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The
S PA RTA N
November 2019
Sparta Angus in the spotlight!
Award-winning, hand-selected beef. S PA R TA . C O. Z A
No growth promoters or
added hormones.
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We’re on Takealot!
Takealot.com – South Africa’s
leading online shopping platform.
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OFFICIALLY THE
BEST BEEF BY FAR! *
*SAFA Beef Brands Overall Winner 2019.
Gerrit Cronjé,
and André Pr Brian Angus
Message from our CEO
etorius
Sparta has always been dedicated to diligently Our Sparta Angus beef is hand-selected for
ensuring the health and well-being of our marbling and conformation attributes, ensuring
cattle. Our business practices are underpinned that every bite is full of distinct flavour you
by a good animal husbandry and strict would expect from an exclusive Angus beef
adherence to food safety regulations. programme. Our Sparta Angus cattle receive
no growth promoters or added hormones.
The South African Feedlot Association (SAFA)
presented a Beef Brands Challenge this year Sparta management would like to thank
in which the meat of various grass-fed and every person involved in the Sparta Angus
grain-fed animals were evaluated based on programme. From the Spartans who care for
the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) protocol. the cattle on our farms and the dedicated staff
Sensory and scientific evaluations were who slaughter, dress and pack this incredible
conducted by the University of the Free State beef to the energetic sales team who introduce
Department of Microbial, Biochemical and this mouth-watering experience to our clients,
Food Biotechnology. we are proud to have won this accolade and
know that each one of you involved play
In the category for grain-fed animals, Sparta your special and unique role in achieving
Angus reigned supreme, with Woodview excellence.
Wagyu and eBuhlanti Wagyu Breeders hot on
their heels. In the grass-fed category, Langside – Estelle van Reenen
Meats grass-fed beef carried off the palm,
followed by Afri Beef. The overall winner of
the challenge was Sparta Angus.
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Silas
Motsumi
What to expect
in the next quarter
Gabriel • 16 December – Day of Reconciliation
Thatelo
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Day of Goodwill
• 1 January – New Year’s Day
• 14 February – Valentine’s Day
• 28 February (Friday) – Sparta Day
Welcome
SAVE
to our team THE
Taaiboschbult welcomes Silas
Motsumi and Gabriel Thatelo.
DATE
Welkom welcomes Chantelle
SPARTA
Lewis and Fetsane Xaba.
Chantelle and Fetsane will be
joining our dynamic sales team.
DAY
2020
Friday, 28 February
We hope to see you at our annual
fundraising golf day in aid of Mama
Sophia’s Pathways Marquard, a
non-profit organisation supporting
individuals living with disabilities.
Please note: The Sparta Golf Day
will be held on the Friday, while our
Chantelle family fun day will be on Saturday
Lewis the 29th of February.
Fetsane
Xaba
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Did you know?
Celebrations Beef is exceptionally
versatile and can easily be
Baby Fever added to any meal.
Go to sparta.co.za to
Mariska Hammond welcomed her find out how to cook the
little girl, Juandri Hammond, this perfect steak.
quarter. Congratulations, Mariska
– she is beautiful.
Welcome to the world, Casper
Christiaan du Plessis; daddy
Chris du Plessis could not be
prouder. Congratulations.
Engagements
Congratulations to
Anngelene Meintjies,
who got engaged to
Christopher Coetzer.
Mandy van Heerden
recently got engaged
to Will Nieman.
Wedding
Congratulations to Kershney
and Michael Nortmann, who
recently tied the knot in a
beautiful ceremony on the 5th
of October. We wish you many
happy years together.
T H E S PA RTA N / November 2019 / 05
Cheetahs
Ambassadors
Sparta Ambassadors visited the Welkom
branch on the 14th of August. Captain Tian
Meyer, Boan Venter, Sintu Manjezi, Luan
de Bruin and Tapiwa Mafura enjoyed a tour
around the beef processing plant in Welkom.
The tour took the gentlemen to the Deboning
Department, retail pack and Sparta butchery.
The Cheetahs rugby players also enjoyed
a Sparta Angus hamburger in our office
courtyard. A lot of fun was had by all.
Congratulations to the Cheetahs on winning
the Currie Cup 2019. Currie Cup fever hit
Sparta foods, and our staff thoroughly enjoyed
watching the games at the Toyota stadium.
Throwback to 2016 when the Cheetahs won
the Currie Cup. We have been the beef behind
our boys for many years. Sparta beef is proud
to be associated with this winning team.
Throwback
to 2016!
Luan de Bruin,
Miejon van Zyl
and Boan Venter
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Women’s Day
Celebrations
A woman is like a tea bag: you never know
how strong it is until it’s in hot water.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Sparta has always striven to ensure
HAPPY
WOME N’S
that women not only have a place in
the agricultural sector, but that there
is a place where women in agriculture MON TH
can thrive. Women’s Day celebrates
every female and at Sparta we also
highlight the invaluable role women
play in our company. In celebration,
each Sparta lady received a small gift
on Women’s Day thanking them for
their invaluable contribution to the
success of our company.
We also embarked on
an outreach program to
Bronville High School.
Each female learner
received a dignity pack,
lovingly packed by the
Marketing Department.
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Business Management
Congratulations to Simon Mathosi and
Thabang Moledi, who graduated in Business
Training Management at the Goldfields College in
Welkom. Both Simon and Thabang are in the
Deboning Department in Welkom. Well done
New Managers Programme and thank you for your hard work.
As a family-owned and -operated
organisation, we believe that our Simon
Mathosi
people are pivotal to our success.
It therefore follows that we will allocate
time and resources to recruit the
right individuals and empower them
through various training programmes
to become the best version of
themselves. We firmly believe this is
the only sustainable way forward. The
latest staff members to successfully
complete the New Managers Thabang
Programme at the University of the Moledi
Free State are Sipho Sibiya, Ripfumelo
Makaringe and Twane Damons from
the Sparta Welkom Operation as well
as Daniel Bosiu and Lucas Kolobe from Ammonia Plant Operator:
the Sparta Marquard Operation. Category A
A well-deserved congratulations to you Under the SANS & OHS Act, the following
all! This course included modules on four employees excelled in their category A
leadership and leading change. The competency training. Congrats to Ronald Zinn,
course explored labour relations and Ian Nel, Cloete Delport and Christiaan Harmse.
also touched on cost accounting
among other subjects.
Lucas Kolobe
and Daniel Bosiu
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Moo’vers & shakers:
Sparta Angus is on
TAKEALOT!
For those who have been bitten by the online shopping
bug, Takealot is top of mind when it comes to online
shopping platforms. Takealot boasts innovative, cutting-
edge technology. Their main goal is to be the most
customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa
– to make online shopping so easy and seamless that
everyone will feel comfortable doing it.
There are four variants of cured product
on Takealot that can be purchased.
• 6 x 130g Sparta Angus Biltong
• 6 x 130g Sparta Angus Droëwors
• 6 x 130g Sparta Angus Chilli Sticks
• The Sparta Angus Cured Collection
(2 x 130g Sparta Angus Biltong,
2 x 130g Sparta Angus Droëwors
and 2 x 130g Sparta Angus Chilli Sticks)
These beautifully designed boxes of
delicious cured products, make great gifts
and have been listed just in time for the
festive season. Order now and Takealot
will deliver straight to your door.
#fromourfamilytoyours
T H E S PA RTA N / November 2019 / 09
Focus:
Heritage Day
Heritage Day or Braai Day is
one of the most anticipated
public holidays on the South
African calendar. Not only do
we celebrate the diversity that
South Africa has to offer, but we Lucia Mohapi and
also celebrate it with a braai, Thandiwe Thlale
shisa nyama or peso nama.
Proudly South African
1. Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital Julia and her team from
Marquard loved celebrating
in Soweto is the biggest hospital Joyce Heritage Day together
in Africa (3rd largest in the world). Senoko
2. Johannesburg is the biggest man-
made forest in the world. The city has
more than 10 million trees lining its streets.
3. South Africa houses the world’s:
• largest timed cycle race in the
world – the Cape Town Cycle Tour
(previously called the Cape Argus)
• oldest and largest ultramarathon
Taaiboschbult braai
– the Comrades Marathon
• largest open water swimming event
– the Midmar Mile
4. The world’s first heart transplant was 8. Worldwide, South Africa is home to the:
performed by Dr Chris Barnard in Cape • largest bird – ostrich
Town on 3 December 1967. • largest land mammal – elephant
5. The Kruger National Park supports the • tallest animal – giraffe
greatest variety of wildlife species on the • largest fish – whale shark
African continent. • largest antelope – eland
6. The Cango Caves near Oudsthoorn, in • largest tree – baobab (Glencoe Baobab in
the Western Cape, is the world’s longest Limpopo with a trunk diameter of 15.9 m)
underground cave sequence. • fastest land mammal – cheetah
7. South Africa has the most official languages • largest reptile – leatherback turtle
in the world – Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, 9. Vilakazi Street in Soweto is the one street in the
siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, world to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize
English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu. winners, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
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OCTOBER Facts about breast cancer:
WAS NATIONAL • Early detection of the condition can
lead to effective treatment and a
BREAST CANCER positive prognosis. About 90% of
patients live full lives for many years
AWARENESS after diagnosis when breast cancer
MONTH.
is detected at the early stages.
• Regular breast self-examination
and mammograms are key to early
detection.
The incidence of breast cancer
• Presenting yourself early for treatment
among South African women is
may result in more effective treatment,
increasing and it is one of the most leading to a reduction in pain and
common cancers among women suffering and a significant
in South Africa. It is the most decrease in the
prevalent cancer among white and loss of life.
Asian women and the second most
common cancer among black and
coloured women.
Bragging rights
AFASA
From the 6th to the 8th of October Director
Ntate Alfred Tau attended the African Farmers’
Association of South Africa (AFASA) conference Estelle van Reenen
and Alfred Tau
at Imvelo Safari in Bloemfontein. AFASA’s main
objective is to facilitate the development of African
farmers in order to increase their meaningful
participation in the agricultural sector. This is an
objective that Sparta is very passionate about. The
conference focused primarily on farmers growing
the South African economy, creating jobs and trade
opportunities. Sparta’s CEO, Estelle van Reenen,
joined Ntate Tau at the gala event to enjoy Sparta
Angus and Woodview Wagyu cured product.Bragging rights
Landbou Boerekos
Buy the Landbou Boerekos magazine
this summer to get the exclusive on
Sparta Angus and a new generation of
beef farmers. Lynette van Rooyen,
Food Love
Market, r’s Estelle van Reenen and Megan Angus
Bloemfont
ein share their favourite beef tips.
Catch us in the Sawubona, Mango
Juice and Khuluma magazines
this December.
Bragging rights
Store Branding
If you are already selling Sparta
red label beef, Sparta Angus or
Woodview Wagyu and would love
to add some Sparta magic to your
store, don’t hesitate to contact the
Pick n Pay Preller, Bloemfontein Marketing Department.12
Bragging rights
Yuppiechef
Sparta has always loved Yuppiechef!
From their personalised hand-written notes to
their great selection of ingredients you will love,
delivered right to your door. It made obvious
sense for FOMOBOX to collaborate with Sparta
Angus for Heritage Month. FOMOBOX subscribers
receive a hand-picked range of different food
products each month. As a subscriber, you’ll also
get to try latest releases and products new to
the market. One thing is for sure – a 130g Sparta
Angus Droëwors is included! Our award-winning
Sparta Angus Droёwors is delicately made and
packed with traditional flavours of cloves and
coriander. Containing the perfect meat-to-fat ratio,
it’s the ideal on-the-go snack!
Twane Damons, Thereza Louw,
Clayton Anderson, Chantelle Lewis
and Vinolia Mochogo.
Bragging rights
Free State Business
Chamber Awards
Sparta is incredibly proud to have won
the Free State Business Chamber Gold
Award. This top award recognises Sparta’s
commitment to excellence and high standards
of workmanship. In 2018, Sparta Foods
Welkom won the award for the best business
in agriculture. We are delighted to have won
the best business overall in 2019.
Pictured here is Mr Clayton Anderson,
Retail Pack Manager, with Mr Dingani, Chairman
of the Free State Chamber of Business.T H E S PA RTA N / November 2019 / 13
Community
Mama Sophia’s
Pathways Marquard Sparta sends Teto student
to the Netherlands!
Sparta and Mama Sophia’s staff as well
Sparta believes in empowering students as
as the Marquard community joined
they are our future leaders. Sparta sent a Teto
hands to start painting the school for
High School matric student, Motsidiso, to the
children living with disabilities.
Netherlands to view the exhibition “Welkom
Today”. These opportunities are once-in-a-
lifetime and Sparta is proud to have given this
opportunity to this top student.
Sports at Sparta
Our Sparta team played netball
on the 19th of October in
Thabong. Although the team
lost the game, the spectators
confirmed that a beautiful game
was played on the day.14
Our Spartans
ST R U T T I N G T H E I R ST U F F
Tshegofatso Marumola
and Palesa Ntsane
Casual Day’s
Lynette van Rooyen
and Estelle van Reenen theme was
rocking Sparta beanies “Time to Shine”
Chris du Plessis, Fetsane
Xaba and Dewet Steyn
Issie
Badenhorst
or retro
Minnie Mouse
– you decide Spartans dressed up on 6 September and
donated R10 each to Amari School in
Welkom. Amari School is an organisation
for children who are physically disabled.T H E S PA RTA N / November 2019 / 15
Girl Power!
Sparta soccer team
Finance road trip
Sparta has been backing our
Boks throughout the Rugby
World Cup Tour. We cannot be
prouder to be South African.
#StrongerTogether
Niel Venter and
Jurgen Schoeman
rocking their Sparta shirtsMiniature Spartans
Thereza Louw’s grandchildren, Caydé and Jayden
Viljoen, love wearing Sparta beanies. Grandmother
Thereza Louw turned 50 years young this quarter.
Human Capital Development Manager, Fulu Mphaphuli’s
two sons have become besties with Gerrit Cronje’s two
daughters. Pictured from left to right; Vhuhosihawe, Christili
Musiki and Meia.
Tinus Lötz’s son’s school, Odensia Primary in Odendaalsrus,
had Cheetah fever this quarter. Johanco Lötz is a true
Miniature Spartan, even his school artwork
has Sparta well-represented.
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