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Giving patients the gift of sight
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Trauma and UV exposure. Lotz has great praise and gratitude for the stakeholders who have been making the cost-free procedures possible. “These surgeries would not be possible if it were not for the generous donations of all involved,” she says. The following people and organisations were party to Tuesday’s successful endeavours: The Benoni Eye Institute who provided all the facilities and the staff who performed no other surgical procedures on the day Dr Charl Weitz who performed the surgeries Anaesthetist Dr AJ Pienaar for his time on Tuesday’s procedures Suppliers included I-Medical Ophthalmic International and Carl Zeiss
On Tuesday, 9 July several patients received the gift of sight, following miracle-working surgery performed by renowned cataract specialist, Dr Charl Weitz at the Benoni Eye Institute. The operations were performed as part of their Unclouding Cataracts campaign, which sees the institute, its specialists and other participating organisations doing free cataract removal surgery for over 80 patients in Gauteng. Maryke Lotz, the Eye Institute’s marketing and communication manager says: “For us at the Institute, and the many other people who help make this possible, sight is the ultimate gift that keeps on giving. Year after year, operation after operation, we are humbled by the enormous difference
that this relatively small procedure makes in people’s lives.” Lotz points out that the impact of cataracts often extends beyond the trauma of lost sight. “Small children’s motor development is delayed, people lose their jobs as a result of losing their ability to see, and solutions are delayed by a lack of medical aid and/or dwindling funds. The consequences of cataracts are endless, impacting not only the sufferers, but those around them, and that is one of the reasons why each individual story and the challenges behind each operation continue to inspire us onto even greater things.” One of the patients that walked away from the experience with new sight and new hope for the future is Natasha Booysen, 22-year-old UNISA student who
faces daily challenges to complete her degree as a result of her poor eye sight caused by the cataracts. Dr Charl Weitz, an ophthalmologist at the Benoni Eye Institute who performed the day’s surgeries, says to date, the Eye Institute has operated on over 3 000 patients as part of the World Eyesight Project. Unpacking the causes of cataracts Cataracts are formed by the clouding of the normally transparent crystalline lens in the eye, causing blurry vision. Its causes cover a wide spectrum, including: Congenital, including genetic diseases; Inflammation due to eye disease; Intra uterine infection and ocular anomalies; Lifestyle factors such as aging; smoking and diabetes; Toxins such as steroids;
Last but not least, says Lotz, a special word of thanks goes to King Pie who supplied all the patients and staff with a gift pack. “For us at the Institute, and the many other people who help make this possible, sight is the ultimate gift that keeps on giving. Year after year, operation after operation, we are humbled by the enormous difference that this relatively small procedure makes in people’s lives,” says Lotz. Lotz stated that the Benoni Eye Institute currently has a waiting list of 180 patients that is growing daily. “This may sound like a source of concern, which it is, but above all, it motivates and inspires us and many other stakeholders to try even harder to keep on giving the gift of sight,” she concluded.
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St Dominic’s in Boksburg to celebrate Festival
REPORT CRIME TO STOP CRIME tualised information which the SAPS and private security companies can then work on to apprehend suspects. “No matter how big or small or how insignificant you feel the crime is - report it!” says Hattingh. Here are seven key reason to report crime:
This year, close on 90 different schools and institutions will be descending at St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls, Boksburg, on the 27th and 28th July 2019 for the eighth Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival and will see over 2000 participants with kids travelling from as far as Zimbabwe, Botswana and Nigeria,” says Joan Lithgow, Marimba Specialist and Director of the International Marimba
and Steelpan Festival. Education Africa launched its International Marimba and Steelpan Festival (The Festival) in 2012 to create an awareness worldwide of the educational value that marimba playing has while also creating an international platform for our marimba and steelpan players in South Africa to perform on.
Senior Clerk at Bedfordview Licencing Station Arrested
Investigations made by EMPD Community Liaison and Monitoring
& Evaluation Unit members have been underway for a while now, centered around a senior clerk at the Bedfordview Licensing Department that fraudulently registered five vehicles belonging to the bank. The suspect registered the cars onto his private name. The total value of the vehicles is over R1.2m. One of the vehicles is a Ford Ranger which has been traced to Zimbabwe, exported without following procedure. It has also emerged that two people have registered different cases at Bedfordview police station against the suspect. “Investigations further revealed that all five vehicle files had important documents missing with two of the illegal registrations made from stolen face value documents,” said EMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago. The 28-year-old suspect was arrested and held at Bedfordview police station on charges of fraud. He was expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Thursday last week. Investigations in the cases are on-going.
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• It helps with establishing crime trends and provides authorities with invaluable information on how to best allocate resources. • It helps in understanding both motive and modus of the crime and how crime prevention strategies are being deployed • It may alter decisions homeowners make about their personal safety • It can influence how homeowners live day to day • It helps the community to better understand and respond to safety issues • It can lead to more arrests as your crime could be a critical link to another similar crime and could result in an arrest. “A community approach to fighting crime is essential and always pays dividends leading to safer communities. It starts off with a commitment from residents to report crimes accurately and a follow up commitment from SAPS and other influencers in the sector, like the private security industry, to follow up on all leads and react proactively to trends and incidents to reduce crime levels,” concludes Hattingh.
Relationship-matters? Or is it, relationships matters! It is said that before you open your eyes for the first time in this world, you have already entered a relationship with your parents. From there on, new relationships keep on forming for the rest of your life. The importance of relationships in life is evident. When you google the word “relationship” there are about 2 550 000 000 results within seconds. Relationships are the DNA of life - it is central to our nature as humans and to our understanding of interactions with those around us. Although relationships are central to our human nature, we find the phenomenon in our postmodern world that relationships are often reduced to a commodity according to Steve Sacone, in his book Relationship Intelligence. Saccone goes further to say that relationships have a direct correlation with the quality of our lives. When people want to measure the meaningfulness of their lives they not only look at their material possessions, but also at what types of relationships exists in their lives and what is the quality of those relationships. Not only is it true that relationships can be complicated but relationships can also be vulnerable. Relationships can be destructive, but within the right context, relationships can foster growth and joy. Whether you are in a parent-child, sibling-
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to-sibling, marriage-relationship, workrelationship with colleagues, friendship relationship or even a relationship with fellow community members, we all struggle from time to time with relationships. It is a first, that we will be hosting a Community family conference at NG Alberton-Suid on the 20th of July 2019. With this conference we wish to address some relationship problems that all people face. The aim of the conference is to host it with an inter-generational where people of all ages and life-stages can be equipped and refueled for their relationships in life. The two main sessions titled: Relationships and Communication and Conflict will be hosted by Pastor Edgar Phillips. Other conference sessions include: Finances and financial planning (Mr. Wybrandt de Kock) Retirement (Mr Christo Otto) Family faith at home (Rev Natalia Strydom and Mrs. Rentia Human) Marriage (Rev Johan Heyns) For the children and teenagers there are two sessions: Bullying and Screentime addictions (Tayne Newport). Please contact the church office for more information or bookings: saakgelastigde@albertonsuid.com or phone 011 869 9700 for bookings.
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Legendary former Springbok rugby player James Small, died on Wednesday, 10 July at the Life Bedford Gardens Hospital. Following the completion of the autopsy on Friday afternoon, the cause of death was reported as ‘ischaemic heart disease’. In addition, a police investigation found no suspicious circumstances. Small will be remembered as a heroic sportsman with a big heart for his family and fans alike. His first match for the ‘Boks was in 1992, which was also the first for the Springboks at the dawn of the new,
internationally recognised South Africa following the release of Nelson Mandela and the unbanning of the ANC. He was one of the heroes of the Springbok team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup and he experienced the transition of rugby from a nominally amateur game to one in which its leading players became wealthy professionals. It was also Small’s fate to be in the vanguard of an era of celebrity sportsmen when events off the field became as much a subject of public curiosity as those between the white lines.
On behalf of Alberton businessman Brian Blignaut, his family and the entire tame TIMES team our deepest condolences to James Small’s family during this sad time. James Small’s legacy will live on.
Oud word is nie maklik nie. Jy voel nog jonk, vol energie, en gereed vir alles, maar die lyf wil nie saamwerk nie. Ek en Gysie het besluit om weer die ‘Parkrun’ storie te probeer. Vroeg Saterdagoggend is ons op, en ry ons na die plek toe. Daar gekom is daar honderde mense wat voor ons in die tou staan. Almal lyk soos professionele atlete. Gereed om te hardloop of loop, met sportklere, waterbottels en hoedjies. Ons staan toe maar daar agter en probeer lyk of ons gereed is. Eers is daar afkondigings en toe ons nog probeer luister spring hulle weg. Ons begin toe sommer op so ‘n lekker vinnige looppas soos as ons om die blok stap. Die eerste ent gaan dit nog goed. Om die dammetjies, so in ‘n groot bondel. Gysie gesels te lekker met die ander ouer mense in die agterste bondel, en kyk glad nie waar hy loop nie. Hy
trap nog voor hom toe is daar niks en kerplaks, val hy in die dammetjie. Ek lag so dat die ooms wat hom help my geskok aangluur. Sopnat en verleë stap hy verder. Elke kort kort begin ek weer lag. Toe kom die opdraende. Mense, wat ‘n nagmerrie. Ek het begin op ‘n vinnige flukse drafpas, maar halfpad op blaas ek soos ‘n stoomtrein en kan skaars een voet voor die ander sit. Doer voor loop Gysie. Ewe vermakerig draai hy sy kop om en roep:” Kom my ou vroutjie, wat sukkel en blaas jy so”. Natuurlik om my terug te kry vir die laggery. Maar soos die noodlot dit wil hê, trap hy weer skeef en struikel oor ‘n klip. Vir ‘n oomblik swaai sy arms verwoed om sy balans te herwin. Maar sy lyf val vorentoe. Hy probeer vorentoe hardloop om te keer dat hy val, arms swaai nogsteeds. Hy lyk soos ‘n kolgans wat kom land op die water. Uiteindelik val hy neer. Ek stap rustig en stadig tot by hom, kyk af en sê:” Kom nou my ou man, wat lê jy so?”. Sjoe, hy was boosaardig kwaad vir my. Maar toe ons hinkepink terug by die kar kom en inklim het ons net spontaan begin lag. Ons gaan seker ten minste 3 weke vat om te herstel voor ons weer probeer. Tip- Wie laaste lag, lag die lekkerste. Veral as jy vir jouself kan lag.
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FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN boasts a R250 000 prize “The FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN is a ‘proudly South African, proudly Joburg’ must do mass participation road race,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director Stillwater Sports. “We are excited to celebrate the event’s 4th anniversary in 2019 and are equally excited to be able to award local and international athletes for their support and hard work, by offering a deserving prize purse of R250 000. This prize purse includes a whopping total of R30 000 that will go to both the open men’s and women’s winners on the day.” “Prize money has been allocated to the top 10 finishers in the Open Category, with the runner- up in the Open Men’s and Women’s races taking home R17 000 each and the final spot on the podium securing R13 000,” continues Meyer.
Starting at FNB Bank City (Johannesburg) and finishing at Mary Fitzgerald Square (Newtown) on Tuesday 24 Sep-
tember 2019 (National Heritage Day) runners taking part in the 4th annual FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN will be seen
vying for their share in an impressive R250 000 prize purse.
“Juniors, Veterans, Masters, Grand Master as well as the 70+ age groupers will earn prize money from 1st to 3rd place. We are thankful for the support received from our valued sponsors. Without them this prize purse would not be possible. We look forward to witnessing exciting racing and impressive achievements, while celebrating our heritage on 24 September.”
EVENT INFORMATION: 2019 FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN Starting in front of FNB Bank City, runners (and walkers) will be treated to a 10km route experience that will highlight iconic landmarks and feature lively performances by a host of Joburg’s leading performing arts groups. Iconic landmarks to look out for will include: the Nelson Mandela Bridge, FNB Bank City, Constitution Hill, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Wits University and Ellis Park Stadium to mention just a few. Date:
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Start Time:
08:00
Venue:
Start – FNB Bank City in Johannesburg Finish - Mary Fitzgerald Square (Newtown)
Entry Fee:
Standard Entry: R185 (licensed) / R220 (unlicensed) Gold Package Entry: R850 (licensed) / R885 (unlicensed)
Entries Close:
Monday, 09 September 2019
CHARITY SUPPORT: When entering online runners can choose to support one (or all four) of the event’s charities: 1. Cotlands, 2. Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, 3. Johannesburg SPCA and 4. Reach For A Dream Foundation.
Entries open for the Twizza Super School Series Entries are open for the inaugural Twizza Super School Series that will take place on Thursday 19 September 2019 at the Bestmed Tuks Athletics Stadium (Regional Qualifier) and on Saturday 05 October 2019 at the Green Point Athletics Stadium (Regional Qualifier) before culminating on Saturday 01 February 2020 at the Bestmed Tuks Athletics Stadium with the Grand Finale. The Twizza Super School Series has one clear goal in mind – to crown SA’s best athletics school! There can be only ONE WINNER! This school will take home the BIGGEST TROPHY in SA SCHOOL SPORT and bragging rights for one year! “We are excited to open entries for the much anticipated Twizza Super School Series,” says Ajee Valentine,
Twizza National Sponsorship Manager. “With the goal of crowning South Africa’s best athletics school, the Twizza Super School Series is guaranteed to be fast paced and action-packed. SA’s future track & field stars will have their moment to face healthy competition, while representing their schools at a premium track & field meeting. In addition to exciting track & field action at the Grand Finale, selected performing arts groups from the Top 40 qualifying schools will also #TasteTheMoment when they perform live. The groups and schools will be rewarded with exciting prizes compliments of Twizza. We cannot wait to make memories with the schools, scholars and parents. Come #TasteTheMoment at the Twizza Super School Series.”