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+27656862204 [email protected] Jaargang 2 Uitgawe 51 © Jacques Louw (2020). Alle regte voorbehou. Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Lees binne... Skipper rescued World Cancer Toortsie skryf near Skipskop Day 12 5 3 Skipper rescued near Skipskop Read inside... WhatsApp: 0656862204 E-pos: [email protected] Ons hou jou positief ingelig! Photo: Jean Tresfon - Marine Conservation Photographer “What a find. Email: [email protected] Adrian and Jill have created something really special www.blueskyguesthousearniston.co.za here. The attention to detail is exceptional…” Phone: +27 28 4459010 - TripAdvisor Cell: +27 71 4186209 [email protected] See our Nightsbridge listing for availability and bookings. 1

2 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Redaksioneel No.10, 5th Avenue, Arniston Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Dinner can be arranged at the guest house with prior notice. Goeiedag en welkom by die 51ste uitga- Email: [email protected] we van OVERdeBERG. Die jaar 2021 is www.blueskyguesthousearniston.co.za ‘n nuwe jaar wat goed afgeskop het vir ons en dis beide ons webtuiste en ons Phone: +27 28 445 9010 Facebookblad wat aansienlike groei en Cell: +27 71 418 6209 ondersteuning geniet. Daarvoor moet ek vir al ons lesers en ondersteuners See our Nightsbridge listing for availability and bookings. baie dankie sê, maar ook ons mede- werkers, sonder wie die blad nie kan Special aangaan nie. offer In hiérdie week se uitgawe is daar weereens ‘n groot verskei- denheid positiewe en opbouende beriggewing. Ons kuier weer heerlik in die kombuis met twee watertandlekker resepte en dan berig ons ook oor die redding van ‘n gestrande seiljagvaarder by Skipskop. Daar is ook ‘n interessante berig oor kanker wat saamval met Internasionale Kankerdag op die 4de Februarie. Kom lees gerus die interessante inligting rondom hiérdie dag. Ons berig ook oor die mediese personeel by Swellendam Hospitaal wat so bietjie bederf is om dankie te sê vir die reuse taak waarmee hulle besig is. Ons plaas ook die nuutse inligting rondom die coronavirus vanaf die Wes-Kaapse Regering en by monde van die premier, Alan Winde. So gepraat van die coronavirus… die welbekende en geliefde Toortsie skryf vir ons oor haar persoonlike ervaring van hierdie virus en ons is besig met ‘n reeks van haar skrywes in die vol- gende paar uitgawes. Verlede week was die eerste twee van haar bloginskrywings. Gaan lees gerus… dit is werklik goed ge- skryf en baie inspirerend. Jakkals & Wolf is terug op bladsy 13 en Jimmy Herbert deel ook weer nog ‘n baie interessante storie uit die Overberse maritieme geskiedenis met ons. Sommer weer ‘n groot verskeidenheid in hiérdie uitgawe. Geniet dit en ook die naweek wat voorlê. Bly veilig, volg die reels, dra jou masker en bly gesond. Groetnis R995.00 per room per night for two people Breakfast included. Direct bookings only. 2 [email protected]

Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 3 Skipper NUTTIGE TELEFOONNOMMERS USEFUL NUMBERS rescued near Skipskop KAAP AGULHAS MUNISIPALITEIT 0284255500 CAPE AGULHAS MUNICIPALITY 0284233231 At 23h55, Wednesday the 20th of January, NSRI Agulhas BREDASDORP 0284459620 and NSRI Witsand duty crews were activated following NAPIER 0284356538 reports of a Yacht run aground near to Skipskop, be- ARNISTON/WAENHUISKRANS 0284356015 tween Arniston and the De Hoop Nature Reserve. STRUISBAAI 0284255500 The skipper, a 20 year old male, from Bloemfontein, who had L’AGULHAS 0824571774 been solo sailing from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, was report- NA URE/AFTER HOURS 10111 edly still onboard the vessel which was reported to be taking on 0284251690 water. The location of the man was determined to be offshore NOODNOMMERS 0282129111 of the Overberg Test Range area. EMERGENCY NUMBERS 0284255500 POLISIE/POLICE 0284357777 BRANDWEER/FIRE DEPARTMENT 0829905952 AMBULANS/AMBULANCE VERKEER/TRAFFIC NSRI Photo: Jean Tresfon Photo: Jean Tresfon With the assistance from the rescue crew on the shore the skip- per was able to navigate the fish trap structures and he made NSRI Agulhas duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of his way safely to shore where he was met by the shore rescue Agulhas and NSRI Witsand duty crew launched the sea rescue crew. Breede Rescuer and an NSRI shore side search party and Over- The man was assessed for injuries and for hypothermia and not berg Fire and Rescue Services were sent landwards to the vicin- injured we accommodated him at our NSRI Agulhas sea rescue ity to search along the shoreline. station in Struisbaai and he is doing well. The 2 sea rescue craft NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) and MRCC (Maritime were stood down and on Thursday the skipper was investigat- Rescue Coordination Centre) investigated the availability of a ing what has become of his yacht which is suspected to be run helicopter to prepare for a night operation in the event that the aground. casualty vessel was not reachable from the sea or from the land Source: Sea Rescue South Africa (www.nsri.org.za) side. Using a location pin that was provided by the casualty Photos: Jean Tresfon skipper the rescue crew on the shore found the skipper about Click on the links above or the logos and QR-codes be- 500 meters off the coastline near to Ryspunt. low to visit either Sea Rescue South Africa’s website or The area was illuminated and it was found that the yacht had the Facebook page of Jean Tresfon - Marine Conserva- run aground in an area of ancient fish traps, known as Visfy- tion Photographer. You can also scan the QR-code with wers (these are old structures were built in a bygone era). your smartphone or tablet. S C A N [email protected] 3

4 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Kombuiskuier Jacques Louw Heerlike Malvalekkertert As jy dalk ‘n aspirant kok is en graag een van jou Bestandele: resepte met ons wil deel en hiér gepubliseer wil sien, 1 blik kondensmelk kan jy dit stuur per e-pos aan: 65 ml suurlemoensap [email protected] 12 kersies in die helfte gesny Onthou asseblief om die resep in WORD-format aan 375 g malvalekkers kleiner gesny ons te stuur en sluit gerus ‘n foto of twee in. 250 ml Orley Whip Die foto’s kan aan ons gestuur word in JPEG- of 5 ml vanieljegeursel 125 ml “crushed” pynappel PNG-formaat. 1 x boksie Nuttikrust beskuitjies Ons hoor graag van julle! 90 ml botter gesmelt 1 pak klein malvalekkers vir versiering (pienk en wit) Metode: Maak die Nutticrust fyn en meng dit met die gesmelte botter. Druk dit in ‘n gesmeerde tertbak vas om die kors te vorm. Klits die kondensmelk en suurlemoensap tot dik. Roer die kersies by, en daarna die malvalekkers wat in stukkies gesny is. Klits die room en vanieljegeursel tot styf. Voeg dit by die eerste mengsel en daarna die pynappel. Gooi die mengsel bo-oor die kors in die tertbak. Plaas in die yskas. Versier met stukkies malvalekkers. Maklike sjokolademousse-kaaskoek Bestandele: 250 g roomkaas 250 g mascarpone 160 ml strooisuiker 60 ml kakao 250 ml room 5 ml vanielje 1 Lindt sjokolade 30 ml melk 1 pakkie oreokoekies 60 ml botter gesmelt Metode: Kap die oreokoekies fyn in ‘n voedselverwerker. Smelt die botter in die mikrogolf en meng met die koekies. Smeer ‘n losboompan en druk die koekiemengsel vas in die pan. Sit in die yskas dat dit kan set. Klits die room in ‘n bak met 100 ml strooisuiker en die vanielje tot dit sagte punte maak. In ‘n ander bak klits die roomkaas, mascarpone, gesifte kakao en orige 60 ml strooisui- ker dat dit sag en goed gemeng is. Smelt die Lindt sjokolade met 30 ml melk in die mikrogolf. Roer dit by die kaasmengsel. vou nou die room by die kaasmengsel in krap uit op die Oreo- koekies en laat vir ten minste 4 uur in jou yskas haal dit uit jou losboompan en versier met ‘n flake of enige iets anders. 4 [email protected]

Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 5 5 4 February 2021 World Cancer Day Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voice, take personal action and press our gov- ernments to do more. World Cancer Day is the only day on the global health calendar where we can all unite and rally under the one banner of cancer in a positive and inspiring way. The importance of World Cancer Day: The global cancer epidemic is huge and is set to rise. Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which 4 million are premature deaths (aged 30 to 69 years). Urgent action needs to be taken to raise awareness about the disease and to develop practical strategies to address the can- cer burden. Global disparities in access to prevention, treat- ment and palliative care are growing exponentially. World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people’s minds, in the world’s media, and on the global health and development agenda. World Cancer Day is an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). UICC is the leading international non- governmental organisation that unites the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to integrate cancer control into the world health and devel- opment agenda. What is cancer? Cancer is a disease which occurs when changes in a group of normal cells within the body lead to uncontrolled, abnormal growth forming a lump called a tumour; this is true of all can- cers except leukaemia (cancer of the blood). If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread into the surrounding normal tissue, or to other parts of the body via the bloodstream and lymphatic systems, and can affect the digestive, nervous and circulatory systems or release hormones that may affect body function. Cancer tumours can be divided into three groups: Benign tumours: These are not cancerous and rarely threaten life. They tend to grow quite slowly, do not spread to other parts of the body and are usually made up of cells quite similar to normal or healthy cells. They will only cause a problem if they grow very large and becoming uncomfortable or press on other organs - for example a brain tumour inside the skull. Malignant tumours: These are faster growing than benign tu- mours and have the ability to spread and destroy neighbouring tissue. Continued on page 6 [email protected]

6 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 World Cancer Day Key Cancer facts 10 million people die from cancer every year. Continued from page 5 At least one third of common cancers are preventable. Cells of malignant tumours can break off from the main (prima- Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. ry) tumour and spread to other parts of the body through a pro- 70% of cancer deaths occur in low-to-middle income coun- cess known as metastasis. Upon invading healthy tissue at the new site they continue to divide and grow. These secondary tries. sites are known as metastases and the condition is referred to Up to 3.7 million lives could be saved each year by imple- as metastatic cancer. menting resource appropriate strategies for prevention, early Precancerous: This term describes the condition involving ab- normal cells which may (or is likely to) develop into cancer. detection and treatment. Types of cancers: The total annual economic cost of cancer is estimated at US Carcinoma: A cancer that arises from the epithelial cells (the lining of cells that helps protect or enclose organs). Carcinomas $1.16 trillion. may invade the surrounding tissues and organs and metastasise to the lymph nodes and other areas of the body. The most com- mon forms of cancer in this group are breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer. Sarcoma: A type of malignant tumour of the bone or soft tissue (fat, muscle, blood vessels, nerves and other connective tissues that support and surround organs). The most common forms of sarcoma are leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma and osteosarcoma. Lymphoma and Myeloma: Lymphoma and Myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which runs all through the body, and can therefore occur anywhere. Myeloma (or multiple myeloma) starts in the plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that produces antibodies to help fight infection. This cancer can affect the cell's ability to produce anti- bodies effectively. Leukaemia: Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells and bone marrow, the tissue that forms blood cells. There are sev- eral subtypes; common are lymphocytic leukaemia and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Brain and spinal cord cancers: these are known as central nerv- ous system cancers. Some are benign while others can grow and spread. Early detection can save lives: There are a number of cancers which can be identified early which helps to improve the chances of successful treatment outcomes, often at lower costs and with fewer (or less signifi- cant) side effects for patients. There are cost-effective tests that help detect colorectal, breast, cervical and oral cancers early and further tests are being developed for other cancers. Check with your doctor for guidance on the national recommendations regarding vaccinations, testing and screenings. These can and do vary from country to country. Source: https://www.worldcancerday.org/what-cancer Maak Radio Overberg fm deel van jou besigheid se bemarkingstrategie! Kontak ons vir ‘n pasgemaakte lugtydpakket! 028 424 2877 (T) [email protected] (E) 6 [email protected]

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8 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Radio Overberg Luister Programskedule nou Maandag Dinsdag Woensdag 05:00 – 06:00 Landbouradio 05:00 – 06:00 Landbouradio 05:00 – 06:00 Landbouradio 06:00 – 08:00 Ontplof met Pof 06:00 – 08:00 Ontplof met Pof 06:00 – 08:00 Ontplof met Pof 08:00 – 08:05 Toekomsvenster 08:00 – 08:05 Toekomsvenster 08:00 – 08:05 Toekomsvenster 08:05 – 09:00 Breakfast met Bobby Rohlandt 08:05 – 09:00 Musiek 08:05 – 09:00 Musiek 09:00 – 09:10 Nuus 09:00 – 09:10 Nuus 09:00 – 09:10 Nuus 09:10 – 10:00 Breakfast met Bobby 09:10 – 09:20 Musiek 09:10 – 10:00 Musiek 10:00 – 11:00 Ommie Tafel met Anne-Marie Burger 09:20 – 09:30 Inspirasiestasie met Leanda Botes 10:00 – 11:00 Ommie Tafel met Anne-Marie Burger 11:00 – 11:15 Radiodrama 09:30 – 10:30 Musiek 11:00 – 11:15 Radiodrama 12:00 – 12:10 Nuus 10:30 – 11:00 Wat Saak Maak met Jo-Ann Lourens 11:15 – 12:00 Ommie Tafel met Anne-Marie Burger 12:10 – 14:00 Musiek 11:00 – 11:15 Radiodrama 12:00 – 12:10 Nuus 14:00 – 14:10 Nuus 11:15 – 12:00 Musiek 12:10 – 14:00 Musiek 14:10 – 16:00 Kaviaar vir ‘n Springbok met Johan Mulder 12:00 – 12:10 Nuus 14:00 – 14:10 Nuus 16:00 – 17:00 Drive Time met Marquin Nefdt 12:10 – 14:00 Musiek 14:10 – 14:30 Musiek 17:00 – 17:15 Radiodrama (H) 14:00 – 14:10 Nuus 14:30 – 15:00 Uit die Museum Argiewe 17:15 – 18:00 Drive Time met Marquin Nefdt 16:00 – 18:00 Musiek 16:00 – 17:00 Drive Time met Rudi de Waal 18:00 – 19:00 Fabulous 50’s met Florence Kruger 17:00 – 17:15 Radiodrama (H) 17:00 – 17:15 Radiodrama (H) 19:00 – 21:00 Pof Gesels 17:15 – 18:00 Musiek 17:15 – 18:00 Drive Time met Rudi de Waal 21:00 – 22:00 Van Toeka tot Nou (H) 18:00 – 19:00 20th Century Pop 60’s met Marquin Nefdt 18:00 – 19:00 20th Century Pop 70’s met Marquin Nefdt 22:00 – 05:00 Musiek 19:00 – 20:00 Met ‘n ander Oor 19:00 – 19:30 Musiek 20:00 – 21:00 Vers & Lied met Jaco Barnard-Naudé 19:30 – 20:30 Kragtoer met Jacques Louw 21:00 – 22:00 Make a Difference (H) 20:00 – 22:00 Musiek 22:00 – 05:00 Musiek 22:00 – 05:00 Musiek Donderdag Vrydag Saterdag 05:00 – 06:00 Landbouradio 05:00 – 06:00 Landbouradio 02:00 – 03:00 Boeretroos in die Overberg (H) 06:00 – 08:00 Ontplof met Pof 06:00 – 08:00 Ontplof met Pof 03:00 – 05:00 Kaviaar vir ‘n Springbok (H) 08:00 – 08:05 Toekomsvenster 08:00 – 08:05 Toekomsvenster 05:00 – 06:00 By die Plaashek (H) 08:05 – 09:00 Musiek 08:05 – 09:00 Musiek 06:00 – 08:05 Pof gesels (H) 09:00 – 09:15 Nuus 09:00 – 09:10 Nuus 08:05 – 10:00 Breakfast met Bobby (H) 09:15 – 09:30 Boekvoorlesing met Jaco Barnard-Naudé 09:10 – 10:00 Musiek 10:00 – 11:00 Fabulous 50’s met Florence Kruger (H) 09:30 – 10:00 Onderwys Vandag met Jacques Louw 10:00 – 11:00 Ommie Tafel met Anne-Marie Burger 11:00 – 12:00 20th Century Pop 60’s met Marquin Nefdt (H) 10:00 – 10:30 Musiek 11:00 – 11:15 Radiodrama 12:00 – 13:00 20th Century Pop 70’s met Marquin Nefdt (H) 10:30 – 11:00 Wat saak maak met Jo-Anne Lourens 11:15 – 12:00 Musiek 13:00 – 14:00 20th Century Pop 80’s met Marquin Nefdt (H) 11:00 – 11:15 Radiodrama 12:00 – 12:10 Nuus 14:00 – 15:00 20th Century Pop 90’s met Marquin Nefdt (H) 11:15 – 12:00 Vyfster 12:10 – 13:00 Musiek 15:00 – 16:30 Musiek 12:00 – 12:10 Nuus 13:00 – 14:00 By die Plaashek met Pierre Vlok 16:30 – 17:00 Uit ons Tyd met Johan Mulder 12:10 – 14:00 Musiek 14:00 – 14:10 Nuus 17:00 – 18:00 Musiek 14:00 – 14:10 Nuus 14:10 – 15:00 Toerismeprogram 18:00 – 20:00 Boeretroos in die Overberg met Piet Makwas 14:10 – 14:30 Musiek 15:00 – 15:50 Musiek 20:00 – 21:00 Pof speel Country 14:30 – 15:00 Municipal Matters 15:50 – 16:00 Suidernuus 21:00 – 22:00 Countrymusiek 15:00 – 16:00 Musiek 16:00 – 17:00 Drive Time met Jacques Louw 22:00 – 00:00 Musiek 16:00 – 17:00 Drive Time met Ben Burger 17:00 – 17:15 Radiodrama (H) 17:00 – 17:15 Radiodrama 17:15 – 18:00 Drive Time met Jacques Louw [email protected] 17:15 – 18:00 Drive Time met Ben Burger 18:00 – 19:00 20th Century Pop 90’s met Marquin Nefdt 18:00 – 19:00 20th Century Pop 80’s met Marquin Nefdt 19:00 – 20:00 Musiek 19:00 – 20:00 Van Toeka tot Nou met Piet Makwas 20:00 – 23:00 Breyani met Deon Ahrends 20:00 – 22:00 Rock Rebellie met Andries Roux 23:00 – 05:00 Musiek 22:00 – 05:00 Musiek Sondag 00:00 – 02:00 Kaviaar vir ‘n Springbok (H) 02:00 – 04:00 Boeretroos in die Overberg (H) 03:00 – 07:50 Musiek 07:50 – 08:00 Bybelstorie 08:05 – 09:30 Afrikaanse Gospel met Piet Makwas 09:30 – 10:00 Erediens 10:00 – 11:00 Kruispad met Lunette Coetzee 11:00 – 12:00 Metronoom 12:00 – 13:00 Journey met Gurswin Prins 13:00 – 14:00 Koortjies wat Kook met Sammy & Noelene Banda 14:00 – 15:00 Wat Saak Maak met Jo-Anne Lourens (H) 15:00 – 16:00 Essential Sounds with LadyK 16:00 – 17:00 Overberg Sundowners met Marquin Nefdt 17:00 – 18:00 Klankbaan met Rudi de Waal 18:00 – 19:00 Make A Difference met Dennis Bogenhagen 19:00 – 21:10 Breyani Gospel met Deon Ahrends 21:10 – 22:10 Kruispad met Lunette Coetzee (H) 22:10 – 23:00 Radiodrama Omnibus 23:00 – 05:00 Musiek 8

Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 9 Medical & healthcare staff thanked On the 13th of January, Medical Staff and Healthcare workers in Photos: Cathy van Eeden/Swellendam Experience Swellendam was treated to say “Thank you!”. Delicious coffee and cupcakes were handed out at the Swellendam Hospital. Thank you to Willem and Marina Engelbrecht for organizing this. Sponsored by Best Bean Coffee, Pieter Frick from Melchior Construction and My SPAR. We are truly grateful to these hard- working and dedicated people. [email protected] 9

10 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Update on the coronavirus Premier Alan Winde I have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tues- day, urging him to convene a special President’s Coordi- nating Council meeting as soon as possible so that some restrictions in our province can be relaxed as a matter of urgency and so that we avoid an economic disaster in the Western Cape. This follows my letter to the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, last week Tuesday, where a formal submission was made, and clear evidence in support of the changing of some restrictions have adequate oxygen, and one of the five tankers has been was set out. Regrettably that letter has not been responded to. returned; Specifically, the Western Cape has requested that the following We have sufficient PPE supplies for health care workers and oth- changes be made urgently: er frontline staff; and The ban on beaches and other public spaces must be lifted in We have now made offers to 529 health care workers to increase our province. Open spaces with good ventilation are safer and health care worker capacity and 81 have started already. they do not provide a high risk. Furthermore, the festive season is over, and people are back at work; At the same time, our economy – which relies heavily on tourism and hospitality - is suffering greatly. The curfew be changed to 11pm to 4am. The current curfew makes it impossible for restaurants to provide a dinner service The first two weeks of the latest alcohol ban are estimated to and this sector is buckling as a result; have cost the Western Cape economy R1-billion. This has im- pacted 1,893 direct jobs in the retail sector and 905 induced and A closing time for 10pm for establishments, that will allow for indirect jobs across the value chain resulting in 2,798 jobs being staff to get home before curfew begins; compromised; Alcohol sales be permitted offsite from Monday to Thursday, If the ban is to continue for a full month, which it now looks like- and not permitted on the weekend; ly to do, it will end up costing the Western Cape’s economy R2- billion. This would then impact 5,596 jobs; Alcohol sales be permitted at wine farms on the weekend, as this is the time when most visitors come to wine farms. Such Nearly 30% of restaurants surveyed have closed temporarily or sales are critical for the survival of wine tourism in the Western permanently, based on data from the Restaurant Association of Cape; and South Africa. There is an inflection point where shortened oper- ating hours do not make business sense to operate, resulting in Onsite alcohol consumption be allowed. If restaurants cannot workers losing their jobs; sell alcohol with dinner service, they will not remain profitable and will be forced to close. This will result in many job losses. Wine grapes represent 50.3% of the 181,233ha under produc- tion in the Western Cape, and the replacement value of these We are fast approaching a month since the adjusted alert level wine grapes amount to R33.94-billion; 3 restrictions came into effect. At the time, it was made clear by the President that these restrictions would be in place for four- The Western Cape’s Department of Agriculture estimates that teen days and thereafter reviewed considering the evidence. 45,610 people work in the primary production side of the wine industry and it supports 228,053 people; and 28 days later, the evidence now clearly points to a different situation in our province: Based on our tourism multiplier model which has been used in the Western Cape’s research for many years, the continued There is a sustained decline in active cases. beach ban is costing the sector over R120-million per month. There is a sustained decline in hospitalisations. Some 12.8% of the annual eight million visitors indicate beach There is a sustained decline in the test positivity rate. visits as their top activity. There is a sustained decline in oxygen usage. There is a sustained decline in health care worker infections. Minister David Maynier also revealed further worrying tourism The reproductive number for new infections is remaining below data this week, which now indicates that the much-needed re- 1. covery that the tourism sector needed over the festive season didn’t happen. Almost all the top attractions in the Western Cape We have also now taken a number of steps to ensure that our indicated a more than 60% drop in visitors over the peak tourism healthcare system was capacitated at the peak, and it continues season. to have the capacity to provide care: STR (2021), who provide market data on the hotel industry, re- All 200 beds at the Mitchells Plain Hospital of Hope field hospital ports hotel occupancy levels in the Western Cape were at 32.7% have been commissioned. Not all of these beds have been in December 2020, compared to 68.1% in December 2019.In used; Cape Town, 5-star hotel occupancy levels were at 29% in De- cember 2020, 4-star hotel accommodation at 34% and 3-star Of the 136 additional beds that could have been brought online, hotel occupancy at 31% occupancy. should more be needed, we have only needed to bring 20 beds online because of the hospital stabilisation; Similar results were reported for the Garden Route and the Cape Winelands. Our additional supply of oxygen has meant that all our facilities Continued on page 11 10 [email protected]

Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 11 Update on the Debby Engelbrecht and Tara McComas visited the office of coronavirus Hermanus Child & Family Services on Tuesday 26 January. These two ladies have worked extremely hard to collect goods Continued from page 10 to put together 42 mom & baby bags. Traffic volumes have decreased by up to 27% on South Africa’s major highways, indicating a drop in domestic travel. The domestic terminal at Cape Town International Airport saw only 51% of the volume of travelers compared with December 2019. A survey by NightsBridge, conducted after the announce- ment of the Garden Route as a hotspot, found that one-third of guesthouses on the Garden Route indicated at least 50% of festive season cancellations. The same study also reported that 12.7% of bookings in the Western Cape were cancelled. South Africa Tourism Survey (December 2020) found that 58% of tourism and hospitality businesses were unable to service their debts and 61% of businesses were unable to cover fixed costs in October 2020. This was before the Alert Level 3 re- strictions were announced in December. Throughout this pandemic, we have argued for getting balance right in saving both lives and jobs, and we have not hesitated to take action in getting that balance right over the last year. The reality is that the balance is not being achieved currently and that the President needs to use the differentiated approach to help save jobs in the Western Cape and those provinces that have clearly passed their peak. Source: Western Cape Government National hotline: 0800 029 999 Provincial hotline: 021 928 4102 Toll-free hotline: 080 928 4102 WhatsApp \"Hi\" to 0600 123 456 Email: [email protected] [email protected] 11

12 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 Hy gee my fisio op my rug, kap, kap, kap, kap sodat dit kan loskom. Dankie dr de Kock van Struisbaai vir hierdie raad. Dok- ter het dit twee keer gesê en ek het nie gereageer nie, maar ek het gehoor. Dit verrig wondere. Toortsie skryf... (7) Vloek daai virus. Skel hom. Sê hom sleg. Wys hom hy kry jou nie onder nie. Skryf daaroor. Bid. Soek hulp by jou vriende. Wat my help Doen dit op die manier wat vir jou werk, wat vir jou moed gee. met covid Ek is ‘n uitsaaier, so die hele wêreld het onmiddellik geweet. Jy doen dit dalk anders, dis ook reg. Op jou manier, maar beveg Ek is jammer dat ek julle so verpes met Covid en as julle hom met alles in jou. Moenie vir hom outoriteit gee nie. nie wil lees nie neem ek julle nie kwalik nie. Die doel (8) Stort... en nog ‘n keer en nog ‘n keer. Hoeveel keer op ‘n van hierdie skrywe is om dalk vir iemand anders te help dag. Stort, trek vir jou droog aan. Julle wil nie weet by outfit wat deur dieselfde simptome as ek gaan. nommer hoeveel ek al vir vandag trek nie. Jy is net skoon en droog aangetrek, dan is die nuwe stortvloed sweet weer daar. (9) Lê op jou maag. As al die ander misluk, dit werk. En ja, ek kan nie meer regtig op my maag lê nie, ek het ‘n nekbesering en swak rug. Ek lê sommer so dwars oor die bed met my voete wat eenkan afhang en my kop aan die ander kant. Dit bring geweldige kalmte in my longe. Dan rus ek behoorlik. (10) Rus. Saam met die beweeg, rus. Slaap ook as jou liggaam daarvoor vra. Eerstens wil ek sê dat ek besig is met Geestelike Oorlogvoering (11) Sonlig. Die son kom nou vir die eerste keer uit, so ek kan in hierdie huis in ‘n erge graad. As Gesalfde van die Here, as nou nog nie getuig dat ek dit gedoen het nie, maar, sonstoep, ouderling in Sy Koninkryk, wat ek oor jare verkry het in diens hier kom ek. van Hom, nee,nie ouderling in my kerk nie, ouderling in Sy (12) Vriende wat vir my goedjies van die winkel af saambring Koninkryk, het ek die outoriteit om dit te doen. Hy het dit vir en dit dan voor my hekkie neersit, nes hulle met die melaatses my gegee. Hy sê in Sy woord wat ek oopsluit sal oopgesluit bly, in die ou dae gedoen het. en wat ek toesluit sal toegesluit bly. Hy sê as ek die satan weerstaan, móét hy luister. Met Christe- Dankie Christal. Dankie liefste Seegogga, dis nie die eerste keer like gesag as profeet kan ek met oortuiging sê dat hierdie wat jy my help nie. Jy is vir my kosbaar. covidgemors van die duiwel is. Daarom beveg ek hom nie net (13) Die liefde en ondersteuning van elke blogmaat, ek kan nie liggaamlik nie, maar geestelik ook. Ek vervloek hom in baie julle almal nou hier ook noem nie, maar elke faceboekvriend, duidelike terme, terme wat jy nie uit my Christenmond sal ver- whattsappvriend. Julle aanmoediging doen presies wat dit sê: wag nie, maar dis ongelukkig die enigste taal wat hy verstaan. dit moedig aan. En ek loof en dank God dat Hy my gekies het om deur hierdie (14) Staan op jou knieë met jou kop so tussen jou arms terwyl siekte, Sy mag, Sy krag, Sy almal te demonstreer. jy hoes. Dankie Perdebytjie, jou video het my gered. Die slym Ek loof Hom vir mense vanoor die hele wêreld wat vir my bid sit soms vas daar waar dit nie moet nie, dit moet uit, maar jy en waarvan ek die krag sonder twyfel voel. So, wat help vir kry dit nie uit nie. Jy moet hoes maar het nie krag nie. Soek my? My God. Maar kom ons raak prakties. Dit is mos so dat hier daai video, ek kan dit ongelukkig nie hier post nie. Die prentjie duisende video’s die rondte doen. Kyk maar na hulle selfs al is van ‘n man wat so op sy knieë staan. As jy dit nodig het en irriteer dit jou. Berei jouself voor. nie kan kry nie, inboks my op my Faceboek of kry op ‘n manier (1) Beweeg. Dit was dr Annelie van Struisbaai se raad, oor en by my jou Whattsappnommer dat ek dit kan aanstuur. oor. Beweeg. As jou liggaam jou toelaat, beweeg. Dit stoot die (15) Ek neem my medikasie soos die dokter sê. Vitamienes, wat suurstofvlakke beslis op. Dit bring verligting. Dankie dr Annelie ook alles. Ek neem my suurstof gereeld en stuur die lesing deur vir jou liefdevolle sorg toe die krisis op die hoogste was, terwyl aan die dokter, ‘n paar keer op ‘n dag. Kortisoon. Dankie dr jy my eintlik van geen kant af ken nie. Jy is kosbaar. Erna Visser van Bredasdorp. Dankie vir jou omgee jou liefde jou (2) Stoom jouself met kookwater en ‘n handdoek oor jou kop. bel om te hoor hoe dit gaan. Sommer as jy vermoed jy dit mag hê. Keer daai kiem betyds. Julle, my vermislagie is mos maar baie min. Covid het dit hou (3) Nebuliseer. As ek in die oggend opstaan en alles in my lig- heeltemal afgeskuur. Ek is my ou, reguit self. Vreesloos. Want gaam is ontsteld en my hart klop en ek is uitasem, bring dit die bietjie vrees wat ek nog oorgehad het, is nou ook af- kalmte. geskuur, ek was darem te naby aan die dal van doodskaduwee. (4) Haal diep asem. So diep soos jy kan, want dit is seer. En Bly veilig, pas jouself mooi op. Neem die vaksien wanneer dit doen longoefeninge. Dankie VirgoC vir jou onuitputlike bron van beskikbaar raak. Doen wat die slim mense sê om te doen. kennis en liefdevolle raad. Jy het nie ‘n idee hoe ek op jou raad Beveg die duiwel met alles in jou. Maar die heel belangrikste, gesteun het nie, veral in daardie opboutyd. maak seker waar jy staan met God. (5) Longoefeninge – Kyk daai videos. Blaas met Seegogga se Die Woord sê dat ons nie hom moet vrees wat ons kan bamboesstrooitjie in ‘n beker water. Uit, uit uit, en waag dit dan doodmaak nie, maar Hom wat oor ons gees moet besluit. Dis om diep, diep, diep asem te haal tot die hoes jou oorval, hoes, nie bangmaak waarmee ek besig is nie. Maak reg met God ter- hoes, hoes, vee die sweet af en blaas weer. En Virgo het gesê wyl jy nog die kans het. Daardie kans kan vinniger van jou af ek mag haar sulke tye maar slegsê, maar ek belowe, ek het weggeneem word as wat jy dink en as jy jou keuse gemaak het, nog nie. Om nie jou longkapasiteit te verloor nie. Dankie, dr is die wonder dat jy regtig niks hoef te vrees nie, ook nie ‘n Anel Keuck Rademeyer, vir jou ekstra bietjie aanmoediging simpel virus wat dink dat hy die wêreld in sy mag het nie. hierin. Toortsie (6) My man se liefdevolle sorg. Hy maak virmy kos. Hy vryf my Kliek gerus hier as jy graag meer van Toortsie sy skryf- in met Vics. Hy slaan my opp die rug as die slym vassit en ek werk wil lees. nie meer kan hoes nie. https://toortsie.com/ 12 [email protected]

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14 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 A special & rare sighting It happened during an afternoon drive in early Novem- ber through Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, close to Africa’s southernmost tip and n a conservation area protected through the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area (SMA). There was much excitement when a mature Fynbos Buttonquail suddenly silently took flight from the fynbos, to land a few me- tres further. That’s when more movement caught the eye of NWSMA conservation farmer (and OCG board member), Mick D’Alton. Two tiny chicks scuttled and hid in the fynbos – pa- tiently waiting for their parent to return (and confident of their camouflage in the fynbos). The conservation team briefly took a few photos from a safe [email protected] distance, but moved on quickly to allow the chicks to be reunit- ed with their parent, who was hidden a short distance away. While the team couldn’t get photos of the parent, we could snap a few quickly of the chicks. Some of South Africa’s leading birding experts say that they’re unaware of photos of Fynbos Buttonquail chicks, which makes this OCG and NWSMA sighting a special one. The Fynbos Buttonquail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. But the experts have vastly different estimates of the number of mature birds. The IUCN believes there are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals remaining in the fynbos, and that number is decreasing. A recent study by Dr Alan Lee (FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology), Brian Reeves and Dale Wright, found the numbers could be considerably higher. Their study, which took place across the fynbos biome, con- cluded that there could be around 89,000 individuals. The Fynbos Buttonquail is considered to be a fynbos endemic, which has the ability to disappear quickly in its habitat (its speckled rufous to light brown colouring helps camouflage the bird). Even during flush surveys, birds still have the ability to scuttle off, and are only flushed if they’re close to observers. Very little is also known about how it breeds and how many offspring it raises. The Buttonquail experts do agree on the threats to the species. The spread of invasive alien plants, agricultural expansion and changing fire frequencies in fynbos are all considered problem- atic for Fynbos Buttonquails. A changing climate could also be- come an issue for the species. Source: The Overberg Crane Group Photo credit: LoveGreen Communications 14

Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 15 Unique individuals of the Overberg Continued from page 16 The Birkenhead is reputed to have had around 3-tonnes of gold aboard when she struck a rock off Danger Point, Gansbaai, and went down with hundreds of soldiers still in the ship. As divers, one could never get used to the overwhelming feeling being part of such a massive and exciting project. The temptation was often there to pinch oneself to “wake up from this dream”. Three ships as our main focus took up the bulk of Charlie’s and our time for over 30 years. The first was the Joanna (1682) with its unique silver cargo of ingots and coins. The next was the Nossa Senhora de los Milagros (1686) believed to be the most valuable wreck ever to go down on the South African coast. The third was the Dutch East Indiaman Brederode (1785) with its well over 100,000 porcelain items as cargo and tonnes of tin ingots as valued ballast. As members came and went over time, when Charlie found what most believed to be the Nossa Senhora de los Milagros in 1999, he became the only one of the initial six members that discovered the Joanna in 1982, to be involved with the discovery of all three of the treasure ships mentioned. A most remarkable achievement! I often heard of people that, for one reason or another, visited and met Charlie for the first time in those months. They were all very impressed and characterised him as an outstanding host and a true gentleman with impeccable manners. Charlie will be missed by us all, and I doubt if the Over- berg will ever be blessed with such a unique diving per- sonality again. Sadly, this unique Overberg individual and real gentleman was JIMMY HERBERT diagnosed with cancer in the mid-2000’s. Again, Charlie not Retired lecturer: having a lazy bone in his body and having the already men- Stellenbosch University tioned huge heart and endless amount of guts took on this (1977-2013) new life-threatening challenge head on. During the period of Writer & Specialist in Maritime History his battle, he still found the time and energy to run the Histori- and Archaeology cal Wreck Society. Throughout committee meetings, when some members drifted off the point of order, one could sporad- 15 ically see Charlie wishing the time to pass, while sitting there in obvious agonising discomfort. Admirably, he never dampened their fun by calling them to order. During those challenging times, Charlie never allowed anybody to see the slightest possible form of weakness or illness – a true champion and an honourable Gentleman! In his last days, he remained frantically busy getting his affairs in order. All photographs and artefacts were organised and recorded as was all his possessions. Most of his maritime equipment was sold in this time while dealing himself short on much-needed rest. Sadly, and contrary to his wishes, his price- less “Shapiro Artefact Collection” was not kept as such for prosperity, but rather, after his passing, auctioned off to the highest bid. [email protected]

16 Vrydag 29 Januarie 2021 History from the Overberg Jimmy Herbert and did not wish to sit around any longer, waiting for ideal sur- vey weather. As things would have it, the weather turned out to Unique individuals of the Overberg be better than predicted. However, as the “if you want the latest One of the Overberg’s most successful sons and divers weather report, just look out of the window” method did not is the late Charlie Shapiro (1945-2013). It is almost as leave enough time to go to the far off designated survey area, if he wanted to set the bar of standards for those before Charlie decided to play around and survey Northumberland Reef and after him. close by. The afternoon’s work proved to be a great success This author first met Charlie in the early 70’s as the captain of with them not only locating and pinpointing the Schonenberg an opposing underwater hockey team. With me being the cap- (1722), but also the English East Indiaman Duke of Northumber- tain of the Maties (Stellenbosch University) team, Charlie was land (1838), after which the reef was renamed. my primary opponent. It was during these games that he won my eternal admiration. Charlie’s big heart, the effort that he always put in, the sheer guts and will to win, was always clear to see. These remarkable and admirable attributes remained with him for the rest of his life that was prematurely and sadly to end, due to cancer, in 2013. Charlie became a Cape Town wreck diver in the late 70’s. He The use of technology was always high up on Charlie’s im- was bitten by the ‘treasure bug’ ‒ later to become the portance list. Our group was the first to use the soft riding twin ‘archaeology bug’ ‒ after visiting another of the Overberg’s hull Bud-Cat boats. Furthermore, we utilised navigational posi- great divers, Gavin Clackworthy. During this visit, Gavin took tion finders long before any other group. Attached to the latter, him to dive on the Dutch ship Reygersdahl (1747) where he a track plotter was connected, the use of which was unheard of found his first real treasure – a valuable 8-Real Spanish silver at the time. Due to Charlie’s push for, and motivational sales “Pillar Dollar”. Charlie was hooked for life! pitch, we were also the first to own a Blower (apparatus able to Once home again, Charlie approached his successful business- displace tonnes of sand overburden in minutes). Again thanks to man and brother, Mickey, for the possible financing of such Charlie, we also went on to develop the only deep-water Blower shipwrecked ventures. Soon afterwards, and with tonnes of on the continent. diving apparatus, Charlie hit the road to Cape Town with his The next three major finds were the English East Indian Cole- fully equipped boat on tow called SEAKER. For us Capetoni- brook (1778) lying at Koeël Bay in False Bay, the Portuguese an’s, SEAKER was fantastic – with strapped in aqualungs, com- East Indian Santiago (1585) resting on the southern side of Bas- pressor, magnetometer, etc. Not to mention his beautiful sa de India, Indian Ocean, and the British iron vessel Borderer Range Rover 4x4. For us seldom seen and very impressive! lounging in the deep water off Struis Point, near the town of Soon Charlie had got a team (called SEALIT) of the best divers Arniston. together namely, Gavin Clackworthy, Eric Lombard, André Hart- With the Colebrook’s unique artefacts and heavy cargo of man, Mickey Shapiro and Burt Kutzer. Each of the divers was copper and lead, the Santiago’s load of over 400-year-old silver expected to be full-time committed to the search. Equipped 8-Real coins and the Borderer’s tonnes of tin ingots, all three with Gavin’s research, they had identified as their first target ships were highly significant finds. Charlie’s persuasiveness and the English East Indiaman, Joanna (1682). A very intriguing ability to swing a good deal also made it possible for us to be story of hardships, searching, miles and miles of swimming in part of the biggest salvage attempt in the southern hemisphere shark infested waters, and late night discussions on the inter- – the salvage of the British HMS Birkenhead (1852). pretations of the literature, was to follow. As a result, on the 23rd November 1982, the Joanna was discovered with her fa- Continued on page 15 bled cargo of silver. Charlie’s next significant discovery was that of the Dutch East Indiaman Schonenberg (1722). Charlie was never one to sit around idly. One day at Struis Bay, Charlie and Mike, both members of the then newly formed group of six called Aqua Exploration (of which the author was one), were utterly bored 16 [email protected]