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Scotlandacutes Richie Ramsay held his nerve in a sudden-death play-off with Shiv Kapur from India to win the 99th South African Open Championship at Pearl Valley Golf Estates in the Franschhoek valley in December

on a day when any one of the top 12 play-ers on the overnight leader-board could have won the second oldest national open in golf it was the 2006 uS amateur champion who closed out his first european tour title at the first play-off hole becoming only the seventh foreigner and first Scotsman to win this title

an emotional ramsay explained how he couldnrsquot put a price on the win ldquoto see my name up there with all those great names like Gary Player and ernie els itrsquos a lot to take in itrsquos a huge honour to win South africarsquos na-

tional open and it will open a lot of doors for merdquo

ramsay had made a strong start to the tourna-ment with an opening 67 but a 75 in round

two saw him fade from contention he fought back with a third round 68 and began the final round three off the pace from overnight leader Pablo martin on 11-under ldquoi talk about the power of positive thinkingrdquo said ramsay ldquoi didnrsquot think about a low round i just picked a shot and went for it it was a day to play fear-less golfrdquo

ramsayrsquos fearless approach delivered a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to set the clubhouse target at 13-under-par 275 and tie Kapur play-ing two matches behind Kapur with a single

bogey on his card failed to capitalize on a spec-tacular chip shot at the last when he missed an eight-foot putt that would have given him the win in the play-off both players missed the fairway with their drives but ramsay hit a superb three-wood second from 260 yards to within 15 feet with Kapur barely managing to punch out into the rough This left the way clear for ramsay who pushed his first putt just short of the hole and had a formality tap-in to seal the victory

ldquoif yoursquove got two putts to win you take themrdquo said ramsay who also predicts that Kapur will win soon on the european tour ldquohe played some unbelievable golf there a very steady golfer he will become a very tough opponent in the next couple of yearsrdquo

The smile stayed but the magic disappeared for Spainrsquos Pablo martin who although clearly enjoying himself out there struggled to a one-over-par 73 and a tie for sixth on 10-under-par 278 with Darren Fichardt the top performing South african on the day who carded a 66

The 2009 event was the final staging of the Sa open by Pearl Valley The past three yearrsquos professional and successful hosting is not only a feather in the cap of Pearl Valley estates but for the valley as a whole Jack hrad Gm-op-erations said ldquomembers and owners of Pearl Valley have been very proud to host the event and appreciated the praises of tour Profession-als and organizers for the entire experience - the golf course the estate the organization the enthusiastic crowds and the off-course enjoy-ment of the Franschhoek valley and all that it has to offer many players experiencing the valley for the first time loved it and expressed disappointment only that they would not be here together again soonrdquo

The championship will return to Durban country club for its centenary edition in De-cember 2010

Pearl Valley - the Real WinnerBy the staff reporter

Making an impact We investigate the Kusasa phenomenon - PAGE 4

ldquoMany players experiencing the valley for the first time loved it and expressed disappointment only that they would not be here together again soonrdquo

Open winner Richie Ramsay teeing off on the 18th hole at Pearl Valley Estates

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from the editorFrom the eDitorFebruary 2010

In thIs IssuEPg3 5 mins with James StewartPg4 The Kusasa PhenomenonPg6 Not too far from herePg9 Full Steam AheadPg10 5 mins with Richard CarstensPg12 Question of the MonthPg13 Property amp Lifestyle PulloutPg22 the hikes PagePg23 the Green PagePg24 The Symphony of LegacyPg25 ForExamplePg29 things to Do in the ValleyPg32 the social Page

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DEAR READER

In last monthrsquos editorial I touched on the possibility that we as individuals can have a material impact on global warming by eat-ing less meat I researched it a bit further and it seems to be so

ice cores show that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have remained between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm) for the past half-a-million years but in the last few decades have risen sharply to at least 380ppm natural emissions have always been balanced by natu-ral absorptions but now slightly more co2 is entering the atmosphere than is being soaked up by carbon sinks

because of this the environmental community has focused its efforts almost exclusively on abating carbon dioxide emissions Domestic legislative efforts concentrate on raising fuel economy standards capping co2 emissions from power plants and investing in alterna-tive energy sources even recommendations to consumers focus on co2 by encouraging us to buy fuel-efficient cars and appliances and to minimise their use

yet although itrsquos true that human activity pro-duces vastly more co2 than all other green-house gases put together this does not mean it is responsible for most of the earthrsquos warm-ing many other greenhouse gases trap heat far more powerfully than co2 - some of them tens of thousands of times more powerfully when taking into account various gasesrsquo global

warming potential it turns out that gases other than co2 make up most of the global warming problem

methane for example is 21 times more pow-erful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and is responsible for nearly as much global warm-ing as all other non-co2 greenhouse gases put together whilst atmospheric concentrations of co2 have risen by about 31 since pre-in-dustrial times human sources of co2 amount to just 3 of natural emissions methane con-centrations on the other hand have more than doubled and human sources produce one and a half times as much methane as is produced naturally

with methane emissions therefore causing nearly half of the planetrsquos human-induced warming its reduction must be a priority methane is produced by a number of sources (including coal mining and landfills) but the number one source worldwide is animal agriculture producing more than 100 mil-lion tons of methane a year and this source is on the rise global meat consumption has increased fivefold in the past fifty years and shows little sign of abating about 85 of this methane is produced in the digestive processes of livestock and whilst a single cow releases a relatively small amount of methane the collec-tive effect on the environment of the hundreds of millions of livestock animals worldwide is enormous

So if we wish to curb global warming over the coming half-century we must look at strategies to address non-co2 emissions and the strategy

which will have the most impact will be to re-duce our consumption of animal products if by going vegetarian we could eliminate one of the major sources of emissions of methane by reducing our consumption of meat we could have a material impact on global warming and it gives us as individuals an opportunity to make a difference whilst our politicians fail time and again to get consensus on reducing global carbon emissions

So look out for The monthrsquos call to valley res-taurants to up their vegetarian offerings in the next few editions in the name of the environ-ment

on a different note we received this from Ste-ve in cape town

ldquoJust to let you and your team know how I en-joyed your strangely named newspaper which somehow arrived in my letterbox in Clare-mont What a breath of fresh air compared to the daily press and weekend newspapers which are always full of politics violence and general trash I shall keep it to refer to and most definitely try to come out there more often as I no longer have a property at Thee-waterskloof This was a very good way of ad-vertising to attract locals to spend more time in the beauty of our nearby surroundsrdquo

Thatrsquos the aim of The month ndash to attract peo-ple to the valley through creating interest and aspiration So thanks for highlighting that Steve and enjoy the February edition

David

The league remains wide open with just five matches to go after the second round of the 2010 Franschhoek Soccer Championships

Group 1 saw two pretty-tight matches go-ing the whole way with Pam Golding lsquotry againrsquo and La Petite Ferme lsquomighty broth-

ersrsquo sneaking 3-2 wins apiece and reubenrsquos lsquoFranschhoek Piratesrsquo giving La Vie du Luc lsquoSea Lionsrsquo a bit of a lesson in their 3-0 win reubenrsquos therefore top the group level on points with the Seeff lsquoSilver Starsrsquo who have also won both their opening matches Group 2 is even tighter with four teams level on four points each after the Solms Delta lsquoall Starsrsquo gave the French connection lsquoeleven at-tackersrsquo something of a going over and tricky t lsquoevolutionrsquo putting three past colrsquocacchio lsquoblack acesrsquo Steady wins for the Pearl Val-ley lsquoKing Pioneersrsquo and the truckles cheese lsquoPeacemakersrsquo keeps them in the hunt but this group is wide open

Things are hotting up now with the next matches (on the 6th and 7th of February) crucial to the outcome The pitch at etyotyombeni has now been repaired and The month would like to thank ivan Goodman from The ivy for his generous donation on behalf of all the teams and sponsors

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Pearl ValleyKing Pioneers await a corner in their second round match

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February 2010

i love summers in Franschhoek The hot sun-ny days give license to many a local and tourist lass to dress down a bit and add to the beauty of the Franschhoek spectacle irsquoll admit one drawback though it isnrsquot easy driving along the main road these days as the spectacle is often spectacular and a second or third glance puts me in danger of bumping over an errant tourist as he or she blindly crosses the road colliding into a behemoth bearing plums or similar to the co-op or simply being slapped by my wife the fitness junkie ldquoyou donrsquot look at me like thatrdquo

she cries appreciating the red hand-shape on my thigh yes but you donrsquot look like that i think i say ldquoLook at what irsquom not looking at anything my collar was tickling merdquo i know irsquoll be dragged out of bed the next day to water the flower beds or pick up after the dogs while she does lsquostretch and tonersquo and irsquod better say something complimentary or else i have won-dered if there is any merit in campaigning for a tram that runs up and down huguenot it will add character to the village and allow for lots of sight-seeing i can picture the tour opera-tor now speaking into his mic as he points out the value to the Gastronomic capital of Sa of lsquospaghetti strapsrsquo lsquolow-fatrsquo and a little lsquohoneyrsquo

Sadly the long summer days arenrsquot all sunshine and roses with extra time to while away irsquove discovered that idle hands waste money i need to find a job or at least something that pays me to sit around the whole day doing noth-ing with that in mind i decided to give car-guarding a bash after all how difficult can it be to lean against a garden wall and say ldquoirsquoll watch you car materdquo in afrikaans as i nod sagely and sway ever so slightly Perhaps choos-

ing the hottest day of January was a mistake or perhaps the absence of a yellow vest or a decent local accent did me in but after two hours of trying i had to pack it in head for the Gents and concede that itrsquos more work than i realised The four rands and five cents in my pocket the a4-placard-waving store-owner who made it clear that parking in Franschhoek is ldquofree and saferdquo or the irate SuV-owner who could defi-nitely see me in her rear-view mirror when she sandwiched me between her Jeeprsquos bumper and that of the delivery van behind me were con-

tributing factors too There must be an easier way to generate income than actually working for it

Speaking of hard work and hot days i cycled to the Franschhoek outdoor Festival on Sat-urday the 16th of January to see what all the fuss was about turns out the 600-plus riders whorsquod arrived for the mtb event were more prepared than i and i was sad to be prevented from entering the race as i didnrsquot have a helmet i told the marshal that helmets are for lsquosissiesrsquo and that irsquod been riding since i was a kid he said that things had changed a lot since i was a kid waving something that the guy behind me called an lsquoegg-beaterrsquo and pointing at me with what i later learned was a lsquobombrsquo i wasnrsquot sure that irsquod be able to cycle the three blocks back to my house given my dejected state of mind and free-wheeled down to the elephant and barrel where a number of hard-core riders were com-paring calf-sizes in the parking lot Sod it i thought as i free-wheeled passed them to find solace elsewhere next year irsquoll be more pre-pared irsquoll go away for the weekend

An Accident Waiting to HappenBy Jim Waite

Local musical legend James Stewart has teamed up with percussionist Barry van Zyl to perform a number of intimate perform-ances aimed at the whole family at Allora Restaurant in Franschhoek Allora pride themselves on an offering of ldquocasual sophis-ticationrsquo and itrsquos a description of the duo that fits to a T

James is a world-renowned singer-songwriter and was recently approached by yoko ono to perform John Lennonrsquos classic lsquoimaginersquo as the soundtrack to the upcoming amnesty interna-tional television and film commercial The song will be a featured download on the artists for amnesty site to raise awareness and will also be included on a compilation album featuring artists such as the black-eyed Peas maroon 5 Snow Patrol and The cure barry van zyl is an accomplished performer who has shared the stage with Peter Gabriel brian may Jimmy buffet Ladysmith black mambazo and robert Plant to name just a few add names like Len-ny Kravitz Johhny clegg and nelson mandela and you get a sense of how well-respected he is The month spent five minutes with James to ask him about the upcoming performances and his relationship with barry

the Month The pairing of a vocalistpianist and a drummer is pretty unusual how did the two of you end up with this particular arrange-ment

James Stewart wersquove performed and worked together countless times over many years and have always enjoyed our time to-gether we have tremendous mutual respect for each otherrsquos abilities and i guess we always

wondered ldquowhat ifhelliprdquo truth is wersquove been very busy with our individual careers and itrsquos only recently that wersquove been able to get to-gether to collaborate it is an unusual pairing but it really works itrsquos quite an intimate ex-perience performing with just one other musi-cian and our interaction with the audience is also very immediate

tM what can audiences expect from your performance

JS honestly anything wersquoll do a number of favourites from The usual and my own songs we also have a few carefully selected covers that we deliver in our own way Then of course therersquos the fun stuff that barry throws in that tends to make things a little unpredictable hersquos not just a drummer hersquos a lsquoworld beatrsquo specialist hersquos always experimenting and try-ing out new things and producing new instru-ments from all over the world expect some pineapple shakers

tM why choose allora as a venue

JS itrsquos perfect for the immediate nature of our performance wersquore constantly feeding off each other and the crowd and itrsquos not unusual to have kids banging on barryrsquos drums or giving me the beady eye allora have had something like this in mind for a while and it suits their strong family focus

tM having performed together as closely as you do are there any quirks that either of you have that creates tension when you play

JS yes we definitely have our own idiosyn-crasies but it adds to the rapport and positive nature of our interaction itrsquos not negative at all it can be quite distracting to watch barry play hersquos really cool - in a cafeacute del mar meets buddha bar kind of way hersquos a musician who really knows who he is hersquos not out to impress anyone ndash and thatrsquos really distracting because itrsquos so unusual hersquos Pe meets cape town with a bit of Durban thrown in for good measure he says my tendency to improvise stuff that wersquove played together a lot is hard work i tell him irsquom improvising but occasionally irsquove just made a mistake irsquoll look up and find him star-ing at me intently with his pineapples in his hands

see the Allora advert on page 11 for moreinformation or call 021 876 4375 to makea reservation

MINUTES WITH JAMES STEWART



4

The other day someone asked Doug Gurr whether he was still kicking a ball around with the kids at Dalubuhle School in eTyo-tyombeni He relates this story to me with a smile on his face but it is clear he is more than surprised that people are unaware of how big The Kusasa Project has become in the last three years So I took a drive with him to get an update of the projectrsquos activities and see first-hand how The Kusasa Project has impacted the lives of the kids across the Valley ndash at Wes Eind Dalubuhle Groendal Primer Wemmershoek and Franschhoek High as well as Bridge House School

to my embarrassment i realise irsquove not been up to Dalubuhle since 2008 The school has moved to the new government built facility at the top of the hill where Groendal ends in the office we meet headmistress Lucy mbenenge who shows us the picture of the first day of the school back in lsquo96 ndash outdoors a few chairs alongside the shacks maybe 20 kids or so ndash and the plaque commemorating the opening of the new school building by aesop Pahad in august 2008

Doug recalls (co-founder) Dave riordan see-ing ron whytock from Franco with a load of oranges in the back of his car and asking him where he was going ron told him to get in and Dave helped distribute them to the kids at the school obviously touched by the need to get involved Dave read some of the school kids a story and then called Doug who offered to come up and play soccer with them he also ended up reading to them and from that in-ception The Kusasa Project has grown today to fund and administer a number of projects (see sidebar left) on which Doug comments mod-estly ldquoitrsquos gone further than we ever thoughtrdquo when asked what the basic principles were Doug noted that he and Dave agreed on a few simple ones ldquoThe kids come first treat eve-ryone with respect underpromise and overde-liverrdquo and of course their personal mantra in

working in what can often be frustrating cir-cumstances ldquowe donrsquot do lsquonegativersquordquo

over 40 volunteers a week come to wes eind wemmershoek and Dalubuhle schools to read run clubs and assist with breakfast club prepa-rations and operations a large number of stu-dents from these schools participate in various after-school clubs

The volunteers are a key to success in The Kusasa Project Some are local people with a skill or interest in the village some parents

from bridge house School others ldquoSwallowsrdquo or retired people but all keen to respond to the call to help originally from Lucy who felt the kids would benefit from the extra exposure to spoken english This was followed once enough volunteers were recruited by initia-tives at wes eind ndash where the team was warm-ly welcomed by Lance cyster and then wem-mershoek with the enthusiastic support of Deputy head chris boonzaaier Doug notes that a common misconception has been that it is the Xhosa children who solely benefit and that while The Kusasa Project did start at Da-lubuhle once human and financial resources were available the afrikaans speaking children from Groendal and the surrounding farms and sawmill community were quickly made part of the focus indeed a look at the statistics shows that of the 1500 children touched in some

way by The Kusasa Project 65 are afrikaans speaking in three short years 1000 kids in 12 to 15 classrooms benefit an additional 500 kids benefit from the Literacy For all program as well as ad hoc initiatives such as outward bound running races clubs and field trips

ldquoreading has been The Kusasa Projectrsquos way of getting into the school but is has also been excellent for the kids because they have en-joyed it so much it goes a long way to improve awareness and understanding of different cul-tures and had a positive effect on the greater communityrdquo says Doug

Through a boyhood contact of Doug reed international (the uK based and largest maga-zine publisher in the world) donated funds to support a structured literacy program for every

grade 1 and 2 child in the valley and the South african nGo lsquoLiteracy For allrsquo (who have partnered The Kusasa Project in this effort) are helping train teachers to utilise books for every grade 3 child in the valley

another project The Kusasa Project have fund-ed is lsquocool to be mersquo They have trained facili-tators (ex-pupils from wemmershoek and west end) to help 13 year-olds make the right deci-sions about the future ldquowhether they take the high road or the low road in liferdquo says Doug The Kusasa Project also sponsors 23 kids into Franschhoek high School on bursaries funded by anglouS media company chello media Luckily Dave riordan knew the chello mD and the project was launched amid much fan-fare at cape townrsquos cape Grace hotel and was attended by the then irish Prime minister ber-tie ahern

Perhaps the most important project is the breakfast club which now caters for 750 kids a day and served over 265000 meals in Fran-schhoek since it began in speaking to (bridge house Prep head) melvyn King the founders realised that a hungry child is in no state to learn So with help from dietician Karen Pro-theroe a breakfast menu was crafted that was both affordable and nutritious Locals wendy crowther and rene van der westhuizen kick-started the programme in July 2007 and now itrsquos a big operation in two schools and utilises five adult staff plus the entire grade 7rsquos who in turn eagerly come in and help serve at 645am each school day The community service ele-ment of the breakfast club is well understood and embraced by the kids who compete to be able to help

The Kusasa PhenomenonBy the editor

ldquoYou can have a real impact here and change hundreds if not thousands of livesrdquo

Dalubuhle Headmistress Lucy Mbenenge pictured here with Doug Gurr

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February 2010

Doug finds exposing visitors to the issues and the ease of assisting very impactful when done in person ldquowe had an english school here re-cently on a soccer tour big strapping 14 year-olds with all the fancy kit and shin pads and after theyrsquod played our lot half of them young-er and with no boots i invited them back to

Dalubuhle it was a humbling life-changing experience for them and when they went back they raised substantial funds for the projectrdquo says Doug

The Kusasa Project is a Pbo (Public benefit organisation) which means donations are tax-deductible for South africans and everything they do must be for the benefit of the public another key direction for funds is field trips ldquowhen you ask a class how many kids have been to cape town you might find a handful Perhaps a quarter have been to Paarl yet itrsquos so important to raise aspiration and create aware-ness of whatrsquos out there we have to get kids out of the class room - they need to see it with their own eyesrdquo he says each year the kids partici-pate in the cape town big walk ldquoSuch a great atmosphere a great leveller at the starting line everyone is equalrdquo

For the kids to feel proud when they moved to the new school premises in 2008 Kusasa sug-gested every child receive a new uniform Dave and Doug held a meeting to ask the parents for a contribution ldquoit was quiet for a few seconds but then it dawned on everyone that it could be a moment of pride when they walked into that new school ndash an opportunity to change attitudes towards educationrdquo The parents con-tributed substantially and The Kusasa Project made up the difference Patient volunteers as-sisted with the task of measuring and ordering for 420 children

The Kusasa Project teamrsquos approach is non-judgemental and it works Liesl King and Sin-tu Quza the only full-time employees of the organisation have their hands full managing the myriad activities which require constant attention on a daily basis Simply managing the variety and quantity of important relation-ships ndash with the school administrations volun-teers supporters the wceD (with whom they recently began a productive dialog) suppliers and of course the children is an enormous task but done with great energy by these dedi-cated people

The dual aim to raise the level of aspiration and raise the level of life skills to create a broader awareness of the possibilities is cred-ible and achievable to steer these kids down a positive rather than a negative road ldquowhich can so easily happen when you are trapped in a cycle of povertyrdquo and create a brighter future ldquowe firmly believe this can be achieved in such a small cosmopolitan community like Fran-schhoek ldquoyou can have a real impact here and change hundreds if not thousands of livesrdquo Doug says Dave has since leaving the Valley in 2008 to return to gainful employment set up the uK arm of The Kusasa Project to help direct tax efficient donations to South africa and to promote the aims and activities of the organisation to interested people in europe ndash many of whom end up visiting Franschhoek and seeing first hand the work being done as i leave Dalubuhle School and promise myself to visit the other schools The Kusasa Project works with i hope i can do justice to The Kusasa Project story and communicate to

the readership the power of the program and the extent of the good work the organisation its volunteers and staff are doing in the valley community and i have to chuckle as i recall those grade 7rsquos reading aloud ndash wasnrsquot that the beginnings of a cockney accent i heard there

Doug can be contacted on 072 610 7208 or infothekusasaprojectorg

Structured reading programmes are a big part of the Kusasa Projectrsquos focus

Art is encouraged in the programme



6

Not too far from hereBy the staff reporter

De Mond Na-ture Reserve is

26km south-east of Bredasdorp on the south-western Cape

coast The reserve lies at the mouth of the Heuningnes River be-tween the coastal villages of Arniston and Struisbaai imagine the turquoise seas of the caribbean the blues and greens of the changing depth of

the water and add the peacefulness of a reserve that has parking for about six cars (and a sign that says as you leave lsquocheck under your car for tortoises before you pull awayrsquo) and yoursquol1 have a picture of De mond itrsquos a beautiful and very specially-preserved part of the world where the river meets the sea and sand dunes abound

Prior to De mondrsquos status as a nature reserve the naturally shifting sand dunes were stabi-lised with indigenous vegetation planted by the Department of Forestry adding to the al-ready varied flora of the area The vegetation is mainly coastal ranging from dune milkwood forests to teeming salt marshes which sustain the estuarine environment more inland dune fynbos borders limestone fynbos heathlands making for a fascinating composition of veg-etation De mond supports several species of small mammals such as grysbok steenbok and grey

duiker The only notable predator is the caracal which is seldom seen reptiles and amphibians are well represented and visitors should be on the alert for puff adders particularly in spring it also has a rich and varied bird-life making it ideal for birdwatching The reserve is particu-larly important for the protection of breeding colonies of the threatened Damara and caspian terns The rare african black oystercatcher also favours the reserve because human disturbance is minimal blue cranes also rare and endan-gered occasionally breed in this area

There is a r25 entry charge and guests are in-vited to spend a day on the 954 hectares re-serve perhaps taking a picnic under the trees alongside the river or even for a spot of fishing The sheer size of the reserve and some fairly strict rules to minimise human interference mean that you are unlikely to bump into too many people For me the attraction of walk-ing part of the 7km Sterna hiking trail (which takes you on a circular tour of the reserve and begins with a crossing to the south bank of the heuningnes river by way of a swaying wood-and-cable suspension bridge worthy of indiana Jones) and swimming back to base down the river was just too appealing passing as you do the warm saltbush shallows countless schools of small fish and a myriad of life forms There is just one cottage that sleeps six for overnight accommodation situated between the milkwoods and coastal fynbos near the en-trance to the reserve and provides views of the heuningnes estuary and sea containing three bedrooms it has two single beds in each room electricity hot water a shower and braai facili-ties another option is to take on the four-hour De mond to arniston trail a one-way trek along the coast past waenhuiskrans cave and nearby fish traps and middens once used by the Khoisan There is also the remnant of an old shipping beacon near the ponit - a concrete

structure on the beach that carried a copper ball that reflected sunlight and warned skip-pers of the reef The reserve is open daily from 0700 to 1600 and is worth every minute of the two hours it will take you to get there from the Franschhoek valley The best advice is to pack the picnic and swimming gear and leave early - only stopping for breakfast in beautiful bredasdorp ndash and spend the best part of the day there and check for tortoises before you leave

For more information go to wwwcap-enaturecoza or call 0861 CAPENATURE

De Mond

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tortoises before you pull awayrdquo

The view from the lookout point back over the mouth of the river and the lsquoIndiana Jones-stylersquo suspension bridge

A scene typical of the Bredasdorp area

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February 2010

The Month recently received an SMS that read ldquoWot shud I do in the sunrdquo Rather than responding with ldquoUse your imagina-tion and a dictionaryrdquo we approached Ronel Swart of the Franschhoek Skin Care Clinic for a more helpful answer

She answered as follows

whilst being outdoors in Franschhoek is part of the big attraction of life or a holiday here it is very important not to underestimate the damage the sun can do to your skin ndash even if you have a tan or dark pigmentation here are 10 points i think are worth noting

1Use a sun block daily Apply it three times a day and remember to apply it to often neglected areas such as the

back of your neck and legs your arms and ears and for those with a receding hair line - their heads For the face and head use a SPF of 40

2Stay out of the sun between 11am and 3pm

3Drink enough water

4Use a face and body moisturiser

5Exfoliate your face and body twice a week this helps prevent dryness and will ensure that you keep a tan for long-er

6Donrsquot use perfume on exposed skin as it can cause pigmentation

7Wear a wide-brimmed hat

8Wear good sunglasses which are wide at the sides

9Put your feet up at night as it aids lymph drainage

10Visit a spa or salon for a hydrating facial and or a body treatment

Thanks ronel your advice will be sure to save us from being red-faced in the March edition

franschhoek skin Care Clinic canbe contacted on 021 8763543 orinfoclarinsinfranschhoekcoza

Sunthing to Think About

SD SumCon09 FM 186x272 Feb1 122309 934 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K

Bicara Haigh Newton recently opened her shop Collectables by B in the Place Ven-dome Lifestyle Centre in Franschhoek Her motivation to open the store was quite sim-ple ldquoI love shopping for giftsrdquo she says ldquowhat could be better than owning a shop that specialises in themrdquo The Month met with Bicara at the Fizz Affair Champagne Bar close to Collectables to talk about her shop gifts and lsquothe next big thingrsquo

the Month what sets collectables by b apart from the many gift shops out there

Bicara haigh newton irsquove always wanted to open a gift shop that will offer everyone an op-portunity to find a decent gift at a good price

tM is there a danger that because it doesnrsquot carry a wine or food theme collectables isnrsquot really relevant to shoppers in Franschhoek

Bhn no not at all Franschhoek and even

this centre has something for everyone Peo-ple donrsquot all come to the village for the same reason

tM where do you source your diverse and al-most eclectic merchandise

Bhn my family and i have been lsquosourcingrsquo gifts for years both my mother and mother-in-law share my retail interest and are quite in-volved in the collectables concept whenever irsquove met someone with something that irsquove thought would be relevant to this kind of shop irsquove added them to my list of contacts i wonrsquot stock something thatrsquos already here in Fran-schhoek There are enough great items to go round therersquos no need to be competing within the Franschhoek community for the same mar-ket irsquove got from painted Johannesburg slasto to spoons from the 14-year-old girl who was featured on K-tV even trollbeads

tM Speaking of new ideas whatrsquos The next big Thing

Bhn hmm i think the Findit Key Finders are going to be worth a look everyone loses their keys at some time some of us more often than others if you lose your keys you simply go to a transmitter slide a tab and your keys magically give off a beep The battery lasts for ages and the key finder has a range of up to 40m So yoursquoll find your keys wherever they are in the house

tM Thank you bicara and good luck

See the Collectables by B adverton page 23

MINUTES WITH BICARA HAIGH NEWTON


February 2010 the monthfood and wineFooD amp wine

The popular Rural Cape Summer Sunset concerts at Solms-Delta draw to a close in February with a veritable feast of Cape food music song and dance

on the 6th of February 2010 oom Jakobus and tannie hester cloete will kick off the final monthrsquos line-up born in namaqualand Jakobus first learned to play the sheepgut-string lsquoramkietjiersquo and later the guitar he and his sister hester will play and sing their original traditional story-telling songs about his childhood in the Sandveld his captivating sto-ries are an intrinsic part of the musical heritage of the cape

cape town Jazz-lovers will recognise the names of hilton Schilder Steve newman and errol Dyers who promise an evening of pure enjoyment as they bring their own inimitable style of cape vernacular music to the winelands on the 13th of February

The cape Ghoema entertainers the ldquoparty partrdquo of the mannenberg malay choir will be on stage on the 20th of February with their exciting brand of local and traditional sounds and are guaranteed to have everyone on their feet in a celebration of song and dance

The uwc Production band brings the concert series to a close on the 27th of February This hidden gem showcases musical talent from all across our con-tinent and kicked off the first part of the summer concert programme last year with their grassroots afrojazz-gospel sounds

The local Delta bluestars the Delta Langbroeke band and the Delta Soetstemme will all add their own vibrant musical talent to each concert in a cel-ebration of their own musical heritage

The Saturday supper concerts start at 18h00 The cost for an adult including a lavish buffet supper ca-tering for all tastes is r150 and children r65

For bookings contact Annalize 021 874 3937

Sun Sets on the Solms-Delta Supper ConcertsBy the staff reporter

The colourful Solms-Delta Brass Band

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the monthfood and wineFooD amp wine February 2010

February 2010

As a repeat visitor to Franschhoek I was sur-prised to discover that the little town now has another pub Irsquom familiar with both the other establishments (takirsquos and The elephant and Barrel - ed) and while theyrsquore quite dif-ferent I would have thought that the old ad-age ldquotworsquos company threersquos a crowdrdquo would be a warning How wrong I was While the new pub called the Franschhoek Station Pub has the obvious parallels of wood-rich deacutecor a bar and beer the similarities end there I feel sure that rather than undermine the competition this new pub has added something to Franschhoek that will bring even more visitors into the town my visit to The Station Pub was on an lsquoordi-naryrsquo albeit swelteringly hot summerrsquos day as it was early evening the pub was already busy and what struck me immediately was the very friendly rapport that seems to exist between the manager(s) and what i think was a mainly

local crowd not bad for a place thatrsquos barely been open a month we chose to sit outside as the bar area was a hive of activity and i re-ally needed to get a little lsquome-spacersquo The noisy throng behind us made for a perfect back-ground bustle that reminded me of our lsquolocalrsquo back home i will concede that my husband needed the promise of a second Guinness to convince him that the large-screen tVs could do without our attention no one should visit Franschhoek to be made a cricket widow

we were helped very promptly by a pretty waitress and also greeted by marica who no-ticed that we were visitors to the town The pub menu isnrsquot extensive ndash which is a compliment we wanted pub food and thatrsquos what we were

offered marica explained that the pubrsquos menu will be increased in time but i was happy to order a chicken and a rib basket respectively for the two of us with hindsight we could have settled for just one basket ndash especially given my lsquosecond Guinnessrsquo faux pas The food was good my chicken wings strips and potato wedges (something irsquom still not entirely used to) cost a very reasonable r50 hubbyrsquos r60 bought him 400g of deliciously basted ribs that must be every clean house fanrsquos worst night-mare i was grateful that wersquod left the kids be-hind for our trip

That was something else that really impressed me about the venue itrsquos kid-friendly i did wonder about the chance that someone may get brained on the boules courts but it didnrsquot happen while we were there - so i guess what are the chances The slide jungle gym and sandpit are a clever touch and were used flat-out by youngsters throughout our meal it re-

ally strikes me as a family venue for the early evening i can imagine that things get a little busier and adult-oriented the later it gets

all-in-all the pretty old station building has been simply but appropriately decorated to re-tain a sense of authenticity the food is good and well-priced the South african beers were relatively cheap and the local wines on the wine list are worth a try with a fair number of patrons the place has great atmosphere and the service delivery of the Station Pub team is top-class Thanks for a good evening and an-other worthy eating-out option in your beauti-ful town

See The Station Pub advert on page 11

Full Steam AheadBy a Visiting Contributor

Pick n Payrsquos move from the center of Fran-schhoek to the Franschhehoek Centre has been lauded by locals and repeat visitors alike For anyone who ever experienced squashing passed an oncoming shopper in the aisles of the lsquooldrsquo Pick n Pay heaven has arrived in the form of oodles or air-condi-tioned space product-laden shelves and a new Deli that can compete with any in one of the bigger neighbouring towns

i pinned down owners Stuart Downie and Leigh caurtnage on a typically busy day for a five-minute summary of what the move has meant to them their business and the valley

after the obligatory congratulations i enquired about the effect the move has had for Pick n Pay and its customers The answer was ldquoitrsquos a huge improvementrdquo more parking increased shelf-space and the variety of stock have all been received positively having more space has meant that the deli butchery and bakery are all far better than what was possible before on the down-side the added expense of the new premises has meant some risk to the busi-ness when i suggested that the risk is easily absorbed by pushing up prices Leigh pointed out ldquoour prices are governed by our franchise agreement as we buy from contracted suppliers who essentially give us all the same deal here and there we have a little latitude but we canrsquot be much more expensive or even much cheap-er than other Pick n Pays as our margins are small enough to start withrdquo Stuart shared that foot-traffic is up 15 month-on-month

in Leighrsquos experience the response by local cus-tomers has the overwhelmingly positive ldquowe

thought theyrsquod be happy but wersquore inundated with good feedbackrdquo she shared when i asked whether there was anything that has caught them by surprise she highlighted an increase in the spread of spending categories ldquowhat we used to stock for a season seams to sell in a mat-ter of weeksrdquo said Stuart ldquoitrsquos a good surprise to have to deal withrdquo i quizzed them about their preparations for the world cup while itrsquos too early to see the effects store-wide Leigh revealed that they are definitely gearing up for the tournament

i asked Stuart about the impact that Pick n Pay has had on the village expecting him to high-light lsquoconveniencersquo as its biggest appeal instead he said ldquoour biggest contribution is that we employ a large part of the local work-force we have 140 employees and thatrsquos a lot you know wersquove grown over the years from a little shop to what you see here today itrsquos amazing to know that we make a very real difference in the lives of so many people in such an important wayrdquo

Better Pick n PayBy the staff reporter

Make a meal of it at The Station Pub

Leigh and stuart the owners of Pick n Pay


the month

10

food and wineFooD amp wineFebruary 2010

Well-known local chef Richard Carstens was recently appointed to head the kitchen at Reubenrsquos in Franschhoek The Month caught up with him between services at the popular Franschhoek restaurant

the Month richard welcome back to the Franschhoek valley Give us a little of your chef-ing background and bring us up to speed with what yoursquove been doing lately

Richard Carstens well lsquo92 lsquo94 lsquo95 i was at chamonix just down the road where i met reuben he was a wine steward and started training with me in the kitchen there af-ter chamonix i was at Franschhoek country housersquos monneaux restaurant where i was the sous-chef i went overseas for a while and

returned to the lsquooldrsquo Grande Provence when count riccardo agusta still owned that That was voted in the lsquotop 10rsquo at the time Then i moved to bijoux in the main road that was also a lsquotop 10rsquo then to natal in 2002 to work at at a place called Lynton hall you know if Franschhoek is the lsquofood and wine capital of South africarsquo natal is a bit like the lsquowild westrsquo of cooking i thought irsquod stay there six months but ended up staying five years i came back to the cape in 2007 got re-married and when the investors pulled out of my restaurant nova i got a call from reuben and here i am

tM are we likely to see a major change of the reubenrsquos menu given your well-known decon-structivist approach to food

RC no reubenrsquos is a brand it has itrsquos own identity and therersquos a measure of consistency in that reuben and i have been friends for years and irsquom really here to help with the im-plementation of systems and to research new cooking techniques and conceptualise dishes essentially we want to ldquoperfectrdquo certain of our menu items irsquoll be working very much within the brand that reuben has created

tM how do you feel about being back in Franschhoek

RC itrsquos almost as if nothing much has changed when i left there were only a handful of well-known restaurants in the village now there are many thatrsquos changed but everyone is still very food and wine driven you donrsquot find this re-gionrsquos strong food and wine culture anywhere else in the country Suppliers are more ingredi-ent and produce driven which is great we try to source a lot locally obviously for Japanese

or asian ingredients we go further afield

tM tell us a little about your wife

RC Shersquos a florist and is based in cape town where she works for a company called Lush itrsquos peak season at the moment and when things quieten down wersquod like to look at settling in Franschhoek

tM as a chef what do most like to eat

RC irsquom not a big red meat eater i like Viet-namese-influenced dishes and my favourite is steamed rice with a ginger clam broth and an apple and fennel salad itrsquos light and refresh-ing

we conclude the interview on a similar note as richard heads back into the kitchen to prepare for his evening sitting

Tel (021) 874 1611 | Corner of R45 and Klapmuts Simondium Rd PaarlVisit our website to join our wine club wwwvnlcoza

Photo by Eddie Wilson

Free Wine Tasting | Open daily from 10h00 to 17h00

NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH DINNER amp WINE TASTINGS

Thursday Sushi Nights (pre booking essential)

For reservations phoneTel (021) 867 0963Fax (086) 500 7031

infofreedomhillrestaurantcozaor visit

wwwfreedomhillrestaurantcoza

MINUTES WITH RICHARD CARSTENS

True to the non-conformist nature of the Cross of Lorraine which features in their logo Dieu Donneacute was the first vineyard in the Cape Winelands to open a micro-brew-ery to complement its wines and cuisine by bringing in malt from caledon hops from George and yeast from overseas Dieu Donneacute produces a british-style ale a German-style Pilsner a weiss-bier and an irish-style Stout available on tap at the restau-rant and downtown at creacutepe and cider Pure spring water (sourced on the farm) is used in the process and all Dieu Donneacute beers are 100 malt-based making them lsquomore full-bodied and flavour-drivenrsquo than normal The beers are brewed in accord-ance to the reinheitsgebot (the bavarian Purity Law) - literally a lsquopurity orderrsquo which regulates the production of beer in Ger-many in the original text the only permissible ingredients were water barley and hops The law has now been repealed but many German beers con-tinue to declare that they abide by the rule to reassure custom-ers The result is micro-brewed beer containing no preserva-tives and only once it comes

into contact with oxygen does it begin to oxi-dize and breakdown The German-style Pilsner is part of the lager beer family made from mainly barley malt and has a clean refreshing flavour The German weissbier is a wheat beer sweet in comparison to other beers and has a slight banana flavour

which comes from the yeast The british-style ale offers a nice balance between bitter and sweet and has a rich copper colour with com-plex flavours and fruity aromas The Stout has a dark rich colour with hints of coffee flavours and its name means lsquobraversquo or proud

if yoursquod like to find out more Dieu Donneacute does a micro-brewery tour for r35 per person in-cluding the micro-brewery tasting an exten-sive talk on the brewing process and a 350ml micro-brewed beer of choice call 021 876 3384 or go to the site atwwwdieudonnerestaurantcoza

Dieu Donneacute - Lager than Life By the staff reporter

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February 2010

Tourism NewsCape Town Tourismrsquos PR campaign cape town tourism has partnered with three international public relations agencies to proac-tively represent the mother city abroad The appointments are aimed at meeting the current demand for accurate information in the run up to the 2010 FiFa world cup and will assist in shaping and managing realistic perceptions of destination cape town and cape town as a host city in key european source markets The public relations partners are - mta tourism Leisure - uK - Kleber Public relations network - Germany austria and Switzerland - world wide tourism (formerly known as tourism africa) - netherlands Denmark norway Sweden and Finland most countries who have staged mega-events warn of tourism slumps after the fans go home and cape town tourism has mandated all their Pr partners to adopt a sustainable out-look focusing on the legacy potential of the world cup rather than simply on the event it-self in Lianne burtonrsquos (head of marketing at cape town tourism) article lsquomake 2010 a love affair not a one night standrsquo she indicates that Sydney for instance experienced a staggering

decline in visitor numbers in the three years af-ter hosting the olympics in 2000 with lsquogreedrsquo being singled out as a key factor and a painful lesson learnt The Franschhoek LionsPorcupine Ridge Moutain Bike Challenge The Franschhoek LionsPorcupine ridge mountain bike challenge was held in Fran-schhoek on the 16th of January 2010 approxi-mately 650 mountain bikers flocked to the event on the day

Some of the participantsrsquo comments posted on the internet after the race include ldquowhat a nice race essentially followed the same route as the tour de Vino mtb (long route) i have done the 43km and enjoyed it Thanks to the Lions club and PPa for a well organised event (and well marked)rdquo ldquoi also survived the 40km in 3h47 i was dead afterwards that second mountain was too much for me it was the most technical ride i have done to date the section down over the jeep track above the dam was pretty scary it was also the most flatscut-tyre breakdowns i have seen in a race it was a great race and irsquoll be back next yearrdquo

The 2nd Inter-Winelands Sports Day 31st January 2010 The inter-winelands sports day aims to bring wineries in the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek together to compete in a fun-filled day of sport The festival is run on a non-profit basis and all funds generated will be used to ensure a fun and safe sports day for all involved teams may include members from different wineries from the same district The programme for the day is in the table be-low

a number of sponsorship opportunities exist For more information or to take part in this fun-filled day please email Darielle at eventsfranschhoekorgza Beginnerrsquos French for tourism in Franschhoek alliance af Franccedilaise is presenting a beginnerrsquos course in French aimed at the tourism sector in Franschhoek Participants will learn to

-Greet people

-make restaurant and hotel reservations-take place food and drinks orders -take down client details-Give directions and -Supply information about your town and its activities

Duration 14 weekswhen 15 Feb ndash 31 maytime mondays from 315pm to 445pmcost r1400 contact carmen atofficefranschhoekorgza for more informa-tion Jenny Prinsloo ceo Franschhoek wine Valley and tourist association


the month

12

of the monthQueStionFebruary 2010

i started at winelands experience now in their new offices at Place Vendocircme

werner the recently appointed sales and mar-keting manager is already geared up for the event ldquowersquore looking to offer an improved transfer service to and from the airport matches and a couple of local safari parks wersquove added refreshments to the service we offer to those travelling with us and wersquoll be available on a 24-hour basis during the tourna-mentrdquo i ask him if theyrsquore getting as much rest as possible before the event as theyrsquore likely to be run off their feet he doesnrsquot hear me as hersquos busy co-ordinating a world cup-relat-ed outing impressed i head across the road to manic cycles i approach owner Geddan ruddock whose extremely brown arms hang from lily-white shoulders a sign that hersquos back on the sponsored cycling circuit and obviously putting in the miles i ask him about his world cup preparations ldquoirsquom watching my diet and doing a fair amount of road workrdquo he says

ldquono i mean business-wiserdquo i try again turns out that manic cycles have already brought in extra bikes to take care of the busy rental mar-ket and will soon stock a variety of branded world cup merchandise including shirts and souvenirs ldquoi would have loved to host a couple of spinning classes with the French team but sadly they wonrsquot be around who knows we may have a surprise or twordquo noticing his eng-lish supporterrsquos shirt i thank him and head to the pub next door

hanno Lourens mans the bar at The Fran-schhoek Station Pub and as itrsquos 11am hersquos hard at it serving beer to a couple of desperate young women ldquowersquore going to have a stack of Vu-vuzelasrdquo he beams ldquowersquore going to be partying all the wayrdquo he says hersquos a little worried about being able to keep enough stock but hersquoll store beer in his flat if he has to i suggest that the party will be all the way to his flat soon The pub will also have a number of braais available to patrons and outdoor-viewing of the games

is being arranged i amble out of the pub won-dering about the wisdom of having braai fires close to the tV and soon find myself passing by the info centreLogo Store i pop in to see what theyrsquore up to

ldquooh we canrsquot say too much just yetrdquo says cameron ldquobut therersquos some exciting stuff The FwVta is putting together some great offers and there will be quite a number of events i think yoursquoll be able to read about it in The month in marchrdquo impressed that hersquos ahead of me i lift my camera for a picture ldquoitrsquos re-ally excitingrdquo he continues ldquoand itrsquos all going to end with a big party at the bastille Festival on the 17th and 18th of July so yoursquore going to need to put on some dancing shoesrdquo

i leave mindful of the inappropriateness of my shoes for dancing and notice the havaia-nas slip-ons outside Peacock blue They have air-con so i step inside to find Georgia Schoe-man and make small talk about the world cup and the world of fashion ldquowersquore going to stock loads of jumpers and raincoatsrdquo she smiles ldquoTherersquos team havaianas which i see yoursquove al-ready noticed supportersrsquo shirts and knitwear wersquore going to focus on subtle motifs flags and branding Quite classy reallyrdquo itrsquos what irsquod expect from her and she in turn is expecting many many people She points out that most of her retail focus will be on menswear most

of the men are likely to focus on the bikini ad-vert in her ladiesrsquo store indian Summer as she laughs i quickly take her picture and head up in the direction of the monument

outside the Standard bank where construction of the first of a number of new shopping areas is in full swing i notice a diving wire-and-bead soccer player being admired by Prince and Jab-ulani of Live wire art impressed by the street vendorrsquos skill i ask Prince if hersquos also going to tap-in to the world cup phenomenon ldquooh

yes wersquore making lots of theserdquo he says hold-ing up the soccer player ldquowhole teams in fact and irsquove started with these (working) wire ra-dios Theyrsquoll have lots of soccer branding balls team logos etcrdquo hersquos brutally honest when he adds that he plans to make ldquogood moneyrdquo in the winter hersquos even planning to keep his stall

open late into the night ldquoall i need now is for mr m (robert maingard the developer) to give me some good space you know something for the small fishrdquo he doesnrsquot stop smiling for a second and irsquom soon on my way with pictures his business card and a wire soccer ball at the Franschhoek Photolab i ask new owners richard and charlene waite about their plans ldquoitrsquos difficult to predict reallyrdquo says richard ldquowersquoll have to have more Pcs ndash thatrsquos for surerdquo

as we speak the steady stream of internet users ensure that richard gets maximum value from his high-speed aDSL line he points out that getting stock during the competition is likely to be difficult so theyrsquore starting to stock-up already ldquowersquoll stay open late as we do in sea-son probably until 8pmrdquo

across the road i stop at essence mainly be-cause the stirring sounds of fine classical music

emanating from the establishment catch me off-guard and irsquom keen to see if tim adams is feeling oK ldquoi love this stuffrdquo he says upping the volume a notch ldquowersquore looking forward to the world cuprdquo he nods ldquowersquore going to make lots of moneyrdquo is he having me on or is this just his honest side i wonder ldquoexpect

daily strip-shows soccer players signing auto-graphs the place will be open late but irsquom tak-ing time off to go to europe itrsquoll be nice and quiet thererdquo Sensing my confusion he smiles and says ldquoyou need a good coffee Seriously wersquoll stay open late and treat the period as we do the busy summer seasonrdquo i ask about a picture for the paper as he calls the waiters together he says ldquotake one of the people that matterrdquo

i cross the road for what i hope will be the last time reubenrsquos Dakota wing is calling at the entrance i bump in to Josephine his feisty sommelier i tentatively ask her about how re-ubenrsquos is gearing up for June ldquowell you know we canrsquot stock up on meat and things itrsquos too early for that So wersquore making sure that our staff are all properly trained and able to offer the professional and speedy service the many tourists are going to demand from us wersquore expecting it to be like christmas all over again

ndash but for longer everyone needs to know what their role is how to do their job and how to of-fer excellent service can i offer you something to drinkrdquo i accept and call it a day at least the soccer players will have half-time

With the approach of the World Cup gathering steam I decided to tour the main street in search of signs of World Cup fever While there is a fair amount of uncertainty and speculation about

the effects of the event everyone is gearing up for it to a greater or lesser extent

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February 2010

February 2010

ProPerty amp LiFeStyLe

Place VendocircmeLifestyLe Centre

ALCHeMy

Purveyors of fine collectableshellip

alchemyrsquos collection is identified by exquisite findings of fine linen imported candles de-signer clothing and intimate wear

inspired by imagination fantasy and se-duction (which will arouse curiosity in our

luxurious and decadent collections) and our appetite for rare pleasures compelled alchemy into being we wish to share our passion for hidden treasures from around the world and bring a more vibrant way of living into being a refuge for those weary of the mundane offerings that sur-round us

at alchemy imagination is greeted with passion and we humbly invite you to lose yourselves in our subtle yet sophisticated offerings

CAfEacute VenDOMe

with the veritable plethora of Delirsquos cafeacutersquos and bakeries being promised to Franschhoek the newest and arguably most stylish of these is cafeacute Vendome with an emphasis on exqui-site cakes pastries and confectionaries wheth-er you have a sweet or savory tooth the daily selection will not leave you unfulfilled no expense has been spared in creating a chic in-terior with its chandeliers gleaming polished surfaces and intense colours of the imported gold gilt and velvet chairs

a daily selection of delicious savory delights will include breakfast light lunches consisting of gourmet open sandwiches designer savory pastries and a selection of light and fresh salads to compliment the vast assortment of cakes and pastries

The true essence of cafeacute society is captured whether seated outside at a table overlook-ing the elegant surroundings of manicured gardens or the opulence of the glass enclosed patisserie

a perfect place to enjoy that leisurely coffee whilst browsing through the news of the day

bon appetit

PistACHiO DeCOr

The jewel in the new Place Vendocircme centrersquos crown has to be the beautiful and elegant new interior and design emporium ldquoPista-chio Deacutecorrdquo filled with a collection of exciting furniture antiques mirrors accessories elegant light fittings and original art to add a unique touch to your home or solve that difficult gift dilemma Sourced from around the world Pista-chio Deacutecor is setting trends with luxurious contemporary textured rugs a fusion of fibre and color in pure wool silks and a variety of natural fibres whether your taste is classic or contemporary smart or relaxed whatever the style you have chosen itrsquos the place to come for well-designed well-made pieces for every room from armoires to armchairs consoles to cushions at Pistachio let your imagination go where it will

injAbuLO

injabulo means delight joy and pleasure in zulu This is what we hope your experience shopping at injabulo clothing will be we stock the finest local designs and most of our clothing is manufactured in South africa

our menrsquos range incorporates casual

shorts and t-shirts and our ladies range extends from casual gear to relaxed evening wear Free-hand dyework artisanal stitching and other handwork set us apart from your more tradi-tional clothing stores Visit us for clothing that is fun funky slightly unusual and affordable

COLLeCtAbLes by b a new gen-eration concept store in Franschhoek is a treasure trove of gifts and collectables that have been sourced from all over the world

owner-run this unique experi-ence offers visitors an extensive choice of gifts and one of a kind items

The choice of trinkets key finders jewellery and nu-merous other interesting objects will hold visitorsrsquo fascinations and will en-sure that they return time and time again

collectables by bt +27 (0)21 876 3430

m +27 (0)83 290 7469 e infocollectbcoza

siLK lsquon WOOD

These timeless indian classics made from sol-id burmese teak captured the hearts and im-agination of the owners of Silk lsquon wood in-spired by the colours and textures from india the concept for the shop was to import and showcase some of these fascinating pieces a browse through the shop is not to be missed with the most exquisite pieces of furniture scarves and jewellery on display a must see for any discerning buyer


ProPerty amp LiFeStyLeFebruary 2010

14

fiZZ AffAir

elegance and sophistication was the dream in creating the stylish and romantic mysticism of the Fizz affair champagne and wine bar a passion for black and bling is mesmeriz-ingly captured in the reflections of mirror crystal and spar-kle Deliciously opulent Fizz affair is designed to capture the hearts and imagination of the vibrant local community and the discerning international traveller whilst showcas-ing the lsquocregraveme de la cregravemersquo of the local wine industry the selective menu offers the best cap classiques red and white wines and imported champagne either by the glass or the bottle Fizz affair is a delightful way to enjoy your visit to Franschhoek with a chilled glass of bubbly pre-lunch or to begin the evening with pre-dinner drinks at the most glam-orous bar in the cape before dining at the wonderful selec-tion of award-winning restaurantshellip cheers

WineLAnDsexPerienCe

based in the gorgeous wine producing area of Franschhoek and servicing the entire cape winelands region winelands experi-ence not only offers you magnificent cape wine-

lands tours - they will expose you to everything you will need to experience a truly unforgettable cape town holiday

winelands experience invites you to sample the award-winning gourmet restaurants feast your eyes on the panoramic views of the cape winelands tee off on manicured cape golf courses and spend indulgent evenings in a range of guest houses and boutique hotels before embarking on the finest of all cape winelands tours

come and visit our new office at Place Vendocircme

tHe DininG rOOM

The Dining room was established with Franschhoekrsquos wine and dine culture in mind we supply everything from table-ware dining accessories cutlery glassware crockery and linen as well as various gift ideas all our products are sourced and im-ported with superior design quality and luxury in mind

we stock a variety of brands namely Georg Jensen from Denmark Pricersquos ndash famously known for the luxurious candles they have handmade for over 100 years silver-ware from Porto-bello road in Lon-don as well as local designers such as Diana carmichael for exquisite ta-bleware and legen-dary crockery from

noritake and royal Porcelain Glassware is supplied by riedel which is the choice of all the best winemakers for tasting and beautiful and fun colourful tableware from notorious London designer nina campbell

if it is more than tabletop items you want - we even supply furniture for your dining room

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February 2010

February 2010


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Contact ooba today Call us on 0860 00 66 22

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 Parking 4 WEB ACCESS 1012913

FRANSCHHOEK R595 MILLION

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FRANSCHHOEK

FRANSCHHOEK

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R379 MILLION

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R369 MILLION

R185 MILLION

Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 3 Garages 2 WEB ACCESS 1006619



DUFF COTTAGE

This immaculate family home offers open-plan loungedining and family room with cosy fireplace kitchen scullery and large walk-in

pantry There is a spacious master suite with private lounge 2nd bedroom and full bathroom with 2 additional bedrooms and a

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VILLAGE GEM

Charming and delightful cottage in the heart of the village 2 Spacious open-plan living areas dining room study nook and modern

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complete this gem

VINES VIEWS VALUE

Located in the secure La Petite Provenccedile Estate This bright family home has entrance foyer TV roomlibrary with fireplace lounge

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maintain garden Double garage

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February 2010

February 2010




18

This month we show data from the Deeds Office for property sales in July August and September 2009 To date we have not seen any registrations for October onwards There may well be additional sales yet to be processed

over the last twelve months we have seen 34 full title properties sold in Fran-schhoek at an average price of some r46million equating to an annual value of some r158million some 60 down on the previous twelve months

it is however notable that present senti-ment in the market is extremely posi-tive once the Deeds office release the

more recent stats it is likely to become clear that the market is strengthening

For more information contact Paul Ec-

cles at Engel amp Voelkers on 021 876 4485

or e-mail

paulecclesengelvoelkerscoza

Valley Property Sales Set to Strengthen

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February 2010

If ever we needed confirmation of lsquoplayer powerrsquo creeping up on us lowly cricket spec-tators the Review System is it And as is always the case when either administrators think they can play or players think they can administrate itrsquos a total disaster

before the current series versus england most test-playing countries were for the increased use of technology as local valley hero and ex-player Dave rundle says ldquoas cricketers all you want is a fair decision yoursquoll never get

100 correct decisions but the review system improves the decision-making from 70 to 85rdquo is that fairer then Fairer on the players perhaps but fairer on the spectators if going from 70 to 85 slows the game down by 10 why not go for 95 and lsquocall us when yoursquore surersquo irsquoll go put the kettle on

as one online blogger put it ldquoSince the reviews rather than the cricket are now the corner-stone of the sport when there is a particularly contentious decision why not suspend play for a couple of days - maybe even a week - and examine it from every angle Get scientists in-volved the icc will want a say perhaps the

european court of human rights and almost certainly the un too itrsquos imperative we get these things spot on and the spectators and the speed of the game are of no consequence so letrsquos just stop playing until we know absolutely wersquove got the right decision That stuff about it lsquoonly being a gamersquo and the rub of the green

and lsquoeverything evening out in the endrsquo is potty The sport is big-ger than that now these decisions are a matter of life and deathrdquo

Frankly i side with (on certain issues) andy Flower the england coach who said before-hand ldquoi canrsquot say that i am enjoying the review system that much but it is here to stay for the series so we will deal with it as well as we can i donrsquot like the questioning of the umpires and the delay as players discuss whether or not to question an umpirersquos decision i personally prefer the old style where the umpire makes a decision and you just get on with it it was nice and simple - but the

new system just seems to be leading to more and more complicationsrdquo

or the (very unhappy) chairman of the ecb who said of the lsquoSmith-nickrsquo referral in the fi-nal test ldquowe were told the volume would be turned up for reviews consequently we lost a referral and our other play is impacted by hav-ing one less i think itrsquos thoroughly unsatisfac-tory and irsquom not happy until the technology is applied correctly we are better off with our oldest method if the umpire is as deaf as a post and as blind as a bat at least itrsquos the same for both sidesrdquo with which rundle concurs to an extent ldquoyou canrsquot have half the technology you need hot spots and everythingrdquo

but hold on a minute The introduction of the review system was to get more decisions right right when england used up their final review with an Lbw appeal against mark boucher lsquohawkeyersquo replays confirmed it should remain an on-field call (not out) with the graphics showing the point of impact being marginal Then however moments before lunch de Vil-liers got caught off an inside edge off Sidebot-tom that was given not out but england had no reviews left to challenge the call So a bad decision goes uncorrected how is that im-proving things and there is certainly a statis-

tical bias here when an incorrect decision is overturned it goes straight into the statistics as lsquoimproving the decision makingrsquo but a bad call that goes uncorrected through a lack of chal-lenge just gets left out

and it gets worse andy Flower (again) exposes the hypocrisy of the whole thing with a single statement ldquoif it wasnrsquot such a serious match for us i would have found it amusingrdquo he said of the Smith-nick controversy what does that mean itrsquos okay in the first test when we are still feeling out each other or when australia get a bad call or when the number 11 is given out but not when we consider it matters to us either every case matters from all teams and all batsmen in all tests or not at all So it is basically mulligans for the top players - whose wickets matter right

at one point in the series commentator Daryl cullinan said ldquomorne has asked for the review because in his mind he got a good stride in and he thinks it might have being going down legrdquo what nonsense morne asked for the re-view because he could There were two wick-ets standing and two reviews left he asked because he had nothing to lose by doing so what he believed was going to happen didnrsquot come into it

The bottom line is that we have technology be-cauSe the players cheat by claiming dropped catches and not walking when they know theyrsquore out and cheating is being endorsed by the players who take no responsibility for themselves They want the umpires to make all the decisions because they themselves donrsquot trust each other to be honest and now even thatrsquos not good enough ndash technology must de-cide The usual reasoning is that playersrsquo careers are on the line here so we muSt get the right

decision Do me a favour itrsquos their fault and now the spectators must suffer

what happened to the good old days when walking was considered honourable Doesnrsquot it matter anymore is it all about the win is the dishonest winner a sign of the times - like the athlete on steroids

So herersquos my suggestion The umpirersquos decision is final and technology should be used only in hindsight to determine whether players are honest or not and if we as spectators are pre-pared to pay to watch cheats win at all costs to make us feel better about ourselves - then itrsquos a sad reflection on modern society my heroes are the honest ones like the golfer bobby Jones who in the final playoff of the 1925 uS open famously called a penalty on himself when his ball moved in the rough as he was setting up to play his shot The marshals discussed among themselves and questioned some of the gallery asking whether anyone had seen Jonesrsquo ball move neither they nor anyone else had wit-nessed the incident but Jones called the two-stroke penalty on himself not knowing that he would lose the tournament by one stroke when he was praised for his gesture Jones re-plied ldquoyou may as well praise a man for not robbing a bankrdquo A lsquoMulliganrsquo is a golfing term for an opportunity to re-play a bad shot and by the way no-one re-members who won the 1925 Us Open

lsquoMulligansrsquo for the Top PlayersAn opinion on the use of technology in cricketBy the editor

ldquoYou may as well praise a man for not robbing a bankrdquo

ldquoIf the umpire is as deaf as a post and as blind as a bat at least itrsquos the same for both sidesrdquo


the hiKeS PaGeFebruary 2010

22

Cool Kogelberg By ed flitters Cape hiking

As I stripped off and plunged into the cool clear river I reflected on the splendid hike I had just completed and how lucky I am to be able to spend my days taking visitors into the stunningly beautiful mountains of the Western Cape

The Kogelberg nature reserve managed by cape nature is about 90km south-east of cape town and just a short drive from the coastal town of Kleinmond The reserve is clearly signposted from the r44 and a 4km gravel road leads you through private property to the car park and the start of this hike This area is amazingly unspoilt and isolated which is probably why it remains one of my favour-ites and never ceases to amaze clients whom i take hiking there The reserve itself covers 18000ha and is home to over 1600 plant spe-cies including the rare marsh rose and sev-

eral endangered species of mimetes There are leopards in these mountains and the river is home to the cape clawless otter whose meal remains (which include the endemic freshwater crab) can be found scattered along the banks of the river

There are many fabulous hikes which start from here but the one i have chosen for this month quite deliberately given the intense heat of February is the Palmiet river walk which is about 8-10km long and takes 3-4 hours de-pending of course on how often you choose to swim and snack along the way

Starting only 20m above sea level by the cluster of huts which make up the cape nature cen-tre and surrounded by towering mountains we can just make out the Palmiet river to the north to our right is the Perdeberg (650m) and to our left the mighty Platberg (910m) small in comparison with many hills in the cape but donrsquot forget that these peaks are ris-ing from sea level a dusty track through the bracken takes us quickly to the turn-off for the longer and steeper Kogelberg and harold Porter trails but we continue another 150m until we find a small sign ldquoPalmiet trailrdquo point-ing off through the undergrowth to the right Keep your eyes peeled for a huge tortoise that likes to hang around here in the grass he can be quite aggressive too so watch your fingers after 15 minutes we reach the river itself and the sandy track picks its way over grey water-worn rocks There is a small rapid here where

the river narrows and sunbirds and sugarbirds can be spotted in the proteas we are head-ing more or less north-west and after another 10 minutes we reach a wonderful swimming spot where wooden steps lead down to a small sandy beach itrsquos almost too early for a dip but i guess if you have children with you they might already be tugging at your shirt sleeves and enthusing about the cool refreshing wa-ter The Palmiet is deep here and perhaps 30m wide so the water is slow-moving and there is no danger from currents or underwater branches The path is lined with gorgeous yel-low leucospermums and mimetes with their pink and red-tipped leaves The flowers are not as striking as they were in Septemberoctober but the frequent patches of brilliant white ev-erlasting flowers stand out sharply against the vivid pink heather watch out too for the tiny blue and pink geophytes which seem to pop

out of the sand on their fragile slender stems apart from the odd rise and fall the track is al-most totally flat and rises only 10m over 5km after an hour we reach another rocky area right by the river which is a superb spot for a snack a drink or cooling onersquos toes only 500m to our left is a jeep track which doubles as a mountain bike trail but the fynbos is so dense that it remains invisible throughout its exist-

ence only recognised by the occasional sign for ldquoemergency exitrdquo pointing off the trail after about an hour the river widens to about 50m and the entire valley opens up to reveal a play-ing field of beautiful white everlasting flowers 30 minutes later we cross a tiny stream flow-ing in from our left and after scrambling up a sandbank reach a pristine white beach which would not look out of place in the caribbean There are more swimming opportunities here preferably to the right of the small rapids and for many this will be a fitting end to a superla-tive hike but if you continue along the path for another 20-25 minutes you will reach the point where the Palmiet Dwars and Louws rivers converge here at the gravel road you can turn right and push on another 8km to Stokoersquos bridge (named after an eccentric eng-lishman who came to the cape in 1911 and

spent the rest of his life hiking and collecting flowers) turn left onto the Jeepmountain bike track which will take you back to the car park or simply retrace your steps along the Palmiet river much the easiest and coolest option on a hot February day on the way home you can call in at the harold Porter botanical Garden or if itrsquos refreshment you seek the lovely Laura will spoil you with scones cakes and all sorts of drinks at cafeacute Jack in bettyrsquos bay Sit on the balcony stare out to sea and reflect on how lucky you are to have hiked in the Kogelberg reserve

ldquomy father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoingrdquo

- Aldous huxley

ed Flitters cape hiking

the unspoilt beauty of the Kogelberg nature Reserve

Dipping more than toes in the Palmiet

Watch your fingers

Striking flowers abound

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the Green PaGe February 2010

February 2010

Spier wine farm outside Stellenbosch is well known for its environmentally-friendly ap-proach but its recent performance at the 2009 Veritas awards where it broke records with five double-gold and six-gold wins fi-nally has the critics sitting up and taking notice

right from the start the enthoven family who bought the farm in 1993 recognised that Spier operates in a rapidly changing world climate change as well as South africarsquos history of so-cietal inequalities compelled them to focus on building a business that balances prosperity with social and environmental imperatives

For Spier the transition to a business focused on sustainability issues has been a journey ldquowe have tried lots of things - some work some donrsquotrdquo says ceo andrew milne ldquowhatrsquos im-portant though is to keep focused and keep learningrdquo

milne says that one of the key challenges is not to lose sight of what is critical commercially ldquoSpier is a premium wine brand and quality is keyrdquo he says ldquoThe same applies to our ho-tel and conference facilities we offer a luxury experience

ldquorather than detracting from this focus in many respects our sustainability approach adds significant value to our wine brand and guest experiencerdquo he says ldquoThe trick is to find the holy grail of the modern age balancerdquo

in the early years Spier initiated a number of projects including an eco-friendly renovation of the government primary school at nearby Lynedoch it contributed to founding the Sus-tainability institute an international learning centre affiliated with the university of Stellen-bosch that focuses on the study of ecology and communities it also supports businesses that focus on green technology and initiatives con-cerned with redressing past inequalities

in 2003 Spier decided to bring more structure to its approach to sustainable development and appointed a director of sustainability - a pioneering step at the time especially for a small business in the wine industry one of the directorrsquos primary tasks was to define a set of key indicators to measure the businessrsquo per-formance against financial environmental and social criteria

today the operational team takes full responsi-bility for Spierrsquos triple bottom line performance and reporting so as to ensure its sustainable ap-proach to business is integrated into everyday operations

because Spier has been focused on this ap-proach for some years it boasts a wide range of lsquosustainablersquo initiatives including

a wastewater treatment plant This closed-loop system receives up to 250 000 litres of waste-water per day from the hotel restaurants wine cellar and farm The water is cleansed using the best of green engineering techniques The treated water irrigates the estatersquos gardens and grounds it would take a river 350 kilometers

long to purify what Spierrsquos effluent plant can do in one day

Spier has begun introduc-ing biodynamic farming practices that are rehabili-tating the soils on its lands and is implementing a bold biodiversity plan that seeks to re-establish the richness of its landrsquos unique flora

Spier helped establish a land reform project and support 13 previously dis-advantaged farmers on a

section of land leased from the Stellenbosch municipality

a vermiculture programme converts organic waste from the restaurants into nutrient-rich compost which is used on the farm and is also available to the public

in 2004 Spier began to overhaul its supply chain to ensure that a significant share of goods was procured from local and bee businesses over time greater emphasis has been placed on developing new enterprises leading to the creation of a laundry and transport company among other small businesses

Spierrsquos efforts have been recognised in 2004 the hotel was one of the first in Sa to receive Fair trade in tourism (FttSa) accreditation Spier was also the first Sa winery to receive accreditation from the wine industry ethical trade association (wieta)

The estate has set itself challenging goals for the future such as achieving significant reduc-tions in water and energy usage

ldquowe have big plans like being off the national electricity grid by 2020 recycling 100 of our waste and putting 25 of our land into con-servation by 2017rdquo says milne

Spier already recycles all its wastewater but it also wants to minimise its consumption of out-side water as well as ensuring the embodied energy in any new buildings on the estate is as low as possible

ldquoThese goals are intended to stretch us as an organisation and inspire us to become more innovative in our approach to businessrdquo says milne

Spierrsquos ambition should serve as a wake-up call to other wine estates especially those in the Franschhoek valley that are associated with tourism apart from the compelling need to look after the planet and its people there is huge commercial cachet in being a business that takes its environmental and social respon-sibilities seriously and if like Spier you man-age to get the balance right your wine could even end up tasting better

Behind the Scenesat SpierBy the staff reporter

Tricky T Concepts is an owner managed marketing agency situated against the

backdrop of the picturesque Paarl mountains

Contact Michelle for all your marketing needs

michelletrickytconceptscozaE

072 207 8210T

trickytconceptscozaW

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project management

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brand strategy

graphic design

event management

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publicity

Recycling is key in Spierrsquos environmentally-friendly approach

Spier employ the best of greenengineering techniques


Finance amp inVeStmentSFebruary 2010

24

Citadel is an authorised financial services provider Member of the Group

Louis Venter head of Citadel Trust explores the harmony of the four stages of estate planning a symphony has a simple structure of four movements and only very rarely does a com-poser veer away from the four movements with

any success on the contrary those four move-ments make for the most rewarding musical experience known to us Then again the basic structure of the sympho-ny belies the infinite set of minutiae and com-plexities contained within its simplicity but without the structure the symphony would be complex hard work to play and even harder work to listen to context is the cure for complexity and your estate planning is no different an estate plan-ner also needs to visit four stages regularly and each stage must be independently examined and dealt with within the integrated reality of the entire plan and changing circumstances 1st Movement Setting the scene You your spouse and your family The key area to be considered is your marriage and direct family your marital regime deter-mines what you have to bequeath and your spouse is usually your primary heir inherit-ances to your spouse are also incentivised by the State in that what is left to your spouse is estate Duty-free Then you need to consider your parents chil-dren grandchildren and even great-grandchil-dren This is the structure in which you are go-ing to devolve your estate you cannot see far into the future so the longer the effect of your estate planning must last the more generic it needs to be 2nd Movement The plot thickens You and your assets your assets are housed in four silos and each should be considered separately and then in-tegrated

SILo 1 - TRuST ASSeTS assets you have transferred into trust during your lifetime fall outside of your will There-fore the trust deed should contain the frame-work within which your trustees must function you must leave behind rules and logic so your

trustees can deal with trust assets as closely as possible to what you would have done SILo 2 - InDIReCT eSTATe ASSeTS indirect assets are best described as rsquoassets with-in assetslsquo These are assets you own indirectly because you own the legal entity within which they reside examples are your interest in close corporations companies and partnerships however you cannot dictate what should hap-pen to the assets within ccs and companies only to your interest in those entities Letrsquos say you own shares or a memberrsquos inter-est in a company or cc together with business partners each partnerrsquos shareholderrsquos or mem-berrsquos death has a consequence on the others you should incorporate each scenario into your estate planning because as your estate needs to be paid out its share so do each of the other partnerrsquos estates if they pass away no-one will ever be in a better position than you are to figure that out SILo 3 - DIReCT eSTATe ASSeTS everything you own will be dissolved in ac-cordance with your will These assets usually do not create problems but you will pay estate Duty on them at some point so give a lot of thought to whom you will leave them with some clever planning and sound drafting you can maximise every opportunity that exists in the estate Duty act The estate Duty should be calculated and the effect of that payment on the estatersquos liquidity dealt with in earnest because problems with liquidity can lead to delays in the administra-tion of any deceased estate remember this is not difficult to figure out and the only time you have to put these plans in place is during your lifetime

SILo 4 - PenSIon ASSeTS Substantial wealth is hidden in pension provi-dent and annuity funds Pension funds you can do little about but the transfer of defined-con-tribution provident and annuity funds should be considered carefully it is important to un-

derstand what will happen to these funds on your death

3rd Movement The twist in the tale You and your wishes once stock has been taken of your family tree and your four asset silos your wishes should be applied it seems obvious that the assets in the silos should go to the people in the family tree - but in what form and have you supplied the logic to all four silos For example what if you have covered in your will what needs to happen if your family dies in a family calamity but not considered what will happen to your trust assets The risk profile of your descendants is also im-portant when considering whether to leave as-sets in trust for them or not minor heirs need special attention as someone will have to man-age the inheritance for them and yoursquoll have to appoint guardians 4th Movement Conclusions and endings The consequences of your wishes and implementation The last step in the process is for the estate planner to explain the consequences of your wishes like liquidity and estate Duty The per-son needs to ensure that your wishes are cor-rectly documented across the asset silos that all alternatives have been discussed and that everything forms an integrated and under-standable harmony Then you need to make peace with your mor-tality and ensure that all of the documents get your golden signature ndash as without it all is worthless and with that the conductor and the orchestra can take a bow only to return in two yearsrsquo time to do it all again

The Symphony of Legacy

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Finance amp inVeStmentS February 2010

February 2010

ForExampleBy the staff reporterIn recent months there has been a plethora of television adverts encouraging viewers to sign up with any number of online Forex Trading companies The world of foreign exchange was traditionally reserved for ac-countant-types with large desks at the back of busy offices hidden behind a customary green lampshade and popping Maalox to counter-act the persistent effects of stress Yet today trading currencies has become quite lsquosexyrsquo In this first part of a novicersquos exploration of online Forex trading Irsquoll ask some basic questions trade some lsquoplay-playrsquo money and within the next few months hopefully make a small profit

it may seem a little unrelated to life in the beautiful Franschhoek valley but a cursory investigation has revealed that there are a fair number of local Forex and commodity traders here if the tV hype is to be believed therersquos easy money to be made and what better place to spend it than right here on our very own doorstep

not knowing where to begin i jump straight in and sign up with ac markets for a lsquoprac-tice accountrsquo ac markets promises tax-free returns and as irsquom intent on making wads of cash this seems like a good enough reason to put my faith in them added to that they donrsquot charge commission or a fee for trades and they promise me as much support as i can stomach from a real consultant who is willing to phone daily if necessary in fact no sooner had i post-ed my details when radek based in Switzer-land called to welcome me to the network and assure me of his personal attention and sup-port Five or six half-hour calls later he feels like an old friend and chats easily about life in Franschhoek and the importance of trading ldquoaggressively but with cautionrdquo

as a novice i have some fundamental questions that concern me so i turn to old friend Ferran

Griede for some basic advice i suggest to Fer-ran that it seems that people make money from trading in currency without actually spending their own money so i ask him how this works ldquoif you mean how do you trade $50000 when you only put down $5000 the answer is lsquogear-ingrsquo basically if markets are fairly liquid (and the currency markets are the most liquid in the world) they operate lsquoon the marginrsquo which means your brokerage (ac markets) will ask you to stump up enough money to cover your potential loss Since markets rarely move more than a fraction of a percent over the short term a $50000 trade may risk at most $5000 hence it seems that yoursquore trading with money

you donrsquot own in reality you are risking the money you put up and brokerages have sophis-ticated ways of calculating that riskrdquo

That seems reasonable but irsquom beginning to find the concept of lsquoriskrsquo a little unsettling The promise of good returns though is enough motivation to keep going ac markets send me lsquoheads-uprsquo emails daily with news about the world markets they are meant to help me trade intelligently They do little more than overwhelm me and highlight my ignorance i ask ldquoif i read that the uS is facing job-cuts what is the likely effect and which currencies should i buyrdquo Ferran replies ldquocurrencies are of course relative measures So if one country is facing job cuts and this leads to a drop in overall demand that could equally affect the countries with which they trade and subse-quently their currencyrdquo i was hoping hersquos say ldquobuy yenrdquo but itrsquos more complicated than that ldquoTherersquos an expression in the marketrdquo he adds lsquobuy on the rumour ndash sell on the factrsquo often once the news is out a positive lsquomar-ket indicatorrsquo can result in a negative response and this is generally because traders have posi-tioned themselves ahead of the indicator and take profit when the news comes outrdquo

i had hoped to do a little trading in the odd day i have time off or on the weekends ldquoShould i buy and sell on a daily basis or should i wait for a week or a monthrdquo i enquire ldquoit depends on the trade and the approach that you take if yours is a lsquofundamentalrsquo approach you will end up taking a longer term view than say a lsquotech-nicalrsquo trader who will look to profit from for example repeat patterns of behaviour he spots in the short-term moves remember though that it costs you each time you trade whether you pay commission or just the lsquodoublersquo ndash the difference between the bid and offered pricerdquo again no hard-and-fast answer

it seems that at times itrsquos a bit of a gamble and yet some people are making a lot of money how do they do this consistently i ask ldquoPrac-tice you wouldnrsquot expect to become an expert dentist overnight yet Forex program salespeo-ple like to give you the impression that you can become a successful trader in no time it takes many years of garnered experience to un-derstand yourself and the other players in the market how to control your fear your greed ndash your emotions Since it is essentially a lsquozero-sum gamersquo those that profit do so at the ex-pense of the inexperiencedrdquo

This answer takes me by surprise i was pre-pared for the need to learn something but the idea that trading means competing with other traders to make money at their expense sits uneasily ndash mainly because i fear irsquoll be the one to get ripped off

is there a system i can follow that will guar-antee that irsquoll make money i ask ldquoyes if all your readers send me r100 i guarantee irsquoll make money as irsquove said above if one wins one loses So you need to pitch yourself against the other players are there systems that make money Sure during certain market phases if the market is trending and you are in a pro-gram that follows trends it will keep you with the market and should pull you out when the trend turns however when markets consoli-date trend following programs are a bit of a disasterrdquo

Despite my fears i still want to try and after all online Forex companies are willing to lsquogiversquo me money surely i canrsquot lose more than i have or they give me Ferran responds ldquoLike any good business model the key is to identify a strategy and stick to it if you are easily swayed in your beliefs trading is probably not for you Like any lsquogearedrsquo market you can lose more than you put in so the answer is the same as the one to the question lsquohow do i invest in hedge Fundsrsquo - carefullyhelliprdquo

informed but not entirely scared off irsquoll con-tinue to read my Forex emails daily and attempt to make a handful of trades each week So far so good (see my lsquoProgress Summaryrsquo below) if you have any queries or good advice about Forex trading feel free to drop The month an email or SmS 34995 (start your SmS with the word lsquomonthrsquo)

Our local forex expert as asked to remain anon-ymous given the volatile nature of the currency markets and his unwillingness to be held responsi-ble for any losses incurred as a result of his advice No doubt had he been able to guarantee success hersquod want us all to know who he is



26

the motorinG PaGe

wwwthemonthcoza 27February 2010

February 2010

Whilst Mercedes-Benz reports no changes to its revised S65L AMGrsquos 450kW 1000Nm 6-litre biturbo V12 which it claims can rush to 100kmh in just 44 seconds and is lim-ited to 250kmh (although they can lift that to 300 if you ask very nicely) it somehow managed to achieve a 3 reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions Which is good

Driving the S65L takes a bit of getting used to itrsquos not that itrsquos unwieldy its 2 minute 79 second Kyalami lap-time makes that clear itrsquos just that it is so fast

itrsquos a mission to launch it effectively and re-quires a balancing act of note to perfect but it ran a 45 second 0-100 on our kit down the Valley (49 in Jorsquoburg) and punished the quar-ter mile in 127 seconds at 189kmh (131 sec at 183kmh) and demolished our standing start kilometre in 220 seconds at 248kmh Thatrsquos ridiculous for a two-and-a-half-ton limousine isnrsquot it especially when the car was hurtling into the jaws of quite a sturdy northwester

one certainly needs to get onersquos head around that blinding overtaking acceleration ndash floor it and it warps the environment ndash 80-120kmh in just 24 seconds (26 sec) and 120-160 in 46 (43 sec) it demands attention in just about any traffic situation

itrsquos lucky then that the S65L now includes a feature called lsquoattention assistrsquo to make sure yoursquore always wide-awake driving it while the Pre-Safe brakes are now linked to the proxim-ity radar to create an invisible crumple zone in the event of an accident

There are quite a few other changes too but in reality merc never had to do much to the S65L

so the novelties are a bonus The only other as-pect we find worthy of comment beyond the carrsquos gargantuan ability to devour fuel is that it now only comes as a limousine which really is quite odd you see the best place in this car is without doubt behind the wheel so why both-er with all the cool stuff in the back unless of course you really want to spoil your chauffeur if and when yoursquore unfortunate enough not to have the time to actually drive the beast

Words Michele LupiniImages Kalf van Zyl

Read about how the S65 AMG shapes up to BMWrsquos new 760Li and the Porsche Pan-amera Turbo in Cars in Actionrsquos March is-sue on sale at now at the Franschhoek Pick n Pay or BP from mid-February

Road TestMercedes-Benz S65 aMGBEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

STaT SheeTMeRCedeS-Benz S65l aMG

enGine 5980 CC BITURBO DOHC 36 VALVE V12GeaRBox 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC RWDpoweR 450KW ToRqUe 1000NMTeSTed 0-100kMh 46SEC (REEF 49SEC)TeSTed 0-400M 127SECONDS 189KMH kyalaMi hoT lap 2079ClaiMed URBan FUel 148100KMClaiMed eMiSSionS 355GKMwaRRanTy 2-YEARS SeRViCe plan 6-YEAR120 000KM pRiCe R2 100 000



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Bridge House News

Bridge house Matric Results

bridge house matrics have maintained a 100 pass rate and a 100 subject pass rate since the first class wrote matric in 1997 Like many independent schools all over South africa except for some in the western cape bridge house writes the independent examinations board (ieb) exams The ieb is an assessment agency independent of State and Provincial examination boards The ieb nevertheless operates within the constraints of national legislation and the provisions of the national quality assurance body umalusi The excel-lent standards of the ieb assessments are estab-lished and maintained by a highly professional set of examining and marking panels that in-clude top educationalists who keep abreast of best practice locally and internationally many teachers from bridge house serve as modera-tors examiners and markers for the ieb The tight control of operations the strict adherence to deadlines and the meticulous attention to detail ensure that the candidates receive the best possible attention

Forty of the forty two bridge house students achieved a bachelor Degree pass and 86 of all the subject results were above 60 bridge

house results were consistently above the na-tional ieb averages Franschhoek resident abigail Goschen who achieved seven subject lsquoasrsquo with three results above 90 was the top student Four students came in the top 1 in five subjects nationally They were Jordyn critchfield - maths Literacy bastian belke

- German edoardo Gambardella - italian abigail Goschen - afrikaans and abigail Gos-chen - english

Bridge House Parents CareAbout the Teachers whatever the system of assessment that is used to rank school leavers it is only as good as the teachers tasked with delivering the curriculum and examining the candidates bridge house

teachers are well-qualified dedicated and com-mitted and in turn the parent body at bridge house cares about its teachers During the holidays the bridge house Parentsrsquo associa-tion in collaboration with parents Kim Smith and chris weylandt from weylandtrsquos who

generously donated their expertise and some beautiful furniture transformed the college staff room into a comfortable tranquil and contemporary space for the teachers to relax in during break times

Bridge House is Building

The bridge house Prep School staff room will get the same treatment as the college staff room once the custom built offices scheduled

for completion by easter are finished when they returned to school this term parents and pupils were astonished to find the building al-ready well on the way and one or two familiar faces rolling up their sleeves

Melvin King Head of Prep back in the trenches on the first day of school

The transformed college staff room

Past pupil Sean Jacobs wows the crowd at La BrasserieBridge House top student Abigail Goschen

wwwthemonthcoza 29


February 2010

According to a national survey launched (and repeated monthly) by Capeinfocom more than two thirds of accommodation establishments will charge more than their current peak season rates during the 2010 World Cup Of the 250 responses avail-able at the time of going to press 10 were charging more than double their cur-rent peak season rate with Durban having the most establishments charging three or more times their standard rates more than half had received no bookings yet and al-most a quarter had done no form of World Cup marketing

The Franschhoek wine Valley and tourist association suggests that ldquomost Franschhoek accommodation establishments are charging current summer rates for the world cup a few are charging current rates plus 10rdquo it goes on to say that ldquoaccording to book-ingcom the average room rate for booked rooms in cape town for the world cup is r1966 per room with an average length of stay of 6 nightsrdquo

The month approached Susan huxter well-respected owner of the award-winning Le Quartier Francais to make sense of what seems to be a co-ordinated approach to pric-ing within the FwVta membership ldquoThere hasnrsquot been any directive about pricingrdquo she revealed ldquobut there has been wide-spread consensus that we wonrsquot be going out to rip

people offrdquo Le Quartier is one of the estab-lishments that will keep its standard peak sea-son rates during the winter world cup She shares that Le Quartier has had some book-ings for the world cup period but that there isnrsquot an overwhelming demand for accom-modation yet She suggests that it is disap-pointing that cape town and the winelands are not hosting a single team and that Green Point Stadium has not had the best draw vis-a-vis matches so the number of supporters could be less than expected it is clear from speaking to her that for many hotels and guest houses in the Franschhoek valley the

value of the world cup lies not in the period of the tournament itself but in the potential to generate great coverage and repeat busi-ness in the future to that end the approach to offer value-for-money is foremost in her thinking She goes on to point out a number of positive spin-offs for tourism such as the once-off opportunity to market Franschhoek as a destination to visitors who may other-wise never have considered visiting here or the chance to share the rich cultural mix that characterises South africa

itrsquos encouraging that the responsible pric-ing-approach of the valleyrsquos establishments promises that the world cup will be an ex-perience of a lifetime rather than an expense that needs a lifetime to pay off

2010 World Cup BookingsBy the staff reporter

WIne amp CHAMPAGne with love being in the air this month there can be no better place than Franschhoek to lav-ish affection on your partner or spouse The en-chanting landscapes cape Dutch architecture and lush lavender fields combined with award-winning vineyards and restaurants serving cape fare and european cuisine make us the place to be whether yoursquore a connoisseur of wine or love with so many spectacular wine and dine ven-

ues to choose from establishing a new ven-ture in town and attempting to differentiate yourself from the competition is no easy task however lsquoFizz affairrsquo the recently opened champagne bar at Place Vendocircme Lifestyle centre does just that ndash its romantic mysticism creating a special atmosphere for that special person See the Place Vendocircme advert on pages 13 and 14

Fizz affair is open daily from 10h00 to 20h00

MoToR enTHuSIASTS

Staying on the theme of love why not veer off towards Franschhoek motor museum to in-dulge your or your partnerrsquos passion for cars This exclusive museum located along the r45 in the grounds of the Lrsquoormarins wine farm will host the Fmm concours and time trial on 27th and 28th February a highlight of the 2010 Franschhoek calendar this event will welcome such South african motorsport leg-ends as Giniel de Villiers and Sarel van der merwe who will be performing special runs around the circuit

The museum offers visitors the opportunity to learn about over 100 years of motoring history in the country with more than 220 vehicles in its collection it exhibits more than 80 displays at a time ranging from models such the 1911 Ford to the 1965 Porsche and other exotic sa-

loons sports and racing cars and commercial vehicles however this museum doesnrsquot just host the vehicles of yester year it is also home to the rare Ferrari enzo supercar which will be put through its paces with four lucky specta-tors chosen to witness its fierce power from the passenger seat during the Fmm concours amp time trail event Visitors will be able to dis-tract themselves from these splendid machines and sample fine wine from the estate as well as tuck into something delicious from the farmrsquos

deli enjoy musical acts and special guest ap-pearances

tickets are available exclusively through com-puticket and will be strictly sold in advance For more information on the event please visit wwwfmmcoza or call 021 874 9000 The museum is open daily from 10h00 to 16h00 tuesday to Friday and 10h00 to 15h00 Sat-urday and Sunday entrance costs r6000 for adults and r3000 for children ages 3 to 12 years old

FIne DInInG amp ACCoMMoDATIon

Franschhoek offers many outstanding lodging and dining experiences at some of South af-ricarsquos finest and most renowned wine estates hotels and restaurants among the best is mont rochelle an elegant manor house hotel located on the Dassenberg road offering 16 elegant bedrooms and six luxury suites each individually decorated with a classic elegance and providing guests plenty of privacy on ter-races overlooking the valley The mouth-water-ing menu and wide choice of wines combined with the astounding location overlooking the whole valley makes it no surprise that mont rochelle is one of lsquoeat outrsquo magazinersquos award winning restaurants and hotels mont rochelle is a destination for the whole family with activ-ities such as horse riding hiking and fishing all on offer if you combine these outdoor pursuits with the hotelrsquos great cuisine and comfortable accommodation yoursquoll leave with some of the best memories Franschhoek has to offer while husbands or boyfriends enjoy a day at the mo-tor museum ladies should treat themselves to a visit to mont rochellersquos wellness centre for some pampering or relaxation in the splash pools and jacuzzis

The award-winning winery will be hosting the annual tastings 101 on 9th February between

6pm and 8pm where the focus will be on their chardonnay and also their harvest festival in march Details of these events at mont ro-chelle are available from marika on 021 876 2770 also take a look at their website ndash wwwmontrochellecoza

if you have any special events in march or of-fers of interest to lsquoThe monthrsquo readers then please contact werner Smith Sales amp mar-keting manager (wernerwinelandstravel) or alan Saffery General manager (alanwine-landstravel) at winelands experience

Things to Do in the Franschhoek ValleyBy Winelands experience

Sometimes is pays to follow the leader

Fizz Affair Champagne Bar at Place Vendocircme

the cellar at Mont Rochelle


LocaL newSFebruary 2010

30

Behind the MicJust the other day this was still a brand-new out-of-the-box-shiny-unused year If 2010 were a car it would already be second hand Irsquom going to stay with the newness thing for a while though and look at all the fresh unused year-time left with eager eyes We intend improving Franschhoek FM thereby your listening pleasure in this time Nice prospect donrsquot you think Better local ra-dio

top topic in the news when i got to the studio in January was as usual the heat i know that this is summer and that it is supposed to be hot but mother nature seemed determined to surprise us by her nonchalant ability to push the mercury up to 40 degrees just because she could The upside of broadcasting in summer is that the studio is air-conditioned to preserve the valuable equipment and by extension the good humour of the announcers

talking of heat Gerrit Valentine of the Fire Protection Services came to the studio for some fiery talk he explained how firebreaks work and should be made and what the responsibil-ity of a land owner is in the case of fire he said firebreaks donrsquot stop fires they simply provide access to the fire for personnel and vehicles The interesting thing is the insurance pay-out implications of a fire on your land or starting on your land apparently insurance companies expect landowners to belong to a fire protec-tion service and look unkindly upon those who do not members have to have firefighting equipment on hand training is provided for staff and they have a good information system we spoke about the recent fire on the moun-

tain above the village and he said large num-bers of people were keen to help and had to be turned away or ldquocrowd-controlledrdquo so as not to hamper operations i was fascinated by the helicopters scooping water from a private dam and he said although one can refuse firefighters access to your dam it seldom happens

Previously The month published excerpts of an interview with Jurgen Schirmacher who is the spokesperson for tatib (the air that i breathe) he managed to fit in a chat with me at Franschhoek Fm before jetting off to Scandi-navia where he is to present a talk i find some discomfort in discussing the negative effects of pesticide spraying while knowing that farmers need a spraying programme to ensure market-ability of their harvests i also do not doubt that they mean no harm and that spray drift is unintentional Jurgen assured me that he does not blame the farmers for the ills that befall people due to pesticides in the air that they breathe tatib believes the problem starts with the manufacturers of poison continues when sales-people advise on unnecessarily big

dosages and is exacerbated when poison is not correctly mixed or applied he also rubbished a letter which appeared in the press questioning the harmful effects of pesticides apparently it was written by someone from a pesticide man-ufacturing company

my medical mode extended to a studio inter-view with Doctor Shelley hellig about things that thin your blood and things that thicken your blood There is this idea that one needs vi-tamin K2 (yoghurt is a good source) to absorb calcium in onersquos quest to avoid osteoporosis it is popularly known that vitamin K1 is neces-sary for blood clotting does vitamin K2 then not also have some thickening effect what then happens when it is recommended one take a small daily dose of aspirin to avoid clots Doctor hellig went through an interesting explanation of the different paths of clotting in our physiology and the different medicines

they require and then sang the praises of the lowly Disprin She again emphasised that when one knows yoursquove had a heart attack or stroke to take a Disprin immediately big warning do not give Disprins to children 12 years or younger Their livers are not mature enough to deal with it and you could cause severe dam-age wersquore aiming to do a more comprehensive discussion on clots which will touch on that pesky deep vein thrombosis suffered on air-craft on the 10th of February i hope yoursquoll make a note

wersquore keeping our eye on the news so as not to miss the possible unexpected good results of cop 15 the next presidential wedding the fate of the Seli1 the re-appearance of tiger woods or the next controversy in Franschhoek if you would like to discuss any of these or other mat-ters in the studio please drop me a line or give me a call

Stay tunedhelen naudeacutelifestylefhfmorgza

with helen Naudeacute of franschhoek fM

The Franschhoek high School staff were re-cently introduced to their new head Jan cil-liers at a working lunch at cafeacute bonbon in Franschhoek cilliers has been in the teaching profession since 1985 where he started off as a teacher in milnerton he was head of depart-ment at table View and was then promoted to head at albertinia high School he sees

similarities between albertinia high and Fran-schhoek high in particular he feels the fact that the schools are both combined schools will aid him in his work in Franschhoek his expe-rience of working with learners from grade one to grade 12 should stand him in good stead he suggests he concedes that alberiania is ldquomore Plattelandrdquo however

he has close ties to the wine-lands having studied in Stel-lenbosch and his wife a Franschhoek high old Girl has joined him on staff at the school as a teacher cil-liers is excited about the chal-lenge and the opportunity of ploughing back into the Franschhoek community and is committed to ensuring that Franschhoek high offers the best education to every learner that it can Like his predeces-sor he feels that the school plays a vital role in produc-ing responsible values-based citizens he would like to see the schoolrsquos premises re-turned to their former glory but concedes that it will be a challenge to finance the main-tenance and improvements that are needed hersquos upbeat and ready for the challenge and we look forward to being a part of the schoolrsquos growth in the year ahead

FHS Ready for 2010By the staff reporter

StreetSmart SA a non-profit organisation dedicated to the social integration and up-liftment of street children is well-known to diners in the Franschhoek valley Their little cards which are proudly displayed on the tables of Franschhoekrsquos finest will soon be prominent at restaurants in the Stellen-bosch and Paarl Winelands giving them the opportunity to plough back into the community StreetSmart was launched in Cape Town in 2005 under the patronage of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and has raised more than R2 million through the 46 participating restaurants (includ-ing several restaurants in Franschhoek who signed on in 2008)

StreetSmart expanded into the Stellenbosch region in December 2009 with six restaurants joining the programme The new StreetSmart restaurants include rust en Vrede wed-geview country house amp Spa overture The big easy bodega and Jordan restaurant ldquoone of the great aspects of this program is that the money raised in Stellenbosch will be allocated to local street children charities it is an easy no-effort process for restaurants to run and diners feel good about helping outrdquo said nic Dupper of river manor boutique hotel and Spa together with Johan Swanep-oel of the same establishment nic spear-heads the StreetSmart Stellenbosch commit-tee in the Paarl area Glen carlou on the r45Klapmuts road recently signed up with StreetSmart as well

restaurants participating in the StreetSmart initiative raise funds by adding a r5 dona-tion to each tablersquos bill This donation is voluntary and diners have the option to do-nate more or not at all all funds raised go to the StreetSmart beneficiaries who spend the funds on education skills training and family reunification programs The result is that street children are empowered to live a viable life in society while StreetSmart is still in the process of evaluating potential benefi-ciary organisations in the winelands all the funds raised in the area will go towards uplift-ing the lives of local street children thereby ensuring that every cent raised by winelands restaurants gets ploughed back into their community ldquowe are excited and delighted to witness the growth that StreetSmart Sa is experiencing not only are we expanding in terms of restaurants and location but we are reaching more street children who are in des-perate need of help shelter and educationrdquo said margi biggs chairperson of StreetSmart Sa

restaurants wishing to participate can log onto wwwstreetsmartsaorgza where easy-to-follow steps will be provided for more information or to make a donation contact streetsmart at tel 021 418 0621 email streetsmarteqwebcoza or visit wwwstreetsmartsaorgza

StreetSmart in the WinelandsBy the staff reporter

Franschhoek high school staff start the year at BonBon

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February 2010

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They Say Franschhoek will introduce a tweaked version of that great British tradi-tion the Changing of the Guard The devilrsquos in the detail they say and the following small differences will charactertise the Fran-schhoek version For Her Majestyrsquos Guards expect to see property developers who will wear not a busby but a simple hat fashioned from rolled-up plainly bogus building plans The developers will not need to pass any sort of fitness test to qualify for the hon-our of being elected to the position of guard as the incumbents are generally thought to be fit-for-nothing At midday on the busiest day of each month the guards will symboli-cally relieve each other of their positions of watch at what will be called Buckingthesys-tem Palace on the site of the old Huguenot Hotel Locals will be allowed to hurl insults at the guards at any stage during the ceremo-nial activities but may not engage with them at any other time No date has been fixed for the inaugural changing of the guard which will be known locally as the Changing of the Gard But in the words of Douglas Malloch The biggest liar in the world is They Say

The month and Franschhoekrsquos community paper and advertiser the Franschhoek tatler met with prominent local developer robert maingard in January to talk through some of the concerns raised by residents that relate to mr maingardrsquos various developments in the village a cursory count reveals that Lavender Farm and the related Lavender deli the site behind the Standard bank the adjoining site (which housed the old huguenot hotel) and that extends behind nedbank and the old Pick n Pay and build it sites all bear his name he owns other properties too but the four sites mentioned are all being developed at present with an eye on the wold cup tatler editor Siegfried Schaumlfer and i bombarded mr main-gard with questions which he answered with a measure of seriousness and frivolity and the oc-casional expletive for good measure we asked him about his view on development in general his ability to lsquoget things done at provincial and local council levelrsquo which few can emulate (if at all) and his assertion that he is intent on pre-serving Franschhoek while making it accessi-ble to young professionals and their families

From his answers he appears to have a genu-ine interest in the village is concerned about

responsible development and wants to uplift Franschhoekrsquos diverse communities an email shortly before our interview from a possibly well-meaning local warned of his lsquocharmrsquo and it was certainly evident at all times in the inter-view Some would suggest that the proof of his pudding however lies in the ldquosudden and in-consideraterdquo demolition of the near heritage-status huguenot hotel or the once ldquododgy sewerage worksrdquo beyond Le Franschhoek or his ldquoinsensitiverdquo attempt to erect a ldquomonolithic-structuredrdquo shopping centre in the heart of the village until he was ldquocaught outrdquo by his foes

They are of course entitled to their opinions and when i asked him whether the animos-ity experienced would cause him to stop his development plans he simply said ldquonordquo he suggested that some things are ldquolike paying the dentist itrsquos not something you look forward to but it has to be donerdquo

as a relative newcomer to the valley i find forming a definite opinion about the person and work of many in the valley practically im-possible i just donrsquot know people well enough

and i just donrsquot have enough of the facts about the many developments proposed or other-wise in the valley and this is where i feel wersquove all missed a trick Knowing each other well in a small town is not an option itrsquos a prerequisite for the town to grow responsibly and predict-ably and in such a way that the needs of all are at least considered if not in some way taken into account

it highlights the concept of Proudly Fran-schhoek touched on some months back in this column i canrsquot help but feel that Franschhoek needs a team-leader who will draw the com-munity together someone who will extol the virtues of best practice and interact with those who donrsquot measure up to help protect and promote brand Franschhoek Someone who knows us and our business well enough to help when needed or simply celebrate our success in short we need to find the chair of Proudly Franschhoek

irsquoll start with anyone who actually enjoys pay-ing the dentist

The Last WritesBy the sub editor

Cleanout


the social pageSociaLFebruary 2010

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT

Bridge House past-pupil Danielle Davenport performs at La Brasserie with The Cape Dutch Connection

Autograph-hunter Reuben Riffel congratulates Richie Ramsay on winning the SA Open at Pearl Valley Estates

One of the 650 cyclists completing the Franschhoek LionsPorcupine Ridge MTB Challenge on the 16th January in Franschhoek

New owners of Lew Geffen Sothebyrsquos International Realty Franschhoek Danie and Bev Malan pictured here at their welcoming party

Pablo Martin at the SA Open in good spirits despite a final round score of 73 that saw him slip from 1st to 6th place


the month

2

from the editorFrom the eDitorFebruary 2010

In thIs IssuEPg3 5 mins with James StewartPg4 The Kusasa PhenomenonPg6 Not too far from herePg9 Full Steam AheadPg10 5 mins with Richard CarstensPg12 Question of the MonthPg13 Property amp Lifestyle PulloutPg22 the hikes PagePg23 the Green PagePg24 The Symphony of LegacyPg25 ForExamplePg29 things to Do in the ValleyPg32 the social Page

Editor David Foster

084 827 3986 davidthemonthcozaSub-Editor Brett Garner

083 260 0453 brettthemonthcozaPhotography Lightworks Photography

021 876 4832 infolightworkszanetLayout and Website Gravity Media

infogravitymediazanet

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Michele Lupini michelecarsinactioncoza

ValleyWine Farms 500Guest Houses 500Restaurants 500Retail 500Stands 800Post Boxes 1200Schools amp Other 500Housing Estates 800 Cape TownShopping Centres 500southern suburbsPost Boxes 3800Hotels amp Airport 400

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DEAR READER

In last monthrsquos editorial I touched on the possibility that we as individuals can have a material impact on global warming by eat-ing less meat I researched it a bit further and it seems to be so

ice cores show that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have remained between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm) for the past half-a-million years but in the last few decades have risen sharply to at least 380ppm natural emissions have always been balanced by natu-ral absorptions but now slightly more co2 is entering the atmosphere than is being soaked up by carbon sinks

because of this the environmental community has focused its efforts almost exclusively on abating carbon dioxide emissions Domestic legislative efforts concentrate on raising fuel economy standards capping co2 emissions from power plants and investing in alterna-tive energy sources even recommendations to consumers focus on co2 by encouraging us to buy fuel-efficient cars and appliances and to minimise their use

yet although itrsquos true that human activity pro-duces vastly more co2 than all other green-house gases put together this does not mean it is responsible for most of the earthrsquos warm-ing many other greenhouse gases trap heat far more powerfully than co2 - some of them tens of thousands of times more powerfully when taking into account various gasesrsquo global

warming potential it turns out that gases other than co2 make up most of the global warming problem

methane for example is 21 times more pow-erful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and is responsible for nearly as much global warm-ing as all other non-co2 greenhouse gases put together whilst atmospheric concentrations of co2 have risen by about 31 since pre-in-dustrial times human sources of co2 amount to just 3 of natural emissions methane con-centrations on the other hand have more than doubled and human sources produce one and a half times as much methane as is produced naturally

with methane emissions therefore causing nearly half of the planetrsquos human-induced warming its reduction must be a priority methane is produced by a number of sources (including coal mining and landfills) but the number one source worldwide is animal agriculture producing more than 100 mil-lion tons of methane a year and this source is on the rise global meat consumption has increased fivefold in the past fifty years and shows little sign of abating about 85 of this methane is produced in the digestive processes of livestock and whilst a single cow releases a relatively small amount of methane the collec-tive effect on the environment of the hundreds of millions of livestock animals worldwide is enormous

So if we wish to curb global warming over the coming half-century we must look at strategies to address non-co2 emissions and the strategy

which will have the most impact will be to re-duce our consumption of animal products if by going vegetarian we could eliminate one of the major sources of emissions of methane by reducing our consumption of meat we could have a material impact on global warming and it gives us as individuals an opportunity to make a difference whilst our politicians fail time and again to get consensus on reducing global carbon emissions

So look out for The monthrsquos call to valley res-taurants to up their vegetarian offerings in the next few editions in the name of the environ-ment

on a different note we received this from Ste-ve in cape town

ldquoJust to let you and your team know how I en-joyed your strangely named newspaper which somehow arrived in my letterbox in Clare-mont What a breath of fresh air compared to the daily press and weekend newspapers which are always full of politics violence and general trash I shall keep it to refer to and most definitely try to come out there more often as I no longer have a property at Thee-waterskloof This was a very good way of ad-vertising to attract locals to spend more time in the beauty of our nearby surroundsrdquo

Thatrsquos the aim of The month ndash to attract peo-ple to the valley through creating interest and aspiration So thanks for highlighting that Steve and enjoy the February edition

David

The league remains wide open with just five matches to go after the second round of the 2010 Franschhoek Soccer Championships

Group 1 saw two pretty-tight matches go-ing the whole way with Pam Golding lsquotry againrsquo and La Petite Ferme lsquomighty broth-

ersrsquo sneaking 3-2 wins apiece and reubenrsquos lsquoFranschhoek Piratesrsquo giving La Vie du Luc lsquoSea Lionsrsquo a bit of a lesson in their 3-0 win reubenrsquos therefore top the group level on points with the Seeff lsquoSilver Starsrsquo who have also won both their opening matches Group 2 is even tighter with four teams level on four points each after the Solms Delta lsquoall Starsrsquo gave the French connection lsquoeleven at-tackersrsquo something of a going over and tricky t lsquoevolutionrsquo putting three past colrsquocacchio lsquoblack acesrsquo Steady wins for the Pearl Val-ley lsquoKing Pioneersrsquo and the truckles cheese lsquoPeacemakersrsquo keeps them in the hunt but this group is wide open

Things are hotting up now with the next matches (on the 6th and 7th of February) crucial to the outcome The pitch at etyotyombeni has now been repaired and The month would like to thank ivan Goodman from The ivy for his generous donation on behalf of all the teams and sponsors

Everything to Play For

ReSUlTSGRoUp 1 - JAN 16THBuILD IthOME DEFEnDERs 2-3 PAM GOLDINGTRY AGAIN LA PETITE FERMEMIGHTY BROTHERS 3-2 ALLEE BLEUEBOMBERSWINELANDS EXPERIENCEFHK UTD 0-1 SEEFFSILVER STARSLA VIE DU LUCSEA LIONS 0-3 REUBENSFRANSCHHOEK PIRATES

GRoUp 2 - JAN 17THSOLMS-DELTAALL STARS 3-0 FRENCH CONNECTION11 ATTACKERSPLUM DEVELOPMENTSJR CELTICS 2-3 PEARL VALLEYKING PIONEERSTRICKY TEVOLUTION 3-1 COLrsquoCACCHIO BLACK ACESTRUCKLES CHEESEPEACEMAKERS 2-1 ELEPHANT amp BARRELSCORPIONS

Pearl ValleyKing Pioneers await a corner in their second round match

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R185 MILLION




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R185 MILLION




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