“More than 90 years old, Communicare is a leading social and affordable housing provider in the Western Cape with increasingly diversified property holdings. Our mission to provide sustainable affordable housing is supported by our social-enterprise business model, which allows us to grow while making social impact."
This according to Communicare, which owned House McMillan in Hermanus. Now, like with the elderly of the former Paradise Park, residents have to look for other places to stay since the premises have been sold. The fact that the elderly have to move has sent shockwaves through the community.
Some of the Facebook posts reflect residents’ feelings regarding the McMillan situation. On 3 September a Facebook User wrote: “Something must be done about the situation of all those vulnerable elderly and disabled people who are renting at McMillan House and signed a Social Housing Lease with the Communicare NPC when they moved in many years ago. Some of them have received letters saying they have to evacuate by the end of September and others by the end of October 2025. Now where are all those elderly people going
Elderly must move
to find a dwelling in Hermanus that they can afford on their monthly Sassa grant income?” The well-known estate agent Jane Day also raised her concern about this situation on her Facebook page: “I have been to Hermanus Times twice, I have been contacted by the Cape Times and have been to two meetings where it was discussed that attorney actions were in place to try and help the very elderly people living at McMillan House and who have been renewing their lease agreements through Communicare for longer than 10 years.
“It is really a shame that the most vulnerable people in the community of Hermanus are treated this way, and most of them receive only a Sassa old-age or disability grant from the government. What does one do? I am prepared to march if it brings attention! I wrote to the Mayor, but she resigned.
“I am told these people have to be out at end of this month and end of next month.” Another concerned resident whose son lives at McMillan and also receives a state pension also visited Hermanus Times to share her concerns. “My son lives with my ex-husband at House McMillan and they now have to find another place to stay. To page 2.
AfriForum gryp in oor TWK
Inwoners van Botrivier het hulle tot die burgerregteorganisasie AfriForum gewend vir hulp nadat die Theewaterskloof-munisipaliteit (TWK) volgens berigte gefaal het om aan hul misnoeë gehoor te gee.
Volgens ’n skrywe van AfriForum is TWK in die proses om ’n nuwe onwettige rioolverwerkingsaanleg en vullis-oorlaaistasie in Botrivier op te rig. Wat die Botrivier-inwoners rooi laat sien, is die feit dat hierdie oprigting na bewering beoog word sonder die nodige sonering, omgewingsmagtiging of bouplanne en dat dit glo binne 25 meter van ’n gevestigde woonbuurt sal wees. Die mense wat glo hierdeur geraak gaan word, is die inwoners van Skoolstraat en Botrivier-landgoed.
“Verskeie skrywes is al aan die munisipaliteit gerig om ’n moratorium op die oprig van die rioolverwerkingsaanleg en vullis-oorlaaistasie te plaas,” het Marique van Dalen, AfriForum se distrikskoördineerder van Bolandgemeenskapstrukture, gesê. “Ons het selfs ’n oplossing aangebied vir ’n ander ligging en selfs ’n goedkoper toegeruste projek, nietemin is dit bloot afgeskiet en met vyandigheid bejeën.”
Volgens haar is ander bekommernisse oor die twee aanlegte die besmetting van watervoorraad, sterilisering van omliggende grond, die nadelige invloed op landbou van die
plaas 1023 Caledon – wat ’n wynplaas is – die verwoesting van ’n gevestigde woonbuurt, gesondheidsrisiko’s vir inwoners van die nabygeleë woonbuurt en die verlaging van eiendomswaarde in die gebied.
Die munisipale bestuurder van die TWK, Walter Hendricks, het egter beklemtoon dat die rioolverwerkingsaanleg en die vullisoorlaaistasie twee verskillende fasiliteite is.
“Die TWK erken die verkeerde sonering van die vullis-oorlaaistasie en bevestig dat dit geskuif gaan word, onderhewig aan begrotingsbeskikbaarheid en die identifisering van ’n geskikte alternatiewe ligging,” het Hendricks gesê. Volgens hom is die riool-verwerkingsaanleg nie ’n nuwe fasiliteit nie. “Die aanleg bestaan al sedert voor die stigting van die TWK in Desember 2000. Dit is oorspronklik in 1994 deur die Botrivier- plaaslike raad goedgekeur, met hersonering vir die huidige terrein, en word deur die departement van water en sanitasie erken. Die huidige werke is ’n opgradering en uitbreiding binne die oorspronklik goedgekeurde plan van 3 000 m².
“Geen van die werke wat deel vorm van Fase 2 van hierdie opgradering veroorsaak enige gelyste aktiwiteite of omgewingskwessies ingevolge die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur nie en alle vereistes is nagekom. Die op -
gradering sal in werklikheid baie van die geopperde kwessies die hoof bied terwyl dit ook toekomstige behuisingsen ekonomiese ontwikkeling in Botrivier ondersteun,” aldus Hendricks. Hermanus Times het dokumente wat bewys dat die uitbreiding van die riool-verwerkingsaanleg wel buite die gesoneerde grond is en briewe tussen inwoners en die munisipaliteit oor die wyse waarop die situasie hanteer is. Volgens die briewe bestaan geen goedgekeurde planne nie en inwoners het verskeie klagtes by die munisipaliteit aangemeld – sonder dat enigsins daarop gereageer is. Die inwoners het ook alternatiewe en goedkoper planne aan die munisipaliteit voorgelê, wat net summier afgeskiet is.
In Junie is daar weer ’n brief aan TWK gerig waarin hulle melding maak dat hulle wel aan die versoek voldoen het om ’n soortgelyke rioolverwerkingsaanleg aan die TWK voor te hou en dat die voorstelle minder sal kos as die huidige R43 miljoen.
Verdere korrespondensie deur AfriForum is ook na die munisipaliteit gestuur – sonder enige sukses. Volgens AfriForum het hulle ’n PAIA-aansoek (die Wet op Bevordering van Toegang tot Inligting) ingedien waarop hulle twee weke gelede antwoorde ontvang het wat bewyse lewer van hul bewerings en gaan hulle verdere stappe neem.
Verduideliking
Na aanleiding van die berig in verlede week se koerant oor Knoflokskraal, “Taakspan aangestel om Knoflokskraal te ondersoek” (Hermanus Times, 3 September 2025) waarin genoem is dat die burgemeester op ’n vergadering met die Greyton Union of Tax bevestig het dat die TWK deur die Menseregtekommissie aangesê is om Knoflokskraal van water te voorsien. Dit was nie net op ’n vergadering met die Greyton Union of Tax nie, maar met al die belastingbetalersverenigings in die Theewaterskloof- munisipale gebied. Verder is verkeerdelik gemeld dat die volgende op die vergadering gesê is: “Die hele kwessie van Knoflokskraal kan verreikende
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“There is no room in Hermanus for them and especially no rental places catering for people who receive only state pensions.”
Meanwhile, the one-bedroom homes at McMillan House are being advertised for R725 000 while most of the residents still have no other place to go.
According to Dev Moretti, PR and Communication Officer of Communicare, McMillan was sold as a tenanted property.
“This was announced to the tenants in November 2024 during an on-site tenant engagement and has been affirmed in follow-up communications from both Communicare and the purchaser. The purchaser took early occupation in May 2025 and the property was transferred in August 2025. Tenants were given the opportunity to continue their tenancy or become owners of available units.”
The PR officer also said Communicare did not engage in 10-year lease terms and leases did not prohibit landlords from selling properties.
“Engagements with tenants started in 2024 and with any changes at properties the tenants have the alternative of applying for available properties that Communicare own. Tenants who decided to take the offer up to rent or buy from the new owner would have needed to enter into an agreement with the new owner.”
gevolge vir die munisipaliteit inhou. Die inwoners is van waterpompe voorsien op voorwaarde dat hulle vir die elektrisiteit moet betaal, wat hulle versuim het om te doen. Verder eis hulle dat water twee keer per dag per vragmotor aangery moet word, al is dit teen ’n koste van R135 000 per maand.”
A good Samaritan’s quick-thinking actions and use of a pink NSRI buoy saved the life of an unidentified woman who was swept away by strong rip currents after falling into the ocean in the Old Harbour in Hermanus over the weekend.
If not for Debra Tanfield, who was on a visit to Hermanus with a friend, the woman might not have been recovered from the water in time to save her life before divers of the NSRI Hermanus arrived on the scene on Saturday 6 September.
Debra recounted that she and her friend were walking along the road above the Old Harbour when they noticed the woman drifting near the rock wall separating the small bay from the open sea. “She wasn’t waving her arms or showing any sign of being in distress,” Debra related.
By the time they reached the deck of the restaurant in the harbour, the woman had been washed closer to shore. It was only then that Debra realised that the woman was in actual fact drowning. What shocked her most, said Debra, was the fact that people in the vicinity were continuing to eat and drink unperturbed by the near-fatal scene playing off in front of them.
“One man stopped his son from going
in, which you can understand, because the current was obviously stronger than it seemed. Another was just standing there in the water, trying to grab a hold of the woman’s arm. I just thought I would never be able to live with myself if I didn’t do something.”
A short video shows how Debra pulls off her shoes and wades through the water to reach the woman. Once Debra grabbed a hold of the woman and pulled her closer to shore, others sprang into action to assist her in getting the woman out of the water.
“I turned her on her side and tried to open her mouth so she could expel the water but her jaw had locked. Her stomach was bloated from the water. An Italian doctor who was there came and helped to put her in the recovery position. Eventually her jaw relaxed and she started breathing,” Debra recalled.
Soon after, NSRI Hermanus crew members and paramedics arrived on the scene and took over.
Lando Lombard, NSRI Hermanus Deputy Station Commander, said the NSRI received the distress call at 13:53 while busy conducting routine training. The rescue craft Leonard Smith and Rescue 17 Bravo immediately diverted to the Old Harbour following the reports of a drowning in progress. In addition to the two vessels one NSRI vehicle and paramedics with the Western Cape Government Health Emergency Medical
Services also raced to the scene.
“On arrival on the scene we found a local female (50) safe on the shore in the care of an Italian doctor who happened to be on the scene,” Lombard stated. “The casualty was treated for non-fatal drowning symptoms and she was transported to hospital by EMS ambulance in a stable condition.”
Lombard reported that a German man who had recently relocated to Cape Town and was on holiday in Hermanus at the time, grabbed a second pink rescue buoy to assist.
“The swift action of the two good Samaritans that saved the woman’s life is commended,” said Lombard.
In a separate incident on Saturday 6 September a man lost his life after the vessel he was on capsized at the Breede River Mouth at Witsand. Despite valiant efforts by the duty crews of three different NSRI stations, the police as well as WC Government Health EMS, the 53-year-old man’s life could not be saved.
Craig Lambinon, the NSRI spokesperson, reported that the NSRI Witsand, NSRI Agulhas and NSRI Stilbaai duty crews were activated at 08:20 following eyewitness reports about the ski-boat with four crew on board - a dad (52), his two teenage daughters (17 and 14) from Robertson, Western Cape, and a male friend (35) - that had capsized in the vicinity of the sand bar in the Breede River Mouth while appearing to be
More arrested in big Stilbaai cocaine case
Bianca du Plessis
Two men from the Hermanus area are the latest to have been arrested in connection with an incident in July 2024 in which police confiscated cocaine worth an estimated R252 million in Stilbaai Harbour. Lt-Col Siyabulela Vukubi, spokesperson for the Hawks, confirmed Dicky Benzien and Renaldo Beukes were arrested on 7 August and appeared in court the following day on charges of dealing in drugs. “On 19 August they were released on bail. The next court appearance is scheduled for 8 September,” he said. “A total of eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the matter, with five in custody and three out on bail.”
The arrests stem from an incident on 19 July 2024 when members of the Stilbaai police and officials of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment seized 14 bags containing 400 bricks of cocaine when they responded to information about a vessel suspected of transporting narcotics. After a high-speed chase with a Toyota Pajero towing a rubberduck the officials managed to stop the vehicle. The drugs were discovered hidden in compartments on the vessel. The rubber duck as well as the vehicle and drugs were confiscated.
The police also managed to arrest the two occupants of the vehicle, Marko Minic and Alan Bushby, who had tried to flee the scene. Further investigations led to the arrests of Marko Fourie and Josip Ivanovic, a Russian national. Jordan Brandon Cullinghworth, 29, was granted bail of R120 000 after he turned himself
over to the police earlier this year.
The six suspects made a brief appearance in the Riversdal Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 26 August. The case against the men was postponed to 8 September when Benzien and Beukes were expected to appear appear along with their co-accused.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JUMP IN TO ASSIST WITH TWO SEA RESCUE OPERATIONS OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE OVERBERG
exiting the river mouth.
A local fishing vessel, with the NSRI crew on board, launched to assist with the rescue operation while the crew of the Jolly Roger, a rigid hull inflatable boat, also set off with relatives and friends of the people in distress. They managed to rescue all four casualties from the water. CPR efforts commenced on the man from Robertson who was found to be unconscious and unresponsive.
“After all efforts to resuscitate the man were exhausted sadly the man was declared deceased,” said Lambinon.
“The man’s two daughters and the male friend were not injured. The casualty boat has been recovered. The body of the deceased man was taken into the care of Government Health Forensic Pathology Services.”
Lambinon expressed condolences with the deceased man’s family and commended the skipper and crew of the Jolly Rodger as well as the local fishing vessel for their swift actions in rescuing the four casualties from the water.
Vorster and Steyn, a trusted legal practice in Hermanus for more than 50 years, is proud to announce an exciting new chapter. From 1 September this year the firm aligned with Strauss Daly, one of South Africa’s leading national law firms. This alliance brings together the deep local roots and personalised service that clients have long associated with Vorster and Steyn, with the scale, reach and expertise of a top-tier firm. Strauss Daly has an extensive national presence, with a reputation for excellence across a wide range of legal services. By combining strengths the partnership ensures clients in Hermanus and beyond benefit from both local knowledge and world-class resources.
Importantly, while the name Strauss
Daly now stands alongside Vorster and Steyn the Hermanus office will continue to be led by the same familiar faces. Clients can expect the same accessibility, care and reliability, with access to a wider pool of specialists and legal solutions.
“This is a milestone in our firm’s journey,” said Coenie Bierman, Director of Vorster and Steyn. “Our commitment to the Hermanus community remains as strong as ever, and with Strauss Daly’s support we are positioned to serve our clients with even greater depth and capacity.”
Vorster and Steyn invites clients, partners and the broader community to share in this exciting step forward.
For more information please visit: www. vorsteyn.co.za
Two Hermanus men were expected to appear in court along with six others this week in connection with a large cocaine bust in Stilbaai last year.
Voëlklip troop visits more frequent
The Voëlklip baboon troop has been venturing into town with increasing frequency in recent weeks, prompting wildlife-management officials to adapt their strategies and implement additional measures to protect both residents and the animals.
According to the Baboon Management Programme the increased urban activity stems from recent changes in troop dynamics and readily available food sources within residential areas. A roam-
ing male baboon recently challenged the troop’s dominant male, causing occasional group splits and behavioural changes that have persisted even after the challenger’s defeat. According to the Municipal Manager, Dean O'Neill, the primary factor keeping the troop in town was the abundance of food. “Contributing factors include fruit trees in residential areas, residents placing birdseed and other wildlife foodstuff, and some community members deliberately feeding the baboons.
“The constant availability of food keeps the troop in town for extended periods,” O’Neill explained, “making it extremely difficult to move them out again, even with intervention tools.”
Residents are also reminded that feeding wildlife, including baboons and birds, violates the Cape Nature Ordinance of 1974. This practice significantly complicates management efforts and poses risks to both human and animal safety.
The Baboon Management team, O’Neill said, continues deploying proven deterrent methods, including bangers and screamers as audible deterrents along the town’s edge, plus primers and gel blasters to encourage the troop to return to their natural habitat. “Screamers and bangers are used between the town and the mountain range when weather conditions are favorable,” he said. “These tools help move the troop up the cliffs and over the mountain, with no more than 3-4 used at any given time.”
The Overstrand Municipality also implemented several improvements to strengthen management capabilities:
• Paintball markers: The Overstrand Municipality has acquired paintball markers, with staff training currently being finalised to meet permit and standard operating procedure requirements.
• Additional staff: Approval has been granted for recruiting additional personnel, with the municipality actively seeking experienced baboon monitors to support the existing trained team.
• Enhanced training: The current team will receive additional and refresher training to adapt to recent changes in troop behavior, with experienced staff from the western region providing field support in coming weeks.
• Targeted inspections: The team will conduct “blitz inspections” to identify food sources throughout town, including fruit trees, bird feeders, and non-baboon-
Strategies have been adapted to prevent the Voëlklip baboon troop from venturing into town with increasing frequency. Photo for illustration
proof bins. Educational meetings will follow with affected residents.
• Municipal tree management: Plans are underway to trim fruit trees selectively on municipal property that currently attract the troop into urban areas.
The management strategy focuses on keeping the Voëlklip troop away from urban areas for extended periods, benefiting both residents and baboons. Officials acknowledge that changes in behaviour, troop dynamics and food availability are natural occurrences requiring adaptive management approaches.
“Flexibility is essential for effective and responsible baboon management,” O’Neill said. “The management team continues to adapt to these changes as part of our commitment to sustainable, humane and scientifically-informed solutions.”
The previous management company’s practice of moving troops well over the mountain and deeper into reserves, while remaining within natural home ranges, has created larger buffers between troops and urban areas, improving overall management effectiveness. As the situation evolves the Baboon Management Programme maintains its focus on evidence-based practices while working closely with the community to ensure both human safety and animal welfare in the Voëlklip area.
A 3-in-one month observed
It’s that special time of year when Arbour Month, Tourism Month and Heritage Month occur at the same time, in September.
With this in mind Overstrand Municipality hosted a community cleanup and tree planting at the Zwelihle Sport Grounds on Saturday 6 September. The National Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille, joined the initiative that served to highlight the importance of collective responsibility in creating cleaner and healthier living spaces.
Saturday’s event formed part of an oversight visit to the Overberg District Municipality by national departments, including the South African Local Government Association (Salga) and key stakeholders.
The whole idea is to boost land reform, support community development and
drive a national initiative for cleaner, greener spaces through active community participation.
The Department of Tourism congratulated Overstrand Municipality on winning first place in the Western Cape Municipal Waste Management Recognition Programme last month, awarded by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.
This accolade recognises Overstrand as the top-performing municipality in the province for its innovative waste management systems, recycling efforts and compliance with environmental regulations.
Overstrand Municipal Manager Dean O’Neill thanked the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment for the donation of 10 trees that were planted in Zwelihle over the weekend.
Heathley Plaatjies, Divind Alexander, Jacobus Groenewald and Denner Adams of Overstrand Municipality’s parks team with Masithandaze Falitenjwa and Patric Mdale of DFFE, who ensured the trees arrived on time for the tree planting at the Zwelihle Sport Grounds this past weekend.
Mrs SA finalist to support Cansa
Bianca du Plessis
“This journey is not just about a crown - it’s about using the platform to make a difference.”
So says Samantha Gillion, a businesswoman and author from Hawston, who has advanced to the finals of the Mrs South Africa 2025 competition.
Gillion, who published the book Love Says at the end of 2021, said even though she had never been interested in beauty pageants as a young girl she decided to enter the Mrs SA competition because it provides the perfect platform for her to empower women on their journey “to discovering their God-given confidence” and to inspire them “to live boldy, love deeply and lead with purpose”.
“The Mrs SA competition is a really amazing platform where we get to meet exceptional women who are so diverse and inspiring. It shows that women have a purpose in every season of their life. I am deeply passionate about empowering women to discover their God-given confidence and embrace their true worth in Jesus.
“I love writing, reading, mentoring young women and spending meaningful time with my family. My life’s mission is to inspire others to live boldly, love deeply and lead with purpose.”
Being one of the top 30 finalists, Gillion said, entails a lot of hard work. “Official sponsors of the competition provide their products and services to the finalists and we have to promote it.”
Following months of preparation, charity work and public appearances she
is now preparing for one of her biggest steps yet; hosting a fundraising masterclass in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa), while also vying for the prestigious Mrs South Africa People’s Choice Award.
The mother of two explained she was inspired to host a fundraiser in aid of Cansa in memory of her aunt, who died at a young age after valiantly fighting breast cancer and also her mother-inlaw Christine Gillion who has beaten the dreaded disease twice.
“I have seen how hard it can be on the patients and their families,” she stated.
The event, titled “Crowned in Confidence – Walking Fully Loved”, will be held at Benguela Cove Wine estate on Friday 3 October from 09:00 to 12:00 and will feature the well-known speaker and image consultant Aletté Winckler.
Gillion will also share details of her journey and her book with guests. For every copy of her book that is sold at the event one copy will be donated to a young woman.
“This journey is not just about a crown; it’s about using the platform to make a difference. Through this event we’re raising funds for Cansa and creating an empowering space for women to embrace confidence and walk fully loved.”
Tickets can be booked online at www. primeperceptions.co.za. The ticket price includes light refreshments.
You can also support Gillion by voting for her in the People’s Choice Awards category by sending an SMS with the name Samantha Gillion to 47587. Each sms costs R3 (free smses do not apply).
Vrouedag alte vrolik
Die vroue van Napier en omgewing het Vrouedag tydens die Elpida-stigting se spesiale geleentheid in styl gevier.
Die tema van die dag was “Bemagtig vroue; inspireer hoop”. Die bekende aktrise Melanie du Bois, wat die rol van Felicity Daniels in die TV-reeks 7de Laan vertolk het, het in haar rol as gasspreker geskitter. Clint August, ’n plaaslike kunstenaar, was die seremoniemeester en het ook twee sangitems gelewer.
Die tema, sê Carmen Jagers, een van die drie direkteure van Elpida, was om te beklemtoon hoe vroue se krag, veerkragtigheid en prestasies as bakens van hoop vir toekomstige geslagte dien.
’n Plaaslike vrou (66) het ook haar storie van hoop gedeel. Sy het Elpida bedank vir hul hulp om ’n geboortesertifikaat en identiteitsdokument te bekom sodat sy om pensioen aansoek kan doen. Elpida het haar onder meer bygestaan om ’n dokter te spreek sodat ’n ouderdomskatting gedoen kon word, om die departement van binnelandse sake te besoek en ’n spesiale onderhoud te reël met ’n beampte wat dié soort gevalle
gevier
hanteer en DNS-toetse te reël.
Die gaste is ook elkeen bederf met ’n spesiale geskenkpak wat tydskrifte, lekkergoed en ’n spesiale boekmerk bevat het. Die vroue (en ’n paar mans) wat die geselligheid bygewoon het, het ook vet pret gehad. Hulle is deur die Care Buddies vermaak, wat gewys het al is jy oud, hoef jy nie koud te wees nie en al gebruik ’n paar al kieries, het hulle die gehoor met danspassies vermaak. Van die gaste het selfs uit hul stoele opgestaan en ook op maat van die musiek gedans.
“Namens Elpida wil ons uit ons harte dankie sê aan elkeen wat ’n kaartjie gekoop het; elke skenker wat bygedra het en aan ons ongelooflike span wat so hard gewerk het om hierdie dag ’n sukses te maak. Jul ondersteuning beteken vir ons meer as wat woorde kan sê.
“Ons eer die Here vir Sy seën en leiding; sonder Hom sou dit nie moontlik gewees het nie. ’n Spesiale dankie ook aan ons programdirekteur, die DJ en die fotograaf vir jul professionele bydraes tot ’n onvergeetlike dag,” het Jagers afgesluit.
Samantha Gillion, one of the Top 30 finalists in the Mrs SA competition, invites you to an inspirational event to raise funds in aide of Cansa. Photo: @nicoledutoitphotography
You can scan the QR code to book your ticket for Samantha’s fundraiser.
Melanie du Bois, wat die rol van Felicity Daniels in die gewilde televisiereeks 7de Laan vertolk het, saam met die span van die Elpida-stigting. Voor: Alfonzo en Olivia Pedro (direkteure). Agter van links: Jenomie de Bruyn, Ntasha Jacobs, Bradley Davids, Nwabisa Sokhetye, Carmen Jagers (direkteur), Lemesé David en Chandrè Behr.
Die gaste het hulself terdeë geniet en selfs lekker gedans.
Middagtee vir vroue ’n groot sukses
Mitzi Buys
Die Enosh Evangeliese Pinkster-bediening het onlangs ter viering van Vrouemaand ’n middagtee vir vroue in die Swartberg Primêr-skoolsaal aangebied.
Soos dit by ’n middagtee hoort, was die tafels keurig gedek en die vroue wat die geleentheid bygewoon het, deftig geklee.
Die tema vir die geleentheid was “Wat dit is om vrou te wees”.
Die gassprekers Rowena Cupido, Jaydene Theunissen en Philda Schoeman het hul lewensverhale deur inspirerende getuienis met die gaste gedeel. ’n Interessante vasvra oor vroue in die Bybel is gehou en mense wat die regte antwoorde verskaf het, is elk met ’n sjokolade beloon. ’n Heerlike warm middagete is voor
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WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Head to Stanford for the STANFORD IN BLOOM spring festival from 10-24 September. Celebrations include hands-on gardening and creative workshops, music performances, concerts, talks, art exhibitions and more. There will also be a tented "village" on the Village Green with a Stanford Wine Route Bar, gift and boutique stalls, a food court and more. The highlight of this festival is the recreation of Leon
die toesprake voorgesit en die allerlekkerste soet- en soutgebak is ter afsluiting met tee en koffie verskaf.
Rose Hoorn, die organiseerder van die middagtee, wat ook ’n geldinsamelingsprojek was, sê dit was ’n baie geseënde en geslaagde geleentheid en almal het dit baie geniet en gevra dit moet volgende jaar weer plaasvind.
“Dit was ’n geleentheid vir vroue om vir ’n middag alles opsy te skuif en hulself ’n bietjie te bederf en die geselskap van ander vroue te geniet. Die hoogtepunt vir my was toe ’n 90-jarige vrou genoem het sy het feitlik nooit uit die huis gekom nie, maar wou by dié feestelike geleentheid wees en het tot daar gestap,” sê Hoorn. Die pragtig gedekte tafels is ook beoordeel en die gelukkige wenners is met ’n heerlike sjokoladekoek beloon.
Kluge’s Gold-Award winning 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Display alongside a unique collection of botanical artworks from the Grootbos Florilegium. Tickets for this exhibition at 32 Queen Victoria Street can be booked via Webickets. Visit www.stanfordinbloom. co.za for more info.
FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
The CELEBRATE LIFE FESTIVAL GOSPEL CRUSADE will be held from 12 - 14 September in Bosduif Street, Uitsig, Caledon. Evangelist Siegfried Tomazsewski will lead the services that start at 17:00 every night.
SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
Join the Winelands Philharmonic Orchestra for THE GRAND GARDEN GALA at 15:00 in the NG Church hall in Stanford. The Orchestra will be joined by the kids from the Creative Skills
Factory. Tickets available at Betrag or on Webtickets.
The NG Church Greyton presents the KWARTELRIVIER TRAIL RUN. It starts and finishes at the Eikebos Camp Grounds. Runners can choose between the 12 km Mountain Trail or the 7km River Fun Run. Enquiries: Jan-Willem du Plessis on 076 878 3673.
Your Local Market will have a THRIFT FEST from 09:00 - 13:00 in the De Wet Hall in Roos Street, Onrus. Shop for second-hand gems, beautiful handmade items and home-baked goodies. Dogs on leashes are welcome.
Head to the United Church Hermanus for a magical music experience. The SYMPHONY OF CELESTIAL MUSIC includes performances by the LYRA ensemble, with solo singers, strings, piano, and organ. Tickets cost R200
per person. The event starts at 15:00. Enquiries and bookings: Paul Lessing on 081 364 0839.
MAANDAG 15 SEPTEMBER
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DONDERDAG 18 SEPTEMBER
Indien die Bredasdorp-omgewing jou na aan die hart lê, kan jy aansluit by die BREDASDORP DIALOOG, 'n vergadering met verskeie rolspelers en gemeenskapsleiers om belangrike kwessies in die gemeenskap te bespreek. Dit is van 12:00 - 16:00 by die Lifestyle-sentrum in Pattersonstraat. Besprekingspunte op die agenda sluit in: armoede en werkloosheid, misdaad en geweld en die toekoms van die jeug. Middagete sal voorsien word. RSVP voor 10 September by Aureshia: 076 106 3276 of info@ocfbredasdorp.co.za Overstrand Aesthetics invites you to a special HIGH TEA at Hermanus Golf Club to celebrate HEALING AND HOPE. It starts at 09:30. Tickets can be bought on Quicket. All profits will be donated to Camphill School.
Philda Schoeman, Rowena Cupido, Rose Hoorn, Jaydene Theunissen en Joan Brinkhuys by die middagtee. Foto: Mitzi Buys
Memoir of interesting childhood
Mitzi Buys
A brown envelope inside a blue suitcase was the trigger for well-known Botrivier author Barbara Townsend to write her third book, The Colour of Flying: a childhood memoir.
On clearing out her mother’s belongings after her death she found a brown envelope containing her childhood drawings and some letters she had sent to her mother at the back of a cupboard. “I put the brown envelope inside the suitcase. I thought I couldn’t deal with it, but it was time. This as well as photos, artefacts and conversations I had with my brother when he was dying were all triggers, and once I started it just came pouring out.”
At the recent Botrivier launch of the book Townsend’s daughter Catherine asked her what it meant to write a childhood memoir as an adult. “What it means for me is going back to a time when the events I described here happened,” Townsend said, “and that was between the ages of 3½ and 10 years old. You can call them seminal, perhaps traumatic, perhaps exciting or momentous events and they shaped my life. That is why I wrote it, because I felt that in those years the things that happened made me who I am. “I started in this kind of formal adult way of writing and all of a sudden there was this child’s voice that said, ‘Oh no. Listen to me. Write it from my point of view!’ Whenever I sat down to write, the child’s voice came, and that’s what I wrote down, possibly just as well, because it made it bearable to write about some things that were painful because children see things in eccentric, innocent humorous ways and so it was a very comfortable journey back into my life.”
Townsend read several extracts from the book, some of them very humorous, others very poignant.
Several women feature prominently throughout the memoir, Townsend’s mother, for instance. “My mother was a super-intelligent, driven and independent woman. She left to save herself. What a terrible price to pay.” There was Auntie B, an incredible, selfless woman who accepted and loved three clever, headstrong, independent children. An unnamed woman (Sister So and So) was not kind, but Townsend found refuge with beloved nanny Annie Khaje, who called her Missy B. Townsend said she always stood outside her father’s office door, listening. “I was
always listening. I was always waiting outside doors to hear news about my mother. If she changed her mind. If she was coming back. I was always waiting, always listening. I did a lot of eavesdropping.” In this way she also learnt wonderful words, many of them medical terms, as her father was a doctor. “My dad’s big thing was about educating us. He believed in good education and sound moral values about truth. He was a very good provider and we were safe, but he always reminded us that he was the captain of the ship.”
In the book Townsend recalls many of her childhood incidents with humour. “It is a kind of inherent humour as a survival tactic. It has never left me.
“It is an intergenerational book. In the hands of a granny or a caring teacher it can be used to help a child in similar, or other, circumstances to find their voice.”
Townsend still has contact with some of the childhood friends who feature in her book. One, a nursery-school friend, is now in Oxford, and Townsend plans to hand him a copy of the book.
The Colour of Flying was launched in Botrivier, Hermanus and Cape Town, with Napier, Swellendam, Greyton, Knysna, George and Montague planned for October. Buy one from Book Cottage in Hermanus, Liberty Books in Grabouw, Book Lounge and Clarke’s Bookshop in Cape Town or directly from Townsend on 083 315 9211.
Isabel van Niekerk, Barbara Townsend, Zetta Carelse, Catherine Townsend and Yvonne van Tonder at the recent Botrivier launch of Townsend’s book The Colour of Flying Photo: Mitzi Buys
Schools boast new science labs
Science teaching and learning at schools in the Overberg got a massive boost when Hawston Primary School, Fisherhaven Academy and Bissetsdrift Academy recently celebrated the official opening of brand-new science laboratories.
The construction of the Science Teaching and Learning Centres was made possible through the partnership between Advancing Knowledge NonProfit Company (AK NPC), Garden Cities Archway Foundation and the Western Cape Education Department which aims to support teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at schools. The four new Science TLCs that were opened on Monday 25 August, brings the total of new Science TLCs constucted at Western Cape Schools since 2011 to 118.
Other schools in the Overberg that have already benefited from this programme include Emil Weder Secondary in Genadendal, De Heide Primary in Bredasdorp, De Rust Futura Academy and Groenberg Secondary in Grabouw.
The construction of the Science TLCs is an extension of the curriculum support of teachers and learners provided by AK NPC and serve as reward to committed science teachers, school management and learners.
The support comes, firstly, in the form of training for committed and passionate science teachers to improve the culture of science teaching and secondly through interesting and stimulating science
projects such as science clubs, competitions and such to improve the culture of science learning. The Science Teaching and Learning Centres serve as the hub in which the cultures of science teaching and science learning can be incubated to prepare learners for the future challenges in STEM.
Prof Shaheed Hartley, Director of Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC), stated: “We have to start with the basics in terms of supporting teachers to have the confidence to teach inquiry-based science with an advanced level of understanding, knowledge and skills. Similarly, we have to be creative in providing learners with opportunities that will draw their interest and willingness to develop the critical inquiry skills to participate in STEM activities. Having a confident and knowledgeable science teacher in an enabling environment provided by the Science Teaching and Learning Centres is an excellent start.”
John Matthews, CEO of Garden Cities, added: “The Science TLC project is one of the vehicles through which we as a corporate organisation invest in meeting South Africa’s future human resource needs in STEM, especially within a 4IR environment.”
Organisations and corporates that would like to contribute to this initiative to empower and capacitate science practitioners to build a critical mass of future STEM students, are encouraged to make contact with the head of AK NPC, Hartley, at shartley@skatt.co.za or 083 793 0436.
Mower for Christian Academy
to donate a vacuum cleaner. Here Berty Engelbrecht of Hermanus Mower Centre hands the item to teacher Danielle Abrahams. The school thanked the local businessman for his kindheartedness and the much-needed donation.
Hawston-skole vind baat by skenking van sportklere
Die samewerking tussen die gemeenskap, sakeondernemings en die twee skole in Hawston, Hawston Sekondêr en Hawston Primêr, het daartoe bygedra dat leerders van die twee skole sportklere vir hul onlangse toer na George ontvang het. Wat die gebeurtenis nog meer merkwaardig gemaak het, is die feit dat dit die eerste keer is waar die laer- en hoërskool saam getoer het.
Anton Esau, die toerleier, sê min mense verstaan die omstandighede van die gemeenskap. “Dis waarom projekte soos dié belangrik is vir die opbouing van die gemeenskap,” het Esau gesê.
Tydens die verrigtinge wat by Hawston Primêr gehou is, was die opgewondenheid van die ouers en leerders aanvoelbaar. Die raadslid Arnie Africa en die onderburgemeester Elnora Gillion was ook by die oorhandiging van die kleredrag. Die toer is ’n jaarlikse instelling van Hawston Primêr.
“Tydens ons toer na George het ons eers in Swellendam gestop om rugby, netbal en sokker te speel. Die Saterdag het al die spanne teen ’n skool in George gespeel. Hierdie jaar was dit teen Parkdene Primêr en George High.”
Die spanne wat deel van die toer was, is die o.11- en o.13-seunsrugbyspanne, die o.13- en o.15-meisiesrugbyspanne, die o.12- en o.13-netbalspanne en die o.13-sokkerspan. “Ons kinders het uiters goed presteer en feitlik alle wedstryde gewen. Hierdie toer beteken baie vir ons
kinders en die dorp. Dis vir die meeste kinders ’n eerste keer. Ons steun swaar op borgskappe. Ek hoop van harte dat meer mense ons in 2026 sal ondersteun. Indien dit nie vir mense soos Voster en Steyn was nie, sou van die kinders nie kon toer nie.
“As Hermanus Whale Cruises en Arnie Africa nie klere geborg het nie, sou ons met verslete klere gespeel het. Sonder die eteborge sou die toer baie duurder gewees het.
“Ons as onderwysers was moeg, maar dit was lekker om die glimlagte op ons kinders se gesigte te sien. George is mooi en lekker om te verken, maar ons voel dis nou tyd vir die Klein Karoo volgende jaar,” het Esau gesê.
Die toergroep wil graag die volgende borge bedank, wat almal bygedra het tot die toer en die klere: Voster en Steyn Prokureurs, wat 12 leerders finansieel bystaan; en Hermanus Whale Cruises vir die rugbytruie van die meisiesrugbyspanne, die rugbytruie vir die o.13- en die o.19-rugbyspan; Arnie Africa en Elnora Gillion vir die tweede stel truie vir die o.13-meisies en die borg van kouse vir Hawston Sekondêr se meisies-rugbyspan; Zaid Moos vir die gedeeltelike borg van etes en ook die volgende mense vir hul finansiële bydraea: Oscar Fisher, Nicky en Zellie, Robin Panelbeaters, Rodwill en Theunis Gillion, Markie Bouers en Elnora Gillion.
André Filander (Overberg Education District Circuit 2 Circuit manager), Prof Shaheed Hartley (Advancing Knowledge NPC), Jannie Isaacs (Garden Cities NPC) and Neil Pedro, principal of Hawston Primary School.
Hermanus Mower Centre recently reached out to the Christian Academy School in Sandbaai, Hermanus
Van die borge en spanlede van Hawston Sekondêr se rugbyspan met die klere wat aan hulle geskenk is.
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Hy het langs Atlantics-rugbyveld grootgeword en dis waar sy liefde vir rugby begin het. Elke Saterdag het hy kaalvoet langs die veld gewag en as baljoggie vir sy gunstelingspan opgetree, en vandag draf hy vir die Suid-Afrikaanse o.18-rugbyspan uit.
Die rol wat die Atlantic-rugbyspelers en bestuur in die lewe van Junaide Pasensie gespeel het, kan nie ongesiens verbygaan nie, en dit is ook een van die redes waarom hy vandag bo sy omstandighede uitgestyg het.
Die Atlantics-rugbyklub beleef volgens die voorsitter van die klub, David Coert, vanjaar ’n absolute droomjaar. Nie net is die span boaan die punteleer vir die Streekuitdaagreeks nie, maar die spelers, bestuur en ondersteuners is trots op hul onoorwonne status tydens die seisoen. Hermanus Times het met die hoofafrigter, Colin Sauls, gepraat. Colin vertel hy is trots op die span en volgens hom het die spanne en die klub hul doel gedeeltelik bereik. “Ons is boaan die punteleer vir die streekuitdaag, maar het nog nie heeltemal ons doel bereik nie. Ons wil graag volgende jaar aan die Grootuitdaag-reeks deelneem.
Volgens Colin het dit harde werk gekos om tot hier te kom en gee hy elke speler die krediet wat hom toekom aangesien elkeen van hulle alles ingesit het om die prestasie te bereik. “Ons geheime wapen is definitief ons fiksheid. Ons oefen twee tot drie aande per week en oefen ook gereeld op die strand. Verder kan ons ook nie die rol wat die ervare spelers in die span speel, miskyk nie.”
Hy vertel verder vir hom as afrigter is dit heerlik om met die span te werk. “Dit kan soms uitdagend wees, want die jongmanne is baie grapperig, maar gelukkig weet hulle wat hulle doelwitte is, maar
Junaide Pasensie, wat vir die Suid-Afrikaanse
o.18-rugbyspan speel, en Marquine Lukas, wat op die bestuur van die Boland-rugbyunie is, is van die suksesverhale wat uit Atlantics kom.
hulle weet ook wanneer om baie ernstig te wees.”
Die span gaan nie vir die uitspeelronde veel van die oefenprogram afwyk nie nie.
“Ons gaan gewis net ons fokus verskerp en aandag gee aan dit wat tot nou vir ons gewerk het,” het Colin gesê.
Hy sê ook hulle gaan hul span se motto verder uitleef – “wees stil en doen”.
“Dit is belangrik om te weet dat dade harder spreek as woorde, dus is dit belangrik om nie te vol van jouself te wees nie, maar stil-stil deur jou dade te wys wie jy werklik is.”
Die Atlantics-span het almal wat betrokke is by Vrydagaande se spanpraatjies, vir hul hulp bedank. “Veral die vroue wat gereeld verversings bring.”
• Nog ’n oudspeler en bestuurslid van Atlantics blink in rugbykringe uit.
Marquine Lukas is op die bestuur van Boland-rugbyunie, wat tans so goed in die Curriebeker vaar.
Die Atlantics-rugbyspan is vanjaar nog onoorwonne en is boaan die punteleer in die Streekuitdaagliga. Die span se geheime wapen is gewis hul fiksheid en die samehorigheid.
Die ervare spelers in die span dra ook tot die sukses van die jonger spelers by.
Mitzi Buys
Tydens die onlangse Suid-Afrikaanse Sport-prysuitdelingsgeselligheid by Sun City se Superbowl het die Caledon-inwoner Errol Tobias, die bekende oud-Springbokrugbyspeler en die eerste Springbok van kleur, ’n gesogte toekenning vir uitnemendheid in sport ontvang. Die minister van sport, kuns en kultuur, Gayton Mckenzie, het die trofee aan Tobias oorhandig.
Aan huis by Tobias in Caledon vertel hy aan Hermanus Times: “Die erkenning, wat ek en ander sportmanne soos Bruce Fordyce ontvang het, was ’n groot eer, maar dit was ook ’n baie nederige oomblik. Om die erkenning te kry terwyl jy nog leef, maak dit soveel meer gesog, want so dikwels moet die vroue of kinders van sportmanne wat reeds oorlede is die toekenningstrofee in ontvangs neem. Dit was regtig ’n pragtige aand.”
By dié geleentheid het Tobias ’n kopie van sy nuutste boek Suiwer Goud –Die Lig, God Altyd Eerste aan die minister oorhandig. Dié boek, ’n outobiografie, handel oor sy kinderjare tot die hede. Tobias
Suiwer Goud – Die Lig antwoord hy:
se eerste boek is getiteld Suiwer Goud en op ’n vraag van Hermanus Times oor die titel Suiwer Goud – Die Lig antwoord hy: “Met my geboorte, soos my moeder, Emily, dit aan my oorgedra het, was daar net nadat ek gebore is, ’n lig in die kamer. Dit is ook waarom sy so met my saamgestap het met my rugby. Sy’t altyd gesê iets groots gaan met my gebeur en sy moet my beskerm.”
vertel hy het ’n droom gehad was
Tobias vertel hy het ’n droom gehad waarin hy saam met Naas Botha rugby speel. “Dit was net voordat ek vir SuidAfrika gekeur is. In die droom vra hulle my om pale toe te skop. Toe die bal oor die pale gaan, reg in die middel, staan die bal stil en ontplof en verander in ’n groot lig.
Ek het my ma daarvan vertel en sy het vir my gesê ek gaan ’n Springbok word en dat daar ’n groot lig op my pad gaan kom.”
Tobias se ma het nooit die voorreg gehad om te sien hoe haar seun in 1980 ’n Springbok word nie – die eerste man van kleur wat dié deurbraak gemaak het – want sy is ’n skamele drie maande voor dit oorlede. Gelukwense het op sosiale media ingestroom. “Mense was verheug dat ek die toekenning gekry het en die reaksie is vir my ’n riem onder die hart; ek bedank hulle daarvoor.”
Tobias trots op erkenning
Op 75 geniet Tobias goeie gesondheid, wat hy aan ’n gesonde leefstyl toeskryf. “Ek het nooit gerook of gedrink nie, maar eintlik is dit alles net genade.”
eintlik is dit alles net
• Suiwer Goud – Die Lig is tans in Afrikaans beskikbaar en sal later ook in Engels uitgegee word. Benewens die twee boeke is koffiebekers en T-hemde ook beskikbaar. Tobias het ook ’n sportmuseum by sy huis wat per afspraak besoek kan word. Die boeke en handelsware kan direk by Tobias verkry word. Kontak hom by 072 113 9115.
Tobias
Ek het my ma daarvan vertel en sy het vir
Die oud-Springbok Errol Tobias wys trots die sporttoekennings wat hy onlangs ontvang het asook ’n eksemplaar van sy outobiografie Suiwer
Errol Tobias se Springbokbaadjie, sy onlangse sporttoekenningstrofee asook ko ebekers en sy twee boeke. Die bekers en die boeke
