All the local news for the week of 23 October 2015.
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331 23 Oktober / October 2015 6 AMERSFOORT - On Sunday, 18 October at about 12:00, Mr Natie van der Merwe (53) and his wife, were relaxing after they had lunch, when he noticed two men walking on his farm, just outside his farmstead. According to information received, Mr van der Merwe went outside to ask them what their business were to which they replied that they are looking for work. At that stage van der Merwe also noticed two other men a little distance away. Mr Van der Merwe informed them that he does not have any vacancies available and asked the men to leave his property. The men refused and Van der Merwe shouted to his wife, Arinda, to contact the police. The first two trespassers then pulled out guns, a 9mm and a .357 revolver, and fired at least ten shots on van der Merwe. Van der Merwe returned fire and two of the perpetra- tors were seriously wounded, of which one later died on the scene. Information shows that this wounded man was able to tell the police, before he passed away, that there are two other men in- volved, but they were not part of the gunfight. Even though Van der Merwe was a mere ten metres away from the attackers, he sustained no injuries and is unharmed. The other two men fled the scene, but due to the rapid response of the Police, neighbouring farmers and Kasselman Security Services of Stan- derton, they were arrested shortly afterwards and appeared in the Amersfoort court on Tuesday, 20 October. The third man is still under police custo- dy in the hospital. As far as could be determined, he sustained a gun that wound to his bum. The po- lice are investigating a case of attempted murder, but further charges like trespassing, attempted robbery and the possession of an unlicensed fire- arm and ammunition may be added. JD Couple survives farm attack After an attempted farm attack on Sunday 18 October, one attacker is left dead, one in hospital and two other culprits behind bars. The rapid response of neighbouring farmers, Kasselman Security Services and the South African Police, two other sus- pects were arrested shortly afterwards. The farm owner and his family are unharmed.
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23 Oktober / October 20156
AMERSFOORT - On Sunday, 18 October at about 12:00, Mr Natie van der Merwe (53) and his wife, were relaxing after they had lunch, when he noticed two men walking on his farm, just outside his farmstead. According to information received, Mr van der Merwe went outside to ask them what their business were to which they replied that they are looking for work. At that stage van der Merwe also noticed two other men a little distance away.
Mr Van der Merwe informed them that he does not have any vacancies available and asked the men to leave his property. The men refused and Van der Merwe shouted to his wife, Arinda, to contact the police. The first two trespassers then pulled out guns, a 9mm and a .357 revolver, and fired at least ten shots on van der Merwe. Van der Merwe returned fire and two of the perpetra-tors were seriously wounded, of which one later died on the scene. Information shows that this wounded man was able to tell the police, before he passed away, that there are two other men in-volved, but they were not part of the gunfight.
Even though Van der Merwe was a mere ten metres away from the attackers, he sustained no injuries and is unharmed.
The other two men fled the scene, but due to the rapid response of the Police, neighbouring farmers and Kasselman Security Services of Stan-derton, they were arrested shortly afterwards and appeared in the Amersfoort court on Tuesday, 20 October. The third man is still under police custo-dy in the hospital. As far as could be determined, he sustained a gun that wound to his bum. The po-lice are investigating a case of attempted murder, but further charges like trespassing, attempted robbery and the possession of an unlicensed fire-arm and ammunition may be added. JD
Couple survives farm attack
After an attempted farm attack on Sunday 18 October, one attacker is left dead, one in hospital and two other culprits behind bars. The rapid response of neighbouring farmers, Kasselman Security Services and the South African Police, two other sus-pects were arrested shortly afterwards. The farm owner and his family are unharmed.
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STANDERTON - The mother of a 19-year-old girl who was the victim of a street robbery in August, positively identified one of the alleged robbers near Standerton taxi rank on Tuesday afternoon. She quickly alerted CPF-leader, Charles Msibi, who was patrolling the taxi rank. A 16-year-old boy confessed that together with his accomplices, they robbed the girl of her cellphone in the street near Chivovo Section in Sakhile.
He led Mr Msibi to a 24-year-old barber whom he claimed usually bought stolen goods from the thieves. The barber initially denied any involvement in the stolen goods. Police were called to the taxi rank with the intention to go to the rented room of the accused in Park
Town near Azalea. Police discovered a bumper crop of suspected stolen goods including the stolen cell phones.
He was arrested and taken to the police station. When the 19-year-old girl arrived, she positively identified her stolen cell phone amongst the goods. Police recovered 2 laptops, a modem, 5 cell phones, and 2 laptop chargers. The 24-year-old foreign national was charged with possession of suspected stolen goods, while the 16-year-old was charged with robbery, but he was released into the custody of his parents until he appears in court. The suspects were due to appear in court on Wednesday, 14 October, according to Lieutenant Johannes Nhlabathi. DM
STANDERTON - Sakhile Police made a breakthrough when they recovered hundreds of litres of stolen diesel hidden in a room in Sakhile on Tuesday last week. Sergeant George Dhlamini, told the media that police received a tip on Tuesday morning about containers full of diesel hidden in a rented room at Chivovo Section in Sakhile.
They went to observe the premises from a distance and became aware that the room occupant is a bus driver of the construction company working on the R23. Hours later the bus driver arrived at his room, and Police Officers pounced on him as he entered the room. Inside the room, police discovered of 25 and 30 litre containers full of diesel.
When asked about the diesel in his room, the suspect could not explain where he had gotten the fuel from and why he kept it in his room. Police then confiscated 26 containers full of fuel and the bus driver was ordered to drive the bus to the Police Station. Four 30-litre containers were counted and 22 25-litre containers were counted, while six 25-litre containers were empty. A total of 670 liters of fuel, with a worth of R8 710 was recorded.
The 42-year-old bus driver was charged with possession of suspected stolen fuel. Sergeant Dhlamini confirmed that the police will trace the owner of the bus and return the fuel to whence it came from. The suspect was due to appear in court on Wednesday, 14 October, while further investigation is underway. DM
STANDERTON - An empty stand situated in the lower part of Caledon Street is being used as a dumpsite. Paper bags, milk cartons, used diapers and much more household rubbish are being dumped on this stand. It is unknown why anything should be dumped here, as the municipal garbage removal truck is still doing the rounds once every week. Stray dogs tear the bags open and scavenge for food, leaving an absolute eyesore for residents and motorist who make use of this street. It is a pity that residents have no conscience about illegal dumping. JD
Eyesore in Caledon Street
The empty stand in Caledon Street where people are now dumping their household rubbish. As far as could be determined the municipal waste removal truck is still functioning and removes household rubbish on a weekly basis.
Police recover stolen diesel
Sergeant Michael Nkomo with the suspect and the recovered containers of fuel.
Barber shop operator bust with stolen goods
Charles Msibi of the CPF, and Constable TL Matula, holding the recovered laptops at Standerton police station.
STANDERTON - Angry members of the community took to the streets to march against the installation of smart meters. Le-kwa Local Municipality started the process at Kosmos Park in August. The replacement was met with resistance from the community. This led to numerous meetings between the two parties, but at the end the parties could not find an agreement and discussions reached a stalemate where the community re-jected the installation outright. On the other hand Lekwa Local Municipality is adamant that the process will continue nonetheless. The march took place on Monday, 19 October of the Ward 8 Committee, Local Business, and SANCO, supported by NAFCOC and the Standerton Taxi Association.
They marched from Sakhile Stadium to Lekwa Municipality’s main building in Mbo-nani Mayisela Street, to hand a memorandum of demands to the Executive Mayor Cllr LR Dhlamini who was unfortunately not in the building. The memorandum reads as follows: Lekwa municipality unilaterally resolved to replace the conventional meters with smart
meters without consulting the residents. Mu-nicipality sent people into households with petition for residents to sign in favour of smart meters under false pretence. We reject the argument that the conventional meters cannot detect the stealing of electricity. We further note that the municipality has the con-stitutional obligation to ensure the economic development thrives for the good of our town, but the smart meters resolution goes against the said principle of economic development.
Businesses are closing down, resulting in negative economic impact. The installation of smart meters must stop with immediate ef-fect. The removal of already installed smart meters with immediate effect. Municipality is given five working days to start the process of removing smart meters and respond to the memorandum.
We call for the urgent intervention of con-tinuous water supply to the community of ex-tension six and seven who have suffered for many years without water. We demand im-mediate repairs of potholes in our town. We applaud the efforts of AfriForum to make a
difference in our town. We demand Gravel-ling of streets in Rooikoppen. Lastly we de-mand the removal of smart meters and stop further installation.
Mr Nicholas Selepe read the memoran-dum. Nobody from Lekwa Municipality was available to receive the memorandum. Lekwa Municipal manager Mr LB Tshabalala said he was in the office when marchers arrived, al-though the memorandum was intended to be handed over to the Executive Mayor who was away. He could not receive it on his behalf because the march was illegal following the high court order stopping the march to take place.
According to sources the papers were served to the organisers on Sunday afternoon. However the march took place anyway. Mr Nicholas Selepe appealed to the community to disperse peacefully and avoid any form of confrontation with police. Members of the community from Kosmos Park and Flora Park came out in big numbers to support the march as some have already been affected by the installations. DM
Community march against smart meters
Nicholas Selepe of SANCO is seen address-ing hundreds of marchers at the Municipal building on Monday.
A resident tries to find her way through the raw sewage in Extension 2. After numer-ous complaints were lodged at Lekwa over the last six months, nothing has been done to fix this problem. The pools of sewage originates between houses a little further uphill and flows through the stands, into a pool which overflows onto this street.
Lukas 10: 41-42 (NLV) 41 Maar die Here het geantwoord: “Marta, Marta, jy kwel jou tog oor so baie dinge! 42 Daar is regtig net een ding wat nodig is om oor besorg te wees. Maria het dit ontdek – en Ek gaan dit nie van haar af wegneem nie.”
As Jesus vanaand by jou wil kom aansit vir ete wat sou jou reaksie gewees het? Jy sou heelwaarskynlik soos Marta begin skarrel het om resepte bymekaar te krap, dekor idees te bekom en om te sorg dat jou huis, tuin en badkamer vlekloos en spoggerig lyk. Behoede jou internetdiensverskaffer as jy tog net nie kan “google” voor vanaand nie. Klink dit bekend?
Marta was ook ‘n beheervraat en gasvrou van formaat, maar hoekom het Jesus haar liefdevol berispe toe sy Hom ontnugter en onsteld gevra het hoekom hy Maria nie aanspreek en haar vra om Marta te gaan help met die voorbereidings nie, en maar net toelaat dat Maria by Hom bly sit terwyl Marta al die werk moet doen. Maria se fokus was op Jesus, Marta se fokus was op haarself en alles wat sy geglo het gedoen moes word. Maria het ontdek wat die belangrikste is, om in Jesus se teenwoordigheid te
wees, want soos daar in Matteus 6: 33 (DB) staan, “Stel God se koninkryk eerste. Doen net daardie dinge wat vir Hom belangrik is. Hy sal vir die res sorg. Hy sal elke dag vir julle genoeg kos en klere gee.”, en daarom het Maria met oortuiging in haar hart geglo dat wanneer Sy in die teenwoordigheid van dié een bly wat die balans van die heelal in perfekte harmonie bestuur, Hy haar ook sal toerus en bekwaamheid in haar sal oprig om alles wat sy gedoen moet kry, gedoen te kry met tyd oor om weer by Sy voete te kan kom sit en rus te vind.
Meer as dit, het Jesus belowe dat wat Maria ontdek het, die geheim van tyd-bestuur en balans in ons hedendaagse samelewing nie van haar af weggeneem sal word nie. Aanvaar vandag Jesus se uitnodiging in Matteus 11: 28-30 (NLV) “Kom na My toe, julle almal wat moeg is en swaar laste moet dra, en Ek sal julle lewens verkwik. Neem my juk op julle skouers. Kom leer van My, en julle sal rus en nuwe moed vir julle lewe kry. Want my juk sal sag op julle skouers rus en my las is lig om te dra.”
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Deelnemers en besoekers aan die Kansa se ‘Relay for Life’ wat op Saterdag, 31 Oktober by Hoërskool Standerton gaan plaasvind kan gratis na die gaskunstenaars Wynand en Chereé Strydom (links) en Rea le Roux gaan luister. Dit beloof om pret en plesier vir oud en jonk te lewer.
STANDERTON - Lekwa Local Municipal-ity hosted a prayer day for grade 12 pupils of 2015 on Thursday last week at Sakhile Hall. The Executive Mayor Cllr LR Dhlamini took time off from his busy schedule to join local pastors in a special prayer session dedicated to the pupils who will be sitting for their final exams in few weeks’ time.
They encouraged them not to panic but focus on the job at hand, he told them that the examination is nothing but a reflection of what they have learned for the entire year.
Cllr Dhlamini gave a keynote address to en-courage pupils to go in the examination room beaming with confidence and believe in them-selves that they will make it. He remained positive that class 2015 will make Standerton proud.
Pastor W Mashinini gave a moving sermon to boost the morale of the pupils before their last few steps towards the exam. Ms YB Mo-hamed, Lekwa West Circuit Manager was present to uplift the spirit of the candidates. DM
Grade 12s prayer Day
Grade 12 pupils during a prayer day at Sakhile Hall.
STANDERTON - The Executive Mayor of Lekwa Municipality Cllr LR Dhlamini called a media briefing last week Thursday to set the record straight about the highly debated smart meter installations. The electricity crisis in Lekwa Municipality, due to theft and illegal connections, are bringing the economy to its knees. The fact of the matter is that the municipality is trying to play a fair game - use what you pay for.
It must be emphasised that in May 2015 the High Court gave Eskom the power to switch off defaulting municipalities, of which Lekwa Municipality was one. At the time of the announcement, Lekwa Municipality owed Eskom an estimated R214 Million. A re-payment plan was signed by both parties in which the debt being settled by October 2017. Lekwa Municipality is owed R457 million by residents and business.
The municipality is currently faced with revenue recovery challenges. Residents and business are reconnecting themselves being cut off. Residents and Businesses are bypassing the meters. Businesses are tripping the circuit breakers so that they cannot be charged for electricity they use. Most business customers are breaking the seals. It is no secret that one out of ten is stealing electricity, while the Municipality acknowledges that there are residents and businesses that are paying for the services, but the majority is bridging the system.
Lekwa Municipality has this example: Customer A (a business) the prepaid customer was buying for R60 or less per month, for year 2013 the customer purchased electricity for R530 to run business the whole year, in 2014 R620 to run business. Since the installation of the smart meter the customer is paying an average of R1 150 per month. Customer B (a resident) bought electricity for R150 for entire three (3) years. According to a purchase trend he purchased electricity of R50 the whole year. After the installation of the smart meter the customer have since made a purchase of R700 per month.
If that is the trend in thousands of households how much electricity is used free in one month. Based on these two examples it is obvious that the meter was not running at all. That is why a consumers have a perception that the new meter is running riot, but in reality it is the true reflection of what the consumers use and must pay for. It was a council resolution to install new smart meters, based on modern technology. It is unfair to blame Lekwa Municipality when trying to reduce electricity theft, for the benefit of all citizens.
The Executive Mayor was at pains when he described the impact of electricity theft. Worse yet are the same people who know at the back of their minds that have not be loyal and truthful to the livelihood of Lekwa Municipality are making a big noise against the installation of the smart meter to save our municipality from total collapse. He challenges anybody who wishes to see the truth to come to the municipality for a fact finding mission. Makgaji Projects and Consulting is the company appointed to install the new smart meters. DM
Electricity theft cripples Municipality
Lekwa Executive Mayor Cllr LR Dhlamini and the speaker Cllr HM Khota with the new smart meters during a media briefing at Thusong Srvices center last week.
National Bandana Day was celebrated on 12 October this year. Funds raised with this project are used for support of patients diagnosed with leukaemia and other life threatening blood disorders. Personnel of Goldi Standerton proudly wore their bandanas to show their support for this good cause.
NASIONAAL - Verskeie inwoners van Standerton en omgewing het kinders wat by die Noord-Wes Universiteit studeer, en sal heel moontlik verheug wees om te verneem dat AfriForum Jeug ʼn formele klag gelê teen prof. Dan Kgwadi, visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit, vir die aanhitsing van openbare geweld. Dit volg nadat Kgwadi by ’n openbare vergadering van #ReformPIK honderde studente aangemoedig het om te baklei.
Hy het aan studente gesê “I encourage you to fight” nadat die #ReformPIK-groep daarop aangedring het dat Afrikaans en die Totius-standbeeld op die Potchefstroom-kampus verwyder moet word. “Kgwadi kan deur par-
ty mense nou selfs as ʼn geweldenaar beskou word.
Deur studente aan te moedig om te baklei, dra hy by tot die polarisering van verskillende kultuurgroepe op die kampus. Sy politieke agenda veroorsaak rassespanning,” het Ian Cameron, woordvoerder van AfriForum Jeug, gesê.
ʼn Saak van aanhitsing van openbare geweld sal nou teen Kgwadi ondersoek word. Cam-eron het verduidelik dat Kgwadi se optrede teenstrydig is met sowel die Grondwet as die Strafproseswet, en meen dat Kgwadi besig is om rasse- en kultuurhaat aan te wakker sonder om aan die nagevolge van sy woorde te dink. JD
PROVINSIAAL - Kan u, uself indink hoe vol die Vaalrivier sal wees as dit een meter hoër sal wees as wat enige mens kan onthou dat hy dit ooit gesien het. In 1917 was die hoogte van die water een meter hoër as se-dertdien, en dit is nou amper een honderd jaar gelede. Daar is ongeveer 10 kilometer bokant Vil-liers aan my, Ludwig Ankiewicz, twee bakens langs die Vaalrivier uitgewys wat die hoog-watermerk aandui, deur mense wat daardie vloed beleef het. “Langs die Suikerbosran-drivier op die plaas Lagerspoort het die eien-aar aan weerskante van die rivier twee klip-pilare ingeplant om die hoogwatermerk aan te dui maar ek kon die klippilare ongelukkig nie
opspoor nie,” sê Ankiewicz. Gesien in die lig dat sulke vloede hulle na ongeveer 100 jaar herhaal, en ook die vloe-de wat nou wêreldwyd plaasvind, sal dit net goed wees om kennis daarvan te neem en dat elkeen hom vergewis van die gevaar wat so ‘n watervloed vir hom sal inhou. As mense weet waar die hoogwatermerk van onlangse vloede is, is dit met hedendaagse toerusting, soos onder andere selfone, moont-lik om te bepaal waar die hoogwatermerk in 1917 was. Dit is nie te sê dat die vloed weer ‘n meter hoër sal wees nie maar aan die anderkant kan dit selfs ook hoër as een meter wees. (Ludwig Ankiewicz, 082 573 5449) JD
Die volgende 100-jarige watervloed
AfriForum Jeug lê klag teen NWU-visekanselier
Companies support Bandana Day
Pastor ZA Shabalala and his wife in admiration of the new car, surrounded by cheering members of the congregation.
TRICHARDT - Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD was founded in 2011 by Mr Salie Du Toit. Through his busi-ness skills, sheer hard work, state-of-the-art equipment, quality workmanship and courteous service Mr Du Toit piloted this establishment to its current size, counting amongst the largest Body Repairs in South Africa.
Purchasing a motor vehicle is a big investment in your life. Unfortunately accidents do happen. When involved in an accident, you have a choice as to whom you entrust the repair work to. Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD un-derstands this and strives to gain your trust by providing excellent repair service. Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD is a proud member of SAMBRA (South African Motor Body Repair Association) and achieved the highest rat-ing. They have all the necessary equipment and qualified staff to comply with all Major Insurance Companies and Manufacturer standards.
Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD is passionate about pro-viding our customers with an outstanding collision repair experience. Our standards, state-of-the-art equipment, trained craftsman and written guarantee all totals to your complete satisfaction.
All repairs that have been performed by Sako Panelbeat-ing (PTY) LTD. A Written guarantee of four years work-manship and lifetime on the paint work is given by Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD. Sako Panelbeating (PTY) LTD is based in Trichardt, Mpumalanga. Our address is 15 Carolus Street, Trichardt, 2300. Our clients are kept in-formed via SMS. This is done three times a week. This information will give the client an indication of the repairs and the estimation of repair.
Being involved in an accident is bad enough. We would like to make your collision repair experience as comfort-able as possible. This includes taking care of you, our cus-tomer, as well as taking care of your vehicle.
To ensure a stress free experience all vehicles are stored in-house. Our 1 200m² work shop is equipped to accom-modate 40 – 60 vehicles in-house. We also have a secured storage yard of 5 000m² under 24hour security surveil-lance that can accommodate 250 vehicles. Sufficient and safe customer parking is available and easily accessible.
A quality check is applied throughout the entire process. Each department checks the quality and examines the re-paired area before proceeding. Each vehicle is buffed to
The best in motor body repairseal the paint work, vehicle is washed, wheels are treated and we even clean the interior. After this, our in-house quality inspector conduct a final inspection using a high standard quality checklist. We will strive to restore your vehicle to pre-accident condition. We invite you to come visit our workshop. CG
Sako Auto Body Specialist cater to your specific motor repair needs.
NASIONAAL - Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel “Blade” Nzimande, die minister van hoër onderwys, het die Uni-versiteit van Stellenbosch (US) daarvan beskuldig dat die gebruik van Afrikaans as onderrigmedium, ʼn uit-sluitingstegniek is. Die aanval van dr. Nzimande is nie soseer op die Universiteit self gemik nie, maar eerder op die gebruik van Afrikaans as onderrigmedium op die kampusse waar Afrikaners volop is.
“Daar is uit die oorspronklike 32 universiteite in Suid-Afrika, nog net een Afrikaanse universiteit oor en waar Afrikaans by universiteite met Engels vervang is, het Afrikaans en die Afrikaner-kultuur heeltemal uitgesterf. Die probleem is dat minderhede soos Afrikaners nie meer toegelaat word om in hulle moedertaal onderrig te ontvang nie.
Afrikaners het die reg tot moedertaalonderrig en hulle mag nie van dié reg ontneem word nie. Ons het die universiteite opgebou en Afrikaans tot ʼn hoëfunksietaal
ontwikkel. Die universiteite het intussen verengels en Afrikaners vervreem. Mag ons nie eers een universi-teit behou wat voorgraadse studies in Afrikaans aanbied nie?
Dit is onaanvaarbaar en druis direk teen minderheid s- regte en Suid-Afrika se Grondwet in”, sê Marcus Paw-son, woordvoerder vir AfriForum Jeug. Die oplossing is nie om minderhede van hulle kultuur en taal te ontneem nie. Die Minister moet eerder die ander tale ontwikkel wat die standaard van opleiding sal verhoog.
Pawson sê verder dat dr. Nzimande teen Afrikaans is en nie op studenteklagtes na sy kantoor, wat oor swart studente wat rassisties teen ander studente optree handel, reageer nie. “Die minister moet aanvaar dat Afrikaans ook ʼn Afrikataal is en dat Afrikaners ook Afrikane is. Transformasie word herhaaldelik gebruik om Afrika-ners se taal en kultuurregte te ontken en met Engels te vervang.” JD
Dr Blade Nzimande se aanval op Afrikaans is nie soseer op Stellenbosch uni-versiteit gemik nie, maar eerder op die gebruik van Afrikaans as onderrigme-dium. Van die oorspronklike 32 universiteite is daar slegs een universiteit oor wat Afrikaans as voer-taal gebruik
Afrikaans is uitsluitingstegniek, sê Nzimande
NASIONAAL - AfriForum verwelkom die skorsing van genl. Riah Phiyega, nasionale polisiekommissaris, deur pres. Jacob Zuma. Phiyega was die afgelope maande in groot om-stredenheid gehul.
“Ons vra reeds ʼn geruime tyd dat daar van Phiyega, wat duide-lik onbevoeg vir haar posisie én ʼn politieke aanstelling is, ontslae geraak moet word. “Haar optrede was by verskeie geleenthede ʼn skande en ʼn klap in die gesig van eerbare, toegewyde polisielede. Sy het by verskeie geleenthede
getoon dat sy oor geen leierskap vir haar pos beskik nie,” sê Ian Cameron, hoof van gemeen-skapsveiligheid by AfriForum.
AfriForum betreur die feit dat Phiyega met volle salaris geskors is hangende ʼn ondersoek wat teen haar voortduur en is van me-ning dat Phiyega nooit die toets geslaag het nie. “Die polisie het iemand met ʼn polisie-agtergrond nodig om die leiding te neem. Dit is al wat ʼn einde sal bring aan die onderlinge wantroue en struwelinge in die SAPD,” meen Cameron. JD
STANDERTON - Solidarit-eit Helpende Hand Standerton en Maxis restaurant het hande gevat en besluit om Kosmos aftreeoord se inwoners te bederf. Die projek ‘Bederf ‘n goue oue’ is geloods vir bejaardes wat half vereensaam en gewoonlik nie ver uitstappies kan meemaak nie.
Solidariteit Helpende Hand is ‘n Nasionale organisasie
sonder winsbejag en fokus op die voorkoming, verbreking en verligting van armoede. Die or-ganisasie het meer as 120 takke landwyd wat deur vrywilligers bestuur word. Helpende Hand Standerton bedank graag Maxis vir hulle flink diens en bereidwil-ligheid om die projek te onder-steun en die bejaardes met wafels en pannekoek te bederf. JD
STANDERTON – Die sakkies is ter nagedagtenis aan iemand na aan ons wat gesterf het aan kanker, en selfs vir iemand wat nog die stryd stry teen kanker. Dit is elkeen genommer met ‘n kleur kolletjie op. As ie-mand die sakkie koop moet hulle dit versier en terug be-sorg aan die kankerverenig-ing.
Die dag van die Relay gaan die sakkies om die baan gepak word en daar gaan ‘n tyd gegee word wanneer almal na hul sakkies beweeg om die kers aan te steek wat binne in die sakkie reeds sal wees. Dit is ‘n baie kosbare oom-blik. Indien iemand dalk nie die dag daar kan wees nie, kan hul steeds sakkies
koop en terug gee nadat dit mooi versier is en iemand van die komitee sal dit ook aansteek. Maar indien ie-mand dalk nie kans sien om dit te koop en te versier nie, kan hul die sakkies net koop en dit sal versier word deur iemand anders. Die sakkies kos R10 elk.
Die sakkies is te koop by Beauty Spot 017 712 7351, me Elize Smith, of by Veri-mark by die Junxion Sen-trum by 017 714 2827.
Skakel gerus vir Andre du Plessis by 082 548 2432 of vir Jean Robbertsen 082 586 9117 om jou sakkie te koop. Manne word herin-ner dat daar ‘n groot skerm gaan wees waar die rugby uitgesaai gaan word die aand.
Helpende Hand bederf ‘n goue oue
Lindie Davel van Solidariteit Helpende Hand in Standerton oorhan-dig ‘n dankie sê geskenk aan die eienaar van Maxis Standerton, Mnr Nico Botha. Inwoners van Kosmos aftreeoord is met wafels en pan-nekoek op Donderdag 15 Oktober by dié restourant bederf.
Koop nou jou sakkie en ondersteun die geveg teen kanker
Neem asb kennis: Alle geklassifiseerde advertensies moet asb per faks, per e-pos of per hand gelewer word. Geen telefo-niese advertensies word geplaas nie. Die spertyd vir geklassifi-seerde advertensies is Maandae 14:00.GEEN ADVERTEN-SIE SAL GEPLAAS WORD SONDER BETALING NIE! _______________Please take note: All classified adverts must be submitted by fax, e-mail or by hand. No telephonic adverts will be published. The deadline for classified adverts are Mondays 14:00.NO ADVERTISE-MENT WILL BE PLACED WITH-OUT PAYMENT!
ALGEMEENGENERAL
Lilia’J bied jou alles wat jy mag nodig kry vir naaldwerk, brei, borduur, gordyn materiaal, rods & rails, clip on rods, kwilt ge-reedskap asook groot verskeidenheid kwilt-lap, kant, lint asook servette en geskenke. Skakel 017 712 2921 of 017 719 2848.
_______________Rubber Coat ing Solutions: Lek of roes jou dak? “RUB-BERISE” dit! Water-en-roesdigtheid op verskeidenheid van oppervlaktes gewaar-borg. NUUT: Wa-terdig jou huis mure met “RUBBER” verf. Beskikbaar in groot verskeidenheid kleure. Skakel George Foley 082 646 3630.
_______________Man Yi Kitchen. C h i n e s e R e s t a u -rant, take away & Sushi. Sushi daily special food. Monday and Friday special. E v e r y t h i n g y o u need for slimming. Open 7 days a week, o r d e r s w e l c o m e . Phone 079 939 6338 or 079 637 2888.
_______________Kontoere: Vir die uitmeet van kontoere skakel Joggie Viljoen by 078 152 5258 of 083 273 2861.
_______________Sharky’s Seafood. Groot verskeiden-heid seekos te koop. S p e s i a l e a a n b o d op gerookte snoek (terwyl vooraad hou). Calamari ringe, Cal-amari steaks, Had-dock, verskeie Hake, Mussel meat, King-klip fillets, Salmon, Soles, Smoked Tuna, prawn meat en meer. Besoek ons by: Beyers Naudé 45 A, Stan-derton. (Kosmosnuus perseel).
AKKOMMODASIEACCOMMODATION
La’vie Gastehuis is geleë in die dorp, loopafstand na Stan-derton Hospitaal en El Condor Spur. Ons bied spesiale tariewe vir langtermyn gaste. Keuse tussen selfsorg eenhede of ontbyt, aandete en kospak-kies op versoek. Ska-kel gerus vandag nog. Mil lanie 072 879 6309.
DIENSTESERVICES
Grasdakke, lapa’s en swembaddens. Oprig van nuwe lapas, herstelwerk van lapa’s. Ons bou ook swembaddens. 6x4 swembad + 6x4 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R45 000. 8x4 swembad + 6x4 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R54 000. 5x3 swembad + 4x3 lapa, met ingeboude braai - R35 000. Vir ‘n kwotasie ska-kel George 083 573 5324/ 082 538 5726.
________________Hidro Kleen. Skoon-maak van matte, los matte, blinders, sit-stelle en hardevloere. Diepreiniging van huise. Valet van voer-tuie. Skakel ons vir spesiale aanbiedinge. Tel: 017 712 2499. Sel: 082 406 3190 / 084 299 3654. ________________A B C D r i v i n g School. Special i-sing in code 8, 10, 14. Pre-employment assesment for em-ployment purposes. Al l areas . Phone 0 8 2 9 3 9 8 1 3 6 / 0 8 2 2 6 0 3 0 9 3 .
________________AM Cooling her-stel en installeer van: Yskaste, vrieskaste, koelkamers, vries-kamers, lugreëlings, industriële wasma-sjiene, tuimeldroërs, en skottelgoedwas-masjiene. Verkoop ys - Troues en Partytjies. Skakel Martin 081 529 7150 Susan 082 052 3348.
HUIS & HAARDHOME
IMPROVEMENTS
Bella Blinds. Ve-netian, aluminium & w o o d b l i n d s , 25 mm and 50 mm, all your inside window requirements. Re pairs to all blinds. Phone Bella, 072 390 7490 or 017 714 1262. Fax 086 615 9985.
_______________ Phi l r i B l i nds & Awnings. We do all kinds of blinds, inside and outside. We do Venetian, aluminium, wood blinds, vertical, bamboo & awnings at affordable prices. We also repair blinds. Phone Rika 072 372 4191. Fax 086 639 4844.
MEUBELVERVOERFURNITURE REMOVAL
Klopper Meubelver-voer. Groot en klein meubelvragmotors beskikbaar vir enige meubelvervoer. Eie-naartoesig en drywer met vriendelike diens. Skakel Conrad Klop-per - 082 774 6952. [email protected].
MOTORDIENSTEMOTORING
Standerton Brake & Clutch. New and reconditioned clutch kits. Reconditioning of truck & tractor pressure plates. New brake d rums and discs or yours ma-chined while you wait. C n r P r i n c e s s & Coligny Street, Stan-derton, Phone 017 712 6491.
_______________JF Auto Interior, Standerton.Uphol-stery, automotive, fu rn i tu re , canvas covers, roof linings and carpets. For more information phone Jacques 072 117 0389 or Francois 072 543 5938.
PLAAGBEHEERPEST CONTROL
Willie’s Pest Solu-tions, Standerton. Registered - P 33234. Insect control, cock-roaches, ants, lice, weed and rat control, termites and founda-tion treatment. Phone Willie 083 458 7564. Fax 086 662 3612 / 017 714 0834.
TE KOOPFOR SALE
Treadmill. Trojan ignite 350 treadmill te koop vir R3 500. Skakel Riana by 082 435 5335.
TE HUURTO LET
Standerton: To Let 2 Bedroom townhouse with two bathrooms and a lockup garage in a secure complex. D e p o s i t R 5 0 0 0 and R5 500 rent per month. Negotiate directly with the o w- ner - 082 521 8850.
_______________Te huur. 2 x 1 Slaap-kamer woonstel en 3 x Bachelor houthuise te huur in Morgenzon. Skakel 082 432 9334 vir meer inligting.
_______________E n k e l w o o n s t e l buite te huur teen R2 000 per maand. Enkel kamer in huis te huur R1 000. Nie-rokers kry voorkeur. Skakel Dina 076 642 6417.
_______________Groot netj iese 4 slaapkamer huis te huur, 2 badkamers, woon/eetkamer met kaggels . Sentraal gelee naby Pick n Pay, Piet Retiefstraat. Prys R7 000 per maand. Elektrisiteit uitgesluit. Skakel 082 554 6301 of 082 798 3400.
_______________Enkel kamer teenR2 000 en 1 slaap-kamer woonstel teen R3 500 per maand. 2 Slaapkamer ook beskikbaar. Skakel 083 402 0043.
TUINDIENSTEGARDENING
Ebafaneni garde-ning services. Phone Sibusiso at 073 752 3862 or 076 971 0194. First come first serve.
VERMAAK ENTERTAINMENT
Royal Kids Parties, Standerton. Your one stop party shop. All party accessories, bal-loons, decor, castles, tents, gazebo’s, pina-tas. Jumping castles R250. We deliver in Standerton. Phone Santa 082 331 0036.
WENDY HUISEWENDY HOUSES
Awesome Wendys. We do Wendy houses at a very low price. Log cabin, knotty pine and pallet wood. Pri-ces for pallet wood 2 m x 2 m - R 3 000, 3 m x 3 m - R 3 500, 3 m x 4 m - R 4 200. We move Wendy houses from point A to B . 5 yea r s guarantee. Phone Sam 073 091 6680.
BATTERYEBATTERIES
American Batte-ries. Pryse 628 - R650, 646 - R745, 652-R860, 674 - R1 090. No 1 battery in Suid Afrika. Krogh straat 24, Standerton. Ska-kel 079 200 3371 of Malcolm 082 533 2179 vir meer in-ligting.
TE KOOPFOR SALE
Jack russell reuntjies @ R950! Baie mooi geregistreerde Jack russell reuntjies. Kortbeen, breebors, besonder fris gebou, kort gladde hare , ingeënt en ontwurm. Bes t e b loed lyne . Verskeidenheid be-skikbaar. www.coe-tzerjackrussell.co.za. Kontak 0826554118 / 0833511446 / [email protected]
DIENSTESERVICES
M r. S o u n d f o r all your car sound, DSTV and home theatre installations, including TV and radio repairs. Shop 1, Toristo Centre, Beyers Naudé St , Standerton, 017 712 3642 or 082 799 4276.
________________Is u veilig? Ska-kel Mac 083 363 9044 vir diefwering, ve i l igheidshekke , Spaanse rootyster, 10 mm en 12 mm ge-draaide vierkantyster en algemene klein werkies.
_______________Izikhati Zokwena Trading and Project. We are building con-tractors and we are NHBRC certified. We do wall units, tiling, plumbing, electrical and paving. Phone Buti on 073 848 8899 or 079 296 9426 for a quotation or visit our website www.izikha-thzokwena.co.za.
________________Davy’s plumbing & Bathroom renova-tion. Plumbing, new i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e . Garden sprinkler and water pumps. Gen-eral building renova-tion and tilling. Phone David 083 381 8458 / 017 712 2131.
________________Plant depot. Bome, struike, Ludwig rose, saailinge, bemesting en klip. Kom kyk gerus Danhauser-straat 24 A, Meyer-vi l le , Standerton. Riana 082 490 7001. Niekie 082 554 5734.
________________Awesome Dakke. Skadunet en staal! Herstel van skadunette en nuwe skadunet. Skakel Christelle by 082 560 7546.
WENDY HUISEWENDY HOUSES
A B R W e n d y s . 3 x 3 - R3 900 , 3 x 4 - R4 500 . We do pallet wood, knotty pine and log cabins. We offer a 5 year guarantee. Phone 071 062 4912.
AB Wendys. Pallet-wood wendys, knotty pine & log cabin hou-ses for sale. Each room comes with door, win-dow, zinc roof and wooden floor. Wax-oil treated. Prices for pallet wood wendys 2 m x 2 m - R3 000. 3 m x 3 m - R3 500. 3 m x 4 m - R4 200. 3 m x 6 m - R6 500. For more information phone Erick 073 650 0108.
AB City Wendys/ Huts. Quality Wen-dys. 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 3 x 4, 3 x 6, 4 x 4. Big sizes available. Pallet wood, Knotty pine, log cabins and steel huts. We also shift Wendys. Phone Johannes 078 465 9357.
AAA Louvra Wen-dys . Factory qua-l i ty treated Wen-dys against termites and is waterproof. 2m x 2m - R2 800, 3m x 3m - R3 700, 3m x 4m - R4 300. Free delivery and i n s t a l l a t i o n i n Standerton. 5 years guarantee. Phone Mike 072 329 5842.
AAA Alpha Wen-dys. Quality Wendys, proffessionally done. Treated for termites and waterproof. We do all types of wood. F r e e d e l i v e r y and in s t a l l a t i on . Pallet wood price: 3 m x 3 m - R3 700, 3 m x 4 m - R4 400, 2 m x 2 m - R3 200. Nick 072 410 3547.
Bestuurskalender vir wolskape in die somerreën-gebiede van Suid-Afrika (Augustus en September), aangebied deur die produsente dienste van die nasionale wolkwekersvereniging van Suid Afrika (NWKV)1 Dragtige ooie (wat in Maart en April
gepaar is) (Hierdie aksies moet 4 weke voor die ooie lam afgehandel wees)
1.1 Mikskeer of skeer die ooie. Jong lammers is dom en sal aan enige iets wat langwerpig en rond is suig, al is dit ook lox. Maak seker dat die uier ook skoon geskeer is.
1.2 Ent ooie teen pasteurella en bloednier. Enting teen blou-uier, rooiderm en bloedderm is opsioneel, afhangend of u ‘n probleem daarmee het.
1.3 Doseer of spuit ooie teen lewerslak en peervormige slak (indien daar simptome is – lewerslak = kwak kele en peervormige slak = swart diarree). Hierdie twee parasiete is veral ‘n probleem in kampe met grondwaters (grond damme).
1.4 Spuit of doseer met Vitamien A en minerale, veral as hulle lanklaas groen weiding gehad het.
1.5 Monitor die ooie se kondisie weekliks vir die laaste 8 weke van dragtigheid. Ooi wat maer is as hulle lam maak hul lammers swak groot. Gee vroegtydig kos/lekke indien nodig. Maak seker dat hierdie ooie nie kondisie verloor nie. Kondisie-punt die ooie weekliks en gee kos of lek sodra die kondisie begin verswak. Let veral op na die kondisie van meerling- en tweetand-ooie. Hierdie ooie lyk gewoonlik goed omdat hulle buike baie uitsit, maar kan maklik kondisie verloor sonder dat dit sigbaar is. Ooie wat in ‘n swak kondisie lam se melkproduksie is swak, die lammers groei swak en die daaropvolgende
besetting is swakker.1.6 Maak seker dat die ooie in kampe
gaan lam waar daar genoegsame voer beskikbaar is.
Belangrik: Lees alle dieregesondheidprodukte se pamflette om seker te maak dat dit veilig is vir dragtige ooie en hoe om dit veilig te gebruik.2 Ooie wat gepaar gaan word in
Oktober en November. 2.1 Skuif die ooie na vars kampe 14 dae
voor die ramme bykom om hulle op ‘n natuurlike wyse te prikkel/koggel. Die afskeer van ooie is ‘n ander natuurlike manier om hulle te prikkel/koggel.
2.2 Mikskeer die ooie (indien nodig) voor hulle gepaar gaan word. Dit help die ramme om hul gemakliker te dek.
2.3 Spuit of doseer met Vitamien A en minerale sowat ‘n maand voor paring, veral as hulle lanklaas groen weiding gehad het.
2.4 Ent ooie teen ensoötiese aborsie (as die siekte in u kudde voorkom), sowat 6 weke voor paring.
2.5 Maak seker dat die ooie skoon is van bosluise.
2.6 Doseer of spuit ooie teen lewerslak en peervormige slak (indien daar simptome is – lewerslak = kwak kele en peervormige slak = swart diarree). Hierdie twee parasiete is veral ‘n probleem in kampe met grondwaters (grond damme).
3 Ramme (Alle aksies moet minstens 8 weke voor paring afgehandel wees om tydelike steriliteit te vermy)
3.1 Maak seker dat u genoeg ramme het. Koop aan indien nodig.
3.2 Skeer die ramme en doen alle nodige inentings, doserings en aanvullings van minerale vir die lenteparing.
3.3 Sorg dat die ramme in ‘n goeie kondisie is voor paring. Prikkelvoeding soos hawerpitte of ‘n goeie lek gee goeie resultate.
Wolskaap bestuurskalender vir somerreën-gebiedeWees versigtig vir skoon mielies of sjokolade mielies, aangesien dit tot die aansameling van vet om die testis kan lei, wat die ramme se vrugbaarheid aantas. ‘n Lek hoog in proteien word aanbeveel. Sorg vir genoeg vreetspasie sodat die ramme almal gelyktydig kan vreet. Ramme moet pers tussen die voor- en agterbene wees wanneer hulle na die ooie gaan.
3.4 Laat toets vir vrugbaarheid en geslagsiektes
3.5 Doseer ramme 20 ml koringkiem/week vir die laaste 4 weke voor hulle na die ooie gaan
3.6 Spuit of doseer met Vitamien A en minerale, veral as hulle lanklaas groen weiding gehad het.
3.7 Maak die ramme fiks3.8 Doseer of spuit met ‘n bree spektrum
middel teen rondewurms (veral haarwurm) en neuswurm. Die ramme se neuse moet skoon wees om die ooie wat op hitte is ordentlik te kan ruik.
3.9 Maak seker dat die ramme skoon is van bosluise.
3.10 Doseer of spuit ramme teen lewerslak
en peervormige slak (indien daar simptome is – lewerslak = kwak kele en peervormige slak = swart diarree). Hierdie twee parasiete is veral ‘n probleem in kampe met grondwaters (grond damme).
4 Koggelramme (noodsaaklik hierdie tyd van die jaar)
4.1 Koggel die ooie vir 9 dae voor paring. Haal koggels uit teen laat middag van dag 9 en vervang met ramme.
5 Predatore 5.1 Begin om kampe waarin daar gelam
gaan word te monitor vir ongewenste predatore. Tref vroegtydig voorsorg en pak gate onder deur drade toe. Moenie dit uitstel tot die ooie begin lam nie, want dan het die ooie u volle aandag nodig.
Belangrik: kontak u plaaslike veearts as u oor enige van die diere-gesondheid aanbevelings twyfel! Moenie dragtige ooie met lewendige entstowwe soos bloutong en slenkdal ent nie. Dit kan aborsies veroorsaak. Lees alle entstowwe, doseermiddels en voere se pamflette om u te vergewis van die veilige gebruik daarvan. JD
NATIONAL - A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompa-nied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries. Heat waves form when high pressure aloft strengthens and remains over a region for several days up to several weeks.
Temperatures that people from a hotter climate con-sider normal can be termed a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. Severe heat waves have caused catastrophic crop failures, thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, and widespread power outages due to increased use of air conditioning.
During heat waves, the human body is pushed be-yond its limits. Under normal conditions, the body’s internal thermostat produces perspiration that evapo-rates and cools the body. However, in excessive heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal tempera-ture. Abnormally hot temperatures cause electricity demand to increase when air conditioners are straining to overcome the heat.
If a hot spell extends to three days or more, night time temperatures do not cool down and the thermal mass in homes and buildings retains the heat from pre-
vious days. The Australian summer of 2012-2013, known as the
Angry Summer or Extreme Summer, resulted in 123 weather records being broken over a 90-day period, including the hottest day ever recorded for Australia as a whole, the hottest January on record, the hottest summer average on record, and a record seven days in row when the whole continent averaged above 39°C.
On January 26, 1936, a heat wave hit South Africa and temperatures soared in places to up to 44,4°C. Heat waves kill more Americans than other natural disasters such as floods, lightning, tornadoes and hur-ricanes. JD
Die afgelope naweek het Hoër en Laerskool Balfour die Interhoër Redenaars aangebied. Die skole wat deelgeneem het was:
Hoër en Laerskool Balfour, Gekombineerdeskool Belfast, Gekombineerdeskool Hendrina, Gekombineerdeskool Carolina en Morgenzon Landbou Aka-demie. Balfour het uitstekend gevaar en in die laerskool-afde-ling wen Anja Tolken die graad 1-3 afdeling en Marene Venter die gr 4-5 afdeling. In die laer-
skool-afdeling was die uitslae van die onderskeie skole as volg: Gekombineerdeskool Belfast is in die eerste plek, met Morgen-zon Landbou Akademie in die tweede- en Gekombineerdeskool Carolina in die derdeplek.
In die Hoërskole afdeling het die skole as volg presteer: In die eerste plek is Gekombineerdes-kool Belfast, in die tweedeplek: Hoër en Laerskool Balfour en Gekombineerdeskool Carolina in die derdeplek. HvO
Hendrikus Visser, ‘n Gr 9-leerling van Hoërskool Ermelo, het die afgelope naweek aan die TSK-KIA nasionale kara-tekampioenskap wat soos altyd by Sun City gehou is, deelge-neem en vir ‘n skou-spelagtige verton-ing gesorg. Hy het ‘n gouemedalje in die kata- én kumite-afdeling losgeslaan en is met Suid-Af-rikaanse-kleure vir hierdie prestasie be-loon.
Jenna van Vuren, ‘n leerling van Standerton Akademie, het Sater-dag, 17 Oktober, aan die Hoëveldtennistoernooi in Secunda deelgeneem en met die algehele tweede-plek in die o-10-afdeling vir meisiespelers inge-palm. Sy dring gevolglik na die volgende toernooi vir 2016 deur.
Kaylin Ross (links) en Elandi Booysen, leerlinge van Laerskool Kalie de Haas, het pas die goeie nuus ontvang dat hulle in die 2016 Mpumalanga-hokkiespan op-geneem is. Kaylin sal vir die o-12-span uitdraf, terwyl Elandi die o-13-reserwe-trui oor haar kop sal trek.
Redeneer is hul forté
Die twee Balfour-wenners, Anja Tolken (links) wat eerste in die gr 1-3 afdeling was en Marene Venter wat gewen het in die gr 4-5 afdeling.
Laerskool Kalie de Haas het pas hul top 10 akademiese leerlinge van die derde kwartaal bekendgestel en spog, soos altyd, met gemiddelde wat díép in die 90’s draai. (Foto links) Die top 10 van gr 7 is agter, van links na regs – Karisma Viljoen (sewende), Rentia Scholtz (sesde), Mario Boender (eerste), Marli Grobler (tweede) en Kristin Nortjé (vierde). Voor is Chanté Schoonraad (tiende), Reghardt van der Westhuizen (vyfde), Wijëon Mostert (agtste), Arrie Mostert (negende) en Stiaan Schoonraad (derde). Die toppresteerder, Mario Boender, het ‘n gemiddeld van 94% behaal. (Foto regs) Agter is die top 10-leerlinge van gr 6 – Rekicha Shaw (sesde), Sinethemba Gama (negende), Rika Bezuidenhout (tweede), Dané Fuhri (sewende) en Dean du Preez (tiende). Voor is Karin Ferreira (vyfde), Gerty Mostert (agtste), Elandi Booysen (vierde), Rianké Pretorius (derde) en Anje Sutherland, die toppresteerder met 88%.
ERMELO - Die eerstekrieketspanne van Hoërskool Ermelo en Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het Donderdag, 1 Oktober, mekaar die stryd tydens die finale ronde van die Gert Sibande-streekliga aangesê en vir lewendige spel gesorg wat die toeskouers behoorlik laat naels kou het. Hierdie kragmeting is beslis nadat Hoërskool Ermelo vir Hoërskool Standerton in die semi-finale ronde met 69 geklop het.
Hoërskool Ermelo het die loot gewen en besluit om eerste te kolf. Ná 50 tawwe beurte het die Erries met 190 lopies vir die verlies van nege paaltjies op die telbord gespog. Kolwers wat tot hierdie telling bygedra het, is Jeandré Muller met ‘n onoorwonne 61 lopies, Leon Visser met 27 lopies en Ruan Grobler met 25 lopies.
Hoërskool Ermelo se boulwerk het ook nie teleurgestel nie, aangesien Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie se kolwers almal in die 50ste boulbeurt vir slegs 149 lopies uitgehaal is. Uitstekende boulwerk is deur Qiniso Habile met vier paaltjies vir 25 lopies in 9.5 boulbeurte, Ruan Grobler met twee paaltjies vir 18 lopies in sewe beurte en Jeandré Muller met twee paaltjies vir 26 lopies in 10 beurte verrig.
Hoërskool Ermelo het die kragmeting met 41 lopies gewen en is daar en dan as Gert Sibande-ligawenners van 2015 bekroon. Die span sal volgende teen die Middelburgstreek in die Mpumalanga semi-finale te staan kom. Hou Kosmosnuus gerus in die volgende paar weke vir die uitslae van die Mpumalanga-krieketliga dop. DK
Kalies kondig top 10-leerlinge aan
EHS-eerstes word Gert Sibande-ligawenners
Agter, van links na regs, is Jaco Johnstone, Lourie du Plooy, Jean-Jacques Janse van Rensburg, Hans Greyling, Christian du Plooy, Evan Kemp, Pieter du Plooy, Jan-Hendrik Swart en Ruan Labuschagne. Voor is Brendan van der Schyff, Jeandré Muller, Leon Visser, Ruan Grobler en Qiniso Habile.
Hoërskool Volksrust wil Marius Engel-brecht en Stucky Motors graag bedank vir uitstekende diens met die koop van hul nuwe bussie. Hier handig Marius Engel-brecht (links) die nuwe Sprinter-bussie oor aan mnr Ferreira, die skoolhoof.
ERMELO - Die wêreld het die afgelope maand vir vier van Hoërskool Ermelo se tennisspelers oopgegaan toe Petrus en Christelle Koekemoer (EHS-afrigters) ‘n toergroep van 20 spelers en afrigters na Dallas, Texas, in die VSA vergesel het. Die vier leerlinge – Jean Beukes, Stefan Kemp, Lesshika Vala en Helé Schutte – het op 24 September saam met die Koekemoers na Amerika vertrek en nagenoeg twee weke in die vreemde deurgebring.
Die toergroep het by Brookhaven Country Club tuisgegaan met die doel om die spelers die geleentheid te bied om by die wêreldbekende afrigter, Steve Smith, lesse te ontvang.
Dié klub spog met van die beste fasiliteite in die VSA met meer as 40 harde-, klei-, binnenshuise- en klimaatbeheerde tennisbane wat die groep se asems behoorlik op die eerste oogopslag weggeslaan het.
Die spelers het tydens die verloop van die toer sélf beleef presies wat dit verg om op die hoogste
vlak tennis te speel en om soos professionele atlete te oefen. Hulle het daagliks amper 10 ure by Brookhaven deurgebring en, behalwe vir die sportopleiding, ook die geleentheid gehad om waardevolle inligting rakende verdere tersiêre studies in die VSA ontvang.
Die Ermeloërs het die geleentheid gehad om met verskeie afrigters in aanraking te kom en het ook twee universiteite naamlik die Southern Methodist University (SMU) en die Brookhaven College besoek. Volgens Hoërskool Ermelo, gaan die toer verseker baie deure vir die spelers in die vorm van studie- en sportbeurse oopmaak.
Wat die tennisafrigting betref, het die toergroep wedstryde teen spelers van ‘n paar lande gespeel, aangesien spelers van regoor die wêreld jaarliks van Brookhaven Country Club se fasiliteite gebruik maak om hul spel te verbeter.
Volgens die Koekemoers was Steve Smith en sy afrigters baie beïndruk met die spelers se gedrag, werksetiket en kennis van die spel. DK
MORGENZON - Riona Venter, ‘n leer-ling van Morgenzon Landbou Akademie het tydens die SANESA byeenkoms, wat by Misty Meadows in Pretoria gehou is, deelgeneem.
Die byeenkoms was van 8 tot 10 Okto-ber. Sy het Mpumalanga verteenwoordig in die ‘Working Riding Level 1’. Riona en haar perd, Aloha Bay, het ‘n eersteplek losgeslaan.
Daar was 31 ruiters van regoor Suid-Afrika in haar klas. Wat hulle prestasie so wonderlik maak, is dat sy Aloha Bay eers in Februarie van dié jaar gekry het. Perd en ruiter het mekaar gou leer ken en is voorwaar ‘n wenspan. HvO
Plaaslike tennissterre maak ‘n wye draai in die VSA
Die toergroep tydens ‘n besoek aan die George Bush-biblioteekmuseum in Dallas, Texas.
Saam, ’n wenkombinasie
Riona Venter met haar wen-spanmaat, Aloha Bay, by die prysuitdelingsfunksie tydens die SANESA nasionale byeenkoms.
NASIONAAL - Solidariteit Helpende Hand se Mpumalanga streek is dringend op soek na vrywilligers wat sal betrokke raak by ’n organisasie wat ’n verskil maak.
“Ons het vrywilligers nodig om die boodskap van hoop uit te dra na mense wat dit nodig het, na mense wat ‘n stem nodig het en om verligting te bring aan bejaardes asook om toekomshoop te skep vir kinders,” het Alisha de Lange, streekorganiseerder van Mpumalanga gesê. “Ons het tans 17 vrywilliger gedrewe takke wat ons wil versterk, sodat ons gemeenskappe
soos Standerton , Ermelo, Bethal en Secunda waar ons verteenwoordiging nodig het, kan bystaan,” het Alisha de Lange verduidelik.
“Ons fokus op die verligting, verbreking en voorkoming van Afrikaner armoede en maak staat op ons gemeenskappe om ons inisiatiewe en projekte te ondersteun, “het Alisha de Lange gesê.
Belangstellendes, wat selfs net ‘n R50 per maand bydrae kan maak, kan Alisha kontak by 082 923 1438 of per epos by [email protected]. JD
Verligting aan bejaardes
PROVINCIAL - The Auditor-General (A-G) briefing on the audit outcomes of the health sector for the 2014/15 financial year revealed a shocking 442% increase in irregular expenditure in a mere 12 months. “Expenditure in contravention of key legislation” increased from R941,269,000 in 2013/2014 to R5,100,138,000 in 2014/2015. Such wasteful expenditure is shocking when there currently exists an insufficient supply of ambulances, health practitioners and properly equipped facilities.
Despite the A-G repeatedly condemning the lack of political leadership and timely responsiveness with regard to improving audit outcomes; year after year, the department has failed to act within the framework of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) to ensure the timely provision of quality information and
to eliminate the wasteful use of public money and resources. According to the A-G’s briefing, a staggering total of R319 million in “fruitless and wasteful expenditure” by provinces was recorded in 2014/2015 with the Gauteng and Eastern Cape provinces wasting R159 million and R74 million respectively. Moreover, during the same period, the total unauthorised expenditure reached R594 million, with KwaZulu-Natal and North West provinces being the largest contributors at R127 million and R262 million respectively.
Such gross and negligent spending by provincial health departments is an affront to communities who depend on the government for treatment when they become ill. South Africans deserve access to quality healthcare across the entire country. (Heinrich Volmink MP) JD
ERMELO - Twee van Hoërskool Ermelo se perderuiters – Anja van Huyssteen en Rikus Cilliers – het die afgelope skoolvakansie behoorlik stof in hul mededingers se oë tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Skole-perdryvereniging (SANESA) se nasionale skoleliga en die ‘South African Western Mounted Games Association’ (SAWMGA) se nasionale kampioenskap geskop. Albei byeenkomste is tussen 1 en 11 Oktober by Misty Meadows Equestrian Park in Pretoria gehou waar die aksie kookpunt bereik het.
Anja het aan die springklasse op ‘n 1 m-hoogte deelgeneem en ‘n 14deplek in die kompetisieklas behaal. Sy en laerskoolruiter Walter van der Walt het Mpumalanga verteenwoordig waar hulle die wisseltrofee
in die tydronde losgeslaan het deurdat hierdie gedugte spannetjie géén foute begaan het nie.
Rikus het op sy beurt drie eersteplekke, twee vierdeplekke en ‘n vyfdeplek tydens die ‘Western Games’-kampioenskap ingeoes. Hy het ook ‘n welverdiende eersteplek as deel van die Mpumalangaspan tydens die SANESA-liga ingepalm.
Hierdie vlytige ruiter het die oë tydens die dromresies laat rek toe hy op sy perd, Daisy, se rug ‘n nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse rekord in die ope-afdeling vir Hoërskoolleerlinge en volwassenes opgestel het. Hoërskool Ermelo spog dus vanjaar met twee ruiters wat as gevolg van hul eersteplekke as Suid-Afrikaanse kampioene bekroon is. DK
STANDERTON - Twenty players participated in the Spur-sponsored IPS competition on Wednesday, 14 October.
Deon Grimsell won the nine hole competition with 20 points, with Joré Nortjé is second place with 19 points. Joré also won the 18 hole competition with 35 points, followed by Innocent, a player from
Morgenzon, with his 35 points.On a brisk and windy Saturday, twenty players entered into the IPS competition. Johan Brink won with 41 points, and was followed by Gerrit Coetzee (40), Andries Manka (39) and Steven Nortjé (37). Steven Nortjé, Lourie Nel and Andries Manka all played a two clubs during the competition. JD
Errie-ruiters wordSA-kampioene
Rikus Cilliers, ‘n talentvolle ruiter van Hoërskool Ermelo, is tydens die afgelope skoolvakansie as die Suid-Afrikaanse kampioen tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Skole-perdryvereniging (SANESA) se nasionale skoleliga en die ‘South African Western Mounted Games Association’ (SAWMGA) se nasio-nale kampioenskap bekroon.
Grab the clubs
Father and son, Ben and Shaun van Rensburg enjoyed a round of golf on Saturday, 17 October. The competition was won by Johan Brink with a score of 41.
KAAPSTAD - Die Suid-Afrikaanse stoei streekkam -pioenskap het op Donderdag, 8 Oktober, in Kaapstad plaasgevind. Jordan Webb was ingesluit in die Mpum-alanga-stoeispan en het ‘n silwermedalje tydens die kampioen skap verower.
Op Vrydag, 9 Oktober, het die Suid-Afrikaanse jeug en junior Grieks-Romeinse-stoeikampioenskap ook in Kaap-stad plaasgevind.
Nico van den Berg het ál sy stoei wedstryde gewen en ‘n goue medalje verower en is dan ook die Suid-Afrikaanse Grieks-Romeinse stoeikampioen in die Junior-afdeling.
Stoffel Schutte het ook deelgeneem en ‘n bronsmedalje verower in die o-13-afdeling. Dit was die eerste keer dat Schutte aan ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse stoeikampioenskap deel-
geneem het. Die Suid-Afrikaanse junior vrystyl-stoeikampioenskap
het op, Saterdag 10 Oktober, in Kaapstad plaasgevind. Nico van den Berg het weer eens al sy wedstryde gewen en ‘n gouemedalje verower en is dan ook die Suid-Afri-kaanse vrystyl-stoeikampioen in die junior-afdeling.
Dit is die eerste keer dat van den Berg, wat ‘n kadetstoei er, is in die junior-afdeling (onder sewentien tot onder twintig jaar) meegeding het. Die volgende lede van Sasol Stoeiklub het tydens al drie dae vir Mpuma-langa opge tree: afrigter: mnr Johan van den Berg: hoof-spanbestuur der: me Elma Webb: toernooi-sekretaris: mnr Manie van den Berg en administrasie (loting): me Lollie van den Berg. HvO
STANDERTON - Standerton Rolbalklub nooi graag besighede uit vir die volgende ronde besigheidsliga wat deur die rolbalklub aangebied word. Dit het reeds op 19 Oktober afgeskop, maar spanne wat wil deelneem is steeds welkom om aan te sluit by die res. Die liga sal tot 19 November geskied.
Spanne met 4 spelers en 1 reserwe sal Maandag- en Woensdagaande teen mekaar deelneem. Hierdie geleentheid gee besighede kans om teen ander te
kompeteer en te ontspan. Inskrywingsfooi beloop R650 per span en is
betaalbaar by die klub. Die rolbalklub sal help met vinnige opleiding en kan ook die gebruik van rolbalballe voorsien.
Gaan geniet hierdie liga saam met die spanne met groot pret en pryse op die spel.
Vir enige navrae, skakel gerus vir Maria Nel by 072 772 8450 of Elrina Greaves by 082 322 4360. JD
