Tegnologie vir die toekoms 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 4 May 2021 He’s the co-founder of “The Deep Learning Indaba”, an organisation whose mission is to strengthen Machine Learning & Artificial intelligence in Africa. Ulrich Paquet, oud- Ermeloër, het ‘n baie insiggewende gesprek met die Graad 11' s en 12's gehad oor sy interessante vakgebied, en wenke met hulle gedeel wat hulle kan help op hul pad na sukses. Ulrich Paquet is a South African Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning veteran, with over 10 years experience and service. He took some time to talk to the Grade 11 and 12 learners about his interesting area of expertise. He’s the co-founder of “The Deep Learning Indaba”, an organisation whose mission is to strengthen Machine Learning & Artificial intelligence in Africa. Ulrich holds a PhD in Machine Learning from the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory, and had worked at several tech companies such as Microsoft, where he developed the core of Microsoft recommender system, managed a team at VocallQ which was later acquired by Apple, and recommender team for XBOX (a definite highlight; the XBOX One launch). He is now a research scientist at Deepmind, the world’s leading centre for research in artificial intelligence. < Previous Article Next Article >

Calls for provincial hospital CEO’s head to roll 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 16 August 2022 One resident stated that patients fear to visit the hospital, as many patients who visit allegedly succumb to unknown reasons. On Monday, 15 August 2022, a group of distraught employees of the Ermelo Provincial Hospital, joined by community and union members, staged a demonstration at the gate of the hospital. The group called for the removal of the CEO, who allegedly runs the hospital into the ground with rampant mismanagement and staff shortages. “There are no surgeon available, meaning that no operations can be performed. There has been no surgeon for the past three months, which is unacceptable. There is a serious lack of management structure withing the hospital. The pharmacy does not have a manager, and therefore cannot operate efficiently. There are so many vacancies available, but they remain unfilled. The mortuary is in a state of decay. Residents have an uphill battle to claim, or even find their beloved deceased. It’s a travesty,” one said. The issue of the mortuary has long since been an issue, that seemingly goes unresolved, despite statements from authorities claiming otherwise. The absolutely grisly state of the hospital has on various occasions bore tales of shock and horror. One resident stated that patients fear to visit the hospital, as many patients who visit allegedly succumb to unknown reasons. “If you go the Ermelo Provincial Hospital, you are called a ‘braai pakkie’ by the community members. The reason for this being that you are admitted, and soon after placed lifeless in the fridge, ready for cremation or the grave. We would rather visit clinics that the hospital, as it is a building of death and horror,” he stated with distraught seriousness. Despite the serious concerns raised by the public and various experts, and the fact that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill has yet to be passed through Parliament, the deputy director-general for the Department of Health, Nicholas Crisp, revealed that 44 positions would be advertised for the NHI Scheme in August. Government has approved this travesty at a cost of R30 million, and plans to allocate more resources to in 2023/24 to fund a staff of 120 people. This is nothing but a travesty, as the state of provincial hospitals are dire, and instead of government allocating funds to improve the situation, millions, if not billions, are blown on irrelevant projects, cadre employment and unfinished constructions. At the time of publication, the hospital management was unavailable for comment. < Previous Article Next Article >

EHS-gholf behaal weer eerste plek 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 25 May 2021 “Baie geluk aan dié seuns met uitstekende tellings en pragtige gholf. EHS is trots op elkeen.” Op Vrydag, 21 Mei, het een van die Erries se gholfspanne die volgende rondte liga gaan speel op Volksrust. As gevolg van die COVID-regulasies, kon daar net een span aan dié liga-rondte deelneem. EHS se A-span verteenwoordig egter die Erries uitstekend, en stap as wenners van die baan af. Dié span is goed op dreef om die liga te wen, met net nog een rondte om te speel. Die tellings van die spelers is as volg: Tobie Leibbrandt behaal15 punte, Wian Swart behaal 14 punte, Liam Kitchenmaster 13 punte en Pieter Leibbrandt 11 punte. “Baie geluk aan dié seuns met uitstekende tellings en pragtige gholf. EHS is trots op elkeen.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Plaaslike restaurante geteiken deur rowers Plaaslike restaurante geteiken deur rowers 1/4 Share SH HATTINGH 25 August 2020 Dieselfde verdagte is later weer gewaar naby TWK, waar ACSU reaksie die rower genader het. Die rower het laat spaander met twee kasregisters, en een van ACSU se reaksie lede het vier geweerskote afgevuur. Die rower is vermoedelik gekwes, en dié het die kasregisters laat val. Na ‘n lang gesoek deur ACSU, asook buurtwag lede, is een van die kasregisters gevind. Die afgelope paar maande is daar by verskeie plaaslike restaurante ingebreek, waar die rowers weg gekom het met kontant. Ander besighede het ook deurgeloop onder lang vingers van rowers. Op Saterdag, 22 Augustus, ongeveer 19:46, het ACSU ‘n oproep ontvang dat Nando’s se personeel aangehou word deur twee rowers. ACSU en SAPD was blitsig op die toneel, waar een van die rowers gewapen was met ‘n groot kaliber. Een van die rowers het spoorloos verdwyn, maar die ander is opgemerk by Online Properties, waar hy die venster geskop het om toegang tot die perseel te verkry. Die rower het bo oor die heining gespring, waarna hy sy hand gesny het, en sy handskoen agtergelaat het nadat dit aan die heining gehak het. Dieselfde verdagte is later weer gewaar naby TWK, waar ACSU reaksie die rower genader het. Die rower het laat spaander met twee kasregisters, en een van ACSU se reaksie lede het vier geweerskote afgevuur. Die rower is vermoedelik gekwes, en dié het die kasregisters laat val. Na ‘n lang gesoek deur ACSU, asook buurtwag lede, is een van die kasregisters gevind. Beide rowers is nog nie gevind nie. Die SAPD doen ‘n versoek op die gemeenskap dat enige persoon wat die SAPD kan help met die ondersoek, vir Konstabel ML Mkwanazi te kontak op 082 373 8389 of 017 819 2321/8. < Previous Article Next Article >

Nuus uit die SAPD se kantore Nuus uit die SAPD se kantore 1/5 Share SH HATTINGH 2 February 2021 Hul het aanvanklik gedink die persoon het beheer oor die bakkie verloor, maar die persoon het omgedraai en weer op hul afgejaag. • Lede van Ermelo SAPD het op Vrydag, 29 Januarie, ongeveer 20:00 reageer op klagtes van persone wie onwettig drank verkoop vanaf 'n privaat woning in De Bruin Straat. Onderweg na die adres het hul 'n man teegekom wat drank gekoop het. Die SAPD is daarna na die betrokke adres, waarna een Chinese burger gearresteer is in gevolge die 'Disaster Management Act'. Die drank, wat twee polisie bakkies vol gemaak het, met die waarde van ongeveer R700 000, is na die SAPD se kantore geneem. • Ermelo SAPD ondersoek 'n klag van poging tot moord na aanleiding van 'n insident wat op Woensdag, 27 Januarie, ongeveer 16:30 in 'n oop veld in Camden Laan plaasgevind het. 'n 20-Jarige man beweer dat hy en vriende sokker in die veld gespeel het, toe 'n manspersoon in 'n bakkie op hul afgejaag en hul amper raak gery het. Hul het aanvanklik gedink die persoon het beheer oor die bakkie verloor, maar die persoon het omgedraai en weer op hul afgejaag. Hul het daarin geslaag om weg te hardloop. 'n Verdagte man is op 29 Januarie in verband met die voorval gearresteer. < Previous Article Next Article >

Gutsy burglars leaves ominous message Gutsy burglars leaves ominous message 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 23 March 2021 With a flair for the dramatic, one of the perpetrators left an ominous, although poorly spelt message scribbled on the rear window one of the vehicles. The owners of Glasfit Ermelo arrived at their premises with a shock, as reports of a brazen burglary stunned the community. In a seemingly well-planned operation, perpetrators gained access to the building through one of the side windows, which is concealed from the outside view. SAPS was on scene, and took statements and inventory of stolen items. With a flair for the dramatic, one of the perpetrators left an ominous, although poorly spelt message scribbled on the rear window one of the vehicles, stating “next time I took my dream car”. At the time of publication, no additional information had been supplied by the SAPS. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ermelo Toyota gee terug aan die gemeenskap Op die foto verskyn die bestuur van Ermelo Toyota, saam met Chimèn Janse van Rensburg van die CMR Carolina. Op die foto verskyn die bestuur van Ermelo Toyota, saam met Annelize Marè van die Ermelo SAVF. Op die foto verskyn die bestuur van Ermelo Toyota, saam met Saretha Ferns van Annebel Ermelo. Op die foto verskyn die bestuur van Ermelo Toyota, saam met Chimèn Janse van Rensburg van die CMR Carolina. 1/4 Share SM HATTINGH 3 November 2021 Ermelo Toyota wil weer die gemeenskap bedank vir hulle getroue ondersteuning gedurende hul jaarlikse gholfdag. Ermelo Toyota het tydens hul jaarliks gholfdag ‘n bedrag van R90 000 ingesamel deur verskeie items wat opgeveil is, onder andere ‘n skaap wat opgeveil was met die finale bie van R33 500. Die eienaar en die bestuur van Ermelo Toyota het dit goed gedink om die gelde wat ingesamel is, aan verskeie instansies te skenk. Die CMR Carolina, Ermelo SAVF, Ermelo CMR en Annebel was gekies om skenkings te ontvang. Ermelo Toyota wil weer die gemeenskap bedank vir hulle getroue ondersteuning gedurende hul jaarlikse gholfdag. < Previous Article Next Article >

Liggies kán skryf Die wenners (v.l.n.r.): Cecelia Venter, Tamryn Archer, Yvonne Dippenaar (kultuur organiseerder), Sona Soyeye, Kundai Zimunto en Fatimah Mogalia. Die wenners (v.l.n.r.): Cecelia Venter, Tamryn Archer, Yvonne Dippenaar (kultuur organiseerder), Sona Soyeye, Kundai Zimunto en Fatimah Mogalia. 1/1 Share CONTENT SUPPLIED 1 September 2020 Verskeie leerders van Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het onlangs aan ‘n kortverhaal kompetisie deelgeneem. Die leerder het dit vreeslik geniet, en het met puik kortverhale na vore gekom. Verskeie leerders van Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het onlangs aan ‘n kortverhaal kompetisie deelgeneem. Die leerder het dit vreeslik geniet, en het met puik kortverhale na vore gekom. Die volgende leerders is as wenners aangewys: in Graad 8, eerste plek is, Fatimah Mogalia met “2030", tweede plek is, Cecilia Venter met “Someone Is Lying Sit” en in derde plek is, Sona Soyeye met “The Truth Behind It”. In Graad 10 is Tamryn Archer met “When Promises Become Lies” aangewys as die wenner. In Graad 11 het Kundai Zimunto met “When Promises Become Lies” eerste plek verower, en Dané le Roux het met “Forever And Infinity” tweede plek verower. Michelle van der Linde, ‘n Graad 12 leerder, stap weg met eerste plek met “Promises Were Meant To Be Broken”. < Previous Article Next Article >

Jansen Street drug den causes unease 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 12 January 2021 “I have phoned the SAPS on several occasions, as looters carry away stolen items from the property. On one specific day a looter brought his own wheelbarrow, and casually loaded the geyser looted from the property. I phoned the SAPS, but they took over an hour to arrive." What once was a beautifully maintained residence, has now regressed to a source of disconcertment to surrounding residents, most notably for its infamy as a known drug haven for addicts and all manner of vagrants. Reports of blatant prostitution within the husk of the residence has also surfaced, with no heed paid by authorities. The house, which is being systematically looted of all valuable items, which includes pipes, fittings, taps, window frames and doors, is now a source of concern, as well as a threat to the safety of surrounding residents. “We can not even leave our residence for more than a day, because the vagrants that squat in the abandoned house keeps and eye on our movements. I have resorted to adding extra security gates and burglar bars to our house, because the squatters steal items from our yard. I have caught several of them red-handed, where they carry items out of our yard during broad daylight. I don’t feel safe in my own home, and the constant stream of devious characters visiting this abandoned property gives me the shivers. They deal drugs in the open, and couldn’t care less about who sees them. Many of the vagrants who visit the property to get their fix, can barely walk straight when the exit the property. It is unacceptable, but nobody cares.” a nearby resident lamented. “I have phoned the SAPS on several occasions, as looters carry away stolen items from the property. On one specific day a looter brought his own wheelbarrow, and casually loaded the geyser looted from the property. I phoned the SAPS, but they took over an hour to arrive, and when they finally arrived, they just looked at the house and drove away without investigating. I am also very concerned about the long grass and shrubbery on this abandoned property, as it is an extreme fire hazard, especially during winter time. I just wish someone would take action, or the owner of the property would sell or demolish the house. I really stresses me out.” the resident concluded. < Previous Article Next Article >

Vuurwapenamnestie verleng tot 2021 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 24 November 2020 Die vuurwapenamnestie wat einde Julie vir 'n tydperk van ses maande deur die parlement goedgekeur is, het op 1 Augustus 2020 begin en duur tot 31 Januarie 2021. Die beperkings van vlakke 5 en 4 het mense verhinder om onwettige, sowel as hul ongelisensieerde en ongewenste vuurwapens en ammunisie in te lewer. Die vuurwapenamnestie wat einde Julie vir 'n tydperk van ses maande deur die parlement goedgekeur is, het op 1 Augustus 2020 begin en duur tot 31 Januarie 2021. Die vorige amnestietydperk, wat ook vir 'n tydperk van ses maande bedoel was, is ontspoor deur die onverwagse COVI-19-pandemie, maar ten spyte hiervan het die Suid-Afrikaanse polisiediens (SAPD) 'n totaal van 46 714 vuurwapens ontvang. Die amnestietydperk skep 'n geleentheid vir lede van die publiek om ongewenste vuurwapens, of vuurwapens wat onwettig besit word, aan die SAPD oor te gee sonder om bang te wees dat hulle vervolg sal word. Diegene wat hul vuurwapens gedurende die periode van amnestie oorgee, moet die nodige vorms invul en onderteken by die naaste polisiekantoor, en moet aandring op 'n afskrif van die SAPS 548 (Amnestie-vorm). Lede van die publiek word versoek om van hierdie tydperk gebruik te maak om die vuurwapens en ammunisie in te handig vir vernietiging, of hernuwing van 'n bevoegdheidsertifikaat en 'n geldige lisensie. Al die vuurwapens wat ingehandig is, sal ballistiese toetse ondergaan om te verseker dat dit nie gebruik is in die pleeg van misdade voordat dit vir vernietiging oorweeg kan word nie. Vir meer inligting, word die gemeenskap aangemoedig om hul plaaslike polisiekantoor, of die Central Firearms Register (CFR) inbelsentrum te kontak by 012 353 6111, en korrupsie by 0800 701 701 aan te meld. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ryan het dringend jou hulp nodig 1/1 Share SM Hattingh 11 Oktober 2022 Ryan en sy vriende het Saterdag aand uitgegaan in Pretoria, waar hy toe beval was in twee aparte insidente. Vroeg Sondag oggend, 3 Oktober 2022, het die familie en vriende van Ryan Alves skokkende nuus ontvang. Ryan en sy vriende het Saterdag aand uitgegaan in Pretoria, waar hy toe beval was in twee aparte insidente. Ryan was na die bevallings onbewus, waarna sy vriende hom probeer by bring het en ‘n ambulans ontbied het. Ryan was toe na die naaste hospitaal geneem, waar hy onmiddelik opgeneem is. Later dié Sondag aand het die dokters aan sy familie bevestig dat hy kritiek is, al die bene in sy gesig is gekraak, hy het ‘n breuk op sy skedel, infeksie in sy longe en swelling op die brein. Na wese was Ryan Maandag middag in vir ‘n noodoperasie op sy brein, en 15cm van sy kop been was verwyder om te help met die drukking van die swelling op sy brein. Hy is daarna onder sterk sedasie geplaas, en die wag tydperk het begin. Tans is Ryan nog kritiek, en fondse word dringend benodig. Sy hospitaal rekening al klaar yslik groot, en Ryan se herstel proses gaan nog ‘n lang pad wees. Die fondse vir dit lê ook nog soos ‘n berg voor die familie. Daar is ‘n rekening geskep vir hom vir enige donasies deur Mnr. Danie van der Walt by Botha & Van Dyk Prokureurs. Alle en enige donasies sal hartlik waardeer word, en sal ongelooflik baie help. Die bank besonderhede vir donasies is as volg: Nedbank Trust Rekening, Rekening Naam: Botha & Van Dyk Trust Acc, Rekening Nommer: 1468 116 924, Tak Kode: 151644, Verwysing: RYA/3/1naam. Die familie wil graag die gemeenskap bedank vir elke boodskap, oproep asook die gemeenskapslede wat alreeds ‘n donasie gegee het, die familie waardeer dit opreg. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ligbron sports state of the art Innovation Hub 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 24 August 2021 Primary school learners will also be invited to join the Gecko Robotics Club, and will thus expand their knowledge and skills in this important field. On Thursday, 19 August 2021, Ligbron unveiled the Innovation Hub, which is a major technological advancement for both the school and the learners who will benefit from the hub. Gerhard Prinsloo, project manager of the Innovation Hub, proudly elaborated on the project. “We started the journey when Mr. Dup van Rensburg was still at the helm, and told him that we would like to be at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution. We had the idea and the framework, and after visiting the best schools in the country presenting robotics innovation, we were ready to make work of it. When the current headmaster, Mr. Brand took his place, we were given the green light to develop the hub to the state that it is in now.” Valuable skills for the future are definitely knowledge of coding and robotics. Ligbron's Innovation Hub will give the Liggies an advantage by adding designing, coding and manufacturing of robotics as part of the Grade 8 and Grade 9 curriculum. Primary school learners will also be invited to join the Gecko Robotics Club, and will thus expand their knowledge and skills in this important field. According to Ligbron, another major goal of the Innovation Hub is to provide a service to the community in terms of 3D printing, engraving and design. “Generous sponsors helped Ligbron bring the future to our town, and we would like to convey our gratitude to Ligbron OBBG, Ligbron Old Boys and Beautiful Girls, Major Steel, Ligbron e-learning, Mix and Match and Bulldog Broadband.” You may view more photos and videos on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >