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Waterfall Magazine is published by EIA Publishing (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Waterfall and in association with the Waterfall Homeowners Association.The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Waterfall Homeowners Association, the Estate, the publisher,

nor of the companies themselves EIA Publishing Office: 011 327 4062 www.eiapublishing.co.za Publisher: Nico Maritz [email protected] Editor: Bev Hermanson 071 205 9502 [email protected]

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WATERFALL NEWSWELCOME MESSAGE 5FROM WATERFALL WATERFALL SPORTS 6 CLUB GYM KATE NAIDOO: VET ON CALL 8

NETCARE: TACKLING 10BREAST CANCER

TEACHING YOUR KIDS 13ABOUT MONEY MONKZ OYSTER LOUNGE 16BAR BY ZURI HOUSE REVIEW: LUXURIOUS 19LIVING IN WATERFALL TRAFALGAR CONTACTS 51

HOME FRONTNEON ENERGY: 22OFF-GRID SOLUTIONS FOR WATERFALL RESIDENTS

WATERFALL HOME SERVICE 50PROVIDERS AND CLASSIFIEDS

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Money is vital for everyone, and a universal truth is that we all want our children to have a better life than we have had. That’s one of the reasons why families

love Waterfall. It’s also a good reason to read this month’s article about talking to your kids about money. Parents who want to give their children some financial guidelines, to help them make sound decisions, are encouraged to read this article, as it has some useful thoughts on how to do that.

Good financial management is also crucial for the Estate as a whole, and a major task facing the Homeowners’ Associations here is balancing the budget to ensure all the facilities can function efficiently. In fact, the Waterfall Sports Club at the Country Village Estate Clubhouse is now being run by the residents themselves, and you can read about that in this edition of the magazine. The club is open to all residents and if you haven’t checked it out yet, pack your gym kit and take a look. Gym Manager, Dayle Marshall, will be happy to welcome you, and can recommend a personal trainer if you need that extra motivation to help keep you in shape.

That leads us to another article this month, with Netcare’s regular column looking at breast cancer. A frighteningly high number of women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and it’s increasingly being diagnosed in younger women, too. That’s partly because the equipment to conduct these tests has become so sophisticated, but the scary fact is that you don’t have to be middle aged to be a target. Breast cancer also affects men, so guys, why not have a read as well?

Finally, if it’s your pet that’s sick, not you, you’ll be delighted to read about Kate Naidoo, our resident vet on

the Estate. Kate is a qualified vet who lives in Waterfall Country Village Estate and provides a 24-hour on-call mobile service. She can perform a wide variety of routine treatments and more serious interventions, and can assist in getting your pet to a clinic if necessary.

With your physical, animal and financial health all taken care of, we hope you have a great month ahead.

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taying fit and healthy is an area so many are focused on, and so we are pleased to announce that the Waterfall Sports Club Gym is

now operational. The gym will be managed by the Waterfall Sports Committee and is open to all residents that are interested in making use of this facility.

Dayle Marshall, a Waterfall resident, has been appointed as the gym manager by the Sports Committee. Dayle has a background in sports science and facilities management, and part of her role will be to ensure that the gym runs effectively.

The Waterfall Sports Club Gym is based in the Waterfall Country Village Estate Clubhouse and is open from 05h00 – 22h00 on weekdays. Its busiest periods are early mornings and evenings before and after working hours.

As the Gym Manager, Dayle looks after all the facilities on a day-to-day basis.

“It’s nice and close to home, within walking distance,” she says. “That convenience is what attracts many residents to the gym.”

Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, weight training and circuit training equipment, and a climbing wall, along with a range of free classes including yoga, pilates, spinning, boxercise and fitness sessions. However, there is a fee for attending the more specialised classes, such as squash, ballet, martial arts, swimming, karate and hip hop dancing for children and adults.

The gym is also an accredited gym for Momentum Multiply, which is the rewards scheme for customers of Momentum.

Several personal trainers are available and Dayle can recommend a trainer to suit each customer’s requirements, when you go in and chat to her.

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BRYCE VIEGASQualifications: Sports MarketingReebok Personal Trainer; Boxing – Level 1Olympic Weightlifting Certified

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REFENTSE MAKGOLANERefentse studied Personal Training and Group Training at Exercise Teachers Academy in Johannesburg. She also studied Yoga, Pilates and Boot Camp at the Steiner Academy in England. She has 5 years’ experience in the fitness industry, teaching pilates, swimming, yoga, boot camp, aqua aerobics and spinning.

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Everybody knows that Waterfall has pretty much all the facilities you need to live without ever having to leave the grounds. Schools, workplaces, a hospital, shops, cinemas, restaurants and a garden centre. Ah, but what if your pet gets sick? Then you might expect to head off to a vet outside somewhere. Well, actually, no. There’s a vet here who makes house calls!

Kate Naidoo, a qualified vet with over 10 years’ experience and a member of the SA Veterinary

Council, lives in Waterfall Country Village Estate. She provides a house call service on the development – where she is on call 24 hours a day, to deal with a wide variety of animal ailments. “The pets are being treated in the comfort of their own home so

they’re not stressed by going to a clinic, and it eliminates the waiting time because I come to you. I’m so quick I’m usually there within 10 minutes,” she says.

For more serious cases that need surgery, Kate will stabilise the animal, apply whatever emergency treatment is needed, and contact a 24 hour care facility.

Kate also works at Brackenhurst Vet which is co-owned by her husband Dr Ajit Bholla.

“I try to provide a very personal service, so it’s a neighbourly on-call service. Even if it’s early hours of the morning, I feel safe going out to help on the Estate, which I wouldn’t do in a normal residential area,” she says. “I can do

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vaccinations, microchipping, attend to skin, ear and eye infections, lameness, treat abscesses, take blood, urine and stool samples and do fine needle aspirates as well as euthanasia, if required. Once I have completed emergency procedures and stabilised the animal, I refer them to a 24 hour care facility.”

The most common ailments she treats are gastric problems, and ear, eye and skin irritations, often caused by pets being allergic to building dust as construction takes place around Waterfall. A common complaint used to be tick bite fever, as the pets caught ticks from cows that used to graze the land.

“I’ve been pushed out of my comfort zone by doing house calls. Initially you think you won’t be able to do

much but you actually realise you can do a lot if you think out of the box,” she says.

After a house call she follows up the next day to make sure the animal is recovering. Another part of her service is delivering prescription foods, including specially-prescribed feeds for cats with skin diseases or dogs needing food with added joint supplements. She delivers chronic medications, too.

The managers of another estate have asked her to cover their residents as well, but she’s chosen to keep her service small. “I don’t want to get too big because I’ll lose the personal touch. I have not yet met all of my clients in person as sometimes I speak to them on the phone or by email and treat their pets when the gardener or

helper is there to let me in, but others I get to know and I get to know their families, too.”

Her husband also has an interest in exotic animals, and so Kate does take birds or other pets to him if she can’t treat them herself. That includes injured hadidas that she is occasionally asked to treat when residents spot injured birds in their gardens.

The veterinary couple also have two dogs of their own, crossbreeds rescued from the SPCA.

If you ever need Kate’s services or if you have any questions about what she can do as part of her house call services, she is available on 082 406 6257 or [email protected]. Her call-out fee is R150, with a consultation fee of R350, and the cost of any medication.

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TACKLING BREAST CANCER

Worldwide, breast cancer accounts for 18,2% of all cancer deaths in both males and females.

Breast cancer is no longer a malignancy of the elderly and is increasingly affecting younger women.

It is a common misconception that breast cancer exclusively affects women, but this is not true as men frequently contract the disease. However, women, having more breast tissue, are at a higher risk than men are and therefore there is a higher occurrence in women. A main contributor to the higher risk is due to exposure of breast cells to the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. These hormones, especially estrogen, are linked with breast cancer and encourage the growth of some breast cancers. WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?Breast tissue lies over the muscle of the chest called the pectoral muscle. The female breast covers a large area. It extends from just below the collarbone (clavicle), to the armpit (axilla) and across to the breastbone (sternum). The breast, like any other part of the body, consists of billions of microscopic cells. These cells multiply in an orderly fashion – new cells replace the ones that die. With cancer, abnormal cells multiply uncontrollably causing tumour growths.

Frequently, breast cancer starts in cells that line the ducts, which are the tubes that carry milk from the glands to

the nipple. This type of breast cancer is called ductal carcinoma.

Cancer can also start in the cells of the lobules, which are the groups of glands that make milk. This type of cancer is called lobular carcinoma. Both ductal carcinoma and lobular carcinoma can be in situ, which means that the cancer is still where it started and has not grown into surrounding tissues. They can also be invasive, which means they have grown into surrounding tissues.

SYMPTOMS OF BREAST CANCER

A lump in a breast or the armpit; A pain in the armpits or breast that

does not seem to be related to the woman’s menstrual period;

Skin changes around the breast: - Pitting or redness like the skin of an orange; - The nipple-skin or breast-skin may

have started to peel, scale or flake; - A rash around the nipple; - Itchiness.

Nipple changes: - Appearance – the nipple may

become sunken or inverted; - Bloody nipple discharge without

the nipple being squeezed. The size or the shape of the

breast changes. Late symptoms that occur when the

cancer grows larger or spreads to other organs in the body:

- Bone pain; - Nausea, loss of appetite and

weight loss; - Shortness of breath and coughing (lung invasion); - Headaches, blurred or double vison (brain metastasis).

RISK FACTORS Over 50 years of age; Personal or family history of

breast cancer; Germ-line mutations (BRCA 1 and

2 mutation, Li Fraumeni Syndrome and Cowden Syndrome);

Previous biopsy of the breast showing atypical hyperplasia;

Previous radiation to the chest; A long menstrual history: Early

menarche and late menopause; Nulliparity or late age of first child; Hormonal therapy; Obesity after menopause; Long-term use of birth control pills; Regular consumption of alcohol.

SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCERBreast cancer screening is performed in women without any signs or symptoms of breast cancer so that the disease can be detected as early as possible and treated with excellent results. The frequency and the age to begin screening will depend on the risk profile of a patient. The national comprehensive cancer network recommends a yearly screening mammogram for the average risk individual after the age of 40. Individuals in higher risk categories are recommended to start breast cancer

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screening at a younger age. Three common methods used in screening are:

self-examination and breast awareness;

screening mammogram and ultrasound or MRI of breast (less

than 40 years old).

DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCERDiagnostic tests for breast cancer are carried out if the patient displays symptoms of breast cancer, or if there are suspicious results from a mammogram and a biopsy of the lump or nodal mass is analysed. A positive biopsy for cancer warrants a comprehensive history, physical examination and a battery of tests to appropriately determine the stage of the cancer. This helps in assessing the wellbeing of the patient and if the patient would be able to withstand treatment.

MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCERA multi-disciplinary approach is vital. A comprehensive team should include a radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, breast surgeon, plastic and reconstructive surgeon, radiologist, gynaecologist, physiotherapist and a dietician.

Treatment options for breast cancer are:Surgery

In most cases, a woman will be given a choice of what type of breast surgery she would prefer, although the

stage of the cancer is also important in determining the type of surgery:

- breast-conserving surgery, followed by radiation therapy (only the mass with a margin is removed); -modifiedradicalmastectomy(the entire breast is removed).

Other surgical procedures that may be done include: - axillary lymph node dissection and; - sentinel lymph node biopsy – offered in certain situations.

Radiation therapy External beam radiation therapy is

always given after breast-conserving surgery. This is done after a mastectomy, depending on the risk of local recurrence.

External beam radiation is used in metastatic disease as a means of palliation, for pain, brain metastasis, spinal cord compression and bleeding.

Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is offered for breast

cancer that is: - early stage with a high risk of recurrence; - locally-advanced, advanced or recurrent.

The chemotherapy drugs used depend on the stage of breast cancer.

Chemotherapy may include a combination of drugs or single chemotherapy drugs.

Hormonal therapy Hormonal therapy is offered for

hormone receptor–positive breast cancer (ER+, PR+ or both) that is either:

- early stage with a low risk of recurrence; - locally-advanced, advanced or recurrent.

The type of hormonal therapy offered will depend on whether or not the woman has reached menopause.

Biological therapy The type of biological therapy offered

will depend on the HER2 status of the breast cancer.

Follow-up after treatment is completed

It is important to have regular follow-upvisits,especiallyinthefirst5yearsafter treatment.

All women should receive lifelong Vitamin D and calcium supplementation.

An annual gynaecological examination and pap smear are advised.

An annual mammogram and bone density test are also advised.

CONCLUSIONWorldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life threatening cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women. Early detection by mammography, followed by appropriate oncologic therapy, will reduce breast cancer death rates for women. TM


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By Brenda van Zijl

Today, talking to your kids about money seems to be as taboo as talking to kids about the birds and the bees were when I was a child. But similarly, how can you expect a positive outcome without any good

guidelines? It is highly unlikely that your children will make financially sound decisions as adults when you don’t educate them about money or show them how to make responsible choices. Fortunately, it is not as hard as you may think.

Here are three considerations to get you started:

1. SET A GOOD EXAMPLEI have read many parenting books and they’re all in unison: the foundation of effective parenting is leading by example.

So what does this mean in terms of teaching your kids about money? If you want your children to be responsible spenders, you have to show them how. Don’t ‘hide’ tough financial decisions from your kids: talk to them about saving up for a special holiday or foregoing certain privileges to stay within your budget. Make no mistake, children watch their parents very carefully.

They also pick up clues from conversations between their parents and other adults – there’s very little you can keep from them. If you want them to live within their means one day, you have to do the same. Yes, being a parent is the toughest job in the world as you are expected to set a good example in everything you do.

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2. HAVE MONEY CONVERSATIONSWhile financial literacy has been included in the school curriculum, it is on a very basic level and simply not enough. Children still need to learn at home how to be money-savvy. Have age-appropriate conversations about money and use daily events as teachable moments. For instance, explain to

children when you go shopping how the ‘magic card that gets you everything’ actually works and that you have to repay the bank or the retailer at the end of the month for goods bought on credit. Money talk is only the ‘elephant in the room’ if you make it one. The more you talk to your children about money, the more confident they’ll be to ask you questions and so the conversation grows. As with other important life topics, you shouldn’t let your kids make their own assumptions or rely on peer advice. The best way to teach them is to answer their questions honestly; and if they don’t ask any, initiate candid conversations about practical situations that you encounter as a family.

3. LET THEM LEARN FROM THEIR OWN MISTAKESPocket money is not a new concept and can be very effective to simulate real life. However, pocket money without any responsibilities serves no purpose. Help your children to set goals and save over a couple of months to purchase something special. You’ll have the added benefit of teaching them about delayed gratification. Teach your children about the wonderful power of compound interest by adding extra cash to the money that they’ve saved. For older children, pocket money could be increased to cover clothes and toiletries so they can learn to budget.

We all learn best from our own mistakes and it’s much better – and cheaper – for your child to learn their first few financial

lessons in the safety of your home rather than in the real world once they’ve flown the coop.

One’s relationship with money is largely formed during childhood. If you want your children to become successful, confident, financially independent adults, teaching them about money is essential. If you still feel overwhelmed by the prospect, I urge you to read Ron Lieber’s “The Opposite of Spoiled”. In this book, the ex-columnist for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal covers all the basics: the best way to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays, holidays, cellphones, splurging, clothing, cars, part-time jobs and university fees. The book is an excellent introduction for parents to start having money conversations with their children. It’s very practical and a great read for anyone keen to take the first step in raising financially-savvy kids. The book is available from Amazon on audio, e-book and paperback. The advice is so good that I keep a couple of copies to give to my clients.

I also have two copies to give away. They are with Cindy at Trafalgar’s Office at the Clubhouse – drop in and pick one up.

Brenda van Zijl is a resident of Waterfall Country Estate, an Independent Financial Planner and mother of two tweens. She can be contacted on [email protected] for comments and feedback on this article.

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“MONEY…IS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL THOROUGHBRED HORSE – VERY POWERFUL AND ALWAYS IN ACTION, BUT UNLESS THIS HORSE IS TRAINED WHEN VERY YOUNG, IT WILL BE AN OUT-OF-CONTROL AND DANGEROUS ANIMAL WHEN IT GROWS TO MATURITY.” Dave Ramsey


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When it comes to ticking every box, there really is no better place to convene than Monkz Oyster Lounge Bar by Zuri in Mall of Africa. With its show-stopping menu options, glamorous regulars and lively atmosphere, Monkz

offers everything one requires for every occasion, from the after work get together to a romantic date.

Think glasses of the finest bubbles, perfectly paired with the finest sushi and fresh oysters, and you’re completely on track! The contemporary décor and elegant yet comfortable ambiance makes for a welcoming venue for your date night treat, and the great hospitality and service will keep you lingering all evening long.

Try specialty sushi dishes such as Salmon Carpaccio and Tuna Tartar, or share a platter of Lüderitz oysters,

which are served fresh, with a selection of shallot and red wine vinegar, fresh horseradish, lemon, Tabasco and black pepper. Styled oysters include: Salmon Ceviche Oysters, Orange and Chilli Oysters and let’s not forget the the house speciality: the Bloody Mary Oyster Shot – a personal favourite for most regulars.

Monkz is conveniently open from morning through to evening, and is located on the upper level of Mall of Africa between entrances 23 and 20.

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OFF-GRID SOLUTIONS FOR WATERFALL RESIDENTS

One of the terrific advantages of living at Waterfall is having access to piped gas as an alternative to electricity. The developers have placed great emphasis on the use of green building

technology, where possible, and the combination of gas and electricity, the use of natural light and ventilation and a host of environmentally-friendly building products help in achieving this aim.

However, as with electricity, gas is not cheap. This is why finding specialists in the fields of solar hybrid domestic hot water, home space heating, cooling and electrical power supply is a good idea.

NeOn Energy based very close to Waterfall Estate, in Midrand, specialises not only in an advanced solution that provides solar energy and back-up electricity that’s stored in batteries, they now also supply domestic hot water (all in one) from the same system as well as new energy-efficient gas boiler technology condensing and modulating up to 107% performance efficiency, pool heat exchange systems and much more…. Imported from Italy, the gas boilers can be used both for the supply of domestic hot water, and for space heating – either hydronic hot water underfloor heating or via radiators that can be wall-mounted. Inverter technology heat pumps are also available for cooling or for heating with energy-efficient aesthetically neat water based fan-coil units.

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UTILISING YOUR SWIMMING POOL FOR HEATINGDid you know that your swimming pool can also be used as an energy source, too?

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Smuts House Museum is one of the oldest buildings in the area, having been erected as a dwelling on the farm Doornfontein in 1910. The house itself

was a prefabricated structure made in England and shipped to India as a Mess Hall for the Army there. It was subsequently dismantled and shipped to Middelburg in South Africa.

General Smuts saw it and purchased the building, which was again dismantled, railed to Pretoria and brought from the station by

ox-wagon to the farm, where it was erected and has remained ever since. This was the family home of General Jan Christian Smuts and was acquired after the death of his wife, Isie, (who survived him), to be preserved as a museum.

Jan Smuts was perhaps one of South Africa’s greatest sons, of whom the Dean of Cambridge University said: “In our 500 years we have produced three students of whom we are proud – Milton, Darwin and Jan Smuts.” To have been compared to Milton and Darwin in the late

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1800s was indeed a unique compliment to his towering intellect, which was somewhat overshadowed by his military genius because of the times in which he lived.

He was a famous leader in the Anglo-Boer War, but had the foresight and vision to realise that it would be better to negotiate with the British and restore peace to South Africa than to continue to destroy the country in a war that could not be won. This pragmatic move gained him the respect of Winston Churchill, who said of him: “He fought for his country but he thought for the whole world.” High praise indeed from one of the most famous statesmen of the time.

Jan Smuts was a brilliant scientist, botanist, philosopher and deep thinker. He was also a very spiritual man, although not religious in the accepted sense of the word, as his thinking was way ahead of his time and not always understood by his contemporaries.

He advocated the idea of ‘Holism’, which was accepted by academics but not really understood by the ordinary people of the day, as it was too esoteric for most intellects.

Having lived through and personally participated in the action in two World Wars, Jan Smuts recognised the need to unify the world in order to achieve healing and reconciliation after the horrors inflicted on mankind, particularly after the Second World War. He therefore devised the notion of a ‘League of Nations’, which was accepted by all the world leaders of the time once he had presented his theory to them. He then wrote the Preamble to the League of Nations Charter, so it can be said that he had been the author of the concept of world peace based on mutual commitment to this ideal by world leaders. His vision in establishing this body was justified by the League of Nations evolving into the United Nations, which is truly a worldwide organisation.

Jan Smuts was the quintessential ‘Man for All Seasons’, but was perhaps too far ahead of his time intellectually. Some of his ideas are now beginning to find favour, especially his concept of Holism, which is being embraced and advocated as being a sound basis for future planning in these unstable times.

The heritage left by Jan Christian Smuts is profound and must be preserved for future generations.

As The General Smuts Foundation is aNon-Profit Organisation, it bears a heavyresponsibility to maintain the Museumand has to rely on generating incomefrom the Tea Garden and Caravan Park,as well as the bi-monthly Market@SmutsHouse and other events and functions.

Anyone who may be interested in assisting or making a donation is asked to contact Smuts House Museum on 012 667 1176 or [email protected]. Or visit Jan Smuts Ave, Centurion, Pretoria.

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THENDELE AND THE GREAT WALL OF SOUTH AFRICA By James Clarke

Photography by Mary Broadley

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One of the top 10 iconic African panoramas – along with Mt Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti Plains, the Victoria Falls, the Okavango and Table Mountain – is the one that fills one’s vision as one sits on

one’s private stoep in Thendele Hutted Camp. The camp is on the threshold of the uKhahlamba Range of which most South Africans have never heard.

uKhahlamba – the “barrier of upright spears” – is more popularly known as the Drakensberg. This particular spot at the ‘Berg’s northern end is part of the Royal Natal National Park. In fact, this magnificent region is neither royal nor a national park. It is a provincial reserve administered by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife – the body that took over from the Natal Parks Board many years ago.

The word “royal” in its title was adopted to remind people that King George VI and his family stayed there in 1947. Indeed the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth, would remember it fondly for she was 21 at the time. The assumed term, “national park”, was part of the old Natal’s wishful thinking but I am glad to see that the title has been retained.

The Royal Natal Hotel, inside the park – now long closed – used to have a black Daimler permanently outside its front door - the car the Royal Family used in South Africa. One drives past the

derelict hotel soon after entering the reserve at Rugged Glen not far off the R74 that leads from Harrismith.

From the reserve’s gate, and after passing the visitors’ centre and the turn-off to Mahai Camp site (for caravans and tents), the road follows the tumbling Tukhela River - Tukhela being the revised and more euphonic name for the Tugela.

The road ends at a carpark from where a private road leads up a long and steep pass to Thendele which is perched high above river. The pass enhances the camp’s air of privacy and remoteness.

It’s a camp of many charms. Each cottage has a spectacular view of the Amphitheatre, that 5km long basalt rampart that towers a kilometre above the sandstone hills of the Tukhela valley.

Each thatched cottage is self-catering (an excellent kitchen and there’s even DSTV in the lounge) and each cottage has its attendant birds. We, at number 16 in the upper camp, were visited daily by a family of Guinea Fowl with their half-a-dozen well-behaved chicks. The beautiful Chorister Robin was never far away and, for only the second time in my life, I saw a Bush Blackcap which is one of South Africa’s rarer endemic birds.

We saw mountain reedbuck near the camp and grey duiker and a Cape grey mongoose came around. Baboons are also around, so one has to shut windows and lock doors when leaving the cottage. Lock? Oh yes, baboons have learnt how to open doors and cupboards. The cottages have individual braai facilities but one has to bring adequate supplies of charcoal and firelighters. The nearest shops are at Bergville which is now shockingly rundown and chaotic. It’s better to use Winterton if you need to do any shopping.

The Amphitheatre is part of Mont-aux-Sources and is one of the world’s greatest cliff faces. The mountain is the source of South Africa’s three biggest rivers: the Gariep (formerly the Orange River); the Wilge which feeds the Vaal which in turn joins the Gariep on its course to the South Atlantic – and the Thukela itself which flows in the opposite direction, to the Indian Ocean.

The Thukela drops over the wall of the Amphitheatre producing a fall almost a kilometre high. Some argue it is the world’s highest, saying that Venezuela’s Angel Falls – popularly credited with being the highest – may have been incorrectly measured.

From Thendele, one has a view of the Policeman’s Helmet which stands out like a ship’s figurehead on the “bows” of a

By James ClarkePhotography by Mary Broadley

Above: Tiger Falls in January – this was the driest summer in years.Opposite: Bracken is smothering large areas of grassland.

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massive buttress. In fact, the helmet is a favourite walk from the camp.

I was saddened to see how bracken – a fern that grows on every continent

except Antarctica – has smothered a great deal of the hillside grassland since I was last there. The fern is toxic to cattle – a cause of bovine cancer. Not that cattle are allowed in this threshold region of the ‘Berg. Can it be controlled? It apparently has a value: Stellenbosch graduate and forester, Lucky Sibambo, is farming bracken in Mpumalanga and selling the fiddleheads (the tightly-curled young fronds) to Asia, where they are considered a delicacy.

There are a variety of walks from the camp but there’s a really adventurous one that requires driving up the now-upgraded Oliviershoek Pass, passing through Phutaditjhaba and up to the Sentinel car park above Witsieshoek (two hour’s drive from Thendele). From there, one can walk to the top of the Amphitheatre.

I did the walk once and sat on the edge where the Thukela tips over the precipice. I could see Thendele down below. This is a serious walk, though not arduous, and involves climbing two chain ladders. And one must watch the weather because a calm sunny day can turn life-threateningly foul.

One must declare where one intends hiking by signing Thendele’s register outside the camp shop. This goes for all major walks.

Thendele is just three-and-a half hours’ drive from Johannesburg and four from Pretoria. Go via Harrismith and then on the R74.

If you have never been to Thendele and one day you go, you’ll be forever grateful for the experience.

Guinea Fowl family depart after being shown the door.

Protea veld – so characteristic of the ‘Berg.

The Policeman’s helmet.

The Amphitheatre from Thendele. The Sentinel, on the right, is 3165m.

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If borehole water is being used this must be clearly advertised.

It is worth stating that over 40% of water used in Gauteng is for gardening use. If householders comply with the restriction above, the 15% reduction target will easily be achieved.

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BOOKS FOR BIRDERSWHICH ARE THE BEST?

By James Clarke Photography by Mary Broadley

South Africa might well be the most endowed country in the world when it comes to having the widest choice of natural history guide books for the non-scientist – bird books, mammal books and tree books. One

can add many volumes of others on flowering plants, reptiles, amphibians, fish, butterflies, beetles, dragonflies…

I set out to review the best and to pick out the ones I use most but the scope is so vast I had to confine myself to bird books and, maybe, come back at a later stage to the others.

I don’t know if you are like me in that, as a birder, I find it difficult to know which bird books to take with me on holiday. There’s a choice of four comprehensive field guides. If I’m going by car, I take all four.

The first bird field book I bought was on arriving in South Africa in 1955 – Len Gill’s little blue book, The First Guide to South African Birds. Looking at it today, it is rudimentary yet it served its purpose. I did not know of Austin Roberts’ The Birds of South Africa which had been published in 1940. It was revised 17 years later. Even that edition appears quaint today and was difficult to navigate because Norman Lighton’s brilliant paintings were, compared with today’s editions, not well reproduced and not synchronised with the text.

In the 1970s Alan Bird, a medical doctor, tracked down all but four of the original plates of “Roberts” (as birders nowadays call the book) and decided to reproduce them in their original size in a book the size of a tea tray. He approached the artist and found he’d not received a cent for his famous paintings. Roberts, by then, had sold 100 000 copies – the second biggest selling book in South Africa after the Bible.

Lighton’s paintings were being freely reproduced in all manner of publications yet, to supplement his meagre pension, Alan Bird found Lighton engraving medical bracelets. Bird told Lighton of his plan and invited him to paint a frontispiece. Lighton painted a magnificent goshawk – his last painting for, soon after, he suffered a stroke and lost the use of his arm. The Paintings of Norman Lighton was published in 1976; the reproductions were spectacular and many realised, only then, how Roberts, because of its size, could not do justice to the paintings. Alan Bird donated all proceeds from The Paintings to Lighton.

Roberts is nowadays titled Roberts Bird Guide. Its arrangement of the genera has been altered to be scientifically correct – unlike its rivals who’ve stuck to the traditional arrangement. By doing so Roberts has not helped the bulk of non-scientific birders who have grown used to the old arrangement. Nevertheless it’s a light and handy guide book with a neat check list.

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In 1967, Kenneth Newman came into the picture with Garden Birds of South Africa which was such a hit he quickly produced Roadside Birds of South Africa. Newman then realised there was a national interest in birding and, while

Roberts was fi ne for reference, there was a need for something easier to carry and with more vivid illustrations. Being a non-scientist he knew what amateurs wanted and so became the most popular man in ornithology. He would have been knighted had he done something similar in Britain which he had left soon after leaving the RAF.

His Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa, when it came out in 1983, established his name – and the book rivalled Roberts as a fi eld book. Newman’s books have sold over 1milliion.

In 2010, his daughter Vanessa, in London, who shared his love of birds and his talent for painting, brought out a brilliant commemorative edition of Newman’s with updated information and some additional paintings of her own. Newman died in 2006 aged 86.

The third great fi eld guide is Sasol’s Birds of Southern Africa – popularly called “Sasol’s”. The illustrations and the succinctness of the text are, of course, paramount to a guide – and Sasol, a company that has hugely sponsored South African birding, corralled four of the region’s most outstanding professional ornithologists: Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Warwick Tarboton and Peter Ryan as well as top artists in South Africa and the UK. Many birders maintain it has the best illustrations. Sasol, by the way,

subsidised Newman’s fi eld guide until it became established.

Curiously, the latest edition of Sasol’s Birds of Southern Africa has omitted a check list at the back. Now I don’t mind admitting I am a “ticker” – I like to tick the Southern African birds I have seen and, next to each illustration, write where and when I fi rst saw it. But still, given the space, I never go away without Sasol’s. The fourth book is Ian Sinclair’s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa which has nearly 1000 very useful photographs. It is a great and sometimes decisive backup.

If I am travelling by air, I have a problem with baggage weight, so it’s a toss-up between Roberts and Sasol’s. Roberts is the smallest and lightest – but how often I curse the irritating rearrangement of the genera. The latest edition of Sasol’s is unquestionably the most user-friendly – not just for birders like me, but especially for somebody new to birding.

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WHAT TREATMENT OPTIONS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?Smart sun behaviour is key. Preventing further light-induced skin discolourations and the damaging repercussions of free radicals is vital

if you want to control and reduce pigmentation.

For targeted topical treatments the most effective products feature the use of tyrosinase inhibitors such as the enzyme arbutin, which disrupts the chain of signals that leads to the overproduction of pigment. Even extensive discolourations can be treated in this way and over a few weeks the uneven brown blotches will reduce. Regular facial or body treatments can help, particularly when they feature targeted products and effective exfoliants, as these help stimulate the cell renewal process and keep the skin healthy. Chemical peels and lasers are also used for the more serious cases but prevention is always the best treatment.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS THAT HELP TREAT PIGMENTATION? An example of a product used to cope with pigmentation is QMS Medicosmetics SkinTone Light Serum. This serum features a powerful concentrate of active ingredients specifically formulated to address existing dark spots, as well as helping to prevent further development. Key to its success is Oligopeptide-34 as this vital ingredient decreases melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity.

Other specialised ingredients are Tretinoin, Glycolic Acid, Trichloroacetic, Azelainacid, Adapalen, Niacinamid, Liquiritin, Ascorbic acid and Vitamin C.

Keeping your skin healthy and protected can significantly reduce the possibility of developing pigmentation. Furthermore, exfoliation products help boost cell turnover rates and remove unhealthy, abnormal layers of superficial skin cells where hyper-pigmented cells can accumulate. Regular use of exfoliants improves the overall appearance of damaged skin and can help other ingredients penetrate the skin better. Broad-spectrum sun protection and antioxidant-rich skincare are also important additions to your skin regime. TM

SKIN AGING ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE MELANOCYTES, CELLS RESPONSIBLE FOR PIGMENTATION, THROWING THEIR BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMME INTO CONFUSION.


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Your brain and your body require healthy unsaturated dietary fat for normal metabolic and synaptic

functions. It helps keep good HDL cholesterol high and bad LDL cholesterol low. It protects the heart, aids in the absorption of nutrients and vitamins, and provides an exceptional source of constant slow-releasing energy. Consuming healthy fat in moderation is not only necessary; it is filling, will stave

off hunger, reduce inflammation, is easily recognised and metabolised by your body and is absolutely essential to your wellbeing.

Some saturated fats are healthy and others less so. Historically and as a whole, saturated fat has been associated with increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. That is, until cardiologist Robert C. Atkins introduced his revolutionary Atkins diet in the early 1970s, and when the diet re-emerged in the 2000s with Professor Tim Noakes, following which many people have seen tremendous health improvements. The saturated fat cost-benefit disagreement rages on, but all can and do agree that a specific type of saturated fat, called trans fat, should be avoided altogether.

Trans fats are easily identified because they are solid at room temperature and liquid when heated, like margarine. Most trans fats are manmade through a process known as partial hydrogenation. This foreign substance is prevalent in

processed, pre-packaged foods and (particularly fried) convenience foods. It benefits the supply chain producers and fast food companies by extending the shelf life of perishable foods, adding flavour and reducing their costs, but is not easily recognised or digested by your body, and is a predominant contributor to heart disease, stroke and cancers.

Fats can and should be part of a healthy diet. They aid in weight loss and healthfulness and can be a great source of energy to fuel your workouts – just make sure you’re eating the right ones.

Check back next month when we look closer at the different roles of body fat.

Marlaina A. Balaban is an accredited Personal Fitness Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor and 1st Dan Black Belt, SA JKA Karate. She can be reached at 084 506 2424, or by emailing: [email protected].

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Not all fats are created equally. Nor are they consumed or carried equally. Over the next two issues, we will look at which fats are beneficial, which to avoid, why carrying the right body fat is good for you and how to get rid of the excess bulge. By Marlaina Balaban

aHEALTHY FATS r UNHEALTHY FATSMonounsaturated Fats Polyunsaturated Fats Trans fatExtra Virgin Olive Oil High in Omega-3: High in Omega-6: Margarine

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Avocados Cabbage Flaxseeds Fast foods

Cashews Cauliflower Pumpkin seeds Processed foods

Peanuts Broccoli Sunflower seeds Packaged foods

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Are you a Secretary, an EPA, or an Administrative Professional, or do your boss and colleagues tend to treat

you more like their personal support staff?

Perhaps you’re not getting the respect you deserve or you don’t have the career

or opportunities you feel you should? Or you’re not making as much money as you could be?

It’s probably not because you don’t have the right skills or don’t work hard enough. It’s more likely that you’re not dressing appropriately for your job.

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Rachel Lynch

Secretaries Day, celebrated on 7 September each year, is also known as Administrative Professionals Day or Admin Day. This day was established to acknowledge and celebrate the wide range of work that secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists and other administrative support professionals do on a daily basis. By Rachel Lynch

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Your appearance is a reflection of your personal brand. As an employee, you are a reflection of your company’s corporate appearance or brand – so if your appearance doesn’t complement your company’s, you may be missing out on some great opportunities!

The candidate who gets promoted will not only have the necessary skills for the job. Look closely at them and you will notice that they always dress and behave appropriately as well.

You may not be aware of it, but in fact there are some easily recognised dress codes for the office environment. To ensure that you never risk your professional appearance and career opportunities again, here’s a quick rundown of the three main office dress codes:1. Business Formal2. Business Relaxed3. Business Casual

Standards will vary depending on the type of job or industry you are in. For example, staff at a legal firm would be expected to wear Business Formal clothing, whereas a software design company will probably have a fairly casual dress code.

Acceptable Business Formal dress includes:

A suit or structured blazer with tailored trousers or a medium to calf-length skirt;

Quality fabrics like wool, flannel or linen for suits, with silk or cotton for blouses;

Dark colours with light, contrasting blouses to create an authoritative look;

Neutral or skin-toned hosiery; Leather low to mid-heel closed toe

pumps in neutral colours; Quality jewellery – nothing flashy; A structured handbag or briefcase.

Business formal is tailored, fitted and co-ordinated and includes a collar – the collar suggests modesty and

forces attention to your face. Tailored garments are formal and authoritative.

Acceptable Business Relaxed dress includes:

A structured blazer or jacket; Current, trend-setting styles in fine

fabrics and bold colours; Trouser suits, tailored trousers or

knee length to long skirts in quality fabrics;

Blouses, knit tops, or fine-gauge sweaters;

Neutral or skin-toned hosiery; Eye-catching pumps or boots; thin to

medium-soled shoes, flats or low-heel pumps;

Good quality jewellery and accessories in eye-catching designs.

Relaxed Business is a suited or jacketed look that’s fashionable but not overdone and is often worn by those who interact with a wide variety of people such as teachers or real estate agents or those in creative industries. It suggests you’re approachable and knowledgeable.

Acceptable Business Casual dress includes:

A softly tailored suit with a plain t-shirt style top;

A dress with a fine knit cardigan or softly tailored jacket;

Tops with subtle patterns or textures;

Sleeveless or strappy tops are acceptable under a jacket or cardigan;

Court shoes, loafers or boots; Avoid very high-heeled footwear; Always wear understated make-up.

Business Casual is a relaxed version of formal business wear. It says you’re available, agreeable and responsive but totally professional.

Inappropriate clothing for any office environment includes:

Dated, scruffy, torn or stained clothing;

Slouchy pale blue denim jeans; Sweat pants, gym kit or shorts; Clothes you would wear to a

sporting fixture, a party or on holiday;

Revealing tops and clothing that is too tight;

T-shirts or tank tops with a logo or slogan;

Flamboyant jewellery or accessories.

If you want people to admire your body, flaunt it. If you want people to admire your brain and abilities, cover up. Your hair should always be clean. All jewellery, accessories and perfume should be subtle. Your shoes should be polished and in good condition. Always avoid showing too much flesh, and keep any body piercings, tattoos and underwear hidden.

Looking neat and professional at work is not an option. The way you dress for work should reflect your level of professionalism, your career plans and your respect for your employer and place of work. You should command the respect and trust of your colleagues and clients.

Use your clothing to establish your credibility. Perhaps you need to add a few ‘power’ pieces to your wardrobe - some tailored jackets, good-quality accessories, a new hairstyle or pair of glasses. These are the sorts of details people notice – you’ll instantly have more credibility, and you’ll be seen as competent enough to command attention and that just might result in a promotion or a pay rise.

If you or your work place could benefit from some dedicated instruction about appropriate office wear and business dress codes, call Rachel Lynch at Personal Best Image Consultancy: 011 476 7047 or 084 260 3379 or email: [email protected].

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Creating a strong and positive bond with your pet affects the happiness of both owner and pet and is a way of

connecting emotionally.

Communication is the key to having a strong bond with your pet. Great two-way communication allows us to know what the other is thinking or feeling. When we share a good understanding of each other, our bond is stronger. As with any relationship, it needs to be worked at!

Spending one-on-one quality time together is crucial. Quality time with your pet should include exercise, play, and grooming. Ensure that your animal friend receives as much attention as possible from you and your family by scheduling time for fun and activities on a daily basis. Physical contact strengthens the bond between people and animals and is also a great stress reliever.

Talk to your pet when you are going about your daily life or doing household

chores. They love hearing the sound of your voice and will respond by showing their affection with their own body language.

Simply loving our pets is not enough to establish a strong bond, but rules and structure are also necessary. We need to teach our pets what behaviour is acceptable and introduce appropriate discipline if needed. To gain our pets’ trust and respect we must always be calm, consistent and fair. By not setting clear boundaries we will cause confusion which can lead to a break in the bonding process. Be consistent – do not allow your pet

on the bed one day and forbid it the next. If you’ve had a bad day at work, never take out your frustration on your pet. Shouting or acting aggressively can be stressful, even if your pet is not the target of your anger.

Just like us, our pets have their individual likes and dislikes. Some enjoy lots of petting or cuddling while others like their own space. Once we learn what our pet’s preferences are, its favourite games and foods, we can give it what it wants. If we can be counted on to keep our pets safe and comfortable, the trust will be better and the relationship stronger. Make sure all of your pet’s needs are met, including veterinary treatment and care when needed.

If your pet has come from a shelter, it may have been neglected or mishandled and might fi nd it harder to form a bond with anyone. With patience, your pet will slowly gain your trust. Let it know that it is safe and loved. TM

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THE ALIEN HUNTP

onder for a moment the SKA (Square Kilometre Array), that mass array of telescopes nearing completion near

Sutherland in the Karoo designed to probe deep space. And consider, too, the goings on near San Francisco where the Americans have installed into the sides of a saucer-shaped wide valley, almost 400 signal-detecting dishes enabling them to transmit into deep space and to receive signals from alien sources.

It is known as the ‘Alien-hunt Facility’. The whole programme is called SETI – the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. It worries me sick.

I am pleased to see that, last month, Steven Hawking agreed.

What should we earthlings do if we receive an intelligent message from an alien planet?

My advice four years ago was: “FOR PETE’S SAKE, DON’T ANSWER IT!”Hawking says we’d be out of our minds if we did.

A group of scientists has advised that “no response should be sent until appropriate international consultations have taken place.”

Since space probing by radio waves began in 1959, the most intelligent signal received so far has been a voice

repeating over and over: “Your call IS important to us but all our agents are currently busy”. After a great deal of excitement and a hurried meeting at the White House, at the United Nations and frantic consultations in Europe and Asia, it was discovered that a SETI antenna had toppled against a telephone line and had connected through to the Standard Bank.

The agreement to delay any response to a message from extra-terrestrials is a big relief because the last thing we want is for Planet Earth to attract the attention of some giant planet which might then send double-decker space buses filled with toothy lizard-men, 10m high in their eight stockinged feet. I can picture them, poking around in frustration seeking the supposedly intelligent life that sent out the messages and trampling all over us thinking we are merely parasitic organisms.

Even if the reply comes from an itsy-bitsy planet, it might still precipitate an invasion by a life-form of inquisitive little flea-like beings with, instead of proboscises, laser drills capable of injecting under our skins 50 000 eggs a second that develop into larvae that eat us from the outside.

Ever since scientists set out to communicate with deep space I have pleaded with them to stop. Rather adopt a KOHDASU policy: Keep Our Heads Down and Shut Up.

Who knows what’s out there?

There might well be extra-terrestrial creatures every bit as mean as humans: aliens that discover human noses are a great aphrodisiac and harvest them with pincers. Or they might be monsters the size of road graders and scoop us up to sell back at Planet X-13 to be eaten with cheese dip.

What if they are truly colossal and carry our skyscrapers and railway trains back with them for their mountain-sized kids to play with – after first shaking out all the funny little wriggling two-legged things.

Or they might be cold, slimy, creatures smelling like soiled wet nappies but with hearts overflowing with affection who’d crawl into our beds at night seeking warmth, eager to snuggle.

It is very likely there is life out there. The Hubble telescope indicates there are 70 000 000 billion visible stars each being a sun, some with associated planets.

The one ray of hope is that most are zillions of light years away and, if we do receive a signal, it will probably be millions of years old by the time it reaches us.

On the other hand, what if these aliens can travel a million times faster than light and they send remote controlled vacuum cleaners to suck up a sample of our planet – like Pretoria? TM

By James Clarke

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