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Dwarsrivier mine nominated for best employer 2011/12
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warsrivier Chrome Mine, in conjunction with ARM took part in the CRF Institutes research survey in search for the Best Employer 2011/2012. Dwarsrivier is proud to announce that they have been certified as one of the Best Employer's for the year 2011/2012. A total of 69 organizations were listed this year – which is a 20% increase from 2010. The Certification Index identifies choice employers through administrating the International HR policy and practice research survey; proprietary of the CRF Institute. The Index is the culmination of months of rigorous research with findings independently audited by Grant Thornton South Africa. Organizations are rated in the following areas: organization strategy; the HR function; communication; diversity management; corporate social responsibility; knowledge management; talent management and engagement; performance management; and rewards and recognition. According to Samantha Crous, the CRF Institute's Country Manager, the importance of the Best Employers campaign is that it
recognises that, in a competitive labour market like South Africa where the business landscape has changed considerably over the past few years, success lies more than ever in an organisation's ability to distinguish itself by establishing and promoting excellent HR strategies and practices that can attract, retain and engage the right talent. “The companies that are featured in this year's Best Employers campaign have shown innovation and creativity in addressing some of the challenges they face in the changing business arena. Adapting to an era built on a lean structure, the corporate world has realised that it's the value of relationships with employees, rather than the traditional bottom line that counts. The latest research shows that more and more companies are turning their attention to engaging employees and have grasped the fact that engagement is about more than simply sticking a few posters on the wall in order to draw attention to certain aspects. It's about getting people to believe in the vision and of the company and how it makes a difference in South Africa and the World,” said Crous.
Die aroma van die rose in Dullstroom is een van die soetste geure van somer. Diegene wat gelukkig is om dit in hul tuin te hê sal weet dat dié parfuumreuk jou sommer laat ontspan. Die rose is ’n skouspel vir elke besoeker en bly maar mooi. ~ Foto: Michelle Boshoff
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“A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure.� ~ Arthur Baer
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Crippling effect of strike XSTRATA, the world's leading ferrochrome maker, and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) were locked in talks chaired by the Department of Mineral Resources late last night to resolve a dispute over an employee share ownership scheme. The NUM embarked on a protected strike at Xstrata's coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and platinum operations in SA to back its demands for an equal allocation of shares in the local business to all employees qualifying for the scheme. Xstrata has suspended the plan. Four other unions represented at Xstrata have not joined the strike, which started on October 16 and has not abated, prompting Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu to summon Xstrata and the NUM to the Department's offices in Pretoria yesterday to find a solution. "They are still locked in talks and I don't think there will be any definitive agreement tonight," NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka said yesterday . There may be an agreement in principle, but this framework would need to be taken back to each side's principals before final decisions can be taken, he said. The meeting, which started yesterday afternoon, was chaired by the no-nonsense former mineral resources director-general, Sandile Nogxina, who retired in June after 13 years with the Department. Xstrata wants the strike called off before it can resume talks for the scheme, which is worth about R2,6bn, while the NUM wants concessions from Xstrata before its members return to work. Xstrata created three bands of workers, with workers in each band being allocated a number of shares to give the South African workforce a 3% stake in Xstrata SA. The NUM said the scheme was racist as the top band was dominated by white workers .The strike has hit Xstrata's coal operations hard, with a lesser effect on the chrome, vanadium and platinum assets. Xstrata had stockpiles of coal at Richards Bay Coal
Terminal and at its mines that had ensured it was able to meet its contractual obligations, spokesman Songezo Zibi said. Most of the ferrochrome plants were fully operational, he said."We understand the NUM's dissatisfaction, since the employer will gain (economic empowerment) points due to the number of black workers included in the proposed scheme, but the employees who will receive the biggest reward out of the scheme will be those employees employed in the job categories above the job categories occupied by the NUM members," said Gideon du Plessis, deputy general secretary of trade union Solidarity. (www.businessday.co.za)
The NUM embarked on a protected strike at Xstrata’s coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and platinum operations in SA to back its demands for an equal allocation of shares in the local business to all employees qualifying for the scheme
Sonja Boshoff voted as DA Deputy Chairwomen of Mpumalanga
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total of 308 voting delegates attended the fifth provincial congress in Middelburg at which Benadie was elected as party leader for the next two-year term.
Sonja Boshoff as deputy chairwoman. Delegates elected the entire leadership team into office.
Benadie said the DA's support in all communities had grown in the past five Benadie stood at the helm of a years. leadership package that campaigned He said he was proud the newly elected under the banner of "My DA, my team was the most diverse and genderleaders", with Jane Moloisi-Sithole as balanced in the history of the party. deputy leader, incumbent James Masango as provincial chairwoman and He committed the party to intensifying its campaign of establishing the DA as an alternative government in Mpumalanga. In his acceptance speech, Benadie said the DA was a growing party and a "political home for all South Africans".
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School willing to go the extra mile
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ie gewone mens lees vir sy plesier of lees glad nie. En daarom bly dit ’n taak om diegene wat nie genoeg lees nie, leeslustig te maak. En hierdie taak rus op die skouers van ons skrywers. - Dit is die woorde van C. J. Langenhoven. Langenhoven is een van ons letterkunde-reuse. Audrey Blignault het vir 20 jaar haar rubriek in die Sarie geskryf: “Uit die dagboek van ’n vrou.” Sy het van die grootste pryse in literatuur ontvang, toekennings wat min haar nog kon nadoen. Sy was die eerste vrou wat verkies is tot lid van die raad van die SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (1973) en sy is in 1994 tot erelid verkies. Sy het ’n passie vir boeke op ’n jong ouderdom ontwikkel. Na ’n mangeloperasie op sewejarige-ouderdom kon sy ’n present kies. “Kan ek ’n boek kies? ’n Mooi boek met baie stories en prentjies, het sy gretig aan haar ma gevra. Haar herinnering aan die dae het sy so in “Die Goue Vreugde” verwoord: “Dit was die eerste keer dat ek in ’n winkel gekom het waar daar net boeke was en dit was vir my wonderliker as enige feëpaleis en ’n sprokies. O, die boeke, die baie boeke! Ek het in boeke ’n bevryding gevind wat my hele lewe verander het.” Audrey Blignault se dood het slegs haar nalatenskap van die woord-erfenis bevestig wat sy ons bied. Sy was my mentor. Na my eerste kennismaking met haar woorde het ek besef dat my lewe onherroeplik verander het. My eie ‘liefdesverhouding’ met die geskrewe woord het begin. Boeke is my asem. Bitter min kan my so troos, oplig of kalmeer. Die wêreld kan siende en horend vergaan as ek ’n boek voor my het. Ek dink ek is een van die min mense wat vroeër wakker word om ongesteurd ’n uur se lees in te kry. Die dag toe ek Ernst van Heerden se gedig ‘Boek’ lees, het hierdie passie van my soos ’n legkaart gepas:
“As al die goue dae herinneringe word. Die vreugde met ’n ou vergeelde boek wat ek al peinsend oopslaan om ’n glansende woord of sin te soek Dan sal dit selfontfermend wees as skemer om my mure daal al gereelder voor die vuurherd saans die ou boek van die rak te haal.”
Welsyn DRANKMISBRUIK, kinder- en vrouemishandeling, armoede, morele en sedelike verval en dwelms eis sy tol in ons samelewing. Lydenburg het baie welsynsorganisasies wat almal meeding om skaars hulpbronne uit die plaaslike gemeenskap. Hoewel daar baie welvarende mense in die dorp is, is begroting en finansiële bestuur nie baie sterk nie en word geld bestee aan partytjies, drank, grootskerm Tv’s, nuwe motors, hare, naels, luukse vakansies en klanktoerusting. Alles tekens van ’n kitsbevrediging gemeenskap, sonder morele
consider just how much a small Christian School like ours has to struggle. Not only do these children support the community in everyway – they also excel academically against all odds. Our children are graduating from Universities, receiving bursaries to study further, and being successful in their chosen fields. Our success as a schooling system can been seen by the amount of students who have achieved this – the proof is in the pudding! This year we are writing a National Senior Certificate – a first for Entheos and A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education). I am proud to be a part of Entheos and honoured to be able to walk with my head held high in this community knowing that we stand for integrity, honour, trust and commitment. That we support one another and care for each other no matter how tough it is, no matter how many times we have to defend ourselves against false accusations and defend our children against the tyranny that is shown us by our landlords. We WILL prevail – this is a fight against powers and principalities that we will endure till the end. God Bless Entheos and its teachers, students, and parents! Well done – you set the bar very high! We are not the only English school in Lydenburg – we are a Christian school with a difference that uses an English system.
Spoedgrense kan lewens spaar Elmarie Hechter, Lydenburg, skryf: Aangaande die spoed tempo wat die publiek gebruik in Morganstraat, mense dink dit is ’n renbaan as hulle van die dorp se kant in Morgan straat opkom. Voertuie sowel as trokke wat deurgans die pad gebruik behoort tog ’n vereiste spoed te ry in ’n woongebied, Maaar duidelik dra hulle geen belangstelling in die veiligheid van die kinders in Morganstraat nie. Ons kinders loop gereeld skool toe, dorp toe, maatjies toe ens. Wanneer die mense teen ’n spoed van tot 120 aangejaag kom, waar het ons kinders tyd om te
vlug voor so voertuig. Party verontagsaam tot die stopstrate en jaag eenvoudig net oor. Dan is ons kinders verantwoordelik om nie net vir hulleself maar ook vir die jaagduiwels rond te kyk om van party trokke nie eens te praat nie. Ek sidder as ek die voetuie hoor aankom dat daar asb nie ’n kind in die pad moet wees nie. Asb ons vra hulp om die pad veilig te maak vir ons kinders. Hulle het mos net soveel reg om veilig te wees soos die voertuig bestuurders. Asb ons het al gepraat by die verkeersdepartement en hulle het ons verwys na die minisipaliteit. Geen reaksie ontvang nie, help asb.
Geen samewerking om fasiliteite mooi te hou
Spreuke 14:29: Die lankmoedige is groot van verstand, maar die kortgebondene behaal sotheid. Here, help ons om lankmoedig en geduldig met mekaar te wees - Amen.
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Anonymous writes: When we moved to Lydenburg, we had every intention of enrolling our child in Entheos Christian School as we had seen the quality of education and children that came from there in our own family members' children. We enrolled our son and apart from the normal niggles with getting settled into a new town and starting a new school have not looked back. It is with great pride that I say a heartfelt and sincere thank you to the Principal and staff, and the children of Entheos, who, despite what feels like insurmountable hurdles, have never failed to include us in the Entheos family and support every single cause I throw before them. We have visited Old Age Homes, held teas for the Elderly, collected and distributed canned food, blankets and pellets for animals, we have dressed as homeless people, collected old clothes, gone to school in the dead of winter without shoes, collected shoes for orphanages, worn pyjamas to school, wrapped shoeboxes until our fingers were numb, held many different forms of fundraising events – all because it will make a difference in someone's life! The staff and children of Entheos are always willing to go the extra mile. No matter that the property we are on, and the people in charge are trying to throw us on the street! Still Entheos continues to support and work for a community that sometimes does not
Ferdie Haefele , Klitzgras Chalets, Lydenburg skryf: Vir die afgelope paar jare was dit ’n baie rustige dorpie om in te woon. Ons hier by Klitzgras Chalets doen alles in ons vermoë om dit ’n vriendelike en mooi plek te maak, om ’n lekker speel aria te maak vir ons dorpskinders, as die ouers koffie drink by die koffiewinkel of die gaste is ingeboek in die chalets. Kinders kon op die damme rond roei in die kano's en op die speelparkies gepeel het, maar nou het selfsugtige inwoners hulle die reg toe geëien om 2 van ons kano's langs ons dam te steel. Een oranje en wit en die ander een rooi en wit. Ons loof ’n beloning uit en vra die inwoners van Lydenburg
diepte of rigting, wat van dag tot dag lewe, asof daar geen toekoms is nie. Klein besighede se eienaars, wat kwalik hulle rekeninge by ander kan betaal, koop dadelik ’n luukse nuwe SUV, die oomblik as hulle ’n goeie kontrak by ’n myn losslaan. Drie maande later is hulle in die pandjieswinkels om van diamantringe en TV stelle ontslae te raak. Binne hierdie ooglopende luuksheid, sukkel welsynsorganisasies soos Lelievlei, Duncia, die CMR, weeskinders in Mashishing, sopkombuise en ander om die stroom armlastiges te help. Aan die anderkant is Wenakker en Rusoord bevoorreg om goeie bestuur te hê. Hulle is ook afhanklik van skenkings en donasies, maar daar is behoorlike beplanning, uitstekende bestuur, begrotingsprosesse en hulle word beheer deur kundige bestuursrade wat ’n behoorlike oorsigrol vertolk. En dit is hier waar die kleiner organisasies swaarkry. Hulle word deur ’n handjievol goedbedoelende mense bedryf wat hulle
om enige inligting aan ons deur te gee, indien hulle weet wie hierdie bootjies gesteel het. Daar is duidelik op die kano's "klitz gras chalets" geverf. Tans is daar net een groen kano oor. Ons het nooit enige tariewe vir die kinders gevra om te gaan roei nie, selfs nog spane aan hulle geleen wat hulle dan net elke keer moes terug bring. Volgens inligting het een kano hiervandaan "vertrek agter in ’n silwer BMW" maar die mense is aan ons onbekend. Ons weet wel dat hulle in Lydenburg bly. Groot asb, as iemand inligting het kan hulle ons skakel by 013 235 2758 of 083 346 9863 of 082 775 3279.
doodwerk om die pot aan die kook te hou, dikwels uit hulle eie sakke. Hulle kry dikwels ook geen staatsubsidie nie. Baie plaaslike mense kritiseer ook van die organisasies en wil nie meer gee of donasies maak nie, a.g.v. stories (waar of onwaar) wat die rondte doen. Daar is myns insiens net een manier om dié probleem aan te spreek. Kry aanvaarbare mense uit die gemeenskap wat ’n predikant, skoolhoof, administrateur, boekhouer ens. insluit, om ’n Beheerraad vir die organisasie te vorm. Kies jou raadslede reg in terme van gewilligheid, beskikbaarheid, kundigheid en kry ras en geslagsverhoudings reg. Stel ’n konstitusie en ’n begroting op. Registreer die entiteit en kry alle dokumentasie reg. Kry iemand met Lotto ervaring en dien ’n gemotiveerde versoek vir Lotto fondse in. Stel jou donateurs in kennis dat die entiteit nou behoorlik en deursigtig bestuur word en laat jou finansies oudit. Op dié wyse sal jy geloofwaardigheid wen en sal jou skenkers / donateurs weer terugkom.
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Wooneenhede vorder fluks by Lydenburg Rusoord LYDENBURG Rusoord is huidiglik besig om drie dubbel en ses enkel wooneenhede op die terrein te bou. Die kontrakteur is mnr. Paul Loots van PJ Konstruksie. Die eenhede staan nie bekend as woonstelle nie, aangesien daar reeds woonstelle by Rusoord is, wat onder ’n aparte konstitusie en ooreenkoms met Oostra Maatskappy bestuur word, met hulle eie Bestuursvereniging. Rusoord Tehuis self, het geen woonstelle nie. ’n Behoefte het egter ontstaan om vir Rusoord self ’n aantal wooneenhede te bou. Van die nege eenhede is die drie dubbeleenhede reeds verkoop en twee van die ses enkel eenhede is reeds verkoop. Enige navrae in die verband kan gerig word aan die Rusoord Bestuurder, Me. Jeanetta Kruger by: 013 235 2146. Andre Coetzee.
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Huge number of animals vaccinated during Rabies month THE Offices of the State Veterinarian have released the number of dogs and cats, which were vaccinated during Rabies Month. These are animals that were vaccinated by the private vet’s and the State Vet. A total of 1293 dogs were vaccinated in Lydenburg and 85 cats. In Graskop and Sabie, vaccinations were done only by the State Vet, and the figures are as follows: Graskop 118 dogs were vaccinated and 17 cats, in Sabie 369 dogs and 93 cats. Dr Marietjie Malan thanks Flip Owen from Sudwala Caves for the T- shirts for all the officials involved. Thank you to Longtom Super Spar, Dr. G Trumpelman, the Highlands Panorama News and Jill du Preez who helped them when the power was off for three weeks. Early-stage symptoms of rabies are malaise,
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BASAAR: Saterdag 29 Okt vanaf 10:00. NG Kerksaal te Laersdrif, geleë aan die R555-pad tussen Steelpoort en Stoffberg. Vleis @ billike pryse, boerewors-rolle, pannekoek, teetuin en vele meer. Kom ervaar boere-gasvryheid! Tel nr: Ds Frans 082 850 5938.
Opedag by Aucamp Arabiere Kom geniet 'n AHSOM dag te Plaas Natalshoop, Lydenburg op Saterdag 5 November. Kuier van 10:00 tot laat! Die top afrigter en perdekenner Hanneke Scheffer van Nederland is die gasspreker van die dag (wenner van Internasionale Dresseer Kompetisies). Deel van die program is: • Die belangrikheid van korrekte vrye beweging lansering, kommunikasie met jou perd, lyftaal. • Dubbel teuel lansering • Hoe om korrek te ry sodat jou perd beter kan presteer in elke dissipline, asook die regte spiere bou. • Verbeter jou balans. RSVP asb voor 31 Oktober 2011. aucamparabians@gmail.com Henrihet 083 391 1275
Plan your dates and events and we will advertise it free of charge in our community diary. The diary of the Highlands Panorama News has always been a comprehensive database for everything that happens in this area. Email highlandspanorama@yahoo.com , or michelleboshoff@yahoo.com, fax the event info to 013 235 3076 or write it down on a piece of paper and hand it in at our offices. Remember the golden rule of where, when, what and who applies. Include all the relevant information and a contact person. ~ Thank you Michelle Boshoff, editor. Beplan jul datums en funksies. Ons sal dit gratis in die gemeenskapsdagboek adverteer. Die dagboek van die Highlands Panorama Nuus was nog altyd ’n volledige databasis van alles wat in die gemeenskap gebeur. Epos of faks die funksies se inligting na highlandspanorama @yahoo.com, michelleboshoff@yahoo.com of faks na 013 235 3076. Dit kan ook op ’n stukkie papier geskryf word en by ons kantore ingehandig word. Onthou die goue reël is van toepassing... wie, wat, waar en wanneer. Verskaf asseblief al die relevante inligting en ’n kontakpersoon. ~ Baie dankie Michelle Boshoff, redakteur.
Zakumi Koorfees laat musiek deur are vloei
The choir of Lydenburg Primary School.
Die seniorkoor van die Laerskool Lydenburg.
Die juniorkoor van die Laerskool Lydenburg.
Die koor van Estralita Skool.
Die koor van die Laerskool Steelpoort. DIT was verlede week die tweede verjaarsdag van die Zakumi Koorfees. Hierdie jaar het vyf laerskole en twee hoërskole deelgeneem. Die Hoërskool Lydenburg het hierdie koorfees begin om kore in die omgewing positiewe blootstelling te gee. Hulle beoog om na ’n suksesvolle 2010 en 2011 dit ’n jaarlikse fees te maak. Tydens die middagsessie het die laerskole deelgeneem en in die aand die twee hoërskole. Laerskool Lydenburg se junior-en seniorkore het hul kategorië gewen. Laerskool Steelpoort het ’n junior, senior en graad nege koor laat deelneem. Hul graad nege koor het ’n trofee vir deelname ontvang en die Estralita koor het ’n trofee vir hul deelname ontvang. Lydenburg Indian Primary School het die trofee vir beste vordering ontvang. Elke leerder het ook ’n sertifikaat ontvang vir deelname. Hoërskool Lydenburg (Canta Libre Afrique) en Skhila het gesing vir die eerste plek in hul kateogorieë. Na goeie pogings het die beoordelaars besluit om die prys te deel tussen die twee skole.
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Getroue bloedskenkers ontvang medaljes
Janneman Greyling en Hannetjies Ceronio oorhandig die medaljes.
DIE SA Nasionale Bloeddiens (SANBS) is voorwaar trots op die skenkers wat getrou op hul pos bloed skenk. Die skenkers van die Lydenburg-omgewing is Saterdagoggend bedank vir hul onbaatsugtige hulp. ’n Funksie en oorhandiging van medaljes het by die Trout Inn plaasgevind. Elke skenker se bydrae word waardeer en die bloeddiens is daarvan afhanklik. “Mpumalanga het van die hoogste skenkersyfers en ons is baie trots op die Lydenburg-skenkers. Nie net help dit om lewens te red nie maar om mense se lewenskwaliteit te verbeter,” het die Mpumalanga Bestuurder mnr. Janneman Greyling gesê.
100ste medalje van links:Janneman Greyling, HOM, Samantha Peacock Lorraine van den Berg, Hannetjie Ceronio, Hendrik du Plessis, Petronella du Plessis, Modise Gunqisa, Jacques Stoltz, Petrus Reinard en Lourens Engelbrecht.
Die groep wat hul medaljes ontvang het vir hul 50ste skenking het ingesluit: Lieb Buitendach, Christina de Beer, Paul de Villers, Rentia du Plessis, Johanna Grundeling, Carlien Human, Keith Jones, Jan Labuschagne, Magrieta Meyer, Johannes Taljaars, William Thompson, Magda van der Westhuizen, Aletta Weideman, Theodor Schulze.
Samantha Peackock, Lorraine van den Berg, Hannetjie Ceronio (Lydenburg SANBS) Janneman Greyling, Modise Gunqisa, Whanita Parkes
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Yolandie Esterhuizen is tans ‘n student by Creative Nails. Sy geniet die aanleer van al die tegnieke terdeë en is baie opgewonde om eendag dit haar beroep te maak.
’n Straattoneel van Lydenburg (Vroutjies Koffiewinkel tans). Dit was toe die munisipale kantore. Esmé Naudé het ’n wonderlike skildery van dit opgetower Michelle Boshoff
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Read all about it! Independent publishers join forces R
ead all about it - is usually a saying that goes along well with The AIP is a national association for advancing the newspapers. But newspapers are more than just the words interest of the local, grassroots (independent) print ASSOCIATION OF you read on the paper. It is blood, sweat and tears at times. media sector in SA. AIP comprises mostly of INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS small, grassroots newspapers, but also represents The Highlands Panorama News, is one of the biggest newspapers of the AIP Mpumalanga in lieu of circulation and other newsletters, magazines and online publications. statistics. All the newspapers deliver a quality The biggest printing company in the Southern product to their readers. This was evident at the Hemisphere, Paarl Coldset, delivered a AIP conference that was held at the Malaga Hotel presentation. Neel Naicker - General Manager last week. The Association of Independent (City Deep); Hussein Khan - Sales Manager Newspapers (AIP) currently represents over 80 (National) and Melanie Burgers - Client Service members and are aiming towards representing the and Sales Manager were kind enough to travel to majority of South Africa's small independent the conference. The Highlands Panorama News is newspapers. The newspapers that attended were printed by Paarl Coldset. excited to improve on the quality of their product. Joe Tlholoe, the Press Ombudsman is the head of
media law and press appeals. He is a veteran and well known media specialist in print media and broadcasting. One of the issues raised at the conference was the influence of bigger newspaper groups. This was also on the agenda when Mrs Louise Vale, Executive Director represented the AIP at the Parliament Indaba on Transformation and Diversity in the Media. The conference boils down to the fact the independent newspapers are the heartbeat of the community and that these groups of newspapers can work together to achieve ‘world domination’, with a twist of humor to boot.
By Michelle Boshoff Nelisiwe and Frank Kuprella (Bushbuckridge News).
Press Ombudsman: Joe Tlholoe (front with Mathapelo Diokane and Louise Vale, Executive Director AIP. Editors and newspaper owners at the Association of Independent Newspapers Conference at the Malaga Hotel, close to Waterval Boven. From left back Michelle Boshoff (Editor Highlands Panorama News), Louise Vale (Executive Director AIP), Kotie en Petrie Roberts (Ulusaba News and Bush Voice Sabie), Mathapelo Diokane (AIP administrator), a newspaper representative, Charles King (Highlands Herald), Nelisiwe (Bushbuckridge News), Frank Kuprella (Bushbackridge News) and Benjamin Nyalungu (Mash Media); (front): Tom Nkosi (AIP board member) and Joe Tlholoe (Press Ombudman).
Charles King from the Highlands Herald Newspaper.
Press Ombuds man: Joe Tlholoe. One of the most famous names in the SA media world and media veteran.
The Malaga Hotel near Waterval Boven was the venue for the conference.
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raining specialist KBC Health and Safety recently re-launched its Steelpoort branch, in the Limpopo Province, as a result of a strong demand from mining clients and the contracting community in the area. An increase in the demand for best practice Basic Safety Training from KBC Health and Safety's mining and contracting clients in the Eastern Limb has spurred the training specialist to re-open their doors. The Steelpoort branch was officially re-launched on 6 October 2011 with a product exhibition that showcased the company's course offerings, which have been restructured to include elements such as first-aid, fire fighting and working-at-heights training. “Our latest innovation, the Contractor Passport™, which was also launched in the area on the day of the branch re-opening, received a significant amount of interest. The Contractor Passport™, which is a webbased system, monitors, records and stores an individual employee's record for life and links this record to a personalised card or 'Contractor Passport™'. This record relates to the person's safety training history, medical fitness certificates and competency per position,” explains KBC Project Co-ordinator Chris Taylor. Each employee that undergoes induction training with KBC Steelpoort will bring all of their relevant Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Mine Health and Safety (MHS) documentation and qualifications to the training centre on the day of training. This information will be scanned in and linked with the students profile through the personalised Contractor Passport™ card. When the employee's card needs to be read at a safety checkpoint, it can be done either via the Contractor Passport™ website, via sms or with a smart phone camera using the card's barcode. Contractor Passport™ aims to provide reciprocity in the Steelpoort Region and beyond. Mines in the area are encouraged to accept the KBC SETA aligned training as sufficient for their own organisation, whether KBC trains on their mine or not. In this way, contractors arriving at the mine without a valid KBC Contractor Passport™ will not necessarily have to be re-trained. This will save both time and money. “The intention is for all mines in the region to accept KBC training even if it is not compulsory for their contractors to train with KBC. This allows contractors who train with KBC to move from one mine site to several others without having to re-do the training at every new site. The benefits of the system are manifold for both the mines and the contracting companies, some of which include a single standard of competence; time and money savings; and skills validation,” explains Taylor. KBC Managing Director Graham Emmett, says that the Contractor Passport™ has been implemented in the Steelpoort Region and will soon be introduced in the Witbank Coal Region and the Platinum sector as well. It offers a solution for the mining and construction industry to create a single standard of SHE training and improve efficiencies and effectiveness for contractors and employers at a time crucial for the industry to re-engineer its safety practices. “KBC's outlook for the future is to set the international minimum standard and share best practice in the health and safety industry. Steelpoort and its surrounding areas are no exception for KBC's vision,” explains Emmett.
Training specialist extends its footprint into the Eastern Limb
Alastair Farish en Riaan Oberholzer
An-Lie Nel en Michelle Norton
Sylvester Mohalakane en Donald Mafomane
Sian Thurnell
The KBC Health and Safety team
Loume Vermeulen en Nick Nolte
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Cadets excited about their future DWARSRIVIER Chrome Mine has started a training initiative called Cadet Schemes. The scheme involves identifying people from the local communities, who have never had experience in the mining industry, and providing them with training, free of charge, to equip them with skills needed in the mining sector. This will allow them to apply for vacancies in the mining industry that they were previously not considered for as they did not meet the minimum requirements or have the relevant experience. Some of the trainees that complete their programmes successfully will be permanently employed at Dwarsrivier Mine as vacancies arise. The rest will be released back into their communities where they are now equipped to apply for vacancies with other mines in the area. The first cadets were assessed on the 26th September 2011 and 33 cadets were successful to date. The cadets had to
undergo three different assessments including, practical and theoretical assessments as well as a Dover test. The Cadet Scheme is a 3 month programme and after completion each and every cadet receives a Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine competency certificate. Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine aims to train100 LHD and 80 RDO cadets.
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Wenners in hul noppies met pryse Gert en Andre Elektries het 'n kompetisie gehou waar jy outomaties ingeskryf is as jy ter waarde van R350-00 en meer koop of jy kon kaartjies gekoop het. Me Natasha Le Roux was die wenner van die 42� LCD Full HD Tv en mnr. Barry Nezar en Mnr Paul de Lange was naaswenners. Baie geluk aan almal en dankie weereens aan Gert & Andre Elektries vir die kompetisie!
Lydenburg Bande Diens Wenner. By Lydenburg Bande Diens (Dunlop) het Mnr Arno Pieterse 'n Garmin GPS gewen in die Dunlop promosie. Foto van links na regs: Mnr Arno Pieterse, wenner en mnr. Hannes Engelbrecht, Lydenburg Bande Diens Bestuurder
Me. Natasha le Roux wenner mnr. Erik Viljoen – Rekenmeester van Gert & Andre Elektries en mnr. Barry Nezar - naaswenner.
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Wen by Liquor Valu, Lydenburg. Staan ’n kans om by Liquor Valu, Lydenburg se nuwe kompetisie groot te wen! Koop 24 Castle Lite blikkies en jy kan wegstap met die unieke Caslte Lite blikkieverkoeler. Besoek hulle gerus by The Heads voor 28 November om in aanmerking te kom!
Liquor Valu, Lydenburg het met hul Castle Ultimate Supporter promosie waar jy ’n sespak Castle produk moes koop, om in aanmerking te kom vir ’n gelukkige trekking, weer ’n wenner uit Lydenburg tak gehad. Mnr Witte Aucamp het die Wêreldbeker Rugby koelboks op wiele, geborg deur Castle gewen. Foto: van links na regs – Mnr Kallie Schoeman Liquor Valu Lydenburg takbestuurder en mnr. Witte Aucamp - wenner.
Uniek aan Lydenburg ’n TYD gelede het ’n artikel verskyn ivm die Hoeveld kousbandslang (Sundevall’s Garter snake - Elapsoidea sundervalli media). Die publiek was versoek om te help kyk of hierdie onbekende slang nog opgespoor kan word. Hierdie is verseker een van die mooiste slange in ons omgewing. Tog is daar baie min bekend oor hierdie slang. Wat dit meer belangrik maak, is dat die kleur variasie, rooi en swart, net in Lydenburg voorkom! Die verspreidingsgebied van E. s. media is beperk, van Noord kaap, Vrystaat, Noord Wes en Gauteng. Daar is wel ander kleure van dieselfde spesie wat in ander streke van Suid Afrika voorkom, maar ons is baie bevoorreg om hierdie uitsonderlike kleur slang net hier te kry. Die kleur van jong slange verskil van swart en wit, swart en liggeel, room en pink, asook room en donker bruin met n vuilwit buik. Ouer slange verkleur na donker grys tot swart, wat dit moelik maak om die slang aan sy kleur uit te ken. Die Hoëveld kousbandslang verkies grasvlakte, savanna en laaglandwoude, alles wat ons hier het. Die slang is klein, tot ongeveer een meter in lengte, is nagaktief en leef ondergronds. Termiet neste is ’n voorkeur blyplek, en dis ’n slang wat selde byt, selfs al word dit hanteer. Dit is nie dodelik gevaarlik nie, en die byt veroorsaak pyn en swelling, naarheid en braking, maar geen
gevalle van meer as dit, of enige sterftes is opgeteken nie. Geen teegif is nodig vir die behandeling nie. Hulle voorkeur voedsel sluit in: Ander slange, akkedisse, paddas, knaagdiere en molle. So ’n slang is onlangs buite Lydenburg naby Xstrata gevind. Alhoewel dit doodgery was deur ’n voertuig, kon dit nog gebruik word vir wetenskaplike inligting. Die nuwe ontwikkelings wat nou in en rondom Lydenburg plaasvind, plaas ’n toenemende druk op die habitat van hierdie en ander reptiele. Die vereniging wil graag die publiek betrokke kry, en ons versoek almal ons te help om hierdie uitsonderlike slang se voortbestaan te verseker. Indien enige slang waargeneem word, skakel asseblief die betrokke navorsers; Neels 082 730 3047, Paul 079 782 4348 of Jan 082 940 3432 om hierdie of enige ander reptiel te kom verwyder. Die gebruik van die foto is vergun deur Wulf Haacke, uit die boek van Johan Marais. ~ Neels Bothma
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Nabootser help met bestuursopleiding DIE eerste student wat geheel en al op Driver se voertuignabootser opgelei is, het haar bestuurderslisensie by Thaba Chweu met die eerste probeerslag verwerf. Dehone Pretorius het die volle kursus op John Roos se voertuignabootser voltooi en daarna het sy op die nuwe “oefenbaan” van Driver op die die hoek van Viljoen en Maasdorpstrate (oorkant R & P) met ’n regte motor geoefen. Mnr Roos is baie trots op Dehone. Sy bestuursnabootser leer studente nie net alles van die K53 bestuurstoets nie, dit leer studente om weg te trek, koppelaarbeheer, ratte verwissel, al die praktiese toetse en ook verskeie padscenario’s soos slegte weer, reën, mis, gladde paaie ens. Die grootste voordeel van die nabootser is natuurlik dat dit nie petrol verbruik nie en Dehone sê dat terwyl jy leer en ’n “ongelukkie” het, is daar geen skade op die motor nie. Pa’s sal ook weet dat daar geen koppelaarslytasie is nie. Sodra die nabootser kursus afgehandel is en die student klim in ’n regte motor, is hulle dadelik in staat om reg weg te trek. Tydens ons besoek Maandagmiddag, was ’n ander student, Jessica-Leigh Venter, op die nuwe baan besig met haar finale afrondingsoefeninge vir die werklike toets. Dit was vertommend om te sien hoe maklik sy van die nabootser na ’n regte voertuig kon migreer. Vir enige navrae kontak JR Studio, trading as Driver, by die Versekeringsforum gebou 082 692 3471 of 082 849 8724 Andre Coetzee
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Msa Africa Sponsors International Award In Recognition Of Excellence In Mining Safety MSA, leading manufacturer of sophisticated safety equipment and locally represented by MSA Africa, is proud to be the official sponsor of the prestigious John T. Ryan Safety Award, recognising outstanding safety practices in the mining industry. This year saw the award presented in South Africa for the first time. “This award pays tribute to mines that are dedicated to turning a passion for safety into success,” says Hayley Arnesen, Customer Focus Programs and Loyalty Director, MSA Africa. The John T. Ryan award was presented at the prestigious annual MineSAFE Awards, held on 19 August. A joint venture between the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), the Association of Mine Managers South Africa (AMMSA) and the South African Colliery Managers Association (SACMA), and with valued input from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), the Chamber of Mines, the National Union of
Mineworkers (NUM) and the United Association of South Africa Unions, the event provided an opportunity for several mines to share and learn new ways of improving safety within the industry. “This annual conference is designed to help bring South African mines to the goal of 'Zero Harm',” says Arnesen. A newly established South African John T. Ryan committee, consisting of representatives from AMMSA, SACMA, SAIMM, and the Chamber of Mines, was tasked with determining which South African mine had the lowest total injury frequency rate (TIFR) during 2010. The award was presented to Modikwa Platinum Mine, a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo Platinum. Although there was only one overall winner in 2011, in future a winner will be selected for each of the four different categories: Platinum, Gold, Coal and Diamond & Base Metals. Each of the category winners will receive a plaque with the overall winner collecting the bronze floating trophy.
About the John T. Ryan Safety Award THE John T. Ryan Safety Award recognises outstanding safety practices in the mining industry.This year saw the award presented in South Africa for the first time to MODIKWA PLATINUM MINE, This award pays tribute to mines that are dedicated to turning a passion for safety into success. The John T. Ryan award was presented at the prestigious annual MineSAFE Awards, held on 19 August. A joint venture between the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), the Association of Mine Managers South Africa (AMMSA) and the South African Colliery Managers Association (SACMA), and with valued input from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), the Chamber of Mines, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the United Association of South Africa Unions, the event provided an opportunity for several mines to share and learn new ways of improving safety within the industry. The trophy, depicting a miner coming home to his family at the end of his shift, symbolises the importance of every life. The trophy was named after John Thomas Ryan, a mine rescue worker in the USA coal mines in the early 1900s. Ryan and George Deike, a fellow rescue worker, identified the lethal combination of methane gasses and open flame cap lamps as one of the main reasons for the high fatality rates in the mines at that time. Working with Thomas Edison, the partners developed and launched the first incandescent cap lamp that has become the forerunner of the electric cap lamp that is still used today.
The trophy, depicting a miner coming home to his family at the end of his shift, symbolises the importance of every life. This idea is best put in the words of French Inspector General of Mines, Fredric Le Play (1806-1882): “The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner.” The trophy was named after John Thomas Ryan, a mine rescue worker in the USA coal mines in the early 1900s. Ryan and George Deike, a fellow rescue worker, identified the lethal combination of methane gasses and open flame cap lamps as one of the main reasons for the high fatality rates in the mines at that time. Working with Thomas Edison, the partners developed and launched the first incandescent cap lamp that has become the forerunner of the electric cap lamp that is still used today. The launch of this product saw the birth of MSA in 1914. MSA subsequently became involved in the development of self-breathing apparatus used by soldiers in World War 1. Following the War, John Ryan spread his safety message to other industries, such as steel and chemicals; and MSA grew and expanded into Canada.
In order to promote safe mining production, MSA Canada offered to donate a prestigious trophy to recognise notable achievements in safety practices. This trophy was accepted by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and they launched the John T. Ryan National Safety Trophies in 1941. The success of this programme has seen it being exported to various countries including Chile, Peru, and now South Africa.
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Ons ry die Hyundai i20 blitsbuks HYUNDAI se i20 luikrug (hatchback) kompeteer direk met motors soos Opel Corsa, VW Polo (selfs Golf), Toyota Auris, Kia Rio en Ford se Figo en Icon. Prysklas wissel tussen R 159 900 en R 169 900. Daar is ’n 1400 en baie haastige 1600 beskikbaar. Bougehalte is uitstekend en die motor is mooi. Daar is baie ruimte voor, maar met die voorsitplekke heel agter, is agterste beenruimte knap. Die bagasiebak is relatief groot vir dié klas motor. Die i20 pas mooi in tussen die i10 (Kia Picanto, Chevy Spark) en die i30 (Opel Astra, Kia Cerato, VW Golf) in. Hierdie is ’n baie woelige marksegment waarin die mededinging straf is. Dit is die segment vir jong en opkomende yuppies, jong getroude families, die jong man of vrou wat redelik goed doen finansieel, of vir ’n baie goeie tweede motor, langs die SUV of dubbelkajuit. As ek kon, sou ek die vervanging van vroulief se Corsa met die i20 baie sterk oorweeg. Toerustingsvlakke op die i20 is baie goed. Elektroniese en verstelbare kragstuur. Dubbel lugsakke. Sentrale afstandbeheerde sluit. Elektriese ruite voor en agter met “one touch”. Volledige ritrekenaar wat brandstofverbruik, reikafstand, buite temperatuur en elke ding aandui, lugversorger, elektriese spieëls, ABS skyfremme op al vier wiele met EBD, vyfspoed handratkas
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Motoring Editor / Motor Redakteur: Andre Coetzee andrec@intekom.co.za 083 626 6305 (vierspoed outomaties is ook beskikbaar). Ons het die i20 met die 1400 Gamma enjin getoets. Hierdie 16-klep viersilinder is toegerus met varieerbare kleptydreëling en dit toer gemaklik tot by die rooilyn. Dit maak 74kW en ’n gawe 136Nm se wringkrag, albei teen redelike hoë toere. Die 1.6 enjin (waarvan ons meer vertel in die Accent padtoets in hierdie koerant), is kookwater, met 91kW en 156 Nm en sou my keuse wees. Toerustingsvlak en rygerief is dieselfde op albei modelle, met die keuse uitsluitlik by die enjin. Die 1400 is meer ekonomies en maak minder koolstof (besoedeling), maar brandstofverbruik en uitlaatgas syfers gaan in die praktyk min verskil tussen die twee enjins. Met die meer krag van die 1600, sal ek nie verbaas wees as jy op die oop pad dieselfde verbruik kry nie, juis omdat jy die versneller nie so diep hoef in te trap en so baie na die ratkierie moet gryp teen die bulte nie. Of 200cc meer, R10 000 werd is, is natuurlik debatteerbaar. Op die pad is die i20 baie stabiel en rigtingvas. Die bakwerk voel baie solied. Stuurinsette is redelik direk. Die ratkierie skakel seepglad en alle kontroles is baie lig. Remme is uitstekend en ’n noodstop kan met geen probleem uitgevoer word nie. Teen 140 km/u loop die enjin sowat 4 000 opm, met die rooilyn nog ver op 6 500 opm. Die enjin is doodstil, selfs met harde versnelling en teen hoë snelhede. Daar is ook geen geraas van die veerstelsel of van wind nie. Die bande dra effense padgeraas oor. Alles in ag genome, is hierdie ’n uitstekende motor, waarteen ek geen kritiek kan uitspreek nie. Andre Coetzee.
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Nuwe Juke beïndruk HIERDIE week het ons die splinternuwe Nissan Juke onder hande geneem. Hierdie voertuig herdefinieer die term “Supermini”. Kompak is die Juke wel, maar beslis nie klein nie. Dit ding mee teen die Mini Countryman, Citroën DS 3 en soortgelyke motors. Hier in SA meen Nissan die VW Polo is kompetisie, maar ek dink dit sal selfs teen Golf kan meeding. Die Nissan Juke het egte SUV stilering. Groot wiele (17 duim) in groot wielboë, met ’n koepee vorm van die kant af. Van die voorste ligte is amper op die enjinkap en maak dit maklik om die motor se voorste hoeke akkuraat te skat. Die agterligte in L vorm, lyk soos dié van ’n Volvo. Dit is ’n baie moderne motor en ek hou daarvan. Binne is al die geriewe van ’n topmotor. Ons het die luukse Tekna (sonder leersitplekke) bestuur. Die top Tekna het vol leer. Die toetsmodel het outomatiese klimaatbeheer, kragstuur met sattelietkontroles vir die klankstelsel, togbeheer en bloutand. Die middelkonsole is in dieselfde kleur as die bakwerk. Mooi, maar ek dink dit sal maklik krap as mens onverskillig is. Daar is kragruite, ’n ritrekenaar en elektriese spieëls wat opvou as jy parkeer en afskakel. Die Juke is lekker hoog met 180mm se grondvryhoogte en die groot wiele en stewige bakwerk het geen probleme met slaggate nie. Daar is ABS met EBD, BAS, ESP, Radio / CD met AUX en iPod in, intelligente sleutel met drukknop aanskakel, drie rymodus enjinbeheer (eco, normaal en sport), ses lugsakke en verskeie bekerhouers. Die agterdeure se handvatsels sit op die C pilare, wat die koepee indruk beklemtoon. Die enjin is waarskynlik Nissan se opwindendste 1 600 viersilinder ooit. Dit het DIG (Direct Injection Gasoline) en ’n turboaanjaer wat maak dat die enjin 140kW en 240Nm maak. Gekoppel aan die sespoed handratkas tol die voorwiele verspot maklik as jy hom gas gee en ’n mate van wringstuur is voelbaar op die stuurwiel. Op die pad loop die Juke soos ’n droom. In Sport modus loop dit ’n hond uit ’n bos en doen die 0 tot 100 lopie in net agt sekondes. Op spoed is die sterk bakwerk opmerklik. Die veerstelsel is ferm en die Juke hanteer goed, maar die stuur is bietjie sensitief op ongelyk teerpaaie as jy aanstoot. Dit kan ook te wyte aan die wye wielsporing en kort asafstand wees. Ons het egter met groot gemak 170 toe gegaan. Teen 120 km/u toer die enjin teen ’n rustige 3 000 opm. Verbysteek met dié kragtige enjin is kinderspeletjies en as jy aan die gang is, is turbotraagheid minimaal (mits jy afrat). Alle kontroles is lig, die stuur is direk en die remme goed. Die ratkas se hekkies is naby mekaar en mens moet mooi konsentreer veral vanaf vyfde na sesde. Die draaisirkel is lekker kort en die dik leerbedekte stuurwiel voel goed in jou hande. Die Nissan Juke het ’n volle 5-ster Euro NCAP vir veiligheid tydens botsings verwerf. Die motor is in verskeie kleure beskikbaar en ’n volle reeks opwindende bybehore is beskikbaar. Alles in ag genome, is die Nissan Juke mooi, opwindend, haastig en gerieflik. Ek is werklik beïndruk met die motor. Pryse wissel tussen R198 000 en R 258 800 vir die topmodel met leersitplekke. Ek dink hy sal baie goed verkoop. Andre Coetzee.
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Hyundai Accent shifts the benchmark CARMAKERS need to sit up and start worrying. The Highlands Panorama News tested the new Hyundai Accent this week. What a car! Coming in at R 149 000, the full house Accent offers value for money like no other. The Accent is a sedan with a boot, and a huge boot at that. The car is ultra modern, with beautiful flowing lines that create the impression of a coupe. It looks very much like the Elantra. We tested the GL, but a GLS version is also available at R10 000 more, the latter of course fully loaded with features. In GL guise, the Accent comes with electric windows up front, (front and rear on GLS) ultra effective airconditioning, airbags, a radio with AUX and iPod in (no CD on GL), ABS with EBD, four wheel disc brakes, gas shocks, power steering (adjustable), electric mirrors, 5-speed manual (or 4-speed auto), and the phenomenal 1600 Gamma engine, making 91kW and 156Nm. There is an on-board computer, digital temperature and fuel gauges, remote, keyless entry and parking sensors on GLS. The normal crumple zones and side impact bars are standard. Boot and fuel flap are opened remotely. The Accent is available in seven stunning colours, our test model painted a beautiful “clean blue”. Everyone at the office ooh and ahh’d about this car, everyone commenting about the beautiful lines, the copious amounts of legroom in the rear and the exceptionally large boot. We loaded up three adult males and took to the road. The 1600 Gamma engine pulls like any two-litre. With an open road we managed 170 going uphill past Laske Nakke and the Hyundai was still accelerating. Remarkable indeed! At a legal 120 the engine turns at a leasurely 3500 rpm. Clutch, brake and accelerator pedals operate smoothly with the lightest of pressure. The gearshift is super slick. The steering is light, albeit a bit vague in the straight ahead position at speed. I suspect that the Accent will handle even better (like the Opels) with Michelin tires at around 2.2 bar of pressure. The car is quiet, with no engine or wind noise. Some road noise (very slight) is transmitted by the tires. The air conditioning system works very well, with an automatic lock system that allows maximum flow and cooling with one touch. Other small features that impressed us, were touches such as a garage card holder in the right hand sun visor, for those pesky toll gates. The body is stiff with no squeaks or rattles. Build quality inside and out is very good. The Hyundai Accent is a very comfortable car to drive. It is powerful and lively, putting a smile on your face. If I was impressed by the Elantra, the i30, and the i20, I was bowled over by the Accent. It will lure buyers away from the other brands, and at this price, certainly take a big chunk out of their sales. In GL spec, the only gripe is the lack of CD on the radio, but to be fair, I have long since stopped listening to CD’s. My music is on a USB memory stick and the radio provides for USB input. The Hyundai Accent is a phenomenal car, priced very well. To not consider it, could be the biggest car buying mistake of your life. Well done Hyundai! Andre Coetzee.
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Tucking awesome! ORGANISERS describe the three-wheeled auto rickshaw provided for a rally across India as the “ultimate long-distance off-road machine”. A driver calls it a “hair-dryer-powered tin can on shopping cart wheels”. A sense of humour is as important as a sense of adventure and a willingness to raise cash for charity for anyone signing up for the Rickshaw Run, a 3500km odyssey organised by The League of Adventurists International. The British-based company says it is “not just hell-bent on fighting to make the world less boring but also raising massive buckets of cash for charities”. The Adventurists provide teams with one of India's famed Bajaj 145cc rickshaws, start and finish lines and a two-week deadline. In return, each team is required to raise a minimum of £1000 (about R12 500) for a charity chosen by the company, while also paying a rickshaw 'hire' fee of £1000. The Rickshaw Run is held three times a year. The autumn run this year, from September 11 to September 24, was in benefit of Frank Water, a charity building water-treatment stations in poor village communities in India. The organisers insist they are not “hand holders”. Teams of up to four people are given the three-wheeled, hand-cranked, open-sided vehicles - also known as tuktuks - and a few tips on what to avoid, and the rest is up to them. The route, accommodation, rough roads, wild traffic, monsoon floods, cows in the middle of the highways and mechanical and medical emergencies must be handled by the teams themselves. “That's the adventure,” said Matt Davis, an India Adventurists staff member. At the start of the run at Shillong in north-eastern Meghalaya state, 74 teams were presented with their rickshaws, brightly pimped in team colours and with names such as “By Hook or by Tuk” and “Tucking Awesome”. They were all supposedly in good working order. On the first day three teams lost their wheels. “We did not know anything was wrong until we saw the wheel roll past us on the mountain road,” a team member from Tucking Awesome said. “That was the start of our nightmare.” At one stage Tucking Awesome could only drive at 20km/h - way short of the maximum speed of 60kmh a rickshaw could achieve on a rare good road. Another team, Right Place, Right Time, also lost a wheel on the first day then went on to have its chassis split in two, its brakes fail, throttle cable snap and an electrical fire. They were not alone in their misery. Team Brits Abroad, broke down “a hundred times”, complaining that their trip was “not an adventure. Breaking down is not an adventure!” The breakdowns, getting lost or having to put the rickshaw on a riverboat because the highway “ran out” for Rangeela Racers, were all part of the experience. Other dangers were more testing. Some teams were robbed and beaten up in Bihar, a state troubled with Maoist rebels and bandits. Others sought to avoid the state by putting their rickshaws on a train and skipping it all together. Despite the challenges most teams tried to stay positive. Team Gandhi Warhol wrote on their blog: “Watched sunrise over Mount Everest this morning in Darjeeling. “Broken so far: brakes, rear lights, front fog lights, spark plug, chassis, horn, fuel intake. Service and roadworthiness test complete. On we go through Bihar.” Not all who start the run make it to the end. One team left their rickshaw at a police station at the end of the first day, telling the organisers “it was not what we signed up for”. But the sense of achievement for those teams that did cross the finish line in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan was tremendous. “I never thought we would make it,” said Jennifer Morris, a Habibi Babes team member. “After days of breakdowns, driving in the dark and being driven off the road by big trucks, we had almost lost hope. “But we made it, we made it!” The Adventurists also host the Mongol Rally, Mongol Derby (on horseback) the Africa Rally, the Ice Run (1500km across the frozen Siberian wilderness on 650cc Ural motorbikes and sidecars), among others. Charity always plays a part. “We figure since we are rather fond of adventuring in the world we should do our bit to look after it,” the adventurists say. - AFP & iol.co.za ED: This sounds like a truly awesome adventure and an experience of a lifetime!
If you think quads are dangerous, you have’nt seen anything yet. These top heavy trikes with upright forks and tiny wheels are real “suicide” machines and they are very unreliable. Imagine doing an off-road long distance trip in one!
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1 Dining Room, 1 Kitchen, 1 Scullery, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Shower, 1 Carport, 1 Laundry Room, 1 Storeroom and 1 Bathroom with To i l e t . Z o n e d f o r residential purposes. CONDITIONS OF SALE: The Conditions of Sale will lie for inspection at the offices of the Sheriff L y d e n b u r g / Pelgrimsrus, where they may be inspected during normal office hours. PETZER, DU TOIT & RAMULIFHO Attorneys for Judgement Creditor REF: J J STRAUSS/MAT4575 TEL: 012 342 9895 FAX: 012 342 9790
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (NORTH GAUTENG H I G H C O U R T, PRETORIA) Case Number : 50926/2010 In the matter between: FIRSTRAND BANK LIMITED Judgement Creditor and JOUBERT, J O H A N N E S LOWEWIKUS First Judgement Debtor J O U B E R T, M A R I A SOPHIA MAGDALENA Second Judgement Debtor SALE IN EXECUTION A sale in execution will be held, without reserve price, byt the SHERIFF LY D E N B U R G & PELGRIMSRUS on 09 NOVEMBER 2011 at 10:00 of the following property: ERF R E M A I N I N G EXTENSION OF PORTION 185 (PORTION OF PORTION 1) OF ERF 153 SABIE TOWNSHIP R E G I S T R AT I O N D I V I S I O N J . T. PROVINCE OF MPUMALANGA MEASURING 759 SQUARE METERS HELD BY THE DEFENDANTS UNDER DEED OF TRANSFER N U M B E R T336513/2007. STREET ADDRESS: 43 Ford Street, Sabie, Mpumalanga PLACE OF SALE: The sale will take place at the offices of the Sheriff Lydenburg, Kantoor street 80, L y d e n b u r g . IMPROVEMENTS: The property has been improved with the following although no guarantee is given in this regard: Main dwelling consisting of: 1 Lounge,
KERKE/ CHURCHES •Anglican Church Lydenburg. Sun. 08:30. Tel. 013 235 1919.• Gereformeerde-kerk Lydenburg. Sondae 09:30. Tel. 013 235 4391. • Hervormde-kerk Lydenburg. Son. 09:30 en 18:00. Tel. 013 235 3554 • Methodist Church Ly d e n b u r g : S u n d a y service 08:30, Sunday School 08:30 Tel. 013 235 2936 • NG Moedergemeente Lydenburg. Sondae 09:30. Tel. 013 235 3101. • NG-kerk Lydenburg Suid. Sondag 09:00. Tel. 013 2 3 5 3 3 2 9 . • Vo l l e Evangelie-kerk. Sondae: Oggenddiens met kinders 10:00, aanddiens 18:00. Woensdae 19:00 midweekdiens, Jeugdiens Saterdae 18:00. Tel. 013 235 2711/ 084 688 5007. Past. Andre Hanekom. • El Shaddai Gemeente Evangelie van Christus Netwerk. Rensburgstr. 41, Lydenburg. Woe. 19:00 Vry. 19:00 jeug. Sondagskool 09:00, diens Sondae 10:00 en 18:00.
• New Apostolic Church. Sun. 09:00. Wed. 19:30. Grant Roode 082 886 2934. • Rehobot Gemeente (AGS van SA). Sondae 09:30 (kinderkerk), 18:00 (Engelse diens) Di. jeugsel 19:00 Woens. sel 19:00, jeugby kerk 18:30. Vry. Jeug 18:30. Kerkkantoor: 013 235 4905. • Lewende W o o r d Ly d e n b u r g . Sondae 09:30. Burgersentrum. Liana Esterhuysen: 013 235 2463.• Mooi Hawens Evangelisasie Sentrum (PPK). Wo. 10:00 vrouediens, biduur 19:00. Sondagskool 08:45, diens So. 10:00 en 18:00. Past. Wouter Deysel: 072 183 0004 en past. Jaco Deysel: 082 338 1570. • Ly d e n b u r g B a p t i s t Church / Baptiste Kerk co / hv Simmond en De Souzastrate Pastor / Ds Kallie Fourie 082 928 5075 lydenburg baptiste@isat.co.za Sunday mornings 09:30 Sondag oggend 09:30. • Shalom Church Centre. Services Coromandel. Sunday School 10:00, church service 11:00. Skhila Sunday School 10:00 and church service 11:00. Pastor Johannes Ramashala: 073 569 0635 or 073 420 7954. • A.G.S S t e e l p o o r t . Sondagoggende 09:00, a a n d e 1 8 : 0 0 , Woensdaeselgroep 18:30. Past Beukes: 083 291 8005/ kerkkantoor:
087 808 5604. • Sewedag Adventiste K e r k . Saterdagoggende, Methodiste Kerk, B u r g e r s t r a a t Lydenburg. Bybelstudie 09:15, erediens 11:00. Navrae 082 466 5946/ 013 235 4049. • Volle Evangelie Kerk Burgersfort (Laerskool Burgersfort) oggend: Sondag 9 am aand: Sondag 5 pm. Woensdag: 7 pm Bid l y d e n b u r g baptiste@isat.co.za Sunday mornings 09:30 Sondag oggend 09:30. Vergadering. Pastoor Antonie Nortje - 084 818 0920. • Burgersfort AGS Gemeente, elke Sondag om09:00, selgroep elke Woensdag om 18:00. Pastoor Leon Labuschagne 084 512 9046 Kerkkantoor 087 808 5604.
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Lydenburg kinders presteer by NASP
Biance Bell – Lydenburg Hoërskool, Wikus Viljoen - Lydenburg Hoërskool, Sharwyn vd Linde – Entheos, Klayton Westscott – Laerskool Lydenburg, Vincent Janse van Rensburg - Lydenburg Hoërskool Afge Grimbeek – Entheos, Therien du Plooy – Entheos, Grant Hughes – Entheos, Kyle Westscott – Lydenburg Laerskool, Jonathan van Gent Lydenburg Hoërskool, Edward Leach – Entheos en Simon du Plooy – Entheos
Peter Malan, Jakes Labuschagne en Nico Cross.
Lydenburg se kinders was ingeskryf as groep om deel te neem die afgelope naweek by NASP, Nasionale Boogskiet kampioenskappe te Pretoria. Namibië, Gauteng, Wes-Kaap, Noord-Wes, OVS en Mpumalanga is van die provinsies wat deelgeneem het. Wi k u s Vi l j o e n ( Ly d e n b u rg Hoërskool leerling) het tiende plek in die snr. seuns afdeling behaal en Biance Bell (Lydenburg Hoërskool leerling) het vyftiende plek in die snr. dogters afdeling geindig. Die span is saamgestel uit Lydenburg Hoërskool, Entheos en Lydenburg Laerskool leerlinge. Welgedaan aan almal wat deelgeneem het – julle het voorwaar Lydenburg se naam hoog gehou.
Peter Malan, Anton Wiid en Nico Cross.
Sages slaan af om Kansa ’n hupstoot te gee
Die kinders in aksie
Peter Malan, Chris Gunther en Nico Cross. Ons het Donderdag 20 Oktober 2011 die jaarlikse Sages Cansa Golfdag gehou. Weereens ’n wonderlike dag, een vir een het die mans met hulle netjiese blou pakke gearriveer om elkeen sy beste dryfhou vir Cansa te slaan. Die baan was vol en soos gewoonlik goed georganiseerd met boeremusiek in die agtergrond en heerlike kos. Baie dankie vir almal se bydrae tot Cansa.