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C O N N E C T Issue 3 • 2018 Recycling: Separation at Source Easter Weekend Entertainment Meet your Fidelity Guards • w h e r e p e o p l e c o n n e c t • 14297_DAY_AM Vantage A4 Ad_PrintP.indd 1 2018-01-18 11:08:02 AM CONTENTS Estate News 14 Message from the Estate Office 3 Meet your Fidelity Guards 4 Phambili Services: Recycling Separation at Source 6 Kyalami Estates Clubs and Activities 8 KEHOA Registered Estate Agents 31 Travel The Smaller Wildlife in Kruger Park 17 17 Top 10 Travel Deals 28 Motoring SA Bike Festival: Tickets up for grabs 14 Home Front Kyalami Estates Classifieds 30 Important Numbers Lifestyle Kyalami Estates 011 468 3001 Control Room option 1 Easter Weekend Entertainment 10 Estate Office option 2 Estate Security Manager option 3 Makro: the Jewel in Riversands’ Shopping Crown 12 Site Security Manager option 4 Bodytec: Train Smarter 20 Email : [email protected] Kyalami Schools: Creating Responsible Citizens 22 Emergency 078 771 4268 Council Services 011 375 5555 Twisted Whiskers: Pet Obesity 25 Or 0860 56 28 74 James Clarke: Fish and Rocket Scientists 32 (City Power/Joburg Water & Sewerage /JRA) In case of Emergency: Midrand Police Station 011 375 5911 • Metro Police 011 375 5911 • Netcare Emergency 082 911 • Police/Flying Squad 10111 • Waterfall Hospital 011 304 6600 • Sunninghill Hospital 011 806 1500 The Kyalami Estates Connect Magazine is published by Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Kyalami Estates Homeowners Association. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of KEHOA, the Estate, the publisher, nor of the companies themselves. EIA Publishing Offi ce: Tel: 011 327 4062 • www.eiapublishing.co.za Publisher: Nico Maritz [email protected] • Editor: Bev Hermanson 071 205 9502 [email protected] Sales manager: Martin Fourie 072 835 8405 [email protected] Advertising sales: Jeff Malan 079 369 9121 [email protected] Assistant Editor & Production Co-ordinator: Nicole Hermanson [email protected] Design & Layout : Rebecca Kent [email protected] 14297_DAY_AM Vantage A4 Ad_PrintP.indd 1 2018-01-18 11:08:02 AM HOME DECOR BOUTIQUE SHOWROOM NOW OPEN! SHOP 112 (Upper Level) ESTATE NEWS MESSAGE FROM THE ESTATE OFFICE Take nothing for granted enerally, when we are happy with our current We have a squash court where you can challenge your situati on, we don’t stop and take a moment to neighbour and work up a sweat. The tennis court is give thanks or appreciate exactly what it is we newly refurbished and ready for play. The sport centre have. beckons you to have a game of basketball, practi se G your soccer skills and take up cricket. Tone and shape We are all blessed to live within the Kyalami Estates up at the outdoor gym. We have recycling collecti on Community. We have an abundance of opportuniti es to services so that, with litt le eff ort, we can all contribute join clubs and enjoy the company of our fellow residents – everything from the wine society and running club to to reducing our carbon footprint. Gas cylinders can be social dance classes is right here on our doorstep. We ordered and replaced with litt le eff ort. We should be HOME DECOR BOUTIQUE can parti cipate in Estate events, join our neighbours, grateful for all these faciliti es that we can make use of. friends and families in a relaxed social setti ng. We should be grateful that we have a community like this to be a Kyalami Estates, our home, certainly gives us lots of SHOWROOM NOW OPEN! part of. things to appreciate – we just have to take a moment and refl ect on all we have. In the words of Louise Hay: We are all blessed to have the Kyalami Estates “ I have noti ced that the Universe loves grati tude. The SHOP 112 (Upper Level) Environment. We have a total of 16 parks in the Estate, more grateful you are, the more goodies you get. When each one has its own personality – it’s worth venturing I say 'goodies', I don't mean only material things. I mean out to visit a park that is not local to you and exploring all the people, places and experiences that make life so what it has to off er. We have 5 dams in the Estate - each wonderfully worth living.” is unique in its setti ng and the wildlife that inhabits it. We have streets lined with mature trees, providing shade on our paths. We have a forest walk – a leafy adventure for everyone to explore. We should be grateful that we have such a beauti ful environment to call home. Heather Bowes Estate Manager We are all blessed to have Kyalami Estates Faciliti es [email protected] and Services. We have a clubhouse, although a litt le 082 908 4909 on the small side, it is perfect for parti es and functi ons. Kyalami Estates • CONNECT • Issue 3 • 2018 3 ESTATE NEWS MEET THE MEMBERS OF THE FIDELITY TEAM As residents, we interact with members of the Fidelity Security Team either on a one-to-one basis at the gates or via a call to the control room on a regular basis. They are familiar faces, voices and names and here’s your chance to get to know them on a more personal level. Judas Ngoveni Fernando Macamo Judas is our newly wed member of the team, having taken Originally from Mozambique, Fernando came to South the plunge into marital bliss on the 30th of December Africa in 1989. He does go to visit his parents and other 2017! He speaks of his wife, Lindiwe, as well as his two family members as oft en as he can but views South Africa as children, with great fondness. His son Muntshwa is 11 and his home. Fernando is a widower, sadly having lost his wife his daughter Vukhatsa is 9. They live with their mum in four years ago. He has three children, who are his pride and Limpopo. joy. His son Musa is 17 and in matric. He has two daughters: 11-year-old Elisa is in grade 7 and Zaida, 7, is in grade 3. This Judas enjoys watching soccer when he has ti me to relax. busy dad has very litt le spare ti me! Aft er his children, the He describes himself as a ‘simple guy’ who likes people in next most important thing in his life is his church. general and especially likes to help anyone who has a need. A trip through our gates would not be the same without Fernando says: “If it is my shift , I must be at work.” This Judas’ ready smile and enthusiasti c greeti ng. epitomises his dedicati on to his job and how very seriously he takes what he does. 4 Kyalami Estates • CONNECT • Issue 3 • 2018 ESTATE NEWS SEPARATIONSOURCE PROGRAMME DIVERTING WASTE AWAY FROM LANDFILL SITES hambili Services (Pty) Ltd is a leading waste the placement of all recyclable materials on a weekly basis. management company established in 1996 in response Residents will use their black wheelie bins to dispose of non- Pto the growing need for sustainable, integrated waste recyclable materials. management soluti ons in the waste management sector in South Africa. In partnership with Pikitup, in October Recyclable materials, encompassing all ‘dry waste’ produced 2017, Phambili Services commenced the roll-out of the by each household, are classifi ed as all paper, cardboard, Separati on@Source programme in Ward 112 in the Midrand cans, plasti c, glass containers and jars. area. Phambili Services will collect the blue bags fi lled with Diverti ng waste away from landfi ll sites has been a key recyclables once a week and sort the recyclables at their objecti ve of Pikitup and the City of Joburg and has been sorti ng facility in Clayville. Please join in the success of this made simple through the Separati on@Source Programme project as they have already managed to successfully divert currently being rolled out. Through the programme, 181 000 tons of recyclables aft er just 4 months of operati on residents are encouraged to recycle waste generated from in the Midrand area. their houses. Let’s turn Joburg into a city that is environmentally friendly The service is free of charge, and each household is given and do our bit to save the environment by Reducing, Re- a complimentary blue plasti c bag which must be used for Using and Recycling. R1 199.99 For more informati on about this project, please contact Phambili Services on 0861 767 666. 6 Kyalami Estates • CONNECT • Issue 3 • 2018 R1 199.99 CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES Nannies and Toddlers is run by quali ed and experienced nursery HELP! MY CHILD IS SHY! school teachers and our aim is to stimulate and educate each toddler So, your child has just started school and you’ve discovered that and their nanny in a fun, exciting and interactive environment. Classes they’re rather shy…It’s NORMAL; but we can help them show their are every Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon at the true selves! clubhouse. (Age group: 9 months to 3 years old) The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has been running Drama Contact Jenny at www.nanniesandtoddlers.co.za to sign up. classes at Kyalami Estates for the past 4 years. We meet every Thursday and teach kids aged 5 - 8 years; and 9 - 13 years. We help develop communication, interaction and creativity. Our classes are a ordable, friendly and fun! Sign up online: www.dramaafrica.com or call: 083 410 2940.