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Inwoners wag steeds opantwoorde vanmunisipaliteit oor plakkersRAYMOND WILLEMSE EN

DAAN WILLIAMS

Daar is steeds talle vrae rondomdie skuif van die stortingsterreinsemense byDevonvallei naLong-lands naby Vlottenburg.

Oudinwoners het almet diemuni-sipaliteit op verskillende tye verga-der en hulle met vrae gepeper, maarnie veel van hul vrae is sover beant-woord nie.Van die vrae sluit in:Hoekom is die mense nie geplaas

in plekke wat uitgesit is vir noodbe-huising nie?;Hoe kan die onwettige strukture

sonder planne deur die munisipali-teit geplaas word op grond wat niegeskik is vir behuising nie?;

Hoe kan die mense in die struktu-re gehuisves word so na aan diedeurpad tussen Kuilsrivier en Stel-lenbosch?;Hoe word ons beskerm teen

vreemde werkloses wat nou in onsmidde geplaas word? enHoe gaan die toekenning van hui-

se in die omgewing geraak worddeur die skepping van behuising virplakkers in die omgewing waar laekoste behuising geskep gaan word?Die nuwe inwoners van Long-

lands is op Menseregtedag verskuifen sowat 31 houthuise is vir die ge-sinne deur die munisipaliteit opge-rig.Die munisipaliteit se verduideli-

king oor die besluit is omdat daar’n ondergrondse brand by die stor-tingsterrein is,wat lewensgevaarlikis.Getruida Pojie, ’n gemeenskaps-

werker en lid van die behuisingsfo-rum van Vlottenburg, het gesê omdie mense hier te kom plak het dieinwoners se humeure laat opvlam.Sy het gesê by ’n vorige vergade-

ring met die munisipaliteit is aanhulle gesê die mense wat na Long-landsverskuif is, isnie ’nbedreigingvir die huise wat gebou gaan wordnie.”Tina Anthonie, wat al vir meer as

20 jaar op Longlands woon, het gesêvir die oudinwoners is dit ’n bitterpil om te sluk met die dat die nuweinwoners beter dienste – water entoiletgeriewe –ashullehet. “Onshetnie toilette nie en moet stap om wa-ter te gaan haal. Die nuwe inwonerslewe gerieflik, water word vir hulleaangedra. Dit is nie reg nie.”Anthonie het gesê daar word elke

jaar sedert sy opLonglandswoon leëbeloftes gemaak. “Ons wag nou nogvir huise. Van die mense wat saammet ons gewoon het, is al dood. Ditis hartseer. Die struktuurwaarin ek

en my gesin woon is nie naastenbysogrand soosdievandienuwe inwo-ners nie.”JeremyvanNeel,wat vandie stor-

tingsterrein na Longlands geskuifis, het gesê hy voel nie gelukkig oorhoe hulle behandel word nie.“Ons is ook mense net soos hulle.

Almal krymaar swaar om ’nplekkievan hulself te kry. Hulle baklei oorverkeerde redes.”Hy het genoem dat hul toilette al

een keer omgegooi is. Julie-Ann Jo-hannes sê haar groot kopseer is datdaar nie elektrisiteit vir hulle is nie.

Tina Anthonie, wat vir meer as 20 jaar opLonglands woon, staan by ’n toilet wat virjare al stukkend is. Hulett Solomons, ’n nuwe inwoner van Longlands, wys hoe die toilette omgegooi is. FOTO’S: RAYMOND WILLEMSE EN DAAN WILLIAMS

Shireen Fourie tap water by ’n waterpunt. Joseph Plaaitjies wag sy beurt af.

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Meyer allocates R5,3 billionto Cape WinelandsThe MEC for finance in theWestern Cape Government,Ivan Meyer hosted a mediaconference on 30 March to un-packhisbudgetaddressanditsimplications for the CapeWinelands District.

Stellenbosch falls under thisDistrict.Meyer said R5,3 billion is allo-

cated to the district by the West-ern Cape Government for the2015-’16 financial year, which isa response to the calls of our peo-ple for jobs and improved servicedelivery.“Our budget is therefore pro-

people, pro-investment, pro-poorand pro-delivery.”He said effective and efficient

delivery of public infrastructuremust create value through theeconomic and social activities itsupports and is critical to:

V Promote balanced economicdevelopment;

V Unlock economic opportuni-ties;

V Address socio-economicneeds;

V Promote job creation; andV Ensure integrated human

settlements and economic devel-opment.Approximately R1,1 billion

will be invested over the follow-ing three years in education,health, environment, transportand public works infrastructureprojects.

V R383 million will be spent onschool infrastructure over the2015 MTEF

V Approximately R218 million

over the medium term expenditureframeworkmakes provision fornewhealth facilities and the refurbish-ment, upgrading and maintenanceof existing facilities, includinghealth technology

V Transport infrastructure invest-ment (R2,2 billion over the MTEF)aims to preserve surfaced roads,gravel roads and bridges and to pre-vent the accumulation of backlogs

V Public Works infrastructure in-vestment totalling approximatelyR54 million over the MTEF will pro-vide building infrastructure thatpromotes integration, accessibility,equity, environmental sensitivity,economic growth and social empow-erment.Meyer said a further amount of

R630millionover the 2015MTEFhasbeen allocated towards increasinghousing opportunities and improv-ing settlement functionality, effi-ciencies and resilience.“The overarching goal of govern-

ment is to achieve public value,which involves greater effective-ness in tackling the problems thatare most important to the citizens.Taking this citizen centric approachfacilitates citizens’ access to govern-ment, improving consultation andproviding a people-centred ap-proach to service delivery.”He said innovative Western Cape

Government (WCG) initiatives toimprove public value and that alsohaveapro-poor focus, amongothers,include:

V The RSEP/VPUU pilot pro-gramme,whichaims topartnerwithactive citizens to plan and imple-ment upgrading and safety projectsin poor neighbourhoods in the Prov-

ince.V The WCG Broadband Strate-

gyand ImplementationPlan,par-ticularly the e-Education stream,which focuses on improving edu-cation outcomes in poorerschools, as well as the Rural Li-brary Connectivity Project.

V The expansion and strength-ening of community-based caremodels, e.g. community-basedhealth programmes.

V The strengthening of NGOfunding-transfermodels, therebyimproving assurance for report-ing, governance, administrationand financial management.

V Key policy interventionsaimed at increasing employmentand decreasing unemploymentwith the emphasis on improvingskill levels, providing muchneeded work experience and ex-posure via the public employ-ment programmes and the provi-sion of support for small and me-dium and micro-enterprises.

V Supporting municipalities tostrengthen public participationprocesses.

V Facilitating access to govern-ment services through the Com-munity Development WorkerProgramme, in conjunction withtheThusongCentresProgrammeand Mobile Thusong Outreach.Meyer concluded that the NDP

calls for active citizenry. The2015-’16 budget allocation of R5,3billion lays the foundation for cit-izens to engage and access the op-portunities it creates,andinpart-nership with the Western CapeGovernment concretise its phi-losophy of Better Together.

MEC for finance in the Western Cape Government Ivan Meyer (middle), unpacks his budget address and its implicationsfor the Cape Winelands District. Left from him is Neels de Bruyn, Executive Mayor of the Cape Winelands District Municipality,and to his right is Mike Mgajo, municipal manager of Cape Winelands.

So gaan jy in 2016meer moet opdokRAYMOND WIL-LEMSE

Die konsepbegrotingvir die 2015-’16 finan-siële jaar isopWoens-dag 25 Maart by ’nraadsitting van dieStellenbosch-munisi-paliteit goedgekeur.Uit die begroting

blyk die grootstevoorgestelde verhogings wat diebelastingbetalers regstreeks gaanraak, is elektrisiteit (12,6%), water(9%), sanitasie (9%), vullisverwy-dering (9%) en eiendomsbelasting(6,2%).Die operasionele begroting vir

die volgende finansiële jaar wordgeraam op R1 210 978 457 teen ’nuitgawe van R1 271 892 238.Van die grootste verwagte in-

komste vir die munisipaliteit iselektrisiteit (R457 511 760), eien-domsbelasting (R270 257 306) enoperasionele finansiering(R114 614685).Diegrootsteuitga-wes gaan aan salarisse(R350 841 519), grootmaataanko-pe, wat water en elektrisiteit in-sluit (R 327 369 277), en ander uit-gawes soos herstel en onderhouds-kostes (R389 826 815).Vergoeding vir raadslede beloop

R15763 032. Van die groot projek-te waarvoor daar vir die komendejaar beplanword, is rekonstruksievan paaie, die 5ML-reservoir inKayamandi en die uitbreiding vanStellenbosch-rioolsuiweringsaan-leg wat die grootste projek is.Burgemeester Conrad Sidego

het gesê die begroting is een watspreektotwerksgeleenthede,seku-riteit en behuising.“Dit sal verseker dat die groter

Stellenbosch-gebiedekonomies sal voor-uitgaan, groei enontwikkel en someer ontwikkel.”Volgens hom het

die ekonomie vandie groter Stellen-bosch-gebied van2000 tot 2013 met17,1% gegroei, watdie snelgroeiendste

en grootste ekonomie in die Wes-KaapisnaasdiévandieKaapseme-tropool.Sidegohet gesêmet sykonsepbe-

grotingpoogdiemunisipaliteit ommet ’n prioriteitsbenadering diemenigte behoeftes en gehalte vanlewe te verbeter, om infrastruk-tuur te handhaaf en te verbeterasook om die ongelykhede van dieverlede reg te stel.“Met dít in gedagte kan ons kon-

sepbegroting as ’n ontwikkelings-begrotinggekenmerkword.Omge-regtigheid met so ’n benadering telaat geskied, het ons ’n ernstige te-kort aan finansiering, wat die be-groting ’n maklike teiken vir kri-tiek maak.” Hy het gesê die begro-ting is een wat moet spreek totinnovasie en nuwe idees en denke,omdienste te lewerendie lewevandie inwoners van Stellenbosch teverbeter. “Ekdoen ’nberoepopdieinwoners om die konsepbegrotingte bestudeer. “Inwoners moet hul-self eerstehands vergewis van hoeenwaar die geld vandiemunisipa-liteit vir die volgende finansiëlejaar aangewend gaan word en ookinsette lewer.”Inwoners van die Stellenbosch

munisipale gebied het kans tot 30April om insette op die begrotingte lewer.

Conrad Sidego

Ingenieur verwerf derdenagraadse kwalifikasie in taleDr. Koos Holtzhausen het twee wekegeledeopdieouderdomvan74syder-de nagraadse kwalifikasie in taleverwerf by die Universiteit Stellen-bosch se Maart-plegtigheid.Dit is bykomend tot sy meesters-

en doktorsgrade in ingenieurswese.Hy het die graad B.A. Hons. (verta-ling) cum laude verwerf. Ná sy aftre-de in 2001 is hy ’n tyd lankopdeeltyd-sebasisbetrokkebydiedepartementingenieurswese. Iemand het homaangeraai om ná aftrede “iets heelanders” te studeer.OmdathyopskoolvanDuitsasvak

gehou het, het hy vir Duits I inge-skryf en het hy in 2005 ’n honneurs-graad daarin verwerf. Daarna stu-

deer en slaag hy drie jaargangeFrans. Dit was nie genoeg nie en hyhet daarna joernalistiek gestudeeren die MPhil (joernalistiek) in 2012behaal. In 2014 het hy vertaling aandie departement Afrikaans-Neder-lands studeer. Hy hou daarvan omook fisiekaktief te bly en is saammetsy vrou, Mientie, lid van die Stellen-bosse voetslaanklub. Hy het vanjaarsy 25steArgus- fietstoer voltooi, luis-ter graag na mooi musiek en woongraag opvoerings en konserte bysaam met Mientie.Vir die gesinwas dit ’n besonderse

dag omdat hul seun Pieter ook op diédag ’n doktorsgraad in toegepastewiskunde verwerf het.

Pieter Holtzhausen en sy pa, Koos, wat twee weke gelede saam graad gekry het.

Lees Donderdag in Eikestadnuus

V Prof. Wim praat oor sy eerste weekas rektor

V Raadslid wil straatname veranderV Wie het die Blakes­toernooi ge­wen?V Meer oor die konsepbegroting

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Anna Foundation’s protégé an asset at after-schoolStephanie Jooste lives at DornierWinesandhasbeen involvedwiththe Dornier/Waterford after-school since it opened in 2010.

In the latter years of Stephanie’sschool career, the Anna Foundationnoticed her showing a more matureand positive attitude towards herschool work.

She became involved in extra ac-tivities at her school and was madeassistant editor of her school news-paper in her matric year. Despite herbusy schedule, she continued to at-tend the after-school every afternoonshe could.

Stephanie matriculated in 2013from Stellenzicht High School inStellenbosch and is currently study-ing travel and tourism at Boland Col-lege.

She is in her final year of the two-year course and is really enjoyingher studies thus far. Stephanie’s sub-

jects include travel services, traveldestinations (including how to selltravel packages), travel office proce-dures and hotel reception.

Her course has an 18-month theory

component and 18-months of practi-cal work in the tourism industry.Stephanie has already gained hands-on experience at Dornier Wines,Kleine Zalze and De Hoek Manor.

In order to “pay back” her studycosts to the Anna Foundation, Steph-anie assists the facilitator at the Dor-nier/Waterford after-school by help-ing with the grade R to grade 3 group,two afternoons per week.

During the academic hour sheworks one on one with learners whoare behind or battling with their aca-demics. She is required to work outher own lesson plans and set thegoals she wants to achieve with eachof the children.

Stephanie enjoys her time with thelittle ones, being firm but kind, andthey love and respect her as their fa-cilitator. She is truly an asset to theafter-school project.

“We are pleased to see just how se-riously Stephanie has taken on her

roles and responsibilities at both theafter-school and with her studies,and how her self-confidence hasgrown.

“Stephanie iscurrently investigat-

ing the possibility of doing the re-mainderofherpracticalworkforherdegree on a cruise ship, so watch thisspace!” says Carolyn Clarke from theAnna Foundation.

Stephanie Jooste is currently studying trav-el and tourism at Boland College Stephanie introducing a lesson to the children at the Dornier/Waterford after-school

Donate a CAN todayThe Stellenbosch CAN-projecthas already collected 3 026 cansof food to help feed our town’shungry residents.

They have, however, set them-selves the goal of collecting10 000 cans by the end of Apriland now they need your help.

Stellenbosch CAN is callingon businesses and organisationsto make donations or run inter-nal can collection drives in or-der to help them achieve thisgoal.

The project, driven by Eike-stad Mall in partnership withStellenbosch Feeding in Action,

MFM 92.6 and Eikestadnuus,aims to supply food to the 28%of Stellenbosch’s residents whodon’t know where their nextmeal will come from.

Members of the public can alsomake donations at the specialmachines in Eikestad Mall.Each can donated also acts as anentry into monthly competitiondraws for tenant prizes.

Stellenbosch CAN runs untilthe end of May, by which timethey hope to have collected 15 000cans of food. We encourage youto help them make a differenceand donate a can today!

The Stellenbosch CAN-project has collected 3 026 cans of food and hopesto collect 10 000 by the end of the month.

Student vertel van haar strydteen en oorwinning oor TBDie oomblik toe Sandy van Niekerkhierdie twiet op Wêreld Tuberkulo-se- dag uitgestuur het, het sy geweetsy is uiteindelik gereed om haar sto-rie te vertel.

Die twiet, “I survived #mdr #Tu-berculosis and finished my BSc at#Maties #WorldTBDay @scienceS-UN” is verskeie kere herhaal en totdusver het van die terugvoering ge-toon daar nog studente is wat die-selfde stryd in die gesig staar.

Sandy is op 19-jarige ouderdomgediagnoseer met ’n tipe tuberkulo-se wat reeds weerstandigheid teensogenaamde eerstelinie-antibiotikatoon. Sy was toe ’n tweedejaar BSc-studentaandieUniversiteitStellen-bosch. Sedertdien het sy haar MScen ’n internskap by die Universiteitvan Kaapstad voltooi.

Nou,op28, issynienetgeneesvandie gevreesde Mtb (Mycobacteriumtuberculosis)-infeksie nie, maarook gretig om haar stem te laat hoorom mense aan te moedig om hulselfvir TB te laat toets en gebruik temaak van die beskikbare onder-steuningstrukture.

“Vandag besef ek dat ek beter namy liggaam moes geluister het. As-seblief, lig jouself in en gaan toetsvir TB,” vra sy.

In Sandy se geval het sy glad nieenige van die tipiese simptome watmet die siekte geassosieer word, ge-toon nie – slegs ’n algemene gevoelvanafgematheid:“Ekhetgedinkomdie heeltyd so moeg te voel het tedoene gehad met die stres van mystudies en klasse.”

Dit was eers toe sy haar ouers inSwellendam gedurende ’n vakansiebesoek het, dat sy ewe skielik beginbloed hoes het: “Ek was in die inko-piesentrum saam met my ma en mytannie.Ekwasverrasenhetvirhul-le die bloed gewys. Hulle het my on-middellik laat sit en in ’n hoekiegaan gesels. My tannie het my toemet die waarheid gekonfronteer,dat ek moontlik TB onder lede heten dat ek onmiddellik vir toetsemoes gaan.”

Sandy se tannie is die matrone bydie Swellendam-hospitaal en haarmais’nbiologie-onderwyseresby’nhoërskoolopdiedorp.Syhetdievol-gendedagdie toetsebydiehospitaallaat doen en, om dubbel seker temaak, die toetse by ’n dokter by ’nprivaatpraktyk herhaal.

’nDag laterhetdieeerste toetsne-gatief teruggekom. Drie dae laterhet die tweede toets bevestig dat sypositief getoets het vir veelvuldigemiddelweerstandige TB.

Sy onthou die mooi kaart vanSwellendam op die kliniek se muur

met al die TB-gevalle in die gebiedwat met geel speldekoppe aangeduiis. “Vir my het hulle ’n pers spelde-kopgebruik,wantekwas’nspesialegeval. Ek was doodbang, veral om-dat ek gewonder het hoe ander men-se op die nuus gaan reageer.”

Saam met haar ouers het hulle totdie besluit gekom om nie die standvan sake met enigiemand te deelnie, nie eens haar jonger broer entwee susters nie.

“Ek was deeglik bewus van diestigma wat kleef aan mense met TBen ek wou hulle nie daarmee belasnie.” Sy het ook nie die universi-teitsowerhede in kennis gestel nieaangesien sy nie as ’n “spesiale ge-val” behandel wou word nie.

Haar lewe is daarna oorgeneemdeur ’n daaglikse roetine van sesverskillende pille elke dag vir dieeerste sewe maande en daarna vierverskillende pille vir die res van dietyd, sowel as ’n menigte pille om ne-we-effekte soos die naarheid teen tewerk en vitamienaanvullings omhaar immuunstelsel gesond te hou.

Van die begin af, sê sy, het haarouers haar gemotiveer om seker temaak dat die siekte haar nie vanstryk bring nie. Sy het voortgegaanmet haar studies en die front pro-beer voorhou dat daar niks fout isnie. Maar dit was nie maklik nie.

“Dit was ’n spanpoging. My le-wensmaat was elke dag by my ommy te ondersteun. Ek het soos altydaan die familie se aktiwiteite, soosom in die berge te gaan stap, deelge-neem. My broer en susters het somsgedink ek is lui of dat ek net nie lek-ker voel nie. Hulle het eers gehoorek het TB die dag toe ek my medisy-

ne vir die heel laaste keer moesneem.

Sandy het net die hoogste lof virdie ondersteuning wat sy ontvanghet van die personeel by die Swel-lendam-kliniekenanderinstansies.

“Die mense by die kliniek het al-les aan my verduidelik, hoe TBwerk en waarvoor die verskillendepille is, watter newe-effekte ek gaanervaar en wat ek daaraan kandoen.”Sy sonder veral die DOTS-groep in Swellendam uit. Dié groepbestaan uit vrywilligers wat TB-pa-siënte bystaan om te verseker dathulle daagliks hul medikasie in-neem. DOTS staan vir Directly Ob-served Therapy Strategy, en worddeur die Wêreld Gesondheidsorga-nisasie (WHO) aanbeveel.

En dan, natuurlik, haar ouers,sonder wie sy nie hierdie uitdagingsou kon oorkom nie.

Sandy is op die oomblik besig omhaar werk by die Universiteit vanKaapstad af te handel en dan sal sybeginrondkykvir ’nberoepwaarsyhaar liefde vir die wetenskappe kankombineer met haar nuutgevondeliefdevirskryfenomdiewetenskapte omskryf sodat almal dit kan ge-niet en verstaan.

Sandy van Niekerk het skielik gedurende ’n vakansie begin bloed hoes en is latermet veelvuldige middelweerstandige TB gediagnoseer.

Die twiet waarmee Sandy uiteindelikhaar storie met die wêreld gedeel het,is verskeie kere herhaal.

Poskantoor sluit sy deurePoskantoorkliënte in Stellenboschmoet asseblief kennis neem dat dieIdasvallei-poskantoor sy deure op30 April 2015 sluit.

Die posbusse sal nie verwyderword nie. Nabygeleë poskantorebinne ’n vier kilometer radius is

Stellenbosch en Matieland.Die eienaar van die gebou het die

Poskantoor gevra om die perseel teontruim en geen ander bekostigba-re eiendom was beskikbaar nie.

Die mense wat tans by Idasvalleiwerk, sal na ander kantore skuif.

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Registration for VinProworker training openRegistration is nowopen forVinPro’s vine-yard worker training series, with the vine-yard establishment course kicking off inMay.

VinPro brings vineyard worker training tothewine producer’s doorstep via a comprehen-sive series of training courses in the respectiveregions, which are in line with the progress ofthewinegrapeseason.Eachcourseispresentedas a one day training session, and can be takenseparately.The series comprises six courses, namely:V Vineyard Establishment: 19-28 May 2015V Pruning: 2 June-14 July 2015VIrrigation: 18-25 August 2015V Disease and Pest Control: 1-17 September

2015V Vine Development: 6-13 October 2015V Canopy Management: 20 October-12 No-

vember 2015.

The series is presented in the Olifants River,Robertson,Worcester/Breedekloof,Paarl, Stel-lenbosch and Swartland regions.“Weencourageallwineproducers to register

theirvineyardworkersandteamleadersfortherespective training sessions in their region.Not only does training improve skills, it en-hances productivity and empowers employ-ees,” explains Kachné Ross, VinPro viticultur-ist and training officer, who coordinates thesessions.The training courses are made possible by

a financial contribution fromtheVinProFoun-dation, the funding arm for training initiativesby VinPro, the representative organisation forclose to3 500SouthAfricanwineproducersandcellars.Thecost foreachonedaysessionisR200perperson(inclVAT).This includes theoryandpractical, lunch, an evaluation and attendancecertificate. NQF level 1 accreditation is availa-ble on request.

VinPro viticulturist, Hanno van Schalkwyk, explains correct pruning methods during one of the regional VinProtraining sessions.

Ondersteun Tekkie TaxDie bekendstelling van die jaarlikse Tek-kie Tax-dag is verledeweek byKindersorggedoen. Jack Parow, die bekende Afri-kaanse rymkletser, was een van die gastewat die geleentheid bygewoon het.Bettie Niewoudt, direkteur van Kinder-

sorg, Parow, en Mishka Patel, Kindersorgse ambassadeur, ondersteun ook die pro-jek.TekkieTax-dag is opVrydag 29Meiwaar

mense wat plakkers of gekleurde vetersvir hul tekkies kan koop en daarmee gaanwerk om Kindersorg te ondersteun.Die plakkers kos R10 en die spesiale ve-

ters kos R30.Op 15 en 16 April hou Universiteit Stel-

lenbosch twee dae ter ondersteuning vanKindersorg op die Rooiplein. By die ge-leentheid sal die eerste 500 studente watplakkersofveterskoop ’ngratiskoeldrankby die spesiaal-bemande gazebo op dieRooiplein kan kry.Diekraletjieswat al vroeër vanjaar deur

die onderskeie crèches gemaak is, sal ookop die Rooiplein verkoop word.Verskeie maatskappye in Stellenbosch

het reeds van die plakkers en veters bestelter ondersteuning van Tekkie Tax-dag.Plakkers en veters sal deur die publiek

gekoop kan word by betaalpunte van diegrootste supermarkte in Stellenbosch-om-gewing.

Bettie Niewoudt van kindersorg, Jack Parow en Mishka Patel, ambassadeur vir Kindersorg Stellenbosch,by die bekendstelling van Tekkie Tax-dag op 29 Mei.

New farming academyoffers full bursariesA newly launched Agro-ecologyAcademy based in Stellenboschseeks to increase the sustainabilityof local foodsystemswhileaddress-ing the youth unemployment cri-sis. On offer is a rare opportunityfor school-leavers without matric,to gain a nationally-recognisedqualification leading to a life-longcareer with opportunities forgrowth.

Organic farming is a growing fieldin South Africa, with recent researchshowing that demand far outstripssupply in South Africa. Eric Swarts,a local organic farmer and land re-form beneficiary, who has been farm-ing on the Annandale Road near Stel-lenbosch for the past 12 years, con-firms this: “At the moment I havemorepeoplewantingmyproduce thanI can possibly supply.”At the same time, the Winelands re-

gion is battling with high levels ofyouth unemployment, which in turnleads to many other social problems.Luke Metelerkamp, a researcher atthe Sustainability Institute says: “Na-tionally, youth unemployment is ataround 60%. But, statistically, ayoung adult with some form of terti-ary qualification is six times less like-ly to be unemployed than one withoutmatric. This highlights the need totrain young people in areas wherethere is a skills shortage.“Our vision for this programme is

to create a supportive environment inwhich the youth, who would other-

wise battle to find any form of mean-ingful employment, can embark on askills development journey. This notonly sets themon ameaningful careerpath, but also helps to make agricul-ture and the wider food system moresustainable in the long run. It’s aboutcreating livelihoods with real pur-pose – qualifying people to help solvethe problem of providing safe, nutri-tious food to all South Africans.”This fully-funded, nationally-recog-

nised course will help graduates finda job in farming or start their ownbusiness.Courses on offer include mixed-

farming systems and a farming man-agement qualification.Over the three-year course, stu-

dents will learn advanced farmingskills and are taught how to combinethese with basic business manage-ment skills to farmmore autonomous-ly.On successful completion, the

course can lead to employment withcourse partners in organic farming,animal breeding, viticulture, dairy orchicken farming.

V Applications close on 8 April andspaces are very limited. For applica-tions, visit Terrence Ward in person atthe Youth Office, the Sustainability In-stitute, Lynedoch, email terrence@sus-tainabilityinstitute.net or call021 881 3196 ext 208, 079 137 6963.

The new farming project offers a multitudeof training opportunities in the agriculturalsector.

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Die organisasie KeepThemActive in Cloetesville het onlangs ’n Saayc Dreamers-toekenning ontvang by ’n geleentheidin Johannesburg .Saayc is ’nnasionaleorganisasie vir jeugklubs inSuid-Afrika. KeepThemActivehet ’nExcellence-toekenningvir sosiaal en entrepreneurskap ontvang. Buti Manamela, adjunkminister in die presidensie, het dit oorhandig. Hieris Josehp Joon, Gregory Alexander, Gavin Conradie, Dylan Jacobs en Wynanda Jacobs van KeepThemActive.

FNB Maties slyp tande virharde liga-reeks wat voorlêDORFLING TERBLANCHE

Die FNB Maties maak gereed vir’n klipharde veldtog in dieWeste-like Provinsie se Superliga enweetdatdaarvanafdiemeetgrootdruk gaan wees.

Alhoewel die Maties die liga 13 uitdieafgelope15 jaargewenhet, blydiekompetisie steeds kwaai, veral vandie Kaapse spanne soos Hamiltonsen die Universiteit van Kaapstad.VerledeseisoenhetdieMatieseers

met die laaste wedstryd teen Hamil-tons die liga beklink en kon sy Ikey-aartsvyande met bonuspunte deur-gaans druk op die Maties plaas.Eerste aan die beurt is ’n wegwed-

stryd teenSir Lowrians in Somerset-

Wes en as een van die nuwe spannein die liga kan die span ’n potensiëlepiesangskil wees. Die Victoriane verwelkomdieselfde

dag die einste Hamiltons op die Da-nie Craven-stadion.Met verskeie langnaweke wat tus-

sen nou middel Mei voorlê speel dieMaties en Vics op vier Woensdae-aande asook een Vrydagaand.Die uitmergelende skedule gaan

vir afrigtersChrisRossouwenLouisBlom beslis ’n uitdaging wees, veralasdaarinaggeneemworddiespannebestaan bykans volkome uit studen-te.Die ander grootwedstrydwat voor

die middeljaar aanbreek plaasvind,is die Intervarsity teen die Ikeys Sa-terdag 9 Mei op die Groote Schuur-

veld.Maties het in die 2014-wedstrydnaelskraaps gewen en het in die jaarse Varsitybeker gelykop gespeel,watwys dat die Ikeys beslis nie gering-skat moet word nie.Wat dinge nog meer interessant

maak, is dat die Vics die vorigeWoensdagselfbesoekaflêaanGrooteSchuur envir hul grootboet ’n duide-like prentjie sal kangee oordie Ikeysse speelstyl en sterkpunte.Die liga is ook waar verskeie jon-

ger spelers grootgemaak word vir2016 se Varsitybeker en dit is die nu-we manne se kans om te wys hullekan saam met die ou hande gesels.Daar is dus soveel op die spel vir

elke speler dat daar verseker metgroot afwagting uitgesien kan wordna die komende seisoen.

Municipalityreduces red tapeStellenbosch Municipality hascommitted itself to Red Tape Re-duction to improve service deliv-ery.The Municipality has recently

developed a standard operatingprocedure (SOP) for event appli-cations in order to reduce thewaiting period for events to beprocessed.Previously, the minimum no-

ticeperiodforeventsapplicationsfor small events accommodatingbetween 50 and 500 people was aminimum of 30 days, required toconsider and process such an ap-plication. The minimum noticeperiod has now been reduced to10 working days (2 weeks) to con-sider and process an event appli-cation for between 50 and 500 peo-ple.)For anevent involvingbetween

501-2 000 people (medium sizeevent) a minimum of 20 workingdays (4 weeks) will be required.Thereasonbeing that the risk fac-tor is higher with the increasednumber of people attending suchan event and theMunicipality to-gether with SAPS and other role

players need to make sure thatevents organisers address all riskfactors associated with the event.For events involvingmore than

2 000 people (large/major events)a minimum period of 6 monthswill be required. This require-ment is legislated by the EventsAct, aswithanyothereventcater-ing for more than 2 000 people.However, most event applica-

tionsfall inthecategorythatcaterfor between 50 and 500 people andfor that reason the Municipalityhas reduced the notice period forthesetypesofeventsto10workingdays.Event organisers can visit the

municipality’s website atwww.stellenbosch.gov.za (directlink: http://stellenbosch.gov.za/about-us/documents/general/application-for-an-event) whereall the relevant application formsare available for download.For any enquiries regarding

events, event organisers can con-tact: Yvonne Mndabani at0 021 808 8447 or by mail yv-onne.mndabani@stellen-bosch.gov.za.

12 youths can train as chef assistantsat Stellemploy in MayStellemploy will train 12 unem-ployed people in methods of cook-ing, knife skills and introductionto baking skills, kitchen hygieneand basic nutrition from 4 May to12 June.Stellemploy facilitates this

training opportunity for theyouth from developing communi-ties. This training opportunity is

only available tounemployedpeo-ple with consumer or hospitalitystudies on at least grade 10 levelor experience in the hospitalityindustry.Only 12 people can be accommo-

dated on a course – it is thereforeimportant to register early.This training opportunity is on-

ly available to youths of 18 to 35

years of age in theGreaterStellen-bosch area. 23 April is the finaldate of registration for this City& Guilds accredited Food Prepa-ration course.Stellemploy facilitates thiswith

donor funding received from Dis-tell. Formore information, pleasecontact Gaino or Betta from Stell-employ at 0 021 886 6993.

Breughel-teatersentrum houalgemene jaarvergaderingDie algemene jaarvergaderingvan die Breughel-teatersentrumvind plaas op Saterdag 25 AprilbyNorthEndstraat 15 inCloetes-ville om 14:00.Die voorsitter se verslag sal

voorgelees word en ’n nuwe di-reksie sal ook verkies word.Voorstelle vir nominasies, metsekondante, vir vyf direksiepos-te moet teen Vrydag 17 April in-gedienwordbydieBreughel-tea-

tersentrum. Die poste is virvoorsitter, ondervoorsitter, kas-sier, en twee lede.Lede van die publiek is wel-

kom om die vergadering by tewoon.Virmeer inligting of omnomi-

nasievorms te bekom, kontakMichaelArendse soggens tussen09:00 en 13:00 by 0 060 750 2339of0 078 509 9248, of2 michaela-rendse@yahoo.com

Gemeenskap samelgeld in vir WerkersdagJerome Williams, ’n ge-meenskapswerker in Cloe-tesville, in samewerkingmet Elizabeth Windwaaihet dit goed gedink om vandie gemeenskap bymekaarte bring by Laerskool Cloe-tesville om geld in te samelvir ’n familiedag inCloetes-ville op Werkersdag.

Getruida Afrika (links) Jerome Williams en Rosaline Afrika het die geldinsameling byge-woon. Voor is Maria Floors en Rynha Floors. FOTO’S: DAAN WILLIAMS

Belinda Davids (agter links) Jannie Groenewald, Mary-Anne Matthews met haar kind,Willeen, Maggie Samspon en Desiré Fleurs het die koek en tee geniet. Voor is PetronellaJansen en Stephanie Jansen.

Amber Constable (links) ElizmaJanuarie en Joline Constablehet gesorg dat dinge in die kom-buis glad verloop.

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Beyers can bring glory to Maties sideThe FNB Maties might havenarrowly missed out on a placein this year’s FNB Varsity CuppresentedbySteinhoff Interna-tional, but hardworking flank-er Beyers de Villiers can stillbring home an award to Matie-land.

De Villiers is one of three play-ers tohavebeennominatedasFor-ward That Rocks, alongside JasonKlaasen of UCT and CJ Vellemanof NMMU. Interestingly, all threeare blindside flankers and areamong the top try-scorers in thecompetition.This is the third season for Bey-

ers in the Varsity Cup and sincemaking his debut against UJ in2013, he has played more than 20matches for theMaties and scored

an impressive eight tries.He played two seasons of first

team rugby at the famous PaarlBoys High and then started study-ing at Stellenbosch University. In2011 and 2012 he played age-grouprugby for Western Province andin 2013 he donned the famous ma-roon jersey in the world’s tough-est university rugby competition.The soft-spoken Beyers earned

his B.Com degree in managementscience at the end of last year andis currently enrolled for the post-graduate diploma in project man-agement at Stellenbosch Univer-sity’s business school. When hewalked over the stage during hisgraduation ceremony he joinedthe ranks of a select few personsto have represented the universi-ty in the Varsity Cup, while also

earning a top-class degree.He credits his solid season to

having learnt a tremendousamount playing alongside greatplayers such as Helmut Lehmanand Louis Jordaan. Though hewill not say anything to the effect,it is clear that he has grown intothe role of elder statesman andeven captained the Maties whenregular captain Wilhelm van derSluys was unable to do so.All Matie fans are urged to go

and visit the Varsity Cup Face-book page and go vote for Beyersbefore voting closes on 13 April.

Beyers de Villiers can still bring someglory to theMaties Varsity Cup rugby sidewith his nomination as Forward thatRocks. PHOTO: THYS LOMBARD

State-of-the-art researchon gambling disorderTheMRCUnitonAnxietyand Stress Disorders atthe Universities of Stel-lenbosch and Cape Townis conducting an innova-tive research study ongambling disorder. ProfChristine Lochner andher team are looking forparticipants.For many people, gam-

bling is harmless recrea-tional fun.At least 50%ofSouthAfricansgamble incasinos, at slotmachines,online, by playing the lot-tery or by betting onsports. However, it doesbecome a problem for some when they startspendingtoomuchtimeand/ormoneyongam-bling.According to the Quarterly Labour Force

Survey of 2012, 4-7% of the adult population inSouth Africa are problem gamblers, whereasapproximately 1% of the population suffersfrom gambling disorder. Problem gamblerswho find it increasingly difficult to resist theurgetogambleeventhoughtheyareexperienc-ing negative consequences, such as financialand/or relationship difficulties, might be suf-fering from gambling disorder (sometimes re-ferred to as gambling addiction).

Gambling disorder isa psychiatric disordercharacterised by theuncontrollable urge togamble despite seriousconsequences. Individ-uals with gambling dis-order may continuallychase losses, hide theirbehaviour, tell liesabout where they go,how much they spendor owe, accumulatedebt or even resort tofraudortheft inordertocontinue gambling.This condition is se-

verely debilitating, dis-rupting the gambler’s functioning in the per-sonal, familial and/or occupational sphere.The study covers many aspects of gambling

disorder – symptoms, illness severity and im-pact on the quality of life, while also lookingat genetics and the structure of certain brainregions implicated in this condition.The research team is looking for persons

withgamblingdisorderorwithproblemsrelat-ed to theirgamblingbehaviourand forhealthycontrol persons (for comparison) who are in-terested to take part in the study.This is not a treatment study, but referrals

for treatment can be made if requested.

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Stellenbosch Gazette vra Stellenbossers omhierdie welsyn- en gemeenskapsorganisasies tehelp.

Hier is ’n lys van hul belangrikste behoeftes:

) Stellenbosch-nagskuiling:Ingemaakte (blikkies-) of vars groente, enige

droë sopbestanddele, macaroni, spaghetti, kof-fie, suiker, poeiermelk, smeergoed vir brood,badseep en handdoeke.

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) Huis Horison:Materiaal, wol, kant en benodigdhede vir

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) Safe House Stellenbosch:Benodig dringend babaweggooidoeke, baba-

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Vir die kombuis: rys, melkpoeier of langlewe-melk,kookolie,suiker,pasta,koffieentee.Alge-meen: waspoeier vir outomatiese wasmasjien,Handy Andy, Jik, Domestos en opwasmiddelvir skottelgoed.

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) Stellenbosch WerksentrumDie Stellenbosch Werksentrum vir volwasse

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WPRI well represented in SAunder 20 trial squadThe Western Province Rugby Institute(WPRI) is well represented in the SouthAfricanunder 20 squad currentlyhavingtrials at the Stellenbosch Academy ofSport.

It is the third consecutive year that theJunior Springboks are based at SAS for theirpre-tournament preparations.

A large squad players assembled at SASfor the 2015 Junior Springbok trials. CoachDawie Theron and members of the SARU Mo-bi Unit will conduct several training ses-sions. A trial match was played last week be-fore the players broke for the Easter holi-days. A reduced training squad got together

yesterday to start with earnest preparationsfor the planned tour of Argentina in mid-April.

Current and former WPRI players in thesquad this past week at the trials were RuanBrits (hooker), Dan du Plessis (hooker), Dan-iel du Plessis (centre), Jaco Coetzee (numbereight), Grant Hermanus (fullback), MichaelKumbirai (prop), Daniël Maree (flanker), Ry-an Oosthuizen (centre), Khanyo Ngcukana(wing), Justin Phillips (scrum-half), ErnstStapelberg (fly-half), Brandon Thomson (fly-half), Christo van der Merwe (Maties, flank-er), Francois van der Merwe (prop), Fransvan Wyk (prop), Jacques Vermeulen (flank-er), EW Viljoen (fullback), Eduard Zand-

bergh (lock) and Leolin Zas (wing).“Our decision last year to keep the players

together in camp for an extended time ratherthan having several shorter camps provedvery successful, so we will do so again thisyear,” said Theron, who led the Junior Boksto their first JWC title in 2012, a third placefinish in France in 2013 and losing the finallast year with one point. “We were able towork with the players daily and monitortheir rehabilitation in instances of injuries.”

A training match against the WesternProvince Rugby Institute will be hosted atthe Paul Roos Markötter Stadium on 16 April15:30, while a match against a Varsity CupXV is also on the cards.

Eveline Hendricks (links) gee ’n koppie tee aan Denise Afrikan (regs) terwyl Carmen Jacobusentoekyk. FOTO’S: DAAN WILLIAMS

Cecil Langeveldt gooi vir Mia Maart op die glybaan. Tezhré Mezichel (links)en Lihle Xaba wag hul beurt af.

Eugene Davidse help vir Igshaan Williams op die glyplank.

Curt Jackal (links), Miguel Manuel en Liam Smith vat ’n ruskansie en sit opdie springkasteel

St Joseph se basaar was ’n fees vir almalSt. Joseph-kleuterskool het Saterdag 28 Maart sy jaar-likse basaar in Idasvallei gehou. Daar was verskillen-de lekkernye te koop en vir die kleingoed was daarhope pret op dié dag.

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Zim Sevens hone skills in StellenboschTHYS LOMBARD

The Zimbabwean sevens team, or “TheCheetahs” as they are affectionatelyknown among their supporters, did theirpreparations for the international sevenscircuit at Stellenbosch.

The Zim team participated in Pool F in theHong Kong Sevens last weekend. They are cur-rently in 19th place on the international log.

Seventeen players formed part of the squadthat honed their skills at the world-class facili-ties of the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport(SAS), where they rubbed shoulders with theBlitzbokke, who call Stellenbosch their home.

Travelling with the squad, Zimbabwean di-rector of rugby, Bright Chivandire, was full ofpraise for the South African Rugby Union(Saru) who invited the squad to prepare herein South Africa. He noted that sevens is stilla young sport in Zimbabwe, so being able totrain with the best in the world, can only im-prove the skills and mind-set of the players.

He said that the South African players andcoaches embraced the opportunities to sharewith the Zimbabwean players and they were“humbled by the fact that they were happy towork with us and help Zimbabwe to preparefor this qualification tournament”.

Twenty-year-old Riaan O’Neill said it was agreat experience to train against the Blitzbok-ke and the SA Academy side. Fortunate Chi-pendu,whohavebeenplaying for theCheetahsfor 12 years, said that they have been tryingfor three years to qualify for the world circuitand said the confidence is high after the camp.He is hopeful that the short visit to Stellen-bosch may just be the missing ingredient theyneeded for a major breakthrough.

In Hong Kong, the Cheetahs played in thetwelve-team second-tier competition whereRussia and Spain are the representatives fromEurope, Papua New Guinea and Tonga fromOceania, Zimbabwe and Tunisia from Africa,Mexico and Guyana from North America andtheCaribbean,UruguayandBrazil fromSouthAmerica and hosts Hong Kong and Korea from

Asia.Zimbabwe were drawn in Pool F where they

took on Spain, Tonga and Georgia in the coremembership qualification first stage.

“This was a great chance for the boys to ac-quire and share skills with the South Africanteam,” Cheetahs coach Daniel Hondo said.

Neil Powell, head coach of the Blitzbokke,was full ofpraise for thegreatworkethicundertheplayersandcoaches, andsaid that theyalsoenjoyed having our African neighbours herein Stellenbosch.

“It was an honour for my team to share ourknowledge and skills with the Cheetahs, andwe wish them well in their bid to qualify forthe world series,” said Powell.

The Blitzbokke were in action at the Sevenstournament in Tokyo over the past weekend,after finishing third in Hong Kong the weekbefore.WiththeSouthAfricanlegbeingplayedin theCapeTownstadiuminDecember,Powellis confident that his team will do their utmostto emulate their performance last year whenthey won the Cup in Port Elizabeth.

Stephan Hunduza of the Zimbabwean sevens team with the ball. PHOTO: THYS LOMBARD