{"id":44210,"date":"2024-12-17T08:38:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T06:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/drakenstein-krematorium-avbob-stuur-lyke-nou-elders-heen-20241213\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:17:41","slug":"drakenstein-krematorium-avbob-stuur-lyke-nou-elders-heen-20241213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/drakenstein-krematorium-avbob-stuur-lyke-nou-elders-heen-20241213\/","title":{"rendered":"Drakenstein-krematorium; Avbob stuur lyke nou elders heen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die Drakenstein-krematorium in die Paarl, wat sedert 2011 deur Johann van der Merwe besit word, is sedert Oktober vanjaar in die nuus nadat <span><em>Paarl Post<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>geskryf het oor die beweerde onwettige aktiwiteite wat by die krematorium plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sedert die onthullings is \u2019n ondersoek deur die nasionale departement van omgewingsake (Groen Skerpioene) einde Oktober vanjaar begin, terwyl Avbob bevestig het dat hy nie meer lyke na die krematorium stuur nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Malixole Gwatyu, kommunikasie\u00adbestuurder by Avbob, maak di\u00e9 begrafnisdiens nie meer gebruik van die Drakenstein-krematorium nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_c24bb509\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12520\/c3a330b9e2914fbcbad948278aa15436.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5365e272570d4fb98ba20c4c4c8a5a2a.jpg\" title=\"Johann van der Merwe, sedert 2011 eienaar van die Drakenstein-krematorium. Foto: Argief\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Johann van der Merwe, sedert 2011 eienaar van die Drakenstein-krematorium. Foto: Argief<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie bestuur het laat weet dat Avbob nie [meer] van die Drakenstein-krematorium gebruik maak nie,\u201d het Gwatyu ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit is onduidelik wanneer hierdie besluit geneem is en of dit voor of n\u00e1 die aanvang van die bewerings was wat in Oktober gemaak is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die hernuwing van die atmosferiese- emissie-lisensie (AEL) wat by die KWDM ingedien is en waarvoor \u2019n kennisgewing in <span><em>Die Burger<\/em><\/span> en <span><em>Son<\/em><\/span> verskyn het, se openbaredeelnameproses is tot 31 Januarie verleng, volgens Jo-Anne Otto, \u2019n woordvoerder vir die KWDM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lees-ook-skokkende-aantuigings-teen-drakenstein-krematorium-onthul-meer-as-een-liggaam-veras\">LEES OOK: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/netwerk24\/za\/paarl-post\/nuus\/skokkende-aantuigings-teen-drakenstein-krematorium-onthul-meer-as-een-liggaam-saam-veras-20241011\">Skokkende aantuigings teen Drakenstein-krematorium onthul; meer as een liggaam veras<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Op 28 November en vandag (Donderdag 12 Desember) se munisipale raadsvergaderings van Drakenstein (DM) was die krematorium op die sakelys met die VF Plus, wat \u2019n mosie met vrae aan die munisipale raad voorgel\u00ea het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van hierdie vrae sluit in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is die DM bewus van die beweerde onwettige aktiwiteite wat sedert Oktober vanjaar ontbloot is?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wanneer laas het die DM die krematorium besoek?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het die munisipaliteit enige onlangse klagtes (n\u00e1 Oktober) oor die krematorium ontvang?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens die DM is hy bewus van die beweerde onwettige aktiwiteite, waarna hy uitgereik het na die KWDM vir die bevindinge van moontlike ondersoeke wat die KWDM oor die krematorium begin het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lees-ook-drakenstein-krematorium-word-deur-groen-skerpioene-ondersoek\">LEES OOK: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/netwerk24\/za\/paarl-post\/nuus\/drakenstein-krematorium-word-deur-groen-skerpioene-ondersoek-20241101\">Drakenstein-krematorium word deur Groen Skerpioene ondersoek<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Otto het immers bevestig dat geen ondersoeke tussen die KWDM en die krematorium nog aan die gang is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die DM het bevestig dat hy vroe\u00ebr vanjaar \u2019n klagte oor \u2019n stank uit die krematorium ontvang het, maar dat die reuk n\u00e1 die DM se ondersoek aan die Wellington- afvalwaterbehandelingswerke toegeskryf is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Stephan Landsberg, \u2019n VF Plus- raadslid, verwerp die VF Plus in die Drakenstein di\u00e9 antwoorde omdat dit \u2019n gebrek aan inligting bevat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lees-ook-drakenstein-krematorium-vra-vir-nuwe-ael-lisensie\">LEES OOK: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/netwerk24\/za\/paarl-post\/nuus\/drakenstein-krematorium-vra-vir-nuwe-ael-lisensie-20241115\">Drakenstein-krematorium vra vir nuwe AEL-lisensie<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens hom het die DM ook inligting van die KWDM aangevra, wat nie met die res van die raad of publiek gedeel mag word nie omdat dit vertroulik is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie spesifieke inligting wat deur die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit aangevra is, is verskaf. Die KWDM se terugvoer het \u2019n gedetailleerde uiteensetting van die bestuur van die fasiliteit ingesluit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWeens die groot hoeveelheid inligting oor die Drakenstein-krematorium kon inligting wat nie verwant was tot die navraag, ingesluit word nie,\u201d het Otto ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAangesien die terugvoer aan die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit net op die spesifiek aangevraagde inligting fokus, kan die weergawes daarvan sonder die toepaslike konteks moontlik verkeerd verstaan en ge\u00efnterpreteer word. Die KWDM wou hierdie situasie vermy en het dus gevra dat die inligting as vertroulik hanteer word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die VF Plus in Drakenstein asook Johan Rousseau, die voorsitter van die Vereniging van Hervormde Begrafnisondernemers (Fira), het ges\u00ea die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit moet ook aanspreeklikheid aanvaar vir die bewerings teen die krematorium omdat die krematorium binne die Drakenstein-munisipale gebied gele\u00eb is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eda Barnard, die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit se waarnemende uitvoerende direkteur van gemeenskapsdienste, verwerp hierdie stelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie krematorium is in private besit en derhalwe nie die verantwoordelikheid van die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit nie. Die lisensie-owerhede sal in hierdie geval vir kommentaar genader moet word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie Drakenstein-munisipaliteit sal wel sy verantwoordelikhede nakom wat boubeheer en brandveiligheid betref,\u201d het Barnard ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_c3d10ffb\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12520\/e0852483d344431e91949fd498af70c5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b9e832f26e2e4a44a19653dc0339a973.jpg\" title=\"Op di\u00e9 foto is meer as een liggaam (wat uitgedoof is via Photoshop) in die oond te sien. Die liggame word ook hier met \u2019n oop deur veras. Foto: Argief\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Op di\u00e9 foto is meer as een liggaam (wat uitgedoof is via Photoshop) in die oond te sien. Die liggame word ook hier met \u2019n oop deur veras. Foto: Argief<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Die VF Plus in Drakenstein is in 2021 bewus gemaak van die beweerde onwettige praktyke by die krematorium en steun sedertdien verskeie rolspelers, onder andere Fira, in hul pogings om die krematorium te sluit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die beweerde onwettige aktiwiteite teen die Drakenstein-krematorium sluit onder meer in liggaamlike weefsel, beendere en as wat op stortingsterreine binne die Drakenstein-vallei gestort word, honde wat saam met mense veras word, en meer as een liggaam wat op \u2019n keer veras word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ander bewerings wat gemaak is, sluit in dat doodskiste se deksels onwettig afgehaal is en \u00f3f apart verbrand, \u00f3f verkoop is; ook dat liggame valslik afgeteken is deur twee dokters wie se name onwettig op die krematorium se rekenaarstelsel gebruik 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