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GORDONSBAAIHUIS BRAND: Ruanda Brand van Gordonsbaai in haar huis in die Oudewerfkompleks wat Sater

dag in n brand beskadig is nadat die dak vlam gevat het. LEES VOLLEDIGE STORIE OP BLS 6

WATNOU?

29 hits

and counting

DistrictMail has tallied up

the number of armed rob

beries in the Helderberg

since the beginning of the

year and locals are

concerned.

GET THE FULL STORY

ON PAGE 4

n 20jarige man

van Macassar het

Maandag in die

SomersetWes

landdroshof

voorgekom nadat sy broer se

vriendin, LeeJane du Plessis

(20), doodgesteek is.

Sir Lowrians

in TOP league

In a real Cinderella story,

local rugby club Sir

Lowrians are set to play

in Super League A in

2015

FOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS

IN

HOF

2DistrictMail

28 Augustus, 2014

Nuus

News

Accolades fordetective

DELIAH

BRINKHUIS

Sacrificing his

weekends to solve

cases has paid off

for Detective Ser-

geantMarius Eras-

musof theLwandle

Police.

Yesterday, Eras-

mus (36) received a

standing ovation

from his Station

Commander, Lieu-

tenant Colonel Sivi-

we Somtsewu; Head

of Detectives, Cap-

tainAndriesGelden-

huys, and colleagues for being instrumental

in the successful conviction of four murder

suspects.

The four crimeswere committed between

May 2013 and May this year. The harshest

conviction for these crimes was a 15-year

sentence.Asentenceof 12yearsand twosen-

tences of 10 years each were also gained.

Erasmus emphasised that a goodworking

relationship with the state prosecutors at

the Strand Magistrates Court and the po-

lices forensic departments havemuch to do

with these cases being concluded so soon.

Piles of dockets cover his desk in his

cramped office. He says he receives about

28 dockets for new cases a month, of which

one will surely be for murder.

Themostchallengingof the fourcaseswas

thatofa26-year-oldwomanwhowasaccused

of murdering her 31-year-old boyfriend by

setting his home on fire.

Erasmus says initially there was very lit-

tle evidence linking thewoman to the crime

that was committed on 7 April. After an ar-

gument earlier that day, the woman re-

turned to her boy-

friends house at

about 22:30, locked

the door from the

outside and set the

shack alight. She

then fled.

Neighbours in

the neighbouring

shacks heard the

mans cries, but

wereunabletohelp

as the fire was

raging out of con-

trol. All eight

shacks on theprop-

erty were burnt to

the ground and se-

veral injurieswere

reported.

Erasmus gathered evidence from several

witnesses who had heard the woman threa-

tening to set her boyfriends house alight on

previous occasions. He presented the evi-

dencetothewoman,whothenconfessedthat

she had committed the crime.

Erasmusalsohelpedtosuccessfullyarrest

five armed robbers who had terrorised

Lwandle businesses. He recalls that 25 cases

of armed robberies of businesses were re-

ported in one month last year.

In September last year, while buying cof-

fee at the BP Garage close by, he noticed a

silvergreyAvanzawith tintedwindowsthat

was thought to belong to the robbers. Eras-

mus says themenalsonoticedhimand tried

to avoid him, but he followed them into

Lwandle and requested back-up from his

CrimePreventionUnitandtheMetroPolice.

The robbers were cornered and arrested.

They were linked to 18 of the 25 robberies.

Erasmus, who has been in the police force

for 12 years, is naturally proud of these suc-

cesses. This is what a job as a policemen

is about. We have to put criminals behind

bars, he says.

He started his career at Strand Police in

2002 and joined his colleagues in Lwandle

two years later. He joined the detective

branch in 2008.

Erasmus,bornandraised inAshton in the

Klein Karoo, is grateful for the support of

his parents, Sally and Ivan, and his fianc,

who believes in him and helped him in try-

ing times. He is also grateful to his col-

leagues and Captain Geldenhuys for their

good working relationship.

Detective Sergeant Marius Erasmus of the

Lwandle Police has been lauded for success

fully solving four murder cases.

PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS

Moordverdagte se saak uitgestel

JAMEY GORDON

Die moordverdagte

Grant van Wyk (20), van

Macassar, het Maandag

in die Somerset-Wes-

landdroshof voorgekom.

Dt volgnVanWykna

bewering sy broer se

vriendin, Lee-Jane du

Plessis (20), verlede Don-

derdag doodgesteek het.

Du Plessis was n ma-

trikulant aan Macassar

Sekondr.

Die voorval het om-

streeks 15:00 plaasge-

vind.

Volgens Du Plessis se

ma, Jane Hendricks (41),

hethaardogteropdidag

van die skool af na die

Van Wyk-woning in

Soekmekaarstraat ge-

gaan.

Du Plessis en VanWyk

het n argument gehad

oor n paar nege-karaat goue oorbelle. Hen-

dricks s Van Wyk se ma het toe ingegryp toe

Du Plessis met n skerp voorwerp in die nek ge-

steek is.

Du Plessis is deur haar

krel na die Macassar-ge-

sondheidsentrum gedra

virmediesehulp.Syheteg-

ter aan haar wonde be-

swyk.

Hendricks s Du Plessis

word onthou vir haar le-

wenslus, voorbeeldige per-

soonlikheid, liefde vir kin-

ders en passie vir sing.

Hendricks vertel voorts

dat Du Plessis die afgelope

paar weke veral opgewon-

de was oor haar komende

matriekafskeid, want sy

het reeds haar rok laat

maak en haar skoene uit-

gesit.

Sy verduidelik dat daar

ook baie opwinding was

oor die feit dat Du Plessis

vanjaar matriek sou haal.

Hendricks s Du Plessis

het altyd n goeie vorde-

ringsverslag huistoe ge-

bring en die verwagting

was dat sy verlede jaar al haar matriek sou

voltooi,maarweens nonbeplandeswanger-

skap was dit onmoontlik.

N nmiskraamopvyfmaandehet syvan-

jaar weer haar matriek aangepak.Volgens

Yusuf Abrahams, skoolhoof van Macassar

Sekondr, was Du Plessis n voorbeeldige

leerder en vasbeslote om n sukses van haar

skoolloopbaan te maak.

n Roudiens is gisteraand in dieMacassar

Sekondre Skoolsaal gehou.

nTweede roudiens sal ook om11:00mre

(Vrydag) deur die skool gehou word.

Du Plessis sal om 08:00 Saterdag vanuit

die skoolsaal begrawe word.

Van Wyk se hofsaak is uitgestel na 1 Sep-

tember.

LeeJane du Plessis

3DistrictMail

28 August, 2014

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Noisy Lourensfordvenuegets

approvalbut remainsona tight leash

DALEEN FOUCH

Lourensford Wine Estate now has per-

mission to host weddings after doing so

for almost three years without realising

they needed permission.

The wedding venue has been the subject

of various noise complaints by neighbours,

including the Erinvale Home Owners Asso-

ciation (HOA), which led to a notice being

servedto theLourensfordWineEstatebythe

City of Cape Town regarding the legality of

the wedding venue.

Koos Jordaan, general manager of Lou-

rensfordWineEstate, said the estatewasnot

aware thatbyhostingweddingsat thevenue,

it was contravening city regulations.

He said the estate determined it did not

have permission to host events at the venue

only after it received its first noise com-

plaint. It then resolved to gain the required

permission. An application was submitted

to the City of Cape Town after the notice was

served and was approved last week under

stringent conditions.

The application included a noise impact

study and proposed measures to reduce the

noise disturbance.

Theapplicationwascontestedby theErin-

vale HOA, which employed a town planner

to argue their case.

Stuart Pringle, chairperson of Subcouncil

8, said the approval is under condition of

strict restrictions with which the wedding

venue must comply.

Permission for the wedding venue is only

valid for a year and a half and if any of the

conditions are not met or noise complaints

are received, the approval will not be re-

newed. Pringle said the venue is allowed to

host 10 events per month and no events will

be allowed on Sundays.

LourensfordWineEstatehas30days to im-

plement mitigating measures to reduce the

noise disturbance and if any complaints are

received, the city will investigate and mea-

sure the sound levels at the venue.

Pringle said approval was given for the

wedding venue because the subcouncil sup-

ports economic development and measures

have been put in place to address com-

plaints.

Jordaan said he is confident that the miti-

gating measures, which he says will cost an

estimated half a million rand, will be suc-

cessful, adding that good neighbourly con-

duct is a strategic part of the Lourensford

Wine Estates vision.

He said Lourensford Wine Estate has also

cancelled all its big events, including theAb-

sa Cape Epic, andwill only continue hosting

theGetawayShowanda fewsmallmountain

biking events.

He said the reason for this decision is be-

cause of the traffic impacts these big events

have on the area.

John Arnold, chairperson of the Erinvale

HOA, said that although the approval of the

wedding venue is not 100% ideal, the strin-

gent restrictions will help to manage the

sound levels.

We could not expect a better outcome as

measures are in place to deal with any com-

plaints and objections.

The Lourensford Wine Estate may now legally host weddings after doing so for almost three

years without realising they needed permission. PHOTO: JEANPIERRE UYS

4DistrictMail

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29hits onbusinesses andcounting

JAMEY GORDON

A staggering 29 armed robberies

have occurred at businesses in

the Helderberg since January.

This is the number of incidents

DistrictMailhas reported on, but lo-

cal police stations would not con-

firm them as they said all statistics

areonlyreleasedonanannualbasis

by the police minister.

Nowrumourhasit thatAmerican

Swiss closed its doors in Somerset

West on 13 August because it had

been cleaned out in a second armed

robbery just two weeks before. The

storewas robbed of R300 000 in cash

during lunchtime on Valentines

Day, while all its shelves were emp-

tied out during a second robbery on

Tuesday 29 July, when two armed

menhit the store just before closing

time. The Foschini Group, which

includes American Swiss, would

not confirm that the stores closure was as a

result of the armed robberies.

Since January, DistrictMail has carried a

number of articles on what some locals de-

scribeasacrimewavehitting theHelderberg.

The newspaper recorded a total of 29 armed

robberies in the last eight months. Of these,

10 occurred in the Strand, 14 in SomersetWest,

two in Sir Lowrys Pass and one in Firgrove.

Seven of the 14 robberies in Somerset West

were at businesses in Main Road, among them

Markham,Mr Price, American Swiss, Telkom,

Legit and Mojos.

Woolworths inMainRoadnearly became the

latest victim on Saturday, when

twoarmedmenenteredthestore

just before closing time at 15:00.

According to a police report, the

men demanded cash from the

cashiers. The cashiers could not

open the tills without authorisa-

tion, though, and the men then

fled.

Sergeant Suzan Jantjies,

spokesperson for the Somerset

West Police, says that violent

crimes such as business robber-

ies have increased this year

when compared to last year.

This is of great concern to

us, she says. A number of de-

velopments have been institut-

ed, suchasbusiness forummeet-

ings for business owners and

managers, and public meetings

to imploreothers toreportsuspi-

cious people and vehicles, share

ideas and utilise resources to

combat and prevent armed rob-

beries. Operations are also conducted on a

weekly basis, says Jantjies.

ConstableMbuleloMafuna,spokesperson

for the StrandPolice, says insufficient secu-

rity measures at businesses are implicated

in thespike inarmedrobberies. Somebusi-

nesses are not security oriented or do not

have enough security measures in place,

he says. To address the

problem, hot spots have

been identified and police

visibility has been in-

creased. We need the busi-

ness community to comeon

board. Unfortunately it seems this will take

some time to happen. On 22 July, a meeting

was called specifically for the business com-

munity, but the turnout was very disap-

pointing.

He says the Strand Police are working

closely with local private security provid-

ers, and this is making a positive impact.

The way forward, he says, is for every-

one to come on board. We need to establish

our business forum. We appreciate the com-

munitymemberswhohavealready joined the

neighbourhood watch but we need more peo-

ple to join the fight against crime.

Magel Grov, a SomersetWest CBDproper-

tyownerandmemberon thesteeringcommit-

tee for the proposed Somerset West Special

Rating Area (SRA), believes the biggest prob-

lem ispolice visibility. Theexcuse that there

arenotenoughresourcestoensurepolicevisi-

bility in the CBD will no longer suffice. We

are not being protected by the police, and we

feel abandoned, says Grov.

If this continues, honest people trying to

make a living will not have work; shoppers

or clients will be scared and stay away, and

business owners will be forced to close their

doors.

Stephen Leppan, a Somerset West resident

who organised a very well supported anti-

crime march two Saturdays ago, believes the

SomersetWestCBDhasbecomeasoft target

witheasyescaperoutes, suchas the thorough-

fare at Busy Corner. He believes businesses

arenotmakingsufficientefforts todetercrim-

inal activity. If you look at businesses that

have been targeted by armed robbers, its

businessesthatdonothavesufficientsecurity

measures in place.

Some of these businesses have no CCTV

cameras and tills are posi-

tioned opposite or next to en-

trances. Even after being hit,

security measures were not

improved, says Leppan.

Leppan is working closely

with the Helderberg Crime Watch (HCW),

which plans to form a visible taskforce to po-

lice the CBD.

DistrictMailwas unable to obtain comment

from Hugh Roe, operations manager at Hel-

derberg Crime Watch and chairperson of the

Somerset West Community Police Forum.

This graph detailing the number of armed business robberies in the

Helderberg has been compiled from reports carried in the District

Mail. The police were not prepared to release official statistics.

No justice forVanessayet

CASSY VAN EEDEN

The case of the brutal at-

tack on former Nomzamo

residentandanimal rescu-

er Vanessa Cunningham

hasbeenpostponedforfur-

ther investigation.

The twosuspects thatwere

initially arrested for the at-

tack, and who were released

on warning, appeared again

in the Strand Magistrates

Court onTuesday 26August.

On 26 July, Cunningham

was attacked by sixmen and had her head

poundedwith a hammer by awoman. The

attack took place on her property in Nom-

zamo.

I feel like I have a bit of brain damage,

quite literally,CunninghamtoldDistrict-

Mail on Tuesday. Initially Cunningham

was told that she had a severe concussion

after being rushed to the hospital while

unconscious.

Cunningham said that the magistrate

asked to see her medical forms that de-

tailed her condition when

she was rushed to hospital

after the attack, but themed-

ical forms were nowhere to

be found during Tuesdays

appearance.

Cunningham said that the

woman suspect told the ma-

gistrate that Cunningham

had in fact attacked her out

of nowhere with a knife and

that I had inflicted injuries

on her.

They also said that they

have never owned a ham-

mer, said Cunningham.

Although there were numerous wit-

nesses to the attack, none appeared before

themagistrateonTuesday.Asaresult, the

case was postponed.

Cunningham said that she will not be

returning to her residence in Nomzamo,

where she originallymoved to rescue ani-

malsasapartof theTownshipAnimalRes-

cue organisation.

Sergeant Mthokozisi Gama, spokesper-

son for the Lwandle Police, said that the

case is still under investigation.

Vanessa Cunningham.

Motorists are taking action against the re-

cent spike in crime on the N2 by joining a

peaceful protest drive on Saturday.

The protest will include a convoy of cars

andwill start from08:00at theBuildersWare-

house in Somerset West. The convoy will

depart at 09:00 and drive at a minimal speed

of 60 km/hour on the N2 all the way to the

City Centre.

The convoy will take the turn-off at Strand

Street and proceed to the N1 to Paardenein-

land and down to the West Coast Road (R27)

to Melkbosstrand where a bring and braai is

planned andparticipants are invited to camp

over.

The protest is being organised by theWest-

ern Cape Action Forum and has strict rules

of participation. Protesters are only allowed

todrive in the left lane.Carsmaydisplayban-

ners and posters, but nothing is allowed to

obstruct the view of the driver. All posters

must be secured to prevent littering.

Protest drive against N2 crime

5

DistrictMail

28 August, 2014

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6DistrictMail

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Homeless to tackle litter in SWCBD

DALEEN FOUCH

People living on the streets of So-

merset West are joining the com-

munity effort to restore the Cen-

tral Business District (CBD) to its

former glory by participating in a

mass clean-up on Sunday.

The initiative was proposed by

Andy Loughton, chairperson of

the Local Network of Care, during

his weekly Sunday sermon at the

open area behind the Helderberg

Street Peoples Centre in Victoria

Street.

Loughton says he asked the

group of homeless people during

his sermon to band together and

show the Somerset West commu-

nity that they also care about the

town in a tangible way.

He says at first the group was

hesitant to commit themselves to

the initiative, but once one or two

agreed to join, the entire group en-

thusiastically followed.

Theplanis to fillupto1 000black

bags with litter. Over 500 clear re-

cycling bags will also be provided.

Thecongregationwillmeetasusu-

al at 08:30, after which tea and

bread will be served. Groups will

then go to different areas, inclu-

ding the old bridge in Main Road,

the abandoned Bellona building,

Southey Vines and other littered

areas within the CBD.

The Somerset 1 Facebook group

has also joined the initiative.

Those who take part in the clean-

up will be rewarded with hot dogs

supplied by members of the com-

munity. Loughton says this initia-

tive aims to create aplatformwere

people can connect with one ano-

ther on a human level. He says

there isaperceptionthateveryone

living on the streets is a criminal.

This perception is not true and

needs to be dispelled.

The homeless community is

prepared to do whatever they can

to contribute.

Loughtens long-term plan in-

cludes providing a dry place in

SomersetWestwith ablution facil-

ities, akitchenandstorage forpeo-

ple toput theirbelongings.Hesays

the current system requires Law

Enforcementtotakehomelesspeo-

ple away from unwanted areas,

but many have nowhere to take

their belongings.

Loughten invites everyone who

is interested to join the Sunday

sermon and the clean-up.

Brandbreek inhuis sedakuit

DELIAH BRINKHUIS

Die Here het dit gestop.

DisdiewoordevanGordonsbaai-

inwoner Ruanda Brand, wie se

huis Saterdag in n brand beskadig

is.

Die brand by die dubbelverdie-

ping-huis in die Oudewerf-kom-

pleks in Seeteufelsingel het net

voor 10:00 uitgebreek.

Volgens Brand was haar man en

twee werkers reeds vroeg die og-

gend besig om aan die dak wat lek

te werk om dit te versel.

Brand vertel dat sy in die sitka-

mer op die grondvloer was en net

besig was om haar Bybelstudieses-

sie af te sluit toe hul twee Duitse

herdershonde onrustig begin raak

endie papegaai in sykouookbegin

skree het.

Ek het gedink dat dit oor die

twee werkers was wat vreemd vir

hulle was, het sy ges.

n Angstige buurman se skielike

verskyning in die voordeur het

haar egter laat besef dat iets fout

was.

Julle huis brand! het hy ge-

skree.

Syhetslegshaarhandsakgegryp

en met die honde en papegaai na

buite gehardloop. Buite was n ge-

skarrel soos bure tuinslange ge-

bring het om die brand te blus. Die

water in die komplekswas egter af-

geskakel vir die installering van

watermeters. Nog n buurman het

homgounadiehekgehaasengevra

dat die water aangeskakel word.

Brand s dat die brandweer ook

gou op die toneel was en die brand

gouonderbeheergebringengeblus

is.

Brand en haar man, albei pensi-

oenarisse en oorspronklik van

Hermanus,hetsowatdrie jaargele-

de di huis begin bou en is dit ses

maande gelede voltooi.

Brand het in 2004 n nieroorplan-

ting gehad en ook verlede jaar n

operasie ondergaan om haar pan-

kreasteverwyderendaarisbesluit

om eerder na Gordonsbaai te trek

sodat sy nader aan die hospitale is.

Volgens Brand was daar ses

maande se medikasie ter waarde

van R17 000 in haar klerekas in die

slaapkamer waar die brand ont-

staan het. Sy is dankbaar dat die

brand nie verder versprei het en

die binnekant van die huis ook be-

skadig het nie.

Die huis was egter nog nie verse-

ker nie en hulle sou versekering

aanvrasodradiedak aanbou-regu-

lasies voldoen het. Hierdie week

het hulle die dienste van bou-inge-

nieurs en bouers gekry om die

brand-beskadigde dak te herstel.

Volgens Brand sal dit meer as

R30 000 kos om die dak te vervang.

VolgensBrandhetdie isoleerma-

teriaal in die plafon vermoedelik

begin smelt en later vlamgevat ter-

wyl haar man die dak gesel het.

Bouregulasies verplig n mens

om di materiaal in die dak te in-

stalleer. Ek vrees dat dit dalk weer

aan die brand kan raak, s sy.

Werkers besig om n plastiekseil oor die gebrande dak te trek om wa

terskade te probeer voorkom.

Petition to close

Busy Corner

An online petition to close the entrance to the

Somerset West taxi rank next to the Helder-

berg Street Peoples Centre, known as Busy

Corner, is on local Facebook pages.

The call for signatures was made on the

Somerset 1 Facebook Page and claims that

criminals use this thoroughfare to escape au-

thorities. The petition already hasmore than

200 signatures, and calls for at least 1 000 sig-

natures.

Andy Loughton, chairperson of the Local

Network of Care, however, said he submitted

the same request to the City of Cape Town a

while back. The city intends to redesign the

area to build a transport hub at that location.

He said that is why the city will not erect a

fence, as it will be demolished for the con-

struction of the transport hub.

TheDistrictMailwill report on theprogress

of the transport hub in next weeks edition.

7DistrictMail

28 August, 2014

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Involving communities in

conservation

DALEEN FOUCH

Even though the environmental move-

ment has been gaining momentum the

world over, the current approach to con-

servation is losing ground due to a lack

of community buy-in.

There are currently over 621 biospheres in

the world managed by Unesco (United Na-

tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organisation) and the Kogelberg is regarded

as theoneofmostdiverse,accordingtoJohan

West, chairperson of the Kogelberg Bio-

sphere Reserve.

TheKogelberg Biosphere forms part of the

Cape Floral Kingdom, which boasts 1 300

plant species per 10 000 square kilometres.

The nextmost biodiverse area is theAmazon

basin, with just 400 species per 10 000 square

kilometres.

TheCapeFloralKingdomalsohasmoreen-

demic species (ca. 5 800) for its area than any-

where else in the world. In comparison, the

whole UK only has 20 endemic species.

Kogelberg covers an area of more than

100 000 ha. It stretches upwards from Gor-

donsBay, throughSirLowrysPass, over the

mountains past Grabouw, down to the coast

just west of Hermanus and back along the

coast to Gordons Bay.

West says theWestern Cape landscape has

drastically changed over the past 100 years

and an environment that used to be home to

lion, antelope, zebra andmany other smaller

creatures, now only offers isolated sanctuar-

ies for what little wildlife remains.

Unlike traditional reserves, biospheres

are not fenced off and often include human

settlements, which may encourage active

participation of the population in conserva-

tion activities.

This is why a new approach in conserva-

tion is being tested at the Kogelberg Bio-

sphere, says West.

He says the Biosphere is taking a new ap-

proach in protecting this pristine area, one

which actively involves the surrounding

communities. West explains that in the past,

communitieswouldonlyhelpwith conserva-

tionwhen and if they could benefit from con-

servation throughtourismrevenues. If these

rundry, communities tend toplaceconserva-

tion on the back seat and try to pursue other

sources of revenue, which in some cases

couldhaveanegativeenvironmental impact.

TheKogelbergBiosphereReserve is trying

to prevent this from happening through di-

rectly involving communities and by creat-

ing employment in them.

One such a project is The Catchment-2-

Coast Project thatmanages a small grants fa-

cility providing organisations with funding,

capacity building and training to offer eco-

systems services.

These could include the removal of alien

vegetation, environmental awareness and

recycling, erosion prevention, planting of in-

digenous vegetation and fire-fighting and

prevention.

Existing job-creation projects include an

alternative brick building business in Elgin,

river cleaning projects in Elgin and

Grabouw, gardening projects and recycling

swop shops.

A sign has also been erected on the Old Sir

Lowrys Pass Road to inform people they are

entering a biosphere while another sign is

being planned for Kleinmond.

West says these initiatives aim to inform

and involve the community in conservation

effortsandencourageresidents to learnmore

about their diverse and beautiful home.

The Kogelberg Bioshpere Reserve has an

office at the Mthimkhulu Village in Klein-

mond. Contact them on 028 271 4792

The Kogelberg Bioshpere Reserve as seen from Clarence Drive en route to Pringle Bay.

PHOTO: DALEEN FOUCH

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28 Augustus, 2014

Hoofartikelblad

Leader Page

District

Mail

Stuur jou sms na 32465

Begin die sms met die woord

MENSE en tik dan jou boodskap.

S jou s

S jou s

) Our beachfront is a disgrace, especially in the vi

cinity of Deep Blue which was supposed to have

been demolished and looks like a dumping ground

for rubble.

) Can we not get an expert to synchronise our traffic

lights in the Helderberg? Especially the traffic lights

at the intersection of Beach Road.

) Ongelooflik vinnig dt is die paaieafdeling van

die Strand. Ek het Donderdag gekla oor die toestand

van die parkeerarea in die Gallowaysentrum, en

Maandag was alles opgevul en herstel. Welgedaan.

Baie dankie aan die mense van die paaieafdeling.

Dit is wonderlik om deel te wees van s n gemeen

skap. Verbaasde Gautenger.

)Mense dit raak nou n groot probleem dat Easy

Cars se mense die hele Darriesstraat toe parkeer. Iets

moet dringend aan die saak gedoen word. Mev Ja-

cobs, Strand.

)While travellingdownSteynsrust Road towards the

sea, at the roundabout there is a yield sign blocked

out by a Helderberg Village sign. Is this acceptable?

) Ek wil my ongelukkigheid oor ons strande wat so

vuil en bemors word uitspreek. Ek is een van die vele

mense wat daagliks op die strand stap. Mensafval,

kondome (die wat reeds gebruik was), stukkende

wynbottels wat n vuil gemors. Wie is verantwoor

delik om die wet hier toe te pas? Willie Nieuwoudt

) Baie geluk aan al die Strand stoeiers wat gekies

is tot die WPspan. Julle is n voorbeeld vir ons jeug.

Werklik trots op julle. BSSK rock! n Baie trotse ouer

van die Strand.

)My sincere thanks to the good gentleman who of

fered to pay for my loaf of bread and a small packet

of cheese at the Strand OK supermarket on Tuesday

19 August, when I had discovered at the till point

that I was a few rands short. In turn I offered to refund

him at a later stage, but he declined. May God bless

you abundantly for your kindness and generosity!

) The anonymous SMS criticising the Helderberg

Residents Action Association (HRAA) has clearly

never even tried to contact them. Theyareamost help

ful, positive organisation and certainly not there to

promote the interests of the City of Cape Town. The

fact that no rival residents association exists shows

people are happy with HRAA. J Mitchell

) A big thank you to Zea, Joan, DillonWilliams and

Leslie de Sousa for assisting when I was mugged on

17 August. God bless. Rosemary Jooste

S dankie, geluk, jammer, lief jou....

ThanksSteve for

organising themarch

I wish to thank Stephen Leppan for or-

ganising a well-managed and visible

march against crime.

It is high time that all the residents

ofHelderberg joined their suburb crime

watch organisations.

This high visibility method will be

taken to all the suburbs and I will cer-

tainly join.

Thank you Steve.

PAT REAVELL

SOMERSET WEST

SAP lauds communitymarchagainst crime

The recent march against crime was an ex-

cellent initiative of the community, securi-

ty sector and police to raise awareness of

our partnership in our fight against crime

in our area.

It displayed a community committed and

united in its fight against crime together

with the police

It sent out a strongmessage to criminals,

that this community is fighting crime to-

gether with the SAPS.

We have not received any complaints or

negative responses to this event.

Crime hot-spots have been identified and

intensive patrols and operations are being

held in those areas.

SERGEANT SUZAN JANTJIES

SOMERSET WEST POLICE

Sincerelygrateful forwheelchair

I, Moegsien Rhoda, an amputee would first

like to thank Allah (God) our creator and

sustainer for making me Muslim.

I then want to thank The Rachel Swart

Fund, their manager Joy Badham Thorn-

hill, and her friend from the Rachel Swart

Fund, for assisting me in getting a 16 CE

battery operated wheelchair.

I alsowant to thank the anonymous spon-

sor for donating the wheelchair to me. May

the Lord always be with you.

Ialsowant to thankmyfamilyandfriends

for helping me these past two years.

My life completely changed from the first

day I received the wheelchair.

Iappeal toanyonethatcan, toassist some-

one in need. You too can change someone

elses life, as my life was changed.

Banking details of Rachel Swart Fund

NedbankRondebosch, BranchNo. 104809

Account No. 1048017575

MOEGSIEN RHODA

Residents

unite to fight

crime&grime

Its fantastic to see so many people

in the Helderberg stand together as

a united force and do something to

tryandstop crimeandclearup litter

in our CBDs.

The recent well-organised anti-

crimemarch by SomersetWest resi-

dents and the planned protest this

Saturday by motorists on the N2,

protesting about vehicles being

stoned and attacks on motorists on

the N2, are prime examples of this.

Another great initiative is to re-

store the Sometset West Central

BusinessDistrict (CBD)toits former

glory by asking people living on the

streets toparticipateinamassclean-

up this Sunday.

The idea was proposed by Andy

LoughtonduringhisweeklySunday

sermon in Victoria Street.

He asked homeless people to band

together and pick up litter to show

Somerset West residents that they

also care about the town.

The plan is to fill 1 000 black bags

with litter. The congregation will

meet as usual at 08:30 in the open ar-

ea behind Victoria Street after

which tea and bread will be served.

Groups will then go out to different

areas including the old bridge in

MainRoad, the abandonedhouse in-

Bellona Street, Southeys Vines and

other littered areas within the CBD

and collect the litter.

Initiatives like these unite a com-

munityandsendoutaclearmessage

that Somerset West residents care

about their town and will not toler-

ate crime or grime.

Watternommer skakel onsvir noodhulpopN2?

Die berig deur Jamey Gordon in Distriks-

pos van 21 Augustus 2014, oor n padge-

bruiker op die N2 wat geen hulp by 10111

kon kry nie, is hoogs verontrustend.

Hierdie is nie n geval van n persoon

wat nalatigwas en sonder brandstof langs

die pad gaan staan het nie, hierdie was n

noodgeval waar hy vir sy lewe van sy aan-

vallers moes vlug.

As Kaptein van Wyk dan beweer dat

hierdie roete in sy geheel deur die Wes-

Kaapse Blitspatrollie, bygestaan deur pa-

trollies van plaaslike polisiestasies en an-

der wetstoepassingsagente gepatrolleer

word, kanu, as gemeenskapskoerant, u le-

sers n groot guns bewys deur eerstens

te probeer uitvind waarom 10111 nie kon

opdaag om te help nie, en tweedenswatter

nommers dan wel geskakel kan word in

n soortgelyke noodgeval.

STRANDLOPER

STRAND

Electricity bill shocks

)Wow. I wishmy teeny tiny threebedroom

flat used so little a month. We have prepaid

meter too never use under R1 000 a month

and I have a gas stove and gas stove kettle.

Something fishy going on Im starting to

think. Danielle Jennings Hough

)We can scream and shout however much

we like. And yet there is no one who will

listen or give us answers as to why we have

such high electricity costs. We as the people

of South Africa really deserve to be treated

better and not be ripped off like this! Year

after year, it is insane!

Charaine Wood

Kablediewe teiken Charles Morkel

) Dit is n sad situasie waarmee ons ge

meenskap sukkel. Wat vir my egter die

grootste probleem is, is die fyt dat die kabels

op die Abbatoir reeds meer as vyf jaar gele

de gesteel is en ons steeds net met beloftes

sit. Ons sal sien hoe gou word die kabels

op Morkelstadium vervang.

Christo Jacobs

) Telkom het vir ons ges hul

vervang nie meer kabels nie.

Onsmoet die selfoon van hulle

koop.

Nicholene Heunis

Another armed robbery

) This is becoming ridiculous! People will

stop buying in the CBD due to safety con

cerns!

Nikki De Jager

) Have you noticed how they only attack

the one side of Main Road?

9DistrictMail

28 August, 2014

Nuus

News

As die pot begin oorkook

Optogte in Somerset-Wes? Mense

wat baniere rondswaai en protes-

teer?

In ONS slaperige dorpie?

So verbaas was ek toe ek hoor van

die onlangse openbare protes teen

misdaad, dat hierdie rubriek n week

laat ingedien is. Ek moes eers ge-

woond raak aan die gedagte dat ons

eindelik die res van Suid-Afrika inge-

haal het, waar misdaad, onrus en woede besig

is om die norm te word eerder as die uitsonde-

ring. Geleidelik het ek besef dat dit eintlik n

wonderwerk is dat mense NOU eers die streep

van gatvol oorgesteek het. Daar is immers

al geruime tyd geluide van ontevredenheid op

ons voorstoep: Sir Lowrys Village, Grabouw

en Macassar is immers in ons dampkring en

daar prut-prut die ongeduld nie van

verlede week af nie, maar al lankal.

Daar is baie mense wat rede het om

ongelukkig te voel oor baie dinge,

maar mens moet n sekere vlak van

desperaatheid bereik voordat jy die

moeite doen om n plakkaat te maak

en daarmee te marsjeer.

Die eerste opsie is gewoonlik om n

brief aan die koerant te skryf. Nou ja,

daarwasal baiebriewe, ook inhierdie

koerant, maar blykbaar het dit nog nie die ge-

wenste uitwerking gehad nie.

Sal optogte die situasie omkeer? Nie op sig-

selfnie,nee.Maarasgenoegmenselankgenoeg

hard genoeg kla, sal die owerhede hopelik tot

by die punt gedryf word waar dit daadwerklik

n prioriteit word om hierdie onaanvaarbare

toedrag van sakemet veel meer erns te bejen.

Jacobs laatdiep spore

Die Helderberg-gemeen-

skap rou oor die onverwag-

sedoodvanElmundJacobs.

Jacobs (54), n Strand-inwo-

ner en geskiedenisonderwy-

seraandieHorskoolGordon,

het verlede Vrydag n n kort

siekte in die Tygerberg-hospi-

taal gesterf. Hyhet in 1978ma-

triek aan di skool behaal

waarna hy in 1984 sy diploma

inhor onderwys aandieUni-

versiteit van Wes-Kaapland

verwerf het. In 1989 het hy sy

BEd-graad behaal.

Hy het in 2004 sy onderwys-

loopbaan by die Horskool

Gordon begin waar hy aktief by rugby,

sokker en atletiek betrokke was.

Jacobswas n ywerige nutsmanwat nie

gehuiwer het om sy hande vuil te maak

nie. Benewensdie goeieherinneringewat

leerders en kollegas van hom het, sal sy

nalatenskap bly voortleef in die skoolsaal

waar hy beligting en leiklip aangel het.

Bernard Simons, Horskool Gordon se

skoolhoof, het sy meegevoel namens die

leerdersenonderwysersuitge-

spreek. Ons het n juweel ver-

loor, maar het pragtige herin-

neringe van hom.

Sykritiese denke is sterkbe-

invloed deur die Swartbewus-

synsbeweging.Askampvegter

teen apartheid het hy geglo in

n stelsel van inklusiwiteitwat

alle Suid-Afrikaners insluit.

Jacobs het saam met Godfrey

Julies, Howard Meyer, Brian

OConnell enNorah Juries die

Strand Community Action

Committee (Scat) in die vroe

jare 90 van die vorige eeu ge-

stig om arm gemeenskappe te

bemagtig. Hy was lid van die

komitee wat die eerste wettige ANC-by-

eenkoms in die Helderberg gerel het en

het ook die party se Strand-tak gestig.

Jacobs word oorleef deur sy vrou, The-

resa, en kinders, Javonne, Chant en Sha-

gon. n Gedenkdiens word om 13:00 van-

dag (Donderdag)bydieHorskoolGordon

gehou. Jacobs se begrafnisdiens is Sater-

dag om 09:00 by die St Johns Anglikaanse

kerk in Rusthof, Strand.

Wyle Elmund Ja

cobs, n onderwy

ser aan Horskool

Gordon, is verlede

Vrydag oorlede.

MUNISIPALE WERKER STERF: n Welbekende Macassar

inwoner Piet Mienies (60) het verlede Dinsdag sy stryd teen

kanker verloor. Miennies was vir 20 jaar in diens van die

Stad Kaapstad en het by die plaaslike munisipale kantoor

gewerk. Hy word oorleef deur sy vrou Judy, drie dogters

en vyf kleinkinders. Die begrafnisdiens is Saterdag om

08:30 by die St Josephs Anglikaansekerk.

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Algemeen

General

Capes FloralKingdomondisplay

Withmore than 6 000 m exhi-

bition space at Mega Park,

Bredasdorp available, it is

easy to seewhy the second an-

nualCapeFloralKingdomEx-

po from Thursday 28 to Sun-

day 31 August 2014 is seen as

the biggest indoor Fynbos ex-

po in the world.

This year the expo will focus

on conservation, cultivation,

trade and lifestyle options with

wildflowersfromtheCapeFloral

Kingdom where more than 1 000

botanical species will be

identified.

Highlights on the colour and

flavourful program include a

daily Mad Hatters High Tea

with herbalist Anoinette Pien-

aar from RSG and Kyk-Net, a

field cinema with the Care-

takers Group where visitors

will be treated to popcorn and

candy floss, a tree-planting cere-

mony, a very unique field phar-

macy and much more out of na-

ture.

Ticketsavailableatwww.com-

puticket.co.za or at the expo

gates.

Experience the splendour of the Cape Floral Kingdom at the annual

Fynbos expo.

The City of Cape Towns Naming

Committee recommended that the

park in Quinan Road, Westridge, be

renamed after the late doctor and

trade unionist, Neil Aggett.

Agget was noted for his work in

hospitals in disadvantaged areas,

and his role in empowering workers

to oppose unfair labour practices.

He died in police custody in 1981.

An inquest into the circumstances

surrounding his death by the Truth

and Reconciliation Commission

subsequently found that his treat-

ment at the hands of police was di-

rectly responsible for his death.

He has since been seen as one of

the icons of the struggle against

apartheid, and perhaps a figurehead

of the white populations role in op-

posing the injustices at the time.

Assuch,he ismentionedalongside

fellow icons Victoria Mxenge and

SteveBiko in JohnnyCleggs protest

anthem, Asimbonanga.

In termsofCouncilsNamingPol-

icy, names are considered if they are

seen to enrich cultural diversity,

commemorate historical events or

celebrate Cape Towns rich and di-

verse biosphere, said Councillor

BrettHerron, the committees chair-

person.

A public participation process is

tobe followedtoallowlocalresidents

to commenton the recommendation.

If this proposal is deemed

suitable by the public, and accepted

bytheExecutiveMayorandCouncil,

this park will serve not only to

commemorate the sacrificesmade to

topple the apartheid regime, but as

an inspiration to resist discrimina-

tionandmove forward, united, said

Herron.

Struggle heros name

up for local park

Donate soap for victims

of domestic violence

The Police Womens Network are embark-

ing on a project for victims of domestic vio-

lence by recycling all unwanted soap re-

mains.

The soap remains will be collected, recy-

cled, packaged and donated to the needy in

the Helderberg.

All unwanted soap remains can be

dropped off at the SomersetWest Police Sta-

tion until 25 November.

For more information phone Sgt Suzan

Jantjies on 021 850 1351.

Check firearm licence

and competency

All licensedfirearmownersarekindly

asked to check their license and com-

petency.

The renewal thereof must be done

90 days prior to the expiry date.

Family of deceased persons are im-

plored to inform the local police if

these firearms are in your possession

or if you are wanting to either re-li-

cence or destroy it.

Those who have not yet received or

collected their licenses or competen-

cies can contact the local designated

firearm office on 021 850 1390 or

021 850 1387.

Cupcakes 4Cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness

Month and Cupcakes of Hope is challenging

schools and companies to host a Party of

Hope on 1 September. This non-profit organ-

isation aims to raise funds for childrenwith

cancer. The main fundraising event is host-

ing the National Cupcake Day 4 Kids with

Cancer on 27 September at the Somerset

Mall. Visit www.cupcakesofhope.org.

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General

District

Diary

Send diary entries to:

jamey.thomas@media24.com

Weekly deadline:Monday, 12:00

Wewould like to invite our regular

diary advertisers to send us

pictures of their events for inclusion

in our Social or Diary section.

DONDERDAG 28 AUGUSTUS

STELLENBOSCH:

) Die beursorganisasie Studietrust vier

40 jaar van sukses om 18:00 in die Hof

meyrsaal, Kerkstraat. Almal word hartlik

genooi om die geleentheid by te woon.

Ruda Landman is die gasspreker.

0 Sabelo: 011 403 1632.

VRYDAG 29 AUGUSTUS

STRAND:

) Die legendariese country sanger Tom

my Dell deel die verhoogmet die studente

van sy musiekskool, Stages om 19:00 vir

19:30 in die StrandNoordNGKerksaal.

Besoekers word gevra om hul eie eet en

drinkgoed saam te bring. Tafels vir vier

tot agt persone is beskikbaar. Kaartjies:

R60.

0 Jannie du Toit: 072 473 2420.

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Helderberg Village Choir presents

their spring concert Show Stoppers from

the world of opera, films and musicals in

theTalaniLoungetodayandtomorrow(30

August) at 18:00. Tickets: R35.

0 Di Shelton: 072 139 7917.

SATURDAY 30 AUGUST

STELLENBOSCH:

) Cotlands hosts The High Tea Party at

the Webersburg Wine Estate. Tickets are

R350 per person for a table of 10 or 12

seats. Enquiries: Lorraine Hirst on

0 082 875 3521 or 2 lorraine

hirst@telkomsa.net.

GORDONS BAY:

) The Gordons Bay Bowling Club holds

a boot sale from 08:00 12:00. R15 per

parking bay. Please bring your own table

or sell out of your boot.

0 076 104 5795.

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Playhouse Theatre in Lourensford

Road presents Songs from the Shows and

light classics at 19:00. Guest artist:

Elizabeth Frandsen, a well known South

Africanoperasinger. Forbookingsor tick

ets (R100 and R50 pensioners and schol

ars), phone Tish Morgan on

082 878 6143 or 021 852 7657.

MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

SOMERSET WEST:

) Thesupportgroupof theSADepression

and Anxiety Group (Sadag) meets in the

Pienaar Hall of the Coronation Avenue

Methodist Church at 18:00. 0 Ruach

Counselling Centre on 021 852 8176 or

2 rudyardh7@gmail.com.

TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

SOMERSET WEST:

) A series of lectures by Peter Dalbock

on The Prophecy Code: Unlocking the Se-

crets of the Bible in the Hottentots Holland

HighSchoolhalleveryTuesdayandThurs

dayat 19:15, andSundaysat 18:30 from

2 until 25 September.

Admission is free. Enquiries:

0 021 855 1940 / 083 579 4080 or

2 pdalbock@gmail.com.

) Die Helderberg Seniorklub ontmoet

om 09:00 vir 09:30 in die Korintesaal

van dieNGKerk Helderberg in Firmount

weg. Tertius Gous kom vertoon pragtige

fotos en vertel van die wonderlike wreld

van vols. Besoekers betaal R10 (sluit tee

in). 0 Isabel Lubbe: 021 855 1528 of

082 844 0735.

) The Western Cape Artists Society

holds an exhibition by Valerie Meyer at

the Imibala Gallery in Bright Street at

14:00. The candle maker, wax artist and

author will be making beautiful candles

using new methods with wax sheets.

Entry is free. 0 Chris: 073 756 2930.

) Child Welfare Helderberg holds its

AGM at the Somerset West Library at

10:00. 0 021 852 3126.

WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

STRAND:

) The Helderberg U3A holds a meeting

in the Strand Town Hall at 10:00. Guest

speaker Vasti Geldenhuys tells of her re

cent quest with wellknown adventurer

Riaan Manser in her presentation, Take

Me to New York. Tea and coffee will be

served from 09:30. Guests welcome at

R20. 0 Brodwyn Wilson:

083 604 0784.

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Western Cape Artists Society

holds an exhibition by watercolour artist

Marion Langton at the Imibala Gallery in

Bright Street at 14:00. Langton will dem

onstrate a watercolour painting of spring

flowers. Entry is free. 0 Chris:

073 756 2930.

) TheBipolarSupportGroupmeetsat the

BaptistChurch,on thecornerofHendriksz

and Louw Streets, from 19:00 20:30.

0 Sue van der Spuy: 082 333 8800.

Take pics for Life in Full Focus competition

Yourphotographscouldmakeyou

a winner in the Life in Full Focus

competition launched by Helder-

berg Hospice in conjunction with

Kodak Superfoto.

There are three categories in

which to enter and youmay inter-

pret themaswidelyandcreatively

as you like. Action photo lovers

may enjoy entering the Making

the Most of the Moment section,

while parents aswell as thosewho

specialise in macro photography

could find their niche in Its the

Little Things thatMatter. Anyone

who has been stopped in their

tracks by a spectacular view or

sunsetwillwant to enter theWow!

category.

Photographsmust be submitted

for development to Kodak Super-

foto atWaterstoneVillage or Som-

erset Mall by the last Monday of

August, September and Novem-

ber. Monthly winners will be an-

nounced in the localmedia the fol-

lowing week and an overall win-

ner of the competition will be

announced inNovember. A R5 en-

try fee will go towards Helderberg

Hospice and the winning photo-

graphs will be on display at the

Hospice during November.

Enquiries: Patricia McNaught

Davis: 0 082 731 5736 or 2 patri-

cia@helderberghospice.org.za.

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General

Peggyhaal100sonder

veelpilleofdokters

nHonderdjaargelede,metdieuitbreekvan

die EersteWreldoorlog is Peggy op 17 Au-

gustus 1914 inWorcester gebore as jongste

kind vanmnrEddie Theron, n bekende sa-

keman vanWorcester en sy vrouMargare-

tha, n leidende persoon in die gemeenskap

vandaardietyd.Peggyhettweeouerbroers

en ook twee ouer susters gehad.

Symatrikuleer aanWorcester Girls High en

voltooi daarna n kursus by die Underwood

College in Kaapstad, waarna sy op Worcester

begin werk as sekretaresse.

In1938 treesy inKaapstad indiehuwelikmet

evangelis Pieter Schoeman. Saamdeurreis hul

dielandwaarhydieevangelievanChristusver-

kondig.Nadie geboorte vanhul eerste kindhet

hullehulgevestig inBellville,waarhulvirbaie

jare sou woon en hulle vier kinders deur die

skool stuur.NahaarmanPieter seaftredegaan

woon hulle op Graaff-Reinet, waar hy grootge-

wordhetengewortelwas. nAantaljarenahaar

eggenoot sedood in 1985, verhuisPeggynaHer-

manus,waarhaar tweebroers enoudste suster

ookafgetreehetengeniet npaargelukkige jare

saam met hulle.

In Desember 2001 verhuis Peggy Schoeman

na Bridgewater Manor, Somerset-Wes om ook

nader aan haar oudste seun en sy vrou Lydia

te wees. Sy woon nog steeds hier. Behalwe vir

haar seun Anton (afgetrede professor op Stel-

lenbosch) het sy nog twee dogters, Margretha

(afgetrede skoolhoof) en Suzanne, en n jongste

seun, Hannes (prokureur in Oos London). Dan

isdaarooktienkleinkindersentienagterklein-

kinders. Een van die kleinkinders is die inter-

nasionale violis Pieter Schoeman, konsert-

meester van die London Philharmonic Or-

chestra.

Ondanks haar jare is Peggy se gesondheid

goed,behalwedathaargehoorswakgewordhet

endiebeneniemeersosterkisnie.Syblyhelder

van gees, geniet dit om te lees (ook elke dag se

koerant) en om te gesels. Sy meen haar goeie

en gesonde leeftyd is te danke aan haar geloof

in die Here en ook die feit dat sy weinig pille

of medisyne in haar eerste honderd jaar ge-

bruikhet.SyisgelukkiginBridgewaterManor,

waar sy goeie vriendskap en ondersteuning er-

vaar.

Die familie is dankbaar omso nkosbarever-

jaarsdag saammethulmoeder, oumaenouma-

grootjie te kan vier. Ongelukkig is dit nie

moontlik vir van haar kleinkinders en agter-

kleinkinders, wat in Engeland en Australi

woon, om saam hier te wees nie.

Peggy Schoeman het haar 100ste verjaars

dag op 7 Augustus gevier.

CELEBRATING A MILESTONE: Hel

derberg resident Christie Jooste cele

brated his 94th birthday on Friday 18

August, with family and friends, at

the premises of Jooste Cylinder and

Pump Company. Jooste established

the company in 1967 and was active

ly involved until a few years ago.

Jooste says he feels blessed to still be

in good health and says his secret to

longevity is: everything in modera

tion, drink lots of water and avoiding

confrontations.

Dinewith a

hunk for AWS

ABS-Solutely AWSome in aid of the Animal

Welfare Society (AWS) Helderberg takes

place at Harbour Lights, Old Harbour, Gor-

dons Bay on Thursday 28 August from 19:00.

The event is held to generate some much-

needed money so that the AWS can employ

a kennel manager.

PsychologistDrJanneDennerupwillbe the

guestspeakerandcovervarioustopicsinclud-

ing how to rekindle your inner diva.

The women will have the opportunity to

adopt local and celebrity Calendar Guys on

the evening to host them at their table. The

calendar images will be styled and shot on lo-

cation at Animal Welfare by lifestyle and

event photographer and stylist, Carlinda

Mare, of Must Love Photography.

Tickets cost R150 per person and includes

a delicious three-course meal with wine, en-

tertainment, lucky draws, prizes, goody bags

and pampering.

Please contact Lynn Giles at QEIII PR and

Events on 071 131 1380 or

qe3prandevents@gmail.com to reserve a ta-

ble for eight.

EnjoyMoon

Night next week

In celebration of International Observe

theMoonNight (InOMN), StarPeople in-

vites you to come and have a look at the

moon and stars through telescopes at

Pastorie Park (opposite the police sta-

tion)inSomersetWestonSaturday6Sep-

tember. The annual worldwide event

aims to encourage people to look up

and take notice of earths nearest celes-

tial neighbour, the moon.

ThemagnificentplanetSaturnwithits

gorgeous rings, the Big Five of the Afri-

canSky,andotherbeautifulstarclusters

and deep-space objects will also be ob-

served. Hosted by Auke Slotegraaf, Ed-

ward Foster, Lynnette Foster and Rich-

ardFord, theevent takesplace from19:00

to 22:00 and is free of charge.

Visitorsareaskedtobringalongwarm

clothing, chair(s) orblankets andasense

of wonder.

Formoreinformatione-mailAukeSlo-

tegraaf at auke@psychohistorian.org.

Alternatively visit observethemoon-

night.org.

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General

NGgemeente SomersetWes hou basaar

Die NG-gemeente in Andries Pretorius-

straat, Somerset-Wes hou op Saterdag 30

Augustus vanaf 08:30 hulle jaarlikse ba-

saar indiekerksaal.Heerlikevarsgebakte

produkte sal te koop wees om saam met

n lekkerwarmkoppie tee/koffie tegeniet.

Etes soos gebraaide vis of vleis, hambur-

gers, worsrolletjies, ontbyt-roosterkoeke

en vele meer sal ook te koop wees.

Rond die ete af met een van die verskei-

denheid koue of warm poedings.

Maak ook n draai in die kelder by die

wit olifant tafel. Vir navrae bel Elsie de

Wet 021 852 1787 (soggens).

National BookWeek

In celebration of National Book Week

(1 7 September), all libraries in the

City of Cape Town will be holding a

Fine Free Week. No fines will be col-

lected on overdue librarymaterials re-

turned during this week. Fines ac-

crued on previously returned materi-

als, will unfortunately have to be paid

in full. For more information, please

phone Elize du Plessis on 021 850 4173.

Vrouebiddag vir alle gelowe

n Vroue-biddag word Saterdag 30 Augustus

by die Gustrouw-sportgronde in Strand ge-

hou.

Die biddag is ter ondersteuning van Pales-

tina en ter afsluiting van Vrouemaand.

Volgens Norah Juries, organiseerder van

die dag, word Christen-, sowel as Moslem-

vroue na die geleentheid genooi en verwag

hulle 1 000 vroue.

Onder die gassprekers wat by die geleent-

heidgaanoptree isverskeie geestelike leiers,

insluitend Getruida Raats, Ursula Josephs,

SumayaGabier,MiriamOliver, ChantalMa-

koena, Moershieda Tambala sowel as Juries

en jeugleiers. Juries s dat die biddag ook n

veldtog teen geweld teen vroue en kinders in

Suid-Afrika is. n Memorandum gaan by die

biddag opgestel word en later aan die parle-

ment oorhandig word

Vir nadere inligting bel Mona Wiese by

072 558 5188 of Moershieda Tambala by

074 905 6726.

AdoptaSchoolandhelpeducate thenations future

The DistrictMails Adopt-a-School project has

been a great success thus far. Several local

businesseshavealreadysponsoredschoolsin

theHelderbergwithcopiesof theDistrictMail.

The aim of the project is to empower learners

from disadvantaged schools and promote read-

ing. By giving them access to their local newspa-

per, schools can assist learners in improving

theirreading,writingandmathematicalabilities

to ensure a brighter future.

Local businesses and organisations that are

supportingtheprojectincludeCaltexGreenways,

ETT Investments, MSQ Fitment Centre, Access

Auto and Helderberg Rotary.

So far Strand Moslem Primary, Sir Lowrys

PassPrimary, TemperanceTownPrimary,Okla-

homa Street Primary, Raithby Primary and St.

PaulsPrimaryhavebeenadoptedandareallcur-

rently being sponsored with between 30 and 50

newspapers per week.

The most recent school to be adopted, Oklaho-

ma Primary School was visited by Steve Bekker

of Access Auto in Strand whowill be sponsoring

newspapers for the school.

The DistrictMail would like to invite advertis-

ers and businesseswilling to adopt a local school

to please call the newspaper for special pricing

packages. Phone Kim Solomons on 021 853 0211.

Oklahoma Street Primary School in Macassar is the latest school to have become a part of the DistrictMails AdoptaSchool project. Local

business Access Auto will be sponsoring the school with copies of the DistrictMail each week to be used for educational purposes. Steve

Bekker (back, left) from Access Auto and Patrick Beukes, the schools principal, are pictured with some of Grade 5 learners at the school.

PHOTO: CASSY VAN EEDEN

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Entertainment

Arno treeop inStrand

ArnoJordaantreeom20:30Don-

derdag 11 September by die

Springbok Blues Theme Bar, op

die hoek van Potgieter- en Fa-

briekstraat in Gants-sentrum,

Strand, op.

Jordaan, n bekwame sanger en

seremoniemeester, segrootbelang-

stelling op skool was rugby. Hy het

die Oostlike Provinsie verskeie ke-

rebydieCravenweekverteenwoor-

dig. Hy en sy sangmaat, Susan, het

mense regop laat sit met hulle ver-

toningindieKYKnetZing-realiteit-

sangkompetisie. Hulle het die land

vol getoer enmense byAardklop in

2003 en KKNK in 2004 bendruk.

Jordaan se eerste album,Altyd, het

soos soetkoekverkoopenhyhetdie

verhoog al saammet talle plaaslike

bekendes gedeel, onder andere Ste-

ve Hofmeyr en Kurt Darren. Dit

wasveral vir hom n eer omdie ver-

hoog met die internasionale groep,

Smokie, te deel. Sy tweede album,

Ek wil jou h, bereik platinum-sta-

tus met meer as 40 000 eenhede wat

verkoop is.

Hoogtepunte in Jordaan se mu-

siekloopbaanwasbeslis die eerwat

homtebeurtgevalhet toehy in2007

genooi is om deel te wees van die

Internasionale Rugby-arena waar

hy by meer as ses geleenthede die

volksliedmoes sing by rugbytoetse

teen die Springbokke.

Hy was ook die uitgesoekte kun-

stenaar wat die temalied van die

wreldbeker, naamlik The Time is

Now, gesing het in 2007.

Syvierde album,Geemy, is uitge-

reik enhet binne die eerste dag van

vrystelling CD goue status (20 000

eenhede)bereikenhetdanookbaie

vinnig daarna platinum-status be-

reik.Geemy is ookvir nSAMA-toe-

kenning benoem.

Jordaan het nou kragte gesmee

met ColeskeArtists en hulle is tans

besig met die opname van n nuwe

album wat eersdaags die lig sal

sien.Virbesprekingsenmeerinlig-

ting, skakel 021 854 7787.

Arno Jordaan

Music to get youWired for Sound

It may not be time for a Summer Holiday on

the Beach, but if youreWired for Sound, have

Lucky Lips and know either a Devil Woman

or a Living Doll, you wont want to miss the

Young Ones tribute show to the dynamite

music of Cliff Richard and the Shadows.

This show sold out last year and will wow

the crowds again with brand new material

at thePlayhouseTheatreonFridayandSatur-

day 5 and 6 September at 20:00. Tickets are

R120 per person or R100 for block bookings

of 10 or more.

A percentage of all tickets sold goes to sup-

port the special care of Helderberg Hospice.

The Young Ones (who range in age from 21

to 66) are from left: Duncan Combe (bass

guitar), Jean Combe (drums and backing vo

cals), John Ralphs (lead guitar), Bob Connell

(guitar and lead vocals) and Inge Combe

(rhythm guitar and backing vocals).

TOMMY DELL EN STUDENTE TREE OP:

Die legendariese country sanger Tommy Dell,

deel die verhoog met die studente van sy

musiekskool, Stages, op Vrydag 29 Augustus.

Besoekers sal om 19:00 vir 19:30 in die

StrandNoord NG kerksaal kan kom lag,

goeie musiek luister en lekker kuier met Dell

en sy studente. Dell is immers n omroeper

van Radio Helderberg en vier vanjaar reeds

sy 50ste jaar op die verhoog as professionele

sanger. Dell het n aantal jare gelede sy mu

siekskool begin en van die studente het reeds

sololoopbane in die musiekbedryf met CDs

wat goed verkoop. Ander studente spog ook

met nasionale toekennings. Kaartjies teen

R60 per persoon is by Jannie du Toit

(072 473 2420) beskikbaar. Besoekers word

gevra om hul eie eet en drinkgoed saam te

bring. Tafels vir vier tot agt persone is beskik

baar.

WeekendGigGuide

Friday 29 August:

DJLuggwill beentertaining

the dance crowd atMelts Tav-

ern inGordonsBay from21:00

until late. R10 entry fee.

Saturday 30 August:

The very talentedMississip-

pi Disco will be rocking the

stage at Melts Tavern from

21:00 until late. Entry free.

Mississippi Disco

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General

NGStrandgemeente nhele102

DieNGkerk, n bekende baken op

diehoekvanFagan-enKerkstrate

in die Strand, het op Saterdag 23

Augustus sy 102de amptelike ver-

jaardagmet n verjaardag-basaar

gevier.

As deel van die feesvieringe word

n Lente Kuns- en Handwerk-mark

van 4 tot 6 September aangebied.

Die gemeente het verlede jaar n

eko-gemeente geword wat herwin,

strand skoonmaak en lid van die

Lourensrivier Bewaringsvereni-

ging is.

Die eerste Skotse omgee-dominee,

James Elgar, het reeds in 1830 ge-

reeld kerkbyeenkomste vir visser-

manne enboere gehou,wathier kom

vakansie hou het van die binneland

af. Elgar sal sy o nie kan glo as hy

vandag weer hier sou kon preek in

die statige huidige kerkgebou nie,

wat op 30 September 1930 ingewy is.

Drie dogtergemeentes is uit hierdie

gemeente gestig en bestaan steeds.

nKenmerk vandie gemeente is sy

gereelde 20-jaar-lange tradisie van

Vrydagoggende se plaasmark. Men-

se komvan ver omdie atmosfeer van

vriendelikheid en omgee te geniet.

Die NG kerk in Strand, op die hoek van Fagan en Birkenheadstrate, vier vanjaar hulle 102de

verjaarsdag.

Substance abuse

information sessions

People battling with drug and alcohol

abusewillberelievedtoknowthatHope

(Helping other people effectively) ses-

sions are at hand.

Reliable and accurate information

about drug and alcohol abuse will be

presented by local practitioners in the

substance use field. These are informa-

tive and educational sessions, with lim-

ited space available. Booking is essen-

tial. The first session will take place on

28 August from 10:00. Bookings can be

made on 021 850 0792 or admin@smart-

sa.org.

Follow us on Twitter@DistriksPos

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Business

African Bank saga reveals overconfidence

Investors are generally

prone to overconfidence bi-

as. We quite simply expect

things to turn out for the

best, often underestimating

the risk of things going

wrong.

TheAfricanBank(Abil)saga

of the last few weeks is a good

example of overconfidence bi-

as. Abils problems were well

known,possiblyunderestimat-

ed, but well known.

I attended an Allan Gray

seminar two weeks before the

suspension of Abil at which

two of their analysts debated the investment

case for Abil with one analyst in favour of

and the other against investing in the bank.

Both made convincing arguments and my

summation was that Abil was probably a

goodbuyatR8asahighrisk/returnspecula-

tive investment.

What was interesting in the aftermath of

Abils collapse was to hear that Coronation,

who were major shareholders in Abil, took

the decision to dump (aggressively sell) their

holdings in Abil, which may have been the

catalyst for the Reserve Bank to jump in and

placeAbilundercuratorship.However,what

was really interesting is the unconfirmed re-

port that AllanGraywas buyingAbil shares

at 50c just before the suspension.

My point is that even the best of the best

got it wrong. Fortunately the principle of di-

versification saved the day with negligible

losses incurred on relatively small holdings

of Abil shares and debt instruments, which

were hardly noticeable in unit

trust prices. The real concern

was Moodys downgrade of

Capitec, followedsoonafter,by

thedowngradeofallfourmajor

banks. I not going todebate the

merits of the downgrade suf-

fice to say that these rating

agencies are the same organi-

sations who failed to identify

the 2008/2009 global financial

crisis. That said, global finan-

cial markets take the rating

agencies very seriously and

therein lays the risk.

SA is very dependent and

thusvulnerableonforeigncap-

italflows.Allthreeratingagencieshaveiden-

tified and spoken out on several worrying

structural issues in SA, which need to be ad-

dressed to avoid further downgrades. Fore-

most is the budget deficit, which is under se-

vere pressure from a slowing economy and

thespirallingcostofgovernmentsalariesand

grants. Just like Abil, our problems are well

known.Thequestionis,giventhecurrentsta-

bilityinlocalmarkets,areinvestorsunderes-

timating the risk of further downgrades and

the resultant effect on the economy?

We may very be in the eye of a perfect

storm likely to be triggered by the normali-

sation of US interest rate policy; the risk of

which we are most likely underestimating

owing to our inherent overconfidence bias.

Mark Williams

Mcomm, CFP, HDipTax

0 021 851 3746

2 mark@synfin.co.za

COLUMN

Citywins top award in valuation

TheCity of CapeTownwas recently awarded

with the prestigious Jurisdiction of the

Year international award.

I amproud to congratulate the citys valu-

ations department, which forms part of its

financedirectorate, forrecentlybeingnamed

Thomson Reuterss (Manatron) Jurisdic-

tionof theYear for 2014, said the citys exec-

utive deputy mayor, Alderman Ian Neilson.

He said this is the highest award that a juris-

diction, such as a municipality, can receive.

The city competed against more than 1 000

otherThomsonReuters government custom-

ers across the globe.

The city was entered into the Excellence

inBusiness Process Transformation catego-

ry of the Public Sector Champions Awards,

which was adjudicated by a selection panel

that consisted of independent industry ex-

perts and Thomson Reuters executives.

The valuations departments unique im-

plementation and use of a system for proper-

ty valuation, used across theworld, has been

lauded.

The city uses the same system, the Thom-

son Reuters Aumentum (GRM) product, as

the other municipalities, but the citys use

of this system to increase productivity and

to introduce innovations stood out for the

judges.Someoftheseinnovationsincludethe

redesignand implementationof the citys ob-

jection process, which has enabled it to im-

prove the resolution of objections during the

latest general valuations.

Grabouwfarmernabs

topbusinessaward

Jeanne Groenewald of

Elgin Free Range Chickens

(EFRC), was honoured as

the Western Capes Top

Commercial Female Entre-

preneurduring the2014Fe-

maleEntrepreneurAwards

held at Nelsons Creek by

the Western Cape Depart-

ment of Agriculture on Fri-

day 15 August.

Thiswas the fourteenthedi-

tion of the DAFF Female En-

trepreneur Awards an initi-

ative aimed at shining the

spotlight on the roles played

bywomeninfoodsecurity, job

creation, economic growth

and poverty alleviation.

Groenewald was awarded

for the all-round excellence

withwhichsherunsherbusinessElginFree

Range Chickens.

Im honoured to be receiving this award

although it definitely isnt an individual ac-

colade theentireElginFreeRangeChickens

teamhasplayedanintegralroleinthesuccess

of the company, says Jeanne.

Jeannestartedherbusinesswithapassion:

to provideher familywith chickens free from

chemical enhancements.

What startedwith a few free-ranging chick-

ens in Jeannes back yard has grown rapidly

over theyears.With a strong entrepreneurial

spirit and a BScAgriculture in animal physi-

ology and genetics, Jeanne was able to grow

hersmallendeavourintoone

of the South African poultry

industrys greatest success

stories, while also making a

decisive contribution to the

drive towards truly free-

range products.

In 2000 she established the

state-of-the-art Elgin Poultry

Abattoir inGrabouw, and to-

day she supplies almost

80 000 free-range chickens

perweek to leadingSouthAf-

rican retailers, select delis

and some of the Capes top

restaurants.

Elgin Free Range Chick-

ens currently provide jobs to

290 people, many of whom

are employed at the abattoir

in Grabouw. With Grabouw

having one of the highest un-

employment rates in South Africa, job crea-

tion at this level is true testament to the posi-

tiveeffect thatElginFreeRangeChickenshas

had and will continue to have on the local

economy.

Its important tous, tobeactive inourcom-

munity, making a better future for everyone,

and not just through the excellence of our

product, says Jeanne. We are very much

partofabigger family, theElgin farmingcom-

munity and actively involved in out-reach

and development projects

ThechickensproducedbyElginFreeRange

Chickens are drug-free, stress-free, antibiot-

ic-free, and animal by-product-free.

Jeanne Groenewald, owner

of Elgin Free Range Chick

ens.

PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

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Body20Studiooffersaworkout

to suit thebusiest of schedules

Great news for people wanting to

loose weight, get fit and generally

feel better is that they can do this

and more in just 20 minutes at

Body20 Studio in Somerset West.

TheBody20Studio is essentially an

Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS)

based workout which has been

around since the 1950s, but recently

became the fastest growing wellness

and fitness trend globally. It has been

led by Miha Bodytec, the award win-

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Walt. PHOTO: MARK STUART

Diverse professionals at Surgery

The service of ahighly qualified teamof profes-

sionals, including plastic surgeons Dr Jonath-

an Toogood, Dr Cordula Winkler and Dr Jan

Kleynhans isavailableat theSomersetSurgery

in Somerset West. The facility includes a day

hospital and recovery retreat where patients

can recover in privacy.

The surgerys MASC Laser Clinic provides

skincaretreatmentsbyexpertskincarether-

apists in a spa-like environment.

The MASC system offers fast treatments

withlessdiscomfortandexcellentoutcomes.

The Palomar Icon systems features include

themeasuring of the skinsmelanin content

to guide the treatment, as well as tracking

technology that stores treatment data,

which enables the therapists and doctors to

objectively track the clients treatment

progress.

Treatments also include laser wrinkle re-

duction, vessel and pigment clearance, leg

vein clearance, laser scar and stretchmark

treatment, laser skin resurfacing and per-

manent hair reduction.

Winter is the perfect time to start laser

hair removal, as it can takeup to six sessions

with treatment intervals of between four

to six weeks before there is a visible de-

crease in hair growth.

For bookings phone 021 851 3400 (option 3)

or send an email to info@masclaser.com.

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Centre tests

medication

for safety

The Somerset West Clinical Trials Cen-

tre is conducting research to establish

how safe and effective new medication

is.

Allnewmedicinesneed tobe testedbefore

they can be registered. These trials answer

specific questions about the benefits and

risks of newmedication and is generally the

most accurate way of answering these

health questions beforemedication is made

available to the general public.

Who can participate?

Aclinical trialwill generally focusonper-

sons with a specific disease and include

guidelines to determine who can or cannot

participate in a study. The inclusion and ex-

clusion criteria may include age, severity

of the disease, othermedical conditions and

other medication that the participant may

be taking. These criteria are designed to en-

sure that their participation in the trial is

both appropriate and safe.

What is informed consent?

Before entering a clinical trial, the doctor

will explain the details of the trial. This dis-

cussion will ensure that the participant is

properly informed about the key details of

thetrial, includingthedurationof thestudy,

the procedures that will take place and the

possible risksandbenefits.Once thepartici-

pant has decided to take part in a trial he/

shewill then sign the informed-consent doc-

ument.This isnot a contract and thepartici-

pant may withdraw from the trial at any

time.

Protection of rights and safety

There are strict international ethical and

legal codes that regulate theconductof clini-

cal trials. This is generally known as Good

Clinical Practice (GCP). In South Africa all

clinical trials have to be approved by an In-

dependent Ethics Committee and by the

Medicines Control Council of South Africa.

Both these organisations monitor a study

for its duration. Researchers and sites that

conduct trials are regularly audited and in-

spected by local and international regulato-

ry authorities to ensure their compliance

with GCP.

Participants in clinical trials are contrib-

utingto theexpansionofmedicalknowledge

and it is through their participation thatwe

candevelopnewerandbetter treatments for

medical conditions. It is with good reason

that participants in clinical trials are re-

garded as Medical Heroes!

For more details phone 021 850 1691.

Written by Dr G C Ellis

The staff of Som

erset Clinical Trials,

a centre research

ing the safety and

effectiveness of

medicine.

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Get your gardening on inWinter

Do not let the

weather put a

dampener on

your garden-

ing. The sun-

ny days in be-

tween the cold

are perfect for

gardening.

It will not

only feel good

to get out-

doors, but

some ground-

work now will

go a long way

inbrightening

your garden

for when

spring and

summer arrive.

) Plant pansy and viola

seedlings in well-composted

beds, the rewards are a wel-

comesplashof colour towarm

up the winter blues.

) Sowing alyssum, linaria,

Shirley poppies, impatiens,

vygies and calendulas seeds

now will make for a brilliant

display in summer.

)Winter veggies ready for

planting are cabbages, leeks,

peas, turnips, carrots, radish-

es, beans, broccoli, Swiss

chard and Asian greens.

) Feed spring and summer

flowering bulbs with bulb

food once every two weeks.

) Summer and autumn

flowering climbers and

shrubs like cassia, clematis,

golden shower, barleria, rib-

bon bush, wild dagga and

westringia will need pruning

in winter.

) Roses cope surprisingly

well in cold weather. Remem-

ber to prune them this month

so that you are rewardedwith

awonderful flushof blooms in

October.

WINTER GARDENING: Dont let the winter

hold you back, now is the perfect time to

prune your roses. PHOTO: WOMEN24

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