Edition / Uitgawe 3 24 May 2013

A scientific

breakthrough – 1 4

Pay your

tax! – 7

Sarel van Sabie

talks cooking – 5

Golden outing for

Wenakker – 3

A beetle fellin love witha caterpillarand she re-turned hislove, but she died and laystill, wrapped in a cocoon.The beetle grieved over hisbeloved's body. Suddenlythe cocoon opened and abutterfly appeared. Thebeetle decided to kill thebutterfly because it dis-turbed his meditations overthe body. He rushed over toher and saw that the but-terfly’s eyes were familiar– they were the caterpil-lar’s eyes. He had almostkilled her, for, after all,everything was new exceptthe eyes. And the butterflyand beetle lived happilyever after.But you need to look thingsin the eye for that, andnot everyone can do it, andsometimes a lifetime isn’tlong enough.

– Dmitri Shostakovich

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From the editorIn my 50 years I have experi-enced many things, good and sad,that nearly broke my spirit, andexciting ones too, but I alwayshad gratitude in my heart forGod’s grace. Our visit to the twocentenarian sisters in Pilgrimshas made a deep imprint in mymemories for life. We grumble soeasily; I love the phrase: Wecomplain with a ‘witbrood en po-lonie’ under the arm.

When I stand back and lookobjectively at my life, I amhumbled and grateful. I havehealth, a warm bed to sleep in, aroof over my head, food to eat, awonderful husband and son,family and friends that love meand a best friend of 23 years. Welive in a country where you canpractice your religion withoutfearing for your life.There are so many in our

Briewe / Letters

GPS News

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Winter maak son

Die winter laat jou besef hoe baiejy die son mis en hoe min jy regtigdie somer waardeer as hy daar is.Net so is swaar tye in ons lewe diewinter van ons dae, maar die so-mer kan nie in al sy glorie kom as

die winter nie sy werk gedoen hetnie. Winter is nodig om die oueweg te vat en in die lente kryplantjies kans om van nuuts uit tespruit of pragtig te bot.Die winter in ons lewe gee ons ’n

nuwe uitkyk op ons foute en maakons beter om nog mooier te blom.– Kat

I earnestly believethat where there is nocompassion there canbe no lasting change.

towns that do not even have themost basic necessities, yet theyhave love, hurt, joy and feelingsand live their lives continuingwith the struggle. I think it alldepends who lives inside of you!In this issue of GPS, please

think about this when readingabout the Chamber of CommerceWinter Warmth campaign, aswell as Tekkie Tax and the raffleof the Guardian Angels. It is notalways money that is needed, buta bit of time and effort from uscould change this nation. Changestarts with one person; let you bethat one! (Including me…)

From SabieRetirement Village

We would like to thank the follow-ing companies and organizationsfor all their assistance and help inmaking our retirement village aplace of peace and comfort in ourgolden years. It is with a humbleheart that we want to give somerecognition to these people and in-stances:Greenview SparGuardian Angels

VLUAbuti MaintenanceCharmaine & BoardThe person bringing our fruit

and vegetables.Thank you!– Veronica and Bets

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GGoollddeenn oouuttiinngg ffoorr WWeennaakkkkeerrAtotal of 65 residents from

Wenakker, Lydenburg,were entertained and

treated for their annual outing toPilgrims Rest. Wenakker is a fa-cility for the care of intellectuallydisabled adults.Forever Resort in Blyde Canyon

donated 5 wheelchairs to Wenak-ker. An American companydonates 200 wheelchairs annuallyand it is then distributed amongstthe relevant institutions.Johnny Reinders (69), owner of

The Vine Restaurant has been in-volved with this outing of Wenak-ker for a number of years. He ispassionate about assisting the in-stitution. His sister is a residentthere.The guests were treated to a day

of fun and laughter. They partookin gold panning, received a certi-ficate and some gold nuggets. Theyplayed croquette and were eventreated to a donkey car ride byPiet Langoor.They all dressed up in old fash-

ioned attire of yesteryear and werephotographed at Kuzzulos Em-

porium. The Vine provided themwith a meal and refreshments. Toend the day they stopped at thestables and were allowed to touch,feed and brush the horses. A tiredbut happy group returned back totheir home.

In an interview with Johnny, hementioned that he was not previ-ously aware that such institutionsexist. When his sister was admit-ted he started getting involved,and it made him realise that wehave so much to live for. Being in-

volved with Wenakker made himhumble and he appeals to the pub-lic to assist institutions like this.“After all, you can’t receive with

closed hands,” he concluded.Wenakker is affiliated to the

South African Federation for Men-tal Health. The profoundly, oldand severely disabled are cared forand stimulated in a safe and se-cure environment. Adult intellec-tually disabled persons need to bein an environment where their op-timum physiological, social andemotional well-being can be main-tained. The relatives and the lar-ger community cannot alwaysprovide in the above needs andwhen disabled persons are admit-ted to Wenakker, they are in a safeand well-managed facility, able tomaintain social contact and as-sisted and guided to improve theirlife skills. Their physical well-be-ing is also taken care of. The mainobjective is to improve their qual-ity of life and to create a sense ofbelonging.For more information:

www.wenakker.org.za.

Piet Langoor with some of the Wenakker residents.

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EExxeerrcciissee aanndd tthhee ggoollddeenn yyeeaarrssA common sight in our small

towns is residents exer-cising, cycling, running

and even walking the dogs. GPSNews interviewed some of themore “senior” participants to gaininsight into their regime of exer-cise and asked the question whythey do it, in their “golden years”.Like most people, you've prob-

ably heard that physical activityand exercise are good for you. Infact, being physically active on aregular basis is one of the healthi-est things you can do for yourself.Studies have shown that exerciseprovides many health benefits andthat older adults can gain a lot by”keeping moving”. Even moderateexercise can improve the health ofpeople who are frail or who havediseases that accompany aging.Being physically active can alsohelp you, and studies show that"taking it easy" is risky. For themost part, older people lose theirability to do things on their own. Itdoesn't happen just becausethey've aged - it's usually becausethey're not active.GPS News interviewed three

Sabie residents that, despite theiryears, are still active through cyc-ling and running. They participatein national races like The Argusand Comrades Marathon. Chrissievan der Merwe (66) moved to Sa-bie with her husband and workedat a local school as a teacher.Chrissie used the bicycle as ameans of transport to school andcollege in her youth and the sportcame naturally to her. She workedat Long Tom Pharmacy (now VanHeerden’s) for 20 years.Although retired, she still does

part time bookkeeping for variouscompanies. In 1998 she completedher 1st Argus, and this year was

the 16th! Both her sons, Brandand Gideon participated in 2013 inthe 36th Pick n Pay Argus held inCape Town. Chrissie says hercycling achievement she is proud-est of is the “Vasbyt race”, whenyou cycle 175km in 24 hours. Sheloves the scenery of the Argus -riding over Chapman’s Peak withthe blue ocean below. To the ques-tion, what she wishes her legacy tobe, Chrissie quoted calmly out ofJoshua 21 v 15: “But as for me andmy house, we will serve the Lord”.Chrissie’s cycling partner and

friend, Sabie physiotherapist Bar-bara Ring, cycles an average of35km/day, 5 times a week. Bar-bara has been living in Sabie forthe past 22 years. As a youngstershe played squash, tennis andhockey.Her son started in grade 6 with

cross country racing and she star-ted exercising with him, despite

the fact that she was very unfit.Due to a foot operation, her medic-al advice was to stop running. Shebought a second hand mountainbike, and the rest is history. Bar-bara has already completed 8 Ar-gus races. Barbara believes that tobe healthy and stay young, youhave to exercise. She has lots ofendurance and can go on forever!Her daughter has also started withcycling at the age of 43. “It is sotragic to be in this beautifulnature and to sit at home everynight” says Barbara, “There is somuch to do - go walking, cycling,get a sport that you enjoy andstart with short distances”. Sheconcluded by saying that you haveto enjoy what you do, and knowthat it is for you.Gerhard Nortje (65), moved to

Sabie in 1983. He started runningat the age of 40 to assist his sonwith his practicing regime. Ger-hard worked with an overweightman who ran the Comrades Mara-thon, and thought to himself: “Ifhe can do it, so can I”, so he star-ted training. In 1988 he competedin the Comrades for the 1st timeand has been doing it ever since,except for 2007 due to illness. Hisbest ever Comrades was in 1991with a time of 7 hours 12 minutes.“Competing in the Comrades re-quires a lot of self discipline - youmust be prepared to give up and toexercise relentlessly”, said Ger-hard.In the two months prior to Com-

rades, an average of 360km permonth is recommended to build upstrength and stamina for the race.His biggest challenge was in 2010when he was involved in an acci-dent whilst running. With a seri-ously injured hand, arm and hip,he ran regardless and completedthe race! Other triumphs includewinning awards for 25 Loskop 50km races, as well as 20 Long TomMarathons. Gerhard says: “I wouldlike to thank my wife firstly forher support, as well as my trainingpartners”.GPS News would like to invite

other sportsmen and women to tellus about your achievements toshare with our community. Wehave such a variety of activitiesincluding bowls, squash, golf, cyc-ling, gym, aqua aerobics, callanet-ics, tennis, cross bow, swimmingand much more in our towns!We should start utilising the fa-

cilities, after all, you only have onebody!Barbara Ring and Chrissie van der Merwe at the Argus Tour.

Gerhard Nortje, competing in the Comrades Marathon.

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Home made bread recipe

Ingredients:

1 kg white bread flour

1 packet instant yeast

2 teaspoons salt

1 l warm lukewarm water

Method:

1 . Mix the flour and yeast, add water little by

little until the dough is nice and soft.

Knead well for 5 min. (Remember to use oil

so the dough does not stick to your

hands).

2. Leave in a warm place and wrap in a

blanket for 1 hour to rise. If the bread has

not risen, your dough is too stiff or too

cold.

3. Knead down again and form into sausage.

4. Place in greased loaf pan and let rise for 1

hour until doubled in size. (Wrapped in

warm blanket. Our grandparents and their

parents had a bread blanket just for this

purpose).

5. Bake for 1 hour at 1 80 C°. Spread the

bread's crust with sugar water while it is

still hot. Now is the best time for a lekker

thick slice of warm bread and butter.

All these products

are available at

Greenview Spar

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350 yearsunder one roofA centenarian is a person

who has attained the ageof 100 years and more.

The term is associated withlongevity because life expectan-cies across the world are far lessthan 100. Pilgrim’s Rest is richlyblessed with a diversity of natur-al, cultural and historic gems.The uniqueness of this historicvillage is vividly evident in itsmuseums and historic sites.GPS News recently visited two

very special ladies in New Town,Pilgrim’s Rest: Ella TshaliThebela is 101 years old, and hersister Eliah Mnisi turned 100this year. Ella was born on 5thJanuary 1913 and Eliah on 29thOctober 1913.Amazingly their very healthy

73 year old sister Martha Chimais their caretaker. Their othersister (the last born) AgnesMnisi, also lives with them andassists in the community withthe sick and elderly, especiallythe Aids patients. Patience Chi-ma (48), daughter of MarthaChima, is a PR Councillor inThaba Chweu. She invited GPSNews to visit the special quartetof sisters. Both centenarian sis-ters (and the rest of the brothersand sisters) were born in Pil-grim’s Rest in the area calledTlou, where the golf course hasbeen built.Although their eyesight is not

what is used to be, both are inamazingly good health. Ella en-tertained us by playing a musicalinstrument called Isitolotolo(commonly known in Afrikaansas trompie). Earlier this month,SASSA (South African Social Se-curity Agency) paid a special vis-it to the family to assist them tore-register for their pension. Ella(the older sister) never went toschool, because there were nonein those years, but her father re-ceived a vast amount of “lobola”for her from her husband.When GPS asked Ella what the

highlight of her life was, shereplied that she will always re-member Nelson Mandela becausehe brought freedom and human-ity to them. To be treated as hu-man beings and to be equal to allthe other ethnic groups in SouthAfrica is one thing she will neverforget.Eliah married and relocated

with her husband to KZN. Sheworked at Public Works (previ-ously known as TPA) and movedback to Pilgrims later on inyears.The four sisters live off their

pension income. Martha’s daystarts at 5h00 in the morningwhen she has to boil hot water tobath the sisters every morningdue to the fact that there is nogeyser. Great effort is taken dailyto provide them with healthy

fruit and vegetables, dependingon the finances.Gifts of blankets, creams,

powder and chocolate weredonated by a very special lady inSabie who has a passion for theelderly and children.Both sisters love Martha very

much and appreciate what shedoes for them. Patience pointedout that their culture is differentfrom ours in the sense that veryrarely is an elderly or disabledperson placed in a care facility;they prefer to look after theirown.Asked whether they would

want to go to a home for the eld-erly, both answered very quickly:no, they will visit the otherelderly people, but do not want tolive there.Some pleasant memories for

them are the trip to Witbankwhere they stayed in the hotel,and when they were entertainedat Castor Bridge in White Riverfor dinner.Martha ended off the interview

by praying and blessing us andthanking God that He spared hersisters and that she has the abil-ity and health to be able to takecare of them.

Ella playingthe “trompie”.

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Youneed to pay your tax! Anational annual fundrais-ing event will take place on

31 May 2013. This national fun-draising campaign will benefit anumber of carefully selected na-tional welfare organisations inSouth Africa.The idea behind the project is for

the whole nation to wear tekkieson that day and of course to be ableto do that, you have to pay tax,R10.00 per sticker. This will show

your support towards the goodwork charities are doing in SouthAfrica.The 5 categories to benefit are:

Animals, basic community welfare,children, disability and education.For more information on the

various organisations please visitthe website www.takkietax.co.za,to see who will benefit by yourR10-00. A few of the beneficiariesof the income will be: CHOC(Childhood Cancer Foundation,

SOS Children’s Villages, Hospiceand Endangered Wildlife Trust.Readers of GPS News are hereby

requested to participate in thiscampaign by obtaining theirTEKKIE TAX stickers from GPSoffices in Main Road Sabie, next toThe Window, or call Ada Spottis-wood on 072 777 4688.Child Welfare SA White River

plan to have a Child Protectionmarch on 31 May 2013 to coincidewith TEKKIE TAX day. The busi-ness sector is encouraged to makethis a fun day and involve theiremployees in the campaign.Church groups, schools and oth-

er community groups are invitedand welcome to participate. Pla-torand Diere Kliniek, Sabie’s localvet Natli Rouvoet, bought 100tickets and Sabie doctor WynneLieberthal bought 200 tickets.They plan to donate the tickets tochildren that cannot afford to par-take in this venture. All othercompanies are hereby officiallychallenged to better this kinddonation. Natli and Wynne, we areproud of you! Come on residents ofGraskop, Pilgrims and Sabie, let’sshow the rest of Mpumalanga howit is done! Come and buy yourtickets!

PAY YOUR TAX!

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SSeeccoonndd cchhaannccee“It all started with pins andneedles in my 3 middle fingertipsof my right hand”, said JanniePotgieter (50), an artisan at AWHThom Services in Sabie. Janniehas been diagnosed with Buerger’sdisease at Sabie hospital after be-ing admitted for 3 days. This dis-ease affects blood vessels in thearms and legs. Blood vessels swell,which can prevent blood flow,causing clots to form. This leads topain, tissue damage, and evengangrene (the death or decay ofbody tissues). In some cases, am-putation may be required.What causes this disease? Sorry

guys and girls, it is a fact -smoking. Nicotine and caffeine arethe main culprits. Researchers areworking to understand how to-bacco increases the risk for Buer-ger's disease, and have proved it tobe hereditary. One theory is that

the chemicals in tobacco irritatethe lining of the blood vessels andcause them to swell. There is nocure for Buerger’s disease and theonly way to keep Buerger’s diseasefrom getting worse is to stop usingall tobacco products. Medicines arenot very effective in treating thedisease. The best they can do is tocontrol the symptoms.Jannie has been smoking since

he was 13 years old. When he wasdiagnosed, he realized it was thesame disease that caused his sis-ter’s death. Jannie has stoppedsmoking, and admits it is not easy.His wife Elize is amazed to seehim eating sweets, and supportshim by supplying him with healthysnacks to curb the craving. He ison medication to assist with theprocess of getting the nicotine outof his system. In an interview withGPS News, Jannie appealed to

other smokers to realize that youmust value your health and thatyou could lose it tomorrow.Jannie said: “I am grateful to

God for giving me another chance.I would like to officially thank the

staff and doctors at Sabie hospitalfor their quick diagnosis andtreatment in the hospital. My fin-gers are much better and it is onlythe middle finger that still needsto heal.”

Unoccupied Thaba Chweubuilding caught fireShirly Mathebula

Billowing smoke was noticedcoming out of the top floor of theunoccupied Thaba Chweu Muni-cipality building in Sabie on Fri-day 17 May. According to PridopSecurity Company personnel,early in the morning there wasno sign of fire in the building.At around 7h30 the security of-

ficer on-duty alerted municipal-ity workers that here was smokecoming out from the building.They used fire extinguishers todouse the fire. The building is inthe process of being renovated,

and the municipality plans to re-occupy the building soon whenthe work has been completed.Thaba Chweu Municipality has

opened an arson case, ‘the act ofdeliberately setting fire to prop-erty’ at Sabie police and is underinvestigation.The quick response prevented

serious damages to the building.TCM Unit manager SollySelakane said: “There was noserious damage done to thebuilding structure and the muni-cipality will proceed with therenovation while the case isbeing investigated.”Municipal workers who responded to help extinguish the fire.

A photo toillustratethe effectsof Buerger’sdisease.

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BBllaannkkeettss to wwaarrmm the hheeaarrttssShirly Mathebula

TheVroue Landbou Unie(VLU) Arende branch inSabie launched a project to

make homemade knitted blanketsand socks. It was a worthy projectfor the 18 members of the Arendebranch to continue to touch evenmore lives. On 6th May, theydonated 35 blankets and socks at afunction held for this purpose. Therecipients thereof were the resid-ents of the Sabie Retirement Vil-lage.According to the Chairperson

Elize Potgieter, the VLU is a wo-men’s organisation sometimes jok-ingly referred to as the housewife’suniversity. They aim is to createopportunities for development, of-fering women the method of devel-oping skills and donating home-made items to needy people in thecommunity. The women are volun-tarily working together on mul-tiple projects to benefit the need ofpeo-ple in the community.Speaking at the Retirement Vil-

lage ‘handing over’ session, Elizesaid: “It’s very important to dosomething to help other people, nomatter how great or small as itmakes a huge difference in thelives of others, after all, if youdon’t make a difference, who will?You must be the difference?”The recipients at the Retirement

Village were delightful when theyreceived the blankets and socks.Some of the blankets are manufac-tured by square knitted or cro-cheted blocks from America. Thedonation was made possible by anorganisation called ‘Knit a Square’.The VLU organisation engaged indoing the final assembly project ofknitting or crocheting the squarestogether to produce beautiful knit-

ted blankets. Each blanket is madeof 35 crochet squares, a great itemto have this winter.On Tuesday 14th May, the VLU

conducted a workshop at theSimile community centre andprovided the participants withhands-on experience on how to docrochet work. The elders at thecentre received knitted socks andscarves. The organisation aims tocontinue to do more great work inthe community.

The VLU welcomes women tojoin in the organisation regardlessof nationality, religion or homecircumstances, to engage in mak-ing a difference in the lives ofother people.One of the members Lorinda

Jordaan said: “This is a womenempowerment organization wherewe teach one another special skillsand we utilize those skills and tryto make a difference to the lives ofso many people who are not as for-

tunate.”There are many more projects

that the organisation aims to do,e.g. to teach the younger genera-tion in the community to get in-volved in projects by doingrecycling and creating hand-madeitems that can be useful.For membership or contributions

to the Vroue Landbou Unie contactElize Potgieter on 079 5736 038 /Lorinda Jordaan on 083 765 7900,sikani@tiscali.co.za.

Some of the VLU ladies that assisted in creating the blankets.

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Our photo for this week should really let the creative juices flow. Sms your captionthoughts and your name to : 079 529 0256. Competition closes on 31st May 2013, thewinner will be announced in the issue of 7 June 2013. Chris Colverd will be the judge.

Van Heerden’s Phar-macy's Mother’s Daycompetition has a win-ner! The prize was avoucher of 3 sessionswith Body Stress Re-lease by Janine Knox. Ithas been won by WernerStrydom of Sabie whoreceived it here fromRenette Minnaar. Hegave the voucher to hismother, Elize, who wasvery happy with thedouble gift she received.

Guardian Angels treat elderly on Mother’s DayGuardian Angels is a group of eager volunteersthat get together to help the elderly in theircommunities. Allocated persons assist withtransportation to appointments, whether it beto the hairdresser or local clinic/doctor. They donot offer a frail care service, but focus more oncompanionship and visitation. The Sabie grouphas been in existence for 3 years.“Outings are usually planned for special oc-

casions like Valentines, Mothers day, FathersDay and especially Christmas”, said MarinaGood, one of the Angels of Sabie.A special Mothers Day function was held at

Lone Creek River Lodge in Sabie for the elderlyladies of Sabie and Harmony Hill. A couple ofthe men from the Sabie Retirement Villagewere also guests of honor. The venue was beau-tifully decorated with flowers and each at-tendee received a gift parcel containing

biscuits, a chocolate and some rusks. Each per-son also received a long stemmed red rose witha card that read “Happy Mothers Day”. Thetreats provided were world class cuisine and a

lot of care and effort went into the preparationto make it a special day for all. Ben Mulder, oneof the volunteers, was the master of ceremoniesand had the audience in stitches with his jokes.The Sabie volunteers are: Ben and BabsMulder, Laetitia Williams, Maurice Johnson,Deidre du Plessis and Marina Good.Guardian Angels is an organization that op-

erates solely on fundraising to assist the eld-erly. Sabie Conway and Stihl donated a Wetand Dry vacuum cleaner to the value of R5 700that is going to be raffled for R10 a ticket. Thedraw will take place on 13th June 2013. GPSwould like to challenge our readers and all oth-er companies and individuals to assist in thisworthy cause by buying a ticket. You might justwin this awesome prize.To purchase tickets, contact Marina Good on

082 496 2561, or GPS News.

The Guardian Angels guests.

GPS News’ first winner of our photo cap-tion competition is Sonnette Bezuiden-hout of Sabie. Sonette (28) is a mother oftwo, Ettienne (3) and Donnette (9). Herhusband, David, and herself were debat-ing what the caption should be and shecame up with the winning phrase: “Hey,I told you we don’t have ID books, wehave barcodes”. When GPS News called,an elated Sonnette said she has neverwon anything before, and great were hersurprise when the prize money wasdoubled to R200. Chris Colverd judgedthe entries, chose Sonnette’s funny cap-tion, and here handed her her prize.

Caption competition

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What is Callanetics?Many people dream of leaving the corporateworld and following something that they arereally passionate about! Anne Coetzee hadthe opportunity in 2010 to do just that andmoved from a stressful occupation as busi-ness analyst in Cape Town, to Sabie, andopened a Callanetics studio!In 2002 Anne enrolled in a Callanetics

Teachers Training Course. After passing thetheoretical exam - a study of anatomy, spiraldynamics and the in depth technicalities ofthe Callanetics exercises – “I practiced as astudent teacher on my colleagues at work,qualified on 13 April 2004 and became aSenior Teacher in 2009”.But what is Callanetics?Designed and developed by Callan Pinck-

ney and Lotte Berk, who both suffered fromback problems, Callanetics consists of smallmovements that won’t stress or strain yourjoints. The aim of Callanetics is to use yourbody correctly, so all exercises are three-di-mensional, in other words, in the way yourbody wants to move.The exercises are precisely co-ordinated

with each other to train all muscle groups; ef-ficiently, gently and powerfully. Exact posi-tions, tiny movements and many repetitions

build strength, while stretching the muscleshelps to make them flexible. You are literallyexercising from head-to-toe!“In the introductory class, I find out about

your individual strengths, weaknesses andposture before you take a class, so that I canadapt the exercises according to your needs”Anne explains. This ensures everybody willbenefit, while each person experiences ac-complishment when faced with their fitnesschallenges. There is no sudden jerking or anyhard impact movements, which can causeharm to your body. The general flow of eachclass consists of a warm-up, followed by awork-out with precise movements and endswith cool-down stretches. The exercises arehard work at first, but 1 hour of Callanetics isequal to 24 hours of aerobic dancing in termsof tightening and seeing results.With Callanetics training, the results that

can be experienced are:• Supple, flexible and lean muscles• Loss of centimeters even with no change

in weight• Improved posture (Don’t be surprised if

you grow a few centimetres. Seriously!)• More body awareness• Less pain in problematic areas such as

the back and joints“If a person follows a diet simultaneously

and loses 5kg, it will look as though theyhave lost 10kg after taking regular classes!”says Anne.Is It For You? If you don’t enjoy going to a

busy gym, try Callanetics. Anyone can usethis method; from athletes who need tostrengthen and/or prevent injury to anybodywishing to prevent osteoporosis, tackleobesity and depression, as well as relieveback pain and joint stress. The class in Sabieis limited to no more than 8 people so the at-mosphere is intimate, filled with groans andlaughter, because intelligent training mustalso be fun!“After experiencing firsthand what Callan-

etics does for me, I want to share this won-derful form of exercise with others. I lookforward to seeing you in my classes!” saysAnne.

Fascinated with snakesAlexsander Rost, Pets Of Eden

Many ask who I am, and where Igot the idea of breeding snakesand various different animals. Ihave a great passion for all typesof animals, big and small and havespent years of dedication and de-votion, constantly studying newspecies as they come onto the mar-ket. I specialize in reptiles, spe-cifically snakes and lizards, butmy first love is colubrids (con-strictors).My core belief is that we are

wholly responsible for our pets andmust make sure they are welltaken care of in all aspects. My in-terest in reptiles started 9 yearsago when I first saw the movie“Snakes on the Plane”. Afterwatching the special features, thesnake keeper explained all the dif-ferent species and why they hadbeen chosen for their big screenadventure. I purchased my firstsnake - he was so small and curledup in a ball when I saw him. Notlong after that I purchased 2 mucholder and larger females with theintention of breeding, because Iwas amazed by the whole scienceof the process.It was only after 3 years of

caring and raising them that I firststarted to attempt to breed,however I must emphasise thisfact: do your research on any spe-cies that you wish to buy or keepas pets. In 3 years I've learnedmore and more about them bypurchasing books, searching theendless internet for more informa-tion and speaking to already ad-vanced breeders.This did not stop at snakes and I

expanded into the world of lizardssuch as leopard geckos(Emublephasris macularis) andbearded dragons (Pogona Vitti-cept). Just recently I ventured intothe world of tarantulas and vari-ous other insects that are kept aspets today as well as species of ro-dents. I have been breeding an as-sortment of animals for some ofSA's top pet shops for years andmoved to Graskop with the idea ofopening my own exotic pet shopcalled Pets Of Eden to supply theLowveld areas with top qualityand healthy animals. I later relo-cated the shop to Sabie.More and more customers, loc-

ally and from surrounding areas,are visiting my shop due to myreputation for offering excellentquality.

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SmallsFor saleMirror 1 200 x 1 800mm – R200Cast iron bath – R200Tel: Chris 01 3 764 1 500

Aqua Aerobic classesHeated indoor poolNo weight gain this winterMorning and afternoon classesValerie: 083 565 9458

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Is dit nie so nie?Nikita van Heerden

Is dit nie so dat wanneer dieHere ‘n beginsel by mens wiltuisbring, dat Hy so geduldigmet ons is nie? Hy gebruik elkemoontlike kanaal om hierdieboodskap in die hart waar ditnodig is, te graveer. Tot onshóór!Dit is soos wanneer ‘n mens ‘n

kind leer fietsry… Geduldig, elkekeer, leer jy hom dieselfde be-ginsel. As jy sou terugdink oorjou lesse sal jy agterkom dat jyelke keer dieselfde stappe gevolghet, wynig van jou metodiekafgewyk het tussen die een lesen die ander. Maar tog het pea-nut dit nie gesnap nie… Het jykeer op keer saam die fiets geholen vasgehou en aangemoedig. Endan op ‘n dag, gaan die spreek-woordelike liggie in daardie kop-pie aan en hy het dit! Hy kantrap en balans hou en daar gaanhy op sy fiets - all smiles. Eerskom hy nie agter hy is gelos nieen trap rustig voort; maar wan-neer hy dan vir die eerste keerbesef hy is op sy eie, twyfel hysoos Petrus wat die eerste paartree op die water geloop het entoe begin sink het… Wankelbietjie, sit die voete uit vir bal-

ans, val selfs dalk een of tweekeer maar hou aan probeer; enkort voor lank het hy die taakbe-meester - gaan hy voluit! Op-draande, afdraande, gelykpad ensoms oor rowwe terein! Die“leermeester” staan trots terug,al die harde werk was die moeitewerd! Die eindproduk is ‘n self-standige mensie wat ‘n nuwevaardigheid bemeester het.Die Here is ook so met ons…

Ons snap nie altyd wat Hy virons wil leer nie… Maar die Hereis geduldig. Hy is altyd by ons,hou die “fiets” vas, hol spreek-woordelik saam met ons, totdatons reg is om self te kan trap énterselfde tyd te kan regop bly!Die Here is met ons, al die pad –opdraende, afdraende, gelykpaden die rowwe terein van die le-we. Hy hou altyd sy beskermdeVaderhand op ons fiets. Stuurons, ondersteun ons, bemoedigons, lei ons…Die Here het egter Sy Eie teg-

nieke, Sy Eie tyd en genadiglik,bowenal, hope geduld! Die Herewéét watter rol moderne tegno-logie in ons lewe speel… Hy kenook van Facebook boodskap-pies… Hy weet van BBM enWhats App profile pictures enstatusses …Hy weet van e-pos-

se… Alles met net presies dieregte woorde op presies die regtetye! Dit lei ons gedagtes en lewein die regte rigting – bring ‘nboodskap tuis by ons. ‘n Bood-skap wat ons so op ons eie dalkmis gelees of misverstaan het indie Woord van God. So saliemand iets aanstuur, of pos watdie die boodskap hier diep in onshart graveer.Dan gaan die liggie vir ons ook

aan! Kan ons ook all smileswegtrap en sê: “Dan-kie Here,vir U leiding, U geduld en Ugenade. Aan U liefde is daarwaarlik geen einde nie.”Dit is dan vir my lekker om my

in te dink dat hierdie nuwe“vaardighede” (hoe klein of groothulle ook al mag wees) wat onsbemeester kry, ook ‘n glimlag opdie Here se gesig laat. Dat dieLeermeester ook met trots naons kan kyk vir elke nuwe kleindingetjie wat ons uiteindelikclick én bemeester kry.Die belangrikste van alles is

dat ons sal onthou dat die Hereons nooit alleen laat nie. Datons moet aanhou oefen om diewerke waarin die Here ons lei, tebemeester EN dat ons nie salvergeet dat die Here ons ook asinstrumente gebruik om Syboodskap op die harte van anderte graveer nie.Gaan skryf iets van die Liefde

van God op iemand se hart!

TCN holds provincial conferenceOn Friday 11th and Saturday 12th May Living Wa-ters Christian Church played host to the annualMpumalanga Provincial Conference of The ChristianNetwork (TCN). 190 Delegates from 25 churches at-tended. Pastor Francois van Niekerk, the Senior Pas-tor of the Hatfield Christian Church in Pretoria andthe National Leader of TCN, was the guest speaker.The Christian Network is an umbrella covering for

over 200 churches across South Africa. Pastor Fran-cois is the senior Leader supported by a Core leader-ship group of 9 other Provincial Leaders, one of whomis Pastor Phil Robson who represents Mpumalanga.The Christian Network also relates very closely with“Ground Level Network” in the UK and the “GraceNetwork” in USA as well as other networks in Africa.TCN’s motto is “Your Success is Our Honour”. To thisend TCN’s Core Leadership group works tirelessly toencourage, resource, equip and partner with all thechurches within the Network.This year’s conference was aimed at equipping Pas-

tors and Leaders of the relating churches to think andact strategically. The theme was “Geared for Growth”and Pastor Francois rolled out a TCN trainingstrategy called GHK which aims at developing Greatleaders who build Healthy churches which ultimatelyresults in Kingdom advance. He encouraged and chal-lenged church leaders to build accurately, according

to the time frame and pattern given by God for eachchurch. Only this would lead to churches taking ter-ritory and inheriting the land God had prepared forthem. This would ensure the ultimate goal of bringingKingdom Advance to the glory of God.

Pastor Francois van Niekerk of Hatfield Christ-ian Church at the TCN conference in Sabie.

Attitudes affectthe way we liveour lives. A goodattitude can bringsuccess. A poor

attitude can bringdestruction.

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Sabie Cares Winter DriveJames Sheard, SCC&T

chairman

The time has come to launchthe Sabie Chamber of Com-merce & Tourism’s WinterDrive.Following on from the suc-

cessful Summer Drive where wecollected in excess of 250 towelsfor Msiba Mbane and food forthe Christmas party for over200 kids, food parcels and good-ies for the Home of Hope it istime to consider the needy asthe cold of Winter approaches.Phil Robson and Lawrence

Burton in their work with thecharity organisations haveidentified “warmth” as the mostpressing need for this winter.Thus, the Sabie Cares WinterDrive has set the very ambi-tious goal of collecting 1 000blankets by the end of May asour effort to keep our less priv-ileged communities warm.The collection point is the

Child Welfare office oppositethe Caltex Garage. Alternat-

ively we have sourced goodblankets at R100 per blanket.You can pay this amount intothe Sabie Chamber’s account –First National Bank, SabieBranch, Account Number 62062364 733, Branch Code 270 752.Please use your name andWinter Drive as your reference.The Sabie Chamber will ensurethat blankets are bought withyour donated money.Sabie Cares, with our local

charity organisation partnersare identifying those peoplewho need our assistance to keepwarm this winter. The Sabiechamber will ensure thatblankets will get to the peoplewho need them most.On behalf of the Sabie cham-

ber I appeal to all residents ofSabie to get behind the WinterDrive. I encourage you to chal-lenge friends, other businessesto reach our target of 1000blankets.Thank you being a part of the

Sabie community that makes adifference.

Oud Sybranders vang graadDrie oudleerders van Sybrand vanNiekerk Hoërskool het verledemaand aan die Tukkie-kampusgegradueer.Hulle is: Yvette Kruger (BSC

Geologie), Marietha Kruger (BComEkonometrie) en Simon Weber(BCom Regte).Yvette en Marietha was van onsdorp se topskaakspelers en het al-bei tydens hul skooldae provinsialekleure daarvoor verwerf (skaak-mat vir die studies, nê).Simon het sy BCom met lof ges-

laag en het alreeds begin werk aansy LLB. Hy mik om daarna symeestersgraad in regte te behaal.Hier kom ons eie “Regter van Sa-bie” of dalk - die politieke kombersmet ’n ministerspos in die parle-ment eendag?

Die gemeenskap en julle ouers isbaie trots op hierdie besonderseprestasie in julle jong lewens. Be-hou net die fokus op julle doelwitteen met geloof in God en liefde kanjulle verseker wees van sukses.Op hierdie punt wil GPS net die

gemeenskap se dank aan onsplaaslike onderwysers oordra,laer- en hoërskool. Julle doen, on-der moeilike en veranderlike om-standighede, uitstekende werkmet die leerders en ook besondersemoeite om nie die standaarde telaat verslap nie. Die drie sukses-volle jongmense hierbo is maar net’n klein voorbeeld van diemenigvuldiges wat julle alvoorberei het vir die groot wêrelddaar buite.DANKIE.

Simon Weber,Marietha Krugeren Yvette Kruger(inlas) by hulgradeplegtigheid.

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Sharon Mandy

I was listening to the radio theother day when they startedto talk about preservatives in

fast foods. It was an in-depth dis-cussion – or in as much as a dis-cussion on a music based radiochannel can be in depth.They stated amongst other

things that hamburgers from acertain well-known hamburgeroutlet were so full of preservativesthat when they were tested at auniversity, it was found that theywere in the same condition aswhen they were bought 5 yearspreviously.I was both amazed and some-

what jubilant. I think it is a bril-liant idea to buy, say a hundredburgers, and store them in mycupboard – it won’t matter if Itake five years to get throughthem; they will still be as fresh asthe day I bought them. Think howmuch prices of burgers will havegone up in five years time and Iwill remain unaffected.Someone else phoned in and said

that someone that had eaten agreat quantity of these burgers inhis life was so well preserved afterhis death that when he was ex-humed several years later, he hadnot deteriorated at all. One won-ders why this poor soul had to beexhumed as this is usually arather grave matter (if one excusesthe pun), but one assumes that

perhaps they wanted to invest-igate if he had actually beenpoisoned by these burgers. It thenleads to one wondering which pre-servative is used – perhaps it isarsenic, in which case the least ofour worries would be that we arebeing subjected to eating donkeymeat nowadays.Freddie Mercury should have

been told about these burgers. Hewould have been able to save mil-lions and would not have had tohave been frozen in order to pre-serve his body – he could just haveeaten a couple of burgers, bet youhe is turning in his grave, er no,his fridge, at the very thought.The other day I was cleaning out

my fridge and found a couple ofthings at the back of the shelf thatmay have crawled out of the fridgeall by themselves if I had merelybeen patient for an extra day ortwo. My husband surveyed thecontents being tossed into the binand sadly mentioned that I obvi-ously had not put enough preser-vatives into my cooking, whichbrings me to the point that I do notwant the recipes from these out-lets, but I would very much like tofind out about their secret preser-vatives! I think it is a scientificbreakthrough of note, and I thinkit is sad that the world has not re-cognized it yet.The moral of the story is that we

should never underestimate thepower of science!

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Go yellow to go greenRecycling foryour averagehousehold inSouth Africa is aschlep. We asSouth Africanshave never beeneducated to re-cycle. The infra-structure forcollecting recyc-lable materialisn’t in place –yet. Householdshave to separatetheir rubbish andtake the recyc-lables to a muni-cipal drop-offcentre or a buy-back centre likeThomsons Build-ing and Generalbecause there’snot much in the way of kerbsidecollection. Many people justcan’t be bothered.Now there is a solution for

Sabie. Billy Mthethwa (48)plans to make a difference toour waste. He is husband toEmily employed at Sabie hos-pital, and father of 4 children.“When a man has a family

that needs to be taken care of,you cannot just sit and waitafter you have been re-trenched”, said Billy. After be-ing retrenched due to companyclosure in 2010 while being inthe employ of TTC in Sabie,Billy decided that he will starthis own business. He is appeal-ing to the public to assist himby starting to recycle, thushelping nature in this aspect.How good is South Africa at re-cycling? The recovery rates for

various materials are:• Cans: 69 percent• Paper: 59 percent• Glass: About 25 percent• Plastic: About 17 percentInformal recyclers recover

much of this material fromdustbins and landfill sites. Thisis not ideal, firstly from thepoint of view of the health andsafety of the recyclers. Anotherreason is the recyclable materi-al is contaminated with otherwaste. First prize would be ifhouseholds sorted their waste,so that “uncontaminated” re-cyclable material could be col-lected. Billy is a man on amission. He will supply brightyellow bags for the recycling(please see ad in our paper),and collect it on the same dayas the municipal collection, andreplenish the yellow bags.

Billy requires the help ofSabie residents, pleasesupport him and keepthe town clean.

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Donation brings joy to pupilsShirly Mathebula

A generous donation ofschool uniformsbrought warm smilesto the pupils of Har-mony Hill PrimarySchool, Sabie on Tues-day 7 May 2013.Metropolitan Life

Insurance Company,Lydenburg branch,donated 58 school jer-seys to needy childrenas an initiative to giveback to the com-munity. The donationwas part of Metropolitan’s planto alleviate poverty and ensur-ing that learner’s needs aremet, especially as winter is ap-proaching. Metropolitan haspreviously donated school uni-forms to various other schoolsin Lydenburg and surroundingtowns including MarefanePrimary and Lesedi PrimarySchool.Speaking to the pupils and

teachers at the event, Metro-politan branch manager, DavidMohlala, said the company isploughing back into the com-munities - as the company slo-gan says ‘Together we can!’ “AsMetropolitan’s representatives,we have identified the need toassist and provide vulnerablechildren with warm school jer-seys for the winter. He furtherelaborated on the importance ofhelping young children in orderto create a better future forthem, giving them a chance togo to school protected from thecold weather conditions.The Principal, Vinolia

Mokoena, said they appreciatethe gesture from Metropolitan

Life Insurance. She acknow-ledged the great role thatstakeholders play in assistingschools and ensuring that chil-dren are learning under favour-able conditions. “Stakeholdersare welcome to assist in im-proving and creating a betterplace to learn for the young pu-pils” said Mokoena.Bohlabela District, Sabie Cir-

cuit Manager, John Sambo said“On behalf of the Department ofEducation, we really appreciateMetropolitan for taking part insocial responsibilities in theschool. They came forward atthe right time to ensure thatneedy learners are accommod-ated this winter.”The school encourages par-

ents, residents and stakehold-ers who would like to assist indeveloping the school, as thisrepresents the main platformfor young pupils to start build-ing their dreams. “HarmonyHill Primary would also like tothank Sabie resident StanleyGulston for his astonishingwork in painting the Grade Rclassroom,” said Mokoena.

Metropolitan manager David Mohlalahands over a school jersey to a learner.

Koor verwerf silwer by ATKV

Laerskool Sabie se koor het opMaandag 13 Mei aan die ATKV seApplous-koorkompetisie deelge-neem. Dis ’n gesogte kompetisie ennet die beste kore in die land hetdie moed om daaraan kompetisiedeel te neem.Net 4 skole het vanjaar aan die

kompetisie by Laerskool Nelspruitdeelgeneem.Laerskool Sabie het saam met

Laerskool Nelspruit ’n sil-wertoekenning verower, en Laer-skool Laeveld brons.Marietjie Brits is die koorleier

en -afrigter.

Redenaarstoon hul staal

Op Vrydag 10 Mei hetEngela van der Walten Kees-Piet Barn-hoorn aan die ATKV-redenaarskompetiesiese halfeindstryd deel-geneem. In elke kate-gorie is daar 20 semi-finaliste, uit wie net 2sprekers vir die eindrondegekies is.Die mededinging was kwaai,

maar Sabie se sprekers hetkoelkop gebly en hul staal

getoon. Engela het net-net uit-geval, maar Kees-Piet is na dienasionale eindstryd op pad. Ditword op 15 Augustus in Har-tenbos gehou. Baie sterkte!

Engela van derWalt

Kees-Piet Barn-hoorn

Rugby word netal hoe beter

Dit gaan goed met die rugby byLaerskool Sabie. Die o.9-span hetsover net een wedstryd verloor –teen Primary. Dankie aan die tweeafrigters, Henk le Roux en JohnKinghorn, wat uitstekende werkmet die spannetjie doen.Die eerste span is steeds onoor-

wonne en speel weekliks al hoebeter rugby. Hulle is gemotiveerden oefen baie getrou. Daar in nog 4wedstryde oor en dit beloof omkliphard te wees, want Komati-poort en Barberton is ook nogonoorwonne.Die spannetjie speel goed saam

en het ’n wenpatroon en -kultuur

ontwikkel.Die eerste span se afrigters is

Johan Kruger en Jukie Hinds.Sterkte, manne, hou so aan!

Robbie Crawfort-Brunt

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SPORT CALENDAR

GOLF@ SABIE COUNTRY CLUB (01 3 764 2282)• Meat competition every Friday• 25 May – Sanlam CANSA• 1 June – Golfer/Bowler Fun Day• 1 June – Monthly Mug• 8 June – IPS

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BOWLS@ SABIE COUNTRY CLUB (01 3 764 2282)• Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 3:30.

Lawn bowls – a sport for all agesChris Colverd

Come to the Sabie Country Clubon a Wednesday or Saturday af-ternoon, about 13h30, and findout more about one of the oldestsports on the planet! We knowSir Francis Drake was playing in1588 whilst The Armada ap-proached!Unlike the segregated game of

yesteryear, men and women cannow play with and against eachother on the green; a good ladyhas every chance of beating agood male player; a youngstercan outwit a veteran! The besttime to learn the game is at avery young age but many people,particularly sportsmen who canno longer hold their own on thecricket field, for instance, turn tobowls and can become extremelyadept at the sport. Kepler Wes-sels is a good example!

There are a number of differentformats in which lawn bowls isplayed: singles or pairs (each us-ing 4 bowls); trips (3 players perteam each using 3 bowls) andrinks with teams of 4 playerseach using only 2 bowls.A typical game of bowls is

played over 18 ends, with the av-erage duration being 3 hours.Ends are played up and down thelength of the green, in a demarc-ated area called a rink. The gen-eral purpose is to complete eachend with at least one of yourteams’ bowls closer to the jack(target) than the other team.Each player has his specific posi-tion in the side, which comeswith certain duties to be per-formed, as well as delivering hisown bowls.So one can already see that the

game of lawn bowls contains a lotof variety in itself, and as each

end played always develops in adifferent manner to the previousone, it is impossible to ever findbowls boring! Halfway through, atea break is enjoyed in the club-house. Tradition has it that thewinner buys his opposite numbera drink in the bar!Whilst the etiquette in bowls

ranks along with golf as beingthe best respected in any sport, it

does not mean that bowls is inany way a quiet or dull game toplay and players will be heardpraising their opponents; or teas-ing their own team mates at thetop of their voices; giving in-structions to the player about todeliver and complimenting themonce the bowls have come to rest!Bowls is a very exciting game

to play, with a variety of differ-ent shots which can be played tosuit the needs of the situation,and carries a high level of skill(and a little bit of luck).Finally, the therapeutic bene-

fits of this exercise amidst thebeautiful Sabie scenery cannot beunderestimated! Bowls are avail-able for beginners; the only prerequisite is that you must wear aflat pair of shoes. Come alongand give it a try! Please contactAnne Coetzee on 082 5624 609for more information.

Peace game participants awardedUjama Resource Africa Project ex-

ecutive director Angeline Musa-kanda Gwaze said the event was agreat achievement as it was thefirst global peace games to be heldin Mpumalanga.“As the hosting organisation, we

aim to make it a provincial eventwhere children and youth fromaround the province will participateto promote peace. About 500 chil-dren participated.”Certificates were awarded to 32

pupils from Memezile High Schoolin Sabie, 29 from Sekkwai Second-ary and another 7 from various oth-er schools, including PanoramaSecondary School in Graskop andWEM.Children who were successful at

the games are heading to the Re-gional Global Peace Games, whichwill be held in Swaziland on 23September.Gwaze concluded that Ujama Re-

source Africa Project is planning towork with the Department of Edu-cation and the Department Culture,Sport and Recreation to prepare for2013’s games.She called on all the schools and

youth in the Thaba Chweu munici-pal area to participate and to pro-mote peace, non-violence, unity,awareness and development in theircommunities.

Shirly Mathebula

Ujama Resource Africa Project, anon-profit organisation based inGraskop, lasted year hosted the firstand hugely successful Global PeaceGames for children and youth in theprovince. The certificate handoverevent took place at the Moremelacommunity hall on Tuesday 7 May.The office of the MEC for Culture,Sport and Recreation issues certific-ates of participation to children whoperformed well at the games.The event is held each year

around the United Nations Interna-tional Day of Peace on 21 Septem-ber. It is supported by FIFA and theUnited Nations and open for parti-cipation by any organisation orcommunity. The games are an op-portunity for young people all overthe world to demonstrate their com-mitment to making the world a bet-ter and healthier place to live in.The games were hosted in

Graskop on 24 September last year.Events such as netball, soccer, vol-ley ball and athletics featured.Representatives from the Depart-

ment of Culture, Sport and Recre-ation and the Thaba Chweu councilattended.The United Nations objectives of

peace, non-violence and develop-ment were confirmed.

Children receive their Global Peace Games certificates.