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Die toekoms van die kerk Saamsing in die kerk, die bydrae in die kollektebord en om ná ’n diens tee te drink, gaan dalk in die afsienbare toekoms nie moontlik wees wanneer kerke weer oopgestel word nie.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad van Kerke (SARK) het in ’n dokument wat aan pres.

Cyril Ramaphosa oorhandig is, voorgestel dat daar op vlak 3 van die staat van inperking voorsiening gemaak moet word vir al hoe meer kerkaktiwiteite.

Luidens die dokument is daar onderling tussen verskeie kerke ooreengekom dat lidmate nie tydens kerkdienste sal sing nie.

As daar gesing word, is daar ’n groter moontlikheid dat die virus versprei.

Instrumentale musiek of solosang kan nou die plek van lofsange inneem. Daar moet ook geen gesangeboeke en Bybels in die kerkbanke wees nie en alle inligting moet elektronies in die erediens deurgegee word. Die SARK, onder voorsitterskap van aartsbiskop Thabo Makgoba van die Anglikaanse kerk in Kaapstad, het gesê ’n onrustigheid word onder mense bespeur en tekens van “burgerlike ongehoorsaamheid” word al hoe duideliker.

Van die voorstelle van die SARK is dat alle kerkgeboue eers behoorlik ontsmet word voordat die deure oopgemaak word.

Skoonmaakmiddels moet beskikbaar wees en vloere en kerkbanke moet voor en ná elke diens ontsmet word.

Registers van bywoning sal deur lidmate

ingevul moet word. Hoewel bywoning aangemoedig word, moet toegesien word dat behoorlike afstande gehandhaaf word.

Daar mag geen samedromming binne en buite die kerk wees nie en mense wat die dienste bywoon, mag nie buite die kerk in groepe stap nie.

Die SARK het ook voorgestel dat Sondagskool en kerkraadsvergaderings tot verdere kennisgewing opgeskort moet word.

Die SARK stel voor dat mense verbied word “om mekaar by die kerkdeure te groet”.

Mense se temperatuur sal gemeet word en indien iemand koors het, sal hulle nie in die kerkgebou toegelaat word nie.

Kerkdienste sal beperk word tot ’n uur en ’n minimum van 30 minute moet verloop voordat ’n tweede diens toegelaat word.

Dankoffers sal voortaan in koeverte moet wees wat by die kerkdeure in houers geplaas kan word.

Die SARK sê kerke was uit die staanspoor ondersteunend dat daar by die reëls, regulasies en protokolle gehou word om die verspreiding van die virus te voorkom. “’n Gesonde balans moet egter gevind word tussen die oopmaak van godsdienstige aktiwiteite en die voldoening aan regulasies.”

Die SARK het Ramaphosa ook gevra dat predikante, pastore en erkende beraders as noodsaaklike werkers geklassifiseer moet word.

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Elco Steel is abiding by all safety protocols as indicated by our government, ensuring that our clients and staff stay safe and adhere to all the regulations.

We require that all clients ensure that they have masks and to make use of the sanitation stations we have available at various points.

We wish that all our clients stay safe in these precarious times.

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5 Days Beëindig gesinsgeweld - wat jy moet doen!

Die definisie van geweld is die onregmatige gebruik van mag, die uitoefen van fisiese krag wat tot beserings of verwoesting lei.

Daar is inderdaad baie verskillende verwysings na geweld in die gesinsopset. Daar word verwys na dit as huishoudelike geweld, geslagsgebaseerde geweld, gesinsmishandeling en talle meer, maar uiteindelik bly dit geweld van een persoon of persone teenoor ‘n ander persoon of persone, wat mens dit ookal wil noem.

Dit is egter ook ‘n feit dat die huidige koronavirus-situasie wat inperking tot gevolg gehad het, ook die voorkoms van gesinsgeweld dramaties verhoog het.

Geslagsgebaseerde geweld raak almal. Dit ken geen status nie, ryk, arm, vrou, man, kinders, dit is ’n skending van menseregte asook ’n vorm van diskriminasie teen ’n ander persoon.

Jade Panayiotou, Karabo Mokoena, Lynette Volschenk is ’n paar voorbeelde van vroue wat onlangs die media gehaal het omdat hulle òf vermoor òf verkrag is òf albei deurgemaak het.

Gesinsgeweld is ’n diepgewortelde maatskaplike probleem in die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing. Die oorsake van geweld sluit faktore soos persoonlikheidsfaktore, strukturelefaktore, geslagsrolle, kultuur en kulturele gebruike in. Hierdie faktore het egter almal een gemene deler, naamlik die rol wat mag speel. Geweld kweek geweld en kan geslagte lank oorgedra word.

Daar is verskillende vorme van huishoudelike geweld wat nie beperk is tot fisiese aanranding, soos slaan, skop of brand nie.

Seksuele misdade, soos intiememaatgeweld, seksuele aanranding, gedwonge prostitusie, uitbuiting, mensehandel, verknegting, kindermoord en verwaarlosing is ook vorme van geweld.

Dit kan die vorm van ekonomiese sanksies aanneem, soos die onredelike ontneming van finansiële hulpbronne waarop ‘n persoon regtens geregtig is, om iemand die reg op geld of items wat hulle nodig het te ontneem (bv kos en hul eie salarisse).

Nog ‘n manier kan ook intimidasie en dwang wees, om iemand doelbewus te dreig en angstig, selfs vreesbevange, te maak.

Dwang is ‘n sentrale element van seksuele geweld en kan verskillende grade van geweld insluit. Afgesien van fisiese geweld kan dit sielkundige intimidasie, afpersing of ander dreigemente behels soos byvoorbeeld die dreigement van fisiese leed, of ontslag uit ‘n pos, of om in ‘n klas te druip.

Teistering kan seksueel wees of deur iemand te volg en gesprekke aan te knoop waarvan ‘n persoon nie hou nie. Dit kan ook gebeur deur betreding van iemand se huis of erf sonder toestemming terwyl hulle nie saamwoon nie.

Gedragspatrone van aftakelende, vernedering, herhaalde beledigings, bespotting, uitskellery, herhaalde dreigemente om emosionele pyn te veroorsaak, of die herhaalde vertoning van obsessiewe besitlikheid of jaloesie, wat ‘n ernstige inbreuk op privaatheid,

vryheid, integriteit of sekuriteit maak word alles as emosionele, verbale en sielkundige mishandeling beskou en is baie moeiliker om te bewys.

Statistieke dui die getalle van gesinsgeweld aan maar nie die beskadigende invloed wat dit op die slagoffer, die familie, die gemeenskap en die publiek het nie. Die manier waarop mans en vroue hulle in ’n kultuur gedra verskil van gemeenskap tot gemeenskap en kan mettertyd verander.

Geweldenaars mag selfs glo dat geweld aanvaarbaar is. Bure, familielede en mense in die gemeenskap, kan permanent in vrees vir geweld lewe. Die verhoging van die gebruik van polisietyd, mediese dienste en verlies aan produktiwiteit, het ’n invloed op die hele gemeenskap. Mense wat geweld pleeg, word ook beïnvloed, omdat die familie respek vir hulle verloor en hulle ook selfrespek verloor. ’n Enkele daad geweld het ’n invloed op die slagoffer, die familie, die gemeenskap en die hele sosiale bestel.

Die potensieel nadelige impak van hierdie tipes geweld sluit in: swak gesondheid; sielkundige, fisiese en emosionele trauma; ongewenste swangerskappe; seksueel oordraagbare infeksies, insluitende MIV-infeksie; selfmoord; depressie; lae selfbeeld; misbruik van dwelms en alkohol; en lae produktiwiteit tuis, in die gemeenskap, by die werk en op universiteit.

Suid Afrika se wet op gesinsgeweld Die oogmerk van hierdie wet is om aan elke slagoffer van gesinsgeweld die maksimum beskerming teen gesinsmishandeling te bied, waarvoor die reg voorsiening maak om maatreëls in te stel wat daarop gemik is om te verseker dat die staat ten volle uitvoering aan die bepalings van hierdie wet sal gee, en sodoende dit duidelik te stel dat die staat tot die uitskakeling van gesinsgeweld verbind is.

Wat kan ‘n slagoffer doen om op hierdie beskerming aanspraak te maak?

Indien iemand die slagoffer is van enige van die bogenoemde vorme van gesinsgeweld kan mens die plaaslike Landroshof nader waar jy hulp kan kry vir die aansoek vir ‘n beskermingsbevel. Die klerk van die hof sal dan behulpsaam wees aangaande die invul van die nodige vorms asook om jou voor ‘n Landdros te bring wat sal bepaal of ‘n bevel toegestaan moet word al dan nie en besonderhede van die diensverskaffers wat jou van hulp en advies kan wees word verskaf. Hierdie diens is 24 uur ‘n dag beskikbaar ingeval van noodgevalle.

Wat kan die gemeenskap doen om hulp te verleen?

Dit is uiters belangrik om nie stil te bly of weg te kyk wanneer enige gesinsgeweld onder jou aandag kom nie. Jou optrede kan die verskil tussen lewe en dood wees.

Statistieke wys dat 21 vroue weekliks aan die hand van hul huidige of vorige liefdes- of lewensmaat sterf en dat geslagsgebaseerde geweld die regering jaarliks R105 miljoen kos.

TEL: 011 819 1575 / 082 690 7591

The High court in Pretoria gave the government five days to put structures in place to regulate the behaviour of the police, military and metro officers.

Judge Hans Fabricius also reprimanded Bheki Cele, minister of police and Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, minister of defense and military veterans, saying that it appeared as though they had forgotten that they are part of a democracy. Nowhere in the legislation are the police or military sanctioned to do whatever they want to and torture people.

The two ministers also have five days to draw up a code of conduct applicable to the lockdown. Judge Fabricius further ruled that South Africans have a right to life, dignity, the right not to be tortured, treated in a humane manner and may not be humiliated - this is not negotiable.

He further ruled that the police and military may use the minimum amount of restraint in the execution of their duties and that the military is poorly trained for the task. He goes further saying that the instructions to the military sounded more like a battle to take out the enemy than to assist during the crisis.

Fabricius also said that the public has no faith in the government and the way they are handling the situation, criticizing the vague lockdown regulations and poor communication to inform citizens of these rules.

This is a strong message to the powercrazy government, the police, military and even to various security staff who suddenly regard themselves as state-empowered agents.

Relief benefits paid directly Last week the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) processed and paid COVID19 TERS relief payments to the tune of R836 603 171.68 benefitting 195 521 workers represented by 8 495 employers.

This bring to 2 288 295 the total number of workers who have been given relief during this lockdown which may be in lieu of or a top up to their salaries. The total amount disbursed since April 16, 2020 is just a bit below R13-billion. “Of importance is that we have now started paying workers directly to their bank accounts not through employers only. What this means is that workers do not have to wait until employers transfer their benefits to their accounts. While the claim is submitted by the employer who would have all the information that is pertinent to make the payments, the actual payment goes straight to the account of the worker thus eliminating further waiting period”, said the Department of Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.

“Already, we are at the stage where, if the application is complete, accurate and valid, at best the department will process payment within 24 hours and worst, in 48 hours. We are working hard to ensure that our systems respond to and accommodate the needs of our prime stakeholders – the workers,” Minister Nxesi continued.

“We are now at a stage where 70 percent of calls are attended to, on average, within three minutes. We have listened to the anguished calls and are making sure that our machinery is smooth and seamless to the extent possible”, said Minister Nxesi.

For further information, log on to our website www.uifecc.labour.gov.za/covid19 or reach the UIF on the toll-free number 0800 030 007.

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R40 million relief Petrol styging fund not enough The R40 million that has been set aside to assist small businesses is too little to make a dent in the suffering of businesses, informal traders and spaza shops.

During a question and answer session in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), the MEC for Economic Development, Morakane Mosupyoe revealed that the department aims to provide support to 4000 informal traders, small businesses and spaza shops. MEC Mosupyoe said to date the department has received 144 applications for f inancial support.

Furthermore, the businesses which will

receive assistance from the department should be operating in Gauteng for at least 12 months. While providing f inancial support is a step in the right direction, the 4000 small businesses including informal traders and spaza shops that will receive assistance is small, considering that the province is likely to lose over 1 million jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Using the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller to process funding relief for small businesses will not be effective as it is incapacita-ted and incompetent, and it will not be able to reach all businesses that need assistance.

Killing the economy Scientists, business and labour have delivered a stark warning to the government to fast-track the easing of lockdown restrictions, saying they are having little or no effect on stemming infections, but are killing the economy.

Some members of the ministerial advisory committee (MAC), the body headed by professor Salim Abdool Karim that advises the government on its response to the pandemic, have supported their colleague Dr Glenda Gray, who said that the lockdown has no basis in science and should be called off.

They said a false impression had been created about the level of consultation with scientists on the lockdown. Others questioned who is advising President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling the official riskadjusted strategy a “catastrophe”.

But health minister Zweli Mkhize defended the regulations, though he conceded that there is not much more the lockdown can do to contain the disease.

And business and labour have called for the easing of restrictions to be ramped up to level 2 as soon as possible.

Everyone, including the World Health

Organisation [WHO], seems to think that there is a group of scientists out there advising government about extending the lockdown. That’s wrong.

There wear never a discussions on banning alcohol and cigarettes. No single scientist would have supported the cigarette ban.

They don’t know who’s advising government. This whole thing has been politicised, it’s either you are for or against government.

There is a lot of debate about the lockdown, whether it should continue or not.

Now what we need to do is to adjust all our containment measures so that we now adjust to a new normal of dealing with our lives.

Mkhize said the risk-adjusted approach is to give society a chance to adjust to the new normal, and that communities will be encouraged to police each other, and ensure that people wear their masks and follow social distancing and hygiene rules.

You can’t run an economy forever on food parcels and UIF, these things will come to an end and the economy is going to suffer increasing damage. For some to wait until alert level 3 to trade, it will be too late.

Suid-Afrikaanse motoriste is sedert einde Maart almal ingetrek om nêrens heen te gaan nie en moes baie en hul motors tuis bly tydens die grendeltyd.

Maar ten minste het ons die vertroosting gehad om dit te weet, dat as ons 'n paar kilometer moes ry om kruideniersware te gaan koop, dit ons baie minder kos om ons brandstoftenks vol te maak, as 'n paar maande tevore.

Suid-Afrikaners het die stryd teen brandstofpryse gewen, maar tot watter voordeel en hoe gaan die hele wêreldekonomie lyk noudat daar ‘n styging neerdaal.

Die Sentrale Energiefonds dui op 'n styging in petrolpryse in Suid-Afrika vir Junie, terwyl dieselbestuurders nog 'n besnoeiing kan verwag.

Volgens CEF-data is petrol op koers vir 'n prysverhoging van tussen 42 en 49 sent per liter vanaf 3 Junie, terwyl diesel met tussen 54 en 56 sent per liter kan daal.

Die voorspelde prysveranderings volg op twee opeenvolgende maande van groot prysverlagings, waar pryse vir petrol en diesel onderskeidelik in April en Mei met soveel as R3,60 en R2,90 gedaal het.

Die skerp verlaging van brandstofpryse was die gevolg van wêreldwye oliepryse omdat die pandemie van die coronavirus gelei het tot 'n groot ooraanbod in olie toe nywerhede afgesluit is vir verskillende afsluitings regoor die wêreld.

Plaaslike pryse kon verder gedaal het as dit nie was vir die swak rand/dollar-wisselkoers nie, wat die vlak van R19,00 / $ gedruk het nadat Suid-Afrika se eie afsluitingsstrategie ander ekonomiese probleme vererger het.

Internasionale produkpryse wat gebruik word om Suid-Afrika se basiese brandstofprys te bereken, het byna verdubbel sedert die laagtepunt aan die einde van April.

Die kommer is natuurlik dat die finansiële situasie van baie Suid-Afrikaners die afgelope twee maande erger geword het met groot werksverliese en samesprekings oor salarisbesnoeiings. Dit kan Suid-Afrikaners sensitief maak vir selfs klein brandstofprysstygings.

Die goeie nuus is egter dat die prys van diesel, wat as gevolg van vervoerkoste 'n groot invloed op voedsel en ander pryse kan hê, daal.

Dit is ook die verligting van paraffien.

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REC TUBE 6M 1.6MM

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38x20 .... R162.00 ..... R200.00 38x25 .... R195.00 ..... R212.00 50x25 .... R203.00 ..... R250.00 50x38 .... R262.00 ..... R297.00 76x38 .... R300.00 ..... R376.00 76x50 .... R345.00 ..... R424.00 100X50 ..................... R490.00

20MM .... R 82.00.........R100.00 25MM .... R102.00 ..... R122.00 32MM .... R133.00 ..... R178.00 38MM .... R157.00 ..... R208.00 50MM .... R212.00 ..... R265.00 76MM .... R318.00 ..... R408.00

EQ ANGLE 6M 25x25x3 .................... R100.00 25x25x5...................... R157.00 30x30x3 .................... R121.00 30x30x5 .................... R198.00 40x40x3 .................... R153.00 40x40x5 .................... R252.00 25x25x2 .................... R 67.00 30x30x2 .................... R 99.00 40x40x2 .................... R108.00 0.5 IBR/COR ROOF SHEETING R85.00p/m

LIP/CHANNEL 6M

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R 37.00 R 40.00 R 49.00 R 69.00 R 60.00 R 83.00 R 73.00 R103.00 R 95.00 R136.00 R124.00 R171.00

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RT13 .......

RX7 .........

F7 ............

F4B ..........

R 91.00 R 115.00 R 120.00 R 105.00 R 250.00

75x50x20x2.....R313.00...R477.00 75x50x20x2.....R318.00...R484.00 ROUND BAR 6M 100x50x20x2...R360.00...R549.00 100x75x20x2...R370.00...R465.00 6MM .......... R21.00 POLYCARB SHEETING 125x50x20x2...R390.00...R595.00 8MM .......... R34.00 R180.00p/m Cut to size 150x50x20x2...R435.00...R663.00 10MM ........ R52.00 REINFORCING BAR/Y-BAR 12MM ........ R75.00 WE WILL MATCH OR BEAT ANY 10MM ............R 52.00 Terms & Conditions VALID QUOTATION 12MM ............R 74.00

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3mx600mm...R 480.00 3mx1.0m.......R 550.00 3mx1.2m.......R 648.00 3mx1.5m.......R 715.00 3mx1.8m.......R 790.00 3mx2.0m.......R 840.00

600mm....R 17.00 1.0m........R 23.00 1.2m........R 29.00 1.5m........R 36.90 1.8m........R 43.00 2.0m........R 48.00

WELDING RODS 1KG 2.5mm...........R 40.00 1KG 3.15 mm........R 35.00 5KG 2.5mm...........R 145.00 5KG 3.15mm.........R 135.00

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2450x1225x1.6........R645.00 2450x1225x2.0 .......R755.00 2450x1225x2.5......R1000.00 2450x1225x3.0......R1190.00 2450x1225x4.0......R1750.00 2500x1200x5.0......R2160.00 2500x1200x6.0......R2560.00 FIBRE GLASS SHEETING

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Food distribution safe for a month

Hoe om die suikerlus te oorwin Dit klink dalk makliker gesê as gedaan…

Maar sodra ons erken dat ons wel ‘n probleem het, is die res eintlik baie maklik.

Ons probeer soms om dit mooi te stel, ons het net ‘n “soet tand” of iets soortgelyks.

Maar dan kom ons een dag tot die besef dat dit ‘n groter probleem is as wat ons gedink het.

Die waarheid is dat baie van ons eintlik verslaaf is aan suiker, sonder dat ons dit besef.

Daai “cravings” wat jy kry vir sjokolade of soetgoed? Dit is darem bitter naby aan ontrekkingssimptome, of hoe?

Wanneer is dit ‘n suiker verslawing?

Soms is daar ‘n fyn lyn tussen ‘n werklike suiker verslawing en om bloot nou en dan iets soets te geniet. Dit word aanbeveel dat jy jou suiker inname beperk tot ‘n totaal van tussen 6 teelepels (100 kalorieë) en 9 teelepels (150 kalorieë) per dag.

Dit is nie die werklike hoeveelheid suiker wat jy in jou koffie of tee gooi nie, maar alle vorme van suiker wat jy op ‘n daaglikse basis eet.

Wanneer jy besluit om suiker te begin uitsny, sal jou liggaam besef dat dit nie so baie inkry soos wat dit normaalweg doen nie, en dan kan jy suiker-drange begin ervaar.

Hoewel suiker drange soms moeilik kan wees om te weerstaan, is daar 6 wenke om dit te help beveg.

Prop die proteïene in Proteïene maak jou versadig sonder om ‘n skerp styging in jou bloedsuiker vlakke te veroorsaak. ‘n Wonderlike manier om dit in jou dieët te gebruik is om proteïen-ryke peuselhappies tussen etes te eet sodat jy nie die suiker hoog- en laagtepunte bereik nie. Goeie peuselhappies van proteïen is neute, sade en avokado’s.

Trek jou aandag daarvan af Ons gryp baie keer na ‘n pakkie koekies of ‘n sjokolade omdat ons verveeld is.

Deur jouself besig te hou en jou aandag af te trek en besig te bly, is ‘n wonderlike manier om op te hou om aan soetgoed te dink. Jy kan jouself besig hou deur ‘n ent te gaan stap of die huis skoon te maak – of enige iets anders waaraan jy kan dink.

Leer Kos etikette ken Dit is belangrik om te weet wat in die kosse is wat jy eet. Raak vertroud met die suikerinhoud van kosse wat jy gereeld koop, en lees altyd die etikette op kosse waarvan jy onseker is. Kyk uit vir alle vorme van suiker, wat kan insluit: Bruinsuiker, vrugtesap konsentraat, stroop, fruktose, dekstrose, laktose, maltose en heuning Kies die regte koolhidrate Daar is twee hoofsoorte koolhidrate, naamlik eenvoudige koolhidrate (verfyn) en komplekse koolhidrate (onverfyn).

Probeer eenvoudige koolhidrate vermy, maar dit beteken nie dat jy heeltemal moet wegbly van koolhidrate nie.

Komplekse koolhidrate soos volgraan, bone en groente is propvol vitamiene, minerale en vesel.

Dit beteken dat dit kan help om jou energie gee deur die glukose wat dit bevat, sonder om daardie skerp styging van suiker te veroorsaak soos wat verfynde koolhidrate gewoonlik doen.

Moenie val vir vals suiker nie Jy is heel moontlik geflous deur die zerosuiker versoeters op die mark, en ons kan jou nie blameer nie. Dit maak tog perfek sin dat jy jou soettand kan voed sonder al die nare kalorieë deur bloot oor te skakel na ‘n gesonder alternatief.

Vals suikers bevat egter meestal aspartaam en ander stowwe wat tot ‘n verskeidenheid ander gesondheidskwessies kan lei.

Daar is ‘n paar natuurlike plaasvervangers vir suiker wat egter werk, en hulle is Stevia en Xylitol.

The Western Cape High Court has postponed the Democratic Alliance (DA) challenge to Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s attempt to regulate the distribution of food.

In the meantime, though, it has ordered that government is not allowed to prevent people from exercising their existing rights to distribute and receive food.

The court has ordered Minister Zulu to bring this to the attention of social development officials in her department and MECs in all of the provinces. The Commissioner of police has also been ordered to bring this order to the attention

of all police officials.

This means that for the next four weeks food distribution by NGOs can continue as normal before the matter finally comes to court.

The DA brought the case after draft regulations started being enforced 3 weeks ago. These regulations shut down soup kitchens and placed stiff regulations on the distribution of food parcels. This stopped food reaching thousands of hungry people as food relief NGO’s were threatened with arrest if they did not stop.

The DA will see the Minister in court for the case on June 19.

Things to do Growing Vegtables Growing your own vegetables is a fantastic way to eat organic produce. Not only does it taste better, but you’re safe in the knowledge that it’s free of pesticides and other nasties. You also get the satisfaction of seeing them grow from seedling to maturity. For more information on where to start, we recommend picking up a copy of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible – it’s great for beginners.

Compostig Not only a hobby, but a way of life, composting helps you and your local environment. By composting, you get to reuse what would otherwise simply be wasted. Furthermore, you reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfills. Compost also enriches soil for your plants, but just make sure what you compost is suitable for decomposing.

Bird Watching As some of the most colorful and striking animals, birds are wonderful to watch.

There are so many different kinds, each one with its own unique ways and habits.

Bird watching is a peaceful hobby will get you outside, give you some exercise, and allow you to experience the natural world around you in this time.

Beekeeping Bees are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. They are smart, industrious, and productive. Beekeeping can not only provide you with free, local honey, but it will give you experience with your local ecosystem. This is because bees depend on local plant life for their own sustenance, so a good apiarist gets to know the world around them.

VANDAG se RISIKO’S Die grendelstaat waarin ons ons tans bevind, het veroorsaak dat verskeie risiko’s waarteen ons onsself moet verseker, nie meer so ‘n groot gevaar is nie.

Voorvalle soos motorongelukke, kapings, voertuigdiefstal, inbrake, ensovoorts, het drasties verlaag a.g.v. die feit dat mense minder ry en meer tyd by hulle huise deurbring. Baie mense begin redeneer oor die relevansie van versekeKlippies: 083 282 7577 ring gedurende sulke tye en begin dan om dekking te verminder en te kanselleer Wayne: 072 266 6157 om geld te bespaar.

Wanneer jy wik en weeg of jy so ‘n besluit moet neem, moenie oorhaastig wees nie en hou die volgende in gedagte: Jou premie word gekoppel aan die periode wat jy aaneenlopende versekering gehad het. As jy langer as 3 maande nie versekering gehad het nie, begin die meeste versekaars jou geen-eis-bonus weer op nul wanneer jy weer aansoek doen om versekering, ongeag jou versekeringsrekord.

Al is die bogenoemde risiko’s beperk, is daar steeds gevaar.

Gebeurtenisse soos weerlig, storm en water kan steeds skade veroorsaak.

Ons beweeg nou die wintermaande in en dit is gedurende hierdie tyd dat pype en “geysers” bars. Dit kan gevolglike verliese soos waterskade aan kaste, vloere en meubels hê.

Ons beveel egter die volgende aan: Indien jy glad nie met jou voertuig gaan ry nie, beperk die dekking tot slegs diefstal en brand.

Die premiebesparing kan tot en met 70% per voertuig beloop.

Baie versekeraars het gedurende hierdie periode premieverligting geïmplimenteer. Gesels met jou makelaar oor ‘n moontlike oplossing.

Ons bid elke persoon en gesin vrede en veiligheid in hierdie onsekere tydperk toe.

To get started, check out The Beekeeper’s Bible – there’s no better ultimate guide than this.

Cooking - Like food? Cook it!

There is so much more to food than a microwave. Cooking isn’t hard at all; start simple and work from there. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be cooking for friends and family, and they’ll love it too.

Baking Try your hand at baking if you like bread or cakes. Baked goods are wonderful party or guest foods as nearly everyone likes them. Baking can be tough, but with some practice you’ll be baking apple pies to perfection.

Gingerbread House Making Edible art. That sounds pretty good.

Gingerbread houses can be large or small, but they are always tasty. Make one with your kids to teach them design and style: you may just learn a bit about that yourself.

Home brewing If you enjoy beer but want a personal challenge or want to make beer or cider that’s better than what you can buy at the store, look into brewing your own. Check state and federal laws before starting, but once you get your recipe down, you can make your very own beer, perfect for social occasions.

Wine Making If you’re not a beer person, try making your own wine. While it’s not the easiest thing to make, there is no better way to feel classy than by serving your very own wine. Try experimenting with red and whites until you find exactly what you can make best. If you really want a challenge for the ages, brew some amontillado!

Bread Making A great way to customize your bread to your tastes! Try baking your own bread and experiment with different styles and methods.

Baking your own bread allows you to control what types of wheat you eat and can even save quite a bit of money if done right. Bread is often a staple product in a modern diet, so baking it yourself can give 267 SKAKEL you the flexibility and freedom to 083 6198 267 6198 dictate how you like it, without being beholden to the grocery store.

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“Ons is hier om mense in hegtenis te neem.”

Hierdie bogenoemde opskrif was die woorde van ‘n polisielid op ‘n Sondagoggend aan pastoor JP Esterhuizen op die perseel van die WRD-gemeente van die Volle Evangelie Kerk van God in Valhalla, Centurion.

Dit was oomblikke nadat die polisieman en drie van sy kollegas om 09:40 oor die kerkmuur gespring het. Hulle het die pastoor en sy gesin op die kerkperseel aangetref nadat gemeentelede tussen 08:00 en 09:00 saam gestap het. Volgens pastoor Esterhuizen het almal minstens 10 m van mekaar gestap en almal het maskers aangehad. Hulle het pamflette uitgedeel en gemeentelede het op sekere plekke oor sekere aspekte van die pandemie gebid.

Die laaste mense is op die laatste 08:55 weg en hulle het geen reëls oortree nie, Hy sê die polisie het voor die kerk se hek stilgehou, maar glad nie een van die nommers geskakel wat op die hek staan nie, dit was asof hulle gehoop het om hul in die kerk te betrap terwyl hul besig is om die Here te aanbid.

30 Sekondes in gesprek en die polisieman het gesê hulle is daar om mense in hegtenis te neem.

Dis asof hulle vir ’n sagte teiken gesoek het en hulle weet dat as hulle by ’n kerkdiens inbars en almal beveel om op die grond te lê met hul hande agter hul rug, almal gehoorsaam sal wees.

Esterhuizen sê die polisie het op ’n anonieme klag gereageer.

Hulle het seker gemaak die kerk se slotte is gesluit, dat daar geen voetspore is nie, foto’s geneem, verskoning gevra en is daar weg.

“Dis asof hulle ons wou uitvang – jy lê mos nie ’n kerk so bloot nie. Dit gaan oor die respek vir die kerk.”

Esterhuizen sê die hele voorval het sowat tien minute geduur.

Kol. Noxolo Kweza, Gautengse polisiewoordvoerder, het nog geen kommentaar gelewer nie.

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At a time when the world is already being hit with major crisis after major crisis, our sun is behaving in ways that we have never seen before.

For as long as records have been kept, the sun has never been quieter than it has been in 2019 and 2020, and we are being warned that we have now entered “a very deep solar minimum”.

Without the sun, life on Earth could not exist, and so the fact that it is behaving so weirdly right now should be big news.

Sadly, most mainstream news outlets are largely ignoring this story, but at least a few are covering it.

The following is in the news: Spaceweather.com reports that already there have been 100 days in 2020 when our sun has displayed zero sunspots. That makes 2020 the second consecutive year of a record-setting low number of sunspots.

The sun could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, scientists say.

The sun is currently in a period of “solar minimum,” meaning activity on its surface has fallen dramatically.

Experts believe we are about to enter the deepest period of sunshine “recession” ever recorded as sunspots have virtually disappeared.

Last year, there were no sunspots at all 77 percent of the time, and so far this year there have been no sunspots at all 76 percent of the time.

So why is this such a big deal?

Well, every once in a while a very deep solar minimum that lasts for several decades comes along, and when our planet has experienced such periods in the past the consequences have been quite dramatic.

Temperatures plummeted by up to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over 20 years, devastating the world’s food production.

In fact, it is being reported that widespread shutdowns of meat processing facilities in the United States may force farmers to euthanize “as many as 10 million hogs by September”.

U.S. pork farmers may be forced to euthanize as many as 10 million hogs by September as a result of production-plant shutdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Pork Producers Council.

Even if the sun suddenly started acting perfectly normal once again, we would still be facing what the UN is calling “the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two”.

Global food supplies are getting tighter with each passing day, and many are warning that some areas of the globe will soon be dealing with severe food shortages.

What we really need are a few years of really good growing weather, but the behavior of the sun may not make that possible.

So let’s keep a very close eye on the giant ball of fire that we are revolving around, because if it remains very quiet that could mean big trouble.

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

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Staat se goue reëls vir skole As leerlinge siek voel, moet hulle liewers nie skool toe gaan nie, maskers is verpligtend en leerlinge moenie skryfbehoeftes deel nie.

Dít is van die onderwysdepartement se riglyne wat in oriënteringsprogramme oor Covid-19 aan leerlinge oorgedra moet word op die eerste dag wanneer hulle teruggaan skool toe.

Skoolhoofde, onderwysers en skoolbeheerliggame moet self oriëntering ondergaan voordat die leerlinge opdaag.

As deel van die departement van basiese onderwys se plan vir die geleidelike heropening van skole sal matriekleerlinge en gr. 7’s van 1 Junie weer op die skoolbanke wees.

Volgens die departement kan skole hulle solank op korter vakansies voorberei, terwyl matriekleerlinge tot twee uur ná skool gehou kan word om agterstallige werk in te haal. Die presiese datums van die skooljaar is nog nie bekend gemaak nie.

Die departement het verlede week sy riglyne vir leerlinge se terugkeer bekend gemaak en beklemtoon dat dit saam met die sogenaamde “goue reëls” gevolg moet word – die dra van toepaslike beskermende toerusting, om nie aan jou gesig te vat nie en die toepassing van goeie higiëne.

Die dokument bevat ook gespesifiseerde riglyne oor die skoonhou van fasiliteite.

Die departement stel voor dat personeellede en werknemers van skole op verskillende tye arriveer en vertrek en dat groepe leerlinge op verskillende tye pouse hou.

Besoekers of ouers word toegang tot die skool verbied, tensy dit noodsaaklik is en ’n afspraak gemaak is. ’n Register van besoekers moet gehou word.

Leerlinge moet direkte kontak soos hande skud en drukkies vermy en nie skryfbehoeftes, eetgerei of kos en drinkgoed deel nie. Kuier in koshuiskamers is streng verbode en maskers moet ook in die koshuis gedra word.

Skole moet planne beraam sodat ’n veilige afstand van 1,5 m gehandhaaf kan word en die departement stel voor dat klasse verklein word waar moontlik.

Biblioteke mag net onder streng toesig deur ’n beperkte aantal mense gebruik word.

Skoolhoofde moet ook toesien dat alle personeellede en leerlinge deur ’n siftingsproses gaan wanneer skole heropen. Sif-

ting moet volgens die gesondheidsdepartement se prosedure en vraelys geskied.

“Leerlinge en werknemers moet simptome soos koors, hoesbuie, ’n seer keel, moeilike asemhaling, lyfpyn, reuk- en smaakverlies, naarheid, diarree en moegheid aanmeld,” lui die departement se dokument.

Personeellede en leerlinge wat siek is of Covid-19-simptome toon, moet by die huis bly.

Indien die persoon wel by die skool opdaag met dié simptome of ’n koors hoër as 38 °C, moet hy/sy geïsoleer en vir toetse verwys word. ’n Skool hoef nie te sluit indien ’n personeellid of leerling positief toets nie. Dit mag nét oorweeg word indien openbare gesondheidsbeamptes dit aanbeveel.

Wanneer ’n personeellid positief vir die virus toets, moet die departementshoof die persoon se siekverlof goedkeur en toestemming gee vir diegene wat nou saam met hom/haar gewerk het om te selfisoleer.

Die personeellid mag eers terugkeer as hy medies geëvalueer is en negatief toets.

Die Menseregtekommissie het intussen gesê hy neem kennis van kommer wat oor die geleidelike heropening van skole geopper is.

“Die kommissie onderneem om elke provinsie te monitor om skole se vlak van gereedheid te bepaal om leerlinge te ontvang, ook ten opsigte van leerlinge met gestremdhede,” lui die verklaring.

Die kommissie sal steekproewe doen en sy bevindings met die departement van onderwys bespreek.

Talle skole is gretig om hul deure op 1 Junie te heropen, selfs al moet die skool solank sy eie reinigingsmiddels gebruik.

Lesers stem ooreen dat personeel sowel as leerders mekaar mis, en onderwysers verlang al na die kinders en leerders kan nie wag om met mede leerders aktief mee te ding nie.

Sommige hoofde beweer dat dit egter nie vir alle skole moontlik is om te voldoen aan die direktief van die nasionale departement van basiese onderwys nie.

“Niemand kan volgens die direktief gereed wees nie, want die meeste skole het slegs ’n paar termometers of 5 liter Jik ontvang.”

Ander beweer dat selfs al ontvang skole die nodige ontsmettingsmiddels die verbygaande week daar nie genoeg tyd is

Police confiscate illicit cigarettes The Gauteng Traffic Police have arrested an Ethiopian national found in possession of massive cartons of illicit cigarettes and fraudulent documents this morning on the N1 South Highway near Carousel Toll Plaza.

The 32-year-old male from Yeoville, Johannesburg was arrested at the joint Covid-19 lockdown law enforcement operation conducted along the Border of Gauteng and Limpopo.

The suspect was found with approximately 87 600 packets of Ramington Gold cigarettes which were confiscated by the Gauteng Traffic Police and immediately detained at Temba police station. The street value of the conf iscated cigarettes is estimated at R800 000. The counterfeit cigarettes are part of the many goods conf iscated on daily basis during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown operation across the province.

The suspect is expected to appear at the Temba Magistrate Court soon to face charges relating to unlawful possession of and dealing in illegal cigarettes as well as possession of fraudulent documents during the Covid-19 lockdown operation.

The Department of Community Safety commends the good work of the Gauteng Traffic Police officers which is in line with the department’s concerted mandate to create safer communities.

“Operations of this nature during the Covid-19 lockdown period are essential in turning the tide against crime. The law enforcement agencies will continue to disrupt the demand, supply value chain of illicit goods and ensure that the syndicates behind the production of these goods are arrested and face the might of the law,” said Obed Sibasa, Gauteng Traff ic Police Spokesperson.

om die hele terrein voor gister Maandag, 25 Mei, wanneer onderwysers veronderstel is om terug te keer skool toe, gereed te maak.

Daar is skole in ’n bevoorregte posisie om genoeg reinigingsmiddels in voorraad te hê sodat hulle solank kon begin het, maar wat van al die ander skole?

Van die maatreëls wat ingestel is, is beheerde enkel-toegang; leerlinge en opvoeders se koors word gemeet nadat elkeen reeds ’n pre-skoolopeningsvraelys volgens die HJS se siftingsplan voltooi het, en gebiede wat gereeld besoek word, soos klasse, kantore, ontvangs en toilette, sal gereeld ontsmet moet word.

Aangesien koshuispersoneel by verskeie skole ook verlede Woensdag teruggekeer het, word die koshuise ook tans deeglik skoongemaak.

Skole word besoek deur ’n gesondheidsinspekteur van die plaaslike distriksmunisipaliteite om die verskillende protokolle goed te keur. ’n Dokter besoek die skool later met dieselfde doel.

Elke matriekleerling moet twee gesigmaskers ontvang. Verder is daar handontsmettingstoestelle in elke lokaal en terreindienspersoneel is verdubbel om seker te maak dat die leerderss tydens pouse die voorgeskrewe veilige afstand handhaaf.

Middagsessies word vir matrieks gereël om te verseker dat almal so gou moontlik hul akademie onder die knie kry. Verder word kosprojekte van stapel gestuur vir behoeftige gesinne.

Die res van die ander grade se leerlinge en ouers is onder toenemende druk met die reusebehoefte aan data wat aanlyn klasse aan almal stel.

Onderwysers voorsien reeds aan leerders huiswerk/klaswerk/take en verduidelikende video’s weekliks wat leerders kan aflaai of toegang tot het teen geen koste vir die huishouding nie. Talle onderwysers gebruik selfs hul eie data hiervoor.

Die bemarking en kondisionerings hoofde en beamptes van ons plaaslike skole vertel dat hulle gaan beslis gereed wees vir die heropening op 1 Junie. Daar sal volledige kommunikasie na alle ouers en leerlinge oor presies wat gebeur, wanneer, hoe en waar prosedures ensovoorts uitgestuur word.

Die onderskeie hoofde plaaslik doen al die moontlike om die skole gereed te kry volgens die riglyne wat hulle van WKOD ontvang het. Skole sal toegerus wees om die graad 12 en 7 leerders te ontvang.

Bronagh Hammond, woordvoerder van die WKOD, sê die aanvanklike aflewering van Jik is vir die eerste aanvanklike skoonmaak.

Daar sal meer aflewerings wees. Volgens haar is daar talle berigte ontvang van skole wat gereed is. Termometers is byna by elke skool afgelewer. Maskers is by elke distrikskantoor afgelewer waar dit deur skole afgehaal kan word, en dit is ook by skole afgelewer. Skole wat nog nie al die aflewerings ontvang het nie, word gemonitor.

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Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1 lockdown Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and alcohol should continue to be banned until the country reaches Level 1 of the lockdown.

Dlamini-Zuma was supported by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi when she told the NCCC last week that she believed it would be too much of a health risk to allow the sale of cigarettes and alcohol on June 1 when the country is expected to go to Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.

This prompted a debate in the meeting, chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, with no resolution on the matter. A high-ranking insider with intimate knowledge of the meeting said Dlamini-Zuma had come prepared with academic papers that argued against the sale of tobacco and alcohol during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing health risks.

This is despite an agreement that government would lift the restrictions on the sale of tobacco under Level 3. Those who opposed the proposal led by Dlamini-Zuma argued that a pandemic was not the time to make policy decisions, as both the tobacco and alcohol industries were not banned, they were simply regulated. A reliable insider said that even Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, who initially supported the ban, seemed to have come to terms with the fact that cigarettes and alcohol should be allowed with strict conditions under Level 3. The discussion goes on and on and there is no finality.

This is not the first time the NCCC has heard lively discussions around the ban on tobacco and alcohol. An announcement by Ramaphosa to allow the sale of those products under Level 4 was rescinded days later after vehement opposition led by DlaminiZuma.

The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association has challenged government’s decision in court, and the Presidency and DlaminiZuma have until today to provide the record of the decision and the reasons why tobacco was banned in the first place.

Don't expect tobacco sales to be unbanned before 2021."

This is according to Free Market Foundation chief officer, Leon Louw, who said talk of the Covid-19 pandemic being around for the next few months could mean smokers should prepare to pay up to R20 for a cigarette or R200 per box in the black market for months to come. "Indications are that the ban on the sale of tobacco products will be extended beyond Level 4 of lockdown and into Level 1," he warned.

"As at the end of April, Treasury has lost in excess of R300m in excise duty from tobacco products, the illicit trade has been handed the market on a plate and is charging extortionate prices.

People have not stopped smoking. Government has turned 11 million smokers into criminals overnight," he said.

He said the significant results in combatting the illegal trade have been thrown away. He questioned claims that tobacco products increased the spread of Covid-19. "Where is the evidence that tobacco products increase the spread of Covid-19, or why tobacco products are singled out when other goods are shared such as food, drinks or communal toilets?

Recent research by UCT's Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products has proven the majority of smokers in South Africa continue to purchase cigarettes under the lockdown, and South Africa is only one of three countries in the world to have banned cigarettes during the pandemic, along with Botswana and India. Even if certain studies attempt to make a connection between smoking and Covid-19, why haven't other countries followed their advice and banned tobacco?

The NCCC has also heard arguments calling for the reopening of hairdressers and salons under Level 3. It was argued that women, who are the majority in that industry, were at risk of losing their livelihoods. More than 8 000 people have made inputs to government calling for the reopening of salons and hairdressers.

While the matter is still unresolved, it is understood that there seemed to be an indication that there would be “enhanced regulations” if salons were to reopen.

Another point of contention before the NCCC is the opening of restaurants under strict “protocols”. While takeaways and drivethrus will be open under Level 3, there is a contention that sitdown restaurants should be open.

The NCCC finally agreed that there would be limited domestic air travel under Level 3, with hotels and licenced accommodation allowed to operate to assist businesses. This too would come with strict conditions. The NCCC’s members seemed to be in agreement that all manufacturing, mining, agriculture, forestry and fisheries would be opened under Level 3.

All retail would also be opened, with some restrictions. It was further agreed that the construction industry would be reopened and that all other supporting jobs would also be allowed.

Last week, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said Gauteng as a whole would move to Level 3 and would not move between levels of the lockdown in a disjointed manner. The technical support team of the NCCC, known as Natjoints, is expected to finalise this in the coming days.

The NCCC is expected to meet again today and, in the meantime, the agreed upon regulations are being finalised by the relevant departments.

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