District Mail 10 May 2012

Robbers stalk Gordons Bay RoadILLANA FRANTZ

THEmany traffic lights alongGordonsBayRoadappear to have become hotspots for robbers whotarget unsuspecting motorists.

Last week DistrictMail reported on threeyoung women who had narrowly escaped an at-tempted hijacking at the Beach Road crossing ofthis same road. A day before DistrictMail ap-pearedon thenewsstands,TarrynvanderMerwehad to fight for what was hers when a man triedto steal her cellphone in the thoroughfare.

At 22:45 on Wednesday last week, Van derMerwe was driving home to Gordons Bay aftervisiting a friend. She stopped at a red light at theintersection of Gordons Bay Road and Onver-watch Street (opposite Caltex). I had my Black-berry in my hand and my window was slightly

open. Suddenly I heard someone come runningfrom behind, and I saw a figure approach. Thenext thing I knew, my window was smashed inand someone had grabbed a hold of my phone.

But Van der Merwe didnt let go. Instead, shestarted todriveoff,withbothhandsclutchingherphone. He was still holding on, but as I startedpicking up speed, I could feel him starting to losegrip. She changed to second gear, and he let go,just as she was about to hit the traffic island.

The incident rattled Van der Merwe, who hadtobecarriedoutofherbakkiewhenshegothome.

I have since started a group on Facebookcalled Stop Hijackings and Smash-and-Grabs,and would like to initiate self-defence classes, be-cause this is now getting out of hand.)Read the polices response on page 2, and the

letters on page 8.The infamous traffic light, at the intersection of Gordons Bay Road and Onver-watch Street, where motorists are being targeted.

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Protes in Sir Lowrys Pass: Inwoners van Sir LowrysPasshetgister teenswakdiensbetoog.Niemandis gisteroggend toegelaat om die dorp te verlaatof binne te kom nie. Lees die berig op bl. 2.

Foto: Deliah Brinkhuis

Thursday, 10 May 20122 NUUS | NEWS

Roadside robbers: police respondILLANA FRANTZ

WITHtheincreasingnumberofmotoristsbe-ing attacked at red lights along Gordons BayRoad, the public want answers as to what of-ficers of the law are doing about it.

For thepast twoweeksDistrictMailhas re-portedonhorrorstories toldbyunsuspectingmotorists, and published letters by residentsconcernedabout this trend.Pressure isbeingplaced on the men and women in blue to pro-tect people using this busy stretch of road.

At this stage we are busy with crime pre-vention strategies by deploying patrol vehi-cles around the identified spots, says war-rant officer Olebogeng Tawana, spokesper-son for the Strand police.

He goes on to say that all reported casesrelating to attacks at intersections are beinginvestigated, and all possible leads are beingfollowed up.

DistrictMails readers have indicated in

their letters that they feel Strand Police Sta-tions response to the story published lastweek about three young women who wereallegedly refused help by the Strand policeafter an attempted hijacking on Saturday 28April was unsatisfactory.

The investigation into the matter is stillunderway, the station says this week.

Thematterhasbeenregisteredandisstillunder investigation. Therefore, it is impor-tant for the complainants to wait and allowthe investigation to take its own course, Ta-wana says.

Thepolicealsourgemotorists tobecarefulwhen travelling on this road, and to take thenecessary precautionary measures such askeeping doors and windows locked at alltimes, and keeping valuables out of sight ofcriminals to avoid smash-and-grabs.

We will also enforce the law by not allow-ingbeggars to standon the corners and inter-sections.

DELIAH BRINKHUIS

n BEHUISINGSNOOD en gebrekkige diens-lewering het gister (Woensdag 9 Mei) tot nvolskaalsebetoginginSirLowrysPassgelei.

Inwoners van di woongebied was ge-strand toe betogers Nieulandweg van die N2,asook Sir Lowrys Pass-weg van 05:00 metbrandende bande en rommel versper het.

n Paar mense wat werk toe wou loop isook verhoed om dit te doen. Mense het aange-dring dat hulle die premier Helen Zille wilsien, omdat hulle moeg is vir le beloftes vanraadslid Johan Middleton.

Volgens Anwar Louw, voorsitter van dieSouth African National Civic Organisation(Sanco), het di organisasie en die Sir Lo-wrys Pass Ontwikkelingskomitee verledeweek met raadslid Johan Middleton verga-der.

Louw s daar is by die vergadering gesdat 52 gesinne van die Uitkyk, Rastakamp,Pinetown en Riverside informele nederset-tings tydelik verskuif sal word.

Die beplande verskuiwing sal na munisi-palegrondweeswatvoorheenaandieSavageandLovemore-groepbehoorthet (ErfST1154-31) en vir lae-koste behuising geoormerk is.

Louw s die gesinne was egter nie tevredemetdietydelikerelingnie,aangesienmenseweer eens in hokke, en nie huise nie, opdie grond sal moet woon.

Hyhetookbygevoegdat,hoeweldiegebiedmet n rioolstelsel en water aangel sal word,daar geen elektrisiteit sal wees nie.

Volgens Middleton kan die gesinne nie indie gemeenskapsaal geakkommodeer word

soos met die verspoelings verlede jaar Junienie, aangesien die saal toe beskadig is.

Middleton het bevestig dat die beplandeverskuiwing n tydelike noodmaatrel is,aangesien gesinne tans onder die vloedlynwoon. Hy het bygevoeg dat daar later sowat200 gesinne op die tydelike verskuiwings-area gevestig sal word.

Hy s egter dat alvorens die beplande tyde-like verskuiwing kan plaasvind, insae vandie res van die gemeenskap wat in die omge-wing woon, gekry sal word en dat die areaeers van dienste voorsien sal moet word.

Middleton s sowat 2 000 mense is op diebehuisingswaglys, maar dat daar slegs 70huise vir die laekoste-behuisingprojek be-plan word.

Zille, Zille, Zille, het ontstoke inwonersgeskree toe Dan Plato, Wes-Kaapse ministervangemeenskapsveiligheid, laterdieoggenddie dorp besoek het.

Plato het aan die mense ges dat die redesvir die protes nie onder sy aandag gebringis voor sy besoek nie, maar dat hy slegs gevrais om die dorp te besoek as gevolg van dieprotes.

Hy het ges dat hy aan die premier verslagsou doen en dat die aangewese amptenaar la-ter die week die gemeenskap vir n vergade-ring sal besoek. Plato is later deur inwonersop n toer deur die dorp geneem.

Raadslid Ernest Sonnenberg, burgemees-terskomiteelid vir menslike nedersettings,s: Om beskikbare grond vir behuising tekry is n groot uitdaging. Teen 2014 sal daar70 huise in die area gebou wees.

Die erf (ST 1154-31) is reeds identifiseer

en regsprosesse hiervoor is besig om in plekte val. Geen ander grond vir behuising is inSir Lowrys Pass beskikbaar nie.

Om 13:45 Woensdagmiddag is betogers

aanges om uit mekaar te gaan, omdat diebetoging onwettig is.

n Skoot is afgevuur om die betoging stopte sit.

Dan Plato, Wes-Kaapse minister van ge-meenskapsveiligheid, het later gisterog-gend Sir Lowrys Pass besoek.

Fotos: Deliah Brinkhuis

Protes in SirLowrys Pass

Inwoners van Sir Lowrys Pass het gisterduidelik hul ontevredenheid laat hoor.

Foto: Dicky Crawford

Thursday, 10 May 2012 NEWS | NUUS 3

Our pride and joy

Beauty queen: Ane Reynolds from Gordons Bay was the prideof South Africa on Tuesday 8 May when she placed in the top10 at the Miss Oriental Tourism pageant in Guangyuan, China.A total of 52 countries and territories were represented at thepageant, which was won by Miss Lithuania, followed by MissSiberia and Miss China. Ane was selected to represent SouthAfrica by South African Beauties/AceModels Strand, an agencybased in the Gants Plaza, Strand.

) THE small town of Sir LowrysPass was up in arms on Wednesdaywhen hundreds of residents brokeout in protest. Motorists on theirway to work were left strandedwhenprotestersclosedoffNieulandWay fromtheN2, aswell asSirLow-rys Pass Road, from 05:00 withburning litter and tyres.

The protesters were unhappyabout a lack of housing and poorservicedelivery.No longer trustingtheir councillor, Johan Middleton,they were adamant to see premierHelen Zille. page 2

) A YOUNG man from Firgrovedied in a car accident in the earlyhours of Sunday morning. BradleyFritz (19) and his friends had beendriving in thedirectionofFirgrove,after attending a 21st birthday par-ty in Macassar, when the accidenthappened.Bradleywouldhavecele-brated his 20th birthday tomorrow(Friday). page 4

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Arson case closedNIKITA SYLVESTER

THE investigation into a suspected caseof arson at Barbaydos Taverna in Gor-dons Bay appears to be concluded.

WarrantofficerNicoBeukes,GordonsBay police spokesperson, says officers,following a thorough investigation, can-not prove any foul play was involved.

The police have no grounds to prose-cute anyone, and cant see why the inves-tigation should continue.

Though a press release by the City ofCape Towns fire department stated onebar stool and one overhead neon signhad been slightly damaged by fire, andthat the entire building had beenslightly damaged by smoke, District-Mail has established that Barbaydos wasactually completely destroyed by the fire.

According to Barbaydos manager Ju-dah Maharaj, the information providedby the fire department actually related toa fire that broke out at the restaurant inSeptember last year.

The place is a total wreck, he saysof the latest blaze. Everything hasburned, right up to the ceiling. By thelooksof it there isnothing left to salvage.

Headdsthataforensicinvestigatorhas

been appointed by his insurers to lookinto the matter further. Maharaj saysthat, although he has not yet received thefinal report, the forensic investigator in-dicated to him what could possibly havestarted the fire. He showed us a bunchof wires, assuming that the fire couldhave been due to an electrical fault.

About 20 people have been left withouta job because of the fire.

With the current insurance investiga-tion, Maharaj says it could be a long wait,but he is determined to have BarbaydosTaverna rebuilt and reopened.

Barbaydos Taverna in Gordons Baywas completely gutted by the fire.

Young man killed by train: Siyabonga Skap (25), a man from Zola in Lwandle,died last Thursday after being hit by a train. The accident happened just after13:00between theVander Stel andStrand stations. According to a police report,Skap is said to have crossed the level crossing without taking heed of the oncom-ing train. An inquest docket has been opened.

Ongeluk by Firgrove eis man in sy fleurn JONG man van Firgrove, Bradley Fritz het Sondagin n motorongeluk daar gesterf.

Bradley sou Vrydag 11 Mei sy 20ste verjaarsdaggevier het. Hy en vriende was na bewering om 01:15onderweg na Firgrove van n 21ste verjaardagparty-tjie in Macassar, toe die ongeluk gebeur het.

Volgens die polisie het n man in n BMW in Brad-ley se voertuig vasgejaag. Na verneem word was diman onder die invloed van alkohol. Hy is in hegtenisgeneem.

Bradley het aan die Horskool Gordon gematriku-leer,waarnahybyClicks inWaterstoneVillagebeginwerk het. Hy het n drie-jarige seun, Tylor, en wordbeskryf as n vriendelike en spontane mens.

Hy het altyd gesmile, dis hoekom ons hom Smileygenoem het, s sy stiefpa Terrence Jossias.

n Roudiens word vandag (Donderdag 10 Mei) om19:30 by 14de Laan 9, Broadlands Village in Strandgehou. Bradley word oorleef deur sy ma, Roseline,pa,Nicholas, stiefpa,Terrence,broer,Tyrone, suster,Anchenic, en seun, Tylor. Vir meer inligting oor diebegrafnisdiens wat Saterdag plaasvind, bel082 387 9246. ) n Saak van strafbare manslag wordondersoek. Bel speur-adjudant offisier H. Swartz by021 857 7100 met inligting.

n Foto vanBradley met syseun, Tylor,wat sowat driejaar gelede ge-neem is.

DiemotorwaarinBradleyverongelukhet. Foto: IanBaard


The vanishing carILLANA FRANTZ

UNCERTAINTY hangs over a dispute be-tween a woman, who swears her car wasstolen at Somerset Mall, and the mallsmanagement who say the car was neverthere to begin with.

The woman, who prefers to remainanonymous, says she went to the centreafterworkonThursday3May.Sheclaimsshe parked her white Toyota Corolla inthe moms and tots parking bays at en-trance1atabout17:15.Whenshereturnedat 17:45, she alleges, her car was nowhereto be found. I told the car guard my carhad been stolen and asked him whetherhed seen anything. He said where I hadparked was not his area. I shouted to an-other car guard, who said he didnt knowwhat I was talking about.

She says she asked the guards to in-form mall security, who she claims casu-ally came strolling over. I had to repeat-edly explain what happened, and alsoasked themto takeme to the control roomfor surveillance footage.

The woman says that when they triedto review the footage, security staff toldher that the camera didnt face the park-ing bay in question. They said that evenif the camera had been pointed in that di-rection, trees in the parking lot wouldhave obstructed the view.

Sheclaimsshe thenhadtobeg thesecu-

rity staff to phone the police as she didnot have airtime on her cellphone.

She also claims she was informed themalls policy is only to alert the police asa last resort as in most cases people forgetwhere they parked their cars.

She says the police were called to thescene just before 19:00, and one of the re-sponding officers told her the policewouldhavehadabetter chance of findingher car if they had been alerted sooner.

Mandy Bellamy, general manager ofSomerset Mall, confirms that the car wasreported stolen, but claims mall staffcouldnot findanytrace indicating thecarhad ever been there.

The incident was thoroughly investi-gated and it was found that the reportedvehicle had never entered the parkingarea,wasnot parked in the reportedarea,and could not be seen leaving the parkingarea, she says.

Bellamy says the procedure when a ve-hicle is stolen is to alert security person-nel,carguardsandthecarguardmanager.The customer can either inform theSAPS themselves, or mall security can doso at the customers request. All CCTVfootage will be scrutinised, and the cus-tomer will be assisted by the security of-ficers in the control room.

The Somerset West police confirm thematterhasbeenreported to them,andsaythe incident is being investigated.

Collision on Broadway: Three people were injured in a collision between twovehicles on Sunday afternoon (6 May). The accident, involving a white multipur-pose vehicle (MVP) and a grey Honda hatchback, happened at 16:00 on theintersection of Broadway and Sarel Cilliers Streets in the Strand. According toreports, the cars collided at an angle, with the main force hitting side-on. Para-medics found the passenger of the MVP sitting on top of their vehicle, whichlanded on the drivers side, says Vanessa Jackson, spokesperson for ER24.Both the passenger and the driver of this vehicle sustained minor injuries.The driver of the other vehicle, a 30-year-old woman, was taken to MediclinicVergelegen for further care with her injuries. The cause of the accident is underinvestigation.


MysterykeysWHEN SomersetWest residentMarie Ogiela emp-tied her postbox onFriday last week,she was immenselysurprised to dis-cover a set of houseand car keys.

Ogiela says shesuspects the ownerof the keys went onholiday and asked arelative or friend totake care of theirproperty, and sug-gested that the keysbedroppedoff inthepostbox.

If this is the case,they obviously gotthe address wrong,she muses.

Describing themystery items,Ogiela says one is ahouse key and theother a remote keyfor a car.

Ogiela went doorto door in an at-tempt to establishwhether the keysbelonged to anyonein the neighbour-hood of Die Wing-erd, but she has stillnot found the per-son to whom theybelong.

Anyone with in-formation is urgedto phone Marie on0 082 390 6712 or021 855 1507.

Mother founddead at homeTHE body of a 47-year-old wo-man was found at her home inBroadlands Park on Saturday 5May.

According to a police report,her body was found in a store-room, hanging from the ceiling.

Policehaveopenedaninquestdocket, but no foul play is sus-pected.Thedeceased is survivedby her husband and three chil-dren, aged 14, 12 and 7.

Groot gees in Macassar sterfKENNETH Klink (51), n bekendeinwoner van Macassar, het op 6Mei gesterf.

Kenneth was n kranige rugby-speler wat onder meer vir klubssoos Somerset RFC en Sir Lowri-ans gespeel het.

Hy het ook in later jare veerpyl-tjies vir Macassar en die Alex-klub gespeel, en was ten tye vansy dood n lid van die Spear-klub.

Hoogtepunte in sy veerpyltjie-loopbaanwastoehyvirdieSomer-set-Wes Raadspan gekies is en aandie Suid-Afrikaanse Veerpyltjie-kampioenskap deelgeneem het.

Kenneth het virbaie jare by AECIgewerk en daarnaby Advanced Medi-cal Technologies.

Hy sal vir sygoeie mensever-houdinge en sy be-trokkenheid by sygemeenskap en bysport onthou word.

Sy vriendelik-heid en toeganklik-heid sal n grootleemte laat.

Hy word oorleef

deur sy vrou, Beryl, vierseuns, Ashley, Carlo,Kurt en Austin, eenkleinkind, sy ma, So-phie, broer, Colin, enskoonsuster, Sandra.

Kenneth se gedenk-diens is op Saterdag 12Mei om 07:30 by Mona-cosingel 46, gevolg deurndiensbydieStJosephsAnglikaanse Kerk om09:00.Die teraardebestel-ling is by die Somerset-Wes begraafplaas.

Kenneth Klink.

Geliefdes groet AmandaWELBEKENDE inwo-ner van die StrandAmanda Petersen (44),is op 1 Mei in haar ou-erhuis oorlede.

Sy sal onthou wordvir haar medemens-likheid, lewenslustigepersoonlikheid en be-trokkenheid by VGK-gemeenteStrandasdi-aken.

Deur haar goedhar-tigheidhetsydiepsporeindiehartevan diegene gelaat met wie sy in

aanraking gekom het.Amanda word oor-

leef deur haar man,Mario, dogter, Casey,haar ma en pa, enhaar broer en susters.

Haar begrafnis salSaterdag (12 Mei)plaasvind. Die besig-tiging is om 08:30 byhaar ouerhuis in Har-derstraat 9, Strand endie kerkdiens vind

om 09:30 in die VGK-gemeenteStrand plaas.

Amanda Petersen.

Thursday, 10 May 20128 LEADER PAGE |HOOFARTIKELBLAD

Thursday, 10 May 20128 LEADER PAGE | HOOFARTIKELBLAD

To serveand protectA COMMUNITY needs its policeservice; and the police need theircommunity.

Theonecannotsurvivewithoutthe other, and a good relationshipbetween any police force and itslocal residents is essential.

However, bad publicity aboutpoor service and bad behaviourfrom the police towards complain-ants does not encourage trust inthe officers of the law.

Unfortunately, theentireimageof the men in blue suffers whenone or two members act unprofes-sionally.

A huge outcry from the Helder-berg community was heard afterlastweeks articles inDistrictMailabout police officers who had al-legedly refused to assist threeyoung women after they were al-most hijacked.

The Strand police were giventhe opportunity to respond, buttheirresponsewasempty.Onlyaf-ter continued pressure from Dis-trictMail did the police finallyagree to investigate these wom-ens claims against the officersinvolved.

But why is pressure from themedia necessary to get the policeto take the communitys issues ina serious light? We are thankfulfor thosewhoreallydoprotectandserve us. But it is time to get ridof the rotten apples.

Only then can a communitystrust in its police force be rebuiltand maintained.

Polisie se (nie)optrede skokMET verwysing na die Distriks-Pos van 3 Mei: drie negatiewe be-rigte oor ons polisiediens van dieStrand in die eerste twee bladsye?

Die polisie se verweer is, sag-kens gestel, lagwekkend. Adju-dant-offisier Tawana se verkla-ring dat klagtes teen die lede aandiens met die registrasie van diesaak nie aan hom bekend is nie,maak sin, want die vroue is nien kans gegun om n klag te l nie.

Die beamptes in die polisie-voertuig het nie belang gestel omhulpliguit tevoernie.Oomblikkevoordat die polisie gestop en inkennis gestel is vandiepogingomdie slagoffers te kaap, het hulle ie-mand in siviele drag voor in dievoertuig gelaai, meters vanwaardie kapers gestap het.

N die polisie deur die slagof-fers gevra is om die kapers, watte voet was, te volg, het die voer-tuigverbydiekapersgeryengeenpoging aangewend om hulle te

stop en te ondervra nie. Eers toedie polisie sien dat die vroue nadie polisiekantoor ry, is hulle ge-volg en is die vernedering vir dieslagoffers voortgesit. KonstabelSpogter en adjudant-offisierBooysen was ten tye van die voor-val aan diens in die kantoor.

Geen besonderhede van dievoorval is aangeteken nie, nie na-me of enige ander inligting om nsaak te open nie. Die slagoffers isgedreig, gevloek en een van dievroue is na die selle geneem om-dat sykwansuis moeilikgeraakhet in die aanklagkantoor.

Feit is een van die beamptesindievoertuig,hetbreborsindieaanklagkantoor dieselfde skel-taal herhaal wat hy die vrouelangs die pad toegevoeg het.

Tawana se verduideliking datn saakmet n saaknommergere-gistreer is en dat dit duidelik wysdat die polisie genteresseerd isom die saak te ondersoek, maak

dit mr as duidelik dat dit slegsgedoen is n die ongemaklikevrae van die media.

Wathet gewordvandie trots enselfrespek van polisielede?

Met sulke gebeure en voor-die-hand-liggende feite, kan n mensnet wonder oor die ware redes virdie behandeling wat die publiekvan die polisie ontvang.

Wie gaan die volgende slagof-fers wees van die kapers, en watsal die gevolge wees? n Mens ysnetomtedinkwatdiemanssemo-dus operandi werklik was.

Voor wie se deur sal die smart,skoken traumagelwordashullesiek idees, n werklikheid word?Voor die polisie sn? Is dit omdatdie polisie net nie belangstel nieofdinkhullehul is onaantasbaar?

WINNASTRAND

) Lees die polisie se kom-mentaar op bladsy 2.

Give me a break!A SLOW handclap for the Gor-dons Bay Police for uncoveringsome pot plants with marijuana was it 10 or 12? while the tikdens still run rampant.

We are all looking for browniepoints, but does the DistrictMailget paid by the police to makethem look good, a PRO projec-tion? Some poor hippy no doubtsuffering from asthma becomes ascapegoat. Give me a break!

More importantly, the article

next door: I doubt whether threeindividuals would lie about whatthe police said to them even afterthe emotions subsided a farmore concerning factor.

Please guys, we are not livingin the seventies, where the policeevery six months went into themountains to collect bags ofmari-juana for PRO projection.

SHILOH NOONEFMR RADIO PRESENTER

I READ your article in the Dis-trictMail of 3 May about threeyoung women, their hijacking at-tempt between Strand and Gor-dons Bay, and the unbelievablereaction of the Strand Police.

What is happening with ourSouth African Police Services? Ihave the impression that they donot know what service means!

After our visit to the CheeseFestival at Sandringham farm,arriving at the junction of theR304and theSandringhamgravelroad, we saw about 8 to 10 SAPScars at the parking lot of that liq-uor store while one SAPS car wasstill on theR304.Onememberwasattending to an accident and twoothers were standing with theirhands in their pockets.

Hence, they obviously ob-structed theviewof theoncomingtraffic from the N1 side, while theoncoming traffic from Stellen-bosch was quite heavy.

Not one of the police officerswas concerned about the trafficon the R304 and for reason of thecheese festival the steady flowof vehicles, although quite an im-portant bunch of idling officerswere chatting and laughingtea time?

Being a retired public servant,I was really outraged about thelack of concern and of serviceconsciousness of that bunch ofpublic servants, not only in nothelping the traffic flow but also intheir lack of endeavour to avoidfurther accidents! What is going

on with our SAPS? Are theythinking that they own the coun-try, that they can handle peoplewith disgraceful indulgence,looking down from the height oftheir pretentious superiority? IsourSAPSbecomingathreateningand abusing force?

Isnt it time that such abuseswere brought under the attentionof the provincial or even the na-tional commissioner, to restorea much-needed respect from thepublic for a worthy SAPS? Happi-ly there are still some worthypolicemembers toupholdadisap-pearing service spirit.

HANS AND CLAUDETTEPOOT

GORDONS BAY

They dont know what service means!

) Aan my skoonsus GailLouw: alle sterkte met jouoperasie. Lekker rus. Liefde,Lynette en Roy Louw

) A huge thank you toMichelle, a Telkom techni-cian who delivered excep-tional service to get the Inter-net working for me. Wow.What incredible service witha genuine smile. What a starshe is. Lisa Southin

) EK het ses honde en hul-leblafnetasdaarvreemdelin-ge is.As nhondblaf, laathomblaf. Mense praat, so whatsthe big deal? Amina

) Aan Antoinette: geluk-kige Moedersdag. Mag Son-dagvol verassingswees, en nbaie spesiale dag, nes Moe-der. Ons het ma baie lief.Charles, Twanet en Johan

) Liefdeskoek vir moe-ders: 2 liter gehoorsaamheid;1 liter netheid; 1 bottel bedag-saamheid; 5 kg gebede vir ou-ers; 500 mlgewilligheid; 1pakstaan-op-wanneer-ek-ge-roep-word; 500 ml verjaar-daggeskenkies; 5 kg en meerliefde; 1 bottel vriendelik-heid. Meng goed en bak in nvreugdevolle warm hart.Dien elke dag vir Moeder opin dik skywe. Van Doriah Ba-deroen

) Gordonsbaai en Strand-polisie is korrup. Wens ekkoniemandkryomditverderte vat. Adelheid

) Sir Lowryspas-dorp isskokkendvuilenvolrommel.Wat doen die Helderberg-ad-ministrasie se amptenare dathulle dit nie kan raak siennie.Asseblief,dringendeaan-dag is daar nodig. Elaine Nor-man

) Dooie budgie gekry bybiblioteek, Sondag. Kleur:oranje en blou, ringe aan al-bei bene. Mari Reyneke

Beware!TAKE great care when driving inGordons Bay Road late at night.

My 20-year-old son droppedfriends off at their homes in Gor-dons Bay after they had been out.At the Caltex garage, he stoppedand was waiting for the red lightto change when he noticed threepeople walking behind his car.

The next minute he felt a gunto his temple, someone rippingthe door open, one jumping in theback seat and holding his mouthclosed while holding a gunagainst his neck. Then a girl wentthrough his pockets, ripped theCDplayerout,andtookhiswatch,wallet and Blackberry. Withinminutes they disappeared be-tween the houses.

This cannot keep happening.This is theumpteenthcaseinGor-dons Bay Road. Apparently thesame evening someone else wasalso robbed. Please everyone, beon the lookout and dont stop atred robots if there are no cars.

Whats happened to our oncebeautiful Helderberg? It is now agangsters paradise. I just thankthe Lord that my son did not tryand fight back.

CONCERNED HELDER-BERGER AND PARENT

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Let our websitework for youDISTRICTMAIL and NetLocal, the newspa-pers website host, are hosting a demonstra-tion session to show you how to utilise thepapers online platform and enjoy your ownpage on the DistrictMail website.

The workshop takes place on Wednesday16 May at 16:00 at DistrictMails office at 37Mynhardt Street, Gants Centre, Strand.

Representatives from all the schools inthe area are invited to attend the event. Or-ganisations suchaswelfare societies, sportsclubs, non-governmental organisations andcharities will also be briefed on our specialgroups page, providing exposure at nocharge. In essence, the demonstration on 16May will equip you with the basics of usingthe site. All you have to do is RSVP beforeFriday 11 May. To register for the session,schools must email Lindsy at2 [email protected].

Groups and organisations must send anemail to [email protected].

If youd like to find out more, get in touchwith Lindsy on 0 021 468 8474.

DistrictMail, atyour serviceWITH prices increasing all over the country, Dis-trictMail, in partnership with three local conven-ience shops one Quickshop and two ExpressShops is now rewarding consumers.

The first 50 customers at these convenienceshops situated at the following three service sta-tions will get a free copy of DistrictMail everyThursday morning:) BP Gordons Bay situated at 1 Beach Road,

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Morale is at a lowNIKITA SYLVESTER

AFTER refusing the application of the Child Welfareoffice in Macassar to rezone, the City of Cape Townhas now also declined the offices appeal.

We have been notified by the City that our appealhasbeenturneddown.Wearenowawaitingresponseto our second appeal to the provincial government,says Desmond Timm, chairperson of the Helderbergbranch of Child Welfare South Africa. He adds that,until Child Welfare receives a response to its appeal,the offices future remains uncertain.

The Child Welfare office in Macassar was forcedto move to a temporary site on 18 April after muchcampaigning by residents who werent happy thatthe organisation was running an office in a residen-tial area.

The office is now operating from unit 1, Rizan Cen-tre, Rubens Road, Macassar.

We believe that a business of such nature shouldbe run in a CBD, the residents wrote in a petition.

In late 2010, the organisation applied to the Cityof Cape Town to rezone the single-residential build-ing, situated in a cul de sac in Monaco Crescent, fromwhich it ran. Cheryl Walters, director of the Citys

Planning and Building Development ManagementDepartment, says the application was advertised,and seven of the eight homeowners in the cul de sacobjected with a signed petition.

The organisations application for rezoning was,therefore, refused last year. Upon receiving the re-fusal letter in February 2012, Child Welfare had 21days to appeal.

Timm says that, despite the appeals, the organisa-tion was expected to vacate the premises before thedeadline of Friday 13 April, which it did.

And this was all despite the support the office hasbeen receiving from many in the rest of the commu-nity; Child Welfare has been flooded with dismayedletters from Macassar residents, as well as letters ofsupport from the local police and CPF.

At the moment we are trying to be positive, andhope a permanent solution will be found, Timmsays.

The major concern at the moment is finding thefinances to cover our expenses, as we only receiveabout 65% of our expenses from the Department ofSocialDevelopment.Theothersetbackispsychologi-cal: People at Child Welfare are feeling devastated,and staff morale is at a low.

Starting over: A Somerset West resident, who wishes toremain anonymous, has donated a trove of goods to thetwo Sir Lowrys Pass families who lost everything in a firethat razed theirhomes twoweeksago.AnwarLouw(middle),chairpersonof the localbranchof theSouthAfricanNationalCivic Organisation, says a number of Helderberg residentshave opened their hearts to the families with donationsof clothing, a bed, linen and food. It is believed that thefire started at about 23:00 in the home of Patience Dlaba(right) in Brinkhuis Street, after which it spread to the neigh-bouring home of Rozine (left ) and Recardo Leibrandt. Bothhomes were destroyed, as well as the home of a relativeliving on the Leibrandts property. The families have sincestarted rebuilding their homes, but still need assistance,especially donations of furniture. If you can help, pleasephone Anwar Louw on 083 285 7689 or Elizabeth Octoberon 021 858 1910.


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Thursday, 10 May 201212 GENERAL | ALGEMEEN

Thursday 10 May

Macassar:) All former members of the

AECI pension fund are invited to ameeting in theStJosephsAnglicanChurchhall inMarvinParkat19:00.0 J Meyer: 021 853 7730.Strand:) The Helderberg Flower Club

holds itsWinterFlowerShowat theNG Kerk Strand-Noord at 20:00.Tommy Dell and Manie Jacksonwill perform. Tickets cost R80. Re-freshments will be available. Doorsopenat19:00.0 Jannie:072 473 2420;or Blommie: 021 855 2716.

) Gisela Staneck van ParkinsonSA se hoofkantoor besoek die Ame-

tis Tehuis. Eerste sessie: 10:30 tot11:30; tweede: 14:00 tot15:30. 0M.Tredoux:021 851 5281of084 911 2194.

Vrydag 11 Mei

Strand:) Die NG Kerk se plaasmark in

Faganstraat word elke Vrydag van09:00 tot 11:00 gehou.0 Jakkie Ver-wey: 083 384 0843.

Saterdag 12 Mei

Macassar:) Die ATKV Shebokasi-tak bied

om19:00 nverskeidenheidskonsertin die Macassar Horskoolsaal aan.Volwassenes: R20; kinders: R10.0 Berendine: 073 288 9339.Strand:) Die Strand NG Kerk gemeente

se Eeufees vind vandag (12 Mei) enmre (13 Mei) plaas. Prof. StephanJoubert bied n reeks van drie dien-ste aan.Somerset West:) The St Pauls Catholic Church

in Andries Pretorius Street holds abook sale from 08:30 to 12:00.0 Karen: 021 852 1410.

Sunday 13 May

Somerset West:) Join the Hottentots HollandBranch of WESSA for a tour of

Backsberg Wine Estate, en route toFranschhoek. Take your own pic-nic basket for lunch. Departure isset for 09:00 from the parking areain front of the Virgin Active at Wa-terstone Centre.0 Freya Brett: 021 851 6951.

Dinsdag 15 Mei

Somerset-Wes:) Die Helderberg Geestesge-

sondheid Ondersteuningsgroepvergader om 18:30 in die restaurantby Vergelegen Mediclinic. Mensewat na n familielid of geliefde om-sien en met ander in dieselfde om-standighede wil praat, is welkom.0 Alta: 082 576 8218.

Donderdag 17 Mei

Somerset-Wes:) Die NG Kerk in Andries Preto-

riusstraat hou n familie-dag van08:00 tot laat. Tee, pannekoek, jaf-fels, poedingsens. tekoop.0 ElnitaBruwer: 084 400 0431.Strand:) The Helderberg New Muslim

SupportGroupinvitesanyoneinter-ested in finding out more about Is-lam to an evening of learning, shar-ing, support and sisterhood. SheikhSalama from the Fajrul Islam DawaCenter is the speaker. Entry is free.0 Laura Pistorius: 021 854 5959.

Missing: InaSmith, owner ofPepper the cat, is imploringpeople to help find her. Shewas last seen at the end ofApril near Inas home in Fir-lands Park, between Gor-dons Bay and the N2 off SirLowrys Pass Road. She waswearing a pink collar and tagat the time. If you can help find Pepper, please call Ina on0 082 818 0117 or Azanne on 073 180 2050.

Please help: The AWS is in need ofdog and cat food, blankets, towels,collars, leads, baskets and kennels.The society will be at Waterstone Vil-lage until 20May; you candrop dona-tions off there, at the Gordons Baykennels in Mansfield Crescent, or at42 Reitz Street, Somerset West.Please dont take any no-namebrands they dont agree with thedogs. Adoption days will be held atWaterstone on 19 and 26 May from09:00 to 12:00. Buy a raffle ticket and stand a chance ofwinning a Woolworths and Pick n Pay hamper.

Puppies need a homePETPALS has two six-week-oldcross puppies, a male and a fe-male, available for adoption.

Theirmotherisasmallcross-breeddog,andoneof the fathersis a Jack Russell. The puppieshavebeentreatedforticks, fleasand worms, and they will bevaccinated before adoption.Simply fill outanadoption form find it at www.petpals.org.zaandpaya feeofR250perpuppyfor vet expenses. The dogs canbe sterilised through PetPals atwelfare rates. To find out morecall Yolanda on 0 021 854 6317or 083 411 0738, or mail her at2 [email protected].

Have youseen thisman?PEOPLE areasked to be onthe lookout foraman who wentmissing, pre-sumedly fromGrabouw,around threemonths ago.

If you haveany idea whereMtukayise Phi-ka a Xhosaman last knownto have been inthe Grabouwarea approxi-mately threemonths ago might be found,or you knowsomebody whocan help, pleaseget in touchwith MadeleenMuller ofWandisa Adop-tion Agency ur-gently. She canbe reached on0 021 852 8025.

Give back this winterTHE TRE Remax PropertyGroups winter drive is still wellunderway.

The campaign, which startedon 16 April and comes to an endon 28 May, was kicked offthroughout South Africa by thisproperty development manage-ment specialist as part of thegroups social responsibility pro-gramme.

The TRE Group, in conjunc-

tion with a number of charities Patch, Bright Lights, Cotlands,Sir Lowrys Pass EmpowermentProject, Somerset West NightShelter, Tierkop Boerdery, Au-grabies,WJLeRouxPrimaryandHuis Izal van Tonder is collect-ing various necessities for win-ter, suchasblankets,warmcloth-ing and non-perishable foods tohelp stave off the cold, wet condi-tions that lie ahead.

Donations can be dropped offat the following venues: RemaxTRE offices Somerset West, TREoffice Ladysmith, LadysmithSpar, Landmark Bpk Ladysmith,Engen Quick Stop Malmesbury,Jacks Paint and HardwareMalmesbury, Trueself FitnessGym Strand, Macassar Online,Somerset Bowls Club and theTRE headquarters in SomersetWest. For more informationphone Cecil Naidu (coordinator)on 0 082 821 7063, or send anemail to 2 [email protected].

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Thursday, 10 May 201214 FOKUS | FEATURE

THE Olde Oaks Farm Stalls will presenttheir first Mom, Baby and Toddler Expo on20 and 27 May.

Moms will get to browse all the goods of-fered at the market while the kids are keptbusyat theKidzCreateToday stall,makinghand puppets, painting, and working onother crafty ideas to keep them stimulated.

You can also grab a bite to eat and relaxunder the oak trees while the young onesenjoy themselves on the jumping castle orthe tornado swings.

Be inspired to work in your garden by

buying a plant or trees and getting somegreat landscaping tips from Kasper. Themarket also offers arts and crafts, olives,honey, pickled fish, biscuits, freshly bakedgoodies, salami and fresh Helderbergboerewors, to name but a few things.

New stall holders are welcome.If youd like to find out more, be sure to

give Mandy a call on 0 082 374 6648.

Moedersdaggospelkonsertn MOEDERSDAG-gospelkonsert salom 14:30 op 13 Mei in die NG Suider-Strandsekerksaal indieStrandplaas-vind.

Besoekerssaldeurverskeiekunste-naars en selfs die bekende sopraan,Jeanne Santana, vermaak word. Toe-gangsfooi is R35.

Die konsert dien as n fondsinsame-ling ten bate van die Beverley Hills-saal.

Die saal is reeds dakhoogte, maarkort nou n dak. Sodra die saal klaargebou is,worddaarbeoogomverskeieaktiwiteite, onder meer naaldwerk-klasse, kinderbediening en kookkur-susse vir die gemeenskap in die saalaan te bied.

Enigiemand wat finansieel tot diebou van die saal wil bydra, kan dieskenkingbyAbsaStrand indieBever-ley Hills Ondersteuningsfonds-reke-ning, rekeningnommer9095573825, in-betaal. Vir meer inligting, bel RinaHugo by 0 021 853 6491.

Something for mom and the kids

Interesting arts and crafts, like these can-dles, will be available for sale at the upcom-ing Olde Oaks expo.

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The Quilters Guild has provided beautifulpatchwork quilts for the beds in HospiceHouse.

The home-care team at Helderberg Hospice comprises (standing, from left)sisters Mitchell-Baker, Sherwood and Stuurman. Seen in front of them aresisters Pettipher and Coetzee.

The gardens at Helderberg Hospice are lovingly tended by volunteer workers.

The staff of Helderberg Hospice areproud to have served the communityfor 25 years.

SINCE 1986, Helderberg Hospice has touchedthe lives of many thousands of patients andfamilies in the Helderberg basin.

By providing specialised and compassion-ate care to all those facing a life-threateningillness, regardless of race, culture or abilityto pay, Helderberg Hospice has made it possi-ble for patients to experience quality of lifeand dignity in death, and it has given familiessupport in bereavement.

From small beginnings with one nursingsister from an old age home working literallyfrom the boot of her car on her off-duty days to a staff of over 50 who provide a holisticcare programme of medical, social work andsupportive services, Helderberg Hospice hasmade its mark in our community.

And its thanks to the wonderful supportof many willing volunteers that HospiceHouse in Old Stellenbosch Road, SomersetWest, was lovingly restored from a state ofcomplete dilapidation to a welcoming andpeaceful place of care.

The beautiful gardens, a place of comfortand calm for many at a difficult time in theirlives, are also witness to the community in-volvement and partnership that makes Hos-pice care possible.

While Hospice House may be a landmarkin thecommunity, 90%of the special careHel-derbergHospicegivestothecommunitytakesplace in peoples own homes. From batteredshacks to suburbanhousesandmountainsidemansions, theHospiceHomeCare sisterspro-vide individually tailored care that enablespatients to be at home, surrounded by theirloved ones and all that is dear to them.

Backedupbymanyyearsofexperienceandmedical expertise, and working in conjunc-tion with a number of medical care partners,HelderbergHospice isable toprovideahighlyspecialised service to meet the needs of pa-tients, working to relieve pain and discom-fort, andguiding familymembers throughthejourney they too must make.

Lookingbackover25yearsof special care,Helderberg Hospice is very grateful for thewonderful support of individuals, serviceclubs, churches, businesses and financialtrusts and institutions, says Patricia Mc-Naught Davis, spokesperson of HelderbergHospice. Itsmade it possible for this serviceto grow in extent and impact.

Without this under-girding support fromthe community, Helderberg Hospice wouldnot be able to function as fully as it does.

Yourcontinuedsupportwillhelp tosustainthis special care for the future, for the daywhen each one of us may need this care forourselves or for our loved ones.

Visit www.helderberghospice.org.za formore information,or like theHelderbergHos-pice Facebook page to stay up to date with allthat is happening at Hospice.

25 years25 yearsof special careof special care


NurseNoraKewanacounsels a youngpatient.

The social workers at Helderberg Hospice are an important partof the multi-disciplinary team (from left) Dianne Waddington,Sindiswa Kigenyi and Lisette Lloyd.

Some of the in-patient careunit staff are(from left) nurs-es Lorraine Da-mon, SaartjieApril and SrLynne Kinley-side.

Sr Sue Sher-wood treats apatient in hishome.

THE Helderberg Hospice is privi-leged to provide a special kind ofcare for people at one of the mostsignificant times in their lives -the end of that life.

To draw alongside those whoface the ultimate challenge of life a good death and to provide aholisticservicetomeettheirphys-ical, psychological, social andspiritual needs, is a task that re-quires special dedication andcommitment.

We have a responsibility togive theverybest standardof careto those who face a life-threaten-ing illness and to support theirloved ones who will help themmake this last journey of life,says Patricia McNaught Davis ofHelderberg Hospice.

It takes a special kind of personto provide the very best of care,but theexcellenceofservice foundatHelderbergHospiceisbasednotonlyon thedistinctivequalities ofindividuals but also on a consist-

ent emphasis on teamwork, co-op-eration and communication.

Through the past 25 years wehave grown with the increasingneeds of the community. We de-veloped innovative systems ofcare to meet the needs left by thesweep of HIV/Aids through ourcommunity, while maintainingthe heart of our service homecare to the growing numbers ofcancer patients, explains Mc-Naught Davis.

The professional medical staffis backed up by a contingent ofmore than 200 volunteers whohelp in many different ways tosustain our service to the Helder-berg. Professional fundraiserswork to meet the escalating finan-cial demands of providing a quali-tyservicetoall, regardlessof theirability to pay for it.

Donors need to be assured bytransparent and ethical conductthat funds are used responsibly,and careful and appropriate fi-

nancial management is vital inthe administration of HelderbergHospice.

Currently 86 cents of everyrand donated are used directly tocare for patients and their fami-lies.

There are many ways in whichyou can support Helderberg Hos-pice. You can make a financial do-nation or leave a gift in your will.

Join Club 1000 to get the chanceto win up to R10 000 every monthwhile your R50 subscription feefundstheirhome-careservice.Do-nating your quality unwantedgoods to their three charity shopsand attending their various fund-raisers during the year are botheasy ways to ensure that Helder-berg Hospice will continue to bea vital service in this community.

For more information visitwww.helderberghospice.org.zaor the Helderberg Hospice Face-book page; or contact Patricia Mc-Naught Davis at 0 021 852 4608.

Quality care at the heart of Hospice


Cotlands: a place of care for little onesJAMEY THOMAS

AFTER nine years of existence,the Helderberg Cotlands Hospicecontinues to provide temporarycare for vulnerable children.

The facility cares for up to 20children frombirth to sixyearsbyproviding psychosocial, educa-tional and health care servicesthrough residential and commu-nity programmes.

A qualified nursing sisterheads up the hospice, assisted bya medical doctor and four teamsof medically trained personnel a staff nurse and four child careworkers on a 24-hour shift basis.

The facilityalsodeliverspallia-tive home and in-patient care for

all children up to the age of 12.Children of 13 years and older

are referred to the care of the Hel-derberg Hospice.

Backed by Cotlands Johannes-burgheadquarters,theHelderbergbranchwasstartedbyMonicaBui-tendag a Cotlands staff memberwho moved from Johannesburg toSomerset West in July 2000 whenan urgent need for a Hospice witha focus on paediatric HIV/Aids inthe Helderberg was identified dueto the soaring number of babiesbornHIV-positive.Buitendag saysCotlands management was verykeen to extend its HIV/Aids pro-gramme to the Western Cape.

After a tiring struggle to findskilled staff and appropriate

premises for the facility, every-thing eventually fell into place.

With the help of contacts inAECI, thedirector of theAdventistDevelopmentReliefAgencyagreedto allocate premises in December2002. After presenting the news tothe Cotlands board and receivingthego-ahead,Buitendagwas readyto spearhead the creation of thenew facility, and to run it.

Plans to turn the premises intoan comforting place began in Feb-

ruary2003, andwerecompletedbyJuly that same year.

The first child was admitted tothe Cotlands facility later thatmonth, on 16 July. She was fouryears old, terminally ill and de-pressed, and she weighed just sixkilogrammes.

Thanks to the loving, profes-sional nursing care, excellentmedical supervision and good nu-trition provided by volunteersand staff, she went on to celebrate

her fifth birthday and could re-turn home in December 2004.

More children HIVpositive orterminally ill with full-blownAids, malnourished, needing res-pite care, or suffering with TB were to follow.

The Helderberg Cotlands Hos-pice officially opened on WorldAids Day, December 2003.

Its a day Buitendag will re-member with deep pride for aslong as she lives.

The Helderberg Cotlands Hospice was established in 2003.

Your silver is worth gold toHelderberg HospiceTHIS week is Hospice Awareness Week.

As part of the activities marking 25 yearsof special care to the community, HelderbergHospice has launched its Silver CelebrationCollection campaign. A total of 2 500 personalcollection tins are being distributed through-out the Helderberg this month. The membersof each household that accepts a tin are askedto put their loose change, particularly theirsilver coins, into the tin ona regular basis andfill the tin by the end of October.

This is an easy way to support HelderbergHospice over the next six months; Hospice ap-peals to anyone who has ever been touchedby its special care, or anyone who would liketo take part in memory of a loved one, to con-tact Patricia McNaught Davis on0 021 852 4608 to arrange to collect a tin.

Make sure youre part of the Silver Cele-bration campaign by collecting your tinfrom Helderberg Hospice.

Awell-cared-for patient is ahappyone.


Quality care at CotlandsJAMEY THOMAS

IT remains Cotlands goal to provide qua-lity care and support to at-risk childrenfrom birth to seven years of age, as wellas their families, throughanapproach thattakeseveryfacetofthematterintoaccount.

Over thepastnineyears, the facilityhascontinued to grow in terms of both its pa-tient base and the scope of its services.Services have been extended to include ahospice and place of safety, as well as com-munity care and education centres.

Thehospiceandpalliativecareunitpro-videsall-encompassingcaretochronicallyand acutely ill children who cannot becared for by the community. The Helder-berg Cotlands Hospice is the only residen-tial care facility specialising in paediatricHIV/Aids. On average nine children areadmitted and discharged per month, andfor thepast year the centrehashad toman-age a waiting list of five to six children.

Cotlands Golden Arrow Nursery,meanwhile, houses cots for 12 babies andruns programmes to help keep childrenhealthy and free of illnesses such as HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, and other infectiousdiseases. The Cotlands Community Careproject, ahome-basedcareprogramme,be-gan through involvement with the antiret-roviral (ARV) steering committee at Hel-derberg Hospital in March 2006.

Theprogrammeoperatesunderaprofes-sional nurse and two home-based care-giv-ers who follow up on children who arentgoing to the ARV clinic, or not sticking tothe strict regimen required for treatment.

In terms of education, a Cotlands earlychildhood development (ECD) centre inMacassar opened its doors in February2011. A maximum of 30 children betweenthe ages of three and six can be accommo-dated, as per health regulations.

The ECD centre holds two classes onefor each of the age groups in its scope every week. Children between the ages ofthree and four get enrolled into the juniorclass; childrenbetween fourand fiveyearsof age are enrolled into Grade R.

But the centre can only accommodatea number of children. Many others, whoseparents cant afford to send them to playgroups or crches, end up playing in thestreets. Its because of this that Cotlandsstarted its Toy Library to give these chil-dren play opportunities that stimulatelearning and close gaps in development.

To date Cotlands has cared for 842 chil-dren in its residential facility, of whom 40have died, 53 were adopted, 247 were fos-tered and 313 have returned to their fami-lies. In its home-based care programme,Cotlands has cared for 121 children. Thereare currently 50 children involved in theECD centre and Toy Library.

Left: The Cotlandsearly childhood de-velopment centrein Macassaropened its doors inFebruary 2011.

The Cotlands home-based care project was launched in 2006.

Above and below right: The Toy Library was initiated by Cotlands to help stimulatechildrens developing minds.


A cheesy triumphAFTER 11 successful years theSA Cheese Festival has firmlylodged itself in the hearts ofthousands of turophiles thisyear more than 32 000 peoplevisited the four-day festival ofall things cheese in Sandring-ham from 27 to 30 April.

Thousands of happy visi-tors tasted and bought some35 tonnesofcheese,saysAgri-Expo CEO Johan Ehlers. Theallotted number of ticketswere sold out for both Satur-day and Sunday.

TheCheeseFestivalhasbe-come a trend-setter where theuse and enjoyment of cheese isconcerned, and cheese loversmake the most of the varietyof cheese that is available from

across the country.Next year the festival hap-

pens from 26 to 28 April.Point your browser at

www.cheesefestival.co.za forfeedback and more photos.

Cheese enthusiasts flockedto the festival.

Masters of the vineTHE Cape Wine Academy (CWM)and the Institute of Cape Wine Mas-ters recently announced the fournew graduates to claim the title ofwine master.

At this years ceremony, whichtook place at Morgenster Estate inSomerset West, each CWM graduatealsoreceivedaspecialaward:LizetteTolkenwasrecognisedforherknowl-edge of viticulture, Raymond Noppfor viniculture, and Dave March forsparkling wine, while the brandyaward went to Derek Ramsden.

The graduates represent a broadspectrum of occupational interests:Tolken is an attorney, Nopp a logis-tics controller for a wine company,and Ramsden a former businessmanturned wine consultant; March, aformer athlete and retired teacherand education manager, is now afreelance wine writer.

Dr Paul Clver of Paul CluverWines and De Rust Estate in Elginwas designated wine personality ofthe year for his visionary contribu-tion to the wine industry, encom-

passing biodiversity, conservationand environmental tourism, as wellas black empowerment initiatives,overmanyyears.Hisawardwaspre-sented to him at a gala dinner at 96Winery Road Restaurant in Somer-set West on Saturday.

Over the last 28 years some 197candidates have enrolled, of whom

82 (42menand40women)havequali-fied and 22 are at present studying,says CWM chair Andy Roediger.

The institutes current member-ship stands at 75 (including threehonorary members).

All dissertations are available forperusal on the Cape Wine Academywebsite and at the SAWIS library.

From left: Bennie Howard of Somerset West, one of the first CapeWine Masters to qualify when the award was instituted in 1983; newCWMs Raymond Nopp, Lizette Tolken, Dave March and Derek Ram-sden; and Andy Roediger, chair of the Institute of Cape Wine Masters.

Avontuurs winter indulgence for womenAVONTUUR estate, near Somer-set West will soon be hosting I amBeautiful mornings, to inspire,spoil, educate and empower wom-en of all ages and interests.

Owner chefs of the restaurant,Melanie Paltoglou and ZuniaBoucher-Myers, have come upwithaninnovativewayofnotonlyattracting new guests in the slowwinter months, but, to make thevisit memorable. During themonths of May, June, July theywill host the I am Beautiful event.

This years winter events willbe themed Joy, Dream, Im-agine and Create with variousguests speakers.

Each guest will be spoilt withnot only lucky draws throughoutthe morning, but will have a well-stocked goody bag filled withbeauty products, chocolates andtea. The morning ends with amouth-watering buffet laden withsweet and savoury delights.

Their intention is to not onlyleave their guests with food fortheir tummies, but also with foodfor thought.

The first I am Beautiful morn-ing will be on 15 May at 08:30 withtheme: Joy. The speakers willeducate, inspire and empowereach women that attends. Cost:R150. RSVP: 0 021 855 4296.

Antoinette Boshoff, Janetta vanRooyen and Juanita Davis fromTheHairWorks, oneof the spon-sors for the event.

Thursday, 10 May 201246 LEEFSTYL | LIFESTYLE

Freedom to moveKARL VAN LITH

CONVENTION states that as weage, we lose our mobility and ourfitness.

We develop arthritic condi-tions, neuromuscular issues,muscular atrophy, bone densitylossandahostofdegenerativeail-ments that eventually bring us toour deaths. Melodrama aside, wedont need to suffer the com-plaints associated with modernlifestyle. By simply following afew daily habits we may regainour birthright of pain-free, ener-getic movement, as well as thefoundation of strength, endur-ance, flexibility, agility and eve-rything else that true fitness is.

Natural eating, moving regu-larly and finding your balance inlife contribute greatly to health.If youd like to stack theodds evenmore in your favour, why notpractice the art of mobility train-

ing? Its based on the idea that allmovement is rotational, and thatif we regularly move each jointcomplex in our bodies throughtheir entire range of motion, weenhance and extend our health.

Moving slowly and safely to-ward areas of pain or tension wemay be experiencing, we breakdown myofascial adhesions, ten-sion and even trauma.

Thebenefitsofmobilisingyourjoints cannot be overstated. Haveyou ever seen footage of Asianspractising tai chi or chi kung inlarge groups? Have you noticedhow the age groups vary fromteens to pensioners? Mobilitytraining has been part of orientalculture for centuries, and theirlifestyle is a reflection of their re-nowned longevity and health(both physical and mental).

And its worth noting that, asouroriental counterpartsbecomemore accustomed to our occiden-

tal lifestyles, they too are begin-ning to suffer our ailments!

For a fantastic resource on mo-bility training, see my instructorScott Sonnons webpage (intu-flow.com), which contains a hostof freeresources togetyoustarted.

Thistrainingcanonlybeexperi-enced. It may make sense intellec-tually, but ask anyone in pain tomove their body. The irony is thattight muscles and myofascia canonly be released by movement.

There are also many naturalhealing and therapeutic modali-ties that will greatly assist you.Medication is at times necessarytoo, but it carries short- and long-term side effects and does not ad-dress the underlying causes.

If you want to live a pain-freelife, able to play with your grandkids, carryyourshopping toyourcar, climb the stairs or run up themountain, mobility practiceshould be your first port of call.

Win warming wordsCome back toPortofino: JamesBourhill takes onthe really difficulttask of writing a his-torical narrativethat stretches from1940 to 1945 andcovers the activi-tiesof anentiredivi-sion. This is nomean feat. He useshis own father andone or two other Springboks, who left im-pressive documentary legacies, as len-ses throughwhich toexplore theeverydaylife of the more than ten thousand menof the division. He succeeds in doing soelegantly and concisely. As such, Comeback to Portofino is an excellent introduc-tion to the division and to the wider SouthAfrican campaign in Italy, addressing divi-sional successesandsetbacks, victoriesand indecencies, and thecruelty of a totalwar, but also magnanimity and the tri-umph of human spirit. It is perceptive,highly intelligent, sometimes hard, oftenglittering. All in all, it is an excellent ac-count of the South African Division inItaly. Ian van der Waag, associate pro-fessor of military history at StellenboschUniversity. ) One lucky reader stands achance to win a copy of Come back to Por-tofino. Simply SMS the title of the book,with your name and contact details, to34421before17May.SMSescostR1,50.

Teeing off for a wondrous winterMUCH fun was had at the Winter Wonderland GolfDay at Fairview Golf Course on Saturday.

Some players, complete novices to the game, atleast showed their talent to amuse if not their poten-tial for golfing talent. Mark Engelke, of The TaverninGordonsBay,walkedoffwiththefunniestgolferprize, proving that all in the community could getinvolved and have fun.

Artist Manie Olafberg generously offered hispaintingsofGaryPlayer,CharleSchwartelandErnieEls to be auctioned during the prize-giving.

In fact, so impressive is his talent that he actuallypainted one of the works during the golf day, aspokesperson says. Gert van Niekerk, captain ofParowGolfCourse, alsodiscoverednewtalentswhenhesteppedinasauctioneerandentertainedthecrowdwith so much laughter that it is suggested he recon-sider his vocation!

The funds raised during the golf day will be used

to buy LED lights to decorate Gordons Bay Villageand make the upcoming Winter Wonderland festivalan amazing event for all, and thereby benefit thewhole community, the spokesperson concludes.

Gert van Niekerk auctions a painting by artistManie Olafberg.

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And the winner is: Somerset West chiropractor Dr Anton Smuts (right) is thelucky winner of Running Cheetah; the sculpture was raffled off by its creator, artistVincent da Silva (left), who decided to sell tickets at R200 each to raise fundsfor Daneall Lowe and Ivo Indiani, a Somerset West couple involved in a custodybattle over two children. The draw took place late last month at Da Silvas newgallery in Stellenbosch.

Kunsvriende ontmoet in Eikestad: Die Friends in art-uitstalling vind plaasbydieKunssentrumP.J.Olivier inStellenboschvan17 tot31Mei.Dieuitstallingopen om18:00opWoensdag16Mei enNelis Koegelenberg is die gasspreker.Dit is vanjaar die derde groepuitstalling van di groep kunsvriendewat verskeiekunsvormebeoefen.Ledesluit inbekendekunstenaarsJeanneHendriks,NelisKoegelenberg en Janos. Werke kan daagliks, behalwe Sondae, van 10:00 16:00 besigtig word.

Amothers love:Members of thewomensBible study group at the Life Churchand the women of the Somerset West Night Shelter recently joined forces tohelp raise funds for the shelter through their creativity; they created a rangeof gorgeous air-dried clay shapes to be sold at the church in celebration ofMothers Day. Our vision is to make the women of the shelter feel loved andaccepted, and to empower them by teaching them these crafts, elaboratesMarlize Lotz, who led the recent craft session. The study group works througha different craft session with the shelter each month, and welcomes anyonewho would like to get involved. For further information you can phone BilindaKamp on 083 325 5144 or the Life Church on 021 855 2329. Seen here areMarie Williams (left) and Mary-Ann Lewie from the Night Shelter.

The finished product.

Somerset Westfrom film to pageANEWbookdetailing the earlydaysof Som-erset West has just been published.

Entitled Making a Miracle, the book wasauthored by former Helderberg residentDon Briscoe; it also examines the establish-ment of what is claimed to be South Africasfirst film school, the Somerset West CineGroup, in 1958.

On a recent visit to his old home town,Briscoe presented a copy of his autobiogra-phy to the principal librarian of SomersetWest Library, Talita de Klerk.

Mybookcoversmy life in filmand televi-sion and the extraordinary passion youngpeople in Somerset West had for the magicofmovie-makingyearsago,Briscoesays.Italso includes my documentary film-makingexperiences in various parts of the world.

An important section of the book dealswith the early days of South African televi-sion in the 1970s at the SABC, and the diffi-culties experienced in producing documen-taries that prepared the country for changeagainst a backdrop of civil unrest anddespair.

Briscoe currently lives in Johannesburg,but remains a property owner in SomersetWest. He headed the English language docu-

mentaries department at the SABC from1974.

Copies of the book are available at Words-worthBooks,SomersetMall.Formore infor-mation email 2 [email protected].

Don Briscoe, author ofMaking a Miracle,with Talita de Klerk, principal librarian ofSomerset West Library.

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NOW SHOWING

Long Bar, back in 3DAFTER a bit of a break from thisvenue, well-known Helderbergband3Darebackat theLongBarin Gordons Bay.

Theyll perform popular hitsfrom bygone decades on Satur-

day at 21:00. Entrance is free.One of the band members,

Derek Cockerell, also playsmore of this classic music dur-ing his show on Radio Helder-berg on Monday nights at 21:00.

A date with DebussyPIETER Rooi from Stellen-bosch is the pianist who willbe replacing Luis Magalhesin a performance at the Lie-brecht Gallery in SomersetWest this weekend.

Nina Schumann, wife ofPortuguese pianist Magal-hes, underwent an opera-tionlastFriday,andhewantsto be by her side to supporther. She spent the weekendin ICU, and he wants to giveher his undivided attention,as well as be there for theirtwo children.

The Friday evening shownow becomes an event inhonour of Debussys contri-bution to the Western classi-cal music tradition. ClareMenck and Anthea Delmottewill be there to pay their trib-ute in the formof24paintingsin the spirit of Debussysprludes, and Beethoven, themaster himself, will pay hisrespect in the 94th year sincethe death of Debussy(18621918): the programme

will include two Beethovensonatas the Moonlight So-nata, op 27 no 2, and Sonatano 23, op 57 (Appassionata) with an interval to fill theflutes for further fireworks.

The performance will nowbe on a Steinway concert pi-ano hired for the evening,and not the gallerys Knightupright, which was to haveits inaugural concert.

Rooi is a doctoral studentof Francois du Toit at UCTsCollege of Music, and a pastwinnerof theLionelBowmanBeethoven Competition.

Tickets fortheconcertcostR110; R260 covers the concertand a sit-down dinner func-tion. A limited number oftickets are available, and canbe obtained either from thegallery or reserved with anelectronic payment.

If youd like to get more in-formation about this upcom-ing feast of classical music,you can give Avril a call on021 852 8030 or 082 682 5710.

Pieter Rooi.

Top grades at Cest la VieTHE first rock and blues jam ses-sionatCest laVielastweekendwasa roaring success, and will now bea weekly feature at the venue.

Tomorrow (Friday), The Grades,featuring Mark Augustin (drums),Duncan Combe (bass), NicholasKuiper (guitar and vocals) and TimLord (keyboard), will be on stagefrom 19:00 to 23:00.

Their show will be preceded bya performance by the Cest la Vie

Trio this evening at 19:00. Youreinvited to come and relax near thefireplace,withgreatmusictoenter-tain you, the organisers say.

On Saturday youll get to showoff your dance moves during theCome and Dance show from 20:00.

Cest la Vie will be closed onMothers Day, Sunday 13 May, dueto power cuts.

For more information phone0 021 851 8504.

DuncanCombe(left)ofTheGradesandWilli Gfrerer.

Ready to rollSTRAND will see two of the coun-trys top Muslim acts a stand-upcomedian and a spiritual musicgroup perform soon.

Riaad Moosa, medical doctorturned comedian, hits the townfresh off the success of his movie,Material . Hell be in Strand to giveback to the community through acharity show on Saturday 26 May.

The show will be held in aid oftheIqraLearningCentreinStrand,which this year made a big push topresent educational programmesfor the benefit of the Helderberg.

Moosa will perform some of hismost popular stand-up acts, andhes promised some new materialin his 90-minute segment.

For me there is something

beautiful about making peoplelaugh, but it is about moderation,he says. You also need spiritualvalues.This is oneof the issues Ivehad to grapple with since the startof my career.

As a born Capetonian, I willeven try my hand at Afrikaans fortheBolandaudience,he chuckles.

The show also features DesertRose, which has made a name foritself in the world of spiritual mu-sic. The groups fourth album, Tar-iqat, is to be released mid-May.

The Riaad Moosa Charity Show,happening at Strand SecondarySchool, starts at 19:30 on Saturday26 May. Tickets cost R150, and areavailable in Strand at SavemoreButchery and Food Planet, or via

Munadia Karaan on 082 445 7628.In Kramat you can phone

Shamiela Benjamin on 072 192 0513or Somaya Solomon on083 321 3430. For ticket enquiriesemail [email protected].

Capetonian stand-up comedianRiaad Moosa will be in Strandthis month. Photo: Google Images

Thursday, 10 May 201250 SOSIAAL | SOCIAL

n Half eeu saam herdenk: James(Mac)enSallyMcCarthy isop5Mei1962in die huwelik bevestig. Die egpaar watvir die afgelope 35 jaar in die Strandwoon, het verlede week hul 50ste huwe-liksherdenking gevier.

In die landvandie silwer varing:Braden Nichola Tingle is op 5 April in Nieu-Seeland getroud. Nichola is die enigstedogter van Chris en Sonja Protopapasvan die Strand en Brad is die seun vanAllan enDonna Tingle vanNieu-Seeland.

Marital bliss: Lindsay Flattery andDavidNathanson got married on 25 February.

Wedding vows: Johann Victor and Roel-ien Smit got married on 23 March at BellRosen Guesthouse.

Gereed vir die bal: Jonna-LeeAdamsen Ferrol April het die matriekafskeidvan Strand Sekondr op 26 April byge-woon.

Sideeqah Scholtz en Shamiel Rhoda. Nafeesa Waggie en Kurt Titus.Rushana Daniels, Aneesa Wentzel enRaashieda Daniels.

Van links isIsmail La-tief, ShelbyGordon,Amy Savoryen Moegie-dien Latief.

VroeafskeidSTRAND Sekondr het hul jaarlikse Ma-triekafskeid op Donderdag 26 April gehou.

Die spoggeleentheid is in die skoolsaalgehou en Ian Baard het die fotos geneem.

Sharp: Riyaaz Daniels and NazreenKhan danced the night away at the re-cent HHH senior ball.

Dazzling: AdenishaJeftha, JodiePaige,Can-dice Wilson and Raylene Retief made an im-pression at the HHH ball.

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Jong lei-ers: Graad8-leerlingeJanneke deNecker, Car-la Sllwalden RuhanKruger is totHSS se leer-lingraadverkies.

The great outdoorsSOMERSET College, a recognised eco-school, celebrated 2012s status as Interna-tional Year of Sustainable Energy for All byorganisinganoutdoor educationconference.

Sixty-five delegates from around the coun-try attended the conference, the first of itskind for South Africa.

Braam Malherbe, an extreme adventurer,international motivational speaker, youthdeveloper, TV presenter and author of best-selling The Great Run, was the keynotespeaker at the conference.

As an honorary ranger for South AfricanNational Parks, Malherbe has been involvedin training rangers for counter-poaching op-erations, andco-founded theTableMountain

National Parks Volunteer Firefighting Unitin 2000. He received the prestigious MensHealth Unsung Hero Award for 2010, and wasrecently made the Woolworths My Planetambassador.

Other speakers included leading practi-tioners of outdoor education in South Afri-can schools. Among them was the foundingheadmaster of Somerset College, DavidWynne,whoput thecollege firmlyonthemapas a leading outdoor education school.

Amid the proceedings case studies andbest practices were shared and discussed bythe conference delegates.

Outdooreducationisacompulsorycompo-nent of the curriculum at the college.

From the left areDr TimNuttall (headmaster of SomersetCollege)withBraamMalherbe(conferencekeynotespeaker) andQuentin duToit (headof outdoor educationatSomer-set College).

Full family: TheJen-ners, aBritish family,are so happy withhow their daughterHannah Jenner hassettled in at Somer-set West PrivateSchool that theyhave enrolled theirtwo younger daugh-ters, Amie and Mia(above left). Amieand Mia have nowjoined the schoolsfoundation phaseclass, which in-volves schoolingfrom Grade R toGrade 3. AshleighHeynes, who hascompleted a certifi-cate in pre-primaryeducation with Uni-sa, has been ap-pointed assistantteacher of the foun-dation phase class.Shell be furtheringher studies in theclass with a hands-on, in-service train-ing opportunity un-der the guidance ofSandy Coetzee.

A group of primary school pupils playing soccer duringa life orientation lesson.

OntmoetValsbaaise leiers:HorskoolValsbaai hetonlangs hulprefekte be-kend gestel.Van links isCody Millar,Michelle Le-wis, StevenMcBride enVictoriaMoller.

US se gewildewinterskool inwetenskappeDIE gewilde Maties NatuurwetenskappeWinterweek vind van 24 tot 28 Junie by dieUniversiteit van Stellenbosch plaas.

Daar word kursus- en beroepsinligtingaan graad 11- en 12-leerlinge met n belang-stelling in rekenaars, wiskunde, biologie,fisiese wetenskappe of geologie gebied.

Inligtingspraatjies deur dosente van diefakulteit Natuurwetenskappe, gesprekkemet kenners wat in loopbane in die weten-skappestaan,enkennismakingmetdieUS-kampus maak deel uit van die program.

Verskillende BSc-studieprogramme indie wiskundige, fisiese en biologiese we-tenskappe word toegelig. Programme inchemie, fisika, geoinformatika, sportwe-tenskap,dieomgewing,wiskundigeweten-skappe, menslike lewenswetenskappe,aardwetenskap en molekulre biologie enbiotegnologie sal bekyk word.

Die US se nuwe toelatingsbeleid geld virdie 2013-inname van eerstejaarstudente enbehelsondermeerkeuringvanalleaansoe-kers op grond van spesifieke akademiesevereistes met inagneming van beskikbareplekkebinnespesifiekestudieprogramme.

Die R1 200 inskrywingsgeld sluit etes enverblyf in n universiteitskoshuis in. Slui-tingsdatum vir inskrywings is 18 Mei. BelMaritta van denWorm by 021 808 [email protected]/www.sun.ac.za/science en klik op Winterweek.

Thursday, 10 May 201252 GENERAL | ALGEMEEN

Caught up in the rage to live?THEdiseasewhichtheexperienceof death cures, is the rage to live James Hillman.

Can worry make you live a bitlonger?

When you allow rude motoriststo get to you, does your wife sayto you, For goodness sake calmdown!? Does that help you?

When the children drive you tothe limit, does your husband sayto you, For heavens sake sitdown and take a break!? Doesthat help you?

Sadly those words of advice on-ly serve to increase your bloodpressure!

Life in the 21st century can be

very stressful, I dont need to tellyou so.

Thereareahundred thingseve-ry day that can knock us off bal-ance. The pressure of time is a ma-jor stress factor for many of us. Ithought that after I retired therewould be no pressure whatsoever.Bad reasoning!

Regardlessofhowbusyweactu-ally are, we often try to do toomuch in one hour or one day.

In the end we find ourselvesrunning from pillar to post all daylong, eventually collapsing intobed at night completely exhaust-ed.

Thisis,ofcourse,oneofthesure

ways to ruin a marriage. We getcaught up in the rage to live. Wemust get that promotion, we mustdo that overseas trip, we must buythat new car, we must enrol thechildren in thenextholidaycamp,and so forth.

We become driven by outwardgoals, while inwardly we are inturmoil.

Worry, anxiety and impatiencelead to discontentment and de-pression. We have no inner peaceand our relationships end up inpieces.

We have come to believe thatdriven people are automaticallysuccessful. If we are giving one

hundred and ten percent everydayofour lives,wewill be reward-ed. Rewarded with what; a coro-nary, a stroke or an emotionalbreakdown?

We may need to listen to thewords of advice offered by ourloved ones; calm down, take abreak, slow down.

I find it helpful to warn myselfoften, to stop cramming too muchinto a day. May I pass this wordof caution onto you?

Please stop worrying and stopracing!

Learn to turn down the rage tolive.

Shalom!

The source of Global PeaceTHE Gordons Bay congregationof Jehovahs Witnesses will host atalk at Hassan Khan Avenue inStrand on 27 May.

The talk entitled, Global Peace

- From What Source?, will start at12:00. Entry is free and no collec-tions will be made.

For more information contact0 021 856 3934.

HAS ledevergaderingDIE Helderberg AfrikaanseSakekamer (HAS) hou Dins-dag 15 Mei hul volgende lede-vergadering.

Die vergadering sal by dieIvoryHeightsGastehuis inSo-merset-Wes plaasvind.

Spreker vir die aand MECDan Plato, minister van ge-meenskapsveiligheid, sal diegaste toespreek oor die besig-heid en die regering se bydrae

tot n veiliger Helderberg-ge-meenskap.

Daarsalookgenoeggeleent-heid gebied word om vrae aandie spreker te vra. Die hele ge-meenskap is welkom by hier-die vergadering.

Beperkte sitplek is beskik-baar. Bespreek vroegtydig omteleurstelling te voorkom byJuanita Lombard: 086 111 1227of [email protected].

Business by the bookTHE Cape Chamber of CommerceandIndustryissettohostapresen-tation on governments require-ments for business compliance.

During the information ses-sion, set to be held on Wednesday16 May, at the Erinvale estate inSomerset West at 17:30 for 18:00, anumber of legislative compliancyissues will be addressed.

For start-up business owners,CIPC, SARS, legislative and ten-der requirements will be dis-cussed,while small business own-erswillbenefit fromatalkonqual-ity management systems.

Other topics under discussion

includehowtoaccessgovernmenttenders and information, onlineand free of charge; and how to getonto the Western Cape SupplierDatabasefreeofchargesothatyoucan be a service provider for thegovernment.

The cost per member is R75;non-members pay R90. MadiegaJacobsofAmaanahBusinessCon-sulting will be the speaker for theafternoon.

To book your place contact Cor-lia Coetser on0 021 851 2886 or at2 [email protected].

If youre interested, be sure toRSVP before 12:00 on Monday.

Giving investmentsan inflated ego

MONEY acts as a medium of exchange and a storeof value.

However, inappropriate monetary policy by cen-tral bankers across the globe is compromising mon-eys ability to act as a store of value. I am referringto the negative real interest rate policy being imple-mented by central bankers.

The negative real interest rate policy involveskeeping interest rates below that of inflation. Thisresults in the purchasing power of your cash invest-ments being eroded by inflation.

Its best illustrated by the Wimpy menu to theright: in 1983 you paid R2,70 for your farmhousebreakfast, which now costs R35,95. If you are not atleast earning a return equal to inflation, then youare losing money in real terms.

Central bankers around the world, including ourownReserveBank,aremoreconcernedaboutgrowthand employment in a deleveraging world than infla-tion. For the first time since the crisis in the late 80s,our real rates have turned negative; just take a lookat the graph.

The implication is clear: global liquidity is likelyto result in higher future inflation unless offset byproductivity gains. This a direct result of the desper-ate measures implemented by central bankers tosmoothoverthedebitcrisisandalleviate theimmedi-ate pain and suffering.

The broader implications and solution are unfor-tunately not as obvious. For investors, the focusneeds to be on achieving a return in excess of infla-tion,particularly if inflation ison therise.Toachievea real (inflation-plus) return investment, portfolioswill need to be diversified to include growth assetscapable of hedging against inflation.

An inflation-hedged portfolios asset allocation isbeyond the scope of this article.

Suffice to say the portfolio composition would de-pendon the investors riskandreturnobjectives, andmay include inflation-linked bonds, high dividendyielding defensive equities, and property or other re-al (hard) asset.

Itsbestdiscussedwithacertifiedfinancialplanner.

Source: Marriott Asset Management

Jan-Hendrik se vrou wen sy bergfietsAKTRISE Ira Blanckenberg van Somerset-Wes is onlangs as die gelukkige wenner vann Momsen-bergfiets ter waarde van R20 000aangewys.

Die kompetisie was deel van die Du Toits-kloof/Spar-promosie. Klinte moes n bottelDu Toitskloof by die Lions Square Spar inSomerset-Wes koop om vir die kompetisiein te skryf. Momsen en Manic Cycles vanWorcester het die fiets geborg.

Ira enhaarman,WaldemarSchultz, beterbekendvirsyrolasJan-HendrikTerblanchein 7de Laan, was in hul noppies toe hulle dienuus kry. Waldemar, n bergfietsgeesdrifti-ge wat sy eerste Cape Argus-fietstoer agterdie rug het, het by Ira aangedring om na-mens hom aan die kompetisie deel te neemaangesien sy die gelukbringer van die tweeis.

Die paartjie sal binnekort in die reeksVloeksteen op KykNET te sien wees.

Van links is Johan de Wet (Du Toitskloof-wyne), WaldemarSchultz, Ira Blanckenberg en Marius Louw (Du Toitskloof-wyne)met die spogfiets.

The Green Road is a community-based non-profit organisation that runs an organic/biodynamic food supply chain and follows a short supply chain approach in the provision of organic and bio-dynamic food products. Due to the growth of the initiative and its anticipated future continued expansion, it now needs to appoint a driven and results oriented individual in Stellenbosch:

Relationship Manager(General Manager Designate)

This role will see you charged with steering growth and increasing membership significantly. To this end, you will be responsible for: establishing The Green Road in the market and enrolling 500 new members by the end of 2012 actively promoting The Green Road and its concept such that the profitability and productivity is positive as soon as is feasible improving the relationship and credibility of The Green Road concept in the community such that the products and short supply chain model become purchase of choice by customers expanding the initiative into surrounding areas by end 2014 managing the Participatory Guarantee System change/innovation work quality maintaining complete and accurate records controlling expenses, inventories, etc.

To achieve this, you will need to be suitably qualified and, in addition to your natural confidence, drive, competitive nature and independent initiative, meet the following requirements: previous experience in marketing and management expertise in and an in-depth understanding of the financial arena computer literacy the ability to practically solve new or unfamiliar problems multi-tasking abilities to take charge of a number of varied activities the ability to troubleshoot for problems independently and to expand the business into new markets good interpersonal, persuasion and influencing as well as leadership skills deadline orientated but most importantly you must have an entrepreneurial spirit and be willing to create your own success.

To apply, please send your maximum 4-page CV to [email protected], to reach them by no later than Friday, 11 May 2012.

Interviews will be conducted after a series of testing and screening. Commencement of duties is envisaged for 1 July 2012.

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FRITZ BRADLEY SALMON

11/05/1992 06/05/2012Skielik heengegaan en worddiep betreur deur sy maRoslin, Terrence, Nicolas,Ouma Ca t hy, Ty r o n ,Anchenic & Tyler & Meneith& familie.

GERHARD KUHNvan Gem Village, Irene,

Pretoria, voorheen van 110Marais Straat Strand,Oorlede op 3/5/2012

Gielink Stuart Passed awaysuddenly on 6th May.Devoted Husband to Veronica and Beloved son ofPeter and Carole Gielink ofSomerset Oaks. He will bemissed by all who knew andloved him.He leaves behind hisparents Peter and Carol,W i f e Ve r o n i c a , a n dChildren, Rene, Leonad,Michael, Gail, Michelle, Vivian and GrandchildrenStorm, Kyle, Damian, Aidanand Morgan.His helping hand andcharitable manner will bemissed by all who came intohis life.

GOTTLIEB BARNEYFarewell to our dear friendof 35 years. We will alwaysremember his warm smileand sharp sense of humour.Our love to Yvonne. FromBr ian, Cora, Duncan,Marentia, Mia, Angelina andBianca

MARTIN:Joseph

17/03/1947 30/04/2012Skielik heengegaan en salmet liefde onthou word deurkinders, kleinkinders en ag

terkleinkinders.Begrafnisdiens vind plaas

op Saterdag 12/05/2012 om10H00 vanuit die Nuwe

Apostoliese Kerk,Musicalaan, Macassar.Teraardebestelling teWelmoed Begrafplaas.

Clint Atson326 Main RoadSomerset WestTel. 087 940 0399

084 416 0045 (24 Hours)

STEWART GIELINK

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