Rise of farm attacks Seven incidents of farm attacks in 24 hours within a 15-kilometre radius at the Onderstepoort smallholding farms were reported. Cases of house robbery, attempted house robbery and attempted murder have been opened at the Pretoria North Police Station. In one of the incidents, two people sustained head injuries, and, in another incident, an 18-year-old boy was shot in the neck. These incidents are some of many that indicate that farmers are under attack by criminals, yet the ANC-led government is doing nothing to ensure their safety. A motion was tabled in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL) on violent crimes
in the province, particularly crime against rural communities. In addition to this motion, a petition was also launched on crimes in rural communities. It is high time that the Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko urgently intervenes and implement measures to ensure that our communities are kept safe. The DA calls on MEC Mazibuko to prioritise these farm attacks investigations and assist the police in these farm areas with additional resources so that they are better able to protect farm communities. Afrifrorum says there's been a sharp increase in farm attacks during the first six months of this year.
35 000 backlog of Covid19 tests in Gauteng The current backlog of Covid-19 tests in Gauteng is 35 000 and results can take as long as 5 to 11 days for lesser priority cases. This was revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku in an oral reply to questions ask June 24 at a virtual sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL). According to Masuku 173 450 tests were done from May 1 to June 14 this year, of which the results of 138 450 had been received. The time taken for results varies from 48 hours for high priority hospital cases and as long as 5 to 11 days for community screening. Masuku said that there are four categories of tests in order of priority as follows: Patients and health care workers in hospitals; People with high risk, including those in contact with a known Covid-19 case, and those in care homes, including mental health patients; Frontline staff including teachers, traff ic officers and
policemen; Surveillance testing in asymptomatic people which would only be done when antibody tests become available. Masuku said that he expected the backlog in Gauteng tests to be cleared in a week or two and undertook that all swabs that had been collected would be tested. This huge backlog of tests is 12 000 higher than the 23 000 backlog reported last week. The long delays undermine the test, trace and isolate strategy in hot spot areas that is so critical in Gauteng as infections climb exponentially. It is very disappointing that the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) has failed to expand capacity despite claiming earlier that they could do 36 000 tests a day. Testing will sped up in future, including greater use of private and university laboratories.
The organisation said that “there have been in comparison with the f irst six months of 2017 a 34 percent increase in farm attacks.� This comes after AgriSA's report, which highlighted that farm murders were at their lowest levels in 19 years. It said that there's been 210 farm attacks and 33 farm murders since January this year. Lobby group AfriForum on last Friday rejected AgriSA&39;s report
suggesting farm murders are at their lowest levels in 19 years. AfriForum says its own statistics show there is in fact an increase in farm murders and attacks over the past four years. Organisations like AfriForum claim that many white South Africans are victims of farm murders. But AgriSA insists the murders are not just concentrated to one racial group.
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Kan COVID-19 die selfmoordkrisis vererger? Massa-werkloosheid het histories verhoogde selfmoordkoerse meegebring deur Anneke Schölly Ongeveer een miljoen mense pleeg elke jaar selfdood. Elke 40 sekondes verpletter die verlies van iemand wat hom of haar eie lewe geneem het, die lewens van familie en vriende. Vir familie en vriende wat deur selfdood of poging tot selfmoord geraak word, kan die emosionele impak baie jare duur. Die Daily Maverick stel dit in ‘n artikel dat Suid-Afrika se selfdoodkoers van die hoogste in die wêreld is, en tieners loop die meeste risiko. Navorsing het ook bevind dat meer tienermeisies as seuns selfdood pleeg. Volgens die South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), is prof. Lourens Schlebusch van die Nelson Mandela Skool van Medisyne in Durban een van die voorste wêrelddeskundiges oor selfdood skat tans dat daar ten minste 20 tot 25 selfdoodgevalle per dag is. Volgens Glenn Sullivan, Ph.D.,’n professor in sielkunde en ‘n kliniese sielkundige in privaat praktyk is werk-
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loosheid ‘n gevestigde risikofaktor vir selfdood. In werklikheid is 1 uit elke 3 mense wat selfdood pleeg, werkloos ten tyde van hul dood. Vir elke styging van een punt in die werkloosheidskoers is die selfdoodsyfer geneig om 0,7 punte te verhoog. Een van die stilswyende dryfvere van ons huidige selfdoodkrisis is die hoë persentasie mans wat nie aan die arbeidsmag kan deelneem nie. Daryl Brown, ‘n man wat sy selfdoodpoging oorlewe het, het in ‘n onderhoud met Kieno Kammies van CapeTalk gepraat oor die faktore vir mans wat hul eie lewe neem. Brown het oor sy eie ervarings gepraat en waarom hy gevoel het dat selfdood sy enigste uitweg was: “Ek het net uitgeput gevoel, ek was moeg om te wag vir hierdie dag wanneer alles in orde sou voel, wanneer ek opgewasse sou wees om aan te gaan maar dit het gevoel asof die dag nooit gaan aanbreek nie. Ek het regtig geen uitweg gesien nie, behalwe deur selfdood.” Sielkundige trauma is nie altyd uiterlik sigbaar nie, want hierdie getraumatiseerde persone is geneig om ‘n masker voor te hou, hul desperaatheid te ontken, of om hul pyn vir die buitewêreld te verberg en sal uiters selde deel waarmee hulle worstel. Mens moet in gedagte hou dat selfdood nie ‘n dag van die jaar-scenario is nie, selfdood is as gevolg van die samelewings-
Covid-19 crisis exposes weaknesses in the Gauteng Health Department The 2020/21 R53.5 billion Health Budget has been superseded by events. It will need to be changed substantially to effectively combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The tragedy is that this viral plague exposes all the long-standing weaknesses of our health system. Many of our hospitals are grossly over-crowded especially in the winter months. It happens quite often that there are not enough ICU beds for emergency cases, and survival chances are worsened for many patients because of a lack of resources. Beds have been freed up for this pandemic by the cancellation of elective surgery, which already has unacceptably long waiting lists and waiting times. If readers did not know it statics predict that far more people will die this year in Gauteng from preventable and treatable TB and HIV/Aids than from Covid-19. More people will also die from other causes that could have been preven-
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ted by early treatment. There have been countless promises of a turn-around from the pervasive dysfunction and poor financial management of this department. Budget indiscipline is as bad as ever. The department failed to spend R908.5 million in the past financial year. This was worse than the R631 million that was unspent the previous year. There were massive underspends in some programs and massive overspends in others. What is the use of a budget if it is not adhered to? The accruals are still very high - over R2 billion. And only 66% of businesses were paid within the required 30 days in the fourth quarter of the last financial year. Special oversight measures should be put in place to ensure that this department is free of corruption. The department would have to rise to the challenge of Covid-19, which is handicapped by years of mismanagement.
SASSA se R350 fiasko
Dringende parlementêre vrae word aan die apply H/R SHEETS & PLATES Minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Lindiwe Zulu, voorgelê om vas te stel hoe PALISADE PANELS LOOSE PALES 2450x1225x1.6........R660.00 haar departement en die Suid-Afrikaanse 3mx600mm...R 495.00 600mm....R 17.00 2450x1225x2.0 .......R815.00 Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Veiligheid 3mx1.0m.......R 566.00 1.0m........R 24.00 2450x1225x2.5......R1030.00 3mx1.2m.......R 667.00 (SASSA) die miljarde rande se geld span1.2m........R 30.00 2450x1225x3.0......R1220.00 3mx1.5m.......R 813.00 1.5m........R 37.90 2450x1225x4.0......R2220.00 deer het wat herlei is na sosiale verligting. 3mx2.0m.......R 865.00 2500x1200x6.0......R2620.00 1.8m........R 44.00 President Cyril Ramaphosa het op 21 April 2.0m........R 49.00 2020 aangekondig dat die regering “R50 miljard sal rig vir diegene wat die ergste FIBRE GLASS SHEETING WELDING RODS GEMINI GATE MOTOR R90.00p/m Cut to size deur die grendeltyd geraak is. Die fondse 4 MM RACK, 2 REMOTES van R350 is van Mei tot Oktober gerig. 1KG 2.5mm...........R 45.00 ANTI-THEFT BRACKET & Hoeveel van die R50 miljard is op die DSD 1KG 3.15 mm........R 45.00 Doggy Bars BACK UP BATTERY en sy entiteite, insluitend SASSA, gerig en 5KG 2.5mm...........R 170.00 optional extra hoeveel SASSA lede het die spesiale R350 5KG 3.15mm.........R 170.00 toelaag ontvang. Watter deel van die geld WE DELIVER / PRICES ARE VAT INCLUDED E&OE is toegewys aan voedselverligting en ander
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faktore deur die jare. Mense op die punt van selfdood het wel opsies, hulle sien dit eenvoudig nie raak nie, omdat hulle verblind is in ‘n spiraal van emosionele desperaatheid. Om vuurwapens veilig te bewaar en veral tydens ‘n kritieke periode deur ‘n verantwoordelike vriend of familielid kan lewens red. Baie mense wat selfdood probeer, neem die besluit om te sterf slegs ‘n paar minute voor die uitvoering van die doodsdaad. Toegang tot ‘n vuurwapen kan ‘n oombliklike impuls omskakel in ‘n dodelike tragedie. Wees bekommerd oor depressiewe persone as ten minste vyf van die volgende simpto-me byna elke dag vir ten minste twee weke teenwoordig is. Die algemeenste waarskuwingstekens vir selfdood is: Hulpeloosheid, onttrekking, verandering in eetgewoontes, buitengewone beheptheid met die dood of om dood te gaan, om ontslae te raak van kosbare persoonlike besittings, tekens van depressie, buierigheid, hulpeloosheid, verandering in slaappatrone. Hoë-risiko faktore: Verhoudingsprobleme, gesinsgeweld, emosionele of seksuele misbruik, familie geskiedenis van selfdood, siekte, erg geboelie, middele-misbruik, vorige pogings. Enige persoon wat gedagtes van selfmoord koester, skakel dringend die KRISISLYN Tel: 0800 567 567.
diverse uitgawes, insluitend die verdeling van die besteding. Sommige mense se aansoeke om die spesiale toelae van R350 is oënskynlik verkeerd afgewys op grond van die feit dat hulle ander inkomste ontvang. SASSA sal die geskille hanteer en sal binnekort 'n aanlyn appèlplatform van stapel stuur, maar nie almal het toegang tot die internet nie. Daar word ook bevraagteken wie die appèlplatform sal beman, gegewe die feit dat SASSA tans een derde van sy arbeidsmag bedryf. Diegene wat reeds hierdie toelae ontvang het, sal elke maand geverif ieer word voordat hulle hul volgende toelae ontvang. Talle mense wag om hul toelaes te ontvang en ander was verkeerdelik geweier.
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No tariff increase The City of Ekurhuleni has decided not to increase the municipal tariffs that are within the control of the City, and relaxed credit control and debt management due to the unprecedented COVID-19 circumstances. This was announced by the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance and Economic Development Cllr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza who delivered the City’s 2020/ 21 Budget. The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional strain to strained municipal revenues. For instance, the City was forced to adjust the budget downwards from an approved MTREF Capex of R7.4 billion in the current financial year to R4.9 billion
in the coming financial year, a move that has massive impact on the City’s infrastructure delivery programme. “Despite our stretched finances, as a caring and responsive government, we have heeded the call. After carefully considering the dynamics and the resources at our disposal, we are proposing NO increase of municipal tariffs that are within the control of the City,” MMC Xhakaza said. Among tariffs that are not to be increased are the following: Assessment rates; Sundry tariffs; Refuse removal; Burial and Cemetery; and Municipal Bus Services. This package will come at a cost of R956 million to the City. The social package is set to increase by R300 million from R3.8
billion to R4.1 billion this financial year. This is in addition to the R956 million relief that comes with the new tariff structure. “In the quest to bring dignity to our people and provide a better life for all, we will continue with the social package. It must be made clear that we do that because we understand that our people deserve a compassionate government now more than ever,” said MMC Xhakaza. The indigent relief breakdown is as follows: 100% rebate on assessment rates; Free refuse removal; First 100kWh of electricity per month is free. This is more than the provision made by national government policy and the City will bear the costs of the difference; First 9kl of water
and sewer per month is free; Special rates on emergency services such as ambulance and fire-fighting; and free indigent burial. The City will continue to provide the first 6kl of water for free to all households with a property value of up to R750 000. With regard to electricity, 100kWh of electricity will be given to every household meeting the requirements of a consumption of 600kWh and below – which is the Inclining Block Tariff (IBT) A. To minimise the effects of the lockdown on the ratepayers, interest on current arrear debt accrued from 1 April 2020 are suspended for a period of six months; with payment extensions; debt payment.
Breekpunte vir ekonomiese groei! te bevorder, aangesien die krisis die leenkoste verlaag en ekstra ruimte bied vir infrastruktuurbelegging. “Die herstelpakket is bedoel om by te dra tot die spoed waarmee Suid-Afrika uit die krisis kan uitkom en die vermoë van die ekonomie om volhoubare inklusiewe groei te lewer, verbeter.” “Op die kort termyn skep dit werk en ekonomiese aktiwiteite soos paaie, brûe, hospitale, skole, kragstasies en nog baie meer moet gebou word. “Dit laat konstruksieen verwante diensondernemings weer aan die werk, wat hulle daartoe aanleiding gee om personeel te huur en kapasiteit uit te brei.” Hy het gesê terwyl konstruksiedienste aangekoop word, kan die regering projek-voorstelle oor die impak op indiensneming beoordeel om te verseker dat die impak van werkskepping maksimaal is. Die President het gesê infrastruktuurinvestering verhoog die kapasiteit van die ekonomie, verlaag die koste van vervoer en die kapasiteit en betroubaarheid van belangrike dienste soos elektrisiteit en munisipale dienste. Die regering moet ook in infrastruktuur belê om ondernemings in staat te stel om werkversnelling te bespoedig en die ekonomie te laat groei, wat ook die staat se finansies kan laat stabiliseer en herstel. Ondersteuning van ekonomiese herstel Die regering kyk na beleide wat ekonomiese herstel vergemaklik, soos om stimuleringspakkette in te stel wat die regering se infrastruktuurbesteding verhoog. Dit is om finansieringsinstrumente te skep wat likiditeits-, finansierings- of skuldherstruktureringsinstrumente bied, sowel as waarborgprodukte en fondse. Die President moedig ook voorstelle van private ontwikkelaars aan vir volhoubare en veerkragtige infrastruktuurprojekte, en bied 'n duidelike en vinnige pad vir goedkeuring. Die SIDS-proses het belangrike netwerkbedrywe geprioritiseer vir beleggings, spesifiek energie-, water-, vervoeren inligting- en kommunikasietegnologieinfrastruktuur, aangesien hierdie sektore bewys het dat hulle uitstekende vermenigvuldiger-effekte het. Die landbou is ook ingesluit vanweë sy werksopnamevermoë, wat kan lei tot die herlewing van landelike ekonomieë. Ordentlike lae-inkomstegemeenskappe 'n Ander prioriteit van die regering is om geïntegreerde menslike nedersettings, wat 'n fokusarea is in die SIDS-proses, te voorsien deur ordentlike behuising aan
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President Cyril Ramaphosa het tydens die opening van die eerste simposium vir die ontwikkeling van volhoubare infrastruktuur van Suid-Afrika (SIDSSA) gesê dat dit 'n historiese oomblik is, aangesien die land se infrastruktuur in die hart van die stimulus om ekonomiese herstel te realiseer te midde van COVID-19 lê. Terwyl siektes wat deur SARS-CoV-2 veroorsaak is, ekonomieë dwarsoor die wêreld verongeluk het, het die president gesê dat Suid-Afrika ook nie gespaar is nie en dat die regering besluit het om dit om te keer. Die land se ekonomie, sal na verwagting met minstens 7% daal in vergelyking met die verwagte groei van 1% voor die pandemie. ‘n Kombinasie van beleidsmaatreëls het verseker dat die regering homself steeds teen die billike koste deur die binnelandse effektemark kan finansier, opbrengste stabiliseer, die likiditeit inspuit, die onbestendigheid van die mark verlaag en die onderbrekings van die kredietvloei na die reële sektor verlig. " Infrastruktuurontwikkeling moet herleef Die skade wat die pandemie in infrastruktuurontwikkeling aangerig het, het nie die regering se ambisieuse en volhoubare program vir die ontwikkeling van infrastruktuur belemmer nie. “Inteendeel, die Coronavirus-pandemie het infrastruktuurinvestering nog meer aangrypend, selfs belangriker en dringender gemaak,” het president Ramaphosa gesê. Hy het ook kennis geneem van die dalende investering infrastruktuur in Suid-Afrika deur die jare, wat die konstruksie en verwante nywerhede groot ontberings gekos het. Tydens die pandemie herleef ons dit, aangesien die bedrywighede tot stilstand gekom het tydens die toesluit. “Kopers van infrastruktuurdienste het die aankoop van nuwe projekte vertraag of projekte gekanselleer. Kredietverskaffers en beleggers hersien weer hul besluit om in infrastruktuurprojekte te belê wat voor die pandemie as bankierbaar geag word, 'het die president gesê. Hy sê laer omset, hoër koste en nie-betaling het gelei tot ontslag, finansiële verliese en kontanttekorte. 'Dit vereis dat ons nie net voortgaan om beleggings in infrastruktuur te laat herleef nie, maar dat ons vinnig beweeg om die omvang van ons ambisies te verhoog.' Die president het gesê dat die Minister van Finansies 'n pakket hervormings voorgestel het om makro-ekonomiese wanbalanse aan te spreek en die groei op lang termyn
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Ongesonde kosse wat help met gewigsverlies
Fight colds and flu with Rooibos For over a century, antioxidant-rich Rooibos tea has been used to help ease and provide protection against colds and flu. Its ability to support the immune system in fighting viruses, enhances the body’s natural defence system making it a musthave pantry staple. Here’s how Rooibos can help fight coughs and sniffles this winter season: One of the most important healing functions of Rooibos tea is that it keeps the body hydrated, unlike Ceylon tea, coffee and energy drinks, which could deplete the body of fluids. These drinks all contain caffeine which is a diuretic. When you’re ill, you tend to lose a lot of fluids from sweating (if you have a fever) and a raised metabolism as your body increases its internal level of activity to battle the infection. Since Rooibos tea is 100% caffeinefree, it will keep you sufficiently hydrated. Drink up to six cups of Rooibos tea a day for maximum benefits. Sore throats and other aches and pains that are characteristic of colds and flu, could also benefit from Rooibos tea. Drinking the tea will keep your throat moist and help to reduce irritation. Rooibos also has a calming effect on the body, which could help to alleviate tension and thus promote better sleep, which is
essential for getting over a cold. If you’re looking for a natural way to beat colds and flu, look no further than Rooibos. It is packed with polyphenols, which are micronutrients with antioxidant activity. Polyphenols act as scavengers of free radicals throughout the body, which are detrimental by-products of cell metabolism that can cause inflammation. Aspalatin – a unique antioxidant found only in Rooibos tea, will help to boost immunity, whilst protecting the body against other illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes,” she says. Give your body an immune-boosting shot with these tried and tested Rooibos remedies: SPICY ROOIBOS Ingredients: A cup of strong Rooibos, 1 tsp of lemon, 1 tsp of honey, ½ tsp of preferably fresh ginger (try a full tsp if it’s not too strong for you), A pinch of cayenne pepper Method: Pour boiling water into a cup or mug, add one Rooibos teabag and let it steep for at least 5 to 6 minutes. Add a teaspoon of lemon, honey, ginger and a pinch of cayenne pepper. If you prefer something cold, make your own herbal ice lollies or ice chips using the same Rooibos tea combination as above.
Daar is sekere kosse wat gereken word as “ongesond”, maar wat eintlik kan help om gewig af te skud. Kosverleiding is orals! Baie kos wat ‘n groot NEE is, is nie tot jou nadeel nie en jy kan gewig verloor en dit af hou! Eiers Studies het onlangs bewys dat een eier ‘n dag veilig en vol voedingswaarde is vir die meeste volwassenes. En indien jy ‘n eier vir ontbyt eet kan dit help om jou gewig af te skud. Deur proteïen in die oggend te eet hou jy jou maag vol en jy sal minder gedurende die dag eet! Biefstuk Vir jare vertel gesondheidsguru’s ons om minder rooi vleis te eet. Maar biefstuk is nie altyd sleg vir jou middelmates nie! Maer biefstuk het skaars minder versadigde vette as ‘n hoender borsie sonder die vel! Net soos eiers is biefstuk gelaai met proteïen en hou jou langer versadig. Deur genoeg proteïen met minder vet in te neem soos byvoorbeeld, “tenderloin”, sirloin of ander ekstra maer snitte te kies, en jou porsies die grootte van die palm van jou hand te hou. Vark Die terme vark word gebruik om alle tipes “te veel van” te beskryf! Geen wonder mense wat gewig wil verloor systap ‘n stukkie vark nie. Wel, vark is in der waarheid nie meer wat dit was nie. Deesdae se vark snitte is 31% maerder as 20 jaar gelede. Hierdie feit maak hierdie wit vleis ‘n goeie bron van proteïen, met voordele
gelykstaande aan maer beesvleis. Pasta (Die regte tipe!) Eet liewer pasta gemaak van volgraan en hou jou porsies klein! Navorsing bewys dat mense wat verskeie porsies volgraan kos per dag eet meer geneig is om gewig te laat verdwyn en ‘n gesonde gewig te behou. Eet liewer volgraan kosse as verwerkte graan produkte, want dit kan ook help met vet om die middel. Neute Neute mag wel ‘n hoë vet inhoud hê, maar dit bevat vette wat goed is vir jou. Neute is ryk aan voedingstowwe, proteïen en vesel wat jou bloed suiker kan stabiliseer. Jy sal wel ‘n bietjie ekstra gram vet inneem deur ‘n handvol neute te eet, maar die peusel sal jou verhoed om die koekieblik oop te maak! Grondboontjiebotter is ‘n groot vriend van die wat gewig wil verloor. Matige hoeveelhede van hierdie gunsteling kan jou honger onderdruk sonder dat jy gewig optel! Kaas Die liggaam verbrand meer vet as dit genoeg kalsium inkry. Eet dus lae vet kaas, joghurt en melk,. Koffie Drink dit “skinny”! Roer lae vet melk by vir meer kalsium en Vitamine D. Dieetkundiges stel voor dat jy nie hierdie kosse heeltemal uitsny nie, maar dit in klein hoeveelhede inneem. Oefen vir ten minste 30 minute per dag, vyf dae ‘n week. Bereik en behou ‘n gesonde gewig. ‘n Gesonde, gebalanseerde en kalorie-beperkte dieët.
Watter kos laat mens vet verbrand? Daar is deesdae soveel kosse wat ons moet vermy, dit voel asof daar niks meer is wat ons kan eet wat ons nie laat gewig op tel nie. Maar wat as daar kos was wat ons kon help om gewig af te skud, in plaas daarvan om dit op te tel? Dis reg – daar is sekere kosse wat die liggaam help om vet te verbrand! Maar HOE kan hierdie kosse dit doen? Wel, die groot ding is dat hulle nie die bloedsuiker vlakke die hoogte in laat opskiet nie. Inteendeel help hulle om bloedsuiker vlakke te reguleer en stabiel te hou. Sodra die bloedsuiker vlakke stabiel is, dan is dit baie makliker vir die liggaam om vet te verbrand. Kom ons kyk na 6 kosse wat help om die kilogramme af te skud. Appels en Pere Appels en pere is gelaai met vesel, wat beteken dat hulle jou laat versadig voel en
help om te voorkom dat jy te veel eet. Slegs een appel of peer bevat sowat 15% van jou minimum daaglikse vesel. Vesel help om bloedsuiker vlakke stabiel te hou deur die suiker vanaf kos stadig in die bloedstroom vry te stel. Eet ‘n peer voor ete om die ergste honger weg te vat en te voorkom dat jy ooreet aan die etenstafel. Maar hou die skil aan, want meeste van die goeie vesel is in die skil. Pomelo’s Daar is gevind dat pomelo’s help om insulien in die liggaam te reguleer. Die gewigsverlies voordeel van pomelo’s word bereken op die feit dat enigiets wat help om insulien te verlaag kan jou help om gewig te verloor. Sny dit op en gebruik dit in vrugte slaaie, of selfs ander gewone slaaie. ‘n Pomelo is ook ‘n fantastiese vrug om te eet vir ontbyt saam met ongegeurde jogurt.
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Amandels Amandels is uitstekende peuselhappies met ‘n hoë proteïen inhoud. Dit beteken dat dit goed werk saam met laekoolhidraat en lae-suiker diëte. Dit help jou liggaam om vet te verbrand deur jou versadig te laat voel tussen etes, sonder om jou bloedsuiker vlakke te laat opskiet. Gebruik dit as ‘n gesonde peusel-happie tussen maaltye. 22 Amandels is een porsie. Eiers Eiers is gelaai met proteïne. Dit is laag in kalorieë, en hoog in voedingswaarde. Dit is ‘n fantastiese kossoort om in jou dieet in te werk as jy probeer gewig verloor. Eet eiers in die oggend om jou dag met ‘n goeie ontbyt af te skop. Jy kan dit ook in verskeie slaaie of ander geregte insny.
Brandrissies Branderige kosse, veral die wat gemaak word met brandrissies, help jou om meer versadig te voel nadat jy dit geëet het. Sny dit in groente geregte, bredies, of selfs saam met vleis in na jou smaak. Sjokolade Wel, meer spesifiek donker sjokolade. Dit is ‘n wonderlike anti-oksidant, en voorkom dat vet saampak in die selle van die liggaam. Dit is ook natuurlik goeie nuus vir die van ons wat nie sonder ons daaglikse blokkie sjokolade na ete kan klaarkom nie! Eet ‘n blokkie of twee na ete as nagereg of smelt dit in die mikrogolf en smeer dit op ‘n volgraan koekie vir ‘n gesonde peuselhappies.
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Onbeholpe regering bedreig voedselsekerheid Die inperkingsmaatreëls weens die COVID-19 pandemie stel uitsonderlike eise aan die veiligheidsmagte, maar tog word die hand van ondersteuning deur die georganiseerde landbou – in terme van die Landelike Beveiligingstrategie – weens die regering se klaarblyklike onvermoë om ‘n positiewe beslissing te maak oor versoeke ter ondersteuning, nie as waardevol geag nie. Terwyl die regering sloer, lei boere groot verliese weens ‘n drastiese toename in produk- en veediefstal en die onwettige slagting van vee en plundering op plase, sê TLU SA en Agri SA. “Boere is keelvol vir die totale ontkenning van landbouers en hul behoeftes,” sê Tommie Esterhuyse, voorsitter van Agri SA se Sentrum van Uitnemendheid: Landelike Veiligheid. “Dis tyd dat die regering hul kant bring, want die gesig van besigheid het heeltemal verander,” sê Henry Geldenhuys, Adjunk-President en voorsitter van TLU SA se Veiligheidskomitee. Versoeke aan die ministeries van Polisie, Landbou en Koöperatiewe Regering en Tradisionele Sake, so vroeg as die eerste week van die inperking, vir die insluiting van plaaswagte as ‘n essensiële diens onder toesig van die plaaslike polisie, het tot dusver op dowe ore geval, ongeag dat
die versoeke telefonies en skriftelik opgevolg is. Terwyl die regering sy voete sleep is die boerderygemeenskap oorgelaat aan hulle eie lot. Dit is tog insiggewend dat die regering hulle tot die boerderygemeenskap wend om te help met die voorsiening van vars produkte aan behoeftige gemeenskappe en terwyl produsente en plaaswerkers hieraan gehoor gee en ruim bydraes maak, steur die regering hom nie aan georganiseerde landbou se versoeke tot sekere wysigingvoorstelle aan die inperkingsregulasies om voedselproduksie te beskerm nie. Georganiseerde Landbou is reeds sedert die laat 1990’s deur sy plaaswagstelsel deel van landelike veiligheid en goeie samewerking is met die polisie ervaar ter ondersteuning van sigbare polisiëring en die implementering van die Landelike Beveiliging-strategie. Dit is hoekom die onlangse openbare optrede van die Minister van Polisie onverstaanbaar is en dat die minister nog nie bereid was om met Agri SA en TLU SA te skakel om ‘n aanvaarbare oplossing te vind tot voordeel van misdaadbekamping in die landelike gebied, gedurende die inperking. Die toenemende onvermoë van staatsdepartemente soos die polisie en openbare
werke om in die verlede op georganiseerde landbou se versoeke te reageer, is skokkend. Terwyl mense se geld opraak om kos te koop, gaan honger mense hulle al meer wend tot diefstal wat die potensiaal het om te lei tot ernstige konflik, omdat die boerderygemeenskap hulle eiendom sal beskerm, terwyl die polisie se fokus nou die toepassing van die regulasies in dorpe, stede en hoofroetes is. Die onvermoë van die polisie om effektiewe polisiëring en wet en orde in die landelike gebied toe te pas, lei daartoe dat produsente nou noodgedwonge groot kostes moet aangaan om sekuriteitsmaatreëls in plek te stel om voedselproduksie te beskerm. Verslae is van die onderskeie provinsies ontvang dat die polisie nie meer by proaktiewe polisiëring betrokke is nie, gerapporteerde sake word nie ondersoek nie en klaers in die landbousektor moet verdagtes arresteer en vir die polisie bring, anders kan die polisie nie ‘n saak open nie. Dit is ‘n hoogs onaanvaarbare situasie wat hom nou in sommige landelike gebiede afspeel. Groot frustrasie word ook deur die boerderygemeenskap ervaar met die eie interpretasie van regulasies deur die polisie op plaaslike vlak. Dit is belangrik
dat die polisie uit een mond moet praat, wanneer regulasies geïnterpreteer word. Doeltreffende bevel- en beheermaatreëls ondersteun deur goeie kommunikasie is nou meer nodig as ooit. TLU SA en Agri SA spreek hulle dank uit teenoor hulle lede vir hulle voortgesette voedselproduksie onder moeilike omstandighede wat toesien dat kos deurlopend beskikbaar is. Beide die organisasies spreek ook hulle dank uit teenoor baie polisiebeamptes wat in die moeilike tye uit hulle pad gaan om die gemeenskap te ondersteun en aanhou om goeie werk te lewer. Dit is in ‘n groot mate te danke aan die boerderygemeenskap dat daar nog nasionale stabiliteit in die land heers, omdat genoeg kos deur die landbou, selfs in die inperkingstydperk geproduseer word. Daarom is dit ook in nasionale belang dat die land se voedselproduksie beskerm moet word teen misdadigheid, sodat voedselsekerheid gehandhaaf kan word. Agri SA en TLU SA het verskeie werkbare voorstelle aan die regering gemaak, dit is nou in die hande van die regering om die erns van die misdaadsituasie in die landelike gebied te besef en hande te vat met georganiseerde landbou.
If working from home is your new normal be sure it works for you With the lockdown regulations eased some people are heading back to work, but those who can work from home may be in no hurry to get to the office. It remains to be seen the extent to which the Covid-19 crisis will change what was once considered normal, but people who have adapted to getting up and logging on, virtual meetings and not having to face the rush hour commute won’t necessarily easily give up the convenience of working from home. For some employees there are distinct benefits to not having to physically turn up every day. The obvious one is the cost and inconvenience of getting to the office and back, particularly in South Africa’s congested urban centres. Options include paying for public transport that isn’t always safe or reliable, the costs of a ride-share service or using your own car, which means f inance repayments, insurance and maintenance. Add to that a frustrating couple of hours each day sitting in traffic or waiting for delayed trains. There are other advantages besides cost and convenience, and they don’t just apply to the employee. People working from home are generally more productive. They don’t get dragged into unnecessary meetings, water-cooler conversations or distracted by off ice politics. Fewer employees in an office also mean less office space is required, potentially saving the employer rental or reducing the costs of expansion. With advantages for both employers and employees it’s likely that for those personnel who can do their jobs remotely, working from home, at least a few days a week, will increasingly become the norm. As these new arrangements become formalised and entrenched, the temporary lockdown solution of working from the kitchen table may not be ideal. It could be time to invest a bit to create a
proper home office. Feedback from people that has been working from home since the lockdown lists these five considerations. Don’t be a commuter: Working from two or three different spaces at home is far less productive than having a dedicated workspace. If possible, choose a separate room where you can close the door to minimise distractions and keep productivity in and family, friends and pets out. If that isn’t an option, try to find a space that is reasonably quiet and where other people in the home don’t need to navigate around you. It’s why the kitchen isn’t ideal. Not only does having a dedicated space signal that when you’re there you’re working but it also means you don’t have to pack up and unpack your work and equipment at the start and end of each day. Comfort is important: Backache, a stiff neck and other aches and pains are common complaints from people who work from home. Often this is because they work from any convenient table and chair, rather than ones that were designed to provide the right support and ensure you are a suitable distance and height from your laptop. If you can, invest in a chair that will give you proper support or find out if you can borrow one from the office. If neither are an option, use what you have to ensure you avoid working from home literally becoming a pain in the neck. There’s plenty of online advice about the optimal seating position and where your computer should be situated to prevent stiffness and strains. You don’t need to buy an expensive stand to get your screen at the right height. A couple of old telephone directories will do. Get well connected: There are few things more annoying for your employer and colleagues than you dropping off virtual meetings, not getting or being able to send e-mail or missing
deadlines because of a poor internet connection or insufficient bandwidth. It will get on your nerves too. There’s not a lot of point in replacing the torture of your daily commute with a buffering internet connection. Ensuring you have sufficient bandwidth will prevent a lot of stress. Get the best package you can afford. It’s also worth speaking to your employer to find out if there is a policy to help cover the monthly costs of a decent internet connection. If not, it may be worth suggesting one be considered. Brighten up: Make sure your workspace has sufficient light. Poor lighting can lead to eye strain, fatigue, headaches and blurred vision. Open the curtains or blinds and let in some natural light, but also make sure you have enough overhead lighting or a soft-light
desk lamp. Draw a line: One of the difficulties of working from home is that it’s easier for work to intrude into your home and family time. Studies have found that people who work from home are more likely to overwork than those in a traditional workspace. Take little breaks, get up and move around, do some stretches. Get some sun. These mental health moments will make you more productive. You may also need to be f irm with colleagues who think because you’re working from home, they can call you at any time and over weekends about routine things. Be clear about what your working hours are. You’ll be a better colleague, friend, partner and parent if you keep a healthy work-life balance.
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Waarskuwing Alle hoewe, bewoners, CPS. buurtwagte, polisie sektors asook patrollie lede moet geensins vir geen rede uit jou woonplek uitgelok word, dit kan jou jou lewe kos! Stede / dorpe / plase / plotte – dieselfde beginsels geld oral wees gewaarsku. Moenie uitgaan na jou “krag-box” om te kyk wat aangaan as jou krag afgaan nie, kry eers hulp van buite af in. Moenie uitgaan om te kyk hoekom loop daar water uit jou krane of in jou tuin nie, die krane kan nie vanself oopgaan nie, kry eers hulp van buite af in. BOERE, moenie uitgaan as daar ‘n alarm in jou stoor / skaapkraal / waar ook al afgaan nie, daar is nou al talle boere so buitentoe gelok en vermoor. BOERE, moenie uitgaan as jou voerstoor / perdestalle / trekker / weiding / wat ook al aan die brand raak nie, daar is nou al talle boere so buitentoe gelok en vermoor. Moenie uitgaan as iemand om “hulp roep” of “gewond” by jou huis aankom nie, skakel die nodige noodeenhede soos polisie, ambulans, sekuriteits reaksie eenheid, buurtwag ens. Moet ook nie goedsmoeds vir die “polisie” oopmaak nie, kontak jou naaste polisiestasie en bevestig eers alle inligting. Moenie uitstorm as jou voertuig(e) se alarm afgaan nie, daar moet ‘n (moontlik gevaarlike) rede wees daarvoor. Moenie uitstorm om te kyk hoekom jou honde dringend en aanhoudend blaf nie, daar moet ‘n (gevaarlike) rede wees daarvoor. Moenie gaan kyk hoekom “huil daar ‘n baba” by jou kamervenster of by jou hek nie, die “suster Theresa-gevoel” kan jou dalk jou lewe kos. Moenie uitgaan as klein hondjies/katjies of enigiets anders op jou stoep of by jou voordeur neergesit word
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NIGEL/HEIDELBERG REKORD - ONLINE EDITION www.rekord.org.za voor die perd gesit deur die self evaluering voor die opening te versprei, aangesien die dokument self sê dat dit nie voltooi kan word sonder die DSD se standaardbedryfsprosedures en -riglyne vir vroeëkinderontwikkelingsprogramme en gedeeltelike versorgingsfasiliteite op Covid- 19 wat bedoel was om vrygelaat te word, maar nie was nie. Hiermee word die heropening van ECD's vertraag. skoolse sentrums om heropening te bepaal, Eerstens het Minister Zulu twee maande word gesirkuleer met 'n keerdatum van gewag voordat sy die heel eerste raadpletwee weke wat op 5 Julie 2020 eindig. gende vergadering met die VKO-sektor en Daarna mag die Departement van die regering op 26 Mei 2020 belê het om Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling (DSD) of 'n 'n vooruitgang te beplan. Daarna het sy die derde party ''n ontwikkelingsprogram vir Vangasali: Every Child Counts-veldtog vroeë kinderjare en / of gedeeltelike ver- van stapel gestuur as deel van Child sorging besoek wat van voorneme is om Protection Week op 2 Junie 2020. weer oop te maak, vir 'n ter plaatse evalu- Talle berigte is ontvang dat die konsultaering om te verifieer of dit aan die mini- sieproses om die sektor te heropen nie mum gesondheid, veiligheid en maatreëls inklusief was nie. Een van die betoogvir sosiale distansiëring” voldoen. punte is 'n verklaring dat ongeregistreerde Na mening het die Minister die waentjie VKO's moet onderteken om binne 6
Stop vertragings en heropen Talle inwoners doen 'n beroep op die Minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Lindiwe Zulu, om op te hou om die sektor van Vroeë Kinderontwikkeling (VKO) uit te stel en dringend op te stel. Die Minister het elke vertragingstaktiek in die boek gebruik om te verseker dat die grootste deel van die VKO-sektor gesluit bly, terwyl die jongste nie, 'n belangrike dokument gepubliseer is, wat ECD's moet voltooi om weer te heropen nie. ‘n Selfassessering dokument van tien bladsye vir die opening van enige voor-
NOTICE / KENNISGEWING NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RECTIFICATION UNLAWFUL COMMENCEMENT OR CONTINUATION OF ACTIVITIES DENTIFIED IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS IN TERMS OF 24G OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 (ACT 107 OF 1998, AS AMENDED) Notice is hereby given, in terms of Section 24G read together with Sections 24F of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998), as amended, (hereinafter referred to as “NEMA”) that The Gauteng Department of Rural Development is considering applications for rectification for Manjoh Ranch (Grainfed Beef (Pty) Ltd) (Mr Tony da Costa) in terms of Sections 24G and 24F of NEMA; Description of projects: 7.Construction of a berm in a water course to prevent contamination between effluent and clean water dam, Activity 1 (m) of GNR 386 of 21 April 2006-The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for any purpose in the one in ten year flood line of a river or stream, or within 32 metres from the bank of a river or stream where the flood line is unknown, excluding purposes associated with existing residential use, but including - i. canals; ii. channels; iii. bridges; iv. dams; and v. weirs. Activity 4 of GNR 386 of 21 April 2006- The dredging, excavation, infilling, removal or moving of soil, sand or rock exceeding 5 cubic metres from a river, tidal lagoon, tidal river, lake, in-stream dam, flood plain or wetland; 2. Construction of an air strip of 1.26 km. Activity 7 of GNR 985 of 4 December 2014-The development of aircraft landing strips and runways 1.4 kilometres and shorter; 3. Construction of a dam in a water course containing about 550 000 cubic meters of clean water. Environmental Conservation Act 73 of 1998 Activity 1 (j) of GNR 1182 of 5 September 1997, as amended; The construction or upgrading of dams, levees and weirs affecting the flow of a river. Activity 2(d); The change of land use for grazing to any other form of agricultural use; 4. Making a farm road of more than 8 m wide and about 3.35 km long. Environmental Conservation Act 73 of 1998 Activity 1 (d) of GNR 1182 of 5 September 1997, as amended. The construction or upgrading of roads, railways, airfields and associated structures; 5. Extending cattle kraal to accommodate a further 2000 head of cattle on 2.79 ha. Activity 4 of GNR 544 of 18 June 201 0; The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the concentration of animals for the purpose of commercial production in densities that exceed (i) 20 square metres per large stock unitand more than 500 units, per facility; Location: All activities are at Manjoh Ranch (26° 23’11 S 28° 34’25 E, R42 between Nigel and N17): Berm is on Portion 2 of the farm Holgatfontein 326 IR and Portion 2 of the farm Leeuwfontein 2841R: Air strip is on Portion 2 of the farm Vlakfontein 281 IR: Dam is on Portion 2 of the farm Holgatfontein 326 IR and Portion 46 of the farm Holgatfontein 326 IR: The road is on Portion 2 of the farm Vlakfontein 281 IR and Portion 2 of the farm Holgatfontein 3261R:The kraals are on Portion 2 of the farm Holgatfontein 3261R: Date of publication of this notice: 30 June 2020 Date of commencement of listed activities: Berm (March 2007); Air strip (June 2015); Dam (June 2002); Road (June 2005); feed lot expansion (Jan 201 0). The map shows the position of these activities. Queries regarding this matter must be referred to: Thirstland Environmental Services, Johann van Niekerk, cell 083 324 0470, P. 0. 1639, Rant en Dal 1751, and email thirstland 2@gmail.com. Parties wishing to formally object to and/or comment on the proposed rectification and environmental authorization are requested to forward their objections and comments (with reasons) to Thirstland Environmental Services no later than 21 days after the publication of this advertisement (30 June. 2020).
PAGE 7 maande na heropening te registreer. Baie ECD's het eenvoudig nie die finansiële middele om al die eende in 'n ry te kry wat nodig is om in so 'n kort tydjie te registreer nie. Met die ekstra finansiële druk van die heropening van sentrums in 'n voldoenende saak, en die feit dat hierdie sentrums al drie maande lank geen inkomste gehad het nie, en geen hulp van DSD of die regering ontvang het nie, slaag die Minister se regulasies slegs om te verseker dat baie sentrums hul deure moet sluit en duisende kinders bly permanent in die koue. Baie jong kinders word tans deur ouer broers en susters versorg. Dit sal nie die geval wees wanneer skole op 6 Julie 2020 vir alle grade open nie. Dit is ontstellend omdat ECD's wat aan skole gekoppel is, heropen, en weereens wys dat die Minister heeltemal uit voeling is met die werklikheid van gewone Suid-Afrikaners. Dit is tyd dat die Minister haar agenda laat vaar en ophou om die heropening van ECD's te blokkeer.
Food for the hungry Sluit die skole Goverment is so deeply concerned about all the protocols and actions that must be taken during the pandemic but what about thousands of hungry residents only received food parcels once from the Gauteng Department of Social Development since the inception of the national lockdown period in March due to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. According to MEC Mokgethi, the department has received 241481 food relief applications from March to May. Of these applicants, none have been re-issued with food parcels. The MEC stated that the second round of food parcel distribution will only be done as soon as the number of new applications subsides and depends on whether the foodbanks’ stock is replenished in large quantities so as to meet the demand. This is concerning because the department also underspend on food parcels and dignity packs distribution in the fourth quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. The actual number of food parcels distributed were 52 185 against a target of 108 433. The actual dignity packs distributed were 228 852 against a target of 464 000. The underspending in these two areas come to R22 097 392,00 and R76 714 715 ,00 respectively. It is worrying that there are some families who do not have any source of income during this difficult period and are solely dependent on government’s food relief programme and, that they have last received food parcels in March. This means that many families are starving yet they do not know when they will receive the second round of food parcels. This food relief programme is for a maximum of three months and the benef iciaries are supposed to have received food parcels three times over this period. The public calls on MEC Mokgethi to speed up the process of issuing food parcels to ensure that no one suffers from starvation.
Zuma turns cigarettes into illicit drugs The government’s ban on tobacco sales has flooded the market with illicit cigarettes and syndicates are making a killing. Questions are being raised about the accuracy of statistics Dlamini Zuma used in the case brought by independent cigarette manufacturers under the umbrella of the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA). Judgment in this case has been reserved. While legal efforts for the resumption of tobacco sales continue, it’s not at all difficult to buy cigarettes. Assisted by a citizen journalist, Daily Maverick visited a number of spaza shops and corner shops in working-class areas around Johannesburg this week. A hand signal to indicate smoking results in the shopkeeper signalling to someone in the back, and it’s not long before an assistant appears with a selection of smokeables. You take what you get but, as the ban continues, choices between different brands are increasing and the black market has opened up even more with Level 3 lockdown. RGs are the most popular brand available and you pay R55 a pack. Pall Mall (an international brand manufactured here) goes for R70 a pack, while other larger brands like Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans and Courtleigh go for a hefty R110 a pack (normally between R45 and R55 a pack). We also bought F1 cigarettes for R55 a box (a Carnilinx brand owned by tobacco magnate Adriano Mazzotti, who is Julius Malema’s bestie). Other brands we bought included Pacific Mist, Savannah and Derby, all at between R55 and R65 a pack.
Meneer die president, sluit asseblief die land se skole tot dit veilig is om dit weer oop te maak. Talle mense is bitter bekommerd oor die impak wat die Covid-19-pandemie op ons skole én die onderwysstelsel het. Skoolhoofde is van mening dat hul daagliks sien hoe meer en meer van ons skole direk deur die virus geaffekteer word. Verskeie onderwysers is reeds positief getoets en nog ander wag angstig op hulle uitslae. Onderwysers sê daar word, te midde van wat aangaan, van hulle verwag om positief en kalm te bly en net hulle werk te doen. Wanneer skole ontsmet word, verwag die onderwysdepartement almal moet die volgende dag terug by die skool wees en voortgaan asof niks gebeur het nie. Niemand neem die negatiewe impak wat dit op onderwysers en leerlinge se emosionele en psigiese welstand het, in ag nie. Onderwysers, personeellede en leerlinge is angstig, onseker en vreesbevange om na die skole terug te keer, omdat hulle bang is dis dalk hulle wat volgende deur die virus getref gaan word. Gesinne van personeellede vrees ook omdat hulle nie weet of hulle ma, pa, man of vrou gesond is wanneer hulle huis toe terugkeer aan die einde van die dag nie. Daar word van onderwysers verwag om kommervry te wees en die situasie klinies te hanteer, maar steeds 100% te gee. Hoe kan daar van personeel verwag word om hulle allerbeste te gee terwyl een of twee kollegas direk deur die virus geaffekteer word? Sou daar dalk ‘n vaste besluit gemaak moet word dat skole nie vanjaar open nie. Is daar ander alternatiewe waarna gekyk kan word?. Hoe lyk die toekoms van ons matrikulante wêreldwyd op die oomblik? Sal die antwoord wees dat talle ouers moet begin kyk na tuisonderrig veral noudat talle ouers van die huis af werk en dit miskien die oplossing gaan wees. Ons is reeds in die helfte van die jaar en soveel werk is reeds agtergelaat en is dit moontlik om hierdie agterstand in te haal is die paar maande van die jaar wat oor is. Daar is soveel onsekerheid oor die huidige grendeltyd en alles rondom dit dat dit nie vreemd is dat mense in rep en roer is en nie weet wat om te verwag nie. Dit maak dit tans ‘n onmoontlike taak om enige besluite te neem en seker te weet dat jy die regte besluit neem. Benewens is daar so min waarheid oor die pandemie wat ontbloot word.
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Can your car battery weather the winter cold? It’s that time of the year again when the winter mornings are icy, we’re more sluggish and we find ourselves reaching for the snooze button for what feels like the hundredth time before getting out of bed in the morning. Did you know your car’s battery feels the cold too, and a chilly winter morning is the most likely, albeit the most inconvenient time, you could be left stranded with a flat battery. As the weather gets colder, your vehicle’s battery’s ability to provide enough power to start and run the engine is reduced. Your engine also needs more power to start than under normal weather conditions which can cause battery failure. Batteries, just like us, like to keep warm, dry, and well-fueled during winter. Remember to take good care of your battery, test it regularly, especially going into the winter season to make sure that it’s in good condition. The process takes only a few minutes. Identifying a problem and then fitting a new battery could prevent you from finding yourself stranded and left in a potentially dangerous position.
Court ruling on land invasion An order by the North Gauteng High Court granted permission for the eviction of land invaders who have illegally occupied land in Elandsfontein, in Midvaal, south Gauteng. The application, successfully brought by residents with the assistance of civil rights group Afriforum, was heard on Friday 19 June 2020 and an order of the court was granted immediately. While the land invasions have taken place on privately owned land, the Midvaal Municipality has been working with local landowners to bring an administrative solution to the land invasions. Ward Councillor Lesley Visser has worked closely with the community and the responsible De Deur Police Station, which is too under-resourced to deal with an invasion of this magnitude. The illegal occupation of land began early in June, and landowners have been under constant threat from the invaders who are being enticed with fraudulent promises of land ownership for as little as R250 per stand.It is unclear who is fraudulently selling the land to the invaders, but it is certainly not the legitimate owners, many of whom are living on the properties and yet have been powerless against the sheer number and aggression of the land invaders. Residents call on Gauteng Premier David Makhura to assist landowners to preserve their rights as enshrined in the Bill of Rights, Chapter 2 of the Constitution. There are numerous cases against land invasion, intimidation and assaults and a need for more well-trained and wellequipped police to be deployed to deal with the lawless, bullying land thieves.
With the recent lockdown regulations, many of us have left our cars unused for long periods, or only used them for short trips to the shops for essentials, with quick starts and stops that prevent the battery from fully recharging. These are some of the primary reasons contributing to batteries being depleted and causing battery failure. There are some things you can do to reduce your chances of a flat battery. Midas suggests the following tips to make sure your battery keeps in good health and is ready to weather winter: Keep your car sheltered Ambient temperatures can kill your battery if they drop too low. The weaker your battery, the warmer it has to be to make sure you can start your car. Park your car in a garage if possible, invest in a car cover, park next to warm buildings, or at least try to park your car in a sheltered area facing east so that as the sun rises it will ever so slightly start warming up your car. Warm it up It’s important to give your battery enough
time to warm up in the early morning so make sure to turn on the ignition and let the alternator charge the battery before you turn on the radio, lights, aircon, or start driving the car. Good maintenance Batteries need good and thorough maintenance to keep running. They should be maintained in a fully charged state by the vehicle’s charging system. Should you suspect that your battery is not functioning properly you should have it checked by the a professional. Keep charged at all times! When charging your vehicle’s battery, make sure that your car is in a well ventilated area and follow proper recharging schedules to prevent your vehicles battery from overcharging. If you are attempting to jump start your vehicle make sure to read your vehicles manual, specifically the sections related to jump starts of your car battery. Certain car manufactures do not recommend jump starting vehicles, while others require special instructions related to your specific model. Make sure to use the correct polari-
ty connection when recharging and fitting and ensure that your battery is always clean and dry, with the terminals coated with the correct protectors. Safety first, always! Make sure your battery is always in good condition so you don’t get stranded in the dark on a quiet road, one of the easiest ways of doing this is to avoid leaving your car parked with accessories like the radio or lights switched on for extended periods. Remember not to lean over a battery when charging or testing and NEVER put metal objects on top of a battery. A battery is the heart of a vehicle, if it doesn’t start, your car won’t start either. Taking the time to check your battery often is worth the effort. Ideally, a battery should last between three and five years. However, climate, the demands you place on the battery, and your driving habits can impact your car’s battery life. Keeping an eye on the age of the battery and remebering to have it tested regularly as it gets older will keep you charged and on the road.
Algemene Wanbegrip van Versekering “Hulle vat elke maand my geld, maar as hulle moet betaal, is hulle vol verskonings.” Hierdie stelling word gereeld geuiter en die meeste mense het dit al gehoor of selfs gesê. As makelaars, hoor ons dit gereeld en wanneer ‘n persoon die persepsie gevorm het, is dit moeilik om ooit weer vertroue in versekeraars te herwin. Wat is die rede dat versekeraars gestereotipeer word? Ongelukkig is die versekeringsveld ‘n area waar bedrog maklik kan plaasvind en daarom ondersoek versekeraars sekere voorvalle baie deeglik. Daar is niks meer ontstellend as wanneer groot korporatiewe maatskappye kliënte se eise vanweë tegniese punte of as gevolg van sekere uitsluitings, afkeur nie. Net soos in die geval van enige stereotipering, is dit die uitsondering en nie die reël nie. Enige finansiële diensteverskaffer word vandag streng gereguleer. Die staat is daarop uit om seker te maak dat verbruikers nie ingeloop of benadeel word nie. Die finansiële industrie is die industrie wat die meeste onder die vergrootglas is. Dit bring ons by die vraag: Waar lê die probleem dan? Een van die groot probleme betreffende versekering, is die verbruiker se persepsie daarvan. Jou versekeringspolis is ‘n niks anders as ‘n kontrak nie: ‘n Diens in ruil vir vergoeding. Nie-nakoming van die kontrak deur een of beide party/e kan lei tot versuim om te presteer. Die mentaliteit van “Ek betaal ‘n premie, so alles moet gedek wees”, kan verbruikers rustig laat voel, maar dis ‘n wanpersepsie. Die meeste versekeringskontrakte is ‘n gevaar- of risiko-gebaseerde kontrak wat beteken dat die gevare/risiko`s wat in die bewoording uitgestip is, dekking geniet, maar dit wat nie daarin uitgestip is nie, het nie dekking nie, bv. diefstal en brand is twee gevare wat gedek is, maar roes en termiete is nie gedek nie. Samevattend: Wetgewing beskerm die verbruiker teen die versekeraar. Die Ombudsman vir Korttermynversekering is ook daar om as waghond vir die man op straat op te tree teenoor magtige versekeringsmaatskappye. As verbruiker moet u seker maak dat u spesifiek die dekking het wat u verlang, want dit is daarvoor wat u die vasgestelde premie betaal. Indien u onseker is, raadpleeg u versekeraar of makelaar en vra die nodige vrae.
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