Manie’s Bistro

middelslag-swartpot en braai die uie, knoffel en gemmer oor matige kole tot sag. Voeg die speserye by en braai vir ’n paar minute tot geurig. Voeg die maalvleis bietjie vir bietjie by en braai bruin. Voeg die tamaties, tamatiepasta en water by en prut stadig oor matige kole vir sowat 45 minute. Geur na smaak met sout en peper. Die maalvleis moet geurig, maar nog redelik souserig wees.

Maak nou die kluitjies: Sit die meel in ’n bak en vryf die botter met jou vingerpunte daarby in. Voeg die sout, bakpoeier en roosmaryn by en meng liggies. Voeg die melk by en maak aan tot ’n dik, stywe beslag. Smeer die binnekant van die potjie se deksel goed met olie. Skep eetlepelsvol van die dik beslag oral op die bokant van die maalvleis. Bedek met die pot se deksel en sit ’n paar klein kooltjies op die deksel. Laat die potjie vir 20-30 minute lank prut en moenie die deksel afhaal nie. Die kluitjies is gaar as dit hoog uitgerys en lig is en ’n sosatiestokkie of toetspen skoon uit die middel daarvan kom. Sit die pot voor met tuisgemaakte piekels en slaaie. Lewer 6-8 porsies.

Trans Kalahari border will commence with a 24-hour Operation effective 1April.The TransKalahari Corridor Secretariat had been working on with Namibia and Botswana since October 2022, to make it come to fruition.

The 24-hour operation of the Mamuno/Trans Kalahari border will significantly reduce time spent on the road as well as the congestion at the border which has lately been a challenge.

“The corridor has been growing significantly and the number of trucks crossing at the border has increased. ‘We are now expecting the congestion that has been seen at the border to reduce significantly as trucks will not have to wait until the next day if they reach the border after midnight.Aspeedy transit through the corridor will be established due to reduced congestion and this will result in cost benefits for the consignors, consignees, and the public in general,” said the Executive Director ofTrans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) Mr. Leslie Mlungisi Mpofu.

“We further hope to see other TKC borders also extending their operating hours to 24 hours in order not to create a bottle, especially at Pioneer Gate,” Mpofu said, adding that the Pioneer Gate is currently under construction and the hope is that when the construction is completed it will also open 24 hours.

“TheTrans Kalahari Corridor has been developing in leaps and bounds. When the corridor management institute was established, the aim was to remove Non-Tariff Barriers between Batswana, Namibia, and SouthAfrica. Furthermore, the objective was to transform the road from a transport corridor to an economic corridor that will benefit and contribute to the development of member states. We have seen it grow into a bestperforming corridor inAfrica, easing a lot of transport barriers and harmonising transport policies,” explained Mpofu.

The Corridor was opened in 1998 by the then Presidents of Botswana and Namibia the late Ketumile Masire and Sam Nujoma respectively t the time of opening,TKC was the first road inAfrica, South of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Shortly after the opening of the corridor, the two member states agreed to include South Africa and to establish a secretariat that will manage the efficiency of the corridor by harmonising the transport policies between the three member states.

TheTrans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee Memorandum ofAgreement was then signed in November 2003 in Walvis Bay TheTrans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) was then established in 2007.This Secretariat implements the decisions made by the member states through theTrans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee (TKCMC) which is made up of government, parastatals, and the private sector from the three member states.

TheTKC Secretariat is a tripartite transboundary corridor management institution based in Windhoek. It was established with a political and economic vision to pursue and contribute towards deeper regional integration of SADC, SACU, andAUDA-NEPAD.

Botswana Deal With Hb Antwerp Could Challenge Partnership With De Beers

ADiamong sales agreement between Botswana and HB Antwerp could challenge the southernAfrican nation’s 50year partnership with De Beers, said Bloomberg News in a report on Monday

The deal, in which Botswana is to buy a 24% stake in the Belgian gem trader, will see Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company received polished rather than rough prices over a five-year supply deal for some of its sales.

This could potentially result in higher revenues for Botswana than past contracts with De

Beers which bought rough diamonds.

“Today is the dawn of a new era in the diamond story of Botswana as we begin this journey with HBAntwerp,” said Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi. “This partnership has the potential to be a game changer.”

De Beers and Botswana jointly own Debswana, which mines almost all of the diamonds in the country, the world’s largest producer by value.

Okavango is entitled to 25% of Debswana’s output.The venture’s revenue was $4.6bn in 2022 and Debswana has long-term plans to extend the lives of some of its mines at a cost of billions of dollars, said Bloomberg News.

No value was given for purchase of the stake in HB Antwerp, it said.

Botswana and De Beers have been negotiating a new agreement for about two years. De Beers said earlier this year most of the new deal had been settled.

“Our business model enables us to capture optimal value for us and our partners in both buoyant and more challenging industry conditions,” De Beers said in a response to queries. “We are confident that we and government will finalize an agreement that deepens our relationship.”

In addition to the Debswana SalesAgreement the talks with the government also cover the future mining rights for Debswana, De Beers said. “We are set up to operate successfully at scale,” the company added. - Mining MX

Vrydag 7 April 2023

Die karatekas van Shihan Beukes karate akademie het tydense ‘n onlangse karate kampioenskap altesaam 20 medaljes onderskeidelik in Kata en Kumite verower

Shihan Beukes is baie tevrede met hul vertoning aangesien dit die eerste kampioenskappe vir 8 van hierdie karatekas was.

Twee van die karatekas het goud in beide kata en kumite verower. Hierdie jong karate sien uit na hul volgende kampioenskap.

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ORION Minerals spends more on its lawyers than on geologists.That’s not a great statistic for an exploration and development firm, but in South Africa’s junior mining sector it’s not untypical if the company is listed.

Orion CEO, Errol Smart, says he had no option but to go public because plans to develop the Prieska Copper-Zinc Mine (PCZM) in the Northern Cape required more thanA$378m, about R4.6bn. But six years after Orion’s formation, not a single line of debt has been written by a commercial bank, excluding the Industrial Development Corporation, a state-owned development finance company

“We could have got bank finance, but only at an exorbitant rate,” says Smart. He describes bank inaction: “They all tend to stare at each other” in a game of corporate who blinks first. Another Northern Cape mining junior, Copper 360, has relied on asset manager Coronation for funding, and the backing of high net worth individuals. “Banks only offer money when you’ve got it,” says Copper 360 CEO,

Jan Nelson.

But before laying into the banking sector too heavily — and Smart says Orion will need the big debt in time — it’s worth remembering SouthAfrica’s junior mining sector is a little shop of horrors, especially when it comes to losing money. Equity investors have learnt that the hard way, too, which may explain why Orion’s shares, now trading at 24 SouthAfrican cents apiece, have sunk from their five-year high of 99c.

But by far the biggest disincentive for commercial finance in junior mining is South Africa’s poor regulatory environment. “If I go to the middle of the Congo, there are some certainties: there will be no road, no rail, and I’ve got to look after myself,” says Smart.

“But as long as I have the regulatory certainty, I can solve my problems.” SouthAfrica has an advantage over other mining jurisdictions in its good infrastructure. But without dependable regulations, exploration will stop. Data from AmaranthCX, an industry consultancy, shows exploration spend in SouthAfrica fell to

0.8% of global expenditure last year against 1.09% in 2019 — the year in which mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe announced a three- to five-year target to attract 5% of exploration spend globally. “I think it’s an indictment of SouthAfrica,” says Smart.

Private finance

It’s perhaps not too surprising, therefore, that help should arrive in the form of private money. On March 15, a relatively unknown but cash-flush company, Clover Chrome, rode to Orion’s rescue. It bought a 6.5% stake in the company for R80m and options which, if exercised and depending on how Orion’s existing shareholders exercise their matching options, could increase Clover’s stake to as much as 19%.

If all shareholders take up their options, maturing in November, Orion will have raised R880m and have just about enough cash for pre-production costs on PCZM and Okiep Copper Mine (OCM), a second project 450km distant but still in the Northern Cape.The upshot is that Orion could produce between 10,000 tons and 35,000t of copper concentrate from 2024.

Cash flow can’t come quickly enough. PCZM and OCM are ‘lite’versions of projects that Smart first wanted to build. Encouraged by banks to take his plans down a notch, he’s now convinced that Clover Chrome can make a telling difference. So who or what is Clover Chrome, hardly a household name in mining? It’s backed by lifelong gold bullAdam Fleming, the UK’s 118th richest person in 2022 according to the UK’s SundayTimes richlist, and the former chair of Harmony Gold during its glory years in the 1990s. Fleming also has unrehabilitated optimism in SouthAfrica. His Johannesburg Land Company owns most of Main Street because he believes the city’s best years are still to come.

Fleming’s friend and business associate of 30 years, Philip Kotze, will represent Clover on Orion’s board. Speaking to Miningmx, Kotze thinks Orion could use some of his company’s can-do ability in early cash flow development. Clover bought the Lanxess chrome operations in 2019, shortly after 290 workers staged a nine-day underground protest. Kotze says most of those employees are back at the company, which is raking in the cash. It must be. Kotze says the R80m came from internally generated funds. If it takes up its Orion options — which is “highly likely” — it’ll use Clover Chrome’s cash flow to do so.

“We have done a proper due diligence of Orion and certain of the assets are very easy to get into production and generate positive cash flow,” says Kotze. “That is Clover’s focus, where we can start building a mine as quickly as possible and make profits to reinvest in the business. I think that is very doable.”

Says Smart: “Clover has experience of building modular scale plants of 40,000t-50,000t of various descriptions.They believe that for less than the R400m they have committed (to Orion including the options) we can get a plant up and running; in fact, well less than that.”

It’s critical Orion puts pedal to the metal as analysts remain universally upbeat about copper’s prospects. UBS said in a report this month that $100bn in new copper projects was needed by 2027 to deliver 5Mt of supply by 2030, the expected deficit. “It is clear that capex is not being deployed quickly enough,” the bank says.

Perhaps Orion isn’t the only miner dealing with banking sector parsimony. - Mining MX

Karatekas Van Shihan Beukes Se Nuutgestigte "NGO" Verower Hul Eerste Medaljes

Die Karatekas van Shihan

Beukes se nuutgestigte NGO "ChangeThrough Sport" wen hul eerste medaljes tydens ‘n onlanse karate kampioenskap.

Hulle het altesaam 7 medaljes in onderskeidelik in Kata en Kumite verower. Shihan Beukes is baie trots op hierdie kinders wat almal uit Dakota Woonbuurt afkomstig is.

Shihan Beukes moedig ouers wie nie kan bekostig aan, om hulle kinders aan die gratis klasse wat Dinsdae en Donderdae tussen 15h30 en 17h30 by die Dorp Swembad saal aangebied word, te kom inskryf.

NGO “Change Through Sport”

Kry Resultate

Vlnr: Simphiwe Shoeman Goud in Kata,Tenisha Brandt Silwer in Kumite, Jordan Bezuidenhout Silwer in Kumite, Angelique van Staden Silwer in Kata, Latoya van Wyk Brons in Kata en Brons in Kumite. Voor is Jandre Kopps wie brons in Kumite verower het.