Boland Gazette

26/11/2018

Leer om te skryf

Voornemende skrywers kan nou inskryf vir die Breyten­bach-sentrum in Wellington se vyfde jaarlikse prosa-skryfskool, wat in 2019 vir tien maande, nie meer net nege nie, aangebied word.

Die kursus, met die be­kroonde skrywer Rachelle Greeff as fasiliteerder, en soos in 2018 met die onder­steuning van die Jannie Mouton-stigting, begin 2 Februarie. Die sluitings­datum vir inskrywings is Sondag 23 Desember.

Volledige besonderhede oor die kursus en hoe om in te skryf, is op die Breytenbach-sentrum se webtuiste by www.breytenbachsentrum.co.za beskikbaar. Inligting kan ook by Francois Lötter by 021 873 2786 of [email protected] gekry word.

Die skryfkursus fokus op die skryf van kortverhale en romans. Hoogstens twee toneeltekste word oorweeg. Die kursus kan ook aanlyn gedoen word, teen dieselfde koste van R1 500 per persoon per maand.

Oor die eerste roman wat in die skryfskool ontwikkel is, Die daggaboer, sê die resensent Jean Meiring in Rapport: “Dit is ’n opwinden­de, soms onpeilbare nuwe simbaalgeskal in die Afri­kaan­se letterkunde”. Die skry­­wer van dié debuut, Jean-Pierre de K**k, het voor die Breytenbach-skryf­skool ’n paar ander skryf­skole bygewoon. Hy het aan Huisgenoot gesê: “Die een onder leiding van Rachelle Greeff was vir my van groot waarde.”

17/09/2018

Lees in more se Stellenbosch & Paarl Gazette:
* Vermeende verkragters in hof
* Slegs geringe beserings in botsing in pas opgedoen
* Dwelmverslaafde verander sy lewe
* Take a walk through historical Stellies
* Level 5 restrictions to bring financial relief
* Kinderkanker dié maand in die kollig
* Have you will drawn up for free
* Amstel FC wen Silvertown FC
* Boland SAB League Pre-season victory

17/09/2018

Maak seker jy kry môre jou Stellenbosch & Paarl Gazette.
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04/09/2018

Boeresport for kids

On the first day of Spring, a local organisation, HEART, held a successful Boeresport event for the children of HEART PapKombuise, of both Hillside and Smartie Town in Paarl East.

The children were very excited, as it was the first time a Boeresport Day was hosted in either of these communities, and parents and grandparents were wonderful spectators.

Hillside and Smartie Town are both labelled “Red Zone” areas. This means there is active gangsterism there. The Boeresport Day is one of many of HEART’s initiatives to provide safe, fun, sober and uplifting activities in these areas.

According to Mandie Erasmus of Heart, no problems occurred and none were actually expected.

In all, 120 children participated in the Boeresport Day.

“Our children do not have opportunities to take part in sporting events, owing to lack of money for travel, kit, uniform and such,” she explained.

“Combined with lessons fostering respect, manners and care for each other and the community, we will continue to host varied opportunities to broaden our children’s worlds and experiences.”

The 120 children were divided into four age groups, each split into green (Hillside PapKombuis) and purple (Smartie Town PapKombuis), two volunteers were assigned to each age group colour, and took part in sack races, three-legged races, potato racing, egg throwing and tug of war.

The Hillside HEART PapKombuis won the games points, but Smartie Town’s HEART PapKombuis definitely won the Best Behaved points on the day!

Great fun was had by all, and HEART continues to serve the child and adult beneficiaries of both PapKombuise on a daily basis with the daily breakfast service, extra meals, provision of hair and nail care, provision of clothing, shoes, school bags and stationary, adult nappies, wheelchairs and much more.

Anyone who wishes to donate to the organisation can contact Erasmus on 062 5375 206.

11/07/2018

Join meeting of Community Policing Forum

The Paarl East Community Policing Forum (CPF) will hold a special meeting on Monday 16 July.

The meeting, which starts at 19:00 at the Paarl East SAPS station, welcomes all members.

At the meeting a deputy chairperson for the CPF will be elected as well as a secretary.

For further information, contact the acting secretary, Shireen Anther, on 084 076 4910. Or, call current chairperson James Pedro on 073 375 0402.

10/07/2018

Home Affairs dept gets upgrade

The Paarl Department of Home Affairs announced on 5 July that passport and smart card ID services will not be available from 13 to 21 July.

The offices are undergoing a scheduled systems upgrade during this time. All other services will be available. The department has apologised for any inconveniences caused.

09/07/2018

Lees in môre in die Stellenbosch & Paarl Gazette oor hoe:

* Pa’s wat onderhoud vryspring, gaan boet
* Ouetehuis nie vir Oumie bedoel nie
* Regskliniek vra vir die afskaffing van ‘tampontaks’
* Join meeting of Community Policing Forum
* Home Affairs dept gets upgrade

29/01/2018

Register your child soon for 2019
Parents are once again being asked by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to register their children early for the 2019 school year.

Registration for the 2019 learner phase lasts from Thursday 1 February until 23 March.

Parents will receive a written response from the school by 22 June on admission. By 23 July parents should inform schools about acceptance.

WCED spokesperson Paddy Atwell said schools should have filled available places at their schools by the third quarter of the year.

“Parents are requested to complete the necessary application at schools as soon as possible to avoid disappointment,” he said.

“Because there is no guarantee that an applicant will necessarily be accepted at their school of first choice, parents are encouraged to apply to various schools.”

Schools must inform parents in writing and provide reasons for the application being unsuccessful. Schools must also indicate whether the learner is placed on a waiting list.

“If your child is on a waiting list, it doesn’t guarantee that the child will be admitted to that school,” said Atwell.

If necessary, parents can call the local district office on 021 860 1200. Application forms are available at the schools

22/11/2017

Man shot in attempted robbery

A 35-year-old man from Dal Josaphat survived a shooting incident during an armed robbery in Mbekweni last week.

According to Sergeant Nceba Vanqa, the incident occurred on Thursday 9 November at approximately 06:00 outside a spaza shop in Imali Street, Tembani Square.

It is alleged the victim, identified as Kennedy Custome, stopped at Benjamin’s Cash Store to deliver bread.

“Three unknown suspects armed with fi****ms approached him,” Vanqa said. “They demanded his bakkie keys so they could open the safe inside the bakkie to get the money.”

When the victim refused to give the suspects the keys. They shot him in the right leg, grabbed his keys and ran away.

The three suspects, a 22, 25 and 26-year-old, fled from the scene with the keys.

The public informed the police about the suspects’ whereabouts and they were arrested in the J-Block section of Mbekweni by police the same day.

Vanqa said: “Luckily nothing was taken from the safe as they struggled to open it when they did.”

The victim was rushed to Paarl Hospital. An armed robbery docket was registered. The suspects appeared on Monday 13 November in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court.

09/11/2017

Paulus Joubert Laerskool hou op Sondag 12 November 2017 om 15:00 by die Huguenot VGK Kerk hul dankseggings diens. Almal is welkom. Vir navrae bel die skool by 021 862 3690.

09/11/2017

Familiedag vir Hospice/ Wen Kaartjies

Stellenbosch Hospice vier hul 25ste bestaansjaar met ’n familiedag 18 November by die Van der Stel-sportterrein.

Dié dag beloof groot pret te wees met wêreldbekende Mi Casa, Lynelle Kenned, Izak Davel en plaaslike talent op die verhoog.

Hospice het vanjaar (Januarie - September) 147 nuwe palliatiewe pasiënte opgeneem wat holisties versorg moet word. Hospice glo pasiënte hoef dié moeilike pad nie alleen te stap nie, want die personeel is daar om die gesin deur hierdie traumatiese tyd te help.

Met holisties word mediese, fisieke, geestelike, sosiale en emosionele versorging ingesluit en ná die afsterwe van ’n pasiënt is daar ’n rou-smartspan wat die gesin verder ondersteun.

Die saal, wat uit 12 beddens bestaan, word gebruik vir die versorging van pasiënte. Verder is daar ook ’n span verpleegsters en Hospice-versorgers wat versorging by huise doen.

Gedurende die afgelope jaar (Januarie - September) het 118 pasiënte (binne en buite) gesterf.

Hospice is ’n niewinsgewende organi­sasie wat baie afhanklik is van sken­kings om die werk te kan doen.

Die familiedag is beplan deur ’n groep vrywilligers wat elkeen ’n storie het wat by die Hospice geëindig het – die groep hoop die dag gee die organisasie ’n groot finansiële hupstoot.

WEN KAARTJIES

Twee lesers kan elk ’n kaartjie wen – al wat jy moet doen om vir die gelukkige trekking in aanmerking te kom, is om die volgende maklike vraag te antwoord en jou antwoord, saam met jou naam, na 32464 te SMS.

Die sluitingsdatum is Maandag 12 November om 12:00.

Vraag: Hoeveel lede is deel van Mi Casa?

08/11/2017

Kommer is deel van ons daaglikse lewe

Gedagte van die dag

Ds. Desmond Meyer

Wat as . . .

Is jy dalk ’n “wat as mens”? “Wat as mense”, is oordrewe bekommerde mense.

Dit is mense wat gedurig in hulle koppe worstel met die vraag: Wat as dinge nie uitwerk soos ek beplan en hoop dit sal uitwerk nie?

Wat as die toetse vir my gesondheids-toestand positief is? Wat as my operasie nie suksesvol is nie? Wat as ek nie my eksamen slaag nie? Wat as ek my werk verloor of dalk nie die werkaansoeke kry nie?

Wat as my huweliksprobleem nie opgelos word nie? Wat as my geld nie genoeg gaan wees om my uitgawes te dek nie?

So kan ons nog baie soortgelyke voorbeelde byvoeg. Indien ’n mens gedurig vir jouself vrae vra en wonder oor wat as moontlikhede, plaas jy eintlik onnodige kommer op jouself oor dinge wat heel moontlik nooit sal gebeur nie. En dan het jy jou onnodig bekommer. Kommer en besorgdheid is ’n normale deel van ons lewe.

Daarsonder sou ons dalk net te oorgerus en minder waaksaam wees.

Om egter jouself oordrewe of te veel te bekommer, kan jou siek maak en beroof van vrede en vreugde.

Een van die treffendste woorde oor bekommernis in die Bybel is die woorde van Jesus in Mattheus 6:25-34. (Dit sal baie goed wees om die hele teks sorgvuldig deur te lees.). Ek vestig net die aandag op vers 34: “Moet julle daarom nie oor môre bekommer nie. Môre sal sy eie bekommernisse bring. Vandag se moeilikhede is vir een dag heeltemal genoeg.”

Ek onderstreep graag twee gedagtes. Ons moet eerstens probeer fokus op een dag op ’n slag en die onnodige bekommernis oor die dag van môre uit ons gedagtes haal.

Jesus se gevolgtrekking oor wat Hy in bogenoemde teks sê, is dat jy jou nie oor môre moet bekommer nie.

Jesus leer ons ook bid: Gee ons ons daaglikse brood. Met ander woorde genoeg vir net een dag op ’n slag.

Tweedens moet ons leer om God te vertrou dat Hy sal voorsien en sorg vir die dag van môre.

Ons moet leer om Hom op Sy woord en beloftes te neem. Indien ons in geloof hierdie twee sake in ons lewe kan toepas, sal ons beslis minder bekommerde mense wees.

In plaas van te wonder wat as dit of dat gebeur, moet ons eerder in geloof sê: Ongeag wat môre inhou, God sal voorsien. Ds. Desmond Meyer - VGK Koelenhof insluitend VGK Simondium.