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From midnight on Friday until midnight on Saturday, 25 May, thousands of photographers in hundreds of cities around the world spent 24 hours photographing women in their communities as part of the 24HourProject. For the first time this year, 10 Hermanus locals took part in this initiative, the largest photography event of its kind. The aim was to document humanity in real-time, with a focus on women’s stories in support of Women’s Human Rights. Read more on P 5. MAIN PHOTO: Simeon Rossouw
Feedback on baboon problem Writer De Waal Steyn
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am positive that by the end of June we will be able to give positive feedback to the Overstrand community regarding the baboon management problem we are facing,” said mayor Dudley Coetzee. This follows a meeting between the municipality and the newly-formed Hermanus Baboon Action Group (HBAG) last week to discuss the lack of progress with the signing of an agreement between the municipality, the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board and the Department of Envi-
ronmental Affairs and Development Planning. According to Coetzee the agreement has not been finalised yet, but he has been given the assurance that it is being followed up on the highest level. “I have met with Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Anton Bredell, Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development in the Western Cape, and they have promised to assist with speeding up the process.” According to HBAG they have advised the mayor of the voluntary group's objectives associated with re-introducing baboon monitors to areas most
affected by raiding baboons. “The mayor indicated there was no progress regarding a required mandate from the provincial government which would enable the municipality to appoint a licensed, qualified service provider to perform baboon management programmes in affected areas of the Overstrand," said Pat Redford of HBAG. “We emphasized that by ignoring the ongoing dilemma facing hundreds of residents in these areas, the negative impact on tourism, property values, employment opportunities and the safety of residents, as well as the safety of the Voëlklip baboon troop will continue."
According to her, different amounts have been set aside in budgets at various times. “However, until the municipality receives the mandate nothing can be done.”
past two months, as the large Voëlklip baboon troop spends more time in the suburbs feeding on human foods, smashing plant pots, traumatizing dogs, children and the elderly.
Coetzee confirmed that R1 million set aside in the 2018/'19 budget could not be spent and that a further R1 million has been budgeted for in the upcoming budget. “Once we receive the mandate, we will be ready to act immediately and address the problem. We do take this very seriously and we are committed to resolving the issue as soon as possible,” he said. According to HBAG, concerns of the community have escalated over the
“Recently, an 18-month old child was trapped in the kitchen between her mother and a baboon while at the same time several more baboons entered through the only open window in the house,” according to HBAG. Visit www.hermanusbaboons.co.za or fb.me/hermanusbaboons for tips and information or email info@hermanusbaboons.co.za to report an incident.
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Marigold Cottage to return to its former glory Writer De Waal Steyn
ern home, as is the case in many other suburbs of Hermanus.
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“But in this instance, the owners decided that they wanted to retain as much as possible of the current character of the house. As part of the application for construction we have made three separate submissions to the Hermanus Heritage Committee and a heritage report was compiled by Graham Jacobs, a heritage consultant and chair of the Built Environment Committee (BELcom) of the Western Cape Government” says Saayman.
he iconic Marigold Cottage in Voëlklip is set to become an even bigger landmark along our coast after the current alterations are completed. Several social media posts raising concern about the future of the cottage and calls from worried residents to The Village NEWS followed the removal of the cottage’s roof and windows during the last two weeks. But, says local architect Neel Saayman who designed the refurbished house, there is no need to worry. “The owner is very sensitive to retaining the character of the cottage and we have done our utmost to accommodate the needs of the owner while at the same time ensuring that the look and feel of this landmark is retained. The gables in the front and back of the house will be retained as well as the shape of the roof. There will be larger attic rooms and dormer windows and new doors added, but in essence the look and feel of the cottage will remain,” says Saayman. Contrary to popular belief the cottage as it stands is not a heritage building. This is because the original home, believed to have been built in 1925, was destroyed in a fire in 1996. Following the fire, the house was gutted, and the walls were demolished down to foundation level. It was rebuilt, retaining the look and feel of the original building, but it was not a direct reconstruction of the original house. The layout and gables were changed, the building material was different, and the thatch roof was replaced with tiles. Since 1997 several changes and additions were also made to the house. “Although it appeared to be an original heritage house, it was not, and therefore a heritage status of 3C, the lowest possible grading, was awarded to it because of its character and general aesthetic value to the area. Therefore, it would have been relatively easy to obtain a demolition order should the owner have wanted to tear it down and build a more mod-
The application for construction was approved by the municipality, BELcom and Heritage Western Cape. The process also included placing advertisements in Cape Town and local newspapers as well as a public participation process. Marigold Cottage made headlines last year when, at a price of R35 million, it became one of the most expensive properties ever to be sold in Hermanus. At the time it was advertised as having had only five owners since it was built in 1925. According to Seeff Hermanus, after the devastating fire in 1996, the owners rebuilt the house to retain its old-world charm while incorporating fixtures and fittings for modern day living. The house had 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 garages, a separate study, wine cellar and workshop. According to reports just the blackened empty shells remained of the nine houses that were destroyed in the blaze on 30 June 1996. A few days after the fire, as a safety measure, the municipality decided to knock down the gables of a few of the houses as they were deemed to be unsafe. Over 100 firefighters battled to contain the fires in gale-force winds. Despite their best efforts, at least nine thatched houses were destroyed, including several historic residences dating back to the turn of the century, and caused an estimated 6 to 8 million Rand of damage at the time.
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ABOVE: The Marigold Cottage before it was sold in 2018. With its gables and distinct Cape Dutch style the cottage has become a landmark in Hermanus. RIGHT: All that remained of the house was a burnt-out shell after it was gutted in a fire in 1996. Eight other houses were also destroyed in the fire. The remaining walls were knocked down to foundation level before it was rebuilt. BELOW & BOTTOM RIGHT: Architectural impressions of the refurbished Marigold Cottage. The gables and shape of the roof will be retained while making room for more attic rooms and new dormer windows and doors.
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Bheki reappointment Hermanus Varsity calls for tutors a concern for WC Writer Raphael da Silva
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lthough concerned about the reappointment of Bheki Cele as National Police Minister, the Western Cape government has expressed its willingness to discuss its intergovernmental dispute over police resources in a bid to find a solution. In a statement, Premier Winde said, “Minister Cele and his department failed to address the policing needs and priorities in the Western Cape and simply ignored our numerous attempts to engage on critical resource shortages in the province. They also disregarded practical steps, which we proposed and agreed to fund, that would be beneficial to SAPS and free up critical police resources.” The Western Cape government has offered R5 million to restart the South African Police Service (SAPS) reservist programme and also offered to make provincial government employees available to serve as Commissioners of Oaths in police stations to free up SAPS resources.
But after Cele did not respond to these ideas, the Western Cape declared a formal intergovernmental dispute with the Minister in April over his failure to address crime in the province. “While I’m not going to immediately withdraw the dispute, what I am happy to do is to have a discussion as the Premier along with the MEC. I’m prepared to put up the white flag and say let us find a solution,” the Premier said. Albert Fritz is the new MEC for Community Safety, a position previously held by Winde before elections were held in May 2019. In the last few months, the Western Cape government has made it clear that it wants the management of SAPS to be devolved to a provincial level. The intergovernmental dispute, as well as the inquiry by the Western Cape Police Ombudsman into police resourcing in the Overstrand, are just two approaches that are being used in order to approach the courts over police resources. “Only through a professional and properly resourced police service, can we begin to tackle the crime issues that impact the lives of so many of our residents,” said Winde.
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Hermanus Varsity Trust can offer tutorials because of the “willingness of the remarkable people who live here” to share their knowledge and experience with the students.
Hermanus Varsity Trust (HVT) is calling for volunteer tutors to help guide students through two short learning programmes. Negotiations between the HVT and the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) are far advanced to offer two courses to launch the trust’s pilot programme. With a maximum of 50 students in each, the pilot will consist of ‘Introduction to Local Economic Development’ and ‘Entrepreneurship,’ two CENLED short learning programmes, starting in August and October, respectively. These courses have been chosen because they are ideal for our students and will position them to live, learn and work locally. Tutorials, the human face that aids successful learning, are the heart and soul of the Hermanus Varsity Trust’s mission of providing higher education courses to empower the diverse communities of the Overstrand. In weekly tutorials, students who register for courses through the HVT will have the support of experienced individuals. This kind of support and guidance has been shown to be fundamental to students’ success.
What kinds of knowledge and experience are appropriate for tutoring students in the two pilot courses? The short answer is – all kinds. As far as academic qualifications are concerned, a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, a suitable social science degree, or an MBA would be a good starting point. If you believe you have the knowledge and experience to help students and have the willingness and time to do so, you as a tutor, will make a difference in people’s lives. For details email: tutoring@hermanusvarsity.co.za
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Hermanus joins #24HourProject O n Saturday 25 May, ten Hermanus locals joined photographers from around the world in documenting humanity in real-time through the 24HourProject. The 24HourProject was started by Renzo Grande and Sam Smotherman in 2012. Photographers share one photo every hour showcasing people in their community for 24 hours (midnight Friday to midnight Saturday). The idea came to them when they were busy with a personal project to document two cities for a full day. That same year they launched their first 24HourProject event with 65 photographers from 24 cities taking part. This year, that total was up to 4 850 photographers from 826 cities in 100 countries. According to the United Nations, 70% of women worldwide have suffered from some sort of violence. The 24HourProject tries to bring these social issues to light. This year they partnered with selected non-profit organisations that work to empower women: Atena in Iran, GES Mujer in Mexico, Sacred Valley Health in Peru and She Has Hope in Uganda. They use the photos posted by the photographers around the world to raise awareness for their global crowdfunding campaign. As they are supporting these specific NGOs, the theme for this year’s 24HourProject was ‘women’.
This is the first year that Hermanus photographers have participated in the project. They were Clare Wise de Wet, Bethany Potgieter, Kayleigh Erwee, Simeon Rossouw, myself and five children from the Through Their Own Eyes (TTOE) Photography Club in Zwelihle – Ayanda, Elam, Mbasa, Onele and Patricia. The children from TTOE were also the youngest photographers in the world, the youngest being just nine years old.
Every hour the ten of us would go out and take photos, and then go back to our ‘base’ to edit and upload one photo to social media before the start of the next hour… and then we would go out and do it all over again for the next hour. It was a very challenging experience for all of us – staying awake for 24 hours straight is not easy – but we had so much fun together and met the most amazing women in Hermanus from all walks of life. We would like to thank: • William and Trevor from the Zwelihle Youth Café for being our guides and for scouting out places we could go to photograph women. Leeroy from the Zwelihle Youth Café who kept us going with midnight coffee and pizza (Leeroy, William and Trevor stayed awake with us for the full 24 hours). • SPAR Gateway for the platters of delicious
ABOVE: The Hermanus team for the 24HourProject this year consisted of (back from left) Elam Mbakuse (TTOE), Kayleigh Erwee (KKS.Captures), Bethany Potgieter, Taylum Meyer (Titanium Photography), Clare Wise de Wet (Wise Photographics), Simeon Rossouw, (front) Ayanda de Klerk (TTOE – the youngest participant in the world), Mbasa Somana (TTOE), Onele Gambushe (TTOE) and Patricia de Klerk (TTOE). RIGHT: The team started taking photos in the early morning hours of Saturday and continued until midnight. 'Bakery Face' (top right) was taken by Bethany Potgieter at 04:05 at Engen Garage in Sandbaai. The photo below, 'Today's good mood is sponsored by coffee' was taken by Taylum Meyer at 07:19 at Food Lovers Market.
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sandwiches and snacks on Saturday afternoon when we were all starting to get tired. Nic Lotter for starting off with us in the early hours of the morning as our ‘bodyguard’ (we were all carrying a lot of camera equipment). Clare Wise de Wet for introducing the 24HourProject to Hermanus and for organising everything. The Youth Café and The Village NEWS for letting us use their offices as our two bases for editing and uploading. And, of course, all the women in our community who allowed us to take their photos. It really would not have been possible without them.
The 24HourProject will still continue to fundraise for the NGOs over the next few weeks. If you would like to show your support visit bit.ly/24HrDonate. For more information visit www.24hourproject.org. More photos taken by the Hermanus photographers during the 24HourProject can be found on Instagram: @bethany_potgieter; @kks.captures; @simeonrossouw; @through_their_own_eyes; @titaniumphotography; @wisephotographics. – Taylum Meyer
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FROM THE EDITOR A FAB idea for Fernkloof With the long-awaited draft Fernkloof Protected Area Management Plan (PAMP) now open for public comment, a nearly two-year process of protests, consultations and revisions is finally coming to an end.
The answer should be obvious: Give management control and budget responsibility to the Fernkloof Advisory Board. After all, who is better placed to ensure that the PAMP is adhered to than the people who are most passionately committed to Fernkloof?
Barring any unforeseen challenge that may arise from the public participation process, the consensus is that the proposed plan meets the needs of all the concerned parties and will be approved by the Overstrand council.
The municipality continually says that Fernkloof needs to pay for itself, but a budget for Fernkloof will only be available once the PAMP forms part of Overstrand’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP). This will take years and is a wasted opportunity. Rather, in the spirit of a true public-private partnership, the municipality should sign a long-term lease agreement for
The question that begs asking now is: “What next?”
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R1 a year with a renamed Fernkloof Management Board. Allow them to raise funds for the conservation and running of the reserve, and to be in control of their budget. It’s a win-win situation, and an example of the kind of forward thinking that we need to have in this municipality if we are really going to grow the economy. The point has been made many times. Nature reserves pay for themselves by simply being there and acting as a drawcard for visitors. There is a value attached to this. So, if the Fernkloof Board believes
it can raise the money to run the reserve and that there are enough like-minded individuals who are prepared to support its operational costs, shouldn’t it be given the opportunity? Compared to the status quo, this would be a step in the right direction. So, let us embrace change. Let us encourage our municipal leaders to view ideas like this positively and proactively. In the end, the whole community benefits. This really is a FAB idea! This is the good NEWS - Ed
Who let the dogs out unleashed? By Murray Stewart
twos, let’s untangle number one first – on-the-leash.
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The elves looking after the emails at the Duck ’n Fiddle received a number of complaints from dog owners about my March column titled Barking Mad: On or off the leash. They claim it didn’t address the problem at all. In fact, the word leash never even popped up till the last sentence, which got Tannie Marie from Onrus upset enough to email us, but we’ll get to her later. I must confess though, we did get somewhat sidetracked exploring various dog-related idioms by mistake, leaving us without space to discuss “to leash or not to leash”, as the title implied. This was unfortunate. So now we intend to take this canine conundrum by the scruff of the neck and discover why folks, apart from priests, also get hot under the dog collar. There are two areas of concern. One is the on-the-leash bylaw, and number two is the unleashed/freerange necessity. So, not to confuse our number ones with our number
Dogs on the end of leashes are obviously less likely to be able to maul another dog or eat a child before being yanked away. This is commendable. The front bit though, is relatively easy to control, and just requires a muzzle if the dog is anti-social. However, that leash connects the owner to the whole dog, not just the front bit with teeth but what goes on at the back, too. Leashes are seldom longer than two metres, so the dogs (front and back bits) remain on or next to our regular walking/jogging tracks, like the coastal footpath. The back bits often erect some awkward, if not artistic, holy shrines in homage to Epol and Dogmore that the hand holding the leash needs to deconsecrate, usually with the help of a plastic bag.
Now, careening down towards them at speed, was what Tannie Marie described as “a large black dog the size of a pony dragging a petrified teenager behind it on roller-blades”. When the dogs collided, she could only watch in terror as most of her dog seemed to disappear into the gaping jaws of the beast. “He had my Muffie in his mouth!” Tannie Marie wrote in horror. Fortunately, when the kid smashed into them, it let go immediately and hurtled off yelping down the path, dragging the brat on his knees behind it. Her Muffie, you’ll be pleased to know, was unscathed by the ordeal. The beast, however, received a couple of stitches in his tongue and a muzzle, and the kid’s kneecaps needed relocating.
This is where Tannie Marie made a near-fatal mistake. She let go of the leash to poop-scoop the proud offerings left by Muffie, her miniature dachshund, and the little darling scampered up the pathway yapping happily.
This only highlights the urgency for the local municipal bylaw to be finally stamped, which involves ridiculous lawyer-speak, but translated, sets out the following rules: 1. Leashes must be attached to dogs and owners at all times. 2. Dogs larger than a corgi must be muzzled. 3. Plastic poopbags must be visible at all times, for
eg. bracelet, necklace or anklet. Or belt – for larger dogs. This will certainly sort out our first problem. Now onto the second, the unleashed/free-range solution. Many churches across the bay have kindly offered the use of their excess land to accommodate dogs off the leash. Here, they maintain, they can romp around “free and unfettered as the Good Lord intended”, so leashes must be checked in at the vestry. Seating arrangements will be set up so the owners can chat or play chess and Scrabble, while the dogs can cavort about, doing what dogs do. Communion wine will be available. Owners agree that any injuries sustained on holy ground cannot be misconstrued as an Act of God, thus exonerating the church unconditionally. But seriously, some paranoid owners with leashes are often the reason why dogs fight. Many dog-lovers would welcome easier access to real freerange areas. So would their dogs. Anyone listening?
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Red Herring in season A neighbour from two roads down came over to chat. I was working on my little lagoon fishing boat, a single-engine dinghy for four passengers. He lives in Stellenbosch, where he settled into very comfortable retirement after decades as a bean counter to the lung cancer trade. Of course, he does not personally condone smoking, see? It is a terrible habit best left to the young and gullible. Anyway, it transpires that he recently purchased an apartment in Hermanus to add to his holiday home in Eastcliff and two small, adjacent dwellings in Onrus. He explained that as a man of means, there are many opportunities to pick up bargains during these desperate times. Besides, he is on a mission from Mammon: short-term letting via AirBnB not only provides for the upkeep, rates and taxes on his little property empire, it also pays for the family’s annual overseas holidays! The income is easy and tax free, spread into foreign bank accounts in his kids’ names. The kids live in Europe, naturally, but AirBnB even provides banking and card facilities for those without such familial conveniences. You should get in the game, he evangelised. I did a quick survey amongst acquaintances who actively partake in the informal, short-term letting market. Some of them find the income handy, but like Stellenbosch Man, none of them are exactly poor or desperate. A fair number are professionals or corporate executives, others are comfortably retired or reasonably well-off divorcees. So right there is the first fallacy to be skewered: the AirBnB industry long ago moved on from the couch-surfing days, when the activity was all about renting out the dark spare bedroom after ouma died. Neither has the market exactly rushed to the fabled township gogo who is renting out a bedroom in her shack to starry-eyed Scandinavians. Scan the chocolate-on-the-pillow, secure-parking and room-with-a-view
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advertisements on AirBnB and it is quite obvious that the main beneficiaries are predominantly white, middle-class homeowners chasing down second or even third incomes. The nature of the activity is enticing precisely because it offers easy income at low barriers to entry for those of means, especially being informal (for which one should read unregulated). In addition, only a certified naïf will accept that any of this income is declared and taxes paid; where it is then only after a host of convenient home-improvement deductions. Another bright red, oily fish is that the formal sector is against AirBnB as a competitor. Au contraire. Most small hotels and formal guesthouses use AirBnB and the many other online marketing channels to advertise their own product. AirBnB itself has now moved into the formal hotel industry, too. No, AirBnB is not the problem. The argument is all about the extraordinary cost of compliance forced upon the formally-regulated industry. These input costs range from business, industry and tax registration processes and levies, to building planning and compliance enforcement around everything from evacuation plans to parking, fire, health and safety compliance, liability insurance, tourism grading requirements, bed night levies, and much, much more. One stand-out issue concerns employment equity and remuneration. It is perfectly clear that informal providers make use of domestic servants and gardeners, often for much longer hours and demanding more effort than what such workers had been subject to before. The wage rates for domestic workers – a definition which becomes ludicrous when servicing and cleaning rooms or apartments in a for-profit business – is only 68% of that of workers in the formal sector… Add to this mix higher (non-residential) levies for everything from rates to water and electricity, and it is clear that the formal sector cannot compete on price with an equivalent
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offering from AirBnB. Also, let no one claim that this is not solely about price. That German tourist who would rather pay more to stay with “real” people in their dingy spare bedroom, instead of with “real” people in their beautiful formal, compliant guest house? That guy is figment personified. Recent rumblings by our incompetent government about regulating the industry, are unfortunately barking up the wrong trees. The issue is not the First World problem of locals being driven out of town centres due to high rentals and property values. Well, not yet, anyway. It is also not about oversupply. It is all about the cost of compliance which renders an uneven playing field on which existing small businesses have to compete. Much as it is being painted, this is not a battle between Tsogo Sun and the small guy, this is between small hotels and guest houses, mostly with hard-working fully-invested small entrepreneurs behind them.
The May issue of the Municipality’s Bulletin contains information on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic (AARTO) Act, as amended, which was passed by Parliament in March and awaits the President’s signature. The Bulletin sets out the processes that will be followed under the National Traffic Information System (NATIS). After infringement, there are various stages over some three months, with increasing costs; eventually the Sheriff would be called in. Demerit points are separate from fines, or worse, which may be imposed. The system is said to be simpler than the existing arrangements.
much unsaid. For example: How many demerit points are accumulated before a licence is suspended, or revoked? What comes after suspension, and is revocation irrevocable? What demerit points are applicable for travelling say 5 or 10 km above a limit, not stopping at a stop sign, failing to observe a no-entry sign, parking on a yellow, or a red line? Or double parking? etc. NATIS will only work if the system is robust and incorruptible, and supported by good communications (the Post Office?). Life would be simpler if we motorists, to varying degrees, had a culture-change to one which abides by the existing traffic rules.
The Bulletin provides some examples of the demerit points applicable in certain circumstances, but leaves
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Either regulate everyone, perhaps with scaled nuances on the size and format of each property, or let it be a free for all. Where should the line be drawn? The damage to brand SA as a travel destination remains the same whether an American tourist family died in a fire at an unregulated guest house, or at a formal, regulated one; all that changes is the risk of it actually occurring at the latter in the first place. I shared with Stellenbosch Man my intention to start offering whale watching and great white shark adventures on my dinghy, out of the New Harbour. He grinned conspiratorially, until he spied my determination. “But it will be a disaster!” he proclaimed. “This boat is not safe, and besides, you can’t just take unsuspecting tourists out to sea, you need a special permit!” Oh, how we laughed. Then conversation turned to how badly Hermanus needs Uber.
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Overstrand Hospice 600 Club Draw was done on Monday 20 May, by Carol Tait, who teaches decoupage and mosaic. She did a mosaic course with Orsoni in Venice and has been a finalist in the FynArts tondo competition, with a blue and white mosaic of a Dutch East India Company plate. Lynn Sillifant from Don Adams Auditors monitored the proceedings and Hospice social worker, Fransil Kotze, was also present at the draw. Winners: 1st Mr & Mrs J Moat, 2nd M Knight and 3rd M Le Roux. Friends and colleagues can club together as a group and buy a ticket. Your donation of R50 a month goes towards the care of Overstrand Hospice’s patients and you stand a chance of winning a monthly cash prize. Please contact Norma Scott-Tomlin on 028 312 4679 for more information or visit the Hospice offices at 10 Hope Street, Hermanus.
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Agencies working together on protocol for estuaries Anton Kruger’s letter, Lagoon ‘not a simple matter’ (The Village NEWS, 29 May) refers. Whale Coast Conservation is pleased to associate itself with the excellent work that is being done by members of the Onrus River Estuary Forum (OREF), under the chairmanship of Dr Peter van Niekerk.
The Creation Tasting Room in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, is one of 18 restaurants in the 2019 Eat Out Guide to SA’s 500 Best Restaurants. Whether you are a resident or visiting, the FynArts Festival is the perfect time to explore Overberg’s restaurants. If you are looking for recommendations, scan the QR code or go online to read about the 18 restaurants that shared the spotlight with the country’s finest in the 2019 Eat Out Guide to SA’s 500 Best Restaurants.
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An OREF initiated process is well underway to draw up a formal recreational health management protocol for the Onrus River Estuary (lagoon), in which the Overberg District Municipality (ODM), Overstrand Municipality (OM), Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) and the OREF will be participants. The protocol will be the first documented commitment by government agencies to implement formalised, systematic management of recreational water quality for any of the estuaries in the Overstrand. The protocol deals with the how, when, by whom, with what resources, and according to what standards: 1. The estuary’s recreational health status will be decided, based upon the outcomes of sanitary surveys and bacteriological data; 2. The recreational water quality will be monitored; 3. High bacteriological test results will be responded to; 4. The risk of using the estuary for recreational purposes will be communicated to the public; 5. The protocol will be reviewed and improved upon. The finalisation of this protocol is a high priority for the OREF executive team, members of which are assisting
and working closely with officials from the ODM and OM who have taken responsibility for developing the protocol and having it officially approved. Contrary to what is being claimed in the letter by Mr Kruger, Dr van Niekerk is not proposing to reclassify the Onrus Estuary as a “fresh water dominated system”. Data collected from testing 37 fortnightly water samples has shown the salinity level to be around 7% (and less) of the salinity of the sea. Data does not support the claim that there are “high spikes in salinity”. The laboratory data clearly shows that the system is fresh water dominated. Using the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) marine water standard, applicable to water with seawater salinity, to determine the recreational health status of the estuary’s water is therefore inappropriate; the standards contained in guidelines from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for freshwater systems are more appropriate.
the background water quality and to ensure the necessary response to occasional high bacteriological test results; the protocol under development will ensure that continuous improvement becomes institutionalised. The work of Dr van Niekerk and his team to date, however, provides the reassurance that recreational activities historically enjoyed by residents and visitors can continue in the estuary without people incurring undue health risks. We must always remember that this is a natural system, subject to both natural and anthropological processes and influences. We take risks from breathing in airborne pathogens and occasionally succumb to these; there will always be a level of risk in swimming in any estuary or other naturally occurring body of water, anywhere in the world. There will always be an element of risk when we swim in the Onrus Estuary. The data shows, however, that this risk has, on average, been acceptable, by DWS standards, for the past 37 fortnights.
Decisions on whether the water quality of the Onrus estuary is suitable for contact recreational activities have to be made on the basis of actual data and comparing this with an appropriate standard. Reliable data exists for the past 37 fortnights and comparison of the data with the DWS guideline indicates that the recreational water quality during that period can be regarded as at least satisfactory.
Onrus recreational water quality is acceptable on average… anybody for a swim? But, brrrr… it’s winter! Whether you decide to take a dip now or not, be careful you don’t catch the flu from the air you breathe or the shopping trolley you push, because the probability of contracting that is far greater than getting gastro infection from swimming in the Onrus Estuary!
This does not mean that OREF or the local and district municipalities can stop focusing on the need to improve
Rob Fryer General Manager, Whale Coast Conservation
Our youth needs more effective education Four years ago, upon my arrival in Hermanus, I noticed many, many students standing outside Qhayiya Secondary School in Zwelihle, apparently locked out, at 08:15 because they had not arrived on time. Over the years I have noticed that this practice continues and presently there are over 100 students waiting outside. I observed that quite a number of the students get fed up with waiting and drift off in various directions, some hitching on the R43. Has the principal not learnt over the last four years that locking learners out does not motivate them to arrive earlier? Surely a think tank can be organised to discuss with the students their problems and possible solutions. Why are students not motivated to attend?
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It is sad that our school system still operates on such outdated practices, knowing they do not achieve a posi-
tive outcome. Our school system is in dire straights. Teachers often put in the minimum hours’ work, schools cannot be inspected, classroom visits cannot happen in order to promote best practice and change obsolete practices. Teachers will teach as they had been taught and so the continuum continues without improvement. So, how on earth is the education system going to improve? When will it begin to target the needs of this generation’s learners and tomorrow’s breadwinners? People blame the curriculum for poor practice, however it is the pedagogical practices that should be blamed. Students are expected to copy notes from the boards, learn information by heart and give the teachers what they want. Community members give up time to assist primary learners to improve literacy. However, of what
use is this when they drift off and cease to attend high school? Citizens of Hermanus, the elections are over. We need to now begin to concentrate on the upliftment of our communities. This, I believe, begins with more effective education of the youth. These are the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. If they are not taught the skills of critical, creative thinking and entrepreneurship, then there is little hope for change. This also extends to the school leadership. How many hours are wasted on our learners spending time outside of the school and then moving off elsewhere? What is being done to make schooling appropriate to today, to serve the needs of the community and to prepare learners for productive adulthood?
Dr. Monika von Oppell
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Hermanus presents a feast of arts Writer Hedda Mittner
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ermanus is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for the seventh annual FynArts Festival, which kicks off on Friday evening with the festive opening concert, Mostly Mozart, followed by 10 days of music performances, art exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, workshops, children’s events, vintage films, and food and wine events. The 2019 Hermanus FynArts Festival from 7 –17 June will once again play host to acclaimed artists, musicians, performers, chefs, authors and presenters who have been invited to entertain, inspire and delight their audiences. True to its unique format as a fusion of arts festival and winter school, FynArts will also inform, challenge and educate festival-goers on a wide range of subjects. One of the first tangible signs that FynArts is on its way, is when the large sculptures arrive for installation on the cliffs at Gearing’s Point. This year was no different and there was great excitement when the new works for ‘Sculpture on the Cliffs’ arrived on Monday morning. This outdoor group exhibition remains in place for a whole year and adds to the attraction of this popular tourist spot, where the sculptures can be enjoyed by locals and visitors until next year’s festival. According to Festival Director, Mary Faure, ticket sales are up on last year. “Given the current economic climate, this is quite amazing,” she says. “I think it might be due to the fact that we offer a bigger programme this year with even more variety than before. Ticket sales indicate that more people from out of town are coming to Hermanus for FynArts – even from as far away as Canada and Australia. This unique home-grown
festival is now on the international map!”
Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, 8 June at 11:00, 14:00 and 15:30.
Mary adds that she is grateful for the enthusiastic support from artists, many of whom are already on the waiting list for next year’s festival. “FynArts is clearly here to stay!” she says.
For history buffs there are two talks – one by Joanna Hardie on Pamela Churchill, the fascinating daughterin-law of Winston Churchill (Wed 12 June at 11:00 in the Municipal Auditorium), and the other by Rev James Gray, entitled Waltzing with Rommel (Thurs 13 June at 11:00 in the United Church).
“Thank you to the local Hermanus community for its support and participation, especially the many volunteers, the Overstrand Municipality, wine estates, galleries, restaurants and accommodation establishments that have sponsored beds for the artists and the interns who will act as guides and tour hosts during the festival. Without your goodwill, FynArts would not be possible.” Always a highlight on the FynArts programme is the Strauss & Co Series of Talks and Presentations, which this year covers topics ranging from art to literature to theatre to music to history. An opportunity to meet the inspiring Sindiwe Magona, recipient of the 2019 FynArts Legacy Award, should be at the top of every festival-goer’s wish list. As a teacher, civil servant, novelist, poet, playwright and women’s activist, Sindiwe has received numerous awards for her humanitarian work and her outstanding achievements in literature. Come and listen to Sindiwe as she receives her award and talks to Christopher Hope about her life’s work in the Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, 8 June at 09:30 or join her for high tea at The Marine on Monday 10 June at 15:00, when she’ll present a talk entitled Woman to Woman. Another highlight is a series of three presentations by Michael Godby on William Kentridge: Drawings for Projection. Personal and political themes are intertwined in this series of animated, charcoal, hand-drawn films, perhaps the artist’s most experimental and deeply-felt work. The three presentations will be screened in the
Another local resident, photographer Leanne Dryburgh, whose book, Fifty Years with the Wild Horses will be launched on Tuesday 11 June at the Harbour House Hotel, will present a talk on the free-roaming horses of the Overberg, taking the audience through their history with stories, facts and photographs (Sat 15 June at 14:00 in the Windsor Hotel). Also on the FynArts programme are spectacular music performances, ballet, theatre, book readings, workshops and children’s events. Local icon, Karen Zoid, whose name is now a byword for emotionally charged, downright incendiary South African rock music, makes her first appearance at FynArts. Karen Zoid Live in Concert (Sat 15 June at 19:00 in the Curro School Hall) is bound to thrill festival-goers with her unmistakable voice, her passionate energy and razor-sharp lyrics. And for those more interested in the culinary arts, don’t miss the Wine Plus Series of Tutored Tastings hosted at Hermanus’ fabulous new venue, The Wine Glass, or the chefs’ demonstrations in the FynArts pop-up kitchen at the United Church – this year equipped with a large TV screen for improved viewing.
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isitors to Creation have recently had the pleasure of admiring some of Nanette Ranger’s enchanting sculptures gracing the Creation Fynbos Garden. The exhibition forms part of the annual FynArts Festival from 7 to 17 June and is complemented by another form of ‘delectable art’ – Creation’s new seven-course winter pairing menu, ‘The FynArts Story of Creation’. Add to this the evocative natural sounds specially compiled by local sound engineer, Ivo Ivanov, and you are in for an amazing sensory experience of sight, taste and sound. Titled Integration@Creation, this experience is an exploration of the natural synergies and synthesis of art, food and wine. Nanette’s works invite reflection on the metaphysical power gained from a personal immersion in the natural world, and the possibility of reconnecting with an intrinsic self.
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This conceptual premise of respect for, and connection with, the Earth is also reflected in the ‘Story of Creation’ menu. “Thanks to the guidance of consultant forager, Chef Ryan Anderson and our landscaper and fynbos expert, Meindert Poerink, our new menu abounds with the freshest and finest of locally-sourced ingredients, including edible fynbos and wild herbs.” The seven-course menu, with each dish creatively paired with a Creation wine and artistically presented to resonate with Nanette’s sculptures, starts with a welcoming glass of Creation’s Cool-Climate Chenin Blanc, served with a scrumptious selection of breads and
aromatic butters and dips. The second course brings you the joy of a glass of Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon matched with broccoli and pear soup with ricotta and basil gnudi and pumpkin seed crisp, while the third course comprises a mushroom and spinach dumpling served in a delicately spiced vegetable broth, matched brilliantly by the Creation Viognier. Another feast for especially the vegetarian is the fourth course where the gorgeous flavours and textures of parsnip, caramelised cauliflower purée, walnut crisp, boerenkaas croquette, blackberry consommé and thyme flirt with the many glorious facets of Creation Reserve Chardonnay. The fifth course is another highlight – fresh linefish served with beetroot, Beurre Rouge, radish and purple laver. The unusual colours and aromas of this dish pair brilliantly with the garnet Creation Pinot Noir Reserve. In the spirit of traditional cuisine, yet as a delightful surprise, comes the duck bobotie with labneh, coriander and candied egg yolk offered as course six, accompanied by the elegantly spicy Creation Syrah Grenache. The versatile menu ends on a high note with a melt-in-the-mouth Jaffa cake, paired with Creation Fine Cape Vintage port. The cost of the FynArts Story of Creation is R575 per person. Reservations can be made on 028 212 1107. For more information visit www.creationwines.com PHOTOS: Hedda Mittner
WHAT’S ON
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Grape Expectations Join The Wine Glass for their ‘Easy Wednesdays’ wine tasting and spend an evening in the company of Wilhelm Pienaar, winemaker of Hermanuspietersfontein. Arrive to welcoming drinks and canapes, followed by a talk and tasting. The cost is R195 pp for two courses with wine and dessert canapes. Early reservation is essential as the event is limited to 40 tickets. Contact 082 082 0007 or foh@thewineglass.guru The Wine Glass, 2 Harbour Rd | 18:30
Die Markie Where local and international foodies and wine lovers meet. You’ll find real plates and real cutlery; real cups and real glasses; a real hangout for real people. Hermanuspietersfontein wine cellar | 09:00 – 13:00 Stanford Saturday Morning Market Come and sample the artisanal delights on display, from home-made sheep and goats’ cheeses to cured meats, farm-fresh vegetables and deli delights to tantalise your taste buds! Stanford Hotel Stoep | 09:00 – 12:00
Hermanus Photographic Society Visitors are welcome to join the society’s meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. Topics to be covered will include this month’s photographic competition on the theme ‘Abstract’, and final preparations for the FynArts photographic exhibition. Refreshments will be served during the interval. Contact Elizma Fourie on info@hermanusphoto.co.za or 082 499 5116. Hermann Swart Hall, Dutch Reformed Church | 19:00
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Rotary Business Breakfast Meeting Rotary Hermanus invites all entrepreneurs in the small business world to attend. The guest speaker is entrepreneur Gita Sjahrir, the CEO and co-founder of RIDE, the first boutique fitness brand in Southeast Asia to ever receive venture capital funding. The topic of her presentation is You’re Not Special: How to create a Unique Positioning Strategy for Your Business. The cost is R100 pp and space is limited to 40 people. Only EFT payments will be accepted: Standard Bank, Account No 082 261 385, Branch no 050312. Use Talk+initial+surname as reference and email POP to annwright@telkomsa.net Abalone Lodge, 306 Main Rd, Hermanus | 07:30 for 08:00 Whalers Athletic Club Join the Whalers for their weekly time trials, every Thursday afternoon. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome. Choose between a 3 km, 5 km or 8 km route. Meet at Hermanus Country Market | 17:30
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Hermanus Hacking Group Volunteers are welcome to join the HHG, every Friday morning, on Rotary Way. For more information contact Charlyn Vosloo on 082 558 8731 or charlynvosloo@gmail.com Rotary Way | 07:15 – 09:30
Bhuki Café Everyone is welcome at Friends of the Library's Bhuki Cafe where a cup of tea or coffee and delicious eats will cost only R25, every Friday. Each cup helps to raise funds for new books. Hermanus Library | 09:00 – 11:30
bound to entertain and impress. Call 028 312 4665 to book. The Gecko Bar, Hermanus New Harbour | 21:0
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Kolwyntjie Teetuin Enjoy a sweet treat and tea or coffee at a nominal fee, and make new friends at the Onrus Care Centre (Dienssentrum), every Friday morning. Onrus Dutch Reformed Church | 09:30 – 11:30 Hermanus FynArts The annual Hermanus FynArts Festival kicks off with the opening concert, Mostly Mozart, at 19:00, followed by 10 days of performances, exhibitions, demonstrations, talks, workshops, and food and wine events in and around Hermanus. The festival comes to an end on 17 June. Programme booklets are available at the Hermanus Tourism Bureau or go online for the full programme at www.hermanusfynarts.co.za. Tickets can be booked online or at the Tourism Bureau (tel: 028 312 2629 or 060 957 5371). Jake Gunn Live Listen to material from this up-andcoming blues rock musician’s new album, as well as Gunn’s adaptations of songs from the likes of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Performing either with Devin Smith, as an acoustic duo, or with the full band, Gunn’s music is
LIVE MUSIC Des Bosch: Friday 5-9pm Jaco Tosen: Saturday 2-6pm Des Bosch: Sunday 1-5pm FynArts special 7-17 June. Free beer or G&T or a glass of house wine with Main meal. Come and enjoy our Winter Wood Fire Grill Specials in our beer garden, taproom or restaurant 028 316 4626 | info@hermanus.beer www.hermanus.beer/
World Oceans Day Clean-up Join BirdLife Overberg for a coastal clean-up on this special day, targetting the area from Swallow Park to Gearing’s Point, which is one of our town’s major tourist attractions and really needs a thorough cleanup. Everybody is welcome, as lot of hands are needed. Plastic bags will be provided but remember to bring your own gloves. RSVP: Helé at heloost@ icloud.co.za or 073 456 0393. Meet at Swallow Park | 08:00
Hermanus parkrun Meet for the weekly 5 km timed walk or run, come rain or shine. Run for your own enjoyment at your own pace. The route is dog friendly and children are most welcome. Camphill Road, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley | 08:00 Betty’s Bay parkrun Join this free weekly 5 km timed run (or walk) where it’s only you against the clock. The whole family is welcome. Grab a post-run coffee in the Red Disa restaurant with fellow parkrunners. Harold Porter Botanical Garden | 08:00 Hawston Soccer Festival Come and support our local soccer talent at this community festival where U10, U12, U15 and U19 teams will compete. There will also be fun spectator competitions, local music and food stalls, and a kiddies’ play area. R10 entry fee. Contact 081 480 9312 or 081 798 7755 for more information. Hawston Sports Grounds | 09:00 Market in the Garden Hunt for treasures at this peaceful market set among the shady trees of a beautiful garden. St Peter’s Church, Main Road, Hermanus | 09:00 – 13:00 Hermanus Country Market A favourite among the locals. Young, old, two-legged and four-legged family members are all welcome.
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Gansbaai Farmer’s Market Specialising in organic, homemade and homegrown products such as fresh farm produce, oven-fresh bakes and pastries, local wines and craft beers, and indigenous plants and herbs. No plastic or polystyrene packaging, only eco-friendly wood, paper, glass and earthenware used to display goods. For enquiries, contact 028 384 1439 or doulene@gansbaaitourism.co.za Kapokblom Street, opposite Gansbaai Tourism | 09:00 – 14:00 Meet the Winemaker Enjoy a delectable seven-course tasting menu created by Chef Marc Robert and paired with Giant Periwinkle Wines. Guests will get to meet Giant Periwinkle winemaker, Pierre-Jacques Rabie, who crafts exceptional wines from quality grapes grown in the Elim area near Baardskeerdersbos. Booking is essential as space is limited. For bookings at R695 pp, contact 072 198 0862 or info@stanfordvalley.co.za Manor House Restaurant, Stanford Valley Guest Farm | 19:00
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Astrophotography Join the Hermanus Astronomy Centre for a presentation on Image Processing and a discussion of hardware and software compatibility. For more details, contact deonk@telkomsa.net or petermh@hermanus.co.za Deon Krige’s house | 19:00 The Fairytale Mix-up See the teachers of Hermanus Primary School as you’ve never seen them before! For one night only, they are proud to present The Fairytale Mix-up. Tickets will be available at the doors. R20 for adults and R10 for kids. Hermanus Primary School | 19:00
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Celebrating art with Hermanus galleries
By Patrick Chapman
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he only constant thing in life is change – well, that is what the ancient Greek philosophers said and who am I to suggest otherwise? In fact, the amount of change in our Hermanus gallery scene since my last complete survey in 2010 is rather breath-taking. So many art spots have disappeared. Opening a gallery may be a great idea, but a licence to print money? Perhaps not. But the good news (and there is good news) is that our ‘art destination of the Western Cape’ continues to offer an unsurpassed range of contemporary art, much of really high standard. Let’s look at our local galleries in town, many of which are hosting special exhibitions during the FynArts Festival from 7–17 June. We’ll start in Harbour Road – the artistic ‘downtown’ of Hermanus. Certainly there are some outliers down the Main Road and in High Street which shouldn’t be missed, but galleries jostle shoulder to shoulder in Harbour Road and its alleyways. (Margaret Fourie, the piano-playing gallerist, used to say “tourists love alleys”.) And if you follow your nose you will find yourself in the delightful space of The Courtyard – with The Wine Glass, a crisply-modern tasting room and restaurant, doing a neat linking job with Harbour Road. Orange paper lanterns identify the galleries on Hermanus First Fridays – a splendidly successful monthly Artwalk. And it’s no wonder – what’s not to like about these evenings of late opening, complimentary glasses of wine and snacks, plus a cheerful crowd of art lovers. (Hermanus First Fridays is taking a winter break and will be back on the evening of 6 September.) Starting from the top end, nearest to the ocean, you’ll find Originals Gallery, owned by
artist, mover and shaker Terry Kobus and his partner Roelof Coetzee. Originals is moving – but only after mid-June – across the road and round the corner to set up next to Hermanus Gallery. For FynArts, they are hosting an exhibition entitled ‘Tale of the Whale’ – a humorous series of illustrations celebrating the ‘Gentle Giants’ that visit Walker Bay each year, delighting locals and visitors alike. Terry’s neighbours are Ed Bredenkamp and Ian Macdonald whose flagship gallery, Lembu, is packed with artworks, hand-painted fabric, glassware, jewellery and other enticing objects. Ed and Ian are also the owners of Forty X 40 Gallery, just around the corner down the alley called Warrington Place, where a group exhibition entitled ‘Little Treasures’ will feature paintings and ceramics by various artists. Rossouw Modern, which is approaching 25 years in existence in the historic cottage on the Village Green at Lemm’s Corner, fronts on to Harbour Road. The owner, Joshua Rossouw opened a second gallery, SPACE, down Warrington Place so he has plenty of wall space to show off his stable of well-established artists. Both galleries will be open daily during FynArts and offer a glass of full-bodied Sumaridge wine to assist your viewing enjoyment. A stroll down the colourful Warrington Place will lead you to Charmaine De Jongh Gelderblom’s gallery, right next to Lembu’s workrooms. And if you are sharp-eyed you may spot a staircase which takes you up to a balcony, off which is the new base of Studio G, simply signposted as Art Gallery. It doubles as the entrance to Zzzone, a brand-new budget accommodation establishment which is aimed at the sort of young crowd who throng the street-level bars, pizza places and other cool evening spots. Malcolm Bowling, known for his fine bird and wildlife studies and Bernard Chikwenhere, the artist in wood from Zimbabwe, are to be seen in Malcolm’s studio and gallery down Warrington Place. At the end of the alley comes
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SPACE, from where you can take a shortcut laterally and discover the side entrance of The Courtyard, home to an assortment of fine arts spots. These include The StArt, a bright and trendy gallery which shows affordable and varied art. Geta Finlayson’s studio with hand-crafted jewellery and artworks is sandwiched between The StArt and FynArts Gallery, now hosting an exhibition by FynArts Festival artist Phillemon Hlungwani, curated by Trent Read in association with Knysna Fine Art and the Everard Read Gallery. This exhibition, entitled ‘Nwansati Wa Matimba A Nga Heli Mongo’ (A Strong Woman Never Gives Up) will be opened on Saturday 8 June at 14:00, with a walkabout with the artist on Sunday 11 June at 11:00. There is so much more on at FynArts and not just visual arts – check their website or pick up a programme booklet at the Tourism Oice in the Old Station building in Mitchell Street. You can book festival tickets there, too. Still in The Courtyard is Kunskantoor, where Renzske Scholtz is setting a high standard as befits the current tenant of what used to be Ortrud Mulder’s gallery, Abalone. Kunskantoor will host a special exhibition during FynArts entitled ‘Sitting Pretty’, showcasing works by Bastiaan van Stenis and Karlien de Villiers that explore the theme of non-traditional portraiture. Visitors can also view the embroidered textile pieces of the Keiskamma Art Project. Next door is Renzske’s new neighbor, Barbara Lindop at Intethe, who has settled here with her husband, after a successful Johannesburg art world career. Intethe presents mainly leading African artists. Before strolling down to the other end of the Old Town, pop into the Whale Museum on Market Square where the Hermanus Art Circle has reverted to their previous pop-up gallery. Our local ‘painters for pleasure’ offer a varied show of attractive art at most affordable prices – and for FynArts their theme is ‘Four Seasons’.
Follow the Main Road as it turns sharp right at the traic lights and you will find Makiwa Mutomba and friends, bursting with African energy and colour. Makiwa owns several other galleries in South Africa and we are happy to see him in Hermanus. The works of a few established South African artists have been selected for Makiwa’s FynArts exhibition, entitled 'Contemporary Artisan Art'. As you walk along Main Road, you pass Royal Lane which leads though to High Street and on that corner is The Art Gallery, run by Erna Dry, Christine Henderson, Louise Hennigs and Jeandré Marinier. They have a special portrait exhibition at the moment, entitled ‘The Winter Salon’. Just across the road from them is FLAG (Fearless Little Art Gallery) at 5C High Street, but you have to look carefully if you want to find it, tucked away in the corner. FLAG shows Fred Hatman’s photography plus paintings and sculptures by guest artists. Back in Main Road, Pure South, a little gift and ceramics gallery established and previously owned by energetic and knowledgeable Liz Coates, has changed hands but is as enticing as ever. New owner, Amanda de Vos is presenting a group exhibition, ‘Weightless in Water’, with talented artists and ceramicists exploring and expressing this theme through various mediums. Meanwhile Liz has again curated the FynArts ceramics group exhibition at the Windsor Hotel, bringing us the cream of ceramic art. Further down Main Road towards The Marine, there’s Walker Bay Modern, which is expanding from their previous space, which included the existing stark modern room. The new owner has taken over the whole of Walker Bay Gallery’s space and will concentrate on modern art, as their name suggests. During FynArts, Walker Bay Modern will host ‘Be Awakened, Be Transformed, Be Enlightened’ – an intriguing body of work focusing on the moods of Cape Town street scenes, by Mandy Herdien. (Previous owner, Francois Grobbelaar, has opened a new gallery in Cape Town but says he’ll be back
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Photographic Exhibition The Hermanus Photographic Society is again taking part in this year’s FynArts Festival and will be showing an exhibition of photographic prints at the Dutch Reformed Church in Church Street, Hermanus from 7 – 17 June. The Hermanus Photographic Society is affiliated to the Photographic Society of South Africa (PSSA) and members meet on the first Wednesday of every month. They have monthly competitions around different themes and some 30+ of the members’ win-
in Hermanus after winter to open an art spot “closer to the town centre”.) A shortcut through the gallery’s courtyard will bring you to the bottom end of High Street, where you’ll find Gallery 19, Jenny Jackson’s intimate gallery. Jenny is a nut-brown gypsy-like figure who will entrance you with her stories of a late start in art and her successful career as she found her style. She was launched in Hermanus by Joshua Rossouw and the two remain close. Jenny’s neighbour, Leon Müller was a previous occupant of the property which is her studio/ home and he now has a gallery two doors down, Art Thirst. Leon and Petrus Viljoen, whose talent was nurtured by Leon, work from a bright and attractive gallery leading on to a colourful garden and the buzz there on First Fridays is always appealing. And don’t overlook plucky Lize Smit, who is showing her own and Anton Burger’s work in an exhibition entitled ‘Bedazzled’ at Lize Art Gallery’s new home at 12 Aberdeen Street. I use the word plucky because Lize is just that – having overcome a number of life’s nasty
tricks and now going it alone at her new premises which are under the same roof as The Barefoot Cook. Lize was previously part of the quartet who own The Art Gallery in Royal Lane. Worth a visit – by car or using the Wine Hoppers – are the FynArts exhibitions at various wine estates up the Hemel-en-Aarde Road. If you miss the exhibition of tondi finalists in the Tollman Bouchard Finlayson Art Award in the winery’s cellar, you may regret it. And in Hermanus itself are the Sculpture on the Cliffs complemented by the smaller sculptural works in the banquet hall of the Civic Auditorium, where you’ll also find The Art of Thread (stunning textile art). And then there’s the ceramics exhibition at the Windsor Hotel and… and… and! Do enjoy your visit to the galleries and all the other treats laid on by FynArts. Remember that Hermanus is THE art destination of the Western Cape! The late Derrick Dickens, artist and marketing guru, said: “There are more artists per square kilometre in Hermanus than anywhere else in South Africa.” Nobody has yet proved him wrong!
ning photographs will be on display, covering a wide variety of subjects and techniques. The exhibition will include photographs by Luke Horsten, René Dewar, Charles Naudé, David Wilson, Elizma Fourie, Daniel Reddie, Kobus Botes, Linda Kotzenberg, Treurnicht du Toit, Gerhard Fourie, and The Village NEWS’ own Taylum Meyer. The exhibition can be visited in the Hermann Swart Hall at the DRC Hermanus from 09:00 – 17:00 daily during the festival.
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1. Splashy Bath by Luke Horsten: Photographed in the Karongwe Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit. 2. Floral Art by Treurnicht du Toit: A ‘visual art’ image created by manipulating (‘liquifying’) the pixels of the image of a lower. 3. Chameleon by René Dewar: A photo of a chameleon taken in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve Hermanus while busy with the Chameleon Rescue project. 4. African Queen by Taylum Meyer: A young, local make-up artist among the burnt fynbos shortly after the Hermanus ires in January.
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Young artists find their ‘voice’ Writer Elaine Davie An exciting project called ‘My Story’ which addresses the challenges of both self-awareness and artistic expression, has recently been completed by seven young artists from Qhayiya Secondary School in Zwelihle, and the inspiring results will be on display at the Enlighten Education Trust during the FynArts Festival. It can be a scary thing to express one’s innermost feelings in public, running the risk of being judged and criticised. But how about projecting those same feelings on to an image that looks like you, but is at one degree removed? This was the fascinating question which these young people were challenged to answer, with an astonishingly powerful outcome. For several years, Enlighten has offered successful weekly extramural art classes for two separate age groups: primary school children in the lower grades, and older children in the upper primary grades, most of them from Zwelihle and Mount Pleasant. While all the children enjoyed the programme, it became clear that there were some learners with exceptional talent and the dilemma was what would happen to them after they left primary school and entered a high school where no art tuition was available. From the beginning of this year, on an experimental basis, Enlighten decided to introduce weekly art classes for high school learners with the talent, focus and commitment to take their studies further; youngsters who had already expressed a desire to pursue some form of artistic endeavour after leaving school. The seven (two girls and five boys from Grades 8 to 11) who enrolled for the programme at the beginning of the year have demonstrated their commitment by not being absent from a single class, even during exam times. Most of them had previously participated in Enlighten’s classes for primary school children.
Ashleigh Temple-Camp, their visual arts teacher, describes the ‘My Story’ project as “a process art experience that’s designed to foster self-acceptance, self-expression, confidence, enrichment, creativity and healing”. She adds that it’s been an absolute inspiration to her to see the level of enthusiasm they have brought to this project. “They walk here in the afternoon after a long day at school and as soon as they start work, they go into their own zone. Their focus is absolute; everything external is blocked out and they just go for it. Art provides healing for the soul, you know, and they all have a passion for art. As one of the students, Iviwe Mrwebi, said to me, ‘Art is my life’.” In this project, the five-week process was as important as the final result – and for most of the students the first step was the most difficult. They were asked to sit down and write a ‘for their eyes only’ account of their lives to date, describing not only events and relationships that had had an impact on them, but also their image of themselves, personal emotions and dreams for the future. It demanded honesty and courage to look at areas of their lives that they might have found painful, confusing or embarrassing. After this, they were asked to think of a body attitude they thought best expressed who they were and then, with the help of a friend, a life-sized body map was traced of them in that physical position. Then came the fun part: using mixed media, found objects, written words, personal symbols, cut-out pictures, photographs and paintings in oil pastels and coloured inks, they literally re-created themselves from the inside out, within their body map. Each image was framed in an abstract depiction of an energy field emanating from the figure. Every week each of the students was asked to recount some aspect of their story that they felt comfortable sharing with the rest of the group and by the end, some of them felt self-confident enough to cut pieces out of their original written account and
All done! Pride and excitement at the end of their ‘My Story’ project. From left are Nosiviwe Matarinza, Kogan Chapinga, Onke Manxiwa, Axohile Maneli, Iviwe Mrwebi, Siphosethu Ntetha and (front) Thandile Khata. add it to the ‘self-portrait’. A short summary of their story also accompanies each piece. “It was incredible to watch them grow in confidence and ability to express themselves week by week,” comments Ashleigh. “They felt as if they could go places, do anything they put their minds to. “The important thing is that the process created a non-judgemental, uncensored platform from which they could find self-acceptance and move on to further levels of individual and artistic exploration. They have been left with an enormous sense of pride at what they have achieved and excitement about the opportunity to have the work exhibited to the public,” says Ashleigh. She herself has learnt so much during this process that she is keen to develop a one-day workshop model that she will be able to present at various schools and which will help learners to gain valuable insights into themselves and their environment, and which will open the door to further exploration of opportunities for self-expression. They may not want to become artists, but it will serve them
Nosiviwe Matirinza with her completed self-portrait.
Thandile Khata adds finishing touches to her artwork.
well, whatever they decide to do.
The art exhibition at the Enlighten Education Trust, which also includes vibrant and exciting art works by the younger pupils, will take place at the Enlighten premises on the corner of Swartdam Road and Angelier Street, Mount Pleasant from 7 – 17 June from 09:00 to 17:00 every day. For further information Ashleigh Temple-Camp can be contacted on 083 2085608 or atemplecamp@gmail.com
As far as her own group is concerned, Ashleigh is already planning a follow-up project, which she calls ‘Dare to Dream’. The students will be given the chance to imagine a future of hope and self-enrichment where psychological barriers are broken down and they take another step down the path towards finding their own unique artistic voice.
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MUNICIPAL NOTICE / ISAZISO / KENNISGEWING BEGROTING EN TARIEWE VIR DIE 2019/2020 FINANSIËLE JAAR
BUDGET & TARIFFS FOR THE 2019/2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
UHLAHLOLWABIWO-MALI & AMAXABISO ONYAKAMALI WOWAMA 2019/2020
Kennis geskied hiermee dat die Raad op 29 Mei 2019 die belastings, heffings, fooie en tariewe betaalbaar gedurende die 2019/2020 finansiële jaar kragtens Artikels 229 van die Grondwet van die RSA, 1996 (Wet 108 van 1996) en 74 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, 2000 (Wet 32 van 2000), soos gewysig, goedgekeur het.
Notice is hereby given that on 29 May 2019 the Council approved rates, levies, fees and tariffs payable during the 2019/2020 financial year in terms of Sections 229 of the Constitution of the RSA, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) and Section 74 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) as amended.
Apha kwaziswa ukuba ngomhla wama-29 Meyi 2019 iBhunga lamkele iirhafu, iintlawulo namaxabiso amele ukuhlawulwa onyakamali wama-2019/2020 ngokweCandelo lama-229 loMgaqosiseko woMzantsi Afrika 1996 (uMthetho 108 ka-1996) neCandelo lama-74 loMthetho wooMasipala: uMthetho weeNkqubo zikaMasipala, 2000 (uMthetho 32 wowama-2000) njengoko ulungisiwe.
Voorvermelde besluit is geneem met die goedkeuring van die Begroting vir die 2019/2020 finansiële jaar, ingevolge Artikel 24 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, 2003 (Wet 56 van 2003). Die algemene strekking van die besluit is om voorsiening te maak vir die inkomste, uitgawes, kapitaal bewilligings en belastings, heffings, fooie en tariewe wat vanaf 1 Julie 2019 betaalbaar sal wees. Volledige besonderhede van die begroting en tariewe is ter inligting by die Kantore van die Area Bestuurders en Biblioteke beskikbaar. Die inligting is ook beskikbaar op die webwerf. (www.overstrand.gov.za)
The said resolution was adopted with the approval of the Budget for the 2019/2020 financial year, in accordance with Section 24 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003). The general purpose of the resolution is to provide for revenue, expenditure, capital appropriations and rates, levies, fees and tariffs payable with effect from 1 July 2019. Full particulars of the budget and tariffs are available for information at the Offices of the Area Managers and Libraries. Particulars are also available on our website. (www.overstrand.gov.za)
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Kennisgewing nr.56/2019
Notice no.56/2019
Inombolo yesaziso.56/2019
Kennisgewing aan partye wat belangstelling in 'n aansoek voor die Hooggeregshof van Suid-Afrika, Wes-Kaapse Afdeling, Kaapstad, onder saaknommer: 8995/2019 deur die Munisipaliteit Overstrand vir die herstel van Kleinmond Community Investment Holdings (Edms) Bpk (reg.nr: 2003/021343/07 ) aan die register van maatskappye ingevolge artikel 83 (4) van die Maatskappywet 71 van 2008 en vir verdere verligting het
Esi sigqibo samkelwe, xabekuvunywa uHlahlolwabiwo-mali lonyaka-mali wama-2019/2020, ngokweCandelo lama-24 loMthetho kaRhulumente woomasipala: uMthetho woLawulo lweemali zikamasipala, 2003 (uMthetho 56 wowama-2003). Injongo yesi sigqibo kukubonelela ngengeniso, inkcitho, ulwabiwo-mali neerhafu, iintlawulo namaxabiso amele kuhlawulwa ukususela ngomhla wo-1 Julayi 2019. Xa umntu efuna ingcaciso iinkcukacha ezipheleleyo zohlahlolwabiwo-mali namaxabiso ziyafumaneka kwii-ofisi zabalawuli nakumathala eencwadi. Ezi nkcukacha ziyafumaneka nakwi-webhusayithi yethu (www.overstrand.gov.za)
Notice to parties interested in an application to the High Court of South Africa, Cape Town, under case number: 8995/2019 by Overstrand Municipality for the reinstatement of Kleinmond Community Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (reg. no: 2003/021343/07) to the register of companies in terms of section 83(4) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and for further relief 1.
On 30 May 2019, the High Court of South Africa, Cape Town granted an order calling on all interested parties to show cause, in terms of the timetable below, why the Court should not make an order in the following terms: 1.1. The dissolution of Kleinmond Community Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (‘KCIH’) is declared to have been void, and in addition, the following relief is granted on just and equitable grounds. 1.2. On the date of this order, the registration of KCIH is reinstated to the company register in terms of section 83(4)(a) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the deemed effects in paragraph 2.6 will apply. 1.3. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa must take all further steps necessary to restore KCIH to the company register. 1.4. The rights and assets of KCIH, as owned by it immediately before deregistration, including Erf 8643 Kleinmond (‘Erf 8643’), revest in KCIH and cease to be bona vacantia. 1.5. The rights, liabilities and obligations of KCIH, as immediately before deregistration, re-vest in KCIH and such liabilities and obligations may be enforced against it, including the condition in clause 13.6 of the deed of sale and D.5 of the deed of transfer providing for reversion of Erf 8643 to the Municipality (‘reversion of Erf 8643’). 1.6. KCIH is deemed to have continued in existence as if it had never been deregistered with among other consequences, the validation of liabilities, obligations and judgements incurred by KCIH for rates, taxes and charges in respect of Erf 8643 during the period of deregistration. 1.7. The period between deregistration and reinstatement of KCIH shall not be counted for prescription of any right of the Municipality to claim reversion of Erf 8643, which right was not prescribed on the date of deregistration. 1.8. It is ordered that service of any proceedings to enforce reversion of Erf 8643 is valid if such service is effected on KCIH’s registered office as it existed on deregistration or by such other means authorised by the court. Such service is valid even if it is effected before reinstatement, and reinstatement will validate service retrospectively. 1.9. Cost of suit against any party opposing the confirmation of this rule.
Die volgende rooster regeer die uitslag van hierdie saak: 2.1. Indien enige belanghebbende van plan is om te wys waarom die bogenoemde bevel nie uitgereik moet word nie, moet daardie party: 2.1.1. teen 12 Junie 2019 'n kennisgewing van sy voorneme om hierdie bevel teentestaan by die adres van die Munisipaliteit se prokureurs, Fairbridges Wertheim Becker, 16de Vloer, South Tower, The Towers, Heerengracht, KAAPSTAD (aandag: Deirdre Olivier 021 405 7397, dolivier@fairbridges.co.za) af lewer en in daardie kennisgewing 'n adres binne 8 kilometer van die kantoor van die Registrateur van hierdie Hof aanstel, waarby kennisgewing en diens van alle prosesse in hierdie verrigtinge aanvaar sal word; en 2.1.2. om sy antwoordende beëdigde verklarings, indien enige, teen 18 Junie 2019 in te dien; 2.2. indien kennisgewing van opposisie afgelewer word: 2.2.1. die Munisipaliteit moet sy antwoordpapiere indien enige, teen 21 Junie 2019 in dien; 2.2.2. die saak sal op 27 Junie 2019 gehoor word; 2.3. indien geen kennisgewing van opposisie afgelewer word nie, sal die saak op 19 Junie 2019 verhoor word.
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The following timetable governs the determination of this matter: 2.1. If any interested party intends to show cause why the above orders should not be granted, such party is required: 2.1.1. by 12 June 2019 to deliver to the Municipality at the address of its attorneys, Fairbridges Wertheim Becker, 16th Floor, South Tower, The Towers, Heerengracht, CAPE TOWN (attention: Deirdre Olivier 021 405 7397, dolivier@fairbridges.co.za), a notice of its intention to oppose this order and to appoint in such notice an address within 8 kilometres of the office of the Registrar of this Court at which it will accept notice and service of all processes in these proceedings; and 2.1.2. to file its answering affidavits, if any, by 18 June 2019; 2.2. if notice of opposition is delivered: 2.2.1. the Municipality must file its replying papers, if any, by 21 June 2019; 2.2.2. the matter will be heard on 27 June 2019; 2.3. if no notice of opposition is delivered the matter will be heard on 19 June 2019.
Belangstellendes word uitgenooi om 'n volledige afskrif van die pleitstukke van die Munisipaliteit se prokureurs by die kontakbesonderhede in paragraaf 2.1.1 hierbo te kry of om dit te laai deur hierdie skakel te volg: http://bit.ly/KCIHpleadings
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Interested parties are invited to obtain a full copy of the pleadings from the Municipality’s attorneys at the contact details in para 2.1.1 above or to download them by following this link: http://bit.ly/KCIHpleadings
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Die Wes-Kaapse Afdeling van die Hooggeregshof van Suid-Afrika, het op 30 Mei 2019 in Kaapstad 'n bevel uitgereik waarkragtens alle belanghebbende partye opgeroep word om redes, indien enige aan te voer, in terme van die rooster hieronder, waarom die Hof nie 'n bevel in die volgende terme moet uitreik nie: 1.1. Die ontbinding van Kleinmond Community Investment Holdings (Edms.) Bpk ('KCIH') word as ongeldig verklaar. Daarbenewens word die volgende verligting op regverdige en billike gronde toegestaan. 1.2. Die registrasie van KCIH word op die datum van hierdie bevel na die maatskappy register herstel in terme van artikel 83 (4) (a) van die Maatskappywet 71 van 2008 en die geagte gevolge wat in paragraaf 2.6 uitgesit is sal van toepassing wees. 1.3. Die Kommissie vir Maatskappye en Intellektuele Eiendom van Suid-Afrika moet al die nodige stappe neem om KCIH in die maatskappy register te herstel. 1.4. Die regte en bates van KCIH, soos onmiddelik voor deregistrasie deur dit besit was, insluitende Erf 8643 Kleinmond ('Erf 8643'), nie langer bona vacantia is nie, en in KCIH hervestig is. 1.5. Die regte, laste en verpligtinge van KCIH, soos onmiddellik voor deregistrasie deur dit besit was, in KCIH hervestig is en daardie laste en verpligtinge mag teen dit afgedwing word, insluitende die voorwaarde in klousule 13.6 van die koopakte en D.5 van die akte van oordrag vat voorsiening maak vir die terugkeering van Erf 8643 na die Munisipaliteit toe. ( 'terugkeering van Erf 8643'). 1.6. KCIH word beskou asof dit nooit gederegistreered was nie en onder ander gevolge sal die laste, verpligtinge en Hof uitsprake wat teen KCIH vir tariewe, belastings en heffings ten opsigte van Erf 8643 gedurende die tydperk van deregistrasie staan, geldig verklaar word. 1.7. Die tydperk tussen die deregistrasie en herstelling van KCIH sal nie, as dit kom by die verjaaring van enige reg van die Munisipaliteit om terugkeering van Erf 8643 te eis tel nie, solank daardie reg nie op die datum van deregistrasie verjaar het nie. 1.8. Dit word beveel dat die diens van enige verrigtinge om die terugkeering van Erf 8643 af te dwing, geldig is indien daardie diens op KCIH se geregistreerde kantoor, soos dit op die datum van deregistrasie bestaan het of op sulke ander wyse wat deur die hof goedgekeur is, aangebring word. Sulke diens is geldig, selfs al word dit voor herstelling aangebring, en herstelling sal die diens terugwerkend valideer. 1.9. Koste van aansoek teen enige party wat die bevestiging van hierdie reël teenstaan.
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MY WELLNESS Foods that help lower high blood pressure
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ypertension, or high blood pressure, refers to the pressure of blood against your artery walls. Over time, high blood pressure can cause blood vessel damage that leads to heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and other problems. Hypertension is sometimes called the silent killer because it produces no symptoms and can go unnoticed — and untreated — for years. While many risk factors are out of your control, such as age, family history, gender, and race, there are also factors you can control, such as exercise and diet. A diet that can help control blood pressure is rich in potassium, magnesium and fibre, and lower in sodium. Eggs If you think eggs are not heart healthy, you should know that past studies have shown that yolks don’t raise heart disease risk. Recent research has found that when rats with high blood pressure were fed a protein found in egg whites, they experienced a drop in blood pressure that was comparable to a low dose of Captopril, a blood-pressure-lowering medication. Although more research is needed, eggs are a solid source of protein, vitamin D, and other healthy nutrients. Leafy greens Many leafy greens, from arugula
(rocket) and kale to spinach and collard greens, contain potassium and magnesium which are key minerals to control blood pressure, according to Harvard Medical School. These nutrients are an important part of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). A potassium-rich diet helps the body become more efficient at flushing out excess sodium, which can raise blood pressure, and magnesium helps promote healthy blood flow. Milk A glass of cold milk offers a solid serving of both calcium and vitamin D, nutrients that work as a team to help lower blood pressure by 3 to 10 percent. Those numbers may not sound impressive, but they could translate to a 15 percent reduction in heart disease risk. Research suggests that people with low levels of calcium are at greater risk of high blood pressure. If you’re not a fan of milk, yoghurt could be a great alternative to fulfil your dairy needs and help fight/lower high blood pressure. Broccoli This cruciferous veggie is a good source of the blood pressure-regulating minerals magnesium, calcium, and potassium. Research in animals has found that a diet high in broccoli sprouts may help reduce blood
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pressure, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Broccoli sprouts are high in compounds that may help reduce damage to arteries, which may play a role in high blood pressure. White beans Lowering your blood pressure requires more than just cutting back on sodium. You also need to eat foods high in at least two of these three minerals: calcium, magnesium, and potassium. With white beans, you hit the jackpot for all three. Just one cup contains 13 % of the calcium, 30 % of the magnesium, and 24 % of the potassium recommended daily. Beet juice People with high blood pressure who drank about eight ounces (230ml) of beetroot juice per day experienced a decrease in blood pressure of about 10 mm/Hg, according to a study published in the American Heart Association journal, Hypertension. The magic ingredient? Nitrate, which turns into nitric oxide, a gas that widens blood vessels and aids blood flow. A glass a day could help keep blood pressure at a lower, healthier level. Bananas Famously rich in blood pressure-lowering potassium, one banana contains about 420 mg, or 11% of the 4 700 mg potassium the American Heart
Association recommends people consume daily. Surprisingly, however, many veggies are actually higher in potassium than these popular fruits. A cup of Swiss chard boasts 960 mg, a cup of cooked white beans has nearly 1 200 mg, and a whole avocado has 975 mg.
blood pressure. That’s why berries like blueberries and blackberries are good to have on hand to add to oatmeal, yogurt, or smoothies. One study found that people who had the highest intake of antioxidants via berries reduced their risk of high blood pressure by 8 %.
Dark chocolate Foods that lower blood pressure and taste great? Dark chocolate is at the top of the list. This bittersweet food is rich in antioxidants called flavanols, which make blood vessels more elastic. Stick to an ounce or less a day and make sure it contains at least 70 percent cocoa.
Salmon and fish with omega-3s Research shows that eating fish such as salmon and other fatty fish that have a high omega-3 content can lower blood pressure. The American Heart Association recommends eating fatty fish at least twice per week.
Pistachios As little as one serving of pistachios a day could reduce blood pressure. Studies have also found that the nut may lower blood pressure during stressful times thanks to its effect on blood vessel tightening and heart rate. Lentils Not only are lentils a great source of protein and fibre, but they can also affect blood pressure. Again, this is thanks to potassium – 100 grams of split red lentils have more potassium than a banana. Berries Flavonoids have been linked to lower
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Interact raises funds for OWA The vision of the service pillar of Hermanus High School’s Interact Club is to develop a sense of caring for fellow citizens, especially those impacted by socio-economic challenges in their communities. In order to make a difference, Interact learners sold blue ribbons in aid of the Overberg Wheelchair Association (OWA) during the month of May. On Friday, teachers of the service pillar, led by Mrs Wiegman, handed over the funds that were raised, along with two boxes of bread tags and bottle caps collected by the Interact learners, to Mr Edwin Brooks of the OWC. "Collecting bread tags and bottle tops to enable us to provide wheelchairs for the disabled not only changes the lives of people in need, but also keeps these plastic products out of the landfill which in turn helps to preserve our environment," said a grateful Edwin.
Happy birthday, Henri! Henri Kuiper, the oldest member of the Hermanus Library, celebrated his 95th birthday at the Friends of the Library's Bhuki Café on Friday. Library assistant, Lize Richter, baked beautiful cupcakes and a delicious carrot cake to treat the birthday boy. With Henri was his wife of 71 years, Ghanie, who will be 95 in December.
of a ‘wunderkind’, at the age of 17 he went straight from school into the SAAF and, after completing a pilot training course, joined the RAF as a fighter pilot in WWII. On returning at the end of the war, he studied Law at Wits University, was admitted to the Bar and served as an advocate for several years before joining the newspaper business.
The Kuipers were the first ever recipients of the new Lifetime Achievement Award at the Mayoral Awards Ceremony in October last year, for, inter alia, their work with the Enlighten Education Trust. Earlier this year saw the launch of Henri’s autobiography, Will to Win – The Life Story of Henri Kuiper (as told to David Hilton-Barber), the chronical of a remarkable man and his equally redoubtable wife.
After launching the prestigious Financial Mail, Henri left the newspaper industry and proceeded to become a merchant banker at City Bank and then Director of several blue chip companies like Standard Bank and Wooltru. At the age of 47, he decided to ‘retire’ and try his hand at farming in the Elgin Valley. He finally retired to Hermanus with Ghanie in their mid-70s.
Most retirees would be proud to look back on one successful career; Henri Kuiper reached the top of the tree in a multiplicity of diverse careers. Something
In 2002, he launched the Enlighten Education Trust as an NPO, with the aim of ‘improving the quality of teaching, learning and life in the Overstrand’.
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FINALE HERSIENDE GEïNTEGREEDE ONTWIKKELINGSPLAN (GOP) 2019/20 Kennis geskied hiermee ingevolge artikel 25(4) van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, 2000 (Wet 32 van 2000) dat die Munisipaliteit se Finale Hersiende Geїntegreerde Ontwikkelingsplan vir 2019/20 soos goedgekeur deur die Raad op Woensdag , 29 Mei 2019 op ons webtuiste (www.overstrand.gov.za) asook by die onderskeie Munisipale Kantore en Biblioteke binne die Overstrand gebied beskikbaar is. FINAL REVIEWED INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) 2019/20 Notice is herewith given in terms of section 25(4) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the Final Reviewed Integrated Development Plan for 2019/20 as approved by Council on, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 is available on our website (www.overstrand.gov.za) as well as at the various Municipal Offices and Libraries within the Overstrand area. UPHUHLISO OLUCETYWAYO OLUDIBENEYO OLUPHINDE LWAPHONONONGWA 2019/20 Isaziso sinikwa ngokwe sahluko sama 25(4) somthetho wezenqubo zoomasipala, ka 2000 (Umthetho 32 ka 2000) ukuba Uphuhliso olucetywayo oludibeneyo oluphinde lwaphononongwa luka 2019/20 ngokwamkelwa libhunga, Ngolwesithathu umhla, 29 Meyi 2019lifunyawa kwi ofisi zikamasipala naku-mathala encwadi kuyo yonke iOverstrand, ukuba kupho swe imibono. C GROENEWALD MUNISIPALE BESTUURDER Munisipaliteit Overstrand Municipality Posbus 20/PO Box 20 HERMANUS, 7200 Kennisgewingnommer: 69/2019 Notice Number
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The challenge of balancing the municipal budget
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he 2019/20 budget must be considered in the light of a considerably challenging 2018/’19 year with regard to provision of emergency housing and related basic services, as well as providing for expenditure related to the devastating wildfires experienced during January 2019. Both these instances were addressed from a budgetary provision perspective in tabling adjustment budgets for unforeseen and unavoidable expenditure, as announced in council on two respective occasions.” These were the words of Mayor Dudley Coetzee, at the presentation of the final budget for the 2019/’20 financial year and other related documents, such as the Reviewed 2019/’20 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) on 29 May 2019 to council. In his budget speech, the mayor extensively addressed the proposed increases for the average medium-sized household for the coming financial year (2019/’20). These increases are as follows: Property rates: Residential 5.70% Electricity: 13.07% Water: 5.70% Sewerage tariffs: 5.70% Refuse tariffs: 12.86% The proposed increase of 5.7% for property rates for business and undeveloped erven remains unchanged.
Coetzee added that during the Overstrand Municipal Advisory Forum (OMAF) meeting held on 28 February 2019, “we indicated that electricity costs for municipalities from ESKOM will increase by an estimated 15% for municipal consumers.” “NERSA have since advised that electricity tariffs are to increase by 13.07% in terms of the NERSA Guideline, with an increase of 15.63% applicable on bulk purchases from Eskom by municipalities. These increases have now been included in the electricity tariff structure for 2019/20. “An increase of 15% in basic charges for electricity is now proposed. The basic charge increase for households is to further mitigate the disparity between fixed and variable costs,” he said. The revised increases for the respective brackets of the Inclining Block Tariffs: (0-350 kWh, 351-600 kWh, and >600 kWh), are proposed at 12%, 12.6% and 12.7% respectively. Coetzee said in this budget the municipality addressed the challenge of providing infrastructure and a high level of service delivery that is only fully used during short holiday seasons. The level 2 water restrictions, as well as the first level of water restriction
tariffs in the Hermanus area introduced on 1 June 2018 are still applicable. Level two water restrictions only allow for the watering of gardens on one day per week, before 9:00 or after 17:00, for a period of one hour only. Vehicles and boats are not allowed to be washed with hosepipes. Hard surfaces or paved areas are also not allowed to be hosed down.
accordance with the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act. The proclamation with regard to the 2018/’19 increases was published during January 2019. No indication for 2019/’20 has been received to date and therefore remuneration adjustments for councillors have been factored into the 2019/’20 budget at the same rate as the 2018/’19 determination.
Mayor Coetzee assured the public that “During the 2019/’20 financial year we will continue to implement further capital projects to address ageing water reticulation systems, as well as sewerage treatment projects, and importantly also, storm water projects.”
The following major adjustments were made to the original Draft Operational Budget: • Environmental management project – R2 million • Ombudsman – R200 000 • Zwelihle sewage repairs – R1.5 million • Grant roll-overs & re-allocations – R(930 349)
Salaries The current three-year collective South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) salary agreement came into operation on 1 July 2018. Salary increases, according to the principles of the agreement, were approved at 6.5 % for the 2019/’20 financial year, based on the average inflation for the period February 2018 to January 2019, plus 1.5%. Salary notch adjustments of approximately 2% have also been included in the salary budget. The cost associated with the remuneration of councillors is determined by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, in
This brings the final budget to R1 250 million. The capital budget of R261.7 million for 2019/’20 is 49.7 per cent more when compared to the 2018/’19 adjustments budget. The increase is mainly due to roll-over projects amounting to R61 million from the 2018/’19 adjustments budget and the year-on-year fluctuation and allocation of the housing grant between operating (top structures) and capital (services infrastructure). “All inputs received from the public were also considered by the budget steering committee. This resulted in
additional projects emanating from the public participation process included in the capital budget to an amount of R14 254 553. These projects include: • Emergency housing services – 1.5 million • Upgrading Zwelihle sewer – R5.5 million • Upgrading Zwelihle stormwater – R3 million • Mount Pleasant sportsgrounds floodlights – R1.2 million • Fire Engine: R1.8 million The mayor explained that the 2019/’20 IDP review is the second review of the 5-year IDP. For 2019/’20 the strategic direction set in the 5-year IDP remains on course. The IDP review articulates the development needs of the communities and the municipality while also stating the specific initiatives for the 2019/’20 financial year. The municipal budget funds the delivery of the IDP. “The municipality’s business and service delivery priorities were reviewed as part of this year’s planning and budget process. Where appropriate, funds were transferred from low- to high-priority programmes so as to maintain sound financial stewardship. A critical review was undertaken of expenditure with regards to cost containment measures, non-core and ‘nice to have’ items,” said Coetzee.
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5 June 2019
Local boxing club an inspiration to all Writer & Photographer Hedda Mittner
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limited resources and only the most basic facilities and equipment, Mzi’s dedication and his young boxers’ hard work and determination has led to the club achieving phenomenal success, not only regionally but also nationally. He is extremely proud of the fact that among his boxers are no less than six South African champions – all from Zwelihle.
The heart-warming handover ceremony, hosted by William Ntebe and Fikiswa Gxamesi of the Zwelihle Youth Café, kicked off when an overjoyed Coach Mzi Damesi and his more than 40 young boxing stars entered the premises, singing and dancing, to loud applause from the many well-wishers who had gathered to celebrate this milestone with them. The Overstrand Whale Boxing Club (OWBC) was founded by Mzi in 2007 and was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation in 2011. Despite having
“This donation means the world to Mzi,” said local resident, Carole Dods, who has been supporting the club for many years. “They now have new branded jackets and will be able to purchase the equipment they sorely need. It also means that for the next year, they will be able to cover their travelling expenses when attending tournaments and championships.” This has been one of the club’s greatest challenges in the past, when Mzi and the youngsters were often
he RDP Centre in Zwelihle erupted into jubilant celebrations on Saturday afternoon, when the EMS Foundation handed over a substantial donation to the Overstrand Whale Boxing Club.
reduced to hitch-hiking to get to events. Michele Pickover of the EMS Foundation said she only met Mzi a few weeks ago at the Hermanus Country Market and was so impressed by the invaluable difference he is making in his community that she simply had to support him. “Mzi Damesi is a keystone individual, so to a large extent the success of this club depends on his energy and vision. We are supporting the OWBC because it is changing these children’s lives by making them feel valuable, special, unique and loved. It is also providing purpose, supervision and a caring environment.” In her emotional address, Michele said: “It’s always such a privilege for the EMS Foundation to share these kind of special moments. As a foundation we want to build a caring, gentler and more compassionate and altruistic world. Mzi, Carole, members of the OWBC – know that we believe in everything you are doing. Know that you do not walk alone in your vision for these children and this club. What you have created here must be encouraged, defended, harnessed, nurtured and expanded… and we really hope to be of some assistance on your awe-inspiring journey.” Michele concluded by saying that the EMS Foundation hopes that by highlighting the achievements of this inspirational club, despite their extremely challenging circumstances, other organisations and individuals – and in particular the Hermanus community – will stand up and be counted and support these amazing children and their phenomenal mentors.
Michele Pickover of the EMS Foundation said it was a privilege for her to share “in these kind of special moments”.
RIGHT: The OWBC executive committee members in the club’s new jackets: Michelle Botha, Bullie Bosman, Mzi Damesi, Talitha Neethling and Carole Dods.
Young soccer talent on display at Hawston Soccer Festival The Hawston Soccer Festival is scheduled to kick off at the Hawston Sports Grounds at 08:45 on Saturday, 8 June. Over 380 players from schools and youth soccer academies in Cape Town and the Overberg region will be participating in the event, which is organised by Vivo United Soccer Academy. Group stages divided into age groups, U10, U12, U15 and U19, will be played during the course of the day, followed by play-offs and finals from around 16:00 in the afternoon. The motivation for this festival is “for the local community to come together and provide a platform for the youth to showcase their soccer talent”, says Falcon Sauvage, spokesperson for Vivo. "Vivo is all about getting the community excited about soccer and raising awareness regarding the
importance of investing in the future of our youth.” Falcon also expresses his gratitude to the sponsors, which include Generation Schools Hermanus, Grootbos Foundation, Argo Financial Planning, Hawston Development Forum, Overstrand Municipality and SAFA. Although soccer will provide the main ingredients of the day, there will be entertainment throughout in the form of music, food and drink. A highlight will be the exciting freestyle soccer performance during breaks and before prize giving. Following on from this event, The Grootbos Foundation will be running a three-week holiday course for the young soccer players of the Hawston community.
ABOVE: Coach Mzi Damesi and his young boxing stars celebrating the handover of a substantial donation to the Overstrand Whale Boxing Club by the EMS Foundation. RIGHT: A happy moment shared between Coach Mzi Damesi and his long-time supporter, Carole Dods.
A R10 entrance fee will be charged for attendance at the Hawston Soccer Festival and these proceeds, together with support from Vivo's Business Association affiliates, will be utilised by Vivo Community (Pty) Ltd to form a Club. Membership will be for the youngsters who complete the Grootbos holiday course. Falcon says the object of this Club will be “to promote the love of the game and nurture young players". He adds that the Club will train four times a week and all ages will be accommodated. The Hawston Soccer Festival is the place to be on 8 June and will be a real boon to the community in promoting the game of soccer. The day itself will be a fun day for the whole family with loads of soccer and great entertainment for all. - Tony O’Hagan
WHALERS ATHLETIC CLUB TIME TRIAL RESULTS 30 May 2019 3km Runners: 1. John Brink 11.22 PB; 2. Henk Louw 12.42; 3. Roelof van Weele 15.30; 4. Matie Stander 16.15 SB; 5. Theresa Fenn 16.46 PB; 6. Anna-marie Gouws 17.33 PB 3km Walkers: 1. Tania Cooper 21.08; 2. Ronél Bootha 24.42; 3. Ben Bootha 24.42; 4. Hugh Waters 26.30; 5. Willie Loedolff 30.33 5km Runners: 1. Donovan Brink 19.02; 2. Danie (J) Gouws 22.20; 3. Anzel du Plessis 23.07; 4. Louise Erasmus 23.07; 5. Lenoz Gwena 23.28; 6. Michael Kotzé 24.22 SB; 7. Johann Kotzé 24.27; 8. Wilhelm Cooper 24.27; 9. André Hardnek 24.56 PB; 10. Emeth Mafentile 24.58; 11. Danie (S) Gouws 25.09; 12. Zama Katamzi-Joseph 26.26 PB; 13. Brenda Shambre 26.28; 14. Gerrit Oosthuizen 27.56; 15. Daniël Nel 27.56; 16. Sharon Sleigh 27.56; 17. Nina Spotswood 28.17 PB; 18. James Sleigh 28.17; 19. Tom Stabler 28.17; 20. Gavin Turner 30.27; 21. Josef du Preez 35.21; 22. Emmie Gouws 45.50 5km Walkers: 1. Arlene Ehrenberg 45.50; 2. Theresa van Zyl 48.24; 3. Kim Romburgh 48.24; 4. Angelique Nowers 48.24 8km Runners: 1. Jimmy Bonjesi 29.05; 2. Bulelani Mhloyane 32.28; 3. Frank Gillion 36.33
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Another hole in one, lots of juniors, and 20 years of service
By Julian Shaw
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ay is done, and June is here. It is a wellknown fact that quite a few businesses close during the winter and this year I have seen a few more than usual. Let’s hope things pick up again, going into summer. I shall be endeavouring to sell close-out items at silly prices; and we have a Callaway equipment fitting day in the pipeline to, hopefully, stimulate your golfing gratification. Last week we had some fantastic weather and a few, satisfactory, full days on the golf course. We, however, do need a lot more rain. All eyes, no doubt, are on the cricket. Let’s hope our fortunes are better than they were in the two opening matches. Phil Harries Jones aces the 9th It’s always a thrill when you have a hole in one. Last week Phil Harries Jones managed to do just that on the 9th, in a social game. It was his second and, as with the first, a fulfilling experience. Well done indeed! Juniors return to play another Kosie Pieters tournament It has been said that juniors are the lifeblood of a club. I believe this to be a true statement, and it’s encouraging to see the primary school children on the tee with Lynne Harvey and George Sauerman – a great initiative from our Club Captain, Albert Streicher. Every month we have a proper 18-hole junior
Hermanus Golf Club General Manager, Sharon Sleigh, congratulates Phil Harries Jones on a gratifying achievement – his second hole in one. Sharon, who is still going strong after 20 years, is recognised for the hard work she puts in; and for always going the extra mile.
tournament called the Kosie Pieters Cup. We involve the golf students from Theewaterskloof and regularly have more than 20 participants. This month’s tournament was won by last year’s winner, George Botha, who is a very consistent player. Tim Simpson, who is following in his brother’s tracks I see, was in second place. Sam Simpson is the U19 South African Number One golfer. In third place was Kim Boshoff, the daughter of the organiser of the golfers from the De Villiers Graaf School Golf Academy, Cobus Boshoff. I must say he does an extraordinary job with the golf team.
Scores at a glance ALL TOGETHER SATURDAY 25 MAY Betterball Bogey Plus 120 players Winners: Neil Malan and Frans Prins +11 Runners-up: John Caldow and Ben Thompson +10 Best gross: Dave Johnston 73 Kruger League vs Bredasdorp: Hermanus won 4-2 The attendance draw was sponsored by Sterling Renault and was won by Danie van der Spuy.
Twenty years and going strong This week we celebrated a long-service achievement. Our General Manager, Sharon Sleigh, joined Hermanus Golf Club on 31 May 1999, which gives her 20 years – and she has remained pretty sane to this day! So, from the members of the club, thank you for all your hard work and always going that extra mile. We all hope there’s another 20 years in there somewhere! To end, this was an actual call to Samsung – just too good not to share! Caller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?" Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about." Caller: "On Page 1, Section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?" Cheers from Julz and the team, have a great week.
LADIES’ TUESDAY 28 MAY Individual Stableford 18 players Silver Division winner: Janet Swarts 34 points Bronze Division winner: Meike Tetley 33 points
For two consecutive years George Botha has won the Kosie Pieters Tournament. He gets a congratulatory handshake from Julian Shaw. Tim Simpson (top) took a very creditable second place and Kim Boshoff (bottom) placed third.
MEN’S WEDNESDAY 29 MAY Individual Stableford 112 players Winner: Glyn Davies 39 points c/i Runner-up: Deon Esterhuyse 39 points c/o Ball Pool pays to 36 Best Gross: Lieb Louw 75
NOTICE/KENNISGEWING/ISAZISO Proposed amendment of long term contract SC1892/2018 For The Operation Of Gansbaai Landfill Site, Stanford Public Drop-Off Facility and Pearly Beach Drop-Off Facility for a Contract Period Ending 30 November 2032, giving effect to the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act No. 56 of 2003: Section 116 (3) (a) and (b) and Section 33 The Overstrand Local Municipality, in terms of the provisions of Section 116 (3) (a) and (b) and Section 33 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, No. 56 of 2003, hereby makes it public that Overstrand Municipality intends to amend existing escalation clause for the Operation Of Gansbaai Landfill Site, Stanford Public Drop-Off Facility and Pearly Beach Drop-Off Facility for a Contract Period Ending 30 November 2032,.
Voorgenome wysiging van langtermyn kontrak SC1892/2018 vir die Bedryf van Gansbaai Stortingsterrein, Stanford publieke aflaaifasiliteit en Pearly Beach aflaaifasiliteit vir ‘ n kontrakperiode eindigend 30 November 2032, in nakoming van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, Wet Nr. 56 van 2003: Artikel 116 (3) (a) en (b) en Artikel 33
Isiphakamiso sesivumelwano sexesha elide SC1892/2018 Sokusetyenziswa kwendawo yokulahla inkunkuma eGansbaai, indawo yokulahla yoluntu eStanford nendawo yokulahla ePearly Beach kangangexesha lesivumelwano eliphela nge30 Novemba 2032, ngokwemimiselo kaMasipala weNgingqi: Umthetho wokuLawula ezeMali kaMasipala onguNombolo 56 ka2003: ngokweCandelo-116(3) (a) no (b) iCandelo 33
Overstrand Munisipaliteit, ooreenkomstig die bepalings van artikel 116 (3) (a) en (b) en Artikel 33 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Finansiële Bestuur, Nr. 56 van 2003, gee Overstrand Munisipaliteit hiermee kennis van hul bestaande eskalasie klousule aan te pas vir die Bedryf van Gansbaai Stortingsterrein, Stanford publieke aflaaifasiliteit en Pearly Beach aflaaifasiliteit vir ‘ n kontrakperiode eindigend 30 November 2032.
Isigqibo esisesikweni esigunyaziswe libhunga likaMasipala wase-Overstrand, ngemimiselo yemibandela ngokweCandelo-116(3) (a) no (b) yeCandelo 33 kaMasipala weNgingqi: Umthetho wokuLawula ezeMali kaMasipala onguNombolo 56 ka2003, ipapasha ukuba uMasipala waseOverstrand Sokusetyenziswa kwendawo yokulahla inkunkuma eGansbaai, indawo yokulahla yoluntu eStanford nendawo yokulahla ePearly Beach kangangexesha lesivumelwano eliphela nge30 Novemba 2032,
The proposed contract and an information statement summarising the Municipality’s obligations in terms of the proposed contract can be inspected at the Municipality’s head and satellite offices and libraries during the official office hours or accessed on the Municipality’s official web-site www.overstrand.gov.za, from 05 June 2019.
Die voorgenome kontrak en die inligtingstuk wat die Munisipaliteit se verpligtinge ten opsigte van die voorgenome kontrak vervat kan by die Munisipaliteit se hoof-en satellietkantore en biblioteke gedurende amptelike kantoorure geïnspekteer word of die kontrak en inligtingstuk is ook verkrygbaar op die amptelike webblad van die Munisipaliteit by www.overstrand.gov.za vanaf 05 Junie 2019.
The proposed contract will be considered by the Municipal Council of the Overstrand Local Municipality at its Council meeting to be held on 28 August 2019 at the Municipal Offices in Hermanus.
Die voorgenome kontrak sal vir oorweging voor die Munisipale Raad van die Overstrand Plaaslike Munisipaliteit dien tydens die Raadsvergadering geskeduleer vir 28 Augustus 2019 by die Munisipale Kantore in Hermanus.
Notice is hereby further given in terms of Section 21 and 21A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that the local community and affected parties are invited to submit comments or representations on the proposed amendment of the long term contract for the operation of the Gansbaai Landfill Site. Such comments or representations must be submitted by not later than Friday, 05 July 2019 at 12h00.
Kennis geskied verder ingevolge artikel 21 en 21A van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, 2000 (Wet 32 van 2000), dat die plaaslike gemeenskap en geaffekteerde partye genooi word om kommentaar of vertoë oor die voorgenome wysiging van die langtermyn kontrak vir die Bedryf van die Gansbaai Stortterrein. Hierdie kommentaar of vertoë moet teen nie later nie as Vrydag, 05 Julie 2019 om 12h00 ingedien word.
Comments or representations must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly endorsed “Proposed amendment of Contract SC1892/2018: For The Operation Of Gansbaai Landfill Site, Stanford Public Drop-Off Facility and Pearly Beach Drop-Off Facility for a Contract Period Ending 30 November 2032” and be deposited in Tender box no.7.
Kommentare of vertoë moet ingedien word in ʼn verseëlde koevert, duidelik gemerk “Voorgestelde wysiging van Kontrak SC1892/2018 vir die Bedryf van Gansbaai Stortingsterrein, Stanford publieke aflaaifasiliteit en Pearly Beach aflaaifasiliteit vir ‘ n kontrakperiode eindigend 30 November 2032” en geplaas word in Tenderbus nr.7.
All submissions must be addressed to: The Municipal Manager Tender box no. 7 Overstrand Municipality Magnolia Avenue Hermanus 7200
Alle voorleggings moet geadresseer word aan: Die Munisipale Bestuurder Tenderbus nr.7 Overstrand Munisipaliteit Magnolialaan Hermanus 7200
Enquiries can be directed to Mr C Mitchell, Tel: 028 313 5045 and e-mail: cmitchell@overstrand.gov.za.
Navrae kan gerig word aan Mnr. C Mitchell, Tel: 028 313 5045 en e-pos: cmitchell@overstrand.gov.za
Persons who are physically disabled or who cannot read or write but wish to participate in the process, may come during office hours to the Municipal Offices, Magnolia Avenue, Hermanus where that person will be assisted by the Director: Finance or a person designated by her to transcribe that person’s comments or representations.
Persone wat liggaamlik gestremd is of nie kan lees of skryf nie, maar aan die proses wil deelneem, kan gedurende kantoorure na die Munisipale Kantore, Magnolialaan, Hermanus kom, waar die Direkteur: Finansies of ʼn persoon soos deur haar aangewys daardie persoon sal help om die kommentaar of vertoë neer te skryf.
Nawuphi na umntu onqwenela ukuthumela izimvo zakhe okanye izinto abazibhalileyo, abangakwaziyo ukubhala baya kuncedwa nguMlawuli wezoLawulo okanye ngumntu omiselwe nguye kwi-ofisi zikaMasipala eMagnolia Avenue, eHermanus.
C.Groenewald Municipal Manager
C.Groenewald Munisipale Bestuurder
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Esi sivumelwano siphakanyiswayo kunye nenkcukacha ezishwankathela izibophelelo zikaMasipala ngokwesi sivumelwano esiphakanyiswayo singahlolwa kwi-ofisi eyintloko kaMasipala nakwi iofisi ezingamasetyena kwakunye namathala eencwadi ngeeyure zokusebenza zezi ofisi nala mathala eencwadi. Esi sivumelwano siphakanyiswayo kunye neenkcukacha siyafumaneka kwi website esemthethweni yakwa Masipala engu- www.overstrand.gov.za ukususela nge 05 ka-Julayi 2019 kofuna ukusiqwalasela. Esi sivumelwano siphakanyisiweyo siya kuqwalaselwa liBhunga likaMasipala elikuMasipala weNgingqi iOverstrand ngexesha lentlanganiso yeBhunga eya kube ibanjelwe eHermanus 28 Augusta 2019 kwiiOfisi zikaMasipala eHermanus. Isaziso sinikwa ngokwemimiselo ye Candelo 21 no 21A kaMasipala weNgingqi: Umthetho wokuZiphatha koMasipala, 2000 (uMthetho 32 ka2000) ukuba abantu abasuka ekuhlaleni nabanye abantu abachaphazelekileyo bayamenywa ukuba bathumele izimvo zabo okanye izinto abazibhalileyo kuMasipala mayelana nesivumelwano sexhesha elongezelelweyo esiphakanyiswayo sokunikeza sokusetyenziswa kwendawo yokulahla inkunkuma e Gansbaai . Izimvo okanye izinto ezibhaliweyo mazingeniswe engalulanga lweSine, 05 Julayi 2019 ngo 12h00. Izimvo ezibhaliweyo mazifakwe kwimvulophu ebhalwe ngokucacileyo, etywiniweyo kubhalwe “SC1892/2018: Ukusetyenziswa kwendawo yokulahla inkunkuma eGansbaai, indawo yokulahla yoluntu eStanford nendawo yokulahla ePearly Beach kangangexesha lesivumelwano eliphela nge30 Novemba 2032,” zifakwe kwi Bhokisi ye Ziniki-maxabiso no.7. Zonke iziphakamiso mazithunyelwe ku: Umphathi kaMasipala Bhokisi yeZiniki-maxabiso no. 7 UMasipala weNgingqi yase-Overstrand Magnolia Avenue Hermanus, 7200 Imibuzo ingathunyelwa ku Mnu. Nkzn. C Mitchell, Umnxeba: 028 313 5045 ne-imeyili: cmitchell@overstrand.gov.za
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The U18 and U13 rugby teams of Curro Hermanus came second in the Curro Regionals for the Western Cape which recently took place in Langebaan. These two teams will now compete in the Curro Nationals in Johannesburg from 13 to 16 June. The two best Curro U13 and U18 teams from each region compete annually at the Curro Nationals in rugby, netball, hockey and soccer. The school is very proud of these two rugby teams, as well as the U15 team who were the winners in the Western Cape Regionals in Langebaan. The members of the U18 rugby team are, from left: Aldo Lucas (coach), Stephen Jackson, Stefan Barnard, Lehman Montague, Mdu Moshi, Joa Beukes, Gershwin Hendricks, Luke Grindley-Ferris, Arne Labuschagne, Declan Lindt and Chris Harmse (coach). In front is James Booi.
The U15 rugby team: Pieter Coetzee (coach), Adina Mutandiwa, Jude Steenkamp, Tiernan Ras, Faizel Bredenkamp, Christian Bernardu, Redwaan Armstrong and Casper Rabie (coach). In front: Civanu Swarts, Alex Swingler and Thando Vena.
The U13 rugby team: Melusi Chakuchichi, Daniel Manchest, Josua du Toit, Troy Nceka, Russel Middelman, Diago Willemse, Leslie Gardiner, Sidney Sargeant, Frank Swingler and Aldo Lucas.
This past weekend 10 gymnasts from Hermanus Primary School competed at the Western Cape Championships held in Saldanha. The girls did extremely well, each earning a place in the next competition – South Zone in Uitenhage later this month. The school is so proud of these girls and their accomplishments. Back row: Cleo Middelmann (coach), Joyce Nahayo (silver), Laney Pienaar (silver), Kaitlyn Coetzer (silver) and Justine Simpson (gold). Middle row: Anabella Petim (silver), Linda Khathide (gold) and Sophia Kruger (silver). Front row: Bianca Knoetze (gold and placed 4th overall), Jamila Kombe (silver) and Minke van der Walt (silver).
Hermanus Primary won the gold medal in the B division of their annual Senior Hockey Day. The school would like to thanks their sponsors, Mack's Petroleum, Overberg Wealth & Risk Management, Santam Hermanus, Release, OK Mini Market Onrus, Hermanus Oice National, Walker Bay Concrete Products CC, Hermanus Clothing Manufacturers, BUCO and ISmile for their generosity. From left are Jeandre Bothma, K. Austin, Richard Foye, Maree Lourens, Liam Vercueil, Albertus van Zyl, Handre Kruger, Noah Baxter, Lindani Khatide, Trevor Titus, Nathan Koster, Migael Davel and Albert Denysschen.
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