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PaarlPost
Voice of Drakenstein StemvanDrakenstein
Donderdag, 6 Maart 2014 Prys: R6.00 | Volume 109 Voorheen die Afrikaanse Patriot | Tel 021 870 4600 | SMS 32363 | www.paarlpost.co.za | paarlpost.mobi
NUUS
In haar voorlopige begrotingstoespraak, het bur
gemeester Gesie van Deventer ges die Draken
steinmunisipaliteit se toekoms op finansile ge
bied lyk heel rooskleurig. BL. 2
Dstein finansiesgesond
NUUS
Die Paarl se immer gewilde wynfees, Ommiberg,
vind Saterdag en Sondag plaas. Paarl Postlesers
staan n kans om kaartjies na hierdie groot fees
te wen. BL. 3
Ommiberg ishier!
SPORT
Die Regent BolandKavaliers het na n onverwagse
oorwinning teen die Stormers in n opwarming
stryd, hul aanhangers opgewonde vir die 2014
seisoen. BL. 24
WPinBolandsevisier
Munisipale werkers van die Drakensteinmunisipaliteit aan die werk om kragtoevoer te herstel op die to
neel Sondagoggend waar Jacques Croeser verongeluk het. FOTO: LISE BEYERS
Padvandoodeisng n lewe
Padvandoodeisng n lewe
MARYKE SWART
n Man van Kaapstad is dood
n nog n grubotsing in Paarl
se hoofstraat die naweek.
Jacques Croeser (34) is vroeg
Sondagoggenddoodnadat symo-
tor n 01:00 vermoedelik teen n
ho spoed n kragboks op die
hoek van Optenhorst- en Hoof-
straat getref het.
Croeser se Peugot 206 is
dwarsdeur die omheining van
Optenhorst-plaas, waarna dit in
die wingerd tot stilstand gekom
en in vlamme uitgebars het.
Croeser is uit diemotor geslin-
ger en is op die toneel dood. Sy
lyk is sowat 4 m van die wrak ge-
vind. Hywas alleen in diemotor.
Croeser was vermoedelik van
n kuierplek in Noorder-Paarl
onderweg toehynabeweringna-
by Optenhorststraat beheer oor
die motor verloor het.
n Vriendin van Croeser was
glo histeries toe sy kort n die
ongeluk op die toneel aankom en
wou, volgens ooggetuies, met al-
le geweld saam in die lykswa ry.
Sy is deur polisiebeamptes ver-
bied.
Na wat verneem word het
Croeser in die Kaap aswerktuig-
kundige gewerk. Sy familie bly
glo in KwaZulu-Natal maar teen
druktyd kon Paarl Post nog nie
n familielid opspoor nie.
Kragtoevoerna ngedeeltevan
Noorder-Paarlwas vir bykans 18
uur n die ongeluk af terwylmu-
nisipale werkers van die Dra-
kenstein-munisipaliteit ge-
spook het om n nuwe kragboks
te installeer.
PaarlPostverneemindieafge-
lope agt jaar is minstens 15 pad-
sterftes in die Paarl se Hoof-
straataangemeld,waarvan10se-
dert April 2013 plaasgevind het.
Volgens kapt. Louise du Ples-
sis, polisiewoordvoerder, vind
n gemiddeld van 15 tot 20 onge-
lukke oor n naweek op paaie in
die Paarl plaas.
Inmeeste gevalle gebeur onge-
lukke n 00:00 en speel spoed en
alkohol n bydraende rol.
Gesie van Deventer, burge-
meester vanDrakenstein, het by
navraag ges sy is bewus van die
probleme met spoed op Paarlse
paaie en dat n ondersoek reeds
gelas is om te kykwattermaatre-
els moontlik ingestel kan word.
Omdat Hoofstraat n provin-
siale pad is, mag tradisionele
spoedbulte nie in Hoofstraat
aangebring word nie. n Perma-
nente kamera kan ook slegs n
n goedkeuringsproses deur die
provinsie opgerig word.
Van Deventer het egter ges
die burgemeesterskomitee het
op 22 Januarie vier spoedkal-
meringstafels vir Noorder-
Paarl en een vir Wellington se
hoofstraat, goedgekeur. Dit sal
so gou moontlik aangebring
word.
Volgens haar word n mobiele
kamera en drie spookvoertuie
intussen gebruik om te help om
spoed te beheer.
Dis tragies asmense veronge-
luk as gevolg van spoed en ons
sal aanhou totdat ons die ge-
wenste resultate bereik. Ons
hoop ook om n permanente ka-
mera in te stel.
Van Deventer het namens die
munisipaliteit simpatie met die
oorledene se naasbestaandes be-
toon.
2Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Nuus
News
Nog nnaweek, nog n sterfte oponsPaarl
paaie. Hierdie keer weer in ons hoof-
straat. Die Paarl mag wel een van die
langste hoofstrate in die land h, maar
dit beteken nie dat motoriste die spoed-
grense gehoorsaam nie.
Huiseienaars in die Paarl wat teen die
hoofstraat woon is egter nou al raadop.
Spoedwalle, nuwe verkeersligte en selfs
roetine padblokkades is nie genoeg om
die jaagduiwels te stop nie. Inwoners in
verskeie dele van die dorp l snags wak-
ker terwyl kansvatters op en af jaag deur
ons dorp. Gaan dit ooit end kry?
n Ware vriend sal jou deur
dik en dun bystaan.
Spreuke 17:17
Plakstuk
Die nuwe plakvorm in die Paarl Post Plak-
vir-jou-Sak-kompetisie is in vandeesweek
se Paarl Post versteek. Lesers kan R1 500
kontant sowel as gratis intekening na
Paarl Post vir n jaar en n R2 000-geskenk-
bewys van Vineyard Superspar wen.
Die kompetisie sluit om 10:00 op Vrydag
25 April.
Beroep op rolspelers in Drakensteintaxibedryf om hande te vat
LISE BEYERS
Die United Taxi Vereniging het n beroep ge-
doen op alle taxiverenigings in die Draken-
stein-gebied, om hande te vat en saam te
staan.
Sedick Green, voorsitter van hierdie ver-
eniging, het ges daar is tans groot verwar-
ring onder die gemeenskap oor onder meer
roetes en kostes van minibustaxi-vervoer.
Hierdie probleem is geskep juis omdat
daar nie meer n sambreelorganisasie is
waaronder plaaslike taxiverenigings val nie.
Die bedryf is tans gesplete. Vereniging
moet plaasvind, nie net vir die vooruitgang
vandie taxibedryfnie,maar indiebelangvan
die publiek.
Green het ges dat die United Taxi Vereni-
gingwel onlangs suksesvolle samesprekinge
gehad met die Paarl Taxi Verenging. Hierty-
densisdaargesamentlikbesluitdathulpryse
vanaf Amstellhof, Food World, Lantana, Ne-
derburg, Chicago, Smartie Town en Groen-
heuwel, as volg sal wees:
) Paarl CBD R9
) Hugenote-stasie R7
) Paarl Stadsaal R9
) Tussen roetes R5
Met die erge stygings die afgelope jaar in
die petrolprys, probeer ons ons tariewe so
laag moontlik hou. Maar ongelukkig was n
styging nou noodsaaklik.
Green het ges dat n dissiplinre komitee
nouookopdiebeengebringisomklagtes teen
taxibestuurders te ondersoek sodat indien
hulle aan nalatigheid of wangedrag skuldig
bevindword, die nodige stappe teen hulle ge-
neem kan word.
Indien die publiek n klag oor n taxibe-
stuurder het, kan hulle hul naam na
061 499 4897SMS(daarsalniegereageerword
op naamlose klagtes nie). Die publiek moet
ook sekermaakdat hulle die registrasienom-
mer van die taxi neerskryf asook die datum
en tyd van die voorval.
Verder hetGreen ges daarword beoog om
die taxibedryf in die Drakenstein uit te brei
om sodoende openbare vervoer meer toe-
ganklik te maak aan die hele gemeenskap.
Ons het onlangs n insiggewende werks-
winkel met die Kaapse Wynland Distriks-
munisipaliteit gehad met vele rolspelers.
Diewerkswinkelwasgemikopdienslewe-
ringendieuitbreidingvanroetes,hetGreen
afgesluit.
Drakensteinaverts financial disaster
Mayor Gesie van Deventer announced in
her Adjustment Budget speech for 2013
14, that for the first time since 2011, the
Drakenstein Municipality can be seen as
a financial sustainable organisation.
We as council have, since 2011, succeeded
in turning this gigantic Drakenstein ship
around from financial disaster to a financially
sustainable organisation. We have turned the
negative working capital results of the past
around and are now en route to achieve our
mandate from the public to create a local mu-
nicipality of excellence,VanDeventer said in
her speech.
She said it is their target to spend at least
97%of thecapitalbudget in thesetprogramme
this year.
According to Van Deventer, Drakentein,
withanoperatingexpenditurebudgetofR1,345
billion, has spent R1,343 billion (99,85%) of its
budgetedexpenditureandobtainedanunqual-
ified financial opinion from the Auditor-Gen-
eral for the 2012/2013 financial year.
It is also good news and needs mentioning
that we have spent 95,3% of the capital budget
of R246,7 million to improve service delivery
during the2012/2013 financialyear.Again, the
Auditor-General gave us a clean bill of health
for all financial transactions recorded in our
asset register.
Van Deventer said that the Adjustment
Budget for2013/2014 is fundedwithrealistical-
ly anticipated revenue sources and projects a
positive working capital amount of R1,6 mil-
lion for the financial year under review.
Compare this with the negative working
capitalamountofR15,1million,reflectedinthe
originally approved operating budget due to
historical financial distress and the negative
workingcapitalresultsofthelastfivefinancial
years.
She said to accommodate additional reve-
nues received from government grants, the
main purpose of this Adjustment Budget is to
correct thematerialunderandoverbudget fig-
ures.
This Adjustment Budget will also form the
basis on which our second zero-based budget
will be compiled (2014/15).
The contents of the compiled Adjustments
Budget can be summarised as follows:
Operating revenue will increase with R36
million (2,5%) fromR1,453 billion toR1,489 bil-
lion. Operating expenditures will also in-
creasewithR36million (2,5%) fromR1,451 bil-
liontoR1,487billion.Theoriginalbudgetedop-
erating deficit of R2,87millionwith additional
net revenues of R4,9 million will result in a
budgetedoperatingsurplusofR2,1millionand
positiveworking capital ofR1,6million for the
2013/2014 financial year. Finally we have a
budget with a positive working capital. We
dont have to borrowmoney,we can look after
ourselves.
Compare this with the previous five finan-
cial years and it showsauditednegativework-
ingcapitalresultsofR16,9millionfor2009/2010
financial year, which increased to R101,9 mil-
lion in the 2011/2012 financial year. We man-
aged to let it substantially decrease to R48,3
million for the 2012/2013 financial year. This
shows clearly why I state that we have indeed
succeeded in turning this gigantic ship
around.
Van Deventer said that this Adjustment
Budgets projects an operating surplus and is
funded through realistically anticipated reve-
nue. Capital expenditures will also increase
withR10,8milliontoR258,5millionduetoaddi-
tional government grant funding.
Van Deventer said that she is excited and
is lookingforwardtocompile the2014/15budg-
et.
Help the elderly inMbekweni
Paarl Post readers are invited to become
involved in the Paarl Post Cares project.
For the next two months we need your
assistance to help Qolothani Makhosikazi
Social and Cultural Services inMbekweni.
Founded by Gcwalisile Cynthia Zulu-
Kabanyane, this group assists the elderly
in the area by helping them to stay active
andproviding themwithadecentmeal eve-
ry day.
The following donations are welcome:
material off-cuts for making quilts and
the inside foam;wool, knitting and crochet
needles; 60 quire exercise books, pens and
crayons; a white-board, duster and white-
board pens (different colours); snakes and
laddergamesandplayingcards;coffee,sug-
ar, maize meal, rice, samp and tea.
Theyalsoneedvolunteers to help theeld-
erlywith exercise once amonth.Any other
donation is welcome. Drop off your dona-
tion at Paarl Posts office at 1a New Street.
3Paarl Post
6 Maart, 2014
Nuus
News
Its time to rockaround
PaarlMountain
Can you think of anything better than
spending a day (or two) enjoying the
fruits of your favourite wineries latest
harvest?
OmmiBerg (Round the Rock) will offer
you just that this weekend on 8 and 9March.
With so many great activities for young
andold, youwillhaveagreatday in theheart
of the winelands - whether its a family out-
ing or a group of friends catching up over
a few glasses of wine.
Based on the German tradition of Feder-
weisser&Zwiebelkuchen (newwineandon-
ion cake), you have the opportunity to try
all of the participating wineries young
wines, pairedwith the traditional onion tart.
Be sure to keep an eye open at OmmiBerg
for the glamorous and mysterious Lady in
Red. You could win great prizes if you snap
a picture of her or, even better, a picture
of yourself with her.
Just tweet, Instagramor Facebook the pic-
ture,using thehashtags#ommibergand#la-
dyinred and youre in line to win.
In addition to all the great things happen-
ing at each wine farm, you can also stop by
the market on Museum Square (corner of
Main and Malherbe Streets) to experience
some Paarl culture.
This includes live music, delicious food,
stunning arts and crafts and jewellery and
tours of the Afrikaans Language Museum.
You can also pose for a photo in period cloth-
ing!
Participating wineries are KWV, Neder-
burg, Mellasat, Boland Cellar, Druk-My-
Niet, Fairview, Laborie, Landskroon, Olsen
PrivateVineyards,Perdeberg,ProviantRes-
taurant (Black Pearl, Masons, Mitres Edge
and Painted Wolf), Rhebokskloof, Spice
Route and Windmeul.
Each winery will offer an exclusive fun-
filled programme for all the family to enjoy,
as well as delicious eats.
Ommiberg bookings can be booked
throughWebtickets (www.webtickets.co.za)
or on the day: R100 p/p (under 18s free), in-
cludes an engravedwine glass, access to and
tasting of young wines at all participating
farms.
To plan your weekend, go to www.om-
miberg.co.za.
* Five Paarl Post readers stand a chance
ofwinningdouble tickets to the festival. Sim-
ply SMS your name and FESTIVAL to 37405
(R1,50 per SMS) by 14:00 on Friday 7 March.
Winners will be notified by phone.
Get ready to rock around Paarl Mountain this weekend its time for the Round the Rock
(Ommiberg) Wine Festival. Here from left are Gerda Olckers (Rhebokskloof), Liezl Vermeu
len (Windmeul) and Franciska Pienaar, who cannot wait for the festivities to begin.
PHOTO: LISE BEYERS
RY VIR N DOEL: Die Paarl Tafelrondelede sal Sondag bloed sweet tydens die jaar
likse Argus Fietstrytoer om fondse in te samel. Die Tafelronde ondersteun reeds vir
meer as n jaar die Boland Skool vir Outisme en sal dan ook vir bewusmaking na
mens die skool die Argus voltooi. Die Cape Argus vind Sondag plaas.
4Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Nuus
News
Duikwegbyskool is
veiligepadvir leerders
DEVIDEAN MOSES
Die duikweg by Soetendal Primre Skool
wat sedert 14 Maart 2008 by die skool in
gebruik is, is n veilige deurgang vir leer-
ders.
Soetendal,wat 1 kmbuiteWellingtonopdie
Hermonpad gele is, het in die verlede ver-
skeie leerlinge aan die dood weens padonge-
lukke afgestaan.
Volgens die skoolhoof, Edmund Lategan,
wat 25 jaar aandie skool verbonde is, het sewe
kinders tragies op die pad gesterf voordat die
tonnel gebou is.
Onswas baie bekommerd oor ons leerders
seveiligheidtotdatdiedepartementvanopen-
bare werke en vervoer met n oplossing vir
onsprobleemvorendaggekomhet,vertelLa-
tegan.
R 130miljoen is daardie tyd deur die depar-
tement begroot om padstrukture in di omge-
wing te verbeter.
Soetendal Primr het toe R1,4 miljoen ont-
vang waarna n veilige duikweg vir die skool
onderdeur die pad gebou is. Hierdie duikweg
is 20 m lankenongeveer 2 mwydenbevat ook
spreiligte vir sigbaarheid.
Nou kruis geen leerder die pad soggens of
smiddae nie. Vanaf die duikweg is daar wan-
delpaaie wat na alle plase lei wat die leerders
se veiligheid verder verseker.
Daar is ook toegangsbeheer tot die duikweg
wat slegs vir die gebruik van die 356 leerders
van die skool is.
Hierdie projek was een van die mees ge-
slaagdeprojekte, spogLategan.Hysookdat
die hele Soetendal-gemeenskap baie dank-
baar is dat die duikweg aangebring is.
Lategan vertel: Dit is amper ses jaar later
en daar was nie weer n tragedie nie. Ons het
nog geen leerder aan die dood afgestaan nie.
Dr.FernholdtGalant,hoof onderwyskundi-
ge van Kring 3 Paarl enWellington, s dat die
departement baie dankbaar is dat daar geen
verdere lewensverlies was nie.
Die verlies van een lewe is beslis een te
veel, s hy.
Soetendal Primre
Skool het op 14
Maart 2008 n duik
weg van die departe
ment van openbare
werke en vervoer ont
vang. Skoolhoof Ed
mund Lategan wys
waar dit gele is.
FOTO: DEVIDEAN MO
SES
) Sentenced:
Three criminalswill spend the next few
years in prison after thorough investiga-
tion by the Mbekweni Investigation
Team.
Sive Mtwecu (22) will spend the next
seven years behind bars for aggravated
robberyafterhewas sentenced to 10years
imprisonment, of which three years were
suspended for five years.
Phakamile Alfred Tshamba (48) was
sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment
for murder and another nine months for
assaultwiththeintenttodogrievousbodi-
ly harm.
Xolile Fabian Kona (28) was sentenced
to 12 years imprisonment for murder, of
which four years were suspended for five
years.
) Child Neglect:
A case of child neglect is being investi-
gated by the Mbekweni Police after two
womenbroughtanabandonedchild to the
police station.
According to thewomen they found the
child in front of her fathers shack in OR
Block, Mbekweni. The door to the house
was locked.
It is alleged that themotherdroppedher
off at her fathers house and left the area.
The father was not home and there was
nobody to take care of her.
Police established that the childs
mother is from Bloekombos in Kraaifon-
tein. She was arrested. Social workers
were called in and the child was taken to
a place of safety.
Hierdie man
word gesoek
vir ondervra
ging in ver
band met die
diefstal van
drie Merida Big
7fietse wat
tussen 24 De
sember verlede
jaar en 4 Janu
arie vanjaar by
Adventure Cy
cles op Welling
ton gesteel is
toe die winkel
vir die vakansie gesluit was. Enigiemand
met inligting oor waar di man hom be
vind, word gevra om konst. Elton Sa
muels van die Wellingtonpolisie se
speurtak te bel by 021 864 9600.
Mbekweni: Taxi, car crash
MARYKE SWART
Nineteen children incurred minor inju-
ries after a taxi and car crashed into a
house at the Drommedaris housing devel-
opment in Mbekweni on Thursday morn-
ing.
SergNcebaVanqa,police spokesperson,
said it is alleged that a taxi transporting
17 school children collidedwith a redFord
Laser around 07:45 on 27 February at an
intersection,afterwhichbothvehiclescol-
lided into one of the new houses.
Vanqasaidaccording to thedriverof the
taxi, thedriverof theForddisregarded the
stop sign and he suspected that hewas un-
der the influence of alcohol.
The emergency services were called to
the scene where the children, aged 3 to 12,
were treated for minor injuries.
Two children, who were inside the
houseduring the incident,were also treat-
ed for shock and minor injuries.
BothdriversweretakentoPaarlHospi-
tal for blood samples to check whether
they were under the influence of alcohol
during the accident, said Vanqa.
Noarrestshavebeenmadeas theresults
of the blood tests have not yet been
concluded.
A case of reckless and negligent driving
is under investigation.
The accident scene in Mbekweni where a
taxi transporting school children and a
Ford Laser collided into a house in the
Drommedaris housing development.
PHOTO: MARYKE SWART
Paarl FCS gets childfriendly facility
Matla A Bana, a charity
project initiated andman-
aged by theCallie andMo-
nique Strydom Charity
Trust, recently launched
its eighth child-friendly
facility in the Western
Cape, at the Paarl FCS
Unit (Family Violence
Child Protection and Sex-
ual Offences) in Breda
Street.
The Strydoms founded
the Trust when they re-
turned home from being
held hostage by the infa-
mous Al Qaeda group in
South East Asia.
Monique vowed to dedi-
cate her life to help others
in need, and foundedMat-
la A Bana after she was
asked to chair a task team that investigated
child rape in South Africa at the end of 2002.
According toMatlaABanaswebsite, a dire
need surfaced for an organisation that would
address all the grey areas in the child protec-
tion system.
Matla A Bana is a national organisation
withapredominant focus intheWesternCape
and Gauteng.
Thechild-friendly facilitiesareoneofmany
projects undertaken by Matla A Bana and di-
rectly impacts on an estimated 20 000 child
victims annually. This project aims to reduce
secondaryabusebycreatingchild-friendly fa-
cilities or rooms at po-
lice stations or hospi-
tals equipped with au-
dio-visual recording
systems, two-way mir-
rors, a waiting area
and an assessment and
monitoring room.
Altogetherninesuch
facilities have been
opened in the Western
Cape.
According to Capt
Karen Prince, forensic
social worker for the
Paarl Cluster, it is her
duty toassist thepolice
to obtain a statement
fromachild, especially
in cases where the
child is too trauma-
tised or still very
young.
The new facility at Paarl FCS allows Prince
toobserve thechild throughatwo-waymirror
and with the help of audio-visuals, to see how
they react to a specific task given to them.
Every child, when visiting the facility, also
receives a comfort pack to assist them in their
emotional, physical and emergency needs.
Col Mzwandile Ndlovu, provincial com-
mander of partnership policing and crime
prevention told Strydom she brought some-
thing to the police that they desperately need-
ed. For more information on Matla A Bana
and its projects, visit matlaabana.co.za
From left is Capt Karen Prince, Mo
nique Strydom and Rene Palmer from
the Old Mutual Foundation, who has
been funding and supporting projects
of Matla A Bana for the past five
year, in the newly decorated child
friendly facility at Paarl FCS.
BESKERM
INLIGTING:
n Lid van
die publiek
het onlangs
op n hoop
vertroulike
inligting van
verskeie ban
ke aan die
oewer van Bergrivier in NoorderPaarl
gebied afgekom. Onder die hoop is
briewe, bankkaarte, en SASSAkaarte.
Dit is onduidelik waar die kaarte van
daan kom, aangesien hulle van ver
skeie banke afkomstig is.
5Paarl Post
6 Maart, 2014
Nuus
News
nGrammatikavandeernis
Hoe tragies dat in die week n tienerself-
doodvoorkomingsweek n Paarlse tiener
sy lewe aan selfdood verloor. Lizette Rabe
skryf hoe gemeenskappemeer bewus kan
raak van die stil sluiper van n siekte
wat sonderwaarskuwingkantoeslaan, en
hoemet nander taaldie stigmarondom
psigiatriese siektes verbreek kan word.
n Verskeidenheid van bewusmakingsak-
siesvir tienerselfdoodvoorkomingsweek is in
die week van 16 tot 23 Februarie by skole in
ons land gehou. Dit is belangrik, en skole het
hopelik die geleentheid gebruik om die stilte
rondom n taboe-onderwerp te verbreek.
En net n week later verloor n pragtige tie-
ner van die Paarl s lewe aanwaarskynlik ge-
maskerde depressie, soos die sielkunde ver-
steekte depressie noem.
Daarommoet n reeds taboe-onderwerp nie
in n vakuum geplaas word deur selfdood in
isolasie van sy oorsaaklike siekte te sien nie.
Dis soos om iemand wat aan kanker sterf, se
siekte te ontken. Bewusmaking moet op de-
pressie val, die oorsaak van meer as 90% van
selfvernietiging.
Navorsinghetalvergevorderomfisiologie-
se siektes te verstaan en te behandel, maar
van psigiatriese siektes weet ons nog relatief
min die mens se delikaatste orgaan en sy
fyn neurologiese bedrading word immers
deur n klipharde skedel beskerm.
Genetiese (dus oorerflike) faktore speel n
rol indieontwikkelingvandepressie, ookbio-
logiese faktore (n chemiese wanbalans in die
brein) enpsigososiale faktore.Laasgenoemde
word waarskynlikmeer soos wat ons samele-
wing meer kompleks word. Die brein word
ooreis; hy kan eenvoudig nie afskakel nie en
spiraal uit beheer.
Een definisie van depressie lui dis n siekte
wat gemoed, liggaam, gedagtes en gevoe-
lens aantas. Die vrees omdepressie te erken,
is pas weer gellustreer deur die beriggewing
oor die Olimpiese kampioen Ian Thorpe n
terugslag in die stryd teen die stil sluiper
vannsiekte.Endt iswatmetbewusmakings-
aksies bereik moet word: om die siekte te de-
stigmatiseer en te erken as biologiese siekte
sodatdit behandelkanword soosander siek-
tes. Tot 80%van depressielyers reageer op be-
handeling en tot 60% kan ten volle herstel.
As ons samelewingmeerbegrip toonvir die
siekte as biologiese siekte, sal meer mense
openlikmethul siekte saamleef.Enas iemand
sy lewe aan di wreedste van alle siektes ver-
loor, moet op sulke tragedies met ontsag en
ootmoed gereageer word. Ons kan dit doen
deur bewusmakingsaksies om depressie as
siekte te normaliseer. Elke individu kan n
verskilmaakdeuras tware nnuwegramma-
tika en n nuwe taal te gebruik in hoe ons oor
di siekte praat. Met altyd nuwe inligting oor
n siekte so oud soos die mens, een wat voor-
heen nie asmediese toestand erken is nie, be-
hoort ons nou in n taal van deernis te praat.
En daarom ook die taal van hoop: jy kn ge-
helpword; jy knmet jou siekte saamleef. Nie
as gevolg van jou siekte sterf nie.
Prof. Lizette Rabe het die Hoop Hike begin
as bewusmakingsaksie van depressie as biolo-
giese siekte en om die stilte rondom die siekte
te verbreek.
Simptome
Depressie moenie verwar word met gevoelens van teleurstelling of hartseer, of om net af te
voel nie. Depressie is n kliniese siektetoestand en sal nie vanself weggaan nie. Dit sal eerder
vererger indien jy nie hulp kry nie. As jy vroeg genoeg gediagnoseer word, kan jy dalk met
net kognitiewe gedragsterapie (met die hulp van n sielkundige wat jou sal help om jou brein
te leer hoe om anders op impulse te reageer) behandel word. As dit verder ontwikkel, moet
jy medikasie kry om jou brein met die nodige chemiese aanvullings te ondersteun.
As jy die volgende simptome vir langer as twee weke ervaar, sien jou huisdokter: As dit voel
of alles sinloos is, jy sonder energie is, skuldgevoelens en n lae selfbeeld het, nie kan konsentreer
nie, n versteurde slaappatroon het (net wil slaap of nie kan slaap nie), jy meer of minder eet,
met daarmee saam gewigstoename of verlies, en as jy selfvernietigingsgedagtes ervaar.
Volgens die SuidAfrikaanse Depressie en Angsgroep het twee uit tien SuidAfrikaanse tieners
al daaraan gedink om hul lewe te beindig, en 16,8% het al n werklike plan gemaak hoe om
dit te doen. Een uit tien nienatuurlike sterftes onder jong mense is weens selfdood, of dan in
n ander taal: weens depressie. In SuidAfrika sterf 23 mense daagliks weens selfdood met
230 onsuksesvolle pogings. In totaal bly 75% van SuidAfrikaners se depressie onbehandel.
Tieners tussen 15 en 19 is die hoogste risikogroep. By hierdie webwerf kan jy meer inligting
oor depressie kry: www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777792807.asp
HELP N SKOOL: Execellent Glass in
Wellington het Soetendal Primre
Skool onlangs aangeneem as deel
van Paarl Post se AdoptaSchool
projek. Die projek moedig oudleer
linge en maatskappye aan om n
skool aan te neem en te ondersteun.
Hier is die leerlinge by skoolhoof
Edmund Lategan (agter naaslinks)
en opvoeder Bernard Solomons
(naasregs). Voor sit Debbie Loverlott
(links), LesleyAnn Manus en JodiLu
Jantjies van Execellent Glass. Bel
Shaun Philander by 021 870 46100
vir meer inligting.
FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES
HARVEST FESTIVAL 2014: Bronwyn
and Ian HamiltonHoskins from Aman
zimtoti, KwazuluNatal walk proudly
with their crate of handpicked grapes
at the sixth annual Harvest Festival.
The festival, held at the Grande Pro
vence Heritage Wine Estate on Satur
day, was everything it promised to
be a funfilled day for the whole
family. Guest were treated to a wine
tasting of the new Angel Tears range,
and given a tour of the cellar by the
estates general manager and wine
maker, Karl Lambour. Lambour told
guests a bit more about what goes in
to making a bottle of wine. Guests al
so had the privilege of picking grapes
from a block of Cabernet Sauvignon
vines before the traditional stomping
of the grapes. Afterwards guests were
treated to a scrumptious country feast
prepared by executive chef, Darren
Badenhorst. PHOTO MARYKE SWART
6Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Briewe
Letters
The roaddeath toll continues to rise
So how many times are we still going to have to read about tragic road
deaths in Paarl?
Another young man lost his life on Paarl Main Road on Saturday,
pushing the death toll on our roads up again. The concerning scenario
here is that all too often lives are lost on Paarl Main Road, right in
the middle of an urban area and which has a speed limit of 60 km per
hour.
Many Main Road residents will testify that especially at night and
over weekends, theMain Road is abuzz with the sound of vehicles driv-
ing at high speed.
And unfortunately, in the past years whenmany lives have been lost
here, there is still a real lack of law enforcement, not stopping such
reckless drivers in their tracks.
Yes, no law enforcer can control the manner in which drivers act,
but surely more stringent visibility, and with concerted actions being
taken against offenders, similar deaths could be curbed.
For years the authorities havebeenwell aware of this scourge of reck-
less driving, but as to date, not much has been done.
The other worrying matter is that cases that have been investigated
as torecklessdrivingandculpablehomicideafterhorrific crashes,have
just leadtoadeadendstreet.Attheendoftheday,nooneisheldresponsi-
ble for these deaths.
So how many deaths is it still going to take until someone wakes up
and realises that there is a need to act and to keep our roads safe?
Hetgisterbeginmetsilwer tedek
en het geindig met karton en
plastiek op die tafel!
Di reaksie van Hopzing op my
bedanking vir die lekker familie-
ete by haar, het my laat dink aan
dikere inmylewewatekook iets
met groot entoesiasme en goeie
bedoelings aangepak het en die
uitkoms daarvan ongelukkig nie
so goed was soos die begin nie.
Het onlangs vir Middelkind en
Galoop genooi vir n heerlike, het
ek bedoel en gedink, seekos aand-
ete.Metdie eerstehaphet ekbesef
dat ek liefs by my bekende Boes-
manlandse boerekos moes hou.
Ordentlikehulle,hetgeetasofdit
baie lekker was. Toe hulle nie te-
gestribbel het omdat ek die baie
wat oorbly vir die
honde gee nie, het
ek geweet dat die
uitkoms nie goed
was nie.
Di lawwe reak-
sie van Hopzing
het my laat dink
ekweet ek behoort
nie aan dinge op
persoonlike vlak asook in die leef-
wreld waarin ons, ons daagliks
bevind. Dinge wat so goed en reg
begin het en dan uitgeloop het op
n teleurstelling of mislukking en
dikwels op die onaangenaamste
wyse eindig. Watter beter voor-
beeld isdaarasdieOscarenReeva
tragedie? Hulle verhouding, so-
welashullepersoonlike lewensta-
fel, is begin dek met silwer en het
geindig met plastiek en kar-
ton . . . Nog n onlangse voorbeeld
van plastiek-en-karton-uiteinde
is die Waterkloof-2. Die werklik-
heid agter 99% van die uiteindeli-
kemislukking van enige saakwat
n voorgee gehad het met die weg-
spring en tog nie die wenstreep
haal nie, l lekker knus in dombe-
sluite.Ergernog,ommaarnetmet
die momentum van die omstan-
dighede te beweeg en glad nie stil-
staan en met verantwoordelik-
heid kykwaarheendit jou vat nie.
Die lekkerste lekker voorbeeld
van silwer eetgerei wat geindig
het in plastiek en karton raak die
hele Renboognasie. Watter rege-
ring in die wreldgeskiedenis het
so nmooi enoorlaaidegedekte ta-
fel ontvang soos die ANC met die
oorgangsregering? Beginnende
by Mandela met sy ministers en
adjunkte ens. dwarsdeur tot by
Zulemma, Ramaphosa, Sexwale,
Motlanthe;noemenigehoprofiel
ANC lidofminister,met of sonder
korrupte neigings, met slim of
dom uitsprake; ni n van hulle
het die waarde besef van die tafel
waarby hulle aangesit het nie (ek
praatniehiervandie fisiesewaar-
de van die silwer eetgerei wat let-
terlik, bykans in totaliteit, ver-
dwyn het uit die parlementre
kombuis binne die eerste jaar n
die oorgangsregeringnie.Danksy
die nuwe regeerders is niemand
vervolg of tot verantwoording ge-
roepnieendieuitgelewerdebelas-
tingbetaler het onwetend honder-
de-duisende opgedok vir die ver-
vanging daarvan. S
ni het die grandiose
parlementarirs dalk
letterlik uit plastiek
en karton moes eet en
drink.)
Vandie oomblikdat
die demokrasie n
aanvang geneem het
in Suid-Afrika, het al-
les tydsaam uitgeloop op plastiek
en karton. Elke vlak van die rege-
ring het die goeie bedoelings ver-
saakwaaroorallesaanvanklikge-
gaanhet. Indermatedatonsdorpe
en stede letterlik toegegooi word
onder plastiek en karton, want
mense is steeds nie opgevoed nie
en di wat veronderstel is om die
opvoedingswerk te doen, gee liefs
Apartheid skuld vir alles, want
diewoordverantwoordelikheid is
n onbekende begrip vir die rege-
rende party. Die NP het ook ge-
struikel oor die woord . . .
My mislukte seekos-ete het my
geleer dat ek liefsmoet hou by die
bekende of so nie n kundige raad-
pleeg. Dus verantwoordelikheid
neem vir die suksesvolle uitkoms
van n goedbedoelde saak.
Die kans dat daar ooit weermet
silwer gedek sal word vir Suid-
Afrikaners is bykans nul. Hulle
wat in 1994 uitgenooi was vir die
ete het eers deur die hele spys-
kaart gewerk, daarna die eetgerei
getakel en is nou lustig besig om
die tafelpote weg te knaag. Nie
eens Godzilla en haar gevolg kan
helpnie.Hullewasdiehelpers om
die ANC aan tafel te kry; nou bak-
leihulleoordiekaal gete tafel . . .
Tafelswatoorlaaiwasmet silweren toe
geindighetmetplastiekenkarton
Appeal to Municipality to rein in increases in ratesand taxes
Dear Adv Van Deventer
The Paarl Ratepayers Associa-
tion wishes to congratulate the
MunicipalCouncil and its officials
on the clear improvement in mu-
nicipal finances, as reflected in the
annual report of the Drakenstein
Municipality, turning a previous
deficit ofR35million intoasurplus
of R8 million in the last financial
year.These results canbeattribut-
ed to the effective and efficient
management of Councils financ-
es.
Drakenstein has spent 95,3% of
its capitalbudgeton theservicede-
livery projects it was earmarked
for, and an unqualified audit was
achieved for the third year run-
ning. You have focused on a cul-
ture of financial responsibility
and accountability which could
lead to a clean audit in future.
The timeline for the approval of
building plans has been dramati-
cally shortened and much needed
attention was given to communi-
cation with residents through
newsletters and an SMS-system.
This year, as in previous years,
theDrakensteinMunicipality also
performed remarkably well by
achieving excellent scores in its
green- and blue-drop statuses as
well as an award for a compliant
and simplified IDP process.
The Association is especially
pleased to note that theMunicipal-
itys revenue base is growing. An
independent portfolio manager
whohas reviewed the financial po-
sition and performance of the mu-
nicipality has however cautioned
that future increases in tariffs
would have to be benchmarked
against the consumers ability to
pay.
I quote from the annual report:
The relationship between the in-
creasedtariffsandtheoutstanding
debtors is an indication that con-
sumers are struggling to meet
their obligations in terms of pay-
ment of services. This is a chal-
lenge thathas tobeproperly inves-
tigated when tariffs for the
2014/2015 financial year are being
determined.
The Paarl Ratepayers Associa-
tionheartilyagreeswiththisstate-
ment, and wishes to point out that
the average increase in rates and
taxes over the few year (excluding
sky high electricity increases) has
averagedbetween13%and17%for
Drakenstein residents (excluding
indigent residents). Thus many
residents have faced increases of
20%andmoreontheir totalmunic-
ipal accounts including electrici-
ty. Such increases, at more than
triple the inflation rate, are not
sustainable.
We appeal to the municipal
council to ensure that the increas-
es in the rates and taxes for house-
holds be reined inwhenapproving
the next budget, so that Draken-
stein remains an affordable place
of excellence for its residents.
This matter will also be dis-
cussedat ourannual generalmeet-
ing at the Paarl Town Hall on 18
March at 18:00.
With best wishes
Chairperson: Paarl Ratepayers
Association
DR CAS VAN WYK
PAARL
Verrassingwagvir spoedvrate
Ons is n paar bekommerde in-
woners wat naby die Klein Dra-
kensteinweg woon.
Ekweet die klagtes van die ge-
jaag is nou al afgesaag en dat die
owerhedeniksdaaraandoennie.
Graagwileknetopnuutdie jaers
waarskudatonsasinwonersbin-
nekort ons eie spoed-vertraging
wil instel, en die ouens waarsku
dat hierdie jaers n groot verras-
sing gaan kry.
Asdieowerhedeniewilingryp
nie, dangaanons.Dit kandarem
nie so aangaan nie, ons kinders
is in gevaar, want teen die spoed
wat hierdie besetenes ry gaan
ng mense doodgery word.
ANONIEM
PAARL-OOS
Wanneergaandie Langstraatbrug
weerverligword?
Ek glo diemeerderheid Paar-
liete wat daagliks gebruik
maak van die Langstraat-
brug, Noorder-Paarl, het se-
ker al opgelet dat daar geen
ligte brand op die brug nie.
Vanaf verlede jaar al het ek
dit onder die munisipaliteit
se aandag gebring, maar nog
geen lig nie. Tot enmet verle-
de Saterdagoggend, toe ek
weerskakelenditrapporteer,
het ek tot my verbasing ge-
hoor hoeveel e-posse hul
reeds ontvang het oor die
brug sonder beligting, maar
die terugvoering is: jammer,
die kabels is gesteel en wat
nou?Nouwondereksoualdie
kabels in die dorp gesteel
word, sou ons soos in die oor-
logsjare in n donker dorp
moet voort leef? Wat van die
stomme mense wat daagliks
soggens dou voor dag en
saans in die donkerte moet
voetslaan oor die brug? Is hul
lewens nie in gevaar nie? Dit
laat my baie dink.
LAAT DAAR LIG WEES
PAARL
Munisipale bestuurder
JohanMettler,reageer:Ons
is bewus van die probleem
weens diefstal. Ons wag op
partevirherstelwerkendielig-
te behoort teen einde April
weer werkend te wees.
Pleaseprovideall the
details
With regard to the letter in last weeks
PaarlPostas tomisuseofpolicevehicles:
the Paarl Police requests that the anony-
mous author provide details regarding
the incident. Themisuse of state vehicles
is considered a serious misconduct.
However, thepolice official at fault can
only be dealt with when facts are high-
lighted,suchasdate,time,place,registra-
tion number of vehicle, identifiable
markings(nameofstationonsideofvehi-
cle).
CAPT. LOUISE DU PLESSIS:
PAARL POLICE SPOKESPERSON
HERSTEL SELF SLAGGATE: N maande
lange klagtes aan die munisipaliteit oor
slaggate in die paaie en sypaadjies van
Vygiestraat in NoorderPaarl, het inwo
ners maar self ingespring om die gate
op eie onkoste te stop want dit het net
so erg geraak. FOTO: LESERSFOTO
7Paarl Post
6 Maart, 2014
Menings
Opinion
SMS32363
) Hulle moet n wet uitbring dat daar geen
learner driving schools op die pad mag
wees tussen07:00en08:00envanaf16.30
tot 17.30.Hierdie bestuurdersmors dandie
verkeer op in besige tye wanneer almal net
by die werk probeer uitkom of huistoe ry.
)Wanneer gaan die munisipaliteit en ver
keersafdeling iets doen rondom die stoepe
waar daar naweke so gediceword. Drank
word so vrylik gedrink en deesdae word
daar ook gebraai. Ek as inwoner vir die af
gelope 40 jaar hir word nou benadeel.
) Aan die organiseerders van die Boland
sentraal en BolandAtletiekkampioenskap
pe:Dit het tydgeworddat julle goeiemanie
re aanleer. Om opvoeders soos kinders te
behandel asook atlete te verskree is onpro
fessioneel.
)Munispaliteit kom kyk hoe lyk Railway
straat by Paarlstasie waar mense net vullis
kom aflaai. Papiere waai rond en die pad
is vol gate. Asseblief mense, kom ons kyk
na ons dorp.
)Wil graag weet hoe bevoeg is Sassa se
personeel werklik? Mens vra een vraag vir
verskillende mense en kry so wraggies ver
skillende antwoorde. Hulle gee nou een
maal swak diens.
) Complain about river escapades: do you
knowwho is using it andwhy?Do you know
theprices forchildren/grownupsat themu
nicipal swimmingpool. Is it anywonderwhy
they use the river instead. Make pool prices
affordable.
) Ek stem saam: Kom kyk gerus hoe 20
kinders oorgelaai word in n kombi waarin
alreeds 11 kinders sit. Kwart oor ses op
skerp draai.
)Mens moet eers die res van SA besoek
om te besef watter belangrike werk elke
straatskoonmaker verrig in Paarl! Julle
maak mens regtig trots om in hierdie dorp
van ons te bly. Baie dankie.
) Aandag ouers: Hoe voel julle oor oorvol
klasse. Kan jou kind gehalteonderwys kry
in n klas van 60 leerlinge?Wat doen skool
hoofde hieraan?
) Pasop vir vakbonde wat jou die sterre
en maan belowe, hulle is baie gevaarlik
) Ek is elke dag op die uitkyk vir n brand
stigter. Soek nie beloning. Sal hom terug
aandiebrandsteek.SollyAdams,Klapmuts
) Ek wil net die persoon vra wat my pa
se selfoonengeldgevat het op25Februarie
2014byABSA bank in dieMarkpleinsen
trum, Wellington, om dit asseblief terug te
besorg aan ons. Handig dit in by ABSA.
) Ek bied aan omgratis vir die meneer wat
woonagtig is in Moederkappiestraat
(CJ1318....) bestuurslesse te gee en padte
kens te leer. Sodra u die padtekens ken sal
u besef dat u woede Saterdag ongegrond
barbaars was.
) Is daar dalk enigeen wat kan help met
krieketuitrusting vir n minderbevoorregte
seun. Asseblief, dit sal opreg waardeer
word. Baie dankie. Kontak 021 872 7312
)Wees bly julle atlete word raak gesien.
Waaroor kla julle? Dit gaan eintlik oor die
kind en nie die onderwyser of die skool nie.
Kinderswat n goeie geleentheid in die lewe
gebied word moet dit aangryp.
) Kan Drakensteinmunisipaliteit (Wel
lington) vir ons s wat word van ons bou
plannewatalDesembermaand ingehandig
is en klaar betaal is vir goedkeuring. Ons
het ons bouplanne nodig. Ons wil bou.
) Gerswin Hermanus by Dischemapteek Paarl
Mall, ons wil jou bedank vir jou vriendelike en
hulpvaardigheid. Dis goed om te sien daar is nog
personewat nie omgee omdie ekstramyl te gaan.
) Dankie Checkers, Wellington, ek moes n pro
duk terugneem, het my geld en n ander produk
gratis gekry, ook n baie professionele en besorg
de optrede van vier dames ontvang. Word waar
deer, n gereelde klint.
) Dankie Ilse en Bianca van Tafelberg meubels.
Jul hulp en vriendelikheid met ons versekeringseis
word waardeer. Liz.
) Dankie aan bestuurder van CN 9829 vir hulp
wat jy aanons verleenhet 27 Februarie om10:15.
) AC Security, julle is puik. Ander kan baie leer
by jullewatdiensleweringbetref.Houdit so!Geor
ge Kellerman.
) A big thanks for Sipho at Red Mountain Spur
for very good service and friendliness. E A Mou
ton.
8Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Nuus
News
BIELIE VAN N PAMPOEN: Dit is weer tyd
vir die jaarlikse Groot Pampoenkompetisie
van Shoprite/Checkers wat op 15 Maart
plaasvind as deel van die Durbanville
Plaasfees op Diemersdal. Hier sit Ruben Si
monse van Klein Parys en sy seun Rowen
(11) by die pampoen wat hulle gaan in
skryf vir die kompetisie. Hierdie 110 kg
bielie is deur Rowen gekweek en hy hoop
om stof in die o van sy teenstanders by
die kompetisie te skop. FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX
DRUIWETRAP: Tydens
die maandelikse
plaasmark by Wind
meul Kelder het hul
ook Saterdag die jaar
likse Interskole Drui
wetrapkompetisie ge
hou tussen Hor Jon
genskool Paarl en
Horskool Gimnasium.
Skoliere, oudstudente
en onderwysers neem
almal deel om te kyk
wie binne twee minute
die meeste liter drui
wesap kan trap. Die
Gimmies was te sterk
vir hul opponente en
het die kompetisie met
drie liter gewen. Hier
trap van links Zandr
de Koker en Stefan
Terblanch.
FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX
Doyouknowthatyou live inabiosphere?
Did you know that you live in a
biosphere reserve? If you are
from Stellenbosch, Pniel, Paarl,
Franschhoek, Wellington, Raw-
sonville or Villiersdorp you live
inside the beautiful Cape Wine-
landsBiosphereReserve(CWBR)
while people fromCeres, and the
Strand, live just outside it.
TheCWBRwasdesignated in 2007
by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisa-
tion (Unesco)asoneof621biosphere
reserves. Six of these biosphere
reservesarelocatedinSouthAfrica,
including the Kogelberg and Cape
West Coast Biosphere Reserves in
the Western Cape.
The main aims of biosphere
reserves internationally are to pro-
mote biological diversity, sustain-
able development and logistic sup-
port. The latter includes research,
education and training.
Every biosphere reserve has a
pristine core area where no urban
development is allowed, a sur-
rounding buffer area that protects
the core and a transitional area in
whichurbanisationand cultivation
can take place.
As such, it represents a new plan-
ning concept which promotes both
conservation and development on a
broad scale activities thatwere of-
ten in conflict with each other.
In thisregard, theCWBRhascom-
missioned the drafting of a spatial
framework plan, based on bio-
regional planning principles, that
provides detailed spatial guidance
for future land-use management.
In the CWBR, the core area com-
prises provincial and local authori-
ty nature reserves as well as one
private nature reserve (Elands-
berg). It includes areas such as the
Hottentots Holland, Jonkershoek,
Limietberg and the Jan Marais
Nature Reserves.
Buffer zones includemostly natu-
ral areas registered as private
nature reserves or that are included
in private conservancies, such as
the Bottelary and Greater Simons-
berg Conservancies.
In these areas the main objective
is to protect and maintain the rich
biodiversity by supporting activi-
ties such as alien eradication and
fire management, and to maintain
the integrity of the rivers that flow
through them.
These areas render important
ecosystem services such as provid-
ing clean water and sequestering
carbon dioxide.
They can also be used for low im-
pact activities such as hiking and
bird watching.
Sustainable development is a
broadconcept that includessustain-
able living and human well-being.
Living sustainably implies that
we must, as inhabitants of the
CWBR, be committed to reduce our
impact on theenvironment through
measures like recycling, stopping
or minimising all forms of pollu-
tion, saving electricity, fuel and
water, and maintaining trees.
Human wellbeing requires the
eradication of poverty through eco-
nomic development, job creation
and education, achieving racial
harmony and equality, the resolu-
tion of conflicts and the availability
of health and other services to all.
The Cape Winelands District
Municipality took the initiative to
establish the CWBR and is now a
partner providing secretarial
services.
It is registered as a non-profit
company and is administered by a
board of directors. Presently the
directors are Jan Giliomee (acting
chairman), Mark Heistein (manag-
ing director and coordinator), Les
Holmes (past chairman), Adele
Toua and Heidi Muller. They are
assisted by Adv Charl Frank and
Brian Howard.
You can actively support the CW-
BR by becoming a member.
Membershipis freeandopentoall
who subscribe to the organisations
ideals. Write to Quinton Balie at
Quinton@capewinelands.gov.za or
at CapeWinelands District Munici-
pality, PO Box 100, Stellenbosch
7599 for an application form.
The biosphere reserve is delimit-
ed into core areas of 99 459 ha (31%
of total area), buffer zones of
133 844 ha (42%) and transition
areas of 88 727 ha (27%).
Of the core areas, 93% ismanaged
bytheWesternCapeNatureConser-
vation Board (CapeNature).
Most of the core is situated along
the slopes of highmountain ranges.
Sections of the core area also form
part of the extensive Cape Floral
Region Protected Areas World
Heritage Site.
The site was inscribed on the
World Heritage List in 2004. It is
made up of eight protected areas
covering 553 000 hectares.
One of the protected areas is
named the Boland Mountain Com-
plex, which forms part of the CW-
BRs core areas.
Buffer zones includemostly natu-
ral areas that are registered as pri-
vatenaturereservesorare included
in private conservancies.
Some private mountain catch-
ment areas (declared under the
Mountain Catchment Areas Act of
1970), managed by CapeNature, are
included as part of the buffer.
Transition areas consist mainly
of urbanised, cultivated and other-
wise transformed lands.
The CWBR lies within the Cape
Floristic Region (CFR) that is re-
garded as ahot-spot for biodiversity
conservation worldwide.
Of the species within the CFR,
68% are endemic to the region. The
CFR includes all the vegetation
types within the area known as the
Fynbos Biome, commonly referred
to as Fynbos.
The CWBR area comprises a
number of different vegetation
types, including Sandstone Fynbos,
Shale Fynbos, Alluvium Fynbos,
Shale Renosterveld, Granite Fyn-
bos and Granite Renosterveld.
MOTHER NATURE: This beautiful photo was taken on top of Paarl moun
tain just above the Irene farm. Marco Ventrella (KWVs chief viticulturist)
shared it with Paarl Post.
VROU BESEER IN BOT
SING: n Duitse vrou is ern
stig beseer n n botsing
Dinsdagoggend tussen n
vragmotor en haar Hyundai
i.10 op die Sonstraalpad.
Volgens inligting het die
vragmotorbestuurder gesien
hoe n aankomende motor
in sy baan inbeweeg. Dit
het vir hom gelyk asof die
bestuurder van die motor
met haar kop op haar arms
l. Hy het ligte vir haar ge
flits, maar sy het nie daar
op gereageer nie. Hy het
toe glo probeer uitswaai
om n botsing te vermy,
maar dit was tevergeefs.
Hier is nooddienswerkers
besig om die beseerde vrou
uit die motor te bevry.
9Paarl Post
6 Maart, 2014
Nuus
News
Bekendedokter sterf
BEN VAN RENSBURG
Die kleinseun vanTrygve
Strmse, die Noorweeg-
se ingenieur wat in die
laat jare twintig van die
vorige eeu die krag en be-
plannerwas agter die bou
van die Tafelbergse ka-
belspoor, is Donderdag-
middag in die ouderdom
van 79 jaar oorlede.
Dr. Erik Strmse was n
mediese dokter in die Paarl,
Franschhoek, Otjiwarongo
in die destydse Suidwes,
Langebaanweg, Malmesbu-
ry en Langebaan. Sy pa was
Hans-Peter Strmse, n in-
genieur wat betrokke was by die bou van
damme, onder meer die groot dam buite
Clanwilliam.
Wyle dr. Strmse was op skool in Swazi-
land, in Plumtree in die destydse Rhodesi
en die Hor Seunskool in Wellington, waar
hy in 1952 ashoofseungematrikuleerhet.Hy
het hom in 1953 as mediese student aan die
Universiteit van Kaapstad ingeskryf en het
in 1958 gekwalifiseer.
Hywasvyf jaar nvennootvanwyledr.Piet
Rens in die Paarl en toe op Franschhoek. Hy
het van 1968 tot 1979 op Otjiwarongo in die
destydse Suidwes-Afrika gepraktiseer.
Daarnahethynjaarbydie lugmagopLange-
baanweg gewerk en toe vier jaar saam met
dr. Ivan van Niekerk op Malmesbury. Daar-
na het hy n praktyk op Langebaan geopen,
waar hy mettertyd spreekkamers en n ap-
teek langs die Spar laat bou het.
Terwyl dr. Strmse in Suidwes was, was
hy driemaande bevelvoerder van diemilit-
rehospitaalnabyGrootfontein indiedestyd-
se Caprivi. In 1979 is hy na Pretoria om vir
n diploma in lugvaartgeneeskunde te stu-
deer.
Hywas asmajoor aandie hoof vandie hele
noordelike afdeling 1 (sic) van die weer-
mag.
Sy vrou, Marjorie, is in
2012 oorlede. Sy is in New
York, VSA gebore en het in
1942 saam met haar ouers
Suid-Afrikatoegekom.Haar
pa, Jack Arnold, was bestu-
rende direkteur van Royal
Baking Powder in die Paarl,
waar sy grootgeword het.
Dr. Strmse was van
vroeg af al lief vir natuurbe-
waringenjag.Hyhetdiedes-
tydse Suidwes leer ken toe
hy indie laat jare sestig daar
gaan jag het.
Hy het ook die plaas van
dieDuitse rolprentster,Har-
dy Krger, in Tanzani be-
soek. Daar het hy die beken-
dewildvanger,JanOelofsevanSuidwes,ont-
moet. Oelofse het in Tanzani vir Willie de
Beer wild gevang.
Dr. Strmse het dokters op Otjiwarongo
ontmoet en so baie van die wreld gehou dat
hy daar begin praktiseer het. Op Otjiwaron-
go hoor hy op n dag in die kantoor van die
Kapenaars, AP du Preez en dr. Piet Neeth-
ling,wat nwildplaasindiedistrikgehadhet,
dat hulle graag witrenosters op die plaas
Otjiwa wou h.
Dr. Strmsehet navorsing gedoen envas-
gestel dat die laaste witrenoster in die 1880s
in dienoordevanSuidwes geskiet is.Oelofse
het intussenhoofwildvangervandieNatalse
Parkeraad geword en hy het laat weet dat hy
renosters in die hande kon kry.
Dr. Strmse het n permit by Bernabe de
la Bat, destydse hoof van die Parkeraad in
Suidwes, gekry om twaalf witrenosters van
Natal af in te voer. Die renosters is in kratte
perskipvanDurbannaWalvisbaaiverskeep
enn sowat 130 jaarwasdaarweerwitrenos-
ters in die noorde van Suidwes.
Die Natalse Parkeraad is R1 500 vir die
twaalf renosters betaal R125 per renoster.
Dr. Strmse laat sy 89-jarige vrou asook
n seun en n dogter agter.
Dr. Erik Strmse
RARE PLANTS: The annual Rare Plant Fair will be held at Rustenberg Wines, Idas
Valley, Stellenbosch, on Saturday 15 March from 09:30. Over 40 specialist amateur
and professional growers from across the country will sell their plants directly to the
gardening public. Entry is R10. For more details call 078 021 2101 or visit www.ra
replantfair.co.za.
Paarl Archery Club relocated to CPUT
JOHAN NEL
Thehighly successful PaarlArcheryClub re-
cently moved their range from Nelsons
Creek Wine Estate to the sports grounds of
CPUT in Wellington.
According to Louis Nel, who started the
club six years ago, Paarl Archery Club will
always be grateful toAlanNelsonofNelsons
Creek for his generosity over the past six
years.
ThroughAlanNelsons unselfish support
and generosity we have been able to develop
over the last six years from a group of ama-
teurs to a successful archery club that has al-
readyhostedprovincial competitions.Oneof
our members, Ludick Nel, has, in this time,
been able to develop his skills as an archer
tothepointthathehasbeenselectedasaGold
Squad candidate. This means that he is al-
lowedtotakepart inthearcherytrainingpro-
gramme for the Olympics in 2016.
Through this phenomenal growth the club
has outgrown the facilities at Nelsons Creek
where they have been able to practice their
archery in wonderful surroundings and free
of charge. Practices take place at CPUT sport
grounds on Wednesdays and Saturdays be-
tween 16:00 and 18:00. For more information
contact Klaus Schnack on 071 341 8205.
Geliefde in Duitse gemeenskap sterf
nBekendevandieDuitsegemeen-
skap van die Paarl, Walter Fleit-
man, is Vrydag op die ouderdom
van 88 oorlede.
Walter het in 1951 as immigrant
vanaf Duisburg, Duitsland, na
Suid-Afrika gekomenhet byPaarl
Precisionaspresisie-ingenieurge-
werk.
Walter het homself gevestig in
die Paarl as staatmaker-loodgie-
ter, nadat hy die bekende loodgie-
terbesigheid in Hoofstraat, Paul
Wirths, bekom het. Hiervandaan
het hy vir 25 jaar die gemeenskap
van die Paarl bedien.
Walter was met Bruhilde Wirth
getroud en uit hierdie huwelik is
twee seuns,Werner enRichard ge-
bore. Bruhilde is in 2005 oorlede.
Hywordoorleef deurWerner en
Derthe Fleitman, Richard en Re-
nel Fleitman, ses kleinkinders en
ses agter-kleinkinders, asook n
suster, Ingrid, wat in Duitsland
woon.
Walter is Saterdag vanuit die St
Petri-kerk in Meulstraat, Paarl,
begrawe.
* A well-known German immi-
grant of Paarl, Walter Fleitman
has died at age 88.
Walter Fleitman
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Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Wellington Nuus
Wellington News
Wellingtonershouprag
uitstallingbyBreytenbach
JOHAN NEL
Twee bekende Wellingtonse kunstenaars
wat die afgelope jaar die geleentheid ge-
had het om hul tegnieke in die kunste-
naarswreld van Parys in Frankryk te
gaan slyp, se jongste werke word eersko-
mende Saterdag by die Breytenbach-gale-
ry op Wellington uitgestal.
FanieMaraisenDesireeMalanhetalbeidie
afgelope jaar die geleentheid gehad om vir n
tydlank in Parys te woon.
Daar is hulle aan die stad se hoogs stimule-
rende kunswreld blootgestel en kon hulle na
hartelus Parys se beroemde kunsgalerye be-
soek.
Sedertdienhet albei hard gewerk omdie in-
spirasie wat hulle uit hul besoeke aan Parys
geput het, te gebruik om opwindende nuwe
kunswerke te skep.
Hul jongstewerkewordhierdie naweek ten
toon gestel in n gesamentlike uitstalling wat
eerskomende Saterdagoggend om 11:00 deur
Fanie se dogter, die bekende aktrise Rolanda
Marais, by die Breytenbach-galery geopen
word.
Die bekende Wellingtonse kunstenaar Fanie
Marais by n paar van sy skilderye wat hier
die naweek te sien sal wees by n uitstalling
wat hy saam met n ander bekende Welling
tonse kunstenaar, Desiree Malan, by die Brey
tenbachgalery aanbied. FOTO: JOHAN NEL
Die bekende skrywer Jeanne
Els (links) was die gasspreker
by n byeenkoms van Wel
lington se depressieonder
steuningsgroep. Met haar is
Bokkie Fourie, Una Engel
brecht en Helena Bruwer. Die
ondersteuningsgroep kom
maandeliks in die NG kerk
saal in Kerkstraat byeen. Die
volgende byeenkoms vind op
19 Maart plaas. Meer beson
derhede kan verkry word by
Petro Greeff by
072 709 4688.
FOTO: JOHAN NEL
Komhou fees opWellington
DieWellingtonWynoes-
fees vier sy sewende
feesjaar op 15 Maart en
verseker feesjolyt in die
hartjie van die Kaapse
Wynland.
Geniet Wellington se
bekroonde wyne en cui-
sine byDiemersfontein,
BosmanFamilyVineyardsenWelbedacht
Wynlandgoed.
Die New Fashioned Boere Bazaar op
Diemersfontein beloof n dag vol tradi-
sioneleSuid-Afrikaansepretmet feesakti-
witeite soos suikerkaskenades, boerekos
en boeremusiek.
Kos-en-wynparings betrek plaaslike
wyne van Alkmaar Wines, Douglas
Green, Jacques Smit Wyne en Hilden-
brand, en sluit tradisionele geregte soos
ribbetjies, spitbraai, braaivleis, bobotie
en n verskeidenheid heerlike kerries in.
GastevanTopChillingwordbyBosman
Family Vineyards onthaal.
Ander deelnemende
plase sluit in Doolhof,
Nabygelegen, Dun-
stone, De Compagnie,
Andreas,Welvanpas Fa-
mily Vineyards, Doug-
las Green, Napier Wine-
ry, en Jorgensen Distil-
lery.
EnWelbedachtWynlandgoedwordWil-
der as die Wildtuin (#WilderAsDieWild-
tuin), waar die Stormers te sien is.
Sondag16MaartisWynkuierdagengas-
te kan plase op hul eie pas besoek en die
vele spesiale aanbiedinge geniet.
Kaartjies by Ticketweb kos R100 (onder
18 gratis) en hekke open om 10:00.
Bel 021 864 2479, e-pos info@welling-
ton.co.za of besoek www.harvestfesti-
val.co.za.
Twee Paarl Post-lesers kan elk n dub-
belkaartjienadie feeswen.SMSdiewoord
OESFEES na 37405 (R1,50 per SMS) teen
15:00 op Maandag 10 Maart.
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6 Maart, 2014
Jeug
Youth
PRESTEER IN ATLETIEK: Atlete van Orleans
vale Primr het uitsonderlike prestasies be
haal gedurende die onlangse Bolandatletiek
byeenkoms op Daljosafat. CurtLeigh Abra
hams (regs) en Mizail Hendricks (links) het
hul Bolandkleure verwerf en LeskinLee Sa
muels (middel) is gekroon as o. 7kampioen
in 60 m en 80 m.
ATLETIEK: Twee leerders
van Charleston Hill Primr
het onlangs aan die Bo
landatletiekbyeenkoms op
Daljosafatstadion deelge
neem. Giovano Maart
(links) het n tweede plek in
die 100 m vir seuns 0.13
behaal asook n vierde plek
in die 200 m. Hy neem op
Saterdag 8 Maart deel aan
die WesKaapbyeenkoms
waar n span gekies sal
word wat aan die nasiona
le byeenkoms sal deelneem.
Marlin Riegaard (regs) het
n vyfde plek behaal in die
1500 m vir seuns o.14.
KOMITEE AANGEWYS: Die Uitvoerende Komitee vir vanjaar van die Paarl se Junior Stads
raad is op 18 Februarie in die Paarlstadsaal ingelyf. Hierdie inspirerende seremonie het by
kerslig plaasgevind selfs n kragonderbreking kan hierdie dinamiese groep jongmense nie
stuit nie. Van links is Nicola van Niekerk (tesourier), Carli van Wyk (onderburgemeester),
Kirsty Nel (burgemeester), MartMari Serfontein (stadsklerk) en Migael Loubser (adjunk
stadsklerk).
BOLANDSPAN:
Cara Coetzee van
die Laerskool
NoordEind het
aan die Boland
kampioenskaptoer
nooi op Daljosafat
deelgeneem. Sy
het n silwer me
dalje vir o. 13dis
kus verower en s
haar Bolandkleure
verwerf.
BOLANDPROEWE: Jacques Wiggins (links)
en Sune Groenewald van Laerskool Slot van
die Paarl het puik presteer by die Paarlfi
naal atletiekbyeenkoms en neem deel aan
die Bolandsentraal proewe. Jacques sal aan
die o.13 gewigstoot en spiesgooi deelneem
terwyl Sune aan die o.12 gewigstoot deel
neem.
BOLAND STARS: Athletes of Mary Help of
Christians Primary took part in the Boland
Championships at Dal Josaphat Stadium and
won medals. The relay team with their well
deserved medals, from back, left are: Moeketsi
Ntlaba, Ashan Manthi and Ruchan Adonis. In
front are Tashwin Matthews and ShaLin Mat
thews. PHOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES
BOLAND
SKAAK: Hierdie
leerders van Laer
skool Drakenstein
is opgeneem in
die BolandSen
traalskaakspan.
Agter van links is
Stefan Smit, Peter
Esterhuizen en
Cody Adonis.
Voor is Turlon
Adams, Reece Ju
lius en Vincent
Wolhuter.
BOLANDATLETE: Hor Meisie
skool Paarl spog vanjaar met vier
atlete in die Bolandsentraal atle
tiekspan en het deelgeneem aan
die Bolandkampioenskapsbyeen
koms. Van links is Leigh van Zyl
(o.10, vierde in 70 m hekkies en
tweede in 1200 m), Anneken Vil
joen (o.12, derde in 1200 m), Ani
ka Smit (o.13 eerste in diskus,
eerste in gewigstoot en tweede in
spiesgooi) en Mienke Viljoen (o.11
eerste in 1200 m).
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6 March, 2014
Mense
People
SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP: Partnerships Achieve Literacy (Project PAL South Africa) which was
officially launched at Windmeul Primary School for foundation phase teachers (Grades R3),
participated in a series of afterschool workshops focused on reading and writing develop
ment. The sessions were facilitated by the Project PAL team from Georgia State University (At
lanta, GA, USA): Dr Amy Seely Flint, Dr Peggy Albers, Dr Mona W. Matthews, Kamania Wynt
erHoyte, and Tarika Sullivan along with Dr Jacqueline Dornbrack, an independent literacy con
sultant from Cape Town. Project PAL is part of the All Children Reading Challenge sponsored
by USAID, World Vision, and Australian Aid. The grant provides onsite professional develop
ment, technology resources, and literacy materials to teachers to support the literacy achieve
ment of children in the foundation grades. Based upon feedback from the teachers, World Vi
sion representatives, and the school principal, the workshops were highly successful.
VRIENDELIKE SKENKING: Thorp Motors het
onlangs aan Mary Help van Christians Pri
mr n fotostaatmasjien geskenk. Hier ont
vang die dankbare skoolhoof, Brian Fortuin
(middel), die skenking by verkoopsbestuur
der Andr Matthee (regs) en verkoopskon
sultant Nevin van der Merwe.
FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES
HOSPICE EVENT: John and Ivana Dekker,
loyal supporters of Drakenstein Palliative
Hospice, enjoying themselves at the Grande
Roche Hotel at a fundraising evening for
Drakenstein Hospice. A big thank you to
everyone who made this event a success.
AFRIKAKLEUR: Die Charleston Hill Senior Burgerklub het verlede week n Afrikadag ge
hou. Lede is genooi om tradisionele Afrikaklere te dra. FOTO: MARYKE SWART
BLACK TIE DINNER: These guests recently attended the Monte Christo Miqlat (MCM) Black
Tie Dinner and Auction at the Paarl Town Hall with special guest and former Springbok,
Toks van der Linde. MCM would like thank everyone who helped make this event a great
success.
KANSA SHAVATHON: Die jaarlikse Kansa Shavathon is Saterdag by Paarl Mall gehou. Die
Emsliegesin het die geleentheid vir die derde jaar ondersteun. Peter Emslie (voor links) en
Corn Emslie (voor regs) het hul hare laat skeer en hul dogtertjie, Tamika (middel), het haar
hare laat kleur. Agter van links is Boland Kollegestudente Chester Carolus en Alzette Gil
denhuys wat ook haar hare laat skeer het. FOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS
VEREER: Na aanleiding van die 2013 Taal en Wiskunde Sistemiese Toetse (LITNUM) het die Ho
er Meisieskool La Rochelle n toekenning vir uitnemendheid en n finansile bydrae vir uitkom
ste in Tale in gr. 9 van die WKOD ontvang. Hier van links is opvoeder Marieta Steyn (Afri
kaans huistaal), skoolhoof Amanda Lochener, opvoeder Christa Vos (Afrikaans huistaal) en op
voeder Wolfie Ratz (English Home Language).
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Kalender . Calendar
7 MAART
) Kom luister na die vervaardiger en aanbie
der van die Voetsporetelevisiereeks, Johan
Badenhorst, om 18:30 by Hor Meisieskool
Paarl se skoolsaal. Kaartjies is R150 per per
soon en sluit n ligte ete in. Vir navrae, skakel
021 872 0926.Dieaandvan8Maart is Johan
weer te sien byWild Clover op die Klipheuwel
pad waar hy n aanbieding doen oor hul reis
op die ewenaar. Kaartjies is R200 en sluit n
spitbraai ete en n bier in. Bespreek by
021 808 600.
) DieNGGemeente Franschhoek hou n fees
mark op Vrydag 7 en Saterdag 8 Maart. Vry
dagaand se kuier begin om 18.00 onder die
bome. Wyne uit die vallei, bier, gemmerbier
en koeldrank asook tradisionele disse om aan
te smul sal te koop wees. Potjiekos, hoenderso
saties, hoenderpasteie, tuisgebaktebrode, oly
we, kase, en veleander eetgoed sal ook te koop
wees.
Peter van die Paarl sal sy kitaar speel en daar
sal ook n veiling wees. Vir die kinders is daar
Vrydag n fliekaand.
Saterdag begin die verrigtinge om 09:00 met
die plaaslike mark waar uitstallers hulle hand
gemaakteprodukte komverkoop.Diegemeen
te voorsien die eetgoed en groente en vrugte,
n teetuin en ontbyt rolletjies. Vir die kinders
is daar ook baie vermaak.
Vir navrae, bel Joanine by 021 876 2431 of
082 662 0717 of Janita by 072 337 6789.
8 MAART
) Ligstraal Skool hou basaar op hul skool
gronde in Pienaarstraat. Daar sal n verskei
denheid van stalletjies wees. Verrigtinge begin
om 09:00. Almal word genooi om die basaar
te ondersteun. Bel Raylene by 021 862 7182
vir enige verdere navrae.
10 MAART
) FredGeldenhuysbied nkunsuitstallingvan
af 20:00 by sy huis by 279A Jan Groentjie
straat, Amstelhof aan. Geldenhuys gaan 15
werke ten toon stel. Vir navrae, skakel
078 710 2187.
15 MARCH
) The 4Leaf agency together with the South
African Irish Association, will host a St Patricks
Day event at the Wild Clover Farm just outside
of Stellenbosch.
Visitors can look forward to a sea of green and
gold as this festive day is celebrated with an
amazing lineup of local artists showcasing
their talents including SA Idols finalist Mark
Haze and groups Boomslang Alley, Long Time
Citizen,RatrodCats,DeWallenBandandSkel
mbosch.Ofcourse, theeventwouldnotbecom
plete without Irish dancing, delicious food and
plenty of drinks including craft beer, wine and
Irish staples such as whiskey and the Black
Stuff.
Tickets are R100 from www.quicket.co.za or
R120 at the door.
18 MARCH
) The annual general meeting of the Paarl
RatepayersAssociationwill beheld in theban
queting hall of the Paarl Town Hall at 18:00.
All ratepayers are invited to themeeting,where
the executive will report back on their activities
for the year, and a new executive will be elect
ed. For enquiries, contact the chairperson, Dr
Cas van Wyk, on 021 863 1160.
) Hor Jongenskool Paarl se Rodgers Infinity
reeks digitale orrel die eerste van sy soort in
SuidAfrika vind plaas om 18:00 by die HJS
Skoolsaal. OudPaarliet, Louna Stofberg sal n
kort opvoering lewer.
EmoAdams by karnaval opWellington
Emo Adams, Amy Jones en Zo Zana is
enkele van die bekendes wat vanjaar te
sien is by St. Albans Primr in Welling-
ton se karnaval op 14 en 15 Maart op die
skoolterrein.
Bekende sanggroepe sal almal ver-
maak met musiek. Daar sal ook n malle-
meule wees, verskeidenheid stalletjies,
n biertuin en vele meer.
Toegang isR30virvolwassenes,R20vir
kinders en gratis vir pensioentrekkers.
Kaartjies is vooraf te koop teen R25 vir
volwassenes en R15 vir kinders.
Rittekaartjies is by die skool beskik-
baar teen R6. Bel die skool by
021 873 2441.
Win tickets to see Bed on Bricks peform
Backsberg invites you to enjoy Bed on Bricks
onSunday9MarchattheirannualPicnicCon-
certs Series.
Relax to the chilled rock acoustic tunes
from SA band, Bed on Bricks, famously
known for opening the Bastille SA concert in
January. Bring your friends and family and
laze on the lawns. Enjoy a beef burger or Ka-
roolambwrap,siponchilledBacksbergwines
and listen to the melodic tunes.
Bed on Bricks has appeared on stages all
around South Africa, headlining many local
rock festivals and touring the country, while
also releasing three studio albums (Hu-
manarium, If you see Kay and Royal Honey)
anda liveacousticalbum,Takeaways, in2006.
Singer Mike Hardys lyrics are smart, posi-
tive, informed and questioning.
Whether they are rapped or sung, they re-
main inspired by life in urban Cape Town.
The bands 10-year anniversary albumwas
released in December with previous favour-
ites remixed and remastered, as well as three
brand new tracks.
Pre-sale tickets are available from
www.plankton.mobi forR100.Ticketsarealso
available at the gate for R120 or R60 for those
with a valid student card. Children under 12
years get in free when accompanied by an
adult. Admission to the concert venue starts
at 15:00, with the opening act starting at 16:00
and the main act at 17:00.
Bring blankets and chairs.
For the full line-up of bands, directions and
more info visit Backsbergconcerts on Face-
book.
One luckyPaarl Post reader can win a dou-
ble ticket to the concert. SMS your name and
the name of the band performing to 37405
(R1,50).
Paarl Familiefees byDe Poort
Die Paarl Familiefees word aangebied
deur NG Suider-Paarl-gemeente vanaf
08:00 tot 23:00 by De Poort Erfenis Terrein,
Suider-Paarl.
Die toegangsfooi isR50 (R10virkinders).
Parkering is R20.
Vir navrae, bel Madelein Fourie by
021 863 2700.
Pret by PretoppiePleinmark
Die Pret-oppie-Plein-mark vind Saterdag 8
Maart plaas oorkant die Afrikaanse Taalmu-
seum (op die hoek van Hoof- en Malherbe-
straat).
Vanaf 09:00 tot 15:00 kan jy rondsnuffel by
diestalletjies,koffieofkoeldrankdrinkterwyl
die kleingoed in die kindertuin speel of die
Taalmuseum vir n gratis begeleide toer be-
soek (11:00 en 14:00), of poseer vir n foto in ou-
tydse klere. Van die items te koop is dekor-
items, geskenke, juweliersware, piekniek-
komberse, boeke, eetgoed, plante en meer.
Besigtig ook kunswerke van een van die
Paarl se kunstenaars, Selvyn Pekeur, en sy
neef, Travers Gilfillan, wat in die Historium
Konferensiesentrum uitgestal word.
Parkering is beskikbaar by die Toringkerk-
saal, opdieMuseum-plein, indie strate enpar-
keerareas rondom die museum. Toegang is
gratis.
Die mark word ten bate van erfenisbewa-
ringaangebieddeurdieAfrikaanseTaalmuse-
um en die Historium Konferensiesentrum.
RadioKCsaaivanaf09:00tot12:00regstreeks
uitvanafdiemuseumsevoorstoep.Vanaf12:00
tot 14:00 sal plaaslike kunstenaars optree.
Stalletjies isbeskikbaar teenR150enkanbe-
spreekwordbyAmilaErnstzenby021 872 2022
of info@historium.co.za. Besoek www.taal-
museum.co.za.
14
Paarl Post
6 Maart, 2014
Sake Post
Business Post
RugbyUnions finances
healthy
Boland Rugby Union held its
AnnualGeneralMeetingat the
BolandRugby Stadium inWel-
lington on Thursday 27 Febru-
ary.
Francois Davids lead the meet-
ing in the Flappie Lochner Hall.
Davids is inhis fifth termaspresi-
dent of the Boland Rugby Union
and gave an overview of 2013.
He said although the union
faced a few challenges last year,
he was pleased with the efforts of
the new Boland Rugby executive
management team, especially in terms of their
contribution and guidance at development-lev-
el.
Afterhis first yearas chief executiveoperator
of the BolandRugbyUnion in 2013,Willie Small
said that theBolandRugbygroupshowedaprof-
it in 2013.
Small added, however, that various challeng-
es still need to be addressed to improve Boland
Rugbys cashreserves so theunioncan increase
the financial support they offer clubs.
The union and companys financial position
is very healthy, but the withdrawal of Regent
Insurance as title sponsor of
BolandRugbyfrom1Julyisaneg-
ative aspect that we need to con-
vert into a positive challenge, he
said.
Small also spoke about action
plans thatwill be implemented to
enhance cooperation and devel-
opment in various departments.
These plans will also highlight
Boland Rugbys contribution to-
wards transformation at a profes-
sional level.
The Cavaliers, once again,
stayed true to the transformation
objectives andwewere successful in rewarding
several of our club players with opportunities
to debut on a professional level for the Regent
Boland Cavaliers.
Withmore than 80%of the BolandRugbyUn-
ions clubs being present at theAnnual General
Meeting, the reaction towards the financial re-
portwas largely positive, especially because the
report showed a profit for the union in the 2013
financial year. The audit report indicated that
the financial state andadministrationofBoland
Rugby is in good standing and that the union
will enter 2014 in a healthy state.
VinPro tevredemet aksynsverhoging
Dit is verblydend dat die regering met die
nuut aangekondigde aksynsverhogings van-
jaar groter begrip getoon het vir die unieke
uitdagings van die Suid-Afrikaanse wynbe-
dryf.
Aksynsverhoging van 6,2% op natuurlike
wyn, 10% op vonkelwyn en 12% op brande-
wyn is deur die minister van finansies, Pra-
vin Gordhan, aangekondig tydens die jaar-
likseNasionaleBegrotingsredeop26Februa-
rie. Volgens Rico Basson, besturende
direkteur van VinPro die verteenwoordi-
gende organisasie vir sowat 3 600wynprodu-
sente enkelders is die verhoging in aksyns-
belastingopwyndie laagste in jare,watdaar-
op dui dat tesourie gehoor gegee het aan die
bedryf se pleidooi.
Die 12%-verhoging in brandewyn sal egter
verdere druk plaas op verkoopsvolumes van
hierdie belangrike segment van die wynbe-
dryf, wat reedsmeer as 50%van sy kleinhan-
delprys aan aksyns en BTW betaal.
Die wynbedryf speel n wesenlike rol in
werkskepping, groei en generering van bui-
telandse valuta. Daarom ondersteun ons die
sterk fokusdeurdieministeropdie elemente
van die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan, en
spesifiek die belangrikheid van die privaat-
sektor se bydrae tot ekonomiese groei, s
Basson.
Daar heers egter kommer oor die omvang
van onwettige drankhandel en die sosio-eko-
nomiese impakvanalkoholmisbruik.Diebe-
dryf rig daarom verto aan die regering om
n verantwoordelike beleidsraamwerk met
gefokusdeaksiesdaar te stel, enverbindhom
tot noue samewerking in hierdie verband,
het Basson beklemtoon.
Nominate
food
producers
The hunt for South
Africas best small
food producers is
on as nominations
for The Eat Out
Zonnebloem Pro-
duce Awards begin
to pour in.
The nomination
process is open to
the public until 12
March.
Theseawards ac-
knowledge and cel-
ebrate outstand-
ing, independent
South African pro-
ducers, food mar-
kets and outlets for
their innovation,
passion, integrity
and care for the en-
vironment.
Visit http://
www.eatout.co.za/
article/2014-eat-
zonnebloem-pro-
duce-awards-nom-
inations/ or e-mail
info@eatout.co.za
for further infor-
mation.
The winners will
be announced in
Stellenbosch on 12
April.
One of Wellingtons oldest homesteads has been converted into a luxury boutique ho
tel. The Au de Hex Boutique Hotel, on the Hexberg Road, with ten luxury guest
suites and wedding and conference facilities, was officially opened last week. Here at
the opening from left are Ben Turner, Theo Heydenrich, Eloise Heydenrich, Petru Ma
lan (owner), Marlene Malan (owner) Samuel Pieterse and Madeleine Pieterse. Au de
Hex will be hosting Rocco de Villiers at a Sunset Concert on 15 March in their beauti
ful gardens. For more information visit www.audehex.co.za..
15
Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Geklassifiseerd
Classifieds
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Paarl Post
6 March, 2014
Geklassifiseerd
Classifieds
FAMILIE-
KENNISGEWINGS
STERFGEVALLE
1005
SAMUELS: COLIN
Passed away peacefully on
2 March 2014. God's grea-
test gift. Remembrance
Van der Berg, Lategan &
Wessels families.
IN MEMORIAM
1015
ARENDSE RICHARD-
DEAN
03.03.1990 - 15.12.2003
Ons kan nie jou verjaarsdag
met jou vier nie, maar koe-
ster al die mooi herinne-
ringe in ons hart. Reggie,
Rochelle & Jeff.
DAVIDS: JULIANA
CHARMAIN 05.03.1960
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