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National Braai Day & Braai Tour Epic scenery, road-tripping adventure, earlymorning coffee in the great outdoors, stunning campsites and more braais than you can shake a stukkie wors at – there can be nothing more South African than the annual National Braai Tour, the perfect starter ahead of National Braai Day, as organised by the iconic Jan Braai. We caught up with Jan as he and his 200-strong cavalcade set off on the National Braai Tour.

Q How did the whole National Braai Day initiative come about?

A We love to braai, of that there is no argument. As a nation, we are united like no other time on National Braai Day. We share stories, relax, unwind, reflect and just enjoy the country that has given us the opportunity to burn large quantities of braai wood. And in 2017, there is more than one opportunity to unite around a fire.

Q What is special about this year’s National Braai Day? Q How does the National Braai Tour actually work?

A Thanks to National Braai Day falling on a Sunday this year, there is a whole Saturday at your disposal to prepare for the country’s greatest public holiday. Inspired by the Dutch holiday of King’s Night ahead of King’s Day, we encourage all South Africans to take part in National Braai Night the evening before National Braai Day. This is the chance for the braaiers of South Africa to get into the Braai Day groove early. It’s the party braai to National Braai Day’s relaxing braai.

Q But wait, there’s more to the braai movement – just before National Braai Day, you and a 200-strong travelling carnival will also be touring the country as part of the National Braai Tour. What happens during this tour?

A Think of it as a political rally ahead of an election, only we are not canvassing for votes, we’re calling on millions of South Africans to unite around fires and celebrate our heritage. Now in its fifth year, the National Braai Tour acts as a smokey, flame-grilled messenger for National Braai Day, with participants of the Tour spreading braai cheer throughout the country and ramping up public excitement for our country’s fast-approaching biggest day of braai. The 2017 edition of the Braai Tour starts in Cape Town on 10 September and will stop in at iconic venues like Cape Agulhas, Calitzdorp, Plettenberg Bay and Storms River before culminating in Port Elizabeth.

Q What is the purpose of the National Braai Tour?

A It is all about showcasing our vision of nation-building around a fire. A blueprint of sorts on how to best celebrate heritage month and Heritage Day. It’s about bringing diverse people together to enjoy the one thing that unites us all, cooking and celebrating around an open fire. It’s also an opportunity to build public excitement and momentum towards 24 September in a way that gets South Africans thinking about and celebrating their own heritage, our shared heritage, and how great it is to be a South African.

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A As always, the route has been selected to take in the diversity of the South African countryside and to showcase historically significant spots along the way. The aim of the National Braai Tour is for participants to enjoy themselves, but also to learn more about this great country.

Q Why do participants have to have South African flags?

A At registration each participant is issued with a full-size South African flag on an individual sized pole. These flags are carried by participants at all times. It’s the rainbow wave of the Tour.

Q What is the role of National Braai Day and the National Braai Tour in our country?

A They are reminders that we as inhabitants of such a wonderfully diverse country have something in common. Our country has a rich and diverse heritage and this needs to be celebrated. But it is essential to share one thing, and that one thing just happens to be the nation’s love for cooking food over the coals of a fire. We have much to celebrate as a nation and as diverse people. What better way to do that than with a Tour that teaches you about our collective heritage, your fellow South Africans and a day that encourages you to celebrate around a fire.

Q You are the first AWSUM celebrity to appear on our cover twice – congrats!

What do you make of that?

A That is really AWSUM – and says a lot about our love for the braai! Thank you – I look forward to more.

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WHAT YOU NEED (makes 8)

• 1 packet bacon (250 g of your favourite type) • 1 small packet self-raising flour (500 g) • 1 tsp salt • 1 tot olive oil • 1 bottle cider

WHAT YOU DO 1. Either braai the bacon on a grid over coals until crisp or fry it in a pan until crisp. Remove from the heat, let it cool down and chop into small pieces.

2. To your favourite mixing bowl add the self-raising flour, salt and crispy braaied chopped-up bacon.

Mix this using one of your recently washed hands.

3. Add the olive oil and cider. Using one or both of your recently washed hands, mix and knead everything together. You do not need to overdo this step. Be lazy and knead as little as possible; as soon as everything is properly combined you’re good to go.

4. Use your hands and on a flat surface, shape this stretchy piece of dough into a flat rectangle or square as well as you can manage.

Now use a sharp knife and cut the dough into 8 or 9 equal portions.

Fix the shape of each one slightly and you’re done. Using extra flour to dust the dough throughout this process makes it infinitely easier to deal with.

5. Braai on a grid over medium-heat coals for about 15 to 20 minutes. It is important to turn the roosterkoek often, so that they do not burn, but get cooked through. The outside should be crispy and ever so slightly charred here and there, and the inside obviously done. If there is a hollow sound when you tap them, they are ready. Insert a sharp knife into one and if it comes out clean, you know for a fact that they are ready.

6. Serve warm with butter and cheese or with any braaied meat.

I am a massive fan of roosterkoek and the culinary giants bacon and cider also make regular appearances at my braai fire. Together, they will change the way you look at roosterkoek forever. The word ‘roosterkoek’ is Afrikaans for a bread roll baked on your grid over the coals of a wood fire. To my mind, the word is part of common language in South Africa and can de facto be used in all 11 official languages. Everything about this recipe is great – few ingredients, a very easy process and a fantastic tasting result. As it happens, these roosterkoek go very well with any type of braaied meat.

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BERGVLIET PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 021 715 1103 (e) secretary@bergvlietprimary.co.za U13 Hockey Matthew Paulsen (Grade 7) and Kayley Coetzee (Grade 6) were selected to represent their zone in U13 Hockey. They both made the Southern Zone C team and participated in the Interzonal Hockey Tournament held at Hartleyvale Astroturf in August. Kayley’s team came first gaining the gold medal at this tournament. We congratulate both of these BPS buddies on their outstanding achievement.

GOLDEN GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 021 674 2155 (e) postmaster@ggps.wcape.school.za Grade 5SA Soccer Champions

Grade 5 Dress-up Day for Readathon Week

GREENFIELD GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 021 797 0554 (e) greenfieldgirls@gmail.com Visit to Parliament The Greenfield Girls’ Grade 6s and their teachers visited Parliament.

Blisters for Bread Kesha Daniels (Grade 2) participated in the 5km Blisters for Bread walk on 27 August. We appreciate her efforts and thoughtfulness!

Newspapers for SPCA Stefanie Camps and Teagan Smith dropped off newspapers collected by the Greenfield Girls at the SPCA.

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THE GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 021 674 2077 (e) info@thegrove.co.za Ancient Egypt Day On 6 September, the Grade 5s hosted an exciting Ancient Egypt Day. It is a day where everyone is transformed into Egyptians and are dressed up as pharaohs, princesses, mummies and other members of the hierarchical pyramid.

They are divided into groups in which they became specialists about a topic of Ancient Egypt. Every group had to make a poster and a 3D model, as well as create

their own Egyptian learning display. The creativity and hard work that the Grade 5s showed was really impressive.

Visitors who came to visit the Ancient Egypt Day Exhibition learned, tasted and experienced Ancient Egypt as the Grade 5 Grovites enthusiastically shared all that they had learnt.

PINELANDS NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL Netball and Soccer Festival On Friday, 18 August Pinelands North hosted an interschools netball and soccer Festival. Visiting schools that took part were: Pinehurst, The Pinelands Primary, Kenwyn Primary, Grove Primary, Surrey Primary, St George’s Grammar School and Siyabulela Primary.

Congratulations to Kenwyn Primary U13 soccer team for winning and Surrey Primary U13 team for winning the netball. Thank you to all who supported our teams.

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Enviro Club Camp 2017 Our Enviro Club members went to Olive Glen Mountain Farm where they enjoyed an overnight stay camping under the stars. They learned how to tie different types of knots, swam in the fresh spring water that comes from the mountains and built their own fires. The group enjoyed a night hike on Saturday and a Sunday morning hike led by Peter Bester, a parent at our school.

PINELANDS HIGH SCHOOL (t) 021 531 7410 (e) postmaster@phs.org.za Congratulations to our prefects for 2018

FRONT: Shireen Koks, Cortney Van Harte, Moletlo Somo, Chesney Adonis.

MIDDLE: Mrs Deidre Chandler, Natalie Lovell, Zayd Pandit, Rebecca Marx, Zachary Esau, Kelsey Cyster, Mr Norman Davies.

BACK: Uwais Khan, Benjamin Väisänen, Chase Newel, Mr Dave Campbell, Huw Irlam, Kyle Morgan.

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SUN VALLEY GROUP OF SCHOOLS (t) 021 785 2722 (e) hello@sunvalleygroup.co.za Spring Bling Spring was in the air on the first of September! Sun Valley Group of Schools celebrated the start of Spring with the theme ‘Spring Bling’! Students and staff brightened the campus with colourful accessories for the day.

Grade 6 SVPS students wearing their ‘Spring Bling’.

Some Sun Valley Group of Schools staff members look fresh for Spring Day!

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