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Travel in style at new Carolina Taxi Rank 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 4 May 2021 Users of the facility were urged to properly handle this taxi rank, and guard it against vandalism. After the plight of taxi users in the area, construction has officially been completed, and the handover of the newly developed taxi rank in Carolina, coupled with a taxi office facility, took place on Saturday, 1 May 2021. The event was hosted in commemoration of Workers’ Day, and served as a word of thanks to all workers. Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr DP Nkosi, the Speaker of Council, Cllr MW Mngomezulu, the Municipal Manager Mr MS Dlamini, the Director of Community Safety Services, Mr. W Shabangu, executives of Taxi Associations and SANTACO were in attendance at the event, cutting the ribbon to officially open the establishment. Users of the facility were urged to properly handle this taxi rank, and guard it against vandalism. < Previous Article Next Article >

Tribune Newspaper migrates to digital publication 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 23 February 2021 The Tribune ePaper will impress its footprint in the form of weekly e-mail updates of the top stories to subscribed readers and businesses. After careful deliberation and extensive consultation with clients and stakeholders, we are proud to announce the migration of our publication to fully digital format. Thus, this publication will be the final printed version of the newspaper, which will then be fully integrated in digital format as from 2 March 2021. In an constantly evolving landscape of information and technology, the Tribune ePaper will impress its footprint in the form of weekly e-mail updates of the top stories to subscribed readers and businesses, which will redirect then to a fully interactive web page. From there, the entire publication will be easily readable and accessible, free of subscription charges, on both mobile and desktop solutions. When visiting the interactive site, readers, clients and advertisers will be able to easily enquire and respond to advertisements in our e-publication, by simply clicking on the relevant advertisement of interest. Once clicked, an auto-completed e-mail will open in your preferred e-mail client, from where you can fill in your enquiry and send it to the advertiser in question, with minimal hassle. From there, the recipient of the e-mail will be able to easily and readily reply to the client’s enquiry, be it pricing enquiries, or simply needing more information regarding products and services. Interested advertisers may also book one of four spaces that are available on the weekly e-mail, which will reach more than 5 000 individuals at startup, with the subscriber base expanding as contact addresses are submitted. If you would like to receive your weekly Tribune ePaper, simply send a blank e-mail to tribuneinteractive@highveldtribune.com . You will then be added to the database to receive your weekly E-Paper. You may also send a WhatsApp, simply containing your e-mail address, to either 071 885 2505 or 082 542 9592, to have your address added to the mailing list. We heartily thank all our readers and advertisers for their support, and we look forward to continuing our journey together in the digital realm. Should you have any enquiries regarding advertising space, do not hesitate to contact Lynette Hattingh on 082 542 9592, send an e-mail to lynette@highveldtribune.com , or contact Sue-Marie Hattingh on 082 734 0867. If you would like to report a news event or place a municipal service delivery complaint, you may send a WhatsApp to Garth Cronje on 071 885 2505, or send an e-mail to editor@highveldtribune.com . < Previous Article Next Article >

LJV klink die doppies 1/8 Share GK CRONJE 1 December 2020 Die LJV sien uit om alle skuts, beginner of veterane, te sien by die volgende skietdag, wat binnekort aangekondig sal word. Die skuts van die Laeveld Jagters Vereniging (LJV) het hulself gate uit geniet by die onlangse skietdag, waar groot prestasies opgelewer was. Die formaat was 3 Gun, en die ou bulle het gewys dat hulle nog op en top is, met Pieter Ackerman wat met eerste plek wegstap in die veterane afdeling, met Danie Roos in tweede en Costas Klonaris in derde plek. In die senior dames afdeling neem Christelle Aucamp eerste plek in, Letitia van Rooyen tweede en Thelmari Aucamp derde plek in met puik tellings. Die senior mans het nie op hul laat wag nie, met Rudie Snyman in eerste plek, Riaan Neethling en Riaan Stander wat tweede plek deel, en Hardus Aucamp wat derde plek inneem. Rudie Snyman Jnr neem eerste plek in die junior afdeling, met Pieter de Beer Jnr in tweede plek. In die junior junior afdeling het Reynard de Beer behoorlik sy staal gewys. Thelmari Aucamp stap ook weg as die wenner van die gelukkige trekking. Die LJV nooi alle belangstellendes uit om die skietdae saam te kom geniet. Skuts wat belang stel hoef noe noodwendig lede van die LJV te wees nie, en kan met ‘n skamele bedrag van slegs R50 deelneem aan die skietkompetisies. Op die dae word eet- en drinkgoed ook te koop beskikbaar gestel, en alle ouderdomsgroepe word hartlik uitgenooi. As u belangstelling toon om die dae te geniet saam met die LJV, kan u gerus vir Santie Rautenbach, LJV Ermelo sekretaresse, kontak by 071 674 8178. Die LJV sien uit om alle skuts, beginner of veterane, te sien by die volgende skietdag, wat binnekort aangekondig sal word. < Previous Article Next Article >

Kiette personeel verwerf diplomas 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 20 July 2021 “Ons is ook baie trots op twee van ons personeellede, Cherise van Dyk en Bernadette Gibbon, wat onlangs elkeen 'n Boekhouding diploma verwerf het deur die Universiteit van Kaapstad. Ten spyte van die uitdagings wat die land tans beleef, het albei hulle diploma met lof geslaag.” Kiette Rekenmeesters, gebasser in Ermelo, vier vanjaar 4 jaar se bestaan in bedryf, en wil graag groot dank uitspreek aan hul lojale kliënte. Hul het gegroei vanaf 'n klein, nederige begin, tot 'n gevestigde naam in die omgewing, met 'n kliëntebasis regoor Suid-Afrika. Kiette Rekenmeesters registreer tans as 'n SAICA opleidingskantoor, en verwelkom hul eerste leerlingrekenmeester in 2022. “Ons is ook baie trots op twee van ons personeellede, Cherise van Dyk en Bernadette Gibbon, wat onlangs elkeen 'n Boekhouding diploma verwerf het deur die Universiteit van Kaapstad. Ten spyte van die uitdagings wat die land tans beleef, het albei hulle diploma met lof geslaag.” < Previous Article Next Article >

WOF ready to tackle Fire Season 1/3 Share GK CRONJE ​ The WOF Programme is celebrating 18 years of sustainability. More than 450 veld and forest firefighters from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Working on Fire Programme in Mpumalanga are ready for the Winter Fire Season. Working on Fire Mpumalanga concluded their week-long Yellow Card Assessment Camps on Sunday, 10 April 2022, as preparations for the season are in full swing. Teams from the Highveld region, namely Piet Retief, Wakkerstroom, Volksrust, Ermelo, Breyten, Badplaas, Warburton, Balfour, Mayflower, Belfast, and Loskop took part in Yellow Card Assessment Camps at the AJ Swanepoel Stadium in Ermelo. Teams in the Lowveld region, namely Dullstroom, Nelspruit, Barberton, Lydenburg, Lefpa, Nkomazi, Wilgeboom, Salique, Injaka, Graskop, Mlambongwane and Waterval Boven completed their assessment at the Kishugu Training Academy in Mbomela. In Secunda, the Sasol team concluded their training at their base, the Sasol Fuel plant, on Tuesday, 12 April 2022. The two Lowveld and Highveld camps ran concurrently with teams taking turns at the camps, in adherence to the COVID-19 regulations. The annual Yellow Card assessments ensure firefighters are theoretically and practically trained for the upcoming Winter Fire Season, which begins in June, and ends in October. The training consisted of a fitness assessment, which included the 2.4 kilometre run, sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups. Firefighters were also theoretically assessed with tests, and practically assessed on various firefighting techniques, which include a firewall and line construction, just to name a few. The assessments end with a route march, in which teams participate in a 10 kilometre march, to test their endurance and strength as they can be expected to go for long hours combating fire on the fire line. “Our firefighters are ready to assist partners, Fire Protection Associations, and stakeholders in fire suppression operations. We urge landowners to get in contact with us so we can assist with our much-sought-after Integrated Fire Management Services, which include amongst others, prescribed burning, manual fuel load reduction, community fire awareness education, and fire suppression plans,” WOF Mpumalanga Communication Officer, Ms Amanda Mthembu, said. “We urge communities to be more vigilant during this fire season, and to not start unnecessary fires, particularly during the dry and cold days this winter. We appeal to community members to remove unnecessary rubble on their properties, which can pose a serious fire risk. Properties next to grasslands need to ensure there are sufficient fire breaks between their properties and these grasslands,” Ms Mthembu concluded. The Working on Fire Programme is part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), and is funded by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment. The WOF Programme is celebrating 18 years of sustainability, and has been making a sustainable difference in the lives of its firefighters, partners, and stakeholders. < Previous Article Next Article >

Kiette Rekenmeesters verwelkom NJ Robbertse 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 13 September 2022 Myburgh en Robbertse Inc is ook ‘n SAICA opleidingskantoor wat klerke die geleentheid bied om hulle klerkskap te voltooi by die firma. NJ Robbertse, ‘n welbekende onder die Erries, het in 2012 gematrikuleer by Ermelo Hoërskool. In 2013 het hy aangesluit by Vos Steyn Labuschagne Inc, waar hy sy klerkskap begin doen het, en dan het hy ook sy BCompt Rek graad deeltyds begin studeer deur UNISA. In 2015 het hy sy BCompt Reg graad geslaag (Cum Laude) by UNISA. In 2017 het hy sy Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accounting Science by UNISA geslaag, wat geag word as jou STR, wat jou toelaat om jou raadseksamens te skryf by SAICA. Hy het sy raadseksamens geslaag by SAICA, en in Maart 2020 is hy geregistreer as ‘n CA (SA) by SAICA. NJ het sy MCom Taxation graad by die Universiteit van Pretoria begin studeer in 202,1 en het in Augustus 2022 die kursus voltooi. Hy wag huidiglik vir sy resultate, maar ons is doodseker dat hy dit lag-lag sal slaag. Hy was vir 8 jaar indiens gewees by Vos Steyn Labuschagne Inc. Hy het vir 8 maande die pos bekleë as Groep Finansiële Rekenmeester vir die Ernst Groep. NJ was ‘n klein rukkie buite die praktyk gewees, waar daar ‘n ongelooflike geleentheid op sy pad gekom het. Die geleentheid het oor sy pad gekom om saam met Henriette Myburgh ‘n direkteur te wees by die firma Kiette Rekenmeesters, waar hul saam besluit het dat die firma se naam verander nou na Myburgh & Robbertse Inc. Hy het die geleentheid met beide hande aangegryp, en is betrokke by die firma vanaf 5 September 2022. Myburgh en Robbertse Inc is ook ‘n SAICA opleidingskantoor wat klerke die geleentheid bied om hulle klerkskap te voltooi by die firma. Myburgh en Robbertse Inc bied ook die volgende funksies aan: Maandelikse verwerking van: Bankstate en rekonsiliasies, Krediteure en rekonsiliasies, Salaris berekeninge, Uitreiking van salarisstrokies, PAYE, UIF & SDL bereken en opgawes indien (EMP201), Maandelikse U-filing indien, BTW bereken, rekonsilieer en opgawes indien (BTW201). Hul bied ook hulp aan met Bestuurstate: Maandeliks, 2-Maandeliks, Kwartaalliks asook Halfjaarliks. Ons bied ook hulp en advies met: Maandelikse verwerking van finansiële inligting, Payroll, BTW, Stelsels, Implementering en verbetering van rekeningkundige stelsels, Inkomstebelasting, Ontleding en vertolking van finansiële state, Registrasies, Invoere dokumentasie en Uitvoere dokumentasie. Ons help ook met bereken, opstel en indiening van: Jaarliks: Finansiële jaarstate, Jaarliks: Vergoedingskommissaris (COIDA/RMA), 6-Maandeliks: Salaris rekonsiliasies (EMP501), 6-Maandeliks: Voorlopige belastingopgawes (IRP6), Inkomstebelastingopgawes (IT12/IT14), CIPC opgawes, vraelyste en verslae indien. Myburgh en Robbertse Inc bied ook spesiale dienste aan met boedelbereddering asook testamente. Hul kan jou ook help met Registrasies: Maatskappye, Trusts, BTW, Vergoedingskommissaris, UIF, Inkomstebelasting en PAYE en dan bied hulp ook hulp aan met Sekretariële dienste vir Maatskappye. Besoek gerus Myburgh en Robbertse Inc, en geniet ‘n heerlike koppie koffie saam met hul vriendelike personeel by 47 Genl Hertzog Straat, of kontak hul gerus by 017 811 4596 / WhatsApp 071 642 9339, terwyl hul jou adviseur met jou besigheid of persoonlike dienste. < Previous Article Next Article >

MM lays down her reigns 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 10 February 2021 Her formidable stature within the ranks placed her as a beacon of excellence within the municipality, often lauded for her no-nonsense approach to issues faced. The community as a whole, as well as the staff and management of Msukaligwa Municipality was left flabbergasted following the sudden passing of the municipal manager, Ms Gladness Majola. Ms Majola’s untimely demise was announced on Saturday, 6 February 2021. Ms Majola, born on 13 September 1970, was appointed as municipal manager of Msukaligwa Municipality in November 2018, serving a four year contract. She took over from acting municipal manager, Mr S.R. Magudulela, and caught the community and her employees by surprise with her vast work experience in senior positions, and her determination to find solutions to issues as speedily and efficiently as possible. Her formidable stature within the ranks placed her as a beacon of excellence within the municipality, often lauded for her no-nonsense approach to issues faced. With a Bachelor of Law degree, Advanced Certificate, Certificate in Executive Municipal Management and Leadership, Project Management, Municipal Service Partnership, Supply Chain Management for Municipal Senior Managers, 16 years experience in senior management and seven years as Deputy Director-General Corporate Services in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, she has been a stalwart of service delivery during her term as municipal manager. Condolences continues to flood in from community members, friends and family, who are all left reeling in the wake of these tragic events. Ms Majola will be fondly remembered for her service, and her unrelenting fighting spirit in untangling the myriad of issues within Msukaligwa Municipality during her term. < Previous Article Next Article >

AfriForum rig dak op by Laerskool JJ 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 2 March 2021 Die tak het gehelp met die tweede fase van die projek, deur ’n dak op te rig bo-oor die plaveisel wat verlede maand vir die buiteklaskamer gelê is. Die AfriForum-tak in Ermelo het in Februarie voortgegaan met sy projek by die Pre-Primêre Skool JJ van der Merwe, waar ’n buiteklaskamer vir die kleuters gebou word. Die tak het gehelp met die tweede fase van die projek, deur ’n dak op te rig bo-oor die plaveisel wat verlede maand vir die buiteklaskamer gelê is. Die buiteklaskamer is vir die kleuters ’n groot aanwins omdat verjaarsdae en aktiwiteite daar gehou kan word. Die Ermelo-tak se betrokkenheid by projekte soos hierdie skep hoop in die gemeenskap. “Wat ’n groot voorreg is dit nie vir ons om die tweede fase van die projek af te handel met die wete dat die klaskamer nou gereed is vir die kinders om te gebruik nie. Dankie aan almal wat dit vir ons moontlik gemaak het,” sluit Renier van Heerden, voorsitter van die Ermelo-tak, af. Op die foto verskyk Heinrich Jansen van Rensburg, Bronwen Pretorius, Marius Nel, Renier van Heerden en Frikkie du Plessis. < Previous Article Next Article >

WOF MPU prepares for Winter Fire Season 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 13 April 2021 These camps ensure the 24 WOF Mpumalanga teams are mentally and physically fit going into the season. Firefighters are physically and theoretically assessed, and when successful, receive Yellow Cards at the end of the camps. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Working on Fire Programme continues to live by its objective of restoring dignity to the disadvantaged youth in marginalised communities. This was evident when Working on Fire Mpumalanga recently conducted a recruitment drive at various towns across the province, in preparations for the upcoming Winter Fire Season. Selections were conducted under strict COVID-19 protocols and regulations, with hopefuls put through the rigorous WOF fitness test of a 2.4 kilometre run, push-ups, pull-ups and sit-ups. A total of 45 new recruits were selected, giving previously unemployed youth entry into the employment sector. The new recruits will undergo specialised veld and forest firefighting training through the Kishugu Training Academy, in Nelspruit. Upon completion, they report back to their respective bases to top up existing teams. This ensures Working on Fire teams are at full strength going into the fire season. The province also took the team drivers and Safety Health and Environment Representatives (SHE Reps) to refresher training workshops at the Kishugu Academy, where they polished up on their theoretical education to ensure best practices at their bases. The Working on Fire Yellow Card Training Assessment Camps is set to take place in April. These camps ensure the 24 WOF Mpumalanga teams are mentally and physically fit going into the season. Firefighters are physically and theoretically assessed, and when successful, receive Yellow Cards at the end of the camps. All these preparations will ensure WOF Mpumalanga is ready and able to assist partners and stakeholders in WOF’s much-sought-after Integrated Fire Management Services, which includes but not limited to, fuel load reduction and fire suppression. < Previous Article Next Article >

Toil and trouble for motorists in Camden Avenue 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 17 August 2021 The drivers of these heavy vehicles are supposedly liable to a fine of R1500, and traffic officials do an excellent job at clamping down on a large number of heavy vehicles in the CBD. Alas, the lament of the residential wards seem to be the least of MLM’s worries. “What are they even doing in the residential area? I mean, there are traffic officers who live near here, who drive past these trucks every day. Nothing is being done. The municipality ignores our pleas, and the traffic department couldn’t be bothered.” These are the words of a frustrated resident in De Bruin Park, where several self-titled businessmen park their heavy vehicles at night, lining the streets and obstructing the traffic flow. During the early morning rush hour traffic, these lumbering vehicles have been reported driving carelessly, ignoring stop siggns and traffic lights, making u-turns in front of oncoming traffic, and being a general nuisance to the residents in the area. “I can’t see if there are oncoming traffic when I exit my yard, because my view is blocked by a heavy vehicle which is parked on the sidewalk. It’s very dangerous, and nothing is being done about it.” Camden Avenue is known for its motorists who travel at unacceptably high speed, and often disregard the rules of the road. These dangerous drivers, coupled with the heavy vehicles that have no business being in a residential area, is a recipe for disaster. Despite the issue being raised with Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM) on several occasions, the issue persists, and has, in fact, worsened. Heavy vehicles, which transport coal, large loads and often livestock, can be spotted in Camden Avenue on a daily basis. These heavy vehicles have on several occasions been deemed as a danger to road users and pedestrians, especially college students and children whose parents reside in the Autumn Ridge security village. Heavy vehicle drivers have, on numerous occasions, been spotted double parking on the sidewalks to offload passengers, damaging curbs and street signs by misjudging turns, driving at excessively high or low speeds, in both cases frustrating motorists to a large extent. This issue is, however, not confined to De Bruin Park, as there are several wards in Ermelo East where heavy vehicles are parked in the road at night, and often detach their trailers, leaving it on the roadside as an accident waiting to happen. The drivers of these heavy vehicles are supposedly liable to a fine of R1500, and traffic officials do an excellent job at clamping down on a large number of heavy vehicles in the CBD. Alas, the lament of the residential wards seem to be the least of MLM’s worries. < 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 >

TLU SA Congress looks at new approach for agriculture Prof. Andrè Duvenhage, the Research Director of Social Transformation at the North-West University. Mr. Henry Geldenhuys (previous deputy-president) was elected as the new president of TLU SA. The exiting president, Mr. Louis Meintjes. Prof. Andrè Duvenhage, the Research Director of Social Transformation at the North-West University. 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 15 September 2020 During the congress, Mr. Henry Geldenhuys (previous deputy-president) was elected as the new president of TLU SA. “It is an honour and highlight for me, but TLU SA is the priority,” he says. “Together, we will take TLU SA to new heights.” The congress elected Mr. Wannie Scribante (previous manager of the central region) as the new deputy president. Agriculture in South Africa, as well as the world, is on the verge of a new approach. That was the main message and theme of the annual congress of TLU SA, hosted recently. Due to lockdown regulations, the congress was hosted virtually for the first time this year, and regions and affiliations could attend via Zoom. The exiting president, Mr. Louis Meintjes, called on farmers to become more involved to ensure the existence of agriculture in the future. “I think the critical question is: Will you take part or will you stay behind? Are you changing or stagnating? Will you be more profitable or bankrupt?” Meintjes asked. Prof. Andrè Duvenhage, the Research Director of Social Transformation at the North-West University, confirmed this train of thought. “The situation will most probably only become worse going forward. The farming community is dependent on themself and self-help, and self-management looks like the best solution.” he stated. Prof. Duvenhage aslo warned that the amendment of Article 25, relating to land expropriation without compensation, would go ahead, and groups like the BLF and EFF will take matters into their own hands to cause widespread anarchy. “It is now the time to stand with each other and support each other. Build bridges to each other as agricultural organisations. Build bridges to each other as farmers. It is also the time to come up with alternative plans. It is the challenge of the new leadership of TLU SA to adjust to the changing circumstances to stay relevant in fundamental issues and to further the interests of farmers in all fields of life.” he concluded. During the congress, Mr. Henry Geldenhuys (previous deputy-president) was elected as the new president of TLU SA. “It is an honour and highlight for me, but TLU SA is the priority,” he says. “Together, we will take TLU SA to new heights.” The congress elected Mr. Wannie Scribante (previous manager of the central region) as the new deputy president. < Previous Article Next Article >