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) Around 20 dead piglets were found dumped alongside SirLowrys Road on an open stretch of land in Somerset West.) Fernwood Estate resident Underhay Binedell discovered thepiglets in a clear refuse bag one morning on his way to work.

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Thursday, 5 April 20122 NEWS | NUUS

Piglets left to rotJAMEY THOMAS

OVER a period of six weeks an ab-surd number of dead piglets havebeen found dumped alongside SirLowrys Pass Road in SomersetWest.

The last incident was reportedon Thursday 29 March by Fern-wood Estate resident UnderhayBinedell, after around 20 dead pig-lets, in a clear refuse bag, weredumped on an open piece of landin the early hours of the morning.

According to Binedell, the firstincident occurred on 20 February,

when he noticed someone drivinga white vehicle and dumping gar-den refuse at the site.

The person also left behind acardboard box, which madeBinedell suspicious.

On my way to work I took astroll to the site, where I found al-most 15 piglets in the box. I imme-diately reported it toLawEnforce-ment, and the inspectorate of theSPCA, says Binedell.

The site gave off an offensivestench, and a swarm of flies werehovering over the piglets.

Binedell says he cannot com-prehend why anyone would dis-pose of animals in such a cruelmanner. I am an animal lover,and itupsetsmewhenanimalsarenot treatedwith thenecessarydig-nity, says Binedell, who thinksthat burying the piglets wouldhave been more civilised.

Hennie Cronje, owner of theSweetwell farm and commercialpiggery, isuncertainhowsomanypiglets could die and be dumpedin so short a period. He says it isvery difficult to confirm the causeof death.

Judging from the photos, the

piglets are very young, maybeonly a few days old. By looking atthe trotters, the cause of deathmight be E coli, but judging fromtheir stomachs, the cause of deathmight be something else. In thiscase an autopsy must be done.

He further explains that it iscompulsory for pig owners to tat-too the left ear of a piglet beforeit is three weeks old. In this way,it is possible to find out who theowner is.

When DistrictMail approachedthe Department of Health to findout what health risks the dump-ingposes, themayoralcommitteemember for the department ofhealth, councillor LungiswaJames, responded with this state-ment: Eating rotten meat can beharmful to ones health, and canlead to food poisoning. The personwill vomit and suffer from diar-rhoea for oneor twodaysand thenwill recover. Inmoreseverecases,more serious complications, suchas kidney failure, permanentheart damage and arthritis coulddevelop.

Alfonso van Vuuren, acting di-rector of Solid Waste Manage-

ment, instructed the local staff todispose of the piglets and to cleanup the area last Friday.

According toVanVuuren, localstaffalsoarranged for theerectionof a no-dumping sign at the site toinform the dumpers that these ac-tions are illegal.

Law Enforcement have alsobeen instructed to intensify pa-trols in the area, and residents are

urged to assist by being on thealert, says Van Vuuren.

In the case of such an incident,residents are urged to pen downthevehicleregistrationnumberofthe people involved if possible,and to report the incident to theCitysSolidWasteDepartmentim-mediately via its call centre on0 086 010 3089.

The dead piglets were dumpedon an open piece of land be-tween Fernwood Estate andHeritage Park.

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Almost 20 piglets were found in a clear refuge bag.

Thursday, 5 April 2012 NUUS | NEWS 3

Through the eye of the needle

Super surf: Stevo Clapham took this photo of local surfer Lawrie Droomer threading the needlebetween a little cover up section and ending up on dry rock! Thankfully, he made it. The shotwas captured on Saturday morning at a secret spot. Photo: Stevo Images

JORRIT de Vries, struck in the face by a rock while he was travelling in a train, remainshopeful that his injured eye can be saved. De Vries, a Dutch man who has been livingin the Strand for the past year, went to the Netherlands on Wednesday last week afterdoctors at Tygerberg Hospital informed him there was nothing they could do for his eye.According to his girlfriend, Loraine van der Merwe, De Vries went for a scan this pastTuesday, but afterwards doctors were none the wiser as there was still too much bloodin his right eye. There is a possibility that he can keep his eye, but the chances of himbeing able to use it are slim, says Van der Merwe. Page 4

RYNO Magson, who survived a buffalo attackseven months ago in the Baviaanskloof, is notplanning to start legal proceedings against theEastern Cape government. A well-known Afri-kaans daily newspaper reported on Tuesday thatMagsons lawyers had sent out a summons. Mag-son, from Somerset West, has said, however, thatthiswasnot thecase,and that thestorywas takenoutofproportion. Idheard thenatureconserva-tionists were aware of the buffalo being in thecampsite. I just wanted to make sure, if this wasthe case, what I could do to warn other people.I only went to ask for advice. Page 5

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Skietvoorval skokILLANA FRANTZ

ONS wil net h mense moet hom onthouvir die tipe mens wat hy was: n liewe,glimlaggende mens.

S s Jean Parker (68), die vriendin vanMartin van Deventer (65) wie se optredeverlede week opspraak in die media ge-maak het toe hy drie sakemanne en toehomself geskiet het.

Van Deventer sowel as Parker is vanGordonsbaai. Parkerhet egterverkies omnie verder met die media te praat nie.

Ook Van Deventer se prokureur, DeonBeukman van Somerset-Wes, wou nieenigiets oor sy klint of die voorval s nie.

Dit staan daar [in die media] presiessoos dit gebeur het.

Van Deventer (65) en Beukman het ver-lede Woensdag (28 Maart) met die drieoorledenes, Johan Griessel (50), PieterErasmus (53) en hul regsverteenwoordi-ger Wimpie van Heerden (56), in dieraadsaal van n prokureursfirma inCenturion vergader.

Griessel en Erasmus het in 2009 VanDeventer se plaas in Springs vir R12miljoen gekoop. Daar is ooreengekomdat R6 miljoen by die oordrag van dieeiendom betaal sal word en die res inn latere stadium.

Van Deventer het slegs R2,5 miljoenvandie totaal ontvang.Diegesloermetdie betaling van sy geld het hom ge-frustreer en moontlik tot die skiet-voorval gelei.

NaverneemwordhetVanDeventeraan Griessel en Erasmus gevra of hul-le hom kon betaal. Toe hulle negatiefantwoord, het hy hulle elkeen asookvir Van Heerden geskiet.

Hierna het hy by hulle gaan staanen elkeen weer n skoot toegedien,voor hy die sneller met n tweede ma-gasyn op homself getrek het.

Martin van Deventer.Foto: Facebook

Oog se gebruik in die weegskaalILLANA FRANTZ

DIE toekoms van Jorrit de Vries seoog, wat twee weke gelede met nklip op n trein raak gegooi is, issteeds onseker.

De Vries, n Nederlander wat virdie afgelope jaar in die Strand ge-woonhet, isverledeweekterugHol-land toe vir n tweede opinie nadatdokters by Tygerberg-hospitaalhom meegedeel het dat sy oog niegered kan word nie.

Volgens sy vriendin Lorainevan der Merwe het De VriesWoensdag (28 Maart) gevlieg enveilig in Holland geland. Hy hetdie volgendedagvir nvinnige on-dersoek gegaan en n afspraak virDinsdag (3 April) by n oogspesia-lis gekry.

Die dokters het n skanderingop sy oog gedoen om die skade tebepaal, maar daar was te veelbloed om enigiets wys te raak.Hulle s daar is n moontlikheiddat hy sy oog kan hou, maar diemoontlikheiddathyweerdaardeurkansien,is skraal. Hy raak soms n bietjie gefrus-treerd, maar hy probeer positief bly. Hy kansteeds nie verstaan hoekom dit met hommoes gebeur het nie, s Van der Merwe.

n Klip het De Vries op Menseregtedag (21Maart) in die oog getref terwyl hy om 18:20van Kaapstad op pad huis toe was. Metrorailis oor die insident ingelig, maar het versuimom hul afspraak met De Vries na te kom voorhy na Holland vertrek het. Nadat hy hullehieroor gekonfronteer het, het hulle n leen-

motor gestuur om hom lughawe toe te neem.Volgens Mthuthuzeli Swartz, bestuurder

van Metrorail Wes-Kaap, kon n geskikte tydvir n ontmoeting met De Vries nie realiseernie. Mnr. De Vries kon nie die afspraak na-kom nie.

VanderMerwesdieDeVries-familieoor-weeg dit om dalk regstappe teen Metrorailte neem. Ek dink Jorrit se pa is in gesprekmet sy prokureur, maar vir eers fokus Jorritnet op sy oog. Dit is sy eerste prioriteit.

Jorrit de Vries voor hy weg is na Nederland vir me-diese hulp vir sy oog.

Eyewitnessesneeded: Wendyde Freitas is callingon anybody whosaw an accidentshewas involved inataround16:45onMonday 19 March.De Freitas saysshewas on her wayto Somerset Westwhen the accidenthappened, just af-ter the turn-off tothe airport. It in-volved her whiteHyundai ix35, awhite Opel CorsaandaGoldenArrowbus. Peoplewith in-formation areasked to phoneheron 072 244 4084or send a mail [email protected].


Beweerde buffel-eis valsILLANA FRANTZ

RYNO Magson, wat sewe maandegelede deur n buffel in die Bavi-aanskloof aangeval is, beplan nieom regstappe teen die Oos-Kaapseowerhede in te dien nie.

n Bekende Afrikaanse dagbladhet Dinsdag berig hoe Magson seprokureurs n dagvaarding uitge-reik het. Magson, van Somerset-Wes, s dit is egter nie die geval nieenvoegbydatdiestorieuitverbandgeruk is.

Ek het gehoor dat die natuurbe-waarders bewus was van die buffelwat in die kampeer-terrein was enhetregsadviesgaankry.Ekwounet

seker maak wat my te doen staansodat indien dit wel die geval is, ekander mense kan waarsku. Ek hetslegs gaan raad vra, s Magson.

Hy s ook berigte in die mediawat s dat hy 300 m buite die kam-peerterrein aangeval is, is onwaar.

Ons was steeds in die kampeer-terrein,waaronsmagwees.Ekwasongeveer 260 m van my tent af,steeds in die kamp-area.

Magson meen die storie oormoontlike regstappe het uitgelekengevolglik isdiewavoordieosseingespan.

Dit was n persoonlik saak. Ekweet nie eers of ek geldige grondehet nie, s hy. Ryno Magson.

Gesins-moordDIE Macassar-ge-meenskap gaan tansgebuk onder gesins-geweld.

n Vrou (24) is op19 Februarie in heg-tenis geneem n synabeweringhaar25-jarige krel doodge-steek het. Di paar-tjie het n argumentoor kos gehad en dieman het glo handge-meen geraak, waar-nadievrouhomver-moedelikmet n mesgesteekhet.Diesaakis eers teruggetrek.) Damian Willi-

ams (22) is aangeklavan die moord opLourens Moses (20).Damian het na be-wering tussenbeidegetree toe sy broeren Moses baklei heten hom gesteek.) n Laerskool-

seun (14) is in diesorgvan syouers ge-plaas n hy sy aan-staande swaer Mar-shall Leonard op 28Maart na beweringdoodgesteek het.Volgens die polisiehet die geskil ookoor kos gegaan.) Shahieda Afri-

kaner (27) staan te-reg op die moord ophaar krel (41). Hy isop 31 Maart doodge-steek n hy haar gloaangerand het.

Herinnering: Familie en vriende van wyleZelbia Rossi werk verlede Donderdag indie gedenktuin in Macassar. Zelbia (20)het verlede jaar op 30 Maart in n motorongeluk gesterf toe die motor waarin syen n vriend (23) teen n grensmuur op diehoek vanMusicalaanenSohstraat gebotshet. Haar ma, Bernadette Rossi, s datinwoners vrywillig die tuin in stand hou envars blomme daar plaas. Sy bedank almalvir hul ondersteuningenMelvin IsaacsvanMelvins Transport vir sy donasie vir dietuin. Op die foto is buurman, Shawaal Ba-zier en Zelbia se pleegma,Myrtle Carelse.

Foto: Bernadette Rossi


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Torturers sentencedBEATRICE WILTSHIRE

AFTER several postponements, sentencinghas finally been handed down in a trial thathas dragged on in the Somerset West Magis-trates Court since April 2010.

Thecase involvedthegang-relatedabduc-tion and torture of Bukshi, an Arab geldingthat belonged to the Myburgh family.

Bukshi did not survive her injuries.Magistrate R Wathen found Desling Sny-

man (19), William Vleisie Williams (20)and a juvenile who was 13 years old at thetime,guiltyonchargesofstocktheftandani-mal cruelty.

Two other accused, Benito Plaatjies and

MarlinArries,werefoundnotguiltyastherewas insufficient evidence against them.

As the accused were minors at the time,they were sentenced, according to the Chil-drens Act, to one years imprisonment, ofwhich six months were suspended for threeyears provided they were not found guiltyof a similar offence within that time.

The complainants, the Myburgh family,are grateful for closure after two years ofwaiting, but are disappointed that Williamsdid not get a more severe sentence as, unlikethe others, he was out on bail at the time ofthe crime.

Williamsnowalso facesachargeofarmedrobberyoveracrimecommittedat that time.

Residents protest outside the Somerset West Magistrates Court to demand justicefor Bukshi, a horse that was tortured and killed in 2010.

Seun sterk aan n ongelukDELIAH BRINKHUIS

DIE vyfjarige seun wat verlede Maandagin n motorongeluk betrokke was, se toe-stand is effens beter, s sy ma Sonia Do-mingos.

Elridge en sy ma wat in die Strandwoon, was die middag oppad na die Har-mony Park vakansie-oord.

Domingos vertel dat sy haar seun sehandvasgehouhet terwylhulle saammetn groepie mense Gordonsbaaiweg woukruis. Volgens haar het Elridge haarhandgelosenagter npaartjieaangehard-loopwatbesigwasomdiepadteoorkruis.Sekondes later is hy deur n Mercedes

Benz getref. Paramedici het hom op dietoneel behandel, maar as gevolg van dieernstige aard van sy beserings is hy laterper helikopter na die Tygerberg-hospi-taal geneem.

Volgens Domingos is haar seun se reg-ter been op twee plekke gebreek en hethy ook gister (Woensdag) n veloorplan-ting aan sy linkervoet ondergaan.

Domingos wat gedurende die week byhaar seun se bed waak en naweke na dieres van haar gesin in die Strand terug-keer, s volgens dokters sal Elridge tus-sen vyf en ses weke in die hospitaal bly.

Die Strand-polisie ondersoek n saakvan roekelose en nalatige bestuur.

Toothy grins: The Phambili Community Development Centre launched a brand newdental clinic on Monday and now the Broadlands Park community will receive freedental care made possible by Swedish couple Bert and Kerstin Lundgren (left) of theNcuma Oral Health Foundation, who funded the project. Michael Johnson (second fromright) of Kromboom Rotary Club, who also contributes financially, was the master ofceremonies at the opening. Gio Perez (centre) from the Department of Health, andDeon van Zyl, district governor of Rotary International (right) were the special guests.

Residents fight for Child WelfareNIKITA SYLVESTER

NUMEROUS Macassar residents havetaken it upon themselves to fight backagainst the eviction of their local ChildWelfare office.

After a two-year battle between the mu-nicipality, the Child Welfare office in Ma-cassar and surrounding residents, the or-ganisationreceivedanevictionnotice lastmonth.

The Macassar office of the Helderbergbranch of Child Welfare South Africa hasbeen operating in a cul de sac in MonacoCrescent, a residential area in Macassar,for the past six years.

But neighbours have for the past twoyears been campaigning for its eviction asthey feel an organisation of its natureshould be run in the CBD.

DesmondTimm,chairpersonof theHel-

derberg branch of Child Welfare South Af-rica, submitted a second letter of appealto the provincial government on Tuesday.The first letter was submitted to the mu-nicipality on 6 March.

He says that, despite these appeals, theorganisation will still have to vacate thepremises before the looming deadline ofFriday 13 April.

Timm says Child Welfare has managedto find alternative premises in ReubenStreet, Macassar, but this is only a tempo-rary arrangement.

Hegoes on to say that, about aweekago,a second petition was started by Macassarresidents but this one is in support of theorganisation.

So far weve received about 500 signa-tures on the petition against the evictionof ourMacassaroffice.Wereallyhope thatthis will strengthen our case, says Timm.


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They have nowhere elseJAMEY THOMAS

WITH the rising number of vagrants in theSomerset West CBD, there is no doubt asto why obtaining and maintaining cleanerstreets remain a constant battle.

Residents have been complaining thatthe homeless are stealing, polluting, litter-ing and loitering, and sleeping in placessuch as parks, tunnels and under bridges.In fact, vagrants have been labelled as thecause of the deplorable state of the CBD.

Ian Greer, chairperson of the HelderbergStreetPeoplesCentre, sayshedoesnot con-donetheunhygienicbehaviourofthehome-less, but really has sympathy for theircircumstances.

Weneedtoremember that thesearepeo-ple who are uneducated, with no purposein life. Therefore, they roam around duringthe day and, when their bodies need timeto switch off, it usually happens in front ofa shop door, says Greer, who daily pro-vides at least 300 homeless people withclothes, food and even the opportunity toobtain an education through the centre.

He further says that, although a seriesof plans have been put in place by variouscity officials to tackle the problem, thesewill not solve the issue if no skills trainingcentres are opened in the Helderberg.

At thecentrewetry to train thesepeopleso that they will make an effort in takingcare of themselves, but they need skills toassist them in finding a job to get them off

the streets. I dont want them on thestreets either, but theyhavenowhere elseto go.

Jo Swart, chairperson of the SomersetWest Night Shelter, which accommodates54 homeless people each night, says thereis a dire need for more shelters and organi-sations in the area to assist in keeping peo-ple off streets.

The number of people living on streetsis increasing rapidly, and this problem willnever be eradicated if there are only twoorganisations to help with the plight of thehomeless, says Swart.

According to Beverley Cortje-Alcock,mayoral committee member for social andearly childhood development, it is impor-tant for all Somerset West residents to takeup the Cape Town Cares, Give Responsiblycampaign that was launched on 14 March.This campaigncalls oneveryonenot to givehandouts to vagrants, but rather to chari-ties that are trying to reintegrate these peo-ple into society.

When people donate directly to streetpeople, they are in fact encouraging themto live a damaging lifestyle on the street.Thiswaystreetpeopleareofferedtheassist-ance they need instead of perpetuating thecycle, says Cortje-Alcock.

Subcouncil 8 chairperson Stuart Pringlesays that, though council workers havebeen employed to clean the CBD every day,the teamsof cleaners cannotbeeverywhereat once. The real challenge is the eastern

part of the CBD the areas below VictoriaStreet, around the soup kitchen, the twotaxi ranks, the Shoprite centre, the oldbridge, Checkers in Drama Street and thecorner of Main and Bizweni Roads.

He calls on people to understand that theyears of neglect wont be wiped out over-night.

The cleansing process will be intensi-fied, says Pringle. The longer-term chal-lenges, such as the unregulated informaltrading at the taxi ranks and the vagrants,will also receive more attention.

A desperate need for more public toilets

in the CBD has also been raised.It is not a crime to be living on the

streets, but it is an offence to break thestreets and public places bylaw, which re-stricts antisocial behaviour such as urinat-ing in public, starting fires in public areas,littering, nuisance, et cetera, says Pringle.

According to Suzan Jantjies, SomersetWest police spokesperson, the increase inthe number of homeless people does nothave a major impact on crime.

Even thoughvagrantsmightbecontrib-uting to an untidy and unhygienic CBD, asyet there has been no evidence-based re-search suggesting that they are the causeof rising crime.

More than 200homeless peop

le received foodfrom the soup

kitchen at the

Helderberg Street Peoples Cen

tre on Tuesdayafternoon.

Thursday, 5 April 20128 VIEWS | MENINGS

Lets helpclean upthe CBDITS a fact that the streets in Som-erset Wests CBD are overflowingwith litter and filth, and that themunicipality is working hard toerase the problem.

Itsalso true thatmoreandmorehomelesspeopleareconvergingonSomerset West and living on thestreets.

Soup kitchens and shelters forthehomelessarefindingit increas-ingly difficult to cope with the in-flux of people to the town.

The harsh reality is that timesare tough, and are getting eventougher; people are finding it diffi-cult to make ends meet.

Should we as residents of thisbeautiful town not be applaudingand trying to assist the soupkitchens and night shelters (seeLend a helping hand, a letter onthis page) instead of criticisingthem?

With the influx of street peoplecoming into our town, should wenot be building bigger shelters,soup kitchens and skills trainingfacilities tohelp thesepoorpeople?

Let us be proactive and helpfulin our approach to these problemsrather than just criticise the mu-nicipality without offering anypossible solutions!

What about the victims rights?READING DistrictMail everyweek, with all the news aboutsenseless, unsolved and unpun-ished crimes, I was thinkingabout my arrival in this country30 years ago and my experiencesof petty crimes at that time. . .

AftercomingtoSouthAfricaasa 45-year-old professional archi-tect with nothing more than twosuitcases and a little money tostart living, with a contract towork at an architects practice, Ibecameclearlyupsetwhenmy lit-tle Suzuku 50 cc bike the onlyway of transport I could defray was vandalised during a night.

When relating the incident at

the office, I was told to go to thepolice because our police aretops and they will retrieve yourstolen things in no time!

Sincethen,thingshavechangeddrastically! Serious crimes stayunsolved, dockets are lost or in-complete, criminals whencaught receive soft sentences orare released for lack of proof bymagistrates who seem too scaredto impose serious sentences andupset some communities. . . Andevery body is complaining aboutthe increasing criminality!

To stop this spiralling impu-nity,onedoesntneedcapitalpun-ishment its too easy and too

short! one needs harsh senten-ces, 10, 20, 30 years imprison-ment, and stern judges who arenotaccommodating thecriminalsrather than the damaged parties.

NewYorkwasplaguedbycrim-inality until the mayor was reallyfed up by this worldwide diffusedimage and instructed the judgesto clean the city with harsherpunishments. . . and criminalitywas gone! Its the only way! Ofcourse the Human Rights Activ-ists will not agree but whatabout the victims human rights?

HANS POOTGORDONS BAY

Lend a helping handI AM a child of Somerset West,grew up there and love it to death!

I am in the UK at the moment,reading DistrictMail online tocatch up on the local news. I readthe reaction to the cesspit storyand feel ashamed of the wealthypopulation of my hometown.

I have read a blog entry beforetalking about how the soup kitch-ens and homeless shelter attract

vagrants to the town. This shouldbe something we are proud of.

Aplacewherethepoorestof thepoor find food and shelter!

Instead of sitting behind yourkeyboard complaining, why notdo something about it?

Step it up a gear and help thesevagrants to come off drugs andalcohol.

Finish the good work that was

started with the soup kitchen andnight shelter create a townwhere the poorest of the poor canfind help.

They are just as human as any-one and should be treated withdignity. Their behaviour is a re-sult of their circumstances; helpthem to be free from their circum-stances and you will tidy up thetown.

TIMBRIGHTON, UK

I AM immensely appreciative ofthe fact that action was taken interms of my request to clean thevacant land on the corner of Den-nehof and Lemoenboom Streets,Gordons Bay.

I recently relocated to Gor-dons Bay and found that the va-cant land posed a risk to the com-munity in terms of illegal dump-ing and gathering of vagrants.

On 28 February I requested thelocalwardcouncillor, JohanMid-dleton, to facilitate the cleaningof the land. The reaction was sim-ply professional, and it wascleaned in less than 30 days.

This service underpins the val-ue of our democracy, and it fur-ther distinguishes the WesternCape from any other province inthe country. It is with great pleas-ure that I observed the cleaning.This is action of note not onlythe timingof theresponse,but thewayinwhichthematterwasdealtwith, indicates a high level of pro-fessionalism.

It is also very pleasing to seethere is a service delivery planthat effectively addresses theneeds of the community andmakes maximum impact. Settingthis kind of service will improve

and instil confidence in the localcounsellors, who are ultimatelyresponsible for service delivery.

This kind of service also reaf-firms the responsibility taken byMr Middleton as an important in-gredient in serving thepublic.MrMiddletons effectiveness willcertainly improve the partner-ship with the wider community.

I also want to thank the serviceproviders for their commitmentin cleaning the land I believe theneighbours are as delighted asmyself. This initiative places youinanothercategory,anddeservesrecognition from the highest au-thority in the Western Cape.

ANTON A SOLOMON

Recognising good work

) Dear Jamey: the pit toilet in Mainstreet has at last been cleared out,thanks to you and DistrictMail. Re-gards, Beatrice

) Ek wil net vir Eileen en Vincentgelukwensophul 35stehuweliksher-denking en met my swaar se verjaar-dag ook. Well done for many years ofabundance. May the good Lord keepand protect you and your husband.Psalm 91. Your sister, Renay

) Pastor Jumat en vroulief, julle isdiebestevandiebestewat ekkankryas n pastoor-paar. Julle skitter enblink. Hou so aan. Jesaja 43. Renayen Virgil

) Aan my man Roy Louw, happy an-niversary op 4/4, ons 4de huweliks-herdenking. Dankie vir alles. Baielief vir jou, Lynette Louw xx

)Mense wat voetoorgange gebruik,wees versigtig vir motoriste. Ekwoon oorkant Shoprite Somerset-Wes en dis vir my duidelik dat moto-riste eenvoudig nie eers stop by nvoetoorgang nie. Sal jou eerder omryas wat hulle stop. Sies vir julle.

) Hi my love, how is your day today?Dont forget that I love you. You havea nice day, sweetheart.

) Gelukkige verjaarsdag aan EzraCoetzer. Dankie vir al jou vriend-skap. Hoop jy geniet dit. Belinda

) Thank you to all of Fayes, Kims,Milas and my friends for your love,help and support. Deeply appreciat-ed. Lorraine Walker

)Mans wat hulle gehuurde gesel-skapRadloffpark toebring inhulmo-tors, kry asseblief n ander plek virjulle aktiwiteite, die gemeenskap wilin vrede daar gaan stap.

) Aan ons sister Selma Louw op jouverjaardag op 3/4. Mag God jou ryk-lik sen. Lief vir jou, van Roy enLynette Louw

) To the writer of the SMS referringto dogs as a pest youre probably agrumpy old man with nothingmore to do than to complain aboutneighbours and their dogs. I bet thatdeep inside you are so alone and bit-ter. Shame, you have my sympathy.It must be terrible if a dog cant evenlove you.

) Jammer Mr Lucas, daai klub sounooit daai bedrag gemaak het nie.Hulle lewe in hul eie aparte wrelden dink niks van ons oorkant die N2nie!

) Please pray for Micaela Jordaan,singing in the SA Champions inRustenburg from 7 to 15 April. Godbless; we love you lots. Dad, mom,Lientjie and Granny

) To the rude person who bumpedand scraped my red polo with yourfancy black car outside JimmysPrawns on Friday you should beashamed! You can afford to wine anddine, but dont show the moral fibreto leave a note or contact number! Iam disgusted!

) This morning the thought of a joy-ful and a unique loved one like youcomestoourmindonyour joyfulday.TheLordshallcrownyoureffortwithglory, the wicked will be rebuked foryoursake,youshallrideonyourhighplaces, and whatsoever you do shallprosper, so shall it be in Jesussmighty name. Happy birthday,Shaun.PaLoydd,MaHazelandMary

) Aan Alrich Frans. Wat n lieflikedag om jou verjaarsdag te vier. Vry-dag 6 April. Jou 21ste verjaarsdag.Dit is n spesiale dag vir jou. Mag Lie-we Jesus sy arms om jou vou en jouveiligbewaarvirdieresvan joumooilewe. Jy moet n lekker dag h. Stayas sweet asyouare.Baie liefde,Mam-mie, Daddy en jou broers XXX

) Aan Shaun O Connor. Veels gelukmet jou 40ste verjaarsdag, 4 April. Jymoet n lekker dag h. Liefde, Mam-ma en Pappa X

) Aaa! Ek lief jou so baie, baie. Dan-kie vir alles. Sexy XX

) Dankie Cobus, Ryan en Devilliersvan die nuwe proelokaal op Mulder-bosch,julle is puik die beste in diewynland. Rika, Adel en Nico

) Life begins at 40. Shaun OConnor,veels geluk met jou 40ste verjaarsdag4 April. Alles wat mooi is vir die jaarvorentoe. Liefde, Colin, Claudine enkinders

) Veels geluk met jou 21ste verjaars-dag 6 April, Alrich Frans. Jy moet le-kker verjaar. Van Rydal, Tammy,Taylin en Keegan X

) Happy 90th birthday to a remarka-ble husband, father, grandfather,teacher and friend. We salute andlove Peter Gordon.

) PeterGordon,happy90thbirthday.Youre the inspiration inour lives, anicon. Love, Alex, Jackie and family

EK wil net my uiterste waarde-ring uitspreek aan HelderbergAWS (Animal Welfare Society).Julle werk so onbaatsugtig metal die diere wat hulp nodig het.

Sowat twee weke gelede, op nvakansiedag, het iets vasgesit inmy kat se keel en ek was despe-raat geen vervoer nie, ook niegeld vir n veearts nie.

Ek het die AWS gebel en son-der versuim het hulle die katkomhaal.Niks is toe inhaarkeelgevind nie, maar teen di tyd hetsy haar mond stukkend gekrap.

Sy is vyf dae daar gehou anti-biotika tot haar mond genees is.Syis terugbesorgbydiehuismetnpakkos.Geen fooi is gevranie.AWS, dankie! Julle het geen ideewat dit vir my beteken het nie.

Ek is n pensioenaris (nie dathulle dit geweet het nie) en gaanvan nou af, elke maand wanneerek my pensioen kry, seker maakdaar is n bedraggie vir Helder-berg AWS. Julle verdien soveelmeer

SHEILA BOTHASTRAND

AWS loop die ekstra myl

Thursday, 5 April 2012 MENINGS | VIEWS 9

Petrol price panicNIKITA SYLVESTER

THIS is no April Fool prank:fuel prices have indeed goneup again, leaving commutersand consumers dumbstruck.

At midnight on Tuesday 3April, fuel prices reachedtheir highest levels yet. Mo-torists are now forced to payas much as 71c per litre morefor 95 octane, 73c per litre for93 octane, and 51,9c per litrefor diesel.

Consumers can also ex-pect a hike in electricity tar-iffs, something yet to be an-nounced.

Antoni Ribeiro, managerof the Engen petrol station inGants Centre, Strand, saysthat although people are fill-ing up more often, they aredoing so with less money. Idon't like it as much as any-one else. Business becomesstressful as people are notspending like they used to.

Ribeiro says people some-times get the impression thatfilling stations make moremoney when fuel prices in-crease, but he says this is notthe case at all.

A bigger worry is whatthis is going to do to the econ-omy.

Mark Williams, invest-ment advisor for SynovationFinancial Services, antici-pates that the hikes in fueland electricity prices willhave a knock-on affect, push-ing up prices across theboard.Thiswill eat intocon-sumers already-stretchedpockets and dampen con-sumption, thus eroding busi-ness profits and resulting inlower GDP (gross domestic

product) growth.Gordon Metter, deputy

president of the Cape Cham-ber of Commerce, explainsthat theprice increasesdo in-deed affect everyone con-sumers, commuters andbusinesses.

He says the massive priceincrease in fuel will leave adamaging effect overall. Be-cause delivery vehicles runon fuel, the cost of bread willgo up because of the deliverycost. We are left with a majorproblem.

Metters feels that thesehigh increases are workingagainst job creation, some-thing the chamber feelsstrongly about.

Businesses are nowstruggling to pay their bills,which means that they can-not afford to employ morepeople, he says.

With the electricity tariffsexpected to increase soon,Theo Espost, owner of theFine, Food and Wine KwikSpar in Lions Square, saysthecostofpowerisbeginningto compete with rental costs.

He says that store adjust-ments such as changing togasandimplementingtimers will have to be made to off-set the price increase.

Espost also feels that thesehikes will have a negative ef-fect on the sustainability ofsmall businesses.

This is totally uncontro-lable you cant just switchoff your electricity.

He says in-store air condi-tioning for thecomfortofcus-tomers is set to become anever-more serious figure inthe shops costing structure.

Petrol ruk ons almal se sakJAMEY THOMAS

DIE prys van brandstof het Dinsdagteen middernag die hoogte ingeskiet.

Suid-Afrikaanse motoriste is ge-dwing om 71c per liter meer vir 95-ok-taan en 52c per liter meer vir dieselte betaal om hul petroltenk vol temaak. Die nuwe brandstofpryseslaan die reeds vuisvose verbruikernog harder. Di groot verhogingsgaan tot gevolg h dat huishoudingsverder die impak daarvan aan hulsakke gaan voel wanneer elektrisi-teit, openbare vervoer en lewenskos-te ook styg.

Inwoners van die Helderberg hethul mening oor die nuwe brandstof-prysstyging en hoe dit hulle affekteerso aan die DistriksPos verwoord:

Eveline Anthony(50): Ek maak el-ke dag gebruik vanopenbare vervoerom inkopies tedoen, hospitaal enwerk toe te gaan.Ek kan beslis nienog uitgawes aanpak nie,maar watanders kan ek doen? Sonder hier-die diens is my voete afgekap.

Dawid van denBerg (19): Dit ismoeilik, veral virjongmense, omel-ke keer as daareen of ander ver-hoging is hulle be-groting (wat reedsminimaal is) aan te pas. Die uitga-wes raakmeer,maar ons inkomstebly dieselfde.

Chantal October(24): Dit kos myR100 om elkeweek by die werkuit te kom. Ek wilnie eers weet watditmy gaan kos nhierdie verhogingnie. Dit gaan beslis n helse grootduik in my inkomste veroorsaak.Die regering is slim, want diegenewat op openbare vervoer staatmaak, het geenander keuseasomdie verhoging te aanvaar nie.

Andrew Day (44):Die nuwe prys vanbrandstof is belag-lik! Ek ry elke dag-per motor vanKaapstad na So-merset-Wes, om-dat ek hier werk.Glo my, dit kos nplaas se geld, maar ek sal sekeroorleef.

Elizabeth Daniels(37): Baie vanons gaan swaarkry onder die nuweverhoging, maarwat my pla is datwanneer die prysvan brandstofstyg, styg die koste van openbarevervoer. Mr, wanneer die prysvan brandstof daal, bly die kosteom van openbare vervoer gebruikte maak dieselfde. Ek kan nie dierede hiervoor insien nie.

KevinGordon (34):Dt maak myklaar. Ek is n en-trepreneur watkarre koop en ver-koop, endie verho-ging van brandstofmaak my werkbaie moeilik. Dit kan dalk net ver-oorsaak dat almal nou van goedko-permaniere van vervoer gebruik salmaak en dit glad nie eers oorweegom nou kar te koop nie.

Fay Coetser (40):Dit gaan beslismy sak ruk! As neiendomswaar-deerder is ek heel-dag op die pad. Ekverstaan nie watdie rede is vir aldie verhogings in die prys vanbrandstof nie. Die regering ont-vang belasting op paaie en selfsdie vulstasies betaal brandstofh-effings.

John Farmer (55):Dit bederf som-mer my hele va-kansie! Di verho-ging kon nie op nslegter tyd komnie. Ek verstaandie lewe is duur,maar di verhoging het nou n ket-tingreaksie veroorsaak. Nou gaankos-, elektrisiteit- en vervoeruitga-wes vir elke huishouding meerword. Hulle kon ten minste die ver-hoging geleidelik aangebring het.

Wendy Swarts(36): Dit raak nienet my sak nie,maar dit sal beslismy huishouding af-fekteer. Ek hetreeds s veel an-der finansile ver-pligtinge om na tekom, waar die ekstra geld om nuweuitgawes te dek vandaan gaan komweet ek nie.

Emanuel Gordon(67): Ek en myvrou is doodgewo-ne pensionarissewat n huis moetonderhou, n hier-die nuwe uitgawetref onshard indiesak. Waarvan moet ons lewe?


Marchs top picturesTHE winners of the DistrictMailandKodakExpressSuperfotophotocompetition for March have beendecided.

Once again, the entries for thispopular competition have been to-tally top-notch.

The competition has been run-ning since May 2011, and will con-clude at the end of April. Thismeans you have one more chanceleft to enter your favourite photosand stand a chance to win a R500voucher from Kodak.

You can enter in the categoriesof children, nature, pets and action.Be sure to mark the back of yourphotowith thedateandplace taken,as well as their category and yourname, telephone number and emailaddress.

Drop your entries off at the Ko-dak Express Superfoto outlet atSomerset Mall or Waterstone Vil-lage Centre, or bring them to theDistrictMail office at 37 MynhardtStreet, Strand.

Thewinners forMarch in theDistrictMailandKodakExpress Superfoto competition are Phia Stopforth(left), Andrew Watts (third from left) and Jeannevan derMerwe (right). Theyre seen here with Char-maine Steyn (second from left), Kodak SomersetMall manager. One of the winners, Damien Louw,was not present when the photo was taken.

Action: Phia Stopforth.

Nature: Jeanne van der Merwe.Children: Andrew Watts.

Pets: Damien Louw.


Your DistrictMailWHILE mainstream papers areshowing a decline, community pa-pers are showing growth potential.

Following a strictly scientificprocedure, Compass24 in partner-ship with Ask Africa conducted in-tensiveresearchfromAugusttoNo-vember 2011 to determine exactlyhow successful community news-papers are. Here are some ofDistrictMails results:

This graph (left) shows the averageissue readership of Boland Mediassold newspapers.

To qualify as an average issuereader of a publication, a respondentmust have read any copy of the titlewithin a period before the interviewthat is no longer than the issue pe-riod of that title. For example, toqualify as an average issue reader ofa weekly publication, a respondentmust have read or paged throughthat issue within the past seven daysfor the first time.


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Bontebok Kalkwerke (Edms) Bpk Die produk word losmaat verkoop

h/a P & B Kalkwerke is gesetel in teen R76 per ton (BTW uitgesluit) en

Bredasdorp in die Overberg. kan teen 'n verdere R15 per ton in half-

Die maatskappy vervaardig sedert ton sakke (klint se eie) gelewer word.

1924 'n verskeidenheid kalkprodukte Dit word ook in 50 kg sakke verkoop.

wat in verskeie industrie gebruik U kan verseker wees van n ho

word. gehalte produk en uitnemende diens.

P & B kalsitiese landboukalk het 'n Kontak vir Sammy Thompson by 028

kalsiumkarbonaat-inhoud van meer as 424 1157 of besoek ons webtuiste

80% wat dit 'n geskikte produk maak www.pandblime.co.za vir meer

vir pH regstellings van landbougrond. besonderhede oor ons produkreeks.

Bontebok Lime Works (Pty) Ltd t/a P The product can be bought in bulk at

& B Lime Works is situated in R76 per ton (excl VAT) and at R15 per

Bredasdorp in the Overberg. ton it will be packaged in the clients

The company has been manufac- own half ton bags. It is also sold in 50 kg

turing a wide range of lime based bags.

products since 1924 which is utilised in We guarantee a high quality product

different industries. with outstanding service.

P & B Agricultural Lime is calcitic For more information on our product

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Words fly over Disa roadworksJAMEY THOMAS

THE roadworks in Disa Road, Gor-dons Bay, have residents up in arms but the construction company is alsopulling out its hair.

A new stormwater pipeline is cur-rentlybeing laid there to resolve flood-ing in the road. Part of Disa Road isalso being reconstructed.

DistrictMail has received numer-ous complaints from residents overthe roadworks.

Ananonymousreaderwroteinalet-ter to thepaper that constructionvehi-cles were digging large holes in theroad, and complained that no controlwas being exercised. The reader alsoclaimedtrafficwasntbeingregulated,andsaid therewerenovisiblewarninglights and signs.

But the general foreman of RequadConstruction, the company responsi-ble for theroadworks, says its theresi-dents and other motorists who are toblame.

For one, he claims, though the roadhas been made a one-way for the dura-tion of construction, motorists are us-ing it to go in both directions.

When I reprimandedoneof theres-idents, the person told me to f*** off,the foreman claims.

Access to Disa Road is currently re-stricted to residents only. Signage in-

dicating the direction in which to tra-vel has been set up, and safety meas-ures such as barriers, constructionnetting, delineators, barrier tape andflag men have been put in place.

In addition, there is a 20 km-per-hour speed limit around the road-works.

DistrictMail recently paid a visit tothe site, and found that it was indeedresidents who were at fault; they wereignoring the safety measures put inplace.

And, according to ward councillorJohn Middleton, a health and safetyagentwasrecentlyemployedtoensureeverything was up to scratch.

The site was inspected by the De-partment of Labour on 10 February,and they were satisfied that sufficientsafety measures were in place, Mid-dleton says.

If residents adhere to the instruc-tions of the signage, no further inter-ventions will be required.

However, the traffic department ofthe City of Cape Town is available toassist when needed.

Work on the site started in Febru-ary, and the project was scheduled forcompletion in May.

However, the project isnt going assmoothly as was hoped constructionis being held back as a water pipe hashad to be relaid.

Requad construction workers digging up the road for thelaying of a new stormwater pipeline.

The sign clarifying that only residentsmay use the stretchof road.

Take partTHE Helderberg Residents ActionAssociation will hold its annualgeneral meeting for the SomersetWest community in the local li-brary hall at 19:00 on Tuesday 23April.

All residents are welcome toattend.

Reports of the past year will begiven, and the associations new ex-ecutive committee will be elected.

For more information contactPeter Ford on 0 021 852 3678 or at2 [email protected].

Kom spog metjou StaffieDIE Wes-Kaapse Staffordshire boelterrir-klubbied nopeskouopSon-dag 15 April by die Jachtershof-sportkompleks in Kuilsrivier aan.

Registrasie vir die kompetisiesal om 11:00 begin.

Die kompetisie is oop vir opreggeteelde Staffordshire boelterrirsvanaf vier maande en ouer.

Baie pryse is op die spel.Klublede is oor die hele Wes-

Kaap versprei en navrae oor hier-die honderas word daagliks han-teer.

Dieskousaldanookdienas inlig-tingsessie oor di ras.

Vir navrae bel Stella Muller by078 432 9454.


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ded ou Wi er C A m C L Ki 7 c Teak a i te - ov 5 c Stud C ch, ck ane r hair, inen st, p P t o Sui , Defy 4 Plate St e, pa ned i ed te, p r S t gb Lo ng t Sol d a i gl edSt i P ne B room Sui 3 c G een 4- ea er Win ack u e Sui e, i O k S n e B

s th a tr , s or ed ed Lamp 2 8 B n C nd , s or ed a l & s M e.. Ba e wi M t ess A s t B side s, x - ur er ha eliers A s t Sm l s Lot or .

h uOak Monks bench, L-S ape Studded Lounge S ite, 7pc Solid Oak Diningroom Suite, Bentwood Arm D t Chair, efy Fridge/Freezer, Single o Queen Size Bases with Mattress Sets, Highback Office Arm

o Chairs, Oak 2-Drawer Office Desk, Defy & Samsung Micr wave, Assorted Carpets, Books, Office r t ,Pedestals, 2-Door Steel Stationa y Cabinets,4-Drawer S eel Filing Cabinet Colour Tvs with Remotes

n lLaw mowers, Pool Loungers, Wooden & Steel Stepladders, S ow Cookers, Paintings and Lots More...

D te: at r a , 4 p i 12 @ 11:00 & Sa u d y 21 A r l 20 2 @11:00a S u d y 1 A r l 20 t r a , p i 1n Th I t s M l , S m r et tVe ue: e n erchange, Somer et a l o e s Wes

o 2 2 i .Viewing: Fr m Thursday 1 April 012 till Start of Auct on

D te: dn day 2 2 @ 1: 0 1 pril 012 @ 11 00a We es 01 1 0 & 8 A 2 :11 A r l p iVen e: T e Interchange, Somer et Mall, So e s Wesu h s m r et tViewi g: Fro Tuesday 1 April 012 till tart o Auctionn m 0 2 S f

In-house Au tion Somerset We tc s

Pampoen-bielie uit afvalgatAUBREY Adonis (72) van die Strand spogmet n 17 kg pampoen wat hy onlangs in sytuin geoes het.

Volgens Aubrey het hy in Desember ver-lede jaar groot gate in sy tuin gegrawe enallerhande kombuis afval pampoen pitteen skille, aartappel skille en vrot groenteen vrugte daarin gegooi.

Jong, s het ek maar aangegaan tot ekin Februarie opgelet het dat die hele tuinvol gerank is, lag hy.

Hy s omdat die tuinaanvanklik nblom-tuin was, het hy gereeld die tuin natgelei.Aubrey het destyds ook tamaties geoes entans groei daar groenrissies en avokadope-re in sy agterplaas.

Aubrey Adonis met die twee pam-poene wat hy in sy tuin geoes het.

Thursday 5 AprilGordons Bay:) Popular local band 3D per-

forms at Melts Tavern for a rockpartyofnotewith tomorrowbeinga public holiday.

0 Derek: 083 475 2170.

Vrydag 6 AprilGordonsbaai:) Die NG-gemeente Gordons-

baai vier Goeie Vrydag met tweeNagmaalsdienste wat om 08:00 en10:00 plaasvind, en n musiekfeesom 18:00. Die Snyman-broers sal byalbei Nagmaalsdienste optree en ngroep beroemde sangers tree by diemusiekfees op. Geestelike beradervan die Springbok Rugbyspan enRadio Tygerberg program-aanbie-der,ArrieHougaard, is die gasspre-ker. n Toegangsfooi van R50 sal by

die deure aanvaar word ten batevan n nuwe lofsentrum.0 RonelleHoogenhout: 083 474 8123.

Sunday 8 AprilSomerset-Wes:) The Hottentots Holland

Branchof theWildlifeandEnviron-ment Society of SA invites the pub-lic to participate in a guided walkaround Vergelegen Estate at 09:30.Entry costsR10 (R5 forpensioners).Bookings are essential. 0 FreyaBrett: 021 851 8831 or 021 851 6951.

Monday 9 AprilSomerset West:) The Somerset West Scottish

Country Dance Club meet everyMonday at 20:00 at the SomersetWest United Church in Bright

Street. 0 021 851 4216.

Tuesday 10 AprilSomerset-Wes:) The Chuckle n Chirp Toast-

masters Club will meet in the Ro-tary hall in Lourensford Road at18:30 for 19:00. Learn theart of effec-tive communication while pickingup valuable leadership skills. Thedresscodeissemi-formal,andthereis no charge for first-time guests.0 Carol-AnnSavosnick:021 856 4315or 074 851 7624.

Wednesday 11 AprilSomerset West:) The Hottentots Holland Gar-

den Club will hold its monthlymeeting at 10:00 in the library hall.Coffee and tea will be availablefrom09:30.MarianaDelportofCape

Eco Tours will deliver a presenta-tionongardensandthebirdspeciesthat inhabit them. Entry costs R10.

0 Carole: 021 851 7742.) TheSomersetWestLionsClub

holds its next meeting at 19:30 for20:00 in the New Street clubhouse.Everyone interested in helping theHelderberg community is invited.

0 Ted Goreham: 074 423 1814 orRay Bowes: 082 854 5354.) The Winelands Ladies Probus

Club lunchhappensat 12:30 atSomer-setLodge.0 DeeThysse: 021 851 2091.

Thursday 12 AprilStrand:) Atoughloveworkshopwillbe

held from 19:00 to 22:00 at Iqra Learn-ing Centre. It offers support to thefamilies of people addicted to drugs.Laura Pistorius: 0 082 445 7628or 2 [email protected].


Methodist Church: the clear-out beginsDELIAH BRINKHUIS

THE Church Street MethodistChurch is a step closer to being re-stored after the removal of rubblestarted on Monday.

Jean Murcott, resident ministerfor the congregation, says thechurchs application for the removalwas granted by the Western Cape

Heritage Council at the beginning ofMarch.

In the 22months since the collapseof the front faade on 13 June 2010,no construction work has been done.

Should all go well the rubble re-moval will be done by the end of thisweek.

Michel Hansrod, Western Capebishop for the church, is hopeful thatthis process will also shed light onthe cause of the collapse.

A report from the Heritage Coun-cil lastyeardeclared that restorationof the historic church was possible.This was estimated at R1,5 millionthen, and may have increased.

Once the rubblehasbeenclearedthe structure will come under thescrutiny of Heritage Councilap-pointed engineers, who will deter-mine a way forward for the church.

Hansrod says fundraising for thechurchs restoration fund, whichcurrently stands at about R86 000,will continue.

Anyone wishing to make a contri-bution can deposit into the followingaccount. Account name: MethodistChurch of Southern Africa, ChurchStreet Somerset West RestorationFund. Account number:62270973988, First National BankSomerset West cheque account.Branch code: 200-512. Reference:donor name and telephone number.

Workers get started with removing the rubble.

Interim planneJAMEY THOMAS

DIE Umyezo Wama Apile-leerlingesal teen Junie onderrig in n tydeli-ke satellietkampus in Grabouwontvang.

DieWes-Kaapseministervanon-derwys, Donald Grant, was verledeDinsdag (29 Maart) in Grabouw omdie moontlike persele vir die oprig-ting van mobiele klaskamers te on-dersoek.

Uit die drie moontlikhede vir dieuitbreidingvandieskool, iserf 1317 wat reeds in Januarie gedentifi-seer is as n geskikte plek vir dieontwikkelingop26Maartdeurdiedepartement van omgewingsakegoedgekeur.

VolgensGrant sal slegs ngedeel-tevandienuweuitbreidingteendietweede kwartaal (10 April) gereedweesominklas te geeensal dieper-seel steeds n bouterrein wees.

Intussen sal graad 11- en ma-triekleerlinge, wat oor n tydperkvanvierwekeergdeurprotesoptog-te ontwrig is, intensiewe onderrigdeur addisionele onderwysers ont-vang.

Die bou van n splinternuweskoolhet ookverledeweek ter spra-kegekomtoeGrant erf 295/15asdieideale grond vir di doeleinde ge-oormerk het.

Hierdie grond is ook naaste aandie bestaande skool.Hoewel hier-die grond aan die nasionale rege-ring behoort, het ons reeds vir diebou van n nuwe skool begroot. Ons

is vasberade om so gou as moontlikdie skool n realiteit te maak, sGrant.

Hy wou egter nie bekend maakwaar presies hierdie grond in Gra-bouw is nie, uit vrees vir ontwrig-ting deur betogers.

N n gesprek met die hoof en be-heerliggaam van Umyezo WamaApile gekombineerde skool, het dieWes-Kaapse onderwys departe-ment (WKOD) relings getref virdie opknapping van die skool se be-staande fasiliteite.

Die skade wat deur betogers aandie Groenberg Sekondre Skool

aangerig is, sal ook herstel word.Die WKOD is vasberade om in diebelang van die betrokke leerlingeop te tree en ten alle tye n pogingaan te wend om onderrig van n hokwaliteit te behou, s Grant.

John Michels, voorsitter van dieElgin Grabouw Civic Organisasie,s hulle verwelkom planne vir dienuwe uitbreiding, maar voel diegrond waar die tydelike klaska-mers opgerig gaan word, is nie ge-skik nie. Dis vleigrond waarophulle die mobiele klaskamers wiloprig. Di grond kan beslis nie ide-aal wees nie, s John.

For your informationBishop Hansrod says

the Methodist Church has

close links with the coun-

trys slave history, as the

land on which it is built

was given to them in

1834 following their

emancipation.

The existing church was

built in 1860 after the old

wine cellar that had been

used as a place of wor-

ship became too small.

The church celebrated

175 years as the Somer-

set West Methodist Mis-

sion Station in 2009.

Honouring its rich history,

the Heritage Council grant-

ed it conservation status

recently.

Help put outthe flamesVOLUNTEER Wildfire Services(VWS) helps to protect over210 000 ha of nature reserves andprecious water catchment areas.

VWS Jonkershoek is currentlyrecruiting members for the20122013 fire season in the Bolandregion; training begins in May.

VWSis lookingforpeoplewhoarepassionate about protecting the en-vironment. If you would like to helpstop the devastating fires that de-stroy our natural heritage andthreaten our water supplies, areover 18, medically fit and keen totake on the challenge, contact VWSto find out more.

There are other positions availa-ble if firefighting isnt for you.

Contact Michael at 2 [email protected] or Peter at2 [email protected] if you are willing to help.

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Have fun withthe familyDOVES funeral home hosts a family day at theWiesenhofFarmfrom11:00 till 18:00onSunday15 April. The activities on offer include tractorrides, jumping castles, face painting, swim-ming and giant slides, not to mention foodstalls and music in the park.

Picnic spaces are limited, so phone or SMSLize on 083 450 1569 as soon as possible to re-serve your familys spot.

Have an OldeOaks EasterTHIS Easter weekend the Olde Oaksfarm stalls will be open on Sunday andMonday from 10:00 to 15:00.

Visitors can look forward to home-bakedtreats,olives,pickles, jewellery,pts, arts and crafts, food stalls anda fully licensed pub under the beauti-ful oak trees.

The Easter bunny will be doing hisEaster egg rounds, and youngsterswill also get to paint their own eggsat the markets creativity corner.

New stall holders are welcome. Themarket isheldat3DerrickDrive,Som-erset West Business Park.

For more information give Mandya call on 082 374 6648.

Easter diaryThursday 5 AprilSomerset West:) The last Hathersage Market the Eas-

ter night market will be held from 17:00to 22:00. Everyone is welcome. 0 SharonJames: 082 295 1758.

Vrydag 6 AprilGordonsbaai:) Die NG Kerk Gordonsbaai vier Goeie

Vrydag met twee Nagmaalsdienste wat om08:00 en 10:00 plaasvind, en n musiekfeeswat om 18:00 plaasvind. Die Snyman-broerssal by albei Nagmaalsdienste optree en ngroep beroemde sangers tree tydens die mu-siekfees op. Geestelike berader van dieSpringbok Rugbyspan en Radio Tygerbergprogram-aanbieder, Arrie Hougaard, is diegasspreker. n Toegangsfooi van R50 sal bydiedeureaanvaarwordtenbatevannnuwelof-sentrum. 0 Ronelle Hoogen-hout: 083 474 8123.

Saturday 7 AprilPaarl:) Laborie Lazy Days Market will host a

fun family Easter outing. Enjoy live music,

treats, crafts and kids activities from09:00 - 14:00.0 021 807 3390 or visit www.la-boriewines.co.za.

Sunday 8 AprilSomerset West:) Somerset West United Church invites

the community to its Easter Sunday sunriseservice in celebration of the resurrection ofJesus Christ.

It will be held at the Helderberg NatureReserve, near the information centre, at06:30. A love offering will be taken, and pro-ceedswillbegivento theChoicesPregnancyCrises Centre. Take along a torch, blanketor campingchair, anda flaskof teaor coffee.If it rains the service will be held at thechurch, on the corner of Andries Pretoriusand Bright Streets. 0 Peter Chapman:021 852 3281

Stellenbosch:) Visit the Blaauwklippen Vineyards

Family Market from 10:00 to 15:00 and joinin the Easter fun. An Easter egg hunt forkids will start at 11:00, and the rest of thefamily can enjoy the delicious food, bakedtreats, excellent wine, and arts and craftson offer. 0 Hugo Le Roux: 084 608 6325.

Market time: Theres something for everyone at the Blaauwklippen Vineyards FamilyMarket this weekend.

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Welcome Home.In true Klipdrift tradition, wed like to invite you to visit our warm and hospitable brandy distillery, or home, as we lovingly refer to it.

Come and see for yourself how, after more than 70 years, this legendary range of brandies is still made according to the original specifications of founding distiller JP Marais.

So if you enjoy good brandy (and our range offers many), come over for a tasting, distillery tour or delicious meal at our restaurant and make yourself at home.

Above: At our restaurant, guests can enjoy a hearty home-made meal with a Klipdrift twist of course.

Distillery Tours & Tastings can be booked by phoning 023 626 3027. 4 Voortrekker Street, Robertson. GPS: 33o 48 43.70S 19o 52 56.44E.Opening Times of Distillery & Restaurant: Mon to Fri: 08h00 - 17h00 Sat & Public Holidays: 09h00 - 16h00

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Send in your finest blendBLAAUWKLIPPEN wine estate in Stellen-bosch will soon hold its 29th annual blendingcompetition.

Thisuniqueevent isopen toallwine clubs. No expert wineknowledge is needed, just mem-bership to a wine club and a tastefor good wine.

For 2012, entrants will receivea selection of four wines from the2011 vintage: single-vineyard Ca-bernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Zin-fandel and single-vineyardShiraz. The closingdate for regis-tration is Friday 20 April, and apersonal blend recipe from eachclub must then be submitted toBlaauwklippen by 22 June.

At the estate, the cellar masterwill make up all the enteredblendsandapanelof judgeswill select the fourfinalists, who will be invited to an exclusive

lunch at Blaauwklippen on Friday 7 Septem-ber, when the winner will be announced.

Thewinningblendwillbebottledunder theBlaauwklippen Barouche la-bel, and recognition will begiven to the winning wineclub on the back label.

The victorious wine cluband three finalists will alsowin other great prizes, in-cludingwine, returnair faresand accommodation for theweekend of the prize giving,aswell as fineglassware fromVitria.

RegistrationcostsR180perwine parcel, including thefourwinesandaplasticmeas-uring cylinder.

For more information con-tact Natalie on 0 021 880 8646 or email2 [email protected].

The guilds three new protgs are (from the left) Heinrich Kulsen, ChandrPetersen and Philani Shongwe.

viticulture and oenology from the Uni-versity of Stellenbosch, will be learninghis craft from Paul Cluver winemakerAndries Burger.

Guild members are responsible formentoring their protgs for a minimumof six months, giving them essentialhands-on skills and experience.

The Cape Winemakers Guild ProtgProgramme was launched in 2006 underthe auspices of the Nedbank Cape Wine-makers Guild Trust with the goal ofbringing about transformation in thewine industry by cultivating, nurturingand empowering promising individualsto become winemakers of excellence.

For more information about the guild,call 0 021 852 0408 or send an email to2 [email protected].

Students interested in applying for theprotg programme can visitwww.capewinemakersguild.com.

THE Cape Winemakers Guild ProtgProgramme now boasts a total of six pro-tgs after three new candidates were re-cruited into the programme this year.

This mentorship initiative gives tal-ented graduates the rare opportunity towork side by side with some of the coun-trys finest winemakers.

The guilds three new protgs areHeinrich Kulsen and Chandr Petersen,hailing from Paarl in the Western Cape,and Philani Shongwe from Ulundi inKwaZulu-Natal. Heinrich Kulsen, whocompletedhisdegree incellar technologyatElsenburg lastyear, joinsErnieElsun-der the mentorship of Louis Strydom.

Having completed her degree in viti-culture and oenology, also at Elsenburg,ChandrPetersenwillbeput throughherpaces under the watchful eye of wine-maker Bernhard Veller at Nitida.

Philani Shongwe, a proud graduate in

Meet the future of wine

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Mon - Fri Lunch only

Big Fella Combo200gr Ribs,1/4 babyspitroast, 4 chicken wings, corn on cob & chips ONLY R99All day every daywhile special lasts.

Mon: Buy 1 Burger get 1 FreeTue: Buy 1 SUSHI get 1 FreeWed: Buy 1 Large Pizza get 1 Medium Pizza FreeThu: 2 Free Kiddies Pastas per 2 Main meals.

Family and kids is our businessFamily and kids is our business

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Propel your script into the limelightCALLING all playwrights: wantpeople to give your script the at-tentionitdeserves?Thenconsiderentering the SCrIBE Script Writ-ing Competition.

The competition is open to allWestern Cape playwrights, aslongas theyreSouthAfrican resi-dentswhoare18orolder.Thewin-ning script will be produced for arun at a Cape Town venue from 22

October to 3 November.The brainchild of the Imbewu

Trust which aims to nurture thecontemporary theatre industry this inaugural competition is setto become an annual event.

Entries will be reviewed by apanel of judges comprising thea-tre makers, directors and produc-ers, and the Imbewu Trust willwork with the winning writer to

produce all aspects of the staging.Scripts must be in English, no

longerthan40pagesor80minutes,and have no more than five castmembers. Submit yours as a Worddocument via email; visitwww.imbewuarts.com for the en-try form and further information.

All entries must be in by 1 Au-gust; the winner will be an-nounced on 31 August.

Lion of a saleTHE Somerset West LionsClub thanks everyone forsupporting its book stall atthe Country Craft Market on31 March.

AtotalofR1 725wasraised,and the funds will be used tosupport service projects inthe Helderberg.

Their next book sales willbe held on 7 and 28 April; theLions ask those who wish todonate any books, maga-zines, CDs or records to takethem along. Alternatively,contact one of these membersto arrange for collection:Mike (0 079 281 0782), Ted(074 423 1814) or Marquerite(084 233 3400).

Food for thoughtChile con carne withdark chocolateWHATs the difference between tor-tilla, tacos, enchiladas and tostadas?

Absolutely nothing! In Spanish,tortilla means little cake. Tortillas,flat pancakes made of corn meal,area staple in Latin American countries.Tortillas are always eaten hot, eitheron their own as bread or filled withvarious ingredients, usually with apiquant sauce. The range of condi-ments and stuffings includesguacamole (avocado pure), choppedraw onions, green tomato coulis andgrated queso (cheese).

Chile con carne was a typical dishin the cookery of the pioneers ofTexas. It literally means chilli pep-pers with meat, and the authenticdish is a stew of minced beef, cookedwith onion and seasoned with chillipeppers, cumin and other spices.

Red kidney beans, lentils or chick-peas are often added during the cook-ing, contributing a nutty flavour andinteresting texture.

Inourversion,weaddeddarkchoc-olate for contrast.

Ingredients50 g butter1 onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, chopped20 ml Walker Bay Mother-in-Laws

Tongue5 ml Walker Bay Safari BBQ mix10 ml Walker Bay Peri-Peri1redpepper,deseededandchopped

500 g minced meat1 tin baked beans in tomato sauce1 tin chopped tomatoes20 ml tomato paste2 to 3 whole chillies, halved length-

wise and deseeded6 blocks dark chocolateTortillas or tacos (to serve)Coriander leaves (to serve)

Method)Melt the butter and lightly saut

the onions and garlic until they aretranslucent.) Add the red pepper and spices

and cook through. Additional peri-peri may be used to make the dishmore piquant.) Add the chopped red pepper and

minced meat and cook through.) Add the tomato products and

chillies and bring to a slow simmer.Simmer for around 20 minutes, untilmost of the liquid has evaporated.) Transfer the chilli con carne to

anoven-proofdishandplace thechoc-olate blocks on top.) Place in oven and keep hot for

service.) Serve with tortillas, tacos or en-

chiladas, along with coriander leavesand tomato and onion salsa, sourcream or guacamole., Chefs tip: keep chillies whole to

stop the dish from getting too spicy.The chillies can be removed easily.

Serves 4 to 6.Chile con carne with dark chocolate.

Photo: Liezel van der Merwe

Monkey musicMONKEY Town will hold a musicfestival at the Cheeky Monkey Puband Grill on Sunday and Monday.

OnSunday from13:00, guests canexpect performances by Anton leRoux, Shannon Keown, WynandBarnard, Mari-Leigh, MariusSwanepoel, Cecily, Stephan leRoux, Gert Zandberg and MarcelleBosman. Performances on EasterMonday (from 12:00) include Antonle Roux, Chanay Dippenaar, KarlaVan Reenen, Bianca Lombard,Wynand Barnard, Gavin Esterhui-zen, Pieter Mohr, Jan Visser, DeeDee, Leonard Lang, Gert Zandbergand Marius Swanepoel. Youll alsofind food and craft stalls, and an egghunt in the play park at 14:00.

To find out more call 021 858 1060or email [email protected].

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Soulful sounds at Cest la VieA WEEKEND packed with top en-tertainment lies ahead at Cest laVie in Somerset West.

It kicks off on Thursday with ajazz and blues jam by the Cest laVie Trio, featuring Adolf Thelen(Hammond and piano), Mark Au-gustin (drums), Duncan Combe(bass) and friends. The evening,which starts at 19:00, promises newtalents, performances and sounds.

The weekly karaoke night startsat 20:00 on Friday; everyone is invi-ted to tag along and show off theirvocal talents.

On Saturday the main feature isthe Adolf Thelen Trio, featuringLola Geiger, who will perform from20:00 to 23:00.

Lola G, a Capetonian vocalistand cabaret artist, covers manygenres, including jazz, rock, Latin,ballads and much more.

She has had leading roles in a va-riety of music theatre productions,which have taken her to eventssuchas theKKNK,Aardklop,Culti-varia and Leuven (Belgium). In ad-dition toher soloperformances,Lo-la G is a member of the Alpha Set

Band and the Riverboat Jazz Band.OnSunday from13:00 to16:00 the

Wurstzipfel house band promisesto get you dancing with a broadrange of musical styles, rangingfrom German folk to rock andblues.

There is no cover charge for anyof these events.

For more event information, aswell as daily updates and photos,search for Augustins Cest La Vieon Facebook.

Alternatively, give the venue acall on 0 021 851 8504.

Lola Geiger will perform at Cestla Vie on Saturday alongside theAdolf Thelen Trio.

Money talksTHE opening gala night of FunnyMoney, in aid of the Anns of Helder-berg Rotary Club, happens at thePlayhouse Theatre in SomersetWest on Wednesday 11 April.

Thishilarious farce iswrittenbyRay Cooney, one of Britains pre-mier comedy playwrights, and di-rectedlocallybyGilesScott,amem-ber of the Hottentots Holland Dra-matic Society for many years. ThefarcewasrecentlystagedinLondonand described in the London Timesas inspired, demented bliss.

Funds raised on the openingeveningwill benefit local charities,includingPatch, theHelderbergSo-ciety for the Aged, Animal Welfareand Rape Crisis.

The hilarity starts at 20:00; tick-ets cost R75, which includes a glassof wine or juice served from 19:00.

Shows start at 20:00 on 12 and 13April, and from 18 to 20 April. On 14and21April theystartat18:30.Bookthrough Computicket. To find outmore about opening night call San-dra on 074 195 0797. For other showdates, call Halima on 084 555 0656.

Sokkie for sight: Dust offyour dancing shoes for a lek-ker langarm sokkie withTommy Dell and his band atthe Sandbaai Hall, near Her-manus, onSaturday 14Aprilat 19:00. The event servesto raise awareness forOneSight South Africa, partof a worldwide organisationthatprovidesvisioncareandeyewear to those less fortu-nate. Tickets are availablefrom sponsor Leapfrog inHermanus and Onrus, andfellow sponsor Whale CoastMedias office in the Hemel-en-Aarde Village, at R75 perperson. Youre welcome totake your own snacks; acash bar will be available.Youcanalsohelpspread thegift of vision by donatingreading glasses at the door;theyll be distributed amongthe local community. Formore information contactYolandi de Wet on0 028 316 1177 or at2 [email protected].

Revel in rocks seamy sideGET ready for some Dirty SexyRock n Roll as two of the coun-trys leading rock bands hit theroad for their first joint tour.

Southern Gypsey Queen(SGQ) have joined forces withtheir musical cohorts Shadow-club for the countrywide tour.Bothbandscomprisethreemem-bers SGQ features Gareth Wil-son on guitar and vocals, Tam-my Wilson on bass and vocals,and Paul Wilson on drums andvocals,whileShadowclubboastsJacques Moolman on guitar andvocals, Isaac Klawansky ondrums, and Louis Roux on bass.

Their similarities extend to

musical tastes and influences, sotouring together was an obviousstep. See them at Berties Moor-ings inGordonsBayonFriday13April at 21:00. R50 gets you in. Tofind out more call 0 021 856 3343.

Thursday | 5 April 2012 WWW.HELDERBERG.COM | TEL:021 853 0211 | FAX: 021 853 0235

New home forCheetah OutreachNIKITA SYLVESTER

KNOWN for its majestic wild animals, Spierwill soon be bidding farewell to the cheetahson the property and the outreach project incharge of their care.

In May, the renowned Cheetah OutreachProject will move from Spier wine farm inStellenbosch to its new home in SomersetWest asitenext toSomersetMall, borderingthe Paardevlei. The Cheetah OutreachProjects offices will settle in Quinan Houseon the property, which also offers fine moun-tain views.

Annie Beckhelling, founder of CheetahOutreach, says that with Spiers renewed fo-cus on its heritage wine farm roots and Chee-tah Outreachs own ongoing developmentplans, it was mutually agreed that it wouldbe necessary for the project to find a newhome. While we are sad to leave Spier andhave enjoyed a long and happy relationshipthere, our new home at Paardevlei offers usexciting prospects, she says. Across theroad from Somerset Mall, the new venue isstillaccessible tothethousandsofpeoplewhovisit us. The move marks a new chapter inthe story of Cheetah Outreach, and were ex-

cited about this next phase of our journey.Cheetah Outreach began in 1997 with two

ambassador cheetahs. Spier made land, wa-ter and electricity available for free to theproject, which has since grown to 10 chee-tahs and a number of jackals, meerkats, ser-vals, caracals, and bat-eared foxes. Theproject aims to raise awareness around theplight of the cheetah, and runs an extensiveconservation and education programme.

According to Anthony Diepenbroek CEO of Heartland, which manages thePaardevlei Cheetah Outreach will addsignificant value to the property.

A sustainable recreation area is one ofthe core elements at Paardevlei, he says.The cheetahs will be located on the edgeof thevlei.Futureplans for thisarea includea walkway around the rehabilitated peren-nial water body and bird hides, so theproject fits in well with our vision.

Beckhelling says they are deeply gratefulto Spier for its part in making Cheetah Out-reach the huge success it is today.

Welook forward toourpartnershipwithHeartland.Ournewhomewillhelpus inourquest to protect the cheetah for the benefitof future generations.

From the left are Liesl Smith (facility manager), Annie Beckhelling (Cheetah OutreachProject founder) and Dawn Glover (educationmanager) with one of the projects chee-tahs at their new home at Paardevlei.

Crime fighters: AfterGordons Bays firstneighbourhood watchfoot patrols started up,the need for vehicle pa-trols and an effectiveradio network was es-tablished. Now, thewatch has both carsand radios, and its allproving to be beneficialto the community, es-pecially with the spate of robberies that occurred in Firlands Park, a spokespersonsays. Most recently, magnetic vehicle decals and reflective jackets were donatedto the cause by Heyns de Waal (right) of Rola Toyota as part of the Toyota Knightsproject. If youd like to join the watch, contact Chris Stephens on 083 442 8424or at [email protected], or Rory Bamber on 083 259 2525 or at [email protected]. Seen here (from left) are Chris Stephens (chairperson, CPF sector 1),warrant officer Anton Stemmet (sector 1 commander), Brian Townsend (sector2 neighbourhood watch), Rory Bamber (chairperson, CPF sector 2) and De Waal.

Thursday, 5 April 201238 BUSINESS | SAKE

Be an Xtraordinary womanTHE Xtraordinary Women Network isnow giving Helderberg women the oppor-tunity to enrich themselves.

Well-known business and marketingconsultant Bettina Horvath has acquiredthe rights to run the Somerset West chap-ter of this network.

Network owner Gwen Kloppers hasbeen running this successful endeavourfor women in business to wide acclaimover the past three years in Blouberg-strand and Cape Town. The network alsohosts the continuously sold-out quarterlySuccess in High Heels cocktail events.

Xtraordinary Women leads, inspires,supports and recognises women entrepre-neurs in South Africa, says Kloppers.We believe it takes a community to builda business, and Xtraordinary Women is

that community. We are a community ofwomen, for women, by women.

The Somerset West chapter will startwith monthly breakfast sessions on thefirst Thursday of every month.

We start with introductions andbreakfast, thengive a full hours attentionto a carefully chosen guest speaker on atopic interesting to women in business,says Horvath.

The first meeting takes place at theErinvale Clubhouse today (5 April) at08:30, offering an empowering session byDr Petro Janse van Vuuren, who will talkon the power of telling your own successstory. Non-members pay R150 to attend.

Visit www.xtraordinarywomen.co.zato book, or contact Bettina Horvath on0 082 992 6007 for more information. Network owner Gwen Kloppers.

Getting to business: The recentGordonsBayBusiness Forumluncheon at the Blue Rock Resort gave 45members the chanceto network and learn about getting ahead, this time from JoeDoubell of Zenergy Lighting as the keynote speaker. These lunch-es, the brainchild of Alison Rese of Super Crew Sail Trainingand sponsored by her company, are gaining popularity monthby month. At the previous one, guests were greeted with compli-mentary wine from Elgins exclusive Iona winery. The resort of-fered guests the opportunity to try skiing or knee-boarding, andprizes included a hamper from Zenergy and an exquisite hand-made mask from La Carla Atelier. The next luncheon will be heldat Miguels Al Forno Restaurant on the beachfront in GordonsBayonFriday13April. Everyone iswelcome;booking isessential.For more information call Alison on 0 079 591 5314.

Colouring fun: Engel & Volkers Som-erset West held a vibrant Easter col-ouring-in competition for children inthree age divisions (34, 56, and78)witha first,secondandthirdprizein each division. The colourful battlestook place at two daycare centres inthe Strand ACVV Die SpeelkasteelandDieRuimte.AtDieRuimtethefirst-prize winners were Nina Kruger (34),Caro Louw (56) and Kaylen Koch(78); at Die Speelkasteel the topspotswent toDominiqueMeyer (34),Michaela Birch (56) and Xanth duPlessis (78). The Engel & VolkersEaster Bunny was very excited aboutall the wonderful entries, and wouldlike to wish everyone a blessed East-er, a spokesperson says.

Helderberg SBC hosts a man with a planTHEHelderbergSmallBusinessClubhosteda practical one-page business strategy work-shop at the Lord Charles Hotel on Tuesdaylast week.

Guest speaker Brian Howe, director andfacilitator of Ecaps, gave a presentation onhow to keep strategic planning alive, andhow a truthful vision can provide the mo-mentum necessary to move your business towhere you want it to be.

Howe took the 23 participants through apractical process of planning strategies, andsharedhispassionforassistingandteachingcompanies, churches, schools and smallbusinesses how to implement their newlycompiled strategies. They also learnt thatEcaps offers a user-friendly online perform-

ancemanagement systemto track their stra-tegic plan. CDs were handed out to partici-pants with an invitation to draw up out ofthe box strategies for Howe to review.

If you want to grow your business or get

Seen at the recentworkshop (from left)are Robin Chapman(Stellenbosch Lodge),Wilna Bahnemann(CapeChamberofCom-merce and Industry),Brian Howe (presenterfrom Ecaps) and Mish-ka Patel (DI Manage-ment Solutions).

more information on the Helderberg Cham-ber of Commerce and the Helderberg SmallBusiness Club, contact the Helderbergbranch office on 0 021 851 2886 or send anemail to 2 [email protected].

Cash opportunity value or opportunity cost?INVESTMENT managers and advisors,myself included, have been quick to warninvestors of the current negative realyields on cash.

Inflation is presently 6,1% (expected topeak at 6,5%). With money markets ratesaround 5,5% this is a negative real yieldof 0,6% before tax. Knock off 40% for SARSand your negative real yield rises to 2,8%.

This is a disaster, and there is no waytosugar-coat it.Youare losing2,8%ofyourmoneyincash.This is theopportunitycostof holding your wealth in cash.

Why then would an investor be that stu-pid to invest in cash? Well, you do needcash to provide for emergency expensesand immediate income needs, but holdinganything more than the optimal amountdoes seema little stupid,unlessyouunder-stand the opportunity value of cash.

The opportunity value of cash refers to

the resultant returns of acquiring growthassets at a cheaper price in the future. Itis commonly expressed as if only I hadthe money. Money remains available un-til assets become cheaper.

If no cheap asset classes emerge, this

strategy has failed. The opportunity valueis greatest when asset prices diverge fromtheir intrinsic value. Investment bubblesprovide for maximum opportunity valueonly if youcanavoid theallureof runawayasset prices.

Of course, this is not as easy as it maysound. In the last decade we have had atechnology and housing bubble, whichmade and broke just as many investors, alldepending on their timing. Investors needto carefully weigh up the current opportu-nity cost versus the opportunity value, asthe risk of loss for certain assets is nowhigher than the risk of missing out.

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Warm hearts, wagging tailsWITH winter just around thecorner, the Somerset Mall Man-agement team, together withPicknPay,wantedtomakesureall the furry friends in the com-munity are looked after.

So they bought R6 000 worthof pet food and merchandise totalling 92 tins of dog food, 14bags of dogpellets, 27 bags of catpellets, 108 tins of cat food and57 grey dog blankets.

The goods are set to be hand-ed over to the Animal WelfareSociety of Gordons Bay.

From the left are Annelize Ko-tze (Somerset Mall market-ing manager), Chris le Roux(Somerset Mall operationsmanager), Mandy Bellamy(Somerset Mall general man-ager) and Wilma Habelgaarn(Somerset Mall Pick n Paycustomer service manager).

One for the animals: Candi Scheitekat (left) and Julia Evans hold up a chequefor just over R25 000 raised for the Helderberg Animal Welfare Society after theirJammingSundayon25March.Theconcert featuredRedEyeRiaanandTombstonePete, and kept everybody fed with pizzas provided by Indigo Backpackers Lodge.Romans Pizza donated R5 000 to bring the total to this fantastic amount. Thefunds will go towards the local societys new veterinary clinic.

Bargain Box hits R2 millionTHE Bargain Box Charity Shop inSomerset West recently raisedover R2 million for worthy causesin the Helderberg area.

The Bargain Box was estab-lished on 31 March 1989; the storewas opened in an alleyway next tothe 7-Eleven at the top of SomersetWest Main Road.

It started out as a collaborationbetween the Somerset West andHelderberg Rotary Clubs, theSomerset Lions Club and the thenrelatively new Hospice, as well asother needy charities in the Hel-derberg. After 11 years of workingtogether, Hospice became bigenough to run its own shops, andthe Bargain Box continued to runas a fundraiser for the serviceclubs.

In its 23 years of existence theshop has moved four times. Itsnow to be found in Dirkie UysStreet, opposite the Mini-Marketcar park.

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