Wat is die grootste behoefte van mense hierdie tyd van die jaar? Jesus wil ‘n persoonlike uitnodiging aan jou kom rig om jou rus en nuwe moed te kom gee en die laaste deel van 2020 sterk te kan voltooi.
Hoërskool Secunda het onlangs nuwe toerusting vir Meganiese Tegnologie (voorheen bekend as Sweis- en Metaalwerk) aangeskaf. Die nuutste toevoeging is ‘n guillotine vir staalplate.
Dit sal die leerders se werk aan praktiese projekte aansienlik vergemaklik.
Verskeie onderwysers en leerlinge het Hoërskool Secunda hoog gehou die afgelope tyd met uitstekende prestasies
ASA Vlak 1 Atletiekafrigtings kwalifikasies
Mnr Jan van Straaten, onderwyser van Hoërskool Secunda, en Michelle Parks, ‘n leerder van Hoërskool Secunda het onlangs hul ASA Vlak 1 atletiekafrigtings kwalifikasie geslaag. Mnr. Jan van Straaten het die kursus in Worpe voltooi. Michelle Parks het die kursus in langafstande voltooi. Michelle is self ‘n uitblinker-langafstandatleet.
Gabi Stemmet presteer uitstekend in Redenaars
Gabi Stemmet, ‘n Graad 8- leerder van Hoërskool Secunda, het uitstekend presteer in die Artistatue Redenaarskompetisie.
Sy het Nasionaal eerste gekom in die Engelse Public Speaking afdeling vir Graad agts. Sy het ook ‘n derde plek behaal in die Afrikaanse redenaarsafdeling van dieselfde Nasionale kompetisie.
Gabi Stemmet
Gabi het ook in die Allegretto Eisteddfod in die afdeling Public Speaking ‘n gemiddeld van 97,3% behaal en daarmee na die finale nasionale rondte deurgedring wat volgende naweek plaasvind. Sy het in Afrikaanse redevoering ‘n gemiddeld van 98,6% behaal en dring daarmee ook na die finale rondte van Allegretto deur.
Sy het ook in Con Spirito in Afrikaans Voorbereide Redenaars en Fotografie na die Forté-kompetisie deurgedring.
Lihle Khumalo, a matric student of Hoërskool Secunda in 2018, was recently elected as Vice President of the Golden Key Society of the University of Pretoria.
She is studying B.Com, majoring in Economics and Business Management.
Hoërskool Secunda would like to congratulate Lihle on her outstanding achievement.
Lihle Khumalo, alumnae of HS Secunda
Golden Key
Golden Key is the world’s largest collegiate honour society, internationally recognised, non-profit organization affiliated with over 400 universities throughout Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Bahamas, South Africa, India and the United States. The Society’s mission is to enable members to realize their potential by connecting individual achievement with service and lifelong opportunity.
Golden Key National Honour Society was founded by a group of undergraduate students and faculty members at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 29, 1977. It is the world’s largest collegiate honour society and is a mission-focused, values-based and demographics driven organization. With 39 years of rich tradition, Golden Key remains committed to scholarship, career development, leadership and community service. Golden Key South Africa started in 2000, has 15 active chapters currently and touched the lives of more than 91,000 South Africans.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Golden Key is proud to be associated with a number of outstanding Honorary Members who support the initiatives of the Society. In addition to their individual accomplishments, these individuals are nominated by the students because of their personal interest and support of ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
Read more about Golden Key at the University of Pretoria HERE
The following prominent people are amongst those who have accepted Honorary Membership of Golden Key in South Africa:
NATIONAL LEADERS
Mr Ahmed Kathrada (South African Politician – Advisor to Nelson Mandela)
Lady Wendy Lahube (Founder & Chairman: Women Private Equity Fund)
Die AfriForum-tak in Bethal het op 16 November ’n verroeste stopteken op die hoek van Malherbe- en Du Plooystraat vervang.
Die tak beplan ook om aandag te skenk aan straatnaamborde en ander beskadigde stoptekens in Malherbestraat. Verskeie van hierdie tekens se pale is skeef en gebuig en sal mettertyd ook verwyder en vervang word.
“AfriForum se Bethal-tak neem eienaarskap van ons omgewing en maak self die padtekens reg. Ons wag nie vir die Govan Mbeki Plaaslike Munisipaliteit nie,” sê Hennie Bekker, AfriForum se distrikskoördineerder vir die Laeveld.
Sluit vandag nog by AfriForum se Bethal-tak aan: SMS “Bethal” na 45350 (R1). Visit their website HERE
Nog ‘n “So is die lewe” rubriek vanuit die pen van Ds Marius Britz. Titel is “Onreg is soos ‘n Brullende Motorfiets”
Party mense word met vrees vervul, en andere weer kry hoendervleis by die aanskoue en aanhoor daarvan: bikers op twee of driehonderd motorfietse wat deur die dorp se hoofstraat ry. Manne met fris bo-arms, en wilde baarde wat deur hulle donkerbrille die skare langs die strate beskou. Ek persoonlik, synde ‘n motorfietsryer myself, kry koue rillings van lekkerte. Veral as die boksermasjien Beem’s en die Harleys met hulle bekende poetoepap-poetoepap uitlaatpypsimfonie by my verbyry. Hierdie optog op die weskus is geen uitsondering nie.
Maar daar is ‘n groot rede vir die jaarlikse optog, dit gaan nie oor spog of bangmaak nie: die bikers het oral langs die pad speelgoed soos teddiebeertjies, lekkergoed en geskenkies ingesamel vir die talle kinderhuise in die omgewing. Vir kinders wat van die begin van hulle aardse reis moes oorleef op die minimum, en toegewyde kinderhuispersoneel wat ten spyte van hulle harde werk, baie innoverende planne en baie opoffering dikwels sukkel om die nodige fondse te bekom om hierdie kinderhartjies ‘n klein bietjie te bederf. Saam met die knop in my keel toe ek sien hoe die mense hulle harte en beursies oopmaak, het ook ‘n stuk onthou gekom.
Ek was jare terug koshuisvader by ‘n skool vir kinders met spesiale behoeftes in Pretoria. As deel van my pligte moes ek Vrydae die bus bestuur wat koshuiskinders regoor Pretoria by hulle huise gaan aflaai het. Elke naweek was daar egter een kleuterseuntjie wat maar agtergebly het. Willie. Rooi krulhaartjies met ‘n sproetgesiggie en haasbekkie. Sy ouers het nooit gevra dat hy huis toe kom nie. Naweek na naweek moes die koshuismoeder maar hom oppas, of langs die swembad sit as hy daar rondplas, of hom op die swaai stoot. Maar een keer per kwartaal was daar ‘n “toe” naweek. Dan moes al die kinders huis toe gaan. Die koshuispersoneel het dan ‘n broodnodige afnaweek gehad.
Ek het op een spesifieke “toe” naweek weer die huistoegaanbus bestuur. Vroeg Vrydagmiddag, toe ek met die bus by die kleuterkoshuis verby ry, sit Willie alreeds daar met sy tassie en wag. Baie trots op ‘n groot tekening langs hom, pappa en mamma in kleuterskrif geskryf onder twee stokfiguurprentjies, en wattehare geplak op hulle koppe. Ek het sy lêer in die kantoor gaan haal om sy adres te kry, en besef dit is aan die ander kant van Pretoria, daar by die staalfabriek verby. Ek sou hom dus heel laaste moes aflaai.
Toe ek stilhou by die kleuterafdeling, het hy styf langs my kom sit, bo op die bus se middelmannetjie, waar die rathefboom was, en versigtig sy pappa- en-mammaprent vasgehou onder sy arm. Na die gewone aflaaipunte is ek toe met die groot bus in Wille se woonbuurt in. Klein, nou straatjies. Rondloperbrakke en karwrakke wat die strate volstaan. Balspelende kinders wat sommer eensklaps voor jou verskyn het dit ‘n nagmerrierit gemaak.
Die liggies in altwee sy blou ogies het net daar doodgegaan
Maar Willie se gesiggie het gestraal. Hy gaan huis toe! Hy kon nie wag om sy pappa-en-mammaprentjie vir sy pappa en mamma te gee nie. Uiteindelik, na ‘n paar keer se verdwaal en groot moeite om die bus om te draai, kry ek die adres wat in die lêer geskryf was. Ek het skaars die bus afgeskakel, of Willie is uit, tas in die een hand en prent in die ander. ‘n Oopgesnyde karband het op die stoep gehang met ‘n mistroostige varing in. ‘n Steekbaardbrak het wantrouig geknor toe ons by die hekkie instap. Die beddings was kaal, so mismoedig soos die hele woonbuurt. Daar het ‘n motor op blokke gestaan voor die stoep, met die enjinkap oop.
Ek het aan die deur geklop. Willie het gestraal van afwagting. Uiteindelik het ‘n stug vrou die deur op ‘n skrefie oopgemaak, en sonder om te groet, vir my gevra: “wat soek jy?” Ek het gevra: “is u mev So-en so?” “Nee,” het sy gesê, “hulle het al weke terug getrek. Oornag. Niemand weet waarheen nie. Hulle huur was agterstallig, en die water en ligte is afgesny,” vertel sy my verder. Sy het gekyk na die bruin staatsdienslêer in my hand. Ek moet die huiseienaar kontak en hulle besonderhede vir hom gee, het sy beveel. Dis nie haar gemors hierdie nie.
Wilie was verslae. Die liggies in altwee sy blou ogies het net daar doodgegaan. Ek het hom opgetel en bus toe gedra. Pappa-en-mamma het daar op die stowwerige sypaadjie geval en bly lê, die wattehare vol sand. Hy het nie eers weer daarna gekyk nie. Die wêreld was skielik dof, vaal, verlate.
Die kleuterkoshuis was donker en gesluit toe ons terugkom by die skool. Die koshuismoeder was na haar kinders toe vir die naweek. Ek het Willie maar saamgevat na ons huis op die skoolterrein toe. My vrou, wat ‘n onderwyseres is, het hom een kyk gegee, en haar volle moederinstinkte het onmiddelik ingeskop. Geen verduideliking was nodig nie. Hy het daardie aand lekker kossies gekry, sjokolade, koeldrank. Die Maandag het die voltydse sielkundige en maatskaplike werkster by die skool elke moontlike kanaal opgevolg. Maar dit was tevergeefs. Willie se ouers het van planeet aarde af verdwyn soos ‘n groot speld. Die uiteinde was onvermydelik: hy sou tydelik in ‘n kinderhuis geplaas word in skoolvakansies.
Terwyl die motorfietse om my gebrul het, het ek onthou hoe ek daardie Vrydagaand gevoel het toe ek na die slapende rooikopseuntjie in ons spaarkamerbed gekyk het. Wie weet hoe vêr moet my kindjie nog ganetjies, het CJ Langenhoven geskryf. Waar jy vanaand is, kan ons maar net raai, het Koos Doep gesing.
Sasol held a celebratory graduation ceremony for their Institutional Capacity Building Programme 2020 attendees
Secunda, Mpumalanga – Today, Sasol Secunda hosted a celebratory graduation ceremony, honouring the 2020 attendees who successfully completed the Institutional Capacity Building programme. The graduation ceremony was held at Sasol Secunda Club.
Sasol over the years has been building trust-based relationships especially, to uplift communities close to its operations. These relationships enabled Sasol to partner with various community structures and organisations to drive interventions that benefit their fence line communities
For more than 30 years, Sasol has been investing in several projects within the Govan Mbeki Municipality (GMM). Through our partnership with the community and Department of Social Development (DSD) a need was identified for Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) to be capacity strengthened – hence the concept of Institutional Capacity Building. The partnership with the DSD so far has capacitated 86 NPOs in Govan Mbeki Municipality, with Early Childhood Development Centres being the main focus.
In the past financial year (FY/20) Sasol Social Investment appointed Siyakhula Trust as the implementing partner for this programme. There were 10 NPOs from eMbalenhle that were identified to go through this intervention.
The programme included the following interventions:
Conducting organisational audits
Conducting an accredited board training
Conducting other relevant training interventions
Reviewing the NPO Constitutions
Ensuring NPO compliance with NPO Act
Obtaining SARS exemptions for PBO status for the NPOs,
Offering mentorship and organisational development support to the NPOs; and
The training implementation was informed by the training to be offered which had specific outcomes and which also took into consideration the expectations of learners. The programme involved ensuring that participants develop practical workplace-based documents that they can and will use at their various NPOs. Participants who fully attended, compiled and submitted Portfolios of Evidence on the accredited training (board orientation) were awarded certificates of competency. For all other programmes not accredited, learners that attended and successfully completed the programme received certificates of attendance.
“Sasol believes in the empowerment of societies, especially those around our operations. Having this celebratory graduation ceremony and handing over these certificates symbolises the ongoing progress of sustainable development in communities,” said Rethabile Ndjibu, Acting Head of Community Affairs: Sasol Energy Operations.
Sasol also handed over funding to Topy Foundation, the implementing partner of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and Support Programme.
Rethabile Ndjibu Acting Head Community Affairs, Sarah du Toit, Topsy Foundation and Mpume Mdakane Acting Sasol Social Investment during the Funding handover to Topy Foundation, the implementing partner of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and Support Programme
The Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and Support Programme was established in Grootvlei, Dipaleseng Municipality four (4) years ago to address Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs). This programme has five child-centred components which provide the basic support to vulnerable children.
During the 2019/2020 financial year the following was achieved through this project:
27 ECD centres, with 2 000 learners were supported with educational resources such as books, toys and puzzles and medical intervention
More than 6 779 households were supported through the establishment of community gardens to create sustainable support,
Further support with counselling, documentations for social grant were facilitated, clothing, blankets and intensive parental capacity building foster parents
The programme is in collaboration with Department of Education, Department of Social Development, and other partners such as Dischem Foundation, Raymond Ackerman Foundation, Rise Against Hunger, and Zingaro etc.
Photo Caption1: Rethabile Ndjibu Acting Head Community Affairs, Sarah du Toit, Topsy Foundation and Mpume Mdakane Acting Sasol Social Investment during the Funding handover to Topy Foundation, the implementing partner of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and Support Programme
It’s almost December and if you’re not thinking it, we’ll say it; thank goodness this year is almost over!!! But why not end this year with a bang and a proposal with the most festive engagement ring you can think of! Everyone is feeling a bit down in the dumps after this nightmare of a year, and we’re not saying to randomly pop the question just because your girl or guy is down. However, if you were planning on asking him/her soon, why not make it a whole month of festivities and ask them in December?
Below we are going to give you five of the most festive inspired engagement rings to pop the December question with:
Sparkling Snowflake Engagement Ring
This ring is not as suited in South Africa’s summer holidays, but who knows, maybe your partner’s been dreaming of a snowy, white Christmas their whole life and this ring will just brighten their dreams and day even more! Luckily, the snowflake ring is rather subtle and nobody can tell it’s a snowflake right off the bat, it’s still a cute engagement ring for the girl that loves snow and winter.
Naturally, a festive inspired ring had to somewhere include red and green colours. By using emeralds and rubies you can create the perfect Christmas engagement ring. Gemstone engagement rings are making big waves among brides today. Red rubies are one of the most popular stones alongside sapphires, but emeralds are great for a more “earthy” bride.
Emeralds and rubies are rarely paired together, but if you want a ring that truly embodies the colors of Christmas, use these gemstones and design your own colourful Christmas engagement ring!
Light a Christmas Candle Engagement Ring
For a more subtle festive engagement ring, why not opt for a marquise-shaped moissanite engagement ring. You can easily create a candle-shaped engagement ring with an elongated shape such a marquise cut or a thin pear-cut moissanite. Mimic the warm glow of fire with a rose gold engagement ring band.
Marquise shaped moissanite engagement ring by Ralph Jacobs
Go Green Wreath Greenery Engagement Ring
For full-on holiday magic, create an engagement ring inspired by a tree, a wreath, or boughs of holly. Emerald leaves celebrate the Christmas season, but also speak to seasons to come from spring to summer, back to winter, and so on for all the countless years you’ll spend together. This design also sparkles much more set with a Moissanite.
Bye Bye Holiday Blues Engagement Ring
Say goodbye to any chance of having a “Blue Christmas” this year with a breathtaking round cut engagement ring with blue moissanite stones in a halo setting. You can even up the ante and add a second halo pave to impress your lover this holiday.
This Post was first published on https://ralphjacobs.co.za/lets-get-festive-5-festive-engagement-rings/