Page 2 ADVERTISER Veldbrand FREE! VOLKSRUST MEDIA Local. Useful. Digital. 14 APR - 21 APR 2023 VOLKSRUST | WAKKERSTROOM | AMERSFOORT VELDBRAND RADIO - IN BEELD EN KLANK! LUISTER SAAM www.veldbrandradio.co.za Volksrust High School participates in the South African Maths Olympiad First Round
Volksrust High School participates in the South African Maths Olympiad
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Volksrust High School rcently stated that: “On Thursday, 9 March 2023, fifteen of our learners participated in the first round of the South African Maths Olympiad where they had to solve 20 challenging Math problems. Despite taking quarterly tests in Maths and Physical Sciences earlier in the day, theytook on this challenge in true Volkie tradition. We are proud to announce that
Chothia qualified for the second round of this competition that will take place during May 2023 At VHS, we strive to develop learners who are problem solvers, because we know problem solvers change the world! We wish these learners all of the best for Round2!”
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DrPixleyKaIsakaSemeLocal Municipality recently stated on facebook: “The Integrated Development (IDP) Representative Forum which is underway in Dr Pixley Ka IsakaSemeLocalMunicipality vows to be the lodestar mantra towards services delivery in the whole Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality area. "The IDP Representative Forum is one of the institutional structures that should ensure that the creation of service delivery initiative and programmes within the Municipality are properly planned through public sector collaboration and progressive partnership' said Cllr BJ Mhlanga, the ExecutiveMayorforDrPixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality "The planning
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should be informed and aligned with the resources to be contributed by the public and private sector to achieve Community development", said Mhlanga "It is this Forum that has a responsibility among others to ensure that the Integrated Development Plan as a five year strategic plan of the Municipality links, integrates and co-ordinates plans and takes into account proposals for the development, aligns the resources and capacity of the Municipality with the implementation of the plan forms the policy framework and general basis on which annual budgets must be based and compatible with national and provincial developmentframeworksand plans",headded”
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Die vier beskuldigdes wat na bewering ʼn aandeel in die ontsnapping van die veroordeelde moordenaar en verkragter Thabo Bester gehad het, het Maandagoggend in die Bloemfonteinse landdroshof verskyn. Bester se vriendin, dr. Nandipha Magudumana, haar pa, Zolile Sekeleni, en nog twee beskuldigdes, Teboho Lipholo en Senohe Matsoara, het saam in die hof verskyn Lipholo is ʼn werker by ʼn maatskappy wat gekontrakteer is om kameras by die Mangaungmaksimumveiligheidsgevangenis te installeer en in stand te hou, terwyl Matsoara ʼn bewaarder by die tronk was. Sekeleni is borgtog van R10 000 toegestaan en indien hy dié bedrag betaal, sal hy een keer ʼn week by die polisiestasie op Port Edward moet aanmeld. Hy mag ook nie die distrik verlaat sonder die polisie se toestemming nie. Die saak is tot 16 Mei uitgestel wanneer Bester ook weer in die hof moet verskyn. Die landdros het ook beslis dat Magudumana en haar twee medebeskuldigdes in aanhouding sal bly tot hul volgende hofverskyning op 3 en 4 Mei. Dié drie sal dan aansoek om borgtog kan doen. Die beskuldigdes staan tereg op verskillende aanklagte, waaronder moord, dwarsboming van die gereg, medepligtigheid en brandstigting. Tydens die hofverrigtinge het die landdros gevra dat Magudumana, wat sedert haar terugkoms in Suid-Afrika haar gesig bedek, haar gesigsmasker en die kappie van haar baadjie verwyder om haar gesig te wys. Die staatsaanklaer in die saak het aangevoer dat hoewel hy begrip het dat sy moontlik “mediasensasie” probeer vermy deur haar gesig te bedek, is dit verregaande om te aanvaar dat sy haar gesig bedek terwyl die hof in sitting is. Magudumana het vlugtig haar gesig gewys voordat sy weer haar gesigsmasker en kappie opgesit het.
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EVAN SOROUR: VERDAGTE IN FICKSBURGBOER SE SKIETDOOD DÁN IN HOF
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Rudi Gericke (38), die man wat van die moord op Ficksburg-boer Evan Sorour (28) aangekla word, sal weer Donderdag in die landdroshof op dié dorp verskyn waar hy na verwagting om borgtog sal aansoek doen. Phaladi Shuping, woordvoerder van die nasionale vervolgingsgesag (NVG) in die Vrystaat, het bevestig dat Gericke Dinsdag in dié hof in die Vrystaat verskyn het waar die saak na vandeesweek uitgestel is. Maroela Media het vroeër berig dat Sorour op 8 Januarie vyf keer geskiet is en op pad hospitaal toe aan sy beserings beswyk het. Sorour se pa, Reuter, is erg aangerand Gericke is tydens die voorval in die heup gewond en was vir geruime tyd in die hospitaal voor hy in die hof kon verskyn Hy staan ook op ʼn afsonderlike klag van aanranding tereg Dit is verlede jaar teen hom aanhangig gemaak nadat hy en ʼn vriend glo besoekers by die plaaslike gholfklub aangerand het. Dié saak is ook Dinsdag aangehoor en is ook tot Donderdag uitgestel
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Oudpres. Jacob Zuma se korrupsiesaak is Maandag vir die soveelste keer uitgestel Dít nadat hy aangedui het dat hy nóg ’n aansoek teen adv. Billy Downer SC gaan indien in ’n poging om Downer van die saak te laat verwyder. Zuma het vanoggend vlugtig in die hooggeregshof in Pietermaritzburg verskyn waar sy regspan die hof oor die beoogde aansoek ingelig het. Die saak is daarna tot Augustus uitgestel. Regter Nkosinathi Chili hoor die saak nou aan nadat regter Piet Koen hom einde Januarie daaraan onttrek het. Zuma probeer sedert Oktober 2021 om Downer as die aanklaer in die wapentransaksiekorrupsiesaak teen hom te laat verwyder en het hom selfs tot die Konstitusionele Hof gewend, maar die land se hoogste hof het die aansoek in Desember van die hand gewys. Zuma beskuldig Downer van vooroordeel Ook Koen het voor sy onttrekking aan die saak bevind dat daar geen meriete in Zuma se klagte is nie Afgesien van Downer, kla Zuma ook die News24verslaggewer Karyn Maughan privaat aan vir die oortreding van die Wet op die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG). Hy het met die private vervolging van die twee begin omdat hy meen dat Downer vertroulike inligting oor sy mediese toestand aan Maughan uitgelek het. Zuma staan tereg op verskeie aanklagte van korrupsie, bedrog en rampokkery oor die aankoop van onder meer vegvliegtuie, patrolliebote en ander weermagtoerusting toe hy in die laat 1990’s adjunkpresident was. Hy word daarvan beskuldig dat hy omkoopgeld van die Franse wapenvervaardigingsreus Thales hiervoor ontvang het. Thales staan ook tereg op aanklagte van korrupsie en geldwassery. Die saak sloer egter al twee dekades en albei partye ontken skuld
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• A teenager brings her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. They’re appalled by his haircut, his tattoos, his piercings. Later, the girl’smom says, “Dear, he doesn’t seem to be a very nice boy.” “Oh,please, Mom!” says the daughter. “If he wasn’t nice, would he be doing 500 hours of community service?”
• “Once, my father came home and found me in front of a roaringfire. That made my father very mad, as we didn’t have a fireplace.”
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What is STRESS?
April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month
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Stress is a normal reaction the body has when changes occur, resulting in physical, emotional and intellectual responses. Stress management training can help you deal with changes in a healthier way. What is stress? Stress is a normal human reaction that happens to everyone. In fact, the human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. When you experience changes or challenges (stressors), your body produces physical and mental responses. That’s stress. Stress responses help your body adjust to new situations. Stress can be positive, keeping us alert, motivated and ready to avoid danger. For example, if you have an important test coming up, a stress response might help your body work harder and stay awake longer. But stress becomes a problem when stressors continue without relief or periods of relaxation. What happens to the body during stress? The body’s autonomic nervous system controls your heart rate, breathing, vision changes and more. Its built-in stress response, the “fight-orflight response,” helps the body face stressful situations. When a person has long-term (chronic) stress, continued activation of the stress response causes wear and tear on the body. Physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms develop. Physical symptoms of stress include: Aches and pains. Chest pain or a feeling like your heart is racing. Exhaustion or trouble sleeping. Headaches, dizziness or shaking. High blood pressure. Muscle tension or jaw clenching. Stomach or digestive problems. Trouble having sex. Weak immune system. Stress can lead to emotional and mental symptoms like: Anxiety or irritability. Depression. Panic attacks. Sadness. Often, people with chronic stress try to manage it with unhealthy behaviours, including: Drinking alcohol too much or too often. Gambling. Overeating or developing an eating disorder. Participating compulsively in sex, shopping or internet browsing. Smoking. Using drugs. How is stress diagnosed? Stress is subjective not measurable with tests. Only the person experiencing it can determine whether it's present and how severe it feels. A healthcare provider may use questionnaires to understand your stress and how it affects your life. If you have
chronic stress, your healthcare provider can evaluate symptoms that result from stress. For example, high blood pressure can be diagnosed and treated. What are some strategies for stress relief? You can’t avoid stress, but you can stop it from becoming overwhelming by practicing some daily strategies: Exercise when you feel symptoms of stress coming on. Even a short walk can boost your mood. At the end of each day, take a moment to think about what you’ve accomplished not what you didn’t get done. Set goals for your day, week and month. Narrowing your view will help you feel more in control of the moment and long-term tasks. Consider talking to a therapist or your healthcare provider about your worries. What are some ways to prevent stress? Many daily strategies can help you keep stress at bay: Try relaxation activities, such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, breathing exercises and muscle relaxation. Programs are available online, in smartphone apps, and at many gyms and community centres. Take good care of your body each day. Eating right, exercising and getting enough sleep help your body handle stress much better. Stay positive and practice gratitude, acknowledging the good parts of your day or life. Accept that you can’t control everything. Find ways to let go of worry about situations you cannot change. Learn to say “no” to additional responsibilities when you are too busy or stressed. Stay connected with people who keep you calm, make you happy, provide emotional support and help you with practical things. A friend, family member or neighbour can become a good listener or share responsibilities so that stress doesn’t become overwhelming. How long does stress last? Stress can be a short-term issue or a long-term problem, depending on what changes in your life. Regularly using stress management techniques can help you avoid most physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms of stress. When should I talk to a doctor about stress? You should seek medical attention if you feel overwhelmed, if you are using drugs or alcohol to cope, or if you have thoughts about hurting yourself. Your primary care provider can help by offering advice, prescribing medicine or referring you to a therapist.
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INGREDIENTS
• 100 g sugar
• 1 1/2 t ground cinnamon
• 90 g cake flour
• Salt, a pinch
• 3 T butter
• 1 1/2 litres milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the sugar and ground cinnamon.
Rub together the flour, salt and butter with your fingers until it is nice and crumbly – the Afrikaans word for this is frummel (verb) or frummels (noun).
Add 3 T cinnamon sugar and continue mixing with your fingers. Pour the milk into a large saucepan and add the
Melkos Traditional
Melkkos is a traditional South African dish made from sugar, flour, butter and milk, flavoured with cinnamon. This is a basic, smooth version made with a whisk, but you can also mix with a wooden spoon if you prefer lumps. Some recipes even add pasta or sago, while others call for Maizena or condensed milk.
cinnamon stick. Bring to the boil. Once the milk is boiling and frothy, reduce the heat and allow to simmer while slowly sprinkling the frummels into the milk, whisking. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, while whisking continually, for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon sugar.
Cook Tips: Do not skimp on the cinnamon sugar – if you are cautious with it, you have no business making and serving melkkos. If you like your melkkos more milky, simply use more milk and less flour. Alternatively, if you want to have small lumps of cinnamon dough drifting like tiny islands in a bowl of milk, gently stir with a wooden spoon instead of whisking. Just do what feels right.
Melkkos is not a science, it’s an emotion.
Die Kerk is maar net ‘n
“So sê die Here: Die hemel is my troon en die aarde die rusplek vir my voete. Hoe moet die huis dan wees wat julle vir My bou, die plek waar Ek kan woon?” (Jes. 66:1) Ek was op ‘n stadium so hartseer om te sien dat die “heilige” kerkgebou, waarin ek grootgeword het en meer as veertig jaar gelede in getroud is, verkoop is en nou ‘n koepel op het en ‘n moskee geword het! Dit was dan “die huis van die Here”! Toe ons grootgeword het het ons nie eens hard gepraat in die kerk nie want dit was ‘n heilige plek, ons het ons beste klere (en hoede) aangetrek as ons soontoe gegaan het, want dit was die huis van die Here. Dit was skoon en blink met mooi houtwerk, blink gevryfde vloere en rooi matte in die gangetjies, want die Here het daar gewoon En nou dat dit ’n moskee geword het, waar woon die Here dan nou? Het God nou minder heilig geword, of is sy eer aangetas omdat dié spesiale gebou nou vir iets anders gebruik word? Nee, definitief nie. Na my mening is die kerk net ‘n gebou van bakstene en sement, dit is eers wanneer óns daar ingaan en God aanbid dat dit ‘n heilige plek word. Waar Christene bymekaar kom is die Here in hulle midde, en word dit ‘n heilige plek, of dit in ‘n sitkamer, onder ‘n boom, in ‘n sel in die gevangenis, of in die mooiste, sierlikste kerkgebou is. Wat help dit tog as die kerkgebou heilig is, maar ons wat daar ingaan bied nie ons lewens en liggame aan God as ‘n heilige, afgesonderde woonplek nie? Na my mening is laasgenoemde veel belangriker! “Hoe moet die huis dan wees wat julle vir My bou, die plek waar Ek kan woon?” – óns is die plek waar Hy wil woon Hier is my gunsteling “so sê die Here Here” - vers vir vandag: “Weet julle nie dat julle die tempel van God is en dat die Gees van God in julle woon nie? ... die tempel van God is heilig, en die tempel is julle.” (1 Kor. 3:17)
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Kitchen delight NTABISENG MAHLOKOANA DANIE CRONJÈ
gebou….
Klitsgras
Ek het geen te kort aan drama in my eie lewe nie, maar jy kry nou mos daai meisies wat drama tot 'n hele nuwe vlak toe vat Alles is beter en groter en jy is convinced dis Chuck Norris se sussie want alles wat jy doen het sy natuurlik beter gedoen Totdat sy dit actually moet begin doen dan brand die huisie vinniger af as wat Zuma geld aan nog 'n Nkandla kan bestee. En dan is dit mos nou jou skuld want dis te klein of dat te min Maar dis nie die storie wat agterna die rondte in die dorp doen nie Sy's die victim, geslag soos'n gesteelde bees en die stukke daar gelos om deur die aasvoëls stuk vir stuk opgepik te word Mandela is nie 'n match vir haar long walk for freedom nie Kry tog asseblief net vir Ellen of Oprah op die lyn oor alles wat sy moes deurmaak...
#stoppiebuswantjysitdiepotmis
Klitsie het nuus vir jou Mense gaan luister en saam gesels maar nadat die laaste dop gesluk is, gaan jy nog steeds die een wees wat weer van vooraf jou idee van hoe wonderlik jy is moet verkoop
Kom ons hoop daar is nog 'n sucker wat jou 'n kans gaan gee
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Preparing your garden for WINTER
STODELS GARDEN CENTRE IN CAPE TOWN HAS THE FOLLOWING TIPS FOR WINTER GARDENING:
Trimming - In June fruit trees like apricots, peaches and plums are ripe for pruning. Remove branches and stems on sweet peas to promote strong upward growth. Other trees and shrubs that need to be pruned include autumn-flowering shrubs such as barleria, pride of India, ribbon bush, and wild dagga. Cut back evergreen herbs like rosemary and thyme. Roses need to be pruned after transplanting. Plant and sow - Plant coolseason bedding plants such as alyssum, calendula, dianthus, lobelia, nemesia, pansies, sweet peas, and violas. Azaleas, camellias, and liliums can be planted in dappled shade. Add Brussels sprouts, kale, leeks, onions, radishes, turnips, and members of the cabbage family - broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and spinach - to your vegetable garden. Feed - Remember to do some proper root-feeding before you hibernate. Winter- and spring-flowering seedlings need organic fertiliser every two
weeks, as well as weekly watering during drier spells. Feed lemon trees with a 2:3:2 general fertiliser. Feed bulbs with bulb food once every two weeks and water well. Check the edges of sweet peas. If they’re brown and papery, feed with a 3:1:5 fertiliser. General- Before it becomes too cold and wet to venture outdoors tick off tasks on the to-do list. Move worm farms to a warmer spot out of the rain. Adjust sprinkler systems to avoid overwatering. Get pruning gear ready to trim fruit trees and roses. Sharpen loppers and secateurs and find your gardening gloves. Stock up on a good sealant for protecting freshly cut branches. Treat winter lawns with care. Keep on mowing regularly because if grass grows too tall it can attract lawn fungi. Refrain from lawn dressing at this time of the year to avoid smothering the grass. Boost root mass with a 2.3.2 organic fertiliser.
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SA-BUILT HALF-TONNE BAKKIE: VW SAYS ‘THERE IS HOPE’
The head of Volkswagen Group South Africa has ruled out a local launch of the current-generation Saveiro (a unibody pick-up offered in Latin America), but confirmed “there is hope” for a Kariega-built half-tonne bakkie that would slot in below the new Amarok. Martina Biene, chairperson and managing director of Volkswagen Group South Africa, made the comments during an exclusive podcast interview with Cars.co.za video journalist, Ciro De Siena. When asked whether VWSA had any plans to offer the Saveiro locally – a question the German firm’s management has fielded time and again – Biene suggested numerous feasibility studies had been conducted over the years, but each one indicated converting the Latin America-only bakkie to right-hand-drive would be prohibitively expensive. “We’ve done multiple calculations [in an attempt] to get the current Saveiro converted to right-hand drive. Unfortunately, the downside of our Brazilian partnership is that all these [Latin American] countries are left-handdrive countries,” she explained. So, what about building a similar unibody bakkie right here in South Africa? Well, Biene revealed such an opportunity may well present itself down the line, making reference to the mystery 3rd product the German firm’s local division plans to build
alongside the Polo hatchback and the Polo Vivo – at the Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape. In November 2022, VWSA announced an intention to add a new model to its local production line, confirming the vehicle will ride on the same MQB-A0 platform as the Polo and numerous other VW Group products. Internally dubbed the “A0 Entry SUV”, the newcomer is set to be positioned below the T-Cross as part of the Polo family. “The nice thing with this ‘A0 Entry SUV’ is that it provides an opportunity for an even bigger than half-tonne bakkie – so, a 750 kg [payload] bakkie. This is something we are looking into,” Biene revealed. “So, there is hope, but there is not hope for the current Saveiro. But probably for something nice to come in the future.” How far in the future? Well, considering the aforementioned A0 Entry SUV is likely to go into production in 2026 or 2027 (once signed off by Wolfsburg, of course), a half-tonne bakkie spin-off would surely arrive only sometime thereafter. Back
in 2018, Volkswagen unveiled the MQBbased Tarok concept at the São Paulo International Motor Show, suggesting the “lifestyle-oriented pick-up” – which measured 4 914 mm long – would go on sale in Brazil “soon”. Though the unibody double-cab bakkie didn’t ever make it to production and thus failed to materialise in Brazil, it may well form some sort of basis for the model Biene is proposing. Currently, the only half-tonne bakkie on the local market is the long-in-thetooth Nissan NP200, a Rosslyn-built single cab – with a payload of 800 kg
that has managed to outlast every one of its rivals (remember the Chevrolet Utility, Ford Bantam and Fiat Strada?). Nissan has thus had the local half-tonne segment all to itself over the past few years, though the line-up has since been rationalised to just 2 derivatives. Furthermore, earlier in 2023, Nissan SA confirmed to Cars.co.za it is in the
process of conducting a “product feasibility study” on a possible replacement. Nissan’s alliance partner Renault is also edging ever closer to launching the long-promised Dusterbased Oroch, though it’s unclear whether the SA-spec model will adopt a single- or double-cab body style. It’s worth noting VW has offered a small bakkie before in the form of the Mk1 Golf-based Caddy, which traced its origins all the way back to 1978. Volkswagen’s facility in Uitenhage (which has, of course, since been renamed Kariega) produced this model from 1981 until 2007. Also, the German firm currently has an SA-built bakkie in its range, since the 2nd-generation Amarok is manufactured by Ford alongside the Ranger at the Blue Oval brand’s Silverton factory. Watch the full interview with VWSA boss Biene @ www.cars.co.za
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