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Die ma van n 15maande oue kind het verlede

week benoude oomblikke beleef nadat haar kind

deur sy pa glo ontvoer is. Die man het homself

later aan die polisie oorgegee. BL. 2

Ontvoerdepeuter terug

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SPORT

Ten spyte van die bloedige warm weer wat Sater

dag ervaar was, moes die o.16 en o.19 rugby

proewe voortgaan. Pragtige rugby was opgedis

en heelwat verrassings ook. BL.24

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Faith bringsMaijahome

MARYKE SWART

The beloved husky that went

missing after escaping from a

smallholding in Northern Paarl,

is safely back home.

Marcelle Warwick says the

search forMaija, ahuskybreeddog,

who went missing on 7 April after

escaping through a fence on their

smallholding on the R45, is a testi-

mony of endurance and faith.

Maija took to the road last Mon-

dayafternoonwhereshewaspicked

up by the driver of a white bakkie.

When Marcelle heard of Maijas

disappearance shortly after return-

inghome,sheimmediatelydroveup

and down the road searching for

her.

Two farm workers sitting at the

side of the road informed her that

they saw a man loading Maija into

a white bakkie before driving off.

Marcelle called the SPCA in

Wellington hoping to find that the

man who took Maija handed her

over to them.

Shewasfilledwithjoywhenagen-

tleman confirmed that a dog with

blue eyes matching Maija descrip-

tionwas there.As theywere closing

up,Marcellearranged to fetchMai-

ja the Tuesday morning.

Upon her arrival at the SPCA

however, she found that the dog

with theblueeyeswasabordercol-

lie.

The feeling of dismay was inde-

scribable, she recalls.

The search started from scratch

with Marcelle putting up posters in

shops all over Paarl andWellington

and taking to social media to create

awareness of Maijas disappear-

ance.

Withnosignofahuskyatvetsand

shelters in the area,Marcelle feared

that Maija had been stolen.

The calls came flooding in, the

first being fromawomanwhoknew

the driver of the bakkie and gave

Marcelle the Samaritans number.

He told her that he picked Maija

up as he was afraid that she would

get run over.

He planned to take Maija to the

SPCA but decided to leave the dog

at his next door neighbour for the

night as he himself has two aggres-

sive dogs and the SPCAhad already

closed for the day.

With excitement that her dog had

been found and was safe, she called

the next door neighbour, but heard

to her dismay that Maija had es-

caped from their yard during the

night.

The following day the lady who

had contacted her first, phoned

again wanting to know if Maija was

now safe. After telling her that she

apparently had escaped, she said

that her son had seen a huskywalk-

ing in Uitsig that afternoon. Mar-

celle went to Uitsig where she spent

more than two hours driving

around the neighbourhood in the

dark, searching forher threedaugh-

ters beloved husky.

Out of luck, Marcelle feared that

Maija might have headed in the di-

rection of Mbekweni.

Marcelles domestic worker had

previously suggested that she also

put up a sign at the notice board in

Shoprite in Wellington.

She was astounded when she re-

ceived a call from a Shoprite-em-

ployee saying that her aunt had tak-

en a husky from a man walking in

Mbekweni.

It is believed theman told her she

could take the dog, who now had a

thick, ugly green collar around its

neck, if she iswilling topayhimR50.

She kept Maija overnight in her

house and called the SPCA the fol-

lowing morning to collect her.

Marcelle phoned the SPCA and

was told, yet again, that a dog like

Maija was brought in.

A bit sceptical by now and fearful

of the disappointment if it wasnt

Maija, Marcelle went to the SPCA.

Shewasoverjoyedwhen itwas in-

deed Maija that had been brought

in. Marcelle said every phone call

she received made her feel like she

was tracing Maijas journey.

Even after Maija was found on

Wednesday 9 April, a lady called

Marcelle to tell her that she saw a

womanwithadogmatchingMaijas

features going into the Animal Hos-

pital (earlier that day).

Marcelle laughed with relief, and

told the lady that it was in fact her

takingMaija foracheckupafterher

ordeal.

It is still amazing that she called.

Everyone, including my family,

prayed forMaijas safe return. I had

an underlying confidence that I

would get her back. This has been

a testimony of endurance, faith and

determination,she says.

An added bonus was a woman

who called Marcelle to offer her a

service of spaying, micro-chipping,

and deworming Maija at a very low

cost. She says she still cant believe

the response she got from her post-

ers and posts on social media.

It isarestorerof faith inhumani-

ty to see that people have so much

compassion for animals and forpeo-

ple who have lost their beloved

pets.

Marcelle Warwick (left) and her three

daughters are overjoyed to have Maija

safely back home. PHOTO: MARYKE SWART

2Paarl Post

17 April, 2014

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En onderwyl hulle van die berg

afklim, gee Hy aan hulle bevel om

aanniemand tevertelwathulle ge-

sien het voordat die Seun van die

mens uit die dode opgestaan het

nie. MARKUS 9:9

Vir studenteen leerders isdieklompvakansie

dae sekerlik groot pret. Jy kan in die week

al laat slaap en n welverdiende langnaweek

geniet sonder om skuldig te voel. (Alhoewel

ondernemings endiewerkerskorps nie nood

wendig hiermee sal saamstem nie.) Vir enige

winsgedrewe sakeonderneming is die vol

gende twee weke chaos. Ons kan darem ho

pelik uitsien na stiller paaie en winkels.

Niemandsoekmyelektrisiteit nie

FRANS LE ROUX

HowardHendricksvanPaarl-Ooshet ver-

lede jaar n projek by sy huis onderneem

waarmee hy nou ten volle kan staatmaak

op sonkrag vir sy energiebehoeftes.

Sowat n jaar gelede het Paarl Post by Hen-

dricks gaan aanklop om te sien presies wat

hy alles vir sy woning beplan. Hy werk op n

skipwat rondomdie kus vanAfrika olie-pyp-

lyne en oliebore herstel en dit hou om onge-

veer nege maande van die jaar weg van sy

gesin, wat in die huis bly.

Die sonkragstelsel is al vir byna 12maande

in gebruik, en Hendricks is meer as tevrede

met die stelsel se werkverrigting.

Gedurende die somermaande is die sis-

teem so effektief dat ek al my lugverkoelers,

swembadpompenmeer as eenyskaskanaan-

hou sonder dat ek enige Eskom-krag ge-

bruik.

Die stelsel,wat tot ongeveer52 kWhperdag

lewer, stel Hendricks ook in staat om die oor-

blywende eenhede terug in die Eskom-net-

werk te laai.

Onshuis gebruik tans omtrent 22 eenhede

so ek kan amper 30 eenhede terug gee aan Es-

kom.

Munisipale bedryfsvoor-

skrifte skryf voor dat huis-

houdings met n stelsel soos

di van Hendricks by die

plaaslike munisipaliteit kre-

diet kan opgaar omdat elek-

trisiteit teruggevoer word in

die netwerk.

Toe die munisipaliteit in

Mei 2013 sien my kragmeter

begin terugdraai omdat ek

krag terugsit in die netwerk,

het hulle dadelik my meter

kom vervangmet n nuwe di-

gitale meter. Hul weier net

volstrek om my projek te on-

dersteun of my te krediteer.

Ek het dubbel seker gemaak

datekaanaldierelsenregu-

lasies voldoen.

Die kredietreling geld

reeds al vir n geruime tyd in

en om die Paarl.

Dit werk reeds jare in Europa so, en dis

baie effektief. Ekweet vanhuise in spog-land-

goedebuitediePaarlwatweldeurdiemunisi-

paliteit maandeliks gekrediteer word. Kaap-

stadendieSwartlandwerkvandagalso,ver-

duidelik Hendricks.

Hendricks het al navrae by

die munisipaliteit gedoen,

maar tot dusver het hy geen

antwoorde nie.

As ander mense in die

Paarl voordeel kan trek hier-

uit, waarom kan ek nie. Dit

word wyd en suid aangemoe-

dig dat huishoudings moet

groen word om ons land se

elektrisiteitskrisis te help

verlig staan.Doenons so, dan

is daar alle rels en regula-

sies n die tyd wat ons ver-

hoed om voordeel te trek.

Al wat oorbly is dat Hen-

dricks nog koste aangaan om

heeltemal van die elektrisi-

teitsnetwerk te kan afklim.

Omdat eknie regmatig ge-

krediteer word nie, moet ek

nou nog duisende rande be-

stee omekstra batterye te koopomal die krag

te stoor wat my stelsel opwek.

Drakenstein semunisipale bestuurder, Jo-

hann Mettler, s, 0ns het mnr. Hendricks

reeds ingeligdat n tariefstelsel op1Julie 2014

ingestelwordomverbruikerswat groenelek-

trisiteit genereer tegemoet te kom.

Howard Hendricks staan

hier in sy batterykamer wat

hy nou sal moet aanpas vir

ekstra batterye om sy oor-

tollige krag te stoor.

Pa in hegtenis n peuter

se ontvoering

MARYKE SWART

Die pa van n 15-maande

oue peuter is agter tra-

lies nadat hy verlede

week sy seun ontvoer

het.

Jean Pierre Tredaux

(24) het Maandag in die

Paarl-landdroshof ver-

skyn op aanklagte van

dieoortredingvan non-

derhoudsbevel, ontvoe-

ring endiefstal nadat hy

op Donderdag 10 April

sy 15-maande oue seun,

Janez Swarts, uit sy vervreemde meisie, Allison

Swarts, se arms gegryp het toe sy en Janez te voet

oppad was huis toe vanaf n winkel op Simondium.

Hy het hierna in n taxi op die R45 by Simondium

gespring en is die laaste keer met die kind by die

Paarl treinstasie opgemerk.

n Wye soektog is deur die polisie na hom en die

kindop tougesit, enkennisgewings op sosialemedia

enplaaslike radiostasieshet verderebewusmakings

geskep.

Tredaux se pa, wat op Vredenburg bly, het die vol-

gende dag die polisie gebel en hulle ingelig dat sy

seun en Janez by hom is.

Die verdagte en die kind is terug Paarl toe gebring

en Janez is veilig en ongedeerd aan Swarts terugbe-

sorg. Swarts het aanPaarl Post ges sy het vir Janez

se lewe gevrees. Dit was n emosionele tyd vir my

en my familie. Tredaux se saak is Maandag na 23

April uitgestel. Hy bly in aanhouding tot dan.

*The 24-year-oldmanwho kidnapped his 15-month

old toddler last week, has been taken into custody.

JP Tredaux en sy seun

Janez Swarts.

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Paarl Post vir n jaar en n R2 000geskenk

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Robbers lock shopkeeper in cold storage

A woman was bound and locked in a

cold storage for about 20 minutes dur-

ing a robbery at her familys shop in

Wellington on Tuesday.

The owner of Corner Fruit & Veg in

Main Street, who prefers to remain

anonymous, says at about 05:30 his

mother went to their shop. He was

scheduled to come in later.

While she was opening up, two sus-

pects forced the door open.

One was wearing a nylon stocking

over his face,while the others facewas

not covered. Both were wearing gloves

and were unarmed. They allegedly

overpowered and dragged the woman

to the cold storage where they tied her

hands where they demanded the keys

to the shops safe and the cash register.

While one suspect was gathering the

loot, the other covered her mouth so

that she would not scream.

They left the store and locked her in

the cold storage. Outside, three men

walking past the shop saw the suspects

coming out the shop with a big bag.

They became suspicious and chased

after them. The suspects dropped the

bag and fled. Several minutes later a

passerbyheardawomans screamsand

noticed the shops door was open. He

went inside and found her in the cold

storage. The owner says the man tried

tokeephismothercalmwhilethepolice

were on their way. Wellington Police

confirmed the incident and are investi-

gating a case of business robbery.

The money that was stolen from the

shop was recovered in the bag, but the

suspects are still at large.

Anyonewithinformationshouldcon-

tact the police at 021 864 8440.

Man steek homaan die brand, sterf

n Man is dood nadat hy homself aan die

brand gesteek het.

Joseph Hendricks Kasper (55) van Wel-

tevrede,Wellington, is Sondagaand in die

Paarl-hospitaal opgeneemnadat hy sowat

80% erge brandwonde opgedoen het.

Volgens inligting het hy derdegraadse

brandwondeaansykop,gesigennekopge-

doen, en van sy kop tot maag gebrand.

Kasper wat in St. Davidsstraat gewoon

het, is omstreeks 19:30 in Malherbestraat

gekrynadathynabewering terpentynoor

hom uitgegooi en homself aan die brand

gesteek het. Volgens n poniekoerant het

Kasper vroer die aand na sy vervreemde

vrou se haarsalon in die hoofstraat van

Wellingtongegaanenhomselfhieraandie

brand gesteek.

Jo-Anne Otto, van die Wes-Kaapse de-

partement van gesondheid in die Kaapse

Wynland-distrik, het bevestig dat n pa-

sint wat by die beskrywing (van Kasper)

pas, by Paarl-hospitaal aan ernstige

brandwonde beswyk het.

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Grootplannevir Larries se sentrum

DEVIDEAN MOSES

n Droom vir Hor

Meisieskool La Ro-

chelle gaan Julie

waar word n jare se

beplanning vir n

multifunksionele

saal.

S het adjunkhoof

Wolfie Ratz, projekbe-

stuurder en koshuis-

hoof, ges.

La Rochelle wat be-

kend is vir uitmunten-

de sportaktiwiteite en

kultuur is vanjaar 154

jaar oud.Met n leerder-

tal van 581 is daar nie n

beter tyd om die gebou

te voltooi nie.

Di sentrum gaan nie

net n multifunksionele

saal h waar 1 500 men-

se kan vergader nie,

maar sal ook oor sport-

geriewe beskik.

Hierdie saal sal dan spog met n verhoog,

kiosk en n leefruimte in die voorportaal

waar leerders pouses en rendae kan sit.

So n fasiliteit sal van ons skool se behoef-

tes oplos, vertel Ratz.

Verder meen hy ook dat die huidige saal

te klein is vir groot geleenthede soos prysuit-

delings en konserte waar die nuwe sentrum

ook voorsiening vir binnenshuise sport, kul-

tuur en sosiale aktiwiteite sal kan maak en

ook as eksamenlokaal kan dien.

Die multifunksionele sentrum is gedenti-

fiseer as die hoogste prioriteit vir die skool

wat onlangs n vinnige toename in leerderge-

talle gehad het, sonder dat daar enige infra-

struktuur-toevoegings of -verbeterings oor

die afgelope 10 tot 15 jaar op die skoolterrein

aangebring is.

Elke seisoen word talle leerders vir ver-

skeie provinsiale en

nasionale junior span-

ne gekies. Om hierdie

vlak van uitnemend-

heid te handhaaf, moet

die toepaslike hulp-

bronne en infrastruk-

tuur beskikbaar wees.

Die La Rochelle-be-

heerliggaam het dus n

aantal doelwitte en fo-

kusgebiede vir die

skool uitgeken om te

verseker dat die nodige

menslike kapasiteit en

hulpbronne ontwikkel

word en sodoende te

verseker dat hierdie

doelwitte op n realis-

tiese en gekordineer-

de wyse bestuur word.

Volgens Ratz is die

geld deur talle projekte

enskenkingsvanouers

oor n tydperk ingesa-

mel.

So n sentrum op

ons skoolterrein sal ons toelaat om n veilige

omgewing te verseker vir ons leerders wat

betrokke is by sport- en kultuuraktiwiteite,

meen hy.

* Amassive buildingproject is currently un-

derwayatLaRochelleGirlsHighSchool, tak-

ing form of a state of the art multi-functional

academic, cultural and sports centre. It is esti-

mated that the centrewill be completed in July

this year.

Hier wys adjunkhoof en projekbestuurder Wolfie Ratz waar die splinternuwe multi-

funksionele sentrum op die Hor Meisieskool La Rochelle se perseel gebou gaan word.

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Farmworkers Forumtakesoff

The official launch of the Na-

tional Farmworkers Forum

took place at Domaine

Brahms last Friday evening.

The forumwas inaugurated in

January 2013 in the wake of the

crippling and destructive farm-

worker strikes that took place

across the Drakenstein region

and inmost farming areas of the

Boland.

At the time it became clear

that farmworkers needed a fo-

rum where they could air their

own views, rather than having

outsiders, often imposters,

speaking on their behalf.

Membershipof theFarmwork-

ers Forum is limited to farm-

workers and farm-owners and

now has a membership of more

than 8 000.

The forumaims toactasaplatform

for the farming sector as a whole,

where developments, especially cru-

cial factors such as sustainability

and excellence in the agricultural

sector can be debated.

Excellence never happens by

chance. It is always the result of hard

work, purposeful planning, and the

ability to see stumbling blocks as op-

portunities.

The forums other aims are:

) Tocreateaworkable,healthyen-

vironment, where affected parties

can talk to each other,rather than de-

stroying the sector through unre-

solved conflict.

) To work towards an environ-

ment in which all role players accept

one another.

) To convince all those living in

these areas that they have a role to

play, thateveryoneispartofoneteam

and that only teamwork will secure

the future of this sector.

) To ensure that the values and in-

terests of all who belong to the forum

are protected.

) To ensure the sustainability of

the sector.

) To solve problems through open

and fair negotiations within the

guidelines of the constitution for

the farming sector.

) To provide the leadership

and management that will en-

hance opportunities for people to

empower themselves through

learning programmes, and to al-

low them to become part of lead-

ership and management struc-

tures.

) To improve such initiatives

by not limiting the promotion of

persons with potential, fostering

self-belief and creating space for

innovative thinking.

Spokesperson for the National

Framworkers Forum, Rita An-

dreas, said that they now had a

platform where all parties could

air their problems and needs:

Theforumisaplatformwhere

problems can be amicably resolved.

At all times the law will be adhered

to, while spelling it out clearly and

simply to all parties.

We will see to all aspects of the

lives of farmworkers, from meeting

their social needs to working for a

better futureforthemselvesandtheir

children.Thispaves theway forward

for both farmworkers and farmers.

Andreas said that all the parties

who came to the tablewere very posi-

tive about this initiative. She added

that she had already seen visible im-

provements in the living conditions

of farm workers in the area.

Here are key role-players of the National

Farmworkers Forum from left, Rita Andreas,

Joseph Muller, Magrieta Futhwa, Wilfred

Frolick and David Kiewiets. PHOTO: VINPRO

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TREE-A-THON: As

part of the Million

Trees project the

Mayor of Stellenbosch,

Conrad Sidego, and

140 volunteers from

five corporate entities

went to Klapmuts on

10 April to participate

in one of many Tree-a-

thons planned for this

year. Over 1000 trees

were planted in Klap-

muts in only a few

hours and indigenous

trees were also distrib-

uted to community members in attendance who expressed an in-

terest in greening their homesteads. Sidegos vision is to create

dignified living conditions in the area while reducing its carbon

footprint. With Sidego (second from left) are volunteers from

PSG: Fanie Meades, Gary Luyt, Werner Prinsloo and Charl

Krumm.

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Oud-Gimmiemaak

Superrugby-debuut

FRANS LE ROUX

Vir stoere DHL Stormers-ondersteuners

wasdaartotdusverindie2014-Superrug-

byseisoen baie min positiewe uitslae om

oor huis toe te skryf.

Die span, wat dikwels uitge-

sonder is as nmoontlike trofee-

wenner, sukkel geweldig met

spelerbeserings en n voorspel-

bare spelpatroon.

Hoe donker die Stormers se

seisoen ook al is, is daar n rits

nuwelinge wat hul stempel op

hierdieuitmergelende toernooi

afdruk.

Een van hierdie jongelinge is

oud-Gimmie Kobus van Wyk

(22). Weens ernstige beserings

aan sleutel-agterlynspelers by

die Stormers het Kobus reeds

vroeg in 2014 al speelkans op

vleuel gekry.

Op skool is ek deur baie af-

rigters en by elkeen het ek iets

belangriks geleer. Indien ek

rens n af-tydjie het, oefen ek

by n kenner wat my help met

my spoed en vaardighede, vertel Van Wyk.

DieVanWyks is reeds 15 jaar lankPaarlie-

te. Ek is oorspronklik vanSpringbok enons

het Paarl toe getrek toe ek in gr. 2 was. My

pa het n onderneming in die Paarl terwyl

my ma vandag n tuisteskepper is.

Nadat Kobus in 2010 sy skoolloopbaan vol-

tooi het, is hy in 2011 na die WP Rugby-insti-

tuut.

Ekwas bevoorreg omdeel tewees van die

WPo. 19- eno. 21-spanne terwylvanmyhoog-

tepunte die SA o. 20-span was.

Soos by diemeeste beroepspelers is die lyn

tussennheeltydserugbyloopbaanenmoont-

like studie maar fyn, vertel Kobus.

N skool het ek BComprobeer studeer by

Maties, maar kon nie altyd klas bywoon

weens my rugbyverpligtinge nie. Ek moes

kies wat die belangrikste vir my was en my

droomvan kleins af was ompro-

fessioneel rugby te speel.

VanWyk se gunstelingposisie

is eintlik senter,maar hyhet die

kans op vleuel aangegryp.

Almal hier by die Stormers

helpmybaie,maarRobbieFleck

doen die meeste. Hy het raad ge-

gee rondom die spel, omdat hy

ook op vleuel begin het met sy

loopbaan, en toe later na senter

geskuif is.

Dit help ook vir so n groentjie

om Springbok-legendes soos

Jean de Villiers en Schalk Bur-

ger in sy span te h.

Ja, hier is heelwat Gimmies

in die span. Ons is altyd reg vir

n grappie onder mekaar.

Van Wyk se drome lyk beslis

rooskleurig.

Ekhoop om n sukses vanmy

loopbaan te maak en droom om

binne die volgende drie jaar dalk die groen-

en-goud oor my kop te kan trek.

Christoff Ltter, Gimnasium se eerste-

span-afrigter,hetvier jaarterugvirVanWyk

afgerig.

Ons het reeds in 2010 geweet dat hy enor-

mepotensiaalhetombouit tekom.Hybeskik

oor krag, spoed, bou, hardloopvermo en

hanteringsvaardighede sowel as die wil om

te presteer. Ek glo dat nommer 12 (senter)

sy beste posisie is en hoop die Gimmies raak

nog n Springbok ryker ... verkieslik binne

die volgende drie jaar.

Oud-Gimmie Kobus

van Wyk styg uit in

rugbykringe. FOTO:

GALLO/CARL FOURIE

PAASHAAS: Lede van die Franschhoek-

polisie het Donderdag paaseiers aan die

kleuters by die Horskool Franschhoek uit-

gedeel as deel van n bewusmakingsveld-

tog. Polisiewoordvoerder konst. Marize

Mentoor het ook die geleentheid gebruik

om kleuters te waarsku om nie met vreem-

delinge te praat nie. FOTO: MARYKE SWART

TALENT SEARCH: Radio KC proudly an-

nounces its involvement in the Global

Spotlight Talent Search Competition aimed

at discovering new talent. More detail

will be available next week in Paarl Post

as well as entry detail. At the launch

from left are Sydwell Beziek (MD of Glo-

bal Talent Search), Adri Francke (Execu-

tive Director of Global Talent Search) and

Franklin Huizies (Radio KC).

6Paarl Post

17 April, 2014

Menings

Opinion

Mid-termbreak:Puredisruption

Just as learners started getting back into the swing of things behind their

schooldesks following theirweek-longautumnbreak, their scheduleswill

once-again be disrupted in the coming weeks.

Firstly, we are on the eve of the Easter long-weekend, which is followed

by a full week of school closures (28 April-2 May) due to two consecutive

public holidays. This is then followed by an additional public holiday on

7 May when the nation will cast their votes in the general election.

Surely this is short-sighted planning by the powers that be. One would

think that instead of having had the previous school holiday, they would

logically have opted to rather combine these public holidayswith the pre-

scribed school holidays.

Surelythisdisruptionisgoingtohaveanegativeeffectonmanylearners,

especially with the mid-year exams in June.

Althoughmost teachers will breathe a sigh of relief with this mid-term

break, surely they will also be anxious about returning to school after

an almost two-week interval, considering the loads of work that still has

to be dealt with this term. Especially for the matrics, who already have

a much shorter school year than other learners.

Andwhat about parents justwhen they thought their housewas clean

and cupboards full, the little scoundrels are back!

The Oscar Pistorious case is cur-

rently still on everyones tongue.

Ispeaktopeopledailywhobroadly

discuss the days events in court.

I personally generally just read

the highlights of the case in the

morning paper and then carry on

with my life.

But one cannothelpbutbe fasci-

nated by the events that brought

an athletic icon to a spectacular

fall,butevenmoreso, thatbrought

the tragicendto the lifeofabeauti-

ful young woman.

Now, amongst all these braai

firelegaldebates,whichhavebeen

raging about this case, and every-

one having their individual mock

day incourt, thequestion recently

arose while we were sipping red

winearoundabraai fire:Haveyou

ever considered murdering some-

one? After an uncomfortable si-

lence, a friend of

mine admitted to

this thought years

ago. This seemed

to break the ice, as

more of the compa-

ny came forward

and said that, yes,

they had very

briefly contem-

platedmurder, especially in amo-

ment of utmost rage.

After listening to these stories,

I admitted to my shocked friends

that I had actually once in a fit of

rage, myself committed murder.

I think I was about 14 years old.

My younger brother and I were

permanently at battle with each

other. Andhe knew exactlywhich

buttons to press to makeme so in-

furiated.

And this is exactly what hap-

penedoneFridayevening.Mypar-

ents were out for the evening and

heonceagaincontinuouslypicked

onme.Icantevenrememberwhat

the fight was about. But he then

disappeared into the garden and I

saw my chance.

I was still fuming with rage and

stormed into the garagewheremy

father kept an array of garden

tools, poisons etc. I grabbed the

first bottle of what I correctly pre-

sumed was poison and headed for

my brothers room. And without

thinking, and still blind with an-

ger, I poisoned his entire prized

collection of tropical fish in his

custom-built fish tank.

When I had come to my senses

andrealisedwhat Ihaddone, I fled

the scene of the crime to a friends

house. But not for long. I was soon

tracked down by my parents and

forced to face the music.

Yes, thiswasanabsolutely terri-

ble thing tohavedone.But as said,

itwasblindrageafterhavingbeen

pushed too far.

Needless to say, I was seriously

in the dog box, even after having

had my hind cheeks given a good

polishing with the old, and famil-

iar, leather strap. I must just add

that today my brother and I are

genuinely fond of each other, even

though he was devastated for

weeks after the callous murder of

his beloved fish.

Is it possible thatweall have the

ability to lose our cool inmere sec-

onds of complete an-

ger? There is an old

saying, the last straw

that broke the camels

back.There is a limit

to everything. We can

load the camel with

lots of straw, but final-

ly it will be too much

and the camels back

will break. And it is only a single

strawthatbreaksitsback-thelast

straw.Thiscanbeapplied tomany

things in life. People often say

thats the last straw! when they

will not accept any more of some-

thing.

Was this, and in the case of my

murders which have taken place,

the tragic events that lead to the

Valentines murder of 2013?

After the murder of my broth-

ers fish, many battles were again

fought between us. But fortunate-

ly these were normal brother and

sister tiffs and I never again lost

my cool such as that of the fateful

evening.And through theyears in

many stressful situations of per-

haps confrontation or just some-

onerubbingmeup thewrongway,

I have learnt to count to ten and

take deep breaths to find my feet

again. But with the current case

running in the Pretoria High

Court,onecannothelpbutwonder

how easily things can go terribly

wrongwhen thingsget out ofhand

andyourmindslips intoanuncon-

trollable abyss of no return.

Last straw thatbroke the camelsback

Hoe ishierdiehowaterrekeningmoontlik?

Ek wil net my ongelukkigheid

teenoor die Drakenstein-munisi-

paliteit uitspreek. Ek het twee

maandeagtereenvolgend nwater-

rekening ontvang van meer as

R1 200, en natuurlik dit bevraagte-

ken.

Ondersoek is ingestel en daar is

gevind dat daar niks fout met die

meterlesing was nie, nog minder

metmywatermeter (dit is n nuwe

watermeter), maar tog wil die mu-

nisipaliteit nie verder help nie.

Ek wag nog steeds vir een van

die werkers in die rekeningafde-

ling om terug te kom na my, want

op navraag het ek gevra omaan ie-

mand anders in n hor posisiemy

saak te stel,maar tot hede is ek nie

gekontak nie. Al wat aan my ges

is, is dat die meterlesings reg is.

Nou vra ek: Maak dit sin dat jou

waterverbruik in een maand van

12 kF na 55 kF kan styg? Hoe ge-

bruik twee mense 43 kF water in

vier weke, wat die oggend al 06:00

uit die huis is en eers 18:00 saans

tuis kom. Ek het nie eers n swem-

bad of lekkasie by my huis nie.

Ondervind ander ook n ramp-

spoedige styging in hulle waterre-

keninge? Dit is net vir my ontstel-

lendomtekansieniets isverskrik-

lik fout,maar diemunisipaliteit is

nie bereid om tehelp nie as dit dui-

delik soosdaglig isdatdiewaterre-

kening nie korrek is nie. Veral in

hierdie lewe se ekonomie.

Belaglik om so baie vir water te

betaal wat ek en my man nie eers

gebruik het nie. Gaan dit oorwaar

jy woonagtig is in die Paarl?

RAADOP

PAARL

Munisipale bestuurder, Jo-

hann Mettler reageer: Draken-

stein-munisipaliteit se inkomste-af-

deling sowel as ons ingenieursafde-

ling het met die klaer n gesprek

gehad waar daar vasgestel is dat

die watermeter nuut is en dus nie

foutief is nie. Daar is ook vasgestel

dat die lesings van die waterver-

bruik nie geskat is nie en dat ditwel

die korrekte lesings is wat ooreen-

stem met lesings van verlede jaar

dieselfde tyd.

Verder moet ook in ag geneem

word dat die munisipaliteit slegs n

rekening kan uitstuur volgens ons

meters op die volgende voorwaar-

des:

1. Die meter is korrek in terme

van registrasie van die werklike

verbruik;

2. Daar geen lekkasie is nie.

Die verbruiker kan wel die meter

laat toetsvirkorrektheid teen n fooi

van R573.

Indien die meter nie korrek regi-

streer nie, sal die fooi terug betaal

word,maar indiendiemeterkorrek

registreer isdie fooinie terugbetaal-

baar nie.

Again,wearebeingpunished

It is withmuch interest that I once

again read about the geyser con-

trol devices which have been

forced upon the public.

I still do not agree with this sys-

tem, but then again, asmentioned,

it is forced upon us. Initially our

geysers would only have been

switched off between 18:00 and

20:00, but now, with no input al-

lowedwhatsoever from thepublic,

it is also being switched off from

08:00 until 10:00.

But in the very same Paarl Post

I read about the child which was

shocked to death in an informal

settlement due to the illegal spa-

ghetti wiring.

We, as law-abiding tax-paying

citizens, are punished, but those

whoare actually stealing electrici-

ty, get off scot-free.

To be honest, electricity is a lux-

ury and not a necessity.

CHRIS ROSSOUW

PAARL

Taxibestuurders searrogansie skok

Ek as voorsitter van United Taxi

Association, Paarl, wil graag weet

hoekom word pendelaars so sleg

behandel deur party taxidrywers.

In n onlangse artikel in Paarl

Post is nprysverhogingdeurgegee

met die verstandhouding dat pen-

delaars nader aan hul wonings in

die nuwe areas van Spes Bona en

Mountain View op en afgelaai sal

word.

Maar die meeste taxidrywers

weier volstrek om aan pendelaars

se versoek ete voldoen. Ek sit met

talle briewe van siek en ou mense

wat op die Shoprite -staanplek vir

sekere drywers vra omnet n klein

entjie verder op te ry om hulle na-

deraanhulblyplekkeaf te laai.Hul

antwoord in is bloot: Nee, dit is

nie n housecall nie en dit sal R30

kos.

Die pendelaars wil ook by my

weet hoekom kan die taxis n

spitstyd soggens vir hulle tussen

die huise of naby hul huise optel

en dan weer met huis toe gaan tyd

bydieAmstelhof-staanplekaf laai.

Danwil eknie eers praat vandie

manier hoe hulle met bejaardes

asook die ander pendelaars praat

nie.

Hulle taalgebruik is nie net on-

aanvaarbaar teenoor pendelaars

nie,maarookteenoorhuleiekolle-

gas.

Pendelaars moet bewus wees

van hul volgende regte:

) Hulle het die reg om te vra vir

diens, want hulle is diemensemet

die geld in die hand.

) Hulle is diemensewathierdie

bedryf aandie gang gou endiewie-

le laat rol.

) Hulle is diemensewat verant-

woordelik is vir die kos op almal

se tafels wat in die taxibedryf is

) Hulle is die mense wat sorg

dat taxi-eienaars hul skuld enso-

voorts betaal.

Daar isnogbaiewatgenoemkan

word.

SEDICK VAN WYK

PAARL

Employee tobe

disciplined

Inresponsetotheletterpub-

lished in the Paarl Post on

27 March, Where is this

workers supervisor, the

Drakenstein Municipality

responds as follows:

I investigated the com-

plaint immediately and re-

ported the incident and the

steps he has taken to the

Mayor.

The worker has been

identified and is facing dis-

ciplinary action. The issue

of thesupervisorwillbetak-

enup during this process. It

is expected of workers to

work independently, even

when there is no supervisor

present.

It is importanttonotethat

themajority of workers ful-

fil their mandate as borne

out by the many compli-

ments frommembers of the

community. It is regretful

that single incidents like

this create a negative per-

ception.

The municipality will al-

so appreciate it if the com-

plainant will be willing to

testify at the disciplinary

hearingof theemployee.All

information on municipal

issues, positive and nega-

tive, is much appreciated

and enables us to better our

service delivery.

JOHANN METTLER,

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

PAARL

7Paarl Post

17 April, 2014

Briewe

Letters

SMS32363

) Die geel fietse wat geskenk is aan

skoolkinders word n skool deur tik

koppe gebruik om dwelms te gaan

koop en vervoer. Skoolhoofde, kom

kyk maar in Groenheuwel en omge

wing.

) Kan die munisipaliteit nie beter na

die Parysbegraafplaas omsien nie?

Dis net dorings waar jy loop, of het

hulle nie familielede wat daar rus nie?

) Baie dankie aan Johan de Greef

van die munisipaliteit vir my herwin

ningsakke. Ek het drie weke gesukkel

om sakke in die hande te kry! Inwoner,

Courtrai.

) Gebruikers van die Haaskraalpad,

ry asseblief stadig. Ons kinders se le

we is in gevaar.

) Young Peoples RFCmoet besef hul

le speel in n ligawaardaargeen swak

spanne is nie. Jymoet in elkewedstryd

op jou beste wees. Milnerton het ons

oorrompel met konstruktiewe rugby.

)Maak eers seker van veiligheid, se

kuriteit en personeelopleiding voordat

jy jou geliefde in n sogenaamde her

steloord los!

) n Warmwatersilinder het n outo

matiese skakelaar wat geprogram

meer is om self aan en af te skakel.

Wiemoet betaal asmunisipale inmen

ging die stelsel laat uitbrand? Dink

maar net.

)Motorsleutels opgetel in Reservoir

straat. Kontak 083 557 7060

) Ek wil net weet of dit reg is dat daar

drank in staatsvoertuie gelaai word?

Polisiemanne het geen skaamte vir pu

bliek nie. Bekommerde inwoner in

Klein Drakensteinweg.

) Ek as inwoner van die Paarl wil net

weet vir wie stem jy as jy n getroude

couple is wat vir 12 jaar op die waglys

vanbehuising is.Enonsmoetbymense

in n agterplaas bly terwyl ons vir n

huis wag. Lyk my dis net ongetroude

mense wat deesdae eerste voorkeur

kryom nhuis te kry. Eksmoeggewag!

) Die uiters ongeskikte en aanvallen

de gedrag van sommige ANConder

steuners by die GOPvergadering van

wyk 31 in Gouda wys tot watter vlak

die ANC sal daal om die gemeenskap

te intimideer.

) Paarlhof, stel mense aan wat wil

werk. Daar is baie mense daar buite

watwerksoek,maaronderdiehuidige

bedeling benadeel word. Hier is ek.

Ek is dadelik beskikbaar en bereid om

te werk.

) Kan die wyksraadslede nie iets

doen omtrent smokkelhuise in hul are

as nie.

) Dankie Optika Paarl Mall vir fan

tastiese nadiens.

) Renault Paarl se klintediens is

skokkend. Hulle bel jou om n motor

te kom toets bestuur enwanneer jy die

volgende dag by hulle opdaag, het

hulle nie n motor beskikbaar vir die

toetsrit nie. Hulle skakel jou ook met

aanbod vir inruiling van jou voertuig

en tweemaande later het niks nog ge

beur nie. En glo my, ek het al gaan

kla oor die swak diens, waartydens

diebestuurder erkenhet dieprobleem

l aan hulle kant. Weer n Renault?

Nee dankie!

) Aan die personeel in Bsaal Medi

clinic Paarl: n groot dank, my been

is gesond.

) Kassiere by Spar Wellington moet

by Pick n Pay Wellington leer wat is

hoflikheid.

) Kafee by Spesbona garage ver

koop itemswat verby hul vervaldatum

is en weier om dit dan om te ruil.

) Hiermee wil ek net vir Pick n Pay

Wellington baie dankie s vir julle

goeie diens. Nadat twee soorte rome

geflophet, het hulle virmygratis room

kom aflewer.

) Pep Stores, stuur jou bestuurderes

viropleiding inklintediensenmense

bestuur. Sy is baie onbeskof met die

werkers en dit voor klinte! Pep se

Customer Carediens is ook useless,

of beset of jy praat net met nmasjien.

Baie klagtes word nie opgevolg nie.

bv. hoe sy met gestremdes optree.

Ontevredeoor swakdiensvanWellington-polisie

Ek wil graag my ontevredenheid

uitspreek teenoor die Wellington-

polisie.

My vrou het op Saterdag (5

April) om 15:30 die aanklagkan-

toor geskakel in verband met n

klagte. Die betrokke beampte aan

diens het genoem dat die klagte

deurgegeewasaandie sektorvoer-

tuig.

Om 16:30 het ons weer geskakel,

aangesien daar toe nog nie n reak-

sie voertuig was nie. Die manlike

beampte (kaptein), het genoemdat

hulle n voertuig sal uitstuur,

maar sonder enige sukses soos die

eerste keer.

Half ses het ons weer geskakel.

Die vrouebeampte by die aanklag-

kantoor wat die telefoon beant-

woordhet,hethaarnieeens identi-

fiseer toe sy met my gepraat het

nie. Volgens haar was die klagte

deurgegee, maar die voertuig is

miskien iewers besig.

Helaas het daar toe nooit n poli-

sievoertuig opgedaag nie.

Daar is seer sekerlik senior be-

amptes aan diens wat kan leiding

neem en sekermaak daar word re-

ageer op mense se oproepe.

Ons manne en vroue in blou is

tog immers daar om n diens te le-

wer.

Dit was nogal n ernstige geval

en hulle teenwoordigheid sou n

verskil gemaak het.

REV. F. GREEN

WELLINGTON

Lt.Kol. JohanBarkhuizen, be-

velvoerder van Wellington-poli-

sie antwoord:

Die insident sal ondersoek word

en as daar enige wangedrag plaas-

gevindhet sal die lid of lededeparte-

menteel aangekla word.

Die klaer sal op hoogte gehou

word van die ondersoek.

8Paarl Post

17 April, 2014

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Waar isdiewetstoepassersmetvragmotoroortreders

JOHAN NEL

Groot vragmotors wat die ingan-

ge na wonings versper, wat met

skreeuende lugremme mense se

nagrus versteur, wat sypaadjies

flenters trap en groot skade aan

waterpype veroorsaak, is besig

om Wellingtonners warm onder

die kraag te maak.

Die ergste is dat die probleem

eintlik baie maklik opgelos kan

word. Pas net die bestaandemunisi-

pale regulasies wat die beweging

van swaarvragmotors indiemidde-

dorpbeheer streng toe! s nbeken-

de Wellingtonse prokureur.

Inantwoorddaarop s nkoorvan

mense dat die betrokke regulasies

almale sonder tal ondermunisipale

amptenare se aandag gebring is,

vergadering na vergadering word

daaroor gehou maar uiteindelik

kom daar niks van nie.

n Ontstoke inwoner van Regent-

straat op die dorp s dat toe hy on-

langs nie by sy erf kon inry omdat

n groot vragmotor, wat gewag het

om boumateriaal by n hardeware-

winkel daar naby af te

laai, sy ingang versper

het, het n stringvrugte-

lose telefoonoproepe

om n verkeersman in

die hande te kry sy

bloeddruk behoorlik

laat opskiet.

Ek het die verkeers-

afdeling gebel maar n

antwoordmasjien het

gesdiekantoreisreeds

vir die dag gesluit. Toe

verstaan ek skielik

waarom motors nawe-

ke in Hoofstraat resies

jaag, spinen n lawaai

maak! Geen verkeers-

man op hierdie dorp

wys na-ure sy gesig op

straat nie!

Ek het na n lang ge-

sukkel by die polisie op

Wellington die nommer gekry van

die verkeersman wat op bystand

was. Toe ek hom uiteindelik in die

hande kry het hy mymeegedeel dat

hulle op die oomblik niks aan my

probleem kan doen nie, want alle

verkeersbeamptes is uitstedig. Hul-

le isnadieUB40-byeenkoms.Bid jou

aan, ons dorp kom tot stilstand oor

n musiek-byeenkoms!

Talle inwoners van Cilliersstraat

shul lewenswordopverskeie fron-

te deur swaar vragmotors versuur.

Volgens verkeersregulasies mag

geen swaar vragmotor na

agt deur die dorp ry nie.

Ondanks nduidelikepad-

teken langsVanRiebeeck-

laan, wat wys waar vrag-

motors moet afdraai om

op die R44 te kom en so-

doende verby die dorp te

ry, steur geen vragmotor-

bestuurder hom aan die

padteken nie en stroom

die vragmotors snags

deur die middedorp. In

Hoofstraat, naby Cilliers-

straat, word die lugrem-

me oopgetrek en di la-

waaimaakdatniemandin

Cilliersstraat kan slaap

nie.

Swaar vragmotors wat

by die Agri-winkel in

Hoofstraat vrag aflaai,

moet as dit by die besig-

heid se uitgangshek uitry regs in

Hoofstraat afdraai, maar omdat n

middelmannetjie hulle keer word

hulle gedwing om oor Hoofstraat in

Cilliersstraat op te ry en danmet n

ompad terug na Hoofstraat.

Cilliersstraat is egternie ontwerp

vir sulke swaar voertuie nie en die

watertoevoerpyp in die straat bars

kort-kort.

Nog n Wellingtonner s hy ver-

staan nou waarom daar so dikwels

swaar vragmotors in die moeilik-

heid beland in die Bainskloofpas.

Ondanks duidelike waarskuwings-

tekenswat s dat swaar vragmotors

wat langerasnegemeter is,niedeur

diepasmagrynie, sit daarkort-kort

n vragmotor onder n oorhangende

rots vas of word die kante van die

padflentersgetrapdeurvragmotors

wat sukkel om om die kort draaie

in die pas te kom.

Op vergadering na vergadering

met munisipale amptenare is daar

voorgestel dat die bestaande regula-

sies wat swaar vragmotors uit die

midde-dorp moet hou, strenger toe-

gepasmoet word. Tot dusver het dit

niks opgelewer nie.

Diemunisipalebestuurderhetge-

s dat hulle dit sal oorweeg om n

24-uur verkeersdiens in te stel om

hierdie en ander verkeersprobleme

diehoof tebied, endatdiemunisipa-

liteit indieprosesisomvakantepos-

te in die verkeersafdeling te vul.

Hierdie verkeersbordjie buite Wellington s swaar vrag-

motors moet links draai en die R44 gebruik om om die

dorp te ry. Vragmotorbestuurders steur hulle selde aan

die bord. FOTO: JOHAN NEL

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17 April, 2014

Nuus

News

DisPaastyd maarweesparaat enveilig

Paasfees, enboonopandervakansiedae, is

hier. Ieder en elk wil n bietjie ontspan en

selfs weggaan vir n paar dae.

Maar ongelukkig is daar ook skelms om el-

ke hoek en draai wat jou planne wil bederf.

Sorg dat Paastyd geen onsmaaklike verras-

sings bring nie, waarsku die polisie. Wees op

en wakker met persoonlike veiligheid, asook

di van besittings en eiendom.

Verskeie veldtogte sal gehou word, soos

padblokkades en sporadiese kontrolepunte

waartydens enige voertuig of persoon deur-

soek mag word.

Ho sigbaarheid sal die wagwoordwees om

misdadigers vas te trek in hul streke. Knel-

punte wat die polisie die afgelope ruk onder-

vind, is veral diefstal van en vanuit voertuie,

huisbrake en aanranding.

Alhoeweldiepolisiehulmannekragtenvol-

le sal inspan tydens Paasfees, is dit nie altyd

moontlik om oral te wees nie. Dus word lede

van die publiek gemaan om hul o en ore te

alle tye oop te hou vir verdagte optrede in

hul omgewing. Volg die volgendewenke om

misdaad te voorkom:

* Sluit altyd jou voertuig en hou die ven-

sters toe. Moet geen waardevolle besittings

in voertuie laat nie.

* Maak seker dat jou huis goed toegesluit

is. Vra die bure om n ogie oor jou erf te hou

as jyweggaan. Stel ook die polisie in kennis.

* Moenie in die nag alleen rondloop nie,

en beslis nooit in afgesonderde gebiede nie.

* Wees veral versigtig met die hoeveel-

heid kontant wat jy by jou het en uiters

waaksaam met geldonttrekking by OTMe.

* Maak seker dat jou selfoon te alle tye

werkenplaasnoodnommersdaarop.Diepo-

lisie is net n oproep weg indien die publiek

hulpnodighet. IndiePaarlkandievolgende

nommers geskakel word om in direkte ver-

binding te tree met polisiesektorhoofde in

die onderskeie gebiede:

* Sektor1:Diemiddedorp tussenMark- en

Dorpstraat, tot bydieBergrivierBoulevard,

die gebied oos van die Bergrivier insluitend

Denneburg, Klein Parys en Daljosafat:

082 379 4735/082 444 3060.

* Sektor 2: Die gebied suid van Auretstraat

tot Hoofstraat, dan by Markstraat af tot by die

Bergrivier Boulevard, tot by De Zoete Inval:

082 443 5647.

* Sektor 3: Die gebied noord van Auretstraat

naHoofstraat, byMarkstraat af tot by dieBerg-

rivier Boulevard en dan tot en met Noorder-

Paarl: 082 444 3194.

* Sektor 4: Die plaasgebiede tussen Du-

toitskloof enWemmershoek, die landelike ge-

bied vanaf Noorder-Paarl, reg om die Paarl-

berg (Agter-Paarl) tot by die N1 naby Klap-

muts: 082 411 2985/082 379 4742.

* Be extra cautious this Easter weekend to

avoid becoming a victim of crime.

NETWORK BREAKFAST: The Cape

Chamber of Commerce and Industry host-

ed a network breakfast in the Drakenstein

on Thursday. The topic was Using Emo-

tional Intelligence for Financial Success.

South African author and speaker, Vangile

Makwaka (back, right) from Wealthy

Money was the guest speaker. Among

other topics, her talk focused on the link

between thoughts, emotions and financial

behaviour; the various emotions that im-

pact on spending, saving and investment

behaviour; the miracle of compound interest; emotional intelligence; financial freedom

and increased employee productivity. With Makwaka are (from left in front): Zo

Fouche (Courier IT) and Helga Smith (Cape Chamber). At the back, from left are:

Marius Vos (Socially Unforgettable), Marinda Holtzhausen (Socially Unforgettable and

chairperson: Cape Chamber, Stellenbosch Chapter), Gillian Sieni (Paarl Tourism),

Advocate Louis van Wyk (African Commercial Dispute Settlement: Cape Chamber) and

Karen Rossouw (Freight IT). PHOTO: MARYKE SWART

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17 April, 2014

Mense

People

LAVISH LAUNCH: Following on the first

Chinese investment in the South African wine

industry, the extensively renovated cellar and

new home of the LHuguenot wine brand

was unveiled at a gala dinner held at its Val

de Vie premises on Tuesday 1 April. In Au-

gust of last year, Perfect China, the 51%

shareholding partner in Perfect Wines of

South Africa, announced the purchase of the

wine cellar at well-known Val de Vie estate

located in the heart of the Winelands, be-

tween Paarl and Franschhoek. The purchase

included a 25 ha wine farm with 21 ha of

vineyards and the historic manor house dat-

ing back to 1783. Here from left at the

launch are from left Chairman of Perfect

Wines of South Africa, Hein Koegelenberg,

Woo Swee Lian, Steven Hsu from Perfect

China, Andr Dempers and Richard Kennard

of Dempers Master Builders, who built the

new LHuguenot cellar at Val de Vie estate.

HELP DIERE IN NOOD: Paarl Post het on-

langs as deel van die Paarl Post Cares-pro-

jek, met behulp van skenkings uit die ge-

meenskap, kos en ander diere-noodsaaklik-

hede vir die Drakenstein Animal Rescue

ingesamel. Hier is van links Annemie Bruce

(advertensieverteenwoordiger, Paarl Post),

Len en Cheryl van der Walt van die Draken-

stein Animal Rescue en Mirvin Manus (ad-

vertensieverteenwoordiger, Drakenstein Ga-

zette) tydens die oorhandiging. Enigiemand

wat nog skenkings wil maak, of vir verdere

navrae, skakel Cheryl by 082 579 3005.

MARKDAG BY VAL DE VIE: Val de Vie het Son-

dag weer n markie gehad met verskeie kos- en de-

kor-stalletjies en vermaak vir die kinders. Die be-

kende Afrikaanse sanger en voormalige Idols-wen-

ner, Heinz Winkler, het musiek gemaak. Hier by die

markie is van links Junel Conradie en klein Dniel

Conradie, Salom Knijnenberg, Mark Knijnenberg,

Johan Stander en Petro Swart. Agter is Nicole Roux

en klein Juan Conradie, Marcelle van Niekerk en

Rozanne Lazarus. FOTO: MARYKE SWART

DONATION FOR SCHOOL: The EBL Foundation (Elizabeth

Branda Lourens Foundation) in support of sport development

for pre-primary schools, recently handed over a cheque

worth R8 500 to Magnolia Primary School. The school was

selected to be the beneficiary for this years EBL donation.

From left are: Peter Lourens (EBL Foundation), Alexia Dav-

ids (teacher), Kirby Anderson (EBL Foundation), Elserine

May (teacher), Millicent Jacobs (teacher) and Magnolias

school principal, Clarence Carollise PHOTO: ERNEST KILOWAN

PAASFEESSPEL BY SUN-

FIELD: Sunfield Homes op

Wellington het hul jaarlikse

Paasspel gehou wat deur

die inwoners opgevoer is.

By die opvoering is ook

heerlike paasbolletjies en

kerrievis verkoop. Hier van

links is Johan Groenewald,

Algon Kock, Peter Le Roux

en Christopher Hitchcock as

Roomse soldate..

ISLAMIC EXPO IN PAARL: The Discover Is-

lam Centre based in Cape Town, held an Islam-

ic Cultural Expo for the first time in Paarl in

conjunction with the Paarl Muslim Jamaah. The

Expo was held last Saturday at the Paarl Town

Hall. The mayor of the Drakenstein Municipality,

Gesie van Deventer, did the official welcoming

and seen here with her are from left to right;

Moutie Richards (chairman, Paarl Muslim

Jamaa), Moulana Zakariyah Philander (Discover

Islam Centre ), Rughsaun Adams (Discover Islam

Centre ) and Sheigh Zareer Moerat (Imam of

the Paarl Muslim Jamaa). PHOTO: ACHMAT PATEL

BOEREMUSIEKDAG: Die Boeremusiekgilde

se Boland-tak het Saterdag n boeremusiek-

dag by De Poort historiese dorp gehou met

n potjiekoskompetisie, stalletjies, kinderver-

maak en verskeie orkeste wat vermaak ver-

skaf het. Hier, besig met n pot is Die Krok-

kies-span. Van links is Johan Pool, Hlie

Opperman, Mossie Mostert en Eben Marais,

van Wellington. FOTO: MARYKE SWART

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: The Goethe Institute of South Africa hosted the regional confer-

ence for German as a foreign language (second additional language) to teachers from the

Western and Eastern Cape at La Rochelle Girls High School this past weekend.

UITREIKING: Die werkers van Mpact:

Toekelie Gouws (links), Bruzene Riddles, sr.

Heather-Joy Harris en Lisa du Preez het

onlangs blou plakkers gekoop om die Boland

Skool vir Outisme te ondersteun gedurende hul

bewusmakingsmaand.

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Nuus

News

Community centre construction starts

HopeThroughAction (HTA) announced

that construction of the Franschhoek

Valley Community Sports Centre (FVC-

SC) in Groendal will start soon.

The FVCSC will open in early 2015 and

willprovideastate-of-the-artmulti-purpose

indoor pitch, training and meeting rooms,

a resource centre, showers and kitchen fa-

cilities. HTA is also constructing a four-

classroom schoolwhichwill be operated by

The Kusasa Project.

HTAisa charity, registered inbothSouth

Africa and the UK, that supports disadvan-

taged young people by mainly using sport

to develop life skills. In 2010, they opened

a similar facility in Mbekweni, which pro-

vides sports activities, life skills pro-

grammes and guidance to over 1 700 young

people everymonth.When the newer facili-

ty is completed HTA would have invested

almostR50 million in the twocommunities.

Philip Green, founder of HTA said: Our

sports centre inMbekweni has been a great

success and has made a significant impact

in the community since opening in 2010.

We have strong local partners, particu-

larly SCORE,who are responsible for deliv-

eringtheprogrammesinMbekweni,andwe

aredelighted that thisrelationshipwill con-

tinue in Franschhoek. It has taken four

years of effort to develop theplans and raise

the necessary funds but we are delighted

that the same construction team of Fred

Laker, from Lyners Consulting, and Power

Construction will be working with us in

Franschhoek.

Phil Bland, chairman of HTA said: We

are committed to working with local part-

ners and recognise the commitment and

contributionmadebyStellenboschMunici-

pality and, in particular, Mayor Conrad

Sidego and his councillors.

Our ambassadors, Reuben Riffel, Ryk

Neethling and Gary Kirsten have been in-

volved in getting the project to this point

and I look forward to working with them

in the future.

The Hope Through Action campaign (HTA)

is pleased to announce that construction

will soon start on the Franschhoek Valley

Community Sports Centre (FVCSC) in

Groendal. Famous local chef Reuben

Riffel (HTA Ambassador), Philip Green

(HTA Founder) and Ryk Neethling (HTA

Ambassador). PHOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

Things to do in and around Paarl with the kids

Just as the schools began after a week-long

break, mothers cannot help but be in a slight

tizz about many long weekends in the coming

weeks.

Here are a couple of tips to keep the young-

sters occupied and out of mischief:

)Visit the Drakenstein Lion Park and

Chimp Haven. Come and see captive-born

predators, which have been saved from very

cruel circumstances bask and feed in the

Bolandsun.TheChimpHavenhousesanimals

which needed to be rehoused after the Tyger-

bergZoo closeddown.These include chimpan-

zees and tigers.

The Lion Sanctuary is open daily from 09:30

to 17:00 and the Chimp Haven from 09:30 to

16:30. Lion Feeding Times are on a Monday,

Wednesday and Friday at 16:00.

Admission is R50 for adults andR25 for chil-

dren per facility, or you can purchase a combo

ticket and visit both facilities for R80 per adult

and R40 per child.

)ButterflyWorld in Klapmuts is a wonder-

landswarmingwithexoticbutterflies,energet-

ic monkeys, small deer and iguanas in a tropi-

cal jungle.

Butterfly World is open seven days a week

from 09:00 until 17:00. There is a restaurant

with a scrumptious menu and interesting gift

shop as well.

EntrancefeeisR58peradult,R33forchildren

under18 (childrenunder3enter free), students

R53 and R53 for pensioners. A family ticket (2

adults and 2 children) can be purchased for

R149.

)Go and see the crocodiles at Le Bonheur

farm just outside Paarl on the Simondium

Road.

LeBonheurishometoabout1 000crocodiles.

Interactive tours are offered every 45 minutes

during which you can

also get the opportuni-

ty to hold a baby croc.

The farm is open

seven days a week

from 09:00 until 17:00.

Entrance is R35 for

adultsandR22 forchil-

drenunder18.The fully licensedrestaurantof-

fers an interestingmenu, including somecroc-

odile delicacies. You can also picnic on the

lawns while doing some bass fishing.

) The Giraffe House Wildlife Awareness

Centre on theOldPaarl road, provides easyac-

cess to some wonderful wildlife and bird spe-

cies. Focusing on African wildlife, Giraffe

House aims to provide a place for people to en-

joy a family picnic complemented by some

fresh air, whilst experiencing and learning

about animals and conservation.

Daily animal encounters are very popular

and are held at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00. It gives

the visitor the opportunity to meet and hold

some interesting creatures.

Entrance fees areR45 for adults,R25 for chil-

dren (3 to 15) and pensioners, R30.

) Picnicorbraaiinoneofthedesignatedare-

as on Paarl Mountain, such as the flower gar-

den of Christmas Camp.

) Forthelessadventurous:bringthemovies

to life on the big screen at Minimax with an

exciting selection of films over the coming

weeks, suchas the longawaitedhilariousAfri-

kaansweddingcomedy,Konfetti;TheAmazing

Spiderman 2, The Other Woman, Die Wind-

pomp and Godzilla.

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Jeug

Youth

KNSS kry skoolsaal!

Die burgemeester het in 2012 kennis gemaak

met skoolhoof Mary Banda en die leerders

van Klein Nederburg Sekondre Skool.

Die kwaliteit van opleiding en dissipline

hettoereedsbendruk.Toedieburgemeester

na die jaarlikse Rugby Derbymet NewOrle-

ans genooi is, het dit tot haar kennis gekom

dat die skool met 1 353 kinders nie n skool-

saal het nie. Dit beteken dat saalbyeenkom-

ste in rentye nie kan geskied en matrieks

moet in drie verskillende lokale in die dorp

eksamen skryf. Hierdie feit het die burge-

meester so ontstig dat sy belowe het om in

kontak te kom met die minister van onder-

wys en om te help sover sy kan om n saal

vir die skool te verkry.

Donald Grant, minister van onderwys in

die Wes-Kaap, het positief reageer en die

skool kort daarna besoek.

Die gelukkige uiteinde is dat die minister

kon fasiliteer dat die departement in ven-

nootskapmet Garden Cities Archway Foun-

dation, die skoolsaal sal bou. Die saal sal

R5 370 miljoen kos waarvan die Foundation

R2 782 miljoen sal bydra en die provinsiale

departement van onderwys R2 388 miljoen.

Die skool moet self R200 000 insamel as hul

bydrae. Hul begin eersdaags met hul geldin-

sameling en omdat baie van die skool se kin-

ders uit arm gemeenskappe kom, vra die

Drakenstein-munisipaliteit dat almal moet

help.

KNSS is n skool wat uitstekend presteer.

Hul matriekslaagsyfer was 91,4% in 2013 uit

233 matrieks. Daarvan het 34,1% universi-

teitstoelating gekry en n verdere 60% kan

aan nkollege studeer.Dis n indrukwekken-

de 94% vanmatrieks wat naskools kan gaan

studeer. Die skool doen baie moeite met sy

matrieks en gee deurentyd ekstra gratis

klasse, selfs elke Saterdag word spesiale

klasse aangebied, vertel van Deventer.

Alle oud-onderwysers word gevra om te

help mentor en kan die skoolhoof bel by

021 862 2720.

Ek is baie opgewonde oor hierdie goeie

nuus. Hierdie is een van die goeie uitkomste

wat dit lekker maak om n burgemeester te

wees, glimlag van Deventer.

Dis n voorreg om op so n manier te help

omonskindersengemeenskappetebou.Ons

s baie dankie vir minister Grant, s van

Deventer.

Van links is opvoeder Jolene Minnaar (KN

Skool-beheerliggaam), minister Donald

Grant, skoolhoof Mary Banda, uitvoerende

burgemeester Gesie van Deventer, opvoeder

dr. Jeff Lombaard.

ATLETE WEN GOUD: Christy Nell

(links) het by die SA horskole atle-

tiekkampioenskappe in Polokwane,

Limpopo, as lid van die Wes-Kaap-

span die goue medalje in die meisies

o.17 paalspring verower met haar

persoonlike beste hoogte van 3,20m.

By die ASA Jeug-kampioenskappe

op Coetzenburg, Stellenbosch het sy

n vierde plek behaal met n hoogte

van 3,1 m. Gezelle Magerman het

by die ASA Jeug-kampioenskappe n

silwer medalje in meisies o.17 ver-

spring behaal met n afstand van

5,87 m. Sy het goud verwerf in die

meisies o.17 400 m hekkies (60,36).

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Jeug

Youth

BEST SCHOOL AWARD: New Orleans Secondary School walked away with the

Best School award for the exceptional performance of their learners in the Media24

Rachels Angels programme. Seven of their mentees received the most subject distinc-

tions in their Grade 12 year, regardless of poverty and violence in the area. All of

them are currently enrolled for further studies at tertiary institutions. The schools

overall percentage also keeps going up.

KRONING: By n swierige 007-skouspel

in die Paarl-stadsaal, is An Smit (middel)

as Mej. La Rochelle aangewys, met Lize-

May Mouton (links) as eerste prinses en

Mej. Persoonlikheid en Megan Groenewald

(regs) as tweede prinses.

KRIEKET: Wessel

Roos van die Laer-

skool Noord-Eind is

opgeneem in die

o. 12-Boland A-krie-

ketspan.

CHESS: Tristan Did-

loff, of Paarl Boys

Primary, has been

selected to represent

the u.10 Boland

Chess team.

TRIPLE-JUMP CHAMP: Kyle Green participated in SA Championships

for u.15 triple- and long-jump and received a gold and silver medal.

With this achievement he is now the SA Champion in his age-group. He

is also the Boland Champ after setting a record of 13,10 m for triple-

jump. At the Western Cape Championships he also set the Boland Athlet-

ics record for triple-jump with a distance of 13,74 m. At ASA (Athletics

South Africa) he ended in third place in the triple jump.

PHOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

INTERSKOLE-KRIEKETSPAN: Hierdie o.14A-krieketspan van Horskool Gimnasium het

Interskole teen HJS met 3 lopies gewen. Agter (van links) is Handr van der Walt, Corn

Grobler, Garreth Wolmarans, Rikus Brand en Martus Coetzee. Voor is Jurie Matthee, Dian

Willemse, Wilhelm Best, Zander Kallis, Leon Colyn en Raymond van Coller. Afwesig is Jac-

ques Marais.

BOLAND: Jac-

ques James Wig-

gins van Laerskool

Slot van die Paarl

is gekies vir die

Boland-sentraal-

o. 13-rugbyspan.

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Kuns & Leefstyl

Arts & Lifestyle

Your Ultimate Online

Guide to Paarl

showmepaarl.co.za

Kalender . Calendar

18 APRIL

) Die Hervormde Rehoboth

Kerk nooi almal uit na hul jaar

likse Paasfeeskonferensie met

die tema Alles deur Christus

Jesus op Vrydag 18 April

(openingsdiens om 10:00,

Moedersdiens om 15:00,

Jeugdiens om 19:00) en Son

dag 20 April (Nagmaaldiens

om 10:00). Die konferensie

vind plaas op die hoek van

Simfonie en Bartolomeuslaan,

Groenheuwel, Paarl. Kontak

pastoor Tom Pedro by

084 448 0003 of Selwyn Pa

terson by 083 243 5669. Etes

is beskikbaar teen n minimale

fooi. Bespreek vooraf.

) n Bonsaiskou word gehou

van 18 tot 21 April by Kirsten

bosch. OyamaBonsailede se

bome sal uitgestal word in die

Sanlamsaal by die Kirsten

bosch Botaniese tuin in Kaap

stad.

Daar sal daagliks demonstra

sies enwerksessiesweesasook

n omvattende opvoedkundige

uitstalling. Bome, bakke en

toerusting vir die beginner en

gevorderde beoefenaars sal te

koop wees. Bel Andrew by

083 628 8163.

21 APRIL

) Die Ephraim/Efraimfami

lie hou vanaf 14:00 n saam

trek inWellington. Vir navrae,

bel Jeffrey by 078 920 4343

of Jaftha by 078 480 6245.

23 APRIL

) Plaaslike beeldhouer, Na

nette Ranger, lewer eersko

mende Woensdagaand om

17:30 n praatjie oor haar

werkbydieStellenboschKuns

vereniging se ledebyeenkoms

by die Sasol Kunsmuseum in

Van Ryneveldstraat, Stellen

bosch.

)Diebekendesielkundige,dr.

S.T. Potgieter, is die gasspreker

by die volgende byeenkoms

van dieWellingtonseAngs en

Depressieondersteunings

groep. Die byeenkoms vind op

23 April in die NGkerksaal in

Kerkstraat, Wellington, plaas.

Dit begin om 19:15 en alle be

langstellendes is hartlik wel

kom. Meer besonderhede kan

by 072 709 8000 verkry

word.

27 APRIL

)Zion FellowshipCogicWor

ship team on the corner of

Mossie Street and Appelkoos

Avenue, Wellington, presents

amusical eveningat thechurch

at 17:30. Entrance fee is R10.

Formore details, contact Jape

line on 081 551 9612 or Stel

la on 084 690 1371.

3 MEI

) Klein Nederburg Sekondr

se klas van 1985 hou hul re

nie indievormvan nbringen

braai vanaf 10:00 byDe Poort

in SuiderPaarl. Bring ook jou

eie drankies saam.Vir navrae,

bel Levona April by

084 660 7888.

) Paarl/Wellington Vollies

besoek Vredenburg en Klub

Mykonos per bus. Kostes is

R150 per persoon en sluit ont

byt in. Die bus vertrek om

07:00. Bel John Goliath by

021 862 0089.

SPECIAL ART EX-

HIBITIONS: The

Gallery at Grande

Provence Heritage

Wine Estate in Fran-

schhoek, will be host-

ing two new solo

exhibitions titled A

Sense of Place an

exhibition of dunes-

cape paintings by

Geoff Horne and La-

sers in the Jungle Vases by Lucinda

Mudge. The exhibitions open on 20

April at 11:00. Regarding A Sense of

Place, gallery curator Trent Read says:

There is an Afrikaans word that pre-

cisely describes Hornes fine paintings

and that is, gees. About Lasers in the

Jungle, he says: Mudge has utterly tri-

umphed with these truly beautiful vases,

which manage to transcend their

humble earthbound origins with their

lush glazes and sophisticated commen-

tary on our present condition.

KomnaSandringhamvir

ngrootKaaservaring

Feesdriftiges wat beplan

omdieSAKaasfeesvan26-

29 April by Sandringham

buite Stellenbosch te be-

soek, kan vanjaar uitsien

na sveel meer.

Vanjaar bars die Afrox

Kookpot uit sy nate met op-

tredesdeurRSGsekuberkok

Nina Timm, die MasterChef sussies, Leandri

enSelinevanderWatnKokkedoor se sjefNic

vanWyk saammet 2013 sewennersMynhardt

en Tiaan.

Die Checkers Kaasemporium bied vanjaar

n splinternuwe ervaringwaar bekendes soos

Natanil, Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris,

HermanLensingenkoffie-foendiDavidDonde

jou begelei langs n doolhof-tipe gourmet-reis

van kaas, biefstuk, whisky, wyn, koffie en

meer.

In die Pinotage Teater vier hul Suid-Afrika

se eiesoortige wynkultivare se diversiteit met

verskeie kos- en wynparings. Geniet ook sjef

Craig Cormack se uitsonderlike paring van

Fleur du Cap wyne met sout

van regoor die wreld. n

Grootaantalboetiekkaasma-

kers bring hul handgemaak-

te kase.

Rugbygeesdriftiges kan

die Stormers se Super XV

wedstryd teen die Cheetahs

kyk indieKlipdrift/DStvSu-

persport Lounge. Vir die

kleinspan is daar springkastele, speletjies en

vele meer vermaak. Besoekers kan ook kuier

met musiek rondom die LadismithMusiekga-

zebo.

Kaartjies is teenR130beskikbaarbyCompu-

ticket en in alle Shoprite-Checkerswinkels

(geen kaartjies by die hekke nie). Seniors be-

taalR100enkinders13jaarenjongerkrygratis

toegang. Besoek www.cheesefestival.co.za vir

meer inligting of kontak Agri-Expo by tel

021 975 4440 of cheese@agriexpo.co.za.

* Een Paarl Post-leser kan n stel dubbel-

kaartjies na die fees wen vir f Maandag (28

April) fDinsdag (29April).SMSdie feesnaam

na 37405 teen 14:00 op Dinsdag, 22 April.

Boerebluesmet Valiant Swart

Vir meer as twee dekades

vermaak Valiant Swart ge-

hore dwarsoor Suid-Afrika

met sy liedjies en stories oor

sy lewe as ruk-en-rol troeba-

doer; soms skreeusnaaks,

somsvolweemoedennostal-

gie.

Op Vrydag 25 April om

20:00 tree hy op by die Ou

Meul-teater in die Paarl.

Met syboere-bluesen lied-

jies soos Sonvanger en Eye-

shadow kan hy gehore laat

skaterlag en tegelykertyd

die hartsnare roer.

Valiant het reeds vyftien

albums en twee DVDs vry-

gestel en ook twee boeke ge-

publiseer. Daarby is hy die

afgelope agt jaar n gewilde

rubriekskrywer en ook n

bekende gesig op televisie.

Saam met kitaarspeler

Basson Laubscher beloof

di vertoning om n belewe-

nis te wees.

Kaartjies is R100 en kan

bespreek word by Vicky

Stemmet by 083 5640 056.

) Op Sondag 27 April om

16:00 isMathysRoetsaandie

beurt. Kaartjies is R100 by

Vicky Stemmet.

Valiant Swart is Vrydag 25

April om 20:00 te sien by die

Ou Meul-teater.

Open day at historicWellington garden

Klein Optenhorst, which lies in

the historic Bovlei valley just out-

side Wellington, will again open

its garden to the public on 26 and

27 April from 09:00 to 16:30.

In autumn the garden reaches

full maturity and borders are

filled with many unusual plants

that thrive in the Western Cape

heat, including over 70 different

Salvias, which are a magnet for

birds and insects. Other features

include an ancientwild olive tree,

believed tobemore than400years

old, a gravel and vegetable garden

and more.

Thenursery,sellingrareplants,

will be open and an exhibition of

Carolyn Metcalfes paintings and

ceramicscanbeseen.KleinOpten-

horst wine will be on sale. En-

trance of R40 includes scones and

tea.

For directions contact, Jenny

Ferreira at 021 864 1210 or ferrei-

ra@patat.co.za.

Vintage Ideasmark

Van 25 tot 28 April gaan die Vintage Ideas-

mark weereens alles outyds vier by die Si-

mondiumCountry Lodge nabyFranschhoek.

Besoekerssalkanrondsnuffelvirdie ideale

outydse juweel in die uitstalarea van 1,5 hek-

taar. Items wat aangebied word, wissel van

versamelbare dekor-items uit toeka se dae,

eksklusiewe handgemaakte juweliersware,

glas- en silwerware, vintage-genspireerde

modes, kombuisware en tuintoebehore tot

pryslose antieke items en meer.

Die deli sal die smaakkliere betower met

heerlike eetgoed, van soetgebak en tuisgebak

tot stukkonfyt, speserye, vrugtedrankies en

eksotiese tee. Daar sal ook outydse speletjies

wees vir die kinders.

DieSimondiumCountryLodgeisopdieR45

tussen die Paarl en Franschhoek gele. Ver-

versingsword in die tuin bedien. DieVintage

Ideas-mark is van 09:30 tot 16:00 oop vanaf

Vrydag 25 April tot Sondag 27 April en van

09:30 tot 15:00 opMaandag 28 April. Kaartjies

is R30 p.p. terwyl kinders gratis toegang kry.

Besoek www.festiveideas.co.za.

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Sake Post

Business Post

Localwines shineat Top100

SAWines

The key fine-wine event in SA

launches the 2014 Top 100 SA

winning wines results.

The much anticipated winning

wines were announced on 10

April. Top wineries, their wine

makers and partners celebrated

with enjoyment that included a

jazzband, canapsand theawards

certification ceremony. The up-

beat mood swung a notch higher,

when all 100 winning wines were

unveiled and tasted by invitees.

Record entry levels were again

strongly up on last year with 491

of SAs top wines entered. Win-

ning wines included six Cap Clas-

siquewines (3 in2013), eightNatu-

ral Sweet wines, Port Style and

Fortified wines (9).

Whitewines enjoyed a total list-

ing of thirty four winners (27 in

2013) with nine Chardonnay

wines leading the field. Chenin

Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc both

enjoyed six winning slots.

Red wines enjoyed 52 podium

slots with Shiraz leading the pack

with a most credible 15 victories.

Bordeaux blends followed with

eightwinsandCabernetwasclose

behindwithsevenvictories.Pinot

NoirpippedbothMerlotandPino-

tage who each won two positions,

with a credible three gongs.

Top 100 SAWines is a premium

brand based aroundmany of SAs

finestwinesandvineyards. It aids

vineyards position their winning

wines with clarity, vigour and in-

tegrity. And it helps the public to

buybetterwine,getbestvalueand

enjoy the ultimate wine experi-

ence. Localwineries that cameup

trumps are:

Alle Bleue Chenin Blanc 2013

CapeChamonixPinotNoir 2012

Cape Chamonix Troika 2011

Cape Chamonix Chardonnay

Reserve 2012

Franschhoek Vineyards Semil-

lon 2013

Eenzaamheid Pinotage/Cin-

saut 2011

Fairview Petite Sirah 2011

Fairview Eenzaamheid 2011

Fairview La Beryl Blanc 2013

LandskroonPauldeVilliersCa-

bernet Sauvignon 2011

Bosman Family Vineyards Er-

fenis 2011

Bosman Family Vineyards

MCC Steen 2008

Bosman Family Vineyards Pi-

notage 2011

Doolhof Signature Petit Verdot

2009

Boschendal Cecil John Reserve

Shiraz 2012

Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs

2009

Graham Beck Pheasants Run

2013

Rickety Bridge Shiraz 2011

RicketyBridgeTheFoundation

Red 2012

Spice Route Grenache 2012

MOOI KYK: Daar was verskeie stalletjies, lewendehawe uitstallings,

wynproe, praatjies ensovoorts om skougangers besig te hou by die jaar-

likse Kaap Agri landbouskou wat by Bien Donne gehou is. Een van die

kompetisies wat daar vir plaaswerkers was is die vurkhyser-kompetisie.

Bestuurders moes hier op n moeilike baan al hul vaardighede ten toon

stel deur kratte rond te skyf asook agteruit deur n paar moeilike draaie

te ry. Hier is een van die deelnemers druk besig om te konsentreer op sy

bewegings. FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

Branson heads for

Franschhoek

Renowned billionaire, Virgin Limited Edi-

tionSirRichardBranson,will soonbeadding

Franschhoek to his already illustrious collec-

tion of worldwide luxury real estate.

Fin24reportedthatBransonhasenteredin-

to a preliminary agreement to purchase the

MontRochelleHotel andMountainVineyard

in Franschhoek.

Im thrilled to be able to announce thatwe

have entered into a sales agreement forMont

Rochelle and what Im sure will be a must

visit winelands experience in SouthAfrica,

Branson said in a statement.

Branson also owns the Ulusaba Private

GameReserveneartheKrugerNationalPark.

TaraWhitingandMariusBothaofAcquire

Africa,who facilitated thepreliminaryagree-

ment of sale, believe this is evidence that

South Africa is thriving as a tourist destina-

tion, reported Fin 24.

They are positive that the Virgin Limited

Edition will attract evenmore tourists to the

regions wine and culinary tourism.

WreldMerino

Ekspo in Stellenbosch

Wreldklas Merino-produkte teen spe-

siale ekspopryse, lamsvleisdisse,

skaapskeer, wolklassering, suiwer wol

modes, hanslammers, ram- en ooi ver-

sorging en die weeg van lammers en

skapeisenkelehoogtepuntevandieMe-

rino 2014-ekspo op Dinsdag 29 April, te

Stellenbosch by die Marktter- en

Bloemhofterreine in sentraal-Stellen-

bosch. Lamsvleis en skaapwol-entoesi-

astevanregoorSuid-Afrikaeninbeson-

der vanuitKaapstad endieheleBoland

enOverbergwordgenooiomdiegesins-

ekspo by te woon.

DieMerinoEkspoisgemikopdiehele

gesin, jonk en oud. Gesinne kan onder

meer by die Merinovleis-terroir proe

aannverskeidenheidvleis-enverwan-

teproduktesmul,watdirekvandieme-

rino afkomstig is.

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WARRIES: JACOB

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Sag heengegaan op die

ouderdom van 67. Begraf-

nis Saterdag 19.04.2014.

12:00 - By die huis 20 Iris-

straat. 13:00 - St Stephans

Kerk. Kontak 082 389 7572

/ 073 628 8184.

IN MEMORIAM

1015

STOFFELS: PATRICIA

On the 17.04.2009 you left

us with no smile, no fond

embrace no you but in our

hearts we treasure the

memory of a beloved

daughter and sister. We

mourn you passing and your

loving precence will be dee-

ply missed. Love you

always. Daddy, Mommy &

Roderick.

ARENDSE: JOHN T

19 APRIL 2004 - Na 10 jaar

leef kosbare herinneringe

aan 'n dierbare eggenoot,

vader en oupa steeds in ons

harte voort. Yvonne (Onoi),

kinders en kleinkinders.

BASTIAAN: INGRID

15.12.1962 - 16.04.2013

Dis nou 'n jaar sedert ons

Hemelse Vader jou so

onverwags kom haal het.

Ons sal jou nooit vergee