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March/ Maart 2015 Paarl●Wellington●Saron●Gouda●Hermon No.3 ‘n Plek van Uitnemendheid—A Place of Excellence Liewe Inwoners Dear Resident Gewoonlik is rekords lekker, maar hierdie een het ons laat sweet! Die Usually setting new records are enjoyable, but the latest one had us warmste dag in 100 jaar vroeg hierdie maand was oral gevoel! En dit het vir working up a sweat! I am referring to the hottest day in 100 years, we ex- 3 dae so aangehou, selfs die nagte was kokend. Baie mense het vir my hul perienced earlier this month! And it lasted for three days, even the evenings metings gestuur en almal was bokant 42, 5 ˙C! Ek het selfs metings van 44, were sweltering. Many people have sent me their temperature readings and 5 ˙C gekry! En ‘n inwoner wat in Prieska was, het laat weet dis 52 grade they were all above 42, 5 °C! I even received measurements as high as 44, daar! Ons ervaar inderdaad ‘n baie warm, droë seisoen en brande is oraloor. 5 °C! And a resident who was in Prieska, had informed me that it was 52 Sal u tog asseblief mooi werk met water en uiters versigtig wees met vure degrees there! We have indeed experienced a very hot and dry season with en sigaretstompies. Brande is baie duur, baie sleg vir ons sensitiewe en fires being rife. Therefore I appeal to our residents to work sparingly with seldsame plante en dodelik vir al die klein diertjies. our water resources and take extreme care when lighting fires and tossing cigarette butts. Fires are very expensive, very bad for our sensitive and rare Op 21 Maart vier ons weer Menseregtedag en dis ‘n goeie geleentheid om te vegetation and fatal to all the little animals in the affected areas. besin waar ons land hiermee staan en hoe ver ons met versoening en menseregte gevorder het. Ten spyte van demokrasieë oraloor, word erge On March 21st, we celebrate Human Rights Day, and it's a good opportunity menseregteskendings steeds oral oor die wêreld gepleeg. Een wat my baie to reflect on where we are as a country and how far we have progressed na aan die hart lê is die molestering, verkragting en ontvoering van kinders with reconciliation and human rights. Despite the ever growing number of en vroue. U moet tog bedag wees op die veiligheid van al ons kinders en democracies around the world, we still hear about gross human rights moenie wegkyk as u iets verdag gewaar nie. Rapporteer dit asseblief violations. Violations which are especially disturbing to me are the molesta- onmiddellik aan die polisie. Ek het inderdaad al in my Wyk so ‘n voorval tion, rape and abduction of women and children. We should always be gehad waar gewetenlose dwelmbase aanbied om onskuldige dogters ‘n mindful of the safety of all our children. Please do not turn a blind eye if you rygeleentheid te gee en hul dan met drank of dwelms voer en ontvoer. see something suspicious and/or alarming taking place. Do not hesitate Gelukkig kon ons onmiddellik optree, die polisie het die paaie gemonitor en report it to the Police immediately. I have actually had such an incident in toe dit tot die kennis van die ontvoerders kom, het hul die kinders afgelaai my Ward: Unscrupulous drug lords offered to give a lift to innocent girls and en iewers geskuil. Indien die polisie gou in kennis gestel word, kan dit dus then fed them alcohol and/or drugs and kidnapped them. Thankfully it came nog gefnuik word. to our attention, we acted immediately, the police monitored the roads and when it came to the knowledge of the kidnappers, they deposited the chil- Eie aan Paarl is die herdenking van die POQO opmars van 1962 toe mense in dren and hid somewhere. If the Police are informed quickly, these actions die Paarl gesterf het in hul stryd vir politieke vryheid. Baie mense weet can still be stopped or waylaid. vandag nie meer van hierdie opmars en dat Paarl ‘n brandpunt van die stryd vir politieke vryheid was nie. Verskeie mense is na hierdie opmars aangekla As part of the rich history of Paarl, we also remember the anniversary of the vir hoogverraad en vir die dood van drie matrikulante wat onskuldig en POQO March of 1962 when people in Paarl died in their struggle for political toevallig in Lady Greystraat naby die destydse Polisiestasie was. Drie freedom. Few residents are nowadays aware of this march and what a focal aangeklaagdes is ook ter dood veroordeel en gehang. Al is dit in die ver point Paarl was in the struggle for political freedom. Several people were verlede, woon die families van hierdie mense nog steeds in Drakenstein en charged after this march for treason and for the death of three innocent sommige ervaar nog diep gevoelens hieroor. Dit is my droom as matriculants who happened to be in Lady Grey Street, near the former Po- Burgemeester dat almal wat vir alle soorte vryhede geveg het, die kans te lice Station. Three accused were sentenced to death and hanged. Albeit in gee om die hartseer en bitter van die verlede agter te laat sodat ons as een the distant past, the families of the people involved, are still living in Dra- heel gemeenskap kan vorentoe stap. In Drakenstein het ons het nog baie kenstein and some are still experiencing deep feelings about this historic elemente wat ons kan herinner aan almal wat gestry het vir verskillende event. As Mayor, it is my dream that all that those individuals and groups soorte vryhede: Die Anglo Boere-oorlog gedenkteken by Laborie, Nelson fighting for some form of freedom, be given the chance to heal, leave the Mandela se standbeeld en huis by Drakenstein gevangenis, die Blokhuise, sadness and bitterness of the past behind us; so that we as residents of die Heldeakker by ons begraafplaas, die Slawekerkie Het Gestigt, die Drakenstein can step forward into the future as a united district. All over Historiese Geboue wat oorleef het, die Taalmonument, die eerste Afrikaanse Drakenstein, we have many elements and memorabilia reminding us of skooltjie en baie ander. Ons hoop dit gaan nog iewers people who fought for different kinds of freedom: The omskep word tot ‘n vryheidsroete wat alle sektore van ons Anglo Boer War Memorial at Laborie, Nelson Mandela's gemeenskap sal verteenwoordig. Statue and House at Drakenstein Correctional Facility, Blockhouses, the Heroes' Acre at our Cemetery, the Slave Ons kry soms navrae oor hoe die Church at Het Gestigt, the historic buildings that stood the Dierebeskermingsvereniging inpas by die Munisipaliteit. Ons test of time, the Afrikaanse Language Monument, the first het ‘n kontrak met hulle en betaal ‘n fooi om die Afrikaans school and many others. We hope to see it con- rondloperdiere wat geen tuiste het, en mishandelde diere in verted to a freedom trail that will represent all sectors of te neem, te versorg, indien moontlik by huise te plaas of in our community. ergere gevalle, uit te sit. Ongelukkig moet mense verstaan dat ons nie kan betaal vir privaathonde en –katte kan met At times we receive inquiries about the working relationship belastingbetalersgeld nie. Sal u tog asseblief gevalle van or agreement between the SPCA and the Municipality. We dieremishandeling aanmeld. Ek is seker die DBV sal u klagte have a contract with them, and pay a fee to them for vertroulik hou. Daar is min dinge wat my so kwaad maak as collecting stray animals taking in abused animals, caring for ‘n mens wat ‘n weerlose dier mishandel. Net ‘n geestelike these animals and if possible place at homes and in the worst cases, to put down some of the animals. Drakenstein Municipality Contact Details: TEL: 021 807 4500 - FAX: 021 870 1574 - WEBSITE: www.drakenstein.gov.za siek mens kan ‘n weerlose dier, onder sy beheer, aanrand en vermink. Unfortunately, people need to understand that we cannot pay for the re- moval and care of pets on private property, with taxpayer’s money. Will you Ons is baie dankbaar dat ons ‘n Onkologie hospitaal vir die behandeling van please report cases of animal abuse. I'm sure the SPCA will keep your com- alle fases van kanker gekry het. Dis aan die bopunt van Skoolstraat en ‘n plaint confidential. There are few things that make me as angry as when pragtige hospitaal, toegerus met die mees moderne tegnologie. Kom ons people abuse a vulnerable animal. Just a very disturbed person can assault ondersteun hierdie plaaslike inisiatief eerder as om stad toe te ry (Sien and maim a defenceless animal under his/her control. blokkie). We are very grateful that we now have an Oncology Hospital for the treat- Ons het aan die einde van Februarie die Aansuiweringsbegroting ment of all stages of cancer, in Drakenstein. The beautiful hospital building, goedgekeur. Dit is presies wat die woord sê: Indien daar enige wettige equipped with the most modern technology, is situated at the top end of gemagtigde afwykings is, byvoorbeeld indien meer geld van die Provinsiale School Street. Let's support this local initiative rather than to drive to the Regering bekom word en gevolglik meer spandeer word, indien ‘n projek city (See info box). langer neem om geïmplementeer te word en moet oorrol na die volgende jaar, en so aan, moet die aansuiweringsbegroting dit weerspieël. Dit is dus We adopted the Adjustments Budget 2014/15 at the end of February. An eintlik ‘n vorderingsverslag van spandering en openbare regstelling van die Adjustments Budget is exactly that: It makes allowances if there are any aanvanklike beoogde begroting.

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