Verna Vels, skepper van die geliefde Afrikaanse heksie is na Blommeland s\u00ea haar lesers. Die skrywer van die gewilde Liewe Heksie-reeks, is in die ouderdom van 81 jaar oorlede.<\/p>\n
Sy het stil in haar slaap by haar huis in Johannesburg heengegaan aan kanker. Vels het in Junie vanjaar haar 81ste verjaardag gevier.<\/p>\n
Die eerste Liewe Heksie-reeks is in 1963 op die Afrikaanse Radiodiens uitgesaai, met Blommie Kabouter se avonture vir die kinderprogram Siembamba.<\/p>\n
Afrikaanse kinders het algar sedertdien met die vergeetagtige heksie, Karel Kat, Blommie en Matewis die katjie grootgeword. Die reeks is deel van die Afrikaanse kultuurskat.<\/p>\n
Altesaam 52 TV-episodes is opgeneem en talle boeke en verhoogproduksies het oor vyf dekades die lig gesien.<\/p>\n
Vels was die eerste vrou wat as programdirekteur vir die SAUK se TV1 aangestel is en het in 1993 afgetree n\u00e1 39 jaar in radio en televisie.<\/p>\n
Vels was tot onlangs betrokke as regisseur by die bekende sepie 7de Laan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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