Franschhoek Tatler - December 2017

December 2017

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The Franschhoek Wine Tram’s ticket stub charity initiative has resulted in them donating R20 000 each to five local charities for a total of R100 000. The handover took place on 17 November.

Franschhoek Wine Tram makes a donation for each ticket stub deposited by passengers at the end of the tour in one of the charity boxes located at the ticket office. In this way passengers are engaged in the process of charitable contributions and general awareness of the benefitting charities is raised.

“We view these annual charitable donations as an investment in the community; a community whose support has made the Franschhoek Franschhoek Wine Tram made donations to five local charities. Pictured Wine Tram possible,” says David above with FWT owners David and Debbie Blyth (fifth and seventh from left, Blyth, owner of the Franschhoek respectively) are representatives of the benefitting charities.

Wine Tram. to date. Currently we rank 17th out 1063 attractions in “Franschhoek Wine Tram has gone from strength the Western Cape – a remarkable achievement given to strength since launching in 2012 with just three our short history.” employees and two wine estates on the service. By The charities that received donations this year are: the end of this year we will have more than 40 fullACVV Franschhoek (social work), SPCA Franschhoek time employees and 22 wine estates on the service,” (animal welfare), Kusasa (children’s educational charity), he continues. “The popularity of the service has Cape Leopard Trust (environmental research and surpassed all our expectations which is reflected in education) and the JAM SA school feeding initiative. close to 2000 TripAdvisor reviews we have received

Fibre for Franschhoek

Ever had your karma corrupted by slow and unreliable internet connections? Well, you’re not alone. Some months ago local businessman Tony Fishlock, of online safari company ATR Safari had had enough of his business suffering because of internet irritations. He set about to find out how to get fast and reliable internet access in the village via fibre-optic cable. (Currently the closest place with fibre-optic connectivity is Val de Vie Estate.)

Fibre optic cables have many advantages. Perhaps most importantly, as they use light rather than electricity to carry signals, they are superfast allowing users to send and receive large volumes of data, quickly and securely. Fibre further allows users to make the most efficient use of cloud services while also easily supporting growing data volumes without compromising on performance. The cables are also not susceptible to electrical shorts and are less vulnerable to theft because they contain no copper.

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bringing fibre to Franschhoek have already been addressed while work is continuing on the business model that will support the roll-out. Everybody involved is however optimistic that 2018 will be the year that fibre reaches Franschhoek.

Fibre supplier, SA Digital Villages, has already applied for wayleaves from Stellenbosch Municipality to ‘fibre up’ Franschhoek and have appointed a contractor to design the low level network for every home. A Wi-Fi solution to service visitors in the main road has also been designed. As a possible phase 2, an aerial fibre solution for farmers is also being investigated.

The cost of the ‘fibre to the home’ network will be carried by SA Digital Villages, who are in talks with Dark Fibre Africa to construct the so-called ‘backhaul’ connectivity to Franschhoek.

Anybody that is interested in the fibre roll-out or wishes to get involved can contact Ruth McCourt on avail@africatravelresource.com or 083 390 2891 for further information.

La Motte Tasting Room Mondays to Saturdays: 09:00 – 17:00 Food and Wine Tastings on Fridays: 10:00 – 11:00reservations ( essential) Contact: 021 876 8820 | tasting@la-motte.co.z a Pierneef à La Motte Restaurant For lunch: Tuesdays to Sundays For dinner: Thursdays to Satur days Winelands Tea: Tuesdays to Sundays Chef’s Table: Thursdays to Saturdays (reservations essential) Contact: 021 876 8800 | pierneef@la-motte.co.za La Motte Museum Tuesdays to Sundays: 09:00 – 17:00 Historic Walks on Wednesdays: 10:00 – 11:00 (r eservations essential) Sculpture Walks on Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:00reservations ( essential)

La Motte invites you to experience its beautiful Franschhoek Valley setting, historical charm, stylish offering in the enjoyment of wine, cuisine and the arts, its environmental care and, above all, its people’s warm spirit of sharing.

We look forward to welcoming you to La Motte!

La Motte HikingTrail Mondays to Saturdays: 09:00 – 17:00 Contact: 021 876 8820 | tasting@la-motte.co.z a

Visit our Farm Shop for a take-home reminder of La Motte.

Join us for one of our monthly Classical Music Concerts.

Visit www.la-motte.com for more information.

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Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge achievers to jet off to US

Bridge House’s Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge winners with their teachers in the Bridge House Commerce Department. FLTR: Mr Juan Kidd, Tim Vermeulen (2nd place), Mr Cheslyn Andrews, Mr David Sutcliffe and Bocasho Braaf (3rd place).

Two Bridge House Grade 9 students came in the top three of the Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge. Tim Vermeulen came second and and Bocasho Braaf third. Their prizes include a trip to Silicon Valley, which they’ll undertake next year.

The Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge is South

Africa’s leading competition for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Contestants are recognised for demonstrating outstanding entrepreneurial thinking skills.

Bridge House was one of only two Western Cape Schools to take part and ranked seventh out of all the participating schools.

Wine Tram launches a double decker

The Franschhoek Wine Tram celebrated the introduction of two double-deck railway trams at a function hosted by Vrede en Lust and the Lust Bistro on 6 November 2017.

With an impressive view of the surrounding vineyards and Simonsberg mountain, guests were addressed by Dana Buys of Vrede en Lust, Hein Koegelenberg representing Franschhoek Wine Valley and Minister Anton Bredell, the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.

Over the past five years the Franschhoek Wine Tram has grown its offering from a short rail journey in a 32-seater open sided tram visiting just two wine estates to a service that spans the entire Franschhoek Wine Route, visiting 22 wine estates, with the opportunity to spend between 30 and 60 minutes on the almost 5-metre tall 80-seater double-deck railway trams.

The introduction of the double deck railway trams will allow the Franschhoek Wine Tram to host in excess of 120 000 guests in the upcoming 2017/2018 tourist season.

General Manager, Brett Garner, acknowledged the “vision and inspiration of the owners of the business, the Blyth family, whose relentless pursuit of the exceptional has inextricably linked the Wine Tram and Franschhoek brands”.

Further thanks were extended to the participating wine estates, the manufacturers of the double deck trams – DCD Rolling Stock, the Western Cape Government and the railway authorities.

Dana Buys spoke enthusiastically of the direct positive impact experienced by Vrede en Lust due to the Franschhoek Wine Tram and the new double deck railway tram – a theme that was echoed by attending wine estate owners. Highlighting the need for innovation in tourism, Hein Koegelenberg, drew attention to the fact that the Franschhoek Wine Tram is regarded as the most recognizable and successful private wine tourism initiative in the world.

Balju daag sonder waarskuwing by munisipaliteit op

Etlike Franschhoek inwoners het gedurende vroeg November ‘n e-pos ontvang rakende die dreigende beslaglegging op munisipale bates weens die munisipaliteit se nie-betaling van regskostes en rente. Die e-pos het ook gevra: “Is Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit net onkundig of dalk insolvent?”

(Om ‘n rede wat onduidelik is, is die e-pos skynbaar eers in Franschhoek gesirkuleer nadat die dreigende optrede waarin in die e-pos verwys word reeds plaasgevind het.)

Die gebeure waarna die e-pos verwys het in 2013 begin met die aanlê van ‘n pyplyn na die nuwe Wemmershoek rioolwerke wat toe onder konstruksie was. Die eienaars van een van die geaffekteerde

eiendomme, Le Manoir de Brendel, het Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit om skadevergoeding gedagvaar.

Die saak is in Julie 2017 geskik en volgens die munisipale bestuurder, Me Geraldine Mettler, is die ooreengekome skadevergoeding is reeds op 28 Julie betaal. Die rentetoekenning en kostes is toe voor die hof geargumenteer en daar is bevind dat die munisipaliteit die rente moet betaal.

Die munisipaliteit het geargumenteer dat rente slegs gehef behoort te word vanaf die datum waarop die bedrag betaalbaar was, aangesien dit nie kon plaasvind alvorens die verskuldigde bedrag bepaal was nie. Die applikante wou egter hê dat dit vanaf 2013 betaalbaar moes wees. In Augustus 2017 het die hof het teen

die munisipaliteit uitspraak gegee oor die rente aspek.

Die munisipaliteit se prokureurs het geadviseer dat die uitspraak op appèl geneem moet word, maar na oorweging van die kostes en bedrag rente ter sprake is in September 2017 besluit om nie met die appèl voort te gaan nie.

Aldus Me Mettler het die munisipaliteit hul prokureur op 19 September van hierdie besluit ingelig en aangedui dat die munisipaliteit die rente sal betaal.

Opdrag is gegee om die kostebevel te laat takseer, maar dit is nog nie afgehandel nie.

Me Mettler sê: “Dis skokkend dat die munisipaliteit is nie op terme geplaas of in kennis gestel is deur die prokureurs van die applikante dat hulle van plan was om ‘n beslagleggingsbevel te bekom, sou ons nie

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confirmed a High Court judgement setting aside a previous contravention levy decision and approvals for the cottages; whether it acted with bias in favour of Brashville in instructing it to apply for a contravention levy; and whether the Director of Planning should be refrained from making further submissions to Council. However, in its conclusions the PP only dealt with the first of these.

Anne Stone’s reasons and supporting evidence for the complaint were set out in her complaint letter and letters from her attorneys but were not mentioned in the PP’s letter, although it quoted extensively from the municipality’s response which quoted extensively from letters from Brashville’s attorneys to the municipality.

Although the contravention levy had been fixed three months earlier, in its assessment of the municipality’s response the PP concluded that “the

die rente bedrag voor ‘n spesifieke datum betaal nie.

Die munisipaliteit het eers bewus geword van die beslagleggingsbevel toe die balju dit kom uitvoer het op 27 Oktober 2017. Hierdie prokureurs sal gerapporteer word aan die wetsgenootskap vir ondersoek.”

Me Mettler het aangedui dat indien die munisipaliteit bewus was van die applikante se voorneme om ‘n beslagleggingsbevel te bekom sou die munisipaliteit óf onmiddellik die uitspraak op appèl geneem het of die bedrag betaal het.

“Die munisipaliteit was nog nooit onwillig of nie in staat om ons verpligtinge, soos deur die hof aangedui, na te kom nie ten spyte daarvan dat ons nie met die bedrag saam stem nie,” sluit Me Mettler af.

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Public Protector rules & Council fixes contravention levy At its July meeting Stellenbosch Town Council fixed the contravention levy to be paid by Brashville for the illegal building of six guest cottages at Lavender Farm at R400 000, although the Planning Department recommended R250 000 in a report to Council. No reasons for the amount fixed are given in the minutes of this meeting or for the amount recommended in the Planning Department’s report.

In its decision letter dated 18 October 2017 addressing a maladministration complaint by Anne Stone against Stellenbosch Municipality in dealing with the illegal building and use of these cottages the Public Protector (PP) identified three issues for investigation: whether the municipality had failed to act within a reasonable time after May 2014 when the Supreme Court of Appeal

Minister Bredell drew parallels between the Franschhoek Wine Tram and the V&A Waterfront in that both have continued to “reinvest and reinvent their offerings”, and added that “by launching new products, these landmarks continue to attract more visitors”. He went on to highlight the direct job creation related to the wine tram operation as well as the substantial economic effects experienced by the 22 participating wine estates and the Franschhoek Valley tourism sector as a whole.

The celebration concluded with a return trip along the newly opened railway line between the Simondium and Groot Drakenstein Stations, with magnificent views of the valley farms and vineyards flanked by the ever present Simonsberg.

matter is still premature and that due process needs to occur”. It also wrongly quoted the SCA as saying demolition would be “draconian” when it had said the opposite. It was the previous Director of Planning who had said this.

The PP concluded that the municipality “only had to prove that it was [in the process of] exercising its discretion and this it had done”, the process followed by the Director of Planning was transparent and fair and it could not “take away from the Director any of his delegated powers”.

The PP also noted that the complainant had not applied to the court to set aside the second contravention levy decision and it was not obliged to investigate if the complainant had not exhausted her legal remedies.

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The SAPS is looking for 26-year old Jonathan Arrison. He is wanted in connection with charges of fraud and theft from a motor vehicle. Arrison was last seen with his wife at a block of flats near Paarl Wimpy and McDonalds. He then disappeared to Bellville.

Anyone with information regarding Arrison’s whereabouts is asked to contact the investigating officer, Warrant Officer Van der Bank at 079 894 1720.

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Expect a bad fire season

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“Fire season is now in its second month and between the effects of climate change and the severe water crisis in our province it does not provide a positive outlook for the 2017/18 fire season,” says Ashley Bauer, Leader of the Franschhoek Ward of the Winelands Fire Protection Association.

Bauer says he’s happy to report that since last fire season, great strides have been made in the Franschhoek Valley. The implementation of strategic fire breaks along the foothills of the valley’s mountains during the winter period – funded by the Winelands Fire Protection Association – has done much to reduce the risk to the valley.

The responsibility to maintain these breaks in future will rest with the individual land As a result of the drought the 2017/2018 fire season is expected to be a bad one owners and Cape Nature.

• Provide the fire service control room with critical A Winelands Fire Group Planning Committee has information, i.e. lives, property at risk been working hard to address fire safety challenges • Follow the call taker’s instructions and risks for many months. The primary focus of their • Only end the call after the call taker has work is on prevention and community resilience. This disconnected the call programme has included the facilitation of training for Home safety all land owners, area-specific fire risk assessments and Bauer offers the following advice to home owners the recording of all existing fire breaks in accordance regarding preventative measures that should be put in place, with the National Veld and Forest Fire Act. especially for homes near areas that pose a high fire risk.

Bauer says the tactical response to fires this season has • A clear area of 10m around houses free of wood been adapted to the expected fire behaviour, including piles, vegetation and hanging branches more ground crews and quicker response by local members • Ensure all gutters are clear of debris that could and volunteers, which proved very successful last season. potentially ignite in an ember shower To raise fire awareness Fire Danger Index Boards • Check all thatch roof sprinkler / irrigation systems, have also been placed in and around the village to be activated in any ember shower. highlighting the fire risk in our area on any given day.

• Remove flammable materials and furniture from patios Notifying fire services • Ensure a clear unobstructed path to the structure • Please report all signs of smoke and/or vegetation In conclusion Bauer asks all residents to please fires to the Winelands Fire Services Control spare a thought for the volunteers who often Room on (021) 887 4446 or 112 – toll free from leave their families at all hours to assist in fighting any cellular phone on all networks. fires and dealing with the consequences. Anyone • Give your name and contact number who can offer any support or needs any further • State the nature of the emergency. (Fire) information is welcome to contact Ashley.

• Provide the exact location of the wild fire • Provide the fire service control room with the best Ashley Bauer | 083 457 4065 directions to access the fire area firesafe2000@gmail.com

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Grande Provence Summer Picnic Menu – R325 per person sharing Single baskets available – R345 per person Additional add-ons: Rabbit liver parfait – R40 pp • Seasonal fruit – R25 pp • Chunky Waldorf Salad – R45 • Boerenkaas – R60 • Rose and white chocolate macaroon – R20 pp We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment as we have a limited number of baskets available daily.

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Whole roasted Franschhoek salmon trout, seasonal green vegetables, pickled cucumber and confit artichokes, grilled lemon with sour fig preserve

A selection of local cheeses and salami with our homemade relishes, spiced nuts, parmesan and rosemary shortbread and something sweet

Serves 12 people as a starter / 6 as main Ingredients: 1 whole trout (1.5kg) scaled and gutted; Salt; Black pepper; Lime infused olive oil; 1 small bunch of fresh dill; Figs, baby fennel, trimmed and cut in half 4 lemons sliced; 6 baby marrows washed and sliced length wise; 6 confit artichokes (available from most deli’s); 1 cup of pickled or dill cucumbers; 2 bunches of tender stem broccoli, steamed; 1 jar of sour fig preserve to serve (available from most deli’s)

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Method: Preheat the oven to 220˚ C. Prepare a large roasting tray by lining it with silicone baking paper. Prepare your trout by placing it onto the roasting tray and scoring it both sides with a very sharp knife. Place the slices of one lemon in the gut of the trout with dill. Season well .

Drizzle with some lime olive oil. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the temperature down after 15 minutes to 160˚ C and bake for a further 30 minutes.

While your salmon is baking, prepare your green vegetables. Panfry the baby fennel in some olive oil over a medium heat. Season with salt and set aside.

Drizzle the washed baby marrow slices with some olive oil and season with salt and grill over a medium heat. Grill the lemons also on a medium heat. When there is 15 minutes left on your timer for the fish, place all your vegetables and lemon, except for the pickled or dill cucumbers onto the baking tray and bake for the last 15 minutes with the fish.

Transfer to fish and the vegetables to a serving platter and garnish with the pickled or dill cucumbers and add some fresh dill. Serve with a sour fig preserve.

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Who is the chef at Marigold restaurant?

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Cellar Chat

Mark Tanner As sure as spring follows winter and summer follows spring, so the production of wine follows the seasons. There is a time for pruning, a time for harvesting and so on.

We follow the calendar with our wine promoting festivals too. Chronologically we celebrate ‘Summer Wines’ in February, Bastille Day in July, we become totally ‘Uncorked’ in September and pleasantly ‘Champagned’ in December.

However, some important dates go without any festivity. These include the times when the various wine awards are announced.

Behind the scenes our winemakers eagerly await results from the Michaelangelo, Veritas and the various other challenges. But how do we do compared with other wine regions? Pretty well in fact. We seem to be receiving more awards as the season drift by.

Rickety Bridge was awarded a Michaelangelo Double Gold for their 2016 Chardonnay. Their Foundation Stone White 2016 was listed among the Top 100 South African wines. Veritas Double Golds were given to

La Motte’s Pierneef Syrah/Viognier blend and Bellingham’s ‘The Bernard’ series SMV (Syrah/Mourvedre/ Viognier) 2015.

Let’s face it, Bellingham have been making wines since 1947, or thereabouts, so it is no real wonder for them to get it right.

Tim Atkins, British Wine Master, and good friend of South African wines, gave 91/100 to Grande Provence’s flagship ‘Amphora’ white in his South African special report 2017. And so the list continues, amongst which you’ll find one local winery reaching new heights.

La Couronne is smiling these days. Their Rosè (Merlot) won Michaelangelo, Vitis Vinifera and as well as Gold Wine Awards Double Golds. They also admire their silver Trophy cup for ‘Best Wine in the Franschhoek region at the South African Young Wine Awards 2017. How about Paarl region’s Best Shiraz and a Vitis Vinifera Gold for both their Malbec 2014 and barrel fermented Chardonnay.

Let’s leave them gazing at their National Cubert Bourgogne Challenge Trophy (heavy to handle) for

best Shiraz. There are more.

It is not possible to list all of Franschhoek’s awards in the space available but at least we can get an idea of how familiar names are doing and how a relative newcomer on the Robertsvlei Road is reaching for and achieving new heights. Well done to all.

It is comforting to know that most of these wines are available locally.

We have excellent wine merchants in our high street and here I include a newcomer - ‘Wine Connection’ which is basically Montagu (Nuts) re-invented. Here are wines from entry level to really high octane.

They are branching out and planning to arrange tasting access to not only everyday favourites, but some high-end wines as well. The availability of our very best wines is limited by virtue of international sales, small volumes and personal waiting lists, among other factors. However, if it can be arranged for ‘small parcels’ of outstanding wines to be reserved for a Huguenot Road tasting, we shall have another milestone for Franschhoek.

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Maison Estate and Chefs Warehouse join forces

Maison Estate and Chefs Warehouse have joined forces to create Chefs Warehouse at Maison. This is be Chef Liam Tomlin’s fourth eatery, joining the Chefs Warehouse and Canteen on Bree Street, Thali in Gardens, and Chefs Warehouse at Beau Constantia.

Tomlin’s team will also take over the running of the estates’ deli & homeware shop, as well as the tasting room which will continue to showcase winemaker Antwan Bondesio’s award-winning wines.

Chris Weylandt, owner of Maison Estate, says he is excited to be collaborating with such a like-minded brand.

“Chefs Warehouse shares our values of creating delicious food and wine, in an environment that embodies great design, which combine to deliver a wonderful experience for all visitors.”

Chris explains that the departure of Chef Arno Janse van Rensburg to open his own restaurant presented the opportunity to try something new.

2018 Platter’s 5-star wines revealed

The Platter’s by Diners Club South African Wine Guide 2018 was launched at Cape Town’s The Table Bay Hotel on Friday, 3 November.

One of the highlights of this annual event is the announcement of the publication’s 5-star wines, which once again includes wines from a number of Franschhoek wineries.

This year’s 5-star wines were those scoring 95 points or more, named ‘South African Classics’, and there were a total of 111 wines achieving this for the 2018 guide. The guide’s ultimate accolade, Winery of the Year, this year was awarded to Raats Family Wines.

Franschhoek’s batch of 5-star wines consists of: Môreson Cabernet Franc 2015, Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2015, Bellingham Small Barrel SMV 2014, Chamonix Troika 2015 and Colmant Brut Chardonnay NV. The prestigious Red Wine of the Year accolade was awarded to last year’s Winery of the Year, Nederburg Wines, for their Two Centuries Cabernet Sauvignon 2014. White Wine of the Year was handed to The

Chef Liam Tomlin says: “Joining forces with the beautiful Maison Estate is a great fit for us at Chefs Warehouse – it just feels right. As with the other restaurants in the Chefs Warehouse stable, the emphasis will be on serving great food based on our successful formula of ‘global tapas’, teamed with the estate’s equally great wines.”

“Heading up the kitchen will be David Schneider, an outstanding and driven young chef who has had the benefit of working alongside me at Chefs Warehouse, Bree Street, and with Ivor Jones at Chefs Warehouse @ Beau Constantia. We’re also very excited to be running a similar deli and homeware shop to the one in Bree Street, along with the wine tasting room, which will be an added string to our bow,” he continued.

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Landau du Val Private Selection Semillon 2014 A heritage wine to be savoured Situated in the heart of the Franschhoek Wine Valley, just off the Robertsvlei Road, is the farm La Brie, home to the Landau family. This is also home to their Semillon heritage vineyard that is 112 years old, to be exact.

When Basil Landau acquired the farm in 1986 he was unaware of the vineyard’s existence, but since discovering these heritage bush vines, they have been nurtured and developed into what has become the estate’s flagship wine, with the maiden vintage produced in 1995. The average annual production from this unirrigated block is approximately 3,5 tons per hectare and produces a superb dry Semillon. One of very few heritage wines still being produced in South Africa today this Semillon is considered one of the Franschhoek Valley’s iconic wines.

The grapes for the 2014 vintage were wholebunch pressed with natural fermentation taking place in small French oak barrels – 25% new and 75% older barrels. The must was fermented between 14º and 17ºC and the lees were stirred daily for two months and then once a month for the next eight months thereafter. Barrel maturation took place for

12 months. The final blend includes approximately 15% Semillon Gris, which naturally mutated from the Semillon vines planted.

The current release of the 2014 vintage, is described by winemaker Wynand Grobler as a dry wine with nutty nuances intermingled with zesty lime and red apple aromas. A full, rich palate of honey, nougat and citrus is perfectly balanced with

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caramel richness and a beautiful lingering creamy finish. Ready to drink now, this wine has great aging potential for at least 10 years from harvest. Truly a wine made to last and improve with age. This has been proven regularly with earlier vintages such as the 2002 which is still drinking beautifully.

Taking into account that Semillon makes up only 1% of wine produced in South Africa this is truly an

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undiscovered gem, which has consistently received rave reviews from industry role players and media alike. The perfect wine to enjoy with Breyani, Chicken Curry, Roast Pork, Seafood, Shellfish, Roast Chicken, Paella and even cheeses.

Available directly from the farm or from La Cotte Wine Sales in Franschhoek at R350 per bottle.

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Heavenly pairing of Angels Tears and nougat at Grande Provence

Spread your wings and savour ‘A Taste of Heaven’ with enchanting pairings of Angels Tears wines and handmade nougat at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate.

Offered daily at the Grande Provence tasting room, the Angles Tears ‘A Taste of Heaven’ pairs specially-crafted nougat delights with each of the four wines in the range.

Smooth and bursting with fruit, Angels Tears wines are uncomplicated quality quaffers that are easy on the palate and great value for money – ideal for everyday enjoyment.

You’ll find a match made in heaven when these wines combine with the sweet sensations of nougat. Made from the finest natural ingredients by a local artisanal nougat specialist, the final selection was chosen after intensive tastings accentuate the character of the wines.

Lemon & thyme nougat harmonises flawlessly with layers of tropical fruit and hints of green pepper in the crisp yet generous Angels Tears Sauvignon Blanc.

The richness of upfront honey infused with spices and tropical flavours of the Angels Tears Muscato Chenin Blanc is pure pleasure with mango & macadamia nougat.

Cherry & raspberry nougat is absolute temptation combined with the Angels Tears Natural Sweet Rosé

with its seductive blush and profusion of freshly picked strawberries flavours.

Upfront red berries and silky smooth tannins make the fruity, easy drinking Angels Tears Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon a sensational taste partner for decadent cranberry & chocolate nougat.

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New winemaker for Grande Provence

Grande Provence has appointed accomplished winemaker Hagen Viljoen to head up their winemaking team.

With more than 12 years’ experience in local and international cellars, Viljoen takes over the winemaking responsibilities at Grande Provence from Matthew van Heerden who has left to pursue his own wine interests.

A graduate in Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Stellenbosch, Viljoen has travelled extensively to gain international knowledge in winemaking. He completed internships from Mendocino in the USA, to Marlborough in New Zealand, Barossa in Australia and St Emilion in France before returning to South Africa.

Back home his mentorship continued at Vergelegen and Zevenwacht before he was appointment as head winemaker at Solms-Delta in 2012 where he has been honing his skills for the past five years.

“I have been very fortunate to work with some outstanding parcels of fruit sourced across the Cape Winelands and welcome the new challenges at Grande Provence,” says Viljoen, who has a great passion for the northern Rhone and loves wines of purity and elegance.

“I am excited about the potential in the Grande Provence wine range and look forward to exploring its further development with the team. Franschhoek has fantastic Semillon, which would be interesting to possibly introduce into the signature The Grande Provence White blend,” he adds.

Viljoen recounts the 18/20 score from UK wine doyenne Jancis Robinson for Piekenierskloof Grenache, and receiving scores of 90+/100 for all 4 wines shown to Tim Atkin in his South African 2017 Special Report with 95 points awarded to Solms-Delta Amalie 2015, as career highlights.

“For me balance is a key element in any great wine

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and I believe in translating the potential found in the vineyard in a manner that respects the fruit and reflects the character of its origin,” says Viljoen.

Wine is indelibly intertwined in his destiny, both personally and professionally. Viljoen, who grew up on a Ceres fruit farm, met his wife, Nicola, while they were both studying winemaking at Stellenbosch University. They started dating during his final year and today are the proud parents of 3-year old twin girls, Hannah and Kate. In his spare time, exploring wine, food and the great outdoors, ideally simultaneously with good friends and family, brings him immense joy. www.grandeprovence.co.za | 021 876 8600

Eat and be healthy

Franschhoeker Chantal Lascaris has a new book on the shelves. It’s a recipe book, one bursting with the health appeal of Mediterranean food and is called All Sorts of Healthy Dishes. It’s her second recipe book and follows on last year’s All Sorts of Salads.

Having spent an enviable amount of travel time in the Mediterranean countries, Chantal has partaken of many a tasty Med meal. She has always enjoyed the cuisine and found, to her satisfaction, that on her return home she always felt terrific and had lost weight to boot. This obviously rewarding lifestyle inspired her to gather recipes of the cuisine in a book for herself and others. The result is a collection of easy to follow delicious recipes accompanied by photos to tempt even reluctant cooks.

Chantal sees healthy eating as a way of life not a diet; there is no deprivation here and it certainly is not boring. Science has time and again supported the Mediterranean way of living and eating as healthy; a fact that loads the dice in its favour.

You won’t find any stodgy food in All Sorts of Healthy Dishes. You will for instance find a way to use watermelon in a cold soup – in a dish discovered in Spain; and a mouth-watering way to combine goat’s cheese and chocolate in truffles – a Chantal invention which has acquired permanent residence on her cheese and dessert platters.

The main courses have charming foreign names in recognition of their countries of origin – Chermoula Fish Salad, Chicken Ramblas or Izmir Köftes anyone? Logically the first step in writing the book was research, which in this case was deconstructing dishes to identify the ingredients. Once that was done, the next step was finding local equivalents to avoid hunting for obscure names in speciality stores. A lot of kitchen time was spent in getting the ingredients and the measurements just right.

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and Baby Marrow Pilaf or Briam until you discover a whole chapter on vegetarian dishes like Strapsada and Crêpes Fernande. Mark the Marseille Seafood Stew in the third chapter for your fishy friends and then mark the Fez Chicken with Honey for turmeric fans.

Chantal has thoughtfully suggested which of the side dishes to serve with the main courses. There’s Chicken Veronique for which she suggests the Green Beans and Mushrooms, another chicken recipe for which it is Grilled Asparagus and an ostrich steak (Steak Cipolla) recipe for which she suggests her Green Pepper Cups. For Kleftiko she suggests the Greek-style Potatoes and for some of the vegetarian dishes it’s fresh bread and leafy greens.

The last recipe in the book is part of the Desserts and Cheeses chapter. It’s called Camembert Cake and is a fitting grande finale with walnuts, hazelnuts, honey, fresh figs and more generously adorning the cheese.

Just paging through the book, reading the names of the recipes and looking at the photos could make you feel healthier and probably happier! It’s the appeal of The Mediterranean Way.

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Tim Atkin scores Le Lude Brut Agrafé MCC 95 points

The release of British Wine Master Tim Atkin’s South Africa report is always a much-anticipated event in the Cape Winelands. Highly influential, his determinations carry consequences.

For local Méthode Cap Classique producer Le Lude these consequences are of the very best kind as all four of their sparkling wines scored 93 points and higher in this year’s report.

Leading the pack was the Le Lude Brut Agrafé which achieved a stellar 95 points. Following close on its heels were the Vintage Prestige Cuvée and Brut NV with 94 points. The Brut Rosé NV followed closely with 93 points.

Winemaker Paul Gerber is a South African pioneer in the fermentation of MCC on cork, rather than crown cap. According to Paul, this process – Agrafé – leads to a more complex and unique development of flavours and mouth-feel. “The main reason for this is the difference in the rate of exchange of gases that takes place when the bottle is closed with a cork for the secondary fermentation and aging compared with crown-cap,” he says. “It leads to a wine with a unique character, and in Champagne some of the houses such as Bollinger, Krug and Tattinger still use it.”

Paul’s expertise in Champagne is the result of annual trips to Champagne that Le Lude owners, Nic and Ferda Barrow, send him on. His evident

passion for and frequent trips to Champagne led to him being invited to become a member of the Le Mesnil-sur-Oger chapter of the order of Les Chevaliers de l’Arc in 2016– an honour bestowed on few foreigners.

The 2017 season sees a few changes at Le Lude. Regular visitors will notice that the elegant tasting room and Orangerie restaurant have been enlarged. Next year the cellar will also undergo some enlargement to bring it to its planned maximum capacity of 150 000 bottles.

Another change is that there are two new senior staff members at the farm. Assistant winemaker Emma Bruwer recently joined Le Lude after stints in the US (Sonoma) and New Zealand. Like Paul who came to winemaking via maths teaching Stellenbosch graduate Emma also came to winemaking via a detour – she initially studied veterinary science before graduating with a degree in oenology. Emma is not a stranger to wine; her parents own Springfield estate in Robertson, although they wouldn’t let her touch anything in the cellar! Estate manager, Carel Else, who comes with extensive farming experience rounds off the team. www.lelude.co.za | 021 100 3465

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Spices of the World

Enjoy the fragrance and variety of spices from all over the world.

From sweet cinnamon to fiery chilli, intricate cardamom to luxurious saffron. Join Chef Pieter de Jager for an introduction to the intoxicating world of spice and learn to use them to their utmost in a variety of dishes.

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Whether it is the decadence of Risotto alla Milanese, the heartiness of Ossobuco or the traditional delight of Panettone, Chef Pieter will introduce you to the charm and delight that is the food of northern Italy.

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Sweet, Shweet, Swiet

New summer menu for The Dining Room at Leeu Estates

Heaven to those with a sweet tooth, Chef Pieter guides guests through a tempting array of delicate pastries and moreish desserts. Sweets in all its shapes and forms!

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The Dining Room at Leeu Estates unveiled its summer menu on a suitably sweltering day in late October.

The new menu, carefully created by Oliver Cattermole, Executive Chef for Leeu Collection South Africa, promises to entice guests with seasonally changing dishes using the freshest produce and offering patrons the best choices.

The summer menu comprises breakfast, which may be enjoyed from 07h00-11h00, lunch from 12h0015h00 and dinner from 19h00-21h00. Dishes are innovative and inspiring with a traditional twist. Think garden vegetables, ginger, rice paper, green beans and a Cape Malay spiced dressing; Karoo lamb “skilpadjie” with summer peas and beans, and for the sweetly inclined, Passion fruit soufflé white chocolate icecream, to name but a few mouth-watering options.

An exceptional treat, Afternoon tea, will entice guests from 14h00-17h00 with tiers of sweet and savoury treats.

The new menu presents a two or three course option with the addition of complimentary “snacks” from the kitchen. It’s all about good cooking with attention to detail.

“The focus of our new summer menu is simple elegance,” says Oliver. “This means the core ingredient of every dish will be the star on the plate. We build on the core ingredient to create a modern South African dish, but the emphasis will always be on farm to table; taking the produce and treating it simply yet getting the best flavour and texture out of it.”

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Parents: How to replace screen time with foundational reading skills

Most parents are very aware that too much screen time for young children isn’t a good thing, but many are just as uncertain about what exactly the problem is and, importantly, how time can be more constructively spent without it becoming an additional daily burden adding to the stress of the adults.

“Taking the guesswork out of quality family interaction, which also assists in the development of the child, is half the battle won,” says Barbara Eaton, Academic Development Advisor for the Pre-Primary Schools Division at ADvTECH, Africa’s largest private education provider.

Eaton says parents who rely on some screen time to get a bit of a breather shouldn’t feel guilty, but adds that they should ensure they also spend time every day connecting with their children through activities.

Activities, which are both fun and will aid the cementing of the skills they will require for reading success in future, can be woven into the daily routine.

Eaton says the human brain is wired for developing spoken language which is why, with good personal interaction, babies develop speech from an early age without intentional teaching.

“But there is no automatic brain wiring for reading and spelling, so all aspects of these skills need to be taught systematically and explicitly. Modern life has increasingly seen young children spend significant amounts of time in front of screens, which focus their brains on visual more than auditory content.

“The major problem with screen time is that much of the spoken content of what they watch is too fast and often indistinct, making them less likely to concentrate on it. This has impacted on the development of accurate listening skills.”

This all sounds quite negative, but the good news is that brain repair and the re-routing and development of neurons are possible and that with correct teaching, the children who would have learned to read easily will read at a higher level while the ‘at risk’ children will be able to read well.

So how can parents help their children?

1 – By talking and listening “In these days of digital media, we are talking less to each other and much of the communication taking place is instructive: ‘It’s time to bath. Pick up your clothes,” etc. Instead, try to focus on generating discussions, for

instance talk about the highs and lows of your day; introduce topics such as, ‘if you could do anything you wanted, what would it be and why’, ‘tell us about the best thing you saw today’.”

Eaton says it is important to ask open-ended questions (which don’t have a yes or no response), to elicit full answers.

Dads are especially good at this!

2 – By reading to their child Read both fiction and factual books from a very young age and join the library to give a wider choice. Choose quality stories that link to your child’s interests, not just Disney ones, Eaton advises.

“Let your child see you reading books and magazines.

When you read a menu, shopping list, or road sign, involve your child and discuss how wonderful it is to be able to read and understand the information around you.”

3 – By singing and reciting Sing songs, recite rhymes together and read poems.

“Rhyming is such an important pre-reading skill, but fewer and fewer children learn any rhymes at home. Nursery rhymes are basically historical nonsense but children love them and they are easy to memorise,” Eaton says.

4 – Play with words Play with compound words - breaking popcorn into pop and corn, fishtank into fish and tank etc. They make good car games, and make a walk to the shops shorter and more fun. I Spy is another fun favourite but use the sound at the beginning of the word, not the name of the letter. Cat starts with ‘c’ not CEE. Eaton says activities as listed above should be fun for adults and child, and should not become another chore for parents, but rather an easy, entertaining way to connect as they go through their usual routine in the morning and the evening.

Additionally, to build solid listening skills, parents should not repeat instructions and comments, as this programmes a child not to listen the first time.

“Parents should make eye contact, and pay attention to what their child is saying so that they model the desired listening behaviour. Above all, be excited about your child’s developing language and literacy skills.

“Investing quality time in your children can be achieved by including them in daily routines. Complementing this time with activities such as the above can make a tremendous impact on setting a child on the path to their own personal academic excellence,” she says.

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The link between obesity, insulinresistance and diabetes

Are our unhealthy lifestyles making us more prone to developing type 2 diabetes? The answer seems to be an unequivocal ‘Yes’. A staggering 44% of the global diabetes burden can be attributed to the global burden of obesity.

According to the National Department of Health, more than half of South African women are overweight or obese. Obesity and its co-morbidities, including diabetes, negatively affects the lives of many South Africans as well as places an enormous burden on the cost of healthcare, both in the public and private sectors.

The bottom line is that obesity is preventable.

World Diabetes Day took place on 14 November 2017, and the theme this year was ‘Women and Diabetes – our right to a healthy future’. There are currently over 199 million women living with diabetes. This total is expected to increase to 313 million by 2040.

Some of the risk factors for developing diabetes include: • Being aged 35 or over • Being overweight (especially if you carry most of your weight around your middle) • Being a member of a high-risk group (in South Africa if you are of Indian descent you are at particular risk).

• Having a family history of diabetes • Having given birth to a baby that weighed over 4kg at birth, or have had gestational diabetes during pregnancy • Having high cholesterol or other fats in the blood • Having high blood pressure or heart disease Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Symptoms of diabetes includes unusual thirst, frequent urination, unusual weight loss, extreme fatigue or lack of energy, blurred vision, frequent or recurring infections and slow healing cuts and bruises, and tingling in the hands and feet. Unfortunately, many people with type 2 diabetes show no symptoms!

The good news is that up to 70% of cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented through the adoption of a healthy lifestyle.

Keeping a healthy weight is important. The Diabetes Prevention Programme, an initiative of

the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, found that weight loss and increased physical activity reduced the chance of prediabetes turning into type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. For people 60 years or older, the reduction was 71 percent. For overweight people, losing five to seven percent of body weight through exercise and healthy eating could prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes altogether.

The relationship between obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes has been long-recognized, more specifically the fact that obesity leads to the development of insulin resistance.

Dr Albert Niemann, a physician with a special interest in obesity, explains that having insulin resistance precedes the development of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance is part of the metabolic syndrome, and is caused by both lifestyle and genetic factors.

Managing insulin resistance, Dr Niemann says, should involve limiting carbohydrates, avoiding sweetened beverages, eating more fibre, limiting portions, including enough protein, including fat-free dairy products and in so doing reducing a person’s visceral or central body fat. Regular and sustained exercise is also vital.

Dr Niemann’s advice to people who need to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight is to speak to their healthcare practitioner.

He says that unfortunately, research shows that 85% of people globally will regain all their weight back within the first year if they don’t permanently change their lifestyles. Maintenance is key. Dr Niemann further recommends using a diet guideline and regular follow ups.

The British Medical Bulletin as far back as ten years ago published research findings that indicated that a weight loss of more than 9kg in women is associated with a 25% reduction in causes of mortality, which includes diabetes.

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The “sportification” of food and drinks

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It’s no longer just athletes who are upping their game when it comes to what they eat and drink.

Many ordinary people who are turning to sport and exercise as a way to have a healthier lifestyle are also seeking out products that contain nutrients essential for keeping the body at its optimum.

Bruce Dennison, president of the Health Products Association of South Africa (HPASA), says that the South African sports nutrition market was worth R555,6 million in 2016. “Consumers are tapping into this trend and this market is expected to be worth R812.9 million by 2021, according to a Euromonitor International report,” he says. The HPASA has been at the forefront of the natural health products, nutritional dietary supplements and complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) industries since 1976, and represents a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and practitioners.

Natural products that ensure athletes who want to maintain a healthy lifestyle and get the most out of their exercise regimes contain vitamins, minerals, supplements and organic substances, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. And it’s a trend that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the makers of comestibles. “Many companies are latching onto this trend of the ‘sportification’ of food and drinks,” says Dennison.

Companies highlight their products’ nutritional content in their packaging to appeal to the health enthusiast as well as the more avid sportsperson, and also sometimes market their product via images

of health and sport.

“If a label has ingredients with sweeteners, artificial ingredients and flavourants, best avoid it. It is much easier nowadays to find all-natural products offering fast post-effective recovery without the unnecessary additives”, says Vanessa de Ascencao, nutritional consultant and member of the HPASA. De Ascencao says sports enthusiasts are realising that changes in diet can benefit all aspects of training, including endurance during exercising, and better and faster recovery. Incorporating the correct vitamins and minerals in daily food intake can help the body bounce back after a strenuous workout, while reducing the risk of injuries.

As an example, curcumin is a bright yellow chemical, and derived from turmeric, a well-known spice, and has become a leading herbal supplement.

“Curcumin is probably one of the most researched extracts, with over 700 clinical studies conducted thus far,” says De Ascencao. It is renowned for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.

After a strenuous workout, curcumin can help decrease delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

Adding turmeric to smoothies, soups and roast veg is becoming extremely popular.

Other notable supplements that aid fitness are the B vitamins, which are instrumental in fighting fatigue, muscle weakness and joint pain. Magnesium also has a role to play in relieving muscle aches and spasms and helps increase energy, and can be found in spinach and kale.

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Best Bakkie 2018

A rapidly developing market makes for the most exciting Bakkie of the Year for a while.

Franschhoek-based Bakkie & Car magazine performs two essential duties toward the end of each year – Best Bakkie and Performance Car of the Year competitions – and Tatler is privileged to share those stories in brief, with Best Bakkie 2018 this issue.

Downsized delightful Last year Best Bakkie was all about downsizing and that trend continues to an extent, although we do have a few old school bruisers among this year’s cream of the crop, so let’s see what gives…

Just as we were about to start with our static tests, came a bit of a surprise. The Fiat Fullback always utilised the older Mitsubishi 2.5-litre turbodiesel, while kissing cousin Triton had the latest and far more refined 133kW 430Nm 2.4 litre. But now Fiat has snuck the same lump onto the new Fullback 2.4 Double Cab SX 4x4 auto to deliver one of the finest bakkie bargains for a long time.

The all-new 30kg lighter, smaller, torquier and more powerful engine makes the R499k 4x4 Fullback the fastest double cab diesel bakkie we’ve ever tested.

It is superbly equipped, safe with an excellent ride although the Fiat’s limited 1500kg maximum towing capacity could be a stumbling block.

Next bakkie up, the new R608k top-spec Ford Ranger 3.2 Fx4 Double Cab 4x4 automatic satisfies demand for accessorising and customising while maintaining the fine capabilities of the XLT model via latest-generation SYNC3 infotainment in a comprehensive suite of touch screen functions, but the Ranger is still the good old school 2011 Best Bakkie 3.2-litre after all.

Old school cool Mazda’s BT-50 3.2L Double Cab 4x4 SLE auto shares much of its heart including that 147kW 470Nm 5-cylinder 3.2-litre turbodiesel mated to a 6-speed automatic with the Ranger above. It also brings a fresh look and in line with Mazda’s divorce from Ford, it’s now built in Thailand – not Pretoria.

But the R555K Mazda clearly is a bakkie bargain.

The R499K 4x2 Mitsubishi Triton 2.4DI-D Double Cab 4x2 is all but identical to the Fiat Fullback and joins the bakkie downsizing craze with a torquey, powerful and more efficient free-revving 2.4 that does the job we recently expected from a 3.2-litre in

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an exceptional choice, hobbled only by a strangely low towing capacity, but it delivers more at less of a price to bring a tear to its rivals’ eyes.

Nissan’s R587K Navara 2.3D Double Cab LE 4x4 auto is another downsized bakkie to deliver top performance and proves that power, acceleration and fuel efficiency can thrive together in a downsized engine. This advanced biturbodiesel with shifton-the-fly 4x4 packs it all in too, to deliver another brilliant bakkie choice.

The 2017 Best Bakkie Toyota Hilux (the 2.4 won last year) is the icon among bakkies and this R585K 2.8GD-6 Raider 4x4 Black Edition is a dollied-up 1000-off special with a little black trim, but of course it’s a fully-specced top of the range Toyota Hilux and that is an advantage all on its own.

Against the flow V6 bakkies are nothing new, but the latest R730k VW Amarok 3.0 V6 TDI Highline 4Motion is a 165kW 550Nm turbodiesel 4x4 bakkie equipped to tackle a BMW 330d on the road. Fast, frugal enough, sophisticated and fantastically equipped, Amarok TDI V6 is quiet on the road and flies in the face of the very downsizing trend the double-Best Bakkie Amarok 2.0 actually invented. But it’s expensive and is a V6 TDI bakkie really worthy of the SUV’s spot in your garage…?

Getting down to brass tacks the Ranger, BT-50 and Hilux are just facelifts or special editions of bigger bore bakkies that are simply outgunned by the new downsized pick-ups on the block, so lack the novelty to fight for this title.

From a pure want point of view, Volkswagen’s bruiser is probably the best bakkie here, but that R730k comes back to bite it and it also flies in the face

of downsizing; so close, but no cigar.

We’d have preferred more Navara choice – maybe a 4x2 variant and a manual and the Nissan is also a bit fidgety on and off the road, but that is splitting hairs and if Navara tickles your fancy, then take it – it’s a damn good bakkie.

All tied up But Best Bakkie 2018 is a tie. Surprised? Well so are we.

We pondered long and hard how to split these two, but in the end, we felt it was best that the Fiat Fullback and Mitsubishi Triton shared the spoils. Both bakkies perform better than any other diesel double cab we’ve ever tested; they are far less expensive than the norm,

ride and handle perhaps better than the rest and are the lightest bakkies too, to help them destroy their full-sized rivals whose downsized siblings merely had a weaker engine plonked into the same old lardy chassis.

We simply could not split these two – where one was a touch better, the other squared it off elsewhere, so we feel that it is only fair to split the laurels this year.

Good on you Mitsubishi and Fiat – you certainly have shown the Best Bakkie way forward over the last year. Bravo!

Find Bakkie & Car magazine on shelf in the village and keep up to day on all things motoring via www. bakkieandcar.com and www.roadtested.net.

2018’s Best Bakkies

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FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM MODEL UNVEILING Prior to the start of the final round of the FMM Slot Car Championship, a new vehicle display was unveiled in Hall C. But this time not of the vintage, veteran or classic variety, but rather die-cast scale models. Formally part of the Wilhelm Lochner collection, the pristine models, the majority in 1:18 scale, were donated to FMM by Wilhelm's daughter

Annemarie de Beer and made up a superb display spread over five spacious cabinets. The collection comprises 21 cars and pick-ups, three motorcycles, a pair of trucks and a commemorative box set of Ferraris, and are now on permanent display.

Main photo: The model collection now has a proud new home at FMM.

STARS WITH AMG

In November FMM hosted an AMG Drivers' Lounge attended by clients and special guests, who by special arrangement were flown in by helicopters.

AMG made available to drive a number of E63s in various guises, and to show guests 'how to do it' were noted German DTM racer Bernd Schneider and ex-F1 driver Karl Wendlinger, along with local ace Clint Weston. Guests were also taken around the PlaasPad off-road course that was built for the recent world launch of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class pick-up held at the museum.

Operating in the Franschhoek Valley Community Sport Centre, Franschhoek. In partnership with Hope through Action and Score.

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FMM curator Wayne Harley (right) with Berndt Schneider

QUEEN’S PLATE

The Cape's premier horse-racing and social calendar event, The L'Ormarins Queen's Plate, will take place on Friday and Saturday 5-6 January 2018 at Kenilworth Racecourse. FMM will once again be supporting the event that

features a supreme race card and both days will offer an impressive array of world-class music and entertainment across a number of hospitality marquees.

Tickets for the Queen's Plate are on sale at Computicket.

SLOT CAR FINALE On Wednesday, 8 November, the final round of FMM's inaugural Slot Car Championship took place and a record turnout of 16 drivers arrived to challenge for top honours. In the magnet car class, competition was particularly fierce throughout the night's racing but in the end, Jon Lederle with a 1969 Ford Mustang emerged the victor ahead of Thys Roux's Maserati. Third was FMM's Donny Tarentaal with his Audi RS5. In the nonmagnet class, Jon was again the victor with his Honda NSX over Justin Brink's BMW M1. As a result, Jon won both championships and was awarded an exclusive bottle of Anthonij Rupert wine by FMM curator Wayne Harley for each class.

The FMM championship will resume in February 2018 and plans are afoot to increase the number of race lanes on the track and introduce some different categories in both classes.

Jon Lederle (right) won both classes of the FMM Slot Car Championship.

OILY RAG CLEAN SWEEP

The Oily Rag Run, jointly sponsored by FMM, took place in October and the museum entered three cars each crewed by FMM staff members. Wilfred Tarantaal and Michael van Graan drove the 1924 Rugby, Wenstley

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Wicomb and Elton Botha piloted the 1936 Ford Fordor and Magdaleen Wepener and Karin Ras shared a VW Beetle. All three teams finished without hiccup, enjoying the opportunity to drive the cars on a social event.

FRANSCHHOEK VALLEY FOOTBALL CLUB

Text & Images Mike Monk

MUSEUM OPERATING HOURS: Visiting is currently by appointment only – phone 021 874 9002 to make a reservation. There is ample secure parking on site. Motorcycles and buses larger than 23-seaters should park at Anthonij Rupert Wyne from where visitors will be transported to and from fmm by charabanc.

Opening hours until November are – Monday to Friday 10h00 to 17h00 (last admittance 16h00), Saturday and Sunday 10h00 to 16h00 (last admittance 15h00).

The museum is open on most public holidays.

ENTRY FEES: Adults R80pp. Pensioners and motor club members (with membership ID) R60pp.

Children (3 - 12 years) R40pp.

Guided tours are available upon request at no charge. An on-site Deli offers refreshments and a selection of wines produced by Anthonij Rupert Wyne.

Tel: 021 874 9000 Fax: 021 874 9100 Email: fmm@fmm.co.za Web: www.fmm.co.za

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Fleur de Lis Nuus Wilna van der Westhuizen ‘n Groep opgwonde Fleur de Lis inwoners het op ‘n koue Dinsdag, 17 Oktober 2017, die pad gevat oor die berge na Hermanus en die see! Heerlike Fleur de Lis padkos is genuttig in ‘n klein padstalletjie by Houw Hoek, waar ons koffie deur ‘n weldoener betaal was.

Die weer het saamgespeel en die son het ons by die kus begroet. Ons het by Grottobaai gebly in ‘n baie ruim 7 slaapkamer huis – reg voor by die see. Een van ons bejaardes se kinders het kollewyntjies geskenk en kon ons namiddag tee/koffie nuttig op die stoep. Vir aand-ete het ons vleisgebraai. Op die spyskaart was: skaapstertjies, skilpadjies en heerlike lamstjoppies, braaibroodjies en slaai.

Woensdag het ons gaan tee drink in Stanford. Vir middagete was Gansbaai se heerlike vars gebakte vis en skyfies op die spyskaart wat met smaak genuttig is in Annetjie Krúgel se gastehuis wat oor die see uitkyk.

Met die terugry na Hermanus is ons deur De Kelders waar ons walvisse in die baai gesien het. Dutchies Restaurant was ons volgende stop vir ons aandete.

Donderdag oggend het die reëntjie ons begroet.

Ons het vinnig gepak en is toe via Gordonsbaai/ Strand terug na Franschhoek.

Hospice News Colleen Douglas On Friday, 27 October, Franschhoek’s hottest band “Uncorked” raised funds for the Bridge House School Bursary Fund and Franschhoek Hospice at The Theatre @ Bridge House. It was the charity event of the year: an amazing evening of fabulous entertainment, non-stop dancing and delicious food supplied and donated by Mark and Candice Holgate of Origin. At the end of the evening “Uncorked” was auctioned. We would like to thank all who supported this event. The organisers from Bridge House School, Mark and Candice and “Uncorked” for their time and nominating us as a beneficiary. Franschhoek Hospice received over R30 000 from the event.

October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Bridge House School sold pink ribbons and raised R887 for Hospice.

Our Potjiekos lunch, held at the Domaine des Anges Clubhoue, was once again a huge success. Despite the lack of rain the gardens were looking magnificent. Our fantastic chefs, Riaan, Tinus, Esme, Marelize and Pearl produced delicious potjies of lamb, pork, chicken, mixed vegetables, roasted potatoes and corn. Strawberries and cream for dessert! Adel, our barman had a great selection of wines, which included donations from Tokara, Manoir de Brendal, Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa and Haute Cabrière. Thank you to the hospice staff who worked endlessly – Evelyn, Cornelia, Alfred and, our MC for the day, Helen – you all made the luncheon a huge success.

Fleur de Lis sê uit ons harte dankie vir al die skenkings van die publiek, personeel en beheerraad wat dit moontlik gemaak het om 2017 so te kon afsluit. Ons wens almal ‘n Geseënde Kersfees en Nuwe Jaar toe. Mag ons in 2018 weer hande vat.

An excited group of Fleur de Lis residents departed Franschhoek on a chilly Tuesday, 17 October 2017, for a visit to Hermanus and the sea! Delicious Fleur de Lis snacks were enjoyed at a little farm stall at Houw Hoek, where a welldoer paid for our coffee.

The weather played along and the sun greeted us at the coast. We stayed in a large, seafront, 7-bedroomed house at Grotto Bay. One of our residents’ children donated cup cakes, which we enjoyed with afternoon tea on the the verandah. For dinner we had a braai. The menu offered: sheep tails, ‘skilpadjies’, amb chops, toasties and salad.

Wednesday we had tea in Stanford. Lunch in Gansbaai was enjoyed at Annetjie Krúgel’s guest house overlooking the sea and consisted of delectable fish and chips. On our return to Hermanus we passed through De Kelders where we saw whales in the bay.

Dinner was enjoyed at Dutchies Restaurant.

Thursday morning the rain greeted us. We quickly packed up and returned to Franschhoek via Gordon’s Bay/Strand.

Fleur de Lis thanks the public, staff and board for all the donations that made it possible to end 2017 in such a way. We wish everybody a Blessed Christmas and New Year. May we take hands again in 2018.

Thank you to the Trustees and Residents of Domaine des Anges for the venue. To the guests, our sponsors and to all who helped on the day, you helped make the luncheon a wonderfully successful day raising R26 000 before expenses.

The Christmas Carol Service held on the 19 November at the NG Kerk. A magical choir from Hermanus sang and brought the Christmas spirit into each and every one. NG Kerk kindly donated the collection of the morning of R12 019.65 to Hospice.

To all the businesses, individuals, schools and churches in the Franschhoek Valley who supported Franschhoek Hospice during 2017 we thank you and may you continue to do so in 2018. You made it possible for us to uphold to Our Mission: To be a centre of excellence that improves the quality of life of patients and their families in the Franschhoek Valley Hospice Admin and Shop will be closing on 15 December 2017 and will open on 8 January 2018.

Dates to diarise: • 2 and 3 December: We will be at the Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, come and support us.

• 27 January 2018: Porcupine Ridge Mountain Bike Challenge at Bridge House School. We’ll be selling boerewors rolls. For more information visit Facebook, Porcupine Ridge Mountain Bike Challenge 2018 • 7 February 2018: Volunteers Tea at Hospice House, 10h00 • 18 February 2018:- Remembrance Service at the VG Kerk at 09h00 • 23 February 2018: Our Annual Bridge Drive Lunch. Venue to be confirmed.

Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

Annette’s final (maybe) Quiz Night

As this may have been the third or even fourth year Annette had said this, her announcement that this was her very, very last and definitely final Animal Welfare Quiz Night was greeted with a certain degree of healthy scepticism by the many veterans of her previous Quiz Nights. Time will tell. It may have been the awareness of the historic nature of the event but the 120 Franschhoekers and friends who once again crowded into the Bread & Wine restaurant were, Annette said afterwards, a bit better behaved than usual although the bar, it must also be said, for good behaviour at these events is set pretty low.

With everyone seated Annette started on time with the Very General Knowledge first round, followed by Sport, Film Fun and other rounds that seasoned quiz goers had come to expect. There were, however, a couple of new rounds. That Was The Year That Was – events in the last twelve months – tested the most addicted news junkies.

Did you know which First Lady gave her used underwear to her supporters; or who in September was the second most followed world leader on Twitter? Along with the dreaded Dingbats and Picture Round, studied while consuming a delicious pasta (vegetarian, of course) made

by Pierre Hendriks of Le Bon Vivant, was a hysterical series of testing questions – Who Said That? Homer Simpson or Donald Trump! Try this one. How does a balloon stay in the air? . . . . No one knows.*See below for answer.

Before the auction Annette thanked all those who had helped and so generously given their wine, time and facilities. First and foremost there was the Friedman family for letting her use Bread & Wine once again and for the extraordinarily generous donation of Miss Molly wines, Tina and Neil Jewell and all their staff at Bread & Wine, James Stewart for the great sound system, Jo Middleton for the artwork for the paper rounds, La Chataigne and La Couronne for their donations of wine, Alex Maheri – “my little elf ” – for again providing transport services, Matthew Gordon for supplying delicious ice cream; and Darielle Robertson of DnA Events for a very interesting collection of miscellaneous wines.

Doug Gurr then took the floor in full-on auctioneer mode.

First up were two magnums of Morena MCC generously donated by Nick Davies of Franschhoek Pass Winery. Next

was dinner for two at Foliage donated by Chris Erasmus followed by two very popular hi-tech kites once again sent all the way from Seattle by Prism Technologies. The next very unusual (for Franschhoek, that is) item was a week’s salmon fishing on a remote river in Scotland donated by Strathnoon Holiday Cottages. As bids for a week’s stay as the B&B guests of Franschhoek swallows in their lovely house on the edges of London’s Regents Park did not reach the reserve it is still available. Offers over R10 000 (incredible value) are invited. Contact Annette on 083 340 3439 or info@thegardenhouse.co.za for details.

The next item was a stunning portrait of a rhino very generously donated by local artist Richard Pratt. Other examples of his work which sell for up to R20 000 are in the Leeu Collection. Next up were three exquisite miniatures – two rhinos and a hippo – also very generously donated by local and internationally acclaimed sculptor Bruce Little. Finally, there were two nights for up to 10 at Simon Pickstone-Taylor’s and Ross Hutchinson’s stunning, dog-friendly villa, La Gratitude, in Hermanus.

As there were too many items for a live auction, on offer in a silent auction were two nights at the charming Jasmine Cottage in Franschhoek donated by Tom and Heidi Clode, a “South African Table Experience for Two” at Leopard’s Leap, lunch for two at Terra Mare in Paarl, lunch for two at La Residence and finally an intriguing high-pressure water saving shower head! Hobbs Cottage in KZN for up to 12 for a week donated by Jenny Hobbs and a “night of intimate luxury” at Rickety Bridge are still available. Contact Annette for details and to make an offer.

The proceeds will all be used for township animal welfare and especially to help fund the Franschhoek SPCA’s vital and ongoing sterilisation programme that is having some success in containing the numbers of unwanted puppies and kittens. Observers with experience of animal welfare in other townships have noted a yearon-year general improvement here. Although that makes the expenditure of all the time, passion and effort that Annette puts into singlehandedly (almost) organising her quiz nights worthwhile, to borrow a quote from another context – la luta continua!! *Donald Trump (!)

SPCA News Julie Tomlinson Congratulations! Firstly, to both Nathan Jacobs and Haneley Daniels at Franschhoek SPCA who received confirmation that they have now passed their Animal Welfare Assistant qualifications. We appreciate the support of Inspector Lilly Konstabel and vet Dr Ilse Gerbach in the qualification process too. Congratulations also to Axel Spanholtz, a longstanding supporter who wins R1000 in The Top 100 Club Monthly Draw.

Franschhoek Valley Chefs are again coming up trumps in support of Franschhoek SPCA! November saw the start of our ‘World of Difference’ cards.

Diners in participating restaurants can voluntarily choose to donate just R10 to help towards funding our important animal sterilisation programme. So far, thanks go to chefs Chris at ‘Foliage’, Pierre at ‘Le Bon Vivant’, Darren at ‘Le Coin Français’ and the ‘Leeu Collection’ team at ‘Marigold’, the ‘Garden Room’ at LQF and ‘Leeu Estates’ who are all participating in this initiative. The creative card design was kindly produced for us free of charge by Graham Warsop’s talented marketing team at Utopia.

A huge ‘thank you’ to Alisha for organising her fantastic children’s Halloween Walk around the village on 28 October and evening Monster Mash at ‘Foliage’ – all proceeds in aid of Franschhoek SPCA. Huge fun was had by all with a very generous R10000 being raised. We are all incredibly appreciative of the local support, donated sweets, wine and time put in, particularly by Chris at ‘Foliage’, Ashley and Martine Bauer and Liam who worked hard selling tickets at

school to earn himself a free ticket. Book the date for Alisha’s next spectacular Halloween Walk in 2018 – it will be her fourth one! Email restaurant@foliage.co.za One hundred and twenty guests enjoyed an evening of frivolity and brilliant quiz questions at Annette’s 14th (and final?) Animal Welfare Quiz Night at ‘Bread and Wine’. Thanks Annette for all your hard work, passion and efforts and for making Franschhoek SPCA a sterilisation beneficiary. We all certainly hope it won’t be the last!

‘The Hoek’ came up with a great fundraising initiative – selling dog biscuits. In October they raised R875.90 for Franschhoek SPCA – thanks to owner Emma and staff Jacques, Jennipher and Darlington.

Spottie and Sweety in Groendal were very glad for the large comfortable dog beds very kindly purchased

by Sue Angenent. Two animal crates were donated by Morag and Clive Vandepeer that will be of great use on the sterilisation days!

December is our highest revenue month from Woolworths’ ‘My School My Village My Planet’ cards. With 282 active supporters currently making Franschhoek SPCA a beneficiary, volunteers stood outside Woolworths on 17 November and 1 December hoping to get supporter numbers even higher and encouraging shoppers to get their card swiped. Thanks Jeannie, Angela, Sandy, Dawn, Aliki, Errol, Anne, Susan, Suzanne and Vicki. Remember - every swipe counts!

On 7 December we are looking forward to seeing all our volunteers and supporters together at Auberge La Dauphine from 17h00 – 19h00 to enjoy a few glasses of wine with the Franschhoek SPCA team and committee – a small gesture in appreciation of the very kind support from our increasing numbers of volunteers and supporters.

On behalf of us all at Franschhoek SPCA and the animals we care for, wishing your human and animal families a very happy, humane and peaceful Christmas.

The smartness of Streetsmart

In the past year Streetsmart raised R150 000 for Franschhoek‘s vulnerable children. This money was raised in Franschhoek and will not leave the valley, instead it will be put to use in supporting local children. On 14 November a cheque for this amount was handed to the Kusasa Project at a function at Monneaux Restaurant. Funds are raised throughout the year in establishments in the Western Cape, along the Garden Route, in Gauteng and KZN. The total amount was in excess of R1million.

Everyone is aware of the general rule of not giving money to kids who beg because that would keep them on the streets. The smart thing to do is to make donations towards a registered organisation that manages funds in a professional way to uplift those in need, but not everyone is clear on how to go about it. Streetsmart makes it easy to help street children by partnering with restaurants who add five Rand to patrons’ bills on an opt-out basis. Patrons are welcome to ask to be excluded, but as the amount is small, they rarely do. It has proved to be good reason to keep the amount at five Rand per bill. New

partnerships with tasting rooms and guest houses are planned to enable people to “donate where you eat, drink and sleep”. Melanie Burke, Chairman of Streetsmart SA, makes it clear that every cent collected goes to the children, saying, “We dream of empowering youngsters and we know where the money is going.” Administration is covered by volunteers and donors.

The work done by Kusasa, the Franschhoek Streetsmart beneficiary, is extensive. They support early childhood development, have a prep school, a feeding scheme and a scholarship programme. They also provide counselling and workshops for kids and parents. They can provide a list of achievements and never seem to tire of helping and supporting youngsters to become independent successful adults.

This year’s donation will go towards the salaries of an ad hoc social worker and an auxiliary social worker in 2018.

The Franschhoek establishments involved in the Streetsmart programme are Bread & Wine, Foliage, Haute Cabrière, Monneaux and recent additions Le Coin Français and The Vine B&B.

Probus Club

This is achieved through these features of membership: • Opportunities to extend compatible social contacts and maintain an interest in the topical issues of the day.

• Nurturing positive attitudes to ageing through group recreation and the sharing of information on issues of concern to Senior Citizens.

• Support in grief and illness.

• Speakers at monthly luncheons who provide a fresh mental challenge and stimulation.

• We are a-political and non-sectarian • We are mindful of the fact that costs are an important consideration. Membership fees, therefore, are kept to a minimum; while monthly luncheon costs vary.

• Probus is not a Service/Fund Raising organization.

For more information please contact Mark Tanner on 082 773 9217.

Mark Tanner On 4 December Probus celebrates a Christmas meeting without a speaker. As we have no meeting in January our next event will be on 5 February 2018 when we welcome Rob Ophoff and Ray Turngate as speakers.

We wish all our members, friends of Probus and our many visitors a blessed Festive Season.

What is probus all about?

In South Africa there is a growing number of Probus Clubs, which offer retirees the facility to manage the transition from high pressure executive, professional and other vocational activity to a calmer way of life.

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Letters

Editor’s Letter

info@franschhoektatler.co.za Cabrière Street water Dear Sir, During this time of water restrictions, a constant stream of fresh mountain water runs along Cabriere Street day in and day out. Would it not be possible for the municipality to capture this water closer to source, for the benefit of all the inhabitants of Franschhoek?

Tobea Brink La Petite Provence

Thumbs up!

Dear Editor On Wednesday morning, 8 November, I was hurrying to finish a shelf high above my workshop bench. I stood on a chair to allow myself one easy step up onto the bench surface. Halfway through I needed a screwdriver and stepped off the worktable onto an old plastic chair on my way down. The chair disintegrated and I ended up unable to move my leg, face down on the garage floor.

Now the good news... Kurt Maske was there in a few minutes: morphine, a sliding lifter (like they have on the rugby field) and the ER24 Ambulance. Medics were confident, organized and caring.

More good news... Paarl Mediclinic: X-rays, traction, cool, cheerful and super-efficient. The same ambulance then transferred me to The Kingsbury Hospital in Cape Town. More good news... The surgeons operated, plated and put me together again.

A painful lesson! I cannot speak highly enough of the help I received. Thanks Kurt and to everyone who has encouraged and assisted me. How fortunate we are to live in the caring community of Franschhoek!

John Dendy Young

On a point of order...

Dear Editor I fully agree with Gustav von Ludwig regarding the lawless behaviour of truck drivers (and may I add, bus drivers and motorists) in Franschhoek (Roads are lawless. FT 11/11).

This already appalling state of affairs is worsening by the week as drivers of vehicles know that any chance of them getting caught and fined by traffic officials from Stellenbosch Municipality is almost non-existent.

Unless Franschhoekers wake from their deep slumber, smell the diesel and take issue with the relevant authority (Stellenbosch Municipality, including the mayor) to save Franschhoek from further demise, rate payers may as well kiss Franschhoek goodbye.

Bus and truck drivers who ignore the 3.5 tonne No

Siegfried Schäfer

Thoroughfare signs, (put up a few years ago after a lot of effort to get the municipality to do so) are blatantly driving and even parking in residential streets. On Saturday November 11th no less than five coaches parked in residential streets after simply ignoring the 3.5 tonne No Thoroughfare signs! Several other bus drivers also ignored the signs and drove in the off-limits streets. No traffic officials were on duty in Franschhoek at the time as is the case almost every weekend!

The signs were put in place to keep the residential streets of Franschhoek exactly that - residential. To the right of the T-junction at the monument, there is a huge parking area allocated by the municipality especially for coaches and trucks, but the drivers are too lazy to park there and walk to the centre of the village.

Horror stories have come to my attention where bus drivers when asked why they are ignoring the traffic signs in Franschhoek said that the guides told them to do so! What a pathetic excuse, even if there are in fact guides doing this. Guides are supposed to be registered at the relevant authorities for tour guides.

Guides telling bus drivers to disobey traffic signs should be reported to the relevant authorities!

Franschhoekers, stop accepting the unacceptable.

Take pictures of the culprits and their vehicles (including the number plates). Make a note of the time and date of the offence(s) and send it to the traffic department at Stellenbosch Municipality in order for them to realize the severity of the situation in Franschhoek and to do their job! Also make an effort to phone the relevant bus and truck companies and report the incidents.

Do not be intimidated by cocky bus drivers and guides ‘threatening’ not to bring tourists to Franschhoek again when asked why they are driving and even parking in the residential streets of Franschhoek, blatantly ignoring the signs.

Let their kind skedaddle from Franschhoek. Yes, we can do without them. Take a stand for once and for all! Let order take its rightful place.

Let us do the right thing. Let us set the example. So, no parking on pavements, red lines, loading zones and parking bays for the disabled.

And last but not least, stop DEAD at stop signs!

C. Apiche.

FHRPA News Peter Dimaio

On 23 November Councillor Aldridge Frazenburg (Ward 1) and the Franschhoek Heritage and Rate Payer’s Association (FHRPA) held a public meeting to inform residents of developments in Ward 1. Cllr Frazenburg, as the ward councillor for Ward 1, holds two annual meetings with the community each year.

In this meeting Cllr Frazenburg dealt mainly with developments in Groendal.

From the FHRPA side the purpose of the meeting was, firstly, to inform Franschhoek residents about the structure of the revised association. While all activities of the association – effected through a Heritage Committee and a Rate Payers’ Committee, are important special attention was paid to safety and security at this meeting. The RPA Committee’s subcommittee dealing with this issue has been promoting CCTV camera installations in the village. Four sets of cameras are already operating successfully and are being monitored 24/7. They are equipped with recorders so that information can be reviewed when necessary.

Primarily the cameras are intended as a deterrent to criminals, as a proactive crime-reduction measure.

To make this most effective, a partnership has been set up between seven organisations in Franschhoek,

including private security companies and SAPS. This team is equipped with two-way radios which enables the control room, which monitors the cameras, to summon rapid response when suspicious activities are detected on our streets. The intention is to be able to track suspicious persons throughout the village and respond to them before crimes are committed.

There are also plans for reducing crimes committed along Huguenot / Main Street, such as ATM scams and dealing with the unofficial car guards. These plans involve setting up small groups of security personnel who will act as “bobbies on the beat” / visible policing.

Funding is an important aspect of the success of this project. We all want our village to be crime free, both as residents and for the tourists who have such a huge impact on our economy. So it is important that we all accept that achieving a significantly reduced level of crime is the responsibility of all of us.

Please visit the FHRPA website, www.fhrpa.co.za to request more information on our activities or to pledge your support to our security project.

Peter Dimaio Chairman: FHRPA Rate Payers’ Committee

Dear Readers I’m a news junkie. I have to start and end my day with a fix of news – usually of the CNN or BBC News kind.

This being so, it is hard to escape the claims of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ that just won’t drop out of the, especially American, news cycle. While it really came to the fore during the last US presidential election it certainly has been around much longer. It’s just that mass media and, especially, social media makes it much easier for this these types of stories to spread unchecked.

While getting my CNN fix one evening in late October something interesting happened. CNN flighted a brand building ad addressing the fake news phenomenon. With background music playing an image of a red apple appeared on screen with the following narration: “This is an apple. Some people might try to tell you that it’s a banana. They might scream ‘Banana.

Banana. Banana.’ over and over and over again.

They might put ‘banana’ in all caps. You might even start to believe that this is a banana. But it’s not.

This is an apple.”

An article in The Conversation noted that “fake news wouldn’t be a problem if people didn’t fall for it and share it.” That’s certainly true, but doesn’t help us address the issue. The problem is that repeating fake news within one’s social circle elevates one’s status within that circle – much in the way that sharing gossip does. If the person spreading the news is unable to identify it as fake the chances are slim that anybody else in that social circle will be able to.

Then there is also the more sinister version of fake news where somebody that does know the

truth deliberately spreads fake news in order to manipulate specific target audiences. I suspect that Breitbart’s Steve Bannon may fall in this category. I think he’s intelligent enough to know what the ‘real’ truth is, but also ruthless enough to use fake news to promote his (misguided?) political aims.

A recent Pew Research survey (The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online) found that just more than half (51%) of technologists and scholars surveyed believe that the fake news situation will not improve. The reason, they feel, is that “bad actors [are] using ‘new digital tools to take advantage of humans’ inbred preference for comfort and convenience and their craving for the answers they find in reinforcing echo chambers.’” While fake news can today still be considered something that mostly happens at the radical edges of the media landscape some commentators are already contemplating “a future information landscape in which fake information crowds out reliable information.”

The fake news problem is already serious enough for British MPs to be investigating it. But what is being done? The BBC reported on some measures that are already being taken.

Facebook is using members of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) to “look at the stories that users have flagged as fake and if they fact check them and tag them as false, these stories then get a disputed tag that stays with them across the social network.”

Seemingly way back, in 2009, the French newspaper Le Monde created a fact-checking unit called Les Decodeurs (The Decoders). They’ve created a web browser extension called Decodex.

Once installed the extension draws on a database to rank sites as “fake”, “real” or “satire”.

Both Google and Facebook are working with coders to create algorithms that will identify fake news – much in the way that email spam filters do.

It won’t delete anything – that would be censorship – but will identify stories and sites as suspicious forcing users to override the ‘filter’ to get to such material. These type of efforts are however only about 80% accurate thus far, meaning that – at least for now – a human is still needed at the end of the process to make the final judgement.

Adam J. Berinsky suggested another route in a study in the British Journal of Political Science. He suggests that to stop a fake news story one needs to refute the story using as spokesman “whose personal and political interests would be better served if the rumour were true.”

The above are only a few of the efforts underway to deal with the scourge of fake news. More approaches are sure to be developed. I really do hope that we’ll be able to get to grips with fake news because the inevitable long term consequence of an inability to identify credible information is anarchy.

May it never come to that.

With that said, all that remains for me to do this year is to wish everyone a blessed festive season in the company of those they love.

Until next year!

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Roosuitstalling vir borskankerbewusmaking

Die Hugenote Vereeniging hou elke jaar hulle laaste vergadering gedurende laat Oktober. Om daarmee saam te val hou die Hugenote Museum die laaste naweek van Oktober ‘n roosuitstalling. Vanjaar het die museum besluit om borskankerbewusmaking die tema van die uitstalling te maak ten einde kankeroorwinnaars te vier en die nagedagtenis van die wat gesterf het te gedenk. Die rose was afkomstig vanuit die museum en monument se tuine asook van skenkings deur plaaslike inwoners.

Die hoofgebou was in rep en roer om alles reg te kry vir die roosuitstalling wat einde Oktober plaasgevind het.

Food & water security for educare centres Black Elephant Vintners (BEV), through their charity, firstmiracle.org, have undertaken their first projects in the valley. BEV teamed up with Natie Ferreira’s Mycelium to implement water and food security solutions at three educare centres in Groendal.

The educare centres selected as the first recipients of rainwater harvesting systems and vegetable garden units are: Inam Educare Centre run by Cynthia Mvulo, Efata Educare Centre run by Nobathembu Fata and Little Butterflies Educare Centre run by Patricia Mntuyedwa. A total of 170 young girls and boys will benefit from improved water and food security.

The funds for the projects come from the proceeds of the sale of the exclusive firstmiracle wine range, from donations and also form the sale of art from cosettart.

(Cosette is the niece of BEV partner Kevin Swart. She lives in Canada and paints to raise funds for firstmiracle.org.)

At the moment firstmiracle is focussing on water and

food security for the most vulnerable in and around the Cape Winelands. They are, however, also interested in education and other issues affecting the most vulnerable and under-resourced communities in this region. Black Elephant Vintners is also supporting the local football team through a sponsorship programme.

The BEV partners say, “In this time of many challenges facing South Africans, and in particular with the drought in the Western Cape region, we are very excited to be able to partner with local communities and also local businesses in the area to support the most vulnerable within these communities with increased access to water and food security. It is very early stages, but we are hopeful that as we grow we will be able to build upon the relationships that have formed. We believe that if everyone plays their part, no matter how small it may seem, then we can together make a big difference in the lives of many South Africans.”

Through firstmiracle’s efforts many youngsters will benefit from improved food and water security, while simultaneously learning about food production and responsible water use.

16 | December 2017

New at Peacock Blue

Peacock Blue is opening a new store in Stellenbosch and owner Patricia Eccles could not be happier. She has been working towards the new location for a while.

In Franschhoek and in Newlands Village her boutique is in the same complex as daughter Georgia’s Indian Summer; now, to complete the picture, they have a similar arrangement in Church Street, Stellenbosch.

Patricia, who studied to be a Geologist, has had shops for over 30 years; previously in Cambridge, Bath and London in England and in Singapore. The Peacock Blue label has been developed as a ‘resort wear brand for the discerning man’ with the majority of its merchandise made in Cape Town. The label includes linen shirts, shorts and swimwear which are supplemented by imported knitwear, shoes and tailored items. “We pride ourselves on our linen shorts”, says Patricia. “We have possibly the widest selection of shorts anywhere, with variations in fabric, cut, length and colour, from 30” to 42” waist sizes. I think we do more colours in linen shorts than anyone else in the world!”

After 10 successful years in Franschhoek, Patricia and husband Peter are excited about what they do these days. They make more than 50% of their Peacock Blue clothes themselves in Cape Town and they design and make a large range of men’s shirts, swimmers etc.

“We have been trading in Franschhoek for more than ten years and have many loyal local customers.

Some overseas visitors return year after year to shop with us.” Apparently many a gentleman is marched into the store by a wife or daughter declaring that they will not stand for the same old shorts being worn

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Estate planning, living wills and the administration of deceased estates

Patricia Eccles in one of the Peacock Blue shops

every day and said gentleman is made to purchase new additions to his wardrobe!

Patricia says, “Our new store in Stellenbosch allows us to continue expanding local manufacturing at our factory in Cape Town and create a truly South African men’s wear brand.”

Rooted in fruit

Claudia Williams is a third-generation Western Cape fruit broker and the first woman in her family to have become an independent business owner in the industry. It’s difficult to get hold of her. She’s on the go: working long hours, meetings, packing. But as a farmer born and bred, she knew what she was letting herself in for.

“You have to have a lot of stamina to work in this industry,” she told Agricultural Insight on SAfm in an interview early this year. “I work mostly in the sun.

It’s hard labour, especially for me, who doesn’t have my own farm.”

Claudia and her staff pick, pack and distribute plums, grapes and apples to national markets from farms in Franschhoek, De Doorns and Villiersdorp. The fruit is transferred from the collection bins into 8kg packages that are loaded onto pallets for their journeys to national markets. It’s a business she understands. “With fruits, that I can work easily, because I’ve grown up with it,” she told Agricultural Insight. “I live in Pniel, surrounded by fruit trees, mountains, valley, everything.

I’m a strong woman, and strongly independent.”

Her strength is in her roots, her family connections.

“My grandfather started this business. My father followed after him as did my four older brothers.”

Claudia partnered with a brother in 2011 but left to start CW Williams Fruit in 2016. She is enthusiastic about the SAB Foundation Enterprise Programme’s support. Her selection was a notable achievement as more than 2000 applications were received for just 48 places on the two-year mentorship programme.

The selection panel recognised in Claudia a fierce determination to succeed that made her stand out.

“There have been a lot of challenges since I joined the Tholoana programme, but it’s been really good so far, thanks to them.” There’s one problem, though, she said, that really irks her. “For me the fruit business is easy. I know how the markets work; I know what the demands are and how to serve those demands, but mechanical stuff … that’s my biggest challenge.”

She feels it may be easier for her, if like the other women in the industry, she had a partner. Whenever something breaks down and I go to a mechanic I always wonder if I’ve been overcharged. I don’t understand clutches or engines even though I own a truck and a forklift. It’s problematic when something

The death of a loved one is usually a time of great sadness and uncertainty. It is a time filled with emotions, making arrangements to pay tribute to the deceased and having to plan for an uncertain future. Very often one of the most important steps is completely omitted or avoided intentionally – the administration of the deceased’s estate.

Who the property is passed on to depends on whether the person died having created a valid last will and testament. If there is a valid will, then the property will disposed of according to the wishes of the testator. If there is no valid will, or the person created a will, but the Master finds that the will is invalid, then the property will be distributed amongst the immediate family of the deceased, according to the laws of intestate succession.

The process of administering a deceased estate involves reporting the death to the Master of the High Court, obtaining the Master’s appointment of the executor of the deceased’s estate and performing the necessary duties in order to distribute the assets of the estate. These duties include, but are not limited to, placing the necessary advertisements to alert debtors and creditors of the estate to the death of the deceased, drafting the liquidation and distribution account and advertising same.

At Jooste Heswick Attorneys we can assist you in a time of change and uncertainty by performing all these duties. We are ideally positioned to not only assist with the administration of an estate, but also

assist with incidental property transfers and all the taxes associated therewith.

As an added bonus service to you, we can also assist with the drafting of living wills. Many people despise the idea of having their life prolonged by being kept alive by artificial life support, when there is no reasonable quality of life or hope of recovery.

A living will relates to your end-of-life wishes while you are still alive, unlike a last will and testament which deals with the manner in which a deceased’s worldly possessions are disposed of after death.

To ensure that your views are clear, a living will, will contain a directive to your immediate family and doctors, in the event of a grievous medical condition that would render you incapable to make your own decisions.

Living wills are most often used to state that, should there be no reasonable prospects of recovery, you do not wish to be kept alive through artificial life support.

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Stone fruit farmers develop waterwise strategy

Claudia Williams

goes wrong.”

The price of apples in winter is a bugbear too, and so is unused infrastructure in quiet times. “You have to send huge, international-load truckloads to make money. For me, sending 1 000 boxes, it’s a struggle.

Those who send 36 000 boxes make a profit.” Mentor Kevan Wright said: “We’re hoping to consolidate in the off-season and to assess the viability of increased volumes in winter. There is potential there.” Claudia can see it too and she knows what it will take to succeed, and she’s ready. “You have to have focus to get where you want to be.”

Kevan Wright sees Claudia’s initiative as her strong suit. He would not be surprised find Claudia wielding a mechanic’s manual and a set of spanners some time in the future.

Applications are now open for the Tholoana Enterprise Programme until 30 November. Visit the SAB Entrepreneurship website for details: www. sabentrepreneurship.co.za. claudiawilliams31@gmail.com | 0849421612

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Stone fruit farmers are tackling the Western Cape drought with optimism and positivity, believing that the dire situation can be turned to their advantage. The silver lining in the drought’s cloud for fruit farmers is that the quality of fruit grown under water scarce conditions is usually very good with high sugar levels and great taste. Some growers have also reported enough water to at least see through most of the summer season.

Hortgro, the body that represents the Stone Fruit Association of South Africa, recently presented an irrigation seminar to equip producers with tools and strategies to alleviate the drought impact. These strategies, amongst others, involve ranking and allocating water to orchards according to profitability resulting in optimal irrigation of highly profitable orchards and the removal of unproductive orchards. The industry will reassess the effectiveness of these strategies during monthly water budget meetings.

The seminar also revisited the basic principles of irrigation design and planning. Many growers brought forward their plans to remove older, less productive orchards over the next couple of years in order to stretch the water available to them as far as possible.

“Fruit producers are resilient and have recently been using technology much more actively and effectively in managing their water, irrigation systems and orchards. Water has always been a limited resource and the experience honed in past seasons has helped to hone the growers’ skills to make every drop count,” said a Hortgro spokesperson.

December 2017 | 17

Business Leadership

Metacognitive Skills: At the heart of these skills is the ability to reflect on one’s personal learning process.

These skills will require an ability to use a high level of conceptualisation and then the ability to refine one’s thinking and behaviour so that it results in continual improvement and an increasing propensity and ability to deal effectively with the ever-evolving environment.

These groupings will be encouraged and nurtured, according to the WEF, by focussing on helping our learners to transition from the top 5 skills required in 2016: • Complex problem-solving • Critical thinking • Creativity • People management • Co-ordinating with others • To the set of skills essential for future success in 2020 and beyond which include: • Complex problem-solving • Co-ordinating with others • People management • Critical thinking • Negotiation skills The WEF list the top 10 in each category and are available on their website with commentary.

However suffice to say that even a cursory comparison of the two lists of critical skills conveys a clear picture that the world will continue to change at a dramatic and discontinuous pace. The way we use and deploy our curriculum should aim at creating the skills that our learners will need and use in the future.

This is a crucial point. It is not so much the content

of the curriculum that is the problem, but the way it is taught and used in order to equip the learners with the necessary skills. For real exposure to some of these skills many learners may have to operate outside of the curriculum, and to do so assiduously, if they are to become fully competent in them and be the very best that they can be.

For example, many schools do not offer dramatic arts, visual arts, and technology; subjects which foster the metacognitive cluster of skills.

Where do our learners acquire collaboration skills except on the sportsfield in team games? However there is no doubt that with a bit of ingenuity and creativity much can be done in the classroom to foster these skills there too.

We could go on but it is clear that we need a revolution in the way we organise our schools, plan and use our curricula and prepare our young people for a world that is likely to be very different from the one we are currently in!

Key to preparing them for a different future than the present we know will be to equip them with critical thinking skills and an ability and desire to propel themselves on a lifelong journey of learning about the world they live in and the skills to continually change to meet the changing needs of their world.

It actually means propelling them into an adventurous and exciting world of continuous learning, experimentation and growth. What better way can there be to really live in our journey through the Valley of Life?! tony@siroccostrategy.com

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Reckitt Benckiser: Quality investment at a good price

The combined revenue of the two companies is £12.5 billion. Previously Reckitt Benckiser split their products into three categories under a central management structure. The company recently announced the restructuring of its operations and going forward will consist of the RB Health division (60% of revenue) and the RB Hygiene Home division (40% of revenue). The new structure offers the different divisions more flexibility, will speed up decision making processes and enable the company to bring products to market more swiftly. The current CEO, Rakesh Kapoor, remains in his post but will also serve as president of the RB Health division, while Rob de Groot, the head of the developed market division, will serve as president of the RB Hygiene Home division.

The uncertainty surrounding the restructuring has contributed to the share price weakness.

Reckitt Benckiser has a market value of £45.3 billion and trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.7, a price-to-book value ratio of 5.5 and a price-to-cash flow ratio of 19.4. The share offers a dividend yield of 2.5%, and the return on equity over the past 12 months was 23.5%. The company is trading at a slight discount to its sector and it is fairly priced.

We believe the short-term challenges and the subsequent weakness in the Reckitt Benckiser share price offers long-term investors the opportunity to buy the shares at a good price. The new business structure in our view is the correct long-term strategy to build on the company’s operational excellence and to unlock optimal value from the company’s basket of world class brands.

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Tony Frost

Global Success Depends on the Right Education

In South Africa we do a lot of hand-wringing over the state of our education system, and so we should.

We are obsessed with the matriculation examination as though it is the certain bridge across the educational Rubicon. It is not. It can barely be described as an education that prepares young people for the world they will face. Education is much more than passing examinations like the matric exam. Real education is a journey of preparation for a lifetime of longing for more learning. Many, maybe even most, children that matriculate end up matriculated, but confused about the world ahead of them. Why is this?

This is also a matter that the World Economic Forum wrestles with because it is these same matriculants that are the future of the world! These are the people that businesses and governments are going to employ in order to deal with the evolving new world order in a creative way. What happens if they are not prepared properly for this?

According to the WEF thirty-five per cent of the skills that were necessary to succeed in a job in 2016 will have changed by 2020! We may well be preparing

our learners to study subjects that will be obsolete by the time they reach third year if they are heading to university. And let us remember that most who matriculate do not go to university. What happens to them if all they have is a matric certificate?

Top schools around the world now are beginning to recognise this dynamic and are increasingly preparing their students for life beyond only the school curriculum.

Let us be crystal clear: the real problem does not lie with the curriculum per se but with how it is taught, how it is deployed and how it is used to help learners acquire the skills they need to make a success of life.

There are four primary groupings of skills that will be needed in the decades to come according to the WEF: Crucial Cognitive Skills: Skills that develop and grow knowledge; critical thinking and problemsolving skills; researching, analysing and challenging skills Affective Skills: Personal and interpersonal skills that enable one to succeed in a busy, communicating world. It is argued that with the growth of social media these skills become even more important and are also associated with emotional intelligence, persistence, independence, flexibility and resilience.

These skills are the antithesis of instant gratification Social Skills: These skills are, of course, associated with those above but crucial to this cluster of skills is the ability and propensity to be able to work together; teaming and collaboration skills. This includes the development of leadership skills

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Dawid Botha

“In war and litigation, both sides suffer” (old Roman proverb)

Here’s yet another reminder from our courts on how important it is – if you want to avoid the trials of litigation - for you to have your property sale agreement drawn up professionally. One thing it must do, as the case in question clearly shows, is record the terms of your agreement precisely and without any room for argument.

This High Court case revolved around a “bond clause” in a sale agreement. A bond clause is a standard protection for any buyer who needs finance in order to pay the purchase price. It’s a “suspensive” clause that means the sale agreement only becomes enforceable if and when it is fulfilled.

The bond clause and the better offer The bond clause in an agreement of sale required the buyers, within 30 days, to obtain from a bank a loan offer, quotation and pre-agreement. It did not specify that these had to be lodged with the seller.

The buyers duly obtained a loan offer (not accompanied by a quotation or a pre-agreement) and told the seller about it. Thereafter they accepted the bank’s loan offer but also asked the seller for more time so they could try and find another loan offer at a better interest rate.

The seller refused, having decided that the bond clause had not been fulfilled in time and that therefore the sale agreement was now void. She then put the property back on the market and accepted a better offer for it.

The buyers were having none of that and asked the High Court to interdict transfer to the “new” buyer and to instead order transfer to them.

The seller argued that there was no valid sale to the original buyers because they hadn’t fulfilled the bond clause by giving her the bank’s loan documentation within the 30 day period. She was therefore, she argued, entitled to regard the original sale as invalid, and to re-sell the property at a better price.

One clause, two interpretations

It boiled down to this – the seller and the buyers had each interpreted the obligations imposed by the bond clause differently. The buyers thought they had fulfilled the suspensive condition, the seller thought they hadn’t.

A hard lesson for the seller

The Court disagreed, holding that on the particular wording of this particular clause, it was enough for the buyers to obtain a loan offer from a bank. They could receive the offer and accept it without having to give the bank’s loan documentation to the seller. They could waive the protection given to them by the clause’s other requirements. In other words, they were entitled to regard the bank’s loan offer to them as fulfilment of the condition, and the sale agreement is valid and enforceable. Accordingly the seller must transfer the property to the original buyer at the lower price and will now have to suffer the consequences of breaching her contract with the “new” buyer.

As a seller, if you want certainty on whether or not your buyer really has obtained bond finance within the set time limit, make sure that your bond clause clearly and unequivocally requires the buyer to lodge with you proof that the bank has granted the loan.

More broadly, whether you are a buyer or a seller, the last thing you need is to have to go through the expense, stress and waste of time that litigation will inevitably subject you to. So have your lawyers draw up the sale agreement for you: or at the very least have them check it out before you sign anything!

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We bought shares in the UK listed consumer goods company, Reckitt Benckiser, a number of years ago.

However, in June 2016 the share moved into bubble territory and in line with our investment process we decreased our stake in the company despite the fact that we believe it is a quality long-term investment.

We believe that now is an opportunity to put the share on the radar again.

Reckitt Benckiser produces many world class consumer products. Some of their well-known brands include Dettol, Disprin, Clearasil, Nurofen, Scholl, Vanish and Strepsils. With the acquisition of Mead Johnson, which was concluded earlier this year, Reckitt Benckiser entered the child nutrition market and obtained another 70 products. This includes the Enfa range of products of which Enfamil baby formula is best known.

Geographically Reckitt Benckiser is welldiversified with their products being distributed in 200 countries. One of the motives for the Mead Johnson acquisition was the larger exposure to emerging markets that it offered Reckitt Benckiser.

This exposure increased from 35% to 40% of revenue and China is now the company’s second biggest market.

Reckitt Benckiser share price

18 | December 2017

Gardening in December

Natie Ferreira

As I am writing this article the sound of the keyboard is in symphony with the sound of rain on our tin roof. What a blessing to receive November rain! Despite the drought and subsequent worst water shortage in modern history we have been receiving weekly bits of rain for the past 2 months. Just enough to keep our gardens alive and our pavements green.

While this obviously makes the gardener smile, it also brings difficulty in explaining to visitors that what they’re seeing is a “green drought”; and that the water shortage is as serious as ever.

December is bragging time for the gardener.

This is when you get the chance to show off your green fingers, hard work and clever plans.

Conversations around the braai or dinner table will inevitably lead to the weather, the drought and what plans you are making to save water and keep the garden alive. Now is the time to demonstrate your state of the art grey water system, battery of storage tanks and intelligent pumping system. Or you simply can tell them that most of the vegetables on their plate comes from your garden, carefully watered with buckets of soapy water collected in the shower.

While many people take on the annual pilgrimage to the beach there are also many of us that choose to stay at home. That means

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gardening time! Get those pots and planter boxes looking really good this year – that way no one will see the dead looking lawn beyond it.

This is the time to get creative – mix perennials, herbs and grasses with flowering annuals to make for an instant display. (A hand-crafted pot plant also makes for a great gift.) It is a good idea to mix some water retaining gel into the soil before planting – Stockasorb is a good one. Deadhead roses and flowering annuals regularly, strengthen your plants with a weekly feeding of a weak solution of foliar feed, keep on mulching (it is amazing how quickly mulch seem to disappear), mow the lawn at a higher setting, prune wind damaged shrubs and trees, re-tie tree stakes and keep an eye out for pests. Red spider mite can be a problem in this weather, and so can aphids, caterpillars, scale and thrips. I expected some mildew problems with the regular summer rain, but I have not had any issues yet. The most important aspect of gardening is that you must enjoy it, especially now that we’re in the festive season. Don’t stress about the garden – if you do it is better to get some hired help in as soon as possible. Even if that means getting the kids digging.

I am well on my way to providing the bulk of our Christmas meal from the garden. Most of the summer vegetables are slow to grow and mature this year, but every day I see the promise of green beans, bell peppers, aubergine, tomatoes, squash and okra developing. Salad greens will battle in the heat, but it is still worth persisting with them in shadier parts of the garden. My berries look really promising this year and will be part of the desert.

So will plums, apricots, peaches and the last of the strawberries. Vegetable growing is hard work – but it is the most rewarding part of gardening. Few things are more satisfying than bringing food from the garden to the table.

Showing off preserves and jams made from home grown produce is even more rewarding. I try to make some apricot jam every year, those millipede damaged strawberries will turn into a jelly and I might just have enough peaches to can.

Merry Christmas.

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27 36 93 148 176 374 583 656 712 726 732 754

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28 29 40 59 76 212 270 357 382 437

Steenbras Upper

100.4%

Steenbras Lower

54.4%

Wemmershoek

49.4%

Voelvlei

26.7%

Theewaterskloof

24.3%

Berg River Dam

65.9%

Total Storage Total Storage this time last year

36.2% 56.4%

Plant of the Month Frankie Brookes

Pretty Poinsettia

Poinsettias, also known as Mexican Flame Leaf or Star Flower (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are traditionally associated with the festive season. The actual foliage is green and it is the upper leaves that are modified and which turn into a bright red, sometimes even white and black, to attract bees when the more insipid yellow flowers in the tip of the stem are being formed.

The legend of the poinsettia dates back to 16th century Mexico and tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus’ birthday. An angel appeared and inspired her to gather weeds from the roadside and to place these in front of the church’s altar. Crimson ‘blossoms’ sprouted from the weeds and grew to become beautiful poinsettias.

In South Africa, poinsettias are a common garden plant that flowers during winter. Potted varieties have been specifically grown for the season and are available in a variety of intense colours. The plant is synonymous with the upcoming holiday season and makes a bright,

bold statement that will last for months!

After the leaves have fallen off the poinsettia, it can be planted outside in the garden and will naturally flower in the winter.

No plant says holidays like the beautiful poinsettia!

Care Instructions Position the plant in bright light during winter. The plant must be protected from the hot summer sun if it is to flower again.

Only water a poinsettia when its soil is dry to the touch, allowing water to seep out of the drainage holes. Also do not let them sit in water - rather ensure that the pot is raised above the drip tray, and empty the drip tray of any excess water.

Fertilise plant at least monthly from mid-spring to end of summer. www.lifeisagarden.co.za

December 2017 | 19

Book Review Charlotte van Zyl

Judas

with Vanie Padayachee, Head Chef at Marigold What was your part in establishing Marigold?

I did not know authentic North Indian foods, so I went to Delhi and had a tutor to teach me the dishes. Armed with 192 recipes/ideas for our menu after my research, I started my journey of relearning Indian cuisine.

When you develop a dish for the restaurant’s menu, whom do you have in mind?

Mr Singh. He was my guide and incorporated his vision in Marigold’s menu.

What fresh produce do you source from the Leeu Estate gardens and do you ever pick it yourself ?

For my menu I use coming from Leeu Estate gardens: Swiss chard for my Palak Chaat, aubergines for my Baingan Bharta, loads of coriander, mint, chili and needless to say the beautiful Marigolds. As I don’t have much time to actually go harvesting, I place an order and it’s harvested and delivered to me.

The food you serve at the restaurant is authentic North Indian. How does it differ from Durban curry?

The spices are different. Durban curry is where whole spices are used, and North Indian, spices are roasted and ground to a powder and used in the curries. Durban curries are South Indian based with more turmeric and coconut milk.

What adaptations do you need to make regarding ingredients?

I mix and roast all my spices for my menu at Marigold.

You are Hindu; do you do anything in recognition of Hindu festivals?

We just celebrated Diwali, festival of lights at Marigold. I did a 6 course Thali inspired menu.

What is the feedback from Indian guests at the restaurant?

They love it. They say it feels like they are back home and eating Mom’s cooking. They never thought they would be eating proper North Indian food outside Delhi.

Do you have a specific personal eating plan?

I am currently on a vegan eating plan, for medical issues. But I do love eating my curries, so everything I cook for me I “curry-fi” – adding a little chili, curry powder, fresh coriander.

Who taught you to cook? You were a lecturer at African Relish in Prince Albert. Do you like teaching and will you do it again?

My greatest cooking teachers were my mom and dad and grannies. They cooked real soul food. I would watch them cook whilst doing my homework and was “allowed” to assist, and then the passion just grew from there.

I love teaching and imparting my knowledge and it also motivates me to keep on learning, be it new dishes, cuisines etc.

You worked with Margot Janse for a long time – what did she mean to you?

My parents and grans taught me to cook, Margot taught me to be a Chef. She is an inspiration to women chefs.

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By Amos Oz. Publ: Vintage. 274 pages.

Amos Oz’s name has frequently come up as a Nobel Prize candidate but, so far, the most famous Israeli writer remains unrewarded for a lifetime of excellent writing. Last year, his memoir “A Tale of Love and Darkness” was made into a movie directed by, and starring, Natalie Portman.

“Judas” is a somewhat dark novel, not only in its depiction of the gloomy interior of the old house in Jerusalem where Shmuel Ash, a student who has lost his intellectual way, finds a temporary refuge, but also in the retelling of the story of Judas Iscariot, forever condemned for his betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth.

However, although dark, the story of Shmuel and his (almost) unrequited love for the beautiful, enigmatic Athalia is not gloomy at all.

Oz’s prose has an energy and a vibrancy that makes even the retelling of the last moments of Christ on the Cross compelling and engaging. In the hands of any other writer, the story would be melodramatic or mawkish. But Oz guides us along the tumultuous, morally ambiguous course of the establishment of the state of Israel and makes the reader ask the same moral questions that he himself has asked throughout his own personal life. He also recounts the story of Judas, whom he calls the only Christian because he alone could not bear to witness the death of Jesus, and who hangs himself in sadness and remorse.

But these are thoughts that arise only after we have experienced the captivating story of Shmuel who answers an advertisement asking for someone to be a live-in companion to an elderly man, his only duty really being to be with him every evening and to engage in intellectual discussions with him. Mr. Wald is an argumentative old codger, forever having fiery disputes with his few remaining friends on the telephone. He is immensely well read, and, when not arguing, he holds forth on a huge variety of topics. He finds Shmuel a worthy debating partner and these stimulating discussions re-awaken the young man’s intellect.

The student is vividly described as a hairy bear of a young man, walking with “his bushy, bearded head thrust forward, his body leaning with it, as if eager for the fray.” His research on the relationship between the Jews and the death of Jesus has failed, his relationship with his girlfriend has broken down and his father’s

business has gone insolvent. So he is looking for salvation of some sort.

Apart from his growing friendship with Mr. Wald, the immediate ray of hope in his life is the mysterious young woman, Athalia, who lives in the same house.

She is aloof and forbidding, but somehow the promise of the enormous fulfillment that awaits any man who can penetrate her exterior defenses arouses a deep desire in Shmuel.

Oz controls the pace of the novel, gradually revealing her story. She is the daughter-in-law of Mr. Wald and she lost her husband in a brutal incident on the Palestinian border. She is also the daughter of an Israeli politician who opposed the creation of a onestate Israel, and was subsequently branded a traitor.

As the novel draws to a climax the complex and complicated connection between Judas, the traitor to the Christians, and the father, the traitor to Israel, is teased out.

The three months that make up the duration of the novel contain a tender love story, a fierce argument on the history of Israel and a plea to rethink the universal condemnation of Judas. In effect, Oz asks the reader to reconsider what constitutes a traitor.

It's time to save the date and help us save the rhinos.

Poached Rhino has announced the date of its 4th Wild in Africa Ball.

Saturday, 17 February 2018, will give you the opportunity to dust off that dinner jacket and dress to the nines for this glittering James Bond themed evening, which will be packed full of entertainment, including dinner, dancing and the opportunity to bid for a range of exclusive prizes and experiences.

This fantastic evening will be compered by committed conservationist, Shannon Elizabeth, and tickets are limited, so start planning your table now to avoid disappointment.

To book and reserve your place contact Graeme at 072 815 8209 or graeme@poachedrhino.org R750 per person

20 | December 2017

An exhibition of angels

A celebration of angels in the form of a group exhibition by contemporary artists and a heavenly wine and nougat tasting, takes centre stage at Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate this December.

Hosted by The Gallery at Grande Provence, the Angels Tears Exhibition will take you into the realm of angels in all their magnificence as portrayed by some of South Africa’s most important artists in a variety of mediums and styles. To complete your cherubic encounter, The Tasting Room invites you to spread your wings and savour ‘A Taste of Heaven’ with a bouquet of enchanting pairings of Angels Tears wines and handmade nougat. As a gift from the angels, visitors to Grande Provence will be able to purchase a twin pack of Angels Tears wines for just R70 for the duration of the exhibition from 10 – 27 December.

Legend has it that the angels wept for joy when they tasted these wines.

“The angel as messenger is a symbol of great significance, particularly over the festive season and with this contemporary exhibition, we would like to bring back this tradition in collaboration with Grande Provence and their delightful range of Angels Tears wines,” says Myléne Ife, curator of The Gallery at Grande Provence.

Derived from the Greek word, angelos, meaning ‘messenger’, the angel has a long tradition in the history of art since making its first appearance over 2000 years ago in early Christian works.

“The viewers’ reactions to the many different art forms through which angels have been depicted over the centuries, are often very subjective and depend entirely on their personal backgrounds and experiences as it relates to the works on display,” adds Ike. Some extraordinary pieces have been included in this exhibition. Grace da Costa’s bronze Chrysalis takes pride of place in the Grande Provence Sculpture Garden. Personifying the metamorphosis of the caterpillar emerging as a beautiful butterfly from the chrysalis, it symbolises significant change in the course of one’s life, personality and way of thinking.

With her international reputation from solo exhibitions spanning over two decades, da Costa’s work is part of President Thabo Mbeki’s collection in the Presidential Office in Cape Town.

Christmas Music at Café Bon Bon

Christmas Concert & Lunch: Violina Anguelov (mezzo soprano), Siphamandla Yakupa (soprano), Lukhanyo Moyake (tenor) and Chris Duigan (piano) • Sunday, 17 December, 13h00 • Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine • R550 includes a three-course meal and concert performance Three superb voices gather for a sensational seasonal lunch at Cafe Bon Bon. Celebrated mezzo-soprano Violina Anguelov is joined by tenor Lokhnayo Moyake who is fast becoming a ‘hot ticket’ on the opera scene and Siphamandla Yakupa (soprano). They sing a magnificent selection of popular opera and song and a selection of seasonal and sacred music including ‘O Holy Night’, ‘Panis Angelicus’ and ‘Silent Night’. Expect spectacular performances from ‘Carmen’, La Boheme’, ‘Rigoletto’, ‘La Traviata’

Music Alchemy James Stewart

The sound of the penny dropping

One of South Africa’s most important artists with experience in fine art painting and printmaking, Talitha Deetlefs, will be exhibiting a sculpture entitled Winged Muse from her Muse series. A Fine Arts graduate from Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, she relates her motivation for the inclusion of the piece: “Angels are said to be divine messengers, traversing the divide between the worlds of spirit and matter and bringing us messages of hope and joy when we need a guiding light. On a symbolic or archetypal level, an angel is synonymous with the muse, the bringer of divine inspiration.”

Other prominent artists whose works will be featured in the Angels Tears Exhibition include Vanessa Berlein, Alex Hamilton, Frans Mulder and Kali van der Merwe. gallery@grandeprovence.co.za | 021 876 8630

Surfing was everything. When I wasn’t traversing the peninsula, hitchkikng solo or crammed six into a battered Mazda 323 to paddle the freezing Atlantic or balmy Indian ocean waters I was dreaming about it.

Towering left-breaking giants off ‘Outer Kommetjie’, south-westerly swell ricochetting off ‘The Gat’ at Llandudno, folourn lines of swell marching in from the deep south to jack and lurch over shallow sandbanks at Dunes somewhere between Noordhoek and Long Beach. The offshore South Easter relentlessly whipping sand from the dunes across the remote shoreline causing the azure-sapphire water playground temperature to plunge to between boneaching and arctic.

With enough petrol money we’d venture up either the East Coast as far as Jeffreys Bay or slither across muddy farm roads up the West Coast to Elands Bay. We’d pay peanuts to rent a rondawel on the beach from the owner of the Hotel in town and listen to the swell thundering against the point waiting impatiently in the last remaining hours of night for the sun to make its appearance. Like I said, surfing was everything and it tenously led me to studying law.

My parents had enthusiastically and stoically done

and comic moments in this beautiful programme.

Christopher Duigan accompanies at the piano.

Seasonal Music for the Family • Monday, 18 December, 18h00 • Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine • Pricing to be confirmed The same concert is repeated on Monday evening where family and kids are invited to attend and enjoy the music and evening in a relaxed setting at Cafe Bon Bon. The concert will take place in the courtyard – weather permitting. Guests will be treated to a seasonal harvest table plus special packs for the kids.

Carol singing on the adjacent lawn to follow with the guests accompanied by James Grace (guitar). Bring blankets and candles for the carol singing – weather permitting.

Call Cafe Bon Bon at 021 876 3936 to book and for more info or visit www.musicrevival.co.za. their considerable best and sacrificed to provide me with a quality education. Their despair was palpable when I arrived home sunburned, salty and bleached from one of my surf-safaris. My ‘mock-matric’ results had arrived and the writing was on the wall; unless something changed drastically and immediately, I would be answering an army call-up to an infantry battalion outside some god-awful Orange Free State hamlet when – if – I left school at the end of 1986.

This, spurred by my belated indignation at my folk’s resignation, catalysed a hitherto unseen or heard of six month academic fervour which resulted in a matric pass sufficient to allow me to enroll at the University of Cape Town. Random I know, but school Latin was a deciding factor in choosing Law. It was a fouryear degree which my parents agreed to pay for. By agreement I would pay for any year I failed.

While my mind was being shaped into a critical, contractual and lateral thinking jurisprudence machine I had started a band after meeting a guitar-player with whom I inexplicably just ‘clicked’. We could express ideas in melody which sounded broader and bigger together than separate. Another bug had bitten. We’d play at any dingy club, social or party that would have us. I don’t recall ever thinking in terms of a career in music, but my exposure to the law had shown me that ideas expressed in a physical form became things – real things which can be owned and traded and, if they appealed to many, real business could be done assuming the rights could be registered, administered and enforced. By the time I had almost completed my articles I had realised that the more I practised the worse I was getting and I knew I wasn’t going to be a career lawyer, but I still hear that penny dropping.

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Valuation Day in Franschhoek Paintings • Sculpture • Silver • Chinese Porcelain and Objects

Strauss & Co is currently sourcing consignments for their forthcoming Cape Town auctions: Contemporary Art, 17 February Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, 5 March Café Bon Bon, Excelsior Road, Franschhoek Monday 4 December, 10am to 3pm For an appointment please call Gail 021 683 6560 R20 per item. Proceeds in aid of the Stellenbosch Animals in Need Trust (SAINT)

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Jyotish Vedic Astrology Robert Rittel

Aries, 21 March – 19 April: There is a lot of fire energy going around in the month of Scorpio. Opportunities which present themselves should be taken with a pinch of salt. Cultivate patience and awareness. The supreme law is that all is just and all is right. But is the law to be proclaimed? No, it is to be understood.

Taurus, 20 April – 20 May: Venus is still in Libra and moving into Scorpio, it creates the picture of Aphrodite changing to Medusa with the intention to stir motions. Jupiter, Mercury and the Sun are all in Scorpio. On the positive side there is lots of room for spiritual and psychological awareness and on the negative side it establishes melancholic tendencies.

Gemini, 21 May – 20 June: With Mercury in Scorpio for another week, you have to be careful of the stories you listen to. But when you do not concern yourself with the consequences, then feel free to express an impulse. By being able to trust others, you have learned to trust yourself.

Cancer, 21 June – 22 July: With so much action in Scorpio, all the water signs have their fair share of misunderstandings and different points of view.

People often shout at each other because they feel 5that they are not heard; 6 7 hearts are far away then their from each other and the actual moment of crisis.

Leo, 23 July 8 – 22 August: The Sun sign is related to the heart and the king can show his ideal to the height of his heart, his understanding to the depth of his heart, and his compassion with the openness of his heart. The Sun in Scorpio likes secrets and the king does as he pleases. There 10 subtle or simpler than truth. is nothing more Virgo, 23 August – 22 September: Afflicted 14 creates restless minds and struggles to find Mercury peace of mind. The bare truth alone is not sufficient; 16

truth must be made into wisdom. Wisdom is the robe of truth which illuminates all life and in that light all things become clear – true nature manifest to observe.

Libra, 23 September – 22 October: For every thing there is a time; and so there is a time of the enfoldment of the soul. That time is a slow process where in time and light all things become clear. That view is the manifestation of your true self in this world and not the world that lets you think, what she owes you.

Scorpio, 23 October – 21 November: Lots of activities in this constellation which is related to transformation, secret afflictions and the serpent’s fire.

It’s the place where highly intuitive feelings and healing capacities take place. In the same time hypersensitivity, trust and hidden intimacy bring out sensation related insecurities. Good time for spiritual house cleaning.

Sagittarius, 22 November – 21 December: Chronos the Greek time keeper is still showing its effect with little or no improvements in any way you look. All things in their beginning must be guarded from the sweeping winds of destruction. The young plant must first be nurtured in a glass house.

Capricorn, 22 December – 19 January: Being too detached from feelings creates a lack of affection and makes you sometimes look a bit gloomy. If by accident you step into the mud, it is not necessary to keep on walking in the muddy path. The whole world’s treasure is too small a price to pay for one Very easy word that enlightens the soul.

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS

021 876 2940/082 821 5234 021 876 4278 021 876 2504 082 577 9900

Stellenbosch Fire Dept. (Buildings on fire) 021 808 8888 Cape Winelands Distr.Muni. (Bush & veld fires) 021 887 4446

021 886 9244 Police 10111/021 876 8061 Eskom 086 003 7566

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074 363 7744/021 876 4316

(Ward 1) Councillor Frazenburg (DA) (Ward 2) Councillor Petersen (DA) (Ward 3) Councillor Manuel (DA) (Ward 4) Councillor Johnson (DA) Municipality (Office Hours) Municipality (afternoon only) Municipality 24hr Service

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WHO OR WHAT IS “FRANCO”?

FRANCO stands for: Franschhoek Resource And Network Coordinating Organization and is a registered non-profit organisation founded in 2005.

We are a founding member of the Franschhoek Valley Transformation Charter that set out to identify and address the wrongs existing in our valley because of our divided past.

Aim:

Our aim is to alleviate the many problems that exist in our informal settlements (as they do across the country) and to try and coordinate the efforts of the many other charity groups active in Franschhoek in order to prevent duplication of effort.

Description:

We exist to help the poor, underprivileged or disadvantaged regain some dignity, pride and a place in their community.

Over the years we have gradually become a funding organisation and as we are aware of most of the community's needs we are able to quickly channel funds in whatever direction is needed.

Funding:

"Where do our funds come from?" is a question frequently asked. At least 98% comes from private individuals, not one of whom has ever been asked for money. We have found that after the initial flush of donations in 2006-2008 (mostly once-off) we received little continuing support from Franschhoek residents. We have a few large donors that we rely upon to keep us operating. We have three regular supporters in Franschhoek.

All funds are audited annually - no funds unaccounted for since our founding in 2005.

Of all donated funds 97% reach the target group. Since our start we have injected about R7 million into the informal settlements.

Board:

FRANCO has a 5-member board, with two non-voting members. The present FRANCO Board Members are: Jane Bewsey, Pastor Archie Jefthas (Vice Chair and Director Lord's Acre), David Anger (Shofar Church / Prochorus), Melisa Hanekom (FRANCO Manager, Secretary and Treasurer), Ron Whytock (Founder and Chairperson), Pastor Richard Wade (Non-voting member - Shofar Church) and Johnny Mgijima (Non-voting member)

OUR ACTIVITIES: We are at present engaged, in some way, with not only one crèche or one soup kitchen but with about 30 different groups. Despite a number of failures we rightfully believe that we have achieved many of our aims and that we have helped literally thousands of needy people in the nearly 13 years of our existence.

TESTIMONIES: Sibuthe Nkonyana My name is Sibuthe Nkonyana. I was born in the town of Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape, but our family moved to the Western Cape when I was five years old. This move would allow me access to opportunities and the company of people I would otherwise never have enjoyed. My mother has always stressed the need for education. As such, I developed a hunger for knowledge. When the Kusasa Project launched programmes to further explore the sciences and other subjects, I was primed to join. Through such programmes, I was able to attend Franschhoek High School. FRANCO intervened to assist me financially in regard to university costs. It is through their support in this regard that enables me to continue with my studies with diminished levels of stress and allows me to continue my quest for knowledge and self-improvement. I'm hopeful that one day I will become a lawyer and that will be possible due to the intervention of FRANCO, the seeds of education sown by my mother and an innate hunger for knowledge within me.

Gregville Siebrits My name is Gregville Siebrits. I was born and raised in Franschhoek. I grew up in a very strict household where I learned the importance of good morals in life. I matriculated at Groendal Secondary in 2015. I'm currently studying Crime Resolving at HJN Training College in Wellington. My goal is to make a difference in my community so that it can become a better and safer place. With FRANCO's help my dream and goal will become a reality and many thanks and appreciation to FRANCO for believing in me.

Ncebakazi Dingayo My name is Ncebakazi Dingayo. I was born in the Eastern Cape.

My mother passed away when I was young and I was taken in by my grandmother who looked after me until she also passed when I was in matric. I now live with my aunt. I came to understand that life is not easy and I have to try my best to create a better future for myself and be independent; which I think is the desire of each child who doesn't have parents. I'm currently doing an Executive Secretary course at Boston College and I'm certain that one day it will change my life. I was really struggling to pay my fees and decided to approach FRANCO. I thank FRANCO for helping me to pursue this goal so that I can also one day help others.

Sune Solomons My name is Sune Solomons. I was born and raised in Franschhoek. I had a good upbringing and my parents taught me good values. I attended Groendal Primary School and matriculated at Franschhoek High School in 2015. I am studying Natural Medicine at UWC and my goal is to become a clinical pathologist.

This career does not involve dealing with patients face-to-face, but if my skills can help someone suffering, it will mean the world to me. My father is the only financial provider in our household and was unable to cover my full course fees and accommodation. I'm grateful to FRANCO for partly financing my course fees; this has given me the opportunity to further my studies and make a difference in the lives of others.

Rebuilt the Lord's Acre Youth chess group activities Support for 80-200 kids for Community Centre in 2007 – sleeping, bags, transport, 5-day holiday programmes, entry fees several times a year

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Ex offender rehabilitation – drivers licences, job finding, tattoo removal, mentoring, funding Further/tertiary education. Currently 25 people on vocational courses to qualify for something that will make them employable.

Annual event for the little kids (4 years +) at Lord's Acre Primary schools – equipment, student support, transport to events.

General support for crèches – food, clothing, teaching aids and fire-proof painting of crèche buildings KIBWE KIDS foster home and temporary safe care of children Royal Rangers (similar to Boy Scouts) Support for young elite-sportsmen and women Small business support – interest-free seed capital is provided Old Age Home – wheel chairs, water tanks and outings School clothing and shoes for those unable to afford their own On-going support for rugby and soccer On-going support for JMP Foundation (Arts & Culture by young people) Started two choirs Support for a sewing group with 3 industrial sewing machines Ongoing emergency support for victims of shack fires, storm damage. Now being achieved through Prochorus (associated by the Shofar Church) and Lord's Acre Christian Community Centre

Mandlenkosi Bula My name is Mandlenkosi Bula I was born and raised in Cape Town in the township called Khayelitsha. I'm 29 years of age. I'm an ex-prisoner and spent seven years of my life in prison because of the wrong choices I made in life. Time in prison was not a waste because that is where my life was changed through faith in Jesus Christ. I was released back into society in 2013. I got an opportunity to make my dream come true the moment I was released into the Lord's Acre Halfway House and became part of the Ambassadors Missionary Service.

FRANCO helped me to get my driver’s licence and I applied for the PDP licence to carry passengers. FRANCO helped to clear my finger prints so I can live my dream and become a tourist guide. The organisation also paid for a tourist guide course. I am passionate about this field because I want to be one of those that have the privilege of telling the history of our country and showing its beauty, its diversity, and the oneness of a rainbow nation.

I'm so thankful to FRANCO and hoping that one day I can do the same thing they did to me and help those that find themselves in the same shoes I was in. FRANCO is not just an organisation but the hope to many disadvantaged children/youth of this valley.

Bank Details: Nedbank Franschhoek Account no. 1670006654, Branch code198765

Contact Details: Melisa Hanekom 021 876 4722 / 071 891 2294 Ronald Whytock 021 876 2786 / 082 551 2089 francosa.co.za

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Stellenbosch Municipality, including Franschhoek, has water restrictions in place.

Keep saving by taking these key indoor actions.

NEMA BASIC ASSESSMENT: NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS Proposed construction of a mixed use development on Erf 1692, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch Municipality DEA&DP REFERENCE NO.: 16/3/3/6/7/1/B4/12/1267/17 Notice is hereby given of a public participation process in terms of the amended NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2014: Surrey Holmes Developments (Pty) Ltd proposes to develop a mixed use development on Erf 1692 Franschhoek (situated on Reservoir Street, Franschhoek). The proposed development includes 28 Single Residential units with enclosed gardens, two General Residential erven, a General Business erf, two private open space erven, private roads and associated infrastructure.

The proposed development includes an activity listed in terms of the NEMA EIA Regulations (2014) and a Basic Assessment is therefore being undertaken for it. The relevant activity listed in Listing Notice 3 (GN No. R985) is as follows: 12 The clearance of an area of 300 square metres or more of indigenous vegetation except wh ere such clearance of indigenous vegetation is required for maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management plan. (a)In Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape provinces: i. Within any critically endangered or endangered ecosystem listed in terms of section 52 of the NEMBA or prior to th e publication of such a list, with in an area th at has been identified as critically endangered in th e National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment 2004; Please be informed that a Basic Assessment Report is currently available for review for a 30 day period (excludin g period from 15 December – 5 January 2018) upon request from KHULA Environmental Consultants from Friday 1 December 2017. If you or your organisation require further information, would like to participate in the Basic Assessment process and provide comment on the Draft Basic Assessment Report, please ensure that you register and/or submit comment, in writing, with KHULA Environmental Consultants C/o Robert Sham at Fax: 086 552 4051, Cell: 084 824 5736 or Email: robert@khulaec.co.za on or before 22 January 2018.

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Harcourts Winelands and Missing Children SA team up

Harcourts Winelands recently made a donation to Missing Children SA. Front row FLTR: Liesel Webster (Personal Assistant), Eberhard Kruger (Harcourts Winelands Director), Bianca van Aswegen (National Case Officer), Nico Panagio (Chairman of Missing Children S.A), Elna Schulze (Sales and Operational Manager) and Velma van den Berg (Estate Agent). Back row FLTR: Lezette Bester (Estate Agent), Scott McNaughton (Estate Agent), Hettie Denysschen (Estate Agent) and Ralph Thomas (Estate Agent and Harcourts Winelands Ambassador for Harcourts Foundation).

The Harcourts Foundation – a foundation into which funds from every Harcourts real estate transaction is paid – recently announced that more than R45 million Rand is now available for distribution worldwide and is donated to worthy causes on a regular basis.

Harcourts Winelands teamed up with Missing Children South Africa (MCSA), an NPO that provides emergency support to parents and guardians of victims and liaise with the authorities to facilitate the recovery and safe return of missing children and adults. A child goes missing in South Africa every five hours.

MCSA has a network of volunteers across the country who assist with the distribution of flyers and even take part in the actual searches for victims. To date they have an average recovery rate of 80%.

The Harcourts Winelands team met with Nico Panagio (Chairman of MCSA) and Bianca Van Aswegen (National Case Officer) on 26 October 2017 to present the Harcourts Foundation cheque in aid of MCSA’s ‘Play It Forward’ campaign that is also supported by Faf Du Plessis, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Cameron Van Der Burgh and Nic Rabinowitz.

The ‘Play It Forward’ campaign involves handing

out printed cards, each with a unique number. Card holders then send a SMS with their names and the unique number to 41006 to contribute R25 towards MCSA (T&Cs apply). The holder then influences a friend, family member or work colleague to also SMS and ‘play the card forward’. Each card is unique and its progress will be digitally tracked.

“This campaign will create great awareness for Missing Children SA and will generate much needed funds” says Panagio. He also states that one must report a missing child or adult immediately, not wait for the assumed 24 hours before reporting this. Bianca van Aswegen confirmed that the first 15 minutes are the most crucial when noticing that a child or adult is missing. Bianca also says that the public play a huge roll with providing information on missing people as very often a member of the public recognises that person from the MCSA website, flyers and social media.

According to Bianca and Nico, people do not know who to contact in the event of a missing person. They stress the point that any missing person should be reported to Missing Children SA immediately.

More information: www.missingchildren.org.za Ralph Thomas

Val de Vie Evergreen offers an enviable retirement

Val de Vie Evergreen is one of the first retirement villages set within a greater residential estate in South Africa and was launched on 14 November 2017 by Val de Vie and Evergreen Lifestyle.

Val de Vie Evergreen brings South Africa’s top retirement brand and premier lifestyle estate together in a promising partnership. Among the many advantages of deciding to move to Val de Vie Evergreen, professional management and maintenance of the luxurious properties is bound to rank high.

Val de Vie Evergreen offers retirees flexible purchase options and access to world class amenities. Four hundred exclusive homes, two hundred apartments/ assisted living suites and eighty frail care centre beds are available. Other unique features included a private club house, contemporary library, multipurpose function centre, landscaped gardens, a hair salon, gym, occupational therapy room, games room, cinema room, lounge dining area and bistro.

Val de Vie Evergreen is situated right in the heart of Val de Vie, making it a fundamental part of a vibrant greater community. Val de Vie encapsulates luxury

and comfortable family living. Through innovative, sustainable methods and long-term planning, together with the support from Drakenstein Municipality, Val de Vie Estate is water secure and water independent.

Established in 2008 by the Amdec Group, Evergreen Lifestyle retirement communities became South Africa’s first national retirement brand.

Offering residents a safe, relaxed, social and enjoyable lifestyle, Evergreen Lifestyle retirement communities are synonymous with healthy lifestyles, financial and physical prosperity, and security, as well as a wide range of lifestyle services, hospitality components and world-class facilities.

PSG Alpha Investments, a subsidiary of the JSElisted PSG Group, holds a 50% stake in Evergreen Lifestyle, a division of the Amdec Group. This partnership between two powerful national brands provides even greater peace of mind for the rapidly increasing number of middle to upper-income retirees in South Africa. www.valdevieevergreen.co.za evergreen@valdevie.co.za

Timber construction: Finance, carbon tax and the green economy

A timber frame structure, be it a primary residence, a holiday home, or an extension of an existing dwelling, is a substantial investment. As such, most people, barring a fortunate few, will need financial backing to have their timber frame dream realised. How, then, does bonding a timber structure differ from other construction types, is a timber structure a financially sound investment and how will this be impacted by South Africa’s impending Carbon Tax Law? Timber construction is a traditional, yet modern method of building sturdy structures that are both pleasing to the eye and can play a profound role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. It offers the homeowner and property developer in the know an environmentally intelligent building option that has been tried, tested and has performed exceptionally well over centuries.

“70% of the developed world’s population lives in timber frame houses,” remarks Werner Slabbert, Managing Director of Eco Log Timber construction, most often seen as a luxury investment Homes. “This includes the USA, Canada, available only to the wealthy, represents low-hanging fruit for Scandinavia, Europe, New Zealand, Australia public and private sectors invested in lessening – and mitigating – and Japan,” he adds. their environmental impact.

“Timber construction brings tremendous it’s business as usual as compared with any other value to all players along the value chain, right from the construction type. In this case, a homeowner will need to forestry sector through to the homeowner. Timber homes ensure that the plan for the build specifies SANS 10082. offer incredible design flexibility, quick construction Local authorities across South Africa will approve and time, excellent insulating properties, a highly competitive pass a timber frame home, but they must of course be strength-to-weight ratio, legitimate consideration for the shown to be compliant with the necessary regulations,” environment, and are built to last,” comments Slabbert. comments Slabbert.

While the myriad benefits offered by timber “The only situation where one might lawfully experience construction are becoming better known to both the trade any resistance regarding building a timber home would be and the public, there remain a few misperceptions around in the case of a housing estate, where there may be an this building methodology that fuel the misunderstanding architectural committee in place to dictate construction that building with timber is far less accessible than it really design and materials. This is usually done in an effort is. Among these is the notion that accessing finance to to maintain the overall aesthetics of the estate,” says build a timber frame home or structure will not be easy, Slabbert, adding, “Likewise, when considering building if not impossible. a timber home, it’s also important to have a similar Accessing finance to build a timber home approach and consider how the structure will fit in According to the Institute for Timber Construction with its environment; a log home in the city centre, for South Africa (ITC-SA), “Major South African banks example, will not only look out of place, but the return have the same approach to financing a timber frame on investment over time may be quite limited, given the home as they do a brick and mortar home. If the contextual misfit.” applicant qualifies for a bond in line with the financial Carbon tax bill, big business & the green economy institutions’ basic credit requirements and the structure South Africa’s Carbon Tax Bill, which is yet to be is built according to all national building standards and promulgated, was “‘designed to provide a price signal to regulations by a qualified timber frame builder, you will producers and consumers of carbon intensive products, get a bond to build or buy a timber frame home.” creating an incentive to invest in cleaner technology and “Timber frame building is one of the three building reduce emissions.’” types – alongside brick and mortar, and steel frame “While energy-intensive industries may be feeling building – that are included under the National Building a measure of discomfort from the pressure of the Regulations as pre-approved building methodologies, impending Carbon Tax Law, which now looks to come each with its own SABS standard, and that are approved into play by early 2018, this is an opportunity for these by all concerned authorities,” says Slabbert, adding, sectors to innovate and take confident, environmentally “Timber construction in South Africa is specified for lighter steps towards a more sustainable future,” says under the South African National Standard (SANS) Slabbert. “The Bill signals South Africa’s approach to 10082, which governs timber frame buildings.” honouring its Kyoto commitment and, once in full swing, According to Wimpie Potgieter, Property Asset will usher in renewed and enhanced engagement with the Management Head at FNB, “FNB finances timber frame green economy. Industry will not only have to adapt how homes or timber homes built in accordance with the it operates, but it will have to explore new avenues in National Building Regulation SANS 10082 as per any mitigating its carbon emissions,” he points out. other conventional structure built in accordance with “Timber construction, most often seen as a luxury national building regulations. However, confirmation investment available only to the wealthy, represents lowfrom a registered engineer (engineer’s certificate) that the hanging fruit for public and private sectors invested structure is built in accordance with the code is required.” in lessening – and mitigating – their environmental “The application procedure for applying for a impact; timber-built staff housing and public buildings bond to build or buy a timber home or structure is are just two such examples of how big business and thus exactly the same as applying for the same on government could offset their greenhouse gas emissions a brick and mortar structure. The only exception is – and resultant carbon tax burdens – through essential that an ITC-SA membership certificate, denoting the infrastructure. This makes timber building not only builder’s competence in the practice of timber frame financially viable, but a financially imperative enquiry for construction, as well as a registered engineer’s certificate both the public and private sectors,” remarks Slabbert. confirming that the structure has been built to standard, “The impending Carbon Tax Law represents a necessary will need to be provided,” says Slabbert. impetus for the shift in attitude towards a greener approach Valuing a timber frame home: overcoming obstacles to doing business and is poised to make a significant When it comes to accessing finance to buy an existing impact on the local green economy. Consumers and the timber frame home, there are a few obstacles that can trade will become ever better informed – and make better hinder the endeavour. “Timber home valuation should choices – about their impact on the environment and as be as standard as evaluating any other type of home, but such, the timber construction and supply industries, from given the current market share of timber construction plantations and sawmilling to construction and carpentry, due to its exclusivity, it is not surprising that there is some are well-positioned to be leveraged to, quite literally, room for improvement,” Slabbert comments. “Some of build greener homes, businesses and public buildings. the challenges faced when having a timber home valuated The potential opportunities for job creation, globally include the fact that many people do not understand the transferrable skills development and profitable off-shoot construction method, know how to identify the attributes micro-enterprises are innumerable. Not least, a healthier of a home built in strict accordance with SANS 10082, green economy will see an upswing in international or appreciate the difference between a high-value timber investors, who will look more favourably upon a nation structure versus a low-value structure, like a Wendy interested in taking care of its environment – and people. house,” he explains.

And this is just the beginning,” Slabbert notes.

But these challenges are easily overcome with the help “While there still exist a few misconceptions around of a professional body like the ITC-SA, who can provide the viability of financing timber construction, these will an inspector qualified to evaluate an existing timber slowly but surely be eroded through education, awareness, home to ascertain whether or not it has been built to and, most notably, through legislation that will make a standard. Further to this, the ITC-SA can also provide turn to greener construction methods not only a viable a list of registered timber frame builders and engineers prospect, but an essential aspect of sustainable business, that understand, and are competent in their professions government and lifestyle practices that respect South in relation to, timber frame building,” Slabbert assures.

Africa’s commitment to lowering its greenhouse gas Local authority requirements emissions,” Slabbert says, concluding, “At a challenging According to Jacques Cronje of Jacques Cronje Timber and critical moment in South Africa’s economic and Design, “The timber frame building system in South political trajectory, the time is ripe to do right; by the Africa […] is recognised by the National Home Builders economy, the environment and ordinary South Africans.

Registration Council (NHBRC), lending institutions, Never before has it been quite so economically attractive insurers and local authorities.” to do the right thing.”

“With timber construction and the local authorities,

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PAARL - R75 MILLION

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For the Business Connoisseur: 42 ha on the Du Toitskloof mountain with spectacular vistas across the Paarl Valley. The property is recognized as a venue and events destination of note, and situated 60km north east of Cape Town on the N1.

FRANSCHHOEK - R8.45 MILLION

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Luxury Estate Living: A contemporary family home on the Domaine des Anges Estate, with generously proportioned rooms for living and entertaining.

FRANSCHHOEK - R2.5 MILLION

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Lock-up-and-Go: A lavishly furnished apartment in the prestigious French-inspired L’ermitage Chateau et Villas complex.

VILLIERSDORP - R7.3 MILLION

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One of a Kind: Located in the Bossieveld region 10 km outside Villiersdorp, this is a smallholding with ample water in a magnificently private setting with easy access to the main homestead, two cottages and 5ha protea.

FRANSCHHOEK - R1.75 MILLION

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Prime Position: One of the last available vacant stands in Fynbos Village, on the Fransche Hoek Agricultural Estate.

Anita 076 079 9077 | Moira 082 896 3597 | Office: 021 876 2611 | admin@jawitzfranschhoek.co.za

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R40 000 000 + VAT

Wine Farm with Magnificent Views An exceptional opportunity to own a portion of one of the old Franschhoek Wine Estates, situated high up on the mountain bordering the Nature Reserve with breathtaking views of the entire valley and more. The farm is planted to vines and has a large shed with its own borehole.The home offers 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms fitted kitchen with separate scullery. There is an outside entertainment room attached to the 2 car garage. One has the option to continue with the current management as a separate arrangement. This is a lifestyle not to be missed! VAT REGISTERED

Janice Hicks 072 991 6272 janice.hicks@rawson.co.za

R8 450 000

Immaculate Lifestyle Property on Gentleman’s Estate Surrounded by rose gardens, lavender fields, Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards, olive and citrus trees, the Villa is situated on platinum Domaine Des Anges and is a retreat that reflects stylish interiors with a provincial flair. The property features two grand entrances, with a guest bathroom, an office and 3 generous en suite bedrooms;each leading to a unique large private outside terrace with spectacular views and a magnificent mountain backdrop.

Commensurate is the mixing of old and new by its thick walls, vaulted ceiling and the use of expansive glass. The lounge and dining room are open plan with a heart-warming fireplace.

The modern kitchen has a large island that encourages sharing a chopping board and good conversation. The appliances are high end with the inclusion of a well-designed separate scullery and pantry, and depending on the season her whisper quiet ceiling air conditioners and underfloor heating service both your cooling and heating requirements. Estate facilities include a picturesque tennis court, a clubhouse reminiscent of an old world gentleman's era, a balanced pool table, boule court, gym, steam room, 2 lakes teaming with birdlife, manicured gardens, paved walkways and a lap pool with breathtaking views, all within a few metres of the Villa.

Janice Hicks 072 991 6272 janice.hicks@rawson.co.za

R13 395 000 + VAT

Unlimited Potential Tucked away on the edge of the village and conveniently situated with magnificent views is this 10ha farm. A perfect renovation project for someone who wants to give their own footprint. Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc vines with 4ha of olive trees. Borehole with plenty of water plus domestic feed from the mountain. Main house comprises of Kitchen, scullery, separate dining room and lounge with fireplace. 3 bedrooms-2 en-suite. Separate guest loo and shower. With a huge attic ready for conversion. Rates: R680.00

Janice Hicks 072 991 6272 • janice.hicks@rawson.co.za

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Fransche Hoek Estate

R 6 495 000

Franschhoek

R 5 950 000

Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Garages: 2 448073 A STUNNING NEWLY BUILT HOME ON THE EXCLUSIVE FRANSCHE HOEK ESTATE This excellent newly built property offers 3 bedroom suites along with a voluminous open plan lounge, dining room and kitchen with two patios, plunge pool, double garage and wonderful views over the surrounding fynbos and towards the mountains. The Fransche Hoek Estate is renowned for excellent security and is within very close proximity of the vibrant village of Franschhoek.

Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Parking: 2 389137 CENTRAL VILLAGE HOME WITH LOTS OF CHARACTER This lovely Village home is full of character with a large private garden, pool and various outdoor living spaces. High pressed ceilings. stained glass windows and its ideal location close to the village makes this home an excellent option.The accommodation is generous and versatile with two comfortable bedroom suites in the main house, both opening onto private outside areas. In addition there is a self contained one bedroom flatlet with its own entrance. A perfect third bedroom or separate guest cottage. An exciting and versatile property.

Tania Van Deemter 076 726 2873 or Marianne Van Der Merwe 082 921 3248

Tania Van Deemter 076 726 2873 or Marianne Van Der Merwe 082 921 3248

Domaine des Anges

R 12 900 000

Freedom Hill

R 20 000 000

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 4 Garages & Parkings: 2 390215 LARGE FAMILY HOME OVERLOOKING THE DAM ON DOMAINE DES ANGES Situated on the prestigious vine and olive estate Domaine des Anges, this well positioned home with spectacular views over a beautiful dam offers 4 bedrooms en suite, spacious entrance area, magnificent lounge, dining room and kitchen, private study, generous cellar and double garage. Domaine des Anges is an exclusive and intimate estate with superb communal facilities which include a clubhouse, swimming pool and floodlit tennis courts. Excellent security and close proximity to the vibrant village of Franschhoek.

Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 5 434855 AWARD WINNING BOUTIQUE WINE FARM A rare opportunity to own one of the Cape Winelands award winning boutique wine farms.This 40 Ha lifestyle wine estate is located against the slopes of the Wemmershoek Mountain Range and commands spectacular sunset views of the Berg River Valley and Simonsberg Mountain. Improvements include a managers house, two cottages, a beautiful 80-seat restaurant/wedding venue with tasting room, wine store and maturation cellar attached and a shed for implements and storage. A further 2 large main houses and 3 cottages of 195m² can be built. Price excludes VAT.

Tania Van Deemter 076 726 2873 or Marianne Van Der Merwe 082 921 3248

Kevin Layden 082 300 9446 or Esmé Wildman 083 307 8039

Fransche Hoek Estate

R 2 000 000

448015

Franschhoek

R 8 500 000

FRANSCHE HOEK ESTATE One of the few remaining plots on the estate, located high up on the Middagkrans Mountain in Fynbos South this 800 m² plot commands breath- taking views of both the upper and lower Franschhoek Valley.

381964 FRANSCHHOEK COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH MIXED USAGE A rare opportunity to own a mixed usage commercial property in the exclusive village of Franschhoek, the property consists of eight units that are split 50/50 between mini factories and residential apartments. Current ROI is 6.4% per annum. Asking price R8 500 000.00 Plus VAT

Kevin Layden 082 300 9446 or Esmé Wildman 083 307 8039

Kevin Layden 082 300 9446 or Esmé Wildman 083 307 8039

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Pearl Valley

R 8 999 000

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 4 Garages 2 Parkings 7 444225 WATER’S EDGE WITH STUNNING VIEWS, LUXURY AND PRIVACY On the water’s edge in this award winning estate, this family home has everything one can desire from large open plan living areas, gourmet kitchen, fitted bar, study, four en-suite bedrooms, two and half garages, pool, Jacuzzi, parking for seven vehicles and views to die for. Finishes include imported log burning fireplace, under floor vacuum cleaning system, air conditioning with hot and cold feature, build in microwave caesar stone work tops, glass splashbacks.

Kevin Layden 082 300 9446 Esmé Wildman 083 307 8039

Boschenmeer

R 4 350 000

Pearl Valley

Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Parkings: 2

R 4 600 000

446320

SOUGHT AFTER LODGE ON PEARL VALLEY GOLF ESTATE WITH SUPERB VIEWS OVER THE WATER TOWARDS THE SIMONSBERG MOUNTAIN This Lifestyle lodge is located in a sophisticated, upmarket award winning golf resort in the heart of the Cape Winelands.The position is perfect and very private allowing you to enjoy the magnificent views of the lake and mountains. Offering open plan lounge with gas fireplace, dining room, kitchen with breakfast bar and a large patio with built in braai and recently fitted top quality roller blinds. This three level extremely well maintained lodge has 3 spacious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioning and under floor heating..

Kevin Layden 082 300 9446 Esmé Wildman 083 307 8039

Boschenmeer

R 8 295 000

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 Garage 1 445546 SECLUDED FAMILY HOME A lovely home nestled in the heart of Boschenmeer Golf Estate. Upon entering the front door a spacious open plan living and dining area with impressive fireplace await you.

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 Garages 3 438345 A MAGINIFICENT ENTERTAINERS DREAM Ideally located in quiet part of this luxury estate. A stately and spacious home that has everything and more.

Lee-Anne Sauders 083 709 6719 Tammy Rose 076 579 5579

Lee-Anne Sauders 083 709 6719 Tammy Rose 076 579 5579

Val De Vie

R 16 900 000

Fransche Hoek Estate

R 25 000 (pm)

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 5 Garages: 2 444781 AN ENTERTAINERS DREAM HOME ON VAL DE VIE ESTATE Everything at your fingertips with no expense spared. This is an exceptional home that lends itself to ultimate entertainment.

Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Garages: 2 450605 SOUGHT AFTER FRANSCHE HOEK ESTATE RENTAL PROPERTY:This is a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with spectacular views. The property is laid out over 3 floors and suitable for a family or a lock up and go. It has a double garage, lounge with double height ceiling, kitchen and scullery, large patio balcony with braai.

Claire Adamini 072 609 3867 Annie Kellerman 071 268 2134

Kat Roth 079 082 8767

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FRANSCHHOEK

R9 950 000

HISTORIC PROPERTY IN THE HEART OF FRANSCHHOEK Spacious proper ty with many character features on large plot in central village location. Exclusive Instruction.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

FRANSCHHOEK

WEB: 175245

R5 950 000

FIVE BEDROOM VILLAGE HOME WITH LOTS OF POTENTIAL Set on a large corner plot in a quiet neighbourhood and within easy walking distance to the high street. The house is in immaculate condition but could reach its true potential with very little investment to bring it up to date. Exclusive Instruction.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

WEB: 192507

FRANSCHHOEK

R8 500 000

EXCLUSIVE DOMAINE DES ANGES ESTATE Prime position. Four large en-suite bedrooms, kitchen with scullery, dining area, two living areas, wine cellar and double garage. Exclusive Instruction Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

FRANSCHHOEK

R4 950 000

FRANSCHHOEK

WEB:190380

R9 950 000

CAPE COD-STYLE 3 BEDROOM HOME WITH WOW FACTOR IN PRIME VILLAGE LOCATION

VICTORIAN STYLE HOME IN PRIME VILLAGE POSITION

Eco features and high beamed ceilings define this home in an indigenous low-maintenance garden served by a stream-side well with irrigation system.

Solar panels, plunge pool, immaculate condition. Exclusive Instruction.

Character 5 bedroom property with many original features set in a beautiful large mature garden with large swimming pool. Exclusive Instruction

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 | Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

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