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A very warm welcome aboard your CemAir flight. As always, we are delighted to have you with us and I hope my team is taking the very best care of you as we fly you to your chosen destination. As the cooler weather takes grip over the country, crisp cool clear We understand the complexities involved in foreign trade. skies should offer a smooth journey. So we aim to make the challenges easy by providing your We have some exciting news to share in this winter issue of CemAir Skynews. In early August we will be commencing daily business with the right import, forex and logistics solutions, flights from both Johannesburg and Cape Town to Hoedspruit. from start to finish. This exciting addition to our network will enable us to serve one of South Africa’s greatest attractions, the famous Kruger National Park and the many private reserves in the surrounding areas. This service will be further enhanced by a seamless lodge connection service to be provided by our partners at Federal Airlines enabling Arno van Niekerk you to have breakfast at the V&A Waterfront and sundowners at National Sales Manager: Business Finance a Big 5 watering hole in the Timbavati. Tel: +27 11 809 7844 Cell: +27 82 375 3313 The additional flights from Cape Town allow us to improve our airport infrastructure and services at this destination. From June Email: [email protected] 2017 we will be opening a passenger services and ticket counter on the airport’s departure level and will assign permanent staff to assist with enquiries, resolve any difficulties and process ticket sasfin.com sales. We are also introducing iPad technology to our cockpits. Over the coming months all CemAir aircraft will be certified to operate business | wealth | banking using an electronic reference for airport data, company manuals, aircraft reference manuals and flight records. Our crew will have quicker access to current information and be less reliant on cumbersome paper-based records and data. In the airline industry this is known as an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and is quickly becoming the international airline standard for efficient operations. We continue to lead the way with Beech 1900 avionics upgrades with the second fitment of Garmin 950 equipment to our aircraft completed in April of this year. This particular aircraft fitment includes further enhancements to an effective complete refit of the aircraft instrumentation giving the Beech 1900 the advantage of the very latest technology in the cockpit. Our plan is for fleet wide retrofit for our 1900’s, giving us improved reliability utility We’re always at and life from this important aircraft type. Our new look and improved CemAir website is now live, offering more information and a user-friendly menu system. With traffic your service to the website increasing 55% year-on-year to nearly 1.5 million page views we will continue to invest in and refine our online presence for maximum convenience and functionality for our airline customers. For great rates and even greater service, choose A reminder to sign up for the CemAir Frequent Flyer Program, the car rental company that always tries harder. SkyRewards. The program is designed to thank our loyal customers by rewarding them in a meaningful way. Accumulated points can be used for free flights for you or a family member. For Avis. We Try Harder. full details please visit our website on www.flycemair.co.za. Finally, we hope you will take a few minutes to share your Business experience either directly by email to [email protected] or Sasfin Bank Ltd. Reg no. 1951/002280/06 through social media. An authorised financial service provider licence no. 23833 Book now. Visit avis.co.za A registered credit provider NCRCP22 and a member of the Sasfin Group beyond a bank Miles van der Molen CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 3

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80103 AVIS Print Strip 275x100_DV1.indd 1 2017/05/22 1:05 PM EDITOR'S CONTENTS NOTE Welcome to this, our 18th HISTORY OF INTO THE HOEDSPRUIT WILD issue of Skynews. As CemAir has grown so too The gateway to Lexie has our ability to cover South Africa's MacNaughton great content from around great Kruger has the bush in the country. National Park her bones PAGE 12 PAGE 18 We're so excited about the new Hoedspruit route which opens up the NIK LADY MAKER RABINOWITZ entire safari industry – as an introduction ahead Zulu girls gather of the route launch in Brings his yearly for the August 2017, we've run one-man show traditional to The Plett Arts Maidens a very interesting story Festival Ceremony documenting the history of PAGE 20 PAGE 30 Hoedspruit (pg. 12).

We also chat to one of the GET FIT FOR THE WORLD best safari operators, Lexie YOUR CLUBS AND HER OYSTER MacNaughton about her initial forays into the African A little help from a pro can go a We unpack ten wildscape (pg. 18). long way facts to know about the mighty Further pioneers we oyster PAGE 24 PAGE 34 caught up with include Nik Rabinowitz, the funny man slicing through the social and political norms WORKING ON A LIGHTER TOGETHER NOTE (pg. 20) and Kahn Morbee and Karen Zoid who are Karen Zoid & The truth touring together for the first Kahn Morbee are about golf time following the release divine of their duo We Could Be Divine (pg 40). PAGE 40 PAGE 46 Additionally Andy Sullivan, CEMAIR’S FLEET 6 our resident sportsman, REGULARS CEMAIR UPDATE 7 finds out about the top ROUTE MAP & SAFETY INFO 8 technology available to CEMAIR NEWS 9 TECH PAGE 28 perfect your golf game BUSINESS AND FINANCE 36 alongside some real life tips SOUTH COAST & GARDEN ROUTE 38 from the best pros in the EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 42 business (pg. 24). JUST FOR FUN 44 LETTERS TO CEMAIR 46 So sit back and relax and happy exploring, playing and doing as you travel this CEMAIR SKYNEWS TEAM / PUBLISHER & SALES Lorna MacLeod / EDITOR Emma Jordan ART DIRECTOR Alice Freedman JUNIOR DESIGNER Roxanne Conradie / ADMINISTRATION & SALES great country. Kirsten MacMillan CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Andy Sullivan, Chris Jordan ADVERTISING SALES (JOBURG) Coleen Campher / CEMAIR SERVICES Nicolene Myburgh COVER PHOTO Sabine Stols of Pangolin Photo Safaris Published by Mac Publishing & Consulting on behalf of CemAir. Contact +27 (0)44 533 0715, for advertising enquiries contact [email protected] / +27 (0)78 425 4382. For CemAir bookings and enquiries contact [email protected] / www.flycemair.co.za / +27 (0)861 CEMAIR (236 247) Emma

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AIRCRAFT INFORMATION CEMAIR’S FLEET FLYING HIGH TECHNICAL INFO BOMBARDIER CRJ BOMBARDIER DASH-8 Q300 BOMBARDIER DASH-8 100 BEECH 1900D Cemair’s new route to Hoedspruit is scheduled to start in August 2017 with daily flights from Cape Town Engines Twin Turbofan engine Twin Turboprop engine Twin Turboprop engine Twin Turboprop engine 9220 Lbs. Thrust 1800 SHP per engine 1800 SHP per engine 1279 SHP per engine and Johannesburg. Skynews caught up with CEO Miles van der Molen to get his views on the route. Pressurised cabin class 3 crew & 50 passengers 3 crew & 50 Passengers 3 crew & 37 passengers 2 crew & 19 passengers Maximum speed Mach 0.81 / 860 km/h 295 Knots / 545 km/hr 269 knots / 497 km/h 284 knots / 525 km/h Skynews: What is the attraction of a and rear toilet. Flight times are designed MvdM: In line with the CemAir service Average cruise speed Mach 0.74 / 785 km/h 260 Knots / 480 km/hr 238 knots / 440 km/h 246 knots / 430 km/h service to the Hoedspruit region? for an arrival into Hoedspruit in time for offering on all routes, we will be Maximum operating 41 000 feet 25 000 feet 25 000 feet 25 000 feet the first game drive of the day. The gate delivering a reliable on-time service at a altitude Miles: Hoedspruit is a small town in to gate time on the Cape Town sector is competitive price. Included in the ticket Max climb rate 3 000 feet per minute 2 500 feet per minute 2 500 feet per minute 3 000 feet per minute the Central Lowveld on the Eastern 2 hours 15 minutes and 1 hour 20 price customers will receive a meal edge of the Limpopo Province which minutes on the JHB sector. served on a porcelain plate as well as a Fuel capacity 8 583 litres / 14 350 lbs 3 210 litres / 5678 lbs 3 210 litres / 5678 lbs 2 500 litres / 4 484 lbs most significantly borders the famous selection of lighter snacks. The drinks Maximum range 1 946 nm / 3 620 km 1107 nm / 2 050 km 1 000 nm / 1 800 km 1 400 nm / 2 500 km Kruger National Park and the Blyde SN: What facilities are available at the service includes wine and beer and a Wing span 21.2 meters / 69’ 7’’ 27.43 meters / 90’ 00” 25.89 meters / 84’ 11’’ 17.6 meters / 57’ 11’’ River Canyon. CemAir’s service into Hoedspruit Airport? wide range of cold drinks as well as the Hoedspruit will offer a gateway for option of tea or coffee. Length 26.77 meters / 87’ 10’’ 25.68 meters / 84’ 25” 22.25 meters / 73’ 17.6 meters / 57’ 10’’ tourists to over 70 luxury lodges MvdM: Eastgate Airport is located on Height 6.22 meters / 20’ 5” 7.49 meters / 24’ 57” 7.49 meters / 24’ 57” 4.6 meters / 14’ 10’’ and a wide range of wildlife housing a portion of the Hoedspruit Air Force CemAir plans to work closely with the Cabin height internal 1.85 meters / 6’ 1’’ 1.83 meters / 6’ 01” 1.88 meters / 6’ 16” 1.8 meters / 5’ 11” estates. The route is complementary to base but the civilian passenger facility Hoedspruit community and lodges and CemAir’s existing services to the Garden is privately run. The airport offers all hotels in the area to ensure that the Seat pitch 31 inches 31 inches 31 inches 30 inches Route from JHB and Cape Town into required services, including car rental product adds value to the region and is Seat width 17 inches 17 inches 17 inches 17 inches Plettenberg Bay further expanding the services, banking facilities and a positioned to support additional growth Equipment Overhead luggage stowage Overhead luggage stowage Overhead luggage stowage Underseat luggage stowage attraction to the inbound international restaurant. Local lodges are well geared of tourism. Forward Galley Rear Galley Forward Galley tourism market into South Africa. to provide ground transportation to and Rear lavatory Forward lavatory Forward lavatory from the airport with the guests game The response from all sectors has been SN: How will the flight schedule work lodge experience effectively starting from overwhelmingly positive and sales have and what type of aircraft will CemAir be the moment of disembarkation. We are gotten off to a promising start. The BOMBARDIER CRJ BOMBARDIER DASH-8 Q300 operating on the routes? also working with Federal Airlines for consistent message from customers is them to provide a complementary and they are delighted to have our friendly MvdM: Both routes will be operated synchronised onward service directly to and reliable service available in the daily on a CemAir CRJ which is a 50-seat various lodges including the Pafuri region region and that we can expect strong regional jet. CemAir owns a fleet of 10 in the north of the Park. support from all. CRJ’s which are utilized on its schedule and contract operations. The aircraft SN: What is CemAir’s plan for this route offers a single class cabin layout with a and how has it been received by the spacious 31 inch seat pitch, a front galley market?

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6 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 7 IMPORTANT INFORMATION SAFETY IS CEMAIR NEWS OUR PRIORITY SAFETY FEATURES SPECIFIC TO THIS AIRCRAFT CAN BE FOUND TRAVEL INDABA ON THE PASSENGER BRIEFING CARD IN THE SEAT POCKET IN FRONT OF YOU. YOUR SAFETY IS THE CREW’S RESPONSIBILITY SO PLEASE COMPLY WITH THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL TIMES. CemAir successfully exhibited at Africa’s recent travel Indaba in Durban. Networking with CARRY-ON BAGGAGE whenever seated. For your is established in the cruise. the national travel industry at For safety reasons your safety, we suggest you keep Laptop computers (including Africa’s biggest fair is a valuable cabin baggage must fit into it fastened throughout the CD-ROMS and DVD), hand undertaking for CemAir and was approved stowage spaces. flight. held calculators, electric especially beneficial with the Light weight hand luggage shavers and portable launch of CemAir’s new route to should be placed under the SMOKING personal listening devices Hoedspruit in August 2017. The seat in front of you if you Civil Aviation Regulations (including compact disk and CemAir sales team also attended are flying in our Beech 1900 prohibit smoking on board all mini disk players) may be CemAir flights, including all used during flight. Any item WTM Africa at the Cape Town and if you are traveling in our Convention Centre in April 2017. Dash-8 or Bombardier CRJ electronic cigarettes. that makes use of a 3G or then stowage is provided other internet connection under the seat and in the PORTABLE should be disabled or turned overhead compartment. ELECTRONIC off. Any baggage that cannot fit EQUIPMENT & LAPTOP Photo: Justin Klusener under the seat will be tagged COMPUTERS REFRESHMENTS Margate announced as and placed in the cargo-hold. Please switch off all Refreshments are supplied Emergency Exits need to electronic devices as they on board your flight. Please finalist in Dorp van die Jaar remain free of obstructions may interfere with the aircraft enjoy in moderation bearing at all times. avionics system. Cellphones, in mind that your aircraft may CemAir is so proud to be the only South African e-readers and electronic not be equipped with a toilet. airline flying into Margate, the finalist of the SEAT BELTS tablets may only be used in Kwêla Dorp van die Jaar 2017. The winning dorp ‘flight mode’ once the aircraft Please fasten your seatbelt (Afrikaans for town) will be announced on Kwêla on 7 June 2017. The winning town will win R1 million worth of marketing exposure from KykNET, plus a 30-second advert that will encourage viewers to visit the town and in addition a big party will be held in the winning town with music, food and fun! The Kwêla programme can be watched each Wednesday at 20h30 on DSTV’s KykNET channel.

Moments in Bloemfontein CemAir recently sponsored the cast and crew of the second Moments spectacle in Bloemfontein. The show, a wonderful singing and dance extravaganza was produced by Willie Venter, a passionate advocate for the benefits of song and dance for all.

Carry-on baggage This year, as a first, the ‘I am Young’ concept was introduced to Moments. “The talent of a child can never be left undeveloped,” explains Venter. “Exposure to dance and performance gives young children another way to express their emotions through story-telling plus reap the benefits of moving their bodies through a physical art form.”

“The arts are a fundamental component of South Africa’s rainbow nation. They foster creativity and beauty, help us express our values and build bridges between cultures and religions and age,” says CemAir CFO Laura van der Molen.

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12 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS he very first official land owner of the farm Hoedspruit was Dawid Johannes TJoubert. He arrived in the lowveld in 1844 and settled in the area between the Blyde River and what is now known as the Zandspruit River.

In 1848 he officially registered the farm at the land office which was situated in Ohrigstad, thus it was in 1848 that Hoedspruit had any official recognition and registration towards the town and municipality that it is today.

A few years later, in the 1850’s, Ohrigstad was expanding and becoming the central town in the greater region, however, at the time, it was decided that only the older settlers should be allowed to settle in and around the immediate area of Ohrigstad and anyone younger than 45 was encouraged to move further away from the town and settle elsewhere. As a result a group of young men – all under 45 – made their way down the escarpment and settled in the area between the mountain and the Blyde River on a farm that they then called Jonkmanspruit. A few of the other young men settled a little further on on the farm they called Welverdiend (meaning 'well deserved') and yet another on a farm that was called Driehoek ('three corners') due to the shape of the farm itself. These are some of the original names that still exist in the area today and are all situated around the edges of what was the original farm called TIMBAVATI • GREATER KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Hoedspruit.

The name Hoedspruit itself was given by Dawid Johannes Joubert and was directly as a result of an incident after major rain on Mariepskop area in 1844 (when he first arrived in the area) which caused the “now called Zandspruit” to come down in a flash flood. During this event he ended up loosing his hat in the flooding river and local legend is it was due to this he then named the river the

Hoedspruit (the Hat River) – as in the River that stole his Hat. I

At pretty much the same time a major dispute erupted between the Portuguese in the then Lourenço Marques (Maputo), and the South Africans in the then Transvaal Republic.

The Portuguese were insisting that the Drakensberg mountain range just behind the town of Hoedspruit was in fact the international border between Mozambique and South Africa and the South Africans were insisting it was the Lebombo Mountains. As a result Paul Kruger, then president of the Transvaal Republic ordered a proper land survey study to be done and for the official border to be assessed and finalized.

Previous page: A hot air balloon over the Lowveld is a must. This page: Wildlife in The Kruger National Park.

14 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS There were no qualified land surveyors at the time and Bushbuckridge) got its name. Thulamahashe in South Africa and thus they had to be brought in translated means “the dust of the horses” and refers from Europe – three of the main surveyors coming to the dust that would be created whenever the into the area included Von Weilligh (after whom the horses would ride out from the Mpisane Fort. large Baobab in The Kruger National Park is named), Vos and Gillfillan. Once Steinaecker’s Horse had been disbanded, some of the remaining individuals who had fallen While the land surveyors were in South Africa, in love with the region – such as Harry Wolhuter Kruger declared that they should also officially mark remained and were then largely responsible for the out the various farm boundaries for the farms and development of the Kruger National Park, which was regions along the Drakensberg mountains before officially proclaimed in 1926. returning back to Europe. Prior to this, In 1910, after WWI, the Selati Railway All the exceptionally large farms – such as the was built and traversed over the farm of Hoedspruit. original Hoedspruit farm, were then divided up into Although originally established for transport smaller registered farms (although still belonging to reasons, passenger travel also became popular and and being run by a single farmer). It was then up to together with this, the need for stops along the way these European Land Surveyors to give names to all to allow for passengers to alight and disembark the official farms that they were formalizing and with from the trains, was identified. little knowledge of any local cultures, languages or aspects, all the farms were then given European The five main stops that were initially identified on names of cities, states and countries that they were and alongside the Hoedspruit Farm include, Klaserie obviously familiar with. Thus it is that we currently Town, Kapama, Hoedspruit, Olifanttank and Mica. live in an area where official farm names include This has led to the growth of the Hoedspruit town as names such as Essex, Madrid, Berlin, Richmond, it is known today. Chester, Moscow, Dublin, Dundee, Fife etc. In the early nineteen-fifties Schalk Roos and his son From the late 1800’s to early 1900’s Abel Erasmus Piet Roos – originally from Brits, purchased the farm and his business partner Org Basson had a very next door to the Hoedspruit farm, the farm Berlin. successful transport business transporting mine They intended to register the town of Hoedspruit as equipment between the upcoming mines in the an official town and development. Gravellote area and the port at Lourenço Marques (Maputo). In 1952, they then built the first General Dealers and an accompanying motor repair shop alongside the A crucial resource in their business was their span of railway line. The original foundation of this shop is “Geel-bek” oxen. Abel had a breeding stock of these still visible in the old building that used to be home oxen that he was very proud of and kept the core to the Game Ranch Management offices in the old breeding stock secure at his farm “Orinoco” near the section of Hoedspruit. Mpisane Fort situated in Rolle (near Thulamahashe) – named after a Shangaan Chief in the region called Following this, a mill and a small hotel was built, Mpisane Nxumalo. the Hotel Coepieba. The name Coepieba was developed by the original owner – Barend Basson At this very same time, a garrison of British soldiers and was a combination of his name and his family was seconded to the area that was infamously and friends – Coert Steinberg, a friend, contributed known as Steinaeckers Horse. A volunteer military to the Coe portion of the name, Piet, who was his unit that fought on the side of the British during the bank manager, contributed to the Pie portion of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), it operated mainly in name and the remaining Ba was taken from his the Lowveld of South Africa and Swaziland. son’s name – also called Barend, thus all combined gives us the name Coe..pie…ba. Although the original The core purpose of this garrison was to intercept building has changed and has been rebuilt as the any potential shipment of arms being sent by the Sunset View Shopping, the name still exists as the Dutch to the Boers in the Transvaal via Lourenço Hotel Fort Coepieba on the property adjacent and is Marques and moving into the interior. In addition still in the centre of town. to this, they were also instructed to burn down the homesteads of any boers that were suspected of assisting with the shipping of guns to the Boers, however, before doing so, the soldiers reportedly emptied out the homesteads of all valuables which were kept for themselves before the homesteads were then set alight. This earned them the additional name of The Forty Thieves. Blyde River Canyon - part It is also due to the activities of Steinaeckers Horse of the Kruger2Canyons that Thulamahashe (situated between Acornhoek biosphere.

16 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 17 “IN THE EARLY DAYS WE TRAVELLED AT A TIME WHEN PROFILE / EMMA JORDAN THINGS WERE REALLY WILD, WHEN THERE WERE NO BOUNDARIES AND TIME WAS LONGER.” INTO THE WILD Lexie MacNaughton has the bush in HER bones, happily this intrepid explorer shares her love of Africa with those far and wide

For Lexie MacNaughton there's nothing better simplicity. For her the most important thing is than the wild, open African bush. The owner of to just experience this wild continent, let it get Alexa Safaris, Lexie first started travelling the into your bones. continent with legendary explorer Izak Barnard in the early 1970s. “In the early days we travelled at a time when things were really wild,” she adds. “When there “We were real pioneers,” she says. “I can were no boundaries and time was longer. remember walking through the Central Kalahari and seeing Khoi San who had never "People were happy to drive for days, encountered white people.” immersing in the landscape, following the light and wild thunderstorms, to bear witness She worked with Barnard in the bush, setting to the dry plains and of course the animals. up camp in remote areas and bush cooking Today, time may be shorter, but camps are for large groups for close to ten years. She exceptionally well organised, so there is learned from Izak the practicalities of safari life every reason why visitors can enjoy these and also absorbed his passion for wildlife. She extraordinary experiences." then worked in the Joburg office of Penduka Safaris, Barnard's company. When she moved www.alexasafaris.com to Plettenberg Bay it was inevitable she would start her own safari company.

“It's what I know,” she says. “And there's a real market for it – people have less time and they want to experience the best.”

Lexie organises safaris throughout Southern Africa. Every area, she says has something different to offer – the islands along the Mozambique archipelago are phenomenal, inland around the Botswana Chobe region gives something else – the opportunity to get close with animals not only on land, but also to view them from the water, parts of Zambia are still wild and following the course of the Zambezi River is totally awesome. Namibia is what she calls 'the land God made in anger.'

“If you can imagine this place with massive boulders, huge dunes and vast vistas – a land of space,” she explains.

Many of her clients are international and they tap into her first hand knowledge. There isn't a safari experience she hasn't experienced – from top-end luxury to more laid-back

Clockwise from top left: A typical African bushscape; Crossing the Moremi in the Okavango; Bush supper at Kapama Game Reserve.

18 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 19 PROFILE / EMMA JORDAN "When you create a new show you bring a lot of material NIK RABINOWITz to the table. You dig up a Funny man Nik Rabinowitz brings his lot of ore and one-man show to The Plett Arts Festival send trolley loads to the

Nik Rabinowitz swears most of his friends will “I did my little five minutes that was based on sorting place attest his wife is the funnier of the pair. In fact, my experience in Africa,” he says. “They said he says, he's not actually funny at all. Which is come down on the Sunday night and do 'improv' to sift through, peculiar as the forty-year old has, for the past [impromptu comedy]. I did, and I’ve never fifteen years played to packed houses on the stopped.” looking for the stand-up comedy circuit. THE HERE AND NOW nuggets.” He also had Cape Town and Jozi Friday Earlier in the year in an interview with The afternoon drive time cramped with laughter at Sunday Times Rabinowitz said that as a his The Week That Wasn't radio show. Sadly, comedian he spends a lot of time observing. He it came off 702 and Cape Talk last year, but says his natural 'b*tch face' is not a funny face for eight years his racy half-hour highlighted – hence the quip about his wife being the more controversial news and politics, covering rugby jovial in the relationship. wins, church scandals and of course, South African governmental chaos. And although he compares working on a new show to mining, explaining how labour intensive Today, he's fine-tuned his routine to be a more it is to find the really juicy jokes – “When you personal reflection of what he's undergoing as create a new show you bring a lot of material a family man, dealing with the responsibilities to the table,” he says. “You dig up a lot of ore of three children, suburbia – and coming ever and send trolley loads to the sorting place to closer to the 'mid-life' margin. Appropriately sift through, looking for the nuggets.” – he does named, Fortyfied, the show pokes fun at his constantly work jokes into the conversation. place as a South African charged with “bringing He's on show, and that must be exhausting. home the macon”. “I think comedy is like sex for parents with THE EARLY YEARS young children,” he quips. “It’s spur of moment Rabinowitz was born and lived on a small- only two percent of the time.” holding outside Cape Town. As an only child, he spent his time up trees or playing with his His radio show often pushed the boundaries of imaginary friend, Jotcha. It could be said this taste, it could be offensive, but side-splitting. was the start of his performance, the growth Scrolling through the Radio 702 website, the of a kernel of imagination that was nurtured comments are all positive: “This guy is hilarious,” through his liberal education at the Waldorf says OJ Mwale of @isitbcoz, Seitshiro of school. His dad, a potter, died young and his @Tshiro_Masilo says, “Nik is ungovernable.” mother hoped he'd do something “a little more financially secure than pottery”. So he enrolled “There’s an expression that goes it’s only in a business science degree at UCT. offensive if it’s not funny,” says Rabinowitz. “We live in the age of outrage and sometimes But he was intrigued by performance and joined humour can mask something that is racist or Theatre for Africa as project manager. The World derogatory.” Bank-sponsored NGO travelled throughout the continent engaging with performers and Interestingly it appears his move to more presenting shows. Rabinowitz jokes he did personal work has given his political shake a everything from long-drop digging to tyre break. Perhaps it's merely as we move forward, changing, except get on the stage. the national consensus is to re-evaluate the where, what and how of being in a particular On his return a friend encouraged him to take place at a particular time. It could be that, or it part in a comedy workshop Mark Sampson could just be that he really is that close to the hosted at The Armchair Theatre in Observatory. mid-life margin.

20 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 21 Tell us a joke Nik Rabinowitz What do you call a guy with a car on his head? Jack. What do you call a guy with a spade? Doug. What do you call a guy without a spade? Douglas . What’s brown and sticky? A stick. What do you call a camel with three humps? Pregnant. – “That last one was told by Adam, my five year old.”

Nik Rabinowitz is performing in Plettenberg Bay June 30 & July 1 as part of the Plett Arts Festival www.pletttourism.com

Photos by Steve Marais

22 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS FEATURE / ANDY SULLIVAN

THE FITTING PROCESS UNPACKED The Master Fitting process varies from client to “Perfection isn’t client depending on their needs and/or budgets, the fittings do all however carry similar traits and you a word we would can expect any or even all of the following to come GET FIT FOR YOUR CLUBS up in conversation during your fitting session. use, but by using this technology, we A little help from a pro can go a long way. Andy Sullivan • Club design – Design affects desired results and performance for each individual, looks are have been able to discovers how asking for help and checking in with no longer everything. • Flight bias – Most drivers nowadays are adjustable but some come out with “pre-set” improve the game leading technology is the best way to up your golf game. flight bias’s, this is normally more so for players struggling with a big fade or slice. of ninety percent • Loft – A very underrated specification of any driver, the correct loft will create the optimal of the golfers who launch window more frequently leading to better overall consistency. come to us seeking • Launch angle – Not to be confused with loft, launch angle is the amount of degrees the ball assistance.” leaves the face at. Things to be considered here (As they all affect launch angle) are loft, shaft weight, balance point and of course swing technique. • Shaft options – The Engine of the golf club! Get it wrong and no matter what you do the club will just not perform. Best analogy we can offer is taking a Porsche and putting a 4 Cylinder VW Beetle engine into it, it looks magnificent but has no punch. • Spin rates – Absolutely crucial to any fitting but in a driver this is the key. A rule of thumb to follow is generally the higher you launch it with the least amount of spin the more carry distance you will get. (This is of course relative as there is not one optimal launch window, every individual is unique) his is going to be your year on Ian Norgarb: Getting fitted for your game starts AS: Is it all about getting the right clubs to suit • Distance – We all want more distance, but the course. You’ve renewed your with the Master Fitter. At The Pro Shop, our my swing, or are there other forces at play that distance without control means nothing. Tmembership or are joining a club for the Master Fitters are all PGA Professionals, or need to be looked at to improve my game? Gaining every single meter without losing any first time; you get yourself kitted out with a experienced low handicap golfers who have IN: A significant component of accurate fitting accuracy is the goal of any driver fitting. new bag complete with new woods and irons; been fitting clubs for many years. They have is using the correct golf ball for your swing. • Shaft options – There are thousands of custom you buy lessons and commit to playing at been trained by the leading club fitters of Nike, This oversight has cost golfers around the shafts on the market and it’s a daunting task least once a week, if not more; you are going Callaway, TaylorMade, Ping, Srixon, Cleveland, world several extra shots per round. There trying to find the correct one. Furthermore, to spend more time on the driving range and Titleist and Cobra, and use that knowledge are currently dozens of balls on the market most modern OEM’s will offer more than one putting. All of which are designed to help you and know-how to make sure every golfer today, so getting fitted for the correct ball is at option as standard to cater for a bigger variety lower your handicap, which seems to have gets the quality of treatment that he or she a premium today to get the best out of your of players, most players will fit into one of got stuck around the 18 mark for the past few requires. game. the standard offerings. Those that don’t can years. You are pumped and ready to go… Technology has enabled us to help golfers have their games further enhanced by going But what about club fitting? Have you take their game onto a new level, and we AS: The whole process sounds expensive, is it? through custom options available. (Please overlooked or are you even aware of this utilise the best indoor fitting system known IN: It doesn’t have to be. Our Master Fitters will discuss pricing with your Master Fitter as ALL crucial aspect of taking your game to new to man in the form of the Foresight GC2 provide the best solutions within the confines custom shafts carry an upcharge) heights? Simulator – let’s just say we take golf fitting of the individual’s budget. So, it is very much • Shaft length – Shafts come in a variety of If so, you're not alone. very seriously. down to the client. lengths with most modern drivers being longer Times have changed significantly, and This system is used by many of the top than the industry Standard (45”). Generally, a access to the best technology the game has to pros, including Ian Poulter and Ricky Fowler, AS: So I have made the appointment to get shorter shaft provides more control but loses a offer is available to all, not just the pros. as well as GC2 units being used extensively by ‘fitted’, what do I need to bring with me? fraction of distance and vice versa. It's a proven stat that ninety-two percent of ninety-five percent of the original equipment IN: As with any of our Master Fitting, we • Grip size – Why would we check grips? You golfers shoot lower scores after they have manufacturers for their in-house testing and always suggest bringing in your existing driver, can alter flight bias from grip sizing for one, but been correctly fitted, so if you are determined fitting purposes. fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges or putter, this more importantly it’s your only contact point to to get your game going, read on. Perfection isn’t a word we would use, but allows us to get a base line or a proof if you the club and it needs to be comfortable. I spoke with Ian Norgarb, General by using this technology, we have been able will. From there it will be simple to see whether Manager at The Pro Shop (George), to find how to improve the game for ninety percent of the or not there is an improvement in your results The great thing about being Master Fitted is it they help their clients get the most out their golfers who come to us seeking assistance. throughout the fitting. Best of all, if your own takes away all the guesswork in that you can see game, by being fitted with the right clubs. For the ten percent who don’t improve, we driver out-performs anything currently on the the results for yourself, so it removes the "have I have a 30-day money back guarantee… market, our Master Fitters won’t be tempted really got the right clubs?" doubt that often Andy Sullivan: I want to get my handicap fortunately we haven’t had to use that too to sell you anything as they are non-incentive accompanies a golf purchase. Knowing you have down, I’ve heard about being ‘fitted’, where do much. team members, driven purely by results and the right equipment will give you the confidence I start? not their own pockets. to just focus on your game.

24 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 25 ON THE FAIRWAY: Even on the fairways, we often find ourselves with a difficult lie. If you’re on a slope, don’t fight it, even TOP TIPS though it feels like the more natural thing to do. Golf – the only game in the world that can take your emotions from euphoria to depression Whether uphill or downhill make sure your weight and angle of your shoulders favour the angle of the slope. With a downhill lie, don’t try and hit the ball in the air, the loft of the club will automatically and back again within the space of a short walk. You hit a beauty off the tee, and try to repeat do that, as long as you swing with the slope. the feat with your next shot and end up shanking or slicing, whichever you prefer, into an TOP TIP: Playing uphill – take more club, playing downhill – take less club. unplayable position. The game is as brilliant as it is frustrating. On the fairway (from 40m to 80m to pin) Normally confused with ‘short game’ the ‘approach’ position should rather be managed as an So, in the pursuit of consistency, we decided to dedicate these next few pages to you, the amateur, aspiring golfer who is approach with a short iron. As illustrated, create a mental picture of the approach position at the top determined to improve. Andy Sullivan spoke with two leading golf pros’, Cliff Barnard (Head PGA Professional at Plettenberg of the back swing, by visualising the angle of the shaft is parallel to the imaginary shaft that is set at Bay Country Club) and Meyer du Toit (Golf Director at San Lameer Country Club) about passing on some golfing pearls of the address position. Start the sequence of the down swing with the rotation of the torso and allow the hands to naturally release through the impact area. wisdom. We all want to play better golf. What better time than now, during your CemAir flight, to get some quick tips. TOP TIP: Try and avoid hitting your short irons hard.

CHIPPING IN: On set up, keep your arms relaxed and not tightening your grip is vital, keep your hands soft.

It is important to take your lower body out of play by keeping your feet closer together. Aim your clubface to your intended target and align your shoulder parallel to the target with your stance slightly open towards the left of the target (if you’re right handed). Grip lower down the club shaft for more control. Ball position in the middle of the stance.

Get the feeling of throwing a ball underhandedly towards the target, still keeping your hands soft. The feeling is like a pendulum action, as you take the club back, you follow through. Accelerate through the shot.

Determine your comfort stroke by setting the angle on your back stroke and maintaining the angle through into your finish. By keeping this constant throughout your club selection, you will be able to determine what each club will offer you in distance.

TOP TIP: Use one technique with 14 clubs and not 14 techniques with one club.

IN THE BUNKER: Many amateurs get upset when they find themselves in a bunker. Try and change your perception of bunkers, see them as a friendly hazard, they are not all bad. They often save you from water and out of bounds stakes. The trick is to master the act of effortlessly getting out of them, which believe it or not, also requires practice.

This shot is very similar to the chip shot in terms of grip and stance but in a bunker you need to accelerate through the ball at impact. Use the sand as part of your shot, the more sand you take the Meyer du Toit Cliff Barnard shorter the ball will fly and the less sand you take the further the ball will fly.

TOP TIP: When practicing, draw a circle around the ball and try not to focus on the ball but rather on OFF THE TEE: the circle. The bigger the circle the shorter the ball will fly and the smaller the further it will fly. The biggest mistake most players make when it comes to the Driver, is how they set-up. The most common mistake with most is setting their upper body over to the left side (right handed) in relation to where the club is positioned. This position causes all kinds of errors, from swinging over PUTTING IN: and across the intended swing path to a hooded club face at impact. As they say, drive for show, putt for dough! To have your eyes vertically over the ball at address is very important. If your eyes are too far over This illustration shows the correct position of the upper body where the triangle is set behind the club (outside the target line) the ball, the putters’ heel will be in the air forcing you to push the ball at face and the spine angle tilted away from the intended target. This position will result in a shallow impact. If your eyes are short (inside the target line) of the ball the putters toe will be in the air forcing angle of attack through impact resulting in reduced negative spin and a great launch angle. you to hook the ball.

Golf is no different from any other sport and getting the basics right is vital for consistency, here are the Eyes over the ball will promote putter that is flush to the ground and with a good pendulum stroke, fundamentals to a successful golf swing: - Grip, Posture, Alignment, Ball Position & Swing you will soon be making putts you once thought to be impossible. Determine your comfort putting stroke by taking your stroke (angle) back and through using 3 to 5 Take a deep breath, stick to your routine and don’t rush. golf balls and stroking it on a blanket green trying to maintain the same stroke. All the balls should finish up in a radius of no larger than 30cm. Pace the length through measuring the distance to the TOP TIP: Use the width of the tee markers to your advantage by trying to hit away from trouble or take balls with your normal stride. For example, if you measure 8 strides to the balls this will determine your comfort length. So, when confronted with a 10 metre putt your autopilot (by thinking 10) will the weaker side out of play. If you’re standing on the tee, and you have trouble on the right, tee the ball automatically kick in and you will stroke the putt just outside your comfort stroke. within the markers but on the right forcing you to play away from the trouble. TOP TIP: Imagine the image of a swinging pendulum before you putt, it is vital for the take away and follow-through to be the same with no difference in tempo, whether it’s a long or short putt.

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The world and her oyster Every year almost 50,000 visitors hit Knysna for the annual Knysna Tempura Oyster with Oyster Festival. Ten days of outdoor adventure is complemented by wine Asian Dipping Sauce tasting and of course, dozens and dozens of oysters. Here, we unpack Knysna’s iconic oyster bar 34º South ten facts to know about the mighty oyster. shares one of their delicious signature oyster dishes.

INGREDIENTS For the dipping sauce: 20g Garlic WILD VS CULTIVATED NUMBERS GAME 15ml Sesame Oil There are two types of oysters – those that grow wild Globally, there are over 150 varieties of oysters, but 20g Ginger on the rocks and those that are farmed. In Knysna, the only five species. Pacific oysters are wildly farmed and 250ml Mirin pickers need a permit and wild oysters can only be thought to be the sweetest; Kumamoto oysters come 20g Chilli harvested on a Spring Tide (four days a month). from Japan; Atlantic Oysters are known as the ‘great 130ml Soya Sauce American oyster’; the European Flat Oyster is often 50g Fresh Coriander DOES SIZE MATTER? called the Belon and the Olympia oyster is found off 30g Caster Sugar Wild oysters are naturally bigger than cultivated the West Coast of the US. 80ml White wine Vinegar oysters. Oysters grow up to seven centimetres a year 20ml Oyster Sauce early on in life, but as they grow older, that slows down LOCAL FLAVOUR to as little as one centimetre a year. In 2013 an oyster The Cape Rock oyster (Striostrea margaritacea) For the Oyster: weighing over 2kg was found in the Wadden Sea off is found naturally with a geographic distribution 24 Medium Oysters the coast of Denmark. occurring on rocky reefs from Cape Agulhas to 250g Tempura Flour Mozambique. Farmed oysters tend to be Pacific oysters. 200ml Soda Water LIVE AND LET LIVE 5ml Pepper Oysters are alive until they’re opened. At 34° South PEARL DAZE Pinch of Salt in Knysna there are four tanks that can keep up to Pearls are created when an irritant, like a grain of 50,000 oysters alive until needed. sand, gets between the oyster shell and the mantle METHOD: (the fleshy part of an oyster). The oyster covers this For the dipping sauce: Finely chop all LIVING LA VIDA LOCA with nacre, the same substance that forms the shell. dry ingredients. Mix together in a bowl Oysters have the ability to change their sex — they can Mussels and clams can also produce pearls, but they with the rest of the ingredients. change from male to female as they have gonads that don’t do so as often. generate eggs as well as sperm. Oyster larvae (baby For the Oysters: Shuck the oysters, oysters) are called “spats”. THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION remove from the shell and set aside. What’s the magic ingredient? Zinc. The mollusc is Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heavy SHUCK IT BABY packed with the magic mineral that is an all around base sauce pan to 180 degrees. Mix When someone says “I am going to shuck an oyster” it health tonic. Although there’s no scientific evidence, together the tempura flour, soda water, means they are going to open an oyster. The verb “to it’s believed a lack of zinc can lead to impotency. pepper & salt. Dip the oysters in the shuck”, meaning to remove the shell from the oyster, Wherever you stand, there’s no doubt zinc does boost batter and place the oyster in the was first recorded in 1881. the immune system, helps get rid of acne, eases rashes hot oil, 4-6 at a time. Fry until golden and makes your bones stronger. brown. A CLEAN RECORD Oysters feed mainly on plankton and decayed plants, Serve oyster with Asian dipping sauce. and can filter up to 120 litres of water per day.

34 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 35 BUSINESS & FINANCE / CHRIS JORDAN JUNK STATUS – HOW DOES IT AFFECT US? By: Chris Jordan

ince the dismissal connected to the ruling party”. of their income offshore, so a of Former Finance Adding R1 trillion in debt to weakening rand increases their "PARADOXICALLY Minister Nhlanhla Nene fund a nuclear power plant will earnings. The JSE All Share THOSE PEOPLE Sin December 2015, increase the interest payable by Index has risen 2.05% since S&P there has been a great deal of a further 9%, or possibly more announced their downgrade on speculation that South Africa depending on the prevailing 3 April 2017. WITH was headed for a downgrade interest rates. of its sovereign credit rating. With regard to the exchange INVESTMENTS, However, through the formation The unfortunate reality is rate, since the rumours of of Team SA, Pravin Gordhan was therefore that those who will Gordhan’s removal first surfaced GENERALLY successful in convincing the suffer most from the downgrade on Monday 27 March, the rand overseas investment community to junk status and from fiscal has depreciated from R12.30/$ THE MORE and the ratings agencies of indiscipline are the poor and to R13.83/$, so those people South Africa’s investment case. the middle class, since the with money invested offshore AFFLUENT In doing so, he was able to stave cost of borrowing will increase are 12.4% better off in rand terms off the impending downgrade and people in these income than they were before Gordhan MEMBERS OF for more than a year. categories rely more heavily was removed. on credit to subsidise their SOCIETY, Gordhan’s dismissal earlier in monthly living expenses. Plus, it In the Concise Encyclopaedia of the year was perhaps linked will also negatively impact the Economics, Rob Norton states to the emphasis he placed on government’s delivery of basic that the law of unintended WILL BENEFIT fiscal discipline, and in order to services, health and education. consequences is that the understand his intransigence actions of people – especially FROM THE on this issue, it is necessary to In response debt should be government – always have look at the current government eliminated to reduce the impact effects that are unintended or DOWNGRADE." budget allocation. Of the of rising interest rates. unanticipated. The fact that R 1.14 trillion collected in taxes, the more affluent members of 13% was used to pay interest Paradoxically those people society will benefit from the on loans, 36% on public sector with investments, generally current government folly is wages, and 14% on government the more affluent members of surely a good example of this grants. This accounts for 63% society, will benefit from the phenomenon. of the total budget, before the downgrade. Rising interest rates allocation of any funds to the mean higher returns to those Adam Smith, known as the provision of basic services. who have cash in the bank, father of economics, wrote in although property prices tend to the 1700’s of this often quoted, In his first public appearance be negatively affected by rising but rarely defined, phenomenon. after his appointment as rates. Smith said that the actions of Minister of Finance, Malusi people are always guided by an Gigaba casually introduced the The biggest winners will be invisible hand towards an end rhetoric of ‘radical economic those who have investments that was not part of their original transformation’. According to an on stock exchanges, however, intention, “… that end being the article from Fin24, this has been either local or offshore. The top public interest”. interpreted as the resumption 40 companies listed on the of spending with the proceeds Johannesburg Stock Exchange being diverted “… to those (JSE) earn in excess of 60%

The JSE All Share Index has risen 2.05% since Standard & Poors announced their downgrade of SA on 3 April 2017

36 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS 38 | JUNE / JULY 2017 CEMAIR SKYNEWS CEMAIR SKYNEWS JUNE / JULY 2017 | 39 MUSIC SCENE / KAREN ZOID & KAHN MORBEE ensured it’s climbing the charts and jumped group that has had multi-platinum success to number one on iTunes downloads. and played to sell-out concerts across “It was the globe. He’s also building a veritable The video that was released for the independent career. Last year he started song is a beautiful journey inspired by writing songs for a solo career. The album completely Alice in Wonderland, with a Tim Burton shall be launched later this year, and twist. Created by Michael J Rix of Magic includes his duet with Zoid. organic – when Mountain pictures it’s a visual fantasy in which Kahn plays the madhatter and Over the past 10 years her albums have you work with Karen, appropriately Alice. Together they go achieved gold status and she has been adventuring. awarded a SAMA for Best Female Artist. someone it She’s also performed with international “When I tackle a music video I listen to artists like John Mayer, Annie Lennox, either works or the song on repeat for a couple of hours,” Metallica and the Hothouse Flowers. TIME explains Rix. “Various images and story Magazine and US News and World Report elements begin to make themselves known, have highlighted her role as an icon in it doesn’t.” which I guess comes from a combination South Africa. of tone, music and lyrical content. As a filmmaker I try to picture the song in my In celebration of their collaboration Morbee head, get a sense of how it feels visually, and Zoid are on a joint national tour, playing then tie it all together within the context of a in Durban and Bloemfontein, plus the story. For some reason We Could Be Divine Grahamstown Festival, and two nights at started suggesting images from the Alice The Teatro at Montecasino in July. in Wonderland story, and a slightly twisted storyline started to suggest itself.” “Obviously I’m stoked about the tour,” says Zoid. “It’s going to be divine!” Both Morbee and Zoid have phenomenally successful independent careers. Morbee is Tickets available online from best known as the Parlatones frontman, a computicket.com

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WORKING TOGETHER Karen Zoid and Kahn Morbee’s The two headlining South African musicians says Karen Zoid. “Kahn had a basic idea have for years passed each other in back and we worked from there. It all just came first duetWe Could be Divine stage passages and recording studios, but together in about thirty minutes.” hit the charts running and it wasn’t until last year, when they were went straight to number one working together on the hit TV show, The “It was completely organic,” adds Morbee. Voice, that a deeper relationship developed. “When you work with someone it either on iTunes downloads. CemAir works or it doesn’t. We both at heart love the Skynews caught up with the “We immediately clicked,” says Morbee. song writing process and even though we musicians ahead of their “Our friendship grew beyond just being each may have a different approach, it still acquaintances and the idea to do a song works. Also, we both love the eighties.” national tour. naturally occurred.” The song, a ballad that is distinctly of the It’s inevitable a collaboration between Kahn “We wrote the song We Could Be Divine now, has a catchy refrain: “in this short Morbee and Karen Zoid would be divine. together backstage in my dressing room,” sweet life we could be divine,” that has

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GOLF CROSSWORD LETTERS TO ACROSS ball to get it into hit the ball (5) CEMAIR 2) Numerical measure one hole (3) 11) He sliced his shot of a golfer's 19) A golf and hit the ball potential ability (8) competition(10) ____ of bounds (3) We enjoy receiving your special 4) A club for long 22) Flat area of grass 12) Area of very short CemAir stories! Please keep shots (4) from which you hit grass at the end of 5) A golf course the ball in golf (3) each hole (5) sharing the love... (beside the sea) (5) 23) A score of two 13) A score of one 7) A warning to strokes under par stroke under par (6) people in the path in a hole of golf (5) 14) He ____ a round of of a golf ball (4) 24) The flag stick (3) 64 on the PGA 8) Old golfers never 25) Large area of land Tour (4) ____, they just lose designed for 16) He ____ his shot Hello, their drive (joke) (3) playing golf (6) too far to the left (5) I wanted to write to you to convey my gratitude for the outstanding 9) Usually the first 18) Club used for service and consideration provided by your Margate ground staff and shot on a long hole (5) rolling the ball into flight crew after an incident with a missing laptop on a flight 20th April 10) Area on a golf DOWN the hole from a 2017 from Margate to Plettenberg Bay. If you could convey my gratitude course where the 1) Someone who short distance (6) to the guys on the ground that day who located my laptop from the grass is longer and plays golf (6) 20) Premier national aircraft and returned it safely to me. thicker than on the 2) I've never hit a tournament (4) I fly your airline wherever possible due to excellent service in the past and am doubly committed to doing so in the future. ____ in one (4) 21) The Ryder ____ is fairway (5) 15) Where a golfer 3) A shot played a men's golf Thanks , keeps his clubs (3) along the ground competition Tim Keating & Carina Koening 17) A potential on the green (4) between teams hazard (4) 4) Tiger ____ has from Europe and 18) The number of won 14 majors (5) the US (3) times a player is 6) Movement which Dear CemAir, expected to hit a enables a golfer to I'm writing to commend your staff on an exceptional level of service given to my husband and myself after we missed our flight to Margate through no fault of our own. In particular, the following members of staff provided exceptional service and I trust that they will receive the necessary recognition. Zania (front desk), Charl and Brad (courtesy car drivers) and Charné (ground staff who assisted with the check in and boarding) THANK RIDDLES YOU for all the organizing and assistance to get us on a flight to Margate. Great customer service; we really appreciate it. 1) What belongs to you but is used more by others? A special shout out and thanks to our pilots, Mark and Theo. A 2) What goes up and never comes down? lovely flight and an experience of a lifetime to sit jump-seat. (Tick one 3) I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? off the bucket list). Thank you! 4) Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday? SUDOKU

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ANIMAL FACTS Good day, • Giraffe have blue tongues which are about 18 inches long to the surface to take their first breath! • Ostriches can sprint over 40 miles an hour • African elephants can live to be 70 years old and also Recently my work schedule changed, resulting in me visiting our Bloemfontein branch once per month. • The vegetarian Hippo is one of Africa's most deadly undergo menopause. I was disappointed when one of your competitor's pricing went animals • Baboons share 91% of their DNA with humans. up by thirty percent on this route overnight. Out of desperation, and complete refusal to support this airline in any format , nor with any • Hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs • Leopards use white spots on the tips of their tails to of my other four monthly flights, I turned to the internet to try find a • Lions sleep for 16-20 hours a day communicate with other leopards in tall grass. They also different airline. • An Elephant calf often sucks its trunk for comfort have spots on the backs of their ears that do the same Much to my surprise, I saw CemAir services this route. To be truthful, I was only aware of your Margate service, and I also didn't • Black Mamba venom can kill a dozen men within an hour thing. know much about the airline. • Crocodiles have been around for over 200 million years • It takes 16 months for a baby rhino to be ready to be born. What I discovered is your service is top class; your service crew • Dung Beetles use the Milky Way as a compass • Even a blind chameleon will take on the colours of its on-board is absolutely impeccable; your flights are on time and your aircrafts are clean and well maintained. • Pangolin retract their tongues into a special chest cavity environment. Although it is difficult to single out certain crew, I must commend • The Cheetah’s black tear marks below their eyes help to • The giraffe needs special valves and vein structures in its you on your cabin crew member, Elsabe, who services the BFN-JHB route. She's an absolute asset to your business. keep the sunlight from blinding them while they hunt. neck to prevent it from fainting when it bends down to Please, keep on doing what you are doing - I will always use Cemair • Cape buffalo are so dangerous they are known as "the drink water. for my flights to BFN. Black Death" • Approximately 900 bird species are found in South Africa Best regards, • Baby hippos are usually born underwater and must swim alone, representing 10% of the world’s total bird species Carel

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Sergeant Holmeswothy and his wife, Lulu, were Things were going well, and the Sergeant was on but if it works, it could save your round.’ C fast approaching their 50th wedding anniversary. for breaking 85 as he stood over his tee shot and ‘Go on,’ said the Sergeant impatiently. Both being keen golfers (the Sergeant and his peered down the Par 4 17th. His caddy imparted ‘Well, you see the windows in the cabin, they are Mrs having won the mixed doubles championship his words of wisdom, ‘You have been driving both open and perfectly aligned with your ball. at their local golf club three years running) they beautifully today, so the only advice I will give you Hit a low iron, quite hard, through both windows, decided, by way of a huge celebration of this is don’t go right. You need to stay left of that log avoiding that tree on the other side, and you’ll T monumental milestone, to go and enjoy a week’s cabin over there’. ‘No problem old boy’ said the give yourself half a chance of saving your round.’ golfing holiday at the very place where the sport Sergeant, confidently. After a small deliberation in his mind, this was was thought to have originated – Scotland. a make or break situation after all, the Sergeant He hit his drive, and would you believe it, his ball announced, ‘I’m going for it!’

They were having the best of times, playing a sliced viciously to the right and nestled in the A different course every day, including the Old exact place where his caddy told him not to - on Out came the 3 iron, and after a couple of practice Course at St. Andrews, and they never felt closer. the wrong side of this cabin. swings, WHACK! The ball shot through the first As the trip was coming to a close, they had one window, came out of the second window, hit more round to play. Their final 18 holes, of this The Sergeant could be heard mumbling non- the tree, thumped the waiting Lulu flush on the wonderful holiday, was to be played at the lesser repeatable expletives as he trudged towards forehead, killing her stone dead! known Taggart McSweeney GC, situated just to his ball. His wife, Lulu had hit the perfect shot C the west of Aberdeen. from the ladies tees and waited just behind her A year came and went, and the Sergeant, in husband, as is golf etiquette, while her husband honour of his dearly parted wife, decided to Once again, they were having a great time. The and caddy worked out how he was going to get embark on the same golf trip to Scotland. Sergeant, not being as fit as he once was, decided his ball back in to play. He played all the courses they had played the to hire a caddy for this last round to help carry his year before, and on the final round at the Taggart U bag and to impart local course knowledge that They looked at the situation from all the different McSweeney, he once again stood over his ball a destination for might help him shave a few shots off his final angles, and there was no easy way of getting out on the 17th. By way of nostalgia, the Sergeant THE WHOLE FAMILY round of the holiday. of this predicament. And then the caddy spoke employed the services of the same caddy, and up, ‘I have an idea, Sir. It may sound a bit crazy they knowingly looked at each other before Its Sardine Season. When predators and spectators wait with striking his drive. Would you believe it, the ball baited breath for the Greatest Shoal on Earth the Sardine Run. L ended up in the same spot that he found himself – just 12 months before – to the right of the same, Whales, sharks, dolphins, Cape Gannets, game fish like mackerel dastardly log cabin. and tuna. Pro and popup fishermen with families. All anticipate a They started discussing the options when the

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