Hermanus times 26 06 2014

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R5.20

Huisbrake

neemtoe

ELB VAN HEERDEN

Die Joubert-familie het Saterdagog-

gend 21 Junie in hul huis in Volklip

wakker geword en besef n huisbraak

het onder hul neuse plaasgevind.

VolgensDanilJouberthet sydogterom

ongeveer 07:00 wakker geword om haar

selfoon te laai in die kombuis. Sy het ge-

sien my skootrekenaar l nie meer op die

eetkamertafel nie, maar gedink een van

ons het dit net geskuif.

Ekhet sowat 20minute later opgestaan

omkoffie temaak.Ekhet gesienmyskoot-

rekenaar is weg en my vrou gevra of sy

dit iewers anders gesit het. Sy het nie en

dis toe wat ons besef hare is ook weg.

Joubert se dogter het ondersoekkom in-

stel oor die bohaai en besef haar selfoon,

wat minute vroer in die kombuis was,

ook weg is. Die dief moes in die kombuis

weggekruip het toe sy ingeloop het.

Jouberthetagtergekomdieinbrekerhet

n venster in die eetkamer oop forseer.

Ons het niks gehoor nie. Ons hetmet ver-

dere ondersoek gesien die dief het my

skootrekenaar se sak, my dogter se sel-

foon, die twee rekenaars, my beursie en

horlosie wat op die tafel was, en my vrou

se handsak gevat.

Laterdieselfdedag,ndiepolisie-onder-

soek, het Joubert met sy kleindogter in

haar stootwaentjie gaan stap en n straat

weg van hul huis sy vrou se handsak sien

l. Die kontantwasweg,maar tenminste

het ons haar beursie en kaarte terugge-

vind. Ek sal my bestuurslisensie, ID en

vuurwapenlisensie moet vervang. En ek

hoop ek wen nie die Lotto di week nie.

My kaartjies is ook daarmee heen!

Volgens Joubert is die ergste die gevoel

van privaatheid wat geskend is. Dis ook

nie net die goedere wat altyd vervang kan

wordnie.Ons fotosenvideosvanonskin-

ders en kleinkinders is vir altyd verlore.

Luidens lt. Fadila September van die

Hermanus-polisie, was daar die afgelope

paar maande n toename in huisbrake in

die gebied, veral in Volklip, Hawston,

Mount Pleasant, Sandbaai, Fisherhaven,

Zwelihle en Paradise Park.

Dit blyk of diefstalle veral tydens die

wintermaandemeer algemeen is. Inmees-

te van die voorvalle word kleiner items,

soos gereedskap en visvangtoerusting,

skootrekenaars en selfone geteiken en

volg ook dieselfde modus operandi.

Die diewe salwag tot al die huis se ligte

af is en dan toegang verkry deur oop ven-

sters. Ons vra dat die publiek seker maak

vensters en deure is toe en gesluit en

alarms geaktiveer. n Taakspan is tans be-

sigomdagennag tewerkomdie skuldiges

aantekeer.Onshetooknhelepaarspesia-

le operasies wat voorl. Sy vra dat alle

verdagte voertuie of persone dadelik aan-

gemeld moet word by die polisie.

) In n soortgelyke voorval is n kinder-

fiets etlike meters van die eienaars in On-

rus,waarhullehelderoordagsiteneethet,

gesteel. Sien die brief op bladsy 10.

MY OWN DAUGHTER DID THIS: Wellknown community worker,

counsellor and auxiliary social worker at the Hermanus Rainbow Trust, Winnie Nywebeni,

stands amongst the charred remains of what was once a lovely bedroom in her home in

Zwelihle. Her daughter, who has allegedly been addicted to tik for nearly a year, went in

to a rage and set fire to the house on Monday 23 June. Winnie says she reported the in

cident to the Hermanus Police, who are investigating a charge of arson. Her daughter (31)

appeared in court on Wednesday. See story on page 2. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Baboon monitors

to continue 2

Owners bid

Burgundy

farewell 3

Robbery

foiled by

youths 4

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baboonmonitoring

JANINE VAN DER RIET

The baboon monitor pro-

gramme in Volklip, doomed

by budget cuts, will, however,

carry onas usual due to a part-

nership formed between the

Overstrand Municipality

(OM), Expanded Public Works

Programme (EPWP) and

Working for the Coast.

The baboon monitor pro-

gramme was started as an initia-

tive by the OM to prevent people

fromharming baboons that enter

and damage residents proper-

ties.

But as a part of much needed

cutbacks, the council decided to

do away with the programme

leading to a saving of R1,4million

on the 2014/15 budget.

Afterseveralmeetingsbetween

roleplayers, itwasdecidedtocon-

tinue with the programme.

Working for the Coast will pay

the baboonmonitors salaries, al-

though the new salary packages

will be smaller than before, Leon

Steyn, environmental specialist

at the OM said on Monday.

TheEPWPwill sponsor theba-

boon monitors uniforms and the

OM will sponsor office space, all

equipment and transport for the

monitors.

Steyn further said theyarehop-

ing that the cut in salaries can be

toppedupbyresidents tokeep the

current experienced baboon

monitors from looking for other

jobs.

In Pringle Bay, residents, or-

ganisedbytheRatepayersAssoci-

ation, have been working togeth-

er withWorking for the Coast for

the past year.

The Association tops up the

difference in salaries and by do-

ing that, they have themost expe-

rienced and loyal monitors and it

is a great success.

) After a baboon was shot and

killed, and another poisoned in

Volklip last week, an older fe-

malebaboonwasknockedoverby

avehicle onFriday late afternoon

on themain road inVolklip. The

baboonraninfrontofaToyotaCo-

rolla while she crossed the road..

Steyn says baboon monitors

were on the scenewithinminutes

and found the seriously injured

baboon stuck in a part of the en-

gine of the car.

The baboon monitors had to

physically lift the car in order to

remove the baboon. The baboon

then continued to run until the

monitors,membersof theOMand

CapeNature found her in a criti-

cal state a fewmetres fromwhere

the accident had taken place.

Aveterinarianwascalled to the

scene where he decided to imme-

diately put the baboon down due

totheseriousinjuriesshehadsuf-

fered.

The driver of the Corolla was

not injured and the car was not

damaged except for the number

plate that had fallen off.

Tik addict chargedwith arson

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

I never thought it could

happen to me. Drugs

know no boundaries and

they are destroying our

childrens lives.

This is what a distraught

mother of five and commu-

nity worker, said after her

daughter set fire to her

house on Monday 23 June.

Standing in the ashes of

what was once a lovely bed-

room in her house, Winnie

Nywebeni says: This is

what drugs can do. Parents

need to be aware and take a

stand.

Winnie is a well-know

counsellor and auxilliary

socialworker in theZwelih-

le community. Through her

work with the Hermanus

Rainbow Trust, she has

helped countless children

and parents through diffi-

cult circumstances. But

Winnie has had her fair

share of personal challeng-

es, and this last act has left

her reeling.

Winnie says her daughter, now

31, was born and raised in Her-

manus and comes out of a stable, re-

spectable middle-class home. She

was always a good girl who was in-

volved in the churchand the choir.

In2010herdaughterwas involved

in a serious car accident and at the

end of 2013 she received a substan-

tial amount of money from a claim

relating to the accident. This is

when things went wrong, says

Winnie. She threwmoney around,

got involved with friends who had

a bad influence on her, and started

doing tik.

Winnie sayswhen she chased her

daughters friends away from the

house, her daughter threatened to

burn the house down.

When she allegedlywent on a vio-

lent rampage on Monday,

sheset fire tothehouse.Be-

sides a bedroom that was

completely gutted and all

of her linen destroyed,

Winnies kitchen was ru-

ined with blackened ceil-

ings and ruined applianc-

es. The lounge and the rest

of the house was spared,

but the smoke has black-

ened walls and destroyed

what has always been a

family home.

Winnie says she and her

husband started from

scratch and worked hard

to build the house over the

years.

Winnie reported the in-

cidenttothepoliceandlaid

a charge of arson against

her daughter, who handed

herself in at the Zwelihle

police station.

Winnie says: Tik is so

dangerous and my daugh-

ter is a danger to us and a

danger to herself.

She says the police need

to get the drug dealers off

the streets, because the

drug lords justgoonwith theirbusi-

ness.

According to Lt Fadila Septem-

ber, the woman appeared in court

on Wednesday on a charge of arson

and no bail was granted.

With 26 June being International

Day against drug abuse and illicit

drug trafficking, this incident is a

reminder of what drug and alcohol

abuse can cause.

Regstelling oor beseerde se toestand

In verlede week seHermanus

Times (19/06/2014) in die arti-

kelBeseerdes inbestendige toe-

stand is verkeerdelik berig

dat Bridget Mesias reeds uit

die hospitaal ontslaan is.

Di inligting is deur die

Wes-Kaapsedepartement van

gesondheid aan die Herma-

nus Times deurgegee. Jo-An-

ne Otto, woordvoerder van

didepartement,hetpere-pos

vandag (Vrydag) om versko-

ninggevravirdie foutiewe in-

ligting.Mesias is steeds in die

Worcester-hospitaalmetveel-

vuldige beenbreuke. Volgens

haar pa, Andrew Arendse,

gaan dit nog n ruk wees voor

sy ontslaan word. Sy is een

van twee beseerdes in die on-

geluk waarin Mathew Speel-

man (24) op 8 Junie dood is.

Die tweedebeseerde,Came-

ronLottering,herstel ooknog

in die Worcester-hospitaal.

Understanding baboons and their habits dos and donts

JANINE VAN DER RIET

After a pregnant baboon was

shot and killed, and another

poisoned last week in Volklip,

Hermanus Times (19/06/2014)

Baboons killed, the environ-

mental specialist at the Over-

strandMunicipality (OM)Leon

Steyn, gave an insight into un-

derstanding baboons so that

residents can be informed on

what to do when they have en-

counters with baboons.

According to information

documents from the OM and

CapeNature, baboon numbers

in certain troops are declining

atanalarmingrate.Theysuffer

many injuries and deaths - if

the death rate continues at the

present pace, the viability of

the population will be threat-

ened.

Baboons are a protected spe-

cies in the Western Cape, thus

it is illegal to feed baboons, to

poison, trap, hurt or kill a ba-

boon. All of these offences are

punishable by law and carry

stiff penalties.

Baboons on your property:

Baboons are attracted by

food and enter the villageswith

thesolepurposeof finding food.

A baboon troop can cause ex-

tensive damage to your home,

it is therefore essential to effec-

tively manage your property,

to make it less attractive to ba-

boons.

Keep rubbish secure in a ba-

boon-proof dustbin and prac-

tice good waste management.

Compost should be contained

in composting bins.

The easiest way to get ba-

boons off your property is by

turning the hosepipe on them.

They hate getting wet!

Also, do not leave dog food

outside and if you plant fruit

trees and vegetable gardens,

you will be attracting baboons.

Baboons in your home:

Ifbaboonsgainaccess toyour

home it is important to remain

calm and to not block their exit

route.

If you panic, the baboons

could panic and in doing so,

may run frantically around the

house causing even more dam-

age.

First and foremost, youmust

make it obvious that you are

confident and serious about

getting themout. Back off slow-

ly and identify the baboons

shortest escape route.

To coax a stubborn baboon

out your house, try using a wa-

ter spray bottle (never use any-

thing stronger than water, as

they might react negatively).

Feedingababooncouldmean

its death sentence:

Baboons have learnt that hu-

mans are a good source of food

and can show aggressive be-

haviour in their efforts to gain

access to food. They jump into

cars and onto people in their

search for food.

Once baboons show aggres-

sion, the authorities are forced

to shoot them.

) Contact the Overstrand

Municipality control room on

028 313 8000 or 028 313 8111 if

you encounter problems with

baboons.

Winnie Nywebenis kitchen was damaged after her

daughter, a tik addict, set fire to her house on

Monday. Her new fridge, which she is still paying

off, was also ruined.

PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

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CeliaandRaynobidBurgundy farewell after4years

The landmark restaurant Bur-

gundy and its owners are syn-

onymous with all that is good

and delicious about Her-

manus.

But Celia and Rayno Rabie

have decided the time has come

for them to move on.

Burgundy has seen its fair

shareofchangessince itwasbuilt

in 1876, and now, after four years

at its helm, the Rabies will hand

over the reins to new owners.

Talking toFriedaLloyd, theRa-

bies said they regard ownership

of the Burgundy as the ultimate

experience for a local restauran-

teur the cherry on the Her-

manus eat-out scene and feel

that they have restored the repu-

tation of this golden oldie to the

stature it deserves.

Four years ago we saw the po-

tential offered and worked hard

to awaken all the happy memo-

ries shared by different genera-

tions of Hermanus visitors.

Clients remember the Cyprus

Tea Room with fondness and the

Burgundy is currently an estab-

lishment where friendships are

rekindled and memories made,

remarked Rayno.

This is a restaurant that is not

only about serving good food it is

also about community, develop-

ment and involvement. Well en-

trenched in the community with

more than 60 staff members, an

involvement and an interest in

the business community has

made Burgundy and its people a

tourism interface for the region,

says Rayno.

Adds Celia: Burgundy em-

ployees have remained through

ownershipchangeswith the long-

est employment record being 26

years and the average employee

working for 10 years.

Celiasaysthatshewillmissher

staff as much as she will miss the

clients: Our clients and staff

were our world.

) New owners, Willem en Es-

thie Steyn, said they feel privi-

leged to takeover the jewelofHer-

manusandthankful toRaynoand

Celia for building up this restau-

rant to this successful business

that it is.

Celia and Rayno Rabie are looking forward

to relaxing and recharging their batteries

now that they have sold Burgundy. We feel

we have restored Burgundy to its righteous

place as an esteemed Hermanus restaurant

and it is time to take a break. It truly was a

matter of the right offer at the right time. We

are looking forward to having time to sit

down and enjoy being customers for a

change. PHOTO: FRIEDA LLOYD

THE WHALES

ARE HERE:

Evan Austin from African

Wings did his first whale

watching flight on Tuesday 24

June and said he counted 22

southern right whales in the

bay, which means the 2014

whale season has officially

begun in Hermanus.

PHOTO: EVAN AUSTIN

Leopard sculpture showcased

Inkeepingwithitspredator friendly

status, Creation Wines recently un-

veiled a life-sized version of a Cape

Leopard on their front lawn.

What gives this sculpture thewow

factor is that it was created from 220

gin traps that were gathered from

farmsin theBaviaanskloof region in

the Eastern Cape during one of the

Landmark Foundations effort to

gather as many as they could. The

effort was aided by an award of R50

paid for each gin trap.

Weeventually collectedabakkie-

load of traps symbolising a pile of

collective suffering, said Bool

Smuts of theLandmarkFoundation.

A gin trap (also referred to as soft

catch traps, slaughter irons or

steel jawed leg traps) is made up

of twometal jaws, oneor twosprings

that slam the jaws closed, and a trig-

ger plate in the middle.

When an animal steps on the trig-

ger, the jaw closes around the foot,

preventing the animal from escap-

ing.

TheunveilingatCreationcoincid-

ed with an information session. Ac-

cordingtoCarolynMartin,co-owner

and marketing director, the sculp-

turewill remainwith them for some

months servingas a symbol of our

ongoing commitment to conserving

natures rich gifts to our land.

We also trust that this will raise

awareness of the plight of leopards

and encourage more farms to join

the foundation in their quest to

make more areas available for the

Cape Leopard to roam freely.

The sculpturewas created byRob-

ert Leggat and is on loan to Creation

from the Landmark Foundation.

Eventually the sculpture will find a

home in Kirstenbosch.

Bool

Smuts and

Carolyn

Martin

with the

sculpture

of a leop

ard made

of 220

gin traps.

PHOTO:

CILENE

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Paraplegic onmobility

scooterattacked

JANINE VAN DER RIET

To tryand takeawayhis last bit

of independence, while we are

battling so much already, is

sickening!

So said Paulette Peyrot after her

husbandwasattackedonhismobil-

ity scooter in front of Abagold near

the New Harbour on his way home

from the physiotherapist.

Steven (43) suffers frommultiple

sclerosis (MS) and cancer and

drives his mobility scooter to

Hermanus industrial area daily,

as the family cannot afford an auto-

matic car for him.

Three men ran towards Steven

on Friday at around 17:30 while he

was driving towards the Beach

Club, where the couple live.

Themen tried to pull himoff the

scooter while looking for things to

steal in the basket attached to the

front of the scooter.

A towel, that he used during his

physiotherapy session was the on-

ly item in the basket, said Pau-

lette.

Luckily two other men saw the

incident and ran towards Steven to

help him. Security guards from

Abagold also ran to Stevens aid.

Paulette, whoworks at theBeach

Club, was informed of the incident

by her husband on his arrival.

His ribs are bruised as well as

other parts of his body and he is ex-

periencing a lot of pain, she says.

Now, every time he leaves the

house to go to the physiotherapist

or elsewhere, we are both stressed

and worried.

The family is hoping to find a

cheap, automatic car soon, so that

they dont have to worry about his

safety and so Steve can regain his

confidence and independence.

Paulette says she hopes that peo-

ple walking in the area will be on

the lookout for dangerous charac-

ters. There are a lot of kids walk-

ing to and from the Beach Club and

they should really be careful.

The family was allegedly too

shocked to report the incident to

the police.

Our family would like to ex-

press our sincere gratitude to the

two unknown men who, even after

the ordeal, walked Steven all the

way to the entrance of the Beach

Club, she adds.

Youths andmotorist foil robbery

ELB VAN HEERDEN

A robbery at Penny-

pinchers inSwartdamRoad

was foiled when a group of

young boys and a motorist

chasedafter the culpritwho

had grabbed a rucksack

filled with money.

Dean White, the store

manager atPennypinchers,

said that one of their em-

ployees was on his way to

the bank with the rucksack

atabout12:30onMonday(23

June), when two men ap-

proached him in the park-

ing lot.

They grabbed the bag and it

tore as he resisted, leaving him

holding only the handle.

A group of boys, between the

ages of 11 and 15, from Mount

Pleasant were passing by on their

bicycles and happened to see the

incident.

They called out that they

would chase after the thief.

The suspect started running

down Swartdam Road towards

Zwelihle with the bag. With the

high speed chase of bicycles tear-

ing down the road after the sus-

pect, a passingmotorist saw there

was trouble afoot.

Shane Teek and his father

were driving down the road and

saw the commotion.They stopped

and Shane ran after the suspect

and tackled him, and got back the

stolen bag of money.

In the meantime, an employee

of Pennypinchers had called the

policewhowereonthescenewith-

inminutes. Theyarrested the sus-

pect.

White, who was in a meeting in

their boardroom, said he had no

ideawhatwasgoingonuntil

a policeman handed over

the stolen bag, with all the

cash still intact.

The whole incident hap-

pened in a matter of min-

utes.

A second suspect was ar-

rested later that day.

The two men (aged 28 and

30) are still in custody.

White thanked the mem-

bers of the public who

stepped in to help.

It is really encouraging

to see that there are still

members of the public who

care enough about others to

stepupandcreatea safer environ-

ment.

Pennypinchers gave a cash re-

ward to the group of boys and

Shane Teek for their efforts. The

fourboys cameby the shop so that

I could shake their hands.

White was grateful that every-

one was unharmed and that the

stolen goods had been recovered.

According to police spokesper-

son Lt Fadila September, a case of

robbery is being investigated.

They thanked the public for their

effort and assisting in the arrest.

Pennypinchers in Swartdam Road where a

robbery took place on Monday.

Crime in brief

Policeman shot during abalone

bust:Amemberof theHermanusSAPS

flying squad was shot in the leg during

an abalone bust in Zwelihle on Satur

day.

According to police spokesperson Lt

Fadila September, the police received

information on 23 June regarding ille

gal abalone being held in a house in

Zwelihle.

They arrived at the house at about

02:00 where four suspects (25, 29, 30

and34years old)were arrested.A total

of 1 583 abalone was confiscated on

the scene.

While on the scene, Const. Joseph Tha

lithi was shot in the leg when a man

came from behind and tried to take his

firearm from him.

A struggle ensued and he was shot in

his leg. Hewas taken toMediclinic Her

manuswhere he is in a stable condition.

Thedoctorsarewaiting for the swelling

to go down before the bullet is re

moved, September confirmed.

A case of attempted murder is being in

vestigated by the local police. The sus

pect is still at large.

Business robbery:A shopkeeper in

Hlobo Street, Zwelihle, was robbed on

21 June.

According to police spokesperson Lt

Fadila September the complainant was

asleep, but was woken up at around

03:30 by four men inside his shop.

One of the men pointed a firearm at

the complainant anddemandedmoney

from him. They assaulted him and took

cashandairtime to the value of R1 400.

No arrests have yet been made.

The police are still looking for suspects.

Anyone with information can call the

investigating officer at 028 313 7000.

Woman stabbed for cellphone:

Awoman, waiting for a taxi in Zwelihle

to get towork,was stabbedand robbed

on the corner of Swartdam and Stil

Street on 21 June.

The complainant saw three African

males approach her. One grabbed her

by her shirt while another searched her

for her cellphone.He took her Blackber

ryandwallet containingR500.Shewas

stabbed in her head after which they

left her at the side of the road. Anyone

with information can contact Const

Craig Philander on 028 313 7000.

STILL MISS-

ING: There is

still no sign of

the 68yearold

man from Parow

who went miss

ing in rough sea

conditions last

week. The man

had reportedly

been standing

on the rocks in

front of The

Beach Club com

plex near the New Harbour with a friend. Both were swept off the

rocks, but his friend managed to get to shore safely. The Hermanus

NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew, the Hermanus police and the

Western Cape Government Health EMS and EMR ambulance services

responded, but after an extensive search, there is still no sign of the

missing man. PHOTO: JEANETTA HOEKSTRA

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I have relocated from Johannesburg and as a reputable

medium have begun practicing in Hermanus.

Make a connection with those that have

crossed over

Find greater peace in knowing they are

ok and very much still with you

Resolve issues that you feel you may

not have been able to on earth

Find out more about Gods purposes for

your life

Having a session is a wonderfully uplifting

experience.

Private and group readings, book a

session at your restaurant, hotel, resort

or function:

R600 private reading / R800 family reading

R150 per person for group reading,

minimum 5 people

I also offer REIKI therapy

Call Christy:

on 083 381 3406 or

e-mail: [email protected]

Crossing over with Christy

Businessowners fedupwith flooding

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Businessowners in thecentreof townare

pretty fed up and frustratedwith the per-

petual flooding of Main Road.

Seven times in five years is getting a bit

much and the frequency is increasing, says

Johan Pretorius, optometrist at Pappin and

Pretorius.

WewerepromisedaR2 millionallocation

to upgrade the storm-water drainage prob-

lem, but nothing happened when the new

road was built.

New storm-water draining was put in

front of Debonairs, but themain line in front

of Seeff is the same 20 cm pipe from years

ago. So, what happens is that thewater accu-

mulates and reaches Main Road quicker

from other streets, Pretorius says.

He is not alone when it comes to battling

with flooded roads and pavements. Louis

Saayman from Fleurs Bloemiste and Jaco

van der Merwe from Seeff Properties have

voiced the same concerns

Margie Frost, receptionist at Seeff, says

during the last heavy downpour the water

was three timeshigher than theheight of the

pavement because the small storm-water

drain on the corner of the road near their

office could not cope.

Frost says the situation has becomeworse

since the road was resurfaced and after the

last major downpour, between 4 and 6 June,

the pavement collapsed and people are trip-

ping over it.

Several businesses were closed for a week

in November after suffering major flood

damage. According to Pretorius, insurance

companies are refusing to pay once again

andtheaffectedbusinesseshave toseekcom-

pensation from the municipality.

Being flooded twice in five days is ridicu-

lous, he says.

The municipality and traffic department

had responded within an hour and water-

works, three hours later, to try and clear the

drains. Pretorius says the road was closed

on the Wednesday when the flooding was at

its worst, but by Saturday around midday,

drivers were racing to see who could create

the biggest wave, which flooded premises

even more.

Pretorius, Van der Merwe and Saayman

agree that the road should be closed immedi-

ately if it is floodedandtheyexpect thedrains

to be cleaned weekly to minimise damage to

the affected properties.

At the re-opening ceremony of the newly

resurfaced Main Road on 14 February, the

mayor warned that it was not the end of the

roadworks because the outdated storm-wa-

ter system would require more work in the

future, to the tune of R1,9 million. It was re-

ported then that there is currently no budget

for this project.

Roderick Williams, director of Communi-

ty Services confirmed that there is no fund-

ingavailable in the 2014/15 financial year for

this project and will have to be reconsidered

in the next financial year.

He says themaintenance teamwill contin-

uously monitor the situation and in the case

of extensive flooding, give priority to allevi-

ate the problem.

The perpetual flooding of Main Road in the CBD, especially in front

of Seeff Properties and Pappin and Pretorius (as was the case dur

ing the last heavy rains earlier this month) has business owners ask

ing when the promised upgrading of the stormwater drains will be

done. PHOTO: JOHAN PRETORIUS

Camphill School safe and secure

The Camphill Communi-

ty in the Hemel-en-Aarde

Valley can breathe a col-

lective sigh of relief now

that the project to fence

and safeguard the school

and farm has been com-

pleted.

After a series of crimi-

nal incidents at Camphill

School last year, a project

to ensure the security of

the school was launched

byPaulduToitof theWine

Village. The goal was to

fence the entire property

and to erect an electronic

securitygate to control ac-

cess to both Camphill

School and the Camphill

Farm Community.

In November 2013 a suc-

cessful fundraiser for

Camphill School was or-

ganisedbyDiddiandRobertJohnson

of Bona Dea Estate. Those who were

lucky enough to obtain a ticket to the

glittering ball on the estate will re-

member it as one of the social events

of the year in Hermanus.

Thanks to the generosity of the

Hermanuscommunity, enoughmon-

ey was raised to fence the Camphill

School property, and more besides.

The schoolwasable to erect securi-

ty lights on the campus, which was

very dark at night, upgrade its alarm

system and install Trellidors on the

external doors of all the

school buildings. Not only

are Paul du Toit and the

Johnsons to be thanked

for leaping into this

project, boots and all, and

literally moving moun-

tains, but so too are the

people ofHermanus for re-

sponding so generously.

The school is grateful, too,

to thebusinessesthathave

successfully completed

the various phases of the

project.

One of these was Trel-

lidor Hermanus, which,

with the backing of Trel-

lidor head office, installed

18 Trellidor units at cost,

resulting in a huge saving

for the school.

The principal, Dr Mat-

thi Theron, together with

members of the Board of Camphill

School,haveexpressed theirdeepap-

preciation to one and all for making

the school a safer and more secure

space for everyone who works, lives

and learns there.

ELAINE DAVIE

Dr Matthi Theron (right), principal of Camphill School,

thanked Theron Delport (left), Trellidor Hermanus sales

consultant and David Botha (centre), (Trellidor franchise

owner), for providing 18 security gates for the school at

cost price. In so doing, they, along with many other indi

viduals and businesses, have contributed significantly to

help complete the project to improve the security of the

school.

CBD rain and floods

6HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Algemeen

General

Kokkedore/Koekedorekookvir liefdadigheid

CILENE BEKKER

Hierdie tong-in-die kies opsomming van

die Hermanus Top Sjef-kookkompetisie

wat Saterdagaand by die Grobbelaarsaal

plaasgevind het is deur een van die beoor-

delaars, Rudolph van der Berg van Savan-

nah Caf, kwytgeraak.

Die kompetisie is georganiseer deur Projek

Hoop om geld in te samel vir Operasie Mobili-

sasie, n wreldwye organisasie wat hom on-

dermeerbeywervirdiebekampingvanheden-

daagse slawerny.

Elf spanne, bestaande uit twee kokke, twee

tafeldekkersenvierondersteuners,hetdeelge-

neemteenR150perkop.Diedriebeoordelaars,

VanderBerg,Anli vanVuurenvanHermanus

Gholfklub enFransGroenewald vanGabrils-

kloof, was die enigste professionele sjefs. Die

deelnemende kokke het onder meer bestaan

uit afgetredenes,maatskappybestuurders, re-

kenmeesters en huis-kombuiskokke.

Diesaalhet soos nverenigdenasie-dineege-

lyk met tafels wat volgens landstemas gedek

is. Die wentafel se tema was Griekeland.

Disse is voorberei op gasstofies in n alle-

gaartjievanpotteenpanne,enbestanddelehet

gekomvanngeheimemandjie(hoender,pork-

loin, pruime, vars mossels, spek en arborio

rys) en n volgepakte bykostafel.

Die wenners van die beste voorgereg was

Clayton Delplanque enDino Pinto en die wen-

hoofgeregisvoorbereideurdieOperasieMobi-

lisasie-span.ProjekHoopgaandie geld ingesa-

mel aan Operasie Mobilisasie (OM) skenk as

deel van hul Freedom Climb-inisiatief. Vir

meer inligting gaan gerus na www.omafri-

ca.org/tablemountainchallenge.

Liezl Skein (links) het die beoordelaars in n

goeie luim gesit met n proesel Griekse Ou

zo. Die beoordelaars was Frans Groenewald,

Rudolph van der Berg en voor is Anli van

Vuuren. FOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

Die kookduo

wat die

wenvoorge

reg voorbe

rei het was

Clayton Del

planque en

Dino Pinto.

Clayton

werk by

Xpedient en

Dino is van Fruit & Veg, en saam het hulle

n Thaise rooikerriestyl mosselpot gemaak,

voorgesit in n kokosneut.

Delana Finlayson en Nicolene Finlayson (on

derskeidelik getroud met die Finlaysonbroers

Andrew en Dieter) het hul kookvernuf gewys

deur pasta te maak. Gewone klerehangers is

ingespan as pastahangers.

Hoewel geklee in n netjiese wit sjefbaadjie

is kok Johan Hugo eintlik n rekenmeester.

Sy spanmaat was Juan Pieterse, ook in die fi

nansile afdeling by Abagold. Saam met Jo

han by die bykostafel is Francois Barnard

(Harbour Rock) en Peter Deverson (Intravel).

Baie moeite

is gedoen

met die dek

van die ta

fels volgens

landstemas.

Hierdie een

was Span

je.

7HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Algemeen

General

Double bill for

history buffs

If history interests you there are two events

of significant historical value coming up.

From 2 - 17 July the international Anne

Frank -AHistory for today, travelling ex-

hibition will be hosted at the auditorium.

The Frank familys history is juxtaposed

against world events before, during and af-

ter the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi

Party. By placing complex historical events

against the backdrop of the life of one young

person, the exhibition enables visitors to

gain a greater understanding of human

rights, and provides the opportunity to ex-

plore democracy and positive citizenship,

diversity and community cohesion, and the

terrible human consequences of persecu-

tion and war.

Horse ladys story comes to stage

TheHermanusHistorySociety inassocia-

tionwithaward-winningplaywrightanddi-

rector Charles J. Fourie, will present an

evening of entertaining theatre also at the

auditorium on Friday 4 July.

Fouries production of his play, Ellas

Horses, is based on the true story of the

horse lady of Hermanus. It tells the story

of the eccentric Ella Gordon, who barters

a dealwithher local priest to takeher belov-

ed horses and dogs to heaven.

Ella Gordon was a Scottish immigrant

whocametoSouthAfricawitha touringcir-

cus during the early 1900s. She settled in

Hermanus and later moved to her farm at

Karwyderskraal, where she built a church

and school. She also dedicated her life to the

localcommunityandherbelovedhorses, for

which she built the famed horse graveyard.

It is the only one of its kind in South Africa

and can still be seen today.

The award-winning production features

acclaimed television and film actors Deir-

dr Wolhuter and Leonard Moss. The

evening is hosted to raise funds for the Her-

manus History Society whose aim it is to

restore the heritage and history of Her-

manus for future generations.Your support

of this event will be greatly appreciated.

Tickets for the performance at 19:00 cost

R80. For bookings contact Angela Heslop at

e-mail: [email protected]. Tickets

willalsobeavailableat theauditoriumfrom

18:30 on the evening.

LADIES

WHO

LUNCH

AND READ:

The first

Stanford

Tourisms Lit

erary Lunch

es series

takes place

at lunch time

at Madres

Kitchen on

Sunday 6 July. The event will include

a reading and fireside chat by fairly

new South African author and star

on the rise, Diane Awerbuck. The

event begins with sherry on arrival

at 12:15. The cost is R180 per head;

there is seating for 40 only, so book

now with Philippa at philippa.mur

[email protected]. Diane Awerbucks

first book Gardening at Night, won

the 2004 Commonwealth Writers

Prize for best first book (Africa and

the Caribbean). Her collection of

short stories, Cabin Fever, includes

Phosphorescence, which has been

shortlisted for the Caine Prize for Af

rican writing, which will be an

nounced on 14 July. Her novel

Home Remedies also gained much

local praise

8HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Mense

People

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PANSY PROMOTION NOW ON

Kennis word hiermee gegee dat Nellis en Karin Beyers hul lisensie ooreenkoms met Beds B'Us

Hermanus beeindig het. Hulle sal steeds in die bedbedryf bly en voortaan hul besigheid op dieselfde

perseel, onder hul eie naam bedryf. Kyk uit vir hul nuwe naam en logo wat eersdaags sal verskyn. -

Kwaliteit produkte, diens en beter pryse aan die publiek.

Notice is hereby given that Nellis and Karin Beyers ended their licence agreement with Beds B'Us

Hermanus. Theywill still operate in the bed industry andwill in future trade at the samepremises under

their own name. Watch this space for the new company name and logo. Quality products, service and

better prices to the public

Kennisgewing / Notice

GREEN AND GOLD

FOR FATHERS DAY:

A. Stewart Pharmacy

held a Fathers Day pro

motion last weekend and

handed out muffins to all

the fathers. The winner

of the Fathers Day

drawing competition was

Michelle Beeton (11).

Presenting her with her

prize are Amanda Sym

ington (left) and Janita

Shepherd (right).

PHOTO: LINDSY LIGHT

ONTWERPERSBRUIDE: Mina Naude (regs), die

eienaar van @Miens modeboetiek, het Saterdag

oggend by Bona Dealandgoed bruid en aand

drag ten toon gestel. Sy het dit gedoen in same

werking met Ilse Roux (tweede van links), n

bruidsrokontwerper, en Carla Cornelissen (links),

n ontwerper van aanddrag. Die funksie is gehou

in die privaatwoning van Robert (tweede van

regs) en Diddi Johnson, eienaars van die Bona

Dealandgoed. Elane Kriel (middel), assistentbe

stuurder van Bona Dea het gesorg dat al die re

lings glad verloop. FOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Taking thepenguinplunge...

ELB VAN HEERDEN

A total of 36 brave souls (and two dogs) took

on the icy waters of Klein River in Stanford

Saturday to help raise funds for Stanford Ro-

tary during the fourth annual Penguin

Plunge.

The weather played along beautifully and

drew quite a few plungers and chickens (who

stood by for moral support) to the plunge.

Anton Duivestein started the initiative in

2011 after a dare by one of the locals. I enjoy

swimming in the river throughout the year

and I have heard about a similar initiative

overseas.

I then approached the Rotarians, who said

they needed to raise funds for the local soup

kitchen.

Now, every year on the Saturday closest

to the shortest day, we take the plunge.

The event was sponsored by Springfontein

Winerywho provided glwhein andhot choc-

olate for the plungers.

A total of R6 140.00 was raised and handed

over to Rotary.

The organisers for the annual Penguin

Plunge in Stanford are Anton (who came up

with the idea in 2011) and Tracey Duivest

ein, John Finch from Stanford River Lodge

and Sean Petersen from Springfontein.

PHOTOS: ELB VAN HEERDEN

After bracing

the icy cold

water of

Klein River in

Stanford to

take the an

nual Penguin

Plunge are

Felix Unite,

Bernard

Oberholzer,

Piet Human,

Mortimer Lee

and Su Wolf.

Mina Naude (middel) met mo

delle Ruth MaoCheia en Nadia

Oostenbrink in ontwerpe deur Il

se Roux Designs.

Talle mas

en dogters

het die

funksie by

gewoon,

onder an

dere ook

Hanlie

Koen en

Sanoline

Calitz.

PHOTO: KAREN ENGELBRECHT

9HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Mense

People

SunGreeff heads forPaarl

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Tourism manager at the Over-

strand Municipality for the past

twoyearsandeightmonths,Sun

Greeff, has decided to spread her

wings (and follow her heart) and

is heading for Paarl.

With 20 June being her last day

as the champion of the Cape Whale

Coast, the Hermanus Times caught

upwith her to find out how tourism

in the Overstrand has benefited

from her input and experience in

the tourism industry, and what the

future holds for her.

Q: What have been some of the

highlights for you as tourism

manager for the Cape Whale

Coast?

A:Wewere the first region in the

WesternCape to have its ownbrand

ambassador; we now have a newly

designed website for the CWC

which is mobile friendly. I am also

proud of the winter campaigns we

established with Thompsons holi-

day packages, and the implementa-

tion, application and development

of the CWC brand.

Q: What challenges have come

your way?

A: There is a perception that we

are a big team, but the reality is that

for the first year itwas onlyme, and

now there is a second tourism offic-

er to help. There aremany adminis-

trative processes that come with

working for local government.

What was overwhelming when I ar-

rived in Hermanus, was having to

do the compulsory Municipal Fi-

nance Management Act (MFMA)

training course. That was a person-

al challenge for me a part-time

course that lasted one-and-a-half

years and a full time job.

Q: Tell us more about your re-

sponsibilities as municipal tour-

ism manager.

A: Its a very public role, a very

service orientated role, and a very

important role. I was here for the

whole of the Whale Coast and to or-

ganise the four tourism bureaus in

our area and promote the unique at-

tractions of each town. Its a diverse

andtotallyhandsonposition there

is no delegation you do it yourself

and I had to be multi-skilled, doing

everything fromwebsitemarketing

to campaigns, shows and exhibi-

tions, and writing press releases.

Q: Why the decision to leave?

A: I am leaving for personal rea-

sons which have to do with a spe-

cialman inmy life. He is inDurban-

ville and this is where I am headed.

Its been a long distance relation-

shipandmynewpositionasmarket-

ingmanager at the Drakenstein Lo-

cal Tourism Association, where I

start on 1 July, has made the move

that much easier.

Q: What will you miss?

A: Inmy career in the tourism in-

dustry, I learnt themost in thisposi-

tion. I feel proud to haveworked for

this municipality. The place (Her-

manus) has really stolen my heart

and it will be difficult to market an-

other area. I believe in this area as

a tourism product.

Q: What is your advice to your

successor?

A: Work closely with the four

tourism bureaus and maintain the

relationship with their committees

as team work is important. Have a

good relationshipwithpeople in the

tourism industry as a whole. Im-

prove on what has already been

done, as most of the structures are

now in place.

Sun Greeff has resigned as the

Overstrand Municipalitys tourism

manager and takes up her new

position at Drakenstein Tourism on

1 July. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Save a tie, save a child

MrsCapeTown2013, fashionand

image stylist Chantal Witthuhn

from Kleinmond, will be hosting

the Save a Tie, Save a Child

Fashion Show Fundraising

Event on 27 and 28 June.

The concept of recycling and

transformingoldandunusedties

was birthed over four years ago

when Witthuhn visited friends

in theUKandmetadesignerwho

was fashioningawaistcoat out of

old ties.

As an avid recycler, Witthuhn

used the Mrs Cape Town plat-

form to demonstrate her passion

as a fashion stylist to promote

and establish the event and

cause. A request for old and un-

used ties was sent out and over

4 000 ties have been collected.

Witthuhncontacteda fewfash-

ion designers and Hein Smit and

Marshall Enyioma (both Ta-

bleview area) and Saskia Wi-

comb (Stellenbosch) have agreed

to sponsor the designs, by fund-

ing and creating it at their own

cost.

Each will be designing 12 to 15

outfits, which will eventually be

auctioned.

The Mrs Cape Town charity

beneficiary is the RoleModels

Foundation Imfundo Project, an

initiative and support for pre-

school and aftercare facilities in

disadvantaged areas.

The event will be hosted at the

All Star Theatre, Cape Gate Life-

styleCentre inBrackenfell, on 27

and 28 June starting at 18:30, at

R280pp. Bookings: Computicket.

One of the designs made out of

ties that will be showcased.

RotaryAnns support worthy causes

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

RotaryAnnsmadegenerouscashdo-

nations to nine organisations active

in the Hermanus community at a

special function on Friday 20 June.

TheHermanus RotaryAnns and a

group of committed volunteers run

the Bargain Box, which is predomi-

nantly a second-hand clothing shop.

The money generated by this flag-

ship fundraising shop is used to pro-

vide food parcels for needy families

and to support numerous non-gov-

ernmental organisations on a

monthly basis. Most of the R114 000

(gross) the shop generated this year

is used on the monthly donations,

and a portion is allocated each year

for a groupof beneficiarieswho send

a wish list to the Anns.

Christel Augustyn, outgoing past

president of the Rotary Anns, said

theyvisitedeachoftheorganisations

that were selected to receive finan-

cial support, andwere amazed at the

good work being done. R30 000 was

shared between the nine selected

beneficiary organisations.

Augustynsaidtheytrimmeddown

thenumberofbeneficiaries thisyear

to give amore substantial amount to

the worthy causes they have chosen

to support.

The donationswere distributed as

follows:

)Animawho asked for horse-rid-

ing lessons for their learners;

) Cansa who need a guillotine as

well as cutlery and glasses;

)Overstrand Hospice who will

buy medical supplies;

)Overstrand Wheelchair Associ-

ation who will buy a two-plate stove

and groceries;

)Huis Lettie Theron plan to buy

a mini Hi-Fi and two egg box mat-

tresses;

) the Recycle Swop Shop will buy

food items for their Swop Shop in

Zwelihle;

) theNSRIwill use their donation

for needs at Sation 17; and

) the NG Church in Onrus wants

to build a path for wheelchair users.

Attheendofthepresentationofdo-

nations, Augustyn, who completed

hertermaspresidentof theorganisa-

tion,handedover the reigns toMoni-

ca Hamman, who will now continue

as president of the Rotary Anns.

Past president of the Hermanus Rotary Anns, Christel Augustyn (seated

front left) and incoming president of the organisation, Monica Hamman

(standing back left) with some of the Bargain Box volunteers and repre

sentatives from the beneficiary organisations who were presented with

donations at a special hand over function at Mollegren Park on Friday 20

June. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Bos tot Bach konsert

n Smaaklike ete, goeie geselskapen

musiekwatdiegees,harten lyfvoed

kikker s jou Sondag, 6 Julie, op

met n uitstappie via die Van der

StelpasvanafBotriviernadieprent-

jie-mooi ou opstal, Goedvertrouw.

Die tema van die konsert-ete is:

VanBostotBach,met nverskeiden-

heid van In the Jungle tot Bach en

Tchaikovsky. Die kunstenaars is

die opwindende Handevat Marim-

bas.

Dit kosR200perpersoon, enbegin

om 12:00.

Verlede jaar het Hans en Stefn

van Dyk, in samewerking met Nar-

rative Foundation en verskeie an-

der belangstellendes, n interkultu-

relemusiekontwikkelings- en gelet-

terdheidsprogram op Kleinmond

onder die jongmense van die omge-

wing begin, en uit di projek is n

Handevat Marimba-orkes gebore

wat uit nege leerders bestaan van

drie verskillende skole.

Verlede jaar is hulle aangewys as

die algehele mede-wenners van die

Overbergse Eisteddfod en het se-

dertdien al by verskeie funksies en

troues opgetree.

Die konsert by Goedvertrouw is

tervoorbereidingvanhuldeelname

aan die derde Internasionale Ma-

rimbaenSteelPansFeesop1Augus-

tus inJohannesburgendienasgeld-

insameling. Tydens die komende

vakansie gaan die groepie op n na-

weekuitstappie waar Irene de Waal

van Caledon en Elreda Pillman hul-

le gaan voorberei in die fyner detail

van optrede. Vir besprekings, kon-

tak Elreda Pillman by 028 284 9769.

Die Handevat

Marimba Band

en die nege ta

lentvolle leerders

wat drie verskil

lende skole in

Kleinmond ver

teenwoordig, sal

deel wees van

die konsert en

ete op Goedver

trouw op Sondag

6 Julie.

10

HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Briewe

Letters

Audacity of criminals

Whether its a childs bicycle pinched virtu

ally from under your eyes, or laptops and

cellphones stolen while your family is

asleep, these ongoing criminal incidents

reinforce the knowledge that none of us

are immune to these kind of audacious

acts.

Hermanus has had a rough week on the

criminal activity front,with cowardly crimi

nals targeting a father of three who, be

cause of a debilitating illness, has to rely

on a mobility scooter to get around. And

a woman waiting for a taxi was stabbed

in theheadbecausea thiefwantedher cell

phone.

A robber at Pennypinchers did not get

far with his loot, thanks to the quick action

taken by a brave group of youngsters on

bicycles and another member of the public

who came to the rescue.

And a sculpture at Gearings Point,

which forms part of the outdoor public art

exhibition, was damaged this week, either

by vandals or some

one trying to steal it

from its plinth.

While the statue

cannot feel pain, its a

sad day when a thing

of beauty meant for

all to enjoy is targeted

by people who have

no regard for other

people or their things.

And all these incidents combined are a

harsh reminder that none of us are really

safe from potential malicious attacks.

Dont blame innocent

creatures for invading

Thank you for awell reasoned and intelligent

commentonthebaboonsandthehumanprob-

lem. Living with wild life is not difficult if we

acceptourresponsibilitiesanddontblamein-

nocentcreatures for invadingwhatisactually

their long standing territory.

Perhapswehave a fewpeoplewhoneed any

excuse to use a gun in order to satisfy their

masculinity. The municipality must rethink

the decision to stop the monitoring.

A EMBLETON

Get with it, old chap! of, Kom by my ou!

Brian Slades Circulation should deter-

mine language policy (HT 19/6) refers.

The writer decries petty nationalism

as being responsible for the Hermanus

Timess use of Afrikaans and pleads for

pragmatism in its language policy.

I dont know Slade or his origins, but he

seems to be an exemplar of the insuffera-

bly arrogantEnglish culturalnationalism

which has been bugging victims of it for

centuries all over the world.

Their mantra has always been: Lets be

pragmatic and give the English all they

want, including our gold and diamonds

and their empire, and then thank them for

their generous civilising of us savages!

However, in this day and age, Slades

attitudehasbecometheamusinganachro-

nism - sometimes even quite endearing,

givenitsold-worldnaivety -ofanimperial-

ist still loyal to a long departed empire.

There are even someAfrikaners among

us who still, even more amusingly, share

this sentiment.

The slogan God is in his Heaven, the

Queenisonherthrone, thenativesintheir

place and all iswell no longer applies,Mr.

Slade, have you noticed?

Ek kanmaar net virmnr. Slade s: Kom

by, my ou! (In deference to Mr. Slades

pragmatism, bless him, a translation

would be: Get with it, old chap!).

MARITZ SPAARWATER

ONRUS RIVER

Kondome by Fernkloof

onvanpas

Ekondersteuntenvolledieverontwaardiging

van die leser (Hermanus Times 19 Junie) ra-

kende die opgestapelde bokse kondome in die

toilette van die Fernkloof Natuurreservaat.

Ek wil selfs verder gaan: Dit is vir my totaal

onaanvaarbaar om elke keer wanneer ek,

plaaslik of landswyd, n publieke toilet be-

soek, met opgestapelde en oopgeskeurde hou-

ers kondome gekonfronteer te word.

Wat s dit van ons as Suid-Afrikaners? S

dit dat ons ten alle tye seksbehep rondbeweeg

- in hierdie geval selfs wanneer ons n natuur-

reservaat besoek?

Die senior bestuurder van munisipale ope-

rasionele dienste verduidelik, in reaksie op

die beswaar, dat die kondome versprei word

deur n nie-regeringsorganisasie wat verwag

dat dit in alle openbare badkamers geplaas

word.Ekhet nprobleemdaarmeeas nnie-re-

geringsorganisasie aan n munisipaliteit

voorskryf, en is van mening dat kondome in

die Fernkloof toilette totaal onvanpas is, en

nie daar toegelaat behoort te word nie. Dalk

is dit tyd dat daar deur die munisipaliteit na

al die kondoom-verspreidingspunte gekyk

word, of dit daar enigsins gepas is, en of dit

ordelik en diskreet gedoen word.

THEO DE WET

Gesteelde fiets gevind

OpMaandag 16 Junie het ons hele gesin mid-

dagete geet in ons eetkamer toe ons klein-

seun se fiets skaars 5 meter van ons af uit die

huis uit gesteel is! Ons het vinnig straat-op

en straat-af gery op soek na die dief maar..

tevergeefs!

Later diemiddag het ons die diefstal aange-

meld by n baie vriendelike vroue polisiebe-

ampte. Onswas amper seker dat dit die laaste

sien van die fiets was en het maar die baie

hartseer kleinseun getroos.

Groot was ons verbasing toe ons net n dag

later n oproep kry dat onsweer die fietsmoet

beskryf want dis moontlik teruggevind.

Dieselfde middag lui speurder-konstabel

Owen Matiai ons voordeurklokkie met die

fiets in sypolisiemotor.Die fiets is bydie taxi-

staanplek in die dorp teruggevind waar die

dief dit probeer verkwansel het.

Ons wil die Hermanus-polisie bedank vir

die flinke diens. Dis voorwaar gerusstellend

om te weet ons kan op julle staatmaak.

Ons weet weereens dat dit n goeie besluit

was om op Hermanus te kom aftree.

THYS SUTHERLAND

EDITORIAL COMMENT

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD: Where

are you Mother dear ? This juvenile

Gymnogene was calling out for its

mother, flying from roof to roof, says

Hettie Maree, who took this photo in

their complex in Sandbaai. It was

my first time hearing a Gymnogene

calling out. PHOTO: HETTIE MAREE Congratulations FynArts,

on Youth Day concert

AsloversofclassicalmusicmywifeandIused

to go to the Cape Philharmonic Orchestras

concerts after our retirement to Hermanus.

This we had to give up considerable time ago

due to advancing age (and petrol prices!).

So, when a friend phoned to tell us that he

had two tickets for the concert at theHawston

Thusong Hall, which they were unable to use

due to a sudden family commitment, and

wouldwe like tohave the tickets,wecertainly

accepted, never imagining what sort of treat

we were in for!

From the first note of Verdi, through Men-

delsohns violin concerto superbly played by

17-year-old Jeffrey Armstrong, a wonderful

cello concerto and solo played by Abel Selao-

coe, to the finale,whichwasthe4thmovement

of Beethovens 5th Symphony wewere abso-

lutely spellbound, as was the rest of the audi-

ence in the seeminglypacked to capacityThu-

song Hall.

The conductor, Brandon Phillips, the solo-

ists,andtheyoungmusiciansof theCapePhil-

harmonic Youth Orchestra certainly de-

served the ovation they received.

OTTO KRENZER

Homo Sapiens

Where there is prosperity there is develop-

ment. Where there is money there is animal

abuse.Where therearehumans thereare self-

ish decisions.

I lovetheFishermansVillagethemebut

I want it all (aka Queen). If you dont like the

rapid expansion of Hermanus, go to Fra-

sierburgorElliotorButterworthorKoffiefon-

tein or Nieuwoudtville or any other small dot

on the map.

Kill the baboon he eats my proteas, he

steals my figs, he smells my bananas and

breaks in to enjoy. Chop down the 100-year

old Norwegian pine it spoils my view of the

ocean or horizon orwhatever. Ohwhat a cute

puppy lets buy and breed and dump at

HAWS when we are fed-up.

We are appalled by the horrible rituals un-

dertaken by the Marikana miners to make

themselves invincible (eg. burning sheep

alive to eat their ashes), but we see the same

trend among well-off Europeans. Shoot, kill,

abandon, chop down, destroy all for their

ownpleasure and convenience..... (Written in

English by an Afrikaner please feel free to

revise).

JEANETTE

Wonder what is eating

our hens?

Readingthearticleonpagetwoof theHTweek

before last has confused my thinking com-

pletely.

We have a large property in Bergsig Street

and have always kept chickens, enjoying the

fresh bright orange farm eggs and listening

tothebeautifulsoundofourroosterscrowing

early in the morning.

Overthe last fourmonthswehavelost twen-

ty hens. Disappeared at night.We found some

half eaten on the outside of our 2 m security

fence. I thought at first it must be a wild cat,

maybe a civet, butwhen a large hen thatmust

weigh about 3-4 kilogram disappeared off her

nest of eggs two weeks ago without a noise

and just a couple of small feathers, I changed

my suspicions to a lynx.

After reading the article of the owl and see-

ing the photo of the buzzard on the same page

I feel like a chameleon on a Smarty box. I

do not knowwhat to think. I have now locked

upmyremaining rooster and 4hens in a large

pen covered on the sides and on top but on

Monday night something dug under the fence

and took another hen. Back to the lynx idea.

But like my neighbour says, with the bush

covered plots in Bergsig Road anything is to

be expected. This all happened after our dog

died; I cannot wait for our new dog or for the

municipality to clear theplotswhich theown-

er wont do. Oh well, back to the yellow eggs.

HANNES STEENKAMP

Alternative stateof thenationaddress

Enough isEnough.Wemustnowget thecoun-

try working. Affirmative action will cease.

Suitability for thepostwill be the only criteri-

on. Education will be given top priority. Ap-

prenticeships and training facilities will be

reintroduced, eg teachers training and nurs-

ing colleges and trade skills.

Trade unions will be banned. Management

and labour disputes will be settled by mutual

discussions by those directly concerned,with

an independent arbitrator. The decision will

be binding.

Workers ormanagement who disagree will

be given the option to resign.

Political and economic refugees will be

banned. Illegal immigrants will be removed.

Immigrants from the East and elsewhere

will be banned unless they have skills thatwe

are unable to provide.

Uncontrolled influx into urban areas will

be regulated by availability of housing, serv-

ices and job opportunities.

Drug lordswill be identified, convicted and

expatriated.

Unprofitable state enterprises eg SAA,

Denel, Eskom, Telkom, will be privatised or

closed down.

Agriculture will be subsidised so as to be-

come competitive with other countries.

Farm employees will be able to purchase

shares in farms based on their years of em-

ployment, with responsibility for both profit

and loss.

Land redistribution will be stopped.

TribalLandswillbehandedovertothe local

inhabitants and given Title Deeds.

Unemployedyouthswillbegiven theoppor-

tunity to joinYouthBrigades andbe educated

in basic skills.

Government officials not performing will

be removedandnot transferred to alternative

positions.

Corruption on any level will not be tolerat-

ed. Offenders to be jailed without the option

ofa fine.TheCabinet tobereduced tomanage-

able levels.

BY A SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN AND

TAX PAYER

VERMONT

11

HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Briewe

Letters

) Overstrandmunisipaliteit daar is geen

waterproblememeer in die area nie. Oorstro

mings dreig a.g.v. oorvol damme. Hoekom

kan waterpryse nie nou verlaag word nie?

HOPPIES

) Skande Overstrandmunisipaliteit se ver

keersafdeling! Julle kan nie padwaardig

heidstoetse doen nie want die gat is vol wa

ter! As julle nie n pomp kan bekostig nie kan

julle sekerlik een leen of huur? H JACOBS

) Telkom takes a long time to attend to faults.

TohellwithgettingADSL.Woebetide this area

ifwegetnuclearpowerand theyhave thesame

attitude! SALLY DOVE

) This is a message to the owner of the old

brown Merc who is dumping black plastic

bags full of rubbish at the childrens play park

in Onrus, please stop doing that. You are giv

ing all of us other old brown Merc owners a

bad name. Eish!

)VolgensOverstrand Herald het ons munisi

pale direkteurs lewenslange kontrakte en na

aftreding voordele. En, ons munisipale be

stuurder verdienmeer as sy eweknie in Stellen

bosch! NP WATKINS

)Awoman alone on a farm? Sees footprints,

goes outside at night? My cellphone is next

to my bed, so is the panic button and my bed

room closed off to the rest of the house with

security door and we live in town. By the way,

Alsation sleeps in lounge next to fireplace.

)VadersdagbyCKSushiwasweer nheerlike

ervaring.Dankie aandie familiewat hul bottel

rooiwyn met ons en nog n familie gedeel het.

Jul is spesiale Hermanusmense. KOTZ

FAMILIE

) Baie dankie vir die oplettende jong man

wat Vrydagmiddag by Pick n Pay my motor

sleutels vir my gebring het. Ek is opreg dank

baar. ME. UYS

) Straatligte is vandag gedurende dag in

Mcfarlanestraat, Eastcliff aan.Ekhetgisterge

durende dag gemerk dat hulle in n ander

straat aan was. Miskien toets iemand net?

) The Hospice Shop is in urgent need of shop

ping bags. If you have any to donate please

contact us at 028 313188. We will be very

grateful. HOSPICE

) Thank you Riaan Booyens from Hermanus

Toyota for the outstanding service you gave

in going the extra mile to repair my Toyota

Hilux Bakkie. RICHARD

) IBG regarding your letter. I think the Her

manus Times is perfect as is. Both English and

Afrikaans in the same newspaper. Some days

theres more English and the other days more

Afrikaans and I dont mind.

Anne just gowith the flow and enjoy life, learn

a bit Afrikaans or stop buying the Times!

SOPHIA

) I cantwait for Thursday toget theHermanus

Times. English or Afrikaans. I speak both. I

am South African.

)Volklip seafront todevelop in touristMecca

with multistorey buildings? Boutique hotel ap

plication in Hermanus Times of 22 May, page

16 seeks approval for different zoning.

HENRY

) Just awarning to fellowpedestrians, cyclists

and disabled people, like my husband who

travels the section of Church Street that leads

to Hermanus Beach Club.

The section between Abagold and the Beach

Club entrance is a very risky part.Myhusband

was recently the victim of an attack and an

attempted robbery while on his way home

from work.

He uses a disability scooter so was obviously

seenasa soft target.My sincere thanks toAba

gold security and the two unknown strangers

who came to his assistance! PAULETTE

PEYROT

) Foolish woman in white GP vehicle with a

toddler standingonback seat. Youll never for

give yourself if you need to suddenly brake

and send that baby through the front wind

screen.

) Oh what a fabulous festival. Thank you to

Mary Faure and her team of happy helpers.

Roll on next year and please bring the Bovim

ballet back again. MIKE AND MOI

WALKER

) Dankie, Mary Faure, vir n wonderlike 10

dae! Gunstelinge: die kuns by Gearing Point

en die twee jazzkonserte. B&M

)HelenGertenbach, baie bly dit gaan stukke

beter met jou pasaangeer. Sterkte met inpak

en geniet jul verblyf in aftreeoord in Reebok.

Tonne liefde. SUSANENAL JULVRIEN-

DE

)We received exceptional service and work

manship from Executive Panel Beaters thanks

to Chris and his staff. HERRINGTONS

) Ons Telkomlyn by ons woning is al langer

as n week buite werking! Die probleem is al

verlede Sondag gerapporteer. Ons kry elke

dag n sms om te s hulle gaan dit reg maak

maar wraggies weet....dis bietjie belaglik.

L DE VILLIERS

) Om uit jou eie huis gesit te waarvoor jy

23 jaar lankhuurbetaal het, is die ergstegeval

van vernedering, mishandeling enmenswees.

Jy verloor nie net jou huis nie, maar ook jou

vriende en trots! INWONER, DE MOND

What todoaboutbarkingdogs

A question to the director of law enforcement in

Hermanus. Kindly advise me of my rights as

homeowner and taxpayer in Hermanus with re-

gard to the incessant barking of neighbours

dogs? Please also advise me and the public of our

responsibilitiesregardingkeepingdogsthatbark

unattended at home? I am rapidly losing my pa-

tience, and sanity, as a result of this problem.

BART OTTO, VERMONT

Neville Michaels, Director: Protection

Services answers:

The Overstrand Municipal By-law regarding

the Keeping of Dogs and Cats P.N. 6540 of 2008,

prohibits a person to keep a dog that barks exces-

sively. Sec 4.(b) states that: No person may keep

a dog which barks, whimpers or howls to such an

extent that it, or has another habit which, causes

an unreasonable disturbance or nuisance to in-

habitants of the neighbourhood.

A person that would like to lay a complaint re-

garding a dog nuisance may do so by contacting

the Law Enforcement Department of the Over-

strandMunicipality at 028 313 8996/5 during office

hours. A statement will be taken from the com-

plainant and thematterwill be investigated by the

Law Enforcement officials.

The onus to control a dog is on the owner. An

owner who does not comply with the provisions of

the by-law may receive a written warning notice.

Failure toadhere to thenoticemayresult in further

legal action whereby the owner may receive a fine

of R100 for the first offence. A second offence may

result in a fine of R300. If the owner is fined for

the third time the matter will be referred directly

to court without the choice of a fine and the dog

may be impounded according to Sec 11(1)(a)(ii) of

the by-law.

It is however advisable that the complainant

tries to resolve this matter in an amicable fashion

by bringing it under the neighbours attention be-

fore layinga charge at theLawEnforcement office.

The by-law is available at the libraries and on

the official Overstrand Municipality website,

www.overstrand.gov.za.

ThankyouHermanus forhelpingmakeFynArtswork!

Hermanus FynArts 2014 has come and gone, but

hopefully the music will linger on.

Thank you for helping Hermanus Tourism

grow a festival that is starting to make waves!

As Stefan Hundt, curator of the Sanlam exhibi-

tion, commented: FynArts is an unusual festival

and a special one that has been conceptualised

and grown from within the local community.

Stefan is spot on. Suggestions, advice, support

and feedback from so many people in Hermanus

and a growing number of highly respected art-

ists, musicians and festival people further

afield is nudging the festival into becoming a

festival to be reckoned with.

The newly formed advisory board and the indi-

vidual members of Hermanus Tourism manage-

ment committee are committed to the concept of

FynArts and have developed events and offered

their expertise.

A small and invaluable team of two has also

lifted themedia coverage for FynArts beyond the

boundaries of Hermanus. And a growing band of

volunteers offered their time toman exhibitions.

It is these people who have contributed in a very

real way to the success of FynArts.

A specialwordof thanks is due to our sponsors.

SanlamPrivate Investments,Tollman/Bouchard

Finlayson, Standard Bank, Overstrand Munici-

pality, Business and Arts South Africa,

Sumaridge,PSG,BenguelaCove,ADTandSAFE,

Pam Golding and the Hermanus Times.

Thank you also to a couple of benefactors who

made it possible to offer seats to those less privi-

legedandcontributed to someevents inHawston

andZwelihle.ThankyoutoRotarywhohavebeen

a generous andmaterial support at concerts, and

toWalker BayNursery andOkasie Flowers. And

many thanks to the local media Hermanus

Times, Whale Talk, Splash and Village Explorer

who generously included articles over many

months and helped to create a buzz.

Thank you too for the generous support of the

accommodationmembersofHermanusTourism,

wewouldnothavebeenable toputupthegrowing

number and calibre of presenters andmusicians

we were able to attract.

It would be remiss not to give special mention

to the staff of theWindsor andMarineHotelswho

copedwith enthusiasmand commitmentwith an

influx of visitors to exhibitions, workshops, tast-

ings,dinnersandagreatdealofsponsoredaccom-

modation. The galleries too have worked hard to

put on special exhibitions.

And then there is Mission Control the fabu-

lous and ever calm Tourism-office team of Gar-

dean,Chantel,Anneline,EricandJulieunder the

leadership of Celeste Scheepers. Their support,

dedication, and their determination that all

would run smoothly and their insight intowhat

was needed when, where and how was over-

whelming.

OnbehalfofHermanusTourismthankyouHer-

manus. For everything. Roll on FynArts 2015.

MARY FAURE

CHAIRPERSON: HERMANUS TOURISM

COORDINATOR: HERMANUS FYNARTS

Peil daar n kruitvat

water op ons af?

Met so baie warm lugwat bo ons koppe skynbaar

doelloos rondslenter, weet ons daar is langer dae

en korter nagte wat op ons wag. Maar ook dat

dit te vroeg is om te raai of die Kaapse rens

nou gaan end kry. Dit is ook of die wolke vir ons

wil s nog ren is op pad.

Die Overstrand se merkbare verandering in

temperature het Dinsdagoggend begin met on-

stuimige lugstrome wat vroegoggend minstens

drie verskillende wolksoorte geskep het, elkeen

met sy eie moontlikhede.

Die moontlikheid van klam lug die volgende

paardaehetegterdramatiesverander in nkrui-

wa vol water wat op ons afpeil.

Ons moet altoos na wolke kyk teen die agter-

grond dat hulle deur voorspelbare toestande in

die bolug geskep word, en nie andersom nie. n

Voorbeeld is wanneer n sigbare lugstroom (jet-

stream)uitdienoordweste inonsrigtingdryf.Vir

weerkykers s dit dat die lugstroom aan die rant

van n hoogdruk is. Dit is die grens tussen warm

en koue lug, waar konveksie plaasvind.

Ominnneutedopaanleke,watnieweerinstru-

mente het nie, te verduidelik wat om die na-

weekteverwagterwyldieteenwoordigheidvan

die berge rondomons in ag geneemword, is nie

soos trippe, trappe, trone in storieboeke nie.

Waaroor ons nie durf saamgesels nie is die

oorsaak van onstabiele lug wat grootmense

spookstoriesooreindtyeenprofetesedingelaat

opdiep.

Watonsweet isdat temperaturenelkeonge-

reelde (onstabiele) lugverskuiwing vinnig ver-

ander en dat die bietjie ekstra son na 22 Junie

nie n faktor is om koue weg te hou nie.

Feit is dat Antarktika tans warmer as ge-

woonlik lugnaons toe opgestuurhet endat gro-

ter konveksie plaasgevind het as wat verwag

is. Dit word n hengse neerslag van 15 mm tus-

sen Donderdagnag (gisteraand) en die aand-

nuus verwag.

Wat nie verander nie is die 12 C wat by tye

oor die naweek verwag word. En nog heelwat

ren volgende week.

The past weeks warmerweather ismakingway for rain. Cold

andwet conditions are forecast fromThursday, through to the

weekendwith aminimum temperature of 12 C.More rain can

be expected next week.

12

HermanusTimes

26 June, 2014

Briewe

Letters

Councillors paystill under scrutiny

I refer to the Budget Offices response to my

asking for justification for a 12%+ increase

for Councillors and must admit that this is

the lamest excuse, for trying to avoid the is-

sue, I have seen in years.

Allowme to quote the numbers taken from

the 2013/2014 and this years budget reports.

Bear in mind that a budget runs over 12

months and it seems that there is a tendency

to make interim adjustments to the annual

budget during the financial year, which gets

lost in translation or interpretation.

Sour-

ce

Bud-

get

Re-

port

2013/

2014

(Page

71)

Bud-

get

Re-

port

2014/

2015

(Page

72)

Bud-

get

Re-

port

2014/

2015

(Page

72)

Ap-

pro-

ved

bud-

get

for

year

2012/

2013

R000)

Ap-

pro-

ved

bud-

get

for

year

2013/

2014

(R000)

% in-

crea-

se

year-

on-

year

Ap-

pro-

ved

bud-

get

for

year

2014/

2015

(R000)

% in-

crea-

se

year-

on-

year

Basic

Sala-

ries

R6,710 R7,197 7,26% R7,968

10,71

%

Cell

phone

allo-

wance

R361 R380 5,26% R545

44,21

%

Total R7,071 R7,577 7,16% R8,516

12,39

%

The practice of interim adjustments to the

budget leads to excessive increases in year on

yearcoststhatareconvenientlynottakeninto

account when compiling the new budget. Un-

fortunately the adjusted budget becomes the

new base, which does not reflect reality of the

cost increase. The following information was

taken from page 15 of this years budget re-

port.

Audi-

ted

Out-

come

for

year

2012/

2013

(R000)

Full

year

fore-

cast

for

2013/

2014

(in-

clude

inte-

rim

ad-

just-

ments

)

(R000)

% In-

crea-

se ye-

ar-on-

year

Ap-

pro-

ved

bud-

get

for

year

2014/

2015

(R000)

% in-

crea-

se ye-

ar-on-

year

Sala-

ry

plus

cell

phone

allow-

ance

R7,084 R7,978

12,6

%

R8,516 6,74%

It is clear that the audited outcome for

2012/2013 did include cell phone allowances

and that the argument of non inclusion is

therefore irrelevant and could be construed

as an effort to mislead the readers.

I re-iterate, irrespective how you interpret

the numbers, there is an increase in Council-

lors costs (Salaries andCell PhoneAllowanc-

es) amounting to 12%+ plus, be that for the

currentyearorthenextyear.Howisthis justi-

fiable?

PETRUS HENDRIKSZ

HERMANUS

Budget office answers: The writer conti-

nues to ignore the purpose of Table SA22 and

the explanation regarding the classification of

costs, referring to it as irrelevant and therefore

will never come to the correct conclusion regar-

ding salary increases. Further explanations

seem futile and therefore this matter will re-

main at an impasse.

For this reason, the published Government

Gazettes that regulate the determination of up-

per limits of salaries, allowances and benefits

of different members of municipal councils,

that

areappliedannually for thepayment of sala-

ries, allowancesandbenefits to councillors, are

hereby included for the writer to calculate the

year-on-year increases.

The following gazettes are included:

Government Gazette 37281 of 29 January

2014, applicable from 1 July 2013

Government Gazette 35962 of 7 December

2012, applicable from 1 July 2012

Government Gazette 34869 of 14 December

2011, applicable from 1 July 2011

Government Gazette 33867 of 10 December

2010, applicable from 1 July 2010

It shouldbenotedthatOverstrandmunicipa-

lity is classified as a Grade 3 municipality for

the application of the tables in the gazettes.

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Cruel carnage of

baboons unnecessary

In response to your front page article, Ba-

boons Killed, 19 June, it would appear that

the 21st Century in which we live, is the age

of increasing terrorism.

Tokill ormaimany living creaturewithout

the courage to confront and disclose your

identity and purpose for your action is to de-

value your integrity to that of the level of a

basest criminal. Everything and anything ap-

pears to be permissible in modern society on

the precept that the action taken is my hu-

man right and thereby justified.

We should also remember that the baboons

inhabited this area long before humans.

The authorities recent claim that they are

unable to afford the monitors shows a total

disregard for the natural heritage of our re-

mainingwild life.Wehavebeenaskedbytour-

ists on several occasions whether there are

organisedwalks in the Fernkloof Reserve not

onlytoseetheindigenousflorabutparticular-

ly also to spot the baboons and other animals.

These monitors could be sustained financial-

ly by using their skills and knowledge in con-

ducting tours such as this.

There has to be a way