{"id":85255,"date":"2025-10-18T18:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/uncategorized\/die-borrel-oor-botmaskop\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:25:20","slug":"die-borrel-oor-botmaskop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/ink-festival-newspaper-2025\/die-borrel-oor-botmaskop\/","title":{"rendered":"Die borrel oor Botmaskop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"85255\" class=\"elementor elementor-85255 elementor-85238\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33166f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33166f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a09582\" data-id=\"9a09582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a933955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a933955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>OPINIE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eeba8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eeba8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ca74d\" data-id=\"80ca74d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d251e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d251e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"highlight-text\">Die borrel oor Botmaskop<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c3ebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c3ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ec7bc\" data-id=\"82ec7bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60528a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60528a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stellenbosch-dorpsgesprekke: <strong>Die slag van Botmaskop<\/strong><br>Deur: <strong>Ruhan Fourie<\/strong><br>Grafika: <strong>ChatGPT <\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6d73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0f6d73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9580ad\" data-id=\"d9580ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09099b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09099b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Wat hom totaal onkant gevang het by die Dorpsgesprek oor Botmaskop is hoe die kritici van die ontwikkelaar eintlik in wese met hom saamstem, sonder dat hulle dit noodwendig agterkom. Die konsensus was sterk dat ontwikkeling in wese goed is, en dat die rykes wat die dorp begin omsingel ekonomiese groei bring en werk skep. Watse stront is dit, vra \u2019n moerige <span class=\"highlight-text\">Ruhan Fourie.<\/span>  <\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa5f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa5f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1c04e\" data-id=\"bb1c04e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e09b3d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e09b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dis nie net dorpskinner as iets omstrede op Stellenbosch gebeur nie. Die hele land raak sommer opgesweep. As \u2019n gesuipte wit laaitie sy been lig teen \u2019n swart student se goed, is die nasionale blaaie vol opinies, maar sluipmoordpogings op Oos-Kaapse kampusse is vir die nasionale media en hulle stedelike lesers net \u2019n blurb of twee werd. Maar dis seker wat gebeur as \u2019n plek s\u00f3 ingat raak, en in s\u00f3 \u2019n bubble leef, dat selfs die Stellenbossers dit nie eens ontken nie.   <\/p><p>Stellenbosch het veral die afgelope jare \u2019n shining city on the hill geraak vir effektiewe bestuur wat groot geld na die dorp lok. Toeriste en ekonomiese migrante wie se rykdom nie vinnig genoeg in die noorde kon groei nie, stroom hierheen. Di\u00e9 dinge maak maar die Stellenbossers wat hier grootgeword het, of vele dekades al hier woon, ongemaklik. Uitbreidings teen die hange van die berge begin die dorp omring, en die verkeer hoop soggens en smiddae al hoe meer op. Vir di\u00e9 Stellenbossers is die ongedefinieerde \u201cdorpskarakter\u201d al hoe meer in gedrang.    <\/p><p>Niks het die afgelope jaar hierdie ongemak getrigger soos die ontwikkeling teen Botmaskop nie. In die koerante en op die sosiale media is dit belangegroepe teen die ontwikkelaar, die ontwikkelaar teen die omgewingskenners, en soms sommer almal teen die munisipaliteit. Soveel so dat Carte Blanche al \u2019n draai kom maak het om te hoor wat aangaan. Myns insiens is die reaksie en organisering teen die ontwikkeling \u2019n teken van gesonde aktiewe burgerskap! In baie dele van die land gooi mense op plaaslike vlak gou tou op, maar hier was mense moerig genoeg om groot te gaan teen wat hulle glo onre\u00eblmatig is.    <\/p><p>G\u2019n wonder dat die Netwerk24 Diskoerstent met die eerste Dorpsgesprek oor Botmaskop volgepak was nie. Op die verhoog sit die gespreksleier, Kabous Meiring, met die ekoloog Brian du Preez. Dinge in die tent was maar tense. Saartjie Botha, feesdirekteur, verduidelik voor die gesprek toe di\u00e9 onderwerp gekies is, was dit nog net \u2019n vurige debat op die dorp. Nou is daar \u2019n hofsaak, wat beteken dat die betrokkenes nie eintlik oor alles kan praat nie. Tog sit van hulle in die gehoor, en Saartjie s\u00ea om gemoedere in toom te hou gaan sy op die verhoog bly sit en intree as daar appels geswaai word. Dit het gewerk. Saartjie kan nou bouncer ook op haar lang lys van bekwaamhede skryf.       <\/p><p>Kabous laat waai met \u2019n uittreksel uit \u2019n artikel deur die ekonoom Johan Fourie wat die saak vir die ontwikkeling stel. Dis moedswillig. Sy wil die dorpenaars skietgoed gee. Toe laat waai Brian met die ekologiese impak van die ontwikkeling, en die burokratiese opgeruimdheid wat die ontwikkeling laat voortgaan het. Die gehoor knik saam met Brian se verstaan van die saak.    <\/p><p>Die vark in die verhaal, die ontwikkelaar, Handr\u00e9 Basson, sit tussen hulle. Hy kry toe \u2019n kans om sy saak te stel. Hy oortuig nie noodwendig die gehoor dat die ontwikkeling die regte kanale gevolg het nie. En sy soetsappige verhaal van die arme Johannesburgers wat op Botmaskop wil kom woon en nou ander planne moet maak, wen ook nie simpatie nie. Tog is daar \u2019n klompie feite opgeklaar deur \u2019n paar heen en weer kommentare van Brian, Handr\u00e9 en kenners van die saak in die gehoor.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f00c4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f00c4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4abf9d\" data-id=\"d4abf9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2282399 elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2282399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png 400w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15f1b9c\" data-id=\"15f1b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93de254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93de254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #f04e4e;\">Myns insiens is die reaksie en organisering teen die ontwikkeling \u2019n teken van gesonde aktiewe burgerskap! In baie dele van die land gooi mense op plaaslike vlak gou tou op, maar hier was mense moerig genoeg om groot te gaan teen wat hulle glo onre\u00eblmatig is. <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd82e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd82e7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdebaf0\" data-id=\"fdebaf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cb82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58cb82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die grootste klarigheid \u2013 en dis iets om te verwelkom in die bre\u00ebr debat \u2013 is dat Handr\u00e9 die stuk grond \u2019n dekade en \u2019n half terug gekoop het met al die regte vir die ontwikkeling reeds in plek \u2013 hy is dus gevrywaar as daar iets dodgy tydens die proses om die regte te bekom, gebeur het. Dit het voor sy tyd gebeur en almal het dit bevestig. So die gesprek is maar geskoei op reaksies en teenreaksies en veral vooropgestelde idees.  <\/p><p>Wat my totaal onkant gevang het, is hoe die kritici van die ontwikkelaar \u2013 en glo my, hulle was moerig! \u2013 eintlik in wese met hom saamstem, sonder dat hulle dit noodwendig agterkom. Elke liewe persoon wat iets uit die gehoor ges\u00ea het, het begin met \u201cek is nie teen ontwikkeling nie, maar&#8230;\u201d Die konsensus is sterk dat ontwikkeling in wese goed is, en dat die rykes wat die dorp begin omsingel ekonomiese groei bring en werk skep. Watse stront is dit?    <\/p><p>As daar \u2019n plek in hierdie land is waar hierdie logika al moes werk, is dit Stellenbosch. Die huidige ekstreme ongelykheid blyk nie te verminder met die rykes wat intrek nie. Dis amper asof die dorp se ongelykheid nie is as gevolg van brandarmes wat n\u00f3g armer word nie, maar die handjie vol rykes wat al hoe meer word!  <\/p><p>Vir die bywoners van die Dorpsgesprek is ongebreidelde oorheersing van die rykes aanvaarbaar, solank dit net hou by die estetika van die dorp. D\u00eds waar Botmaskop skeefgetrap het. 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