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Year 3 • Tuesday 20 August 2013 | Tel. 028 214 1294

Riemvasmaak will marchANNETTE THERON

Residents inRiemvasmaakareupinarmsaboutdirty toilets, aswellas the increase in housebreakingas there are no street lights in theinformal settlement.

They say they were promisedlights and clean toilets by the Thee-waterskloof Municipality and be-cause nothing has materialised, theyare planning a protest march to theoffices of TWK on Wednesday 21 Au-gust or at a later date.

The toilets seem to be insufficientfor the needs of the informal settle-ment which has rocketed from 60dwellings in November 2012 to about457 dwellings in July this year.

In October last year, enraged resi-dents set 14 newly delivered toiletsalight because they were apparentlyunhappy with both the number andcondition of the toilets. At the timethey said the 15 toilets delivered tothe settlement could not accommo-

date the needs of the people livingthere.

Richard Velebayi, committeechairperson of the Zwelithsa hous-ing committee, says the people areangry. “They are tired of waiting andthey are happy to march illegally onWednesday.”Hesaidhehopesthepo-lice will monitor the march and con-firmed it will be an illegal march.

Another member of the Zwelitshahousingcommitteesaysasaresidenttheir situation is deteriorating rap-idly.“Firstly, thereisdirtysepticwa-ter lying next to the houses in thestreets, the taps are leaking and thepipes are broken and they do not getrepaired. Secondly, the toilets aredisgusting; people have startedthrowing excrement outside the toi-lets, because they cannot go into thetoilets because they smell so bad.”

He says animals eat the excrementand these animals come into contactwith the children. “We were prom-ised – on numerous occasions, by theTheewaterskloof Municipality –

they will keep the toilets clean andclean up around the toilets. We werealso promised a floodlight which stillhasn’t appeared.”

He is concerned about the rise inrobberies. Women, in particular, arebeing mugged and robbed when theyreturn home from work late at night.He says housebreaking has also in-creased.“There is toomuchcriminalactivity at the present moment andnothing is being done about it. I urgeTWK and the police to step in andhelp us. At night it is pure hell livingin Riemvasmaak. I feel sorry for my-self and all my fellow residents.”

Another resident of Riemvasmaaksays he is also worried about the in-crease in housebreaking. “I was bur-gled on 26 July and the thieves gotaway with items worth R4 000. Theystolemytelevision,mygasbottleandseveral other items of value.”

Magdalena Isaks, a communityworker, says several residents havealso complained to her about thedirty toilets and the need for light at

night.Severalresidentssaidtheyarecleaned on a Tuesday but by Thurs-day they are already overflowing.

Stiffie Cronje, media representa-tive of TWK, said they had not re-ceived notice of the protest onWednesday. The municipality hadreceived a request for flood lightsfrom residents but could not add thisto their budget. Ward 3’s committeehad decided that their Quickwinfunding could be used for this pur-poseandthemunicipality’selectrici-ty department is giving this matterits attention.

He said there are ten toilets inRiemvasmaak and a temporary per-son has been appointed to cleanthem. Power Developments is re-sponsible for the suctioning of thetoilets and the TWK also assists withsuctioning, but had to stop as itsequipment was being damaged be-cause residents throw stones, glassand plastic bottles into the toilets.

Capt. Gerrit Botes, media spokes-person for the Caledon police, said he

is only aware of housebreaking inRiemvasmaak and has not receivedany complaints about muggings orrobberies. The police have also hadno notification of the residents’ in-tention to march. “We have appoint-edConst.TembinkosiGweyitobethecoordinator of Riemvasmaak and heis assisted by Capt. Tjommie Roux.”

Botes confirmed that regular dailypatrols–onatwenty-minuterotationbasis – were held in Riemvasmaak.Sgt Renaldo Wessels has been ap-pointed as the sector manager forCaledon and if there are any com-plaints, residents can call him on 079894 9120.

André September, director of Pow-er Developments who is responsibleforahousingprojectproposedforthearea and the upkeep of the toilets,said the toilets are cleaned weeklyand that the municipality had agreedto assist with the cleaning. “The de-veloper is only responsible for theupkeepofthetoiletsuntil thecomple-tion of the 200 units.”

Dogs in Riemvas-maak are drinkingseptic water and eat-ing excrement due tooverflowing toilets.Residents areworriedabout the dogscoming into contactwith the children.PHOTO:ANNETTETHERON

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22 Augustus) Swartberg Sekondêr-karnaval – Mnr. &Mej. Karnaval met Swartberg’s Got Talent.

23 Augustus) Swartberg Sekondêr-karnaval – malle-meule en Greensmile-finaal.

24 Augustus) Swartberg Sekondêr-karnaval – karaokemet Ronnie Apollis in samewerking met Ca-ledon Rugbyklub. Kaartjies beskikbaar byrugbylede. Navrae: 083 540 0042.) Alan Clapp, well-known organist fromCape Town,will be at the Dutch ReformedChurch, Sarel Cilliers Street, Napier at 18:00.

25 Augustus)A late afternoon of joyful hymns and Biblereadings at 16:00. Presented by theBredasdorp and South Point Interdenomina-tional Church. Venue: ACVVDienssentrum,Hopely Street, Bredasdorp. We invite you tocome and sing to our Lord and also listen toinspirationalBible readings.After themusicand readings there will be soup and home-made bread in the hall. Anna: 082 422 3537.

30 Augustus) Greyton Primêr Langarm met die Elgi-nairs-dansorkes om 20:00 tot laat. GreytonPrimêr-skoolsaal. Koördineerder: LilianCloete, 028 254 9943.

31 Augustus) Heidehof-tehuis vir bejaardes se gholfdag.Vir inskrywings ennavrae, belRikaduBuis-son by 028 214 1755.) Caledon Rugbyklub speel tuiswedstrydteen Ashton.

5 September)VLV Opvoeding en Kultuur-vergaderingby die NG gemeente Caledon-Wes om 15:00.Navrae: Retha Skein, 028 212 1432.

6 en 7 September) Caledon Country Fair. ’n Naweek vol pretvir die hele gesin. Vir navrae, bel CaledonToerisme by 028 212 3282.

7 September) Caledon Rugbyklub speel weg-wedstrydteen Kleinmond.

18 tot 21 September)21ste Agri Megaweek by Mega Park, Bre-dasdorp. GPS: 34°31’24.61” S 20°03’02.33” E.Navrae: 021 863 0397 of eventsadmin@agri-mega.co.za.Aldie ratte is geolievir ’nbuiten-gewone mondigwordings-ekspo tydens AgriMegaweek 2013. In 2012 het meer as 20 000mense AgriMegaweek bygewoon. “Landbouvir Werkskepping” is na deeglike beraadsla-gingashooftemagekies.Uitstallings,demon-strasies, boer-, kleinboer- en plaaswerker-programme, suksesverhale, strategiese be-planning, gesprekvoering en netwerk-aktiwiteite sal werkgewers en werknemersbyeen bring.

8 Oktober) Caledon Belastingbetalersvereniging ver-gader om 18:30 in NGMoederkerk Kleinsaal-tjie. Navrae: Edward Morgan, 084 402 9554.

) Daar word dringend gesoek na die familieen naasbestaandes van wyle Maria Niemandvan Uitsig, Caledon. Besoek Anré Begrafnis-dienste se kantoor op die hoek van Kerk- enMeulstraat of skakel 028 212 22716.

CHARMINGBEAUTY: Elthea vanAs, a35-year-oldmotherof three fromBredasdorp, was chosen asMrsWinelandsWinter Queen Personality 2013. She was selected asone of the top five contestants, who will go throughto the Mrs Out of Africa Pageant 2014. She was alsoawarded theMrsWinelandsWinterQueenBest Interviewwith Judges prize. Elthea extends a warm thank youto all her sponsors. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Get ready for Bot River Spring FestivalThe annual Bot River Spring Festivalfrom 31 August to 1 September is seen asthe rite of spring, when wine lovers fromnear and far have an opportunity to meetvintners,tastetheirwinesandenjoygreatfood and music over the weekend.

Wildekrans will be keeping the vineyardsstirringwith their livemusic andpinkdecor,and thewhiff of braaiswill be certain to settleguests down while they sip their favouriteaward-winning wines.Maremmana is up to something fishy.

Guestswillbeable tohookandcooktheirowntrout – something to occupy thewhole familyandkeepthemhookedafter tastingthewines.BenguelaCove’sclassiccheeseplatterswill

keep you going before your next stop.Gabrielskloof will be celebrating spring

with serenity, but that is mainly due to thescenery. The chef will serve visitors theirnew trademark Overberg-inspired tapaspaired with their beloved wine.This year guests are invited to join them

for sundowners on Saturday. Bring the chil-dren, enjoy live music and endless views ofthe beautiful Babylonstoren Mountains.Bartonwillbetheultimatespot forunwind-

ing, offering a bohemian feel to it with theiroutdoorwine-tasting loungeand snacks fromthe Aphrodisiac Shack. Olive spitting, kettieshooting for the kids and their annual wine-blending competition will keep the rivalrystrong for an amazing prize.RivendellWineEstatewill be showing that

local is lekker and will be hosting a BotPotpotjie competition. Be prepared for a taste-bud alert when potjie is paired with wine.

Beaumont Wines will not only be showingoff with their wine but also with food. Pre-paredbytheZestCateringCompanytheywillhave a delicious plat du jour available on Sat-urday. On Sunday guests will be able to cele-bratethebeginningofspringwiththeir legen-dary Barrel lunch (bookings only). Teamedup with Genevieve bubbly, this will be theideal way to end your weekend.Beside all the events and activities on the

farms, Bot River Hotel will offer a vibe thatcould enthuse, while there will also be aPlaasmark at the Shuntin’ Shed on Sunday.Paardenkloof will be hostingwine-tastings

while guests pick their local products to takehome.For more information, phone Beaumont

Wines on 028 284 9194 or visit www.botriver-wines.com.

AUGUST WINNER: Elizna de Kock from Caledon (centre) won a R300 gift voucher and coolerbox in this month’s competition at Pick n Pay. Shoppers who have spent R500 or more, couldenter the competition. Paul Hutton (branch manager) and Imelda van Lill (customer servicemanager) handed the prize to Elizna on Friday 16 August. PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

PHOTO COMPETITION: The Gazetteis pleased to announce its nextphoto competition. The first entrywe received is fromAvril Young fromBot River. While walking next to therailway line near the farm De Vleioff the R43, Avril spotted the in-credible lighting around the sun. Itwas at 09:15 and the air was icycold, causing a rainbow effect. Shecalls it “The Burning Bush”. Moreentries are invited (send them toannette.theron@media24.com).The winner of this month’s photocompetition will win a Sundaylunch for two at the Red Windmill,including a bottle of wine. At theRed Windmill the 1920s CapeDutchhomesteadhouses the farm-stall and restaurant andMrs Robin-son’s vintage clothing. Outside, vis-itors can enjoy the pretty little nurs-ery, the labyrinth in the forest wheremany people have reportedly hadwonderful revelations and a largelawn area with jungle gym and playfacilities for children. A fire keepsthe farmstall warm all day, and RedWindmill serves a traditional Sun-day lunch every week, either roastlamb, fresh farm vegetables, roastpotatoes and gravy, or roast beef,complete with Yorkshire pudding.

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Nuwe drankhandelsureTheewaterskloof se nuwe drankhandels-ure is in die provinsiale koerant van 2 Au-gustus afgekondig en is as volg:

Binneverbruik (drank wat op die perseelgedrink word):

• Plekke waar drank in residensiële ge-biede bedien word (huis-tavernes), magvan Maandae tot Donderdae vanaf 14:00 tot21:00 handel dryf, op Vrydae vanaf 14:00 tot24:00 en op Saterdae vanaf 09:00 tot 24:00 enop Sondae vanaf 14:00 tot 21:00.

• Hotelle mag vanaf 09:00 tot nie later nieas 23:00 handel dryf.

• Plekke in plaaslike buurt-sakesen-trums (gemengde gebiede wat soneringsvir sake- en/of gemeenskapsgebruik in-sluit) se handelsure is vanaf 09:00 tot 23:00,of vanaf 09:00 tot 24:00, afhangend van dietipe handelaar. Drankwinkels en gespesia-liseerde wynwinkels mag handel dryf van09:00 tot 20:00 met Sondae uitgesluit.

• Inalgemenesakesentrumsmaghandel-drywing vanaf 09:00 tot 02:00 plaasvind.

• Innywerheidsgebiedemagkuierplekkevanaf09:00 tot02:00dievolgendedaghandeldryf.

• In landbou- en landelike gebiede magdaar vanaf 09:00 tot 02:00 die volgende daghandelgedryf word. Wynplase en wynwin-kels mag vanaf 09:00 tot 23:00 handel dryf.

• In kleinhoewe-gebiede is ure vanaf 09:00

tot 24:00.•Ander ad hoc-liggings soos voertuie en

mobiele ondernemings, wat vir toerisme-,vermaaklikheids- of ontspanningsdoelein-des gebruik word, waar goedkeuring vol-gens Theewaterskloof se verordening opspesiale geleenthede verkry is, mag handeldryf van 09:00 tot 22:00.

Buiteverbruik (waar drank gekoop enweggeneem word):

• In algemene sakesentrums mag drankvanaf 09:00 tot 20:00 verkoop word, met Son-dae uitgesluit.

• In nywerheidsgebiede is handelsureook vanaf 09:00 tot 20:00 met Sondag uitge-sluit.

• In landbou- en landelike gebiede magdrank vanaf 09:00 tot 19:00 verkoop word.

Indien daar enige onduidelikheid ten op-sigte van sonering bestaan, bel gerus dieTheewaterskloof-munisipaliteit se dorps-kantoor by 028 214 3300 vir verdere beson-derhede.

Woman injured in Bot River attackANNETTE THERON

Rumours that a Bot River resident was mur-dered during a farm attack on Monday evening12 August are untrue.

Some local residents were highly upset whenthe false information was spread on Tuesdaymorning, but although police confirmed the at-tack, they laid to rest all rumours about the vic-tim being murdered.

The Gazette asked the police’s Western CapeMediaCentre toconfirmthedetailsof theattackand how many suspects were involved, as wellas comment on their investigation.

Captain FC van Wyk, corporate communica-

tions officer, said that his office can confirmthat only a housebreaking, which occurred on12 August at approximately 22:30, is currentlybeing investigated.

The complainant had been attacked on a farmon the Van der Stel Pass near Bot River.

Van Wyk, as well as local police, declined todivulge any further information, saying itmight hamper the investigation.

Yesterday the Caledon police confirmed thatseveral suspects had been arrested, but had tobe released due to lack of evidence. The investi-gation, however, continues.

The Gazette established that the victim hadbeen injured, but is doing well.

Cameras flash on turbines in transitANNETTE THERON

The site manager at the Biothermwind farm on Klipheuvel, GeraldFrancis, says turbine componentsare still making their way to Cale-don.

Turbine components will still be de-livered over the next two weeks. Fran-cis confirmed that three turbineblades were delivered on Wednesday14 August, despite the weather not be-ing amenable. Delivery would havebeen a lot smoother without the de-lays caused by inclement weather.

Iain Buchholz, a resident of Tesse-laarsdal, said he was on the R43 com-ing down from Floorshoogte on 14 Au-gust when a traffic officer signalledhim to pull over onto the shoulder ofthe road just after the Draaiberg turn-off. “I opened my window and reachedfor my driver’s licence, only to be toldby the smiling official that this wasnot a traffic check. He pointed downto the road across the Theewaters-kloof dam wall, where one could seethese massive trucks loaded with tur-bine blades being escorted by trafficcops with blue and white lights fla-shing on their cars.”

Buchholz said they were stoppingthe traffic in one direction to make al-

lowance for the width of the carriers.“There were two official cars at thepull-over spot and two others came byto get ahead for the next no-passingstretch. The vibe of these traffic offi-cers was jovial and they certainlycame across as efficient and as if theyactually enjoyed talking to the public– perhaps because they did not haveto check roadworthiness of vehiclesfor a change.”

He says most of the people in theother cars took cellphone pictures asthe massive blades slowly came upthe hill. “Close up they’re huge.”

Provincial trafficchiefMuleloGibasaid four components a day weremeant to be delivered initially, butdueto technicalitiesandweathercon-ditions they could not accommodatethe deliveries as planned. “Should theweather improve, we will be able toaccommodate four trucks a day.”

Currently four trucks a day be-tween Villiersdorp and Klipheuvelwill cause disruptions and delays.

He appeals to motorists using theR43 and N2 to be patient – as they werewhen the first load arrived.

He confirmed that there have beenno incidents thus far in connectionwith the abnormal loads and at-tributes this to the cooperation of mo-torists.

Iain Buchholz, a resident of Tesselaarsdal, was on his way to Villiersdorp when he spotted these three turbine blades beingtransported to Klipheuvel. PHOTO: IAIN BUCHHOLZ

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Overberg District Municipality, with its head office in Bredasdorp, currentlyoffers the following career opportunities to suitably qualified persons to

commence duties as soon as possible.

FINANCIAL INTERNSHIP3 x Contract Appointments

All-inclusive remuneration package: R100 000 per annumThree internships are currently available in Finance for candidates to gain practicalexperience in the financial section of Local Government. This project is an initiativeof National Treasury’s reform programme for effective and accountable financialmanagement and is aimed at individuals who have recently obtained a relevant tertiaryqualification, as mentioned below.Requirements: • B degree or 3-year equivalent tertiary qualification with at leastFinancial Management, Financial Accounting and/or Auditing/Internal Auditing as mainsubject in the final year • Fairly good written and verbal communication skills • Computerliteracy with practical experience • B degree candidates will receive preference • ValidCode B driver’s licence.Closing date: 6 September 2013.Application forms are available from Mrs C October on (028) 425-1157. Completedapplication forms, accompanied by CVs and certified copies of qualificationdocuments, are to be returned to the Human Resources Section, Private Bag X22,Bredasdorp 7280. Applications without proof of requirements will not be processed.Appointments will be made in terms of the Employment Equity Act of the Municipality.Preference will be given to applicants from Overberg District. If no feedback regardingyour application is received within 6 weeks after the closing date, your application maybe deemed as unsuccessful.WA du ToitActing Municipal Manager

Arina Wilson 101678

Overberg Distriksmunisipaliteit, met sy hoofkantoor op Bredasdorp, bied tans dievolgende werksgeleentheid aan ’n toepaslik gekwalifiseerde persoon om so gou

doenlik diens te aanvaar.

FINANSIËLE INTERNSKAP3 x Kontrakaanstellings

Allesinsluitende vergoedingspakket: R100 000 per jaarDrie internskappe is tans in Finansies beskikbaar vir kandidate om praktiese ondervindingin die finansiële afdeling van Plaaslike Regering op te doen. Hierdie projek is ’n inisiatief vanNasionale Tesourie se hervormingsprogram vir doeltreffende en verantwoordbare finansiëlebestuur en is gemik op individue wat onlangs ’n toepaslike tersiêre kwalifikasie, sooshieronder genoem, verwerf het.

Vereistes: • B-graad of 3-jaar gelykwaardige tersiêre kwalifikasie met minstensFinansiële Bestuur, Finansiële Rekeningkunde en/of Ouditkunde/Interne Ouditkunde as ’nhoofvak in die finale jaar • Redelike skriftelike en mondelinge kommunikasievaardighede• Rekenaargeletterdheid met praktiese ervaring • B-graad kandidate sal voorkeur geniet• Geldige Kode B-bestuurslisensie.

Sluitingsdatum: 6 September 2013.

Aansoekvorms is verkrygbaar van mev C October by tel. (028) 425-1157. Voltooideaansoekvorms, vergesel van volledige CVs en gewaarmerkte afskrifte vankwalifikasiedokumentasie, moet aan die Afdeling: Menslike Hulpbronne, PrivaatsakX22, Bredasdorp 7280 gestuur word. By die versuim om gewaarmerkte afskrifte vankwalifikasies voor te lê, sal u aansoek nie verwerk word nie.Aanstellings sal gedoen word in terme van die Gelyke-indiensnemingsbeleid van dieMunisipaliteit. Voorkeur sal gegee word aan applikante in die Overberg-distrik. Indien u binne6 weke na die sluitingsdatum geen terugvoer ontvang nie, kan u aanvaar dat u aansoekonsuksesvol was.

WA du ToitWaarnemende Munisipale Bestuurder

Car crew wants to serve communityThe Southern Stance crew, a newly es-tablished car club in Caledon, was es-tablished by car enthusiasts in thecommunity for the community in Feb-ruary.

As a crew they want to inspire thelove of cars by doing good work in thecommunity.

They also want to promote positiveattitudes among people and involvethem in their projects.

They aim to inspire the youth, en-couragepositiveparentandchildrela-tionshipsandwill also reachout to thefrail and elderly and all those in need.

Please contact the following mem-bers should you have any enquiries:Cuen Stanfield on 076 982 3873, Charl-ton Cuttings on 072 931 8529, ByronLombard on 073 213 6625 and VincentVan der Linde on 082 607 1632. Here are all the members of the newly formed Southern Stance Crew. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Boland Kollege CaledonKampus gee terugOp 7 Augustus het Boland Kollege seCaledon Kampus rekenaars aan dieMthimkhuluVillage-sentruminKlein-mondgeskenk.Hierdierekenaarsgaangebruik word in die aanbieding van ba-siese rekenaarklasse, maar ook as ’nhulpbronvirdie jeugomwerksgeleent-hede op die internet op te spoor en ookverder as hulpmiddel ten opsigte vanhul studies.

Rayno Swartz (IT Ondersteuning) van CaledonKampus oorhandig hier een van die tien reke-naars aan Nandi Funda, vaardigheidskoördi-neer van die Mthimkhulu Village-sentrum.

GESELLIGOOR ’N KOPPIE TEE:Mariane Caith-ness en Julie Victor was albei gaste by dieVLV Koppie vir Kanker wat op 1 Augustus bydie NGCaledon-Wes-gemeente aangebied is.

FOTO: VERSKAF

Pleegouers kryerkenningDie departement van maat-skaplike ontwikkeling het op9 Augustus, Nasionale Vroue-dag, ’n glanspartytjie virpleegouers in die Caledon VG-kerksaal gevier.

Sertifikate is toegeken, geluk-kige trekkings gehou en erva-rings oor pleegouerskap is metmekaar gedeel. Camilla Balie,maatskaplikewerkervandiede-

partement, het hoofstuk 12 vandie kinderwet aan die pleegou-ers voorgelees en baie vrae be-antwoord en bekommernisseaangespreek. Die departementbedank die organiseerder Ma-grevedaMeyerenhulborge,Tol-bos Blomme, Appletiser, Avbob,Caledon Apteek, Caledon Spa,JM Badenhorts, Egbert Nie-mand, Hannes Smal en die VG-kerk in Caledon.

BOEIEND: Pleegouers luister aandagtig na Camilla Balie terwyl sydie kinderwet aan hulle voorlees. FOTO’S VERSKAF

WELGEDAAN: Pleegouers het sertifikate ontvang vir die uitstekende werkwat hulle doen.

Vrouwees gevierSKIN Rx, ’n skoonheidsalonop Caledon, het Woensdag 7Augustus sy eerste en uitersgeslaagde funksie by TheBarn gehou. Die tema wasVie-ring van vrouwees.

JohnNicolAdams,diemoti-veringspreker, het die vrouevermaak met positiewe denk-rigtings wat vrouwees in ’nheel ander lig geplaas het.

Alexis Kleinsmith van Ale-xartech het gesorg vir die pro-fessionele visuele voorstel-

ling van die forum.Jacques en Christelle van

Wyk, eienaars van The Barn,het ’n heerliketweegangmaal-tydvoorgesitenbesonderbaiemoeite gedoen met die dekoren atmosfeer.

SKIN Rx wil graag sy lojalekliënte en vriende wat dieaand bygewoon het hartlik be-dank. Hulle sien uit na die vol-gende geleentheid om ’n unie-ke ervaring na Caledon tebring.

Van links is Chandre Makenzie, Willa Opperman en Inge Kemp, wat diewenners van die gelukkige trekking was. FOTO’S: VERSKAF

Van links is Chrislynn Arend, Amelia van Zyl, Erika Theron, Victoria Arendseen Beveryll Arendse.

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ORA LAUBSCHER

Die Agulhas Nasionale Park isin 2008 gestig en in 2009 ampte-lik geproklameer. Op Donder-dag 15 Augustus is die pas vol-tooide kuswandelpad by diepark tydens ’n spesiale bekend-stellingsfunksie amptelik be-kend gestel.

Op die plankpad, wat in drie fa-ses gebou is, kan voornemendestappersnoumetgemakaldiepadvanaf die vuurtoring, see langsverby diemees suidelike punt, totby Rasperpunt stap.Die verhewe plank oppervlak

met spesiale uitkykareas op stra-tegiesepunte,versekerdatnógdiekuslyn nóg die inheemse plante-groei in die proses versteur of be-skadig word.Terwyl gaste Donderdag na die Suidpunt on-

derweg was, het reën sporadies geval en hetdonker wolke dreigend oor die mees suidelikekuslyn gehang.Op die gesigseinder het die hel-der lig van die historiese Agulhas-vuurtoringegter gerusstellend en verwelkomend geflits,so asof die ou grote almal juis op hierdie beson-dere dag wou herinner aan die veelbewoë ge-skiedenis van hierdie eens onherbergsame enafgesonderde deel van ons land.Ná 164 jaar sedert die vuurtoring in 1849 in

gebruikgeneemis, lêdiebekoringvandieSuid-punt en van die mees suidelike nasionale parkin die land, nog steeds in hierdie relatiewe on-gereptheid van die streek.SANParke se uitvoerende hoof, dr. David

Mabunda, het met verwysing hierna juis dienatuurlike skoonheid van die gebied en veraldie onbelemmerde vistas vanaf die wandelpaden ruskamp uitgesonder as dié unieke eien-skappevandieAgulhasNasionaleParkasreis-en toerismebestemming.In sy hoedanigheid as voorsitter van die di-

reksie van SANParke se komitee gemoeid met

bewaring en toerisme, het professor GeraldSwanDonderdag in syopeningsrede juisnadiebekendstelling van hierdie wandelpad verwysas die begin van ’n omvattende projek om metinagneming van die unieke aard en karaktervan die omgewing, die toerismepotensiaal vandieAgulhasNasionaleParkvolledig teontsluiten in pas te bringmet internasionale standaar-deDr. Mabunda se droom van ’n 50 kilometer

langewandelpadwat al langs die Agulhas-kus-lyn af kronkel – dit sal die langste wandelpadvan sy soort in Afrika wees – is weliswaar nognie verwesenlik nie, maar die eerste fase watpas voltooi is, teen ’n koste van R2,5 miljoen,is “as net die begin” bestempel.Die projek verdien ook as werkskeppingsge-

leentheid volpunte. Ses-en-dertig werkers watindrie spannevan12 elkonder leidingvandriekontrakteurs gewerk het, het almal terwyl dieprojek aan die gang was opleiding in en bloot-stellingaanverskillendevaardighedeontvang.Afgesien van die konstruksievaardighede, hetonderwerpe soos natuurbewaring, die uitroei

van indringers en eerstehulp ookaandag geniet.Waardievuurtoringasdiemees

suidelike punt die fokuspunt enspil sal bly waarom die hele suid-punt-ontwikkeling gaan draai,maakverskeie anderprojekte ookdeel uit van die totale visie omdiesuidpunt en dieAgulhasNasiona-le Park in ’n voorkeur toerisme-bestemming te omskep. Miljoeneis bewillig om infrastruktuur inplek te stel; om die ruskampareatevergrootenuit tebreienomhis-toriese opstalle en geboue wat indie park geleë is, te restoureer enop te gradeer.Die Wes-Kaapse provinsiale re-

gering het verder ook reeds finan-sieringbewilligengoedgekeurvirdie oprigting van die “SuidpuntIkoon” wat in Mei 2010 bekendge-stel is met die aankondiging van

die weninskrywings.Alhoewel besoekers aangemoedig sal word

om die park te voet te verken, veral waar wan-delpaaie reeds aangelê is, sal daar in samewer-kingmetdieplaaslikeowerheidookaandagge-skenk word aan die opgradering van die padwat L’Agulhas met die ruskamp en Suider-strand verbind.Gedurende sy spreekbeurt het Kaap Agul-

has-munisipaliteit seburgemeester, raadsheerRichard Mitchell, ook daarvan melding ge-maak dat die streek nog meer blootstelling salgenietwanneer die tweede fase vandie teerpadtussenGansbaai en Bredasdorp via Elim in ge-bruik geneem word.Raadsheer Mitchell, prof. Swan en dr. Ma-

bunda het die simboliese lintknip-seremoniewaargeneemwaar diewandelpad in die skadu-wee van die vuurtoring begin.Waardieparkook ’ngewildebestemmingvir

voëlkykers van heinde en verre is, was dieklein geveerde besoekertjie wat die seremoniedoodluiters vanaf die hout omheining dopge-hou het, ook heel gepas.

Agulhas Nasionale Park het op 14 Augustus die kuswandelpad geopen. Prof. GeraldSwan, raadsheer Richard Mitchell en dr. David Mabunda, uitvoerende hoof van SAN-Parke, het die lintknip-seremonie waargeneem. FOTO: ORA LAUBSCHER

Road upgradecommencesDALEEN FOUCHÉ

For thenext 15months, contractorswillbeworking on theR317 betweenRivier-sondersend and Bonnievale to upgradeand rehabilitate the road.Carl Roberts fromEroEngineers and

resident engineer on the project saysthe completion date for the project isNovember 2014. Worth R71,5 million,the project comprises the repair and re-sealing of the road from theN2 intersec-tion,halfwaybetweenRiviersonderendand Swellendam, to the intersectionwith the main road in Bonnievale.According to Roberts, this section of

roadwasoriginally constructed in1983.In 2005 the road was resurfaced, and itwas rejuvenated in 2006. “In line withthe Western Cape Government’s Pro-vincial Roads and Transport Manage-ment, the road is due for rehabilitation.This is evident in the pavement failureon the section between the KlipfonteinandGoudmyn(oppositeBonnievalecel-lars) intersections.”The drainage of the road will be up-

graded where necessary, and road fur-niture like road signs, guardrails andfencing will be repaired or replaced.Roberts says that during the road-

works, traffic will be accommodated ontheexistingroadorontemporarydevia-tions. In some instances, signalled one-way trafficwill benecessary, but accessto and from both commercial and pri-vate properties as well as intersectingroads will be maintained at all times.“Trafficwill be accommodatedwith theleast delayanddiscomfort to thepublic.The safety and convenience of the trav-elling public are of the utmost impor-tance and every effort will be made toensure that all temporary road signs,traffic cones, flagmen and speed con-trols are maintained and are effective,andthatcourtesyisextendedtothepub-lic at all times.”

Staproete in Agulhas NasionalePark ’n belangrike mylpaal

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Riemvasmaakup in arms

Residents in Riemvasmaak are up in armsabout the increase in housebreaking and alsoabout toilets that are not being cleaned on aregular basis.Locals burnt portable toilets in October last

year as they said the toilets could notmeet theneeds of the people who are living there.A resident of Riemvasmaak told theGazette

that she and her two children have been suffe-ring from chronic diarrhoea and she at-tributes this solely to the unhygienic condi-tions of the toilets.Wehope thatsomethingcanbedonetoassist

the residents with their basic needs for hy-giene.Residentsarealso complainingabout the in-

crease in housebreaking in their area. TheCaledon police, however, said they are com-mitted to more visible policing in the area toaddress this particular problem.

Manager gets increase while main sewerage line collapsesManager gets increase while main sewerage line collapsesOurTWKmunicipalmanager,StanWallace,will receive the second highest allocation inthe Western Cape of R1,7 M. Mayor ChrisPunt said they budgeted R500 000 more thanthey planned to pay Wallace, to cover anyunexpected increases that may come up du-ring the year. “At the moment he only getsR1,2 M, but the extra money is for unexpec-ted claims or mid-year increases.” A bonusas well – the municipality budgeted to giveWallace a performance bonus of R134 165 forthe year (Cape Times – June 21 2013.)It is shocking to think such a ridiculously

high remuneration has been granted – I amnot surprised that there are no funds for theupgrade of our antiquated partially pitch fi-bre main sewerage line. To think that oursenior officials get paid so much while ourinfrastructure is failing us, quoting StanWallace: “The collapse happened becausethe line needs upgrading – as doesmuch oth-er infrastructure in the municipal area”.I am fortunate to be residing alongside the

BathRiver inCaledon,butregrettably famil-iar with main sewer overflows. Raw sewagecaused by blockages and stormwater in oursystem is running into our the river andoverflowing at our front door. It appearsnothing has been done to rectify this, wat-ching from my front door on the morningof 7August.MrWallace, youandyourprede-cessors have known about these problemsfor years . Your engineers, senior officials

and yourself have been to our property andneighbouring properties to see what couldbe done but it is obvious that it is repeatedlybeing brushed under the carpet or, shouldI say, found its way along our river or awai-ting my response at my front door!The sewerage system, put into place in

1968, has onlybeenpartiallyupgraded since.Thanks to our wonderful well run ANCmu-nicipality for having given the green lightfor the expansion of our Caledon Casino Ho-tel & Spa, it is to the detriment of some resi-dents. It doesnot surpriseme thatat the timethose responsible did not think this processthrough – though nothing surprisedme dur-ing their termof control over ourmunicipal-ity. What a relief when the DA took over in2006, butnothinghas changed in this regard.As ratepayers of Caledonwe are contribu-

ting towards both theupkeep ofCaledonandour municipal salaries, plus are beingcharged a monthly service fee for the dispo-sal of sewage – a service which we are notfully receiving!Mr Wallace, what do you propose doing

and when will this matter be rectified? I no-ted with interest the advertisement in lastweek’s Gazette for objection to the rezoningof land for the Blue Crane Golf Course – per-haps a new sewerage line to the Hotel andSpa will be put into operation prior to anynew applications being granted.

SHERRY JARVIS, Caledon

Stiffie Cronjé, media representative of TWKmunicipality, replied:The R1,7m is only a budgeted amount and

the result of a defective formula utilised todraft this item in the 2012–’13 concept budget.The formula resulted in an over provision onthe municipal manager’s salary package inthe concept budget. The municipal managerpicked the mistake up and immediately in-formed thedirector finances.Themistakewascorrected in the final budget for 2013–’14.Therewas no intention to raise themunicipalmanager’s remuneration to R1,7 M.Despite the fact that themunicipalmanager

isoneof the longestservingmunicipalmanag-ers in the country, his salary package fallswell within the middle income group. He iscertainly not one of the highest remuneratedmunicipal managers as perceptions wouldclaim.Service delivery and infrastructure:The specific sewerage line is checked on a

daily basis and flushed with hot water oncea week. We are aware that this line shouldbe upgraded. The total upgrading needs inTWK are just toomuchtobeattendedto imme-diately. Our calculation for this upgradingis approximately R25 M. This much neededupgradingispartof themunicipal infrastruc-ture upgrading plan. The current problem isnotdue tosewerageblockagesbutstormwateras a result of the high volumes of rainfall weare experiencing.

Godsdiens enGodsdiens enKoninkrykslewe 3Koninkrykslewe 3Ons gesels vandag verder oor hierdie onder-werp. Wat is die rede dat mense in ’n dooievormgodsdiens beland eerder as om in ’n le-wende verhouding met God te wees? Daar isseker baie redes, maar een van die hoof redesis die feit dat mense nie wedergebore word nieas gevolg van gebrek aan kennis en swak gees-telike leiding. Wedergeboorte help jou om ver-los teword van die godsdiens-gees (leuengees).Diegodsdiens-geesisgegrondopdooiewerke

terwylKoninkrykslewegegrondisop liefdevirGodenvrywilligedienswerkuitdankbaarheidvir jou redding. Die wedergebore mens se ver-houding met God is gegrond op ’n openbaringvanGod, vanSywese, Sywil, Syweë, Sywerkeen Sy skatte, asook ’n openbaring van wie hyis in Christus, terwyl godsdiens gegrond is opselfgeregtigheid,reëlsengodsdienstigeaktiwi-teite sonder rede. ’n Godsdiens-gees laat mygoed voel en lyk, en gee my ’n gesindheid vanselfregverdiging en -verhoging. Die gevaarhierin is dat jy die ewige lewe kan mis.Koninkrykslewe beteken dat ek in wese af-

hanklik ennederig voorGod sal bly. Luk.18:14.’n Godsdiens-gees motiveer deur vrees en

skuldgevoelens, of deur trots en ambisie.Om van hierdie gees ontslae te raak moet jy

hom verloën en hom weerstaan (Jak.4:7) en in’n intieme verhouding met God wandel.Seënwense vir die week.PASTOOR GERT VISSER, Caledon Christen-sentrum

WELKOMESKENKING:Caledon Tafelrondehet Vrydag ’n tjek vanR3 000aanMarynaHattingh, skoolhoofvan Tafelronde Uitsig Crèche oorhandig. Dié skenking sal gebruik word om die skool te help waarouers soms nie skoolfooie kan bekostig nie. Van links saam met Maryna is Danie du Toit, WynandMyburgh en Peter Delport. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Kom Schalkie terug om jong Bokkies in die trop te tem?Lees vandag in die koerant tot my skande enverdriet dat ’n tweedehandse Russiese duik-bootvanMoembaai indie seepopgeblaashet,met groot lewensverlies – aaklig, omso indiedonkerte en diepte te vergaan.Was (behoededit!) my gespot verledeweek toewerklik pro-fetiese déjà vu, of ’n kosmies-kousatiewe ska-kel? Ons weet mos alles in die Heelal is aanmekaar verbind.Ek word nou ook gepla deur my opmer-

kingsvan5Meiverlede jaaralhier: “BaievanBettysbaai se rotse wat so oor die berghanggestrooi lê, het glo tydens die laaste bekendeaardbewing in1713vandieberg tot daarafge-rol. Ek hoor ook dié soort aardbewing komgemiddeld elke 300 jaar voor.” Vergewe myby voorbaat, Bettysbaaiers.Word onlangs in die nag wakker en dink

aan ’nkenniswateknegemaande laasgesienhet, na ’n ligte beroerte. Daardie oggend kryektoedienuusmyvriendiskort tevoreoorle-de aan wat breinkanker blyk te gewees het.Van ’nheel ander voorspooksel gepraat: ek

leesSchalkiekeerdalk terugnadieBok-trop,

seker om die mowwerige systap-pies en ander afwykende veldge-drag onder die jonger Bokkies indie kiem te smoor. ’n Bewoë nasieverwelkom jou Schalk! Knyp jouboudjiesenwysdieoutjieshoehol’nmensRichie en syAll-Blokkersonderstebo!Hierdie nat weer begin pla – ek

weet dis ’n voorreg om in ’nwarmbedteslaap,maarekweetnouookhoe die Vlaktemense voel as ditdaar reën. My dak raak al oud enmy solderkamer het boonop tweedakvensters bygekry, vir lig enlug. Skrikkerig soos ek is virhoogtes en skuinstes was my lap-werk rondom die vensters nie tedeeglik nie – niks wat jy kan raaksien nie,maar water is ’n vernuftige uitbuiter vanskrefies en skete.Dan het jy dié ewige paradoks: as dit reën

kan jy nie die gate lap nie, en as dit droogis, onthou jy niewaar hulle is nie. Die plassie

is ook nooit reg onder die gaatjie nie en ditkos vernuftige speurwerk in die donker omal die kanaaltjies na die fons et origo te deur-vors.Nuutste slagoffer van my visdam (naas al

die muise, sprinkane, akkedisse en bergad-

ders en ’n kruisie teen my karma),is ’n kruipmol. Ons lewe al jare inwedersydse verdraagsaamheid:snags tonnel hy in die tuin op soekna bolle en wortels en bedags trapek sy opgrawings plat. Die nattig-heid het hom seker buitentoe ge-jaag, maar wat hy in die visdamgaansoekweetniemandnie.Ekhethoeka daar ’n klipbruggie wal toegepak om drenkelinge landwaartste rig, maar hier skynbaar tever-geefs vir ou wat ’n delwer, nie ’nakrobaat is nie.Danke sehr, Hans Stempfle, für

Deine vernünftige Erklärung von“Torschlusspanik” ausBredasdorp; thank you too, Lydia

Higginson of Villiersdorp, for your apprecia-tive words. I did plan to publish the first 100Akkedisse as a booklet or on the Internet, tobe soldat the cost ofmaking them.Watch thisspace.– fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Man in hof ná Napier­diefstalGroot was Arie Shepherd vanJujean Garden Art se verba-sing toe hy sy stoorplek op diehoek van Kort- en Hertzog-straat op Napier op Maandag5 Augustus om 08:00 oopsluitenagterkomdat ’nvenstermetbuiteraam en al uitgetrap is.Boonopwas een van sy Stihl

FS450-bossieslaners (brushcutters) ter waarde van R9 000ook weg.Shepherd sê dat sy tuin-

kuns-besigheid hierdie stooral meer as sewe jaar lank ge-bruik en nog nooit was daar ’ninbraak nie.“Die Napier-polisie is inge-

roep en verklarings is afge-neem. Ek is baie spoedig van’n saaknommer voorsien, in-dien ek dit sou nodig kry virversekeringsdoeleindes.”Hy verduidelik ook dat elke

bediener in ’n tuindienstebe-dryf sy eie bossieslaner hetwaarmee hy werk. Indien eenweg is, is daar nie werk virdaardie persoonniewat op ’n daaglik-se grondslag betaal word.Shepherd en sy vrou, Juanita, het

besluit om self speurwerk te doenHulle het dadelik alle plekke wat

hierdie soort masjiene verkoop en

herstel in kennis gestel van die dief-stal om die vermeende dief se kanseom hierdie masjien te verkoop so-doende te verminder.Dit was skaars 12:00, toe kry hulle

die bossieslaner onder ’n bos in Okto-

berlaan in Nuwerus, glowaar die voornemende ko-per woon.

Hulle het die Napier-poli-sie in kennis gestel en ont-bied. Die verdagte is deurShepherd uitgewys en deurdie polisie in hegtenis ge-neem.

“Hierdie booswig hou volhy was alleen tydens diepleeg van die misdaad. Dit isegter mens-onmoontlik omdiémasjien tekanafhaalvan’n sleepwa af en manalleenby die venster uit te neem,”sê Shepherd.

Die man het op Woensdag7 Augustus in die Bredas-dorp-landdroshof verskynop ’n aanklag van diefstal.

Konst. Hayward Lewisvan die Napier-speurtak hetby navraag Shepherd se stel-ling dat dit onmoontlik is vireen mens om met ’n bossie-slaner weg te kom, beaam.

Hy sê hulle het problememet mense wat plaaslik hierdie itemsvandeurtotdeurverkoopenaankoop.“As ons van so iemand te hore kom,sal ons optree en die persoon sal in ’nlanddroshof moet gaan verduidelikwaarom hy gesteelde items koop.”

Hierdie venster se buiteraam is uitgetrap toe ’n vermeende diefArie Shepherd se bossieslaner gesteel het.

FOTO: JUANITA SHEPHERD

Teamwork of Napier police commendedORA LAUBSCHER

As a token of appreciation for“outstanding contributionand participation in the ser-vice of the community”, thestaff members of the NapierSAPS were awarded certifi-cates on Tuesday morning 13August at the Agulhas Schoolof Skills.

The station was recentlyranked first out of all the sta-tions, both provincially and na-tionally, after aspects such asthe general administration ofthe station, crime-preventionmeasures, the percentage of suc-cessful investigations and ar-rests were taken into considera-tion.Withouta loyal, dedicatedand

hard-working work force, anachievement such as this wouldnot have been possible.

Amongst the special guestswho attended the ceremonywere Hermanus station com-mander, Colonel Nomana Ado-nis, who represented the Her-manus cluster commander onthis occasion.Adonis commended the mem-

bers of Napier SAPS on theirachievement.She made mention of the fact

that she herself started out at averysmall station in theEasternProvince.The fact that the Seven Foun-

tains police station was a small,remoteandnotatallwell-knownstation, did not deter the mem-bers of the team to strive to-wards service excellence.

She added that honesty, dedi-cation and, above all, teamworkare the qualities that guaranteesuccess and are the qualitiesthat members should strive touphold at all times.

The Napier SAPS team with Captain Isak January and Colonel Nomana Adonis from Hermanus, who represented the cluster commanderat the award ceremony. PHOTO: ORA LAUBSCHER

Overberg Agri ondersteunOverberg Agri ondersteunDieresorg getrouDieresorg getrouCaledon Dieresorg is verheug na-dat die plaaslike tak van OverbergAgri honde- sowel as katpille terwaarde van ongeveer R2 000 aanCaledon Dieresorg geskenk het.

Die komitee en vrywilligers wilhiermeebaiedankiesêvirdieruimskenking.Ditwordopregwaardeeren gaan baie honger diere se ma-gies vul.

Overberg Agri is een van Cale-don Dieresorg se getrouste onder-steuners en altyd bereid om te helpas daar nood is.

Caledon Dieresorg is ’n niewins-gewende organisasie en maak ge-

bruik van vrywilligers wat hulvrye tydafstaanomhierdie liefdes-diens teverrig.Daarwordverskeieprojektevanstapelgestuuromgeldin te samel. Ons is ook baie afhank-lik van skenkings van die publiek.Skenkings word teruggeploeg in

die gemeenskap deur onder meerdieveeartsbehandelingvansiekenbeseerde diere te betaal en om kosaan te koop vir diere.’n Groot dankie dus weer aan

Overberg Agri dat julle die noodvan ons diere raaksien en omgee.Dit maak beslis ’n groot verskil!

CALEDON DIERESORG, Caledon

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Appel, die koning van alle vrugteVankindsbeenafwasappelsmyge-liefkoosde vrug. Ons was dan ookgelukkigom’noormaatdaarvantekon geniet.

Pappa het gewoonlik sommer ’n he-le bakkievrag appels by Elgin gaanhaal en ons kon na hartelus aan hier-die lekkerny knaag. Ohenimuri,Win-terpearmain, Granny Smith – al dielekker soorte was aan ons goed be-kend en het ’n blywende liefde vir diéwonderlike vrugsoort ingeskerp.Die geskiedenis van appels is eeue

oud. Hul oorspronklike tuiste is aandiesuidekantvandieKaukasiese-ber-ge vanTrebizandaandie Swartsee totby die Kaspiese grensprovinsies vanPersië. ’nMens kry vandag nog bossewilde appels in daardie omgewing.Hul vrugte is van uitstaande kwali-teit. Uit hierdie paradystuine hetmense die saad dwarsoor die wêreldversprei.Griekse en Romeinse heersers het

sappige appels geken, en oral deur diegeskiedenis was die appelboom of-boorddeelvankloostersofhuise.Pel-grims het appels na Amerika en die

Nuwe Wêreld geneem.Die appel is die nasionale vrug van

die VSA en Amerikaners sal verlorewees sonder hul apple-pie. “JohnnyAppleseed” is nogal legendaries. (Hywas John Chapman, ’n reisende sen-delingwat in die 19de eeu bekendwasom appelsaad oral te plant. Sover hygegaan het, het appelboorde opge-kom.)Dit het bygedradat ’n groot ver-skeidenheid appels nou in Amerikagekweek word – reeds meer as 7 000variëteite in die VSA geregistreer.Appelswatvansaadgekweekword,

is nooit dieselfde as die moederboomnie. ’nHonderdbomewatvandiesaadvan een enkele boom gekweek is, kanalmal vanmekaar en van diemoeder-boom verskil. Die beste manier is omappelbomemetsteggiesen inenting tekweek.Daargroeivandagbaiemiljoeneap-

pelbome in die boorde oral oor Suid-Afrika. In die Elgin-vallei was dr. An-tonieViljoendie eerste appel-pionier.Hy het appels geplant en geëksperi-menteer, en ander boere aangemoe-dig omappels te plant.Appelboerderyhet vinnig posgevat. Niemand het

eintlik veel geweet van beste variëtei-te of maniere van bewerking nie.Boompies is by kwekers bestel, maardieverskeidenheidwasbeperk.Meto-des van pluk, pak en gradeer het niebestaan nie.

’nVroeë pionier, KathleenMurray,het haar eerste appels in 25 kissies ge-pakenJohannesburg toe gestuur.Dieagent betaal haar toe £1 per kassie enlaat weet dat sy die soorte apart moethou en met sagte materiaal moet ver-pak.

Dit was duidelik dat alles rondomappelproduksie in die Elgin-gebiedgeleer moes word. Koöperatiewe sa-mewerking het baie gehelp omdie he-le appelbedryf op die voet te plaaswathy nou is. Massas appels verdiengroot somme aan buitelandse valuta,en vir die binnelandse verbruiker is’n groot verskeidenheid van lekkervars appels bekombaar. Daar is sekernie ’n voedselwinkel of kafee wat hul-le nie in voorraad het nie.

’n Mens kan maar net hoop dat dieopgroeiende jeug ook ’n liefde vir diekoning van alle vrugte sal aanleer endaarmee goeie gesondheid geniet.

Vroue van oral trek op naBredasdorp om ‘honger te stil’ORA LAUBSCHER

Vier honderd en dertig vroue vanBredasdorp, Struisbaai, GrassyPark, Mitchell’s Plain, LavenderHill, Lotusrivier en Strandfonteinhet Saterdag 10 Augustus in dieskoolsaal van Albert Myburghsaamgetrek vir ’n spesiale Vroue-dag-byeenkoms.Die tema van die daglange konfe-

rensiewasAmazingLove.Bussehetvan vroeg af aangekom en gaste isverwelkomengetrakteeropontbyt,’n oggend- tee by Albert Myburghen later ookmiddagtee in die skool-saalvanDeHeideLaerskool.Diege-leentheid is gereël deur die Metro-politan Church en bygewoon deurvroue van verskillende ouderdom-me en agtergronde wat almal eending in gemeen gehad het: ’n onbe-skryflike honger na God. ’n Vrouwat teenwoordigwas, het die dag sebedrywighede beskryf as “beson-der geseënd en ’n geleentheid wat

nie alleen die vroue se honger naGod gestil het nie, maar ook ’n her-nude honger na God en Sy Woordin elke vrou wat teenwoordig waswakker gemaak het”.Past. Cecilia Terblanche van die

Overberg Christen Sentrum waseen van die twee gassprekers. Ter-blanche het haar boodskap gebourondom die gedagte dat elke vrou“mooi en spesiaal is in eie reg” ter-wyl past. David Commins vanKaapstad gedagtes gewissel het oor’n baie belangrike saak in vandagse haastige lewe, naamlik “die uit-dagings vanChristen-ouersmet be-sondere verwysing na die vrou enmoeder van die gesin”.In lyn met hierdie honger wat

vroue oraloor ervaar om geestelikgevoed en ondersteun te word, hetvrouedag byeenkomste elders indiegroterKaapAgulhasstreek,ookhierdie jaar die vorm aangeneemvan gesamentlike dienste of inter-kerklike byeenkomste.

Outer boundaries ofmunicipalities nearly finalisedTheMunicipal Demarcation Board(MDB) is finalising the municipalboundary adjustments in prepara-tion for 2014’s elections. The re-de-termination of the municipalboundarieswill be published in therelevant provincial gazettes in themiddle ofAugust.Anypersonoror-ganisation will have 30 days frompublication to submit objections inwriting to the Demarcation Board.

Cape Agulhas Municipality con-sultedwith the residents andaffect-ed neighbouring municipalities onthe proposed adjustments to theouterboundariesof themunicipali-ty. Adjustments to the outer bound-ary between Cape Agulhas and

Theewaterskloof Municipalitywere proposed to unite dividedproperties and allow for technicaladjustments. Role-players mustprovide written comments on theproposed adjustments before 16September.AllobjectionsshouldbebasedonSection 24 and 25 of theDe-marcation Act, 1998. The MDB willconsider all objections and willthen either confirm, vary or with-draw its determination, gazettingits final decisions by 30 September.For more information see

www.demarcation.org.za ,e-mail toinfo@demarcation.org.za or callAnneleen Vorster at Cape AgulhasMunicipality on 028 425 5500.

Women celebrated by National ParkAs part of their annual programmethe Agulhas National Park (ANP) or-ganised a special day for the womenin the Biodiversity Social Projects on8 August.The venue for the event had to be

changed from Waenhuiskrans toBredasdorp due to extensive rain andflooding in the area. Cancelling theprogramme was never an option.The audience was welcomed by

Timotheus Joumat, followed by Jus-tin Thompson with an openingprayer. They both talked about belief,hope, endurance and to be positiveamidst obstacles.Brenza Swart, as programmedirec-

tor, introduced the many speakersthatmotivatedwomen to have self-re-spect, use their opportunities and berole models in their spheres of life.Alliston Appel delivered a message

on behalf of Emmerentia de Kock fo-

cusing on choices, decisions and han-dling challenges in life. He stressedthe important role that mothers play,notonly in family life,butalso in theircommunities. Candles were lit by Pa-tricia Olckers in memory of the de-ceased women that worked in ANP.A poem, A Woman’s Worth, capti-

vating the essence of a true womanwas aptly portrayed by Suzette Leon-ard. Chrisna Junuis talked about theGoPurple Initiative that started on 14July and will end on 14 September togive women hope after rape. Shetalkedabout therealityofhumantraf-ficking and modern slavery. She en-couraged all to report any violent andabusive behaviour and to support oneanother.People Against Abuse’s (PAA) Ilse

Procopos emphasised the rolewomenplay in society and that they do nothave to be sufferers, but rather excep-

tional leadersthatcanchangesociety.She challenged everyone to do some-thing not to be victims, but rise upagainst abuse and look at solutionsrather than talking about it. Sheshocked the attendees by stating thatabuse starts at home and some rea-sons why, including bad role modelsin the family.

She briefly explained the steps inself defence against abusive behav-iour and said love plays a key role inevery situation.

Contracting teams and peer educa-tors delivered dance items and roleplays. The role that alcohol plays inabuse and domestic violence is stag-gering and the fact that 85%ofwomenexperienced abuse sends alarm bells.

A big thank you to all the speakersand Albert Myburgh SecondarySchool for the use of their hall for theevent on such short notice.

The audience at the recent Women’s Day celebrations at the Agulhas National Park. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Women must ‘arise and step­up’ORA LAUBSCHER

On Women’s Day, 9 August, wo-men from all over Cape Agulhas,fromas far afield as Elim,Napierand Arniston, joined the womenin Bredasdorp in the MandelaCommunity Hall for an interde-nominational prayer and praiseandworship service. Thewomenwereurged to “arise and step-up”following the example of Debo-

rah, the well-known, courageousprophetess of the Old Testament.Pastors Minnie Jantjies andMathyssen called upon the wom-en to join forces, in order to coun-teract and reverse the many neg-ative and destructive forces thathave impacted upon the commu-nity and women in particular, inthe course of the past year.

Arniston’s Eagle Ministrieslead the praise and worship.

Women all united in praise and worship on Women’sDay. PHOTO: ORA LAUBSCHER

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Agulhas National Park celebratesWorld Ranger Day with pupilsOn31JulyAgulhasNationalPark(ANP) celebrated World RangerDay with the grade 7 pupils ofStruisbaai Primary School.

The children were very excited asit was the first time that ANP hadparticipated in a World Ranger Dayprogramme and they did not knowwhat to expect.

WorldRangerDayisincelebrationof the dedication, commitment andsheer guts of the men and womenwho protect the protected areas, bio-diversity and cultural heritage of

this planet.The rangers are the unsung heroes

whoseekneitherrewardnorpopularacclaim; their reward is satisfactionin their work.

On this day one needs to think andpray for the safety and well-being ofall the thousands of rangers aroundthe world in their isolated and lonelyposts.

Masindi Raselabe, a section rang-er, delivered a presentation on theroles and responsibilities of rangers,aswellasothercareersinSANParks.

The pupils were exposed to the dif-

ferent tools the rangers use on a dailybasis. They were fascinated by theuse of fire fighting equipment and cy-ber trackers.

The highlight was a squad drill bythe conservation section, consistingof rangers and Environmental Moni-tors. An explanation of all the in-structions were given and then thegrade 7’s took up the challenge andquickly learned the steps of a drilland performed a perfect drill exer-cise. Everyone was most surprisedat the sight of the pupils masteringthe drill.

Struisbaai Primary School pupils and rangers of Agulhas National Park at their World Ranger Day celebrations.. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Beurse vir verdere studieLeerlinge van skole in die Over-berg-omgewing (onder meer Ho-erskoolOverberg,HoërskoolHer-manus, Hoërskool Bredasdorp,Emil Weder Sekondêr en Swart-berg Sekondêr) was deel van ’ngroep van meer as 100 gr. 12-leer-linge aan wie daar Donderdag 8Augustus werwings beurse omaan die Universiteit Stellenbosch(US) te studeer, toegeken is.

Hulle het vanjaar deelgeneemaan die Hope@Maties-tutorpro-jek en die aankondiging is by ’nspesiale toekenningsgeleentheidvan dié projek gemaak. Die leer-linge is almal vir ’n program aan

dieUSaanvaarenvoldoenaandievereistes (hulle het dus ’n gemid-deld van minstens 70% behaal).

Die beurs dek die koste van eni-ge graadprogram vir die tydperkvan vier jaar en sluit ’n plek in’n koshuis in.

Hope@Maties is ’n strategieseSkole-vennootskapprojek waarinsowat 250 graad 12-leerlinge van-uit tien geografiese klusters Sa-terdag- en vakansieskole bywoonen in kernvakke soos wiskunde,wetenskap en tale onderrig word.

By die leerlinge is prof. RusselBotman, rektor en visekanseliervan die US.

Hierdie leerlinge het almal werwingsbeurse ontvang. FOTO: JUSTIN ALBERTS

Riviersonderend vier Vrouedagmet inspirasie­temaMAURINA PETERSEN

Op 9 Augustus is Vrouedag weer opRiviersonderend herdenk.

Hierdie besondere en spesiale dagis moontlik gemaak deur raadsledeKiro Tiemie en Maretha Lottering.

Ans Hill het die geleentheid ge-open met gebed, waarna suster AnnaArries ’n kort, inspirerende bood-skap uit die Bybel gelewer het.

Haar boodskap was uit Rigters 4,wat sê: “Wees soos ’n Deborah watIsrael help verlos het.”

Riviersonderend het vroueleiersnodig om op te staan en die gemeen-

skap te help dra.Ria Palmer het daarna ’n motive-

ringsboodskap gebring oor “Weeslief vir jouself” wat heelwat inspira-sie aan die vroue gebied het.

RaadslidKiroTiemiehetdievroueteruggevoer na 1956 toe vroue na dieUniegebou in Pretoria gemarsjeerhet. Hy het gesê ons kan steeds van-dag hul optrede met trots herdenk.

Hy het beklemtoon dat vroue moetopstaan en saamstaan, sodat vrouenie net gehoor word nie, maar ookgesien kan word.

Hy het ook verwys na die groot eu-wel van dwelms wat so baie huishou-

delike geweld veroorsaak en waar-onder vroue dikwels die meeste ly.

Die dag is afgesluit met ’n heerlikeete.

Die organiseerders van die Vroue-dagvieringe wil graag die volgenderolspelers wat die vieringe ’n reuse-sukses help maak het, hartlik be-dank: Stefan Potberg wat opgetreehet as seremoniemeester en veralContinental Kafee, CWP, Piet Stan-der, RSE Fudge Fabriek, Abet, Ro-meo Koert, Riviersonderend-polisie,Badisa, Lovelife, Dansgroep, Jeugfo-rum en “The most important Divas”,asook die plaaslike “Kurt Darren”.

Op Riviersonderend is Vrouedag behoorlik gevier. FOTO: MAURINA PETERSEN

Let’s Play sesportster virAugustusDéhan Marais (o.13), ’ngr. 7- leerling aan Laer-skool Bredasdorp, is dieLet’s Play Sportster virAugustus.

Hy het die volgendeprestasies behaal:

Déhanis ’nbaieveelsy-dige leerling met vele ta-lente. Hy verteenwoor-dig Suid-Boland Atletieken neem deel aan diskus.Hy is in die o.13 eerstehokkiespan van Laer-skool Bredasdorp en isookkapteinvandiespan.Déhan is ook opgeneemindieo.13Boland-hokkiestreekspan (Barlinkas),hulle neem vanaf 9 tot 11Augustus in Port Eliza-beth aan ’n toernooi deel.

Hy is in die o.13A-rug-byspan van LaerskoolBredasdorp. Hy is gekiesvir die Boland Craven-week-rugbyspan watdeelgeneem het op Bela-Bela (Limpopo). Déhanwas in dié wedstryd teenKwazulu Natal spelervan die wedstryd.

Déhan is ook onder-hoofseun van LaerskoolBredasdorp. Déhan Marais

Franschhoek pass reopensANNETTE THERON

The Franschhoek pass betweenFranschhoek and Villiersdorpthat was closed for traffic hasbeen reopened.

The road was closed early onThursdayevening15Augustafterrock falls. The extent of the fallswas assessed on Friday and Al-

Ameen Kafaar, head of communi-cation for the Western Cape De-partment of Transport and PublicWorks, said the road would re-main closed until further notice.

Kenny Africa, Cape trafficchief, said the road was re-openedover the weekend and will remainopen as there are no more prob-lems.

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Bredasdorp-langasems klop MontiesHoërskool Bredasdorp is baietrots op die meisies en seunslandloopspanne wat skoonskipgemaak het teen die Monties ty-dens die interskole-kragmeting.Dié span met die beste tye hetmet die loue-re wegge-stap.

Diealgehelewenners bydie meisies enseuns onder-skeidelik wasJeánne Ver-meulen (16:33)en ChristianOosthuysen(12:58).

Agter van links staan Christopher Hannie, Marc Albertyn, Christian Oosthuysen (k), Alerina Augustyn (spanbestuurder),Tine-Louise van Huyssteen (k) en Duahn Vermeulen.Voor vlnr: Alet Oosthuizen, Cerina Honiball en Jeánne Vermeulen.Inlas: Thorne Swart.Thorne Swart

B’dorp skoolnuut omheinDie eerste fase van die omheining vanLaerskoolBredasdorp is onlangsvoltooien vertoon baie mooi. Daar moes onge-lukkig bome verwyder word tydens dieoprigting van die omheining, maar ditis dadelik vervang deur meer geskiktebome, naamlik die Witstinkhout.Die nuwebome is deur ouers en vrien-

de van die skool geskenk en ’n plaatjiemet die skenkers se name daarop is byelke boom aangebring. Baie dankie aanalmal wat bygedra het tot die aanplan-tingvandieveertienbome.Dieskenkershet die geleentheid gekry om self hulplaatjies by die bome aan te bring.

Hier is Johan Coetzer en sy ma, Janet, besigom hul gesin se plaatjie by ’n boom aan tebring. Louw Coetzer en hul oudste seun, Lou-wrens, kon ongelukkig nie teenwoordig weesnie.

SLIM MET WOORDE: Hierdie leerlinge van Swartberg Sekondêr het Donderdagmid-dag aan ’n spelkompetisie by hul skool deelgeneem: (links agter) Ru-naldo Appel,Ernestine Julies, Theresa Jeneke, Clarisa Paul en Liné Groenewald; (voor) JaydeneMarinus, Chloé Marais, Jade-Leigh Daniels en Bradwin Benjamin.

FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Poetry is hul ding!Die gr. 1-leerlinge van Laerskool Overberg het pragtig in EnglishPoetry by die Overberg Eisteddfod presteer.

Hier is: (voor van links) Ben de Kock, Lila Smal en Steyn de Wet; (tweedery) Joshua Kritzinger, Duran de Wee, Brooklynn Theunissen, Zoë King, MiekeBeukes; (derde ry) Janoe Jacobs, Henrique Lamohr, Nandi Viljoen, DanielleViljoen en Lin-Mari Petley; (agter) Marli von Willigh en Jané Jordaan.

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Koue demp nie geesDie gietende reën kon nie SaterdagdiegeesvanOvies se leerlingeenper-soneeltydensdiejaarlikseinterskolebyeenkoms teen Hermanus blus nie.

Eddie F. Labuschagne, skoolhoof vanHoërskool Overberg bedank die leerlin-ge vir die puik vertoning. “Die mondig-wording van die interskole was ’n erva-ring wat alle verwagtinge oortref het.GetrouaandieOviekarakterendeurset-tingsvermoë het die Ovies weereens diewa deur die drif getrek.”Hy sê elkeOviese deelname op die sportveld en die pa-viljoen het elke toeskouer aan die praatgehad en die Hermies het ’n blik vanOvie passie en toewyding gekry. “Kykmaar na die uitslae. Die groter prentjiewas beslis deur dieOvies gevul enOviesbly die beste!”Die rugby uitslae was as volg:o. 14 Buksies B – Gelykop 10-10o. 14 Buksies A – Wen 24-7o. 16C – Wen 10-0o. 16B – Verloor 11-20o. 16A – Wen 16-3o. 19 Daisies vs Emil Weder – Verloor

5-19o. 19 C-voëls – Wen 10-5o. 19B Gladiators – Wen 22-0o. 19A – Verloor 12-18netbalo. 14B – Gelykop 10-10o. 14A – Wen 12-11o. 16D – Wen 22-1o. 16C – Wen 11-5o. 16B – Wen 22-10o. 16A – Verloor 16-19

o. 19D – Wen 23-1o. 19C – Gelykop 11-11o. 19B – Wen 16-10o. 19A – Verloor 14-22Hokkieo. 16A seuns – Wen 2-0o. 18B seuns – Verloor 0-2o. 18A seuns – Verloor 1-2o. 14B meisies – Gelykop 0-0o. 14A meisies – Verloor 0-1o. 16B meisies – Verloor 0-3o. 16A meisies – Wen 2-1o. 18B meisies – Verloor 0-218A meisies – Verloor 0-1Opsomming:Wen – 13Verloor – 10Gelyk – 4

Ovies en hul onderwysers het reeds voor diejaarlikse interskole groot gees gevang vir diekragmeting teen Hoërskool Hermanus die af-gelope Saterdag. Die tema vir die dag wasFunky Faces.

FOTO: VERSKAF

Die 0. 16A-rugybspelers van Hoërskool Overberg het modder in dieoë van Hermanus geskop en hulle met 16-3 geklop. Dié wedstrydwas vir talle besoekers ’n hoogtepunt. FOTO: MANIE THERON

Leerlinge van Hoërskool Overberg sing hulle kreet uit vollebors voor die hoofwedstryd opdie paviljoen tydens die jaarlik-se interskole-byeenkoms.

FOTO: MANIE THERON

Die 0. 14A-netbalspan van Hoërskool Overberg het Hermiesmet 12 doele teen 11 geklop. FOTO: MANIE THERON

Die pawiljoen het gedreun terwyl die leerlinge van Hoërskool Overberg hul atlete sterktetoegewens het. FOTO: BEN CLAASSENS

Leroy Bester, die haker van Hoërskool Overberg se o. 19A-span hardloop doelgerig met die bal tydens Ovies se kragme-ting teen Hermies. Ovies het 18-12 verloor.

FOTO: RIANA CLAASSENS

Hawston beklinkClassic Clash net­netDie Classic Clash op Saterdag 17 Augustus was’n goed georganiseerde dag. Die spanne het ingoeie gees meegeding.

Die 0. 19A-rugbyspanne van Swartberg en Hawston Se-kondêr in aksie. Hawston het 13-10 gewen.

FOTO’S: HEDDA MITTNER

VEGGEES: Dieo.19A netbalspanvan Swartberg Se-kondêr het 26-3teen Hawston ver-loor.