BUSH TELEGRAPH

ZIMBALI COASTAL RESORT 

BUSH TELEGRAPH 

MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR ZIMBALI RESIDENTS - MAY 2015 

Happy 

Mothers’ Day

Trees Shrubs 

Aloes Grasses 

Ground Covers 

NEW SERVICE: 

Site Clearing / Mulching & Chipping of Plant Debris 

THE LARGEST SELECTION OF 

INDIGENOUS SPECIES 

IN ANY NURSERY IN KZN 

Trees up to 1000 liters

A few words from our editor . . . 

In this issue... 

Mother o’ Mine 

If I were hanged on the highest hill, 

Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine! 

I know whose love would follow me still, 


If I were drowned in the deepest sea, 


I know whose tears would come down to me, 


If I were damned of body and soul, 

I know whose prayers would make me whole, 


by Rudyard Kipling 

HAVE A BLESSED MOTHERS’ DAY …………. 

Geraldine & Nanette 

Cover photo taken by Benine Du Toit 

News from the Zema Office 4 

Zimbali News Board Report 14 

General Manager’s News 18 

The Zimbali Lifestyle and You 20 

Ask the doctor 22 

Recycling Program 28 

This month’s recipe 32 

Golf Competition Results 36 

Golf Schedule 38 

Steven’s Desk 40 

PGA Pro Tip 41 

Ladies Golf 44 

Golf News 42 

Classifieds 48 

Zema Contact Details 50 

THE BUSH TELEGRAPH 

Editor: Geraldine van Niekerk 

082 442 5581 • gerryzimbali@mweb.co.za 

Advertising & Accounts: 

Nanette Rogerson • 082 818 7255 

• nanette_zimbali@telkomsa.net 

Design & Layout: Tash Wheal - 

CMYK Designs 

084 596 5092 • tashwheal@gmail.com 

FAIRMONT & COUNTRY CLUB CONTACTS 

Fairmont Zimbali Lodge & Resort 

(032) 538 5000 

Zimbali Country Club (032) 538 1041 

While every reasonable effort is taken to ensure the accuracy & 

soundness of the contents of this newsletter, neither writers of 

articles nor the publisher bears any responsibility for the consequences 

of any actions based on information contained herein. 

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NEWS FROM THE 

ZEMA OFFICE 

When writing this article at the beginning 

of April 2015, the project was about 20% 

completed and anticipated to be finalised 

and in operation by 30 June 2015, weather 

permitting. 

ZEMA Management and staff 

wish all the Zimbali Mothers a 

Happy Mother’s Day on 

Sunday 10 May 2015 

ZEMA MANAGEMENT 

Sarika Somai-Sewpersad 

ZEMA General Manager 

PROJECTS UPDATE FROM ZEMA GENERAL 

MANAGER 

1. Bus Shelter at Westgate Contractors’ 

Entrance 

Residents travelling in or out of the Westgate 

Contractors’ Entrance have no doubt seen a 

buzz of activity at the shuttle-bus pick-up/ 

drop-off area just inside the gate, which is 

due to the construction of the bus shelter for 

Zimbali staff. 

2. VOP Quartz Pool Heat Pumps 

I believe one or two members have already 

had opportunity to test the effectiveness of 

the heat pumps that were installed on 13 

March 2015 for the VOP Quartz Pool. We 

can confirm that the system was successfully 

tested by Solarvest and commissioned by 

ZEMA and that the pumps will be activated 

at the start of the winter months to heat the 

water for members to enjoy no matter how 

cold the weather. 

3. Thermal Cameras on the Fence-line 

By the first week of April, the initial phase of 

the thermal cameras project was on track for 

completion by the end of April 2015, with 13 

thermal and 13 optical cameras and poles 

having been installed and operational through 

live feeds to the Control Room. 

4. Security Control Room Upgrade 

This project forms part of the overall Security 

Fence-line & Thermal Cameras Project, which 

entails increasing the size of the Security 

Control Room by approximately 65 m2 to 

accommodate the additional technical security 

personnel required to monitor the fence-line. 

At the time of writing this article in the first 

week of April, the project was 50% complete 

and the anticipated date of completion was 17 

April 2015, weather permitting. 

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5. Upgrade of Zimbali Northgate Post Boxes 

Members would hopefully have received our 

email notice advising that ZEMA has embarked 

on a much-needed upgrade of the Zimbali post 

boxes located just inside the Zimbali Northgate 

entrance. The upgrade entails the installation 

of new, larger replacement post boxes and 

locks. We would like to thank members for 

their co-operation and understanding during 

this necessary project. 

6. BBC Squash Courts – Ventilation, Signage 

and Electricity 

We are pleased to let BBC squash players 

know that a squash booking system has 

been implemented at the BBC Gym and that 

booking a game of squash is now essential for 

this system to operate effectively. 

To book, please either call the BBC Gym staff 

on +27 (0)32 538-1481, or email them at 

bookings@imovefitness.co.za. 

Operating hours during which bookings 

can be made, are from 05h00 to 20h00 on 

Mondays to Fridays and 07h00 to 12h00 on 

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. A 

daily booking sheet will be printed and placed 

on the noticeboard inside the squash courts. 

We are also pleased to advise that: 

• Additional industrial fans have been 

installed inside the squash courts to further 

increase the circulation and air flow, and that 

• The coin machines for lights at both the 

squash and tennis courts have been replaced 

with lighting timer-switches, which are set to 

run for 1 hour after activated. 

If you have any queries, comments or 

suggestions regarding the member facilities, 

please feel free to write to Bonny Levin 

at the ZEMA Suggestion Box - Email: 

suggestionbox@zema.co.za. 

7. Water Usage – Grey Water for Estate 

Fountains, Road-Cleaning and General 

Maintenance 

Since water restrictions were imposed in 

September last year, members may have 

noticed when driving on the Estate that 

our fountains and water features remain 

operational. Also, some of you may observe 

some high-pressure cleaning taking place by 

the ZEMA maintenance team. 

ZEMA would like to assure members that all 

water used for the above purposes is strictly 

“grey” water only, which we are acquiring with 

Sembcorp Siza Water’s official permission, 

at no cost, from either the sewerage plant 

near the northern Zimbali circle and/or from 

the fresh water resources within the Estate, 

such as the VOP dam. This authorisation 

has been given by Sembcorp due to ZEMA’s 

requirements for the general maintenance 

being minimal in comparison to the water 

resources available on the Estate. 

Thank you for your cooperation in conserving 

water. 

Should you require any further information 

regarding the water shortages and restrictions, 

please contact Sembcorp Siza Water on +27 

(0)32 946-7200, or After Hours on +27 (0)32 

946-3188. Alternatively, visit their website 

at www.sembcorp-sizawater.co.za for more 

details and updates. 

8. New ZEMA Security Golf Cart 

A new 4-seater golf cart was purchased for 

ZEMA’s law enforcement officers and put into 

operation on 13 February 2015. The extra 

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vehicle was necessary for the officers to be 

able to cost-effectively patrol the estate and 

respond to residents more efficiently. 

9. Zimbali Engineering & Infrastructure 

Manual (ZEIM) 

Approximately 40% of this very comprehensive 

project has been completed, with the initial 

phase being to obtain and retrieve critical 

data, information and records from various 

sources, such as the local authorities, Zimbali 

engineers and architects, as well an in-depth 

search through ZEMA’s own historical, 

archived records. This phase has been a bit 

more challenging and time-consuming than 

originally anticipated. 

The 60% balance of the project will be the 

compilation and formulation of the ZEIM and 

Asset Register which will include: Individual 

road reports (larger assets); Buildings and 

Bridges; Storm-water Infrastructure; Water/ 

Sewerage; Electricity and Streetlights; 

Fencing; Fire; Pools; Wooden Decks/ 

Walkways; Communications. 

We hope to have the manual finalised by 

the end of May 2015 and will report back to 

members at the AGM on 12 June 2015. 

ZEMA FINANCE 

LIESL VAN DEN BERG 

ZEMA Financial Manager 

Financial Report for the period 

ending 31 February 2015 

The 2015 financials reflect a sound financial 

position for the Association. 

The balance sheet depicts current assets 

exceeding current liabilities in excess of 

R51.5 million, and it is noted that this excess 

is largely due to funds held on call and in fixed 

deposits. 

1. CASH FLOW 

The cash flow statement shows positive cash 

flows of R6.7 million at February 2015. 

2. INVESTMENTS 

ZEMA has maintained and grown investments 

from R60.5 million in 2014 to 

R65.9 million at end of February 2015 due 

to additional cash from levies received in 

advance and surplus funds. 

3. R7.2 MILLION EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN 

INCURRED AS AT FEBRUARY 2015, MAJOR 

EXPENDITURE INCURRED AS FOLLOWS: 

Security – 28%, Salaries & Wages – 14%, 

Ground Management – 8%, Depreciation 

– 11%, Marketing – 3%, Insurance – 5%, 

Electricity & Water – 4% and Repairs & 

Maintenance – 12% = 85% of expenses. 

Note: Marketing expenses are not paid out of 

Members’ funds. These costs are limited to 

Branding and Administration income earned 

by ZEMA from property resale. 

4. R8.3 MILLION INCOME HAS BEEN 

GENERATED AS AT FEBRUARY 2015, 

ANALYSIS AS FOLLOWS: 

Majority of funds are generated by levies 

being 72%, Road Maintenance Levy – 3%, 

Branding and Administration Income – 8%, 

Interest - 8%, rental admin fee – 3% and other 

income – 6% 

5. DEBTORS ANALYSIS 

Total homeowners levies receivable at the end 

of February 2015 is R1,037,982. This amount 

excludes levies owing by the developer of 

R4,469,218. 

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As at February 2015 R135,755 in levies have 

been collected via the legal handover process. 

At the end of February 2015 there are 18 

homeowners who have been handed over 

for collection. There are currently 1237 levies 

invoiced inclusive of the developer levy. 

6. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 

As at February 2015 R518,182 was spent on 

capital expenditure. 

Security equipment 

(CCTV upgrade, Golf course 

thermal cameras) 296,390 

Motor vehicles 65,000 

Roads (speed humps) 27,936 

Land and buildings 154,875 

Bush buck club 6,248 

Pool upgrades 30,613 

Furniture (Upgrade of Reception & 

Welcome Centre) 2,120 

TOTAL 583,182 

7. TOTAL MEMBERS’ FUNDS/RESERVES 

AMOUNT TO R74.3 MILLION 

T 

total R 

Funds balance as at end 

February 2015 74,325,637 

Investments in fixed assets and 

other investments 22,736,682 

Other receivables to be collected 2,781,541 

Cash Component 67,506,550 

Less amounts due to creditors (18,699,136) 

Total 74,325,637 

Cash Component less amounts due to 

creditors and less funds not earmarked for 

capital replacements 41,826,859 

PRESENT VALUE 10 YEAR CAPEX 

REQUIREMENT 66,867,871 

SUMMARY 

Cash Component Vs 

10 Year Capex requirement 

Cash Component 41,826,859 

PV 10 YEAR CAPEX REQUIREMENT 

66,867,871 

SHORTFALL (25,041,012) 

ZEMA OPERATIONS 

CHRIS MARAIS 

ZEMA Operations and 

Environmental Manager 

Alien Plant Control 

The Local Authority has made some 

amendments to its National Invasive Species 

List. Some of the specifics are listed below 

and would be worth noting, especially if you 

are buying or selling a property. 

The National Invasive Species List comprises 

559 invasive species in 4 categories. 

• Invasive species are now regarded as a 

liability and must be identified before the sale 

of any property. 

• The NEMBA (National Environmental 

Management: Biodiversity Act) Regulations 

state that a seller of property must, prior 

to the relevant sale agreement, notify the 

purchaser in writing of the presence of listed 

invasive species on that property. A copy 

of a seller’s Declaration of Invasive Species 

must be lodged with the Compliance Officer, 

Biosecurity Services and the Department of 

Environmental Affairs. 

• Estate agents will not be able to sell a 

property without completing a ‘Declaration of 

Invasive Species’ certificate. 

• Horticultural and fauna experts can sign 

up to become invasive species consultants 

capable of identifying invasive species on a 

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property and signing off on a ‘Declaration of 

Invasive Species’ certificate. 

• Permits are now required for 118 Category 

2 invasive species. 

The ZEMA Operations and Environmental team 

will be attending a meeting on 23 April 2015 to 

get some more clarity and specifics regarding 

the changes that have been implemented. 

This will then enable us to advise and assist 

our members as best as possible. 

Bushbuck Management 

At the time of writing this article, our Bushbuck 

Management Plan had been underway for a 

couple of weeks with 17 animals having been 

removed and relocated in accordance with 

the authorised plan. This will continue to run 

with approximately 3-week intervals over a 

3-month period. 

ZEMA BUILDING 

CONTROL 

RICKY NAICKER 

ZEMA Building Control 

Manager 

New Bus Shelters 

ZEMA is pleased to advise that the Staff 

Bus Shelter at the Contractor’s Entrance is 

progressing well and remains on track with 

the completion date being 1 June 2015, 

weather permitting. Once the roof has been 

fitted, the finishes and painting will give the 

shelter an appealing look to blend in with the 

Zimbali architecture. 

Whilst every effort is taken to prevent 

disturbance to our members, there is 

sometimes an overlap where the staff enter 

onto a member’s property whilst tracking an 

animal after it has been darted. The drugs 

used do not have an immediate effect and 

sometimes up to 10 minutes can elapse from 

the time the animal is darted to the time it is 

safe to handle. During this time, the animal 

has to be followed otherwise it could die if lost 

without receiving a reversal drug to wake it up 

again within a fairly brief period of time. The 

Game Removal Specialist Team does try to 

ensure that animals are darted in areas a good 

distance from private gardens but sometimes 

this cannot be avoided. 

We thank residents for their patience and 

understanding and we apologise to those 

residents who may be affected when the team 

has no choice but to enter private property. 

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Additions to ZEMA Control Room 

With the structural components nearing 

completion, the ancillary items are almost 

ready to be moved into the extended Control 

Room, together with the installation of the 

thermal imaging equipment and monitors, 

which link into the live feeds from the thermal 

cameras currently being installed on the 

perimeter fence-line. More space of course 

means greater efficiency and the extension 

is expected to be completed by 8 May 2015, 

weather permitting. 

Thermal Cameras & Fence-line 

Project 

Following on from the brief update provided 

by GM Sarika Somai in her article, the first 

phase of the Thermal Cameras Project 

comprises the installation of 21 thermal and 

optical cameras on the fence-line from North 

Gate to the Beach Estate, from which the dual 

images received on live feeds is monitored by 

the Control Room 24/7. 

At the time of writing this article, 13 of the 

21 poles and cameras had been installed and 

the balance of the project was expected to be 

completed by the end of April 2015. 

ZEMA SECURITY 

SHANE COX 

ZEMA Security Manager 

Security Projects for 2015 

ZEMA Security has embarked on a number of 

projects in 2015 to continue to make our best 

efforts to ensure that Zimbali Coastal Resort 

is safe and secure and that security is never 

compromised. 

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Leitch Landscapes has been hard at work 

alongside the fence-line installation team to 

address any pruning issues during the project. 

Whilst installing the poles, ZEMA is also 

improving the fence-line by installing 

overhangs on top of the fence panels, underdigs 

below the fence panels (underground), 

as well as motion spotlighting in high risk 

ZEMA WELCOME 

CENTRE 

BONNY LEVIN 

ZEMA Welcome Centre & 

Member Liason Manager 

areas that will trigger any detected movement. 

In addition, we have also straightened and 

replaced some of the fence panels along 

the Seaward Estate border. Aside from 

defining a straighter fence-line required for 

the perspective positioning of the thermal 

cameras, it has resulted in us gaining a bit 

more land within the fence-line. 

ZEMA AGM 

This is a last reminder to members that the 

2015 ZEMA AGM will be held on Friday 12 

June 2015 at 09h00 at the Fairmont Zimbali 

Resort, Marula Ballroom. This is your 

opportunity to express your views and table 

any matters you feel are important. Your 

AGM packs with the Notice of the Meeting 

will be posted to you well within the statutory 

notice period. The ZEMA Team looks forward 

to seeing you there. 

Paella Saturday at VOP 

Thank you to all residents and guests 

who joined us at the Valley of the Pools 

on Saturday 11 April 2015 for the “Paella 

Saturday”. The event was a massive success 

and we have received so much positive 

feedback from residents who thoroughly 

enjoyed the entertainment, cuisine and festive 

atmosphere around the pools. 

We would like to thank Marco Nico who 

wowed everyone with his “giant, magic paella 

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pan” and thanks to Nibs van der Spuy who 

kept everyone entertained with the sounds of 

his acoustic guitar. 

Marco and his team look forward to arranging 

many more exciting events at this spectacular 

members’ venue. 

A WORD FROM 

KARISHMA RAMKISSOON 

ZEMA Marketing & 

PR Administrator 

Easter Holiday Season – 

Children’s Entertainment 

As can be seen from the photos below, the 

Family Care team had an overwhelming 

response, with loads of excited Zimbalian 

children attending the fun, games and activities 

organised during the school holidays. 

Easter Carnival 

Zimbali’s first Easter Carnival was well 

received, with 140 little “Eggcavators” 

participating in the Easter Egg Hunt. The 

aromas of freshly-made popcorn, the sounds 

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of festive music, face-painting and lots 

more Easter goodies and activities created a 

fantastic carnival atmosphere. 

Playworks provided entertaining games for 

all ages and loads of prizes were handed 

out at each game booth. The stilt-walker 

thrilled everyone with his balloon-sculpting, 

while the magician fascinated the crowd with 

his amazing tricks. And who could forget 

the colourful, lovable Easter Bunny who 

entertained the kiddies and rounded off the 

occasion by posing with them for photos? 

We would like to thank all our service 

providers whose assistance and contribution 

made the day such a success. Last but not 

least, a special thanks to all our residents who 

supported this exceptional annual event. 

Watch this space, as the ZEMA Team has a lot 

more in store for you! 

Zimbali Holiday Rentals Website 

The Zimbali.com website has become a 

popular site, with hundreds of views being 

recorded daily. Our Rentals page is especially 

popular. Who can blame all those potential 

and repeat visitors from wanting to grab a 

piece of the sought-after Zimbali experience? 

We would like to remind members again 

to take advantage of this free service. To 

register your property for rentals, please 

contact Karishma Ramkissoon via email: 

marketing@zema.co.za, or call her on +27 

(0)32 538-4300. 

ZEMA Suggestion Box 

Members can share their concerns, queries, 

comments or suggestions with us by emailing 

the ZEMA Suggestion Box: suggestionbox@ 

zema.co.za. Or, if you have any specific 

matter that you would like to chat to the 

relevant ZEMA manager about, please feel 

free to contact them at the ZEMA office on 

+27 (0)32 538-4300. 

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ZIMBALI NEWS 

BOARD REPORT 

BBC Gym Extension / Soccer Field and 

Cricket Pitch 

Members receiving their ZEMA Board News 

article via email may recall my announcement 

circulated on 15 December 2014 in which 

I reported on the forthcoming BBC Gym 

extension. Subsequently, a few members 

have addressed their objections, as they were 

concerned that the extension would take away 

from the children’s kicking field and play area, 

including the cricket pitch, which are currently 

situated behind the Gym. 

I would like to put your minds at rest by giving 

you the assurance that the Gym extension 

will not displace the children’s kicking/soccer 

field. In fact, we are not extending the building 

into the soccer field at all and the kicking/play 

area will in fact be increased in size due to it 

being turned in a 90o angle. The cricket pitch 

will be moved across to the current temporary 

golf cart parking behind the BBC building and 

tennis courts, plus a second cricket pitch will 

be added next to it. 

Please rest assured that our Zimbalian children 

are equally as important to us as our adult 

members and residents and that we will always 

ensure they have a kicking field and cricket 

pitch area to play on. 

BBC Gym Extension Project 

The planned extension will increase the size of 

the existing gym facility by approximately 130 

m2. Because the current space and equipment 

have already proved to be insufficient for our 

1800 gym members, particularly for cardio 

work during the popular times of the day, the 

additional area will be built to accommodate 

more open exercise space, additional cardio 

machines and other equipment. 

The project is expected to commence by 

hopefully mid-June and will take about five 

months to complete so the extension should 

be up and running in good time for the start of 

the December holidays. 

2015 Telkom Supersport Shootout 

I’m also pleased to announce that ZEMA is 

in the final stages of concluding the contract 

for Zimbali Coastal Resort to once again host 

the prestigious Supersport Shootout Golf 

Tournament this year – Telkom now being 

the main sponsor. This event showcases and 

elevates our beautiful resort and we are very 

proud that the sponsors have selected us as 

their preferred venue for the fourth year in 

a row. Please mark 19 to 21 June 2015 on 

your calendars and we promise to keep you 

informed once all the arrangements have been 

finalised. 

2015 AGM Reminder 

Another date to mark on your calendars is this 

year’s 18th ZEMA AGM to be held at 09h00 on 

Friday 12 June 2015. The Notice of the Meeting 

and AGM pack will be posted to members 

in accordance with the mandatory notice 

period and will also be emailed for members’ 

convenience. The ZEMA Board looks forward 

to seeing you there. 

Financials for the period ending 

February 2015 

As at 28 February 2015 ZEMA’s financials 

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eflect a very sound position and current assets 

exceed current liabilities by R51.6m, due 

mainly to funds in six month fixed deposits. 

The Members Reserve Fund now stands at 

R74.3m. 

The cash flow statement for the same period 

shows positive cash flows of R6.8m in 2015. 

The Members Reserve Fund February 2015 

R 74.3m 

Investments in Fixed Assets R 22.7m 

Other Receivables to be collected 2.8m 

Cash on Hand 

(Invested in 6 month fixed deposits) 67.5m 

Less Amounts Payable 

(18.7m) 

Total 

R74.3m 

Update from the ZEMA Board 

Regarding Zimbali Power Outages (25 

December 2014 and General Outages.) 

The ZEMA Board would like to update you on 

the situation regarding the power outages that 

we reported in our email to members dated 13 

January 2015. 

In that notice we advised that ZEMA was 

working very closely with the KDM Electrical 

Department, which, as the owner of the bulk 

electrical network within Zimbali Coastal 

Resort, had accepted responsibility and had 

committed to conducting an urgent, full 

audit in order to be able to do the necessary 

upgrades and maintenance required to resolve 

the overload issues within Zimbali before the 

Easter holidays in early April 2015. 

Unfortunately, despite ZEMA’s continued 

pressure on KDM’s Electrical Engineer, we 

were unsuccessful in obtaining the audit report. 

In early March, we therefore took matters into 

our own hands and appointed an independent, 

accredited electrical engineer to conduct the 

assessment and audit report. 

In summary, the following has now been 

established as a result of the audit: 

• The miniature substations at Milkwood and 

Beachwood are completely inadequate and 

need to be upgraded urgently to 500-KVA 

substations to balance the consequential effects 

of overloading that sometimes causes power 

outages throughout the Estate, particularly 

during peak holiday periods (such as the 

outages that occurred on Christmas Day). 

• Unfortunately, KDM has advised that it has 

no funding in its budget to address any of the 

above. 

As KDM is the owner of the electrical 

infrastructure, ZEMA has now taken legal steps 

in conjunction with our attorneys to ensure that 

we receive official confirmation from KDM that 

it is fully responsible and accountable for any 

costs incurred for the necessary repairs and 

upgrade. Once we receive such confirmation, 

together with KDM’s official plan of repayment 

to ZEMA for the cost of the upgrade, we will 

then commence with the project at our own 

cost and recover same from KDM. 

We would like to assure members that we will 

continue to treat this issue with the highest 

priority and that we are doing everything in 

our power to expedite the above to resolve 

Zimbali’s electrical issues as soon as possible. 

We will keep members updated. 

Should you have any queries or questions 

regarding the above, please feel free to contact 

ZEMA Building Control Manager Ricky Naicker 

on +27 (0)32 538-4300 or email him at 

rnaicker@zema.co.za 

Richard Bryant, ZEMA Chairman 

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GENERAL 

MANAGER’S NEWS 

By the time you read this column, we will 

be heading into the month of May and left 

wondering what happened to the first half of 

the year! It feels like only yesterday that I was 

wishing you a prosperous 2015 and here we 

are, 5 months later. How time has flown. We 

have so much happening in the life of Fairmont 

at the moment and I am so glad that I get to 

share this with you all. 

We are pleased to welcome our Acting Food 

and Beverage Director, Anna Derygo, to our 

Fairmont Zimbali Family. Anna joins us from 

one of our flagship properties in the Middle 

East, Fairmont the Palm, in Dubai, UAE. 

Anna started her hospitality career with 

Fairmont at Chateau Lake Louise, Canada, in 

2003 and completed her 2 SWEP (Student 

Work Experience Program) terms in various 

F&B departments. In 2005, Anna transferred 

to a sister property in the Canadian Rockies 

and worked at Fairmont Banff Springs, for 

7 years holding various F&B positions from 

Shift Leader to Outlets Manager. In 2011, 

Anna moved to Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv in 

the Ukraine and was part of the pre-opening 

team holding the position of Assistant Director 

of F&B. Shortly after a successful opening, 

Anna was eager to do another opening, and 

joined another pre-opening team at Fairmont & 

Raffles Makati, Manila, Philippines as Assistant 

Director of F&B before joining Fairmont the 

Palm in Dubai. 

We wish Anna every success in her new 

role and look forward to working with such 

an enthusiastic and energetic Fairmont 

Ambassador. 

This month we are celebrating Mother’s Day 

with a bang as we launch our new Fashion High 

Tea event in Dalchini Lounge. This monthly 

event is set to launch on the 9th and 10th of 

May from 12:00 until 18:00 and will showcase 

local designers from KZN, starting with local 

jewelry designer, Akshar Choudree. The cost 

will be R215 per person which includes a 

complimentary glass of bubbly. We will also 

be hosting a Mother’s Day buffet lunch in Coral 

Tree on the 10th of May at a cost of R300 per 

person which will be served from 12:30 until 

16:00. Bookings are essential so be sure to 

contact zim.dining@fairmont.com or call 

032 538 5000 for more information. We look 

forward to seeing you then! 

On a global front, March 2015 marked the 

completion of the first phase of the Fairmont 

Heritage Place Mayakoba project and included 

the debut of six of 30 planned private residence 

club homes, which are located in Mexico’s most 

exclusive master-planned resort community. 

Sold in 1/12th fractions with a starting 

price of $179,000 USD, Fairmont Heritage 

Place, Mayakoba will offer owners luxury 

amenities including access to airport transfers, 

valet parking, concierge services, daily 

housekeeping, 24-hour room service, and 

preferred rates at Fairmont Mayakoba’s Willow 

Stream Spa. Other exclusive offerings range 

from a well-appointed Club House complete 

with owners lounge, bar, fitness and yoga 

facilities, a private pool and teen and kids play 

areas. 

Owners will also gain access to world-class 

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golf on Mayakoba’s 18-hole El Camaleón 

championship course, host of the only PGA 

TOUR event in Latin America and home to 

highly personalized instruction programs of 

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THE ZIMBALI LIFESTYLE 

AND YOU . . . 

GREEK EVENING @ THE CROWNED EAGLE 

The Greek Evening held at the Crowned Eagle Restaurant was well supported and by all accounts everyone 

had a lovely time. The food was delicious and Alex Loizides was pretty instrumental in getting the party going. 

Many plates were broken and the entertainer Alexi, explained the various Greek traditions and customs, which 

entail setting fire to the floor, breaking plates, drinking good whisky and dancing with gay abandon. Shouts of 

“Whoopa” were heard every 5 seconds! Thanks to Nkosi and his team for the fine food and the Mythos Beer 

ordered by Arno was very popular. The next theme will take place in May - with a Craft beer evening planned. 

May is a special time in Zimbali, the humidity 

has left us, the weather is glorious and there 

are many beautiful little butterflies everywhere. 

I captured the Citrus Swallowtail on camera. 

They are common and widespread throughout 

South Africa, particularly in wooded areas. 

Absent from extremely arid areas. 

BOOK CLUB 

The Butterfly Book Club celebrating 

their 10th Anniversary. 

If you have 

photographs of 

our butterflies 

please send 

them to me for 

publishing. 

Geraldine 

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THE ZIMBALI BRIDGE CLUB 

The Zimbali bridge ladies meet every Wednesday at 8.15am to begin their 

morning of bridge at 8.30am, finishing at 12.30pm. There are between 3 and 6 

bridge tables each week. Tea, coffee and a light snack are served. 

Venue: Members’ Bar (Fig Tree) at the Country Club. If you are a Zimbali resident 

and would like to play, please contact June Allan on 082 494 6320 or 

Barbara Winterbach on 083 268 1631 to find out more. 

DATE TABLES RANK NAMES SCORE 

18/03 1st Brenda MacNeillie and Di Beningfield 68.48 

2nd Maddie Wilshire and Jeannie Burns 52.98 

25/03 1st Maddie Wilshire and Jeannie Burns 64.29 

2nd Nanette Rogerson and Morjolaine Hewlett 54.76 

01/04 1st Jeannie Burns and Marjolaine Hewlett 58.33 

2nd Jan Manly and Penny Rey 56.55 

08/04 1st Marjolaine Hewlett and Jeannie Burns 57.5 

2nd Barbara Winterbach and Jill van der Schyff 55 

15/04 1st June Allan & Cheryl McIntosh 62.5 

2nd Jeannie Burns & Marjolaine Hewlett 54.86 

Church on the beach 

A special easter service held on the Zimbali beach on Easter Sunday. Beautiful 

weather, singing and a message about the true meaning of Easter. 

Thanks to Felicity and her helpers. 

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Ask the Doctor 

Helena Pieterse 

BDS (Wits) MSC (Wits) 

LOVING YOUR SMILE 

What a privilege it is to be able to 

smile with confidence in 2015 – our 

grandparents were not as fortunate!! 

With the latest skills and technology 

dental disease is totally preventable. 

Children’s teeth 

Prevention is the cure. This is where it all 

starts. Although all the deciduous(baby) 

teeth are lost they lay the foundation for 

the adult smile. It is so important to clean 

children’s teeth on a daily basis. Flossing is 

also necessary. There are special milk teeth 

toothpastes available with the correct amount 

of fluoride that strengthens the teeth. Xylitol 

gel is an excellent toothpaste as Xylitol(a 

sugar) provides a pleasant taste whilst not 

feeding the oral bacteria and is a natural 

product. 

Wiping the teeth with a facecloth before 

brushing greatly assists to remove the protein 

pellicle that allows bacteria to adhere to the 

teeth. The pellicle is a sticky film of protein 

that coats the teeth soon after a thorough 

brushing! An electric toothbrush makes the 

cleaning more effective and can be lots of 

fun. There are also cute animal shaped floss 

holders available to promote a flossing habit. 

Regular visits to the dentist from the age of 3 

is recommended. 

Adult teeth 

We all have bacteria in our mouths. They are 

found in saliva and stick to the pellicle which 

coats not only the teeth but all surfaces in the 

mouth. Bacteria, dead cells, food debris and 

the pellicle are what constitutes plaque. These 

bacteria feed on the carbohydrates(sugars) in 

our diet. All digestable carbohydrates can be 

broken down into a simple sugar. Bacteria 

digest 6 carbon sugars into simpler sugars 

and the waste product is an acid. The same 

process happens in the fermentation of wine 

to vinegar. This acid demineralizes the tooth 

enamel and allows the bacteria to penetrate 

into the teeth and cause tooth decay. 

To have healthy teeth the production of this 

acid has to be reduced by decreasing the 

number of bacteria and the sugar intake. 

Reducing the bacterial load 

Manually 

The pellicle (or biofilm) forms a sticky layer 

on the teeth which the bacteria colonises. 

The biofilm contains dead cells from the 

mucosa(skin) lining the cheeks, gums, palate 

and tongue. These cells are shed just like 

skin cells every day. This becomes food for 

bacteria and is the reason one’s breath is not 

as fresh as you would like in the morning. It 

takes 24 hours for enough acid to be produced 

to cause damage. 

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Removal of the biofilm is the cornerstone of 

good oral hygiene. Sonic toothbrushes are 

very effective at breaking down the biofilm 

due to inertia from the ultrasonic waves. It is 

essential to brush the cheeks, gums, palate 

and tongue with a manual ultra soft brush 

to remove the dead cells after using a sonic 

brush 

Chemically 

A lot of research has been done to improve 

toothpastes. Additives in toothpaste are 

greatly assisting in oral hygiene protection. 

The acid in plaque can be neutralized by 

Arginine, whereas Flurinol remineralises 

decalcified areas of enamel and can stay in 

the mouth for up to 6 hours. Sodium fluoride 

also helps in strengthening remineralizing 

enamel and provides Fluoride in the diet. 

Chlorhexidine and Stannous chloride kill 

bacteria, whilst Sodium hexamethaphosphate 

prevents calculus(tartar) formation. Strontium 

and Potassium nitrate desensitizes sensitive 

teeth. 

Selecting an appropriate toothpaste can 

assist in special applications to address a 

specific dental problem. A good allrounder 

would contain Arginine and Fluorinol or 

Stannous fluoride. Smokers or those prone 

to tartar build-up may select a Sodium 

hexamethaphosphate containing paste 

whereas those suffering from sensitive teeth 

would select a Strontium or Potassium nitrate 

containing toothpaste. After oral surgery or in 

patients suffering from periodontal disease 

toothpastes or mouthwashes containing 

Chlorhexidine or Stannous Chloride would be 

prescribed. 

sticks to the tooth at the junction of crown 

and root forming a 3 mm crevice of gum 

around each healthy tooth. This is where 

bacteria tend to accumulate. The bacteria 

can be removed from there by brushing at a 

45 degree angle into the crevice. Brush into 

the gums. The gums will not recede. Leaving 

bacteria in the sulcus causes recession, decay 

and gum(periodontal) disease! 

Flossing 

Each tooth has 5 surfaces to clean. 

Buccal(outside), lingual(inside), occlusal(top) 

and 2 interproximal(in between) surfaces. 

By not flossing, 2 surfaces are not cleaned. 

Flossing tape works more effectively as there 

is a broader surface to contact the tooth. 

Recently more sophisticated types of floss 

have been developed to improve cleaning 

potential. Flossing will prevent gum disease 

and interproximal decay. 

Be sure to get your copy of the 

Bush Telegraph next month for 

Part 2! 

Brushing technique 

Think of the gum as a poloneck around the 

tooth where the head is the tooth. The gum 

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RECYCLING PROGRAM 

IN ZIMBALI by Sue Beningfield 

Dear Residents, 

Please collect your initial clear bags (free of 

charge) from ZEMA’s reception. Once you’ve 

filled it with recyclables, place in a wheeli-bin 

and on your verge by 7am on a Wednesday 

morning and you will receive a replacement 

bag. Please contact Sue Beningfield on 

beningfield@telkomsa.net or Chris Marais 

at ZEMA on 032-5384300 or visit ZEMA’s 

website http://www.zema.co.za/conservation/ 

recycling-program if you should have any 

waste queries. 

LEGISLATION UPDATE 

The Draft Pricing Strategy for Waste 

Management was Gazetted (No. 38438) for 

public comment (2 Feb - 3 Apr 2015) as 

required by the Waste Amendment Act (No. 

26 of 2014). This document will have some 

far reaching effects, so I would recommend 

you to be aware of some key points if you are 

trading in waste, importing, manufacturing or 

retailing certain products. 

The Pricing strategy must “contain the basis 

and guiding methodology for setting waste 

management charges”, including – 

• Funding the implementation of IndWMPs 

(Industry Waste Management Plans) 

• Establishment of incentives and 

disincentives 

• Differential charges (e.g. geographic area, 

type, impact) 

• Process for collection and allocation of 

funds 

EPR (extended producer responsibility) is 

an “environmental policy approach in which 

a producer’s responsibility for a product is 

extended to the post-consumer stage of a 

product’s life cycle” (OECD, 2001) and shall 

be used as one of the tools in the Pricing 

Strategy as it: 

• Relieves municipalities of some of the 

financial burden of waste management 

• Provides incentives to producers to 

reduce resources, use more secondary 

materials, and implement product design 

changes to reduce waste 

• EPR shifts the responsibility for waste 

management away from government to 

industry 

There are a number of voluntary ‘EPR 

schemes’ in SA: 

• Tins - Collect-A-Can (1993) 

• Waste oil - Rose Foundation (1994) 

collection by NORA-SA (2005) 

• Paper - PRASA (2003) subsidiary of 

PAMSA 

• Plastics - PETCO (2004); Polystyrene 

Packaging Council (2009); Polyco (2011) 

• Glass - Glass Recycling Company (2006) 

• WEEE - eWASA (2008) 

And one mandatory EPR scheme in SA for 

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Waste tyres - Government Gazette No.35927 

(2012) which details the Integrated Industry 

Waste Tyre Management Plan and managed 

by REDISA Pty Ltd. A waste tyre management 

fee is levied by REDISA on waste tyre 

manufacturers and importers, namely R2.30 

+ VAT (14%) per kg of manufactured and/or 

imported tyres and casings. 

The government has prioritised the following 

industries for mandatory EPR schemes and 

calls for their associated IndWMPs – 

• Paper and packaging waste 

• WEEE 

• Lighting 

Industry is very concerned as the Gazetted 

Pricing Strategy proposes a Government 

managed EPR scheme (EPR tax) for 

mandatory EPR schemes with an allowance 

for a two year transitional period from the 

date of signing of the Pricing Strategy and 

that all industry-managed schemes must 

align with the Pricing Strategy by becoming 

Government-managed schemes. Government 

has made it clear that there will be NO ringfencing 

of revenue generated & collected 

through these schemes thus the funds will 

disappear into the government coffers. This 

proposal will see the collapse of the voluntary 

initiatives which generate over R300million 

annually & provide tens of thousands of jobs. 

There is also international evidence to suggest 

that recycling rates will regress. For example, 

in 2012 when the Hungarian state assumed 

control from privately run PRO’s, the recycling 

rates fell from 59% to 49% within a year! 

South Africa’s Packaging Performance – 

2013 as supplied by the paper & packaging 

industry: 

Packaging Type % Recycled in 2013 

Paper Packaging & Print 61.8 

Metal 65.8 

Glass 39.8 

Plastics 30.8 

Total 51% 

We want this to increase, not decrease! 

Recycling should be based on free market 

conditions with government assistance for 

storage and collection of materials, my view 

– open for debate! 

Happy Recycling! 

Sue Beningfield 

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ROTARY CLUB 

ZIMBALI 

ROTARY CLUB 

No doubt many of the Bush Telegraph recipients 

would have seen the article in the recent 

Courier covering the achievements in serving 

our local community by the Zimbali Rotary 

Club. I must admit even I, as a charter member, 

am amazed at how much is achieved by 

so few! The question arises, what motivates 

you to achieve these goals and I believe there 

are a few reasons. 

Firstly, there is the desire to put back something 

into society by those who have made 

a success of their lives and let’s face it that 

should cover all who live in Zimbali. 

Secondly, Rotary statistics show that a major 

reason for joining Rotary clubs is fellowship. 

We have regular fellowship events and these 

events have proved to be very enjoyable and 

fun! All work and no play, does not feature in 

our club. Also, as per the saying, “the joy is 

in the giving”, the greatest thing we can give 

is our time! Time is precious and we enjoy 

giving of our time to support our local community. 

Please take this as our personal invitation to 

join us at one of our regular Thursday evening 

meetings at the Bush Buck Club. Meetings 

start at 6.00pm and generally finish by 

7.30pm where we have snacks provided, but 

bring your own tipple! 

Should you wish to have more details about 

our club and membership you can contact: 

President, Julie Cloete, Cell No. 0826546262, 

Vice President, Brian Elmes, Tel No. 032- 

5381156, Rick and Denise Neilands Tel 

No. 032-5381165, Uta and Knud Stadler 

Tel No. 032-5381200, Mara Kruger Cell No. 

0836780405, Hans and Birgit Flender Cell No. 

0726578507 and they will only be too happy 

to answer any queries you have. 

Often people have a preconceived idea of what 

Rotary is about, i.e. a networking club for 

businessmen but this has changed dramatically 

as most of our members are ladies, e.g. 

our Club President, Julie Cloete.

Now 

Presenting 

Janelle Maritz 

083 694 6338 

ACCREDITED ZIMBALI AGENT 

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Fax: 032 946 3673 

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This Month’s 

Recipe 

HONEY-GLAZED BACON AND FIG SCONES 

INGREDIENTS 

120g streaky bacon 

Golden syrup for brushing 

3 cups self raising flour 

Pinch of salt 

4 tsp sugar 

100g diced butter must be cold 

200g figs diced 

2 eggs 

2/3 cup buttermilk 

1 egg whisked with a bit of water for egg wash 

TO SERVE: 

Butter, fresh fig slices, honey and fresh mint 

METHOD: 

1. Preheat oven grill and lightly grease a baking 

tray with cooking spray. Add streaky bacon to 

the tray and place under grill. Keep an eye on it 

while it cooks, as it browns quickly. Turn it over 

after 1 or 2 minutes to ensure it cooks evenly. 

Remove from oven and brush each slice of 

bacon with syrup. Place back under the grill 

until caramelised and crisp, about 30 seconds. 

Ensure the bacon is fully cooked and crisp. 

Remove from oven allow to cool down 

completely and then roughly chop into bite-size 

pieces. 

2. Turn the heat of the oven down to 200°C and 

line 2 clean baking trays with baking paper. 

3. Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a mixing 

bowl. Using your fingertips rub in the butter 

until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Make 

sure the butter is very cold. 

4. Lightly stir in chopped figs and bacon. 

5. Whisk the eggs and buttermilk together, add 

to the dry ingredients and use a palette knife to 

draw it all together. Do not overmix. 

6. Turn the dough out onto a floured work 

surface. Gently pat the dough together with 

your hands and flatten to a thickness of about 

2,5 cm. 

7. Use a cm round cutter to cut out 8 large 

scones. Place them on the lined baking tray and 

brush with egg wash. 

8. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and 

crisp on the outside 15 – 20 minutes. Transfer 

to a wire cooling rack to cool. 

9. Serve with lashings of butter, fresh figs, 

honey and fresh mint. 

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Book review – Annece Winton 

Need something to 

read? 

A Spool of Blue Thread 

by Anne Tyler 

This title will be in the bookshops in May 2015 

Many of us are familiar with the writings of Anne 

Tyler as she has brought us entertaining reads 

such as The Beginners Goodbye, The Amateur 

Marriage, Accidental Marriage and Digging to 

America to name just a few of her 19 previous 

novels. These novels all look at family life and 

are set in Baltimore. Her latest novel “A Spool 

of Blue Thread” is no exception. 

Picture a middle class American family, as we 

meet four generations of the Whitshank family 

However happiness eludes them. When Junior, 

the founder of this family, who is in construction, 

sees the plans of a home he is commissioned 

to build for a businessman, he sets his 

heart on the home and constructs it to his own 

high standards and through some mild chicanery 

eventually acquires the home. 

Junior is entrapped by a girl half his age who 

bides her time and eventually gets her man. 

They have two children, Redcliffe their son and 

Merrick their daughter. Merrick is the kind of 

girl who sets her desires on her best friend’s 

beau whom she is delighted to see comes from 

the upper echelons of Baltimore society. While 

Merrick escapes, her brother Red takes over the 

family construction business and marries Abby 

who is the self-depreciating type. It is this 

couple who we get to know best as the family 

slowly fall apart. 

The novel opens when Denny their son, calls 

late one evening to tell Red and Abby he is gay ( 

he is not) and puts the phone down before they 

can ask any questions. Denny is a college dropout, 

irregularly employed and an unmarried and 

mostly missing father. He is a nomad with no 

fixed abode and usually out of reach. No one, 

not his parents or his two sisters or his younger 

adopted brother can cope with his erratic behaviour 

let alone his occasional homecomings. 

His older sister Amanda confronts him with a 

list of his domestic neglect and shortcomings. 

But the real reason for his sibling’s angst is that 

he has “consumed every last drop of his parent’s 

attention and left nothing for the rest of 

us”. 

When Red starts going deaf and then has a 

heart attack and Abby’s brain starts to “jump 

the track” the family come together to take over 

their care. Predictably the “good” son Stem and 

his wife Nora move into the family home to care 

for their parents, and no sooner have they done 

so when the prodigal son, Denny, reappears to 

take on the responsibility. It is in this situation 

that we witness resentment, guilt and long buried 

jealousies as the siblings vie for control. 

However in the end, goodness triumphs over 

wickedness and there is no place like home, 

even if it is not quite perfect. 

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Friday, March 13 

Wakefields Meat Competition 

Individual Stableford 

1st Paul Coombes 22 pts 

2nd Michael Moore 

19 pts 

3rd Fanie van Rensburg 18 pts c/o 

4th Sean Wells 18 pts c/o 

5th Blaize McIntosh 18 pts c/o 

ZIMBALI COUNTRY CLUB 

COMPETITION RESULTS 

Saturday, March 21 

Individual Medal (Men) 

1st Bryan Carter-Brown 66 nett 

2nd Pat Burgess 

67 nett 

Individual Medal (Ladies) 

1st Di Beningfield 72 nett 

2nd Marie-Louise Steyn 

76 nett 

Nearest to Pin: Phillip Burger 


Betterball Stableford 

1st Lenzo Pillay and Reg Ellaya 48 pts 

2nd Rowen and Craig Pillay 47 pts c/o 

3rd Rowen and Graham 47 pts c/o 

4th Marie-Louise Steyn and 

Blaize McIntosh 

45 pts 

5th Barry and Di Beningfield 44 pts c/o 

Nearest to Pin (Men) – Rowen 

Nearest to Pin (Ladies) – Di Beningfield 

2 Clubs: Arthur Reeves (14th), Marie-Louise 

Steyn (14th), Andrew Matthewson (9th), 

Denny Moodley (14th) 

Betterball Medal 

1st Bryan Carter-Brown & Michael Moore 

62 nett 

2nd Pat Burgess & Gavin Bissict 65 nett c/o 

3rd Paul Botha & Peter Wilson 65 nett c/o 

Best Gross (Men): Pat Burgess – 73 

Best Gross (Ladies): Di Beningfield 85 

Nearest to Pin (Men) – Blaize McIntosh 

Nearest to Pin (Ladies) – Di Beningfield 

2 Clubs: Shashi Marajh (5th and 9th), Neil 

Venter (5th), Pat Burgess (5th and 14th), 

Mike du Toit (14th), Bryan Carter-Brown 

(9th), Blaize McIntosh (11th), Di Beningfield 

(5th), Ian Jarvie (14th) 




1st Tim Edwards 24 pts 

2nd Tony Pitham 

22 pts 

3rd Blaize McIntosh 20 pts c/o 

4th Elliott Nkosi 20 pts c/o 

5th John Winton 19 pts c/o 

6th June Allan 19 pts c/o 

Nearest to Pin: Mike du Toit 

Winners of the Individual Medal Competition, 

Bryan Carter-Brown and Di Beningfield 

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1st John Steed 22 pts 

2nd Sean Wells 

21 pts c/o 

3rd Steve Phytides 21 pts 

4th Dimitri Providas 20 pts c/o 

5th John Marriott 20 pts c/o 

Nearest to Pin: Dimitri Providas 


Betterball Bonus Bogey 

1st 

Wynand van der Linden and 

Graeme Winterbach +10 

2nd Benine du Toit and Mike Molyneux +10 

3rd Paul Botha and Kelvin Reeve +9 

4th Holger and Louis Peens +8 

5th Nivesh Sewlall and Peet Botha +8 

2nd Malcolm Fick, Tracy Fick, Barry 

Preston, Ian Tindall 

91 pts c/o 

3rd Barry Beningfield, Di Beningfield, Neil 

MacNeillie and Brenda MacNeillie 91 pts c/o 

4th Eric Huang, Barry Trollip, Mike Algie, 

Louis de Colbert 

89 pts c/o 

5th Peter Matkovich, Wouter Le Roux, 

Pat Burgess, Tony Barnard 89 pts c/o 

Nearest to Pin - Men: Blaize McIntosh 

Nearest to Pin - Ladies: Di Beningfield 

2 Clubs: Tristan Kaatze (11th), Barry Beningfield 

(9th), Brenda MacNeillie (14th), Di 

Beningfield (14th) 

Nearest to Pin (Men) – John Allan 

Nearest to Pin (Ladies) – June Allan 

2 Clubs: Paul Barns (9th), Alan Hutcheson 

(14th), Louis Peens (5th), Holger Peens 

(11th), Jane Peatfield (9th), John Allan 

(14th), Garth Remmington (9th) 

Friday, April 3 



1st Sharon Griffiths 21 pts c/o 

2nd Bridgette Wittmer 

21 pts c/o 

3rd Matthew Rattray 20 pts c/o 

4th Michelle Walker 20 pts c/o 

5th Ken du Toit 20 pts c/o 

Meat Competition Winner, Sharon Griffiths 

Nearest to Pin: Sharon Griffiths 

Saturday, April 4 

Jawitz 4 Ball Alliance 

1st Michelle Walker, Steve Walker, 

Grant Walker and Mike Molyneux 91 pts c/o 

Alliance Winners, Michelle Walker, Steve 

Walker, Grant Walker and Mike Molyneux 

with Sponsor Janelle from Jawitz 

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MEMBERS SECTION COMPETITIONS - VISITORS WELCOME 

May ‘15 

3 Sun Zimbali Rotary Day 112 

7 Thu Black Jack Events 

c/o Iveco Golf Group 60 

8 Fri FNB Business 80 

9 Sat FNB Business 80 

12 Tue Wildlands Conservation Trust 112 

14 Thu Cipla Medro Pharmaceuticals 60 

21 Thur Aptronics KZN 40 

26 Tue Zimbali Ladies Open Day 112 

28 Thur BASF Chemical Company 112 

30 Sat Maritzburg Business League 68 

June’15 

2 Tue Avis Fleet Services 60 

4 Thur Bidvest Tank Terminals 112 

18-21 Thurs - Sun 

Telkom Supersport Shootout 80 

25 Thu Ilembe Chamber of Commerce 

Charity Day 112 

MAY 

Sat 2 4 Ball Alliance - Jawitz Properties 

Sun 3 Central League - Camelot 

Sat 9 Betterball Stableford 

Sun 10 Inter-Estate Mt Edgecombe 

Sat & Sun 

16/17 ZCC Club Champs 

Sat 23 Combined Stableford 

Sun 24 Central League - Papwa Segolum 

Sun 24 Inter-Estate - Prince’s Grant 

GROUP COMPETITIONS 

JUne 

Sat 6 Sanlam Cancer Challenge - 

Individual 

Sat 13 Betterball Stableford 

Sat 20 4 Ball Alliance - Jawitz Properties 

Sun 21 Junior Golf Compo 

Fri 26 Putting Championship 

Sat 27 Individual & Betterball Medal 

Sun 28 Inter-Estate - Simbithi 

• Monday School - Players need to advise 

the shop in the morning and be at the club 

at 12pm 

Members’ Happy Hour - every Friday 5pm in Members’ Bar 

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With the first quarter of the year behind us, 

we are already in full swing with some very 

important club events. The AGM of the Golf 

Section of the Zimbali Country Club was held 

on the 11th of April, along with the Captains 

Dinner. 

The draws for the knockout competitions have 

taken place and 1st round matches are to be 

played in May. The Club Championships, our 

main event for the year, are scheduled for the 

16th and 17th of May, which is two months 

earlier than prior years. 

There has been a certain amount of confusion 

amongst the members relating to the two 

separate AGM’s that take place, with a 3rd 

“informal” AGM of the ladies section also having 

taken place recently. The Golf Section AGM 

deals with golf matters only and is chaired by the 

Chairman of the Golf Committee. This meeting 

deals mainly with competitions and a general 

feedback to members on golf happenings and 

highlights for the prior calendar year. The Golf 

committee meets monthly and is representative 

of golfers at Zimbali Country Club. The Zimbali 

Country Club AGM that is scheduled for the 19th 

of June is chaired by the Chairman of the Board 

of Governors and reports on the financial status 

of the Club, as well as any relevant decisions 

that may have been taken by the Board over the 

prior financial year. This Board’s representation 

includes members of the golf committee, 

representatives of the developers TIFAZ, the 

Fairmont, ZEMA and a ZCC other sections 

representative. This Board meets quarterly. 

The results for the Country Club to the 

end of March have been satisfactory, with 

management very aware of the difficult trading 

conditions that are prevalent in the hospitality 

and leisure industry at present. 

A short summary of the various departments 

are as follows: 

• Total rounds are flat on last year at 8,663. 

• Green fee and golf cart revenues are flat on 

last year at R2,377,000. 

• Food and beverage revenues are 3% behind 

last year at R1,163,000. 

• Total revenues are 3% up on prior year at 

R5,669,000. 

• The EBITDA figure is at R694,000 which is 

R147,000 up on prior year. 

• The Zimbali Country Club has received a new 

fleet of golf carts and with the trade in of the 

previous fleet, there was a profit on the sale of 

assets amounting to R400,000. With this figure 

taken into account and the debenture premium 

recorded for the 1st 3 months, the retained 

profit is R1,191,000, vs. prior year of R485,000. 

We have recently added new furniture to the 

Fig Tree area, as well as reducing the size of the 

garden at the entrance to this facility, which has 

allowed for additional seating in our courtyard. 

It is amazing to see the additional light and how 

underutilized this area was for a long period of 

time, with many patrons preferring to sit outside 

in the courtyard. 

The next Members Quiz evening is scheduled 

for the 6th of May with reminders to go out over 

the next couple of weeks. Please book early by 

contacting dmanly@mweb.co.za to secure your 

place in this very popular event. 

See you around the Club 

Steven 

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PGA PRO TIP OF THE MONTH 

RIDING THE 

WIND 

I don’t know of any caddie-player team on 

the PGA Tour that competes without knowing 

two things: (1) The prevailing wind direction 

for the round and (2) the wind direction at 

any given moment. It’s against the rules to 

use a compass during a round, but you can 

use a weather app on your phone to find out 

the wind speed and direction. Don’t underestimate 

the importance of this in determining 

club selection and shot shape. 

Although you might know what to do into the 

wind—take more club and swing easier— 

downwind shots tend to cause players fits, 

because the ball often reacts counter to what 

you might expect. Unless you hit a shot on a 

fairly high trajectory, it won’t ride the wind. 

Instead, it will get knocked down because 

of a reduction in backspin, and the expected 

distance gains won’t materialize. To take advantage 

of a breeze at your back, first set up 

to hit a higher shot: Address the ball farther 

forward, and let your spine tilt away from the 

target a little (right). Have the ball setup opposite 

the left heel (pic) with your shoulders 

at more of an angle (see pic) 

Next thing to do is watch your ball fly high 

and far. 

Yours in Golf, Kyle Caitano, 

PGA Golf Professional 

Zimbali Country Club, 

079 507 4675 

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FROM THE CAPTAIN ... 

This is my first article in the magazine as 

Captain of the golf section of the club and 

I welcome the chance to keep the members 

informed of some items of interest. 

By the time you read this the Captains 

Dinner will have been held and only good 

memories of the evening will remain. 

On this note I would like to thank our 

immediate past captains John Winton and 

Marie-Louise Steyn for all that they have 

done for Zimbali golf over the two year 

period they have been in office. They 

both coped admirably and did the club 

proud in all activities they participated in. 

They are both passionate about the club 

and the game of golf and I know that even 

though they have come to the end of their 

“reign” they will still be around to offer 

their guidance and support. I look forward 

to working with our new Ladies Captain, 

June Allan and can only see good things 

coming from our association. 

I have chosen a theme of “Making A 

Difference” for my period in office. I have 

been a golf captain before and understand 

that it is hard to please everybody all of 

the time but by listening to what people 

have to say, it forms a trend in your mind 

as to how successful the golf committee is 

being and what needs to be addressed. We 

are only concerned with matters golf and 

cannot interfere with the running of the 

club itself. That is the domain of Steven 

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Shearer and his staff. We can however 

influence what he does and thinks and 

hopefully get it right most of the time, 

obviously with you the golfer in mind 

and the experience you demand from this 

lovely venue. 

I have my views on what can be improved 

and these will emerge as the committee 

and I settle in for the new year. We have a 

strong committee with loads of experience 

and a willingness to “make a difference”. 

We have lots of good ideas and welcome 

any suggestions you might have as well. 

Communicate these to me via the golf 

secretary Yvonne Theocharopoulos. 

The Club Champs is looming on the 

horizon (16-17 May) and Kyle has the 

lists out for you to enter. We are looking 

for the best player to win and the course 

will be set up to test your golf and your 

ability to conquer your opponents and your 

mind. Both of our Champs will be playing 

to defend their titles so come and enter 

and see if it is you to topple them off 

their perch. 

We have had some much needed rain 

which has lifted the course and it is 

looking much better now with the dams 

being quite full. The rainfall levels are 

still down on what we expected and we 

still have to manage this scarce resource. 

James Herbert and his team have done a

wonderful job with what we have and we 

still get compliments from members and 

visitors alike. We are very fortunate. 

Steven Shearer puts out his weekly 

newsletter which covers a lot of the daily 

aspects of the club. Please take a look 

at these and don’t just delete it from 

your inbox. All the important dates and 

competition results are there for you to 

see. Make a note of the important dates 

for you to participate in. 

The Ladies golf section has grown on 

Tuesdays and the Men’s Wine Club on 

Wednesdays is now subject to booking 

by Tues midday with a draw published 

Tuesday evening. Please come and join in 

as it is such fun to be with your mates 

and have a drink with us afterwards. 

See you on the course. 

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This is my first newsletter for the Bush 

Telegraph! Thanks to Marie-Louise Steyn for 

being out Lady Captain for the past 2 years. 

We wish her a very happy retirement from 

Captaincy. 

The competitions for March have been well 

attended with the following results:- 

On the 3rd we had an Individual Stableford, 

1st Tracy Fick on 35 points followed closely 

by Jenny Aitken on 34 points. 

For the 3 Ball Alliance on the 10th, the winners 

were Jane Peatfield, Jan Manly, Brenda Elmes 

on 75 points. 

The 17th was an afternoon competition when 

LADIES GOLF 

we played our Medal Finals. The Medal Winner 

Final was won by Di Beningfield on a Nett 69, 

very hard to beat. Marie Louise was next best 

on a count out from Jenny Aitken on nett 72. 

The Individual Stableford Competition was 

won by Brenda Elmes on 31 points. 

On the 24th we played a Bonus Bogey, not the 

most favourite competition of the ladies but 

1st June Allan on +4 2nd Jenny Aitken on +1. 

Our Ladies AGM was held on the 31st of 

March. The meeting was run very smoothly 

and the new committee was elected. These 

being Gesi Graham, Annece Winton and 

myself. Corinne Botha has stepped down 

as Treasurer, thank you Corinne for your 

contribution for the past 2 years. 

Well done to all the ladies who received the 

following prizes for their contribution over the 

past year: 

Eclectic - Lynda du Toit 

Medal Winner - Di Beningfield nett 69, 

Debbie van Helt - most improved golf 

June Allan - Attendance and Birdies. 

This was followed by our afternoon competition 

of 3 Ball Alliance, 15 ladies participating, well 

done to the winners, Brenda MacNeillie, 

Debbie van Helt and Barbara Winterbach on 

82 points followed by Marie-Louise, Jill van 

der Schyff and Tracy Fick on 80 points. 

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This was followed by a wonderful evening 

of drinks and snacks arranged by the ladies 

committee. Thanks must go to the kitchen 

staff for providing us with some very tasty 

snacks. 

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The 7th April being the 1st Tuesday of the 

month should have been Medal but as we 

were only 4 ladies, we made it a fun morning 

of golf with perfect weather. I think being 

Tuesday after Easter the ladies were still in 

“Holiday mode”!!! Hopefully after the Easter 

Holidays things will get back to normal and 

that our next golf day our numbers of ladies 

will be back to normal. 

Our next Open Day will be 26th May so please 

book your 4 balls to avoid disappointment. It 

only remains for me to say that I am looking 

forward to my year of Captaincy and keeping 

the golf numbers on the up!!! 

June Allan 

Our new lady Captain June Allan, alongside 

our wonderful retiring Captain Marie 

Louise Steyn, with committee members 

Corinne Botha, Gesi Graham and Annece 

Winton. Unfortunately Corinne will not be 

a member of the committee this coming 

year. 

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ZIMBALI TENNIS AND SQUASH REPORT 

Tennis Coaching & Social 

You may have read in the April Bush Telegraph, 

under Steven’s Desk article, that we are very 

fortunate to have a new resident and multiple 

major tennis doubles champion, Kevin Ullyett 

who is offering tennis coaching in Zimbali. 

This will also make it easier for those people 

who take their children to Umhlali for tennis 

coaching. 

Contact him on 062 0815568 or email 

ullyettkevin@gmail.com 

Operating hours during which bookings can 

be made are from 05h00 to 20h00 Mondays 

to Fridays and 07h00 to 12h00 Saturdays, 

Sundays and public holidays. The daily 

booking sheet will be printed and placed on 

the notice board inside the squash courts. 

We are also pleased to advise that: 

• additional industrial fans have been installed 

inside the squash courts to further increase 

the circulation and air flow, and that 

For social tennis Attie is still keen to assist 

players getting social games usually on 

Thursdays: Attie Pottas 0835434570 

Attiemaureen_pottas@hotmail.com 

Social Tennis Co-ordinator 

League Squash 

Summer league is nearly over and winter 

league starts soon. For details please contact 

David Hunter or Wayne Reece detailed below. 

Social squash 

This always takes place regularly every 

Monday afternoon from 15h30 to 17h30 and 

members are invited to join in. 

BBC SQUASH COURT BOOKING SYSTEM & 

IMPROVEMENTS 

We are pleased to let Zimbali squash players 

know that a squash booking system has 

been implemented at the BBC Gym and that 

booking a game of squash will therefore be 

essential for this system to operate. 

To book, please either call the BBC Gym staff 

on +27 (0)32 538-1481, or email them at 

bookings@imovefitness.co.za. 

• the coin machines for lights at both the 

squash and tennis courts have been replaced 

with lighting timer-switches, which are set to 

run for 1 hour after activated. 

If you have any queries, comments or 

suggestions regarding the member facilities, 

please feel free to write to Bonny, at the ZEMA 

Suggestion Box - Email: suggestionbox@ 

zema.co.za. 

Our thanks and appreciation to ZEMA for 

implementing the above which will further 

increase interest in squash for residents and 

their guests 

Players interested in league or social squash 

are invited to contact the following members:- 

For league - 

David Hunter at dahunter@telkomsa.net; 

Wayne Reece at; wmr@mweb.co.za 

For social - 

Syd Kelly at Sydkelly@telkomsa.net 

Syd Kelly – Racquets Co-ordinator 

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CAPTAIN’S DINNER 

A very busy day on Saturday the 11th April. 

Golf in the morning, the Zimbali Ladies vs 

the Men, AGM straight afterwards and then 

party time!!!! A special evening – prizes 

were handed out and Kyle once again stole 

the show. Steven thanked his loyal staff for 

their dedication to their jobs and special 

mention was made several times by the outgoing 

Captains of how helpful and efficient 

Yvonne is. 

June Allan – our new Ladies Captain receiving 

her trophy for being the Ladies Knockout winner 

for 2014 – Marie Louise our retiring Ladies’ Captain 

handing her the prize. 

Neil Venter winner of the Eclectic competition 

2014/2015. 

John and Annece Winton with their trophy for 

winning the Betterball Knockout for 2014. 

John Winton outgoing men’s captain with Marie 

Louise receiving the floating trophy - unfortunately 

the men once again beat the ladies!!!! 

David Peatfield, our well known lost ball collector 

presenting Kyle with a floating trophy hand 

made from some of the balls he has collected. 

John Winton receiving a gift of appreciation from 

our new Men’s Captain Paul Botha 

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General Manager - Sarika Somai-Sewpersad 

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PA to GM / Office Administrator - Karen Garratt 

Direct Tel: 032 538 4331 Email: admin@zema.co.za 

ARCHITECTURAL 

Building Control Manager - Ricky Naicker 

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Building Control Officer - Selvan Arunachellam 

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Direct Tel: 032 538 4322 Email: arcadmin@zema.co.za 

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Direct Tel: 032 538 4314 Email: liaison@zema.co.za 

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Direct Tel: 032 538 4304 

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Direct Tel: 032 538 4307 Email: debtors@zema.co.za 

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