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GLIDING INTO THE SUNSET Paragliding in Hermanus is gaining in popularity and has become another major attraction that draws visitors to our own. With Anthony Hamilton Russell providing the launch site on his wine estate free of charge and dedicated people such as Bevan Pope and Thomas Knowler giving freely of their time, knowledge and expertise to promote this exhilarating sport, Hermanus has become a worldclass flying site. “When you are up in the air you can see for miles and the views are spectacular,” says Bevan. “You hear, see and smell different things every time, and every flight offers a unique experience.”

Read more about Paragliding Hermanus on P 13.

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Budget mindful of affordability Although residents will from June, on average, pay 10,6% per month more for municipal services, rates and taxes, the draft 2016/17 municipal budget makes provision for both capital investments in the region as well as maintaining the current infrastructure.

According to Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie council is aware that the cost of living seems to be rising unchecked.

“Whilst preparing the draft budget we were, and still are, mindful of the affordability and subsequently the ability of consumers to pay for services,” she says.

In her speech to the Overstrand Municipal Advisory Forum, Nicolette said the

affordability of tariff increases are of utmost importance to the municipality and the level of services versus the associated cost is a constant consideration. “We went out of our way to eliminate noncore spending and we have paid special attention to cost-containing measures.”

For the 2016/17 financial year 11,24% or R121M of the total budget will be spent on repairs and maintenance, of which R110M is for infrastructure. Roads infrastructure has received a significant proportion of the infrastructure allocation totalling 56% (R61,9M), followed by electricity at 16% (R17,7M) and water at 15% (R16,6M).

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An amount of R54,9M has been appropriated for the development of infrastructure which represents 72,2% of the total capital budget of R76m.

Waste water infrastructure receives the highest allocation of R15,4M which equates to 20,3% followed by electricity at 19,9% (R15,1M) and then water at 16,3% (R12,4M).

to adopt a conservative approach when projecting our expected revenues and cash receipts,” said Nicolette.

The capital budget of R76M is 26,3% less when compared to the 2015/2016 adjustments budget. The reduction is due to the available resources to fund the capital budget.

“On its part we will ensure that the capital budget is utilised to the hilt, even if the resources at its disposal are rather limited. It goes without saying that productivity, service delivery and good governance will be addressed in earnest, while council promises not to budge from its zerotolerance attitude towards wasteful and fraudulent practices.”

“As anticipated, municipal revenues and cash flows will remain under pressure in 2016/17 resulting in us having

According to the Mayor, the reality is that they are faced with an increasing population (7th highest

growth nationally as per the 2011 census), development backlogs and increasing poverty levels.

“The expenditure required to address these challenges will inevitably always exceed available funding; hence difficult choices have to be made in relation to tariff increases and balancing expenditures against realistically anticipated revenues.

According to Nicolette public participation is integral in this year’s budgeting process.

During April public meetings will be held in all thirteen wards in the municipal area to present the draft budget to the community. The deadline for the submission of written comments will be on 29 April and the draft budget will serve before council for approval on 25 May. Read more on P12

Copies of the draft budget can be viewed: At the offices of all Area Managers All public libraries within the municipality At www.overstrand.gov.za

The Rambler Dave Smith

The puzzling difference between ?? & ??

There have been many discussions over the years about the differences between the female and the male of the species.

These have involved spare ribs, Venus and Mars, multitasking and much more.

The old left side / right side of the brain argument has been going on for ever and now certain theories suggest that we may have different brains altogether – not unthinkable when you consider how different we are at times. There is even talk that very soon we men will be redundant even with regard to our hitherto undisputed contribution to the reproductive process and the fairer sex might be able just to get on with it on their own as it were.

Off-side: Ladies do not understand off-side in soccer. Not only that but they don’t want to either. If you try to explain it to them they glaze over as though you’re talking Double Dutch (incidentally a great tactic used by Cruyff with the Netherlands national team to avoid the off-side trap).

Men, on the other hand, pretend that they do understand and look at you with disdain if you try to explain that your interpretation is better. It is exactly the same with LBW in cricket but do not confuse

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However, one thing is for

sure and that is we are very different. And there is some undeniable but often overlooked evidence of these puzzling differences which add to the variety of life as we know it.

It is of the utmost importance that we as a community take co-responsibility for the management of our towns.

That is the Good News.

Publisher De Waal Steyn 083 700 3319 dewaal@thehermanusnews.co.za Content Editor Hedda Mittner 083 645 3928 hedda@hermanus.co.za

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Posting on social media: Guess which of the sexes posted these on Facebook: “You deserve the love you keep trying to give everyone else” or “A feather, a robin, a butterfly too, all are signs

I am sad and devastated at the reports from the recent council meeting and the handing over of a petition from the Westcliff Action Group (WAG) with regards to the Temporary Relocation Area (TRA) on the corner of Stil and Church Street.

In these economically uncertain times it is no easy task to prepare a budget that will meet all the demands of the various Overstrand communities.

It must be said, however, that the Municipality has delivered a draft budget that under the circumstances delivers on their mandate and should to a large extent meet the expectations of residents and businesses.

But in order to ensure that you are aware of all the details and what to expect, we urge our readers to attend the special meetings where the budget in its entirety will be presented. These meetings will be held in all 13 wards during the course of April.

Watching sport on TV: This is a perfectly acceptable, respectable and worthwhile pastime for a man. It doesn’t really matter whether it’s rugby, cricket, soccer, golf, athletics, synchronised swimming or jukskei. If it’s the only sport on then we’ll watch it. Women, however, have even been known to turn the TV off sometimes rather than watch another replay of the 2007 RWC final!

your angels are standing with you” or even “Side by side or miles apart, sisters will always be connected by the heart”. Correct! It was not men. Nor do men post all the ones which have cute pictures of puppies and kittens. No, the one’s we post tend to be funny (or at least we think so) and slightly risqué. Occasionally we may post a serious one but these will be political and will never display any sentiment.

Sugar storage (and this is the clincher!): The average man will quite happily spoon sugar from the paper packet directly into his cup or mug. On the other hand, the lady of the house demands a four-level storage facility to achieve the same end. First, the

paper packet is kept in a kitchen cupboard until the time is right to transfer its contents into an air-tight plastic container which is kept in a different kitchen cupboard. From here, the sweet crystals are moved to a screw-top glass and metal receptacle which is displayed on a suitable shelf or worktop.

Finally, the said crystals reach a sugar bowl from whence it is only now allowed to apply the previously mentioned spooning process. You can’t argue with the logic!

I am sure there are many other bodies of evidence available for more detailed research but, for now, I’m off to watch the women’s cricket on TV with a cuppa to check if anyone’s caught off-side. I’ll joke about it later on Facebook.

Discussions fall on pavement

Attend budget meetings The draft municipal budget is available to members of the public to peruse and residents have until 29 April to submit written comment.

all this with off-side in rugby which nobody understands, not even some of the referees.

Your article on the seriousness of doggy poo must be addressed.

When I was in Lahti, Finland in 2009 at the WMA Championships, I photographed this doggy poo stand that is self-explanatory.

Perhaps we can ask volunteers to make the same if the municipality agrees to this project.

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It was clear that our many efforts to secure an opportunity to discuss the saga had fallen on the pavement (not even on deaf ears).

Sadly, we were painted in a bad light because of the “race card” being played.

This ended with Westcliff residents that attended the meeting having to endure some serious verbal abuse from some councillors from other race groups. Wittingly or not the communities of Westcliff and Zwelihle were

successfully polarized.

It leaves us in Westcliff looking very bad - totally the opposite of what our intentions have always been. I believe that a very dangerous, negative situation has been created whereby nobody will end up benefiting if we cannot find a satisfactory resolution.

We are currently working on several strategies and on various fronts to address the situation. We have categorically stated from the start that there are no race issues from our side at all, fearing that we may be labelled as just that.

In short, we need to get the message across to the intended benefactors of the transition camp that we believe we have a better

deal for housing worthy of their consideration. We also reject the planned TRA because it is really just a trap that will displace them and cause further problems for everyone without significant improvements in living conditions, which we object to.

We will shortly have a meeting where we aim to place alternatives on the table and where we hope to include the community leaders from Zwelihle and gain their approval of the whole proposed system.

At the same time, we will be seeking legal counsel on a possible course of action to follow should we not succeed to get to an amicable solution.

KOBUS KRUGER, WESTCLIFF ACTION GROUP

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Proposed bypass threatens biodiversity of Fernkloof

By Dr Di Marais We cannot allow any loss of the biodiversity of our precious Fernkloof Nature Reserve to a road. The area above Northcliff, the site of the proposed bypass, has always been known as the richest and most diverse area botanically in the entire Fernkloof Nature Reserve (FNR).

The Cape Floral Kingdom (CFK) is a world biodiversity hotspot with FNR the jewel in the CFK. The FNR is currently being assessed for inclusion in the Cape Floral Kingdom World Heritage Site listing – and it should easily qualify.

The FNR comprises only 0.002% of the CFK but has approximately 18% of its plants in an area of only 18 square kilometres. In these 18 square kilometres there are 1 200 plants in the FNR mountainous area and 400 different plants found in the coastal zone of the reserve. This equates to 8090 species per square kilometer whereas the entire CFK average floral density is estimated at 68 per square kilometer.

Nowhere in South Africa or the

world can this density be equaled. In Fernkloof there are four plant families that are truly endemic and another two possible endemics, plants that are nowhere else to be found.

Hermanus has a priceless asset in the FNR. In the area above Northcliff, which has always been known as the richest and most diverse area botanically in the FNR, exciting new plant discoveries were made after the fire of January 2008 when a five year follow up of post-fire re-emerging plants was conducted. To date more than 380 species of plant are listed for this area alone.

Hermanus Botanical Society’s regular surveys have shown that a small area at the westernmost end of Mountain Drive is particularly rich floristically and contains species which occur nowhere else in Fernkloof. Some may be found elsewhere in Hermanus but occur in unprotected areas and might already have been totally eradicated by

housing developments. The area of the proposed bypass is an ecotone or a merging of veld types, namely the critically endangered, mountainous Overstrand Sandstone Fynbos and Hangklip Sand Fynbos, an endangered lowland fynbos type, largely lost to housing in Hermanus. Also in the area are 17 plants listed on the Red Data listing as endangered, threatened or vulnerable. The entire South African biodiversity is at present greatly endangered and the National Red Data List assessments indicate that 13% of its plants are threatened. The CFK is home to 38% of South Africa’s plant species, with 1 850 of its plant species (over 20%) now threatened with extinction.

The loss and degradation of South Africa’s biodiversity has serious implications for society and the local economy. Natural ecosystems provide many essential services, such as the provision of clean water and clean air, prevention of soil erosion, pollination of crops, provision of medicinal plants, nutrient recycling, provision of food and shelter

Cyrtanthus carneus

Bypass facts to animals, birds, insects, as well as meeting people’s spiritual, cultural, aesthetic and recreational needs and particularly relevant to Hermanus, providing ecotourism. In addition, intact ecosystems (i.e. ecosystems which are in a natural or near- natural state as in the FNR) are likely to play an important role in providing cost-effective resilience to the impacts of climate change, including assisting in buffering human settlements and human activities from the impacts of extreme climatic events.

It would be a sad day that leads to the loss of the precious biodiversity of our region due to a road.

Rafnia elliptica

Echiostachys ecklonianus Serruria heterophylla

Rafnia elliptica is and example of some of the plants lost to the Fernkloof Nature Reserve in the event of a bypass.

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Also in the area are 17 plants listed on the Red Data listing as endangered, threatened or vulnerable. Examples of these are pictured, Serruria heterophylla, Echiostachys ecklonianus, Cyrtanthus carneus.

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The proposed bypass road will function as a regional route and consist of a single carriageway with one 3,7 m wide vehicle lane in each direction and a 1,8 m wide shoulder in each direction within a road reserve of approximately 25 m, with two-way traffic. The proposed speed limit is 80 km/h, although this may be reduced to 60 km/h in the proximity of intersections. A combined 3 m wide pedestrian walkway and cycle path is proposed on the southern side of the road. It is proposed that all retaining structures are constructed with natural sandstone rock.

The proposed route abuts urban and natural areas that include: the Fernkloof Nature Reserve; residential areas, including Northcliff, Eastcliff and Innesbrook Village; institutions and recreational areas, such as the Hermanus High School, Hermanus Private School, Sports Complex, Hermanus Golf Course and the Hermanus Country Market; and heritage areas such as the Hermanus cemetery and Hoy’s Koppie.

The implementation of the Hermanus CBD Bypass aims to provide a mobility route for through traffic between the eastern and western parts of Hermanus that complies with the necessary standards, improves accessibility, traffic flow and safety in the CBD area, enables

business development within the Hermanus CBD by optimising accessibility, parking and non-motorised access and creates a more liveable and economically viable CBD environment.

The alternatives to the bypass are: Upgrading the CBD Relief Road to a mobility route would result in ongoing conflict between the needs of providing for mobility, direct access, pedestrian and cyclist movement and safety and parking, and require extensive and costly expropriation to achieve the necessary width, which would significantly affect land uses adjacent to the CBD Relief Road.

Upgrading the R43 through the CBD to a mobility route would result in ongoing conflict between the needs of providing for mobility, direct access, pedestrian and cyclist movement and safety and parking, and require extensive and costly expropriation to achieve the necessary width, with effects on the CBD. Upgrading Mountain Drive to function as bypass.

Mountain Drive has a large number of direct accesses and intersection spacing is too close to meet the functional requirements of the proposed bypass. Traffic calming measures (speed bumps) implemented on Mountain Drive are not compatible with mobility requirements.

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Tensions rise over relocation area Tensions are high after the Temporary Relocation Area (TRA) on the corner of Stil and Church Street in Westcliff was approved by council.

The site is to be developed into 164 housing units where residents from informal areas will be temporarily housed until they can receive formal housing. According to planning the site will be used for 5 years as a transition area before permanent residents will move in. During this 5-year period residents will be supplied with a basic housing structure that will be shared by two families at a time. They will also share an outside toilet and washbasin. According to the Westcliff Action Group (WAG) “council planners have not acted in an ethical way by openly consulting with Westcliff as a whole, but rather complied with the minimum legal requirements to pass the initial zoned development”.

According to WAG they want

council to take note of the number of Westcliff residents that should be taken into account before planning sessions were held and that residents want to find acceptable alternative solutions to the housing challenges.

“We are prepared to get involved and assist where possible. We want to welcome a new community and help them to get upliftment and lead a dignified existence, alongside ourselves. We are not, however, willing to accept the consequences of a community subjected to the conditions proposed for the TRA,” says WAG. According to them a TRA of this scale has never been undertaken in South Africa, while smaller projects have failed.

Mayor Nicolette BothaGuthrie said that the approval for the project is urgent and gave the

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assurance that the municipality is committed to making the project a success. She also said all the fears regarding the TRA will be addressed.

In an open letter by WAG to the Mayor the Westcliff community will exhaust all avenues available to protect amongst others their safety and property values. “As a community we are not insensitive to the problems facing the Municipality with regard to the need for housing and declare our willingness to address the development of housing on the site within the terms and conditions dictated by the existing zoning scheme.

“We are offering to assist financially and to beautify a new development so that we can stand as proud residents and rightfully say look at how communities can work together for the betterment of all,” states the letter.

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Sculpting the Hermanus promenade Yet another first for FynArts – an extended exhibition of sculptures to be enjoyed all year round by residents and visitors alike.

Hermanus is one step closer to becoming a sought-after art destination due to the support of top SA sculptors.

On Thursday 31 March, in accordance with an agreement with the Overstrand Municipality, the Sculpture on the Cliffs at Gearing’s Point were removed. However, this year, most artists have agreed that their sculptures may be replaced at other sites in the town. These include Sea Change by Anton Smit which has been placed on the island in Harbour Road in front of the Burgundy Restaurant. Others were placed at Lemm’s Corner, outside Rossouw

Modern’s SPACE gallery as well as in the Courtyard at Abalone Art Gallery.

The careful placement of sculptures is an integral part of the upgrading and revitalisation of the town, in particular of drawing muchneeded attention to Harbour Road and the “old” part of Hermanus. Anton Smit visited Sculpture on the Sea in Sydney, Australia last year. “They have a wonderful project,” he said, “but the views and environment of Sculpture on the Cliffs in Hermanus is far more beautiful. This project deserves great support from all concerned. Hermanus is fortunate to showcase such an exhibition.”

The new Sculpture on the Cliffs exhibition, with works by eight artists – Wilma

Cruise, Guy du Toit, Gordon Froud, George Holloway, Jaco Sieberhagen, Lionel Smit, Strijdom van der Merwe and Gavin Young - will be opened on 11 June, the first Saturday of Hermanus FynArts 2016.

FynArts has already had a sellout for this year: Fish, Chips and Fishermen's Tales, is the one that got away. To make sure that you are not left out in the cold, book for FynArts – and make use of the time left to pick up some tickets at Early Bird prices, valid until 18 April.

Book at Hermanus Tourism (028 312 2629) or through Webtickets. Get the programme in the FynArts booklet, available at Hermanus Tourism and selected outlets in town, or on the website, www.hermanusfynarts.co.za.

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Hermanus FynArts is not your usual arts festival. The concept behind it is so novel and unique that it’s difficult to define. It originated as the brainchild of one person, someone equally unique and visionary – Mary Faure. Having the courage to embark on her vision and actually pulling it off was an even bigger accomplishment, especially as there was no blueprint to follow. But there you have it – Hermanus FynArts is rolling into town for the fourth consecutive year in two months’ time.

Those who know Mary well will tell you that she is not receptive to grandiose statements or emotive compliments – she is down-toearth and only interested in is getting things done; being under the spotlight tends to make her feel uncomfortable.

Although given the tremendous success of FynArts, that became rather difficult to avoid, and Mary has had to endure the bestowal of several awards and acknowledgements for her achievement, among them the Overstrand Municipality’s Mayoral Award for Woman of the Year and a Merit Award from Hermanus Rotary.

But Mary is not interested in talking about that and rather credits “all the phenomenal people who were willing to help” for the success of FynArts. With a heavy cold and wrapped up warmly against the inhospitable winter weather that has descended prematurely on the

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Overstrand, she agrees to meet me for lunch at The Bistro where I ask her to relate the story of how FynArts came about.

As the chair of Hermanus Tourism back in 2012, Mary says she had been pondering the need for a new event in Hermanus that would draw discerning visitors and elevate the profile of our town. “I wanted an event that would appeal to a different market and not just the usual holidaymakers. I knew it would have to be some sort of festival that offers something different, that does not only last for a day or two but will encourage people to stay for at least a whole week. And I knew it had to take place during the winter months when the whole town is in need of a morale booster.”

While attending a workshop in Greyton hosted by the author Christopher Hope, she starting discussing her idea of a festival with him.

Christopher was a founder member and first director of the Franschhoek Literary Festival, while Mary says, “I was a real klutz – I honestly didn’t know the first thing about festivals. But Christopher was tremendously supportive right from the start. He told me that if I wanted to create a festival for Hermanus, I had to find out what Hermanus wanted. I set up meetings with every sector of tourism and Christopher came to Hermanus for three days to be a part of these idea-

sharing discussions. He came up with the name FynArts but the rest only started taking shape after my husband, Jean, and I visited our sons in the UK a few weeks later.”

During that trip, Mary realised that people who have an interest in the arts usually enjoy the whole spectrum – from fine arts to sculpture, ceramics and photography, literature, music, food and wine. “It struck me that these could all come together in a festival to celebrate the ‘finer’ things in life – not for connoisseurs only, but also for ordinary people like us who are interested in, and would like to learn more about, the arts.”

By the time Mary and Jean returned home, she had a much clearer vision of what she wanted to do. Further discussions followed with various role players, including chairpersons or representatives of related organisations such as U3A, Kalfiefees, Whale Festival, OAK and Hermanus Music Society – and of course, the Overstrand Municipality – and all were supportive of the general idea of what was envisaged for this new festival. The one piece of advice Mary didn’t take was to start slowly with an event of one weekend, and that 10 days was too long. “I’m too old to grow radishes,” she says simply. “For me it was a question of ‘go big or go home’!”

Having decided on the general outline and duration of FynArts, it was up to Mary to start approaching artists and convincing them to buy into her concept of a ‘Celebration of the South African Arts’ – the likes of which had never been done before. She obtained permission from the managing committee of Hermanus Tourism to run with the festival, because, as she puts it, “if it was going to be a flop I wanted the problem to be mine alone and not that of Hermanus Tourism”.

During their AGM in September 2012, the draft programme was presented and Mary was ready to fly.

“The support of several prominent, respected South Africans in the arts world have advised and helped direct FynArts – among them are Christopher Hope, Jans Rautenbach, Richard Cock, Marilyn Martin, Mandie van der Spuy, Melvyn Minnaar and Garth Stroebel, who respectively advised on the music, fine art, literature, film, wine and food components on the smorgasbord that became FynArts.” And while Mary believed the first FynArts might be a one-off event, Richard Cock basically set the dates for the following year’s FynArts – barely 12 hours after the Opening Concert.

Reflecting back, Mary says, in her usual self-deprecating way, “I was so ignorant back then, no one was more surprised than me when we actually pulled it off! And

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without the support of the committed and incredibly supportive staff of the Hermanus Tourism Office and the dedicated volunteers, we might have had a few major ‘blapses’.

Most of all, there was Jean.

He has always been a great support to me in every way – FynArts was not part of our marriage contract and it was asking a lot from him after 42 years!”

After that first year Mary says she realised that “the show must keep going onward and upward and be the best damn festival Hermanus can conjure up as a tribute to all the FynArts advisors, supporters and

volunteers who have offered their expertise and hard work.”

Growing from strength to strength year after year, the residents of Hermanus and hundreds of visitors are once again looking forward to Hermanus FynArts 2016. “I see FynArts as a welcome winter diversion that lifts people out of their everyday lives and stresses, and takes them on an exciting and highly enjoyable creative journey,” says Mary.

“The challenge is now to ensure the sustainablity of the festival and to continue to grow it to become more and more relevant to the widest audience possible.”

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Dave Wreford, General Manager of The Hermanus Rainbow Trust, operates with the purposeful, high-octane energy level required when success is the only option. The personal safety and education of umpteen local young lives are at stake and a social conscience translates into hard, determined, persistent work.

The ethos of the Hermanus Rainbow Trust (HRT) is ‘Painting a rainbow of hope and opportunity, through dedicated support and caring of orphans, vulnerable children and disadvantaged families in the Overstrand’.

Five Trustees and Dave oversee and run the Trust, supported by their administrative staff and Pretty Dube, with her team of social workers, community development assistants, social carers and HIV facilitators, in total twenty five strong. Their Agri-business Projects include an additional staff of seven.

and we had to retrench 64 employees. Vivienne paid them all their retrenchment money out of her own pocket!” A long-term, sustainable strategy was found, by converting the Trust to a Social Enterprise.

This allowed the start-up of support businesses, provided that all the profits were to go into their community and social development programmes.

“We started with the organic vegetable two tunnel farm in January 2012 in Stanford, sponsored by the US Embassy in SA. A third is being installed to grow micro-greens, which are vegetables picked young and therefore the most nutritious. The Community and Social Development programmes are offered in Overhills, Kleinmond, De Kop,

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Stanford, Masakhane, Gansbaai and Buffelsjag The Red Cross Centre, Zwelihle’s base. In August 2014, the community bakery and vegetable processing centre at 17 Mimosa Road, Hermanus Industria was established. Home to HRT’s Deli, an organic lifestyle shop, breakfast, coffee and lunch are on offer, with muffins, scones, chiabatta rolls, jams, preservatives and more on sale to raise funds for the Trust. The bakery sells to businesses and residents of the Overstrand and locals pop in to enjoy a cuppa, meal or chat.

The Trust has developed five main integrated programmes to provide holistic Community and Social Development services and support to improve the quality of lives of those in

these disadvantaged communities. The first, Parenting Workx, seeks to rebuild family structures and principles by providing parenting and life skills, and a comprehensive Early Childhood Development programme. Dave expands, “This enables Mothers to teach their children the basic principles of dignity, respect, honesty, discipline and moral ethics, while also providing their babies and toddlers with a balanced nutritious diet, in a caring and healthy environment, which prepares them to compete equally at school and have the chance of a successful future.”

The second programme, Children’s Circle of Support, focuses on orphans and vulnerable children, providing over 200 meals a

HRT was founded and registered as a Non-Profit Organisation by Vivienne Owen in 1999. Dave elaborates, “Appalled at the lack of children’s access to early childhood development facilities in Zwelihle and the dire conditions that they were living in, Vivienne initially opened three crèches, then social workers and carers came on board, health care was added and the Grade R School was started.”

day, after school activities, uniforms, clothing, psychosocial and counselling support. As Dave says, “This is where crime prevention begins. The main aim is to keep the children safe in the afternoons, protecting them from undesirable situations.”

The third, the Special Care and Support Programme, provides for those with a chronic or terminal illness, or who are HIV positive. The focus is on nutritious food, counselling and assistance, with access to medication, dosage scheduling and management, and also includes an HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention programme aimed at local schools.

The fourth, the Sponsor a Child Programme, assists disadvantaged children to

improve their quality of life and attend crèches and schools. The fifth programme is the Grade R Edu-Care Centre, which caters for 100 disadvantaged children.

The statistics speak for themselves – 82 300 children’s and 2 400 adult’s meals, 720 food parcels, 2 640 sandwiches, 96 school uniforms, 166 blankets, children’s clothing for 342 families, 360 children’s toiletry packs; 93 graduated Grade R learners and 140 families who have completed Parenting Worx, including ECD (1 year programme), with 3 having attained NWF5 HIV/AIDS Care and Counselling Diplomas, 8, the NACOSA HIV/AIDS courses and 2, the NACOSA Computer Courses.

Funding of the operational costs and sourcing the manpower required to continue this vital work, are ongoing challenges. Dave encourages members of the public to join the Sponsor a Child programme. “Or support us by buying our bread, rolls, sandwiches and organic vegetables – we also deliver!

And anyone who wants to volunteer to help with afterschool activities and sports can call me on 082 896 4345.”

The Hermanus Rainbow Trust, proudly local and truly “working for the better good.”

- Kathy Mulock-Bentley

When Dave arrived in Hermanus in January 2012 he became involved with the THRT from the get-go. “In November 2011, the Trust had around 121 employees, then the recession hit, the Department of Health stopped their funding in 2013

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Township Tours unite communities Urban Tours launched a new tourism initiative last week, when a group of invited guests were taken on a ‘township tour with a photographic twist’ in Zwelihle. The faces behind Urban Tours are Leanne Dryburgh of thephotowalkers.com and Charmaine Beukes of White Shark Projects, who have partnered with the Hermanus Rainbow Trust (HRT) and the Overstrand Municipality: Local Economic Development (LED) to introduce visitors to the vibrant lifestyle in Zwelihle.

Urban Tours empowers disadvantaged families to improve their lives by opening their doors to tourists. Working closely with the HRT’s flagship programme, Parenting Worx, Township Tours Hermanus has created a unique offering in Responsible Tourism where these families will be employed to welcome visitors into their homes as they meander through the township. This is managed on a rotational basis allowing every family an opportunity of earning an income.

Last week’s launch kicked off at the HRT’s deli in Mimosa Street where refreshments

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were served before Barry Hilton welcomed the visitors.

Township Tours Hermanus, he said, offers a unique opportunity to experience the welcoming spirit, the warmth and humanity of Zwelihle. He introduced Solly Madikane, director of LED, who said that “this project is a way of uniting our communities. It will go a long way towards demystifying the townships and eradicating the stigma that they are dangerous places to visit. You will not be able to experience the spirit of Ubuntu by looking in from the outside – and these tours offer the opportunity to walk the streets, visit the homes and get the full experience of the sounds, tastes and smells of Zwelihle.”

Other speakers included Dave Wreford, general manager of HRT, and Pretty Dube who runs the Parenting Worx programme, as well as Leanne Dryburgh and Charmaine Beukes. Leanne said she had first been approached by Mary Faure last year to do a photographic tour of the township for FynArts. “With the new partnerships that we’ve formed we are now

able to offer visitors the opportunity to not only take photos but to have real interaction with the local residents while we walk about the township. It’s a great way to learn about the history and lifestyle of Zwelihle.”

The Township Tours operate daily from 10:00-12:00, departing from The Photo Shed on Market Square. For more information, visit www.urban-tours, or contact Leanne on 083 293 7208 or Charmaine on 083 728 4883.

PHOTO: Peter Hassall

Several role players from the photowalkers, White Shark Projects, Hermanus Rainbow Trust and Overstrand Municipality joined hands to launch Urban Tours in Hermanus on 31 March.

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In spite of the nippy wind blowing on Friday evening, residents and visitors were out and about, following the orange as they walked our town during the Hermanus First Fridays (HFF) Artwalk on Friday evening.

They received a warm welcome at the 16 art galleries that stayed open until 8 pm, mingling with fellow art lovers and enjoying the wine and snacks on offer.

Adele Fouché and Mariana du Preez at Adele’s gallery in Astoria Village

Rossouw Modern’s SPACE Gallery also hosted the opening of their latest solo exhibition titled Interval, which showcases the drawing machines and artworks of Greg Stock. “Most art I encounter has a definite order to it, even if produced with some artistic license and freedom in its application,” said gallery owner and curator Jozua Rossouw.

“In Greg’s works there is a randomness in the outcome with which my more primitive and youthful spirit finds a healthy reconnection. As ordered and precise as the machines may be, so completely opposed is the unique and random outcome of the artworks.”

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Bryan Taylor and Nadine Geddes with Willie van Wyk of Bellini Gallery in Village Square

Don’t miss this intriguing exhibition which runs until 24 April. And if you still haven’t done the Artwalk, the next HFF will take place on 6 May. It has not only become a popular activity for our visitors but also a not-to-be-missed monthly event where locals catch up with old friends and make new ones, while gaining a new appreciation for our artists and galleries.

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tasting of a recipe from one of her books after her talk.

Saturday 9 & 16 April

Hermanus and surrounding areas. Admission is R10 and copies of the book will be available for purchase at a discounted price.

• Ashleigh Temple-Camp will talk about her exquisite ‘Colour South Africa’ range of adult colouring-in books, 17:30 at The Book Cottage in Long Street. Come and hear Ashleigh explain the benefits and processes behind this hugely popular phenomenon, and how it can quieten the mind, relax the soul and ignite the imagination. RSVP to 028 313 0834 or bookcottage@whalemail.co.za

EVENTS DIARY

Wednesday 6 April

Friday 15 April • Hermanus parkrun, 08:00, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Free timed 5 km walk or run come rain or shine. The route is dog friendly and children are most welcome.

• Lemm’s Corner Market, 08:30, Main Road, Hermanus. Crafts, clothes, jewellery, bags, toys and art.

• Hermanuspietersfontein Food & Wine Market, 09:00-13:00, the Village. Where wine and food lovers both local and international meet.

• Overstrand Arts/Kunste (OAK) has established a film club and will be screening high quality movies on the first Wednesday of every month at the Municipal Auditorium at 18:00. The first screening will be the highly rated (adults only) movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo di Caprio. The cost is R30 for OAK members and R45 for non-members of the public. Enquiries: John Taylor - 079 392 7282 or René du Plooy - 082 940 4238.

• Market in the Garden, 09:00-14:00, St Peters Church. A wonderful market set amongst the trees in the heart of town. Sit down in the tea garden and enjoy the surrounds.

• New market at Swallow Park, every Saturday from 09:00 – 13:00.

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Friday 8 April

• Stanford Saturday Morning Market, 09:3012:00, the Stanford Hotel. Farmers, crafters and hobbyists bring to you homemade and home-baked goodies.

Wednesday 13 April • The photowalkers.com will host two workshops, ‘An Introduction to Lightroom’ (R500 pp), 09:00 – 12:00 at 25 Berg Street, Onrus; and ‘An Introduction to Studio Lighting’ (R800) from 14:00 – 17:00 at The Studio, 17 Mimosa Street in the Industrial Area. Discount of 10% if you have been on an Educational Photowalk before or if you are participating in a 52-week Challenge. To book, call Leanne Dryburgh on 083 293 7208 or visit thephotowalkers.com. If you’d like to join their monthly get-together, Photography Chit Chat, at 19:00, you can email Thea on info@hermanusphoto.co.za.

• U3A presents The Best Cookbooks: ‘Delectable’ and ‘Sumptuous’ by renowned chef and author of 7 cookbooks, Marlene van der Westhuizen, 10:00 at the Catholic Church hall. Marlene will talk about Cookery in the Cape and France and share some of her secrets. A selection of her books will be available to buy and guests can also have a

Friday 15 – Saturday 16 April

• The Hermanus Country Market, 09:00-13:00, Fairways Avenue. Stunning food, fresh and wholesome goodies.

• The Hermanus Photographic Society holds monthly meetings at the NG Church small hall in Church Street at 19:00 on the first Wednesday of the month. Visitors are welcome to attend. For further information visit www.hermanusphoto.co.za

• OnVerWag public meeting with SAPS, Marine & Coastal Management and other role players to discuss crime issues in the community, 18:00 at the Dutch Reformed Church, Berg Street, Onrus.

• OnVerWag will be running monthly training sessions for all those interested in patrolling Onrus and Vermont, and joining hands with others who are giving time and resources to keep the neighbourhood safe. The next patrols training session will take place from 17:00-18:00 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Onrus.

Thursday 14 April • U3A Open Meeting, 17:30 at the Municipal Auditorium. The topic is ‘Church Tourism in South Africa – a Travel Odyssee’ presented by the co-author of the book, Philippe Menache, who will focus on the architecture and social role of historical churches in

• Barrels & Beards Harvest Festival. Join the bearded Bot River winemakers in celebrating the 2016 harvest, which did not leave any time for trivial things like personal grooming.

Known for their ‘chilled’ approach to life, honest, hands-on winemaking methods and world-class wines, the participating wineries include Barton Vineyards, Beaumont Wines, Gabriëlskloof, Genevieve MCC, Goedvertrouw, Luddite, Maremanna, Momento, Thorne and Daughters, Rivendell, Villion and Wildekrans. The festival kicks off on the Friday evening with a relaxed ‘kuier’ at Honingklip Brewery at 18:00 (tickets are R180 and include artisanal beer and homemade pork sausages), followed by a Best of Bot vs International Tasting at Goedvertrouw on the Saturday morning at 10:30 (tickets are R350 per person and include prestigious wines for tasting and a light lunch). The main event is The Baard Paartie on Saturday evening at Baard-ton (Barton) Vineyards at 17:00. Guests will be able to taste the young wines from the 2016 vintage, straight from the barrel, followed by a delicious, proudly Botriviera dinner and of course, the longawaited Beard competition. Tickets are R450 pp. To book, contact Nicolene at bookforbarrels@gmail.com or go to https://www.quicket.co.za/events/14446barrels-beards-harvest-celebration-2016/#/

Sunday 17 April • Hermanus Comedy Night with comedy icon and Hermanus local, Barry Hilton, 18:00 at The Class Room. Barry will be joined by three of South Africa’s youngest and brightest rising comedy stars - Kagiso KG Mokgadi, Yaaseen Barnes and Phil de Lange - at this popular monthly Hermanus Comedy event for a night of hilarity not to be missed.

Food and refreshments will be available for sale. Tickets are R80 and can be bought online at www.quicket.co.za or by calling 082 731 1311.

Friday 22 April • Book launch of ‘By Hook or by Cook – Fishing Tales and Braai Fires’ by Marius Diemont, 17:30 at The Book Cottage in Long Street. The book reflects special memories of time spent on unspoilt shorelines with close friends and family around the braai fire while sipping ‘Tassies’.

RSVP to 028 313 0834 or bookcottage@whalemail.co.za • Join Whale Coast Conservation (WCC) from 18:00 – 19:30 for their Earth Day Eco Adventure on the Hermanus Cliff Path which offers the best land-based whale watching in the world.

But how many other creatures can be seen from the cliff path? Try to spot some of the more elusive animals that come out after dark when humans and dogs have left. Numbers are limited so make sure you book early. Adults R100, children R50. Contact 083 242 3295 or anina.wcc@gmail.com

Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 April

• The fifth annual Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge for professional mountain bikers, hosted by Stillwater Sports, will take place at the Arabella Hotel & Spa near Kleinmond. The 2016 Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge promises an exciting line-up of events that includes 2 Two-Day Mountain Bike Stage Races (50 km and 15 km per stage) in the heart of Kleinmond. One lucky mountain biker will go home with a spectacular KTM Ultra Sport 29er.

Trail runners are invited to join in on the action by taking part in either the 15km or 6km Cell C Arabella Trail Run Challenge on the Sunday.

Accommodation packages available at www.africanpridehotels.com. For more information visit www.stillwatersports.com, or contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com.

Sunday 24 April • The renowned pianist Ken Higgins will perform a solo fund-raising concert, 15:00 at the Municipal Auditorium. Ken will be playing the music of Lloyd Webber, Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein and many others. The entire proceeds will be divided between Overstrand Hospice & the Hermanus Bowling Club. Tickets are R100 pp, available from the Hospice office at 10A Hope Street (Tel: 028 312 4679) or the Bowing Club.

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Financial Literacy for Entrepreneurs Why accountancy is the language of business

Accountancy, or in its simplest form the worldwide discipline of financial record keeping, is not unlike learning any other language: - You read it - You write it - You speak it Sure it involves numbers. But to say “I can’t understand accounting because I am bad with figures” or “I don’t want to learn bookkeeping as I lack basic numeracy skills” is like saying I don’t play sport because I can’t score.

So what makes accountancy any different or any harder to learn?

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The system of bookkeeping by double-entry is, perhaps, the most beautiful one in the wide domain of science and literature. Were it less common, it would be the admiration of the learned world.

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Nobody tells it like it is better than Grant Vernon – author of the Business Made Simple book “Would you like to…

Understand Your Accountant?”

What follows are three extracts quoted from the author on how to learn to speak the language of your accountant: “Finance is the language of business. Whether you like it or not, the one thing every organisation has in common is numbers and how these numbers are tabulated, analysed and reported.”

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Finance is an integral part of doing business. Understanding money matters is therefore critical to any exchange of goods or services. For example, when you are buying, owning and

It is generally accepted that all business enterprise begins with the aim of making profits.

If a business fails to generate healthy profits over the medium to longer term, it is doomed for failure, and ultimately, will not survive.

So profits, you might say, is at the ‘heart’ of any business. If that be so, then financial recording, or accountancy, must be the bloodline of any business.

For it is the financial record the books of accounting - of a company that indicates whether that business is operating effectively, efficiently and with sustainable business management practices.

What’s more, accountancy does all that for any and every business, in all industries, in all countries, in all languages, right across the globe.

“Financial intelligence isn’t some natural skill or ability that you either have or don’t have.

Like most disciplines, it can be learned. However, it must not only be learnt, it must also be practised and applied regularly.”

“While the people who work exclusively in finance tend to learn these skills early on in their careers, anyone who plans on being in a position to rise to the top of any organisation needs to be at least financially literate. It pays to master the skills of financial literacy.”

Learning the Language of Business While good record keeping is a prerequisite to profitability… more often than not you’ll find this fundamental exercise absent in many start-up or struggling businesses.”

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Once you have grasped the basics in reading it, writing it, and speaking it, you will have mastered a life skill just like any other language – except in this case it’s the language of business.

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This is the reason why we refer to financial literacy and the basic principles of financial record keeping as ‘The Language of Business’. It drives all business, small, medium and large, to make a profit everyday.

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My Pet

Good food: your best investment As purse strings are pulled even tighter in the wake of South Africa’s devastating drought many pet owners may be tempted to spend less on food for their animals.

Supermarket brands offering discounted specials are suddenly infinitely more attractive to the cashstrapped but as with everything cheap, there’s usually a nasty side and pet owners are advised to carefully consider the full implications of cutting back on quality food.

With pet foods, you get what you pay for. If it’s cheap, it contains cheaper ingredients which are not well digested and may have excesses or deficiencies in vital nutrients which could cause harm to the animal.

There is also the risk of poor quality control at factory level so you’re not entirely sure that what’s on the label is what’s going into your pet.

procedures because the proper balance of vitamins and minerals enhances tissue repair and organ maintenance.

Better foods may cost more per bag but the superior nutrition and better digestibility of these foods means you end up feeding less per day. With premium diets, most of the food eaten is digested with less excreted from the body as waste so you clean up less stool later.

On premium food your pet should have a low stool volume, it should be firm and dark, and have a reduced odour. If stools are soft,

loose, watery, light-colored, or smelly, this can be an indication that you are feeding a lower quality diet that is not meeting your pet’s nutritional needs.

How do I know what’s good?

For proper nutrition, the diet must provide the proper balance of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. The label will list all ingredients in descending order by weight.

The protein source will probably be the first ingredient listed and is an

important indicator as to the overall quality of the diet. Higher-quality pet foods will have animal meat like chicken or turkey as the major protein source which your pet is better able to absorb than the plant proteins like soybeans found in cheaper quality food.

Higher-quality protein provides your pet with the nutrients it needs to carry out normal body functions and to produce a strongboned, well-toned and muscled body, along with a healthy, shiny coat.

And as with humans, pets have different nutritional

needs which premium quality foods cater for. Senior pets, for example, often suffer agerelated ailments like kidney disease or elevated cholesterol levels. Good quality foods aimed specifically at senior pets will take these ailments into account, helping your pet to live longer and more comfortably.

For more information on the best premium quality food for your pet visit our EberVet Vetshops at Station Mall or the IPIC Centre, Hermanus, or at Onrus.

Consider this: the better the quality of food, the stronger the animal’s immunity and the less likely it is to contract diseases, and that’s going to save substantially on vet’s bills. Good quality food also helps a pet to recover more quickly from illness, accidents, and surgical

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NIPPY: This lovely lady is a very active 5-yearold. She is a quizzy lizzy and interested in simply everything that goes on. She loves her walks, and gets on well with both big and small dogs, but can be a bit bossy with the young.

Nippy has been in the shelter for almost 2 years and really does deserve a home of her own.

MICKEY: This magic fellow is about 4 years young and one of the volunteers’ favourites. He socialises with all the run dogs and is an absolute pleasure on walks.

Mickey is healthy, fit and strong, and would make an awesome family dog. He loves water, energetic games and long walks. The only caution for Mickey is he thinks cats are such fun when they run away from him.

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SURVIVOR: This energetic young fellow has survived a lot, and is still alive after being brought in to us from the township to be put down.

He is about 2 to 3 years old and an active chap that loves his walks and rough games with the other dogs in the run. He is learning manners and will make a great companion to a family that has experience in teaching dogs how to be well behaved.

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Municipal grants Pearly Shell Service Centre: RDP Training Centre: Hermanus Night Shelter: The Recycle Swop Shop: Blommeland Day Care: Overstrand Arts / Kunste: Whale Coast 96 FM: Pearly Beach Conservancy: Whale Coast Conservation: Overstrand Hospice: Hermanus Botanical Society: Narrative Foundation: Women Action Group: Stanford Conservation: Dyer Island Conservation Trust: Grootbos Green Futures Foundation: Tourism bureaus:

Rates and service charge revenues comprise 79% of the total operating revenue mix. In the 2015/16 financial year, revenue from rates and services charges totalled R731M. This increases to R788M in the new budget. National Treasury continues to encourage municipalities to keep increases in rates, tariffs and other charges as low as possible.

Municipalities must justify in their budget documentation all increases in excess of the 6,6 % upper boundary of the South African Reserve Bank’s latest inflation targets.

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“Once you’ve done it, you’ll know that there’s nothing else like it,” says Bevan Pope.

“Paragliding is the closest form of natural flight and soaring through the sky like a bird is an amazing and exhilarating experience – it’s addictive.”

It is this passion of Bevan that has led to Paragliding Hermanus, a non-profit organisation that was born of his love of flying and the desire to share his intimate knowledge, expertise and experience with other enthusiasts of the sport.

It is one of the unique attractions of Hermanus that draws paragliders and hang gliders from all over the world.

Paragliding was born off the back World War II, when war technology was developed to enable pilots to eject from their planes when they’d been hit and safely descend; it was also used to air-drop troops in enemy territory.

The key principle was controlled descent, and after the war the technology was further developed to allow for more control of movement that included ascent and maintaining height. “The sport now offers a threedimensional experience of

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flying at your fingertips,” says Bevan.

Growing up in Onrus in their historic family home (it now houses The Mission’s House Gallery, run by Bevan’s mother Glenda Pope and his sister Braelea), Bevan says he can remember when he saw paragliders for the first time.

“I must have been 12 or 13 and was at rugby practice when I looked up and saw these guys flying off the mountain. I was so excited that I grabbed my BMX bike and raced all the way up Rotary Way to see what it’s all about. I was super excited but I could tell from the men’s equipment and the waiting wives or girlfriends sitting in their fancy cars reading Fair Lady that this was an expensive sport.”

After school, Bevan studied and lived in the UK where he finally obtained his pilot’s licence before returning to Hermanus after 13 years.

“Most of the locals cannot afford the sport, but people have been coming here from the cities and from overseas since the eighties to paraglide and hang glide in Hermanus,” he says.

“Geographically and topographically the mountain is ideal for the sport – it is the correct height, it faces the southeaster and has a flat surface for take-off. Not to mention that it affords the most spectacular views of our town and the Overstrand.”

As a sports enthusiast Bevan has participated for many years in various school sports, deep-sea diving, surfing, road cycling, mountain biking, water skiing, snow skiing and golf, but paragliding became his overriding passion. “Flight has always been a dream of mankind and we are finally able to achieve extensive distances and sustainable heights without noisy, smelly and sometimes unreliable motors. We use only the fresh air around us and the knowledge gained from every previous flight to go further, get higher and stay up longer.”

Although it appears to be a dangerous activity, Bevan says paragliding is much safer than other sports such as cycling and kite surfing.

The most important factors are safe take-off and landing, and an

understanding of the weather conditions. “The need for reliable local information and guidance to visitors prompted the creation of our website, www.hermanusparagliding.c o.za, which includes live updates of weather conditions such as wind direction and speed,” says Bevan. Designed by Thomas Knowler of Aura Design in Onrus (who used to be a UK pilot and is also a paragliding enthusiast) the website creates a platform of information that is crucial to safety. “Before the website, we had to rely on clues given by the fynbos and the sea – when we saw white horses we knew it was time to land!” says Bevan.

The launch site at the top of Rotary Drive is situated on the Hamilton Russell Vineyards (HRV) wine estate, and when the original site became eroded, Bevan consulted with the HRV farm manager, representatives of Fernkloof Nature Reserve and Overstrand Municipality, as well as members of the Cape Town paragliding community to resurface and upgrade the site in an environmentally sensitive manner. “The new take-off

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strip is now safe and functional for all to enjoy,” says Bevan.

“Together with our website and the Paragliding Hermanus Facebook page we have created a portal of continuous information and communication that is bringing a lot of new visitors to Hermanus.” www.paraglidinghermanus. co.za / Bevan 072 495 5444

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OVERSTRAND MUNISIPALITEIT HERMANUS: VERHURING VAN MUNISIPALE EIENDOM, ‘N GEDEELTE VAN ERF 1253 HERMANUS

Kennis geskied hiermee dat die Raad ʼn aansoek ontvang het vir die huur van Munisipale eiendom, synde ʼn gedeelte van Erf 1253 Hermanus, ingevolge die Raad se Beleid op die Administrasie van Onroerende Eiendom, 2015.

Aansoeker: Breakthrough Adventures NPC h/a Whale Coast 96 FM Ligging: ʼn Gedeelte van Erf 1253 Hermanus Doel: Plasing van ‘n mas en toerusting vir die uitsaai van Whale Coast FM Huurtermyn: 5 Jaar Grootte: ±4m² Die aansoek is gedurende normale kantoorure per afspraak ter insae by die Eiendomsadministrasie kantore, h/v Molteno en Viljoenstraat, Onrustrivier. Navrae moet gerig word aan Mev. Madelein Erasmus, (028) 316 - 3724/ merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Enige beswaar teen die voorgestelde verhuring moet behoorlik gemotiveerd en skriftelik wees en die ondergetekende voor of op 5 Mei 2016 bereik.

Indien ʼn persoon nie kan lees of skryf nie, kan so ʼn persoon sy/haar beswaar/kommentaar mondelings by die Munisipale Kantore, Magnoliastraat, Hermanus, aflê waar ʼn personeellid sal help om dit op skrif te stel.

Kennisgewing Nr. 59/2016 Munisipale Kantore HERMANUS 7200 Datum 5 April 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS MUNISIPALE BESTUURDER ______________________________________________________________________________

OVERSTRAND MUNICIPALITY HERMANUS: LEASE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, A PORTION OF ERF 1253 HERMANUS

Notice is hereby given that Council received an application for the lease of Municipal property, being a portion of Erf 1253 Hermanus, in terms of Council’s Administration of Immovable Property Policy, 2015.

Applicant: Breakthrough Adventures NPC t/a Whale Coast 96 FM Locality: A portion of Erf 1253 Hermanus Purpose: Placement of a mast and equipment for the broadcasting of Whale Coast FM Lease period: 5 Years Size: ±4m² The application can be viewed during normal office hours by appointment at the Property Administration Offices, c/o Molteno and Viljoen Street, Onrust River. Enquiries must be directed to Ms. Madelein Erasmus, (028) 316 -3724/ merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Any objections against the proposed lease must be properly motivated in writing and be lodged at the undersigned by no later than 5 May 2016.

Persons who are unable to read or write can submit their objection/comments verbally at the Municipal Offices, Magnolia Street, Hermanus, where they will be assisted by a staff member to put it in writing.

Notice Nr. 59/2016 Municipal Offices HERMANUS 7200 Date 5 April 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS MUNICIPAL MANAGER ______________________________________________________________________________

UMASIPALA WASE OVERSTRAND E-HERMANUS INGQESHO YEPROPATI KAMASAPALA, INGXENYE YESIZA U-1253 HERMANUS

ISaziso siyanikezelwa ukuba iBhunga lifumene isicelo sengqesho yepropati kaMasipala, eyinxalenye yeSiza u-1253, Hermanus, ngokwemiyalelo yezindululo zoLawulo lweBhunga kuMthetho we Propati engaGungqiyo, ka 2015 Umceli: Breakthrough Adventures NPC t/a Whale Coast 96 FM Ubungingqi Inxalenye yesiza u 1253 eHermanus Injongo: Ukubekwa kwemasti “ipali ende yokubeka iflegi” kunye nezinye izixhobo kusenzelwa usasazo lwe Whale Coast FM Isithuba senqgesho: Iminyaka eyi 5 Ubungakanani: ±4m² Isicelo singabonwa phakathi kweeYure zeOffisi nangokwedinga kwiOfisi yePropati, ekwikona yeZitalato u Molteno no Viljoen, eOnrust River. Imibuzo mayijoliswe kuNkosazana Madelein Erasmus, kwezi nombolo zomnxeba, (028) 316-3724 okanye kuledilesi yochothwezo – merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Naziphina izichasi, ezalana nesisiphakamiso sale ngqesho mazizathuzelwe, zishicilelwe phantsi ngokufanelekileyo kwaye zinikezelwe kuledilesi ityikitywe ngezantsi, zingabikho emva kwexesha elimisiweyo 5 Meyi 2016 ABant’ abangenak’ ukufunda nokubhala banganikezela izichasi zabo okanye abakutshoyo ngokomlomo kwiiOfisi zika Maspala, eMagnolia Street, Hermanus, apho bayakuncedwa ukuzishicielela lilung’ elingumsebenzi Inombolo yeSaziso 59/2016 iOfisi kaMaspala HERMANUS 7200 uSuku 5 Epreli 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS UMANEJALA/UMPHATHI KAMASPALA

OVERSTRAND MUNISIPALITEIT HERMANUS: VERHURING VAN MUNISIPALE EIENDOM, ‘N GEDEELTE VAN ERF 243 HERMANUS Kennis geskied hiermee dat die Raad ʼn aansoek ontvang het vir die huur van Munisipale eiendom, synde ʼn gedeelte van Erf 243 Hermanus, ingevolge die Raad se Beleid op die Administrasie van Onroerende Eiendom, 2015.

Aansoeker: Vodacom (Pty) Ltd Ligging: ʼn Gedeelte van Erf 243, Hermanus Doel: Telekommunikasie doeleindes Huurtermyn: 9 Jaar 11 maande Die aansoek is gedurende normale kantoorure per afspraak ter insae by die Eiendomsadministrasie kantore, h/v Molteno en Viljoenstraat, Onrustrivier. Navrae moet gerig word aan Mev. Madelein Erasmus, (028) 316 – 3724 / merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Enige beswaar teen die voorgestelde verhuring moet behoorlik gemotiveerd en skriftelik wees en die ondergetekende voor of op 5 Mei 2016 bereik.

Indien ʼn persoon nie kan lees of skryf nie, kan so ʼn persoon sy/haar beswaar/kommentaar mondelings by die Munisipale Kantore, Magnoliastraat, Hermanus, aflê waar ʼn personeellid sal help om dit op skrif te stel.

Kennisgewing Nr. 60/2016 Munisipale Kantore HERMANUS 7200 Datum 5 April 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS MUNISIPALE BESTUURDER _____________________________________________________________________________

OVERSTRAND MUNICIPALITY HERMANUS: LEASE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, A PORTION OF ERF 243 HERMANUS

Notice is hereby given that Council received an application for the lease of Municipal property, being a portion of Erf 243 Hermanus, in terms of Council’s Administration of Immovable Property Policy, 2015.

Applicant: Vodacom (Pty) Ltd Locality: A portion of Erf 243, Hermanus Purpose: Telecommunications Purposes Lease period: 9 Years and 11 months The application can be viewed during normal office hours by appointment at the Property Administration Offices, c/o Molteno and Viljoen Street, Onrust River. Enquiries must be directed to Ms. Madelein Erasmus, (028) 316 3724/ merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Any objections against the proposed lease must be properly motivated in writing and be lodged at the undersigned by no later than 5 May 2016.

Persons who are unable to read or write can submit their objection/comments verbally at the Municipal Offices, Magnolia Street, Hermanus, where they will be assisted by a staff member to put it in writing.

Notice Nr. 60/2016 Municipal Offices HERMANUS 7200 Date 5 April 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS MUNICIPAL MANAGER _____________________________________________________________________________

UMASIPALA WASE OVERSTRAND E-HERMANUS INGQESHO YEPROPATI KAMASAPALA, INGXENYE YESIZA U-243 HERMANUS

ISaziso siyanikezelwa ukuba iBhunga lifumene isicelo sengqesho yepropati kaMasipala, eyinxalenye yeSiza u243 Hermanus, ngokwemiyalelo yezindululo zoLawulo lweBhunga kuMthetho we Propati engaGungqiyo, ka 2015 Umceli: Vodacom (Pty) Ltd Ubungingqi A portion of Erf 243, Hermanus Injongo: Telecommunications Purposes Isithuba senqgesho: Iminyaka eyi 9 ne nyanga ezi 11 Isicelo singabonwa phakathi kweeYure zeOffisi nangokwedinga kwiOfisi yePropati, ekwikona yeZitalato u Molteno no Viljoen, eOnrust River. Imibuzo mayijoliswe kuNkosazana Madelein Erasmus, kwezi nombolo zomnxeba, (028) 316-3724 okanye kuledilesi yochothwezo – merasmus@overstrand.gov.za.

Naziphina izichasi, ezalana nesisiphakamiso sale ngqesho mazizathuzelwe, zishicilelwe phantsi ngokufanelekileyo kwaye zinikezelwe kuledilesi ityikitywe ngezantsi, zingabikho emva kwexesha elimisiweyo 5 Meyi 2016 ABant’ abangenak’ ukufunda nokubhala banganikezela izichasi zabo okanye abakutshoyo ngokomlomo kwiiOfisi zika Maspala, eMagnolia Street, Hermanus, apho bayakuncedwa ukuzishicielela lilung’ elingumsebenzi Inombolo yeSaziso 60/2016 iOfisi kaMaspala HERMANUS 7200 uSuku 5 Epreli 2016 CC GROENEWALD HERMANUS NEWS UMANEJALA/UMPHATHI KAMASPALA

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Sport Foremost authority on karate available in the Overberg Wednesdays and Thursdays in Hermanus.

The Overberg region boasts five SA JKA Dojos (karate schools) in Hermanus, Gansbaai, Stanford, Kleinmond and Zwelihle.

Whalers Club a close-knit family of athletes Whalers Athletic Club, affiliated to Boland Athletics and Athletics South Africa, celebrates 20 years in its current form during September this year.

Predominantly a road running club, it does include a track and field component guided by Masters athlete, Leo Benning.

Under the chairmanship of Les Hanna, the club has a real welcoming feel about it and members enjoy the happy atmosphere that prevails at club events. This is evident at the club's time trials run on Thursday evenings, when participants gather at the market area near the cricket club. After an introduction from Club Captain, Mikki Milne, the

runners and walkers set off on either a 3km,5km or 8km run (individual choice) around the Eastcliff area.

Longer runs are organised on Saturday mornings, starting at the Wine Village. Nonmembers are welcome to participate and enjoy the camaraderie that the club promotes.

Gordon (ladies). In the 21km half marathon first home for the Whalers were Charl van Heerden (mens) and Anzel du Plessis (ladies). Our Whalers, in their navy and white strip were among 8 000 runners in the 56 km and 16 000 runners competing in the half marathon.

The club has around 120 members, with a few in the octogenarian age group.

Membership fees are R150 p.a. for seniors and R50 for juniors and social members.

More recently, four Whalers athletes succeeded in breaking 11 Boland records and winning a total of 22 medals (13 gold) at the Western Province Masters Championships held in Parow.

Whalers had 51 entries in the recent Two Ocean races which were run in ideal running weather. The first Whalers home in the 56 km ultra were Mkhohlakali Mlandeli (mens) and Sarah

For more information on the club, contact the secretary, Louise Erasmus, on 028 312 2220.

Founded in 1963, the SA JKA Karate Association is affiliated to JKA - Japan Karate Association, the largest karate organisation in the world. Practiced in over 100 countries world-wide it is the only legal karate entity officially approved by the Japanese government as an association of members for the promotion of karate.

The five Dojos in the Overberg fall under the Area Head Instructor, Sensei Ronnie Knott who is a Japanese Grade 6th Dan. Sensei Ronnie started karate in 1973 in KwaZulu-Natal and has been training and teaching as a full time instructor for the last 10 years here in the Overberg region.

He is also currently the President of the Overberg Karate Federation and is based in Hermanus. The Overberg area is very

The ranking of karate belts range from yellow through orange, green, blue, purple, brown to the ultimate black belt (1st Dan).

fortunate to have some very highly graded karate Senseis that represent various styles of karate from Japan. Sensei Ronnie Knott 6th Dan JKA, Sensei Pieter Esterhuisen - 6th Dan Shotokan Karate Academy, and Sensei Ruehan Van Romberg - 4th Dan Goju Ryu. Sensei Ronnie teaches from nursery school ages (4 years) up to seniors of 65 years of age throughout the week. The main SA JKA Dojo is based at the Pro Active gym and conducts classes for Dinkys (5 years) and up to adults on Mondays,

A great success story that has happened over the past ten years while Sensei Ronnie has been teaching here in Hermanus is about a kid, Siyamthemba Qotyana, who started in Zwelihle/Houmoed Dojo and has graded his way through the ranks and today holds the grade of 2nd Dan Black belt. He has taken part nationally and internationally in Italy at the World Karate Championships. He has completed a full time teaching programme with Sensei Ronnie and today is fully employed by Penny Pinchers and teaches karate in the evenings.

For further information contact Sensei Ronnie Knott on 083 655 4521 or email senseisajka@hermanus.co.za

No Walkerbay Xtreme for 2016 This year’s Walkerbay Xtreme Challenge that was due to have taken place during the last week of April, has been postponed until next year.

According to co-organiser, Rick Oosthuizen, the decision was taken in conjunction with the national sponsors that have been procured for the event. “It was a tough

decision we had to make.

We have secured national sponsors for what was last year deemed as one of the highlights on the Overberg sporting calendar but unfortunately we do not have enough time to organise an event that will meet the high standard that was set last year,” he says.

The Xtreme Challenge consists of several extreme sporting codes held over three days. It includes running, open water swimming, an urban mountain bike challenge, a triathlon, paragliding and a strong man competition. According to Rick the national sponsors have signed a three-year agreement that will come into effect from 2017.

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