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ORKNEY SNORK NIE-FEES: GLAD NIE AAN DIE SLAAP NIE! Orkney Snork nie-fees het net soos vorige jare glad nie gesnork nie maar uit prêt en plesier bestaan. Die fees wat deur die gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum en SAPD aangebied was het by die Ceroniopark in Shakespearlaan plaas gevind en was ‘n groot sukses. ‘n Klompie kunstenaars het opgtree en ‘n paar akteurs van Binnelanders het lekker saam gekuier. Die doel van die fees was om die gemeenskap bewus te maak van misdaad teen vroue en kinders. Hope vermaak was aangebied vir oud en jonk. Onthou om volgende jaar se fees nie mis te loop nie. STATEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF SOUTH AFRICA AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS BURO ON DISABILITY South Africa was confirmed on 31 October 2008 as Vice-President of the Buro on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) at the First Conference of State Parties held at the U.N. Headquarters in New York from 31st October 3rd November 2008. South Africa was confirmed by 194 countries in attendance at the Conference as the leader of the Africa Group and Vice-President of the Buro for the next two years. South Africa is amongst the first 41 countries that thus far have signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). According to Dr. Benny Palime- Leader of the South African delegation and a Senior Manager for the Office on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (OSDP) in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa, South Africa's responsibilities would include co-ordinating the U.N. Conference of State Parties in August 2009 (date to be announced soon after consultation with the U.N. Secretary General), organize United Nations' Ministers' meeting in February 2009 in Geneva and convene the Special meeting of the Committee of Twelve U.N. Experts on the UNCRPD. The Committee of Twelve Experts on the UNCRPD will be elected on 3 November 2008 in New York and South Africa has nominated Dr. Siva Moodley to serve on the committee. Dr. Moodley is attached to the University of South Africa (UNISA) and is a Member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA). The South African delegation to the First Conference of State Parties to the UNCRPD includes Dr. Benny Palime- Leader of delegation (OSDP- Presidency), Ria Mathieva (OSDP- Presidency), Prof. Rushela Songca; C.A. (International Relations- Presidency), Smuts Matshe (Senior Manager- OSPD- North West Province & Inter-Provincial Forum) and Dr. Siva Moodley (DPSA & South African Disability Alliance).
Name: Andre van
Niekerk
When I look into the
mirror every morning I think: What a wonderfull day The more progress, the more risk and challenge Last Tuesday we had our annual Rotary Vocational Awards evening at Rosemary's Restaurant in Klerksdorp. At the same venue, local doctors were also gathered. During a break I went to the gents and met Dr Martin Freeze on the way. 'Launch of a new medication?', I ventured, 'No, a presentation on depression.' 'The price of a modern society', I mused. We both nodded in agreement. Quite coincidentally, Rotary Vocational Awards are about the less fortunate in society. That particular evening our club gave awards to the manager of a home for abused women and children; a teacher of children with special needs; an organization which hands out bibles in prisons and elsewhere, and an organization who is about enfranchising the disenfranchised. The Bible talks about the fact that the poor will always be with us. In its broadest sense and context I have taken this to mean those less fortunate. I believe, the view that poverty is only about economics, to be narrow and myopic. Surely the sick, the mentally challenged, the disabled and the grieving are also 'poor'. And they don't live on some other planet or in the next town. They are in our very city and require our assistance. It's a cop out to think and believe that it's the state's responsibility to look after these people. Sure they [the state] have a role to play, and they do. But it's not sufficient. It's part of our collective conscience, I believe, to be more responsible when it comes to caring for these people. I can't help but think back to a few weeks ago when Dr Bond, the Chief Medical Officer of the insurance company I work for, addressed us. He spoke about the other people. It's always other people who get the severe illnesses, who lose a limb or a loved one. It's always other people who fall on bad times. Well it came home to me that there are no other people. We jointly, for better or worse, are the other people. And the more we as a people, as a society, progress, the worse the problems, in a paradoxical sense, seems to be getting. The very opiate that is meant to cure us is causing more despair. We want the good life, but there seems to be an unavoidable, mounting, corrosive cost. My good friend, Dr Noel Shamley, whose intellect I value, some years ago shared something significant with me. It was his belief that the last frontier of medicine would be that of the mind and of the emotions. Not thinking too much about it at the time, I buried it somewhere. Last Tuesday evening the portency of those thoughts came home to me. No doubt the sentience of the awards that had just been handed out also torqued my feelings. In the case of the home for abused women and children, I got to thinking about what emotional upheaval must go through a person who has been abused and molested. I thought about the person who dishes out the abuse. What stress factors kick in to tilt the see-saw the wrong way. Then all hell breaks loose. And then, the next day a certain normality returns to the situation, with the wife putting on extra make-up to hide the bruises. And she bravely suffers this for the sake of the family. Possibly the odd close friend, is confided, 'Leave the bastard', I would if I were you', is no doubt the well-meaning advice. But the confidant is not that person. Where does she go? Who will take her and the kids in? I recall the Rev (Dr) Brian Wilkenson talking about this very issue from the pulpit, 'Its very easy to say 'leave him'. But who will take her in?' The way modern society has evolved makes it very difficult for families to take others in. Both spouses are invariably working their butts off to make ends meet. Not only that, the bastard will no doubt be phoning all night or calling round to patch things up. 'No, no, we have enough issues of our own, we can't take them in. 'And so she endures the abuse, and the lovely bunch of red roses gets put in the vase after another round. Until eventually she can't anymore and it all comes tumbling down. That card holding the castle together, caves in. 'Oh my goodness, we didn't, even know there was a problem.' We can't stop progress, no less than we can stop the earth from spinning. But that precious little gift called life seems to be getting more fragile the more we advance. Maybe its time to take stock of the situation? Take time to think about the purpose and meaning of life. Chat again next week. Collin Hyman Ingenieurstudente wen met koffie-robot Ses derdejaarstudente van die skole vir elektries, elektroniese en rekenaaringenieurswese en meganiese ingenieurswese het opnuut gewys wat steek in die Pukkampus se ingenieursfakulteit toe hulle vandeesweek aangewys is as die algehele wenners van die Siemens Cyber Junkyard-kompetisie vir industriële outomatisering. Die studente se inskrywing, 'n koffiemasjien van industriële kwaliteit, het nege ander genooide universiteitspanne uit Suider Afrika gewys waar Dawid die wortels gegrawe het. Hulle het vroeër vanjaar tot een van die finale tien spanne deurgedring in dié kompetisie wat gemik is op alle tersiêre instellings in Suider Afrika waar ingenieurswese aangebied word. Spanne tot sover as Zambië het ingeskryf. Die wenners is Dinsdagaand tydens 'n glansgeleentheid in Johannesburg, waar meer as vierhonderd kundiges in die industrie teenwoordig was, aangewys. Dit is sedert 2006 die tweede keer dat studente van die NWU-Puk die kompetisie wen. Die vorige wen-inskrywing was 'n masjien wat sleutelhouers vervaardig en aanmekaarsit. Volgens prof. Jan de Kock, direkteur van die skool vir elektriese, elektroniese en rekenaaringenieurswese, moes die studente aanvanklik 'n voorlegging doen vir die keuringsproses waarna hulle die koffiemasjien moes ontwerp en bou. Sekere vereistes het behels dat die masjien met afstandbeheer 'n versoek vir koffie ontvang, dit maak en per robot aan die klant wat 'n afstand van die masjien is, lewer. Hoewel sekere toerusting verskaf is, het die studente self die stelsel vervaardig en ingewikkelde rekenaarprogramme daarvoor geskryf. Die instrumentmakery op die kampus het van die onderdele gemaak. Die Puk se suksesvolle span het die werk onder leiding van mnr. Piet van Huyssteen, dosent in rekenaar-ingenieurswese, gedoen. Die spanlede, Adelle Bouwer, Tanya Steyn, Abrie Nieuwoudt, Pieter Goosen, Wichert Huyser en Frikkie van Zyl, het as wenners R50 000 se ingenieurstoerusting vir die NWU-Puk losgeslaan. Elkeen van die studente het voorts 'n skootrekenaar ryker geword en sal in Junie 'n konferensie by Sun City gratis bywoon as deel van hul beloning. Die groep kry ook die geleentheid vir 21 dae se gevorderde opleiding by Siemens, die hoofborg van die kompetisie. Last week Thursday, KHS announced that two of their Grade 11 top tourism students, Pearl Pheza and Melissa Meyer, will be representing South Africa at the Global Travel & Tourism Youth Conference in Niece, France from the 16th to the 21th of November 2008. These outstanding students won the overall national Aldo Papone competition where Grade 11 Tourism Students in the whole of South Africa are required to identify a tourism site based on this year's theme “Responsible Tourism Development”. Both students chose to work on Pilanesburg National Park as a case study, and as a result, their project was voted the best nationally. The 33-page case study document was then uploaded onto the internet and out of it, the students had to work closely with their tourism teacher, Mrs. Yolande Heymans and drama teacher, Mrs. Susan van den Berg in developing a 45 minute presentation for the conference in France. “Every year the National Business Initiative in conjunction with the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership launch the international Aldo Papone awards where the Grade 11 Tourism students compete,” said Mrs. Heymans. “We are excited to have two of our very own tourism students nominated to represent SA at the youth conference. KHS is very proud of Pearl and Melissa as they've worked very hard to get to where they are. We are 100% behind them and look forward to representing SA and the North West Province well in France.” The criterion for the presentation is interactive as the students will need to sell the Pilanesburg National Park as North West Province's Responsible Tourism Development destination. “Our presentation will need to prove that Pilanesburg National Park applies economical, social and environmental tourism practices. Pearl and I are confident that the use of a puppet show to illustrate the three key practices, will effectively communicate to the audience at the conference,” mentioned Melissa Meyer. “We do believe that Pilanesburg could do more in all the areas but so far, they are way ahead of the other tourism destination places in the North West Province, hence we've selected them for our case study. The aim of the presentation at the conference is also to solicit for international funding for the national park. “We will be handing out the 33-page case study document and souvenirs to the audience and should they be interested in the product and wish to contribute financially, we will be able to address other challenges,” added Mrs. Heymans. Some of the sponsors for travel, accommodation, flights, and souvenirs are Global Travel & Tourism Partnerships and Local partnerships (Pick 'n Pay, SA Weber Services, Matlosana Municipality, Tusk Rio, Gogo Gaeruki Motjale (Executive producer of the DVD), Department of North West Economic Development & Tourism, North West & Tourism Parks Board and South African Tourism. “We would like to thank all the local and global sponsors. Without them, this would not have been possible,” added Mrs. Heymans. NWU ontvang erepalms By Student Goldpack Awards Grafiese ontwerpstudente van die NWU-Puk het weer eens die ontwerpafdeling van die 2008 Student Goldpack Awards oorheers. Hulle het twee van die drie kategorieë vir ontwerpstudente gewen en ook 'n finalisposisie in die oorblywende kategorie behaal. Boonop het die NWU-Puk weer vanjaar gespog met die meeste finaliste van alle tersiêre instellings in hierdie kompetisie. Die groot ster van die dag was Carien Roberts wat die wenner van die Brighten your smile-kategorie was. Roberts het ook die goud in die algehele ontwerpkategorie ontvang. Adele Jonker het ook goed presteer deur die brons in die algehele ontwerpkategorie op te raap met haar inskrywing wat ook as die wenner in die Nando's nagereg verpakkingskategorie aangewys is. Dit is ook in dié kategorie waarin 'n merietetoekenning aan Nadia Roodt gemaak is. Twee ander Pukstudente wat finalistoekennings ontvang het is Ilze Vermaak in die Brighten your smile-kategorie en Pieter Smit in die Uniquely South African-kategorie. Die Student Gold Pack Awards is gemik op alle geregistreerde ontwerp- en verpakkingstudente aan tersiêre instellings in Suid-Afrika. Sedert sy ontstaan het die Student Gold Pack Awards gegroei tot 'n prominente en prestige-ryke kompetisie waarvan die standaarde internasionaal meetbaar is. BOEREDANSPIONIERS VAN SUID-AFRIKA DEUR ATKV VEREER Fred en Alida van Zyl doen al vir 25 jaar navorsing oor tradisionele boeredanse soos die mazurka, kadriel, kotteljons, outydse wals, seties, polka ens. Die beoefening van die tradisionele danse het egter jare gelede in onbruik verval. Fred en Alida het die Tradisionele Boerdansklub van SA gestig om die beoefening en genieting daarvan te laat herleef. Die ATKV het die egpaar en danspaar tydens die 21e bestaansviering van die Tradisionele Boeredansklub van SA vereer vir die bevordering van hierdie volkskultuurproduk oor 'n tydperk van 25 jaar. STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATING TO FLATS The Executive Council of the North West (EXCO) met recently and discussed, among other things, matters relating to the flats that were previously owned by the North West Housing Corporation. EXCO resolved that the resettlement of tenants will be completed within three days starting from Tuesday, 4 November 2004. In this regard, an Operations Office will be opened by Tuesday 4 November 2008 to ensure effective implementation of this resolution. Since different tenants require different solutions, EXCO has categorized tenants as follows: Indigents Those who qualify in terms of government indigent policy will have to complete applications forms for housing subsidies. They will then be accommodated at Section 38 in Mafikeng. The provincial government will negotiate with Mafikeng Local Municipality to make available houses that are ready for occupation. In the event that houses are not available or the number of applicants exceeds available the houses, Cottages will be used to house indigents. The provincial government has undertaken to guarantee three months rental for indigents. Mafikeng Local Municipality will offer to buy Cottages to accommodate indigents on a permanent basis. Buying tenants All tenants who wish to buy on sectional title and qualifying, will be offered flats at a minimum of R50 000 and maximum of R90 000, and government will pay the difference required by the new flat owners. Tenants will have to make new applications to buy and secure finance. Buyers will have to sign stop orders \debit orders for their occupational rentals. Tenants qualifying to acquire properties at discounted prices will be legal tenants appearing on the North West Housing Corporation rent roll and who do not own another property. This benefit is only applicable to first time home-owners. Tenants residing in other flats are also encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase. Tenants who do not meet the above conditions will pay market-related prices. Rental arrears owed to the North West Housing Corporation will still be negotiated. Leasing tenants All tenants who wish to continue leasing without buying will have to sign lease agreements with new owners. A list of qualifying tenants will be compiled and made available to flat owners. Tenants will be required to sign stop orders for their rentals WAY-FORWARD A team of government officials will be on duty from 8:00 this morning to assist with registration. Indigents will be registered, and assisted with housing subsidy applications at the North West Development Corporation building, Second Floor, Mafikeng. Non-indigents will be registered by the North West Housing Corporation. Details in this regard will be communicated in due course. KULTUURVENNOTE BY TRADISIONELE BOEREDANSKLUB VAN SA SE 21e BESTAANSVIERING Verskeie Afrikaner-kultuurorganisasies asook Tradisionele Volksdansgroepe van ons stamlande het die afgelope naweek die 21e bestaansviering van die Tradisionele Boeredansklub van Suid-Afrika in Centurion bygewoon. Die Boeremusiekgilde en die Tradisionele Boeremusiekklub van SA was ook verteenwoordig en het vir die musiekbegeleiding gesorg. KHS KRIEKETAKADEMIE LAAT WAAI MET DIE WILGERLAT! Hoërskool Klerksdorp se Krieketakademie is vanjaar skitterend op dreef. Sedert Januarie vanjaar het hierdie seuns (laerskoolspelers ingesluit) reeds 83 vyftigtalle en 21 honderdtalle geslaan. Sewentien van die spelers is in KOSH-spanne ingesluit en altesaam nege van die Akademiespelers het provinsiale kleure verwerf. Die Akademie het ook 'n span wat aan die klubliga deelneem. Die KHS klubspan het met Wesvalia se klubspan afgereken nadat hulle met Potch Dorp afgereken het. KHS slaan 240 lopies vir 7. Daarna boul hulle die Potch-span uit vir 90. Jan Bosman Brink (54) en Jeandré van Wyk (50) het die beste met die kolf gevaar en Shermin Visser was die beste bouler: hy neem 4 paaltjies vir 31 in 7 beurte. Teen Wesvalia behaal die span weer skitterende uitslae met Jan Bosman Brink weer as die speler van die wedstryd toe hy in slegs een boulbeurt drie paaltjies neem en n enkele lopie afstaan. Hy blink ook uit met die kolf en slaan 70 lopies. Adriaan J van Rensburg slaan ook n verdienstelike 63 lopies n.u.n. MATLOSANA SPORTS COUNCIL TAKES PRIDE IN ITS 2008 TOP SPORTS ACHIEVERS In an event to recognise and congratulate its 2008 top Sport achievers, Matlosana Sport Council held an annual Sports Merit award function on Friday, 31 October at the Jaap Steyn Hall. Present at this memorable ceremony were members of Matlosana Sports Council Executive, the Chairperson of the Council, Mr. CLLR J Douw, CEO of North West Cricket Association, Mr. Jacques Faul, Director of Sport in the North West, Mr. Titus Seboko, Chief of Sport, Mr. Mogajane and family and friends of the 2008 Sports Award winners. “South Africa is a proud sporting nation. Our achievements and failures are well known to all. We compete against the best in the world as we recently did in the 2008 Olympics, held in Beijing, China. Team South Africa's performance did not meet expectations, but we as an organisation that recognises and nourishes talent, are confident that in the years to come, KOSH area will be well represented in the Olympic Games to come. We pride ourselves in that we are the only functioning Sports Council in the North West,” said Mr. Douw. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the year awards. This years' Sportswoman award was shared between two candidates, Tazmin Brits and Susan van Staden. Nominated by the Klerksdorp High School, Tazmin Brits is currently ranked number one in the world for U/18 girls and 5th for girls U/20. She is a remarkable young woman whose sports achievements are outstanding. She obtained NW colours in Athletics, won SA Senior Track & Field Championships in Stellenbosch, SA High School Championships in Rustenburg, SA Junior and Youth U/18 Championship in Tshwane. To top it all, she obtained 5th position in IAAF World Junior championships in Poland. Susan van Staden, was recently selected to represent Team South Africa as one of the 48 women in the world for cycling at the Paralympics Games in Beijing, China. Her Sport CV is packed with great achievements such as the national colours in Cycling for Paraplegics, obtained 7th position in the 500M Track racing with a new SA record as well as 2x9th places in the 300M track racing and road tests with new SA records. Sportsman of the Year award was won by a young boy of 19 from Jouberton, Sibabalwe Mzazi. Nominated by his school, Are-Fadimeheng School, Sibabalwe is currently the fastest Junior in South Africa to run the 5000M and 10 000M. He is also rated one of the best up and coming athletes in South Africa and is currently SASSU's 10 000M and 5000M record holder. “I am so happy that my son won this prestigious award. Since he was 11 years of age, he has always loved running. His late father was an athlete and even his younger brother who is 12 years, recently won two awards in athletics,” mentioned Gloria Mzazi, Sibabalwe's mother. Sibabalwe's accolades include a Silver Medal in 10 000M at SASSU Championships in Durban, Bronze medal in the 5000M SA Junior Championships, Silver medal in the 12Km SA Cross Country Championships, 3 x Gold Medals in the 8km, 10km, and 1500M at Provincial and SA Champioship level. Furthermore, he represented SA at World Students Cross Country Championships in France and SA at World student games in Thailand. He also won the ASA Yellow pages 3000M championships in Potchefstroom as well as the Spar 10KM race. In the Merit Awards category, there were thirty sports awards ranging from Athletics, Swimming and Biathlon, Duathlon, Triathlon, Tennis, Rugby, Karate, Chess, Gymnastics, Bowling, Masters Athletics, Cycling, Soccer to Sports Administration, Coaches and Swimming Convenors. Among those that stood out in the Merit awards were Hazel Muller who is the manager of the North West U/25 Bowls Club. At the age of 14, Hazel became the youngest Umpire for bowls in the world. Others were Tobie de Jager, Frans Lotter and Eddie Mong who have been running for 18 years. They obtained SA colours in Duathlon and represented SA at World Championships in Italy. There were three young boys from Vaal Reefs Technical High School, Thema Nontshela, Zolile Zotha and Nabele Sandile who were nominated to represent SA in the U/19 Harlem Cup Soccer Tournament and played in Holland where they won a Gold Medal. “We are proud to say that we are indeed the stars in the making,” they mentioned. A special award was given to Mr. Ragoo Pema in recognition for his long service in Sport as an Administrator. He received a 30-years long service award and to date, he is still serving as an Executive Member of Matlosana Sport Council. In the Main Awards category, there were seven winners. They were Mr. Callie Lönn, who won the Administrator of the year award. He served in various associations as a treasurer, captain, and as a founding member of the Inter Mines Dart Association and SA Mines Dart Association. Other winners were: Grace Legoto (Ladies Trophy for Development), Bonolo Masilela (Men Trophy for Development), Carla-Marie van Aswegen (Junior Sportswoman of the year: Primary Schools), Enzo Lazzari (Junior Sportsman of the year: Primary Schools), Sibongile Majekula (Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Secondary School), and Jacques van Staden (Junior Sportsman of the year: Secondary School. All of this would not have been possible if the Matlosana Sport Council was not committed to these phenomenal Sport men and women. “Our main objective as the Sport council is to develop and maintain sporting facilities in order to provide opportunities to our athletes so that they can perform optimally. We create facilities to teach youngsters the fundamentals, but also to train them to compete and win. With the assistance of different federations, we endeavour to improve the physical, technical, tactical and mental capacities of our athletes,” added Mr J Douw, chairperson of the Sport council. “We wish to thank our great achievers and participants for putting KOSH in the world map and ensuring that we are recognised as the Sport Council in the area.” |
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