2011 December | Vaal Triangle Business Directory | VaalFindit
Children of Israel – Home of milk and maize
Children and administrators of the Ikageng Orphanage are seen here with M Property Practice staff members during the handover of the donation at the center’s premises in Vanderbijlpark on Thursday.
M Property Practice’s Moletsane says that the company’s corporate social investment programme has done a lot of work since its inception. “This is part of our work and we would like to partner with you (Vaal Weekly) as to extend assistance to those who desperately need it,” he says. He adds that the representatives of the center were grateful for the donation and expressed gratitude for the special visit. Ikageng, which is located in Frikkie Meyer Boulevard, is one of many organisations that take care of orphaned and vulnerable children. In his comment, Moletsane also quoted the book of Psalms, Chapter 82, Verse 3 which says, “Defend the poor and the fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and the needy. Deliver the poor and the needy from the hand of the wicked.”
East and West say our home is the best!
Members of a delegation from the Quzhou Municipal People’s Government in China are seen here with Zibambisene dancers, moments after their arrival at the Riverside Hotel in Vanderbijlpark on Monday.
Upon arrival, the Chinese delegation received a warm welcome in the form of a traditional dance which was beautifully executed by the members of the Zibambisene – a cultural group under the directorship of local musician Xoli Nosenga. Chaired by Emfuleni’s Communications Manager, Paseka Rakosa, the gathering saw MMC Sello Pitso and other officials sitting side by side with their colleagues from the Quzhou Municipal People’s Government.Mayor Hlongwane started proceedings by informing the visitors about plans to turn the Sedibeng District Municipality into a Metro by 2016. Hlongwane also announced plans to work with the German government to create an industrial hub and the Regional Sewer Works Project, scheduled to start next year.
Following a brief welcoming message from Municipal Speaker Msebenzi Gqelosha, Emfuleni’s Deputy Municipal Manager for Economic Development and Planning Dr. Hein Wiese delivered a presentation which included the state of the local economy. Wiese noted that unemployment currently sits at 71.8% in Emfuleni. “We have a dream of a big city with a bridge and a river,” says Wiese, turning the focus on the free land that is available for development in Emfuleni.
Wiese’s presentation also covered ways to grow the local economy including plans for a logistical hub. “We are also looking into the purification of our water and hydro power generation,” says Wiese. The mayor of the Quzhou Municipal People’s Government Shang Qing also spoke on behalf of his delegation which consisted of municipal officials and representatives from corporate companies back home in China. Qing says, “We have a rich cultural background and our people work and study hard and they are friendly as well. I wish for the two cities to work together.” The meeting ended on a high note as members of both delegations exchanged gifts.Emfuleni has strong ties with the Eindhoven Municipality and recently this partnership led to joint programs in the South African municipality. With talks that another Chinese municipality is due in the country on Wednesday, it is safe to say that Emfuleni takes direct foreign investment opportunities seriously.
These little champions were given the crown of victory and they were also given certificates to celebrate their excellence and hard work.
“The success of this day would not have been possible without the parents’ support,” says the school headmaster Khulu Mntambo.
Even the school educators supported these children by wearing their graduation attire to motivate them. Starting from lower grades (R to 3,) the school gave all the top learners certificates.
The top learner of each class was given a trophy and for the learner to keep it, he or she has to win it three times.
Parents were very impressed by the event and some of the children were happy to be named the best learner in their grades.
The senior learners in the school also received certificates and trophies for their hard work.
Some learners received certificates for participation in sports and culture to encourage them.
Follow our Leadership course
The South African Association of Youth Clubs Vaal invites all organisations to a leadership workshop that will be held on November 11.
The aim of the workshop is to capacitate the organisational leadership with fundraising skills that will enable them to sustain their organisation. Speaking to Muzi Dlamini, the organisations membership development and club support coordinator, he says that the workshop will also identify possible fundraising strategies and come up with fundraising principles.
“We are inviting all community organisations, youth organizations, choirs and local schools to this workshop meant for the leadership structures as they are the one’s responsible for the fundraising and sustainability of their structures,” says Malindi.
Well done little champions!
Fotografiese Vereniging lewer pragstukke
VANDERBIJLPARK. – Die Vanderbijlparkse Fotografiese Vereniging, tuiste van aktiewe amateur fotograwe, kom elke derde Vrydagaand van die maand byeen op die kampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (Vaaldriehoek) in die Sentrum vir Telematiese Leer, Samancor-ouditorium, Vanderbijlpark. Klubaande begin om 18:30. Na ‘n interessante praatjie vind die maandelikse beoordeling en bespreking van ingeskrewe foto’s plaas, waarna klublede gesellig kuier oor ‘n koppie koffie.
Tydens die Oktober-klubaand was die tema Landskap Silhoeëtte en die wenner van hierdie afdeling was Deon Ferreira met Emotions. In die ope-afdeling waar enige foto’s vertoon mag word, is Joey Enslin se foto Cape Vulture as wenner in die senior afdeling aangewys. In die junior afdeling het Werner Nell se foto Misty Stream koning gekraai. Die November klubbyeenkoms het op 18 November plaasgevind waartydens die veelsydigheid van die streek se fotograwe onder die loep gekom het. Hou Vaalweekblad dop vir die klub se November wenfoto’s. Vir meer besonderhede kontak Johan Brits by 082 718 8394 of tsawa@yebo.co.za. Besoek ook die webtuiste www.vdbp.co.za vir verdere inligting oor die klub.
Rugby Fabriek goed ge-olie
Stephan de Wit (Goue Leeus o/19) en Franco Marias (Sharks o/19) saam met hulle mentor Jaco Kock, afrigter van die Hoërskool Transvalia se eerste rugbyspan
VANDERBIJLPARK. – Die Vaaldriehoek se rugbyfabriek se vermoë om “rou materiaal” in prima uitvoerprodukte te omskep, is byna onverbeterlik.
Slegs ‘n dwaas sal waag om daarteen te stry. Sonder om te veel te spook, kan mens die name van Springbok- en provinsiale rugbyhelde soos Francois Pienaar, Bakkies Botha, JanoVermaak en Shaun Sowerby opnoem. Maar dit eindig nie hier nie… Die nuwe ge-nerasie rugby-adel is besig om die rugbyleer een sport op ‘n slag te klim en binnekort kan die name van Franco Marais (haker), Stephan de Wit (flank) en Neil Snoer (stut) huishoudelike name word.
Al drie van hulle is oud-leerlinge aan die Hoërskool Transvalia en het vanjaar met onderskeiding Curriebeker-rugby onderskeidelik vir die Sharks, Goue Leeus en Westelike Provinsie se o/19-spanne gespeel.
Marais het homself verlede week by ‘n uitgelese groep aangesluit, toe hy die Suid-Afrikaanse o/20-oefengroep van 48-spelers gehaal het. Dit is die groep waaruit die Baba Bokkies se uiteindelike span gekies gaan word, wat in Junie aanstaande jaar op tuisbodem aan die Internasionale Rugby Raad (IRR) se o/20 Wêreldtoernooi gaan deelneem.
Die oefengroep kom op 27 November in Stellenbosch vir ‘n oefenkamp bymekaar.
Wat die prestasie merkwaardig maak, is die feit dat Marais as baba amper verdrink het en lank in ‘n koma was. “Ek was redelik geskok dat ek die SA o/20-oefengroep gehaal het. Ek was die seisoen nie tevrede met my spelpeil in die Curriebeker nie. Ek was ook nie op vorm toe ons van vakansie af teruggekom het nie. Hierdie is die regte sielkundige inspuiting vir my,” sê Marais wat homself tans as vlieënier naby Virginia bekwaam.
De Wit is op sy beurt een van die Leeutrop se opkomende sterre en sy vernuf en harde werk op die rugbyveld is ook beloon toe hy vroeër vandeesmaand deur die Leeus se breier, John Mitchel, nadergetrek is om saam met die Lions se Superrugby-oefengroep te oefen. Die Lions begin eerskomende Donderdag met hulle voorbereiding vir die moordende Superrugby-reeks.
Na die Lions se droomseisoen en die gepaardgaande verowering van die gesogte Curriebeker, word daar asem opgehou, oor wat die Lions in aanstaande jaar se Super-kompetsie gaan vermag.
“Dis ‘n awesome ervaring om deel te wees van die Leeus se opset. Ek kyk veral op na Derrick Minnie. Hy is ‘n inspirasie vir almal by die Leeus. Ons is na die Curriebeker-eindstryd bymekaar geroep en die elite groep vir die Superrugby-reeks se name is bekendgemaak. Ek is teleurgesteld dat ek nie die SA o/20-groep gehaal het nie, maar ek gaan harder werk. Mens stel volgens ander mense soms te hoë doelwitte vir jouself, maar ek glo daaraan,” sê De Wit, wat homself aanstaande jaar deur Unisa as ‘n chemiese ingenieur wil bekwaam.
Snoer, voorryman van die, WP se o/19s-span, het ook onlangs ‘n vroeë Kersgeskenk gekry toe hy vir Maties se o/20-Varsity Cup span gekies is.
“Ek is Stellenbosch toe om B.SC te swot, nie om rugby te speel nie. Ek het eerstejaar-rugbygespeel en daarna Maties- en WP-proewe gehaal. Ek het nie verwag om die Varsity Cup se span te haal nie, maar ek het diep binne gehoop. “Nou wil ek myself in die o/20-groep inspeel. Die infrastruktuur by die WP is ongelooflik, maar as jy nie hier skoolgegaan het nie, moet jy ekstra hard werk. Dit is ‘n groot sprong van skolerugby. Dit was nogal lekker om teen Fanco en Stephan te speel. Dis lekker om te sien dat jou vriende presteer,” sê Snoer.
Benewens die feit dat dat hulle saam op die skoolbanke gesit het, het hulle nog ’n belangrike faktor in gemeen in die vorm van Jaco Kock, afrigter van die Hoërskool Transvalia se eesrte rugbyspan. Kock het ‘n beduidende invloed op die jong manne se vormingsjare as rugbyspelers gehad en hy kan met goeie rede breëbors rondloop.
“Franco, Neil en Stephan se werksetiek is uitstekend. Hulle lewenstyl is “skoon” en ek weet hulle gaan dit nog ver maak. Daar is baie goeie rugbyspelers daar buite, maar dié drie manne het hulle geleenthede aangegryp,” gee Kock te kenne.
Die driemanskap is egter nie die enigste Valia-manne wat opgang maak nie. Andre Nel (Border Bulldogs Curriebeker o/19), DJ Oosthuizen (Goue Leeus Curriebeker o/19), Emile Laubscher, Johan van Tonder en Carlile van der Walt (al drie lede van die Valke Curriebeker o/19-span) het almal hulle merk op provinsiale vlak gemaak.�
Een stop kersgeskenk boekmakietie
Van links is Karen Canale, San-Mari Erasmus, Lynette Botha, Annelien van Basten en Nandi Smit wat almal baie opgewonde is oor die reuse-afslag.
VANDERBIJLPARK. – Jou kop pyn seker al klaar wanneer jy dink aan al die Kersinkopies wat nog voorlê. Besige winkelsentrums, probleme om parkering te kry én ’n plat beursie na die tyd. Dit hoef nie so te wees nie!
By Carpe Diem Media se Boekmakietie kan jy op een plek ‘n oulike Kersgeskenk koop vir elkeen in jou familie en vriendekring – en dít spotgoedkoop.
Die Boekmakietie is elke jaar een van die Vaaldriehoek se hoogtepunte en g’n wonder nie! Al Carpe Diem Media se boeke (insluitend heelwat nuwe boeke) word weer eens teen slegs R10, R20 en R50 uitverkoop. Spesiaal vir Kersfees is daar dié jaar ook ‘n hele paar spesiale pakkette te koop. Koop Natasha Sutherland se topverkoper Sprokie vir slegs R50 én kry haar oudioboek Bittersweet gratis. Betaal R50 en kry twee van Susan Lemmer se opspraakwekkende boek: Ek wil hê jy moet weet – sy is steeds my kind. Koop ook twee moderne Bybels, twee Kweek kinders sakpasgidse of twee van God se storie vir slegs R50. Jy kan dus die perfekte geskenke vir almal wat jy liefhet koop teen pryse wat tot 70% afslag insluit.
“Die doel van die boekmakietie is om inspirerende boeke teen bekostigbare pryse beskikbaar te stel vir die gemeenskap. Kom koop dié jaar geskenke wat mense se lewens kan verander en opbou!” sê Leani Jansen van Vuuren, projekbestuurder.
Die Boekmakietie skop af op Saterdag 26 November en duur net tot Saterdag 3 Desember. Oudergewoonte is daar ook vir besige mammas of dié wat werk, voorsiening gemaak om na-ure te kom koop. Besoek die winkel op weeksdae vanaf 08:00 tot 19:00 of op Saterdag vanaf 08:00 tot 13:00.
Maak seker dat jy nie die Boekmakietie vir Kersfees misloop nie! Besoek die boekwinkel by die Carpe Diem Media-kantore in Hendrik van Eck-boulevard 123, oorkant Franco’s Little Italy vir ‘n koopervaring soos min.
Deurnag aflos vir kankerlyers
Start Date: Friday, 2012-02-24
Recurrence: NoneView Map
Contact Person: Martie Botha
Contact Telephone: 082 867 5400
Die Kansa-aflos ten bate van kankerlyers in die Vaaldriehoek vind op 24/25 Februarie met ‘n deurnag-aflos plaas. Die geleentheid simuleer die stryd van ‘n pasiënt deurnag en oorlewing word gevier met sonsopkoms. Spanne word genooi om teen R500 per span van 10 in te skryf. ‘n Karnaval met lekker eet- en drinkgoed en vermaakkunstenaars sal deel van die aflos wees. Verskeie beplanningsvergaderings vind tans plaas en belangstellendes word genooi om betrokke te raak. Skakel Martie Botha by 082 867 5400 vir besonderhede.
Midvaal Chamber of Commerce Business of the year
Marietjie Tame of the Eye of Africa marketing consulting team, Yvonne Müller (chairperson of the Midvaal Chamber of Commerce) and Ted Wenger, owner of African Pegmatite. Eye of Africa and African Pegmatite were chosen as joint overall winners.
MEYERTON. – The 2011 Midvaal Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Competition was jointly won by Eye of Africa Deve-lopments and African Pegmatite.
This sought-after accolade will be shared by the two companies as deserved winners in their own right.
The finalists in the 2011 competition were:
Blitz Ready Mix, African Pegmatite, A2Z Lifting Equipment, Calcoat and Bellow Weld, with African Pegamatite being the winner in this category and also the overall winner.
Model Bottle Store, Meyerton Pick n Pay, Meyerton Multisave and KFC Meyerton. Model was crowned the retail winner.
Futuris Guarding Systems, Van der Walt Pharmacy and XXX Exhaust with Futuris and Van der Walt joint winners.
- New Entrepreneur
Be Smart Car Wash, Senoritas and Spur Meyerton, with B Smart being the winner
Montaques Wine Bar, Sure Zorgvliet Tra-vel, Eye of Africa Golf Estate and Plaaskombuis, with Eye of Africa named the winner and overall Business of the Year.
Destinata Skool, the Oprah Winfrey Lea-dership Academy for Girls, Sedibeng Bre-weries and VCR 90.6 FM Stereo, with Destinata School walking off with the prize.
The Midvaal chamber of commerce will have its AGM early next year and will also start with networking sessions every second month, the first of which will be held in February 2012.
Details of the Chamber’s functions and network sessions will be posted on the chamber website – www.midvaal.org – and also its Facebook Page.
Arcelor Mittal Vereeniging celebrates 100 years
Hundreds of employees gathered at the Vereeniging Works to celebrate the milestone which was met with jubilation as employees toasted to a further 100 years to come.
VEREENIGING. – November 15 was a significant day for ArcelorMittal South Africa. It marks 100 years from the day that the steelmaker’s Vereeniging Plant became operational in 1911.
Acting General Manager for the Vereeniging Works, Cobus Muller said, “We are proud to have been able to witness such an incredible milestone in the history of the largest steel producer on the African continent.
“The Vereeniging Works is entrenched in the heritage of the town of Vereeniging and we are excited about this achievement.”
The Vereeniging Works has survived two World Wars and economic depressions over the past century.
The plant also contains an impressive dust extraction system which reduces its emissions and dust loads to the town.
Dr Verwoerd se hoof tree af
Mnr. Chris Meyer (60, hoof van die Laer-skool Dr. Verwoerd, wat aan die einde van die jaar die tuig gaan neerlê.
MEYERTON. – Mnr. Chris Meyer (60), wat reeds vir 21 jaar hoof van die Laerskool Dr. Verwoerd was, gaan aan die einde van die jaar die tuig neerlê. Hy beplan om baie te reis en tyd op sy familieplaas deur te bring.
Hy het in 1990 by die skool begin toe hy as adjunkhoof aangestel is. In 1994 is hy as hoof aangestel, ‘n pos wat hy al die jare met deursettingsvermoë beman het.�
Volgens hom het hy dit geniet om met kinders te werk. “Dit is so lekker om te sien hoe hulle presteer. Die kinders se toekoms is in ons hande en dit is wat dit so ‘n groot verantwoordelikheid maak. Omdat ek so lank by die skool was, kon ek ook die leerlinge vir wie ek skoolgehou het, se kinders ontmoet en het selfs vir hulle skoolgehou,” sê hy.
“Een ding wat ek nie gaan mis nie, is die stres wat met die opvoeding van kinders gepaard gaan,” sê hy.