ALBERTON & GERMISTON
03 November 2015
Alberton: WHAT A HISTORY
FLOURISH IN FLORENTIA
Volume 06, 03 November 2015, Week 45
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MAN OF STEEL: Henri Schoeman dominated the Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni African Championship. PIC: Foto Asylum. The Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni African Championship took place on Sunday, 1 November at Germiston Lake Park. Difficult weather conditions made the
Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni African Championship a hard slog but that did not stop Andrea Steyn and Henri Schoeman from dominating absolutely, winning the men’s and women’s races respectively for
the third consecutive year. Labelled the highlight race of the 5150 African Triathlon series, the event was successfully hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni for thousands of Iron Man fanatics. The
Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni African Championship is now in its third year. Those who did not participate were invited to attend the spectator-friendly event at the park’s beautifully landscaped gardens, which offered family picnic spots, as well as a children’s play area. The course of the race was flat and fast with a one-lap 1.5km swim in the crisp waters of the Victoria Lake, a new one-lap 40km bike course on the N17 and a flat, fast two-lap run. The lucrative prize purse for international and South African athletes was R120 000.
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I can’t believe that November has arrived already. The ‘’Thursday’’ of the months, these days better known as Movember. The moustache has become the equivalent of the ‘’pink ribbon’’ to breast cancer and has generated over 1.7 billion conversations around men’s health worldwide. We had quite a scare at the office last week when one of our colleagues suddenly started experiencing concerning symptoms, resulting in us phoning an ambulance to take him to hospital. I would like to take this opportunity to thank EMER-G-MED and Ekurhuleni Emergency Services for their swift response and professional care. I want to urge everyone to take down these emergency numbers and keep them at hand in case of emergency: EMER-G-MED 0861 007 911 Ekurhuleni Emergency Services 011 458 0911 Netcare 911 082 911 ER24 082 124 On the topic of thanks, I want to thank all our faithful readers who take the time to phone or email us with some useful suggestions and good wishes. We are always happy to get input from the community. On page 6,
we have a letter from a reader who simply wants to thank a business for their excellent service. It is refreshing to get positive letters, instead of complaints. Tannie Trixie also wrote about how easy it is for us to complain all the time, so much that we don’t see how blessed we really are. Our pop-up store at Mall at Newmarket is almost done; it just needs some finishing touches from So Mooi, who graciously helped us to make it an enjoyable space to work from. We invite everyone to pop in and say ‘Hi,’ share your stories with us, see our sales reps for advertising, etc. On that note, shoppers must always be careful while shopping anywhere. Unfortunately, crime is a reality in our country, so please try to keep an eye open to observe your surroundings, while keeping your belongings safe. Your information can help security companies and the police to track down criminals and possibly even have stolen goods returned to the rightful owner. We wish all our readers a happy ‘’Movember’’ – please send us updates on your ‘’Mo’s’’ to monica.supra@ tametimes.co.za and help us spread awareness for the cause!
MATRIC
DANCE FEVER With matric farewells taking place all over the country, we want to show off our colleague, Samantha De Beer’s lovely daughter, who had extra stress attending both her own, and her boyfriend’s, matric farewells this year. You looked lovely Amy! Amy Smith and Calvin Ferreira attending the matric farewell for Cornwall Hill College.
Genugtig julle, mense kan darem maar kla! Kla oor elke liewe kleinste dingetjie waaraan daar waarskynlik niks gedoen kan word nie, of die oorprong van die klagte kon verhoed geword het deur die
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klaer self. Dit is iets wat verskeie komediante al goed uitgebuit het, met goeie rede. Gysie (en ek, laat ek nou maar eerlik wees) het vreeslik baie klagtes. Ons kla by mekaar oor diens, kos wat nie lekker was nie, die weer wat te warm is, die reën wat op die onmoontlikste tye val. Maar ons vergeet maklik dat daardie diens waaroor ons kla, steeds gelewer is, iets wat ons nie self hoef te gedoen het nie. Die kos wat ons gehad het wat ‘’so sleg’’ was, is kos wat ander mense nie het nie. Die reën spaar ons water, want ons hoef nie self die tuin nat te lei nie. Nou kla ek oor klagtes… TIP: wanneer jy wil kla, dink vinnig na oor jou seëninge.
Florentia was Alberton’s first real suburb. It was developed in three distinct stages – the original part in 1936, Extension 1 in 1940 and Extension 2 in 1945. For more than thirty years after the establishment of Alberton, the Meyer family actively farmed the land, right on the edge of town. In 1932 the situation changed with the death of Floris Meyer. He was laid to rest in the family cemetery next to what later became Fick Road. His widow, Sannie nee Coetzee, offered to sell a part of the farm to the Town Council. The old homestead and cemetery were excluded from the purchase. Sannie suggested that the new suburb be named Annville, in honour of her mother Anna Coetzee (nee Venter) or, alternatively, Du Preezville or Elizabethville to honour her mother-in-law, Johanna Elizabeth Meyer (nee du Preez). The choice of the Townships Board was Florentia, derived from the name of Floris Meyer. The original part of the suburb stretched from Truida Road next to the Natalspruit (across from what was later the Civic Centre), followed Du Plessis Road, turned sharply at Viljoen Road and again at Georg Road, past the later high school and cemetery, along Susanna Road to the crossing with Waldron Road. Most of the street-names can be connected with
Clr Kriek at an open manhole.
In Ward 39, Germiston, an increasing number of manholes covers are being stolen on a daily basis. Despite this growing problem the Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality has done nothing to resolve this matter to date. The open manholes pose a number of risks to the community including: • Serious injury if residents accidently fall into the manhole - this risk is particularly serious for the elderly and young children living in the area; and • Animals falling into the manholes. Some people also dump rubbish into open manholes, resulting in blockage and sewers overflowing, which poses a health risk to residents and a danger to the environment. According to Clr Kriek, the Metro must react much faster to replace missing manhole covers, as the open manholes pose a serious risk to residents. The DA demands that the Metro take immediate action.
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the family members of the widow Sannie. Her father was Jan Coetzee and her mother was honoured with three streets: Anna, Johanna and Magdalena Streets next to Natalspruit. Susanna Street was named after her, with Du Plessis named after her stepfather Hendrik. Floris Meyer’s mother was remembered in Du Preez Street, and his father Johan Georg, in Georg Street, next to the municipal cemetery. Brink honours General Andries Brink, who married Floris’s sister Aletta. General Brink was the owner of the farm Roodekop, where Alrode was laid out in 1948. Kritzinger Road was named in honour of Dr F.H. Kritzinger, District Medical Officer from 1931. In 1945, Extension 2, which is the tiny portion at the junction of Waldron Road, Susanna Street, Prinsloo Street and Denlee Avenue, was added. Part two of the history of the township of Florentia wil follow in the next issue of tame TIMES. For any information on the Alberton Heritage Society, please call 011 869 9417 (Beverley-Ann Small). You can also send an email to info@albertonerfenis.co.za or info@albertoheritage.co.za. You can find more information on the website: albertonheritage.co.za or albertonerfenis. co.za.
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Monica Supra: monica.supra@tametimes.co.za
We kindly request principals of schools and Grade 4 teachers to contact the Alberton Heritage Society in advance if they would like the Society to pay their school a visit later this year or early next year. At such a visit we present a slide-show on Alberton’s history and help the learners with their assignment as part of their curriculum.
Happy Khumalo: 078 769 4542 Happy@tametimes.co.za