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LEERDERVANSTRANDSEKONDR: 16JARIGE KREL IN HOFOPMOORDKLAG

Strandmeisie (17)doodgeskiet

JAMEY GORDON

Sy was die liefste kind. Sy was

goedgemanierd, reguit maar

respekvol en slegs n vrolike

jongmens wat altyd ander met

haar grappies en danspassies

vermaak het.

Dt is hoe Julaiga van Niekerk,

n inwoner vanStrand, haar groot-

maakkind, Valerie Arendse (17),

wat in raaiselagtige omstandighe-

de doodgeskiet is, beskryf.

Di tiener, wat vandeesweek as

n gr.11-leerder na Strand Sekon-

dr sou terugkeer, is om 12:30 op

Maandag19Januarievermoedelik

deur haar 16-jarige krel in Van

Niekerk se woning in Webbstraat

doodgeskiet.

Valerie is een van n tweeling en

is sedert n jong ouderdom deur

Van Niekerk en haar man, Ibra-

him, as hul eie grootgemaak.

Van Niekerk verduidelik hulle

hetValerieaangeneemomdathaar

tweelingsuster, Desiree, baie siek-

lik is enhaarmaeindeloseuremet

haar in die hospitaal moes deur-

bring.

Van Niekerk vertel sy het by n

vriendin in Naomistraat gekuier

toedievoorvalplaasgevindhet.Va-

lerie en haar krel was alleen tuis.

VanNiekerk s skielik het hulle

polisie-sirenes en mense hoor

skree en sy het later besluit om

huis toe te gaan.

Ek het n jongman wat in ons

pad woon, raakgeloop. Ek kon op

sy gesig sien daar is fout, s Van

Niekerk,waterggeskokwastoehy

haar inlig oor wat gebeur het.

Ekwasin ntoestandenkonnie

eens huis toe gaan nie. My klein-

kind se ouma moes my by my

vriendin se huis kom oplaai en

huis toe neem.

Van Niekerk vertel voorts die

koeldoppie is inhaarsitkamerge-

vind en hoe sy Valerie se lyk in

haar buurvrou se woning aange-

tref het. Wat tussen hulle twee ge-

beur het, weet slegs hulle.

Volgens die buurvrou, Valencia

Jaggers, het Valerie gillend na die

heining oorkant hulle aangehard-

loop gekom.

Sy het geskree Antie Valencia,

helpmy, ek isgeskiet.Toeekbuite

kom, is haar krel besig om haar

oordieheining te gooi, vertel Jag-

gers.

Jaggers s sy het die polisie ont-

bied, wat byna n halfuur daarna

op haar noodoproep reageer het.

Valerie het egter in Jaggers se

woning aan n wond in haar bors

beswyk.

Volgens polisiewoordvoerder

vandieStrand,konst.MbuleloMa-

funa,wordbeweer Valerie sekrel

het haar probeer wys hoe om n

vuurwapen te hanteer. Hy s die

krel het ook dagga in sy besit ge-

had toe hy in hegtenis geneem is.

Mafunasdiereaksietydvandie

polisiewas egter nie stadig nie. Hy

s die polisie het twee oproepe ont-

vangwaarop daar binne vyfminu-

te terugvoering deurgegee is.

Indien enigiemand ongelukkig

is met die polisie se dienslewering

is die persoon welkom om by die

stasiebevelvoerder n klag in te

dien vir verdere ondersoek, s

Mafuna.

Van Niekerk s hulle en Valerie

se familie is hartseer oor wat ge-

beur het, maar dra geen wrok in

hulhartenie.Onsverstaandatdie

voorvalnetsoergmoetweesvirdie

krel se familie,want hoewelVale-

rie nou begrawemoet word, sal hy

heel waarskynlik tronkstraf ont-

vang, s Van Niekerk.

Van Niekerk s as Valerie haar

smiddae sien sit het as sy by die

huis inkom, het sy altyd gevra: Is

die huis al skoon mammie?

Dt gaan ek veral mis, s Van

Niekerk.

Sy onthou hoe sy met Valerie se

doop en aanneming in September

verlede jaar gehuil het, want vir

haar het Valerie bo al die ander

jongmense uitgestaan.

Volgens ds. Jetro Cloete was Va-

lerie n stille krag. Sy was stil

maarnie skaamnie, enhet selfver-

troue uitgestraal, s Cloete, wat

ookhaarkrelkenenhomasnver-

standige jongman beskryf.

Die 16-jarige van Beverly Hills,

Strand,het gister (Woensdag 21Ja-

nuarie) in die Strand-landdroshof

op nklagvanmoord,onwettigebe-

sit van n vuurwapen en besit van

dwelms verskyn. Die saak is uitge-

stel namre (Vrydag 23 Januarie).

Die krel se naammag nie gepu-

bliseer word nie omdat hy onder

die ouderdom van 18 is.

Brenda Smith

(Valerie se tan

te), Desiree

(Valerie se

tweelingsus

ter), Alidia

Arendse (Vale

rie se ma), en

Julaiga van

Niekerk (Vale

rie se aan

neemma). Voor

sit Marshall

Arendse, Vale

rie se suster,

Alicia, se seun.

FOTO: JAMEY

GORDON

Valerie Arendse (17) is

Maandag vermoedelik deur

haar krel doodgeskiet.

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DALEEN FOUCH

The South African National

Roads Agency Limited (San-

ral)hassecuredanevictionor-

derinresponsetoarecentland

invasion in Lwandle.

Severalresidentsstartederect-

ing dwellings on Sanral owned

land situated behind ACJ Pha-

kade Primary over the weekend

and set alight the security cara-

van on the site.

According to Lwandle police

station commander, Lieutenant-

Colonel Siviwe Somtsewu, a

group of Lwandle residents went

to the offices of the security com-

pany guarding the Sanral owned

land inLwandle, demanding to

be included in the teamof securi-

ty guards that protect the Sanral

land.

He says a public meeting was

held on Saturday where people

wereapparentlyencouragedto

occupy Sanral land and chal-

lenge the hiring criteria for secu-

rity guards for Sanral owned

land.

A mob of about 300 people ap-

proached the caravan on Sunday

and according to Somtsewu,

chased the security guards away

and torched the caravan. A case

of arson is being investigated,

but no arrests have been made.

Sithembiso Weduwedu, chair-

person of the Helderberg branch

of Seskhona Peoples Right

Movement, says the land inva-

sion could have been prevented

if the security company had met

with the community.

Hesays thecommunity leaders

want to workwith the security

companywhen they are identify-

ing possible candidates for em-

ployment in Lwandle. He ex-

plains that people who only use

the salary for themselves should

not be employed because the

community is desperately poor,

people need to take care of each

other.

Weduwedu says the land inva-

sion was initially about job op-

portunities at the security com-

pany, but now that people are oc-

cupying the land, the there is no

going back.

He says Seskhona was not in-

volved in the torchingof thecara-

van.

Vusi Mona, general manager

for communications of Sanral,

says Sanral respects the rule of

lawandobtained an eviction or-

der to call on Sanrals right of

ownership.

We have not approached the

Sheriff for enforcement of the or-

der and are currently discussing

the matter with the Minister of

Housing.

DistrictMail tried several

timestocontact thesecuritycom-

pany, but was not successful in

reaching them for comment.

Fire fighters at the scene of the torched security caravan.

Two suspects arrested for themurder of a bread truck driver, six still at large

TAMSYN JANTJIES

Two of eight suspects in the murder of a

bread delivery truck driver have been ar-

rested.

The man was killed in Sir Lowrys Pass

in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The other six suspects are still at large.

The victim, a delivery truck driver for

Sasko, was doing his rounds when he and

hispassengerwereambushedbyeightmen

at 04:35 on Saturday 17 January.

After dragging the driver from the truck

they demanded money and when he said

that he did not have the keys to the safe,

he was stabbed in his neck and died on the

scene.

Thebackof the truckwas thenpriedopen

and the suspects ran off with 80 loaves of

bread.

Thetwosuspectsandthebreadwerelater

found in a shack in Rasta camp, also in the

Sir Lowrys Pass area.

Anyone with information regarding this

case is asked to contact Detective Warrant

Officer Alfonso Van der Merwe at

021 850 1402.

Blindwoman fatally stabs common law husband

Eva October (49), a blind woman from Tem-

perence Town, Gordons Bay will appear in

the StrandMagistrates Court on a charge of

murder today (Thursday 22 January), after

allegedly stabbing her common lawhusband

(59) to death.

According to WO Cobus Greef of the Gor-

dons Bay police, the incident occurred at

14:34 on Sunday 18 January. Greef says the

manwasfoundshirtlessandcoveredinblood

in the doorway of the couples home in Col-

lins Street.

Upon further inspection, the woman was

found sitting on the bed, dressed in only her

underwear and covered in blood.

It is unclear what led to the incident.

October was arrested and made her first

appearance incourtonMonday(19January).

CRIMESNIPPETS

A residence in Jacobs Street, Strand was

searched after police obtained a search war-

rant. The search was conducted at 13:00 on

Thursday 15 January and drugs with a street

value of R1 740 was found in the residence.

A total of 47 small bags containing tik, also

knownastik,aswellas20mandraxtabletswere

confiscated.

Twomen, both aged 23,were arrested for pos-

session of drugs and appeared in the Strand

Magistrates Court on 20 January.

A drug dealer was arrested on Sunday 18

January. Strand police received information

about a drug deal that was about to take place

at the corner of Broadway and Onverwacht

Streets. The drug dealer arrived at 13:05 and

attempted to exchange the drugs for money

from an unknown woman.

Just then the police approached the two and

saw the dealer trying to get rid of the drugs,

throwing a money bag filled with tik out of the

window of the car.

Upon searching the car, twomore bags of tik

were found.The threebagsof drugshada street

value of R540. The 37-year-old male was arrest-

ed for possession of drugs and appeared in the

Strand Magistrates Court on 19 January.

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Armedrobbers return toSWCBD

JAMEY GORDON

After a respite, the SomersetWest

CBD experienced an armed rob-

bery last Friday that recalled

memories of the spate of armed

robberies that rocked the CBD be-

tween June and August last year.

On Friday, the Vodacom store in

the Helderberg Village Walk was

robbed by three men at 09:25. This

after an armed robbery in progress,

was foiledat thisstoreon2December.

Since June last year,Markham,Mr

Price, American Swiss (which was

hit twice), Telkom, Legit, Mojos and

Truworths have all been targeted by

armed robbers. American Swiss and

Telkomhavesinceclosedupshopand

moved out of Main Road.

SomersetWest residentKevinPerrinswas

in the Vodacom store during the robbery on

Friday.

He was seated at a consultants desk when

he felt something being pushed in his side.

He turned around and looked into the face

of oneof the robbers,whowasholdinga load-

ed gun to his side.

Both I and another customer were forced

into the storeroom along with six or seven

Vodacom employees, and commanded to lie

down on the ground, says Perrins, whowas

traumatisedby theexperienceandexperien-

ces flashbacks.

The men instructed one of the employees

to show them the safe and to open it.

A woman in a store next to Vodacom saw

in the reflection of a window opposite the

store how staff were being led to the back

of the store. She ran to the office of the centre

manager, who alerted the police.

A staff member at another business in the

centre was coming from the toilet when she

saw the men run out of Vodacom with large

canvas shopping bags. They left in a Volks-

wagen vehicle with a CY registration.

According to a police report, the men

helped themselves to anundisclosedamount

of cash and cellphones before fleeing the

scene. Somerset West Police spokesperson

Sergeant Suzan Jantjies says a possible link

between the attempted armed robbery and

the latest incident is being investigated.

According toHelderbergVillageWalkcen-

tre manager, Yolanda van der Spuy, Voda-

comremained closed for the rest of theweek-

end and was open for business on Monday,

but with a reduced staff complement.

VanderSpuysaysmore stringent security

measures will be enforced.

WhenDistrictMail visited the centre earli-

er this week, it appeared as if business had

returned to normal. Glynn Bell, owner of

Sweet Mana, says she still feels safe in the

shoppingcentre,andtoprovethis, shepoints

to the fact that she, unlike many other busi-

nesses, does not have a security gate as a de-

terrent. Armedrobberiesarehappeningev-

erywhere. It is unfortunately the times we

are living in, says Bell.

Monica Durr of CrumBites says she is not

shaken by the armed robbery. She ex-

plains that if she was shaken by the

incident, it would scare customers,

which wouldnt be good for business.

DaveBerning, owner of Daves Bar-

bershop, says he has taken precau-

tions and implores other businesses

to also act responsibly and take pre-

cautions. Berning advises that busi-

nessesconsideroperating likea jewel-

lery store show customers items

they want to see and lock them away

soon after. Imnot saying that its ev-

eryonefor themselves.Weasbusiness

owners in the centre do watch out for

one another. However, business own-

ers must understand that its all very

well having a big insurance policy

that pays out in the case of an armed

robbery, but also that such an inci-

dent is very traumatic for staff and custom-

erswhomight be involved, which could lead

to a bigger loss.

Stefanie Piek of The Crafters Inn reckons

living in fear just wont help. She believes

in taking back the town and had therefore

participated in a recently held crimemarch.

Babette du Toit of Zing Digit is not con-

cerned. Where are you guaranteed to be

safe? Whether you are working in a mall or

shopping centre, youll never be completely

safe. It appears that SomersetWest has been

a sleepy hollow for quite some time, but ev-

eryone needs to become aware of the crime

situation and adapt a Joburg mentality

about it, says Babette.

However, a store next to Vodacom will be

moving to a new location. According to the

employees of Seven Point Five, its not that

business has been affected by the armed rob-

bery, but that customers are shaken.

The Somerset West Police say they have

made five arrests in connection with armed

robberies in theSomersetWestCBD.Howev-

er, thesuspectshavenotyetbeenconclusive-

ly linked with the incidents.

Vodacom at Helderberg Village Walk was the latest store

to be targeted by armed robbers last Friday. This after an

armed robbery in progress was foiled at this store less

than a month ago. PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS

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N2:what theauthorities say

JAMEY GORDON

Making the N2 safer for motorists travel-

ling along the route remains an ongoing

battle.

Following the article Young man fights for

life (DistrictMail, 15 January), the newspaper

approached various role players responsible

for ensuring motorists safety on the N2 to en-

quire about their strategy, how they arework-

ing together to achieve it and whether they

think enough is being done.

The provincial police, however, failed to an-

swer the questions and merely provided com-

mentsimilar to that theyhadsent for inclusion

in last weeks article.

Macassar resident Julius Jantjies, whose

nightmare attack on the N2 was featured on

the frontpage lastweek, is still in the intensive

care unit of the Vincent Pallotti Hospital in

Pinelands, but out of the induced coma he had

been in since his admission. He is expected to

undergo reconstructive surgery to his badly

damaged right eye today (Thursday 22 Janu-

ary), his father tells DistrictMail.

JP Smith, the City of Cape Towns Mayoral

Committee Member for Safety and Security,

says the City is negotiating with a private in-

surance company to roll out a Highway Unit

that will only patrol these freeways and help

improve safety along the N2, R300 and Baden

Powell Road, as well as work on the N1.

Currently, Law Enforcement and theMetro

PolicepatrolalongtheN2andR300,amongoth-

ers. Metro Police have also undertaken stings

inwhich they have used a broken down bait

car with a single female officer with backup

waitingadistanceawaytorespondintheevent

that theyare able to lure the attackers. The car

was unmarked and the officer in plain clothes.

It would stop along different sections of the

road, but unfortunately the regular attackers

could not be lured out of hiding, Smith says.

Smith says that the Freeway Management

System CCTV camera operators are on alert

for any suspicious activity. However, he says

it is difficult to distinguish between possible

attackers and people crossing the freeway.

As it is illegal to cross the freeway, I have

advised the Traffic Department to increase

their enforcement against pedestrians, but as

these often consist of children andadultswith-

out identification, the enforcement is cumber-

some and time-consuming, says Smith.

Smithsuggests thepoliceinitiateacoordina-

tion process to effectively police the matter.

The police need to raise this at the Provin-

cial Joint Operating Committee meeting with

all the other role players and agree on every-

bodys role. In the absence of police doing so,

the city canattempt to initiate this, butwecon-

trol aminute percentage of the resources, ex-

plains Smith.

Smith further believes Sanral and the pro-

vincial government, who are responsible for

theN2andR300,shouldimprovelightingalong

the roadas theCCTVcamerasarenot effective

in the dark and motorists cannot see hidden

obstacles. He adds they should also repair fen-

cing along the edge of the road reserve. Until

the fencing is repaired, there is no hope of

meaningfully safeguarding the road as the at-

tackerscaneasily flee thesceneanddisappear.

We [also] need more robust fencing that can

survive vandalism, says Smith.

BridgesedgesacrosstheN2andR300,aswell

as central crash barriers, need to be fenced to

preventpeoplefromclimbingoverthebarriers

and dropping things frombridges, Smith says,

addinga short trial sectionwasdonebySanral

on the R300.

Sanral spokesperson Vusi Mona says they

have a number of crime prevention measures

inplace, including therepairingof fencingand

improving lighting, and the use of thermally

enabled cameras to aid night-time detection.

Emergency numbers

Should you be stranded on the N2 or

any other highway, phone these num-

bers for help:

Police: 10111 or 021 812 4493 or 021

466 0015/6/7/8/9/20

Provincial Traffic: 021 946 1646 or

021 812 4581

City Traffic: 021 812 4578/9/80

Metro Police: 021 812 4462/3 or 021

695 3061 or 021 596 1400 or 021 596 1999

Close call at

midnight

DELIAH BRINKHUIS

Helderberg residents spoke out about their

experiences on the N2 after our front page

story last week detailed how a young man

was left fighting for his life after a piece of

a concrete block was thrown through his

cars windscreen. The incident happened

just before the R300 bridge in the direction

towards Cape Town.

Somerset West resident Gisela Mller

spoke about the night she had to force her

car to just keep going after a concrete boul-

der was placed across the road also just

before the R300 turn-off.

It was 00:30 in the night on Sunday 4 Janu-

ary, and Mller and her parents were on

their way to her office in Parow after she

had been alerted to a possible break-in.

I was driving in the left lane and saw the

boulder when I was about 150 m from the

R300 turn-off. It was too late to avoid it and

I drove over it, splitting it in half, she says.

She forced her car onwards, as she had

seen a man standing next to the road. Just

past the bridge, her BMW120 came to a halt.

Mllernoticed that thecarbehindheralso

hit the boulder and came to a standstill.

Luckily a breakdown truck passed them

and she flashed her lights at the driver, who

stopped to help.

He hurriedly got us in his truck and said

we should get away from there as soon as

possible, she says.

A friend picked them up in Hindle Road

and took them to the Parow Police Station.

The damage to her car comes to R180 000,

as the engine and gearbox had seized.

Thisis thethirdtimeinthelastnineyears,

Mller says, that her life has been in danger

on the notorious Hell Run, as the N2 is

known. She narrowly escaped harm when

a rockwas thrown at her windscreen, while

she was unscathedwhen a rockwas thrown

at a car driving in front of her.

She now no longer uses the N2. It takes

double the time to get towork now, but I feel

safer, she says.

Gisela Mller and her parents, Leon and

Hayde, under Giselas BMW, which had its

engine and gearbox seized after Gisela

forced it over a concrete boulder on the N2

just past midnight on Sunday 4 January.

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madestraat is gestigdeurHelpendeHand, n tak

van Solidariteit, wat probeer om Afrikaner-ar-

moede te verlig, voorkom en verbreek.

Joey Ltter, bestuurder van Ons Plek, het by

die opening ges die gemeenskapsentrum is

moontlik gemaak deur n donateur wat die ge-

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steun. Die Ons plek-perseel langsaan Kays Ka-

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Dieperseel spognouondermeermetklasse,

n kombuis, n gimnasium, rekenaarlokaal

en speelruimte.

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skoolse klasse en n graad R-klas wat reeds

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leer naaldwerk doen, is ook begin en die

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Ons Plek en het Helpende Hand se doel om

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Strandonderwyser geliefd onder leerders

Nico Human (54), oudonderwyser van Hor-

skool Strand, is Sondag 18 Januarie oorlede

aan n hartaanval.

Nico word oorleef deur sy vrou, Susan, en

driedogters,Christelle (32),Telani (29)enMa-

deri (20), asooksyskoonseuns,Martin,Pieter

en Wynand, en vier kleinkinders, Tasch

(10), Christo (7), Liam (4) en Tinicke (3maan-

de).

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gie gegee en was ses jaar lank

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Strand. Hy is aan die begin

van 2014 by die Horskool

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per, hoof van Horskool

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Sy vrou, Susan, s Hugo was iemand wat

altyd heel eerste aan ander gedink het.

Hy was in die beroep as onderwyser nie

vir die salaris nie, maar vir die bydrae wat

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Susan beskryf hom as streng en regverdig.

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laat skater het van die lag.

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The two suspects charged with assault

with intention to cause grievous bodily

harm after allegedly attacking a woman

with a hammer in July last year appeared

in the StrandMagistrates Court

on Friday 16 January.

The DistrictMail reported last

year that Vanessa Cunningham of

TownshipAnimalRescuehadalleg-

edly been attacked at her home in

Nomzamo on 26 July at about 21:00.

Cunningham says she was over-

powered and beaten to the ground

by sixmen, and suffered four blows

toherheadwithahammer.Shewas

also hit several times with a plank

with a nail in it.

Two people, Princess and Zama

Manikivana, were arrested in con-

nection with the incident. The case

was postponed until 17 February. All three

parties attendedamediation sessionon 26 Ju-

ly, but Cunningham describes the mediation

as a disaster and says the Manikivanas

claimed that she attacked them first with a

knife.

Since the attack, Cunninghams seven-

year-olddaughterhasbeenremovedby social

services because of her unsafe

living conditions.

Cunningham has also

moved out of Nomzamo and

has submitted an application

to regain custody of her

daughter.

The case will be heard on

24 February.

Cunningham says she suf-

fered a massive concussion

duringtheattack,andisstrug-

gling as her memory is not

what itused tobe.Shealso suf-

fered minor injuries on her

back and her wrist. Cunning-

ham says she still goes into

Nomzamo for her work at the Township Ani-

mal Rescue, but because of the attack, no

longer wants to go there. I used to love going

to Nomzamo, she said.

Four in court after huge drug bust

Thefoursuspectswhowerearrested forbeing

in possession of R500 000s worth of drugs on

theN2 nearMacassar onWednesday 14 Janu-

ary have been released on R10 000 bail.

ThomasWiesner (51), StefaniaMoralli (31),

Bastian Gummerlich (32) and Lukas Hoppe

(26) appeared in the Somerset West Magis-

trates Court on Friday (16 January).

Police, togetherwith the City of Cape Town

Metro Police and Drug Task Team, bust the

four at the Engen Garage after a tip-off was

received of drugs being transported in the

camper van they were travelling in.

Police foundhashish, cocaine and twowine

bottles containing a liquid suspected to be

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methampheta-

mine) inhiddencompartments in thevehicle.

It is believed the four were on their way to

KnysnaandthattheyarelinkedtoaEuropean

syndicate operating in South Africa during

the annual summer rave season.

Additional information fromoneof the sus-

pects led police to an address in Muizenberg

where they found two litres of MDMA, co-

caine and hashish with an estimated value of

R750 000. Policebelieve that theMDMAisbot-

tled in Amsterdam and then distributed

worldwide in sealed champagne bottles.

The three German nationals and Italian

woman will appear in court on 19 February.

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22 January, 2015

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Vanessa Cunningham

after the attack.

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Hoofartikelblad

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Mail

Stuur jou sms na 32465

Begin die sms met die woord

MENSE en tik dan jou boodskap.

S jou s

S jou s

)Another armed robbery at Voda

com in Main Road, Somerset West,

with armed robbers running out of the

shopwith thestolenitemsandswinging

guns, jumping in their car. Many peo

ple sawithappen. If itwasapoliceman

assaulting someone, everyone would

have their cellphones out recording it.

Butdidtheyrecordthearmedrobbery?

No. People, your cellphone can help

solve many armed robberies, if you

happen tomake a recording and send

it out on WhatsApp or Facebook.We

can make a difference.

) Regarding the article,Geen orde in

Macassar : Because the complaintwas

written in November last year I took it

that it was not going to be published

any more. Because complaints fall on

deaf ears, I decided to do whatever

possible within my community. I agree

with thewriterof thearticle,Liveoutside

yourself this year. His/her last para

graph is what I started to do and it al

ready lowered some stress levels re

garding some community issues.

Thank you. Debbie Myburgh

) Baie dankie, DistriksPos, vir die

mooi beriggewing ten opsigte van die

Helderbergmatriekuitslae. Gaan nou

effens verder en gee vir ons die ma

triekuitslae verwerk vanaf 2010 se

gr. 8inname by al die Helderberg

horskole.

)Onthou,die treinbringhordesmen

se Strand toe, met klomp eetgoed

saam.Wanneerhulle teruggaanstasie

toe is dit sonder sakke. Daar word net

gepraat van al die karre wat kom en

hoe om dit te beheer. Ek sien elke keer

hoe stroom hulle van die stasie af

Strand toe. Dalk moet daar gerel

word dat geen treine Strand toe kom

op openbare vakansiedae nie.

) Elsa Smit, hulle kan nie almal oor

dieselfde kam geskeer word nie, die

hulle het hul gemors opgeruim soos

baie ander hulle ook. Die ander wat

nie hulle is nie, het net so gemors.

Daar word so maklik n blinde oog

gedraai vir die meer gegoedes.

Strand sal altyd rassisties bly. Beukes

S dankie, geluk,

jammer, lief jou....

Nouamptelikdeel vandi landse sadmisdaadstatistieke

Onsvreugdemetonsmooinuutge-

verfde stoele was van korte duur.

Toe ons n dag of twee n Kersfees

diestoepdeuroopmaak, isonsvier

stoele, handdoeke en een kers ge-

steel.

Vir amper 10 jaar het die stoele

op die stoep gestaan en niemand

het belanggestel nie, maar die

oomblik toe dit geverf is, het dit

blykbaar potensiaal getoon. Blik-

skottels is al wat by my opkom,

want aan die einde van die dag is

dit net stoele. God bless the people

who sit on it, dink ek ewe vroom

by myself. Ongelukkig was dit net

die ysbreker van die weldoener.

Onswaspresieseendagwegmet

vakansie of ons kry die nuus

daars by die huis ingebreek.

Boonop word ons nagmerrie ge-

dagte realiteit toe Regardt se seun

ons laat weet diemetaalhouermet

al ons kosbaarhede, menende ou

muntstukke,antieke juwelierswa-

re en Regardt en sy pa se erepen-

nings, en die televisie, is daarmee

heen.

Ons is stil geskok, boosaardig

kwaaden teleurgesteld indiearro-

gansie waarmee mens se privaat-

heid ingedring word en jou senti-

ment beroof word.

Weg is die stories van hierdie

ringetjiehet jououmadaargekry

of hierdie erepenning is beson-

ders want.

Alwatoorblyisdatonsnouamp-

telikdeelvandie landse sad statis-

tieke is, die vark so groot soos n

uitgevretepotbellypigwatmyhele

hart vul en die stem inmykopwat

herinner: bid vir jou vyande en

moenie vir jou skatte bymekaar

maak waar mot en roes verniel...

Ja, ek weet. Dankbaar ons het

niks oorgekom nie, dankbaar die

stoof, ons klere, die broodrooster,

gloeilampe en volkos is nog hier.

Ek het gebid en vrygespreek,

maar dit was met my kop, omdat

dit die regte ding is om te doen,

maardievark inmyhartgromnog

steeds. Eks keelvol dat ons alles

netmoet aanvaar.Aanvaar dis die

land waarin ons bly adapt or die

maardit is.Sluit toe jougoed,kyk

om wanneer jy loop, maak seker

alles is gesluit, onthou om die

alarm aan te sit, verseker dit, ver-

seker dat, lig die bure in, bel die

polisie, ens.

Heeltyd op ons hoede, omdat die

dief kom om temoor, roof en steel,

en van hulle is daar meer as wat

ons graag wil glo.

Onshet empatiemetmense.Ons

loop nie rondmet oordele nie. Ons

wil die beste glo van almalwat ons

paaie daagliks kruis. Tot jy kop

aan kop kennis maak met hulle

en gekonfronteer word met jou-

self. Dan eers, besef jy daar l ie-

wers in jou ook n latente vark(ie).

So,virnouisdie feitvandiesaak

eenvoudig, die hulles wat son-

der gewete inbreuk maak op jou

privaatheid, omsy le sak, siek ge-

woontes of verslawing te voed

deur jou goed vir hulle toe te eien,

ongeag sykleurof kultuur, is arro-

gante blikskottels sonder n gewe-

te.En nblikskottel bly nblikskot-

tel. Punt.

Die waarheid is, vergifnis ge-

nees varkgriep.

So vergewe, dis lewelose goodies

wat jou siek maak.

Wenk: Aandele is slim erfgoed.

CLARA JOUBERT VAN DEN

BERGH

SOMERSETWES

Useof circusanimalsdecried,buthowdoyou treat yourpet?

I saw the short article about some

scarce protest against the use of

animals in the circus.It seems that

somepeople arenot afraid tomake

fools of themselves.

Of course all animals must be

treated with respect and animal

abuse is a crime, but some people

areyellingatotherswhile theyfor-

get how they are handling their

own pets. Putting them outside in

the morning when going to work,

so that they can care for them-

selves isnt thatabuse?Whenone

adopts an animal it automatically

goes together with humane, con-

tinuous care. Would one put chil-

dren outside in the morning to

take care of themselves?

People ride onhorses for compe-

titions; people use cows to provide

milk, butter and meat; and people

adopt a small little kitten, but

when they move elsewhere the

grown-up cat is left behind. The

same can be said when people go

on holiday.

As human beings, we have been

instructedtotakecareof thewhole

creation. Taking care and respec-

ting the whole creation doesnt

meanlettingthecreationtakecare

of itself, allowing some people to

kill others for some fare-sought

idea, allowing the street people to

die on the streets or the poor to die

of hunger.

The human race has expanded

in such away that animal habitats

have shrunk to the point that we

must take care of them, since we

no longer provide them with the

living space they need to survive.

If they are well treated, managed

and cared for in a zoo, circus orna-

ture reserve, is it less good than to

train a dog to obey his master?

Lets think a little further than

the length of our noses and stop

makingfoolsofourselves.Acircus

has a purpose and duty to the com-

munity lets respect it.Donot for-

get that the animal rights people

are using and abusing the commu-

nity with false statements to get

money, influence and power.

If everybody would take care of

their animals in the same way as

the circus, zoo and nature re-

serves management, the world

would be a better place.

JWJM (HANS) POOT

GORDONS BAY

Hoekry n

tienerdan

ngeweer?

Is ons as gemeenskap besig om ons

kinders in die steek te laat?

Dit is die kwellende vraag wat

dringendbeantwoordmoetwordna-

dat n pragtige 17-jarigemeisie se le-

we kortgeknip is toe sy in die bors

geskiet is vermoedelik deur haar

krel (16).

Hoekry n16-jarigekind ngeweer

in die hande? n Selfs belangriker

vraag is hoe kan die gemeenskap

voorkom dat die tragiese voorval

homherhaal?Diekrimineleelemen-

te in ons samelewing wat onwettige

gewere in ons buurte en huise in-

bring, mt gestop word.

Die onus rus op die gemeenskap

om saam te staan en saam te veg om

ons kinders te beskerm.

Motorist is selfish

As I left my house for work on Tuesday

morning (20 January), I discovered a ve-

hicle parked right in front of my wifes

garage in Sarel Cilliers Street, Strand.

Asmywife had an appointment at the

doctor that morning, it took quite some

manoeuvring to get her car out of the

garage.

We walked around and knocked on

some of the neighbours doors, asking

whether they knew the person who had

parked in front of the garage. But we

could not track down the driver of the

vehicle.

Has our nation come to this that we

no longerhave consideration for our fel-

low beings?

DEON MYBURGH

Deon Myburgh was furious when a

driver conveniently parked in front of

his garage on Tuesday 20 January.

021 853 0211

Mynhardtstraat 37, Strand, 7140

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N2 Hell Run

) I was also a victim on 16 December. We were

coming from Stock Road when we were about to

take a lane to the N2. They threw stones at our

carandrobbedusofourphonesandmyhusbands

wallet. Thembisa Ketsiwe Bala

) Ons is ook slagoffers van klipgooiery. Ons was

vasgekeer tussen twee groepe betogers, gereed

om ons te stenig. Daar het ons n wonderwerk be

leef, waarGod n taxibestuurder wat aanvanklik

deel was daarvan gebruik het om ons lewendig

uit die situasie te kry.God isgroot!SuzetteSnyman

Vuil strande

) Vieslik! Wat het geword van jou gemors huis

toe neem? Ronelle Pretorius

)Wanneer gaan mense opgevoed raak? Die

strande het vieslik gelyk; definitief derdewreld

mentaliteit! Elsa Smit

) Fine them on the spot. Charlotte Jordan

)Morsjorse, dis al. Die Stad Kaapstad kon baie

geld gemaak het met fines. William Moses

)Wow! Amper niemand opMacassarstrand en

dit is npragtigestrand. Lykmyekmoetmaardaar

heen ry einde van die jaar. Ansie Beets

) Hoeverskriklik!Endanverwagdieeinstemense

wat die strande so besoedel die strande moet

skoon wees. Waar is die menswaardigheid en

trots dan? Hoe moeilik is dit om jou eie gemors

op te ruim? Adelah Wentzel

) En al was die dromme te min, het die mense

steeds hulle gemors net so gelos. Nie eens dit in

n sakkie langs die dromme gesit nie.Wat n skan

de! Yvonne Collocott

Accident on R102

) Oh my word! Marsa Nortj

) Very sad. [The victim] is from Eerste River. He

lived just a few streets away from me. Our condo

lences to the family. Hayley Daniels

) The blue and white keep left sign obscures your

view of oncoming vehicles in the right lane when

you are travelling from Firgrove to Somerset West

and take turnoff to the R44. Glenn Oppel

) I fully agree Glenn. Timothy Ferus

) Ek het daar verbygery en gehoop dat daar nie

meer as een persoon in daai Tata was nie. Nadat

ek die kar gesien het, was ek die hele dag ontsteld.

Judy Snyman

Vigilantism in Lwandle

) Congratulations! Im soglad something isbeing

done [to stop criminals]. Zelda van Aswegen

) Dis reg! Dit help nie hulle word toegesluit nie,

want die regstelsel werk nie. Wynand Calitz

) Ja nee, hoogtyd dat mense saamstaan en die

skelms uitwis. Eddie de Gouveia

Drug bust on N2

)Well done! I hope our justice system doesnt

fail your hard work. Vida M. Arnolds

) Good job! On a side note, its the Trance Sea

son. Wendy Strauss

)Well done to all, especially the public for giving

the authorities the headsup. As Vida said, lets

hope that our legal system does not shockingly fail

again. Lance Briers-Danks

)Well done; good job! Naomi Truter

)Well done to theMetro Police, but R10 000bail

is chicken feed. Glynn Smithers

) The courts decision to set bail at that level is

as ridiculous as the prosecutors regular R150 ad

mission of guilt fines they hand out to the same

offenders for selling illegal alcohol in Somerset

West. No wonder the police get despondent. Stu-

art Bruce Pringle

Vodacom shop robbery

) Alweer? Ons gaan liewer mall toe. Hester van

Wyk

) This is the third time in a month! Petro Taljard

) Ja nee, dis waar. Al die kriminele is terug van

vakansie. Nou begin hulle weer werk. Siek goed.

Gail Paulse

) Again? Hope staff are okay, under the circum

stances. Thinking of you all! Sianne Mackenzie

Broodtrokbestuurder vermoor

) Dit is verskriklik. Hy was vermoor vir n paar

brode! Christine Kellerman Smith

) Dis baie siek; net om daardie 80 brode te ver

koop vir peanuts. Llowellyn Jon Gelandt

) Very sickening. Lord, please be with the loved

ones who have lost their loved one. Samantha

Daniels

) Absolutely barbaric! Danielle Jennings Hough

) Pointless how sad! Leswin Heswick

)Wat gaan aan? Dis verseker tikverslaafdes wat

so aangaan. Niemand met n sane mind sal net

na iemand toe stap en n mes in sy nek steek nie.

Ek hoop regtig hulle word gevang! Inge Grobbe-

laar

) And they will probably get away with it. Sad...

Linda Rohrbeck

) This is insane! Life is meaningless to these low

lifemurderers. Bringback thedeath sentence. That

is the only solution. Sharon Smallbone

) Killed for 80 loaves of bread? How desperate

was thisperson?Butwhykill theman? Itsnotneces

sary. Life is cheap in this country thesedays. Talitha

Taljaard

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Algemeen

General

BrighteyedandbushytailedGrade

1senter big school

Excitement, big smiles, tears and light fears were the order of the daywhen the Grade

1s of 2015 embarked on their first day of school on Wednesday.

More photos on our website: www.districtmail.com

SPECIAL VISIT: Somerset West Primary celebrates their 150th birthday this year

and in celebration of this milestone and a special start to the new school year

Western Cape, Premier Helen Zille, paid a visit to the school. Seen here are Kobus

van Schalkwyk, Zille and Minister of Education Debbie Schaffer with learners Jor

dan Damon, Jody Dramat, Ashton Finger, Barny de Waal and Cullen Petterson.

PHOTO: KARIN VAN ROOYEN

Zo Hendricks and Koum Koop

man were all smiles on their first

day at Somerset West Primary

School. PHOTOS: JAMEY GORDON

Helois Young, Azzara Jansen, AmyLee Marais, Angel Bock,

Saabirah Darries and Bontle Kosa were already hard at

work colouring their activity books.

A total of 65 Grade 1s started their academic careers at

Somerset College last week. Mom Lynn Roux made sure

her daughter Jamie settled in on her first school day.

SOMERSET COLLEGE: Saili Venketas and Jayden Rim

mer were eager to get started on their first school day.

SIBLINGS: Two pairs of siblings started their academic careers at Ma

cassar Primary School on Wednesday. From the left are twins Jade and

Jayden Prince, and sisters Kirarah Carelse and Jayline Hendricks.

PHOTO: TASMIN CUPIDO

NEW BEGINNING: Geraldine Fransman, Came

ron Filander, Jayden Hugo and Adrian Jacobs, all

in Grade 1 at Macassar Primary, were excited to

start the new school year. PHOTO: TASMIN CUPIDO

EXCITED: Thabang Sibathe, Thandokazi Ngqoleka, Nto

kozo Pihiti and Linathi Gora were all very excited to start

their schooling career at the Christmas Tinto Primary

School in Lwandle.

FIRST CLASS: The Grade 1 learners at Silukhanyo Prima

ry School were all eager for the days lesson to begin. Li

no Makalima, Analo Yengiwe, Achumile Peter and Asit

handile Sithunzi patiently waited. PHOTOS: TAMSYN JANTJIES

REG VIR SKOOL: AmyLee Kammies en Stacy Ravan was

reg vir hulle eerste dag op skool.

GROOT VRIENDE: JeanPaul Rous, Menelik Simon en Hein

rich Hartnick is reeds goeie vriende op hulle eerste dag op

skool by Dr JG Joubert Primr.

VROE BEGIN: Marvin Park Primre Skool gr. 1on

derwyser, Somaya Daggia, het sommer vroegdag met

akademiese aktiwiteite met haar klas weggespring.

FOTO: TASMIN CUPIDO

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Algemeen

General

Natural Learning Academy

Tel: 021 854 5905 I Fax: 086 608 9358


www.nlaschool.org

Educating the mind without

educating the heart, is no

education at all - Aristotle

At NLA we do not only aim at

getting good marks. Education

must influence the value

formation of the young person

that will lead to a civilised and

productive adult.

10 years registered school

10 years 100% Matric pass

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HARD AT WORK: Jesse Tome and Ziyanda Bovana

were already busy with their first colouring project at

Beaumont Primary School.

GROOT OPGEWONDENHEID: Richard Brunsdon en

Benjamin Trout is in die Afrikaanse klas by Beaumont

Primr en was baie opgewonde oor hulle eerste dag op

skool.

FIRST DAY: Brighteyed Grade C learners at Strand Moslem Primary

School ready for the start of big school. The learners are (back, from

left) Ayesha Harris and Raeesha Wagenstroom. In front are Asheeqa Bolt

man, Keeshwa Adonis and Amierah Baderoen. The grade 1 learners at

the school started school on Tuesday 20 January to get acquainted with

the school and their teacher before the rest of the learners arrived for

school on Wednesday 21 January. PHOTOS: MARK STUART

SMILES ALL AROUD: Firstday grade one learners Qasim Rhoda, Cassi

dy Kisin and Habeebu Rahmaan de Louw of Strand Moslem Primary

School with Grade 1C teacher Waseema Bam.

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Sake

Business

From Vredelust Street,

Steynsrust, Somerset West.

Large white neutered male cat with

ginger tail and face markings.

Missing since Monday 29 December

2014. He is microchipped.

If found PLEASE call

0828716979 or 0827741732.

Reward offered.

MISSING

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Congratula

tions to Cape

Business

Connect Net

worker of

the Year for

2014 in the

Helderberg:

Nila Nel,

owner of

Nidi Proper

ties and

Strand Mini

Taxis. Nila

was selected

for her dedi

cation to net

working

always invit

ing new

business owners and sharing ideas. Some

thoughts on her business philosophy? I

am a very loyal person says Nila, and

to make any business work you have to

have respect for yourself and for others, as

well as a very positive attitude towards

life. The other keyword is service, service

and more service.

NETWORKING: Sylvia Malinowski, owner of Cape Business

Connect in the Helderberg (left,) is here with Jason Sandler, the

events keynote speaker, and Jean Bulmer of Five Star Car Rent

als.

Networking at this event, were (back from left) Albert van Niekerk of

ABPLAN and AnneMarie and Hennie du Toit of Diverso; (front) Trudie

Christensen of AMC Classic; Annique Fabienne Bain of Fab Design and

Melanie Britz of Harcourts Platinum.

Bigplans forGBshopping centre

DALEEN FOUCH

The Mountain View shopping centre in

Gordons Bay has reportedly been sold

for R27,75 million and a further

R40 million upgrade is on the cards.

Riccardo Scarpellini, director of Mil-

props 365 Pty Ltd, told theDistrictMail that

his company bought the shopping centre in

a deal concluded at the end of last year

through a Johannesburg-based property

group, Icon Properties.

He has big plans for the shopping centre

and plans to upgrade it to the tune of

R40 million.

Scarpellini says the plan is to not only do

a cosmetic revamp of the centre, but also

to increase its trading area. Hewould, how-

ever, not go into details of how this will be

done, but did divulge that underground

parking options are being considered.

Milprops 365 Pty Ltd owns the Laguna

Mall in Langebaan.

Scarpellini says the reasonGordons Bay

was chosen for the investment is because

the pretty seaside village has a lot of po-

tential. There is big interest fromnational

retailers and there is a lot of growth inGor-

dons Bay.

DistrictMail reported last year that Gor-

dons Bay can expect an economic boost

from the revamp of the old Vila Via Hotel

after it was acquired by Cameroonian bil-

lionaire Samuel Foyou and his Krystal Ho-

tels and Resorts group. The renovations on

thehotel, renamedKrystalBeachHotel, are

expected to be completed in the first half

of this year and run into the hundreds of

millions of rands.

Danie Miller, chairperson of the Gor-

dons Bay Business Forum, says Gordons

Bay is gaining popularity and attracting in-

vestment. He says prominent people are

buying property in the area. He says his

hope for the revamp of the Mountain View

shopping centre is that thebig greyparking

area is spruced up with trees and flowers,

as thiswas one of the original zoning condi-

tions for the development of the centre.

Mountain View Shopping Centre PHOTO: DALEEN FOUCH

Spotting a lion

on every corner

When our ancestors were running

around in loincloths looking for food,

it was very important to be aware of

threats in the environment. If you

hoped to survive, it paid you to re-

memberwhereandwhenlastyousaw

a lion.

Our brains

evolutionary

wiring is still

todaygearedto-

wards identify-

ing threats,

which we in-

stinctively feel

the need to re-

act to to avoid

being eaten.

The difference

now, thanks to

the informa-

tion and com-

munication

revolution, is that we see a lion on every

corner. We are continually being bom-

barded by bad news on a global front.

Whybadnews?Becausebadnewssells

and there is plenty of it out there to sell.

Our brains are predisposed to assimi-

lating bad news, which was fine for the

odd occasion when you stumbled across

a lion.However,nowadayswitha lionon

every corner, our flight or fight response

is being triggered non-stop. This is no

more evident than in financial markets.

Every day a market commentator

will explain why the rand/dollar ex-

change ratewent up/down and/orwhy

the stock market when up/down. If we

can explain the movement, then we

think we are in control. Heaven forbid

we face the reality that we may not be

in control.

The biggest risk facing investors in

2015 is their instinctive need to do some-

thing.

Mark Williams

Mcomm, CFP, HDipTax

0 021 851 3746

2 [email protected]

COLUMN

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Vermaak

Entertainment

6-8 Koorzen Centre, Koorzen Street, Gants Centre, Strand, 7139

Tel 021 853 2804 | www.ejs-strand.co.za

SUNDAYS OPEN FOR BUFFET LUNCH

Lunch served from 12pm 3pm

2 Meats, 2 Vegetables,

Potatoes, Rice and

Gravy, 2 Salads

* Dessert Separate

from Buffet

Hot & Happening @Hot & Happening @

only

per person

R79only

per person

R79

NEW Daily Food Specials

Monday - R49

750 g Eisbein or 450g Spare Ribs or 250g Sirloin &

Sauce or 220g Cordon Bleu ( All Served with

Chips/Mash/ Salad)

Tuesday Burger Specials - R31

Beef / Chicken or Rib Burger (All Served with

Chips/Mash/ Salad)

250g Chicken Schnitzel - R48

Wednesday - R49

450g Ribs or 750g Eisbein ( All Served with

Chips/Mash/ Salad)

Thursday Build Your Own Large Pizza - R61

(Choose 2 Meat & 3 Other Toppings)

Nachos Plain/ Chicken/ Chilli - R38

Friday - R53

380g T-Bone, Chips, Salad, Pap & Sauce

Saturday - R48

250g Sirloin Chips / Mash / Salad + sauce

(Sauce + Chips)

Every Fri & Sat.

2 People & Bottle of in

house wine -R140

2 x 250g Sirloin /

2 x 220g Chicken

Schnitzel +

Chips & Sauce

LOVERS COMBO:

Pig Night Special

R150 per person

*Drink as much

household brands as

you can!

*DANCE FLOOR open

- Langarm

WEDNESDAY

EVENINGS:

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District

Diary

Send diary entries to:

[email protected]

Weekly deadline:Monday,

12:00

Wewould like to invite our

regular diary advertisers to send

us pictures of their events for

inclusion in our Social or Diary

section.

SATURDAY 24 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Friendsof theHelderbergNature

Reserve hold a NewMoon Night Walk

at the Helderberg Nature Reserve at

20:00.Participantsmeetat theentrance

of the reserve, walks start promptly.

Cars may be parked inside. Cost: R20

per adult and R10 per child, plus the

entry fee to the reserve for nonmem

bers.Walk lead: Andreas Groenewald

of Gantouw Tours and Excursions.

0 Friends of Helderberg Nature Re

serve: 021 851 4060.

SUNDAY 25 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Somerset West Music Society

holds its AGM preceded by a short pi

ano recital by Sulayman Human in the

Somerset West Library hall at 16:00.

Light refreshments will be served. All

welcome. 0 Essie Koekemoer:

021 856 1847, 082 850 6954.

) The Friendsof theHelderbergNature

Reserve hold a Bird Day Walk at the

nature reserveat07:30. The interpreta

tive walk starts from Oak Caf inside

the nature reserve. Cost: R20 per adult

and R10 per child, plus the entry fee

to the reserve for nonmembers.

0 FriendsofHelderbergNatureReser

ve: 021 851 4060.

MONDAY 26 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The support group of the SA Depres

sion and Anxiety Group (Sadag) meets

in the Pienaar Hall of the Coronation

Avenue Methodist Church at 18:00.

0 Ruach Counselling Centre on

021 852 8176 or 2 rudyardh7@

gmail.com.

) The Arthritis Foundation Helderberg

holdsa talkby ice swimmerandarthritis

sufferer Lindsay de Kock of Somerset

West in the restaurantofMediclinicVer

gelegen at 19:00. 0 Aletta van der

Watt: 083 270 4842.

WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY

STRAND:

) The Fact support group, an alliance

of adults who as children were separat

ed from their parents and lived in foster

care, meet at the Strand Baptist Church

in Church Street every Wednesday

eveningat19:00.Nomembership fees.

The only requirement for attendance at

a Fact meeting is a desire to heal from

the past by sharing experiences,

strength and hope.

Enquiries: Elizabeth Luyendyk on

082 723 2778 / elizabethluyen

[email protected].

) Die NG kerk LourensrivierStrand

hou vanaf 12:30 tot 13:30 Snuffel

mark. Besoekers kan uitsien na n ware

inkopiefees. 0 021 853 5991.

THURSDAY 29 JANUARY

SOMERSET WEST:

) The Friends of Richard Dawkins As

sociation (FoRDA) meet in the Somerset

West Rotary Hall at 19:00. The docu

mentary,God lovesUgandawill bepre

sented followed by a discussion. The

featurelengthdocumentary isapower

ful exploration of the evangelical cam

paign to change African culture with

values imported from Americas Chris

tian Right. For more information please

email [email protected].

) Reach for Recovery Breast Cancer

support group holds an interesting talk

in the boardroom of Mediclinic Verge

legen at 09:30 for 10:00.

Guest speaker Anel Kirsten discusses

The Big Fat Debate.

0 Reach for Recovery:

082 357 0497.

Your chance towin

DistrictMail is giving away double tickets to

two readers to see performances ofWalsmet

Wene at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in

Stellenbosch on 23 and 24 January. To enter

SMS WALS followed by your name and

surname to 34421 before 17:00 on Thursday

22 January. SMSes cost R1,50. The tickets

can be collected at the event on the day.

Phone Bondina on 083 379 3679/021 809 7474.

Yourweekend gig guide

) Friday 23 January:

Bed on Bricks will be performing

at Berties Mooring in Harbour Is

land, Gordons Bay at 21:00. Free

entry.

Catch live performances by The

Blues Broers at the Playhouse Thea

tre in Somerset West from 20:00.

Tickets at R135 are available from

Computicket or 072 824 0768.

From every ticket sold, R5 goes to

Helderberg Hospice.

DJ Lugg will be spinning the decks

at Melts Tavern in Gordons Bay

from 21:00 till late.

) Saturday 24 January:

Anton from Liquid State will be

performing at Melts Tavern from

21:00 till late. Free entry.

) Sunday 25 January:

The Boulevard Blues Band will be

rocking the stageatBertiesMooring

from 17:00. Free entry.

Enjoy acoustic performances by

Andr Nel at Melts Tavern from

14:00 to 17:00.

ADMIN SUPERVISOR

Sencit Resthaven, a local NGO, has a

vacancy for a person to perform

administrative and basic financial

duties.

Applicants should live in the Helderberg area,

have a minimum of matric or equivalent

qualification, be computer literate, have a

minimum of 5 years' work experience, own

reliable transport and a valid driver's licence.

We offer a salary of R4000 p.m. and

Provident Fund membership.

To apply, mail or hand-deliver a recent CV to

Sencit Resthaven, Thomas Street, Strand or

fax to (021) 845-8500 or e-mail to

[email protected].

For more details contact the Manager,

Sr. van Staden on

(021) 845-8502 during office hours.

Closing

date for applications is 31 January 2015 and the

starting date 1 March 2015.

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INGENIEURSASSISTENT

GRABOUW

Ons klint is een van die groot rolspelers in die vrugte verpakkings industrie. Hulle

is tans op soek na 'n Ingenieurs Assistent in hul Ingenieurs Departement.

Die posbekler sal direk aan die Ingenieurs Bestuurder rapporteer en sal

verantwoordelik wees vir alle ingenieurs administrasie wat insluit: NOSA veiligheid

stelsel, Pragma onderhouds stelsel, die insameling, vaslegging en analisering van

Ingenieurs data, bestuur van interne rekeninge en voorraad vlakke, asook

algemene kantoor administrasie

Minimum vereistes:

Tweetalig - Afrikaans en Engels, Matriek met formele sekretarile of tegniese

opleiding. Rekenaarvaardig, Gevorderde Excel vaardighede.

Veiligheids opleiding en basiese kennis van Beroepsgesondheid & Veiligheid

wetgewing, NOSA en onderhoud stelsels sal 'n sterk aanbeveling wees.

Die aanstelling sal ingevolge die maatskappy se regstellende indiensnemingsplan

gevul word.

Sluitingsdatum vir aansoeke is

27 Januarie 2015. Stuur u aansoek aan:

faks 086 502 8858 of epos

[email protected]

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Advertensie

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ZELEN-ERIN GOLDBERG

GRADE 10 GR 12

FINAL SWPS

English HL 72 79 7

Afrikaans EAT 75 82 7

Life Orientation 73 81 8

Mathematics 58 68 10

Business Studies 76 91 15

Geography 77 0

Physical Science 32 61 29

% INCREASE

TOTAL INCREASE 76

At the school I was attending it was compulsory to

have aptitude tests done. The resultswere that I

appeared to be belowaverage intelligencewhen it

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science as subjects in order to become a Commercial Pilot. So, when I was told

that I had to drop mathematics and science I went to Morne for help. Morne

immediately took me into his school. In addition, over the past two years that I

have been at SWPS our maths teachers, Morne and David, have taught me to

climb the mountain that is called maths. Thus, I will be able to followmy dream of

becoming a Commercial Pilot next year. For that I am forever grateful towards

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Receives R2 000 for 3 As.

SABRINA THOMPSON

GRADE 12 SWPS

English HL 82

Afrikaans FAL 78

Life Orientation 86

History 82

Life Sciences 74

Business Studies 92

SWPShas been a homeaway fromhome

for me for the last five years. I have to say a

part of me is always going to miss the school. Our amazing teachers

have not only inspired me to be the best person I can be, but also

made me reach higher to succeed. The truth is there are no happy

endings, endings are the saddest part but give me a happy middle

and a very happy start. I want to thank the amazing teachers at

SWPS for giving me a very happy start to the rest of my life. I look

forward to studying either Lawor Literature.


KELLY ANN COETZEE

SWPS is a great school.All the teachers and

everyone involvedwith the schoolmakes it a

welcoming place to be. I have enjoyedmy2 years

here verymuch. I have built close bondswith allmy

teachers and theywill really do anything for the

students to help them reach their individual goals.

Everyone is treated individually and no matter what, you will never feel like an

outsider once you are part of the SWPS family. SWPS is a diverse and

accommodating school. The students can express themselves freely. The school

prepares the students for university by teaching them from grade 8 to be responsible

for themselves. It is important what school your child goes to. It will influence them to

be either happy or depressed. I am doing better than I ever have and it will be a sad

day to say goodbye. Next year I plan to study BComm Quantitative Management at

StellenboschUniversity.

Receives R1000 for A in Buss.

GR 12

FINAL SWPS

Afrikaans HT 69

English FAL 75

Life Orientation 88

Mathematics 53

History 71

Geography 78

Business Studies 83

SASKIA VON DIEST

SUBJECTS PREVIOUS MATRICRESULTS

SCHOOLGR11 2004

English 1st LanguageHG 72% 90%

Afrikaans2ndLanguageHG 84% 89%

MathematicsHG 66% 88%

Physical ScienceHG 75% 82%

BiologyHG 83% 84%

HistoryHG 77% Didnot do

AccountingHG Didnot do 77%

TOTAL IMPROVEMENT 53 %

I grew up in Stellenbosch where I attended a local school

and transferred to SWPS in the beginning of my matric

year. Imatriculatedwith distinction in 2004. I completed a

BScAgric degree at Stellenbosch University, focusing on

Plant Pathology and Horticulture, and then went on to do

post graduate research in Plant Pathology (agricultural

plant diseases), graduating with PhD in April 2014.

During my studies I was a member of the AgriSciences

StudentAssociation and theExecutiveCommittee of the

Academic Affairs Council of Stellenbosch University, from 2009 - 2010. I am currently

doing post-doctoral research to investigate how farmers use their intuition in making

on-farm management decisions. I will always fondly remember my time spent at

SWPSand I am grateful for the excellent work ethic and open-mindedness thatMorne

and the teachers at SWPScontinue to promote.

DrSaskia vonDiest

JESSIE BERNDT

SUBJECTS PREVIOUS MATRICRESULTS2008

SCHOOLRESULTGR11

EnglishHomeLanguage 56% 73%

Afrikaans1stAdditional Language 74% 74%

LifeOrientation 79% 77%

Mathematics 48% 86%

VisualArts 82% 76%

Physical Science Didnotwrite exams 81%

LifeSciences 63% 84%

TOTAL IMPROVEMENT 68 %

STUDIED (UCT)

BSc inMarineBiology

Hons.BotanyandEcology

I joinedSWPS in the 2nd term of 2007 having come froma

private school in another town. My Maths aggregate was

48% and my Science mark was below a passable rate. I

was all set to study Fine Art when my Science teacher,

Carol Lavery, convinced me to consider a career in

Science. Within the next six months my Maths marks

improved quite radically andwithmuch hardwork and

perseverance I was able to attain a 86% pass for Matric Maths. My Science mark also

improved radically through constant encouragement and extra input and I was able to

complete Matric Science with 81%. I know for sure that if I had not been able to be at

SWPS, I would not have been convinced that I was capable of achieving the goals I have

been able to attain thus far. I have been able to follow my dream of doing a BSc in Marine

Biology, anHonoursDegree inBotany andEcology and Iwill soon be completing aMasters

dissertation inOrnithology.

JessieBerndt

MAX-MARIUS GULDENPFENNIG

Studied (University of Stellenbosch)

BEng (Elect&Electron)

SWPS is a different type of school. It's a

place where you are allowed to grow into a

person, rather than just another learner. They

do, however, not hold back on the academic

side, but give you a chance to also develop to

SUBJECTS MATRICRESULTS2009

AfrikaansHomeLanguage 76%

English 1stAdditional Language 81%

LifeOrientation 78%

Mathematics 94%

Physical Science 73%

LifeSciences 77%

Accounting 94%

your full academic potential. I would probably not have come to

where I am, if not for the role the educators at SWPSplayed inmy life.

I have graduated with a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the

StellenboschUniversity. Spent a year working and travelling in 2014

and I am starting full time employment in my field of study in 2015.

MaxGuldenpfennig

PAUL MALAN


English 1st LanguageHG 74%

Afrikaans2ndLanguageHG 71%

MathematicsHG 84%

Physical ScienceHG 80%

BiologyHG 77%

ComputerStudiesSG 73%

AdditionalMathematicsHG 40%

Studied (JamesCookUniversity,Australia)

BEng(Mech)/BSc(Physiol)

I started off my high school life achieving grades

of between 50% and 70% in Grade 8. When I

started Grade 9 at SWPS, the staff there helped

me realize that I had the capacity to create a steep

change in all my grades. It didn't just happen, it

required a signifiant amount of dedication and

commitment, but the difference was that they gaveme their support, time and

direction to help me achieve that. I completed Grade 9 and 10 in one year and

went on to finish my matric with 4 A's and 2 B's. I started my first year of

engineering in South Africa and then moved to Australia where I completed a

joint bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering (Honours) and Physiology.

I now work as a project engineer in QueenslandAustralia, managing a capital

programmeof overR80mper annum.

PaulMalan

MARLENE HOUGH


Afrikaans1st LanguageHG 74%

English 2ndLanguageHG 77%

MathematicsHG 68%

AccountingHG 87%

HistorySG 91%


Studied (StellenboschUniversity)

BAccHons

DidGrade11/12 inoneyear

I completed Grade 11 and 12 at SWPS. I would say the two

biggest challenges were themath and accounting in one year.

With guidance from two great teachers Morne and Marianne,

this challenge was overcome successfully. Three quotes by

Morne I applied throughout my studies was the following: 1. "If

you don't get the mountaindo it again." 2. "Crying babies

get picked up." 3. "There is nothing like a stupid question, just

a stupid answer." Due to applying these principles, hardwork and favour onmy life, I had the

opportunity to study BRek at the Stellenbosch University. I completed my Honours degree

and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) after completing 3 years of Articles at Baker

Tilly Greenwoods Chartered Accountants in Cape Town. Due to the nature of the career

path chosen, I ended up working Tax Seasons in NewYork city for three consecutive years.

Currently I am the Technical Accountant of a multinational Reinsurance firm in Cape Town

and traveling to New York on a yearly basis. I love the work exposure, networking and

working with all types of people in different countries. Thank you for drilling us as young

teenagers and pushing us to be better! "Man's greatest misery is that he sets his goals too

lowand reach them." ThanksSWPS for the knowledge andwisdom taught.

MarleneHough

STEFAN KUHN


English 1st LanguageHG 76%

Afrikaans 2ndLanguageHG 85%

MathematicsHG 75%

BiologyHG 82%

Physical ScienceHG 80%


Studied (StellenboschUniversity)

BScMolecularBiology

Hons.Biochemistry

MSc.CumLaudeBiochemistry

Beyond the academic prest ige and

achievement, it's the first school where I learned

HOW to think andwhere Iwas surrounded by

people - both students and staff - who encouraged and nurtured that.

Once you go beyond an undergraduate education it's your ability to think

and solve problems that is valued and in that, SWPS is the best

preparation you can get.

StefanKuhn

TOTAL OF 50 AS AND 63 BS.

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GR 12 FINAL SWPS

English HL 83

Afrikaans EAT 78

Life Orientation 83

Mathematics 79

Accounting 83

Physical Science 72

Life Sciences 86

SWPShas been quite the experience for the last six years. There are

some teachers who have made a huge impact on my life that I will

never forget. They helped me grow as a person. At SWPS you will

find a group of people who accept you for who you are and the

memories will not soon fade - especially the maths. I am going to

study psychology next year.


GR 12 FINAL SWPS

English HL 84

Afrikaans EAT 83

Life Orientation 90

Mathematics 97

Accounting 88

Physical Science 87

Life Sciences 86

I look back at the past five years that I have been at SWPS as very

successful years. Years, in which I have grown socially and academically.

All this would have, however, never been possible without the great

contribution made by the dedicated educators and headmaster. Let met

also add that this institution has instilled intrinsic values in me that I will

cherish for the rest of my life. It has set me on a very sound academic road

that I will follow as long as I can. At SWPS I was able to achieve the results

which have enabled me to gain acceptance for Medicine at Stellenbosch

University next year. I will never lose sight of what SWPSmeans to me and

what it stands for. I will forever be proud to be a member of this illustrious

group.

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