Comaro Chronicle News • Nuus 8 March, 2017 St Mary’S Cottage Revamped by MFC
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8 March, 2017 Tel: 011 724 7000 Free Flash fl ood devastates DAVID PIENAAR email: [email protected] twitter: @ALBRecord ALBERTON and other areas in the South of Johannesburg were severely affected by the fl ash fl oods that occurred on Thursday, March 2. The heavens opened up and roads and homes were quickly fl ooded by the heavy downpour, which caused massive devastation and serious damage. One home-owner in Toon van den Heever Street, Randhart, said this was the second time this had happened to them in a few months. "We moved in just six months ago and we had just started to recover from the last incident of fl ooding when this happened. We just don't know what we're gonna do, because we can't go on like this," said the devastated home-owner, who would like to remain anonymous. Aside from homes, the fl ash fl oods also had a profound impact on traffi c, with cars getting stuck and even crashing in areas like Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Renaissance Retirement Village and more. GARDEN UNDER WATER: Renaissance Retirement Village. The issues of outdated and unmaintained roads, inadequate the municipality was the problem. questions to the EMM regarding stormwater drains and systems, "These drains are permanently the potholes and they replied that along with the multitude of blocked and they aren't doing their they needed reference numbers in blocked drains and sewerage jobs, simple as that," she said. order to comment. ViewView WATER, WATER, WATER: Tons of water was still fl owing systems, all contributed to making Again a number of potholes Damages in both Alberton and video on into stormwater drains for a long time after the rain stopped; the situation much worse. re-appeared. Even before the the South of Johannesburg are still the line on one of the homes’ walls shows where the water www.comarochronicle.co.za Another affected resident said fl ash fl oods, the RECORD posted being calculated. level was at one point. Pictures are for illustrative purpose only. 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We reserve the right to limit quantities. 2 Comaro Chronicle News • Nuus 8 March, 2017 St Mary’s cottage revamped by MFC ANOTHER cottage at St to MFC for making this a Mary’s Children’s Home was home and not an institution. handed over to Sonja Harmse Years ago, before MFC came (director of the home) on on board, the children never March 1, by staff from MFC wanted to bring friends home (Motor Finance Corporation, because of their surroundings, Division of Nedbank). but now they do. The more This brings the total of lovely the surroundings, the cottages which MFC has more they’ll strive to do well undertaken to refurbish to four in life themselves. We try our (St Anne’s, Cynthia Green, very best to make it a home Keith Davies and latterly and to all my staff, a huge St Francis). MFC was also thank you. With God’s grace responsible for the revamping our children are doing very of the medical quarters, new well. We have a waiting list for carports and supplying the St Mary’s and once the next jungle gym for the gardens. cottage is ready we’ll be able Heinie Klee (Head of to take more children.” Corporate Social Investment She went on to say, “I’ve at MFC) welcomed the guests never met a man quite like to the offi cial handover of the Heinie. He knows each and newly revamped cottage, St every one of our children and Francis, and said there is one his heart is so big. The way more to revamp later this year he interacts with us all is so - St Margaret’s. “Sonja and special and we pray Heinie her team are doing a stunning will get to stay on with MFC, job here at St Mary’s and all as retirement looms for him. the children are dear to us. He’s so much a part of our It’s been an absolute pleasure family.” helping the home and making Advocate Mancha Manaka the children’s lives more (chairman of St Mary’s Board) THRILLED: Heinie Klee, Charles Mavimbela, Mancha Manaka and Sonja Harmse at the cottage handover. comfortable and we hope to added, “This is a beautiful carry on assisting here.” home. Here our children know running.” He ended in prayer. all my colleagues who make in my heart. As St Mary’s is a love for St Mary’s. He guides Receiving the cottage on they are safe and can grow Head of Risk at MFC, projects like this happen, a family, so is MFC. Generally us and shows us the way. We behalf of St Mary's, Sonja said, up being loved and cared Charles Mavimbela, said, huge thanks. Heinie, you have banks are not known for their have a big team behind us and “Heinie is so humble about for. Thank you to Sonja and “I’d like to acknowledge done so much for St Mary’s generosity, but through Heinie we hope to continue to be part helping St Mary’s. Thanks the staff who keep this home Sonja and her team, and to and I’ve so much thankfulness we have come to share our of this home for many years.” Top award for Cotlands COTLANDS has scooped to children in disadvantaged said. the 2017 South African Early communities who are not in Schoeman also pointed out Childhood Development day-care centres. that one of Cotlands’ Early Award for its innovative Cotlands Chief Executive Learning Facilitators, Willow Non-Centre based Early Offi cer Jackie Schoeman said Mdlani, made it to the top 10 Learning Play Group (ELPG) the organisation welcomed in the Practitioner of the Year programme - the awards the recognition "with lots of 2017 category, which had a ceremony was held on gratitude". massive 2 000 entries. Thursday, February 23, in “To us, this means our “Congratulations to Willow Ekurhuleni. non-centre play-based Mdlani, who made us very The ELPG programme is programmes are a step in proud. We wish to express our one of Cotlands’ innovative the right direction to give appreciation to the National play-based early learning marginalised children access Development Agency and its programmes, alongside toy to ECD opportunities that partners for the recognition libraries and mobile toy they need for their skills of our nation-building libraries, which are designed development in language, efforts through making ECD to give access to essential mathematics and problem- opportunities accessible for CHARITY STARTS HERE: SARAC’s new charity shop. development opportunities solving, among others,” she all children,” Schoeman said. Help SARAC to reach out The Soweto Animal Rescue and Advisory Centre SARAC recently opened a charity shop, at Shop (SARAC), a non-profi t organisation tasked with 6 on the corner of Bellavista and Johanna streets, the care of animals, is in need of assistance. Bellavista. The organisation was founded by Jerry Selwane "We would like to appeal to everyone to donate in October 2010 and survives solely on charitable any unused items in your home - old electrical donations from individuals and organisations. equipment, clothing, shoes, curtains, bedding and any bric-a-brac," said Annemarie da Silva, of SARAC. Donations can be dropped off at the shop or phone 084 911 9459 to arrange for collection. "Kindly extend this request to your family, neighbours, colleagues and friends," adds da Silva. All proceeds will go towards the sterilisation, feeding and caring for of all the rescued animals at SARAC, which is situated at 595 Bennett Street, Zuurbekom, Westonaria, as well as animal care education in Soweto and surrounding suburbs. For more information, visit their website, www. sarac.co.za, contact Jerry on 084 911 9459 or CREATIVITY: Children painting at Cotlands. *Photo: Lucky Thusi. email [email protected]. ORTHOTIST “Trusted and Recommended since 1978” PROSTHETIST Pest Control Peter B. 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