Soek 'n berig in Renaissance
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Sunday, 17 November 2019
Year-end Function - 2019
Our residents have paid tribute to the Social Action for producing seven excellent
functions this year under the capable leadership of their convenor, Rita
Vosloo. Sadly, after five years at the helm, Rita has decided to call it a day.
Residents should be concerned that no-one has yet volunteered to take her
place.
Their crowning
achievement this year proved to be the Year-end Function that was held
recently.
The photographs below
provide an overview of the proceedings
The pièce de résistance turned out to be the bushpig-on-the-spit prepared by Thys and MC van Zyl |
Guests patiently waiting for proceedings to start |
Residents Kobi Breedt and Elize Strydom performing hit songs of yesteryear |
Zelda Nel receiving her prize from Edna Cornelius following a wine draw. Zelda is the wife of our Managing Agent, Frikman Nel |
Dinner is served |
The aftermath |
Friday, 8 November 2019
Oord verwelkom Biebie Geldenhuys
Biebie Geldenhuys |
Sy en Salmond is in 1966 getroud, waarna hulle hulle
op Lobatse gevestig het. Drie kinders en vyf kleinkinders is uit hul huwelik
gebore. Salmond het haar 11 jaar gelede ontval.
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Oord verwelkom Hans en Ann Harmse
Hans en Ann Harmse |
Hans is op Groot-Marico gebore en het op ʼn plaas grootgeword wat later ʼn gedeelte van die Madikwe-wildreservaat geword het. Nadat hy sy
skoolloopbaan aan die Hoërskool Rustenburg voltooi het, het hy ʼn loopbaan in die mynbedryf gevolg. Hy het hom mettertyd as ʼn mynkaptein bekwaam.
Ann is op Randfontein gebore en het op die plaas
Boekenhoutsfontein grootgeword. Dié plaas het vroeër aan oudpresident Paul
Kruger van die ZAR behoort. Trouens, sy is ʼn direkte afstammeling van die oud-president. Sy het haar skoolloopbaan
in 1969 aan die Hoërskool Bergsig op Rustenburg voltooi.
Terwyl hulle op Welkom gewoon het, het Ann jare lank die
pos as luggehalte-analis by ʼn plaaslike goudmyn
beklee. Hierbenewens het sy ʼn kwalifikasie in
rekenaarstudie aan die plaaslike tegniese kollege behaal.
Hans en Ann vier later vanjaar hulle vyftigste
huweliksherdenking. Hulle het twee seuns en drie kleinkinders.
Sunday, 3 November 2019
Remarkable mimicry
A Diederik Cuckoo |
PHILIP VAN DEN BERG (U34), writes: Residents are probably well acquainted with
the ‘dee-dee-dee-deederik’ call of Diederik Cuckoos during the summer. These
birds are migratory intra-African brood parasites. They have a range of host
species including Southern Masked Weavers.
One of the
most astonishing features of Diederik Cuckoos is that they lay eggs that match
the colour and markings of the host species.
When the
female Diederik Cuckoo enters the host nest, she ejects or eats the host’s eggs.
Then she lays only one egg in the nest.
The female ejects or eats the host's eggs |
The egg
hatches within 10 to 12 days, and the parasite chick receives the undivided
attention of the host parents. In the picture below the host parent is a
Southern Masked Weaver.
A Southern Masked Weaver feeding a Diereik Cuckoo chick |
The
fledgling remains dependent on its host parents. As winter approaches it flies
back to Equatorial Africa purely on instinct.
Saturday, 2 November 2019
Oord verwelkom Gerrie en Carol van der Westhuizen
Gerrie (77)
en Carol (73) van der Westhuizen het voorheen in Zimbabwe en Nieu-Seeland
gewoon voordat hulle na Suid-Afrika teruggekeer het. Hulle het onlangs hulle
intrek in E17 geneem nadat hulle lank op Alberton gewoon het.
Gerrie is in
Johannesburg gebore en getoë. Hy het sy skoolloopbaan in 1958 aan die Hoërskool
Fakkel afgesluit. In 1962 het hy ʼn vakleerlingskap as ʼn ketelmaker voltooi en was vervolgens
in die voormalige Rhodesië by ʼn familielid se sakeonderneming wat swaar
nywerheidstoerusting vervaardig het, werksaam. Dié onderneming het later sy
werksaamhede op Alberton voortgesit. Gerrie het in 2013 afgetree.
Carol is
eweneens in Johannesburg gebore. Soos haar suster, Ann Harmse (E24), het sy op
die plaas Boekenhoutsfontein grootgeword en is ʼn direkte afstammeling van ʼn voormalige eienaar van die plaas,
oud-president Paul Kruger van die ZAR. Sy het haar skoolloopbaan in 1964 aan die
Hoër Handelskool Rustenburg
voltooi en het daarna as ʼn sekretaresse by verskeie
werkgewers gewerk.
Gerrie en
Carol is reeds vyftig jaar getroud. Hulle het drie kinders en vyf kleinkinders.
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