Genadendal Updated

05/10/2025

’n Opperhoof van die reuse-Knoflokskraal-nedersetting buite Grabouw is lewenslange tronkstraf opgelê weens die verkragting van ’n 13-jarige meisie vier jaar gelede.
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25/09/2025

“A professor gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The professor then mixed all the balloons. The students were given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon. At that point the professor told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes everyone had their own balloon.

The professor said to the students: “These balloons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness....we'll find ours too.”

Here’s to caring about everyone’s happiness ... in 2025 and beyond! 🎈🎈🎈

05/09/2025

Yesterday in the streets of C-Town, a local vendor passed by with his cooler box stacked with water and cooldrink. I stopped him for a bottle of water but what caught my eye wasn’t the Coolerbox… it was a baby dummy tied to the side.

I joked, “My bru, you selling dummies now too?” 😅
He laughed and said, “Nah, this one’s special.”

He told me his daughter, Mireya, was born a few months ago. And that dummy? It’s not for sale it’s his reminder.
When his shoulders ache from carrying that heavy cooler, when his legs are tired from walking all day, when sales are slow and there’s nowhere to sit… he looks at that pacifier and remembers why he’s doing this.

He said, “I don’t leave my house to come back with a loss. I don’t settle for a draw. I only come home with victory.” 💪🔥

So before you complain about your life, remember:
Some people walk these streets with very little in their pockets, but a whole lot of purpose in their hearts. 🙏🇿🇦. Have a Graceful September

17/08/2025

Well done Botrivier Rugby Football Club - RVK with being crowned the Overberg Champs for 2025 and Safcol RFC who will be joining them to respresent the Overberg in the Sanlam Boland Top 12 😁💚

Overberg
Genadendal 29-30 Hawston
Seahawks 29-24 Kleinmond
Riviersonderend 35-31Grabouw
Villiersdorp 35-30 Rangers Bredasdorp
Caledon 13-22 Universal Stanford
Safcol 29-30 Botrivier

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09/08/2025

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29/07/2025

Residents and stakeholders are reminded about the community meeting for ward 2 taking place tonight at 18:30.

26/07/2025

KLEINMOND RUGBY KLUB🚨

Met groot hartseer neem die Boland Rugbyunie kennis van die tragiese afsterwe van James Jonas, ’n speler van Kleinmond Rugby Voetbalklub (RVK), wat Saterdag 26 Julie 2025 ná ’n wedstryd in die Grootuitdaag-reeks tussen Kleinmond RVK en Genadendal RVK oorlede is. Die eerste span wedstryd tussen die twee klubs is daarna afgelas uit respek vir Jonas, sy gesin, en die wyer rugbygemeenskap.

Jonas, 44, was nie net ’n toegewyde rugbyspeler nie, maar ook ’n geliefde lid van die Overberg-gemeenskap. Hy was oorspronklik van Genadendal, waar hy ook skoolgegaan het, en het later vir Kleinmond gespeel — ’n klub wat hy met passie en ywer verteenwoordig het. James se verbintenis met albei klubs het hom ’n bekende en gerespekteerde figuur in die streek gemaak.

Ons gedagtes is veral by sy vrou en twee kinders, wat op die dag van die wedstryd daar was om hom te ondersteun en hom te sien doen waarvoor hy lief was — rugby speel.

Bennie van Rooi, president van die Boland Rugbyunie, het soos volg gereageer:
“Ons harte is seer oor die verlies van een van ons eie. James Jonas het nie net sy klub nie, maar die hele Boland Rugbyfamilie met sy teenwoordigheid verryk. Ons dra ons opregte meegevoel aan sy vrou, kinders, familie en almal wat hom liefgehad het, oor. Mag hulle troos vind in sy nalatenskap en die herinnering aan sy onwrikbare gees.”

Basil Swartz, voorsitter van Kleinmond RFC, het die volgende bygevoeg: "James was ’n ware rugbyman; lojaal, nederig, en altyd bereid om alles vir sy klub te gee. Sy afsterwe laat ’n leemte wat moeilik gevul sal word. Ons klub treur saam met sy gesin en ons rugbybroers van Genadendal. Ons sal hom onthou as ’n man van integriteit, toewyding en ware sportmangees.”

Die Boland Rugbyunie en sy geaffilieerde klubs betuig hul diepste simpatie en ondersteuning aan die Jonas-gesin, vriende, spanmaats en die gemeenskappe van Kleinmond en Genadendal.

Mag hy in vrede rus.🙏