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WmbheleneVROUMENS! En toe vat ons Paarlse vrouens sowaar voor. Helene Beyers (links) en haar navigator, Ria Basson, is deel van net nege spanne - en die enigste vroue - wat landwyd uit 280 deelnemers gekies is om aan die finale rondte van die 2002 4x4 Eco-Challenge Africa deel te neem. Dié boervroue van Groot Drakenstein vertrek môre op 'n 6 000km rit van die Boland, deur Namibië, tot by die Angolese grens en terug. Foto: Malané Bosman


Bobotie a hit

Leigh Reitz

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WurbyeSEEING real lions was a highlight of the visit of a German exchange student to Paarl.

Maria Gau (19) of Gustrow in Germany has just spent a month in Paarl with Marethé Herfurth and her family.

"The country and Paarl are absolutely beautiful and I was treated like royalty by my hosts.

"They cooked South African dishes for

SAD GOODBYE. Marethé Herfurth (right) bids a sad goodbye to her "sister" of these past four weeks, German exchange student Maria Gau.

me, including my favourite, bobotie. I also love biltong.

"We did a lot of sightseeing during the

holidays and I got the opportunity of seeing my favourite animals, lions, in real life. We also went up to Table Mountain and visited Robben Island.

"I also learnt a bit of Afrikaans, like 'dankie' and 'dit maak nie saak nie'.

While attending La Rochelle Girls' High with Marethé, she learnt about the strict local dress code.

"In Germany we do not wear uniforms. The girls are also allowed to colour their hair and wear make-up during school hours.

"I definitely want to come back to South Africa at some later stage, just not during winter, because it was just too cold these past weeks!"

Maria will be hosting Marethé during her visit to Germany in December as part of the exchange programme.


Ouers van wesies soek

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DIE Department Gesondheid en Maatskaplike Dienste in die Wes-Kaap is dringend op soek na Martha Fortuin (34) en Joseph Fortuin (35), die biologiese ouers van Elshantel Johnson (13) en Nathan Fortuin (8).

Die ouers bevind hulle vermoedelik in die Fairyland of Groenheuwel-omgewing van die Paarl.

Enigiemand wat weet waar presies die ouers hul bevind, word versoek om Sutezza Layman, maatskaplike werker by die Departement Maatskaplike Dienste in Newstraat (kamer 116 agter Edgars) te kontak by 871-1682 of 083-361-5781.

* Die ouers van 'n klein dogtertjie word deur die maatskaplike werkers van die ACVV Noorder-Paarl gesoek. Hulle is Marta Kok en Attie Willemse wat hulle vermoedelik in die Paarl of Wellington bevind.

Enigeen met inligting kan vir Constance Pretorius by die ACVV skakel (872-3487).


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