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stellar results!
Global Leadership Academy’s matric class of 2017 has achieved incredible results. With a pass-rate of 100% for
the sixth year in a row, this class has done better than we could have ever hoped for. The following is a summary
of this amazing achievement:
8 A-averages from a class of 41 learners
with two more learners missing their A
average with a mere 1%;
81 subject distinctions with 30 Graduate
studies exemptions and 11 Diploma studies
exemptions;
GLA learner
out-achieves
all Eastern Cape
learners with
3 learners received 5 distinctions, and
another 3 learners received 4 distinctions
each.
GLA’s top achiever, Heather Diogo,
although not officially recognized by the
department of education due to the fact that
we are a private school, has out-achieved
all other learners in the Eastern Cape with
her stellar results with an overall average of
96,7%!
Accounting 100%
Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal 95%
Mathematics 99%
Physical Sciences 99%
English Home Language 90%
Life Sciences 95%
Life Orientation 99%
The entire grade group average was 70%;
We are tremendously proud of you
2 learners received distinctions in all their
Heather and wish you all the very best for
subjects;
a bright and successful future!
98,6% slaagsyfer vir Nico Malan!
Hoërskool Nico Malan met ‘n matriek-slaagsyfer van 98,6% het ook agt A-gemiddeldes gehad onder hul matriekklas
van 143 leerders:
1. Nina Meyer– 1ste in Sarah Baartman distrik – 7 onderskeidings
2. Leandré Nel– 2de in Sarah Baartman distrik – 7 onderskeidings
3. Xander Heyns– 7 onderskeidings
4. Tarryn Meyer– 7 onderskeidings
5. Rucard Pienaar– 6 onderskeidings
6. Mardi Venter– 6 onderskeidings
7. Evette Kritzinger– 6 onderskeidings
8. San-Mari Labuschagne– 4 onderskeidings
Verder was daar onder die klas van 2017, 21 B-gemiddeldes, 44 C-gemiddeldes, 42 D-gemiddeldes en 26 E-gemiddeldes.
Uit die 2017-matrieks van Nico Malan, kwalifiseer 93 kandidate vir graadstudies, 44 kandidate vir diplomastudies en 4 kandidate vir
sertifikaatstudies.
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Maxie Heppell!
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ECO RUBBER:
Van eenmansaak na
nasionale besigheid
binne
slegs een jaar!
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Hoe gaan JY 2018 die
beste jaar ooit maak?
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Joining Men
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Joining Farmers
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Lieve oom
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Beat the Bullies!
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Nina Meyer
1ste in Sarah
Baartman distrik
Sewe
onderskeidings
Leandré Nel
2de in Sarah
Baartman distrik
Sewe
onderskeidings
Xander
Heyns
Sewe
onderskeidings
Tarryn
Meyer
Sewe
onderskeidings
Rucard
Pienaar
Ses
onderskeidings
Mardi
Venter
Ses
onderskeidings
Evette
Kritzinger
Ses
onderskeidings
San-Mari
Labuschagne
Vier
onderskeidings
Sportnuus
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(Sien ook Maxie se Oordenking:
“Kies jou Jubeljaar” op bladsy 4!)
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Take short showers instead of a bath.
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Vir jou
my wens
vir jou
is sagtheid,
egtheid,
rustigheid,
vriende wat
moeiteloos
musiek maak
en daarmee
dieper diep
jou hart aanraak
in n wêreld waar
hardheid
en eiebelang
dikwels te sterk,
aan ons eie ego’s hang
wil ek wens
dat
in 2018
liefde en baie,
baie lag,
boepens vol in
gevlegde mandjies
net
vir jou,
sal
wag
C.Smit
1/1/2018

ECO RUBBER:
Van eenmansaak na
nasionale besigheid
binne slegs een jaar!
Eco Rubber in Jeffreysbaai is
uiters bekend as gevolg van
hul wye en suksesvolle bemarkingsveldtogte
maar wat en
wie is Eco Rubber? En hoe het
dit gebeur dit dat ‘n eenmansaak
binne slegs ‘n jaar ‘n suksesvolle
nasionale besigheid
word?
Ons het by eienaar Neil van
Eco Rubber in St Francisstraat
gaan inloer.
Neil vertel dat Eco Rubber reeds van
2001 af bestaan nadat hul ‘n gaping
in die mark gesien het vir waterdigting
in die Oos-Kaap met ons uiterste
weersomstandighede.
Eco Rubber (die naam kom van
omgewing en beskerming van
die omgewing) is ‘n naatlose rubber-membraan
wat substrate
beskerm teen roes, waterskade en
chemiese skade.
Die produk is aanvanklik ingevoer
maar was nie doeltreffend genoeg
vir die Oos-Kaapse weersomstandighede
nie, en Neil het besluit om
plaaslik ‘n produk te ontwikkel wat
ons weersomstandighede kon weerstaan.
Hul eie produk word tans in
Port Elizabeth vervaardig en
nasionaal versprei.
Wat maak die produk egter so uniek benewens die feit dat dit spesifiek vir ons
weersomstandighede vervaardig word?
Eco Rubber is ‘n Akriel-polimeer emulsie aanwending wat ontwerp is om buitengewone
kleef-, elastiese- en beskermende eienskappe te bied. Die huidige produk het ‘n beduidende
installasie-koste besparing vir die kliënt, benodig minimale oppervlak-voorbereiding
en is ‘n een-laag-aanwending.
Dit is ook omgewingsvriendelik en –veilig, VOC-vry, nie giftig nie, geen spesiale toestemming
is nodig om dit aan te wend nie, die produkte is oplosmiddelvry, nie vlambaar nie en
geen spesiale klere is nodig wanneer dit aangewend word nie.
Neil vertel dat Eco Rubber Waterproofing die gedeelte van die besigheid is waar die
aanwending van hul Eco Rubber produk op alle tipe dakke aangewend word - hul het ook
tans 30 Aanwenders landwyd.
Die ander kant van die besigheid is die Eco Rubber DIY Kits wat spesiaal vir die wye
publiek verpak word vir kleiner waterdigtingsprojekte in en om die huis.
Neil vertel dat Eco Rubber tans 30 Aanwenders landwyd in verskillende dorpe en stede
het en dat die DIY Kits ook landwyd beskikbaar is in meer as 120 hardeware-winkels en
kettinggroep-winkels. “Ons is besig om daagliks uit te brei”, sê hy.
Hoe (indien wel,) beïnvloed die maatskaplike, ekonomiese, tegnologiese, wetlike en
politieke omgewings jou besigheid?
Eco Rubber Waterproofing probeer op ‘n baie positiewe grondslag ons besigheid bestuur
en waar moontlik, by te dra tot die omgewing.
Hoe belangrik is bemarking vir jou ten opsigte van jou besigheid?
Bemarking is dié belangrikste gedeelte van ons besigheid. Indien mense nie bewus gemaak
word, van wie ons is, en wat ons dienste behels nie, kan hulle nie van ons gebruik
maak nie.
Waar sien jy jou besigheid binne die volgende 5 jaar?
“Binne die volgende 5 jaar sien ons, ons as een van dié leiers in die waterdigintings-industrie,
beide op nasionale en internasionale vlak!”
Het die tegnologie (rekenaars en die internet) jou besigheid enigsins beïnvloed?
“Ja – met positiewe resultate. Dit beteken dat ons meer bemarkingsdoeltreffend kan wees
en van sosiale media gebruik kan maak, om ons produk wêreldwyd te kan adverteer en aan
die publiek bekend te kan stel”
Is jou gesin (vrou/kinders) enigsins betrokke by jou besigheid? Indien nie, hoe
ondersteun hul jou?
My vrou het my gehelp met administratiewe werk heel aan die begin, maar soos die besigheid
gegroei het, was ons vinnig genoodsaak om permanente personeel in die poste
aan te stel. Sy ondersteun my egter geweldig.
Eco Rubber het binne slegs een jaar gegroei van ‘n eenmansaak na ‘n nasionale besigheid
wat tans bestaan uit 4 direkteure, 2 administratiewe en bemarkingspersone, 2 fabrieksbestuurders
in Port Elizabeth, 3 verteenwoordigers en 30 Aanwenders landwyd.
Van krag tot krag
Eco Rubber se reuse sukses kan moontlik toegeskryf word aan Neil se besondere bestuurstyl
deur altyd besigheid te doen op ‘n eerlike, etiese en regverdige wyse en om terselfdertyd
sy mense te bemagtig en op te lei.
Dit kan OOK lê in die feit dat hul ‘n uiters unieke produk vervaardig wat getoets is om alle
weersomstandighede te weerstaan, maar dit is ook baie moontlik dat hul sukses grootliks
toegeskryf kan word aan hul missie en visie:
“Eco Rubber is lief vir die lewe, sy mense en die omgewing – dit is dus die missie van
die besigheid, eienaars en bestuur om alle mense asook die omgewing te beskerm – die
besigheid beloof dat ons alles prakties moontlik in ons vermoë sal doen om te leef volgens
hierdie kultuur van respek teenoor lewe en die omgewing”.

Kies jou jubeljaar! My wens vir JOU in hierdie jaar
Ek lees vanoggend in Levitikus 25 oor God se Jubeljaar. Sommige vertalings praat van
die Hersteljaar. Elke 50 jaar sou die aarde ‘n welverdiende ruskans kry, almal sou hulle
oorspronklike besittings terug ontvang en slawe sou dan vry wees om na hulle eie mense
terug te keer.
Asof die swartbord skoongevee word. Eintlik ge-Sunlight Liquid word. Dan verdwyn die
vaal spore van die ou dinge totaal en al en splinternuwe kryte kom uit die boksies te
voorskyn.
Maar enige onnie sal jou vertel – as die borsels nie ook goed skoongemaak word nie, is die
pikswart skryfbord vinnig-vinnig sommer weer vaalwit.
Eers laat in 2017 het ek besef: Ek kan kíés om hierdie jaar my Jubeljaar te leef. Maar my
borsels kort ‘n behoorlike skoonmaak. Daagliks. Want elke dag het maar sy eie stowwerigheid
wat dreig om die kant wat ek vir die wêreld wys, te bevuil.
Maar daardie Eenjaar Bybellees-planne laat my keel toetrek! As selferkende obsessief-kompulsiewe-perfeksionis,
sal ek mos klaaglik faal daarmee. Weet jy hoe baie ‘n
mens moet lees om die Bybel in 1 jaar deur te lees??
“Wie se idee was dit nou eintlik?”, wonder ek toe. Wie het besluit 365 dae is die perfekte
getal dae om die Bybel te lees voor die Here ons weer kom haal? Want hoekom anders
dan ‘n beperking daaraan koppel? Hoekom anders elke oorpresteerder op hol jaag met
nog ‘n status om te bereik?
Ons weet nie wanneer Hy weer op die wolke gaan kom nie, so eintlik moet ons nou dadelik
begin en lees en lees en kláár lees voor daardie trompetgeskal begin. As dit dan nou die
bedoeling was.
Tot ek besef: In my Jubeljaar, maak die wêreld nie die reëls nie. My God maak dit. En Sy
reël is eenvoudig: Nader tot My en Ek sal tot jou nader. (Jakobus 4:8)
Rus. Laat jou beursie rus. Laat die wêreld rondom jou (met) rus. Gee terug wat nie joune
is nie. Spreek vry. (Levitikus 25)
Mag 2018 JOU Jubeljaar wees!
Liefde
Maxie
Ek ken jou nie maar ek sê dankie dat ek
met hierdie koerant in jou hand, die
geleentheid kry om woorde met jou te deel
wat moontlik ‘n verskil in jou lewe sal maak.
My wens vir jou in hierdie jaar is dat jy jouself
sal leer liefkry deur ander se oë, dat jy
die mooi wat in jou is, sal raaksien, die mooi
wat ander in jou raaksien.
Dat jy jou talente sal herontdek en gebruik,
dat jy jou vreugde terug sal kry.
My wens vir jou is dat jy nie meer sal
aanhou vaskyk in jou eie foute en tekortkominge
nie maar sal besef dat God die
reguitste hou kan slaan met die skeefste
stok en dat JY vir soveel rondom jou iets
kan beteken.
Ek wens nie vir jou rykdom nie - maar dit
sou ‘n bonus wees! - ek wens vir jou ‘n rykdom
herinneringe in jou hart wat jy op eensaamdae
kan uithaal, blinkvryf en uitstal.
Ek wens vir jou blinkbly oë wat die mooi in
die kleinste dingetjies kan raaksien.
Ek wens vir jou ‘n oneindige goeie reuksin
sodat jy die blomme rondom jou se geur
met vreugde en verkneukeling kan geniet,
die reën op nat gras kan ruik, die reuk van
varsgebakte brood kan geniet.
Ek wens vir jou lag - uit-die-maag-uit lag
met jou hele hart en jou hele siel - die soort
lag wat jou laat dubbeld vou, die soort kannie-ophou-kerklag
wat mens kry wanneer jy
nie in die kerk mag hardop lag nie.
Ek wens vir jou ‘n regtig-raakhoor sodat jy
‘n kinderlaggie kan waardeer, ‘n kompliment
kan raakhoor en wegbêre in jou geheue, ‘n
hoor wat musiek se siel kan waardeer, ‘n
dankbaar-hoor wat besef hoe geseënd jy
is om kinders onder jou dak te mag hê, ‘n
man of vrou om jou dag en gedagtes mee
te deel.
Ek wens vir jou ‘n sensitiewe voel om die
sagtheid van ‘n blomblaar te voel, die grof
van ‘n boomstam, die nat van die reën op
jou gesig, die liefde van ‘n drukkie van ‘n
kind tot diep in jou hart kan voel.
Ek wens hierdie jaar vir jou die vermoë om
ander rondom jou se seer aan te voel, hul
eensaamheid te verstaan, hul swaarkry te
ervaar - maar bowenal wens ek vir jou die
vermoë om uit te reik na ander, om in jou
uitreik iemand anders se lewe met son te
verf, iemand anders se dag te laat
oop-bloeisel, iemand anders se gedagtes
rondomtalie om te keer van hartseer na
malse vreugde.
Mag jy aan die einde van hierdie jaar WEET
diep binne-in jou diepste binnekant dat jy
hierdie jaar iemand se siel aangeraak het,
dat jy iewers in iemand se lewe ‘n positiewe
verskil gemaak het, dat jy iemand se lewe
handomkeer verander het - net omdat jy JY
is!

Alfa Romeo Stelvio: Flink op die teer en fluks op die grond
Deur Dirk Gallowitz van Ultimate Drive
Alfisti wêreldwyd, ek inkluis, kan maar rustig ons pizza’s en spaghetti geniet. Die nuwe
Stelvio is ‘n rasegte Alfa, al is dit Alfa Romeo se eerste poging om ‘n SUV te bou. Met
uitsonderlike greep deur draaie, ‘n besonder goeie onderstel en veerstelsel wat so kenmerkend
van die roemryke Italiaanse motorvervaardiger oor die jare was, asook ‘n presiese,
direkte en heerlik gebalanseerde stuur en siedaar– bellissimo!!
In die wielspore van al hoe meer sportsnutse deur vervaardigers van verrigtingmotors, volg
Alfa Romeo die voorbeeld van Maserati en Lamborghini (as die riemtelegram waar is, sluit
Ferrari ook eersdaags by die klub aan) uit Italië. Porsche met sy uiters suksesvolle Cayenne
en kleiner Macan het baanbrekerswerk gedoen in hierdie mark waar al meer kopers
hulle geld spandeer.
Ek moet bely dat toe die nuus van die Stelvio internasionaal bekend word, was ek redelik
skepties. Die Giulia is ‘n uitstekende kar, maar Alfa en SUV is soos braaibroodjies en krummelpap.
Dit hoort net nie saam op een bord nie. Tydens die onlangse nasionale mediabekendstelling
in die mooie Kaap het die Stelvio my verras, nee uitgeboul!
Die Stelvio word gebou op dieselfde onderstel as die die Alfa Giulia en die twee modelle
deel ook sekere meganika. In grootte is die Stelvio soortgelyk aan die Porsche Macan met
selfs visuele trekke na die Macan vanaf agter en sywaarts bekyk. Proporsioneel vertoon die
Stelvio perfek met ‘n totale lengte van 4,7 meter, 4,7 meter breed en 1,7 meter hoog.
Tog is die Stelvio van agter vir my veel mooier as die Duitser, maar dan weer wil-wil daar ‘n
ooreenkoms deurskemer wat na die Mazda CX-5 lyk. Die twee groot blink ronde uitlaatpype
agter is treffend en spreek boekdele van die Stelvio se individualiteit.
Dit is egter die voorkant waarmee die nuweling onmiskenbaar sy familie verwantskap
uitbasuin met ‘n dominante Alfa rooster tussen die twee hoofligte geplaas wat skrefie-oog
om die voorste hoeke vou. Ek is gaande oor die Stelvio se bakontwerp. Met tipiese Italiaanse
passie word plat metaal in vloeiende lyne, pragtige rondings en smeulende kurwes
gevorm om ‘n treffende voorkoms daar te stel wat die kompetisie maar vaal laat lyk. Verder
hurk die nuweling met bultende wielboë oor groot sierwiele wat die voertuig se sportiwiteit
en aggressie verder beklemtoon en ook bydra tot die Stelvio se 200 mm grondvryhoogte.
Binnekant vertoon die Stelvio luuks en goed toegerus. Die sportiewe leersitplekke sit lekker
en gemaklik terwyl die kajuit verbasend ruim is. Die materiale en vakmanskap straal van
kwaliteit en algeheel is daar ‘n premium gevoel aan die Stelvio se kajuit. Ek was baie beïndruk
met die beenspasie vir die agterste passasiers selfs met my 1,86 meter lange lyf wat
die voorste sitplek redelik na agter stel. Met ‘n totale binne mate van 2,820 is die Stelvio
se kajuit die grootste in sy segment en dit bied heerlike beenruimte aan al die passasiers
sonder om die 575 liter laairuimte agter te inhibeer.
As die netjies uitgelegde instrumentepaneel en skakelaars jou aan die Giulia herinner, sit
jy in die regte kar, want baie van die skakelaars, die stuurwiel, ronde beheerknoppe in die
middelkonsole en selfs die aansitter op die stuurwiel is net so uit die Giulia se onderdelekas
geneem.
Die inligtingskerm is soos met die Giulia netjies in die voorpaneel ingebou en vertoon wat
my betref net veel deftiger as deesdae se “tabletskerms” wat losstaande vasgebou word by
van die Duitse modelle. Die stelsel bied egter nie raakskerm-tegnologie nie en moet met die
inligtingsdraaiknop langs die ratkierie beheer word. Dit werk egter gerieflik en bied satelietnavigasie
asook gemaklike koppeling en integrasie met slimfone via Bluetooth.
Die nuwe Stelvio word aangedryf deur ‘n 2,0 liter viersilinder petrol enjin met ‘n “twin-scroll”
turbo vir aanjaging. Die enjin in Veloce spesifikasie, geniet die toerestrek en is soos ‘n
egte renperd heel gelukkig met die toere hoog by die rooi. Piekverrigting is 206 kW met
‘n skaflike maksimum wringkrag van 400 Nm. Verrigting is lewendig danksy die Stelvio se
segmentleidende lae gewig van slegs 1660 kg. Dit alles danksy ondermeer ‘n enjin asook
die veerstelsel en bakpanele wat uit aluminium vervaardig is. Verder is die Stelvio se dryfas
– soos met die Giulia – van uiters ligte koolstofvesel gemaak.
Slegs die 2.0l turbo petrol is tans in SA beskikbaar, maar die baie warmer QV model word
teen laat 2018 in Suid-Afrika verwag. Hierdie warm wa wat aangedryf word deur ‘n Ferrari
gebasserde 2,9 liter V6 turbo enjin het onlangs die vinnigste tyd vir ‘n SUV om die Nurburgring
opgestel! Die nuwe Stelvio kom toegerus met ‘n rits aktiewe en passiewe veiligheidskenmerke
en beskik oor ‘n 2017 EuroNCAp 5-ster gradering. Overgesegt synde, die nuwe
Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.0T is ‘n treffer! Punt.
Dit kombineer ‘n pragtige stylvolle en sportiwe ontwerp met ‘n ruim luukse en praktiese
binneruim. Voeg daarby Italiaanse verrigting met uitsonderlike paddinamika en die Stelvio is
in my beskeie opinie, die beste in sy segment. Die prys van R810 000 vir die Super model
en R946 000 vir die luukser First Edition is kompeterend, maar mag dalk teen die Italianer
tel wanneer tradisionele kopers na die kompetisie kyk wat Jaguar F-Pace, BMW X3, Audi
Q5 en self Porsche Macan insluit. Gaan ry hom eers, voor jy iets anders koop. Dit mag jou
ook dalk vir ‘n ses slaan!

Huwelikskursus!
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - JAN 17
1837 - Voortrekkers defeat the Ndebele at Mosega
1852 - The Sand River Convention, under which Britain renounces all claims to authority
beyond the Vaal River, is signed.
1879 - Zulu King Cetshwayo address his warriors at the great military kraal of Nodwengu
1886 - Start of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
1905 - The Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
1961 - Patrice Lumumba is killed
1988 - Bus drivers strike because of lack of protection
1988 - Percy Qoboza dies
AGS Deo Doxa in Jeffreysbaai is ‘n geregistreerde Teach Every
Nation kampus en bied “A Biblical Portrait of a Marriage” kursus
twee keer per jaar aan vir almal in ons omgewing wat graag sou
belangstel om weer die vuur binne die huwelik aan te steek. Jy
kan gerus die kerkkantoor kontak vir enige navrae en datums, by
042 293 2832
God designed marriage to be between a man and a woman, for
better, for worse, for life. A marriage is a relationship, a
partnership, a companionship, designed and created by God. But
marriages are not without problems.
In A Biblical Portrait of Marriage, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson outlines six
partnership principles and six problem-solving strategies. With
this series, marriages won’t become perfect—but it will become a
more loving, problem-solving partnership.
1996 - South Africa approves the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission
1999 - Ernie Els wins the Alfred Dunhill PGA tournament on the Houghton Club golf course
in Johannesburg.
Source : http://www.sahistory.org.za

Christo van der Westhuizen, personeellid van JOINING HANDS, het reeds vanaf die heel
eerste uitgawe van JOINING HANDS, hande gevat met JOY KIDS se stigter, Hennie Visser
waar hul twee maal per week brood, groente en vrugte aan die minderbevoorregtes uitdeel
en hul dan met die Woord van God bedien.
Hierdie week was dit egter ‘n heel ander storie en Hennie en Christo het vandeesweek elke dag met twee
bakkievragte brood gery - sowat 1700 brode is net in hierdie week alleen afgelewer aan dankbare lede van
ons gemeenskap.
Die projek het hierdie week uitgebrei na die asgate waar dankbare gesiggies die bakkies ingewag het! Die
nood op die asgate is geweldig groot en Joy Kids en Joining Hands beoog om nou ook weekliks hierdie
mense te bedien met die Woord en kos vir honger magies.
Christo en Hennie, bring die Woord aan die mense waar hul ookal kos uitdeel, leer die kinders Bybeltekste
en bid saam met hul voordat hul die kos aan hul uitdeel.
Sasko skenk die brood en elke Maandag word daar na minderbevoorregte dele van die gemeenskap
uitgereik, terwyl boere groente en vrugte skenk wat op Donderdae na ‘n dame geneem word wat dan vir die
gemeenskap kos kook.
Ons doen ‘n beroep op ons gemeenskap om betrokke te raak by hierdie werk deur te skakel met Christo by
074 650 6223 gedurende kantoorure of Hennie by 076 918 8407.

Lieve oom Vluppie
Jammir lat ek so lank laas geskruif het mar
ons het Kersvees gehou en toe kommie
niewe jaar. Ou maai soul my pa sê niewe
jaar is ergerder as kersfees! My ma sê
niewe jaar gee haar hoop want mens begin
oppe niew blatsy dan sê my pa mens kan
enige dag innie jaar oppe niewe blatsy begin
- whatever that may mien. My pa sê gin
mens kan op niewe jaar innie dorp kom nie
want daar issie coke oppie rakke nie ennie
broot issie vars nie ennie mense hou partie
innie straate en dit maak hom net nerwis.
My ma sê my pa se negatiwityt maak haar
sommir moeg hy moet die mooi innie lewe
raaksien. O jimmil dan pof my pa sy wange
op en gaan lees koerant innie tyn - my pa
sê mense moet weet wat innie wêrelt angan
mar my ma sê sy het genoeg sonnes sy
willie nog van annir mense se sonnes ok
lees nie. Dan sê my pa: “Nou mar hoekom
kyk jy seepies hê? Dis regyt vannie dywel
af” en dan sê my ma: “Dis net stoories
dissie genuine nie, en dit lat my furgeet
van my eie proebleeme” My my laaik Bold
en Beeutivoel mar my pa sê as mens 80
eppiesodes gemis het dan het jy niks gemis
nie, jy kan mar net ferdir kyk. Dan sê my
ma: “Jille mans hettie kiltier nie, jille kyk hoe
15 manniekies oor een rugbybal bakly vir
80 miniete anmekaar en dan gil jille soos
skoolmysies!” My pa sê daai isse mansding
en froumense sallie furstaan nie. Dan bly
my ma tjoepstil want my ma furstaan
genuine nie mansdinge nie hoor jy? Glat
nie! En my ma laaik dit nie as sy iets nie
furstaan nie. My pa sê daar is baje dysende
dinge van froumense wat mansmense nie
furstaan nie, sy moetie worrie nie. “Bie and
let bie, my frou” sê hy dan, whatever that
may mien. Toe fra my outste sissie fur my
pa watse froumensgoet furstaan hy nie, toe
loop my ma sommir yt die kamir yt want sy
sê sy leen nie haar oore yt aan nonsens nie.
Mar toe is my pa in se ellement en toe sê
hy klomp goet fur my sissie: “My kint, lat jille
mykap op jille gesigte sit as jille klaar mooi
is, en lat jille drie goetirs op een slag kan
doen en lat jille hyl in moewies mar jille hyl
nie as jille jille dyme raakkap mette haamir
nie, en lat jille altuit dink jille is fet en op
dieheete gan en dan mislik raak as annir
mense eet.”
Toe lag my sissie en sê: “Ai Dad, ek is
sooooo blui ek issie ‘n man nie!” Toe my
pa har so skyns kyk, toe sê sy: “Want
mans dink daar is geen annir sterk mans
nie, net hille is sterk, en mans kannie hair
extensions dra as julle bles wort nie, en as
mans leeeeelik is, kan hille nie die lelik weg
mykap nie, en as hille ietsie baie graag wil
hê kan hille nie hyl tot hille dit kry nie, en
mans kannie ammal mooi dans nie, en hille
dunk braaifluis is gourmet kos (wat op aarde
is dit?!) en hille sal sewe waspoppies kraam
as die tie vie se riemout weg is, mar hille
sallit nie self soek nie”
Toe lag my pa net en sê: “Nouja toe
mysiekint as ek my sonde nie ontsien nie! -
loop maak jou kamir nekkies”
My sissie sê dis nogge ding van mans wat
sy nie furstaan nie, sy het nog so lekkir
gestaan en gesels met my pa toe wort
sy sommir gesê om te loop werk en haar
kamer nekkies te maak! Ek loop nou eers
foor my sissie my sien en ek moet help!
Lievte, Nettie
What’s new? 2018 launches
Yes for iPhones?
KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, renowned for making accurate claims around Apple
products prior to their launch, has suggested Apple will announce three new iPhones this
year According to Kuo, the US electronics giant will launch a 5.8 inch device, a 6.5 inch
device and a 6.1 inch ‘lower cost’ smartphone with a LCD display. The 5,8 inch and 6,5 inch
devices are expected to feature OLED displays, Kuo suggested.
He has also said that Apple’s 2018 iPhones will all feature the same borderless display
shape of the iPhone X.It has also been suggested that the 6.5 inch device, which will become
Apple’s largest smartphone, will rival the Samsung Galaxy Note8 launched in South
Africa recently. Kuo recently accurately predicted that Apple would ditch its Touch ID in
favour of Face ID for the iPhone X.
Volkswagen Polo
The 6th-generation Polo, which will be launched in South Africa at the end of January 2018,
is bigger and more refined than ever before.
Quick specs:
Price: est. R280 000 (exact price TBC)
Engine: 3-cyl, 1.0-litre turbopetrol
Power: 84 kW at 5 000 rpm
Torque: 175 Nm at 2 000 rpm
Kerb weight: 1 145 kg
Gearbox: 6-spd manual
0-100 kph: 10.8 secs
Top speed: 186 kph
Economy: 4.4 L/100 km (combined)
Single African air transport market
A single African air transport market is set to be launched in January. David Kajange,
Head of the Transport and Tourism Division at the African Union (AU), says more than 20
countries, namely South Africa, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, Swaziland, Togo and Zimbabwe, have all subscribed to a single African air transport
market. He expects more than 40 will have signed on by January.
The single African air transport market forms part of an Open Skies for Africa vision, first
realised in the 1980s. Kajange says Africa became the most expensive air transport market
in the world because of individual nations’ policies and regulations that hinder air connectivity.
A single air transport market is one of the goals of AU’s Agenda 2063. The agenda hopes
to connect the whole of Africa through aviation to achieve integration and boost intra-Africa
trade.
NASA deep-space rocket, SLS, to launch in 2018
The US space agency’s powerful deep-space rocket, known as the Space Launch System
(SLS), aims to blast off for the first time in 2018, NASA said. The SLS has been in development
for three years already, and when finished it should propel spacecraft beyond Earth’s
orbit and eventually launch crew vehicles to Mars by the 2030s.
It was around nine and a half years ago when Tania Jordaan opened The Window
Secret in St Francis and it has since become one of the most popular decor and
upholstery businesses in the area. Maybe because she does not only love her
products and work, but also the people she works for and with, and her clients
almost always becomes friends!
The Window Secret concentrates on Curtaining / Upholstery
All types of Blinds and UV Protective Window Tinting. They
have exciting new ranges of fabric from all material houses
and if they do not have it in stock, can arrange from the specific
houses. They stock St Leger & Vinney, Laura Ashley,
Hertex, Biggy Best, Stuart Graham etc.
Tania is very proud of their window tinting and says that it
can applied to existing glass to conform to the new regulations
(SANS 531) and specifically for privacy purposes.
Regarding her range of blinds, Tania says that roller blinds
are very popular in our coastal areas as it provides an elegant
minimalistic feel to add value to the coastal furnishing
and interior of your house.
Blind Designs provides you with a 2 year manufacturers
warranty.
The Window Secret’s first consultation is free of charge and
they constantly strive for excellence and satisfaction.
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and you can find everything in the kitchen!
Australia: Tea tree oil for dandruff.
Sick of pulling dandruff away from your itchy, dry scalp? Australians use tea tree oil to
combat this problem. Just add a couple of drops into your shampoo and you will be
amazed at the difference. The tea tree oil will moisturize your scalp and prevent all that
itching and flaking.
Brazil: Oatmeal to heal a sunburn.
Brazilians use oats to ease the pain of a sunburn and speed healing. How do you do it?
Next time you get a bad sunburn, tie up some oats in gauze and then position it over the
tap for your bathtub. Turn it on and fill the tub, allowing the water to filter through the bag
with the oats. Soak in the bath and you’ll get fast relief from your sunburn. Oats have
amazing anti-inflammatory healing properties!!
Columbia: Avocado for shiny hair.
Get an avocado, a banana, and a tablespoon of olive oil. Mash them all together to make
a uniform paste. Take that paste and rub it into the roots of your hair. Work it down to the
tips. Do something else for half an hour, and then get in the shower and shampoo, condition
and rinse. The results will astound you!
Chile: Crushed red grapes and flour for glowing skin.
A handful of grapes is all you need and a couple of tablespoons of flour. Mix it together,
apply it to your face for ten minutes, and wash it off. You should get a lovely glow to your
skin. This can work wonders if you are used to looking in the mirror at a fatigued complexion.
Dominican Republic: Garlic for stronger nails.
tip comes from the ladies of the Dominican Republic, who chop fresh garlic and add it to
clear nail polish. They wait about a week to a week and a half, and then apply it to their
nails. Be warned: it will smell foul—but the smell will wear off, and the garlic will leave your
nails harder and stronger. As an added bonus, garlic has antibacterial properties.
France: Get rid of nail stains the easy way.
Have unsightly stains on your nails? A lot of women in France do their own manicures,
and they are experts at dealing with beauty problems like this! It turns out they have the
simplest solution in the world for nail stains. Just soak your fingers in lemon juice for ten
minutes, and most of those stains should go away. It’s very fast and easy!
Greece: Rosemary for healthy hair.
Greek women rinse their hair using water that’s been steeped in rosemary. Rosemary
removes buildup from your hair for a deep cleansing effect. An even better alternative?
Steep a hair rinse out of rosemary and apple cider vinegar. In the shower, combine a few
tablespoons with water and use that to rinse, and you’ll get an even more amazing effect.
Plus, a little bit goes a long ways, and you can use your rinse again and again before you
run out. Be warned, however, that rosemary can darken hair, which is great if that’s what
you are going for, but if you want to keep your locks light, you might want to skip it.
Spain: Cranberry juice to bring out red highlights.
If you are a redhead, a brunette, or even a strawberry blonde, there is a wonderful beauty
secret from Spain that can help you to bring out the red tones in your hair. It’s really easy!
All you have to do is mix cranberry juice with water (about half and half), and pour it over
your head when you are done washing your hair in the shower. This technique works especially
well if you then head outside and spend some time in the sun. Another alternative is
hibiscus flower. If you purchase hibiscus tea, you can use this as a rinse; you may find this
a better option because you do not have the sticky sugary residue from the juice. You don’t
have to rinse it out as a result.
Poland: Try an egg yolk hair mask.
That Italian hair mask using egg whites isn’t the only way you can nourish your hair using
eggs. It turns out that those Italian ladies are actually missing out on the amazing nutrients
in egg yolks! In Poland, women make hair masks using the yolk of the egg along with a
few drops of lemon juice and olive oil. They leave the mask in their hair for fifteen minutes
and then rinse it out. Apparently the egg yolk nutrients strengthen hair so it is less likely
to break. Which is better for hair, the yolk or the whites? You will have to experiment to
decide. Maybe you will end up combining the suggestions from Poland and Italy and using
the whole egg. Sounds like a plan!
Romania: Olive oil and vitamin A for stronger nails.
Looking for a great way to improve the texture of your nails and strengthen them? In
Romania, there is a great secret to strong nails, and that is to soak them in a bowl with
warm olive oil and vitamin A oil. It only takes a few drops of oil, and you only have to do it
every couple of weeks for a few minutes each time. The vitamin A and olive oil will nourish
the cuticle beds, which will cause your nails to grow stronger. They should be less prone
to breakage after a few of these treatments. You may also have less skin peeling around
them, which is a symptom of really dry nail beds.
The Philippines: Aloe for glossy hair.
Break an aloe leaf to get at the juice, and then rub it into your hair and scalp. Don’t have
an aloe leaf handy? That’s okay, you can buy aloe gel from the store. Rinse it out and you
should see glossier locks. Tip: Don’t forget that aloe is also great for your skin! Combine
it with ginger and lime and it makes a wonderful moisturizer. Its inflammatory properties
make it an excellent salve for irritated skin too.
The Philippines: Seaweed for luxurious locks.
Seaweed is a major part of the Japanese diet, and a rich natural source of easily-digested
iodine. Iodine is added to table salt, but it isn’t as easy for your body to digest as the iodine
in seaweed (and if you use sea salt, you are getting even less of it). Head to your local
Asian grocery store and stock up on seaweed and start adding it to your diet!
Singapore: Avocado or papaya for radiant skin.
Here’s another great tip from Singapore! Mash up an avocado or a papaya (both work
great), rub the mixture onto your face, wait for fifteen minutes, and rinse it off. Both of these
have some great oils in them which are ideal for moisturizing your face. Papaya also works
as an exfoliating agent thanks to an enzyme called papain. This is a great way to make use
of avocados that are just a little too ripe. Otherwise they just go to waste!
Skool as kind versus skool as ma!
Toe jy ‘n kind was het jy die eerste
skooldag gehaat want jy moes lees -
nou as ma, kan jy nie wag om weer ‘n
boek op te tel sodra die kinders skool
toe is nie.
Toe jy ‘n kind was moes jou ma ry om
jou vergete taak skool toe te neem -
nou as ma? LOL, jy e-pos dit!
As kind het jou ma vir jou kaas en
marmite broodjies ingepak - as ma voel
jy skuldig as jou kind se kos nie 100%
organies is en daar nie ten minste ‘n
prentjie van ‘n aard by is nie - dankie
Pinterest!
As kind was jou grootste vrees dat jy
in die gange val en almal vir jou lag -
as ma is jou grootste vrees Facebook
boelies!
As kind het jy met jou maats gesels om
die nuutste skindernuus oor onnies te
kry - as ma “stalk” jy jou kind se onnies
op Facebook.
As kind het jy huiswerk geHAAT - As
ma HAAT jy huiswerk!

Kuilvoer: Beheer die proses om gehalte te behou
deur Albert van Rensburg, Biomin
Goeie kuilvoer is goud werd – maar dan moet dit reg gemaak word om gehalte te verseker.
Goeie bestuur en aandag aan besonderhede is noodsaaklik om deurlopend kuilvoer van
die beste gehalte te maak. Die spoed waarteen die gewas ingekuil word, die voginhoud,
snylengte en samepersing kan alles ’n groot invloed hê op die gistingsproses en bergingsverliese.
Algemene foute met die maak van goeie kuilvoer is:
Die materiaal is te nat (die voginhoud is bo 75%). Die gewas moet teen die regte voginhoud
(60 tot 75%) gekuil word om goeie kuilvoergisting te bewerkstellig. Kuilvoer wat te nat
is, veroorsaak verliese via loging en die groei van ongewenste mikroörganismes, wat tot
onsmaaklike kuilvoer lei. Oormatig droë (

January in the garden
If you’re based in the Eastern Cape
Eureka lemon is a great dwarf tree
for your patio or balcony.
Just remember, because of the high
humidity levels to take extra care
when it comes to citrus varieties
with regards to pests.
Some fruit trees available in January for
the Eastern Cape garden: pears; peaches;
mangoes; blueberries and olives.
for the sweat peas you are going to sow
directly next month.
For huge flower power, plant a few
old-fashioned shrimp plants. They are
evergreen, grow in any soil, but need
regular watering and some cutting back to
encourage bushy growth and lots more of
their rewarding flowers. Justicia
brandegeeana has rusty brown shrimp-like
flowers and the bracts of J. brandegeeana
‘Chartreuse’ are lime yellow.
Some hot and spicy January veggie seedlings
available to kick start your kitchen garden:
onions; spring onions; green peppers;
chillies and leeks.
Layer wisteria shoots and make cuttings of
all your “vygies”. Start preparing trenches
Deadhead hydrangeas by cutting the stems
back to two healthy buds. Spread the blown
flowers and stems around the plants at soil
level to act as a cooling mulch if they are
not needed for drying. Feed them again with
a general fertiliser, or a specialised fertiliser
for pink or blue flowers.
1. Kill weeds and grass growing in unwan
ted places by pouring full-strength white distilled
vinegar on them. This works especially
well in crevices and cracks of walkways and
driveways.
cup of white distilled vinegar to a gallon of
tap water is a good mixture.
3. Stop ants from congregating by pouring
white distilled vinegar on the area.
2. Give acid-loving plants like azaleas,
rhododendrons, hydrangeas and gardenias
a little help by watering them with a white
distilled vinegar solution now and again. A
4. Discourage cats from getting into the kids’
sandbox with white distilled vinegar.
5. Preserve cut flowers and liven droopy
ones by adding 2 tablespoons white distilled
vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar to a quart of
water in a vase.
Roses: What to
do in January
Summer pruning is carried out towards the
middle of this month; this applies to roses
that have grown too high or dense, have
uneven growth or need to be tidied up
January roses
Watering: Keep to the watering schedule
unless there is regular rainfall. Following a
long, two-week period of rain, the leaves
become ‘soft’ and your bushes need to be
watered often and then slowly acclimatised
to dryer conditions. Keep the beds well
mulched.
Fertilising: Fertilise with Ludwig’s Vigorosa
or other rose fertilisers. Don’t sprinkle
fertiliser over wet leaves.
Pest and Disease Control: Stick to the
preventative spray regimen, but keep a
close look out for beetles and red spider
mite which sometimes require a stronger
remedy.
HOW TO SUMMER PRUNE
Removing forked and twiggy growth and
cutting back a little opens up space for the
roses to grow.
Review each bush and only cut back those
that are well covered in leaves. Make sure
the part of the bush below the cut is still
fairly well foliated.
Bushes that are defoliated because of black
spot on their upper leafy growth can be
groomed by cutting out completely denuded
stems on the inside as well as competing
stems.
The remaining stems should have leafy tips
and the tips of these are best pinched off;
this encourages the rose to sprout lower
down. Once the new shoots are about
20cm long, the bush can be cut down to just
above these new shoots to a more manageable
height.
The height of tall roses can be reduced by
undercutting as long as there are leaves on
the stem below the cut. If it is very hot and
dry, carry out the undercutting in two stages
about a week apart. This will result in the
least sap flow disturbance; when the sap
flow slows down it heats up under the bark,
causing sunburn.
6. Get rid of the water line in a flower vase
by filling it with a solution of half water and
half white distilled vinegar, or by soaking a
paper towel in white distilled vinegar and
stuffing it into the vase so that it is in contact
with the water line.
7. Clean out stains and white mineral crusts
in clay, glazed and plastic pots by soaking
them for an hour or longer in a sink filled
with a solution of half water and half white
distilled vinegar.
8. Remove crusty rim deposits on house
planters or attached saucers by soaking
them for several hours in an inch of full
strenght white distilled vinegar.
9. Clean a birdbath by scrubbing it often
with undiluted white distilled vinegar. Rinse
well.
10. Get rid of rust on spigots, tools, screws
or bolts by soaking the items overnight or
for several days in undiluted white distilled
vinegar.
11. Neutralize garden lime by adding white
distilled vinegar to the area.
12. Avoid skin problems after working in
the garden by rinsing your hands in white
distilled vinegar.
13. Increase the acidity of soil by adding
white distilled vinegar to your watering can.
14. Eliminate anthills by pouring in white
distilled vinegar.
15. Cure a cement pond before adding fish
and plants by adding one gallon of white
distilled vinegar to every 200 gallons of
water. Let sit three days. Empty and rinse
thoroughly.
16. Sanitize outdoor furniture and picnic
tables with a cloth soaked in white distilled
vinegar.
17. Kill slugs by spraying them with a mixture
of 1 part water and 1 part white distilled
vinegar.
18. To catch moths use a mixture of 2 parts
white distilled vinegar and 1 part molasses.
Place mixture in tin can and hang in a tree.
19. Keep rabbits from eating your plants.
Put cotton balls soaked in white distilled
vinegar in a 35mm film container. Poke a
hole in the top and place in the garden.

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Riller-komedie met vreemde kinkels en kabels!
Terwyl Bonnie van der Byl (Lizz Meiring) ontvangsdame van die internasionaal bekende De
Waal Teateragentskap tot laataand op ‘n stormagtige nag lustig en ongestoord by haar lessenaar
oor die telefoon voortklets, lê die lyk van haar baas, die suksesvolle, maar minder
gewilde Mosselbaaise sakeman en impresario Du Toit de Waal (Deon Lotz) met ‘n dolk
in sy rug op die kantoortafel agter haar rug. Sy skakel die polisie en by nadere aanskoue
van haar bloeiende baas, word sy oudergewoonte flou. As sy met die flitslig van Konstabel
Mickey Mentz (André Weideman) in haar oë bykom, is die lyk skielik skoonveld ...
Hiermee is die tafel gedek vir ‘n vinnige bewegende, spannende skreeusnaakse riller-komedie
vol verrassende kinkels waarin die ontvangsdame met haar bekkige papegaai
Napoleon en die hoogs beneukte, geïrriteerde en grieperige speurder Kaptein Hendrik
Greyling (Louw Venter), sentraal staan.
Die misterie rondom die naam Hoener-met-die-rooi-skoene word vroeg in die verhaal reeds
tot groot vermaak van Konstabel Mentz opgeklaar. Tydens ondervraging waarin al die
karakters op kantoor in ‘n klousterfobiese ruimte saamgegooi is, word allerlei geheimpies
ontbloot ... Cecilia de Waal (Dorette Potgieter,) die aantreklike veel jonger vrou van die
baas, het meer as een skelmpie, die ouer privaat-sekretaresse Miss Enith Conradie (Lida
Botha) is jarelank al verlief op die baas, die ligsinnigeRoxie Roos (Laré Birk) is die baas se
minder gewillige pretpoppie op kantoor, die sjarmante Percy Celliers (Geon Nel) doen nie
sy werk nie en die ouer klerk Harold Berrington-Smith (Flip Theron) is ‘n ‘tail gunner’. In
hierdie storm van verdagmakery en beledigings verskyn die baas se lyk skielik perdfris en
gesond op die toneel ...
Sake neem ‘n interessante wending as die lyk van Cecilia se skelmpie Jacques Petout
(Jacques Theron) met ‘n meswond in die rug op op die Mosselbaaise sandduine ontdek
word ... en nog ‘n slagoffer, ook met ‘n meswond, reg voor Bonnie se oë by die kantoor-hysbak
inmekaar sak. In kompetisie met die kaptein om die moord(e) op te los, word Bonnie
die selfaangestelde speurder wat bewyse soos ‘n selfoon, sleutel en ‘n bebloede nota as
troefkaart gebruik om die erg koorsige speurder ore aan te sit.
Haar planne loop sleg skeef as die ontmagtigde Kaptein Hendrik Greyling tydens die
hoogtepunt van die storm in ‘n geslote kas opeindig, terwyl die moordenaar besig is om
haar met ‘n rekenaarkabel te wurg ...
Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene is ‘n riller-komedie, met onverwagse kinkels in ‘n netso
vreemde kabel ... en ‘n infame leuen wat eers teen die einde nek-omgedraai word.
In teaters op 27 Januarie

Make it yourself!
Cookie dough truffles
There is no need to bake cookies for a delicious treat or gift. Just roll the
raw dough into balls, freeze them, then dip them in luscious melted
chocolate for these decadent cookie dough truffles.
If you love eating cookie
dough and want a legitimate
excuse for your fetish, dip
those things in chocolate and
call them truffles!
ingredients
1/2 cup (125g) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (80g) brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (150g) plain flour
3/4 cup dark choc chips
2 cups dark chocolate melts
method
Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add vanilla. Beat in flour until just
combined.
Stir through choc chips.
Form into 24 small balls.
Freeze in a single layer for one hour.
Place chocolate melts in a bowl over a
saucepan of simmering water. Stir until
melted.
Dip frozen cookie dough balls into melted
chocolate. Place on a rack to set.

“Oorleef” jou
eerste dag terug
by die skool!
Dis ‘n nuwe skooljaar en min van julle sien
uit daarna - dit klink amper lekkerder om
tandarts toe te gaan as om terug skool toe
te gaan! Hier is ‘n paar planne om die dag
so bietjie beter te maak!
Bederf jouself met ‘n inkopie-tog!
Al is dit net ‘n nuwe ougat potloodsakkie
of ‘n oulike rugsak, ‘n paar cool bykomstighede
of enigiets wat jou hart so bietjie
vinniger laat klop - dit sal dalk die goor uit
die eerste dag haal!
Maak ‘n uitsien-lysie!
Dalk ‘n kamp waarop jy gaan, dalk wil jy
beter punte kry? Die eerste rugby- of netbalspan
haal? Maak ‘n lysie van 5 skooldinge
waarna jy uitsien!
Doen iets lekker
Maak seker die eerste skoolweek is prettig
- reël om saam met jou vriende te gaan
fliek die eerste Vrydagaand of reël ‘n lekker
oorslaap!
Beplan iets nuut
Besluit watter nuwe uitdaging jy hierdie jaar
wil aanpak - dalk skaak leer speel of nuwe
pelle maak of is jy nie lus om jou maats met
‘n nuwe haarstyl te verras nie?
ONTHOU! Daar is dinge wat erger is as
skool!
Skool in antieke China: Kinders in China
moes destyds sewe dae per week skoolgaan!
Skool in antieke Griekeland: Skool in
Griekeland was ook nie juis pret nie. As jy ’n
meisie was, is jy nie toegelaat om skool toe
te gaan nie. Jy moes by die huis bly en leer
kos kook en naaldwerk doen. Seuns kon
na ’n spesiale sportskool gestuur word. Dit
klink dalk lekker – maar die vangplek is dat
almal kaalbas aan sport deelgeneem het!
Peta Jones se werk: As deel van haar
werk moet Peta Jones aan mense se armholtes
snuif. Jip, jy’t reg gelees. Sy werk as
’n reukweerder-ontwikkelaar by Unilever in
Australië. Jek!!!!!!!!!! Dink net hoe voel sy as
sy ná ’n lang vakansie moet teruggaan werk
toe…
Simon Allison se werk: Dié Britse koskenner
se werk is om hondekos en katkos
te proe. Hy maak seker die kettingwinkel
Marks & Spencer se troeteldierkos smaak
lekker. Ná die tyd kou hy glo kougom sodat
sy asem nie soos Flaffie s’n ruik nie.
Om by die huis te bly. Dink mooi daaroor
– die eerste skooldag van die jaar is goor,
maar jy wil beslis nie by die huis bly en
uitmis op al die pret nie, wil jy? So, pak jou
skooltas – en geniet die jaar wat voorlê!
Beat the bullies
It is an ugly, cruel and unnecessary
part of school life and is a source of
misery for millions of children.
Today we offer practical ideas for
youngsters to deter bullies, plus tips from
children who have experienced, keep
themselves safe and boost their confidence.
1- BY law, schools must have a way of
dealing with bullying. Use your school’s
anti-bullying policy to get help and if you’re
not sure how it works, talk to your teacher or
headteacher.
Don’t become resigned to being a victim.
You CAN help yourself and get others to
help you.
2 - TELL a friend what is happening. It will
be harder for the bully to pick on you if you
have a pal with you for support.
3 - TRY to ignore the bully or say “No!”
really firmly, then walk away.
Don’t worry if people think you are running
away - it is very hard for the bully to go on
picking on someone who won’t stand still to
listen to their threats.
4 - MOST bullied children have negative
body language - hunched up and looking at
the floor. Try to stand straight and make eye
contact with people.
5 - IF you don’t want to do something, don’t
give in to pressure. Be firm. Remember,
everyone has the right to say no.
6 - SIMPLY repeat a statement again and
again: “No, you can’t have my lunch money,
no, you can’t have my lunch money!” The
bully will get bored because they are not
getting anywhere and give up.
7 - MAKE your phrase short and precise:
Say “It’s my pencil.” or “Go away” firmly.
8- DON’T show that you are upset or angry.
Bullies love to get a reaction - it’s “fun”.
Keep calm and hide your emotions - the
bully might get bored and leave you alone.
9 - AVOID being alone in places where you
know the bully is likely to be. This might
mean changing your route to school, or
avoiding certain parts of the playground,
or only using toilets when other people are
there. It’s not fair, but it might put the bully
off. Remember, your safety is the most
important thing to consider.
10 - STOP thinking like a victim. If you have
been bullied for a long time, you might start
to believe what the bully says - that you’re
ugly, awful and no one will ever like you.
This is “victim-think”.
11 - MAKE a list of all the good things you
can think of about yourself. Talk to yourself
in a positive way.
Say: “I may not look like a film star, but I’m
good at maths and have a brilliant sense of
humour.”
KIDS’ CODE
PRACTICE “walking tall”. Bullies pick on
people they think are weak. If you look confident,
the bully is less likely to pick on you.
KIDS’ CODE
STICK with a group - even if they are not
really your friends. Bullies tend to pick on
people when they are on their own.
KIDS’ CODE
KEEP a diary about what is happening. A
written record of the bullying makes it much
easier to prove what has been going on.
KID’S CODE
DON’’T fight back if you can help it.
You could make the situation worse, get hurt
or even be blamed for starting the trouble.
IT’’S not worth getting hurt over a
possession. You may have to give bullies
what they want. Property can be replaced -
you can’’t.
Sleeping Next to Your Phone
Could Seriously Damage
Your Health
Bad news for those of us permanently attached to our cellphones (so pretty
much all of us): Cuddling with your cellphone — or even sleeping with it on
the nightstand next to you — could be hazardous to your health.
BY LEAH GROTH
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) just issued some information and
guidelines about cellphone safety, and what it reveals is pretty frightening. Because,
honestly, who doesn’t at least have their phone on the nightstand, if not next to or underneath
their pillow?
So what exactly is going on here? Well, cellphones emit radio frequency (RF) energy when
they send and receive information from surrounding cell towers, and that RF may or may
not be dangerous. Why the ambiguity? Well, since cellphones haven’t been around long
enough, it’s difficult to determine the long-term repercussions of their use. As the CDPH
explains, their danger is “still evolving.”
However, according to the guidelines, some studies have found that “long-term, high use of
cellphones may be linked to certain types of cancer and other health effects.”
These “other health effects” include “brain cancer and tumors of the acoustic nerve (needed
for hearing and balance) and salivary glands, lower sperm counts and inactive or less mobile
sperm, headaches and effects on learning and memory, hearing, behavior and sleep.”
So, yeah — potentially very dangerous.
Even though these links aren’t definitively proven yet, you may still want to reduce your
exposure to RF, just to be on the safe side. That’s why the CDPH has issued the following
recommendations:
Keep your phone away from your body: Even just a few feet will make a big difference. Use
a Bluetooth headset as much as possible, send text messages instead of talking on the
phone, keep the phone away from you while downloading or sending large files and carry
your phone in a backpack or purse instead of a pocket, bra or belt holster.
Avoid using your cellphone when it’s sending out high levels of RF**:** This happens
when only one or two bars of service are displayed (when your signal is weak), you’re in a
fast-moving vehicle, you’re streaming audio or video or you’re downloading or sending large
files.
Don’t sleep with your phone in your bed or near your head**:** Unless you switch it over to
airplane mode, keep it at least a few feet away. Nope, no more sleeping with it under your
pillow waiting for that call.
Take off the headset when you’re not on a call: Headsets release a small amount of RF
even when you aren’t using your phone. So even though they’re better than holding the
phone up to your head, you still want to limit RF exposure as much as possible.
Don’t rely on a “radiation shield” or other products claiming to block RF energy, electromagnetic
fields or radiation from cellphones: According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission,
any product that interferes with the phone’s signal may make it work harder and possibly
emit more RF energy in order to stay connected, which totally defeats their purpose.
The report also mentions that kids are at a greater risk than adults. Their brains and bodies
are so much smaller and less developed that the same amount of RF will have a greater impact
on them. Also, by the time they’re adults, they’ll have been exposed to more RF in their
lifetime than those of us who haven’t been holding a smartphone since we were toddlers.
While there isn’t much research on the impact of RF on children, the few studies that have
been done show that children or teens may suffer “hearing loss or ringing in the ears, headaches
and decreased general well-being.” So it might be a good idea to keep cellphones
away from your kids as long as possible.
Before you totally freak out and trade in your iPhone for a landline (you know, those old
analog phones that people plugged into a jack?), keep in mind that the “science is still
evolving.”
While more research is needed to identify short- and long-term health implications of cellphone
use, exercise caution and common sense and try sleeping with your cellphone on
the other side of the room.

Photo: Gert de Coning
Parkrun every Saturday!
The ever so popular Jeffreys parkrun launched on August 12 last year, is a free weekly 5km
run and open to all.
11-Jarige
Jeffreysbaaier
jongste om
Robbeneilandkanaal
te
swem
It is pram and dog friendly and takes place from the Global Leadership Academy, Outeniqua
Drive, Fountains Estate, Jeffreys Bay. Be there every Saturday at 08:00 to join in the fun!
Course Description:
One lap on a mixture of grass and trail round the perimeter of ravine bush circumnavigating
a large farm dam at the bottom of the ravine The start and finish is on the sport field of
Global Leadership Academy. Facilities: Toilet Facilities, Free Parking & Restaurant. See
more information on www.parkrun.co.za)
‘n 11-Jarige meisie van Jeffreysbaai het Vrydagoggend
die jongste persoon geword wat die 7,9km afstand tussen
Robben Island en Big Bay in Blouberg, Kaapstad,
geswem het.
Abriella Bredell het hierdie uitdaging op haarself geneem om geld
vir die Rooikruis Kinderhospitaal in te samel.
In ‘n Facebook-inskrywing van April 2017 het Bredell geskryf: “My
doel is om die Robbeneilandkanaal in Desember te swem om
fondse in te samel vir my gunsteling liefdadigheid, Die Rooikruis
Kinderhospitaal”
Bredell het belowe om R2 miljoen vir die hospitaal in te samel.
Sy het Vrydagoggend haar doelwit behaal nadat sy weke lank
gewag het vir die perfekte weerstoestande.
Sy swem al van die ouderdom van twee jaar af en oefen vyf keer
per week.
“Ek is lief vir swem, want ek is ‘n baie mededingende persoon en
geniet swemkompetisies teen ander mense en om my eie tye te
verbeter. Ek hou daarvan om nuwe dinge te leer, fiks te bly en
om my liggaam te versorg. Swem doen al die bogenoemde vir
my,” het Bredell geskryf.
Sy het gesê haar uiteindelike doelwit in swem is om hard te
oefen en die Robbeneilandkanaal saam met haar afrigter,
Brenton Williams, te swem.