Hermanus Times 20131024

Jou Koerant Your Newspaper

Established1949

THURSDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2013 | Tel 028 312 3717 | Fax 028 312 4316 Hermanustimes.mobi/www.hermanustimes.co.za

R4.90

Shoflifters target fine

fragrances

PAGE 2

Goue seisoen vir

netbal BLADSY 36

Skinstad forOverstrand

CILENE BEKKER

T

he Overstrand is the first re-

gion in the Western Cape to

have a tourism ambassador

in the form of ex-Springbok cap-

tainandrugbycommentatorBob

Skinstad.

Discussions about the possibility

of appointing an ambassador star-

ted over a luncheon at a wine estate

in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley be-

tween representatives of the Over-

strand Municipalitys four tourism

bureaus and Wesgro, the Western

Cape official tourism, trade and in-

vestment agency.

Wesgrohasplayedan intermedi-

ary role between theOverstrand re-

gion and Bob, bringing together the

two parties with the objective of

leveraging Bobs celebrity status

and large network of social media

followers to drive awareness of the

region,said Wesgro CEO, Nils

Flaatten, at theofficial launchof the

Tourism Ambassador programme.

The function was held at the Cape

Royale luxuryhotel and spa inCape

Town on Monday.

Bob will be experiencing all the

Overstrand has to offer, from shark

cagediving towhalewatching,wine

tastingandhorseriding,andbeable

to promote these activities from a

personal perspective. It will also be

fantastic to have someone who is as

well known as he is, attending

events such as the Whale Festival

or theBluesMusicFestival inKlein-

mond.

In keeping with tradition, Skin-

stad will take part in the Stanford

Boxing Day cricket festival as he

doeseveryyear.Andhopefullythis

year the added incentive of being

the Ambassador of the region will

bring me luck with bat and ball in

hand, he said.

Cricket is not my forte, and one

time Schalk Burger hit four sixes in

a row off my bowling.

Skinstad also shared a tempting

thought in jest about shark cage

diving and some international rug-

by referees, saying perhaps one can

introducenon-cage sharkdiving for

some of the referees.

He saidhe is excited to takeuphis

role as ambassador. I spend many

happy weekends enjoying all this

area has to offer. His own parents

and his in-laws live in Hermanus.

Skinstad spent family time here

inOnrus, Stanford andGansbaai as

a toddler of four. These happy

memories were rekindled during

hisdaysasastudentatStellenbosch

University.

I had to staybackat theuniversi-

ty to swot for a her (a re-examina-

tion) and asked a buddy of mine,

who was also hanging around dur-

ing the holidays, Have you also got

a her?

The friendreplied: Boet, theonly

her Ive got is Hermanus. Do you

wanna come spend a weekend?

In a more serious vein Skinstad

explained his take on the ambassa-

dorial role.

It is not a poster-boy role. It is a

volunteer position and I am doing

itbecause Ibelieve thisregionisone

of thebiggest assets inSouthAfrica.

It has so much to offer and I will

work hard to make sure everyone

around the world knows about it.

I am delighted to be a part of this

drive and have a deep passion for

this areaandaimtohelp it growand

prosper.

Skinstad is keenly involved in

many sports including golf, cricket,

surfing and cycling, all of which are

available in the area.

Healsoenjoysswimmingwithhis

daughters, walking on the cliff path

withhiswife,andplayingcricketon

the beach with his son.

Solomzi Madikane, Overstrand

Municipality: director of Local Eco-

nomic Development and Tourism,

said the Tourism Ambassador Pro-

gramme would play an important

role in increasing and building a

positivebrand including theoverall

destination image of the Cape

Whale Coast.

Bob will be introduced and ex-

posed to some of the Overstrands

local events and festivals and par-

taking in a variety of activities,

giving him the opportunity to

spreadthewordabout thisbeautiful

destination at local and internatio-

nal platforms, Madikane added.

Flaattenconcludedbysaying that

Skinstad has committed to the am-

bassadorprogrammeforayear, and

that it is the intention of Wesgro to

learn fromthis agreement, and then

replicate it in other areas to benefit

tourism.

The Overstrand is the first

region in the Western

Cape to have its own

tourism ambassador, and

Mayor Nicolette Botha

Guthrie expressed pride

in being the pioneers of

this programme. With the

mayor is Bob Skinstad,

Overstrands Tourism Am

bassador, and Sun

Greeff, tourism manager

at Overstrand Municipali

ty, at the launch event at

the Cape Royale luxury

hotel in Cape Town on

Monday. We know Bob

will have a great time en

joying the activities and

events in our area while

promoting, talking and

tweeting about our beau

tiful destination at various

platforms locally and in

ternationally, said the

mayor. PHOTO: ROGER

SEDRES/IMAGESA

Boatbased whale watching is a

popular tourist attraction in Herma

nus, but several residents have

voiced their concerns about the be

haviour of some of the operators

and the negative impact it may ha

ve on our marine life. How close is

too close? PAGE 5

Horskool Hermanus se 2013 ma

triekklas het Vrydag hul laaste

skooldag gevier op die tradisionele

manier deur met skoolklere en al

in die see te spring van Piet se

Klip. Nou gaan hulle vir eers hul

neuse in die boeke moet hou, want

die eindeksamen begin op 28 Ok

tober.

BLADSY 15

2Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Nuus

News

ATM safety tips for festive season

Therehasbeenanincrease in thenumber

of ATM incidents reported by residents

in and around Hermanus. These include

attempted robberies, fraudulent activi-

ties at ATMs and suspicious-looking peo-

ple loitering in the vicinity.

With the festive season around the cor-

ner, criminals are getting desperate and

carelessandwill takechancestorobinno-

cent residents and visitors, says Lieu-

tenant Fadila September, spokesperson

for the Hermanus SAPS.

Hermanus SAPS issued these safety

tips for ATM users:

)Alwaysbealertandconsciousofyour

surroundings when using the ATM.

)Nevergiveyourcardorpin (personal

identificationnumber) to anyone, for any

reason.

) Dont write your pin number on the

card or anything that is kept with the

card.

) Do not insert your card until asked

to do so on the display screen.

) Never use an ATM with a blank

screen and, if the ATM is obscured from

view or poorly lit, leave immediately and

find another ATM.

) Stand close to the ATM and use your

body and hand as a shield to make sure

that nobody sees you keying in your pin.

Keepyourhandover thecardslot tomake

sure that nobody can swop or take your

card.

) Never accept help from strangers

when using an ATM. You should also be

wary of strangers asking for help.

)Criminals work in teams - one to dis-

tract youwhile the other steals your card

or money.

) If your card is retained (swallowed)

by the ATM it is advisable to phone your

bank toll-free stop card line immediately

and stop your card.

) Never allow a bystander to call the

toll-free stop card line on your behalf,

they could be tricking you into thinking

your card has been stopped.

) Guards are placed at ATMs to dis-

courage criminal activities and therefore

cannot help youwith transactions. If you

need help, ask a bank official.

) It isadvisabletosetadailyATMwith-

drawal limit at your branch.

Woman found dead

The body of a half-naked woman with

multiple stab wounds was found in

Sikelela Street in Zwelihle in the early

hours of Sunday morning.

The Hermanus SAPS received a call

from a concerned resident who heard

screams outside his house. On arrival,

police found the womans body. No one

has been arrested yet.

Anyonewith informationshouldcon-

tact Arthur Zimmerman on 028 313 7000

(office hours) or 028 313 5300 (any time).

Apply for liquor licence

If you need to apply for temporary liquor

licences for events between 1 December

2013 and 26 January 2014, the Provincial

Liquor Board requests that applications

reach them before 30 November 2013.

No late applications will be considered

after the deadline.

Shop owner exposes brazen tactics of con artist

The owner of the biltong shop at the Her-

manus Pick n Pay Centre was targeted by a

female con artist recently and wants to use

his experience to warn others.

He was not at his shop at the time of the

incident.His shop assistantwasminding the

store on 8 October when a woman arrived

and said shewas there to collectmoney from

the owner for bedding and linen he had or-

dered. The assistant said he was not there

and she knew nothing about the order. The

woman then pretended to phone the owner

and talk to him.

According to the shopowner, the conartist

then told the assistant that he had given in-

structions that she should pay the con artist

R1 900, which she did.

The ownermaintains he did not order any

linen or bedding and the con artist did not

phone him to get authorisation for the pay-

ment. He also owns a biltong shop in Gans-

baai and the woman seemed to know quite

a lot about him, which he found disturbing.

The womans visit was captured on the cen-

tres security cameras.

He hopes that his bad experience will help

business owners and others to be aware of

how this con artist operates.

KlagtesoorHAWS-fooie

JANINE VAN DER RIET

NadieHermanusTimes npaarklagtesont-

vang het rakende fooie vir aanneming en

ander griewe teendieHermanusDierebe-

skermingsvereniging (HAWS), het Ilze

Smith,voorsittervanHAWS,verduidelik

hoekom di fooie noodsaaklik is.

Daar is baie kostes betrokkewanneer die-

rebyHAWSaangehouword.Dit sluit insteri-

lisasie, ontwurming, inentings en basiese

versorging.

Party diere is baie eensaamenoud, verdui-

delik Ilze. Van hulle kom dan op die death

row-lysie. Daar is baie verskillende redes

hoekom die diere op di lysie beland.

Onsgeesteedsniehierdiedieregratisweg

nie, want soms neem mense emosionele be-

sluite, net om die dier van die dood te red,

sonder dat hulle die dier werklik kan bekos-

tigofnadiebelangevandiedierkanomsien.

Smith s wanneer mense n aannemings-

fooi moet betaal, dink di mense gewoonlik

twee keer voor hulle so n belangrike besluit

neem.

HAWS se aannemingsfooi is realisties en

baie goedkoper as ander niewinsgewende or-

ganisasieswatniealtydsterilisasie, inenting

en ontwurming insluit nie.

NognkwelpuntvirinwonersvandieOver-

strand is diemunisipale ordonnansiewat be-

paal dat niemand met diere mag teel sonder

n lisensie nie.

Dit beteken niemand mag sonder die li-

sensie met hulle diere teel nie en boetes kan

opgel word. Ook, alle tewe ses maande en

ouer moet gesteriliseer wees. Alle diere wat

deurHAWSbehandel wordmoet ook gesteri-

liseer wees. Indien nie, moet die eienaar ty-

dens die behandeling toestemming gee dat

die sterilisasie wel mag plaasvind.

Op n ligternootbiedHAWSlootjies tekoop

aan as n geldinsamelingprojek, juis omdat

dieverenigingonderdrukverkeermetteveel

diere wat tans in hul sorg is.

Lootjies kan teen R20 n kaartjie gekoop

word endie eerste prys is nRoyalAlbert-tee-

stel ter waarde van R4 000 en die tweede prys

n 24-karaat goue Handarbeit-koppie-en-pie-

ring.

Die lootjieskanbyHAWSenaldiekomitee-

lede gekoopword. Die kompetisie sluit einde

November.

Shoplifters target fine

fragrances

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

A theft took place at theEdgarsHermanus de-

partment store on Tuesday 22 October at

about 14:00. Kyle Nero, the assistant store

manager confirmed that three women, work-

ing together, stole between R28 000 and

R29 000worthofmerchandisewhichtheycon-

cealed in their handbags. The only items they

tookwere international fine fragrances.Nero

says theywere sophisticated enough to know

how to bypass the stores security panels so

that the security system would not pick up

the security tags on the stolen merchandise.

He said the women had a getaway car out-

side the Hermanus Station Centre. It was,

however, parked on a red line and a woman

in one of the apartments, unaware of the theft

goingon insideEdgars, photographed thecar,

a VWPolo. The photo was given to the police.

Two of the women left the store, followed

by a security guardwhomanaged to push one

of them over and retrieve some of the stolen

items. The two women managed to get in the

caranddriveaway.Thethirdwomanwhowas

concealing merchandise in the fitting room,

was kept in the store and the police arrested

her on a charge of theft. She is in custody.

3Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Nuus

News

For a free no

obligation quote call

Almostayear laterandstill no

premises for SAPSdogunit

JANINE VAN DER RIET

TheOverbergK9 dog unit is still with-

out premises almost one year after

members of the public set the units

building alight inNovember 2012 dur-

ing a mini-war between SAPS mem-

bersandcertainresidents inHawston.

A concerned resident, Kim Mont-

gomery, says she feels totally helpless af-

ter spending months debating the issue

with the highest authorities in govern-

ment, but to no avail.

The members of the dog unit and their

staff are being housed in temporary con-

tainers and shacks behind the Hermanus

police station.

These circumstancesmake it verydiffi-

cult for the dog squad to contribute their

best to the fight against crime.

InNovember lastyear, thewarbetween

Hawston residents and the police saw seven

police vehicles burned, several damaged, a

private car set alight and petrol bombs

thrown at towing vehicles. The building of

the police forcesK9 dog unit inHawstonwas

set alight with six dogs still trapped inside.

In addition, a police officer was shot and a

13-year-old boy from Hawston was wounded

by a bullet during the cross-fire.

Rocks, bullets and petrol bombs were the

weapons of choice when a group of Hawston

residents took on the police in the street bat-

tle that destroyed the K9 dog unit.

Violence erupted after police officers be-

lievedtobemembersof theTacticalResponse

Team(TRT)arrested twomeninconnection

with abalone poaching.

When officers tried to rescue the K9 dogs

trapped in the burning building, they en-

countered armed residents. Back-up officers

arrived within half an hour and helped the

officers break through a wall in the back of

the building. The dogs were taken to a place

of safety.

Montgomery, after seeing the dogs now

housed in the law enforcement pound, pro-

ceeded with enquiries about new premises.

She, with the help of others, scouted the

greater Hermanus area for possible

premises and found what they thought to

be the perfect setting the warehouse be-

hind Lusitania in the NewHarbour. This

belongs to the Department of Transport

andPublicWorks,who are in fact respon-

sible for finding suitable alternative ac-

commodation.

To date they do not seem to have real-

ised the urgency and in my opinion they

have been very slow to react and support

SAPS K9 unit in their search for premis-

es, Montgomery said.

In April this year, Montgomery report-

ed the case to the Western Cape Govern-

ment, Department of Public Policing and

theDepartment of PublicWorks. She also

lodged a case with the Western Cape

Legislature. Senior SAPS officers visited

Montgomery after the case was opened,

but the situation remains the same.

The department cannot take the K9

unit out of the Overstrand/Overberg area.

Crime in the areawill shoot through the roof

if the K9 unit is not mobilised and placed in

new premises urgently. Six dogs are trained

todetect drugs, abalone, firearmsandammu-

nition.Wecannot afford tohave theunit relo-

cated to Cape Town should the Department

of Public Works fail to come up with a satis-

factorysolutiontothecurrenthousingdilem-

ma, Montgomery said.

Uponenquiry,CaptainFCVanWyk,corpo-

rate communication SAPS Western Cape

said the problem in question is receiving at-

tention.

The private vehicle of a senior officer from the

Overstrand Traffic Department was set alight during

the riot when members of the public also set fire to

the premises of the K9 dog unit in Hawston.

PHOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET

Bestuurder blameer swak toestand van pad

CILENE BEKKER

n Mercedes Benz-vragmotor

met n vrag hooibale het Vry-

dagoggend 18 Oktober naby

Appeldraai (ook bekend as die

Volmoed-draai) op die Hemel-

en-Aarde pad omgeslaan.

Die vrag van by die 400 hooi-

bale vanaf Worcester was be-

stem vir aflewering by die He-

mel n Aarde stoetplaas.

Volgens die drywer van die

vragmotor het slaggate in die

teerpad voor die Volmoed

grondpadafdraai veroorsaak

dat die vrag skuif.

Die vrag was 100% reg ge-

pak.Maar toeonsdeurdiegate

ry, sien ek in die truspieltjie

die vrag skuif n bietjie, het

die drywer op die toneel ges.

Hy het die vragmotor op die

pad,netndieVolmoedgrond-

padafdraai, tot stilstand ge-

bring.

Hy en sy passasier het uitge-

klim om ondersoek in te stel,

en van die bale te sny om die

vrag te skuif.

Toe tip die hele spul om,

trok en al.

Gelukkig is niemand in die

voorval beseer nie. Die vragmotor het omgeslaan n sy vrag van 400 hooibale geskuif het.

4Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Nuus

News

TonVosloo shares investment insights

CILENE BEKKER

A modest investment of R50 000

in1984byNaspersresulted inthe

marketcapitalof thisCape-based

media group being worth R400

billion today.

So said guest speaker TonVosloo,

chairman of Naspers, at the annual

investment presentation of PSG

Hermanusheld at themunicipal au-

ditorium on 17 October.

WithNaspersbeing inaclosedpe-

riod, Vosloo, who refers to himself

as an ex-editor who became a busi-

nessman, said he was not in a posi-

tion to reveal all.

He centred his talk on a con-

densed history of the group, high-

lighting the successes over the past

few decades.

These include the early starters,

Die Burger (1915), followed byHuis-

genoot two years later and then

Landbouweekblad. Interesting to

note that all three of these publica-

tions are still around, said Vosloo,

adding with a wry smile as am I,

Koos Bekker (now Naspers CEO)

and Cobus Stofberg (founder mem-

ber of M-Net, and board member of

Naspers).

Years later in 1960 the group pub-

lished its first English magazine,

Fairlady, under the editorship of

Jane Raphaely, at a time when poli-

tical events such as Sharpeville and

the Mandela trial occurred.

Also in the 60s the Sunday paper,

Die Beeld started in Johannesburg

and then followed the dailyBeeld in

1974.Vosloowasappointededitor in

1977, cappinga career in journalism

that started way back in 1956.

It was in 1983 thatVosloowas per-

suaded by the Naspers board to

switch from journalism to manage-

ment, fairly shortly after the advent

of TV in SouthAfrica in 1976, which

changed peoples lives and Vosloos

as well.

I asked the Board for R50 000 to

launch a pay TV channel, and so

M-Net was born. In 1984 I was ap-

pointed Managing Director of

Naspers, and I brought in Koos

Bekker as my special assistant to

foundM-Net with R50 000 seed capi-

tal.

The real growth of TV came in

95 which saw a switch over from

analogue mode to digitisation. This

meant the number of M-Net chan-

nels could expand. And the rest is

history.

Nasperss digitised business

(M-Net, MWEB, MTN, Multichoice

- now collectively known as MIH),

has now rolled out to 133 countries

and is also moving further north in

Africa across the equator. InAfrica,

Multichoice now has over 7 million

subscribers.

Naspers was listed on the Johan-

nesburg Stock Exchange in 1992

with a share price of R16. So, 10 000

shares would have cost R160 000.

Nineteen years later, these shares

are worth R26 M.

Naspers today, said Vosloo, is the

8th biggest media business around

the globe and is truly international.

A new Board announced this

week will see representatives from

the USA, Brazil, China and South

Africa, said Vosloo, reflecting it

has been a good ride for a journalist

who knew nothing about balance

sheets.

Responding to questions from the

floor, Vosloo summed up his time

management style as follows:

Never take work home.

Network and mingle with peo-

ple. Do not sit in the shy corner.

I dont believe in wasting time.

I have never been a slave driver,

and it is important to delegate.

Never hesitate to appoint people

who are cleverer than you are.

Give colleagues a stake in the

business.

His concerns on the future of tra-

ditional news reporting:

No depth of real experience.

Youngsters cant spell anymore.

Not curious enough about the

world.

Info overload.

Guest speaker at the annual investment presentation of PSG Hermanus was chairman of Nas

pers Ton Vosloo, standing with Hannes Smuts and his wife Sunelle, and Mariaan Wicht and

Jaap du Toit. PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

Chris van Wyk (centre) from PSG Hermanus in conversation with Heidi and Herbert Suess.

Pieter and Christien de Jager with Gideon Albertyn.

Celia and

Rayno Ra

bie with

Pierre and

Jane Hugo.

PSGgrowth in Hermanus

At the annual investment presentation of

PSG Hermanus, Hannes Smuts, regional

head,gaveabusinessupdate, sayingithas

been an exciting year. With regards to

share prices, this year saw robust move-

ment, so it has been a good one. But mo-

ving forward, my suggestion would be to

take a slightly more cautious stance.

Smutsalsomentionedthattheconversi-

on of PSG Konsult into a fully-fledged fi-

nancial services company has now been

completed. PSG Hermanus is also expan-

ding. We have grown our assets under

management significantly, increased our

capacity through new appointments and

will also be adding a new building to our

premises next year, Smuts said.

Before introducing the guest speaker of

the evening, Ton Vosloo, Smuts mentio-

nedhowimportantit is forPSGHermanus

to plough back into the community. Some

institutions they support are Hospice,

Overberg Arts, Hermanus schools, NSRI,

Camphill, Institute for the Blind, and on

themedia side contributing amonthly in-

vestment advice column, FinMonitor, in

the Hermanus Times.

Smuts thanked all the clients for their

support, some coming from as far afield

as Swellendam and Worcester.

.

5Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Nuus

News

Howclose is too close?

HEDDA MITTNER

Boat-based whale watching in

Hermanus isapopular tourist at-

traction and while the feedback

from those who have experi-

enced it is overwhelmingly posi-

tive, there are also concerns that

thedisturbancecausedbywhale-

watching boat operators may

have a negative impact on our

marine life.

With the current whale-watching

season in full swing, Hermanus

Times recently received a letter

from a resident who expressed con-

cern about what was deemed dis-

turbing behaviour by the skipper

of a whale-watching boat in Walker

Bay. Hermanus Times has also re-

ceived similar letters in the past.

While the operators themselves

vehemently deny any wrongdoing,

readers have accused local opera-

tors of chasingaway theverybeau-

ty that attracts tourists andpads the

pockets of the boat owners.

The most recent letter reports an

incident where the whale-watching

boat advanced until it was right on

top of the whales and when the

whales, nowdisturbed, began tomi-

grate in theoppositedirection to the

drifting vessel, the skipper fired up

the engin in a bid to pursue the flee-

ing whales.

An earlier letter from a reader al-

so accuses a skipper of making

straight for a pod of whales and

running right over them... blatant-

ly ignoring the rule tokeepyourdis-

tance from the whales.

The reader continues: I cannot

begin to express my anger and dis-

appointment in this behaviour. As

custodians of our oceans we should

cherish and protect our marine

life.

Other reports received from resi-

dents by phone and by letter refer

to whale-watching boats operating

within what appears to be the

boundaries of the whale sanctuary.

It is with disgust and contempt

that I observe the total disintegra-

tion of the agreements and legisla-

tionallmadewith the sole intention

ofpreservingourwhales, readsan-

other letter. Whalewatching boats

from Hermanus enter the whale re-

serve at will and it would appear

thatnoactionwhatsoever is taken.

However, one whale-watching

boat operator inHermanuswho did

not want to be identified, says there

is considerable ignorance among

the public as to the nature of the

legislative framework within

which they operate, and false accu-

sations by the public could threaten

the industrys reputation.

So what are the regulations gui-

dingwhale-watchingboatoperators

in Walker Bay?

Walker Bay was declared a Ma-

rine Protected Area (MPA) in 2001

to serve as awhale sanctuary under

Section 43 of the Marine Living Re-

sources Act (Act No 18 of 1998) from

1 July to 15 December every year.

In addition to the provisions of Sec-

tion 43, regulation 58 published un-

der Government Notice no R 111 of

1998, which pertains to the protec-

tion of whales, also applies.

This means that no person is al-

lowed to operate any fishing boat,

vessel, jetski, kayak or craft of any

kind within the MPA without writ-

ten permission, with the exception

of any legally permitted boat-based

whale-watchingvessels,whichmay

operate subject to the relevant per-

mit conditions and the closed areas

for boat-based whale watching, as

published in Government Notice

No 417 of 2000.

The whale sanctuary stretches

from the Westcliff beacon near the

New Harbour to the Gansbaai Har-

bour.

There are only five whale-watch-

ing boat operators in Walker Bay

with legal permits Southern Right

Charters,HermanusWhaleCruises

and The Whale Watchers, all based

in Hermanus, Ivanhoe Sea Safaris

in Gansbaai and Dyer Island Cruis-

es in Kleinbaai.

Phillipus May, the manager of

HermanusWhaleCruises, says they

have toadhere toverystringent reg-

ulations and re-apply for their per-

mit everyyear. I cant speak for the

other operators, butwe certainly do

not harrass the whales, he says.

Our skippers are well-trained

and know how to approach the

whales. We do not encroach on the

50 m zone if we did, it would only

chase the whales away. When we

keep our distance the whales often

approach of their own volition as

they are playful and inquisitive

creatures.

Nina Cronj, manager of The

WhaleWatchers, confirms that they

are whale watchers, not whale

chasers. She says it is almost im-

possible to harrass a whale as they

will simplyswimawayif theydonot

want to be bothered. They are care-

ful, she says, toapproach thewhales

in the correct way and not to box

them in.

There is good cooperation be-

tween the different operators, she

says. The skippers are in constant

contact and operatewithmutual re-

spect. No more than two boats will

approach the same whale or group

of whales at the same time.

Thesecondboatwill alwayshold

back, andonce the first boathashad

20 minutes, it will makeway for the

second one. We are careful not to

transgress any regulations as none

ofuscanafford to loseour licences.

Cronj says they use GPS-coordi-

nates to ensure that they never ope-

rate within the whale sanctuary.

Butbecause there isntawire fence

cutting through the ocean, from

land it couldpossibly lookas though

a boat iswithin the sanctuarywhile

it is in fact on the perimeter.

She says there are timeswhen the

windmakes it dangerous to stick to

the boundary. It can happen that

wehavetocutacornerof thesanctu-

ary in order to get our passengers

back to the harbour safely.

When approached by the Her-

manus Times for comment, South-

ern Right Charters declined to re-

spond.

) For more information, visit

www.cometcorp.org thewebsiteof

SABBWWA, theSouthAfricanBoat

Based Whale Watching Associa-

tion.

Boatbased whale watching is becoming an increasingly popular tourist

attraction in Hermanus. PHOTO: THE WHALE WATCHERS

SPORTY CARS ON DISPLAY: The Overberg Motor Club (OMC) invites all Sporty Car owners in the

region to join them for a scenic drive and visit to the Franschhoek Motor Museum on Sunday 27 October.

There are over 80 cars on display at a time. The event is open to everyone and other vehicle enthusiasts

are welcome. Contact Hennie Stadler at [email protected] for details or visit the OMC website at

www.overbergmotorclub.com or email the club at [email protected]. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

What are the regulations?

The regulations for the manage-

ment of boat-based whale watching

in terms of the Marine Living Re-

sources Act, 1998, include the fol-

lowing:

. No person in charge of a vessel

may except on the authority of a

permit approachcloser than300 m

to any whale.

. Permit holders may not come

closer than 50 m of any whales or

dolphins (cetaceans) or allow ves-

sels todriftwithin50 mof them.The

whale may, however, be allowed to

approachthevesselcloserthan50 m

of its own accord.

. When approaching or leaving

cetaceans, operators must move at

a slow no wake speed of less than

10 knots.

.All approaches should be made

from a parallel direction, slightly

from the side and not directly from

the rear or head-on.

. Whales shall not be encircled,

separated from other animals, or

the vessel placed within the middle

of a group of whales.

. The cetaceans must be permit-

ted to control the nature and dura-

tion of the interaction, including

any close approach to the vessel.

. The duration of the close con-

tact (

6Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

7Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

WARWICKS CHEF SCHOOL STUDENT

DINNERS: The Class Room restaurants

kitchen was a beehive of activity on Satur

day evening as the students from War

wicks Chef School got a reallife taste of

preparing and serving a gourmet three

course meal for paying guests. Here stu

dents Juandr Anderson and Andr Vorster

work alongside Kevin Warwick and staff

member Theo Mayenzeke, preparing to

plate one of the main courses. The student

dinners are served throughout the month

of October from Wednesday to Saturday

and form part of their practical training.

Diners have until 2 November to take part

in this delightful fine dining experience.

Call 028 316 3582 to book.

PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

Ready to serve an order of delectable des

serts under the watchful eye of instructor

Krusto Fortuin (third from left) are students

Jean Janse van Rensburg, Johlette Matthee

and Moven Chigora.

The adrenalin was still pumping at the end

of the evening when Kevin Warwick (back,

third from left) posed with his group of

students, instructors and kitchen staff.

U3Apresents series on

agriculture in SA

The U3A series on agriculture starts on

Monday 28 October in the Catholic church

hall at 10:00.

In theweekly lectures, the challengesand

future prospects of South African agricul-

turewillbeexploredwithreference topopu-

lation increase, land redistribution, world

market trends, technological innovation,

rising input costs, labour demands and the

need to develop emerging farmers.

The following sectors will be addressed

in the weeks ahead:

)Meat Production Gerhard Schutte,

ChiefExecutiveOfficerof theRedMeatPro-

ducers Organisation.

) Aqua-culture Dr PierreHugo, Found-

er of Abagold in Hermanus.

) Deciduous Fruit Former general

managerofmajorElginandMelsetterFruit

Farms and actively involved in the Decidu-

ous Fruit Board of South Africa.

)Wine Production Peter Finlayson of

the Bouchard FinlaysonWine Estate in the

Hemel-en-AardeValley, aDinersClubWin-

emaker of the Year, for his achievements

with the Pinot Noir grape.

The 5thand final speakerwill beMinister

Gerrit van Rensburg, Minister of Agricul-

tureof theWCwhowill givea summaryand

general overviewof the state of agriculture.

8Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Mense

People

Skou-eenhede oop: Maandag - Vrydag 10:00 tot 17:00 Saterdag - Sondag 11:00 tot 17:00

Tel: +27 (021) 852 0821 Russell: 083 457 2007 David: 082 410 7465 Christina: 082 330 1209

E-mail: [email protected] of [email protected] Website: www.schonenbergvillage.co.za

Huise vanafR1,9m

Twee Slaapkamer WoonstelR1,49m

Slegs een woonstel nog beskikbaar!

Die aftreeoord is opgerig in ooreenkomstig die Wet op Aftrede Nr. 65 van 1988.Die aftreeoord is opgerig in ooreenkomstig die Wet op Aftrede Nr. 65 van 1988.

SRV079

Luukse Aftrede

IN SOMERSET WES

Ons wens ons het

vroer hierheen getrek

S

e

n

i

o

r

v

e

r

s

o

r

g

i

n

g

&

K

l

u

b

h

u

i

s

O

n

d

e

r

K

o

n

s

t

r

u

k

s

i

e

@SR_Village

FEES VAN SANG IN XHOSA: Jan van der Velden, eienaar van Zoete

Inval Travellers Lodge & Backpackers, het behoorlik sy ore gespits

en hande vol gehad die afgelope week toe n groot groep van Ne

derland by di gastehuis kom bly het. Van der Velden vertel die be

soekers is deel van n Christelike koor van Nederland wat in Suid

Afrika vir gehore liedjies in Xhosa sing, met optredes hier in Zwe

lihle. Terwyl die koor by Zoete Inval gekuier het, het Van der

Velden, soos hulle een keer n maand doen, vir die mense van die

Night Shelter for the Homeless, n warm stort en n bord gekookte

kos aangebied. Toe die koor hiervan te hore kom, het hulle inge

spring en die haweloses vermaak met sang en saam geet. Dit het

wel beteken Van der Velden en sy span moes skielik vir 32 mense

kosmaak maar alles het gelukkig mooi uitgewerk, het Van der

Velden n die tyd ges.

HERMIES GOT TALENT! Hermanus High School presented this an

nual talent show, followed by the Culture Awards ceremony, in the

school hall last Thursday evening. Chelsea Coetzer (centre) was

awarded the Reinke Trophy for her versatility and overall contribution

to cultural events, while Jonathan Lewis and Joel Fisher (solo and

guitar) were pronounced the winners of Hermies Got Talent for their

performance of Halo by Beyonc. PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

Garth Henneckes extraordinary dance item

earned him the second spot in Hermies

Got Talent.

Madr Mostert (solo and

guitar) came joint third with

Savanna Bullough, Lina

Bronkhorst and Lucy Rush

(dance item).

The judges, Liezl Skein, Jo

hell de Jongh and Tanya

Stergianos, had such a

difficult time deciding on

the winners that they

awarded third place to

both Madr Mostert and

the trio of dancers Savan

na Bullough, Lina Bronk

horst & Lucy Rush (above).

BIRTHDAY WALK: Overstrand mayor

Nicolette BothaGuthrie walking with councillor

Kari Bryce and residents of Berg n See in the

annual walk around the complex to celebrate

their 28th birthday on Saturday.

BIRTHDAY BRUNCH: The annual Berg n See

walk was followed by a bithday brunch.

PHOTOS: CAYLA VISSER

9Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Mense

People

SKINSTAD IS OVERSTRAND-TOERISME SE AMBASSADEUR: Verteenwoordi

gers van Overstrandtoerisme, die munisipaliteit en Wesgro het die funksie by die

Cape Royalehotel in Kaapstad bygewoon waar Bob Skinstad as die Overstrand se

toerisme ambassadeur aangewys is. Van links is Skinstad, Stephanie Richards

(Stanford Info), Teressa Jones (Hermanustoerisme), Celeste Scheepers (Hangklip

Kleinmondtoerisme), Glenda Kitley (Gansbaaitoerisme), Sun Greeff (Overstrand

munisipaliteit) en Nils Flaatten (hoofuitvoerendebeampte van Wesgro).

FOTOS: CILENE BEKKER EN ROGER SEDRES/IMAGE SA

Saam met Bob Skin

stad en Sun Greeff

is Solomzi Madika

ne, direkteur van

plaaslike ekonomie

se ontwikkeling en

toerisme, en Xolile

Khosi, bestuurder

van plaaslike ekono

miese ontwikkeling.

Verteenwoordigers van die Hermanuswynroete wat wyn vir die funksie geborg

het Maandag, was onder meer van links Bevan Newton Johnson van Newton

Johnsonwingerde en Craig Wessels van Restless River sowel as Bouchard Finlay

son, Creation, Domaine des Dieux, Hermanuspietersfontein, La Vierge en Whaleha

ven. Bob, Craig en Bevan was saam op skool.

HERMANUS HIGH FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL: Visitors to the high schools Food & Wine Fes

tival last Friday evening enjoyed the offerings of the 14 wine producers who participated in this

annual fundraiser, along with great food and footstomping music. Here Nita and Jadri Ltter

from Die Plaaskombuis in the HemelenAarde Valley are having a chat with Daphne Neethling

and Mosheen Moosa from PaardenKloof while tasting the worldclass Shiraz from this 1 000 ha

wine farm in Bot River. Gill Immelman, chairperson of the PTA who organised the event, says she

is very grateful to all the sponsors, PTA members and parents. PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

Enjoying an evening of

good food, wine and

company are (from left)

David PerezSuarez, a

solar physicist from the

Canary Islands, Ben

Opperman and Jean

de Villiers, space physi

cists from SANSA, and

Jonathan Franzsen

from Club Travel in

Hermanus. PerezSua

rez has just arrived in

Hermanus to take up a

oneyear contract posi

tion at SANSA and

says he is delighted to

be here.

Laing de Villiers from Boschrivier near Stan

ford pours a taster of their Sauvignon Blanc

for visitors from Cape Town, Celeste and Ri

chard Basson.

David Cupido from Hermanus and his wife Kathy,

who teaches at the Hermanus Private School, en

joying their meal and wine at the high schools

fundraising event on Friday evening.

10

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Briewe

Letters

Act responsibly to

preserve our heritage

The southern right whales that visit

ourcoastlineeachseasonareourpride

and joy andvisitors flock toHermanus

to get up close andpersonalwith them.

This week we cast a spotlight on the

boatbased whale watching industry,

which is governed by very strict regu-

lations. In order to retain their per-

mits, operators know better than the

general public the distance they need

to maintain from the whales, and

where theymay andmay not go, in or-

der to observe and not disturb them.

This industry is a significant draw

card for tourists who wish to experi-

ence the magic of being close to these

majestic animals. Whether private in-

dividuals or a commercial enterprise,

we all should act in a responsibleman-

ner to preserve our natural heritage.

Skincare: know the risks

In the light of the woman who landed in our

Mediclinic recently with burn wounds all

over her face after having a glycol peel and

two more clients who had severe reactions,

(one close to anaphylatic shock) at an estab-

lished salon, and a few little new shops adver-

tising and promising things that only doctors

should and are allowed to do, the innocent

public should be warned.

A number of doors have opened recently

welcoming our unsuspecting public into the

realm of various so called beauty treatments

(laser, fat freezing, skin peels, skin needling

and the list goesonweekly).These treatments

all carry risk and are sometimes performed

by therapistswho haveminimal training and

no statutory regulatory body. This means

theymayhavehadanythingfromaweekends

training to a two-year diploma. None of these

courses are accredited by the Health Profes-

sions Council.

Thetherapistsdoingtheseprocedureswith-

out medical supervision also carry no mal-

practice cover.

So enter, but before you submit to the treat-

ments ask:

What are the risks? What is the level of

training, and qualification of the therapist or

doctor?

Is a doctor available on the premises and

do theyhave insurance tocover themif things

go wrong?

Who,ifanybody, isgoingtotreatthecompli-

cations that may arise?

MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, HERMANUS

Trees investing in quality of life in Hermanus

How fantastic that the municipality has

seen theneed toplant trees inmanyplaces

along the R43. The responsible municipal

department and the businesses who have

contributed deserve the highest acknowl-

edgement and thanks for their efforts.

Please can we have more trees in all our

suburbs.

All involved have shown that it is not

only the sea and the coast that are impor-

tant to Hermanus but that the greening of

the town adds to our appreciation of na-

ture, whilst at the same time adding value

to our town as a desirable place to live.

This also leads to an appreciation of prop-

erty values and so benefits all of us.

It is a scientific fact that trees, shrubs

and floweringplants, and the birds and in-

sects they attract, all add to our quality

of life and help to speed our recovery from

illness. Green nature relaxes us and al-

lows for stress to unwind, thereby lower-

ing blood pressure andheart beat. This in-

creases our lifespan according to a recent

study done in Japan.

FrommyownexperienceIwouldrecom-

mend that themunicipality form a nature

and environment commissionwhere both

professional and municipal experts and

the local population canmeet and discuss

matters of common interest in improving

our environment. A commission of this

nature would be an unbiased, politically

neutral way of deciding common cause,

and common cause is what binds us a peo-

pleandimprovesourunderstandingof the

quality of life we all strive for.

WOLF FROM CHANTECLAIRE

(RETIRED DIRECTOR OF A

GERMAN NATIONAL PARK)

Last Tanga in Onrus?

Die bohaai is bra onnodig

Inteendeel, heel oorbodig

Vir iemand so voortvarend

Is die saak Onrusbarend

The veiled threat of closure

(but this is not exposure)

So, unable to use lights

Why not indeed use tights?

As the toys flew from the cot

(someones knickers in a knot)

It soon became symbolic:

Dirty laundry washed in public

Soon all will be revealed

It will not remain concealed

Some with starched collars

Will show their true colours

With an urge to preen

And (we) hope to come clean

Although theres no rush

It will come out in the wash

Will we have late bloomers

Or are these only rumours?

Youll see, when woken up

Tis but a storm in a D-cup

Wishy-washy at rhyme

Pray, is that also a crime?

We await (the case seems scanty)

The Return of the Pink Panty

CORNY

Great service all round

I recently stayed in Hermanus at the Her-

manusDorpshuysGuesthouse for aweekend.

While in Hermanus, we dined out, visited

some wine farms and just enjoyed the beauty

that Hermanus has to offer.

I am sending this email as I would like to

congratulate Hermanus on the striking em-

phasis on good service which I experienced

all round.

Everywhere we went whether it be a petrol

station, wine farm, restaurant, gift shop and

of course the guesthouse itself, weweremade

to feel extremely welcome and the level of

service and friendliness far surpasses any-

thing experienced in Cape Town.

Well done Hermanus!

I will definitely return.

HAYDON DAWE

Expensive lesson learnt

with on-line sale

Mydaughter, living inKwazuluNatal, recent-

ly sold an item on Gumtree for R4 500.

She insisted that themoney show in her ac-

count before allowing the courier to collect

it.

Only a day after collection was she notified

by the bank that the deposit was refused. The

buyerhaddeposited a cheque at theATMinto

her account and it had bounced.

On contacting the bank and their fraud de-

partment, she was told that they could do

nothing, but that in future she must allow

a 10-day period before sending the item.

Apparently only a cash deposit is guaran-

teed. If a cheque or an EFT payment is made,

it can be reversed within seven days.

A very expensive lesson!

PAM ROBINSON

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Please do not rob inno-

cent people

Thank you Michael Slinger, to your security

team,CapitalAwardResponse, for youralert-

ness and manner in stopping theft near the

tennis courts this pastweek.My gratitude ex-

tends to Jacques de Villiers for promptly

tending to this matter.

My address goes to all the desperate and

destitute people please folk, do not steal, do

not rob innocent people. We do want to help

you as far as we are able. Families that are

already poverty-stricken sufferwhen tempta-

tion to do crime wins and puts a key family

member behind bars. Those struggling at this

moment would do well to enquire where the

soup kitchens are and to also bring their spe-

cial needs to the attention of their church.

KENNETH VAN SCHOOR

Wind turbines increase CO emissions

Iwould like torespondtoMrCampbells letter

in your issue of 17 October.

His comment would be true if only a small

numberof turbinesweregoing tobe installed,

but once the number becomesmeaningful the

situation changes completely.

Windturbinesrequirebackuppowerequiv-

alent to their full theoretical output to cover

timeswhen thewinddoesnotblow.Therefore

thecarbon footprintof theback-uppowergen-

eratorshas tobeadded to the carbon footprint

of the wind turbines. It is not an either/or as

Campbell suggests.

Campbell gives a figure of 9 gms per kWh

as being the footprint for wind and

175230gmsperkWhasbeing the footprint for

coal with carbon capture. (As far as I know

there are as yet no coal-fired power stations

with carbon capture but let that pass.) Let us

assume that Campbells lower figure for coal

is correct. It follows that the carbon footprint

forwindturbines is9+175=184gmsofCOper

kWh comparedwith 175 gms per kWh for coal

fired. Campbell was only concerned with the

carbon footprints of the construction materi-

als etc which he has presumably amortised

over the lives of the plants.

HehasignoredtheCOemittedfromthefuel

powering thebackupgeneratorswhich, in the

case of coal-fired generators, have to be spin-

ning evenwhen thewind turbines are operat-

ing at maximum output. (They cant be

switched on and off at short notice.) On aver-

age this works out at about 30% of the CO

that would be emittedwhen a generator is op-

erating at full capacity. Using Eskoms statis-

tic thiswould be 1000x30%=300gmsper kWh.

Thusevenwhenthewind turbinesareoper-

atingat fullpower theyresult ina total carbon

footprint of 184+300=484 gmsofCOperkWh.

And when the wind is not blowing and the

coal-fired generator is running at full power

the result would be a total footprint of 184+

1000=1184 gms per kWh.

Ifweassumethat thewind turbinesare20%

efficient, then the average emission from the

backup coal generators will be 800gms per

kWhwhichwhen added toMr Campbells fig-

ureof184gmsperkWhtotals984gmsperkWh.

The reduction in CO compared with coal-

fired on its own is thus negligible and the cost

is enormous.

Needless to say the reality is much more

complicated than this because the backup

generators may be fuel-hungry gas turbines

or even small diesel generators as are now

having to be installed in the UK to cope with

the problem. But the above generalisation ex-

plains why, in the real-life case of Ireland, it

has been found that all the wind turbines in-

stalled there have not reduced CO emissions

and it is now recognised that if they install

more wind turbines they will actually in-

creaseCOemissions.For thisreasontheyare

not a sustainable form of energy unless they

are backed up with a low-carbon source of

power such as hydro or nuclear.

ROBIN RICHARDS

WATTER INSEK IS DIT? Christa Theron het di interessante insek in haar tuin in

Bosplasie, Onrus, gewaar en afgeneem. Sy wonder of van die Hermanus Times se le

sers haar kan vertel watter soort gogga dit is. Epos gerus die inligting na editor@

hermanustimes.co.za of stuur n SMS na 32469. FOTO: CHRISTA THERON

11

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Briewe

Letters

) Dankie aan almal in Sandbaai wat so getrou

sakkies saamneem wanneer hulle met hul honde

gaan stap.Dis net jammer ngrysedame laat haar

twee wit hondjies op hul eie gaan stap en ons sit

met die gemors. SANDBAAIER

)Ek salueer die vullisverwyderingsbeleid dat elke

huishoudingbetaal per verwydering.Ditmaakdie

kosteverdeling meer regverdig. ABBIE

)Asa state pensioner a subsidy on electrical costs

are available. Uncaring landlords and municipal

policy makes it unworkable. I.B.

) Dink twee keer voor jy jou kar naby jou huis

laat was by die karwassery. Die manne het lang

vingers.

) Aan die meneer in sy silwer Mercedes, CEM

*****: Het jou motor sonder n asbak uitgekom

dat jy jou brandende stompie by Engen se robot

by jou venster uitgegooi het op 15 Oktober? Jou

gedrag pas nogal nie by so n mooi motor nie.

Skaam jou, meneer! En, aan die dame van die

groen Chevy Spark, CFM *****: OpMaandag 14

Oktober,het jyvanafKidbrookerobot totbyPenny

Pinchers n brandende stompie by jou venster uit

gegooi en n gesprek op jou selfoon gevoer terwyl

jy bestuur. En vanaand, drie dae later, ry ek weer

by jou verby, en jy steek nog n sigaret aan.Won

der waar gaan die stompie hierdie keer beland?

Wat gaan jy eendag vir jou kinders leer? Ek het

jou rapporteer by Stompie Hotline. VAN N

BORING AUNTIE

) I approached the new manageress at Wool

worths regarding the parking problem. I am also

sick and tired of having to park at Checkers in

rain, wind or shine as there is just no parking at

Woolworths. FRUSTRATED SHOPPER

) I have ordered top soil from DJ Transport but

they delivered rock soil. 12Wheelbarrows later

Im still collecting stones all day.When I request

ed their assistance to clean up theirmess the owner

claimed this was good soil from Bot River quarry

where they then also grow potatoes. All in all 70%

might have been soil at R300/m3. Expensive

stones. W. VD H

)A special thanks to Conrad fromHiQwhowent

beyond the call of duty to source and deliver a

battery that was urgently required.

) Welcome back Bruce & Amanda to Onrus

butchery. Why all these ugly advertising boards

in our beautiful Onrus e.g. the Seeff sign at the

fourway stop at van Blommestein Rd & one for

Bella at Onrus near Kidbrooke lights?

)New record shop opening soon in town.Watch

this space. F.H.

)Aan ds.Michiel de Kock,NGGemeenteOnrus,

baie dankie vir n pragtige diens op 20 Oktober.

Elke sekonde in die kerk was baie spesiaal. H

Oor die wasserybesigheid wat adver-

teer het deur onderkleertjies uit te hang:

) Oeee, seker iemand wat bloomers dra wat

gaanmoanhet,want nou soekhaarmanook sulke

mooi sexy onderklere vir haar. ANNELIE

)Ag nee wat, nou het ek alles gehoor. Weereens

mors ons munisipaliteit tyd, wat geld beteken.

Stuur amptenare om sinnelose klagtes aan te

spreek. Loraine, ek wens jou alle sukses met jou

besigheid toe. Snaaks wat jaloesie mense al laat

doenhet.Hounetaanom jouwasseryopdieselfde

ondernemendemanier te bedryf. Baiemeer ander

mense dink jy het n baie oulike idee met die uit

hang van die fyn goedjies. EMMARENTIA

) Is dit nou vuil wasgoed uithang of miskien suur

druiwe? Of miskien iemand uit die oude doos wat

so kla oor die sexy onderklere. Ons dink die be

marking is briljant. You go Loraine.

) nGroot trippel D pienk bravo aan LoraineCain

vir die stuitige plesierigheid waarmee sy onrus op

Onrus gestook het. Pity somepeople got their knic

kers in a knot. LEWIES

) Wat het geword van die mensdom se sin vir

humor? Dis n regte lamsak wat gekla het oor Lo

raine se onderklere wat Onrus se hoofstraat kleur

gee. Veg die stryd Loraine. KAREN

Wagtydbyhospitaal is onaanvaarbaar

Mymais76 jaaroud.Sysukkelmethartversa-

kingenhaarhart isvergroot.Syhetemfiseem

en bou gereeldwater op die longe op. Die dok-

tor het voorverlede week vir haar ges sy sal

eintlik nooit herstel nie, maar hulle kan dit

vir haar verlig. Wat ek heel kan verstaan.

Sy word van Meimaand minstens een keer

per maand opgeneem vir n paar dae. Vroeg

verlede week het hulle haar huis toe gestuur,

en vir haar ges sy kan dieselfde by die huis

doen as wat hulle vir haar doen. En dit was

ook heel aanvaarbaar.

k het in daardie week n buurvrou gevra

om haar suiker te toets. Dit was uiteraard ge-

weldig en dit het deur die nag afgekom.Maar

sy het steeds nog nie beter gevoel nie. Ek het

haar hospitaal toe geneem en ons was half elf

daar.Met haar aankoms is sy onmiddellik ge-

help. Haar suikertelling is geneem en haar

bloeddruk getoets. Omdat die noodsaaklike

tekensniehoogwasnie,hethulle ngeelkolle-

tjie in haar ler geplak, wat aandui sy is nie

regtig sieknie. Sykannie loopnie, en ek stoot

haar in n rolstoel. Daarna het ons sit en wag

in die wagkamer. So word mense voor en n

ons gehelp, want ander se siektes dra meer

meriete en hulle het rooi of oranje plakkers

in hul lers.

N twee uur se wag het ek gaan kla, nadat

mense met diarree voor ons gehelp is. Toe s

die dokter virmy syhet nie sulke homeriete

nie. Daar is mense wat in kraam is. Dit ver-

staan ek.Maarmoet iemandwat hulle klassi-

fiseer as nie ernstig nie heeldag daarwag? Ek

moeshaar laterondersteunindierolstoelom-

dat sy nie meer kon sit nie. Toe vra ek net

vir n bed vir haar asseblief.

Toehet hulle een gegeen ek eersmymens-

waardigheid moes verloor, en dreig met koe-

rante en die DA. Sy is kwart oor twee gehelp.

Die dokter het haar baie goed behandel,maar

as n senior persoon nie die bystand van n

familielid het nie, hoe lank moet hulle wag

vir diens? Geen mens kom hospitaal toe as

hulle nie siek is nie.

EEDEN SPIES

Jo-Anne Otto, Principal Communica-

tions Officer, Western Cape Government

Health, responds:

Thank you for the opportunity to address the

concerns with regard to waiting time in the

Hermanus Hospital Emergency Unit.

It is difficult to answer a query of this nature

in a public forum. Western Cape Government

Healthisboundbytherulesofpatientconfiden-

tiality, therefore thepatients conditionwillnot

be discussed, however, the waiting timewill be

addressed.The patient was admitted to the

Emergency Unit at 10:30. After being evaluat-

ed, it was established that her condition, al-

though requiring medication, was not life

threatening. The evaluation technique that all

WesternCapeGovernmentHealth facilitiesuse

is called a triage system and is international

practice. All patients are evaluated upon their

arrival at an emergency centre and depending

on the seriousness of their condition the patient

is allocated a level of emergency. A relatively

minor ailment such a pimple is allocated as

green, this patient need not wait at the facility,

but can, if preferred, visit his local clinic for

treatment.A patient is coded as red when their

life is in danger. These patients will always be

treated first, even if the green patient has been

waiting for a longer time. The patient in ques-

tion was coded as yellow and requiredmedical

intervention. The Emergency Unit at Her-

manus Hospital was, as indicated in the letter

quite busy that morning. Staff were required

to deal with several emergencies that needed

urgent attention. According to the patient

notes, staffmembers checkedonthepatientand

her son several times during the waiting peri-

od, explaining to them that they would like the

doctor to examine the patient to confirm diag-

nosis and prescribe treatment.The patient was

treated, diagnosed and medication issued by

the time they left the facility at 2:30. In total

they spent four hours at the facility. Although

this amount of time is well within the range

of time allocated to acceptable waiting time for

patients with a non-threatening illness, the

hospital does apologise to the patient if she ex-

perienced any discomfort during this wait. We

also acknowledge that as apatient,waiting for

treatment when one is not feeling well is never

pleasant.WesternCapeGovernmentHealth en-

courages members of the public who develop

minor conditions such as colds, ear infections

and the like to seek assistance at their closest

clinic, where the staff are trained to treat and

diagnose minor illnesses. It is vital that chil-

drenand the elderlyaccess treatment forminor

conditions early on so thatwe canpreventmore

serious conditions from developing.

Thankyou,WindsorHotel, for charity

Onbehalf of theZwelihleApostolicFaithMis-

sion (AFM), Id like to say thanks toMr Blake

Albert for opening the doors of the Windsor

Hotel to accommodate our guest speaker of

our conference from the Eastern Cape.

PATRICIA RASONTI

Sandbaaiersmismnr. Steenkampenkie

Wat ek nou s is miskien te laat! Ai, mnr.

Steenkamp en jou span, ons mis julle.

Julle was vanselfsprekend aanvaar, maar

sedert julle nie meer betrokke is nie, is daar

n duidelike agteruitgang in ons dorp Sand-

baai te bespeur. Die Hoofweg, ander strate en

oop ruimtes is nou besig om agteruit te gaan.

Geen meer ordentlike sny van ons hoofweg

se rante en ander strate nie. Geen meer optel

van rommel wat ruggraatlose mense in ons

strate gooi nie. Geen meer natmaak van die

bome nie. Dankie mnr. Steenkamp, al is dit

te laat vir wat julle vir Sandbaai beteken het.

HELENA MULLER

Ben Solomon, Raadslid vir Wyk 7 s:

Mnre. Steenkamp en Oberholzer se kontrak

vir die skoonmaak van Sandbaai het verstryk

en hulle het besluit om nie weer te tender nie.

Dienuwekontrakteur,watdieselfde kontrak

gekry het, woon in Sandbaai en het hierdie

weekmetdie skoonmaakensnyvangrasbegin.

Ons is daarvan oortuig dat Sandbaai eers-

daags weer so netjies sal wees.

Ek bedank graagmnre. Steenkamp enOber-

holzer vir die uitstekende wyse waarop hul

Sandbaai die afgelope sewe jaar so netjies

skoon gemaak het. Hulle het na my mening

meer gedoen as wat van hulle verwag was.

Dit is mos hoe

weerverandering lyk

Dit het gisteroggend regtig gelyk of die suidoos

nie kan besluit of dit nog die moeite werd is om

gaga weer uit die noordooste van die land na die

Suid-Kaap toe te wil smokkel nie.

Dit het dan hierdie kant toe, dan daardie kant

toe gewaai en op n kol Dinsdag sommer met die

suidwestewind ook skoor gesoek.

Terwyl dit alles aan die gangwas, het die vogti-

ge bolug in die noorde van die land opgebou en

opgebou, want die aktiwiteite in die noordooste

het toegeneem en die vogtige Gautengse lug na

die weste toe gepos, waar die buitenste tentakels

van die Atlantiese hoogdruk dit ingewag het.

MenskanbynaglodieAtlantiesehoogdrukwas

dankbaar oor die meevallertjie om nog n keer

rennadieKaapsewinterrenvalstreke te stuur.

Die hele gedoente daar bo in die lug het n ver-

steekteuitwerkingopons landbou, ofpartyboere

nou gelukkig is of nie. Die vreemde weer in die

Kaap het n besliste uitwerking op vrugtebome

en in die wingerde ook. Daar word oral vertraag-

de bot ondervind.

In dieBoland sien ons, danksy periodieke koue

wat goed was vir die wingerde en appelboorde,

dat party bome al byna begin dra terwyl takke

tussen die jong vrugte nog sukkel om te bot.

Dit is hoeweerverandering lyk, s nboerbuite

Stellenboschwaaronsweertoringis.Ofnogerger

dinge vir ons voorl sal ons wel voor Desember

weet.

Intussen moet die man op straat, wat deel is

van die ekonomiese polsslag, maar verlief

neemdat sake nie somaklik beplan kanword

nie en dat menige vakansieganger danksy

swak weerstoestande dalk nie naweke so ge-

williglik sal rondkuier om jaarbonusse te

spandeer nie.

Die Overstrand, mekka van die ganseWes-

Kaap se speelveld, is nie uitgesluit uit hierdie

donker voorspelling nie. Die res van die pla-

neetwysdat ietsniepluis isnie.Dieantwoord

is eenvoudig om maar aan te pas met meer

soorte trekpleister as die gewone.

Wat ons in die Overstrand kan verwag is

blitse teen Vrydag.

Dit is nie sommerso nie. Die onweer laai

Donderdag vanuit die noordweste links van

Velddrif op en versprei dan oor die hele Wes-

Kaap dat die byle huil.

Die 10 mm ren wat verwag word, is niks.

Walvisse hou nie van elektriese bolug nie

maar sal dalk Saterdagmiddag om twee-uur

wanneer die weer opklaar weer hul gesigte

en kalfies aan Hermanus se besoekers wys.

ThewinddirectionkeepschoppingandchangingandtheOver-

strand is still experiencing unseasonally cold weather. More

rain is on its way, with 10 mm accompanied by thunder and

lightning predicted for Friday.

12

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

Promptaction impressive

Ourdailyvisit toGrottobeachvia

the pathway over the old Rivera

Hotel/Piet se Bos, required a

crossing of the tar road linking

the car parks. Regrettably, the

speedingdrivers exposedour two

small grandchildren to unaccept-

able risks,whichwere further ex-

acerbated by the parking bays

that obscured ones vision.

I approached various relevant

parties to seekanacceptable solu-

tion, but to no avail.

I then decided to escalate the

matter to the office of the mayor.

To my surprise and delight, and

very unexpectedly (given the

workload demands of his office),

Deputy Mayor Pieter Scholtz vis-

ited me at our home, and then ac-

companiedmeonourwalk, toass-

es the problem first hand.

The honourable councilman,

satisfied that the risks were in-

deed unacceptable, immediately

assured me that this matter

would receive appropriate atten-

tion and solution.

It is indeed gratifying, and a

matter of pride, that I confirm the

matter was effectively resolved

theproblemcarparkbayswere

removed, and a pedestrian cross-

ingwaspaintedonto theroadsur-

face, which will make this cross-

ing so much safer for all.

We now need to alert drivers of

the need to drive slowly and with

care.

IbelieveresidentsofHermanus

can be justly proud in the know-

ledge that our awesome town is

managed under the very caring

and capable hands and leader-

ship of our deputy mayor, the

honourable Mr. Scholtz.

SANDY B HERMAN

VOLKLIP

Best everHospice street collection

Abig thank you fromOverstrand

Hospice for the tremendouseffort

made with our street collection

on 12 October.

Wewidenedourarea to include

Volklip, Kleinmond and Bettys

Bay.

The weather was not kind but

the community was extremely

kind, enabling us to make a best

ever total of R9 004.

Special thanks to the generous

folk for sparing their time to col-

lect together with the willing

counting team.

Hospice appreciates all your

support.

DEE BACK, FUNDING

COORDINATOR

Hoeravir kuns,musiekenpienk

boomtooisels

Gelukkig tog dat almal se kuns-

smaak nie dieselfde is nie!

Ongeag die meriete, al dan nie,

van die Dylan Lewis-beeldhou-

werk in die dorp, is dit n verfris-

sende idee om verskillende kuns-

werke by geleentheid (tydelik) n

plekkie in die son te gun.

Wat n unieke vertoonvenster

vir die skone kunste!

Op nheel andernoot: Die huidi-

gepienktooiselsaanboomstamme

wat langs die hoofstrate ons dorp

versier (weliswaar met n heel an-

der doel, naamlik borskankerbe-

wuswording).

Dit is n verdere voorbeeld van

mensgemaakte visuele materiaal

wat net bydra tot die natuurlike

skoonheid van ons dorp. Drie hoe-

ras aan almal wat deur hul entoe-

siasme, vindingrykheid en beson-

dere talente aan ons almal (inwo-

ners en besoekers) uitdeel om

vryelik te geniet!

Ons behoort tereg trots te wees

op die groot getal kunstenaarswat

hier woon en die gehalte van ons

kunsgalerye.

DieFynArts-kunstefees is nuit-

stekende voorbeeld van n nuwe

en, volgens alle aanduidings,

hoogs suksesvolle inisiatief.

Omnie te praat vandienasiona-

le trofee wat die Pro Musica-koor

huis toe gebring het nie!

Zip line saga

In the early 1920s my grandfather went down

to theOldHarbourwithhisdaughter towatch

Bill Selkirk land what wasmost probably the

biggest fish ever taken on rod and reel.

The battle raged for about six hours as he

traversed the rocky shoreline.

Sadly this part of themuseumarea has now

been ceded to private business to accommo-

date their zip line gantry.

It is a great pity that this particular site,

adjacent to thebokkemsbollard,hasbeencho-

sen for this venture.

In Hermanus folklore this is almost hal-

lowed ground. An even bigger gaff is that dis-

criminatory and threatening signage has

been erected at this gantry denying public ac-

cess.

I hope however that a barrage of bold signs

in at least three languages and even a picto-

gram be erected around this site to protect

those who do not understand the English lan-

guage.

ROBERT HALKETT,

CAPE TOWN

Elizabeth du Toit, manager of the Old Har-

bourMuseum, stands by the response they pro-

videdwith regard to this issue, whichwas pub-

lished in theHermanusTimeson3October (Zip

line sign and structure queried):

It is not a permanent fixture but has to be

taken down twice a year to confirm this.

The anchor structure is above the high wa-

ter mark so it is onmuseum property, DuToit

explained.

LETTERS

Helpmake little

hearts happy this

Christmas

With the Santa Shoebox Project 2013

drop-off days set for Friday 25 October

and Saturday 26October, the communi-

ty of Hermanus is busy packing shoe-

boxes thatwill bring a smile to the faces

of the under-privileged and vulnerable

children they are meant for.

According to Overstrand Santa Shoe-

box coordinator Wendie Cleary, a local

retirement village will be dropping off

58 boxes, a leading hotel in the area is

doing nearly 50, and Hermanus High

School about 40. She says the charity

has received amazing support with ap-

proximately 120 000 boxes pledged na-

tionally.

The target forHermanus is 570 boxes,

although approximately 650 boxes have

been pledged.

Shoeboxes filled with practical and

fun goodies that will bring a smile to a

childs face this Christmas, must be

dropped off at the Wine Village in

Hemel-en-Aarde Village on Friday or

Saturday.

Your gardening skills

couldwin you a prize

To acknowledge and

encourage the gar-

deners of Zwelihle

and Mount Pleasant,

Whale Coast Conser-

vation is running a

Gorgeous Gardens

gardening competi-

tion for these areas.

Judging will start

towards the end of

November. It is not

too late for gardeners

to enter nowandnew

entries are still wel-

come.

Gardeners should

call 028 316 2527 or 084 313 7002 to

enter or for more information

about the competition.

The competition has four cate-

goriessmallgardens,smallcom-

bination gardens (flowers and

vegetables), large gardens and

large combination gardens.

Each garden will be judged on

several criteria such as: overall

design and appearance; choice

and quality of plants to give year-

round interest; health of plants;

cleanliness and tidiness of the

garden; lackofweeds;plants toat-

tractbirdsand insects;watercon-

servation (mulching and ground

cover) and evidence of environ-

mentally friendly gardening

techniques.

Great prizeswill be awarded in

each category.

An example of a beautiful garden in

Zwelihle.

Christmas presents for

HAWSdogs and cats

JANINE VAN DER

RIET

The three Vetshops

in Hermanus at the

Station Centre, Pick

n Pay and in Onrus

are running a Santa

Box Project from

nowuntilChristmas,

whereby all Vetshop

clients are invited to

purchase something

from the shop for the

Santa Box.

Everything in the

boxeswill then be do-

nated to the Her-

manus Animal Wel-

fare Society (HAWS), for the

pooches and kitties for Christ-

mas.

Every donation or gift, big or

small, is much appreciated.

Clientswho thendonate orpur-

chase something to the value of

R50 or more, will also have their

names entered into a draw towin

a Christmas dog or cat hamper.

The draw will take place on 27

December.

There will be a box available at

each Vetshop and donations in-

cluding food, toysandchewtreats

are welcome. They will brighten

the lives of the dogs and cats stay-

ing at HAWS over Christmas.

I want this box, please! Blaize is the dog of

Janina Kruger, manager of the Vetshops.

13

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

Please contact us for an appointment for:

- hearing tests

- hearing aids

- hearing protection

Posbus / P.O. Box 2450

44 Brightstr. / Str 44

Somerset West

7129

T: 021 852 7404

F: 021 851 7020

Room 15

Hermanus Medical Suite

Ravenscroft str

Hermanus

7200

T: 028 313 2021

0913DD

1C0M47522.cdr

Oud-Boishaaiersklink n

glasie inHermanus

DieOud-studenteUnie(OSU)vanBoishaai

(Hor Jongenskool Paarl) het die eerste

keer in dekades n renie vir oudskoliere

in Hermanus gerel. Die funksie is op 10

OktoberbyHermanusgholfklubgehouen

40 manne wat ingesluit het afgetredenes,

sakemanne en onderwysers van die dorp,

het dit bygewoon. Die voorsitter en presi-

dent van die OSU Bestuur het ook vir die

aand van die Paarl oorgekom.

Die oudste Old Boy teenwoordig, Neville

Masterson, het in 1948 gematrikuleer en daar

was ook vier klasmaats van 1987 wat bly was

om mekaar weer te sien.

Benewens die geleentheid om weer oor n

drankiebladteskudenskoolstoriesoptediep,

het Danie Malan, president, interessante in-

ligting oor hul Alma Mater verskaf.

Dievoorsitter,RinusvanderSluys,hetges

doelwitte vandieOSU is omdie unie se streke

uit te brei en lidmaatskap op te bou. Hulle het

vanjaar Londen toe uitgebrei en n streek vir

nHJSOud-studenteUniedaargevestig. Ons

werkooknouaanstrekeuitbou inAustrali.

By die Hermanus-aand is besluit om die

streekfunksies op n gereelde basis te organi-

seer.

Oud-Boishaaiers kan die OSU by

021 872 2835 skakel vir meer inligting en om

die volgende byeenkoms by te woon.

Danie Malan, president van HJS

Oudstudente Unie, en Rinus van der Sluys,

voorsitter. FOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

Di vier manne het

almal in 87 gema

trikuleer. Francois

Gerber (prokureur in

die Paarl), Keppies

Nieman (bankwese),

Robert Semer (Redz

eiendomme) en Neil

du Toit (Horskool

Hermanus).

Flaffie Barnard (afgetree in Franskraal) en

Divon Strauss (Lusitania Seafoods).

Tino Delle Donne (Exclusive Works),

Pieter Brummer (Old Mutual) en

Michael Frost (Seeff Eiendomme).

SA no longer the gateway toAfrica

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Dennis Worrall, a political scientist, lawyer,

businessman and founder of the Democratic

Party,was the guest speaker at theU3As open

meeting at the Overstrand Auditorium on

Thursday 10 October.

Worrall gave some insight onhowSouthAf-

rica rates in terms of an economically embold-

enedAfrica,andalthoughitwasahugesubject

tocoverinashorttalk,hedeliveredapertinent

message. Hestartedbysaying:Ihaveastrong

feelingforAfrica,andwentontosay:theper-

ception of Africa is changing.

Worrall says interest in Africa has re-

emerged in the past eight years or so. Africa

is important because Africa hasminerals, has

discoveredoil,andisintheprocessofdiscover-

ing gas in extraordinary proportions, says

Worrall. Africa is important because of food

securityandhasenormouspotential in this re-

spect. Africa has rich agricultural potential

and the Indians andBrazilians are involved in

agriculture in Africa.

Worrall says South Africa has the most di-

verse economy in Africa but can no longer be

called thegateway toAfricaas this canbechal-

lengedby several other capital cities inAfrica.

Working with Nigerians, there is no chip

ontheirshoulder,whichoneconstantlyexperi-

ences in SA. Big SA companies are investing

in Africa, as there are no BEE complications

and they are managing the corruption.

Worrall says sooner or later there must be

a reaction to the greed that is a general thing

in our society. Asked if there was any hope

for SA,Worrall responded by saying: Emerg-

ingmiddleclasspeoplewill increasinglyassert

themselves and this should be our focus.

Gathered in front

of the municipality

before the meeting

were (from left)

Mayor Nicolette

BothaGuthrie, Dr

Dennis Worrall, Dr

Anita Worrall, Dr

Robin Lee of the

U3A and Barbara

Pretorius who ar

ranged for Dr

Dennis Worrall to

address the U3A.

PHOTO: KERRY VAN

RENSBURG

14

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

028 214 5100 | thecaledon.co.za

Tickets R100pp Show Only

Doors open 7:30pm - Show starts at 8pm

Tickets available at The Caledon Hotel Reception

Contact: 028 214 5100

B

O

O

K

N

O

W

J

O

H

N

V

L

I

S

M

A

S

SAT 2 NOV

HawstonPrimr seklas

van 69 terugskool toe

CILENE BEKKER

Dit was n naweek van groot sports en

skoolherinneringe.

Oudleerlingevandieklasvan 69wat saam

in Std 6 by Hawston Primr was, het weer

hul skoolklereaangetrek,haregestrik, geha-

wende skooltassies uit die kas gehaal en vir

n dag weer hul ou skool-tre gestap.

Uitdieklasvan30het22 leerlinge (waaron-

der een uit Tulbagh en vyf uit die Kaap) die

naweekvanjolytbygewoon,sCarolineBen-

jamin, wat by Spyros Jewellers werk.

Die renieprogram het begin met n stap

van die taxistaanplek tot by die skool.

Daar het die groep skoolleerlinge, al sui-

gende aan lollipops, hul koers gang af gekry

en by hul eertydse klaskamer hul sitplekke

ingeneem.

Van die mense het resitasies opges

(Deglan Campher) van daai dae nog, en ons

het weer ou skoolstories uitgeruil.

Ons het baie gelag, s Caroline, wat ook

een van die organiseerders van die renie

was.

Vir die naweek het hulle spesiaal n taxi

gehuur vir rondry in die dorp en ook saam

n huis gehuur waar daar verder gekuier en

vleisgebraai is.

Sondagoggend n ontbyt het die skoolklas

verdaag.

Caroline bedank graag almal wat die dag

so spesiaal gemaak het asook diemede-orga-

niseerdersDoraEngel, JoanHans,DorisRu-

dolph en Sarah Beukes.

Barbra (Pekeur) Titus met n ou

skoolkoffertjie.

Oudleerlinge van Hawston Primr se klas van 69 het vir n naweek lank renie gehou.

FOTOS: VERSKAF

Van voor: Deglan Campher, Nico Jansen, Henry

Benjamin, Roger Swarts en Joseph Lakey.

Voor: Doris Rudolph en Denise Windvogel. Agter:

Dalene Dynaard en Sarah Beukes. Regs: Caroline

Benjamin.

15

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Algemeen

General

Matrieks seeerste sprongdie toekoms in

HEDDA MITTNER

Vrydag was n emosiebelaaide dag vir

Horskool Hermanus se matriekklas van

2013 asook vir die ouers en leerkragte

toe hulle laaste dag op skool aangebreek

het.

Die dag is op tradisionelewyse afgesluit toe

diematriekleerlingemet skoolklere en al van

Piet se Klip in die see gespring het ten aan-

skoue van menige n senuweeagtige ouer.

Vroer in die dag, tydens die Dux-seremo-

nie in die skoolsaal, is die matriekleerlinge

vereer vir hul akademiese prestasies gedu-

rende die eerste drie kwartale van die jaar

en nou is dit nog net die eindeksamenwat vir

hulle voorl.

Na afloop van die prysoorhandiging het ou-

ers, leerlinge en personeel versnaperinge in

die gimnasiumgeniet envir oulaas ngeselsie

aangeknoop. Daarna is almal terug saal toe,

waar die res van die skool se leerlinge by die

matrieks aangesluit het om van hulle mede-

skoliere afskeid te neem.

Die hoofseun en hoofmeisie van 2013, Bian-

c Huysamen en WL Kruger, sowel as die

nuutverkosehoofseunen -meisievir 2014,An-

dr-Pierre Gouws en Nelrine Beyers, die

skoolhoofWerner Ladewig, wat aan die einde

vandie jaar aftree n 21 jaar by die horskool,

asook Doug Palmer, wat die skool verlaat n

41 jaar as tegnologie-onderwyser en departe-

mentshoof, het almal toesprake gelewer.

n Oorsig van die jaar se kulturele, sosiale

en sporthoogtepunte het vir groot vermaak

gesorg. N die 2013-matriekklas die skoollied

vir oulaas uit volle bors gesing het, het die

saal verdaag. Die matrieks se laaste skooldag

is afgesluit toe hulle onder luide applous by

die skool se hekke uitgestap het.

Gelukkig het die oggend semisrenplek ge-

maakvirheldersonskynvoordatdie leerlinge

die kort stappie na Piet se Klip voor Bien-

tantgs Cave aangepak het. Daar aangekom

het skoolbaadjies, sokkies en skoene gewaai

voordathulleeen-een,ensommiges ingroepe,

by Piet se Klip afgespring het.

Die see was taamlik rof en van die kinders

het gesukkel omweeruit te kom,maaruitein-

delik was almal weer veilig aan wal sonder

enige ongevalle.

Dieeindeksamenbeginop28Oktoberendie

laaste vraestel word op 29 November afgel.

Die uitslae sal kort n Nuwejaar 2014 bekend

gemaak word.

) Die Dux-beker vir die leerling met die

hoogste akademieseprestasie is toegekenaan

BiancHuysamen,watookdieVLV-karakter-

prys gewen het. Die Robert Bushell-karakter-

prys, sowel as die B.K. Schreuder-beker, is

toegeken aan WL Kruger.

Bianc Huysamen het die Duxbeker ontvang

as die leerling met die hoogste akademiese

prestasie. Daarbenewens het sy soveel ander

trofe ontvang (onder meer vir toppresteer

der in lewenswetenskappe, Afrikaans Huis

taal en addisionele wiskunde, sowel as mees

tweetalige dogter en beste senior redenaar),

dat medematrieks Gareth Buckenham en

W L Kruger moes opspring om te help dra.

FOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

WL Kruger is aangewys as die wenner van

die Roger Bushellkarakterprys en die

B.K. Schreuderbeker vir die leerling wat die

grootste impak op die skool gemaak het.

n Uitgelate Brosnan Robertson was die

eerste een by die skoolhek uit op die ma

trieks se laaste dag van skool, Vrydag.

Daar was

trane van

blydskap n

hartseer toe

die matriek

leerlinge die

skoolgrond

verlaat.

Die hoogtepunt van die matrieks se laaste skooldag was die tradisionele sprong van Piet se

Klip in die see.

Goodbye to principal and teacher

Pupils and parents of Hermanus

High School, both past and

present, are invited to attend the

farewell ceremony for principal

Werner Ladewig, who is retiring

after 21 years at the school.

Hermanus High will also be

saying good-bye to Doug Palmer,

who was a technology teacher

and department head at the

school for an astonishing 41

years. He is also retiring at the

end of the year.

The eventwill take place in the

school hall at 09:30 onMonday 28

Octoberandallarewelcometoat-

tend. For more information, call

the school on 028 312 3760.

16

Hermanus Times

24 October, 2013

Promosies

Promotions

JANINES CLOTHING: Janines Clothing is vanjaar 17 jaar oud. Kom besoek hulle gerus

by Mimosastraat 21, oorkant Glassmen, vir pragtige klere. Van links is Limeez Stringer en Ja

nine van Deventer. Bel hulle by 028 312 3419. FOTO: VERSKAF

GEORGES AUTO ELECTRICAL: Georges

Auto Electrical has been doing business from

the same premises in Mimosa Street for the

past 22 years. George ascribes his success to

his many loyal customers and says he is

thankful for their support throughout the

years. They can attend to any vehicles elec

trical problem be it the starter motor, alter

nator, battery or wiring. Back left is George

Coetzee (owner) and Wian Viljoen. Front is

Salom Bester and Sizwe Cendle.

OASIS WATER: At Oasis Wa

ter our product is being puri

fied with specialised equip

ment, under a strictly control

led production process. After

purification the water is put

through a further process of

ozonation (compressed form of

oxygen) which leaves the wa

ter bacteria free and protected.

We also promote recycling of

our PETCO approved (BPA &

BPE free) plastic containers.

Left is Jan Gildenhuys and

Ranwill Dawson. Call them on

028 312 3590.

PROGRESS DCOR: Progress Dcor het April vanjaar oopgemaak. Hulle verkoop n wye

verskeidenheid kagg