08 August 2014, PLATINUM WEEKLY, 11 Marais Street, Tel: 014 592 9686, Fax: 011 252 6669, RUSTIES VAN 2015 Rustenburg – Op Woensdag, 30 Julie, het Hoërskool Rustenburg hul jaarlikse opedag gehou. Onder leiding van Rustie toergidse kon voornemende ouers en leerders ‘n ‘toer’ van die skool meemaak en die verskillende dissiplines in aksie sien. Daar is disseksies en opwindende eksperimente in die laboratoriums gedoen, ‘n Engelse verhoogstuk is in die konferensie lokaal deur graad 8-leerders aangebied, die rekenaar-, media en kultuursentrums het ‘n kykie in die dag van ‘n Rustie gebied en die teetuin het lafenis aan ouers gebied na die staptog. Die negentien verskillende sportsoorte is op die netbalbane ten toon gestel en het aan graad 6 en 7-leerders die geleentheid gegun om ‘n bietjie van naderby met al die sporte kennis te maak. Kultuur het in die klein vierkant gekook en vir die leerders is die aand afgesluit met ‘n sosiale byeenkoms in die groot vierkant. Die dag se verrigtinge is deur die hoof in die saal afgesluit met ‘n toespraak waarin hy uitgewys het waarom die tema hierdie jaar ‘Bereik Balans’ was. Aansoeke kan by die skool se ontvangs ingedien word en navrae aan me. Petro Grobler gerig word. Dit is nog nie te laat om deel van die bedrywighede by Rusties in 2015 nie te word! Juffrou Stephanie van Jaarsveld en haar teetuin-helpers. Vlnr: Geraldine Labuschagne, Nicole Smit, me. Stephanie van Jaarsveld, Jessica du Toit en Nicolene Pieters. Juffrou Mardie Steenekamp en haar span toerleiers. E-mail: [email protected] p 19 Rustie Netbal doen dit weer! Rustenburg – Hoërskool Rustenburg se O/15 netbalspan het Saterdag, 2 Augustus, derde geëindig in die Suid-Afrikaanse Kampioenskappe wat in Boksburg gehou is. Die spannetjie het uitstekend gevaar en selfs met groot skole soos Afrikaans Hoër Meisies Pretoria klaargespeel. Voor vlnr: Kamogelo Moiloe, Estanee Fourie, Xandri Lubbe (onder-kapteine), Wilmoné Fourie en Megan Janse van Rensburg (kapteine). Agter vlnr: Alicia van Staden, Johanica Diedericks, Lizaan Ewald, me. Stephanie van Jaarsveld (afrigter), Marené Botes en Nicolene van Heerden. Agter vlnr: Alicia van Staden, Mej. Stephanie van Jaarsveld, Marene Botes en Nicolene van Heerden. Middel vlnr: Megan Janse van Rensburg, Wilmone Fourie, en Xani Lubbe. Voor: Kamogelo Moiloe, Estani Fourie. Sun City preparations for 2014 NGC tee off Sun City/ Rustenburg – At the end of this year, the annual Nedbank Golf Challenge will again focus the attention on a worldclass field competing on an iconic course and watched by millions worldwide. August clearly marks the start of an intensive course preparation programme for the 2014 event. “Monday, 4 August, we started with our 16week programme to prepare for the tournament,” Antonie Els, the Director of Golf at Sun City said. “They start delivering the scaffolding on-site, and then a week later they already start the building thereof, beginning with the 18th grandstand.” The preparation process for “Africa’s Major” begins a lot earlier than most golf fans are aware; and with it comes the pressure to create a tournament and a course that is always bigger and better than the year before. A big part of the ingredient for success is the conditioning of the Gary Player Country Club course. Rain is a critical element in this process, and Els is confident Mother Nature is going to lend a helping hand again this year. “We did a major upgrade of our irrigation system in 2010, but irrigation only takes you so far. Mother Nature plays a big role, if not the biggest role. Our rains need to come at the right time and right intervals. At the moment, our old wise men are telling us our August winds are starting early so we should be looking at our first rains in September and then good rains in October. But nature won’t be August marks the start of the course rushed. From our side we make sure that evpreparations for the Nedbank Golf erything is in place. We focus on what we can Challenge, and the drive to make the control. If the foundation is right we’ll manage 2014 tournament at Sun City bigger the rest as and when it comes.” and better than before. Photo Credit: Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour. By Michael Vlismas Platinum Stars vs Kaizer Chiefs in MTN8 semi’s Rustenburg/ Phokeng – Dikwena beat Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Saturday 2 August at Loftes, in a match to determine who will go through to the semi-finals of the MTN8 Tournament. After the draw, the Platinum Stars will face the Kaizer Chiefs in the epic MTN8 semifinals! The game will be played on Saturday 16 August at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, with kick-off at 20h15. Coincidently the four teams in the semi-finals for this season is exactly the same teams that played in last season’s semi-finals. Dikwena Coach Allen Freese explained that every time Dikwena steps out onto the field for a match, “They play to WIN!” Dikwena’s new team member Eleazer Rodgers will join them this week. Rodgers, a former Mamalodi Sundowns striker, is exited to make Rustenburg his new home. Freese also reserved special praise for newly signed Ndumiso Mabena, who scored during his North West amateur Bertine Strauss, back from college in the United States, led most of the big names into the third round of the Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship at Ruimsig Country Club this week. Photo Credit: Michael Vlismas. NWC Training in the Off Season debut for Dikwena in Pretoria on Saturday against the Mamelodi Sundowns. For more info contact Theron Rapoo, the Platinum Stars Brand and Media Officer at 014 573 4700 or 073 494 2617 or pop a mail to [email protected] Teachers and coaches hard at work during the coaching, scoring and umpiring courses held in Rustenburg. Photography Credit: Sydney Mahlangu Rustenburg – North West Cricket (NWC) is conducting several training courses in all aspects of the game of cricket during the off season in the province to further people’s skills in the game of cricket. They recently hosted three courses at the Rustenburg Kloof. The courses were a KFC Mini Cricket Course, a Scoring course and an Umpiring course. “It is heart warming to see people willing to give back their knowledge and time to their communities and schools,” Rico Ramokhethi, NWC Mini Cricket Coordinator on the energy and enthusiasm of the teachers and coaches said.