• Give Carryou a helping hand
Carryou Ministry has been caring for the sick, poor, vulnerable and orphaned children for more than 20 years. Read the latest blog article to learn what Carryou is up to.
• Spot the termite mounds
If you visit Melville Koppies Central (Nature Reserve and Heritage Site) now, you’ll find certain areas that are black from burning. This was a planned burn to keep the Koppies as grassland. Grasslands have been around for millions of years. Fire is a necessity for grasslands as they burn the dead material, creating ash which sends nutrients to the soil so that plants can regrow and seeds can find a space to lodge themselves, germinate and sprout. Burning stops trees from taking over from the grassland. The recent burn has exposed round mounds of compacted soil. These are the mounds of the snouted termite – the biggest guzzlers of the grass on the Koppies. The mounds march along adjacent to the path and up the hillside. See how many you can spot across the burnt hillside. Come back again in a few months, walk the same route and see how everything has grown back, greener and stronger. Melville Koppies Central is open every Sunday in 2021 from 08:00 to 11:30. No need to pre-book. Adults R80 and children R40; season ticket for a year per adult – R500 (not transferable). All income used for maintenance and security of the Koppies – R22 000 per month needed. Security on the Koppies is provided; park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park on Judith Road, Emmarentia. Contact wendavid@mweb.co.za. Check out www.mk.org.za for more detailed information about the history and what you can see.
• Online art auction in support of House of Restoration
The Cradle of Hope commemorates Women’s Month by honouring all women who played a part in laying the foundation for women to have a voice. To each and every woman surviving hardship, abuse, patriarchy, or inequality in some form, we salute you! Their House of Restoration (Est 2010) in West Krugersdorp is a safe haven and a place of empowerment for destitute, vulnerable and abused women and their children. They have come to them from all over the country and have often been the victims of domestic violence, abuse, sexual trauma, and human trafficking; many turned to addiction and prostitution. They all have one desire in common: To let go of their past and build a better future – for themselves, and for their children. The Cradle of Hope believes that a mother’s own well-being and stability play a crucial role in the well-being of her children, family, and community. On Monday, August 9 (Women’s Day), they will be hosting an online art auction between 08:00 and 20:00 on their Facebook page in support of our House of Restoration. You can follow this link: The Cradle of Hope NPC South Africa | Facebook
• Fertility Show 2021 will take place online
After its hugely successful debut last year, Fertility Show Africa (FSA) returns for two days in October with a fully interactive online show that offers participants access to a wide range of world-leading specialists, experts and clinics. This year’s FSA takes place on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10, allowing attendees from around South Africa, the African continent and the rest of the world to discover everything they need to know during their fertility journey. FSA 2021 will give online attendees the opportunity to consult confidentially face to face with a wide range of clinics and experts. It will also run an unparalleled speaker programme with leading fertility and alternative parenting experts in a safe space where visitors can engage, ask questions, find answers and gather information from some of South Africa’s best specialists, embryologists, nurses, psychologists and social workers, as well an international experts. Exhibitors range from doctors to clinicians and practitioners, to top-class fertility clinics, legal advisors and support groups, surrogacy, adoption and donor agencies, natural fertility solutions and supplements, complementary and alternative therapies, as well as nutritional and lifestyle advisors. Visit their website www.fertilityshowafrica.com for more information.
• Take a breather
With restrictions still firmly in place to keep the Delta variant at bay, there are still things you can do and places you can explore. Take your kids to Melville Koppies Nature Reserve and Heritage Site. See if you can find the site where hunter gatherers camped thousands of years ago. Situated on a north-facing slope and nestled against a ridge, it was perfectly sheltered when that cool breeze brought the freezing air from the south in winter. See the only restored iron-making furnace in Joburg that was used by the first farmers in the area until the early 1800s. Marvel at their iron-making skills. They knew the rocks that were iron-bearing, built clay furnaces to melt them down, and used their knowledge of the relationship between heat and oxygen levels to smelt iron over a lengthy 18 hours. Melville Koppies Central (Nature Reserve and Heritage Site) is open every Sunday in 2021 from 8am to 11.30am. No need to pre-book. Adults R80 and children R40; season ticket for a year per adult – R500 (not transferable). All income used for maintenance and security of the Koppies – R22 000 per month needed. Security on the Koppies is provided; park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park on Judith Road, Emmarentia. Contact wendavid@mweb.co.za. Check out www.mk.org.za for more detailed information about the history and what you can see.
• 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge
The SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is back for 2021 and this year, the challenge is going limitless, with entries open nationwide. Along with the virtual challenge, SPAR is also bringing back the prestigious SPAR Grand Prix series, giving some much-needed support to South Africa’s professional women runners. Online entries are now open for the 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge, and SPAR is inviting women across the country to join in on September 4 anytime between 6am and 6pm (subject to government lockdown regulations). Participants can run, jog, or walk their own virtual challenge, at their own pace, anywhere in South Africa. For more information and to find out how to enter, visit www.sparvirtualchallenge.co.za. Entries are limited to 75 000 participants – enter now to avoid disappointment.
• Norienes-kleuterskool se jaarlikse gholfdag
Die publiek word aangemoedig om Norienes se Gholfdag by die Krugersdorp-gholfbaan op 20 Augustus te ondersteun. Die formaat is Better-ball Stableford en registrasie vind plaas om 11:00. Afslaan (shotgun start) is omstreeks 11:30. Die fondse van die gholfdag sal aangewend word om opvoedkundige apparate aan te koop ter opbouing en ontwikkeling van die kinders. Die skool sal dit waardeer indien hulle alle gelde en pryse voor 1 Augustus kan ontvang. Vir meer inligting kontak Christa Joubert per epos na norienes@noordskool.co.za of skakel 011 660 7049.
• OR Tambo Soncini Gauteng Provincial Games
Rand West City Aquatics invites all children of the town who were born in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 to participate in the Soncini Games in October 2021. Children who are interested need to please note the following: They must know how to swim or can swim 25m without assistance; they must be in the age group indicated above; they must be a resident of Rand West City; if they are affiliated with a swimming club that will not participate at the Soncinc Games written, permission from the coach of that club is required; all race groups and genders are welcome to join; no cost involved. For more information, please contact the Rand West City Aquatics coordinator, Tyrone Rooskrans via cellphone/ WhatsApp on 083 976 9060.
• Postponed Magalies Monster, Platinum Trail Run set for late August
The Fedhealth Magalies Monster MTB Classic and the Fedhealth Platinum Trail originally scheduled to take place early in June but postponed to August will take place on the 28th and 29th respectively. The decision to move the events from June to August was made the day after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national address (Sunday, 30 May 2021) that announced a return to lockdown level 2 for South Africa in light of a possible third wave of Covid-19 infections. Entrants need to send a confirmation email to entries@stillwatersports.com.
Latest/ coming soon Movies not to miss!
• SPACE JAM – In cinemas July 30
Basketball champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny with the animated/ live-action event Space Jam: A New Legacy, from director Malcolm D. Lee and an innovative filmmaking team including Ryan Coogler and Maverick Carter. This transformational journey is a manic mashup of two worlds that reveals just how far some parents will go to connect with their kids. When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.’s digitised champions on the court: a powered-up roster of professional basketball stars as you’ve never seen them before. It’s Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life, that will redefine LeBron’s bond with his son and shine a light on the power of being yourself. The ready-for-action Tunes destroy convention, supercharge their unique talents and surprise even ‘King’ James by playing the game their own way.
