South Africans Worldwide Newsletter

Contents Issue No. 307 -- 15 November 2004

Editor's Message

Quote/s of the Week

Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week

Credits and Contact Info

Subscribing and Unsubscribing

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No skiing... but we went to the dam and found another place – the Hartbeespoort Boat Club – so from next week we will be taking the boat there to launch.

Rain has been forthcoming – as I sit here typing at the office I can hear thunder rumbling again – the sky is clouding up and it looks like we will get some more rain. Ken is enjoying ‘sniffing for rain’! Standing outdoors and sniffing to see if you can smell the rain that is hopefully on its way. It’s interesting hearing the comments of someone who has not lived most of their life in South Africa. I nearly wrote all their life but wanted to include myself in that comment. I arrived in South Africa in October 1969 so have spent more of my life here than in England where I was born.

This week’s issue has lots of pics – some from Captain Ken to show you the animals at K’Shane – and several more included in the article from Glen.

These are pics of a new baby zebra.

...and these are of the kudu recently arrived at K'Shane.

Quote/s of the Week TOP

These from me...

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second disastrous. - Margot Fonteyn.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. - Carl Sagan.

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. - William Faulkner.

This from Jenni Andrieu jenni.andrieu@wanadoo.fr

I think Winston Churchill said this (but I'm not sure):

A country deserves the government it gets. In other words, if you don't vote, don't complain about the government you have!

Editor’s note: I found that Joseph de Maistre is the autor of this quote.

This from hjalmar.gerber@ualberta.ca

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. - H.L. Mencken

Send in any quotes you love... that have some special meaning for you... and I will use at least one every week. Usual address! editor@saw.co.za

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Please note that these articles DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT the opinion of SAW, The House of SYNERGY (THOS) or your editor. They are published here for your consideration – you can agree, disagree or ignore, but please don’t shoot the messenger!

SAWs are a diverse group of people with diverse opinions on many issues.

Coming Home

Welcome to our new section! Each week we will feature a question and answer sent in to the Company for Immigration. We hope these will help answer any questions you might have regarding any part of the coming home process. If you would like to send in your own question, please feel very free to do so.

We will also be featuring a great amount of information on the SAW Website (www.saw.co.za) under the Coming Home section. You can also find out info by visiting our newly relaunched site, South Africa Online (www.southafrica.co.za) and checking out the Coming to SA section.

Here is a bit more info...

Whenever and wherever South Africans meet, the surest way to start a lively discussion, is to ask someone for an opinion about emigration from or remigration back to South Africa. In 2002 we (i.e. the non-profit immigration service, Company for Immigration, and the trade-union, Solidarity) realized that the return of South African expats had become a fact and that their inputs are essential for the growth and development of the country. We are neither interested in a debate about the reasons why people leave or come back, nor about the merit of their decisions. We prefer to provide a practical service instead:

offering advice and assistance to prospective remigrants;
addressing the problems which cause people to emigrate; and informing people about the pros and cons of emigration, to help them make an informed decision before leaving.

Interested? Want to receive our monthly newsletter by email? Have questions or suggestions? If so, please visit our mirror sites www.comehome.co.za or www.komhuistoe.co.za and leave your details on the visitor's page, or contact us at admin@cfi.org.za. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Alana & Annatjie
COME HOME CAMPAIGN

This week’s Q&A...

Question: Peter, Australia asks: "Is it possible to lose one's South African citizenship?

Reply: Dear Peter, yes it is. It can happen when one renounces the citizenship, or (without the person involved actually being aware of the loss) when one accepts citizenship of another country without applying for exemption from the loss of South African citizenship first. The Department of Home Affairs, any registered Immigration Practitioner (see www.aipsa.org.za) or the Company for Immigration (www.cfi.org.za) can provide more details in this regard.

We also have a request...

We urgently wish to hear from South African mechanical, civil and electrical engineers looking for employment in South Africa in 2005. They should please send their CVs to admin@cfi.org.za and mark the email "Engineers."

Regards

Company for Immigration / Maatskappy vir Immigrasie
P.O. Box 1283, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
T: 0027-12-3231428
F: 0027-12-3239587
admin@cfi.org.za

The Good News - Cape Town World Cinema Festival opens

The third Cape Town World Cinema Festival opened on Friday 12 November at Cape Town's Artscape theatre with the screening of Drum, the first feature film by British-educated South African film maker Zola Maseko. Attendees to the opening party were left in no doubt that culture in the new South Africa is alive and well, after being treated to live performances by South African bands Bongo Maffin and 340ml, as well as German rock band Seeed.

The festival will run until 20 November, and it has doubled to include more than 90 feature films, short films and documentaries from 25 countries, at 195 screenings. The Festival will focus this year on South African films, to coincide with South Africa's Ten Years of Freedom celebrations, and will also include many films from other countries in transition such as Brazil, India and Slovenia.

The Festival aims to increase public appreciation of local, African and other world cinema films by developing a unique South African cinema-going culture. It has become clear that, after 10 years of in the new South Africa, movie makers and cinema audiences are becoming increasingly sophisticated and there is an atmosphere of vibrancy, expression and creativity in the industry.

The Festival also incorporates the Sithengi Film & Television Market, which runs from 16-19 November. The Market is a chance for film industry professionals from around the world to trade in film and television programming, at the same time as developing new relationships with each other in order to buy, sell and promote their products on an international scale.

The Market is an essential item on the calendar for anyone who has a finished film, a script, or even an idea for a film, as well as directors, producers and screenwriters. Not only can they attend gala events and networking functions, but the Market also includes conferences, writers' workshops, exhibitions, co-production forums and screenings.

The Cape Town World Cinema Festival and the Sithengi Film & Television Market are being held against a backdrop of rapid growth in international recognition of the South African film industry. South Africa offers a tremendously diverse range of locations within easy access of each other, excellent infrastructure, skilled film professionals, and low costs by international standards. It's no wonder that an increasing number of international stars like Nicholas Cage, Cuba Gooding Jr and Samuel L. Jackson are being seen around town.

For more interesting and exciting news about developments in South Africa, subscribe to the International Marketing Council's regular BrandSA newsletter by visiting www.imc.org.za/goodstuff.htm or www.imc.org.za/subscribe.asp. You can also visit the South African gateway website at www.southafrica.info.

Magical Christmas - make a difference!!!

This from Theo Truter truter@mweb.co.za

Hi All

For your Info

Cheers

TT

Please forward to everybody you know?

Last year was fun and worked wonderfully well... you are ALL the most amazing people and I would personally like to thank you for making the world a better place!!!!

We are going to do it again!!!! Together we are going to create a magical Christmas for all the Twilight boys and even better!!! Let's create a magical Christmas for Nkosi's Haven too!!!

As I am not the world's greatest administrator, we are going to do this in stages, purely because it makes it easier for me to keep tabs on the whole thing and to make sure that all get equal gifts and nobody is left out.

I am going to beg you not to commit to this Christmas project if there is any chance whatsoever that you will not deliver. Please. A few people, due to unforseen circumstances, I know, could not deliver at the last moment last year and those little souls who watched the others get a gift and they were left out were heartbroken and convinced that they were not worthy of love or care.

If you are supporting Twilight:

First we are going to do box 1
You need to email me. I will reply with the name of your boy, his age and his size.
Then you need to go shopping and fill your box with the goodies below.
Then you need to wrap it and write a nice message for your boy on the box. PLEASE mark the side of your box with a HUGE T

Then you need to deliver it to the addresses below:

If you are supporting Nkosi's Haven:

First you need to decide whether you will be putting a box together for a Mom or for a child.
If you are going to do a box for a child, we are going to do box 1 First. When each child has a box, we will move on to box 2, etc.
You need to email me. I will reply with the name of your child, age and size.
Then you need to go shopping and fill your box with the goodies below.
Then you need to wrap it and write a nice message for your boy on the box. PLEASE mark the side of your box with a HUGE N and below it MOM or CHILD

Then you need to deliver it to the addresses below:

What to put in box 1

A book suitable to the age
a Tshirt and a pair of shorts (or little skirt for the girls)
2 pairs of underpants (or panties for the girls)
a fun but sensible toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste
a bar of soap
a face cloth
a game of some sort
a packet of sweets

Once each child has been allocated to you wonderful people we will start with box 2 until each boy child a second box and then we will do box 3.

I will tell you whether you are doing box one or two and I will give you the name of your child, as well as age and size.

What to put in box 2

a pair of pyjamas
a drawing book
a pencil box for school
a collection of crayons or colour pencils
2 pairs of fun socks
a school diary

What to put in box 3

a nice short sleeved shirt
a pair of long casual pants
a pair of socks to match
a box of tissues
a deoderant
hair gel

After each child has three boxes, we are going to do gift vouchers or direct bank deposits for R100 per voucher or deposit. Again, email me and I will give you the name of your child so that you can write it on the voucher or reference it on your deposit. Vouchers will be bought from Shopping centres rather than the individual shops.

We are hoping that each child will get a box of each of the three and at least 5 vouchers or deposits each.

If you are supporting Nkosi's Haven:

Contents of Box.

For the Moms:
Dawn Body Lotion
Glycerine
tooth brush /face cloth
Deoderant
Bath Smellies
Vaseline
Panties / Bra’ (vouchers)
Nighties
shampoo
hair brush / long teeth combs

The boxes for the kids - Nkosi's Haven is boys and girls mixed - you will know whether you have a boy or a girl when you get the list from Nina

Where to deliver:

A special vote of grateful thanks to the people who have offered to help us and be a drop off point.

Deliver ONLY during the week of 22 - 27 November you can deliver to any of the following addresses:

Rae Condes (082 339 7949)
"Chatters"
Shop U34
Eastgate Shopping Centre
Bradford Road
(Entrance opposite Stuttafords) and best to use Eastgate Entrance 1

Tim Gales (011 807 7371)
Cambridge Court Caltex Service Centre
24 Witkoppen Road,
Paulshof

Barbara Gray (011 783 7407)
Field and Study Centre
Louise Road
Parkmore

Anna and Roberta (011 789 2324)
Salon Ingrid
22 Blairgowrie Plaza
Conrad Drive
Blairgowrie

OR

If you are attending our Christmas Fair on 26, 27 or 28 November at 305 Long Avenue, Ferndale, bring them along at the same time.

Anything else you can do?

Yes, yes and yes!

Christmas day - donate some food, christmas crackers, toys, sweets, games - come and spend a few hours at either home playing games with the children or just chatting.... singing carols, reading, kicking a ball, whatever.

If you have food or clothing or shoe connections... the big need on a ongoing basis throughout the year... all donations are welcome.

Support Twilight and Nkosi's Haven when they have open days - ask them to put you on their mailing list for newsletters and special invites.

Twilight Shelter
E-mail Address(es):
email@twilightchildren.co.za
Personal Information:
Phone: 011 484 1590/1/2

Nkosi's Haven
E-mail Address(es):
nkosishaven@worldonline.co.za
Personal Information:
Phone: 7267581

If you have the time to help with maths, reading, or whatever... even teaching drawing, woodwork, painting, etc. All volunteers are warmly welcomed
Donate all your old clothes, books, etc. etc. instead of throwing away.

Put a stop order on your account for a monthly donation of R50 or R100 or whatever you can afford.... every cent helps. This applies to Twilight, Nkosi's Haven and Ditoro. You know how difficult and expensive day to day staying alive is.

Twilight Children
First National Bank
Sandton Commercial Suite
Account Number - 59253099419
Branch Code – 260950

Nkosi's Haven Education Account
Standard Bank
Melville
Account Number - 4010 24 873
Branch Code - 61.05

Ditoro Craft School and Centre
Standard Bank
Melville
Account Number - 203744942
Branch Code - 006105

Love
Nina

We are proudly South African
(27) (011) 673 6592
or 083 583 5383
or nina@ditoro.org.za
www.ditoro.org.za
JOB CREATION THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING::Your support will help to raise the funds for the Ditoro Craft School and Centre, which will create a future for thousands of South Africans. We can make all your dreams - corporate gifts, trophies, awards. Visit our exhibition of stunning art and craft at the IDC, 19 Fredman Drive, Sandown, during business hours.
NAKED GRAPE WINES - Talk to us - affordable drinkable wine delivered to your door.
SEWING SCHOOL The sewing school can see to all your sewing needs - please don't throw away fabrics, patterns, old sewing machines - all donations are welcome.
GARLIC AND CHILLI SOCIETY.For pure fun and laughter - An easy way to make new contacts and friends.

Christmas Fair
South African Art and Craft
Dare to be different!!!

The best gifts and gift ideas in the country!
Each item lovingly hand made and created to express individuality and creativity.
Affordable prices.

305 Long Avenue
Ferndale
(Off Hill opposite Rand Ford)

Friday 26 November from 12h00 to 20:00
Saturday 27 November from 10h00 to 18h00
Sunday 28 November from 10h00 to 18h00

Light Lunches, sandwiches, snacks and refreshments served.
Naked Grape Wine by the glass, the bottle or the case!!!

Contact:
Nina - 011 673 6592 or 083 583 5383 or nina@ditoro.org.za

Ditoro - Job creation through skills training
Support South Africans

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52 Best Stories – Today's Story: Freckles and Wrinkles

An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.
"You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" said a girl in the line said to the little fellow.

Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him.

"I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful."

The boy looked up, "Really?"

Of course," said the grandmother. "Why just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles."

The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandmother's face, and softly whispered,

"Wrinkles."

~ Author Unknown ~

http://www.52best.com/freckles.asp

One Man’s Australia

Jagersfontein

Editor's note: If you are unable to view the full size pop up images via your e-mail program, please visit the SAW site to see them in full - they are very interesting!

A short while back I watched some ex-South Africans commenting on the battle of Jagersfontein in the Boer War on a bulletin board. Our families had a direct part in it. I said nothing at the time because the story sounds too far-fetched. But it is documented.

When the Boer War started my grandfather had been in Jagersfontein for around a decade as a founder partner in Tarry's - a company in Port Elizabeth. He was regarded by the Free State as a Free State citizen and, because he had fought in the 1879 Zulu war, he was regarded as a military expert. So he had been put in charge of the Jagersfontein Commando.

However he still regarded himself as a Brit, having taken the oath of loyalty when he joined the Natal Mounted Police in 1876.

A few days before the British arrived he mounted his horse and rode for the Orange River, crossed it and met up with the Seaforth Highlanders marching to Jagersfontein.

He was taken to Major King-Hall (later Lord Methuen), their commanding officer, was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders as a Lieutenant, got back on his horse, rode back to Jagersfontein with them and was mentioned in Garrison Orders for his conduct in the battle. See photo aus0423-1 attached.

While they were under a truce to gather the dead and wounded the Boers recognised him and in retribution burned down the business and the house. My grandmother ended up down the diamond mine with my father's elder sister who was 5 and my father who was 8 months. She had one piece of furniture - her stinkwood rocking chair - and a cow for milk hauled into the mine somehow by their African gardener.

The Boers held a drumhead court, convicted grandpa of treason and issued a "Wanted - dead or alive" notice on him.

After that the Free State was too dangerous for the Seaforth highlanders to keep him there so they sent him down to Mossel Bay in the Cape as their Remount Officer.

Because of the risk to his life they gave him permits to carry his Jagersfontein Commando Mauser rifle and a revolver to protect himself. (See photos aus0423-2 and aus0423-3 attached).

In 1954 I met Lynette, who was 14 at the time (I was just 18) and it was love at first sight. She was a Kritzinger.

I was duly introduced to her maternal Grandmother Vogt, who, like her late husband was a descendant of the Kaffrarian Germans (the Vogt family having arrived in 1857), who had 13 children, around 30 grandchildren, was known as The Brig (short for Brigadier) by her grandchildren and very much RULED the clan. Among other things she decreed that Lynette would not be called by her first name, Gretta, but by her middle name as WW2 broke out a few days after she was born. She had silver hair, a back like a ramrod and the most amazing blue eyes.

It was quite an introduction. She noted that I was a Green and asked me for my full names. My middle name is Shedden and her ears pricked up. She asked me if I was related to a Robert Shedden Green who had lived in Jagersfontein. I said she had a choice - my father and my grandfather. Her response was "GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE!".

It turned out that Karl Vogt, Lynette's grandfather, was also with the Jagersfontein Commando and had sat on the drumhead court that convicted my grandfather.

We ended becoming firm friends - fortunately. She had a tongue like a blowtorch. I can remember the family scandal when her youngest daughter (with 13 children there was about a 25 year age gap between oldest - Lynette's mum was baby number two - and youngest) married a Greek. She was asked what Dimitrios did for a living. "Nothing and everybody!".

She was the one who stood by me when the sad word went round the family that "Griet het 'n kommunis getrou".

We went back to Jagersfontein in 1969. All was finally forgiven - after 7 decades. Our visit was written up - with journalistic license and some wobbly spelling - in Blougrond, the town newsletter. See photos aus0423-4 and aus0423-5 attached.

The stinkwood rocking chair became the only thing that survived the destruction of my grandparents' house as a result of the arson. It came to my father on my grandmother's death. My mother gave it to Fiona as a wedding present. My granddaughter LOVES riding in it - as I did as a child and my father before me.

One of the reasons behind writing this note has been that my granddaughter, a dinky-di convict-descended Skip, will be old enough to appreciate it one day. I can only hope that it succeeds in demonstrating how small the economically and politically active population of South Africa was at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries and gives her a little bit more "feel" for her Green/Kritzinger background.

Northern Lighties

Last time I left you I was down at Pelee Point debating the time I had left to get to Windsor and the Kruger’s house before nightfall.
Thankfully as this was still late summer I had a few hours of dusk in which to travel.
Which means that I will obviously not go the most direct route to get there but have the odd detour and sightseeing trip instead.
Which is not a bad thing actually as this time on my way back to Leamington I decided to see where the Ferry left for the Island.
And there I discovered the Tropicana. On the old jetty out on the end was a building that housed the Tropicana restaurant. Which for some unknown reason got me laughing. Oh I realise that I was thinking of the Tropicana in Durban and even marveling at the general rundown dilapidated sameness of the two but it just tickled my fancy that here in Canada this Durbs Boy should come across such a place.
I wanted to park outside with my cherrie and get a milkshake and watch the sun set over the sea...sorry lake but I guess we will have to wait for another time for that little piece of fantasy. I wonder if they even do a banana milk shake there?
So still with a smile on my face I set off up the road to Amherstburg. Dodging the V8 manne tuning their mates skeef (Canadian version!) and discovering that Pelee Island Winery isn’t on Pelee Island. It isn’t even in Leamington for that matter, but further up the road on Kingsville.
Which of course doesn’t make sense at all but at least was another place to pull over and explore. Or buy wine. Or both. So I did.
And learnt that the winery itself is actually on the island and this was merely the outlet for the public to buy. Those of us who hadn’t actually been on the island that is.
One of the items I did purchase was a baseball cap. Not only very well priced but excellent quality as well. Something like the wines. Which I must admit I did buy as well.
I have this huge collection of baseball caps from places I have been to, and for other reasons as well, and this one with its Canadian flag and map of the island was just too good to pass over.
Which meant that I left Kingsville after 18h00 on a Saturday.
Think of the Free State on a Sunday and you get the general idea of what Southwestern Ontario is like in the evening.
Suddenly everything closed up.
Twenty years ago I would have started singing “lock up your Daughters” and thought it was me……but older (and not much wiser) I was merely intrigued at this sudden clampdown. What bogeyman was around? Me?
Probably.
Ag Ja well no fine. Time to merely move down Highway 20 and get to Amherstburg. Even though driving through Harrow I was rather tempted to at least look at the Colio Wine Estate I remembered that we were in shut down mode and so it was unlikely that anyone would be remotely interested in giving me the time of day never mind a tour.
The interesting point about driving along Lake Erie is that you rarely get to see the coastline on either side. For some reason which seems to be optical more than anything else even when I got to the opening of the Detroit river mouth it was a sudden appearance of the American shore that alerted me to the fact that I needed to head North.
Obviously. Otherwise I would be seeing just how watertight my van is.
Amherstburg is just up the road from the river mouth. I made it there just before 19h00 and discovered something interesting.
I had downloaded directions from the Internet and they made no sense at all. Even the lady at the tourist bureau hadn’t a clue where Hyde Park in Amherstburg was. I should point out that contrary to most Government departments and other stores this little oasis of information was still open for business.
SO while I was searching for the right set of circumstances to get to the address I drove around Amherstburg and went past the following places of interest:
Fort Malden, Park House, Gordon House and the North American Black Historical Museum and Cultural centre. No doubt all very interesting and of immense historical importance but not really inclined to help me on my way.
In fact it was only when I was on Sandwich street that I had my epiphany. Those of you who follow my ramblings will remember my comment about asking for directions. Sometimes.
Well I suddenly had this brainwave and I will let you all into a little secret. When you are lost in a town and need directions go to the local Pizza joint and ask there. I went into the Naples Pizzeria and had exact detailed directions that got me to Hyde Park in no time flat. Actually right up at the top end of Amherstburg and really part of LaSalle (or a small enclave inside it) it was a short drive away. Through farmlands and on side roads but that pizza delivery guy knew his streets very well.
So worried that I was going to be late I at last arrived at the Kruger’s residence and rang the doorbell.
“Oh”, says Antoinette, “You’re early! We weren’t expecting you yet!”
She may never know just how much later I could have made it given half a chance. But they had closed down Southwestern Ontario for the night anyway and I thought I was supposed to be there earlier. Ah well. Next time there are other sites I need to see and will.
The next morning on my way to Belle River for the Potjiekos judging I decided to go via Windsor instead and then do a loop around Tecumseh along the shores of the Detroit river and Lake St.Clair. With maybe a side trip through to Detroit itself.
I will admit that I managed to spend all of five minutes or so in Detroit before I discovered that I was late ….again…and turned back.
I will blame it on the back up at the border and perhaps the icy looks I got for the T-shirt I was wearing. Mind you that was more from the Canadian side than the Americans though. Still I did get to go over the Ambassador Bridge and I didn’t get to go through the Tunnel. Which was my aim and will be completed sometime in the future.
Windsor needs to be judged by Detroit actually.
I find it interesting that the American towns I have been to that border on Canada have a certain degree of grubbiness that makes their Canadian cross-border counterparts seem quite pristine by comparison. I often hear people compare places like Windsor to Toronto or other big cities in Ontario and then complain that they aren’t clean or lack something (which given Toronto lately is probably wrong anyway. Dirty city that it is!)
I found Windsor a typical clean Canadian city and when I got back was quite certain that it was a good ambassador for the country. Hence the name of the bridge no doubt.
About the only complaint I have is that in keeping with the rest of the area it was also closed down for the duration and nothing seemed to be open until at least twelve.
Which meant that my attempt to go on a tour of the Canadian Club factory was put on hold until a further trip can be arranged.
So I took a slow drive on Riverside Drive instead.
It wasn’t my intention to take a slow drive but every Sunday driver over the age of 80 seemed to have decided to form a convoy in front of me that morning.
Which may have at least allowed me to see the Tall Ship out of the corner of my eye and stop to watch its passage.
After a bit of research the ship I saw has been identified as the Brig Niagara and she was under power down the Detroit River at a good clip. Normally berthed at Erie she was not under full sail unfortunately but it was still an impressive sight to watch this ship going down the river. I guess my seaman’s blood is still lying there dormant because I watched her until she disappeared into the mass of buildings downriver.
This was one of the more endearing moments of my trip.
As was the different rivers I passed every so often which seemed to be carefully concreted in and where every house that backed onto the river had a set of steps leading to a quay that had a boat attached to it. I want to have a house like that and go to work every day by boat! It would probably be faster than driving anyway. At least on Sundays!
So after a yawn inducing drive behind the next batch of senior citizens I at last managed to get to Tecumseh Road and for once drive at a sane speed to Belle River.
Where as you all know I was able to partake of many different potjies for the rest of the afternoon.
I think a return trip to Windsor is called for though.

Ramblings Of A Francophobe

Mike will be back soon.

Boetjie Worldwide

Ray will be back soon.

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Legal Beagle - UK

I would just like to find out if i am married to a British citizen how do i get citizenship through my husband if i am South African and my beautiful baby boy was born here in U.K what does one person do.

Beverley

Dear Beverley

You may acquire UK Citizenship by applying via the 3yr Naturalisation Rule. Please see the following link to the relevant section on our website at:
http://82.43.43.204/value_visas_ltd_012.htm

By virtue of your son being born to his British Father, he will automatically be British.

If you meet the criterion as per the 3yr Naturalisation Rule, I will be only too happy to send you details regarding associated costs, processing timeframes, etc.
Best Regards,

Steve Purdy

Legal Beagle - SA

Q: As a follow up to Judith's query in the newsletter of 8 November, regarding use of one's SA and foreign passports, does anyone know how the U.S. feels about this? What does one do if you have travelled to South Africa and come back into the U.S., showing your U.S. passport with no stamp of where you have been?

A: I do! (Editor speaking!)

I have dual citizenship (USA and SA) and visited the US in September - the first time I was even using my US passport as I had it couriered to me in SA as I applied for it just as we were leaving the US for SA and used my SA passport to leave the US.

The SA people are quite happy to stamp both passports. All I did was show my letter to the SA people stating that I had dual citizenship and they stamped both passports with no problems. They obviously do this often.

Q: I was told by someone senior at the BCIS (Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services), that they on no account recognize dual citizenship
with South Africa, in any way, shape or form.

A: I think that the US cannot conceive of anyone wanting to have any other citizenship than the US (that is my personal thought not anyone elses...) but they do not have to know that you have two passports.

Q: I did note that Mr Pokroy mentioned that one could get your SA and foreign passport stamped on entering SA, but will they definitely do that?

A: Yes... they do it as routine.

Q: Has anyone out there tried this, and succeeded in getting both passports stamped on entry to SA?

A: Again... I have so I can vouch for this first hand!

Hope this helps. I was a bit fearful of doing this the first time.. but on the way back I knew that there was no problem with it so I felt much better. The only thing is you do not tell the US authorities that you have another passport.

Let me know if you need more info.

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This week, here is a recipe for melk tert

½ lb puff pastry
1 ½ tsp butter
good pinch salt
1 stick cinnamon
3 cups boiling milk
2 tsp custard powder
3 tsp corn flour
3 tsp cake flour
2 tbsp cold milk
½ cup sugar
4 large eggs, separated
½ tsp almond essence
cinnamon and sugar

Preheat oven to 400 F
Line the bottom and sides of two pie plates with the puff pastry and make a raised edge for each.
To make the custard pie filling, add the butter, salt and cinnamon to the boiling milk.
Mix the custard powder, corn flour and cake flour to a paste with the cold milk and then stir in a little of the hot milk mixture.
Stir the custard mixture into the hot milk. Add 4 tbsp of the sugar and bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
Remove from the stove when the mixture has thickened and discard the cinnamon.
Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually beat in the remaining sugar.
Beat the egg yolks lightly and add a little of the custard mixture to the egg yolks.
Then stir the yolk / custard mixture into the main custard mixture and add the almond extract.
Fold in the egg whites, being careful not to beat but add with a gentle folding motion.
Pour the mixture into the pastry cases and bake for approximately 10 minutes.
Lower the temperature to 350 F and bake for a further 10 to 15 minutes or until the filling has set.
Cool slightly and sprinkle the top of the custard pie with cinnamon and sugar.
Serve cold.

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