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GEFOKUS OM DIE GEMEENSKAP TE DIEN Welkom by die eerste uitgawe van 2022. Graag maak ek gebruik van die geleentheid om u, die leser en adverteerder ‘n voorspoedige 2022 toe te wens. By Rekord heers daar ‘n ongekende positiwiteit dat 2022 net beter as 2021 kan wees. En beter gaan ons beslis wees!

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Die Rekord redaksionele span wat jou in 2022 bedien i.v.l.r agter – Chantel Steenkamp (Assistent Bemarker), Kleintjie Koen (Bemarker), Lebohang Tlaba (Adjunk redakteur).

Voor: Nthabiseng Mohlakoana (Sosiale Media & Subskripsies), Corné van Noordwyk (Groep Redakteur) Afwesig: Dawn Els (Nuus redakteur)

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CHUCKLE The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees, and minutes, the teacher asked, "Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, four minutes north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude?"

After a confused silence, a voice volunteered, "I guess you'd be eating alone."

Kort voordat die Titanic gesink het, het 'n kulkunstenaar die passasiers vermaak met allerhande toorkunsies. Maar daar was 'n papegaai op die verhoog wat met elke trick gepiemp het wat aangaan. Hy't byvoorbeeld geskree "In sy mou! In sy mou of Agter sy rug! Agter sy rug!" Toe die Titanic sink oorleef die towenaar deur aan 'n stuk hout vas te hou. Die papegaai oorleef ook en vlieg dae lank bokant die towenaar. Na vier dae kom sit die pappegaai by die kulkunstenaar op die stuk wrakhout en sê: "Oukei, ek gee op! Waar steek jy die skip weg?"

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Farmers on high alert as flood risks increase

Explosives found near Orania

PRIESKA | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK

For the second year in a row, South Africa is experiencing its wettest summer. Farmers in the Lower Orange River region are on stand-by as the risk of flooding increases. The Gariep Dam reached maximum capacity on December 17, overflowing, with the Vanderkloof Dam further north following two days later. Last week, the river’s flow past Prieska here in the Northern Cape was measured at 2,490 m3 per second, 300 m3/sec less than this time last year, when the Orange was at its highest level in recent times.

The Vaal River, which runs into the Orange west of Douglas, is expected to cause a much higher level than usual running past Prieska towards the north-west regions of the Northern Cape.

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ORANIA | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK

The SAPS have praised officials working in the Hopetown district here in the Northern Cape after they discovered a trove of illicit ammunition and explosives at a plot near Orania. A 48-year-old man was swiftly arrested recently. A court appearance beckons for the offender, as law enforcement officials try to uncover why the male suspect had such a large collection of illegal goods. Dozens of rounds of shotgun ammunition, more than 60 blanks, and even a trip flare were amongst the items found at the plot.

The police were tipped off by a concerned member of the public, which led to the operation being carried out. It didn’t take the search team long to find what they were looking for. The SAPS confirmed all the major details in a recently released press statement. The suspect,

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apprehended at the plot near Orania, has been charged with the illegal possession of ammunition and unauthorised explosives: “Lt Col Jooste and his members operationalised the information which led them to a plot near Orania. After searching the identified premises, Hopetown SAPS assisted by members of the De Aar Explosives unit discovered a trip flair, 41 rounds of shotgun ammunition, 61 blank rounds, and six rounds of .22 ammunition. A 48-year-old male was arrested and charged with illegal possession of ammunition and unauthorised explosives appeared in the Hopetown Magistrates’ court. SAPS will continue unabatedly to tighten the grip on crime. The police are urging the public to continue to provide information regarding any criminal activities.”

| DANIE CRONJè

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The upgrade to the Philipstown water supply applauded by authorities PHILIPSTOWN | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK Recently, the Renosterberg Municipality expressed their gratitude to the Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Wind Projects for their contributions and funding towards the Philipstown Water Supply Upgrade Project.

This project was the first of three phases in the Philipstown Water Supply Upgrade Project undertaken by the Renosterberg Municipality. The Renosterberg Municipality approached Longyuan Mulilo to provide the funds to upgrade five existing boreholes as part of the first phase. The Water Upgrade Project commenced in September 2020, and all parties overcame the challenges and impact of COVID 19 to make the project successful and commissioned it in October 2021. After completion, the total groundwater abstraction in Philipstown has increased from 6.7 l/sec to 14.3 l/sec, an 113% increase in the original yield.

Currently, the water demand for Philipstown is at 1 130 Kl per day.

Before this upgrade, they could

only extract about 580 Kl per day, which did not meet the water demand in the community. Now with all five new pumps running, the total groundwater abstraction amounts to 1 236 Kl per day, meeting the daily water demand of the community adequately.

Another significant advantage of this upgrade project is that the power consumption from the boreholes pumps has been reduced quite significantly by supplying the pumps with renewable solar energy during the day, thereby saving operational costs. Besides funding the upgrading of the five boreholes, Longyuan Mulilo also provided funds for the security fences around all borehole sites, installed new borehole monitoring equipment, made provision for a three-year maintenance program and created more than 20 temporary jobs as part of the mechanical and civil works undertaken. As the entire community of Philipstown receives water from these five

boreholes, all community members of Philipstown, Philipsvale, Lukhanyisweni and Rietfontein benefited as a result of these upgrades. The Renosterberg Municipality once again approached Longyuan Mulilo for additional contributions towards the second phase of their Water Supply Upgrade Project. Longyuan Mulilo agreed to fund the training of municipal staff and to provide remote monitoring equipment for the existing boreholes and reservoirs. “We see ourselves as part of the Renosterberg Municipality and are pleased to see the impact and value of our funding towards community projects, benefiting the local people of Renosterberg and surroundings. It is our obligation and responsibility to contribute and add more value towards the upliftment of the local community where we operate from", said Longyuan Mulilo management.

Els aangestel as Hoof van Nuus by Rekord CLOCOLAN | CORNé VAN NOORDWYK

Rekord Media is bly om ‘n gesoute joernalis, Dawn Els, te verwelkom wat as Hoof van Nuus by die groep aansluit. Els het haar joernalistieke loopbaan veertig jaar gelede begin. Dawn het vir verskeie koerante, nasionaal en streek asook plaaslik by die Gemsbok in Upington gewerk, asook vryskut artikels en foto’s vir etlike ander koerante en tydskrifte. Haar ondervinding strek oor meeste tipe nuus beriggewing, asook sportnuus en sommiges sal haar onthou as die vrou met die pienk tekkies wat langs die rugbyveld in Windhoek met haar kamera rond gehardloop het. Dit was gedurende 1990 na die Namibiese onafhanklikheidswording en die land toe sy eie rugbyspanne saamgestel het en aan hulle eerste internasionale toetswedstryde deelgeneem het. Dawn se uiteindelike finesse is veral geslyp onder Chris Vermaak een van die ou skool verslaggewers van die

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destydse Dagbreek, Transvaler en meer van die ou SA Perskor stalle. Chris was aangestel by die Suidwester in Windhoek gedurende 1990 met die Namibiese onhafhanklikheid en Dawn was meestal die enigste verslaggewer. Chris sou net vir haar sê “Ek soek die storie” en dan moes sy maar kyk wat sy kon doen en sodoende, ook haar scoops gekry wat nie aldag maklik is vir ‘n weekblad nie, veral nie om dit vas te hou tot die koerant uitkom nie. Els sal betrokke wees by die werwing en keuring van nuus, taalversorging asook by die opleiding van personeel wat by Rekord koerante betrokke is.

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Rekord personeel beloon vir uitmuntenheid CLOCOLAN | GERHARD OLIVIER Rekord Media, die uitgewer van die koerant het op 11 Desember 2021 erkenning gegee aan Personeel wat gedurende 2021 presteer het. Die geleentheid is by Ben Nevis Kersieplaas buite Clocolan aangebied.

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(Foto 1) is vereer vir die digitale inskrywing wat meer as 56 000 views getrek het. Die inskrywing het oor die 3 kinders wat in Bethlehem vermis was gehandel. Kleintjie Koen (Foto 2) is deur die personeel as die

EFF heads to court after its Mayor in Thembelihle was voted out NORHERN CAPE | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK

HEUNINGDRUPPELS | WILLEM BOTHA Omtrent so 10 of 12 jaar gelede was ons betrokke in ’n gewapende roof in ons huis. Ons was 10 volwassenes en ’n klompie kinders bymekaar toe 2 gewapende mans by die skuifdeur inbars, ’n skoot skiet, op ons skree om plat te lê en juwele, selfone ens. te oorhandig. Ons het ons nie teëgesit nie en gedoen wat hulle beveel het. Een van ons vriendinne het begin sing: “Daar is krag, krag, wonderbare krag in die bloed van die Lam...” Ons ander het ingeval en saam gesing - glad nie uit volle bors nie ... bietjie krakerig en prewelend en heel bangerig. Die rowers het dit gehaat en op ons geskree om stil te bly. Hulle moes aangevoel het dat daar bonatuurlike krag in die lied was. Op daai oomblik was dit makliker om te sing as om te bid. Die woorde vir gebed was weg, maar die woorde van ’n bekende lied het maklik gekom. Dit het vir my gevoel of die sing van die lied ’n muur opgerig het waaragter ons veiliger gevoel het. Die woorde van die lied het gehelp dat ons op die Here se krag fokus en nie op ons gebrek aan krag nie. Die lied het gehelp dat ons saamstaan, dat ons in ons gedagtes hande vashou. Die woorde van die lied het ons verseker dat die bloed van die Lam ons beskerming en ons redding is. Die woorde van die lied het ons na God laat kyk en nie na dít wat om ons aangegaan het nie. Die sing van die lied het die vrees bietjie laat bedaar, ons moed gegee dat hierdie gevaar van korte duur sal wees. “Sing saam met my oor die grootheid van die Here en laat ons saam sy Naam prys. Ek het die Here aangeroep en Hy het my geantwoord, Hy het my gered uit alle doodsgevare.” (Ps. 34:4-5)

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) here in the Northern Cape is heading to court after its Mayor at the Thembelihle Municipality was voted out by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Freedom Front Plus recently. The party says it views the move as illegal and wants the court to declare the sitting which appointed a new mayor null and void. The EFF mayor Leonard Makena was sworn in in November following the local government elections last year. EFF Provincial Chairperson Aubrey Baartman says they filed an urgent court interdict. “It is very clear that we will never accept this illegal and disruptive behaviour.

We will take this matter on review and bring an urgent court interdict of making sure that this illegal meeting is declared null and void but also make sure that the municipality will function fully and deliver services to the community.”

personeellid van die jaar verkies.

Corné van Noordwyk (Foto 3) het ‘n spesiale toekenning ontvang.

Onder Van Noordwyk se leiding as Groep Redakteur het Rekord digitale koerante van 32 na 64 uitgebrei en

die groep het van 102 000 weeklikse lesers in 2019 na 217 000 gegroei. Lebohang Tlaba (Foto 4) het die toekenning vir die Artikel van die jaar ontvang. Tlaba het oor die AgriSA Boer van die jaar berig in die Siyancuma Rekord Douglas

Breakout of brown locusts to persist until May 2022 COLESBERG | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK Although good rainfall is associated with the natural breakout of brown locusts here in the semi- Karoo region, recent above-normal rainfall has exacerbated this common pest. Putting crops at risk as to the country braces for more summer rainfall in the coming weeks and months, AgriSA risk and disaster unit manager Andrea Campher said locusts only die out naturally when the first frosts set in around May. Various videos have emerged on social media of locust swarms spanning

kilometres spattering on the windscreens of drivers. The largest swarms are currently here in the south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and at the border of the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces.

Camper said the swarms of locusts have been flying here from the Northern Cape towards the Eastern Cape, reaching areas as far as Molteno. Colesberg, Middelburg, Graaff Reinet and Vensterstad seem to be bearing the brunt of the swarms.

‘Afrikaner’ town makes a call for skilled workers ORANIA | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK Love it or hate it, Orania is a community that refuses to budge. The all-whites Afrikaner enclave in the middle of the Northern Cape is no stranger to controversy – but that hasn’t stopped the town from flourishing. The population is growing here, as more jobs and homes continue to spring up in Orania. However, the CEO of the town isn’t ready to rest on any laurels just yet. Joost Strydom has published a message this week, which assesses what 2022 will look like for Orania. He has praised the deep-seated religious culture amongst the residents while lauding Otown’s low crime rates. However, there’s room for improvement, according to Strydom. As Orania expands, it will need to keep up with the rest of South Africa as it emerges from its pandemic slumber. That means there will soon be a need for more skilled workers here. Plumbers, engineers, and even legal experts will be required not just to accelerate Orania’s growth, but to ensure its survival too. Young Afrikaners – both inside and outside of the

town’s borders – are being urged to develop key skills. But character matters too, and Strydom has made it clear that anyone wanting to work and build a future for themselves in Orania must ‘excel in work ethic and discipline’. The future of Orania depends on COMPETENCE, its CEO insists… “Orania needs skilled workers and must compete with the rest of the country’s businesses and industries in terms of skills, work ethic, and thoroughness. Orania’s labour principle as a sustainable solution for Afrikaners can in no other way be ‘sold’ and explained to Afrikaners. This can only happen through performance.”

“We want to establish a free Afrikaner home for our children’s children, we must develop the skill levels that can withstand the test of time. Young Afrikaners must study masonry, law, plumbing, engineering, arithmetic, science, the arts and much more. However, they must also excel in work ethic, discipline, and thoroughness.”

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Progress being Northern Cape roads made to world- claimed the most lives this Festive Season leading NORTHERN CAPE | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK Minister of Transport, Fikile previous period. Passenger fatalities telescope near The Mbalula, on Tuesday 18 January constituted 38% in the current 2022, released the department’s period compared to the previous Carnarvon 2021 Festive Season Road Statistics. 32%,” he adds. Mbalula further adds Picture: Creamer Media

CARNARVON | CORNÉ VAN NOORDWYK The South African black-owned construction group Concor has reported on its progress in building the foundations and infrastructure for the MeerKAT extension project, which it is undertaking in conjunction with OptiPower.

MeerKAT is South Africa’s world-leading radio telescope array (and also a precursor to the international Square Kilometer Array radio telescope programme), and the extension project involves the erection of 20 more dish antennas. The MeerKAT site is located here in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province, some 90 km from our town of Carnarvon. The construction company started work on the site in September (2021). In addition to the foundations for the dishes, the project includes the construction of roads and other infrastructure. “With the piling rig on site, October saw our first piles drilled and concrete poured,” reported Concor contracts manager Stephan Venter. “Soft soil and sandy conditions require that the 20 foundations will be based on piles with a concrete cap; each of these foundations has eight piles of 750 mm diameter and between seven and eleven meters deep.” The MeerKAT is an extremely precise instrument. Consequently, the dishes,

including their foundations, have to be positioned with great accuracy. In particular, structures called ‘bolt cages’, to which the dish antenna pedestals are secured, have to be sited with an accuracy measured in fractions of a millimeter. (Each bolt cage is galvanised, with a height of 1.7 m and is constructed locally to specification.) “In addition to the accuracy, the foundations must ensure that the antennas can resist the force of winds, especially as the dish is a wide surface area,” he highlighted. “There is also no room for any vibration of the dish.”

The construction crews must achieve all this while emitting the absolute minimum radio frequency interference (RFI). This is because RFI would not only disrupt the operation of the current MeerKAT array but could even damage its equipment, which is designed to detect extremely weak radio signals from deep in the universe. RFI can be generated by cell phones, electronics on vehicles and many other pieces of equipment and tools. “We have tested and modified all our on-site equipment to comply with the RFI limitations,” he assured. “This includes excavators, trucks, graders, compactors, telehandlers, water bowsers, TLBs and our specialised concrete batching truck.”

He says the Northern Cape is one of two provinces that recorded the highest increase in the number of fatalities. According to the minister, the province recorded 97% moving from 33 road fatalities in the previous period to 65 road accidents. The North West registered a 25,3% increase in the number of deaths on the roads across the province, moving from 95 fatalities to 119. Mbalula says the Free State recorded the lowest increase in road fatalities in the current period, compared to the previous one. “The Free State recorded the lowest increase in fatalities, with 7.2% from 111 to 119 deaths. So, there is also an increase of pedestrians, in terms of the total number that we have witnessed, because you would have noticed that the increase [in pedestrian deaths] was the highest in the statistics that we announce every year,” he says. “What is alarming, is that we have had more fatalities per accident this year compared to the previous periods.

This resulted in high passenger fatalities this year, compared to the

that human factors contributed 79% to the occurrence of fatal accidents while road factors contributed 11% and vehicle factors 10%. “A driver with the highest alcohol level of 2.43mg was arrested in Johannesburg on 22 December 2021,” he further adds. It was previously reported that a toddler and four adults died in a fatal accident on Christmas eve on the R707 road between Senekal and Marquard in the Free State after a minibus taxi collided with the trailer of a truck. In November 2021, a tragedy hit a family of three following a road accident in Kimberley, after two Polo vehicles collided head-on near the Kimberley Correctional Centre on Schmidtsdrift Road. The Northern Cape Emergency Medical Services (EMS) spokesperson, Martin Mofokeng, previously said a father, mother and their child died on the scene following the tragic incident. There were several other road carnages reported in the North West, including at Potchefstroom near Klerksdorp.

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Politieke partye moet nou begin werk aan verkiesingbeloftes Die plaaslike verkiesing het gekom en gegaan en verskeie politieke partye het kiesers behoorlik gepaai vir hulle kruisies en het beloftes van beter dienslewering en aanspreeklikheid gemaak. En alhoewel die algehele opkoms by die stempunt die laagste nog was, is daar gestem met die hoop op verandering. Die Munisipaliteit het nou al sy eerste raadsvergadering agter die rug waar die “Speaker” en Burgermeester verkies is. Die setels is toegeken en die partye moet nou begin fokus op dit wat aan die kieser belowe is. Rekord verstaan dat die verval waarin ons dorp verkeer nie oornag gaan verander nie, maar iewers moet daar begin word.

Straatligte wat nie werk nie, vullis wat nie verwyder word nie, droë krane vir dae aanmekaar, strate wat meer slaggate as teer het kan beslis aandag kry. Kyk hoe lyk ons sport geriewe en begraafplase! Hoekom kan die magdom EWP werkers wat onder koelte bome elke dag uitspan, nie aangewend word om die bogenoemde in stand te hou nie? Sal dit rerig só baie verg om ‘n paar aanpassings te maak en om dan die werkers beter tot voordeel van die gemeenskap te betrek nie? Ongeag watter posisie die politieke party waarvoor jy gestem het in die munisipaliteit beklee is jy as kieser daarop geregtig om op hoogte van

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enige munisipale aangeleenthede gehou te word. Daar moet melding gemaak word dat daar wel raadslede is wat van dag een af hulself beskikbaar gestel het en aandag aan probleme gegee het? [selfs nog voor die onlangse verkiesing] Maar, is dit die raadslid aan wie jy jou stem toe vertrou het? Weet jy ooit werklik wie jou raadslid is en het jy sy/ of haar kontak besonderhede? Rekord nooi raadslede uit om hulle besonderhede beskikbaar aan die gemeenskap te stel deur van die medium gebruik te maak en die platform ook te gebruik deur nuus wat die gemeenskap raak te deel..

| THARINE HURTER

Hoe om te toets of jy dalk ‘n boer- vrou is Boer se vrou Surette van Niekerk is 'n knap onderwyseres én boervrou. Sy het die paar punte oor hoe jy jouself in die rol as boer se vrou kan geniet. Hoe om te toets of jy dalk 'n boer se vrou is: 1. Die oom by die koöperasie se onderdeletoonbank ken jou op jou voornaam en vra gereeld uit oor jou kinders se welstand. 2.

Jy weet hoe om jou kar se wiel te ruil sonder om 'n nael te breek. 3. Jou tweede voertuig is 'n bakkie, wat in elk geval jou eerste keuse is. 4. Jy weet van watter kant af kom die reën, al weet jy nie regtig watter kant oos of wes is nie.

5. Die eerste lammers/ bokkies/ kallers van die nuwe

seisoen stoot 'n knop in jou keel. 6. In jou opinie kan die reuke van Dior, Chanel, of enige Franse parfuum, nie kersvashou by die reuk van die eerste somerreën óf 'n vars, omgeploegde land nie. 7. Jy weet hoe om diesel uit die dieselkar te tap, hoe om 'n trekker te "jump start" en hoe om die kragopwekker aan die gang te kry. 8. Jy dra 'n Leatherman in jou handsak.

(Vir 'n duisend verskillende redes, wat insluit om gou op pad dorp toe 'n draad reg te maak nadat jy skape uit die pad uit gejaag het) 9. Jy kan enige siekte by die plaaswerkers diagnoseer.

Hulle glo eerder in jou behandeling as in die dokter

op die dorp. 10. Jy sien die vreugde in jou man se oë as hy soggens vroeg sy khaki's aantrek en jy sien die moegheid as hy saans tuis kom en sy oliebesmeede khaki's op die badkamervloer los. 11. Jy ken 'n draadhek en weet om hom nie te onderskat nie.

Dieselfde geld vir die grondpad en die stoor se deure. 12. Jy weet hoe om skielik vir 'n spul kuiergaste 'n ete aanmekaar te slaan met 6 eiers, 'n halwe brood en twee tamaties. 13. Jy weet presies hoe groot jy rolletjies wors moet pak, sodat dit mooi in die worspan pas. 14. Jy swaai nie uit vir 'n jakkals nie. 15. Jy kan tot in die fynste detail jou roete deur die dorp beplan,

want jy moet bearings koop, meel laai en kruideniersware kry. 16. Jy't 'n pistool en jy's nie bang om hom te gebruik nie. 17. Die vooruitsig van 'n veiling maak jou meer opgewonde as Woollies se uitverkoping. 18. Jy weet jou man se "etensuur" is enigiets tussen 10:00 en 16:00. En jy's gereed met kos as hy instap, of net glad nie opdaag nie. 19.

Die kom en gaan van die reën stel die reëls op. Jy weet om nie langtermynplanne te maak nie. As dit reën moet ons plant en as dit droog is moet ons stroop. 20. Daar gaan nie 'n dag verby sonder dat jy die Here dank vir die voorreg om 'n boer se vrou te kan wees nie.

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CARPE DIEM

NEEM KENNIS DIE TIENER VERVOLG VERHAAL BEVAT WOORDE EN BESKRYWINGSS WAT SENSITIEWE LESERS AANSTOOT MAG GEE.

Week 1

Durban Prawn Curry

INGREDIENTS  1 kg prawn meat  1 tablespoon butter  3 tablespoons oil  1 onion, finely chopped  4 cloves garlic, crushed  3 bay leaves  Salt to taste  1 teaspoon cumin seeds  1 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground

 2 teaspoon garam masala  5 large tomatoes, grated or finely chopped OR 1 tin tomatoes  1 teaspoon ginger, fresh or ground  1 teaspoon turmeric  2 teaspoon chilli powder  4 fresh curry leaves  2 tablespoons brown sugar  Fresh coriander  Green chillies (to taste)

HELPENDE HAND

METHOD Heat butter and oil in a pot. Sauté the onions, garlic, bay leaves, cumin and coriander, garam masala until onions are soft, about three minutes. Add the tomatoes, turmeric, ginger, curry leaves and chilli powder. Season with salt and pepper. Add the brown sugar. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Add prawns, stir and let simmer for about 8 minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander and desired amount of green chillies. Serve with rice, roti or naan bread.

| NTHABISENG MOHLOKOANA | TANYA ROSSOUW

Solidariteit Helpende Hand - WIE IS ONS? Solidariteit Helpende Hand se roeping is gemeenskapsontwikkeling. Dit is wat ons wil doen, moet doen en ons mee besig hou.

Mense is verbonde aan mekaar. Ons het ’n verantwoordelikheid teenoor mekaar en teenoor die gemeenskap. Ons leef binne ’n gemeenskap en wil die gemeenskap ontwikkel waarbinne ons leef. Ons is geskoei op die beginsels van die 1949 Afrikaner Helpmekaarbeweging waar die fokus val op help, saam en ons. Jy is nie alleen nie, maar deel van ‘n gemeenskap.

Om ’n gemeenskap te ontwikkel en die uitdagings van die dag aan te spreek moet ’n mens strukture bou en volhoubare oplossings bied. ONS STRATEGIE EN VOLHOUBARE OPLOSSINGS: Om hulpbronne, energie en tyd te spandeer aan oplossings wat nie volhoubaar is nie, maak nie sin nie. Daarom was Solidariteit Helpende Hand se strategie van die begin af sterk strukture wat volhoubare oplossings bied. Armoede moenie net draagliker gemaak word nie, maar moet voorkom en verbreek word. By monde van Flip Buys was die beste helpende hand nog altyd dié een aan die einde van elke mens se eie arm. Daarom is dit Solidariteit Helpende Hand se doel om mense te help

om hulself te help. ONS PROJEKTE: Ons is besig met verskeie projekte. Vandag deel ek graag een daarvan met julle BEMAGTIG ’n KIND: Kinders is ʼn kwesbare deel van ons samelewing – hulle kies nie in watter huis of in watter omstandighede hulle grootword nie. Soms verg dit net ʼn klein verskil in so ʼn kind se lewe om vir hom of haar ʼn brug te bou na beter omstandighede, hetsy dit koshuisgelde, vervoer na en van die skool, remediërende onderrig, terapie of iets anders is wat hulle benodig. Elke aansoek wat ingedien word, word deur ʼn paneel bespreek en op meriete beoordeel, en elke kind se individuele behoeftes word in ag geneem wanneer hierdie aansoeke oorweeg word. Die administrasie en finansies van suksesvolle aansoeke word deur Helpende Hand se maatskaplike en finansiële afdelings behartig en geen betalings word direk aan ouers gemaak nie – dit word slegs aan die betrokke instansie self oorbetaal. Die fondse wat vir die Bemagtig-ʼn-kind-projek aangewend word, vorm deel van die JD Kestell-gedenkfonds.

Dié fonds is vernoem na dr. John Daniel Kestell, oftewel Vader Kestell, soos hy bekend was – een van die merkwaardigste

figure in Afrikaanse geledere. Vader Kestell was in sy eerste bedieningsjare as predikant só geraak deur die verarming van die Afrikaner dat hy besluit het om sy lewe daaraan te wy om verarmde Afrikaners geestelik, kultureel en maatskaplik op te hef. Vir Vader Kestell was onderrig die sleutel om die kringloop van armoede te verbreek. Solidariteit Helpende Hand volg ook, soos Kestell, ʼn benadering van opheffing deur opleiding om die armoedesiklus te verbreek. Ons nooi jou om ʼn bydrae tot die JD Kestellgedenkfonds te maak sodat meer kinders deur die Bemagtig-ʼn-kind-projek bygestaan kan word. WIE WORD GEHELP? Die Bemagtig-ʼn-kind-inisiatief voorsien in ʼn wye spektrum behoeftes van kleuterskool-, laerskool- en hoërskoolleerders, insluitend: Skoolklere, Ekstra klasse, Na-skool-gelde, Terapie (spel, spraak- en arbeidsterapie), Vervoer na en vanaf skool en Koshuisgelde. Besoek gerus ons webwerf by www.helpendehand.co.za vir meer inligting.

Tanya Rossouw - MAATSKAPLIKE WERKER – SOLIDARITEIT HELPENDE HAND

Die pyn is duidelik sigbaar op sy gesig. Daar waar sy in die idioot van 'n Jacques se arms lê sal dit wat kon wees net nooit vir hulle wees nie.

Daar waar hulle onder de boom buite die koshuis van Hoërskool Carpe Diem sit, staan, lê en vry en rook terwyl iemand pos vang dat ou Willemse hulle nie vang nie. Terug by Zani wie se tong diep in Venter se keelgat wegraak. Hy's 'n vriend niks meer nie. Nie dat hy net 'n vriend wil wees nie. Zani Pieterse sal hom nooit die kans gee nie. Hy skrik toe hy sy naam hoor. "Paul-Ryk foon" Hy sug, kyk 'n slag weer in haar rigting voordat hy die stompie dooddruk en 'n lyn maak om die foon te antwoord.

Zani is in die sewende hemel. Sy sterk hande met are wat soos 'n padkaart oor sy arms loop, daai six pack lyf, daai package onder die stywe gilbert rugby broek..Jacques van Eck en Zani Pieterse 'n item. Vir jare was hy en sy eks die who's who van Carpe Diem. Danksy 'n haar hokkie talent het sy nie twee keer gedink om die beurs by Carpe Diem Hoër te aanvaar nie. Sy wonder vir 'n oomblik of hy nog aan sy eks Belinda dink. Sy's bly die cheater het uitgekom en hulle nou publicly 'n item kan wees. Die skelm gevryery agter die pawiljoene, in die skoolbus en sexting via whatsapp tot watter ure in die oggend was tog die moeite werd gewees...

Belinda staan by die Koshuis venster en hou die twee lovebirds dop.

"Slet"... dink sy terwyl sy Zani se hande stip dophou waar die te gemaklik bo daardie broek raak. Sy raak naar as sy kyk hoe Jacques met haar hare speel...dis sy ding om sy hande so deur 'n girl se hare te trek.

Net soos hy sy merrie roskam vir gymkhana...Oh well, sy't genoeg op Jacques om hom te laat suffer maar dis daai klein merrie wat regtig die payback van haar lewe gaan kry.

Want jy sien Belinda de Klerk kry altyd haar sin. Dit wat pappie se geld nie kan koop nie, kan altyd op ander maniere bekom word. Zani het nie 'n idee wat op haar wag nie...

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This is a smallish bird at 20 cm, with males being slightly larger than females. Easily distinguished from the darkcapped bulbul by the red eye ring.

DIET The red-eyed bulbul mainly eats fruit, but will hawk insects occasionally. At certain times of the year, they feed on nectar and flower petals, making them important pollinators.

AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL BREEDING African red-eyed bulbuls are monogamous. The female builds a cup nest, always well concealed in foliage, using dry grass and twigs. The two to 3 eggs are incubated for around 15 days. The Jacobin robin brood parasite the African red-eyed bulbul. The African red-eyed bulbul will breed with the dark-capped bulbul and the Cape bulbul, forming hybrids, in areas where their ranges overlap.

AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL BEHAVIOUR African red-eyed bulbul are normally seen in pairs or small groups. During the breeding season, the red-eyed bulbul is territorial.

THREATS None, very common across its range.

AFRICAN RED-EYED BULBUL DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT The African red-eyed bulbul is a near endemic, and is found in central and western parts of South Africa. It is absent from the eastern side and most of the Western Cape. This birds preferred habitat is arid to semi-arid woodlands along drainage lines. This bulbul is common in urban gardens and parks. They are never far from water and their range has extended with the provision of livestock water points.

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JACOBSDAL | SATURDAYS JACOBSDAL GHOLF COURSE, JACOBSDAL, FREESTATE What is JACOBSDAL parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event.

Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

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Every Saturday at 7:00am. It is entirely organised by volunteers – email: jacobsdal@parkrun.com

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2021 CARLING CUP CHAMPIONS THE VODACOM BLUE BULLS

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Carling Currie Cup kicks off this weekend

The Carling Currie Cup will kick off on the 14th January with a seven-team Premier Division, following an online meeting of the General Council of the South African Rugby Union.

The Council rejected a proposal from Eastern Province that they be incorporated into the topflight immediately.

However, Council approved a motion that the top South African team in the First

Division be automatically promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 2022 Carling Currie Cup season, creating an eightteam Premier Division. In addition, the promoted team will be entrenched for two seasons (until the end of the 2024 Carling Currie Cup season) when the bottom team in the Premier Division will be automatically relegated in favour of the top South

African team in the First Division, which will also be entrenched for two seasons before promotion/relegation at the end of the 2026 season.

The 2022 competition will kick off on the weekend of 14/15 January. The unusual kick off has been prompted by the realignment of the South African domestic rugby calendar to dovetail with the northern hemisphere season

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following the expanded entry of four teams into the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. The change means that the Carling Currie Cup final will be played on 25 June, which will mark the end of the season for senior professional players appearing in the Carling Currie Cup and the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

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Toyota Hilux GR Sport Revealed

Toyota is always keen to point out its Dakar successes with the Hilux and this tough offroad race serves as the inspiration for the all-new Toyota Hilux GR Sport. The popular bakkie has never been slack in the offroad department, but the Toyota Hilux GR Sport is more capable. There’s an upgraded suspension system featuring monotube shock absorbers, new front springs, automatic limited-slip differential and active traction control. There are also upgrades to the vibration and noise countermeasures.

Toyota Europe has confirmed the launch of the new Hilux GR Sport. With inspiration straight from Toyota Gazoo Racing, this looks to be the sportiest Hilux to date.

Toyota claims these upgrades ‘ deliver significant improvements in handling characteristics, including steering effort and steering angle response, straight-line performance, a flat ride and reassuring roll and rear grip feel.’ As far as visual changes go, the Toyota Hilux GR Sport features a black front grille with G-pattern mesh and a classic-looking Toyota emblem. There are new larger front fog light surrounds, 17-inch alloy wheels which are

black and machined and wrapped in all-terrain tyres.

There is black detailing on the door mirror casings, side steps, tailgate handle and over-fenders. The shocks and springs are finished in red and there are subtle GR Sport badges. It’s more subtle than the Thai-built wild Revo Hilux shown in 2021. Inside, the cabin gains sports seats finished in black leather and synthetic suede with red perforations and contrast stitching. There’s GR Sport

branding on the seats, carpets, starter button and dashboard graphics. There are also aluminium pedals, carbon fibre-style trim and a red insert across the dashboard. Now if you’re expecting an engine upgrade, remember this is a GR Sport model, not a pure GR so the focus here is on a sportier drive and look. The current 2.8 engine offers plenty of go in any case with 150 kW and 500 Nm, paired to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. – Source: cars.co.za