Contents Issue No. 355 -- 13 February 2006

  • Editor's Message
  • Readers Survey-please complete
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Quote/s of the Week
  • Life Recipes
  • News from Kiwiland
  • Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week
  • Bits and Bobs
  • The Legal Beagle
  • Help Desk
  • Where are they now?
  • Club and Other News
  • Humour
  • Recipes
  • Sports News
  • Boertjie Worldwide
  • South African dam levels
  • Water pollution in SA
  • Credits and Contact Info
  • Subscribing and Unsubscribing
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    Editor's Message TOP

    This yet another appeal for esteemed readers to assist with channelling advertising to the SAW Newsletter. This revenue is needed to finance us –so necessary these days!

    A editor’s great encouragement is the readers’ feedback about the general enjoyment of the SAW Newsletter. So allow me to say many thanks for the nice comments!

    In order to provide better content, I’m requesting your time to fill in a Readers Survey.

    One of my previous assignments took me to that little known country, Eritrea, a former Italian Colony wrested from the Italian Army by Allied Forces, in a bitter struggle in 1941. I was priviledged, as one of three civilians, to attend a UN –sponsored tour during 2003 of the Battlefield for Keren. If there are readers interested in receiving more information about this 2003 Tour, I invite them to contact me. It does make for interesting reading

    Having acquired a interest in the Truter Family ancestry, I’ve started a free Truter Family League web-site, where members can register to receive information & news. Again, if interested, feel free to write to me.

    It is also very gratifying to learn how many other families are gathering details of their geneology. My sentiment is that if it is allowed to fade away, then no heritage can be retained .

    Last but not least-have fun on Valentine's Day!

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    Letters to the Editor TOP

    Hello
    Thank you for your newsletter, for the human articles, the sense of humour and for keeping me in touch with SA.

    Best regards,
    Kathleen Grange.

    Quote/s of the Week TOP

    Many marraiges would be better off if the husband & wife clearly understood that they're on the same side! Unknown

    Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt

    Life Recipes TOP


    52 Stories - The Richest Man in Idaho

    Mr Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller and the ragged boy nextto me.

    Hello Barry, how are you today?
    Hello, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya.
    Just admiring them peas. Sure look good.
    They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?
    Fine. Gitting stronger all the time.
    Good. Anything I can help you with?
    No, Sir. Just admiring them peas.
    Would you like to take some home?
    No, Sir. Got nuthing to pay for 'em with.
    Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?
    All I got's my prize marble here. Is that right? Let me see it. Here 'tis. She's a dandy.
    I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?
    Not exactly but almost.
    Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble.
    Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.

    Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me.
    With a smile she said, There are two other boys like him in our
    community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, perhaps.

    I left the stand smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado, but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys,and their bartering. Several years went by, each more rapid that the previous one.

    Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr Miller had died.
    They were having his viewing that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could.

    Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts.
    All very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket.

    Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes.

    Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and mentioned the story she had told me about the marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim traded them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size, they came to pay their debt. We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world, she confided, but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho.

    With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.

    We will not be remembered by our words, but by our deeds.
    ~ The Author is Unknown ~

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


    Emmanuel Church, Edenvale - Modderfonteinis a congregation for the family.

    We are youth focused with a passion to develop young people and couples into dynamic Christians who are empowered to engage the world around them effectively and make a difference for Jesus Christ by contributing a heart and mind that knows and loves their Creator.

    We support the family worship of God as he has revealed himself in the person of Jesus Christ.

    We have placed ourselves in a strategic location (at the entrance to
    Thornhill) because of the development that is taking place there.
    We are excited about the potential for a Christian school with life skill training and seta qualified training for career development.

    We invest time, effort and love into people to be fully what God would have them be as human beings in a world that tends to dehumanise and relegate virtue to the ash dump of insignificance.

    Our congregation members travel from all directions of the compass to be a part of this local community of God's people as they benefit from intentional teaching and goal purposed Bible study. Our small size make it ideal for participation in all levels of congregational life and the Home. Fellowship Groups provide support and encouragement for personal growth and development.

    Emmanuel Church is for discerning people who wish to be part of a node where the Lord is creating ample room for growth and service.

    Rev Mark Edgecomb has been in the Christian ministry since the early 80's. From primary school days he led God focused student organisations that included reaching out into local children and old age homes. Having lived in a cross cultural boarding school he easily mixes with people of different ethnic backgrounds.

    He has being involved in the formation and support of a Christian children's support group for school children involved in drug addiction and other related crisis in the NW Province involving role players within schools, police and medical disciplines.

    He has led multiple congregations simultaneously in the East Rand (2), the North West Province (8)(multi language and culture) and presently in Gauteng(1) and the Free State (2).

    He is still active within the South African National Defence Force as a Chaplain and provides encouragement to live a Christ-cantered life in all relationships. He is a trained HIV/Aids awareness facilitator and campaigner and has trained numerous men within the SANDF to re-assess their vulnerability and risk factors by examining their current lifestyle and improving their survival prospects.

    Presently he leads within SANSSA, a Christian training organisation that trains Sunday School teachers in technique and methods of teaching to effectively teach Scripture to children and teenagers.

    He has his own small technology company empowering small business to trade efficiently and effectively using electronic catalogues with procurement technology over the Internet.
    He can be contacted at:

    Mark Edgecomb - Jazz Spirit cc
    +27 11 968-2084 / +27 82 706 9247

    News from Kiwiland TOP


    From frustration to full flight and song - an actor's story

    Jan Coetsee talks to Alison Hofer,a professional actor who resettled in New Zealand

    She is vivacious, attractive and multi-lingual with a Swiss father and Dutch mother and having attended school in Randburg. She is also the proud mother of young Julian, who turns 9 shortly and who shows talent for drama and acting.

    Alison Hofer trained as an actor atRhodes in Grahamstown, loves and lives theatre and is making a new life and career in her adopted country where she acts, teaches drama and recently facilitated an innovative drama group.

    We got to know each other when Alison played Hester in a local production of Fugard's Hello and Goodbye - a role in which she excelled and to which she brought depth and understanding. This role also earned her the respect and admiration of theatre-goers in Auckland and Hamilton.

    I visited Alison at her cosy house in a trendy Auckland suburb - very similar to Westdene and Melville - and enjoyed more than one cup of regte boeretroos while she told me her inspiring story.

    Jan: Alison, how does an actor launch a career in a new country?

    Alison: Well, when you get to a new country, you feel a bit like the primary school kid who enters high school. One moment you are the leader of the pack, then you are just a new squirt.

    As an actor arriving in New Zealand I faced the big boys and girls at auditions. Having enjoyed glory years in South Africa, it was humbling and sometimes frustrating to not get much work. I learned soon, though,that those big boys and girls did not get much work either. In a country this small there simply is not much acting work available. Being an actor is perhaps a bit like being a bird. You were given wings to fly and a song to sing. Sit in your nest long enough and the urge to spread your wings and hit the high notes forces you air-bound. And if you are fortunate enough, you will find that there are still people in this world who - despite the media frenzy - love live music and theatre, original paintings and handcrafted works. I realised that I had to make my own happiness and my own future if I want to survive.

    Jan: I gather that the airborne Alison eventually identified an ideal landing spot?

    Alison: I tend to believe the ideal landing spot for me was found by virtue of cirmumstances more than choice. This is how it happened:
    Formal research for my Masters degree revealed that audiences in New Zealand hesitate to visit the theatre because of high cost and content or disappointing quality.

    Informal research in my friends'lounges over numerous cups of coffee and a some bottles of wine revealed that you can take the actor off stage but never the theatre out of an actor. The best of times are experienced when actors dream out loud, read plays together or tell stories in their lounges - without lights, costumes, make-up, or financial strain - the magic is right there!

    I soon realised that there had to be way of bridging audiences who want to enjoy pure theatre, and actors who long to do more great work. I approached the Management of a new theatre complex and asked if they had any hours and spaces that were unused. It appeared that I had found my ideal landing place,because within days I facilitated the formation of The Actors Lounge and seven of us started rehearsals of a few plays. A few more months passed and the first performances took place before like-minded friends and family and associates. We performed a total of 4 plays in one evening, using our respective skills in the areas of directing, managing and acting.

    Judging by the spontaneous appreciation of the audience,and their subsequent enquiries about future performances and the long and enjoyable kuier we all had after the performance, it appears that the birds sang and flew and felt happy doing the art we love.
    For this we received confirmation when we noticed and heard that the audience relaxed, cried, laughed and applauded.

    The best of all is that we did not charge a prescribed admission fee. The audience was simply requested to make a small donation or even bring a bottle of wine.

    Thanks to several bottles of wine, we kuiered and laughed and dreamed together 'till late that night.

    The Actors Lounge is here to stay. We have a lot more flying and singingto do, it seems.

    A quote from the programme of that first performance says it all:
    As the name indicates, Actor's Lounge is actor-driven and about actors. We perform innovative plays and focus on quality of acting.
    The new approaches might be exploring but will never compromise the traditions we seek to uphold.

    Jan Coetsee is the producer/presenter of The Protea Hour,
    a bilingual radio programme for South Africans living in Auckland.
    The Protea Hour can be heard every Sunday @ 14:55 on 104.6Planet FM via the facilities of Auckland Access Community Radio.
    Jan can be contacted @ jan.coetsee@gmail.com)


    What is on in Kiwiland

    Braai at Cornwall Park, Auckland

    After the success of the last TBH Members Braai in Auckland we've decided to have one every second month, last one was December so the next one is going to be the end of this month...

    Venue - Cornwall Park - Auckland NZ
    Date - Sat 25th Feb
    Time - 1pm till dusk

    For full details with maps and all, take a look at the link below.

    http://www.thebottomhalf.com/Events/detail.asp?iData=105&iCat=343&iChannel=5&nChannel=Events

    Hope to see you there, reply to this email if you have any questions or would like to know more details...

    Cape to Cairo Festival in Browns Bay

    After two very successful and popular events in 2004 and 2005,the third C to C Festival is planned for 11 March this year. Should you be interested in selling African crafts or in entertaining the crowds, Sally Cargill (the East Coast Bay's Community Co-ordinator) would like to hear from you.

    She can be contacted at ECBCP@xtra.co.nz or 09 478 4301 during office hours.

    Christchurch - The Big Rig Show

    Display of a wide range of large trucks, rigs and tractor units. delight for truck enthusiasts and all the family. Childrens' entertainment. Addinton Raceway, Christchurch.
    Admission NZ$10. Saturday 26 February 2006 10:00 to 16:00.
    Call Paul Stanton on 03 358 8135 or e-mail to paul.stanton@sifco.co.nz for more information


    SA Govt to reach out to Expats

    Pretoria - The government is to reach out to South Africans living in New Zealand to improve links between the two countries, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.

    Mbeki met New Zealand's prime minister Helen Clark, who paid him a courtesy call in Pretoria ahead of the Progressive Governance Summit which both would be attending over the weekend. Clark raised a number of issues with Mbeki in their meeting that lasted just under an hour. She proposed a co-production film agreement between the two countries to develop the film industries in both.

    Read more at http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1879006,00.html

    Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week TOP


    Moquini crew had little chance

    Johannesburg - The yacht Moquini which was found this week after being missing for six months probably capsized, giving its crew little chance of survival. With the keel missing, the yacht would have immediately inverted 90 degrees, and within less than a minute would have completely inverted. Anyone on deck would have been flung into the water, Matthew Thomas, a searcher, said on Wednesday.

    Thomas headed the private search for the yacht when it went missing during the Mauritius-to-Durban yacht race in September last year. Its six crew have still not been found.

    [Our heartfelt sympathy for the bereaved families-Ed]

    Read more here: http://www.news24.com/News24/...


    Land Expropriation to start in March

    South Africa will from next month start large-scale expropriations of land from white farmers after years of fruitless compensation negotiations, a top official told AFP on Monday.

    Tozi Gwanya, South Africa's chief land claims commissioner, said the willing buyer, willing seller model would no longer apply to land-restitution claims as many white farmers wanted more money than the government was prepared to pay.

    Read more here: http://www.property24.com/...


    No drama over land worries

    Cape Town - Comments by South Africa's land claim commissioner Tozi Gwanya that South Africa would begin expropriating white owned farms from next month have been downplayed by the Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza. At a media conference at parliament on Tuesday she said there is no drama involving land expropriation.

    Read more here: http://www.fin24.co.za/articles...


    Young, rich, black... and driving an African boom

    They drive sleek cars, dress to kill and spend like there's no tomorrow. Twelve years after the demise of apartheid, the children of South Africa's revolution have found a way to celebrate freedom: shopping. In ways unimaginable to their grandparents, a generation of black upwardly mobile professionals, dubbed "buppies", is splashing out in a display of power and wealth that is driving a consumer boom.

    Read more here: http://www.mg.co.za/article...


    E-stamp secures e-mail delivery

    Washington: Companies will soon have to buy the electronic equivalent of a postage stamp if they want to be certain that their e-mail will be delivered to many of their customers, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

    Read more here: http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology...


    New US visa service

    The US Consulate General in South Africa has announced a new service that should speed up the visa application process for South Africans who wish to visit the States.

    From this week, you can phone the Visa Information Service call centre on +2711-275-6300 to apply for a non-immigrant visa at a US Consulate General in South Africa.

    Check out their web site here: http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/wwwhvisas.html

    The centre's representatives also will answer questions on non-immigrant visas and how to apply for them. To date, South Africans wanting visas for the USA have met with delays and frustration.

    Read more here: http://www.iol.co.za/index...

    Bits and Bobs TOP


    A Little History of Chocolate

    Chocolate is a psychoactive food. It is made from the seeds of the tropical cacao tree, Theobroma cacao. The cacao tree was named by the 17th century Swedish naturalist,Linnaeus. The Greek term theobroma means literally "food of the gods". Chocolate has also been called the food of the devil; but the theological basis of this claim is obscure.

    Cacao beans were used by the Aztecs to prepare to a hot, frothy beverage with stimulant and restorative properties. Chocolate itself was reserved for warriors, nobility and priests.

    The Aztecs esteemed its reputed ability to confer wisdom and vitality. Taken fermented as a drink, chocolate was also used in religious ceremonies. The sacred concoction was associated with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility.Emperor Montezuma allegedly drank 50 goblets a day. Aztec taxation was levied in cacao beans. 100 cacao beans could buy a slave. 12 cacao beans bought the services of a courtesan.

    The celebrated Italian libertine Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) took chocolate before bedding his conquests. This was on account of chocolate's reputation as a subtle aphrodisiac.

    Read more at http://chocolate.org


    What is your house worth?

    South African homeowners are rushing to get a free property evaluation courtesy of a new online automated valuation website. Jose Rodrigues, MD of Cerno Cubed, the company behind the website, says the Real Estate Evaluation Portal (Reep.co.za) is one of the most popular websites in South Africa.

    Read more here: http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage...


    Scammers target your cell phone records

    You wouldn't think that anyone could know that you left a couple of nasty messages for your ex, called the bank to talk about a home equity loan and booked tickets through your travel agent to Tahiti on your cell phone last week. But you'd be wrong.

    Read more here: http://biz.yahoo.com/brn...


    Mindfulness and Gratitude

    The Gotta-Love-It Game by Maya Talisman Frost

    We've heard all about the power of gratitude. We know that having an attitude of gratitude can help us approach the world with a greater sense of spaciousness and humility.

    We go about our day, grouching about this, feeling cranky about that, and dropping into bed at night completely exhausted. We think,I should stop complaining and appreciate the good things more.

    It's pretty easy to see the good things in our lives once we pay attention. The tricky part is staying in full gratitude mode when the not-so-good things pop up.

    Read more about this & many other articles at http://www.real-worldmindfulness.com


    Fortified town plays on middle class fear of crime

    The concept is medieval but the execution is very much 21st-century South Africa: a fortified town run as a miniature state. Rising from the winelands outside Cape Town, Heritage Park is enclosed by a computer-monitored fence that zaps intruders with 35 000 volts and alerts a corps of security guards.

    The newly built cluster of 650 houses, two churches, two schools and several factories on the outskirts of Somerset West could claim to be the safest town in South Africa.

    Read more here: http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage...

    The Legal Beagle TOP


    Dual Citizenship ?

    We were granted our Canadian Citizenship in 2003 and did not apply for dual citizenship to retain our SA citizenship. Could you please advise what steps we need to take to reinstate our SA Citizenship?
    Looking on websites it looks as though we have to do it in person?
    Could you please advise.

    Thanks so much for your help,
    Mone Haasbroek, e-mail:- lhaasbro@tbwifi.ca

    [Ed- the above sent to Legal Beagle -Paul Shane -USA-who replied ]

    Dear Theo,

    Nice to hear that you have taken over from Maureen. Unfortunately, I cannot advise this person of what steps to take with regard to obtain their SA citizenship, but would suggest you contact a South African attorney. Sorry I could not help on this one.

    Regards,
    Paul Shane

    Note from Maureen Cram:

    I would suggst contacting Julian Pokroy, the SAW Legal Beagle. His address is jpokroy@iafrica.com and you can find out more via his web site http://www.immigration-sa.com

    Help Desk TOP

    Nobody needing help this week.

    Where are they now? TOP

    From Rita Schroeder:

    Does anyone know the whereabouts of a baby boy born on May 3rd 1969 at a hospital near the Durban race course? Apparently he had a birth mark on his face. He was given up for adoption.

    Please contact the editor (editor@saw.co.za) if you have any information and I will pass it along.

    Club and Other News TOP

    No reports received - Come on Guys & Dolls , send me something !

    Humour TOP

    The Game Warden stopped a deer hunter and asked to see his hunting license. This is last year's license, the warden informed him.
    I know, said the hunter, But I shouldn't need a new license, I am only shooting at the deer I missed last year.

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    A couple go for a meal to a Chinese restaurant and order the Chicken Surprise The waiter brings the meal, served in a lidded cast iron pot.

    Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rises slightly and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around
    before the lid slams back down.

    Good grief, did you see that? she asks her husband.

    He hasn't, so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and again the lid rises, and he sees two little eyes looking around before it slams down.

    Rather perturbed, he calls the waiter over, explains what is happening, and demands an explanation.

    Please sir, says the waiter, what you order?

    The husband replies, Chicken Surprise.

    Ah... so sorry," says he waiter, I bling yu Peeking Duck!

    Recipes TOP


    African Recipes

    This information comes from the Funky Monkey web site (http://funkymunky.co.za/african.html)

    Traditional South African recipes mostly originate from early English, French, German and Malay settlers. However, the indigenous ethnic tribes were here long before the settlers and they have their own traditional culinary culture. My definition: If you can't pronounce the name of the dish, it's Traditional African. Thanx to Mary Maetla for her contributions.

    Tripe and Tomato Sauce
    Ulusu Lwenkomo (Stewed Ox Tripe)
    Imbuya Omelette
    Umngqusho (Samp and Beans)
    Isophu (Bean and Corn Soup)
    African Spinach
    Beef Stew
    Inyama Yenkukhu (Chicken Casserole)
    Inyama Yegusha (Mutton Casserole)
    Masonja (Mopane Worms)
    Ujeqe lwe mpama (Steamed Dumplings)
    Stewed Cane Rat
    Fish Parcels
    Sour Porridge (Imbila)
    Maize with mixed vegetables (Umfino)
    Ntomo Krakro (Sweet Potato Fritters)
    Isidudu

    [Ed- I selected Fish Parcels because I first tasted it in the DRC
    -sold along a country road,near a tributiary of the Congo River not far from Kinshasa]

    Fish Parcels

    Banana leaves
    4 x 180g fillet of fish
    2 measures of dry sherry
    1 small chilli, finely chopped
    small bunch of coriander, finely chopped
    8 thin slivers of ginger
    4 tablespoons olive oil
    Juice of 3 limes
    Salt and pepper to season

    Marinade fresh fillets with the above ingredients. Wrap each fillet individually in a banana leaf and secure with a skewer. bake parcels over hot coals, turning once.

    Sports News TOP


    Rugby News - Super 14

    Bulls are South Africa's only hope.

    In 10 years of Super 12 rugby no South African team was able to capture the southern hemisphere's most sought-after provincial trophy. Injuries to key players have already set the five sides back, while the increased workload on the Australasian leg of the tournament means home fixtures have become even more important than in the past.

    More news at http://www.mg.co.za/articleList.aspx?area=rugby

    Boertjie Worldwide TOP

    Please visit http://www.rayscam.com/ - there are beautiful cars to view at the Melbourne Motor Show.

    South African dam levels TOP


    Vaaldam

    With one top-sluice gate still open, the graph indicates 99 % full. No doubt the Department of Water Affairs is keeping a watchful eye on inflows due to the continued heavy downpours still being experienced in the Vaal catchment areas.

    See it for yourself at http://www.dwaf.gov.org

    Water pollution in SA TOP


    Jeffreys beach true-blue again

    by Mariska Petzer, Die Burger

    Jeffreys Bay - The sought-after blue flag flies again on Dolphin Beach at Jeffreys Bay after the problem of sewage on the beach and in the sea was sorted out.

    Morgan Griffiths of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa), the watchdog of blue-flag status, struck the flag as a result of the sewage flowing out at Pelsrus next to Dolphin Beach.

    Read more at http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa...

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