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Rate Payers Committee formed
Mr Gary van Aswegen was elected as Vice Chairman of the committee that will focus on service delivery and the way forward.
Newly elected chairman, Mr Fanie Potgieter, addressing the meeting on Monday, 15 June.
STANDERTON - Residents of Standerton have the right to receive electricity. Just so does Eskom have the right to be paid for supplying said electricity. Unfortunately, the middleman, Lekwa Local Municipality in this instance, must shape-up and keep both parties happy by supplying the residents with electricity and paying Eskom what is due. A perfect scenario that, at this stage, is only wishful thinking. Scores of people attended a meeting on Thursday evening, 11 June and expressed their disgust with the state of affairs in this once beautiful town. It was then decided to elect a council that will serve as watchdog to see that the Local Municipality does the jobs that it is being paid to do. PESTEL was formed. A non-racial and apolitical committee that will carry the basic human needs of the residents at heart. Not only is it individuals that suffer, but several companies and businesses also
bear the brunt due to the lack of service delivery. According to PESTEL, the only way forward is to go the legal route and force the municipality with court orders, to become active and serve the community. It will not only be the electricity problem that will receive attention, but the hazardous conditions of the roads, dirty water and the lack of decent sanitation will also be addressed. The public rely on the elected municipal council, but nothing is happening. Irregularities take place on a daily basis, with positions being filled by family members or friends of Lekwa Municipality. Unfortunately, most of the time these appointed people are not able to get the job done and residents must suffer. People that can and want to do the job must be appointed. It is a well-known fact that the money is a major issue in our local municipality, but the little that there
is, must be spent wisely and on the right causes. Two administrators were already appointed by the Province, but it is no secret that these administrators left the town worse off than it was before they tried to take over. “How many opportunities did Lekwa Local Municipality have to fix or address problems in this town? How long do they still need? This just shows that they are not capable of serving the community,� was some of the questions and statements made during the meeting. PESTEL, consisting of a Political, Economic, Social, Technical, Environmental and Legal side will run under the guidance of the newly elected chairman, Mr Fanie Potgieter. He will be assisted by the Vice Chairman, Gary van Aswegen. Should you need any further information, or if you feel that you want to be involved on this committee, please contact Fanie or Gary on 082 453 6094. JD
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Bejaarde man sterf in hospitaal brand
Die skade wat gedurende die brand aan die ou hospitaal aangerig is. (Foto: Jan-Henk van Vuuren/Watco Emercency Medical Service)
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VOLKSRUST - Die polisie in Volksrust doen ’n geregtelike doodsondersoek nadat ’n bejaarde man Maandagoggend, 15 Junie, in ’n brand by die ou provinsiale hospitaal in Volksrust gesterf het. Dié hospitaal is ten tyde van die brand as ’n skuiling vir werkloses, bejaardes en pensioenarisse gebruik. Volgens brig Leonard Hlathi, woordvoerder van die polisie, het die brand vroegoggend uitgebreek waarna paramedici na die ou
hospitaal ontbied is. Jan-Henk van Vuuren van Watco Emercency Medical Service het gesê dat nooddienste die eerste oproep net voor 05:00 ontvang het. Volgens Hlathi het die nooddienste by hul aankoms op die toneel die man, vermoedelik 70 jaar oud, in sy kamer aangetref. Die slagoffer was in dié stadium bewusteloos en is later op die toneel dood verklaar. Twaalf kamers is in die brand
beskadig. Die oorsaak van die brand is in dié stadium onbekend. Die Lekwa Fire Protection Association in Standerton het dadelik aangebied om 15 matrasse en 10 gasstofies te skenk. Indien enige ander persoon ’n skenking wil maak, is hulle welkom om dit by die NG Suid gemeente af te laai. Elke bietjie help aangesien hierdie mense alles in die brand verloor het. JD
AfriForum buurtwagte neem aan nasionale versetpatrollie deel STANDERTON - AfriForum se buurtwagte in Mpumalanga het op 6 Junie aan die burgerregteorganisasie se nasionale versetpatrollie deelgeneem. Dié massapatrollie vorm deel van die amptelike aktivering van AfriForum se buurtwagte wat hul bedrywighede weer tydens vlak 3 van die inperking mag hervat. Die patrollie is in samewerking met verskeie sekuriteitsmaatskappye en gemeenskapslede gehou, wat gehelp het om sigbaarheid in hul onderskeie dorpe te verhoog. Altesaam 208 gemeenskapslede het in 113 voertuie aan die patrollie deelgeneem. Die lede het 4 980 km in 630 man-ure afgelê en by verskeie voorvalle bystand gebied. Al die deelnemers het streng voldoen aan die vereiste regulasies en binne die raamwerk van die wet opgetree. Gemeenskapslede en buurtwagte kan met patrollies voortgaan aangesien regulasie 33 (1), wat dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, op 28 Mei uitgevaardig het, dit duidelik stel dat mense hul woonplekke mag verlaat om spesifieke dienste te lewer, met uitsondering van
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Armed and extremely dangerous cop killers on the loose
NATIONAL - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation hereby appeals for public assistance to locate the remaining suspects from a foiled cash-in-transit heist incident that occurred around Mahikeng, North West, on Thursday, 05 March. A multidisciplinary team consisting the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) and Special Task Force members responded to an armed robbery in progress at Mahikeng road near Itsoseng Township during an intelligence driven operation. A group of heavily armed suspects amongst them allegedly included Pascal Wiseman Langu (48), Tebo Phuthegolo, also known as, Boitumelo Mashishi, Jabulani Andrew Sibisi alias Mkhulu (53), (pictures attached), used explosives to open the vault of a Fidelity armoured vehicle after they shot at it and forced it to stop. A shoot-out ensued with the responding team but the suspects managed to escape the crime scene without any cash. A wide-ranging search for the suspects was launched and TOMS members spotted one of the getaway vehicles, a white Ford Ranger double cab which they pursued. A shoot-out ensued and Warrant Officer Grobler-Koonin was fatally wounded. Later that afternoon intelligence was received regarding the
sought suspects in a Toyota Quantum minibus allegedly driving from Mahikeng towards Coligny. The Tracking team spotted the minibus at the Total Filling Station in Coligny. Upon seeing the police, the robbers opened fire and members retaliated. During the shoot-out Warrant Officer Wynand Herbst was fatally wounded and three of the six robbers inside the minibus were shot dead whilst three were apprehended. Nine suspects have been accounted for in this case thus far. Out of the nine, the three Tefo Motsewakhumo (27), from Mafikeng, Themba Hlatshwayo (38), from Katlehong and Tshepho Mokoena (37) from
Orange farm were fatally wounded during the confrontation, whilst the six suspects, Jabulani Yika (38), from Heidelberg, Phahlane Ngubeni (47), from Katlehong, Musa Mkhabele (34), also from Katlehong, Neo Marule (38), from Mafikeng, Simpiwe Msibi (24) and Tafere Dimmissie (38), from Ethiopia are behind bars on charges of murder, attempted murder, possession of illegal firearms and ammunition and attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances. Their last court appearance was on 24 April 2020 and the case has been postponed to, 15 May, pending further investigation. The public is warned not to approach the wanted suspects as they are considered armed
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and dangerous. Any member of the public who might be harbouring the wanted suspects is being warned to immediately desist from such as it is a criminal offence which could lead to them being charged as accessories of crime. We appeal to anyone with any information on the whereabouts of the sought suspects to contact Lieutenant Colonel Gert Serfontein on 071 481 3394 or Warrant Officer Trevor Shaw on 0826975873, alternatively to contact the SAPS Crime Stop number 086 00 10111 or provide information via the SAPS MYSAPSAPP. All information will be treated with strictest confidence and callers may remain anonymous. JD Please be observant, they could be anywhere in South Africa. These are the three remaining members of the group of men that killed two Hawks members following the botched heist in Mafikeng earlier this year.
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Appointment of Spoor mekaar vandag nog aan administrators ineffective (Hebreërs 3:7 en 4:11) Maar solank daar nog ’n “vandag” is, moet julle mekaar elke dag aanspoor sodat niemand van julle deur die misleiding van die sonde verhard word nie. (Hebreërs 3:13). Die Hebreërsskrywer is steeds besig om ten bate van sy Joodse volksgenote die waarheid van die Jesusverhaal aan die waarheid van hul volksgeskiedenis te koppel. Hier het hy dit oor die destydse woestyntrekkers, oor hul opstandigheid. Ons ken dit alles so goed: al die stories oor die Here wat by Homself sweer dat Hy hulle vanweë hul volgehoue hardkoppigheid sal uitdelg. Net om daarna van plan te verander, omdat Hy hulle té liefhet. Nou waarsku die skrywer sy lesers: Moenie maak soos jul voorvaders gemaak het nie. Moenie in dieselfde strik as hulle trap nie. Moenie van God afvallig word nie. Spoor mekaar aan, elke dag, om
getrou te bly. Goddank, daar ís nog kans om weg te draai van jou eie dom keuses. Daar is nog ’n “vandag” om reg te maak. Wie sê daar sal ’n “môre” wees? Al kom die son wel vir jou op, wie sê jy gaan tyd kry, of lus wees, of die krag hê om reg te maak? En, jy weet mos, as jy een keer drooggemaak het, kom die tweede keer makliker … Help mekaar dan! spoor die skrywer sy lesers aan. Probeer verhoed dat jou medegelowiges die sonde se misleiding as “die nuwe normaal” begin beleef. Dat hulle gewoond raak aan verkeerd doen. Help hulle soos jy gehelp sal wil word: sonder beterweterigheid. Doen dit daagliks, sonder om te veroordeel. Luister mooi. Stel belang. Vra uit. Simpatiseer. Kortom: Wees ’n naaste, soos jy wil hê hy of sy ’n naaste vir jou moet wees. “Liewe Heer, dankie vir vandag. Dankie vir nog ’n kans. Ek het U gehoor.”
Administrators appointed by Provinces in municipalities assume full responsibility for all of the executive functions, including key areas such as finance, supply chain management and service delivery operations and the Council retains legislative power. The Administrator is generally either an official seconded from the Province, or consultant appointed for this specific purpose. In some instances, the appointed Administrator is an expert in a particular area which the Province deems to be of critical importance to the municipality: for example, in the 2013 intervention in Bushbuckridge, the appointed Administrator was a water engineering expert. Although the delivery of water was in a very bad state in Bushbuckridge, and certainly needed expert input, the same engineer was also responsible for all the other executive functions of the Council, for which he appeared singularly unqualified, having never worked in local government. In some interventions Administrators are refused access to the municipal offices by Councillors and/or officials who dispute the intervention. In one municipality an Administrator had to work from an office outside of the municipal boundaries because it was deemed too dangerous for her to be any closer which greatly undermined her ability to do her job. In these examples, the Province appears unable to enforce the intervention. There are currently no guidelines to determine the minimum qualifications or experience of an Administrator, nor is there any indication that COGTA, during their review processes, have ever interrogated the appropriateness of a particular Administrator for the specific problems of a specific municipality. The result is that unqualified and incompetent people are appointed as Administrators: in eMalahleni – a municipality with serious problems which
was under administration from April 2013 to March 2015 – the Province appointed a person who did not even meet the minimum legislated requirements for a Municipal Manager and did not demonstrate any ability to address the municipality’s problems during his tenure as Administrator. Further, in the vast majority of interventions, there did not appear to be a detailed terms of reference supplied to the Administrator. Instead, they generally seem to be appointed with a vague instruction to ‘fix’ the municipality. The Council and municipal staff have little idea of exactly what it is that the Administrator is there to do. The result is that Administrators have enormous discretion with respect to what exactly they will do, and how they will do it, with very little oversight of their activities, since there is nothing detailed against which to evaluate these. In practice, most Administrators will focus on the issues that have been the greatest cause of public concern, such as a threatened disconnection by Eskom. National Treasury has taken the position that there will be no ‘bail outs’ for local municipalities. Their position is ‘you got yourselves into this mess; you can get yourselves out of it.’ Most interventions appear to have been conceived as 6 – 12 month operations, but in practise will last longer, usually around 18 months, although several have lasted much longer. Since there is almost never a detailed terms of reference for the Administrator, objectively assessing whether the intervention is in fact progressing well is difficult to do. Given that most municipalities that have been under administration are unable to show significant improvements in operational outcomes, financial management and/or governance two years after the intervention was terminated and a notable number showed deterioration. (Sonwabile Luwaca)
Pou se verskyning laat digter ontwaak Na drie maande wat inwoners van Kosmos Aftree Oord agter slot en grendel deurgebring het, moes daar iets uitbroei en almal was verras met ’n pou wat sy verskyning gemaak het. Sy verskyning het die digter in Heila van Niekerk, wat in die oord bly, laat ontwaak:
’n Aangename / onaangename verrassing Op ’n dag verskyn hier by die oord ’n pou! ’n Seldsame prentjie in blink groen en blou, Maar sy stert wat die kroon van sy skoonheid was Is nou torringrig en yl, en lyk soos gras! Maar dit doen niks aan meneer se arrogansie, Want hy kom en gaan ondanks tyd of distansie! So ontdek hy ’n opelugspieël op ’n stoep, Bewonder die ander een en wil hom roep. Sy kop en sy nek so glansend in die son, Draai hy om en om so trots soos kan kom, Maar die lelike stert kan hy gelukkig nie sien; Daardie aanval het sy aansien nou glad nie verdien! So loop hy hier rond van huis tot huis – Deur party gekoester, deur ander verjaag, Want hy gee nie om waar hy skrop of pik, Aan al die lekkertes eet hy hom oor ’n mik.
Maar toe maak hy mos die fout van sy dag – Hy kom kyk of ons twee nog lewe, Toe ontdek hy tamaties en blomme en vye En ek wens ek is masjienaangedrewe! Want vinnig is ek nie – hy is my altyd een voor En dit maak my net elke keer kwater! Verwilder of wegjaag kan hom net nie verstoor – Later wag ek met ’n emmer water! Die het ook nie gewerk nie – ek was die natste! Sy eie geregtigheid maak my die kwaadste, Hy hou sy lyf hier die ene veldwagter – Ek wonder of hy weet hoe lyk hy van agter! Maar eendag, ou poutjie, as ek weer jonk is, En jy nog vir kappertjies en tamaties lus is, Dan hol ek jou in en druk jou mooi blou nekkie Tot jy beloof om ons nooit weer te pes nie.
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Raad vir eiendomsagente Dieseltekort strem ekonomie bevestig vlak 3-riglyne NASIONAAL Die Raad vir Eiendomsagentskapsake (EAAB) het ʼn stel riglyne gepubliseer om werkgewers, werknemers en die publiek in kennis te stel hoe sake veilig gedoen kan word tydens die Covid-19-pandemie. Eiendomsagente word aangemoedig om virtuele toere van eiendomme te hou en enige koopaanbod elektronies te hanteer tydens risikovlak 3 van die regering se afsonderinsmaatreëls, het die EAAB in ʼn verklaring gesê. Indien enigiemand beslis belangstel in ʼn betrokke eiendom (koper of huurder), moet die eiendom op enige gegewe tydstip aan nie meer as twee persone gewys word nie. Die onderhoud moet ook kort van duur wees en in lyn met Covid-19-gesondheidsregulasies. Mamodupi Mohlala, uitvoerende hoof van die EAAB, het gesê die riglyne is belangrike instrumente om seker te maak dat die bedryf en die publiek weet “hoe om bedagsaam te wees, die virus te bekamp en lewens te red”. Die riglyne is ontwerp kragtens verskeie wetgewende instrumente, insluitend die Wet op Rampbestuur, die Wet op Beroepsgesondheid en -Veiligheid, Covid-19-regulasies en die Wet op Basiese Diensvoorwaardes. Die riglyne bevat ook risikobestuur en prosesse om die risiko te verlig, te voorkom en te beheer. ʼn Covid-19-reaksiespan sal aangestel word met protokol hoe om enige besmette persoon uit te ken en watter
vertroulikheidsvereistes toegepas moet word. Die riglyne gee ook ʼn uiteensetting hoe vergaderings gehou moet word, kontraktuele verpligtinge nagekom moet word en hoe om nakomingskwessies te hanteer. Volgens die EAAB is die fokuspunt van die riglyne die gesondheid en veiligheid van enigiemand in die waardeketting, insluitend sosiale distansiëring en goeie higiëne, die dra van persoonlike beskermingstoerusting te alle tye en die gereelde skoonmaak en ontsmetting van oppervlakke en kantore. Wat betref interaksie met kliënte, sluit die riglyne in: (1) Alle voornemende kliënte moet die veiligheidsprotokol ontvang voor hulle na ʼn eiendom gaan kyk en moet altyd aan dié protokol voldoen; (2) Eiendomsagente mag nie met kliënte in dieselfde voertuig ry om na die eiendom te gaan kyk nie; (3) Kliënte wat weier om hul hande te ontsmet voor hulle ʼn eiendom betree, moet nie toegang gegun word nie; (4) Eiendomsagente en voornemende kliënte moet seker maak dat daar nie aan enige oppervlak of voorwerp in die eiendom geraak word nie; en (5) Eiendomsagente moet bevestig dat hulle die kliënte dopgehou het en tevrede is dat hulle nie enige simptome wys wat met Covid-19 verband hou nie (hoes, seer keel, rooi oë, asemhalingstekort, swakheid). Die riglyne sal gereeld bygewerk word kragtens veranderinge aan die wetgewing. Die dokument is beskikbaar op https://www. eaab.org.za/. JD
NASIONAAL - Die Demokratiese Alliansie het Sondag, 14 Junie, gesê dit is duidelik dat die situasie rondom die beskikbaarheid van diesel in die land vererger, en hy is besorg oor die gebrek aan reaksie van Gwede Mantashe, die minister van minerale hulpbronne, sy departement en die parlement. Kevin Mileham, die DA se skaduminister oor minerale hulpbronne en energie, het gesê Gauteng word die swaarste hierdeur getref en talle groothandelaars en kleinhandelaars het glo laat weet hulle het nie meer diesel nie en ander het laat weet hulle sukkel om voorraad in die hande te kry. “Alhoewel vervaardiging by raffinaderye toegeneem het en invoere by Suid-Afrikaanse hawens aangekom het, kan dit dalk minstens ʼn week duur voor dié produkte binnelandse markte haal,” het Mileham gesê. Die situasie word vererger deur die diefstal van
dele van die multiproduk-pyplyn van Durban na Gauteng, wat nou glo weer sy bedrywighede hervat het, aldus Mileham. “Mantashe en die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor minerale hulpbronne en energie het nie reageer op die DA se versoek vir ʼn dringende vergadering om te bepaal wat gedoen word om die krisis te verlig nie. Suid-Afrika se ekonomie, veral ons mynboubedryf, landbou en vervoerbedryf, wat almal die ‘lewensaar’ van ons ekonomie beskou kan word, word gestrem deur die regering se onbekwaamheid,” het Mileham bygevoeg. Volgens hom is dit duidelik dat die situasie vererger, ondanks beloftes deur die regering en die bedryf dat normale voorsiening teen die einde van Mei beskikbaar sou wees. “Mantashe en die hoofde van Suid-Afrika se raffinaderye moet dadelik die land in kennis stel van die ware status en wanneer die land regtig normale voorraadvlakke kan verwag.” JD
Robbery suspect stabs neighbour STANDERTON - The control room at Kasselman Security received a panic alarm on Friday, 12 June from one of their clients in Verschuur Street. According to the client everything at his house should be in order, but roughly 10 minutes later he contacted the control room back and reported that there had indeed been a break-in. Guards were dispatched and confirmed the
break-in. They also reported that the nextdoor neighbour saw the thieve and tried to stop him. During the altercation the suspect stabbed the neighbour with a screwdriver, resulting in a minor injury. The SAPS was informed and said that they would attend the scene. At the time, the suspect was wearing a green jacket, brown pants and pink takkies. (JD)
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Commuters to face taxi fare hike in July NATIONAL - Commuters will be hit hard following the announcement made by the taxi industry’s national mother body, SANTAGO, that taxi fares will be increased by 10 % to 25 % nationwide as from I July. According to SANTAGO’s Chief Strategic Manager, Mr Bafana Magagula, the fare hike is a normal annual practice in the taxi industry. He refuted claims that the hike is influenced by the effects of Covid-19. He went on to say the taxi industry has however been hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown regulations up to the current level 3 where taxis are forced to load 70% of the maximum capacity of passengers. The industry could however not
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SAPS cluster commander removed amid accusations
STANDERTON Brigadier Mngomezulu was Standerton’s Cluster Commander for the last two years, but things have turned sour and his working relationship with members of SAPS reached rock bottom of late, particularly with members from Sakhile and Standerton Police Stations, respectively amid accusations of mismanagement and heavy handed approach and harassment of members , the situation that led to fear and poor morals in the working environment with members. On the basis of numerous complaints and accusations, Police union POPCRU entered the fray and pushed for his removal from office. A list of grievances was forwarded to the office of the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, by local POPCRU leadership. On Wednesday, 10 June, POPCRU’s provincial leadership, led by the Chairperson, Mr Life Monini, and Secretary, Mr Sipho Nkambule, were locked in a long meeting with the provincial SAPS management team, led by the head
of labour relations, Brigadier Magagula and Colonel Semilane where POPCRU members from Standerton and Sakhile presented their grievances to the panel. The meeting was extended to Thursday, 11 June, to be chaired by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner, Major General Phahla. However the meeting reportedly ended in a chaotic manner when Major General Phahla and his delegation walked out of the meeting leaving POPCRU members fuming. It is reported that Brigadier Mngomezulu received a letter of transfer from the provincial commissioner, Lt General Zuma, over the weekend. Brigadier Mngomezulu confirmed that he has been transferred to Nkangala District with immediate effect. POPCRU members have welcomed his removal. According to sources, Colonel B Masango, will be the acting cluster commander in the interim. David Maretlane
Happier days during the lockdown, police and SANDF parade from left to right are Lieutanant Nkosi (SANDF Commander), Ms Makasas Radabe (Lekwa Municipality HOD), and Brigadier Mngomezulu (Cluster Commander).
19 June / Junie 2020
Ou gunsteling vir koue wintersdag
Kosmosnuus / Cosmos News
Bibberweer sorg vir skouspel
Hierdie ou gunsteling lewer vier porsies. Die bestanddele wat benodig word, is 500 ml (2 k) bruismeel, 5 ml (1 t) mosterdpoeier, ’n knippie rooipeper, 2,5 ml (½ t) sout, 250 ml (1 k) gerasperde mozzarellakaas, 250 ml (1 k) Amasi, 312 ml (1¼ k) volroommelk, 100 g (⅕ blok) botter, gesmelt, genoeg botter vir smeer, 2 fyn gekapte uie, 600 g beesvleisboerewors en ’n handvol vars pietersielie, fyngekap. Volg dan hierdie metode. Voorverhit die oond tot 1800 C. Sif die bruismeel, mosterpoeier, rooipeper en sout saam in ’n groot-genoeg mengbak. Roer die mozzarellakaas daarby in en roer tot die kaas goed met die meel bedek is. Roer die Amasi en melk tot goed gemeng. Roer die gesmelte botter daarby. Meng die melkmengsel by die meelmegsel tot ’n deeg. Skep die deeg in ’n oondvaste bak met ’n deursnee van 22 cm wat met botter gesmeer is. Smelt genoeg botter en soteer uie in botter tot sag. Voeg die boerewors by en soteer vir 7 minute tot verbruin buiteom. Die wors hoef nie gaar te wees nie. Sprinkel pietersielie bo-oor en roer deur. Druk die uie en wors halfpad in die deeg. Bak vir 35 tot 40 minute of tot liggoudbruin bo-op. Sit warm voor. (Bron: Trooskos) JD
Die afgelope naweek het inwoners van Standerton deurgeloop onder erge koue weer. Met temperature wat gewissel het van -8 tot -14 is dit geensins snaaks dat honderde waterpype gebars het nie. Hierdie foto is Saterdag oggend bykans 12 uur geneem waar die water wat uit ’n gebarste pyp spuit die struike en gras in ’n wonderwêreld omtower het. Baie skade, maar baie mooi!
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19 June / Junie 2020
Gholfspelers mag Melkkos vir ’n koue weer afslaan wintersdag
STANDERTON - Golf RSA het Vrydag, 12 Junie, bevestig dat amateurgholfspelers nou weer mag afslaan. Die organisasie is nou al geruime tyd in gesprek met die regering om alle spelers – nie net beroepsportlui nie – weer op gholfbane toe te laat. “Gholf RSA besef en erken dat veiligheid vir menselewens van ongelooflike belang is. Ons het begrip vir die regering se uitdagings om gepaste stappe in reaksie op die bedreiging wat die Covid-19-pandemie inhou te doen. Ons het dus voldoening aan regulasies en opdragte probeer verseker,” het die organisasie gesê. Golf RSA het ook die minister van sport, Nathi Mthethwa, vir die besluit bedank. Voordat hulle heropen sal van gholfbane verwag word om aan streng gesondheidsmaatreëls van die departement van sport te voldoen. Golf RSA sê hy het die afgelope paar weke reeds alle klubs van Covid19-planne voorsien en voldoeningsbeamptes is aangestel. Klubs is ook toegerus met ʼn toonaangewende toepassing wat gaan help om alle gholfspelers en werkers vir Covid-19
na te gaan en te monitor. Klubs moet ʼn dokument onderteken waarin hulle bevestig dat hulle aan maatreëls voldoen en moet dit aan Golf RSA terugbesorg voordat hulle mag heropen. Golf RSA het die publiek en bedryf bedank vir hul steun om tot op dié punt te kom. Oomblikke na dié nuus vrygestel is, was Standerton se gholfbaan feitlik vol bespreek. Spelers het nie op hul laat wag nie en het Saterdagoggend vol afwagting in die bibberweer afgeslaan. Alle maatreëls is streng nagevolg en die spelers kon die eerste dag weer terdeë op die baan geniet. Werndley Eksteen met sy 39 punte word as die dag se wenner aangewys met Peter Loyd (38 punte) tweede en Joré Nortjé (38 punte) derde. Spogtwees word aangeteken deur Ian Harper, André Burger en Patrizia Lombard. Die klub bied op Dinsdag 16 Junie ’n IPS kompetisie aan en alle belangstellendes word versoek om Joanne Adendorf op 073 743 2711 te skakel om vooraf van die reëls verwittig te word en ’n afslaantyd te bekom. JD
Foto ter illustrasie Met gholfbane wat weer oopgestel is, het Werndley Eksteen, Peter Loyd en Joré Nortjé hul eerste dag tydens die pandemie op die gholfbaan geniet en is hulle na die tyd as wenners aangekondig.
Een hap hiervan en jy is terug in die skoolkoshuis se eetsaal op ’n koue wintersdag! Melkkos is pure nostalgie. Dis trooskos en is natuurlik ook nie duur om te maak nie (seker daarom dat dit so baie in die koshuis voorgesit is). Wat jy gaan benodig is twee liter volroommelk, 310 ml koekmeel, drie ml sout, 45 ml botter en kaneelsuiker om mee voor te sit. Maak dan so. Verhit die melk in ’n groot kastrol tot net onder kookpunt. Terwyl die melk warm word, meng die meel en sout saam in ’n bak en vryf die botter daarby in met jou vingerpunte (jy kan dit ook in ’n
voedselverwerker doen). Sprinkel die meelmengsel bo-op die kokende melk en roer dit met ‘n houtlepel tot goed gemeng. Prut oor lae hitte vir ongeveer 10 minute, terwyl jy roer, tot verdik en gaar. Die mengsel moenie ’n gladde sous wees nie, dit moet klonterig wees. As daar egter té groot klonte vorm, gebruik ’n draadklitser om dit op te breek. Sprinkel ’n lepel kaneelsuiker onder in elke bakkie, skep die kokende melkkos bo-op en sprinkel nog kaneelsuiker boop. Lewer ses tot agt porsies. (Arina du Plessis – Landbou.com) JD