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Tourism is the new gold, says Minister Hanekom

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or Africa, and in particular for South Africa, tourism is the new gold. This was the message from Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom, at this year’s Africa Travel Indaba held in Durban last week.

Members of Cape Whale Coast Tourism and local tourism operators attended the three-day summit to market our region to representatives from 25 countries, doing business with more than 1 500 buyers of tourism products from 80 different countries worldwide. More than 1 000 exhibitors took part in the show.

Hanekom said in his opening address that Africa must ready itself to welcome 21 million international tourists to the continent over the next 10 years. “The United Nations World Travel Organisation predicts that 1.8 billion people will be travelling globally by 2030, and that Africa will increase its share from our current 5% to 7% of all global arrivals. This would be 126 million arrivals, almost double the current numbers. In South Africa this growth provides the opportunity to add an additional 2 million jobs,” he said.

According to Hanekom, climate change calls for responsible tourism. “The early warning signs of climate change that recently wreaked havoc in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and on South Africa’s east coast will affect the tourism sector. This presents the sector with an opportunity to promote responsible tourism.

We simply must practise responsible tourism and fiercely conserve our natural environment.

Tourism has to bring tangible and lasting benefits to everyone,” he said.

Hanekom’s optimism was not unfounded as he unpacked Africa’s tourism story by numbers. Africa saw 67 million international tourist arrivals in 2018. This is an increase of nearly 14 million from 2017, when Africa faced an outbreak of the ebola virus. It represents a growth of 7%, more than the global average of 6%, and 5% of all global international arrivals.

Ethiopia was Africa’s fastest-growing travel economy at 48.6%. Hanekom attributed their success to Air Ethiopia’s great service and the country’s relaxation of visa regulations, “something which many of our countries could learn from, especially South Africa,” he said. Kenya was next, growing by 37% and surpassing the 2-million mark for the first time.

of SkyScanner and of TripAdvisor. It is an age where the end-to-end travel experience has been optimised through technology – where decisions on where to go and where to stay, and where not to go and where not to stay, are made on the basis of peer reviews.”

According to Ramaphosa, this means that we must marshal all the means at our disposal to show that we have what it takes to be that destination and to offer the experiences that tourists want. To do so, we must address and overcome a number of challenges that include the following:

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his keynote address that the tourism sector is thriving and has tremendous potential for further growth.

“Tourism holds great promise for the development of small businesses. It is when you stay in small bed and breakfast establishments or small hotels, that you get to interact with the locals, listen to their stories about the area, and get advice on the best, least-known places to visit on sight-seeing trips.

“As part of our efforts to revitalise our economy, South Africa is focusing its energies on labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture, the ocean’s economy and tourism. We have set ourselves a bold target to raise over US $100 billion in new investments over five years and tourism plays a critical role in that strategy,” he said.

Ramaphosa added that the annual growth rate in tourism is exceeding the goals in our national tourism strategy and it is expected to grow even further. “We are acutely aware that we face competition from other tourism destinations around the globe. This is so because the modern tourist is discerning. They are spoiled for choice when it comes to where they choose to take themselves and their families and spend their money.

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We must reduce the onerous and often unnecessary bureaucratic red tape facing tourists who want to visit our country. This requires us to streamline our tourist visa regimes. South Africa is committed to working towards the African Union’s goal of visa-free travel and a single African air-transport market. We are in the process of radically overhauling our visa dispensation for the rest of the world and introducing a world class e-visa system.

We must deal with crime and counter the perception that Africa is an unsafe tourism destination. This means we have to devote more resources to tackling acts of criminality, particularly crimes against tourists.

Initiatives like the Kenya Tourism Federation Safety and Communication Centre, the Tourism Police in Uganda and our own tourism safety monitors in South Africa are examples of measures that can be undertaken.

We must be vigorous in promoting domestic tourism and get the citizens of our countries to travel and see the beauty of their own countries.

As governments we need to actively seek out private sector partners for the establishment of new tourism products and offerings. To do this, we must forge stronger public-private partnerships.

Tourism must be each country’s combined national effort where we must enhance intra-governmental cooperation between different departments and agencies. This will be key to ensuring that we meet our goals.

Modern tourism requires organisational systems and the provision of a supporting infrastructure of facilities and personnel able to run the tourism business. This means that we should develop and upgrade our energy generation, clean water reticulation, roads, bridges, hotels, hospitals, telecommunication, our game parks and many other facilities.

We need to consciously empower the youth and women by giving them pathways to participate effectively in the tourism industry as owners and managers of various offerings and businesses. This industry must be positioned as a key empowering sector of the economy which we should unleash and use to change the lives of people in our urban and rural areas.

We need to be united in our aspiration to build and brand Africa as a continent of success and a continent that will shine as a tourist destination for the world and for our own people.

We should embrace technology in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. Artificial intelligence, blockchain and the internet of things requires that our tourism offerings must be well aligned with enveloping technologies. In a few years to come a tourist will land at our airports and have a self-driven car take them to pre-programmed tourist destinations. We might soon have to design tourism offerings for robots. Let’s get ready for the brave new world that is coming.

We should be open to international benchmarks to drive up the standards, competitiveness and the quality of our domestic tourism industry.

At the recent Africa Travel Indaba held in Durban, the Cape Whale Coast was represented by Frieda Lloyd, Cape Whale Coast Tourism Manager (back left); Aphiwe Mayonga, Hermanus Tourism; Soli Madikane, Overstrand Director of Economic and Social Development and Tourism; and Adinda Jantjies, Cape Whale Coast Tourism.

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Working on Fire: working for Camphill, South Africa and the world Writer Raphael da Silva

that can give way under one’s feet at any time, WoF is employing a unique spike that they developed in Indonesia when they were asked, in 2015, to assist in fighting underground peat fires in South Sumatra.

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hether battling infernos precariously on mountain slopes, marching triumphantly through towns after a successful day’s work, completing mopping-up exercises or deploying the latest in home-grown advanced fire-fighting technology, the men and women in yellow shirts have become a familiar and welcome part of the Overberg landscape.

Many residents literally owe their lives and their homes to the determination, professionalism and fearlessness of Working on Fire (WoF). But, in one of their biggest challenges yet, their skills, expertise and fortitude are being put to the test in the Hemelen-Aarde Valley, where a 25-member team has set up a ‘base camp’, for the next three months, to put out the underground peat fires that have made it impossible for Camphill School children and personnel to return home.

Working in toxic gas conditions that are constantly monitored by meters, smouldering smoke, and ground

This is the first time that this spike is being used in South Africa. Focusing on an 800 m², WoF uses the power of the water that squirts out of holes along the spike to drill down into the ground and flood the peat from the bottom up. Nine 1.4 – 1.5 metre deep holes are drilled per square metre of land.

Showing off the spike that was developed by Working on Fire are (from left to right) Lester Smith (Overstrand Fire Chief), Lauren Howard-Clayton (WoF Provincial Communications Officer), Shane Christian (WoF: National General Manager), Ray-Yaan Majiet (WoF: Ground Operations Manager), Angelo Aplon (Overstrand Assistant Fire Chief), Melany Duthie-Surtie (WoF: WC General Manager) and Tarron Dry (Overstrand Municipality: Environmental Officer). The spike was developed when WoF was asked to assist the Indonesian government in November 2015 in fighting destructive underground peat fires that had been raging for over six weeks in South Sumatra.

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Wiseman Thulani Mbele, Type 2 Crew Leader from the Kleinmond base, is one of the members of the team.

“This is the first time that we are doing this but so far, so good. The team just adapted, very easily and quickly.”

Shane Christian, National General Manager, says, “The project in the Overstrand is just one of our day-today challenges that come along, and we have to adapt.”

Normally, WoF team members set up camp and make do in whatever environment they are put in. But this time, Camphill has donated its premises. “This is quite a luxury. We even have DStv,” jokes Shane.

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Part of the many challenges facing WoF is that the ground has fractured into honeycomb cracks through which a strong-smelling combination of sulphates, carbon dioxide and methane are seeping. Tarron Dry, Overstrand Municipality: Environmental Officer, says they have taken infrared photos to determine the surface temperatures but, in some places, the fire goes down four metres. In areas towards the centre of where WoF is working, temperatures of 330 degrees Celsius have been recorded. “It’s a very dangerous place to be working,” he adds.

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Working on Fire Over 5 000 people, 94% of whom are youths, across 200 bases in South Africa • Recruits are trained in fire awareness and education, prevention and fire suppression skills • 31% of team members are women, the highest level in any comparable fire service in the world • 3% are disabled • A subsidiary of Kishugu Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Working on Fire is actually an example of providing a private sector solution to a state-owned entity. Since 2003, Kishugu has been re-awarded the Project WP9191 tender and the project has grown by 30% per annum. In 2013, WoF was awarded a seven-year contract by the Department of Environmental Affairs • WoF is widely regarded as the best performing Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in South Africa • WoF South Africa has partnerships with Indonesia, Canada, and Mexico

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Amid toxic gas and smouldering smoke, the Working on Fire team deploys their innovative spike technology to flood the underground with water to put out the peat fires.

PHOTO: Working on Fire along the section of the Onrus River at Camphill has been burning since 11 January 2019 and they were unable to extinguish it. This is why WoF has been asked to help. Even the recent rains in March and April have not had an effect in filling up the water table.

“This is not an ordinary fire,” says Overstrand Fire Chief, Lester Smith. “There were a lot of different options but this is the way we have decided to move forward.”

One of the crucial reasons for calling in WoF is the environmental sensitivity of the area.

A statement by the Overstrand Municipality says, “This wetland is characterised as the only remaining piece of palmiet vegetation wetland, which plays a critical role in the function-

ing of the Onrus River and the Onrus Estuary and is of considerable ecological importance and must, therefore, be protected.”

Simply put, this wetland, which WoF is fighting to save, is the only natural filtering system that keeps the Onrus Estuary in balance, which is important not only for the recreational and agricultural activities of the surrounding community, but also for the survival of its faunal and floral systems.

According to the Onrus River Estuary Forum (OREF), the peatland covers an extensive area of 33 hectares, and is estimated to be 12 000 years old. The fire is burning in a nine-hectare area that is eroded and covered with aliens.

WoF’s focus is on 800 m² in this area. The peat is 7.25 m deep, although, in the central chan-

nel, it is even deeper.

Along with Working of Fire, this Public-Private Partnership project involves Camphill, Overstrand Municipality, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Enviro Wildfires, landowners, the Breede Gouritz Catchment Area (BGSMA) and more.

The job that Working on Fire is doing is DANGEROUS. Please AVOID the area and let the experts get on with their work. Apart from smoke, there are potentially toxic gases.

This dynamic and dangerous fire has resulted in the ground becoming soft and unstable.

There are places where it just sinks away and you could be trapped.

“I was in a comfortable position as Chief Fire Officer in the Eastern Cape. I saw WoF growing over the years and, basically, I became jealous. So I thought, let me join the team and make a bigger impact. I subsequently joined WoF in 2010. I moved to the Western Cape in 2011 and have worked on various jobs. It is a very exciting job because you work with various partners in various situations. It is the private sector so you are kept on your toes all the time.” - Shane Christian, Working on Fire: National General Manager

Originally from Lady Frere in the Eastern Cape where he was raised by his grandmother, Working on Fire Crew Leader, Wiseman Thulani Mbele, moved to Villiersdorp in 2009 to stay with his parents.

“While growing up, I pushed very hard to make sure I made my parents very proud. In 2013, my matric year was very difficult for me as a lot happened in my family that pushed my confidence and motivation down. I pressed through and matriculated in 2013. After school, I joined Working on Fire (WoF) in March 2014 at the Kleinmond base.”

Wiseman Thulani Mbele, Type 2 Crew Leader from the Kleinmond Team, is one of the 25-member team tackling the underground peat fire at Camphill School. He was also one of the unsung heroes who fought the Knysna fire in June 2017.

PHOTO: Working on Fire

A father of two sons and a daughter, the 25-year-old has been selected over the years for additional leadership training by his Regional Manager, Shantell Frans. “My aim is always to make my RM proud and to be a strong leader for my team. Outside of work I am a boxer, hip hop artist and a vocalist, and most importantly, I am a very caring father to my children and aim to be a good example in their lives,” says Wiseman.

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FROM THE EDITOR Have you made your mark?

For residents of the Overberg, ‘Make Your Mark’ is a memorable election phrase that enjoins us to register and reminds us that every vote counts. The fact that some elections over the past ten years have indeed been won or lost (depending on which side of the fence you were on) by just a handful of votes is a clear indication of our responsibility as citizens of this country.

But, beyond elections, few of us really ponder the wider implications of what these three words really signify, and, by extension, the

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greater responsibility that is thrust upon us.

A wise man once said that the only thing you take to your grave when you die is your reputation. In other words, it really doesn’t matter how much money you had, what material possessions you owned, which countries you visited, or what great wines you drank. Rather, how you are remembered and what people say about you is the legacy that you leave behind.

For those politicians who have cho-

sen to stand for election, the results will either be an opportunity for them to make their mark, hopefully in a positive way, a reaffirmation of the work they are already doing, or it will spell the end, perhaps only temporarily, of their political career. Some will walk away with their heads held high, others with their reputations in tatters.

Thankfully, most of us aren’t politicians. We have the opportunity to leave a positive mark every single day of our lives with our families, our colleagues and in our communities.

What we do and how we prefer to express this attitude is up to us as individuals. There are so many opportunities and needs in the Overberg to choose from.

So, on this election day, after you have made your mark on the election ballot, take some time to reflect on how you can make your mark in our community. Invite yourself to look outside yourself and make a difference. Make your mark.

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Black Widows, Plastic Islands and the Spaghetti Wars

By Murray Stewart

outlets for goodies dropped/flushed down the loo? Like cellphones, thevillagemuze@gmail.com cocaine capsules or engagement/ wedding rings.

Information overload has numbed us to the bump and grind of everyday reality. We’re quite blasé about accessing and sharing horrific incidents or ‘ag sweet’ stories, that terrify or uplift our friends and family. We flippantly pass these on so they too can become equally terrified, like you were. Thanks for sharing…

Fortunately, a lot of it is like water off a duck’s back, what with the amount of platforms and topics available.

There’s Netflix, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Google, TV, podcasts, streaming, print and radio.

There’s just so much of it – what do you filter out?

Well, most of us are slaves to at least a couple of the above, but I am unashamedly addicted to DStv for news and educational info, some of which is more enlightening than necessary. For example, who on earth thinks of shooting an entire TV series called Filthy Riches, about people who thrive by sifting through sewer

Despite this type of garbage though, the educational advantages are enormous. Thanks to this medium, I have – over a few years – learnt and understood more about history, geography and the sciences, than I ever learnt and understood from teachers, text- books or lectures as a student.

How many of us, for example, knew that Marco Polo stopped off in Cape Town on his way to China, or that the Vikings built the Alps during the Spaghetti Wars with Rome? And who would have known that Donny Trump is the world’s leading authority on pretty much everything scientific? Thank goodness for that.

Moving on, some wildlife films are not only about animals. They’re about humans, who – for big bucks – compete to see who can survive the longest in the hazardous wilds.

They’re dropped by chopper into some remote jungle/forest with virtually nothing, and have to build a shelter, forage for food, and survive all alone and defenseless till they win

– or maybe die. (Alone that is, apart from the film crew, sleeping in tents and eating burgers ‘n chips nearby.)

Sometimes contestants are invited to dress in their birthday suits, because some genius decided to name a series Naked and Afraid. Ka-ching!

Apart from that slot, there’s another called Tiny Homes for folks who’re scaling down – way down. It demonstrates how, with clever designs and multi-functioning furniture, we can live stylishly and functionally in a small space without sacrificing our home comforts. With little effort, they can also be aesthetically pleasing – an architect’s dream project. But sadly these programmes don’t reach the intrepid builders of the tiny homes now flourishing in Schulphoek – where milkwoods once did.

Happily though, some channels make history more approachable. Cleopatra’s strategic seductions are put into perspective, as are the exploits of Attila the Hung, Genghis Cohen, Stoffel Colombus and Joan O’Farts. However, Caesar cultivated an American accent, and Pontius Pilot sounded Welsh, which is rather baffling.

But now for the really interesting

stuff. Black widow spiders do not kill their lovers after rumpy-pumpy as believed, but some humans do, although not on the same channel.

Riveting stuff this.

Then there’s this bloke who built a double-story house on an island the size of four tennis courts, which floats on a platform of repurposed plastic.

To construct a raft, he tied 2-litre soda bottles together (160 000 of them), and secured them to discarded planks, then covered it all with shade-cloth off-cuts. He then spread layers of earth on top, and over time planted shrubs and mangrove trees, whose roots grew through to the water below, further stabilising the raft while they flourished.

There’s also a food series by Gordon Ramsay on how to curse and insult the kitchen staff without getting murdered, while another challenges contestants to eat the most repulsive food blindfolded – also hopefully for big bucks.

So there you have it. Choose your info carefully, but remember: don’t believe everything you see or hear in the electronic media – only what you read in the newspaper. Chow 4 now.

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Baboon management depends on residents

Sandbaai Hall not unwilling to help

A representative of the newly-formed Hermanus Baboon Action Group (HBAG) met on 26 April with Francois Pretorius, the superintendent of Solid Waste, and Overstrand Municipality to discuss the problems associated with refuse-collection procedures in the areas of Voëlklip, Fernkloof, Kwaaiwater and some parts of Eastcliff.

The Voëlklip baboon troop frequenting these suburbs, has become aggressive and, unfortunately, is now well habituated to sourcing food from human refuse. This is partly due to the refuse collection procedures, but also the ambivalence of some residents and weekenders regarding domestic-refuse management.

This campaign is only Part 1 of several interventions planned by the HBAG. Part 1 is to inform and educate the community about proper refuse management, in cooperation with the municipal authorities.

Refuse-collection teams have been advised by the superintendent of Solid Waste, Mr Pretorius, only to remove refuse bags from bins not further than five houses ahead of the refuse truck, at any time. No stacking of bags by the teams for longer than a few minutes, is acceptable.

Previously, bags were stacked by teams at intervals along each block, or at the end of blocks, with the truck sometimes only returning to collect them much later.

This procedure provided a ‘buffet’ for the highly-adaptable troop to forage through. Sadly, once a troop has become aware of this easy access to human food and waste, it becomes habituated to foraging refuse, in preference to the daily foraging in its own, natural reservation environment.

Conservation experts advise that half a loaf of bread is equivalent to a full day’s foraging in nature. Another alarming indicator, according to CapeNature and Dr Phil Richardson

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With regard to the article in The Village NEWS of 1 May (Gas and smoke still a threat to Camphill School) we, as the Management Committee of the Sandbaai Hall, felt that a wrong impression might have been created that we left Camphill in the lurch at the end of April. The facts, however, are the following:

of Human Wildlife Solutions (HWS), is that a troop will naturally self-regulate breeding, according to the abundance of food in the area.

The troop has now increased significantly in size to around 46 members, with at least seven females in eustress. It has almost doubled in the past five years. Experienced conservationists have advised re-habituation is not always successful.

There are five new generations of baboons accustomed to the learnt behaviour of foraging in refuse, raiding homes for food, plundering gardens and destroying pots. These new generations were born subsequent to the withdrawal of the baboon monitors, more than five years ago.

Residents also need to take responsibility for their own refuse, as do weekenders, cleaning staff, rental agents and property-management staff. Bins need to be fitted with baboon-proof clips, so the baboons cannot access the refuse. Various versions have been developed.

Most successful are the clips installed by Christo, at Agrimark in Sandbaai, to newly-purchased bins.

Baboon-proof clips to install on bins already in use are being developed and will soon be promoted. They will ensure that, while awaiting the collection teams on refuse day and while standing on your property, refuse bins cannot be accessed by baboons.

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A public meeting is planned for the end of May to engage the community, HWS and CapeNature. This is Part 2 of the Hermanus Baboon Action Group campaign. The objective is to re-connect the virtual fence, collar and tag baboons and actively monitor the troop, encouraging it back to the reserve where it belongs.

Part 2 will require funding and proper coordination with the relevant role players.

We all have to try harder and the community needs to be fully committed to workable, tried-and-tested solutions. HWS currently runs at close to a 99% success rate in keeping baboon troops out of suburbia in the Cape Peninsula. Please visit the Hermanus Baboons Facebook page for updates at fb.me/hermanusbaboons; or send reports and photos of raids to m.me/hermanusbaboons. A profile and record of all incidents involving baboons is necessary for long-term planning. A website will be active, shortly.

If a resident is aware of specific neighbours (or their guests/tenants/ weekenders) dumping their bags of refuse on the pavement, out of a baboon-proof bin, outside of the actual collection times, and there is proof by way of photos, dates and times, please also forward this info to fpretorius@overstrand.gov.za or call 028 313 8092.

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After the devastating fire at the beginning of the year, the children were temporarily hosted in the hall until the damage at the Camphill site could be assessed. When it was found in early February that the children could not go back to the premises, we agreed that they could use the hall for a couple of weeks, until Camphill School could decide on the way forward.

March came along and Camphill asked if they could stay on for a while longer. Again we agreed, with the understanding that on certain days the hall could not be used due to long-term bookings. We put on hold all the maintenance that we had planned for in these months, and also had to decline all other requests to use the hall in the time slots that Camphill occupied the hall.

By the end of March we asked for more certainty in terms of the period they would still need the hall as we now desperately had to do some maintenance, which meant that the hall would not be available for a couple of days and we wanted to

By the middle of April we were getting worried as we had not heard anything from Camphill and according to press reports, the situation was not improving at the Camphill premises. As we planned to redo the floor at the beginning of May and the election in May would also leave the hall occupied by the IEC for at least four days, we contacted Camphill to find out what was happening.

We were told that the Principal was overseas and that we had to wait for her to come back as they did not know what was planned. We did not hear anything from her and therefore assumed that they would leave at the end of April.

We are more than willing to help Camphill, but obviously on condition that we accommodate people who have already booked the hall and that we can do the necessary cleaning and maintenance, for the benefit of all. We know that this is a difficult situation for them and accordingly we went out of our way to accommodate them. It must also be noted that we have charged them the bare minimum and that they used all our other facilities without extra charges.

Deon Beukes Chairman: Sandbaai Hall Management Committee

Praise for Cattle Baron Herewith a big ‘shout out’ to the staff of the Cattle Baron in Hermanus. While dining there last week, my friend collapsed and momentarily lost consciousness. Cor, the manager and James, the chef took charge of the situation and rendered first aid speedily and successfully. Not only that, but they called the following day to enquire after my friend. Thank you to the staff of Cattle Baron for not only your excellent meals but the care and consideration you afford guests. We will be life-long fans!

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Keeping it local with Overberg Marketplace The Village NEWS has launched Overberg Marketplace, a FREE “Buy & Sell” classifieds service, on its website. Exclusively for residents and businesses in the four municipalities, the purpose of Overberg Marketplace is to support the local economy and keep money circulating within the district.

Go to www.thevillagenews/overberg-marketplace to place an ad or to see what is for sale.

Building communities of Pet and Nature lovers, for information and advocacy Over the last 3 months, The Village NEWS has created two new FACEBOOK groups, Living Nature and My Pet, to create an Overberg community of like-minded individuals. Apart from sharing interesting, informative and sometimes fun stories, these groups also serve as a platform for advocacy.

In the Overberg, for example, there isn’t a group that all the different animal welfare organisations can join together. If members in HAWS, KAWS, BARC and RAD were all members of The Village NEWS - My Pet, a community of at least 10 000 concerned citizens would be created.

‘You may say I’m a dreamer’ …

By Elaine Davie Almost 50 years ago former Beatle, John Lennon recorded his beautiful song, Imagine, in which he envisioned ‘all the people sharing all the world’ with ‘no need for greed or hunger – a brotherhood of man.’ Nine years later, in 1980, he was gunned down outside his apartment building in New York by a crazy, violent man.

So what does that say about his dream? Most will dismiss it as nothing more than that, an insubstantial, pot-inspired dream – after all, the world currently appears to be on the brink of going to hell in a hand-basket.

The oceans are choking on plastic; fires, floods and hurricanes run rampant across the globe as a result of global warming; there is greater poverty than ever before; xenophobia hounds millions of people fleeing persecution and famine; there is religious intolerance; children are being killed or recruited as soldiers in on-going wars; centuries-old art works are gratuitously vandalised.

And so it goes, on and on, the mess we are making of the world.

And closer to home, in South Africa, there is plenty to make us terminally depressed. If it’s not violent crime, then it’s the huge discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots; the economy is in the doldrums and the many judicial commissions and enquiries are exposing a litany of the worst possible aspects of human behaviour. Education is below-standard, jobs non-existent, the country is dying of thirst, Eskom pitches us into a black hole of darkness whenever it sees fit and, all in all, there seems little to no light at the end of the tunnel, or anywhere else for that matter.

And yet… and yet… Here in the Overstrand, in this little corner of the country, despite the violent protests, the poverty, the fires, the pollution and the poaching there is a beauty of human endeavour and compassion that is truly life-affirming. In the past 16 months or so that I have been writing for The Village NEWS, I have been immensely privileged to have met and written about many very special individuals who are quietly and unobtrusively making a

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difference to the way this extended community lives its life.

I think, for example, of the young entrepreneurs who, instead of waiting for handouts, have decided to carve a niche for themselves and with little or no capital, but a wealth of determination and hard work, are making a living and acting as role models for others in their community.

There are the two brothers, Pardon and Obey, making beautiful children’s furniture in Zwelihle; Trevor putting his passion for growing organic vegetables into his garden at the RDP House in Zwelihle and who, together with two friends, spontaneously volunteered to spend a week helping to clear away the debris after the fire at Camphill; and William with his coffee shop in Kleinmond, who decided to collect clothing and other essentials for the victims of cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe and travelled there at his own expense to deliver the proceeds of his drive in person.

Then there are the retired people in Hermanus who, instead of sitting on their verandahs drinking coffee or whiling the hours away playing golf or bridge, have thrown their skills and energy into creating opportunities for employment or social and educational upliftment in the area.

I think of someone like Theo de Meyer, who turned the old airfield into a youth and child development centre, or all those who have banded together to turn the dream of an Hermanus Varsity into a reality, or the #itsmyshop project and the new Siyakha entrepreneurial development initiative.

There are artists, like those working with the various communities to create a magnificent giant tapestry depicting the history and life of this area and in the process bridging the divide between diverse groups. A multitude of organisations are doing exciting work to improve the quality of education, making this one of the highest-achieving educational districts in the country.

Not only is Walker Bay now recognised as one of the principal

Theo de Meyer with one of the children who regularly visits the Zwelihle Swop Shop he started. wine-growing regions of the Western Cape, with estate owners playing an important role in uplifting the lives of all members of the community, but it has become a recognised centre of the arts and art development, producing a crop of inspiring young artists and musicians. And, of course, despite its reputation as the abalone poaching capital of South Africa, there is a strong conservation ethos here with many people doing amazing work for the preservation of our unique fynbos, as well as both marine and land animals.

Then, only a few months ago, we saw people bonding together in an outpouring of generosity to support the victims of the fire and the firefighters, and we saw the firefighters themselves go way beyond the call of duty to assist affected communities.

All these have been truly inspiring stories.

Something about positive or creative energy enables it to regenerate itself until it produces its own momentum, a positive wave of rolling mass action, one might say. Once it reaches a tipping point, I believe it has the power to override negative or destructive energy, because this is the principle upon which the marvellously intricate web of creation is built. Complaining, killing, burning down buildings, or building up walls of anger, separation or fear are antithetical to this kind of energy and in the long run, produce nothing of any use to anybody.

Perhaps personal and social transformation like this can only play itself out in a smallish community where, ultimately, the welfare of one is dependent on the welfare of all. I have discovered that in this relatively confined space there is the most amazingly diverse collection of fired-up individuals. With their shared passion and determination, it would not be surprising if they were to realise Lennon’s dream that the world will finally live as one – in the Overstrand at least!

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Supporting our chameleons through art Although the month of May is traditionally a quiet time in Hermanus, with fewer visitors and less trade, the town’s locals came out in full support of the last Hermanus First Fridays (HFF) Artwalk of the season on the evening of 3 May. Building on the momentum created by the special preview of the Chameleon Exhibition the previous Friday at Art Thirst Galley, artwalkers had until 20:00 to bid on their favourite chameleon artworks, generously donated by artists in aid of Whale Coast Conservation’s Chameleon Rescue Project.

“Whale Coast Conservation would like to thank HFF and the Hermanus art community for their overwhelming support for this project. The amount raised by the art auction and the sale of children's art, chameleon photographs and wrapping paper

amounted to over R50 000,” said Anina Lee of Whale Coast Conservation.

“The biggest vote of thanks goes to Marion Zeegers, our Chameleon Rescue Project volunteer who conceived of the fundraiser and executed it with great skill. She has put her passion for the chameleons and their rescue into action in many ways. Thank you, Marion!”

Marion in turn extended her grateful thanks to the local artists, gallery owners, businesses, wine estates and restaurants for their unstinting support of this initiative. “People in this town are truly extraordinary.”

She added that the following individuals and businesses deserve special thanks: Daphne Bayer for creating the first awareness that our region’s chameleons were in danger; Leon Müller of Art Thirst for hosting

the preview; Yolande van der Walt from the Windsor Hotel and Shane Savage from La Pentola for hosting Melanie and James Melville from Jordan Wines, who travelled all the way from Stellenbosch for the event; the Windsor Hotel for the breakfast voucher; Patrick Chapman for his talk; Liz Coates for getting Hermanus First Fridays on board; The Village NEWS for promoting the Chameleon Rescue Project; Sheraine van Wyk and Anina Lee from WCC, and all the volunteers for their love and dedication to save our precious little dragons.

“Last, but not least, a big thank you to all the people who so generously bid on and bought the art. Without their buy-in we could not have raised the much-needed funds for this project.

Their support means we can rescue many more chameleons and give them a better chance at life.”

– Hedda Mittner

Jay Conradie of Walker Bay Art Gallery with chameleon art prints by David Kuijers and Duncan Butchart.

Local artwalkers took part in the silent auction with great enthusiasm.

Sheraine van Wyk, Amanda de Vos, Caroline Davis, Marion Zeegers and Mary Ann Verster in Pure South Gallery.

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Karen Wurbach admiring the chameleon artworks at The Art Gallery.

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8 May 2019

Treat mum to a Mother’s Day lunch The Marine

By Hedda Mittner

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other’s Day only comes around once a year, so why not make the most of it and treat that special woman in your life to a delicious meal in beautiful surroundings? Here are some suggestions: If you don’t want to travel far, look no further than Hermanus’ grande dame hotel, The Marine, where you can spoil mum with a delectable Sunday meal on Mother’s Day, 12 May. Lunch is served between 12:00 and 14:30 at a cost of R355 per person – and mum will leave with a special gift.

The menu starts with a choice of prawn-stuffed baby squid with lightly sautéed seasonal vegetables and a lime and chilli dressing or miso-glazed slow-cooked pork belly with pineapple salsa, sesame and honey soy dressing. It moves on to a delicious choice of mains: Seared Franschhoek salmon trout served with quinoa, young spinach, citrus reduction, and orange and grapefruit salad, or roast leg of lamb with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, and red wine jus. The meal is concluded with either an apricot roly-poly with milk tart ice-cream, peanut brittle and cinnamon anglaise, or pear and hazelnut Frangipane served with coffee or tea. Booking is essential.

Contact 028 313 1000 or bookings@themarine.co.za

Over at The Classroom in Hemel-enAarde Village, Chef Kevin Warwick and his team are old hands at catering for special occasions, including weddings, family celebrations and formal functions. Their Mother’s Day Lunch is a set menu that offers a tomato cappuccino (amuse bouche), smoked salmon roulade salad (starter), roast leg of lamb with mint jus, smoked pork neck, roast potatoes and vegetables (main course), and chocolate coffee ganache tart with caramel ice-cream and vanilla fudge (dessert). The cost is R230 per person.

For bookings contact 028 316 3582 or 082 359 5608.

Benguela Cove

Springfontein Eats

Mosaic Farm

If you fancy a short drive to a wine estate, why not head to the Moody Lagoon Restaurant at Benguela Cove, situated on the edge of the scenic Bot River Estuary. The restaurant is located next to the tasting room, making this the ideal place for a glass of wine or bubbly prior to lunch, while taking in the picturesque views of the lagoon.

Their three-course Mother’s Day lunch will be served between 12:00 and 15:00 and the à la carte menu includes gastronomic delights such as cured salmon served with pineapple gastrique, avocado, parsnip, celery and squid ink lavashe (R98) or smoked venison served with green bean achar, cauliflower, crispy pancetta and blush tomatoes (R95) for starters. Among the main course options are braised beef short rib with pappardelle pasta, mushrooms, blistered peppers and parmesan (R185) or local hake, chicken ballotine with white wine steamed mussels, risotto, chorizo and fennel (R178).

For dessert you’ll be hard pressed to choose between the roasted pear, caramel tuile, coffee foam, whiskey ice cream and cheesecake mousse (R90) and the chocolate tart, chocolate brownie, warm chocolate emulsion and chocolate ice cream (R98).

Book online at www.benguelacove. co.za or contact 087 357 0637 / info@benguelacove.co.za Springfontein Eats near Stanford is also pulling out all the stops to treat mums on Mother’s Day with a wonderful lunch menu that includes a terrine of poultry with sweet potato, hake dumpling in mustard sauce, braised veal with carrots and nuts, sorrel soup and vanilla… and a little surprise for all mothers.

Expect the extraordinary flavours and inesse that Michelin-starred chef Jürgen Schneider and his team are known to bring to the table. Only local, organic produce is used at this farmstead restaurant on Springfontein Wine Estate. Expect a tranquil setting, surrounded by a picturesque garden and vineyards. The cost of the Mother’s Day lunch is R380 for three courses and R460 for four courses.

Bookings are essential on 028 341 0651/0571.

If a more relaxed, family-style lunch is what you’re after, why not try Mosaic Farm on the edge of the Klein River Estuary, just a little further down the Wortelgat road from Springfontein. There is plenty of space for the children to run wild while the adults sit back and enjoy the scenic views.

On the menu you’ll ind hot smoked salmon with leek and potato salad, char-grilled prawn kebabs with wasabi cream cheese and lime chilli salsa, smoked chicken and fresh mango wraps, spinach and goats cheese fritters, rare roast beef and red onion marmalade salad with rocket and beetroot and home-baked bread with pesto and marinated olives. Dessert treats include a red velvet and Champagne trile, dark chocolate, salted caramel and banana spring rolls, and mini fruit skewers with vanilla and mint syrup.

The Mother’s Day lunch is served between 12:00 and 15:00 and the cost is R220 per person and half price for kids under the age of 12. Mum will also receive a R100 spa voucher to be used at the Mosaic Rain Milkwood Spa. Contact info@mosaicsouthafrica.com or 076 313 2814 to make a reservation.

Another family-friendly venue is Ecology Lifestyle Farm on the R43, where the Garden Restaurant serves authentic (and very tasty!) South African food. The Mother’s Day lunch menu will serve up butternut soup, roast leg of lamb or mutton curry, and malva pudding. The tasting room with its sun-dappled terrace is right next to the restaurant – the perfect place to indulge in the premium, boutique-style PaardenKloof wines and their newly-released Ecology range.

The play area and petting farm will keep the children occupied while mum relaxes and enjoys her special day. Ecology Lifestyle Farm is also home to an indigenous protea and fynbos nursery, and mum will receive a special bunch of freshly-cut lowers.

The three-course Mother’s Day lunch is R250 per person, served between 12:00 and 15:00. Call 028 284 9809 to book.

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8 May 2019

Broaden your culinary skills with FynArts

WINE & DINE LISTINGS

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ood and wine lovers have much to look forward to during this year’s Hermanus FynArts Festival. Apart from tutored wine tastings, special lunches and food and wine pairings, the hall of the United Church will be turned into a pop-up kitchen for chefs’ demonstrations.

Bientang’s Cave

Old Harbour T: 028 312 3454 Open daily from 11:00 for lunch & dinner

The chefs taking part in this year’s entertaining series of culinary demonstrations, curated by Garth Stroebel, include television presenters, cookbook authors, winemakers, a culinary tour guide, an adventurer, a chocolatier, a hospitality consultant and a wellknown local chef. Tickets for the demonstrations are R140 for an individual session, R280 for any one day of two sessions, or R600 for all five morning sessions or all five afternoon sessions.

Take your pick from this exciting line-up: Personalities of Pinotage, presented by Anthony and Olive Hamilton Russell of Hamilton Russell Vineyards. Enjoy a tasting of three Pinotage wines that express three distinct personalities of South Africa’s celebrated grape. Anthony will match these wines with three dishes prepared by cookbook author, Olive.

David Grier, the adventurer, founder of the Cipla Miles for Smiles Foundation and motivational speaker, is also a chef and the author of adventure and cookbooks, including India: Lost and Found and Hope in Thyme. David will demonstrate why he’s made such waves in the food industry, culminating in his own range of food products, television appearances and one of his restaurants being rated in the Top 10 in South Africa.

Good Mood Food, presented by Emilia Knight. Apart from being a nature-loving, healthy-eating, vegetarian foodie, Emilia is also a keen food photographer and stylist. All her recipes are developed from raw and natural ingredients, avoiding processed foods at all costs. Her new restaurant at Walker Bay Art Gallery wholeheartedly embraces good, clean eating.

Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour, presented by Zainie Misbach. The origins of Cape Malay cooking can be traced back to exiled dissidents and slaves brought to the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries from the Dutch East Indies.

Zainie will take you on a virtual tour into the life, food and culture of the Cape Malays in the Bo-Kaap, while demonstrating an authentic Cape Malay dish and the finer art of folding samosas.

Food and Wine, presented by Carolyn Martin of Creation Wines. Carolyn credits her grandmother, Eleanor Finlayson, for her interest in food and wine pairing, which Carolyn has turned into an art form at the multi-award-winning Creation tasting venue.

Widely regarded as an expert, Carolyn has more recently focused on the role of umami in food and wine pairing. Join her to find out more about this fascinating subject.

Blue Buck Bar

Open daily from 11:00-02:00

Caffè Blu

Harbour Rock

Mon-Fri 07:30-17:00 | Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00 | Pub Hol 08:00-15:00

Char’d Grill & Wine Bar

Shop 4, Village Square Market Street T: 028 312 1986 De Vette Mossel

Prawn Flats, Voëlklip T: 064 552 6627 BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Simply delicious food, presented by Zola Nene. Share in this bubbly chef, food stylist and TV personality’s infectious love for cooking as she demonstrates how to cook tasty food that looks amazing and is easy to create.

EAT Restaurant

Section 4-6, The Village T: 028 316 2348

Authentic Italian Mozzarella, presented by Davide Ostuni, co-founder of Puglia Cheese.

He’ll demonstrate how to make authentic mozzarella cheeses by hand, such as Burrata balls, the knot-shaped Nodini and the Fior di latte.

Explore the wild Overberg with a knife and fork, presented by Rudolf van der Berg, the owner of Burgundy Restaurant in Hermanus. Rudolf will use exotic local ingredients to demonstrate good, simple cooking. With ingredients such as local abalone, alikreukel, guinea fowl, wild rabbit, wild mushrooms and free-growing natural herbs, he’ll create an interesting platter of Overberg delicacies.

Marble, presented by David Higgs, restaurant owner and My Kitchen Rules SA judge.

Mile 8 on the coast of Namibia is a special marker for David, as it is here that he caught his first fish and started his food journey in the small coastal town of Walvis Bay. This journey continued through the cowboy kitchens of Cape Town in the ‘90s to the heart of the Winelands, before recently culminating at Marble Restaurant, in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

For all the programme details and online bookings, go to www.hermanusfynarts. co.za. Tickets can also be booked at the Hermanus Tourism office or by calling 028 312 2629 or 060 957 5371.

New Harbour Hermanus T: 028 312 2920 7 days a week for lunch

Heritage Cottage

21 Marine Drive Hermanus T: 028 312 2859

OPEN 7 days/week

Karmenaadjie

Van Blommenstein St Onrus T: 028 316 2967

OPEN Tue-Sat 12:00-22:00 | Sun 12:00-16:00

Lau’s Cuisine

Village Square

(opp Ocean Basket)

CLOSED Mon Tue-Sat 11:30-Late | Sun 11:30-15:00

T: 079 474 6781

Local

Rossi’s Italian Restaurant

15A Arum Street Hermanus T: 028 312 1686

MOGG’S Restaurant

Gecko Bar

New Harbour Hermanus T: 028 312 4665

8 Harbour Road Hermanus T: 028 313 0629

Old Station building, Checkers Centre, Hermanus T: 028 312 4096

Honest Chocolate: Bean to Bar, presented

by Anthony Gird and Michael de Klerk. These two chocolate makers and owners of the artisanal Bean to Bar chocolate company, produce handcrafted chocolate from ethically-sourced organic cacao from Tanzania. They will mix education with creativity as they demonstrate the bean to bar process and how to create delicious chocolate treats that incorporate inspiring local botanicals such as fynbos.

Eden Café

Gateway Centre Hermanus T: 028 312 4439

Sushi 15% discount

Open Mon-Fri: 08:00 – 16:00

High Street Hermanus T: 028 312 2848

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Hermanus T: 076 314 0671

181 Main Road T: 028 313 2137

Soul Café

Wed-Sun 12:00-14:30 CLOSED Mon & Tue

Tue-Sat 08:00-Late Sun 08:00-14:00

Ocean Creek Spur

The Restaurant @ Newton Johnson

Whale Coast Mall T: 028 312 3095 Mon-Sat 08:00 - 22:00 Sun & Pub Hol 08:00 - 20:00

Oskars

Carriages Centre Shop 7, Hermanus T: 066 174 8263 Mon-Sat 07:30-17:00

Pear Tree

Village Square Piazza T: 028 313 1224

Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley T: 021 200 2148 Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00

Tikka Palace Hermanus (Next to ABSA Bank)

69 Main Road T: 067 621 2604

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Tue to Sun Open from 12:00 - 20:00 (Kitchen closes) Closed Mon

Tikka Palace Stanford

19 Queen Victoria St T: 076 101 8738

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Mon to Sun Open from 12:00 - 20:00 (Kitchen closes) Closed Thurs

Quayside Cabin

New Harbour T: 028 313 0752

Lunch: Mon-Sun 11:h30-16:00 Dinner: Wed-Sat 18:30-22:00 (Closed Sun,Mon,Tue nights)

y Grill oëlklip 028 314 1637

Wooden Barrel

Village Square T: 028 312 4377

Mon-Sun 08:00 - 21:30 \ Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

CALL US: 084 688 5885

WHAT’S ON

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Oil Painting Classes Ignite your love for this medium with a delightful bunch of creative people in a beautiful space, whilst receiving some solid foundation guidance from local artist Leoni Aucamp. The four-week course will run from 8 – 29 May and the cost is R1 200 pre-paid or R350 drop-in. For more information contact 082 9255 663 or leoni. aucamp@gmail.com 6th Street, Voëlklip | 10:30 – 14:00 Grape Expectations Join The Wine Glass for their ‘Easy Wednesdays’ wine tasting, which this week features Seven Springs. Arrive to welcoming drinks and canapés, followed by a talk and tasting presented

by Augustus Dale of Seven Springs.

The cost is R195 pp for two courses with wine and dessert canapés. 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, Hermanus | 18:30 – 21:00

Hairspray!

Enjoy a riveting performance of this popular Broadway musical by an all-Hermie cast, ready to get you moovin' and groovin' to the sounds of tunes like Good Morning Baltimore and You Can't Stop the Beat. The story follows the dance-loving teen, Tracy Turnblad who auditions for a spot on The Corny Collins Show and wins. She becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and fashion.

But, she has bigger dreams to bring ‘racial integration to the show.’ Tickets at R100 pp are available at the bus secretary’s office and can be purchased with cash or by debit/credit card. If you’d like golden circle tickets, you must jump now, as these seats are reserved. For enquiries, contact 028 312 3760. There will be three performances – on 8, 9 & 10 May. Die Blêr Teater, Hermanus High School | 19:00

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Rotary Club of Hermanus Visitors are welcome at Rotary’s weekly meetings, every Thursday.

Contact Frank on 082 870 1187 to confirm your attendance.

Mollergren Park, Main Road, Hermanus | 19:00

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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

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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

old, two-legged and four-legged family members are all welcome. You’ll find wholesome goodies, homemade crafts, local produce, beers and wine, speciality foods, coffee and live music.

Next to Hermanus Cricket Field | 09:00 – 13:00

Kolwyntjie Teetuin Enjoy a sweet treat and tea or coffee at a nominal fee, and make new friends at the Onrus Care Centre, every Friday morning.

Onrus Dutch Reformed Church | 09:30 – 11:30

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

The Vietnam War U3A presents the highly-acclaimed 10-part American television documentary series, The Vietnam War. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the series cost around US$30 million and took more than 10 years to make. Episode 3 covers the period from Jan 1964 – Dec 1965: With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Johnson escalates America's military commitment, authorising sustained bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South.

Catholic Church Hall | 10:00 Rewind Join Soul Café every Friday night and relax to the tunes of their resident band, Rewind, as they perform all your favourite hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. The entrance fee is R50 pp.

Enjoy the Burger Special with a 500ml Beer for R99. Call 028 313 2137 to book.

Soul Café, 181 Main Road, Hermanus | 20:00

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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 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,

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

Women's Tea with Elsje Neethling Elsje, the sister of Springbok swimmer Ryk Neethling, will present a talk at this special Women's Tea in celebration of Mother's Day. Elsje was 12 years old when she woke up one morning completely paralysed.

She was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumour and her parents were told she had only two months to live.

But Elsje chose life and continues to live fully, without fear. Come and listen to Elsje’s inspiring story. Tickets are R150 pp. To book, contact Veronique on 082 550 5099 or Marinda on 082 813 7679.

Okkie Smuts School Hall | 09:30 for 10:00 Connecting to your Creative Core Join local artist Gillian Hahn for a multimedia art workshop where all materials are supplied. This facilitated workshop is designed to help you get to know yourself on a deeper level, to heal and soften, to build character and self-confidence. The challenge is to let go and set your creativity free.

You will be guided to a space where you feel comfortable within yourself and able to connect to your creative core, so that it can low with ease.

The cost is R300 pp. To book, contact gillianhahn14@gmail.com or 076 181 2964.

Gillian Hahn Art Studio on Southern Right Wine Farm, Hemel-enAarde Valley | 10:00 – 13:00

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Mother’s Day Lunch / Dinner Treat your mom to a delicious buffet meal of authentic Indian-Pakistani cuisine and help to raise funds for local dancer, Alianna Isaacs' trip of a lifetime to New York to attend the prestigious American Academy of Ballet (AAB) New York Junior Summer School in mid-June. Choose between two seatings: lunch between 13:00 – 15:00 or dinner between 17:00 – 19:00. The coast is R250 pp, including a welcoming glass of wine. There will also be mystery prize draws on the day. To book, contact Tikka Palace on 067 621 2604 or Larenzo Isaacs on 065 911 7615. You are welcome to bring your own wine and no corkage will be charged.

Tikka Palace, 69 Main Rd, Hermanus | 13:00 – 15:00 or 17:00 – 19:00

Monday

Coetzee’s fascinating presentation is Sunbird Ecology and Conservation – a talk not to be missed by birding and botanical enthusiasts alike. R110 pp including catering or R30 pp for those only attending the talk. Remember to bring your own drinks and glasses.

RSVP: Helé at birding@southernartceramics.com or sms to 073 456 0393.

Mollergren Park Community Hall, Hermanus | 18:30 for 19:00 Astrophotography Join the Hermanus Astronomy Centre for a presentation on image processing and a discussion on hardware and software compatibility. For more info contact deonk@telkomsa.net Deon Krige’s house | 19:00

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The Allure of the Alps U3A Overberg presents a new series on Mountaineering by Robin Richards. The first lecture will focus on the history of Alpine climbing from the perspective of the Alpine Club.

Catholic Church Hall | 10:00 Duplicate Bridge All who enjoy playing bridge are welcome to join in, every Monday.

For more information, contact Riekie Louw on 028 314 0662.

Fernkloof Hall | 13:00 Oil Painting Classes Come ignite your love for this medium with a delightful bunch of creative people in a beautiful space, whilst receiving some solid foundation guidance from local artist Leoni Aucamp. The four-week course started on 6 May and will run until 27 May. The cost is R1200 pre-paid or R350 drop-in. For more information contact 082 9255 663 or leoni. aucamp@gmail.com 6th Street, Voëlklip | 17:30 – 21:00 Mindful Mondays Join Wellness Coach Nicholas McLean and Ferdi Appelgryn, health and life coach from C Beyond Health, for a group session on Mindfulness, Movement and Meditation, every Monday.

Let go of stress and distraction, and realign body and mind to find inner focus and calm. R50 donation.

Contact Nicholas on 082 437 9776 or nicholas@guthealthyogi.com 6 Fynbos Crescent, Sandbaai | 18:00

BirdLife Overberg Talk Dr Anina Coetzee will be the guest speaker at BirdLife Overberg’s monthly meeting. Currently based at the University of Cape Town as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, she combines her interests in bird and plant ecology through her research on bird-pollination. The topic of Dr

Naval Disasters and Triumphs The first lecture in this new U3A Overberg series presented by Admiral Johan Retief, former head of the South African Navy, is entitled Missiles – the Battles of Latakia and Baltim. Anti-ship missiles (ASMs), also known as surface-to-surface missiles (SSMs) have been around since the early 1950s.

Although some of these missiles were fired at targets, the first ship-to-ship missile exchange happened in the Yom Kippur War in October 1973.

This talk addresses how the battles of Latakia (off Syria) and Baltim (off Egypt) were fought and won by the Israeli Navy. It includes some rocket science and some radar theory.

Catholic Church Hall | 10:00

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Graze Farmer’s Market Reduce your carbon footprint and get your fresh veggies – always seasonal, always fresh. Stay for coffee and breakfast. For more info, call Tabby & Alex on 076 243 1930.

Graze Slow Food Café, Stanford | 09:00 – 12:00 Home Industries Market Get your fresh micro-greens, home-processed and home-baked goodies at this family- and pet-friendly market, every Wednesday. New vendors are welcome. Contact Lani on 082 679 7819 or visit www.afdaksrivier.co.za Café Tango & Afdaksrivier Nursery | 09:30 – 12:30 SAARP Social Club Meeting The Hermanus Social Club of SAARP (South African Association of Retired Persons) will host guest speaker Liezl van der Merwe, PR for the NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute), who will be visiting from Cape Town. All are welcome. For more information, contact chairperson Sheila Craul on 028 316 3248 / 072 324 7894 or sheilacraul@gmail.com Sandbaai Hall | 10:00

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Afrikaans Theatre Stormy Team invites everyone to

that was forged between her late husband and a herd of traumatised elephants, and how she suddenly had to cope single-handedly with the responsibility of running the Thula Thula Game reserve in KZN. She’ll talk about her new developments, the battle against poachers, the care unit for injured animals – and more. The entrance fee is R10.

Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus | 18:00 the launch of their high school programme, Thumela, vat só! This educational theatre programme is compiled from the literature curriculum for Grade 10 Afrikaans First Language. It includes excerpts from Die Driehoekige Sirkel, Die Testament and several poems. The aim is to expose learners to various aspects of Afrikaans literature in an interactive way and to assist school educators in preparing them for Grade 12. RSVP: anette@storyteam.co.za Municipal Auditorium | 09:30 An Elephant in my Kitchen U3A Overberg presents a talk by Francoise Malby-Anthony, the French-born widow of the remarkable ‘Elephant Whisperer’ Lawrence Anthony. With the aid of illustrations and video clips, Francoise will tell the moving story of the special bond

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24-Hour Soccer Tournament The Football Foundation, a subsidiary of Grootbos Foundation, is hosting a 24-hour tournament to fundraise for new soccer boots for its kids. But they need your help, so why not sponsor one or more of the 1 440 minutes?

“One minute for you is a future for all”. The number of players required per team is 11 and registration for all teams is free. Everyone is welcome, and teams of all abilities are invited to register. Play a match of 30 minutes with your colleagues as a team-building exercise, challenge your friends or family, or just come for fun. All teams receive a team photograph and video. Spectators are welcome and entrance is free for everyone. The programme kicks off on Friday at 12 noon with the U11, U13 and U15 kids’

tournaments. The adults’ tournament runs from 22:00 on Friday evening until 07:00 on Saturday morning, followed by the fun teams until 10:30, and ending with the adults’ final from 10:30 – 12:00. For more information on how you can get involved or donate, go to www.grootbosfoundation.org Masakhane Sportsfield | from 12:00 Eseltjiesrus Book Fair The Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary invites all book lovers to their annual winter book fair. With more than 12 000 books to choose from there are great bargains among this collection of new and fresh pre-owned books: travel, self-help, cookery, non-fiction and the latest novels. For more details contact bookfair@donkeysanctuary. co.za or 023 625 1593. The fair runs over three days from Friday 17 – Sunday 19 May. Community Hall, Voortrekker Street, McGregor | daily from 10:00 – 17:00 (Sun until 14:00) Art, Wine & Lifestyle Auction This is the fourth annual fundraising auction in aid of Okkie Smuts Primary School in Stanford, which caters for a diverse range of children from the village and neighbouring farms. The teachers and headmaster of this

An Elephant in my Kitchen U 3A Overberg has invited Francoise Malby-Anthony, the French-born widow of the remarkable ‘Elephant Whisperer’ Lawrence Anthony, to come to Hermanus to tell her moving story of how her husband tamed a herd of traumatised elephants and gained their trust.

Françoise is the Executive Director of the Thula Thula Private Game Reserve, set on the banks of the Enseleni River, deep in the heart of Zululand. Born in the south of France, Françoise obtained two degrees from the University of Montpellier, the first in foreign languages (she speaks French, English, Spanish and Italian), and the second in business administration.

Lawrence received the United Nations Earth Day medal for his work in Baghdad. He is the author of three books: Babylon’s Ark, the incredible

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A Flight Higher This two-day BirdLife Overberg course for more experienced bird-watchers is presented by Anton Odendal and is aimed at enhancing one’s experience of birds by illustrating how to look at and listen to these wonderful creatures. The course includes several brand-new talks on topics ranging from Birds of Prey

Francoise Malby Anthony, the widow of ‘Elephant Whisperer’ Lawrence Anthony and Executive Director of the Thula Thula Private Game Reserve in KZN. Francoise will be the guest speaker at U3A Overberg's open meeting on 16 May, when she will talk about her book, An Elephant in my Kitchen.

to Little Brown Jobs and Summer Migrants. The cost is R600 pp for both Saturday and Sunday, and includes the course notes. Alternatively, R250 per individual session. You’ll find the full programme on www.westerncapebirding.co.za. To register, contact Elaine at mwjasser@mweb.co.za or 082 455 8402.

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wartime rescue of the animals in the Baghdad Zoo, The Elephant Whisperer, the extraordinary story of one man’s battle to save his herd, and The Last Rhino, the powerful story of his struggle to save a species.

The couple bought the Thula Thula Game Reserve in 1998. In order to ensure the sustainability of the reserve, Françoise developed the hospitality side in the form of the four-star Elephant Safari Lodge and later the Luxury Tented Camp, where she employs 70 staff members, mostly from the local village of Buchanana. She is also a cordon bleu chef and conceived the idea of Franco-Zulu cuisine which is enjoyed at the Elephant Safari Lodge.

The decor at the Lodge and Tented Camp was conceived by Françoise and many of the artworks are her own originals and prints.

She will speak at an Open Meeting – open to anyone – at the Dutch Reformed Church in Onrus on Thursday 16 May at 18:00.

She moved to Paris, where she was involved in the fashion industry and was head of the export department of the French Chamber of Commerce.

While living in Paris, Françoise met Lawrence, a conservationist, humanitarian and founder of The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization, in London in 1987. After they were married, she moved to South Africa to be with him.

unique rainbow school do their best to give each child a solid education, despite many of the parents being unable to afford the school fees. The school would be grateful for any contributions of special wine, artworks, gift packs or vouchers. Tickets at R150 pp (inclusive of cheese, wine, appetisers and great entertainment) are available at the school. Contact adminokkiesmuts@orcawireless.co.za or 028 341 0611 or Amelia de Villiers on 076 157 9688.

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When Lawrence was asked to accept a herd of “rogue” wild elephants on his Thula Thula Game Reserve, his common sense told him to refuse.

But he was the herd’s last chance of survival: if he didn’t take them, they would be killed. In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in.

Over the years that followed, he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realise that they had a great deal to teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom. The Elephant Whisperer is a heart-warming, exciting, funny, and sometimes sad account of Anthony’s experiences with these huge, yet sympathetic

creatures.

When Anthony passed away in Johannesburg on 2 March 2012 due to a heart attack, the elephants came to Francoise’s house on the game reserve to pay their respects – and repeated it three years running on the same date.

Towards the end of last year, she published her heart-warming and emotional book, An Elephant in my Kitchen – The Legacy of the Elephant Whisperer. After its release in South Africa, it became the number one bestseller and was described as “The most magical book about the African bush since Born Free” by the UK Daily Mail.

With the aid of illustrations and video clips, Francoise will relate the special bond between her husband and the elephants, and how she suddenly had to cope single-handedly with the responsibility of running the Thula Thula Game Reserve in KZN. She will talk about her new developments, the battle against poachers, the care unit for injured animals, the life-changing responsibility in the world of wildlife conservation, and the numerous challenges she encountered while running the game reserve – and more.

Don’t miss the opportunity to share this amazing narrative on Thursday 16 May at 18:00 in the Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus.

The entrance fee is R10.

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Panthera Africa – ‘The One to Watch’ sessions with a group of no more than 15 people. Cathrine elaborates: “Through this new walk, we connect with the spiritual side of the big cats and share their wisdom and guidance with our visitors, instead of projecting our own emotions on them.

Writer Elaine Davie In the four short years of its existence, the Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary near Stanford has begun to stamp its paw print on both the local and international big cat industry and responsible tourism platforms.

Its two founders Lizaene Cornwall-Nyquist and Cathrine S Cornwall-Nyquist are a personification of Mahatma Gandhi’s exhortation to ‘be the change that you wish to see in the world’.

By exploring their stories, their personalities, we may learn valuable life lessons for ourselves. Through our own experience with these amazing animals, we have learnt that they want to reach out to humans, to teach them how to love – not a self-centred love, but a reciprocal one. Perhaps participants may find a greater purpose for their lives in these interactions, a personal message that touches them deeply.”

Their passionate belief that we are all one – nature, people and animals – and that we as humans have a responsibility to care for both nature and animals, if for no other reason than that our own survival depends on it, led them to establish the big cat sanctuary.

The 23 animals which currently live there in peace and dignity – lions, tigers, leopards, cheetah, caracals and jackals – have all been rescued from cruel and abusive conditions in circuses and zoos or on petting, breeding or canned hunting farms.

Some of them were literally snatched from the jaws of death. Because they have all been brought up in captivity, it is not possible to rehabilitate them to a life in the wild.

However, giving a home to these orphans – some of which have heart-wrenching stories to tell – is only part of a much wider and more ambitious goal for Panthera Africa, which is to put a stop to these cruel practices altogether. The best way of doing this, they believe, is to create wide-spread public awareness of the problem and to focus on the education of children and young people in particular. Through visits from local and foreign tourists, they aim to spread the message even further afield.

Cathrine points out that one of the greatest challenges they face in keeping their animals happy is the enrichment they require to remain mentally alert and spiritually at peace. This is why they have intro-

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Cathrine S Cornwall-Nyquist and Lizaene Cornwall-Nyquist, the founders of the Pathera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary. duced enrichment visits for members of the public. “Visitors participate in making objects which will stimulate the animals – that might mean providing opportunities for them to explore different plant scents, like lavender or buchu; or spices, like cinnamon. Or it could be creating activities from cardboard boxes, papier maché or hessian sacks; or even vegetables like pumpkins or watermelons.

“Imagine what it would be like for you as a human being to be shut up in a small, bare room, torn from your social structure, never touched, never talked to in a friendly voice; nothing to occupy your brain, not a pen, or a book… nothing. That’s what it’s like for these highly intelligent animals in breeding facilities, zoos or circuses.

And that’s what we don’t want for them here.”

Instead, each animal’s individual personality and needs are catered for in terms of its environmental and lifestyle preferences; for example, tigers love water, so pools are provided

for them, as well as high platforms to lie on. As in the wild, there are also no structured times or schedules for feeding. Lions do not need to be fed every day, whereas the smaller cats do.

Educational tours for children from local schools emphasise the importance of treating these magnificent animals with the respect they deserve and the need to stop their rapid decline in the wild through rampant poaching for bones and other body parts, as well as the destruction of their habitat.

One of their most immediate goals for the future is to create a permanent education centre at the sanctuary and to advocate for the introduction of a structured course on nature, wildlife and human interdependence into the school curriculum.

Another project will shortly be introduced at Panthera Africa: A Conscious Walk through the Kingdom, will comprise two-and-a-half to three-hour

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It is their ethical and holistic approach to the running of this sanctuary (ie no breeding, no trading, no petting) that won them a ‘One to Watch’ award in the Best Responsible Attraction category of the African Responsible Tourism Awards (ARTA) in April this year. (The Two Oceans Aquarium won gold in this category, while Grootbos Private Nature Reserve won its own category, as well as being declared the Overall Winner).

Panthera Africa is determined that next year it will qualify for one of the top awards.

In the meantime, it is actively preparing for a very special event, to take place in October this year. Called We are One, it will be built around a song which was especially written for the organisation and recently released for sale on itunes. A remarkable project, it was initiated by a visitor to the centre, Carien Marais just over a year ago, with the focus on bringing about change for both animals and people.

The beautiful song was composed and produced by award-winning song-writers Chris Eaton (UK) and Franceska Aeschlimann (Switzerland) and features 11 top international and local soloists, together with the exciting group Agenang Serenaders and a line-up of South African musicians, each of whom freely donated their time and talent to the project.

Amongst the vocalists are well-

known names like Beverley Knight (UK), Alexander Klaws (Germany) and South Africa’s Theuns Jordaan and Nadine.

In October this year this song, performed by all the original artists, will form the centrepiece for a block-buster concert at the 5 000-seater Grand Arena, Grand West, which has been made available free of charge. The show, which will feature animation and live performances will tell the moving story of two lions.

It is intended to speak directly to the hearts of the audience and inspire each one to hold tight to the spirit of hope while stepping up to make a positive change to the world we live in.

And this is only the beginning. After the Cape Town concert, it will go on an international tour to Europe, the USA and Asia (appropriately, 2020 is the Chinese Year of the Tiger). Apart from creating a wave of public awareness about the plight of Big Cats worldwide, it is hoped that sufficient funds will be generated for Panthera Africa to build its We are One Education Centre, with the aim of uniting youth across the world around a common journey of the heart, and a state-of-the-art veterinary clinic; as well as to purchase additional ground to accommodate yet more hurt and traumatised animals.

The exact date of the October Grand West concert will shortly be announced – it will be an unique, not-to be missed event – but in the meantime, be sure to download a recording of the song and join the movement to keep the dream alive for a kinder, more caring world. In the words of an ancient African proverb, ‘Until the story of the hunt is told by the Lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter’.

For more information, visit the Panthera Africa website: www.pantheraafrica.com and to download the We are One song, search for ‘We are One Beverley Knight’ on iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify or Google Play.

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Baboon problem receives renewed attention

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OVERSTRAND FIREFIGHTERS PROUDLY TAKE SECOND PLACE Overstrand Municipality's Fire Department took second place in the 2019 International Firefighters’ Day Competition in Stellenbosch on Saturday 4 May. The day was filled with squad drills, various displays of vehicles and tools, as well as demonstrations of firefighting and rescuing techniques. The Overstrand Firefighting team is known for its outstanding performance in the team challenge competition that involves four firefighters, and entails wearing personal protective clothing and breathing apparatus; carrying a rescue dummy in a stretcher; striking a tyre with a sledge hammer; rolling up a fire hose; using a ladder to climb on top of a container and down again; flipping a grader tyre; pulling a charged fire hose and striking a traffic cone. Team members Justin Brussel, Cecil Abrahamse, Shaun Mackey and Earl Galant, as well as team leader Ebriam Isaacs (not in the picture) – with the support of Fire Chief Lester Smith, Angelo Aplon, and other colleagues from the Fire Department – represented the Overstrand. International Firefighters’ Day is celebrated to honour the countless brave firefighting men and women who have been and will continue to commit their lives to the protection of humans, infrastructure, pets, wildlife… It is also a day in which current and past firefighters can be thanked for their contributions.

he first steps towards action in managing baboons in the Overstrand has been taken. The Overstrand Municipality last week said in a statement that representatives of the municipality, the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning are in the process of formalising an agreement (referred to as a compactum).

provincial government still need to be concluded.

“In terms of the compactum, a Baboon Management Joint Task Team was established to compile a strategic baboon management plan for the Overstrand municipal area in an effort to mitigate the impact of baboons within affected residential areas, taking into consideration the responsibilities and budgets for the organisation,” said the municipality.

In February last year, it was reported that the ongoing baboon problems were set to receive a huge boost after R14 million was allocated in the draft budget for 2018/19 of the Overstrand Municipality. According to Coetzee, the funds have been provisionally set aside for baboon management over the next three years in all wards where baboon incursions are a problem.

According to them, the task team must agree on the overall purpose, results, outputs and actions, timeframes, responsibilities and budgets for the implementation schedule of the baboon management plan for the next three years.

This followed the implementation of a virtual fence in 2017 aimed at keeping baboons out of Voëlklip.

Final comments on the plan by members of the task team were to be made before the end of April, but no clarification was received from the municipality on whether this has been done.

Mayor Dudley Coetzee said at a DA meeting last week that a total of R1 million would be set aside in the next financial year for baboon management. It is still unclear how these funds will be administered as negotiations with the

The municipality earlier said that, according to legal counsel, they have no powers to undertake baboon control. “We must adhere to legislation and can only act on and expend funds on functions which are assigned to us by the Constitution and legislation,” it said.

Due to a lack of funding, the project ground to a halt after an initial three-week blitz by Human Wildlife Solutions (HWS), the manufacturers of the virtual fence, that kept the Fernkloof troop out of the affected suburbs for more than 90% of the time.

Coetzee said last year the money was provisionally set aside until clarification has been reached on whether the mandate to manage baboons falls under the jurisdiction of the municipality or the provincial government.

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MY WELLNESS Youthful Living

Cannabis: The healing power of cannabinoids

By Dr Arien van der Merwe

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fter writing about the benefits of cannabis in maintaining a healthy body and mind, there has been a lot of discussion around this issue.

To further demystify the topic, it is important for patients to know how cannabis works in conjunction with other ingredients from nature and what conditions it can be effectively used for.

As stated in my previous column, the human body produces its own endogenous cannabinoids that are equivalent to the compounds found in the cannabis plant, such as THC

(tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol).

It is important for us to understand the benefit we derive from boosting and balancing our own endocannabinoid system (ECS). An imbalanced ECS could explain the onset of many conditions such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and migraines. ECS is a complex network of cannabinoid receptors found throughout the entire body: brain, organs, connective tissues, glands, immune cells.

Our ECS is made up of several integrated mechanisms. Enzymes create and destroy cannabinoids, receptor sites on cells receive cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoids themselves are small molecules that activate the cannabinoid receptors.

Endocannabinoids are like the body’s own THC – the cannabis plant’s most well-known and psychoactive compound.

While raw cannabis, cannabis oils and tablets can be used effectively as treatment for a myriad of conditions, there are other foods and herbs rich in cannabinoids that also bind to our ECS receptors.

These include: Black pepper. This common household spice has important anti-inflammatory properties and contains the terpenes that give some cannabis strains their familiar black pepper taste.

• Dark chocolate. Pure chocolate made with raw cacao affects anandamide levels in two ways.

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the body and is named after the sanskrit word ananda, meaning bliss. Dark chocolate increases the number of available endocannabinoid receptors and it slows down the enzyme that breaks anandamide down.

Black truffles. These plants have anandamide in them, and when eaten they directly increase the levels of this endocannabinoid in our bodies.

Kaempferol. This is a compound found in many fruits and vegetables like apples, grapes, onions, potatoes, tomatoes and broccoli.

Besides being a powerful antioxidant and reducing oxidative stress, kaempferol also inhibits the breakdown of anandamide, thus prolonging its effects.

Rosemary, Maca, and flax seeds also enrich our ECS. Echinacea purpurea & angustifolia mimic the effects of cannabis by acting on the CB2 receptor specifically regulating the immune system and inflammation.

Helichrysum umbraculigerum (daisy from SA used as mood lifter, for depression and as anti-inflammatory), Radula marginata (liverwort), and Acmella oleracea (electric daisy) also assist in regulating the ECS.

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by learning about health-enhancing remedies from nature’s own pharmacy, is something I consider a personal responsibility to teach my patients, especially when the medicine in question is something completely natural and existed on this planet long before humans did.

Small and carefully calibrated dosages (called micro dosing) of medical cannabis encourage our bodies to produce more of its endogenous cannabinoids like anandamide and 2-AG, and at the same time increase the concentration of cannabinoid receptors in our bodies.

This is very valuable to people whose endocannabinoid system is not functioning properly, but more importantly it demonstrates that cannabinoids from cannabis aren’t just a simple cure – they are a tool that helps our body increase the production of its own internal health regulators.

Besides THC and CBD, each strain of cannabis has a vast number of accompanying compounds that add to the synergistic effect of cannabis as a whole plant, called the entourage effect. In the meantime, support your own endocannabinoid production: eat or drink some dark chocolate!

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Just Care celebrates their fourth birthday J oyful celebrations took place at Just Care Aftercare in Mount Pleasant on Friday to mark their fourth birthday. Several benefactors and volunteer supporters and staff members attended the event at Just Care’s premises in Malva Street and were treated to a concert and refreshments, including a magnificent cake baked by the Rondavel Cake Café.

It is heart-warming to see how the approximately 130 primary school children who find a refuge at Just Care are flourishing under the watchful eye of founder and trustee Jacquie Rathfelder, with the support of her staff and several volunteers. The children are fetched from their schools and brought to the double-storey Just Care building after school, where they receive a nutritious lunch and take part in structured activities during the afternoon. These include doing their homework under supervision, taking part in sports with volunteer coach Thomas Lebitsa from Abagold, and reading, art and knitting classes offered by volunteers.

Before construction of the centre was completed at the end of 2017, Just Care Aftercare, founded in May 2015, had been operating from Mount Pleasant Primary School. They were in dire need of their own premises and were overjoyed to receive a generous donation of just under R500 000 from Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse as the 2017 Ladies Walk’s charity of choice. The new centre has a reception area, canteen, kitchen, bathrooms, library, classrooms and a small garden where the children can play.

The need is so great, however, that the premises are already inadequate in accommodating all the children requiring care. Jacquie says it pains her to turn parents away, but the centre is already stretched to the limit and the waiting list grows ever longer.

Just Care's delicious birthday cake was made by the Rondavel Cake Café in Zwelihle.

LEFT: The children thanked Just Care trustees, Jacquie Rathfelder and Kathleen Sanders, and all the volunteers.

Jacquie Rathfelder (right) and Kathleen Sanders were given big hugs and thank you cards from all the children.

Just Care Aftercare was founded by Jacquie and her mom, Claudine Rathfelder, in memory of her father, John, who had been a teacher for 25 years, and provides a safe haven for the many children whose parents work full time and who were previously left to their own devices after school hours, without proper care, structured activities, guidance or supervision. “Children require a nurturing touch in order to grow and prosper. Our team of staff and volunteers provide this care on a daily basis,” says Jacquie. “It is a huge undertaking and we often feel overwhelmed, but to see these children bloom makes it all worthwhile.”

To find out how you can assist this project by making a donation or by sponsoring an underprivileged child, visit www.justcare.co.za/ donations. They are also in dire need of clothes, especially shoes and socks, toys, books, sports equipment, and chairs for the dining room and classrooms.

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Sports coach Thomas Lebitsa taking a swing at the piñata made by one of the volunteers in the shape of the Just Care logo.

Just Care children grab up the sweets that came out of the piñata.

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Short-term home rentals to be legislated under Tourism Act By Stuart Cohen CabinCare Property Management & Project Specialists

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e witnessed rumblings regarding the Airbnb industry, and the compliance requirements that the Overstrand Municipality was starting to enforce, late last year. While nothing further has been heard in that regard, there was a recent interview on Radio 702 that discussed government’s plan to regulate the entire short-term rental market.

The Tourism Amendment Bill, which was published on 12 April 2019 for public review and opinion, clearly states that government plans to regulate Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms in South Africa; and that ‘short-term home rentals’ will be legislated under the Tourism Act. The bill makes it clear that this directive will fall under the ambit of the Minister of Tourism, as currently there is no legislation that governs who is responsible for this regulation.

While the bill will empower the Minister of Tourism to determine the ‘thresholds’ regarding these shortterm home rentals, there are growing concerns that this will be damaging to the tourism sector.

The thresholds, apparently, will be set to create a “shared economy” among Airbnb hosts, and will potentially control the number of nights that a guest can stay in an Airbnb; or even put a limit on the income an Airbnb host earns. Understandably, there is a lot of dissatisfaction among Airbnb hosts as it can easily be interpreted as a case of government controlling entrepreneurship, and preventing people from earning an income, particularly in holiday destinations such as Hermanus, where tourism is what makes the economy turn – and numerous capable and competent Airbnb hosts supplement their income or pensions in order to survive.

Even though the various online rental platforms have seen impressive growth in the country, local hotels are concerned that establishments listed on these platforms will take

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away business from established bedand-breakfast facilities and hotels.

The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA) is the one entity that called for government to formalise the control of the Airbnb industry, and this is clearly a move to reverse the impact it has had on the formal holiday accommodation sector.

In light of this, a small business lobby group called Sakeliga is considering taking legal action to challenge the new bill. The group’s senior analyst, Gerhard van Onselen, released the following statement: “The bill is ostensibly aimed at promoting the tourism industry, but really the bill is about intervening in the business of small-scale, short-term home rentals and the services offered by companies such as Airbnb. The minister is not going to promote the tourism industry, he is going to artificially drive up prices and interfere in an industry that regulates itself much better than government can.”

As if the Overstrand economy hasn’t endured enough of a bashing in the past year, when a number of

businesses in different sectors closed down, this potential, legislative change could have an extremely, negative impact on the local hospitality industry. It is clearly evident that, even though the Overstrand shortterm rental market is currently in an over-supply state, there would not be enough accommodation available during peak seasons if it were not for these establishments.

Should this legislation be passed, it would go a long way towards making a mockery of “free-trade” and, in essence, is controlling a traveller’s choice of where to stay and how much to pay for the services and amenities chosen, rather than those which could be forced on him/her by the more formal establishments.

It seems as if the key reasons travellers have chosen to use Airbnb, rather than the traditional accommodation establishments, have been lost over time and the powers that be are focused on making legislative changes to suit the “big players”, who are losing out to the Airbnb market, which has become the flexible and affordable choice of the populace.

The fact that the Tourism Business Council of South Africa has stated that hotels in South Africa are losing millions of Rands because tourists are opting for Airbnb instead, is a red flag for a traveller’s freedom of choice.

Five of the key reasons why the Airbnb concept is successful should not be forgotten: 1. Guests get to live like a local.

2. Guests have flexibility around check-in or check-out times and cancellation policies.

3. Guests can enjoy more space for less money.

4. Guests can benefit from a wide choice of amenities.

5. Guests can enjoy one-on-one interaction with the owner.

Should it be signed into law, the Tourism Amendment Bill will have a resounding impact on freedom of choice and the ability for holiday destinations like Hermanus to draw a broad range of tourists who, either cannot afford the more formal establishments, or more importantly, want to experience the hospitality of the locals for which this town is renowned.

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MY SCHOOL The Hermanus High School U19A boys and girls hockey teams received their first-team kit on Thursday 2 May. The teams’ kits were sponsored by several businesses and individuals in the Hermanus area: Kia Motors Hermanus (main sponsor), Coastal Timber Mouldings, the Slabbert, Shaw and Metcalf families, Pro Active Gym, La Pentola, Events One, Spur and Agrien. At the back from left are Cayden Roets (vice-captain), Greg Hassenkamp (Hermanus High Principal) and Nicola Streicher (vice-captain). Seated are Kyle Scorgie (captain), Shaun and Pauline Smith (Kia Motors Hermanus) and Chanleigh Smith (captain).

PHOTO: Taylum Meyer

Congratulations to the netball players from Hermanus High School who took part in the Overberg trials and have been selected for the following teams: U14 - Mieke Wium, Isabella Mulder and Karli Geldenhuys (front row); U15 - Megan Hassenkamp, JoeHeen Cornelius, Monique Hugo and Anrie van Niekerk (second row); U16 - Kimberlyn Seconna, Caitlyn Otto and Mia le Roux (third row); U17 - Ronelle Coetzee and Faith Marinus (fourth row), and also Niveena Jantjies and Illandre Booysen who were absent when the photo was taken; U18 - Chane Kotze, Micole Lucas, Jannika van Niekerk and Nicole Theart (back row) and also Mari Carstens and Marissa Page (absent). The U14, U16, U17 and U18 players have progressed to the Western Cape Zone 1 trials that will take place in Moorreesburg on 11 May, and the U15s are through to the Final Western Cape trial to be held at the Kuilsrivier Sport School on 11 May.

The Hermanus High U19A netball team was thrilled to receive their sponsored kits from Spar, including match clothes, practice clothes and bags. At the back from left are Maryke Henn (Head of Netball), Nicole Alberty, Nicolé Theart, Mègan Terblanche, Chané Kotzé, Jannika van Niekerk, Cara Mulder, Neveena Jantjies and Ronelle Coetzee. In front are Bern van Niekerk (Spar), Mari Carstens (captain), Marichen Muller (coach), Micole Lukas (vice-captain) and Greg Hassenkamp (Hermanus High principal).

PHOTO: Hermanus High School

Well done to Ethan Engel, Nina Cilliers and Robert Hassenkamp from Hermanus Primary School who have been selected to join the Boland Hockey IPT (Inter-Provincial Team) which will play in June.

PHOTO: Hermanus Primary School

OVERSTRAND MUNISIPALITEIT ERF 702, MITCHELLSTRAAT 3, NORTHCLIFF, HERMANUS: AANSOEK OM VERGUNNINGSGEBRUIK: PLAN ACTIVE (nms BETTY’S BAY ESTATE AGENCY PTY LTD)

OVERSTRAND MUNICIPALITY ERF 702, 3 MITCHELL STREET, NORTHCLIFF, HERMANUS: APPLICATION FOR CONSENT USE: PLAN ACTIVE (obo BETTY’S BAY ESTATE AGENCY PTY LTD)

UMASIPALA WASE-OVERSTRAND KWISIZA ESINGU-ERF 702, 3 MITCHELL STREET, NORTHCLIFF, HERMANUS: ISICELO SOKUVUMELA UKUSETYENZISWA KWESIZA: NGABAKWAPLAN ACTIVE (egameni labakwa BETTY’S BAY ESTATE AGENCY PTY LTD)

Kragtens Artikel 47 van die Overstrand Munisipaliteit Verordening vir Munisipale Grondgebruikbeplanning, 2015 word hiermee kennis gegee van die onderstaande aansoeke van toepassing op Erf 702, Northcliff, Hermanus naamlik:

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 47 of the Overstrand Municipality By-Law on Municipal Land Use Planning, 2015 of the application mentioned below applicable to Erf 702, Northcliff, Hermanus namely:

Kufakwe isaziso ngokwemiba yeSolotya lama-47 oMthethwana kaMasipala Ngokusetyenziswa Komhlaba kaMasipala ku2015, wesicelo esichazwe ngezantsi nesisebenza kwisiza esingu Erf 702, Northcliff, eHermanus nesaziwa ngokuba:

Aansoek om vergunningsgebruik ingevolge Artikel 16(2)(o) om ‘n plek van vermaaklikheid (Mock Turtle) op bogenoemde eiendom te akkommodeer.

Application for a consent use in terms of Section 16(2)(o) in order to accommodate a place of entertainment (Mock Turtle) on the above-mentioned property.

Isicelo sokuvumela ukusebenzisa ngokweSolotya le16(2)(o) ukuze kulungiselelwe le ndawo iza kufakelwa eyindawo yokuzonwabisa (Mock Turtle) kwindlu ekwisiza esichazwe ngentla.

Volle besonderhede rakende die voorstel is beskikbaar vir inspeksie gedurende weeksdae tussen 08:00 en 16:30 by die Departement: Stadsbeplanning, Patersonstraat 16, Hermanus.

Full details regarding the proposal are available for inspection during weekdays between 08:00 and 16:30 at the Department : Town Planning at 16 Paterson Street, Hermanus.

Enige kommentaar op die voorstel moet skriftelik ingedien word in terme van Artikels 51 en 52 van die voorgeskrewe Verordening by die Munisipaliteit (Patersonstraat 16, Hermanus / (f) 028 313 2093 / (e) loretta@overstrand.gov.za) voor of op Vrydag, 14 Junie 2019 met die naam, adres en kontakbesonderhede, belang in die aansoek sowel as redes vir die kommentaar aangedui. Telefoniese navrae kan gerig word aan die Senior Stadsbeplanner, Me. H van der Stoep by 028313 8900. Die Munisipaliteit mag weier om kommentare te aanvaar na die sluitingsdatum. Enige persoon wat nie kan lees of skryf nie kan die Departement Stadsbeplanning besoek waar hul deur ‘n munisipale amptenaar bygestaan sal word ten einde hul kommentaar te formuleer.

Iinkcukacha ezipheleleyo mayela nesi siphakamiso ziyafumaneka ukuze zihlolwe ngexesha laphakathi evekini phakathi kwentsimbi ye-08:00 ukuya kweye-16:30 kwiCandelo: Lokucwangciswa kweDolophu kwa16 Paterson Street, eHermanus.

Any written comments must be submitted to the Municipality (16 Paterson Street, Hermanus / (f) 028 313 2093 / (e ) loretta@overstrand.gov.za) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 51 and 52 of the said By-law on or before Friday, 14 June 2019, quoting your name, address and contact details, interest in the application and reasons for comment. Telephonic enquiries can be made to the Senior Town Planner, Ms. H van der Stoep at 028 313 8900. The Municipality may refuse to accept comment received after the closing date. Any person who cannot read or write may visit the Town Planning Department where a Municipal official will assist them to formulate their comment.

Naziphi na izimvo ezibhaliweyo mazingeniswe kuMasipala (16 Paterson Street, Hermanus / (f) 028 313 2093 / (e) loretta@overstrand.gov.za) ngokwezibonelelo zamaSolotya ama-51 nama-52 alo mthethwana ukhankanyiweyo ngaphambi koLwesiHlanu, 14 uJuni (eyeSilimela) 2019, okanye ngaphambi kwalo mhla, unike igama lakho, idilesi, iinkcukacha zonxibelelwano nawe, umdla wakho kwesi sicelo nezizathu zokunika izimvo. UMcwangcisi weDolophu oyintloko, uNkskn. H. van der Stoep ku-028 313 8900. UMasipala angala ukwamkela izimvo ezifike emva komhla wokuvala. Nabani na ongakwaziyo ukufunda okanye ukubhala angaya kwiCandelo loCwangciso lweDolophu apho igosa likamasipala liza kumnceda avakalise izimvo zakhe ngokusemthethweni.

Munisipale Bestuurder, Overstrand Munisipaliteit, Posbus 20, HERMANUS, 7200 Munisipale Kennisgewing Nr. 72/2019

Municipal Manager, Overstrand Municipality, P.O. Box 20, HERMANUS, 7200 Municipal Notice No. 72/2019

UMlawuli kaMasipala, Kwi-ofisi zikaMasipala, P.O. Box 20, HERMANUS, 7200 Inombolo yenothisi kaMasipala. 72/2019

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Golfers unfazed by chilly weather

By Julian Shaw

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he temperature is definitely down – a tremendous excuse for a roaring fire and a glass of red. At the club we have had quite a busy time, and we’re still getting some good fields of 120 players on a Saturday.

News going forward is that we have the ladies’ Inter-Club Team Championships coming back to Hermanus next week – on 10, 11 and 12 May. This is always an enjoyable event with 190-plus ladies at the club.

The first day they dress up in a variety of fantastic, fancy-dress kit – and play. The next two days are a little more concentrated but also great fun. We have teams of ladies from all over the Western Cape, so stay tuned to next week’s article that will have a special feature.

Congratulations to winners of the Rotary Shield Now here’s a trophy that may be the oldest award still being played for, at the club. The Rotary Shield is a Betterball Medal trophy; and it has been contested since 1949, which makes this the 70th anniversary. This year it went to Johan van Vuuren and veteran golfer, Daan Dockel. Well done to you both for getting your names on the coveted shield.

Johan van Vuuren and veteran golfer, Daan Dockel – winners of this year’s Rotary Shield.

Winner of the Kosie Pieters Tournament, Kim Boshoff, flanked by Julian Shaw and Kosie Pieters.

Scores at a glance ALTOGETHER SATURDAY 27 APRIL Betterball Medal 117 player Winners: East Course - John Simson and Doris Simpson nett 60 South Course - CP Terblanche and Brent Hill nett 64 North Course - David Romburgh and Don Munro nett 64 Ball Pool pays to 64 The attendance draw was sponsored by Red Chair (owned by fellow-member Deon Muller) and was won by Damian Grib.

Kosie Pieters adds another success This is an enterprising initiative taken up by Hermanus Golf Club and Riaan Pieters. We have monthly competitions for our juniors and the juniors from Theewaterskloof Golf School, and it is really gaining momentum.

On Sunday 28 April, we played with more than 20 juniors, and some impressive scores were recorded. Indeed, we had a gross 67 and 70 which is remarkable from these youngsters.

The winner was Kim Boshoff. Well done to all –remembering the parents ferrying the kids back and forth, as well.

SUNDAY MIXED 28 APRIL Alliance Stableford 44 players Winners: Mike Wells, Willie van der Hoven, Mieke Tetley and Pier Blommaert 82 points.

TUESDAY LADIES’ 30 APRIL Fourball Alliance 18 ladies Winners: Lyndsay Henderson, Val Beeken, Brigid Bergen and Yvonne Teixeira 78 c/i

Winter specials kicking in As usual, at this time of year we offer a winter special. As numbers are slightly down this year, we hope it will encourage players to come along to our picturesque course.

Until next week, have a great week and play the ball as it lies!

Julz and the team

LAST LAUGH One of our guests at the club, taken by John Southern. The ball belonged to Leigh Taberer. A sleeve of golf balls will go to the best caption sent to golf@hermanus.co.za.

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WEDNESDAY MEN’S 1 MAY Betterball Medal 120 players Winners: Johan van Vuuren and Daan Dockel nett 60 (and winners of the Rotary Shield) Runners-up: Ray Calitz and Kevin Middleton nett 62 Best gross: Dirk van der Merwe 73

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