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garden all now house tourist-related facilities, the largest of which is the 120-seater restaurant in the former wine cellar. Clive Venning, Chief Executive of the new residential development company, said that it is "entirely appropriate" that this homestead and its attractive surroundings should belong to the nation. Once the stringent rezoning requirements have been met to the Minister's satisfaction, he hopes to develop farmyard villages and a 300 unit retirement village on the Boschendal estate, "Boschendal," he said, "is today the most frequently visited of all the historic Cape Dutch homesteads - it has over 100,000 visitors per annum, of which about one-third actually visit the homestead itself. It is well known worldwide and is very much part of our South African heritage." The restoration, said Venning, was carried out by Anglo-American in the 1970's with a thoroughness and authenticity seldom seen before on this type of work. The architect Gawie Fagan and his wife Gwen undertook extensive research in the Cape Archives to ensure that the restored house was true to an original building erected in 1812. The architect Dirk Visser and the historian Gwen Mills played important roles in sourcing these authentic furniture and artworks – even to the point of ordering from Holland an ornate metal birdcage of the kind invariably found in 18th Century Cape homesteads. "Some of the furniture and paintings," said Marianne Gertenbach, the homestead's curator, "are truly magnificent - among the best of their kind to be found anywhere in the world. The "vehicle" through which Boschendal will become a national asset, is the Rhodes National Heritage Trust, which was founded in 1996 by Anglo-American to acquire and borrow furniture and artworks for the homestead. The trust will now also ensure that the homestead is maintained in perpetuity. This trust will retain control of the homestead and is fortunately sufficiently well endowed to ensure that, along with the entrance fees collected, the preservation of the historic home will not lack for funds. "South Africa can, therefore, be grateful that the new development team at Boschendal is playing their part in keeping alive a tradition that is cultural and gracious – qualities our 21st Century badly needs," says Venning. The house, dating from 1812, was built by Paul de Villiers, a descendant of Abraham de Villiers, who bought the farm in 1715. |
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VITITEC, the plant improvement division of KWV, has been awarded the first ever South African ISO certification for plant improvement from the SABS. At the award ceremony in Paarl, SABS divisional manager Steve Lashmer commended Vititec for its hard work in achieving ISO 9001:2000. According to Nico Spreeth, manager Vititec, the certification provides their clients with full assurance about Vititec plant material in terms of quality, safety and reliability. A full audit was done by the SABS and included the laboratory and greenhouses at Picardi in Paarl, where the best available viticulturally and oenologically selected clonal material is being developed. More than half a million organizations in more than 60 countries are currently implementing ISO 9000 which provides a framework for quality management. |
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DIE beroemde windmeul wat 'n eeu gelede nog in Windmeul, Agter-Paarl, gestaan het, gaan vereer word met 'n luukse sekuriteitswoonbuurt, ontwikkel deur die ontwikkelaars Chianti Civil Construction. Die ontwikkeling word vernoem na die oorspronklike plaas, vandaar die naam Waterpoel de Windmeul. Die oorspronklike grondbesitters van die omgewing was almal van Duits en Nederlandse herkoms. Gevolglik word gepoog om die ontwikkeling sy eie unieke identiteit te gee deur die smaakvolle gebruik van riet, klip en inheemse hout, tesame met die romantiek van die Bolandse landelike styl. Die elf huise is geplaas op ruim persele wat wissel van 5000 tot 8000 vierkante meter, en sal ontwerp word deur die bekende Stellenbosch argitek, Chris de Hart. Die ontwikkeling is ongeveer 5 km buite die Paarl, naby die Laerskool Slot en die NG Kerk Agter-Paarl. Windmeul het sy naam gekry vanweë die oorspronklike windmeul wat gebou is in Agter-Paarl tussen 1884 tot 1890. Daar was oorspronklik 27 windmeulens in die Paarl-streek, waarvan die bekendste in Agter-Paarl. Dit was die middelpunt van aktiwiteite in daardie jare en die meeste boere in die Agter-Paarl en die Perdeberg distrik het hul koring daar laat maal en dan ook sommer hul inkopies by die winkeltjie langs die windmeul gedoen. In dieselfde jaar wat die meul opgerig is, is daar ook 'n poskantoor gebou. Die produksie van die meul is egter gestaak gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog weens die ekonomiese resessie. Die windmeul is uiteindelik in 1927 afgebreek. Die welbekende Windmeul Wynkelder wat in 1944 opgerig is, is na die ou meul vernoem. Na aanleiding van die ryk geskiedenis van Agter-Paarl word gepoog om weer die area te laat herleef in al sy ou glorie, sê die ontwikkelaar Fanie Theron. 'n Tweede behuisingsontwikkeling word ook beoog. Sodra munisipale goedkeuring ontvang is, word beplan om persele langs die pad te ontwikkel met winkeltjies om sodoende die gebied selfstandig te maak en te ontwikkel as 'n landelike dorpie met 'n ryke kuns en kultuur. Die ou windmeul gaan weer herbou word en sal sy geregmatige plek inneem om reg te laat geskied aan die area Windmeul. Die slagspreuk van die ontwikkeling, "Milling Around", kom dus goed te pas vir die beoogde projek, meen Theron. |
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THE professional services firm Deloitte will host a panel discussion forum on Black Economic Empowerment in the South African Wine Industry at the Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch, on 17 August from 14:00 to 16:00. Panelists will include Chief Executive of the South African Wine and Brandy Company (SAWB), Dr Johan van Rooyen, President of the Black Association of the Wine and Spirits Industry, Nosey Pieterse, and Philiswe Buthelezi of the Department of Trade and Industry. They will be joined by partners from Deloitte's Audit, Tax, Corporate Finance and Legal divisions to discuss business challenges, opportunities and practicalities surrounding transformation in this sector. The panel will discuss ground rules for empowerment, possible responses to the upcoming charter, the funding of BEE transactions, pricing of transaction and pitfalls in BEE. Contact Manuel at 670-1661 or by email or damanuel@deloitte.co.za. |
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'n KURKAGTIGE smaak in wyn kan binnekort iets van die verlede wees nadat 'n Bolandse maatskappy pas die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse kurkverskaffer geword het wat aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Buro vir Standaarde (SABS) se veeleisende gehaltestandaarde vir twee gesogte sertifikate voldoen - en in die proses die kurksmaak nek omgedraai het. Cork Supply Suid-Afrika, verskaffer van kurkproppe aan onder meer Fairview, Simonsvlei en Lost Horizons, het die SABS se sertifikate vir ISO 9001; 2000 en HACCP ontvang. Die laasgenoemde sertifikaat, Hazardous Acids Analysis Critical Control Points, is gemik op ondernemings in die voedselbedryf wat aan beheermaatreëls vir gevaarlike stowwe voldoen. Cork Supply Suid-Afrika toets die afgelope vier jaar die kontaminasievlakke in die kurkproppe van wynbottels met behulp van tegnologie bekend as Soliede Fase Mikro Ekstraksie (SPME) en 'n gas-kleurmeter. Kurk is veral vatbaar vir TCA (trichloranisool 2,4,6) wat aan wyn 'n muwwe, bitter en krytagtige karakter gee. Verbruikers assosieer dit gewoonlik met 'n kurkagtige smaak. Hoewel die kurkproppe wat van Portugal ingevoer word, deeglik getoets word voordat dit Portugal verlaat, word alle bale weer by die maatskappy se hoofkantoor te Stellenbosch getoets voordat dit versprei word. In sy reaksie het Chris Wium, besturende direkteur, gesê: "Dit is 'n mylpaal vir die wynbedryf in Suid-Afrika." |
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