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TOTAL CASES AS OF 20 JULY 2020:
OVERSTRAND BREAKDOWN OF CASES: TOTAL (ACTIVE)
WORLD: 14 764 303 SOUTH AFRICA: 364 328 WESTERN CAPE: 84 340 (23.15% of cases in SA) OVERBERG: 2 264
• FISHERHAVEN: 10 (4) • GANSBAAI: 189 (68) - 2 deaths • HAWSTON: 81 (46) - 1 death • HERMANUS: 111 (37) - 3 deaths • KLEINMOND: 66 (49)
• MT PLEASANT: 105 (45) - 1 death • ONRUS: 45 (15) - 2 deaths • SANDBAAI: 19 (6) • STANFORD: 51 (24) - 1 death • VERMONT: 7 (4) • ZWELIHLE: 463 (162) - 5 deaths
TOTAL: 1152 (452) - 15 deaths
LAST WEEK'S TOTAL CASES: WORLD: 13 134 673 SOUTH AFRICA: 276 242 (10th in the world) WESTERN CAPE: 78 548 OVERBERG: 2 062 OVERSTRAND: 1 071
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My VILLAGE online auctions offer a hand-up Writer Raphael da Silva
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he Village NEWS is launching My VILLAGE Online Auctions this week, an innovative way of putting desperately-needed cash into the hands of Overberg residents and businesses, while also supporting the fight against hunger, the single-biggest consequence of the economic pillage from COVID-19. In a unique model focused on building up communities, My VILLAGE Online Auctions, in partnership with Bidsworth & Co, offers residents and businesses the option of putting up collectable items or experiences (known as ‘lots’ in the auction trade) either for sale to earn an income, or as a donation. 100% of the selling price of a donated lot will go towards food relief, while 5% of the selling price of non-donated lots will be given to local food relief organisations. The first auction will take place from 10:00 on Saturday, 1 August. The Auction Catalogue went live on 21 July for interested buyers to register and start placing their bids. There are already nearly 200 lots that interested buyers can view. For the first My VILLAGE Online Auction, the focus is on:
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Collectables - ranging from vintage brica-brac, militaria, collectable books, model trains and Africana, to retro classic design, and everything imaginable in-between; Art - classic and modern fine art at secondary market value, along with selected new artworks offered directly by established artists at studio prices; Wine - regional wine lots donated by local winegrowers, along with ‘investment’ wines
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from the area, including collectable vintages and outsize presentation bottle releases; Antique and classic furniture; Experiences - a wide range of local culinary, wine tasting, travel and adventure experiences, many of which have been donated, for immediate or later redemption.
Bidsworth & Co (the Co stands for community) is the brainchild of Hermanus resident, Andrew Paterson, a wildlife conservationist and wilderness trail guide who previously spent most of his career in off-shore finance. While most people were buckling down and just trying to make it through lockdown, Andrew’s mind was formulating a new business opportunity.
The first artist to donate a piece was Hermanus photographer, author and illustrator Duncan Butchart who has created a new poster-print of the Overberg, especially for the first auction, to add to his retro vintage-styled African Journey Collection. Duncan was due to exhibit his collection of over 40 travel poster-prints that depict Africa’s most iconic travel destinations, including Hermanus and Cape Town, at Africa’s first ComicCon in May, but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
“Rural communities are in desperate need of extra personal income and, with donor fatigue setting in, charities need new ways of raising funds to meet the ever-increasing pressures they are feeling. An online auction is a very simple way to help both residents, businesses and charities by selling or donating surplus collectable and specialist items on auction to interested bidders,” says Andrew.
“Without cash reserves of my own to contribute, I’m grateful that my poster art might be able to help those struggling at this time,” says Duncan.
“Buyers with money to spend are always interested in the bargains to be won on auction. In addition, the lockdown rules on social distancing fit perfectly with the proven concept of online auctions,” adds Andrew.
Chef Shane Sauvage has donated the first experience – a personalised four-course meal for four people at his restaurant, La Pentola. It was Shane’s idea to include the establishment of a food bank in the successful proposal to have the Hermanus Overstrand designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. “We were all set to host the first Harvest Table in May to raise funds to set up the food bank. But the event, of course, could not take place. Having an online auction is a great way to get focus on the Overberg from the rest of South Africa and the world,” says Chef Shane. Well-known Overberg wildlife photographer, Dave de Beer, and underwater photographer, Gemma Dry, both based in Hermanus, have also donated.
All around the world, established auction houses have been forced to move online. What distinguishes Bidsworth & Co is its focus on communities helping each other, and its seller’s and buyer’s premiums (the amount that is added to the final selling price to cover the costs of the auction), which are roughly 50% less than those charged by other auction houses. “This is a unique business model specifically tailored to enable a wide range of communities and special interest groups such as regions, towns, schools, clubs, charities, associations, or art communities to hold their own auctions with the expertise and professionalism of a company such as Bidsworth & Co,” says Andrew. Around 6 000 high net-worth collectors, mostly
Local Hermanus artist, Duncan Buchart, has especially created and donated a vintage-style signature Overberg poster-print to celebrate the first My VILLAGE Online Auction. The A1-sized, numbered and signed poster-print will only ever be produced 10 times although it will be available to purchase in smaller formats through his website dbnatureworks.com. This first poster will be numbered 1/10.
in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, will also be informed about the auction while The Village NEWS will leverage its global reach to raise awareness, particularly among overseas readers who are passionate about the Overberg. Visit bidsworth.com/auctions/ in order to participate in the first auction as a buyer or seller. If you would like to put up or donate a lot for sale, go to bidsworth.com/contact/ or WhatsApp 076 215 0725 and a member of the Bidsworth team will contact you. If you are interested in hosting a My VILLAGE Online Auction for your organisation, please contact Raphael da Silva on 074 125 5854 / 062 837 3122 or raphael@thevillagenews.co.za for further information.
