Franschhoek Tatler - November 2020

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In a statement, released on 13 October 2021, Stellenbosch Executive Mayor Adv. Gesie van Deventer slated Eskom for their failure to repair equipment, thus leaving the municipality at risk of total darkness.

The mayor stated that Eskom’s lack of maintenance puts Stellenbosch Municipality at risk of being left in complete darkness. “There are three Eskom transformers supplying electricity to our region, but only one is currently in operation. In January of this year, a transformer went offline due to vandalism. Shockingly this hasn’t been restored yet. Two weeks ago, another transformer failed and left areas without electricity for several hours.

This transformer is also still offline. That leaves the entire electrical load feeding our towns on only one transformer. If this one fails, our towns will be in complete darkness,” she explained.

She continued to say: “Stellenbosch is now in a predicament that could leave our municipality, one of the largest economies in the province, with popular tourist attractions and one of the best universities in Africa without power for days or weeks on end. It is unacceptable that taxpayers who contribute to the national fiscus and thus Eskom must endure this.”

The mayor’s statement coincided with a period when Eskom seemed to be load shedding haphazardly rather than according to a fixed schedule. This happened after Eskom informed the municipality that the entire municipal area would shed at the same time only for it not to happen – at least, not as announced. Mayor Van Deventer pointed out that businesses and residents incur great losses when they can’t plan around load shedding.

She called on Eskom’s management to urgently provide clear timeframes for repairing the broken transformers and a schedule for load shedding that they will stick to. Alternatively, she said, they should allow the municipality to take over all Eskom services in the municipal area.

The municipality announced, in January, that they want to invest in alternative energy sources, co-generate electricity and break the Eskom monopoly. A report on the viability of various proposals, including solar panels, the conversion of methane gas into the much less harmful carbon dioxide, allowing the public to generate electricity and sell this to the municipality and the purchasing of electricity directly from registered independent power producers (IPPs) will serve before the council in the coming months.

The Western Cape Government assists the municipality as part of the Municipal Energy

Resilience (MER) Programme.

The statement also mentioned that the first solar panels will be installed on municipal properties by the end of this year and are expected to produce approximately 600kW. Furthermore, 180 individual small scale embedded generation (SSEG) applications have already been received from the public for photovoltaic systems (PV systems).

The total installed capacity of these projects is estimated to be 3400kW. These PV systems, together with municipal solar panels will be able to generate an estimated 4MW (4000kW). To keep the lights on during Level 1 or 2 load shedding the municipality will have to reach a target of cogenerating 7MW. Residents and businesses who wish to apply for SSEG licenses are invited to Victor Dyusha by emailing Victor.Dyusha@stellenbosch.gov.za for more information.

In conclusion, the mayor said: “I want to assure residents that any decisions taken around our approach will be open for public participation, will serve before the council, and made with their best interests at heart. It is important to note that this programme will be implemented incrementally to ensure that it does not place undue stress on our budget. Know that we are on your side and that our main aim is to keep our businesses open to protect jobs and livelihoods.”

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2 | November 2021

Bonne Santé Development Approval Revoked The Bonne Santé development planned for Erf 1692 at the top end of Reservoir Street had its development approval revoked by Stellenbosch Executive Mayor Adv. Gesie van Deventer in her role as appeal authority in terms of the Stellenbosch Land Use Planning By-law 2015. Surrey Holmes Developments would have developed the site for the owners, the Franschhoek Claimants’ Trust (FCT), that received the land in part compensation for land claims in the former white group area of Franschhoek although the validity of this arrangement is challenged by the Franschhoek Concerned Claimants Group (FCCG).

The appeal against the development approval was brought by the FCCG. It stated two grounds for the appeal, namely that the mandate of the claimants to the FCT trustees to enter into an agreement with Surrey Holmes was not included in the application and the absence of approved minutes of the August 2017 AGM of the FCT. In the appeal decision, dated 1 October 2021, the appeal authority states that: “Consent was submitted as a power of attorney. The highlight of this is ‘Signatures’ of some landowners/ beneficiaries in control of the land or authorised representatives. Some signatures appear on the consent document and a date of 23/08/2017 in the middle of the signatures. Nowhere is a reference to these names as being Trustees and no proof as envisaged in Section 38 (c) was submitted. There is also no reference to where this document was signed.” (Section 38 (c) of the Land-use Planning By-law requires that where the landowner is a trust “… proof be provided that the person is authorised to act on behalf of the Trust”.)

The decision also states: “The document Letters of Authority dated 27 July 2016 also does not assist as it was issued some time before the application was submitted. This is particularly unacceptable as the subject property is the result of a land claim

and belongs to a group of beneficiaries as spelled out in the Deed of Trust.”

It continues to say: “It was argued that the Trustees has [sic] an open discretion to act on behalf of the Trust. However, a closer look at, and interpretation of Sections 4, 13 and 32 of the Trust Deed may not grant that authority to the Trustees.”

In conclusion it is stated that “Having regard for all of the above, cognisance should be taken that the Appeal Authority has a mandate and scope of authority to only act in terms of the provisions of the by-law which is very prescriptive and mandatory in the information and documentation required in an application. These were not fulfilled as prescribed by Section 79, 65 and 38 of the Stellenbosch Municipality Land Use Planning Bylaw 2015.”

The FCT has instructed attorneys to apply to the High Court to review and set aside the appeal decision.

At the time of writing (19 October 2021) the Surrey Holmes website only displays a generic notice from the hosting company and the latest entry on the Surrey Holmes Facebook page was dated December 2016. The Bonne Santé development was however being advertised on the website of the Franschhoek Living Property Group. According

The Bonne Santé development as advertised on the Franschhoek Living Property Group website.

to CIPC records, Michelle Hewitt, who is the only director of Surrey Holmes Developments, is also the only director of this company, which describes itself as “a family run operation”.

In 2018 the Tatler reported that the public participation report that formed part of the environmental authorisation application included an allegation by the FCCG that the meeting where

Surrey Holmes Developments was given permission to develop the site was unconstitutional and the resulting decisions invalid. (This reference to the content of a public document resulted in Surrey Holmes accusing the Tatler of slander in a lawyer’s letter.)

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Bicycles and FireKillas for DA Visits Solms-Delta Neighbourhood Watches Mayor Gesie van Deventer, Municipal Manager Geraldine Mettler and Mayco member for Protection Services Councillor Rikus Badenhorst celebrated the delivery of 100 bicycles and fire suppression equipment for local neighbourhood watches with neighbourhood watch members on 6 October 2021.

“It is an honour and privilege to be here with the men and women of our various neighbourhood watches who serve our communities so selflessly. The work you do in patrolling our streets, acting as first responders and supporting law enforcement with intelligence is invaluable”, said Mayor van Deventer.

The neighbourhood watches of Groendal, La Motte, Wemmershoek, Langrug and Hollandsche Molen were among those benefitting from the initiative.

The bicycles and safety equipment were Stellenbosch Municipality recently handed over made available to the municipality by the bicycles and fire suppression equipment to accredited Western Cape Department of Transport neighbourhood watches. and Public Works through their Provincial They work selflessly to keep our communities Sustainable Transport Programme (PSTP). safer by patrolling our streets and supporting The municipality also handed out state-of-theSAPS and municipal law enforcement. We trust art fire suppression devices known as ‘FireKillas’ that bicycles and safety equipment will go a long to assist neighbourhood watches in the event of way in their efforts to create safer communities structural fires. Neighbourhood watch members for everyone.” are often first at the fire scene, and the work they “Thank you for your courage and your sacrifices. do before fire and rescue services arrive on a scene Thank you for putting in the long hours, often in frequently saves lives and properties. freezing conditions or in the blazing sun. Thank you for Mayor Van Deventer continued: “The municipality your commitment to making our towns safer places takes the service provided by our accredited for everyone. I salute you”, concluded the Mayor. neighbourhood watches very seriously and we are always looking for opportunities to support and empower them with training and resources.

Text: Editorial Desk | Image: Stellenbosch Muni

The DA visited the historic Solms-Delta estate recently. The ANC-controlled national government – which holds the majority stake in Solms-Delta – used the estate as a posterchild of “successful” land reform before the 2016 local government elections.

During the visit to the farm on Tuesday, 21 September, DA mayor of Stellenbosch Municipality, Adv Gesie van Deventer, as well as the DA’s constituency head for Stellenbosch, Dr Leon Schreiber, heard first-hand about the current plight of the farm community.

“After using the agri-workers of Solms-Delta to score political points a few years ago, the ANC government has now completely abandoned them.

Despite paying tens of millions Stellenbosch Mayor Adv Gesie van Deventer addressed the community of Rands to a business rescue of Solms-Delta during the DA’s visit. practitioner, Tayfen Auditors, why the DA’s Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Dr Minister Thoko Didiza from the national ministry of Ivan Meyer, has already written to Minister Didiza agriculture and land reform has effectively forgotten demanding that she personally intervene to relieve about the people who live here,” said the DA. the suffering of this community and recover any According to community members, the business monies irregularly spent.” rescue practitioners in charge of the estate have Stellenbosch Municipality is currently only visited the farm a handful of times over the investigating temporary relief measures to assist past three years, and farming operations have the community, while local businesses and other completely ground to a halt, leaving the farm in a civil society organisations have come forward to desperate state. The fields of the once productive provide temporary food relief for the community. estate lie fallow and the vineyards are overgrown.

“But responsibility for this human tragedy The DA continued to say, “ANC land reform ultimately lies with Minister Didiza and the national programmes are riddled with fraud, corruption, government, who used and then discarded the maladministration and incompetence. The ANC people of Solms-Delta,” concluded the DA. simply does not care for agri-workers in SA. On the other hand, the DA is committed to truly empowering land reform beneficiaries, which is Text & Image: Editorial Desk

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New Recycling Centre Starts Plastic Surgery In support of National Recycling Week, the municipal waste material recovery facility in Stellenbosch offered tours on 17 and 27 September 2021. Both open days were a chance for consumers to learn how household recycling can be reprocessed into reusable materials and show avid recyclers how their efforts translate into a valuable commodity.

Located just off Adam Tas road, this relatively new facility began recycling operations on 1 April 2021 as a partnership between Stellenbosch Municipality and Resource Innovations. While the facility mainly serves the Stellenbosch area, anyone may deposit recyclable items at the premises provided it is in clear plastic bags.

“We also help consumers dispose of nonrecyclable items too large for their wheelie bin,” says Manager of Waste Minimisation and Disposal Patricia Claasen. These are placed into a separate container which during our visit revealed items such as a surfboard, a pool cleaner hose and a broken car fender. “The only category we do not process is electronic waste,” she adds.

The core function of this facility is to sort four to five hundred tons of recycled waste a month into plastics, metals, paper, glass and non-recyclable items. These assortments are then mechanically

compacted into tight bales and sold to processors.

Items that cannot be broken down and used as a base for another are disposed of responsibly.

The facility has containers available for consumers looking to dispose of large quantities of one particular type of recyclable. Clear bags with mixed recycling produced by most households are sorted manually by a team of employees into large bags prior to the baling stage.

According to Claasen, cans and tins are in particularly high demand, but a growing public effort to recycle all kinds of waste is making a significant difference in the fill rate at landfills.

“While it is ideal to clean rubbish before recycling, simply scraping excess food is sufficient. Please do not waste water in washing empty containers, we will accept them,” she says.

Recyclables received from households are manually sorted, baled and sold on

Text & Image: Pieter Naudé .

FNB Shuts Doors After Thirty-Five Years First National Bank (FNB) permanently ended all business operations of their Franschhoek branch on Saturday, 28 August 2021, after customers were warned in advance. A notice in the window of the building informs that this outlet has been amalgamated with their branch in Paarl, which was confirmed in a press release by CEO of FNB Points of Presence Lee-Anne van Zyl. “The decision to close the branch is part of our ongoing strategy to regularly review our infrastructure to continue providing access to banking services,” says Van Zyl. She adds that while the bank will no longer operate in the village, automatic teller machines with cash deposit functionality have not been removed and will continue operation.

The release also confirms that former staff members employed at FNB Franschhoek have been transferred to other branches in the surrounding area.

FNB announced in May 2016 that several services offered by smaller walk-in outlets would be adopted by full-service branches following a review of customer needs. The bank confirmed that this would gradually result in closures for smaller outlets and that increased efforts were being made to offer more functionality for both online banking platforms and the FNB cellphone app.

FNB had occupied the building situated on Huguenot Street since 1986. The future use of the premises are not yet clear.

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Franschhoek Wine Valley Focus Franschhoek launches I Love My Hoek No longer a pipe dream, Franschhoek’s restaurant recovery initiative will officially launch on 15 November, and what better way than with the ‘I Love My Hoek’ campaign.

Take your love for Franschhoek one step further by earning as you spend. Simply spend R400 or more at one of the participating businesses using the SnapScan app. In return you’ll receive Hoekcoin to the value of R200, which will be saved in your SnapScan Wallet. Support Franschhoek and this amazing initiative by spending your Hoekcoin at any of the other participating businesses before the campaign ends.

The I Love My Hoek campaign forms part of the Franschhoek Restaurant Appeal, which aims to raise enough money to help those affected establishments in the region, who have felt the biggest impact of the recent restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, in partnership with SnapScan, allows visitors to not only support local business, but also experience the magic and beauty of the valley and its charming village, and be inspired to share the message with the rest of the world. The rewards-based campaign allows participating businesses in the region to reward their customers for their support by giving them R200 Hoekcoin in return for spending R400 or more with the SnapScan app.

Not to be confused with a new cryptocurrency, Hoekcoin is simply a rewards programme to help boost local tourism within the Franschhoek Valley.

Visitors can only spend these rewards at other participating businesses, which means all the Hoekcoin earned during the campaign is distributed back into the local economy. Hoekcoin retains its rand value for the campaign period, and unspent

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With a list of over 30 participating businesses visitors will be spoilt for choice. These include La Petite Colombe, Reubens, Protégé, Maison at Chefs Warehouse, Arkeste, Le Bon Vivant, French Connection, Oku & Yama, Boschendal Bistro and Terra del Capo Antipasto Bar, amongst others.

Ingredients 15 ml (1 tbsp) ginger, finely grated; 15 ml (1 tbsp) garlic, finely chopped; 15 ml (1 tbsp) chilli, finely chopped; Grated zest of 2 limes; 125 ml (½ cup) olive oil; 24 prawns, cleaned; 2 limes, cut into wedges; A few sprigs of coriander and lime wedges to serve; For the salsa: 1 avocado, chopped; 1 red onion, finely chopped; ¼ pineapple, peeled and chopped; 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil; 80 ml (1/3 cup) peanuts, roughly chopped and lightly grilled; Salt and freshly ground pepper Method Combine ginger, garlic, chilli, zest, oil and prawns in a glass bowl and leave to marinade for 1 – 2 hours. Prepare a fire providing enough medium to hot coals. For the salsa, combine the avocado, red onion, pineapple

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Top 100 World’s Best Vineyards Awards Haute Cabrière

Cellar Chat Mark Tanner

“Portugal is the place for wine romantics. Even more than Italy, it remains the country of ancient ritual, of groaning ox carts, of dappled sunlight through arbours of vines, of treading the purple must, of maidens bearing pitchers, of songs handed down for centuries.”

So writes Hugh Johnson in his opening paragraph on the wines of Portugal (The World Atlas of Wine).

Who could not have their senses tickled by such an introduction?

It is our misfortune that we have little contact with their wines; however, my first experience with Vinho Verde was not to be forgotten. At the early age of eighteen, I assisted in surveying a proposed railway line in the Swaziland Lowveld.

In the vicinity were some Portuguese artisans on a construction project. When they heard that I was going to the village of Stegi on the Mozambique border to pick up supplies for the railway camp, they asked if I would bring back their ration of Vinho Verde, which I did.

This came in the shape of a large glass demijohn containing about 30 litres of wine, encased in wicker and sealed with a plaster of Paris cap. As a reward, they invited me to join them in a glass.

Huge mistake. I was soon experiencing unpleasant sensations made worse by an empty stomach and shadeless summer heat. A lesson learned. Thereafter, being close to the border, trips to Lourenco Marques (Maputo) provided an educational platform for lessons in Dao Branco and Dao Tinto and even the “1920” Aguardente Brandy, but that is another story.

Dining al fresco on the wide boulevard of Avenida 24 De Julio we would feast on crab, prawns and Piri-Piri chicken with free-flowing Dao making the informal pairings memorable.

I digress... Those days are now gone, but seeds sown then have germinated leaving a healthy respect for Portuguese wines. There are new and different cultivars such as Souzao, Malvasia Fina and Alvarinho Loureniro. And of course, varietals that we have here such as Touriga Naçional, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Roriz from which we make our Port-style wines.

Haute Cabrière can justifiably call itself one of the world’s top vineyards after its inclusion in the latest Top 100 World’s Best Vineyards. It is one of ten South African vineyards to make the exclusive list.

Putting aside the ubiquitous Mateus Rose – incidentally, the Portuguese also buy it – what makes Portuguese wines in any way special?

Quite simply, they have not gone global. (Except for those mentioned above). In fact, until recently, the Portuguese grew grapes in their own manner, making wines to their own tastes. Having since embraced EU regulations, the quality factor has improved. I, however, retain a sneaking admiration for their sense of independence.

Let’s face it, France’s Sauvignons and Chardonnays have spread around the wine-producing world, whereas Portuguese varietals have stayed at home.

This allows one to sample new food and wine pairings. Vinho Verde, the famous Green Wine, refers to wine produced in a demarcated area of the northwestern province of Minho and accounts for nearly a quarter of Portugal’s harvest. Vinho Verde is a recognised pairing for that country’s traditional Salt Cod (Bacalhao De Gomes) made with onions, potatoes and hard-boiled eggs. Not an easy match!

Portugal, as mentioned, is most famous for its Port. It is also famous for discovering Madeira and, subsequently, its Madeira wine (Malmsey or Malvasia). The latter provides an extension of viticultural interest that I shall endeavour to cover in a future issue.

The World’s Best Vineyards seeks to find the very best wineries to visit from around the globe.

Each year, 600 global wine and travel experts put together a list showcasing the Top 100 wineries to visit internationally.

“Our spirited cellar team works hard to ensure that quality craftsmanship from vine to glass is always at the forefront,” comments Cellar Master Takuan von Arnim. “I am enormously proud of all we have achieved as a team and look forward to what the future for our wine estate holds!”

“Not only do we seek to create remarkable wines for life’s moments, but also to create memories for our guests through our on estate experiences. From our restaurant to our wine tasting, bakery, cellar tours, sense of family, and the art of sabrage, Haute Cabrière is a place for people to come together over a glass of wine.”

The only other Vignerons de Franschhoek member to make the list was Babylonstoren.

The 21 trophies awarded represent 1.1% of the entries received.

The valley’s only Platinum medal – out of 14 awarded for wines scoring more than 96 points – went to Chamonix for their Chamonix Old Vine Steen 2020.

Five Double Gold medals were awarded to Franschhoek wineries for wines scoring more than 93 points. These were awarded to: Allée Bleue L`Amour Toujours 2016, Babylonstoren Sprankel

2016, Babylonstoren Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Chamonix Chardonnay Reserve 2018, Chamonix Sauvignon Blanc 2021, La Bri Chardonnay 2020, Rickety Bridge Paulina`s Reserve Cinsault 2020 and Rickety Bridge Paulina`s Reserve Semillon 2018.

A further 20 valley wines received Gold medals for scoring at least 89 points, putting them in the top 31% of entries.

Text: Editorial Desk | Image: Haute Cabrière

Michelangelo Wine Awards Franschhoek wineries had a successful outing at the 2021 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards. Covid-19 made it impossible for any international judges to be present, but the all-South African panels did a fine job in their absence.

Now in its 24th year, entries in the competition are judged according to the 100-point internationally recognised OIV judging system in the class they were entered. All entries are judged blind and trophies and special awards are presented to the

highest scoring wines and spirits in their respective class or category, by score and panel consensus.

Bellingham brought home the valley’s only trophy in the Best Old Vines Wine class with their The Bernard Series Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2019.

Text: Editorial Desk | Image: MAIWSA

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6 | November 2021

La Petite Ferme Stel Nuwe Torching Braai Conventions Talentvolle Hoofsjef Aan

Playing with fire is generally considered to be a bad thing. Mynie Steffens disagrees. She’s an unabashed braai addict and is not looking for a 12-step recovery programme.

La Petite Ferme op die Franschhoekpas het ’n nuwe talentvolle hoofsjef aangestel. Odette Olivier bring ’n wavrag ondervinding van plaaslike- en internasionale ervaringe en gaan nuwe lewe blaas in die eet-ervaring by een van die vallei se mooiste eetplekke.

Odette sal die spyskaart oorsien en die ontwerp daarvan implementeer en oorhoofs na die restaurant omsien. Die grondslag van die aanbieding is ’n seisoenale spyskaart, wat die Franschhoek-streek se kwaliteit produkte sal vertoon.

“Ek geniet dit om Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis-disse te skep en span ’n mengsel van kookmetodes in soos rook, inlê en fermenteer,” sê sy. Sy voeg by dat spyskaartbeplanning altyd by die nageregte begin “oor ek só ’n soettand het”, en waarborg dus dat elke eetervaring by La Petite Ferme beslis op ’n hoë noot sal afsluit.

Die motivering agter elke dis spruit uit die oorsprong van La Petite Ferme self, wat plattelandse kos met ’n vars kontemporêre kinkel bedien. “Ek sal altyd die tradisies wat deur wonderlike sjefs gestel is, respekteer, maar ek skroom nie om die gewone op sy kop te draai nie,” sê sy. “Die vreugde en adrenalien wat uit die skepping van iets nuut spruit, is ongeëwenaar!”

Odette het in Kaapstad grootgeword en het reeds op skool besluit dat sy ’n sjef wil word. “Die kosmopolitaanse stad se kultuur, tradisie en neigings het die grondslag vir my kosliefde gelê,” sê sy.

Sy het ’n kulinêre diploma by die gasvryheidskool voltooi en begin haar loopbaan by die Afrikageïnspireerde Marimba restaurant, onder Lindsay Venn. Venn was ’n harde leermeester, vertel sy, maar hy het haar gedwing om haar horisonne te verbreed.

“Ek het die voorreg gehad om deel te wees van die opening-spanne van onder meer die Cape Royale Hotel in Groenpunt, De Grendel Wynlandgoed in Plattekloof en Silvan Safari Lodge. Meer onlangs was sy betrokke by Holland America Line en het regstreekse kookklasse aangebied vir Amerika se Test Kitchen.

Die restaurant by La Petite Ferme is tans oop vir middagete Saterdag en Sondag van 12h00 tot 15h00 en vir aandete, sewe dae per week, van 18h00 tot 21h00.

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Afrikaans readers may know Mynie from her travel and cooking TV show “Speel met Vuur” (Playing with Fire) on Via. In the show, Mynie visits small country towns, meets local characters and cooks something interesting on a fire.

Mynie says she started cooking on fire when she was a 10-year-old in the Eastern Cape and hasn’t stopped since. She’s convinced: “Everything tastes so much better when it’s cooked over a fire.” To prove her point she has produced a book of braai recipes for all skill levels, from ‘braai virgins’ to ‘braai masters’ and then some.

I’m used to receiving review copies of books. Mynie was only the second author ever to deliver it to my front door in person!

Conveniently, Mynie and her partner Sarah (and their two rescue dogs) live only a few doors from me – and she kindly offered that if I ever needed a cup of flour...

Titled “Mynie Plays with Fire”, each chapter of her book is presented as a seven-course braai tasting menu, complete with preparation tips and music playlists.

(Tip: Don’t do all the prep work in advance.

Leaving some for later can provide a handy escape from boring conversations.)

Her social media handle (@meatmynie) might suggest that she only cooks meat on the braai, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. She does shares recipes for the usual suspects: steak, chops and ‘wors’. There’s also a seafood menu – All Surf, No Turf.

Desserts and vegetarian dishes are not neglected either. For “dop & dam” aficionados, there’s an entire menu in which each dish requires brandy.

Her proudest braai creation though is Braaied Ice Cream Domes.

I considered challenging Mynie to develop a recipe for English cucumber on the braai but changed my mind when I saw she included a recipe for prickly pear leaf pads! Clearly, just braaiing the prickly pears themselves was an insufficient challenge, and I’d just be insulting her with cucumbers.

I settled for asking her if there’s something that

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definitely should never make its way onto a fire. Her answer? “Plastic. Anything else is fair game in my opinion.” I should have known that I wouldn’t get a conventional answer…

Knowing that everybody loves bloopers, I enquired if something didn’t make it into the TV show. It turns out the final episode, featuring duck, was shot twice. The first time with hadeda! The channel, however, thought that a bit risqué!

When not working on new braai recipes, Mynie is a yoga instructor and trainee helicopter pilot.

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November 2021 | 7

Tatler Motoring MICHELE LUPINI

Toyota Prado Tow Test Towyota! We Put Latest Prado VX-L through Its Paces Not sure if you are aware, but Toyota has applied one or two upgrades to the Prado for 2022. Not much has changed. Did it need to? Still, we wasted no time to press an uprated VX-L straight into service on a 1500km towing trek across the country.

Those few changes include stylish new facepolished 19-inch wheels and convenient reverse tilt mirrors. There wasn’t much else needed after Prado’s significant step up to Toyota’s upgraded 150 kW 500 Nm 2.8-litre GD-6 turbodiesel nicked from the latest Hilux a year ago. It accelerates to 100 km/h 2.2 seconds quicker than the old one in our tests. The old one never even got to 160 km/h, but 2.8 did in a handy in 25 seconds and it overtakes from 80-120 km/h two and a half seconds quicker.

Our mission was to tow our Bullion IT Polo home from dusty Delmas after the recent Red Star racing nationals and get to know more about Prado over a short period while at it. If you consider fifteen hours behind the wheel short, that is. Don’t worry, we shared driving duties!

Prado immediately impressed when I joined the Jozi glut after collecting it. That engine and transmission have transformed our VX-L into a worthy X5 or GLE rival. But then the Toyota is also more than capable of taking you into the toughest,

darkest African corners that those tar huggers can only dream of reaching. The range on the dash suggested that we had 1500 km worth of fuel in the tank, so were we not towing, we’d easily have made all the way home to the valley at its claimed 7.9l/100km.

We hitched the trailer, aided by the reverse camera and Prado’s manoeuvrability, and loaded the car after the race and were up on the road at 04h00 on Sunday. Prado packs all the tricks you’d need, although I found the auto-dimming headlamps a challenge when they dipped for roadside floodlights at the worst possible moment.

It does override on a long tug of the stalk, but still.

We joined the freeway and were heading out of Jozi as dusk broke. Prado VX-L’s muscular bonnet slopes away for an impressive outward view and a feeling of control.

We were even more impressed by its power and torque, which was equally responsive and energetic; creamy and impressive with over two tons on tow. Two-up and fully laden in the car with the racecar also stacked with kit inside atop the trailer, the combo was pretty well laden. Yet Prado VX-L still had a ton or so spare in its overall toting and 3-ton tugging capacity. And it seemed to ignore the load as we settled in to an easy 120-130 km/h cruise at around 12 litres per hundred.

We soon found time to fiddle with and learn Prado’s larger 9-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bluetooth and USB compatible multimedia and a multi-info display.

It comes with Google Maps and other interfaces.

We followed our progress between its satellite map and the various dash and centre screen economy options via the shortcut buttons and simple screen dabs. It is a bit old and laggy. And a split screen would be welcome. But it works well enough.

Prado’s advancing platform age does blur some of its appeal though. Its power tilt-and-telescopic multifunction steering lacks in the telescope department. And one missed decent goodie storage space in the centre console. It still does a reasonable job though and that refrigerated box and three power outlets work well.

Prado VX-L’s 14-speaker Premium audio with woofer is backed by a good radio. As we discovered when Julius’ election manifesto proved a touch too much on the only radio programme we could find in the middle of the Karoo. Lord help us! So Waze, Spotify, SoundCloud proved a godsend! That

automatic dual-zone climate controlled cabin is also a boon. We were quite shocked to find the temperature was in the tall 30s when we stopped for fuel.

The traffic increased as we progressed with literally hundreds of trucks mixed with homeward bound long weekend traffic in both directions.

None of which was an issue. Prado VX-L has ample grunt to accelerate quickly enough, load and all and pull strongly past, uphill, downhill and on the flat. All we needed were the gaps. Away from traffic it settles quickly into sixth gear and utilises its 150 kW, 500 Nm and intelligent shift logic to sit in sixth to chug along and save you fuel.

Having to continuously slow and overtake saw the economy slip to the mid 14 litres per 100km at a point. But that came back as we slipped down the escarpment into the Cape and it was back to a right reasonable 13.1l/100 km for the full trip when we decoupled the trailer and unpacked. The other aspect the traffic and overtaking proved, is just how good this latest 2.8 GD6 set-up is in the Prado. It’s a most capable car even when pushed hard under full load.

Prado VX-L is super smooth and quiet on the road, it pulled our load as if it wasn’t there, handled well and stopped solidly, trailer and all. We averaged just under 100 km/h for the full trip after 15 hours in the saddle to tow just under 1500km.

ROAD TESTED: Toyota Prado 2.8L Diesel VX-L Engine: 150 kW 500 Nm 28-litre turbo diesel I4 Drive: 6-speed automatic 4x4 TESTED: 0-60 km/h: 4.20 sec 0-100 km/h: 9.91 sec 0-160 km/h: 25.75 sec 400m: 16.8 sec @ 135 km/h 80-120 km/h: 6.89 sec 120-160 km/h: 11.76 sec CLAIMED: VMax: 185 km/h Fuel: 7.9 l/100 km Fuel Towing: 13.1 l/100 km CO2: 209 g/km Warranty/Service: 3y 100K/9s 100K km LIST PRICE: R1.1M RATED: 9 To say we were impressed with the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado VX-L as a towing elixir is a considerable understatement. It’s a tow car of note.

Over and above all else it masters.

Images: Michele Lupini *Find many more of Michele and Giordano’s motoring experiences at https://theauto.page

NOVEMBER NEWS

BEHIND THE WHEEL

OILY RAG RUN

are, and surely will continue to be an amazing

and hosted the Crankhandle Club’s annual

At Theewaterskloof Dam the vehicles

Oily Rag Run, an event for unrestored vehicles

headed for Villiersdorp and a visit to the

built before 1970. Twelve cars took part along

Kelkiewyn Restaurant for a refreshment

with many more spectator cars from the

stop and tour of the on-site private tractor

same period. Participants gathered at FMM

museum. From there it was a run to the Elgin

for coffee and breakfast muffins while the

Station Market for the prizegiving and lunch.

South African car enthusiasts have been,

breed of people. Ever since the horseless carriage first rolled its wheels on our soil, locals have embraced the technology and FMM’s Peugeot hillclimb special is a perfect example of this inherent engineering ingenuity.

It is based on the chassis of a late-’30s Peugeot model 402, which was found in the early 1950s languishing in a scrapyard by Don Tout, a man on a mission and not short on ideas. Don wanted a sports car but rather than buy a readymade

Peugeot has real presence. The racing roundels

example, decided to build his own. Inspired by

carrying number 39 are in recognition of the

the pre-war 402 two-seater special built by French

year the original chassis was built. Aero screens

Peugeot distributor Emile Darl’mat, Don applied

offer token wind protection, and running along

his sound engineering skills to the project, starting

the driver’s side bodywork just below elbow

by removing the body, shortening the wheelbase

level, the chromed, unsilenced exhaust is as

and replacing the half-elliptic springs with quarter-

‘straight through’ as you can get. Inside the

elliptics. Brakes came from a Dodge and the

cockpit, everything mechanical is exposed.

steering box from a Riley 9. He then engaged a

Climbing in is aided by a removable steering

panel shop in Melville to make up an all-aluminium

wheel. Firing up, the motor bursts into a raucous

two-seater body with a long, louvred bonnet.

crackle, spitting and barking with considerable

The four-cylinder 2142cc 44 kW poppet-

menace. A push/pull knob selects the desired

valve engine was reconditioned with pistons

direction of travel (all the gears work in both

possibly from a Triumph. The cam was modified

directions). Acceleration is quick thanks to the

to drive a Lucas distributor and an oil pump of

low gearing, and the driving experience evokes

undetermined origin, and there is an Austin starter

plenty of images of war-time racing heroes man-

and a Jaguar radiator. A remarkable modification

handling their machines with spirit – and not a

was the addition of a 750cc cabin blower taken

little skill. This Peugeot is certainly not for the faint-

from a Merlin 76 aircraft engine adapted to act as

hearted but the sheer thrill of heading to the hills

a supercharger. Yet another notable feature is the

in such a one-off special is Boys Own material.

Cotal four-speed automatic transmission.

Resplendent in its striking blue paintwork, the

The Peugeot hillclimber is currently on view in Hall D.

On October 17, FMM once again sponsored

side were not spoilt.

competing cars were scrutineered by Dickon

Winner of the event was Richard Spicer

Daggit and Derek Hulse. Entries ranged from a

and his superbly original 1956 Rover 90.

1911 Sunbeam to a 1966 VW Beetle.

The Skorokoro Trophy for the ‘tattiest’ car

Cars were flagged away from 09h30 and

on the event went to Peter Truter and his

took a route through Franschhoek and up

1931 Ford Model A Roadster. The winners

over the Pass. Despite the rainy weather,

of the Best Dressed award in keeping with

cloud cover on top of the mountain was

the Run’s Steam Punk theme were Tony and

thankfully minimal and the views on the far

Bronwyn Bruton.

MUSEUM AND DELI FULLY OPERATIONAL

Under the latest Level 1 restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Franschhoek Motor Museum is fully operational and open to the public. Visiting FMM is by appointment only and via online booking. Only electronic payments are accepted. The museum is open from 10h00 until 17h00 Monday to Friday and from 10h 00 to 16h 00 on Saturday and Sunday. All of the Government’s statutory measures regarding attendance at public places remain in place and are continually being enforced includingthecompulsorywearingofmasks,appropriatesanitisation,socialdistancingandnocrowding.

The more relaxed restrictions has allowed the famed FMM Pitstop Deli is now back to running a full a full menu including hot and cold beverages, croissants, tramezzinis, salads, sandwiches, platters, waffles and doughnuts. Patrons can sit either inside or out on the stoep overlooking the quadrant and display halls. Anthonij Rupert wines are also for sale for on- and off-site consumption.

For any other details and information as well as signing on for a free monthly newsletter, logon to www.fmm.co.za or phone 021 874 9000 or e-mail fmm@fmm.co.za.

8 | November 2021

Gardening in November NATIE FERREIRA

By the time you are reading this we will have less than seven Saturdays left until Christmas.

Now is when you realise that the year has truly run away from you. Time is indeed running out for the weekend garden warrior. There is so much to do, but we all know that gardening should be a relaxing hobby, not a list of stress-producing chores. Let me see if I can make life easier for you.

Energy and time should now be spent on high impact living spaces. Your entrance, courtyards, patio and pool deck are where you will be spending most of your time this summer. Make that work.

Use colour creatively – a splash of paint or a bright accent plant or furniture piece can really lighten up a drab space. Redo your pots – instant impact can be made by using colourful annuals and some favourite perennials. There has been a massive new interest in succulent gardening. Amazing new varieties are available in most nurseries and people are expanding their collections fast. These can not only be used as architectural impact plants, but they make for beautiful table-top gardens and great gifts. When planting up pots, invest in some of the many moisture retaining gels available – these really preserve water in the soil and prevent nutrients from leaching out.

We’ve had some decent rains this winter, which has seen dam levels recover to the best level in years. As responsible gardeners, we know not to drop our water vigilance. This summer has started out hot and windy, but at least we are still receiving

regular rain to cool things down. Lawns, meadows, garden beds, orchards and water gardens are all looking amazing this year. I am pleased to see so many open garden festivals coming on track again after last year’s lock-down measures. This is a special time of year, make the most of it by getting some inspiration from these garden festivals and plant fairs. A visit to Kirstenbosch also always inspires and their nursery is well worth a visit.

Most of my energy will be focused on the medicinal and vegetable garden. This is the most exciting time of the year – not only can we start to indulge in the fruits of our labour, but we can still plant and sow almost every veggie on the summer list – beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, squashes, okra and most leaf crops. Plant what your family enjoys and make plans to deal with the inevitable glut that will come from planting too much of some varieties.

Gardeners fortunately love sharing – and finding new ways of preserving the produce from our garden is a very rewarding pastime. Opening a bottle of last season’s pickles and preserves for a snack platter or side dish is a moment of pride for the gardener-chef.

Soon we will see the first of the summer fruit coming in. Plums, apricots, peaches, and nectarines will be in abundance. These can be made into jams and jellies, and you can also surprise your Christmas guests with a dessert of glazed or canned fruit from your garden. These make great gifts too. Let us bring some garden creativity into our gifting ideas this season. A basket of fruit or vegetables, large bunch of flowers, some potted up garden plants in hand crafted containers, flower wreaths and rooted cuttings from prized cultivars all make great Christmas presents and dinner gifts.

Happy gardening, it is almost Christmas!

mm/year

Rainfall Figures

2011 2012 830mm 1079mm

Measured at La Cotte/Nerina Street

2016 754mm

2017 501mm

mm/month

2020 January February March April May June July August September October November December

2013 1471mm

2014 1033mm

2015 661mm

2019 828mm

2020 910mm

2018 867mm

Dam Levels

2021

As at 18th October 2021

MONTH

ACCUMULATIVE

MONTH

ACCUMULATIVE

23 1 3 45 84 164 198 177 84 31 80 20

23 24 27 72 156 320 518 695 779 810 890 910

9 0 48 6 163 152 115 158 14

9 9 57 63 226 378 493 651 665

Steenbras Upper

97.4%

Steenbras Lower

96.1%

Wemmershoek

95.6%

Voelvlei

98.5%

Theewaterskloof

99.2%

Berg River Dam

100.5%

Total Storage

98.8%

Total Storage this date last year 99.9%

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November 2021 | 9

The Health Hoek

Our Children Need Your Help!

‘Changing how we live, eat and do business is the ONLY way forward.’ Diane Kocsis

Huis Andrew Murray Children's Home cares daily for 155 children (baby to 18 years old) in need who have been orphaned or removed from parental care by the Children's Court. To fully cater to the children's emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual needs, we are dependent on the assistance of the community.

Covid-19 has had a major impact on our children's basic needs and the government currently finances only approx. 50% of our children's needs.

We need your help with a financial contribution, because each child is important!

ABSA Wellington, Branch code: 632005, Cheque account: 430560107, Ref. Help + Name.

Contact Karen Petersen on 083 234 8875 or 021 873 3834 for any queries. Email karen@andrewmurray.org.za for a Section 18A tax certificate for your financial contribution.

We would appreciate your help!

It Starts With ONE Good Deed!

This month I had the delightful opportunity to interview self- proclaimed ‘fermentation guru’, Diane Kocsis. We chatted about all things fermented, gut health, and what it all entails – just fascinating!

Fermentation is the process of controlled decomposition. Controlled by the environment, temperature and time. The food gets broken down slowly during the process and this benefits the digestive system. Controlling the environment and temperature ensures that the right bacteria thrive and multiply. Time is needed to grow those bacteria and let them do their job.

Growing up, Diane led a healthy lifestyle. She was active, participating in gym and dancing and believed in juicing. Fermentation however was not on her radar.

She believes that if you just go with the flow, life really does guide you to where you need to be.

Always. It sends you gifts along the way and it’s up to you to take them and make the most of what it is.

In 2014, after a friend, who swore by Kombucha’s incredible health benefits, gifted Diane a kombucha scoby, she was hooked. She was

completely intrigued by the ability to create an ancient healthy elixir from such basic ingredients.

(A scoby is a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast, and is formed after the completion of a unique fermentation process of lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, and yeast to form a variety of sour foods and beverages.)

Diane believes that gut health is integral to every aspect of our health and in the synergy between our brains and our hormones. With a healthy gut and good gut bacteria, your mind is clearer and your mental health stronger, enabling better decision making. She has found that the single biggest change in her life since making fermented foods a part of her day is the incredible boost her immune system has been given. She has quite simply fought off illness in her family and never gets sick.

For anyone wanting to get in touch with Diane and find out more about fermenting or her homemade products, you can contact her via her website (www.earthrebelfermentary.com), email (info@earthrebelfermentary.com) or WhatsApp (082 434 9777).

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10 | November 2021

Probus Club

MARK TANNER

As with so many, the Corona virus disrupted Probus activities. And, as with so many, the Franschhoek Probus Club is now up and running once more.

This issue will be too late for the November meeting but we gather again on 6 December at Franschhoek Cellars just as before. At the time of writing we have yet to secure speakers, however we are also looking at offering some form of entertainment from time to time so please keep in touch.

What is Probus all about?

In South Africa, there is a growing number of Probus Clubs, which offer retirees the facility to manage

successfully the transition from a high-pressure executive, professional and other vocational activity to a calmer way of life.

This is achieved through these features of membership: • Opportunities to extend compatible social contacts and maintain interest in the topical issues of the day.

• Nurturing positive attitudes to ageing through group recreation and the sharing of information on issues of concern to Senior Citizens.

• Support in grief and illness.

• Speakers at monthly luncheons who provide a fresh mental challenge and stimulation.

• We are a-political and non-sectarian • We are mindful of the fact that costs are an important consideration. Membership fees, therefore, are kept to a minimum; while monthly luncheon costs vary.

• Probus is not a Service/Fund Raising organization.

For more information please contact Mark Tanner on 082 773 9217.

Franschhoek Leeskring SUSAN MÖLLER

Die laaste byeenkoms van die Leeskring vind plaas op Donderdag, 4 November 2021. By die geleentheid sal Irna van Zyl haar boek “Bloedsteen” bespreek.

“In Bloedsteen ontrafel dinge vinnig wanneer iemand speuradjudant Storm van der Merwe se ma voor ’n trein op Paddington-stasie instamp.

Storm moet Londen toe, al is sy tot oor haar ore met ’n moordsaak: Beebee Bukelwa Babu, befaamde Suid-Afrikaanse modeontwerper, lê leweloos in ’n luukse hotel op Hermanus.

“Hande om Storm te help met die ondersoek ná Beebee se dood is min, want protesaksie lê die dorp lam. Boonop sweep ’n charismatiese profeet die skare tot ’n histerie op.

“Storm besef gou dit is nie net haar ma se lewe wat in gevaar is nie. Sy is self ’n teiken.”

Die byeenkoms vind plaas in die NG Kerksaal.

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Hospice News

Franschhoek Honours Excellent Agri Workers The seventh annual Prestige Agri Award Ceremony took place on 30 September to recognise Franschhoek farmworkers who demonstrate excellence in the workplace. Sponsored by Shoprite and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, this competition commends top farmworkers with awards and prizes for the qualities and dedication they demonstrate through their labour.

The prestigious event was hosted by the Franschhoek Cellar, with former Springbok rugby player and winemaker Hempies du Toit acting as master of ceremonies and the local three-piece Papier Band providing the musical entertainment.

Outstanding farmworkers in the Franschhoek area were nominated by their employers in one of nine categories. These included Best Tractor Driver, Best Foreman/Forewoman and Best Technical Operator. A total of thirty-eight finalists FLTR: Cynthia Barnard (Franschhoek Wine Valley), Winner Leon Adams were short-listed and invited from Boschendal, Meghan Jooste (Department of Agriculture) and Wayne to the ceremony based on Newman (Shoprite) personal interviews with the judges.

The winners in each category were announced of this ceremony after gatherings were forbidden and invited to the stage to receive an award and during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Without [the special prizes sponsored by Shoprite. farm workers’] hard work, agriculture would not The award for Best Agri Worker of 2021 in the happen. They are essential workers who make a Franschhoek region was presented to Leon Adams global contribution to food security, and we need from Boschendal. Adams, who also received the to support their effort by recognising their crucial award for Best Manager, said that he has been role in our agricultural sector,” she said Jooste. striving towards this honour for years. “By starting Leon Adams will go on to represent the small and working hard, anyone will achieve great Franschhoek region against twelve other finalists for things,” said Adams in his acceptance speech. Two the title of Best Agri Worker in the Western Cape. The other notable winners were Eugene Kamchira from overall winners will have quarterly meetings with Mont Rochelle for Best Potential and Boschendal South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture as a member as the Best Performing Farm. of the Western Cape Prestige Agri Worker Forum.

Department of Agriculture representative Meghan Jooste said it is a blessing to see the return Text: Pieter Naudé | Image: Adams Photography .

COLLEEN DOUGLAS Guests enjoyed a fun filled evening of nonstop dancing at Leopard’s Leap on 1 October. The Uncorked Band may not have performed of a year, but that didn’t stop anybody from being on the dancefloor the moment the first sound was heard.

Delicious food was prepared by Chef Christiaan and served efficiently by Leopard’s Leap’s staff. Amazing auction items were very kindly donated by Boekenhoutskloof and Waterford Wine Estate. Our MC, Doug, once again raised amazing monies on the auction items.

A great big ‘thank you’ to the Uncorked band for their continued support of Franschhoek Hospice. Ditto to Leopard’s Leap for the beautiful venue and all amenities and Marie-Louise and Marisca who saw that everything ran extremely smoothly on the evening.

Thank you to all the guests and donors who supported our fundraising event.

Weekly Sandwich Volunteers We would like to say ‘thank you’ to all the volunteers who have been donating soup and sandwiches for our patients during 2021. Tiana our

A BIG Thank You! Thank you to all the guests and sponsors who joined our 4th Annual Clash of the Chefs.

Thank you to our Judges, MCs and Auctioneer for making sure the event ran smoothly and that we raised excellent money for ISABELO Charity: chefs Bertus Basson, Margot Janse, Darren Badenhorst and Pete Goffe-Wood.

La Roche Estate, Holden Manz, Haute Cabriere, Graham Beck, Beyerskloof, Middelvlei, Glenwood, Villiera, Morgenster, Keermont, Tempel Wines, Lanzerac, Penchant, Richard Scott, Eugenia Campbell, Lize van der Walt, Avondrood, La Fontaine Hotel, Steenberg Hotel, Rickety Bridge, Mountain Falls Water, Heidi Steck, Annette Phillips, Eike by Bertus Basson, Tuk Tuk Microbrewery, Ōku, Yama, Mostert Fresh Produce, Basic Foods, Hartman Butchery, Get Fresh, Three Streams, Malan’s Dairy, Goede Hoop Butchery, Pick ‘n Pay, Wild Peacock, @Home, Denise Celia Photography, MyOh!My Productions, Rod Wannenburgh and Function Hire.

Mont Rochelle, Le Bon Vivant, Haute Cabriere, Idiom Restaurant, Stefan’s Erinvale Hotel, Le coin Français, Le chêne, Reuben’s and PostNet. Special Gift for each Guest: African Gold Oil. Your support is especially appreciated because of the tough past year!

See you all in 2022!

ISABELO Charity desperately need a Delivery Van and we are very pleased that they will be able to get one, as over R300 000 was raised at the Auction.

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Thank you to all the chefs for once again giving up their time to prepare a delicious luncheon and for participating in the Mystery Box Cook-off: chefs Charlton Prins (Haute Cabriere), Ashley Johnson (Le Bon Vivant), Stefan Bekker (Stefan’s, Erinvale), Clinton Jacobs (Idiom), Grant Johnson (Mont Rochelle), Tharwat Londt (Private Chef), Marcus Gericke (Le coin Français), Oelof Vorster (Le chêne). The Chefs' Donation of R40 000 is going to Isabelo.

The winning Champion Chef Team: chefs Stefan Bekker and Clinton Jacobs – Well Done!

Auxiliary Social Worker and Anna, a Community Health Worker set off on a Wednesday to deliver to 100 patients. We focus on farms and surrounding areas. We have two wonderful teams of volunteers who continue to make delicious eats. To ease the demand on our volunteers, who have never said no, we need a few more volunteers to add to our list. Please contact Colleen on 082 887 8666/Tiana on 021 876 3085 or email: fhospice@xsint.co.za. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Tantalising Tennis Talent Franschhoek Tennis Club organised and hosted a fun-filled end-of-term event for the children on their Grades 2 to 7 coaching programmes. The event took place on 28 September at the club’s courts.

The winning team. The grade 4/5 pairing beat the other teams by the slimmest of margins. Here they are with the ‘trophy’ and their certificates. With them are Coach Shaun and his assistant Bayo.

Each grading pair (2&3s, 4&5s and 6&7s) took part in three tennis games: Serving, Rallying and Forehands/Backhands/Volleys. In each game, every shot hit into the court scored a point. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to show off their tennis skills and earn points for their team.

Competition for the team trophy was fierce.

Scorers had their work cut out to keep up with the point-scoring. After an exhausting hour and a half of frenzied activity, and with the scores tallied, it emerged that each of the grade pairings was victorious in one of the games. Grades 6/7 emerged as the Serving Champions, Grades 4/5 took the Rallying Crown, and Grades 2/3 nailed the Forehand/Backhand/Volley challenge. And by a mere 6 points, Grades 4/5 snatched the overall Team Trophy!

The event ended with an affirmation circle, where

all the children took it, in turn, to say what they were proud of regarding their tennis skills. Each child received a Certificate of Achievement to recognise their efforts and a cupcake to replenish the energy expended on the courts.

A tennis demonstration generously put on

by Coach Shaun and his assistant, Bayo, had everybody on their feet, shouting and cheering for their favourite. If the children needed any extra motivation to continue their tennis training, this certainly provided it.

Franschhoek Tennis Club wishes to thank the coaches and its members who made the event possible. Their ‘only’ reward was a host of beaming faces, but for all of them, that was more than enough.

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Editor’s Letter Siegfried Schäfer

Dear Readers By now, it is probably a few days after the 2021 local government elections – in which I hope all of you who qualify did vote. I firmly subscribe to the school of thought which holds that if you do not vote you have no right to complain. Being a touch outspoken at times I have no problem saying that to somebody’s face either!

Yogi Berra said that: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future”. Despite these sage words, I’m going to have a stab at what the Stellenbosch municipal council may look like after the election. Let me start my prediction with the state of play in the last council in which six parties were represented in the council, namely the DA, ANC, EFF, ACDP, PDM and DNCA. Out of 43 seats, the last three held one seat each, the EFF two seats, the ANC eight and the DA thirty.

I’m not going to try to predict the outcome to the seat level – mostly to spare you a three thousand word treatise – but will predict which parties will make it into the council. I should point out that, if my understanding is correct, the new council will have 45 seats and not 43 – one extra ward and one extra proportional seat.

The DA and ANC are guaranteed representation in the council and I predict probably in pretty similar numbers as is currently the case. I would also be surprised if any party other than the DA or ANC manages to win a ward. Any changes are therefore more likely to be in the allocation of proportional seats rather than wards.

The EFF is probably also going to be back in council. For the remaining three parties in the last council it’s going to be touch and go as to whether they make it into the council again. No fewer than 21 parties are contesting the election in Stellenbosch.

Leaving aside the three largest parties that leaves 18 parties fighting it out for probably no more than 6 - 10 seats. So the odds are not good.

So, of the 18 we’re-also-running parties, who might garner enough votes to receive a proportional seat? I would give both Good (who

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should be called Bad and Ugly – remember, I am outspoken) and the Freedom Front Plus (for whom I nurture exalted levels of disdain) a reasonable chance to pick up a proportional seat. The ACDP’s chances of retaining their seat may be threatened by a break-away group, calling themselves the ARA. That leaves the PDM and DNCA of the parties in the last council. The question then is how they will do relative to parties such as the Cape Coloured Congress, the Cape Independence Party, Congress of the People, United Democratic Movement and the Spectrum National Party. My prediction, based on past performance and who might steal votes from who is that the DNCA has a better chance of being back in the council than the PDM. As for the remaining parties, I would say, they are very unlikely to make a significant impression.

From predictions, let me turn to a predicament.

We know that political participation levels all over the world are dropping. In South Africa, that currently means that the ANC controls the national government with the support of approximately 26% of eligible voters. That doesn’t seem very democratic, does it? The moral is that democracy only really flourishes when participation levels are high. So how does one achieve that?

A recent academic paper by Yale University’s Lucy Martin suggests that in the case of low-income countries the answer may be higher taxes! Why? Because people are more upset when the tax they paid is stolen, as opposed to aid money, and this anger will motivate them to be politically active.

This approach will, of course, only work if the higher tax income is the result of there being more taxpayers as opposed to the same few taxpayers just paying more. Anybody following SA politics and economics will know that the ANC is following the latter playbook. Fewer and fewer taxpayers are paying more and more, while a combination of profligacy, thievery and welfare is financed with debt. As those who benefit most from the ANC’s ways generally aren’t taxpayers, they have no reason to be upset. So, if the ANC were to get economic growth going they’d in the long-term probably be creating opposition voters as newly-economicallysuccessful individuals become irate taxpayers.

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South Africa sits in 69th position, just inside the top one-third of the countries surveyed. Ahead of us in Africa are Senegal, Sao Tomé and Principé, Namibia, Mauritius, Rwanda, Botswana and the leading African country, the Seychelles, in 27th position.

Which significant countries feature below South Africa? Here is a selection: China, Russia, India, Turkey, Vietnam and Egypt. That we are not amongst the worst is cold comfort. Any corruption is too much!

Companies, governments, and many other organizations employ auditors and forensic investigators to find the sins and identify the sinners. The fact that we place so much importance on audits and investigations is part of the problem!

Firstly, they can only look at the past and no matter how detailed the report or findings are they, on their own, do absolutely nothing about the future. It has almost become a “Oh well it happens all over the world so we will have to just live with it’ mentality. That attitude is just simply totally unacceptable, and it should be unacceptable to all of us. To condone, in any shape or form, the propensity for corruption at any level in society is to accept that we are more than halfway to condoning the real thing.

Finishing anywhere other than amongst the best

is unacceptable. To aspire to be anything less than top of the table is unacceptable. Any corruption is bad. Period. It does not matter how much or how little.

Corruption undermines the moral fabric of society; it demotivates those who behave ethically and honestly; it steals from the poor and makes wealthy those who have not worked for their wealth; it discourages those who wish to invest to do so; it steals jobs from those who do not have them and puts those who have jobs at risk of losing them. Corruption is the ultimate in selfish, selfindulgent and unsustainable behaviour.

So, South Africa is not as bad as some and much worse than others in the corruption stakes. That is the fact that we wrestle with. We have a long way to go to be anywhere near one of the most corruption-free countries.

What we need to do about it is the real question?

There is absolutely no upside to arguing about the quantum or severity of this scourge in our society. It does not matter how bad it is. However mild or severe it is, we need to root it out lock stock and barrel!

The solution starts with leadership – at all levels – whether elected or not. It starts with the leaders making sure they lay down an uncompromising position on corruption in all its forms. It means

leaders making sure that the values and culture of the organisation make it almost impossible to engage in underhanded schemes and activities.

It means ensuring openness and transparency at all levels in the organization; and it means making sure that all the systems, policies and procedures militate against any form of corrupt behaviour. Of course, the reward systems must be aligned with this approach to organizational behaviour.

It is not adequate to say that the law and policies and procedures are in place to ensure compliance, and that all important organisations are thoroughly audited. Steinhoff was subjected to all of these and we know what happened there.

Why? The value systems and culture in Steinhoff (and others) sent a message of profligate enrichment at the expense of honourable behaviour.

Bureaucratic compliance does not ensure a corruption-free society. Corruption is a behavioural issue and therefore not one that can be audited out. All the audits can do is show the quantum, and perhaps the trail of corruption. Making the change happen requires strong and principled leadership that is not frightened to act and can be seen to be ruthlessly rooting out the problem and the problem people.

a positive culture in their organisation, by leading from the front. That said a leader should not diminish the value of rewards in motivation. Simply adequately rewarding your team with good salaries and other non-monetary bonuses and offers can inspire them to do better work.

Motivation then is a blend of the character of the leader, the culture within the company and the rewards being offered in return for effective and productive employees. A good leader needs to take all that into account to get the most from their team.

Communication Good, honest communication with both employees and clients is one of the key pillars to success. The leader is the one primarily responsible for developing a good communication system and culture within the organisation and for ensuring employees are able to effectively communicate the necessary information, opportunities and problems they perceive to the right people, quickly and easily.

A bad communication system is one that generates numerous, complex reports. Leaders 2019/09/10 09:12 should focus on being accessible, communicating more simply and more often to ensure all parties

are fully aware of what needs to happen, and the details associated with it.

Passion The best leaders are absolutely passionate about what they do. It’s impossible to become successful at something that one does not care about. The early years of a business are filled with difficulty and setbacks and tackling this without passion for what you are doing is almost impossible.

Passion for a business also has other positive side effects for it such as drawing the right consumers, building networks with similarly minded individuals, and creating authenticity that your suppliers, customers and employees will identify with.

Not all businesses are born out of passion for the product. Many leaders find their passion in other places and inspire themselves by e.g. knowing that they are providing helpful services to people in need, providing for their families or giving themselves, and their employees, the kind of lifestyles they all want.

Interview Skills In the early days of a business being able to find and recruit talent can make or break a company. Finding the right candidates begins when determining what

kind of candidate is truly needed in the company.

Defining exactly what it is a company needs will allow the entrepreneur to advertise the position effectively, remunerate fairly and therefore attract the right kind of person into the role.

At the interview stage the focus should be on “behaviour based interviewing”. What the interviewer is looking for is someone who can effectively work and deliver unsupervised.

Understanding a potential hire’s motivations for taking a job is also critical. You need to know this person is as passionate as you are about making your company work.

Education and personal development A crucial aspect of building a successful business is in the entrepreneur making sure that they are as qualified as possible to meet the challenges of the company and planning ahead so they aren’t caught off guard.

The more skills a leader has, and the more they understand their company, legislation affecting their industry, new developments and the competition, the more chance they have of making it to the end game. The answer is simple, never stop learning.

TONY FROST

Corruption, Ethics and Leadership There is much talk about corruption, about those responsible, what should be done about them and how we stop this scourge. All very good questions and ones that we should all be wrestling with!

But it is important to put this debate in context.

We are not the only country in the world to suffer from it and we are by no means the worst affected.

Transparency International’s latest survey results give us some idea of how we feature in the world rankings.

It is no surprise to see the Scandinavian countries filling the top, most corruption-free spots, with New Zealand being the world leader. Also, in the mix you find Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and Canada.

At the other end of the scale are two countries that have been in the news for too long for all the wrong reasons: South Sudan and Somalia who jointly occupy 179th place.

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An Island

with Craig Blewett - Author, Speaker, and Education Technology Specialist In 2015 you completed a doctorate in education technology at UKZN. What was the focus of your research?

The recipe! The recipe to inspire bored students and exasperated teachers. Technology has redefined our teaching spaces and tools – however, we have not redesigned our teaching approaches.

My goal was to understand how modern students learn in order to develop a simple and effective approach to teaching in the 21st century.

You have a passion for education and learning.

Is technology something that could evolve education?

Too late! The revolution is upon us. Technology has dramatically changed business, entertainment, travel, etc. Ironically, education, where we prepare students for the future, has stood as a bastion against the tide. However, the COVID crisis has breached our walls and thrust us, ready-or-not, into a new education future.

Do you think there is a collective resistance towards using technology in helping people to learn?

No! There were pockets of resistance - school leaders or teachers comfortable with how “it’s always been done” supported by parents saying “if it was good enough for us…” However, now the world has changed. The vast majority of educators and students want a new approach – a new engaging era of teaching and learning.

Does the combination of technology and new models of learning have specific benefits in the South African educational context?

It’s a game changer! A chasm yawns between the developed and developing world. However, technology provides a crossing. It’s already opened up unprecedented business opportunities and now it offers exciting education opportunities. It opens up access to world-class teaching for more people, if we apply the right approaches.

Is there a specific context where technology has been met with the greatest success in an educational space?

Yes, where it matters most – in “ordinary” schools.

You might expect me to gush about some new “Tech School” that gleams with digital splendour.

However, these schools often fail with their focus on technology rather than the teaching approach.

I’ve seen incredible success in classrooms around South Africa where teachers have applied the right recipe to their teaching. If the “the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls” then success is written on the smiling faces in our classroom walls.

What are some of the most common mistakes that educators make with e-learning?

Imagine you have never baked a cake but want to try. You grab a pile of ingredients, and using a range of tools - pots, blenders, microwave, you make the cake. And then, in excitement you wait for the result. Finally the moment arrives….and it is a flop! Why? You had all the tools (technology) and

Poetic Licence HARRY OWEN

Beautiful Noise A warm and sunny afternoon in mid-October I retired to the bedroom to rest for a while. I feel like dozing but can’t because our neighbours are having some construction work done in their back garden and the inevitable noise makes snoozing almost impossible. They did apologise in advance, however, so I can’t be too upset.

Now half awake, half asleep, I find my thoughts wandering back to 1976 and an album called ‘Beautiful Noise’. It was by Neil Diamond and in it he celebrated the vibrancy and clamour of his hometown, New York City. The title track sets out his stall thus:

What a beautiful noise Comin’ up from the street It’s got a beautiful sound

all the ingredients (content). However, you were missing the recipe. In teacher talk, this is called “pedagogy” - the teaching approach. Most teachers have amazing tools, great content, and a dollop of passion. Yet, without appropriate digital-age teaching pedagogies, our efforts are likely to fail.

And, unfortunately, the sparkle of technology has caused us to forget pedagogy.

In what ways has the COVID-19 pandemic generated new interest in e-learning?

BC (Before COVID) it was mainly a few “innovators” who wanted to try new teaching approaches.

However, we are now in a new era of teaching and there is no going back. New e-schools have emerged. Students and teachers have experienced e-learning. It is not perfect (yet), but it has opened a door that cannot be shut. Our “Uber” moment is here – hang on to the belief that our (taxi) book teaching will survive, or signup for a new APProach to education.

Many educators have completed courses on your website activatedacademy.com. What makes your content different from commonplace ‘teaching with technology’ approaches?

The ACT Recipe! The first research-proven, cohesive framework of digital-age pedagogies called Activated Classroom Teaching (ACT). Most courses equip teachers with skills to use technology, but this is not the same as teaching with technology.

Teaching needs pedagogy. Activated Academy courses provide teachers with the recipe to blend awesome technologies with their awesome content to produce awesome teaching.

Apart from your website what are some of your most central projects at the moment?

I have a mission “to explore strange new worlds… to boldly go where no one has gone before!” And so I spend a lot of time presenting activated webinars that transport attendees to these new worlds. I also work together with a team of some of the top education technology experts in South Africa, to guide schools, universities, and businesses, on their journey to these exciting strange new worlds.

Was it a coincidence that you received a ‘green number’ for completing ten Comrades Marathons and your PhD in the same year?

A painful coincidence. Both a PhD and the Comrades marathon are huge and painful undertakings, but the lessons are the same. Aspire – ACT – Adapt – Achieve. We start by aspiring to achieve the seeming impossible. However, I’ve met many I-wanna-run-Comrades-next-year people who never do. We need to ACT on our dream and take the small steps that together will bring us to the end. However, whether takkies hitting tar or tech hitting teachers, blister and bugs will come along. We need to adapt as we go. And so, through valley or virus, pain or pandemic, we will reach our goals – and there is no greater feeling than crossing the finish line!

It’s got a beautiful beat He appears to find genuine pleasure – indeed melody, even harmony – in the frantic, honking cacophony of the big city outside his apartment window:

It’s the song of the cars On their furious flights But there’s even romance In the way that they dance To the beat of the lights This loud, frenetic way of life is not something that suits everyone but it certainly excites him, fitting him, so he sings, “like a hand in a glove”. And I do enjoy how something so discordant to my ear can create in him a song of exultation and rejoicing.

Isn’t this where poetry begins? Neil Diamond seems to believe so, for the lyric concludes:

What a beautiful noise Comin’ into my room And it’s beggin’ for me Just to give it a tune That ‘tune’ he meant is, of course, a literal one, the musical one, his composition. But for me, as a poet, I’m tempted to argue that there is already

By Karen Jennings Publ. Holland House. 186 pages.

There’s something about islands that attracts writers. A quick search of Wikipedia reveals hundreds of novels involving islands. The stories range from Daniel Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe” (praise for humanity’s ingenuity in carving a living from a desert island) to “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”

by Louis de Bernières (a description of an island community broken by war, passion and politics), through William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” (a revelation of the cruelty inherent in humans).

A lesser-known Golding is “Pincher Martin”, an account of the ordeal of a shipwrecked sailor on a jagged lump of rock in the Atlantic.

And now we have this brief masterpiece by South African author Karen Jennings. We are introduced to Samuel, a lighthouse keeper on a small island somewhere near the coast of Africa. All that we know of its geographic position is that it lies just off the coast of a country that has gone through the pain of colonisation to the even greater pain of liberation. Its inhabitants are victims, no matter who is running the country.

Samuel is old and infirm, but he manages to keep the powerful waves at bay by building and maintaining a dyke-like stone wall. Built into the wall are the bodies of people who were washed up on his island - drowned migrants or victims of war. A small boat brings him supplies and he (very rarely) uses it to pay a visit to the mainland.

Generally, like Crusoe, he manages to survive.

But this meagre existence is interrupted when he discovers the body of a young man on the beach.

The refugee is near death, and, after wrestling with his conscience, Samuel decides to nurse him back to health. But, as the man gains strength and tries to communicate with him, Samuel is struck by fear.

He fears that he has created a threat to his freedom and his independent existence and begins to create a deeply paranoid life, seeking evidence of any possible threat.

Parallel to this simple narrative of fear and survival that takes place in only four days, we gradually learn more about Samuel’s past through flashbacks. He turns out to be an African post-colonial Everyman, a victim of ongoing civil war and rebellion. When bad things happened he was the first to suffer.

The colonisers drove his family from their valley. He and his father were involved in a revolution that left his father crippled and him a prisoner. He was tortured and humiliated. Humiliation is a key word in Samuel’s life, personally and politically. In a way it explains his distrust of the stranger, which is a form of xenophobia.

One redeeming factor is Samuel’s memory of cradling his new-born son, Lesi. It lights a spark of humanity in his otherwise bleak and survivalist response to any signs of humanity or pity. The only compassion he feels is for the little red hen

that is persecuted by other, bigger chickens. In the pecking order of things both Samuel and the little red hen are pretty well near the bottom.

Another major theme in this novel is that of communication, or the lack of it. The only time there is some hope for humanising interaction is when the refugee grasps the meaning of a few of Samuel’s words and repeats them. But eventually this glimmer of a relationship is rejected by Samuel.

His solitariness is his only defence. In this book, as in so much of Africa, there is no happy ending.

In the same way that Samuel battles ineffectually against the “smotherweed” threatening the garden that is his only source of nourishment, the grinding stone of Africa’s history wears him down until he also becomes just a small speck in the middle of the cold ocean.

Although a taut, sparse book speaking grimly about man’s inhumanity to man, Karen Jennings’ prose is so precise, her descriptions of the forces of nature so clear, and her understanding of solitude so sympathetic that one reads with pleasure and gratitude. How wonderful that it made the longlist for the Booker Prize.

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an echo of a tune – rhythm, rhyme, feeling – in the words alone. Simple, straightforward, vernacular, but something edging its way shyly into the same room as poetry.

I was in my mid-twenties when this song was popular, and Neil Diamond himself is now eighty, but I defy you not to find something enjoyable in his music whatever age you may be.

Which brings me to a poem that I never tire of reading, and which invariably makes me smile: a favourite by the excellent South African poet Pamela Newham, who lives in Hout Bay. Possibly Neil Diamond’s most famous album was recorded live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles in 1972. It’s called ‘Hot August Night’, but Pam Newham’s wonderful semi-pastiche is called ‘Hot April Night’. Here it is:

Hot April Night There’s nothing more ridiculous than wrinklies at a rock concert.

On a hot April night they’re there.

In their thousands they’re there.

And the singer he’s over seventy

they say.

He starts to play and they stomp their feet Oh, Cracklin’ Rosie Oh, Red Red Wine Oh, Sweet Caroline.

They even sway their cellphone torches.

They whoop More More.

Afterwards they hoist themselves on to buses and trains and they laugh and chatter.

Listen. They’re talking about the sixties as if they were yesterday.

Look. She’s resting her grey head on his shoulder.

See how their eyes sparkle.

It’s downright disturbing.

Anyone might say they were young.

Pamela Newham

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Most dogs will try to communicate discomfort prior to biting by barking, growling, or snapping at the air. But what actually leads to dog bites?

There are a variety of reasons that dogs might use their teeth to communicate: Fear: Most aggressive behaviour from dogs is on some level rooted in fear. A dog might be fearful of something or someone getting close to them, or into their space. When whatever a dog is afraid of gets too close, dogs can become overwhelmed or "over threshold" and may respond by biting.

Startled: Dogs can bite if they are startled, especially if they have been sleeping. A dog that is startled awake may be disoriented and confused about where they are and what is going on and might bite.

Protecting/Guarding: If your dog has something valuable like toys, food, or chews that they don't want to share, they may bite out of fear that the valuable thing will be taken away. Biting to protect valuable items can happen as part of resource guarding behaviour. Regardless of breed, some dogs may have strong guarding tendencies, and can resort to biting if they perceive their home is being intruded upon, or if they believe someone in their family is in danger (regardless of if that danger is real.)

Frustration: Dogs can get overwhelmed, which is another situation that can lead to biting behaviour. Dogs that feel that they are trapped in a situation that is uncomfortable or unpleasant may bite out of frustration. Dogs can also feel

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Pain: Being sick or injured can be very stressful, scary, and overwhelming for dogs. Even the most tolerant dogs can bite when they are injured or in pain. If your dog becomes injured, be aware that they may bite when handled so be particularly cautious if you need to lift or move your injured dog.

Play: One common form of biting that people don't necessarily think about is mouthing - or biting - which happens in conjunction with play.

Light biting or mouthing is a common way that dogs explore the world around them and is a behaviour that dogs will engage in during play.

Setting Up For Success: A key way to help prevent dog bites is to remember that dogs are individuals. Not every dog is going to be comfortable in every situation. As a dog owner, it's important to be aware of your dog's comfort in different situations. Help your dog be successful by proactively removing your dog from the stressful or overstimulating situation before your dog might feel a need to escalate to biting.

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Even those very high windows that you can’t reach and fire places we can clean them for you. We can also provide you with a cleaner for your self-catering guests if they do not have time to do their dishes, beds, laundry and housekeeping during their stay. Service is

RE-FIBRE GLASS YOUR POOL in any colour you like.

Call RiaPools for a quote: 072 347 5355 PROFESSIONAL POOL SERVICE REQUIRED? Keep it local! Get a quote. Call RiaPools: 072 347 5355 RE-THINKING

YOUR

GARDEN?

For

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Consulting call Susan at 072 932 5393 PUBLIC

SPEAKING

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Paarl

offered everyday including weekends. Contact Safe

Communicators, part of Agora International, assists in

Cleaners. Darlington 0617722572 or 0749134287 email:

the development of public speaking, communication

ddmlandeli@gmail.com.

and leadership skills. Once-off joining fee of R200, then

GARDEN FLATLET (with a difference) TO LET: A

R65 per meeting, which included a light dinner & tea/

fully furnished, private, separate entrance flatlet

coffee. Meetings held as Villa Visaggio outside Paarl.

available for single person for a medium term let. The

Contact Len van der Walt – 082 579 2994. Booking

rental includes wifi, DSTV, water, electricity and air-

essential.

conditioning. The kitchenette includes a small fridge,

THE PERFECT PANCAKE PLACE Bel: 073 663 1232

microwave and sink etc, but it’s not suitable for proper

Bestel: Voor Donderdae, 18h00 @ R8 elk Optel: Vrydae

cooking and food preparation. Therefore, 20 packaged,

vanaf 12h00 by DeWetstraat 7.

cooked meals will be provided p/month. In addition all linen and towels will be provided and the unit will be serviced once a week. Personal laundry services will also be available once a week. Rental R11000 p.m.

083 298 3525 (Cathy) WESTERN CAPE HOUSE SITTERS: We have many mature, kind, responsible, animal loving, live-in housesitter members who would love to care for your home and pets. Your furry children may miss you but their environment and routines remain intact which is why we at Western Cape House Sitters will provide a perfect win-win for everyone... Peter Walsingham 082 822 4200 info@westerncapehousesitters.co.za HOUSE TO RENT (in town) in Franschhoek.

Fully

furnished. Available 2022. R40k p/m + W&L. Call 083 348 1230 GATEHOUSE TO RENT (in town) in Franschhoek. Fully Furnished. Available 2022 R10k p/m + W&L. call 083 348 1230 PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING. Specialising in hanging several frames to form collages. Franschhoek village based. Tel: Darlington Mlandeli 061 772 2572.

Email: ddmlandeli@gmail.com CHAUFFEUR/DRIVER AVAILABLE in Franschhoek.

I am an experienced Zimbabwean driver with references. Available to drive you in your car on an hourly or daily basis. Why drive in to Cape Town when you can relax and enjoy the ride? Tel: Darlington Mlandeli 061 772 2572. Email: ddmlandeli@gmail.com CELL PHONE and basic computer challenges? Call 0837517816 JANE

PARKFELT

DESIGNS

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Community Events SPORT FRANSCHHOEK TENNIS CLUB: Social tennis is played at the club on Fridays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 08h00. For more information contact Ross. 078 278 4843.

PARKRUN: Saturdays at Rickety Bridge Wine Estate.

Time: 08h00. Cost: Free. Register at www.parkrun.co.za (May not take place, depending on Covid regulations)

CHURCH SERVICES METHODIST CHURCH: Sunday service 10h00. Rev Russell Norman. 021 872 3580 or 082 662 4509.

Snipelisky & Killian 083 250 0943/021 876 2084 BURGLAR ALARMS Pepler Alarms 021 876 3308 CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS Boland Bridge Club 021 876 3031 Franschhoek Tennis Club 078 278 4843 FHK Heritage & Ratepayers Ass. 082 496 8749 Groot Drakenstein Games Club 021 874 1906 - Craig Mc Naught: Captain 080 845 1014 - Lejean Pieterse, Hiring 082 490 0405 Lions 021 876 3775 Stb Masonic Lodge (Chris) 072 211 9991 Franschhoek Rotary Club 082 891 4613 Franschhoek Probus Club 021 876 3179 ELECTRICAL Franschhoek Electric 074 313 7829/021 876 3640 Rensburg Electrical 021 876 2120/083 309 2923 EXCAVATIONS Andrew Schmidt 021 876 4431/082 972 5755 Burger Excavations 072 3408518 HEALTH & BEAUTY Franschhoek Pharmacy 021 876 2261 Franschhoek Health Club 021 876 3310 HOUSE & GARDEN Clock Repairs 028 840 1716 Lighting & Accessories 021 876 3640 Ria Pools (Franschhoek) 021 876 2612/072 347 5355 Sue’s Gardens 083 321 3442 INTERNET ACCESS PostNet 021 876 3025 OPTOMETRIST Marelise Bester 021 872 3530 PHYSIOTHERAPY Claire Horn 021 876 4234/082 582 1029 PLUMBERS Franschhoek Plumbing 021 876 3759 PSYCHOLOGIST Danielle Smith 082 812 1476 PUBLIC SERVICES Hospice 021 876 3085 Library 021 808 8406 Post Office 021 876 2342 Welfare (ACVV) 021 876 2670 SPCA 021 876 4808 SCHOOLS Bridge House School 021 874 8100 Franschhoek High School 021 876 2079 Groendal Primary School 021 876 2448 Groendal Secondary School 021 876 2211 Wes-Eind Primary School 021 876 2360 Dalubuhle Primary School 021 876 3957 STORAGE Franschhoek Storage 021 876 2174 TOURIST INFORMATION & SERVICES Info Office 021 876 3603 Winelands Experience 021 876 4042 Huguenot Memorial Museum 021 876 2532 TRANSPORT GOODS Gerald Fourie 021 876 2940/082 821 5234 VETERINARY Fhk Animal Clinic (plus surgery) 021 876 2504 Emergencies/Weekends 021 863 3187/082 8089 100

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Stb Fire Dept. (Buildings) District Municipality(Bush & veld)

021 808 8888 021 887 4446 021 886 9244 10111/021 876 8061 086 003 7566 021 852 3318 021 876 2346 021 946 1646

Police Eskom Omnipage Farm Watch Plaaswag N1, N2 & R300 Emergency number: DENTISTS Dr Schalk du Plessis 021 876 3070 DOCTORS Dr Karin Eksteen 021 876 4622 Dr Alexander Heywood 021 876 2474 Dr Hannes Van der Merwe 021 876 2304 Dr Nicolas Els 021 876 2561 Dr Bernard Fisher 021 876 4622 AUDIOLOGIST Audiologist Tracy-Ann Morris 084 264 0000 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE Medicare EMR 074 363 7744/021 876 4316 MUNICIPALITY (Ward 1) Clr Frazenburg (DA) 021 808 8490 (Ward 2) Clr Petersen (DA) 082 404 5055 (Ward 3) Clr Manuel (DA) 074 686 2364 (Ward 4) Clr Johnson (DA) 021 808 8019 Municipality (Office Hours) 021 808 8700 Municipality (afternoon only) 021 808 8890 Municipality 24hr Service 021 808 8700

OCW

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Our Services Now Include: Spraying & Built-in Cupboards C: 071 990 9219 • C: 079 961 1671 ocwcarpentry@gmail.com Old Simondium Winery, R45 PO Box 5, Groot Drakenstein, 7680

NG KERK: Sondagdienste 09h30. Geen aanddiens.

Ds Peet Bester. 021 876 2431. Besoekers welkom.New Apostolic Church: Le Roux Street, Groendal. Sundays 09h00, Wednesdays 19h30. Rector: Charles Leibrandt.

ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Groot Drakenstein.

Sunday Services: Holy Communion and Sunday School 10h00. Revd Wilfred Meyer 084 407 1280. Office - 021 874 4008. willowdale@cybersmart.co.za SHOFAR CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Services - 09h00 & 18h00 English services at 7 Lambrechts Street. Pastor Richard Wade. 083 225 8529. All welcome!

TRINITY CHURCH: Worship Sundays at 09h30 at L’Ermitage Chapel, with Holy Communion. Weekday service Thursday at 10h30 at Fleur de Lis. Contact Gavin – 083 799 0726.

UNITING REFORMED CHURCH: Sunday service 09h30.

Dr Shaun Burrows. 021 876 2632. Visitors welcome.

GENERAL Alcoholics Anonymous: WED evenings 19:00, Groendal Community Centre, Contact David +27 83 305 5159

Useful Numbers ACCOUNTANTS Tax Shop ATTORNEYS Susan Charlesworth

021 876 2676 021 876 2592/072 402 9469

Appliance Repair 24/7 Fridges | Freezers Washing machines Tumble dryers, etc.

Gas refill from R250

WhatsApp welcome

fixit930@gmail.com

Local R350; International R800 Copyright: All rights reserved, reproduction in whole or part prohibited.

Views expressed are not necessarily those of the editor. Publication of editorial or advertising matter does not imply endorsement o r warranty in respect of goods or services therin described.

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Myles Agar

FRANSCHHOEK

STORAGE

LANDSCAPE SERVICES, PAVING, TREE FELLING AND PRUNING

For short and long term storage solutions. We offer lockable bays, containers and floor space.

mylesagar@franschhoekwildhoney.co.za 083 279 7960

SAFE. SECURE. AFFORDABLE.

PACKAGING TRAILER HIRE 6 Fabriek Street 0218762174 0823206523

Guaranteed Affordable Prices on Sales & Service of: SMART HD & UHD LED Tvs Home Theatre Systems • Multiroom Audio DSTV Satellite & Terrestrial Installations

DOMESTIC OR COMMERCIAL CLEANING Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Once-off and we can do WINDOW CLEANING, IRONING, CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

9 New Street, Paarl, 7646 T: 021 872 1346 | F: 021 872 6625 E: sales@cathmar.co.za | Web: www.cathmar.co.za

Vicky Cell: 082 975 2494 Email: vjmuscroft@iafrica.com

FRANSCHHOEK’S

Sue’s Gardens

FOR BUILDING • GARDENING • RENO VATING SITUATED BEHIND BP GARAGE • WE SPECIALISE IN: TOOL & EQUIPMENT HIRE Brush Cutters, Lawn Mowers , Chain Saws, Concrete Mixers, Drills , Compressors, Pumps, Jackhammer s

Ons gebruik ons gevorderde lugopmeting stelsel om ‘n kwaliteit besproeiingsontwerp en -stelsel te lewer.

We use our advanced aerial survey equipment to supply a high quality irrigation design and system.

De Villiers Visser Besproeiing / Irrigation

Email

Sue Norman

SERVICING & RE PAIR Light Industrial Equipment

Landscaping and maintenance of gardens, all sizes!

Mulching services available.

RUBBLE & REFUSE REMOV AL DELIVERIE S LIGHT DOMESTIC MOVES PORTABLE LOOS CLEANING of businesses and other premises

UR NEW EMAIL PLEASE NOTE O@ tlook.com suenorman50 ou

always at your service

cell 083 321 3442

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tel/fax: 021 876 2510

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WE MANAGE ALL RELATED HOMEOWNER SERVICES WITHIN FRANSCHHOEK, BOLAND, WINELANDS AND SURROUNDS

Unit A, Fabriek Nationale No 1, 9 Fabriek street, Franschhoek 7690 herman@franschhoekelectric.co.za www.franschhoekelectric.co.za

074 313 7829

FLOOR MASTER STELLENBOSCH

SACEX

Wooden floor repairs, sanding & polishing. Since 1992.

Also solid wood & laminated flooring installations.

Call Tim for a free quotation.

CARBON & ENERGY

Cell: 082 442 5244 Email: floormasterstell@gmail.com Tel: 021 - 887 6707 www.floormasterstellenbosch.co.za

Our service wood floor you!

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November 2021 | 17

Greeff Properties

GREEFF

AFFILIATE

greeffproperties

OF THE YEAR

2018

www.greeff.co.za

On the market SOLE MANDATE

2 MARIECHRISTENE R11 500 000

JOINT MANDATE

14 MONGOOSE R11 700 000

Contemporary country living at it’s best, only a stroll into the village

Breathtaking Fransche Hoek Agricultural Estate with most sensational views

Beds 3 • Bath 3.5 • Reception 1 • Garages 2

Beds 3 • Bath 4.5 • Receptions 3 • Garages 2

Web Ref 4834960

Web Ref 4675490

Significant sales UNDER OFFER

SILVERMIST FARM R69 000 000*

12 RIVERSIDE LANE R18 500 000*

SOLD

21 ROUX STREET R18 000 000*

SOLD

SOLD

10 RIVERSIDE LANE R16 900 000*

SOLD

2 RIVERSIDE LANE R10 950 000*

*Listed price Meet the Greeff Christie’s International Franschhoek team. Left to right: Christie Winkler, Intern Agent focusing on La Petite Provence Estate and Sectional Title units; Carrick Campbell, residential and farms; Aimee Campbell, residential and farms; Janet Roets, rentals.

Christie Winkler 060 991 0252 christie@greeff.co.za

Carrick Campbell 071 502 3517 carrick@greeff.co.za

Aimee Campbell 072 693 4052 aimee@greeff.co.za

62 Huguenot Street, Franschhoek, 7690, Western Cape, South Africa | 021 007 0673 | www.greeff.co.za

Janet Roets 061 984 5244 franschhoek@greeff.co.za

#GreeffLove www.feedthenation.org.za

18 | November 2021

French Country House - R11.5 million Web ref: 4660845 Set against the backdrop of endless mountain and valley views on the Fransche Hoek Agricultural Estate, this modern home has all the hallmarks of a stylish French country house. 4 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms.

Bev 082 901 6966 or bev@sirwinelands.co.za Moira 082 896 3597 or moira@sirwinelands.co.za

Comfortable Village living - R6.5 million Web ref: 4538554 Picturesque home in a quiet side street in Franschhoek. Under thatch and with a reed ceiling, there is a double volume living area. Two bedrooms en-suite, as well as a third room which can be used as a study or dining room.

Bev 082 901 6966 or bev@sirwinelands.co.za Moira 082 896 3597 or moira@sirwinelands.co.za

$150 Billion 75 GLOBAL SALES VOLUME FOR 2020

COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES

24 000

1000

SALES ASSOCIATES WORLDWIDE

OFFICES WORLDWIDE

Retro Architectural Gem - R8.5 million Web ref: 4024261 Set in a quiet and upmarket corner of the village. 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms Bev 082 901 6966 or bev@sirwinelands.co.za Moira 082 896 3597 or moira@sirwinelands.co.za

NOTHING COMPARES

Georgian-style townhouse - R5.5 million Web ref: 4514652 A beautiful fully furnished Georgian-style townhouse in an exceptional village high street position within walking distance of everything that Franschhoek has to offer. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms.

Bev 082 901 6966 or bev@sirwinelands.co.za Moira 082 896 3597 or moira@sirwinelands.co.za

Franschhoek Agricultural Estate - R4.95 million Web ref: 937891 Pied-a-terre bordering a green belt with an interior space of 350m² on 3 levels.

3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms.

Bev 082 901 6966 or bev@sirwinelands.co.za Moira 082 896 3597 or moira@sirwinelands.co.za

sothebysrealty.co.za Each office is independently owned and operated

November 2021 | 19

Exlusive Mandates LA PETITE PROVENCE, FRANSCHHOEK R4.95 MILLION 3 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms / 4 Parking

Much-loved & well-maintained home surrounded by beautiful views. An enclosed patio with glass/conservatory section offers plenty of natural light, and the open-plan living areas have high ceilings and exposed trusses.

Offering comfortable living and well-positioned on the estate.

Ref: FWI1539839

LA PETITE PROVENCE, FRANSCHHOEK R4.25 MILLION 3 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms / 3 Parking

A bright, modern cottage in immaculate condition, newly renovated with quality finishes, in a secure estate.

The well-designed kitchen offers granite tops and an integrated fridge, and beautiful sash windows in the bedrooms allow in natural light.

Ref: FWI1544062

FRANSCHHOEK R2.5 MILLION 2 Bedrooms / 1 Bathrooms / 2 Parking

Well-established apartments set in a quiet part of town, yet only a short walk from the main road of Franschhoek village. Offering good finishes with travertine floors throughout, an openplan living area opening onto an East-facing balcony, communal swimming pool, garage with laundry section, and guest parking.

Ref: FWI1547575

It is those who live their life Remarkably who inspire our own.

Franschhoek Winelands 021 876 2100

Dr Emmanuel Taban. Pulmonologist.

The child refugee from South Sudan who walked 6400 km to find freedom in South Africa.

Live Remarkable.

Jeanine Allen 082 410 6837 | Doug Gurr 072 610 7208

20 | November 2021

LOCAL

EXPERTISE

NATIONAL

PRESENCE

INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE

REDUCED

BO LA MOTTE - SOLE MANDATE

CABRIERE STREET - JOINT MANDATE

TUIN STREET - SOLE MANDATE

Part of one of the original farms settled by the Huguenots in the late 1600’s. Income producing 16 ha Lifestyle Wine Estate a 10 minute walk from Franschhoek centre. Historic four bedroom Main House. Income from 6 self-catering cottages, 100 tonne wine cellar, vineyards and olive trees. Asking price excludes VAT.

One of Franschhoek’s finest historic homes, beautifully renovated to present a classic contemporary finish. Very large three bedrooms ensuite main house with open plan kitchen/dining, double volume living room library, office, media room. Separate income producing cottage.

Deep covered verandah, lush north-facing mature garden with eco pool.

Lovely 3 bedroom house on quiet residential street.

Double volume living room open plan to kitchen/dining room, spacious ground floor master bedroom, two double bedrooms en-suite and study/office area, pool, mature gardens single garage and off street parking.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

R75 000 000 ex VAT

R18 500 000

R7 500 000

REFURBISHED OFFICE OPENING SOON! We hope you haven’t missed us too much over the last few weeks while our offices and the Centre du Franschhoek are being refurbished.

VICTORIA VILLAGE - SOLE MANDATE Charming 3 bedroom cottage excellently located in a private and tranquil corner of desirable Victoria Village gated estate.

Spacious living/dining room, open plan to a generous separate kitchen. Main bedroom en-suite two further bedrooms with family bathroom, mature garden and single garage.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

Our new look office will be opening during November so please drop in to see us for a coffee and a chat.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Tom, Heidi and Terry-Lee

R3 950 000

RESERVOIR STREET - SOLE MANDATE Ideally located just off the High Street, exuding Franschhoek charm this double storey property presents both commercial and residential opportunities. The ground floor currently rented out for commercial use. Lovely two bedroom first floor apartment. Walled garden including small vineyard. This is an intriguing property in a great location.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

R7 500 000

VAN RIEBEECK STREET - SOLE MANDATE

VAN WIJK STREET STREET - SOLE MANDATE

ARTISANS VILLAGE - SOLE MANDATE

Three bedroom family home set on large plot in a quiet, leafy residential street within easy walking distance to the village centre.

Spacious open kitchen/living/dining room, expansive covered patio overlooking the mature garden, ideal for indoor/ outdoor living and entertaining. Also includes pool and double garage.

This 3 bedroom Cape Victorian style property, within easy walking distance of the village, has great kerb appeal, with mature trees & gardens brimming with white roses and lavender. Inside the period feel continues with a spacious open plan living/dining area, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and large double garage. Lots of potential and viewing is highly recommended.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194 R7 500 000

Mixed use commercial and residential premises. Ideal investment opportunity. Two apartments and one small business unit upstairs and three large business units downstairs. The upstairs apartments each have two bedrooms sharing a bathroom with balconies with excellent views of the mountains. The business units each have their own restroom.

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

R5 500 000

300 offices globally 40 offices nationally

Tom Clode 079 955 3114 Terry-Lee George 082 650 9194

R5 750 000 inc VAT

Fine & Country Franschhoek 23 Huguenot St, Franschhoek, 7690 +27 (0)21 876 3322 | franschhoek@fineandcountry.com