enige van die partye wat by die beweerde omkopery betrek is.
’n Woordvoerder vir die unie het gesê: “In hierdie stadium is daar geen kommentaar van Boland-rugby nie, ondersoeke word gedoen en kommentaar in die media deur Boland-rugby kan dalk die prosesse en integriteit van die ondersoek in gedrang bring. ’n Verklaring sal, sodra alle ondersoeke afgehandel is, uitgereik word.”
Die burgerregte-organisasie Kaapse Forum is egter van mening dat die SuidAfrikaanse Rugbyunie (Saru) aan die stuur van die ondersoek moet wees. Kaapse Forum het ook onderneem om regshulp te bied aan diegene wat inligting rakende die beweerde omkopery het, maar
bekyk
dit uit vrees vir viktimisasie of intimidasie weerhou. Heindrich Wyngaard, die Kaapse Forum se uitvoerende voorsitter, het bevestig die organisasie het verlede week ’n brief aan Saru se president, Mark Alexander, gerig om te vra dat Saru die ondersoek behartig. “Kaapse Forum glo nie die Boland-rugbyunie is geskik om self ondersoek na dié bewerings in te stel nie aangesien die unie ’n geruime tyd reeds daarvan bewus is. Daar is egter eers gewag totdat ’n fluitjieblaser ’n amptelike klagte ingedien het. Jy kan nie ’n beskuldigde en self ook die regter wees nie.”
In die brief aan Alexander skryf Wyngaard: “Boland-seuns en -meisies maak gewis hul merk oor die spektrum heen. ’n Mens wil daarom hê dat rugby in die Boland te alle tye gesond moet wees en goed bestuur word. Enige gebeurtenis wat ’n vraagteken hieroor laat hang, is kommerwekkend.”
In ’n brief met die BRU se briefhoof, wat op sosiale media gedeel is, sê die BRUpresident Bennie van Rooi die unie sal nie skroom om op te tree teen enigeen “of dit nou ’n skeidsregter, amptenaar of klub is” wat hulle aan oneerlike praktyke skuldig maak nie.
Volgens die brief is ’n interne ondersoekspan deur die unie se tugkomitee aangestel en alle relevante inligting sal aan die polisie se georganiseerdemisdaad-ondersoekeenheid oorhandig word.
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Die BRU-president Bennie van Rooi.
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Keeper of the palliative flame
Dale Heim sees herself as a keeper of humanity’s most intimate stories – whispered confessions, defiant last wishes and unexpected moments of grace during life's closing chapters.
Now this Overstrand-based palliative-care nurse of more than 50 years’ standingis sharing these profound experiences in a new book, Dying Ways: A Palliative Nurse’s Tales of Life with the Dying, released on 8 August. “The aim of my book is to break the silence around mortality,” she said. “Eighty percent of people fear discussing death and this book transforms fear into acceptance.”
The pages come alive with extraordinary final chapters: a tantric teacher who swims with dolphins as her ultimate act of freedom, a grandmother who dances proudly displaying butterfly tattoos over mastectomy scars, and a World War II survivor serenaded by the Hallelujah Chorus as she draws her final breath. “In the end there is only the story we leave behind,” Heim reflects, capturing the book’s central philosophy.
From her time as a nurse in trauma wards to quiet hospice rooms she reveals with unflinching honesty and deep compassion how death reshapes not just the dying but the living. “As a trauma specialist and an advocate for integrative oncology I pioneer
holistic approaches to end-of-life care in South Africa, even when such methods were considered controversial.”
Heim’s work demonstrates that dying is not merely an end, but what she describes as “poignant, human art”.
The book doesn’t shy away from South Africa’s unique cultural complexities around death and grieving. Heim’s stories reveal common threads across each story: the search for forgiveness, the courage to live fully even as life fades and the profound lessons that death teaches about what truly matters.
This book will also resonate with readers who have appreciated Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Caitlin Doughty’s Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. “I would like to see my Dying Ways:
A Palliative Nurse’s Tales of Life with the dying serve as an essential companion for health-care workers, family caregivers and anyone grappling with mortality’s shadow,” Heim said.
She also reminded readers that death is a part of life, and despite all the pain and ugliness holds poetry and beauty too. “You can live at peace with your own death, and that of those you love.”
The book includes a comprehensive “Need Support?” section featuring recommended books, music and resources for continuing the journey through grief and acceptance. Dying Ways: A
Palliative Nurse’s Tales of Life with the Dying is available across multiple platforms. The book can be purchased through major platforms including Amazon, Google, Apple and Nook, or by visiting sought-after retailers.
This is an extract: The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo: Sibby was “hip”. With her mop of grey curls and her mahogany-tanned body she stood out in a crowd. She wore her mature beauty like a crown. For several months I saw her regularly at our meetups.
Then she disappeared from the group. No-one was sure where she’d gone, as she wasn’t particularly social outside of our group at the tidal pool. I worried, but what
else could I do but wait?
When Sibby reappeared at the tidal pool several months late, she had lost a lot of weight and all her beautiful grey curls. At age 68 Sibby was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a bilateral mastectomy. She opted to have chemotherapy and small doses of radiation for spots of cancer on the lung.
Things had been hard for her in the time she was gone, but Sibby had not lost her will to live. Here was the perfect example of ‘Listen to the diagnosis, but the prognosis is up to you’. Whatever your condition, the path forward is still up to you. How you live with the diagnosis is the most important
thing, not the diagnosis itself.
Sibby was determined to make the best of things while she could, so she asked me for help.
We talked, then I started Sibby on several treatments, including a ketogenic diet, ozone treatment and other alternative therapies. My purpose was to help build up her immune system.
Sibby thrived under our new treatment plan. Her hair grew back into a mop of grey curls, and the scars on her chest healed. She looked like a better version of her old self… but the true butterfly had not yet emerged.
Summer was in full swing and Sibby decided to tattoo her chest with two large green butterflies and proudly never covered her chest again at the beach. I remember the happiness and pride on her face when she came to show off her new tattoos. Whatever her diagnosis, she was living her best life and determined to carry on until her time arrived to fly into the next world. Sibby did well. After the mastectomy, chemo and other treatments, the cancer went into remission, and she lived as well as she could.
Kankervereniging hou sy eerste plaaslike Vrywilligersdag
Mitzi Buys
Die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) het op 26 Julie sy eerste Vrywilligersdag gevier om erkenning te gee aan vrywilligers se onbaatsugtige diens en bystand aan mense en hul gesinne wat deur kanker geraak word.
Internasionale Vrywilligersdag word wêreldwyd in Desember herdenk, maar omdat baie Suid-Afrikaanse vrywilligers nie gedurende dié tyd beskikbaar is nie, het KANSA sy eie viering in Julie gevestig om te verseker dat meer vrywilligers aan die feestelikhede kan deelneem.
Naomi Philander van KANSA sê die eerste viering, wat ’n jaarlikse instelling gaan wees, is in Botrivier gehou. Vrywilligers is genooi om die vermaak en inspirerende praatjies te geniet en is met ’n geskenksakkie bederf. Philander sê ook die meeste van die vieringe is moontlik gemaak danksy die vrygewigheid van skenkers wat die geweldige waarde verstaan
wat vrywilligers vir KANSA se missie bring. Die tema vir KANSA se eerste Vrywilligersdag was: “Verlig die pad; lei die
verandering” – ’n kragtige huldeblyk aan die vrywilligers wat die ekstra tree in hul diens gee.
Maria Herbert, ’n vrywilliger, het getuig: “Om ’n KANSA-vrywilliger te wees, beteken vir my om elke mens altyd met liefde en empatie te behandel. Dit is vir my altyd ’n vreugde om die hoop en geloof in iemand anders se lewe te laat herleef. Dit is vir my ’n Goddelike taak, want met die vrugte van die Gees kan ek as mens in iemand se lewe wondere verrig.”
Debbie Hull sê: “As omgeemens met baie liefde is dit waarlik vir my ’n pluspunt om in die skoene van ’n vrywilliger te wees. Ek is doodgelukkig as ek my medemens tot hulp kan wees.”
KANSA-vrywilligers bied kritieke ondersteuning in ’n wye reeks rolle, insluitend: geselskap vir kankerpasiënte, fasilitering van KANSA- inligtings- en ondersteuningstoonbanke by openbare hospitale, die leiding van ondersteuningsgroepe, die bevordering van gesondheidsinligting in gemeenskappe sowel as die ondersteuning van administratiewe take by KANSAsorgsentrums.
Naomi Philander (voor, regs) saam met van die Overberg-vrywilligers op die eerste Vrywilligersdag wat in Botrivier gehou is.
Dale Heim the author of Dying Ways: A Palliative Nurse’s Tales of Life with the Dying.
Well-known businesswoman gunned down at mall in Hermanus
• Besigste tyd van ’n middag waar almal kom kos koop! Geen respek vir die samelewing en lewens nie! Voel hulle goed dat hulle ’n moeder weggeneem het van haar kinders? Ek bid dat hulle gou gevang sal word en nie borgtog kry nie! Waarskynlik onwettige wapens. - Bets Bothma
• Condolences to Julia’s family. What a sad loss of a beautiful, good, strong woman. May she finally find peace from this harsh world. RIP Julia. - Marina Spannellis
• Our questions gonna be answered now.
- Mandisi Mfeketho
• Thank you to the metro police in Cape Town for getting the killers.
- Winston Klink
• Condolences to her family. And may they not be subject to this post with these comments. I pray peace and protection over them. A sad day when the fight comes to such a public place. We pray too for justice for the family. - Caro Swarts
• Julia was a powerful woman who inspired many, and it’s heartbreaking that her strength became a threat to some. Peace to her family. Rip Julia!
- Ruby Maree
• Dis nie die Hermanus wat ons geken het nie. - Marike Carstens
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Managed to talk and listen
On Monday morning 4 August I travelled to Gansbaai to try and help find common ground between disgruntled residents and the Overstrand Municipality.
On my way there I recalled a similar situation in 2018 when violence erupted in Hermanus, resulting in hundreds of millions in damages to property, serious injuries to people, but above all, damaged relationships and destroyed trust among communities that live side by side.
I am writing this letter with a great sense of relief, because on this Monday we managed to talk and listen to one another with respect and an underlying belief that the problems that led to the protest can be solved.
I want to thank the communities of Gansbaai and Hermanus, and I want to thank the Overstrand Municipality and all other government role-players who made this day a peaceful day and not a day of violence and destruction as we can remember from the events in 2018. In 2018 all involved lost something. On Monday everyone was a winner.
Listening to the practical challenges poor and vulnerable people are faced with and the trade-offs they make daily cannot be ignored. I am getting a sense we have designed and are trying to implement a type of government that is suited for the country we dream to be, but in fact it is failing the society that we are.
I am calling for a debate on what would constitute a dignified life in the real South Africa, and what the role of government must be in providing this opportunity of according dignity to all legal residents.
My portfolio involves providing basic services such as water services, electricity, waste removal and other basic municipal services. Also, environmental and ecological services that are needed for a dignified life.
When I have this conversation with colleagues or people in the street I engage with, one of the first responses I get is that there is no money to pay for more subsidised services for poor communities.
Bejaardes wag al lank
Ek hoop julle kan die kommentaar van die munisipaliteit kry. Vir ons stokou, kreupel Sassa-pensioentrekkers is dit moeilik om aansoek te doen om deernis-afslag. Die Overstrand-munisipaliteit vereis dat ons self na die munisipaliteit gaan, wat vir my eintlik onmoontlik is, dan neem dit hulle ses maande om die aansoek goed te keur, net om dit weer te kanselleer. Dit is nou al 13 maande dat ek nie nie die voordele kry nie.
Huiseienaar
FISHERHAVEN
The OM replied: The indigent support assists needy households that have limited financial ability to pay for municipal services. Make the effort to find out if you qualify as an indigent for a subsidy on water, sewerage, electricity and waste on your municipal account. Community members can visit any of the municipal offices in Gansbaai, Stanford, Hermanus or Kleinmond. They will assist you at home, if you cannot visit the offices. Please contact the OM on 028
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However, as I listened to the issues being put on the table, I felt it was necessary to be honest and admit that government in South Africa, national, provincial and local, has failed the poor and vulnerable people of our country. We are currently grappling with issues caused by 30 years of government marred by ingrained corruption and looting of state resources. This has left us all the poorer, but it is the poor and vulnerable in our communities who suffer the most.
I beg to differ; a lack of money is not South Africa’s problem. Our problem is one of weak leadership and bad management.
Overstrand Municipality and the affected communities of Gansbaai and Hermanus showed last Monday that strong leadership and competent management can lead the way to finding solutions to even the most pressing challenges.
Anton Bredell
WESTERN CAPE MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Dit is die eerste keer dat ek die Kalfiefees bywoon. Ek is van die Vrystaat en het ’n punt daarvan gemaak om die fees by te woon. Wat die produksies betref, kan ek vir die Kalfiefees-komitee ’n klop op die skouer gee aangesien dit topproduksies was waarvan jy kan kies en keur. Daar was werklik iets vir almal. Maar as ek my stuiwer in die armbeurs gooi: Die fees voel nie soos ’n fees nie. Daar heers glad nie ’n feesatmosfeer met straatkunstenaars, stalletjies ensomeer nie. By die KKNK is daar straatkosse, musiek en ’n jolige atmosfeer. Dalk is dit iets waaraan julle kan dink. Hermien, BLOEMFONTEIN
Family of the late Julia Alam takes issue
This letter is in response to Gcobani Ndzongana’s post on social media following the death of our relative Julia Alam.
Your message, though cloaked in the language of grief, drips with bitterness, blame and unresolved ego, and it’s disturbing that someone would post such a long, self-centered and accusatory monologue publicly just after someone has died violently.
Let’s be clear: this is not a tribute, but a public attack on the dead.
How dare you, Gcobani? How dare you turn a woman’s violent death into a twisted confession of your own self-pity, your grievances, political frustrations and bruised ego?
You wrote a public eulogy that isn’t about the victim; it’s about you. And worse, it reads as if you’re almost celebrating, hiding behind fake words such as “I still love you” while accusing the dead of betrayal, devil worship, hatred and greed. Who speaks like this when someone has
just been murdered? Unless... deep down you’re glad she’s gone? You pretend to mourn, but your tone exposes something uglier.
“This is a death I don’t celebrate,” you say, but the mere fact of saying these words hints you may be celebrating, even subconsciously.
You use religious language to suggest she was being led by Satan; you weaponise family ties to paint her as a traitor and then finish off with “May God forgive you all your sins.” That’s not grief, that’s condemnation.
This is not mourning. This is character assassination from someone who sounds as if they still wish they had the last word. And now, with her dead and unable to defend herself you’re taking your shot.
You mention that she “betrayed the girl child”.
What kind of man talks like that about a murdered woman?
A man who is trying to rewrite the story, frame himself as the hero and the victim as the villain.
You name all those families as if you’re trying to build a courtroom case, not honour the dead.
This is not a eulogy. It’s a calculated public take-down wrapped in emotional manipulation and self-righteousness. If you really respected her you would have remained silent.
Or, at the least, you would have shown maturity, humility and grace. But instead, you saw an opportunity to paint yourself as the martyr, and you took it right in the hour of tragedy.
Your post is not love; it is a public betrayal of everything you claim to stand for. If anything, you’ve made yourself look suspicious, heartless and even vindictive.
The family of the late Julia Alam
Letter shortened - editor
“DignityDrive”
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Women fêted by PSG
PSG Wealth in Hermanus celebrated remarkable women at its “leaving a legacy” morning on Thursday.
Wealth Manager at PSG Wealth Hermanus, Jaanre Muller, who has 17 years’ experience in finance, told the women in her welcome address: “Today is a celebration of all the remarkable women in the room, many of whom have built communities, nurtured families and broken barriers.”
She was very proud to introduce keynote speaker Karien Basson, a seasoned media professional with more than 20 years’ sterling experience in the field. She is the owner of First Media & Events, a celebrated author and a certified life coach. Basson contributes to Finesse Voelgoed magazine and plays an active role in the Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO) Greater Cape, which
focuses on women and family portfolios.
Starting her speech with “I am…”, she shared much insight into how women can take charge of their financial futures and create a meaningful impact that promises to fill them with a strong sense of accomplishment, personal power, connection and spiritual enrichment.
Basson took her listeners along with her on a life journey that also took in some years of feeling unworthy and that what she was doing was just not enough. But as she went through the chapters of her life it became clear each piece of it was part of a larger puzzle. She concluded her talk with “I am… able to do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
There was a lucky draw, with a facial from Refine, one from Environ, a book by Basson and a food voucher from Oskars Bakery up for grabs.
Heleen Krige (left), office manager of PSG Wealth, with guest speaker Karien Basson and Jaanre Muller (right), Wealth Manager at PSG Wealth Hermanus.
The women of PSG Wealth Hermanus with the guest speaker Karien Basson (fourth from right).
Annalie van Velden, Nita Hazell and Elize Steyn
Harriet Saville and Alida Venter
Liezl Skein, Carin Verburg, Wina Loubser and Rehanna Rabie
Irma Terblanche with Rose-Marie Marais.
Voucher winners with Karien Basson (left), Jaanre Muller (second from left) and Heleen Krige (far right).
Top musical duo back in Hermanus
The Hermanus Music Society is set to host an exceptional evening of classical music on 29 August when the acclaimed piano and soprano duo Jan and Clara Hugo perform at the Sandbaai Gereformeerde Kerk.
The South African-Italian musical partnership, formerly based in Paris and recently relocated to Cape Town, promises an intimate concert featuring some of the most romantic works in the French classical repertoire.
Jan and Clara Hugo’s story began in 2015 at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig, Germany, where both were students. Since their first meeting the duo has built an impressive reputation across Europe and South Africa, specialising in historical Bel Canto repertoire that showcases both technical mastery and emotional depth.
Their recent relocation from Paris to Cape Town marks an exciting new chapter, bringing world-class musical artistry closer to South African audiences who have long followed their international career.
The concert programme reads like a love letter to French classical music, featuring works by four of the country’s most celebrated composers:
• Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): La mort d'Ophélie and excerpts from Les Nuits d’été including Le spectre de la rose
• Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Selected pieces from Images for piano solo
• Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Six melodies for voice and piano
• Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Poème de l'amour et de la mer
This carefully curated selection promises to take audiences on an emotional journey through the golden age of French art song and piano literature, showcasing both Clara’s soprano artistry and Jan's
Read more about poet’s
He is always friendly, loves to build others up and is passionate about igniting a national conversation through poetry that speaks to the spiritual, emotional and societal battles of our time, inspiring healing and critical reflection.
Nicky Spiwo Mlanjana, from Zwelihle, whose brainchild is the Spairo Art Foundation, has operated in the arts sphere for 20 years. He will launch his book Chapter Before Genesis on 6 September in Zwelihle.
For this homespun poet and author the book launch is more than just a traditional literary event. He and his team organised a promotional tour de force – a comprehensive programme merging literature, live performance and meaningful community dialogue.
Mlanjana is proud of this moment.
Chapter Before Genesis tackles some of the most pressing spiritual, emotional and societal challenges facing communities today. The poetry collection explores themes of love, gender-based violence and spirituality, among others, through which the writer hopes to spark important conversations that resonate across generations and cultures.
Says Mlanjana: “We want to ignite a national conversation through poetry that speaks to the spiritual, emotional and societal battles of our time, inspiring
life
healing and critical reflection.”
More information on his book can be found on social-media platforms under the handle @SpiwoMbongoMlanjana on both Instagram and Facebook.
Contact Mlanjana on 071 541 3438 to acquire a copy of his book.
• The Spairo Art Foundation is a NPO based in Hermanus.
“We are not limited to the Overstrand, but the Overberg as a whole," Mlanjana said. The organisation focuses on poetry, drama, music, debate, tutoring, sewing classes, assignment assistance, and moral support.
pianistic expertise.
The evening begins at 17:45 with wine and canapés, allowing music lovers to mingle before the 18:30 concert start. The intimate setting of Sandbaai Gereformeerde Kerk provides the perfect acoustic environment for this chamber music experience.
Tickets are priced at R200 for non-members of the Hermanus Music Society. Bookings can be made by contacting hermanusmusicsociety@gmail.com. This concert represents a rare opportunity for Hermanus audiences to experience the artistry of performers who have graced concert halls across Europe, now calling South Africa home.
For classical music enthusiasts and anyone seeking an evening of cultural enrichment, this promises to be an unmissable event in the local arts calendar.
For more information and bookings, contact the Hermanus Music Society at hermanusmusicsociety@gmail.com
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WOENSDAG 13 AUGUSTUS
Die VLV-Hermanus nooi almal uit na ’n geselligheid om 14:30 in die Herman Swart-saal by die NG kerk Hermanus. Die spreker is Ilse Verster, skrywer van So lyk ’n vrou, en haar man, Francois Verster. Vir besprekings bel Diana Lambrechts by 082 572 1537.
The Photographic Society of South Africa 70th Anniversary Travelling Exhibition will be on display in the Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum for the duration of August. The collection is titled: Exploring Life Through the Lens: Nature, Portraits, Scapes, Sport & City Streets. Call the Shipwreck Museum on 028 424 1240 for more info.
THURSDAY 14 AUGUST
Join the STANFORD STRIDERS every Thursday at 17:15 for 17:30 for a weekly 5 km Time Trial that sets off from and ends on the corner of Shortmarket Street and Queen Victoria Street. Run or walk at your own pace. Join the Stanford Striders Time Trials WhatsApp group to stay informed, https://chat.whatsapp.com/ JQAlt7bPgJSHh0KJjFB7Zm
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST
Danger Point Lighthouse will be OPEN to the public on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August. Take your family and friends, and explore the premises or indulge in a picnic on the grounds. Gates will be open from 10:00 to 14:45.
MONDAY 18 AUGUST
Join the OVERBERG QUILTERS GUILD for their monthly meeting from 09:00 - 12:00 at the De Wet Hall in Roos Street, Onrus. There will be a demo, vendors, show and tell and tea. Everyone is welcome. Visit the Overberg Quilters Guild Facebook page or contact Betty on 082 330 9088 for more info.
SATURDAY 23 AUGUST
Whale Coast Symphony Orchestra warmly welcomes music lovers to its first standalone concert, A NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY. The event, featuring music by Henry Mancini, Kees Vlak and Astor Piazzol-
la, aims to raise funds to grow the orchestra and its audience. Tickets booked in advance via Quicket cost R165 or R200 at the door. It will be from 18:00 in the Civic Auditorium, Hermanus.
SATURDAY 30 AUGUST
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in collaboration with the Overstrand Municipality and the Community Arts Centres Network, invites you to an insightful CAREER AND SKILLS EXPO from 10:00 - 12:00 at the Zwelihle Community Hall. Visitors can also look forward to being entertained with drama, music, dance and poetry. Organisers say the aim is to provide a platform to empower women and young people through culture, creativity, and skills development and also to honour women, uplift each other, and build a stronger community. The event is from 10:00 - 15:00. Entry is FREE. Enquiries: Hermanus Tourism on 028 313 8930.
REGULARS
Shop for fresh organic produce, gourmet foodstuff, arts and crafts, plants and much more at the HERMANUS COUNTRY MARKET every Saturday, 09:00-14:00. It is held at the Hermanus Cricket Grounds and is child- and dog-friendly.
Buy lovely home-made goodies and enjoy a funfilled morning at the GANSBAAI FRIDAY MORNING MARKET held every Friday from 09:00 to 12:00 in the Pretorius Hall in Main Road.
The STANFORD SATURDAY MORNING MARKET is held every Saturday from 09:00 to 12:00 on the Stanford Hotel stoep.
The ONRUS MARKIE is held on the first Saturday of every month at the De Wet Hall in Roos Street, Onrus, from 09:00 to 12:00.
Visit the GREYTON SATURDAY MARKET every Saturday from 09:30 to 12:30 for the most delicious home-made treats, beautiful art and crafts, fresh produce and much more.
The NAPIER VILLAGE MARKET is held every Saturday, from 09:00 to 12:30, in the garden at the Napier Hotel.
HERMANUS DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 13:00. Enquiries: Judy Wulf on 082 775 0179.
The STIMULUS COFFEE AND CONVERSATION GROUP meets every Wednesday at 10:30 at Lizette's restaurant. Enquiries: Trevor at 083 441 1721.
The Hermanus Music Society is set to host an exceptional evening of classical music on 29 August with Jan and Clara Hugo.
Poet and author Nicky Spiwo Mlanjana
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TheFRPwaspreparedforthemunicipalityinaccordancewiththerequirementssetoutinsections141and142 oftheMFMA.
Thisnotice,therefore,servestoinvitethepublic,includingthelocalcommunity,intermsofsection141(3)(c)(ii)of theMFMA,tosubmitwrittencommentsinrespectofthedraftFRPwithin14daysfromthedateofthispublication. CopiesofthedraftFRP,includingtheImplementationPlanandStatusQuoAssessment,areavailableatthe municipalofcesduringofcehoursfrom08:00until16:00.
ThedraftFRP,ImplementationPlanandStatusQuoAssessmentsarealsopublishedonthemunicipalwebsite: https://twk.gov.za.
AnypersonororganisationwishingtocommentonthedraftFRPisrequestedtosubmitthecommentsinwriting within14daysfromdateofpublicationby–
(a)postingthecommentsto: KavithaRuplal Head:MunicipalFinancialRecoveryService NationalTreasury PrivateBagX115, PRETORIA,0001
(b)e-mailingthecommentsto: KavithaRuplal Head:Municipal FinancialRecoveryService NationalTreasury mfrs@treasury.gov.za (Markthesubjectboxclearlyas COMMENTSONDRAFTMANDATORYFINANCIALRECOVERYPLAN–THEEWATERSKLOOFLOCALMUNICIPALITY)
(c)deliveringcommentsto: TheMunicipalManager’sofce,TheewaterskloofLocalMunicipality,6PleinStreet, CALEDON,7230
Thefollowingmustbeindicatedbythepersonororganisationsubmittingthewrittencomment: •Name; •Telephonenumber; •E-mailaddressand/orfaxnumber;and •Postaladdress.
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Noticeisherebygiventhatintermsofsection46(3)(a)(1)oftheMFMA,Act No.56of2003,theOverbergDistrictMunicipalityCouncilintendstoobtainan externalloanofR49,2milliontofinancetheacquisitionofcapitalinfrastructure. Thepublicisherebyinvitedtosubmitwrittencommentsinrespectofthe proposeddebt,bynolaterthan5September2025.Furtherdetailscanbe obtainedfromtheChiefFinancialOfficer,MrShaunStanley,at0284251157or e-mail sstanley@odm.org.za
Yourwrittencommentsmustbeforwardedtothemunicipalityfortheattentionof theMunicipalManagerat26LongStreet,Bredasdorp7280.
MRRGBOSMAN MUNICIPALMANAGER OVERBERGDISTRICTMUNICIPALITY
JOBOPPORTUNITYFORA
WHEELALIGNMENTTECHNICIAN
Awell-establishedtyreandtreadbusiness basedin Hermanus,WesternCape, islookingtoemployaskilledandmotivated WheelAlignmentTechniciantojointheirteam.
JobDetails
•Position:WheelAlignment&SuspensionTechnician
•Location:Hermanus,WesternCape
•EmploymentType:Permanent(subjecttoa3-month probation)
•Reportsto:OwnerandManagers
•Salary:Market-related(withbenefits)
•Sector:Automotive/Tyre&SuspensionServices
Candidateminimumrequirements:
•Previouswheelalignmentexperience
•Provensuspensionknowledgeandexperience
•Validdriver'slicense
•Strongtechnicalknowledgeandattentiontodetail
•Mustbehard-working,self-motivated,and trustworthy
•Excellentproblem-solvingskills
•Observant
•Mustbeabletoworkweekends
Shouldyoumeettheaboverequirements, pleaseapplyalongwithadetailedcopyofyour CVto manager@hermanustyres.co.za.
Ifyouhavenotreceivedaresponsewithintwoweeks, yourapplicationwasmostlikelyunsuccessful.
154518-ARINAWILSON
LOSTORDESTROYEDDEED
NoticeisherebygivenintermsofRegulation68oftheDeeds RegistriesAct,1937,oftheintentiontoapplyfortheissueofa certiedcopyofDeedofTransferNumber T21191/2007 passedby HENDRIKJOHANNESVANHUYSSTEEN , IdentityNumber6604095105089Marriedoutofcommunity ofpropertyand MARGARETJOHANNAVANHUYSSTEEN, IdentityNumber5805110022081,Marriedoutofcommunity ofproperty,infavourofthe JOHANNAPETRONELLA WILMS, IdentityNumber5402080098083,Unmarried,in respectofcertain:
ERF1256PRINGLEBAY
IntheOverstrandMunicipality DivisionofCaledon WesternCapeProvince
INEXTENT600(SIXHUNDRED)Squaremetres whichhasbeenlostordestroyed.
Allinterestedpersonshavingobjectiontotheissueofsuch copyareherebyrequiredtolodgethesameinwritingwiththe RegistrarofDeedsatCapeTown, ROOM1216,12thFLOOR, 90PLEINSTREET,CAPETOWN withintwoweeksfromthe dateofthepublicationofthisnotice.
th DatedatGRABOUWthis8dayofAugust2025.
GJCLAUGHTONATTORNEY
ELGINJUNCTION93MAINROAD
GRABOUW7160
Email: info@gjclaughtonattorneys.co.za Tel:0218592852
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THEEWATERSKLOOFMUNICIPALITY
APPLICATIONFORCLOSUREOFAPUBLICPLACE,REZONING, PERMANENTDEPARTURE:ERF3430,GRABOUW.
Applicant: JAVisagie,FuturePlanTownPlanners, (Contactdetails:0825760901).
Owner: TheewaterskloofMunicipality
Referencenumber: GRA/3340(AppId:3889)
PropertyDescription: Erf3340,Grabouw.
PhysicalAddress: Hobbystreet,Grabouw. NoticeNumber: KOR17/2025
Detaileddescriptionofproposal:
•Closureofapublicplace, intermsofSection15(2)(n)ofthe TheewaterskloofMunicipalityBy-lawonMunicipalLandUse Planning,2022,ofErf3430,Grabouw.
•Rezoning intermsofSection15(2)(a)oftheTheewaterskloof MunicipalityBy-lawonMunicipalLandUsePlanning,2022,of Erf3430,Grabouw,fromOpenSpaceZone1:PublicOpen SpacetoCommunityZone1:PlaceofInstructionto accommodatetheexistingEluxolweniEducareCentre,onthe subjectproperty.
•PermanentDeparture intermsofSection15(2)(b)ofthe TheewaterskloofMunicipalityBy-lawonMunicipalLandUse Planning,2022,fromtheprescribedstreetandsidebuilding lineapplicabletotheCommunityZone1,from5mto4.227m, toregularisetheexistingEluxolweniEducareCentreonthe subjectproperty.
•PermanentDeparture intermsofSection15(2)(b)ofthe TheewaterskloofMunicipalityBy-lawonMunicipalLandUse Planning,2022,todeviatefromtherequiredparkingbaysfrom 9inlieuof5.
NoticeisherebygivenintermsofSe ction45ofthe TheewaterskloofMunicipality:By-lawonMunicipalLandUse Planningthattheabove-mentionedapplicationhasbeen receivedandisavailableforinspectionfrom 13August2025to 17September2025 duringo�icehoursatthe TownPlanning andBuildingControl departmentat 6PleinStreet,Caledon, 7230andGreytonTowno�ice. Anywrittencommentsor objectionsmaybeaddressedintermsofsection50ofthesaid legislationtotheMunicipalManager, P.OBox24,Caledon,7230 /Fax:0282141289/E-mail:twkmun@twk.gov.za onorbefore 17September2025 fromthedateofpublicationofthisnotice, quotingyour,name,addressorcontactdetails,interestinthe applicationandreasonsforcomments.Telephonicenquiriescan bemadeto MrsS.DuToit:Administrator/TownPlanningat028 2143300. TheMunicipalitymayrefusetoacceptcomment receivedaftertheclosingdate.Anypersonwhocannotwritewill beassistedbyaMunicipalo�icialbytranscribingtheir comments.
THEEWATERSKLOOFMUNISIPALITEIT
AANSOEKOMSLUITINGVAN‘NPUBLIEKEPLEK, HERSONERINGENPERMANENTEAFWYKING:ERF3430, GRABOUW.
Aansoeker: JVisagie,FuturePlanStadsplanners, (Kontaknommerr:0825760901). Eienaar: TheewaterskloofMunisipaliteit
Verwysingsnommer: GRA/3430(AppID:3889/2023)
GrondBeskrywing: Erf3430,Grabouw.
FisieseAdres: Hobbystreet,Grabouw.
Kennisgewingnommer: KOR17/2025
Volledigebeskrywingvanaansoek: •Aansoekom Sluitingvan‘npubliekeplek ingevolgeArtikel 15(2)(n)vandieTheewaterskloofMunisipaliteit:Verordening opMunisipaleGrondgebruikbeplanning,2022,vanErf3430, Grabouw.
•Aansoekom Hersonering vanErf3430,Grabouw,vanaf OopruimteZone1:PubliekeoopruimtenaGemeenskapsone 1:PlekvanonderigingevolgeArtikel15(2)(a)vandie TheewaterskloofMunisipaliteit:VerordeningopMunisipale Grondgebruikbeplanning,2022.
•Aansoekom Permanenteafwyking vandievoorgeskrewe straatenkantboulynvantoepassingopGemeenskapsone1, van5mtot4.227mingevolgeArtikel15(2)(b)vandie TheewaterskloofMunisipaliteit:VerordeningopMunisipale Grondgebruikbeplanning,2022,omdiebestaandeEluxolweni Dagsorg/Onderigsentrumtewettig
•Aansoekom PermanenteAfwyking vandievoorgeskrewenege (9)opdieperseelparkeerplekkenaslegsvyf(5)opdieperseel parkeerplekkeingevolgeArtikel15(2)(b)vandie TheewaterskloofMunisipaliteit:VerordeningopMunisipale Grondgebruikbeplanning,2022,opdiegenoemdeperseel. KenniswordhiermeegegeeingevolgevanArtikel45vandie TheewaterskloofMunisipaliteitseVerordenningopMunisipale Grondsgebruikbeplanningdatbogenoemdeaansoekontvangis enbeskikbaarisvirinspeksiegedurendekantoorurevanaf 13 August2025tot17September2025 bydie Departement StadsbeplanningenBoubeheer,Caledon by 6Pleinstraat, Caledon,7230 en GreytonDorpskantoor. Enigeskriftelike beswareofkommentaarteendievoorstelkaningevolgeArtikel50 vandiegenoemdewetgewingaandieMunisipaleBestuurder, Posbus24,Caledon,7230/Faksno.0282141289/E-pos twkmun@twk.org.za gestuurwordopofvoor 17September2025 nadiepublikasievanhierdiekennisgewing,metvermeldingvan jounaam,adresofkontakbesonderhede,belangindieaansoeken redesvirkommentaar.Telefoniesenavraekangerigwordna Mev. S.DuToit:Administrateur/Stadsbeplanningby0282143300 DieMunisipaliteitkanweieromenigekommentaarteaanvaarwat nadiesluitingsdatumontvangword.Personewieniekanskryfnie, kanbydiemunisipalekantooraanmelden‘nmunisipale amptenaarsalbehulpsaamweesomdierelevantekommentaar ofinligtingskrifteliktedokumenteer.
HMTHS25-HL130825
Off-road enthusiasts are revving their engines for what promises to be the most challenging hillclimb event in South African motorsport history, which takes place on 30 August at the Grabouw 4x4.
The Ultimate Hill Climb Challenge 2025, organised by Off-Road Adventures and Grabouw 4x4, will see fearless drivers attempt to conquer the never-before-tackled Willie’s Poort.
“This hill has never been attempted before,” Off-Road’s Willie Landman announced, setting the stage for what could become a legendary event in the off-road community. Willie’s Poort represents the ultimate test of driver skill, vehicle capability and sheer determination.
The innovative scoring system adds a strategic element to the raw power and skill required. Drivers will navigate a marked route divided into sections, earning points for each section. The competition features four distinct categories, each offering different routes to victory:
• King of the Hill – The ultimate prize for those who can conquer the entire hill with the least points lost, shortest time, and most spectacular driving display;
• Highest point reached – For drivers who push their limits to reach new heights, judged on points lost, time, and spectacle;
• Most spectacular drive – Recognizing the artistry and showmanship that makes offroad driving a spectator sport.
With only 20 spots available this exclusive event promises intense competition among South Africa's top off-road drivers.
The R800 entry fee includes an official Ultimate Hill Climb 2025 T-shirt, making participation a badge of honour in the offroad community. Winners in each category will receive trophies and prize money, with the King of the Hill claiming the ultimate bragging rights and top honours. Recognising the extreme nature of the challenge, organisers have implemented comprehensive safety measures. All participants must complete indemnity forms, and a medical team will be stationed on the hill throughout the event to ensure immediate response capability. “Safety is our top priority,” explained event organisers. “We want drivers to push their limits, but we’re
Voet van Afrika het lang geskiedenis
Dit het alles in 1977 begin met die voorsitter van die nuutgestigte Bredasdorpatletiekklub, Eps Joubert, wat ’n visie gehad het.
Vir Eps was nie net sport belangrik nie, maar ook sy omgewing – en dis waarom hy besluit het om ’n unieke marathon naby die Voet van Afrika te begin. En so is die eerste Voet van Afrika-marathon in Oktober 1978 gehardloop. Een van die atlete het toe in ’n destydse koerantonderhoud die volgende gesê: “Tough, challenging and a combi-
nation of marathon and a trail run. You definitely have something that will grow into a big marathon.”
Die gewildheid van hierdie besondere marathon het oor die jare toegeneem en atlete soos Elana Meyer, Liz Eglington, Noo Scales, Frith van der Merwe, Grace De’Oliveira en Marie Hill was almal waardige wenners.
Die organiseerders het in 1980 weer koppe bymekaargesit en besluit om ’n 10km-wedloop by die marathon te voeg en in 2002 het hulle op ’n halfmarathon
besluit. Deelnemers is van mening dat die Voet van Afrika meer as net nog ’n wedloop is – dit is ’n ervaring waar die gasvryheid en die natuurskoon jou asem meer wegslaan as die wedloop self. Vanjaar se Voet van Afrika, wat op 19 en 20 September plaasvind, sal net soos voorheen nie teleurstel nie.
Die eerste 1 000 inskrywings, uitgesluit die 3,5 km-pretdraf, sal elkeen ’n pet ontvang. Die afstande sluit die 42,2-km-, die 21,1-km-, die 10-km- vir seniors, die 10-km- vir juniors, die 27-km-veldwed-
Adrenaline junkies gear-up
taking every precaution to ensure everyone goes home safely.”
Interested drivers are encouraged to apply immediately as the limited spots are expected to fill quickly. The combination of the unique venue, innovative competition format and exclusive nature of the event has already generated significant buzz in the off-road community.
One potential participant noted: “This is a challenge every serious off-road driver dreams of. Willie’s Poort has been sitting there, waiting for someone brave enough to take it on.” Who will be crowned its first-ever King? The answer lies just over the horizon, where skill meets courage and legends are born.
For more information contact Landman on 082 335 7071.
Die Voet van Afrika-marathon is uiters gewild.
loop, die 13,5-km-veldwedloop en die 3,5-km-pretdraf (Die Toontjie) in. Skakel 061 921 1005 of besoek www.voetvanafrika.co.za of stuur e-pos na voet@raceoffice.co.za
