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PAGE 8 LETABA HERALD - Friday 15 May 2009 LETTERS Bekende orkes hier DIE Klipwerf orkes gaan binnekort vir groot makietie op Tzaneen sorg. 'n Dans saam met die orkes vind op 30 Mei in Skousaal B plaas. Kaartjies beloop R150 per persoon. Bring gerus u eie koel houer. Kosstalletjies sal beskik- DIE 1989 matrieks van Hoërskool Ben Vorster hou op die naweek van 29 Augustus reünie. Dit vind by ATKV Eiland Oord op Letsitele baar wees. Dit begin om 19:00 vir 19:30.Skakel Rosie op 082 453 9161 of Emmarentia op 083 438 2230 vir besprekings of navrae. Beperkte besigheidstafels teen R2 000 nog beskikbaar. 1989-Vossies ontmoet weer plaas. Skakel Lizette Labuschagne (Venter) op 082 944 9908 of e-pos haar by faventer@global.co.za. 1969-Plasies kuier • DIE 1969 matrieks van Hoërskool Merensky beplan ‘n reünie te Brakpan. Die reünie word beplan vir 12 S e p t e m b e r. Vir meer inligting rakende die reünie skakel Frieda Nel (Zaayman) by 082 378 8432/(016) 366 0943 of epos: frieda@3gi.co.za MORE THAN 3 million people – mostly poor – around the world have the deadly mosquito-borne disease malaria and up to two million will die from it… only to be replaced by new victims! What’s more we in the Letaba live on the fringe of a major malaria belt to the east of us including the Kruger National Park and Mozambique. Meanwhile, the Malaria Research Institute in Tzaneen established in the 1930s by the late Dr D.S. Annecke is still working away in our midst with the emphasis on eradicating the carrier anopheles mosquito. Quinine has long been the standard prophylactic to prevent succumbing to the disease. Visitors to the Kruger will know that they should have a shot of a quinine derivative before they enter. But what about a cure if you do come down with a dose? There is a chemical compound called artemisinin which offers a 90% cure rate but is highly expensive to produce in a very slow process. It is the most powerful drug available in the fight against the disease. It is so scarce that most of the fatalities die for the want of it. But now this problem has been solved by one of the new generation of so-called ‘synthetic biologists’ whose science is genetics based. Dr Jay Keasling. A chemical engineer at the University of California, has applied engineering principles to turning single-celled organisms like bacteria and yeast into tiny ‘chemical factories’ that can build new curative compounds from scratch. Dr Keasling utilized this break-through to boost the production of artemisinin from sweet wormwood in which it occurs naturally. He produced a molecular tool kit in which wormwood genes are inserted into a simple yeast to start a process which produces New science produces low-cost cure for malaria large volumes of the precious drug within a few hours. It’s a mass-production process which reduces the manufacturing costs from dollars to cents per dose. That’s the good news; and artemisinin will available by mid -2010 to doctors treating malaria cases. But Dr Keasling has not left it at that. To make sure that patients actually benefit from these savings, he has worked with university officials and pharmaceutical companies to ensure that no one –including him – could profit from his newly patented system. “It’s not that we’re against companies making money,’ he says. ‘But we don’t want them to gouge the poor. One company, Sanofi-Aventis, has already signed up to start production of Dr Keaslings customized yeast cells and will sell the drug at cost. Keasling’s public spirited attitude proves three things: *scientists can share; *pharmaceutical companies can put patients before profits, and *synthetic biology can be a force for change. Meanwhile, this unassuming scientist is developing new projects which will benefit mankind. He is now working on bio fuels. The American Department of Energy has placed him at the head of a five-year programme to develop cost-effective, environmentally friendly bio fuels A remarkable man working in an exciting new science! Don’t be surprised if in the near future he is nominated for a Nobel Prize for his humanitarian approach to science. In a week or two I will run an article on research in South Africa on genetically synthesizing a vaccine for malaria which will in the end reduce the global infection rate by millions of people per year. By-bye quinine! (Condensed from an article in NEWSWEEK magazine). Excellent service K. ARJOON of Tzaneen writes: I would like to express my sincere thanks to Stephanie van der Merwe of Woolworths Tzaneen for outstanding customer service. She was friendly, professional and swift in attending to my complaints. This type of customer service should not go unnoticed as it is very rare. Here's to Woolworths and Stephanie for a job well done. Keep it up!!! Make sure of your ward GRAHAM McComb, Caucus Leader of the DA in Tzaneen, writes: I would like to clear up some confusion that was apparent during the latest by-election in Ward 15 Tzaneen on the 6 May 2009. Municipal Elections are different to National Elections amongst other things as follows:- In Municipal Elections, the residents of a Ward (a bounded area) vote for a candidate (person) who can be an Independent but is usually associated with a registered political p a r t y. The successful Ward Candidate (the candidate who collects the most votes) represents the residents that live in the ward at the GTM Council. The municipal by-election of the 6th May was as a result of the passing away of my colleague Cllr. Jan deLang who was the incumbent Ward Councillor in Ward 15. The boundary of Ward 15 is the area that is formed by the older part of Tzaneen and is on the CBD side of the R71 Phalaborwa road and includes Arbor Park, Fauna Park, Flora Park, Sentra Park, Medi Park etc, etc. Therefore only SA citizens who live in the suburbs south of the R71 can register & vote in Ward 15 at a Municipal Election at one of the three voting stations which are Emmanuel Assembly, Tzaneen Primary School and Unicorn Primary. If you live in the above area but have registered elsewhere you have been given the incorrect information and must re-register in Ward 15. You can register at the Tzaneen Municipal Offices at the IEC office during normal GTM office hours. You do not have to wait for the special registration weekends that occur a few months before an election. Take your ID book to register next time you go to the municipal offices ie when you renew your car licence. SA citizens who are residents of Aqua Park, north of the R71 (Phalaborwa Road) are in Ward 14 and must register at Jetty 3. Ward 14 has a huge boundary that extends from Aqua Park, around the western side of the Tzaneen dam to Politsi, then to Westfalia, around the western side of Modjadjiskloof, up the Koedoes River valley near Mooketsi and then over the mountain including Houtbosdorp towards Haenertsburg , but not including Haenertsburg. There are 6 other voting stations in Ward 14 besides Jetty 3. Ward 16 is even bigger than Ward 14 and starts at Haenertsburg and extends down the Magoebaskloof and Georges Valleys including Agatha and over towards the Letsitele River valley. The ward then skirts the eastern side of Tzaneen Town and extends to Ledzee, Yamorna and then on towards Letaba Estates on the northern side of the Letaba River. There are 8 voting stations in Ward 16. In a National Election you can vote at any voting station, provided you are registered somewhere in South Africa. However, if you do not vote at the station where you are registered, you have to fill in a special form, which is time consuming and a nuisance. You also only get the National Ballot if you outside your Province. In conclusion, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the many voters in Ward 15 who considered it important enough to come out and cast their votes. The reason for this letter is also to thank those that turned out to vote but were turned away due to the confusion as explained above. The result of the by election was that the Mrs. Rona McGaffin (DA) is now the Ward Councillor with 1174 votes (67%), the ANC 448 votes (26 %), the ACDP 93 votes (5%) and the FF+ 34 votes (2 %).
PROMOTIONS Willem is nuut in Tzaneen VAN RENSBURG is 'n van om te onthou. Willem van Rensburg is 'n prokureur van Roodepoort, en het aan die begin van die jaar 'n praktyk in Tzaneen geopen. Van Rensburgs Prokureurs en Akte Vervaardigers is 'n belowende nuwe prokureursfirma, met Van Rensburg-bande in Natal, Lichtenburg en Roodepoort. Van Rensburg se pa is al vir langer as 50 jaar in die bedryf, met sy neef en neef se seun ook al volgend in sy pa se spore. As gereelde besoekers van die Kruger Nasionale Park (KNP), het die van Rensburg-gesin gereeld in die omgewing gekom, maar nooit in Tzaneen self nie. Toe hulle onlangs Tzaneen vir die eerste keer besoek het, het van Rensburg en sy gesin verlief op die dorp geraak. Toe die idee om Tzaneen toe te trek eers publiek gemaak is, kon niks hulle keer nie. Van Rensburg het 'n soliede professionele verhouding met Alliance Mining Corporation wat graag 'n tak naby Polokwane wou open. Alliance was vuur en vlam oor die idee. Hierdie gesinsman van RAU is ook 'n ere veldwagter en doen reeds vir baie jare werk vir die KNP. Met die wildtuin diep in sy hart is 'n skuif nader daaraan nóg 'n pluspunt. Die gesin het besluit dat dit tyd was om uit die stad te kom, en met van Rensburg se agtergrond in die mynbedryf, bied Phalaborwa ook baie besigheid. So bevind van Rensburg, sy vrou Sheila, en twee kinders, Alex en Winita, hulself in Tzaneen. Van Rensburg se oogappel dogter is nou in graad een in Laerskool Tzaneen. Alex is tans in graad 8 en skoolgaande by Hoërskool Ben Vorster. Hul oudste, Damien, het verlede jaar vir die o/19 Sharks span uitgedraf wat ook die o/19 trofee verower het. Hopelik sal hy WILLEM van Rensburg is ‘n nuwe prokureur in Tzaneen, en beslis een om dop te hou. vanjaar die o/21 span haal. Van Rensburg is baie geheg aan sy gesin, en hoewel hy met die nuwe besigheid baie op die pad is, hoop hy om gou wortels in Tzaneen te skiet. Van Rensburg wil nie Tzaneen net sy nuwe huis maak nie, maar sy nuwe tuiste, die gemeenskap nie net sy nuwe bure nie, maar sy nuwe vriende. Tzaneen se nuutste prokureur wil teruggee aan die gemeenskap: "Ek wil nie net vat nie." Nes van Rensburg sy gesinslewe met integriteit en absolute waardes bestuur, so doen hy ook met sy besigheid. Hy wil graag die stigma van hartelose, gulsige prokureurs breek, en deur sy aksies bewys dat die in sy professie wel omgee. Van Rensburg wil met hierdie houding die Tzaneen-mark betree en uiteindelik sy praktyk uitbrei. Hy sien kans vir groot dinge, en wens om die gemeenskappe van Tzaneen, Polokwane, Phalaborwa en alle omliggende areas te dien. Willem van Rensburg - die prokureur wat meer wil gee as vat - is een om dop te hou. LETABA HERALD - Vrydag 15 Mei 2009 A brand new computer and networking warehouse has open its doors in Tzaneen. PLATINUM Computers & Networking Warehouse offers costumers and computer fundi’s a wide variety of computer paraphernalia. They focus mainly on sales, repairs and networking, and with their moto: "Service through knowledge", one can be sure and at ease that this is the one-stop computer warehouse where you will be assisted. The bonus is the friendly faces in this shop. Derick Olivier, manager, is new to Tzaneen but has seven years experience in the computer industry. Good service and great prices is what they focus on. Olivier says that they not only repair computers at their premises, but also do call-outs to repair your computer at home or your office. PAGE 9 THE friendly faces of PLATINUM Computers & Networking Warehouse, were service comes with a smile and computer products get sold at very competitive prices. Derick Olivier, Manager, Christo Olivier, technician and Joshua Modjadji, sales manager New Warehouse opens They will also collect your computer to repair at Platinum. They concentrate on all network related problems. And if you are looking for any computer related products they do not stock, they will get it for you. Anti-virus/Internet security LCD Monitors, wide LCD monitors, complete computer systems, input devices, motherboards, PSU’S, UPS’E, optical drives, hard drives, processors, flash drives, compact storage, graphic cards, speakers, headphones and CD and DVD equipment is what you can expect to purchase here. PLATINUM Computers & Networking Warehouse...service through knowledge. Best service! Best prices! Visit them today. 20 Harry Dilly street. Contact them on: (015) 307 1825.
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