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Year 16 • Tuesday 1 July 2014 | Tel. 021 887 2840

Professor Russel Botman

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Professor Hayman RusselBotman, Rector and Vice-ChancellorofStellenboschUniversity (SU)diedpeace-fully in his sleep on Satur-day night.

ProfessorBotmanwas firstappointed in 2007 and he wasreappointed for a second 5-year term in 2012.At the time of his death, he

was also serving as Directorof Higher Education SouthAfrica, Senior Vice-Presi-dent of the Association of Af-ricanUniversities,Chairper-sonof theWorldDesignCapi-tal Cape Town 2014 Board,and a Director of Media24.He was scheduled to re-

ceive an honorary doctoratefrom the University of Aber-deen in Scotland later inJuly. Prof Leopoldt vanHuyssteen has been appoint-ed temporary rector.It is still unsure who will

succeed Professor Botman.He is survived by his wife

Beryl,andtheirfourchildrenHayman, Ilse, Roxanne andLizelle.Funeral arrangements

have not been verified.

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Ondersoek duur ná2 jaar nog voortJILL NICHOLAS

Twee jaar na diedood van AbrahamMalgas (26) vanCloetesville soek sygrootmaak-ouerssteeds antwoorde.

Malgas, wat in Mei2012 op die wynland-goed L’Avenir deur ’nbakkie getref is, hetook enkele oomblikkevoor sy dood aan sygrootmaak-pa, FreidelPaulse, verduidelikwat gebeur het - in ’n video clip.“Selfs die video clip was nie ge-

noegvir ’n inhegtenisnemingnie, ennou moet ek hoor die ondersoekbe-ampte wag steeds op ’n doktersver-slag, dit is malligheid,” sê BelindaPaulse, Malgas se grootmaak-ma.Dieplaasbestuurder,watnabewe-

ring vir die ongeluk verantwoorde-lik was, is nooit formeel aangeklanie.Hy is wel ondervra, maar nooit in

hegtenis geneem nie.Hy isdeesdaewoonagtig inAmeri-

ka.Wat dit vir die Paul-

se-gesin moeilikermaak is die feit datMalgas ’n dogtertjienagelaat het, en hullesien nou na haar om.“Wat gaan ek vir

haar sê as sy beginvrae vra oor haar pa sedood?”Volgens lt. Natalie

Martin, Stellenbosch-polisie-woordvoerder,duur die ondersoeksteeds voort, maar dieondersoekbeampte

wag steeds op die mediese en pato-loog-verslag."Dit is net snaaks hoe is dit dan

moontlik na twee jaar?” Wat vir myook snaaks is, is toe ek die hospitaalbel en met ’n suster praat, sou mensdink dat hy (Malgas) nooit dood isnie.”Malgas het destyds ernstige in-

wendigebeseringsopgedoenen isnadie Stellenbosch-hospitaal geneem.Hy het daar aan sy beserings be-swyk. Freidel was aan sy sy toe hyoorlede is.

Daar bestaan steeds vraerondom Abraham Malgas sedood twee jaar gelede.

Hot Spots) Robberies: Vredulu Street, Lang-Suid Street, Lang Street, LackayStreet, September Street.) Theft out of motor vehicle: John-son Street, William Street, R44.) House breaking and theft: DavyStreet, Long Street.The police again request commu-

nities to help the fight against rob-beries, house break-ins and theft outof motor vehicles.All informationwillbetreatedcon-

fidentially. Call the Station Com-mander, LtCol Mark Adonis on0 082 778 6634.) Successes:Drugs arrest (dagga and tik) – 9Theft – 3Possession of stolen property – 1Domestic violence – 1Shoplifting – 1Arson – 1Assault – 1Dealing in drugs – 1Assault: grievous bodily harm – 3Theft of motor vehicle – 1House breaking and theft – 1

Please help Police) Groot Drakenstein Po-lice isonceagainappealingto the community to comeforward with informationthat could lead to the ar-rests of suspects responsi-ble for the spate of burgla-ries in the area.The public is also

warned that it is a crime topurchase stolen property.Anybody who can be of

assistance should contactGroot Drakenstein Policeon 0 021 874 8000.

) The police is lookingforKonstantNelson (51), ashe can be of assistance inthe investigation of a cul-pable homicide that oc-curred in Helshoogte on 6November 2011. Anybodywith information of hiswhereabouts can contactWO Gavin Lombaard on0 021 874 8000. Do you know this man - Konstant Nelson?

Vandals bewareTheWestern Cape Education De-partment’s Safe Schools directo-rate has arranged for increasedsecurity at some of the identifiedhigh risk schools, in an attemptto protect these schools frombur-glaries and vandalism over theholiday period .The 495 schools will receive ei-

ther 24hour securityorwill bene-

fit fromclusterpolicepatrols.TheWCED reminds all schools thathave alarm systems to test thesesystems to ensure they are inworking order before schoolsclose.TheWCEDalsoaskedresidents

to assist by reporting any suspi-cious behaviour in and aroundschoolsimmediatelytothepolice.

Klapmuts crime wrapThe current hot spot areas for theKlapmuts policing precinct are inthe Muldersvlei area, with theft outof motor vehicles and cable theft onthe increase.

) Police are also investigating a

case of culpable homicide.At 17:30 on 20 June, a 23-year-old

womanwas run over on SimondiumRoad, between the farms. She wasstruck by a motor vehicle and de-clared dead on the scene.

) A Somalian man is sought on achargeofmurder following thedeathof 21 year old Ralph Samuels of Klap-muts who was stabbed to death at ashop on the corner of Barnes andAd-ams Streets in Klapmuts onWednes-day night.The circumstances surrounding

the matter are being investigatedsays Lt. Col André Traut, provincialcommunications officer.The incident led to public unrest

in the area, which is being policed.Samuelsapparentlybrokeintoone

of theSomalian shops.Witnesses saythat Samuels stabbed the owner, andthe owner didn’t back down.He stabbed the deceased, and he

died on the scene.The residents ofKlapmuts blocked

the entrance to the shop, and pre-vented the police from doing theirjob.Re-enforcements were called in as

well as the riot unit.In the process 13 shops were de-

stroyed - windows and doors broken

- and the shops of Somalians were ei-ther robbed or destroyed.At 10 of the shops the residents

evenwalked in-and-out without pay-ing.The witnesses, all Somalians and

Ethiopians, told the policewhat hap-pened and are now fearing for theirlives.Theshop-ownersallagreedtoclose

up shop until today, after a publichearing andmeeting, that took placelast night.The suspects are all known to the

police and will be arrested as soonas all the shop-owners give theirstatements.

) A house robbery tookplace on Thursday 26 Juneon a farm in Klapmuts.Four unknown suspects

withbalaclavasentered thefamily’s house while theywere inside.Theytiedupthe family in

their bathroom and stolecellphones, laptops andcomputers.When the father tried to

protect his family, he washit on the head with an ob-ject, and had to receivestitches. No arrests havebeen made thus far.

) Klapmuts Police re-

ceived information from the publicthat a group of men are runningaround with firearms.When police surrounded one sus-

pect, he was identified as a BAT-rob-ber. He was arrested on the scene.Two other suspects are yet to be

found. While they were busy sur-rounding the suspect, the policefound a stolen Nissan One Tonnerbakkie.Anyone with information regard-

ing these incidents can contact WOFrancoisRoss,VispolCommanderat0 021 875 8000.

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8 AUGUST

) The standard 5 class of1982 of St Idas PrimarySchool, The Cabbages,hosts aMask Ball. Stellen-bosch Town Hall at 19:30.Cost: R150. Masks will beprovided with tickets. Ha-laal platters/Red andWhitewinewill be on tables. Tick-ets available: Agnesia Tho-mas 0 074 848 8644, BevinAbels 0 082 872 7735.

Flags to fly at half-mastThe Stellenbosch Mu-nicipality remains inshock at the suddendeath of Prof. RusselBotman and will flyflags at half-mast inhonour of the late rec-toruntil afterhis funer-al.The reality and im-

pact of Botman’s sud-den passing has left thetown grappling withthe great loss it has ex-perienced over theweekend. Botman, aworld renowned theo-logian, social innovator and trans-former, will surely be missed at theStellenbosch Municipality. Anagreed Mayor and Rector’s Forumamplified the close relationship ofcooperationbetween themunicipal-ity and university. The forum hasbeen in place for many years andwas responsible for mapping a pathof transformation,developmentanda better life for not only the studentcommunity but the town as well.MayorConrad Sidego remembers

how he and Prof Botman laid a

wreath in memory of the late statepresident and Nobel laureate, Nel-son Mandela, on 10 December 2013.“It is ironic that we have to onceagain say goodbye to another greatson of our beautiful land. While wesaygoodbyetogreat leadersonecan-not forget torememberthecontribu-tion Botman and others made inshaping future leaders. Our condo-lences once again go out to his wifeBeryl, four children, the universitycommunity, Stellenbosch, SouthAf-rica and the world,” Sidego said.

The late Professor Russel Botman and mayor ConradSidego.

Stellenbosch Gazette News - Nuus Tuesday 1 July 20144

Vrouerugby: Alicia Willemse (links) van die HoërskoolCloetesville is gekies vir die WP o.18 sewes-vrouerugby-span. Regs staan Melwina Paulsen wat gekies is vir dieWPseo.16 vrouerugbyspan. Indiemiddel staandie trotseskoolhoof David Andrews.

FOTO’S: MYRON WEYERS

Hokkie-meisie: Micae-la Isaacs (graad 11) vandieHoërskoolCloetesvilleis opgeneem in die Bo-land o.18-span vir die in-terprovinsiale toernooiwat van 29 Junie tot 5 Ju-lie aan die nasionale hok-kietoernooi in Durbandeelneem.

LEKKER EET: Die personeel van die Protea Hotel Stellenbosch het leerders by Weber Gedenk Primêr se harte baie bly gemaak, net so voordie wintervakansie, deur almal met lekker warm pannekoek en skyfies te bederf. Op die foto saam met opgewonde leerders van die skool verskynArista van Zyl en Ashleigh Hubbard van die Protea Hotel Stellenbosch. Die leerders is van links Charndre Koopman, Joneline Wiese, Thato Nkopane(by die pilaar) en voor sit Zoë Farao, Mckyla Elbrink, Gita May en Deidre Pedro.

The mass participation,opportunity and accessdevelopment and growth(MOD) programme is oneof the flagship initiativesof the Western Cape Gov-ernment. It is central tothe vision of the Depart-ment of Cultural Affairsand Sport, namely to cre-ate a socially inclusive,creative and active West-ern Cape. They comple-ment the educational ac-tivities of schools by pro-viding children withopportunities to developtheir skills and interestsafter school. The u.13 andu.15 softball team of Pie-ter Langeveldt Primaryschool received sport uni-forms from this pro-gramme.PHOTO: MYRON WEYERS

The Grade 1 to 3 learners of AF Louw Primary held a Christmas in Juneconcert last week. Here the little ones show how well they have learnt theirroutines.

Biblioteek doen opnamePleinstraat Biblioteek sal binnekortmet sy jaarlikse voorraadopnamebegin. Die biblioteek sal dus gesluitwees vanaf Maandag 4 Augustus tot

Vrydag 8 Augustus.Die biblioteek heropen weer op

Maandag 11 Augustus.Jammer vir die onderbreking.

Lekker programme in vakansieDieskoolvakansieisophandeendit’n hele paar geleenthede om leer-ders besig te hou met interessanteen opbouende aktiwiteite word be-plan.

Plaaslike organisasies bied die vol-gende projekte tydens die vakansieaan:Creative Roots:Werksessies is ge-

mik op kinders tussen die ouderdom-me van 8 en 12 jaar.Klasse word tydens die eerste en

tweede week van die skoolvakansieaangebied. Dit is belangrik om vroeg-tydig te bespreek om teleurstelling tevoorkom (minstens 3 dae vooruit). Diekoste per sessie is R180 per kind, ofR350 vir 2 sessies.Creative Roots behou die reg voor

omteenige tydklasse tekanselleer, ge-baseer op belangstelling.Maandag: 10:00–12:00: Stedelike lan-

terns, 14:00–16:00: Terrarium zen-tuin-maak.Dinsdag: 10:00–12:00: Terrarium zen-

tuinmaak, 14:00–16:00: Skoene vir my,

skoene vir jou.Woensdag: 10:00–12:00:

Skoene virmy, skoene virjou; 14:00–16:00: Ietsieoud,ietsie nuut (decoupage).Donderdag: 10:00–12:00:

Ietsie oud, ietsie nuut (de-coupage); 14:00–16:00: Ste-delike lanterns/ origami.Stellenbosch Kuns-

vereniging bied ’n drie-dae vakansieprogramvanaf8tot10JuliebyCloe-tesville en Jamestown-bi-blioteek vir kinders tus-sen 10 en 15 jaar oud aan.Slegs12plekkepersessieisbeskikbaaren materiale sal verskaf word.Plekkeisbeperksoregistreerjouself

by die biblioteke op die volgende nom-mers:Cloetesville 0 021 808 8397/8398 en

Jamestown 0 021 808 8373/2.)Diedrie-daeprogramverloopsoos

volg:8 Julie - Gipswerk9 Julie -Verf- en potplanthandwerk

10 Julie -DrukwerkDie sessies duur vanaf

9:30 - 13:00.Stellenbosch Biblio-

teek bied aktiwiteite aanvir kinders van 7 jaar enouer:

)Diesessiessalom10:00begin endie datums is soosvolg:30 Junie - Handwerk1 Julie - Hip Hop3Julie–Ballonvertoning4 Julie - Towenaarverto-

ning.Kontak die Pleinstraat-

biblioteek op Stellenbosch vir enigenavrae by 0 021 808 8385.Die Breughel-teater bied ’n poppe-

kaswerksessie aan.)Vandag en môre (09:00 - 12:00).)Maandag7tot9Julie (09:00 - 12:00).)Maandag 14 tot 16 Julie (09:00 -

12:00).)Op19Juliesaldiegemeenskapuit-

genooiword om ’n poppekasvertoningbytewoonwatdeurdieleerdersaange-bied sal word. ’n Uitstalling van diepoppe wat gemaak is, sal ook gehouword.

)DieBreughel-sentrumsal die kin-dersvermaakmetopvoedkundigepop-pekasvertonings. Die kinders sal leerhoe om hulself in die vakansie te be-skerm.

) Elke Woensdag sal ’n spesialespreker die kinders toespreek.Op Woensdag 2 Julie sal ’n verteen-

woordiger van die verkeersdeparte-ment met die kinders oor padveilig-heid gesels.Registrasie isgratis.Rigallenavrae:

Leatitia Solomons 0 082 046 5610.Kinders speel konstruktiewe speletjies.

Die kinders by die Breughel-teater leer onder meer oorgodsdiens.

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Research benefits communityAlcohol and substance abusecameunder the spotlight at arecent workshop hosted byStellenbosch University’s(SU) division for communityinteraction and brought to-gether university research-ers, community workersfromABBAaswell asmunic-ipal officials.

“The aim of the workshopwas toexchangeknowledgeandexperiences between academ-ics and community workersand to jointly identify commu-nity challenges related to alco-hol and substance abuse. Most com-munitymembersarenotawareoftheresearch the university conducts intheir communities aswell as the out-comes thereof, and workshops likethese serve to bring us together andshare knowledge,” said Dr JeromeSlamat, senior director communityinteraction at SU.“The outcome of this workshop is

a list of identifiable community chal-

lenges in the area of alcohol and sub-stance abuse, which SU researchersand services can address to the bene-fit of the community,” Slamat added.Topics under discussion at the

workshop were, among others: DoesSouth Africa need an alcohol guide-line: a look at women secret drinkingand alcohol advertisement in SouthAfrica, byDrLiezilleJacobs fromtheschool of public health at theUniver-

sity of the Western Cape; Mater-nal-foetal attachment and alco-hol usage; Partnership for Alco-hol and AIDS InterventionResearch, and Grassroots soccerand UCLA to educate youthagainst alcohol and substanceabuse, delivered by SU contribu-tors Tanya van Niekerk, a PhDstudent in psychology, SarahSkeen, a projectmanager in psy-chology and Dr Jackie Steward,whoiscompletingapostdoctoralin psychology.MawethuNyakatya,manager:

community-based research,says SU is tackling the challeng-

es facing society in new and innova-tive ways. “The community-basedresearch portfolio helps to connectthe university’s multidisciplinaryresearch expertise with govern-ment, non-governmental organisa-tions, and the wider community. Weengage these diverse groups tomatch the needs of the society withuniversity research,” he added.

Pictured areMawethuNyakatya,manager: community-based research at Stellenbosch University, DeroneaKotze, chairperson of the ABBA network, andDr JeromeSlamat, senior director community interaction at SU.

Environmental summit to plant trees at schoolsSome 100 trees will be planted at twoschools in Cloetesville in Stellen-bosch as part of the World StudentEnvironmental Network GlobalSummit this week.It will be the first time that this an-

nual summit, which is organised bystudents, is hosted in a developingcountry and in Stellenbosch.The main sponsors are the South

AfricanDepartment ofEnvironmen-tal Affairs, the Frederik Van Zyl

Slabbert Institute forLeadershipDe-velopment and the Sustainability In-itiative as well as the Postgraduateand International Office at Stellen-bosch University.Close to 80 students fromuniversi-

tiesworldwidewill gather inStellen-bosch until 4 July to look at collabo-rative and individual solutions toglobal environmental challenges.The 100 trees that will be planted

on Friday at Cloetesville Primary

and High School, will not only con-tribute to the environment estheti-cally, but also help to offset the car-bon footprint of the summit.Gunter Pauli, world-famous green

entrepreneur and author of the ac-claimedTheBlueEconomy is thekey-note speaker.

) Anyonewantingtocontributetothe treeplantingproject shouldvisit:http://www.givengain.com/activ-ist/117958/projects/8150/

Schools benefit from580 MFM blanketsMFM 92.6 recently launched theMFM Blanket Drive, a six-weekinitiative that aims to collect asmany blankets as possible to do-nate to PC Petersen PrimarySchool in Kylemore and the Stel-lenbosch night shelter throughpublic donations.“With winter in Stellenbosch

getting colder each year and somanypeople inourcommunity inneed of help, we felt it was our re-sponsibility as the primarybroadcaster in the area to assistin making a difference wherethere is clearly a great need,” saidCharita van der Berg, stationmanager at MFM.Throughthehelpof thecommu-

nity, MFM was able to collect 580blankets.The blanket distribution start-

ed on Friday 20 June whereMFM

donated one blanket to everychild at PC Petersen.On Monday 23 June, MFM do-

natedblanketsworthR6 000 to theStellenbosch night shelter.Denise Paulse, social worker

and manager at the shelter, wasoverwhelmed by the generous do-nation.“We cannot thank you enough

forall theblankets.Duringwintereverybody is looking for an extrablanket to keep the cold away,”Paulse said.“Thank you for helping us to

take care of the homeless peoplewho make use of our facility. It iswith these kind of donations andgenerosity that we can reallyshare the spirit of ubuntu,” sheadded.The total value of the blankets

donated is R40 600.

Here Louis du Preez (community coordinator) and Selwyn Crotz (operations man-ager) look amazed at all the blankets received.

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Cloetesville HSroer hul litteHoërskool Cloetesville het hul jaarlikse dans in Club Boule-vard gehou.

Die skoolvakansie is hier en die leerders en onderwysers kondarem bietjie kuier ná die strawwe Junie-eksamen.

Musiekliefhebbers het ook na die dans gestroom.

Jonaido Deyselen Regan Orsengeniet die aand.FOTO’S: DAANWILLIAMS

Tarrin en Wayline Loggenberg het die aandjie uit geniet.Vriende Rayneth Grundman, Terrance Greeff en Jonathan Isaacs het dieskool kom ondersteun. Elzur-E Fransman (middel) is die hen onder die hane, Kirwan Poole en Elroy Abrahams.

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Kerk deel kerrie en rys uitDie Maranatha Assembly ofGod, James-town-gemeente,het ’n uitreikingsprogram opDie Braak gehad. Die koueweer is deur hulle trotseer om

’n lekker warm bord kerrie-en-rys aan minderbevoorregtesuit te deel. Hierdie uitreikingis een van vele programme watdie gemeentelede wil aanpak.

Beryl Farao (voor), help met die opskep saammet (van links) Haylene Mato-mela, Rewona van der Rheede en Georgina Farao.

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School holiday programmesThe Western Cape Education Depart-ment (WCED) announced that they will be tak-ing steps to ensure that young people remainsafe during the school holidays.

Youth often make unhealthy and risky life-style choices because they have limited accessto recreational opportunities.

This is particularly the case in areas witha high crime rate and gang activity.

The department believes that by providingrecreational and education opportunities to

young people, over and above what they areprovided during school hours, it will improvetheir longtermphysicalwell-being,confidenceand prevent them from engaging in antisocialand risky behaviour.

Various government departments will im-plement programmes across the province tokeep the youth positively engaged, entertainedand safeguarded during a time when they areat a greater risk of exposure to substanceabuse, drugs, violence and gangsterism.

Horses now free to gallopacross the province againAlan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Eco-nomic Opportunities, said he was pleasedto announce the lifting of all movement re-strictions on horses, put in place as a resultof African Horse Sickness, within the West-ern Cape.

These movement restrictions were is-sued between March and May by the West-ern Cape Department of Agriculture in or-der to protect the African Horse Sicknessfree status of Kenilworth in Cape Town.

Movement restrictions were issued forthe Porterville, Wellington and Robertsonareas in March, April and May respectivelythis year. The situation has now been re-solved, as the last case of African HorseSickness was reported on the 21st of Mayin the Robertson area.

This, together with the cold winterweather currently being experienced, al-lows for the lifting of the movement restric-tions.

In total 36 properties were affected and96 cases of African Horse Sickness were

confirmed. Mortality rates were low at11%.

Winde said that the lifting of movementrestrictions is good news, but more workneeds to done in order for South Africa tobe able to export horses directly to the Eu-ropean Union without unjustified strictmeasures by the European Union and theWorld Organisation for Animal Health(OIE). Currently South African horses areexported via Mauritius, where a lengthyquarantine stay of 3 months adds signifi-cantly to transport costs and a loss of horseconditioning.

Winde said the horse export industry iscurrently worth R250 million, but has thepotential to quadruple to R1 billion, if morefavourable trade regulations are applica-ble.

The general restrictions relating to themovement of horses into the Western Capefrom the rest of South Africa will remainin place, and will be reviewed as the situa-tion in the rest of the country improves.

Steyn walks for limbsPaul Steyn, an amputee and founder of thePaul Steyn foundation, will walk 630km toraise funds for an 8-year-old amputee.

Steyn’s journey started on 30 June in Lam-bert’s Bay and he is expected to reach Stellen-bosch by Friday 25 July.

Craig Opperman, the main beneficiary of thefundraising walk, is a resident of Hout Bay. Op-

perman was born with an underdeveloped leftlegandsurgeonshadtoamputatehis legwithin24 hours of his birth. Steyn will walk througha total of 17 Western Cape towns, and finishin Gordon’s Bay on 26 July.

The purpose of the fundraising walk is to cre-ate awareness of the foundation, and raisemoney to help disadvantaged amputeesacquire prosthetic limbs.

Paul Steyn (left) talks to Craig Opperman who will benefit from the fundraising project.

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King embracing defendingchamp’s tag for Berg 2014Havingleadforthemajorityofthe2013 Berg River Canoe Marathonand trumping a number of stal-warts along the way, defendingchampion Lance King is embrac-ing the fact thathewillbe themanto beat when the 2014 edition ofthe gruelling four-day race fromPaarl toVelddrif takes place from16 to 19 July.

TheDuxburyNetworkpaddlerhasspent a lot of his career chasing nine-time Berg winner Hank McGregor,but is happy to be the man with the‘X’ on his back for the 2014 race.

“Not having Hank there again thisyeardoesdampenthespiritsa little,”the defending champion said. “With-out him being there I have becomethe guy that everyone will be chas-ing, which is not really what I see aspressure but more motivation to dothat little bit extra to keep ahead ofthe chasing bunch.”

Ithasbeenafairlyintensebuild-upto the race for King, who has had tobattle with a couple bouts of illnessrecently but he explains that he isotherwise pleased with the waythings have gone in his preparationsfor the race.

“My preparations have been okayleading up to the race. I was sicktwice and that set me back a bit be-cause I haven’t really ever been sickbefore the Berg, but I still feel goodbecause I have been training sinceApril as I was expecting to get outthere and race against Hank,” hementioned.

It is tradition at the Berg River Ca-noe Marathon that the defendingchampion receives a two boat lengthhead-start at the beginning of therace and having won his first titlelast year, King is looking forward tobeing out in front when the race getsunderway on Wednesday 16 July.

“It is going to be quite weird hav-ing that two boat length advantageand I think it’s going to be quite fun-ny finally being the guy who is aheadat the beginning!” he chuckled.

“It really has no bearing on therace because it is such a long race butit is nice being able to be the personthat is in that position as the defend-ing champion.”

The race is still packed with quali-ty and King is aware that the usualsuspects are going to be a seriousthreat to his defence but he explainsthat the decision of Jasper Mocké totake the river season seriously hasadded another element to what willbe an already exciting men’s race.

“HavingJaspertherethisyearwillmake things a lot more interesting.He is a wild card that has beenthrown into the pack.

“Hewonat theSwartlandtheotherday but the Berg is a completely dif-ferent story! It is great to have himamongst the top racers though, andI’m sure he will be strong this year.

“Guys like Jasper entering theBerg adds a different dimension tothecontest,whichisreallyexciting!”

A lot of discussion in the lead upto the race will be about the condi-tions. King feels it is more importantto be able to adjust to the weather andthe level of the river during the racethan ensuring one prepares fully forall possible outcomes.

“Idon’t reallycareaboutwater lev-els and all of that so I don’t worryabout it beforehand. I reckon youhave to be good enough to take on alldifferent levels and weather condi-tions!

“There are a lot of good paddlersracing. so it is important to focus onyourownraceandnottoworryaboutwhat is going on with the conditions.I justwant tokeepit simpleandmakesure that I train harder than all ofthe other guys,” a determined Kingadded.

The Berg River Canoe Marathonstarts in Paarl on 16 July and endsat Velddrif on 19 July. More informa-tioncanbe foundatwww.berg.org.za

A victorious Lance King at the finish of the 2013 Berg River canoe marathon in Velddrif.

Falke winter trialrun at MuratieThe winter FalkeTrailRun will behosted at the historic Muratiewine estate in the exquisiteKnorhoek Valley north ofStellenbosch on Saturday 5 July.

Morethan300participants tookto the track for the first event ofthe four-part FalkeTrailRun Se-ries at Delvera in May, with thespring and summer events sched-uled for October and December.

Outdoor enthusiasts as well askeen trail runners should notmiss this opportunity to spend alovely winter’s morning in thebeautiful Cape Winelands.

Stunning singletrack heavenwill see you climbing into the for-est just above the cellar whereyou will enjoy some breathtakingviews.

Limited space is available so se-cureyourspotbypre-enteringon-line before Thursday 3 July.

Registration opens on the dayof the event at 08:00 with the runsstarting at 09:00. Participants canchoose between a 7 km at R80entry and a 12 km at R100.

Timing will be done byAmarider Trail Tag – availablefor rent or to buy. All finishers

will receive a medal and acooldrink.

A refreshment station on bothroutes with Powerade, fruit andnuts will keep runners hydrated.Coffee will be for sale from earlymorning.

The restaurant will be open forlunch – be sure to book a spot.

The Dirtopia Trail Centre alsostocks the latest range of Falkerunning socks, including the Fal-ke trail running sock offeringstate-of-the-art comfort and mois-ture-control with a double rein-forced heel and toe, additional an-kle support as well as heel and toecushioning to stabilise and pro-tect against impact.

Extra fine toe seams eliminatediscomfort and reduce exposureto blisters, while the wide rib cuffkeeps out grime and grit whentackling your favourite off-roadtrail. These socks are available incoal, lagune, pistache and fuchsiaat R46 per pair.

For further information, visitwww.amarider.co.za or contactDirtopia Trail Centre on 0021 884 4752 or 2 theteam@dirto-pia.co.za.

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