South Africans Worldwide Newsletter

Many thanks to all the Readers who have sent me their Survey answers. This week’s edition contains the last one, but some might notice that a few extra questions have been added, as they are also important for research. It is most interesting to learn where South-Africans find themselves now.

On Saturday evening, my wife, Annemarie & I were delighted to once again experience a bright convivial, typical South African atmosphere, at the re-opening of a local restaurant, but now with a tastefully refurbished decor. The building was once a dull municipal workshop.

There were many braai-fires outside in the super garden, but due to the cool drizzle, most people were understandably sitting socializing indoors. The owners & staff were bustling about keeping everyone happy. The entertainers were doing it just right. In all, a most pleasant occasion in the Old Tradition.

This week’s edition still focuses on the energy crunch, but the intention is to focus Reader’s attention on exploration of the modern alternatives.

Retaining a positive tone is the intention, as most news these days is focused on negative events and happenings. Next week there will be different stories - I promise.

With the power problems in the Western Cape seemingly solved-for now, this week will be exciting due to the hotly contested municipal elections being held countrywide. Whilst I never get involved in political discussions, the outcome will of course be interesting, due to the impact it could make to the running of the country’s services.

Readers outside South Africa expressed surprise to learn that the South African weather has changed from dry heat-waves to mostly cool rainy weather over a large area. Some typical thunderstorms have been lashing the Witwatersrand.

Take care.

Theo

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Letters to the Editor TOP

E-Mail from Hazel:-

Thanks for this. It’s rather a peculiar fact of life that people generally do not bother to give positive feedback when they are very happy with a product/service as I am sure the hotel/restaurant industry is all too well aware of. I am probably as guilty as anyone in this regard.

However, I have been following the seasonal comings and goings of Maureen and her family for some time and was very concerned when I thought the newsletter might come to an end. Momentarily it felt like the loss of a familiar friend.

Bravo to you for picking up the reins. I look forward to seeing the SAW newsletter in my Inbox for many years to come.

Quote/s of the Week TOP

Love is a unusual game. There are either two winners or none. -
Author unknown.

Life Recipes TOP

A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,
Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle.
The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kind of shabby and his coat was worn and frayed.
The man knelt, he bowed his head, then rose and walked away.
In the days that followed, each noon time came this chap,
Each time he knelt just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap.
Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him: what are you doing here?

The old man said, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour.
Lunchtime was his prayer time, for finding strength and power.
I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away;
as I kneel here talking to the Lord, this is kind a what I say:

I just came again to tell you Lord how happy I've been, since we found each other's friendship and you took away my sin.
Don't know much of how to pray but I think about you everyday. So Jesus this is Jum checking in today.

The minister feeling foolish and told Jim that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome to come and pray just anytime.
Time to go: Jim smiled and said Thanks. He hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before.
His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:

I just came again to tell you, Lord, how happy I've been,
since we found each other's frienship & you took away my
my sin. Don’t know much but I think of You everyday.
So, Jesus, this is me, checking in every day.

Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some.
At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried, but he'd given them a thrill.
The week that Jim was with them, brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious. changed people, were his reward.
The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad,
when no flowers, calls or cards came, Not a visitor he had.
The minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse's concern:
No friends came to show they cared, he had nowhere to turn.

Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up with a winsome smile:
The nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while everyday at noon He's here, a dear friend of mine, you see,
He sits right down, takes my hand, leans over and says to me:
I just came again to tell you, Jim, how happy I've been since we found this frienship & I took away your sin.
Always love to hear you pray; I think about you each day
& so Jim this is Jesus checking in today.

If this blesses you, pass it on. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

May God hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you.

But for those of us who are already His, He not only holds us in the palm of His hand, but has engraved our names there and we are continually in His sight (Isaiah 49:16)

Source: Rev. Mark Edgecomb.

Date with Another Woman

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said: I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

What's wrong, are you well? she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,I responded-Just the two of us.

She thought abou t it for a moment, and then said: I would like that very much.

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's.

I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed, she said, as she got into the car.

They can't wait to hear about our meeting.

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.

It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small, she said.

Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,"I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said:

I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you! I agreed.

How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home.
Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined, I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said:

I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, Son - Mother.

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: I love you and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.

Author Unknown

News from Kiwiland TOP

Inspired by power cuts, diesel fumes and lingering perfume: a Vasbyt of a different kind

The news of the current power cuts in Cape Town - or outages as they are known in Kiwiland - reminds me of headlines that appeared in local news media in 2003 when Auckland battled long spells of darkness. Here are a few of those headlines - at that stage, warning of a looming crisis and later reporting some good news that sweetened the crisis:

Power crisis looms, prices unstable
ONE News March 20, 2003
There are warnings the country is heading into a power crisis that could mean blackouts and bigger bills for homeowners.

Energy Minister hints at winter of discontent
NZ Herald Friday March 21, 2003
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has raised fears of another dry winter and high power prices, saying a new power-savings push is on the way.

Call for action on looming crisis
ONE News March 24, 2003
The Prime Minister is threatening a shake-up of the electricity industry as power cuts loom this winter, but one of Labour's political allies says the government is not doing enough right now to avert a crisis.

Underpowered for winter
NZ Herald Monday March 31, 2003
The electricity industry is in crisis, whether there is a winter power shortage or not.

Meridian says Thank you with $1.65m power reward
Scoop 11 July 2003
Meridian Energy is to donate a cash and energy efficiency package worth $650,000 to Plunket, in recognition of the country’s effort towards achieving a 10 percent saving in power. The power generator and retailer will also pay a total of $1m to reward its top 10,000 eligible energy savers over the winter period.

Power company pays savers
nzoom 11 July, 2003
With the end of the power shortage, one energy company is donating $2.5 million to organisations which helped it survive the crisis by saving electricity. Contact Energy says the more its customers saved then the bigger the payout.

These predictions became a harsh reality for Aucklanders when business, industry and home-dwellers alike had to rely on petrol and diesel-powered generators to keep the city going.

During that power crisis I personally had an experience that made me realise just how agile and energetic a man can get in his so-called mid-life years. Attending a meeting in an Auckland high-rise office block would under normal conditions not require much planning beyond familiarising oneself with proximity of scarce parking garages to the address where the meeting is to happen. Under normal circumstances, yes.

I arrived in the city in good time to find parking, enjoy a coffee in one of the little cafes on the way to the meeting and to appreciate the beautiful artwork in the large and airy foyer of the building.

On that particular day, however, cars could not get into the parking garage because the electrically operated boom at the entrance was jammed in the closed position. So a long queue of vehicles had to be reversed down a long winding ramp and back into the street where the drivers sat confusedas to where that illusive parking spot would be found.

Low and behold, a friendly Kiwi gentleman tapped on my car's window and indicated that he was about to move his car from a parking spot next to where I was waiting for the rest of the queue to move. With my car safely parked, I set off to the meeting - but not quite sure if I would have time for the coffee I had promised myself.

I soon realised something in Queen Street was different and recognised the familiar stench of diesel fumes coming from the exhausts of mobile generators parked outside office buildings and shops. The sputtering noises of those diesel engines sporadically announced trouble, because even diesel generators have to be kept going by a constant supply of fuel and if the engineer does not refill the tanks fast enough, those monsters tend to stop generating power. After I almost tripped over thick electric cables running from the formidable looking noisy mobile generators, I started to plan the logistics of getting to the 24th level of the office block where the meeting was scheduled to take place. No ways was I going to get into an elevator knowing that the power driving that little cage was coming from a generator that could run out of fuel at any moment.

Images of an overcrowded elevator hanging mid-floor in total darkness flashed through my mind and motivated me to... walk up the stairs to the 24th level! No, I didn't think of cancelling or rescheduling the meeting. I also did not realise that the very building had its own stand-by generator to provide power in such circumstances. I was totally motivated by fear of the probable, not the factually possible. In short - I was in vasbyt mood!

I entered the dimly lit foyer and missed the effect of a well-positioned spot light on the artwork. I found the door to the stairs and on the way up, my legs got progressively shorter,my knees more painful and my pulse faster. I do not even want to recall how long it took me to reach level 15, let alone calculate how much longer it would have taken to get to level 24. Would have, because having arrived on level 15 and gasping for much needed breath, the elevator's doors opened and 4 people got out.

A very polite well-presented and subtly perfumed lady held the lift doors open and indicated that I should get on board. And I did - without hesitation, because I realised my reservoir of fresh air and good intentions would probably run dry long before the diesel engines that I presumed were supplying power to drive the elevator, suffered a similar lot.

After the meeting, I did not even consider attempting the return journey on foot. After all, I preferred the lingering scent of expensive perfume to being painfully reminded of the fact that my legs are getting older and my breath shorter.

Nowadays, I plan my city appointments in such a way that I have time for a coffee in one of those nice cafes after the meeting. Just in case my perfumed and well presented benefactor appears out of the blue and accepts my invitation to enjoy a cup of coffee - together. I owe myself a cup from that disastrous day back in 2003!

Well, I suppose even older grey-headed and bearded men are entitled to rely on their sense of (pleasant) smell under special circumstances.

So, in the words of Western Cape's Premier, Ebrahim Rasool,I remind myself that Vasbyt is a great motivator.

Groetnisse from Auckland where - thus far this year - no diesel fumes are affecting my sense of smell.

Jan Coetsee
(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)

Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week TOP

Mocambique Quake

A resident of Beira, hit by an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude that caused the death of two people, says his bed jumped around and thought: I must be drunk. The earthquake, which felt to some people like a raging war, hit Mozambique in the early hours of Thursday morning, but in Maputo it did not even disturb former president Nelson Mandela who was totally oblivious of the panic caused in the northern part of the country.

Read more at http://www.mweb.co.za/...

[There have been a string of seismic events along the Great Rift Valley, starting in Ethiopia then lately in Kenya,Goma in the DRC and now in Mocambique - Ed]

R700m bio-fuel project on the cards

Bio-fuel producer Ethanol Africa on Thursday announced a country-wide bio-ethanol project of R700-million. Ethanol Africa, based in Bothaville in the Free State, in partnership with Sterling Waterford Securities is to construct eight plants in the Free State, North West and Mpumalanga to convert by-products of maize farming into ethanol, SAfm reported.

Read more at http://business.iafrica.com/news...

Power cuts: Now, it's Vasbyt until Monday

Premier Ebrahim Rasool's advice to the Western Cape about the rolling power cuts that are causing huge disruptions is to Vasbyt. Hang in there until Monday. Eskom moved the goalposts yet again on Wednesday in the power debacle in the Western Cape and the continuing power outages will now drag on until Monday. But, Die Burger learned reliably that the problems would not be fully resolved by Monday, but only by Wednesday next week.

Read more at http://www.mweb.co.za/...

SA wind power: not just a breeze

South Africa has an abundance of wind resources, & coupled with its vast tracts of open land and infrastructure - the potential to become a wind powerhouse. That's the view of pioneers in the wind power revolution in South Africa, who say that in one province alone, wind has the potential to generate 10 times the official national wind energy estimates. There are currently two key pilot wind power projects in South Africa: at Klipheuwel and Darling, both in the W.Cape.

Read more at http://www.southafrica.info/doing_business...

Wind Generators in The Netherlands photo by Editor.

SA solar research eclipses rest of the world

In a scientific breakthrough that has stunned the world, a team of South African scientists has developed a revolutionary new, highly efficient solar power technology that will enable homes to obtain all their electricity from the sun. This means high electricity bills and frequent power failures could soon be a thing of the past. The unique South African-developed solar panels will make it possible for houses to become completely self-sufficient for energy supplies.

The panels are able to generate enough energy to run stoves, geysers, lights, TVs, fridges, computers -in short all the mod-cons of the modern house.

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

Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is the safest and cleanest large-scale source of electricity we know, and in many countries, the most economical. The use of nuclear power as a source of electricity began fifty years ago. It now provides 17 per cent of the world’s electricity. Most of the world’s leading democracies, such as Sweden, France, Japan, Canada, Germany and the USA, rely on nuclear power for a large share of their electricity. The huge advantages of nuclear power come not from man but from nature. Nuclear energy is so concentrated that it can easily be controlled and causes minimum disruption to the environment.

Read more at http://www.hsf.org.za/...

Plans afoot for second Cape nuclear plant

South Africa is likely to get another nuclear plant in the face of rising consumer demand and a power supply crisis that has left large areas of the country in the dark in recent months. Eskom has confirmed it has commenced with pre-feasibility studies for a second nuclear plant, more powerful than the controversial Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) expected to come online in 2015.

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

Solar power may shed some light for the poor

Poor people who cannot afford to pay for electricity now have a solution - a solar-powered, low-cost lighting system. The light is powered by the sun and it's light quality is superior to candlelight.It costs only R980 to install, lasts for 20 years and includes a battery that runs for seven years.

Read more at http://www.int.iol.co.za/index...

Bits and Bobs TOP

Powering up with pet poo

San Francisco - The US city renowned for its 1960s anti-war flower power is exploring a more malodorous future - that of poop power. San Francisco city officials have directed their contracted trash-handling company to devise a system of turning pet droppings into methane gas that could be used as fuel for home heating, electricity generation or other needs.

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

50% of drivers don't need cars

40% of SA city dwellers drive to work and 50% of drivers say they do not actually need to use their cars during business hours, a survey shows. Cape Town - A total of 1.8 million or 39% of workers in South Africa's six biggest cities travel to work in a motorcar, according to Transport Minister Jeff Radebe - who has warned that a system of reducing single-occupant car use was on the cards.

Read more at http://www.mweb.co.za/news/...

Life expectancy will be 100

St Louis - Life expectancy may balloon to 100 years old in rich nations thanks to scientific advances, but such progress could widen the gap between wealthy and poor nations, according to researchers. Within the next 10 years, state-of-the-art, anti-ageing technologies could - if they come into widespread use - radically start altering global demographics, extending people's lifespans by 20 years, according to Shripad Tuljapurkar, a Stanford University biologist.

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

Mind massage with Maya Talisman Frost

It's Carnaval time here in Mazatlan, Mexico, home of the third largest celebration in the world. Carnaval is a five-day baccha_nalia marking the final indulgence of the lib_ido prior to the forty days of fasting during Lent. This is a last blast of carn_al pleasure before Catholics swear off meat, sweets, or other vices from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday.

Read more at http://www.MassageYourMind.com

The Legal Beagle TOP

Nobody seems to require legal assistance this week !

Help Desk TOP

Nothing worth publishing received.

Where are they now? TOP

Nobody wrote in this week.

Club and Other News TOP

SA-Australia Forums

You may recall that we introduced you to SACanada Forums back in December 2002 as the new kid on the block among the immigration websites for South Africans wishing to immigrate to Canada. Well today SACanada is ranked first by Google in their Canadian immigration directory section, and with good reason. There is a veritable knowledge base of immigration information,tips, and experiences that have stood many a prospective immigrant from South Africa to Canada in good stead. The forum is run by a volunteer team of hosts (and hostesses) that represent the different cities and provinces of the country and who go out of their way to answer questions and generally make people feel welcome in the country they now call home.

This model of friendly but firm moderation recently attracted the attention of some South Africans down-under in Australia. They approached the SACanada team to assist them in establishing a similar forum for South Africans aiming for Australia. SAAustralia Forums saw the light a mere two weeks ago on February 5, 2006.

However, comparing this new forum with either of the other two, it seems to be taking off at a tremendous pace. We have already had more than 2,500 visits and just passed 1000 posts to the forum. What was exemplary in the establishment of the new forum was the way in which the host teams of both the other two forums rallied around the new SA-Australia team to assist them in starting out at a good trot. It is heart warming to see this level of synergy among South Africans of countless different backgrounds and persuasions. We CAN work together to create something good.

At this time we are actively seeking alliances with other South African clubs in Australia, since we feel that a synergistic approach of working together for the greater good of immigrants to Australia can be extremely beneficial to all involved. Many clubs have websites already, but often do not provide for efficient means for their members to communicate to the club management (other than e-mails) or other club members. SA-Australia would love to be instrumental in uniting different South African communities throughout Australia, and to help foster friendships and meetings all over the country.

So we invite anyone who is involved with a South African club to get into contact with us, and to continue the synergy that was started across the oceans when the forum was created.

Coming to Australia is a daunting exercise at best, and with SAAustralia Forums we hope to provide a warm, fun and helpful environment to those thinking of making Australia their home, and also for those of us already here, to make the settling in easier and just for some lekker gesels. Oh yes, we are fully bilingual!

Greetings,Hendie Dijkman

Forum Admin: SAAustralia Forums http://www.saaustralia.org

SA Club Luxembourg

The race for tickets to Saturday's Carnival Party has increased over the past few days. The party is at the Check Inn, Findel, from 20:30, and is Fancy Dress with lots of prizes for best outfit.

South African band, Fade to Gray, will provide the dance music througout the night, and they too will be dressed up in Fancy Dress for their new routines!

Tickets: Some tickets are still available, but party-goers are advised to book now to avoid disappointment! Tickets cost 12 Euros (pre-paid) or 15 Euros at the door.To apply for tickets to the Carnival Party, send an e-mail to TICKETS@STATION.LU, together with your name, address,mobile phone number and number of tickets requested, with Carnival Party, in the subject line. Your tickets will be reserved in your name & they can then be collected at the door. Many more sponsors have come aboard this past week, with many prizes to be won during the evening.

These include: |
A trip for 2 people to Disneyland Resort Paris, including transport from Luxembourg and entry tickets.
Hotel Campanile - meal vouchers.
The Check Inn - meal voucher.
Sheraton Hotel - meal voucher.
Poissonerie Arctic - gift voucher.
African Rock wine from South Africa.
352 magazine - free subscription.
Savanna - South African Cider.
Filsdorf Ostrich Farm - Win a FREE Holiday to South Africa with South African Airways and Boomerang Reisen. The holiday prize-drawn on 30 April includes return flight tickets by South African Airways for two people, from Luxembourg to South Africa-Johannesburg or Cape Town, plus 2-week's accomodation. The prize cannot be exchanged in part or in full. To enter, Tombola tickets go on sale at the Carnival
Party on Saturday evening.

NightRider. Don't forget that anyone attending the Carnival Party can avail themselves of a 50% discount off the regular Night Rider fare. After enjoying the night out, you are driven right to your doorstep. Night Rider currently operates in the south-west of the country, from Steinfort in the north-west to Niederanven in the north-east & Mondorf on the south-east. All you have to do is telephone 8002-1010 and the Night Rider bus will collect you within half an hour and bring you either from home to town or from town back home.

The Night Rider service is operational between
08:00 and 20:00 Monday - Thursday, and
08:00 and 04:00 Friday - Saturday.
A one-way ticket costs 10 Euros and the return tickets costs 15 Euros. Four people travel for the price of three, with cheaper rates for city destinations.

Humour TOP

From-Clean Joke of the day

A woman sees a beautiful bracelet in a jewelry store window. Not having the money to purchase the item, but desperately longing for it, she enters and speaks to the clerk. If I were to give you a small deposit for this item, could you possibly hold it for me?

"Certainly," replies the clerk. "For how long shall we hold the item?"

Until my husband does something unforgivable, she says.

Recipes TOP

Cape Malay

Instead of printing a recipe, you may explore various sites for Cape Malay recipes. Many are so typically South African now, they should make any buitelander homesick for the Homeland [Die Ouland]!

http://www.knet.co.za/capemalay/capemalayrecipes.htm

http://kuali.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?r=1291

http://africhef.com/index.html

http://www.boykie.co.uk/cape-malay-recipes.htm

http://home.intekom.com/dennehof/recipes.htm#recipes

http://kuali.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?r=609

Enjoy them! Let me know whether you liked this suggestion - Ed

Sports News TOP

Sarpa hails Hoskins's election
Interested parties welcomed the election of Oregan Hoskins as the new president of the South African Rugby Union (Saru). The Sharks president defeated Brian van Rooyen at the Saru annual general meeting on Friday in Cape Town.

Smith ton sinks Aussies
Graeme Smith hit an unbeaten century to lead South Africa to victory in the first one-day international at Centurion Park on Sunday.

UCB pays homage to Tutu
The United Cricket Board (UCB) and the SABC announced on Sunday that they are planning to honour Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who celebrates his 75th birthday in March

South African dam levels TOP

Due to the copious recent rains, the various dam-levels remain good.
The Vaaldam graph continues to show 99%.

Read more at http://www.dwaf.gov.za

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