Alwyn Pretorius

Program of Event .

09h00  Documentation and pre-event scrutineering open.

10h00  Rafters briefing.

10h10  Start of race.

15h00  Time Bar for total race section.

15h30  Posting of race results.

16h00  Prize giving.

Description.

Competitors will be required to complete a racing section of approximately 5km.  All rafts must be on the water at 10h00 sharp.  A short rafter’s briefing will follow.  Mass start for all competitors. Marshal one will be roaming on a ski boat and will give time penalties to competitors not following the route.  Marshal two will be roaming around the 2km mark on a floating bar and all competitors must stop at this marshal or otherwise face a five-minute penalty.

Competitors must pass all route markers on the left-hand side of it.

Please:  The future of this event depends on keeping the area clean – use refuge drums and bags provided.

Cash Bar, Braai facilities and meat will be available at the race.

Please bring your family and enjoy the day.

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Mervyn Niland, the worlds best speaker coming to Klerksdorp

• Businessman of the year (Chamber of Commerce)

• The 'Billy Graham' of marketing

• World's best speaker award (American Entrepreneurs Ass.)

• Among the top three marketing men in South Africa (IMM)

• Lectured at Texas University, Memphis University, RAU, UPE, and Tuks

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree, currently the most sought-after degree in the world, has global appeal and is used as the yardstick of business achievement.  Internationally recognized, it is the ultimate in academic achievement.

Institutions agree, use Mervyn Niland's one-day seminar as a foretaste of your business degree.

Unable to suffer two year's loss of earnings and spend R100 000 for fees, books, ect.?  This is the distilled essence of a life time of Business Management - experienced at a fraction of the cost.  A One Day Seminar presented by an international business coach with over 40 year's "hands-on" business experience.  Mervyn has one of the longest lists of business and personal achievements in the world - he really walks his talk.

Organizations that have benefited from this training:

Coca Cola, Virgin Airlines, BMW, Reader's Digest, Federal Express, Bank of New York, Wall Street, Nestlé, Deloitte and Touché, Shell, Camel, Mercedes, ect.

Yourcity in conjunction with the Wesvaal Chamber is proud to present this great man at a breakfast on the 12 of February 2003.  Bookings are essential and can be made at the offices of the Wesvaal Chamber in North Street or contact Ronnie at the following numbers.

(018) 462 7401

082 372 7246

PS: Mervin will also be presenting his 1st one-day seminar in Klerksdorp on the 19^th of March 2003, booking details will be available soon.

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Valentines Masked Ball

If you would like to treat your loved one to a candlelit dinner, soft music, dancing and an evening of love and romance, now is the time to buy your ticket and get your date organized.

North West School of Design presents an evening not to be missed, the night will be a gala event with soft music, candle light, a 3 course meal and dancing. You will be supplied with two masks to ensure that everyone fits the party.

So join us on the 15^th of February in the Banquet Hall Civic Center.

Time 19h00 for 19h30

Tickets: R250-00 per couple

Booking is essential

Contact: Judy at (018) 468 1715 or 082 760 8679 

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Valentines Picnic at Villa Maria

Bring your picnic baskets full of lovers food and sweet treats and take your loved one for a Romantic picnic in the open air at Villa Maria on 14 February from 8:00 the evening.

Romantic music will be provided by an orgestrha and Brian Kenneth will entertain you. Tickets will be available at the gate for R 50.00.

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Here you could pin or look for any specials and special notices! If you have any notice or special, please mail us at news@yourcity.co.za.

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Are you looking for a job?

If you are looking for a job, we found a few applications... go on... have a look!

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Miss. Schoonspruit 
 

Engela Smit was crowned as the first ever Miss. Schoonie last week Thursday, followed by the first princess, Cindy Ferreira, and the second princess, Natasha Smith. The girls from Schoonspruit really showed that they mean business when it comes to be being beautiful (But, now that’s true about most girls in Klerksdorp isn’t it?)

Vicky van Niekerk from VC Gold productions organized the event; the master of ceremonies was none other than Bart from “Sewende Laan”. Ray Dylan entertained the crowd. The school hall was packed and everyone were enjoying the evening.

We, at Yourcity, would like to congratulate the winners and say to all the girls competing: You were beautiful!!!

To have a look at the photo's, just click on the link...

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Prestigious Provincial Tourism Award

The tourism industry is known for it's dynamic approach to economic development and unique individuals.  Do you have someone in mind for this prestigious award?

The North West Parks and Tourism Board in conjunction with The City Council of Klerksdorp are looking for the unique dynamic tourism individuals for the Tourism Award which will be one of the highlights of the Tourism Lekgotla 2003, to be hosted in The City of People on 20-22 February 2003. The event promises to be one of the prestigious events on the National Tourism events Calendar.

Awards will be presented in the following categories:

Best Tourism Student

Best Emerging Entrepreneur

Best Destination in the North West Province

Best Tourism Association

Best Tourism Journalist Print and Electronic

Entry Forms will be available at City Treasury, Department of Economic Affairs and Corporate Communication, Wesvaal Chamber of Business and KOSH Info. Offices.

Don't be shy, enter yourself or nominate someone you know that deserves this award.

Klerksdorp City Council.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Annette, Francois or Sandy at (018) 484 1417

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Business Summit on Private Public Partnership for Social Development

Inleiding

Die bogenoemde konferensie is op 24 –25 Oktober 2002 deur Rudolph Vorster van Reunert namens die AHI bygewoon. Hierdie verslag is ‘n opsomming van sy indrukke en voorstelle na afloop van die konferensie.

Doel van die konferensie

Die oorhoofse doel van die konferensie was om die grondslag te le vir ‘n samewerking  ooreenkoms of vennootskap tussen die sakesektor en die regering ten opsigte van  maatskaplike ontwikkeling en die uitwissing van armoede in Suid-Afrika.

Minister Dr Z NS Skweyiya het in sy openings toespraak die volgende uitkoms doelwitte vir die konferensie gestel:

• Die bou van ‘n gemeenskaplike en gedeelde visie vir die vennootskap.

• Die prioritisering van die behoeftes van kinders met klem op die registrasie van behoeftige kinders vir toelae.

• Die daarstelling van ‘n koördinerende liggaam met meganismes om die vennootskap op ‘n jaarlikse basis te evalueer, te monitor en te adviseer.

• Die werf van steun vir gemeenskap en tuisgebaseerde ondersteuningsdienste vir direkte en indirekte slagoffers van HIV/vigs.

• Die verkryging van gekoördineerde ondersteuning vir armoedeverligtingsprojekte wat veral fokus op die behoeftes van bejaardes, werklose vroue, die jeug en gestremdes.

Bywoning en verteenwoordiging

Die konferensie is bygewoon deur verteenwoordigers van regeringsdepartemente en die sakesektor, maar veral deur welsyns en gemeenskapsorganisasies.

Die verteenwoordiging van die sakesektor was teleurstellend.  Die oorgrote meerderheid verteenwoordigers was van gemeenskap en welsynsorganisasies wat die geleentheid wou gebruik om hul behoeftes en probleme onder die aandag van die regering en die sakesektor te bring.  Dit het veroorsaak dat baie tyd verlore gegaan het gedurende besprekingsessies omdat ongelukkige persone of organisasies hul standpunte wou  stel of griewe wou lug. Die gevolg hiervan was dat baie aangeleenthede van groot belang nie bespreek is nie en dat  daar bitter min tyd bestee is aan die bespreking van moontlike oplossings. Geen definitiewe pad vorentoe is dus geplot nie. 

Identifisering van projekte vir samewerking

‘n Samestelling van geidentifiseerde projekte “Greenfields Project Summaries – Proposed Public Private Partnership Projects” is tydens die konferensie beskikbaar gestel. Die doel hiervan is om samewerking te bewerkstellig en ‘n beginpunt te vorm vir moontlike samewerkingsooreenkomste.

Hierdie bundel van geidentifiseerde en regerings goedgekeurde projekte kan gebruik word deur die sakesektor om projekte te identifiseer waarby hulle in samewerking met die regering en ander organisasies betrokke kan raak. 

Belangrikste punte van die konferensie

Die belangrikste punte wat deur sprekers gedurende die konferensie gemaak is kan as volg opgesom word:

• Die grootste behoefte van arm gemeenskappe is om selfstandig te raak. Hulle wil in staat gestel word om hulself te kan help sodat hulle onafhanklik kan wees van regerings en welsynshulp.

• Werksgeleenthede is die hoogste prioriteit  van behoeftiges.

• Behoeftiges en gemeenskapsleiers is dit eens – hulle soek geleenthede nie welsyn nie. (Dit sluit diegene uit wat nie in staat is om hulself te help nie, byvoorbeeld siekes, jong kinders en bejaardes.)

• Gemeenskapsleiers het die sakesektor gemaan om nie te fokus op eenmalige welsyn donasies nie maar om eerder by ontwikkelings projekte betrokke te raak.

• Suksesvolle projekte is ook voorgehou as die waarin gemeenskappe geken is en wat die steun van gemeenskapsleiers het. 

• Langtermyn betrokkenheid by projekte word ook voorgestel. Gemeenskapsontwikkelingsprojekte neem gemiddeld drie jaar om selfstandig te word en misluk dikwels omdat daar nie voldoende fondse vir die duur van die projek is nie.

• Maatskappye is ook gevra om nie net geld nie maar ook kennis en ervaring met organisasies en projekte te deel. Die bestuursvermoë van die sakesektor om resultate te bereik moet gebruik word.

• Maatskappye word ook gevra om selfhelp projekte te ondersteun deur hulle produkte en aan te koop.

• Groot klem is ook gele op die vestiging van gemeenskap en tuisgebaseerde ondersteuningsdienste vir direkte en indirekte slagoffers van HIV/vigs. Volgens hierdie stelsel word weeskinders en siekes nie in tehuise geplaas nie maar in hul eie gemeenskappe ondersteun en versorg.

Die belangrikste gewaarwording wat die skrywer gedurende die konferensie ervaar het is dat daar ‘n definitiewe verskuiwing in die benadering van die regering en gemeenskapsorganisasies is vanaf welsyn na onderhoubare ontwikkeling.

Voorstelle

Die konferensie het nie daarin geslaag om duidelike riglyne te verskaf  ten opsigte van die volgende stappe wat geneem moet word nie. Die skrywer wil dus voorstel dat ‘n taakspan deur die AHI aangestel word om moontlikhede te ondersoek en riglyne daar te stel wat deur lede gebruik kan word wanneer besluite geneem word oor die aanwending van sosialeverantwoordelikheidbegrotings.

Moontlikhede wat oorweeg kan word

Welsynsprojekte

Ondernemings kan alleen of in samewerking met ander nie kompeterende maatskappye spesifieke welsynsorganisasies of  projekte “aanneem” waarby hulle oor die langtermyn by betrokke kan raak.

Betrokkenheid kan die volgende vorms aanneem.

• Verskaffing van fondse, produkte of ander bydraes.

• Hulp met bestuur en administrasie van projekte.

• Opleiding van personeel in bestuursvaardighede.

• Hulp met fondsinsamelingsprojekte op nasionale of internasionale vlak.

Self-help projekte

Die skrywer is van mening dat die sakesektor die grootste bydra kan lewer in areas waar gefokus kan word op aspekte waarin die sakesektor goed is en belangstel, naamlik die identifisering van geleenthede en die bou van lewensvatbare en winsgewende organisasies. 

Spesifieke aktiwiteite waarby die sakesektor betrokke kan raak kan die volgende insluit:

• Identifisering van behoeftes na produkte en dienste wat deur self-help projekte gelewer kan word bv. produkte en dienste wat nie winsgewend deur die formele sakesektor gelewer kan word nie maar wat tog inkomste aan werkloses kan verskaf.

• Vaardigheidsopleiding om hierdie produkte en dienste te lewer.

• Lewensvatbaarheidstudies van huidige of potensiële projekte.

• Opstel van sakeplanne en begrotings vir huidige of potensiële produkte of dienste.

• Verskaffing of verkryging van finansiering vir projekte.

• Projekbestuur of opleiding van projekbestuurders.

• Bemarking of verbruik van produkte en dienste wat deur projekte gelewer word.

• Finansiële administrasie van projekte.

• Algemene en bestuursopleiding.

Navrae:  Marina Reunert   082 902 0531 of (011) 914-1700

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World Cup Cricket Fever - Canada vs. NW Dragons in Klerksdorp.
 

The Canadian Cricket team will be warming up in Klerksdorp. The match will be played against the North West Dragons on 6 February 2003, right in our hometown "the city of people" Klerksdorp.

Spectators are welcome to join the festivities, which will be held at the Manzil Park Cricket Stadium.  The game starts at 10:00 and tickets will be on sale for R10.00 or R20.00.

The KPS Drum Majorettes will be performing for the first time this year and a trio from Wesvalia High School.  The unveiling of a plaque will be the highlight of the day, to celebrate the launch of the grand new clubhouse.

Let's get behind the organizers of this event and support The North West Cricketers.  Klerksdorp are proud to be part of the World Cup Cricket agenda and a big thank you goes especially to the Department of Sports and Recreation.  Who have put many hours of preparation into this event.

Klerksdorp City Council.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Annette, Francois or Sandy at (018) 484 1417.

We, list all the games played,  where, when and at what time. Have a look by clicking <here>

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Keep in mind 3500 people read this newsletter every week and we have over 7000 visits every month on www.yourcity.co.za , your mail-box might be full.

If there is anything else you would like us to consider adding to the site please e-mail us at marketing@yourcity.co.za 

Does anybody know of the existence of an Action Netball club in Klerksdorp / Potchefstroom?

Regards

Lorraine Kirtley

Mobile 082 450 9848

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What's on at the local Nu Metro this week ?
 

If you are planning to visit the movies, here is what you can look forward to.

You can get the exact times by phoning (018) 464 3432.

Ballistic

The Guru

Sweet Home Alabama

City by the Sea

Blue Crush

Treasure Planet (only untill 17:15)

 

This Weeks Movie Review:

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Your most dangerous enemies are the friends you've double-crossed.

In the deadly game of international espionage, elite, anonymous operatives wage secret wars for power, information and national security. Agendas are rarely what they seem. Word has recently been circulating in these exclusive ranks of an ingenious new assassination device. Microscopic and injectable, it lies dormant inside its victim until activated and then kills in an instant, leaving no trace. In the frantic race to obtain this device, only two individuals, sworn enemies, have the skill, talent and tenacity to succeed.

One is an agent known only by the code name Sever (Lucy Liu). Lethally trained to be the perfect weapon, Sever is precise and relentless in her pursuit of a goal. The other is the brilliant and determined former FBI man-hunter Jeremiah Ecks (Anonio Banderas). Once preeminent in his field, Ecks resigned from the agency when his wife was killed in an explosion that left him a guilt-ridden emotional shell of himself. Now, forced back into service by his former mentor for the most challenging assignment of his career, Ecks prepares to face off against agent Sever, his most formidable foe.

In the fierce competition for this deadly prize there can only be one winner. But when the rules change, these two dedicated adversaries find that the one they're trying to defeat might be the only one they can trust.

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Today back in history...

Celebrity Birthday:

Zenani Mandela: 1959 (is 44 in 2003, 45 in 2004) Celebrity Daughter, daughter of Winnie & Nelson.

Birth anniversaries:

Clement Ader: 1841=d.Mar 5, 1926 (was 85) Inventor, Engineer, French, first to fly a heavier-than-air craft.

Ida Lupino: 1918=d.Aug 3, 1995 (was 77) TV/Movie Actress, Movie Producer / Director, English, b. London; Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes; Mr. Adams & Eve's Eve Drake, Four Star Playhouse reg, Batman's Dr. Cassandra; movie tough roles; Howard Duff's ex-; some say 1914.

Clyde Tombaugh: 1906=d.Jan 17, 1997 (was 90) Astronomer, discovered Pluto with no help from Walt Disney.

Death Anniversaries:

Joseph Hardaway: 1957 (was 66)/b.yr unknown Cartoonist, creator of Bugs Bunny.

Louis Jordan: 1975 (was 66)/b.Jul 8, 1908 HALL OF FAMER, Blues Singer, Jazz Saxophonist, Movie Actor, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Singer, Clarinetist, Songwriter, father of modern rhythm & blues.

Other events:

In 1902, American aviation pioneer Charles A. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan. "Lucky Lindy" was the first to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean when he piloted "The Spirit of St. Louis" from New York to Paris on May 20-21, 1927. His fame also brought tragedy -- his infant son was kidnapped for ransom and later found dead in 1932. Lindbergh died of cancer at his home near Hana, Maui, Hawaii, on August 26, 1974; he was 72.

In 1920, first flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1 1/2 months).

In 1957, Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc. of New York began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine was a 'portable' that weighed 19 pounds.

In 1974, Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signed his first word at 2 1/2 months.

In 1976, Lourenco Marques, the capital of Mozambique, was renamed Maputo.

In 1998, 5 years ago, BILL GATES CREAMED -- Bill Gates got a faceful of cream pie in Brussels as he arrived for a meeting with business and government leaders. Three pranksters lobbed pies at the Microsoft chairman, but only one made a direct hit. With cream dripping onto the shoulders of his dark business suit and covering the lenses of his glasses, Gates was led into a side room to clean up.

He emerged looking somewhat embarrassed. Noel Godin, a Belgian prankster who has targeted celebrities in the past, later took responsibility on Belgian TV. "This was a victory for us. We will continue to send our burlesque statements," he said.

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