Local politics The above photo was taken during Minister Chris Heunis visit at Bethal. F.l.t.r. Minister Heunis; Mr P C Malan, current MPA; Greyling, L V and currently Deputy Minister of Cooperation and Development; Mr. Hoffman A previous MPA Mr Theunie Kruger, writer and nurseryperson. Mr Theunie Kruger, known nurseryperson, has achieved a special performance with his book "Bome, Struike en Rankplante" (“Trees, Shrubs and Climbers”). He is not a trained botanist, yet his book is used by university students and professional gardeners. Prof Van der Schyff, from the Faculty of General Botany, University of Pretoria; describes the book as the most authoritative and comprehensive in the Afrikaans language. In fact, Mr. Kruger's book was awarded by the South African Rapportryerskorps, as the most outstanding natural science work on a fiveyear period. 137
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