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In haar voorlopige begrotingstoespraak, het bur

gemeester Gesie van Deventer ges die Draken

steinmunisipaliteit se toekoms op finansile ge

bied lyk heel rooskleurig. BL. 2

Dstein finansiesgesond

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Die Paarl se immer gewilde wynfees, Ommiberg,

vind Saterdag en Sondag plaas. Paarl Postlesers

staan n kans om kaartjies na hierdie groot fees

te wen. BL. 3

Ommiberg ishier!

SPORT

Die Regent BolandKavaliers het na n onverwagse

oorwinning teen die Stormers in n opwarming

stryd, hul aanhangers opgewonde vir die 2014

seisoen. BL. 24

WPinBolandsevisier

Munisipale werkers van die Drakensteinmunisipaliteit aan die werk om kragtoevoer te herstel op die to

neel Sondagoggend waar Jacques Croeser verongeluk het. FOTO: LISE BEYERS

Padvandoodeisng n lewe

Padvandoodeisng n lewe

MARYKE SWART

n Man van Kaapstad is dood

n nog n grubotsing in Paarl

se hoofstraat die naweek.

Jacques Croeser (34) is vroeg

Sondagoggenddoodnadat symo-

tor n 01:00 vermoedelik teen n

ho spoed n kragboks op die

hoek van Optenhorst- en Hoof-

straat getref het.

Croeser se Peugot 206 is

dwarsdeur die omheining van

Optenhorst-plaas, waarna dit in

die wingerd tot stilstand gekom

en in vlamme uitgebars het.

Croeser is uit diemotor geslin-

ger en is op die toneel dood. Sy

lyk is sowat 4 m van die wrak ge-

vind. Hywas alleen in diemotor.

Croeser was vermoedelik van

n kuierplek in Noorder-Paarl

onderweg toehynabeweringna-

by Optenhorststraat beheer oor

die motor verloor het.

n Vriendin van Croeser was

glo histeries toe sy kort n die

ongeluk op die toneel aankom en

wou, volgens ooggetuies, met al-

le geweld saam in die lykswa ry.

Sy is deur polisiebeamptes ver-

bied.

Na wat verneem word het

Croeser in die Kaap aswerktuig-

kundige gewerk. Sy familie bly

glo in KwaZulu-Natal maar teen

druktyd kon Paarl Post nog nie

n familielid opspoor nie.

Kragtoevoerna ngedeeltevan

Noorder-Paarlwas vir bykans 18

uur n die ongeluk af terwylmu-

nisipale werkers van die Dra-

kenstein-munisipaliteit ge-

spook het om n nuwe kragboks

te installeer.

PaarlPostverneemindieafge-

lope agt jaar is minstens 15 pad-

sterftes in die Paarl se Hoof-

straataangemeld,waarvan10se-

dert April 2013 plaasgevind het.

Volgens kapt. Louise du Ples-

sis, polisiewoordvoerder, vind

n gemiddeld van 15 tot 20 onge-

lukke oor n naweek op paaie in

die Paarl plaas.

Inmeeste gevalle gebeur onge-

lukke n 00:00 en speel spoed en

alkohol n bydraende rol.

Gesie van Deventer, burge-

meester vanDrakenstein, het by

navraag ges sy is bewus van die

probleme met spoed op Paarlse

paaie en dat n ondersoek reeds

gelas is om te kykwattermaatre-

els moontlik ingestel kan word.

Omdat Hoofstraat n provin-

siale pad is, mag tradisionele

spoedbulte nie in Hoofstraat

aangebring word nie. n Perma-

nente kamera kan ook slegs n

n goedkeuringsproses deur die

provinsie opgerig word.

Van Deventer het egter ges

die burgemeesterskomitee het

op 22 Januarie vier spoedkal-

meringstafels vir Noorder-

Paarl en een vir Wellington se

hoofstraat, goedgekeur. Dit sal

so gou moontlik aangebring

word.

Volgens haar word n mobiele

kamera en drie spookvoertuie

intussen gebruik om te help om

spoed te beheer.

Dis tragies asmense veronge-

luk as gevolg van spoed en ons

sal aanhou totdat ons die ge-

wenste resultate bereik. Ons

hoop ook om n permanente ka-

mera in te stel.

Van Deventer het namens die

munisipaliteit simpatie met die

oorledene se naasbestaandes be-

toon.

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Nog nnaweek, nog n sterfte oponsPaarl

paaie. Hierdie keer weer in ons hoof-

straat. Die Paarl mag wel een van die

langste hoofstrate in die land h, maar

dit beteken nie dat motoriste die spoed-

grense gehoorsaam nie.

Huiseienaars in die Paarl wat teen die

hoofstraat woon is egter nou al raadop.

Spoedwalle, nuwe verkeersligte en selfs

roetine padblokkades is nie genoeg om

die jaagduiwels te stop nie. Inwoners in

verskeie dele van die dorp l snags wak-

ker terwyl kansvatters op en af jaag deur

ons dorp. Gaan dit ooit end kry?

n Ware vriend sal jou deur

dik en dun bystaan.

Spreuke 17:17

Plakstuk

Die nuwe plakvorm in die Paarl Post Plak-

vir-jou-Sak-kompetisie is in vandeesweek

se Paarl Post versteek. Lesers kan R1 500

kontant sowel as gratis intekening na

Paarl Post vir n jaar en n R2 000-geskenk-

bewys van Vineyard Superspar wen.

Die kompetisie sluit om 10:00 op Vrydag

25 April.

Beroep op rolspelers in Drakensteintaxibedryf om hande te vat

LISE BEYERS

Die United Taxi Vereniging het n beroep ge-

doen op alle taxiverenigings in die Draken-

stein-gebied, om hande te vat en saam te

staan.

Sedick Green, voorsitter van hierdie ver-

eniging, het ges daar is tans groot verwar-

ring onder die gemeenskap oor onder meer

roetes en kostes van minibustaxi-vervoer.

Hierdie probleem is geskep juis omdat

daar nie meer n sambreelorganisasie is

waaronder plaaslike taxiverenigings val nie.

Die bedryf is tans gesplete. Vereniging

moet plaasvind, nie net vir die vooruitgang

vandie taxibedryfnie,maar indiebelangvan

die publiek.

Green het ges dat die United Taxi Vereni-

gingwel onlangs suksesvolle samesprekinge

gehad met die Paarl Taxi Verenging. Hierty-

densisdaargesamentlikbesluitdathulpryse

vanaf Amstellhof, Food World, Lantana, Ne-

derburg, Chicago, Smartie Town en Groen-

heuwel, as volg sal wees:

) Paarl CBD R9

) Hugenote-stasie R7

) Paarl Stadsaal R9

) Tussen roetes R5

Met die erge stygings die afgelope jaar in

die petrolprys, probeer ons ons tariewe so

laag moontlik hou. Maar ongelukkig was n

styging nou noodsaaklik.

Green het ges dat n dissiplinre komitee

nouookopdiebeengebringisomklagtes teen

taxibestuurders te ondersoek sodat indien

hulle aan nalatigheid of wangedrag skuldig

bevindword, die nodige stappe teen hulle ge-

neem kan word.

Indien die publiek n klag oor n taxibe-

stuurder het, kan hulle hul naam na

061 499 4897SMS(daarsalniegereageerword

op naamlose klagtes nie). Die publiek moet

ook sekermaakdat hulle die registrasienom-

mer van die taxi neerskryf asook die datum

en tyd van die voorval.

Verder hetGreen ges daarword beoog om

die taxibedryf in die Drakenstein uit te brei

om sodoende openbare vervoer meer toe-

ganklik te maak aan die hele gemeenskap.

Ons het onlangs n insiggewende werks-

winkel met die Kaapse Wynland Distriks-

munisipaliteit gehad met vele rolspelers.

Diewerkswinkelwasgemikopdienslewe-

ringendieuitbreidingvanroetes,hetGreen

afgesluit.

Drakensteinaverts financial disaster

Mayor Gesie van Deventer announced in

her Adjustment Budget speech for 2013

14, that for the first time since 2011, the

Drakenstein Municipality can be seen as

a financial sustainable organisation.

We as council have, since 2011, succeeded

in turning this gigantic Drakenstein ship

around from financial disaster to a financially

sustainable organisation. We have turned the

negative working capital results of the past

around and are now en route to achieve our

mandate from the public to create a local mu-

nicipality of excellence,VanDeventer said in

her speech.

She said it is their target to spend at least

97%of thecapitalbudget in thesetprogramme

this year.

According to Van Deventer, Drakentein,

withanoperatingexpenditurebudgetofR1,345

billion, has spent R1,343 billion (99,85%) of its

budgetedexpenditureandobtainedanunqual-

ified financial opinion from the Auditor-Gen-

eral for the 2012/2013 financial year.

It is also good news and needs mentioning

that we have spent 95,3% of the capital budget

of R246,7 million to improve service delivery

during the2012/2013 financialyear.Again, the

Auditor-General gave us a clean bill of health

for all financial transactions recorded in our

asset register.

Van Deventer said that the Adjustment

Budget for2013/2014 is fundedwithrealistical-

ly anticipated revenue sources and projects a

positive working capital amount of R1,6 mil-

lion for the financial year under review.

Compare this with the negative working

capitalamountofR15,1million,reflectedinthe

originally approved operating budget due to

historical financial distress and the negative

workingcapitalresultsofthelastfivefinancial

years.

She said to accommodate additional reve-

nues received from government grants, the

main purpose of this Adjustment Budget is to

correct thematerialunderandoverbudget fig-

ures.

This Adjustment Budget will also form the

basis on which our second zero-based budget

will be compiled (2014/15).

The contents of the compiled Adjustments

Budget can be summarised as follows:

Operating revenue will increase with R36

million (2,5%) fromR1,453 billion toR1,489 bil-

lion. Operating expenditures will also in-

creasewithR36million (2,5%) fromR1,451 bil-

liontoR1,487billion.Theoriginalbudgetedop-

erating deficit of R2,87millionwith additional

net revenues of R4,9 million will result in a

budgetedoperatingsurplusofR2,1millionand

positiveworking capital ofR1,6million for the

2013/2014 financial year. Finally we have a

budget with a positive working capital. We

dont have to borrowmoney,we can look after

ourselves.

Compare this with the previous five finan-

cial years and it showsauditednegativework-

ingcapitalresultsofR16,9millionfor2009/2010

financial year, which increased to R101,9 mil-

lion in the 2011/2012 financial year. We man-

aged to let it substantially decrease to R48,3

million for the 2012/2013 financial year. This

shows clearly why I state that we have indeed

succeeded in turning this gigantic ship

around.

Van Deventer said that this Adjustment

Budgets projects an operating surplus and is

funded through realistically anticipated reve-

nue. Capital expenditures will also increase

withR10,8milliontoR258,5millionduetoaddi-

tional government grant funding.

Van Deventer said that she is excited and

is lookingforwardtocompile the2014/15budg-

et.

Help the elderly inMbekweni

Paarl Post readers are invited to become

involved in the Paarl Post Cares project.

For the next two months we need your

assistance to help Qolothani Makhosikazi

Social and Cultural Services inMbekweni.

Founded by Gcwalisile Cynthia Zulu-

Kabanyane, this group assists the elderly

in the area by helping them to stay active

andproviding themwithadecentmeal eve-

ry day.

The following donations are welcome:

material off-cuts for making quilts and

the inside foam;wool, knitting and crochet

needles; 60 quire exercise books, pens and

crayons; a white-board, duster and white-

board pens (different colours); snakes and

laddergamesandplayingcards;coffee,sug-

ar, maize meal, rice, samp and tea.

Theyalsoneedvolunteers to help theeld-

erlywith exercise once amonth.Any other

donation is welcome. Drop off your dona-

tion at Paarl Posts office at 1a New Street.

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6 Maart, 2014

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Its time to rockaround

PaarlMountain

Can you think of anything better than

spending a day (or two) enjoying the

fruits of your favourite wineries latest

harvest?

OmmiBerg (Round the Rock) will offer

you just that this weekend on 8 and 9March.

With so many great activities for young

andold, youwillhaveagreatday in theheart

of the winelands - whether its a family out-

ing or a group of friends catching up over

a few glasses of wine.

Based on the German tradition of Feder-

weisser&Zwiebelkuchen (newwineandon-

ion cake), you have the opportunity to try

all of the participating wineries young

wines, pairedwith the traditional onion tart.

Be sure to keep an eye open at OmmiBerg

for the glamorous and mysterious Lady in

Red. You could win great prizes if you snap

a picture of her or, even better, a picture

of yourself with her.

Just tweet, Instagramor Facebook the pic-

ture,using thehashtags#ommibergand#la-

dyinred and youre in line to win.

In addition to all the great things happen-

ing at each wine farm, you can also stop by

the market on Museum Square (corner of

Main and Malherbe Streets) to experience

some Paarl culture.

This includes live music, delicious food,

stunning arts and crafts and jewellery and

tours of the Afrikaans Language Museum.

You can also pose for a photo in period cloth-

ing!

Participating wineries are KWV, Neder-

burg, Mellasat, Boland Cellar, Druk-My-

Niet, Fairview, Laborie, Landskroon, Olsen

PrivateVineyards,Perdeberg,ProviantRes-

taurant (Black Pearl, Masons, Mitres Edge

and Painted Wolf), Rhebokskloof, Spice

Route and Windmeul.

Each winery will offer an exclusive fun-

filled programme for all the family to enjoy,

as well as delicious eats.

Ommiberg bookings can be booked

throughWebtickets (www.webtickets.co.za)

or on the day: R100 p/p (under 18s free), in-

cludes an engravedwine glass, access to and

tasting of young wines at all participating

farms.

To plan your weekend, go to www.om-

miberg.co.za.

* Five Paarl Post readers stand a chance

ofwinningdouble tickets to the festival. Sim-

ply SMS your name and FESTIVAL to 37405

(R1,50 per SMS) by 14:00 on Friday 7 March.

Winners will be notified by phone.

Get ready to rock around Paarl Mountain this weekend its time for the Round the Rock

(Ommiberg) Wine Festival. Here from left are Gerda Olckers (Rhebokskloof), Liezl Vermeu

len (Windmeul) and Franciska Pienaar, who cannot wait for the festivities to begin.

PHOTO: LISE BEYERS

RY VIR N DOEL: Die Paarl Tafelrondelede sal Sondag bloed sweet tydens die jaar

likse Argus Fietstrytoer om fondse in te samel. Die Tafelronde ondersteun reeds vir

meer as n jaar die Boland Skool vir Outisme en sal dan ook vir bewusmaking na

mens die skool die Argus voltooi. Die Cape Argus vind Sondag plaas.

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6 March, 2014

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Duikwegbyskool is

veiligepadvir leerders

DEVIDEAN MOSES

Die duikweg by Soetendal Primre Skool

wat sedert 14 Maart 2008 by die skool in

gebruik is, is n veilige deurgang vir leer-

ders.

Soetendal,wat 1 kmbuiteWellingtonopdie

Hermonpad gele is, het in die verlede ver-

skeie leerlinge aan die dood weens padonge-

lukke afgestaan.

Volgens die skoolhoof, Edmund Lategan,

wat 25 jaar aandie skool verbonde is, het sewe

kinders tragies op die pad gesterf voordat die

tonnel gebou is.

Onswas baie bekommerd oor ons leerders

seveiligheidtotdatdiedepartementvanopen-

bare werke en vervoer met n oplossing vir

onsprobleemvorendaggekomhet,vertelLa-

tegan.

R 130miljoen is daardie tyd deur die depar-

tement begroot om padstrukture in di omge-

wing te verbeter.

Soetendal Primr het toe R1,4 miljoen ont-

vang waarna n veilige duikweg vir die skool

onderdeur die pad gebou is. Hierdie duikweg

is 20 m lankenongeveer 2 mwydenbevat ook

spreiligte vir sigbaarheid.

Nou kruis geen leerder die pad soggens of

smiddae nie. Vanaf die duikweg is daar wan-

delpaaie wat na alle plase lei wat die leerders

se veiligheid verder verseker.

Daar is ook toegangsbeheer tot die duikweg

wat slegs vir die gebruik van die 356 leerders

van die skool is.

Hierdie projek was een van die mees ge-

slaagdeprojekte, spogLategan.Hysookdat

die hele Soetendal-gemeenskap baie dank-

baar is dat die duikweg aangebring is.

Lategan vertel: Dit is amper ses jaar later

en daar was nie weer n tragedie nie. Ons het

nog geen leerder aan die dood afgestaan nie.

Dr.FernholdtGalant,hoof onderwyskundi-

ge van Kring 3 Paarl enWellington, s dat die

departement baie dankbaar is dat daar geen

verdere lewensverlies was nie.

Die verlies van een lewe is beslis een te

veel, s hy.

Soetendal Primre

Skool het op 14

Maart 2008 n duik

weg van die departe

ment van openbare

werke en vervoer ont

vang. Skoolhoof Ed

mund Lategan wys

waar dit gele is.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MO

SES

) Sentenced:

Three criminalswill spend the next few

years in prison after thorough investiga-

tion by the Mbekweni Investigation

Team.

Sive Mtwecu (22) will spend the next

seven years behind bars for aggravated

robberyafterhewas sentenced to 10years

imprisonment, of which three years were

suspended for five years.

Phakamile Alfred Tshamba (48) was

sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment

for murder and another nine months for

assaultwiththeintenttodogrievousbodi-

ly harm.

Xolile Fabian Kona (28) was sentenced

to 12 years imprisonment for murder, of

which four years were suspended for five

years.

) Child Neglect:

A case of child neglect is being investi-

gated by the Mbekweni Police after two

womenbroughtanabandonedchild to the

police station.

According to thewomen they found the

child in front of her fathers shack in OR

Block, Mbekweni. The door to the house

was locked.

It is alleged that themotherdroppedher

off at her fathers house and left the area.

The father was not home and there was

nobody to take care of her.

Police established that the childs

mother is from Bloekombos in Kraaifon-

tein. She was arrested. Social workers

were called in and the child was taken to

a place of safety.

Hierdie man

word gesoek

vir ondervra

ging in ver

band met die

diefstal van

drie Merida Big

7fietse wat

tussen 24 De

sember verlede

jaar en 4 Janu

arie vanjaar by

Adventure Cy

cles op Welling

ton gesteel is

toe die winkel

vir die vakansie gesluit was. Enigiemand

met inligting oor waar di man hom be

vind, word gevra om konst. Elton Sa

muels van die Wellingtonpolisie se

speurtak te bel by 021 864 9600.

Mbekweni: Taxi, car crash

MARYKE SWART

Nineteen children incurred minor inju-

ries after a taxi and car crashed into a

house at the Drommedaris housing devel-

opment in Mbekweni on Thursday morn-

ing.

SergNcebaVanqa,police spokesperson,

said it is alleged that a taxi transporting

17 school children collidedwith a redFord

Laser around 07:45 on 27 February at an

intersection,afterwhichbothvehiclescol-

lided into one of the new houses.

Vanqasaidaccording to thedriverof the

taxi, thedriverof theForddisregarded the

stop sign and he suspected that hewas un-

der the influence of alcohol.

The emergency services were called to

the scene where the children, aged 3 to 12,

were treated for minor injuries.

Two children, who were inside the

houseduring the incident,were also treat-

ed for shock and minor injuries.

BothdriversweretakentoPaarlHospi-

tal for blood samples to check whether

they were under the influence of alcohol

during the accident, said Vanqa.

Noarrestshavebeenmadeas theresults

of the blood tests have not yet been

concluded.

A case of reckless and negligent driving

is under investigation.

The accident scene in Mbekweni where a

taxi transporting school children and a

Ford Laser collided into a house in the

Drommedaris housing development.

PHOTO: MARYKE SWART

Paarl FCS gets childfriendly facility

Matla A Bana, a charity

project initiated andman-

aged by theCallie andMo-

nique Strydom Charity

Trust, recently launched

its eighth child-friendly

facility in the Western

Cape, at the Paarl FCS

Unit (Family Violence

Child Protection and Sex-

ual Offences) in Breda

Street.

The Strydoms founded

the Trust when they re-

turned home from being

held hostage by the infa-

mous Al Qaeda group in

South East Asia.

Monique vowed to dedi-

cate her life to help others

in need, and foundedMat-

la A Bana after she was

asked to chair a task team that investigated

child rape in South Africa at the end of 2002.

According toMatlaABanaswebsite, a dire

need surfaced for an organisation that would

address all the grey areas in the child protec-

tion system.

Matla A Bana is a national organisation

withapredominant focus intheWesternCape

and Gauteng.

Thechild-friendly facilitiesareoneofmany

projects undertaken by Matla A Bana and di-

rectly impacts on an estimated 20 000 child

victims annually. This project aims to reduce

secondaryabusebycreatingchild-friendly fa-

cilities or rooms at po-

lice stations or hospi-

tals equipped with au-

dio-visual recording

systems, two-way mir-

rors, a waiting area

and an assessment and

monitoring room.

Altogetherninesuch

facilities have been

opened in the Western

Cape.

According to Capt

Karen Prince, forensic

social worker for the

Paarl Cluster, it is her

duty toassist thepolice

to obtain a statement

fromachild, especially

in cases where the

child is too trauma-

tised or still very

young.

The new facility at Paarl FCS allows Prince

toobserve thechild throughatwo-waymirror

and with the help of audio-visuals, to see how

they react to a specific task given to them.

Every child, when visiting the facility, also

receives a comfort pack to assist them in their

emotional, physical and emergency needs.

Col Mzwandile Ndlovu, provincial com-

mander of partnership policing and crime

prevention told Strydom she brought some-

thing to the police that they desperately need-

ed. For more information on Matla A Bana

and its projects, visit matlaabana.co.za

From left is Capt Karen Prince, Mo

nique Strydom and Rene Palmer from

the Old Mutual Foundation, who has

been funding and supporting projects

of Matla A Bana for the past five

year, in the newly decorated child

friendly facility at Paarl FCS.

BESKERM

INLIGTING:

n Lid van

die publiek

het onlangs

op n hoop

vertroulike

inligting van

verskeie ban

ke aan die

oewer van Bergrivier in NoorderPaarl

gebied afgekom. Onder die hoop is

briewe, bankkaarte, en SASSAkaarte.

Dit is onduidelik waar die kaarte van

daan kom, aangesien hulle van ver

skeie banke afkomstig is.

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6 Maart, 2014

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nGrammatikavandeernis

Hoe tragies dat in die week n tienerself-

doodvoorkomingsweek n Paarlse tiener

sy lewe aan selfdood verloor. Lizette Rabe

skryf hoe gemeenskappemeer bewus kan

raak van die stil sluiper van n siekte

wat sonderwaarskuwingkantoeslaan, en

hoemet nander taaldie stigmarondom

psigiatriese siektes verbreek kan word.

n Verskeidenheid van bewusmakingsak-

siesvir tienerselfdoodvoorkomingsweek is in

die week van 16 tot 23 Februarie by skole in

ons land gehou. Dit is belangrik, en skole het

hopelik die geleentheid gebruik om die stilte

rondom n taboe-onderwerp te verbreek.

En net n week later verloor n pragtige tie-

ner van die Paarl s lewe aanwaarskynlik ge-

maskerde depressie, soos die sielkunde ver-

steekte depressie noem.

Daarommoet n reeds taboe-onderwerp nie

in n vakuum geplaas word deur selfdood in

isolasie van sy oorsaaklike siekte te sien nie.

Dis soos om iemand wat aan kanker sterf, se

siekte te ontken. Bewusmaking moet op de-

pressie val, die oorsaak van meer as 90% van

selfvernietiging.

Navorsinghetalvergevorderomfisiologie-

se siektes te verstaan en te behandel, maar

van psigiatriese siektes weet ons nog relatief

min die mens se delikaatste orgaan en sy

fyn neurologiese bedrading word immers

deur n klipharde skedel beskerm.

Genetiese (dus oorerflike) faktore speel n

rol indieontwikkelingvandepressie, ookbio-

logiese faktore (n chemiese wanbalans in die

brein) enpsigososiale faktore.Laasgenoemde

word waarskynlikmeer soos wat ons samele-

wing meer kompleks word. Die brein word

ooreis; hy kan eenvoudig nie afskakel nie en

spiraal uit beheer.

Een definisie van depressie lui dis n siekte

wat gemoed, liggaam, gedagtes en gevoe-

lens aantas. Die vrees omdepressie te erken,

is pas weer gellustreer deur die beriggewing

oor die Olimpiese kampioen Ian Thorpe n

terugslag in die stryd teen die stil sluiper

vannsiekte.Endt iswatmetbewusmakings-

aksies bereik moet word: om die siekte te de-

stigmatiseer en te erken as biologiese siekte

sodatdit behandelkanword soosander siek-

tes. Tot 80%van depressielyers reageer op be-

handeling en tot 60% kan ten volle herstel.

As ons samelewingmeerbegrip toonvir die

siekte as biologiese siekte, sal meer mense

openlikmethul siekte saamleef.Enas iemand

sy lewe aan di wreedste van alle siektes ver-

loor, moet op sulke tragedies met ontsag en

ootmoed gereageer word. Ons kan dit doen

deur bewusmakingsaksies om depressie as

siekte te normaliseer. Elke individu kan n

verskilmaakdeuras tware nnuwegramma-

tika en n nuwe taal te gebruik in hoe ons oor

di siekte praat. Met altyd nuwe inligting oor

n siekte so oud soos die mens, een wat voor-

heen nie asmediese toestand erken is nie, be-

hoort ons nou in n taal van deernis te praat.

En daarom ook die taal van hoop: jy kn ge-

helpword; jy knmet jou siekte saamleef. Nie

as gevolg van jou siekte sterf nie.

Prof. Lizette Rabe het die Hoop Hike begin

as bewusmakingsaksie van depressie as biolo-

giese siekte en om die stilte rondom die siekte

te verbreek.

Simptome

Depressie moenie verwar word met gevoelens van teleurstelling of hartseer, of om net af te

voel nie. Depressie is n kliniese siektetoestand en sal nie vanself weggaan nie. Dit sal eerder

vererger indien jy nie hulp kry nie. As jy vroeg genoeg gediagnoseer word, kan jy dalk met

net kognitiewe gedragsterapie (met die hulp van n sielkundige wat jou sal help om jou brein

te leer hoe om anders op impulse te reageer) behandel word. As dit verder ontwikkel, moet

jy medikasie kry om jou brein met die nodige chemiese aanvullings te ondersteun.

As jy die volgende simptome vir langer as twee weke ervaar, sien jou huisdokter: As dit voel

of alles sinloos is, jy sonder energie is, skuldgevoelens en n lae selfbeeld het, nie kan konsentreer

nie, n versteurde slaappatroon het (net wil slaap of nie kan slaap nie), jy meer of minder eet,

met daarmee saam gewigstoename of verlies, en as jy selfvernietigingsgedagtes ervaar.

Volgens die SuidAfrikaanse Depressie en Angsgroep het twee uit tien SuidAfrikaanse tieners

al daaraan gedink om hul lewe te beindig, en 16,8% het al n werklike plan gemaak hoe om

dit te doen. Een uit tien nienatuurlike sterftes onder jong mense is weens selfdood, of dan in

n ander taal: weens depressie. In SuidAfrika sterf 23 mense daagliks weens selfdood met

230 onsuksesvolle pogings. In totaal bly 75% van SuidAfrikaners se depressie onbehandel.

Tieners tussen 15 en 19 is die hoogste risikogroep. By hierdie webwerf kan jy meer inligting

oor depressie kry: www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777792807.asp

HELP N SKOOL: Execellent Glass in

Wellington het Soetendal Primre

Skool onlangs aangeneem as deel

van Paarl Post se AdoptaSchool

projek. Die projek moedig oudleer

linge en maatskappye aan om n

skool aan te neem en te ondersteun.

Hier is die leerlinge by skoolhoof

Edmund Lategan (agter naaslinks)

en opvoeder Bernard Solomons

(naasregs). Voor sit Debbie Loverlott

(links), LesleyAnn Manus en JodiLu

Jantjies van Execellent Glass. Bel

Shaun Philander by 021 870 46100

vir meer inligting.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

HARVEST FESTIVAL 2014: Bronwyn

and Ian HamiltonHoskins from Aman

zimtoti, KwazuluNatal walk proudly

with their crate of handpicked grapes

at the sixth annual Harvest Festival.

The festival, held at the Grande Pro

vence Heritage Wine Estate on Satur

day, was everything it promised to

be a funfilled day for the whole

family. Guest were treated to a wine

tasting of the new Angel Tears range,

and given a tour of the cellar by the

estates general manager and wine

maker, Karl Lambour. Lambour told

guests a bit more about what goes in

to making a bottle of wine. Guests al

so had the privilege of picking grapes

from a block of Cabernet Sauvignon

vines before the traditional stomping

of the grapes. Afterwards guests were

treated to a scrumptious country feast

prepared by executive chef, Darren

Badenhorst. PHOTO MARYKE SWART

6Paarl Post

6 March, 2014

Briewe

Letters

The roaddeath toll continues to rise

So how many times are we still going to have to read about tragic road

deaths in Paarl?

Another young man lost his life on Paarl Main Road on Saturday,

pushing the death toll on our roads up again. The concerning scenario

here is that all too often lives are lost on Paarl Main Road, right in

the middle of an urban area and which has a speed limit of 60 km per

hour.

Many Main Road residents will testify that especially at night and

over weekends, theMain Road is abuzz with the sound of vehicles driv-

ing at high speed.

And unfortunately, in the past years whenmany lives have been lost

here, there is still a real lack of law enforcement, not stopping such

reckless drivers in their tracks.

Yes, no law enforcer can control the manner in which drivers act,

but surely more stringent visibility, and with concerted actions being

taken against offenders, similar deaths could be curbed.

For years the authorities havebeenwell aware of this scourge of reck-

less driving, but as to date, not much has been done.

The other worrying matter is that cases that have been investigated

as torecklessdrivingandculpablehomicideafterhorrific crashes,have

just leadtoadeadendstreet.Attheendoftheday,nooneisheldresponsi-

ble for these deaths.

So how many deaths is it still going to take until someone wakes up

and realises that there is a need to act and to keep our roads safe?

Hetgisterbeginmetsilwer tedek

en het geindig met karton en

plastiek op die tafel!

Di reaksie van Hopzing op my

bedanking vir die lekker familie-

ete by haar, het my laat dink aan

dikere inmylewewatekook iets

met groot entoesiasme en goeie

bedoelings aangepak het en die

uitkoms daarvan ongelukkig nie

so goed was soos die begin nie.

Het onlangs vir Middelkind en

Galoop genooi vir n heerlike, het

ek bedoel en gedink, seekos aand-

ete.Metdie eerstehaphet ekbesef

dat ek liefs by my bekende Boes-

manlandse boerekos moes hou.

Ordentlikehulle,hetgeetasofdit

baie lekker was. Toe hulle nie te-

gestribbel het omdat ek die baie

wat oorbly vir die

honde gee nie, het

ek geweet dat die

uitkoms nie goed

was nie.

Di lawwe reak-

sie van Hopzing

het my laat dink

ekweet ek behoort

nie aan dinge op

persoonlike vlak asook in die leef-

wreld waarin ons, ons daagliks

bevind. Dinge wat so goed en reg

begin het en dan uitgeloop het op

n teleurstelling of mislukking en

dikwels op die onaangenaamste

wyse eindig. Watter beter voor-

beeld isdaarasdieOscarenReeva

tragedie? Hulle verhouding, so-

welashullepersoonlike lewensta-

fel, is begin dek met silwer en het

geindig met plastiek en kar-

ton . . . Nog n onlangse voorbeeld

van plastiek-en-karton-uiteinde

is die Waterkloof-2. Die werklik-

heid agter 99% van die uiteindeli-

kemislukking van enige saakwat

n voorgee gehad het met die weg-

spring en tog nie die wenstreep

haal nie, l lekker knus in dombe-

sluite.Ergernog,ommaarnetmet

die momentum van die omstan-

dighede te beweeg en glad nie stil-

staan en met verantwoordelik-

heid kykwaarheendit jou vat nie.

Die lekkerste lekker voorbeeld

van silwer eetgerei wat geindig

het in plastiek en karton raak die

hele Renboognasie. Watter rege-

ring in die wreldgeskiedenis het

so nmooi enoorlaaidegedekte ta-

fel ontvang soos die ANC met die

oorgangsregering? Beginnende

by Mandela met sy ministers en

adjunkte ens. dwarsdeur tot by

Zulemma, Ramaphosa, Sexwale,

Motlanthe;noemenigehoprofiel

ANC lidofminister,met of sonder

korrupte neigings, met slim of

dom uitsprake; ni n van hulle

het die waarde besef van die tafel

waarby hulle aangesit het nie (ek

praatniehiervandie fisiesewaar-

de van die silwer eetgerei wat let-

terlik, bykans in totaliteit, ver-

dwyn het uit die parlementre

kombuis binne die eerste jaar n

die oorgangsregeringnie.Danksy

die nuwe regeerders is niemand

vervolg of tot verantwoording ge-

roepnieendieuitgelewerdebelas-

tingbetaler het onwetend honder-

de-duisende opgedok vir die ver-

vanging daarvan. S

ni het die grandiose

parlementarirs dalk

letterlik uit plastiek

en karton moes eet en

drink.)

Vandie oomblikdat

die demokrasie n

aanvang geneem het

in Suid-Afrika, het al-

les tydsaam uitgeloop op plastiek

en karton. Elke vlak van die rege-

ring het die goeie bedoelings ver-

saakwaaroorallesaanvanklikge-

gaanhet. Indermatedatonsdorpe

en stede letterlik toegegooi word

onder plastiek en karton, want

mense is steeds nie opgevoed nie

en di wat veronderstel is om die

opvoedingswerk te doen, gee liefs

Apartheid skuld vir alles, want

diewoordverantwoordelikheid is

n onbekende begrip vir die rege-

rende party. Die NP het ook ge-

struikel oor die woord . . .

My mislukte seekos-ete het my

geleer dat ek liefsmoet hou by die

bekende of so nie n kundige raad-

pleeg. Dus verantwoordelikheid

neem vir die suksesvolle uitkoms

van n goedbedoelde saak.

Die kans dat daar ooit weermet

silwer gedek sal word vir Suid-

Afrikaners is bykans nul. Hulle

wat in 1994 uitgenooi was vir die

ete het eers deur die hele spys-

kaart gewerk, daarna die eetgerei

getakel en is nou lustig besig om

die tafelpote weg te knaag. Nie

eens Godzilla en haar gevolg kan

helpnie.Hullewasdiehelpers om

die ANC aan tafel te kry; nou bak-

leihulleoordiekaal gete tafel . . .

Tafelswatoorlaaiwasmet silweren toe

geindighetmetplastiekenkarton

Appeal to Municipality to rein in increases in ratesand taxes

Dear Adv Van Deventer

The Paarl Ratepayers Associa-

tion wishes to congratulate the

MunicipalCouncil and its officials

on the clear improvement in mu-

nicipal finances, as reflected in the

annual report of the Drakenstein

Municipality, turning a previous

deficit ofR35million intoasurplus

of R8 million in the last financial

year.These results canbeattribut-

ed to the effective and efficient

management of Councils financ-

es.

Drakenstein has spent 95,3% of

its capitalbudgeton theservicede-

livery projects it was earmarked

for, and an unqualified audit was

achieved for the third year run-

ning. You have focused on a cul-

ture of financial responsibility

and accountability which could

lead to a clean audit in future.

The timeline for the approval of

building plans has been dramati-

cally shortened and much needed

attention was given to communi-

cation with residents through

newsletters and an SMS-system.

This year, as in previous years,

theDrakensteinMunicipality also

performed remarkably well by

achieving excellent scores in its

green- and blue-drop statuses as

well as an award for a compliant

and simplified IDP process.

The Association is especially

pleased to note that theMunicipal-

itys revenue base is growing. An

independent portfolio manager

whohas reviewed the financial po-

sition and performance of the mu-

nicipality has however cautioned

that future increases in tariffs

would have to be benchmarked

against the consumers ability to

pay.

I quote from the annual report:

The relationship between the in-

creasedtariffsandtheoutstanding

debtors is an indication that con-

sumers are struggling to meet

their obligations in terms of pay-

ment of services. This is a chal-

lenge thathas tobeproperly inves-

tigated when tariffs for the

2014/2015 financial year are being

determined.

The Paarl Ratepayers Associa-

tionheartilyagreeswiththisstate-

ment, and wishes to point out that

the average increase in rates and

taxes over the few year (excluding

sky high electricity increases) has

averagedbetween13%and17%for

Drakenstein residents (excluding

indigent residents). Thus many

residents have faced increases of

20%andmoreontheir totalmunic-

ipal accounts including electrici-

ty. Such increases, at more than

triple the inflation rate, are not

sustainable.

We appeal to the municipal

council to ensure that the increas-

es in the rates and taxes for house-

holds be reined inwhenapproving

the next budget, so that Draken-

stein remains an affordable place

of excellence for its residents.

This matter will also be dis-

cussedat ourannual generalmeet-

ing at the Paarl Town Hall on 18

March at 18:00.

With best wishes

Chairperson: Paarl Ratepayers

Association

DR CAS VAN WYK

PAARL

Verrassingwagvir spoedvrate

Ons is n paar bekommerde in-

woners wat naby die Klein Dra-

kensteinweg woon.

Ekweet die klagtes van die ge-

jaag is nou al afgesaag en dat die

owerhedeniksdaaraandoennie.

Graagwileknetopnuutdie jaers

waarskudatonsasinwonersbin-

nekort ons eie spoed-vertraging

wil instel, en die ouens waarsku

dat hierdie jaers n groot verras-

sing gaan kry.

Asdieowerhedeniewilingryp

nie, dangaanons.Dit kandarem

nie so aangaan nie, ons kinders

is in gevaar, want teen die spoed

wat hierdie besetenes ry gaan

ng mense doodgery word.

ANONIEM

PAARL-OOS

Wanneergaandie Langstraatbrug

weerverligword?

Ek glo diemeerderheid Paar-

liete wat daagliks gebruik

maak van die Langstraat-

brug, Noorder-Paarl, het se-

ker al opgelet dat daar geen

ligte brand op die brug nie.

Vanaf verlede jaar al het ek

dit onder die munisipaliteit

se aandag gebring, maar nog

geen lig nie. Tot enmet verle-

de Saterdagoggend, toe ek

weerskakelenditrapporteer,

het ek tot my verbasing ge-

hoor hoeveel e-posse hul

reeds ontvang het oor die

brug sonder beligting, maar

die terugvoering is: jammer,

die kabels is gesteel en wat

nou?Nouwondereksoualdie

kabels in die dorp gesteel

word, sou ons soos in die oor-

logsjare in n donker dorp

moet voort leef? Wat van die

stomme mense wat daagliks

soggens dou voor dag en

saans in die donkerte moet

voetslaan oor die brug? Is hul

lewens nie in gevaar nie? Dit

laat my baie dink.

LAAT DAAR LIG WEES

PAARL

Munisipale bestuurder

JohanMettler,reageer:Ons

is bewus van die probleem

weens diefstal. Ons wag op

partevirherstelwerkendielig-

te behoort teen einde April

weer werkend te wees.

Pleaseprovideall the

details

With regard to the letter in last weeks

PaarlPostas tomisuseofpolicevehicles:

the Paarl Police requests that the anony-

mous author provide details regarding

the incident. Themisuse of state vehicles

is considered a serious misconduct.

However, thepolice official at fault can

only be dealt with when facts are high-

lighted,suchasdate,time,place,registra-

tion number of vehicle, identifiable

markings(nameofstationonsideofvehi-

cle).

CAPT. LOUISE DU PLESSIS:

PAARL POLICE SPOKESPERSON

HERSTEL SELF SLAGGATE: N maande

lange klagtes aan die munisipaliteit oor

slaggate in die paaie en sypaadjies van

Vygiestraat in NoorderPaarl, het inwo

ners maar self ingespring om die gate

op eie onkoste te stop want dit het net

so erg geraak. FOTO: LESERSFOTO

7Paarl Post

6 Maart, 2014

Menings

Opinion

SMS32363

) Hulle moet n wet uitbring dat daar geen

learner driving schools op die pad mag

wees tussen07:00en08:00envanaf16.30

tot 17.30.Hierdie bestuurdersmors dandie

verkeer op in besige tye wanneer almal net

by die werk probeer uitkom of huistoe ry.

)Wanneer gaan die munisipaliteit en ver

keersafdeling iets doen rondom die stoepe

waar daar naweke so gediceword. Drank

word so vrylik gedrink en deesdae word

daar ook gebraai. Ek as inwoner vir die af

gelope 40 jaar hir word nou benadeel.

) Aan die organiseerders van die Boland

sentraal en BolandAtletiekkampioenskap

pe:Dit het tydgeworddat julle goeiemanie

re aanleer. Om opvoeders soos kinders te

behandel asook atlete te verskree is onpro

fessioneel.

)Munispaliteit kom kyk hoe lyk Railway

straat by Paarlstasie waar mense net vullis

kom aflaai. Papiere waai rond en die pad

is vol gate. Asseblief mense, kom ons kyk

na ons dorp.

)Wil graag weet hoe bevoeg is Sassa se

personeel werklik? Mens vra een vraag vir

verskillende mense en kry so wraggies ver

skillende antwoorde. Hulle gee nou een

maal swak diens.

) Complain about river escapades: do you

knowwho is using it andwhy?Do you know

theprices forchildren/grownupsat themu

nicipal swimmingpool. Is it anywonderwhy

they use the river instead. Make pool prices

affordable.

) Ek stem saam: Kom kyk gerus hoe 20

kinders oorgelaai word in n kombi waarin

alreeds 11 kinders sit. Kwart oor ses op

skerp draai.

)Mens moet eers die res van SA besoek

om te besef watter belangrike werk elke

straatskoonmaker verrig in Paarl! Julle

maak mens regtig trots om in hierdie dorp

van ons te bly. Baie dankie.

) Aandag ouers: Hoe voel julle oor oorvol

klasse. Kan jou kind gehalteonderwys kry

in n klas van 60 leerlinge?Wat doen skool

hoofde hieraan?

) Pasop vir vakbonde wat jou die sterre

en maan belowe, hulle is baie gevaarlik

) Ek is elke dag op die uitkyk vir n brand

stigter. Soek nie beloning. Sal hom terug

aandiebrandsteek.SollyAdams,Klapmuts

) Ek wil net die persoon vra wat my pa

se selfoonengeldgevat het op25Februarie

2014byABSA bank in dieMarkpleinsen

trum, Wellington, om dit asseblief terug te

besorg aan ons. Handig dit in by ABSA.

) Ek bied aan omgratis vir die meneer wat

woonagtig is in Moederkappiestraat

(CJ1318....) bestuurslesse te gee en padte

kens te leer. Sodra u die padtekens ken sal

u besef dat u woede Saterdag ongegrond

barbaars was.

) Is daar dalk enigeen wat kan help met

krieketuitrusting vir n minderbevoorregte

seun. Asseblief, dit sal opreg waardeer

word. Baie dankie. Kontak 021 872 7312

)Wees bly julle atlete word raak gesien.

Waaroor kla julle? Dit gaan eintlik oor die

kind en nie die onderwyser of die skool nie.

Kinderswat n goeie geleentheid in die lewe

gebied word moet dit aangryp.

) Kan Drakensteinmunisipaliteit (Wel

lington) vir ons s wat word van ons bou

plannewatalDesembermaand ingehandig

is en klaar betaal is vir goedkeuring. Ons

het ons bouplanne nodig. Ons wil bou.

) Gerswin Hermanus by Dischemapteek Paarl

Mall, ons wil jou bedank vir jou vriendelike en

hulpvaardigheid. Dis goed om te sien daar is nog

personewat nie omgee omdie ekstramyl te gaan.

) Dankie Checkers, Wellington, ek moes n pro

duk terugneem, het my geld en n ander produk

gratis gekry, ook n baie professionele en besorg

de optrede van vier dames ontvang. Word waar

deer, n gereelde klint.

) Dankie Ilse en Bianca van Tafelberg meubels.

Jul hulp en vriendelikheid met ons versekeringseis

word waardeer. Liz.

) Dankie aan bestuurder van CN 9829 vir hulp

wat jy aanons verleenhet 27 Februarie om10:15.

) AC Security, julle is puik. Ander kan baie leer

by jullewatdiensleweringbetref.Houdit so!Geor

ge Kellerman.

) A big thanks for Sipho at Red Mountain Spur

for very good service and friendliness. E A Mou

ton.

8Paarl Post

6 March, 2014

Nuus

News

BIELIE VAN N PAMPOEN: Dit is weer tyd

vir die jaarlikse Groot Pampoenkompetisie

van Shoprite/Checkers wat op 15 Maart

plaasvind as deel van die Durbanville

Plaasfees op Diemersdal. Hier sit Ruben Si

monse van Klein Parys en sy seun Rowen

(11) by die pampoen wat hulle gaan in

skryf vir die kompetisie. Hierdie 110 kg

bielie is deur Rowen gekweek en hy hoop

om stof in die o van sy teenstanders by

die kompetisie te skop. FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

DRUIWETRAP: Tydens

die maandelikse

plaasmark by Wind

meul Kelder het hul

ook Saterdag die jaar

likse Interskole Drui

wetrapkompetisie ge

hou tussen Hor Jon

genskool Paarl en

Horskool Gimnasium.

Skoliere, oudstudente

en onderwysers neem

almal deel om te kyk

wie binne twee minute

die meeste liter drui

wesap kan trap. Die

Gimmies was te sterk

vir hul opponente en

het die kompetisie met

drie liter gewen. Hier

trap van links Zandr

de Koker en Stefan

Terblanch.

FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

Doyouknowthatyou live inabiosphere?

Did you know that you live in a

biosphere reserve? If you are

from Stellenbosch, Pniel, Paarl,

Franschhoek, Wellington, Raw-

sonville or Villiersdorp you live

inside the beautiful Cape Wine-

landsBiosphereReserve(CWBR)

while people fromCeres, and the

Strand, live just outside it.

TheCWBRwasdesignated in 2007

by the United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organisa-

tion (Unesco)asoneof621biosphere

reserves. Six of these biosphere

reservesarelocatedinSouthAfrica,

including the Kogelberg and Cape

West Coast Biosphere Reserves in

the Western Cape.

The main aims of biosphere

reserves internationally are to pro-

mote biological diversity, sustain-

able development and logistic sup-

port. The latter includes research,

education and training.

Every biosphere reserve has a

pristine core area where no urban

development is allowed, a sur-

rounding buffer area that protects

the core and a transitional area in

whichurbanisationand cultivation

can take place.

As such, it represents a new plan-

ning concept which promotes both

conservation and development on a

broad scale activities thatwere of-

ten in conflict with each other.

In thisregard, theCWBRhascom-

missioned the drafting of a spatial

framework plan, based on bio-

regional planning principles, that

provides detailed spatial guidance

for future land-use management.

In the CWBR, the core area com-

prises provincial and local authori-

ty nature reserves as well as one

private nature reserve (Elands-

berg). It includes areas such as the

Hottentots Holland, Jonkershoek,

Limietberg and the Jan Marais

Nature Reserves.

Buffer zones includemostly natu-

ral areas registered as private

nature reserves or that are included

in private conservancies, such as

the Bottelary and Greater Simons-

berg Conservancies.

In these areas the main objective

is to protect and maintain the rich

biodiversity by supporting activi-

ties such as alien eradication and

fire management, and to maintain

the integrity of the rivers that flow

through them.

These areas render important

ecosystem services such as provid-

ing clean water and sequestering

carbon dioxide.

They can also be used for low im-

pact activities such as hiking and

bird watching.

Sustainable development is a

broadconcept that includessustain-

able living and human well-being.

Living sustainably implies that

we must, as inhabitants of the

CWBR, be committed to reduce our

impact on theenvironment through

measures like recycling, stopping

or minimising all forms of pollu-

tion, saving electricity, fuel and

water, and maintaining trees.

Human wellbeing requires the

eradication of poverty through eco-

nomic development, job creation

and education, achieving racial

harmony and equality, the resolu-

tion of conflicts and the availability

of health and other services to all.

The Cape Winelands District

Municipality took the initiative to

establish the CWBR and is now a

partner providing secretarial

services.

It is registered as a non-profit

company and is administered by a

board of directors. Presently the

directors are Jan Giliomee (acting

chairman), Mark Heistein (manag-

ing director and coordinator), Les

Holmes (past chairman), Adele

Toua and Heidi Muller. They are

assisted by Adv Charl Frank and

Brian Howard.

You can actively support the CW-

BR by becoming a member.

Membershipis freeandopentoall

who subscribe to the organisations

ideals. Write to Quinton Balie at

Quinton@capewinelands.gov.za or

at CapeWinelands District Munici-

pality, PO Box 100, Stellenbosch

7599 for an application form.

The biosphere reserve is delimit-

ed into core areas of 99 459 ha (31%

of total area), buffer zones of

133 844 ha (42%) and transition

areas of 88 727 ha (27%).

Of the core areas, 93% ismanaged

bytheWesternCapeNatureConser-

vation Board (CapeNature).

Most of the core is situated along

the slopes of highmountain ranges.

Sections of the core area also form

part of the extensive Cape Floral

Region Protected Areas World

Heritage Site.

The site was inscribed on the

World Heritage List in 2004. It is

made up of eight protected areas

covering 553 000 hectares.

One of the protected areas is

named the Boland Mountain Com-

plex, which forms part of the CW-

BRs core areas.

Buffer zones includemostly natu-

ral areas that are registered as pri-

vatenaturereservesorare included

in private conservancies.

Some private mountain catch-

ment areas (declared under the

Mountain Catchment Areas Act of

1970), managed by CapeNature, are

included as part of the buffer.

Transition areas consist mainly

of urbanised, cultivated and other-

wise transformed lands.

The CWBR lies within the Cape

Floristic Region (CFR) that is re-

garded as ahot-spot for biodiversity

conservation worldwide.

Of the species within the CFR,

68% are endemic to the region. The

CFR includes all the vegetation

types within the area known as the

Fynbos Biome, commonly referred

to as Fynbos.

The CWBR area comprises a

number of different vegetation

types, including Sandstone Fynbos,

Shale Fynbos, Alluvium Fynbos,

Shale Renosterveld, Granite Fyn-

bos and Granite Renosterveld.

MOTHER NATURE: This beautiful photo was taken on top of Paarl moun

tain just above the Irene farm. Marco Ventrella (KWVs chief viticulturist)

shared it with Paarl Post.

VROU BESEER IN BOT

SING: n Duitse vrou is ern

stig beseer n n botsing

Dinsdagoggend tussen n

vragmotor en haar Hyundai

i.10 op die Sonstraalpad.

Volgens inligting het die

vragmotorbestuurder gesien

hoe n aankomende motor

in sy baan inbeweeg. Dit

het vir hom gelyk asof die

bestuurder van die motor

met haar kop op haar arms

l. Hy het ligte vir haar ge

flits, maar sy het nie daar

op gereageer nie. Hy het

toe glo probeer uitswaai

om n botsing te vermy,

maar dit was tevergeefs.

Hier is nooddienswerkers

besig om die beseerde vrou

uit die motor te bevry.

9Paarl Post

6 Maart, 2014

Nuus

News

Bekendedokter sterf

BEN VAN RENSBURG

Die kleinseun vanTrygve

Strmse, die Noorweeg-

se ingenieur wat in die

laat jare twintig van die

vorige eeu die krag en be-

plannerwas agter die bou

van die Tafelbergse ka-

belspoor, is Donderdag-

middag in die ouderdom

van 79 jaar oorlede.

Dr. Erik Strmse was n

mediese dokter in die Paarl,

Franschhoek, Otjiwarongo

in die destydse Suidwes,

Langebaanweg, Malmesbu-

ry en Langebaan. Sy pa was

Hans-Peter Strmse, n in-

genieur wat betrokke was by die bou van

damme, onder meer die groot dam buite

Clanwilliam.

Wyle dr. Strmse was op skool in Swazi-

land, in Plumtree in die destydse Rhodesi

en die Hor Seunskool in Wellington, waar

hy in 1952 ashoofseungematrikuleerhet.Hy

het hom in 1953 as mediese student aan die

Universiteit van Kaapstad ingeskryf en het

in 1958 gekwalifiseer.

Hywasvyf jaar nvennootvanwyledr.Piet

Rens in die Paarl en toe op Franschhoek. Hy

het van 1968 tot 1979 op Otjiwarongo in die

destydse Suidwes-Afrika gepraktiseer.

Daarnahethynjaarbydie lugmagopLange-

baanweg gewerk en toe vier jaar saam met

dr. Ivan van Niekerk op Malmesbury. Daar-

na het hy n praktyk op Langebaan geopen,

waar hy mettertyd spreekkamers en n ap-

teek langs die Spar laat bou het.

Terwyl dr. Strmse in Suidwes was, was

hy driemaande bevelvoerder van diemilit-

rehospitaalnabyGrootfontein indiedestyd-

se Caprivi. In 1979 is hy na Pretoria om vir

n diploma in lugvaartgeneeskunde te stu-

deer.

Hywas asmajoor aandie hoof vandie hele

noordelike afdeling 1 (sic) van die weer-

mag.

Sy vrou, Marjorie, is in

2012 oorlede. Sy is in New

York, VSA gebore en het in

1942 saam met haar ouers

Suid-Afrikatoegekom.Haar

pa, Jack Arnold, was bestu-

rende direkteur van Royal

Baking Powder in die Paarl,

waar sy grootgeword het.

Dr. Strmse was van

vroeg af al lief vir natuurbe-

waringenjag.Hyhetdiedes-

tydse Suidwes leer ken toe

hy indie laat jare sestig daar

gaan jag het.

Hy het ook die plaas van

dieDuitse rolprentster,Har-

dy Krger, in Tanzani be-

soek. Daar het hy die beken-

dewildvanger,JanOelofsevanSuidwes,ont-

moet. Oelofse het in Tanzani vir Willie de

Beer wild gevang.

Dr. Strmse het dokters op Otjiwarongo

ontmoet en so baie van die wreld gehou dat

hy daar begin praktiseer het. Op Otjiwaron-

go hoor hy op n dag in die kantoor van die

Kapenaars, AP du Preez en dr. Piet Neeth-

ling,wat nwildplaasindiedistrikgehadhet,

dat hulle graag witrenosters op die plaas

Otjiwa wou h.

Dr. Strmsehet navorsing gedoen envas-

gestel dat die laaste witrenoster in die 1880s

in dienoordevanSuidwes geskiet is.Oelofse

het intussenhoofwildvangervandieNatalse

Parkeraad geword en hy het laat weet dat hy

renosters in die hande kon kry.

Dr. Strmse het n permit by Bernabe de

la Bat, destydse hoof van die Parkeraad in

Suidwes, gekry om twaalf witrenosters van

Natal af in te voer. Die renosters is in kratte

perskipvanDurbannaWalvisbaaiverskeep

enn sowat 130 jaarwasdaarweerwitrenos-

ters in die noorde van Suidwes.

Die Natalse Parkeraad is R1 500 vir die

twaalf renosters betaal R125 per renoster.

Dr. Strmse laat sy 89-jarige vrou asook

n seun en n dogter agter.

Dr. Erik Strmse

RARE PLANTS: The annual Rare Plant Fair will be held at Rustenberg Wines, Idas

Valley, Stellenbosch, on Saturday 15 March from 09:30. Over 40 specialist amateur

and professional growers from across the country will sell their plants directly to the

gardening public. Entry is R10. For more details call 078 021 2101 or visit www.ra

replantfair.co.za.

Paarl Archery Club relocated to CPUT

JOHAN NEL

Thehighly successful PaarlArcheryClub re-

cently moved their range from Nelsons

Creek Wine Estate to the sports grounds of

CPUT in Wellington.

According to Louis Nel, who started the

club six years ago, Paarl Archery Club will

always be grateful toAlanNelsonofNelsons

Creek for his generosity over the past six

years.

ThroughAlanNelsons unselfish support

and generosity we have been able to develop

over the last six years from a group of ama-

teurs to a successful archery club that has al-

readyhostedprovincial competitions.Oneof

our members, Ludick Nel, has, in this time,

been able to develop his skills as an archer

tothepointthathehasbeenselectedasaGold

Squad candidate. This means that he is al-

lowedtotakepart inthearcherytrainingpro-

gramme for the Olympics in 2016.

Through this phenomenal growth the club

has outgrown the facilities at Nelsons Creek

where they have been able to practice their

archery in wonderful surroundings and free

of charge. Practices take place at CPUT sport

grounds on Wednesdays and Saturdays be-

tween 16:00 and 18:00. For more information

contact Klaus Schnack on 071 341 8205.

Geliefde in Duitse gemeenskap sterf

nBekendevandieDuitsegemeen-

skap van die Paarl, Walter Fleit-

man, is Vrydag op die ouderdom

van 88 oorlede.

Walter het in 1951 as immigrant

vanaf Duisburg, Duitsland, na

Suid-Afrika gekomenhet byPaarl

Precisionaspresisie-ingenieurge-

werk.

Walter het homself gevestig in

die Paarl as staatmaker-loodgie-

ter, nadat hy die bekende loodgie-

terbesigheid in Hoofstraat, Paul

Wirths, bekom het. Hiervandaan

het hy vir 25 jaar die gemeenskap

van die Paarl bedien.

Walter was met Bruhilde Wirth

getroud en uit hierdie huwelik is

twee seuns,Werner enRichard ge-

bore. Bruhilde is in 2005 oorlede.

Hywordoorleef deurWerner en

Derthe Fleitman, Richard en Re-

nel Fleitman, ses kleinkinders en

ses agter-kleinkinders, asook n

suster, Ingrid, wat in Duitsland

woon.

Walter is Saterdag vanuit die St

Petri-kerk in Meulstraat, Paarl,

begrawe.

* A well-known German immi-

grant of Paarl, Walter Fleitman

has died at age 88.

Walter Fleitman

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6 March, 2014

Wellington Nuus

Wellington News

Wellingtonershouprag

uitstallingbyBreytenbach

JOHAN NEL

Twee bekende Wellingtonse kunstenaars

wat die afgelope jaar die geleentheid ge-

had het om hul tegnieke in die kunste-

naarswreld van Parys in Frankryk te

gaan slyp, se jongste werke word eersko-

mende Saterdag by die Breytenbach-gale-

ry op Wellington uitgestal.

FanieMaraisenDesireeMalanhetalbeidie

afgelope jaar die geleentheid gehad om vir n

tydlank in Parys te woon.

Daar is hulle aan die stad se hoogs stimule-

rende kunswreld blootgestel en kon hulle na

hartelus Parys se beroemde kunsgalerye be-

soek.

Sedertdienhet albei hard gewerk omdie in-

spirasie wat hulle uit hul besoeke aan Parys

geput het, te gebruik om opwindende nuwe

kunswerke te skep.

Hul jongstewerkewordhierdie naweek ten

toon gestel in n gesamentlike uitstalling wat

eerskomende Saterdagoggend om 11:00 deur

Fanie se dogter, die bekende aktrise Rolanda

Marais, by die Breytenbach-galery geopen

word.

Die bekende Wellingtonse kunstenaar Fanie

Marais by n paar van sy skilderye wat hier

die naweek te sien sal wees by n uitstalling

wat hy saam met n ander bekende Welling

tonse kunstenaar, Desiree Malan, by die Brey

tenbachgalery aanbied. FOTO: JOHAN NEL

Die bekende skrywer Jeanne

Els (links) was die gasspreker

by n byeenkoms van Wel

lington se depressieonder

steuningsgroep. Met haar is

Bokkie Fourie, Una Engel

brecht en Helena Bruwer. Die

ondersteuningsgroep kom

maandeliks in die NG kerk

saal in Kerkstraat byeen. Die

volgende byeenkoms vind op

19 Maart plaas. Meer beson

derhede kan verkry word by

Petro Greeff by

072 709 4688.

FOTO: JOHAN NEL

Komhou fees opWellington

DieWellingtonWynoes-

fees vier sy sewende

feesjaar op 15 Maart en

verseker feesjolyt in die

hartjie van die Kaapse

Wynland.

Geniet Wellington se

bekroonde wyne en cui-

sine byDiemersfontein,

BosmanFamilyVineyardsenWelbedacht

Wynlandgoed.

Die New Fashioned Boere Bazaar op

Diemersfontein beloof n dag vol tradi-

sioneleSuid-Afrikaansepretmet feesakti-

witeite soos suikerkaskenades, boerekos

en boeremusiek.

Kos-en-wynparings betrek plaaslike

wyne van Alkmaar Wines, Douglas

Green, Jacques Smit Wyne en Hilden-

brand, en sluit tradisionele geregte soos

ribbetjies, spitbraai, braaivleis, bobotie

en n verskeidenheid heerlike kerries in.

GastevanTopChillingwordbyBosman

Family Vineyards onthaal.

Ander deelnemende

plase sluit in Doolhof,

Nabygelegen, Dun-

stone, De Compagnie,

Andreas,Welvanpas Fa-

mily Vineyards, Doug-

las Green, Napier Wine-

ry, en Jorgensen Distil-

lery.

EnWelbedachtWynlandgoedwordWil-

der as die Wildtuin (#WilderAsDieWild-

tuin), waar die Stormers te sien is.

Sondag16MaartisWynkuierdagengas-

te kan plase op hul eie pas besoek en die

vele spesiale aanbiedinge geniet.

Kaartjies by Ticketweb kos R100 (onder

18 gratis) en hekke open om 10:00.

Bel 021 864 2479, e-pos info@welling-

ton.co.za of besoek www.harvestfesti-

val.co.za.

Twee Paarl Post-lesers kan elk n dub-

belkaartjienadie feeswen.SMSdiewoord

OESFEES na 37405 (R1,50 per SMS) teen

15:00 op Maandag 10 Maart.

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6 Maart, 2014

Jeug

Youth

PRESTEER IN ATLETIEK: Atlete van Orleans

vale Primr het uitsonderlike prestasies be

haal gedurende die onlangse Bolandatletiek

byeenkoms op Daljosafat. CurtLeigh Abra

hams (regs) en Mizail Hendricks (links) het

hul Bolandkleure verwerf en LeskinLee Sa

muels (middel) is gekroon as o. 7kampioen

in 60 m en 80 m.

ATLETIEK: Twee leerders

van Charleston Hill Primr

het onlangs aan die Bo

landatletiekbyeenkoms op

Daljosafatstadion deelge

neem. Giovano Maart

(links) het n tweede plek in

die 100 m vir seuns 0.13

behaal asook n vierde plek

in die 200 m. Hy neem op

Saterdag 8 Maart deel aan

die WesKaapbyeenkoms

waar n span gekies sal

word wat aan die nasiona

le byeenkoms sal deelneem.

Marlin Riegaard (regs) het

n vyfde plek behaal in die

1500 m vir seuns o.14.

KOMITEE AANGEWYS: Die Uitvoerende Komitee vir vanjaar van die Paarl se Junior Stads

raad is op 18 Februarie in die Paarlstadsaal ingelyf. Hierdie inspirerende seremonie het by

kerslig plaasgevind selfs n kragonderbreking kan hierdie dinamiese groep jongmense nie

stuit nie. Van links is Nicola van Niekerk (tesourier), Carli van Wyk (onderburgemeester),

Kirsty Nel (burgemeester), MartMari Serfontein (stadsklerk) en Migael Loubser (adjunk

stadsklerk).

BOLANDSPAN:

Cara Coetzee van

die Laerskool

NoordEind het

aan die Boland

kampioenskaptoer

nooi op Daljosafat

deelgeneem. Sy

het n silwer me

dalje vir o. 13dis

kus verower en s

haar Bolandkleure

verwerf.

BOLANDPROEWE: Jacques Wiggins (links)

en Sune Groenewald van Laerskool Slot van

die Paarl het puik presteer by die Paarlfi

naal atletiekbyeenkoms en neem deel aan

die Bolandsentraal proewe. Jacques sal aan

die o.13 gewigstoot en spiesgooi deelneem

terwyl Sune aan die o.12 gewigstoot deel

neem.

BOLAND STARS: Athletes of Mary Help of

Christians Primary took part in the Boland

Championships at Dal Josaphat Stadium and

won medals. The relay team with their well

deserved medals, from back, left are: Moeketsi

Ntlaba, Ashan Manthi and Ruchan Adonis. In

front are Tashwin Matthews and ShaLin Mat

thews. PHOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

BOLAND

SKAAK: Hierdie

leerders van Laer

skool Drakenstein

is opgeneem in

die BolandSen

traalskaakspan.

Agter van links is

Stefan Smit, Peter

Esterhuizen en

Cody Adonis.

Voor is Turlon

Adams, Reece Ju

lius en Vincent

Wolhuter.

BOLANDATLETE: Hor Meisie

skool Paarl spog vanjaar met vier

atlete in die Bolandsentraal atle

tiekspan en het deelgeneem aan

die Bolandkampioenskapsbyeen

koms. Van links is Leigh van Zyl

(o.10, vierde in 70 m hekkies en

tweede in 1200 m), Anneken Vil

joen (o.12, derde in 1200 m), Ani

ka Smit (o.13 eerste in diskus,

eerste in gewigstoot en tweede in

spiesgooi) en Mienke Viljoen (o.11

eerste in 1200 m).

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6 March, 2014

Mense

People

SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP: Partnerships Achieve Literacy (Project PAL South Africa) which was

officially launched at Windmeul Primary School for foundation phase teachers (Grades R3),

participated in a series of afterschool workshops focused on reading and writing develop

ment. The sessions were facilitated by the Project PAL team from Georgia State University (At

lanta, GA, USA): Dr Amy Seely Flint, Dr Peggy Albers, Dr Mona W. Matthews, Kamania Wynt

erHoyte, and Tarika Sullivan along with Dr Jacqueline Dornbrack, an independent literacy con

sultant from Cape Town. Project PAL is part of the All Children Reading Challenge sponsored

by USAID, World Vision, and Australian Aid. The grant provides onsite professional develop

ment, technology resources, and literacy materials to teachers to support the literacy achieve

ment of children in the foundation grades. Based upon feedback from the teachers, World Vi

sion representatives, and the school principal, the workshops were highly successful.

VRIENDELIKE SKENKING: Thorp Motors het

onlangs aan Mary Help van Christians Pri

mr n fotostaatmasjien geskenk. Hier ont

vang die dankbare skoolhoof, Brian Fortuin

(middel), die skenking by verkoopsbestuur

der Andr Matthee (regs) en verkoopskon

sultant Nevin van der Merwe.

FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

HOSPICE EVENT: John and Ivana Dekker,

loyal supporters of Drakenstein Palliative

Hospice, enjoying themselves at the Grande

Roche Hotel at a fundraising evening for

Drakenstein Hospice. A big thank you to

everyone who made this event a success.

AFRIKAKLEUR: Die Charleston Hill Senior Burgerklub het verlede week n Afrikadag ge

hou. Lede is genooi om tradisionele Afrikaklere te dra. FOTO: MARYKE SWART

BLACK TIE DINNER: These guests recently attended the Monte Christo Miqlat (MCM) Black

Tie Dinner and Auction at the Paarl Town Hall with special guest and former Springbok,

Toks van der Linde. MCM would like thank everyone who helped make this event a great

success.

KANSA SHAVATHON: Die jaarlikse Kansa Shavathon is Saterdag by Paarl Mall gehou. Die

Emsliegesin het die geleentheid vir die derde jaar ondersteun. Peter Emslie (voor links) en

Corn Emslie (voor regs) het hul hare laat skeer en hul dogtertjie, Tamika (middel), het haar

hare laat kleur. Agter van links is Boland Kollegestudente Chester Carolus en Alzette Gil

denhuys wat ook haar hare laat skeer het. FOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS

VEREER: Na aanleiding van die 2013 Taal en Wiskunde Sistemiese Toetse (LITNUM) het die Ho

er Meisieskool La Rochelle n toekenning vir uitnemendheid en n finansile bydrae vir uitkom

ste in Tale in gr. 9 van die WKOD ontvang. Hier van links is opvoeder Marieta Steyn (Afri

kaans huistaal), skoolhoof Amanda Lochener, opvoeder Christa Vos (Afrikaans huistaal) en op

voeder Wolfie Ratz (English Home Language).

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Kalender . Calendar

7 MAART

) Kom luister na die vervaardiger en aanbie

der van die Voetsporetelevisiereeks, Johan

Badenhorst, om 18:30 by Hor Meisieskool

Paarl se skoolsaal. Kaartjies is R150 per per

soon en sluit n ligte ete in. Vir navrae, skakel

021 872 0926.Dieaandvan8Maart is Johan

weer te sien byWild Clover op die Klipheuwel

pad waar hy n aanbieding doen oor hul reis

op die ewenaar. Kaartjies is R200 en sluit n

spitbraai ete en n bier in. Bespreek by

021 808 600.

) DieNGGemeente Franschhoek hou n fees

mark op Vrydag 7 en Saterdag 8 Maart. Vry

dagaand se kuier begin om 18.00 onder die

bome. Wyne uit die vallei, bier, gemmerbier

en koeldrank asook tradisionele disse om aan

te smul sal te koop wees. Potjiekos, hoenderso

saties, hoenderpasteie, tuisgebaktebrode, oly

we, kase, en veleander eetgoed sal ook te koop

wees.

Peter van die Paarl sal sy kitaar speel en daar

sal ook n veiling wees. Vir die kinders is daar

Vrydag n fliekaand.

Saterdag begin die verrigtinge om 09:00 met

die plaaslike mark waar uitstallers hulle hand

gemaakteprodukte komverkoop.Diegemeen

te voorsien die eetgoed en groente en vrugte,

n teetuin en ontbyt rolletjies. Vir die kinders

is daar ook baie vermaak.

Vir navrae, bel Joanine by 021 876 2431 of

082 662 0717 of Janita by 072 337 6789.

8 MAART

) Ligstraal Skool hou basaar op hul skool

gronde in Pienaarstraat. Daar sal n verskei

denheid van stalletjies wees. Verrigtinge begin

om 09:00. Almal word genooi om die basaar

te ondersteun. Bel Raylene by 021 862 7182

vir enige verdere navrae.

10 MAART

) FredGeldenhuysbied nkunsuitstallingvan

af 20:00 by sy huis by 279A Jan Groentjie

straat, Amstelhof aan. Geldenhuys gaan 15

werke ten toon stel. Vir navrae, skakel

078 710 2187.

15 MARCH

) The 4Leaf agency together with the South

African Irish Association, will host a St Patricks

Day event at the Wild Clover Farm just outside

of Stellenbosch.

Visitors can look forward to a sea of green and

gold as this festive day is celebrated with an

amazing lineup of local artists showcasing

their talents including SA Idols finalist Mark

Haze and groups Boomslang Alley, Long Time

Citizen,RatrodCats,DeWallenBandandSkel

mbosch.Ofcourse, theeventwouldnotbecom

plete without Irish dancing, delicious food and

plenty of drinks including craft beer, wine and

Irish staples such as whiskey and the Black

Stuff.

Tickets are R100 from www.quicket.co.za or

R120 at the door.

18 MARCH

) The annual general meeting of the Paarl

RatepayersAssociationwill beheld in theban

queting hall of the Paarl Town Hall at 18:00.

All ratepayers are invited to themeeting,where

the executive will report back on their activities

for the year, and a new executive will be elect

ed. For enquiries, contact the chairperson, Dr

Cas van Wyk, on 021 863 1160.

) Hor Jongenskool Paarl se Rodgers Infinity

reeks digitale orrel die eerste van sy soort in

SuidAfrika vind plaas om 18:00 by die HJS

Skoolsaal. OudPaarliet, Louna Stofberg sal n

kort opvoering lewer.

EmoAdams by karnaval opWellington

Emo Adams, Amy Jones en Zo Zana is

enkele van die bekendes wat vanjaar te

sien is by St. Albans Primr in Welling-

ton se karnaval op 14 en 15 Maart op die

skoolterrein.

Bekende sanggroepe sal almal ver-

maak met musiek. Daar sal ook n malle-

meule wees, verskeidenheid stalletjies,

n biertuin en vele meer.

Toegang isR30virvolwassenes,R20vir

kinders en gratis vir pensioentrekkers.

Kaartjies is vooraf te koop teen R25 vir

volwassenes en R15 vir kinders.

Rittekaartjies is by die skool beskik-

baar teen R6. Bel die skool by

021 873 2441.

Win tickets to see Bed on Bricks peform

Backsberg invites you to enjoy Bed on Bricks

onSunday9MarchattheirannualPicnicCon-

certs Series.

Relax to the chilled rock acoustic tunes

from SA band, Bed on Bricks, famously

known for opening the Bastille SA concert in

January. Bring your friends and family and

laze on the lawns. Enjoy a beef burger or Ka-

roolambwrap,siponchilledBacksbergwines

and listen to the melodic tunes.

Bed on Bricks has appeared on stages all

around South Africa, headlining many local

rock festivals and touring the country, while

also releasing three studio albums (Hu-

manarium, If you see Kay and Royal Honey)

anda liveacousticalbum,Takeaways, in2006.

Singer Mike Hardys lyrics are smart, posi-

tive, informed and questioning.

Whether they are rapped or sung, they re-

main inspired by life in urban Cape Town.

The bands 10-year anniversary albumwas

released in December with previous favour-

ites remixed and remastered, as well as three

brand new tracks.

Pre-sale tickets are available from

www.plankton.mobi forR100.Ticketsarealso

available at the gate for R120 or R60 for those

with a valid student card. Children under 12

years get in free when accompanied by an

adult. Admission to the concert venue starts

at 15:00, with the opening act starting at 16:00

and the main act at 17:00.

Bring blankets and chairs.

For the full line-up of bands, directions and

more info visit Backsbergconcerts on Face-

book.

One luckyPaarl Post reader can win a dou-

ble ticket to the concert. SMS your name and

the name of the band performing to 37405

(R1,50).

Paarl Familiefees byDe Poort

Die Paarl Familiefees word aangebied

deur NG Suider-Paarl-gemeente vanaf

08:00 tot 23:00 by De Poort Erfenis Terrein,

Suider-Paarl.

Die toegangsfooi isR50 (R10virkinders).

Parkering is R20.

Vir navrae, bel Madelein Fourie by

021 863 2700.

Pret by PretoppiePleinmark

Die Pret-oppie-Plein-mark vind Saterdag 8

Maart plaas oorkant die Afrikaanse Taalmu-

seum (op die hoek van Hoof- en Malherbe-

straat).

Vanaf 09:00 tot 15:00 kan jy rondsnuffel by

diestalletjies,koffieofkoeldrankdrinkterwyl

die kleingoed in die kindertuin speel of die

Taalmuseum vir n gratis begeleide toer be-

soek (11:00 en 14:00), of poseer vir n foto in ou-

tydse klere. Van die items te koop is dekor-

items, geskenke, juweliersware, piekniek-

komberse, boeke, eetgoed, plante en meer.

Besigtig ook kunswerke van een van die

Paarl se kunstenaars, Selvyn Pekeur, en sy

neef, Travers Gilfillan, wat in die Historium

Konferensiesentrum uitgestal word.

Parkering is beskikbaar by die Toringkerk-

saal, opdieMuseum-plein, indie strate enpar-

keerareas rondom die museum. Toegang is

gratis.

Die mark word ten bate van erfenisbewa-

ringaangebieddeurdieAfrikaanseTaalmuse-

um en die Historium Konferensiesentrum.

RadioKCsaaivanaf09:00tot12:00regstreeks

uitvanafdiemuseumsevoorstoep.Vanaf12:00

tot 14:00 sal plaaslike kunstenaars optree.

Stalletjies isbeskikbaar teenR150enkanbe-

spreekwordbyAmilaErnstzenby021 872 2022

of info@historium.co.za. Besoek www.taal-

museum.co.za.

14

Paarl Post

6 Maart, 2014

Sake Post

Business Post

RugbyUnions finances

healthy

Boland Rugby Union held its

AnnualGeneralMeetingat the

BolandRugby Stadium inWel-

lington on Thursday 27 Febru-

ary.

Francois Davids lead the meet-

ing in the Flappie Lochner Hall.

Davids is inhis fifth termaspresi-

dent of the Boland Rugby Union

and gave an overview of 2013.

He said although the union

faced a few challenges last year,

he was pleased with the efforts of

the new Boland Rugby executive

management team, especially in terms of their

contribution and guidance at development-lev-

el.

Afterhis first yearas chief executiveoperator

of the BolandRugbyUnion in 2013,Willie Small

said that theBolandRugbygroupshowedaprof-

it in 2013.

Small added, however, that various challeng-

es still need to be addressed to improve Boland

Rugbys cashreserves so theunioncan increase

the financial support they offer clubs.

The union and companys financial position

is very healthy, but the withdrawal of Regent

Insurance as title sponsor of

BolandRugbyfrom1Julyisaneg-

ative aspect that we need to con-

vert into a positive challenge, he

said.

Small also spoke about action

plans thatwill be implemented to

enhance cooperation and devel-

opment in various departments.

These plans will also highlight

Boland Rugbys contribution to-

wards transformation at a profes-

sional level.

The Cavaliers, once again,

stayed true to the transformation

objectives andwewere successful in rewarding

several of our club players with opportunities

to debut on a professional level for the Regent

Boland Cavaliers.

Withmore than 80%of the BolandRugbyUn-

ions clubs being present at theAnnual General

Meeting, the reaction towards the financial re-

portwas largely positive, especially because the

report showed a profit for the union in the 2013

financial year. The audit report indicated that

the financial state andadministrationofBoland

Rugby is in good standing and that the union

will enter 2014 in a healthy state.

VinPro tevredemet aksynsverhoging

Dit is verblydend dat die regering met die

nuut aangekondigde aksynsverhogings van-

jaar groter begrip getoon het vir die unieke

uitdagings van die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbe-

dryf.

Aksynsverhoging van 6,2% op natuurlike

wyn, 10% op vonkelwyn en 12% op brande-

wyn is deur die minister van finansies, Pra-

vin Gordhan, aangekondig tydens die jaar-

likseNasionaleBegrotingsredeop26Februa-

rie. Volgens Rico Basson, besturende

direkteur van VinPro die verteenwoordi-

gende organisasie vir sowat 3 600wynprodu-

sente enkelders is die verhoging in aksyns-

belastingopwyndie laagste in jare,watdaar-

op dui dat tesourie gehoor gegee het aan die

bedryf se pleidooi.

Die 12%-verhoging in brandewyn sal egter

verdere druk plaas op verkoopsvolumes van

hierdie belangrike segment van die wynbe-

dryf, wat reedsmeer as 50%van sy kleinhan-

delprys aan aksyns en BTW betaal.

Die wynbedryf speel n wesenlike rol in

werkskepping, groei en generering van bui-

telandse valuta. Daarom ondersteun ons die

sterk fokusdeurdieministeropdie elemente

van die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan, en

spesifiek die belangrikheid van die privaat-

sektor se bydrae tot ekonomiese groei, s

Basson.

Daar heers egter kommer oor die omvang

van onwettige drankhandel en die sosio-eko-

nomiese impakvanalkoholmisbruik.Diebe-

dryf rig daarom verto aan die regering om

n verantwoordelike beleidsraamwerk met

gefokusdeaksiesdaar te stel, enverbindhom

tot noue samewerking in hierdie verband,

het Basson beklemtoon.

Nominate

food

producers

The hunt for South

Africas best small

food producers is

on as nominations

for The Eat Out

Zonnebloem Pro-

duce Awards begin

to pour in.

The nomination

process is open to

the public until 12

March.

Theseawards ac-

knowledge and cel-

ebrate outstand-

ing, independent

South African pro-

ducers, food mar-

kets and outlets for

their innovation,

passion, integrity

and care for the en-

vironment.

Visit http://

www.eatout.co.za/

article/2014-eat-

zonnebloem-pro-

duce-awards-nom-

inations/ or e-mail

info@eatout.co.za

for further infor-

mation.

The winners will

be announced in

Stellenbosch on 12

April.

One of Wellingtons oldest homesteads has been converted into a luxury boutique ho

tel. The Au de Hex Boutique Hotel, on the Hexberg Road, with ten luxury guest

suites and wedding and conference facilities, was officially opened last week. Here at

the opening from left are Ben Turner, Theo Heydenrich, Eloise Heydenrich, Petru Ma

lan (owner), Marlene Malan (owner) Samuel Pieterse and Madeleine Pieterse. Au de

Hex will be hosting Rocco de Villiers at a Sunset Concert on 15 March in their beauti

ful gardens. For more information visit www.audehex.co.za..

15

Paarl Post

6 March, 2014

Geklassifiseerd

Classifieds

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Paarl Post

6 March, 2014

Geklassifiseerd

Classifieds

FAMILIE-

KENNISGEWINGS

STERFGEVALLE

1005

SAMUELS: COLIN

Passed away peacefully on

2 March 2014. God's grea-

test gift. Remembrance

Van der Berg, Lategan &

Wessels families.

IN MEMORIAM

1015

ARENDSE RICHARD-

DEAN

03.03.1990 - 15.12.2003

Ons kan nie jou verjaarsdag

met jou vier nie, maar koe-

ster al die mooi herinne-

ringe in ons hart. Reggie,

Rochelle & Jeff.

DAVIDS: JULIANA

CHARMAIN 05.03.1960