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EERSTEJAARS SPRING WEG: Cody Cloete, n oudma

triekleerder aan Horskool HottentotsHolland, is een van

die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se eerstejaarstudente vir

2014 wat Dinsdag n duik gevat het gedurende die uni

versiteit se Eerste Generasiekamp. Di kamp het Sater

dag op die kampus begin met die doel om studente wat

die eerste lid van hul familie is wat aan die US studeer,

by te staan met al die persoonlike en akademiese uitda

gings. Hulle leer meer oor leierskapontwikkeling, studie

metodes en finansile bestuur op die kamp. Dit sal hulle

in staat stel om sukses te behaal in alle sfere van hul

studentelewe. Cody beplan om vanjaar die BAgraad in

internasionale studies aan te pak. Die universiteit se

amptelike verwelkomingsprogram vind Donderdag 23

Januarie plaas wanneer sowat 5 000 eerstejaarstudente

na verwagting met hul naskoolse opleiding sal begin.

FOTO: JUSTIN ALBERTS

STRAND: PIZZERIA LOSESWHOLE LOTOF DOUGH

Scamster targets

Strandbusiness

CASSY VAN EEDEN

TheStrandpolice havewarned local

businesses to be especially careful

with unusually large transactions

conducted telephonically after Ro-

mans Pizza in Strand lost R11 700s

worth of stock on Thursday.

This appears to be part of a scam that

hasalreadystruckseveralRomansPiz-

za franchises and other businesses in

the broader Cape metro region.

Corn De Kock, owner of Romans

Pizza intheStrand,saysoneofhercash-

iers took down a telephonic order for

84 large pizzas and 51 two litre bottles

of cool drink at around 11:00.

The man, calling himself Trevor

Swartz, placed the order under the

guise of Prima Construction (a compa-

ny that could not be located).

De Kock suspects that the man

planned to collect the pizzas and cool

drinks and then either complain about

them and ask for a refund, or sell the

pizzas elsewhere to make a profit.

At around midday, De Kock phoned

the man back to explain that she could

not process the order without proof of

payment. The man promptly emailed

her a proof of an EFT payment, which

she said looked exactly like the real

thing.

He made the payment from an ABSA

bank account and arranged to fetch the

order at 18:00.

At14:00theshopbeganprocessingthe

order and by 15:00 it was almost com-

pleted.

This was when De Kock decided to

contact ABSA as she felt it was impor-

tant to confirm the legitimacy of the

proof of payment document, given that

it was for such a large amount. She was

informed that there was no such ac-

countholder on theABSAdatabase and

that the proof of payment she had re-

ceived was a fraudulent document.

Thereafter, she made several at-

tempts to contact themanandeventual-

ly at 20:00 he answered his phone and

said he would send a driver to collect

the order, which he never did. De Kock

and her staff waited at the shop until

around 21:00.

DeKock realised that thiswas a scam

andemailedall theotherRomansPizza

franchises in theWestern Cape towarn

them.

She then established that three other

Western Cape branches Paarl, Kuil-

sriver and Soneike, had also been con-

tacted by this man.

De Kock then opened a case of fraud

against themanwith the Strand police.

Constable Mbulelo Mafuna has con-

firmed that a docket for a fraud investi-

gation has been opened.

DeKocksaid that this is a serious loss

for her business, particularly during

such a quiet time of the year in Strand.

OnFriday, the business donated over

half of the pizzas to a student group.

Neil Hofmeyr, owner of Romans Piz-

za in Paarl, said he was also scammed

on Thursday of over R4 000 in the same

way by aman using the same cellphone

number as themanwho had phonedDe

Kock, andwhosenamewasalsoTrevor.

A driver came to collect the order of

over R4 000s worth of pizzas from the

shop.

Hofmeyr decided to continue to

phone theman until he got a satisfacto-

ry answer from him.

OnceHofmeyr informed theman that

he had reported him for both fraud and

theft to the police, the mans response

was Do you think that you are the only

guywho is looking forme?Youwillnev-

er catch me, Hofmeyr says.

Jacques Ott, owner of Romans Pizza

in Soneike, says that thanks to De

Kocks warning, he was able to prevent

the scam from happening to him. He

saidthathewasalsocontactedonSatur-

day by a man named Trevor, who or-

dered R8 500 worth of pizzas to be col-

lected at 19:00 that night. Smelling a rat,

he decided to cancel the order.

Build It in Soneikewas defrauded out

ofR35 000worthof constructionmateri-

als when a man, using the same name

and cellphone number, placed a large

order for delivery to a building site.

Themandepositedthemoneyintothe

businesss account and Build It deliv-

ered the material. Shortly after the de-

livery, Build It was contacted by their

bank to inform them that the money

that was deposited was from a stolen

cheque and had therefore been can-

celled. When Build It returned to the

site, the entire site had disappeared,

says salesperson Andre Newman.

The man goes by three different

names: Trevor, Dave andLeigh andhas

what people describe as a Nigerian ac-

cent.DeKock says themanuses differ-

ent banking details on his proof of pay-

ment documents.

When the DistrictMail contacted the

man, he denied all allegations and end-

ed the call.

Anyone who has information that

may assist the investigation in Strand

should contact Lieutenant Colonel

Franklin Plaatjies on 082 469 3359.

Kays

Sinkstrukture vir

inwoners

BL. 3

Sentrum

Onaangename reuk

pla huurders en klinte

BL. 2

Macassar

Sokkerklub se toernooi

droom verlore

BL. 5

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Crime snippets /Misdaadbrokkies

Teen drowned in SLP

Aboy (14) drowned inadaminSirLowrysPass

on Friday. The boy was swimming with his

friends when he experienced difficulty and his

body disappeared in the water. Police divers

were called to the scene to retrieve his body. Po-

liceareinvestigatingandaninquestwillbeheld.

No foul play is suspected.

Beweerde dwelmhandel

Kol. Shawn van Wyk, stasiebevelvoerder van

dieStrand-polisie,waarskuouersinSerkorpark

om hul kinders te beskerm teen beweerde

dwelmhandel. Luidens n polisieverklaring

worddaarooknabeweringdwelmsbynvrugte-

engroentestalletjienabySerkorweg81verkoop.

Die gemeenskap word gevra om verdagte akti-

witeite by die stalletjie aan te meld.

Robbery suspect arrested

A robbery suspect is scheduled to appear in

the Somerset West Magistrates Court in con-

nectionwitharobbery that tookplace inChris

Nissen Park.

According to a police report a man (30) was

riding his bicycle at 21:20 last Friday when he

stopped at a red traffic light.

Four unknownmales approached him and

one threatened him with a sharp object. They

then fled the scenewith his bicycle, cell phone

andwallet,saidConstSuzanJantjies, spokes-

person for the Somerset West police.

A group of churchgoers witnessed the rob-

bery, gave chase and managed to catch one of

the robbers (20).

People with information can phone WO

James Robertson on 021 850 1370.

Slegte reukhangoor

StrandSquare

Klinteenhuurders indieStrandSquare-

winkelsentrum (voorheen Dorpsmeent)

ervaarvirdieafgelopeweeknslegtereuk

in die sentrum.

Volgens nhuurderwatmetDistriksPosge-

praat het en verkies omanoniem te bly, hang

die rioolreuk sedert Saterdag 11 Januarie in

die lug.

Die huurder s dat die reuk sterker in die

omgewing van Pick n Pay, die hoofhuurder

in die sentrum, is.

Volgens die huurder het die sentrum se be-

stuur waaiers in die sentrum geplaas sodat

die lug kan ventileer en die reuk minder in-

tens is.

Volgensdiehuurderhethulledieprobleem

van die stank by die sentrumbestuur, die be-

stuurvanPicknPay,sowelasdiemunisipali-

teit aangemeld.

Nadat die probleemegter teen verledeVry-

dag (17 Januarie) steeds onopgelos was, is n

klagte, onderteken deur 15 huurders, by die

Stad Kaapstad se gesondheidsafdeling inge-

handig.

Volgens Tamra Veley, woordvoerder vir

Pick n Pay, is die probleem onder die aandag

vandiesentrumbestuurenmunisipaliteitge-

bring. Volgens Veley is die oorsaak van die

reuk nverstopping indie stormwaterstelsel.

Veleysdatalhoeweldit nmunisipalepro-

bleem is, die sentrumbestuur verlede week

die dienste van loodgieters gekry het om die

reuk,watookdiePicknPay-winkelaffekteer,

te probeer verlig.

Volgens Veley is die lugreling in Pick n

Pay ook later afgeskakel sodat die reuk nie

in die winkel getrek word nie. Veley s dat

hulle steeds in samesprekings met die sen-

trumbestuur en die munisipaliteit is om die

probleem so gou moontlik uit te sorteer.

Adnan Chogle, bestuurder van die sen-

trum, s dat die verstopte munisipale dreine

aan die agterkant van die sentrum die oor-

sprong van die reuk was. Chogle s dat dit

verledeVrydag uitsorteer is omdie stank uit

te skakel.

Volgens Ernest Sonnenberg, burgemees-

terskomiteelid vir nutsdienste, het munisi-

paleamptenarediesentrumbesoekengevind

dat papierhanddoeke die oorsaak vir die ver-

stopping in die rioolstelsel was. Sonneberg

sdatslegseenklagteop14Januarieingedien

is en dat die Stad nie daaraan aandag kon gee

nie omdat die adres hierop verkeerd was.

Huurders het egter Woensdagoggend (gis-

ter) weer die DistriksPos geskakel om te s

dat die reuk erger was.

DistriksPos het Chogle gekontak. Volgens

hom was hy bewus dat die reuk weereens

in die sentrum was. Hy het verduidelik dat

n lugrelaaraangeskakel iswatdiereukver-

sprei het. Hy s dat n permanente oplossing

vir die probleem ondersoek word.

n Waaier

staan in die

Strand Square

sentrum waar

die reuk van ri

ool reeds vir

maar as n

week in die lug

hang.

Rekenaarswendelaar soekmaklike prooi

n Inwoner van Somerset-Wes wil mense

waarsku oor n moontlike rekenaarswende-

lary.

Volgens Hendrik van Riel is hy telefonies

deur n Engelssprekende vrou genader wat

beweer het dat sy van Microsoft is.

Sy het beweer die maatskappy het opgelet

dat sy rekenaar stadig funksioneer en dat sy

ditkanregstel.VolgensVanRielhetdievrou

hiernabeheeroorsyrekenaargeneemenaan

hom uitgewys watter programme moontlik

die probleem kan veroorsaak.

Van Riel s die vrou het voorgestel dat hy

van die rekenaarprogramme vervang en nu-

wes byhulmaatskappykoop vir tussenR150

en R350. Volgens Van Riel het hy onraad ge-

merktoedievrouaangedringhetdathyslegs

perkredietkaartbetaal.Hyhetookopgemerk

datvansyrekenaarseinligtingafgelaaiword

en onmiddellik die rekenaar afgeskakel en

die oproep beindig.

Van Riel s die vrou het binne oomblikke

teruggebel en gevrahoekomhydie rekenaar

afgeskakel het. Die vrou het kwaad geword

toe hy s dat die rekenaar outomaties afge-

skakel het.

Sy het ges, Dont lie to me, I will break

your bones you switched it off, vertel Van

Riel.

Volgens Van Riel het hierdie swendelary

hom n hele paar rand uit die sak gejaag. Hy

moetnoudiemeestevandieprogrammever-

vang wat na raming duisende rande kan be-

loop. VolgensVanRiel het hy kort hierna ge-

hoor van nog drie mense wat ook slagoffers

van die swendelary was.

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Kays-inwoners ontevredemet strukture

DALEEN FOUCH

Groot ongelukkigheid en onsekerheid

heers onder inwoners van Kays Kara-

vaanpark wat hul huise in n brand ver-

loor het, omdat sink- en nie houtstruktu-

re aan hulle geskenk is.

DieDistriksPos het verlede week berig dat

die Stad Kaapstad standaard beginnerspak-

kette vir n sinkstrukture aan inwoners ge-

skenk het (Newhomes for Kays residents,

DistriksPos, 16 Januarie), nadat agt hout-

strukture in die park verwoes is in n brand

wat op 13 Desember 2013 uitgebreek het.

Sedertdien woon di inwoners in tente op

die kampterrein. Die inwoners het die Dis-

triksPos genader om hul ongelukkigheid oor

die situasie te verduidelik.

Twee van die agt houtstrukture wat afge-

brandhet behoort aanMarcel Strumpher, ei-

enaar van Kays Karavaanpark, en die inwo-

ners van di strukture het huur aan Strump-

her betaal.

Strumpher het aanDistriksPos ges hy sal

die houtstrukture mettertyd weer oprig. Die

sesoorblywende strukturehet aanprivaatei-

enaars behoort wat huur betaal het vir die

stuk grond waarop die struktuur staan.

Die onus rus volgens Strumpher dus opdie

inwoners om hul huise self te vervang. Die

afgelope twee maande het die inwoners wat

geraak is gratis in tente op die kampterrein

gewoon. Die skoonmaak van die terrein en

voorbereiding van die grond omnuwe struk-

ture te bou, s Strumpher, is 90% voltooi en

inwoners kan hul sinkstrukture begin bou

en die erwe teen dieselfde prys as voor die

brand huur.

Strumpher verduidelik dat die sinkstruk-

tuur slegs n begin in is en dat inwoners self

met hout verder kan aanbou. Inwoners is eg-

ter baie ongelukkig hieroor, omdat die sink-

trukture te klein is vir die gesinne met hul

besittings.

Voor die brand het Raymond Pearce saam

met sy vrou en suster in n twee-

slaapkamer-houthuis gewoon en

R2 000 per maand vir huur be-

taal. Pearce s sy beswaar teen

die sinkstruktuur is dat dit gans

en al te klein is vir hul behoeftes,

en bevraagteken hoekom daar

nieeerderhoutmateriaalaandie

inwoners geskenk is om weer

houtstrukture op te rig nie.

Dave Venter, plaaslike raads-

lid, s die beginnerspakkette is

die standaard-pakket wat aan

mense geskenk word wat hul

strukture verloor as gevolg van

n natuurramp. Hy noem dat ten

spyte van die feit dat Kays Kara-

vaanpark private grond is, het

die Stad Kaapstad tog besluit om

die beginnerspakkette vir n

sinkstruktuuraandie inwoners teskenkom-

dat meeste van hulle geen ander heenkome

het nie.

Pearcewil egter ookweet hoekomdaar nie

met skenkings wat ontvang is boumateriaal

gekoop word nie. Hy s Helpende Hand, n

welsynsorganisasie, het voorheen bekend

gemaak ongeveer R100 000 is ingesamel vir

die inwoners wat geraak is en s daar word

nie vir inwoners gevra wat hl behoeftes is

nie. Hy s meeste inwoners het hul gereed-

skap verloor in die brand en kan nie bouma-

teriaal of gereedskap bekostig nie.

MaarErna vanHeerden, n vrywilliger vir

Helpende Handwat betrokke is by Kays Ka-

ravaanpark,sdieoorgrotemeerderheidvan

skenkings is in die vorm van koepons vir

Pick n Pay, Shoprite en Checkers. Sy ontken

dat inwoners nie geraadpleeg is oor hulle be-

hoeftes nie en s dit is moontlik dat indien

daar genoeg kontantskenkings is, daar hout

boumateriaal gekoop kan word.

Inwoners het verder versoek dat gereed-

skap gekoop word met die skenkings, omdat

al hul gereedskap in die brand verwoes is en

hulle dus nie die sinkstrukture kan bou nie.

Van Heerden verduidelik dat Helpende

Hand se prioriteit altyd die behoeftes van die

kinders is en daar is reeds vir al die kinders

wat deur die brand geraak is nuweuniforms,

tasse, boeke en skryfbehoeftes verskaf met

die koepons.

VanHeerden kon nie die totale bedrag van

die skenkings of die persentasie wat uit koe-

pons bestaan, bevestig nie, maar het haar

daartoe verbind om die syfers aan die

DistriksPos bekend te maak.

Di struktuur, wat deur die Stad Kaapstad geskenk is, is

verlede week opgerig as n voorbeeld.

FOTO: DALEEN FOUCH

Jannie du Preez,

inwoner van

Kays Karavaan

park, wys die

gebrande blik

kie waarin De

sember maand

se huur en sy ID

dokument was.

Du Preez s hy

is nou agterstal

lig met huur en

is ges om

Kays te verlaat.

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NewYork rowingadventure real now

CASSY VAN EEDEN

The Helderbergs famous adventurer

Riaan Manser and his girlfriend Vasti

Geldenhuys left the small town of Agadir

on the Moroccan coast on 31 December in

a seven metre rowing boat, starting their

10 765 km journey to Manhattan, New

York.

By19January, theyhadreachedLanzarote,

the most eastern Canary Island, where they

slept for 12 hours before continuing on their

voyage, titled Take Me to New York.

We plan to rowdown the islands and hope-

fullymake it to open ocean again by early this

week, Manser told the DistrictMail.

The couple faced an exceptionally rocky

start to their trip, which they estimate will

take them 120 days in total.

First, they spent 10 days at the Agadir air-

port, where they dealt with endless red tape

with customs, boat repairs, a lost container,

a stolen iPad and a broken solar battery.

After delaying their departure by several

days, theyfaceddangerouslystrongnortherly

winds,which required them to be on deck full

timejusttokeepthebowintherightdirection,

rather than rowing for a solid six hours as

they had planned.

Wewereexhausted,Mansersaidafter their

first day, hands blistered and my rear end es-

pecially tender.

At this point theywere only 30 nauticalmiles

from mainland Morocco and had covered far

less sea than planned.

Manser then reported that after some

tough nine hour rowing days to get away

from land, they finally had the Canary Is-

lands in sight.

Shortly after this they faced a raging

storm that saw them locked inside their ca-

bin for 16 hours.

By their fourth week at sea they nearly

lost their boat and their lives after almost

being run over by a 300 m cargo ship and

confronting waves the size of buildings

throwing our little boat around for 24

hours, said Manser.

It was aweekwherewe again learnt that

there is no reward without hardship.

Manser never understood why most peo-

ple avoided the route that they were set to

take fromAfrica to theCanaryIslands.How-

ever, after spending 13 days slogging away

for over 500 km against unfavourable row-

ing conditions and overcoming storms that

locals say they havent seen in years, it be-

came clear to the two of them why so few

sailors attempted the course.

On Thursday last week the two adventur-

ers encounteredyet another perilous storm.

Locked insideour little box cabinwecould

often visually make out waves about to hit us

but normally sound would give it away first.

The thunderous rumble of breaking waves is

deafening, said Manser.

Their boat was smashed, rolled onto its

side and then washed dozens of metres to one

side.

I was worried for our safety right then, as

never before on this journey. The adventure

was real nowandhadus don life jackets, our

GPS rescue beacons and clothing that would

keep us warm in open seas. After the storm,

Manserandhispartnersufferedanotherblow

when they discovered that their most vital

piece of equipment, their parachute or drift

anchor,hadbeenrippedtopiecesinthestorm.

They decided to make their way to the Ca-

nary Islands to CapeVerde to repair damages

to the boat and deal with any other problems.

Once they leave Cape Verde, they leave all

civilisation behind until they hit the coast of

Barbados, 3 877,61kms away.

The couple are completely alone on their

Take Me to New York adventure, with no

support boat and no ablution facilities, only

their supplies.

You can track their progress on Yellow-

brick Tracking http://my.yb.tl/TM2NY,

tweet them on @TM2NY and like their Face-

book page Take Me 2 New York.

On 31 December

last year, the Helder

bergs world famous

adventurer Riaan

Manser and his girl

friend Vasti Gelden

huys left Africa for

the USA after sever

al setbacks and de

layed departures.

Manser and Geldenhuys row out of the coastal town of Agadir in Morocco for a 10 765 km

journey to Manhattan, New York.

Mail price up

but only once

The DistrictMails cover

price has increased from

R6 to R6,20, effective from

the beginning of January.

Theprice increase equates

to 3%, and is necessitated

by increases in printing

and other costs associated

with the publication.

This is, however, the

only cover price increase

for the year, says Anne-

lien Dean, publisher of the

DistrictMail.

Sheinvitesreaderstoen-

gage with the newspaper.

Readers can email the

editor, Mark Stuart, at

mark@helderberg.com;

phone the office on

021 853 0211, or even SMS

comments to 32465 (SMSes

cost R1 each). TheDistrict-

Mail is on the web (www.

districtmail.com) and on

Facebook and Twitter.

NEW TEAM MEMBER: Intern

journalist Cassy van Eeden

joined the Helderberg Gazette/

DistrictMail on Monday 13 Jan

uary. She is from the Media24

Academy and will be tracking

news stories for both the Hel

derberg Gazette and DistrictMail

for the year.

Contact Cassy on 021 853 0211

or email her at

cassy.vaneeden@media24.com.

TakeMe toNewYork

RiaanManserandVastiGeldenhuysde-

cided to embark on this adventure after

Geldenhuys suggested that the couple

take a trip to NewYork. Instead of trav-

elling the conventional way, the two

have chosen to row over 10 000km from

AfricatoManhattanacrosstheNothern

Atlantic Ocean. Wewant to inspire, as

the clich goes, and have people change

their couldve shouldve wouldve atti-

tudes, said Manser.

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Dromeaanskerwe

DELIAH BRINKHUIS

n Droom van n plaaslike sokkerklub in

MacassaromdeelteweesvandieAfrican

Nations Championships (Chan)-toer-

nooi is vir altyd verlore nadat die klub

nie die geleentheid gegun is om deel van

die toernooi te wees nie.

Die Chan-toernooi het op 11 Januarie by

die Kaapstadse Stadion afgeskop en sal op

1 Februarie eindig. Wedstryde word ook in

Polokwane en Bloemfontein gespeel.

Volgens n woordvoerder van die klub,

wat anoniem wil bly uit vrees dat die klub

geviktimiseer sal word deur sokkerorgani-

sasies,hetdiklubinNovemberverlede jaar

opgelet dat die nuweMacassar-sportgronde,

wat dieklubas oefenveld gebruik, opgeknap

word. Hy s dat daar op n navraag aan die

Stad Kaapstad genoem is dat die veld vir die

Chan-toernooi opgegradeer word.

Die klub is geaffilieer by die SouthAfrican

FootballAssociation (SAFA) asookdieLocal

Football Association (LFA).

Die woordvoerder s groot opgewonden-

heid het onder die klub se spelers geheers

oor die opkomende toernooi en dat hulle ge-

hoophet dat Safa ookvirhulle souaanbeveel

as een van die spanne om by die toernooi be-

trokke te raak.

Teen die einde van Desember is die klub

welpere-posdeurSafasevise-president,Ver-

non Seymour, gekontak en is genooi om 13

van hulle o.18-spelers asook n ekstra speler

te verskaf wat by die skeidsregter-oefening

betrokke sou wees. Die ekstra speler sou in

die toernooi se vrywilligerprogram opge-

neem word en sou die span bestuur.

Dieoefening souvanaf 5-11Januarieopdie

nuut-opgegradeerde sportgronde plaasvind.

Volgens die woordvoerder het hulle op 27

Desember weer n e-pos van Seymour ont-

vang om hulle deelname aan die Chan-toer-

nooi se skeidsregtersoefening te bevestig.

Volgens Seymour sou elke speler daagliks

van middagete voorsien word, die vrywilli-

ger nvolledigeChan-toernooiuitrustingkry

en ook n bedrag van R200 per dag betaal

word. Al 14 spelers is ook dubbele kaartjies

na drie van die wedstryde belowe.

Hierdiebeloftes is egternooitnagekomnie

en geen korrespondensie is hierna van Sey-

mour ontvang nie. Hy is na n interne onder-

soek van seksuele wangedrag uit sy posisie

ontslaan.

Volgens die woordvoerder het Seymour

die klub later telefonies na die skeidsregters

kordineerder, Vincent Ceka, verwys. Ceka

het na bewering aangebied dat die klub op

16 Januarie aan die skeidsregtersoefening

deelneem, maar die klub moes die aanbod

van die hand wys omdat al die spelers terug

gekeer het skool toe.

Hulle is teleurgesteld oor die hele aange-

leentheid en het gehoop dat iemand anders

in Seymour se plek aangestel sou word wat

die beloftes sou nakom en hulle ook aan die

Chan-toernooi kon deelneem.

VolgensNamondeBlakana, SafaKaapstad

sekretaresse, was hulle nie bewus van enige

relings wat die klub getref het nie.

Die opgegradeerde Macassarsportgronde.

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23 Januarie, 2014

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Boozebusiness toastsnewbylaw

DALEEN FOUCH

Manylocalliquorstoreswillbeap-

plyingforextendedtradinghours,

in accordance with the newly

promulgated liquor bylaw, in the

hopes of increasing business and

recovering some of the losses

caused by restricted trading

hours.

Some local liquor outlets say they

have been struggling to keep head

abovewaterdueto liquor lawamend-

ments in 2012 that restricted trading

until 18:00 on weekdays.

The new bylaw by the City of Cape

Town, titled Control of Underta-

kings that Sell Liquor to the Public,

was approved by council last year

and will take effect on 1 February. It

allows for off-consumption licensed

premises to apply for extra trading

hoursfromMondaytoSaturdayfrom

18:00 to 20:00 and for trading on Sun-

days from 11:00 to 18:00.

Several liquor stores in theHelder-

berg confirmed to the DistrictMail

that they will be applying for exten-

ded hours. Cammy Fernandes, ma-

nager of the Tops in Gordons Bay,

says the store is definitely applying

for longer trading hours in the hopes

of regaining business lost when tra-

ding hours were restricted. He, how-

ever, objected to the extended hours

application fee of R5 700, which has

tobepaid inaddition to theR3 000an-

nual licenceapplication fee,andadds

that he has no guarantee that his ap-

plication will be successful. The

Citys website states that this tariff

structureis effectivefrom1April.Ac-

cording to Fernandes, there are over

300 liquor licences in Somerset West

alone, which makes liquor trading a

big industry in the Helderberg.

One liquor trader in Strand, who

wants to remain anonymous, says

that since trading hours were re-

stricted in 2012, he has lost over 1 000

customersamonthandhashad to re-

trenchan employee.He saysmanyof

his customers work in Cape Town

and by the time they reach home, it

is past 18:00 and liquor stores are al-

ready closed. He hails the new bylaw

as great news for business.

Hanju Human, owner of Blue Bot-

tle LiquorTraders in SomersetWest,

also retrenched two employees and

lost 30% of his turnover since the

tradingrestrictionswereimplement-

ed. By applying for longer trading

hours on weekdays and on Satur-

days,hehopestoregainhis turnover,

which in turn will enable him to re-

hireemployees.He,however, sayshe

will not be applying for Sunday tra-

dingjustyetandwillwaitforhisbusi-

nesstogrowbeforemakingadecision

on the matter.

Despite most license holders wel-

coming the new bylaw, not all busi-

nesses are applying formore trading

hours.AndrBestbier,regionalman-

ager at Liquor King in Somerset

West, says he is still considering

whether to apply, adding that the ap-

plication fee iscurrentlyabigconsid-

eration in his decision.

Diamonds Discount Liquors in

Somerset West confirmed that they

will not be applying for extended

hours.

Tragic accident in Strand

DELIAH BRINKHUIS

A young woman from Strand

died when her scooter collided

with a sedan at about 17:30 on

Monday. Nicolette (Nikki) Oe-

lofses body was only removed

from the scene at 21:30.

According to an eyewitness,

Nikkiwas travelling fromBeach

Road, Strand along Van Rie-

beeck Street on her scooter.

The eyewitness says he was

standing inaparkingareaon the

corner of Wesley and Van Rie-

beeck when he heard a loud

crash. The scooter had collided

with a car approaching from

Wesley Street. The impact of the

collision caused Nikkis body to

land in the parking area. Wit-

nessessayshediedafewminutes

later. The driver of the car was

unharmed.

On Tuesday Elma Lambrech

who runs a business in the area

said the scene had not been

cleared properly and left rem-

nants of the accident.

Louise Kleynhans, owner of

Scooters Pizza in Beach Road,

Strand says she was shocked

about the news of Nikkis death.

She says Nikki (30) was a mana-

ger at the business for three

years and that it was her day off

on Monday. When we last said

goodbye to her, we had no idea

that we would not see her alive

again, Kleynhans says. She de-

scribes Nikki as a friendly and

helpful person.

She always smiled and had a

laugh that came from her stom-

ach, she says.

Tracy Smith, a resident of Van

Riebeeck Street and customer at

Scooters Pizza also remembers

Nikkis friendly personality.

Evenwhen she was not at work

and passed you on the street, she

would always wave with a big

smile on her face, she says.

According Wilfred Solomons-

Johannes of the Citys Disaster

Risk Management, medical

emergencies are the responsibil-

ity of the Department of Health.

He said that the fire department

will also be called to clean up a

scene at times.

DistrictMail askedEmergency

Medical Services why the body

was only removed four hours af-

ter the accident. At the time of

going to press, no response had

beenreceived.Police are investi-

gating a case of negligent and

reckless driving.

Nikki Oelofse

DistrictMail asked its Facebook

fans for their opinions regarding

theextended tradinghours for liq-

uor stores. Here are some of the

comments:

) Its a big disgrace and very

disappointing. Poverty, domestic

violence and abuse will continue

to increase in the poorer commu-

nities. Colin van Wyk

) I dont think its a matter of

moral standing or principal. Its

a matter of convenience. I totally

support the idea and think it

makes life somuch easier. It gives

me choice. Bravo! Natasha

Malherbe

) Seriously? Whats next?

Dagga only from 18:00 to 18:30 on

public holidays? Ricardo

Machelm

Opinions flare about liquor trading on Sundays

7Distrikspos

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Get chronicmedsatalternative sites

CASSY VAN EEDEN

The Western Cape Minister of Health,

Theuns Botha, visited the Zandvliet

Care Facility inMacassaronThursday

to oversee the delivery of chronic me-

dication parcels to the elderly resi-

dents.

The visit forms a part of the Western

Cape Governments strategy to deliver

chronicmedicationparcelstositesthatare

alternatives to clinics andhealth facilities.

The programme aims to reduce the

number of patients who visit state health

facilities each month.

SusanJordaan(64)inthepasthadtowait

at clinics from as early as 05:00 to as late

as 18:00 to collect her chronic medication

for the month. She is one of the 220 000 pa-

tients who receive their chronic medica-

tion at alternative sites.

And the service is set to expand to its

full capacity of 350 000 packages, Botha

said.

The service has also reduced the pres-

sure felt byAnti-Retroviral (ARV) sites, as

it includes the dispensing of ARVs.

The Western Cape Health Department

has already established 1 400 alternative

sites towhichpre-packedparcelsaredeliv-

ered.

The Department estimates that 30% of

thepatients in theMetroareareceive their

medication through the alternative site

delivery service, whichmeans 47 000 few-

er patients will attend the clinics each

month. The service is only available to

chronic patients who are in a stable condi-

tion and who return to their clinics for

renewal of their prescriptions as pre-

scribed by their local clinic.

Whilstat theZandvlietCareFacility, the

Minister highlighted that although the

service has been highly effective thus far,

the Department still battles to encourage

patients to take their medication.

Tania Mathys, Manager of the Chronic

Dispensing Unit, said that research is cur-

rently being conducted to investigate the

various reasons why patients, who are be-

ing supplied with their medication and

having it dispensed into weekly contain-

ers, still do not take their medication.

Theuns Botha, Minister of Health for the Western Cape

Government, hands over a parcel of prepacked chronic

medication to Susan Jordaan (64).

CASSY VAN EEDEN

Councillor Stuart Pringle, chairper-

son of Subcouncil 8, is seeking a mee-

tingwith theWesternCapeEducation

Department about the shortage of

schools in the Helderberg.

This followsanarticle in lastweeks

DistrictMail detailing perceptions

among principals that more schools

are needed in the area (Too many

learners, too few schools).

According toPringle, ameetingwas

held with the WCED two years ago to

discuss this very issue. He says that it

was a very constructive meeting

whereproposalswereput forwardand

discussed for theexpansionofexisting

schools in the area and the need for

more to be built.

Pringlesays thatsince thatmeeting,

the WCED has expanded several

schools and land has been identified

for future schools.

He adds that schools are needed in

particular in Gordons Bay, Bizweni,

Sir Lowrys Pass, Heldervue and Ma-

cassar.

Pringle says theWCEDhas been in-

formed about the massive growth in

the population of the area, but that the

department is currently considering

budget and land availability.

Pringle expects the meeting to take

place in February, after which he will

know how many students in the Hel-

derberg are currently not enrolled in

a school. He adds, though, that the

WCED is confident that all students

will be accommodated.

Bronagh Casey, spokesperson for

theWCED,says that theWCEDiswor-

kinghardtoplacelearnersandisconfi-

dent that all learners will be placed in

the next week or so.

She says that two new mobile

schools are currently being built in

Nomzamo to accommodate more

learners. One is a primary school and

the other a secondary school.

According toCasey, the schoolswill

be completed inMarchandpupilswill

be able to move in in April. The lear-

ners at these two new schools are cur-

rently being housed in mobiles at

ChristmasTintoandSimanyene.Ad-

ditional mobile classes have been

placed on these grounds for the time

being.

Councillor seeksmeeting on school shortage

8DistrictMail

23 Januarie, 2014

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2712DD1BIT09A5H

HHH SE TOP

MATRIEKS: Les

ton Dick (hoof

seun 2013) en

Chant Bougaard

van die Hor

skool Hottentots

Holland (regs)

het die eerste en

tweede plek on

der die top10

matriekleerders

by hul skool behaal. Albei spog met n

Agemiddelde simbool. Leston, die

nommereenkandidaat, het Asimbole

vir al sy sewe vakke verwerf: Afri

kaans huistaal, English first additional

language, wiskunde, fisiese wetenskap,

lewenswetenskap, lewensorintering en

rekeningkunde. Chant, die nommer

tweekandidaat, het vier Asimbole

verwerf: Afrikaans eerste addisionele

taal (A), English home language, wis

kunde, lewensorintering (A), rekening

kunde (A), lewenswetenskap (A) en fi

siese wetenskap. Die ander top10s is

Darren Wildschut, Merryl Pillay (onder

hoofhoofmeisie), Kelly Vermeulen, Tra

cey Thomas, Carla McAvoy, Amita Bhi

ma, Tshidi Green (hoofmeisie 2013) en

Cody Cloete.

Leston Dick saam met HHH se skool

hoof, Geoff van der Voort.

VAARWEL: Enna Daniels

(ne Beyers) van Garden

Village, SomersetWes is

n n siekbed op Vrydag

17 Januarie in die ouder

dom van 59 oorlede. Da

niels, oftewel Antie En

na is in Genadendal ge

bore, en het later saam

haar ouers Frederick en

Dialina Beyers na Somer

setWes verhuis, waar sy

grootgeword het as die

persoon wat almal leer

ken het passievol oor

haar medemens, goed

hartig, vrygewig en

vriendelik. Sy sal veral

gemis word vir haar be

trokkenheid in die kerk

en die kospakkies wat sy vir die minderbevoorregte mense

in haar gemeenskap uitgedeel het. Hoewel Antie Enna

aan twee seuns, Hilton en Morney geboorte geskenk het,

was sy n ma vir baie ander. Sy word oorleef deur haar

seuns, sewe susters, twee broers en ma.

RAFFLE WINNER: Congratulations

to Paula Lang who won the special

monthly prize for January in the

Winter Wonderland Charity Raffle.

Lang won two nights accommoda

tion at Berg en Zee Guest House in

Gordons Bay for two people. The

prize was sponsored by Jackie

MacGregor. To enable you to be eli

gible for the next special monthly

draw in February, you need to pur

chase your tickets before 10 Febru

ary. Tickets at R10 per ticket or

R100 for 11 tickets, can be pur

chased at Helderberg Hospice from

Patricia 082 731 5736, Patch 021 852 6110, Animal Welfare

021 856 5549, BP Gordons Bay, GBay Internet at the Old Cape Mall

and electronically via the Winter Wonderland website www.winterwon

derland.co.za. Februarys prize is a twohour catamaran cruise with

Tangent Charters for two adults including two complimentary drinks and

bar snacks. If you would like to help with the selling of the raffle tick

ets, please send an email to winterwonderland@gbbf.co.za or contact

any of your favourite charities.

IN MEMORIAM: Strandin

woner Sonia Samuels het

Dinsdag n n kort siekbed

gesterf. Sonia is oor

spronklik van Porterville,

maar het later na die

Strand verhuis. Baie mense

sal haar onthou waar sy

jare vir Old Mutual gewerk

het. n Roudiens word va

naand (Donderdag) om

19:30 by haar huis by

Sesdestraat 41 gehou. Sy

laat vyf kinders, 17 klein

kinders en 1 agter klein

kind, agter. Teen druktyd

was die begrafnisrelings

nog nie bekend nie.

INMEMORIAM

WINNING SNAP: The winner of the DistrictMail holiday photo competi

tion hosted on the DistrictMail website (www.districtmail.com), is Mantie

Smith who managed to capture this striking sunset at Strand on her cell

phone. Smith has won a De Jagers voucher worth R500.

PHOTO: MANTIE SMITH

9Distrikspos

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Dorpsmeent nou n Square

DieDorpsmeent-winkelsentrumhetnienet n

nuwe voorkoms gekry met die onlangse op-

gradering nie, maar ook n nuwe naam.

Die naam Dorpsmeent, is verander na

Strand Square en volgens Adman Chogle, ei-

endomsbestuurder van die inkopiesentrum,

is die naamsverandering n poging totmoder-

nisering.

Chogle s alhoewel die Strand tradisioneel

n ouer bevolking het, is daar wel n jonger

mark wat in di gebied inbeweeg. Hy verdui-

delik dat die woord Dorpsmeent moeilik op

die tong is endie naamStrandSquaremakli-

ker is om uit te spreek en ook meer inklusief

is. Die inkopiesentrum is meer as 25 jaar oud

en Chogle s dit was tyd om die gebou op te

knap. Opgradering het einde Julie 2013 afge-

skop en is net voor Kersfees voltooi.

Magel Grov, ondervoorsitter van die Afri-

kaanse Sakekamer, meen dit is n entrepre-

neur se volste reg om sy besigheid se naam

te verander, veral as ditmoontlikmeer besig-

heidkan lok.DistriksPoshetgaanuitvindwat

inkopiegangers van di nuwe naam dink.

Rudie Bergmann en Rouv Jackson meen dit

is moeilik om aan te pas by die nuwe naam.

Ons sal maar altyd praat van die Meent.

Shanielle Thomas

werk in Strand

Square en hoop die

verandering sal meer

besoekers lok. Sy s

hoewel die Strand

Square n nuwe

voorkoms en naam

het, bly dit steeds

dieselfde plek.

Elmie van Zyl s sy

het geen spesifieke

mening oor die

naamsverandering

nie. Sy noem alhoe

wel sy van die Afri

kaanse naam gehou

het, gaan die nuwe

naam nie veroorsaak

dat sy nie meer haar

inkopies by die sen

trum doen nie.

Regs: Eddie en Shir

ley van den Berg s

ten spyte daarvan

dat die nuwe naam

nie Afrikaans is nie,

is hulle mal oor die

nuwe naam en voor

koms.

Links: Anne Roney s

sy het geen beswaar

teen die naamveran

dering nie, maar

voel dat die nuwe

naam vervelig is.

Links: Susan Grobler

meen die nuwe

naam pla glad nie

en hou van die

mooi nuwe voor

koms.

Newlife forold church

The historic 1819 Dutch Reformed

Church in Somerset West, which has

over recent years fallen into decay and

harboured vagrants, has been given

new life.

The newly renovated and refurbished

church building now serves as the house

ofworship for localNewApostolic Church

members, who have been congregating in

thehall of a play school for almost 15 years.

This follows after the New Apostolic

Church leadership entered into a long-

term lease agreement with the owners of

the church.

When the building ran the risk of being

used for purposes other than worshipping

the Lord, the New Apostolic Church lead-

ership enquired about purchasing the

building. However, this was not possible

due to the church building being classified

as a national monument.

On Sunday 19 January the president of

theNewApostolicChurchCapeTown,Dis-

trictApostleNoelBarnes, accompaniedby

all his apostles and bishops, dedicated the

church to a newly formed congregation.

Among the distinguished guests present

were professor Harold Herman and the

trustees of the Maatskappy vir die Bewa-

ring van die Historiese NG Kerk Somerset-

Wes, Louis Steyn, Jean Pierre du Plessis

and Jimmy Hanekom.

Thededicationservicewasaudio-visual-

ly transmitted to all stations on the

churchsnetwork,whichmeant thata total

of around 115 000 members could share in

the joy of this event during which District

Evangelist Rowen Felton from Somerset

West was appointed as the congregational

leader.

According to Felton, the church will be

open to the public on Saturdays, merely so

people can view the church and wander

through the cemetery on the premises.

Thechurchwillnotonlyserveasaplace

of worship, but also a place of relaxation.

It is a community asset, not necessarily a

New Apostolic Church asset, explained

Felton.

Feltonsayspartof thededicationservice

was a choral done by the Cape Town male

choir of the New Apostolic Church, which

will represent the Western Cape at the up-

comingPentecostFestival inMunich,Ger-

many. And, that more concerts of such ex-

ceptionalvaluewillbehostedat thechurch

because of its remarkable acoustics.

The newly renovated and refurbished

1819 Dutch Reformed Church in Somerset

West, which now serves as the place of

worship for local New Apostolic Church

members.

10

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S jou s

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) I am very upset to find out that

the schools do not even offer fami

lies with more than one child dis

counts.Youwould think theywould

give you some financial relief

when all you do is support the

schools all year with fundraisers,

expensive uniforms etc, etc. Louise

Kriedemann

) It is outrageous how expensive

it is to go to school. Even the

R1 100 is also a lot of money for

parents who dont earn much at

their jobs.

) Ook n brandslagoffer van

KaysKarvaanpark.DieR100000

wat ingesamel is vir slagoffers kom

hulle toe. Dis nie vir jul eie gewin.

Solidariteit gee elke inwoner

R10000. Hulle kan dan hout koop

om huise te bou. Nou moet hulle

in sinkhokke bly. Eks lus en s op

die lug hoe die geld benut word

datmensewat geld geskenk het dit

weet. Let wel, dit is sinkhokke en

nie houthutte soos berig.

) I would like to thank a male

calledMorkel who took good care

of me while I was at Mediclinic

ward L. They should employ more

people likehim.Thanksagain.Mrs

C Martins

) To the kind gentleman in Auret

Street, Strand, who saw a chap in

a wheelchair passing by on New

Years Eve and gave him R50 as

a gesture of goodwill. Many

thanks and may God bless you

abundantly! Best wishes, from the

grateful chap

S dankie, geluk,

jammer, lief jou....

Thanks for returningPokkel tous

On 30December 2013, Pokkelwent

missing from our home in Strand.

After 16 days the Gordons Bay

AnimalWelfare found him and re-

turned him to us.

Wewould like to thankeveryone

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Thank you for caring and pro-

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by www.districtmail.com sowel as

op die sosiale netwerkeFacebook en

Twitter.

SLEGTE REUK IN SENTRUM: Klinte by die Strand Squaresentrum hoop hul inkopieondervinding sal spoedig weer aangenaam wees sodra

die probleem van die slegte reuk, wat reeds langer as n week in die sentrum hang, opgelos word. Sien storie op bladsy 2.

Pokkel

Theneed for speed

If you live in the Land en Zeezicht area

on the northern side of Lourensford

Road, thenyouprobablyonlyhavea two

Megabites per second (Mbps)ADSL line

from Telkom, because you are too far

from the exchange.

I contacted Telkom to find out when

they will be upgrading the network to

this area so that we could have 10 Mbps

ADSLlines.They informedmethat they

have no plans as there is not enough de-

mand for faster ADSL lines in Land en

Zeezicht. However, if you live on the

Radloff Park side of Lourensford Road,

there is a mini exchange installed in

Morgenster Road. This enables you to

get 10 Mbps lines as youare closer to the

exchange. There will soon be competi-

tion to DSTV that will be available on

the internet andyouwill needa 10 Mbps

line to view the live video content. All

Telkom needs to do is put a pipe under

Lourensford road to connect your line

to the mini exchange. So if you want to

have access to alternatives other than

the expensive DSTV, then dont get

caught napping contact Telkom to re-

quest a faster ADSL line.

DUNCAN RAMSBOTTOM

SOMERSET WEST

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Nuus

News

Biegstorie van diemaand

Ek is nie die tipe ouwatmaklik depres-

sief raak nie. Om die waarheid te s,

daar is net een ding naas

die gewonedaaglikse irrita-

sies watmyaltydinn don-

ker bui laat verval. Sonder

uitsondering.

Dit is wanneer ek n handy-

man-joppie probeer doen.

My vrou vra my lankal nie

meer nie. Maar soms probeer

ek haar verras. Dit loop altyd

uit op n ramp.

Die laaste keer toe ek n

gloeilamp in ons badkamer

probeer vervang het, het daar

onverwagte komplikasies op-

geduik. Ons het met n gat in die plafon

(daarwas n snoeiskr betrokke) geindig.

Vramy enigiets oor boeke, lirieke, of be-

veel my om n rubriek te skryf, ek doen dit

in n halfminuut (soos hierdie een).

Maarmoenievirmyvraomteonderskei

tussen boute, moere of skroe-

we nie. Dis vir my so duister

soos kwantumfisika. Dit ver-

vul my met die mees hopelose

gevoel van futiliteit, want ek

kn eenvoudig nie met sulke

goed werk nie.

Dis asof my vingers in me-

kaar se pad is. En ek kan in elk

geval nie kop of stert van die

tegnologie daarvan verstaan

nie.

Daardie deel van my brein,

diedeelwat tegniesegoedmoet

snap, is net weg. Ek is so gebo-

re.

Soos andermense disleksies is, of kleur-

blind,weet ekdat ekmoetwegblyvanalles

wat meer ingewikkeld as n naelknipper

is.

District

Diary

Send diary entries to:

jamey.thomas@media24.com

Weekly deadline:Monday, 12:00

Wewould like to invite our regular diary

advertisers to send us pictures of their events for

inclusion in our Social or Diary section.

SATERDAG 25 JANUARIE

STELLENBOSCH:

) Die beste bonsais in die Boland verlede jaar

word vanaf 09:00 tydens die eerste vergadering

van Boland Bonsai in die Stellenbosch botaniese

tuin bespreek. Daar sal ook n tekenklas wees om

mense te leer hoe om bome te skets, asook n alge

mene boombespreking. Beginners is welkom.

0Willem Pretorius: 083 260 5696.

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Country Craft Market at Southeys Vines in

Main Road from 09:00 14:00. Plenty of quality

handcrafts, indulgent eats and drinks, entertain

ment for the kids, as well as safe, free parking.

0 Gill: 021 852 6608.

) ECHO holds its AGM at the Erinvale Golf Club

from 10:00 12:00. For more information, con

tact Des McLeod on 021 847 1782 or Lynette Pul

len on 021 847 0448.

GORDONS BAY:

) TheGordons BayArtGroupholds an exhibition

at 83 Beach Road from 10:00 16:00 today and

tomorrow (Sunday26 January).GuestArtist: Rich

ard Pratt. Enjoy free punch served at the door.

SUNDAY 26 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Olde Oaks Market from 10:00 15:00.

Fresh organic veggies, arts and crafts, food stalls,

entertainment for kids and lots more on offer.

The Animal RescueOrganisation has a permanent

stall with books and Tshirts to raise funds.

The Single Parents HelpingHands are in desperate

need of stationary and toiletries. Any donations

can be dropped off at the market. 0Mandy:

082 374 4468.

MONDAY 27 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) TheArthritis FoundationHelderberg holds a talk

by motivational holistic health speaker Esme

Odendaal of Stellenbosch in the Educational Cen

tre at the Helderberg Nature Reserve at 19:00. All

welcome.0 Aletta van derWatt: 083 270 4842.

THURSDAY 30 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Somerset West Diabetic Support Group

holds its first meeting in the restaurant atMediclinic

Vergelegen, 18:30. Guest speaker Dr Deon Grey

lingwill talk about the precautions diabetics should

consider before surgery. All welcome, free of

charge. Refreshments will be served.0 Peter Kin

naird: 021 851 7499 or 082 747 5116.

Marlin, jy is voorwaar naanwins

Ek het Saterdag 11 Januarie ons plaaslike

Game in Somerset Mall besoek om my foon

optegradeer.Hullewasvanlynafendiedame

aan diens kon aan my geen verdere inligting

verskaf aangaande die opgradering nie.

Maandag het ek hulle gebel en toe met n

vriendelike jongman,Marlin,kennisgemaak

wat my oproep absoluut professioneel han-

teer het. Hy het sorgvuldig geluister na wat

ek wou doen en my binne 10 minute terugge-

bel met al die antwoorde op my vrae.

Hulle het ongelukkig nie voorraad gehad

van die foon wat ek wou h nie en Marlin het

my toe ook dadelik laat weet dat daar wel n

bestellinggeplaas isendatekteen23Januarie

sal kan opgradeer.

Op Donderdag 16 Januarie het Marlin my

weer gebel om te s dat die foon wel ingekom

het. Ek het Vrydag ingegaan, al die papier-

werkwas reedsgedoenenekhetbinne nhalf-

uur die opgradering gefinaliseer. Sy diens

was regtig uitstekend.

Marlin, jy isvoorwaar naanwinsvirGame.

Doen so voort!

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Win tickets to JimmyDludluact

Two lucky DistrictMail readers

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Jimmy Dludlu perform live at the

Summer Jazz Series in Paarl this

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This concert is being organised by

espAfrika, organisers of the world-

renowned Cape Town International

Jazz Festival, in connection with Li-

onofAfrica Insurance.Together they

are bringing a series of magical jazz

concerts to the Boland from January

to March.

JimmyDludlukicks theconcert se-

ries off on Sunday 26 January at the

Liqui FruitAmphitheatre next to the

Taal Monument on Paarl Mountain.

Dludlu was 13 years old when he

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His first performances were at

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His debut album, Echoes from the

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Jimmy Nevis is the second act of

the concert series, performing on 16

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on the stage on 1 March. An artist

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WESLEY HLAVA PERFORMS AT AGM: The Somerset West Music So

ciety AGM will be held on Sunday 26 January, at 18:00, in the Li

brary Hall, preceded by a short classical guitar recital by Wesley

Hlava. Wesley, a composer and arranger as well as solo performer,

is director of the Art of Guitar Academy. Following the AGM, com

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welcome to attend, especially potential new members. Phone Essie

Koekemoer on 021 856 1847 or 082 850 6954 for more informa

tion.

) Friday 24

January

Freddie The

Musician can

be seen live at

Petrolheads in

Strand at

20:00.

Rooies is

performing at

Die Watergat

Pub in the

Gants Centre

at 21:00.

The Kevin

Floyd Band

performs at

Berties Moor

ings in Gordons Bay at 21:00.

Saturday 25 January

Anton le Roux can be seen on stage at

Die Watergat Pub from 21:00.

) Sunday 26 January

The Gerald Clark Band is performing live

at Berties Moorings at 18:00.

Catch Jacques G live at DieWatergat Pub

at 17:30.

Alyssa brings her musical talent to Petrol

heads in Strand from 17:00.

Gig guide

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KUNSKLASSE: Twee

oud kunsonderwy

sers met n passie

vir kinders en kuns,

bied n opwindende

en kreatiewe erva

ring vir jong kinders

tussen die ouder

dom 4 tot 13 by

Die Kunssalon aan.

Klasse word daag

liks aangebied, teen

n tempo wat elke

indivuele kind pas.

Die klem is op

kuns eerder as

handwerk, maar dit

beteken beslis nie

dat jou kind kunstig

moet wees nie. Die lesse is informeel, gemaklik en vol pret, verduidelik

die twee onderwysers. Hulle spesialiseer in n reeks mediums, insluitend

verf, houtskool, ink, klei, draad, papier mach, collage, drukwerk, en ge

mengde media. Op die foto is Grace de Jongh besig met haar meester

stuk. Belangstellende ouers kan Talita bel by 084 702 8344 of epos na

kuns.salon@gmail.com.

Vineyardand

stud farmwalk

Last year as part of the Stel-

lenbosch Wine Festival,

Avontuur Estate offered a

small group of equine lovers

the opportunity to experi-

encewhattheystandfor, fine

wine and fast horses.

Due to popular demand, two

dates are allocated for this ex-

perience this year.

On Wednesday 29 January

and Thursday 30 January, the

winery and thoroughbred stud

farm is offering the opportuni-

ty for 20 visitors per day to visit

the stables for a personal meet-

ing with the Estates two top-

rated stallions,VARandOrato-

rio. This also includes an info

session led by generalmanager

PippaMickleburgh,wherevisi-

tors can ask questions to their

hearts content.

Bookings at R250 per person

can be made via email on win-

ery@avontuurestate.co.za or

with Moerieda on info@avont-

uurestate.co.za. You can also

phone 021 855 3450. On-line at

www.stellenboschwinefesti-

val.co.za winery experiences.

Oratorio, one of the worlds top stallions, is currently standing at

Avontuur Estate in the Helderberg.

DANCE

CHAMPION

SHIPS: The

Lesley Porter

School of

Dance partici

pated in the

recent Solo

Danca Latina

Western Cape

Champion

ships in Som

erset West.

The studio ex

celled, with

the students

winning 13

out of the 19

gold medals

awarded dur

ing the event.

Valentine treats

Surprise your Valentine on Fri-

day 14 February by sending a

gourmet cupcake to a special per-

son in your life.

Place your order for five or

more cupcakes with Patch on 021

852 6110, give the address for de-

livery and your sweetheart will

receive a sweet treat on Valen-

tines Day. If you wish to order

less than five cupcakes, they can

becollectedonValentinesDayat

the Patch office on the corner of

Dorhill and Dummer Streets in

Somerset West. Each cupcake

costsR20and theproceedswill be

used toassist childvictimsof sex-

ual abuse in the Helderberg. Or-

ders fordeliveryshouldbeplaced

by 15:00 on Friday 7 February.

Great prizes up for grabs in aid of AnimalWelfare Society

A car wash entitled the Libido

Charge Bikini Car Wash, is being

hosted at The Nameless Pub in Som-

erset on 1 February in aid of the Ani-

mal Welfare Society (AWS).

Thecarwashtakesplace from13:00

18:00 with loads of activities taking

place in between.

Great prizes will be up for grabs in

auctions and raffles and live enter-

tainment will provide the atmos-

phere at the braai area.

There will also be a donation box

for pet food, blankets, etc for the

AWS.

The Nameless Pub is an old

friend of the AWS and has hosted

manysuccessful fund-raisingevents.

For further information,phone the

events manager, Channel Harrison

on 076 649 9080.

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Promosie

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Ribboncutat Thai Spaopening

Guests from many different nationalities attended the

launch of Mukda Thai Spa in Gordons Bay on Friday.

The spas staff members greeted guests at the spas

entrance, afterwhich theywere treated to sushi, cham-

pagne andThai cuisine.All against the backdrop of live

entertainment heard in the back garden. Guests could

also take a tour of the spa, viewing the different treat-

ment rooms and treatments available.

Rolf B. Schudel relaxing on one of the chairs for

pedicures. With him is Sibylle Escher.

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From left are John Taljaard,

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Thys Walters, Chrisma Pretorius with Bettie and Jannie Jou

bert.

Spa CEO Beat Gisler and owner Mukda Saengjinda cutting the ribbon at

the spas official opening last Friday. PHOTOS: ILLANA FRANTZ

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Get out of your comfort zone try something new

A fulfilling hobby is one way to effectively

manage stress.

A pleasurable activity thats just for fun

helps to put a little distance between you and

the day-to-day drudge.

The benefits: It inevitably leads tomeeting

new people and friends sharing the same in-

terests.

So,whetheryoure lookingat joiningahik-

ingclub, givingyogaa try, preservingmemo-

rieswith scrap-bookingor startingyourown

blog, creative spaces in your life are neces-

sary to keep you healthy and positive.

Even better for a more balanced lifestyle

is trying out something new.

Getting out of your comfort zone and just

going out, doing something youve always

wanted to do.

Be it taking tennis lessons, learning how

to surf, learning how to speak a foreign lan-

guage, taking dance lessons or how to play

an instrument, find yourhiddenpassion and

cross it off your bucket list.

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Chi-Chis Holistic Wellness Retreats and MindSpas

medical doctors, psychologists and therapists

launched their wellness retreat, weight and health

support programme on Monday 13 January at Belle-

vue Manor.

The aim of the retreat is to help people discover the

power of healing from within with natural foods.

Chi-ChisMindSpa helps people to calm theirminds,

before commencing with the usual spa pamper.

Enjoying the opening are (from left), Nicole Metagenics, Dr Carl Bredell,

Debi Rossouw (owner of ChiChis) and Jan Jooste

From left are Dr Minnie Loubser, Nicole Metagenics and Sanmari Vosloo.Jan Jooste and Dr Hilda Landman. Mona Rossouw and Dirk Kotze.

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PROMOSIE

DeJagersbied neen-

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skooldrag aan meer

as 100 skole in hul 14

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billike pryse aan te

bied. Dis ook baie ge-

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Whyregular eye testsare important

It may surprise you to learn that

you could be saved from serious

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Regular examination of your eyes

by a qualified optometrist may re-

veal changes in vision, monitor cer-

tain conditions of the eye and check

for general health.

Eyes are sensitive indicators and

showuphealth problems long before

thereareanyobviousphysicalsymp-

toms.

During an examination, an optom-

etrist can detect conditions such as

high blood pressure, hypertension

and excess cholesterol.

Also, a full eye examination is im-

portant in the detection and control

of diabetes. One of the first signs of

this disease is erratic vision and a

change in prescription something

which is quickly noticed by optome-

trists.

Optometrists also check for other

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our deficiency.

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Iets vir almal

byDe Jagers

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Schools

PV SE NUWE ONDER

WYSERS: Drie uit vier nu

we onderwysers by Hor

skool Parel Vallei is oud

leerlinge. Hier is Lucas

Muller (aardrykskunde en

Afrikaans), Lauren Buchan

(lewensorintering en re

keningkunde), Jeanne Ja

cobs (astrobestuurder en

lewensorintering), en Te

resa Koekemoer (wiskun

de en lewensorintering).

TEACHERS EXCEL: Two of Pa

rel Valleis teachers, Kobie

Farmer (left) and Hilton Traut

studied for a twoyear Ad

vanced Certificate in Education

(ACE), in school leadership and

management through the Uni

versity of Stellenbosch. Both

did exceptionally well and

passed with distinction.

FIRST SCHOOL DAY: Shuaib Khan and Matthew Kleyn started Grade 1 at Beaumont Primary

this year.

SKOOLLOOPBAAN BEGIN: Laerskool Lochnerhof se

DroomLochies van 2014 het Dinsdag 14 Januarie met

groot opgewondenheid hul skoolloopbaan begin. Nina

Voigt en Dant Swart is gereed vir die jaar wat voorl.

Graad 1 leerders Madi

Visser en Christopher

Steyn sien uit daarna om

nuwe dinge te leer.

Dansmet die

Speelkasteel

Speelkasteel, die ACVV preprimre skool,

hou op Saterdag 15 Februarie sy Klipwerf-or-

kesdans in die Strand-stadsaal.

Die dans begin om 19:00 en kaartjies is R300

per paartjie wat n driegang-maaltyd insluit.

nKontantkroeg sal ook beskikbaarwees. Vir

nadere inligting, bel Ursula by 021 853 7865.

www.districtmail.com

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SCHOOL AT LAST:

Tayla Lord started

Grade 1 at Somerset

House with much ex

citement and antici

pation last week.

NEW BEGINNING:

Taygen Sheldon also

started Grade 1 at

Somerset House.

LEERKRAGTE: Vier nuwe onderwysers het hierdie jaar by Marvin Park Primr begin.

Van links is Selwyn Present (gr.5), Andria Britz (gr.3), Recobin Conradie (gr.6) en

Kimlee Davids (gr.6). FOTO: BERNADETTE ROSSI

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Schools

100% PASS: Matriculants of False Bay

High all passed their national exams and

obtained a class average of 66%. At the

back are (from the left) Abigail Oldfield,

Jonathan Wright and Carla Laubscher.

Shante Neff is in front. The school has for

the past nine years had a 100 % pass

rate. Carla Laubscher achieved an Aag

gregate and was the top student. Her re

sults are Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele

Taal 91%, Lewens Orintering (LO) 88%,

Besigheidstudies 93% and Rekenaartoe

passingstegnologie 84%; Shante Neff was

the second best candidate with Afrikaans

Eerste Addisionele Taal 88%, LO 86%, Be

sigheidstudies 91% and Rekenaartoepass

ingstegnologie 81%; Abigail Oldfield and

Jonathan Wright were both in third place.

Jonathan: LO 80%, Besigheidstudies 82%

and Ontwerp 82%; Abigail: Tourism 80%

and Visual Art 80%.

SA CRICKET FOR HHH: Damian Cairncross (16), Hottentots

Holland High (HHH) fast bowler made history for the school

when he was selected for the Boland u.17 cricket team in

2013. Damian took part in the Cricket South Africa u.17 Ru

ral Week in Kimberley during December 2013 and was se

lected for the South African u.17 Rural Cricket Team. He fol

lows in the footsteps of Neil Carter, a former learner of

HHH, who played for the South African u.17 Cricket Team in

1991. With Damian are Tyrone Zas, u.15 cricket coach and

Kevin Dockrall who coaches the first team.

GYMNASTICS: Janey Suth

erland, a learner at Beau

mont Primary School and

member of the Helderberg

Gymnastics, received the tro

phy for Most Improved gym

nast for Level 1 3 from

Boland Gymnastics at their

prizegiving at the end of

last year. Janey also came

first in her age group (u.10)

and won a gold medal.

New school

needed?

False Bay High School

would like to establish if a

school for children with

learning disabilities is nee-

ded in the Helderberg.

HermanJansenvanRens-

burg, principal of False Bay

High School, says his school

will put plans in place for

such a school in 2015 if it is

needed.

Phone the school on

021 853 7314 during school

hours if you are interested.

TOP OF RUSTHOF: Rusthof

Seconday School learners

Mandlenkosi Sixolo (head

boy 2013) and Hlonela

Zivesile are the first matricu

lants of the school to obtain

more than two distinctions in

their National Certificate

exams. Mandlenkosi ob

tained four distinctions: Life

Orientation 84%, Business

Studies 84%, History 82%

and Tourism 82%; Hlonela

Zivelisile was the youngest

matriculant at 16. She ob

tained five distinctions:

English First Additional

Language 83%, Life Orienta

tion 84%, Business Studies

90%, History 87% and

Tourism 88%.

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District

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Socials

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illana.frantz@helderberg.com

Anton and Pam Peters are thrilled to

announce the marriage of their eldest

son, Malcolm to Megan de Jongh, only

daughter of Stephen and Gwen on 23

November at Hathersage Farm in Som

erset West.

GRADUATE: Jacoba Snyders, who is currently

a teacher at Macassar High School, received

her MEd degree in education during Stellen

bosch Universitys December graduation.

Chantel Hartzenberg and Christian

Johnson exchanged their wedding

vows at Saxenburg Estate on Saturday

7 December.

CELEBRATION: These three cousins attended

the matric ball of Madrassa Tu Rajaa in

Strand; Labeebah Davids (standing) with

Aaqib Achmat and Moosa Gasan Karaan.

Labeebah was the top matriculant at the

school with three As and three Bs, and Aa

qib obtained two As.

VERLOOF: Shane Jeremy Hendricks

het op 29 Desember die jawoord aan

Adelaide Candice Wilskut gevra. Albei

is van die Strand.

MAKING HISTORY:

Four employees at

Denel Spaceteq, a

space satellite compa

ny in Technopark Stel

lenbosch, became the

first students in Africa

to complete the IPC

Course at the Naval

Base in Simonstown.

Pictured from left are

Caroline Jacobs,

Werner Titus, Deliena

Tango and Gina May

begame.

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Business

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"USINESS

GETROUE WERKERS: Malan Lourens Viljoen Ing. prokureursfirma in

Strand het by n onlangse geleentheid twee werknemers vir 20 jaar

getroue en voortreflike diens vereer. Die firma is in Januarie 1991

gestig en kort daarna het Rosa Peters as aktetikster, en Charlotte

Gall as bode by die firma aangesluit. Beide is staatmakers van die

firma met elkeen sy besonderse toewyding en gawes. Die firma wil

hulle ook vir hulle voortreflike diens en lojaliteit bedank. Agter van

links is Leon Viljoen, Daantjie Malan en Thys Lourens. Voor is Rosa

Peters en Charlotte Gall.

Growth despite low

expectations

Despite inhibited expecta-

tions for trading over the fes-

tive season, the Somerset

Mall showed an unexpected

growth compared to the 2012

season.

Mandy Bellamy, general

manager of the Somerset

Mall, says with rising fuel,

transport and utility costs,

they did not expect a bumper

festive season. She says de-

spite this, SomersetMall trad-

ed moderately well with

some very strong performing

categories.

Last week the DistrictMail

reported that businesses had

mixed results this festive sea-

son, and although some busi-

nesseswerehappynot tohave

done worse than previous

years, others enjoyed their

best season yet (Festive

spending in Helderberg

varied, DistrictMail, 16 Jan-

uary 2014).

Bellamy says Somerset

Mall ispleasedtohaveattract-

ed a total of 1.27 million visi-

tors last December.

This constitutes agrowthof

2.2% compared to December

2012.

She explained that it must

be taken into account that the

majority of storeswere closed

on Sunday 15 December, in

honour of NelsonMandela on

the day of his funeral.

Bellamy says some stores

reported best trading day ev-

er for Saturday 14, Tuesday

17 and Monday 23 December

2013.

The categories that enjoyed

strong growth in comparison

to December 2012 are health

and beauty, sporting and out-

door, eyewear and specifical-

ly sunglasses, electronics,

specialised homeware, spe-

cialised gifts and high-end

jewellery.

STAR PERFORMER: Koos Dreyer, an ad

viser with Empfin Solutions an accredit

ed Old Mutual Franchise has been

awarded a special merit award for an

outstanding year in contributing towards

the growth of Empfin Solutions. Empfin

So