May 2014
Irene Town Crier
Living in peace
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Contents Living in peace 4 You said it 6 Irene Garden Club 7 From the ILA 12 Congratulations 17 Dear Town Crier... 18 CHC Pipe Band 20 Small businesses 27 Small cries 28 Important telephone numbers 30 Deadline for the June 2014 issue of Irene Town Crier is 10 May 2014. Advertising and editorial contact: Tracey Garde 082 460 6007
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Living in peace
It’s been a month filled with busy days and the month ahead doesn’t seem to be any quieter! I’ve just sat down to arrange a get-together with friends we haven’t seen in a while and realised that our first available weekend is three weeks away! How did life become so hectic? One of my ‘to do’ list activities is a visit to the 25th Birthday celebratory Irene Village Market on Saturday, 31 May. Alongside this page is an archived advertisement used to promote the very first market back in 1989. Whilst this market has grown in leaps and bounds since it first started, it’s lovely to see that some things never change. The tea garden with live music, the handmade items at the stalls and yummy food to name a few. Happy Birthday Irene Village Market - we look forward to many more. Thanks to all the residents who took the time to respond to Ros’s call for help in spotting her beloved Pegleg. The sms’s, emails and phone calls received are testiment that our little magazine is well read and enjoyed by all. Ros was very excited to welcome him ‘home’ as you will read in her letter on page 6. We love to brag about past (and present) Irene residents who are actively making a change for the better and so I was very excited for Barbara Tanton when she sent me the article on page 23 about the 4040 new energy leaders. Barbara’s son, Mark has been selected as one of the members of this group (you may recall an article published last year with regards to Mark’s wind farm). Congratulations! To the residents who will be partaking in the upcoming Comrades Marathon, we wish you a good down run and a safe return to Irene. ‘Till next month
Tracey
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The LORD is good to all : he has compassion on all he has made . - Psalm 145:9
Our river wasn’t always so dirty! The following pictures of Barbara Drower-Copley of Irene were taken circa 1980/81 on the Irene Dairy Farm for a photographic shoot. Note how the trees are reflected in the Hennops River!
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Pegleg returned! He visited! Yay. It was Good Friday (in more miraculous ways than one), 18 April. We were so over-the-garden-wall happy. Funnily enough, he was actually in the empty house of our neighbour’s little courtyard with his ‘wife’. Pegleg, as we have dubbed him since his loss of leg, was reluctant to come over to us in his normal fashion, so we made little balls of meat and tossed them onto the ground below his perch. He was on the gutter and looking a bit worse for wear and bedraggled. We wondered if it was age ... and don’t cherish the thought of that! We want him to stay forever young. Then he disappeared for a few days again, reappeared again a week later, on Friday the 25th. And so we put out his special bonemeal in his special coconut bowl and waited some more. But at least we are no longer sorrowed by the plaintive cry of the female, we hear their duet and hope to for some time to come. Will keep you posted. Of course this bowl of meat is visited by the raucous Redbilled Hornbill (now called the Green Hornbill - go figure) which we also love to bits. I have to admit though that we chase the unwanted Indian Minor away regularly. In fact, since our repetitive ‘chasing’ of this unwanted little wretch, we find our regular birds have also found the courage to chase these fast overtaking unwanted feathered aliens. I remember when they were only lurking in Durban-by-the-sea and a time when there were none in Irene, in fact nowhere to the north of say Pinetown. We were brought up in Hillcrest and there were certainly none there during my youth. So it has taken the Indian Minor a good 150 years to venture northwards. I best find out from my Zimbabwean cousins if they are as far north as them yet. And, if so, where? Kindest regards Ros Town Crier May 2014
Please help to keep our guards warm this winter The nights are very cold now! We would appreciate any donations of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, creamer & sugar. Knorr Cup o’ Soup, rusks and cookies will also be most welcome. Your donations may be delivered to Jan or Dawie, at the Oval.
Thank you The ILA Team and EBS Management
Irene Garden Club Saturday, 21 June Venue: Irene Homes 09h30 for 10h00 Topic: Christmas in June a table demonstration and how to make a body scrub. Speaker: Lucia Holmes Visitors are very welcome Please phone Di Walker 012 667 1713
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Comrades Marathon 2014 The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) launched its campaign for The 2014 Ultimate Human Race in Johannesburg on Thursday, 29 August 2013. The tough conditions that characterized the 2013 Ultimate Human Race served as a reality check to many Comrades Marathon runners that this is still one of the toughest endurance events in the world. This was the inspiration behind the 2014 campaign: ‘Hard Is What Makes It Great!’ South Africa’s top runners, sporting personalities, stakeholders and media joined in the celebratory launch of the nation’s best loved ultra-marathon for its 89th edition.
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The CMA is all set for another amazing race, come Sunday, 1 June 2014. Being a ‘down-run’, the starting gun will fire off outside Pietermaritzburg’s City Hall at 05h30 and go off again 12 hours later at Durban’s Sahara-Kingsmead Cricket Stadium to signal the finish of the 89km road-running challenge.
Awesome news for those runners aiming for the top positions is that the overall 2014 Prize Money has been increased by a whopping 14%. The total prize money for the 2014 Comrades Marathon has increased to R3.159,000; up from R2.653,000. This means that this year’s Male and Female Winners will receive a first prize of R350,000 each as opposed to the R300,000 awarded last year. As part of its Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive, the CMA’s six official charities are the Community Chest of Durban and Pietermaritzburg, PinkDrive, The Sports Trust, Starfish-Greathearts Foundation, Wildlands Conservation Trust and World Vision South Africa. The charities’ focus are on issues of community development, care for the aged, health and wellness, AIDS care and support, the environment and sports development. Through the amazing Amabeadibeadi Charity initiative, they gain significant resources to effect the intended meaningful change to those needy communities across South Africa. Further to that, the CMA prides itself in giving the less fortunate athletes an opportunity to compete by putting the humanity into The Ultimate Human Race by making the dreams of approximately 800 disadvantaged runners a reality every year. For over a decade, the Underprivileged Runners Programme has provided resources and moral support to these runners who would normally be unable to compete in the world’s biggest and oldest ultra-marathon and join in the camaraderie and enjoyment associated with it. CMA Vice Chairman, Macdonald Chitja says: ‘It is with a great sense of pride and pleasure that we unveil our campaign for the 2014 Comrades Marathon. The 2013 race proved to be one of the most difficult races for our runners and the 2014 campaign speaks directly to that.’ Chitja adds, ‘As we direct our prime focus on the Comrades Marathon runner, we also make provisions for supporting the greater good of South Africa through the CMA’s Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive. We are grateful to our generous runners, sponsors, partners and supporters who contribute to the overall success of our charitable outreach. We look forward to hosting you all on 1 June 2014 and wish all runners well in their training.’
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Friends of Nylsvley and Nyl floodplain Introduction to Birding Course Geoff Lockwood Nylsvley Nature Reserve Saturday 12 July 2014
Arrive 08h00 for breakfast, sessions all day, late afternoon guided bird walk, traditional supper in Lapa. Sunday starts with guided bird walk followed by breakfast. R600 feeincludes all meals and accommodation in twin bedded rooms. Bring your own alcoholic drinks, field guide and binoculars. Come on Friday: add R100 for accommodation and we have supper for your account at the Spoonbill Restaurant at Nylsvley.
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Dear Residents and ILA Members A special thank you to all the Villagers who attended the AGM on 21 May. As promised, we kept it short and we hope that we answered all your questions. What follows is a brief summary of the key issues discussed at the meeting and how we go forward in the year ahead. Security in Irene The primary purpose for the existence of the ILA is ensuring that the village provides a safe environment for all its residents and we believe that we have been very successful in achieving that objective over the course of the past year. Richard Schuster, one of the founding members of the ILA and a past chairman, reminded the meeting of where we’ve come from. When the ILA was established in 2000 the village was not a safe place to live. Crime levels were in the order of 70 incidents per month, including car hijackings and armed robberies, which unfortunately lead to more than one fatality. The picture in 2014 is completely different. There were a total of 35 incidents reported for the period June 2013 to May 2014. This compared to 128 incidents for the same period in the prior year and a similar number the year before. Crime is down by 73% year on year and this really is something to be celebrated. So how do we improve on 2014? The objective has to be zero crime! The crime we are seeing in Irene is now largely opportunistic in nature but the problem is that every incident has the potential to escalate. One incident where someone gets hurt is one too many and would destroy any sense of security that we have. The directors and our security providers are literally doing everything we can to secure the village. The nature of our environment is such that certain risks can only be managed at an individual property level. Any further improvement in our crime statistics it is going to require a concerted effort on the part of every resident. With this in mind we would ask the following:
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1) Do a risk assessment for your home and property and address any weaknesses that you identify. A risk is anything which exposes you to potential loss, damage or harm. If you need assistance to do this Jan and Dawie would be happy to assist. 2) Avoid risky behaviour. This would include things like: leaving valuables in vehicles or on display close to open windows, not setting your alarm when you go out, leaving gates and garages unlocked etc. 3) Develop a security mind-set. As they used to say on police file – “keep ‘em peeled”. Rather be safe than sorry, call the control room if you have any concerns. Membership and Finances The success of the ILA is dependent on our membership for their financial contribution. Membership numbers are still a challenge. In spite of the successes achieved the membership is down from 80% last year to 77% currently. Of the 575 households in Irene, there are 116 non-members that reap the benefits without contributing. Non-members can be broadly divided into three groups: 1. Those that have an issue with the ILA and refuse to join. In the spirit of community we would encourage anyone in this group to contact the directors for a confidential discussion to see if we can resolve the issue. Mistakes get made, people are offended but let’s try and move on from that. 2. Residents who have a financial challenge affording the levy. Special arrangements can be made to assist. Please contact Alyson in this regard. 3. Free-loaders. All communities have them unfortunately. If you’re reading this and fall into this category we apologise if you are offended but some introspection would be appropriate. The finances of the ILA are in good shape but will it always be that way? The ILA is its members and we succeed or fail together. We need every member to continue to support the ILA and to challenge your non-member neighbours to do the right thing. The crime statistics speak for themselves, we are successful in offering good value for money and delivering on what the ILA was set up to achieve. For membership applications please contact our Irene Village Manager, Jan Swanepoel on 083 607 6600.
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The AGM approved a 5% increase in the levies across the board. This will allow us to pay for what is needed from an operational point of view and to replenish the reserves required to maintain the security infrastructure in the years ahead. The 2014 financial statements and the budget for 2015 as circulated by email before the AGM was presented and were approved by the meeting. 2015 – A focus on community All the serving directors accepted reappointment at the AGM, with the exception of Mr Andre Visser. We’d like to thank Andre for his efforts over more than 10 years as a director on ILA, his contribution has been invaluable. Mr Stephen Marshall accepted his nomination to join the directorate. Our theme for the year ahead is “Authentic Community”. Irene has a long history of “community” and we want to actively foster and promote that. What does “community” mean? One could look at the dictionary definition but in essence it’s about “doing life together”. We’re not all friends largely because we’ve never met. A strong safe community is one where people know one another. We know each other’s children and we look out for one another. An informal group including some of the ILA directors are driving initiatives in the village where residents can get to know one another, have some fun and make a difference in our community. The CPF is also an active part of this. There are going to be lots of opportunities to get involved and we’d encourage anyone who has ideas to join us. Facebook We would also like to remind you of the Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ irenevillage. A resident took the initiative on this and as the ILA we’ve given it our full support. Feel free to share anything of interest to the village but please refrain from using it as a complaints department. It’s also not the place to report crime or security concerns, the control room is still your first contact for that. Thanks Lastly, a word of thanks to everyone who has actively supported the ILA over the past year. Also Jan and Alyson for their hard work and commitment.
Veronica needs special mention for her diligence with the accounting. EBS have done a fantastic job and Dawie and his guards need to be commended very highly. Kind regards
ILA Directors
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Our little Morris plays hideand-seek in our Irene rock wall postbox. His favourite pastimes are watching Hadedas, listening out for Bush Babies at sunset and playing hide-and-seek amongst the grasses and agapanthus plants. Our Irene rock wall garden is Morris’ purrfect piece of heaven-on-earth! PS: Look as the beautiful “M” on his forehead - “M” is for....... Morris! Warmest regards Frances
Photo: Lisle Caromba
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Congratulations ... On 12 February 2014 we were so blessed to welcome our son Daniel James Scott into the world. He weighed 3.81 kg and was 54cm long. He is a very happy little baby brother to our daughter Victoria. All our love Sean and Katherine Scott From Pioneer road
Katrina McFarlane (nee Dunkeld) with newborn Cael John and husband Sean McFarlane. Cael was born on 2 May in Cape Town and is a distant descendant of Jan Christian Smuts family. Cael’s paternal Grandmother was named after Gen Smuts sister, Adrianna.
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I am enclosing pictures of some of the farm animals rescued by our local vet, Ina Visser. They added such charm to our village. I adored them and what a wonderful learning experience for our youngsters. I am appalled that she has been chased out of Irene as a result of this act of kindness. Shame on those responsible! Lisle Caromba
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Cornwall Hill College Pipe Band
Any birth is at once both exciting and daunting and typically involves a lot of wailing. Nowhere have these characteristics been better displayed than with the birth and steady growth of Cornwall Hill College’s pipe band. Having been no more than an idea in 2011 when Paul Ross, the band leader, arrived as a new teacher at the school, the band started competing in earnest this year at various piping events. With many years as active piper under his belt Paul believed that the Cornish heritage of the school demanded a pipe band and he started engaging with pupils at the school to gauge interest and to start recruiting members of the band. The five founding members of the pipe band reflect laughingly at their first piping experience, when expecting to get straight into the bagpipes they encountered nothing more than a flute like piece of plastic known as a chanter. Their first basic notes had none of the musical power of the doodle sack in full cry and left them all with serious misgivings about having volunteered for the band. Moving from an infant to a toddler takes perseverance and the pipers continued to practice on their chanters, while a fledgling group of side drummers started learning their craft on a piece of wood with a roundel of rubber stuck on it. Again, none of the majesty of a taut side drum, just the promise of practice, practice and more practice. The seed at that stage was firmly planted though and chanters gave way to a few tentative notes on the real McCoy, while the drummers got some opportunities to test their mettle on borrowed drums.
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On behalf of Irene Homes we would like to THANK YOU for the wonderful support we received at our Garden Fete held on the 1st May 2014. We apologise for any inconvenience you may have experienced. We had a bumper day and our sales made a record. Ingrid Quaite – Fete Co-ordinator
Photographs submitted by Pat MacDonald
Recharge announces 4040 new energy leaders May 12, 2014 15:39 BST
Recharge has today announced the final selection for its 4040 initiative, which will bring together young new-energy pioneers in a unique forum. The 40 are made up of a diverse group of individuals from across the globe, from the worlds of renewables technology, finance, development, social engagement and advocacy. The list includes people from major wind and solar companies, banks, investment funds, crowd-funding platforms and governments. “We were delighted to receive nominations from companies such as Google, Solar City, Vestas, Jinko, NRG Energy, DNV-GL and many others, and from everywhere from Brazil to South Africa to China,” says Recharge Editor-in-Chief Ben Backwell. “The really inspiring thing has been to see how many young people from a diverse range of backgrounds are in leadership positions in our sector,” he adds. The 40 were selected by Recharge after extensive consultation with the industry, after almost 100 people had been nominated. Full profiles of the 40 will be published on the Recharge4040 website and in a special edition of Recharge magazine in July. Over the coming months, Recharge4040 will carry out a series of activities to highlight the work and projects of the different members of the group. A fourperson committee of 4040 ambassadors will be set up to promote the initiative, leading to a high-profile networking event to be held on 2 October at a unique location.
The 40 selected are: Gulnara Abdullina, Director, Business Development, Jinko Solar Ashleigh Jacob Antflick, Managing Director, Elementus Energy, Morten Albæk, Group Senior Vice President & CMO, Vestas Robyn Beavers, Senior Vice President, Innovation, NRG Energy, Charlotte Bergqvist, Director, WPD, Theo Botha, Co-Founder and Sales Director, Blade Dynamics, Malgosia Bartosik, Deputy CEO, EWEA Craig Cornelius, Senior Vice President, NRG Solar Pierre-Etienne Claveranne, Founder, Green Giraffe Energy Bankers Paul Dickson,VP of Operations, Vivint Solar Pedro Fiuza, Director of Wind Energy, Servtec Thomas Gottschalk, CEO and Founder, Mobisol Breanne Gellatly, Co-leader, the Carbon Trust OWA Quayle Hodek, CEO, Renewable Choice Energy Kat Harrison, Director of Research and Impact, Solar Aid Sunny Money Matthew Hendrickson, Vice President of Energy Assessment, 3TIER Helmut Herold, CEO North America, Senvion Holmes Hummel, Senior Policy Advisor, US Department of Energy Paul Jordan, Global Market Sector Head, Clean Energy and Power Generation, Ricardo UK, Sheldon Kimber, COO, Recurrent Energy Alex Laskey and Dan Yates, Co-founders and CEOs, OPOWER David Mesonero, Business Development Managing Director, Gamesa Neha Palmer, Head of Energy Storage and Development, Google Infrastructure Billy Parish and Dan Rosen, President/CEO, Mosaic Pierre Pinson, Professor, Danish Technical University Seth Schultz, Director of Research, C40 Lyndon Rive, Founder and CEO, Solar City Johan Sandberg, Service Line Leader for Offshore Renewable Energy, DNV-GL
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Jigar Shah, CEO, Jigar Shah Consulting Elizabeth Salerno, Vice President, Industry Data, AWEA Gunhild Stordalen, Chair, Stordalen Foundation, CEO GreeNudge Megan Tang, Senior Programme Officer, REEEP East Asia
Mark Tanton, Managing Director, Red Cap Investments (from Irene) Philip Totaro, CEO and Founder, Totaro Associates Rafael Valverde, Executive Secretary for Energy Affairs at the Industry, Commerce and Mining Secretariat, State of Bahia, Brazil Sarah Webster, Vice President, Pattern Energy Jimmy Wang, Founder and CEO, Ginglong Shelagh Whitley, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute Evans Wadongo, Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Development for All-Kenya Mark Young, Director and Service Area Leader, DNV-GL About the organizers Since it was founded in early 2009, Recharge has established itself as one of the leading publications and news sources for the renewable energy industry globally. It has been both a standard bearer for the sector and an independent critical voice that has raised the issues and challenges that the industry needs to address and overcome. Through a series of corporate deals, it is a major supplier of news to leading renewables companies and divisions, including Siemens Wind Power, Vestas, Alstom, GE Renewables, E.ON, ABB, Samsung and DNV, and a key partner of organisations such as the Global Wind Energy Council. Recharge established its Thought Leaders network in 2013 and has held regular events in cities around the world, as well as the agenda-setting Holmenkollen2014 summit, which brought together 50 CEO-level renewables leaders near Oslo, Norway, for a day of frank, off-the-record discussion on the direction of the industry. For more information, please contact Editor-in-Chief Ben Backwell (ben. backwell@rechargenews.com) Source: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/recharge4040/pressreleases/recharge-announces-4040new-energy-leaders-994730
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Smuts House Museum Jan Smuts Ave, off Nellmapius Rd, Irene www.smutshouse.co.za
Ouma’s Tea Garden Tea Garden Closed on Mondays
Small Functions
Caravan Park
Arboretum & Trail
Dogs on leads welcome
Smuts House 012 667 1176/80 071 100 8481 smutshouse@iburst.co.za
Elize van den Berg 082 924 5178 012 667 2273
Tea Garden 083 595 7293
To advertise in the Irene Town Crier please contact Tracey on 082 460 6007
Looking for a place to start your own business? Look no further! There is a 45sqm room right at the entrance to the Irene Hall available now! Contact Barbara on 076 604 5432
Small businesses 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.
porating deep breathing, slow rythmic movement bringing balance and harmony, peace and tranquillity. Self defence martial applications. Often described as a moving meditation. Please Contact Ainslie at 012 667 2262 or 082 568 0467.
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16h00 to 18h00 weekdays. Fees payable per class or month. Contact Sigrid van der Walt (B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics) at 082 253 5079.
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 Need professional kinds of patterns. Now I shuttle services? Efficient and professional am working on my own. I door-to-door shuttle ser- have done paving in Irene vices to OR Tambo airport so I have good references.Please call me at 078 and around Pretoria/ Photography: Johannesburg areas. Tel 039 5197. take advantage of 072 681 1713 or kpkshutour wonderful village Education Products: tle@vodamail.co.za. surroundings and For good quality, reasoncapture memories for Security/Steelwork: ably priced educational years to come. Contact Welding and repair work toys, books, posters. Heather 083 498 8777 wooden products, fantasy of steel fencing, burglar for information on photo bars, security gates and furniture, music instrushoots. ments, stationary and motorised gates and intercom systems. Guar- arts and crafts from Grow, LP Gas: Cannisters anteed professional work. Unique kids, Smile and delivered to your home. 9kg, 19kg, 48kg. Phone Phone Koos Sutherland other education ranges. Please contact Mandy 082 374 7164. Colin 082 856 5335 083 256 7949 or email e-mail orders colin.cns@ mandy.mundell@turacokExtra Maths classes gmail.com. for Gr 8 to 12 in ids.co.za. Irene School of T’ai Irene (English or AfriChi Ch’uan: Holistic kaans). Available from Internal Martial Art incor-
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Accommodation
is that Tracy takes pride in her work. She cleans thoroughly and efficiently Bachelor flat available to let in Irene Village and I have found her to R3 300.00 p/m w/l incl. be completely trustworthy. Preference would be She has a happy, given to a tenant who pleasant personality and can help with children is a pleasure to have and English tuition for around the house. Tracy a reduced rent. Contact lives near Irene. Please Cornelia on 083 452 0971 phone Tracy on 073 242 for an interview. 4204. For reference phone Telsa on 083 253 Domestics 8252. Buyile Sithole is looking for domestic work in Irene for Mon, Wed and Fri. She is honest and reliable. Please contact Buyile on 072 351 0224. For a reference call Jeanet Viljoen on 073 146 0489. Promise is looking for domestic work on Mon, Wed, Fri and weekends. Please call her on 078 086 6917. Reference Claire 084 585 5693. Tracy Chomudondo has been working for me for over two years on Wed. She is looking for domestic work for Mon and Fri. One of the qualities that have impressed me the most
Motive is currently working for me in Irene part-time and is looking for work Wed, Thurs and Sat in Irene or surroundings. She is pleasant, hardworking, reliable and good with littlies. Please contact Motive on 073 832 1998 or Natacha 083 556 9494.
reference please contact 078 818 9219. Tabeth is an honest, hard working and good hearted lay who’s currently working for me for 4 days a week. She is looking for work for Tuesday and Thursday, she can clean, iron, cook and she’s good with children. Please do not hesitate to call Tabeth 083 623 2070. Reference Celine 082 892 2018 and Nadia 079 491 9579. Rebecca is looking for domestic work on a Wednesday. Please call her on 082 723 4704. Reference 082 601 2949. Lettie is looking for domestic work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reference 079 337 3741. Lettie 071 178 0470.
Zanele is looking for domestic work Monday to Friday. She is hardworking lady and honest. Please call her on Evy is looking for domestic work. Please 073 811 7088. call her on 078 058 8673. Perpertua (074 733 2490) is a Zimbabwean lady with a valid work permit and is looking for domestic work. She is honest, reliable and hardworking. For
Jabulile is looking for domestic work. Please call her on 072 999 7202. Victoria Tsuma is looking for full time or part time
domestic work. She has looked after children and cleaned. Reference 073 042 6866. Please call Victoria on 079 300 7213
Nokthula Thuli Sitsha is looking for domesic work on Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. She is 31 years old. Please call her on 078 150 9117. Reference Mr Simangaliso is looking for Maseko 082 999 0006, Dr domestic work. Reference Mokoape 082 320 0110 or 084 338 0979. Call her on Mrs Riley 076 642 7820. 084 537 8244. Portia is looking for domestic work. Please Cabangani Moyo is call her on 073 685 2467. looking for domestic work stay in or out. She Shelter Mncwabe is is Zimbabwean with a looking for full time or work permit and worked part time domestic work. in Centurion Golf Estate Please call her on 074 for 5 years. Reference 219 0170. Reference Mr Lyndall on 082 385 8722. Khumalo 084 943 0584. Call her on 073 536 1378. Sarah is looking for domesic work for 3 days Precious is looking for a week. She is 32 years domestic work from Monday to Friday. She is old. Please call her on hardworking and reliable. 061 348 0560. Please contact her on Gardeners 084 075 1179. Eniah is looking for domestic or nanny work. She is a Zimbabwean with a work permit. Stay in or stay out. 34 Years old. Please call Eniah on 078 626 7127. Reference Vonda Khan 083 222 1263.
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 072 116 3568. For reference phone Telsa on 083 253 8252. Simon Thoka is looking for gardening work on Mondays and/or Fridays - 073 873 2137. I can recommend him as very reliable and good at gardening. For a reference please call Esther on 072 1522 549. Reliable gardener / house worker available for Wednesdays. Moses has been with our family for 5 years. Moses is reliable, good with general maintainance , house and garden work. Contact Leana on 076 567 6687. Available 1 June 2014.
Wanted I am in need of a garden/ house worker for 2 days a week. Must be able to assist with general house work as well as garden work. Must be reliable and have references. Please call Leana on 076 567 6687.
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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: ilamanger@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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Tel: 012 656 1341
Joanne Fischer Cell: 076 373 0124 Office: (012) 667 2167 www.seeff.com joanne.fischer@seeff.com
Irene Area Agent
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