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Die Tjop-Tjop-toepassing werk deur ‘n unieke QR-kode wat vir elke leerder ontwikkel is. Die leerders se kodes word geskandeer met al die nodige inligting van die betrokke leerder, sy/haar temperatuur en COVID-19 kontrole lys se antwoorde. Hierdie inligtigting word digitaal in gelees en gestoor in die wolk. Erries vergemaklik inteken tydens COVID-19 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 25 Augustus 2020 Die Tjop-Tjop-toepassing werk deur ‘n unieke QR-kode wat vir elke leerder ontwikkel is. Die leerders se kodes word geskandeer met al die nodige inligting van die betrokke leerder, sy/haar temperatuur en COVID-19 kontrole lys se antwoorde. Hierdie inligtigting word digitaal in gelees en gestoor in die wolk. Te wyte aan van COVID-19, is die inteken van leerders elke oggend ‘n groot uitdaging vir baie skole. Die Erries is egter gerat om ook hierdie uitdaging so vlot as moontlik te laat verloop. Die Noord-Wes Universiteit het ‘n toepassing ontwikkel om die proses van intekening te vergemaklik. Die Tjop-Tjop-toepassing werk deur ‘n unieke QR-kode wat vir elke leerder ontwikkel is. Die leerders se kodes word geskandeer met al die nodige inligting van die betrokke leerder, sy/haar temperatuur en COVID-19 kontrole lys se antwoorde. Hierdie inligtigting word digitaal in gelees en gestoor in die wolk. Hoërskool Ermelo is uiters opgewonde om suksesvol van hierdie toepassing gebruik te maak en so ‘n bydrae te lewer tot tegnologiese vooruitgang. Op die foto word Simphiwe Gama se QR-kode geskandeer. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ermeloërs geniet Signs To See opening 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 1 February 2022 Signs To See is al 21 jaar in die bedryf. Vrydag, 28 Januarie 2022, was ‘n groot sukses vir die opening van Signs To See. Signs To See is al 21 jaar in die bedryf. Koos Olivier, eienaar van Signs To See, het dit goed gedink om almal te nooi om die opening van hul besigheid in hul nuwe perseel saam met hom en sy personeel te kom geniet. Daar was heerlik saam gekuier en gedans, en natuurlik was daar heerlike kerrie met vars gemaakte “Naan”. Pieter Marcato het die mense op hulle voete gehou met al sy liedjies. Mac Rapapali van Jakaranda het ook kom inloer en seker gemaak die mense se voete bly op die dansvloer. Heinrich Olwage, wat in die TV reeks, Ram vir ‘n Rus gespeel het, het ook kom oë wys en lekker saam gekuier. Koos en sy span wil graag die gemeenskap bedank vir hulle getroue ondersteuning, en hy sien uit om nog baie jare saam ‘n pad saam te kan stap. < Previous Article Next Article >

“Baie geluk met jou uitslae, Yozani. EHS is besonder trots op jou.” Errie tref kolskoot in boogskiet 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 6 April 2021 “Baie geluk met jou uitslae, Yozani. EHS is besonder trots op jou.” Op Saterdag, 27 Maart, het Yozani Postma, ‘n Graad 8-leerder van Hoërskool Ermelo, deegeneem aan die Inter-provinsiale kompetisie van NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program). Sy skiet ‘n uitstekende telling van 232 uit 300. Die kompetisies wat voorlê vir 2021,gaan virtuele kompetisies wees. “Baie geluk met jou uitslae, Yozani. EHS is besonder trots op jou.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Ermelo Phoenix Rotary gholfdag Op die foto verskyn die wenners van die dag, M.O.T.H Club, saam met lede van die Phoenix Rotary. Op die foto staan Moaner van Heerden, saam met lede van die Phoenix Rotary en Deo Botha, wat die plakkaat, asook die rugby bal waar hy die hoogste bod gehad het tydens die veiling. Op die foto verskyn die wenners van die dag, M.O.T.H Club, saam met lede van die Phoenix Rotary. 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 10 November 2020 Tydens die aand was daar ‘n plakkaat van Moaner van Heerden, asook ‘n ou rugbybal met ou springbok spelers se handtekening op opgeveil. Op Vrydag, 6 November, het die Phoenix Rotary dit goed gedink om ‘n gholfdag aan te bied wat deel is van hul geldinsamelings projek. Die dag is bekroon as ‘n suksesvolle dag, met 72 spelers wat deelgeneem het aan die kompetisie. Die spelers het die dag terdeë geniet. Die Phoenix wil graag die volgende borge bedank, waarsonder die dag nie so ‘n groot sukses kon wees nie: Brakecore, LMTEC, Wildman, African Sky Resorts, Jamdrop, Chryso, JC Studios Ermelo, Icon Metals and Oils, FC Benecke, DP Signs, Bell, Pick and Pay, Izimbali, Hardies bande, Bulldog Internet, Dalifin, Melrow Pharmacy, Corfuset, Flowcentric Mining, Allan’s Slaghuis en MP Fire and Signs. Die bekende oud-rugby speler Moaner van Heerden het ook kom oë wys, en heerlik saam met die spelers gekuier. Daar was smaaklike kos na die prysuitdeling beskikbaar, waaraan al die spelers gesmul het. Die wenners van die dag, met 108 punte, is die M.O.T.H Club, in die tweede plek was LMTEC met 103 punte, en kort op hulle hakke met 102 punte was Kwena Mining. Tydens die aand was daar ‘n plakkaat van Moaner van Heerden, asook ‘n ou rugbybal met ou springbok spelers se handtekening op opgeveil. Die Ermelo Phoenix Rotary wil graag van die gelentheid gebruik maak om almal te bedank vir die dag, asook vir elke speler wat die dag saam met hulle kom geniet het. < Previous Article Next Article >

Mirror Trading International collapses, R5B worth of bitcoin lost 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 20 April 2021 CEO, Johann Steynberg, fled the country with over R5 billion worth of investors’ bitcoin. BTC Global, better known as Mirror Trading International, was a bitcoin investment scam that ran from mid-2017 to early 2018. It claimed to offer clients a way to invest in a trading pool managed by a “master trader”, Steven Twain. Social media was flooded with recruitment posts, with many of the posts being flogged by residents in and around Ermelo, hoping to get rich quick. Many residents in Ermelo and surroundings foolishly touted MTI as the golden goose of the ages, and condescendingly looked down upon those who saw it as a scam. A reported 27 000 people were scammed by BTC Global, including South Africans, Americans, and Australians. MTI went through a few iterations, but its surge in growth came after it adopted a multilevel marketing referral system and switched away from more conventional “copy trading” to purportedly using an automated trading program, or “bot”. Several warnings were issued from official bodies, including the Texas State Securities Board, Canada’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers, and South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). South Africans, however, decided to look the other way. In its warning from August last year, the FSCA recommended that people withdraw their money from MTI as soon as possible. “Mirror Trading International is another example of why the industry must spread the word that algorithmic trading platforms promising unrealistically high returns are nearly always scams. When cryptocurrency exchanges and other services learn of these scams and receive their cryptocurrency addresses, they should discourage users from sending funds to those addresses or at least warn them that financial losses are highly likely.” cryptocurrency observer and venture capitalist, Dovey Wan, said in a statement. This follows the final collapse of MTI after its CEO, Johann Steynberg, fled the country with over R5 billion worth of investors’ bitcoin. According to the South African common law, liquidators are in a position to claim money back from participants of this illegal scheme. < Previous Article Next Article >

“Hoërskool Ermelo is besonder trots op die prestasie wat die skool, onderwysers en Vosjan behaal het. Dankie vir elkeen se bydrae om te sorg dat EHS se akademie van top gehalte is.” Hoërskool Ermelo nommer een in Msukaligwa 1/1 Share SHNHATTINGH 27 April 2021 “Hoërskool Ermelo is besonder trots op die prestasie wat die skool, onderwysers en Vosjan behaal het. Dankie vir elkeen se bydrae om te sorg dat EHS se akademie van top gehalte is.” Op Vrydag, 16 April 2021, het die prysuitdeling van die Msukaligwa 1-streek vir die 2020-matriekuitslae plaasgevind. Nie net is Hoërskool Ermelo die nommer een presterende skool in die GertSibande-distrik nie, maar ook, soos aangewys tydens die Msukaligwa 1-streeksprysuitdeling, neem EHS die eerste plek in vir die beste skool in dié streek. Te danke aan 'n slaagsyfer van 99,1%, en 79% leerders wat slaag met universiteitsvrystelling, het die prestasie die Erries te beurt geval. Various teachers received certificates for best educator in subject performance in the circuit 2020, with a pass rate of 100%: Pieter du Plooy: Geografie, Elana Fourie: Wiskundige Geletterheid, Lynelle Grobler: English First Additional Language, Diana Loots: Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal, Annaliza Mentz: Rekeningkunde, Restah Pretorius: Rekeningkunde, Erna Schoeman: English Home Language, Faans van der Merwe: Landbouwetenskap, Gerda van Zyl: Afrikaans Huistaal. Vosjan Grey, EHS-President van 2020, het die prys ontvang vir beste leerder in Hoërskool Ermelo. Hy spog met ses onderskeidings, en ‘n gemiddeld van 85,4%. “Hoërskool Ermelo is besonder trots op die prestasie wat die skool, onderwysers en Vosjan behaal het. Dankie vir elkeen se bydrae om te sorg dat EHS se akademie van top gehalte is.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Dankie dat juffrou ons in juffrou Esti se hartjie hou, ons hou juffrou Esti vir ewig in ons hartjies vas. MLA verwelkom opgewonde leerders 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 23 February 2021 Dankie dat juffrou ons in juffrou Esti se hartjie hou, ons hou juffrou Esti vir ewig in ons hartjies vas. "My eerste tas, my eerste klas, Juffrou Esti pas ons mooi op. Alles wat ons nog gaan leer, het juffrou Esti klaar geleer. Ons leer om te tel, ons leer om te lees, Juffrou Esti leer ons om vir niks te vrees. Dankie Juffrou Esti, vir my eerste klas. Dankie dat juffrou ons in juffrou Esti se hartjie hou, ons hou juffrou Esti vir ewig in ons hartjies vas." < Previous Article Next Article >

GSDM hosts inaugural council meeting 1/5 Share GK CRONJE 30 November 2021 The council is comprised of the majority seats held by the ANC (28), followed by the official opposition party, EFF (10), the DA (8) and lastly, the VF Plus (2). The Gert Sibande District Municipality (GSDM) successfully convened its inaugural council meeting on Thursday, 25 November. Attendance was limited due to COVID-19 regulations, but the meeting could be observed via the live stream. The meeting was, however, not with out strife, as security was beefed up due to threats of residents who planned on disrupting the meeting. This council sitting marks the sixth administration for the GSDM offices in Ermelo. The council is comprised of the majority seats held by the ANC (28), followed by the official opposition party, EFF (10), the DA (8) and lastly, the VF Plus (2). During the sitting, Cllr Busisiwe Sekhonde was elected as Speaker of Council, Cllr Walter Mngomezulu was elected Executive Mayor, replacing honorable Cllr Chirwa, Cllr Trevor Nkosi was elected Whip of Council, and Cllr Noliqwa Nhlapo being elected as Chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee. < Previous Article Next Article >

Die afgelope naweek was ‘n baie besig naweek vir die nooddienste. Daar het verskeie botsings op verskillende paaie plaasgevind. Die meeste van die oorsake van die botsings is bloot die rede dat daar geen ag gegee word aan die padreëls en spoedgrens nie. Roekelose bestuur eis die tol Roekelose bestuur eis die tol 1/0 Share SH HATTINGH 25 August 2020 Roekelose bestuur laat nooddienste skarrel Die afgelope naweek was ‘n baie besig naweek vir die nooddienste. Daar het verskeie botsings op verskillende paaie plaasgevind. Die meeste van die oorsake van die botsings is bloot die rede dat daar geen ag gegee word aan die padreëls en spoedgrens nie. < Previous Article Next Article >

A puzzling collision occurred in Church Street on Friday, 30 April, involving two Toyota vehicles. Rainy weather, coupled with the busy traffic of the payday weekend saw the two vehicles involved in a tailgate collision, which left bystanders dumbfounded as to how it happened. One of the vehicles ended up facing oncoming traffic, whilst the other came to a halt on the opposite sidewalk, obliterating a streetlight in the process. Luckily, no serious injuries were sustained by either party. It has been alleged by onlookers that the occupants of the vehicles were intoxicated at the time of the incident, and that they hurriedly attempted to stash their liquor in a nearby field. The SAPS, however, provided no confirmation of this at the time of publication. You may view more photos and videos on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. Drivers allegedly stash liquor in field following collision Drivers allegedly stash liquor in field following collision 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 4 May 2021 It has been alleged by onlookers that the occupants of the vehicles were intoxicated at the time of the incident, and that they hurriedly attempted to stash their liquor in a nearby field. A puzzling collision occurred in Church Street on Friday, 30 April, involving two Toyota vehicles. Rainy weather, coupled with the busy traffic of the payday weekend saw the two vehicles involved in a tailgate collision, which left bystanders dumbfounded as to how it happened. One of the vehicles ended up facing oncoming traffic, whilst the other came to a halt on the opposite sidewalk, obliterating a streetlight in the process. Luckily, no serious injuries were sustained by either party. It has been alleged by onlookers that the occupants of the vehicles were intoxicated at the time of the incident, and that they hurriedly attempted to stash their liquor in a nearby field. The SAPS, however, provided no confirmation of this at the time of publication. You may view more photos and videos on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

During the course of last week, the rainy weather made life extremely difficult for EMS and traffic personnel, as a slew of collisions were reported. According to available information, a total of five lives were lost, and several motorists and passengers were injured. The traffic department would like to urge motorists to drive carefully, especially in rainy weather. With winter being on our doorstep, fog will also become a major issue, and restrict visibility of motorists while driving. Carnage ensues as rainy weather hits Carnage ensues as rainy weather hits 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 8 June 2021 With winter being on our doorstep, fog will also become a major issue, and restrict visibility of motorists while driving. During the course of last week, the rainy weather made life extremely difficult for EMS and traffic personnel, as a slew of collisions were reported. According to available information, a total of five lives were lost, and several motorists and passengers were injured. The traffic department would like to urge motorists to drive carefully, especially in rainy weather. With winter being on our doorstep, fog will also become a major issue, and restrict visibility of motorists while driving. < Previous Article Next Article >

Save more with Shoprite MVNO 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 30 March 2021 Airtime, data bundles and rewards only expire after 60 days, rather than the more common 30-day expiry. The Shoprite Group has announced its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) called K’nect mobile. The service will go online in April. Shoprite said that K’nect mobile’s key differentiator is its simplicity, with flat call and data rates, and no complicated tiers. The service piggybacks off the mobile network infrastructure of Cell C, whose roaming partnership with MTN provides coverage. The group said that airtime, data bundles and rewards only expire after 60 days, rather than the more common 30-day expiry. In addition, K’nect mobile will offer 100MB free data for three months. The group said that its call and data rates are among the most competitive in the country, with 50c per minute all day K’nect to K’nect calls, 99c per minute all day calls to other networks, and 15c per megabyte for any size data bundle, up to 1GB. K’nect mobile also offers 10% free on recharge, 10% Xtra for Xtra Savings cardholders, 5% Xtra when recharging via Money Market Account, and double airtime rewards on Xtra Savings airtime deals. Shoprite said that other rewards include early access to Computicket events and tickets, and 100MB free for three months, subject to in-store RICA and activation. “Importantly, customers using a K’nect mobile SIM card will also benefit from zero-rated data on selected Shoprite and Checkers websites and apps, including the Money Market Account, Computicket website and the Group’s jobs portal, all without incurring any data charges.” At the same time, the move will help the Shoprite Group streamline communication and drastically reduce its internal data costs, it said. Shoprite said its 141,000 employees are now able to receive communications directly on the group’s internal app, called SiyaRinga, without the need to reverse data costs. The network forms part of the group’s financial services offering, which enables customers to conveniently pay bills, buy cell phones, make money transfers, buy airtime and data, lotto tickets, electricity and even funeral insurance in partnership with OUTsurance. “K’nect mobile is part of our ever-growing suite of fintech products designed to better serve our customers,” said Jean Olivier, general manager of Financial Services. “We’ve spent a lot of time understanding how a mobile network can add value to our customers’ lives, and our solution is an easy to understand network that offers straightforward call and data rates as well as tangible rewards.” < Previous Article Next Article >