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Facebook: 38k + followers DIGITAL Facebook: 130k + post reach FOOTPRINT: www.northwestnewspapers.co.za Oprit wink vir langasem: Klerksdorp 160km vir Member of ABC • Vol 136 Weeke 16 • 125 Ian Street,c Klerksdorp ord liefde R• Tel: 018 464 1911 • Fax: 018 464 2009 • 4 Grace period to renew Amper gesond license na Koronavirus disks “Dit voel soos griep, net baie erger” 3 5 Food relief eff orts underway CSS security is at the frontline of delivering food parcels to the needy in the Kosh Area. A Kosh Covid-19 Disaster Trust Fund was established to help in this time of need. More information, and how to help on p 4. Photo: Facebook, MG Creations. 16-17 APRIL 2020 2 • KLERKSDORP RECORD community news 17 aPRiL 2020 Code of Conduct Publisher Audit This newspaper subscribes to the Code of Ethics and Published by North West Newspapers (Pty) Ltd; The distribution of Conduct for South African Print and Online Media and printed by North West Web Printers (Pty) Ltd this ABC newspaper Klerksdorp that prescribes news that is truthful, accurate, fair a division of CTP Limited, 13 Coetzer Street. All is independently and balanced. If we don’t live up to the Code, within rights and reproduction of all reports, photographs, audited to the 20 days of the date of publication of the material, drawings and all materials published in this professional standards ecord please contact the Public Advocate at 011 484 3612, newspaper are hereby reserved in terms of administrated by the R fax: 011 484 3619. You can also contact our Case Section 12 (7) of the Audit Bureau of Contact us: Offi cer on khanyim@ombudsman. Copyright Act No 96 Tel: 018 464 1911 Fax: 018 464 2009 Circulations of org.za or lodge a complaint on our of 1978 and any North West South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] website: www.presscouncil.org.za amendments thereof. Address: Ianstraat 125, Wilkoppies, Klerksdorp Newspapers Note: Clients, readers, participants and advertising agents guarantee that the reproduction of text and/or images provided to the media company for advertising purposes contravenes neither copyright legislation nor any other law. 17 APRIL 2020 news KLERKSDORP RECORD • 3 KORONAVIRUS The main entrance at Life Anncron Hospital on Monday 13 April. Photos: Mohanoe Khiba. Amper weer perdfris en gesond Deur Salomé Kotzé ingestel het en hulle kon nie uitvlieg nie. Dit was ‘n baie emosionele dag vir ons.’’ Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Dit Met hul aankoms terug by die huis, voel soos griep, maar dit is nie. Jy is moes hulle hulself vir twee weke isoleer. moeg, uitasem en jou lyf pyn. Dit is ook in die self-isolasie tydperk dat Sunél van Renen het die Koronavi- hulle begin siek word het. rus. Sy is op die herstelpad en het met Sy beskryf die simptome as soortgelyk Klerksdorp Rekord vanuit Brisbane, Aus- aan griep. “Dit het gevoel of ek longont- tralië gepraat waar sy en haar gesin die steking het. My longe was seer en ek afgelope 11 jaar woon. Sy was voorheen was uitasem. My lyf was baie seer en ek advertensiebestuurder by Klerksdorp het gereeld in koue sweet uitgeslaan. My Rekord. koors was nie so hoog nie maar die koue Sy en haar man, Derek, is albei op 4 sweet was seker ook ‘n teken van koors. April met die virus gediagnoseer. Moegheid was ook erg,’’ vertel sy. “Ek het my vierde simptome vrye dag ‘n Gewone taak soos wasgoed gehad en word hopelik die week na drie ophang of kos maak het haar uitasem weke van self-isolasie ge-clear om weer gehad. Sy sê hulle het verkies om by die te mag uitgaan,’’ gesels sy. Die egpaar huis versorg te word, en ‘n verpleegster was in Maart in Suid-Afrika en Namibië het hulle daagliks besoek. “Sy was na- op vakansie en moes inderhaas terug- tuurlik soos iets uit ‘n sci-fi fi lm aange- keer na Australië weens die pandemie. trek, maar die sorg was ongeloofl ik goed. “Ons vakansie was beplan tot 31 ‘n Infeksie spesialis het ook elke dag Maart. Ons was die meeste van die tyd gebel met verskeie vrae om seker te in die Kalahari en Namibie en het geen maak ons word nie sieker nie. Álmal het selfoonopvangs gehad nie. Toe ons ons ondersteun en daarop gefokus om terugkom in SA en hoor wat aangaan het ons gesond te kry,’’ sê sy. ons dadelik ons vlugkaartjies probeer Haar raad vir enigieen wat positief verander, maar kon eers die 28ste ‘n getoets word, is om rustig en kalm te vlug terugkry met SAL. Toe word alle bly. “Rus en moenie enige iets doen wat SAL vlugte gekanselleer en ons het ‘n inspanning vat nie. Drink baie Vitamien Qantas vlug bespreek vir die 27ste (eer- C en Zinc. Die belangrikste is om rustig ste beskikbaar). te wees.” “Met die lockdown in SA het Qantas Sunél het haar eie bemarkings- en Doctor tests twee ekstra vlugte gehad op die 25ste promosie besigheid in Australië. Die land en 26ste. Ons kon gelukkig ‘n plek op het ook sy mense ingeperk en hulle mag die vlug die 26ste terug Brisbane toe net vir noodsaaklikhede uit die huis gaan positive for kry. Ons was op die tweede laaste vlug en om te oefen, maar nie meer as twee uit Johannesburg uit voor die lughawe mense bymekaar nie. toegemaak het. Dit is iets waarna sy uitsien as sy “Dit was chaos op die lughawe en so gesond is, om weer saam met hul hond, Coronavirus baie mense het probeer om uit die land Boesman te gaan stap. te kom, maar daar was fout met hulle Sy het haar reis met die siekte op so- by Mohanoe Khiba them,” MEC Sambatha said. visas of met die nuwe reëls wat Australië siale media gedeel en sê sy het gevind Deputy Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla sy kon mense Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - A Klerks- added that the people he were in contact with, daardeur help dorp gynaecologist became the fi rst health are considered primary contacts: “The next om meer inligting professional in North West to test positive with step will be to check the secondary contacts oor die siekte en the Coronavirus. who are families of these staff members and simptome te kry. Health MEC Madoda Sambatha announced patients who were in contact with the doctor.” “Sodra ek on Monday 13 April, that the 54-year-old According to Dr Phaahla the doctor was heeltemal gesond Klerksdorp gynaecologist who is now in isola- never outside the country, but visited another is, wil ek uitvind tion at Life Anncron Hospital was in contact province a month ago. hoe ek mense with more than 100 people. The doctor works “The doctor is in isolation and stable,” De- wat COVID-19 at three private hospitals namely Life Anncron, puty Minister added. het, kan bystaan. Wilmed Park and Sunningdale hospitals. MEC Sambatha was accompanied by two Al is dit net The MEC said the doctor was in contact MECs, Desbo Mohono for Agriculture and Sa- ‘n daaglikse with 44 employees and 56 patients. liva Molapisi and Professor Binu Luke who is in oproep.’’ “Some of the staff members from these charge of the Provincial Coronavirus matters. three hospitals are in an isolation, while others Last week AngloGold Ashanti officially are in quarantine. About 50 patients were handed over a key for Wesvaal Hospital to traced from the hospitals’ register, while we Premier Job Mokgoro, so that the hospital can Sunél van Renen be used to assist patients of Covid-19. en Boesman die are still tracing another six patients. Six of hond. Foto: Facebook. Prof Binu Luke (left), Deputy Minister Dr Joe Phaahla and MEC Madoda Sambatha at the press conference. 4 • KLERKSDORP RECORD nuus 17 APRIL 2020 Trust fund manages donations Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Several feeding schemes operated three months. We need your help.’’ Elmari Fuhri 082 894 5362. Shopping list The Kosh Covid-19 Disaster Relief by community members have al- Helping Hands Dominionville/Hartbeesfon- If you want to donate food from Trust Fund was established in an ef- ready seen the light and local busi- We will update this list every tein: Elmari Fuhri 082 894 5362 & your pantry, consider the following: fort to help existing organisations co- nesses have come to the party with week. Send your details to Romke Amanda Ludick 072 447 7968. Beans, lentils or similar items ordinate their eff orts to help needy open hands by donating food and de Jong 074 429 7777 Orkney Vaal: Petro Kotze 076 Pasta, 2 min noodles people affected by the Covid-19 money to a struggling community. Life FM Corona Outreach/ #Leef- 986 5919. Bread pandemic in the Kosh Area. “Thousands of families in the Liefde/Jak1:27: Ferdi Swanepoel, Randlespark: Elsie Havenga Mieliemeel Johan Oosthuizen, chairperson of Kosh Area go to sleep hungry. This Stefaans Coetzee, Anita Joubert 082 496 8044. Rice the Matlosana Business Chamber, week alone, over 6 000 food parcels 066 062 3739 Walk a mile in my shoes: Brian Oil said the need was recognised to and meals have been distributed by CSS: 018 468 8506. 081 350 6613. Salt co-ordinate all the projects under various groups over the past two Mosterdsaad Gemeenskap- Solidariteit Helpende Hand: Canned food one umbrella fund. “We didn’t want weeks,’’ said Oosthuizen. shulp: Maggie van Zuydam 082 739 Fanie Buys 082 645 0887. SPICES: turmeric, pepper, cay- to take over these projects, but Donations can be paid into the 7910. Stilfontein: Leonie 083 250 enne - green spices also welcome identifi ed the need to establish a Trust Fund (see bank details else- MG Creations: Maxene Gomes 2254.