Andrea en Flip groet Ermelo 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 10 November 2020 Tydens ‘n onderhoud met die Tribune het Andrea gesê “Ons gaan almal se gesiggies baie mis, en al die vriendlikheid van die Ermelo gemeenskap maar ons sal al die oomblike vir altyd koester”. Andrea en Flip Raaths, eienaars van Blomme vir Almal, sluit hulle deure na 17 jaar van besigheid. Die egpaar het dit beter gedink om nader aan hulle kinders te trek, en ‘n lekker rustige lewe op hul oudag te kan hê. Hulle het vir 17 jaar Blomme vir Almal gehad te Kerk Straat 12. Dit is met hartseer dat hulle Ermelo verlaat na soveel jare. Hulle wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om die Ermelo gemeenskap te bedank vir 17 jaar se getroue en lojale ondersteuning. Tydens ‘n onderhoud met die Tribune het Andrea gesê “Ons gaan almal se gesiggies baie mis, en al die vriendlikheid van die Ermelo gemeenskap maar ons sal al die oomblike vir altyd koester”. Die Tribune wil graag vir die Raath egpaar net seën toewens vir hulle pad vorentoe. < Previous Article Next Article >

Eskom takes swift action against apathetic management Kriel power station, one of the plants causing the load shedding. Kriel power station, one of the plants causing the load shedding. 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 8 September 2020 There are 5 000MW of capacity currently on planned maintenance, and 10 950MW (12 units over the past seven days) on unplanned breakdowns. This has culminated in an approximately 3 000MW energy demand deficit, aggravated by very high demand during the cold front. The Board is pleased that some units have since returned to service, but is aware that the level of failures is unacceptably high. In response to the escalation of load shedding to Stage 4 recently, the Eskom Board is working closely with the Executive Management to speedily resolve the matter. There are 5 000MW of capacity currently on planned maintenance, and 10 950MW (12 units over the past seven days) on unplanned breakdowns. This has culminated in an approximately 3 000MW energy demand deficit, aggravated by very high demand during the cold front. The Board is pleased that some units have since returned to service, but is aware that the level of failures is unacceptably high. Whilst it is true that the aging fleet is plagued by legacy issues of neglect and omitted maintenance and is therefore susceptible to unpredictable breakdowns, it is also true that the situation is exacerbated by serious issues of apathetic behavior by some management staff. It is for this reason that the Board has come out strongly in support of Group Chief Executive (GCE), Mr. André de Ruyter, in his action yesterday morning of summarily suspending the Tutuka and Kendal power station managers pending disciplinary inquiries. Further interventions are ongoing at the Kriel and Duvha power stations. Engagements have been held with other power station managers to ensure that the previous culture of weak consequence management will no longer be the norm and will no longer be tolerated at Eskom. The Executive has, in the meantime, deployed three senior generation managers to the sites in question (Duvha, Kriel, Tutuka and Kendal power stations) to provide leadership and oversight in person. The Board and executives are fully cognizant of the substantial strain that load shedding exerts on the wellbeing of citizens, on an already depressed economy and are committed to attaining sustainability and reliability of the Eskom generation plant. The Board and Executive Management have met twice in the past two days, with the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr. Pravin Gordhan, to interrogate the systemic causes of the load shedding and the measures being taken to repair breakdowns. In these meetings it has been agreed that an urgent culture change and high-level competence enhancement across all 44 000 staff, which the GCE began upon his arrival, should be accelerated, promoted and strongly supported. < Previous Article Next Article >

New R2 coin announced 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 16 March 2021 “The new R2 coin represents the ‘Freedom and Security of the Person’ right in the Bill of Rights, as stated in Section 12 of the Bill of Rights of our constitution,” the mint said. The South African mint has announced that it will introduce a new R2 coin into circulation. The coin forms part of the mint’s celebration of 25 years of constitutional democracy, with a number of other coins featuring prominent post-1994 events and rights. The SARB issues commemorative circulation coins from time to time as part of its currency production function. These coins are issued to commemorate a person or an event that has had a significant impact on society. “The new R2 coin represents the ‘Freedom and Security of the Person’ right in the Bill of Rights, as stated in Section 12 of the Bill of Rights of our constitution,” the mint said. The reverse of the count depicts a women and child walking hand in hand, while the obverse of the coin features the traditional coat of arms and the name of the country in two official languages. The R2 coins aim to highlight some of the rights that resonated the most with citizens surveyed in South Africa, depicting children’s rights, the right to education and environmental rights, among others. Such coins are always produced in large quantities and are made available and accessible to the public at face value. < Previous Article Next Article >

Pienkbal Gholfdag vier 27ste bestaansjaar Ds. Boshoff saam met Deo Botha, Anton, Hanru en Ruan Kraft wat in die vierde plek geëindig het met 36 punte. Die wenners van die Pienkbal Gholfdag staan (v.l.n.r.): Niel Matheson, Hermie Kleyn, saam met Ds. Boshoff , PJ Labuschagne en Org Janse van Rensburg. Ds. Boshoff saam met Deo Botha, Anton, Hanru en Ruan Kraft wat in die vierde plek geëindig het met 36 punte. 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 24 November 2020 Die organiseerders van die dag wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om al hul borge te bedank, vir die dag asook vir die spelers wat die dag saam met hulle geniet het. Die Hervormde Kerk Suid-gemeente het op Saterdag, 21 November, weer hul jaarlikse Pienkbal Gholfdag aangebied. Dit is die 27ste jaar wat die gesogte Pienkbal Gholfdag aangebied is. Die spelers het die dag vreeslik geniet, en ten spyte van die koue en die misreën, het die spelers die balle steeds ore aangesit. Daar was ‘n aantal van 130 spelers wat deelgeneem het aan die dag. Pryse vir naaste aan die pen is P. Steyn (putjie 6), A. Oosthuizen (putjie14). Wenners van die IPS Kompetisie was C. Jacobs (derde), L. Du Preez (tweede) en D. Botha (eerste). Die top drie pienkbalspanne na afloop van die dag se spel was A. Oosthuizen en haar span (derde), C. Jacobs en sy span het met die tweede plek weggestap, terwyl Niel Matheson, Hermie Kleyn, PJ Labuschagne en Org Janse van Rensburg as wenners van die baan gestap het. Die organiseerders van die dag wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om al hul borge te bedank, vir die dag asook vir die spelers wat die dag saam met hulle geniet het. < Previous Article Next Article >

Jaun, jou stem is stil 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 29 June 2021 Die familie wil ook die gemeenskap bedank vir hulle hulp tydens Jaun se siekbed, vir al die boodskappies, oproepe, vinnige kuiers by die huis, die fondsinsameling, asook die lede wat verstellings by die huis gedoen het om alles vir Jaun te vergemaklik. Jaun Walker, (53) gebore op 8 Januarie 1968, is op Woensdag, 23 Mei 2021, in Ermelo Provinsiale Hospitaal skielik oorlede na 'n lang tydperk van struikel met sy gesondheid. Jaun het gematrikuleer by Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie, en was daarna sy lewe lank in Ermelo werksaam in die tweedehandse voertuie sektor. Sy dogter, Jauné Walker, dra graag die volgende gedig aan hom op: “Pa, daar breek branders in my. Groter as jou hande om die stories van die Sondag koerant gevou. En daar waai 'n koue deur my. Sterker as die winde soggens op Haroldsbaai se strand. Ek mis die son en hoe trots hy op jou kon skyn, en jou hart wat afdrukke gelos het op alles waaraan hy raak. Dankie vir die voorreg om jou as gedagte te kan saamdra, en jou lewendig in my hart te kan hou. Pappa dit voel nog onwerklik. Alles herhinner my aan Pappa. 'n Liedjie, 'n reuk, 'n sê-ding. Ek mis daai gou-gou oproepe en vinnige inloer. Pappa het my alles geleer, behalwe hoe om sonder pappa te lewe. Ek weet almal sê met tyd raak dit beter, maar ek mis pappa. Pappa is vir altyd in my hart, en ek sal altyd lief wees vir pappa. Dankie vir alles wat pappa vir my gedoen het.” “Jaun, almal se harte is baie seer, maar ons weet jy is op 'n beter plek. Ons gaan jou baie mis. Rus sag by Jesus se voete, ons is jaloers. Dit is nie totsiens nie, dit is tot ons jou weer sien.” Jaun laat sy dogter, Jauné Walker, sy suster, Daleen van Rensburg en haar twee kinders, sy oorlede sussie se twee kinders, Danie en Lindie, en hulle vier kindertjies agter. Die familie wil ook die gemeenskap bedank vir hulle hulp tydens Jaun se siekbed, vir al die boodskappies, oproepe, vinnige kuiers by die huis, die fondsinsameling, asook die lede wat verstellings by die huis gedoen het om alles vir Jaun te vergemaklik. Dankie ook aan al die personeel en dokters by die Ermelo Provinsiale Hospitaal wat so mooi na hom omgesien het. < Previous Article Next Article >

Welkom terug aan die Graad 7's en Graad 12’s Ligbron JJ Learskool Skool Ligbron 1/3 Share SH HATTINGH 9 Junie 2020 Leerders van Grade 7 en 12 is met ope arms terug verwelkom. Al die plaaslike skole het op Maandag, 8 Junie, hul Graad 7 en Graad 12 leerders terug verwelkom. Al die skole het die nodige maatreëls toegepas om te verseker dat die skool, asook die klaskamers, veilig en skoon is vir die leerders. Die Tribune wil graag al die leerders verwelkom, en sterkte toewens met die rowwe tyd wat voorlê. < Previous Article Next Article >

Liggies spog met nuwe personeel 1/6 Share SH HATTINGH 16 February 2021 “Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie is trots om in sulke moeilike tye nogsteeds nuwe onderwysers te kan kry." Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het hul nuwe personeel, wat aan die begin van 2021 by die skool aangesluit het, met lof verwelkom. “Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie is trots om in sulke moeilike tye nogsteeds nuwe onderwysers te kan kry. Die Liggies wens hulle alle sterkte toe vir die jaar wat voorlê.” Hul is Mev. Rosaan Kapp (Wiskunde Geletterdheid en Tegniese Wiskunde), Mev. Malika Patel (Wiskunde), Mev. Taryn Labuschagne (Wetenskap), Mev. Lelanie du Plessis (Engelse HT en EAT), Me. Jacqueline Roux (Engels EAT), Anne-Marie Prinsloo (Boekwinkel) en FJ Els (student-onderwyser). < Previous Article Next Article >

Hoërskool Ermelo stel nuwe adjunkhoof aan 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 2 March 2021 Sy het ‘n aansteeklike passie vir die Erries, en haar omgee hart is die groot dryfveer agter alles wat sy aanpak. Me Erna Schoeman is al vir langer as 25 jaar deel van Hoërskool Ermelo. Vandat sy in 1994 permanent as onderwyser aangestel is by EHS, het sy saam met die Erries gegroei, en op vele gebiede bygedra tot die vooruitgang van Hoërskool Ermelo. In 2016 word me Schoeman aangestel as departementshoof vir Engels. Haar liefde vir die vak, vir netbal en vir die leerders is duidelik te sien in haar toewyding wat sy ten toon stel. Me Schoeman is vanjaar aangestel as Akademiese-adjunkhoof van Hoërskool Ermelo. Sy het ‘n aansteeklike passie vir die Erries, en haar omgee hart is die groot dryfveer agter alles wat sy aanpak. < Previous Article Next Article >

Surprise, surprise... Municipal load reduction is back 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 27 April 2021 In a feeble attempt to sugarcoat the slew of outages, MLM claims that “load reduction will only commence once the system is strained.” In a turn of events that is a shocking revelation to no resident of Ermelo, rotational load shedding, brought to you with compliments from Msukaligwa Local Municipality, has returned. With the air barely chilled, and winter peeking ever so slightly around the corner, Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM) has issued their schedules for the rotational load reduction. It was to be expected, as of late Ermelo has seen yet another bout of power outages, attributed to the 88kVA line. The official party line purported by MLM claims that illegal connections are overloading the electrical grid, therefore necessitating rotational load reduction. Oddly, the claimed illegal connections had no impact on the grid for an extended period. More disturbing is the fact that Ermelo’s residents are in the exact same sinking boat as last year, and the year before, where MLM also implemented the rotational load reduction. Over this period, excuses have ranged from vandalism, illegal connections, reduction of supply from Eskom, and every other fathomable excuse in-between. Many residents question the load reduction, and the fact that it is an entire financial year later, and MLM has yet again failed to address the issue that residents face on a daily basis. In their announcement of the rotational load reduction, MLM urged all residents and businesses to switch off electrical appliances during times of outage, to avoid damage from electrical surges when the electricity is restored. In a feeble attempt to sugarcoat the slew of outages, MLM claims that “load reduction will only commence once the system is strained.” It should be noted that MLM has also indicated that technicians may enforce load reduction at any time “to protect the integrity of the grid”, a line leeched directly from Eskom statements, effectively rendering their own published schedule moot. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ermelo businessman imprisoned for fraud Ermelo businessman imprisoned for fraud 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 24 August 2021 Mphethi submitted duplicate claims to the DOE, where he changed the invoice numbers and the dates when submitting the claims. The department suffered a loss of R830 000 on the first entity, and R1997 964 on the second one. Senyane Alton Seropane Mphethi (55), a former president of a political party an a prominent and influential businessman in Mpumalanga, allegedly lost his presidency status after he was arrested and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for defeating the course of justice on a murder case where he was sentenced for being an accomplice. The accused had a contract with the Mpumalanga Department of Education (DOE), to transport school children in Gert Sibande District Municipality. Mphethi submitted duplicate claims to the DOE, where he changed the invoice numbers and the dates when submitting the claims. The department suffered a loss of R830 000 on the first entity, and R1997 964 on the second one. The matter was reported to the Hawks, and Mphethi was arrested by the Mpumalanga Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in 2015. He was convicted on 31 July 2021 on 34 counts of fraud by the Ermelo Regional Court. On 20 August 2021, Mphethi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years on condition that he repays R3 million, with the first installment of R50 000 on or before 30 August 2021. His two companies, Ngwato and Barudi, were fined R100 000 each. Asset Forfeiture Unit was involved on the sentence proceedings < Previous Article Next Article >

Fondsinsameling vir Isabella Stark ‘n groot sukses 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 26 October 2021 "Dit was 'n uitdaging met die wind, maar dit was een lekker daggie vol omgee, liefde en ondersteuning, my hart loop oor van dankbaarheid!" Op Saterdag, 23 Oktober, was daar ‘n modelkompetisie aangebied by Camel’s Madness Restaurant. Die kompetisie wasvir fondsinsameling vir Isabella Stark se mediese onkostes. Die dag was bekroon as ‘n groot sukses. Die kompetisie is aangebied deur Blush Models Ermelo, en die modelle het almal asemrowend mooi gelyk, en die dag vreeslik geniet. Blush Models wil graag van die geleentheid gebruik maak om hul borge te bedank: “Kameel van Camel's Madness Restaurant en sy yster span, julle is die beste. Linda Pitzer, Bernice Coetzer en Berdine Botha, so baie dankie! DJ Sweet Sounds, Joshua Stark, Eco Wash, Hough Burger, Burger Springkastele, Elna Janse van Vuurren, Studio 7, Lady Latte, Coal Miners, Rochelle van Creative Cutz, Anita Kruger, Bo Kamer Gastehuis en Living Waters, Chris Rothman, Danie Louw, Bart Delport, Jaco Papenfus en Stefan van Coller, Siyabonga Masuku, Margé de Lange, Nanette Cup Cakes en Jean-Roux Flack, Mr. Pre Teen SA 2021 en Mr. Pre Teen Face SA 2021. Aan die beoordelaars, Anne Marie van Heerden, Mureli Roux en Suretha van Rooyen, dankie, julle het julle goed van julle taak gekwyt. Aan my regter hand Cindy Kitchenmaster, dankie vir al jou harde werk. Natasha Lourens, vir jou mooiste rokke by Brides Choice (Pick n Pay sentrum) die modeparade was baie mooi. Aan al die modelskole, Allison Danielle Cronje en Yolandri Fourie wat my altyd getrou ondersteun, aan elke liewe model, en ouer. Dit was 'n uitdaging met die wind, maar dit was een lekker daggie vol omgee, liefde en ondersteuning, my hart loop oor van dankbaarheid!” < Previous Article Next Article >

Dirkie van Staden palm pryse in 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 4 May 2021 EHS is besonder trots op meneer Dirkie van Staden, wat twee pryse ingepalm het by die toekenningsgeleentheid van die South African Independent Artist Awards wat op Woensdag, 28 April 2021 plaasgevind het. EHS is besonder trots op meneer Dirkie van Staden, wat twee pryse ingepalm het by die toekenningsgeleentheid van die South African Independent Artist Awards wat op Woensdag, 28 April 2021 plaasgevind het. Na aanleiding van die pryse waarvoor twee van meneer van Staden se duo-groepe genomineer is, het albei die onderskeie groepe pryse ingepalm: STRINGS ON FIRE wen die prys vir die Best Instrumental Album. WORLD@SOUTH word die prys vir Award of Appreciation for Best Instrumental Single toegeken. Meneer van Staden is deel van die EHS-musiek departement waar hy onderrig gee in verskeie instrumente, onder andere klassieke en moderne ghitaar, ukulele, saksofoon, franse horing, trompet en tromboon. “Baie geluk aan meneer Van Staden. Hoërskool Ermelo is besonder trots op hierdie prestasie. Dis voorwaar iets om op trots te wees.” < Previous Article Next Article >