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TOTAL CASES AS OF 21 APRIL 2021:
OVERSTRAND TOTAL CASES: TOTAL (ACTIVE)
WORLD: 142 329 570 SOUTH AFRICA: 1 566 769 WESTERN CAPE: 282 529 (18.13% of cases in SA) OVERBERG: 13 456
• FISHERHAVEN: 45 (0) • GANSBAAI: 186 (1) • HAWSTON: 467 (0) • HERMANUS: 730 (1) • KLEINMOND: 683 (5)
• MT PLEASANT: 362 (0) • ONRUS: 206 (0) • SANDBAAI: 229 (1) • STANFORD: 380 (0) • VERMONT: 97 (1) • ZWELIHLE: 1 103 (0) TOTAL: 5 093 (11)
LAST WEEK'S TOTAL CASES: WORLD: 136 673 028 SOUTH AFRICA: 1 558 458 (20th in the world) WESTERN CAPE: 281 231 OVERBERG: 13 402 OVERSTRAND: 5 087
(11 APR)
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Albie’s spirit will live on There would be reason enough to say thank you to all of our people, each one of them, after we could successfully finish the 2021 Springfontein harvest at the end of last week. Today there would have been a tremendous reason to say thank you in particular to one Springfonteiner – Albie du Toit, who joined us more than 20 years ago. Albie planted nearly all of our high-quality, but by far not easy-going, vineyards. When Albie came back three years ago, after travelling the world for nearly 15 years, he still knew each single plant by heart, if not by name. Albie was always a shining example of and for every Springfonteiner. Not one of us could represent Springfontein’s virtues and values in a better way. Albie was always humble about
himself and always proud of the team. He was always most diligent and loyal. He always showed such honesty and had an exceptionally warm heart. He was a most supportive colleague, employee, supervisor and teacher. And for me, a soulmate nearly as much as Tariro Masayiti is a soulmate for me. Albie is gone as a physical being from our mother Earth. His body was killed in a car accident on Saturday 17 April, early afternoon. Let his spirit always stay with Springfontein. Let us take not just one leaf out of his book. Let us Springfonteiners greet him every day as he will always live on in our vines, in our wines. CEO, Springfontein Wine Estate
Gansbaai clinic services resume in new building Construction of Phase 1 of the Gansbaai Clinic expansion and general upgrade has been completed. According to the Western Cape Government Health Department in the Overberg District, Phase 1 of this project included a new clinic extension wing with a link to the existing Gansbaai Clinic facility and the addition of an emergency treatment unit (EC), ambulance bay, infectious diseases unit, and medical waste and refuse facilities.
Burst water pipes a Traffic office recurring problem open hours Burst water mains in the Voëlklip area are a long-standing problem. Recently the problem has escalated and has become a frequent occurrence. We have recently had three in quick succession. The latest incident happened at night when one erupted in front of our house. It took a long time for a reaction to turn off the water, by which time our garden was flooded. The strong flowing stream narrowly avoided the house. Expensive paving was torn up, leaving a
ploughed area. Quite apart from the ongoing inconvenience, expensive water filters are damaged when the muddy water is restored. This sometimes requires a plumber to clear the system. The pipe system in our area is quite obviously way beyond its use by date. My question is: when will the pipes be replaced or are we expected to go on living like this? Patrick Tyson Voëlklip
The traffic offices in KLEINMOND and GANSBAAI are open from: Monday to Friday 08:00 – 15:30 with a lunch break between 13:00 – 13:45. The traffic offices in HERMANUS are open from: Monday to Friday from 08:00 – 15:15 and alternative Saturday mornings. On these Saturdays, motorists will be allowed to renew motor vehicle licences, vehicle registration, learners’ and drivers’ license bookings, obtain roadworthy certificates, public driving permits and pay traffic fines. The Hermanus Traffic offices will be open on Saturday 24 April 2021 from 08:30 until 12:00.
The clinic decanted to the new extension last week in order for Phase 2 of the project, the upgrade and refurbishment of the existing clinic facility, to commence. All primary health care services have now resumed in the new extension of the clinic. The clinic can then be entered at the Corner of Main and Kapokblom Street and can be contacted at 028 384 1917 to make an appointment.
Many people took advantage of the lovely weather on Sunday to spend a relaxing, windless day at Onrus Beach. The water was mostly flat which allowed for safe swimming conditons, but not much surfing. PHOTO: Anette Leuvennink
