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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6503 FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2015 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Wynbedryf vir Hentiesbaai
Maria Davel-Wallis As alles vlot verloop, gaan die vonkelwynproppe in Desember 2018 op Hentiesbaai klap. Inwoners, besoekers en hul vriende gaan mekaar se gesondheid vier met vonkelwyn uit eie bodem.
Stiaan Cloete by sy wynstokke
Die wingerdstokke is drie weke gelede geplant, en die botsels sit reeds groen. 'n Jong, plaaslike blinkbrein-entrepreneur, Stiaan Cloete, wat ook 'n gekwalifiseerde wynmaker is, werk reeds langer as twee jaar om dié droom van 'n volwaardige vonkelwynbedryf op Hentiesbaai te verwesenlik. “Ek kom eintlik van Johannesburg. Het nog altyd gehou van plante en my tannie sê eendag, toe ek nog op skool was, hoekom word ek nie 'n wynmaker nie. Dit is waar die saadjie geplant is. Ek het in 2000 aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch gaan studeer, en het my BscAgric Wingerd- en Wynkundegraad verwerf.
Gedurende my studies het dit baie duidelik geword dat alles vir my oor die druiwe gaan. Ek het toe my Honneursgraad in Wingerdkunde gedoen. Gedurende my studies het ek by Vergelegen in Somerset-Wes prakties gedoen, en in 2006 het ek by Klein Constantia begin werk as assistantwynmaker. Daarna het ek die posisie van wingerdkundige beklee en baie nou saam met die wynmaker gewerk. Ons moes seker maak van die beste druiwe en sodoende die beste wyn. Omdat ek eers in die kelder gewerk het weet ek presies hoe om wingerdstokke te bestuur vir die beste eindproduk”, het Cloete onlangs aan namib times ver-
duidelik. Cloete het ook Frankryk, Chile en Argentinië besoek en daar gewerk om sy kennis te verbreed. En toé word hy en sy gesin Namibiërs. “Ek en my vrou Zanelle en ons 2-jarige seuntjie Sebastiaan het in 2013 besluit om alles op te pak en my skoonpa te kom help op Hentiesbaai, nadat my skoonma twee jaar vroeër oorlede is. Ons het onsself vyf jaar gegun. As dit nie sou werk nie, sou ons terugtrek na Suid-Afrika.” Die stokke is drie weke gelede geplant en het begin bot, het 'n baie opgewonde Cloete vertel. “Ek het spesiaal Chardonnay en Pinot Noir wingerdstokke geplant. Dit is Franse vonkel-
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Decay of Swakopmund Government Gardens irks resident
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NWR confirms coastal Two on the run after Swakopmund gang rape camp sites open again Mavourlene !Gaёs Two men made a first appearance in the Swakopmund magistrate's court on Wednesday on charges of rape, after a 30year-old woman was gang raped in the holiday town's Mondesa suburb early Saturday morning. At the time of going to press yesterday, the Swakopmund police was hot on the heels of two more suspects on the run whom are believed to have participated in the alleged gang rape. The accused, Chris Van Wyk (21) and Desmond !Owos-oab (18), were denied bail by magistrate Surita Savage and will return to court on 9 December this year. It was understood the accused will
apply for legal aid in the meantime to make a bid for bail. NamPol Detective Chief Inspector, Moses !Uwu//khaeb confirmed the incident and said the crime was committed in Masilo Street.
“It is alleged the woman had a night out and was the on her way home when the four men attacked her,” explained !Uwu//khaeb. He added the rape is suspected to have taken Continues on page 2
Madelaine Laubscher The Jakkalputz, Mile 72 and Mile 108 camping sites will be open for this festive season, Namibia Wildlife Resorts confirmed this week in the wake of an agreement with two Swakopmund businesses, Platinum- and Quantum Investments respectively for the upgrading of the said facilities in the next month. Although this comes as positive news, after NWR at first made a decision not to open these camp sites for the 2015/16 festive holiday season, there were doubts yesterday whether the two businesses will be able to deliver in time and have the fa-
cilities clean and ready for scores of holiday makers to occupy these camping sites by the beginning of December as per the agreement with NWR. NWR took possession of Mile 14, Jakkalsputz, Mile 72 and Mile 108 camp sites in recent
weeks from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Due to the state of the facilities at all these camp sites it was decided not to open it for holiday makers for December and January. Instead to develop it in the course of 2016 and Continues on page 2
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Hairdresser to refund customer after cut gone bad
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