The bulletin newspaper 20 october 2017

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20 OCTOBER

the good news paper

2017

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20 October 2017

Sasol responds to pollution report Highveld killing fields Sasol notes the contents of the Centre for Environmental Rights’ Broken Promises report.

Sasol remains committed to transparency and engagement with key stakeholders on environmental matters and in this spirit we confirm that we have ongoing engagement with, for example, the Centre for Environmental Rights, specifically on air quality matters.

To the extent that there is reference to Sasol and its air quality compliance approach in the report, we submit that our position is formally recorded in our Annual Integrated Report and Sustainability Report, and is reiterated in our responses below. The respective links to these reports are: http://www. sasol.com/investor-centre/financialreporting/annual-integrated-report/ latestand http://www.sasol.com/ investor-centre/financial-reporting/ sustainable-development-report/latest.

Sasol is committed to compliance with all applicable laws including air quality laws. This supports sustainable air quality improvements as envisaged through the Air Quality Act and priority area air quality management plans, in the interests of all stakeholders, including the communities within which we operate. This is imperative in achieving the objectives of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (“NEMAQA”) to ensure an environment that is not harmful to health and wellbeing.

We have continuously made improvements in reducing our environmental footprint over the years, consistent with the intent of evolving environmental legislation.

We have, for the most part, voluntarily invested more than R25 billion over the past 12 years on projects delivering environmental improvements at our

operations in South Africa.

We assess the quality of ambient air near our Secunda and Sasolburg facilities on an ongoing basis against the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, which were informed by the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, to be protective of human health. This informs our understanding of our associated ambient impacts, and consequently our investment priorities.

Sasol owns and operates accredited ambient air quality monitoring stations. This information is submitted into the South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) as per the requirement of the Department of Environmental Affairs.

We have consistently stated that Sasol’s emissions, under normal operating conditions, do not cause exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, as confirmed by independent air pollution assessments supporting our postponement applications. These assessments are independently compiled by specialist consultants and are furthermore independently peer reviewed. These assessments have identified that a significant concern in the vicinity of our plants is high ambient concentrations of particulate matter (including smoke), especially evident during winter as a result of domestic coal burning and other activities like waste burning. Our approved offset plans, as required by the postponement decisions, address these challenges specifically. Our offset projects were developed based on the known challenges articulated for example, in the Highveld Priority area air quality management plan. They have been designed to reduce emissions

resulting from activities like veld fires and coal or wood burning used for home heating in cold winter months in the communities of eMbalenhle and Lebohang. These plans were approved earlier this year, and we are on track with implementation. We continue to support offsets as a meaningful, complementary lever to improve ambient air quality.

We have consistently communicated that we already meet most of the Minimum Emissions Standards (MES) for existing plants, and will also be able to meet most of the new plant standards by approximately 2025. This will enable an extended timeframe within which to safely implement the necessary abatement technologies in accordance with our roadmap schedules. In this regard, we will be reliant on further postponements, as provided for in law. In the interim, our licences contain stretched targets under which we operate. We continue to progress our committed air quality improvement roadmaps, with, for example, our boiler plant particulate matter levels being consistently below applicable licence limits.

We are committed and are making an ongoing effort to advancing our air quality improvement roadmaps. We have and continue to transparently engage with the applicable authorities and stakeholders on challenges in the interest of sustainable ambient air quality improvement.

In the interest of transparency, we refer you to details of our postponement applications, the independent air pollution assessments and our associated roadmaps, available from http://www.srk.co.za/en/za-sasolpostponements.

4 people, including the driver of the vehicle, died in a collision on the R546 on Sunday morning. Photos courtesy of Langamed Services South

Increase in accidents are alarming A recent increase in motor vehicle accidents, of which many has been fatal, has been reported in the Bulletin.

The latest incident claimed 4 lives on Sunday morning.

When using the road in either a car or on a motorcycle, bike or even as a pedestrian, applying the following method may save your life and that of other road users.

When driving, first OBSERVE what you see on the road or next to the road, pedestrians, cyclists or other vehicles.

IDENTIFY what you have observed. A pedestrian walking on the left-hand pavement away from you. A car coming towards you from the front. A car standing at the stop sign on your right.

PREDICT what they will do. Predict whether the pedestrian will walk off the

side walk in front of the car. Will the car be approaching from the front veer into your lane? Will the car at the stop sign pull away into the crossing?

DECIDE what action you are going to take if the pedestrian walks in front of your car, can you stop or will you be able to pass him safely. Decide what to do about the car coming from the front should he veer into your lane. Can you stop or pass to the left or right. If the car at the stop sign pull off, will you be able to stop in time, pass safely on the right or left without compromising other road users.

EXECUTE the action you decided upon for the particular decision you made.

Be sure to operate your vehicle in such a manner that you will have enough time and space to execute your decision.

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Protest action turns violent A meeting Sunday morning at the eMbalenhle Stadium about the electricity supply turned violent earlier Sunday afternoon.

Residents left the stadium in an angry mob. They were extremely unhappy about the Eskom power cuts. The residents demanded answers from Govan Mbeki Municipality. They wanted to know why the council did not pay Eskom and what GMM did with the money.

Residents started protesting directly after the meeting. They told the taxi drivers that there will be a stay-away on Monday. Protesters immediately began barricading the roads in eMba. The protest moved to the Secunda/ Standerton intersection where rocks were placed in the road and tyres set alight.

A maroon Toyota Avansa was set alight and the driver and occupant assaulted.

They were transported to a nearby hospital. It is alleged that the driver did not respond to the protesters earlier in the day when told to take another route. It is also alleged that the driver hit a pedestrian shortly before being assaulted. He tried to drive away and drove at a high speed over the rocks nearly crashing into the protesters according to a bystander.

“They will force GMM, by all necessary means, to sort out Eskom,” said Phindile Sibande. eMbalenhle looked like a war zone on Monday morning. Smoke was billowing up everywhere as protesters began burning tyres and other rubble in the

roads and barricading the roads with large rocks and road signs.

The protesters threatened to move to Evander and Kinross to burn down the Mayor’s house, but that was averted. No marches towards neighbouring towns took place at the time of writing this article.

Protesters set the municipal offices alight in eMbalenhle Ext 8, 4 and 17.

Municipal vehicles has also been set alight. Photos send by public indicate that a dump truck and several cars were completely burned out.

Some protesters threatened The Bulletin’s reporter when he took photos and videos of the morning’s protests.

A small delivery vehicle tried to evade the obstructions in the road and had to drive through the veld to safety as the protesters pelted it with rocks. Most of the protesters were small children that should still be at school.

Taifa Joint that belonged to the previous municipal manager, Mmela Mahlangu, was torched and burned to the ground.

The Bulletin received notice at midday from Eskom that Govan Mbeki Municipality have paid the minimum amount required to enable negations to take place. GMM has repeatedly defaulted on previous payment agreements and have even admitted that they lied to Eskom just to buy time.

The Mayor said on Ikwekwezi FM that GMM managed to pay R51M on Monday morning, resulting in the suspension of cut offs.

In response to The Bulletin’s question

as to why certain areas are affected and not the whole of GMM, Eskom replied that GMM has separate accounts with Eskom for Evander and Kinross. eMbalenhle, Bethal, Secunda (that supplies Trichardt) and eMzinoni are linked to one account which is in arrears due to the municipality’s failure to pay its accounts. The decision on which account to pay, lies with the municipality and Eskom cannot dictate which accounts should be paid.

“This is a sad lesson the mayor hopefully learned,” says DA Caucus leader, Cllr Encee van Huyssteen. “We have been offering help, giving advice and warned them of this catastrophe, but the ANC chose to disregard all warnings. Now we are in serious trouble financially and no way out. The Mayor keeps on pushing for smart meter for consumers that are paying their accounts instead of addressing the real problems. Smart meters work on airtime according to the Vodacom presentation and we will have to pay that also,” states Encee. “Clearly the lack of commitment from GMM and their inability to resolve the Eskom issue is now starting to become a huge problem for the residents of GMM, putting a lot of lives at risk.”

Several groups have vowed not to stop their actions to get this municipality back on track. It is a pity that some people resorted to violence to try and have their voices heard.

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Readers’ view on this

Eskom suspends supply interruptions Singalela Mahlangu KaMgwezane Thanks bt wt ws the hold up ......its actually late cos everything its been vandalized n yet another money is needed to recover all the damaged n lost property......people plz we need to grow up smtymz Bathabile Mthombeni - It’s funny coz eskom said the municipality didn’t come to them to reach an agreement so now all of a sudden they reached an agreement how convenient Eileen Howell - How did GMM find the money so quickly, now they have to rebuild Emba.

Puleng Sephiri - So quick or because of burning previous Municipal Manager Business at Emba.

Marietjie du Plessis - So where did the R50M come from now????

Madelein Oosthuizen - They found the money quickly once the people where on their way to Mayor Floras house in Evander.

Protesting Stephanie Eunise du Plessis - No matter what they do we will pay and for today i believe that this was a good thing... yes we will be paying for it but what are we not paying for?

Emily Naude Erasmus - I feel sorry for the innocent, but this does not help.!! We are going to pay for their vanalishm once again.Unfair!!

Stephanie Eunise du Plessis - Im very sorry but im thinking this is a very good thing for bringing a point forward on how tired we all are about this money thing we pay and they get bonus... good for those whom is showing this must change...

Adri Keen Young - Dit is brandstigting en vandalisme maar daar word niks aan hulle gedoen nie...

Nicholas Taylor - At no point is violence condoned... I just hope that short term memory loss is not an issue come 2019!

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WHAT’S UP 27 Oktober. Hand-marathon by die Rondekerk. Inskrywings is by die kerkkantoor beskikbaar.

Skakel die kantoor by 017 631 3470.

27 October. Mpumalanga Comedy at Graceland Hotel, Casino and Country Club.

Contact Graceland @ 017 620 1000 27 Oktober. Johan Badenhorst van Voetspore faam gesels oor Indië. Plek: Secunda Vliegveld klub huis. Kaartjies teen R250 per persoon. Ete ingesluit. kontak Pieter 0832337246 28 October.

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by Graceland Hotel, Casino and Country Club. Contact Graceland @ 017 620 1000 28 Oktober. Die Rondekerk hou weer lekker Rondefees (basaar) 09:00 tot 13:00. Die ingang na die basaar is verniet.

Die aand geniet ons lekker potjiekos en dan vermaak Pietman (van Oppiestoep) ons met sy stories en sangtalent.

Kaartjies is by die kerkkantoor beskikbaar teen R250 (potjiekos ingesluit). Skakel die kantoor by 017 631 3470.

Gert Sibande TVET College has proved to be the leading college brand in the country over and over again. The college received a PMR Diamond Award and two other awards from the Department of Higher Education and Training in a space of a week.

The PMR Diamond Award giving ceremony was held in Nelspruit on 9 October. The awards are presented to institutions based on the perception of about 160 senior managers in Mpumalanga. The purpose of the awards is to create a global and unique marketing tool for the institutions to enhance excellence in industry and to set a benchmark in industry to create an opportunity for companies, and institutions whereby a team or division can be recognised for all their hard work.

The award ceremony was attended by the College Council Member, Dudu Thwala, Acting Principal, Portia Radingwane, the Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ebrahim Khan and the Student Support Manager, Regina Mampye.

On 3 October the college also received the Minister’s award in the Category of ‘the most innovative curriculum programme”. The awards were presented by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande together with the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Madala Masuku, during the TVET Imbizo Gala dinner held at The Lake and Conference Centre in Benoni.

The College was also selected and awarded the opportunity to establish a centre of

specialisation for Millwright in Standerton, at the Centre of Artisan Development.

The award was received by the Acting Principal, Portia Radingwane. “Congratulations to the GSC team,” said Dr Nzimande.

The centre manager of Skills Academy and Artisan Development, Ms Monica Swart, said this is an exciting prospect for the college and its community, and many opportunities will be created for the youth of Gert Sibande Region. “We are looking forward to the implementation, and the Skills Centre will do its outmost best to make it a success. Employers should grab this opportunity to partner with the college to ensure that we train quality artisans that are needed in the work place,” concluded Monica.

PMR AWARD: Ms Portia Radingwane (Acting Principal) together with Mr Ebrahim Khan (Acting Chief Financial Officer), Ms Dudu Thwala (College Council Member) and Ms Regina Mampye (Student Support Manager) pose for a picture during the PMR awards giving ceremony.

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The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; He delivers them from their troubles.

Psalm 34:17

DHET AWARD– FLtR (Standing) :Mr Nick Balkrishen (Acting Regional Manager for Mpumalanga and North West Colleges), Bulelani Denzel Dakile (student), Ms Portia Radingwane (Acting Principal), Mr John Kubeka (Communication Clerk). Seated are: Ms Sharon Mboweni (Curriculum Coordinator) and Ms Regina Mampye (Student Support Manager) celebrate the achievement of the college during the TVET Imbizo held recently in Benoni.

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Thank you for your blood!

A new record has been established! 93 units of blood were collected on Saturday during SANBS’ Blood Drive.

People were arrested and a ransom was to be paid for their release. A sum of one unit blood was required to secure their release.

Vroue Geniet Cuppa For Cansa Die jaarlikse Cuppa for Cansa is die afgelope naweek by Evander Klub aangebied.

Die tema van vanjaar se funksie was “The Yellow World -Trust your dreams and they’ll come true”.

Die gasspreker was die alombekende motiveringspreker Nicollette Steel wat eerstehandse kennis gehad het met kanker toe haar beste vriend, ds. Du Bruin Krog in Maart 2013 aan kanker oorlede is en ook haar ma in 2016.

Sy het veral klem gelê op mense wat in die geval van ‘n persoon se dood

Foto’s - Ian Haggerty

liewers nie vir die naasbestaandes moet sê: “ek weet hoe jy voel” of “ek weet nie regtig wat om te sê nie”. Haar raad is as jy nie weet nie, bly liewer stil. Met haar pittige sêgoed het sy die vroue laat skaterlag. Die taletvolle Luan de Beer het gesorg vir vermaak uit die boonste rakke. Die gasvroue het omtrent uitgehang met hulle tafels en hul gaste bederf. Daar was die heerlikste eetgoed om van te kies en te keur. Indien jy wil betrokke raak by Kansa, is jy welkom om die Kansa-kantoor te skakel wat jou met van die vele vrywillgers in aanraking sal bring.

The Bulletin and SANBS thank everyone who helped make this day special.

There is a shortage of blood in the country.

The floods in Durban closed most collection points in the area resulting in a shortage of blood in KZN.

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Hoëveld-fotografieklub vergader Die Hoëveld-fotografieklub het onlangs ‘n byeenkoms by die Sasolontspanningsklub gehou. Peter Cavanagh, wat ook die beoordelaar was, het verras met sy ongelooflike sportfotos.

Junior fotograaf: Sussa Pelser met titel ’Spoonbill’

Dont miss Carnival rally

Senior fotograaf: Johann Coetzee met titel ‘ Wie gaan die bal kry’

Maandtema-wenner: Leon Pelser met titel ‘Big wheel’.

The 2017 SCC Rally @ Carnival is taking place 20 & 21 October.

The rally will kick off from Carnival Toyota at 15h30 and the first stage will be at Carnival City.

The Central Service Park for the event will be inside Carnival City for the duration of the Rally.

Day 1 will have 4 stages of which 2 will be done at night, 19h00 and 19h45.

Day 2 will have an early start with crews starting their engines from 07h00 and they will tackle 8 stages to finish of the event The event will offer excellent viewing options on both days.

Day 1 will be based at Carnival City and Day2 will be about 20km from Carnival City towards Heidelberg.

There is a battle for the championship to be decided with Team Leeke and Team Botterill lying neck to neck in the final battle. The Bulletin will bring you the news as it develops

Spelterapie - Die oplossing vir gedragsprobleme Nee mevrou, ek leer nie jou kind hoe om te spel nie, dit is gelukkig die onderwyser se werk. “Spel” is die ouAfrikaanse word vir “Speel”.

Dus is spelterapie, ‘n soort terapie wat speel deelmaak van die proses. Spelterapie is nie ‘n nuwe tipe terapie nie en word al vir jare deur sielkundiges en maatskaplike werkers gebruik om kinders te help. Ons gebruik spelterapie omdat “speel”

eie is aan ‘n kind. Kinders weet hoe om te speel en hulle hou van speel. Kinders kommunikeer makliker deur speel as om verbaal hulself uit te druk.

Kinders wat na maatskaplike werkers toe kom, is dikwels getraumatiseerd. Hulle is dikwels blootgestel aan omstandighede buite hulle beheer wat hulle nooit moes oorkom nie. Kinders weet nie hoe om te sê iets is fout

nie. Hulle wys dat iets fout is deur om aggressie te toon, te huil, te steel, angstig te wees, senuagtig te wees, te boelie, te skree, hul bed nat te maak of net terugetrokke te raak en stil te word. Kinders met dié soort gedrag benodig spelterapie.

Spelterapie is ‘n kreatiewe en effektiewe manier om kinders se onderbewustelike en bewustelike probleme aan te spreek en te oorkom. Net omdat ons “speel” beteken nie dat die proses nie ernstig opgeneem word nie.

Enige iemand kan met ‘n kind speel, maar net gespesialiseerde persone in die veld kan “spelterapie” doen.

Apparate of speelgoed wat gebruik word, is klei, teken, verf, sandboks, handpoppe, boekies, gedigte, skryf en vele meer.

Die speelgoed word op ‘n doelbewuste manier gebruik en “praat vir die kind”.

Wanneer die terapeutiese verhouding van so aard is dat die kind volle vertroue in die terapeut het, bring die terapeut die speelgoed se situasie terug na die kind.

Spelterapie is vir almal vanaf die ouderdom 4 tot 100 jaar oud. Ja, selfs ouer mense kan baat. Tegnieke word aangepas volgens die kind, tiener of ouer persoon se omstandighede en ouderdom. Ses tot agt sessies word benodig per klient om die terapeutiese proses te voltooi vanaf verhoudingsbou tot by probleemoplossing.

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Mpumulanga-Bulhondklub hou eerste skou Dit het alles in April vanjaar begin toe Pretorius (bemarkingsagent) en Yvette Bodington aan haar vriendin, die ondersteuningsgroep, Cobus Candice Pretorius, voorgestel het om Pretorius, Sarel van der Westhuizen en Mpumalanga se eerste Bulhondklub Corrie le Roux. te stig. Op 27 Mei het hulle die klub Die klub daag mense uit om ‘n saam met Philip en Corrie le Roux Bulhond aan te skaf en saam te kom gestig. skou op 3 Maart en 29 September Vandaar het dinge vinnig gebeur.

2018 of net die dag saam met hulle te Die klub is op 23 Junie by KUSA geniet.

(Kennel Union of Southern African) Vir navrae, kontak Yvette by (064 905 geregistreer en reeling vir ‘n skou het 8154) of Candice (083 733 7361) begin.

Die klub wil graag die volgende “Die belangrikste was om ‘n persone en instellings bedank vir hul beoordelaar en ringsitster te bydraes: bespreek.”

Janneman van der Merwe (perseel); Ná vele laat aande, werk en Derus Berg (50 bottels Bergwater beplanning het die eerste opewyn en gazebo); Motego (hondekos); skoudag op mnr. Janneman van Jeannie Berg (Bullie togas en die der Merwe se plaas, Holfontein, inhoud van die “grooming boxes”); plaasgevind.

KFC (springkasteel, gazebo en “Ná vele afsprake en plekke wat geskenkbewyse);Regal (pryse); Bayer ons besoek het, het ons Janneman (pryse); Car Doctor (donasie); Gatsby ontmoet. Hy het ons met ope arms (donasie); JCD Motors (donasie); Seal verwelkom en sy perseel gratis aan Tight (donasie); Karina van der Merwe ons beskikbaar gestel. Die groot dag (ornamente); Beverley van der Walt het op 30 September aangebreek. (maak van ring); Remax (gazebo); Voor die skou egter amptelik geopen Multilink (gazebo); Glassfit (prys); is, was daar ‘n demonstasiekursus deur Nols Vermaak Konstruksie (donasie); Dewald en Lienqi Groenewald oor Darko Zupanc (water); Cobus Pretorius hoe om jou hond te versorg voor ‘n (etes); Crystal Springs (pryse); Kon skou. Daarna het Lienqi en Phillip aan de Boom (gravering, wynkassies en skouers gewys hoe hulle hul honde in trofees); Johnny Venter (maak van die ring moet laat loop en staan. trofees); Cobus van Biljon (maak van Al hulle beplanning het egter nie vlot ramp); Corrie le Roux (tafeldoeke); verloop nie en Rob Forsythe moes Sarel van der Westhuizen (wors en op die laaste nippertjie instaan as die burger patties); Secunda Kwekery beoordelaar. “Hy het hom uitstekend (plante in die ring); Yvette Bodington van sy taak gekwyt. Dit was ‘n voorreg (Hills pryse); Phillip le Roux (trofees) om hom op ons eerste skou te hê. Hy en Candice Pretorius (sleutelhouers en het al die deelnemers op hul gemak geldkas). laat voel”, het Yvette gesê. ‘n Groot gunsteling onder die toeskouers was die tafel met ornamente van Bulhonde en toe daar aan die kinders die geleentheid gebied om met die honde te stap.

“Met dit probeer ons van kleins af ‘n liefde vir die ras by ons toekomstige skoudeelnemers kweek”. ‘n Bulhond wat uitgesonder moet word, is Mike Spence van Bloemfontein se hond, die 8-jarige Ceasar. “Hy is nog steeds ‘n wenner in die ring en sy eienaar kan baie trots wees!”.

“Daar was ‘n rekord aantal inskrywings, meer as wat die meeste kampioenskap skoue nog gehad het”, het Yvette opgewonde gesê.

Deelnemers het van so ver as Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Gauteng en omliggende dorpe gekom.

Die klaswenners was: Jill Spencer vir die beste hondjie Rina van der Westhuizen vir die beste Junior Mike Spencer vir die beste veteraan Dewald Groenewald vir die beste in die skou.

Die aand is afgesluit met ‘n skaapspit en ‘n kuier wat eers laatnag tot ‘n einde gekom het.

Die klub se bestuur bestaan uit Philip le Roux (voorsitter), Yvette Bodington (tesourier), Darko Zupanc (mediese adviseur), Rina van der Westhuizen (sekretaresse), Candice Sulette van der Merwe met haar hond Gus

Lienqi en Dewald Groenewald met Dublin, hul reun van 19 maande.

The breed to which we are dedicated A Bulldog is first and foremost loyal. This noble breed has a strong determination and knows exactly how to get what they want.

Bulldogs are not people pleasers they are more human like, and they will do what they want, when they want. Therefore, bulldogs must be trained differently than other breeds.

Bulldogs makes excellent family pets as their thick skin and lazy nature makes them ideal to have around children. The breed generally prefers to be in the company of children.

They will give you hours of laughter and cuddles that you can never resist.

Everyone talks about their snoring, but once you had a bulldog you can’t fell asleep without it. It’s horrible for people that don’t know it, but the snoring is a soothing sound to bulldog owners. They prefer to stay

indoors and always close to their family companions.

The Bulldog is the most popular breed in South Africa. Sadly, there are many breeders that are not dedicated to breed healthy dogs - as many bulldog owners have discovered.

Those dogs live short and painful lives... It is thus important to do your research before buying a new family member.

Showing Showing your bulldog is a lot of fun.

You will find many people who share your love for the bulldog. At the show you can proudly showcase your pride and joy that is up to the standard, remembering that there is no perfect dog and never will be, and you can only strive to get close to it. Join the bulldog clubs in your area and enjoy the fun that comes with it.

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20 October 2017

Secunda Nav Rally enjoyed by All

(photo’s by Willie Bodenstein)

By Rob Jonkers The South African Power Flying Association (SAPFA) together with the Secunda Flying Club organised an extremely successful Navigation Fun Rally on Saturday 30 September.

Under the stewardship of SAPFA’s Chairman Jonty Esser who, with Sandy Goddard, planned and plotted the course and training activities, and together with Christoff le Grange, the Club’s Chairman, a total of 12 entrants took part in the rally.

The Secunda club invited other clubs in the region to partake, as well with a best club prize also up for grabs, and this year Ermelo and Springs also attended. Jonty arranged for a training session for all those who could attend

Vacancy

on the Friday evening, so as to give guidance on how to plot and fly a rally, and provided the plot for the next day.

The first aircraft departed just after 10:00 on a route that was mostly to the south towards the Standerton area, with not much in the way of ground features to follow, the winter grass and fields together with the dirt roads making the landscape without much contrast to see the map and photo features easily.

In the fun rally rules, each turning point has a 15 second window to cross over to attain zero penalty points with a mile wide gate to go through, and along the route around 18 photographs had to be recognised and located on the map, this year being a lot more difficult than in the previous year where one short leg had 4 photos within half a nautical mile of each other, with other

legs also having multiple photos to recognise.

The weather was quite hazy with wind at around 10 kts, making the navigation exercise somewhat challenging to be able to see in the far field, with the wind gradient at least manageable and not too turbulent.

After returning to the field, joining on a long final approach for Runway 11 a spot landing had to be carried out with lines fairly close to the threshold, and with good conditions to land, the scores did not reflect as such, and one of the Slings taking part did a wheelbarrow landing as well, at least a video taken at the landing line could be shown afterwards on how not to try and force a landing.

After all the scores were tallied, the prize-giving ceremony was held inside the hangar next to the clubhouse,

Secunda Club Chairman Christoff le Grange with his wife Zine

where the first three places and prizes went to JP Swart and Jan Jacobz who were in 1st place with a total of 65 penalty points, Johan van Eeden and Cor Esterhuizen were in 2nd place with 100 penalty points and Riaan Kamffer and Jaco Groenewald were in 3rd place with 212 penalty points. Each of the three clubs taking part were in the top 3 showing the competition was stiff between them. This year, Ermelo Flying Club took the club prize.

A live track event on Google Earth was also set-up, and with sufficient time, 7 of the 12 entrants were tracked, and could be watched on the ground by spectators in the event hangar, and at least these 7 all had very good tracks.

There was only one unlimited entrant, that of Rob Jonkers and Martin Meyer scoring 70 points under unlimited rules of a 2 second window at each turning point.

This event was for sure enjoyed by all, some entrants never having flown a rally before, getting an understanding of flying with more precision, especially in the slower flight regime, as well as getting accuracy in landing within a few metres.

Everybody is look forward to Secunda Flying Club organising a rally again next year, and gathering more clubs in the region to take part.

Pilots and navigators planning their routes

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Ane Booysen, Heindrich Visser en Hennard Gertzen van Hoërskool Oosterland het Mpumalangakleure verwerf vir jukskei. Hulle gaan nou aan die Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskappe deelneem.

Hoërskool Oosterland hou jaarliks n baie gewilde taptoe met verskillende orkeste. Orkeste wat hierdie jaar deel geneem het is die Polisie Orkes van Nelspruit wat die Nasionale Orkes Kompetisie gewen het, die Oos-Moot Skool orkes van Pretoria, die Springs Boys’ High orkes en Oosterland se orkes. Die trompoppies van Goedehoop en Polisie-honde eenheid van Johannesburg het ook opgetree! Dit was ‘n voortreflike aand!

Hoërskool Oosterland se o.15-krieketspan het Saterdag in die halfeindstryd met 28 lopies gewen teen H.S Bergvlam om deur te dring na die eindstryd in die liga eerskomende Saterdag. JJ Smit spog met 5 paaltjies en 20 lopies van 48 balle en is as Speler van die Wedstryd aangewys.

Hoërskool Secunda se meisiesmuurbalspan is gekroon is as die 2017 Interhoër-muurbalwenners.

Hulle is Jessica Butland, Lenka Kruger, Anene Visser, Christa van Tonder (afrigter), Danèl Wagenaar en Lisa Venter.

Dié leerlinge van Hoërskool secunda is vir die Mpumalanga-krieketspan gekies. Hulle is Nathan Carstens (Coca Cola-span), Johan van Antwerpen (o.15A), Albert Biddelcombe (o.15A-afrigter), Lerato Mokoena (o.17A) en Sam Sindile (o.15A).

Laerskool Secunda het op 14 Oktober aan die Nasionale Radikale Redenaars, wat by Hoërskool Garsfontein gehou is, deelgeneem. Leilani Kruger het ‘n eerste plek gekry vir tweetalige redenaars, Michael Stemmet ‘n eerste plek vir lees in Engels, Gabriella Stemmet ‘n tweede plek vir die lees van poësie en Carli Venter, Zante Venter, Jordan Jacobs en Chezelle Brand het tweede plek as ‘n redenaars span behaal. Voor is Carli Venter , Leilani Kruger en Michael Stemmet. Agter is Chezelle Brand, Jordan Jacobs, Zantè Venter en Gabriella Stemmet .

Stephan Oberholzer van Hoërskool Secunda het die afgelope vakansie tydens die Eskom Nasionale Ekspo vir Jong Wetenskaplikes 2017 die “Highly Commended” prys ontvang.

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Victory Taekwondo performs well ATA Songahm Taekwondo South Africa hosted their National Championships and celebrated their 25th anniversary from 6 to 8 October.

This spectacular and special event was held in Pretoria. Chief Master Todd Droege, an 8th Degree Black Belt (from ATA Headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA), attended this event.

On Friday 6 October, The SA Top 5 Tournament took place on Friday, where the best of the best competed for the Number 1 position.

Members from Victory Taekwondo Family Centre who obtained places in the tournament, are: • Sabumnim JP Vorster, 5th Degree Black Belt and owner of Victory Taekwondo Family Centre, National Champ in Form, Sparring & Combat Weapons.

• Sabumnim Erika Vorster, 3rd Degree Black Belt, National Champ in Combat Weapons • Savarna Singh 3rd Degree Black Belt, National Champ in Combat Weapons • Danie van der Berg 2nd Degree Black Belt, National Champ in Combat Weapons.

• Yudhi Singh 3rd Degree Black Belt, National Champ in Form & Weapons.

After the Tournament, Sabumnim JP Vorster did a Mid-Term Testing on

his 5th Degree Black Belt. The Senior Colour & Black Belt Students kicked off the 2018 Tournament Year and competed in the Family Festival on

Saturday.

Sabumnim JP Vorster received an International Regional Appreciation Award.

After the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, the Junior Colour & Black Belt Students competed in their divisions of the Family Festival.

Instructors attend Nico is aangewys as beste skeidsregter Master Camp Sasol-stoeiklub se Nico van den Berg het as skeidsregter op Mat 3 opgetree by die SA Jeug-stoeikampioenskap wat op 6 Oktober in Johannesburg gehou is.

Ná afloop van die dag se stoei is Nico aangewys as die beste skeidsregter op Mat 3.

Nico neem op Saterdag, 21 Oktober, aan die Suid-

Three instructors from the Victory Taekwondo Family Centre attended the exclusive Master Camp in Pretoria from 2 to 5 October.

This Camp was presented

by Chief Master Todd Droege, an 8th Degree Black Belt from ATA Headquarters, Little Rock Arkansas, USA. During this week of training, the Instructors trained for 8 hours a day, perfecting their techniques and gaining new knowledge to pass

down to their students. On Wednesday 4 October the Colour Belts were able to join in for the day.

The Instructors who attended, were Sabumnim JP Vorster (5th Degree Black Belt and owner of Victory Taekwondo Family Centre); his wife Sabumnim Erika Vorster (3rd Degree Black Belt) and Sabumnim Cornelia Bosch (3rd Degree Black Belt). The Colour Belts who attended, were Dezanè van Heerden and Willem van Heerden.

Afrikaanse stoei-proewe in Pretoria deel. Die proewe word gehou om ‘n SuidAfrikaanse span te kies wat in Februarie aan die Afrika-stoeikampioenskap in Nigerië gaan deelneem.

Nico gaan tydens die proewe in die junioren senior-afdelings deelneem.

Willem Gilliomee (voorsitter van die Raad van S.Astoeiskeidsregters) oorhandig die toekenning as die beste skeidsregter aan Nico.

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End of the road for Sasol Hydra-Arc

Sasol Hydra Arc has crashed out of the Gold Cup competition when QBR beat them by 58-20 at the Harlequins Club in Pretoria. The half time score was 26-6.

On a day that Sasol lacked that spark that brought them to the quarter finals, QBR showed what this competition was all about - playing rugby! QBR scored their first try early in the game when bad defences allowed them to score in the corner.

QBR opened the backline defences on a regular basis and scored with regularity. The cross defences were lacking on the side of Sasol that cost them dearly, as well as lacklustre tackles that allowed QBR to pass the ball as they wished.

QBR’s ball handling skills impressed with even the forwards expecting at least one player behind him to pass the ball to. The good handling of the ball, as well as the fast passing is a lesson that Sasol can take home and learn from it. The Sasol team, that Secunda came to know over this past

year, is capable of mastering those skills to the level of QBR, and if they do, they will surely progress even further in next year’s competition.

A huge concern should be the lineouts of Sasol Rugby Club’s teams. Only two own lineouts were won. QBR capitalised on the weak line outs and started movements that resulted in tries from there. Own lineouts have to be won if a team wants to retain possession. No team can score without the ball.

There were no real plan to counter the drives initiated by the forwards from QBR. Pure determination from Sasol kept the forward drives a little in check.

There were at least one try scored from the forward drives.

At times it looked as if Sasol is going to bounce back just to sink back and let QBR dictate the game. There were times of brilliance, though, such as the drop goal by Fanie Booysen in the early stages of the game.

It looked as if the Sasol that we know were back for the last 15 minutes, but

by then it was just too late.

It would be nature to dwell on the loss after such a successful season, but The Bulletin wants to point out that it has been quite a journey to here.

Sasol Hydra-Arc only suffered two losses the whole season. They ended in the top 8 clubs in South Africa. They have drawn people back to the pavilions. And they have made the people of Mpumalanga proud to have a club such as Sasol Hydra-Arc Rugby Club in Mpumalanga.

Congratulations from The Bulletin on a good season. We are proud of You!