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Matrikulant neem

eie lewe Bl 2

Fratsbrand skend

jong vrou Bl 4

Matriekrok

wenners Bl 4

Tiere byt twee keer

Bl 28

Plasevat

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vvllaamm

FRANS LE ROUX

D

ie voortslepende loononrus deur

plaaswerkers in De Doorns het ook

nou na die Paarl enWellington oor-

gespoel.

N verspreide optogte vroer vandeesweek

in die gebied moes die Paarlse hoofstraat

Woensdag tussenHoofstraatMotors enKeur-

fontein gesluit word toe ontevrede werkers

die pad versper het. Verkeerspolisiemoes die

verkeer herlei.

Woensdagoggendhet nkleingroepieoproe-

riges inMbekwenimotorbande aandie brand

gesteek en vragmotors wat plaaswerkers ver-

voer hetmet klippe gegooi. Tallewerkers kon

dus nie by hul werksplekke uitkom nie.

Volgens ao. Jan Hugo van die Wellington-

polisie het inwoners van Mbekweni Woens-

dag boere se vragmotors voorgekeer sodat

geen werkers na die plase kon reis nie.

Sowat 800 tydelike werkers by die Sandri-

vier-landgoed op die Lady Loch-pad net buite

Wellington het verlede week al begin staak

oor lone.

Die werkers het op Maandag 5 November

reeds aangedui dat hulle ontevrede was en

teen Dinsdag het die meerderheid nie vir

werk opgedaag nie.

Jan le Roux, eienaar van Sandrivier, het

aan die werkers n ultimatum gestel waarvol-

gens hulle die volgende dag (Woensdag)moes

terugkeer werk toe. Die werkers het di ulti-

matum gegnoreer en besluit ommet hul sta-

king vol te hou.

Hugo van die Wellington-polisie het ges

gerugte het die ronde gedoen dat werkers glo

skade aan Sandrivier wou aanrig.

Ons het reeds verlede week inligting ont-

vang dat werkers beplan om te staak en ons

was gereed daarvoor. Die protes was hoof-

saaklik vreedsaam met n paar betogers wat

liedjies gesing en gedans het.

Die werkers soek R1 000 per week.

Diemeestevandie 800werkers is afkomstig

vanMbekweni en hul groot getalle is selfs vir

die permanente werkers intimiderend, het

Hugo ges.

Die permanente inwoners van Sandrivier

het ges hulle wil glad nie deel wees van die

stakingsnie,maarhulle isdeurdieanderwer-

kers gentimideer om aan die protes deel te

neem, vertel Hugo.

Onderhandelings met die werkers oor hul

lone is al geruime tyd aan die gang en sal na

verwagtingvandeesweekafgehandelwees,al-

dus Hugo.

OpDinsdag 13Novemberhet n soortgelyke

voorval plaasgevind toe ng plaaswerkers be-

sluit het om te staak. Die protesaksie het ook

op die Lady Loch-pad plaasgevind.

Kol. JohanBarkhuizen van dieWellington-

polisiehet gesdaarwas totdusvergeenvoor-

valle van geweld aangemeld nie. Die polisie

is egter gereed indien enige geweld sou uit-

breek.

GerugtewatWoensdagdierondegedoenhet

dat n boer uit sy bakkie gepluk en doodge-

maak is, is deur die polisie ontken. Na ver-

neem word, is niemand nog in enige van die

voorvalle beseer nie.

* The wage strikes in the agricultural sector

has spilled over to the Wellington area, with

farm workers laying down tools and demand-

ing higher wages.

FOTO:LISEBEYERS

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En daar met n blits en n donder het

die somer Maandagaand amptelik aan-

gebreek. Dit is nou maar n feit soos n

koei, dat die somer indiePaarl sy laaste

asem uitblaas met n donderstorm, en

dan weer sy aankoms met net so n ge-

bulder aankondig. Dit is gewoonlik die

enigste twee sulke storms n jaar.

) In die gange van die gryspaleis

word daar gefluister dat nog n groot

kokkedoor binnekort die trekpas gaan

kry. Indienwel, sal dit die derde senior-

beampte wees wat in die afgelope jaar

sy alie gesien het. Hou hierdie spasie

dop vir verdere inligting.

Donot seek revengeorbearagrud-

ge against anyone among

yourpeople,but loveyourneighbour

as yourself. Leviticus 19:18

Terugflits

) Die Huguenot-stasie was oorspronklik

bekend as die Lady Grey Bridge-stasie. Die

naam is egter afgeskaf, omdat dit dikwels

verwar is met die dorp Lady Grey.

)Die Elite-bioskoop in dieHoofstraat open

op 30 Junie 1922. Later op 9 April 1932

brand dit af en word vervang deur n Art

Deco-gebou.

Plakstuk

Die laaste plak-vir-jou-sak-kompetisie

waarin n leser R1 800 kan wen, verskyn

vandag op bl 26. Die kompetisie sluit op

Vrydag 23 November om 16:00. Die wen-

ner sal Maandag 26 November in kennis

gestel word.

KLEINNEDERBURG: TRAGEDIE

Matrikulantneemeie lewe

DEVIDEAN MOSES

L

eerlinge en personeel van Klein Ne-

derburg Sekondr is in rou gedompel

nadat n matrikulant, Helen Goliath

(18), Sondag vermoedelik aan n oordosis

pille dood is.

Helen het op die Keunenberg-landgoed in

Simondium gewoon en was verlede Vrydag

nog oorstelp deur die goeie nuus dat sy by

Universiteit Stellenbosch regte sou kon stu-

deer in 2013.

Helen het Saterdag, soos gewoonlik, in

haar kamer gestudeer en die deur gesluit,

vertel haar oudste suster, Petrobiene.

Later die dag het sy vir my twee pynpille

gevra en daarna weer na die kamer terugge-

keer.

Volgens Petrobiene het Helen om 17:42 na

haar gehardloop om hulp. Sy het geskree en

ges haar tong en keel is besig om te swel.

Ek het haar krel gebel om haar hospitaal

toe te vat. Daarna het ek ons ma gebel wat

by n kerkvergadering was, vertel sy.

Helen,wat toe nog by haar volle bewussyn

was, het met haar aankoms by die hospitaal

aan die suster wat haar ondersoek het, vertel

dat sy n oordosis pille gedrink

het, s Petrobiene.

Onshet nie verwagdatHelen

so iets sou doen nie, vertel sy

geskok.

Volgens haar ma, Getruida

Goliath, was Helen se toestand

by die hospitaal stabiel, maar

haar bloeddruk was baie laag.

Soos ons haar geken het, het

sy nogmet ons grappies gemaak

en vertel dat sy honger is.

Maardaardie nagom01:10het

Helen se hart gaan staan. Ons

probeer nog sin maak van wat

gelei het tot Helen se tragiese

dood.Syhetbaiedruktydensdie

eksamen gevoel,maar ek glo nie

dis die enigste rede waarom sy haar eie lewe

sou neem nie, s Gertruida.

Ek gaanmy sprankelende dogter baiemis.

Sy was n sonstraal-mens en het vir almal

omgegee.

Jade Hendricks, haar vriend wat onlangs

haarmetgesel byhaarmatriekafskeidwas, s

hy sal haar altyd onthou vir haar glimlag.

Sy het geweet hoe ommense te laat lag en

was altyd spontaan teenoor almal, vertel hy.

Haar klasonderwyser, Mar-

leze Esterhuizen, spog oor hoe

geliefd en gewild Helen onder

haar klasmaats en die perso-

neel was.

Syhet altydhaarmaats on-

dersteun en aangemoedig om

hulbeste tedoen,sEsterhui-

zen. Ons is geskok deur haar

onverwagtedoodengaanhaar

beslis mis.

Helen was op die skool se

verteenwoordigende raad van

leerders.

KapteinLouiseduPlessis, n

polisiewoordvoerder, het be-

vestig dat die polisie die dood

vandie18-jarigeHelenGoliath

ondersoek. Die mediese verslae dui aan dat

sy n oordosis pille geneem het, s Louise.

Helen word oorleef deur haar ma, Gertrui-

da, twee broers, Arno (30), Chrissando (29) en

twee susters, Carrienise (22) en Petrobiene

(26).

Die begrafnis vind Saterdag 17 November

om 09:00 by die huis inKeunenberg landgoed,

Simondium,plaas enom10:00 indieNGKerk,

Simondium.

Helen Goliath by haar

matriekafskeid voer

vanjaar.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

Municipality loses to De Poort

LISE BEYERS

Suspicion is mounting as to what is really be-

hindtheDrakensteinMunicipalitysattemptto

shut down the De Poort Heritage Village.

Ontopof this, themunicipalitywillnowhave

to fork out a large amount in legal fees, after

this week losing a high court battle with costs

in the De Poort saga.

This comes after the municipalitys sudden

termination of a lease agreement of 25 years

with theDePoortHeritageVillageProject. The

municipality went so far as to change all the

locks of the village, denying directors and em-

ployees of De Poort access to the property.

This decisionwasmadeafter themunicipali-

ty questioned themanagement of De Poort and

claimed they had broken the contract between

De Poort and the municipality when they fell

in arrearswithmunicipal andotherpayments.

Following the lock-down, De Poort manage-

ment decided to take legal action against the

municipality to reclaim the historical village.

De Poort was started by a group of dedicated

volunteers from all sectors of the community

in 2002. The land was on a 25 year lease from

the municipality. With the assistance of Lotto

funds and donations by the private sector, the

firstphaseofDePoortwasbuilt.Themunicipal-

ity also contributed 12% of the funds.

Thewagoncollectionofthemunicipality and

Landbou-onrus in die Wes-Kaap

De Doorns

Wolseley

Villiersdorp

Hamlet

Robertson

Ceres-omgewing

Wellington

Piketberg,

Porterville

Saron

Wellington

Paarl

Mbekweni

Somerset-Wes (Lourensford)

other privately owned wagons were relocated

toDe Poort. The history of thewagon industry,

inwhichPaarlplayedanintegralpart,wasthor-

oughly researched and displayed for visitors.

Mark Hastings, a director of De Poort, wel-

comed Tuesdays verdict in the Cape Town Su-

preme Court. We have many plans for the fu-

ture to develop De Poort further into a tourist

attraction and educational centre, and are

pleased that we can now continue on our path.

We would like to once again sit around the

table with the municipality, as we have been

doingformanyyears,andworktogethertotake

De Poort to were it should be.

But many questions are being asked about

the municipalitys handling of the whole saga.

One such person is the councillor for ward

14, Andrea van Wyk. I find the arrogance of

the way in which the municipality acted too

much to bear. This has now been proven in a

courtoflaw.Ialsothinkthatcertainforceswith-

inthemunicipalityhavebeenplottingforalong

time now to take over De Poort. Only recently

was ameeting called by councillor Lourens du

Toit and suddenly De Poort was shut down.

But prior to this, plans were already made

for festivals and Du Toit even held a braai at

De Poort shortly after the gates were locked.

They also consultedwith other parties as to

the future of De Poort, without consultingwith

De Poort directors.

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Spidey gaan skitter in TV-program

DEVIDEAN MOSES

n Oorstelpte Nico Smit (8)

van Laerskool Courtrai is

onlangs aangewys as van-

jaar se talentvolle algehele

wennervandieDStv-kanaal

Cartoon Network se anima-

sie-kompetisie.

Nico wat vir die ouder-

domsgroep 68 jaar inge-

skryf het, het die prys van

R7 000 voormeer as 5 365 in-

skrywingsweggeraapvir sy

skool,asook nIpadvirhom-

self. Boonop het hy ook ge-

skiedenis gemaak omdat hy

die jongste wenner ooit in

hierdie kompetisie is.

Onsbiblioteek-onderwy-

ser Juffrou Soekie, het ons

van hierdie kompetisie en

die karakters vertel. Ek het sommer gedink

dat dit vir my lekker sal wees as ek vir my

gunstelingprogram, The Amazing World of

Gumble, n kreatiewe karakter ontwerp wat

nie in die storie is nie, vertel Nico.

Ek het toe besluit om n

kleurvolle spinnekop te ont-

werp en hom Spidey ge-

noem.

Spidey sal van Desember

op The Amazing World of

Gumble te sien wees.

Ek het Spidey van knope,

papier, geskenkpapier, veer-

tjies, plastiek-krale en plas-

tiek-juwele gemaak, vertel

Nico trots.

Nico, wat homself gate uit

geniet om Lego-spelejies te

bou, droom daarvan om een-

dag n ingenieur word.

Hy is nie net aangewys as

die algehele wenner van die

Cartoon Network-program

nie,maar is ook aangewys as

sy skool se algehele wenner

van die blommerangskik-

king-kompetisie.

By die Paarl Eisteddfod het hy vir sy gr.2-

voordrag n goud plus-toekenning ontvang.

Nicomoedigalmalaanomten alletyehulle

beste te lewer.

Nico Smit

KERSFONDS-SKENKING: Horskool

Hugenote het vanjaar die Curriebeker-

eindstryd gebruik om geld in te samel vir

plaaslike liefdadigheidsorganisasies. Die

skoolgemeenskap en leerlinge het weer

eens bewys dat hulle n sagte plekkie vir

die gemeenskap het toe R21 000 ingesa-

mel is. Die Paarl Post het R 7000 daarvan

ontvang as n skenking aan sy Kersfonds.

Skenkings aan di fonds staan nou op

R20 189,55. Die mikpunt is om R35 000

voor Kersfees te in. Betaal in die Ge-

meenskapkas-rekening (62152029007) by FNB (tak 261150). Faks die depositostrokie

na die Paarl Post by 086 559 9644. Hier pronk volgende jaar se hoofleiers Carli

Wrst (links), Andr Dippenaar, Nicolas Diamond en Cara Fourie met die Paarl Post.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

DAL JOSAPHAT:ARMED ROBBERY

Robbers targetbutchery

FRANS LE ROUX

T

his past weekend saw another busi-

ness being robbed in broad daylight

in the Dal Josaphat area.

The robbery occurred when two men en-

tered Paschens Butchery on Saturday after-

noon shortly before closing time.

According to themanagerAlfred Skop, the

two men acted like normal customers.

They entered the butchery and one came

towards the counter and ordered liver. My

cashier rang up his purchase after which he

opened his wallet to pay.

According to Skop, as soon as the till was

open, the man pulled a knife.

He told my cashier to leave the till open

and hand over the cash. At this stage I was

still at the back of the butchery.

Skop thenwalkedtothetillandandpushed

the robber away.

After I pushed him away, the secondman

took out a handgun and threatened to shoot

me. I calmly took a step back and let them

empty my till.

Skop immediately pushed the panic but-

ton. However, their security company only

arrived 20 minutes after Sector 4 police did.

I have to commend the police on their

briskresponse. Theywhereinourshopwith-

in three minutes after I made the call.

About R7 000 was stolen and the suspects

are still at large. Any person with any infor-

mationregarding therobberyshouldcontact

Capt. Louise du Plessis on 082 850 9614.

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CHICAGO:VUUR TUSSEN PLAKKERSHUTTE

Brand inPaarl-Oos rukgemeenskap

FRANS LE ROUX

n

BrandhetvroegMaandagoggend

30 mense haweloos gelaat in Chi-

cago.

Die brand het omstreeks 08:30 ontstaan in

Springbokstraat. Reddingswerkers, waaron-

der die polisie, brandweer en ambulansdien-

ste,wasbinneminute opdie toneel.Die brand

het egter weens winderige toestande vinnig

versprei en vier plakkershutte is in puin gel.

Die brand het ook versprei na n aangren-

sende woonstelblok waar een woonstel ver-

nietig is.

Ooggetuies vertel dat die brand moontlik

ontstaan het weens n vuur waaroor daar kos

gemaak is.

Die mense het Sondag nog hir tussen die

huise vuur gemaak en ons dink die kole hier-

van het die brand begin, vertel n inwoner

van die woonstelle.

Welma Isaacswas besig in haar huis toe die

vuur begin het.

Ek enmy seun het wakker geword en eers

bydie bure gaan sit ombietjie te gesels.Nadat

ons terug gestap het na ons huis het ek die

ketel aangesit om koffie te maak. Ons het die

koffie klaar gedrink en dis toe dat ek iemand

hoor skree brand!

Isaacs vertel hoe

syhaarID-boekieen

persoonlike besit-

tings uit haar slaap-

kamer gegryp het.

Al my belangri-

ke goedhouekaltyd

ineensak,enterwyl

ek besig was om dit

bymekaar te kry toe

bars die vlamme

deur my kamer.

Haar seun Max-

well Claasen, wat

met krukke loop, is

byna deur die vlam-

me oorweldig.

Ek wou nog my

koffie klaar drink

toemyma skree dat

ons dadelik na buite moet gaan. Soos ek later

kon sien, het dit agter ons huis begin brand

endie vlammehet deurdie sinkplaat gekom.

Jacobus Arendse van die Paarl-ambulans-

diens het verskeie mense behandel vir rook-

inaseming.

Tweebrandweermanne is opdie toneel be-

handel envieranderomstandershetook later

behandeling ontvang. Gelukkig is niemand

ernstig beseer nie.

Diemunisipaliteit het reeds die dag daarna

met hul opruimings-en herstelwerk begin,

terwyl die brandweerstasie aan die slagoffers

komberse en kospakkies verskaf het. Kos vir

die haweloses is ook deur Magdas Sopkom-

buis geskenk.

*Afirewreakedhavoc inPaarl-East onMon-

day morning, leaving close to 30 people home-

less. No one was seriously injured during the

fire.

Brandweermanne is hier steeds besig om die

smeulende hout te blus nadat die vuur tussen

die plakkershutte begin het.

Die dag na die verwoestende brand is lede van die munisipaliteit en

polisie besig om die slagoffers te help. FOTOS: FRANS LE ROUX

DBV seMoeder Theresa sterf

LISE BEYERS

Werknemers, bestuurslede

en vrywilligers van die Wel-

lington-dierebeskermings-

vereniging (DBV) was van-

deesweekdiep geskokmetdie

skielike dood vanhul voorsit-

ter.

Anne-Lida Schlemmer is

Vrydag op die ouderdom van

34 jaar vermoedelik aan n

hartaanval oorlede. Sy het

van jongs af aan artritis gely

enmoesdusdikwelshiervoor

medikasie gebruik.

Sy het glo Vrydagoggend

aan n vriendin, Sanette du

Toit, die DBV-tesourier , ges

sy voel nie lekker nie en wou dokter toe gaan.

Maar sy is kort hierna by haar huis oorlede.

Schlemmer was drie jaar die voorsitter van

die Wellington DBV. Sy het die leisels in baie

moeilike tye oorgeneem, nadat hierdie tak in

n finansile verknorsing beland het.

Colleen McQueen, bestuurder van Welling-

ton DBV, het ges onder Anne-Lida se entoesi-

astiese leiding het sy in samewerking met be-

stuurslede en diereliefhebbers daarin geslaag

om die DBV se kop bo water te hou.

Sy was ongelooflik passievol en energiek

in als wat sy gedoen het. Sy het nooit gekla

oor haar gesondheid nie en het dikwels die

werk van twee mense gedoen.

Schlemmer het talle

geldinsamelingsprojekte

op die been gebring. Die

mees onlangse hiervan

was die uiters suksesvolle

Wine, Dine & Dog Day wat

by Nelsons-landgoed buite

Wellington gehou is.

Du Toit het ook bewo

vertel watter leemte Anne-

Lida in die gemeenskap

gaan laat. Niemand was

liewer vir diere as sy nie.

Sy het altyd hulle eerste in

ag geneem en het nie ge-

skroom om in van die ge-

vaarlikste gebiede in te

vaar om diere te gaan red

nie.

Linda Groenewald van Paarl DBV het hul

innige meegevoel met, komiteelede en werk-

skollegas, asook die familielede uitgespreek.

Dit is n groot skok en verlies vir almal wat

hierdie wonderlike mens geken het.

Haarman,Deon, het ges datAnne-Lidamet

diere groot gewordhet opdie familieplaas. Sy

was veral lief vir perde. Haar hart was soos

n hotel vir diere. Daar was altyd plek vir nog

ene. Schlemmer het self n dierekroos by die

huis gehad drie katte en vyf honde almal

diere wat sy uit ellende gered het.

*Theeverpopularchairpersonof theWelling-

ton SPCA, Anne-Lida Schlemmer, has died of

health complications

Anne-Lida Schlemmer

Jong vrou verbrand in fratsongeluk

FRANS LE ROUX

n Jong vrou van Klein Parys

het opMaandag 12 November

ernstige brandwonde opge-

doen toe sy vermoedelik n si-

garet aangesteek het nadat sy

met brandstof gewerk het.

Kelly-Anne Groeneveld

(23), n wynboukundige stu-

dentaanCPUTopWellington,

het na bewering Maandag

sonder brandstof gaan staan

en haar pa gekontak om haar

te kom help.

Haar pa, Andrew Groene-

veld, is n bekende sakeman

en onderwyser by New Orle-

ans Sekondr. Hy besit ook

die Peter Cellars-nagklub.

Andrew het vir sy dogter brandstof ge-

neem, waarna sy dit self in die motor ge-

gooi het.

Volgens n familielid het die houer

waarindiebrandstof vervoer is, glo gelek.

Van die brandstof het op Kelly-Anne se

hande uitgeloop terwyl sy besig was om

dit in haar motor te gooi.

Na bewering het sy daarna

na hul huis gery.

Volgens die familielid het

Kelly-Anne, glo onbewus van

die dreigende gevaar, n siga-

ret aangesteek in haar motor

en oomblikke later het haar

klere aan die brand geslaan.

Volgens die familielid het

Kelly-Anne erge brandwonde

opgedoen en word sy in die

Tygerberg-hospitaal se

brandwond-eenheid behan-

del.

Kelly het blykbaar derde-

graadse brandwonde op haar

bolyfenhande.Haargesighet

ook gebrand, maar ons is nog

nie seker hoe ernstig dit is nie.

Andrew was nie beskikbaar vir kom-

mentaar nie, aangesien hy by sy dogter

gewaak het.

* A young woman has sustained serious

burnwounds, after having accidently spilt

petrol onher bodyand then lightinga ciga-

rette.

Kelly-Anne Groene-

veld het tydens n

fratsongeluk erge

brandwonde aan

haar bolyf en gesig

opgedoen.

ROKWENNERS:Van-

jaar het 107 matriek-

meisies ingeskryf vir

Paarl Post se matriek-

afskeidsrok-kompeti-

sie. Nadat tien finalis-

te twee weke gelde

aangewys is, is lesers

gevra om vir hul gun-

steling rok te stem.

Brinley Marinus (mid-

del,) van Horskool

Wellington, se rok (fo-

to onder) is as die gunsteling aangewys (270 stemme). Die naaswen-

ner was Kaylin Boonzaaier (links) van Groendal Sekondr se rok met

224 stemme en in die derde plek Wilmari Mouton van Hor Meisie-

skool Paarl se rok met 175 stemme. Die wenners het lekker pryse los-

geslaan met di kompetsie. FOTO: SIEB SIEBERHAGEN

Brinley Marinus in

haar wenrok.

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n Blik op die lewe vanDavid Botha

Die nalatenskap van bekende Paarlse kun-

stenaar, David Botha (1921 1995), is so eg

aan die Paarl as die talle historiese geboue

wat hy so graag geskilder het.

Binnekort sal Botha-liefhebbers n nadere

blik op sy lewe kan kry, wanneer verskeie

itemsvanBothaseprivaat leweopuitstalling

en veiling geplaas word. Van 18 November,

sal kunswerke uit Botha se privaat versame-

ling, nverskeidenheidvansybesittingssoos

eselsenpalette, syprivaatboekeversameling

en versameling bronsbeelde en ivoorwerke,

ens. uitgestal word by Provenance House,

voordat die goedere op 28November om18:30

opgeveil word.

Botha was n buitegewone kunstenaar wie

se passie vir kuns geen grense geken het nie.

Sy eie persoonlike artistieke prestasies het

hom toegelaat hom te presteer as skilder in

olie n waterverf, sowel as teken, drukkuns

en selfs keramiek.

Hy het alle metodes van uitdrukking on-

dersoek. En diegene wat hom geken het, sal

vertel dat hy n ware Boheemse lewenstyl en

roeping gehad het, soos blyk uit die uitstal-

ling van sy besittings by Provenance.

Botha se weduwee, Jane, het n sy dood sy

kuns laat herleef in haar kunsgalery, Jane

se Kunshuis in Pastorielaan in die Paarl.

Daar is talle van sy werke wat nog nie voor-

heen gesien is nie, uitgestal. Jane het on-

langs,metdieondersteuningvanhaardogter

Sassa, egter besluit dat dit tyd is om aan te

beweeg en die galery se deure te sluit.

Provenance is toe genader omBotha se be-

sittings eers ten toon te stel, waarna hulle

dan opgeveil sal word. Di afslaers het ook

n boek samgestel oorBotha se lewe enversa-

meling, In Conversation, The David Botha

Collection, wat van 22 November beskikbaar

sal wees.

Vir meer inligting, bel Provenance Aucti-

onHouseby 021 461 8009 of e-pos info@prove-

nanceart.co.za.

GLIPUIT BYHOSPITAAL:VEILIG TUIS

Hondjieontsnap

LISE BEYERS

n

Gesin van Klein Dra-

kenstein is vandees-

week verheug nadat

hul 12-weke-oue hondjie uit n

dierehospitaal verdwyn het,

maar wonderbaarlik weer ge-

vind is.

Marike Grobbelaar het vertel

haar hondjie het verlede week

simptome van katgriep getoon.

SyhetdiekleinRottweiller-kruis

na die Boulavard-dierehospitaal

geneem vir behandeling.

Hulle het die hondjie oornag

vir waarneming opgeneem en

haar op n drup geplaas.

Toe ons Saterdag vir Paloma

besoek het, het die veearts aan

ons ges dat hulle steeds vir haar

op n drup wil hou. Ons het Son-

dagoggend weer navraag gedoen

of sy dalk huis toe kan kom. Die

veearts het ges Paloma maak goeie vorde-

ring,maar symoes vir nog n aand by die die-

rehospitaal oornag.

Marike het daarna uitgesien om die nuwe

toevoeging tot hul gesin Maandagoggend te

gaan haal. Haar opgewondenheid was egter

van korte duur. In plaas daarvan dat sy die

nuus ontvang het dat sy haar hondjie kan

gaan haal, is sy meegedeel dat sy skoonveld

is.

Paloma is aangehou in n buitehof van die

dierehospitaal waar honde meer spasie het.

Die area is wel deur n hek beveilig, maar by

n hoek van die hek loop n geut onderdeur.

Dit is glo deur hierdie gaatjiewaardeur Palo-

ma geslaag het om te ontsnap.

Dr.Emile duPlessis vandie dierehospitaal

het ges hulle het geensins gedink dat selfs

die kleinste hondjie daar sou kon uitglip nie.

Dit is die eerste keer dat so iets by die diere-

hospitaal gebeur het.

Du Plessis en lede van die gemeenskap het

n grootskaalse soektog begin na die hondjie,

maar sy het letterlik spoorloos verdwyn.

DieGrobbelaars endie res vandie spanhet

Maandag die soektog voortgesit,maar steeds

was daar geen teken van Paloma nie.

Dinsdagoggend isalmal segebedegelukkig

beantwoord, toe Paloma deur n boervrou in

Klein Parys gevind is.

Sy het omstreeks 05:00 di oggend n hond-

jie hoor tjank op die plaas Nuwe Rus. Toe sy

gaan ondersoek instel het sy tussen bosse op

die kleine Paloma afgekom.

Vir ons is dit n wonderwerk dat die hond

veilig gevind is, het Du Plessis ges.

En, niemand was meer verheug as Marike

se kinders toe hulle Dinsdagmiddag van die

skool tuis kom en deur die opgewonde Palo-

ma by die huis begroet is nie.

* A family were elated this week to be reuni-

tedwiththeirpuppy, twodaysaftersheescaped

from an animal hospital in Paarl.

Jacolne (17) en Ilse-Mari (13) Grobbelaar was vandees-

week oorstelp toe hul hondjie Paloma aan hulle terugbe-

sorg is.

6Paarl Post

15 November, 2012

Menings

Opinion

Whos toblame for theunrest?

Slowly, but surely, the unrest in the agricultural sector has spilt over

to our fair valley this week.

The issue of farm labourers has been a long time coming. Yes, we

all knowthat in thepast inmany instances farmworkerswereexploited

and forced to live in deplorable circumstances.

However, thingshave changed since thenandalso, due toa struggling

economy and a highly competitive industry, farming is no easy task.

Due to this more and more farmers are scaling down on operations

as well as the number of workers they employ.

And the circumstances under which many farm workers find them-

selves now cannot solely be blamed on landowners. The government

has for far too long turned a blind eye. Promises of job creation have

not materialised, as well as villages for destitute farm workers.

Now is definitely the time for all relevant parties to sit around the

table and make a concerted effort to get agriculture back on track.

But one also cannot help but wonder whether the current situation

is solelydue todisgruntledworkersorwhetherpolitical instabilitydoes

not have a hand in fanning the flames of unrest.

We could all do with double our

minimum income in these diffi-

cult times.Pensioners andothers,

who have saved all their lives, see

theirnest eggput away for a rainy

day rapidly being eaten up by in-

flation.

Some investments now return

less than the official inflation

rate, which many

describe as a Re-

serve Bank fable.

This is especially

so for those who

spendmostof their

disposable income

on food and trans-

port. While many,

especially the

housewives in somecommunities

struggle to put food on the table

andchildrengo tobedhungryand

getuphungry,muchtake-home

money is being wasted on drink,

drugs or gambling. Cruel comfort

for some, but not for wives who

may find only 10c of every Rand

allocated to food.

So, we all have great sympathy

with the poor, but feel very little

for those who destroy the very

means of improving their lot. We

see the equivalent of bread riots

erupting before our eyes as mobs

parade through the streets in so-

called peaceful demonstrations,

brandishing pangas and other

traditional weapons. We wit-

ness a police service emasculated

by all kinds of allegations (some

of them true, unfortunately) of po-

lice brutality or dereliction of du-

ty. Sooner or later we may have

to reach a compromise between

confusedpolicemenandthemain-

tenance of law and order.

In the Middle East this lack of

law and order seems to have been

the first fruits of the so-called

ArabSpring.We could dowithout

such in the Western Cape, where

summer brings the prospect of

much needed foreign exchange

from a fruit export industry built

up with great care and hard work

by all sectors of our community

over more than a century.

CAPEbecameahardwonmark

of quality in all our fruit export

markets, even in the dark days of

apartheid. Politicians and other

troublemakers can, however, de-

stroy this heritage overnight and

simply walk away from the mess.

Vineyards and fruit orchards

burned down to the tune of mil-

lions and intimidation of those

willing to prepare our harvests,

cannot benefit the hungry or un-

employed. Quality

fruit may now be

sourcedmore cheaply

from other countries

that subsidise the use

of illegal labour. It

also takes several

years tobringreplant-

ed vineyards into full

bearing or to regain

clients you have disappointed.

Experts have estimated that a

mere 5% increase in our agricul-

tural exports could bring us an-

other 23 000 much needed jobs in

theWesternCapealone. Inaworld

on the brink of global food short-

ages, devastating droughts in the

main maize and wheat growing

regions, the last thing we need is

further damage to our agricultur-

alpotentialandtheneedlessvilifi-

cationofourcommercial farmers.

Many are just making ends meet

and may have to be swallowed up

by land barons or sell out to land

reform at less than market value.

The labourer is worthy of his

hire andnoone is arguing against

paying workers what they are

worth,but there are labour laws

that govern minimum wages,

wage negotiations and lawful

strikes. To depart from these laws

could spell chaos; so where is the

Minister of Labour when she is

most needed?

In this battle between workers

and employers there are heroes

and villains, but most are ordi-

nary humans caught up in events

beyond their control. Perhaps

when this battle is over and, like

the good old USA, we surrender

most of our overseas debts to Chi-

na, we will inherit the ashes of a

once beautiful fruit industry. Or

will it be of ourmagnificent coun-

try, with its huge potential espe-

cially favouringourColouredand

Black youth.

Saveourpoor fromdisaster

Pre-paidelectricity tariffswarrant servicedeliveryprotests

The recently introduced electrici-

ty charges for prepaid users have

beendiscussedat large, both in the

media and the community.

Whenprepaid electricitywas in-

troduced more than a decade ago

thepromiseof reducedcostof serv-

ice, user-controlled consumption

and ease of administration were

theargumentsused tosell it to con-

sumers. More so the improved

cash flow and reduced non-pay-

ment for services were the other

listedbenefits. Itwasavehicle that

allowed thoseofuswith limited re-

sources to budget better and not

fall behind with some charges.

Due to mismanagement of the

municipalitys affairs, inefficien-

cies inprovidingservicesandnon-

existent enforcement of laws,

there has now developed a serious

shortfall that has to be recovered.

Already we are paying the high-

est property rates in the Western

Cape, add to that the inflated elec-

tricity costs and high debt load

including that from councillors

who voted for this new draconian

system.

The service charges levied

against prepaid users for services

that officials cannot name nor

quantify, is a smoke screen for le-

galised theft fromusers of electric-

ity. There is nobasis for this grand

scale service charge to maintain

the electronic units which func-

tion formany yearswithout fail as

there are nomechanical parts that

need servicing. Even the old me-

chanical meters very rarely need-

ed replacement. If an electricity

meter does need repairs, it is far

cheaper to replace the complete

meter for which a once-off fee can

be levied at the time of replace-

ment. This new service charge is

stealing from everybody and im-

poverishing the poor even more.

If you do not agree with these

charges, even if it does not affect

you, I implore you to take up your

civil duty to raise hell with your

ward councillor, the municipality

and your political party.

If these measures fail then we

should seriously consider our oth-

er South African option service

delivery violence. Oops, I meant

service delivery protest.

I kindly request the Paarl Post

to print a list with contact num-

bers, emails and addresses of all

ward councillors.

CONCERNED & BURDENED

NORTHERN PAARL

Unauthorised fireworkmadness in residential areas

We live two houses away from the

Paarl Soccer Club. Last week they

went into Guy Fawkes mode with

a blast.

We did not receive any notice

from the municipality that this

would happen. We have two small

children in the house andwewere

furious about the fireworks.

Wecontacted thepolice firstof-

ficer told us that they know it is

illegal to shoot off fireworks in

town, but they cannot do anything

about it but only issue a warning.

I dont understand its illegal and

the police cannot do anything

about something that is illegal?

Thesecondcall tothepolice the

officer told us that the soccer club

had permission from the munici-

pality. We asked for the permis-

sion letter, becausewewerenot in-

formed and live only two houses

from the soccer club. How could

the newsletter miss our house?

Hetoldushedidnotknowwhere

theletterwas,butknowstheyhave

permission. That is not an answer.

Interestingly enough, the same of-

ficer told us there were numerous

people phoning and complaining

about the fireworks and they also

were not informed about it.

What Iwant toknowfromthepo-

lice how can fireworks be ap-

proved inside a town, right next to

houses! What is the law with re-

gards to this? And Drakenstein

Municipality there are numer-

ous people who did not give per-

mission or were informed about

these fireworks. Howdo youmake

a decision to allow someone to use

fireworks inside a town area, near

houses where families live?

I am not against fireworks, but

keep it legal and keep it away from

ourhomes.UseBolandPark forex-

ample, ask R10 entrance fee and

everyone that wants to see and lis-

ten to it, can pay to watch it. And

its done by professionals.

DISAPPOINTED TAX-PAYER

PAARL

Aneea,Boland!

Natwee jaar inAfrikakonekweer

die geleentheid kry ommy tweede

geliefde rugbyspan, die Boland, te

gaan kyk op Wellington.

Groot was my teleurstelling om

tesienhoe fasiliteite inenrondom

die stadion agteruit gegaan het.

Om nie eers te praat van die swak

gehalte rugby wat opgedis is nie.

Die punteleer was hiervan n

weerspieling.

Kan dit wees dat die grootste

rugbyspelende provinsie niks be-

terskanoplewernie,of isklubrug-

by besig om uit te sterf? Het alles

dan so vinnig agteruit gegaan?

Nee wat, dan bly ek maar hier

in Afrika en volg die beter spanne

op televisie, tot tyd en wyl dinge

daar verander f dalk weer reg-

kom.

BLOUBUL ELS

SIERRA LEONE

A lost Engelse-Afrikaner terug inPaarl

I am back, says the lost son co-

ming to kuier Pa in die Paarl. Sak

vol ponde en kop vol culture, lek-

kerwindgatmet al sy oorsese sto-

ries van Russian girls, tube stri-

kes en R60 vir n pint bier.

Nie eens die lekker son en die

suidoos windjie kan die arrogan-

sie van my spierwit vel afwaai

nie.

But then it happens, no matter

how far you toss your culture,

there is a bloodline that sits deep

inside each of us. A heritage that

far outstrips our lust for money

or survival.

Ou Tannie Paarl takes you in

her boesem and says seunkie,

onthou jy nog die skoolklokkies,

die kaalvoet loop in die stofpad,

die stoutwat jougeleerhet omnie

nonsiens te vat nie.

Ennou sit ek bydieKoffie Shop

en dink, hoe lucky is julle nie?

Daaroordie see sit baievanons

verloreseunsendogters,maardit

is anders. Ons is niemeer die kel-

nersenkinderoppassersnie.Nee,

ons het die nodige papierwerk en

kannoumetvryheidwerk.EnPa,

ons regeer hulle land. En terwyl

ons n nuwe lewe uitkap uit a

koue, mislike wreld, onthou ons

nog vir Tannie Paarl en ons ver-

lang na die son, die geur van die

lente en die tandelose glimlagte

wat n regte gelukkige gesig is.

Ons maak ook plan om hir te

bel. Want ons is nie verlore nie,

onshetnet nbietjie verdernoord

oor die Drakensberge gesleep.

Oupa is trots op ons, want weet

jy wat, ons is nog dieselfde bin-

ne . . . Suid Afrikaners.

QUINTON OSHEA

(BEZUIDENHOUT) LONDEN

7Paarl Post

15 November, 2012

Briewe

Letters

) Friday morning, a truck (CJ 59979) sped

through the temporary stop at Oosbosch

Street. Traffic officer watching just shook his

head!

) Besigheid bywoonbuurt volgens die klaer

is die klagte November verlede jaar by die

munisipaliteit geregistreer en die saak is nou

by hul prokureurs, n n jaar. Dis uiters swak.

) Munisipale werkers geld gesteel? Moenie

worry nie, verhoog net koopkrag om op te

maak. Klomp wettige skelms. HP.

) Ek hou van leser se kommentaar dat ouers

nie worry dat hul dogters met kort rompies

skool toe gaan nie. Dit is n feit dat hulle swan-

ger raak op skool. Dan moet ons as belasting-

betalers opdok vir All Pay wat n skande.

) Dis ons as moeders se plig om toe te sien

dat ons meisiekinders reg geklee is vir skool

en oor die algemeen. Te veel jong meisies trek

soos terte aan wat uitlokkend is vir seuns. Al

is jy hoe oud, dis norm en waardes asook res-

pek vir jouself wat jy in jou ouerhuis leer wat

saakmaak.

) Ons wil net vir Graham Rooks, Young

Peoples KK se voorsitter, dankie s vir diewyse

waarop hy ons klub as voorsitter bestuur. Ons

as spelers sien dit veral in die 3de span. Jy

trek niemand voor nie en is objektief in die

dinge wat jy doen. Jy wil nooit jou naam ge-

noemhnie,maar ons as spelers sien dit raak.

Dankie Mister Rooks. Tiere Woes.

)Mchelm moet vasgevat word. Wat van die

groot werkskeppingsnood in Hermon? Ons

gemeenskap ken hom skaars.

) Ek is so bly ek behoort aan een van die

handeklap-kerke. Dis hierdie kerkewaarGod

opreg geloof word met simbale. EW

) Tonne dankies Mnr. en Mev. Lapsley van

Boschstraat dat julle my sonbril aan my terug-

besorg het. Wys jou net daar is hoop in ons

land met sulke eerlike mense. Baie dankie.

Rhonda Parrott.

) Rica is n klug. Volgens Vodacom bly my

gesteelde foon op my naam ge-Rica. Hoop

dus die bliksemgebruik dit nie vir n bom-drei-

gement nie.

)Aandie stigters, kinders en kleinkinderswat

die kerk verlaat, ons het nie eens geweet dat

julle uit die kerk is nie. Handeklap is Bybels.

Lees net jou Bybel reg en kom tot bekering.

Die kerk beweeg aan. Een uur diens is vir

Woensdagaande. Sondae hou ons ordentlik

kerk. Amen.

) Julle wat so moan oor die kerk wat so lank

aanhou, kan gerus by julle huise bly, want dis

julle wat julle nooit gaan bekeer nie.

)Wyke kry R120000 vir projekte.Watword

in New-Orleans gedoen?

SMS32363

Vulstasie se toiletgerieweslegsvir personeel

Onlangs het ons by GelderblomMotors in Jan

van Riebeeckweg ingery om dringend van hul

toiletgeriewe gebruik temaak. Ek is n gereel-

de klant en vra die petroljoggies waar die rus-

kamers is. Een van hulle s daar is geen toilet-

geriewe vir die publiek nie.

Ek kon dit nie glo nie en het binne gegaan

om seker te maak. Dieselfde nuus is aan my

oorgedra. Om te dink so n fasiliteit is nie vir

klante beskikbaar is nie! Dit is in hierdie tyd

ongehoord terwyl ons die vulstasies daagliks

finansieel ondersteun. Die bestuurder moet

net nie aanvoer dat van sy mense sy goedere

uit die kafee steel of die plek bemors nie.

VERONTWAARDIGDE KLANT

PAARL

AntonSteyn,GelderblomMotorsreageer:

Einde 2007 het Shell die vulstasie platgeslaan

enoorgebou.Voordithet onswelpublieke toilet-

te gehad. Die geriewewas egter n reuse-kopseer

virShell endie eienaarsvandiebesigheidweens

vandalisme, mense wat dit bemors en besteel.

Deure is afgebreek, wasbakke en koperpype uit-

geruk, krane gesteel, toiletringe en deksels ge-

breek, sekuriteitshekkeuit diemuurgebreek, en

sokanekaangaan.Shellhet soortgelykeproble-

me by van hul ander vulstasies ervaar en daar

is besluit omgeen publieke geriewe te bou, veral

omdatGelderblomMotors gele is in n residen-

sile area en nie langs snelweg soos die N1 of

N2 nie. Ons het tans n personeel van 36 mense

wat van twee toilette moet gebruik maak, onge-

lukkig kan ons nie die beperkte fasiliteite ook

oopstel vir die publiek nie! Ek verstaan die frus-

trasie enhet empatiemet die klinte,maaronge-

lukkig is dit Shell se eiendom en hul besluit.

Losonskerkuit

Ek wil net reageer rakende die SMS oor die

kerk op Charleston Hill. Eerstens, die diens

waarna verwys is, was n bevestigingsdiens

van nuwe lidmate, asook Nagmaal. As jy ge-

reeld kerk toe kom, dan sal jy weet dat n be-

vestigingsdiens gewoonlik lank is.

Jong mense in die algemeen stel nie baie

belang nie so n lang diens maak nie regtig

ngrootverskilnie.Watsaakmaak, isofhulle

harteregis.Die jongmensewatwelelkeweek

in die kerk is, geniet die kerk en n lang diens

of gewone diens maak nie n verskil nie. Ek

wonder maar net of jou kinders betrokke is

in die kerk of wel kerk toe kom.

Die vroue wat voorsing, noem ons Praise

andWorship-sangersenhulle singvirdieHe-

re, nie vir mense nie. Ons kerk het aanbe-

weeg, dis n jammerte dat mense soos u nog

so voel. Die tyd van kerkie-kerkie speel, is

lankal verby. Laastens, dit gaan baie goed

met ons, geestelik groei ons verskriklik baie.

As u n probleem het met lang dienste, kom

sien die kerkraad.

TROTSE KERKGANGER

CHARLESTON HILL

8Paarl Post

15 November, 2012

Nuus

News

BirdSanctuary a jewel

PaarlBird Sanctuary,which forms

part of the municipal water treat-

ment works at Dal Josaphat, is be-

ing rejuvenated.

The sanctuary, established by the

Drakenstein Municipality 18 years

ago, consists of 41 ha of ponds, which

attract large numbers of birds. A com-

mittee of local bird lovers was estab-

lished to assist themunicipality in the

running of the sanctuary.

More than 160 different species of

birds have been recorded at

the sanctuary, including a

wide variety of waterbirds

such as the Cape shoveler,

maccoa duck, southern pou-

chard, Cape teal, African

black duck and black-necked

grebe.

The diminutive malachite

kingfisher can be spotted

darting in reed beds, and the

graceful great white pelican,

greater flamingo and lesser

flamingo can be seen on the

open waters.

The sanctuary is open to

bird watchers every day of

the year, free of charge. Two

bird hides are available; one

was generously donated by

the Cape Bird Club when the

sanctuarywas established in

1994.

Paarl Bird Sanctuary is

unique in that bird watching

and bird photography can al-

so be done from the comfort

of your car. Attractive picnic

areas with tables are availa-

ble to give visitors somewhere to relax and en-

joy their refreshments.

Ongoing activities at the sanctuary include

monthly bird counts by a team of dedicated

bird watchers under the lead-

ership of Yvonne Weiss.

Over 6 000 birds have been

ringed at the sanctuary and

their physical details record-

ed, first by the late Gordon

Scholtz and now by Felicity

Ellmore.

Positive recent develop-

ments at the sanctuary in-

clude the planting of 200 in-

digenous trees to attract

birds, the repair of the fence

next tooneof thepicnicareas,

the removal of unsightly rub-

bish and obsolete equipment

and the provision of new con-

crete floors for the bird hides.

And the vandalised cloak-

rooms have also been re-

paired and secured.

The eradication and control of alien inva-

sive trees and plants, however, remain a head-

ache though, a sanctuary spokesperson says.

Flamingoes and pelicans are

among the many birds that

can be viewed at the Paarl

Bird Sanctuary.

Bird lovers from all over flock

to the Paarl Bird Sanctuary to

look at the large and interest-

ing array of birds.

ERFENISMARK: Die Superstars van Wellington doen hul passies by die erfenismark

wat Saterdag by die Taalmonument gehou is. Di optrede was een van die talle pret-

tige aktiwiteite wat Saterdag by die eerste erfenismark plaasgevind het. Die verskeie

klopse-groepe is ook reeds besig met hul voorbereidings vir die jaarlikse klopse-kom-

petisie wat op 1 Januarie in Pelikaanpark in Wellington afskop. Die tweede ronde is

op 19 Januarie en die finaal is op 2 Februarie. FOTO: SIEB SIEBERHAGEN

UITEINDELIK: N sewe jaar is die bouvallige huis op die hoek van Derksen- en

Loopstraat uiteindelik gesloop. Inwoners van die Atlanta-woonstelle het behoorlik ge-

juig toe die huis verlede Donderdag gelykhmet die grond gemaak is. Van links is

Chaneiil Watts, Denise Watts, Kobus Visser (opsigter van die Atlanta-woonstelle) en

Louwensa van Wyk. Visser vertel dat hy al die afgelope vier jaar vir di sloping on-

derhandel het. Die eienaar van di erf, Giepie Brand, is genader oor wat nou met

die erf gaan gebeur, maar sy sekretaresse het ges dat hulle nog niks kan bekend

maak nie. Gerugte doen die ronde dat n woonstelblok hier gaan verrys.

FOTO: SIEB SIEBERHAGEN

Pensionmoney stolen

FRANS LE ROUX

Apensioner of Paarl recently became the lat-

est victim ofATMbank fraudwhenhis bank

card was tempered with at the Standard

Bank ATM in Lady Grey Street.

Mike OShea (65) lost

R1 150 when someone with-

drew his pension money

from his bank account.

OSheawent to check ifhis

pension had been paid on

Friday 3November.Hewait-

ed patiently in the ATM

queue while other custom-

ers withdrew their money.

When it was my turn I

walked up to the ATM, took

out my bank card and pro-

ceededtoslideit intotheslot.

The machine then strangely

rejected my card. The next

momentanunknownperson

came up from behind me,

reached over my shoulder

and took my card out of the

machine.

The same person also took

the receipt from the ATM

and handed it to OShea.

Luckily I hadnt entered my pin number

butIassumethatsomeoneswappedorcloned

my card. I then turned around and asked the

unknown man to give me back my card.

The man returned OSheas card and just

walked away.

Wary of this type of fraud,OShea proceed-

ed into the bankwhere he then cancelled his

card just to be safe.

Accordingtohisbankstatement,onlymin-

utes after the incident at the ATM, someone

had already accessed his account.

Less than ten minutes after I visited

StandardBankinLadyGreyStreet, someone

did a balance enquiry at the Nedbank ATM

inPaarlMall.Mysonfurtherassistedmeand

he too phoned Standard Bank and asked

them to cancel the card.

In the next couple of hours OSheas ac-

count was accessed no less than four times.

The weekend passed and OShea returned

to the bank on Monday, 5 November.

The bank then explained that they have

a three-day follow-up

policy, after which they

would contact me about

my stolen card. After I

checked my account

again I saw that R1 150

had been withdrawn

over the weekend.

OShea then opened a

case of theft at the Paarl

Police station.

I have to commend

the police for their

speedy work in han-

dling my case.

I have no idea how

they by-passed my can-

celled account. I think

that someonehas access

to override the systems

from inside the bank.

After the three daype-

riod Standard Bank had

not contacted OShea and he decided to re-

turn to the bank. On Monday 5 November

there was still no answer from the bank.

My concern with this whole problem is

that there are no visible security guards at

these specific ATMs.

Iwant towarnthepublic that these things

dohappensoquicklyandtheyshouldbevigi-

lantwhenwithdrawingmoneyat anyATM.

According to OShea, Nedbank in Paarl

CBDhas securityguardsoutside theirATMs

and their clients feel much safer.

After similar incidents the Paarl police

would like to urge the public to take extra

care when drawing money from ATMs.

At the time of going to press, Paarl Post

had been unable to reach Standard Bank for

comment.

Here Mike OShea shows his

bank card which was in his pos-

session when someone withdrew

money from his account.

PIC: FRANS LE ROUX

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Mense

People

KURSUS: SBA se dagsorg-stu-

dente wat hul kursus by Butterfly

House voltooi het, het verlede

week hul sertifikate ontvang. Die

doel van die kursus is om vroue

te bemagtig en te verryk. Die

vroue het nuwe vaardighede

aangeleer met die doel om dit

terug te ploeg in hul gemeen-

skappe. Baie vroue verdien dan

ook later n inkomste met hul nu-

we vaardighede. Saam met die

groep is hul fasiliteerder, Char-

maine Rhoda (agter middel).

GARDEN: The Franschhoek Lions Ladies in

conjunction with volunteers from the Fransch-

hoek Valley recently hosted their 13th annual

Garden Festival. More than 1 400 visitors

flocked to Franschhoek to admire 10 beauti-

ful gardens throughout the valley. The monies

raised will be donated to the building fund

of Fleur de Lis home for the elderly in

Franschhoek. This fund is facilitated by the

Franschhoek Lions. Here are Carol Dendy Yo-

ung (committee member), Fay Bentley (com-

mittee member) and Pat Morgan (volunteer

worker) at the plant sale of the festival.

PHOTO: LODINE MASKE

SPECTACULAR: One of the events industrys

most valuable treasures, Kleinevalleij in Wel-

lington, recently went through a process of

change with regards to their ownership and

management. Here are the proud owners,

Bosman Le Roux (left), Anelma Basson,

Louch, Louis and Andr Le Roux at a func-

tion last week to announce that the venue is

once again back on track.

PIC: DEVIDEAN MOSES

TOEKENNING: Mariechen le Roux (23) n

oudleerling van La Rochelle is by n dinee

met een van die hoogste toekennings aan

die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) Die Rek-

torstoekenning vir Akademie vereer. Sy

het ook die Dekaansmedalje vir hoogste

akademiese prestasie aan die fakulteit van

opvoedkunde ontvang. Sy verwerf haar

BSc Graad in Menslikewetenskappe, asook

haar nagraadse Onderwyssertifikaat aan

die US (cum laude). In haar tweede en der-

de jaar is sy ook aangewys as die top-stu-

dent in Fisiologie aan die universiteit.

LION CUBS: Five new members were in-

ducted into the Franschhoek Lions Club re-

cently. They are (second from left) Kurt Mas-

ke, Michael Macaskill, Wayne Buckley, Jason

Ratner and George de Wet. Left is Jimmy

Lang (District Governor) and far right is Ge-

rald Fourie (Franschhoek Lions President).

PIC: LODINE MASKE

SAMA-KONFERENSIE: Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museumsvereniging (SAMA) is n professi-

onele liggaam wat veral fokus op die Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis- en museumsektore. SA-

MA beywer hom verder om leiding te gee in die bestuur van die land se diverse na-

tuurlike en kulturele erfenis. Dit word gedoen deur verskillende programme en akade-

miese publikasies asook die jaarlikse nasionale museumskonferensie wat in die

verskillende provinsies roteer. Vanjaar het die 76ste SAMA nasionale konferensie in die

Toringkerk-saal van 30 Oktober tot 1 November plaasgevind. Meer as n honderd af-

gevaardigdes van regoor die land het die verrigtinge bygewoon. Vanjaar se tema was

Museums in n Veranderende Wreld en het gefokus op temas soos gemeenskappe in

flux, die erfenissektor in Suid-Afrika, akkreditasie, standaarde en opleiding, nuwe teg-

nologie, die groen evolusie en onderrig vir die toekoms. Die burgemeester, Gesie van

Deventer (derde van regs) het die afgevaardigdes verwelkom en die minister van kul-

tuursake en sport, dr. Ivan Meyer (vierde van regs) was die hoofspreker. By hulle is

(van links) Tracey Randle, Sigi Howes, Marianne Gertenbach, Catherine Snel (SAMA-vi-

sepresident), Mark Sole (SAMA-president), Sonja Warnich-Stemmet en Cathrynne Salter-

Jansen.

AWARD: The Department of Correc-

tional Services, Allandale Manage-

ment Area, recently recognised, hon-

oured an awarded??? their men and

women for outstanding accomplish-

ments through the year. Winton Africa

(second from left) won the award for

the best correctional official of the

year. This awarded??? is made to the

individual who made the greatest im-

pact in the management area, who

consistently throughout the year ex-

celled in terms of overall performance

and compliance and impacted the

management area positively through

creativity, innovation and teamwork.

With him are (from left to right) Kosie

Sinclair (area commissioner ), Mo-

nique Sampson (area commissioner

office, first runner up), Arrie Muller

(head of Paardeberg) and Mercedes

Smith (area commissioner office, sec-

ond runner up).BORGE: Hor Jongenskool Paarl het

onlangs hul jaarlikse borge-bedan-

kingsaand gehou by Domaine

Brahms. Hier staan (van links) Johan

van Deventer (eienaar, Domaine

Brahms), Razvan Macici (Nederburg

wynmaker) en sy vrou Melani en Ri-

chard Visagie (hoof van sport by

HJS).

FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

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Tuinkaperjolle vir kinders

LIEZL DAVIDS

S

ukkel jy om jou kinders te kry

om groente en vrugte te eet?

Dalk is Knolle, bolle en tuinka-

perjolle die antwoord vir jou.

Paarliet en oud-leerling van Hor

MeisieskoolPaarl, SamanthavanRiet,

het onlangs n prettige tuinboek vir

kinders bekendgestel.

Van Riet, n vryskut-illustreerder

watmeestal illustrasiesvirskoolboeke

doen, hou daarvan om kinders iets op

n prettige wyse te leer. Ek het begin

omindie tuinvirmyeiekinders tewys

hoe om te plant en hoe die groente en

vrugte groei. Toe kry ek die idee om

n boek daaroor uit te gee.

Toe sy die voorstel aan n uitgewer

voorgel het, het hulle ook gedink dit

kanwerk,maar het haar aangemoedig

om die boek self te skryf ook. Ek is

gewoond daaraan om illustrasies te

doen, maar nie om te skryf nie, maar

ek het darem twee jaar kans gehad om

navorsing te doen. Die twee jaar het ook ge-

help dat daar n verskeidenheid van groente

en vrugte in die boek is.

Al die groente en vrugte wat in die boek ge-

dek word, is in Van Riet se tuin geplant. In

die boek sal jy meer leer oor grondvoorberei-

ding, saai en omsien na plante, herwinning,

seisoene, insekte, vols, natuurlike siklusse

en die oes.

Die boek sal kinders opgewonde maak om

die groente en vrugte wat hulle self geplant

het te eet, wat ook dan goeie gewoontes van

kleins af kweek.

Kinders en selfs ouers sal ookmeer leer oor

sooswanneer jywattersoortgroenteofvrugte

moetplant enalleswordopgeheldermetprag-

tige kleurvolle fotos, illustrasies en maklike

resepte.

Die boek maak dit maklik vir kinders om

te verstaan en vir die juffrou of vir die ouers

om dit te verduidelik aan die kind.

Van Riet vertel haar kinders is so positief

teenoor die tuin dat hulle nou selfs stry oor

die ertjies en aarbeie in die tuin. Hulle eet

die ertjies en aarbeie nou sommer uit die tuin

uit.

Dieboekbevatdiemeestevrugte engroente

wat maklik is om in jou eie tuin te plant en

jy het ook nie n groot tuin daarvoor nodig

nie.

Tienduisend boeke, waarvan 6 000 Afri-

kaans en 4 000 Engels (Roots, shoots & muddy

boots), is landwyd in verskeie boekwinkels

teen R180 per boek te koop, sowel as op die

internet.

) n Gelukkige Paarl Post-leser kan n ek-

semplaar van Knolle, bolle en tuinkaperjolle

wen. E-pos jou naam en kontaknommer na

edit@paarlpost.co.za met die naam van die

skrywer van di boek.

Samantha van Riet is trots op haar tuinmaakboek

vir kinders, Knolle, bolle en tuinkaperjolle.

FOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS

Gooddeals with Deal Bomb

The local non-profit

organisation, Ama-

do, will benefit from

sales from the new

localon-linemarket-

ing company, Deal

Bomb.

Deal Bomb, which

was launched last

week, isamarketing

platform that con-

nects local residents

with discounted

products and servic-

es of businesses in

Paarl and Welling-

ton.

Amado which gives animal-assisted

therapy to disabled children, will receive

a percentage of each sale made on the site.

With animal-assisted therapy, Amado

helpsdisabledchildrentakechargeoftheir

own lives and their position in their com-

munities with the therapeutic qualities of

horses.

Amadoassists40childrenaweek forhalf

hour sessions, giving each child two hours

of riding per month. They work closely

with occupational therapists, psycholo-

gists and physiotherapists.

Deal Bomb is proud to partner with an

organisation making such a tangible dif-

ference in the lives of local children. Their

mission is unique, their methods effective

and their outcomes remarkable, said

Wendy Roux, local Deal Bomb partner.

According to Stefan du Toit, director of

Deal Bomb, they identified the need for

such a marketing service in the town.

WedecidedtobringthisservicetoPaarl

andWellington and in thiswaywe can em-

power local business-

es.We alsowant to be

the go-to website for

group buying spe-

cials in this area.

He said thus far

they have only re-

ceived positive feed-

backfrombusinesses

andcustomers. This

is a good andmeasur-

able way to do mar-

keting and it is awin-

win situation for eve-

ryone involved; the

business, thecustom-

er, us and Amado.

It is free of charge to place the deal on

the website, but a percentage of the sale

goes to Deal Bomb and Amado.

Businesses can place their deals on the

website and the public can buy the deals

through the site. Buyers will receive a

voucher for the purchase made.

Wednesdays is Deal Bomb day and our

latest newsletter with all the specials will

be sent out to subscribers, said Roux.

Besides all the great deals, they will run

competitions and people can alsomake do-

nations to Amado on the site.

We are very excited about partnering

with local businesses and having them in-

volved in our organisation, said MLani

Basson, founder of Amado.

For more information on Amado visit

www.amado.co.za.

Formore informationonDealBomband

their on-line marketing platform, visit

www.dealbomb.co.za or contact Wendy

Roux on 082 811 9670 or info@deal-

bomb.co.za.

Stefan du Toit, director of Deal Bomb,

with MLani Basson, founder of Amado

and Wendy Roux, local Deal Bomb

partner. PHOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS

PROMOTION

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15 November, 2012

Nuus

News

Burglars are on the prowl on Kyle-

more, Pniel and the Banhoek farms,

helping themselves to valuables such

as electronic appliances, computers,

cameras and power tools as they go.

Groot Drakenstein police would

thus like to provide the public with

safety hints.

) Make your home look occupied

and make it difficult to break in.

) Lock all outside doors and win-

dows before you leave the house or go

to bed. Even if it is for a short time,

lock your doors. Leave lights onwhen

you go out.

) Check locks on doors and win-

dowsandreplacethemwithsecurede-

vices when necessary

)Keep a detailed inventory of your

valuable possessions, including a de-

scription of the items, date of pur-

chase, valueandwhereapplicable, se-

rial numbers. Also, take photographs

of valuable objects, heirlooms and an-

tiques. Your insurance company can

provide assistance in making and

keeping your inventory

)Mark your valuables with an en-

graver which is available from the

Groot-Drakenstein Police Station.

Marked itemsareharder foraburglar

to dispose of and easier for police to

recover.

) The most important thing you

can do is call the police to report a

crime or any suspicious activity.

) You have to be the eyes of your

neighbourhood. And remember you

can always remain anonymous!

Be a good neighbour. If you notice

anything suspicious in your neigh-

bourhood, call the police immediate-

ly, Groot Drakenstein 021 874 8000.

) A man murdered his sibling in

Mbekweni. A man from Dube in

Mbekweni died in hospital recently

after allegedly being assaulted by his

brother with a brick. Sonwabo

Dakuse (22) had a scuffle with his

brother which later led to him being

beaten several times on the headwith

a brick. His brother, Sandile Skalika

(28) appeared in the Paarl Court re-

cently and he is awaiting trial for the

murder of Sonwabo.

) AwomanfromMbekweniwasre-

cently raped at Ntelezi Street by two

unknownmales while walking home.

She was alone when the attack oc-

curred at around 02:45. Shewas found

by police wandering the streets with

some of her clothes ripped off.

TheStationCommanderurges resi-

dents, especially females, not to walk

alone at night.

GESOEK: Paarl Po-

lisie is opsoek na

Kobus Williams oor

die verkoop van on-

wettige alkohol.

Skalel Charleen For-

tuin, 082 574 5665

of 021 807 4044

met inligting,

Young girl electrocuted

Another child has been shocked to death in

Mbekweni, allegedly due to the on-going

problem of electrical illegal wiring, better

known as spaghetti wiring.

A girl (4) was playing near her home in

Zatshoba Street, Pollo Park on Saturday

morning. According to Mbekweni police

AluthaMaqwelanasmother,Nadipa,heard

herdaughterscreamingat12:10,butshewas

busy at the time.When shewent looking for

her daughter later she found her lying on

her back. She was already dead.

Police said a loose electrical wire from an

illegal connection came into contact with a

metal shack sending an electrical current

through it. Investigators said when Alutha

touched the shack, she would have been

trapped in an electrical whirlpool which

sent a electricity surge through her, burn-

ing her alive.

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15 November, 2012

Jeug

Youth

TROPHY ACHIEVERS: Mary Help of

Christian Primary School held their annual

prize-giving ceremony and selected Zintle

Valashiya as their role model, while Lawren

Smith were awarded as the top achiever of

the school.

WENNERS: Paulus Joubert Primre Skool se o.13-rugbyspelers is ty-

dens die Mayoral Cup as wenners aangewys. Saam met die groep is

hul afrigters: Godfrey Gertse (agter van links) en Joseph Titus (agter

regs).

FOTO: ERNEST KILOWAN

LEIERS: Hoofleiers van New Orleans Sekondre Skool vir 2013 is tydens

hul jaarlikse prysuitdeling aangewys. Van links is Anique Leibrandt (on-

der-hoofmeisie), Candice de Waal (hoofmeisie), Abduraghmaan Farao

(hoofseun) en Heinrich Muller (onder-hoofseun). FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

GYMNAST: Sarah Sinclair of

Courtrai Primary, competed at the

South African National Gymnastics

Championships in Pretoria for mini

trampoline, u.9. She came second

and received a silver medal.

SPEL-OLIMPIADE: Paarlzicht Primre Skool se leerlinge het aan die Wynlandstreek spel-olimpiade deelge-

neem en deurgedring na die finale ronde. Van links is Cohen Swartz, Ulrich Truter, Zo Simpson, Elijah Bells,

Chaanfred Klaasen, Jacquin Pienaar, Kailin Solomons, Cohen Solomons, Jadine Heyns, Robin-Lee Williams en

Chante van Wyk. Jacquin het n eerste plek behaal, Elijah n derde plek asook Kailin n derde plek.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

WENNERS: Vier Laerskool Courtrai-leerlinge Chrisli Steyn (links), Elsje-Mari Louw, Jor-

dan Williams en Shani van der Merwe is as wenners aangewys in die Wynland-streek

vir die finale spel olimpiade-ronde, wat in Worcester plaasgevind het. Shani (gr. 1) en

Chrisli (gr. 2) het silwer gewen, Elsje-Mari (gr. 2) brons en Jordan (gr. 3) n trofee.

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Jeug

Youth

SPORT: During the prize-giving ceremony

of Mary Help of Christians Primary

School, Kelly van Rooyen was named as

the sportswoman of the year and Mac

Neil Fredericks as sportsman of the year.

AFSKEID: Gr.9-leerlinge van Nieuwe Drift Primre Skool het hul afskeid op die Nelson

Greek-wynlandgoed gehou. Hier pronk Natasha Fortuin (links), Fanishwa Plaatjies, Megan

Albertus en Jo-Ann Pienaar.

SY KAN SPEL: Amber de Goe-

de (gr. 5) van Newton Primre

Skool het aan die kring 3 spel-

olimpiade se finaal in Worcester

deelgeneem en n eerste plek

asook n trofee verower.

SPORTGEES: Di twee leerlinge Rantin For-

tuin en Angelique Loverlott van New Orleans

Sekondre Skool is tydens hul prysuitdeling

aangewys as sportman- en meisie van die

jaar. FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

BEKERWENNERS: Gr.7-leerlinge van Paarlzicht Primre Skool het die beker verower

tydens die Paarl Eidsteddfod vir hul koorspraak, The Peace Maker. FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

HOOFLEIERS: Frederik Olivier (links) is as hoofseun

aangewys en Gerard de la Bat is onder-hoofseun

van Primre Seunskool Paarl vir 2013.

KUNS: Hierdie leerlinge

van Laerskool Noord-

Eind het aan visuele kuns

eisteddfod deelgeneem.

Van die 24 inskrywings

spog die groepie met

twee bekerwenners, ses

cum laude, 13 goud plus

en drie goud. Agter van

links is Stephan Mostert,

Dian Theron, Kyle Hui-

samen, Andr Verhoog,

Corn Odendaal, Nicole

Janse van Rensburg en

Justin Marthinussen. Der-

de ry: Deidr Bruwer,

Mariska Malan, Gerrit Bester, Karin Cronj (onderwyser), Jana Kellerman, Ruan Late-

gan en Ariel Volschenk. Tweede ry: Pieter Wiehahn, Tiana Louwrens, Mela Botha,

Willie Oelofsen, Yancke Rockman en Elsa du Toit. Voor sit Jan Willem Conradie, Ul-

rich Brand en Carla Pretorius. Die bekerwenners is Deidr en Jana.

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Hopevermaakbygospelfees

Die opwinding is aan die opbou vir

dieBlueRock-gospelfeeswatop1De-

sember op die Blaauwklippen-wyn-

landgoed by Stellenbosch aangebied

word.

Met bekendes soos Louis Brittz, Rou-

chelleLiedemann,NevilleD, IvanSiege-

laar, Anders, Louis Loock van Romanz,

Onbeskaamd, Heinz Winckler en talle

ander gaan dit n onvergeetlike dag

wees.Luidkidzsaldiekinders in lofsang

ly en gedurende die dag tree kunste-

naars soos Alban Petersen, Kenny Si-

mon, Starlit Sky, Heavenly Quartez, El-

ton Jansen, Gareth James, Henri Kriel

en Francois Louw op.

Die feesbeginom10:00endaar isveili-

ge parkering beskikbaar by Tegnopark

langs die R44. Pendelbussies sal deurlo-

pend tussen die parkeergebied en die

plaas ry.

Blaauwklippen,geleaandievoetvan

die Stellenbosch-berg, is een van die

oudste wynplase in Suid-Afrika. Boer-

dery op die plaas het reeds in 1682 begin

tussen die blou klippe waar die plaas

sy naam vandaan kry en die filosofie is

dat die wynmaker slegs voltooi wat die

natuur begin het.

Tydensdie feessaldaarhopevermaak

vir nie net die kinders wees nie, maar

vir die hele gesin. Die gesinsmark sal

ietsbiedwat inelkeensesmaakval.Van

varsprodukte totsmaaklikekosenwyn,

kuns, handwerk en modes en dekor.

Bring gerus komberse, sonsambrele of n

gazebo saamengeniet n piekniek opdie gras.

Blaauwklippen se internasionaal bekende

wyn sal te proe en te koop wees.

Daar word n spesiale doekruilstasie en n

moederskamer met TV-skerms ingerig sodat

nie een oomblik van die aksie op die verhoog

gemissalwordnie.RadioTygerbergsal nreg-

streekse uitsending van die plaas af doen.

Vir diegene wat van ver kom, bied Protea

Hotel Stellenbosch kamers teen R420 per per-

soon aan. Dit sluit in n aandete en vertoning

na afloop van die fees en ontbyt die Sondagog-

gend. nKerkdiensworddie Sondagbydieho-

tel aangebied.

Kaartjies is beskikbaar by Computicket en

kos R100 (R50 vir kinders onder 12). Dit gee

jou toegang vir die hele dag en sluit alle verto-

nings in.Virmeer inligtingskakel0797164593

of e-pos bookings@nuelight.co.za. Hou Paarl

Post dop vir meer inligting.

Anders is een van die vele kunstenaars wat besoe-

kers sal vermaak.

Screening of the documentary Imamand I

The Rural Islamic Welfare Association (RI-

WA) will be hosting a fund-raising event by

screening the documentaryImam and I at

19:30 at the Police College Auditorium, Main

Street, Paarl on Saturday.

The documentary is based on the life of

Imam Abdullah Haron who was killed in de-

tention in 1969.

It is directedandproducedbyhis grandson,

Khalid Ashur Shamis.

The Boland launch of the revised edition of

the book, The killing of the Imam, written by

Barney Desai and Cardiff Marney, will also

take place and copies will be available to pur-

chase.

RIWAwill also host a photographic exhibi-

tion on political prisoners killed whilst in de-

tention. For tickets at R20, contactAyeshaAl-

lie on 082 497 8909 or Farieda Essop on 021 862

2237.

Kersfeesliggies in tuine

DieWellington Tuinbouklub bied aanKers-

feesliggies in die Tuin op Vrydag 30 Novem-

ber enSaterdag 1Desember.Vyf tuineword

in nKersfeesstemminggetooi enkanbesig-

tigwordvan20:00 tot 22:00.Di tuine is gele

in Vyfdelaan, Montpellierstraat, Richter-

laan, Tweedelaan en Bainstraat inWelling-

ton. Kaartjies (R40; gratis vir laerskoolleer-

linge) isbeskikbaarbyWriteShoppeenBas-

son Skoene. Fondse gaan vir liefdadigheid.

Bel Susna du Toit 084 664 1665.

Kerk vier verjaardag

Die gemeente VGK Huguenot is 43 jaar oud

op Vrydag 16 November en hul verjaardag-

vieringe begin om18:00methandball-spele-

tjies, koeldrank, worsrolletjie-verkope en

suikerkaskenades.

Saterdag word Gemeentedag met n ba-

saar gevier. n Hoede-kompetisie en suiker-

kaskenades en n springkasteelwordvir die

jongspan aangebied . Sondag om 09:45 word

dieeredienswaargeneemdeurdr.Mary-An-

ne Plaatjies van Huffel, die moderator van

die algemene sinode van die VGK.

Kalender . Calendar

SATERDAG 17 NOVEMBER

) Die TBKWes-Kaap hou hul dans om 17:45

by Laerskool Noord-Eind met orkeste van Na-

makwaland, Polkadraai en Kaapland.

) Die Blommefees van Pniel Congregational

kerk vind plaas tot 20November. Die opening-

seremonie is Saterdag om 10:00 en die fees

is oop tot 18:00. Sondag is die blomme op

skou vanaf 14:00 tot 18:00, 19 en 20Novem-

ber kan die blomme vanaf 10:00 besigtig

word.

WOENSDAG 21 NOVEMBER

) Die Depressieondersteuningsgroep verga-

der om 19:15 by die Marthasaal, Jan van Rie-

beekstraat, Wellington. Die spreker, Wynand

Theron, sal praat oor innerlike vrede, die fees-

tyd wat voorl en jou gemoedstoestand.

SATERDAG 24 NOVEMBER

) Die klas van 1992 van Bergrivier Sekondr

hou hul renie op24November.Oudonderwy-

sers van 1992 word ook uitgenooi. Bel Karin

(076 100 1479) of Vanessa (079 454 0759).

) Awesome Ministries hou op 24 November

n Gospel Extravaganza in die Mbekweni

Community Sport Centre om 14:00.

WOENSDAG 28 NOVEMBER

)Marion Holm met haar eenvrou-vertoning,

Holmakiesie is om 19:00 te sien by Laerskool

Hugo Rust. Kaartjies is R120 en sluit n piek-

niek-ete in. Vir nadere inligting bel Pikkieland

by 021 873 3178.

) Kinders van die Ses bied aan Ek watch jou

indieHugenote-gemeenskapsaal teenR60.Bel

Chabre Simons by 072 2605 091.

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER

) Artists Studio presents an exhibition called

Le Student Exhibition at Juno Art House at

18:30.

) Paulus Joubert Sekondr seoudstudentehou

n dinee met die tema Black Tie by Allandale

se saal om 19:00. Kaartjies kos R150 per per-

soon en sluit n viergang-maaltyd in. Vir kaart-

jies bel Mario Williams by 082 380 2680 of

Jacques Williams by 082 886 5354.

VRYDAG 30 NOVEMBER

) Die Boeremusiekgilde se Boland-tak hou n

dans met die orkes van Peter van Niekerk by

Laerskool Noord-Eind. Toegang is R35 (R45

vir nie-lede). Bel 083 346 7083 vir navrae.

SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER

)AChristmasMarket will be held at 1 Crystal

Street, Northern Paarl from 10:00 till 14:00.

There will be arts, craft, jewellery, clothes, kids

stuff, homemade and handmade products and

much more on sale. Contact Riza Fouch on

082 567 5769.

) Die ATKV-Rieldans-finaal vind plaas om

19:00 by die Liqui-Fruit Amfiteater op Paarl-

berg.Aanlynbesprekings teenR60kangedoen

word by www.cultivaria.com of skakel 021

886 7156. Kaartjies sal ook by die hek te koop

wees.

Miss TeenQueen 2012

MammaAfrica is looking for theirvery first

Miss Teen Queen 2012. The aim of this con-

test is to raise funds for under-privileged

children and pensioners.

All girls aged between 13 and 19 are invit-

ed to enter. Prizes worth R3 000 are up for

grabs. On 18 December, Miss Teen Queen

and Miss Photogenic will be crowned.

Theentry fee isR10.For rules, access tick-

ets andentry forms, contactRhoshPersent

on 073 237 0752, 021 863 4758 or email rt-

persent@gmail.com. Entrants need a head

and shoulders photograph of themselves to

enter.Girlsunder18musthaveasignedcon-

sent form from their parents or guardian.

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15 November, 2012

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showmepaarl.co.za

NatashaMeisteron stage

TheNatashaMeisterband

will perform on Friday 16

November at the Brdien-

ghuis Theatre at 20:00.

Natasha Meister, the 21-

year-old Canadian born,

prodigy singer / songwriter

has been dubbed The

Meister by local fans and

supporters and it stands to

reason when you see this

youngster perform.

After just two short years

in the industry, shehasbeen

recognised as a rising star

with incredible passion. A

credit to her name is the fact

that Natasha is the only

woman in Africa who is endorsed by both

Fender (USA) and Lakewood (Germany) gui-

tars.

Joined by veteran musicians Paul Tizzard

(Drums: ex-The Usual) and Roger Bashew

(Bass: ex-The Lonesharks), who once backed

the likes of Dave Fergusson and James Stew-

art, this trio has groove and fusion that is not

easily matched.

Tickets at R80 can be booked at 082 812 1112.

The Natasha Meister band will perform on Friday 16 Novem-

ber at the Brdienghuis Theatre at 20:00.

KitaarvirtuosoMel Botes tree op

Die liedjieskywer, kitaarvirtuoso enalombe-

kendeMel Botes tree Vrydag om 20:00 by die

Ou Meul-teater op.

Mel kommet sy dubbel-album, getiteldDie

Beste van Mel Botes, waarvan die een CD sy

beste Afrikaanse werke ten toon stel en die

ander CD sy beste Engelse werke.

Botes is een van die min kunstenaars wat

dit reggekryhet omgelyktydig nAfrikaanse

loopbaan as liedjieskrywer en folk-rock-san-

ger te vestig, asook n Engelse loopbaan as

rock-sanger en kitaarspeler.

PICNIC CONCERT: CODA, the Afro-jazz fusion band, the tenor James Bhemgee

(2010 winner of SABC2s reality show SAs Got Talent) and cabaret artist Nil Rade-

man will perform at 17:00 on 24 November at the annual Nederburg Concert Se-

ries. Tickets at R100 each include a bottle of Nederburg wine per couple. Entry for

children under 12 is free. Guests can bring their own picnic baskets or book a picnic

platter at R100 (R50 for kiddies platters). You may not bring your own alcoholic

beverages. Drinks will be sold at the event. Bring own glasses, blankets and chairs.

Gates open at 15:00. Book your picnic platter at least four days in advance and/or

reserve your tickets with Jean-Mari Marais on 021 862 3104 or 021 877 5173.

Wen kaartjies na komedie in Tuinteater

Die revolusionre Afrikaanse skerpskerts

komediegroep Gemengde Vrugte is Vrydag

23 November om 19:30 by die Afrikaanse

TaalmonumentseTuinteaterinPaarl tesien.

Om18:30wordeenvandiekomediante,Ko-

bus Galloway, se nuwe boek bekend gestel.

Kobus is die skrywer en illustreerdervandie

IdeesVolVrees-reeks. JuriePrins, bekendvir

sydeelnameaankykNETseprogramSaktyd,

is n skrywer en akteur, sal die seremonie-

meester wees. Schalk Bezuidenhout, die

wennervandieGraaComedyShowdownen

ook die hoogtepunt van die Nandos Comedy

Festival vroer vanjaar, maak saam met

Francois van As, Werner Smit en die nuwe-

ling Ronnie Victor Gemengde Vrugte uit.

Besoekers kan hul eie piekniekmandjie

saambring of nmandjie teen R170 (vir twee)

by 021 863 2800 bestel. Ligte verversings, bier

en wyn sal te koop wees. Kaartjies (R85) vir

die boekbekendstelling en komedieverto-

ning is by die hek beskikbaar en vooraf by

dieTaalmuseuminPastorielaanof byAmira

Clayton by 021 863 4809.

)Vyf lesers kan elk n kaartjie wen. Stuur

jou naam, van, nommer en die naam van die

komedie na kommunikasie@taalmuse-

um.co.za.

TERUG NA ROCK: Met

Aneen Neethling se veel-

sydige stem en Ivan Pie-

ters se elektriese kitaar

beloof hulle om harte te

steel met hul vertoning

Terug na Rock op Don-

derdag 22 November om

19:30 by die Ou Meul-te-

ater. Gaste kan uitsien na

ruk-en-rol en akoestiese

klanke, so wel as oor-

spronklike liedjies uit

Aneen se pen en Ivan se

kitaar. Aneen is n oud-

Larrie. Kaartjies is R60

en kan bespreek word by

084 370 2510.

Elvis Blue

Elvis Blue will per-

form at Rheboks-

kloof Estate on Sun-

day at 19:00. Gates

open at 17:00. Bring

own picnic or order

at theestate.Tickets

R130 R180 at Com-

puticket/www. rhe-

bokskloof.co.za.

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15 November, 2012

Sake Post

Business Post

#Klink to local estates

Various local wine estates were

crowned with #KLINK Awards re-

cently in the country first ever,

consumer-driven,interactivewine

tourism awards.

Earlier this year, Wine Tourism

SouthAfricainvitedfoodies,winelov-

ers, outdoor adventurers and wine

farm visitors to show their love for

South Africas winelands by voting

for their favourite nominees.

The nominees were short-listed by

apanelof industry-relatedprofession-

als across a variety of categories and,

for the first time, voting was opened

to the public to see who they felt were

the best of the best. Thousands of en-

thusiastic consumers provided in-

stantaneous feedback on their wine-

land experiences via Facebook, twit-

ter and email.

Their social media voices were heard and

thecreamof thewinelandscropwasrevealed

on 1 November.

The local winners are the Franschhoek

Wine Valley (most memorable wine route),

the Cape Heritage Museum at Solms-Delta

(most unusual attraction on a wine route),

Fairview (best cellar tasting experience),

FairviewDeli (best deli on awine farm), Har-

vest at Laborie (best bistro or caf on a wine

farm), Haute Cabrire (great food and excel-

lentvalue),PierneefLaMotte (bestgourmet

restaurant at the cellar door) and Doolhof

GrandDdale (bestboutiqueaccommodation

on a wine estate).

Wine Tourism South Africa and #KLINK

Awards founder, Monika Elias, thanked the

thousands of domestic and international

wine tourists who visited, voted for and pro-

vided feedback on their favourite nominees.

The inaugural #KLINKAwards achieved

our aim of using social media as a core mar-

keting driver and important means of build-

ing relationships and engaging with poten-

tial and existing clients.

Through the viral nature of these plat-

forms