February 4, 2016 »
DIE HOOGSTE PRYSVLAK
Te midde van al die slegte nuus wat op die oomblik die media kanale van die wêreld oorheers, het die sybokhaarmark egter hierdie week vir ‘n positiewe hoogtepunt in die internasionale nuus gesorg in Port Elizabeth. Volgens Pierre van der Vyver, Die Bestuurder: Sybokhaar by Cape Mohair & Wool (CMW), die grootste makelaar van Sybokhaar ter wêreld, het die nasionale markaanwyser te staan gekom op die hoogste vlak ooit, naamlik R224.61/kg – ‘n allemintige styging van 12% teenoor die vorige veiling gehou einde Oktober. Die mark het munt geslaan uit die swak wisselkoers van die Rand teenoor die VSA$ – ‘n 4.5% daling – wat Suid-Afrikaanse produkte meer aantreklik maak. Dit alleenlik was egter nie die hoofoorsaak nie. Hernuude belang-stelling in Sybokhaar vanuit Europa sowel as die Ooste het die verwerkers effens onkant betrap so laat in die seisoen. Slegs een veiling, op 1 Desember, is nog geskeduleer vir 2015.
Plaaslike verwerkings-fabrieke is bekommerd dat daar tydelik nie genoeg voorraad gaan wees nie. Suid-Afrika is die wêreldleier in sybokhaarproduksie. Frans Retief van Drie-hoeksfontein Boerdery, Murraysburg het met die loure weggestap op die veiling. Nie net het sy skeersel die hoogste gemiddeld van die veiling en seisoen voortgebring teen R275.21/kg nie, sy skeersel het ook die hoogste individuele prys vir ‘n baal winter klein-bokkiehaar opgelewer teen R350.00/kg. Retief is ook die huidige wêreldrekordpryshouer vir die tipe. Die CMW saamverpakkingsafdeling, waar kleiner boere se hoë gehalte sybokhaar saamgevoeg word, het ook die prys van R350.00/kg geëwenaar.
Foto: Matthew Fox (CMW Auctioneer/Afslaer); Ken Reed (Buyer/Koper); Frans Retief (Seller/Verkoper); Andrew Phillips (CMW Binning/Saamverpakking); Pierre van der Vyver (CMW Manager: Mohair/Bestuurder:Sybokhaar)
Prosit Charity Shoot donates
proceeds to Huis Silwerjare
The annual Prosit Charity Shoot was held on 17 November 2015 at Welgelegen Shooting Range, Kommadagga. Approximately 80 contestants from all over the Eastern Cape competed in different events hosted during the day. The main event, a gong shoot of 15 shots was won by Kosie Smit of Port Elizabeth. He walked away with a fantastic prize of R4000-00. The ladies division was won by Nici Kruger of Swaershoek. ECGMA hosted the clay pigeon and big bore events. The proceeds of the day, an amount of R18400-00, were donated to Huis Silwerjare of Somerset East. Well done to all the winners.
16 days of activism for non-violence
As a society and as a province we must start taking greater respon-sibility. Some steps that will make an impact are:
The annual statistics released by the SAPS must make provision to specify rape. Research and legislative require-ments must be put in place so that the annual reports reflect not only how many rape cases are reported but how many cases go to court and how many lead to conviction. As small minority of reported cases are successfully prosecuted.
Policies must be put in place within departments to deal with sexual violence and abuse. The sex-for-jobs investi-gation in the Eastern Cape has simply petered out. There needs to be effective coordination and professionalism in the chain between reporting the case, the hospitals and the forensic laboratories and to the court room. Many cases fall between the cracks and are weakened as a result of the chain being broken.
Six months without Postal
Service in Fort Beaufort
Home postal delivery services in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape have come to a halt for over six months. This has a huge negative impact not only on business, but also on the tens of thousands of residents who rely on the post office for their communication.
How are you going to change the negative perceptions of the broader community towards the postal service in Fort Beaufort?
·The risks of unauthorised usage of post office transport without consent from the head-office of the Post Office and;
·A scheduled meeting on Tuesday, 24 November 2015, at the Post Office in Fort Beaufort with local (ANC ) ward councillors from the township experiencing the same problems.