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APPEAL PERIODNOWOPEN: PUBLIC DISCUSSION FORUMON4 FEBRUARY

Proposedmalls:Haveyour say

HEDDA MITTNER

Public opinion is divided about

the desirability of the new pro-

posed shopping mall in Sandbaai

and residents are invited to give

their input at a discussion forum

scheduled to take place on Tues-

day 4 February.

The proposals for two develop-

ments theWhaleCoastVillageMall

in Sandbaai and the Overberg Mall

inHawston gained partial environ-

mental authorisation on 3 January,

subject to a period of appeal. Appel-

lants had 20 days in which to lodge

notification of their intent to appeal,

andtheappealmustbe lodgedwithin

30 calendar days after the lapsing of

the 20-day period.

Both the Hermanus Ratepayers

Associationand theHermanusBusi-

nessChamber lodged an intention to

appeal against the granting of envi-

ronmental authorisation to Retail

Africa for the Whale Coast Village

MallinSandbaaion23January,after

requests from some of their mem-

bers.

However, inputsfromthebusiness

community must be processed be-

fore a final appeal with motivation

can be submitted on or before the

deadline of 24 February, says Alta

Pretorius, CEO of the Hermanus

Business Chamber (HBC).

To this end, the executive commit-

tee of the HBC has decided to grant

an opportunity for public participa-

tionintheformofadiscussionforum

onTuesday 4Februaryat 17:30 in the

Whale Coast Conference Room

(aboveCheckers).There isnocost in-

volved, but those wishing to attend

areadvised tobookbyMonday3Feb-

ruary, as space is limited, bycontact-

ing Pretorius on 073 538 3685.

From the feedback received so

far,mostmembersareagainstthede-

velopment of the Sandbaai mall,

some are for it and some are impar-

tial, says Pretorius.

Yes, the mall will have its advan-

tages,aswellnolongerhavetotravel

over the mountain to buy certain

products or to see a movie, says

Petrus Hendriksz, who heads the

CBD Revitalisation Project.

Butthoseadvantageswillcomeat

a cost.As a businessman in theCBD,

I predict that 25% to 30% of the buy-

ing power in town will shift to the

mall, and many businesses in the

CBD will not make it.

Hendriksz says the proposed ten-

ant mix of the mall is crucial and

GrantMcLachlan,chairpersonofthe

Hermanus Ratepayers Association

(HRA), agrees.

There should be certain restric-

tions toensure that theretail tenants

of themalldonotposea threat tocur-

rent retail outlets in the CBD. We

have already seen the detrimental

impact that the Checkers and Wool-

worths developments, and the new

ring road [Royal Street] have had on

other parts of the CBD.

There is always a risk involved

when a shopping centre such as the

proposed Whale Coast Village Mall

is developed in such close proximity

to a CBD. What is of concern to us

hereis thehealthof theCBDandhow

a balance can be struck. The CBD is

the heart of Hermanus and we need

tolookatmeasuresthatmightbetak-

en to ensure that it stays that way.

Trafficconsultantandvicechairof

the HRA, Bob Stanway, says the

Overstrand Municipality should

take this opportunity to prioritise

the revitalisation of the CBD and to

ensure that it remains a desirable

destinationforbothtouristsandresi-

dents. Weneedamagnet tokeep the

CBD alive, he says.

Many studies have been done

over the years with recommenda-

tions for transforming the CBD into

a safe, healthy and eco-friendly ur-

banenvironment, but theyhavenev-

er been implemented. Now is the

time to act before themall becomes

a reality.

The president of the Chamber,

MervynMilner, is inviting people to

attend if they have strong views to

express, or simply need to be in-

formed.

A presentation will be done,

whereafter the attendees will have

the opportunity to state their views

regarding the proposed establish-

mentoftheWhaleCoastVillageMall.

For more details on the restric-

tionsandmotivationfor theenviron-

mental authorisation for the pro-

posed development, see page 2.

SUPPORT

TEAM: During

Hermanus High

Schools inter

house athletics

day on Friday

24 January, the

supporters and

cheerleaders on

the pavilion

kept the spirit

going and

spurred their

athletes on to

victory. See pg

14 and 15 for

more athletics

day photos and

results. PHOTO:

HEDDA MITTNER

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Newcontractor forR320 roadproject

HEDDA MITTNER

A new contractor was appointed on

Wednesday by the Department of Trans-

port and Public Works to complete the

R320 roadworks project after the previ-

ous contractor,VuselaConstruction,was

placed under liquidation by the Western

Cape High Court in December last year.

Brink and Heath, a construction and civil

engineering company based in Cape Town,

will resume construction within the next

week or two, says Anton Nell, senior opera-

tions manager of the Department of Trans-

port and Public Works.

Work on the project to upgrade the R320

between Caledon and Hermanus was sche-

duled for completion in September 2014, but

the roadworks came to a complete standstill

in the first week of November last year.

According to Nell, it will take 15 months

to complete the project and the new comple-

tion date is May 2015.

This extra delay is due to damage caused

by the heavy floods in mid-November last

year, followed by another bout of heavy rain

in the first week of January. Repair work

will need to be carried out first where parts

of the newly prepared road were washed

away by the floods.

Ameeting took place on Tuesday between

representatives of Brink and Heath and the

roadworkers, many of whomwere stranded

without an income less than twomonths be-

fore Christmas last year. According to An-

thony Wells, spokesperson for the workers,

Brink and Heath will be re-employing most

of the workers and are also appointing new

workers from the Caledon area.

Wellssays theworkers,whoreceivedtheir

last pay cheques at the end of October, have

submitted claim forms for their November

andDecember salaries. Theywere informed

that it could take 9 to 12 months before they

receive the money.

Roadworkers from the local community of

Caledon who had been employed by Vusela

Construction gathered at the Caledon police

station in January to fill in claim forms for

their unpaid wages after Vusela went into

liquidation. Most of them have now been re

employed by the new contractor, Brink and

Heath. PHOTO: ANETTE THERON

Whale Coast VillageMall facts at your fingertips

HEDDA MITTNER

Certainrestrictionsarecontainedinthe

partial environmental authorisation

that has been granted by the Western

Cape Department of Environmental Af-

fairs and Developmental Planning

(DEADP) for the two proposed retail de-

velopments in theOverstrand (see pg 1).

Retail Africas application for the

Whale Coast Village Mall was based on

atotal footprintof38 900 m,butauthori-

sationwas granted for 27 800 m. The re-

mainder of the development site com-

prises parking bays, open space, and ac-

cess roads and planned access points.

According to the authorisation docu-

ment, the calculated warranted market

demand indicates that the facility will

be able to expand in increments every

three to four years, reaching a maximum

footprint of 38 900 m by 2024.

The development is deemed desirable for

the following reasons:

) It will be close to the existing Sandbaai

commercial node,which implies that it is not

an instance of leapfrog development or

sprawl far outside the main town;

) It will be reasonably accessible via an

off-routefromtheR43aswellasBergsigRoad;

) The increase in residential expansion of

Hermanus serves a growing demand for re-

tail areas such as the proposed development,

which will increase the offer of retail shops

inHermanus and could thereby attract shop-

pers who would otherwise travel to Cape

Town to access retail facilities;

)The proposed developmentmay fulfil its

role as an integrator where people from dif-

ferent socioeconomic backgrounds will in-

teract based on its strategic location between

the high-income areas of Hemel-en-Aarde,

Westcliff, Fernkloof, Eastcliff and Volklip,

themiddle income areas of Sandbaai and the

lower income sectors of Mount Pleasant and

Zwelihle; and

) The proposed development will add to

economic diversification and retail facilities

within the existing Sandbaai commercial

node.

The properties erven 1449, 1450, 1452 and

1734arezonedAgricultureZone 1,while the

remainder of Erf 1452 is zoned Institutional

Zone 1. An application under the Land Use

Planning Ordinance (LUPO) is required to

consolidate and rezone the erven toBusiness

Zone 1. Consent uses are also required under

the Zoning Scheme.

In addition, an amendment to the Greater

HermanusSub-RegionalStructurePlan isre-

quired to change the reservation of the erven

from Urban Area to Business Node.

Associated road upgrades will include the

upgrading of Schulphoek Street from Main

Road to Adam Street to at least two lanes per

direction; construction of a two-lane rounda-

bout at the Schulphoek/Adam Street inter-

section; thewideningofBergsigRoad; theup-

grading of the Bergsig/Main Road inter-

section to a single lane roundabout; the

provisionofsidewalksalongthesite fron-

tage, the major access roads to the site

and long defined pedestrian routes as

well asalongBergsigRoad toSchulphoek

Street; and the provision of minibus taxi

lay-byes along Main and Bergsig Roads

in the vicinity of the two main access

points.

The impacts on the existingHermanus

CBD were also assessed but the risk of

cannibalism wherein retailers open

the same retail outlets within the same

trade area was seen as limited, as it is

proposed that the retail developmentwill

onlyhouse storesnot alreadyestablished

in theCBD,unless theperformanceof the

existing retailer has reached certain lev-

els warranting an additional store.

The authorisation document states: It is

therefore also expected that the retail facility

and CBD would be able to co-exist, with the

latter remaining unique in its offering as a

veryattractivetouristdestinationwhichwill

be able to continue to successfully offer small

specialitystoresandveryattractiveandgood

restaurants. This quality may help preserve

theCBDasanattractive touristdestination.

In the case of the Overberg Mall in Haw-

ston, the applicant was granted partial au-

thorisation to erect a retail facility and asso-

ciated infrastructure on Portion 1 of Farm

No.572, Hawston, on condition that the foot-

print of the shopping centre is limited to

10 000 m.

A minimum 30 m wide landscaped fynbos

corridor along the R43 and the protection of

all large milkwood trees on site have to be

incorporated into the layout.

The retail facilitymust also be placed adja-

cent to theR43 (excluding theminimum30 m

corridor) and as close to the existing urban

fabric as possible.

A representation of the proposed mall to be con

structed on Retail Africas site along the R43 between

CTM and Engen in Sandbaai.

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MAKING A

DIFFERENCE:

Stanley Shava

(left) and Peter

Nyambo are the

two workers re

sponsible for

keeping Onrus in

a pristine condi

tion throughout

the year. Both are

employed by the

Onrus Ratepayers

Association (ORA).

During the holiday

season, Peter was

on the beach every morning at 05:00 to ensure that the

beach is clean, and during the rest of the year he cleans up

every Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. Stanley ar

rives on his bicycle from Zwelihle every morning during the

week to clean the Main Road before he starts his regular

gardening jobs. PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

SpotlightonSandbaaibeach

HEDDA MITTNER

Several letters and SMSes have been sent

to the Hermanus Times in recent weeks to

complain about the maggots and stench

on Sandbaai beach caused by a build-up

of kelp and a decomposing seal carcass.

Areader fromSandbaai,MargaretBonsall,

said she agreedwith JohanMaree (Sandbaai

beach has become unbearable, Hermanus

Times, 16 January 2014) that the kelp and sea-

weed on the beach is no longer removed on

as regular a basis as before.

However, as much as the kelp can be an

eyesore, he also remarked about themaggots

whichwere teeming on the beach. I go there

regularly, and the cause of the maggots was

the carcass of a dead seal.

According to Bonsall, the seal washed up

on the beach on or around 8 January and at

least four phone callsweremade to themuni-

cipality to remove the carcass. But nothing

was done, she says.

Two days later the dead seal was buried

under a pile of sand, and consequently the

maggots appeared.

Although the kelp is unsightly, it does not

present a health hazard but the dead seal,

along with the maggots, could certainly be-

come a risk to ones health. Surely there

should be someone appointed to monitor the

state of the beaches?

RepeatedqueriesbyHermanusTimes tothe

OverstrandMunicipality regarding the dead

seal went unanswered, but the senior mana-

ger of environmental services, Liezl Bezui-

denhout, says area management under the

community services directorate do attend to

dead animals on the beach.

The public can contact the Overstrand

Control Room at 028 313 8111 with specific in-

formation on the location and type of dead

animal/carcass, and this informationwill be

forwarded to the appropriate operational

manager.

Bezuidenhoutalsosaysit is themunicipali-

tys policy not to remove kelp from beaches

in the Overstrand area.

Kelp is only moved note, not removed

from the threeBlueFlagbeaches during the

Blue Flag season. The kelp is only moved

away from the beach up towards the foot of

the back dunes by staff of Working for the

Coast. This is an Expanded Public Works

(EPW)programmefundedbytheDepartment

of Environmental Affairs.

Bezuidenhout says there are several rea-

sons for not disturbing the kelp that washes

up on beaches:

)Kelp plays an important part in dune for-

mationanderosionprocessesalongthecoast-

line. If all kelp is removed, large volumes

of sand are freed from the shoreline and are

blown into the secondary dune system, sti-

fling climax vegetation. In many cases this

meansmorewindblown sand onparking are-

as, roads and coastal pathways;

)Washedupkelp isalsoanimportantcom-

ponent of the nutrient cycle because it serves

as a food source for molluscs, invertebrates

and protozoa. Where kelp is removed, the

food source for beach fauna is rapidly re-

duced, thereby having a detrimental impact

on the food web, both on the beach and the

adjacent sea currents.

Bezuidenhout adds that this does notmean

the municipality is not willing to identify

swimming beaches additional to the three

Blue Flag beaches where kelp can be moved

away from thebeach, but amanagement plan

for this purpose will have to be developed by

the community services directorate in colla-

borationwith the environmental section and

submitted to theMarineandCoastalManage-

ment branch of the Department of Environ-

mental Affairs and Tourism for approval.

Themunicipalitywill alsohave to investi-

gate the cost related to specific activities and

available capacity before such a beach-clean-

ing policy can be developed and implemen-

ted, says Bezuidenhout.

While visitors to Sandbaai beach have ex-

pressed their disapproval of the poor condi-

tion of the beach, Ina vanRooyen, committee

memberof theOnrusRatepayersAssociation

(ORA), who heads the associations portfolio

forneatness, says theyhavereceivednothing

but compliments from holidaymakers on the

cleanliness of Onrus beach.

We work hand-in-hand with the munici-

pality to keep the town and beach clean and

inviting for residents and visitors, Van

Rooyen says.

She manages a team of workers who are

paid by ORA to supplement the work done

by the municipal contractor for Onrus and

Vermont.

Its a team effort, says Van Rooyen. We

help to keep the beach and the streets neat

and litter-free, and if there is a build-up of

kelp on the beach, as happens after violent

storms, we collect it and move it away from

the main beach area. This is why it is so im-

portant for residents topay theirR100annual

ORA membership fee, as it enables us to do

our work.

Deon Beukes, chairperson of the Sandbaai

RatepayersAssociation(SRA),saysoneofthe

items on the agenda of their next meeting is

the maintenance of Sandbaai beach, its ac-

cess roads and the parking area.

Its a beautiful little beach, he says, and

we want residents and visitors to be able to

enjoy it. However, funding remains a prob-

lem, and the various processes and proce-

dures that have to be followed by themunici-

pality take a long time. But we are looking

at ways to speed up the process.

A reader took this photo of a dead seal

that washed up on Sandbaai beach around

8 January, surrounded by kelp and mag

gots. By 18 January the carcass had de

composed and all that was left were its

skull and a few bones and there was no

sign of the maggots. It was a gruesome

sight, but I suppose it was probably thought

that it wouldnt be noticed amongst the piles

of kelp that were accumulating, the reader

says.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

FIRE AT SHOPPING CENTRE: A fire

broke out on the first floor in a store

room at the Woolworths centre on Fri

day. A waterproofing contractor was

torching the balcony on the outside of

the first floor to seal it when he saw a

hole in the wall leading from the balco

ny to the storeroom. The next moment

he saw smoke, as the torching had

caused the inside of the storeroom to

set alight. According to Angelo Aplon,

Hermanus fire and rescue station com

mander, the centre is fully compliant

with safety regulations and fire extin

guishers were nearby, which helped the

workers to extinguish the fire and pre

vent further damage. People must

make sure their fire extinguishers are

regularly serviced and fitted according

to regulations. Noone was injured

during the fire, which was quickly

brought under control.

PHOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET

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People lose casesbecauseof interpretation

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Magistrate Preggy Govender,

vice-presidentoftheJudicialOf-

ficersAssociation of SouthAfri-

ca and also working at the Her-

manus Magistrates Court, at-

tended the annual general

conferenceof judicial officersat

Kopanong in Johannesburg on

24 and 25 January, where he

said the information received at

theconferencewas important to

the residents of Hermanus.

Chief Justice of South Africa,

Mogoeng Mogoeng, who led the

conference, criticised the standard

of court interpreting and wanted

to knowwhere they get their train-

ing from.Hesaidpeople losecases

because of interpretation.

What is relevant and important

for the residents of Hermanus is

that court efficiency is dependent

on a number of factors outside the

control of presiding officers.

Other problems, said Govender

according toMogoeng, are poor in-

vestigation of cases, police taking

statements down incorrectly and

investigations pending even after

trials have started.

He also cited the lack of resourc-

es for courts to functionefficiently.

These are factual problems and

a reality for many courts in South

Africa, and the Hermanus court is

not an exception. Besides the

heavycourtrollswefaceeveryday,

the magistrates in Hermanus are

also faced with lack of resources,

sometimes poor interpretation, de-

lays in investigation of cases espe-

cially matters where blood and

DNA analysis reports is necessary

for the trial, explained Govender.

Govender reports Mogoeng as

saying magistrates are not in-

volved in the training of interpret-

ers, or in investigating cases, or

providing resources to the courts.

That is the function of the execu-

tive/government.

Magistrates and judges are in-

dependent public office bearers

employedby the judiciarywith the

Chief Justice as their head. They

are not public servants or govern-

ment employees.

Magistrate Preggy Govender (left) with Chief Justice of South Africa,

Mogoeng Mogoeng at the conference.

Polisie sing, ry op ysterperde en hou

braaivleis en boeresport

JANINE VAN DER RIET

As deel van Nasionale Polisiedag het inwo-

ners van Zwelihle hulle vergaap aan die vloot

polisievoertuie, verkeersvoertuie, motorfiet-

se en selfs n brandweerwa wat Maandagog-

gend deur Zwelihle gery het.

Die Hermanus-polisiesektor, insluitend le-

de van Gansbaai, Stanford, Kleinmond en

Bredasdorp het die dag begin met n optog

deurZwelihle endaarnahet almal bydieZwe-

lihlesportgrondebymekaargekomvir npret-

dag met braaivleisvure en boeresport.

Elke polisiestasie het n tema gehad waar-

volgens hulle aangetrek het, maar dit was

Stanford-stasiewatdieo laat rekhetmethul-

le motorfiets-tema.

Die woordvoerder van die Stanford-stasie,

ao. SarenaHugowas agterop nHarleyDavid-

son, geklee in n leerbroek enmotorfietsbaad-

jie.

Die Hermanus Social Motorbike Club

(SMC) het tydens die optog polisielede n ge-

leentheid op hulle motorfietse gegee.

Kol. Nomana Adonis, stasiebevelvoerder

by dieHermanus-polisiestasie, het tydens die

verwelkomingstoespraak n liedjie,Be bright

in the corner where you are, uit volle bors ge-

sing en die gehoor op hulle voete gehad.

Konst. Mbongeni Mazuthu het ouderge-

woonte weer seremoniemeester gespeel en

hom uitstekend van sy taak gekwyt. Hy het

spottenderwys ges die Nasionale Polisiedag

issoos n laat-Kersfeespartytjievirdiepolisie,

aangesien hulle moes werk gedurende die

feesseisoen om seker te maak almal is veilig.

Die dag is afgesluit met lekker braaivleis

en boeresport.

LuitenantFadilaSeptember,woordvoerder

by die Hermanus-polisie bedank Walker Bay

Nursery vir die plante en blomme, Safe Seku-

riteit en Chris Nieuwoudt vir die klank.

Lede van Herma

nus en Stanford

polisie het agter

op motorfietse

aan die optog

deur Zwelihle

deelgeneem. FO

TOS: JANINE VAN

DER RIET

Nog n polisielid wat op een van die groot

ysterperde gery het.

Lede van die verskillende polisiestasies het

aan n parade deelgeneem en die optog

deur Zwelihle gelei.

Die manne en vroue in blou het saam met

hulle vennoot teen geweld, Safe Sekuriteit,

gekuier en die dag saam geniet.

Nicolette BothaGuthrie, burgemeester van

die Overstrand, het almal welkom geheet en

hulle bedank vir hulle onbaatsugtige werk.

Bredasdorppolisielede het n fees gehad ty

dens Nasionale Polisiedag en het heerlik

saam met hulle vriende in blou gekuier.

Gansbaaipolisiestasie het behoorlik die aan

dag getrek met hulle braaivleisvure en kleur

volle staanplek vir die dag.

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BAKKIE BE

LAND IN NU

WE HAWE:

Drie visser

manne van

Mount Plea

sant het

Woensdagog

gend n noue

ontkoming ge

had toe hulle

vroegoggend

hulle skuit by

die Nuwe Ha

we te water wou laat om te gaan kreef vang. Die sleephelling was so

glad en slymerig van die mos dat die bakkie nie weer kon wegtrek

nadat die skuit vanaf die treiler in die water gelaat is nie. Die bakkie

het begin gly en geleidelik agteruit beweeg na die water, totdat dit

dakhoogte ondergedompel was. Een van die vissermanne, Paul Poole,

wat agter op die bakkie gesit het, het afgespring en op gehardloop na

die houerkantoor van Bambana Konstruksie om hulp te vra. Hulle laai

graafoperateur, Andr de Lange, was die held van die dag toe hy uit

eindelik daarin slaag om die bakkie met sy graaftoestel uit die water

te trek. Die manne moes eers onder die water duik om n lang kabel

aan die bakkie vas te maak, wat gesorg het vir n paar benoude oom

blikke. Niel Bouwens, die eienaar van die bakkie wat hom na die to

neel gehaas het, s sy bakkie is onherstelbaar beskadig.

FOTO: NIEL BOUWENS

Hermanus met sy Kleinrivierberge,

Kleinriviermond, Walkerbaai en varinde

kuslyn, is n buitelug sport en rekreasie

paradys!

Nasionale See-en-Sand Instituut wil nou

die Slapende Reus in Hermanus met

Walker Bay Active wakker skud, maar See-

en-Sand wil dit nie alleen doen nie.

Alle besighede en sportklubs in Hermanus

wat graag meer van Walker Bay Active wil

weet, word hartelik uitgenooi om 06/02/14

Donderdagaand (18h30) by Whale Coast

Hotel se konverensiesentrum (bo

Checkers) bymekaar te kom. Na n koffietjie

of n teetjie sal See-en-Sand vertel hoe

Hermanus, met Walker Bay Active, die

GROOTSTE SPORTFEES in die land kan

en gaan aanbied.

(Ons land is sportmal, maar daar is nog nie

een dorp of stad in Suid-Afrika wat n

Sportfees aanbied nie!)

Vissermannewil departement

dagvaarooronrelmatighede

DALEEN FOUCH

Lynvissermanne regoor Suid-

Afrika,wat plaaslike visserman-

ne insluit, beplanomdiedeparte-

ment van landbou, bosbou envis-

serye te dagvaar oor beweerde

onrelmatighede met die uitreik

van kommersile lynvispermit-

te.

n Herrie het onlangs losgebars in

die bedryf toe die departement aan-

gekondig het dat slegs 115 uit die 303

lynvissermanne se permitte hernu

is.

Permitte is ook aan 100 nuwe toe-

treders toegeken. Die vorige per-

mitte, wat geldig was vir agt jaar,

het op Oujaarsaand verval.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lynvissers-

vereniginghet opDinsdag28Janua-

rie vergader om die prokureurswat

die saak namens hulle sal behartig,

te ontmoet.

Diebesluit opregsaksie isgeneem

nadatdiedepartementdiepuntetoe-

kenning vir permitaansoeke aan

hulle oorhandig het.

In n inskrywing op sy blog Fei-

ke skryf Shaheen Moolla, n kon-

sultant vir die visbedryf, dat die

puntetoekenning onrelmatig is.

Moolla meen die algehele toeken-

ningsproses is onwettig omdat dit

voorkom of kriteria soos gestipu-

leer in die 2013 vissersbeleid, geg-

noreer is.

Lynvissermanne wat nie permit-

te ontvang het nie, het tydelik toe-

stemming om tot 28 Februarie vis

te vang.

Desmond Stevens, waarnemende

adjunk-direkteur-generaal van die

visserye-afdeling van die departe-

ment van landbou, bosbou en visse-

rye, het in n verklaring die moont-

likheid dat die Openbare Besker-

mer n ondersoek na die permit-

proses gaan instel, verwelkom.

Stevens s die departement het

nog geen amptelike skrywe van die

OB ontvang nie, maar verwelkom

die moontlikheid van n ondersoek.

Ons het niks om weg te steek nie.

Mense wat finansieel wil bydra

tot die lynvissers se regskoste, kan

Wally Croome, voorsitter van die

Suid-Afrikaanse Lynvissersvereni-

ging, bel by 083 321 6901.

Swift police action leads to arrest

Members of the Hermanus

SAPSTracingTeamandCrime

Prevention, led by Sergeant

FundileMavata,heldanintelli-

gence driven operation track-

ing down two attempted mur-

der suspects.

The attempted murder inci-

dent occurred on 22 January at

07:55, when a 28-year-old man

fromKwasa-Kwasa inZwelihle

was shot at. Luckily, the sus-

pect missed and fled the scene.

According to Constable

Mbongeni Mazuthu, spokes-

person for the Hermanus po-

lice, members followed leads

and within a few hours on the

sameday, twomen, aged 21 and

27, were arrested and a 9 mm

pistol with four rounds of am-

munition was recovered from

one of the suspects homes in

Zwelihle.

Upon further investigation,

it was established that the fire-

arm recovered had been stolen

from a 65-year-old man on 13

January.

The suspects were charged

with attempted murder, the il-

legal possession of a fire-arm

and robbery.

Both suspects remain in cus-

tody until further investiga-

tion.

Station commander Colonel

Noma Adonis congratulated

themembers for the goodwork

in apprehending the suspects.

Sergeant

Fundile Mava

ta with the

weapon found

at a suspects

house in Zwe

lihle.

HPP has hands full with shoplifting, theft, poaching

Hermanus Public Protection (HPP)

had its hands full with especially

shoplifters during the festive season.

Other complaints investigated in-

cluded children begging at super-

markets and illegal poaching.

Four cases of shoplifting were

openedand ten suspectshandedover

to members of the Hermanus Police.

One man was caught with items

worth R79,95; three men with items

worthR358,50; fourwith stolen items

worth R8 037,90 from various shops

in the CBD and another two suspects

were caught stealing goods worth

R219,90.

Children begging for money and

food were reported mostly at East-

cliff Spar Centre, where HPP super-

visors chased the children away.

Two suspected illegal poaching

cases were investigated: one at the

Blowhole and the other near Bien-

tangs Cave.

In one incident, 59 abalone were

found, but the suspects managed to

evade arrest.

In theothercase, the suspectswere

found with no abalone in their pos-

session.

Hawstonman on abalone charge

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Aman fromHawston appeared in

the Strand Magistrates Court on

Tuesday in connectionwith the il-

legal possession and transporta-

tion of abalone.

Brent Dalton (30), who was ar-

rested on 31 October last year in

Gordons Bay with 5 307 shelled

abalone,wasgrantedR5 000bail in

the Strand Magistrates Court.

ThepolicesdogunitandtheSea

Border Unit conducted a success-

ful operation.

Following up information, they

pulled off a Toyota Fortuner for

searchingat thecornerofBounda-

ry Road and the R44 in Gordons

Bay. In the vehicle police found 18

plastic bags containing 5 307 units

of abalone.

The case was postponed until 13

February.Voor staan die drie

vissermanne Faghrie

Sebonka, Paul New

man en Paul Poole

by die eienaar van

die bakkie, Niel

Bouwens (op die

trappie). Agter die

stuur is Andr de

Lange en heel agter

is Eddy Mbombo,

ook van Bambana.

FOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

Con artist up to her

old tricks again

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

A con artist who is well-known to

the Hermanus police has struck

again and a resident of Northcliff

is her latest victim.

On Saturday 25 January, a white

woman in her thirties knocked at

his door, says the resident. She

asked for him by name, which he

found surprising. She told him that

her car was at a nearby petrol sta-

tion and that she could not pay for

petrol. She wanted to borrow R200.

She said a man had given her a lift

to his house, andwaswaiting in the

car outside. She promised to return

the money on Monday.

Theresidentasked forhercontact

details name and phone number.

She then asked to use the bathroom.

It was close to the front door, so she

wasnotoutofhissight forvery long.

He gave the woman the R200 and

off shewent.Healsowrote down the

registration number of the car.

Soon after they had gone, he no-

ticed that his camera was missing.

The woman did not return his

money, so the resident reported the

incident to the Hermanus police.

They recognised her name at once.

Apparentlyshewasactive inJohan-

nesburg and the Hemel-en-Aarde

Valley, and has re-emerged in the

Hermanus area.

The resident was advised to open

a case and press charges, which he

did. He says he wants other resi-

dents to be aware of this con artists

tactics so that others will not be

taken for a ride.

SAPS had quiet season, barring some theft, housebreaking

The Hermanus police station com-

mander, Nomana Adonis, reports

that their cluster had a quiet festive

season, apart from the few house-

breaking and theft cases.

Cellphones, laptops and cameras

were among the stolen items.

According to Lieutenant Fadila

September, spokesperson, in most

cases entry was gained through

doors andwindows thathadbeen left

open.

Beaches were patrolled and no

complaints were received.

No murders occurred during the

festive season.

Assaults in Zwehlile and Hawston

showed an increase during this peri-

od, though, but no serious incidents

were reported.

Ourmembersworkedextrahours

during this period. Roadblocks were

held on rural roads and but no offen-

ces were reported, said September.

Adonis would like to thank the

community for their support inmak-

ing sure that they took good care of

their property.

I hope that this year wewill work

well togetherwith thepublicandoth-

er role-players tomake our town saf-

er and crime free.

) The community service centre

number is 028 313 5300 or 028 313 5349.

However, the following telephone

numbers can be contacted if the tele-

phone lines at the Hermanus police

station are faulty: 082 522 3219 and

sector phone 079 893 9986.

6Hermanus Times

30 January, 2014

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General

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Stanfords SunsetMarket

Every last Friday of the

month, Stanford holds its

Sunset Market.

A true taste of village

life; friendly people,

wholesome food, good

vibes, is how theorganis-

ers describe it.

The market takes place

on the old village green,

which has been awarded

heritage status. This mar-

ket really takes you back

to the days when the far-

mers and traders used to

have their goods on dis-

play for all to see and buy.

Expect exceptional home-

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30 January, 2014

Nuus

News

Hermanus

celebrates

Pinotnoir

The Hemel-en-Aarde Winegrowers

Association will host an exclusive

celebration this weekend of Pinot

noir, the grape for which the wine

route has become well-known.

The time is right for our producers

making Pinot noir from grapes grown

in the Hemel-en-Aarde area to join

forces in presenting the fruit of their

terroir and sharing their Pinot experi-

ences with a select audience of Pinot

enthusiasts, says Frieda Lloyd, coor-

dinator of the Hermanus R320 Wine

Route.

Tickets to this pioneering two-day

event cost R1 500 each. According to

Lloyd, there are only 10 tickets left.

We decided to limit the tickets to

150 and they sold out incredibly fast

after being promoted via social net-

working.

The celebration will kick off at the

BonaDeaEstate inHemel-en-Aardeon

Friday at 12 noon.

The programme includes a maiden

joint tasting of Pinot noir 2012 vinta-

ges from the three appellations He-

mel-en-AardeValley,UpperHemel-en-

Aarde Valley and Hemel-en-Aarde

Ridge; a red Burgundy tasting hosted

by acclaimed wine author and Bur-

gundy specialist Remington Norman;

and tasty treats presented by master

chef Bertus Basson.

A Pinot noir-focused dinner at Bona

Dea Estate will round off the evening.

Celebrations continue on the Satur-

day with wineries showcasing their

unique Pinot offerings and hosting a

variety of events at their tasting ve-

nues from 10:00 until late in the

evening, including a Pinot-themed

breakfast, platters, lunch, vertical

tastings, canaps, sundowners and a

PiNOT party.

Not onlyhas this event drawnawide

local Pinot noir-focused audience, but

there will also be guests coming from

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Durban, Jo-

hannesburg, the UK, Germany, Ire-

land and even China.

Says Bevan Newton Johnson, chair-

person of the Hemel-en-Aarde Wine-

growers Association: Hemel-en-

Aarde has established a reputation for

some of the finest quality Pinot noirs

in theCape. This event provides an op-

portunity for us to come together as

a community and host Pinot noir en-

thusiasts frommanydifferentdestina-

tions to anunforgettable experience of

our area and our wines.

For more information and tickets,

contact Frieda Lloyd on 083 305 7319.

ACCIDENTAL TARRING: The driver of this

truck was slightly injured and taken to the

Hermanus Provincial Hospital after losing

control of the vehicle, fully loaded with tar,

on the Volmoedturn on the R320 Hemelen

Aarde road on Wednesday 29 January. The

truck was on its way from Caledon to Her

manus. No other vehicles were involved in

the accident and the road was not closed to

traffic. PHOTO: JANHENDRIK COETZER

8Hermanus Times

30 January, 2014

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50YEAR REUNION: Daphne Weaving from Hermanus took it upon

herself to track down old friends, colleagues and neighbours who all

lived in Chingola in Zambia until the mid 1960s and had not seen

each other in 50 years. The group of more than 60 people got togeth

er for a joyous reunion at the Classroom restaurant on Saturday

evening, including (from left): Nikki and Peter Nupen, Lily Docking, Mi

randa and Paul Kuestermann, Daphne Weaving, Dobbie and Ria Dob

kins, and Glenys Chaplin. Weaving was born in Chingola, where her

father was employed at the Nchanga copper mine owned by Anglo

America in the former Rhodesia. The mine started production in the

1930s and at nearly 30 km wide, it was the second largest opencast

mine in the world. All the guests at the reunion (average age 70) had

parents who were employed at the mine. Tribute was paid to our

parents at the reunion, for their pioneering spirit. They had to contend

with many tropical diseases such as malaria and black water fever, ty

phoid, polio and TB, and all of us know of someone who had died in

underground mining accidents or had been savaged by hippos and

crocodiles, says Daphne. We like to think that the tenacity of our

parents lives on in their children today, as shown by the effort they

made to attend our reunion! PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

UMSINSI HEALTH CARE SPON

SORS DRAMA STUDENTS: Two

lucky students at the Helen

OGrady Drama Academy have

received a years sponsorship

from Umsinsi Health Care, ena

bling them to complete a further

year of the internationally ac

claimed youth development pro

gramme. The recipients, Khanya

Mgwedane and Bernice Janse

van Rensburg, both Grade 8

learners at Hermanus High,

were part of the drama group

invited to perform A Midsummer

Nights Dream at Umsinsis fifth

anniversary, held recently at

Grootbos Private Nature reserve

near Gansbaai. The secretly arranged performance was a surprise for the 46 corporate guests who arrived in

appropriate fairy and court dress. Managing director of Umsinsi Health, Amanda Wilde (above, second from

left) said everyone was delighted with Shakespeares romantic comedy performed in a clearing in the milk

wood forest, suitably enchanted with candles, paraffin lamps and fairy lights.

When hearing that students Khanya (far right)

and Bernice were due to leave the Helen

OGrady youth development programme be

cause of financial constraints, Wilde offered the

sponsorships in light of the successful evening

and wonderful performances at Grootbos.

Both Khanya and Bernice can now look for

ward to another year of developing critical

skills in areas of communication, confidence,

creativity and performance, says Grant Grif

fiths, Helen OGrady Overberg principal .

CAKE WINNER: Operation Brakkenjan received a pleasant sur

prise in December when A Stewart Pharmacy organised a cake

raffle to raise funds for animals in need. The winner, Alan de

Kock, holds the huge cake with blue doggy Janita Swart. The

cake was donated by Pick n Pay and the amount of R900,70

was raised. Dog and cat food will be bought at Pick n Pay in

Hermanus to feed neglected dogs and cats in and around Her

manus. A big thank you to Lindsay Light from A Stewart Phar

macy for always looking out for the animals in need.

Smartnewwheels forwomensgroup

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

A brand new vehicle was handed

overtoCarmenTitusandherteam

from the Women Action Group

(WAG) last Wednesday evening.

The vehicle, a sparkling white

Avanza 1.5 SX, presented by Her-

manusToyotawithabigredbow,was

made possible thanks to a donation

from Lotto.

WAG, which is situated in the

Mount Pleasant Business Centre, is

a registered NGO, and this year the

organisation is celebrating 10 years

of service. The community pro-

grammes it runs include support

groups for children and adults, edu-

cational workshops, and a feeding

scheme to support HIV-infected and

affected families.

The nutritional centre provides

meals threedaysaweekfororphaned

andvulnerable children, families liv-

ing in poverty and those dealingwith

HIV.

Carmen, the WAG project manag-

er, says they sent in three quotations

toLottoforvehicles,andtheydecided

which vehicle they wanted to fund.

Up until now, Carmen, Trevor Ti-

tus, Sr Du Plessis and Mariana Cor-

nelius,whoarepartof theWAGteam,

have used their private vehicles to

reach the community, manage their

projects and attend meetings.

This donation is a big achieve-

ment for the organisation and be-

sides the excitement we will be able

to manage our projects much better

and reach more people in the Over-

strand, especially the farms, says

Carmen.

Having the new vehicle will also

enable the WAG to network more ef-

fectively with other organisations as

their private transport limited them

from reaching the businesses com-

munity. They will also be able to

transport members of the organisa-

tion to workshops and training.

This is a great improvement from

where we were and the start of much

bigger things. WAG is also celebrat-

ing their 10th anniversary and this

is the best present ever, says Car-

men. She thanked Lotto for the dona-

tionandHermanusToyota,whofacil-

itated the deal, for their support.

Committee members of the Women

Action Group (WAG) collected their

new Avanza 1.5 SX from Toyota on

Wednesday 22 January. Standing

alongside the new sevenseater vehicle

are (from left) Trevor Titus, Carmen Ti

tus (WAG project manager), Ansie Phi

lander (WAG vicesecretary), Natasha

Kruger (Toyota business manager),

Corrie Butler (WAG vicechairperson),

Oosie Oosthuizen (Toyota sales rep),

Charleen Adriaans (secretary WAG),

Takesure Razah (chairperson WAG),

Gilbert Muchanyara (treasurer WAG).

9Hermanus Times

30 January, 2014

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CONGRATULATIONS: Cecile

Pretorius (left) was the win

ner of the pink Le Creuset

whistling kettle in the Over

strand Hospice 600 Clubs

recent fundraising competi

tion. Eunice Rademeyer

(right) from Goozi Kitchen

shop, sponsored the prize,

and at the handover of the

kettle, she congratulated

Cecile on her win.

MOVEMBER MONEY:

Jacques du Toit (right)

from Hermanus Round

Table handed over a

cheque for R2 478,75 to

Maryke Malone (left)

Cansa community fund

developer, and Elnette du

Toit (centre) Cansa com

munity mobiliser on

Monday afternoon. The

funds were raised when

Jacques and his fellow

Mo Bro tablers partici

pated in the cancer

awareness Movember in

itiative at the end of last

year. PHOTO: KERRY VAN

RENSBURG

GROOT BABAS: Jannie

Naude (middel) van

Sandbaai het sy vrou Re

line op haar ooievaars

partytjie, wat op 25 Ja

nuarie in Sandbaai gehou

is, met twee babas ver

ras. Jaco Matthee en Ian

Nuttal het die vroue laat

skaterlag met hulle baba

doeke, bottels en fopspe

ne. Reline verwag hulle

tweede kind in Maart.

FLOWER POWER: Three international florists are visiting the HemelenAarde Valley

this week and they will spend a great deal of time arranging fynbos in creative ways.

They are well accustomed to our local fynbos and work with proteas and pincushions

in their floral arrangements regularly. Jutta Mau (on the right) and Doro Hass (on the

left) come from Germany and Henriette Frandsen (second from left) has a floral shop

in Tjareborg, Denmark. They are hosted in Hermanus for a week by Diddi Johnson

from Bona Dea Estate, also a master floral designer. The visitors are amazed at how

the fynbos grows naturally and they cannot wait to use the flowers in their floral de

signs that will be on show at the HemelenAarde Pinot Noir Celebration on Friday.

Freemasons donate toNSRI

Freemasonry in the Western Cape continued

its longassociationwithNSRIthroughadona-

tion of R1 000 by the Freemasonry Hermanus

LodgeNo. 7015 to theHermanusNSRI,Station

17, on 22 January.

TheWorshipfulMasterof theLodge,Frank-

lin Haman said at the hand-over that the Her-

manus Lodge had been able to exceed their

Masonic Benevolence target for 2013 and this

outstanding achievement had given them the

opportunity to donate to a needy cause closer

to home.

Station 17 of the NSRI in Hermanus ticks

all the boxes of a worthy benefactor and pro-

vides an important service to all sectors of the

local community.

The NSRI is totally reliant on donations

from the public and we are happy to be in a

position to make a contribution, said Ha-

man.

HermanusLodgeNo.7015hasmetonaregu-

lar basis in Hermanus since 1952.

Members of the public who would like to

know more about Freemasonry are welcome

to visit the Freemasonry Western Cape web

page www.freemasonrycape.net.

At the Hermanus NSRI station, from left: Roger Smith (senior warden), Franklin Haman (Wor

shipful Master), Henk Henn (station commander) and Deon Langenhoven (deputy station com

mander.

Lerm stof groot name uit

Die plaaslike kunstenaar Dillon Lerm van

Hermanus het gesorg dat die TygerBurger/

CapeGate-leserskonsertnienetdrienie,maar

vier sangers vir hul konsert gekies is.

Die kunstenaars wat by die leserskonsert

saam met Lerm gaan optree, is Theuns Jor-

daan, Kurt Darren en Gerhard Steyn.

Hoekom is daar vier? Omdat slegs n paar

stemme die derde en vierde plekke van me-

kaar geskei het.

Die ander kunstenaars wat die afgelope

paar weke as deel van die top tien meegeding

het om by di unieke konsert op te tree, was

Nicholis Louw, Juanita du Plessis, Nianell,

Elvis Blue, Bobby van Jaarsveld en Ray

Dylan.

Aanhangers kon tot Sondag 8Desember vir

hul gunsteling-kunstenaar stem.

Die afgelope paar dae het veral Kurt se

Kaapse ondersteuners die SMSe laat in-

stroom.

Die TygerBurger/CapeGate-leserskonsert

vind op 28 Februarie plaas in die Liqui-Fruit-

amfiteater in die Paarl.

Kaartjies vir die konsert is reeds te koop

by www.cultivaria.com. Dillon Lerm

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The beauty industry, which is

supported by many women, is

now also penetrating the male

market, with more men taking

care of not only their health, but

also their appearance. More

menarenowadding to their tra-

ditional range of cosmetics con-

sisting of soap and aftershave,

introducing cleansers, moistur-

isers and even anti-ageing

creams.

New product development in the

cosmetic industry is focusedon incor-

porating vitamins and anti-ageing

nutrients and antioxidants into skin,

hair and nail-care products.

Cosmetic science has identified the

nutrients that are important for the

maintenance of healthy hair, skin and

nails.

Mostof thesecosmeticproductsare

applied topically to help restore skin

hydration and elasticity, to help with

the repair of damaged nails and hair

and to help prevent premature skin-

ageing.

If nutrients applied topically could

hold all these benefits, surely regular

intake of these nutrients through our

diets is just as important. This points

to the importance of optimal nourish-

ment, not only for general health and

well-being, but also to help maintain

healthy hair, skin and nails.

Scientific research into the health

benefits and properties of Rooibos

tea has shown us that this tea con-

tains potent antioxidants. Antioxi-

dants are known for their protective

effects against damage of body cells

and tissues caused by free radicals.

There are numerous antioxidants

found in a variety of plant foods, but

all of them do not target the same

body tissues.

Rooibos teaantioxidantshavebeen

shown to benefit skin health, specifi-

cally helping to prevent premature

ageing and wrinkling. Therefore,

watchout forRooibos teaextractsbe-

ing incorporated into anti-ageing

skincare products. It is believed that

you should drink three cups of Rooi-

bosTeaperday toget the truebenefit

of the anti-ageing antioxidants found

in this natural tea.

Nutritional supplements may assist

in the treatment of numerous skin

complaints and problems. Brewers

yeast isoneof themostpopularnutri-

tional remedies for acne. Brewers

yeast is a natural source of not only

vitamin B complex, but also zinc,

chromium, amino acids and many

other important nutrients.

The omega 6 fatty acid GLA, which

is found in Evening Primrose Oil and

Starflower Oil, is believed to assist in

the treatment of eczema. Omega 3

fatty acids, on theother hand, arebe-

lieved to assist in the treatment of

psoriasis. Psoriasis is an inflammato-

ry skin disorder characterised by dry,

red, sometimes itching and flaking

patches of skin.

The omega 3 fatty acids found in

fatty fish such as salmon is believed

to havemild anti-inflammatory prop-

erties and large doses of salmon oil

supplements have been shown to as-

sist in the relief of the symptoms of

psoriasis.

Nutrients for healthy nails include

omega 3 essential fatty acids, omega

6 essential fatty acids, zinc, vitamin

A, selenium, biotin and calcium.

For beautiful hair, skin and nails we

need to make sure we are getting

enough of these essential nutrients

through a healthy, balanced diet.

Andrea du Plessis: Women24

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JOURNALIST

ON CALL

THIS WEEKEND

Janine vd Riet

082 885 0226

Sport bou vriendskap

HermanusHorskool enLaerskool het

albei laasweekVrydaghulkleuresport

atletiek gehou. Soos elke jaar was dit

n dag propvol geesdrif en adrenalien,

en vir ander sommer net hope pret.

Verskeie temas is deur die onder-

skeie spanne uitgebeeld en optogte en

kretehetbehoorlikdieveld laatdreun.

Ouers moet egter nooit die rol wat

sport in jou kind se lewe speel, onder-

skat nie. Omaan enige soort sport deel

te neem, gee jou kind daai gevoel van

om deel te wees van iets.

Jou kind hoef nie noodwendig die

beste, sterkste of vinnigste te wees om

daardeur selfvertroueop te bouenper-

soonlike satisfaksie te ervaar nie.

Sport kan ook sosiaal wees en daar-

deur word vriendskappe gebou wat

aanvaardingbevorder,enkanjoukind

selfs beter vaar op akademiese gebied.

Kinders hou daarvan om deel te

neem en te kompeteer, onderwysers

hou daarvan om betrokke te wees en

ouers hou daarvan om langs die veld

te staan en cheer. Almal hou van n

sportdag. Sport hou kinders van die

strate af en sorg ook vir n uitlaatklep

vir al daai oortollige energie.

Alle kindershet ooknienoodwendig

nodig om kompeterend deel te neem

nie. Neem jy aan meeste items deel en

dring dalk nie in een van hulle deur

nie, beteken dit steeds jyt n punt vir

jou span ingesamel.Veels gelukaanal-

le leerderswatdeurgedringhetomaan

die Walker Bay Atletiek deel te neem.

En aan diegene wat dit nie gemaak

het nie, onthou, dis nie hoe jy die jaar

begin nie, dis hoe jy dit eindig!

Rehabilitation of road

leaves bitter after-taste

The great anticipation awaiting the upgrad-

ing of MainRoad is leaving yet another bitter

after-taste.

An obvious expectation would be that the

on-going blockage from the main sewerage

and storm water pipes in the middle of the

Main Road, is addressed.

Businesses are severely affected due to the

restricted access. What is the point in getting

a newMainRoadwith the sameunderlying

problems? We will still have the usual sewer-

age stench and stormwater damage affecting

the businesses. This is something our busi-

nesses will have to put up with again, not to

mention the continuous expense for plumb-

ing and sanitation materials.

Attending to thismatter first and foremost,

would justify the expenseof yourworks in the

Main Road.

RITA SABBE

(Mike Bartman, deputy-director: commu-

nity services, responds:) A number of storm

water pipeswithinMainRoadwill be replaced

andmanholes repaired,which should improve

the situation. The upgrading of the CBD storm

water network does however not form part of

the road project. The blockages of the sewer

pipeline are mainly due to the amount of fat

being discharged from food establishments.

Businesses are urged to ensure that fat traps

are adequate and cleaned regularly.

Change the village square and streets into an appealing evening venue

Hermanus does not have much to offer for

families to do in the evening and on week-

ends, and a bored guest is the worst guest.

Some ideaswhich came fromdiscussions

with local and international travellers

could include making the village square a

truly festive place, with Christmas lights,

arts and crafts, local musicians / buskers,

a night market, food stalls (which will re-

lieve the pressures on restaurants during

these peak times). Our local SaturdayMar-

ket entrepreneurscoulduseanopportunity

like this to have extended trading days.

Where are all the budding buskers, enter-

tainers, marimba bands who could earn an

income by entertaining visitors?

I have been fortunate to have travelled to

manycitiesandtownsacross theworld,and

I always love seeing how a village or area

in a city transforms itself at night to meet

theneedsofvisitors(andenticethemtotake

out their wallets and spend).

At night the lights go on, streets are

closed, restaurants extend onto the pave-

ments or even into the streets, local fresh

food entrepreneurs set up their stalls, craft-

ers exhibit with pride, entertainers bedaz-

zle the visitorswith their skills and talents,

teenagers have their own safe, alcohol free

section to enjoy themselves (without Mom

and Dad looking over their shoulders).

Word of mouth is the most popular form

of marketing, and if people are enjoying

themselves, then we can enjoy fantastic

marketing of our area through people shar-

ing their experience via the various social

media platforms. This translates into no

marketing costs to us as a business commu-

nity.Whatcouldwedotoencourageourvis-

itors to promote and share their experience

about our area on the social media plat-

forms?

Hermanus is no longer the sleepy little

town.Weareapopular touristdestination,

and have the ability to attract even more

tourists and to encourage them not just to

useusas apassing throughdestination, but

rather as a base from which they can ex-

plore theareaandspenda fewdays- ensur-

ing more bums in beds and seats.

As a newbie businessman to our won-

derfularea, Iwillprobablyhearall thewhy

wecannotdo itandthe typical sayings that

chloroformpeoples ideas, suchaswehave

tried that before, we dont have budget,

wewont get permission andmanymore.

Tourismhas a positive spin-off for all sec-

tors of our business community, and if we

were to capitalise on opportunities we

would see local entrepreneurs increase

their (much needed) income, create more

jobs and become a destination promoted

positively on the social media platforms.

A Taylor Swift quote This is a new year.

A new beginning. And things will change,

rings so true. The world is ever changing

and how do we adapt and capitalise on the

challenges and opportunities? Perhaps be-

ing involved in a small community the

quotebyWoodrowWilson (whichsits at the

back of my head as I write this) might be-

come a reality: If you want to make ene-

mies, try to change something.

Lets hope not!

GERALD ELSKE, SANDBAAI

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Is there indeedasmelly rat in thediesel tank?

The motoring public has, over the last year

or two, been subjected to so many fuel-price

increases that they are fast becoming shock-

proof. But are they also being taken for a

ride by the fuel retailers?

The public is aware that the fuel prices

are fixed monthly by the government. The

retail price of petrol is obligatory and only

differs in relation to the distance from the

coast. But this arrangement does not apply

to diesel fuel.

Only the wholesale price of this fuel is

fixed and filling stations, the retailers, are

allowed to charge the motorists whatever

they wish. In theory this should be an excel-

lent arrangement, allowing the free market

and competition to depress the price of die-

sel fuel to the benefit of the motorists. But

what if the retailers collectively decide to

keep the price at the pumps high in order

to increase their profits? This is, of course,

an illegal practice with dire consequences

for the perpetrators.

Without making any allegations, one can-

not help but wonder what is going on when

one compares the retail price of diesel sold

in Hermanus to that charged by filling sta-

tions in other towns.

In Bredasdorp, 50 ppm diesel can current-

ly be bought at a filling station at R13,40 per

litre. The price inCaledon isR13,50.At three

filling stations in Hermanus, the price is

R13,85, R13,85 and R13,86 respectively.

Filling stations at Sandbaai and Onrus-

rivier both charge R13,89 per litre. And they

are supplied by three different oil compa-

nies.

As far as the general public is aware, there

is only one refinery in the Cape Town area.

Maybe some of the oil companies transport

their fuel by sea to Cape Town.

Some filling stations can even receive

their fuel fromMossel Bay. It is evident that

the cost of transport has an influence on the

price of fuel, but how does one explain the

fact that 50 ppm diesel is between 35c and

39c per litre more expensive in Hermanus

than inCaledon,whileboth townsaresituat-

ed approximately the same distance from

Cape Town? And even worse: why is there

a difference of almost 50c per litre in the

price of diesel sold in Bredasdorp compared

to Hermanus, taking into account that

Bredasdorp is some70kmfarther away from

Cape Town?

One would like to believe that there is a

reason for this glaring discrepancy and that

the fuel retail business community will ex-

plain the reason to the local motorists. If

such an explanation is not forthcoming, this

may be a matter for the Competition Com-

mission to investigate.

RP, ONRUSRIVIER

This tortoise appeared in Jane Moores

garden in Northcliff on 16 January and

again on 23 January. She says it does

not look like an angulate tortoise, the

kind she usually sees, and wonders if

any one can identify it. It was quite

tame, so I thought it might be an escaped

pet. It was about 20 cm long and 15 cm

wide, says Jane.

PHOTO: JANE MOORE

Dankie, Koba en Hentie, vir jul liefdesdiens

Vanaand skryf ek n dankiebrief wat ek lankal

moes geskryf het.

nBietjiemeerasvier jaargeledeverhuisons

as gesin na Hermanus. Met my ma baie siek,

gaan dit maar moeilik om nuwe vriende te

maak. Ma is moeg en trek haar al meer terug.

Om boonop saam met drie mans te leef maak

dit nie vir haar makliker nie.

Uit die hemel word vir ons n wonderwerk

gestuur in die vorm van Koba van der Merwe

en haar man, Hentie.

Wat eers begin het as n werkskuier, danksy

Cansa, ontwikkel toe in n pragtige vriendskap

tussen hierdie merkwaardige vrou en my

mamy hart se punt.

Gedurende Ma se laaste dae in die hospitaal

het hierdie vroumetdie gouehart enhaarman

ons bygestaan op maniere wat geen mens ooit

salkanverstaannie, tensy indieselfdesituasie.

Sonder om te huiwer het Koba ingespring en

haar indiehospitaalhelpbad,ommaar nklein

voorbeeld van vele te noem.

Bad klink miskien nie na veel nie, maar ek

glo alwas sy in n koma, hetKoba daardeurmy

ma haar waardigheid laat behou tot die ein-

de!

Koba, woorde kan nie ons dankbaarheid ge-

noegbeskryfnie,maarnamensonshele familie

bedank ons jou uit die diepte van ons hart. Dit

wat jy vir Lettie Ferreira die afgelope vier jaar

betekenhetenselfsnhaarafsterwenogsteeds

vir ons pa, is niks anders as engelwerk nie.

JOS, TON EN PAUL

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Homeeducation costs less

Asahomeschoolingparent, Ireadwithinterest

the article on page 12 of the Hermanus Times,

23 January, about the costs of schooling inHer-

manus in 2014.

Readers might be interested to learn that

home education is a legal educational choice,

withmanysignificantbenefitsandsavingmon-

ey is definitely among them. It generally costs

less than institutional schooling, because there

arenoschoolbuildingstomaintainorteachers

salaries to pay and parents can choose how

much they spend on curriculum materials.

Where both parents work outside the home,

the choice for home education often requires

thatoneparentmustquittheirjob,tobeathome

with the children. Due to the prospective loss

ofincome,manyparentsviewitasanexpensive

choice.However,ifallthecostsofschooling(e.g.

school fees, uniforms, lunch money, fund-rais-

ing, transport), as well as the costs associated

with working, (transport, professional cloth-

ing, make-up, lunches, day care etc.) are taken

into account, then home education is not as ex-

pensive as is generally perceived.

Besides possibly saving families thousands

of rands, some of the many other benefits that

home education offers are: one-on-one tuition,

special needs and abilities can be catered for,

it promotes better family relationships, chil-

drenexperiencelessnegativepeerpressureand

are not exposed to bullies, violence, drugs or

other social vices, the parents values, moral

andreligiousbeliefsarenotcontradictedbythe

states values, children develop better social

skills than their school-going peers, students

have the freedom to pursue their passions and

sports and can manage their time better.

Extensive research in the USA shows that

home education produces well-educated learn-

erswhobecomesuccessful andsocially respon-

siblecitizensasadults,regardlessof theincome

level, educational level andethnicityof thepar-

ents. Even parents who dropped out of school

can successfully home educate their children!

Athighschool level,mostSAhomeschoolers

opt for accredited distance education courses

and many write internationally-recognised

school-leaving examinations such as Cam-

bridge International Examinations or the

American GED and SATs. They are readily ac-

ceptedandsucceedatuniversitiesandcolleges,

both in SA, on-line and abroad.

The recent growth in the home schooling

community in South Africa is largely fuelled

by dissatisfaction with a failing public school

system. Prospective home educators in the

Overberg can find more info about starting

home schooling at our local support groups

blog at http://overberghomeschoolers.word-

press.com/starting-homeschooling/

SHIRLEY ERWEE

Wolke bring mis

eerder as ren

Soos meeste weervoorspellers verwag het, mis

die groot kolom vogtige lug uit die suidweste se-

dert Maandag die ganse suidelike deel van die

land, en ons dorpsdam sou ween as hy repliek

kon lewer.

Ons sien in diemiddae hoe diewolkbanke diep

suid van die land verby beweeg om alle hoop op

goeie ren van die tafel af te vee. En dit gebeur

nogal aan die hand van n matige briesie!

Wat in pandora se kassie oorbly is heelwat

van daardie einste verbygaandewolkewat vogti-

ge lug met die hulp van n bietjie druk uit die In-

diese see, landwaarts stuur.Dit is egter geenkon-

veksie nie, maar eerder mistigheid wat verkeer-

delikas nbietjie renvirdieSuid-Kaapaangedui

word. Daar kan hoogstens sowat 0,03 mm neer-

slag wees,

Die situasie indiebolugnvandag sewolkerig-

heidmaakhomgereed vir heelwatmeer sonVry-

dag en dan weer n wolkerige naweek. Maar teen

Maandag is die spul wolke verby en sien ons die

dorpsdam se vlak verder sak.

Daar is natuurlik n goeie kans dat ons Sater-

dagmiddag sowat n halwe mm-neerslag uit die

suidooste sal kry net om die geselligheid by die

koffietafels op die grasperke te bederf.

n Vreemde verskynsel die afgelope week in

Hermanus se weerpatroon is dat die gebruiklike

rukwind wat die Overberg rondom twee-uur in

dienagbesoekDinsdagnet nhalfuur lankaange-

hou het. Ons lesers moet nog n naam vir hierdie

windvindwat somsoptreeof syalkoholvlakhoog

is.

By Beaufort-Wes, noem hulle n soortgelyke

verskynsel die Maltrapwind. Daar moet n hond

ook maar eers goed kyk hoe die wind waai voor

hy n paal besoek om been te lig.

Dit is Vandag (Donderdag) nuwemaan en heel-

wat leserswoudieafgelopeweekweetofdiemaan

regtig ons tuinplante affekteer.

Beslis! En in die volgende paar dae is daar nie

veel te doen nie. Dis net belangrik dat onkruid

verwyderword voor dit saad skiet en opnuut ver-

sprei. Dit is ook die beste tyd om die grond op

te knap of heeltemal te vervang. Veral potplante

wat n n jaar uitgeput is, moet aandag kry. Ver-

vanging isgoedwantditverwyderook insekeiers

en snywurms.

Rondsitters of lesers wat op die rotse wil gaan

rondklouter sal met n taamlike rustige see te

doen kry en die kleinspan sal selfs (onder toesig)

n visstokkie kan saamvat. Daar is nou ook vir

die ouer garde heelwat klein bankvis teenaan die

wal.

Itwill bemisty onThursdaybut the sun is out again onFriday.

Cloudyconditionsover theweekendcouldresult ina fewdrops

of rain on Saturday afternoon but the clouds will be gone by

Monday. Thursday is the start of a newmoon and the sea will

be calm all weekend.

)Dit is totaal onaanvaarbaardatdieOverstrand

Munisipaliteit soveel tyd en ons geld bestee aan

projekbeplanning en veranderings vir Hermanus

se grootste natuurlike bate voordat daar enige

gesprekkemetdiewykskomitees, kundiges enbe

lastingbetalers was. Ons wil graag weet hoeveel

geld is vermors op Grotto se restaurantplanne

wat enige regdenkende persoon sal afkeur. Die

geld kon eerder spandeer word op die sportsen

trum en swembad. KARIN

) Wat se twak is dit dat die munisipaliteit ons

geld so mors op Grottoplanne sonder om ons

eers te vra. Petrus jy kan gerus weer staan, red

ding is dringend nodig. KOOS

) Dit stink geweldig by Sandbaai. Ek het altyd

daar gaan sit, maar nou sit ek by Hawston se

rioolwerke, want daar is geen verskil nie. Daar

is net nie bankies om op te sit nie. KOOS -

SANDBAAI

) Onrus het n gemeenskaplike stortingsterrein

watgoedbemanword.Diemunisipaliteit is regtig

paraat. Die persoon wat sy rommel van sy huis

af bring, rydit verby en komgooi dit liefs inOnrus

Trading se dromme. WCOGA

) Hiermee wil ek en die inwoners van Chelsea

straat en Wembleystraat, Hawston ons opregte

dank uitspreek teenoor Dolf en sy span (Over

strand Munisipaliteit) vir hul flinke diens op 15

Januarie toe Chelseastraat en Wembleystraat

deur n stink reukoorrompelwas.Ditwas nonbe

skryflike stank. Dankie Dolf. Overstrand Munisi

paliteit kan trots wees om iemand soos jy in diens

te h (met jou werkers) wat na ure so na ander

se behoeftes omsien. Dit was flinke diens. Dankie

is nie genoeg om julle hulp te beskryf nie. Jy is

n regte staatmaker en n man van woord en

daad. Ons hoop net dat ons binne die jaar n

speelpark sal kry daar waar julle dit so netjies

opgeruim het. Inwoners rondom is bereid om dit

op te pas en sleutelhouers tewees. Dit is n skande

dat mense geen respek het vir ander se eiendom

nie. Ek hoop die skuldiges (stankdoeners) lees die

boodskap.Ditwaserg.CHARMAINESALIES

) There is another ugly blockhouse being built

next to Woolies. Where are the town planners/

historical committee? Why are they not con

cerned about the village aesthetic of Her

manus? What an eyesore. So sad.

) The quiet Main Road is just a taste of what

Hermanus CBD will be like if a mall gets built in

Sandbaai. It will kill local business, just like in

Jeffreys Bay, Paarl, Worcester and all the other

small towns around the country.

)GeevirHawstondiemall.Ons het dit broodno

dig vir werk, ontwikkeling en besparing.

HENRY

) Hoekom moet inwoners van Sandbaai smeek

as daar iets gedoen moet word. Die hoofweg se

sypaadjies kan mens nie loop as jy wil gaan stap

nie.Diepadwatnadiehoofstrand toe lei, is onbe

gaanbaar. Sandbaai is maar die agtergebuurt

van Hermanus. Die strand is vol kelp. As mens

besoekers het, is jy te skaam om strand toe te

gaan. Nee regtig, doen iets aan die probleem.

Erwewat oop staan, bossies endiegraswat hoog

groei. Dankie Johan, vir die foto wat jy van die

strand geneem het. Kom skrik bietjie wakker.

HESTER

) Let us start a petition to present to the powers

that be demanding that fireworks be totally

banned from our Overberg. JAY L

) It was chaos in Onrus and Vermont on Old

Years Eve with fireworks going off non stop.

Therefore, we demand a total ban of fireworks

in theOverstrand. Call for a referendum. This has

got to stop now.

) My family and I are in full support of making

Hermanus a fireworks free town. Our animals

have suffered enough. Other coastal towns have

total bans, why cant we?

) I am with you, antifireworks. Lets ban fire

works in the Overberg. I am not even interested

in seeing them, as I know how upsetting it is to

all animal life. LINDA PRETORIUS

) To all the people who complain about fire

works, please get something else to complain

about. Therewas always aproper, regulated fire

works show, then everyone complained, now

nothing. Once a year people would like to cele

brate new years and its always been fun and

beautiful to see fireworks in the sky. SIMON

) For those walking their pets on Vermont Drive,

please pick up their pooh. Were inundated with

flies.

) Who are the people walking from house to

house in Onrus with a very big dog unleashed

and tramping all over my garden where my cat

lies? How dare they come in peoples gardens

with that dog?

) Aan mnr. Prins van wetstoepassing: Sjoe, wat

n dilemmawas u nie in gedompel nie.Onrusbu

re toer in Afrika en laat hul honde aan hul eie

lot oor tot rusverstoring vir weke lank. Dankie vir

jul optrede,want nou kan nmensweer rus.Maar

ooknie vir lanknieenhulhuisalarmmaakamok.

SONDE MET DIE BURE

) The owner of CEM***** lady with the denim

skirt who left her beautiful bull terrier in the car

on 22 January at Pick n Pay it was a very hot

day, so next time please open all your windows

at least of the way for a draft. With only one

window open at a tiny little crack, your dog was

very hot.

) Attention all motorists: According to a local

traffic officer, the correct rules at the circle is to

only stop at the pedestrian crossings when you

approach the circle and not when you are inside

and leaving the circle. It is dangerous for people

to just stop dead in front of you. A