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POLISIE­KLAG: SY IS ‘EERLIK, TOEGEWYD EN ’N PRESTEERDER’
GPF staan by kol. Asaram MAGRIET THERON
Die Burger het toe berig dat sy ’n strategiese plan ontplooi het teen korrupsie, swak dienslewering en wanbestuur van hulpbronne. Die Goodwood-misdaadvoorkomingseenheid het toe ook die toekenning gekry vir operasionele groep van die jaar. Die media het in ’n stadium berig dat Dawjee gesê het die klag teen hom is gebore ná ’n onderonsie tussen hom en die GPF – waarvan hy beweer het hy ’n lid was. “Die sakeman wat geïmpliseer word in die ondersoek, is en was nog nooit ’n lid van die GPF nie,” sê Lawson. “Die bewerings dat kol. Asaram selfone by ’n Pakistanse man persent gekry het, is duidelik vuilspel en leuens. Ons as inwoners van Goodwood is nie onnosel nie. Dit is duidelik dat hierdie ’n poging is om haar te diskrediteer. “As GPF-voorsitter glo ek sterk in die integriteit van kol. Asaram en ek glo dat die waarheid sal gedy in hierdie saak,” het Lawson gesê. Sy is uiters professioneel. Sy behandel die Goodwood-publiek met respek en waardigheid. Sy het nog altyd ’n beleid van geen verdraagsaamheid teen korrupsie gehandhaaf.” Op 6 Desember het lede van die polisie Dawjee se sakeperseel by die N1-stad deursoek en beslag gelê op hardeskywe, finansiële state, rekenaars en ander dokumente. Die ondersoek duur voort. V TygerBurger het teen spertyd betroubaar verneem daar is op dokumente beslag gelê wat die korrupsieondersoek kan steun.
ie gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum van Goodwood het vandeesweek hulle ondersteuning onomwonde gegee aan kol. Hansia Asaram, bevelvoerder van die Goodwood-polisie. Asaram het vroeër vanjaar ’n klag van korrupsie aanhangig gemaak teen lt.genl. Arno Lamoer, Wes-Kaapse polisiekommissaris, en Salim Dawjee, ’n sakeman van Goodwood. Dié klag het reperkussies tot in die hoogste kringe van die polisie gehad nadat genl. Riah Phiyega, nasionale polisiekommissaris, Lamoer blykbaar gewaarsku het dat hy ondersoek gaan word. Die ondersoek teen Lamoer is intussen uitgebrei na ander senior lede van die mag, onder andere brig. Sharon Govender, Bellville-stasiehoof, haar man, brig. Kolindhren “Colin” Govender, stasiekommissaris van Kaapstad, en brig. Darius van der Ross, Bellville-sektorhoof. Hulle word almal daarvan verdink dat hulle omkoopgeskenke van Dawjee ontvang het. “Ons staan ferm by kol. Asaram. Sy het die gemeenskap nog nooit gefaal nie. Sy is eerlik, toegewyd en ’n presteerder in die stryd teen misdaad. Ons as GPF vertrou haar ten volle,” het Brian Lawson, voorsitter van die Goodwood-GPF, gesê. Asaram is in Junie vanjaar aangewys as stasiebevelvoerder van die jaar by die polisie se jaarlikse prestige-toekennings.
Dillon het gehoor op hul voete gehad
Die plaaslike sanger, Dillon Lerm, wat vinnig besig is om opgang te maak, was een van die kunstenaars wat Saterdagaand by die Bakgat-Someropskop opgetree het. Onder die ander kunstenaars wat die gehoor van 3 000 op hul voete gehad het, was Gerhard Steyn, Emo Adams, Snotkop en Nadine. Dillon en Gerhard is twee van die kunstenaars wat in Februarie by TygerBurger en CapeGate se leserskonsert gaan optree. Dié twee, asook Kurt Darren en Theuns Jordaan, het die meeste stemme ontvang vir ons konsert, die enigste een in die land waar die lesers van ’n koerant besluit wie moet optree. Kaartjies is reeds beskikbaar by www.cultivaria.com. FOTO: LEZIL ROODE WENTZEL
16 Days of Activism ends MICHELLE LINNERT @linnertmb
The Bellville police’s 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Child Abuse came to an end last Wednesday with donations to charities and some earnest testimonials from trauma victims. Chevonne van der Vyver, one of the guests and a victim of crime, told those present how she and her family were assisted by the Trauma Room staff at the Bellville police station. “I do have issues with the Bellville police, but one can understand they work under pressure. The Trauma Room staff were excellent,” she said. One of the attendees, Sannie van der Merwe, said in her day there was no such thing as a Trauma Room. “The police came out and simply told you it was a domestic dispute, you have to solve it on your own. They didn’t want to interfere. There was no police support. Nowadays we have dedicated staff who assist trauma victims,” she said. Col Gert Nel of the Bellville police said education was key to the eradication of domestic violence. “People need to understand that the police cannot fix relationships. Many victims are repeat complainants. Incidents happen over weekends, when there is liquor involved. Then, come Monday, when hubby needs to go to work, they withdraw the case,” he said. “There is simply not enough of it (education). It is one vicious cycle.” He added that solutions to the problem lay in people’s faith, as well as their willingness to receive counselling. As part of their commitment to the 16 day campaign, all four commanders in the Bellville police cluster were tasked to make direct contact with 16 victims of trauma. This included the police stations of Bellville, Parow, Goodwood and Bothasig.
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Scary reality of missing children DESIREÉ RORKE @dezzierorke
A total of 670 cases of missing children and adults were reported to Missing Children SA during 2013, according to their annual statistics released last week. Organisational spokesperson Nicky Rheeder, says this figure is based on cases reported to Missing Children SA only and does not reflect all the cases reported to the South African Police. “According to the Missing Persons Bureau, a child goes missing every six hours in our country. If you add this for a year, we look at about 1 460 cases of missing children reported to the South African Police Services every year,” she said. The cases reported to Missing Children SA, increases every year, she say, not necessarily because more individuals go missing, but also because more people are becoming aware of the organisation and the services it renders. Between 1 December 2012 and 30 November this year, 344 adults and 326 children were reported missing with Missing Children SA. Of these, 242 adults and 276 children were subsequently found. “Therefore we have an overall success rate of 77 %. For the children’s cases alone
our success rate is 84 %. It is an unfortunate reality that 3 % of the children found again, were found deceased. Every year we see the success rate decrease – we cannot say for a fact it is because fewer children are found again, or perhaps because more cases are reported to our organisation,” she says.
Deceased Eleven children and 27 adults were found deceased this year. Statistics provided by the organisation reflects 209 persons reported missing in the Western Cape during this same time – the second highest in the country after Gauteng with a figure of 227. Of these 150 were adults of which 115 were found and 103 were children of which 94 were found. Generally, children reported missing are grouped in several categories. Run-aways account for 39 % of all cases, whereas 33 % get lost. Kidnappings by strangers account for 8 % of all missing children and parental abductions for 5 %. Children going missing for unknown reasons account for 15 %, where the reasons are not mentioned to the organisation or sometimes the parents do not want to share more information. “Children run away from home or places of safety for various reasons, such as abuse,
conflict at home, rebellion or being offered a better life by strangers or persons befriended over a social network. The grass seems greener on the other side and when they accept these offers, they sometimes find themselves in a very vulnerable and dangerous place,” Rheeder says. “When a child is kidnapped by a stranger it is for a host of reasons. They cannot have children of their own, or they lost a child. Sometimes it is for reasons of revenge and often times for reasons of human trafficking. In this case the child will be used for sex slavery or forced labour,” she adds. “On a daily basis we are striving to make more and more people aware of the reality of human trafficking. We are sure more cases reported to SAPS as well as to our organisation are because of human trafficking, but at this stage it cannot be proved. According to the International Labour Organisation it is estimated that 1.2 million children are trafficked each year. Furthermore, 32 billion dollars profit is generated annually from human trafficking.”
Stats In the final analysis, children going missing range in age from 0 to 17 years, but mostly in the age group from 13 to 17 years (66 %). The months with the most cases reported
to Missing Children SA were July with 65 cases and August with 68 cases. The month with the least cases reported was February with only 38 cases. In the Western Cape 60% of all persons reported missing were Brown, 20% Black Africans, 19% Caucasian and 1% Indian or Asian.
Authorities Missing Children SA is a registered NPO that assists the authorities when an individual goes missing in South Africa, for any reason whatsoever. “We work closely with the South African Police Services and other government bodies as well as other NGOs and private initiatives to assist in the recovery and safe return of any missing person,” says Rheeder. “Our first tier is that of an emergency response service. We have a national helpline for incident reports and callers are advised on which immediate steps to take in logging the incident officially so as to ensure efficient and timeous action. “Secondly, by activating a vast national social media network we distribute flyers of missing children, creating mass awareness of the individual and maximising the chances of that child being recovered...” See www.missingchildren.org.za.
Talented Monte Vista singer wants to go big LOUISA STEYL @lounotes
She’s only in high school, but watch out music world, she has her eye on the big time. Monte Vista’s 15-year-old Jade McAvinchey, who goes to school at Curro in Durbanville, just released her first single and has already been playlisted on radio. “I have been singing since I was six and it’s all I want,” says the young songstress. Jade, who was a student at Brackenfell’s Jamrock Academy, explains that she started out singing with bands at the school. She decided she wanted to start getting serious about her music career though and started looking online for possible bands to join. That’s when she came across Dale Johnson’s advert for vocal recording and production. She contacted him and within a week
of meeting, the two had already recorded her first song, “Gotta go”. The two wrote the lyrics together, while Dale wrote the music. The song features Dirtyfunk, Dale’s group and he classifies the song as commercial hip-hop. Since releasing the track, Jade has been featured on Soli Philander’s Taxi Radio and Bush Radio, who have already playlisted her song. “I want to make it big,” Jade says with stars in her eyes. Jade is no stranger to performing though. She has competed in the SA Championships of Performing Arts twice, winning medals both times. At just seven, she won a silver medal for an original song she wrote about loving her family and pets and earlier this year, she won a gold medal, and her team went on to perform in Los Angeles, USA. Two years ago she recorded an album of covers called Following my Heart, which is exactly what the young singer is doing. Jade will be on stage on Tuesday 31 December at the Boland Cricket New Year’s Big Bash in Paarl, a fundraiser for Boland Cricket. Jade will make a guest appearance when De Javu performs. Also on stage will be Ashley Pienaar, Jody Williams, MONOX, Alan the car guard, De Javu, D6 Minstrels and Ashur Petersen. The concert starts at 20:30, but there will be children’s cricket on from 10:00 and Ladies and 20/20 cricket on from 15:00. V Tickets cost R150 and can be booked at www.ticketpros.co.za. For more information about the bash, visit www.bolandcricket.co.za. V For more information on Jade, visit her Facebook page under Jade Artist or follow her on Twitter at @Jadiesinger. V Visit www.tygerburger.co.za to listen to Jade’s single, “Gotta go”.
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. Saterdag 21 Desember: 13:00 in die Fairbridge Mall, Brackenfell; . Saterdag 21 Desember: 15:00 in die Zevenwacht Mall, Kuilsrivier; . Sondag 22 Desember: 10:30 in die Zevenwacht Mall, Kuilsrivier; . Sondag 22 Desember: 13:00 in Eden on the Bay, Blouberg; . Sondag 22 Desember: 15:00 in die Tygervallei-sentrum; . Maandag 23 Desember: 11:00 in die Zevenwacht Mall, Kuilsrivier; . Maandag 23 Desember: 16:00 in die Fairbridge Mall, Brackenfell, gevolg deur ’n Kerskonsert met Tommy Dell; . Dinsdag 24 Desember: 10:30 in die Zevenwacht Mall, Kuilsrivier; . Dinsdag 24 Desember: 13:00 in die Tygervallei-sentrum. Die Kerskonsert by Fairbridge Mall word in die buitelug by die hoofingang gehou en begin om 16:00 met kunstenaars soos Nadia van der Westhuizen, SA’s got Talent se top6-finalis. Ander is Riana van Wyk, bekende gospelsanger en hoof van die Riana van Wykmusiekskool, Amber Kruger, die algehele wenner van Star Search in 2013, wat die gehoor sal vermaak met hul verskeidenheid van ligte Afrikaanse en Engelse liedjies en dan natuurlik ook met toepaslike Kersliedere. Tommy Dell kom om 18:00 aan die beurt met ’n verskeidenheidsprogram wat liedjies van sy mees onlangse album sal insluit, asook ’n paar gewilde Kersliedere. Besoekers kan hul kampstoele bring en kom uitspan. Daar sal ook kosstalletjies beskikbaar wees.
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Vermoorde onderwyser was ‘saggeaarde’ man
Homeless man to the rescue of stolen dog
A man, known only as “Brent” is implicated to be behind dog theft in Goodwood. “My sister, Tracey, had her eight-yearold staffie, Voodoo, stolen from her property in Goodwood two weeks ago,” says Rose Franchi. “Homeless people in the area told us that this man, Brent, and his accomplice go around stealing dogs. “They know him. Apparently he walks around the neighbourhood looking for properties that he can break into.” Franchi says she had kept the TygerBurger article about who to contact when your dog gets stolen (“Hou wag oor Wagter”, 13 November 2013) and was able to give her sister Captain William Dreyer’s number. Dreyer is head of the provincial task team combating dog theft and dog fighting. Tracey du Toit, Voodoo’s owner, says when her dog was stolen, she went to the police first. “They were a bit sceptical at first about opening a docket for a stolen dog. They were only prepared to allocate a case number once they had spoken to Captain Dreyer. But they called Captain Dreyer and he advised them to give us a case number.” About a week after Voodoo went missing, Du Toit and Franchi were putting up posters on lamp posts in Hugo street in an attempt to find the dog. A homeless man approached them and introduced himself as Hamilton. He told Tracey he knew her dog had been stolen by Brent and beaten but when it was found that she was not aggressive, she was sold to another homeless person for R100. He then took them to the recycling plant in Tygerberg, where they found Voodoo. “There were some people living in and around. They had my dog. My son looked over the wall and confirmed it was our dog. My daughter burst into tears and grabbed the dog and started running, scared that they would reclaim her.” Hamilton told them that he also had a staffie stolen from him some time ago, it was his only constant companion. He said he knew his dog was taken to Parow, but did not know the name of the street. “Hamilton was the absolute star of the day. He was so helpful and had such a sense of right and wrong. “He confirmed that Brent, who was stealing the dogs, was a white guy,” Du Toit says. V Report missing pets at veterinarians in the area, as well as the SPCA. Report theft of a pet or any information on dog fighting to your nearest police station, or contact Capt William Dreyer at 082 469 2549.
’n Welbekende onderwyser is verlede Dinsdag wreed in Kraaifontein vermoor. Die man, Rudolph Fortuin (56), het jare lank in Goodwood skoolgehou en was ten tyde van sy moord ’n leerkrag aan ’n skool in Mitchells Plain. Dié onderwyser is na berig word dood aan verskeie meswonde, wat toegedien is nadat hy glo ’n gestry wou keer. Dié stryery in
Kraaifontein het by Fortuin se vriendin se huis uitgebreek, en daar word geglo dit het gebeur nadat Rudolph tussenbeide getree het toe die vriendin se seun vroegoggend met sy meisie vasgesit het. “Hy het nie verdien om só te sterf nie,” het ’n familielid, wat anononiem wou bly, laatmiddag Vrydag aan TygerBurger gesê. Die familie wou geen inligting oor hulself gepubliseer hê nie, aangesien die verdagte teen druktyd nog voortvlugtig was. Hulle wou graag die boodskap uitdra dat Rudolph
’n baie geliefde en saggeaarde mens was. Die ondersoekbeampte van die Kraaifontein-polisie kon egter bevestig dat hulle naarstiglik op soek is na die verdagte, die 30jarige Buran Blanckenberg. Die ondersoekbeampte het ook bevestig dat ’n lid van die publiek Vrydag ingebel het om te sê hulle het die verdagte in ’n Delft-taxi herken. Rudolf se begrafnis vind op Saterdag 21 Desember plaas. V Die publiek kan die ondersoekbeampte kontak met enige inligting oor Blanckenberg, by 083 772 6007.
Vakansiewenke van lesers vir lesers Met die feesseisoen op hande het TygerBurger ’n lysie gemaak van ons lesers se vakansiewenke. Brian Lawson, ’n inwoner van Goodwood en voorsitter van die Goodwood-Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum, se raad aan enigiemand wat Kersinkopies doen, is om nie te loop en praat op jou selfoon nie. Hy sê as ’n mens op jou telefoon praat, vergeet jy heeltemal van wat om jou aangaan en maak jy jouself weerloos teen grypdiewe. James Vos, raadslid, sê: “In hierdie warm somertyd is dit belangrik om gehidreer te bly. Drink genoeg water en bly sover jy kan in die skaduwee.” Hy sê die stadsraad het ’n blitsnommer vir enige dienste en onderhoudswerk by strande en munisipale swembaddens spesiaal vir die feesseisoen geskep. Skakel 021 597 6003 met enige klagtes rakende swemplekke. Linda Claassen van die Hoërskool Tygerberg sê: “Ek sorg dat ek altyd gaan vakansie hou met ’n pot Deep Freeze-jellie in my medisynekassie. Dit neem pyn weg en kan jou neus oopkry as jy hooikoors het. Moenie aan jou oë vat nadat jy dit aangesmeer het nie! Wanneer iemand iets aan jou smous, betaal meer as wat gevra word, maar moenie net ’n donasie gee nie. Die verkoper moet aangespoor word. Ek het so pas twee resepte op kaartjies vir R20 gekoop – broccoli-hoender en ’n braaibroodjie. Dit gaan in my handsak met vakansie. Dit laat my skatryk en slim voel.” Zigi Eckron, redakteur van WegSleep en
’n inwoner van Boston, deel sy opgeskerpte sekerheidsplan vir die vakansie: “Al het jy stewige diefwering en kan inbrekers nie in jou huis inkom nie, hou kosbare goed soos skootrekenaars verder as ’n armlengte weg van vensters. Een of ander ou het twee weke gelede my studeerkamer se venster gebreek en die skootrekenaar deur die diefwering gegaps. “Ek het ’n baie goeie heining voor my erf, maar die swakplek is die vibracrete tussen my erf en die bure langsaan – dis maklik om oor te klim, al is dit 1,8 m hoog. Ek reken ’n paar ‘spikes’ bo-op sal help. Dis nie baie mooi nie en ‘eina-ivy’ is vrek duur, maar dit sal help om die boewe uit te hou. “Hoe meer lig buite jou huis, hoe beter. As jy nie ‘beams’ het of kan bekostig nie, koop ’n bewegingsensorlig. Daar is ’n relatiewe goedkoop soort wat ook ’n 12 v- ‘output’ het waaraan jy ’n klein ‘buzzer’ kan koppel. Dis nie so gevorderd soos ‘beams’ nie, maar dis ’n goedkoop manier om alarm te maak as daar snags beweging op jou erf is. “’n Gewone webcam en gratis sagteware van die web af, maak ’n eenvoudige CCTV vir jou huis wanneer jy nie daar is nie, met bewegingsensor en al. Jy kan dit selfs so stel dat dit foto’s aanlyn stoor en jy dit van jou selfoon af kan monitor.” (Sien http:// www.yawcam.com/) “Wat vermaak betref, reken ek die Jack Mullerpark in Boston word heeltemal onderbenut. Dis ’n heerlike plek om te gaan stap of piekniek hou,” sê hy.
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Give vagrants a food stamp instead Are you constantly requested by vagrants at your door to give them money for food? Well, Elim Night Shelter in Elsies River Industria is offering food stamp booklets at R50 per booklet for 10 stamps. This is a great means of giving to the needy
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Wrapped in rubbish: Kevin and Arlene Newman from Monte Vista and their five-member team took part in a Community Chest Twilight Team Run and won first prize in the ‘Best Dressed Team’ competition. They walked away with the coveted Good Hope FM trophy and sponsored prizes. The team was called ‘Rubbish Busters’ and promoted the message of re-using and recycling to reduce household waste ending up at landfill sites. Kevin was a ‘bully beef’ tin with key and Arlene made a dress with plastic items. The others were cardboard, newspaper and used wrapping paper – all recyclable items.
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Kuier net so lekker in eie agterplaas: As jy vanjaar met Jan Tuisbly se karretjie moet ry, gaan geniet ’n Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Koerante en is deel van die Media 24­groep Verspreding: TygerBurger Goodwood word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Glenwood, Goodwood Estate, Richmond Estate, Townsend Estate, Tygerdal, Vrijzee, Vasco, Bothasig, Edgemead, Monte Vista, Plattekloof Glen, Richwood en Thornton. Totale verspreiding:24 564 TygerBurger het twaalf verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Good­ wood, Brackenfell, Kraaifon­ tein, Kuilsrivier, Milnerton, Table View, Eersterivier/Blue Downs, Ravensmead/Belhar en Elsiesrivier. Totale verspreiding: 285 531 Vir enige verspreidingsklagtes skakel 021 910 6500 of e­pos: verspreiding@tygerbur­ ger.co.za
Mandela burial timing wrong Commentators at Nelson Mandela’s funeral stated that, according to local custom, a body had to be lowered into the ground by noon, when the sun was at its highest in the sky and the shadows were at their shortest. The sun is at its highest point at the solar noon, which in general isn’t the same as noon on the clock. South African time is based on the solar noon at a longitude of 30 degrees east (roughly Pietermaritzburg), so the solar noon at Cape Town only occurs at about 12:46. Mandela’s funeral service was running behind schedule, so I thought that maybe he was buried in time, even though it was after noon on the clock. However, I checked the longitude of Qunu, where he was buried, and it’s only slightly to the west of 30 degrees, so solar noon was only about six minutes later, namely at 12:06. So even with that adjustment the burial was later than desired. C STEVENSON Edgemead
VRCID responds to unhappy residents Re: “Mixed reaction to VRCID”, TygerBurger, 11 December. I would like to comment on the comments made by those interviewed. Firstly and most importantly; of all nine people interviewed, only two of those are located within the VRCID. The VRCID has no mandate to patrol or clean outside its boundaries. The reason why many of these businesses have not heard from the VRCID is as above, they are not situated
within our boundaries. We urge people to please visit our website on www.vrcid.co.za if they need any information about us. Secondly, it must be remembered, the VRCID is not there to take over from SAPS, Metro Police or the City of Cape Town. We, like all other 26 City Improvement Districts in Cape Town, provide an over and above service. However the reality is that the VRCID is now been seen as the primary service provider which is a challenge for us with our limited resources. The VRCID is possibly the largest CID in Cape Town but we have limited resources; we cannot burden CID levy payers with additional increases... Thirdly, many current CID levy payers expect the VRCID to personally protect their properties. Once again, this is not the function of a CID. In reply to the anonymous businesswoman who stated “that the VRCID is hopeless”, the VRCID is not there to provide private protection as stated above. Fourthly and I now make reference to the standard of the security officers. Yes, I agree that the security officers are not always of the highest calibre. It is for this reason that the VRCID has recently appointed a deputy security manager to ensure that the security service provider is held accountable for the services they render. Last month we dismissed an entire shift of 25 officers for not making the grade. It must also be mentioned that the past month alone, we have had officers hospitalised for being assaulted by the criminal element. Our vehicles have been damaged and our officers, including my staff and I, are being verbally abused and even spat at on a daily basis. This is a clear sign where the
criminal element are now targeting the VRCID due to its efforts... DEREK BOCK Chief operations officer, VRCID
Merry Christmas The Speaker and Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament wish the Christian community of the Western Cape a blessed and peaceful Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to all. Fairbairn college leaders for 2014 are: From left, Dylan Stark, Deputy Head Boy; Daniel Bugg, Head Boy; Samantha Gay, Head Girl; and Catherine Fisher, Deputy Head Girl.
Get set for New Year’s Eve Sunset Hike The popular Delvera Hi-Tec New Year’s Eve Sunset Hike will take place on 31 December. The Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera Farm on the R44 between Klapmuts and Stellen-
bosch is the venue. Hikers should arrive at 17:30, no later than 18:30 to start hike. R100 per person (kids under 10 pay R50), includes a glass of sparkling wine on the
koppie (juice for the kids) as well as a map of the marked trails and an optional shuttle to the halfway point. Call 021 884 4752 or email info@dirtopia.co.za or visit www.dirtopia.co.za.
cause they play mostly Afrikaans music, but they were happy to play our songs,” Simon says of Bok Radio. He says he was hesitant to contact Afrikaans stations at first but realised that his music would touch people no matter what the language.
Right sound “We found out about Ian Pritchett through getting to know the music of Angus and Julia Stone, an Australian band,” explains Ross. “We really loved the sound of their album, it was really beautifully simple and acoustic and had loads of space,” he says, adding: “We in fact used their album as sound reference for our previous album and this time we
Feelings “I guess I don’t really consciously write about anything in particular,” Simon says of his songwriting. “When I write a song, it usually comes up out of some kind of difficult feeling I am feeling,” he says, adding: “For example I’ll be sitting at home, feeling lonely or anxious about something, and I’ll pick up my guitar, mostly as a way to kind of soothe myself, I guess.” Simon says for him, songwriting is the process of taking something that’s difficult and transforming it into something that’s playful and joyful and inspiring. “There’s kind of an alchemy that happens in art where difficult feelings get transformed into something beautiful,” he says, adding: “That’s basically what happens when I write songs. “I sit there with this feeling and it throws up emotions and it throws up ideas and thoughts and I just kind of let my soul do the talking and the words stream out. V For more information about Simon & the Bande à Part, visit www.simonvangend.com. V Simon & the Bande à Part performed the title track off their album, Blinking and Breathing, on the Orange Couch, visit www.tygerburger.co.za to watch their performance and interview.
Simon & the Bande à Part perform the title track off their album, Blinking and Breathing, on the Orange Couch this week. thought, well let’s just try and get hold of the actual producer.” The band sent him an email and he replied. “We sent him songs and he loved the songs,” Ross says. With the help of their financiers, Jump Media, in Dubai, the band brought Ian to South Africa. Three songs off the album, namely the title
track, “Blinking and Breathing”, “Am I the Worm?” and “Complications”, have been submitted to radio stations and 18 radio stations across the country have already playlisted one or all three of the songs. Locally, their songs can be heard on MFM, Radio Helderberg, UCT Radio, Bok Radio and Two Oceans Vibe Radio. “We feel quite special being on there be-
What’s On | Wat’s Waar V Ann Jangle and Black Cat Bones will be at Die Boer tonight (Wednesday). R100. Call 021 979 1911 to book. V Kurt Schoonraad, Dalin Oliver, Carl We­ ber and Dylan Skews will be at Blue Chip Restaurant tonight (Wednesday) from 20:30. R50. Call 021 797 2182 or 073 479 1835 to book. V Magdalene Minnaar (soprano) and Ni­ cholas Nicolaidis (tenor), joined by members of the Cape Town Festival Orchestra all held together and narrated by Richard Cock will be performing the music of Andrew Lloyd Weber at the Oude Libertas amphitheatre tonight (Wednesday). Tickets cost between R140 and R160. Call 083 379 3679 or 021 809 7474 to book. V CH2 will be at Die Boer on Thursday. R100. Call 021 979 1911 to book. V Wielie Walie is vir die kleintjies Vrydagoggend by Die Boer te sien. R60. Bespreek by 021 979 1911. V Nadine hou Kersfees is Vrydagaand by Die Boer te sien. R110. Bespreek by 021 979 1911. V Jakkie Louw en Kevin Leo is Vrydag in Jakkals & Leeu by Plaasteater te sien. R120. Bespreek by 083 360 0686. V Janine Neethling, Bridget Rennie Salo­ nen and Lizzie Rennie will be at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre on Friday in Trio with a Twist. Tickets cost between R120 and R140. Call 083 379 3679 or 021 809 7474 to book. V Gert Vlok Nel is Saterdag by Seaside Blues in Melkbos te sien. R120. Bespreek by 021 553 2615. V Group Tren Latino is at V&A Amphitheatre on Sunday from 18:00. Entrance is free. V Ray Dylan kuier Maandag by Die Boer. R120. Bespreek by 021 979 1911. V Amber Davis and Can Skylark will be at V&A Amphitheatre on Monday from 18:00. Entrance is free. V An African Christmas, a nativity story, will be on stage at the V&A Amphitheatre on Tuesday from 15:00. Entrance is free. V Andriette Norman kuier Kersmiddag by Die Boer. R120. Bespreek by 021 979 1911.
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ie Transagulhas-uitdaagvaart vir rubberbote is al bestempel as die taaiste en langste rubberbootwedvaart in die wêreld. Vanjaar word dié vaart vir die 26ste keer aangebied en soos gewoonlik sal die jaers, die bote en die enjins tot die uiterste getoets word. Meer as dertig spanne, waaronder ’n paar uit die noordelike voorstede, het reeds ingeskryf vir die 2013-wedvaart wat oor vyf dae en 900 km beslis word. Hierdie uitmergelende wedvaart, wat jaarliks aangebied word deur die Agulhas Inflatable Boat Club (AIBC), begin op 28 Desember in Plettenbergbaai en eindig op Nuwejaarsdag 1 Januarie in die Strand. Die plaaslike spanne wat gaan deelneem, is FJ Buter en Dian Beyers van Brackenfell, J Matthee en M van Geems van Kuilsrivier, Nickie Smit en Dewald Theron van Durbanville, Christiaan en Wardo Kriel van Kuilsrivier en Stefan Lindeque en Tony Ingram van Melkbosstrand. Toe Sparks Esterhuyzen, bekende inwoner van Hermanus, die eerste keer met die idee vorendag gekom het om dié rubberbootresies aan te bied, het baie mense die idee
afgeskiet en gesê dit is veels te gevaarlik en haas onmoontlik. Ten spyte van talle waarskuwings, het drie spanne vir die eerste Transagulhas-uitdaagvaart in 1988 ingeskryf. Vandag, 26 jaar later, is die wedvaart nog net so gewild soos in die vroeër jare met baie spanne wat jaar ná jaar inskryf.
hulle sal almal meeding in die nuwelingklas. Verlede jaar se wenspan, bestaande uit Peter Groenenstein en Nichol Parr van Gordonsbaai, sal vanjaar in die standaardklas deelneem. Die bote moet elke dag verskeie kontrolepunte bereik voordat hulle na die eindpunt kan beweeg. Op dag een, skof een (28 Desember), begin die wedvaart by Hobie-strand en eindig dit op Santos-strand in Mosselbaai. Die strand-kontrolepunte op die roete is by Swartvlei, Wildernis, Glentana, Grootbrakrivier en Kleinbrakrivier. Die eerste skof is die langste en strek oor 189 km. Op dag twee (29 Desember) vertrek die bote van Mosselbaai na Stilbaai. Hulle moet by Vleesbaai en Gouritsriviermond se strande aandoen voordat hulle na die eindpunt kan jaag. Dag twee se skof is 86 km.
jaarsdag. Die bote sal uit Struisbaai vertrek en aandoen by Die Damme, Pearly Beach en Uilenskraalmond voordat hulle by Hermanus se ou hawe eindig. Ná die Koning van die Branders-kompetisie het die spanne ’n paar ure om herstel- en instandhoudingswerk te doen voordat hulle vir die aandresies aanmeld in Gansbaai. Die aandresies eindig by Hermanus se nuwe hawe. Die afstand op dag vier is 135 km. Die finale skof van die Transagulhas-uitdaagvaart oor 131 km begin om 09:00 by Hermanus se nuwe hawe. Die spanne moet by Onrus, Kleinmond en Pringlebaai aandoen voordat hulle Strand se kant toe mik. Maar eers moet hulle ’n finale “verby-jaag”-kontrolepunt by Gordonsbaai se hawe doen voordat hulle na die eindpunt in die Strand kan jaag. ’n Feestelike atmosfeer sal by elke oornagpunt heers, met die sanger Andries Vermeulen wat die skare op die strand by elke eindpunt sal vermaak terwyl die bote ingewag word. Elke dag om 13:00 vind ’n Koning van die Branders-kompetisie plaas wat gewoonlik duisende toeskouers lok. Vir meer inligting, besoek www.trans-agulhas.com.
Verlede jaar se wenners van die gemodifiseerde klas, Dave Barnett en Tjaart Oosthuizen, durf die branders aan. FOTO: HEINRICH SAUER
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