23 April 2019
A note from the editor
School
Safety
“tame TIMES LEARNED THAT GAUTENG SCHOOLS HAVE BECOME TERRAINS PRONE TO CRIME AND VIOLENT INCIDENTS” With recent attacks in Gauteng schools, questions have been raised as to whether parents, teachers and the community are losing the battle against this scourge of violence. Since then, the Gauteng Government has consulted with a wide range of stakeholders to address this ongoing instability and thus agreed to hold a school safety summit under the theme: ‘ “Safer schools to support learning and teaching.” In all forums stakeholders, have agreed that such an intervention is long overdue and pledged their support for a coordinated initiative to rescue education in the Province. tame TIMES learned that Gauteng schools have become terrains prone to crime and violent incidents. This is a threat to the successful achievement of educational goals. I personally encourage the community to take a stand with tame TIMES in praying for our schools because educating our youth is important. Our youth deserves a future and that future starts are our schools.
FREEDOM DAY
Some facts you should know! On Saturday, 27 April, South Africans will commemorate Freedom Day – not just another public holiday, but rather an important day to remember the country’s history and the dawn of a new democracy. It is a day of importance to South Africans due to it marking the end of over three hundred years of colonialism, segregation and white minority rule and the start of a new democratic government, led by Nelson Mandela. HERE ARE FIVE FACTS ABOUT FREEDOM DAY THAT EVERY SOUTH AFRICAN SHOULD KNOW: 1. The day celebrates the freedom of a nation and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on that day in 1994. 2. The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age and from any race was allowed to legally vote. 3. Of South Africa’s 26.7 million eligible voters, it is noted that 19.7 million voted in the 1994 national election. 4. The election was won by the ANC with 62.65 % of the vote. The National Party (NP) received 20.39%, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 %, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) 1.2 % and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) 0.5 %. 5. Freedom Day was celebrated for the first time in 1995, where Nelson Mandela addressed the nation on the day and has since been celebrated every year on 27 April, in memory of the day that changed our nation.
On the first commemoration of the holiday on 27 April 1995, President Nelson Mandela addressed Parliament and stated, “As dawn ushered in this day, the 27th of April 1994, few of us could suppress the welling of emotion, as we were reminded of the terrible past from which we come as a nation; the great possibilities that we now have; and the bright future that beckons us. And so,
we assemble here today, and in other parts of the country, to mark a historic day in the life of our nation. Wherever South Africans are across the globe, our hearts beat as one, as we renew our common loyalty to our country and our commitment to its future.” When this day arrives, remember it for what it stands for and means to this country and be proudly South African.
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23 April 2019
Charlene tee’s off! Boksburg’s Charlene returns for her second South Africa Disabled Golf Open
Charlene Pienaar, the only blind
Graeme
female golfer to compete in the Canon
Robinson; Ian Jones and Johnny
South Africa Disabled Golf Open last
Rhea from the United Kingdom;
year, has registered for this year’s
Axel
event taking place from 13 to 16 May
Willem Roode from Ireland;
2019 at the Magalies Park Golf Club.
Geoff
Pienaar, from Boksburg in Gauteng,
Thomlinson from Australia.
will be the only blind lady golfer
Six up and coming rookies from
participating in the 2019 Canon South
SADGA’s First Swing Program,
Africa Disabled Golf Open which
Mazur;
Perxachs
attracts some of the best golfers with
from
Nicholas
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Owen
France;
and
teaches
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of golf to young people
disabilities from across the globe.
with
This will be Canon South Africa’s
disabilities
and
third year as the title sponsor of the
organises
competitions
tournament which is organised annually by the South African Disabled Golf
for schools,
Association SADGA). This international
will also
amateur
be hitting
event
incorporates
golfers
with varying disabilities, with divisions
the course
for leg amputees, arm amputees, deaf
at
golfers,
and
May. The First Swing Program
Les Autres (such as limb deformities,
has helped to uplift hundreds of
permanent
children through playing golf.
the
visually movement
impaired disorders
or
Magalies
Park
in
cerebral palsy).
One of its youngsters, 20-year-
Pienaar had a car accident in 2000 after
old Ignation Douries placed 9th
which it was discovered she was going
overall in the Canon SA Disabled
blind. She started playing golf three
Golf Open in 2018 and will be
years ago, has a 22.8 handicap and is
playing his 7th tournament this
a member at ERPM Golf Club. Golf is
year.
amongst her favourite hobbies. She also
In 2018, another First Swing
enjoys gardening and working with her
Program
hands. Self-sufficient and independent,
Hanekom won the South African
Pienaar works at ABSA Bank as an
member,
Deaf
Daren
Championships
administrator. She is delighted to have
which runs concurrently
the opportunity to compete in the
with
Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open
Disabled Golf Open.
again this year.
South
Dana Eitzen, Corporate and Marketing
have
Communications
Executive
from
Canon SA, says: “Charlene Pienaar is an inspiration to meet and watch in action on the golf course. The only blind lady golfer to compete in last year’s Disabled Golf Open, she is determined to live her best possible life regardless of the challenges she is faced with. We
wish her the very best in this year’s tournament.” According
to
Eitzen,
entries
are
streaming in from South Africa and abroad for the 2019 Canon SA Disabled Golf Open. Amongst the internationals that have entered are Mike Browne;
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