Die Kwêvoël, Thabazimbi

POTCHEFSTROOM – Elizna Coetzee, DJ Jacobs en Simoné Botha het die vakansie die Wetenskapweek by die Noord-Wes Universiteit bygewoon, terwyl Werner Kruis die Ingenieursweek bygewoon het.

Die leerders is vergesel na al die verskillende sentrums en het meer van elke studierigting te wete gekom. Hulle het ook meer van die studente- en koshuislewe ondervind.

KAAPSTAD – Die Toerisme leerlinge van HFM het vanaf 1-6 April ‘n onvergeetlike Toer na die Kaap onderneem.

Behalwe vir sekere kleiner insidente was die beplanning van die toer uit ‘n organisatoriese oogpunt, ‘n reuse sukses. Die Toer het die kinders onder andere na verskeie besienswaardighede in en om Kaapstad geneem. Die mees gewildste hiervan was beslis die uitstappie na Tafelberg, Robbeneiland, die wynroetes in en om Stellenbosch sowel as die uitstappie na Seepunt.

Die kinders se gedrag, met enkele uitsonderings, was prysenswaardig, veral dié van die seuns.

Die leerlinge bedank me Swart vir die toer en verseker haar dat die uitstappie vir lank onthou sal word. Mnr Botha bedank ook me Marais en mnr Du Toit dat hulle hierdie toer op kort kennisgewing meegemaak het.

‘n Foto van Nadine se ouers.

THABAZIMBI – ‘n Jong dame van Hartbeespoort is die afgelope twee dekades opsoek na haar biologiese pa.

Nadine Jacobs, gebore 22 April 1990 is die dogter van wyle Miekie Jacobs (gebore 2 November 1973). Nadine was maar ‘n skamele jaar oud toe haar ma, Miekie verongeluk het. Nadine besit slegs een foto van haar ouers.

Die vermoede bestaan dat Nadine se biologiese pa in Thabazimbi woonagtig is.

Nadine kan gekontak word by 0823675416.

Francois Swart van Pick n Pay se potjiekos-span saam met Flooze van Witbank.

THABAZIMBI – Die Masterchef Potjiekoskompetisie van Komma Nader Gastehuis het op Saterdag 14 April plaasgevind.

Die “common” vermaaklikheidster, Flooze van Witbank, het die gaste vermaak met haar praatjies en sangtalent. Volgens die organiseerders was dié heerlike familiedag ‘n groot sukses en bedank hulle almal wat die dag saam met hulle geniet het.

Saverite Seleka wenner, mnr Carel Engelbrecht.

THABAZIMBI – WESesenterprises tesame met Seleka het ‘n “Wen ‘n Selfoon met Seleka” maand-kompetisie aangebied.

Om in aanmerking te kon kom vir die Nokia 2330, moes deelnemers enige grootte Seleka Mieliemeel koop by Pick n Pay, Thaba SPAR, Saverite, Foodzone of WESenterprises.

WESenterprises wens die wenners geluk en hoop dat hulle hul pryse geniet.

Mayor PA Mosito and Dr FM Senatle leading the pall bearers to the hall.

THABAZIMBI – Cllr Buti Solomon Mothoa who died on Monday 9 April 2012 was buried Saturday, 14 April.

The Thabazimbi Municipality Communication Unit issued a media release stating:

”Despite having joined the Council only mid last year, at the time of his death he had left a mark as one of the most dedicated representative in the Council. He took his work seriously, perhaps because he understood that he was part of a delegation of 23 member councillors/ leaders representing the voice of the community of Thabazimbi.

As the Speaker of Thabazimbi Municipality, he had the unenviable task of championing the interests of the people of his municipality.

Being the Pastor and the councillor were two responsible positions that made him to have good intentions to make sure that Moral Regeneration of his constituency is well boosted.

Cllr Buti Solomon Mothoa had the ability to disarm his opponents through his humble disposition.”

“Die hoof boorgat wat vir Thabazimbi dorp water verskaf, is buite aksie. Dit is reeds aangemeld en gaan so gou as moontlik aandag geniet. Verder is daar ‘n lekkasie op die hoof waterlyn by Kumba-aanleg. Gelukkig is dit nog nie ‘n groot lekplek nie, maar dit kan ‘n probleem raak as dit nie vinnig aangespreek word nie. Kumba het reeds pype beskikbaar gestel om beskadigde pype te vervang, maar dan gaan die dorp vir drie dae sonder water wees.” DA Raadslid, mnr Franco Loots. (www.facebook.com/thabawhatshappening).Foto: Pieter Keay.

Telkom’s head of network field services, Theo Hess, recently revealed some unsettling statistics about the level of copper theft they see on a daily basis.

Copper cable theft has plagued South African businesses and consumers alike, with essential services from companies like Telkom, Eskom, and more recently the Gautrain, being disrupted.

Although different organisations have varying opinions on the extent of the damage caused to the South African economy, it is estimated between R5 billion and R10 billion.

With such a high estimated impact on our economy, what is being done to address the problem?

Telkom copper theft counter measures

Hess explained that Telkom has taken steps such as establishing per-region security structures, which it calls its National Protection Services (NPS).

According to Telkom’s annual report, NPS conducted a total of 1,989 investigation in 2010 of which 1,246 were cable related. The overall number of investigations decreased in the 2011 financial year to 1,798, though the number of cable-related investigations increased to 1,264.

NPS gathers and shares intelligence, and conducts operations in conjunction with the South African Police Services, Hess said.

Telkom will also be appointing a new armed response contractor to replace the axed Radio Surveillance Security Services (RSSS). In the meantime Telkom has short-term contracts in place with other armed response vendors.

The incumbent has also brought all its cable alarm surveillance in-house, Hess said. Designed in-house, the IP-based technology is being rolled out country-wide on a priority basis.

In areas where cable can no longer be replaced due to high instances of theft, Hess said that they offer alternative technologies to copper such as wireless, VSAT, and where feasible, optic fibre cables.

Telkom is also hardening its infrastructure where it can, Hess added, moving cable from overhead to underground and encasing cable runs in concrete.

Government intervention

However, when service providers like Telkom shoulder most of the burden of protecting their infrastructure it’s inevitable that those costs get passed on to the end-user.

Hess said that government has been offering greater support of late, including good co-operation from the police at the highest level and legislative support.

Although organisations such as the SA Chamber of Commerce have pushed for copper to be declared a precious metal and the theft thereof sabotage, Hess said neither proposition are likely to find great support.

This is because they have significant practical implications, Hess said.

According to Hess, the low conviction rate and light sentencing of cable thieves is being remedied with training at the National Prosecuting Authority. The new Second Hand Goods Act, which is to replace the old Act from 1955, also allows for heavier sentences, Hess added.

The principles of the new Act are solid, Hess said, but much depends on the efficiency of compliance and implementation.

Under the Act, copper is declared a “controlled metal” and a number of limitations placed on its trade and possession.

In the government gazette of 9 December 2011, President Zuma put some of the sections of the Act in force including those that:

* Define what a controlled metal is,

* Criminalise dealers not reporting suspicious transactions, and

* Criminalise the dealing in, or possession of, “non-ferrous metal” (e.g. copper) of which the cover has been burnt.

It should be noted that the above points are paraphrased from the Act, and some mitigating circumstances do apply.

On 13 January 2012, the President proclaimed that the parts of the Act specifying maximum prison terms for offences would come in force on 16 January 2012.

This has the effect that anyone guilty of the crimes listed above may be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in jail.

In some cases where offences are ongoing a court may declare the goods in question forfeited to the state, or impose further penalties.

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/42633-cable-theft-what-is-being-done.html

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Copper-scrap.

THABAZIMBI – Met Wildsfees om die draai die 27 en 28 April en die Grootfontein Adventure Experience in samewerking met die Wildsfees is hierdie van toepassing om seker te maak dat jul, jul gunsteling pedale kan gebruik met die Bergfiets wedren by GAE.

Die Grootfontein Adventure Experience se bergfiets wedren is verdeel in 3 afstande naamlik, 65-, 35- en 12km. Die 12km wedren kan almal geniet soos beginners en as u net saam met u kind die natuur skoon wil geniet, maar die ander twee is vir meer ervare fietsryers.

Hier is ‘n paar wenke om jou gunsteling fiets pedale nog langer te hou:

Sorg dat jou fiets se pedale op ‘n gereelde basis skoon gemaak word.  Vuil trappe en vuil “cleats” veroorsaak dat jou trappe vinniger uitgewerk raak as wat nodig is.  Gebruik ‘n skoon lappie so een keer ‘n week om jou pedale goed skoon te vee en probeer om van die meeste gemors wat aan jou pedale vassit, ontslae te raak.  As jy nie jou pedale skoon hou nie, gaan daar met tyd gemors hul pad binne in jou pedale in werk en begin om jou “bearings” op te eet.  Aan die anderkant wil jy ook nie jou pedale super skoon hou nie, want jy gaan vuilgoed in jou pedale in forseer.

Gaan jou “cleats” gereeld na.  Sonder dat jy dit agter kom loop ‘n mens nogal baie op jou “cleats” en dus hou hulle nie heeltemal so lank soos wat verwag word nie (veral as hulle van plastiek gemaak is).  Dink net bietjie, elke keer as jy by ‘n verkeerslig stop en jou voet uithaal en hom op die teer neersit, staan jy op jou “cleats” en nie op die sool van jou skoen nie.  Met bergfiets as jy moet stoot teen ‘n klipperige randjie uit, loop jy meer en deels op los klippe wat daartoe bydrae dat jy jou “cleats” se leeftyd verkort.  Gaan jou “cleats” gereeld na om te sien of hulle nog in ‘n goeie kondisie is.  Sodra jy jou trappe moet stywer stel om te keer dat jou voet nie te maklik uitkom nie, is dit tyd om jou “cleats” te vervang.

‘n Goeie idée is dalk elke keer as jy jou ketting skoon maak en olie gee (wat toevallig tussen elke rit behoort te wees)  dat jy jou pedale vinnig in die rondte draai om te sien of hulle nog lekker maklik kan draai.  Terwyl jy jou fiets vashou, beweeg jou trappe sywaarts en kyk of daar beweging of speling is.  As daar wel is, is dit tyd dat jy jou pedale moet vat vir ‘n diens of dalk is dit tyd om op te gradeer na daardie nuwe stel pedale wat jy al vir drie maande in die oog het.

–Alles Fiets- (die wenke)

Friday, September 12, 2008  http://allesfiets.blogspot.com/search/label/Doen%20dit%20so