Many have heard of Kristopher Ryan Centre, only a few really know what it is all about.
Most only knows about the delicious cookies that are sold around town that bears their name.
But what is Kristopher Ryan Centre?
Kristopher Ryan Centre was started in 2001 by Joy du Plessis and Mary Meyer whose sons Kristopher and Ryan needed to be in a Protective Workshop for Adults with Disabilities. The centre originally started in one of the buildings at Marietjie School and moved to their current premises in 2009.
With financial help from Sasol a Bakery was started on the premises to create jobs and generate funds to assist in the funding of the centre.
They fall under the umbrella of Mpumalanga Mental Health Society who monitors them for the Department of Social Development.
As is the case with most special schools, there are always shortages in their funding.
They currently have 29 Beneficiaries.
Kristopher Ryan Centre are funded as follows:
Subsidy from Department of Social Services which is only to be used for food.
Fees paid by beneficiaries
Public Donations (including food from Woolworths which is collected every Wednesday afternoon)
Profit made on biscuit sales
As the funds from Department of Social Development do not nearly cover the food for the beneficiaries all the funds to cover running costs e.g. salaries, water & electricity, cleaning, security, motor vehicles/petrol, repairs & maintenance etc are raised by themselves.
Kristopher Ryan Centre currently have the following staff members:
Caregivers:
2 Trained caregivers who assist the beneficiaries with activities e.g. knitting, crocheting, handwork, colouring in, writing, simple arithmetic, reading, and beadwork. It is costly to send their staff on courses, which are not always available in Secunda, so they are always looking for volunteers to come and assist the staff as it is important to have one on one interaction with the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries receive breakfast and lunch at the Centre. One of the caregivers is responsible for the making of the food. For breakfast she makes cooked porridge and on Friday they get cereal. For lunch they get meat and vegetables either from their own Vegetable garden or those donated by St Peter’s Harvest (Felicity Filander)
They have a Vegetable Garden Project where the beneficiaries are taught to sow seeds, plant plants, weed the garden and water the garden.
The public can drop their recycling at the Centre as a local recycler collects it on a regular basis.
Following items can be recycled:
Tins – Beer, Colddrink & Tinned Food Tins
Beer Bottles – separate green & brown
Paper –
Common paper (mixed) – includes sugar & flour bags
White Printing paper
Coloured Printing paper
Newspapers
Magazines
Cardboard boxes
Plastic –
Milk Bottles – plastic
Milk Cartons – other (long life)
Coke bottles & water –
Clear (includes water bottles)
Green
Brown
Clingwrap – no oil or blood
Plastic bags & shopping bags – no oil or blood
Bubble wrap
The recyclers do not take bottle tops but these Kristopher Ryan Centre take and give to their Treasurer who is involved with a project Sweethearts Foundation who sell the bottle tops and use the funds to buy wheelchairs for people in need.
They even have their own compost heap. The following are needed for this
Table Scraps – leftover food
Fruit & vegetable scraps – peels, pips
Eggshells
Leaves
Grass clippings
Garden plants
Lawn & Garden weeds
Shrub prunings
Straw or hay
Green comfrey leaves
Pine Needles
Flowers, cuttings
Wood ash
Chicken manure
Coffee grounds
Tea leaves
Newspaper
Shredded paper
Cardboard
Corn cobs, stalks
Sawdust pellets
Wood chips, pellets
Everything from the kitchen is used for this together with eggshells from the Bakery.
Bakery:
There are three full time bakers in the Bakery with a Manager whose work it is to supervise the baking, icing of biscuits, receiving order, delivering orders, etc.
Their bakery has the necessary Certificate of Acceptability from the Health Department and our products are labelled in terms of current legislation.
Kristopher Ryan Centre biscuits are sold by the following shops in Secunda.
Pick ‘n Pay (Mini)
Food Lover Market
Mangoliso
Sasol Garage CBD
It is also sold at most of the Flea Markets held in and around Secunda
Anyone is welcome to come to the Bakery at the Centre situated at 98 & 101 Besterecta Street, SECUNDA to buy biscuits. Their telephone number is 017 634 7867 or alternatively you can phone Eruka Claassens at 082 327 2530 or Pam Kotze 082 466 5757 with enquiries or place an order.
Kristopher Ryan Centre charge R40-00 for 450 grams irrespective of the type of biscuit bought.
Kristopher Ryan Centre cookies
The following types of biscuits are made:
CARAMEL
CHOC CHIP
CHOC CRUNCH
CHOC OATS
COFFEE
COFFEE DIP
CONDENSED MILK
CRUNCHIES
CUSTARD
GINGER
MA SE SOETKOEKIES
MELTING MOMENTS
MIXED BISCUITS
OATS
ROMANY CHOC
SOETKOEKIES
VANILLA DIP
Please support Kristopher Ryan Centre whenever possible. Funding from the government is not what it should be and there is a desperate need for funding.
The Democratic Alliance held their Federal Congress over the past weekend.
It was the largest virtual congress in South Afrika to date.
Mbali Ntuli and John Steenhuisen contested for the leadership of the party. Both candidates ran an extensive election campaign on all platforms possible.
John Steenhuisen ultimately won the trust of the party and was elected as Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance. A position that he held as interim leader since the resignation of Mmusi Maimane.
John Steenhuisen, newly elected Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance
Our own James Masango (from Evander) was elected as Deputy Chairpersons of the Federal Council together with Thomas Walters
James Masongo
Here is the full acceptance speech of John Steenhuisen:
Fellow South Africans,
I cannot think of a more fitting place from which to speak with you today than this beautiful City of eThekwini.
Twenty-one years ago, I made my way up the steps of the Durban City Hall for the very first time, as the city’s youngest ever elected councillor.
Back then – as today – many people asked me why I decided to go into politics.
My answer today is the same as it has always been: because I love my party, and I love my country.
I fought to fix potholes in the roads when I was a councillor.
I exposed corruption when I was a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature.
I held presidents accountable as a member of Parliament.
But never in my wildest imagination did I believe I would one day lead this great party, the Democratic Alliance.
When I first became a DP activist at the age of nineteen, I did so because I knew it was a party with a proud history of fighting to give power to the people of South Africa.
A party that waged a lone battle in Parliament against the evil Apartheid regime.
A party that was instrumental in the drafting of our nation’s liberal democratic Constitution.
A party that grew from a handful of seats in Parliament to become the official opposition.
In the years since, the DA has grown to become a party that governs cities and municipalities across the country, as well as a province.
And it is a party that will one day be at the core of a national government that will fix and unlock the boundless potential of this country.
Thank you to each and every DA delegate, and to every member of my campaign teams across the country, for the trust you have placed in me.
I am deeply humbled by your support.
Thank you also to my wife, Terry, and to my family who are all here today in the city where I grew up.
I know that you have all sacrificed so much to help me pursue my dream of serving South Africa.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to my colleague in this leadership race.
Mbali, you did not make this an easy race. You fought me every step of the way, and you never gave up.
In doing so, you helped entrench a proud democratic tradition in our party: that we don’t anoint leaders here; we elect them.
We choose our leaders on the basis of their ideas, the content of their character and their potential to lead our party into new territory. Long may this democratic tradition continue.
However, I did not run to become the leader of the DA for its own sake.
I am here because I want to take the DA to greater heights in our fight for a country where each and every citizen has the power to build a dignified life.
Today, I stand before you even more determined and energized than I was when I first climbed those stairs in front of City Hall.
The task ahead of us will not be an easy one.
Our country is in serious trouble, and the stakes have never been higher.
When I look around me, I see despair and desperation; poverty and hunger. I see politicians blaming each other for what’s gone wrong, while people suffer.
All of this is happening despite the fact that the vast majority of South Africans are warm-hearted, honest and hard-working people trying to build a future for their families.
We are not a nation of thieves and criminals beset on destroying our country.
And yet, each and every one of us are exposed to thievery, criminality and decline on a daily basis.
As we journey through life, many of us no longer lift our heads to the horizon, because we are too scared of what we may see waiting in our future.
How is it that this nation of hard-working and peace-loving people knows neither prosperity nor peace?
The people of South Africa thought that democracy would put them in charge; that the people would govern. “All power to the people” was the cry.
Instead, people now feel further and further away from where power lies.
Over the past quarter of a century, you have been robbed of your destiny, your dreams held hostage to bureaucrats and central planners.
Just think of any problem you encounter in your daily life. At the root of it you will find a state that is utterly incapable and corrupt, yet absolutely hellbent on telling you what to do.
People don’t have electricity in their homes because government insists on a state monopoly for power generation.
People are poor because government crushes entrepreneurship, growth and job creation.
Excessive state control is the reason why people can no longer take the train to work, and why the government would rather spend the little tax money that’s left to fund an airline that we do not need.
People who are destitute and vulnerable may soon stop receiving social grants because corruption is bankrupting the state.
In every domain of your life, the incapable state is in the way of you getting ahead.
And what is the government’s solution to the problems caused by excessive state control?
Their solution is even more state control. Because the more the central planners fail, the more furiously the central planners plan.
And so we face the prospect of the state taking away private property.
In the future you may longer be able to take out private medical insurance.
And there is the very real fear that the pension you spent a lifetime saving will be taken from you.
No longer content with controlling you, the government now wants to own you. They are coming for your home, your health, and your savings.
The good news is that the people of South Africa are starting to reject state control.
People do not want to live a life of dependency on a failing and corrupt state. People are tired of being told what to do by rulers who only look out for themselves.
People want to stand on their own two feet as self-reliant, autonomous human beings. They want the power and the freedom to make their own choices and build a life they value.
This is what the DA will offer under my leadership. People power.
We will fight to give power and opportunities to every law-abiding, honest and hard-working citizen – regardless of their background – to build a life they value.
As the DA’s Constitution so eloquently puts it: “Our party is uniquely founded on faith in the South African people.”
People have sometimes had endless debates about the meaning of liberalism in today’s world.
But, for me, liberalism in its purest form is a commitment to give power to the people so that they can decide for themselves how to build lives of value.
This means building a capable state that protects citizens from harms like violent crime, and delivers the quality education, healthcare and other services that all people need to unlock opportunity.
We will take power away from the state and put it in the hands of the people, where it rightfully belongs.
The one thing that unites South Africans above all else is the desire to determine one’s own destiny.
We have many problems in this country. But the people of South Africa is not one of them.
There is nothing wrong with South Africa that cannot be fixed with all that is good about South Africans.
From the Uber driver in Soweto to the nurse in Mthatha and the farmer in Vredendal, the people yearn for a government that provides things like good schools, clean drinking water, a sustainable safety net for the vulnerable, and a reliable electricity supply so that they can pursue their own dreams in life.
They want a leg up from a caring and effective government, not handouts from a failing state.
And if you are looking for proof of just how committed this reinvigorated DA is to fighting on the side of the people rather than the state, look no further than the way we fought for you during the lockdown crisis.
When the national government tried to make it impossible for you to earn a living while their cadres embarked on a massive looting spree, the DA stood alone in defence of the people.
We were the first to reject the brutal hard lockdown.
We fought for justice for Collins Khoza and the dozens of other citizens brutalised and killed by the state.
We forced the state to keep soup kitchens open and allow hungry children to be fed.
In the Western Cape we built hospitals of hope, while other provinces sent people to hospitals of horror.
During the lockdown crisis, the DA offered practical and constructive alternatives which would have saved countless people from unnecessary suffering.
In the midst of the greatest crisis that has faced our country in a generation, the DA has revealed that our character is stronger than ever.
That we can be a powerful force for positive change when we implement solutions based on our principles.
But I must also be frank with you. We have made mistakes.
There were moments in our recent past when the DA looked for populist shortcuts and failed to offer clear solutions to the decline caused by state control.
There have been times when the DA failed to be a dependable ally in the people’s fight for power.
For a while, we lost sight of who we were and what we offer: clear, principled and decisive leadership.
Fortunately, mistakes don’t have to be fatal – provided you learn from them.
Over the past year, we embarked on a journey of introspection to fix that which was broken in our party.
Precisely because we had the courage to face up to our mistakes, I can tell you today that the days of breaking trust with South Africans are well and truly over.
Under my leadership, the DA will never again turn our back on our core principles.
We are a liberal party committed to non-racialism, a market economy, and a capable state that empowers citizens and cares for the vulnerable.
We have always been at our strongest – and achieved our best results – when we stood strong on these principles.
Our task now is to show how our policies can lift 13 million people out of unemployment and 30 million people out of poverty.
We are ready to show South Africa that another way is possible.
A better future beckons on the horizon under a DA government that will replace state control with people power.
A future marked by world-class service delivery in the towns and cities where we govern.
Schools staffed by dedicated professionals where every child is given the power to reach for the stars.
Hospitals that heal the sick and care for the most vulnerable members of society.
A rapidly growing economy that creates millions of jobs, because it is owned and controlled by the hard-working people of this country.
Empowerment that works for 30 million impoverished people, rather than for a predatory elite.
Going forward, we will evaluate every decision on the basis of a single question: does it give more power to politicians and bureaucrats, or does it give more power to the people?
Measuring every decision against this metric – and always choosing to empower the people rather than the state – holds the key to fixing South Africa.
The DA also has a clear roadmap for South Africa’s journey towards a horizon of hope.
Together, we must build a new majority in South African politics, with the DA at the heart of governments across the length and breadth of our beautiful country.
It can be done.
Just look to the City of Tshwane, where we took back control only two days ago.
As a result, the capital city of South Africa is once again governed by the Democratic Alliance.
Aside from giving us an opportunity to restore good governance in our country’s capital, our most recent victory in Tshwane offers two important lessons for the road ahead.
The first is that our opponents will stop at nothing to undermine our fight for people power.
Terrified by the prospect of losing control, the Gauteng provincial government used every dirty trick at their disposal to prevent the DA from delivering for the people of Tshwane.
The second lesson is that there simply are no shortcuts to victory.
It is only because we diligently fought the unconstitutional power grab in the courts for almost a year that we are now again able to bring change to the residents of Tshwane.
If we resolutely stick to our principles as we’ve recently done in Tshwane, there is a clear path to victory for the DA and people power for South Africa.
In addition to the dozens of municipalities where we already deliver world-class services as the party of government, another two dozen could have DA-led councils after the 2021 local election.
Five of them are in Gauteng, eleven are in the Northern Cape, and three are in the Eastern Cape.
We are also ready to unleash all of our firepower in the fight to get outright majorities in cities like Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay.
A clear DA majority that avoids the need for coalitions is the best way to protect these metros from underhanded takeovers that disrupt and undermine service delivery.
By waging a principled fight for people power, we will reignite momentum and get the ANC out of power.
We’ve done it many times before. In Cape Town. In Midvaal. In the Western Cape. In Tshwane.
If we show that we are the party of people power, we can do it again. This time, we can do it all across South Africa.
Today, the DA alongside millions of ordinary South Africans, takes the first step on our journey towards a horizon of hope where power lies with the people, not with the corrupt and incapable state.
We know that the voyage will not be an easy one.
There will be plenty of obstacles, battles and mirages along the way.
But we also know that with each step we take, decline will be further behind us and hope will be nearer than ever.
I know that many of you are afraid of what the future holds. We can all feel the decline created by decades of ever-expanding state control.
I know that many South Africans are so scared that they stare only at the ground in front of them, just trying to put one foot in front of another.
But I stand before you today as the leader of a revitalised Democratic Alliance, to give you a reason to again lift your eyes up from the ground.
You are no longer alone.
History has proven that when hard-working and peace-loving South Africans from all backgrounds overcome our differences to unite in the quest for people power, there is no limit to what we can achieve.
Together, the DA and the people of this country can take power back from the corrupt and incapable state that stole it away.
It does not matter which part of the country you come from, what language you speak, what background you have, or what community you belong to.
If you want to live in a country where you have the security and opportunities to build a life of value for you and your family, you have a home in the DA.
If you have been stuck in the unemployment queue for years, you have a home in the DA.
If you are tired of the corrupt politicians who have stolen your future, you have a home in the DA.
If you want your children to receive a quality education, you have a home in the DA.
If you are tired of a state that spends more on VIP security for politicians than on protecting the farmers who feed us all, you have a home in the DA.
We can win this battle to take power back from the state if as many people as possible rally to the cause.
Our first opportunity to begin wresting power away from those who seek to control us will come in less than one year from today, during the 2021 local government elections.
That is why I am asking you to get out there and register to vote DA in your local municipality.
Talk to your friends and relatives, who have given up on our country, about the DA’s vision for people power over state control.
Spread the word that the days of indecision and mixed-messaging are well and truly over, and that our country can be fixed if we elect a courageous DA government that will give power back to the people.
From this first step we take together today and during every mile of the journey that lies ahead, the DA proudly walks side-by-side with the people of this country.
Not a day longer will you have to walk with shoulders slumped.
Because now the DA walks alongside you – the people of South Africa – with our chins held high and our eyes focused – not on the many perils that confront us today – but on the horizon of hope that beckons tomorrow.
MPUMALANGA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICIAL AND ACCOMPLICES ARRESTED FOR FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
PRETORIA – Johan Mandla Mathabela (62), who is an Assistant Director at the Mpumalanga Department of Education, Sibongile Linah Mathabela (40), and Gloria Mhlanga (54), appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court on Friday for theft, fraud and corruption after they were arrested following a Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation.
Johan Mandla Mathabela (62), Assistant Director at the Mpumalanga Department of Education
The Hawks’ investigation has revealed in the period 2015 to 2018, the Mathabelas (no relation) colluded and siphoned about R 300 000 from the Department, the money was transferred into an account held by a Masoyi based Valencia Day Care Centre owned by Linah Mathabela, the pair reportedly shared the ill-gotten funds.
Sibongile Linah Mathabela (40), and Gloria Mhlanga (54); Accused accomplices.
The above amount was allegedly transferred on different dates by another official in the accounts section of the department, the said official who is a state accountant is yet to be arrested and arrangements have been made for her to appear in court on Monday as she is reportedly out of the province.
It is further alleged that Gloria Mhlanga colluded with the same state accountant resulting in about R 272 000, being transferred into Simunye Day Care Centre which is owned by Mhlanga. The Investigation has additionally established that both these day-care centres are not registered with the Department.
21 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
22 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10 And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.
22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house.
23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
Kruinpark het aan die Podiumpret kometisie deelgeneem en uitstekend gevaar.
Hier is hulle uitblinkers
Kekkelkouse
Hierdie vier Kruinpark Kekkelkouse maak Kruinpark geskiedenis in 2020!
Katelyn Shaw wen beide die Redenaars en Lees afdelings tydens die Podiumpret Nasionale finaal!
Abigail Zwarts dring deur na die Podiumpret Redenaars en Lees Nasionale finaal en behaal die eerste plek met die item Lees (prosa) tydens die Nasionale finaal. .
Heike de Klerk dring deur na die Podiumpret Nasionale Finaal en haal die Top Tien vir Redenaars. Sy behaal ‘n Eerste plek vir Lees (prosa)
en MilanZwarts dring deur na die Podiumpret Nasionale Finaal en behaal ‘n tweede plek vir lees (prosa) en ‘n eerste plek vir Redenaars!
Hulle name word op plaatjies aangebring op die Keur- en Olienhoutbome by die Taalmonument in die Paarl. Voorwaar ‘n uitsonderlike prestasie!
Graad 2 Groepredenaars
Die Kruinpark Graad twee Groepredenaars, Lerisha Swiegers, Milan Zwarts en Natascha Jonck, dring deur na die Podiumpret Nasionale finale en stap weg met die Eerste plek! Hulle name word op plaatjies aangebring op die Keur- en Olienhoutbome by die Taalmonument in die Paarl. Voorwaar ‘n uitsonderlike prestasie!
Graad 2 Groepredenaars
Lerisha Swiegers
Lerisha Swiegers dring deur na die Podiumpret Redenaars Nasionale Finaal en behaal ‘n derde plek.
Lerisha Swiegers
Amelia Shaw
Amelia Shaw behaal by die Podiumpret nasionale finaal ‘n derde plek vir Redenaars en ‘n tweede plek vir lees.
Amelia Shaw
Lianke Obermeyer
Lianke Obermeyer dring deur na die Podiumpret Nasionale finaal vir die items Redenaars, Afrikaans lees (prosa) en stap weg as die Nasionale wenner vir Engels lees (prose).
Aiden Olckers dring deur na die Podiumpret Nasionale Finale vir Redenaars, Lees (poësie) – tweede plek en Lees (verhaal) – derde plek.
Aiden Olckers
Pieter van Niekerk
Pieter van Niekerk behaal op die Podiumpret finaal ‘n tweede plek vir sy Redenaars (Humoristies) en eerste plekke vir Onvoorbereid en ‘n nuwe kategorie – Verwelkoming. Pieter se Verwelkoming was sò goed, dat dit vir die Graad Een Opedag gebruik is!
A house robbery took place in the early hours of Friday 30 October 2020
On 2020-10-30 at 02:30 the complainant (Mrs) was asleep in her bedroom when she heard some movement in the house.
She was still busy trying to figure out what was going on when an unknown African male entered her room. As she shouted the man pointed at her with a torch.
The man then grabbed her, closing her mouth, while wearing gloves. Two more males appeared and she was instructed to keep quiet.
The men then demanded money and valuables, she was also instructed to open the safe in the other room.
An undisclosed amount of Zim dollars were taken. Two cellphones, jewellery, 1x Sony TV, 4x laptop computers, 1xlg TV, handbags and purses and 2x tablet phones all to the value of R81 000.00.
Entry to the house was gained from the side sliding door. The 3x African males that spoken broken Zulu were unidentifiable due to wearing balaclavas.
Sasol Mining operates multiple coal mines around Secunda that supply feedstock to our integrated value chain.
They also export some of their coal. Sasol is now looking for Miners and Electro-Mechanics to join their underground teams.
Miner:
Production, Stoneworks, Belts (REF 82269)
Achieve performance targets in sections, through planning, organising and control of the day-to-day operations. Responsibilities range from improving performance and reducing costs to coaching and developing subordinates.
To apply, you will need:
A National Senior Certificate/full N3 (with Maths and English/Business English)
A valid Blasting Certificate (for Fiery Mines)
A valid First Aid Certificate
A valid Red Ticket
A valid driver’s licence
2-4 years’ experience of underground coal mining
Experience in and knowledge of Safety, Health and Environment and relevant legislation
A Certificate in Gas Testing (8 gasses)
Competent A
Leadership skills
Conceptual ability
Sound communication and good interpersonal skills
The ability to function without supervision.
Artisan / Senior Artisan:
Electro Mechanic / Millwright (REF 81342)
Manage the maintenance process in the area of responsibility, to enable mining teams to reach production targets within the principles of the QCDSM.
To apply, you will need:
A National Senior Certificate/full N3/NCV Level 4 with Maths, Science, and English/Business English
An NQF4 Trade Test (Electro Mechanic/Millwright)
A valid Red Ticket
A First Aid Certificate
A valid driver’s licence and own transport
2-5 years’ experience as Electro Mechanic/Millwright
A Flameproof Certificate
Gas Testing (Fiery Mines) will be to your advantage
Underground coal mining experience
Team building and coaching skills
The ability to plan, coordinate and control all activities as well as drive QCDSM
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Computer literacy
Conceptual ability
Problem-solving and decision-making skills
Strategic planning and risk assessment skills.
Want to know more?
Please visit www.sasol.com to view all current vacancies and apply online before 31 March 2021.
In line with our commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups.
If you aren’t comfortable showing too much skin, but don’t know what to wear for a Halloween costume, throw on a onesie and you’re good to go!
Onesies, of all shapes and sizes, have started to become more popular as Halloween outfits because you get them in all types of animals or characters and they’re perfect for a quick, conservative Halloween costume.
Pair your onesie with sneakers or even heels and you have a spectacular, yet simple Halloween costume!
The corpse bride is not only an easy costume to pull off, but everyone will immediately know who you are dressed as.
You simply wear any white dress, either paint or make-up your upper body to appear blue and throw on a blue wig (or use temporary hair colour or blue hairspray).
The first fight of night was: Stefan “Beserker” Diedericks vs Lucah Paoli.
The fight was a nail biter and had the coaches and crowd on the edge of their seats. These two fighters made sure they fought all three rounds but unfortunately, Lucah Paoli walked away with a decision win from the referees and judges.
Stefan “Beserker” Diedericks vs Lucah Paoli
Heindrich “The Hounddog” Wiese vs Jeremie Tshibala was the fifth fight of the night. Again, these two fighters did not give up and fought to the end with neither showing that they are ready to give in.
Heindrich walked away victorious with a unanimous decision from all.
Heindrich “The Hounddog” Wiese being checked before stepping into the cage
The fight between Vince “His Majesty Nkosi” and Raymond Acutt was called a No Contest as the canvas floor was too slippery because of the humidity in the air causing dew.
The evening was brought to an abrupt end after that.
Coach Cedric “The Dominator” Doyle said: “I’m very proud of Stefan as he showed tons of heart and grit against a tough opponent.”
He continued: “I’m also very proud of Heindrich as he showed his ever-growing maturity in the fight game. Thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for blessing us with yet another fight night and thanks for the support we get from the community.”
