KALAHARI NEWS In This Issue • Keynote speakers • Info and tips • Important Dates • Welcome to Upington • Info on Evening Functions & Costs • Accommodation link Rotary 9350 District Conference Newsletter No 2 February 2015 HOSTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF UPINGTON DISTRICT 9350 CONFERENCE Thursday 30th April to Saturday 2nd May 2015 _______________________________ Good News! Our Keynote speakers will be: Christo Wiese Christoffel Wiese is an Independent Non-Executive Direc- tor at Steinhoff International Holdings Limited and a Non- Executive Chairman of Invicta Holdings Limited. He is also the Chairman of Pepkor. He is currently the controlling shareholder of Shoprite Holdings Limited, Africa’s largest retailer. Christo Wiese serves on the boards of numerous companies and holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws and a Honorary Doctor of Commerce. Dave Pepler Dave Pepler is one of South Africa’s best known environ- mentalists. He was among the celebrities endorsing the re- cent Earth Hour awareness campaign and he presents the environmental programme Groen on the TV channel kykNET. He is in the first instance a respected scientist and academic with an M.Phil in zoology from Cambridge. In 2007, he re- ceived the Steve Hamilton Award for his exceptional contri- bution to the field of zoology. Dave Pepler is also a very popular professor at Stellenbosch University. But above all, he is a raconteur, a lover of stories and plants, and a man with soul. Registrations and Welcome to Upington! This year Registrations will be at Duineveld High School from 16h00 - 18h00 on 30 April 2015. Right there - after, “Welcome to Upington!” will commence at 18h00 (also at the same venue ) This will be held outside. The hosts and “chefs” for this evening will be the Rotary Club of Upington. We aim to prepare local delicacies like “skaapstertjies” and “skilpadjies”. The cost is R95 pp Come hungry!! and experience Upington hospitality!! REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW! http://rotaryupington.wix.com/ conf erence
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KALAHARI NEWS
In This Issue
• Keynote speakers
• Info and tips
• Important Dates
• Welcome to Upington
• Info on Evening
Functions & Costs
• Accommodation link
Rotary 9350 District Conference Newsletter No 2
February 2015
HOSTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF UPINGTON
DISTRICT 9350 CONFERENCE Thursday 30th April to Saturday 2nd May 2015
_______________________________
Good News! Our Keynote speakers will be:
Christo Wiese
Christoffel Wiese is an Independent Non-Executive Direc-tor at Steinhoff International Holdings Limited and a Non-Executive Chairman of Invicta Holdings Limited. He is also the Chairman of Pepkor. He is currently the controlling shareholder of Shoprite Holdings Limited, Africa’s largest retailer. Christo Wiese serves on the boards of numerous companies and holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws and a Honorary Doctor of Commerce.
Dave Pepler Dave Pepler is one of South Africa’s best known environ-mentalists. He was among the celebrities endorsing the re-cent Earth Hour awareness campaign and he presents the environmental programme Groen on the TV channel kykNET. He is in the first instance a respected scientist and academic with an M.Phil in zoology from Cambridge. In 2007, he re-ceived the Steve Hamilton Award for his exceptional contri-
bution to the field of zoology. Dave Pepler is also a very popular professor at Stellenbosch University. But above all, he is a raconteur, a lover of stories and plants, and a man with soul.
Registrations and Welcome to Upington!
This year Registrations will be at Duineveld High School f rom 16h00 - 18h00 on 30 April
2015.
Right there-af ter, “Welcome to Upington!” will commence at 18h00 (also at the same
venue) This will be held outside. The hosts and “chefs” for this evening will be the
Rotary Club of Upington. We aim to prepare local delicacies like “skaapstertjies” and
“skilpadjies”. The cost is R95 pp
Come hungry!! and experience Upington hospitality!!
REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW!
http://rotaryupington.wix.com/conference
KALAHARI NEWS Rotary 9350 District Conference Newsletter No 2
February 2015
Kalahari Experience
Friday, 1st of May at Spitskop Nature Re-serve (located on the R360 north bound)
about 10km from town.
Officially starting from 18h30 but you are more than welcome to arrive earlier to wit-
ness the sunset.
Our host will be Jean Lambrecht from Northern Cape Famous Lodges. He will serve us tradi-tional style Kalahari food! The cost is R220 pp and we will try to make it truly memorable!
——— • Please dress warmly for all occa-
sions and ladies please bring a blanket for your knees - it gets chilly at night in the Kalahari.
• Wear closed shoes for the sand.
Information on Venue:
Our Conference will be held at Duineveld High School at the Suidsaal. The school is easy to find and access to the school is easy with ample and safe parking.
It is also adjacent to the Kalahari Mall and close to most of the guest houses.
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Lunch and tea will be served at the School. The reason for this is two-fold:
• lunch will only be an hour, as to leave earlier in the afternoon.
• restaurants in Upington might not be able to accommodate so many dele-gates in an hour’s time
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Trivia: The Duineveld Hotel School will be serving lunch on both Friday and Saturday. This school has produced a few well known foodies such as Jacques Erasmus of Hemelhuijs in Cape Town and Herman Lensing, Food Editor of Sarie Magazine.
Farewell Cocktail - 2 May 2015
Saying goodbye is always hard. Do come and join us at the Protea
Hotel from 18h30 onwards.
The food will be different from the other nights as well as the ambience.
This is the last time for fellowship before we all head home.
