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Oorsaakvanveldbrande

is kwaadwillig

JANHENDRIK COETZER

Met die toename inwegholveld-

brande die afgelope somersei-

soen, wat meesal, volgens die

Overberg-distriksmunisipali-

teit,deurmenseenveralkinders

veroorsaak word, is hulle s

raadopdatditnouselfs n s-dit-

soos-dit-is naam gekry het,

naamlik kwaadwillige brand-

stigting (malicious ignitions).

Dit kom nadat die brandweer-

dienste van die Overberg geduren-

dediemaandevanDesemberenJa-

nuarie behoorlik oorval is met

brand-insidente.

In die verklaring, uitgereik deur

die Overberg-distriksmunisipali-

teit,wordgenoemdatdiesyferstoe-

geskryf kan word aan min ren in

Desember en baie dro, winderige

toestande, maar min ren en

droogteveroorsaakniebrandenie.

Mense veroorsaak brande!

Bo en behalwe die normale

oorsake soos kraglyne, implemen-

te ensovoorts beleef ons hierdie

jaar so n verhoogde aktiwiteit van

kinders wat vure aansteek dat ons

dit nou malicious ignitions noem.

Dit is wanneer, hoofsaaklik kin-

ders, die veld aan die brand steek

vir geen ander rede as om kwaad

te doen nie.

Volgens di munisipaliteit het

die Overberg twee derdes meer

brande beleef in vergelyking met

dieselfde tyd verlede jaar.

In die Bredasdorp-omgewing

wil ons ouers en kinders bedank

dat dit nie so ernstig is nie, maar

in Genadendal, Greyton en Gra-

bouw is dit wel n reuse-probleem.

In Swellendam steek kinders die

veld aan die brand,want hullewag

vir die helikopters om vir hulle n

show te gee. So ons vra die ouers

om te help en met hul kinders te

praat. As julle brandweerwaens en

helikopterswil sien,komsvirons

endanwys ons dit vir julle. Jyhoef

nie n vuur aan te steek om dit te

sien nie. Onwettige vuurmaak dra

n swaar straf en daar sal tot die

maksimumopgetreewordteeneni-

ge persoon wat gevang word. Net

onlangswashuiseingevaarinHer-

manusasgevolgvan ngrootbrand

wat deur malicious ignitions ver-

oorsaak is.

Neville Michaels, direkteur: be-

skermingsdienste by Overstrand-

munisipaliteit, stem saam meer

bos- en veldbrande as gewoonlik

word tans ondervind en word ver-

moedelik deurmense en veral kin-

ders veroorsaak.

Mense is nuuskierig en veroor-

saak soms brande om die helikop-

ter en brandweervoertuie in aksie

te sien. Ongelukkig kan ons nie be-

vestig dat die brande kwaadwillig

is nie. Ons vermoed dit wel, maar

het nie bewyse nie. Sommige kere

gooi motoriste ook hulle sigaret-

stompiesuitwatkanbydratotweg-

holveldbrande.

Onsbiedinligtingsessiesaanby

skole en instansies omdie gemeen-

skapenkindersbewustemaakvan

brandveiligheid. Dit is ons plig om

diegemeenskapveilig tehou,maar

ons bekommernis iswel dat die be-

trokke personewat die brande ver-

oorsaak nie bewus is van wat die

nagevolge is nie. Dat dit kan lei tot

dievernietigingvaneiendom,bese-

rings of selfs lewensverlies.

) Die brandstatistieke in die

Overstrand alleenlik is as volg.

Julie 2011 Junie 2012:

Totale insidente 740

Hoogste insidente vir n maand

119 (Januarie 2012)

Gemiddelde per maand 61,67




112 (Desember 2012)





98 (Desember 2013)


Julie 2014 Januarie 2015

(slegs 7 maande tydperk):



116 (Desember 2014)


High rental forces landmark

bookshop to relocate

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

For the owner of The Book Cottage

inHarbourRoad, the rental squeeze

hasbecome too tight and she ismov-

ing out.

MeghanWarren,whohasbeen in-

volved with the Book Cottage for

many years and sole owner for four

months now, is moving her shop to

new premises, where she will pay a

thirdoftherentsheiscurrentlypay-

ing at 10 Harbour Road.

Do you know how many books

you have to sell to cover rent

alone?, she exclaims. And thats

besides salaries, stock and other

overheads. Ihavent takenanything

home in the past year. I have been

putting everything back into the

business.Andthemark-uponbooks

is notmuch about 30%onaverage.

We are a small, independent shop

and its a tough industry.

The Book Cottage, established by

SueMcNaught in 1996, is an institu-

tion in Hermanus. Prior to Meghan

becoming sole owner, she was in

partnership for two years with Het-

tie Hull and before that worked at

the shop for 11 years.

She has not made the decision to

moveher landmarkbookshop light-

ly. Myheart says one thing, butmy

head another. The financial aspect

drove the decision to move, but its

not the only reason, she says.

The old house, the larger portion

which is occupied by The Book Cot-

tage, and shared with Le Creperie

and Little Gem, was owned by Har-

bour Wealth CC until November

lastyear,when theysold theproper-

ty to Point Break, a Namibian In-

vestment Company.

Meghansaysthebar forhighrent-

alswas set by theprevious landlord,

and, according to her calculations,

she has been paying more per

square metre than shops in Cape

Towns Waterfront

She says on top of the rent, which

wentupbyanannual 10%inAugust

last year, when Point Break took

over, they said no VAT had been in-

cluded in their rental amount, and

inDecemberMeghanandherneigh-

bours had to fork out an extra

chunk of money to pay it.

Continued on P2...

Hermanus High

scoops up awards 3

Reuse donasie vir Dyer

Island Conservation Trust 3

H&A winegrowers raise over

R900 000 for education 5

LITERARY LANDMARK: The Book Cottage in Harbour Road will soon

be moving to new premises. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

MENSESTIGBRANDEOMHELIKOPTERSTESIEN

... maar min ren en droogte veroorsaak nie

brande nie. Mense veroorsaak brande!

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...continued from pg 1

She says: This was un-

budgeted for. It seems tome

the more loyal you are (as

a tenant), the more you get

beaten with the wrong end

of the stick. Just out ofmor-

al standing, I refuse to pay

that kind of rental.

We do very well in sea-

son, but you get that three-

to six-month winter period,

and you still have to come

upwith somuchrent. Book

clubs are what generally

carry us over winter.

Meghan will be moving The Book Cottage

to the character-filled old house next to the

DorfKrugrestaurant inLongStreet, and,de-

spite a different layout,will virtually be able

to duplicate the shop she has in Harbour

Road.

She says: This is not just a willy-nilly

move. Ihavebeenwatching that

street and the businesses in the

area for a while.

Besides paying a lot less rent,

thepropertyhasagardenwhere

Meghan hopes to serve coffee.

And, very importantly, she says

is that there is customer park-

ing. Moving almost R500 000

worth of stock will be a tall or-

der, but shortly the Home of

Fine Books, will be open for

business in its new home.

When the HT contacted Greg

Altona-de Klerk from Adek for

comment on rental being more

expensiveperm than theCapeTownWater-

front, he said: This is not the case. If we

applied the going rate, the rentalwouldhave

beena lot higher! TheBookCottage current-

ly rent 137m at R153 per m. V&A would be

four times this amount. Fact of the matter

is that the management of the bookshop as

a business has deteriorated over the years.

Meghan Warren

Artists share their journeys of healing

New and experienced artists shared their

work, their scars and their healing at Ell Res-

taurant on Spookfontein Wine Farm in the

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley on 12 February.

The focus of the evening was on the artists

personal journeys from pain to healing, and

the inspiration and creative expression that

inspired each piece.

Anthea van der Pluyms talk had the audi-

encestunned.Shestillcarriesthevisiblescars

fromtheburnwoundsinflictedbyherownson

during a violent attack at their home that left

her barely alive and badly injured.

Anthea observed that life in South Africa

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tainty) has the power to break you, andmany

in society are broken right now.

Sheemphasisedourpower tomakedestruc-

tive choices, or embrace our vulnerability

where we can find our real resources, a new

dimension of reality and our true power.

Val Hill shared her late husbands art with

the audience and the story of the loss of his

legs to burnwounds, and recovery thereafter.

She showed the audience how Max found an

outlet for his pain in his oil painting, and also

how he found joy and fulfilment.

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herself as an artist after multiple surgeries to

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She had time for a lot of personal reflection

being forced to rest (away from a successful

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All the artists thanked Theo Krynauw for

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rand, Raka Wines, and Hermanus Rainbow

Trust for their generous contributions that

made the evening possible.

The Treasure the Scars event at Ell was an inspirational evening.

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HermanusHighexcelsduringDistrict

EducationAwards

The Overberg Education District held its

annual awards ceremony on Saturday 7

Februaryforthematricresultsof2014,and

Hermanus High School won a number of

awards.

Theschoolalsoachieveda99%passrateand

the highest percentage of bachelors passes

(universityentrances)inthedistrictwith80%.

The school received the following awards:

. Excellence in Mathematics including

ElseHugowhowas the top performingMathe-

matics learner in the district

. Improvement in Mathematics

. Excellence in Physical Science

. Excellence in Accounting

. Excellence in English Home Language

including Chlene Kreusch who was the top

performing English Home Language learner

in the district

. Improvement in Information Technology

- including Jaco duPlooywhowas the top per-

forming Information Technology learner in

the district

. Excellence in Computers Application

Technology

.AfrikaansAddition-

al Language (average of

the class): 10th position

in the province

The school also had

four of the top ten

learners in the district,

including the number

one candidate.

The top candidatewas

Else Hugowho achieved

an overall average of

94,2%.

Else was also the only

pupil from the Overberg

District included in the

Western Provinces academic merit list. The

other three candidates were Chlene Ganz

(88,3%), Nelrine Beyers (87,8%) and Carli du

Toit (86,7%).

Over and above the district awards, Herma-

nus High School also received recognition for

being the school in theWestern Province that

achieved the 10th highest average for Afri-

kaans 1st Additional Language.

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ed in theWesternProvincesmerit list for spe-

cific subjects:

. History 2nd place Nelrine Beyers, 7th

place Else Hugo

. English 1st Additional Language 3rd

place John Nel, 5th place Nelrine Beyers.

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Koerante aflewer houOnrusegpaar aan die gang

JANHENDRIK COETZER

Vir die afgelope agt jaar al begin Andrew

en Samantha Titus van Onrusrivier se dag

om 02:30 elke oggend, sewe dae n week.

Die Titusse lewer koerante asook tyd-

skrifteafinOnrusrivier,VermontenChan-

teclair en sluit onder meer in Die Burger,

Rapport, Hermanus Times, Sarie, Idees,

Huisgenoot, Marie Claire en Weg.

Hulle val reeds 03:15 elke oggend in die

pad en lewer teen 05:45 die laaste koerant

af, waarna Andrew bietjie later in die dag

by sy ander pos inval opsigter van Onrus

Trading Post.

Voor die Titus-egpaar begin koerante af-

lewer het, was Andrew vir 27 jaar werk-

saambydieGevangenisdiensasloodgieter.

Volgens Andrew hou die koerante afle-

wer n mens nogal aan die gang.

Dit hou jou baie aktief, want jy moet

heeltyd in en uit die voertuig klim. Geluk-

kig is ek n natuurmens enhoudaarvan om

vroegsoggensaandiegang tewees. nMens

sien so baie uile, krimpvarkies, skilpaaie

en selfs rooibokkies daardie tyd van die og-

gend. Dis regtig n groot voorreg. En om

hierdie diens te kan lewer soggens met my

vrou aan my sy, maak dit nog meer beson-

ders.

Alhoewel hierdie beroep sy voordele het,

is daar ook maar soms bietjie bitter by die

soet vertel Andrew.

Indiewintermaande isditkoudensoms

baie nat. As dit ren, kom ons behoorlik

papnat by die huis aan. Baiemisdaad en in-

brake kom ook maar daardie tyd van og-

gendvoorenkanmenssomsietwatonveilig

voel.Maar as ons iets verdag opmerk of ons

sien byvoorbeeld een van die huiseienaars

sehekstaanoopof iets lykvreemd,dankon-

tak ons hulle sommer, want ons het al ons

intekenare se besonderhede op rekord.

Andrewsdat dit ookmaar somsmoeilik

wasaandiebegintoehullenetbeginaflewe-

rings doen het.

Reg aan die begin was dit n bietjie van

n riller omdie intekenare se adresse onder

die knie te kry. Maar vandag is daar nie n

enkele straatnaamwat eknieweetwaar dit

is nie. As jy my nou enige adres in Onrus

of Vermont gee dan s ek vir jou presies

waar dit is. Wat n plek soos Onrus vir ons

somsmoeilikmaak, is egter diemin straat-

ligte. Omdat dit nie baie belig is nie, is ons

maar meeste van die tyd afhanklik van die

voertuig se ligte. Andersins geniet ons elke

oomblik daarvan en hoop ons om vir lank

nog hierdie diens te kan bied.

Andrew en Samantha Titus.

FOTO: JANHENDRIK COETZER

REUSESKENKING AAN DICT: Die Twee Oseane Akwarium in

Kaapstad het onlangs n groot skenking aan die Dyer Island Conser-

vation Trust (DICT) van Gansbaai gemaak toe hulle n tjek van

R100 000 aan Wilfred Chivell, stigter van die DICT, oorhandig het. Dit

was by die bekendstelling van die African Penguin and Seabird Sanc-

tuary by die Akwarium in Kaapstad aan lede van die toerismebedryf.

Die sentrum word amptelik op 26 Februarie net buite Kleinbaai ge-

open. Hier oorhandig Dr. Pat Garrat, uittredende besturende direkteur

van die Twee Oseane Akwarium, die tjek aan Wilfred Chivell. Om so

n donasie te ontvang, maak ons net nog meer gedetermineerd met

die werk wat ons doen by DICT. Ons jongste projek, die African Pen-

guin and Seabird Sanctuary, beloof om n wreldklas-fasiliteit hier in

Kleinbaai te wees. Elke seevol tel, en elke donasie help om n verskil

te maak, het Chivell ges. FOTO: DANIE KEET / EIKESTAD NUUS (MEDIA24)

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Knowwhatshappening inyour hood

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

An initial meeting to introduce

theOurHoodinitiativetotheHer-

manus community at the end of

January, is already yielding divi-

dends.

Bruce Good, the founder and de-

veloper of this free social network-

ingprogrammeforneighbourhoods,

presented the Our Hood concept to

the 60 residents, including four

councillors and two security firms,

who gathered in the De Wet Hall.

Our Hood has been described as a

new digital platform which can im-

prove both safety and quality of life

in communities by providing neigh-

bourhoodswithsecure,efficientand

community building services.

This communication tool allows

information sharing strictly be-

tween residents of neighbourhoods

with clear-cut borders, providing a

secure means to, among other

things, report suspicious activity,

organise events and contact your

ward councillors directly.

Caroline Gabb got the local ball

rollingafterseeingtheOurHoodini-

tiative on Carte Blanche.

She says this concepthas great po-

tential and is a brilliant networking

platform for neighbourhoods.

She says Onrus and Vermont are

already up and running, Fisherha-

venhas set upahoodandHermanus

as well.

Sign up to Our Hood (on the inter-

net) by providing your name and

physical address. You will be sent a

unique code, or aneighbour canver-

ify you online.

Once youve entered your unique

code, youll have online access to

your hood. You can post notices (an

email/sms post-it), contact neigh-

bours, sell things and even pay for

your electricity.

Gabbsays: About100peoplehave

signed up, and it is completely free.

If there is a crime, there is an imme-

diate alert, she says.

I reallybelieveOurHoodisavery

powerful tool for us to build strong

neighbourhoods, adds Gabb.

The Our Hood concept was introduced to residents of Hermanus at the

end of January and already over 100 people have signed up for this free

neighbourhood networking platform.

Valentines Day

celebrations

The new ballroom at Bona Dea Pri-

vate Estate in the Hemel-en-Aarde

valley was celebrated with flair on 14

February when Overberg residents

and guests from far and near were

treated to the splendour of this newly

renovated venue.

Owners Diddi and Robert Johnson

introducedtheirinspiringbuildingto

guests and set the scene for many

Overberg celebrations to come.

Expresso host Leigh-Anne Willi-

ams wasmaster of ceremonies,while

the five piece gypsy-jazz band

Manouche provided rhythm for a

swinging party. For starters, oyster

and sushi canaps were served with

bubbly from Domaine des Dieux and

Sumaridge, followed by a three-

course meal prepared by chef Petrie

Hendriksz.

An elaborate dessert buffet guaran-

teed thatall guestsweresweetenedup

before taking another turn on the

dance floor.

Bona Dea Private Estates owner Did-

di Johnson (centre) joined by Herma-

nus Tourism chairperson Mary Faure

and Overstrand Mayor Nicolette Bo-

tha-Gutherie.

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the auction included avertical tast-

ing with Anthony Hamilton Rus-

sell, followed by an interactive

cooking demonstration with Olive

Hamilton Russell before enjoying

a delicious lunch at their private

home, Braemar House.

The Walker Bay Young Guns, in-

cluding Peter-Allan Finlayson and

Chris Alheit, raised a whopping

R340 000 for a uniqueHermanus ex-

perience.

This group of rising wine stars

invited bidders to join them in a

barefoot sunset tasting on the

beach followed by a hands-on sea-

food braai at Hemelrand, and a

night of revelry under the Herma-

nus stars.

The Martins of Creation teamed

up with the Johnsons of Bona Dea

Private Estate to offer seven days

for four people in a villa on the

beautiful Greek island of Skiathos

followed by a five-course meal pre-

pared byCreations executive chef,

Warwick Taylor, served in the new

dining room at Bona Dea on their

return.

The Bouchard Finlayson contri-

bution was an extensive package

that covered the various luxury

properties owned by the Tollman

family and collectors bottles of Pi-

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR: The tenants of Pick n Pay Centre celebrated

Valentines Day in style on Saturday. Businesses represented includ-

ed: Taurus Jewellers, Sweeney Todd Barber, Gwendas Laundry and

Lung Buddy.

VALENTINES: A Stewart Pharmacy

staff dressed in the colour of love in-

cluded back from left: Faith Mnyanze-

li, Riana Buys, Amanda Symington

and Alex Opperman. Middle: Joshlin

Hartnick, Hannelie Roux and Petro

Steere. In front is Miriam Aplon.

WIPPIE EN SNIPPIE SE

VALENTYNE: Wippie en

Snippie se jaarlikse Valen-

tynsdag-modeparade was

n reusesukses waar die

leerders kon wys hoe die

liefde moet blom op so n

dag. Die wenners van mnr.

en mej. Valentyn van links:

Sonika Pienaar 3de prin-

ses; Han Theron 2de prin-

ses; Summer Lloyd-Stutter-

ford mej. Valentyn; Bianca

Venter 1ste prinses; Riane

Daniels mnr. Valentyn;

Amelio de Costa 1ste

prins; Joshua Nutt 2de

prins en Lihle Nxasana

3de prins.

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Algemeen

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Die tafeldoeke, stoele

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Algemeen

General

Die60jaar

saampad

Vivian en Hannetjie White is nog n eg-

paar in die Overstrandwat nou al 60 jaar

saam loop. Hulle het destyds tydens die

Maties-jool vriende geraak n sy sy oog

gevang het.

Ek doen niks, en jy? was sy aanknoop-

vraag.

Ek het ook niks om te doen nie.

Nou maar wil jy nie saam kom niks doen

nie?

Na n tydjie vanniks-saamdoenhetVivian

vir Hannetjie ges hy gaan nie in die bondel

bly vry nie, sy moet besluit. En sy het.

In sy eie woorde vertel Vivian verder van

hul saamlooppad:

Die Here was vir ons twee goed oor di

tydperk want hy het die pad gewys en ons

hande vasgehou. Ek kom van Vanwyksvlei,

AG Visser se wreld, Carnavon, en my vrou

Hannetjie van Langenhoven se wreld, by

Ladismith.

Onshuwelikspadhetop22Januariein1955

begin. N die troue het ons by Vanwyksvlei

gaan boer en gesin gebou. Droogte was deel

van ons lewemaar is gebalanseer deur tipie-

se karoo-vloede.

Die Universiteit Stellenboschwas ons ont-

moetingspleken bou-plekmetonderwysvir

Hannetjie en bestuurswese vir my in BSc

Landbou en MBA. Later n pos in die Dept

van Landbou by Maties en met die gade na

Bredasdorp se koperasie. Later jare bedry-

wig gewees in die korporatiewe wreld tot

aftrede in 1993 en finale skuif na Hermanus.

Ons het drie kinders: George in Pretoria

se dept gesondheid van Tukkies; Marieke

met die kinders en eerste agterkleinkind Za-

ra;Kobus se beroep inkollege-bedrywighede

vanuit Malmesbury.

Ons wreldreise is met dankbaarheid en

vreugde n aftrede in 1993 tot 2001 gedoen,

onder meer na Alaska en onlangsmet mans-

vriende na die Richtersveld wat n voorreg

om so baie te kon sien.

Ons twee is steedsbetrokke inonsgemeen-

skap en kerk dit gee vreugde! Ons sit ons

te in die vroeg-tagtigs.

Vivian en Hannetjie White

FOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Die White-egpaar op hul troudag in 1955.

Vivian saam met sy kleindogter Mieke op

toer agter die Tour de France fietsryers aan

in 2009. Een van my aangenaamste reis-

herinneringe, s Vivian. FOTOS: VERSKAF

8HermanusTimes

19 February, 2015

Algemeen

General

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TENDER NO. SC1560/2015 TENDER NR. SC1560/2015 ISINIKI- XABISO NO. SC1560/2015

Tenders are hereby invited for Transport of

Containerised Municipal Solid Waste and Chipping of

Garden Waste for Overstrand Municipality for a

contract period ending30June2018.

Tender documents, in English, are obtainable from Friday,

20 February 2015, at the offices of the Supply Chain

Management Unit, Overstrand Municipality, Magnolia

Avenue, Hermanus; Tel. 028 313 8064 from Ms. Rita

Neethling between 08h30 and 15h30 upon payment of a

tender participation fee ofR572..00per set.

Sealed tenders, with: Tender No: SC 1560/2015:

Transport of ContainerisedMunicipal SolidWaste and

Chipping of Garden Waste. clearly endorsed on the

envelope, must be deposited in Tender Box No. 5 at the

offices of the Overstrand Municipality, Magnolia Avenue,

Hermanus. Bids may only be submitted on the bid

documentation issued byOverstrandMunicipality.

The closing date and time of the tender is on Friday 27

March 2015 at 12h00 and tenders will be opened in public

immediately thereafter in the Supply Chain Management

CommitteeRoom,HermanusAdministration.

A compulsory information session will be held at

14H00 on 3 March 2015 at the Municipal Offices,

Preekstoel Water Treatment Plant, Hermanus (S34 24

31.0E191223.9)

Tenders must be valid for 90 days after the closing date.

Tenders shall be evaluated in terms of the Preferential

Procurement Regulations, 2011 and bidders may claim

preference points in terms of their B-BBEE status level of

contribution.

The Overstrand Municipality does not bind itself to accept

the lowest or any tender and reserves the right to accept

any tender, as it may deem expedient. Tenders are subject

to the General Conditions of Tender and the Supply Chain

Management Policy of theOverstrandMunicipality.

Please refer enquiries to JPalmat telephone number:

021982 6570.

DIRECTOR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING DIREKTEUR: INFRASTRUKTUUR EN BEPLANNING

UMONGAMELI:

WEZIBONELELO EZISISISEKO NO CWANGCISO

Tenders word hiermee ingewag vir: Vervoer van

Munisipale Vaste Afval Houers en Afsplintering van

Tuinafval vir die Overstrand Munisipaliteit vir

kontrakperiodeeindigend 30Junie 2018.

Tenderdokumente, in Engels, is verkrygbaar vanaf

Vrydag, 20 Februarie 2015, by die kantoor van die

Voorsieningskanaalbestuurseenheid, Overstrand

Munisipaliteit, Magnolialaan, Hermanus, Tel. 028 313

8064 vanaf Me. Rita Neethling tussen 08h30 en 15h30 by

betaling van 'n tenderdeelnamefooi vanR572.00per stel.

Verselde tenders duidelik gemerk Tender Nr.

1560/2015: Vervoer van Munisipale Vaste Afval

Houers en Afsplintering van Tuinafval. op die koevert,

moet geplaas word in Tender Bus Nr. 5 by die kantore van

die Overstrand Munisipaliteit, Magnolialaan, Hermanus.

Tenders mag slegs ingedien word op die dokumentasie

deur dieMunisipaliteit uitgereik.

Die sluitingsdatum en -tyd van die tender is Vrydag, 27

Maart 2015 om 12h00. Tenders sal direk na die

sluitingstyd in die openbaar oopgemaak word in die VKB

Komiteekamer, HermanusAdministrasie.

'n Verpligte inligtingsessie sal gehou word om 14h00

op 03 Maart 2015, by die Munisipale kantore,

Preekstoel Watersuiweringsaanleg, Hermanus (S34

2431.0E191223.9)

Tenders moet geldig wees vir 90 dae na die

sluitingsdatum. Tenders sal evalueer word in terme van die

VoorkeurverkrygingsRegulasies, 2011 en tenderaarsmag

voorkeurpunte eis in terme van hul B-BSEBstatus vlak van

bydrae.

Die Overstrand Munisipaliteit is nie verplig om die laagste

of enige tender wat ingedien word te aanvaar nie. Tenders

is onderhewig aan die Algemene Tendervoorwaardes en

die Voorsieningskanaal Bestuursbeleid van Overstrand

Munisipaliteit.

Navrae kan gerig word aan J Palm by telefoonnommer

021 982 6570.

KucelwaIsiniki-xabiso: Ukuthutha Izinto ezingafunekiyo ezi

kwi Container ka Masipala kunye Nokucanda inkunkuma

yase Gadini ka Masipala wase Overstrand kangangexesha

eliphelaNge30Juni 2018.

Amaxwebhu, abhalwe ngesi, ayafumaneka ukusukela

ngoLwesihlanu, 20 Febhuwari 2015, kwi-ofisi yoLawulo

lweTyathanga loKubonelela, kuMasipala we-Overstrand.,

eMagnolia Avenue, eHermanus tsalela u 028 313 8064 ku

Nkosazana u Rita Neethling phakathi kweye-08h30 neye-

15h30 usakuhlawula umrhumo wokuthatha inxaxheba

kwiziniki-maxabiso ongama-R572-00.

Isiniki-xabiso esitywiniweyo kwabhalwa, Isiniki-Xabiso No. SC

1560/2015: Ukuthutha Izinto ezingafunekiyo ezi kwi

Container ka Masipala kunye Nokucanda inkunkuma yase

Gadini ka Masipala wase Overstrand kangangexesha

eliphela Nge 30 Juni 2018. Ibhalwe ngokucacileyo

kwimvulophu, mayifakwe kwi Bhokisi ye Ziniki-maxabiso no.

5 Kwii-ofisi zika Masipala wase-Overstrand, Magnolia Avenue,

Hermanus.Amaxhwebhu Oniko xabiso anikezwa ngumasipala

maka buyiswengohlobo abhalwe ngalo.

Umhla nosuku lokuvala ngumhla we 27 Matshi 2015

ngentsimbi ye 12h00 kwaye emvakoko ziyakuvulwa

ngokukhawuleza kwigumbi lekomiti, kuLawulo lwase

Hermanus.

Umjikelo onyanzelekileyo wokubonisana uyakubanjelwa

kwi Ofisi, Zika Masipala, ePreekstoel Water Treatment

Plant, eHermanus. Ngomhlawe 03Matshi 2015 ngentsimbi

yeSibini 14h00.

Ithenda mazibesemthethweni kangange ntsuku ezinga

mashumi anethoba 90 emva komhla wokuvala. Ithenda ziza

kuhluzwa ngoko Mgangatho womiselo oKhethekileyo

wokuFumana ka-2011 kwaye abanini bethenda banga funa

amanqaku okhetheko ngokomgangatho abanawo kwi B-BBEE.

UMasipala we-Overstrand akazi bopheleli ekwamkeleni ixabiso

elilelona liphantsi okanye nasiphi isiniki-xabiso kwaye

unelungelo lokwamkela nasiphina isiniki-xabiso, njengoko

ebona kufanelekile. Iziniki-maxabiso ziphantsi koMgangatho

woLawulo lweZiniki-maxabiso kunye Nkqubo yoLawulo

lweTyathanga loKubonelela kaMasipalawe-Overstrand.

Nceda nxibelelana no Mnumzana u J Palm kule nombolo

ilandelayo 021 982 6570

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diegenewat in statistiek belangstel: Dit neem langer om

een sel vir een poskaart na Engeland te koop as wat

dit neemomeenvisumaansoeknaEngeland in tedien.

Maandag is ek vinniger by Hermanus Travel bedien

vir n visumaansoek as wat ek by n poskantoor hier

in ons geweste met een sel gehelp is.

Dit het gelyk asof Vrou Een van die poskantoor agter

die toonbank n groentjie is. Vrou Twee het haar in n

stadium iets kom verduidelik, maar vir die res heen en

weer beweeg tussen die openbare deel voor en die pri

vate poskantoorgedeelte agter. Indien dit haar doel

was om geen oogkontak met enigiemand in die al lan

ger wordende tou te maak nie, het sy daarin geslaag.

Toe lui die telefoon, en die spanning laai op.N gaan

iets gebeur. Gaan iemand dit antwoord? Indien wel,

wanneer? En wie?

Toe Vrou Twee verhoog af beweeg om by die foon

te kom, hou dit op met lui. Einde van alle aksie totdat

Man Een, voor my in die ry, oplaas by Vrou Een kom.

Net om te hoor ons kaartmasjien werk nie. Hy was

reeds in die lang ry toe ek aankom.

Indiendaar nie penof papierwasom nnotahieroor

op te plak nie, kon f Vrou Een f Vrou Twee hul klinte

verbaal gewaarsku het. Jyt nie n honneursgraad in

toneelspel nodig om daardie kort, eenvoudige sin so

te s dat selfs die laaste mens in die tou toegegee,

dit is n entjie,maar ook nou nie verby diewinkel langs

aan nie dit hoor nie. Rachelle Greeff

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Capital of the World TM, is the natural adventure

destination between mountains and the sea on the

South Western Cape coast, offering:

) TheMarine Big 5 (sharks, whales, seals, pen

guins and dolphins) with some of the best land

based whale watching sites in the world

) Endemic fynbos that attracts beautiful birds

and wildlife

)Pristinewhite beacheswithgreat surf spots

and a fishermans paradise

)Scenicandchallengingmountainbikeand

running trails

) The southernmost wine routes and art in

the mountains

) Historical, unique caves on the coastline

) Forests, mountains and beaches, with

guided and unguided hiking trails

) Highly rated restaurants to end the days.

Gansbaai Tourism has recognised that the

flow of visitors to these parts has been increas

ing steadily over the past few years. Visitors

comment on the authenticity, hospitality and re

alness of the people and environment and are

impressed by the relaxed and peaceful ambi

ance provided by the ocean vistas and rocky

shores which underlie the adventurous nature

that exists there.

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step in the Gansbaai marketing campaign we are

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Fynbos Trail Runs

The annual HMS Birkenhead

commemoration is on Wednes-

day andThursday, 25 and 26Feb-

ruary.

On Wednesday, at the Great

White House, Gabriel Athiros

and JohnGribble (editors ofThe

Cape Odyssey) will give a fasci-

nating talk on shipwrecks of the

area. Also on the programme for

the evenings events, starting at

19:00, is aperformanceby theNG

Church Mens Choir.

The boat trip to Birkenhead

Rock is planned for Thursday

morning. Space is limited and

the launch time is weather de-

pendent. The memorial service

will followatDangerPointLight-

house starting at 11:00.

Toattend,phoneGlendaKitley

on 028 384 1439 or 072 291 5564 or

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HermanusTimes

19 February, 2015

Briewe

Letters

Malicious ignition

TheOverstrand as well as the largerOver

berg is a high risk fire area.

According tomunicipalities in these are

as fire incidentsdealtwith todateare high

er than for the same period last year.

Although warm, dry and windy condi

tions play a role, perhaps helping along

a burning cigarette butt thrown carelessly

out of a window, the main cause is being

ascribed to children who start these fires.

This has led to theOverberg District Mu

nicipality to coin the phrase malicious ig

nition, to describe the cause.

One of the reasons behind malicious ig

nition is purely for the entertainment value

of seeing a fire helicopter or fire trucks in

action.

As a spokesperson from the Overberg

District Municipality says, if you want to

see the fire trucks in action, call us and we

will give a demonstration.

Although info sessions are held at

schools to educate the children about the

dangers of fires, the Hermanus Times to

gether with the municipalities also call on

parents to educate children about the ef

fects these fires canhaveonproperties and

lives.

Not to mention putting the municipal

budget under further strain.

Taxistaanplek steeds

onooglik

Met verwysing na n leser van HT se onlangse

klagte oor die vuil taxi-staanplek.

n Skrywe aan die HT deur ons, gepubliseer

in die uitgawe van 30 Oktober 2014, oor presies

dieselfde onderwerp het na byna vier maande

niks opgelewer nie.

Die voetnota onderaan die brief het gelees:

Diemunisipaliteithetbynavraaggesdieaan-

geleentheid word ondersoek.

Omdiewaarheidtes,nikshetegterverbeter

nie, net versleg en word die ingang na Herma-

nus bederf.

STEEDS ONAANVAARBAAR

SANDBAAI

Roderick Williams, direkteur: gemeen-

skapsdienste antwoord:

Daar is n skoonmaakbeampte wat van 07:00

tot18:00daagliksskoonmaak.Ditisegtermoeilik

omdit deurlopend skoon te hou omrede die volu-

me verbruikers wat daardeur beweeg, nie altyd

van die vullisdromme gebruik maak nie.

IndieHermanusTimesvan15Januarie is ge-

vra vir kwotasies vir die oprigting van 6 skadu-

net-parkeervakke by die taxi-staanplek en dit is

deel vandie opgraderingvandie perseel.Die ten-

derword eersdaags toegeken endan sal diewerk

gedoen word.

Tweedensworddaarreedsbeplanomdietoilet-

te op te gradeer.Terrein-inspeksies is reedsuitge-

voer.

Die munisipaliteit doen ook n beroep op die

publiek wat die fasiliteit gebruik om netheid te

handhaaf.

You must be an angel not having problems

Regarding Mr Beuninks letter about the

chaotic trafficprobleminBergzichtStreet

and the answer from Mr Stephen Mller

of the municipality.

I had to readMrMllers letter a couple

of times to understand his denial of the

traffic problem. I have lived in Bergzicht

Street for30yearsandIhaveseentheprob-

lem escalate yearly.

I have written letters regarding this to

the former town councillor and the

present one and the answers have re-

mained the same.

Over the years two large developments

have been developed entering Bergzicht

Street on the eastern side and one is busy

developing,plus the traffic fromthe indus-

trial area.

On the western side, five developments

are fully developed plus two more going

upfastplustwoschools,CurroandHerma-

nus Christian Academy. How can Mr

Mller state that the problem is for short

periods only?

From as early as 7 am in the mornings

the traffic starts building up, people going

to work, dropping children off at schools,

hooters blowing, people shouting at each

other, delivery trucks, builders etc.

TheMain Road has become a race track

from both sides of Sandbaai. Sometimes

the traffic builds up for 400 metres.

I have read somewhere in HT that the

road is going tobeupgraded,which is only

going to solve part of the problem.

A four-way stop is the only solution: it

is inexpensive, it will let the traffic flow,

slow down the traffic in the Main Road ,

it will stop the accidents on the cross and

it will stop drivers cutting corners into

Bergzicht Street.

The four-way stops in Swartdam Road

have solved the problem. It is a pleasure

todrivethere.Everyonetalksabout traffic

circles, big ones, small ones. If they will

just stop to think that at a circle the yield

is to the right, the main road traffic has

preference back to square one.

The person that wrote some weeks ago

that she has no problem with the traffic

in Bergzicht Street must be an angel or

from another planet.

HANNES STEENKAMP, BERGZICHT

ROAD, SANDBAAI

Fourway stop still an option

In reference tomy letter Would a four-way

stop solve theproblematBergzichtStreet?

as published on page 10 of your paper of 12

February, Iwould like to expressmyappre-

ciationforthereplyandcommentsreceived

from Mr Stephen Mller Director Infra-

structure and Planning at the Overstrand

Municipality.

Theyareappreciatedandtheyreflectcur-

rentpractice.Thisopenandcomprehensive

reply is what Hermanus residents expect

and what they are entitled to. Thanks, Mr

Mller. On the introduction of a four-way

stop I would like to point out that Average

DailyTraffic (ADT) is only oneaspect of the

decision making.

Anotherveryimportantoneistrafficsafe-

ty. If the numbers alone would count, why

do we have a four-way stop at Swartdam

Road and Steenbras Street as well as at

Bergzicht Street and Schulphoek Road.

Certainly the ADTs there are much lower.

Wehavea four-waystopat theMiniMar-

ket in Sandbaai and no complaints.

Ialsothinkthatthetraffic flowwouldim-

provemore than onlymarginally. It also

needs to be pointed out that during the day

traffic often stalls at that intersection and

the problem isnot exclusively restricted to

thepeaktimesinthemorningandtheafter-

noon.

I would also like to refer Mr Mller to

the letter inyour samepaper (12February)

on page 11 Vierrigting-stop kan die ant-

woord wees, which highlights the same

and some other, but relevant issues.

R BEUNINK

ONRUS

Thank you to Agrimark

We wish to thank the Manager of Agrimark,

Andries Schreuder, and his colleague for

theirhelp ingettingournewgeneratorupand

running.To cut a rather long story short, they

went out of their way to make sure that our

generatorwas up and running in preparation

for load shedding.

A word to the wise: do not believe every-

thing you read in the instructions that come

with an appliance made in China.

RUTH AND HENRY TONDOWSKI

Opregte waardering

Graag wil Andr en Anli van Vuuren en hul

familie, hul opregte waardering uitspreek

teenoor alle vriende, bekendes en onbeken-

des, vir hul volgehoue gebede, oproepe en om-

gee tydens Andr se ernstige siekte.

In die besonder vir drs. Luyt, Marius Coet-

zee en Scheepers, vir hul absolute toewyding

dag en nag. Ook aan die susters en verpleeg-

personeel vandiehosorgeenheid,watAndr

met soveel liefde versorg het.

Aan almal by Mediclinic, julle is puik.

Hermanus is uiters bevoorreg om dokters,

personeel en fasiliteite van hoogstaande ge-

halte te kan h.

Alle eer aan onsGroot Geneser vir Sy gena-

de.

VAN VUUREN EN LOUBSERFAMILIES

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Meldaanvir

Passiespelrepetisie

Dit is weer tyd vir die jaarlikse Passiespel

wat in die Ou Hawe gaan afspeel 3 April

en ons begin eerskomende Sondag 22 Fe-

bruarie te oefen, van 15:00 af.

As jy wil deelneem, kom meld aan. Dit

is glad nie nodig vir formele toneelspel-op-

leiding of agtergrond nie.

Skakel vir Frans le Roux by0 078 483

3080 of stuur n e-pos aan fanusle-

[email protected].

BAMBOES VERDWYN NIE

VANSELWERS NIE: Die bam-

boes wat so uitgespoel het op On-

rus-strand in Januarie was net te

veel vir Onrus-inwoner, Burrie Leuvi-

nink, en hy sit toe skouer aan die

wiel en tel dit self op. Burrie s: Dit

het seker so vir drie weke gel en

ek het bloot gedink as niemand an-

ders gaan skoonmaak nie, gaan ek

dit sommer self opruim. Hennie

Niemand, n ou skoolvriend, het laat

weet Burrie is n afgetrede skool-

hoof van Darling, vandaar die dis-

sipline!

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Briewe

Letters

Thursday inspiration

LastThursdayIpurchasedmycopyof theHer-

manus Times from a vendor outside HT offi-

ces. I engaged in conversation with the man

who introduced himself as Mr Jantjies.

We spoke about the fact that the paper

seemed a little thinner than usual and how

warm it had been. What struck me most dur-

ing this brief encounter was the pride that he

had in his job.

He was excited that it was Thursday and

thathehadrecognisedemployment, albeit for

the morning only. At the end of our short dis-

course, he said:

Ek is so gelukkig dat ek n werkie het. It

was that assertion that really touchedme and

it was that small snapshot of South African

life that should concern us all.

I presume that the Hermanus Times has

adopted a policy of engaging unemployed and

often homeless people. While this may only

be for a day each week, the HT has given a

taste of honest employment to people like Mr

Jantjies.

I pay tribute to theHermanusTimes for this

initiative; there is dignity in earning a wage

just ask Mr Jantjies.

DAVE SHUTTE

HERMANUS

CansaRelayasks Eastcliff residents for support

Save the dates 14 to 15 March when the 7th

Cansa Relay For Life will be held at Herma-

nus High School sports ground.

Registration fee is R600 per team of ten

people and it also includes ten luminaria

bags.

The other reason for this letter is to please

ask neighbours of the high school grounds

to bear with us during this period.

We kindly request the residents of East-

cliff and surroundings to support Cansa Re-

lay For Life and please bear with us whilst

playingmusic, as thiskeeps theparticipants

going throughout the night, symbolising

that cancer never sleeps. - Maryke Malone

from Cansa.

For more info contact Theresa on

082 829 4285 or Cansa office on 028 316 3678.

Tel: 028 313 6084

VW Hermanus

Gateway Centre, Hermanus

www.rolavwhermanus.co.za

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Development vs conservationandsecurity

Having attended presentations by specialists

and conservationists such asProfessorOrren

andRichardPiercelastyearattheWCCGreen

House in Vermont, there is no doubt that our

environment suffers dramatically where

there is so-called development. The question

that needs to be answered is who and how ac-

curately are these developments being moni-

tored, both in the planning and implementa-

tion stage?

Just looking at the Homeowners Constitu-

tion/Conduct Rules of some of these develop-

ments raises a question. Who is verifying the

legality and/or equitability of these applica-

tions to the local authority?

Priorities: There have been objections

about the lack of housing; infrastructure;

shopping facilities; parking etc., but what

about the safetyand security of our communi-

ty and environment?

Signs: One only has to witness the amount

of signs, onenteringourCBD,or thoseof secu-

rity companies, some that no longer have any

relevance. Just drive down anymain route in

our town and observe whether there are any

houses/developments that do not have these

signs.However, ifyouareanestateagentyour

board may be removed and you may even re-

ceive a fine. Establishing priorities requires

management skills.

Refuse dumping: Note after a public holi-

day the amount of refuse just thrown from the

vehicles along the side of our roads. How

many fines were issued during 2014 for these

offences or the dumping of builders rubble

on the empty plot next door? Some NGOs re-

port these activities but do you and if notwhy

not?

Noise pollution: What is done to monitor

theamountof falsealarmsoftheapparentbur-

glar alarm and sirens that incessantly terrify

theneighbours or the extremenoisepollution

oftheblowersusedbythegardenservicethat

havetakentheplaceof thebroomandjobcrea-

tion? Do these blowers that distribute the dirt

and weeds not exceed legal limits? Motor cy-

cles that loudly use the R43 as a race track.

Are they fined, even for noise pollution?

Light pollution: Certain of our suburbs

and coastal strips still have extensive green

belt areas that attract wildlife but some of us

pollute this with our flood lights. Why? Who

needs energy.

Trespassing and fire prevention: Yes

firesare sometimesgood forourenvironment

but we should leave this planning to nature.

Is enough being done to remove overgrown

vegetation and the potential arsonists from

our green belt areas and mountain slopes?

What did and could the last two fires on the

slopes of the Groen Berg cost tax payers?

Security: Do the statistics released by the

SAPS reveal the true picture i.e., do the statis-

tics that are released, now and again, reflect

the amount of calls for help that are perhaps

registered? No. Why not? Do we know how

manyparoleespatrol ourstreetsorhowmany

rapes, assaults, robberies there are, in fact?

No. Several are not reported. Why?

Is Law Enforcement not a basic right and

essential servicerequiredbyourcommunity?

Is it not time that these issues receive a per-

manent place on the agenda of our NGOs,

Ward committees etc?

SIMPLY A CONSERVATIONIST /

TAX PAYER

) Janee, jy het baie tyd nodig as jy jou lisensie

wil hernu by die verkeersdepartement.

) Bettysbaaijukskeiklub, dankie vir n gesellige

dag Saterdag op jul opgeknapte bane! Welge

daan! Hoop om baie nuwe gesigte daar te ver

welkom. Jukskeigroete. TOEKS BOTHA

) Bergzicht Street congestionwill easily be alevi

ated if you put in a circle. NORMA

) To the Director: Infrastructure and Planning,

Overstrand Municipality: why cant the roads at

Curro circle link up to the R43, Habonim and

Sandbaai? PJ

) I have lived in The Heights for 14 years, eight

in my present home. I have an empty plot next

door to me; this plot has been cleared twice in

eight years, not forme lackof trying. I have report

ed the fire danger, as well as the danger to my

safety. Last year, canvassing for votes, this plot

was cleared in less than a week.

Where are these councillors now? As the plot

stands now, it is a fire waiting to happen, plus

my safety is at stake. The council is ditsy to send

you a letter to clean your plot, but will not do

their job if owners are in another country. DIS

GRUNTLED RATEPAYER

) To the lady driving a white VW polo registra

tion number CEM 3****: About two weeks ago

you ran over my cat, in the process killing him.

On top of killing him in front of my small son you

did not even bother to stop.

Dirkie Uys Street is a busy road with kids

walking there regularly. Please use another

throughway if you cant drive responsibly.

Also, next time you run over a pet or child,

have the decency to stop and assist. My cat suf

fered horrifically. BUYS

) Is there not a law against unrestrained

dogs in the back of open bakkies? Sudden

braking could cause them to fall off and

be killed, or cause a major car pileup!

) Die kontrakteurs wat hul mense sog

gens vroeg aflaai om supermarkadver

tensies in posbusse te sit, moet asseblief

glimbaadjies aan hul werkers verskaf. Jy

kan hulle nie sien beweeg met donker kle

re aan nie. Bykans een raakgery. Veral in Sand

baai. Buurtwag kan hulle dalk aansien vir inkom

mers! STELLA

)Margot Penney, wat jou skrywe oor sypaad

jies,HT12Februarie2015,betref:Voel niealleen

nie! Hier in Sandbaai is nog so n geval. Waag

dit net om onder die bome op die sypaadjie voor

daardie huis te parkeer, dan word jy verjaag.

Die sypaadjie (munisipale gebied) is in elk geval

so toegepak van die klippe. OOK AL VER

JAAG, SANDBAAI

) Ive got a question. I see that certain people

absolutely love to refer to themselvesasprofessors

in letters in HT. I was wondering if these profes

sors know themeaning of Professor Emeritus be

cause only these professors are ethically entitled

to call themselves professor after retirement!

LOUI

)What an emptiness I experienced as I walked

over toadmire, for theumpteenth time,my favour

ite sculpture, Awaiting Your Return, at Gearings

Point, only to find the dear little girl gone! I was

hoping that she would remain to enhance our cliff

with her innocence. CS

) The bunch of keys taken by a lady client from

The Big Apple shop counter in the square, on a

Wednesday in January, have not yet been re

turned.

Ladies, if you visited The Big Apple during

January, please empty your handbags and find

my keys! And return them! Thanks. CRAIG

)Wil net baie, baie geluk s met my slim mooi

en oulike kleinkind, Raynique Jasson, se verjaar

dag.MagGod jou sen ennogmooi jare byvoeg.

Love u sooo much. Liefde. MUMMY JOAN

EN OUPA CHRIS

The weather will continue to be warm with a high of 24C

on Sunday, and Saturday being partly cloudy.

Bly liefs uit die son

In Woensdag se warm weer het Weerhaan iets ge-

sien wat die meeste van ons maar te dikwels opsy

skuif asnet nbietjie ongerief.Dit isdieverskil tus-

sen temperature in die son en temperature in die

skaduwee. Mense kla as dit ongenadig warm is en

lag as daar n koel briesie opsteek.

Maar dit is belangrik dat lesers ernstig oor ons

boodskap nadink en dit ter harte neem. Bly uit die

sonuitas jynie tenminste ngoeiehoedof sonsam-

breeltjiehetnie.Ditkanbaiejarevanjoulewegaps.

En so herinner dit my dat mammas destyds nie

verniet die kinders verskree het as hulle sonder

nhoedbuitespeelnie.Ditgaannienetoorsonsteek

of ontwatering nie. Eergister het die temperature

op plekke in die Wes-Kaap my na my ma laat ver-

lang toe dit 41 in die son haal.

Die mens se liggaam moet noodwendig n knou

kry en my arts bevestig dit. Sit sonsteek opsy en

jy sit met n eie liggaamstemperatuur wat soos

koorsigheidvoel.Danmaakdieduiwel jouwysdat

jy iets onder lede het.

Dit is dan wanneer jou metabolisme n soort ge-

woonte ontwikkel en byna soos n allergie maak,

datjynaderhandmeerasjoubureaakligvoel,mak-

lik naar word wanneer jy min energie het, en op

die lang duur twintig jaar voor jou tyd oud lyk.

Het iemand al vir n Arabier gevra of hy simpel

isomsovoldoekeopsyperdtesit,ofvir nFingo

waaromhyopdiehitte vandiedag inkomberse

toegewikkel is?

DiewarmweerwatdieSuid-Kaapnoubedags

ervaar en saansnawarmklere laat gryp, is dui-

delik iets waarvan Kapenaars min of geen on-

dervinding het nie.

Dit is ook opvallend dat die temperature aan

die Oos-Kaap enWes-Kaap s verskil dat almal

ditraaksien.Netwaarjykom,praatmensedaar-

van. Ons het in hierdie rubriek al daaroor ge-

skryf, maar hoe sal n mens die waarheid weet

askennersselfmetompaaiepraatvanklimaats-

verandering en gelowiges van eindtye? Al wat

seker is, is die knaende koue lugvloei saans uit

die suide en warm lug bedags uit die ooste.

Die son vat baie van sy aanddoubedags terug

enonssienmistigheidkuslangsenverleptepro-

teas en fynbosbinneurenadat die sonopgekom

het. En wie kan voorbly om die groente sonder

nette in die tuin aan die gang te hou terwyl die

damme leegloop?

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Sakegids

Business Guide

) TalkbyauthorofCancer...YouCanHealYour-

self today (Thursday 19 February) at the

Wine Village, at 16:30 for 17:00.

Dr Janey has a conventional medical background

in Veterinary Science (BVSC, MRCVS) which

spanned 22 years of experience in the industry, in

cluding much with cancer. It took the tragic loss of

hermother to see beyond theblinkers of convention

al medical teachings to begin to understand the truth

of cancer and how we can most effectively respond

to it.Dr Janey is the author of the book, Cancer...

You CanHeal Yourself! To attend, contact Karin Par

ry at [email protected] or 084 500 2314.

U3Agoing fullsteamahead

The University of the Third Age (U3A)

held its 11thAGM in the Sandbaai Hall

last week to a record audience of 360

members. The current membership

stands at 531, which makes U3A one of

thebiggest localorganisationsandalso

attests to the quality of its various pre-

sentations.

The following committee was unani-

mously elected: Gert Claassen, chairman;

Mike Brownlee, Rosalind Hendry, Robin

Lee,GrahamPalmer,AllanPowell, Barba-

ra Pretorius and Letitia Snyman.

Therewere two resignations, andvolun-

teerswere called for to fill the places of Da-

vid Boobyer and Penny Charteris.

The U3A had a fruitful and busy 2014,

and it seems that 2015 promises to be even

more exciting.

The United Nations has designated 2015

as the International Year of Light and

the Overberg U3A will be joining thou-

sands of other organisations around the

world in promoting better public under-

standing of light and light-based technolo-

gies.

Two lectures have already been present-

ed on this themewith twomore scheduled

for February: The Basic Properties of

Light, followed by Light in Art in May,

Light in the Environment in June and

Medical uses of Light in September

Other presentations will include: The

Art of visualisation; Understanding Great

Music; The History of the American Civil

war;ClimateChange;TravelDestinations;

NaturesMicroWorlds;AfrikaanseLetter-

kunde; the Impressionists, and a series on

New York City.

Monthly open meetings, where the

public are welcome, are normally held on

thesecondThursdayat17:30 intheMunici-

palAuditoriumandcoversuchinteresting

topics as Our Hermanus and Overstrand

Heritage; An update on energy require-

ments;Einstein, theman(andalittleabout

hiswork)andDevelopments inAfrica.The

presenters are all experts on their subject

matter.

Keep an eye on the diary section in the

Hermanus Times for further details.

The keynote speaker at theAGMwasDr

AlexBoraine,whospokeabout thecurrent

political and social situation, based on his

recent book: Whats gone wrong? On the

brink of a failed State.

MaxLeipoldvolunteered to setupacom-

mittee to study the National Development

Plan for SA and distil the contents into a

digestible format.

Itwas suggested that this documentmay

assist individual citizens tomake a contri-

bution to this country and act as agents

of change. D. DICKENS

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Sakegids

Business Guide

FINMONITOR: Its never tooearlyor

too late to start saving for retirement

South Africans are not saving enough for

their retirement,with the result that only

around 6% of South Africans can afford

to retire comfortably. South Africans are

facing a very real retirement crisis!

Current financial pressure and a culture of

instant gratification mean that retirement

planning is simply not high on the priority

list.

Retirement planning is not exclusively for

those nearing retirement. The earlier you de-

vise a plan, the longer your investment peri-

od, with more contributions and more time

for the power of compound interest to work

its magic. Albert Einstein once said: Com-

pound interest is the eighth wonder of the

world.Theeffectof thiseighthwonder isbest

explained in an example:

Sipho invests R1 000 p.m. from age 25.

John invests R1 600 p.m. from age 40.

At age 65, both have contributed R480 000

to their investment, but Siphos R 480 000 has

grown to R3,5 million, while Johns R 480 000

has only increased to R1,6 million.

Saving for retirement is a no-brainer, but

deciding on a savings vehicle needs serious

thought. One way of doing it is through a re-

tirement annuity fund:

Thegovernmentalso encourages saving for

retirement by offering tax incentives if you

invest in a registered retirement fund, such

as a retirement annuity. Here is a summary

of taxdifferencesbetweenaretirementannui-

ty and a discretionary unit trust:

The big difference is that, when investing

in a retirement annuity, you are deferring tax until your retirement. Generally speaking

onecancontribute15%of incometoaretirementannuity fundtoreduceyourtaxable income,

thus you pay less tax to SARS. The table below illustrates the attractive tax benefit of using

the 15% allowable contribution.

The rules of retirement annuities reduce

the temptation to take payouts as you can on-

ly access your money at age 55 or unless you

emigrate or are permanently disabled. RAs

are also protected from other parties. Credit-

ors, for instance, cannot access the money

in a retirement annuity.

Upon retirement (55 years and older) there

are further tax advantages. You can with-

draw up to a 1/3 of the investment as a lump

sum and the first R500 000 is tax free. The

remaining 2/3 must be used to purchase a

living annuity or guaranteed annuity, from

which you will receive a regular income.

Retirement annuitieshave in thepast been

associated with high fees and commissions.

The days of having to pay large upfront com-

missions to your advisor and only seeing

growthonyourinvestmentmanyyearsdown

the line, are a thing of the past.

Unit trust linked RAs are flexible, offer a

good choice of underlying unit trusts to

choose from, no penalties on surrender, dis-

continuation or switching from provider

andmost importantly the fees are transpar-

ent.

Investors, who are not inclined to use

unit trusts and prefer to own direct shares,

will be happy to know a direct share portfo-

lio can now be included within the retire-

ment annuity product structure.

The crux of the matter is that your RA

contributionsshould formpartofacompre-

hensive financial plan, ensuring peace of

mind.

Consider making additional contribu-

tions before the end of the tax year.

The end of the financial tax year

2014/2015 is upon us and for investors who

still wish to take advantage of the 15% taxa-

ble allowance bymaking additional contri-

butions to an existingRAor start a newRA,

make sure you do so before the end of this

month.

. Hannes Smuts is a senior portfolio

manager at PSG, Hermanus.

Municipal Office

P.O Box 24/

Idilesi ye posi 24 / HSD WALLACE

Posbus 24 MUNICIPAL MANAGER

CALEDON UMANEJALAWESIXECO

7230 MUNISIPALE BESTUURDER

MUNICIPALITY

UMASIPALA

MUNISIPALITEIT

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 29(2) of the Local

Government: Municipal Structures Act, No 117 of 1998, that a

COUNCIL MEETING of the Theewaterskloof Municipality will be

held in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CALEDON on TUESDAY 24

FEBRUARY2015at14:00.

Esi sisazizo sokuba NGOLWESIBINI, umhla we 24 FEBRUARY

2015, NGENTSIMBI YESIBINI 14:00 kuzakubakho

INTLANGANISO YEBHUNGA lase Theewaterskloof,

EMAGUMBINI EBHUNGA, E CALEDON. Esisibhengezo

senziwa ngokwemigaqo ka Section 29(2) Womthetho

KarhulumenteWezekhaya: Municipal StructresAct, 117 ka 1998.

Kennis geskied hiermee ingevolge Artikel 29(2) van die Plaaslike

Regering : Wet op Munisipale Strukture, nr 117 van 1998, dat 'n

RAADSVERGADERING van die Theewaterskloof Munisipaliteit

in die RAADSAAL, CALEDON op DINSDAG 24 FEBRUARIE

2015om 14:00gehou sal word.

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OTHERS

AND

WIN: The

monthly

Overstrand

Hospice

600 Club

draw took

place on

16 Februa-

ry and Pet-

rovna Me-

telerkamp,

from Hemel & See Boeke and Penstock Publishing,

drew the winning numbers. Alongside her are Shar-

on Small-Smillie, representing the Overstrand Hos-

pice, and Nel-Sue Fourie from Don Adams Auditors.

The winners are: R5 000 B.P Groenewald;

R2 500 Doris Kotze; R1 000 William Thomas At-

kins. To stand a chance of winning, and at the

same time helping cancer patients in the Overstrand

who are unable to afford the high costs associated

with treatment and medication, call Norma Scott-

Tomlin on 028 312 4679 to join the 600 Club. To

enter the draw costs R50 per month.

LAW FIRM RELOCATES:

Renate van Dyk, left, and

Marlene Loots, next to her,

partners at Van Dyk Loots

Attorneys, recently relocated

their firm to 8 Magnolia

Street from the previous offi-

ces 3 Aberdeen Street, from

where they operated for nine

years. Their move around the

corner was necessitated by

the sale of the thatched roof

Aberdeen Street property to

the Overstrand Hospice. Al-

terations will soon begin in

order to extend the Hospice

Shop. Although another firm

of attorneys is also situated at their new building, Renate van Dyk wants to

make it clear that they are two entirely separate law firms and that their offi-

ces are also separate. Alongside Renate and Marlene is Aloma Rabie, admin

manager and just behind them are Liandi Fourie, candidate attorney, Corne

Stevens, receptionist and Marietjie Nel, conveyancing secretary. Its business as

usual at Van Dyk Loots and their contact numbers and e-mail addresses remain

unchanged. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

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Algemeen

General

10 YEARS OF

EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

PROUD TO BE

ASSOCIATED WITH

NORTHCLIFF

HOUSE

COLLEGE

BREEDE VALLEI

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Northcliff House College

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Congratulates Northcliff House

on 15 years of wonderful service

Hermanus High School

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Congratulations

Northcliff House College,

you have made such a difference in our

lives, we can never thank you enough.

Julian, Amanda, Kristy

and Gordon Shaw.

Congratulations

Northcliff House College,

you have made such a difference in our

lives, we can never thank you enough.

Julian, Amanda, Kristy

and Gordon Shaw.

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Thisyearsees thecelebrationofNorthcliffHouse

Colleges 15 years in education. The school,

founded in 2000with five learners, now boasts

over 100 of them, enrolled in classes ranging

from grade R to grade 12.

It has become a home tomany learners, where

the care, attention and dedication of the staff en

sure that all of themgrow into happy, wellround

ed students.

Initially the school focused primarily on non

mainstream learners and those with special

needs; today thediversity of the curriculum, small

er classes and specialised teachingallow the indi

vidual needs of every pupil to be met.

Computergenerated software immediately

boosts the teaching of remediate maths and lan

guages, while learners are encouraged to com

pletepractical tasks that solidify the theoriesbeing

taught.

The focus in the Foundation Phase is on maths

and languagedevelopment skills. For the Interme

diate Phase, these areas are strengthened and

young entrepreneurial andart talents are encour

aged to grow. The GET Phase for grades 7 to 9,

develops summary skills, reading techniques,

study methods and test/exam skills.

The senior FET phase sees learners choosing

between subjects like academic maths, physical

science, life science, geography, history, CAT,

tourism, business studies, design and visual arts.

These classes are run along the lines of a college,

in which students are rewarded for good results

and homework/tasks by being allowed to leave

school earlier or start later. This system allows stu

dents to use their study time effectively while still

leaving time for extracurricular activities.

The curriculum follows the WCED guidelines

and high academic levels are encouraged and

attained.Lastyearsawthefirstwinnerandrunner

up for the TechnoBoffin title in the Overberg. Su

perSport Lets Play had two sporting achievers,

while EcoSchools itself attained international rec

ognition.

Art and design have produced students of dis

tinction, whomove on to university or design pro

grammes. The school has an upgraded computer

lab, while all classrooms are now equipped with

computers for research and visual material. Inter

active whiteboard systems are used in language

teaching,naturaland life sciencesaswellas social

studies.

Specialneeds learners are accommodated in

independent learning programmes and acceler

ated learners are taught by tutors on a 15 ratio.

Practical classes are offered for learners unsure

about which route to follow after grade 9.

NHC Grade 2 and 3 class with teacher Kim

Hickman.

NHC founder and principal Vivienne Mitchley, centre front, with teachers and learners at the

2014 matric farewell.

DONDERDAG 19 FEBRUARIE

) Die borduurgroep kom van 09:0012:30 by

die De Wetsaal byeen. Anna le Roux:

0 028 316 1612.

) The Probus Club meets every second Thursday

at Hermanus Golf Club at 12:15. Lyle:

0 028 314 1390 / 073 778 2777.

) Yoga classes every Tuesday and Thursday at

17:30 at the De Wet Hall. Henritte Vlugter:

0 082 738 7809 or Nicolette Lloyd:

0 028 312 3771.

) Rotary Hermanusmeets every Thursday atMol

legren Park at 18:30 for 19:00. Frank Matthee:

0 082 870 1187.

FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY

) Hermanus Botanical Society annual braai at

18:00 at the Fernkloof Nature Reserve Hall. All

members and friends invited. Margaret: 0

082 821 1872.

) Hermanus Hacking Group meets at the start

of RotaryWay at 6:15 until 8:30. Volunteers wel

come. Charlyn Vosloo: 0 082 558 8731.

) Enjoy a cosy tea and craft morning at The Bhuki

Cafe. Hermanus library 09:00 11:30.

) Die KolwyntjieTeetuin van Onruskerk, elke

Vrydag 09:3011:30. Heerlike eetgoed vir net

R30, koffie/tee ingesluit. Marie:

0 083 457 1896.

) The U3A talk on Basic Properties of Light:

The Effect of Ocular Disease on the Painter, pre

sented by Dr H Brody. Catholic Church hall at

10:00. Gert Claassen: 0 083 602 5254.

) Brug by die DeWetsaal van 12:0017:00. An

neke van der Vlug: 0 082 923 9799.

) Kuns by die DeWetsaal saammet Estelle Valk

enburg van 09:0012:00. 0 028 316 3522.

) Family Twilight Fun Run at the Hermanus Golf

Club. Entry fee: R50 for adults, R30 for children.

The4 kmrunwill start at19:30.ContactHermanus

HighSchool:0 0283123760orTanyaStergian

os: 0 084 608 2992.

SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY

)HermanusCountryMarket from09:00 13:00

at the cricket grounds.

) Die Hermanuspietersfontein kosen wynmark

van 09:00 13:00.

) The Market in the Garden at HemelenAarde

Village is from 09:00 14:00.

) Is uonlangsgeskei,weduwee/wewenaar?Kom

sluit aan by n omgeegroep en ontmoet mense in

dieselfde situasie waar jy waardevolle inligting en

bemoediging kan kry. Kom kuier lekker saam. Bel:

0 076 115 7382.

SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY

) Summer Classics at Dutchies with Roger Sum

mers between 17:00 and 19:00.

MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY

) The U3A series Literary Anniversaries will fea

ture the150thanniversaryofWBYeats, presented

by Deirdre Richards. Catholic Church hall at

10:00. Letitia Snyman: 0 028 316 5170.

) Fiksheidsklasse, De Wetsaal in Onrus: Maan

dae 08:3009:30; Woensdae 14:0017:00 en

Donderdae 08:3009:30. Alida Liebenberg:

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