Sergiowenmetboerboele
Syliefde vir sy eerste boerboel het daartoe gelei dat 'n tienerseun van Durbanville nou met die gesogte titel van Internasionale Hanteerder van die Jaar 2026 vereer is.
Sergio Kannemeyer (14) het tydens die 2026 SABBS Internasionale Boerboelskou met verskeieuitstekende prestasies beïndrukenisvir sy uitsonderlike vaardigheid en toewyding met dié gesogte titel bekroon.
Sergio, seun van Shaun en Samantha Kannemeyer,is’ngr. 9-leerder aan Curro Durbanville.
VERSKEIEHONDE
Sy liefde vir boerboele het begin by die gesin se eerste boerboel, Missy, vertel sy ma. "Ons was nog altyd ’n hondeliefhebbende familie en het deur die jare verskeie honde gehad. ’n Familievriend het ons in middel 2023 na ’n hondeskougenooi, en van daardie eerste skou af wasSergio heeltemal gefassineer deur die wêreld van hondeskoue," sê sy.
Sergio het kort daarna metMissy begin oefenendieselfde jaar nog aanskoue begin deelgeneem.
WENREEDSBYEERSTESKOU
"By hul heel eerste skou in November
Night in Paris fundraiser
SY LIEFDE VIR DIEHONDERAS HETBEGIN TOEDIE GESIN HUL EERSTEBOERBOEL,MISSY, GEKRYHET,NOU SMAAK HY INTERNASIONALE SUKSES
korrek te stack,hoe om die hond in die skouring aan te bied en hoeomdie beste uit die hond se beweging en voorkoms te haal. Daarnahet Sergio die meestevan sy vaardighede op sy eie verder ontwikkel “Hyhet ure lanknaopleidingsvideo’s op YouTube gekyk, daagliks geoefenen voortdurenddaarnagestreef om homself te verbeter,” sê sy.
ONDERSTEUN
"Asgesin het ons homook ondersteun met alles wat ons by skoue geleer het, en deur die loop van 2023 hethydie voorreg gehad om talle ervare en vriendelike hanteerdersteontmoet, wathul kennisen raadmet hom gedeel het.
"Hul leiding, saam met sy eie toewyding en daaglikse oefening,het ’n groot rol gespeel in die hanteerder wat hy vandag is," sêsy.
PRESTASIES
Sergio Kannemeyerisbydie SABBSInternasionale Boerboelskou as die InternasionaleHanteerder van die Jaar aangewys.By homisLiticia Hunt Kruger, voorsitter vandie South African Boerboel Breeders Society FOTO:LIEZL SCHEEPERS
tyd, aandag en doelbewustesosialisering om hulselfvertroue te bou en hulle aan nuwemense, hondeenomgewings bloot
"A Night in Paris" themed gala evening in support of Magdalenahuis Counseling Centreisbeing presented on Friday14August at Eensgezind on Klipheuwel Road outside Durbanville. Ticketsinclude athreecoursemeal. Ticketsare R650 per person or R6 000 foratablefor 10 people. Theevent willstart at 18:30.The dress code is Parisian chic. . Book by 31 July at info@magdalena.org.za
Huis Jabes hou dinee
Huis Jabes, 'n toevlugsoordvir mishandelde vroue en hul kinders, hou op Donderdag22Oktober sy jaarlikse fondsinsamelingsdinee by EurekabuiteDurbanville Die verrigtingebegin om 18:00 vir18:30.Dit sluit 'n driegangeteen'nveiling in. . Bespreek by 083284 3111 of info@sostrust. co.za
Craft market
ThenextDurbanville Craft Market,onSaturday1 August,willat5Louw Street,from09:00 to 14:00. Pets arewelcome Entranceisfree. . Phone066 0597251orsendanemailto durbanvillecraftmarket@gmail.com
JarsofHopeforMandelaDay
Ateam of employees of Buchu Collection, the new owners of Lichtenburg Farm and Grootfontein Farm in Durbanville, dedicated their 67 minutes on Mandela Day to making a difference in Fisantekraal.
The team prepared atotal of100 Jars of HopeonFriday 17 July —each jar containing allthe dry ingredients needed to make anourishing soup or stew.
“These 100 jars have the potential to provide approximately 400 meals for those in need,” saysDanielle Cronje, head of environment and community partnership at Buchu Collection.
The Jars of Hope were donated to Lizzy’s
Soup Kitchenand Aletta’s Soup Kitchen in Greenville, Fisantekraal.
“These soupkitchens provide hundreds of meals to local residents every week,” saysCronje.
“While this contributionrepresentsa modest gesture,itmarksthe beginning of whatBuchuCollection hopes will becomea lasting relationship with these community initiatives andacommitment to makingmeaningful contributionsinthe future,” she says.
DEEPCOMMITMENT
“Although ourcore business spans property, hospitalityand severalother
FARM DEDICATES67MINUTES TO FISANTEKRAAL
excitingventures, ourpurposeextends beyondthis. At theheart of everything we do is adeep commitment to community upliftment —creating positive social impactand supporting environmental sustainability.
“We believe that lasting success is measured notonly by business achievements but alsobythe positive differencewemakeinthe communities wherewelive and work,” Cronje says.
Here withthe filledJarsofHopefor their Mandela Dayproject arethe team members of Buchu Collection. PHOTO: MAXIMILIAN PETERSEN
THINKING OUTLOUD
Keep public transport
affordable
Severalweeksfromnow,I willnolongersee anyof the familiar facesofthe strangers I’vebecome used to traveling with on the bus.
Idon’t knowasingleone of their names but their quirksare so familiar to me now, theyfeel like friends —albeitfriends Iknowonlybysight
Introverts like me arenot good at making friends, unlikemymom, God rest her soul, who made adozen newfriends on everybus within minutes of boarding. I, however, prefer to observefromafar. So,I will miss seeing which snappy, colourfully patternedsuitone particular fellow commuter always dons.
Iwillmiss noticing howthe man with the bleach blondeafri bears an odd resemblancetothe shepherd in Shaun the Sheep
Iwillmiss the deeplypersonal and one-sided chatterbetween oneyoung woman —who doesn’t seem to realisethat not everyone in the bus is wearing headphones —and her friend.
As of 1September,I’llbetaking adifferentbus when our officesmove and earlythisweek,the biggest pang hit when the samoosa man boarded.I atemy warm, freshly-fried-at-the-taxi-rank samoosassadly, knowing therewouldn’t be anyonmynew commute becausethere’snoeating allowedonMyCiTibuses.
‘DON’TBESHYTOBUY. TOMORROWYOU’LLCRY BECAUSEYOUDIDN’TBUYFROM THERIGHTGUY.’
When MyCiTi rolled out morethana dozenyears ago, with strictlyenforcedrules, one of my colleague’s first questions was: "What about the people that sell thingsonthe bus?"
Regularpublic transport commutersknowthere are some staples that come with everycommute. Igrew up on trains whereanentire carriage wasdedicated to praiseand worship.Further down the tracks there wouldusually be another carriage wherea group played klawerjas everyday
Taxis have their ownform of entertainment.Last week when my carwas broken, Itooka taxi to some of my stories and wassurprised whenone elderlydriver, whom allthe passengers greeted by name,rocked a CD of old-school 90s club classics —a playlist Irecognisedsinceithad been in rotationsincethe last time regularlytook ataxitowork in 1998
Thetravelling-by-bus-quirksonthe other hand came with the informal vendors, who walkedfrombus to bus with abox of snacks, and clever rhyme "Don’t be shytobuy.Tomorrow you’ll crybecause youdidn’t buy from the right guy."
When MyCiTilaunched about adozenorsoyears ago, it gleamed anditflew,but it lacked the colourful character of traditional commutes
When the municipality startedtrumpeting itsdesire to take overthe rail system, Iclutched my cheapbeaded necklace in alarm. In my decadesofjournalism, Ihavenoticed one consistent trend:the Cape Town Municipality likestogentrify
Public transport is howmillions of the city’sworkers gettotheir jobs—but not by choice. Most wouldlove to work closertowheretheylive, but commuting long distances has become such anorm forthose whohad beencondemned to the outskirts of the citythat most don’t bataneye at sitting forfour hours on abus in trafficdailyorgetting up at 04:00 to catcha train at 05:00 to reach work by 09:00.
When the Citypromised easiercommutes with fancy buses and dedicatedlanes,mostpeoplerejoiced, but onlyafraction of regularcommuters couldafford it in theend. Thelast time Itook aMyCiTibus, about eightyears ago, it wasconsiderablymoreexpensive than Golden Arrow.I don’t knowhow it comparesnow but I’ll find out soon.
Yes, MyCiTicovers routes previouslyservedonlysporadically by taxis —ornot at all. Yes, it is convenient, quickand safe —but it also charges accordingly I’m not saying we don’t want or need safe and efficient public transport,but what we definitely don’t need is having those vital services out of ourreach due to their cost
If the Cityissuccessful in its bidtotakeoverthe metrotrains, will the cheapestmode oftransport be made unaffordable forthose who need it most?I sincerelyhope not -LAUREN O’CONNOR-MAY
LEWENSKIEKIE
OOIUITSIG: Besoeker va iebeek asteel verwonder haar aan die uitsig vanuit bewegende trein tusse uizenbergenSimonstad aapstad se mees ikoniese treinroete watplaaslike en internasionalebesoekers tenminsteeen keer in‘n leeftydmoet ervaar,volgens die leserwat hierdie foto ingestuur het
FOTO:MARIUSSNYDERS
BRIEWE|LETTERS
Motorongelukkenet waar jy kyk
Hierdie afgelope paar weke hetdie Kaap weer bloed op ons paaiegesien,enniemandlyk omgekrap nie.
'n Pa het verbrandtoe 'n taxi vanagter af in sy stilstaande motor vasgeryhet.'nVrouisdeur'nGolden Arrow-bus indie middestad doodgerytoe sy die straat wouoorsteek
Opdie R45 buiteFranschhoek het'nbakkie en 'n vragmotor regvan voor gebots, met tweemense dood en 30 beseerdes.
En Bottelaryweg, 'n padwat lankal as 'n dodelike padgebrandmerk is, hetnog 'n lewe geëis.
Ditisnie ongelukke nie; dit is mislukkings —mislukkingsvan verkeershandhawing, en ook basiese menslikeoordeel.
Hoeveel meergesinne moet rouvoor onsaanvaar dat daar 'n krisisheers?
Taxibestuurders ry oor rooi ligtesonder gevolge.
Voetgangers sterf weekliks
Spoedbeperkings is voorstelle,nie reëlsnie.Tog is daar netstilte vandie owerhede —geen padveiligheidsveldtogte, geen sigbareafdwing vanpadreëlsnie geen dringendheid nie
Die pa vanBlackheath hettweekinders agtergelaat Die vrou in die middestad wasiemandsema, iemand se dogter. Hulle wasoppad huis toe, ná werk, na die alledaagseplekkewaarheen onsalmal gaan sonder om te wonderofons salterugkeer Watons nodighet,isdaadwerklike aanspreeklikheid, bestuurders watweet dat roekeloosheid gevolgehet,en'nStadwat waarde heg aan elkelewe watopsypaaie verloor word
Hoeveel name moet nógopkruisies langsons paaie verskyn?
BESORGDE INWONER, Kraaifontein
Durbanville boer nou vinnigagteruit metsinkhok by
taxi-staanplek watpla
Jare gelede,toe onsnog jonkenmooi was, wasdinge baie andersinons dorp
Vandagisons netmooi, maar helaas,ons dorp is nie altydmeersomooi nie
Deur diejarehet Durbanville heelwatvan sy karakteringeboet weensdie ongebreidelde ontwikkelingen verdigting daarmee saam.
En toe, in die laat jaresewentig en vroeë tagtig ontstaan diebus-entaxistaanplek in die hartjie van diedorp met alles(lees: rommel en lawaai)wat daarmee gepaardgaan.Endie busseentaxi's raak by diedag meer
Helaas is die rangeerwerf onlangsomhein en lykdit nou nes'n skaapkamp in die Karoo.
En raai wat? Netverlede week komeen of ander karakterenbou vir hom'nsinkhok teen die heining waar hy nou heerlik gratis vryenverniet kanwoon
Sommer 'n prima ligging, soueksê, so lekker naby
diewinkels,die kerk,skole en als. Onmiddellikroep dit herinneringsopaan die armoedigetentplaas watindie inperkingstyd rondom 2021 op die veld voor die Anglikaanse kerk ontstaan het. En hoemoeilik dit wasomdit te (laat) verwyder Niks minder nieas'nhofbevelwas daarvoor nodig. Nouwonder ek net, gaan onsbinnekort ook 'n blikkiesdorp in die hartjie vandie dorp hê as nóg mensesinkhokkies teen die taxistaanplek se heining komoprig?
Volgensmyinformanthet wetstoepassers welmet 'n vloot voertuie opgeruk om die mensehokkie en al te probeer verwyder.Maar helaas,teen Maandagwas dit steeds daar
As onsasinwoners niewaak oordie karaktervan ons dorp nie, gaan niemandanders dit doen nie Ons hetregtig nie'nDunoon in onsdorp nodig nie! ANTI-BLIK, Goedemoed
Thememories of DayZero stillhaunt us
Queuing at collectionpoints, bucket baths, gardens turned to dust,and the collectiveanxietyofacitystaring intothe abyssofanemptytap.Wevowed neverto letithappen again
And yet, hereweare,watching the PacificOcean warm, with climatescientists warning of apotential Super El Niñobuilding forlatethis year
Yes, the experts arequick to point outthatElNiño’s grip on the WesternCape’s winter rainfallisweaker than its hold on the summerrainfall regions of the country. Ourdams sit at acomfortable79%.
But comfort is adangerous companion. The same scientists who urge cautionalsoacknowledge uncertainty, anduncertainty, when it comestowater security, is notaluxury Cape Town canafford. DayZerowas notcausedbyasingle drywinter.It wasthe culmination of years of complacency, ignored warningsand sluggish infrastructureinvestment
We congratulatedourselves on dodging the bullet in 2018,pattedeachother on the back forcutting consumption, andthen quietlyslipped back intoold habits.
Swimming poolswererefilled. Lawns were replanted. Carwashes resumed. Thebrief, beautiful discipline of acityunder siegewas forgottenasquickly as it was born.
An El Niñoneed notdeliver aknockoutblowtoour watersupply. It need only deliver awarmer,drier summerthanexpected, combined with higher evaporation ratesand the inevitablesurge in demandthatcomes with heat
We need to rememberwhatwelearned the hard way. Everydropsaved todayisa drop availabletomorrow. Theshowertimer,the bucketinthe sink, the grey wateronthe garden, andtheseare notrelics of acrisis past.Theyare the habits of acitythatknows what it stands to lose
CONCERNED RESIDENT,Durbanville
Durbanvilledlionshandoutcarepacks
Members of the Durbanville Lions club spent their 67 minutes on Saturday 18 July at Huis Ravenzicht, Kraaifontein, handing out 100 carepacks.
The packs contained essential items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, facecloths and somethingsweet.
This initiative forms part of the club’s ongoing commitmentto serve the community, especially its most vulnerable members.
GENEROUSCONTRIBUTIONS
The care packs were made
possible through generous contributionsfromthe community and fundraising efforts.
“There isa special placeinmy heart forthe elderly. Ibelieve that everyseniordeservestofeel valued, loved andremembered. Something as simple as bringing asmile to their face or reminding them thatthey are not forgotten, canmake aworld of difference,” saidLibby Barnard, presidentof Durbanville Lions Club.
“Presenting the carepacksto the residents of Huis Ravenzicht wasatruly heartwarming
DONATION MADE POSSIBLE BY COMMUNITYSUPPORT
experience.Seeingtheir smiles, hearingtheir words of gratitude, and witnessing thejoy sucha small gesture brought to them wasincredibly rewarding.
“Momentslike theseremind us that kindness, compassionand human connectionare amongthe greatest giftswecan give
“It is my sincere hope that
we continue to reach out to our elderly community, ensuring they know they are appreciated, cherished and never alone,” Barnard said.
CRITICALMESSAGE
“This project also highlights acritical message —the importance of caring for and valueing our senior citizens.
Older members of society havecontributed alifetime of experience, wisdom, and service, and toooften they are overlooked or forgotten.
“Actsofkindness, no matter
how small, remind them that they are seen, appreciated, and not alone,” she said.
As part of the Mandela Day drive, one of the clubs’ members, Marie Treurnich, and adedicated group of ladies in Durbanville made 59 tracksuits, which were donated to beneficiaries in Kraaifontein, Morningstar, Fisantekraal and the HOOP project, keeping many kids warm this winter.
. If youwould like to join theclub, volunteerorcontribute to their projects, send an emailtoinfo. durbanvillelionsclub@gmail.com.
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Ladslightupstadium
After weeks of intense football at Strandfontein SportsGround during the group stages of the Bayviewu-16 Youth CupTournament, hundreds of soccer lovers gathered at AthloneStadium on Saturday 25 July for the finals of the competition.
La Masia EliteFootball Club (FC)from Johannesburg wonthe Platinum Final category after defeating United FC 2-0, while D6 Mitchells Plain defeated Rising Starsby5-4 on penalties in the Gold Final. Ulana Academy thumped Seaside Academy 4-0 in the Silver Final, with Sunningdale City taking Bronze Final after overcoming Malibu United 2-0.
RESULTS
BRONZE
Runners up: Malibu United FC 0
Winners: SunningdaleFC2
SILVER
Runners up: Seaside spurs 0
Winners: Ulana Academy4
GOLD
Runners up: Rising Stars 0(Pen 4)
Winners: D6 mitchells plain 0(pen 5)
D6 Mitchells Plain wononpenalties
WAGIETCUP
Runners up: BayviewFC0
Winners: Imtieyaaz Wagiet invitationalteam1
PLATIMUN
Runners up: Untied FC 0
Winners :LAMasia EliteFC2
ACTIONPACKED FINALS
Lyle Jantjies of La Masia EliteFC(Gauteng) puts atackle in on SidneySchoeman of United FC during theBayviewFCunder16youthcup played at theAthlone stadium on Saturday25July.TheGauteng team wonthe platinum final 2-0.
PHOTO:RASHIEDISAACS
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