Kleinmond Gazette 9 October 2012 by Boland Gazette

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Barbara Wallers points at the penguins, who come up the well-trodden path alongside the fence at Stony Point in large numbers.

PHOTO: CILENE BEKKER

Penguins annex Una Drive CILENE BEKKER

What was once a discovery of note – one that laid the foundation for the renowned penguin colony at Stony Point – is now ruining the health of the discoverer of the first penguin nest back in 1982. And the only thing needed to reunite resident Barbara Wallers with her sanity is the extension of a fence to keep the large number of penguins off her property and those of her neighbours in Una Drive. Barbara Wallers (79) has been living in the area since 1947. Wallers Way, at Stony Point, is named after her father. The house she has been living in since 1982 was one of the four radar station offices that used to look out for Japanese and German subs. Nowadays, come late afternoon, it is large num-

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bers of penguins that come up from the sea. They waddle along the dividing fence up to the residential area on Una Drive to the nests they have made in the gardens. “They are a total nuisance,” says a highly irate Wallers, pointing out nests in just about every bush, and underneath rocks. “They are destroying our gardens. They dig holes about two feet deep to lay eggs, and are destroying the roots of the bushes. Poop and feathers are everywhere.” Wallers tries to chase them away, adding that she has even resorted to putting a hose on them, but they don’t budge. “I’ve also bought a baby vuvuzela, but the sound only makes the dassies run for cover; it doesn’t bother the penguins.” Wallers is at wits’ end, saying the penguins are breeding out of control. “And the noise is unbearable. I have to sleep with the radio on to try and blank out their loud braying.”

There are around 18 plots bordering the colony, and the Overstrand municipality put up a dividing fence to contain them – but only up to a point, where the penguins had made their walkway up to the homes. “These penguins are a health risk,” Wallers says. “They are breeding out of control. I am suffering from hay fever and sore eyes, and they make such a racket that I cannot sleep.” Thankfully, help is on the horizon. Neville Green, environmental officer for the Overstrand Municipality, says the fencing will be extended in November or December. “Right now we are not allowed to disturb the penguins in their breeding cycle. They are protected by law. We have to wait for the malting season, and can only then safely start working.” Green says those penguins nesting in residential areas will be moved to the colony. CapeNature will assist with the relocation

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process, which will include using artificial nests from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. “This project was initiated back in 1999, and in February this year environmental authorisation was obtained from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning,” Green says. “We will extend the fencing along the property boundaries on the eastern and northern side. Current gaps in the existing fence, where penguins have made holes, will be closed. “We will do our utmost to make the fence impenetrable, and will also develop a proper management plan for the area.” On Wallers’ concerns that the penguins are breeding too rampantly, Green says the number of penguins has increased at Stony Point, but figures worldwide are decreasing. There are close on 2 000 breeding pairs at Stony Point. More photos on page 7.

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Miems Markie vier 1ste verjaardag Miems Markie in Pringlebaai het hul eerste verjaarsdag voorverlede naweek gevier. ’n Indiaanse tent is opgeslaan vir die pret en plaaslike inwoners was genooi vir ’n bring en braai ter viering van Nasionale Braaidag en die “Miems Markie” (Village Market) se eerste verjaardag op 24 September.

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Ratepayers meet The Kleinmond Ratepayers’ Association will hold its annual general meeting on 9 November at 10:00 in the Reformed Church hall on the corner of 6th Street and 13th Avenue. “This meeting is the best place to voice your concerns and aspirations for your town,” a spokesperson says. “A growing membership gives the committee the legitimacy that is so vital when it puts forward proposals and suggestions. The annual subscription fee of R30 per household is payable just before the meeting starts.

Talk on China Miems Minnaar, Ouma van die Jaar, en haar dogters het Nasionale Braaidag by Miems Restaurant kom vier en ’n heerlike bord braaivleis geniet.

Die stalletjiehouers(uitstallers) klink ’n glasie op die markie se verjaardag.

The Friends of Betty’s Bay Library will hold a talk and photo presentation on China in the library on 11 October at 10:30. Titled “Explore the Wonders and Mysteries of China”, the talk will be presented by Ria de Klerk. Everyone is welcome.

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Gerswin, Rene en Jackie (Miems Restaurant-personeel) sluit by die dorpsbraai aan.

Pringlebaaiers braai met die Indiaanse tent in die agtergrond FOTO’S: VERSKAF

Your unwanted goods could be somebody else’s treasure – so take your goods or go and see what hidden treasures are available at the Lakeside Chapel in Wheeler Road, Betty’s Bay, on 15 December from 09:00 to 13:00. Registration costs R50 per car boot. Contact Steve de Villiers on 028 272 9582 or 083 436 7231 for more information.

Let your dog have its day Drie dood in grubotsing Jenny Gird from the Overberg Petcare Society is organising a dog show as part of the very first Villiersdorp Show this weekend. Jenny is calling on all mutts to “beg, burrow and bark ’til your owners agree to bring you to the local canine gathering of the year” – “You’ll meet kinfolk and can strut your stuff in various show categories!” The Overberg Petcare Society’s dog show takes place on Saturday 13 October at the Villiersdorp show grounds. There are great prizes to be won in six categories. Category one is for the cutest Jack Russell or Jack Russell cross; category two seeks out the fluffiest little long-haired charmer; category three will round up the sweetest-faced of the breed. The pooch with the best overall condition and charm will be honoured in category four (small cross-breeds under 10 kg) and category five (large cross-breeds over

10 kg). Category six is for the best-dressed dog at the show. The entrance fee is R10 per dog. Registration will take place at 09:00 and judging will start at 10:00. Please note that all dogs must be on a lead. Show your dog and stand a chance to win one of the many wonderful prizes sponsored by a variety of individuals and estates. The main sponsor is Montega Foods. There will also be the possibility of earning R500 for the school of your choice, donated by Dennis Viljoen Engineering. Overberg Petcare’s famous Paw-Draw will also offer visitors the chance of winning R1 000 in cash in return for a donation of R20. If you would like to sponsor the entrance fee of a child who can’t afford it, please contact Jenny Gird of the Overberg Petcare Society on 084 582 0549.

Drie mense is Saterdagaand in ’n trompop-botsing op die N2 tussen Botrivier en Caledon dood. Volgens lt. Cyril Coetzee van die Caledon-polisie was daar twee voertuie betrokke in die ongeluk. Die een voertuig, ’n Camry, het glo om die draai in die ander baan beweeg en reg van voor met ’n ander aankomende voertuig gebots. Die aankomende voertuig, ’n Volkswagen Golf, is met die impak van die pad af geslinger en het op sy sy te lande gekom. Die Golf het aan die brand geslaan met een insittende binne vasgekeer. Die bestuurder van die Golf kon nie uitkom nie en het verbrand. In die Camry is twee insittendes dood en een persoon het ernstig beserings opgedoen. ’n Saak van strafbare manslag word ondersoek. In hierdie stadium is die oorsaak van die ongeluk onbekend asook die identiteit van die oorledenes.

Die toneel waar drie mense in ’n ongeluk dood is. FOTO: EMR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESCUE

GPF hou jaarvergadering Die Kleinmond/Hangklip Polisie Forum (GPF) hou hul algemene jaarvergadering Donderdag, 18 Oktober om 14:00 by die Crassula Gemeenskapsaal, Crassulastraat, Bettysbaai. Alle organisasies word uitgenooi om twee verteenwoordigers te identifiseer om dié vergadering by te woon. Die Oktober 2012-jaarvergadering is ’n verslaggewende vergadering en nie ’n algemene verkiesing van ’n nuwe uitvoerende komitee nie.

NEW COMMITTEE: The Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism Bureau held their annual general meeting last week. Here is the newly elected 2012-2013 executive committee (back from the left): Jacques Ratcliffe and Garth Fredericks; (middle) Clifie Krouse, Klem Dunstan and Liz Fick; (front) Celeste Scheepers and Louise Fick. More about the meeting in next week’s edition of Kleinmond Gazette.

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Walker Bay orchids hold visitors spellbound MAXZELL LERM The Walkerbay Orchid Society, under the guidance of chairperson Willem Fourie, dazzled the community with another exquisite orchid show the weekend before last. “In spite of the weather, we can still say that we had a steady stream of true floral lovers coming through the hall, braving wind and rain to see the beautiful orchids!” says Patrick Donnelly, the society’s show chair. The Walker Bay Orchid Society boasted a

Jan Smit and Francois LA Grange proudly hold their trophies. PHOTOS: MAXZELL LERM

wider range of species in the hall of St Peter’s Church in the main road than even the Bloom Cape Orchid and Tygerbery Orchid Societies – something considered to be a noteworthy accomplishment in these circles. Indeed, visitors raved about some of the less often–seen orchids on display at the show, much to the delight of the society’s members, who take great pride in growing and sharing their orchids with everyone. “There are in excess 30 000 orchid species in the world, and more are still being found,” Donnelly points out. Donnelly says orchids are as easily cultivated as most houseplants, with different types having their own special needs. Most of the orchids in the Walkerbay Orchid Society collection will grow and flower for about five to eight years, once again depending on the type. Some of the species on display grow as far afield as Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Indonesia. A few are native to South Africa. Orchids bloom seasonally, with different species favouring a different time of year, so aficionados tend to grow a variety of species so they can enjoy blooms throughout the year. The orchid crowned as champion by the society this year is a splendid example of Lycaste lasioglossa grown by Francois LA Grange. The runner-up was grown by Jan Smit, who took first place last year. Donnelly commends his fellow members for putting on a riveting show. “We had a successful show, with even a few tourists attending. We would definitely have liked to have had more local people sharing the experience with us, but the weather kept many people away.”

Jan Smit, Francois LA Grange and Patrick Donnelly

Verslag oor munisipale eiendom Die volgende is van die sake wat bespreek is by die gewone burgemeesterskomitee- en die raadvergaderings op Woensdag 26 September: ) Halfjaarlikse eiendomsbestuursverslag Die raad van die Overstrand-munisipaliteit het kennis gegee van die halfjaarlikse eiendomsbestuursver-

slag wat die periode van Januarie 2012 tot Junie 2012 dek. Volgens die verslag het die munisipaliteit einde Junie oor 1 406 stukke vaste eiendom beskik, waarvan 1 250 as eiendomme, aanlegte en toerusting geklassifiseer is, 36 as beleggingseiendom, 60 eiendomme wat in die proses van oordrag is en 60 eiendomme wat as erfenis beskou word.

Hier is (van links) raadsheer Pieter Scholtz, waarnemende burgemeester, Christopher Solomon Gillion, Charl Ian Naudé, Puluko Walter Ponoane, Coenie Groenewald, munisipale bestuurder en Deon Louw, adjunkdirekteur van elektrotegniese dienste.

Altesame 826 daarvan is in die Hermanus-gebied, 276 in Gansbaai/Stanford en 304 in Hangklip-Kleinmond. Die departement het in die tydperk 98 nuwe aansoeke ontvang en 127 afgehandel met betrekking tot verkope, oordragte, verhurings, oorskrydings en gedenkbankies. In totaal word daar 2 638 aktiewe sekerheidsdokumente deur die departement gehou. ) Nuut-gekwalifiseerde elektrisiëns ontvang sertifikate Drie Overstrand-werkers het die afgelope tyd met behulp van modulêre opleidingsprogramme as elektrisiëns gekwalifiseer en het hul sertifikate by die September-raadsvergadering ontvang. Hulle is Christopher Solomon Gillion, wat in 2007 as ’n algemene werker aangestel is, in 2008 en 2009 opleiding ontvang het en verlede jaar sy vaktoets geslaag en as elektrisiën aangestel is, en Charl Ian Naudé en Puluko Walter Ponoane, wat albei in 2010 as spesiale werkers begin het, die opleidingskursusse tussen Januarie en Julie 2011 deurloop het en in Januarie vanjaar as elektrisiëns aangestel is, nadat hulle die vaktoets geslaag het.

GPF skenk nagsigkamera aan SAPD del van ligaamshitte mense te onderskei selfs so ver as ’n paar 100 tree ver. Dié inisiatief van die plaaslike GPF is die eerste in die Wes-Kaap en volgens die GPF, die eerste in SA. “Die afskrikmiddel wat die kamera inhou, is belangrik maar ook die feit dat die polisie sonder flitsligte sal kan “sien”. Die beskikbaarstel van die kamera is namens die hele gemeenskap gedoen,” het Robert Crowther, voorsitter van die GPF gesê. Die algemene Robert Crowther (links) van die GPF saam met kaptein Jacobus Marthinus van die Kleinmond SAPD (middel) en Dan Fick van die jaarvergadering GPF. Die GPF het ’n nagsigkamera aangekoop en stel dit voltyds van die GPF sal op Donderdag 18 Oktot die polisie se beskikking.

Die Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum (GPF) het verlede week ’n nagsigkamera aangekoop en stel dit voltyds tot die polisie se beskikking. Dit sal die polisie in staat stel om snags deur mid-

tober in die Crassula-saal, Bettysbaai gehou word. Dit is nie ’n verkiesingsvergadering nie, maar daar sal wel terugvoer gegee word rakende misdaad en ander inligting in die area. Die GPF vra alle belanghebbendes om die vergadering by te woon. “By die algemene jaarvergadering sal ’n beroep gedoen word op slagoffers van huisbrake en ander misdaad om, in die geval van suksesvolle polisieoptrede, bereid te wees om te getuig. Dit gebeur, tot nadeel van ons almal, dat boosdoeners vry uitloop omdat die klaer nie bereid is om te getuig nie. “Daardie boosdoener gaan dan met groter vertroue voort om by iemand in te breek en te steel. Ons is bewus van gevalle waar daar goeie rede is waarom mense nie betrokke wil raak nie, maar die kerngedagte bly dat ’n klaer ook in gemeenskapsbelang bereid moet wees om te getuig,” het Crowther verduidelik.

BIELIE VAN ’n VIS! Chrism Swartz, ’n inwoner van Kleinmond het verlede week dié bielie van ’n kabeljou van 25 kg buite Kleinmond-hawe gevang. Hy was baie in sy skik met sy groot vangs.

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Languages shape us into the future Oplossing in sig Die oorlog tussen mens en dier is amper iets van die verlede. So sê owerhede na inwoners van Bettysbaai oor die pikkewyn-kolonies in hul voortuine gekla het. As gevolg van ’n heining wat hier en daar stukkend is, het die pikkewyne hul weg na tuine in die area gevind en daar begin nesskop. Inwoners het gekla oor die voortdurende geraas en stank wat hul huise oorneem. Gelukkig kan die heining binne die volgende paar maande reggemaak, asook verleng word. Kragtens wetgewing mag die owerhede nie nou die pikkewyne in hul broeiseisoen steur nie, maar in hul ververingstyd in November en Desember mag hulle voortgaan om die heining reg te maak en die voëls van die inwoners skei. Hoewel dié voëls bitter oulik lyk waar hulle op die grasperke rondstaan, moet ’n mens ook dink aan die inwoners wat die vrolike “gesels” op hul voorstoep dag en nag moet verduur.

Dr Neville Alexander passed away recently and the world is a poorer place for the loss. He was a man of tremendous integrity and an intellectual of serious note. He had a telling influence on generations of political activists. A former Robben Island prisoner, he also headed the language Unit at the University of Cape Town. He served on the national body promulgated by parliament that dealt with the promotion of indigenous languages. When we started the Xhosa Montessori teacher training project years ago, I approached him to launch the project. He had a special interest in the project and offered our trainers bursaries on his much sought after course at the university. He also assigned two translators and editors to work with us on the curriculum. Dr Alexander believed that mother tongue instruction was important at grade R level and that the Montessori methodology was a profound way of facilitating the process. Language is not only a way in which we communicate with the world; it is also a process through which we interpret our reality. The question of the use of Afrikaans in black schools during the 1970s and which led to the Soweto uprisings unfortunately caused the language to be labelled as undesirable. I felt

that it was not the language which was at fault, but the manner in which it was used to justify a system of government that was inherently unjust. The majority of people in the Western cape, my family included, spoke Afrikaans as a first language. Abolishing the language was never an option for many of us. Most languages carry prejudice, bias, sexism and racism. It is not what the language is, but what the language is capable of being. The lyrical verse of N.P. Van Wyk Louw or the dynamic word inter-twinnings of Breyten Breytenbach has given the language a richness in texture and imagery. Strangely enough, we still don’t have a pure Xhosa dictionary. It was one of the issues that the language unit at the University of Cape Town was working on at the time. The preservation and promotion of indigenous languages is imperative if we want to connect our past to the future. There are not many people who speak Nama in South Africa and it is regrettable as a heritage and tradition is being lost. English is the lingua franca in Scotland and frankly, is a form of colonialism. The oral tradition is a significant part of our history and has also been utilised in African

cinema. Kiswahili formed an economic and social gateway in parts of Africa, binding different countries to a common understanding of the region. The essence of language creates a forum for human interaction on a level where all our senses interplay with each other. It also produces assumptions. Who has not gossiped about strangers in a foreign country while speaking in a South African indigenous language? I was almost knocked over by a taxi in New York and promptly shouted; “jou ma se mo..” and was immediately answered “jou ma sinne ook” by the taxi driver. Yes, language connects us.

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QUILT ART: A large collection of beautiful quilts was exhibited at the Overberg Quilters Guild quilt show at the NG Church hall in Hermanus this weekend. Welcoming visitors to the exhibition on Saturday afternoon were (from left) Cecile Cox from Kleinmond, Gwendoline Coetzee from Betty’s Bay and Tina Janse van Rensburg from Kleinmond. They are all members of the Overberg Quilters Guild and are standing in front of a quilt which Gwendoline made. She said it took her about a month to complete and is called Blomtuin-diamante. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Die menings wat Adams in sy rubriek Respect your customers in die Gazette van 25 September uitgespreek het, is almal so reg in die kol. Sonder om enigsins van sy donder te wil steel, noem ek net wat ek onder meer ’n paar jaar gelede in ’n soortgelyke artikel in ’n plaaslike koerant geplaas het, naamlik dat sou ons as verbruikers nie die verwagte goeie diens ontvang nie. Die verskaffers van enige sodanige dienste moet nie die intelligensie en koopkrag van Kleinmond se mense onderskat nie, want baie dinge moes ons inboet om hier te kan woon, maar om te besluit waar ons ons geld spandeer, is ons gelukkig nog nie ontneem nie. Die volgende gedagtes vir oordenking: “THE COST OF POOR SERVICE: ) For every one customer that complains, 26 remain silent; ) The average “wronged customer” will tell between 8–10 other people; ) 91% of unhappy customers will never buy from you again; ) If you make an effort to remedy a complaint, more than 82% will stay with you; ) It costs about five times as much to attract a new customer as it costs to keep one; and ) If you don’t service a customer, a competitor will. AUTHOR UNKNOWN.

ALWYN P GROVÉ, Kleinmond

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The genius and the cat flap: a tale of ardent oddity

Clever people do extraordinary things. Take Isaac Newton, the first man to explain the movements of celestial orbs in terms of the workings of gravity. In simple terms his discovery was that the attraction between bodies approaching each other increases exponentially: twice as close therefore means four times as strong (a fact I rediscovered for myself when I walked into a busy office just last week!). Newton is also remembered for saying that he had stood on the shoulders of giants in making his discoveries, for not speaking to a woman all his adult life, and for inventing the cat flap. In illuminating this last fact, I must mention two other people: firstly my great-uncle Japie, an irascible bachelor who lived alone on a farm with a band of dogs. His ire was often exercised by canine misbehaviour, for which the kitchen door had to be opened and the miscreants ejected. A visiting city relative, noting this, explained the pet flap idea to Uncle Japie, who liked it.

To make sense of the above tale I must again invoke my great-great-etc grandmother Suzanne Fourie, née Le Riche, who ran an inn on the banks of the Duivenhoksrivier (in what is today Heidelberg) towards the end of the 18th century for travellers to and from eastern parts. John Barrow, despised by generations of Afrikaners for his bizarre views on the humanity of the indigenous peoples, reportedly told Ouma Suzanne that he believed that South African dogs all had the same name, something sounding like “foot sack”. Strangely, whenever he called one, it just ran away. To return to Newton’s cat flaps: he refined his invention by inserting one for each of his four beloved cats, neatly graded in size. Clearly no man, let alone a woman, dared explain to someone who had figured out the workings of the Universe that one flap would have sufficed. In the matter of pet flaps, Uncle Japie was in turn (unknowingly, of course) standing on

Newton’s shoulders. He also installed four graded pet flaps in his kitchen door, but unlike Newton, could explain this seeming incongruity by echoing John Barrow: “When I say ‘foot sack’, they just ‘foot sack’.” Another clever one is the daughter of a friend who teaches philosophy at a university in New Zealand. Her subject is medical ethics, which examines life-and-death choices like euthanasia. Like philosophers do, she also applied logic to her choice of husband. She picked one of her postgraduate (mature) students for the job, reasoning that such a tractable and educable young man would make a fine husband. Sadly, the husband was less tractable and educable than she had hoped, and although she is philosophical about him I imagine the thought of euthanasia must have crossed her mind on occasion.

She was also recently commissioned to write a book on the newish philosophical topic of “virtue ethics”. I am hoping that her research will confirm my own conviction, which is that virtuous people tend to behave more ethically. Peace! 2 fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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A treat for Miems at Miems Miems Minaar, aged 90, SABC 3’s celebrity Ouma (Kleinmond Gazette, 24 July), celebrated Heritage Day at a restaurant in Pringle Bay that shares her name. Miems restaurant laid on a special lunch for Miems, as a celebration of life, because a few months ago Miems was one of the residents at GeriMed in Kleinmond who survived the devastating fire in which one resident died. Miems, like other residents, lost everything in the fire, but she radiates a positivity and is always ready with a smile. The patrons at the restaurant on the day couldn’t help but notice Ouma Miems having a jolly good time with her daughters. “Guests couldn’t believe she is 90 years old, saying Miems, with her sunny disposition, looked more like the older sister than the mother of her two daughters who came with her to the lunch” says Barry Crystal, who refers to himself as the regular barfly. The name Miems is special for another reason, as it was the name given to the restaurant in 1992 by Dirk de Villiers, well-known film maker, who started the restaurant way back for his life partner Miems Swanepoel. Dirk shot the famous television series, Arende, in Pringle Bay, and at the same time created a restaurant

On Heritage Day, celeb ouma Miems Minaar was treated to a lunch at Miems restaurant in Pringle Bay, accompanied by her daughters, Nicoline Minaar and Mariana Schumann. PHOTO: BARRY CRYSTAL

that has become a landmark. Over the years this well-known drinking hole and eating delight has seen many celebrities such as Prof Chris Barnard, Trixie Pienaar and Anneline Kriel as patrons. Kerneels and Morris, the current owners, fulfilled a life’s dream and bought the restaurant in the late nineties. Not only have they kept the original spirit, but they have added to the

atmosphere by creating a regular Saturday Market where locals sell their artistic creations. During the winter months, on Thursday nights, locals don kitchen aprons and prepare their favourite meals. On Heritage day Ouma Miems and her delightful daughters Nicolene Minaar and Mariana Schumann gracefully added to the history of this unique establishment.

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Noncompliance linked to shoddy work On researching poor work standards and dishonesty in the building industry, the Cape of Good Hope branch of the Building Industry Bargaining Council (BIBC) reports that it has identified a direct link between poor service delivery and non-compliant contractors. “Our research showed that up to 80% of complaints, citing poor workmanship and dishonesty, were found to be linked to noncompliant contractors,” explains Arnold Williams, secretary of the BIBC. With the focus on regulating employment conditions in the industry and ensuring labour peace, the BIBC wants to draw attention to the link between service delivery and compliance. This applies across the industry, and doesn’t only affect large contractors, but the domestic market too. “Next time you plan to build, please ensure that your builder is compliant with the BIBC,” Williams says. “This way, at least you’ll have peace of mind that their labour force is being treated fairly and

that the builder is not a swindler who may go as far as disappearing with your deposit.” To assist in this regard, the BIBC’s website provides a list of all categories of contractors that are compliant. So before you hire: ) Check work done at the contractor’s previous sites and clients, and be sure to request references. ) Visit www.bibc.co.za and enter the contractor’s name or part thereof under the heading “compliant employers” to check that the builder is registered and compliant. ) Alternatively, look up a list of compliant employers by trade – simply choose a trade from the drop-down list under the heading “list by trade or service” after following the “compliant employers” link. ) Call the BIBC on 021 950 7400 and ask whether a builder is registered and compliant. ) Contact your local Master Builders’ Association, either in the Western Cape (021 685 2625), or the Boland (021 863 3330).

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Kleinmond – from outlaw haven to bustling attraction

The early history of the village lying between Kogelberg and Sandown Bay goes back to a time when the habitable Kogel Bay and environment provided shelter to outlaws, runaway slaves, criminals and the last handful of members of Khoikhoi tribes driven nearly to extinction by the pox or measles. The first known settlement near Kleinmond, as we know it today, was the grazing farm Welgemoed, in the direction of Betty’s Bay, that had been allocated to Andries Grové in 1739. The Louw family followed, leaving behind the names “Louwsbos” and “Louwsrivier”. The pioneering families and earliest inhabitants of Kleinmond had moved into houses built on crown land long before a town existed. The Reverend PK Albertyn from Caledon had been the first to be lured by nature and the healthy sea air. In 1860, he built his house, The Homestead, on the hill above the Bot River mouth. His son, the Reverend Johannes Albertyn, built his house at Palmiet in 1899, and a brother-in-law of the latter, the Reverend Anton Lückhoff, also built a house there in 1912. In 1908, the owner of the Kleinmond farm, Willem Kleyn, set aside some land for subdivision into plots. In 1910 or thereabouts, the origi-

nal Lamloch Farm was subdivided. The Kaplan brothers of Bot River bought the section on which a large part of Kleinmond was later developed. In 1917, the Kleinmond syndicate bought out Kleyn and started developing a holiday resort on the farm Kleinmond, also known as Drie Bosch (“Three Bushes”). The resort developed gradually, until the town was officially founded in 1929. Kleinmond was named after the small mouth of the Bot River. The main section of the Bot River runs into the sea farther east. The first town council was established in 1948, and municipal status was conferred in 1959. Farmers from the Caledon district and other residents regularly visited Kleinmond during the holidays. Church services have been held under the “Preekboom” (“Pulpit Tree”) – a tree standing close by the beach – since the early 1900s. Kleinmond gradually developed into the busy holiday and tourist town it is today. One of the residents, Jeanne Louw, who regularly holidayed at Kleinmond during the 1950s, relates that in those days Kleinmond was a village with dirt roads and a small shop here and there. There were Conradies, Louws, Pienaars and Albertyns who had houses at Palmiet.

The hotel looked completely different. There was a butchery and a tiny post office with one telephone booth, usually with a long queue in front of it. The shop was called Singleton. Fresh milk was supplied by a farmer from Bot River. Fresh fruit and vegetables could be bought from a truck that came in to Kleinmond from a nearby farm. There was no electricity, and Tilly paraffin lamps were used for lighting. Fresh fish was always on the menu during the holidays. Visbaai was still unspoilt, and the cottages, flowers and fishing boats coming in with their fish were a beautiful sight to behold. There is a wealth of stories about the olden days. Today, Kleinmond is a large town with a good infrastructure, many shops, pharmacies, dentists and doctors, banks and a good library. It even has its own industrial area. People swim in the lagoon, because the sea is very dangerous. Kleinmond has many places of interest; among others, there were two unique museums – the Toy Museum and the Iron Museum (which was moved to Hartenbosch in later years) – the “Hans die Skipper” House and, just round the corner from Betty’s Bay, the old whale station whose ruins are still visible.

In the days when whales were hunted, the boats used to tow them close to the coast. Pieces of the wreck of an old whaling boat are still lodged in the sand on the beach. The penguins at Stony Point are a great tourist attraction, and the famous Harold Porter Botanic Garden at Betty’s Bay is just a stone’s throw from Kleinmond. Hikers or canoeists on the marshes are sometimes fortunate to spot Kleinmond’s wild horses. Their origin is still a mystery.

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Kleinmond Gazette

Tuesday 9 October 2012

Kiekieklub – Turkye DEON JOUBERT Dit was heerlik om die groep entoesiastiese fotograwe bymekaar te sien, hoewel daar nie vreeslik baie inskrywings vir die kompetisie met die tema “Emosies” was nie. Daar is vooraf vermoed dat dié moeilike tema die fotograwe heelwat probleme sal bied. Nadat Michael Flemming wenke gegee het oor die skoonmaak van kameralense, het hy oorgegaan om die foto’s wat ingeskryf is te bespreek. Die volgende wenners is aangewys: Eervolle vermelding: Floris Coetzee, Kobie Coetzee, Anita du Toit, Nico Jacobs en Maryna Loubser. In die derde plek was Gerhard van Helsdingen, tweede Nico Jacobs en in die eerste plek Maryna Loubser. Veels geluk aan die wenners! Die wenfoto’s word by Kleinmond Apteek, Spar Supermark, Kleinmond Biblioteek en in die Kerksaal vertoon. Ná ’n onlangse besoek aan Turkye waar hulle van Istanboel al met die kus langs tot by Efese getoer het, het Maryna Loubser haar en Johan se ondervindings met hul medefotograwe kom deel . Efese, soos so vele ander stede in Turkye, is deur aardbewings vernietig, maar restourasie is nog steeds aan die gang. Ná ’n besoek aan die pragtige Kusadasie, besoek hulle ook die verblindende wit kalksteenterrasse van Pamukkale. Die blou water kom uit warm mineraalbronne en vorm poele tussen die “katoenkastele”, soos dit genoem word. Hulle het twee luilekkerdae op ’n seiljag deurgebring in die baai van Fithiye. Daarna het hulle deur die vrugbare, landelike gebied getoer en die indrukwekkende Saklikent-ravyn besoek. So ook die hartseer spookdorpie Kaya Koyu, waar die kliphuisies net so bly staan het nadat die Turke van Griekse afkoms in 1923, met groot ontwrigting, gerepatrieer is. Kalkan is weer ’n pragtige kusdorp wat aan die berghang vasklou. Die Loubsers het ook ’n ondergrondse stad besoek waar Christene oor ’n tydperk van 300 jaar gelewe het om vervolging te ontsnap ná die val van die Romeinse ryk. In Istanboel het hulle ’n draai gemaak by die Blou Moskee met sy wonderlike teëlwerk. Die Hagia Sophia, wat eers ’n katedraal was, toe ’n moskee en nou ’n museum is, was ’n oorweldigende belewenis. Hulle het die chaos van die kleurvolle speserye en ook die groot basaar getrotseer en hul besoek afgesluit met ’n rustige vaart op die Bosphorus-kanaal, wat die See van Marmara en die Swartsee verbind. Dankie aan ons borge wat ons help om van die Kiekieklub ’n sukses te maak en by name is dit Kleinmond Superspar, Kleinmond Apteek, ASK Security en Montagu Padstal. Ons volgende byeenkoms sal op 30 Oktober om 19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal plaasvind. Die kompetisie se tema is “Ope Kategorie” en moet nie later as 12:00 op 26 Oktober ingehandig word nie. Noël Morkel sal vir ons ’n aanbieding doen oor ’n onlangse besoek aan Ysland. Die reëls vir u inskrywings bly dieselfde, met ’n maksimum van twee foto’s per persoon en die foto’s moet asseblief ’n “Jumbo” (15 x 10 mm) grootte wees wat op ’n B4 (die helfte van A4) vel ligte wit karton gemonteer is. Onthou ook om wondergom te gebruik om die foto’s te monteer. Kontak Deon Joubert op 082 412 5976 vir verdere inligting. Dagboek: 26 Oktober: Foto’s vir die kompetisie met die tema “Ope Kategorie” moet nie later as 12:00 ingehandig word nie. 27 Oktober: Werksessie: Kamerategnieke en naby-foto’s sal bespreek word om 10:00 te Lückhoffstraat 34, Palmiet. 30 Oktober: Die Kiekieklub-byeenkoms om 19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal. Die inskrywings vir die kompetisie met die tema “Ope Kategorie” sal beoordeel word. Noël Morkel sal ’n aanbieding doen van hul onlangse toer na Ysland.

Seiljag in die baai van Fithiye deur Maryna Loubser

Tweede plek: Nico Jacobs

Eerste plek: Maryna Loubser

Eervolle Vermelding: Anita du Toit

Eervolle Vermelding: Maryna Loubser

Eervolle Vermelding: Nico Jacobs

Eervolle Vermelding: Floris Coetzee

Derde plek: Gerhard van Helsdingen

Saklikent-ravyn in Turkye Maryna Loubser

Kalksteenterrasse van Pamukkale Maryna Loubser

Eervolle Vermelding:Kobie Coetzee

Tuesday 9 October 2012

General - Algemeen

Kleinmond Gazette

The Wild Ones of 2013 Rumoured to be descendants from horses abandoned during the Anglo–Boer War, some people say they are survivors from the Birkenhead who somehow managed to swim ashore. Photographer Bruce Boyd spent three months with them to gather photographs for a 2013 calendar. Visuals include vicious fights be-

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THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED by Jonas Jonasson As highly unlikely as this story is, it is a crazy, hilarious and totally entertaining read. It starts off on the day of Allan Karlsson’s birthday. An hour before the mayor, the local paper and the entire staff of the Old People’s Home are due to arrive for birthday boy’s party, he escapes (in his slippers) through his bedroom window. Waiting at the bus station, he on impulse steals a suitcase that he discovers is loaded with cash, and so begins his unlikely journey involving offbeat criminals, insane murders and rubber-arm policemen. As his escapades unfold, Allan’s earlier life, as an explosives expert with a penchant for vodka, is revealed; he remarkably had played a key role, behind the scenes, of some of the most momentous events of the 20th century. A Dutch publication sums this book up perfectly: “A Swedish black comic novel that reads like a road trip with Forrest Gump at the wheel. CILENE BEKKER

PENGUIN CROSSING: From page 1 – penguins, ducks and other animals engage in a little jaywalking.

The penguins have been messing on residents’ stoeps and in their yards.

The penguins at Stony Point start their walk alongside the fence and head up to their nests in residents’ gardens. PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

The bird first gather in numbers on the property at the top of the path, and from there they disperse to their nests.

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The wild horses of the Bot River Estuary area between Hermanus and Kleinmond have been there for time immemorial.

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Elf out to play ahead of start of season A number of shore anglers have started to report better catches along our shores now that the weather is more suitable for fishing, and not only good for watching rugby. Arlow Botes and a colleague caught their quotas of galjoen from the Harbour Island wall using fresh red bait. Arlow said they caught the fish during high tide and did not have to cast very far. He said at low tide they moved to Melk Bay beach in Strand, where they fished for kob with fresh sardines, and were surprised to catch and release a number of elf in the 900 g to 1 kg class. It is very encouraging to see the elf here so early, as the season only starts on 1 December. Last Saturday and Sunday, keen local angler Jurie van Niekerk caught his quota of galjoen and three dassie from the front of Blake’s Island. Last Sunday, Johan Uys from Strand, who frequently fishes Verleë Bank at Blake’s Rocks, caught two kob on his stringer – one of 6 kg and one of 8 kg – using a mixed bait of fresh chokka and pilchards.

Andrew Matthews and Johan Joubert recently went on a fishing trip to Namibia for a week. On their first day of fishing they decided to try out Mile 6, they missed high tide, but were eager to catch something on the rising

tide at 16:30 – which they did when Andrew caught a few smaller galjoen and Johan some larger galjoen and a fat kolstert. The next day they got some black mussel for bait near Vierkant Klip and reeled in one galjoen after another on black mussel. The following day started with Andrew catching two small galjoen at Vierkant Klip before heading to Mile 6, and from there stopped every few kilometres, but caught nothing else, but spoke to a fisherman who caught a 7 kg white steenbras. They waited for high tide, but it was bitterly cold and caught nothing. They headed back to SA the next day with 12 big galjoen, one of over 3 kg, and two kolsterte. Andrew said that cutting out 600 km there and back, driving slower on the gravel roads, paying R1,25 per litre less for petrol, making use of cheap accommodation and sharing costs made the trip cheaper than many people think. For all your reel repairs and services, contact Art on 0 021 854 3831. Send your fishing photos and news to 2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net

Strand shore angler Jano Brink, who is a junior member of the False Bay Shore Angling Club, caught this magnificent white steenbras in Struisbaai recently.

Toernooi in die pylvak Met die uitsondering van rugby, is al die finaliste vir die 2012 Burgemeesterstrofeë-toernooi nou bepaal en sportliefhebbers kan uitsien na ’n fees van Overstrand se sporttalent Saterdag 27 Oktober op die Gemeenskaplike Gansbaaisportgronde. Al die eindstryde in die verskillende sportkodes – rugby, sokker, vroue-sokker, netbal en krieket (20/20-formaat) – sal op dié dag te sien wees en bywoning is gratis. Krieket: Die oorkruisuitspeelwedstryde het interessante uitslae opgelewer. Hawston wat tweede in sy afdeling geëindig het, kon daarin slaag om die topspan van die ander afdeling, Hermanus, te klop en sal nou in die eindstryd weer teen Mt Pleasant te staan kom. Die span van Mt Pleasant het vanjaar verras deur al sy wedstryde sover te wen. Die uitspeelwedstryd vir die 3de plek, tussen Hermanus en Gansbaai, sou verlede Saterdag plaasvind maar is uitgestel weens slegte weer. (Ten tye van ter perse gaan was dit nog nie bekend waar en wanneer dié wedstryd sal plaasvind nie.) Sokker: Die sokkereindstryd is tussen Real Attackers (Zwelihle) en Early Birds (Gansbaai). Die wedstryd om die derde plek is op 22 September afgehandel en as dit ’n aanduiding is van wat te wagte kan wees, gaan die eindstryd ’n riller wees. Die wedstryd tussen Home Defenders van Kleinmond en Supers van Zwelihle moes uit-

eindelik met strafdoelskoppe beslis word nadat die wedstryd gelykop 1–1 geëindig het. Supers het toe die uitskop met 3–2 beklink. Vroue-sokker: Die finaliste is Siyadlala (Zwelihle) en Real Pioneers (Gansbaai). Die Mighty Ladies (Zwelihle) het die plaatkompetisie op 22 September met 2–0 teen Salem United (Mount Pleasant) gewen. Netbal: Die span van Hangklip-Kleinmond kry ’n kans teen Hermanus om ’n beker na daardie deel van die munisipale gebied terug te bring. Rugby: Daar was vroeg vanjaar reeds ’n uitspeeltoernooi, maar die halfeindstryde en ’n plaatfinaal sal eers hierdie naweek plaasvind. Die rede vir die uitstel daarvan is die merkwaardige prestasie van die Hawston-rugbyklub wat in die eindstryd van die Boland-rugbyliga gespeel het en gewen het. Hulle is nou die premier-liga kampioene. Die doel van die Burgemeesterstrofeë-toernooi is nie net om die sporttalent in die munisipale gebied blootstelling te gee nie, maar ook om belangstelling en deelname aan sport aan te wakker. ’n Pretstap en 10 km-padwedloop om 07:00 op 27 Oktober gaan net die ding wees vir almal om die dag op die regte noot te begin. ) Vir meer inligting, skakel Ayanda Stali, sport- en kultuurbestuurder by die Overstrand Munisipaliteit, by 028 313 5030.

Bowlers battle in over in Super League match Representatives of the four Boland bowls zones met in Worcester late last month for their traditional Super League clash. The four zones cover the West Coast area. Zone two includes Bredasdorp, Riviersonderend, L’Agulhas, Robertson, Montagu, Napier and Swellendam. Zone three comprises Hermanus, Franskraal, Elgin–Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Greyton, Kleinmond and Caledon. Zone four, meanwhile, is made up of Brandvlei, Worcester, Hexvallei, Franschhoek, Paarl, Ceres and Tulbach. Seven players from Caledon were involved: Gavie du Toit, Peter Quinn, Stefan van Wyk, Brasler van Schoor, Wynand

Pool, Lucille Herbst and David Pillay. In total, there were 12 players from each zone in the men’s and ladies’ groups putting forth their claims for the win. The scores were as follows: Men: zone three bowled into first place with an ample lead of 21 points. Zone two followed with 12 points; zone four took third place with 5 points, and zone one followed with 4 points. Ladies: zone two was first with 15 points. Zone four pursued them with 10 points, after which came zone one with 9 points and zone three with 8 points. Overall, the zone three players came out tops. VREKTREK

HAWSTON OP WENPAD: So lyk die trotse A-span van Hawston RVK, die Boland Rugby-unie se SuperligaOos kampioenspan van 2012. In die Top 8-kompetisie het die span met Piketberg in die kwarteindstryd, en met Abbotsdale in die halfeindstryd afgereken. Ondersteun gerus die span wanneer hulle Saterdag 6 Oktober in Wellington teen Never Despair van Malmesbury in die eindstryd vir ’n Premier Ligapromosie speel.

Breedekloof hou weer fees Die Breedekloof Buitelug-en-Wynfees van 12 tot 14 Oktober bied die ideale geleentheid vir stadsjapies om in die natuurskoon van dié vallei in die hartjie van die Boland te kom ontspan. Met meer as ’n dosyn wynplase, kelders, restaurante en kampeerterreine wat aan die fees deelneem, gaan daar iets te doen, te proe en te geniet wees vir almal – of jy nou oud of jonk , gemaksugtig of avontuurlik is. Bring die kinders saam en kom neem deel aan die talle aanbiedings – van wynproe by die streek se bekroonde kelders, heerlike eetgoed wat wissel van ’n plaasontbyt en tradisionele disse soos potjiekos en roosterkoek tot gesofistikeerde kos-en-wynparings, lewende musiek, kinderpret, trekkerritte en boeresport. Dan is daar ook die buitelug-aktiwiteite wat ’n visvangkompetisie, bergfietsritte en staproetes insluit. Kom vir die dag of maak ’n naweek daarvan. Die Breedekloof-omgewing bied ’n verskeidenheid van akkommodasie, van luukse gastehuise en selfsorg-kothuise tot idilliese kampeerterreine. Vir meer inligting en die volledige program vir die naweekfees, kontak Breedekloof Wyn & Toerisme by 023 3449 1791, epos info@breedekloof.com of besoek www.breedekloof.com.