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,KASI 25 September 2015 | Overberg

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ARBOUR WEEK

Hundreds of trees planted in Zwelihle The Whale Coast Conservation’s (WCC) annual arbour week initiative was once again a big success with the generous help of the Overstrand Municipality (OM) and AfriForum Overstrand, which sponsored indigenous yellowwood trees.

Role-players met at the Zwelihle Youth Café where Fikiswa (Fiki) Gxamesie and William Ntebe explained the purpose and origins of this unique meeting place.

Ntebe says the Youth Café is the first social meeting place in Zwelihle for the youth that does not serve alco-

hol.

Several empowerment initiatives are being launched from the Youth Café.

The WCC “One house, one tree” project will now be managed from the Youth Café and residents who would like to apply for a tree can do so at the Café.

WCC has planted more than 600 trees in Zwelihle.

This Arbour Week initiative also includes a gardening competition for gardeners from Zwelihle, Mount Pleasant and Hawston.

Fikiswa (Fiki) Gxamesie and Anina Lee from Whale Coast Conservation with the new yellowwood tree next to the Zwelihle Youth Café.

PHOTOS: DALEEN FOUCHÉ William Ntebe from the Zwelihle Youth Café and Sheraine van Wyk from WCC during the tree planting initiative.

Local ward councillors Kari Brice and Vuyani Macotha also showed their support for the initiative.

Pastor, friend assaulted in alleged racial incident In what is being described as a racial attack, a pastor and his friend were assaulted on Friday evening, 11 September at around 19:00 at Hoy’s Koppie after holding a prayer evening on the mountain.

Pastor Kudakwashe Munemo, Alex Zinyemba and his wife Patricia Zinyemba went up Hoy’s Koppie to pray as they usually do at different locations.

Munemo says on their way down after the

prayers, close to the parking area where their car was parked, a man with two dogs confronted them and asked: “What are you doing in our neighbourhood?”

When Zinyemba explained that they were on the “mountain” to pray, the man asked them: “Why this mountain? Go pray at your own mountains in Zwelihle! You are disturbing our white peace.”

According to Munemo, the man took a collapsible stick, flipped it open and it lengthened to a metre, and started hitting them with the stick.

Zinyemba was hit in the face on his chin, while Munemo was hit on his hands and shoulder.

Munemo called the police on his cellphone and while waiting for them to arrive, the man left the scene. “We tried to follow him to see

where he lives so that we can send the police to his house, but a bakkie (apparently a neighbourhood watch vehicle) came past, stopped in front of our vehicle, and asked us why we were following the man.”

The attacker then managed to get away.

According to Sergeant Mbongeni Mazuthu, a case of common assault was opened at the Hermanus police station and they are investigating the case.

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2 25 September 2015

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Be optimistic, look on the bright side, stop moaning!

I like it when people talk loudly, although there are times when I do not prefer such strident talk.

I was at a train station waiting and, after a while, we were so exhausted from this perennial waiting thing, a common hassle with transport, at some stage I actually dozed off.

When the train finally arrived and people rushed headlong for the carriage entrances, I realised it was full, standing room only.

There were these two elderly men talking X impeccably dressed in casual wear, which somehow proved that they were from around town.

This is opposed to those with a more rustic look, denoting their rural background, from emakhaya.

They were very loud in their conversation, somehow wanting to draw everyone else into their talk.

It was like “you young fellas know nothing,

listen to us talk wisdom.”

But I, for one, was reluctantly drawn into this jabber and the subject of their discussion.

Moaning about this and that. Moaning about how whites are ripping us off. The disparity in wages.

And the yawning economic gap between us and them.

I figured, who doesn’t know that! And yet here were these two oldies going on and on as if what they were saying - to each other and us, their fellow travellers - was new.

Ja, not the most enervating, if annoying. I felt like dozing off again, not easy standing on your feet. So whoever was within earshot was forced to endure this twaddle.

Then, the subject changed to business talk.

Still things were not all okay with these two.

There was this. There was that. What a gloomy picture they painted.

Dear reader, I am sure you wouldn’t want

Don’t look away, stand up I’m really amazed by what is happening in our communities. We have turned to be so passive and careless nowadays. During the time I was growing up, our community was so involved and anything wrong that happened was addressed by everybody. We never had cases where an incident or situation will have no ownership. An example of that is in the conduct of our children; nowadays you see young people in street corners, without feeling self-conscious at all, hugging and smooching each other in the presence of elders, and to them there’s nothing wrong with that. In my time, any man or woman old enough to be my father and mother, was my parent.

And guess what, these things we see and say nothing about become the norm, and our communities forever degenerate into the morass we find ourselves in today.

Young people have more power than the elderly because the old have become passive in dealing with issues. We bypass things as though we do not see them and act as though we are not present, letting things happen right under our noses. We then complain about anything and everything because we do not want to be active.

Riding in a taxi the other day, there was a

heated debate about the response of people to stuff taking place in our community.

As we were talking, we drove past people involved in an altercation, and we assumed that someone was being robbed. A man seated next to me immediately jumped off his chair, opened the window and started shouting with the intention to scare the robbers away. Then the discussion took another turn, and the man became the hero among us, and was showered with compliments.

Then another commuter made a remark that left my heart troubled and I could see that he was uttering those words with a heavy heart too.

He looked at me and said “Sisi, people do not help nowadays” and I could sense that he was talking from experience.

He said people tend to watch as one is being attacked and thereafter approach to ask if you have been deprived of anything.

I can understand that people are living in fear, but if we were active witnesses in the first place, we would not be living in fear now. Let us be active witnesses my people and not let thugs and hooligans rule our communities. )Pumla Skunana-Kamulu works for Radio Cape Pulpit as a presenter. Contact: pumla.tgse@gmail.com.

me to bore you to death with all the details, lest you also doze off.

Anyway, I eventually reached my intended station and then entered a taxi, and guess who I find to share the same seat?

One of them! That close, he seemed a likeable fellow, with a sweet smile. I liked him. Trying for small talk, I asked what business he was in.

He said he was a pensioner. He went from sweet to bitter.

In life, you do find people who try for this and that, to no avail.

Was he ever in business before, I asked. He told me he had started as a swimming pool builder and repairer. But saved some money to buy a lorry and some material to build houses. He was a hard worker.

He used to lend the lorry out, but over the

years became the worse for wear and was broken down, and nowadays he remained at home doing nothing.

His brothers were good for nothing sots.

If only they could find the wisdom to repair the lorry and make some money, he would be a happy soul.

What about the building material, I asked. It was there too, he said. But he was an old man now. The energy was gone. The youth of today are useless. He wanted to employ them, but they showed no interest.

The more he talked the more I realised that he was creating obstacles for himself. Dear reader, do you also see only obstacles in the way, or, do you see hope? I hope you see hope, for if you do not then its goodbye to the future, and hello despair. Stay positive.

Iinkonzo mazivule amasango ngeLizwi Mandinibulise nonke bafundi beli phephandaba, ngegama le Nkosi yethu u Yesu Kristu.

Namhlanje ndicela siphendule lo mbuzo uthi, “yintoni indima yebandla lika Thixo ekuhlaleni”.

Okokuqala, uMatewu uthi: “ Hambani ngoko niyokuzenza abafundi zonke iintlanga”.

Siyabona ngokwalevesi ukuba kwibandla lika Thixo, into yokuqala ebalulekileyo emaliyenze yile yokwazisa ekuhlaleni ngo Yesu.

Kubalulekile ukuba abantu bazi ukuba inye indlela yokuya ezulwini, nguYesu, kukuba ibandla liphakame, lishumayele lixelele abantu ngo Yesu.

Into esentliziyweni ka Thixo kukuthi abantu basinde ekugwetyweni.

Inye ke indlela abayakusindiswa ngayo emgwebeni, kukuthi ibandla liphakame lishumayele ukuze abantu babuyele kuThixo ngoYesu.

Ngoko ke indima ebalulekileyo yebandla ekuhlaleni: kukwazisa abahlali ngoYesu, ukuze ngomhla wokugqibela abantu basinde emgwebeni.

Ukuba inkonzo yakho ayiyenzi lento, ayishumayeli ukuba abantu bakholwe kuYesu basindiswe, ayikho sendleleni, ayiyenzi intando kaThixo, nabantu ayibakhokheleli endleleni elungileyo Ingaba indima yebandla iphelele ekuxeleleni abantu ngoYesu kuphela na?

Hayi, ayiphelelanga. UYakobi uthi, “Kunceda ntoni na bazalwane bam, ukuba umntu uthi unokholo, ab eke imisebenzi engenayo”?

Ihambisa ithi: “ukuba ke umzalwane nokuba ngu dade, bathi baswele ukudla imihla ngemihla, athi omnye wenu kubo, hambani ninoxolo, yothani nihluthe, nib eke ningabaniki izinto ezo zifanele umzimba, kunceda ntoni na”. Futhi “ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile”.

Ngoko ke Rhamente engcwele ka Thixo, akonelanga ukuba simise iintente, singene esixekweni sishumayela, singene imizi nemizi sixelela abantu ngoYesu, kumele ukuba ivangeli siyiphile.

Kumele ukuba abantu babone uYesu apha kuthi.

Rhamente engcwele ka Thixo, ithi ibhayibhile masibe kukukhanya.

Umbuzo ngulo: “ingaba thina njenge bandla lika Thixo esithi sisindisiwe sikuko na ukukhanya; ingaba abantu bayambona na uYesu apha kuthi” Inkulu indima ekumele idlalwa libandla lika Thixo ekuhlaleni endingazibalayo: Indlala ikhona, kukhona abantu Rhamente engcwele abalala bengatyanga, kukhona abantwana abadlakazelayo, ingaba thina njengebandla sisonga izandla siqhubeke sicula sisith, “ siyakudumisa Thixo, siyakuvuma ukuba unguYehova”?

Iziyobisi nazo zikhona ekuhlaleni, abazali balala ngeenyembezi bekhathazwa ngabantwana abagqitywa yi tik.

Yintoni esingayenza njengebandla ukuze sibekukukhanya ekuhlaleni.

Singabefundisi masivuleni iinkonzo, iinkonzo mazingavalwa emini zivulwe ebusuku, xa kuzakuthandazwa, masivume iinkonzo zisebenze nje nge khusi apho abantu bakaThixo banokufumana khona ukuphila ngokwasemphefumlweni nagezinye iindlela.

Masivume ukuba iinkonzo zisebenze njenge ndawo zokuphuhlisa izakhono, apho khona kunokuqeqeshwa khona abantu bakaThixo ukuze indlala igwetywe. Umzekelo, bangaqeqeshwa kwizinto ezifana nokuthunga, business skills, computers, welding njl njl.

Wena unesakhono sokwenza iwelding, fundisa nabanye ukuze nabo baphume endlaleni.

Ukuba unolwazi oluphangaleleyo ngezibalo okanye mathematics, thetha noMfundisi wakho khona ukuze ufundise abantwana emva kwemini.

Sebenzisa imfundo yakho nesakhono sakho ukunceda abanye. Kanti singawavula amasongo enkozo zethu njengendawo yokunceda abo bazifumana besezingxakini.

Indima yebandla ekuhlaleni kukuba lixelele abantu ngoYesu, khona ukuze ilizwe lenkosi libekukukhanya.

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25 September 2015 3

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Facility to bring health services closer PAPI SETOUTO The Western Cape Minister of Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, officially opened the community day centre in Hermanus recently.

Among the dignitaries who attended the official opening was the Overstrand executive mayor, Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, deputy mayor Rudolph Smith, community leaders and health representative from all over the Overberg.

In her keynote address, Nomafrench Mbombo said that the community should continue to take care of the health facility because it’s their asset. She also declared that it’s every member of the community’s responsibility to ensure that nothing is stolen from the facility and the building is not vandalised. The Department of Health’s mandate is to provide quality health services to all its patients, but the onus rests with the individual to take care of their health. The health professionals have a responsibility to provide services in a respectable and dignified way. They are expected to care for the sick people, but they will fail their responsibility if they don’t share the expected care among the communities. This system is what she termed a whole societal approach.

She commended all the leaders gathered at the official opening for having toiled tirelessly to make this health facility a reality, but it goes beyond this. Her department strives to create a platform were health professionals, community leaders and the community at large will contribute meaningfully. Nevertheless, she also acknowledges some of the challenges her department experiences such as: •Inexorable migration of population to the Western Cape utilising the province’s services.

•Challenges in terms of the burden of disease in the Overberg, such as mental health, increasing patients going through Hermanus hospital, which is part of the feeder area.

•Waiting for long periods to be serviced.

•Appointment system.

However, the Minister said that her department should come with innovative and forward thinking solutions to address some of these challenges. In order to address long waiting periods, they need to investigate what causes the delay and put mechanisms in place to prevent that situation. With the appointment system, she said it’s about managing the system. The health professionals should provide people with information about how the system functions and how it assists the health facility to function efficiently and effectively.

The care workers, leaders and community members have the responsibility to dispense information back to the communities.

She forewarned that health should not be reduced to a political football, because it’s too important to be reduced to such a level as it’s about the life of a human being. The Health Department has established health committees recognised by the law, but they are not

Community members and role-players met at the Hermanus CDC to officially launch the clinic.

Dr Beth Engelbrecht (Head of Health)

Minister of Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo officially opened the Hermanus CDC last week.

PHOTOS: DALEEN FOUCHÉ formed solely to advance political agendas, but the agenda created for the health of the people.

She told all the guests present that platforms such as these create opportunities and spaces to take information back to the communities.

The Health Department and the communities should work together because collectively “we

Nellie Ntebele, a Zwelihle community leader, thanked the Department for the new CDC.

Open Day!

can make this health facility to be a home filled with warmth, responsiveness and integrity”.

The Overstrand executive mayor, Nicolette Botha-Guthrie said that this state-of-the-art health facility will cater for the health needs of all Hermanus communities. She thanked the Minister and all the stakeholders involved for making this health facility possible. The special guest community speaker, Nellie Ntebele, echoed the same sentiments that this health facility was not only built for Zwelihle residents, but for the whole population of Hermanus. She also thanked the Minister and her department for making this dream a reality in their lifetime.

The ceremony was concluded with the unveiling of a plaque by Minister Mbombo and a mini tour to inspect the health facility.

The CDC also operates on extended hours to ensure that it is accessible to all community members.

The operating hours for the Hermanus CDC are: Monday to Thursdays from 07:00-18:00 and on Fridays from 07:00-16:00.

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From left are Dr Erma Mostert (Medical Manager: Overstrand Sub-district), Dr Beth Engelbrecht (Head of Health), Dr Nomafrench Mbombo (Minister of Health) and Nicolette Botha-Guthrie (Executive Mayor of the Overstrand).

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4 25 September 2015

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Beware of social media schemes, scams JANINE VAN DER RIET-NEETHLING Intrigued for the umpteenth time by adverts claiming you can earn thousands per month armed with basic typing skills and internet access, a resident decided to bite the bullet and “applied”.

Marthanique Ferreira says she was scrolling through one of the Hermanus community pages on Facebook and saw the ad for a Data Entry Clerk.

“The ad more or less read: Work from home.

All you need is a working email address, computer, internet access and reasonable typing skills. Earn between R2 000-R4 000 a week. Perfect as an extra income and ideal for stay-athome moms who would like to earn from

home. Training will be provided. This is not a scam! (Ending off with the person’s name and email address.)”

Ferreira then contacted the advertiser and was told they would send her the “training manual” for a once-off fee of R250. “This fee was to pay for the training material and to get me set up for the work I would have to do,” Ferreira said. “Also this fee would not be waived for anyone, and that it cannot be deducted from my first income.

“All the promise of an awesome business opportunity that this was, was limitless, and as soon as I worked through the training manual I could start working the same day.

“Although the promises were abundant, the answers to my questions were either vague

or entirely non-existent!”

Ferreira decided to give it a go anyway. “I made the deposit and received the manual, which was nothing more than them telling me to recruit other people to buy the ‘training manual’.

“There is no product or service being sold.

They just tell you how to ‘scam’ other people to buy this ‘training manual’. That’s all you do! After they get your money, they send you this manual and they really don’t give a rat’s buttocks what you do with it. Scam or don’t scam, it’s your choice!”

Adrian Louw, a local attorney, says this is a so-called 419 advance fee scam – it gets the victim to pay a sum of money and then promises certain goods or services or employment

Long term water contract will save costs The Overstrand Municipality (OM) has signed a 15-year contract with an international company to operate and maintain its water and waste water infrastructure.

The council voted on 29 July in favour of the contract with 10 votes against the proposal and 15 in favour.

The OM invested “substantially” in the upgrading and extension of treatment plants in recent years, resulting in a 40% increase in treatment capacity. In response to questions from Kasi Vision, the OM stated: “The Local Government: Municipal Systems Act requires that a municipality reviews the service delivery mechanism if a service is significantly extended, upgraded or improved.” Subsequently, the OM undertook an investigation into its delivery of water and sanitation services in 2011.

“Upon the conclusion of this investigation, council resolved in 2014 to contract a ‘competently skilled and experienced operator’ to operate and maintain the water and waste water treatment works.”

Eight bids for the tender were submitted and a shortlist of four pre-qualified companies selected. The collaborative body of Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies South Africa was selected in March as the preferred bidder.

According to the minutes of a council meeting, this contract does not qualify as the privatisation of these services, because the infrastructure will remain the property of the OM. The OM will further retain the responsibility of determining and setting water and sanitation tariffs. The minutes further stated that because the OM has a

mandate to ensure these services to residents, it must play an oversight role to ensure the bulk works are operated and maintained optimally. The OM has the further responsibility to “step in” if the operator does not perform in accordance with the contract. To ensure no job losses occur, the 50 municipal employees who are currently involved in these operations will be employed by Veolia.

Said the OM statement: “A very important feature of the contract is that the municipal staff who are transferred to Veolia may not be in a less favourable position compared to their current employment contracts with the municipality.”

A benefit of the contract is the cost-saving aspect. “It is estimated that this contract will in total X over the 15-year contract period X cost in the region of R250 million less, when compared to the municipality executing the function in compliance with all relevant legislation,” the OM said.

It will cost Veolia just over R800 milion to execute.

On its website, Veolia states that it is a subsidiary of Veolia International, “... the world’s largest water services company”.

The company specialises in designing, constructing and operating water and water waste treatment infrastructure.

During the public participation process, no objections were received through formal OM channels, and of government departments asked to comment only the Western Cape Provincial Treasury commended OM for “ensuring long-term efficient operation and maintenance of bulk services”.

Youth can start own business A new non-profit company that specialises in the facilitation of business resources that are required to establish, grow and increase the sustainability of SMEs in previously disadvantages areas has been established.

Their skills development and capacity building programmes are aimed at facilitating job creation and enterprise development for unemployed youth that are not able to enter the job market.

The following are the two programmes: 1. Eco-wash – This programme is a business development programme. SABRI together with an international social enterprise organisation called GROUPE SOS has designed and packaged three business solutions for youth in the Green Economy space. A waterless car wash system, a wood-fired oven and a solar-powered barber kit. This programme entails training unemployed youth in the community in business skills and entrepreneurship followed by technical training in one of the three industries: car washing, baking or cutting gents hair. We are launching the car wash programme first in October and we require unemployed youth to participate

in this programme. The plan is to have one month of rigorous business training at no cost to the youth (they will unfortunately not earn anything during this month), followed by establishing a registered car wash business for them where they will have an opportunity to generate their own income. (The company have sourced funding to provide these youth with whatever equipment they would need to start this business. The youth can apply for this programme by sending their CV to ecowash@sabri.co.za.

2. Hospitality Link – The hospitality programme is a skills development programme that seeks to develop and equip the unemployed youth in the community with skills that will assist them in starting their own business or seek employment in the hospitality industry. The programme duration is six months during which the participants will be paid a monthly stipend while completing training. Once training is concluded they will be assisted with starting their own business to generate their own income. The youth can apply for this programme by sending their CV to hospitalitylink@sabri.co.za.

which are never real or delivered. “Another form is the dream job you are offered on a cruise liner,” he says, “and all you have to do is pay an administration fee. The 419 refers to the part of the Nigerian criminal code that outlaws it.

“There are many such types of schemes, and if it sounds too good to be true it usually is too good to be true. Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware),” says Louw.

Ferreira ends off with a warning: “Be aware.

If you do get scammed into one of these schemes . . . ask yourself: ‘Do I really want to do what they did to me, to someone else?’ The answer is simple: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you . . . a lesson learned, and warn your friends and family.”

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Mediation much cheaper than hours in court room JANINE VAN DER RIET-NEETHLING In the Canadian legal system, a case can be litigated in court only once a mediation process has been unsuccessful.

In South Africa, court-annexed mediation – where a court refers parties to mediation – has been started in select courts in Gauteng and North West.

Cape Bar senior advocate, Alan Nelson SC, was the main speaker at the first public meeting of the only mediation group in the Overberg, Mediation@Work, on Wednesday evening at the United Church.

Nelson has been practising as an advocate for 35 years, and as a senior advocate for 20 of these.

“Mediation is very different from legal negotiations,” he says.

“The definition of justice is helping to achieve an outcome, an outcome which is morally right and fair X but the system is not always totally fair. And where litigation can take about three or four years per case, it is traumatic and scary, and very expensive. Litigation produces one winner and one loser.”

To anybody who has suffered the consuming toll it takes on their whole life, as Nelson recounted from personal experience, litigation exacts a terrible cost – not only in legal fees, time and stress, but also in ruined family relationships and, of course, it does not mean one will automatically, after years of litigation, “win’’.

Nelson believes in mediation, so much so that he insists his clients try it before litigation. “The mediator does not make a decision,” he points out, “but merely helps parties to come to a conclusion, and a solution.

Unlike litigation, which is rights-based, mediation addresses the real concerns of the parties, thereby uncovering possible solutions based on the actual interests of those involved.”

According to Nelson, these include options that are beyond the court’s powers. With the guidance of a skilled mediator, the parties themselves then select the option that suits them best, creating a win-win solution.

Attorney Adrian Louw from Mediation@Work, the first Overberg forum for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which

includes not only mediation but also arbitration, says during litigation, judges must choose sides. “Very often one party is not entirely right nor is the other entirely wrong, “ he says, “but by the time the process is legally packaged for trial, it comes down to an ‘artificial’ black and white, even if justice would best be served by some shade of grey!”

Louw says professional mediators are at the coal face of peace-making and conflict resolution.

There are more than 50 laws in South Africa that now refer the parties to mediation.

“The obvious benefits of facilitative mediation is that, through the appropriate environment created by the mediator, parties find their own solutions – at a fraction of the cost and time of litigation. If this sounds ‘airy fairy’ and too easy, it is actually a delicate and difficult process for the mediator to guide parties to see those ‘hidden things in the back of their minds’ to lead to a win-win solution and restoring relationships, versus totally destroying them in litigation, and not bankrupting the parties!”

What is in it for attorneys to motivate their clients to go for mediation?

Louw explains: “Obviously attorneys are suspicious that it will take their work away, and mediation does appear counter-intuitive for legal professionals. It is perhaps worth remembering that there are humans behind every dispute, even if two companies are involved. The cool-headed company accountants have no particular axe to grind with the other party. But there is always some emotion somewhere in the dispute – hurt feelings, a need for acceptance or acknowledgement, pride (and prejudice!), anger and feelings of rejection or being insulted and the good mediator will carefully finesse these out and deal with them.

“Mediation Z on building sites, in board rooms, in families, in the factory, in every conceivable human endeavourZ is the wave of the future and Mediation in Motion advocates Nelson and Jacques Joubert are thanked for their passion and assistance to our Hermanus-based Mediation@Work.”

For more information regarding mediation, contact 028 313 1747 or email mediation@hermanus.co.za.

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25 September 2015 5

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Fringe Festival adds magic to the weekend

Poachers under fire in Whale Festival drama The local poaching of abalone comes under dramatic scrutiny in a “musical eco-thriller” to be staged at the Municipal Auditorium over the Hermanus Whale Festival.

Written to highlight the plight of our local animal species under threat, The Paradise Seekers combines song and dance in a highly-entertaining story of a local otter family searching for a mythical human and pollution-free paradise.

Along their eventful journey, they encounter abalone poachers led by the greedy and ruthless Scorpion, who also sets his sights on the untapped abalone resources of Paradise Island.

Together with his colourful gang – Laggies, Pollsie (named after Pollsmoor Prison), Troubles, and Antie Jemima (who is only in it to buy prepaid electricity and school shoes for her pikkies) – Scorpion will consider even kidnapping and murder to get his hands on wealth. Unless our resourceful heroes can combine forces to put an end to his plans!

Written primarily to offer a humorous and entertaining event for festival goers, the play further draws attention to the fact that the local poaching problem, while multi-faceted in its causes, involves criminal activity and stakes that potentially threaten even human lives.

Staged as a community arts project, the production features Helen O’Grady Drama Academy students from studios in Hermanus, Caledon and Grabouw, and ranging in age from 6 to 17. No auditions were held, and every student – newcomers and long termers – participates equally. The musical orchestrations are by Bruce Retief, last year’s SAFTA winner for the thrilling score written for the Triggerfish Studio animated film Khumba.

Shows will run at 15:00 and 19:00 on both Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4th. Tickets are R70 and available from Computicket. Enquiries to Grant on 081 558 6482. For the full Whale Festival programme, visit www.whalefestival.co.za.

Whale Half Marathon The Total Whale Half Marathon and 6 km fun run/walk will take place on Saturday 3 October at the Hermanus High School.

The half marathon will start at 07:00 and the 6 km at 07:15. The entry fee is R60 for the 21,1 km and R30 for the 6 km.

For pre-entries for the 21,1 km, visit www.enteronline.co.za before 1 October.

Late entries can be done on 3 October between 05:30 and 06:45.

The first 500 athletes competing in the 21,1 km will receive medals as well as the first 300 athletes competing in the 6 km.

There will also be prizes for the overall winners and category winners.

For more info, contact Carina van der Merwe on 028 312 3760 or 082 823 8632 or email sport@hhadmin.co.za.

Chasing Time, is a multi-genre cover band that covers the greatest and latest hits. They will be performing during the Hermanus Times social evening on 25 September.

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They are well known in Cape Town and are now ready to expand as they prepare to release their first album and travel around SA. You can check out their videos and gig guide on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingTimeSA. The doors open at 19:30 and tickets are R80 at the door or you can buy tickets at the Hermanus Times office. For more information, contact Kim Solomons on 021 853 0211.

Chasing Time, Mujahid George, Lyndle Kearns and Alen the Singing Car Guard will all perform at the Grobbelaar Hall on Friday 25 September during the Chasing Time social evening, sponsored by the Hermanus Times.

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Saturday evening promises to be another good easy listening, festive affair with a reggae performance by festival stalwarts The Rivertones at Fisherman’s. All good foot-tapping, shimmying or just good listening entertainment with front man Roland doing all the great numbers of Bob Marley and a few of his own.

Also on Saturday night, DJ Sharklady at 18:00 at Cocos; Psy Trance Group Ward 10’s highly entertaining show at Bientang’s Cave at 20:00 and the very lively All In All at Tapas from 21:30.

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Thursday sees the official opening of the Fringe Fest at the Fisherman’s Cottage Restaurant, followed by a performance by the Professors at Tapas Food and Wine Bar at 21:30.

The Fisherman’s Cottage, as of old, has an intimate marquee attached to its front stoep where the artists will perform live on stage.

Friday sees the very welcome return of Heather Waters to Hermanus.

Waters’ attitude and love for song puts her right up there with many musical greats. She has performed her folk rock guitar tunes in villages and cities around the world from Cape Town to Corsica.

Her expressive guitar rhythms, honest lyrics and passionate energy draw you into her uniquely warm performance.

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Earache is the result of infection in the ear area. The middle of the ear is normally filled with air. But during a cold, fluid or mucus gets accumulated in the middle ear and may get infected by bacteria, which leads to ear pain. Even infections that affect the ear nerves can be a cause for earache. Long exposure to loud sound may cause a buzzing or whistling noise in the ear, which leads to a temporary threshold shift, which you are likely to notice as a dullness in hearing, usually reversible in a day or two. There are quite a number of reasons for earache to occur, and all the symptoms require prompt medical care.

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Who’s the boss at buzzing Zwelihle event PAPI SETOUTO The Zwelihle multi-purpose court was the place to be this weekend as it was buzzing with activities. The event was well attended by the old and the young. It was an exhilarating affair between the teams vying for the cup on display. There was a lot of ekasi soccer style with lots of eshibobos (put the ball between the opponent’s legs), show me your number, dribbling, menacing skills – all of the entertainment of township flair was in abundance. The motto for the tournament was Bosso Ke Mang?, a Sotho term that means: who is the boss. The total of eight teams contesting the trophy in this lively and exciting tournament were from Zwelihle, Mount Pleasant, Stanford, Gansbaai and Kleinmond. The Football Foundation 2 of Gansbaai was crowned champions after winning on sudden death penalty.

According to Mfundu Mlungu of the organising committee, the main objective of the tournament was to keep children safe from crime and other substance abuse. Sport can be used to keep children busy and also develop their talents. Opportunity like this is used as a platform to nurture their potential and skills.

The EMR was on standby to provide emergency medical services for the players. The crowd were entertained to the sounds of the best local DJ’s ensured that they stayed on their feet. The event was entertaining, thrilling and successful.

WHO IS THE BOSS: Gold medallist Football Foundation 2 of Gansbaai holds the coveted cup aloft after being crowned champions of the Spring Mini Soccer Tournament. This achievement was celebrated with their fans.

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EMR PERSONNEL AT THE EVENT: Sinethemba Sotho and Julian Sauls from EMR in Hermanus.

EVEN PLAYERS NEED FOOD: Football Foundation 1 of Gansbaai: Back row from left to right: Coach Robert Dopice, Simon Kapoti, Luzuko Mbanga Front row from left: Lefa Yengwa, Ntlakanipho Mtatase, Zihle Pondoshe, Buhle Bangani, Soviyiswa Sovendle.

STARS OF TOMORROW: Back row from left: Coach Khangelani Mdlayo, Lonwabo Nywebeni. Front row from left: Nqobile Vanqa, Lutho Velaphi, Bonginkosi Mlungu, Zolani Ncgambu, Lutho Stemela, Sibusiso Jikela, Anathi Mbemi

SILVER MEDALLIST RUNNER-UP: Zwelihle 2 was the runner-up after being thumped by Foundation Football of Gansbaai 7-6 on sudden deaths. Pictured with them is Adri William, co-organiser of this prestigious event.

BRONZE MEDALLIST: Football Foundation 1 of Gansbaai show their bronze medals after elimination in the quarter finals.

LOOK HOW ARE DO MY MOVES: A group of gymnasts entertaining the crowd during the match interval with their electrifying and pulsating dances. :

MOUNT PLEASANT: Back row left: Sange Msuthu, Frankie Philander, Tendai Nyabasa, Sharne Booysen, Willie Pokpas, Coach Ernest Gwebani. Front row from left : Likhona Kibido, Sixolile Ngqeleni, Abongile Msuthu, Charlton Oraai, Bradley Hollander.

ORGANISERS OF THE OVERSTRAND SPRING MINI TOURNAMENT: From left: Referee Archie Jakuva, Adri William co-organiser of the event, Ayanda Stali, main organiser Sport and Recreation Overstrand Municipality, Mfundo Mlungu, member of organising committee.

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2 OF GANSBAAI: Back row from left: Amkele Ndabambi, Mhlanganisi Matiwane, Coach Mziyanda Matiwane, Ayabulela Hinoki, Odwa Magudu. Front row from left: Emile Jansen, Afrika Adonis, Thapelo Kwayimane, Siyasamkela Ngumla.

LOOK AT OUR MEDALS: Stars of Tomorrow with their hard-earned medals received after been booted out of the competition.

IS THIS MY MEDAL, COACH: Stanford team with their medals they received at the event.

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Festive atmosphere at Hermanus Cricket grounds

13 local soccer teams compete Several soccer teams measured their muster on Saturday 5 September at a local tournament.

Thirteen u-11 and u-13 teams from across Hermanus played about 27 games on the day. The tournament, which took place at the Hermanus Cricket grounds, had a festive atmosphere, with many fans, parents and friends supporting their teams.

In the u-11 division, the Hermanus Hotspurs and Glen Grey faced each other in the final, the Hotspurs winning 2-0.

In the u-13 division Stars of Tomorrow and Glen Grey played against each other in the final, with Stars of Tomorrow winning on a penalty shoot out.

David Sales, organiser of the tournament, says the day was a great success and hopes to make this tournament an annual affair.

The u-11 teams from Glen Grey United (blue team) and Hermanus Hotspurs (yellow team) played against each other in the semi-finals.

The u-11 teams; Zubs (in green) against the defenders.

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Glen Grey United (light blue) played against Curro (dark blue) in the u-13 semi-finals.

Boxing Club to host boxing extravaganza Overstrand Whale Boxing Club is hosting an extravaganza boxing event on 3 October at the community hall in Zwelihle.

Weather permitting, they’ll be kicking off with a boxing demonstration by students of the Overstrand Whale Boxing Club at Gearings Point from 11:00 to 14:00. The main event, where male and female boxers from KwaZuluNatal, North West, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape will compete, will start at 18:00 at the Zwelihle community hall. There will also be other entertainment, such as traditional

dancing and R&B and HipHop music. All are invited to come and watch! The Gearings Point demonstration is free of charge, and tickets for the main event are R20 per person for normal entry or R150 per person for VIP entry. A VIP ticket includes wine and other refreshments as well as separate seating at special tables. Security is assured, as there will be bouncers and a police presence.

For more information or to book tickets, contact Mzi at 082 621 5906 or overstrandboxing@gmail.com.