3 April 2014

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Nood onder bejaardes al groter

“Wanneer bejaardes klaar hul munisipale rekening betaal het, het hulle nie meer geld oor om van te lewe nie�

Die dames van die Fynbos Dienssentrum agter die kospotte

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Nood onder plaaslike bejaardes al groter Gerard Grobler KLEINMOND – Die maatskaplike nood onder bejaardes in ons omgewing is aan die toeneem. Dit te midde van die trae ekonomie en die voortdurende styging in die koste van munisipale tariewe en basiese noodsaaklikhede, sê me Melanie Wiles bestuurder van die Fynbos Dienssentrum, “ Die probleem word groter.

Bejaardes raak meer en meer verarm”, sê Wiles. Die sentrum het tans 442 lede waarvan 130 aktief van die diens gebruik maak. Net meer as dertig van die sentrum se lede ontvang slegs die staatspensioen van R1360 per maand. “ Alles styg. Toe ek sewe jaar gelede hier gekom het, het ‘n bord kos R5 gekos. Altesaam 30 mense het elke dag by ons ‘n maaltyd gekry. Vandag is daar agt oor. Dieselfde bord kos (vir iemand wat ‘n staatspensioen

verdien) kos vandag R19. Mense kan dit nie meer bekostig nie.

Mense wat eers elke dag kom eet het, eet nou net drie keer per week of glad nie”. Die sentrum se fooie is gegrond op ‘n glyskaal waarvolgens mense wat meer as R3000 per maand verdien die volle prys moet betaal, terwyl die wat minder verdien deur die sentrum gesubsidieer moet word. Die geld hiervoor kom uit ledegeld, skenkings en fondsinsamelingspogings.

Wiles sê hulle kry wel ‘n ook skenkings van die staat en Cape Community Chest wat saam tussen R8000 en R9000 ‘n maand beloop. “ Dit is hoekom ons altyd mooi vra dat mense by ons aansluit. Al maak hulle nie gebruik van ons dienste nie, kan ons dié geld gebruik vir dié wat nie het nie……. en die wat nie het nie, word al meer”.

Wiles vertel dat mense en veral (vervolg op bl 3)

Overstrand Herald (vervolg van bl 2) besighede in vroeër jare mildelik gegee het. “ Hier het bokse en bokse kos aangekom.

Vandag is dit egter ‘n ander saak. Mense het nie meer geld nie en die nood word al groter. Dit is ‘n verskriklik moeilike situasie en ek kan nie sien hoe dit beter gaan raak nie”.

Another Kleinmond organisation which is putting up an especially brave fight against the ever increasing odds, is a group of volunteers called The Hands of Compassion. A member, who did not wish to be identified, told the Herald that they currently support some fifty local families as well as a few Betty’s Bay residents. The volunteers gather donations and distribute them free of charge to needy people and families. In addition, the volounteers buy cooked meals when needed and these are are delivered 2-3 times a week. She says there has been a sudden increase in the number of people who need help while they can scarcely cope with those they help out at the moment. “ These are people who

3 April 2014 have fallen on hard times. It may be that a son that previously supported his family and his parents suddenly lost his job. Or it may be kids come home to live with their parents. The parents have a home that they own and have lived in for thirty years. The problem is now they have to pay for the kids as well. In the end nobody can afford to live. They can’t pay the rates and taxes and there is no food. Please do not think that these are only people of colour. It is affecting all communities. The cost of food is killing people”. ‘n Ander lid van Hande van Deernis vertel dat hulle ‘n hele network van vrywilligers is wat verskillende take het. Sommige kook en vries sop, ander maak die onverkoopte produkte by winkels bymekaar en ander bring besoeke aan mense wat hulp nodig het. Sy vertel dat dit dikwels gebeur dat hulle vertel word van mense wat doodgewoon niks in hul huise het om te eet nie – nie eers basiese goed nie. Soms moet hulle ingryp as mense siek is en ‘n dokter kry of sorg dat hulle by ‘n hospitaal

Bladsy 3 uitkom. Dit gebeur dikwels, vertel sy, dat mense/gesinne in ‘n oulike plek bly waarvoor ander mense die huur betaal, maar dan is daar nie kos of meubels in die huis nie. In een geval het die kinders van ‘n ma ‘n R1000 spa geskenkbewys gestuur, terwyl sy nie kos in die huis gehad het nie.

Baie ouer mense, sê sy, bly in buitekamers of klein woonstelletjies. Ook, sê sy, is dit dikwels die geval dat wanneer bejaardes klaar hul munisipale rekening betaal het, hulle nie meer geld oor het om van te lewe nie. Sy sê Hande van Deernis is geheel en al afhanklik van skenkings. “ Daar is ‘n dierbare man ( ons weet nie wie hy is nie) wat gereeld aartappels gee. ‘n Ander bring gereeld tamaties. Dan is daar is ten minste twee instansies wat ons gereeld borg met basiese produkte soos pasta, rys en tee. Dit alles help. Dankie Vader Kleinmonders is harte is oop vir ons”.

Me Jansie Engelbrecht van die NG Kerk se Barmhartigheidsdiens sê hulle verskaf tans kospakkies aan 12 mense of gesinne. “ Ek is seker daar is baie mense wat ons mis (vervolg op bl 6)

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Fishermen up in arms over no-take MPA BETTY’S BAY – Local fishermen have strongly objected to the proposed no-take Marine Protected area in Betty’s Bay and have suggested that the MPA be moved to a nonresidential area.

On 27 March, Anchor Environmental Consultants and Cape Nature hosted a stakeholders meeting in the Crassula Community Hall to discuss the proposed rezone of the Marine Protected Area in Betty’s Bay. The Department of Environmental Affairs intend to rezone the MPA as a no-take MPA. This means that no fishing - including shore-angling or diving - will be allowed in the MPA. Currently shore-angling and recreational diving is allowed.

According to Barry Clark, environmentalist at Anchor Environmental Consultants, the aim of the MPA is to establish breeding ground for fish like the Galjoen and Steenbras whose population is being threatened

Mathew de Villiers Muller (Local fisherman): “At the end of the day the poor fishermen are targeted.” by overfishing. “Betty’s Bay MPA 08:00 till 16:00 daily –no night is an ideal breeding ground for diving will be allowed. Accordfish species since the bay area ing to Clark the borders of the consists of shallow pools that MPA will be more fruitful than offer warm breeding grounds the current situation in Betty’s for the fish.” Fishermen will still Bay. “The MPA will cause a spill be able to fish on the borders over effect, which in theory will of the MPA and recreational mean that fish who breed in the diving will be allowed form MPA will see a drastic increase

Dr. Barry Clark (Anchor Environment): “Betty’s Bay is an ideal breeding ground for fish species.” in their population, resulting in fish spilling over into the boundaries of the MPA where fishing is allowed. Abalone poaching is also a big concern for the Department of Environmental Affairs and another reason for the implementation of a no-take (continued on p 5)

Overstrand Herald (continued from p 4) MPA”, says Clark.

According to Clark the aim of the meeting was to discuss the notake and to send feedback from the fishermen and divers to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The meeting resulted in mixed emotions from the local anglers and divers.

Rodger Porter, a fisherman whose family has been living in Betty’s Bay since 1936, gave his full support for the MPA’s cause.

“This part of South Africa is very unique and we have to work together with the Department of Environmental Affairs to make sure we preserve it.” Porter suggested that the boundaries of the MPA be extended to accommodate all anglers.

The majority of the local anglers who attended the meeting disapproved of the no-take MPA and suggested that the MPA be moved between Pringle Bay and Rooiels where no residents live. “People who suffer are law abiding citizens, not abalone

3 April 2014 poachers”, said Theuns Prinsloo, local fisherman. “Betty’s Bay is a holiday destination, not a conservation area. A father and son wants to enjoy a day of fishing together, if the MPA is implemented a tradition will be lost.”

“The biggest threat for the MPA is abalone, at the end of the day the poor angler is targeted”, said Mathew de Villiers Muller.

Muller bought a house near the MPA and is now concerned that his real estate value will take a knock because of the MPA. “I love fishing, I am physically disabled and can’t get access to the borders of the MPA where the area is covered with rocks.”

The concerns raised at the stakeholders meeting will be issued in a document format to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The Minister will then make her decision and publish a notice of intent to rezone the MPA in the government gazette.

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Koperdiefstal neem toe KLEINMOND – Huise in Kleinmond word steeds geteiken deur koper diewe en die diefstal lei tot groot waterverlies.

Volgens John Tanton, sekretaris van Kleinmond Straatwag, was daar verlede week koperdiefstal voorvalle by eiendomme in Kusweg en Alheitstraat (Palmiet Noord). “Ons is ook in kennis gestel van ‘n voorval in Boekenhoutlaan (Klein Berlyn) waar die diefstal van 18 meter koperpype groot waterverlies

tot gevolg gehad het omdat die diefstal eers na ‘n paar dae waargeneem is.” Die meeste van hierdie voorvalle het bedags plaasgevind en oor die naweek.

A.o Jaco van Wyk, woordvoerder van Kleinmond SAPD, het bevestig dat koperdiefstal is aan die toeneem en dat inwoners aanbeveel word om hulle koperpype en geelkoper kraankoppe met plastiek pype te vervang om sodoende skade en diefstal te verminder.

KLEINMOND– Die polisie se veldtog teen dwelmhandel duur voort.

Die polisie het die afgelope week op tik, mandrax, dagga en ‘n groot hoeveelheid geld beslag gelê. Volgens a.o Jaco van Wyk,

waarnemende stasiebevelvoerder is drie inhegtenisnemings gemaak in verband met die dwelmhandel en ‘n verdere inhegtenisneming is in Strand gemaak op gesteelde goedere uit Kleinmond.

Drie vas oor dwelms

Jossie Theron oorlede

KLEINMOND - Me. Jossie Theron, ‘n bekende inwoner van Kusweg, is Maandagoggend oorlede. Die begrafnis sal Vrydag om 11:30 vanuit die Gereformeerde Kerk in Dertiende Laan wees.

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Nood onder bejaardes (vervolg van bl 3) – mense is trots”. Ook hier is die nood aan die toeneem. “ As mense wat ouderdomspensioen kry klaar hul water en ligte betaal het is daar niks oor nie”, beaam sy. Die kospakkies kos tussen R350 en R400 elk en bevat meestal goedere soos koffie, tee, blikkieskos, bietjie margarien, eiers en miskien ‘n

bietjie vleis. Die pakkies word gewoonlik een keer per maand uitgedeel tensy mense ‘regtig sonder kos sit’. Die kerk maak ook aan die einde van die jaar Kerspakkies op. Die kerk help ook baie wat die skole aan betref. Hulle betaal die skool- en busgelde van talle hulpbehoewende kinders van die omgewing.

Wil jy help?

Wil u graag help om ander te help? U kan dit doen deur ‘n bejaarde se etes te borg of om ‘n klein maandelikse aftrekorder ten gunste van die Fynbos Diensentrum te teken. Skakel Melanie Wiles by 028 271 3602.

Die Hande van Deernis doen wonderlike werk.

Om ‘n skenking te maak of betrokke te raak vra u kerk om met hulle in verbinding te tree.

Hulle verkies om anoniem te bly.

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Overstrand DA Councillors on the electioneering trail It appears that the Democratic Alliance can rely on substantial support from voters residing in the Black and Coloured communities of the HangklipKleinmond area during the upcoming National and Provincial elections on May 7.

About 40 Overstrand municipal councillors and branch committee members participated in an outreach on Saturday 29 March 2014 during which they visited the Mooiuitsig community in Betty’s Bay, the Overhills informal settlement in Kleinmond as well as Riemvasmaak, a relatively new low-cost housing development.

They also reached out to shoppers in the Kleinmond business centre.

Pamphlets were distributed and t-shirts handed to staunch supporters. The group ran out of the latter very quickly. In order not to disappoint enthusiastic members of the community, some of the visitors even took

off their own t-shirts to help meet the demand.

Good spirit prevailed all over and at some of the stops, members of the community came forward to encouraged

their fellow-residents on the public address system to vote for the DA. Overstrand Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, who led the outreach, said the effort had

been a great success and more are being planned to other areas of the municipality over the next few weeks.

Report and Photo’s: SSMA / Fanie Krige

Jan Swart, ‘n inwoner van Kleinmond was laas week ‘n slagoffer van ‘n kar inbraak

Kleinmond weer misdaad teiken KLEINMOND– Die Herald het verlede week berig oor die wisseling van misdaad tussen Kleinmond en Bettysbaai. Die afgelope week was dit weer Kleinmond wat deurgeloop het.

Volgens John Tanton, Sekretaris van Kleinmond Straatwag, was Proteadorp en Poppedorp die wyke wat die ergste deurgeloop het, en Heuningkloof en Palmiet was die enigste wyke waar geen misdaad aangemeld is nie.

Volgens a.o Jaco van Wyk, woordvoerder van plaaslike polisie, gebeur dit wanneer die polisie mannekrag deurstuur

na waar misdaadaktiwiteite hoog is. Volgens Van Wyk was huisbrake en algemene diefstal uit ‘n voertuig bo aan die lys.

“Meeste van die voorvalle het gedurende die dag plaasgevind en ‘n hoë aantal het Sondag plaasgevind. Hoof toegangsroetes vir inbrekers is glydeure en vensters.”

“Ons vra dat inwoners van Kleinmond oplet na beweging in hulle woonbuurte en om enige persone wat doelloos ronddrentel of verdag optree aan te meld by die polisie”, sê van Wyk.

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Kliniese Onkoloog by VLV ‘n Volgepakte kerksaal in Kleinmond, insluitend spesiale gaste en besoekers, was seker onbewus van die gure weer buite tydens die VLV- maandvergadering op Dinsdag 25 Maart 2014.

Die VLV-gesondheidsportefeulje het gesorg vir ‘n verrykende middag met gassprekers uit die boonste rakke. Dr. Sandra van Rooyen, ‘n bekende kliniese onkoloog van Somerset-Wes was die hoofspreeker van die dag en het met die dames kom gesels oor kanker. Dr. Sandra se boodskap was bemoedigend en somtyds grappig. Van die dames het na die tyd getuig dat hulle die lewe nog steeds voluit geniet na behandeling vir hierdie siekte.

Dr. Sandra het beklemtoon dat ouderdom nie ‘n faktor speel in die besluitneming of kankerbehandeling toegepas moet word al dan nie.

Trix Pienaar, die bekende aktrise en skrywer met ‘n Swartlandse Brei wat in ‘n “treinhuis” in Pringlebaai woon, het ‘n aantal gedigte voorgelees. Haar unieke stem, tesame met haar energie en lewenslus het haar een van ons land se geliefde aktrises gemak en dit was wonderlike om haar persoonlik te kon ontmoet

Trix Pienaar

Dr. Sandra van Rooyen en met haar te kon gesels.

Daar was die maand verskeie kompetisies. Dit was be-moedigend dat soveel lede deelgeneem het en die be-oordelaars, Dimpsey Krone en Maria Whitehead, het na die tyd waardevolle kommentaar oor die inskrywings gegee. Wel gedaan aan almal wat deelgeneem het.

Baie dankie aan die gesondheidspan vir die interessante, vol program en heerlike verversings na die tyd. Die gaste het vir geruime tyd na afloop van die amptelike program nog saam gekuier en lekker gesels.

(Berig Alice van Rooyen)

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3 April 2014 happen if he cross examines John’s viewpoints.” This led to an exchange of a few “let me put it to you” puns between me ‘n Gereelde rubrieke oor and Bradley, before we turned aktuele sake deur Fanie Krige to a serious matter.

“I saw you at the public Fanie Krige van Solid Stuff participation meeting for the Media Agency is ‘n bedrewe extension of the Betty’s Bay potjiekosmaker wat al in MPA (Marine Protected Area),” die politieke kookkuns by ‘n Bradley stated. “Yo, I was lucky kollege klasgegee en ook jare to get a seat in Crassula Hall. It se ondervinding in munisipale was a different bunch of people kombuise het. Hy glo dat met that you wouldn’t normally ‘n bietjie speserye en kruie find at meetings, and they en genoeg tyd kan jy iets van were not chuffed at all about benerige vleis en moerige the idea of turning Betty’s Bay aartappels maak. Peper hom into a ‘no take fishing zone”, I gerus met vrae by redakteur@ replied. “Yes and the next thing overstrandherald.co.za. Ons will be that they will try to ban stuur dit aan. surfing. Luckily, those fishing guys were no walkover. They had very good arguments and managed to expose the weak spots in the case for a no take zone,” Bradley said. “I think they showed that there is no for Betty’s Bay, he was the coactual scientific evidence that owner of a thriving electronics Betty’s Bay will be ideal for a franchise. Unfortunately, his no take zone. “What fish are partner was not as successful, breeding here? Apparently and within a year, the company none, because it is too cold closed down. I do, however, and the current is too strong! think that was part of Bradley’s And where can fishermen grand plan to get down to the with difficulty to move about, basics of life. get access to fishing spots if Bradley is a fountain of inverted Betty’s Bay beach is off limits wisdom and it is always fun to for them? And what about all share thoughts with him. Since I those fishermen who invested could do with some upliftment, I walked over. “So what is bothering you?” he asked, and I explained that I am pondering about the response my new column in the Overstrand Herald is receiving. “You know, I even got a call from Wilhelm, the Baron of Hangklip, who offered to organise the Pringle Bay Volunteer Fire Fighters to hose me off after John’s letter.” “Well, you just need to remember that it is not necessary to be liked by everybody,” Bradley reassured me.

“Another question for you is whether my short military career has tainted me and if I am not entitled to an opinion?”

“Off course, not,” said Bradley, “It does not matter where you gained your experience, it’s what you do with it. For John’s information, Barry Roux also started off his legal career in the army! Imagine what will

Potjiekos

Betty’s Bay MPA seems to be a flawed process Last Friday I strolled down Betty’s Bay Main Beach deeply in thought, not even noticing the foam washing over my bare feet, when suddenly my attention was drawn to a lanky figure in a black wetsuit waving me to his lookout point on the dune closest to the beach. It was Bradley, our village’s aging, soul searching, surfer. He is one of those eccentrics that one can’t help but admire. Bradley realised early in his life that surfing was the greatest activity one could do, and managed at age sixteen to leave a well known Natal boarding school and enrol at the University of Natal to finish his matric, while spending most of his days at Dairy Beach.

Intelligent enough to achieve a degree in the maximum number of years, he went over to England to pursue a career in Banking. I wonder who was the most relieved – himself or the London bankers - when he decided after two months to return to his home waters, never to take up employment again. No, our Bradley was savvy enough to start up his own business in his parent’s garage.

He stayed on the cutting edge of his trade and when he left Durban some fifteen years ago

Bladsy 13 in holiday houses because of their love for fishing? “And then, the policing issue. The poachers are already running circles around the authorities and now they want to take away their eyes and ears off the beaches. “But you know, what bothered me the most is how can the person who drives the process, also facilitate public participation? How can you be sure that opposing opinions will be taken into consideration? In my opinion, it was a fatal flaw not to use a neutral facilitator.

The no take zone is not going anywhere!” At that stage I had to part with the following words: “Well, I am not too sure about that, but hats off to the fisherfolk who fought well for their rights. I was really impressed by them!”

Entertainment tip for the week: Last week I mentioned the excellent way Wilhelm braaied the Gemsbok fillet. I asked him for the secret and according to him with any venison you must make sure the meat is wind-dried. However, he would prefer making rauchfleisch from such a piece of meat. This is a long process and can take up to a few weeks to achieve the best results. Google rauchfleisch selber machen and make use of the translate function.

Overstrand Herald God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other

‘n Weeklikse rubriek deur Ilna Grobler ilna@overstrandherald.co.za

3 April 2014 daad gepleeg onder die een of ander emosie.

Tensy ‘n mens se kop raas, MOET jy weet dat wat jy doen reg of verkeerd is en dan, tensy ‘n opperste Feigling is, moet jy die gevolge van jou dade kan vat.

Of dalk is dit die kat-en-muisspelery met die gereg wat vir

Nog ‘n koppie?

Bladsy 14 sommiges ‘n uitdaging is. Maar dalk is hulle net te lamlendig om verantwoordelikheid vir hul dade te neem. Dis wat ek dink. *Indien hierdie skrywer dalk die titel van daardie boek verkeerd gebruik, verskoon tog maar. Sy het nie die boek gelees nie. Sy erken dit ruiterlik.

Briewe

Fifty shades of grey* ‘n Oulap vir ouma Dis mos nou hier waar die Duitse woord “Feigling” sommer meer gevoel aan die begrip “lafhartigheid” gee as die Afrikaanse eweknie. Die afsku wat gepaard gaan met die begrip, spring sommer uit. Vir my in elk geval.

Dis asof mense al hoe meer agter die een of ander ander mens/ sindroom/ swakheid probeer wegkruip vir ‘n gebrek aan iets wat in die ou dae “inbors” genoem is.

Daar is altyd die een of ander verskoning wanneer iemand die wet oortree/ geweldadig raak/ nalatig is. Die w(reld bestaan skynbaar hoofsaaklik uit papperds. Die tronke sit in ieder geval vol van hulle, want, so verstaan ek, almal wat opgesluit is, is glo onskuldig.

Dit wil nie s( dat daar dalk wel onskuldige mense daar sit wat oranje pakkies dra nie, maar die oorgrote meerderheid? Ek weet darem nie.

Op die oomblik is daar twee wat ek van weet, wie se selsleutels asseblief tog maar in die pos kan wegraak: Die mannetjie van Griekwastad en die enetjie van Waterkloof.

My pa het ‘n uitdrukking gehad wat vir my voel op dié twee veral, maar talle ander wat hul onskuld luidkeels propageer, van toepassing kan wees: “Bragger” Bakbeentjies. Die houding van diesulkes spreek boekdele. Hul oë vertel die res.

Ek moes so tien/elf jaar gelede die gruwelike moord op ‘n 17jarige seun vir die koerant volg.

Sy moordenaars het ‘n hele ruk lank breëbors op Piketberg

rondgeloop, totdat die getuienis teen hulle hulle darem in die tronk gekry het. Hulle het op tegniese punte kon drie van die vyf nie skuldig bevind word nie en so het hulle weer windmaker op die dorp kom rondloop, terwyl die inwoners almal geweet het hulle is so skuldig soos kom kan. En toe word hulle later weer aangekeer, hierdie keer op ’n klag van gewapende roof. Die keer kon hulle nie hulself daaruit draai nie.

Gits ja, hulle het in armoede grootgeword. Maar raai, dit gebeur met die oorgrote meerderheid van die inwoners van die aarde, maar nie almal raak misdadigers nie. Dan is daar ook natuurlik mense wat so ryk is soos Croesus en so skelm is soos die houtjie van die galg. Hulle kry ook altyd iemand anders om hul pak te vat. Soos die arme kinders wat in vervloeë dae, pak gekry het wanneer ‘n jong prins die een of ander oortreding begaan het.

Deesdae is daar dikwels ‘n sielkundige verklaring vir alles.

Nie dat ek nié in sielkunde glo nie. Hoe het oom Willem Burger van die Burgerstrandhuis op ‘n keer ges(? Hy glo in sielkunde wat mens so nou en dan met ‘n lat onderstreep.

Dit wil al lyk asof mense deesdae wil óór kompenseer vir die dae toe die pak eers gegee en die vrae later gevra is.

Dinge is nie meer uit waans uit reg of verkeerd nie, daar moet ‘n motivering vir ‘n daad wees.

Dan kan daar aan ’n mens gestel word hoekom ‘n handeling nie ‘n wandaad is nie, maar slegs ‘n

Vir diegene wat saamleef met die “Oumas en Oupas” van die Overstrand munisipaliteit weet dat die situasie veel erger is as wat beskryf word in Die Burger van 29 Maart onder die opskrif: “Net ‘n Oulap vir Ouma”. Daar is natuurlik vele redes hoekom nie net pensionarisse nie op ‘n oulap in die Overstrand moet oorleef. Ons het te vroeg afgetree, ‘n pakket gevat, te min voorsien vir die oudag, siektes het ons ingehaal en nog meer redes.

Ons kan ook kla oor hoë kospryse, duur petrol en dienste, alles die skuld van inflasie. Maar as ons kyk na die Overstrand munisipaliteit se 2013/14 konsep begroting sal ons sien dat ons mees senior amptenaar bykans R1,6 miljoen per jaar, verdien, ses direkteure se salarispakkette wissel tussen R1 miljoen en meer as R1,5 miljoen per jaar. Die afgelope vyf jaar het senior bestuur se vergoeding met gemiddeld 12,3% gestyg. Voeg hierby nog die vergoeding van 25 raadslede van bykans R8 miljoen en die totale salarisrekening vir blou boordjie bestuur beloop R17,9 miljoen, Waag dit om te kla en jy word daarop gewys dat ‘n privaat konsultant die salaris

aanbevelings doen.

Dit is geen wonder dat mense wegtrek na ander dorpe en dat baie ander mense finansieel swaarkry nie. Dit terwyl een persoon in die munisipaliteit meer as R140 000 (voor belasting) per maand huistoe neem. Geen wonder dat ‘n plaaslike koerant die munisipale kantore op Hermanus as ‘n “Miljoenêrfabriek” bestempel nie.

Praat, versoek, soebat, betoog help nie, al wat gebeur is dat die infrastruktuur verswak, dat inwoners se klagtes en versoeke ignoreer word en dat tariewe bly styg om die “miljoenêrfabriek” te finansier.

Die burgemeester sê reguit, “as jy ‘n probleem het—doen aansoek vir deernishulp”.

Mnr Ian Nielsen, onderburgemeester van Kaapstad het gesê: “as personeelkoste meer is as ‘n derde van ons begroting is” (Die Burger, 8 Augustus 2013) “is die risiko daar dat jy personeel mag hê, maar geen geld vir hulle om te bestee nie”.

Die Overstrand munisipaliteit se salaris uitgawe vir 2013/14 is reeds 32,2% van begroting. Die gevolg – ons infrastruktuur gaan agteruit en daar is net “’n oulap vir Ouma” .... Gawie Eksteen

Munisipale salarisse Nee, nou raak dit darem heeltemal te erg met die salarisse van raadslede en die senior personeel van die Overstrand Munisipaliteit. Die munisipale bestuurder gaan amper R1,7 miljoen verdien

teenoor `n direkteur-generaal in die staatsdiens wat R1,5 miljoen verdien. `n direkteur in die staatsdiens verdien R771306 teenoor die direkteure van die OM wat tussen R1047529 en (vervolg op bl 15)

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Briewe (vervolg van bl 14) R1562501 gaan verdien. Ek wil weet hoe dit geregverdig kan word as die spanwydte van beheer van `n DG en direkteur in die staatsdiens wat duisende personeellede en begrotings van biljoene rande moet bestuur, vergelyk word met die OM se begroting van R869 miljoen en minder personeel as die van `n staatsdepartement.

Nou word die voorsiening vir kapitale investering gesnoei om die begroting nie te veel te laat styg nie. Enige boer weet as jy nie jaarliks jou infrastruktuur in stand hou en gedurig verbeter nie, dan lui die klokke van die bankrotvendusie binne `n paar jaar. Die raadslede en senior

personeel moet hul sterre dank dat hulle nie vir `n privaat maatskappy met aandeelhouers werk nie.

Ek hoop hulle het almal Saterdag 29 Maart se artikel op bladsy 15 van Die Burger gelees oor hoe swaar die bejaardes van Hermanus finansieel kry. Ek is by Fynbos Seniorsentrum betrokke en kan bevestig dat dieselfde situasie in Kleinmond geld. Die munisipaliteit moet ook nie sê dat mense kan aansoek doen vir deernis hulp nie, want as `n persoon `n maatskaplike pensioen van R1350 kry dan bly daar nie veel oor na selfs die verlaagde munisipale rekening betaal is nie.

Christo Kok

It is time for a change in attitude by ratepayers Many thanks to the Herald for publishing the facts to the remuneration of the top seven Overstrand council officials. We are now aware of the reason behind the increases in rates and “availability charges” levied by the council, it is obviously to maintain these fantastic salaries, and why else would the owners of vacant plots be charged for “Availability” and levies to services they do not want, and cannot use?

It is time for a change in the attitude of the Ratepayer, from the acceptance of every council increase and the abuse which invariably accompany those increases. Does anyone recall the notice from the council,

which appeared threatening the imposing of draconian punitive charges to anyone who dared to fall behind, or indeed be slightly late in meeting their monthly obligations?

You may be living from Pension Day to Pension Day, or even Pay Day to Pay but miss your deadline of the 20th of the month and you will be severely punished! I have long considered the Ratepayer’s Associations as impotent! Rather a pity, because they are the only outlet (for the moment) to address the Ratepayer’s concerns.

Time, people, to wake up and express yourselves.

Frank Helm

Hangklip home owners - beware!

I am a middle-aged single lady and over the past nine years have really enjoyed living at Betty’s Bay with my two beloved little dogs as companions.

Due to the extremities of the wind and rain in our area we have to regularly take restorative measures for our homes as result of the damage

caused by these natural forces and more specifically roof and wet wall water damage.

In most fields in the workplace, there are good artisans and there are bad ones. Unfortunately for the public there are not ‘go to’ facilities available to check on the credibility of a contractor, so, besides the word of mouth

network, a lay person like myself has to rely on the trust and goodwill of the intended contractor.

The northern side of my house in Sunny Seas suffered extensive rain damage and so I obtained the services of Quinton Scherman, trading as Waterford Projects to inspect the damage and to give a quote to repair the damage. This was done and in goof faith I paid Quinton R8 000 as a deposit in April 2013.

Despite numerous calls to Quinton and just as many (when he does decide to answer) promises that he would start soon, nothing has happened, therefore obliging me to appoint an alternative contractor.

My chances of legally recovering

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Quinton lives and operates in the Betty’s /Pringle Bay areas, so residents, BEWARE and do not pay him a deposit should you decide to utilize his services, but pay him only on completion.

Disappointed (The OH contacted Mr Scherman by phone and sent a copy of the letter to him to give him an opportunity to react. Although he said he would respond by Wednesday morning, no answer had been received by 11:00 on Wednesday which was way beyond the deadline. - Ed.)

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Kiekie Klub byeenkoms

Rina Boonzaaier

Die Maart byeenkoms het aan ons fotograwe die geleentheid gegee om in die ope afdeling hulle beelde in te skryf. Die beelde het dus `n baie wye verskeidenheid van onder-werpe behels wat weereens van baie goeie gehalte was en almal wat die aand bygewoon het was heel entoesiasties. Die beelde het gewissel van landskappe en blomme tot goggas, diere en voëls.

Beelde wat spesiale vermelding ontvang het was; Christo Kok -Protea, Nico Jacobs- Glybaan, Deon Mostert- Stairway to Heaven, Alex Boonzaaier-

land verbeeld.

Die tema vir 29 April is, ‘ Hout ‘.

Dit bied ons fotograwe die geleentheid om hulle kreatiwiteit met die tema uit te leef. Ons sien baie uit na die aanbieding van die aand wat gelewer sal word deur Francois Malan. Hy is `n deskundige op hout wat sy navorsings veld was. Francois sal dit toelig met beelde van hout op mikroskopiese vlak om veranderinge en siekte toestande uit te wys. Dit beloof om baie interessant te wees en ons nooi alle belangstellendes uit om die aand by te woon. Teken die datum aan op julle kalen-

Rina Boonzaaier

ders! Onthou dit is by die NG Kerksaal in Eerstelaan.

Kontak Gerhard van Helsdingen 028 271 5920 \ 083 306 9332 \ gerhalta@tiscali.co.za vir enige inligting aangaande die Kiekieklub.

Naaldekoker. In die derde plek was Johan Kotze met; Waar is jy ?, in die tweede plek, Rina Boonzaaier met; Strandhutjies

by St James, en in die eerste plek ook Rina Boonzaaier met; Weerkaatsing. Baie geluk aan ons outeurs met hulle pragtige inskrywings!

Friso Woudstra het die aanbieding gedoen vir die aand met `n aantal oudiovisuele reekse wat almal baie geniet het. Dit is Kosmos tyd in die noorde van ons land en dit is toegelig met `n kort reeksie oor die mooi blommetjies, ook die plantegroei in die Richtersveld na goeie reëns.

Landskappe van omgewing is ook op die maat van musiek vertoon. Laaste vertoning was Graffiti, op die mure van ons stede, wat die opinies van die onbekende kunstenaars oor die sosiale omstandighede in ons

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www.overstrandherald.co.za Oom Sakkie se “w(h)ooi” Oom Sakkie (die strooipop op almal het dit seker nie gelees www.kleinmondonline.co.za Singleton se Winkelstoep) se nie.) alter-ego (die uwe) gaan kuier gereeld by hom en ry gewoonlik daarheen met sy alternatiewe vervoermiddel. ‘n “Whooi” is ‘n ware, hartseer storie. ‘n Paar jaar gelede is my langgekoesterde droom, om ‘n bromponie aan te skaf, bewaarheid, maar ek moes hom leer ry aangesien ek tot daardie tyd toe nog net een keer agterop een gery het!! Die gevolg is dat ek uiters versigtig net in die dorp ry (die verste was Heuningkloof toe!) en nog nooit vinniger as 50 km/h ‘gejaag’ het nie. Vir my oefenlesse en uitpassering het ek die ‘scootertjie’ op ‘n bakkie Hermanus toe geneem. As ek met hom sou gaan, sou dit my seker ‘n volle uur neem om daar te kom!!

Was ek nie die dag trots toe ek die Hoofweg van Haweweg af inkom en ‘n trop motorfiets vanaf Palmiet agter my intrek nie! Dis toé dat ek die verbysterende spoed van 50km/h gehandhaaf het om net voor in die prosessie te kon bly!

By die eerste stopstraat het ek toe maar eerder links weggeglip toe die fietse hier agter my begin brul het asof hulle my wil insluk!! ‘n Mens moet jou ‘luck’ nie té ver probeer ‘try’ nie?!

Maar eintlik wil ek vertel van iets hartseers, maar terselfdertyd ook wonderbaarlik, wat nou die dag op die N1 naby die N1 Citykompleks gebeur het. (‘n Berig het in Die Burger verskyn, maar

‘n Ongemagtigde voetganger het probeer om die N1 oor te steek, maar is deur ‘n voertuig getref en het op die toneel omgekom.

Toe die verkeersmanne daar opdaag, vind hulle die dooie en ‘n motorfietsryer, met sy valhelm nog netjies op sy kop, maar met geskeurde klere en veelvuldige beserings, langs die pad. Hulle was dronkgeslaan toe hulle geen motorfiets daar naby sien lê nie en ‘n deeglike gesoek aan albei kante van die pad, tot selfs so ‘n 100+ meters van die ongelukstoneel af, het geen resultate gelewer nie.

Die raaisel is eers opgelos toe ‘n motoris (vanuit Kaapstad se rigting) hulle vertel dat daar ‘n motorfiets ‘n ent verder langs die pad lê.

Een van die verkeersbeamptes het in sy kar gespring en verder af, waar die eerste draai in die pad is, die fiets gevind!!

Die enigste gevolgtrekking waartoe hulle kon kom is dat die ryer, toe die fiets die voetganger tref, afgeslinger is, maar dat die fiets nie sy balans verloor het nie en eers 3.1 km later by die draai in die pad, die pad verlaat het!!!

Nou wonder ek: het ander motoriste dan nie die ruiterlose perd in die pad sien afstorm nie? Een van die dae is dit weer Paasnaweek.

Hoe versigtig/roekeloos gaan die padgebruikers weer wees?

-- Jean

Buurtwag waarsku oor stopkrane KLEINMOND – Die buurtwag hier het inwoners gewaarsku om op hul pasoppens te wees ten opsigte van watermeters. In Negende Laan is daar verlede week by ‘n vakansiehuis ‘n watermeter en ‘n stuk koperpyp gesteel. Die hele sypaadjie was gevolglik onder water. Die eienaar het onlangs die watermeter buite op die sypaadjie laat installeer om die meter vir die munisipaliteit toeganklik te maak.

In Derde Laan is die stopkraan

van ‘n huis toegedraai by ‘n huis waar ‘n dame alleen woon. Dit is vermoedelik in die voornag gedoen om in die na-nag die pype te kom steel.

Die watermeter is buite op die sypaadjie. Die vrou is toe alleen uit om die meter weer te gaan oopdraai.

Die buurtwag het inwoners gewaarsku om in sulke omstandighede uiters versigtig te wees, aangesien mense op hierdie wyse oorval kan word.

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Lien Botha werke te sien in Kaapstad in Suid-Afrika, sowel as lande so wysuiteenlopend soos Finland, Qatar en die VSA. So onlangs soos 2012 was haar werk ook te sien tydens die HAWK uitstalling wat in die Hanklipgebied gehou is.

Lien Botha’s much anticipated

Alexander Smith en Lien Botha tydens die opening van haar solouitstalling BETTYSBAAI - Nog ’n kunstenaar stel en gestel het. Botha het wat ’n holte vir haar voet in die ondermeer solo-uitstallings Hangklip gebied gevind het, is gehad in al die hoofsentra in die fotograaf Lien Botha.

Suid-Afrika, asook uitstallings Sy het reeds verskeie akkolades in die Palazzo dei Cartelloni in ontvang van gesaghebbende Florence, Italië en Bordeaux instansies en kunsgalerye Frankryk. wat haar werke in solo- en Sy is ook genooi om aan talle groepsuitstallings ten toon groepuitstallings deel te neem

solo exhibition Yonder (her first with Barnard Gallery in Cape Town and the tenth in a career spanning almost twenty-five years) opened on March 20 and will be on until 1 May. For more information, call Brad or Alistair on 021 671 1553.

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A weekly column by Retha Visser rethavisser@telkomsa.net

Gardening (cont) – Companion Planting:Allelopathy, also known as Companion Planting is based on the principle that certain plants can attract or repel insects or provide support to other plants.

It also can work the other way around where a plant can be detrimental to another’s growth.

Think of it as plant body odour, it is either attractive or it is just unpleasant. In a nutshell, that is how companion planting works, which is not a bad thing, one must just learn to work with nature and use the plants to their best advantage.

Below find a comprehensive list of companion plants. The beneficial companions will be listed in normal black print, but the detrimental plants will be listed in bold black.

Apples: Chives, nasturtiums, garlic & onions (grasses and potatoes); Apricots: Basil, tansy and garlic (tomatoes); Asparagus: Parsley, basil, lettuce, peppers & tomatoes; Basil: All vegetables & herbs, especially tomatoes & most fruit trees; Beans: Potatoes, corn, lettuce, brinjals, (Runner) cucumber, strawberries, celery, carrots, cauliflower, radish & spinach

(onions, garlic, leeks, chives & fennel); Beans: Swiss chard, beetroot & potatoes (Dwarf) (onions, garlic, leeks, chives & fennel) Beans: Potatoes & sweet-corn (onions, (Broad) garlic, leeks & fennel); Beetroot: Dwarf beans, garlic, chives, onions, lettuce, spinach, & Swiss chard; Borage: Strawberries, tomatoes & lettuce; Brinjals/: Beans (runner / dwarf), echinacea, (Eggplant) peppers & lettuce; Broccoli: Onions, echinacea, nasturtiums, leeks & celery (Rue, tomatoes & strawberries); Brussells Potatoes, echinacea, nasturtiums Sprouts: (Rue, tomatoes & strawberries); Cabbage: Beans, beetroot, celery, onions, echinacea, most herbs & potatoes (Rue, tomatoes & strawberries); Carrots: Peas, leeks, lettuce, radish, onions & chives; Cauliflower: Celery, beans, echinacea, cabbage, onions, and leeks Rue, tomatoes, strawberries); Celery: Tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, leeks, onions, garlic & beans; Chamomile: Everything, but grow really well with cabbage, cauliflower & Brussels sprouts; Chervil: Dill, coriander, carrots & radish; Chillies & Cucumber, echinacea, pumpkins,

Peppers: marrows, lovage bush beans & lettuce; Chives: Parley, apples, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes and brinjals; Coriander: Dill, chervil, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, Brussels sprouts & cauliflower (Fennel); Sweet-Lettuce, peppers, pumpkins, corn: peas, cucumber & runner beans; Cucumber: Radish, lettuce, artichokes, beans & peas; Dill: Carrots, brinjals, cabbage, fennel, tomatoes, peppers & coriander; Echinacea: Peppers, brinjals, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, broccoli & Brussels sprouts; Fennel: Lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, & cucumber (tomatoes, beans dill & coriander; Garlic: Apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, almonds, tomatoes & Swiss chard (Peas, beans, cabbage & strawberries); Grapes: Basil, hyssop, sage & tansy; Hyssop: Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower & Brussels sprouts; Kohlrabi: Beetroot, Swiss chard, leeks, chives, & onions; Leeks: Cabbage, celery, onion & celeriac; Lettuce: Beetroot, strawberries, radish & corn; Lovage: Most plants, but particularly well with peppers and beans; Marigolds: Compatible with everything!

Marrows: Parsley, tomatoes, Swiss chard, (All types) spinach, squash, capsicum & corn; Melons: Corn, mielies & nasturtiums; Mint: Cabbage & tomatoes (parsley);

Bladsy 20 Nasturtium: Apples, cabbage, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cucumber, kohlrabi, turnips, melons, marrows, pumpkins & radish; Onion: Lettuce, carrots & cabbage; Oregano: Strawberries, peppers, beans, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, turnips & kohlrabi; Parsley: Tomatoes, asparagus, carrots, strawberries, beans & mint; Peaches: Basil, tansy & garlic; Peas: Cucumber, radish, turnips, corn, carrots & beans (onions, garlic, leeks & chives); Peppers Cucumbers, echinacea, pumpkins, & Chillies: marrows, lovage, bush beans & lettuce; Potatoes: Cucumber, sunflowers, beans (all), peas & nasturtiums (tomatoes, brinjals & pumpkin); Pumpkin: Sweetcorn & runner beans (potatoes & other pumpkins); Radish: Peas, lettuce and nasturtiums; Rue: Tomatoes (Basil); Sage: Carrots, strawberries, grapes, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi & turnips (wormwood, basil &rue); Savory: Tomatoes, beans (all), leeks, garlic, onions & chives; Shallots: Carrots, beetroot & mint; Spinach: Strawberries & most plants; StrawBorage, lettuce, spinach, Swiss berries: chard & bush beans; Swiss Onions, beetroot, cabbage, turnips, Chard: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cauliflower; (continued on p 21)

Overstrand Herald (continued from p 20) Tansy: Peaches, apricots, almonds, nectarines, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, Kohlrabi & turnips; Thyme: Cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cauliflower, kohlrabi & turnips; Tomatoes: Asparagus, celery, echinacea, parsley, basil, carrots, onions, garlic, chives & leeks (peaches, apricots, almonds, rosemary & dill).

“There is no gardening without humility; Nature is constantly

3 April 2014 sending even its oldest scholars to the back of the class for some egregious blunder.”

(Alfred Austin) “My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.”

(H Fred Dale) “If you have never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden”.

(Robert Brally)

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DAGBOEK

4 & 5 April: Singleton’s Winkel oop Vrydag- en Saterdag-oggende (somer) vanaf 08:30-13:00 in Tweede-straat 14, Kleinmond. Kontakpersoon: Estelle Victor 0282713260/0727780249.

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BUKSIES

Sosiale tennis op die bane van Kleinmond Tennis word gespeel op Woensdae, Saterdae en vakansiedae vanaf 14:00. Almal welkom.

Besoekersfooi op Saterdae R20 & Woensdae R10.

Die Pringlebaai Art & Craft Route hou hulle laaste maand van uitstalling gedurende April in die gewelgebou erf 365 Pringlebaai.

Daagliks oop vanaf 09:00 tot 14:00 gedurende die skoolvakansie, publieke vakansiedae en naweke 3 April: Lieflappers: Demonstrasie: Seminole vir straat om tafelloper. Nuwe lede en gaste welkom. Voorsitter Gwen Coetzee 079 673 8882 4 April: Friends of the Hangklip Library. Time 09:00 – 13:00.

Venue: Betty`s Bay Library. BOOK and PANCAKE SALE / BOEK en PANNEKOEK verkoping.

6 April: Kleinmond Senior Burgerbyeenkoms by NG Kerksaal om 15:00. Skyfie vertoning oor Namibië.

7 April: Walkerbaai Seëlklub om 17:30 in die Rolbalsaal Hermanus.

Skakel 082 376 6252 10 April: Praatjie oor SA Skulpe. Indien u belangstel skakel 082 376 6252 15 April: Kleinmond Kapgroep/Hack Group ontmoet om 08:00 by die parkeerterrein, h/v Hoofweg en 6de Straat vir so ‘n 3 ure se uitroei van indringerplante in ons dorp se natuurreservate. Nuwe helpers meer as welkom. Vir meer inligting skakel gerus 028 271 5918.

16 April: Kleinmond Bird Club: Venue - Hawston Sewage Works, Vermont, Salt Pan, and beach Path Nature Reserve. Meet at Kleinmond Library car park 08:00. Our first stop at Hawston has proved to be an excellent briding spot in the past. From here we will move on to Vermont Salt Pan, where we will have coffee while birding. Then to Vermont sea front where we will go for a short walk along the beach path before having a picnic near the car park.

Expect to see fynbos birds, sea birds and waders this morning.

Please bring your own chairs. Cost of car share R20. Club levy R5.

All welcome. Enquirie Paul and Pauline Bramhall 028 271 5170 18-21 April: Lieflapper se Jaarlikse Kwiltuitstalling by Kleinmond Hawesaal. Almal welkom. Voorsitter Gwen Coetzee 079 673 8882 29 April: Kleinmond Kiekie Klub Byeenkoms by die NG Kerksaal om 19:00. Tema : Hout. Aanbieding. Francois Malan 6 Mei: Senior Burger dagtoer na L’Agulhas oor Waenhuiskrans.

Verdere navrae Hester Wentzel 082 582 0070

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WANTED / GESOEK Sprite Swift of Sprint karavaan in goeie toestand. Skakel 083 631 2124 Fatima is a Malawian lady and is looking for domestic work and babysitting 2 days a week. Tuesdays and Fridays. Has reference 082 663 8071. Phone 073 412 8580 Nosibusiso is looking for work 2 days a week. Phone 073 631 2505 Selinah is looking for house cleaning job Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Has reference 082 852 1395. Phone 078 240 8268 Peter is looking for any job such as gardening or building on Mondays & Tuesdays. Phone 071 935 9865 Sandy is looking for domestic work Wednesdays and Fridays. Has reference Mr P Twine 028 271 5981. Phone 078 945 7989 Will the lady from Pringle Bay who called me about the kitchen dresser, KINDLY call me again. Phone 072 906 8029.

GESOEK: Netjiese/Moderne 3/4slk, 1/2 badkamer, dubbel motorhuis en omheinde tuin om langtermyn te huur. Goeie verwysings beskikbaar. Skakel Elize 071 861 9541 LOST/VERLORE: Motorsleutels aan ringetjie. Beloning aangebied.

Skakel 028 272 9331 / 084 883 8800 FOR SALE / TE KOOP Grassnyer Brigg’s stratou 4pk, het aandag nodig R150. Skakel 028 271 4851 2x Wasbakke met krane R150 elk. 1x Gas geyser in goeie toestand R600. Skakel 076 843 8679 Karet sleepwaentjie 1,8m R3500. Skakel 082 495 3360 Trailer 2,2m long 1,5m wide, 40cm high, galvanized, new tyres, fully licensed. R8500. Trojan perfoma workout bench including weight R750. Phone 082 584 3536

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Salton mini Chef stove R500. Phone 079 799 8472

Early 1980’s Elna TSP2 sewing machine with wooden cabinet with four drawers, needs a service R200. Phone 083 948 7433 Salton skottelgoed wasser in goeie toestand, “program selector” hak vas op 1 siklus. Maak ‘n aanbod. Skakel 082 563 4274 Michelin buiteband 165x17x14 (nuut) R250. Masonite binne deur + slot R120. Skakel 076 456 9001 Gordyne Seraton (nuut) 230cm x 218cm, pienk/blou/turkoos/goud, 4 bane. Maak ‘n aanbod. Egte dames leerbaadjie (grys) nr 40 R250.

Skakel 028 271 5152 Verskeie embuia tafeltjies asook halfmaan tafeltjies. Groot ys/ vrieskas (side by side No frost). Skakel 083 419 4544 / 028 272 9434 Kelvinator 4 plaat stoof met warm laai. Skakel 082 333 3207 / 028 271 3954 8 Quickstitch-patrone met aanwysings – alle groottes; Bonfit verstelbare damesbroekpatroon met aanwysings. Skakel 082 570 5877 Hout kot met matras R450. Ovaal hout koffie tafel R250. Skakel 076 673 3757 2x Tyres (new) 175x14 R300 elk. 1x New Altenator vir Toyota R900.

1 paar nuwe “safety shoes” nr 8 R250. Skakel 074 190 2320 Uno 1400 parte. Gearbox, volledige sitplekke, rims & bande, visors, Voor & agterlige o.h.b. Skakel 073 264 4413 / 072 452 3254 Round Oak dining room table R700. Phone 082 955 1919 Double single bunk bed with mattresses R600. Double bed steel with mattress R400. 2 sets Scaffolding R2000. Phone 084 922 3535 Verskeie huishoudelike artikels en nog vele meer. Geen meubels.

Skakel 076 115 7382 Rekenaar Windows 7, naaste aanbod. Skakel 072 477 2388 na-ure Nudge-bar bull-bar vir Ford Ranger 2010 – 2012 model (soos nuut) R3200 onka. Skakel 082 468 5028 Industriële overlocker met staander, Harrison SH6000 (4tol) in goeie toestand. R4000 of naaste aanbod. Skakel 083 232 0812 / 028 271 5350 1x Wit hout hangkas met 2 laaie R900. 1x Wit hangkas R800. 1x Wit riem[ie bankie R150. 2x Wit bedkassies R150 elk. Skakel 028 271 5418 / 082 437 4165 Manual wheelchair 6months in use. Shopping trolley on wheels (new). 2 plate gas cooker for camping. 1 suitcase (no wheels). R50.

3 x thermos baskets in good condition.13 ribbed oil heater. Phone 084 580 1298 / 028 272 9875

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Nokia C2 selfoon. Skakel 028 272 9869 / 082 955 1449 Mellerware Executive Trento Expresso Maker. R300. Phone 083 787 2211 2 x Korikraft banke. 1 x black leather sleeper couch. 1 x Purple Designer couch. 1 x Wooden Baby Cot. 1 x Fisher Price Baby Chair.

2 x Baby Walkers. 1 x Baby carrier. Lot of assorted baby goods. 1 x Big Safeway Swimming pool with ladder, pump and pool cover.

Phone Yvette at 072 719 0661

Munisipaliteit wil verskoning van Afriforum hê Overstrand Munisipaliteit sê in ? verklaring hy will graag wat hy noem die foutiewe beriggewing oor water-toetse deur Afriforum

by De Mond, Hermanus, soos wat in Die Burger van 18 Maart 2014 berig is, regstel.

Die munisipaliteit sê hy kon die volgende vasstel by die persoon van Afriforum (Stefan Pretorius) wat die toetse gedoen het: 1. Die toetse is gedoen op 21 Februarie net na 10:00 die oggend.

2. Die berig meld dat “plaaslike owerhede en die media teenwoordig was toe die toetse geneem is”. Stefan Pretorius het aan mnr Hanre Blignaut (Overstrand munisipaliteit: Adjunk Direkteur: Ingenieursdienste) bevestig dat slegs hyself en Afriforum se Hoof van Gemeenskapsveiligheid teenwoordig was toe die toetse in Overstrand gedoen is.

3. Die berig meld verder dat die behandelde rioolwater van 100 dorpe getoets is, en bespreek dan verskeie “dorpe”, waaronder “De Mond (Hermanus)”. Stefan Pretorius het aan mnr Blignaut van die munisipaliteit aangedui

dat hierdie monster by Onrus geneem is, van water wat in die see inloop. Dit blyk dus dat daar by Afriforum verwarring was tussen De Mond en Onrus. Nieteenstaande hierdie verwarring, kan geen watermonster wat by De Mond of by Onrus geneem is enige verband hou met Overstrand Munisipaliteit se behandelde rioolwater nie, soos wat in die berig geinsinueer word nie, en hou dit ook geen verband met die Departement van Waterwese se amptelike Groen Druppel program nie.

Overstrand Munisipaliteit gee aan die inwoners van Hermanus die versekering dat die e-coli vlakke in Hermanus se behandelde rioolwater voldoen aan die relevante Nasionale standaarde, en dat daar geen e-coli in die dorp se drinkwater teenwoordig is nie. Daar is geen rede tot kommer by die publiek nie, volgens die munisipaliteit.

Overstrand Munisipaliteit eis ‘n amptelike verskoning van Afriforum ten einde die foutiewe beriggewing in die media reg te stel.

Kan jy nie op stemdag jou stem uitbring nie?

KLEINMOND – Inwoners wat nie op stemdag (7 Mei 2014) hul stem kan uitbring om die een of ander rede nie, kan reel vir ‘n spesiale stem. Die DA se raadslid Phillip Appelgrein sê dit geld vir mense wat byvoorbeeld

bedleënd is. Die spesiale stemme kan tussen 7 en 17 April gedoen word.

Skakel mnr Appelgrein by 082 927 6289 vir meer besonderhede en om reëlings te tref.

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KERKE / CHURCHES

Christian Revival Church “Mend the nets, the catch will be great” Main Road 68 Wednesday Nights at 19:00. All ages welcome.

We worship, praise and love God with boldness and with all of our heart, so come and join us!

Heinrich 072 460 6226 / Riana 072 403 0599 A.G.S HEAL THE LAND Hoofweg 68, Kleinmond Pastoor Tewis De Jager 082 771 9365 Elke Sondagoggend 09:00 Elke Sondagoggend 09:00 Kinderdiens Woensdagaande 19:00 Jeug (C.R.C) Donderdagaande 19:00 Biduur en Bybelstudie Almal welkom HERVORMDE KERK Skakel Ds Gerrit-Daan van der Merwe 073 418 2346 Strand: 09:00 elke Sondag Hermanus: 11:30 Die 1ste en 3de Sondag van elke maand SEWENDE DAG ADVENTISTE KERK Aanbid in die Gereformeerde Kerk, h/v 13de Laan & 6de Straat, Kleinmond Saterdae: Sabbatskool 09:30 – Erediens 11:00 Almal welkom! 072 094 5819 / 028 271 4173 NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH KLEINMOND c/o Nemesia Ave & School str, Proteadorp, Kleinmond 072 077 7888 / 082 781 3556 Sunday Morning Service: 09:00 Wednesday evening Service: 19:30 All welcome AFRIKAANSE PROTESTANTSE KERK Elke 2de en 4de Sondag van die maand om 16:00 in die Gereformeerde Kerk, 13de Laan, Kleinmond.

Tel: 028 271 5837 / 083 412 5870

DEUTSCHE EV.-LUTH.KIRCHENGEMEINDE STELLENBOSCH Sie sind herzlich eingeladen zum Gottesdienst mit Heiligem Abendmahl jeweils um 15h30 im Hause Kiessling Harbour Road 19 Kleinmond Kleinmond Gottesdienst 2014 Sonntag 26 January 2014 - 15h30 Sonntag 23 March 2014 - 15h30 Sonntag 25 May 2014 - 15h30 Sonntag 27 July 2014 - 15h30 Sonntag 28 September 2014 - 15h30 Sonntag 30 November 2014 - 15h30 Adventsfeier CATHOLIC CHURCH Twist Street, Betty’s Bay, Mass: Saturday 17:30 Additional services as per notice board.

Parish Priest: Father Pierre Goldie 078 824 5411 Deacon: Rev. Lester May 021 856 3793 / 082 568 4187 18 April: Good Friday - 15:00 19 April: Holy Saturday - 18:00 20 April: Easter Sunday - 09:30

NG KERK: APRIL Datum 6 13 18 # 20 27

Kerk 09:30 Ds. Barry Lordan Ds. Guy Roberts Ds. Nico Rabe Ds. Nico Rabe

Sentrum 09:00 Ds. Nico Rabe Ds. Nico Rabe # Ds. Barry Lordan Ds. Barry Lordan Ds. Nico Rabe

Saal 09:00 Geen Ds. Barry Lordan Geen Geen Geen

KLEINMOND AANBIDDINGSENTRUM P.P.K H/v 7de Laan & 7de Straat Almal welkom!!

Pastoor Smit 028 271 5694 / 083 633 6172 Sondagoggend: 09:45 Woensdae: Biduur om 18:30 GEREFORMEERDE KERK H/v 13de Laan & 6de Straat. Tel: 028 271 5359 Skriba: Izak Lessing Tel: 028 273 8134 / 083 259 3403 Eredienste Sondae om 09:30 en 18:00 09:30 Dr CJ Malan 18:00 Leesdiens LAKESIDE CHAPEL (Undenominational Christian Fellowship) Lakeside Drive, Betty’s Bay. Hans van Dyk (Pastor) 084 206 6820 / 028 272 9887 Sunday Service time at 09:30 ST FRANCIS ANGLICAN CHAPELRY Holy Eucharist every Sunday at 09:00 in the Roman Catholic Chapel, Twist Street, Betty’s Bay/ For further information contact - Chapelwardens 028 272 9901 / 028 272 9551 Good Friday Service 09:00 / Easter Monday Service 07:00 KLEINMOND FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 72 6th Street, Kleinmond Pastor Lionel Gibbons 028 271 4249 Sunday Morning Worship: 09:30 with Sunday School ST NICHOLAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Heide Street Priest is Father Vincent Bastiaan 028 284 9772 Chapelwardens is Leilani 0799804540, Susan Megan 028 271 3546 FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY: 10:00 HOLY EUCHARIST SECOND SUNDAY: MORNING PRAYER FOURTH SUNDAY: 07:30 HOLY EUCHARIST FIFTH SUNDAY: FAMILY SERVICE (NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN IN CHURCH WHERE IT WILL BE) SUNDAY SCHOOL: 09:00 EVERY SUNDAY EXCEPT 4TH AND 5TH SUNDAY FIRST TUESDAY: COUNCIL MEETING @18:00 SECOND TUESDAY: 10:00 HOLY EUCHARIST AND VISIT OF SICK THIRD TUESDAY: EVENING PRAYER @ 18:30 FOURTH TUESDAY: HOLY EUCHARIST @18:30 PRINGLE BAY UNITED CHURCH Cnr Crescent & Park Streets. Rev Gavin Graham 028 273 8172. Sunday service: 09:00 VG PROTEADORP Oggendbyeenkoms: 10:00 – Aandsamesang: 18:00

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Share the Green Love with Your Mom This Year at Greenpop’s Reforest Family Fest (9th to 11th of May)!

“Forests have always looked after humanity: now it is our turn to look after the forests.

The Reforest Fests have become an integral part of our project, and the love and joy that they bring to the forest each May is a huge gift that nurtures the roots of this future forest, replanted in the land that was once its home.” mMelissa Krige, Platbos Conser-vancy Greenpop plans to host two reforestation festivals in the Platbos forest during May 2014 – the Family Fest (weekend of 9th, 10th and 11th of May) and the Friends Fest (weekend of 16th, 17th & 18th of May). The Family Fest will take place over Mother’s Day this year – and what better way to celebrate than by planting trees with Mom! Now in its fourth year, Greenpop’s annual Reforest Fest will be held once more over two weekends in May. The reforestation efforts over the previous three years (through the Reforest Fests alone) have led to the planting of over 8000 trees in Africa’s southern-most indigenous forest, Platbos. This year, Greenpop and Platbos have set themselves the target of doubling this figure, and aim to plant a further 8000 trees across the two weekends.

Greenpop is a social enterprise on a mission to (re)connect people with our planet. Their method – to plant trees and have fun doing it. Thus the Greenpop Platbos Reforest Fest will aim to protect and grow the Platbos forest through two reforestation festivals, where tree-planting efforts are coupled with fun activities and opportunities for people to experience and enjoy the magic of the ancient forest.

Platbos Forest: Where the Magic Happens Platbos, a relic forest with trees of over 1000 years of age, forms part of one of the rare and endangered ecosystems of the Western Cape and has a

unique mix of indigenous trees from coastal and mountainous regions (http://www.platbos. co.za/). The ancient forest is situated near Gansbaai in the Overberg region, 2 hours from Cape Town. To see the forest on the map, click on this maplink: http://goo.gl/maps/512Vd Like many natural forests around the world, parts of Platbos have been cleared over the past decades for cultivation.

Today, many of these cleared areas are being taken over by dense invasive alien vegetation, which pose a serious fire risk to the forest.

In response to this issue, Melissa and Francois Krige of Platbos have launched the Trees for Tomorrow reforestation programme. Through this, endemic seeds are harvested from the forest, reared in the Platbos Forest Tree Nursery and then replanted to expand the forest. It’s important to plant these endemic trees because they are adapted to drought and serve as a food source for the bird and animal species relying on the Platbos ecosystem.

With the same aim in mind, Greenpop have partnered with Platbos Forest to offer a festival, which focuses around the basis of the importance of planting trees, but also creates an unforgettable experience which allows people to reconnect with nature whilst enjoying themselves at the same time!

The first of the two weekends is a FAMILY fest (from 9th to 11th May), which will be suitable for families of all ages. It will have a relaxing and fun live music vibe on the Saturday evening that will end around 10:30pm and will also feature varied educational activities for kids, teens and adults. Some of these activities include; • Hula hooping • Forest walks • Yoga and tree meditation • Interactive musical sessions and instrument making • Arts and crafts

Whether you are there to celebrate your own mum or the Mother Earth that we all share, there will be a special Mothers day tree planting session on Sunday the 11th – why not come and share the love?

The second weekend is a FRIENDS fest (from 16th to 18th May), which will have more of an upbeat dancing festival atmosphere on the Saturday evening (a forest party that will end at 2am-ish or later).

This exciting party includes live music to soul-filled DJ sets from some of South Africa’s coolest music talent – watch this space for the release of the line-up!

The Sunday after will offer more of a restful vibe, with varied activities, again including Forest walks, yoga and meditation.

This weekend is definitely also open to people of all ages, but

parents must be aware of the Saturday night party and assess the suitability of this in regards to the age of their children.

Early Bird Catches the Worm (and the Ticket Specials!)

Until the 21st of March, tickets will be R520 (children under 12 will be R320). Thereafter they’ll be R590 (R390 for children under 12). This includes camping, all 6 delicious meals, great music, tools, fun activities and trees for the reforestation effort.

Alternately, you can raise Trees for Tickets by setting up an activist portal on GivenGain and raising 10 trees for your ticket.

Information on this option can be offered by emailing tickets@ greenpop.org.

Get your tickets here: http:// webtickets.co. za/event. aspx?itemid=410132362

Rolbal steeds aktief KLEINMOND - Na die opwinding van ‘n paar geborgde toernooie die afgelope paar weke, is twee verskillende klubkompetisies gespeel.

Die mans en dames 101 enkels asook die beginnerstoernooi (Novices), het onderskeidelik op 18 - en 21 Maart 2014 met uitspeelrondes begin.

In albei kompetisies, word van ‘n merker gebruik gemaak.

Die merker teken die punte op ‘n kaart aan nadat die twee deelnemers met elke “ kop “ se punte saamgestem het.

Die uitslae van bogenoemde kompetisies, is soos volg : Mans 101 enkels – wenner , Kallie de Kock 101 ; naaswenner, Hubert

Bock 69. Dames 101 enkels wenner, Ingrid Erasmus 109; naaswenner, Celeste Price 79.

Op Vrydagmiddag is die finale wedstryd van die beginnerstoernooi gespeel.

Wenner – Roland Tarr 21; Frank Cawood 7. ‘n Paar interessante wedstryde, word oor die volgende paar weke gespeel. Op Saterdag 12 April, vind die Warwick - Herfs – toernooi plaas en op Woensdag 3 Mei word die Obermeyer 2 – 4 –2 toernooi gespeel. Die Berg en See - geslote toernooi, vind op Woensdag 14 Mei 2014 plaas.

(Koos)

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Kleinmond Gholfklub Uitslae Klub Kampioenskappe 21 & 22 Maart 2014

Mans : A – Afdeling C. Hanekom 145 G. Lötter 148 K. Christoffels 150

Bruto Bruto Bruto

Mans : B – Afdeling C. Brand 160 S. Pretorius 165 E.C. Whitehead 169

Bruto Bruto Bruto

Mans : C – Afdeling K. Karelse 67 R. Low 67 T. Van der Walt 64

Punte Punte Punte

Uitslae Saterdag 29 Maart 2014 H. Grimbeek, C. Basson, H. Basson, J. Kolodzyck 89 Punte

Dames : A – Afdeling H. Upsher 164 Bruto A. Du Toit 174 Bruto

Uitslae Vrydag 28 Maart 2014 W. Emmenis S. Upsher L. Pfister

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Punte Punte Punte

Dames : B – Afdeling M. Flores 67 Punte L. Van Zyl 67 Punte

Nog ‘n Kleinmond kind presteer KLEINMOND - Soos vele ander inwoners van hier het nog ‘n kind wie se ouers hier kom woon het, sukses buite die dorp en selfs landsgrense behaal.

Frikkie Potgieter as st. 6 leerling saam met sy ouers het van die Noord TVL af om hier te kom woon en het matriek aan die Hoërskool Hermanus voltooi.

Gedurende sy hoërskool loopbaan het Frikkie naweke en vakansies by die Kleinmond Gholfklub gewerk. Sy liefde vir gholf was so groot dat dit sy begeerte was om ‘n baangrasbestuurder “Greenkeeper” te kan word. Na skool het hy ‘n permanente posisie by die Kleinmond Gholfklub bekom, en as assistantklubhuisbestuurder onder mnr Alan Martendale gewerk.

Nadat hy ‘n tyd lank in hierdie pos was, het hy besef dat hy meer as net dit wil doen en ook sy droom wil verwesenlik, nl ‘n baangrasbestuurder te word.

Hy het met die komitee gepraat en kort voor lank het hulle hom die kursus laat deurloop.

Hiervoor moes hy na Pretoria gaan om die kursus in “Turf grass management” te voltooi.

Na die kursus, het hy besluit om sy vlerke te sprei en na Engeland gegaan om daar meer ondervinding op te doen. Na 2 weke in Engeland het hy ‘n betrekking bekom by Wentworth Gholfklub, as ‘n assistant-baangrasbestuurder, waar hy baie goeie ervaring opgedoen het.

Na ‘n jaar en 4 maande het hy egter terug gekeer na SuidAfrika en het begin uitkyk vir ‘n betrekking waar hy homself kon uitleef en bewys. Hy het met mnr Dave Kirkby, voormalige eienaar van Topturf in aanraking gekom wat hom ‘n betrekking aangebied het by Swartkops buiteklub in Centurion.

Nadat hy etlike jare daar gewerk het , het hy aansoek gedoen vir die pos as baangrasbestuurder

by Woodhill gholflandgoed waar hy vandag nog werksaam is.. Daar is hy aangewys as die baangrasbestuurder vir die Noordelike streek in Gauteng vir 2012.

Hy het besluit om nog meer aan sy loopbaan te werk en het sowat twee jaar gelede ingeskryf vir ‘n kursus by Elmwood College in Skotland,

Frikkie Potgieter waarmee hy nog besig is.

Vanjaar is hy genomineer as baangrasbestuurder van die jaar 2014, en verlede Maandagaand is hy met die toekenning

vereer.

Sy trotse ma, Susan Roux, het aan die Overstrand Herald ges( dat sy in die wolke is oor haar kind se prestasie.