Julie 2014

UNDER THREAT? SANParks and many locals are concerned about the possible threat of pollution a proposed phosphatemine near Hopefield could pose to Langebaan Lagoon, an internationally proclaimed marine protected area. Article on page 2.(More in today’s Weslander.) PHOTO: WESLANDER ARCHIVE

Rising concernovermine threatto Lagoon

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SANParks concernedaboutmineSANParks are also con-cerned about the proposedphosphate mine at Elands-fontein and its possible im-pact onLangebaanLagoon.

Willem Louw, SANParksmanager: park planning anddevelopment, on Friday toldmembers of the Park Forumthat SANParks are cautiousabout this project.In national and social me-

dia concern have been ex-pressed about this project’simpactontheenvironmental-ly sensitive area where themine is planned.On Facebook a petition is

doing the rounds and at lastcount it was allegedly signedby more than a thousand ob-jectors.The Elandsfontein mining

project falls within the park’sbufferzonenearHopefield,anarea of critical biodiversity,and is situated on top of twogroundwater bodies, theElandsfontein and Lange-baan aquifers, one ofwhich isbelieved to feed into Lange-baan Lagoon.Louw explained that the

mining company currentlyproposes to disturb water inthe top layer of theElandsfon-

teinaquifer for thephosphatemining procesThe Elandsfontein aquifer

consists of two layers of wa-ter, separated by a thin claylayer and feeds into theLangebaan Lagoon.Louw said the mine would

have to careful that theydon’tpenetrate the clay layer andpollute the aquifer and/orcause water levels of the la-goon to drop.HoweverSANParksappear

to be cautious to appear tooantagonistic. Louw has sincetoldWeslander that specialiststudies undertaken by re-nowned wetland expert ToniBelcher indicated that theproposed Elandsfontein min-ing activities will not nega-tively affect the LangebaanLagoon and surroundingfarms and land users. He alsohighlighted the 400 job oppor-tunities that the mine projectwould bring.Forum member Jaco Kotze

told the forumthewater issuemay be resolved should theElandsfontein mine considerusing treated sewerage.Elandsfontein Exploration

and Mining (EMM) are cur-rently in the process of apply-ing for mining rights.

Mining prospecting rights have been granted for the areamarked in purple. The green area indicates Elandsfontein farm.

Microlights to helpcombat crimeCrime fighting in theWestCoast National Park istaking to the skies.Capt Noel Minnaar con-

firmedthat theLangebaanPolice now have an agree-ment with the SaldanhaAirfield for assistance .Microlight pilots may

be asked from time to timeto assist with aerial pa-trols of the park.Theft and housebreak-

ing over the last months,especially inChurchaven,have become a problem.

The hamlet is 45 km fromLangebaan,makingpolicepatrols difficult, and it issuspected that the perpe-trators hide for severaldays in the veld, beforeand after break-ins.Low flying aerial pa-

trols is thought to bemoreeffective than land pa-trols.The airfield will obtain

permission from theLangebaanweg AirforceBase for every aerial pa-trol.

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Minusheupbeen,maarPiet loopTRISH GOOSEN

Dié kat het sowaar nege le-wens ...

Ná iemand op hom geskiethetmet ’n .22-geweerenhyon-derdiemesmoesdeurloopom’n gedeelte van sy heupbeente laat amputeer, is Piet weerkatjie van die baan – Lange-baan om presies te wees.Piet se eienaar, Alta Ded-

nam,hetvertelPiethetampersy been verloor, maar dr. De-rette Kotze van LongacresAnimal Hospital het ’n plangemaak om die been te red.Die koeël het deur die boon-

ste gedeelte van sy been ge-gaan en die femur is redelikskade aangedoen. Omdat Pietniebaie swaar isnie, is ’nope-rasie gedoen waar ’n gedeeltevan die been weggesny worden die heuppotjie ’n skynge-wrig vorm, wat gerehabili-teer moet word. In Piet se ge-

val het Kotze ’n biet-jie meer beenuitgehaal as aanbe-veel. “Die oggendvoor sy operasie hethy eweop sy gebreek-te been getrap om virmy te wys hy kanhom gebruik,” hetKotzeaanLangebaanNuus vertel. “Ek hetnie geweet hoe suk-sesvol dit gaan weesas ek soveel van die femurmoet verwyder nie, maar ekhet gevoel ek moes hom ’nkans gee om die been te be-hou.” Volgens Kotze was dieoperasie eksperimenteelmaargebaseerop ’nchirurgiewat gereeldmet goeie resulta-te gedoen word.Kotzehet gesê syhet oordie

laaste tweemaandeookanderkatte met skietwonde behan-del. Sommige van hulle wasbaie gelukkig met net sagteweefselwonde, maar een kat

moes ongelukkig ’n beenam-putasie ondergaan.Dednam het by die polisie-

stasie gaan aanklop vir hulp,maar sy het nie ver gekomnie. Sy is ontevrede omdatdaar nie vordering gemaakword om die skuldige vas tetreknie.Syisoortuigdieskie-ter woon op die gholfbaanwaar sy ook woon, want Pietsounie al die padhuis toe konloop met sy gebreekte beennie. Sy wil probeer verhoeddatandermense se troeteldie-

re teikens word.Ao. Johan Horn,

hoof van die speuraf-deling op Langebaanhet gesê sake van die-remishandeling loopgereeld dood omdatdaar–soosinDednamse geval – nie genoegbewyse is vir ’n be-hoorlike ondersoeknie. Mense is ook niealtyd bereid om in die

hof te gaan getuig nie. “As jy’n saak maak, moet jy ditdeurvoer,” maan Horn.Volgens Horn is sake wat

dierebetrefeintlikdieDBVseregsgebied,maar die polisie –wat reeds hope ander werkhet – help waar hulle kan.Colette Mang van Swart-

land-DBVsêdit is ’n strydomdie Darling-tak aan die gangte hou. Die DBV sal graagweer ’n tak in die Saldanha-baai-gebied wil oopmaak,maar dit gaan mijoene kos.

Piet die kat, kort na sy operasie.

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RecentnewsandviewsA lot happened in Lange-baan in June. Here followsa short recap:

.Twomen from Zimbabwewere arrested on 18 and 19June in connection with therecent break-ins at privatehomes inWestCoastNationalPark. The park’s manager,Pat Bopape, told LangebaanNews that management is inthe process of discussing im-proved security measures.

.The Western Cape De-partment of Local Govern-ment interviewed committeemembers of Ward 6 (Lange-baan)on24Juneinanattempt

to resolve an alleged disputebetween members and themunicipal council. The com-mitteeiscurrentlysuspendedand members feel this deci-sion by the municipality’sspeaker,OlweneDaniels,wasunjust. The municipality’sspokesperson, Ethne Julius,told Langebaan News that afullreportof thesituationwillbemadepublic oncompletionof thetheDepartmentofLocalGovernment’s fact-finding in-vestigation.

.West Coast National Parkexcelled at the recent SAN-Parks Regional Award cere-mony held at Kirstenbosch.Ranger Huzalle Blake (ma-rine section) received anaward for excellent perform-

ance in the workplace. TanyaHeald of HOW Wildlife re-ceived the Regional Manag-er’s Special Award. WillemLouw (park planning and de-velopment) also received theRegional Manager’s SpecialAward.

.Langebaan residents arekeeping their fingers crossedfor two local boys whowill befeatured on e-TV in the nextseason of the Ultimate BraaiMaster. JohnGrundlingh (35)is fromLangebaanandBrunoJulian Mori (34) from Melk-bosstrand.The first episode of this sea-

sonof thepopular reality tele-vision series will be broad-cast in September.

.On 31 January 2014 the

popular Beach Bar atMykonos closed its doors af-ter 13 years. Some residentsand visitors even sent out pe-titions to save the establish-ment, but all was in vain.Mykonos decided not to re-new theBeachBar’s contract.Mykonospromised thepublica similar recreational facilityin January, but after sixmonths the building is stillvacant. Mykonos director,JacVos, toldLangebaanNewsrecently that they are cur-rently negotiating with newtenants and renovation of thebuilding is expected to beginsoon.If all goes well, a new bar

and/or possibly a restaurantwill open by summer.

Tanya Heald with her award at the SANParks Regional Awards in Kirstenbosch. To her left are Pierre Nel, senior section rang-er and Liezel van der Westhuizen, celebrity and MC of the evening. Right is Gary de Kock, SANParks’ Regional Manager.

John Grundlingh of Lange-baan is a finalist in the nextseason of Ultimate BraaiMaster.PHOTO: WESLANDER AR-CHIVE

The Beach Bar’sbuilding atMykonos is stillvacant after sixmonths. PHOTO:WESLANDER AR-CHIVE

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Hospice celebrateswithCat SimoniSt Helena Sand-veld Hospice iscelebrating its10th anniversa-ry with Cat Si-moni and hershow: The WayWe Were, a musi-cal tribute to Bar-bra Streisand.

The celebra-tiontakesplaceatRoy’z Restaurant andLounge, Oosterwal Street,Langebaanon10August from18:30 until 21:30.With Barbra’s musicals,

movies, anecdotes and unfor-gettable songs, Cat’s astound-ingly pure, true voice is justperfect for the timelesslybeautiful Barbra standards,from The Way We Were toWoman in Love.

Cat’s highlypersonal takefeatures the sen-sationalmusicofsome of theworld’s greatestsongwriters,Gershwin, Kern,Porter, Sond-heim, Bernstein,Rogers & Hartand Lerner &Lowe.

Cat has performed at theLondon’s Ritz, Dorchester,Park Lane International andBerkley Square Casino andrecently completed a run atthe Auto & General Theatreon the Square, Sandton. Agourmet finger supper is in-cluded.Entrance is R250 per per-

son. Contact Peter at073 729 3724.

Cat Simoni.

CALLING ALL YARN ADDICTS: Langebaan Yarniesconnect again on 12 July at the Farmhouse Sunroomfrom 14:30 until 17:00. Bring your neighbour, sister orhouse angel and your current yarn addiction. R45 buysyou some cake and tea. Please RSVP to Dalena Whiteon dalenaw@telkomsa.net. Remember the extra ball ofyarn if you want to take part in the lucky draw.

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17:00. Volwassenes betaal R30enkindersR15.KontakCarol Fe-ris by 071 904 3692 vir inlig-ting.

FRIDAY 8 AUGUST) Unleash your inner sexgoddess with sexuality andwellbeing expert TimothyKieswetter at the Charlie NobleRestaurant, Mykonos Casino at16:00. Tickets, R50 per personavailable at the casino. ContactReagon Peddie on082 381 5535 or SarilizeSchwulst on 083 289 2630.

SATURDAY 9 AUGUST) Car boot market at theCatholic church premises, Suf-fren Street, Langebaan, from09:00 until 13:00.Are you look-ing for an outlet to sell your un-wanted goods or home-madecraftwork? Joinus!ContactHeidi083 779 5127 or heidi.engel-brecht@gmail.com to book yourspot.

SUNDAY 10 AUGUST) St Helena Sandveld Hospiceis celebrating 10 years with TheWay We Were, Cat Simo-ni’s musical tribute to thelegendary Barbra Stre-isand at Roy’z Restaurant andLounge in Langebaan at 18:30for 19:00. Tickets at R250 andinclude a gourmet finger supper.Tickets available from Bay Gal-lery, Marra Square, in Lange-baan. Contact Peter073 729 3724.

SATERDAG 16 AUGUSTUS) Pienk-strik-High Tea virborskanker by KaritasSkool,Vredenburg om 18:00.Motiveringsprekers: borskanker-oorwinaars en ander. Pryse enpienk-geskenkpakke. Geluk-strekkings. Kontak Carol Feris by071 904 3692.

SATERDAG 30 AUGUSTUS) Die bekende vrouesprekerGretaWiid tree van 10:00 tot14:00 by die Weskusskool sesaal op. Haar temas: “’n Brand-stofinspuiting” vir jou vroueharten“’nVrounaGodsehart”.Kos-te:R100 pp.Navrae:Carol Feris071 904 3692 en Rina Kotze084 254 1272.

E-posdagboek@weslan-der.co.za.Spertyd:11:00Dinsdae.

skrywings vooraf by die klub.Pryse en gelukstrekkings. Kerrie-en-rys en pannekoek te koop.Navrae by Magda078 298 6394 of Dominique by082 075 3879.) St Helena Bay monthlycraft market and boot sale atMrs Pagel’s Multisave ParkingArea,MainRoad,StHelenaBay.No table fees - bring your owntablesandgazebo.Time:09:00-13:00. Contact Carol on083 309 5651.

SATERDAG 26 JULIE) Veldrif Animal Care houmarkdag van 09:00-13:00langs Eigevis Restaurant in Laai-plek. Slegs R25/stalletjie – kombemark/verkoop jou eie pro-dukte. Koffie, tee en eetgoed tenbate van Velddrif Animal Care.Bespreek stalletjies by Florrie Pe-achy 082 576 5137.

THURSDAY 31 JULY) Acclaimed fashion designerKobus Dippenaar’s FashionEvent at Mykonos Casi-no’s indoor pool area at 18:30.Forthcoming fashion trends withWest Coast flavour, live enter-tainment, welcome drinks andspa treatments.Reagon Peddie on082 381 5535 or SarilizeSchwulst on 083 289 2630.

VRYDAG 1 AUGUSTUS) CHOC (Childhood CancerFoundation SA) bied aanGha-pi en Steyn Fourie in Currose skoolsaal, Langebaan. R70per persoon. Bring eie piekniek-mandjie. Bel Jannie083 321 5263 of Attie083 427 2488.) Huis Wittekruin Vreden-burg jaarlikse basaar,17:30 by die tehuis. Outydsemelkkos, lewerkoekies, pasteie,vis en skyfies, kerrie-en-rys, vet-koeke,basaarpoedingens.Ont-span van 15:00 in die teetuinmet skyfies en pannekoek. Kin-dertafel met lekkers en speel-goed.

SATURDAG 2 AUGUSTUS) Steyn Fourie en Ghapitree op by Legends in Vreden-burg. Kontak 022 719 1820.

SUNDAY 3 AUGUST) Evening in Pink GospelShow ten bate van borskankerby die AGS Kerk in Louwville om

preserves andunique hand-crafted art.Contact073 100 0357for more infor-mation.) Redeemed

African Methodist Church biedVroue-seminaar aan by dieVGKKerksaal teVredenburgom09:00. Daar sal ook uitgereikword na die gemeenskap deurkospakkies aan behoeftiges tegee.) Langebaan Yarnies con-nect again this Saturday at theFarmhouse Sunroom, from14:30-17:00. Bring yourneighbour, sister or house angeland your current yarn addiction.R45 buys cake and tea. PleaseRSVP Dalena White on dale-naw@telkomsa.net. Rememberthe extra ball of yarn, if youwantto take part in the lucky draw.

13 JULIE) Launch of New Hope Re-deemed African Metho-dist Church Vredenburg.Starts at 15:00 in the LouwvilleCivic Hall. Enquiries Sr Hauza-mer 078 128 6897.

VRYDAG 18 JULIE) Die Canticum NovumStellenbosch StudenteKerkkoor tree op in die NGKerk Vredenburg (Moederge-meente) se kerkgebou om19:00. ’nDeurkollekte sal gehouword. Navrae: Suselna Theart083 232 4163.

SATERDAG 19 JULIE) Velddrif hou Winter-karnaval van 08:00 tot 17:00en val saam met Bergrivier-ka-nomarathon. Stalletjies, mega-niese bul, klimmuur, Paint Ball,optrede deur Valiant Swart enander plaaslike musikante. Be-spreek jou stalletjie teen R150byChevon: 022 783 1821.) SaldanhaAnimal Care en dieSaldanha-sportklub hou ’ntroeteldieraanneemdagen kos- en handwerk-mark op die Saldanha-sport-terreinvan10:00 tot13:00.Stal-letjies is R30 en kan bespreekwordbyMagda078 298 6394.) Saldanha Animal Carehou ’n veerpyltjiedag by die Sal-danha-sportklub om 14:00.Spel: Drawn Doubles. Inskry-wingsgeld: R30 per persoon. In-

ALGEMEEN)West Coast Photo-graphic Society meets everysecond Tuesday from 18:00 atthe West Coast Baptist Fellow-ship (4 De Klip Street,Vredenburg). Visitors welcome.For more information call082 776 8100 or e-mail free-spirit@cybersmart.co.za. Checkout http://weskusfotoklub.blog-spot.com/http://www.face-book.com/WestCoastPhoto-graphicSociety.)Groote Post, the beautiful his-toric West Coast farm, is nowhosting aCountryMarket onthe last Sunday of every month.The first market is taking placeon 31st August and thereaftermarkets will follow on 28th Sep-tember, 26th October, 30th No-vember and 28th December.

VRYDAG 11 JULIE)KlippevaniWoeskusmetMarcel Maximilian en YvonneSchoeman word om 19:00 aan-gebied by Saldanha Heights,Panoramarylaan 34, Saldanha.Kaartjies: R120 pp (sop en sjer-rie ingesluit). Bespreek by083 729 7272.

SATURDAY 12 JULY) Langebaan IndoorFamily Flea Market in thecommunity hall from 08:00 until16:00.Comeandenjoy themar-ket nomatter theweather.Cakes,biltong, toys, gifts, clothes, can-dles and more. Booking a stallis essential: futureart@voda-mail.co.za.) Plaaswerkers Suid-Afrika bied ’n opvoeringoorplaaswerkersseregtein die Allan Boesak-saal op diehoek van Zebra- en Loopstraatin Piketberg aan.Opvoering begin 14:00 en isgratis vir almal.Navrae: Pieter Engelbrecht082 369 4824.) Mill Country Fair at TheMerry Widow in Church Street,Hopefield from 10:00-14:00.Traders offer a selection of freshfree-range produce, confectio-nery, artisan breads, olive oil,

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Sexuality expert to visitCalling all ladies!

Well-known sexuality andwellbeing expert, TimothyKieswetter, presents his lib-erating and inspiring semi-nar, Unleash your inner sexgoddess, at Mykonos Casinoon Friday 8 August.

The event, part of the casi-no’s Women’s Month activi-ties,will inspirewomen to ex-plore their sexuality, becomemore open and adventurousabout sex, and understand itsrole in healthy relationships.

Kieswetter, who has writ-ten a number of books on thesubject, believes that sex hasfor too long been shifted asideas a meaningful part of rela-tionship-building.

His message is that sex isnot a dirty word. Instead, it isawonderful gift given tousbyGod as part of his plan forhealthy marriages and rela-tionships.

“There is nothing that weshould not be able to talkabout,” he says.

His inspiring workshoptakes place at the Charlie No-ble Restaurant, Mykonos Ca-sino at 16:00. Tickets are R50per person and are availableat the casino’s customer serv-ices desk.

For more information con-tact Reagon Peddie on082 381 5535 or SarilizeSchwulst on 083 289 2630.

Author and sexuality expert,Timothy Kieswetter, hopes toinspire local women to ex-plore their inner sex god-desses at a special Women’sMonth event.

Exclusive fashionevent thismonthCatchanexclusive glimpseof forthcoming trends atacclaimed fashion desig-ner Kobus Dippenaar’sshowcaseatMykonosCasi-no on 31 July.

The event promises to be aglamorous affair, featuringsomeofDippenaar’s latestde-signs, with a decidedly WestCoast flavour.

The upscale event will bestaged at the indoor swim-ming pool area t 18:30.

Inadditiontodazzling fash-ion, guests will be treated tolive entertainment by well-known violinist, MarelizeZeeman, spa treatments, andcomplimentary welcomedrinks.

Renowned forhis exquisitedesigns and crowd-pullingrunway shows at South Afri-can and European fashionand bridal exhibitions, Dip-penaar’s show is bound to

resonate with the WestCoast’s cosmopolitan resi-dents.

Dippenaar is a SouthAfrican-born fashion design-er, most prominently knownfor his couture evening andbridal gowns that exhibit astrong play between mascu-linity and femininity, and be-tween structure and fluidity.

“I’m a stylist at heart,” hesays.

“I see the big picture. I seethe make-up, the hair, themood, the tone, the fabric, thedress, the shoes.

“Itmustallwork together,”he says.

Tickets to his show atMykonos Casino cost R100per person.

For more information andto book your seat at the fash-ion event of the year, contactReagon Peddie on082 381 5535 or SarilizeSchwulst on 083 289 2630.

Beautiful bridal Couture from Kobus DIppenaar’s Anna Geor-gina range. PHOTO: KOBUS DIPPENAAR.COM

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Kokkedorehougasteaandie raaiTRISH GOOSEN

Raai, raai ...

Wie het met ’n gepekeldetong op sy skoot in die bus ge-ry?Wie het ’n staaltjie uit die

huishoudkundeklas vertel?Wie het kamma ’nmarshmal-low-hartjie?Raai, raai ... Aan wié be-

hoort dié raaisels? AanMari-us Uys, Johnny Hamman enAlet van der Westhuizen, fi-naliste van kykNET se twee-de seisoen van die gewilde re-aliteitskookprogram, Kokke-door.Dié drie Kokkedoor-sterre,

asook Orscilla Hitchcock,Linde Watson, Josia Conra-die, Langebaan se eie Lerouxvan Vuuren en beoordelaar,Hetta van Deventer-Terblan-che, het op 5 Junie hul aan-hangers in Langebaan dieeksklusiewe geleentheid ge-gee om hulle in lewende lywete sien.

Die Kokkedore het hul gas-te by die Kokkedoor-raaisel-ete te Lekka-by-die-See Res-taurant met interessante ag-ter-die-skerm-raaisels,verbasende lekker-lag-ant-woordeenheerlikekosuitdieKokkedoor-kombuis ver-maak.Raai, raai ... Wie kraai ko-

ning in die Kokkedoor-kom-buis? Dis amptelik! Ná 13 we-ke se bak en brou is die groot-ste Kokkedoor-raaiselDonderdag 3 Julie in die laas-

te episode van diéseisoen opgelos.Elsa Buys enJohnny Hammanis Suid-Afrika senuutste .

Langebaan se eieKokkedoor, Le-roux van Vuurenen Hetta van De-venter-Terblanche.FOTO’S: TRISH GOO-SEN

Johnny Hamman, een hellftevan 2014 se Kokkedoor-wenspan.Marius Uys.

Heerlike gevulde mossels word aan die gaste voorgesit.

Van links is Johnny Hamman, Hetta van Deventer-Terblanche,Marius Uys en Orscilla Hitchcock.

Mede-eienaar van Lekka by die See, Hannetjie Steyn (middel)klink ’n glasie met Gawie Steyn en Leroux se vrou, Estellevan Vuuren.

Charlotte en Inus van Eedenverkeer gesellig by die Kok-kedoor-raaiselpete in Lange-baan.

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Gastegeniet erfeniskosmetNiëlTRISH GOOSEN

Aan die langtafel op dieduin in Langebaan sit 34honger gaste.

Die gasvroue, Isabella Nie-haus en Marinda Engel-brecht, bekende regisseur enonthoukok van die eerste sei-soen van Kokkedoor, sit diehoofgereg voor.Die kleurvolle borde kos se

geure is onweerstaanbaar.Niël Stemmet moedig die

gaste aan om maar solankweg te val terwyl hy uit sy nu-weboek,agter+bladvoorlees.Daar word egter maar min

geëet want Niël se woordreisna die lekker ou dae en saam-kuieromkreunendetafelsvolspysendrank–erfe-niskos die fokushiér – boei hulleselfs meer as diehonger in hierdienostalgiese oom-blik.Niël, bekende

kosmens en agter-bladrubriekskry-wervandie tydskrifTuis, se agter+bladis die opvolg op sygewilde boek,sout+peper.Isabella, mode-

kenner, outeur enspysenier, het haarpragtige huis – watsybaiebeskeiehaarkhaya noem – virdié onvergeetlikeglansgeleentheidop27Juniebeskikbaargestel en het saammet Marinda diekospotte beman.

Niël Stem-met loer inMarinda En-gelbrecht sekospotte.

Greta Watson en Niël Stem-met gesels op die dek.

Daleen Igbokwe en Joan van Wyk het hulle voorgereg gekry.

Isabella Niehaus en NiëlStemmet.

Pieter Arno du Toit van Ce-derberg Wyne by IsabellaNiehaus.

Die kokke neem ’n blaaskans. Pieter Arno du Toit van Ceder-berg Wyne, wat die wyn vir die funksie geborg het, MarindaEngelbrecht en Isabella Niehaus.

Isabella Niehaus se gewilde langtafel-ete was weer ’n groot sukses.

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‘Whywerepublic participationinputs ignored?”The 2014/2015 Budgetkicked into gear on 1July 2014.

The LRRA forwarded aletter to council request-ing reasons why public par-ticipation inputs were ig-nored. We hope to report onthat in the next edition.We obtained the latest Stra-

tegic Development BudgetImplementation Plan (SD-BIP) Report from council on3 July 2014 reporting on theexpenditure of the 2013/2014budget. The SDBIP is a statu-ary requirement to measurethe performance of counciland theadministrationontheexecutionandspendingof theprevious year’s budget.Council’s ownreport, dated

11 June 2014, stated that thespendingof thecapitalbudgetand implementation plans(including orders issued) re-flects only 64,8% as at endMay 2014. This means that atleast R73 million on the capi-tal budget alone was notspent. The report stated thatthe low level of spendingcould hamper service deliv-ery. The report also statedthat the ratio of spendingshould have been at least 95%at endofMay2014.The capitalbudget mainly addresses thebuilding of bulk services ca-pacity such as sewage, roadinfrastructure and mainte-

nance, potable water distri-bution, storm water manage-ment and electricity distribu-tion and maintenance.A further concern is that

most of these projects are exe-cuted by external service pro-viders and contractors andnot municipal staff. The un-der spending of the capitalbudget could therefore not beblamed on understaffing, butrather the inefficient admin-istration thereof.As expected, it is reported

that the employee costs andspendingonsalariesarewith-in single digits of the budgetprojections.The other aspect of concern

is the R156 million rand totalgross debtors outstanding asat 31 May 2014, which is alsoon the increase. This meansmore money was lost due tobad debt than was spent onthe entire capital budget dur-ing the last budget periodalone. The R156 million ofgross debtors outstandingconsists of R4,5 million fromgovernment, R28,5 millionfrombusiness andR123,3mil-lion from households. On 31May 2014 there were 1 492summonses to the amount of

R13 million to be proc-essed, of which the courtscould only deal with 400permonth. Therewere 200cases attributed to theamount of R2,02 million

untraceable debtors. The rec-ommendations of the reportonly state that directorsbe re-quested to implement controlonovertimespending.Norec-ommendations were madehow to rectify the under-spending of the capital budg-et.The suspension of theward

committee has became a con-tentious issue. Initially thespeaker, Olwene Daniels,stated that thecommitteewasplaced in suspension on re-quest of the ward councillor,Kruger, due to a lack of a quo-rum. This reason was reject-edby themembers.Onlyafterit was established that a quo-rumstillexists,anothermem-ber, Charlton Nieuwoudt,suddenly resigned. It is welldocumented that both thespeaker and councillor wereon numerous occasions re-quested to fill the vacancies,but failed to do so over a peri-od of almost a year. I receiveda letter from the speaker dat-ed 28May 2014 that all furthercommunication would soonfollowviathecouncillortoen-able the committee to contin-ue its work. Committeemem-bers were yet again stunned

less than a week later by thecreative actions of both theseworthieswhen the councillorannounced in his last editionof Councillors Town Talk,that the matter is now beingdealt with in terms of section20 of the SBM Ward Commit-tee Policy dealing with dis-pute resolution. I mean, real-ly? What dispute? A disputebetween whom? Who de-clared the dispute? Not one ofthe committee members northe officials from province“assisting” council are awareofanydispute.MrCouncillor,wouldyoupleaseenlightenuson this matter. Do us all a fa-vour and start to practicewhat you preach. A petitionwith 86 signatures of regis-teredvoterswasservedontheMunicipal Manager forcingcouncil to have an ordinarypublic meeting. At least foursuch meetings are requiredper annum in terms of theSBMpolicy. None have takenplace so far.The LRRA and Langebaan

Country Estate engaged withthe SBM last week to providea possible solution to the ille-gal discharge of treated efflu-ent into the Langebaan la-goon.Amininggrouphasalsoshownsomeinterest in there-use of the treated effluent.Till next time.Be informed.Jaco Kotze LRRA Chair-

man, 082 889 0685.

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Capital budgetoverviewfor L’baanThe sunsets in Langebaanmust be the best in theworld!

Langebaners can enjoy thepeace and tranquillity of thewinter months to chill athome or at our restaurantsand enjoy thewonderfulWestCoast wines while watchingWorld Cup soccer, tennis andrugby.Shortly this will change as

the flower season gets intofull swingandweareoverrunby the ever welcome visitorsthat boost our local economy.Let us all participate andmake their stay a unique ex-perience.InmylastarticleIpromised

to give a summarised over-view of theCapital Budget forLangebaan.The Capital Budget for the

Saldanha Bay Municipality(SBM) isR212million. Sharedservices costing R50 millionare provided to all wards inthe SBM while the rest is di-vided amongst the 13 individ-ual wards for capital projectsin their respective areas.The followingprojectshave

been identified as part of theIntegrated Development Planfor Langebaan and approvedby Council to the value of 13

million rand for the financialyear 2014/15:•Sport – Spectators’ stands

and an Environmental Im-pact Analysis for the newsports grounds. R600 000.•Resorts – Upgrading of fa-

cilities whilst a viabilitystudy on the future of the re-sorts is underway. R 200 000.•Recycled benches for our

beachfront and public areas.R50 000.•Maintenance equipment

required for the decentral-ised approach to mainte-nance in our town. R721 000.•Public toilets in March

Street and ablution facilitiesfor our municipal workers inthe depot. R600 000.•Rehabilitationof therevet-

ment on the beach. 1 millionrand annually.•Upgrading of Oostewal

Street.R5 000millionover thenext three years. I am tryingmy best to move this projectforward to start upgradingearly in 2015.•Paving in Seaview Park,

Langebaan North and Ala-bamha Road and bus sheltersin identified areas. R802 000.•Upgradingof thestormwa-

ter system in March Street. 2million rand.•Traffic calming. R48 000.

•Langebaanlandfill site re-habilitation. 2,1million rand.•Upgrading

ofseweragesys-tem and the sewerage works3,8 million rand with a fur-ther 5,5 million rand in thenext three years.•Electrical works up-

grades. R855 000.•Studies to stop sewerage

water flowing into the La-goon, including a retentiondamwith an aerator oppositeFlamingo’s at the Oliphant’sRoad T-junction. R900 000.•Tables for the library.

R5 000.Whilst the above planned

projects are underway, someprojects initiated for 2013/14will roll over and be finalisedin 2014/15.Examples are the board-

walk in frontofSchapenzicht,the beach rehabilitation in

Sandbaai and upgrading oftheseweragesystemaffectingBenjamin Close and the towncentre.My “Champions” for the

month are the Extended Pub-lic Works Programme work-ers, controlled by the WestCoast National Park, whocleaned over 1 200 km ofbeach in our area, recycledtonsofwasteandalsokept thealien vegetation in theWCNPunder control.Thumbs up for Langebaan!

Bepositive, takeresponsibili-ty and make a differencewhere you are.Cllr André KrugerTel:0227722412:Cell: 073664

0506; email:info@wowlangebaan.co.za

GABI IS SIMPLY THEBEST: Versatile local sing-er, Gabi, had no problemconnecting with her audi-ence when she took to thestage at Mykonos Casinorecently. The crowd wasdrawn to her and re-mained enthralled by hercaptivating show andsmoky voice. Performingsuperbly-executing rendi-tions of well known songsfrom throughout the ages,she kept the crowd on itsfeet, swaying along withevery song. Mykonos Ca-sino regularly presentslive entertainment on thecasino stage on Sundays,free of charge.

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DADS TREATED TO FATHER’S DAY SAFARI: A group of Mykonos Casino VIPs were treated to a spectacular Father’sDay safari at the exquisite Buffelsfontein Game and Nature Reserve to mark the special occasion. Before heading out onthe game drive, guests enjoyed an exuberant session of clay pigeon shooting. During the two hour game drive, dadswere indulged with treats while the Bufflesfontein “cast” – including lion, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, springbok, giraffe,kudu and blue wildebeest – put on a spectacular show. The day ended with a hearty braai buffet at the poolside. Hereare some of Mykonos Casino’s special guests at Buffelsfontein.

Voel jy vet?Moeg?Afgemat?Kry die lewe jou on-

der?Dan moet jy inskryf

virWeslander se goedvo-elkompetisie!

As jy dink jy of ’nvriendin verdien ’nmake-over so net voordie lente, is dit nou joukans om te spring.

Hierdie jaar is daarweer groot bederfpryseom te wen!

Stuur vir ons ’n e-posna redakteur@weslan-der.co.za en nomineerjouself of ’n vriendin.

Stuur vir ons ’n fotovan die persoon en sê virons hoekom jy dinkdaardie vrou ’n goed-voelsessie nodig het.

Sluitingsdatum is 31Julie.

Wil jygoedvoel?

Leonie Carstens wasverlede jaar se wenner.

13Langebaan News10 Julie, 2014

Japtrap-grimeringvir ’naanduitNet tienminute ...

Dis ge-noeg tydom jouselfmooi temaak vir’n roman-tiese aand uit. So daar’s geenverskoning vir ’n vaal gesig-gie nie.Bevogtig altyd eers jou vel

met ’n goeie bevogtiger voorjy jou onderlaag aansit. Kryvir jou ’nklein- totmiddelslagpoeierkwas as jy nog nie eenhet nie. Hiérmee gaan jy joupoeier aanwend. Gebruik ditveral op jou T-sone (voorkopen neus) en veral aan die bo-kant van joumooi wangbene.Dit gee daardie mat-voor-koms.’n Gewilde oogskadu dié

winter is ’n glinsterendesjampanjekleur. Wend aandie lid van die oog tot by die

wenkbroubeen met ’n tikkiebronsskakering in die vouvan die oog om dimensie teskep. Omlyn nou jou boonstewimperlyn met ’n swart oog-potlood, of as jy eerder dievloeibare omlyner verkies isdit ook reg. Rond nou jou gri-mering af deur die boonste enonderste wimpers met ’ngoeie maskara te bedek. Wagdat jou eerste laag droog is enwendweer ’n laag aan. Dit salhelpdat jouwimpersvollerendikker vertoon.Enigekleurlipglanssalnou

jou grimering mooi afrond.Geniet jou aand uit.

– Anita Senekal Lyk asemrowend mooi binne tien minute.

Do you dare toweardouble denim?It’s all the rage this season ...Denim on denim has had a

pretty bad rap in the past, butmany big brands and design-ers are working hard tochange the public’s mind.Head-to-toe denim can easi-

ly look dated when it’s all oneshade. Mix up your outfit bychoosing denim separates indifferent washes and colours.Don’t forget, denim doesn’tjustmean jeans. Sowhile youcan pair a chambray (denim-coloured cloth) shirt withyour favourite jeans for aneasy take on this look, thereare plenty more denim-on-denim outfit possibilities.Try a denim blazer with trou-ser-cut jeans to create a chicensemble for the office. Sur-prise with a double denimoutfit in a lady-like shape. Awell-fitted, paler chambrayshirt tucked into a dark den-im pencil skirt, or a pair of

dark-wash skinny jeans, willlook chic and casual at thesame time.

.On 12 July beautiful mod-els of all ages will demon-strate the power of denim inthe Blue Jeans & Bling pag-eant at Laguna Mall from10:00. Phone 079 700 0928.

The 2014 denim on denimtrend. PHOTO: TEENVOGUE.COM

14 Langebaan Nuus10 Julie, 2014

LCE launchesgolf initiative forkidsLangebaan CountryEstate’s Junior Golf Acad-emy has launched a newinitiative to make golf anaccessible sport for chil-dren around the WestCoast.

The Grass Roots Initiativewas launched on Friday 20June with a visit to Steen-berg’s Cove Primary in StHelena Bay, where childrenaged between 7 and 9 had theopportunity to play withSNAG equipment, aided byBob Parry and GavinVorster from the LangebaanCountry Estate (LCE).SNAGequipment is specif-

ically designed to simplifylearning to play golf byusingbigger clubs, balls and alaunching pad.Parry confirmed LCE’s en-

thusiasmregarding the initi-ative.“We want to foster an in-

terest in the game.“These children don’t

have the infrastructure oraccess to equipment to play

golf and that is what we’retrying to give them,” Parrysaid.“Wehopewecanmake this

a long-termprojectwherewecan teach the kids some lifeskills.

“Who knows, maybe oneday some of them will comeplay at the academy or ac-quire the skills to work at agolf club.”Parry and his team plan to

visit 15 schools along the

West Coast at least once amonth.“We want to foster the tal-

ented children and, if neces-sary, sponsor them to play atthe academy,” Parry said.

Gavin Vorster (far left) and Bob Parry (far right) with the chil-dren from Steenberg’s Cove Primary on 20 June.

A group of excited Jurie Hayes Primary learners during LCE’s visit.

Steenberg’s Cove learners enjoy some fun and games withGavin Vorster.

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Is galjoenpoachinganydifferentfromrhinopoaching?We seem to be in for a thirdabove-rainfall year and thefarmers and the Mercedesdealers are smiling.

The normal pattern ofshowers every six to ten daysis holding true.

On the angling front thereis absolutely nothing to re-port.

The snoek have not reallymade an appearance off ourcoast and most of us havebought snoek from the “lan-gaans”. As I write they arestill being caught in theElands Bay area.

During the last month ourlittle village has been bom-barded by every possible per-son trying to tell us tobemoreethical. It started with ourdeputy president, filtereddown to our local councillor,

then to theYachtClubactuallyputting itin theirconstitu-tion!

The cherry on the top waswhenSANParksalsocameupwith the problem of peoplenot showing the same ethicalimportance to marine pro-tectedareasas theydoto land-based protected areas.

This made me think aboutthe situation of our sea-re-source users along our coast.

Many people seem to thinkthat sea-resource protectionlaws are really only applica-ble to other people and if youcan get away with it thenthat’s fine.

This is especially true withthecatchingofunder-size fish

and exceeding the bag limits.There are even stories beingtold that when confronted bythe rangers of SANParks,they will pull a knife andthreaten them.

There is simply no adher-ence to the rulespertaining tosea resources.

Our national fish, the gal-joen, is caught in gill nets bythe hundreds and then sold tothe general public who seemto think this is fine.

Is this so different from thepoaching of rhino in theKruger? Only the scale seemsto differ.

A further problemwith our

sea resources is what isknown as the law of the com-mon which simply meansthat the resource belongs toeverybodyandtonobody.Theresult is that it is not in yourinterest to protect it as it doesnot really belong to you.

It is thereforenowonder allour resources are under suchhuge pressure of over exploi-tation.

Letushope thatall thewrit-ing and appealing to our citi-zens to act in a more ethicalway will make a difference tothe protection of our marineresources.

All you anglers, there isstill a month ahead before itbecomes a little warmer andthe first stumpnose come onthe bite. Learn to play bridgein the meantime.– Vincent Taylor

MEXICAN FIESTA: Langebaan Yacht Club held a funMexican evening on 14 June. Local señores and señori-tas had a ball of a time. PHOTO: LANGEBAAN YACHT CLUB

Dancing atLangebaanYacht Club’sMexicanevening.

Julie 2014

Langebaan-rugbyklubblyboDAWIE BOONZAAIER

Langebaan-rugbyklub hetop 21 Junie vir YoungHearts van Pella 24-12 ge-klop om die eerste rondevandiePresidentsligaWes-kus onoorwonne af te sluit.

Enasofditniegenoegisnie,het die tweede span ook dieeerste ronde onoorwonne af-gesluit. ’n Merkwaardigeprestasie inderdaad.

Langebaan het sy seisoenafgeskop met ’n tuisoorwin-ning teen Goedverwacht van24-12, waarna hy ’n moeilikePaternoster 15-14 in ’n nael-bytstryd weg van die huis afgeklop het. Coronations vanKalbaskraal het volgendedeurgeloop en is 12-27 in Lan-gebaan getroef.

Volgens Nigel Samuels,voorsitter van Langebaan-rugbyklub, het die span toemomentum begin opbou envir Villagers Wittewater opsy tuisveld 20-7 verslaan. Por-

terville moes vol-gende deurloop enis 14-33 kafgedrafdeur ’n Langebaan-span wat volgensSamuels na ’n “ho-er rat versnel” het.

Die wegwedstrydteen Velddrif is inerge weersomstan-dighede gespeel,maar Langebaanhet skitterende ka-rakter getoon omdie wedstryd 10-7deur te haak.

Hierna het diespan se groot toetsgevolg, ’n tuiswed-stryd teenSaron,wat opdaar-die stadium tweede op die al-gehele punteleer was.

Niks lyk egter moeilik virdié span nie, en Langebaanhet sy opposisie gemaklik 22-11 verslaan. Goodhopes vanRiebeek-Wes het hierna 20-32vasgeval op sy tuisveld voor-dat die oorwinning teenYoungHearts die suksesvolle

eerste ronde afgesluit het.Samuels was dit egter eens

dat die goeie eerste ronde nieveel beteken nie.

“Onswilditbeklemtoondatons in hierdie stadium nogniks gewen het nie en dit isnog ’n lang seisoen wat voor-lê. Ons voete is stewig op diegrond,” het Samuels aanWes-lander gesê.

Bramwell Smith,kapteinvanLangebaanse tweede span, het dieklub se sukses die sei-soen toegeskryf aan dieharde werk wat agterdie skerms gedoenword deur die bestuuren die afrigtingspannevan die klub.

Smith, wat namensdie spelers metWeslan-der gesels het, het byge-voeg dat die spelers segoeie dissipline en dieharde werk wat hul ty-dens oefensessies insit,ook deel uitmaak vandie sukses wat die klub

tans beleef.Langebaan is ná die eerste

ronde bo-aan die Presidents-liga Weskus se punteleer met40 punte. Saron, wat in dietweede plek is, is 10 punte ag-ter.

Langebaan se volgendewedstrydsalop26Julieplaas-vind wanneer hy teen Goed-verwacht te staan sal kom.

Langebaan-rugbyklub (in blou en wit) hiér in’n kragmeting teen Moorreesburg in 2013, istans onoorwonne bo-aan die punteleer vandie Presidentsliga Weskus. FOTO: VERSKAF

VYF GOUES: Langebaan Stars Gimnastiekklub het opSaterdag 21 Junie deelgeneem aan die MoorreesburgAkrobatiese gimnastiekkompetisie. Die deelnemers hetuitstekend presteer en vyf goue medaljes en twee silwer-medaljes verower. Hulle is: (van links) Ansche van derMescht, Teri-Leigh Benjamin, Bianca Pholman en Marnévan Schalkwyk.

Langebaan se sterre skitter bygimnastiek-kompetisie