Irene Town Crier
February 2015 / Living in peace
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Contents Living in peace 4 What’s on? 5 You said it
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From the ILA 12 Seniors tea 2014 15 Dear Town Crier 16 Classic beauties 18 Small businesses 26 Small cries 28 Important telephone numbers 30 Front cover photo: Julia Davies Deadline for the March 2015 issue of Irene Town Crier is 20 February 2015. Advertising and editorial contact: Tracey Garde 082 460 6007 info@tlgpublishing.co.za Irene Town Crier is published by TLG Publishing (Pty) Ltd. All material is subject to copyright and permission to reproduce may be obtained from the publisher. Editorial contributions are welcome and can be sent to the publisher. All rights in said editorial contributions, whether it be in the form of a letter or article and whether it includes graphics or not, will be treated as unconditionally assigned for the publication and copyright purposes and material will be subject to TLG Publishing’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. TLG Publishing will place editorial contributions at it’s own discretion, space allowing.
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Living in peace
Hard to believe that the festive season was just a few weeks ago. We returned from our holiday to the start of the new school year and haven’t had a moment of downtime since! I often find the begining of the year a bit sad as I am flooded with requests from ladies asking me to advertise their domestic services. It’s a blatent reminder of the reality that most are not as fortunate as we are to have secure jobs, homes and family life. However, in the two years that I have been publishing our village magazine, I have come to detest the domestic worker service we used to offer and hence the move to suggesting the employment agency we advertised in recent issues. My frustration levels were tested when I would receive sms’s at all hours of the day from ladies asking to have their names published. And all hours of the day it was, from 2am to 8pm any day of the week. My ‘breaking point’ was when I received a phone call from a lady all the way out in Bryanston who said her domestic worker had asked her to call me as she was told I could find her work! I had times where someone was handing out my telephone number at the local Pick ‘n Pay and another where an employer insisted that I had told her domestic worker that I would find her accommodation in Irene. I honestly would like nothing more than to help all the ladies who contact me find work but we all know that is just impossible. Trying to direct them to the agency has also not helped as my phone is still constantly beeping. So, now I am trying the last resort of appealing to you, the employers, to help! If you are aware that your domestic worker is seeking extra days, please kindly email myself with the details thereof. If possible, please use your first name and phone number as a reference and indicate your address in Irene (your address will not be published). Please try to explain to your domestic that this service is exclusively for the domestic workers of Irene (for security reasons) and that they should not simply hand out my contact details to anyone they may chat to who is looking for work. I will no longer respond to sms’s or missed calls. Hopefully this way we can help the trustworthy, reliable domestic workers of our village earn the extra income they need. With that, I wish all of you a wonderful 2015 filled with blessings, happiness and loads of family hugs! ‘Till next month
Tracey
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. Proverbs 19:17
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What’s on? February 2015 Sunday
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Irene Homes Charity Shop relaunch
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28 Irene Market
The Stall
*The Stall is a monthly market held at Southdowns Shopping Centre *For more information about the Irene Garden Club please contact Lucia on 083 272 5268. Further details on page 27. If you have an event that you would like to feature in our new What’s on? section, please email the details to info@tlgpublishing.co.za.
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You said it
The opinions expressed in this readers’ column are not necessarily shared by the publisher of the Irene Town Crier. Readers’ views can be e-mailed to info@tlgpublishing.co.za. Slow down! People that speed needlessly down Jan Smuts Ave have no regard for the wildlife in the area! We have meerkats, jackals, monkeys, tortoises, snakes and a variety of birds. This poor meerkat did make it across the road. Please drive responsibly! Pat MacDonald Help! I am trying to assist a wonderful poor destitute child with no funds, no nothing, but a bright head. He did remarkably well at Irene Primary against all odds and he has an incredible Christian family with values. Parents so want a little more for their children, without realising the consequences sometimes. But I so admire and respect them. His father works at Dairy plus one day a month for us.
The young lad will be 14 in February 2015. He needs the following: Grade 8: Clothes size 13/14 year old 160cm tall Khaki Shirts Khaki Shorts Manor tie Manor socks Black Shoes Size 5 to 6
Should the offer of any sports clothing, equipment, etc be available, we will gratefully and gracefully I helped get him (and 2 younger accept anything and everything. Even siblings, so their turn cometh!) into if I have to take out or tuck in to fit the Irene Primary, and the parents get school fee grants but they struggle to child. pay the other 'stuff'. We help where With much love and appreciation we can, always difficult as you know. Ros Lindley 012 667 2741 Town Crier February 2015
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Dear Irene residents,
I once had a dog – a very special dog but I lost her and despite putting up notices all over Centurion and visiting and phoning all the SPCA’s in Tshwane and in Sandton for weeks, I never found her. To this day some 13 years later I still find myself “looking for her”. During this holiday time I picked up a little Chihuahua who was obviously lost and because I had to go to work I took him to the Oval and found Mr. Swanepoel. I asked him what I should do and was immensely relieved that I did not have to take the dog to the SPCA. Mr.Swanepoel picked up this little thing with such tenderness and care out of my car and said he would put out a notice on the email. No doubt the dog has been reunited to his owner. We, the residents of Irene, owe Mr.Swanepoel and his band of wonderful caring people who look after lost dogs, a great deal of thanks. They provide an incredible service at cost to themselves. If they had been around when I lost my dog maybe she would have been found. When I last looked at the latest “lost dog” email it seems that 18 dogs had been found wandering the streets of Irene during December – none of them with any form of identification on them. So I now make an impassioned plea because I was guilty of the same – my dog had a collar but her nametag had come off and I have also had occasion to see a number lost animals on the streets this December. Their terror and confusion is pitiful to see and one does not always succeed in preventing them from rushing off. 1. Please put collars with nametags on your dogs. 2. Get them micro chipped. It is so easy for one not to notice them slipping out of an electric gate when you drive out. This is what happened to me. They then can be frightened by something or someone and start running. 3. Make sure your property is dog-proof. 4. Don’t let your dogs run around outside the property even if everytime it happens they come back (so far). 5. When going on holiday especially in December with its thunderstorms make sure the animal is looked after by a reputable caring person in a secure enclosed garden. Let us not let it happen again that so many these defenseless dogs get lost because of something we could have done but didn’t. Yours sincerely Jenny Patttinson
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Thank you to Irene Primary School and all the wonderful people of Irene
and surrounds for making this an amazing Christmas at George Mukhari Hospital. The children were thrilled with their gifts and there were enough gifts left over to give to children in a very poor area near Pretoria North. The generosity of people never ceases to amaze me! I wish you all a blessed and happy 2015. Barbara Tanton
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BAKE SALE Dear Irene community
The friends of Irene Library (FIL) would like to inform you of their first 2015 cake sale which will be happening on Thursday, 5 March 2015. We invite you to come and support the bake for books initiative, which stands to support our community library by buying new books with the sums of the money that will be raised. We would also like to thank those have been and still are, donating to this initiative for their continued support and encourage other community members to do the same. Any donation of baked goodies will be appreciated and welcome. Let’s all support the library and continue enjoying reading new books. Thanks Friends of Irene Library (FIL)
082 622 9001
Our BIG Pre-Stock Taking Sale Everything has a discount! We hate counting stock Help us to get rid of it all! From: Sunday 15/2/15 To: Saturday 28/2/15 Tel: 012-665-1105 vtcsouthdowns@gmail.com Shop 17 (next to Cape Town Fishmarket), Southdowns Shopping Centre, Cnr John Vorster Ext & Karee Streets, Irene
Dear Residents and ILA Members 2015 is well underway and Christmas a long forgotten memory as children go back to school and work resumes its relentless pace. We hope that the festive season provided some well-earned rest and that the year ahead holds much promise and enjoyment. Firstly, we would like to sincerely thank all of our residents who generously donated goodies and/or cash that enabled us to give every guard and the EBS Control Room staff a bumper goodie bag plus a Christmas bonus. Your generosity is very much appreciated. In addition, we extend our thanks to Dawie, EBS Security Site Manager, for his dedication and commitment to our security especially over the holiday season. Dawie was on duty every day, including Christmas and New Year’s Day, ensuring that we were able to safely enjoy our year-end break. Security The monthly ILA Security Update has been emailed to our membership. Please take the time to go through the information and ensure that the highlighted points are taken to heart to safeguard our homes and valuables, moving into 2015. Although this has been raised as a huge problem over a number of years, our residents continue to leave valuable items in their cars, thereby attracting opportunistic criminals. Please ensure that you remove ALL items from cars – even clothing and books, etc. - as these criminals will break in to find other valuables that may have been left behind. Criminals forcing the palisade fencing open on Main Road, using a jack, have tested our perimeter security! Swift reaction from EBS has prevented the success of most of these incidents but we would ask that any suspicious behaviour be reported immediately. Perimeter residents are also advised to regularly check their boundary fences and report any sign of tampering. EBS Security
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staff also arrested a man stealing a bicycle in the village. The suspect was handed over to SAPS and the stolen bicycle recovered.
Contractors in the village remain a problem. A recent attempted house breakin can, yet again, be linked to a contractor in the vicinity. Some residents still fail to notify the ILA when they have contractors on site thereby limiting our ability to offer some protection. We appeal to all residents to please notify Jan of any contractor that you employ, however small the job. Over-active alarms There were, unfortunately, a number of faulty and over-active alarms over the festive season and many residents also failed to provide the details of a keyholder. This caused much distress to neighbours, especially when the alarm siren continued to wail for several days! We would very much appreciate it if, when you go away, we are able to call upon someone to switch off the alarm siren and arrange, if necessary, for it to be fixed. House rentals Yet another resident has fallen victim to a rental scam! Before allowing occupation of your home by a prospective tenant, ensure you do a background check of bank statements, ID’s, personal references etc. as well as a credit check. Most importantly, ensure that the deposit and the first month’s rent are in your account before handing over the keys. Pets In all, 22 dogs escaped between 18 Dec and 5 Jan! Due to the kindness of residents, not one was taken to the SPCA. Many pet-sitters, domestic workers and gardeners were frantic trying to find their ‘charges’ and in some cases, it took the ILA several days to find the owners! We also received many complaints of non-stop barking! Whilst on holiday we tend to be unaware of what is happening at home but the pets left behind get lonely. They bark, they pine, they whine and in some cases they escape! For the benefit of your pets and the sanity of your neighbours, residents are asked to consider arranging for a house-sitter to stay in, or owners could consider taking their dogs on holiday or perhaps place them in kennels where they will be in the company of other dogs.
Membership Our membership stands at 78%. To sustain and further improve Irene’s security means we need 100% support. If you are not an ILA member, please give serious consideration to becoming a part of the community that is paying to keep our beautiful village safe. Your Village needs you! If something is holding you back, please tell us - call us for a chat and share your concerns. You may call Jan (083 607 6600) at any time or meet privately with our Chairman, Jaco van der Westhuizen. We value your input and any suggestions you may have. Wishing you a very blessed and safe 2015.
Your ILA
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Seniors Tea 2014 Thanks, once again, to all the residents of Irene and surrounds who supported our annual Senior’s Tea last year. A great morning was had by all.
Come share the re-launch of our Charity Shop after restructuring we’re done! 13 February 2015 At 10h00 See you there!
Dear Town Crier... Congratulations to Dirk and Blossom van Schalkwyk who were married for 55 years on 19 December 2014.
They have two children and 4 grandchildren. I would like to say congratulations and thank you to them for being such a wonderful example as parents to me and grandparents to our children. We as a family have truly been blessed. Barbara Nel
Love is... a beautiful home Millions of people all over the world know that Naomi Smith 083 461 1231 Your reSideNt realtor ServiNg ireNe reSideNtS SiNce 2002 naomi.properties@gmail.com
LOVE is a beautiful HOME! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Well done! David CreweBrown took part in the 94.7 cycle race last year mid-November, riding as a cow for CHOC (Childhood Cancer Organisation of South Africa). The event was a particularly significant one for David, as it has been about two years since his last chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. Some friends, uniformed of CHOC and their ‘mascots’, thought David was being extremely patriotic to Irene, in his cow suit and all. To ride as a “cow”, a fundraising effort of R6 000 is required. David managed to raise a whopping R95 000 through personal donors for CHOC this year. All in all, the Cows raised well over 3 million Rands through the 94.7 cycle tour! An incredible achievement.
We always love to share news with our fellow villagers so whether it’s a birth, marriage, achievement or anything you wish to share, please email the details to info@tlgpublishing.co.za
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Classic beauties
As a classic car enthusiast one tends to observe car activity closely. Sometimes you would see a classic car drive by or see one peeping behind a house. It became clear to me that there are quite a few fellow enthusiasts in our community. I tested the idea with some of the guys and everybody thought arranging for us to get together and meet each other would be a good idea. A date was picked and the Oval seemed to be the obvious location. The notice in December’s Town Crier caused many car nuts to crawl out of the woodwork. I was hoping we could get 10, maybe 20 cars together. Great was our disappointment when it became apparent, at the eleventh hour, that the Oval won’t work as there was a risk of cricket balls going through very hardto-find wind shields. Luckily the Irene school’s parking lot was close by and had enough space. I arrived early and waited about 15 minutes before the first car appeared and then they just continued to arrive. At one point we counted 34 classic cars and motor cycles. Neighbours with the same passion, introduced themselves to each other and admired each other’s prides and joy. The oldest cars were a 1935 Rolls-Royce and a 1935 Bentley. Everybody had their own favourites, to me it was a close call between an impeccably restored 1965 Alfa Romeo, a completely original (unrestored) 1969 Lotus Cortina and another completely original car – a Mercedes-Benz 220S fintail with 45,000 kilometres on the clock!
Some of the participants went to a lot of trouble. An uncooperative 1952 Mercedes-Benz found itself towed to the school. A Rolls-Royce was borrowed from a friend in Benoni. One enthusiast had to arrange 5 friends and family members to help drive his entire collection for us to enjoy.
The afternoon was made more special by the attendance of Irene residents that are enthusiasts but hadn’t gotten round to actually owning a classic car. Schorman street was filled with people talking – a real community get-together. Too soon dark clouds gathered and a few drops sent the owners of the old cars, especially those without roofs, scurrying to get their prized possessions safely under cover. We now have a contact list containing almost 50 classic cars which is very impressive for a suburb with 550 houses. There seems to be a lot of demand for more regular events, so watch this space. Thanks a lot to the residents of Schorman street for allowing us to ruin you Sunday afternoon nap and thanks to everybody that helped with the arrangements. Gustav Raubenheimer
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NEW BOOKS IN THE IRENE LIBRARY – January 2015 Adult Non-fiction Macbeth- William Shakespeare Conversations with my sons and daughters- Mamphela Ramphele *323.0420968 RAM Entertaining from the Grill- Jean Pare *641.5784 PAR Job Hunting for dummies – Max Messmer *650.14 MES Conspiracy theories- Will Bryan *T001.9 BRY The Indingo children – Lee Carroll & Jan Tober *155.45 CAR Junior and Teen non-fiction Mockingbird – Kathryn Erskine English fiction Bad Blood- Amanda Coetzee Redemption song- Amanda Coetzee Death benefit- Robin Cook Nano -Robin Cook Thursday Children – Nicci French Identical - Sout Turow Nameless- Jesse Keane A possible life- Sebastian Faulks Worst case- James Patterson Darkest Longings - Susan Lewis A world apart and the witching hour – Nora Roberts Death Mask – Kathryn Fox Lie Down with Lions –Ken Follet Code to Zero- Ken Follet Eye of the needle- Ken Follet A place called freedom- Ken Follet Sing you home- Jodi Picoult Host – Peter James
The coffin Dancer- Jeffrey Deaver False Friends- Stephen Leather Invisible -James Patterson & David Ellis Vicious Circle – Wilbur Smith Police- Jo Nesbo Cobra- Deon Meyer Brocken Monsters – Lauren Beukes The shining girls – Lauren Beukes The silence of the sea – Yrsa Sigurdardottir Happily ever after- Harriet Evans The Silkworm –Robert Galbraith Sepulchre – Kate Mosse To touch the stars – Jessica Ruston The engagement – J.Courtney Sullivan House Secrets –Mike Lawson English Junior and Teen fiction How to draw your dragon: How to be a pirate- Cressida Cowell Broken sky- Chris Wooding Oblivion – Anthony Horowitz The rise of the nine- Pittacus Lore
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Happiness was made on Wednesday 26 November, 2014 the children of Tshepong Centre for the Disabled boarded the buses in Refilwe with smiles and excitement lighting up their faces. Arriving in Irene after a slight detour we arrived at Railways Café, the hosts of the party for the day. Santa Claus, the most wonderful man called Selby, was dressed and waiting for the children’s arrival. The elves had been busy planning the party over the past few weeks and so on Wednesday morning they set up the party area at Railways’ Café. The day was about spoiling the children and giving them some Christmas Cheer. Many, in the impoverished area of Refilwe, will not experience the luxury of Christmas feasts or presents. So the elves set upactivity areas to make this the best party the children had ever had. They set up painting areas where the children could express themselves, lost in the world of Christmas. Music played but the children had their own musical gift to show as they played the marimbas, other danced and little Thabeng entertained us all with his singing. Then the feast for Christmas began. Sponsored by Railways Café, Meshack and Felix worked hard to make pizzas for all of the children, quite a feit accompli in the hot sun. Cool drink and water quenched the thirsts during all of the activities. The children in awe looked at the ginger bread house that had been lovingly baked by Paulina, Bronwyn and Tania. Wow, the taste was divine.
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25 1768 Zwane Street, Extension 1 REFILWE, CULLINAN 1003 TEL 061 878 7763 Fax 086 684 6672 E-mail tshepong@ebsi.co.za www.tshepongcentre.co.za
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Santa rested in his chair all morning, watching the children, chatting to some of them and asking the practitioners of Tshepong the allimportant question “had all the children been good throughout the year? Could he give them presents?” The answers must have been good because due to the generosity of The Character Linen Group and Skull Foundation, each and every child went home laden with presents. Santa did not forget about the hardworking and dedicated practitioners and carers who work endlessly to make a difference in the lives of these special children with mental and physical disabilities. And so later in the afternoon, weary tired children climbed aboard the bus clutching their presents to return to Refilwe. There are no words to thank everyone who made this outing possible, from the hearts of everyone at Tshepong we say thank you. The day was made possible by Railways Café, Petra Diamonds, City of Tshwane, The Character Linen Group, The Skull Foundation, MIP Process Technologies and our friends in the UK Alice Eastwood, Lynne and Margery. To the people who helped, TJ, Tania, Bronwyn, Craig, Sipho, Paulina, Selby, Meshack, Felix, Leonard, Joseph, Mr Marimba, Mr Woodman, Mr Glassman, and all the other kind giving persons who were behind the scenes making the day possible. From Tshepong Centre for the Disabled, we say Merry Christmas and thank you from the depths of our heart. With Kindest Christmas Greetings William Kgabo Principal
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Small businesses
For advertising in the small business section please email info@tlgpublishing.co.za.
Ann Campbell (ARAD – Teach Dip) School of Dance: offering Pilates and Body Conditioning, Ballet – especially for the younger child at home studio and Irene Homes Hall, Ballroom and Latin American – social group classes, private lessons and wedding dances. Phone Ann 012 667 5187/083 316 7842 or email ann@ netcampbell.com.
Security/Steelwork: Welding and repair work of steel fencing, burglar bars, security gates and motorised gates and intercom systems. Guaranteed professional work. Phone Koos Sutherland 082 374 7164. Extra Maths classes for Gr 8 to 12 in Irene (English or Afrikaans). Available from 16h00 to 18h00 weekdays. Fees payable per class or month. Contact Sigrid van der Walt (B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics) at 082 253 5079.
LP Gas: Cannisters delivered to your home. 9kg, 19kg, 48kg. Phone Colin 082 856 5335 e-mail orders colin.cns@ Education products: gmail.com. For good quality, reasonIrene School of T’ai ably priced educational Chi Ch’uan: Holistic toys, books, posters. Internal Martial Art incor- wooden products, fantasy porating deep breathing, furniture, music instruslow rythmic movement ments, stationary and bringing balance and arts and crafts from Grow, harmony, peace and Unique kids, Smile and tranquillity. Self defence other education ranges martial applications. Often please contact Mandy described as a moving 083 256 7949 or email meditation. Please Con- mandy.mundell@turacoktact Ainslie at 012 667 ids.co.za. 2262 or 082 568 0467.
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Certified Body Talk Practioner: Body Talk is a natural health care system, which is designed to work with, and support, your body’s own natural ability to heal itself. Contact Eleanor 082 812 7606, www.bodytalkhealth.co.za or email eleanor@live.co.za. Paving: I am John Banda and I do very good paving. I have learnt my skills from a paving company so I can do all kinds of patterns. Now I am working on my own. I have done paving in Irene so I have good references.Please call me at 078 039 5197. Do you feel tired, unhealthy? Then try the world’s highest ranked dietary supplement, guaranteed to increase your health naturally or your money back! Do you want to look younger? Ask for your free antiageing product demonstration and experience great results immediately!
Contact Werner or Janet for more information at wired@live.co.za or call us at 071 450 9136.
one hour full body massage for R200. Also provides Sport Massages for women only.Please contact Charmaine on Writing services: also 079 412 0044 or alternaincludes editing, prooftively send a sms to make reading, translation or a booking. English tutoring. Contact Anrica Mills at 084 800 Professional organ0660 or email pendragiser: I will assist you with on@dfx.co.za. organising your home. Let me help you declutter For bee removal con- and take your unwanted tact Anton 073 527 9666. items to charities. I can also project manage a Ladies Oasis in Irene renovation then clean up provides a private, peace- and pack the house back ful surrounding for women for you to move back into. that need to relax with a References available.
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Contact Coleen 072 618 3180 or 012 665 0716.
Conquer English: Personal English Tuition from TEFL/TESOL qualified teacher - Foundation to Advanced levels; IELTS exam preparation; Improve your grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening skills; Individual or small group tuition; Secondary school and adults; Business English. Flexible times to suit your needs. We travel to you if required. For more information contact Marion +27 82 805 2798.
IRENE GARDEN CLUB Saturday, 21 February 2015 Time: 09h30 for 10h00 Speaker: Pam Cullinan, Garden and Nursery visit Venue: Sunherbs Old Olifantsfontein Road Visitors are very welcome Please contact Lucia Holmes on 083 272 5268 for further details
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Small cries
To place an ad in the Small Cries section please email info@tlgpublishing.co.za.
Accommodation
the bare minimum (a bed, table and cupboard and Cottage in Irene, 1 a place to prepare simple bedroom, fully furnished meals) and preferably and equipped, to let. a private entrance. I Suits single professional lecture at a school in person. Short term lease Southdowns. Please call possible, R6 000p.m. incl. me at 083 328 6503. E/W/DSTV. Contact Petra Hougaard Winterbach. 082 453 6133. I am a single and Bachelor pad available 1 professional lady, February 2015, small pet working at UNITAS in order R3 700. Cell 072 and desperately looking 064 5312 Ria. for a 1 or 2 bedroom cottage to rent in Irene. Two bedroom, two Also prepared to house bathroom, large living sit if anyone is going area and garden R7 oversees or traveling 000pm. Cell 072 064 and also willing to share 5312 Ria. accommodation. The place I am renting at the Flatlet to let fully moment is temporary furnished. Suitable for and I will be available a single person. R3 immediately. Price range 300 per month water between R6 500 to R8 and electricity included. Available 1 March 2015. 000.00, depends on the Call Louis 082 822 1509. cottage. I have excellent referrals. I do have a dog Accommodation and must be a pet friendly wanted cottage environment. Len Bernardt 083 227 2938. I am looking for a small garden bachelor flat in Single professional male Irene village. My budget looking for a flat/garden is approximately R2 500 cottage to rent. Sean a month and I need only 082 737 3997.
Domestics Tracy Chomudondo has been working for me for over two years on Wednesdays. She is looking for domestic work for Thursdays and Saturdays. One of the qualities that have impressed me the most is that Tracy takes pride in her work. She cleans thoroughly and efficiently and I have found her to be completely trustworthy. She has a happy, pleasant personality and is a pleasure to have around the house. Tracy lives near Irene. Please phone Tracy on 073 242 4204 or for a reference phone Telsa on 083 253 8252. Room wanted Room wanted for domestic worker during the week. Regina is quiet, reliable and mature and has been working in Irene for the past 10 years. To discuss compensation for the room, etc. please contact Carien vd Watt on
29 082 990 1686 or Alyson Lea-Cox on 072 714 3740.
Selnommer: 082 664 6226.
For sale: Thule Pacific 200 roof box in excellent condition R4 000; Ontruim motorhuis: Snowmaster plastic Tweedehandse mansfiets,camping fridge/freezer 8 wit plastiese stoele, 33litre with cover 12v/220 1 strandsambreel, R3 000; Camp Master 2 kampeerstoele en single roll up mattress cadac skottelbraai x 2 R300 each; Camp beskikbaar teen halfprys. Master 2 shelf cupboard Ook die volgende with aluminium slat top houtwerkgereedskap: 80x70 x 2 R350 each. werksbank, elektriese All in excellent condition. saag, (radial armsaw), Tracey 082 460 6007. verdiepsaag (router), draaibank (lathe) en ‘n Gardeners verskeidenheid klampe. Simon Thoka is looking Selnommer: 082 664 for garden work on 6226. Mondays, Tuesdays and Tweedehandse kantoor/ Fridays. Has worked in studeerkamer meubels Irene for many years. teen baie redelike pryse Has S.A. ID and does not beskikbaar: Lessenaar, travel far to get to work. tafel, liasseerkabinet, Reliable and punctual! staalkas en 7 stoele. Please contact him on For sale
073 873 2137. If you are looking for a gardener for Mondays and/or Thursdays, I would recommend Laurence Ng’omo who works for me on Wednesdays. Laurence is intelligent; a hard worker, takes initiative and is very pleasant and reliable. He is looking for work in the Irene area. Please call Laurence on 078 607 0872 or for a reference phone Telsa on 083 253 8252. General Female Irene resident requires early morning lift on weekdays to Centurion Gautrain station or to Rosebank, Johannesburg. Will share traveling/parking costs. Call 083 726 4842.
PLEASE NOTE: Domestic advertisements will only be accepted via email from the reference person of the person seeking employment. The reference person must be a resident of Irene and their address must be stated in the request for domestic ad placement. The reference person must be willing to have their first name and telephone number published as the relevant reference. All domestic advertisement requests received via SMS or Whatsapp will be ignored. Email: info@tlgpublishing.co.za.
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Important Telephone Numbers EBS 24hrs Control Room: 012 667 6337
or
071 576 5904
EBS Irene Manager (Dawie): 071 476 4110 ILA members without alarms should phone the EBS 24hr Control Room for assistance.
ILA Irene Village Manager - Jan Swanepoel: 083 607 6600 e-mail: jan.swanepoel@irene.co.za ILA Administration
Accounts (Veronica): 071Â 657 9547
(Alyson): 072 714 3740
Fax: 086 776 7452
e-mail: ilamanager@irene.co.za e-mail: accounts@irene.co.za
Street Lights e-mail: streetlights@tshwane.gov.za
tel: 012 358 9999
Tshwane Metro Emergency Services Power Failures: 012 358 2541
Water Supply: 012 358 2111
Ambulance/Fire: 10177
Metro Police: 1 0111
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