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New contractor for
R320 road project 2
Something stinks at
Sandbaai beach 3
Super 15 fixtures
centre spread 18 &19
APPEAL PERIODNOWOPEN: PUBLIC DISCUSSION FORUMON4 FEBRUARY
Proposedmalls:Haveyour say
HEDDA MITTNER
Public opinion is divided about
the desirability of the new pro-
posed shopping mall in Sandbaai
and residents are invited to give
their input at a discussion forum
scheduled to take place on Tues-
day 4 February.
The proposals for two develop-
ments theWhaleCoastVillageMall
in Sandbaai and the Overberg Mall
inHawston gained partial environ-
mental authorisation on 3 January,
subject to a period of appeal. Appel-
lants had 20 days in which to lodge
notification of their intent to appeal,
andtheappealmustbe lodgedwithin
30 calendar days after the lapsing of
the 20-day period.
Both the Hermanus Ratepayers
Associationand theHermanusBusi-
nessChamber lodged an intention to
appeal against the granting of envi-
ronmental authorisation to Retail
Africa for the Whale Coast Village
MallinSandbaaion23January,after
requests from some of their mem-
bers.
However, inputsfromthebusiness
community must be processed be-
fore a final appeal with motivation
can be submitted on or before the
deadline of 24 February, says Alta
Pretorius, CEO of the Hermanus
Business Chamber (HBC).
To this end, the executive commit-
tee of the HBC has decided to grant
an opportunity for public participa-
tionintheformofadiscussionforum
onTuesday 4Februaryat 17:30 in the
Whale Coast Conference Room
(aboveCheckers).There isnocost in-
volved, but those wishing to attend
areadvised tobookbyMonday3Feb-
ruary, as space is limited, bycontact-
ing Pretorius on 073 538 3685.
From the feedback received so
far,mostmembersareagainstthede-
velopment of the Sandbaai mall,
some are for it and some are impar-
tial, says Pretorius.
Yes, the mall will have its advan-
tages,aswellnolongerhavetotravel
over the mountain to buy certain
products or to see a movie, says
Petrus Hendriksz, who heads the
CBD Revitalisation Project.
Butthoseadvantageswillcomeat
a cost.As a businessman in theCBD,
I predict that 25% to 30% of the buy-
ing power in town will shift to the
mall, and many businesses in the
CBD will not make it.
Hendriksz says the proposed ten-
ant mix of the mall is crucial and
GrantMcLachlan,chairpersonofthe
Hermanus Ratepayers Association
(HRA), agrees.
There should be certain restric-
tions toensure that theretail tenants
of themalldonotposea threat tocur-
rent retail outlets in the CBD. We
have already seen the detrimental
impact that the Checkers and Wool-
worths developments, and the new
ring road [Royal Street] have had on
other parts of the CBD.
There is always a risk involved
when a shopping centre such as the
proposed Whale Coast Village Mall
is developed in such close proximity
to a CBD. What is of concern to us
hereis thehealthof theCBDandhow
a balance can be struck. The CBD is
the heart of Hermanus and we need
tolookatmeasuresthatmightbetak-
en to ensure that it stays that way.
Trafficconsultantandvicechairof
the HRA, Bob Stanway, says the
Overstrand Municipality should
take this opportunity to prioritise
the revitalisation of the CBD and to
ensure that it remains a desirable
destinationforbothtouristsandresi-
dents. Weneedamagnet tokeep the
CBD alive, he says.
Many studies have been done
over the years with recommenda-
tions for transforming the CBD into
a safe, healthy and eco-friendly ur-
banenvironment, but theyhavenev-
er been implemented. Now is the
time to act before themall becomes
a reality.
The president of the Chamber,
MervynMilner, is inviting people to
attend if they have strong views to
express, or simply need to be in-
formed.
A presentation will be done,
whereafter the attendees will have
the opportunity to state their views
regarding the proposed establish-
mentoftheWhaleCoastVillageMall.
For more details on the restric-
tionsandmotivationfor theenviron-
mental authorisation for the pro-
posed development, see page 2.
SUPPORT
TEAM: During
Hermanus High
Schools inter
house athletics
day on Friday
24 January, the
supporters and
cheerleaders on
the pavilion
kept the spirit
going and
spurred their
athletes on to
victory. See pg
14 and 15 for
more athletics
day photos and
results. PHOTO:
HEDDA MITTNER
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Newcontractor forR320 roadproject
HEDDA MITTNER
A new contractor was appointed on
Wednesday by the Department of Trans-
port and Public Works to complete the
R320 roadworks project after the previ-
ous contractor,VuselaConstruction,was
placed under liquidation by the Western
Cape High Court in December last year.
Brink and Heath, a construction and civil
engineering company based in Cape Town,
will resume construction within the next
week or two, says Anton Nell, senior opera-
tions manager of the Department of Trans-
port and Public Works.
Work on the project to upgrade the R320
between Caledon and Hermanus was sche-
duled for completion in September 2014, but
the roadworks came to a complete standstill
in the first week of November last year.
According to Nell, it will take 15 months
to complete the project and the new comple-
tion date is May 2015.
This extra delay is due to damage caused
by the heavy floods in mid-November last
year, followed by another bout of heavy rain
in the first week of January. Repair work
will need to be carried out first where parts
of the newly prepared road were washed
away by the floods.
Ameeting took place on Tuesday between
representatives of Brink and Heath and the
roadworkers, many of whomwere stranded
without an income less than twomonths be-
fore Christmas last year. According to An-
thony Wells, spokesperson for the workers,
Brink and Heath will be re-employing most
of the workers and are also appointing new
workers from the Caledon area.
Wellssays theworkers,whoreceivedtheir
last pay cheques at the end of October, have
submitted claim forms for their November
andDecember salaries. Theywere informed
that it could take 9 to 12 months before they
receive the money.
Roadworkers from the local community of
Caledon who had been employed by Vusela
Construction gathered at the Caledon police
station in January to fill in claim forms for
their unpaid wages after Vusela went into
liquidation. Most of them have now been re
employed by the new contractor, Brink and
Heath. PHOTO: ANETTE THERON
Whale Coast VillageMall facts at your fingertips
HEDDA MITTNER
Certainrestrictionsarecontainedinthe
partial environmental authorisation
that has been granted by the Western
Cape Department of Environmental Af-
fairs and Developmental Planning
(DEADP) for the two proposed retail de-
velopments in theOverstrand (see pg 1).
Retail Africas application for the
Whale Coast Village Mall was based on
atotal footprintof38 900 m,butauthori-
sationwas granted for 27 800 m. The re-
mainder of the development site com-
prises parking bays, open space, and ac-
cess roads and planned access points.
According to the authorisation docu-
ment, the calculated warranted market
demand indicates that the facility will
be able to expand in increments every
three to four years, reaching a maximum
footprint of 38 900 m by 2024.
The development is deemed desirable for
the following reasons:
) It will be close to the existing Sandbaai
commercial node,which implies that it is not
an instance of leapfrog development or
sprawl far outside the main town;
) It will be reasonably accessible via an
off-routefromtheR43aswellasBergsigRoad;
) The increase in residential expansion of
Hermanus serves a growing demand for re-
tail areas such as the proposed development,
which will increase the offer of retail shops
inHermanus and could thereby attract shop-
pers who would otherwise travel to Cape
Town to access retail facilities;
)The proposed developmentmay fulfil its
role as an integrator where people from dif-
ferent socioeconomic backgrounds will in-
teract based on its strategic location between
the high-income areas of Hemel-en-Aarde,
Westcliff, Fernkloof, Eastcliff and Volklip,
themiddle income areas of Sandbaai and the
lower income sectors of Mount Pleasant and
Zwelihle; and
) The proposed development will add to
economic diversification and retail facilities
within the existing Sandbaai commercial
node.
The properties erven 1449, 1450, 1452 and
1734arezonedAgricultureZone 1,while the
remainder of Erf 1452 is zoned Institutional
Zone 1. An application under the Land Use
Planning Ordinance (LUPO) is required to
consolidate and rezone the erven toBusiness
Zone 1. Consent uses are also required under
the Zoning Scheme.
In addition, an amendment to the Greater
HermanusSub-RegionalStructurePlan isre-
quired to change the reservation of the erven
from Urban Area to Business Node.
Associated road upgrades will include the
upgrading of Schulphoek Street from Main
Road to Adam Street to at least two lanes per
direction; construction of a two-lane rounda-
bout at the Schulphoek/Adam Street inter-
section; thewideningofBergsigRoad; theup-
grading of the Bergsig/Main Road inter-
section to a single lane roundabout; the
provisionofsidewalksalongthesite fron-
tage, the major access roads to the site
and long defined pedestrian routes as
well asalongBergsigRoad toSchulphoek
Street; and the provision of minibus taxi
lay-byes along Main and Bergsig Roads
in the vicinity of the two main access
points.
The impacts on the existingHermanus
CBD were also assessed but the risk of
cannibalism wherein retailers open
the same retail outlets within the same
trade area was seen as limited, as it is
proposed that the retail developmentwill
onlyhouse storesnot alreadyestablished
in theCBD,unless theperformanceof the
existing retailer has reached certain lev-
els warranting an additional store.
The authorisation document states: It is
therefore also expected that the retail facility
and CBD would be able to co-exist, with the
latter remaining unique in its offering as a
veryattractivetouristdestinationwhichwill
be able to continue to successfully offer small
specialitystoresandveryattractiveandgood
restaurants. This quality may help preserve
theCBDasanattractive touristdestination.
In the case of the Overberg Mall in Haw-
ston, the applicant was granted partial au-
thorisation to erect a retail facility and asso-
ciated infrastructure on Portion 1 of Farm
No.572, Hawston, on condition that the foot-
print of the shopping centre is limited to
10 000 m.
A minimum 30 m wide landscaped fynbos
corridor along the R43 and the protection of
all large milkwood trees on site have to be
incorporated into the layout.
The retail facilitymust also be placed adja-
cent to theR43 (excluding theminimum30 m
corridor) and as close to the existing urban
fabric as possible.
A representation of the proposed mall to be con
structed on Retail Africas site along the R43 between
CTM and Engen in Sandbaai.
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MAKING A
DIFFERENCE:
Stanley Shava
(left) and Peter
Nyambo are the
two workers re
sponsible for
keeping Onrus in
a pristine condi
tion throughout
the year. Both are
employed by the
Onrus Ratepayers
Association (ORA).
During the holiday
season, Peter was
on the beach every morning at 05:00 to ensure that the
beach is clean, and during the rest of the year he cleans up
every Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. Stanley ar
rives on his bicycle from Zwelihle every morning during the
week to clean the Main Road before he starts his regular
gardening jobs. PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER
SpotlightonSandbaaibeach
HEDDA MITTNER
Several letters and SMSes have been sent
to the Hermanus Times in recent weeks to
complain about the maggots and stench
on Sandbaai beach caused by a build-up
of kelp and a decomposing seal carcass.
Areader fromSandbaai,MargaretBonsall,
said she agreedwith JohanMaree (Sandbaai
beach has become unbearable, Hermanus
Times, 16 January 2014) that the kelp and sea-
weed on the beach is no longer removed on
as regular a basis as before.
However, as much as the kelp can be an
eyesore, he also remarked about themaggots
whichwere teeming on the beach. I go there
regularly, and the cause of the maggots was
the carcass of a dead seal.
According to Bonsall, the seal washed up
on the beach on or around 8 January and at
least four phone callsweremade to themuni-
cipality to remove the carcass. But nothing
was done, she says.
Two days later the dead seal was buried
under a pile of sand, and consequently the
maggots appeared.
Although the kelp is unsightly, it does not
present a health hazard but the dead seal,
along with the maggots, could certainly be-
come a risk to ones health. Surely there
should be someone appointed to monitor the
state of the beaches?
RepeatedqueriesbyHermanusTimes tothe
OverstrandMunicipality regarding the dead
seal went unanswered, but the senior mana-
ger of environmental services, Liezl Bezui-
denhout, says area management under the
community services directorate do attend to
dead animals on the beach.
The public can contact the Overstrand
Control Room at 028 313 8111 with specific in-
formation on the location and type of dead
animal/carcass, and this informationwill be
forwarded to the appropriate operational
manager.
Bezuidenhoutalsosaysit is themunicipali-
tys policy not to remove kelp from beaches
in the Overstrand area.
Kelp is only moved note, not removed
from the threeBlueFlagbeaches during the
Blue Flag season. The kelp is only moved
away from the beach up towards the foot of
the back dunes by staff of Working for the
Coast. This is an Expanded Public Works
(EPW)programmefundedbytheDepartment
of Environmental Affairs.
Bezuidenhout says there are several rea-
sons for not disturbing the kelp that washes
up on beaches:
)Kelp plays an important part in dune for-
mationanderosionprocessesalongthecoast-
line. If all kelp is removed, large volumes
of sand are freed from the shoreline and are
blown into the secondary dune system, sti-
fling climax vegetation. In many cases this
meansmorewindblown sand onparking are-
as, roads and coastal pathways;
)Washedupkelp isalsoanimportantcom-
ponent of the nutrient cycle because it serves
as a food source for molluscs, invertebrates
and protozoa. Where kelp is removed, the
food source for beach fauna is rapidly re-
duced, thereby having a detrimental impact
on the food web, both on the beach and the
adjacent sea currents.
Bezuidenhout adds that this does notmean
the municipality is not willing to identify
swimming beaches additional to the three
Blue Flag beaches where kelp can be moved
away from thebeach, but amanagement plan
for this purpose will have to be developed by
the community services directorate in colla-
borationwith the environmental section and
submitted to theMarineandCoastalManage-
ment branch of the Department of Environ-
mental Affairs and Tourism for approval.
Themunicipalitywill alsohave to investi-
gate the cost related to specific activities and
available capacity before such a beach-clean-
ing policy can be developed and implemen-
ted, says Bezuidenhout.
While visitors to Sandbaai beach have ex-
pressed their disapproval of the poor condi-
tion of the beach, Ina vanRooyen, committee
memberof theOnrusRatepayersAssociation
(ORA), who heads the associations portfolio
forneatness, says theyhavereceivednothing
but compliments from holidaymakers on the
cleanliness of Onrus beach.
We work hand-in-hand with the munici-
pality to keep the town and beach clean and
inviting for residents and visitors, Van
Rooyen says.
She manages a team of workers who are
paid by ORA to supplement the work done
by the municipal contractor for Onrus and
Vermont.
Its a team effort, says Van Rooyen. We
help to keep the beach and the streets neat
and litter-free, and if there is a build-up of
kelp on the beach, as happens after violent
storms, we collect it and move it away from
the main beach area. This is why it is so im-
portant for residents topay theirR100annual
ORA membership fee, as it enables us to do
our work.
Deon Beukes, chairperson of the Sandbaai
RatepayersAssociation(SRA),saysoneofthe
items on the agenda of their next meeting is
the maintenance of Sandbaai beach, its ac-
cess roads and the parking area.
Its a beautiful little beach, he says, and
we want residents and visitors to be able to
enjoy it. However, funding remains a prob-
lem, and the various processes and proce-
dures that have to be followed by themunici-
pality take a long time. But we are looking
at ways to speed up the process.
A reader took this photo of a dead seal
that washed up on Sandbaai beach around
8 January, surrounded by kelp and mag
gots. By 18 January the carcass had de
composed and all that was left were its
skull and a few bones and there was no
sign of the maggots. It was a gruesome
sight, but I suppose it was probably thought
that it wouldnt be noticed amongst the piles
of kelp that were accumulating, the reader
says.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
FIRE AT SHOPPING CENTRE: A fire
broke out on the first floor in a store
room at the Woolworths centre on Fri
day. A waterproofing contractor was
torching the balcony on the outside of
the first floor to seal it when he saw a
hole in the wall leading from the balco
ny to the storeroom. The next moment
he saw smoke, as the torching had
caused the inside of the storeroom to
set alight. According to Angelo Aplon,
Hermanus fire and rescue station com
mander, the centre is fully compliant
with safety regulations and fire extin
guishers were nearby, which helped the
workers to extinguish the fire and pre
vent further damage. People must
make sure their fire extinguishers are
regularly serviced and fitted according
to regulations. Noone was injured
during the fire, which was quickly
brought under control.
PHOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET
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People lose casesbecauseof interpretation
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Magistrate Preggy Govender,
vice-presidentoftheJudicialOf-
ficersAssociation of SouthAfri-
ca and also working at the Her-
manus Magistrates Court, at-
tended the annual general
conferenceof judicial officersat
Kopanong in Johannesburg on
24 and 25 January, where he
said the information received at
theconferencewas important to
the residents of Hermanus.
Chief Justice of South Africa,
Mogoeng Mogoeng, who led the
conference, criticised the standard
of court interpreting and wanted
to knowwhere they get their train-
ing from.Hesaidpeople losecases
because of interpretation.
What is relevant and important
for the residents of Hermanus is
that court efficiency is dependent
on a number of factors outside the
control of presiding officers.
Other problems, said Govender
according toMogoeng, are poor in-
vestigation of cases, police taking
statements down incorrectly and
investigations pending even after
trials have started.
He also cited the lack of resourc-
es for courts to functionefficiently.
These are factual problems and
a reality for many courts in South
Africa, and the Hermanus court is
not an exception. Besides the
heavycourtrollswefaceeveryday,
the magistrates in Hermanus are
also faced with lack of resources,
sometimes poor interpretation, de-
lays in investigation of cases espe-
cially matters where blood and
DNA analysis reports is necessary
for the trial, explained Govender.
Govender reports Mogoeng as
saying magistrates are not in-
volved in the training of interpret-
ers, or in investigating cases, or
providing resources to the courts.
That is the function of the execu-
tive/government.
Magistrates and judges are in-
dependent public office bearers
employedby the judiciarywith the
Chief Justice as their head. They
are not public servants or govern-
ment employees.
Magistrate Preggy Govender (left) with Chief Justice of South Africa,
Mogoeng Mogoeng at the conference.
Polisie sing, ry op ysterperde en hou
braaivleis en boeresport
JANINE VAN DER RIET
As deel van Nasionale Polisiedag het inwo-
ners van Zwelihle hulle vergaap aan die vloot
polisievoertuie, verkeersvoertuie, motorfiet-
se en selfs n brandweerwa wat Maandagog-
gend deur Zwelihle gery het.
Die Hermanus-polisiesektor, insluitend le-
de van Gansbaai, Stanford, Kleinmond en
Bredasdorp het die dag begin met n optog
deurZwelihle endaarnahet almal bydieZwe-
lihlesportgrondebymekaargekomvir npret-
dag met braaivleisvure en boeresport.
Elke polisiestasie het n tema gehad waar-
volgens hulle aangetrek het, maar dit was
Stanford-stasiewatdieo laat rekhetmethul-
le motorfiets-tema.
Die woordvoerder van die Stanford-stasie,
ao. SarenaHugowas agterop nHarleyDavid-
son, geklee in n leerbroek enmotorfietsbaad-
jie.
Die Hermanus Social Motorbike Club
(SMC) het tydens die optog polisielede n ge-
leentheid op hulle motorfietse gegee.
Kol. Nomana Adonis, stasiebevelvoerder
by dieHermanus-polisiestasie, het tydens die
verwelkomingstoespraak n liedjie,Be bright
in the corner where you are, uit volle bors ge-
sing en die gehoor op hulle voete gehad.
Konst. Mbongeni Mazuthu het ouderge-
woonte weer seremoniemeester gespeel en
hom uitstekend van sy taak gekwyt. Hy het
spottenderwys ges die Nasionale Polisiedag
issoos n laat-Kersfeespartytjievirdiepolisie,
aangesien hulle moes werk gedurende die
feesseisoen om seker te maak almal is veilig.
Die dag is afgesluit met lekker braaivleis
en boeresport.
LuitenantFadilaSeptember,woordvoerder
by die Hermanus-polisie bedank Walker Bay
Nursery vir die plante en blomme, Safe Seku-
riteit en Chris Nieuwoudt vir die klank.
Lede van Herma
nus en Stanford
polisie het agter
op motorfietse
aan die optog
deur Zwelihle
deelgeneem. FO
TOS: JANINE VAN
DER RIET
Nog n polisielid wat op een van die groot
ysterperde gery het.
Lede van die verskillende polisiestasies het
aan n parade deelgeneem en die optog
deur Zwelihle gelei.
Die manne en vroue in blou het saam met
hulle vennoot teen geweld, Safe Sekuriteit,
gekuier en die dag saam geniet.
Nicolette BothaGuthrie, burgemeester van
die Overstrand, het almal welkom geheet en
hulle bedank vir hulle onbaatsugtige werk.
Bredasdorppolisielede het n fees gehad ty
dens Nasionale Polisiedag en het heerlik
saam met hulle vriende in blou gekuier.
Gansbaaipolisiestasie het behoorlik die aan
dag getrek met hulle braaivleisvure en kleur
volle staanplek vir die dag.
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BAKKIE BE
LAND IN NU
WE HAWE:
Drie visser
manne van
Mount Plea
sant het
Woensdagog
gend n noue
ontkoming ge
had toe hulle
vroegoggend
hulle skuit by
die Nuwe Ha
we te water wou laat om te gaan kreef vang. Die sleephelling was so
glad en slymerig van die mos dat die bakkie nie weer kon wegtrek
nadat die skuit vanaf die treiler in die water gelaat is nie. Die bakkie
het begin gly en geleidelik agteruit beweeg na die water, totdat dit
dakhoogte ondergedompel was. Een van die vissermanne, Paul Poole,
wat agter op die bakkie gesit het, het afgespring en op gehardloop na
die houerkantoor van Bambana Konstruksie om hulp te vra. Hulle laai
graafoperateur, Andr de Lange, was die held van die dag toe hy uit
eindelik daarin slaag om die bakkie met sy graaftoestel uit die water
te trek. Die manne moes eers onder die water duik om n lang kabel
aan die bakkie vas te maak, wat gesorg het vir n paar benoude oom
blikke. Niel Bouwens, die eienaar van die bakkie wat hom na die to
neel gehaas het, s sy bakkie is onherstelbaar beskadig.
FOTO: NIEL BOUWENS
Hermanus met sy Kleinrivierberge,
Kleinriviermond, Walkerbaai en varinde
kuslyn, is n buitelug sport en rekreasie
paradys!
Nasionale See-en-Sand Instituut wil nou
die Slapende Reus in Hermanus met
Walker Bay Active wakker skud, maar See-
en-Sand wil dit nie alleen doen nie.
Alle besighede en sportklubs in Hermanus
wat graag meer van Walker Bay Active wil
weet, word hartelik uitgenooi om 06/02/14
Donderdagaand (18h30) by Whale Coast
Hotel se konverensiesentrum (bo
Checkers) bymekaar te kom. Na n koffietjie
of n teetjie sal See-en-Sand vertel hoe
Hermanus, met Walker Bay Active, die
GROOTSTE SPORTFEES in die land kan
en gaan aanbied.
(Ons land is sportmal, maar daar is nog nie
een dorp of stad in Suid-Afrika wat n
Sportfees aanbied nie!)
Vissermannewil departement
dagvaarooronrelmatighede
DALEEN FOUCH
Lynvissermanne regoor Suid-
Afrika,wat plaaslike visserman-
ne insluit, beplanomdiedeparte-
ment van landbou, bosbou envis-
serye te dagvaar oor beweerde
onrelmatighede met die uitreik
van kommersile lynvispermit-
te.
n Herrie het onlangs losgebars in
die bedryf toe die departement aan-
gekondig het dat slegs 115 uit die 303
lynvissermanne se permitte hernu
is.
Permitte is ook aan 100 nuwe toe-
treders toegeken. Die vorige per-
mitte, wat geldig was vir agt jaar,
het op Oujaarsaand verval.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lynvissers-
vereniginghet opDinsdag28Janua-
rie vergader om die prokureurswat
die saak namens hulle sal behartig,
te ontmoet.
Diebesluit opregsaksie isgeneem
nadatdiedepartementdiepuntetoe-
kenning vir permitaansoeke aan
hulle oorhandig het.
In n inskrywing op sy blog Fei-
ke skryf Shaheen Moolla, n kon-
sultant vir die visbedryf, dat die
puntetoekenning onrelmatig is.
Moolla meen die algehele toeken-
ningsproses is onwettig omdat dit
voorkom of kriteria soos gestipu-
leer in die 2013 vissersbeleid, geg-
noreer is.
Lynvissermanne wat nie permit-
te ontvang het nie, het tydelik toe-
stemming om tot 28 Februarie vis
te vang.
Desmond Stevens, waarnemende
adjunk-direkteur-generaal van die
visserye-afdeling van die departe-
ment van landbou, bosbou en visse-
rye, het in n verklaring die moont-
likheid dat die Openbare Besker-
mer n ondersoek na die permit-
proses gaan instel, verwelkom.
Stevens s die departement het
nog geen amptelike skrywe van die
OB ontvang nie, maar verwelkom
die moontlikheid van n ondersoek.
Ons het niks om weg te steek nie.
Mense wat finansieel wil bydra
tot die lynvissers se regskoste, kan
Wally Croome, voorsitter van die
Suid-Afrikaanse Lynvissersvereni-
ging, bel by 083 321 6901.
Swift police action leads to arrest
Members of the Hermanus
SAPSTracingTeamandCrime
Prevention, led by Sergeant
FundileMavata,heldanintelli-
gence driven operation track-
ing down two attempted mur-
der suspects.
The attempted murder inci-
dent occurred on 22 January at
07:55, when a 28-year-old man
fromKwasa-Kwasa inZwelihle
was shot at. Luckily, the sus-
pect missed and fled the scene.
According to Constable
Mbongeni Mazuthu, spokes-
person for the Hermanus po-
lice, members followed leads
and within a few hours on the
sameday, twomen, aged 21 and
27, were arrested and a 9 mm
pistol with four rounds of am-
munition was recovered from
one of the suspects homes in
Zwelihle.
Upon further investigation,
it was established that the fire-
arm recovered had been stolen
from a 65-year-old man on 13
January.
The suspects were charged
with attempted murder, the il-
legal possession of a fire-arm
and robbery.
Both suspects remain in cus-
tody until further investiga-
tion.
Station commander Colonel
Noma Adonis congratulated
themembers for the goodwork
in apprehending the suspects.
Sergeant
Fundile Mava
ta with the
weapon found
at a suspects
house in Zwe
lihle.
HPP has hands full with shoplifting, theft, poaching
Hermanus Public Protection (HPP)
had its hands full with especially
shoplifters during the festive season.
Other complaints investigated in-
cluded children begging at super-
markets and illegal poaching.
Four cases of shoplifting were
openedand ten suspectshandedover
to members of the Hermanus Police.
One man was caught with items
worth R79,95; three men with items
worthR358,50; fourwith stolen items
worth R8 037,90 from various shops
in the CBD and another two suspects
were caught stealing goods worth
R219,90.
Children begging for money and
food were reported mostly at East-
cliff Spar Centre, where HPP super-
visors chased the children away.
Two suspected illegal poaching
cases were investigated: one at the
Blowhole and the other near Bien-
tangs Cave.
In one incident, 59 abalone were
found, but the suspects managed to
evade arrest.
In theothercase, the suspectswere
found with no abalone in their pos-
session.
Hawstonman on abalone charge
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Aman fromHawston appeared in
the Strand Magistrates Court on
Tuesday in connectionwith the il-
legal possession and transporta-
tion of abalone.
Brent Dalton (30), who was ar-
rested on 31 October last year in
Gordons Bay with 5 307 shelled
abalone,wasgrantedR5 000bail in
the Strand Magistrates Court.
ThepolicesdogunitandtheSea
Border Unit conducted a success-
ful operation.
Following up information, they
pulled off a Toyota Fortuner for
searchingat thecornerofBounda-
ry Road and the R44 in Gordons
Bay. In the vehicle police found 18
plastic bags containing 5 307 units
of abalone.
The case was postponed until 13
February.Voor staan die drie
vissermanne Faghrie
Sebonka, Paul New
man en Paul Poole
by die eienaar van
die bakkie, Niel
Bouwens (op die
trappie). Agter die
stuur is Andr de
Lange en heel agter
is Eddy Mbombo,
ook van Bambana.
FOTO: HEDDA MITTNER
Con artist up to her
old tricks again
KERRY VAN RENSBURG
A con artist who is well-known to
the Hermanus police has struck
again and a resident of Northcliff
is her latest victim.
On Saturday 25 January, a white
woman in her thirties knocked at
his door, says the resident. She
asked for him by name, which he
found surprising. She told him that
her car was at a nearby petrol sta-
tion and that she could not pay for
petrol. She wanted to borrow R200.
She said a man had given her a lift
to his house, andwaswaiting in the
car outside. She promised to return
the money on Monday.
Theresidentasked forhercontact
details name and phone number.
She then asked to use the bathroom.
It was close to the front door, so she
wasnotoutofhissight forvery long.
He gave the woman the R200 and
off shewent.Healsowrote down the
registration number of the car.
Soon after they had gone, he no-
ticed that his camera was missing.
The woman did not return his
money, so the resident reported the
incident to the Hermanus police.
They recognised her name at once.
Apparentlyshewasactive inJohan-
nesburg and the Hemel-en-Aarde
Valley, and has re-emerged in the
Hermanus area.
The resident was advised to open
a case and press charges, which he
did. He says he wants other resi-
dents to be aware of this con artists
tactics so that others will not be
taken for a ride.
SAPS had quiet season, barring some theft, housebreaking
The Hermanus police station com-
mander, Nomana Adonis, reports
that their cluster had a quiet festive
season, apart from the few house-
breaking and theft cases.
Cellphones, laptops and cameras
were among the stolen items.
According to Lieutenant Fadila
September, spokesperson, in most
cases entry was gained through
doors andwindows thathadbeen left
open.
Beaches were patrolled and no
complaints were received.
No murders occurred during the
festive season.
Assaults in Zwehlile and Hawston
showed an increase during this peri-
od, though, but no serious incidents
were reported.
Ourmembersworkedextrahours
during this period. Roadblocks were
held on rural roads and but no offen-
ces were reported, said September.
Adonis would like to thank the
community for their support inmak-
ing sure that they took good care of
their property.
I hope that this year wewill work
well togetherwith thepublicandoth-
er role-players tomake our town saf-
er and crime free.
) The community service centre
number is 028 313 5300 or 028 313 5349.
However, the following telephone
numbers can be contacted if the tele-
phone lines at the Hermanus police
station are faulty: 082 522 3219 and
sector phone 079 893 9986.
6Hermanus Times
30 January, 2014
Algemeen
General
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Pensioners get 10% off on Wednesdays
A variety of frozen seafood also available including, amongst others:
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TRADING HOURS
Monday to Friday: 09h00 17h00
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DONASIE: Die voor
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nuskushengelklub,
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week n donasie van
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RECYCLE
Remember
to
Stanfords SunsetMarket
Every last Friday of the
month, Stanford holds its
Sunset Market.
A true taste of village
life; friendly people,
wholesome food, good
vibes, is how theorganis-
ers describe it.
The market takes place
on the old village green,
which has been awarded
heritage status. This mar-
ket really takes you back
to the days when the far-
mers and traders used to
have their goods on dis-
play for all to see and buy.
Expect exceptional home-
grown veggies, home-
made food, live music and
real southern hospitality,
where locals and visitors
mingle long after the sun
hasset.ContactRina to in-
troduce your goods or to
book stall space, at
083 604 0808, or email: ri-
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7Hermanus Times
30 January, 2014
Nuus
News
Hermanus
celebrates
Pinotnoir
The Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers
Association will host an exclusive
celebration this weekend of Pinot
noir, the grape for which the wine
route has become well-known.
The time is right for our producers
making Pinot noir from grapes grown
in the Hemel-en-Aarde area to join
forces in presenting the fruit of their
terroir and sharing their Pinot experi-
ences with a select audience of Pinot
enthusiasts, says Frieda Lloyd, coor-
dinator of the Hermanus R320 Wine
Route.
Tickets to this pioneering two-day
event cost R1 500 each. According to
Lloyd, there are only 10 tickets left.
We decided to limit the tickets to
150 and they sold out incredibly fast
after being promoted via social net-
working.
The celebration will kick off at the
BonaDeaEstate inHemel-en-Aardeon
Friday at 12 noon.
The programme includes a maiden
joint tasting of Pinot noir 2012 vinta-
ges from the three appellations He-
mel-en-AardeValley,UpperHemel-en-
Aarde Valley and Hemel-en-Aarde
Ridge; a red Burgundy tasting hosted
by acclaimed wine author and Bur-
gundy specialist Remington Norman;
and tasty treats presented by master
chef Bertus Basson.
A Pinot noir-focused dinner at Bona
Dea Estate will round off the evening.
Celebrations continue on the Satur-
day with wineries showcasing their
unique Pinot offerings and hosting a
variety of events at their tasting ve-
nues from 10:00 until late in the
evening, including a Pinot-themed
breakfast, platters, lunch, vertical
tastings, canaps, sundowners and a
PiNOT party.
Not onlyhas this event drawnawide
local Pinot noir-focused audience, but
there will also be guests coming from
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Durban, Jo-
hannesburg, the UK, Germany, Ire-
land and even China.
Says Bevan Newton Johnson, chair-
person of the Hemel-en-Aarde Wine-
growers Association: Hemel-en-
Aarde has established a reputation for
some of the finest quality Pinot noirs
in theCape. This event provides an op-
portunity for us to come together as
a community and host Pinot noir en-
thusiasts frommanydifferentdestina-
tions to anunforgettable experience of
our area and our wines.
For more information and tickets,
contact Frieda Lloyd on 083 305 7319.
ACCIDENTAL TARRING: The driver of this
truck was slightly injured and taken to the
Hermanus Provincial Hospital after losing
control of the vehicle, fully loaded with tar,
on the Volmoedturn on the R320 Hemelen
Aarde road on Wednesday 29 January. The
truck was on its way from Caledon to Her
manus. No other vehicles were involved in
the accident and the road was not closed to
traffic. PHOTO: JANHENDRIK COETZER
8Hermanus Times
30 January, 2014
Algemeen
General
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50YEAR REUNION: Daphne Weaving from Hermanus took it upon
herself to track down old friends, colleagues and neighbours who all
lived in Chingola in Zambia until the mid 1960s and had not seen
each other in 50 years. The group of more than 60 people got togeth
er for a joyous reunion at the Classroom restaurant on Saturday
evening, including (from left): Nikki and Peter Nupen, Lily Docking, Mi
randa and Paul Kuestermann, Daphne Weaving, Dobbie and Ria Dob
kins, and Glenys Chaplin. Weaving was born in Chingola, where her
father was employed at the Nchanga copper mine owned by Anglo
America in the former Rhodesia. The mine started production in the
1930s and at nearly 30 km wide, it was the second largest opencast
mine in the world. All the guests at the reunion (average age 70) had
parents who were employed at the mine. Tribute was paid to our
parents at the reunion, for their pioneering spirit. They had to contend
with many tropical diseases such as malaria and black water fever, ty
phoid, polio and TB, and all of us know of someone who had died in
underground mining accidents or had been savaged by hippos and
crocodiles, says Daphne. We like to think that the tenacity of our
parents lives on in their children today, as shown by the effort they
made to attend our reunion! PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER
UMSINSI HEALTH CARE SPON
SORS DRAMA STUDENTS: Two
lucky students at the Helen
OGrady Drama Academy have
received a years sponsorship
from Umsinsi Health Care, ena
bling them to complete a further
year of the internationally ac
claimed youth development pro
gramme. The recipients, Khanya
Mgwedane and Bernice Janse
van Rensburg, both Grade 8
learners at Hermanus High,
were part of the drama group
invited to perform A Midsummer
Nights Dream at Umsinsis fifth
anniversary, held recently at
Grootbos Private Nature reserve
near Gansbaai. The secretly arranged performance was a surprise for the 46 corporate guests who arrived in
appropriate fairy and court dress. Managing director of Umsinsi Health, Amanda Wilde (above, second from
left) said everyone was delighted with Shakespeares romantic comedy performed in a clearing in the milk
wood forest, suitably enchanted with candles, paraffin lamps and fairy lights.
When hearing that students Khanya (far right)
and Bernice were due to leave the Helen
OGrady youth development programme be
cause of financial constraints, Wilde offered the
sponsorships in light of the successful evening
and wonderful performances at Grootbos.
Both Khanya and Bernice can now look for
ward to another year of developing critical
skills in areas of communication, confidence,
creativity and performance, says Grant Grif
fiths, Helen OGrady Overberg principal .
CAKE WINNER: Operation Brakkenjan received a pleasant sur
prise in December when A Stewart Pharmacy organised a cake
raffle to raise funds for animals in need. The winner, Alan de
Kock, holds the huge cake with blue doggy Janita Swart. The
cake was donated by Pick n Pay and the amount of R900,70
was raised. Dog and cat food will be bought at Pick n Pay in
Hermanus to feed neglected dogs and cats in and around Her
manus. A big thank you to Lindsay Light from A Stewart Phar
macy for always looking out for the animals in need.
Smartnewwheels forwomensgroup
KERRY VAN RENSBURG
A brand new vehicle was handed
overtoCarmenTitusandherteam
from the Women Action Group
(WAG) last Wednesday evening.
The vehicle, a sparkling white
Avanza 1.5 SX, presented by Her-
manusToyotawithabigredbow,was
made possible thanks to a donation
from Lotto.
WAG, which is situated in the
Mount Pleasant Business Centre, is
a registered NGO, and this year the
organisation is celebrating 10 years
of service. The community pro-
grammes it runs include support
groups for children and adults, edu-
cational workshops, and a feeding
scheme to support HIV-infected and
affected families.
The nutritional centre provides
meals threedaysaweekfororphaned
andvulnerable children, families liv-
ing in poverty and those dealingwith
HIV.
Carmen, the WAG project manag-
er, says they sent in three quotations
toLottoforvehicles,andtheydecided
which vehicle they wanted to fund.
Up until now, Carmen, Trevor Ti-
tus, Sr Du Plessis and Mariana Cor-
nelius,whoarepartof theWAGteam,
have used their private vehicles to
reach the community, manage their
projects and attend meetings.
This donation is a big achieve-
ment for the organisation and be-
sides the excitement we will be able
to manage our projects much better
and reach more people in the Over-
strand, especially the farms, says
Carmen.
Having the new vehicle will also
enable the WAG to network more ef-
fectively with other organisations as
their private transport limited them
from reaching the businesses com-
munity. They will also be able to
transport members of the organisa-
tion to workshops and training.
This is a great improvement from
where we were and the start of much
bigger things. WAG is also celebrat-
ing their 10th anniversary and this
is the best present ever, says Car-
men. She thanked Lotto for the dona-
tionandHermanusToyota,whofacil-
itated the deal, for their support.
Committee members of the Women
Action Group (WAG) collected their
new Avanza 1.5 SX from Toyota on
Wednesday 22 January. Standing
alongside the new sevenseater vehicle
are (from left) Trevor Titus, Carmen Ti
tus (WAG project manager), Ansie Phi
lander (WAG vicesecretary), Natasha
Kruger (Toyota business manager),
Corrie Butler (WAG vicechairperson),
Oosie Oosthuizen (Toyota sales rep),
Charleen Adriaans (secretary WAG),
Takesure Razah (chairperson WAG),
Gilbert Muchanyara (treasurer WAG).
9Hermanus Times
30 January, 2014
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CONGRATULATIONS: Cecile
Pretorius (left) was the win
ner of the pink Le Creuset
whistling kettle in the Over
strand Hospice 600 Clubs
recent fundraising competi
tion. Eunice Rademeyer
(right) from Goozi Kitchen
shop, sponsored the prize,
and at the handover of the
kettle, she congratulated
Cecile on her win.
MOVEMBER MONEY:
Jacques du Toit (right)
from Hermanus Round
Table handed over a
cheque for R2 478,75 to
Maryke Malone (left)
Cansa community fund
developer, and Elnette du
Toit (centre) Cansa com
munity mobiliser on
Monday afternoon. The
funds were raised when
Jacques and his fellow
Mo Bro tablers partici
pated in the cancer
awareness Movember in
itiative at the end of last
year. PHOTO: KERRY VAN
RENSBURG
GROOT BABAS: Jannie
Naude (middel) van
Sandbaai het sy vrou Re
line op haar ooievaars
partytjie, wat op 25 Ja
nuarie in Sandbaai gehou
is, met twee babas ver
ras. Jaco Matthee en Ian
Nuttal het die vroue laat
skaterlag met hulle baba
doeke, bottels en fopspe
ne. Reline verwag hulle
tweede kind in Maart.
FLOWER POWER: Three international florists are visiting the HemelenAarde Valley
this week and they will spend a great deal of time arranging fynbos in creative ways.
They are well accustomed to our local fynbos and work with proteas and pincushions
in their floral arrangements regularly. Jutta Mau (on the right) and Doro Hass (on the
left) come from Germany and Henriette Frandsen (second from left) has a floral shop
in Tjareborg, Denmark. They are hosted in Hermanus for a week by Diddi Johnson
from Bona Dea Estate, also a master floral designer. The visitors are amazed at how
the fynbos grows naturally and they cannot wait to use the flowers in their floral de
signs that will be on show at the HemelenAarde Pinot Noir Celebration on Friday.
Freemasons donate toNSRI
Freemasonry in the Western Cape continued
its longassociationwithNSRIthroughadona-
tion of R1 000 by the Freemasonry Hermanus
LodgeNo. 7015 to theHermanusNSRI,Station
17, on 22 January.
TheWorshipfulMasterof theLodge,Frank-
lin Haman said at the hand-over that the Her-
manus Lodge had been able to exceed their
Masonic Benevolence target for 2013 and this
outstanding achievement had given them the
opportunity to donate to a needy cause closer
to home.
Station 17 of the NSRI in Hermanus ticks
all the boxes of a worthy benefactor and pro-
vides an important service to all sectors of the
local community.
The NSRI is totally reliant on donations
from the public and we are happy to be in a
position to make a contribution, said Ha-
man.
HermanusLodgeNo.7015hasmetonaregu-
lar basis in Hermanus since 1952.
Members of the public who would like to
know more about Freemasonry are welcome
to visit the Freemasonry Western Cape web
page www.freemasonrycape.net.
At the Hermanus NSRI station, from left: Roger Smith (senior warden), Franklin Haman (Wor
shipful Master), Henk Henn (station commander) and Deon Langenhoven (deputy station com
mander.
Lerm stof groot name uit
Die plaaslike kunstenaar Dillon Lerm van
Hermanus het gesorg dat die TygerBurger/
CapeGate-leserskonsertnienetdrienie,maar
vier sangers vir hul konsert gekies is.
Die kunstenaars wat by die leserskonsert
saam met Lerm gaan optree, is Theuns Jor-
daan, Kurt Darren en Gerhard Steyn.
Hoekom is daar vier? Omdat slegs n paar
stemme die derde en vierde plekke van me-
kaar geskei het.
Die ander kunstenaars wat die afgelope
paar weke as deel van die top tien meegeding
het om by di unieke konsert op te tree, was
Nicholis Louw, Juanita du Plessis, Nianell,
Elvis Blue, Bobby van Jaarsveld en Ray
Dylan.
Aanhangers kon tot Sondag 8Desember vir
hul gunsteling-kunstenaar stem.
Die afgelope paar dae het veral Kurt se
Kaapse ondersteuners die SMSe laat in-
stroom.
Die TygerBurger/CapeGate-leserskonsert
vind op 28 Februarie plaas in die Liqui-Fruit-
amfiteater in die Paarl.
Kaartjies vir die konsert is reeds te koop
by www.cultivaria.com. Dillon Lerm
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30 January, 2014
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The beauty industry, which is
supported by many women, is
now also penetrating the male
market, with more men taking
care of not only their health, but
also their appearance. More
menarenowadding to their tra-
ditional range of cosmetics con-
sisting of soap and aftershave,
introducing cleansers, moistur-
isers and even anti-ageing
creams.
New product development in the
cosmetic industry is focusedon incor-
porating vitamins and anti-ageing
nutrients and antioxidants into skin,
hair and nail-care products.
Cosmetic science has identified the
nutrients that are important for the
maintenance of healthy hair, skin and
nails.
Mostof thesecosmeticproductsare
applied topically to help restore skin
hydration and elasticity, to help with
the repair of damaged nails and hair
and to help prevent premature skin-
ageing.
If nutrients applied topically could
hold all these benefits, surely regular
intake of these nutrients through our
diets is just as important. This points
to the importance of optimal nourish-
ment, not only for general health and
well-being, but also to help maintain
healthy hair, skin and nails.
Scientific research into the health
benefits and properties of Rooibos
tea has shown us that this tea con-
tains potent antioxidants. Antioxi-
dants are known for their protective
effects against damage of body cells
and tissues caused by free radicals.
There are numerous antioxidants
found in a variety of plant foods, but
all of them do not target the same
body tissues.
Rooibos teaantioxidantshavebeen
shown to benefit skin health, specifi-
cally helping to prevent premature
ageing and wrinkling. Therefore,
watchout forRooibos teaextractsbe-
ing incorporated into anti-ageing
skincare products. It is believed that
you should drink three cups of Rooi-
bosTeaperday toget the truebenefit
of the anti-ageing antioxidants found
in this natural tea.
Nutritional supplements may assist
in the treatment of numerous skin
complaints and problems. Brewers
yeast isoneof themostpopularnutri-
tional remedies for acne. Brewers
yeast is a natural source of not only
vitamin B complex, but also zinc,
chromium, amino acids and many
other important nutrients.
The omega 6 fatty acid GLA, which
is found in Evening Primrose Oil and
Starflower Oil, is believed to assist in
the treatment of eczema. Omega 3
fatty acids, on theother hand, arebe-
lieved to assist in the treatment of
psoriasis. Psoriasis is an inflammato-
ry skin disorder characterised by dry,
red, sometimes itching and flaking
patches of skin.
The omega 3 fatty acids found in
fatty fish such as salmon is believed
to havemild anti-inflammatory prop-
erties and large doses of salmon oil
supplements have been shown to as-
sist in the relief of the symptoms of
psoriasis.
Nutrients for healthy nails include
omega 3 essential fatty acids, omega
6 essential fatty acids, zinc, vitamin
A, selenium, biotin and calcium.
For beautiful hair, skin and nails we
need to make sure we are getting
enough of these essential nutrients
through a healthy, balanced diet.
Andrea du Plessis: Women24
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JOURNALIST
ON CALL
THIS WEEKEND
Janine vd Riet
082 885 0226
Sport bou vriendskap
HermanusHorskool enLaerskool het
albei laasweekVrydaghulkleuresport
atletiek gehou. Soos elke jaar was dit
n dag propvol geesdrif en adrenalien,
en vir ander sommer net hope pret.
Verskeie temas is deur die onder-
skeie spanne uitgebeeld en optogte en
kretehetbehoorlikdieveld laatdreun.
Ouers moet egter nooit die rol wat
sport in jou kind se lewe speel, onder-
skat nie. Omaan enige soort sport deel
te neem, gee jou kind daai gevoel van
om deel te wees van iets.
Jou kind hoef nie noodwendig die
beste, sterkste of vinnigste te wees om
daardeur selfvertroueop te bouenper-
soonlike satisfaksie te ervaar nie.
Sport kan ook sosiaal wees en daar-
deur word vriendskappe gebou wat
aanvaardingbevorder,enkanjoukind
selfs beter vaar op akademiese gebied.
Kinders hou daarvan om deel te
neem en te kompeteer, onderwysers
hou daarvan om betrokke te wees en
ouers hou daarvan om langs die veld
te staan en cheer. Almal hou van n
sportdag. Sport hou kinders van die
strate af en sorg ook vir n uitlaatklep
vir al daai oortollige energie.
Alle kindershet ooknienoodwendig
nodig om kompeterend deel te neem
nie. Neem jy aan meeste items deel en
dring dalk nie in een van hulle deur
nie, beteken dit steeds jyt n punt vir
jou span ingesamel.Veels gelukaanal-
le leerderswatdeurgedringhetomaan
die Walker Bay Atletiek deel te neem.
En aan diegene wat dit nie gemaak
het nie, onthou, dis nie hoe jy die jaar
begin nie, dis hoe jy dit eindig!
Rehabilitation of road
leaves bitter after-taste
The great anticipation awaiting the upgrad-
ing of MainRoad is leaving yet another bitter
after-taste.
An obvious expectation would be that the
on-going blockage from the main sewerage
and storm water pipes in the middle of the
Main Road, is addressed.
Businesses are severely affected due to the
restricted access. What is the point in getting
a newMainRoadwith the sameunderlying
problems? We will still have the usual sewer-
age stench and stormwater damage affecting
the businesses. This is something our busi-
nesses will have to put up with again, not to
mention the continuous expense for plumb-
ing and sanitation materials.
Attending to thismatter first and foremost,
would justify the expenseof yourworks in the
Main Road.
RITA SABBE
(Mike Bartman, deputy-director: commu-
nity services, responds:) A number of storm
water pipeswithinMainRoadwill be replaced
andmanholes repaired,which should improve
the situation. The upgrading of the CBD storm
water network does however not form part of
the road project. The blockages of the sewer
pipeline are mainly due to the amount of fat
being discharged from food establishments.
Businesses are urged to ensure that fat traps
are adequate and cleaned regularly.
Change the village square and streets into an appealing evening venue
Hermanus does not have much to offer for
families to do in the evening and on week-
ends, and a bored guest is the worst guest.
Some ideaswhich came fromdiscussions
with local and international travellers
could include making the village square a
truly festive place, with Christmas lights,
arts and crafts, local musicians / buskers,
a night market, food stalls (which will re-
lieve the pressures on restaurants during
these peak times). Our local SaturdayMar-
ket entrepreneurscoulduseanopportunity
like this to have extended trading days.
Where are all the budding buskers, enter-
tainers, marimba bands who could earn an
income by entertaining visitors?
I have been fortunate to have travelled to
manycitiesandtownsacross theworld,and
I always love seeing how a village or area
in a city transforms itself at night to meet
theneedsofvisitors(andenticethemtotake
out their wallets and spend).
At night the lights go on, streets are
closed, restaurants extend onto the pave-
ments or even into the streets, local fresh
food entrepreneurs set up their stalls, craft-
ers exhibit with pride, entertainers bedaz-
zle the visitorswith their skills and talents,
teenagers have their own safe, alcohol free
section to enjoy themselves (without Mom
and Dad looking over their shoulders).
Word of mouth is the most popular form
of marketing, and if people are enjoying
themselves, then we can enjoy fantastic
marketing of our area through people shar-
ing their experience via the various social
media platforms. This translates into no
marketing costs to us as a business commu-
nity.Whatcouldwedotoencourageourvis-
itors to promote and share their experience
about our area on the social media plat-
forms?
Hermanus is no longer the sleepy little
town.Weareapopular touristdestination,
and have the ability to attract even more
tourists and to encourage them not just to
useusas apassing throughdestination, but
rather as a base from which they can ex-
plore theareaandspenda fewdays- ensur-
ing more bums in beds and seats.
As a newbie businessman to our won-
derfularea, Iwillprobablyhearall thewhy
wecannotdo itandthe typical sayings that
chloroformpeoples ideas, suchaswehave
tried that before, we dont have budget,
wewont get permission andmanymore.
Tourismhas a positive spin-off for all sec-
tors of our business community, and if we
were to capitalise on opportunities we
would see local entrepreneurs increase
their (much needed) income, create more
jobs and become a destination promoted
positively on the social media platforms.
A Taylor Swift quote This is a new year.
A new beginning. And things will change,
rings so true. The world is ever changing
and how do we adapt and capitalise on the
challenges and opportunities? Perhaps be-
ing involved in a small community the
quotebyWoodrowWilson (whichsits at the
back of my head as I write this) might be-
come a reality: If you want to make ene-
mies, try to change something.
Lets hope not!
GERALD ELSKE, SANDBAAI
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Is there indeedasmelly rat in thediesel tank?
The motoring public has, over the last year
or two, been subjected to so many fuel-price
increases that they are fast becoming shock-
proof. But are they also being taken for a
ride by the fuel retailers?
The public is aware that the fuel prices
are fixed monthly by the government. The
retail price of petrol is obligatory and only
differs in relation to the distance from the
coast. But this arrangement does not apply
to diesel fuel.
Only the wholesale price of this fuel is
fixed and filling stations, the retailers, are
allowed to charge the motorists whatever
they wish. In theory this should be an excel-
lent arrangement, allowing the free market
and competition to depress the price of die-
sel fuel to the benefit of the motorists. But
what if the retailers collectively decide to
keep the price at the pumps high in order
to increase their profits? This is, of course,
an illegal practice with dire consequences
for the perpetrators.
Without making any allegations, one can-
not help but wonder what is going on when
one compares the retail price of diesel sold
in Hermanus to that charged by filling sta-
tions in other towns.
In Bredasdorp, 50 ppm diesel can current-
ly be bought at a filling station at R13,40 per
litre. The price inCaledon isR13,50.At three
filling stations in Hermanus, the price is
R13,85, R13,85 and R13,86 respectively.
Filling stations at Sandbaai and Onrus-
rivier both charge R13,89 per litre. And they
are supplied by three different oil compa-
nies.
As far as the general public is aware, there
is only one refinery in the Cape Town area.
Maybe some of the oil companies transport
their fuel by sea to Cape Town.
Some filling stations can even receive
their fuel fromMossel Bay. It is evident that
the cost of transport has an influence on the
price of fuel, but how does one explain the
fact that 50 ppm diesel is between 35c and
39c per litre more expensive in Hermanus
than inCaledon,whileboth townsaresituat-
ed approximately the same distance from
Cape Town? And even worse: why is there
a difference of almost 50c per litre in the
price of diesel sold in Bredasdorp compared
to Hermanus, taking into account that
Bredasdorp is some70kmfarther away from
Cape Town?
One would like to believe that there is a
reason for this glaring discrepancy and that
the fuel retail business community will ex-
plain the reason to the local motorists. If
such an explanation is not forthcoming, this
may be a matter for the Competition Com-
mission to investigate.
RP, ONRUSRIVIER
This tortoise appeared in Jane Moores
garden in Northcliff on 16 January and
again on 23 January. She says it does
not look like an angulate tortoise, the
kind she usually sees, and wonders if
any one can identify it. It was quite
tame, so I thought it might be an escaped
pet. It was about 20 cm long and 15 cm
wide, says Jane.
PHOTO: JANE MOORE
Dankie, Koba en Hentie, vir jul liefdesdiens
Vanaand skryf ek n dankiebrief wat ek lankal
moes geskryf het.
nBietjiemeerasvier jaargeledeverhuisons
as gesin na Hermanus. Met my ma baie siek,
gaan dit maar moeilik om nuwe vriende te
maak. Ma is moeg en trek haar al meer terug.
Om boonop saam met drie mans te leef maak
dit nie vir haar makliker nie.
Uit die hemel word vir ons n wonderwerk
gestuur in die vorm van Koba van der Merwe
en haar man, Hentie.
Wat eers begin het as n werkskuier, danksy
Cansa, ontwikkel toe in n pragtige vriendskap
tussen hierdie merkwaardige vrou en my
mamy hart se punt.
Gedurende Ma se laaste dae in die hospitaal
het hierdie vroumetdie gouehart enhaarman
ons bygestaan op maniere wat geen mens ooit
salkanverstaannie, tensy indieselfdesituasie.
Sonder om te huiwer het Koba ingespring en
haar indiehospitaalhelpbad,ommaar nklein
voorbeeld van vele te noem.
Bad klink miskien nie na veel nie, maar ek
glo alwas sy in n koma, hetKoba daardeurmy
ma haar waardigheid laat behou tot die ein-
de!
Koba, woorde kan nie ons dankbaarheid ge-
noegbeskryfnie,maarnamensonshele familie
bedank ons jou uit die diepte van ons hart. Dit
wat jy vir Lettie Ferreira die afgelope vier jaar
betekenhetenselfsnhaarafsterwenogsteeds
vir ons pa, is niks anders as engelwerk nie.
JOS, TON EN PAUL
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Homeeducation costs less
Asahomeschoolingparent, Ireadwithinterest
the article on page 12 of the Hermanus Times,
23 January, about the costs of schooling inHer-
manus in 2014.
Readers might be interested to learn that
home education is a legal educational choice,
withmanysignificantbenefitsandsavingmon-
ey is definitely among them. It generally costs
less than institutional schooling, because there
arenoschoolbuildingstomaintainorteachers
salaries to pay and parents can choose how
much they spend on curriculum materials.
Where both parents work outside the home,
the choice for home education often requires
thatoneparentmustquittheirjob,tobeathome
with the children. Due to the prospective loss
ofincome,manyparentsviewitasanexpensive
choice.However,ifallthecostsofschooling(e.g.
school fees, uniforms, lunch money, fund-rais-
ing, transport), as well as the costs associated
with working, (transport, professional cloth-
ing, make-up, lunches, day care etc.) are taken
into account, then home education is not as ex-
pensive as is generally perceived.
Besides possibly saving families thousands
of rands, some of the many other benefits that
home education offers are: one-on-one tuition,
special needs and abilities can be catered for,
it promotes better family relationships, chil-
drenexperiencelessnegativepeerpressureand
are not exposed to bullies, violence, drugs or
other social vices, the parents values, moral
andreligiousbeliefsarenotcontradictedbythe
states values, children develop better social
skills than their school-going peers, students
have the freedom to pursue their passions and
sports and can manage their time better.
Extensive research in the USA shows that
home education produces well-educated learn-
erswhobecomesuccessful andsocially respon-
siblecitizensasadults,regardlessof theincome
level, educational level andethnicityof thepar-
ents. Even parents who dropped out of school
can successfully home educate their children!
Athighschool level,mostSAhomeschoolers
opt for accredited distance education courses
and many write internationally-recognised
school-leaving examinations such as Cam-
bridge International Examinations or the
American GED and SATs. They are readily ac-
ceptedandsucceedatuniversitiesandcolleges,
both in SA, on-line and abroad.
The recent growth in the home schooling
community in South Africa is largely fuelled
by dissatisfaction with a failing public school
system. Prospective home educators in the
Overberg can find more info about starting
home schooling at our local support groups
blog at http://overberghomeschoolers.word-
press.com/starting-homeschooling/
SHIRLEY ERWEE
Wolke bring mis
eerder as ren
Soos meeste weervoorspellers verwag het, mis
die groot kolom vogtige lug uit die suidweste se-
dert Maandag die ganse suidelike deel van die
land, en ons dorpsdam sou ween as hy repliek
kon lewer.
Ons sien in diemiddae hoe diewolkbanke diep
suid van die land verby beweeg om alle hoop op
goeie ren van die tafel af te vee. En dit gebeur
nogal aan die hand van n matige briesie!
Wat in pandora se kassie oorbly is heelwat
van daardie einste verbygaandewolkewat vogti-
ge lug met die hulp van n bietjie druk uit die In-
diese see, landwaarts stuur.Dit is egter geenkon-
veksie nie, maar eerder mistigheid wat verkeer-
delikas nbietjie renvirdieSuid-Kaapaangedui
word. Daar kan hoogstens sowat 0,03 mm neer-
slag wees,
Die situasie indiebolugnvandag sewolkerig-
heidmaakhomgereed vir heelwatmeer sonVry-
dag en dan weer n wolkerige naweek. Maar teen
Maandag is die spul wolke verby en sien ons die
dorpsdam se vlak verder sak.
Daar is natuurlik n goeie kans dat ons Sater-
dagmiddag sowat n halwe mm-neerslag uit die
suidooste sal kry net om die geselligheid by die
koffietafels op die grasperke te bederf.
n Vreemde verskynsel die afgelope week in
Hermanus se weerpatroon is dat die gebruiklike
rukwind wat die Overberg rondom twee-uur in
dienagbesoekDinsdagnet nhalfuur lankaange-
hou het. Ons lesers moet nog n naam vir hierdie
windvindwat somsoptreeof syalkoholvlakhoog
is.
By Beaufort-Wes, noem hulle n soortgelyke
verskynsel die Maltrapwind. Daar moet n hond
ook maar eers goed kyk hoe die wind waai voor
hy n paal besoek om been te lig.
Dit is Vandag (Donderdag) nuwemaan en heel-
wat leserswoudieafgelopeweekweetofdiemaan
regtig ons tuinplante affekteer.
Beslis! En in die volgende paar dae is daar nie
veel te doen nie. Dis net belangrik dat onkruid
verwyderword voor dit saad skiet en opnuut ver-
sprei. Dit is ook die beste tyd om die grond op
te knap of heeltemal te vervang. Veral potplante
wat n n jaar uitgeput is, moet aandag kry. Ver-
vanging isgoedwantditverwyderook insekeiers
en snywurms.
Rondsitters of lesers wat op die rotse wil gaan
rondklouter sal met n taamlike rustige see te
doen kry en die kleinspan sal selfs (onder toesig)
n visstokkie kan saamvat. Daar is nou ook vir
die ouer garde heelwat klein bankvis teenaan die
wal.
Itwill bemisty onThursdaybut the sun is out again onFriday.
Cloudyconditionsover theweekendcouldresult ina fewdrops
of rain on Saturday afternoon but the clouds will be gone by
Monday. Thursday is the start of a newmoon and the sea will
be calm all weekend.
)Dit is totaal onaanvaarbaardatdieOverstrand
Munisipaliteit soveel tyd en ons geld bestee aan
projekbeplanning en veranderings vir Hermanus
se grootste natuurlike bate voordat daar enige
gesprekkemetdiewykskomitees, kundiges enbe
lastingbetalers was. Ons wil graag weet hoeveel
geld is vermors op Grotto se restaurantplanne
wat enige regdenkende persoon sal afkeur. Die
geld kon eerder spandeer word op die sportsen
trum en swembad. KARIN
) Wat se twak is dit dat die munisipaliteit ons
geld so mors op Grottoplanne sonder om ons
eers te vra. Petrus jy kan gerus weer staan, red
ding is dringend nodig. KOOS
) Dit stink geweldig by Sandbaai. Ek het altyd
daar gaan sit, maar nou sit ek by Hawston se
rioolwerke, want daar is geen verskil nie. Daar
is net nie bankies om op te sit nie. KOOS -
SANDBAAI
) Onrus het n gemeenskaplike stortingsterrein
watgoedbemanword.Diemunisipaliteit is regtig
paraat. Die persoon wat sy rommel van sy huis
af bring, rydit verby en komgooi dit liefs inOnrus
Trading se dromme. WCOGA
) Hiermee wil ek en die inwoners van Chelsea
straat en Wembleystraat, Hawston ons opregte
dank uitspreek teenoor Dolf en sy span (Over
strand Munisipaliteit) vir hul flinke diens op 15
Januarie toe Chelseastraat en Wembleystraat
deur n stink reukoorrompelwas.Ditwas nonbe
skryflike stank. Dankie Dolf. Overstrand Munisi
paliteit kan trots wees om iemand soos jy in diens
te h (met jou werkers) wat na ure so na ander
se behoeftes omsien. Dit was flinke diens. Dankie
is nie genoeg om julle hulp te beskryf nie. Jy is
n regte staatmaker en n man van woord en
daad. Ons hoop net dat ons binne die jaar n
speelpark sal kry daar waar julle dit so netjies
opgeruim het. Inwoners rondom is bereid om dit
op te pas en sleutelhouers tewees. Dit is n skande
dat mense geen respek het vir ander se eiendom
nie. Ek hoop die skuldiges (stankdoeners) lees die
boodskap.Ditwaserg.CHARMAINESALIES
) There is another ugly blockhouse being built
next to Woolies. Where are the town planners/
historical committee? Why are they not con
cerned about the village aesthetic of Her
manus? What an eyesore. So sad.
) The quiet Main Road is just a taste of what
Hermanus CBD will be like if a mall gets built in
Sandbaai. It will kill local business, just like in
Jeffreys Bay, Paarl, Worcester and all the other
small towns around the country.
)GeevirHawstondiemall.Ons het dit broodno
dig vir werk, ontwikkeling en besparing.
HENRY
) Hoekom moet inwoners van Sandbaai smeek
as daar iets gedoen moet word. Die hoofweg se
sypaadjies kan mens nie loop as jy wil gaan stap
nie.Diepadwatnadiehoofstrand toe lei, is onbe
gaanbaar. Sandbaai is maar die agtergebuurt
van Hermanus. Die strand is vol kelp. As mens
besoekers het, is jy te skaam om strand toe te
gaan. Nee regtig, doen iets aan die probleem.
Erwewat oop staan, bossies endiegraswat hoog
groei. Dankie Johan, vir die foto wat jy van die
strand geneem het. Kom skrik bietjie wakker.
HESTER
) Let us start a petition to present to the powers
that be demanding that fireworks be totally
banned from our Overberg. JAY L
) It was chaos in Onrus and Vermont on Old
Years Eve with fireworks going off non stop.
Therefore, we demand a total ban of fireworks
in theOverstrand. Call for a referendum. This has
got to stop now.
) My family and I are in full support of making
Hermanus a fireworks free town. Our animals
have suffered enough. Other coastal towns have
total bans, why cant we?
) I am with you, antifireworks. Lets ban fire
works in the Overberg. I am not even interested
in seeing them, as I know how upsetting it is to
all animal life. LINDA PRETORIUS
) To all the people who complain about fire
works, please get something else to complain
about. Therewas always aproper, regulated fire
works show, then everyone complained, now
nothing. Once a year people would like to cele
brate new years and its always been fun and
beautiful to see fireworks in the sky. SIMON
) For those walking their pets on Vermont Drive,
please pick up their pooh. Were inundated with
flies.
) Who are the people walking from house to
house in Onrus with a very big dog unleashed
and tramping all over my garden where my cat
lies? How dare they come in peoples gardens
with that dog?
) Aan mnr. Prins van wetstoepassing: Sjoe, wat
n dilemmawas u nie in gedompel nie.Onrusbu
re toer in Afrika en laat hul honde aan hul eie
lot oor tot rusverstoring vir weke lank. Dankie vir
jul optrede,want nou kan nmensweer rus.Maar
ooknie vir lanknieenhulhuisalarmmaakamok.
SONDE MET DIE BURE
) The owner of CEM***** lady with the denim
skirt who left her beautiful bull terrier in the car
on 22 January at Pick n Pay it was a very hot
day, so next time please open all your windows
at least of the way for a draft. With only one
window open at a tiny little crack, your dog was
very hot.
) Attention all motorists: According to a local
traffic officer, the correct rules at the circle is to
only stop at the pedestrian crossings when you
approach the circle and not when you are inside
and leaving the circle. It is dangerous for people
to just stop dead in front of you. A
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