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Medieval combat tournament battled out at The Art Farm sport as it is a national fit. We excited to announce that the winning team will go to Spain for the annual Medieval competition to represent South Africa,” said Becker. During the day different Medieval tournaments took place starting from the morning right through the day. This included: Longsword , Sword and Shield, Pole Arm, Mixed Buhurt, Archery and Gladiator Jousting. In all these tournaments, the dedicated knights battled it out and showcased a lot of passion and energy. Craft shops, Craft Beers, Craft Gin, a Winery and wine tastings made the day a fun-filled experience for all those attending.
The medieval tournament was a forum for European knights where they could practice and show off their military skills in activities.
tame TIMES visited The Art Farm in Eikenhof on Saturday, 13 July, to experience the National Medieval Combat Tournament in Johannesburg. Visitors had the opportunity to see medieval fans dress up in their finest knight’s attire or maiden’s apron and come through to experience a day of fun and combat action. Participants in the combat tournament came from across South Africa to battle it out in the ring. To beat an opponent in medieval combat, competitors have to strike clean blows on their armour, earning up to five points in each match - one point for every wallop. It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules. National teams compete in sev-
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eral standard events, with all being full contact - no stage re-enactment battles are included. The medieval tournament was a forum for European knights where they could practice and show off their military skills in activities such as jousting or the mêlée, indulge in a bit of pageantry, display their chivalrous qualities and win both riches and glory. Speaking to owner of The Art Farm, Eugene Becker, tame TIMES learned that this is the 3rd year of the Medieval Combat Tournament. “The first time Medieval started off small but over the years it has become bigger and more exciting. This year we included men and women from around South Africa that is serious about this
A big thank you to Eugene and Ilse Becker, Rodney @ Artchery, National Paramedic Services, Battle Heritage and The Art Farm staff for all their hard work in ensuring that the day was a success.
Visitors had the opportunity to see medieval fans dress up in their finest knight’s attire or maiden’s apron.
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16 July 2019
Attempted robbery at Catbox Hyper
Business Forum aims to generate momentum in the local economy On Wednesday, 10 July tame TIMES was invited to the Alberton&JHB South Business Forum breakfast hosted at Sha-Mani Lodge and Conference Venue along with their business partners to learn more about the state of the business environment in Alberton.
On Thursday, 4 July, two suspects entered Catbox Hyper at the Mall at Newmarket. One of the suspects distracted the Store Manager and the other suspect proceeded to the sales counter of the store. The suspect attempted to steal the Store Managers’ cell phone from the sales counter, the Store Manager noticed the suspect behind the counter and confronted the suspect. The suspect dropped the cell phone and made his way to the door, while the sec-
ond suspect had already made his way out of the store. The Store Manager tried to block the suspect, the suspect however pushed the Store Manager out of the way and ran towards a vehicle, where a third suspect was waiting in the car. Mall at Newmarket’s parking attendants were alerted and the Special Operations Group’s (SOG) security guard at the gate managed to stop the suspects, and ordered them out of the vehicle. All suspects were apprehended.
Roula Beukes, Trevor Coleman Alberton & JHB South Business Forum Committee Members Roula Beukes, Trevor Coleman, Deon Bole, Pieter du Toit, Reg Rehbock, Sean Brown and Greg Brits were hourned to have guests connect with one another. The Business Forum provided local business men and women with opportunity to give presentations of their businesses to the scores of potential clients present at the breakfast. Organizations such as Stepping Stone, Clutter Bug, ABSA and many more were present to come and introduce their brand and objectives. Lucky draws also took place and people got the opportunity to win awesome prizes. The highlight of the morning was Dr Kobus Neethling, who is one of the top 3 speakers in the world on the topics of creativity and innovation, who gave a wonderful talk on the “The Creativity of Beyonders”. Dr Neethling is a world-renowned scholar
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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.
Danica aspires to change the world by being environmentally inspired
Danica Ehrke, who is currently an honours student at the University of Johannesburg has been tasked with an assignment based on the United Nations seventeen goals of sustainability where she chose to focus on responsible production and consumption in the fashion industry. The Brackenhurst resident created an initiative called The Upcycled Closet that aims to create awareness about fashion sustainability by educating individuals about the fashion industry and the harmful impact that it has on the environment. “The Upcycled Closet has two main functions; firstly, I have partnered with three talented fashion designers from the following brands; Unwritten Designs, Omari and Zazü to redesign individuals everyday clothing into something new, hot & trendy for future use. If you would like to upcycle your closet please send me an email for more information: theupcycledcloset04@gmail.com,” said Ehrke. “Secondly to collect individual’s old clothing
where some clothing will be handed to homeless people in and around Alberton and the majority of the clothing will be handed to H&M that has an initiative called H&M conscious. The purpose of this initiative is to collect all old clothing and bed linen to reduce the amount of textile waste that lands in landfills. An individual can donate clothing from any brand in any condition to any H&M store worldwide where the clothing will be recycled and repurposed. If you would like to learn more about fashion sustainability please follow my blog: http://theupcycledcloset.home.blog,” said Ehrke. The Upcycled Closet aspires to inspire environmentally conscious individuals to redesign the future of the fashion industry by supporting fashion sustainability to change the world one clothing item at a time. “I felt as though this change project challenged every aspect of my being. At times it felt as though there was no way, as though I was hitting a dead end. I did not give up, I persevered managing to push past my boundaries, learnt to be comfortable outside of my comfort zone and experienced an immeasurable amount of personal growth,” said Ehrke. “There’s a saying that goes: we are all world changers, however, we always feel as though someone else is better off doing it. I felt like this so many times as I came to realize that changing the world is probably one of the most challenging things to do. I’ve come to realize that we need to step out of our comfort zone and stretch ourselves. This will not only grow and impact your own life but the life of others. We are all world changers, we just need to challenge ourselves enough to bring about the change that this world needs,” she continued. “We are all uniquely different, allowing us to bring about a diversified change to this world. Embrace your knowledge and skills you never know what change you might be able to create. It is your kindness and compassion that we need to change this world. You have the power, you are a world changer,” concluded Ehrke.
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16 July 2019
Alberton Sensei wins bronze at World Championships
SA’S DARYL IMPEY WINS STAGE 9 OF TOUR DE FRANCE
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A South African, Daryl Impey, won stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday leaving local fans to settle for Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe keeping hold of the yellow jersey on Bastille Day. Mitchelton-Scott rider Impey was part of a mass breakaway that quickly opened a 10-minute gap and extended it throughout the race with the pack eventually trailing in 16 minutes adrift. Defending champion Geraint Thomas and the other overall title contenders finished together in a low-key ending after allowing the 14-man break to open up an un-
catchable lead on the 170km run. That was a really tough race. I’m so happy to win on July 14,” said Impey. The 2019 Tour Down Under winner and all-rounder won a Tour de France team time-trial back in 2013, and a few days later took the overall lead to become his nation’s first yellow jersey holder. “This is my greatest ever victory, just as good as wearing the yellow jersey, nothing can top this,” he said. “It was a tough, solid day. Impey is a teammate of the British Yates twins, with Adam angling for the overall title this year. “There’s no way I was getting in-
volved in a breakaway today, but I expected a select bunch sprint,” team leader Adam said. After a frantic day over seven mountains on Saturday, the stage embarked from the SaintEtienne football stadium in a festive Bastille Day atmosphere with many fans shouting for local man Romain Bardet as well as Alaphilippe. This is a day I’ll never forget,” said the overall leader. “All those people shouting my name, it really is something and my grandfather was there at the finish line, so it was really special.” The race finished in Bardet’s hometown of Brioude, where the title of the local newspaper ‘La Montagne’ aptly describes the surrounding terrain. The 7,000 locals and the great number of visitors were getting ready to celebrate Sunday night with a Boney M tribute band, while Michelin Guide three-star tourist attraction, the Basilique Saint-Julien, was plastered with a massive image of Bardet on its walls for the occasion.
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We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting one of our series’ Expedition Africa 25km Adventure Races hosted by Addicted2Adventure. co.za in your area at Rietvlei Zoo Farm on Sun, 18 Aug 2019.
Sensei Laurent Gaston-Bellegarde, the Senior Instructor of the Cobras Shotokan Karate Club in Alberton, lead the way for his club yet again, by achieving international success at the 8th WUKF World Karate Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. This World Championship was one of the biggest of its kind and attended by 2 219 athletes from 41 different countries around the World. Sensei Laurent achieved a Bronze medal in the Veteran Men’s All Styles Kata division where he battled it out against 35 other athletes over 3 rounds. This was Sensei Laurent’s 8th World Championship event which he took part in and
his 9th World Championship medal to date. This is an exceptional achievement for any karateka or athlete for that matter. The Cobras Shotokan karate club which has been operating in Alberton since 1996, is extremely proud of their head Sensei, who is truly an inspiring example to all aspiring karate students in the club, the South African Shotokan Karate Academy (SASKA) and the country as a whole. For more information on the Cobras Shotokan Karate Club in Alberton, please contact Sensei Laurent 082 494 2704 or Sensei Nicholas 082 302 8637. Alternatively visit our website www.albertonkarate.co.za
The race includes: 18km of mountain biking, 6km of of trail running/hiking & a 600m kayak leg (we provide the 2-seater kayaks & paddles) on 2 of their dams.