HermanusTimes

Motorists who try to get into town from the west in the mornings must add at least another ten minutes now that the new robots on the corner of Schulphoek Road and the R43 have been put in operation.

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A reader recalls witty graffiti in Cape Town during the apartheid years. One was &3147Free Mandela” and someone else added “in every packet of Rice Crispies”. Then there was a major demonstration in Greenmarket Square and the police sprayed the protesters with purple dye. The next day graffiti on the wall of the old townhouse read: “Let the purple rule”.

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A resident in Hermanus said she is shocked by the increase in electricity. “The mayor said the electricity increase will be round 12%, but in fact it went up with 32%.” She has prepaid electricity, and where she used to pay 28,51c per unit, she now pays 38,51 cents per unit!

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Winnie Hendricks is ontsteld oor gerugte dat haar huis in Downingstraat, Erf 1184, Hawston te koop is. Hendricks word oral op die dorp voorgekeer deur mense wat glo haar huis is te koop en 'n man het selfs by haar huis opgedaag om na haar huis te kom kyk. Sy wil dit graag duidelik maak dat haar huis geensins in die mark is nie.

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On Saturday 2 August, a mini market is being held on the lawns of St. Peter's Church in Main Road. The gates open at 08:30 - this is a wonderful opportunity to stock up on fresh produce, baked goodies, and sweets. Everyone's favourite, pancakes hot off the stove, will also be sold. There is a stall catering especially for children. Toys and items to be sold will be affordable, while the popular second-hand book stall will operate under a gazebo cover. Should the weather not be good the market will be held indoors in the church hall.

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Do you need support with the care of someone with dementia? All are welcome to join Dementia SA's support group every last Thursday of the month at 10:00 at the NG Church, Church Street, Hermanus. Here we discuss the challenges of this condition while providing counselling, awareness and support. For more information please contact Dementia SA on 021-421 0077/78.

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'n Vrou van Hawston se identiteitsdokument is gesteel en sy het dit nie by die polisie aangemeld nie. 'n Paar maande later is daar lasbriewe by haar huis afgelewer vir verskeie rekeninge oopgemaak in haar naam met hope skuld. Gelukkig is die skuldige vasgetrek wat met haar identiteitsdokument rekeninge orals in die dorp geopen het en duisende rande spandeer het. Di&3233 leser waarsku dat as jou identiteitsdokument gesteel word, jy dit dadelik by die polisie moet aanmeld.

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The Voet van Afrika race is on 4 October, not the 11th. The date had to be changed because of a new title sponsor.

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Guesthouses and other tourism-related product owners who want to promote their products for free can provide their corporate DVD's or CD's to Percy Tours who will play them to their customers while they are travelling in the highest luxury. Also installed in Percy Tours' new luxury minibus are business card and flyer dispensers, so these promotional material can also be forwarded to the tour company. Contact Percy or Ronel on 028-316 4871 or 072 062 8500.

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Everyone should have a look at www.natureproperties.com. Residents of Hermanus can really be proud of the image of our lovely Overstrand that is being conveyed to the rest of the world by this fabulous website.

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'n Leser van Sandbaai en haar honde is met klippe bestook nadat haar honde by haar hek uitgeglip het. Toe sy haar honde terugroep, het 'n inwoner daar naby begin skree en hulle met klippe gegooi.

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Thursday at 08:30 the temperature in Grabouw was 5,5 °C.

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'n Openbare vergadering word op 31 Julie on 16:00 in die De Wetsaal in Onrus gehou om die Vermont Onrus Sandbaai (VOS) privaat polisiëringsdiens te bespreek. Almal van Wyk 14 is welkom. Die uitkoms van die vergadering sal die komitee 'n idee gee hoe die mense voel oor so 'n diens wat op die lees van Hermanus se uitstekende HPP geskoei sal wees.

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When more than half of July was gone, the Moral Regenration Movement announced that July has been declared Moral Regeneration Month.

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About 150 people attended the so-called information-sharing session on the station site at the municipal auditorium last Friday.

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A reader says the Hermanus provincial hospital is far better than most in this country. “It needs the continued support of the community.”

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Save a few rand for the Khayelitsha Festival from 24?26 October.

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Motorists who want to get somewhere in the mornings all drive over red robots.

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You should be alert during the next few days. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'Postcard from Hallmark' regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus that opens a postcard image which burns the whole hard disc C of your computer.