{"id":45143,"date":"2024-10-17T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/skokkende-aantuigings-teen-drakenstein-krematorium-onthul-meer-as-een-liggaam-saam-veras-20241011\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:06:04","slug":"skokkende-aantuigings-teen-drakenstein-krematorium-onthul-meer-as-een-liggaam-saam-veras-20241011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/skokkende-aantuigings-teen-drakenstein-krematorium-onthul-meer-as-een-liggaam-saam-veras-20241011\/","title":{"rendered":"Skokkende aantuigings teen Drakenstein-krematorium onthul; meer as een liggaam saam veras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Die Drakenstein-krematorium is sedert 2011 in private besit nadat die huidige eienaar, Johann van der Merwe, dit gekoop het, waar dit sedert\u00addien glo onder \u2019n kleed van geheimhouding bestuur word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twee bronne met wie die koerant gesels het en wie anoniem wil bly om hul reputasie te beskerm, het verduidelik dat die krematorium aan beweerde onwettige aktiwiteite skuldig is, soos om liggaamlike weefsel, beendere en as op stortingsterreine in die Drakenstein-vallei te strooi weens \u2019n tekort aan kapasiteit om die liggame behoorlik te veras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johan Rousseau, die voorsitter van die Vereniging van Hervormde Begrafnisonder\u00adnemers (Fira), \u2019n onafhanklike begrafnisvereniging in Suid-Afrika, het dit bevestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aantygings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Volgens die bronne was die Drakenstein-krematorium van 2011 tot 2016 gemagtig om slegs agt liggame per dagskof (08:00 tot omstreeks 18:00) te brand, waarna \u2019n lisensie n\u00e1 2016 goedgekeur is wat die getal opgestoot het na 16 liggame binne \u2019n 24-uur-tydperk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johann van der Merwe, die eienaar van die Drakenstein-krematorium sedert 2011. Foto: Johann van der Merwe\/ WhatsApp<\/div>\n
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Di\u00e9 getalle is nooit aan gehoor gegee nie met tussen 30 en 40 liggame wat uiteindelik per dag veras is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weens die hoeveelheid liggame wat ingeneem is, beteken dit ook dat die krematorium meer as een liggaam, dikwels saam met honde, veras het, waarna die oorledene se familie nie uitsluitlik hul geliefde se as sou ontvang nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honde se karkasse is ook deur die krematorium ingeneem om veras te word, wat as \u2019n aanvullende inkomste vir die krematorium gedien het. Hierdie praktyk is wel wettig indien die krematorium \u2019n lisensie daarvoor het, wat die Drakenstein-krematorium wel gehad het tot 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wat immers onwettig is, is om karkasse saam met liggame te veras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoe meer liggame verbrand is, hoe meer geld maak hy [Van der Merwe].<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHoe meer liggame verbrand is, hoe meer geld maak hy [Van der Merwe],\u201d het \u2019n bron verduidelik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHoewel die krematorium intussen die verassing van honde gestaak het, was dit wel die norm om menslike liggame sowel as honde saam in een oond te verbrand,\u201d het die bron ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Op di\u00e9 foto is meer as een liggaam (wat uitgedoof is via Photoshop) in die oond te sien. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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Die oond se deur word oopgemaak terwyl liggame verbrand word. Die rook en vlamme wat by die oond uitkom, is \u2019n aanduiding dat die oond te veel liggame op \u2019n slag verbrand. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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Hierdie vloeistof, sigbaar by een van die ingange van die Drakenstein-krematorium, is menslike afval in die vorm van vet en olies wat uit die oond loop. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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Stortingsterreine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Albei bronne het ook bevestig dat slegs een werkende oond in die Drakenstein-krematorium oortyd moes werk om die liggame te veras, en as gevolg hiervan word die liggame nie teen volle uitgebrand nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGewoonlik word liggame in die oonde verbrand totdat net beendere oorbly, waarna dit gemaal en aan die familie gegee word,\u201d het een bron verduidelik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaar, in hierdie geval is tot twee of drie liggame saam met honde veras, maar nie ten volle uitgebrand nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die oorskot wat bestaan uit beendere en menslike weefsel asook as is dan in sakke geplaas saam met die oorskot van diere, en op stortingsterreine gegooi.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie oorskot wat bestaan uit beendere en menslike weefsel asook as is dan in sakke geplaas saam met die oorskot van diere, en op stortingsterreine gegooi,\u201d volgens die bron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hier, op die krematorium se terrein, l\u00ea talle sakke menslike as, asook menslike weefsel wat half veras is. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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Van di\u00e9 stortingsterreine sluit in Wellington naby die R44 asook \u2019n veld langs die N1 tussen die Paarl- en die Klapmuts-afrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens \u2019n bron het die Drakenstein-krematorium ook menslike afval, insluitend as, in die Hermon-begraafplaas begrawe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019n E-pos tussen Van der Merwe en die Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit (KWDM) se gesondheidsdienste en luggehaltebestuursafdeling op 13 oktober 2021 maak ook melding van di\u00e9 kwessie oor Van der Merwe op 14 Oktober 2021. In die kommunikasie word Van der Merwe aanges\u00ea om nie meer as die toelaatbare aantal liggame te verbrand nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndien die Drakenstein-krematorium nie op die voorgeskrewe optimum vlak kan funksioneer om \u2019n volle verassing tydens \u2019n verassingstydperk te verseker nie, moet die [krematorium] terugskaal op die verassings wat vir die krematorium toegelaat word. Die [krematorium] moet verseker dat elke verassingsiklus voltooi is voordat met die volgende verassingsiklus begin word,\u201d luidens die e-pos, wat die Paarl Post onder o\u00eb gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hierdie e-pos bewys dus dat die KWDM sedert ten minste 2021 kennis dra van onre\u00eblmatighede wat by die krematorium plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens die bron is hierdie en ander praktyke telkemale by die KWDM aangemeld, maar die versoeke vir ingryping het kwansuis op dowe ore geval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die bron beweer werkers is ook aanges\u00ea om \u2019n sloot agter die krematorium te grawe, asook een in Van der Merwe se agtertuin by sy huis in Courtrai, Paarl, waar bykomende oorskot begrawe is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johann van der Merwe, die eienaar van die Drakenstein-krematorium, se woning in Courtrai, Paarl, waar onder meer diere-afval en menslike as glo begrawe is. Foto: Jana Scheepers<\/div>\n
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\u201cToe di\u00e9 slote vol is, moes hy [Van der Merwe] aan \u2019n ander plan dink om van die oorskot ontslae te raak, en dit is toe hy dit op vullisterreine gaan weggooi het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doodskiste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Weens die hoeveelheid liggame wat die krematorium ingeneem het, was daar ook nie genoeg yskaste vir verkoelingsdoeleindes nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit het veroorsaak dat liggame tot meer as \u2019n maand buite gestaan het, wat glo \u2019n rotteplaag veroorsaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daar was ook \u2019n geval waar wurms aan \u2019n liggaam se kop ge\u00ebet het toe die liggaam verbrand is.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaar was ook \u2019n geval waar wurms aan \u2019n liggaam se kop ge\u00ebet het toe die liggaam verbrand is,\u201d volgens een van die bronne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nog \u2019n bewering teen Van der Merwe is dat hy werkers aans\u00ea om doodskiste se deksels af te haal voordat die kiste saam met die liggame verbrand word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deksels van doodskiste word onwettig afgehaal voordat die res van die kis asook die liggaam verbrand word. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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Hier koop iemand van die doodskiste se deksels nadat die Drakenstein-krematorium dit onwettiglik afgehaal het. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n
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\u201cDit verseker dat die liggame vinniger brand,\u201d volgens \u2019n bron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van di\u00e9 deksels word dan \u00f3f op \u2019n ander wyse verbrand, \u00f3f die deksels word aan die publiek verkoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In die e-pos-kommunikasie tussen die KWDM en Van der Merwe word hy ook aanges\u00ea om di\u00e9 beweerde onwettige praktyk te staak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie Drakenstein-krematorium word hiermee beveel om die aftakeling of verwydering van dele van die doodskiste stop te sit,\u201d luidens die e-pos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens \u2019n bron was hierdie, asook ander bevele van die KWDM, slegs \u201cvoorstelle\u201d vir Van der Merwe.Hy het hom na bewering nie daaraan gesteur nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van der Merwe het verduidelik dat hy die deksels afhaal om pasaange\u00ebrs te verwyder, maar die bronne verskil hiervan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dokters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Verdere bewyse beweer dat die Drakenstein-krematorium ook die mediese prosesse wat gevolg moet word voordat \u2019n verassing uitgevoer word, fnuik. Dit sluit in dat Van der Merwe twee dokters van die Paarl op die krematorium se stelsel geskep het wat die liggame, na bewering, valslik afteken sodat die verassing kan plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twee dokters van die Paarl is albei werklike dokters, maar hul name word onwettig gebruik om die liggame af te teken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit word gedoen omdat Van der Merwe, na bewering, sowat R200 per liggaam spaar deur nie die dokters vir hul dienste hoef te betaal nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die dokters word ook valslik op die stelsel geskep om die werklike aantal liggame wat per dag veras word, weg te steek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voordat \u2019n verassing plaasvind, moet \u2019n vorm A, B, C, en\/of D en E deur dokters ingevul word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVorm A is die aansoek vir verassing, terwyl vorm B die doodsertifikaat is wat deur \u2019n huisdokter uitgereik word. Vorm C en E wat die dood bevestig, word deur twee onafhanklike dokters, wat deur die krematorium aangestel word, uitgereik,\u201d volgens Rousseau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vorm D word uitgereik deur a patoloog in die geval van \u2019n onnatuurlike dood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Drakenstein-krematorium spaar dus geld deur nie onafhanklike dokters aan te stel vir vorm C en E nie, maar dit te laat lyk of die vorms wel deur dokters afgeteken is, beweer die bronne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verantwoordbaarheid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Rousseau het Fira \u2019n klagte by die Openbare Beskermer (OB) in Augustus 2024 aangemeld, wat tans ondersoek word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daarin word versoek dat die krematorium gesluit word hangende di\u00e9 ondersoek. Volgens hom beplan Fira ook om \u2019n klagte by die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie aan te meld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die OB het nie op Paarl Post<\/em> <\/span>se navrae reageer nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Rousseau moet die eienaar van die krematorium ook deur onder andere die Wes-Kaapse regering strafregtelik vervolg word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van der Merwe ontken die bostaande bewerings teen hom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is ons reg om die aantygings teenoor die [Drakenstein]-krematorium te ondersoek en onder o\u00eb te h\u00ea. Daarna kan ons dit bespreek voordat enige publikasie plaasvind. Ons neem kennis van [die koerant se] eensydige hantering van die aangeleentheid,\u201d het Van der Merwe per e-pos ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die KWDM voer aan dat kiste wel in \u2019n yskas gestoor word, met \u2019n maksimum van net een kis in die \u201cverbrandingskamer\u201d. Volgens hulle is die munisipaliteit ook nie bewus dat meer as een liggaam saam veras word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Jo-Anne Otto, woordvoerder van die KWDM is die krematorium tydens \u2019n vorige geleentheid versoek om nie kisdeksels te verwyder nie; slegs in die geval wanneer pasaange\u00ebr verwyder moet word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021 het die KWDM ook die krematorium ingelig dat die storting van oorskot op munisipale stortingsterreine weens \u201cetiese redes\u201d nie meer toegelaat word nie, waarna hulle sedertdien oorskot op die Vissershok-stortingsterrein strooi, voglens Otto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie KWDM doen inspeksies onder beide Regulasie 363 sowel as die nasionale omgewingsbestuur se Wet op luggehalte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIndien vereistes gestipuleer onder hierdie wetgewings nie nagekom word nie, word nakomingvereistes deur middel van amptelike kennisgewings gestel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit moet onthou word dat gerugte nie genoeg is nie en dat daar konkrete bewyse gelewer moet word deur klaers of fluitjieblasers, of die KWDM-amptenaar moet tydens \u2019n inspeksie daardie bevindinge maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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