U3A Newsletter No 43

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER  at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall

The Steinhoff Saga

by James Brent Styan

Drawing on the full forensic report and multiple interviews with key insiders speaking for the first time, Styan uncovers new details about Jooste’s secret lives, the way he ran his company and the silences that allowed the deception to grow.

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER  at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall

Municipal elections 2026: At a cross road or in a cul-de-sac ? : A sneak preview

Werner Zybrands

The media, saturated with a constant stream of bone-dry factual information, irksome messages and propaganda from hundreds of political parties and tall stories from local “ wanna be leaders” is raising the stress levels and compounding the confusion of voters who have to mark their ballot papers on 4 November 2026.

In his presentation, Werner Zybrands, a former Municipal Manager of Overstrand will give a broad outline of the legislation that governs municipal elections. Thereafter he will paint a picture of the state of local government (mostly drab in various shades of grey) and then conjure a bright picture of all the election promises (lies?) contained in a wide variety of party manifestos.

The implications of the dirty words “coalition government” will be spelled out and finally he will do some crystal ball gazing on the possible election results.

The implications of the dirty words “coalition government” will be spelled out and finally he will do some crystal ball gazing on the possible election results.

The implications of the dirty words “coalition government” will be spelled out and finally he will do some crystal ball gazing on the possible election results.

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER  at 10 am in the Catholic Church Hall

Urban housing development in Zwelihle

Delana Finlayson

In Hermanus the need for safe, affordable homes remains a pressing concern for many families in Zwelihle.

Delana Finlayson will share the story of Urban Think Tank Empower (UTTE) and its Empower model, and explore how Empower could work in Hermanus. She tells what it would take to bring a project here, and how local people could help imagining a town where more families have a secure home and a stake in its future.  

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