Edition / Uitgawe 1 26 April 2013

Nick is Sabie’s Sasol

Rally champion – 8

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Why Sabie deserves to

be Town of the Year – 1 5

Bokkie visists with Safcol

CEO – 6

Gertie, our sister, we will

miss you – 9

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Introduction of ournewspaper

What a blessing to be part of thecommunities of Graskop, Pil-grims and Sabie, hence GPSNews. We live in such a beautifulpart of country that God created.With that said you should be ableto deduce what this newspaper isabout. Our newspaper’s missionand vision statement is quitesimple: The reporting and pub-lishing of good news. It is to beused as an instrument wherebythe reporting of positive news

can motivate and uplift us all inthis negative world we have dodeal with every day.Please feel free to contribute

and be part of our newspaper by

sending interesting articles andfacts and share your experienceswith us. We appreciate everyperson that wished us well andhelped us to get the business off

the ground. Together with you asreader we aim to make thisnewspaper ours.To all the lads at Thaba Chweu

News, thank you for your kindwords, and may your newspaperprosper to serve the community.Our community is a very uniqueconglomerate of different nation-alities and believes, and being ina small town environment,provides us with the opportunityto be there for each other.

Briewe / LettersTexting whilst driving

Residents of Sabie, Pilgrims andGraskop, as well as visitors, pleaseread this letter and wake up! It issomething that despite the im-mense danger it holds, is rapidlyon the increase - texting whilstdriving.During the recent Sasol rally

with such an influx of cars in ourtown, it was alarming to see how

many people text while they aredriving their vehicle.Please refrain from it and wait

until you stop. Those few extraminutes might just save your life.Is answering a bbm, text orwhatever you are busy on yourcellphone with, more importantthan your family losing you, or be-ing crippled in an accident? Be-sides, talking on a cell whiledriving is against the law; howmuch more must it be to textwhilst driving. Don’t wait until itis too late: stop now!

Sabie-kliniek sê dankie

Sabie-kliniek se personeel

Ek wil net baie graag ’n hartlikedankie aan Van Wyk’s Plumbingsê. Verder wil ek graag aan diepubliek vertel watter wonderlikediens die maatskappy bied. Hullehelp ons gereeld by Sabie-klinieken hul diens is altyd professioneelen vriendelik. Hulle is altyd bereidom ekstra moeite te doen om onste help.Christo, Linda en span, julle

word opreg waardeer en ons saljulle diens enige tyd vir iemandaanbeveel.

Proud of Chris

To Chris, the security guard atStandard bank, we want to thankyou. You are a true gentleman and

your way of handling the clients issuch a benefit to our town. On be-half of all the clients of StandardBank, a hearty thank you. We arefortunate to have you in our town.We just wish we could use you to

teach some of Thaba Chweu em-ployees in Sabie what it is to takeyour job seriously. We are proud ofyou, Chris!

For sale: Antique and other

quality furniture – owner

relocating. All furniture to

go. Call for appointment.

Tel: 084 636 1 432.

Panorama Chalets& Ruskamp

Dit het alles met oupa HenniePrinsloo begin. Panorama Chalets& Ruskamp in Graskop het ont-staan met die koop van die perseelin 1965. In 1968 is die eerste hui-sie gebou wat uit een vertrek be-staan het, met ’n gemeenskaplikeablusieblok. In 2007 is die chaletsin ’n deeltitelskema verkoop.Riëtte en Danie van Niekerk is

die opsigters en verhuur die een-hede namens die eienaars. Daar isdeeltiteleienaars van so ver as dieKaap en selfs Australië.Riëtte is die derde generasie wat

by die oord betrokke is. Eers wasdaar ouma Hetta, haar dogter Lae-titia en nou Riëtte. Die egpaar hetdrie kinders: Laetitia (13), Danie(11) en Antonie (6).Die oord is al in twee televisie-

reekse – Ballade vir ’n enkeling enSkattejag – gebruik.Daar is ’n restuarant op die per-

seel wat vir die publiek oop is.“Die uitsig is sekerlik die oord se

grootste aantrekkingskrag,” sê Da-nie en Riëtte. Daar is ook ’n kuns-galery wat die werke van driekunstenaars tentoonstel: RinaBurger, Nicol Cronje en Riëtte.Almal word harlik genooi om ’n

wyle by Panorama Chalets &Ruskamp te kom vertoef.

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Luchellewinsthe

Luchelle Marx (36), a Sabieresident, has lost a whop-ping 25 kilograms and 94

centimetres in 7 months.Luchelle, a mother of two

beautiful girls, Chané (15) andSunel (12) , is married to Melchi-or. They relocated from Vereen-iging 5 years ago. In an interviewwith GPS News, Luchelle saidthat she is just like other peoplethat struggles with their weight,always had a weight problem,losing weight and picking up,never reaching target weight andmaintaining it. She realized thatshe has to do something drasticabout it. Mid 2012 she decided tostart eating healthy and cut outall sugar and starches, but theprogress were nearly like themunicipality strike – slow. Sherealized that if she do not look

after her body, where else willshe live in?The children, work and mar-

riage has always been a priorityto her, but she came to the con-clusion that she was neglectingherself, and the effect thereofwill in the end have an effect onher family as well. She was tiredand not feeling well physically,battling to find feminine clothesand felt bad about herself emo-tionally. One day Luchelle real-ized that her daughters are nowteenagers, and she has to set theexample, and said enough isenough.After seeking guidance she

changed her lifestyle by eatingsmaller more frequent meals andjoined “It is what you put in”aqua aerobics presented byValerie Kemp. Luchelle said:

“Eating right is not enough, youhave to exercise. Aqua aerobics isthe best exercise regime focusingon all the muscle groups as wellas making me fit, besides firmingup all the muscles. The workoutin the indoor heated pool pro-vides me with the opportunity toget fit and slim whilst enjoying itthoroughly. My colleagues at Van

Heerden’s chem-ist in Sabiereally supportsme and keep mein line at work.My husbandloves the newlook and I feellike a new per-son. I have somuch more en-ergy and a zestfor life, gettingup in the morn-ing looking for-ward to theday”.Luchelle

wants to encour-age all thepeople strug-gling with theirweight to start,

just start. She said: “Every daytell yourself that just for today,I am going to stick to the eatingprogram and do it. After a whileyou will see the kilograms com-ing off and the clothes gettingbigger. Losing weight and seeinghow you body changes, really in-spires me to lose more weightand to never pick it up again.”

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Shirly Mathebula

For several years hawkers atthe Sabie Market Squarehave operated their busi-

nesses in temporary mobile struc-tures that were unhygienic andnot safe for business. On Thursday18 April, more that ten womendanced in jubilation when repres-entatives from Sasol, in partner-ship with York Timber, handedthem access to the new permanentstalls. Sasol, working togetherwith York Timber, took the initi-ative to invest in community up-liftment projects and constructed20 permanent stalls as part of amicro-enterprise development inthe Mpumalanga region.GPS News conducted a survey to

find out the views from Sabie res-idents about the permanent stallsconstructed at the Sabie MarketSquare.Nancy Fakude (43), one of the

hawkers at the market square whohas been working at the marketfor three years, says she couldn’twait for the building to be finished.Fakude said, “My only concern iswhether we will be able to use thestalls for free or if we must payrent; if we have to pay rental feeswe won’t be able to afford it. Wehave not been advised on how it isgoing to operate.” She showed herhumbleness and said that: “Ourmain role as vendors is not only tosell food and crafts but also to as-sist tourists when they visit oursite and offer them good service.”Linah Dibakoane (53), a retired

worker who recently opened a stallat the Sabie Market, is delightedto see that a well built market willbe provided for them. “I retiredfrom work last year as advised bythe doctor. However, I couldn’t sit

at home and do nothing and I wasinspired by the other businesses tostart my own business.”Lulu Ngomane (51), said she

started trading in 1983, but heronly concern was that the spacewas too limited. “I wish the spacewas bigger. However, we arethankful for the work that thecompanies have done.”Given Khoza, an employee at

Midnite Espresso, said that “themanmade stalls constructed ofplastic and timber were not at-tractive but the new buildingwould attract customers and theplace would look more organisedand professional.”Ayesha Lashee-Bhana, a Sabie

resident for 13 years from Aye-sha’s Deli at Sabie Market Square,added that “the project is an in-

credible idea. It will bring a more‘village-fresh market feel’ to Sabieand be a good tourist attraction.”S’phiwe Mthethwa, a resident

from Sabie town, added that “thenew market building will have ahygienic appearance; the marketwill attract tourists and custom-ers. Even surrounding businessessuch as Spar will get more cus-tomers because the Sabie MarketSquare will appear as a welcomeshopping area. The sponsors haveoutdone themselves by imple-menting this project. The local wo-men are given a means to improvetheir businesses and to be able tomake money so that they canprovide for their families.”Sonet Douglas, a resident from

Sabie town, said that “the newmarketplace is more organised and

neat. The place will draw morecustomers.”Riccardo Carbone, an employee

at Sabie Kodak, said that “Theplace looks more professional andthe complex is very tidy. However,it would have been better if themarket was built in a non-parkingarea where there was sufficientspace. Nevertheless, the goodthing is that the market is morevisible where it is located.”Randy Muller, a resident from

Harmony Hill, said “Sabie is atourism area, a place that mustattract tourists. The hawkers willbe safe from storms now that thereis shelter provided for them. Thenew building will serve as a com-mitment to empower the com-munity as a way of easing povertyand unemployment.”

Market Square vendors receive brand new stalls

Market stall recipients with representatives of Sasol, York Timbers and Thaba Chweu municipality.

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Help sportmense met klere

Rochelle Esterhuizen, hoofmei-sie van Laerskool Sabie in 2009,is ’n leerling aan NelspruitHoërskool. Naweke en vakan-sies is sy nog by die Sabie-ge-meenskap betrokke waar haarouers woon. Rochelle het GPSNuus genader om haar by testaan met ’n gemeenskapspro-jek wat sy as deel van haar jaaras Mej. NHS (Neslpruit Hoër-skool) aanpak.Rochelle en Cecil Harley,

Mnr. NHS, is albei ywerigesportmense en het by sportby-eenkomste opgemerk dat daaronder die deelnemers ’n behoef-te aan sporttoerusting en -klereis. Sy was geskok toe sy sienndat daar deelnemers aan land-loop, asook as netbal was wattekkies moes deel omdat hullenie finansieel daartoe in staatis om hul eie aan te skaf nie.Sy het ’n passie vir mense

wat hulp nodig het en wil daar-om vra dat al die ywerige sport-manne en -vroue enige ousporttoerusting (krieketkolwe,

balle van enige aard, skaak-stelle, netbalballe... enigesporttoerusting) en sportklereskenk en by GPS Nuus in Hoof-straat, Sabie, laat.Die doel met die projek is om

minderbevoorregtes in ons ge-meenskap en omgewing van dienodige toerusting en klere tevoorsien. Hulle kan dan ook opdie korrekte manier sport beoe-fen en daardeur trots en ’n ge-sonde lewensuitkyk ontwikkel.Rochelle glo dat ’n gesonde

liggaam ’n gesonde gees huis-ves, en as kinders sport beoe-fen, bly hulle uit die strate. Wieweet, miskien is daar ’n TigerWoods of ’n Boris Becker watmet die voorraad wat geskenkword, hul loopbaan begin.Die projek het reeds begin en

duur tot 20 Junie. Klere vanenige grootte – van laerskool totvolwassenes – is welkom, asooksporttoerusting in enige toest-and. Kontak Yolanda by 074888 5094 of bel GPS Nuus by013 764 3127.

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InMarch Nomkhita Mona,Group Chief Executive Officerof Safcol group addressed del-

egates of the Sabie Chamber ofCommerce at the Komatiland Mu-seum in Sabie. Me. Mona was in-vited and introduced by DebbieMoller, Communications Officer ofthe Sabie Chamber of Commerce,Debbie said: “A very impressivecurriculum vitae from an awesomelady, comprising of the following :-Nomkhita Mona, new CEO of

Safcol, joins the organisation fromthe Uitenhage Despatch Develop-ment Initiative (UDDI) where shewas chief executive officer andserved tenure of five years.Prior to that, she was associate

consultant for an internationalconsulting company as well aschief executive officer of InkezoLand Company in Durban andchief executive officer of the East-ern Cape Tourism Board as well asRegistrar of the Commission forConciliation, Mediation and Arbit-ration (CCMA) in Mpumalanga.Mona holds an MBA from

Rhodes University as well as mas-ter’s Degree in Labour Relations &Human Resources from UPE. Sheattained an Honours degree in In-dustrial Relations and a BA degree(Psychology & Sociology) from theUniversity of Port Elizabeth.Nomkhita Mona is the first black

woman to be appointed on theboard of Goodyear Tyre and Rub-ber Holdings in South Africa. Sheis the immediate former DeputyPresident of the Nelson MandelaBay Business Chamber and aCommissioner of theEastern Cape Plan-ning Commission.She also serves onthe boards of theWilderness Founda-tion (SA), where sheis also a trustee aswell as on the OliverFoundation board.Her leadership ca-reer spans over aperiod of more than20 years. She bringsa wealth of experi-ence across a num-ber of sectors.Mona asked the

audience two ques-tions: Why are you here and howdid you get here? Was it hardwork or sacrifice of others? Shequoted an old Chinese saying: Afish rots from the head first, and

mentioned that in any business orgovernment, if the head is not“healthy”, then the whole body will

be negatively af-fected. This sayingis essentially aboutleadership, it refersto the importance ofleadership in allspheres of life. Ifthe head of an or-ganization is notgiving the necessaryleadership, thewhole organizationdoes not stand achance, if the headrots, the whole bodyfollows suit.Leadership is not

about a career, it isabout you as a per-

son. It would not necessarilymean a career, but what role youplay, be it a leadership role athome, community or church. Thequestion to ask is: what kind of

leadership would ensure successfor Sabie? What kind of leadershipwould inspire the citizens of Sabieto be their best and do what isright for the town? It is importantthat we have authentic leaderswith sincerity and integrity. In-tegrity is usually referred to as do-ing the right thing, even whennobody is watching.Importantly, we should be build-

ing relationships for the benefit ofthe greater good. This is not im-possible, but difficult because welive in a country with serious lead-ership challenges, where there is ageneral lack of vision. We needleaders with a much longer type ofvision – leaders who plant treeswhose shade they will never situnder. In well-led societies thereare signs of ethical leadership,which shapes the culture.That is why a different type of

mindset is usually required, whichby the way, does not depend on theeconomic character of the place.

Interestingly, once the smallthings are taken care of, they af-fect the big things, and then thetipping point is reached.Leaders should apply themselves

cognitively to what their strategy,visions and future should be. Ifthis is not what underpins the ac-tions we take on a day-to-daybasis, you will find yourselfrudderless. People will not focuson what they should be doing, thechamber will do what the muni-cipality is supposed to do, whilethe municipality will do (if we arelucky) what the chamber and/orthe business sector is supposed tobe doing.Importantly, local citizens

should be active in their own de-velopment and environment. Itmust be established what holdsthis area together, and rallyaround that central point. On apersonal level, what is your contri-bution to your town? Where areyou?

Please rememberthe meeting 8thMay 201 3 at KLFTweefonteinIncident

Command Centreat 09:00.

The four agreements – Miguel Ruiz

• Be impeccable with your word – what you say iswhat you do.

• Do not make assumptions.

• Do not take anything personally.

• Always do your best.

BBookkkkiiee’’ss bbeesstt ffrriieenndd

Left to right:AnnalizeNieuwoudt,LEFPA Bokkieand NomkhitaMona.

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Shirly Mathebula

Sasol Rally 2013 set off tomisty conditions and lightrain that made the first six

stages – in Sabie and Graskop –exceptionally challenging for theteams on Friday 19 April.The event, marking its 22nd

year, started on Friday in Sabieand finished on Saturday inNelspruit. The Mpumalanga MECof Culture, Sports and RecreationSibongile Manana and ExecutiveMayor of Thaba Chweu Municip-ality Mike Ngcongwane were givenan opportunity to wave a flag tostart the race. Manana showedappreciation to Sasol for sponsor-ing and the event partners for sta-ging the event in Mpumalanga asshe acknowledged the great sup-port that the rally brought to theprovince.“The event creates an opportun-

ity to improve the economy of thehosting towns and exposes theworld to the tourism opportunitiesand beauty of these towns,” saidManana.The Sasol Rally has been a no-

ticeable event for the past 22 yearsto the people of Sabie andGraskop. Even though the rainyweather conditions were a bigfactor during the event, locals andpeople from all around arrived ingreat numbers to be part of the ex-citement of the special stage atSabie Market Square on Fridayevening. The street was crowded,with people standing next to thecircuit watching the emblazonedracing cars. Reigning SA champi-ons Mark Cronjé and RobinHoughton achieved the best stagetime of 1 minute 15.5 seconds.As the race continued, the

weather conditions worsened, withmist and rain that required com-petitors to use special drivingtechniques. The bad weathercaused the last two gravel stagesin the Hedriksdal area to be can-celled for safety reason.Cronjé and Houghton, who were

also the 2012 Sasol Rally winners,this year again triumphed in theirall-wheel drive S2000 Ford DealerTeam Fiesta. Second overall wereformer World Rally Championshipcontenders Mark Wilson and ChrisPatterson of the UK, also driving aFord Fiesta. Leeroy Poulter andElvéne Coetzee came in third intheir Castrol Team Toyota Yaris.The Sabie rally team of Nick and

Patricia Theunissen won the SasolRally S16 class in their BMW.

Rainy conditions complicate rally

Mpumalanga MEC of Culture, Sports and Recreation SibongileManana sends the cars on their way at the opening stage in Sabie.

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Gertie: humble, loyal, quiet sister

A sister, she was like a sister to me,and her death was so sudden,” com-mented Lynn Doyle about Gertrude

Fakude. Lynn, owner of The Hair Square, alocal hairdressing salon, said that Gertrude,or Gertie as she was lovingly called by all thefriends and clients, was so much more thanan employee.She had been involved with the family for

52 years and was married to Freddie, whodied in 2011. Gertie started working forLynn’s mother in Eileen’s Salon at the age of16. After the salon closed, she stayed in touchwith the family. Lynn moved to Sabie andopened up her own salon in 2001, whereuponGertie became her shop assistant.Gertie died suddenly on 7 April 2013 as a

result of a heart attack. A memorial servicewas held on Thursday 11 April at Lynn’shouse. The service was led by Sarel Loots,spiritual leader of the NG Church inGraskop.“The impact that Gertie made on everyone

around her was evident from the turnout ofmourners who came to pay her tribute. Theplace was packed with mourners from everywalk of life, paying their last respects,” saidSarel.

He further mentioned that Gertie was awoman of integrity and loyalty, but mostly ofhumility. She was not only an assistantworking at the salon but an example to all of

us. She never complained, despite living withextreme pain in her hips and knees. She wasalways friendly and cared about other people.Lynn mentioned that Gertie remained a ladyto the end and that she would be sorelymissed. Lynn asked some of the regular cli-ents to describe Gertie in one word, and somewords were: special, sweetie pie, humble,quiet, perfect lady and loyal. Jessica Mathie,Lynn’s granddaughter, wrote a poem for Ger-tie:

A sister, a mother, a friend, a wife,A silent strength throughout her life,Kind, loving, loyal, strongMemorable forever, like the sweetest song

Safe and sound in mind and heartThe humblest soul with an honest laughSafe and sound from any harmSafe and sound in Freddie’s arms

Now we won’t shed a single sad tearFor a woman as incredible as herShe seemed far too good to stay on this earthAnd so to Freddie’s arms, she safely returns.

Hamba Gahle, my dear sister.

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With the electricity prices escalat-ing substantially every year, a lotof households are battling to carrythe high living costs on their cur-rent income. GPS News spoke toVan Wyk’s Plumbing in Sabie en-quiring how the readers can saveon their electrical bills. Their sug-gestion was to install a domesticheat pump.A domestic heat pump is a very

efficient water heating devicemeant to save electricity and costs.It uses a small amount of electri-city to produce up to 4 times moreheat energy. By connecting a heatpump to your existing hot watercylinder you can divide your hotwater electrical consumption by 4.Unlike solar, a heat pump is notdirectly dependant on the sun andtherefore it can operate day andnight, winter and summer ensur-ing you the highest possible savingand piping hot water 24/7.Heat pumps have been around

for decades (some of the hostels atStellenbosch University for ex-ample have used heat pumps forhot water for more than 25 years),and is very widely used in Europefor central heating systems. Theirpopularity has however increaseddrastically due to the increase inthe price of electricity in the recentyears.How does a heat pump work? A

heat pump works like an air con-ditioning unit in reverse. It ex-tracts heat from the ambient airsurrounding it, enabling it to beatthe refrigerant which is then com-pressed causing it to get even hot-ter. This is then run through aheat exchange where this energy isdrawn off to heat the water andthen the refrigerant is allowed toexpand again, thus cooling it downand enabling it again to absorbheat from the surrounding air. Soelectricity is only used to run a fanand compressor and the heat en-ergy is provided indirectly by thesun. The most excellent news isthe following: A rebate on installa-tion costs is available, but only byfollowing the guidelines and strictadherence to the criteria, willmake you eligible for the rebate.The good news is that we have a

local qualified installer – VanWyk’s Plumbing, Plant & Handy-man Services that can assist youwith obtaining and installing thisenergy saving device. For moredetails, see the advert on the frontpage.

MTN SabieClassic charitybenefitsOn Wednesday 17 April 2013, afunction was held at MerryPebbles, Sabie.The funds generated by 2013

annual MTN Sabie Classic, drivenby Nissan and powered by Stihl,and hosted by Lowveld Chain gangwere distributed between threecharities of their choice. The be-neficiaries are: • Nelspruit Lion's Club -

R10 000 ( Tony Clemens & PatNicholson)• Mountain of the Lord Minis-

tries in Harmony -Sandwiches for

school children on their way toschool - R 7 500 ( Pastor RoyRoach & wife Linda)• Ubuntu - R7 500 - ( Myriam &

Vicky Bryant)• Best Waterpoint trophy went

to Bedrock - Tony Hulett receivedthe trophy.

The annual race managementteam comprises of Brett Coates -Race director,Dennis Lawrie - Course Director,

Sandy Korb - Race Office,Joy Comley - Waterpoint co-or-

dinator & Sabie Chamber Eventsco-ordinator.

Handing over of cheques to MTN Sabie Classic beneficiaries.

‘If we can’t find it, it does not exist’ – AdeleNsemani (Pty) Ltd, previously Basco Trading Sa-bie, bought the business from the Barnard familyin March 2013. Adele Janse van Rensburg (38), amother of two, was an employee working at saidestablishment. When the opportunity arose, shedecided to take the leap and bought the business,together with her partner Arno Isemann (42).Adele has a passion for her business and will al-

ways go the extra mile for her customers. Adele’svision for the company is to provide excellent ser-vice to the community at good affordable prices.The firm sells fire fighting equipment, personalprotective equipment, road safety equipment,hardware and many more.Good quality black bags and cleaning chemicals,

industrial as well as household chemicals are sold.On stock pertaining to PPE (Personal Protective

Clothing), Adele said the following: “To allow theright type of PPE to be chosen, carefully considerthe different hazards in the workplace. This will

enable you to assess which type of PPE is suitableto protect you against hazards and injuries”. Adelehas always been a person full of energy and loveschallenges and when the opportunity arose to buythe business, she knew it was what she wanted.They are actively involved in motor rallies as

marshals and is very excited because it was theSasol Rally on the 18th, 19th and 20th April. Theylove the adrenaline that rushes through their veinswhen participating in the rallies.Adele mentioned that owning your own business

has pros and cons but so far the pros exceed thecons by far. What you put in, is what you get out.The company is committed in providing a service

to the public and undertake to give their best. Thecompany’s slogan is: If we don’t have it, we willfind it for you, just come talk to us. Adele andArno would like to invite all the readers of GPSNews and Printing to visit their shop at the Cnr ofMain and 9th Avenue, Sabie.

Save power

Sabie architect wins opportunity to stay in Žužemberk Castle, Slovenia

Chironne Möller (23), a resident ofSabie studying at Tshwane Uni-versity of Technology, is one of twoarchitects who have been chosen torepresent South Africa and attendthe EASA013 (European Associ-ation of Students of Architecture)congress in Slovenia in August.The majority of the 500 deleg-

ates will be from European coun-tries, each sending a team of ten.Only seven participants from in-ternational countries are invited.The 14 days of activities will

take place in Žužemberk Castleand the participants stay in thecastle for the duration of the event.Early in 2013, Chironne entered

an overseas competition and sub-mitted a 12 second video with mu-

sic - based on the required theme“Reaction.”She forgot about the entry until

a couple of days ago, when she re-ceived a mail from EASA: “We aredelighted to offer you a place inthe EASA013 International team.We were really impressed withyour entry and your enthusiasmabout the assembly and are ex-cited to meet you in person inSlovenia in August!”The congress starts on the 4th

August. They plan to leave earlierin order to fit in some sightseeing.It will be an intense two weeks

filled with lectures, workshops,functions, exhibits, sports, concertsand even a beverage tasting even-ing where she will be required to

provide a taste of a South Africanbeverage for each of the 500 plusparticipants.Chironne will complete her Mas-

ters in Architecture in 2014.

ChironneMöller

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Lending a handto pothole crisisShirly Mathebula

The condition of unbearable street potholes still re-mains a crisis in Sabie and this has led to many com-plaints coming from Sabie residents. However, PastorRoy Roach from the Mountain of the Lord Ministriesis one of the residents living in Mount Anderson whodecided to eradicate this crisis.Roach and other residents are exposed on a daily

basis to driving over the same potholes that couldcause premature damage to their cars, and endangerthe lives of people who use the road.“I became concerned about the danger that the

potholes could cause. I collected stones and sand,bought cement and filled up the potholes at the cornerof Anaboom and Milkwood Street,” said Roach.It appears that the potholes were approximately

half a meter deep and 5 meters wide, which couldcause a lot of damage. Although fixing the potholes isthe Thaba Chweu municipality’s responsibility, Roachsaid there is a role that each person can play in thecommunity rather than pointing fingers at others.“It’s unproductive to sit on the sideline, criticize anddo nothing. As residents we must start doingsomething to make a positive change.”

The fixing of the potholes has sparked such a posit-ive feeling. Some grateful residents have donated ce-ment to Roach so that he can continue with his goodwork.

Pastor Roy Roach (right) and Assistant PastorMichael Manzini busy fixing potholes.

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IncrediblemiraclecrusadeShirly Mathebula

A two-day Miracle Crusadeon 4 and 5 April took placeat the Sabie Faith CentreChurch at Harmony Hillcommunity hall, Sabie.Members of the churchgathered in the presence ofhonourable guests PastorReuben Manda and his wifeSurie Manda who reside inDurban. Pastor Reubenstarted his own churchcalled the Rock of AgesFamily Church in Durbantwo years ago with about 100people in his congregation.Pastor Manda travelled fromDurban to host a miraclecrusade for the first time inSabie and this had been anenormous privilege for himand the Sabie Faith CentreChurch congregation.On the first day of the cru-

sade the congregation gath-ered, but due to rain therewere fewer people than ex-pected. However, that didn’tprevent them from proceed-ing with the crusade. One ofthe worship leaders, SonjaBarton said, “God says inHis word, it doesn’t matter ifwe are two or three people inHis house as long as wecome together as one topraise and worship in Hispresence.” With that spirit,the miracle crusade carriedon in a positive atmosphere.Sabie Faith Centre

Church, Pastor James Willissaid that “the crusade was agreat success; the ultimategoal of hosting church cru-sades was to minister to thepeople and to bless themwith the word of God.” Pas-tor Manda concluded that“there was a positive re-sponse from the communityand the people in HarmonyHill were extremely welcom-ing. It was incredible to seethat the crusade had touchedmany people as they receivedhealing and spiritualgrowth.” The goal of the cru-sade had been achieved andthe church aimed to hostmany more crusades.

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Ministers support each other at Sabie/Graskop forumWay back in 1986 a group ofChristian pastors and ministersof Sabie began meeting on amonthly basis with the idea ofgrowing in friendship, fosteringunity amongst the churches intown and of supporting one an-other as colleagues. The group,which was then known as “theMinister’s Fraternal”, has beenco-ordinated by Pastor Phil ofLiving Waters and has met con-tinuously since those days. Overthe years there have been manychanging faces in the group andthe group has grown in numberand influence. Pastors fromSimile and Harmony Hill havebeen an integral part for manyyears as well as members fromfurther afield like Graskop,Maromela and Leroro.When some women ministers

joined the group it was decided tochange the name to “the Sabie/Graskop Minister’s Forum”.Monthly forum meetings move

around to different churches. Thegathering always begins with atime of sharing out of the Scrip-tures led by the hosting minister.This is followed by discussionsaround the topic of the Scripturereading. Matters of interest orconcern in the towns and regionare also raised. Forthcomingevents and initiatives of the par-ticipating churches may be an-nounced or united interdenom-inational events discussed andplanned. Time is always set asidefor corporate prayer for pressingneeds and concerns and the well-being of the community. Last,but not least there is always timefor fellowship over refreshments.Over the years, the Forum has

been responsible for many pro-grammes that have impacted thetown profoundly. For example:• For many years the Forum

co-operated with Hennie Jordaanand the garden club in hostingthe annual Town Christmas Car-

ol Service. One year the eventwas even televised on SABC TV.• There have been many pray-

er initiatives. In the earlier yearsthere were three colourful Jesusprayer marches through thetown to proclaim the love of God.• Who could forget the massive

interdenominational prayergathering in the Town Hall priorto the 1994 elections?• For several years, Sabie and

Graskop joined in the Global Dayof Prayer.• When many Simile residents

were being mugged near or onthe footbridge between town andSimile, a prayer gathering wasconvened. The muggings stoppedimmediately!• A forum task team also

played a role in diffusing ten-sions during the service deliverystrikes of 2010.• After an interdenominational

prayer gathering in Simile,crosses were planted at the four

main entrances to the town alongwith prayers against crime andfor the protection of residents.• Then there was also a “local

is lekker” town Passion Play heldat the Sybrand van Niekerk.• Forum churches were solidly

behind the campaign to promoteSabie as Town of the Year.• Forum Churches support

one another’s initiatives to feedand clothe the poor and needy.• See the May Social Calendar

for details concerning a NationalDay of Prayer for the Nation on19 May 2013.We are privileged to have such

unity and co-operation betweenthe churches of the region. Maythe Forum pray together, staytogether and play a vital role inthe community for many moreyears to come!Should anyone wish to join the

Minister’s Forum, they shouldcontact Past. Phil Robson on 083310 7466.

Pastoor Antonie en LizelleNortje is sedert Maart dienuwe leeraarspaar van die

Volle Evangelie Kerk in Sabie.Hulle is al nege jaar getroud en

is voltyds in die bediening. Dieegpaar het twee dogtertjies: Joy-Mari (5) en Elraine (3). GPS Nuushet Antonie gevra hoe dit gebeurhet dat hy besluit het om ’n pas-toor te word, en waar sy liefde virdie evangelie vandaan kom.Hy het geantwoord: “In Jesajsa

61 word daar genoem van die Geesvan die Here wat op ons is, onsword gesalf om die evangelie teverkondig, die kerk skoon temaak.”Antonie het volgens hom in sy

lewe ’n tyd lank grondpad gery,bedoelende dat dinge moeilikgegaan het en dat hy nie in die wilvan God geleef het nie. Hy het in2003 by ’n sekuriteitsmaatskappygewerk en is na ’n voorval by dieVolle Evangelie Kerk in Vander-bijlpark uitgeroep. Dit was ’n vals

alarm, maar toe vra die dosent watbesig was om ’n kursus aan tebied, die volgende twee vrae: “Ant-onie, is jy verseker van ewige lewe,en waarom as jy sou sterf, voel jysal jy in die hemel toegelaatword?”“Dit het my lewe verander,” sê

Antonie. “My lewe het binne vyfminute 180 grade omgekeer. Ekhet vir die toekoms kans gesien.”In 2005 begin hy by die Volle

Evangelie Kerk se Bybelskool stu-deer, en tree in 2008 tot die voltyd-se bediening toe.Antonie se doel in die plaaslike

VEK-kerk is om ’n kerk te hê waarvrugbaarheid gevind sal word enliefde deur dade bewys sal word.Sy vrou, Lizelle, meen dat daar aspastoorsvrou baie uitdagings is.Tog wil sy niks anders in die lewedoen nie. Dit is die beste beroepwat daar is, want dit wat jy doen,het ewigheidswaarde, sê sy. Vol-gens Lizelle is elke vrou kosbaar inhaar gesinsmilieu en verantwoor-

delik om die gesin met die Here sehulp aanmekaar te hou.Ná die uitnodiging om in Sabie

te kom preek, het die egpaar naWinklespruit ATKV met vakansiegegaan, en terwyl Antonie een og-gend op die strand sit, afgesondervir stiltetyd, en om wysheid metdie groot besluit vra, kom ’n manwat hy glad nie ken nie, met ’nprofetiese woord na hom. Die mansê: “Die Here gaan jou na ’n kleindorpie stuur wat welgeplaas is metonvrugbare water (geestelik be-doel), en God gaan julle gebruikom ’n verskil in die dorp te maak.”Oor die opmerkings van sommi-

ge mense oor die geskiedenis vandie gemeente en die vraag wat ge-

stel is: “En hoe lank gaan jy by diegemeente hou?” antwoord Antonienet rustig: “So lank dit Sy wil is.”Daar word vir vanjaar baie kur-

susse vir die gemeente beplan endit sal in die GPS Nuus se sosialekalender geadverteer word. Vandie onderwerpe wat behandel gaanword, is gees-dinamiese lewe, ka-rakter-sielsrestourasie, heerskap-py en vryheid, fisieke genesing enso meer.Antonie en Lizelle wil die in-

woners van Sabie hartlik bedankvir die manier waarop hulle in diedorp ontvang is en nooi die ge-meenskap uit om te kom kennismaak en ’n koppie koffie of tee tekom drink.

NNuuwwee ppaassttoooorrssppaaaarrwwiill lliieeffddee mmeettddaaddee kkoomm bbeewwyyss

Pastoor Antonie enLizelle Nortje saam metJoy-Mari en Elraine.

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Andrea Prins

Tannie Nellie Broodryk van Sabiehet verlede week 90 jaar oud ge-word.Sy is op 18 April 1923 gebore en

het in 1942 besluit dat sy lank ge-noeg alleen was. Sy het op 19 metdie liefde van haar lewe getrou.Tannie Nellie het nog ’n hangkasin haar huis wat sy as trougeskenkgekry het, en dit lyk nog net sogoed versorg soos wat dit op haartroudag was. Die kas is sekerlikmeer as 100 jaar oud, maar nes dieeienaar is dit net die jare wat getelkan word, want al twee is nog baiebruikbaar en vol lewe – dis nou dietannie wat so vol lewe is.Tannie Nellie doen nog alles wat

sy tien jaar terug kon doen – maarnet ’n bietjie stadiger. Haar woon-stel by Sabie Aftreeoord is altydnetjies en mens ruik gereeld dielekker boerekos wat sy voorberei.Die aftreeoord bied gereeld ge-leenthede aan en jy sal selde op-merk dat die tante nie daar is nie.Tannie Nellie sê dis net geloof in

die lewende God wat haar nog aldie tyd dra. Sy gee al die eer aanHom dat sy só hoe ’n hoë ouder-

‘New’ Petenas brings back the best

Sabie with it’s cool and rainyweather, with mist hanging overthe mountains is an ideal settingfor indulging oneself in pancakes,and not any pancakes, but thebest.Petenas Pancakes, originally de-

rived its name from the ownersPeter and Ena. Petenas has beenin existence since 1988. The suc-cess of the business can be attrib-uted to the presence and personalattention given by the ownerssince the beginning.The good news is that there are

new owners ready to make the

best pancakes with unsurpassedservice. Richard and Carol Corserand their daughter Bev, originat-ing from Johannesburg, boughtPetenas in November 2012 andhave never looked back.The family would like to invite

all the readers of GPS News tovisit them for a succulent yummypancake and delicious drinks. Theportion size is substantially largerlike it used to be in yesteryear andthe service given is excellent. Soguys and girls, go and treat your-self at Petenas, which is synonym-ous with Sabie.

dom bereik het.Tannie Nellie kuier gereeld by

haar seun aan die Oos-Rand en blydan sommer ’n hele maand weg.Sy sê sy geniet dit, maar haarhuisie en plekkie is hier in Sabie.Sy reken dis hier waar sy hoort.Die aftreeoord het vir haar ’n

groot koek bestel en almal wasgretig om haar geluk te wens. Diekoek... wel, nie veel het oorgeblynie, want op dié ouderdom magmens eet soveel jy wil.

Op en wakker op 90

Tannie Nellie Broodryk op 90.

Debbie Möller

Communications officer

The Sabie Chamber of Com-merce & Tourism is a memberbased organisation put togetherto deal with the issues of theday. It is set up so that eachsector draws up its own man-date to serve the needs of themembers in that sector.The committee is made up of

individuals who have madethemselves available to serveon the main and various sub-committees, without any gain,remuneration, or special ad-vantages, and it may surprise anumber of members to knowhow many hours they sacrificeto make your town a successand a better place to live.The chamber is lead by chair-

person James Sheard and itssectors include: Tourism (JanetWills); Events (Joy Comley);Communication (Debbie Möl-ler); Sabie PRIDE (AnneliseStrydom); Sabie CARES (PastorPhil Robson); Membership(Jackie Breckle); Business(George Georghiades)Work in progress/completed/

ongoing:• Design, making and erec-

tion of the lollipop and its sign-board.• Welcome signboards.• Sewage repair.• Painted the railings.• Replaced the paving across

the road from the post office.• Painted the post boxes.• Pot plants on the steps of

the Post Office sponsored byBarbara Scrooby

• Installed litter bins on theverandah of the post office(sponsor Vernon Scrooby)• Sabie PRIDE Team cleans

up at least two days per week.• Sponsors an elite cycling

team (Hein Engelbrecht).• Takes Sabie to the Getaway

Show.• Builds relationships and

works with event organisers.• The Sabie Cares Division

has brought NGO’s togetherand the chamber will run“drives” to meet their needs. Italso assists in the carrying outof projects such as Home ofHope Hampers, Ubuntu Fill-a-Bag and Masiba Mbane Christ-mas party.• The chamber works very

closely with the municipalityand has set up meetingsbetween interested parties toassist with:• Retired Engineers (Vernon

Scrooby & Jeff Hawkes) areworking with TCM TechnicalServices giving advice, guidanceand muscle.• A large business in Sabie is

looking at plans for “skillstraining” within TCM• The chamber strives to ini-

tiate projects and find majorsponsors for the projects.• Promotes chamber mem-

bers on its website.Source of News (www.sabie-

sourceofnews.weebly.com) iswhere you are kept updatedwith projects and activities.To receive the newsletter or

join, send your details to com-munication@sabiecham-ber.co.za.

Chamber serves the needs

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WWhhyy

Sharon Mandy

I have noticed a distinct petu-lance when it is mentionedthat we are town of the year,

there are mutterings aboutpotholes and municipal strikes andthe absence of shops and no vari-ety inside the few shops that doexist, but allow me to tell you whyI think that Sabie deserves to bethe town of the year of 2013.It struck me as I

was riding downthe main street.Sabie only has twomain streets andthe one street isnamed “MainStreet” and theother one isnamed “MainRoad”. I think itwas so named justto confuse thetourists and toprovide extra en-tertainment as itwere. The enter-tainment is actually for the benefitof the citizens living in the town –but that is another story for an-other day, and I digress.The thought that struck me was

triggered by two women that werestrolling past each other on thepavement. When they saw one an-other their faces lit up and theygreeted one another effusively andhugged with delight. I reflected

that this is not an unusual oc-currence in this town. I ar-rived in this town eight yearsago and when I arrived I wasnot a hugger, I was more of anodder – I would nod when Isaw someone I knew. Thistown has made me a reformedhugger. In the eight years Ihave come to know so manypeople, and the thing thatstrikes me the most is how

much peoplecare abouteach otherhere. I havelived in othersmall townsand indeedthere is al-ways more ofa bond withthose aroundone, merely be-cause when onegoes out one issure to meet atleast three couplesthat one knows,

but in Sabie everyone generallyseems to accept one anotherwithout judgment or animosity.Like any other small town there

is always great excitement whenanyone receives a speeding fine, orhas a baby, or tosses up his job,and people talk about it for daysand surmise any dark deep under-mining reason for things and somepredict the future and often they

pronounce that it is going to berather bleak, but it blows over andsoon we relax and look for new ex-citement. By the way, the onesthat forecast the most dire futuresare often the ones that rally roundwhen it is truly needed.The other day I was in our local

supermarket and it always makesme think of the markets of yes-teryear when all the housewiveswent out and bought their freshproduce of the day – it was thehighlight of the day for most ofthese women in those times asthey generally caught up withtheir friends and exchanged gossipand advice, and there lo and be-

hold there was someonecrying and about three orfour women around her allcomforting and reassuringand touching, and a littlelater I saw her in the queuenext to me, comforted andsecure in the knowledgethat there were those thatcared about her. “Ah, yes”, Ithought, “that is what Sa-bie – town of the year is allabout!”We tend to call shops by

their owners names insteadof the actual shop’s name,so that someone local wouldgenerally say to anotherlocal: “I will meet you atKerry’s, and then let’s go toElmarie’s and everyone willknow exactly what one istalking about. One feels

comfortable and safe and most ofall one feels loved and accepted,and after all that is what most ofus humans strive for at the end ofthe day.I will conclude by saying that to

me that is why we deserve town ofthe year. Yes, there are potholes –awful ones, and there are muni-cipal strikes, but we have a won-derful local company taking care ofthe refuse, and yes, there are fewshops in Sabie, but the people hereare unsurpassed for their goodnessand kindness and generosity. I, forone, feel privileged to live in Sabietown of the year 2012!

SS BBIIEETOWN THE YEAROF

‘The thing

that strikes

me the most

is how much

people care

about each

other here’

ddeesseerrvveess ttoo bbee

Laerskool Sabie het op 13 April weer sy jaar-likse rugby-en-netbaldag aangebied. Nege sko-le het deelgeneem: Laerskool Wit-rivier, Nel-spruit Primary, Komatipoort Akademie, Laer-skool Ohrigstad, Laerskool Laeveld, LaerskoolBergland, Laerskool Burgersfort, LaerskoolSteelpoort en Laerskool Sabie.

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Hierdie pragtige, nostalgiese gholfbaan het verlede maand die wonderlike mylpaalvan sy 101ste bestaansjaar gevier. Byna 50 spelers en hul gesinne het die gholfdagondersteun en die dag is met ’n heerlike potjiekosete afgesluit. Dankie aan Henryvir al die reëlings. Die dag se wenner was Koos le Roux van Ohrigstad – baie gelukaan hom.

Daar is Laerskool Sabie het op 10April ’n netbalkliniek by die skool ge-hou. Sowat 50 meisies het die kliniekbygewoon. Chantelle, ’n onderwyseraan Hoërskool Nelspruit, het die mei-sies nuwe vaardighede en verdedi-gingsmetodes geleer. Die meisies hetdit baie geniet en ook baie geleer. Baiedankie aan die onderwysers – Elma,Eljo, Suzanne en Juliana – wat diemiddag saam met die meisies byge-woon het. Julle is sterre!

Cyclist shines on international roadsShirly Mathebula

Christopher Jennings (22), the son ofproud parents Julie (56) and David Jen-nings (63) from Sabie, is taking his cyclingcareer beyond international boarders.Jennings, a professional cyclists, is one

of only two South Africans cyclists ridingfor the La Pomme Marseille internationalteam in France. From 17th to 21st ofApril, Jennings and his La Pomme Mar-seille team-mates took part in the SouthAfrican inaugural Mzansi Tour’s five-stage event that carried a 2.2 Internation-al Cycling Union (UCI) grading and hos-ted both South African and internationalteams.Jennings is known among cycling fans

all over the world for his outstandingachievements. He was the first SouthAfrican junior cyclist to win a UCI-ratedrace. He is a former National Junior RoadRace Champion of South Africa, represen-ted South Africa in the under-23 WorldRoad Race Championships in Copenhagenin 2012, and best remembered as the win-ner of the Scotland 2012 Davie Bell Me-morial race.The Mzansi Tour race started on the

border of the Kruger National Park andfinished at the Montecasino entertain-ment complex in Johannesburg. The racewas scheduled to pass through Hazyview,Sabie, White River, Nelspruit, Lydenburg,Dullstroom, Belfast, Middelburg and Wit-bank. Due to Sabie’s main road blockedfor the preparation of the Sasol Rally 2013event, the Mzansi tour race route had tobe rearranged, which meant that Sabiecycling fans missed out on the race.Jennings and his teammates captured a

remarkable victory when France’s JulienAntomarchi won the first stage of the Mz-ansi Tour, covering 164 kilometres fromKruger Gate to Nelspruit.Jennings’s mother Julie Jennings, a

former cyclist herself, says Jennings star-ted cycling at the age of nine. “I alwaystook him with me to races and he parti-cipated in junior races. It’s amazing to seethat this experience has groomed him intoa professional cyclist as he is doing in-credibly well internationally.”

Christopher Jennings during theMzansi Tour.

SPORT CALENDAR

GOLF@ SABIE COUNTRY CLUB (01 3 764 2282)• Meat competition every Friday• 27 Apri l - Monthly Mug• 04 May – Sabie Open (36 holes)• 11 May – Individual Stableford• 1 8 May – Monthly Mug• 25 May – Sanlam CANSA

MOUNTAIN BIKELOWVELD AREA• 27 April – Forest 2 Falls, Graskop, Chris, 01 3 764 3500• 4-5 May – Misty Valley 24hr Challenge• 4 May – MPU XC 2, Brett, 083 774 5821• 11 May – Spur Schools MTB 1 , Uplands W Riv, Mark,082 338 9532

• 1 8 May – Das Auto MTB Ser.1 , W Riv, George, 072 500 01 97• 1 8 May – MPU XC 2, Uplands – W Riv, Brett, 083 774 5821• 25 May – Skurweberg, MTB Marathon• 26 May - Uplands 50km Classic, 1 8 & 5km fun, W Riv, Neil ,083 41 4 0228