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NASASA warns against illegal pyramid or Ponzi schemes 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 9 March 2021 There are roughly 810 000 active stokvel groups, consisting of over 11 million South Africans, collecting an estimated R50 billion annually. According to the National Stokvel Association of South Africa (NASASA), there are roughly 810 000 active stokvel groups, consisting of over 11 million South Africans, collecting an estimated R50 billion annually. Nearly 40% of South Africa’s adult population are members of a stokvel. Recently there has been an increase in illegal pyramid schemes or Ponzi schemes, which continue to pop up around South Africa. These schemes defraud many unsuspecting South Africans of their hard-earned money, with the promise of fast financial returns every year. It is critical that South Africans are able to tell the difference between a stokvel and an illegal pyramid and/or Ponzi scheme. A stokvel is defined as a savings or investment society in which a group of people agree to save money together for a defined purpose, by way of contributing a fixed amount of money over a specific period of time. Originally stokvels were known as “stock fairs” dating back to the 19th century by English settlers in the Eastern cape as a rotating cattle auction. This was an in person gathering, and attendance was key for participation. The foundation of such a culture was trust. This financial vehicle has since evolved into a unique financial system created within communities by members and for members, built on need, trust and a common goal for financial liberation. The stokvel market has grown remarkably and, over time, the types of stokvels have increased significantly from rotational, grocery, investment, burial right down to social stokvels. Stokvels have become a key financial vehicle that many people rely on, amassing revenue in the billions. The increasing numbers, financial potential and popularity of stokvels has resulted in scammers trying to swindle stokvel groups out of their hard-earned savings and investments by posing as a lucrative investment scheme or some other form of financial breakthrough opportunity. Scammers often pose as legitimate stokvels, investment schemes or property stokvels but in reality, are nothing more than get rich quick schemes in the form of a Ponzi or pyramid scheme. “At NASASA, we want to educate on, protect and preserve this financial system which is a legitimate means for many to achieve financial stability and wellbeing,” says Miziyonke Mtshali, Chief Executive Officer at NASASA. It is important to NASASA to ensure that members of stokvels are protected from scammers, this can only be done through education and awareness, by ensuring that members are always able to distinguish between a legitimate stokvel and an illegal Ponzi or pyramid scheme. The most known and popular mechanisms which scammers use are pyramid schemes and Ponzi schemes. Being able to identify these scams is key to safeguarding yourself from them. A pyramid scheme requires its members to recruit other people as members and the few top-level members recruit newer members, who pay upfront costs, to those who enrolled them. In fact, money simply exchanges hands with no real economic activity or products attached and is just a smoke screen to hide the pyramid scheme. Significant returns are derived from the recruitment of people, with the majority of financial return being made by the top tier people through administration fees charged to new recruits. With a Ponzi scheme, members are promised huge returns within a short period of time and are based on fraudulent investment management services, which are disguised as legitimate business investments. Members contribute money to the “portfolio manager” who promises them a high return. When those members want their money back, they are paid out with the incoming funds contributed by participants who join at a later stage. By merely transferring funds from one client to another, there is no real investment product at all. In terms of a legitimate and sustainable savings vehicle, a stokvel works because many people find it easier to save when they do it in a group. A stokvel member knows where his/her money is kept and when and how much will be paid out. Furthermore, most stokvel members know each other and have a genuine and enduring relationship, based on trust. Anyone who has any queries, or wants to know more, please email info@mswsa.co.za . For more information about stokvels, go to www.nasasa.co.za . < 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 >

Pollution on the daily irks business owners 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 19 April 2022 "And it’s not just here. Look around Ermelo, there’s refuse lining every street.” Business owners in Ennis Street are having a hard time with pollution of all kinds right on their shopfront’s doorsteps. Near-daily gatherings of individuals in this area cause the roadway, sidewalks and parking areas of surrounding businesses to become the ultimate party site. Large pile of glass bottles have been spotted on the sidewalk, with the refuse bin, ironically, being nearly empty. The roadway, sidewalks and parking area of the surrounding businesses are littered with a myriad of empty liquor bottles, food containers and shards of glass from bottles being shattered in drunken stupor. “It’s really troubling to see that this issue is ongoing, with no reprieve from authorities or law enforcement. My shopfront and parking area is littered daily with bottles, glass shards, other refuse, and even human feaces. I have to clean this area, and I don’t even sell liquor,” an irate business owner told the Tribune. “I’m not the only one. Look at the entire area here. It’s unacceptable. My customers have to drive on eggs when visiting my shop to avoid the shards of glass slicing their tyres. It’s making everything more difficult than it needs to be. And it’s not just here. Look around Ermelo, there’s refuse lining every street.” While on scene, the Tribune noticed two municipal employees gingerly cleaning the shard-strewn road, and picking up a large amount of liquor bottles lining the street and sidewalk. An enquiry will be sent to Msukaligwa Local Municipality, and the response published in the next publication. See more photos on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Local talent secures finalist-spot 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 29 June 2021 The sprightly and go-getter attitude of Nompumelelo has made her an ideal candidate. 22-Year-old Nompumelelo Mabona, a chemical engineering student at Vaal University of Technology, has been selected as a finalist for Miss Township South Africa 2021. Nompumelelo hails from Siyabuswa, Extension D. The sprightly and go-getter attitude of Nompumelelo has made her an ideal candidate. “I am doing my final year as a finalist, and I am required to raise 50 pads for underprivileged girls at school or orphanages. I entered the pageant in order to create a difference, and I aim to create awareness on sanitary pad donations. I would like to see that my community outreach will reach as broad a audience as possible. I am also an upcoming writer, and I aim to publish my first novel this year, titled “Tears Blinding, A Depressed Black Child”. I am hunting to find a publishing company that will be willing to publish my book on their platform.” Nompumelelo would like to thank everyone for their support on her journey thus far. If you would like to become involved in a project with Nompumelelo, you may contact her via WhatsApp on 072 035 0519. < Previous Article Next Article >

Shoprite launches R5 sanitary pads 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 30 March 2021 Manufactured locally, its newly launched sanitary pad pack contains eight individually wrapped maxi pads, and are available exclusively from Shoprite and Usave supermarkets for only R5. The Shoprite Group has announced that it has intensified its efforts to provide customers with products that are affordable and accessible. The group has expanded its R5 offering to include sanitary pads for women and girls. According to the group, this is an item that is a basic human right. Shoprite says that it continues to look for ways to stretch a R5 further by selling food and other essentials that only require a R5 coin as payment. Shoprite's 600g in-house brown bakery bread retails for only R4.99, which is the same price as when it first launched in April 2016. Its stores have sold more than 266 million loaves. Shoprite has further indicated that it continues to help hard-pressed customers access basic food items. In 2017, it introduced a range of R5 deli meals, and it is launching a R5 pack of sanitary pads to help keep young girls in school. In 2017, Shoprite introduced discounted deli meals so that hard-pressed consumers with only R5 in their pocket can afford to eat. Just in the last 12 months, stores have served more than 23 million meals to customers for R5 or less, with the three most popular being a large igwinya (vetkoek), chicken hot dogs, and fried egg and tomato sandwiches. Manufactured locally, its newly launched sanitary pad pack contains eight individually wrapped maxi pads, and are available exclusively from Shoprite and Usave supermarkets for only R5. The Shoprite Group says that it continues to look for other ways to help its customers save money. The Xtra Savings programme has saved consumers more than R2.1 billion between July and December 2020. Since the start of the national lockdown, the Shoprite Group concludes that it has intensified its food security efforts, donating more than R100-million in surplus food to organizations, spearheading several critical initiatives around the country. For more information, visit www.shoprite.co.za . < Previous Article Next Article >

Ermelo Primary hosts prestige athletics 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 3 March 2022 The atletes enjoyed the day and received very good results. Wednesday, 23 February was a big but very succesfull event for Ermelo Primary School, where they hosted their athletics at Ligbron Academy for Technology. The athletes competed against Laerskool Ermelo, Laerskool H.M Swart, Laerskool Jeugkrag, Laerskool Kallie de Haas, Laerskool Marietjie van Niekerk and Standerton Primary School. The atletes enjoyed the day and received very good results. EPS would like to thank each and every school as well as all the supporters that came to support the athletes. Ulilitha Dladla from Ermelo Primary received the award for best sprint girl, as well as Victrix Ludorum girls. Abelwe Nqotheni was awarded for best sprint boy results, and Victrix Ludorum boys. Appearing on the photos are Ulilitha Dladla and Abelwe Nqotheni, with Marinus Snyman, sales director of PanSolutions. < Previous Article Next Article >

Hoërskool Ermelo verwelkom Graad 8 Errie-note 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 23 February 2021 Mag elke noot ‘n pragtige bydrae lewer tot die melodie van Errie-wees en mag jy elke dag jou Errie-lied uit volle bors sing. Die Graad 8’s van EHS is vanjaar “Note”. Dié naam sluit aan by die tema van 2021 se graad 8’s: van Noot tot Melodie. Elke noot vorm saam ‘n perfekte melodie by die Erries. Op Woensdag 10 Februarie het die graad 8’s by Hoërskool Ermelo geregistreer en hul self tuis gemaak in die onderskeie huise. Op Donderdag het die graad 8’s ‘n vol dag gehad van oriëntering wat prettige aktiwiteite soos ‘n skattejag ingesluit het, maar ook belangrike en nodige inligting, onder andere die skoollied, skoolreëls en Errie-waardes. Na afloop van die besige dag was dit tyd vir ‘n besondere Errie-tradisie vir die graad 8’s. Elke graad 8 het ‘n individuele ontmoeting met die hoof, adjunkhoof, departementshoof of graadhoof, waar die Note uitgevra word oor hul ervaring van Hoërskool Ermelo, wat hulle geleer het, wat vir hulle die meeste uitstaan van EHS of waarna hulle die meeste uitsien. Die grootste gedeelte van die graad 8-note se antwoorde op dié vrae, was: “Respek”. As een van die belangrike Errie-waardes is dit vir Hoërskool Ermelo ‘n eer dat die graad 8’s op so ‘n vroeë stadium reeds die konsep van respek by die Erries ervaar en verstaan. Na die gesprek het elke Errie-Noot die graad 8-Erekode, asook die verantwoordelikhede van ‘n Errie-Noot onderteken en hulle skoolbaadjies, wat hul op hangers moes rond dra, is deur ‘n leier vir elkeen aangetrek as simbool dat die graad 8-noot nou ‘n volwaardige Errie is. Nadat sy/haar baadjie aangetrek is, kry elke graad 8-leerder wat deel word van die Erries, die geleentheid om in ‘n spesiale bundel ‘n aanhaling te skryf wat vir hom/haar spesiaal is van die Erries. Wanneer die betrokke leerder die skool verlaat in graad 12, skryf hy/sy langs die graad 8-inskrywing ‘n groet as graad 12-leerder. Hierdie spesiale tradisie vind plaas in EHS se tradisie ryke Argief. Die dag is afgesluit met al die graad 8-Note en Errie raadslede in die Ouditorium met die sing van die skoollied waar elke graad 8 ‘n noot ontvang het om op ‘n leë notebalk te plaas. Dié note het saam die refrein van EHS se skoollied gevorm en so die tema van 2021 se Errie-graad 8’s onderstreep: elkeen se Noot lewer ‘n bydrae tot die perfekte Errie-melodie! Op Vrydag, 11 Februarie het die graad 8’s reeds ‘n vol rooster gevolg en sodoende elke onderwyser ontmoet, die klasse en roetine geleer en hul nodige boeke ontvang, sodat elke graad 8-Noot met die nodige vertroue by EHS se deur kan instap wanneer die skool amptelik begin op Maandag 15 Februarie. Aan elke graad 8 Errie-noot: welkom by die Erries. Mag elke noot ‘n pragtige bydrae lewer tot die melodie van Errie-wees en mag jy elke dag jou Errie-lied uit volle bors sing. Op die foto verskyn Margha Greyling en Richard Cloeté saam met Graad 8, Marné de Jager, net voor die baadjie oorhandiging. < Previous Article Next Article >

Ligbron eSport spanne wys hul digitale staal 1/5 Share SM HATTINGH 27 April 2021 “Groot dank aan ons borge, RE-bytes en RE Accounting, wat hierdie spanne ondersteun. Ons is baie trots op elke speler en die goeie uitslae van al die spanne. Die Liggies sien uit om te sien wat die res van die seisoen inhou!” Die eSport woeker alreeds vroeg in die jaar by Ligbron. Ligbron het vanjaar twee Counterstrike spanne, asook twee Rocket League spanne wat in die HSEL liga deelneem. Daar is hierdie jaar 47 CS:GO, en 103 Rocket League spanne wat ingeskryf het vir die 2021 liga. Die CS:GO A-span wen tot dusver 4 van die 6 wedstryde, en CS:GO B-span wen 2 uit hul 6 wedstryde. Hierdie spanne het onder andere deelgeneem teen skole soos Paul Roos Gimnasium, Grey Hoërskool en Hoërskool Waterkloof. Rocket League A en B vaar baie goed in die liga, en het meeste van hul wedstryde gewen. Rocket League A: verloor 2-3 teen Hoërskool Oos Moot C, wen 3-0 teen Hoërskool Zwartkop, wen 3-0 teen Hoërskool Oos Moot A, wen 3-1 Hoërskool Eldoraigne. Rocket League B: wen 3-1 teen Hoërskool Eldoraigne, wen 3-0 teen Hudson Park School, wen 3-2 teen Hoërskool Eldoraign en wen 3-1 teen Hudson Park. “Groot dank aan ons borge, RE-bytes en RE Accounting, wat hierdie spanne ondersteun. Ons is baie trots op elke speler en die goeie uitslae van al die spanne. Die Liggies sien uit om te sien wat die res van die seisoen inhou!” < Previous Article Next Article >

EHS-leerders word beloon by prysuitdeling 1/8 Share SH HATTINGH 9 March 2021 Op Woensdag, 3 Maart, het Hoërskool Ermelo die jaarlikse akademiese prysuitdeling aangebied waar die Graad 8-11 leerders van 2020 beloon is vir hul akademiese prestasies gedurende ‘n uitdagende jaar. Op Woensdag, 3 Maart, het Hoërskool Ermelo die jaarlikse akademiese prysuitdeling aangebied waar die Graad 8-11 leerders van 2020 beloon is vir hul akademiese prestasies gedurende ‘n uitdagende jaar. Die PAS Prokureurs-boekprys vir tweetaligheid in Graad 8 is aan JF Möller toegeken. JF het 90% vir Afikaans Huistaal en 86% vir Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal behaal. Die Graad 8-top tien vir 2020 is (genoem vanaf nommer 10 tot een): Rinus Louw (85,96%), Duan Hugo (86,67%), Katelyn Potgieter (86,89%), Lariné Strydom (88,49%), Riël Hugo (89,56%), Helené Lotz (90,50%), Hayley van der Walt (91,07%), JF Möller (92,70%), Kayleigh Moore (93,01%). Laasgenoemde ontvang ook ‘n EHS-Duxmedalje as die toppresteerder in Graad 8. Raees Tikly receives the Highveld Tribune floating trophy for best learner in Arts and Culture Grade 9 (99%), as well as the Wikus Cloete book prize for bilingualism in Grade 9. He obtained 93% for both English Home Language and Afrikaans First Additional Language. Die top tien vir 2020 se Graad 9-groep is (genoem vanaf nommer 10 tot een): Isabella Burgers (85,74%), Mia Steenkamp (85,77%), Zané du Plessis (87,29%), Inge Greyling (87,48%), Mienke Cloete (87,85%), Otto van Schalkwyk (90,25%), Altus Boshoff (91,89%), Isabelle Moussier (92,33%), Johan Strauss (95,25%), Raees Tikly (97,06%). As the top student in Grade 9, Raees also receives an EHS Dux medal. Vir die beste prestasie in Wiskunde en Rekeningkunde Graad 10, ontvang Danel Olivier die ABSA-wisseltrofee. Die NWU-boekprys vir tweetaligheid in Graad 10 word aan Lood Geldenhuys toegeken. Hy het 91% behaal in Afrikaans Huistaal, en 87% in Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal. 2020 se Graad 10-top tien is (genoem vanaf nommer 10 tot een): Walter van der Walt (83,33%), Elandri Swart (83,78%), Spesihle Maseko (84,59%), Jenna Oosthuizen (84,65%), Ilandri Nel (84,85%), Tobie Leibbrandt (85,86%), Carla Ferreira (87,53%), Dirk Maritz (87,94%), Danel Olivier (89,97%), Lood Geldenhuys (90,32%). Vir sy eerste plek op die top tien van Graad 10 ontvang Lood Geldenhuys ook ‘n EHS-Duxmedalje. In 2020 se Graad 11-groep ontvang Jana Fraser die Pfizer-wisseltrofee vir die beste leerder in Landbouwetenskappe en Landboubestuur, Graad 11 (89%). GJ Swanepoel word aangewys as die beste leerder in Graad 11-Wiskunde (93%) en hiervoor ontvang hy die IM Bekker-wisseltrofee. Die Highveld Office Supplies-boekprys vir tweetaligheid in Graad 11 word toegeken aan Leandri Viviers. Sy behaal 94% in Afrikaans Huistaal en 98% in Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal. Die Graad 11-top tien vir 2020 is (genoem vanaf nommer 10 tot een): Anke Kruger (79,74%), Lethu Dlamini (80,05%), Nadia Kluyts (80,66%), GJ Swanepoel (82,43%), Magha Greyling (87,16%), Eunika Snyman (87,79%), Anke de Kock (90,30%), Lana Herholdt (91,42%), Michaela van Rensburg (91,49%) en Leandri Viviers (95,63%). Anke de Kock, Lana Herholdt en Michaela van Rensburg ontvang elkeen ook ‘n EHS-medalje vir die sewe A-simbole wat elkeen behaal het in Graad 11. Leandri Viviers behaal agt A’s in Graad 11, en ontvang daarvoor ook ‘n EHS-medalje. Sy word ook aangewys as toppresteerder in Graad 11, waarvoor sy ‘n EHS-Duxmedalje ontvang. ‘n Groot toekenning wat vir die afgelope paar jaar aan ‘n oud-Errie oorhandig word, word bereken op grond van die finale matriekuitslae van die vorige jaar aan die matriekleerder wat die beste prestasie behaal in Wiskunde en Fisiese Wetenskappe saam. In die afgelope NSS-eksamen het Simoné Beyer 85 % vir Wiskunde en 88% vir Fisiese Wetenskappe behaal, 'n gemiddeld van 86.5% vir die twee vakke. Simoné ontvang ‘n kontantprys vir dié besondere prestasie. “Baie geluk aan elke leerder vir die toekennings wat julle ontvang het.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Liggies neem deel by ASA kampioenskappe 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 13 April 2021 Kwanele Nkambule het 5de plek in die 200m vir seuns o/20 behaal, met ‘n tyd van 21.88 sekondes. In die 100m was hy 11de, met 11.00 sekondes. Anele Ngwenya seuns 0/16 spog met 4de plek in die hoogspring, met ‘n hoogte van 1.85m. Twee van die Liggies se atlete het vanaf 7 tot 10 April 2021 in die Paarl aan die Suid Afrikaanse atletiek kampioenskappe deelgeneem. Kwanele Nkambule het 5de plek in die 200m vir seuns o/20 behaal, met ‘n tyd van 21.88 sekondes. In die 100m was hy 11de, met 11.00 sekondes. Anele Ngwenya seuns 0/16 spog met 4de plek in die hoogspring, met ‘n hoogte van 1.85m. “Baie geluk seuns, die Liggies is trots op julle!” < Previous Article Next Article >

EHS-Krieket klop Carolina Akademiese Skool op krieketveld 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 31 August 2021 Die Erries se span stap met goeie ervaring uit dié wedstryd, en bedank Carolina Akademiese Skool vir dié geleentheid. “Baie sterkte met die komende seisoen, Erries. EHS hou jul dop en sien uit na julle spog spel op die krieket veld.” Die Erries se eerste krieket span het op Woensdag, 25 Augustus, op uitnodiging na Carolina Akademiese Skool gereis vir hul eerste wedstryd van die 2021-seisoen. Dié wedstryd was die eerste van twee vriendskaplike wedstryde wat die Erries sal speel ter voorbereiding vir die liga-seisoen wat voorlê. EHS wen die loot, en besluit om eerste te kolf. Op ‘n uiters uitdagende “flexi”-blad kwyt die Errie-aanvangs kolwers hul goed van hul taak, en bou ‘n sterk fondasie vir ‘n belowende telling. Aanvangskolwer, Rian Barnard, lei sy span se aanslag met ‘n fenomenale beurt. Na slegs 80 aflewerings, bereik Barnard sy honderdtal. Twaalf balle later eindig hierdie belowende speler sy beurt op 131 lopies. Die Errie-kolwers handhaaf deurgaans ‘n goeie lopie tempo van 10.44, en eindig hul beurt na die toegelate vyf-en-twintig beurte, op ‘n telling van 261 vir die verlies van ses paaltjies. Met die bal in die hand het die Errie-boulers uit die staanspoor gewys wat te wag te kan wees, en het met ‘n paar vurige aflewerings hul opponente vroeg reeds op die agter voet geplaas. Spel is egter kortliks gestaak as gevolg van reën. Na die breuk het die Erries vinnig met hul opponente afgereken. Carolina kon slegs 40 lopies vermag, voor hul deur vlugtige en effektiewe boulwerk uit geboender is. Tiaan Grobler neem vier paaltjies, met geen lopies afgestaan nie in slegs twee boul beurte. Daar was ook groot opwinding vir openings bouler, Corné Janse van Rensburg, wat ‘n driekuns behaal het. Die Erries se kaptein, Corné Janse van Rensburg, spog ook met besonderse syfers van drie paaltjies vir drie lopies in drie boul beurte. Die Erries se span stap met goeie ervaring uit dié wedstryd, en bedank Carolina Akademiese Skool vir dié geleentheid. “Baie sterkte met die komende seisoen, Erries. EHS hou jul dop en sien uit na julle spog spel op die krieket veld.” < Previous Article Next Article >

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 >