Hadeda News - 12 May 2023

ORION Minerals has repaid a long-standingA$1.9m loan to AngoAmerican which is an important condition before the company can access A$31m in funding for its Prieska Copper-Zinc Project (PCZM) and the Okiep Copper Project.

“The repayment of this legacy Loan Facility withAASMF (AngloAmerican sefa Mining Fund) is a very important milestone for Orion and our development strategy,” said Errol Smart, CEO of Orion Minerals in an announcement today

TheA$31m to which Orion is one step closer to unlocking comprises a R250m (A$21m) facility with the SouthAfrican government lender Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) andA$10m in ‘early funding’agreed withToronto and NewYork listed streaming royalty company,

Triple Flag.

As a result of the payment, AASMF has released 29.17% of the shares in PCZM which are held byAgama Exploration & Mining, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orion.They were pledged as security toAASMF for the performance by PCZM of its obligations in terms of the loan facility, said Orion.

“While quite technical in nature, the release of the security associated with this 2015 funding arrangement is a critical milestone that will allow us to draw down the new funding sources we have put in place with the IDC and Triple Flag,” said Smart.

In March, Orion announced it had raisedA$13m (R80m) through a share issue which sees prominent UK investor Adam Fleming’s CloverAlloys become a cornerstone

shareholder in the copper development firm.

Clover subscribed for 440 million shares in Orion for a total of $6.7m.The balance of the stock was taken by Tembo Capital and Delphi Group, private equity firms with 21.6% and 13.3% stakes in Orion respectively

The offering comes with four options, expiring in

November, which could see as much asA$73m raised –some R884m.

Commenting on the Clover investment, Smart said today: “This clears the decks for us to move forward with our broader funding and development strategy for PCZM, as recently announced”. - Mining Mx

Errol Smart, CEO, Orion Minerals

Kalkloot Intermediêre Skool Nuus

Leerders spog met hul Praktiese Assesserings Take vir Tegnologie. Hier staan Tyron Adams en Gerald Bosman, Graad 8 met hul model van ‘n graanvergruiser

Vlaghysing seremonie Tydens Vryheidsdagvieringe. Juffrou Valerie begelei die Volkslied terwyl menere Koper en Delie uit volle bors saamsing.

Renicha Padmaker en Heinrich Weilbach wys hoe hidroulika werk.

Onder 14 - Netbal meisies het Swartmoore heeltemal oorrompel met asemrowende spel tydens Sportdag te Rosendal Primêre Skool. Heelagter staan juff ASU van Wyk, trotse afrigter

Onder 11 rugbyspan in blou maak gereed vir lynstaan teen Rosendal.

Hier maak Jaden Kristiaans kranige skrumskakel hom gereed vir nog ‘n duikslag tydens hul wedstryd teen Rosendal.

Held of ‘n antiheld?

Wenke van Welbekende Gepubliseerde Skrywer - Annerle Barnard

‘n Held bereik uiteindelik sy finale doelwit, tensy die storie ‘n tragedie is. Hamlet (Shakespeare) is byvoorbeeld ‘n tragiese held. So ook Macbeth, Othello, ens.

Antihelde se morele waardes verander dikwels nie gedurende die verloop van die storie nie, byvoorbeeld Jack Reacher in Lee Child se bekende reeks, asook Bossie in Sindikaat.

‘n Held is ‘n idealis.

bedoelings, byvoorbeeld die Marvel-films se Iron Man.

Die gewetenlose antiheld

Let wel: Die benaming antiheld en held in hierdie teks verwys ook na antiheldinne en heldinne. Dit word dus nie geslagspesifiek aangewend nie.

Held of 'n antiheld?

Almal hou van ‘n held/heldin: die goeie ou of meisie wat die bose oorwin.

Wees egter versigteig dat jy nie perfekte helde/heldinne skep nie. Dis nie geloofwaardig nie. Die mees geloofwaardige helde en heldinne het karakterfoute en maak foute.

Ek is mal oor goeie antihelde en antiheldinne.

Hier volg enkele voorbeelde: Peter in die Divergent-reeks, Nova in die Renegades-reeks, Warner in Shatter Me, Rhysand inACourt ofThorns and Roses enACourt of Mist and Fury, Jack Reacher in the Jack Reacher-reeks, Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, Lisbeth Salander van die Milleniumreeks,Anna Karenina in Leo Tolstoi se bekende werk met dieselfde titel, Catherine in Wuthering Heights, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth en Bossie in Sindikaat.

Wat is ‘n antiheld?

‘nAntiheld is ‘n sentrale karakter in ‘n storie (boek/film/drama) wat nie oor die konvensionele

heldhaftige eienskappe beskik nie.Antihelde maak dit moeiliker om tussen goed en kwaad te onderskei.

So ‘n persoon se swakhede sal die leser opval, tog word die persoon met simpatie uitgebeeld ten einde die lig op die swakhede van die mensdom te laat val.

Skryf aksietonele wat boei!

Verskille tussen die held en antiheld Die antiheld se morele waardes verskil van die van ‘n konvensionele held.

‘n Held lewe volgens ‘n aanvaarbare, konvensionele morele kode.

Antihelde lewe volgens hulle eie morele kode.

‘n Held is die moderne weergawe van die konvensionele ridder op ‘n wit perd.

‘nAntiheld se perd is vuil en sy wapenrusting vol duike. Die antiheld kan selfs ‘n krimineel wees, byvoorbeeld Hannibal Lecter en Dexter

‘n Held staan by sy besluite en neem maklik besluite.

‘nAntiheld word soms weens omstandighede gedwing om ‘n besluit te neem.

‘n Held kan kompleks, maar sonder konflikterende idees en waardes wees.

‘nAntiheld is ‘n komplekse karakter wat dikwels die mensdom se werklike konflikterende idees en waardes weerspieël. Hy belig problematiese vraagstukke en laat die leser dink.

Antihelde se motivering is dikwels edel. Wel, hulle dínk dit is. Net soos skurke voel hulle dat hulle gedrag regverdigbaar is. Hulle is goed wanneer dit van hulle vereis word — en skurke wanneer omstandighede dit vereis. Ek dink onmiddellik aan Jack Reacher, Bossie in Sindikaat en Rhysand.

Waarvan hou lesers?

Lesers hou van karakters wat eg lyk, wat lyk na regte mense in werklike situasies.

Vyf verskillende tipes antihelde

‘nAntiheld is ‘n realis. Die klassieke antiheld

Hierdie antiheld stoei dikwels met self-twyfel en angs, byvoorbeeld Frodo in Lord of the Rings.

Die ridder op die vuil perd

Hierdie antiheld is nie heeltemal boos nie. Sy agtergrond verduidelik sy handelinge, maar verskoon dit nie.

Hy ken die verskil tussen reg en verkeerd en het goeie

Hierdie tipe antiheld sal enigiets doen om sy uiteindelike doel te bereik en het geen morele waardes nie.Alhoewel sy aksies roekeloos mag wees, is sy bedoelings moontlik goed. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean is ‘n goeie voorbeeld. Die held in naam aleenlik Van al die tipes antihelde is hierdie die een wat die lyne tussen goed en sleg die meeste laat kruis. Sy bedoelings is dikwels nie goed nie. Hy sal doen wat hy moet om wraak te neem of ‘n geliefde te beskerm, maar hy sou moontlik die skurk kon gewees het — as hy nie die protagonis was nie. Hier dink ek nogal aan Dexter van die reeks met dieselfde titel.

Die pragmatis Bossie in Sindikaat is ‘n pragmatis. Hy weet wat die verskil tussen reg en verkeerd is, maar wanneer iets gedoen moet word, doen hy dit en sal die gevolge hanteer wanneer iets skeefloop.

Onthou, jou antiheld moet die hindernisse in sy pad oorkom en uiteindelik as wenner seëvier Geloofwaardige antihelde met interessante persoonlikhede is fassinerende karakters.

Fassinerende karakters is uiters belangrik in boeke vir tieners. Soos wat ‘n mens via die Marvel en ander films sien, is anti-helde belangrik in films en boeke vir tieners en kinders.

“Comic book fans have loved Wolverine, and all the ‘X-Men’ characters, for more than the action. I think that’s what set it apart from many of the other comic books. In the case of Wolverine, when he appeared, he was a revolution really. He was the first anti-hero.” — Hugh Jackman

Lekker skryf!!!

Manie’s Bistro

Lamsvleis-en-boontjiebredie:

Genoeg vir: 4-6

Bereidingstyd: 15 minute

Gaarmaaktyd: 1 uur 50 minute

• 1 kg maer lamstowevleisblokkie s (met die bene)

• 2 groot uie, gekap

• 3 heel wonderpeperkorrels

• 4 naeltjies

• 45 ml olyfolie

• 4 knoffelhuisies, fyngedruk

• 4 kaneelstokkies

• 1 stuk gemmer van 5 cm, gerasper

• 2 blikke tamaties

• 250 g groenboontjies, gekerf

• 1 blik

niertjieboontjies, gedreineer • gaar bruinrys om voor te sit

Sny enige sigbare vet van die vleis af. Gooi 250 ml water in ‘n groot kastrol, verhit dit tot kookpunt en voeg dan die ui, wonderpeperkorrels en naeltjies by. Laat dit prut totdat die water verdamp het. Gooi die olyfolie by en braai die mengsel totdat die ui goudbruin verkleur Voeg dan die vleisblokkies, knoffel, kaneelstokkies en gemmer by. Kook die mengsel en roer dit

die heeltyd totdat die vleis begin verbruin. Voeg die tamaties by, sit die deksel op en laat dit vir een uur prut. Haal die pot van die plaat af en laat dit eenkant afkoel. Sodra dit heeltemal koud is, skep al die vet af wat bo-op die bredie gevorm het. Verhit die mengsel weer en laat dit vir 30 minute prut. Voeg die boontjies by en laat dit prut vir nog 20 minute of tot die boontjies sag is. Sit dit saam met bruinrys voor

Bron: Lekker Resepte vir die Jongergeslag*

Resep Danksy Manie’s Bistro - Master Chef

1. Op Pad na Grysberg is 'n epiese fantasie. In watter genre skryf jy gewoonlik?

Ek skryf gewoonlik krimis, maar ek steek so af en toe my neus in spekulatiewe fiksie in.

2. Noem asb. 'n paar ander titels van boeke/draaiboeke wat jy geskryf het.

Kodenaam Icarus, Moordlys, en Kroonwild, en 'n klomp kortverhale wat die wêreld vol lê.

3. Hoe het jy by die projek betrokke geraak?

Stefaans Coetzer het my, nie te lank na die publikasie van Kroonwild nie, gekontak met die idee en gevra of ek wou saamskryf. Dit het vir my na 'n wonderlike idee geklink, en hier sit ons nou met die produk!

4. Watter hoofstuk het jy geskryf en tot watter genre behoort jou hoofstuk?

Ek het die sesde hoofstuk geskryf, en alhoewel dit nou nie in die krimigenre geklassifiseer kan word nie, is dit nog steeds spannend deurdat dit die hoofkarakter se vlug en ontsnapping uit aanhouding beskryf.

5. Het jy die hoofstukke voor joune vooraf gelees?

Ja, ek het die eerste vyf hoofstukke gehad om darem 'n idee van die

karakter in my kop te kry

6. Het jy vooraf geweet hoe die laaste hoofstukke in die roman lyk of was dit vir jou 'n verrassing?

Ek het nie die vaagste benul gehad van wat na die laaste woord in hoofstuk 6 gebeur nie, en Stefaans het sy kaarte baie na aan sy bors gespeel. Ek het gevrek van die nuuskierigheid vir die res van die proses, en het eers uitgevind wat verder gebeur die dag toe die koerier my kopie kom aflewer het.

7. Hoe het dit vir jou gevoel om deel van 'n projek te wees, eerder as om iets op jou eie aan te pak?

Dit was vir my 'n nuwe ervaring, juis omdat daar soveel skrywers betrokke was. Ek en my suster, Dibi, het voorheen 'n soortgelyke projek probeer, maar dit het bloot uitgeloop op 'n gemors en gesukkel soos ons mekaar in hoeke probeer vasskryf het. Dit was 'n goeie oefening, maar het my nie veel hoop gegee vir so 'n groot projek, met soveel skrywers wat die protagonis as 'n enkele, konsekwente karakter, moet hanteer nie.

8. Sal jy dit oorweeg om in die toekoms iets soortgelyks saam met ander skrywers aanpak?

Vir seker! Ons is nou juis besig met 'n nuwe een, maar hierdie keer is dit slegs vier van ons. Dit is vir my

beter as skrywer, omdat die manuskrip in die rondte gaan en 'n mens elke keer die ding terugkry en sien wat die ander karakters aanvang, sodat jou karakter weer kan reageer op die ontwikkelende plotlyn. Die storie neem allerande onverwagse wendings soos die ander skrywers hul ding doen, en wat jy met die vorige hoofstuk in gedagte gehad het, moet konstant aanpas. Dis vet pret!

9. Hoe het jy dit gevind om saam met skrywers van ander genres te werk?

Dit was interessant, ja! Ek is seker al die skrywers van al die genres wat betrokke was, sal die vrugte pluk van hierdie kruisbestuiwing in hul toekomstige werke.

22 van die land se voorste skrywers in verskillende genres, het hul tyd en talente ingespan om saam aan ’n enkele roman te skryf.

Madelein Rust, Dibi Breytenbach, Annerle Barnard, Sidney Gilroy, Elsa Winckler, Hannes Barnard, Stefan Enslin, DuaneAslett, Jan Vermeulen, Henk Breytenbach, Didi Potgieter, Brian Fredericks, Ferdie Swanepoel, Erla Diedericks, René van Zyl, Christelle Van Rooyen Wessels, Irna van Zyl en Kerneels Breytenbach is van die skrywers wat saamgeskryf het.

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Henk Breytenbach

Market disruptors such as ecigarettes have reshaped how the government regulates and taxes smoking in SouthAfrica.

From 1 June 2023, nicotinesubstitute solutions, including vaping products, will be taxed at a flat excise duty rate of R2.90/ml – illustrating a keen move by the government to extend the tax net over developing and new methods of smoking in the country

However, the biggest player in theTobacco space, British AmericanTobacco (BAT), as well as the Vapour Products Association of SouthAfrica, have warned that the new tax will likely end up pushing prices up by as much as 138%, forcing consumers to the illicit market.

Currently, vaping products are not covered by theTobacco Products ControlAct or the MedicinesAct; however, legislation is now in the pipeline to address regulatory holes concerning the practice.

Parliament is currently considering theTobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which was introduced at the end of 2022 after extensive consultation.

Broadly speaking, the bill aims to further regulate smoking and the smoking industry, including ecigarettes.Through the bill, when it becomes an act, the minister of health will be given authority to designate certain public places and outdoor areas as nosmoking zones and to regulate

the packaging and advertising of tobacco products.

The bill also includes a provision to ban the display of all tobacco products, as well as e-cigarettes, vapes, and heat-not-burn products, in retail settings, including speciality tobacco stores.

Equity analysts Siphesihle Zwane and Varshan Maharaj fromAllan Gray said that similar to government regulation, the tobacco industry never paid much attention to new nicotine consumption methods.

“The industry never invested aggressively in new ways to consume nicotine,”Allan Gray said.

“This changed when JUUL, a vapour brand, began to grow significantly in the United States by introducing innovative products with flavours and marketing that turned their brand name into a verb.This uptick in ‘JUULing’forced incumbents to increase their investment in nextgeneration products (NGPs), a major shift from the stable nature of the industry.”

New methods, including vapour, tobacco-heating, and modern oral products, all look to pose less harm to consumers, which will invariably take its toll on the traditional tobacco market.

According toAllan Gray, most large market regulators saw that the vaping industry’s regulatory advantage would not stay forever, and the proof is now in

the slew of developments in the e-cigarette space.

BigTobacco is now encouraging smokers to quit or, if they cannot do so, switch to next-generation products via various consumer education initiatives, such as stores in malls, said the equity analysts.

“These products are all relatively new, and the current science regarding harm reduction has been positive, showing as high as a 90%-plus reduced risk of exposure to harmful substances. However, we do continue to monitor the science as population studies are conducted to better understand the longerterm impacts,” saidAllan Gray

Major disruptions to the smoking industry have increased the risks associated with tobacco investments that used to be a stable industry for decades.

Risks associated with regulatory changes have not had a

noticeably large impact on tobacco industry earnings yet, but they have caused the sector to trade on a lower multiple of earnings, saidAllan Gray

The potential decline in tobacco sales is a concern for industry heavyweights such as British AmericanTobacco, as smoking rates have decreased while the population has grown.

However, if long-term combustible volumes do not decrease significantly and real price increases are achieved, companies like BATcould see growth in revenue and margins.

Allan Gray added that profit-perstick might improve as more consumers shift towards Next Generation Products (NGPs). Despite the decline in smoking prevalence, the number of smokers has remained stable at between 1 billion and 1.1 billion since 1990. - Business Tech

Preparations For Fourth Botswana/Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Gate Underway

In a bid to improve accessibility into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the Botswana government is in the process of establishing a fourth entrance into the park.

The development was revealed by Phildah Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana.

According to the Minister, the fourth entrance would be on the Botswana side of the park, which is jointly owned by Botswana and SouthAfrica.

Speaking during a tour of tourism projects in Khawa on the sidelines of the Khawa Dune Challenge and Cultural Festival recently, she said tenders had been published for the gate’s construction as well as staff houses.

Kereng further said that the gate, which would be an addition toTwoRivers, Kaa Pans and Mabuasehube gates, would enhance adventure tourism and lessen the distance travelled by tourists coming from the side of Khawa.

She said currently, tourists had to go via Bokspits and then use theTwoRivers gate to enter the park.

The new development would half the distance and boost dry land tourism expeditions where tourists could come and

explore the Kgalagadi region’s abundant archaeological, historical, wildlife and rich cultural heritage, the minister said.

Kereng said a route from Khawa leading directly into the park, through the Nossop River as well as Melkvei, had been developed.

Aimed at boosting Botswana’s tourism portfolio through the development of value chains, the route, spanning about 22km from Khawa and a further 35km to Melkvei picnic spot in the park, was developed last year

“We noticed that it is not enough to just enjoy the dune challenge held once a year, the area is rich with natural resources and so it is important to develop it to attract tourists to enjoy other adventures throughout the year,” she said of Khawa renowned for its spectacular sand dune landscape, the dune challenge and cultural festival.

Read also:Tourism professionals from over 20 countries set forAfrica’sTravel Indaba

The minister said it was important to develop facilities such as accommodation, road transportation as well as aviation to facilitate tourists in their expeditions.

In addition, she stressed the need for the development of community trusts to run campsites to enable them to cater for tourists’needs.

The minister also visited the Khuis Nature Reserve, which was being developed to boost tourism.

On her part, Claudia Zuze, tourism development manager, BotswanaTourism Organisation, who is based in Tsabong, said a trail linking Khawa, KD15 and dune trail, the KTPsand dunes and the ones in Bokspits, Rappelspan, Vaalhoek and Struizendam have been created to attract tourists.

The tourists would also experience farm life along the dunes, she said. Zuze said that the Khawa tourism project value chain presented opportunities to strengthen linkages between local small, medium and micro enterprises

and the tourism sector to capture more tourism revenue locally hence the development of a tourism development plan.

It encompasses different aspects of tourism including nature, cultural, sports, events as well as rural agro.

Samuel Brooks, MPfor Kgalagadi South, said the development was critical for fast tracking the development of a campsite for Khawa.

He called for the creation of another route inside the park that would link Khawa to Mabuasehube.

Brooks noted that the new developments would also link the BORAVASTand Khawa trusts, both of which have been allocated campsites inside the park. He encouraged the trusts to collaborate and share clients as well as to engage professional tour guides.https://businessday.ng/

By Die Rivier Onder die Groot Boom

How A Humble Piece Of Rock Solved A

Two QUTresearchers used a standard laptop and a piece of rock from a diamond mine waste pile to solve a longstanding geological mystery about diamond formation on Earth's ancient continents.

Two Queensland University of Technology researchers have used a simple laptop computer and a piece of rock from a diamond mine's "waste pile" to unravel a long-standing geological mystery surrounding the formation of diamonds in the earth's ancient continents.

Carl Walsh, a QUTPh.D. student in Ireland, and QUT Professor Balz Kamber and EmmaTomlinson fromTrinity College, Dublin, published their findings in the prestigious journal Nature.

For his MSc thesis, Mr. Walsh said the research involved computer modeling of a rock from theAfrican continent recovered from the bottom of the lithosphere, the outer part of the Earth between 30km and

From

250km below the surface.

“If you think of an iceberg - the visible part - if you had just an iceberg floating on the ocean surface it would tip over like a boat.This is like the keel of an iceberg," Mr. Walsh said.

Carl Walsh, a QUTPh.D. researcher and the lead author of a paper published in Nature with QUTProfessor Balz Kamber, is looking at a cube of garnet peridotite.This garnet's color indicates that diamond is present.

"We took that starting composition and modeled what would happen to it if it was gradually melted, and what would be left over," said Mr Walsh. "That material is what drives ancient continents that are still alive today."

Professor Kamber from QUT's Faculty of Science and School of Earth andAtmospheric Sciences said the purpose of this research was to investigate how these deep roots might have arisen.

Pile To Diamond Discovery

“The model basically predicts which minerals and melts will be present when you change the temperature of the mantle,” Prof Kamber said.

The rock used for advanced computer modeling was mined sometime between 1871 and 1914 and ended up in the "waste pile" of the famous Kimberley diamond mine, better known as "The Big Hole" in Kimberley, Northern Cape in SouthAfrica.

Carl Walsh, a QUTPh.D. student, and Professor Balz Kamber

Professor Kamber, a professor of petrology, retrieved the rock they have modeled, garnet harzburgite, and it was brought to the surface through a kimberlite pipe.

He carefully hammered the rock to a point where he could send it home.

Professor Kamber said the rock sample contains a slew of minerals that were entrapped on their way up when they ripped through the whole continent in a supersonic volcanic eruption.They are so badly damaged, they are screaming still today, they were completely shattered.

"It's so exciting to see this preserved, as it's already 3.3 billion years old. It's probably the oldest rock most people will ever hold in their hands," Professor Kamber said.

Given that a diamond will turn into graphite when heated too much, Mr. Walsh believes the study resolved the diamond problem as well as the temperatures at which they

formed.

“But yet, when we look at the rocks that contain diamonds, they must have been heated to incredible temperatures," Mr Walsh said. "So why is it that precisely those rocks that experienced the greatest temperatures ended up having diamonds?"

Their research challenges the conventional two-step "melting and stacking" explanation.

"Previously, it was assumed that diamonds would have been found at most of the continent's ancient deep roots, and that these diamonds would have been destroyed over time, because the continent's core is continually invaded and eroded by volatile-rich melts and fluids," Mr. Walsh said. "Our study demonstrates that diamonds are uncommon today — and were in fact always rare."

Professor Kamber explained that on the present-day Earth, the heat and temperature distribution in the mantle is different.

Professor Kamber said: “We're studying the effect of old plumes when much hotter plumes than we have today have reached the base of a growing continent."

Mr. Walsh has traveled to Canberra to recreate similar rocks in the laboratory at the Australian National University since doing the research.

Carl Walsh, Balz S. Kamber, and Emma L.Tomlinson, 15 March 2023,

Kolomela Engages With Groenwater Community

Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine is committed to regular engagements with all its stakeholders in a bid to have a comprehensive understanding of the prevalent social issues in our community.Ateam of community development specialists met the Groenwater community to give feedback and to harvest inputs from the community on pertinent issues affecting their livelihoods. “For communities to flourish no one must be left behind,” said Jessicah Seekoei, Social Performance Specialist, from Kolomela whilst delivering a Sustainability Share at the event. Kolomela mine believes in fair, transparent, and consistent processes to support our Social Responsibility and build long lasting relationship with our stakeholders. “It is important that communities take ownership by protecting investments made to ensure sustainability, this underpins our partnerships with our stakeholders n terms of coplanning and co-monitoring and

evaluation,” said Mavis Kolberg, Corporate Relation & Social Performance Manager, from Kolomela mine.The Stakeholder Engagement Session took place at the local clinic where community members were given the chance to interact meaningfully with the CorporateAffairs team.

The Kolomela team responded to most of the concerns that were raised by the community and captured those that require investigation.The Specialist for Social Risks and Impacts at Kolomela mine, Jo-Anne De Bruin, encouraged the community to speak out on unethical activities. Kolomela mine operates with transparency and ensures it has proper mechanisms in place to understand the impacts its operations might have on the host communities. Kolomela mine has placed a complaints box at Refentse Primary School where community members can register Kolomela related grievances anonymously. In

other ruralTsantsabane communities the complaint boxes are situated as various locations including Maremane kindergarten, Skeyfontein Primary School, and JennHaven library

Alternatively, community members can also raise issues via the confidentialTalk to Us hotline orYourVoice on 087 232

5426. In order to maintain strong relations with all stakeholders, community members are advised to raise any concerns related to Kolomela mine’s operations with Jo-Anne De Bruin on 066 489 1107 or on email: joanne.debruin@angloamerican.c om.

Some of the community members took the time to pose with the Corporate Affairs team after the engagement.

Inaugural Tourism Investment Forum Africa UPINGTON 7-9 June 2023

The inauguralTourism Investment ForumAfrica (TIFA) to be hosted in the Upington, Northern Cape, SouthAfrica from 7-9 June 2023, brings to investors a range of bankable and fully scoped investment opportunities.

Aligned to the theme, “Forging Global Partnerships for Inclusive Local Economic DevelopmentThrough Sustainable Investment”, the Forum aims to bring together the tourism and investment sectors, to create sustainable economic job creation and employment opportunities.

The Forum will create opportunities for project owners to connect with investors at targeted business-to-business engagements, with investors being able to visit some of the project sites following the Forum. The Forum will cover amongst others thematic focus areas, investment opportunities and projects.

At the same time, delegates to the Forum will have an opportunity to participate in a range of conversations with speakers and experts from across SouthAfrica, the continent and the world. Issues to be addressed at the

conference will aim to provide some innovative thinking to key barriers to investment, and how the host destination, South Africa and the continent, can

leverage opportunities that exist to contribute to job creation and economic growth.

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New Riemvasmaak Police Station Handed Over To SAPS By The Contractor

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Russians & Chips

Russians & Chips

OnTuesday, 25 April 2023 the keys of the newly built police station at Riemvasmaak was handed over to the SAPS by the building contractor The building of the station was a project that was overseen and facilitated by Provincial Supply Chain Management

and other roleplayers. Riemvasmaak police station will be operational from Monday, 08 May 2023 from 08:00 until 16:00.The Acting Station Commander, Warrant OfficerApril can be contacted on 082 874 4176 after

hours.The community must contact the mobile number after hours to report complaints.

The official opening of the Riemvasmaak police station will be communicated with the community as soon as a date has been set by the Office of the Minister of Police.

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Two Of South Africa’s Most Epic Hikes

KlipspringerTrail

Augrabies Falls National Park in the Northern Cape provides a dramatic desert setting for an under-the-radar route that starts near the biggest waterfall along the Orange River and meanders along the crest of its deep gorge.

Only opening betweenApril and October when temperatures are at their mildest, the trail is hot and dry throughout the year Hikers should carry plenty of water, sunscreen and head protection.

Hikers sleep in huts with bunk beds, toilets, cooking areas and potable water The trail is limited to 12 hikers per day. Reptiles and birds are the most commonly spotted wildlife, but the national park also safeguards giraffes, zebras, leopards and a variety of antelopes including its namesake klipspringer

Distance: 39.5 kilometers (25 miles)

Time: 3 days

Info: sanparks.org/parks/augrabies/

Namaqualand Coast

Located roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) north of CapeTown, Namaqua National Park protects a pristine stretch ofAtlantic coastline famed for its wild beaches and incredible spring wildflower super bloom.

The park’s longest footpath is the six-kilometer (3.1-mile) HeavisideTrail, named for the Heaviside dolphins you can spot offshore. Running over coastal dunes and along remote beaches, the route runs between Kwass and Koringkorrel Baai campsites.

By following both the footpath and sandy 4x4 trails, intrepid hikers can extend their Namaqualand trek into a multiday hike that covers the entire coast of the national park between Groenriviermond Lighthouse and the Spoeg River with its spooky caves, with nine campgrounds along the way.

Distance:About 51 kilometers (31 miles)

Time: 4-7 days

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Daisies in full bloom in the Namaqua National Park.

The Klipspringer Trail starts near the biggest waterfall on the Orange River

Sol Plaatje University's 8th Graduation Celebrates Graduates And A Masters' Milestone

Graduation day is a significant event, marking the culmination of years of effort and commitment. On 6 May 2023, joyful celebrations took place at Sol Plaatje University's 8th Graduation Ceremony, held at Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre, with proud graduates and their families in attendance.

Atotal of 766 graduands were capped at the auspicious ceremony with family and friends singing and dancing in celebration, joined by more than 3 000 viewers streaming in on the SPUYouTube Channel to watch the day’s proceedings.

In just nine years, SPU has achieved remarkable growth, celebrating its first masters’ graduates at this prestigious ceremony. Vhugala Mulaudzi and KagisoThalitha Moroane earned their Master ofArts in Sociology, showcasing research on youth health services in rural South Africa and worker agency in the gig economy, respectively

In the largest graduating class since its inception, the ceremony unfolded in two sessions, which this year featured SPU’s second Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning, Prof Debra Meyer, forming part of the academic procession.The

morning session celebrated 156 School of Economic & Management Sciences, 161 School of Humanities, and 120 School of NaturalApplied Sciences graduates.The afternoon session honoured 329 School of Education graduates, making them the most substantial group capped at graduation to date.

Two distinguished guest speakers,Associate Professor Ahmed Bawa from the University of Johannesburg and Professor Elelwani Ramugondo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Transformation, StudentAffairs and Social Responsiveness at the University of CapeTown, imparted their knowledge, insights and wisdom to the attending graduates.

At the end of the ceremony, graduates, led by Convocation President MrThabo Moshe, crossed over the bridge to join SPU’s expanding alumni.A festive atmosphere permeated theAlumni Court, with graduates taking photos alongside family, friends, and classmates.

Awarm and hearty congratulations to all graduates: SPU wishes you great success and prosperity – today and tomorrow

Group photos from the two sessions.

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ORANIA- PatrioticAlliance leader Gayton McKenzie has been making waves with his overnight fact-finding mission to theAfricaner-only town of Orania. Gayton McKenzie has praised whites-only town Orania after an over night visit Like several political leaders before him, McKenzie headed to the Northern Cape town to meet its leader and learn from their way of doing things. From Orania's plan to end loashedding by purchasing a R25 million battery and becoming totally gridindependent to the cleanliness of the town, there were some standout features that amazed McKenzie.

While the PAleader was thoroughly impressed with his visit to Orania, he still

criticised the town for its exclusionary practices, TimesLIVE reported.

McKenzie said: “Only white people are allowed to live in Orania.The rulers of this town are not forthright about the fact that blacks cannot buy property or stay here. They hide behind vetting, culture, tradition and rules, but Orania is for whites only.” The PAleader's mostly glowing review of Orania has sparked a debate in Mzansi. While some criticised McKenzie for glamorising the whitesonly town, others praised him for his willingness to learn from an apparently thriving society -briefly.co.za

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Kuruman Man gets 20 yrs, raping partner who took too long with his food

A46-year-old Kuruman man raped his partner after she took too long to prepare food for him. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The magistrate took into account the amount of time the man had spent in custody and the fact that he did not have previous convictions.

The incident occurred near Bankhara Bodulong in Kuruman in the Northern Cape in 2021.

Giving details about what led up to the rape, Northern Cape National ProsecutingAuthority spokesperson Mojalefa

Senokoatsane said the 46-yearold man arrived at home and demanded that the 44-year-old woman should cook food for

him. He went out to visit friends and drink alcohol, and when he returned home, he started eating the food she had made. But he later attacked her and told her she had taken too long to make the food.

"While assaulting the victim, the accused instructed her to collect some scissors and used the scissors to cut the victim's private parts.The complainant alleges that the wound bled profusely, and the accused proceeded to rape the complainant," said Senokoatsane.

The matter was reported to the police and the man was arrested.

After he was convicted,

prosecutor Bernice Bronkhorst argued that the court should impose a life sentence.

Senokoatsane said:

The reason was that the crime was heinous, as the accused did not only rape his victim, but he also violated her by inflicting grievous bodily harm upon the complainant.

In aggravation of the sentence, Bronkhorst asked the court not to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence of life imprisonment. She emphasised the seriousness of the offence as well as the fact that the offences committed were not only prevalent but also on the increase.

However, Magistrate Lulamile Mdoda said a life sentence should be reserved for offenders who would have been sentenced to the death penalty if such a sentence existed.

The magistrate also took into account the amount of time the accused had spent in custody and the fact that he did not have previous convictions as substantial and compelling circumstances that justified a deviation from the prescribed minimum sentence.

"However, the heinousness of the crime was highlighted, and the magistrate sentenced the accused to 20 years' direct imprisonment," Senokoatsane said.-news24

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Groblershoop- ‘Botshelo Healthcare in your Hands’ App wat nie werk nie. Upington sê dis te vêr is vir hulle om te ry, Grikwastad sê hulle het nie ‘n Ambulans nie

’n Besering wat ’n plaaswerker Maandag in die omgewing van Groblershoop opgedoen het, het weer die kollig laat skyn op die Noord-Kaap se ontoereikende mediese nooddienste asook die onlangs bekend gestelde “Botshelo: Healthcare inYour Hands”-app.

Die ondoeltreffendheid van die toepassing van die app word vererger deur swak samewerking van die noodnommer 112 en heen en weer verwysings tussen gesondheidsfasiliteite. Dit sluit in onnodige vertragings tussen Upington-personeel, wat beweer het dat dit te ver is vir hulle om te ry, en Griekwastad-personeel wat gesê het hulle het nie 'n beskikbare ambulans nie.

Ons het onsuksesvol probeer om die app te navigeer. Dit het ure geneem om 'n uiteindelik ‘n ambulans te verkry deur om distriksbestuurders direk te kontak. Mens wonder net wat sou inwoners, wat nie bevoorreg is om 'n direkte lyn na senior gesondheidsbestuurders te hê nie, kon gedoen het?

Teen die tyd dat 'n verbintenis om 'n ambulans te stuur verseker is, het

die pasiënt, wat in erge pyn was nadat hy van 'n perd afgeval het, al vir meer as vier uur daar gelê.

Dit is nie die enigste ambulansnood wat die afgelope week in die Groblershoopomgewing voorgekom het nie. Gisteraand, toe 'n kind asemhalingsnood ervaar het, weens 'n asmatiese aanval of 'n voedselallergie, het die voog die kind na die kliniek gejaag. Sy is weggewys deur die veiligheidswag wat nie eens die vrou wou bystaan om 'n ambulans te ontbied nie. Terwyl dit 17:00 was, was daar nog personeel by die kliniek. Die vrou, wie se battery pap was, het uiteindelik daarin geslaag om na 'n plaaslike apteker uit te reik vir bystand.

Die DAsal vrae aan die LUR van Gesondheid, Maruping Lekwene, voorlê om vas te stel hoe en wanneer die departement die toepassing van die app gaan verbeter om dit makliker te maak vir alle pasiënte, nie net diegene met politieke verbintenisse nie, om toegang tot nooddienste te kry Ons wil ook hê dat 'n ondersoek na die voorval by die kliniek van

stapel gestuur word. Ons wag verder ook nog op 'n reaksie van die LUR oor die status van alle ambulanse wat in die afgelope boekjaar aangekoop is.

As die gesondheidsdepartement ernstig daaroor is om lewens te red, sal dit vinnig reageer op die talle nooddiens-

mislukkings wat die siek en beseerde inwoners van die Noord-Kaap straf.

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First Cold Front Hits Landfall this Weekend

The advisory is valid from midnight on Friday until midnight on Saturday, 13 May

The cold conditions are expected to set in after a welldefined cold front makes landfall onThursday

According to the weather service, the cold front will have “potent” upper air support.After it makes landfall onThursday, daytime temperatures are expected to drop significantly from Friday into Saturday

“Maximum temperatures may be below 10C in places over the southern high-lying areas of the Namkwa region (Northern Cape) and over the interior of the Western Cape,” said the weather service.

The cold front’s wet and cold conditions will be accompanied by generally windy weather

There is even the possibility of a light dusting of snow over the southwestern mountains of the Western Cape and the southern high ground of the Northern Cape from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning.

The potential impacts of the cold front include:

Vulnerable livestock and crops could be lost due to the combination of very cold, wet and windy conditions.The weather service also lists Load shedding as power cuts may make more people vulnerable, especially the weak and frail, as their bodies might not be able to retain heat.Fire hazards and thick smog are possible due to the additional fires built for warmth amid the strong winds.

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Upington Landbou Expo Skoukoningin & Finaliste

President Coenie Willemse en Vise President Henco Burger hier saam met ons 10 Mej Upington Skoukoningin Finaliste, Wenners en 2 Organiseerders,Ansori Badenhorst en Suzaane Goosen

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Green Lobby Vows To Fight 'vultures' Attacking Oceans For Oil And Gas

sperm and beaked whales, which are found in the waters. Migratory fish and sharks, as well as leatherback turtles, may also have high sensitivities to 3D seismic surveys.

EIMS also acknowledged that 3D seismic surveys could mask or interfere with environmental sounds and communication between animals and affect spawning or reproductive success.

social impacts of the survey –for example, the public participation process revealed that fishing communities are concerned the survey will negatively impact their livelihoods. However, EIMS highlighted that the proposed survey would not impact the commercial and small-scale fishing sectors and recreational industries.

Environmental justice group, The Green Connection plans to oppose the environmental authorisation granted for oil and gas exploration off the West Coast - in an area between Hondeklip Bay in the Northern Cape and St Helena Bay in the Western Cape.

"[The] industry, like vultures, are attacking our oceans for oil and gas," said Neville van Rooy, community outreach coordinator forThe Green Connection.

"We will oppose this. We will do our best to resist this in all forms and possible ways we can to protect our ocean and protect the livelihoods of smallscale fishers and our healthy ocean," said Van Rooy

He raised concerns that clean and healthy oceans are not promoted enough, nor is the reality of climate change respected enough. Climate change and global warming are caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels like oil and gas.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inApril had granted approval to UK-based data companyTGS to conduct a 3D seismic survey

Seismic surveys involve emitting sound in water As the sound waves bounce back, information is collected by a receiver to map out the ocean floor and possibly detect oil and gas resources.

The area in question spans 57 400 km2. It is 120km offshore from St Helena Bay in the Western Cape and 230km

offshore from Hondeklip Bay in the Northern Cape. It lies within the Orange Basin, where there were two major oil finds off Namibia's coast.

The exploration area covers several petroleum lice

The area covers several petroleum licence blocks, to which PetroleumAgency South Africa holds rights, as does energy companies TotalEnergies,Africa Oil SA, OK Energy, Shell andTosaco Energy

The application for the survey was submitted byTGS late last year TGS will sell the data it collects to exploration and production companies.As per the law, the data will be given for free to PetroleumAgency SA, as the custodian of national petroleum data, explained chief executive Dr Phindile Masangane.

PetroleumAgency SAcan also share this data with academics for research and teaching purposes.The data is also useful for the agency to set up auctions for new licencing rounds.

According to documents by TGS's environmental practitioner that put together the application, Environmental Impact Management Services (EIMS), the survey is expected to last 70 days, which is inclusive of "down time".

In its documents, EIMS notes that the area overlaps with critical biodiversity areas and that the "highest sensitivities" to the proposed 3D seismic survey would be from whale species, including the humpback, which migrates through the area, and the

However, it relies on mitigation measures to limit these impacts – such as avoiding sensitive areas and periods such as migration for whales from June to November The seismic vessel will also be fitted with a device to detect animals and also to have qualified marine mammal observers on board.

"The findings of the specialist studies conclude that there are no environmental fatal flaws that should prevent the proposed project from proceeding, provided that the recommended mitigation and management measures are implemented," it said in a summary of its assessments.

Based on the information submitted, the DMRE in its notice granting the approval said it is "satisfied" that the seismic survey would not conflict with the objectives of the National Environmental ManagementAct. Nor does it believe the exploration will result in "detrimental risks to the environment and public".

"The proposed 3D seismic survey is a widely used oil and gas exploration technology worldwide.The said technology is currently used in South Africa and is generally regarded as non-intrusive in nature," the department said. It noted that the technology poses "potential impacts" on fisheries and marine fauna. But the majority of the impacts have been assessed to range from "low to very low significance' when mitigation measures are in place.

The department expects that mitigation measures will help ensure the seismic survey does not have "any detrimental impacts" on the environment.

EIMS also noted the potential

For one, the survey won’t take place during June and July, which is a peak fishing period. EIMS also proposes a grievance mechanism for the fishing industry to use in case their activities are disrupted by the seismic survey. EIMS also recommended thatTGS consult with communities to find ways to make a positive contribution to their lives.

The DMRE in its notice indicated that it is satisfied with the public participation process and that concerns raised by interested and affected parties had been "adequately"' addressed in the Environmental Basic Assessment Report.

There is a 20-day period from when public notice is given of the environmental authorisation for appeals to be submitted to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment to consider

Failing an appeal being granted, a legal challenge could be considered.

Coastal communities have successfully challenged and blocked two proposed seismic surveys off the West and Wild coasts through the courts.A high court in December ruled that a decision to block a seismic survey survey proposed by oil and gas company Shell, could be heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal. It would be a precedent-setting matter

*This article was updated at 09:51 on 3 May 2023, to include comment from Petroleum Agency South Africa, and to update the list of companies who hold rights to the licenced blocks. - News24

Whales are sensitive to seismic surveys. Photo:Rainer Schimpf