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Mooikloof
FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH
Issue 2 | 2017
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MOOIKLOOF OWNERS ASSOCIATION
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Contents
Uit die Perd se Bek • From the Horse’s Mouth
fokus op Mooikloof. Die publikasie word
gekoördineer en maandeliks namens
die Mooikloof Eienaarsvereniging van
Mooikloof deur Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd
uitgegee. Die menings van medewerkers
en personeel van Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd CONTENTS
is nie noodwendig die van die Mooikloof
Eienaarsvereniging nie. 03 General Information
Uitgewer: 04 Mooipraatjies
Nico Maritz
E-pos: nico@eiapublishing.co.za 05 MasterChef Mooikloof
Hoofredakteur: 07 A New Start to Health
Kathy Thersby - 08 Portugal - A Rhapsody In Blue
E-pos: kathy@eiapublishing.co.za
10 Ek het 'n Voëltjie Hoor Fluit
Mooikloof Redakteur:
Nic Badenhorst 11 Hannah's Thoughts
Verkoop - en Bemarkings Bestuurder: 13 Just Putting it Out There
Martin Fourie - Sel: 072 835 8405 14 Book Reviews
E-pos: martin@eiapublishing.co.za
16 How Do You Eat a Mango?
Verkope
Gerdie Murphy - Sel: 082 556 9863 17 Mooikloof Listings
E-pos: gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Produksie Koördineerder:
Nicole Hermanson
E-pos: nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
Grafiese Ontwerper:
Nicola Wilson
E-pos: nzendesign@gmail.com
Pretoria Kantoor:
Tel: 012 997 2712, Faks: 086 619 0763
Adres: 185 Mala-Mala Crescent,
Moreleta Park, Pretoria
Johannesburg Kantoor:
32 Fricker Weg, Illovo, Johannesburg
Tel: 011 214 7370, Faks 011 327 4094
Sperdatum vir adverensies en redaksionele
bydraes vir uitgawe 3 van 2017 is 17 Februarie.
Dominique Lochoff
083 412 6919
Rosa Willers
082 962 7228
R25 000 000 R5 400 000 Wishing all our clients a
fantastic and blessed 2017
R3 500 000 R4 800 000
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General Information
Contact the MOA at:
Estate Manager:
012 996 0290
manager@mooikloofestate.co.za
Mooikloof Eienaarsvereniging
Mooikloof Owners Association Site Manager:
Johan Haarhoff : 082 301 4047
terrain@mooikloofestate.co.za
30 Flaming Rock Crescent
Tel: 012 996 0290 • Fax: 012 996 0699 Administration:
P O Box 92035, MOOIKLOOF 0059 info@mooikloofestate.co.za
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM RESIDENTS TO Biometrics Access Control:
FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH ARE WELCOMED AND biometrics@mooikloofestate.co.za
CAN BE SUBMITTED TO
INFO@MOOIKLOOFESTATE.CO.ZA Bookkeeper:
fin@mooikloofestate.co.za
Security: Protea Coin Group
24-hour security manager 076 333 2076
24-hour control room 012 996 0242
Atterbury gate entrance 012 996 0243
Garsfontein gate entrance 012 996 0620
Office hours:
Monday – Friday: 08h00 –16h00
(Excluding Weekends and Public Holidays)
Inspirational Thoughts:
Verse: John 8:12
‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never
walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’
- Light, is that wonderful ingredient that allows all life to
exist and flourish.
- The Lord is the source of light in our lives.
- When we pursue Him, light floods our lives and hearts.
- You never need to walk in darkness, but you can know
His light.
PRAYER: Lord, flood my heart and life with Your light
this year. May every bit of darkness flee and may I walk in
Your light, today and always. Amen.
Kind regards: Pastor Andrew and Vanessa Roebert
ALIVE TO GOD
Visit our website: www.alivetogod.com or email me at:
andrew@alivetogod.com
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Mooipraatjies
die ranker op en vind ’n reus besig
om te sing:
Fee-fi-fo-fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead,
I’ll grind his bones to make my
bread.
Jeannette Malan
Jan skrik. Hy beroof die reus van
John Lennon: When I was five Hansie en Grietjie het nie sommer ’n sak goud, ’n gans wat goue
years old my mother always told net in die bos beland nie, nee, die eiers lê en ook ’n harp. Toe die
me that happiness was the key ouers het hulle eenvoudig daar reus hom agterna sit, kap Jan die
to life. When I went to school, ge-dump en gehoop hulle sterf. boontjierank af en die reus val hom
they asked me what I wanted to Dink hoe angsbevange was hulle morsdood. Wat maak Jan? Hierdie
be when I grew up. I wrote down nie daardie nag nie; om van honger Mommy’s boy gaan terug na sy
“happy”. They told me I didn’t nie eers te praat nie! Die volgende ma toe en hulle leef vir ewig en
understand the assignment, oggend probeer hulle huis toe altyd saam. Hierdie is die enigste
and I told them they didn’t stap en beland by ’n bose heks. storie waar Jan – volgens die
understand life. Sy is ’n ware Hannibal Lecter wat oorspronklike weergawe – nie trou
van mensvleis hou en haar eerste nie, maar “gelukkig” saam met sy
Uit baie Mooikloofhuise stap happie sou Hansie wees. Grietjie mammie woon.
kleuters hierdie jaar na hul eerste probeer haar boetie red en ontaard
skooldag. Party met haasbekkies self in ’n wrede klein monstertjie: The Lion King is ook in ons familie
ander met voltand-mondjies, maar sy stamp die heks in die vuurwarm baie gewild. Ons koop die DVD;
soos wafferse rooitapyt-glanssterre oond waarin dié gillend doodbrand. ons koop die inkleurboeke en ons
hop hulle uit die motor om te (Meeste kindertjies klap hande as gaan kyk na die opvoering met
poseer vir ’n hele falanks ouers wat dit gebeur!) Toe die kinders genoeg ons kleinkinders by Montecasino.
met kameras en selfone die groot gehad het om te eet en die heks se Maar o wee, dis net so wreed:
oomblik vasvang. Kinders moet eiendom vir hulself toe-eien daag Mufasa van Lion King vlug voor ’n
skool toe en pa’s en ma’s word die ouers weer daar op en – glo dit trop wildebeeste en hardloop teen
verplig om die naelstring finaal te – hulle is ’n gelukkige familie. ’n hoë krans uit. Toe hy bo kom,
knip. Ek het al gesien dat party stamp sy broer Scar hom daar af
ouers harder huil as die kinders. Sneeuwitjie is net so ’n aaklige en hy val homself te pletter. Soveel
Soos een ma gesê het: “Ek kan nie verhaal. Dit behoort ’n baie hoë te sê vir broederliefde!
glo Boeta moet mý nou verlaat nie.” ouderdomsbeperking te hê.
Maar skaars ry sy by die skoolhek Hierdie dogtertjie se moeder sterf Kinders kyk met ander oë na die
uit of boetie se traantjies droog op by geboorte en toe haar pa weer films, want toe Mafusa by die krans
en hy stoei te lekker met ’n maatjie. trou kry sy die wreedste stiefma afval sê my kleinkind van ses
Dogtertjies soek nooit ’n maatjie so denkbaar. As die pa sy rug draai jaar: “Oeps!” Kompleet asof hy ’n
vinning nie, nee, eerder die juffrou mishandel die vrou vir Sneeuwitjie: plastiese bekertjie laat val het.
se guns. Maar hulle kan práát en “Maak so en so en was sommer die
het bekkies soos dag-oud-mossies. paleis (waar is al die onderdane?) Ook in Finding Nemo word
se baie vloere. Toe Sneeuwitjie die arme ou vissie se ma deur
Enetjie sê: “My boetie is drie en bos toe vlug stuur die stiefma ’n barracuda (katonkel is die
hy is stout.“Ek het ook ’n boetie – ’n jagter agter haar aan met die Afrikaans, maar barracuda lê
maar hy is nog in my mamma se duidelike opdrag: “Vermoor haar! tog soveel lekkerder op die
maag.” “Mý boetie is al uit; hy huil En om dubbeld seker te maak sny tong!) opgevreet. Dogtertjies huil
baie.” haar hart uit en bring dit vir my as gewoonlik as dit gebeur. Maar hulle
bewys.” Sjoe! ’n Opdrag wat by ’n huil nóg harder as Bambi se ma
Ons maak kinders na die beste van toordokter hoort. deur ’n wrede jagter doodgeskiet
ons vermoë groot en beskerm hulle word.
teen die gevaarlike samelewing Ook Aspoestertjie het ’n wrede
daar buite. Ons laat hulle nooit stiefma gehad. As gevolg van Gelukkig word kinders ouer en
alleen nie. As ons baie besig is laat Aspoestertjie is daar nou wetge- verstandiger én hulle verstaan
ons hulle in die sorg van ons goeie, wing (Cinderella Law, 2013) die verskil tussen ’n storie en die
betroubare televisie, maar steeds ingestel in Engeland wat optree werklike lewe. Sommer in graad
onder ’n wakende oog natuurlik. teen die emosionele wreedheid een leer hulle al om met hul
Maak ons nie ’n fout nie? Miskien. teenoor kinders. Daar mag jy n kind vroetelvingertjies in hulle eerste
foeter as hy stout is, maar jy mag leesboekie rond te blaai en die
Gereeld lees en hoor ons van hom nie emosioneel afkraak nie – wonder van woordjies klank en
die sielkundige skade wat jy kan tot vyf jaar tronk toe gaan. lees.
gewelddadige TV-programme
aan kinders doen. Lees ’n bietjie En wat se voorbeeld stel Jan en Sterkte aan elke Mooikloof
dieper en mens besef dat moord, die Boontjierank nie! ’n Onge- graadeentjie. Geniet jou skool-
roof en kindermishandeling hoogty hoorsame seun wat sommer sy loopbaan. Mag die skool vir jou net
vier in ons bekendste en mees ma se melkkoei ruil vir ’n sakkie die mooiste stories voorlees sodat
geliefde sprokies. Dít wat ons boontjies. Toe hy die boontjies plant jy weer en weer wil teruggaan en
slaaptydstories noem. en dit rank hemelhoog klim hy teen sélf lief word vir lees.
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MasterChef Mooikloof
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andering in the vast #hashtags for your social media never run out of options, and the
labyrinth which is the postings. Several dishes are titled most difficult client or picky toddler
newly modernized, with the MooMoo name in mind, should be satisfied with the large
enlarged and sprucified Menlyn e.g. OMoolette, MooMoo Boerie variety of choices.
Shopping Centre, you will certainly (Boerewors), Café Moo (condensed
need some nourishment. After we milk with a shot of espresso) and And then there are the speciality
passed the same corner a third on the cocktail list: Moogharita, beef: Platinum Waygu, Bone-in
time and realized we were indeed Strawberry DaquMoori, or Moojito. New York Strip or Dry aged Rib
completely lost, we decided to This place certainly puts a smile on Eye on the bone. You can choose
replenish our starving bodies while your face! The menu is vast and from BBQ Basted, salt crusted,
studying the maps given to us at varied: Breakfast (until 3pm every butter glazed, pepper crusted
the parking entrance. Lucky for us, day!) starters, pita with fillings, (seems to be everyone’s favourite!)
we stopped at MooMoo’s “Meet burgers, salads, steaks, light meals, or chimichurri. All sides and sauces
and Whine” – to have meat and platters, craft beers and even are sold separately.
wine! What a lucky mishap! The traditional South African dishes
restaurant’s claim of “we do meat which include dishes like fried Leave space for dessert with treats
and we do it well” certainly did not spring rolls with a bobotie filling, like Salted Caramel Profiteroles or
disappoint. oxtail or a Boerewors sandwich. Salted caramel and Nutella Smores
or what about a Moo-Pedro, anyone?
The décor is spacious and inviting We started with the chef salad:
with clean lines created by sleek Tender chicken strips, bacon twirls, Our delightful waiter Shelton
wood panels and mouth-watering cherry tomatoes, cucumber, hard- Katsande was knowledgeable
photographs of food. You can boiled egg and a very generous about the menu and very friendly.
sit deep inside the restaurant to amount of mozzarella cubes on a The vastly handsome manager
hide from the soccer moms using bed of crispy lettuce with a creamy Jimmy Eracleous stopped by for a
their trolleys as a weapon or sit Caesar dressing. The chicken charming chat and did not overstay
outside and people-watch – which espatada arrived impressively his welcome. We will be back soon,
South Africans have adopted as with the hot skewer hovering over and often, and we recommend you
a second past time. On the back the plate like a drone coming in go have a MOO of a time yourself!
wall of the restaurant is a “Wall of for a landing! The chicken was
Wine” where you can discover, or perfectly grilled with some jalapeño
perhaps rediscover, some of your and green peppers added on the
favourites. Any wine is available skewer for flavour.
by the glass without the restaurant
charging you the equivalent of The burger bar ensures that
ransom money for your favourite everyone will be happy since you
child. The Whine Hour – to drink can choose the meat (we opted
your wine and have a whine – is for hand-chopped steak, but we
“BOGO” (buy one get one free) plan on trying Kobe next time!),
16h30 – 17h30 daily! bread (sesame, pita or naked),
toppings (several different cheeses
Take your time to peruse the menu, or cheese sauces, bacon or
because it is clever and highly chimichurri, to name but a few) and
entertaining complete with cartoons, sides (chips, onion rings, potato
quotes, jokes and designated skewer or salad.) You will almost
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Out & About
supermarket and if you do need
to eat out then you should be
equipped with the knowledge on
exactly how to do this. When you
are equipped with education on
how to choose different under
various circumstances then you will
stay on track with your plan and
continue in confidence with what
you need to do.
The less you need to think about
your eating plan, because your
choices start happening by default,
the more you can be sure you are
winning at your health goals!
Build on your basics. Once you
start eating regularly then look
for variations to make eating
interesting. Once an exercise
session starts getting easy push it
a notch up. Develop good habits
over time.
With all the information out there on
the internet and many, many health
experts, my recommendation
here is to consult someone you
are happy with regarding their
treatment plan for YOUR needs.
Take a look at success stories
and testimonials. Look at the plan
prescribed and visualize you being
able to do this for the long-term
Ajita Ratanjee – and not just through will-power
make it for 3 months and then have
a big crash.
I
t is a new year, new beginning, Let me make it simple for you.
another chance to do things The first thing is your MINDSET. Preparation, education and a
differently. A clean page to reset If you are looking for the quick fix willingness to change one step at
goals, a fresh start with a new solutions and the magic pill that a time key decisions to make this a
mind-set… welcome 2017! promises that no lifestyle change success for you. The joy of having
is going to make all your health clients with long-term results is
The top 3 things that make the challenges disappear then you what has always kept me motivated
majority of New Year goals are are already setting yourself up for to help even more clients on their
weight loss, more exercise and failure. However, just take a second health journey.
more time with the family. Health to think about making this a way of
… yes your health will always be a life, a way you enjoy eating, a way Make the choice to adopt a healthy
priority for the year. It is your most you enjoying living… then you are Lifestyle and your results for 2017
prized asset and without it life is on a completely different path and will be ticked off as a huge success!
just not the same. long-term success is most likely to
be yours. Easy Health Wellness is a weight
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the year? Did you achieve your Take it one step at a time. When Ajita Ratanjee in Moreleta Park,
health goals? you try to do everything perfectly at Pretoria.
one go the chances of your keeping
We all know the rush to the gym it up are highly unlikely. We all have
and the healthy meals for week one our good days and then the days
of the new year: by week two we where things went a little off track…
have already lost a few contenders that is life.
and by the end of January at least
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this on track when it is of such high to follow. You should be able to info@ajitaratanjee.co.za
importance for so many of us? buy all your groceries at your local
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Travel
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e chose Portugal for deeply forested Sintra Mountains estuary of the River Sado. Setúbal
our seventh annual ride – a landscape sculpted by violent was an important Roman port until
because the Atlantic earthquakes. The last violent a tsunami destroyed it.
coast is the sunniest and warmest quake was a mere 261 years ago
stretch of Europe’s coastline and which, in geological time is like It is interesting how many
had few hills. And partly because yesterday last night. It destroyed catastrophic natural events have
we like grilled sardines and Lisbon and wrecked towns down devastated Portugal’s coastline.
Portugal is very good at grilling the Blue Coast.
them. And also because Portugal
is not very expensive. Oh yes, From Sintra we set off south in the
and partly because we would be yellow bus that took us through
accompanied by a little yellow bus Lisbon to the Hotel Club d’Azeitão,
filled with drinks and sandwiches, a magnificently restored manor
Band-Aid and cycle repair kits. house set among fields and
We’d booked through a cycling vineyards where our hired bikes
company, Cycling Through the were waiting for a dawn departure.
Centuries, which, the year before,
had accompanied us through Our route began by taking us
Andalusia. away from the coast and up a rise
before descending into the fishing
At home we went into training, village of Sesimbra famous for its
eating sardines and drinking restaurants and Muscadel wine –
Periquita. just in time for lunch. We lunched
at the Pedra Alto on chopped
We spent our first night in Sintra, a octopus tentacles, large clams and
short drive north of Lisbon. It’s an grilled fish – wonderful Portuguese
enchanting Romanesque town – a fare. We needed the kilojoules.
World Heritage Site – where a lot
of writers and artists live. Grand Then it was down the coast to the
houses are scattered among the minor port of Setúbal on the huge
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Our rather cramped 4-star hotel,
Albergaria Solaris, was literally
sheathed in azulejos – the
decorated glazed blue tiles so
favoured by the Portguese, who
adopted the art from the Moors
who once occupied this region.
We sat in brilliant sunshine
looking out at the sea and eating
vast quantities of perfectly grilled
sardines. By eating a lot and
cycling a lot we were getting
neither fitter nor fatter.
Next day we had a long kilojoule-
shedding ride to Santiago do
Cacem down the coast passing
through a one-street village,
Comporta. Its chimneys had raised cottages that we passed had their reminders that Portugal produced
platforms for the storks to nest on. windows framed in blue. some of the most adventurous
It was good seeing so many young people on earth. Four centuries
birds for stork numbers have been We used the bus for a 40km ago this corner of Iberia produced
declining in Europe. The air was detour to the 2 200-year-old many brilliant navigators who
filled with the clattering of stork extensive Roman settlement of explored and helped develop
bills. Mirobriga that had an incredibly several parts of the world.
advanced and still largely intact
We cycled through a sun- thermal bathhouse with basement Their language is today the lingua
bleached, semi-arid landscape furnaces and central heating. Its franca of Brazil, Mozambique,
along a road bordered by shining hippodrome, for chariot racing, Angola and parts of the Far East.
mesambrianthimums and black- sat 25 000 spectators. The forum Portugal retired from seafaring
eyed susans and other semi- and even a shopping street were long ago to become Europe’s
desert species – a bit like the preserved. quiet, bucolic uncle respected by
Karoo by the sea. all for having been there and done
The 70km route to Villa Nova that.
Jimmy filled his water bottle with de Milfontes was easy cycling.
Coke. An hour later, forgetting he’d The small town had a village The Algarve provided leisurely
replaced the water, he emptied the atmosphere and a jumble of cycling on smooth, safe roads but
bottle over his head. (When one is ancient buildings at its centre. with scope for stronger cyclists to
over 70 these things happen.) This is where the Rio Mira meets choose their own more challenging
the sea and where Hannibal once deviations. Lots of amateur cyclists
Much of the route had a dedicated sought shelter for his ships – would welcome this but we were,
cycle lane. The Blue Coast’s Hannibal, the Carpathian general after all, professionals who didn’t
charm is that it is quiet and un- whose army crossed the Alps with need challenges and preferred
spoiled with many secluded coves. elephants greatly surprising the grilled sardines.
Its rolling farmlands go right down Romans.
to the sea. We were now very near the
Here we spent two nights in a epicentre of the catastrophic 1755
Our next B&B was in a small moated castle and I was given the earthquake that destroyed most
valley and hidden by giant trees room at the top of Turret Number towns along the coast. Lisbon
– \a former manor house, the One from where I could watch itself was laid to waste. It was, I
Pousada Quinta do Ortiga. A out for Moorish invaders. We imagine, the worst natural disaster
pousada being an inn. We crossed spent a day cycling in a wide loop to hit western Europe since
a courtyard of marble cobbles to looking at the sort of windmills that Vesuvius buried Pompeii in AD 79,
reach its impressive entrance and turned on Don Quixote with rolling and so recent.
found our upstairs rooms to be countryside on either side.
spacious, each having a balcony The earthquake, caused by
looking down on what used to be Next day an 80km ride took us the Africa plate pressing up
a farmyard. to the “corner” of the Iberian against southern Europe, was
peninsula where we had the choice on All Saints Day when the
Exploring the grounds at dawn I of turning abruptly east or falling off cathedrals and churches were
came across a large swimming the edge of Europe into the sea. full. They collapsed on top of their
pool whose sheltering walls were This was the Algarve so beloved congregations.
richly decorated with azulejos. by sun-starved English tourists.
Many Portuguese believe, as did This seventh expedition remains
the Moors, that blue tiles ward off There were now more and the most tranquil and leisurely of
evil spirits. Many white-washed impressive historical sites and all our sorties into Europe.
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Ek het ’n voëltjie hoor fluit...... Janie van Heerden
...die Afrikaanse Naguiltjie
Die Afrikaanse Naguil (Caprimulgus pectoralis), of Fiery-
necked Nightjar in Engels, is ’n spesie in die Caprimulgidae
familie, wat in Afrika suid van die ewenaar voorkom. Dis ’n
meduim-grootte voël met ’n lang vlerkspan, kort beentjies
en ’n kort, wye snawel.
Die Afrikaanse en Latynse name van die voëltjie is baie
misleidend. Eerstens is dit nie ’n Afrikaanse voël nie maar
’n Afrika-voël. Verder is dit nie ’n uil nie maar slegs ’n Afrikaanse Naguil
naglewende voël. Die Latynse naam Caprimulgus beteken
“boksuiger” en is aan die onskuldige voëltjie gegee na
aanleiding van ’n antieke legende dat die voël aan bokke
se spene suig! Die legende het waarskynlik ontstaan omdat
die voël grondlewend is en moontlik omdat die bokke onder
die bome gerus het wat ook die habitat van die Naguile is.
Naguile drink nie bokmelk nie maar hul voedsel is hoof-
saaklik motte en ander vlieënde insekte wat hulle meestal
vroegaand en vroegoggend vang.
Die Naguile is baie moeilik om te siene te kry en dan ook
baie moeilik om uit te ken. Daar kom sewe naguile in Suid-
Afrika voor en hulle lyk almal baie dieselfde. Net kenners
Naguiltjies sit graag in die pad waar hulle goggas
kan ’n naguil op sig uitken, en dan kan hulle dit byna net
doen op grond van die gedrag (soms net op die manier vang. Dis dan ook baie makliker om hulle raak te sien.
hoe hy op die grond of tak sit), of van naby, wat beteken
dat jy hom letterlik moet vang en in die hand bekyk.
Die Afrikaanse Naguil is die algemeenste naguil in ons
streek en verkies bosveld en oop savanna. Hulle is goed
aangepas om in enige woude, selfs uitheemse plantasies,
te leef.
Dit is eerder met die roep van die Naguil, as met die
waarneming van die oulike voëltjie waarmee dit uitgeken
kan word. Die Afrikaanse Naguil se geluid is so eie aan
Afrika-aande soos die Visarend se roep in die dag ’n tipiese
Afrika-klank is. In Engels roep die Afrikaanse Naguil “Good
Lord, deliver us” en in Afrikaans “Jaag weg die wewenaar”.
Dit word oor en oor geroep en nog meer op maanverligte Naguilnes op die grond tussen droë blare
aande. Sodra die voël begin broei hou hulle op roep. Die
Europese Naguil is egter tjoepstil wanneer dit uit Europa
hier kuier.
Naguile broei op die grond in ’n klein holte tussen droë
blare. Hulle is volmaak gekamoefleer en sal nie maklik
raakgesien word nie. Die mannetjie bebroei die eiers
bedags en die wyfie snags en beide ouers maak die
kleintjies groot. Hulle sal die gebreekte-vlerk-vertoning
uitvoer om die aandag af te trek wanneer die kleintjies
bedreig word.
Dit is so jammer mens kan nie die voëlgeluide op papier
uitdruk nie want diegene wat nog nie die mooi roep van
die Afrikaanse Naguil geïdentifiseer het nie (ook hier in Twee kleintjies mooi gekamoefleer tussen die blare
Mooikloof) loop een van Afrika se mooiste naggeluide mis.
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mooikloof 2 2017.indd 10 2017/01/27 01:45:42 PMHannah's Thoughts
New Year. New Me. New Year’s morning, spouting out my required On that sombre note, let’s take
as Resolutions… but same old destination and then sitting back a look at when self-driving cars
traffic. Or is it? while the car takes off on its own really are expected to take
sien. mission. over our societies. Companies
Perhaps 2017 is the year of the such as Uber and Mercedes-
self-driving car. Big industries such However, many industries are Benz are claiming that they will
as Google and Tesla certainly accepting this technology as the have fully-fledged fleets of self-
seem to think this technology will future. Autonomous cars and driving cars taking to the road
be available in the near future. trucks will be used for public in America by 2021. However,
But what exactly is the self-driving transport, trucking, deliveries and in South Africa, it is not only the
car and what is all the fuss about? so much more. In fact, believe technological side of self-driving
Hopefully this article will help steer it or not, some beer companies cars keeping us waiting, but also
your thoughts about these cars in in America have been using the massive amount of red tape
a new direction… autonomous trucks since 2015. that this industry brings. Therefore,
although the development of
Scientists and engineers have And looking at the many autonomous cars is on the rise in
actually been working on the idea advantages that autonomous 2017, it is still going to be a while
of the self-driving (autonomous) transport brings, it is not difficult before South Africans are sitting in
car for a lot longer than one to understand why it is seen as self-driving cars. So, there’s still a
would have thought. In fact, the the future of transport. Self-driving little time to debate the pros and
earliest studies on the concept of cars, once safely introduced to cons while companies such as
autonomous cars date back to the society, would drastically reduce Google throw manpower behind
1920s! traffic congestion, road accidents, this technology.
pollution and the need for so much
Recently, the big names such as parking space. Ultimately, it seems as though
Google and Tesla have started 2017 will, in fact, not be the year
investing in this technology, raising They would allow commuters to of the self-driving car. It may not
hope for a safer, self-driving do other tasks while in the car and be the year of empty front seats
transport industry. The self-driving would allow far more people to and speedy commutes. It will
car is pretty much described by its travel by car. There is a downside however, no doubt, be the year of
name. It is nonetheless, a concept though and it’s quite a major one. debate, the year of pros and cons,
that is quite mindboggling to Self-driving cars would also take the year of striving for a brighter
blare think about. I, for one, struggle to the jobs of millions of taxi-drivers, future and of chasing our dreams.
imagine climbing into a car in the car-factory workers and truckers. I wish you all a great year!
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mooikloof 2 2017.indd 12 2017/01/27 01:45:47 PMTrash to Treasure
T
o find a good business from the waste and then further
opportunity as a teen, divided into four sections (glass,
like myself, is very difficult, metal, plastic and paper) and after
because of various that just putting it out there for 1) Buy an extra bin for recyclables
activities taking up time. Such collection. Any cost associated that you will put next to your
as studies, sports etc, etc. with this recycling system, for other bin for waste.
instance paying the collectors,
My dad complained about all the or buying the plastic bags etc is 2) Buy four extra bins to separate
waste our family generated over deducted from the R1 000. Me the recyclables into four
the years that just ends up in a and my brother are partners in this sections: Glass, Paper, Metal
landfill. venture and we show a monthly and Plastic (preferably colour-
profit of R375 each. coded).
We discussed and brainstormed
several solutions to the problem. 3) We’ve been recycling with
And we learned that it would cost GreenGetters for two years
you something. On a mission now and are absolutely
saving planet earth, my father My brother and I are benefiting satisfied with their incredible
was prepared to invest R1 000 financially and are learning service. They come into
a month into a proper, workable, responsibility (and my brother and Mooikloof to collect our
sustainable recycling system for I learned a little bit of business). recyclables every second
our household. Recycling companies benefit Tuesday from our driveway.
financially and is creating job All we have to do is separate
The heads of terms were agreed opportunities. Planet earth benefits and put it out there. And they
in November 2014, after doing by living a longer life. only ask R160 per month. To
research on a lot of recycling procure the services of Green -
companies, our system started If you are a child/teen who is Getters go to their website
in January 2015. The deal was looking for a business opportunity www.greengetters.co.za
as follow: R1 000 a month will be or an adult who would like to and wait for you to fill in is a
invested in our recycling system. It invest a little money in making this quick service request.
was me and my younger brother’s world a better place, I definitely
responsibility to make sure that recommend this system. Its 4) You are now a planet investor.
the recyclables were separated sustainable and affordable.
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mooikloof 2 2017.indd 13 2017/01/27 01:45:48 PMBook Reviews
Why is it that food prices are so high that millions
of South African families go hungry, while the prices
paid to farmers for that same food are so low that
many cannot stay in business? Why are the people
that produce our food – farmworkers – among
the most insecure of all? Why do high levels of
rural poverty persist while corporate profits in the
food sector keep rising? How did a country with a
constitutional right to food become a place where
one in four children is so malnourished that they are
classified as stunted?
An Empty Plate analyses the state of the South
African agri-food system. Ledger demonstrates how
this system is perpetuating poverty, threatening land
reform; entrenching inequality and tearing apart our
social fabric. The book asks two crucial questions:
how did we get to this point and how might we go
about solving the problem.
This is a story of money, of power, of unanticipated
consequences, and of personal and social tragedy.
But it is also a story of what is possible if we
reimagine our society and build a new system on the
foundation of solidarity and ethical food citizenship.
Phil Collins gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for
Genesis and continues to enjoy worldwide success today. He’s
one of only three recording artists who have sold over 100 million
albums both as solo artists and separately as principal members of
a band - the other two being Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
Revered as a drummer, he’s the only performer of distinction to
have appeared at both the UK and US original Live Aid concerts,
the creator of numerous worldwide hits, and is an Oscar winner
for the song ‘You'll Be in My Heart', from the Disney film Tarzan.
Phil Collins' life has also been rich with experience outside of music,
starting with his career as a child actor, appearing aged 13 as the
Artful Dodger in the stage production of Oliver! through Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, Miami Vice and The Band Played On.
In his memoir Phil talks honestly about his three failed marriages,
his alcoholism and his ill health but also describes the highs and
lows of his career, and what it is like to work with other rock legends
from Eric Clapton to Robert Plant.
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mooikloof 2 2017.indd 14 2017/01/27 01:45:53 PMBook Reviews
Who are these Guptas who are so powerful,
they’re distributing cabinet posts like
matrons handing out condoms at a brothel?
Who do Americans think they are, accusing
Trevor Noah of ‘stealing’ a joke from one of
their comedians? Is Sizakele MaKhumalo
Zuma’s spaza shop a National Key Point?
In #ZuptasMustFall, and other rants, Fred Khumalo runs
riot, contemplating the pressing issues that continue to
confound, infuriate and exasperate the nation – or to
sink it into further controversy.
Covering a wide range of topics, including politics,
history, current events and celebrity gossip, this
compilation of recent and new writings contains
Khumalo’s trademark blend of humour and shrewd
analysis, as well as his treatment of everyday issues
from a uniquely South African perspective.
This is an entertaining collection of thoughts from one
of the country’s most seasoned journalists, offering
many questions, and tongue-in-cheek answers, on who
we are as a nation, where we are going, and how we
compare to the rest of the world.
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mooikloof 2 2017.indd 15 2017/01/27 01:45:55 PMHumour
She speared its stalk end H
and stripped away the
peel as one would skin a
whale. Then she sliced
bite-sized pieces off the
mango and, hey Bisto,
one could then eat it with
decorum, or even with
custard.
I was impressed. But
when I asked her how to
get the messy remains
off the fork she had to
take it to the kitchen and
tried to shake it off as one
would try to shake off a
determined fox terrier that
had you by the person.
The mango flew off the
fork, hit the sink, rocketed
up the side and then
began to slime its way
across the kitchen floor.
An unseemly chase
ensued but it quickly
became a matter for Civil
Defence.
T
here I was, shirtless, with my then across. Then you turn the skin Years ago Tzaneen farmer and
face buried in a large mango inside out so that all the little cubes hotelier, the late Guy Matthews,
over the kitchen sink (it’s the you have created stand out and can who was then Chief Mangowurzle
only way to eat a mango) when the be taken off with a spoon. of the South African Mango
telephone rang. It is a toss-up which Growers Association, threatened
occupation is most likely to attract a What about the half that still has to take me before the Media
telephone call – when one is in the the stone in it? My advice: don’t Council over what he described
bathroom or when one is eating a touch it. as my “defamatory remarks” about
mango. mangoes.
If you try to cut away the pip you
I ignored it. are likely to lose control. It is, as I He reminded me of the mango’s
have said so many times before, history and how Alexander the
I knew that one careless move and easier to grasp Einstein’s Theory Great “knew the mango and ate
I would be responsible for a skinned of Relativity than to grasp a mango one in the Indus Valley in 327 BC”.
mango being on the loose. pip.
This was just after Alexander had
We are persistently told by the Mango I read some time ago that South captured the Persian city of Media
Growers’ Association that there are Africa exports a third of its mango and put the entire council to the
refined ways to eat a mango and the crop and that another third is sold sword. So much for the Media
other day on their website I read that locally. There was no mention of Council.
one way was to stab the mango with the third third for one very good
a fork while in an upright position (ie: reason. They escape. But something really messy must
the mango should be in the upright have happened, otherwise why are
position -- you are allowed to lay People peel them and then they still talking about Alexander
down if you like). carelessly allow them to slide and his mango 23421 years
from their grasp and off they go later and 9456 kilometres away in
Then you cut around the mango’s with a mind of their own, slithering Tzaneen? Answer me that.
meridian line (longitudinally, and not and sliding and glazing whole
around its equator) and twist the two landscapes in a yellow slime –
halves apart. hence our mango-coloured sunsets
at this time of the year. For more James Clarke, visit
Ignore the yellow slime that now Blogsite:
covers your hands and down your Years ago a reader invited me to http:/stoeptalk.worldpress.com
front. Place the pip-less half on watch her use a three-pronged or www.jamesclarke.co.za
its back. Now cut into its flesh fork designed for harpooning
longitudinally down to the skin and mangoes.
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