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STRAND: EGPAAR EN INBREKER IN BLOEDIGEGEVEG

Vegom leweendood

deurgemaak het.

Hy het Vrydagaand omstreeks 23:30 by die huis

gekom en op die boonste verdieping televisie ge-

kyk.Syvrouentweekinders, ndogter (15) enseun

(7), het reeds geslaap.Hyhet voor die televisie aan

die slaap geraak, maar n geluid het hom om 02:00

wakker gemaak.

Hyhet ondersoek gaan instel enbydie trap afge-

stap. Toe hy onder kom, het hy stilgestaan en ge-

luister en besef die geluid wat hy gehoor het, was

die blindings wat teen die venster klap; n aandui-

dingdatdievenster oopwas. Ek is toe terugboon-

toe ommy vrou wakker

te maak en my vuurwa-

pen te gaan haal. Ek het

vir haar ges om by die

kinders te bly terwyl ek

terug ondertoe gaan.

Intussenhethysysus-

ter, wat n paramedikus

is, gebel en haar beveel

omdiepolisie te ontbied

aangesien sy aan diens

was.

Toe ek onder kom,

het ek gesien die kom-

buis lig isaan.Ekhet toe

definitief geweet daar is

iemand in die huis,

vertel die man.

Hy het die kombuis

binnegegaan en n inbreker daar betrap. Hy was

besig om items in sy seun se rugsak te pak. Ek

weet nie waar die adrenalien vandaan gekom

het nie, maar ek het met force die kombuis

binnegegaan. Ek het my vuurwapen op hom

gerig en hom beveel om op die vloer te l.

Die man se harde stem het sy dogter laat

wakker skrik en sy vrou het paniekbevan-

ge met n staalstaaf wat langs die kaggel

gestaan het, die trappe afgekom.

Metdiwapeninhaarhandhetsygevra

waars hy? En dis t dat my aandag van

hom na haar gaan.

Die inbreker het di geleentheid aange-

gryp en die man aangeval. Hy het die vuur-

wapen probeer afvat en so het n stoeigeveg

tussen die twee uitgebreek. Hulle het van die

ILLANA FRANTZ

D

it het gevoel asof ek in n WWE-

stoeigeveg vir my lewe was, want

ek het geweet as ek nou die vuur-

wapen laat los, dan is ek en my vrou dood.

S s n huiseienaar van Southfork, Strand na-

dathySaterdag indievroeoggendure n inbreker

in sy huis betrap het.

Die man, wat verkies om anoniem te

bly, het vertel van die traumatiese

gebeure wat hy en

sy gesin die af-

gelope na-

week

Hulle het van die

kombuis tot in die

sitkamer gestoei op

die bank, oor die

koffietafel, selfs in die

voorportaal tot op

die stoep, buite die

voordeur.

kombuis

tot in die

sitkamer

gestoei op

die bank,

oor die kof-

fietafel,

selfs in die

voorpor-

taal tot op

die stoep,

buite die

voordeur.

Ek wou

hom nie

skiet nie,

want net-

nou skiet ek hom dood. Ek wou net weer beheer

oor die vuurwapen kry. Ek kon nie anders nie,

want as hy die vuurwapen kry, dan skiet hy ons,

vertel die man.

Sy vrou het ook die inbreker van agter met die

staalstaaf geslaan, maar hy wou nie laat los nie.

Ek het gedink as ek nwaarskuwingskoot afvuur

hy sou skrik, maar hy het eenvoudig net niemoed

opgegee nie, het die man ges.

Die twee mans het toe op die voorstoep te lande

gekom, toehulle oordie inbreker se fiets gevalhet.

Die inbreker het toe opgestaan en wou die deur,

wat die vrou probeer toedruk om hom uit te hou,

oopstoot.

Ekwasdrained, somoeg engedaanenuitasem.

Ek kon net nie meer nie. Ek wou net h hy moes

stop en het hom toe in die been geskiet, onthou

die man.

Die inbreker het geskree my been, my been,

enhetterugnabuitegekruipentussendiepotplan-

te gaan sit. Kort daarna het die polisie, Gordons-

baaiSekuriteit, endiemansesustervanEmergen-

cyMetro Services opgedaag en na hulle omgesien.

Die inbreker het eers behandeling vir sy wond

ontvang, waarna hy in die polisie se sorg oorge-

plaas is. Paramedici het die huiseienaar suurstof

gegee en na die hospitaal geneem. Die res van die

gesin is ook vir skok behandel.

Ek wil net dankie s aan almal wat hul hulp

vir ons aangebied het. Ek is net dankbaar, want

dinge kon so anders gewees het.

Die inbreker se bloed op voorstoep

waar hy gaan l het nadat hy in

die been geskiet is.

Die huiseienaar se bebloede

hemp na sy geveg met die inbre

ker.

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Licence increaseof5,3%

NIKITA SYLVESTER

This yearmotorists can expect

to pay more for motor vehicle

licences.

Until now, tariffs have re-

mained unchanged since 2006.

Minister for transportandpub-

lic works, Robin Carlisle an-

nounced recently that the pro-

posed increase fee of 5,3% for the

WesternCapehasbeenpublished

in the provincial government ga-

zette together with the draft regulations re-

lating to motor vehicle licence (MVL) fee in-

creases. Because this increase affects

1 706 663 vehicle owners, I have decided that,

whilst it is not yet required by law, the pro-

posed increase shouldbesubject toa full pub-

lic participation process, said Carlisle.

He explained that during the period 2001

2006, the Western Cape increased its licence

fees by an average of 10% over five years.

By 2007 the provinces motor vehicle regis-

tration and licence feeswere on average 50%

higher than that of other provinces.

The Western Cape provincial government

relies on vehicle licence fees to:

Build, upgrade andmaintain the provin-

cially-owned road network.

Assist municipalities in funding the

maintenance of their more strategic roads.

To continue reducing the maintenance

backlog.

According to Carlisle, motorists get good

value for their licence fees 93% of all kilo-

metres travelled by all vehicles in the prov-

ince are on surfaced roads rated as good to

very good. This far exceeds the standards

in the other eight provinces, many of whose

surfaced roads are now virtually unusable.

AsperSection8(4)of theWesternCapePro-

vincial Road Traffic Administration Act,

2012 (Act 6 of 2012), thedraft regulationshave

been published in the Provincial Gazette Ex-

traordinary 7091 dated 18 February 2013 for

public comment for a period of four weeks.

Closing date for comment is 18 March 2013.

The draft regulations for thenewproposed

motor vehicle registration and license fees,

aswell as other information are available on

www.westerncape.gov.za/transport/pubs/

regulations.

Financial year Percentage increase

2000/1 15%

2001/2 10% - 30%

2002/3 15%

2003/4 15%

2004/5 5%

2005/6 5%

Polisie slaan toe op onwettige perlemoen-handelaars

Die polisie het driemans in hegtenis geneem

tydens n gespesialiseerde operasie vir on-

wettige handel met perlemoen in die Strand.

Die operasie het die afgelopeMaandag om-

streeks 12:00 plaasgevind. Beamptes het n

lasbrief bekom om n huis in Valdastraat,

Serkorpark te deursoek. Drie mans (onder-

skeidelik 18, 27 en 36 jaar oud) is in hegtenis

geneem.Hulle het gister (Woensdag) hul eer-

ste hofverskyning gemaak.

Volgens konst. Mbulelo Mafuna, woord-

voerder van die Strand-polisie, is beamptes

ookMaandag omstreeks 18:00 na n toneel in

Kusweg ontbied. Toe die beamptes op die to-

neelaankom,ishullemeegedeeldat n lidvan

die publiek n verdagte man, wat vermoede-

lik diefstal gepleeg het, opgemerk het. Die

man het n sak by hom gehad en toe hy die

polisiebeamptes toestemming gee om dit te

deursoek, is n bril, twee handdoeke en n

Nokia-selfoon daarin gevind.

Kort daarna het n man wat tydens die

voorval geswem het, nader gestaan en kon

hy die items positief as sy eie identifiseer.

Di verdagte (29) is op aanklag van diefstal

endiebesit vangesteeldegoedere inhegtenis

geneem. Hy het ook Woensdag sy eerste hof-

verskyning gemaak.

Twee in hof oor kreefsterte

n Man en n vrou is Maandag (18 Februarie)

in hegtenis geneem nadat kreefsterte ter

waardevanongeveerR500 000 inhulbesit ge-

vind is.

Luidens n polisieverklaring het die Gor-

donsbaai-polisie inligting van die publiek

ontvang van kreef wat vanaf Hawston naby

Hermanus vervoer word.

Die polisie hetAbdurohmanAdams (53) en

Ruwardha Thompson (50) op die N2 naby

Gordonsbaai afgetrek en altesame 4 478

kreefsterte is in sakke in hul voertuig se kat-

tebak gevind.

Die twee verdagtes het Dinsdag in die

Strand-landdroshof op n aanklag van die on-

wettige besit van kreef verskyn.

Volgens adjudant offisier Nico Beukes,

woordvoerder van die Gordonsbaai-polisie,

is borgtog geweier aangesien Thompson ver-

lede jaar vir dieselfde klag in hegtenis ge-

neem is.

Thompson is op 12 Januarie 2012 naby

Lwandle in hegtenis geneem nadat sy 1 108

kreefsterte in haar besit gehad het.

Beide beskuldiges bly in aanhouding tot

hul volgende hofverskyning op Maandag 25

Februarie,wanneerhulle n formeleaansoek

om borgtog sal bring.

DONATION TO FIGHT CRIME: The Gordons Bay Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is

just over one year old and still growing strong with new members committing them

selves to a safer community every week. With an additional fleet of patrol vehicles cov

ering five zones throughout the week, members have shifted into a new gear to tackle

crime for 2013. This was started off with a more modern look in the form of a newly

designed NHW logo, sponsored by Rola Toyota Somerset West, who has been with the

NHW since the very first day. Taking delivery of the sponsorship is (from left) Chris du

Toit (Rola Toyota), Howard Ross (NHW coordinator), (back) Ian Pollock (zone coordina

tor, Zone 2), Chris Stephens (CPF chairperson), Warrant Officer Anton Stemmet (sector

commander) and Heyns de Waal (Rola Toyota).

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It felt as though I was fighting for my life in

a WWE wrestling match, I knew that if I were

to let goof thegunmywifeand Iwouldbedead.

Thesewere thewords of a Strand resident after

he caught a burglar in house in the early hours

of Saturdaymorning. The resident whowishes

to remain anonymous, tells of the traumatic or-

deal he and his family had to endure this past

weekend. I dont know where the adrenaline

rush came from but I stormed into the kitchen.

I pointed my gun at him and forced him to lie

on the ground. - page 1

The father of a young girlwith four thumbshas

been given no choice but to beg for money due

to the high costs for an operation. Every day

Strand resident Willie Snyman (47) returns to

Andries Pretorius Street, Somerset West, ask-

ing for financial assistance in order to have the

extra two fingers removed from his daughters

hands. - page 5

NEWS SUMMARY

Bookshopowner: suspectarrested

ILLANA FRANTZ

A28-year-oldmanwasarrested intheear-

ly hours of Saturday morning in connec-

tion with the robbery and assault of a

bookshop owner almost two weeks ago.

Last week theDistrictMail reported onAn-

ton Grick (64), owner of Bikini Beach Books

in Beach Road, Gordons Bay, who was at-

tacked with a spade in his back yard. Grick,

originally from Austria, has been living on

thepremisesbehindthebookshopforthepast

20 years.

The DistrictMail viewed the video footage

of the incident which happened on Saturday

9 February. The footage shows a young man

pushing a bicycle while walking past the

white gates leading to Gricks home at 17:42.

He stops and looks, but keeps on walking.

He then goes around the block and returns

to the gate again at 17:47. He managed to get

Gricks attention who walked towards the

gate to speak to the man.

I was on the inside of the gate and he was

on the outside. I couldnt hear what he was

saying because I was working with a grinder

in the back yard and thus removed my hear-

ing aid. After awhile I stepped back and then

turned my back on him to continue what I

was doing, recalls Grick.

The footage further shows how the perpe-

trator pretends to walk away from the gate,

butreturns16seconds laterandslips through

the gate, which was slightly open.

The next thing I knew I felt something

coming down on me, all of a sudden like a

ton of bricks. Only when I stumbled back-

wardsdid I realize therewas someonebehind

me hitting me with an object, says Grick.

The cameras angle did not capture the ac-

tual assault, but it did indeed capture the

struggle that ensued between Grick and his

attacker. After grabbing R300 from Gricks

pocket, his attacker stopped resisting and

made a run for it, in the opposite direction

of Beach Road.

A blood-stained Grick then ran to the shop

where his assistant called the paramedics.

Gricks nose and lip was badly bruised and

he was rushed to Mediclinic Vergelegen for

re-constructive surgery on his face. He also

sustained injuries to his head and right arm.

After two nights in hospital and a two-hour

surgery, hewas discharged fromhospital the

following Monday.

Looking back at the footage, everything

happened within 5 minutes, but it definitely

didnt feel thatway. Itwasactuallyquite seri-

ous, you can kill someone with a spade. My

whole upper lip was hanging out and there

was blood everywhere, said Grick.

Despite this, Grick does not consider him-

self to be a victim. I need to find out for my-

self what I did to attract this man, and if I

might have done anything to upset or make

him angry.

A suspect, Thurswill Scholtz, was arrested

in connection with this assault. He appeared

in the Strand Magistrates Court this past

Monday, 18 February, on charges of robbery

and assault with the intent to cause serious

bodily harm. According a police spokesper-

son, the suspect has been positively linked

to other robbery cases in the Strand. He re-

mained in custody andwill reappear in court

on Monday 25 February for a formal bail ap-

plication.

1. Video footage shows the suspect walking

past the gate for the second time at 17:47.

2. Anton Grick (64), in the white shirt with

his back to the camera, talking to the intrud

er at the gate.

3. Anton Grick runs into the direction of

Beach Road to his bookshop to call for

help after his attack. The suspect can be

seen sliding through the space at the gate

before running in the opposite direction.

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Rivalrybetweenschools turn sour

NIKITA SYLVESTER

What started out as innocent sporting ri-

valry between schools appears to have

turned sour, displaying very poor school

spirit.

On Wednesday morning 13 February the

staff and pupils of Hottentots-Holland High

Schoolweregreetedbyanunwelcomingmes-

sage spray-painted on the front wall of their

school.

The following day Strand High School was

alsoexposed toanunpleasant surpriseon the

front wall of their school.

Both HHH and Strand High School princi-

pals,Geoff vanderVoort andChristianKlop-

per, agreed that over the years the summer

interschools athletics between their schools

and Parel Vallei High had usually sparked

healthy competition among the pupils and

has also been a highlight on the Helderberg

social calendar.

However, this year the pupils have taken

things a little too far.

An incident tookplacewhere the grounds

of HHHwere trespassed and damage done to

the school grounds. Fortunately, the persons

involved in the incident came forward and

admitted to the transgression, for which

HHH has the utmost respect, said Van der

Voort.

Klopper confirmed that some of his

schools athletes have owned up to trespass-

ingonto thegroundsofHHHandvandalising

the wall.

Their behaviour was unacceptable. The

pupils offered to apologise to the neighbour-

ing school out of their own free will and the

staff of HHH witnessed this apology on Fri-

day 15 February, said Klopper.

However, the perpetrators who have dam-

aged the school wall of Strand High remain

unknown.

Van der Voort expresses frustration that

nobody was identified in committing the of-

fence against StrandHighSchool and that no

one has come forward to acknowledge in-

volvement in the incident.

Headded thatwordsrelated toracismwere

spray-painted at HHH, which had a negative

effect on the pupils and staff.

Despite the above, it is heart-warming to

report thaton thedayof the InterschoolsAth-

letics at Coetzenburg the participants from

all three schools displayed true sportsman-

ship on the track, field as well as the pavil-

ion, said Van der Voort.

Klopper agreed and added that the good re-

lationship between the schools is of utmost

importance and should not suffer due to un-

fortunate events and unacceptable behav-

iour.

The front wall of HottentotsHolland High School was painted white

after it had been vandalised with spraypaint. The front wall of Strand High School covered in spraypaint.

Vision for

Somerset

West CBD

The City of Cape

Town is committed

to developing an in-

tegrated vision for

the futureof theSom-

erset West CBD.

The Citys ward 84

councillor, Stuart

Pringle, invites Som-

erset West residents

to contribute to in-

forming the Town

Centres visionby at-

tending public exhi-

bitions where they

can provide input.

Thus far, three

rounds of stakehold-

er consultations

have already taken

place.

Pringle will offi-

cially open the first

public exhibition,

which runs from 25

February 2 March.

The session will

startat15:00at theLi-

brary Hall, Somerset

West.

The exhibition

will remain in theLi-

brary Hall until 1

March 2013 whereaf-

ter itwillmove to the

following venues:

Somerset West

Town Hall, 4 8

March.

Shoprite, Vine-

yard Centre, 11 15

March

The material will

be available online

from 21 February at

http://www.cape-

town.gov.za/en/

Planningportal/Pag-

es/Projects.aspx.

Dont forget ourwebsite:

www.districtmail.com

Vyf verdagtes vas oor dwelms

Vyf verdagtes is in hegtenis ge-

neem tydens n Garden Village

dwelmklopjag op 8 Februarie.

Die polisie het op inligting

wat hulle ontvang het, reageer

en n swartsak met tik en tik-

strooitjies by n bekende

dwelmhuis gevind. Vier mans

en n vrou is in hegtenis ge-

neem.Dieverdagtes,wat intus-

senopborgtogvrygelaat is,ver-

skynweerop29April indiehof.

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Vierduime laatpabakhandstaan

JAMEY THOMAS

Die koste van n operasie dryf n besorgde

pa van n vierjarige dogtertjie met vier

duime om langs die pad te staan en bedel.

Strand-inwoner Willie Snyman (47) staan

elke dag bakhand inAndries Pretoriusstraat,

Somerset-Wes, vir finansile hulp, sodat hy

sydogter se ekstravingerskan laatverwyder.

Volgens die enkelpa van twee is sy dogter,

Elizabeth, weens haar ma se dwelmmisbruik

tydens die swangerskap met twee ekstra

duimpies gebore.

Met Elizabeth se geboorte het dokters hom

verseker dat daar niks met haar fout is nie.

Maar, toe sy slegs n paar dae oud is, het hulle

vasgestel dat sy ook n vergrote hart, twee

gaatjies in haar hartkamer en een in n aar

naby die aorta het.

Sy is in die Rooi Kruis Kinderhospitaal in

Kaapstad opgeneem. Met die operasie om die

gaatjies teherstel,hetdoktersgessyhetslegs

n 50/50-kans om te oorleef omdat hulle ook

vasgestel het dat haar regterlong

verhard het, het Willie ges.

Hy het voorts ges hoewel Eliza-

beth die operasie oorleef het en

maande later huis toe kon kom, sy

nog elke dag in gevaar leef.

Elizabeth se gesondheidstoe-

standvereisdatsynooituitdieoog

is nie. Slegs twee maande gelede

moeseknogmethaarhospitaal toe

jaagweens n suurstoftekort, ver-

tel die werklose pa, wat enige los

werkies aangryp vir n inkomste

om kop bo water te hou.

Volgens Willie het hy 28 jaar

lankas sjef gewerk,maarmoeson-

gelukkig sy werk prysgee om na

Elizabeth en haar ouer broer om

te sien.

Hy wil mense verseker dat hy

nie soos baie ander bedelaars

langs die pad staan vir geld om

drank te koopnie,maar om fondse

in te samel vir sy dogter en hul

huishouding.

Ek voel sleg genoeg oor die feit

dat ek langsdiepadmoet staanenbedel,maar

ek vra nie dat mense my nog daarvoor moet

kruisig nie, het hy ges.

Elizabeth moet een van die dae skool toe

gaan, en ek wil h symoet so normaal moont-

lik voel. Kinders is wreed, en ek wil nie h

my kindmoet uitgejouword oor haar vingers

nie.

Willie het reeds ongeveer R14 000 langs die

pad ingesamel om by te dra tot al die koste,

maar hy s waarvoor hy dringend geld moet

insamel, is vir n hartmonitor wat tussen

R28 000 en R40 000 kos.

N die operasie sal Elizabeth weens haar

gesondheidstoestand n hartmonitor nodig

h. Die kanse dat haar lyfie sonder die ekstra

vingers oor die weg kan kom, is baie skraal

as gevolg van haar vergrote hart, het hy ver-

duidelik.

Vergelegen Kwikspar het onlangs bekend

gemaak dat hulle n geldinsamelingsveldtog

in hul winkel vir Willie sal begin.

Volgens Davey Rainier, eienaar van Verge-

legen Kwikspar, beplan hulle om n plakkaat

en blikwaarinmense kleingeld kan gooi voor

in hul winkel wat in Schapenbergstraat, So-

merset-Wes, gele is te plaas.

Ons gaan selfs fondsinsamelingsprojekte

begin, soosomboereworsrolletjies teverkoop

en die opbrengs aan die gesin skenk, het Rai-

nier ges.

HoewelWillie steeds op di oomblik n hele

paar rand kort, wil hy nogtans almal wat n

helpende hand na homuitgereik het, bedank.

Enigiemand wat finansile hulp aanWillie

en sy gesin wil/kan verleen, of selfs vir hom

n werkgeleentheid wil aanbied, kan hom ge-

rus by 074 917 2448 bel.

Elizabeth (4) laat nie toe dat haar vier duime haar te

rughou om n vol lewe te lei nie. Sy het n borrelende

persoonlikheid en is baie aktief.

Willie Snyman (47) wil h sy dogter, Eliza

beth, moet so normaal moontlik voel.

Delays along R44

GBay to Rooi Els

JAMEY THOMAS

Motorists travelling along the R44 be-

tween Gordons Bay and Rooi Els may

experience delays for the next three

weeks, or more.

According toHein Jacobs, site agent/

manager for Rainbow Civils the con-

tractors, roadworks on this stretch of

road will commence next week.

Temporary lane closures on this

road can be expected from Tuesday 26

February to Wednesday 26 March for

routine maintenance, said Jacobs.

The road maintenance works entails

repairs to the road surface and sealing

all the cracks to increase its lifespan.

Stop-and-go controls will be put in

place while maintenance work com-

mences on one lane at a time, between

09:00 and 15:00 on Mondays to Fridays.

On weekends the road will be opened

for full utilisation by motorists and for

free-flowing traffic, explained Jacobs.

According to Al-Ameen Kafaar, head

of communications for the Western

Cape department of transport and pub-

licworks, theyarenotsurewhethermo-

torists can make use of any alternative

routes to get to their destinations, but

implore motorists who will utilise this

road during the maintenance period to

do so cautiously.

Motorists are advised and requested

to drive safely and adhere to the stop-

and-go controls in place, said Kafaar.

For more information please contact

BrianDomingoon083 842 6002, resident

engineer for Goba, consulting engi-

neers for the project.

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Policebuildinga crimenest

NIKITA SYLVESTER

About seven years have passed and still

the old police station in Strand remains

of high public concern.

Located on the corner of Wesley and

Church Streets, this building is believed to

be inhabited by vagrants on a regular basis.

Reports of illegal substance abuse and disor-

derly behaviour have also surfaced continu-

ously.

AStrand resident living in close proximity

to thebuildingsaidhehaswitnessed thisnev-

er-ending trend for several years.

The irony of this situation is that the old

police station shouldbe anexample of protec-

tion for us, yet this protection place is now

being used by thieves to further their own

needs, said the resident who wishes to re-

main anonymous.

On behalf of all of the other residents of

the Strandwhopay ourmonthly rent on time

each month and who work honestly for that,

I would like to see this house being cleaned

up for us, he said.

According to ward 83 councillor Dave Ven-

ter, the old police station was allocated to a

beneficiary in a land claims matter.

Severalyearsagowewereinformedbythe

department of public works that the land

claim was successful and that the property

wouldbetransferredintothenameof theben-

eficiary. To date and to my knowledge this

processwasnevercompleted, statedVenter.

He added that the department refuses to

name the beneficiary, they cannot and will

not give any indication of the reasons for de-

layorwhythepropertyisnot transferredinto

thenameof thisbeneficiarynorare theywill-

ing to commit to any time period in which

they envisage it to be finalised.

According to Venter the department has

done nothing to secure this asset which re-

sides in a prime location. They have allowed

vandals to invade the property and demolish

it slowly but surely.

There is obviously no water and electrici-

ty. Thus the vagrants who live there use it

as a wall-to-wall toilet. It is not only a danger

to members of the public but also a health

risk, said Venter.

In an effort to resolve the matter, Venter

has requested the City of Cape Town to de-

clare the old police station an unsafe build-

ing. He confirmed that they have also started

the process to declare an intergovernmental

dispute regarding this matter.

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Barry Jacksonwill be

sadlymissed

Barry Jackson, a well-known Somerset

West resident, died onMonday 11 Febru-

ary after a short illness.

Barry arrived with his family in South Af-

rica from the United Kingdom in January

1952. He attended Somerset House Private

School and completed his schooling at Hot-

tentots-Holland High School.

He was a second Somerset West Scout for

many years and as such helped to clear the

Helderberg Nature Reserve and the Lourens

River of alien vegetation. He was especially

proud to have been associated with these

projects.

Barry joined Leyland as an apprenticemo-

tor technician, then Porter Group before

joining BMW, from which he retired at the

ageof60after21years in theirservice inSom-

erset West.

BarryandCarolinemet(astheoriginalboy

meets girl next door) in 1962, married in 1968

and have two beautiful daughters Monique

van der Westhuizen and Suzanne van

Niekerk. Barry was a family man and never

happier thanwhen spending timewith them

and friends. Barrywas truly a beautiful soul,

a good listener, being a man of few words,

kind, loving and compassionate with a

wicked sense of humour.

Barry Jackson

CityofCapeTownresponds to rubble dispute

I wish to respond to the articles No landfill

sites cripple rubble remover (7 February)

and Citys response to lack of landfill sites

is unsatisfactory (14 February).

The City of Cape Town takes cognisance

of the concerns raised by the residents and

empathises with their situation. The solid

waste management department does not

want to hamper employment or create diffi-

culties, but is restricted by funding, legisla-

tion and suitable land in this regard.

However, the Department is in the process

of formulating a tender for a feasibility study

to be conducted for a possible Transfer Sta-

tion in the Helderberg area. The site identi-

fied for the study is the Vaalfontein site. The

study will take place during this year.

Planning is underway to establish similar

drop-off sites at the Swartklip Transfer Sta-

tion on Swartklip Road and the closed Faure

landfill.

There are no short term plans to create a

landfill facility in the Helderberg area.

Construction companies and rubble re-

moval companies are advised to bill their cli-

entsproportionately, taking intoaccount the

tariff at landfill sites for loads bigger than

1,3 tons.

In some cases these costs are passed on to

the end-user, but unfortunately in certain

cases the service provider dumps the waste

and pockets the money.

Companies dealing in builders rubble, in

quantities exceeding the 1,3 tons which are

accepted at the citys drop-off sites, are en-

couraged to make use of the citys landfills

in this case the nearest ones are in Sacks

Circle, Bellville or at Coastal Park on Baden

Powell Drive near Muizenberg.

Smaller loads of waste, not exceeding 1,3

tons, can be taken to the drop-off free of

charge.

Drop-off sites in the broader Helderberg

area are Gordons Bay (Sir Lowrys Road)

and Macassar (Kramat Road). We request

that you do not dump rubble illegally.

CLLR ERNEST SONNENBERG

MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR

UTILITY SERVICES

CITY OF CAPE TOWN

LETTER

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Stuur jou sms na

32465

Begin die sms met die

woord MENSE en tik dan

jou boodskap.

S jou s

S jou s

)Wil net baie dankie s aan

Moulanaa wat dadelik gerea-

geer het op klagte, waardeer dit.

) Op die hoek van George- en

Van der Spuystraat in die Strand

is daar n woonstelblok ge-

naamd Nautica. Die plek se

alarm gaan gereeld af en blyk-

baar hoor net die mense in die

omgewing dit, want dit vat ge-

woonlik n ewigheid voordat die

alarm afgeskakel word. Dit kan

nie so aangaan nie. Die alarm

is so hard dat die kinders wakker

word daarvan. Geen mens kan

slaap met die geraas nie. Help!

) Dankie aanDe Kelder Restau-

rant in Somerset-Wes.Op13 Ja-

nuarie het ek my wynsak daar

vergeet. Toe ek en my gesin drie

weke later weer daar gaan eet

en ek na my wynsak vra, het die

kelner dit vir my gebring. n Plak-

kermetmynaamenvanwas selfs

daaraan vasgemaak. Dankie!

IAJF

) Graag wil ek net baie, baie

dankie s aan Palm Tyres vir jul

professionele en vriendelike

diens. Sal julle oral aan almal

aanbeveel, dankie.OuStrandlo-

per

) Dit wil voorkomdat daar drin-

gend n dagbuurtwag vir die kin-

ders nodig is, veral in die Mills-

en De Villiersstraat-omgewing.

Kom, vrywilligers, ek weet julle

kan dit doen. Kate

) The members of the Somerset

West Night Shelter would like to

thank Global Screen Printers for

their ongoing support and will-

ingness to help the Shelter. We

would also like to thank BP Disa

for their continuing assistance.

We deeply value the efforts of

these companies.

)Wit Chico, CEY 17451,

dame-voertuigbestuurder: Ekhet

uit Shoprite Strand gehardloop

om uweer te bedank vir die R50,

maar u het juis toemet u voertuig

weggetrek. U het my dag n biet-

jie makliker gemaak. Die lewe is

maar hard deesdae. Baie dan-

kie!

) Dit is n ou skelm wat in die

omgewing vanMillstraat en Ma-

dison Square selfone roof. My

dogter is in 2009 met n mes ge-

dreigenvanhaar selfoonberoof.

Daarna het die groep oor Hoof-

weg in die rigting van die trein-

spoor gehardloop.

) Dit is verbasend om te sien dat

sekere sportmanne en-vroue na

byna 20 jaar van demokrasie en

sogenaamde gelykhede, nog

steeds op gevaarlike en onvoor-

bereide sportterreine vyf sport-

kodes moet beoefen, nogal op n

mededingende grondslag.

Willie

) Please take note that nr. 3

Gary PlayerClose is a residential

area and is not zoned as a busi-

ness/industrial area. You are

therefore prohibited from run-

ning a mechanic workshop from

your garage. Please move your

scrapyard elsewhere as your ille-

gal business from home is affect-

ing our property value.

Put yourbeagleona leash, this is notapedestrianpathway!

To the three ladies that walk Hele-

naAvenue inSomersetWestevery

weekday morning with their bea-

gle: please put your dog on a leash!

Helena Avenue runs parallel to

Old Stellenbosch Road and is very

popular as it is fenced off into sec-

tions.

However, it is amunicipal road,

not a pedestrian pathway. These

ladies believe it belongs exclusive-

ly to pedestrians, specifically

themselves.

When returning or going on my

morning school run, I encounter

them and other people out for a

walk.Yet this trioaretheonlyones

refusing to move out of the road

when a car approaches. So you ei-

therhavetocrawlbehindthemun-

til you reach your house, or drive

onto the front grass verge to get

around them.

The worst part is that they have

a beagle that roams along ahead of

them without a leash and they

refuse tomoveorcall theirdogand

hold onto it while a car passes. As

a result the dog nearly ended up

under my car. When I stopped at

my gate, I told them it was illegal

to not have a dog on a leashwhere-

by one of them waved and smiled,

totally ignoring what I said.

Is it really so hard to show some

commoncourtesy to others aswell

as your animal, by following basic

rules like keeping your dog on a

lead, and moving to the side of the

road for an oncoming vehicle?

J. STEMMET

SOMERSET WEST

Daar is noggoeie

mensedaarbuite

Groot dank aan die heer, n wa-

re,uitstekendebarmhartigeSa-

maritaan wat geld in my hand

gegee het, nadat ek myne (wat

heelwat minder was) in n su-

permark naby Goedehoop ver-

loor het.

Ekhetgesdit isregtignieno-

dig nie, maar hy het net gevoel

hy moet my help.

Verskriklik dankbaar dat

daar nog sulke goeie, omgee-

mense bestaan.

PIETER

STRAND

All I can say is thankyou for support after the fire

My young daughter Dakota and I

would like to say a big thank you

to all those people who have given

ussupportafterafireengulfedeve-

rything we owned at the La Bella

Complex in Gordons Bay on the

morning of Sunday 3 February.

We thank God we are still alive

to thank you all. The firemen and

women who desperately tried to

save the place, you really arewon-

derful as you put your own lives

in danger.

Tothemanwhothoughtwewere

still inside the flat andbrokedown

the door, thank you.

To Gordons Bay Primary

School, where my daughter only

started school in January for the

first time, thank you for offering

to replace Dakotas school uni-

form.

Also to the ladywhosupplies the

uniformstotheschool,whodidnot

want to accept any cashanddonat-

ed the full uniform for my child.

This was so kind.

To my friends who have taken

it on themselves to raise whatev-

er-they-can to help us, thank you.

Marinda Classen from The Spur

Group for all your help, the Hill-

side Church who also came for-

ward, thank you.

TomysisterKirbiwhohasgiven

Dakota and I shelter in her very

small flat, thankyou. It is not easy,

I know.

My close family for all your help

and support, uncle Tony and Sue

for your gift fromDurban, we love

you all.

The staff at the Spur, you are all

great. In fact, everyone who was

involved with the trauma of that

day, all Dakota and I can say is

thank you.

ASHLYN AND DAKOTA

UitsonderlikediensvanRockandStone indimoeilike tyd

n Ruiker vir uitsonderlike diens

aan die firma Rock and Stone in

Helderberg Industrile-park,

Strand. Ons seun, Riaan, se graf-

steen is twee jaar gelede omgegooi

deur vandale en erg beskadig.

In n stap wat getuig van uitson-

derlike empatie en omgee, het die

bestuur van Rock and Stone be-

sluit om wat oorgebly het van die

steen te verwerk, dele te vervang

en kosteloos vir ons op te rig.

Baie dankie, dit beteken vir ons

oneindig baie in hierdie tyd.

WILLIE EN LANA LOOTS

Interschools:may it

always continue!

The Summer interschools athletics

meeting between Strand, Parel Val-

lei and Hottentots Holland High

schools held at Coetzenburg on Sat-

urday last week, was once again a

great success.

Congratulations to Strand High

for winning this years meeting, af-

ter itwaswon for sevenyears in suc-

cession by Parel Vallei High.

Incredibly27recordsweresetdur-

ing the meeting.

Thesingingandshouting fromthe

pupils on the pavilion and the spirit

in which the meeting was held was

also heartwarming.

Interschool events such as this as

well as other school sports are so im-

portant as they get pupils involved

in an active, positive lifestyle at a

young age.

There are so many negative influ-

ences and somuch peer pressure on

the youth today that it good to know

that traditions such as interschools

are still going strong.

Well done to all three schools for

keeping up this wonderful tradition

may it continue for many years to

come.

Hondebommeopdie

Strand is skandalig

Ek het vroegoggend op die strand gaan

stap, en wat n aangename ervaring

moeswees, is totaal versuurdeurdieon-

welriekende hondebomme op die

strand!

Dis nie teen die liewe diere wat ek dit

het nie, maar teen die eienaars wat nie

andermense inagneemnie. Soosnie-ro-

kers het ons tog seker ook die reg om

op nstrandtestapsonderstinkendebol-

le. Dis tog mos nie te veel gevra om n

sak en grafie saam te dra nie dis mos

jou beste vriend!

Ek weet van mense wat van sover as

Stellenbosch en Paarl ry om met hul

bestevriendeopdiestrandtekomstap

en speel. Niks verkeerd daarmee nie,

maarrespekteerassebliefdiefeitdatons

ander ook daar wil stap nadat julle weg

is.

En moenie my nou aanval as n diere

hater nie ek is nie! My lewe lank self

troeteldiere gehad. Julle diere-eienaars

moet net die nodige verantwoordelik-

heid aanvaar en sorg dat julle diere nie

vir ander mense n aanstoot is nie.

RINA SWART

STRAND

SUNRISE ON STRAND BEACH: Helderberg resident Lappies Labuschagne, took this tranquil beach

scene buildings reflecting in the water early one morning on Strand Beach with his IPHONE.

Jumper leadsworked

a treat thanksCFM!

To the folks in the white Hyundi CFM

66739 who helped us in the pouring rain

at Grand West after the Rodriguez con-

cert onSundaynight, your jumper leads

workedatreat!Thankssomuch,wereal-

ly appreciated it. From CFM 61343.

Must be something about the folks of

Somerset West!

PAULA BASSINGTHWAIGHTE

I should stayputandbecomea recluse

Yesterday I should not have ven-

tured out to SomersetMall, itmay

well have been my last trip out.

At the corner of the library and

municipal buildings intersection

I moved forward at a green traffic

light, turning left into Victoria

Street, and a large, grey/silver ve-

hicle, CFM 33**, turned really fast

in front of me from the other side

of the road. At theN2 andVictoria

street traffic light, he didnt want

to wait in line because a lorrywas

trying to change lanes to take the

right turn into the N2.

Hedodged into the left laneused

for turning left onto the N2 and

then dodged in front of traffic on

the N2 going straight through to

the direction of the Mall.

I returned from the Mall and

someone was doing something

strange at the same library/mu-

nicipality traffic lights.

I drove further and suddenly a

large white car came shooting out

of a stop street on the left in front

ofme and then trundles at 40 k/ph

till it turned left into Bridgewater

Manor.

Maybe I should stay home and

become a recluse. The rest of you

canchanceall the lawlessdriving.

MARIANA NESBITT

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20 JAAR GEVIER: Pyper Turner Ingelyf, Geoktrooieerde rekenmeesters in

SomersetWes, vier vandeesmaand hul 20ste verjaardag en ook Valen

tynsdag in styl. Voor (van links) is Rudolph Harms, An van Huyssteen,

Nadine de Jager, Engela Nel, Amor Smith en Andries Havenga; (agter)

Eddie Turner (direkteur), Faffa Pyper (direkteur), Erik van Zyl, Petro Groe

newald, Elzanne van Wyk, Pamela Engelbrecht, Annalet Koegelenberg,

Hanlie Roux, Roux Dreyer en William Heyneman.

Valentines day brings red andwhite fun

The teachers and children at Happy

Faces play school / preschool in

Somerset West all came dressed to

theme in their colourful red and

white outfits onThursday 14 Febru-

ary.

The kids all wished their parents

a happy Valentines day.

KKKKKKKKKKKKK

Children aged 4 months to two years with their teach

ers and assistants (back left) Shameema Ebrahim,

Charity Mapako, Constance Mapko, Abegail Elbrink

and Leandra van Driel.

Class of three and fouryearolds with their teachers

and assistants, (back left) Nadine Cedres, Lohma Ste

vens, Tania Parker (owner) Doreen Dube and Sony

Muller.

Fiveyearolds and Grade R class

with their teachers and assistants,

(middle left) Shadiqa Ebrahim,

(back left) Shelley Melvill (owner),

Dalou Vorster and Marietha du Toit.

Laerskool De Hoop in SomersetWes het op 14 Februarie hul jaar

likse Valentynsdag gr. 7vieringe gehou. Hier (van links) is Tanya

Erasmus, Leandri Herrewyn, Jan van Wyk en Inge Frohlich.

Valentinesday

Valentinesday

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Bak en brou omdie liefde te vier

Die Metho Angels Speelskool in Sir Lowrys

Pass het hul Valentynsdag met n gebak ge-

vier.

Met al die kennis wat hulle opgedoen deur

modderkoekies in die tuin te maak, het hulle

op di dag koekies van regte deeg gebak en

versier.Diekoekieswasaansienlikmooieren

smaakliker as hul modderbrousels!

Leighton Brinkhuis, Octavia Brinkhuis, Daylin

Abrahams, Shiloh Otto en Matthew Cupido

se koekies het perfek uitgekom.

Khethiwe Nqweniso, Luana Haupt, Zoe Brit,

Marcus Alexander en Tatum May het hul sto

rie geken met die koekiesbak.

Valentynsdag

geviermet ete

Die inwoners van Serenitas-aftreeoord in die

Strand isDonderdag14Februariemet nswie-

rige Valentynsdag-middagete bederf.

Nie net kon hulle aan die lekker kos smul

nie,maar daarwas ook nhele aantal gelukki-

ge trekkings gehou wat hulle op die dag nog

meer spesiaal laat voel het.

Almal het die dag terde geniet.

Laurene Stevens, Ernest en Thora Krischker

en Joan George.

Vera van Wyk, Pieter en Driesie Snyman en

Hennie Heinz.

Kobie en Joep van Eeden met Petro en Pierre

Mouton.

Valentynsdag

Valentynsdag

The International School of Helderberg (ISH) was big on love this year. Some of the

students at ISH splashed out in red, white and pink to celebrate the month of love.

Here are (from left) Lynette Tshijila, Khanya Motjuwadi, Funto Popoola, EmilyAnne

Broekhuysen, Casper Schutte, Katherine Lott, Ellen Neven, Miguel Caeiro Ribas, Loren

zo Gollia, Naseera Kahar, Justin Haas, Lebo Sinoti, Ms de Robeck, Danielle van Rhyn,

Pumeza Tom, Gabrielle da Silva and Lorelei Nieuwoudt.

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MERIT AWARD: The presi

dent of the Helderberg Rota

ry Club, Mervyn Cole, re

cently presented Elsa du

Plessis with a merit award.

She received the award on

behalf of the Rotary Anns

for their support and partici

pation in the Wine to

Whales cycling event.

GUEST SPEAKERS THANKED

AT ROTARY EVENT: The Hel

derberg Rotary Club recently

hosted a dinner at Helderberg

Village, where Jeannie Hayward

(left) and Anita Meyer from the

Cape Leopard Trust which is

based in Franschhoek, were the

guest speakers of the evening.

They are known for studying the

feeding and movement of the

leopard population from the Ce

derberg to Kogelberg Nature Re

serve. Seen with them is Hannes

van Tonder (past president of the

Helderberg Rotary Club), who

thanked them for attending the

meeting.

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Promosie

Promotion

Weallknowhowtospoilour lovedones

with beautiful red roses on Valentines

Day, but during themonthof love, how

cangardeners share their passionwith

those around them?

Love the planet

Whatbetterwaytoshowloveforourplanet

than to practise water-wise gardening?

There aremany effectiveways to savewater,

but a rain garden is surely one of the most

beautiful ways to conserve water.

Rain gardens require some initial digging

and then some important observation of

where runoff anddownpipewater pools dur-

ing the wet season, or where runoff water

could easily be trapped and collected. The

idea is that a large shallow hollow is dug and

landscaped where storm water collects. The

bowl-type area which is then planted up

with flowers and shrubs will catch and hold

this excess flow of rain water for a day or

twoas it gently soaks away into

the slightly sunken garden.

Plant the rain garden with

plants like arum lilies in the

middle (the wettest part)and

more drought resistant plants

like day lilies and alstroemeria

outwards towards the higher

and dryer edges of the bowl.

The dug out soil can be placed

to ridge along one side of the

rain garden, and planted as a

rockery or with succulent

plants that need particularly

good drainage. If the rain gar-

den is in a shady area, you

could fill itwithavarietyofplec-

tranthus plants.

Love the neighbourhood

Create a gardenoutside your

property to share some beauty

withneighboursandotherpas-

sers-by. Indigenous plants are

easy to grow, and are easily

maintained. Fast-growing

Cape honeysuckle planted

against the boundary wall or

fence will soon form a screen

and serve as the backdrop to

your pavement garden.

Include one or two insect at-

tracting plumbago shrubs into

the backdrop for white or blue

flowers that the insect eating

birds also love. For the foreground, and for

year-round colour, plant a selection of pro-

teas, brunias, agapanthus, dietes, succu-

lents and aloes.

Love your nearest and

dearest

Share your love of garden-

ing by bringing living gifts of

plants to family and friends.

Potplantsareawonderfulway

to introduce the love of plants

to others, and fragrant garde-

nia in a pot can stand at the

door of an apartment balcony

or in a tiny enclosed patio as

it scents the summer air.

Bring gardening to an elder-

ly or physically-challenged

loved one through the art of

bonsai. Japanese maple is

readily available from good

garden centres and the fine

leaves and relatively fast

growth habit make it attrac-

tiveand rewarding for thenew

or old enthusiast toworkwith.

Love yourself

Sometimes its just right to

love yourself and the perfect

treat for any gardener is a hot

house. Theres an amazing ar-

ray of uses for which a green

house or hot house can be

used for in the home garden.

Theyre available from a few

clip-together sections just

enough to be attached to an

outside wall with space for a

cushioned chair and a shelf to create a tiny

winter-time sunroom for both the gardener

and tender plants. Formore information visit

www.lifeisagarden.co.za.

The hot house is a per

fect treat for any garde

ner and is easily assem

bled. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Pot plants make won

derful gifts for your lo

ved ones, especially for

small spaces.

Alstroemeria are the perfect addition to any

rain garden, which will see you saving wa

ter.

Boland Bonsai Kai byeen

Die Boland Bonsai Kai vergader Saterdag

23 Februarie om 09:00 in die botaniese tuin

op Stellenbosch. Freddie Smit gaan almal

toespreek oor inenting en hoe om n tak te

kry waar daar nie een is nie.

Bring asseblief bome saam vir bespre-

king. Vir enige navrae bel gerus virWillem

Pretorius by 083 260 5696.

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Weekly deadline:Monday, 12:00

DONDERDAG 21 FEBRUARIE

GORDONSBAAI:

)Die vierde sessie van die reeks, 40 Dae in Doel-

gerigte Liefde, om 08:00, 10:00 en 18:30 in die

NG Kerk Gordonsbaai. Tema: Die grootste toets

vir die liefde is hoe jy optree teenoor iemand wat

jou seermaak.0 021 856 1654.

VRYDAG 22 FEBRUARIE

STRAND:

) NG-gemeente Strand se plaasmark in Fagan-

straat om 09:0011:00.

) n Verkoping van tweedehandse klerasie en

goedere van 09:0012:00 by die Strand-diens-

sentrum. 0 Estelle Marais: 021 854 4552.

)Die Strand-biblioteekvriende se boekverkoping

vanaf 10:0013:00, en mre (Saterdag) vanaf

09:0013:00 in die voorportaal van die biblio-

teek. Vir navrae of skenkings bel die biblioteek

by 021 850 4173.

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Country Craft Market at Southeys Vines

in Main Road needs new crafters. Anyone with

a craft is invited to book for this market. Bookings

at the market from 08:0013:00.

0 Lesley: 021 843 3287.

STRAND:

) ACVV Huis Jan Swart se potjiekoskompetisie.

Verskeidenheid van skaap-; bees-; hoender-; see-

kos-; wild- en pastapot. Koste: R40 (sluit in potjie-

porsie, rys, tuisgebaktebrood, jellie envla).Kaart-

jies byHenriette of Anderesa bel 0218543763.

Afhaal van etes vanaf 17:00.

SIR LOWRYS PASS:

) The Schapenberg Sir Lowrys Conservancy

Walks for Wines guided walk on the Hottentots

HollandMountains.Wine tasting at Da Capo (idi-

omwines)andWedderwillwineries. Start atWed-

derwill winery, 08.00. Cost: R150.

0 Di on 082 462 3624.

SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) Celebrate summer with the Market Place,

Hathersage Farm in Gordon Road, from

10:0015:00. Brightly-coloured bags and cloth-

ing, great summer foods, chilledwines andaSam-

ba beat on offer. Entry free.

) Buy a t-shirt from the Animal RescueOrganisa-

tion at the OldeOaks Farm Stall at SomersetWest

Business Park,10:0015:00. Indulge in great

food, arts and crafts and adopt a kitten, rabbit

or puppy while there.0Mandy: 082 374 6648.

) The SomersetWestMusic Societys piano recital

byNeville Schfer in the library hall, 18:00. Entry:

R60 adults, R30 students.

0 Essie Koekemoer: 021 856 1847.

STELLENBOSCH:

) The Blaauwklippen Family Markets fun walk

at the wine estate in aid of Patch, a local charity

that supports abused children,10:00. Entry fee:

R20.Prizesup forgrabs. Themarket operates from

10:0015:00, entry is free.

MONDAY 25 FEBRUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Arthritis Foundations talk by chiropractor,

DrAntonSmuts,onhowchiropractic care canben-

efit peoplewitharthritis.Where:MediclinicVerge-

legen restaurant at 18:45 for 19:00.

0 Aletta van der Watt: 083 270 4842 .

) The Somerset West Depression and Anxiety

support group meet at the Coronation Avenue

Methodist Church, 18:00. Director of the Ruach

CounsellingCentre,WendyColes, presents an ex-

ercise with music and play dough.

0 021 852 8176.

DINSDAG 26 FEBRUARIE

SOMERSET-WES:

) ACVV Somerset-Wes vergader om 09:30 by

ACVVHuis Marie Louw in Faganstraat. Alle inge-

skrewe lede, vrywilligers en belangstellendes wel-

kom. 0 Reinet: 021 852 2103.

DONDERDAG 28 FEBRUARIE

STRAND:

)Die Lourensrivier Gemeente se biddag vir mans

en vroue om 19:00 in die kerksaal.

0Marie Roux: 083 496 0624.

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Friends of Richard Dawkins Association

(FoRDA) meet in the Rotary hall, on the corner of

Cloetenberg and Lourensford Roads, at 19:00.

Prof Zak van Straaten talks on Self Deception and

Social Lies. 0 076 535 5754.

) The Reach for Recovery Breast Cancer Support

Groups talk on breast cancer and its prevention

at 09:30 for 10:00 in the Mediclinic Vergelegen

boardroom.Guest speaker: Dr D. van Velden. For

more information contact 082 357 0497.

Test your general knowledge on air

If you have a winning mind in a

healthy body, that is just the X-

factor you need to succeed in the

Brain of CapeTalks general

knowledge quiz.

It takes place at 12:00 at Somer-

setMall onSaturday 24February

with R300 000 in prize money

thanks to Dis-Chem.

The quiz has been running on

air fromMonday 4 February and

it allows trivia buffs to shine on

air and among their peers at

weekly activations.

Each person crowned The

Brains of the Day from Monday

to Friday gather at a shopping

centre on Saturday. There they

will be joined by a Wildcard con-

testant, who is chosen at the cen-

tre in a final round of quizzing

that is open to anyone, says

Michelle Barnard, on behalf of

Primedias PR Manager.

These brain finalists will go

forward into the grand finale

which will be held on Saturday

2March.TheBrainofBrainswill

be announced live on air onMon-

day 4 March.

For more details or to register

to possibly become aBrain of Ca-

peTalk contestant on air, visit

www.capetalk.co.za.

Damesoggend neem2013 in onskou

n Damesoggend word op 28

Februarie om 10:30 by Leo-

niesCoffee Shop inStrandge-

hou.

Die tema vir die oggend is,

Wat hou 2013 vir my in?

Koste is R35 per person en

sluit tee/koffieenverversings

in. Bevestig asseblief. Bel vir

Tersia Ellis op 083 383 1407.

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Vermaak

Entertainment

Sundownerswith Jesse JordanBand

Having played at the Helder-

berg Nature Reserve to a ca-

pacity crowd of around 700

people in the past, the Jesse

Jordan Band is all set to en-

tertain you again at the same

venue on Sunday 24 Febru-

ary.

This concertmarks the end of

this seasons summer sunset

concerts.

What started as a dream and

a fledgling band under the guid-

ance of veteran musician and

producer Alex Power just over

12 years ago, has evolved into

the Jesse Jordan Band. Amusi-

calexpressionofnotewiththree

albums, four music videos and

hundreds of live shows under

their belt.

Theband is full ofnewenergyandhasbeen

developing a new soundwhich is continuing

to gain new fans for the talented members.

Themembers areJesse Jordan (acoustic and

vocals),HeinSchultz (guitar andbackingvo-

cals), Logan Scott (bass) and JP Crouch

(drums).

Their most recent album, ti-

tled World Piece, features 12

tracksofnewandrevampedhits

and has made quite a name for

itself. The first trackBewith you

went to number one on 5FMand

the music video did extremely

well on DSTV music channel

Mk89.

Packapicnic,arriveearlyand

enjoy the sunset and the bands

excellent performance.Thecon-

cert starts at 17:30 and tickets

are available at the Helderberg

Nature Reserve Information

Centre or at the gate on the day.

Tickets are R40 (adults) and R10

(scholars)withnoadmission fee

for children under the age of

five. The proceeds of the con-

certs areused to support conser-

vation and environmental education

projects at the reserve. Phone 021 851 4060

or email www.helderbergnaturere-

serve.co.za for more information.

Bring your picnic and enjoy your sundowner when The Jesse Jordan

Band performs at the Helderberg Nature Reserve at 17:30 on Sun

day 24 February.

Acclaimed pianist atMusic Society

For their first concert of the 2013

season, the Somerset West Mu-

sic Society present a piano recit-

al by the South African born pi-

anist Neville Schfer. The pro-

gramme features music by

Chopin and Faur, including a

complete performance of Cho-

pins 24 Preludes (opus 28).

Neville was born in Cape

Town and taught music in Wyn-

berg for some years before fur-

thering his studies overseas.

After gaining his Performers

Licenciate at the Royal Acade-

myofMusic inLondon,hecontinuedhis stud-

ies at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum in

Frankfurt am Main and Paris.

Hehastouredextensivelybothas

soloist and accompanist, besides

giving performances of chamber

music in festivals on several conti-

nents and at sea aboard luxury Cu-

nard cruise liners.Neville recently

retired after almost 30 years of pi-

ano teaching and holding the posi-

tion of accompanist at the Arnhem

Conservatory andAmsterdamMu-

sic School in the Netherlands.

The concert takes place on Sun-

day 24 February at 18:00. Tickets

willbeavailableat thedoor fornon-

members,R60 foradultsandR30for

students.

For further information, phone Essie

Koekemoer on 021 856 1847.

Neville Schfer This weeks gig guide includes per-

formances by Heather Waters, Gian

Groen and theBoulevardBluesBand,

among others.

) Friday 22 February

Popular band 3D is performing at

Picasso in Somerset West from 20:00.

Gian Groen and his band is per-

forming at Berties Moorings in Gor-

dons Bay at 21:00. Entrance is free.

) Saturday 23 February

To celebrate the month of love,

Stoneage is performing in a dine and

dance evening at De Kelder Restau-

rant in Somerset West at 20:00.

TicketsareR85,which includeyour

meal. Book early from Janet on0 074

1944 160.

If you missed them Friday night

you can catch 3D at Melts Tavern in

Gordons Bay from 19:00.

Local singer Heather Waters is

performing at the ROOT 44Market at

the Audacia winefarm on the R44 in

Stellenbosch from 12:30 13:30.

) Sunday 24 February

TheBoulevardBluesBandwill be

performing at Berties Moorings at

18:00. Entrance is free.

Gig guide

Gian Groen

Sunset Concert at Helderberg reserve a great success

Last Sundays Sunset Concert at the Helder-

berg Nature Reserve, when local band Early

Edition performed, was thoroughly enjoyed

by all after some concerns about the weather.

Attendeeswere takenona tripdownmemo-

ry lane by the band, with songs from The

Beatles,Billy Joel, Santana,Queen,TheEver-

ly Bros, Niel Diamond, The Tremeloes, and

manyothergroups fromthatwonderfulmusi-

cal era of the 60s and 70s.

Itwas a cool evening inmoreways thanone

in beautiful surroundings. The crowd re-

sponded with enthusiastic dancing and ap-

plause.Luckydrawsandanoot-vir-nootadded

to the vibey atmosphere. Comments made

ranged from great music, excellent vibe,

fantasties, awesome evening to good old

rock n roll easy on the ears.

Theorganisersof theeventwerepraised for

laying on such a super function. Committee

chairman Alistair Munday thanked the

crowd and Early Edition for a fantastic con-

cert. You certainly wound up the audience,

fantastic to see such a crowd on the floor. I

guess if time was not an issue, we could have

danced the night away.

Early Edition during their performance at the

Helderberg Nature Reserve on Sunday 10

February. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Sien die

Temminghs

in Eikestad

Die Suid-Afrikaan-

se blokfluitvirtu-

oos, Stefan Tem-

mingh, en die Stel-

lenbosse orrelis,

Zorada Temmingh,

sal die verhoog deel

in n konsert geti-

teld Fantasia &

Echo.

Die konsert vind

plaas in die Stellen-

bosch Moederkerk

op 3Maart om16:00.

Kaartjies kos

R120 (volwassenes),

R90 (pensionarisse)

en R60 (studente).

Besoek www.web-

tickets.co.za vir

kaartjies of ska-

kel 021 461 7617.

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Leefstyl

Lifestyle

0ETS

4ROETELDIERE

BikersonaDayJol

ThelocalRudeMotorcycleClubheldaDay

Jol on 9 February at Squirrels Inn in the

Gants Centre, Strand.

Despite the pouring rain, about 200 bikers

from various clubs with family and friends

attended the event which kicked off at 11:00.

The day played out with live music by DJ

Dikky, entertaining burn-out sessions, a

lucky draw and a variety of fun and games

for the whole family.

RudeMCCwouldliketothankall thespon-

sors of the day and Lindy Rolf and the Lions

Club from Strand for the good food as well

as theirmembers and everyonewho attend-

ed, for making the day a great success.

Pieter Kruger (left) and Quinton Carstens en

tertained the crowd in the pouring rain.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Greg Wallace won a hamper with bike

goodies sponsored by Extreme.

Bikers entertaining the crowds with a grand exit.

Blommeklub byeen

Die Helderberg Blommeklub, een van die

oudste blommeklubs in die Wes-Kaap, hou

hul eerste vergadering van 2013 op Dinsdag

26 Februarie.

Marjolijn Malan, visepresident van die

Wes-Kaapse vereniging van blommerang-

skikkers, is genooi om gaste met haar blom-

mekuns te kom inspireer.

Marjolijn is nasionaal en internasionaal

bekendvirhaaruniekeaanslagmet blomme-

kuns, dus beloof die program om n besoek

werd te wees, het Jannie du Toit, voorsitter

van die blommeklub ges.

Die jaarlikse blommeskou, wat n hoogte-

punt op die klub se kalender is, vind vanjaar

van 2327 Julie plaas.

Ons is tans nog op soek na borge en enige

besighede in die Helderberg wat kan help, is

welkom om ons te kontak.

Dinsdag se vergadering begin om 19:00 in

die Somerset-Wes-biblioteeksaal. Die fooi vir

nuwe lede wat wil aansluit is R60 per jaar en

R10 vir gaste wat besoek wil kom afl.

Enige andernavrae, kontaklDuToit by 072

473 2420 of janniedutoit@webmail.co.za.

BLOMMEKLUB: Die Strand Blom

meklub het hul maandelikse verga

dering op Dinsdag 5 Februarie ge

hou. Marjolijn Malan, visepresident

van SAFU WesKaap, het komete

baie treffend uitgebeeld. Kobus Bur

ger (regs) was die wenner van di

maand se kompetisie.

TROTSE WYNMA-

KER: Ferdi Laub

scher, oudleerling

van die Horskool

HottentotsHolland,

en tans wynmaker by

Oranjerivier Wynkel

der in die Noord

Kaap, het in Dene

marke 5 sterre vir sy

Goddess rooiwyn

ontvang. Die wyn is

n 2011 Cabernet

Sauvignon wat ge

maak is by Oranjeri

vier Wynkelders. Die

etiket op die bottel

het n Zoeloetema,

spesiaal vir die Sen

traalEuropese mark

waarheen baie wyn uitgevoer word. Die etiket het ook die

naam van die wynmaker en sy handtekening daarop.

Vinavisen, die grootste wyntydskrif in Denemarke en

soortgelyk aan John Platter, het di toekenning gemaak.

Support group

tomeet

The next meeting of the

Somerset West branch of

theSouthAfricanDepres-

sion and Anxiety Support

Group takes place on

Monday 25 February.

Itwill beheldat theCor-

onation Avenue Method-

istChurchat 18:00.Thedi-

rector of the Ruach Coun-

selling Centre, Wendy

Coles, will present an ex-

ercise involving music

and play dough.

PhoneRudyardorLeila

on 021 852 8176 or email

rudyardh7@gmail.com.

RECOGNISE ANY OF THESE PETS?These dogs are

longing to be reunited with their beloved owners. If by

some miracle you recognise one of these dogs, please con

tact Lost and Found Pets Helderberg on 081 041 7982 or

send an email to lostandfoundheld@yahoo.com.

Adopt this loving duo

This adorable pair of Rhodesian

Ridgebacks are in dire need of a

home since their owners are di-

vorcing and unable to keep them.

Litter-mates Rocco and Jasper

are four and a half years old and

weigh around 55 kg each. Rocco is

easy going and friendly, and Jas-

per more cautious. Rocco is goofy,

loving and playful, while Jasper is

calm and affectionate. Both dogs

love cats and are

used to kids older

than the age of three.

They are loyal and

make friends when

introduced to peo-

ple,butwillnotallowstrangerson-

to the property. They are very at-

tached to each other and will need

a home where they will be togeth-

er. If you are willing to open up

your heart and home to the loving

duo, contact Wendy on

079 140 4284/wendy.lulam@tel-

komsa.net or Liz on 082 803 2178/

lizpenprase@gmail.com. Adop-

tion fee and strict home checks.

Rocco and Jasper.

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Troeteldiere

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Family funat FoodFair

Gordons Bay Primary School

is presenting a Food Fair fund-

raising event at the school on

Friday 1 March.

Each grade will represent a dif-

ferent country and sell food from

that country at a decorated stall.

Visitorscanexpectbobotie, sushi,

Caribbean food, curry, puddings,

desserts and much more to cater

to everyones needs.

In addition to the food, there

will be a karaoke and a fun fair for

the kids. The event is a great place

for families to come to for a fun,

relaxing night out, said Corinne

Geldenhuys, on behalf of the or-

ganizers.

The Food Fair will be held from

16:00 22:00 and tickets are availa-

ble from the school ahead of time

or at the venue on the night of the

event. Tickets are R60 for 10 tick-

ets (R6 each)withmeal prices var-

ying from between R12 and R24,

depending on the size of the por-

tions. Rider tickets for the chil-

dren are R10. Phone the school on

021 856 1288 formore information.

Representing Por

tugal at last

years Food Fair

are (from left)

Christine van

Tonder, Caria

Pauls, Nicolette

Martin and An

gela Breitenbach.

Mexico was also

represented dur

ing a previous

years event.

KLEURE-ATLETIEK: Laerskool

Lochnerhof in die Strand het on

langs sy kleureatletiek gehou. Hier

is leerlinge Nadene Prinsloo (victrix

ludorm) en Quinn Visser (victor lu

dorm).

Business leaders teamupwith school principals

Donotmiss the information session

on the Partnerships for Possibility

for SA (PfP4SA) initiative at Somer-

set House in Drama Street, Somer-

set West, on Monday 25 February.

The event commences at 19:00,

with the registration takingplace at

18:30.

With a vision to mobilise busi-

ness, government and civil society

to work collaboratively towards

meeting the educational challenges

facing South Africa, and to ensure

Quality Education for all children

in SouthAfrica by 2022, Symphonia

for South Africa initiated the

ground-breaking Partnerships for

Possibility (PfP4SA) Programme in

2010. This leadership development

process was designed to assist prin-

cipals in fulfilling their roles as

community leaders and incorpo-

rates a simple idea of pairing busi-

ness leaderswith school principals.

By giving 10 days a year to a local

school less than a day a month

a business leaders partnership and

the PfP4SA training provides the

principal with fresh leadership in-

sight to transform a school and

hence an entire community. In re-

turn, the business leader gets to de-

velop their leadershipabilitybyget-

tinghands-onexperience inadiffer-

ent environment from their day-to-

day life.

To date 84 business leaders are in-

volved in a co-action, co-learning

partnership with school principals

across the country.

However, Dr Louise van Rhyn,

founder of Symphonia for South Af-

rica, will share more about the

large-scale change project on the

evening.

For bookings, contact Melissa on

021 913 3507 or send her an e-mail at

melissa@symphonia.net.

LEADERS: Liam Luiters and

Zo Goff were elected as Lo

reto Primary Schools head

boy and head girl for 2013.

Prefects, monitors and sports

captains all received their

badges at a special Academ

ic Mass held at the St.

Peters Catholic Church on

Friday 8 February.

ATLETIEKPRES-

TEERDERS: Laer

skool De Hoop

het onlangs sy

jaarlikse kleure

sport in atletiek

en swem gehou.

Die atletiekpres

teerders is (van

links) Sebastiaan

Badenhorst (junior victor ludorm ), Jeanelle Baard (junior victrix lu

dorm), Ayron Gallop (senior victrix ludorm) en Willem Gronum (se

nior victor ludorm). FOTOS: A. DU PLESSIS EN P. LABUSCHAGNE

Links: Senior swem presteer

ders: Zanmari Roth (senior vic

trix ludorm) en Herman Bester,

(senior victor ludorm).

Regs: Die junior victrix en victor

ludorm in swem is Lara Gouws

(links) en Ruan Lategan.

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Sosiaal

Social

Churches / Kerke

Churches / Kerke

District

District

Socials

Socials

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illana.frantz@helderberg.com

Ever-popular Dixieland fest great fun as always

The popular Dixieland festival

of music and picnicking took

place on Saturday 16 February,

andonceagainproved tobeahit

with everyone who attended.

The event, organised by the

Anns of the Helderberg Rotary

Club, was held at Somerset Col-

lege in Bredell Road (off the R44

between Somerset West and

Stellenbosch).

Performances by the River-

boatJazzBand,SomersetHouse

Marimba band and saxophonist

Mario Foster from the band

2Saxy, had visitors on their feet

and moving to their beat.

Although this year marked

the 27th sunset concert, the

event remains as popular as ev-

er, and still serves as the perfect

opportunity to have some good

old fun.

The Riverboat Jazz

Band took visitors

on a musical jour

ney with their mel

low tunes.

Joan Marx (left) and Karen Solo

mon were amongst the countless

visitors who enjoyed the festivities

of the evening.

From left is Dick and Sandra Solms accompanied by

Henry Laubscher.

Left: Marinda and

JC de Jongh, Adri

an Jongens and

Simone Jonker

took advantage of

the perfect oppor

tunity to hang out.

Left: Peter and Liz Folland and

Rotary Ann Gayl Boon enjoyed

the atmosphere.

RIGHT: Marvon Kirk

Mentoor and Carryn

Carla Fortuin ex

changed their wed

ding vows on 24

November 2012. .

LEFT: Denver and

Elizabeth Gillian got

married in the Forest

Height Baptist

Church in Eersteriver

on the 5 January.

WEDDINGS

60 JAAR SAAM: Fran

cois en Joan du Plessis

het hul 60ste huweliks

herdenking op 7 Febru

arie gevier. Hulle is

oorspronklik van Stel

lenbosch, maar het 14

jaar gelede in die

Strand afgetree. Hulle

het drie kinders, sewe

kleinkinders en vier ag

terkleinkinders. Hulle

woon tans in die Alte

naaftreeoord.

20

Distrikspos

21 Februarie, 2013

Sake

Business

Public Participation Process

Proposed M orkels Cottages Affordable Housing Project

DEADP RefNo: E12/2/4/1-A3/458-2000/12

Notice is hereby given ofa public participation process being undertaken in term s ofthe Environm entalIm pact

Assessm ent Regulations 2010 (G N No R543 as am ended) prom ulgated under the National Environm ental

M anagem entAct107 of1998 as am ended.

Property:

Erven 5822,14335 and 11112 Strand

Applicant:

CityofCape Town

Environm entalAssessm entPractitioner:

deVilliers Brownlie Associates

Proposed Developm ent:

The proposed M orkels Cottages Affordable Housing Projectcom prises 547 residentialunits and includes a site for

a com m unityfacility,as wellas roads and otherancillaryinfrastructure. The developm entfootprintofthe proposed

M orkels Cottages Affordable Housing Project,which islocated along BroadwayBoulevard,is 10.43 ha.

Application forEnvironm entalAuthorisation:

An application forenvironm entalauthorisation has been m ade forthe following listed activities:

G N No R544 (Listing Notice 1): Activities 11,18,23.

G N No R546 (Listing Notice 3): Activity12,13.

Application forExem ption:

An application forexem ption from the provisions ofthe following Regulations has been m ade:

Regulation 10(2)(d)ofG N No R543.

in which regard the DEADP RefNo E12/2/4/5-A3/458-2000/12 is applicable.

RegisterofInterested and Affected Parties:

Should you wish to registeras an interested and affected party,you are directed to subm ityournam e and full

contactdetails (postaland em ailaddresses,and telephone num ber)in writing by post,fax orem ailto deVilliers

Brownlie Associates forthe attention ofLouis de Villiers.

Publication ofDraftBasic Assessm entReportforCom m ent:

The Draft Basic Assessm ent Report has been published for com m ent and is available in both hardcopy and

electronic form atforpublic review at:

Strand Public Library(M illStreet,tel021-8504173).

The DraftBasic Assessm entReportcan also be downloaded from http://dbass.biz.

Invitation to Com m ent:

Should you wish to com m enton,orraise any concerns about,the proposed M orkels Cottages Affordable Housing

Project,you are directed to subm ityourcom m entin writing by post,fax orem ailto deVilliers Brownlie Associates

forthe attention ofLouis de Villiers.

The closing date forregistration as an interested and affected partyand forcom m entis 12:00 on 2 April2013.

21 M enin Avenue,Clarem ont7708

Tel 021 6744263 Fax 086 5482678

Em ail dbass@ icon.co.za

ShowMeyourHelderbergheart

ShowMe Helderberg, a communi-

ty website together with 10 local

businesses featured on the web-

site, joined forces to create an un-

forgettable Valentines Day com-

petition.

All the sponsors andwinners gath-

ered at the studio of CJW Photogra-

phy in Somerset West on Monday 18

February to share a glass of bubbly

andcongratulate the luckyprizewin-

ners.

The 1st prize winner, Sylvia Ma-

linovski received the following priz-

es sponsored by local businesses:

Bed & Breakfast and bubbly at

Oceana Palms Luxury Guest House,

Gordons Bay.

R300 meal voucher and wine by

Avontuur Estate Restaurant, Somer-

set West.

AcouplesMahanamassagebyChi

The Spa, Gordons Bay.

A 45 minute head massage and

blow dry for her and cut for him by

Butterflies Unisex Hair Salon,

Strand.

Onehour photo session fromCJW