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Voëlvlei 99.9% vol

Die Voëlvleidam, die Swartland se enigste bron van water, is tans 99.9% vol. Verlede Maandag was die dam 101.8% vol en op dieselfde tyd in 2022 71.4% vol. Warmer weer, wat meer verdamping bring, word vir die volgende paar dae voorspel. Foto: Samuel Walters

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Top 10 study tips for grade 12 1. Have all your materials ready before you begin studying – pencils, pens, highlighters, paper, etc.

2. Be positive. Make sure your brain holds onto the information you are learning by reminding yourself how important it is to remember the work and get the marks.

3. Take a walk outside. A change of scenery will stimulate your learning. You’ll be surprised at how much more you take in after being outside in the fresh air.

4. Break up your learning sections into manageable parts. Trying to learn too much at one time will only result in a tired, unfocused and anxious brain.

5. Keep your study sessions short but effective and reward yourself with short, constructive

breaks.

6. Teach your concepts to anyone who will listen. It might feel strange at first, but it is definitely worth reading your revision notes aloud.

7. Your brain learns well with colours and pictures. Try to use them whenever you can.

8. Be confident with the learning areas you know well and focus your brain energy on the sections that you find more difficult to take in.

9. Repetition is the key to retaining information you have to learn. Keep going – don’t give up!

10. Sleeping at least 8 hours every night, eating properly and drinking plenty of water are all important things you need to do for your brain.

Studying for exams is like strenuous exercise, so you must be physically prepared.

Study skills to boost your studying and learning Mobile notes Mobile notes are excellent tools for learning all the key concepts in the study guide. Mobile notes are easy to make and you can take them with you wherever you go: Fold a blank piece of paper in half. Fold it in half again. Fold it again.

Open the paper. It will now be divided into 8 parts.

Cut or tear neatly along the folded lines.

On one side of each of these 8 bits of paper, write the basic concept.

On the other side, write the meaning or the explanation of the basic concept.

Use different colours and add pictures to help you remember.

Take these mobile notes with you wherever you go and look at them whenever you can.

As you learn, place the cards in 3 different piles: I know this information well.

I’m getting there.

I need more practice.

The more you learn them, the better you will remember them.

Mnemonics A mnemonic code is a useful technique for learning information that is difficult to remember.

This is an example of a word mnemonic using the word BALANCE where each letter of the word stands for something else: B – Best – doing your best is more important than being the best.

A – Attitude – always have a positive attitude.

L – Load – spread the load so you don’t leave everything to the last minute. Use a study timetable to plan.

A – Attention – pay attention to detail. Only answer what is required.

N – Never give up! Try, try and try again!

C – Calm – stay calm even when the questions seem difficult.

E – Early – sleep early the night before your exam. If you prepare well you will not needto cram the night before.

Mnemonics are code information and make it easier to remember. The more creative you are and the more you link your ‘codes’ to familiar things, the more helpful your mnemonics will be.

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18 Oktober 2023

Robotika-span behaal 'reuse sukses' in kompetisie

Die span bestaan uit Shariek du Plessies, Perswill Jantjies, Jaylee-Smit en Chante Marthinus met Kelvin-Jean Fortuin as leerkrag. Hulle het ook onlangs aan die FirstTech-kompetisie deelgeneem.

Die Robotika-leerders van Wesbank Sekondêr op Malmesbury, het onlangs na Durban gereis en daar verder hul slag met hierdie vak gewys.

Volgens onderwyser Kelvin-Jean Fortuin het dit alles begin aan die begin van die jaar met 'n SETA-kompetisie waaraan die skool deelgeneem het.

Die groep het 'n voorlegging voorberei en ingedien en is toe gekies uit 'n groep van 700 skole landwyd om in Mpumalanga te gaan deelneem.

Hier het hulle 'n vierde plek behaal.

"Ons het baie geleer en baie terug gebring huis toe. Ons het geleer hoe om ons werksmetodes aan te pas en die leerders het geleer hoe om suksesvol te kommunikeer met mekaar.

"So, al was ons die eerstes van die verloorders, het ons ontsaglik baie in die proses geleer."

Fortuin het as leerkrag ook baie baat gevind by die kompetisie en geleer hoe om die leerders beter voor te berei.

Hulle projek was baie suksesvol en juis hierom het hulle die geleentheid gehad om voor die nasionale parlement te verskyn om oor hul projek te praat.

Hulle is genooi om as deel van die top 10-deelnemende skole aan die GOVTECH-konferensie deel te neem en ook daar, in Durban, hul projek met die gehoor en ander kundiges in die vakgebied te deel.

"Dit was 'n reuse sukses. Die mense het baie belang gestel in die toestel wat ons kinders ontwerp het. Dit is bygewoon deur baie sakepersone en hulle het baie belanggestel in ons projek.

"Ons leerders het iets uit niks gemaa. Ander skole het projekte aan mekaar gesit met goed wat hulle reeds gehad het. Ons het letterlik van niks af iets gebou.

"Die leerders was op die televisie en ook op 'n radiostasie."

Volgens Fortuin is Robotika besig om vlam te vat onder die leerders van Wesbank Sekondêr en neem hulle eersdaags in Januarie aan 'n tech-kompetisie deel.

Hierdie kompetisie word op 'n internasionale vlak aangebied.

"Ek glo ons kan baie goed doen hier! Ek wil ons kinders oorsee neem!"

Fatima Jakoet het ook 'n groot rol in die sukses en dryf van die groep gespeel.

"Sy help ons baie om die nodige items te voorsien wat ons leerders nodig het om te kan presteer en om hul beste te kan lewer. Ek is so trots op alles wat ons skool nou bereik, vertel Fortuin. Fortuin se passie vir die vak en leerders spoor hom aan om die vak uit te bou en om selfs plaaslike kompetisies aan te bied.

"Ons gaan die ding groot vat, ons gaan hom nie klein los nie."

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Amber Booysen: Kampvegter vir Swartland-gemeenskap Ek is tans ‘n VF Plus PR Raadslid maar het die afgelope paar weke vandat ek as Swartland Wyk 7 se VF Plus kandidaat bekend gestel is oorweldend betrek deur die einste gemeenskap met verskeie kwessies.

Ek is veral bekommerd oor die misdaad in die area, dit is kommerwekkend dat dit al op so vlak plaasvind dat alle hulp genader moet word.

Een van hierdie gevalle het plaasgevind op ‘n bos paadjie wat daagliks deur baie inwoners gebruik word om tot by die N7 te kom.

Soos elke ander dag het die dametjie haar normale roetine gevolg maar op die spesifieke dag was sy gekonfronteer deur ‘n bos bewoner met sy honde, sy was aangeval en ongelooflik getraumatiseerd.

Na dit onder my aandag gebring is het ek onmiddellik die munisipale wetstoepassers en SAPS gekontak en ook aangedring dat ‘n verklaring by die dame se huis geneem word.

Ek glo aan aktiewe betrokkenheid en is belangrik dat selfs SAPS hul kant moet bring as dit by die dien van gemeenskappe kom.

Ek wil van die geleentheid gebruik maak en my hartlike dank aan hul toon dat hul nie geskroom het om die dame by die huis te besoek nie. Dit gee my berusting om te weet dat daar nou ten minste 'n dossier is wat voor n regter sal moet dien wanneer die misdadiger gevang word.

As gemeenskapsleier is ek baie attent op wat in die wyke aangaan, vernaam as dit kom by misdaad, en probeer ek al ‘n geruime tyd om aktief by die buurtwag ingesluit te word. Die meeste buurtwagte is op hul agtervoet as dit by politiek kom wat maar ‘n hindernis is.

Ek is ongelooflik dankbaar dat ek gekontak was onlangs, om nie net deel te wees van die buurtwag nie maar ook Wesbank en Abottsdale

se buurtwagte saam te trek. Dit is ‘n verblydende gevoel om te sien hoe ons gemeenskappe saam staan om misdaad te bekamp.

Daar is ook natuurlik ‘n geval waar mense onlangs vanaf n plaas geskuif is na ‘n woonstelblok. Dit is ‘n baie hartseer situasie, juis omdat baie van die mensies op einste plaas gebore was.

Die skuif het nie net ‘n enorme impak op hul emosioneel gehad nie, maar ook op hul leefwyse en natuurlik die verandering van omstandighede. Hierdie mense was onbillik en onregmatig geskuif.

Hul het soveel probleme gehad, onder meer n water rekening, wat ek met groot hulp van die munisipaliteit kon uitsorteer.

Ons is tans in ‘n hofsaak betrokke rakende die hantering van die mense.

Ek is ‘n baie nederige mens, ek dien my gemeenskap met als wat in my steek, ek skroom nie om enigiets wat onregverdig is aan te vat nie en stap die pad saam hul tot die einde.

Ek is al jare lank ‘n aktivis en daarmee kom die voordeel dat dit vir my tweede natuur is.

Kontak haar op 071 445 2121 of stuur 'n epos na rdl.booysena@outlook.com.

Hierdie spasie is deur die betrokke politieke party gekoop en weerspieël nie noodwendig die oriëntasie en opinie van hierdie publikasie nie.

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WCDM celebrates Day for Risk Reduction

Officers from Swartland Municipality’s K9-unit demonstrated the effective use of dogs in combatting crime in communities.

As part of International Day for Risk Reduction, West Coast Disaster Management Centre in partnership with various stakeholders exhibited services and demonstrations to aid safer communities and to create a risk conscious environment. Learners from Laurie Hugo Primary in Moorreesbug visited the centre in Moorreesburg to participate and witness various awareness and educational interventions.

The Safety Coordinator for WCDM, Jacobus van Litsenburgh, explained why it is important to partner and educate communities for them to play a meaningful role in community safety. “We cannot create safer communities on our own.

We need your help” said van Litsenburgh.

Warrant Officer Smit, from SAPS encouraged the learners to embrace and support the police.

“Don’t hesitate to contact the police when you spot something suspicious in your surroundings.

We are here to help and keep you safe” said Warrant Officer Smith.

A demonstration of a motor vehicle crash scene by the Emergency Medical Services and Swartland Fire and Rescue Services was one of the highlights of the day. These brave men and

women from the rescue services risk their lives to assist people in distress and by demonstrating their skill and commitment to perform their duties will hopefully inspire some of the learners to consider a similar career.

The day was concluded with a tour of the high-tech Disaster Centre of the West Coast District Municipality. This facility is a prime example of how a central point for law enforcement, emergency services, disaster management and fire and rescue services can reduce dispatch time to communities in need.

Under the theme of “fighting inequality towards a resilient future” the municipality’s Disaster Management Centre recently launched its Emergency Response and Prevention Centre with the objective to improve collaboration for better service delivery for all communities in the West Coast region. Head of Centre, Franquin Petersen, said that effective collaboration and partnerships can create more resilient and sustainable communities. “Today we involved government departments, private sector and schools to raise awareness but also to take action for safer spaces for all of us” said Franquin.

ECOS launched by Western Cape Veterinary Services The Western Cape Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Services recently launched its innovative Export Certificate Office System (ECOS). The launch coincided with the Western Cape's inaugural Veterinary Week, which focused on state veterinary services' role in the agriculture sector.

One such role is export facilitation.

Dr Vincent Henwood, Western Cape Department Head of the Veterinary Export Certification Office, explained that ECOS is an online electronic system which seeks to ensure compliance in South Africa's food and animal products industry.

Dr Henwood said, "The platform provides permit templates aligned with importing countries' import permits, streamlining the export process, and ensuring compliance with international standards. ECOS enables tracking of products, including animal-derived ones, back to their source farms, thus ensuring transparency throughout the supply chain."

Speaking at the launch, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomed ECOS as an innovative platform which focused on improving the Western Cape Government's services to our customers.

Minister Meyer said, "ECOS provides the customer with a 24-hour export facilitation service which reduces the export certificate application process from days to minutes. The Western Cape currently exports 55% of South Africa's primary agricultural products.

"ECOS will also assist in increasing these exports to at least 60%. Exports contribute to foreign exchange earnings and a 5% increase in exports will lead to approximately 22 000 new jobs in the sector. Due to the location and history of South Africa, we have an extremely diverse

set of products, factories, and processes. We also have a complex food and export legislative system with different authorities (6 religious, state, and authorised signatories). This creates the possibility for synergies between authorities as they are often working on similar products and in the same locations," continued Minister Meyer.

"In light of our endemic diseases, our rich diversity of wildlife, and our animal health system we need to have a systems approach to disease (human and animal) risk mitigation and international trade in animal products. Due to the many role-players communication and coordination is key. "This is challenging in a resource-constrained environment. ECOS can help to coordinate communication and increase cooperation at food processing establishments between authorities," added Minister Meyer.

Heidi Fourie from La Montanara (Pty) Ltd, a cheese factory in Ashton, has already been using the ECOS. Heidi Fourie said, "As a small dairy business we do not have time to struggle to complete the significant paperwork that accompanies an export certificate application. The wait often negatively impacts product shelf life and quality. ECOS has changed this. While uploading my company's profile onto the ECOS platform was initially time-consuming, it now takes approximately five minutes to get an export certificate approved." Minister Meyer remarked: "We appreciate the feedback from our clients in the Western Cape, which has been invaluable in refining ECOS. Their feedback and support are crucial as we work together to revolutionize compliance, traceability, and export control in South Africa's food and animal products industry."

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NPO Ek n Jy expands their sporting programmes

Sokker:

Rewayden Faroa, 'n leerder van Wesbank Sekondêr op Malmesbury, is vir die BT Football Academy-span gekies wat volgende jaar in Spanje aan 'n sokkertoernooi gaan deelneem. By hom is afrigter Kelvin-Jean Fortuin.

Menolene Romburg received the award as the netball player of the season.

The community sport programs implemented the Season' in each sporting category. The Touch

by Ek n Jy in Koringberg exemplify the positive Rugby Player of the Season was awarded to Alimpact that sports can have on children and exandro Diedericks and the Netball Player of the Season award went to Menolene Romburg. communities.

Through their efforts, Ek n Jy has not only inThese programs provide opportunities for physical activity, which is essential for promoting troduced children to the world of sports but has overall health and well-being. It also keeps the also fostered a sense of teamwork and community pride. kids off the street and on the sport fields.

Says Cecilia Mackay, Director of the nonThis year, Ek n Jy successfully played their second season of Touch Rugby from May - August profit "we are so blessed to have sponsors and 2023 with the sponsorship of Mi Black Box. 48 community who believe in what we are trying to Boys and girls played Touchies this season with achieve. With this continued support we can just envision a day where all our community kids are two volunteer coaches at the helm.

Coach Andre Naude and Coach Peter Farao able to play a sport that they love!"

Says Antie Rosie de Klerk, Co-Director of the had their hands full with this bunch, but the comradery and team spirit was palpable at every non-profit "we can see how sport is transforming practice session. For the first time since incep- our children. The spirit of teamwork, dedication tion of their community sporting programs, Ek and discipline is clearly visible amongst the kids n Jy also added Netball to commemorate the who played for Ek n Jy in 2022. I hope that next Netball World Cup and fill the need amongst the year we can bring more sponsors on board to reach more children." young girls of the village to also play sports.

2024 will include sport like Chess, Touch With coach Mariaan Diedericks and assistant coach Theo-Reese Jagers, 32 girls played their Rugby, Netball and Street Cricket. "We definitely have some budding sport stars in our village, hearts out from start to end of season.

The season program concluded with a Sport and we want to give them every opportunity to Festival held on 26 August 2023 where the Touch- shine," says coach Mariaan Diedericks.

The Ek n Jy Team can be reached via our web ies and Netball teams played for amazing prizes and the coveted floating trophies of 'Player of page on www.eknjy.co.za or on 083 22 66 099.

Alexandro Diedericks was awarded the trophy as the touch rugby player of the season.

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So lyk die damvlakke in Kopkrapper van die week Moeilikheidsgraad: So-so die Wes-Kaap

Uitslae • Results Wevlugduiwe

Smit 12:12:50; 6 MBA Lofts 12:30:36; 7 Single-

RIEBEEK VALLEI Springfontein Board – 14 Oktober 1 Mentoor Hokke 14.23.29; 2 Mentoor Hokke 14.35.07; 3 Mentoor Hokke 14.38.28; 4 Mentoor Hokke 14.39.14; 5 Mentoor Hokke 14.42.02; 6 Alex Family Lofts 14.51.28; 7 Mentoor Hokke 14.49.35; 8 Mentoor Hokke 14.50.13; 9 Alex Family Lofts 14.56.54; 10 Mentoor Hokke 14.58.02

ton Hokke 12:16:20; 8 Frikkie Bester 12:17:17;

MOORREESBURG Britstown – Jo 3: 14 Oktober 1 Singleton Hokke 12:06:17; 2 Henna & Melt Smit 12:07:57; 3 Singleton Hokke 12:11:50; 4 Johan v Aswegen 12:11:40; 5 Henna & Melt

12:17:27; 6 Henna & Melt Smit 12:21:39; 7

9 Henna & Melt Smit 12:20:49; 10 Frikkie Bester 12:21:07 Ope 3 1 Singleton Hokke 12:08:16; 2 Singleton Hokke 12:12:03; 3 Joseph Lofts 12:16:16; 4 Singleton Hokke 12:17:27; 5 Singleton Hokke Johan v Aswegen 12:21:50; 8 Frikkie Bester 12:28:24; 9 Singleton Hokke 12:28:29; 10 Henna & Melt Smit 12:29:01

18 Oktober 2023 GELUKWENSING Congratulations

17 Oktober – STEVEN - Baie geluk met jou verjaarsdag. Mag daar nog vele verjaarsdae vir jou wees. Mag die Here jou bewaar en beskerm. Jy moet lekker verjaar. Baie liefde - van: Joan, kinders, kleinkinders en skoonseuns

17 Oktober - MARTINO PETERS. Baie geluk met jou verjaarsdag. Mag God jou nog vele jare spaar.

Geniet jou dag. Van: Tannie Rita en gesin

19 Oktober – AMELIA - Baie geluk met jou verjaarsdag en mag jy ‘n geseënde dag hê.

Van: Boland Meat

20 Oktober – LIAM ouma se grootman, vandag is jy een jaar oud. Baie geluk seun, ons is lief vir jou. Van: Daniels, Pieters, Coetzee en Miggel familie

23 Oktober - HAILLEY-JANE, baie geluk my skat met jou 10de verjaarsdag. Ma gee net liefde vir jou op die dag. God se rykste seën op jou lewe. Van: ons almal in die huis

18 October - Tiahana van Zyl: Happy 17th birthday mummy's big girl. From Mom Tarren

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Nuut: Josef Bur-

Sewes: Die o.17-sewesrugbyspan van die Hoërskool Swartland

ger is aangesluit as die nuwe terreinbestuurder van die skool. By hom is sy assistent, Spencer. Burger is 'n oud-leerder van die skool.

het die naweek aan die Frogfoot 7's-toernooi op Loftus Versfeld deelgeneem. Hulle het teen die spanne van Duineveld, Secunda en Ben Viljoen te staan gekom. Die skool bedank Lift SA en Ocean Food Processors wat die seuns se droom bewaarheid het.

Swartlandfees Oppasdiens: Die Swartlandfees

is om die draai, maar jy sit vas by die huis met jou kosbaarste besittings? Moenie twee keer dink nie. Kammaland Speelskool is bereid om jou naweekplanne te laat voortgaan met hul opgeleide oppassers, springkastele, gesigverf en soveel meer.

Man van die wedstryd:

Tyrese Barlow, deel van die 7's-rugbyspan wat op Loftus Versfeld aan die Frogfoot 7's-toernooi deelgeneem het, is as die man van die wedstryd aangewys in een van die span se wedstryde.

Wingerd:

Die landboudepartement se wingerdprojek is goed op dreef en die leerders spog met hul nuwe klere, geborg deur Afgri.

Hier woon die leerders 'n les by.

Eisteddfod: Keisha Petersen en Shaun Beer het onlangs uitstekend gevaar in die afgelope Eisteddfodseisoen.

Muurbal:

Joel Rix het onlangs aan die Junior Ope-muurbaltoernooi deelgeneem in die Junior Ope vir seuns o.16 by die Paarl-muurbalklub.

Hy het die eerste gekeurde WP-speler in die semi-finaal geklop en wen die vorige eerste gekeurde Boland-spsler in die finaal.

Fietsry: Leam

Cilliers het aan die Ladismith 7 Weekspoort MTB-uitdaag delgeneem. Hy het 'n algehele derde plek behaal met 'n tyd van 1:21:10.