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With Father’s Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate the men in our families than publicly recognising their immense contributions in pictures. Entries to the annual Thanks Dad Photo Competition organised by Community Connections, close mid August, so be sure to enter your dad! See page 7 for details. We feature some fantastic Southern African talent in this issue. Fourteen year old Elzette Genis shares her innovative creations, featuring recycled brand names on African houses. And if you are in Victoria, be sure to check out the art exhibition featuring paintings from Australia to Africa, including wildlife and tribal portraits and landscapes by Alison Clark. See page 9 for exhibition details. With winter nearing an end, why not savour the last opportunities to curl up and read a good book or cook some of your favourite dishes from home. We have three great books to give away this issue. Regular Contributor Matilda Scarfe has put all her favourite recipes into a gourmet cook book, Cooking for Pleasure. There is also the chance to own a copy of this months book review, Ivory Moon by Sally Hendersen. Marga Grey also provides us some great advice in her book, Sensible Stimulations. This issue we introduce new contributor Patti McCarty who addressees the deceptively similar cultures of Australia and Southern Africa and how new immigrants can adjust to their new lives and business ventures in Australia. As a Life Coach and NLP Practitioner who offers an expatriate coaching support service, Patti will share more helpful advice in future issues, so keep reading. Also in this issue, all our regulars, including interior design, health matters, pets, humor and business as well as the Africa Club of Queensland and Afrikaanse Klub inserts. We also include the new Sabona Business Directory in this issue. Again, we would like to thank all those who continue to be actively involved in helping Southern Africans find employment in Australia through the Sabona Appeals network. We hope you enjoy this issue of Sabona and remember, we love to hear from you so please visit www.sabona. com.au to send us your comments on all the stories you read in the magazine, to subscribe to Sabona Magazine or just send us your story. Until next time…

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Thanks DAD Cheryl Goodenough

Same Same, But Very Different Patti McCarthy

Recycled Brand Names on African Houses Cheryl Goodenough

African Inspirations Cheryl Goodenough

“God is Gracious” Baby Ceanna’s Story Annelize Loots

To Afrikaans or NOT to Afrikaans Philip Scott

Stimulating Children Before Three Cheryl Goodenough

Grand Slam and New Heights Huguenot Hottentot

Settling in Australia: So many Choices Cheryl Goodenough

Zimfest Guy Cockcroft

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Southern African Women in Focus Cheryl Goodenough

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Working Exclusively by Referral Peter Swensson

Dismissed Sub-Class 457 employees Costa Brehas

Our Attitudes - Habits of Thought Colin Mackie

Business in the New World Catherine Palin-Brinkworth

Only in Aus! Part 6 Dave Robinson

Business in the Current Environment Mark Robertson

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Design, Décor & DELIGHT! Deborah Atkins

Places I’ve Been Cheryl Goodenough

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ANZAC Day and its meaning for Southern Africans - Issue 14 Thanks for doing the ANZAC article. The more I speak with South Africans, the more they want to participate. The stigma has faded and we are getting over our past. We are truly lucky to be in Australia which is so proud of it’s history and honours the generations that made the supreme sacrifice so that we can live our privileged lifestyle. Lest we forget our South African servicemen and women. Aubrey Sonnenberg Hearty Soups - Issue 14 Great recipes. I was in the Western Cape last year and would love the recipe for spinach and apple soup. I have tried many experiments, but have left something out. Please help. Thanks. Shiralee Archer

From the Editor: We have passed on your request to our cooking guru Matilda Scarfe and hope to be able to feature this recipe in a future edition of Sabona. A Bok for All Seasons - Issue 14 Fantastic concert, lekker music. Viva Bok! Trevor The Fortier Family - Issue 14 That's what I call true Aussie spirit. May God bless them all and I hope the boys get well soon. Isaac Recent Competition Entries Why should you win Cadac products? • Mrs Balls Chutney, Simba chips, fresh milk tart and yogi sips. Of all the things that I hold close, I miss my Cadac braai the most! • Local campsite, Cadac kettle fired up, ‘Die Manne’ gathered around, tongs in hand, cold beer, that ‘Boerie’ aroma is the envy of all! • I want to sit on the back stoep, cook some braaivleis and go to bed with that “maagies vol, ogies toe” feeling and dream of home. • I think I should win because after 37 years in Australia, I still hanker after the aroma of boerewors sizzling on a Cadac with the African sunset in the background. Stories about Johnny Clegg • I met Johnny Clegg back in 1978 when he partnered with Sipho Mchunu as a duo called ‘Johnny & Sipho’. They were managed by Hilton Rosenthal and recorded on his Jamloti label. I was a sales manager for EMI Music in Johannesburg at the time, and even then his amazing talent (and that of Sipho) was obvious. These were two guys who were destined to go a long way. Larry Dunn • While a student at Wits, Johnny was a member of the SRC. We used to picket together on Jan Smuts Avenue! Cathy Robinson • One of my best memories was of a Johnny Clegg concert I went to in Joburg. Mango Groove was the opening act and then came Johnny…I can still remember like yesterday the cool green laser that made up part of the show. The vibe was unreal, it was an awesome concert. Johnny Clegg, you rock! Philip Scott • Johnny came to our school in Durban. I was one of a few picked to get up on stage and do his Zulu dance with him. I made a total fool of myself, but he was great! Guy Cockcroft Congratulations to the Winners • Johnny Clegg competition: Iain Duncan and Nick Shears (Brisbane); Joan Kaczmarek and Johnathan de Wet (Melbourne); Guy Cockcroft and Andrea Linfield (Perth); and Anton Marais and Erin Coyne (Sydney). • Book Giveaway: A Deadly Trade by Michael Stanley: Diane Purdy. • Bok van Blerk competition: Christo Beukes, Barryldene and Monique (Perth); Wouter Botha, Lynette Pretorius and Dorien Erasmus (Melbourne); Kobus, Debbie and Kevin (Gold Coast); and Dave Curry, Annelie Bornman and Lynette Jansen (Sydney).

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BUT VERY DIFFERENT By Patti McCarthy

As many native English speakers have discovered on moving to Australia, a shared language does not mean a shared culture.

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Recognising the Special Men in Children’s Lives It’s amazing how Southern Africans ‘pop’ up in the most unexpected places in Australia. I recently met a Zimbabwean

while shopping for an appliance, was helped by an Afrikaans South African in my local library, and then I received an email asking Sabona to publicise a competition run by a not-for-profit organisation Community Connections based in Lismore, Northern New South Wales, and subsequently discovered the program co-ordinator, Kay Knights is (yep, you’ve guessed it) originally from South Africa. Kay relocated to Australia in 1983 and recently discovered Sabona in her accountant’s office. And to add to the South African connection, Kay sent the above photo together with a write-up by Hannah Buss. Hannah submitted the photo and information as an entry in the Thanks Dad Photo Competition organised by Community Connections. The competition aims to thank men for spending positive times with children and to encourage them to do more. Entrants are asked to submit pictures that have captured a special moment between a child and a special man in their lives. It could be the child’s dad, granddad, uncle, foster dad, sports coach, or even older brother. Hannah is photographed with her dad, a wildlife vet in the Kruger National Park, and her brother Sean. She writes: “Also there on that day was my aunty, uncle and cousins who live in Australia and go to visit my dad and other relatives in South Africa sometimes. We sat or lay down and ate chips and drank soft drink, just like a normal picnic, except for the fact that a wild animal could come out of the bushes or behind a tree at any time. My aunty was so scared that she didn’t sit down for one minute and she spent the whole time looking through her binoculars for animals that could hurt us. It felt nice to be with some of my family in such an unusual place.” All entries to the competition go onto a website and become part of the National Thanks Dad Exhibition for 2010 that will tour the country. Last year about 550 photographs were exhibited in libraries, shopping centres, schools and at conferences, around the country. Community Connections hopes that the enjoyment that people get from viewing the photographs encourages men to spend quality time with their children. Winning photographs, which are judged on how they capture the special moment between the child and the man his or her life, are chosen from 11 categories. A total of $1,200 in cash prizes are given out.

To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1401 Entry forms can be downloaded from www.thanksdadphotos.org.au or phone Community Connections on 02 6622 3143. Entries can be emailed to tdpcoord@communityconnections.org.au or mailed to Thanks Dad, PO Box 1005, Lismore, 2480. The competition closes on August 25, 2009. Entry is free for those who cannot afford to pay, but a supporter’s contribution is appreciated by Community Connections.

Many South Africans, Americans and Britons who migrate to Australia expect to settle in quickly and easily and will have been unpleasantly surprised by just how difficult it was to feel at home here. For South Africans particularly, coming from a country where the climate, lifestyle and even landscape are very similar, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to expect that Australia will just be a safer version of ‘back home’.

Part of the problem arises from those very expectations, as we mistakenly assume that when the language is the same as our own, the core cultural values of that country will also be the same. Anyone who was not an English speaker would expect life to be difficult and would manage their expectations accordingly. They would be prepared to spend time watching and listening in order to learn how things are done here. English speakers tend to assume they already know it all and are surprised when it’s not that straightforward. Although you speak the same language, however, somehow what you are saying often gets misconstrued and your jokes fall a bit flat. What was acceptably direct at home may be regarded here as arrogant, a readiness to take control may be seen as being pushy and gradually you realise that it’s actually not the same at all. Struggling to find their place here, many South Africans often choose to network with other South Africans and so have earned a reputation for being clique-y. This is however precisely the best strategy for your happiness and that’s what matters most. For while on the surface Australians are open and friendly, it can take a while for them to actually move beyond superficial pleasantries. They live for long periods in the suburbs they were born in and already have many old friends and are not actively recruiting new ones, so you can and should take the pressure off yourself by joining an expat support group which will be full of people looking for friends. Finally, don’t take the knockbacks too personally, it really isn’t all about you! Change your mindset and view Australia as a foreign country for a while, in order to truly observe what’s going on and don’t make any assumptions. Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut, don’t join in the game until you understand the rules – and you’ll be right mate! Patti McCarthy is a life coach and NLP practitioner who offers an expatriate coaching support service. For more information go to www.believeyoucan.com. au/relocation. Look out for her articles about core Australian cultural values in future issues of Sabona. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1402 Sabona: Issue Fourteen

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Recycled Brand Names ON AFRICAN HOUSES By Cheryl Goodenough

Anyone who has lived in South Africa will look at Elzette Genisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art with fondness.

Elzette, who is 14 years old, creates art that depicts African houses and incorporates slogans from recycled materials. The piece she has shared with us features labels from brands including Black Label, Castle Lager, Rama, Ceres, African Bank, Twinsaver, Oral B, Wild Bean, All Gold Baked Beans and I&J. As well as the house, the piece has cows, a pig and a car outside in the property. Her creations are really innovative and full of creativity.

As a Year 9 student at Murgon State High School in Queensland, Elzette already has what has been referred to in her local media as an art career. It all started in South Africa when Elzette entered the eThekwini entrepreneur competition and come third. The objective of the competition was to create a business venture that reflected life in South Africa. Elzette wanted to provide a product for tourists visiting South Africa for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. As a result of this exposure her work ended up in galleries in Reunion and Madagascar. At the end of last year, Elzette moved with her family as permanent residents to Australia, where her dad was offered a contract on a cotton farm just outside Murgon. Elzette now boasts a wall of art at the Goomeri Art Gallery, recently selling her first painting, which has been taken by the new owner to the United States. Art is not the only reason Elzette is making a name for herself. She is also a level four gymnast, as well as a level two swimmer. She was a member of the KwaZulu-Natal gymnastics team, participated in art competitions in South

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Africa, was part of the Upper South Coast swimming team, was on a rhythmic gymnastics team that came second in South Africa and received the victrix ledorum for swimming in her final year at Amazimtoti Primary School. She has continued her extra curricular successes here in Australia receiving swimming champion in her age group at Murgon State High School earlier this year and she continues to participate in gymnastics competitions. After mentioning in an article in the South Burnett Times that she would love to go to a school in Toowoomba, she was invited to Fairholme College for an interview and offered forty percent off her tuition. Her challenge, however, is that the boarding fees are high and it will be difficult for her parents to pay the remainder of the tuition fees. She says that the art school at Fairholme is amazing and would make a big difference in developing her art. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1403

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AFRICAN INSPIRATIONS By Cheryl Goodenough

An art exhibition is to be held in Victoria in September featuring paintings from Australia and Africa, including wildlife and tribal portraits and landscapes, with a percentage of the proceeds to be donated to the Global White Lion Trust. One of the three artists, Alison Clark, decided after a trip to Africa to specialise in painting African wildlife exclusively and only uses references she obtained herself by observing animals in the wild. “My passion for these animals has grown with each trip as my understanding of them deepens. I feel this immersion in their environment is essential to bring authenticity to the images I paint, to get the right feeling on canvas that reflects the experience of being there with them and to elicit an emotional response from observers,” says Alison.

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Africa’s animals, especially the big cats, and wild places have held a fascination for Alison since childhood. She is intrigued by the grace and speed of the cheetah, the charisma of lions and the stealth and beauty of leopards. Some years after she started painting she decided to save money to see the Serengeti. Six months later she headed for Nairobi and then drove to Arusha in Tanzania. That was three trips ago. On the last two occasions Alison has spent most of her time in South Africa doing volunteer work. Last year she volunteered at the Siyafunda Conservation Initiative to assist with the elephant immuno-contraception program. She has some great stories to tell about her experiences there. “One morning when we were on foot, we were charged by a grumpy rhino and had to hide behind a tree and stay very quiet. A rhino can’t see much, but he can hear a pin drop. During an elephant monitoring night drive, we were charged by an adolescent bull elephant. He flipped the tracker’s seat on the Land Rover’s bonnet with his tusks. When the seat fell down, he gave himself a fright and left us alone.” To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1404 Alison’s paintings will be part of an exhibition with two other artists who paint natural subjects, Sandra Dare and Kris Peter. Entitled VIVID, Images of Africa and Australia, the exhibition will be held at AGRA Galleries in Camberwell, Victoria from September 2 to 13, 2009. The official opening will be held on September 2 at 7pm. Entry to the exhibition is free.

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“God is Gracious” Baby Ceanna’s Story by Annelize Loots

My name is Ceanna Jayden Loots and I was born on April 20, 2009 in Pindara Private Hospital on the Gold Coast. I weighed 3.14kg and was 46 cm long. My mummy and daddy had to go all the way from South Africa to New Zealand to meet each other. My mummy, Annelize Loots, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She lived in Robertsham until she immigrated to New Zealand with her parents, Hugo and Karin van Zyl in 1997. My daddy, Johnny Loots, was born in Kempton Park, South Africa. He lived in Ballito and Port Owen before he moved to New Zealand with his parents, Johann and Ursula Loots in 1999. My mummy and daddy finally met in 2000 and got married on April 27, 2002. They had a beautiful traditional “boere” wedding on the north shore of Auckland and shared this special day with 250 guests. In April 2003 they visited Australia and fell in love with the sunny Gold Coast. On their return to New Zealand they immediately started to make plans and in March 2004 their container was on its way to Brisbane. They also started to make plans to start a family, but they soon discovered that they needed the help of IVF technology. In 2008 my mummy and daddy saw a special doctor at Monash IVF and their IVF journey started. It wasn’t an easy journey, especially not for my mummy. She had to take a lot of pills, nasal spray and daily

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hormone injections, which she had to administer at home. It was too scary for mummy to do her own injections, so daddy had to help her. After all the hormone treatment, they collected seven of my mummy’s eggs, five of which were fertilised using the ICSI method. Only four embryos grew strong enough to transfer. On the big day of transferring the embryos back to mummy’s womb, mummy and daddy decided that they wanted to maximise their chance of success, possibly resulting in twins, by transferring two embryos back. I was the only one that grew! Mummy had to wait a whole two weeks before she could do a pregnancy test. She says the two week wait felt more like two years as she could not think about anything else. Finally mummy did a pregnancy test and those long awaited two lines appeared in the window!

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What a perfectly beautiful miracle. Congratulations to Annelize and Johnny Loots from the Sabona Team and welcome to the world Ceanna. May all your hopes and dreams come true.

Mummy could not believe her eyes and did another 10 tests over the next few days! The doctor confirmed mummy’s pregnancy with a blood test and later with an ultrasound, during which mummy and daddy heard my heart beat, which sounded like a galloping horse. Mummy says that it was the best feeling in the world knowing that I was growing inside her! Mummy’s pregnancy progressed extremely well; she did not have morning sickness or any other ailments. At 8.32am on April 20, 2009, after 37 weeks in my mummy’s tummy, I was born via Caesarean section. Mummy and daddy could hardly wait to meet me. Tears of joy streamed down their faces as the doctor lifted me up. I started crying because it was freezing cold after being warm and cosy. Daddy had the special task of

cutting my umbilical cord. Mummy says it’s amazing that daddy did not faint! Since my birth day, we have settled well at home. Mummy still can’t believe that I am finally here and says that she will go through IVF again any day. It was not as difficult as she thought it was going to be. I still have a little brother or sister waiting for me in the doctor’s freezer and when I am a little bigger, mummy will go and see the special doctor again to get another baby.

My mummy and daddy chose very special names for me: Ceanna meaning “God is Gracious” and Jayden meaning “God has heard”. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1405

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Design, Décor & DELIGHT! By Deborah Atkins

The lifestyle of this family has been shaped by hard work and determination, true South African pioneering spirit! When one first meets Eve Becker, the owner of Café Capri on the Gold Coast, it would seem with her ebullient personality and efficiency, that she has always been a restauranteur, but this is not the case. Eleven years ago when she and husband Gavin lived in Durban, they were both “bookies” and each ran a successful bookmaker business for many years.

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Neither of them had ever owned a restaurant before, but this did not faze the couple. Eve says it was a tough ride to begin with, but with the help and support of their children, sons Justin, Darryn, Chad and daughter Tammy-Lee they have turned their café into a sought after venue for locals looking A carved crucifix has travelled for good service, a great with the Beckers from South coffee and an excellent meal Africa and has always held a in blissful surroundings prominent position in their homes next to the water. In fact, it was the venue for the Sabona Business Network breakfasts. from inception until a few months ago. The children, now young adults, are following in their parents footsteps - sons Darryn, who manages the Café during the day, and Justin have opened Zulus Bar, an evening extension of Café Capri, while Chad and his fiancé Keri are the co-owners of a newly revamped restaurant My Place in Clear Island Waters. Tammy Lee has just completed a diploma in tourism and looks set to follow her love of travel.

Eve and Gavin with their children Tammy-Lee, Chad, Justin and Darryn

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Their home in Clear Island Waters reflects their love of life and the warmth of their personalities and I was fortunate enough to help with the interior decorating. It is a large home filled with light and space, allowing family members to have their own space as well as comfortable communal areas for the family to get together for meals, entertainment and relaxation.

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Places I’ve Been By Cheryl Goodenough

Ipswich Workshops Rail Museum

Arriving in Australia in December, we soon noticed adverts about Thomas the Tank Engine’s visit to the Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich. With two young Thomas

fans, we decided that this would be a wonderful treat for just after Christmas. Part way through that first visit we enquired about the annual pass, which is available for the cost of two family visits, and there and then upgraded our tickets. By the end of the summer holiday we had returned again, and since then we’ve visited another three times. The museum has events throughout the year with Thomas running just after Christmas until the end of the summer holidays, an Easter celebration in April, the Toy Express event during the Easter school holiday and the Circus Train event during the recent July holiday. My children have enjoyed every event, and are really excited to hear about what’s coming up next. The Fat Controller told stories during the Thomas event, there was a room full of model trains to play with, as well as a small train giving rides and a jumping castle. During the Easter event, the children enjoyed playing with farm animals and during the Toy Express the children made an

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engine out of wood. Most activities are included in the entrance fee, with the exception of the mini train rides ($3.00) and the train making activity ($6.50). Art and craft activities at the events include pictures to colour in, or things to make (such as a head band with bunny ears at the Easter event) and activities such as ring and bean bag tossing, balancing beams and mini-stilt walking at the circus event. In addition to free entry into the museum for 12 months, annual pass holders also get discounted steam train tickets, and a 10% discount in the museum shop and café as well as discounts at several other Queensland museums. The September holiday event is The Great Train Robbery, Bob the Builder makes appearances in October, Santa arrives at the end of November, there’s a Christmas celebration early in December and Thomas returns just after Christmas. There’s certainly enough going on for us to make the most of our annual pass.

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South Bank in the heart of Brisbane is full of wonderful things to experience. Although

there are shops and restaurants in the area, we generally head to the water. There’s a great water play

park and Australia’s only beach in the middle of a city. All this overlooks the Brisbane River and the central business district. Interestingly, South Bank was originally the business heart of Brisbane, but following floods in 1893, the central business district was relocated to higher ground on the north side of the river. By 1930, South Bank had established itself as a bustling river port and industrial zone buzzing with markets, wharves, dance halls and theatres. The area declined and even the 1977 decision of the Queensland government to build the Performing Arts Centre there made little impact. When South Bank was selected as the site for World Expo ’88 in 1984, the area had been reduced to a near-derelict port with a couple of old hotels and a handful of industrial buildings. The Expo was the prime catalyst for the resurrection of South Bank and by the time the Expo ended, over 18 million people had visited South Bank. At the end of the Expo, the Queensland government intended to sell South Bank for commercial development, but locals had realised its potential as a public space and lobbying resulted in 17 hectares of South Bank remaining public parkland. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1407

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The Hugh Masekela concert on October 6, 2009 at 8pm is presented by Hemispheres at Sydney Opera House. Hemispheres presents a collection of extraordinary artists who often verge on the legendary in their own cultures, but may be revelations to Australian audiences.

Legendary South Africa Musician Coming to Sydney Legendary musician and tremendous live performer Hugh Masekela is set to make his Sydney Opera House debut, backed by an energetic fourpiece band of young South African musicians. Now aged 70,

It was Archbishop Huddleston who gave Masekela his first trumpet in 1954. Masekela’s virtuosity led to he switched to the Manhattan School an increased interest in music by of Music and immersed himself in his friends at St Peter’s Secondary New York’s buzzing jazz scene. There School and six months later they finally met Louis Armstrong, who formed South Africa’s very first youth The Sound of South Africa he the musician, whose sumptuously told him: “Whatever you do, don’t orchestra, the Huddleston Jazz Band. warm flugelhorn sound contrasts forget the people you come from. Later Masekela played a trumpet with his exuberantly gravelly voice, Don’t forget it. I’m always talking sent to the group by Louis Armstrong, was last seen in Sydney two decades about New Orleans.” who was touring Africa at the time, ago when he played in Paul Simon’s but was banned from South Africa. Graceland tour. The legendary Unable to return home, Masekela Armstrong had heard about a group jazz flugelhorn player, trumpeter, began making a name for himself of African youngsters who wanted to composer and singer, and iconic as a musician and played with The play jazz and, although Armstrong anti-apartheid figure, will perform a Byrds, Herb Alpert, Fela Kuti and never reached South Africa, his best-of collection from his extensive others. Encouraged by friends Miles trumpet got Masekela’s group ‘He sang with wild abandon; sent Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry back catalogue and tracks from his attention from the music community lines plunging andwell soaring’.Belafonte, he formed his own group 35th studio album Phola. The concert trumpet and media and they become in October is set to be a moving and became the first African artist to known. THE TELEGRAPH, UK journey through the African continent, break through into the international offering a glimpse into the personal pop mainstream. 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Masekela was so moved South Africa after his return, entitled when he received a note from Nelson group to record an LP and were Sekunjalo – This is it, was sold out Mandela telling him to keep up the primed for a national tour, but South in major cities of South Africa and good work, he wrote Bring Him Back Africa’s apartheid laws were making both his subsequent albums Black to Home, which became an anthem for life increasingly difficult. After the the Future and Sixty went platinum. the anti-apartheid movement. Sharpville massacre in 1960 the He has also used his position to give government banned gatherings a platform to a fresh generation of Masekela’s outspoken political stance of more than 10 people so the South African talent, forming his own made him a potential target for tour had to be abandoned and record label Chisa Entertainment. Masekela, along with many other jazz South Africa’s security forces and he was forced to leave Botswana for musicians, left the country. Masekela is currently working on London. It was there that he co-wrote several films, novels and theatre the music for the Broadway musical Assisted by Huddleston and Yehudi projects. One film involves a black Sarafina!, which later became a film Menuhin, Masekela enrolled at the superhero and is in the vein of Guildhall School of Music and Drama starring Whoopi Goldberg. Superman, while another is on the life in London and then, with the help of To comment: of his mentor anti-apartheid activist Harry Belafonte and Dizzy Gillespie www.sabona.com.au/1408 and priest Trevor Huddleston.

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Southern African Women in Focus Entrepreneurial Spirit and a Positive Attitude Go a Long Way for New Arrivals By Cheryl Goodenough An entrepreneur at heart, with a positive attitude to life, a desire to be creative and an outgoing personality. That’s how former

Kempton Park resident Lynda Owen, who arrived in Brisbane on December 31 last year, describes herself.

Lynda, who’s an inspiring attendee at Sabona Business Network meetings and the Brisbane Coffee Club, has been looking for work ever since she and her husband Cedric, a mechanical engineering designer, landed in Australia.

Not deterred by the difficulties that she is faced with, Lynda considered some of the things that she’s passionate about and came up with photography and scrapbooks. A friend suggested compiling photo books. Lynda acknowledges that such books are produced by some of the major stores, but believes that providing a personal touch will help her to create extra special keepsakes for her clients. The beautiful photo books are appropriate for special events including birthdays, weddings, special holidays, a year in Australia, or can be mementos that include items such as special recipes for a wedding gift and the like. “The books can focus on absolutely anything. I’m doing one on the animals that I left behind in South Africa because I really do miss them so much,” says Lynda. “Life goes by so quickly and everyone has photos, but where do they usually sit? On a hard drive, on a CD or in a shoe box,” answers Lynda. “Who sees them there? No one, but if you have a book like this and friends come around they will pick it up off your coffee table and look at it. Lynda owned her own freight company Timeless Freight in South Africa, and has adjusted the name for her Australian business, calling it Timeless Books. The Owen’s journey to Australia was a short one, having decided somewhat tongue in cheek to relocate, Lynda only insisted that she wouldn’t leave South Africa without Cedric having a job. So when he got a job in Australia, she had no other reason to stay in South Africa. About six months after their first discussion they landed in Brisbane.

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“It was truly God-ordained for us to be here. Everything ran so smoothly,” says Lynda. Asked what she believes has helped her to settle in a new country and start her own business in such a short space of time, she says that her creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as the desire to get to know people and to help them by creating something special. “I have also decided that I refuse to sit at home doing nothing. The broom, iron and me are not great friends,” she says with a glint in her eye. Emphasising the need to have a positive attitude when moving to a new country, Lynda says migrants have to decide that the move will be successful. “People are not going to come to you, even if they are fellow South Africans. People are always willing to give a helping hand, but you have to get out there, to work hard at meeting people.” Lynda also believes that migrants cannot do it alone and hopes that through the relationships she’s developing with other new arrivals she can provide support. “I hope that I can encourage people especially when they are feeling low. We all feel that way at times, and if I’m able to help people on a personal level and through my business, I feel that I’m really achieving something,” adds Lynda. Optimistic that her business with thrive, Lynda says that at the very least she’ll have the wonderful keepsakes of her own that she’s made as samples. “And I would have made a whole lot of friends.” To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1409

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South African Graduate Awarded By Buzz PR The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has presented an outstanding student award to a South African born student, Kerry Voller. Now employed by The Buzz PR, Kerry was presented with the award for excelling over other graduates in the business faculty’s promotions management course. Kerry, who was born in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, grew up in Johannesburg and moved to London at the age of 21. After working in the United Kingdom for two years and facing the conclusion of her visa, she decided to further her studies in marketing at USC. Kerry was among the students who were recently presented with a prize and commemorative certificate to honour the academic excellence she achieved last year. “Winning this award has been a highlight in my life,” she said. “Promotions management emerged as a passion during my studies and I am extremely proud to have been awarded the outstanding student title for this course.” The formal presentation was attended by key local business representatives from companies that sponsored the faculty’s prizes and provided winners with the opportunity to meet the highly regarded individuals. “Having the chance to meet successful business people from the coast is inspiring. I hope this award is just one step further to emulating such success stories,” said Kerry. Kerry completed a Bachelor of Business degree, majoring in Marketing, and has now secured the public relations and marketing position at The Buzz PR, which is a Sunshine Coast agency. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1410

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Sydney Good Food and Wine 2009 by Jean Wethmar Amidst great hoo ha... And much media hype... Gordon Ramsay was at the Sydney Show, but so was AfriCape Wines, a company that has been importing South African wines into Australia for the past seven years!

Kumkani Sauvignon Blanc: We were in two minds as to whether we should take this Sauvignon Blanc due to the high exposure of its blend already on this market. (Australia and New Zealand are known for their Sauvignon Blancs.) But it was so refreshing to experience the remarkable clean fruity tastes Kumkani brings. Ripe figs, Cape gooseberries, and, of course, it goes so well with goat’s cheese! Mmmmm! And everybody agreed, that this wine is different to any Sauvingnon Blanc they’d ever tasted! During the show we also offered a Pinotage Tour to the Cape. Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut (Shiraz). It typically produces deep red varietal wines with smoky, bramble and earthy flavors, sometimes with notes of bananas and tropical fruit, but has been criticised for sometimes smelling of acetone.

Kim Wethmar/Primes

AfriCape Wine’s stand at the show attracted many Saffers, who were delighted to find familiar wines from South Africa. Cries of “oh my gosh, JC Le Roux”, and “Pinotage... honey, can I get a case, please?” could often be heard.

Toni Van Heerden

Our tour included the following: Beyerskloof Pinotage 07: This was the start of the Pinotage Tour. Beyerskloof is Mr. Pinotage himself so we were setting a high benchmark for our Pinotages, and this one certainly sat very well on the palate! Stephen Schofield CEO Africape Wines E 12 was AfriCape’s stand, and on setting up, I discovered it was so alone and ‘eensaam’, but this worked to our benefit. ‘n Boer maak altyd ‘n plan ne?! We were able to extend into the walkway when it got very hectic, and so were able to serve our great South African wines to many more visitors.

Kumkani Pinotage 06: This Pinotage found such good favour with those that indulged and its velvety satin smooth tastes, with its earthy after notes will be remembered by all. Of course, Pinotage is made for winter meals and goes excellently with spicy foods, bringing those spicy Shiraz notes to the fore, with a long aftertaste of cinnamon and nutmeg.

JC Le Roux – La Chanson: This grand ol’ dame proved once again, to be a firm favourite, with its blend of Pinotage, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc. It is a lively low alcohol strawberry plumy sparkling wine fit for any occasion whether it be watching cricket, rugby, the sun set... whatever!

Diemersfontein Pinotage 2008: For sure this party lady had the full regale on! The wine maker remarks “this is the one”… and he’s not wrong! It’s coffee, chocolate, toffee, but also with smoky bacon tastes coming through. In fact, one young Ozzie bloke said: “Wowie, this is like sitting next to the camp fire with smoky sausages in your face.” We sold the supply that we’d taken with on the second day of the show! To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1411

Vergelegen Chardonnay: With it’s pale golden green colour, not too heavily wooded and of course, with the iconic status of the wine estate that backs it, this wine tasted like nectar! Even to the Ozzies!

Jean Wethmar from AfriCape Wines can be contacted on 0423 306 481 or via email on jean.africape@ bigpond.com. For more information on AfriCape Wines see www.africapewines.com.

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sabona sabona INDABA topic

Articles and stories by our members

The following pages are for our members to submit articles of interest about the club or the wider South African network in Australia. Please contact us to include your story or your experiences. It could help all of us in the future! If you would like to advertise with the club, then please contact us to, and we can work out how to best support your business. Contact us on: info@africaclub.org.au or editor@africaclub.org.au

Want a wonderful business opportunity with great rewards? By John D Cook

If, like many of us, you’re looking for a wonderful business opportunity that offers exceptional financial rewards, look no further. The company I am about to introduce to you gives ordinary people the opportunity of earning extraordinarily large incomes. So, read on with excitement! Started in the United States in January 1993, the company is now the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunication services, with a multimillion dollar annual turnover and millions of customers worldwide. The company enjoys the enthusiastic endorsement of a well-known multibillionaire American entrepreneur.

Global footprint

The company now operates in 20 countries on three continents. However, its coverage in the AsiaPacific region has not yet extended to populous nations with half the world’s population, including China, India, Japan and Korea, all of which are readily serviceable by Australia, which houses the headquarters of the company’s Asia-Pacific region. The potential market for the company’s products and services in these countries is truly mind-boggling.

Services in the Asia-Pacific Region

In the Asia-Pacific region, the company presently provides local and long distance direct telecommunication services by landline and by mobile phone, as well as mobile broadband internet services, in Australia and New Zealand. The company also sells mobile phones and other telecommunication apparatus. In its latest, perhaps most exciting development, the company is poised to release the video telephone, (already in use in America, Canada, the United

Kingdom and various countries in Europe) in the Asia-Pacific region. Imagine the market for these telephones among those of us with loved ones all over the globe. Grandparents will be able to see their children and grandchildren when they speak to them. (It would not be a good idea to get directly out of the shower or bath to answer the video telephone.)

Compensation scheme

In addition to its technological expertise, the main competitive advantage of the company is that it’s representatives carry out relationship marketing with customers and we earn the marketing cost savings which the company thereby effects. Representatives may earn very substantial incomes, using the same principles by which the wealthy accumulate their wealth: that is, by leverage and residual income.

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Back office

The company provides all the administrative support work, including billing and collections and the payment of bonuses and commissions. Representatives are therefore freed to spend all their business time productively, on recruitment and training.

Training

There is a great deal of training available. In Queensland, training sessions are held, usually at weekly intervals, on the Sunshine Coast, in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. In addition, there are regular regional training events and an international training event was held in Melbourne in July.

In the critically important fields of teambuilding and customer acquisition, there are many training and other facilities available, including:

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What does it cost to become a Representative?

In this world of massive franchise fees (for example, a very well-known restaurant franchise is reputed to cost in the region of $1,000,000) it costs just $495 to become a representative.

Support

My experience is that my “upline” has been extremely supportive in every way to assist me in starting and growing my business. In turn, I undertake to make every effort to coach, support and help those in my “downline” to grow their businesses.

The family

The business is simple, but it is not necessarily easy. However, the required high ethical standards and the hard work involved have enabled many people to realise their dreams. As a representative of the company you join a family where you are “In Business for Yourself, but Never by Yourself!”

It’s up to you

I’m sure you have heard the expression “If it is to be, it’s up to me.” I am delighted to be in a position to offer you this opportunity of achieving abundance in your life. John D. Cook is an independent representative. For more information contact him by email johnc@omnix.com.au or on his mobile 0418 761 831. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1412

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:South African Camping Weekend at Tweed Heads Hosted By

Supported By

Paddy Johnson from Tweed Heads in New South Wales recently contacted the Africa Club with a proposal to have an annual Saffie/Zimbo camping weekend. It sounded like a great idea and any reason to pack the tents in the Toyota and head off somewhere seems like a reasonable thing to do. We only had a couple of weeks to gather the troops… and it was Mother’s Day weekend as well. So things weren’t looking up for a huge gathering. On the other hand, the weather was looking great and why not get away for the trip? It was another week of work, trying to keep up with all the demands and getting on top of endless to-do tasks…but in the back of my mind was the weekend camping trip. Planning a camping trip is never really an issue, especially not camping at a Big 4 campground. The facilities are top class and Paddy’s site has a fully equipped camp kitchen with a fridge, stove and microwave….all you really need is your bed.

But the South African habits are hard to change. Leon Stevens (above) came and set up his palace and looked like he was planning on staying there for a long time. Very nicely laid out, “mate”. I opted for the tent only option and we set up our tent in five minutes…and that was it. As the evening approached, people from all over gathered at the camp kitchen. In this picture (left) we have Shaun (our South African with the Scottish accent) sitting down and (from left to right) me, Greg, Anne and Barbara with her daughter, Jamie.

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sabona sabona INDABA topic The stories told were reminiscent of those share while sitting around a campfire. Paddy, the host (in the Springbok shirt), was telling stories with such enthusiasm that he had everyone in stitches. There were a few Castle Lagers to be had and people brought all kinds of goodies to share. We had plenty of boerewors, bobotie, melktert and even some klippies and coke. The three musketeers, Grant Calverley, Leon Stevens and me (left), showed off our “old” shirts. At least it is the right colour – green and gold….or is it now gold and green? LOL. The night ended after a few people sat up until the early morning hours, sipping their red wine and contemplating life. Pictured (below) are Yolanda and Mike sitting and taking it all in.

The next morning we explored the surrounding areas and found a few little gems, like Dreamtime Beach at Fingal Point, which is pictured below.

It was a great little camping trip and everyone had a lot of fun. Keep an eye out for the next trip soon. Morné Barnes (President) To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1413

For more information about Tweed Billabong Holiday Park, please contact Paddy Johnson on 1800 650 405 or info@tweedbillabong.com.au. Paddy offers a discount for South Africans staying at his holiday park.

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Skoon lug, groen valleie en fietsryvriende deur Ben Prinsloo

en Dolf Putter

wegskiet van die ou plekkie wat amper jou laaste rusplek kon gewees het. Jou arms rek onder die g-force aanslag en jou agterent veg om in die saal te bly as die stuk meganiese wonderwerk van loopspoed tot vliegspoed in a paar sekondes slinger” Vir my is dit die belewenis van die algemene kameraderie, onderstrominge van hoë adrenalien vlakke, en die vars reuk in die lug. Motorfietsentoesiaste beskik oor ‘n positiewe energie wat berge sal kan versit as die oomblik dit vereis en ‘n verdraagsaamheid wat (hoewel soms so bietjie under cover) my met verwondering laat.

So paar maande gelede, om een van die talle braaivleisvure, het ‘n paar manne oor motorfietse begin gesels. Dit was interessant om

te sien hoeveel motorfietsentoesiaste daar was onder die Afrikaanse gemeenskap in Brisbane. Ek is elke keer verstom dat vreemdelinge so gou gemaklik gesels as die geselskap in die rigting van motorfietse gaan. Daar is niks beter vir enige mens se gees as die skoon lug, die groen valleie en gemaklike samesyn van fietsryvriende nie; net daar besluit ons toe op die Boere Bikers of soos ons wederhelftes ons noem, die BBBs (Bles en Boepens Bende). Ons is nie regisitreer as 'n motorfietsklub nie en ons doelwit is om die passie te deel, sosiaal te ry en natuurlik motorfietssport en veligheid in die algemeen te bevorder. Ons is 'n uiteenlopende groep entoesiaste en alle tipe motorfietse is welkom. Ons fokus meer op die avontuurelement van motorfietse en as jy 'n passie vir motorfietse het en ons oogmerke deel, laat ons weet en kom ry saam. As jy nog nooit motorfiets gery het nie, sal jy nie weet hoekom dit so lekker is nie. So sê John Travolta êrens op die DVD van Wild Hogs. En so glo ons, die gelukkiges onder ons, die’ wie gedryf word deur passie vir motorfietse en motorfietsry.

*Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window* Ons het al so n paar ritte deurgewerk en sal die bikers vra om hulle avontuur te deel in die volgende uitgawe. Ons beoog om te begin met gereelde ritte elke maand, meestal maar in die Brisbane omgewing. Ons beplan ‘n vier or vyf uur rit een keer per maand (gewoonlik Sondagoggende) en dan so elke drie maande ‘n trip oornag iewers (soos die een beplan vir 17en18 na Julie na Texas, NSW). Indien jy sou belang stel om by ons aan te sluit en te deel in die pret, iets wil bydra by wat ons doen en beoog en help bou en beplan om ons BBB ‘n gesellige, vriendelike en suksesvolle groepie te maak, kan jy Dolf Putter 0407 064 611 of Ben Prinsloo 0401 770 900.

Groete

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AFRIKAANSE KLUB AUSTRALIË INC JAARPROGRAM 2009 29 AUG

LENTE DANS

5 SEPT

RUBY BRISBANE (BOKKE & AUSSIES)

Ek het n vriend gevra om sy passie met ons te deel en hy het die volgende te sê gehad:

12 SEPT

BRISBANE “RIVER FIRE WORKS

3 OKT

BRING & BRAAI (TOOWOOMBA)

“Ek is bike mal en kan ure daaroor praat. Die vreugde van die oop pad ... die ’adrenalien rush’ van n draai wat amper te vinnig aangekom het ... die angs van 'n vinnig aankomende wallaby in die pad en die absolute sug van verligting as jy voel hoe die ABS en ASC presies doen waarvoor dit ontwerp was en jy besef jy het reg gekies toe jy besluit het om die opsie maar te vat en ’n paar etes te skip die volgende maand of twee... dan die ekstase as jy langs die wallaby verby ry en die throttle wyd oopruk ... die bike wat soos ’n pyl uit ’n boog

6 – 8 NOV

FAMILIE KERSKAMP

5 DES

BRING & BRAAI (BAY SIDE)

13 DES

GELOFTE DIENS

24/25 DES

KERSFEES SAAM KUIER

31 DES

OUJAAR SAAM KUIER

1 JAN

NUWE JAAR SAAM KUIER

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To Afrikaans or NOT to Afrikaans by Philip Scott

Everyone who “knows” me, knows I always speak (or write) from the heart. Even though I am very lighthearted and known for being a bit of a clown and not taking life too seriously, when I am serious, I say what I say with conviction. Anyone who knows me also knows that I’m not very quick to get angry and I believe I take criticism very well. Well, constructive criticism anyway. Today I was told via email by Riki “Just a Mommy” that I should be ashamed of myself because I am neglecting my mother tongue (Afrikaans … duh). I never thought I’d feel that insulted that I would actually write my column about this, but I do. I’m offended because this is clearly suggested by someone who doesn’t know me, hasn’t bothered to gather the facts and does not know my passion for the well being of Southern Africans from all walks of life, especially those living in Australia. I’m told by Riki that there are many who read the “English” Sabona because there is nothing else, and that I make a point of speaking English to Afrikaners.

So, if I’m that upset and offended, and if she’s wrong, then why am I writing this in English? Because I’m stubborn and I like to get my own way, and by writing in English I’m able to make a statement, and maybe I’ll annoy Riki and all my other critics into action!

Apparently Riki met me 10 years ago and I insisted on speaking English even though she’s Afrikaans. Interestingly enough 10 years ago (1999) was the year Sabona was first launched (yes it has been around that long!) by myself and my good friend Deryck Nicholl. Afrikaners who know me better, like Matilda Scarfe from Maleny, will surely recall how during these early years I used to write half of my editor’s column in Afrikaans (That was back in the day when I was the editor … no wonder it struggled in those days!) I used to appeal to all the Afrikaners who read Sabona to write in and submit articles in Afrikaans. I used to discuss issues like how to teach my kids Afrikaans in an English household (my wife is a New Zealander). I even suggested we try and somehow introduce some Afrikaans tutoring into some of the local schools … a suggestion that did not go down well amongst many, by the way. Unlike Riki, I actually have proof of all this IN WRITING! Since the inception of Sabona I have hounded the Afrikaanse Klub to provide us with articles and content for the magazine because I so badly wanted to have some Afrikaans content. It is only recently that I have finally managed to convince the club to become more involved. In fact this will be just our second issue featuring dedicated pages on the Afrikaanse Klub. While on that subject, it may be worth noting that I also designed and built the Afrikaanse Klub website (free of charge) and we have been hosting and supporting their website (free of charge) for the last two or three years. Someone else suggested this week that Sabona is very negative! This comment was made because we’ve been working hard on raising awareness about people on 457 visas (and I’ve been vocal in the past about my concerns regarding 457 visas). We’ve also been asking for help for people in need, helping them find jobs and helping them pay their bills, just to be told that we are using “sensationalism” because it sells!

It’s not the first time we’ve been criticised, so really I should be used to it. We’ve been called “the magazine for White South Africans” because we don’t have enough people of colour in the magazine, yet at the same time we used to have Afrikaners refuse to read our magazine because of the name “Sabona”. I know we can’t keep everyone happy all of the time, but seriously this is ridiculous. So for the record I am a Christian (and very proud of that). I am an Afrikaner and proudly speak Afrikaans. If you speak English to me I will assume that is your preference and I will answer you back in English. Speak Afrikaans and so will I. Even though I refuse to wear Safari suits, I happen to think my Afrikaans is excellent, but hey, you be the judge! Ring me on 0413996173 and test me! Then write an article in Afrikaans to publish your findings! Or at the very least visit the link at the bottom of this article and comment! If you want to see more Afrikaans in Sabona, then help us find people who will write articles for us in Afrikaans. I do not write the articles in the magazine! I write this one and frankly it is a business column and it is read by many, many people who do not understand Afrikaans … and neither does our editor! (She’s Zimbabwean!) Our business networking functions are frequented by a large number of Australians and I think it would be rather rude and stupid to be speaking Afrikaans at these functions when I address everyone. So people hear me speak, hear my name, and ASSUME I am English speaking and then speak English to me. Believe it or not, we have many Aussies that read our magazine because they’re interested in what we, as a community, are up to. They’re impressed with the fact that we are so good at supporting our own community … boy do we have them fooled. We have a few things to learn from the Jewish, the Greeks and the Italians!

Next I’ll be told I’m arrogant. For that I have no defense. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1415

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Working Exclusively by Referral: A Step by Step Strategy By Peter Swensson

In the past four editions we have looked at the general principles of working by referral as opposed to traditional methods of marketing. Most people would prefer to work by referral and yet are unaware that a precise yet simple step by step strategy, that specifically targets referrals, exists. Not only does it target referrals, but it also ensures that the very best of your past and existing customers are retained as your best customers and your best referrers.

the future become As when you are able to build a better relationship with them. The Cs are people who you are just not sure about, but with whom it may still be worthwhile maintaining contact.

The success of this system is dependant on achieving a demonstrated consistency and genuine sincere variation of types of communication over an extended period of time.

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The Turnkey system has built into it the required number of types of communication and not only steers you in the right direction, it also tracks your performance and indicates your progress and percentage success.

While there are many database management systems on the market, the Turnkey system was designed specifically for the purpose of managing a qualified database with the specific goal of building, nurturing and maintaining strong, rewarding and lasting relationships.

Step 4: Qualify your database

In essence, the qualification process is letting your clients know that you work differently to most other businesses in The following is an outline of the six basic that you work by referral. You send them steps to working by referral:interesting articles of information from time to time and all you ask in return Step 1: Build a database is that if ever they know of anyone who Simply sit down and make a list of could benefit from the services you everyone you are acquainted with. This provide that they would refer them onto list should consist of absolutely everyone you. The closing qualifying question you know without regard for whether would then sound something like this; “so you feel comfortable with them or not. if you were ever keen to use this product It should include your friends, family, or service again, or had a friend or associates, clients, past clients, anyone family member who was, am I the person you know on a first and second name you would refer them to?” basis and for whom you have, or are If the answer is ‘yes’ then you have able to obtain, contact details. successfully qualified your client. When you have personally qualified all 100 Step 2: Sort all the names down odd people on your database, you to A’s, B’s and C’s would have reached a milestone that When we start with a list of every person would make a huge difference to the we know, it is easiest to simply add a responsiveness of your database as column to your list and insert either an compared to just another list of names. A, B or C. The As are the people who you feel are most likely to refer you Step 5: Start a systematic and ideally people you have dealt with program of personalized written in the past and were able to conduct communication combined with the transaction or relationship in a personal contact, and always ASK professional and confident manner. The Bs are people who may at some stage in or REMIND for referrals

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The light at the end of the tunnel for dismissed sub-class 457 employees by Costa Brehas Sub-class 457 visa employees may experience job insecurity during these uncertain economic times.

benefits of doing so include the following: • The process is cheap to institute; • The proceedings are intended to be relatively quick and informal; • FWA can order that the employee be reinstated or compensate the employee in respect of lost earnings; • In the case of reinstatement, if the position that the employee had been engaged in no longer exists,

If they are dismissed they face the challenges of finding another Australian employer to sponsor them within a very tight time frame and run the risk of repatriation where their visa is ultimately cancelled.

Depending on the circumstances of each case, these employees may have recourse to various legal remedies, which may assist them to either continue working in Australia or to recover adequate compensation for any damages that they may sustain, tiding them over until another sponsor is found. Some of these remedies are considered below.

FWA may direct that the employee be engaged by an associated entity of the employer (e.g. a holding company/subsidiary company). Redundancy pay entitlements From January 1 2010, all national system employees in Australia who work for an employer that has 15 or more employees are eligible to receive redundancy pay (in addition to notice) if they are dismissed on the grounds of redundancy.

Reinstatement Under the Rudd Government's new Fair Work Act 2009 ("FW Act") employers who seek to dismiss employees on the grounds of redundancy must first comply with certain requirements including pursuing reasonable redeployment alternatives (both within their own businesses and within any associated enterprise).

Generally, this entitlement arises after the first 12 months of service from January 1 2010 and ranges from four weeks' pay to a maximum of sixteen weeks' pay. GEERS Redundancy Scheme Employees who have lost their employment due to the liquidation or bankruptcy of their employer may recover some of their outstanding entitlements through the government's General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy

Failure to do so may entitle affected employees to bring unfair dismissal proceedings through a body known as Fair Work Australia ("FWA"). The

Scheme ("GEERS"). Misleading and deceptive conduct under the Trade Practices Act 1974 Some employers make promises or representations to a prospective employee, which ultimately turn out to be misleading or deceptive. Where this happens the employee may institute legal proceedings under the misleading and deceptive conduct provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 to recover resultant damages. It is useful to keep file notes of all verbal representations made by a prospective employer which may not be reflected in the written employment agreement. These file notes have often been useful as evidence of misleading or deceptive conduct in subsequent legal proceedings. Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is not legal advice and should not be relied upon as legal advice. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1417 By Costa Brehas (B. Proc – University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa). Costa practised as an attorney and conveyancer in South Africa and is currently engaged as a Senior Associate in the Employment and Workplace Relations department of Hunt & Hunt which has a national presence throughout Australia.

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Our Attitudes - Habits of Thought By Colin Mackie

We are all victims or recipients of our own self-talk. What we

constantly and subconsciously tell ourselves about ourselves and the people we meet and the circumstances we encounter are our ‘attitudes,’ our habits of thought. “I can’t do this.” “I am too old (ugly, short, uneducated, tall, clumsy, etc., etc.).” “I hate this (or that, or them,).” “Speak in public. ME! Never!” Most of the self talk that we subject ourselves to is not even there by our own design. An event in our past can be immediately imprinted into our subconscious and it paralyses our intellect forcing us to believe that this attitude (belief) is unquestionably accurate. In excess, these habitual, negative thoughts can become obsessions and phobias and require skilled and professional help to overcome. But the little limiting things that we sometimes accept as truisms can dramatically limit our performance in everyday life. The greatest discovery of the last century wasn’t flight, penicillin, moon landings, the internet or all of the other miraculous technology but the undeniable knowledge that we are who we think we are and that we can redesign ourselves to become whole and true to our OWN thoughts. We all carry thought-garbage with us

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Once an idea has been implanted (especially with emotional overtones) it becomes over time a habit of thought that floods our mind with paralyzing endorphins that stop us from thinking either rationally or logically.

We may not want to believe or accept it, but I would suggest that the number of people whose lives, thoughts, dreams and passions are exclusively their own would be infinitely small.

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What we are is a reflection of thoughts, ideas, opinions and events that we have experienced in our lives. These were implanted into our subconscious mind along with the emotions we were experiencing at that time. You may have been seven years old when your teacher asked you a question, you replied with an answer you were proud to respond, but sadly, you were greeted with jeers and laughter from your classmates. The humiliation you experienced flooded your brain with endorphins, the natural opiates produced by the body, your face went scarlet, your body flushed with perspiration, your eyes filled with tears. Forty years later this memory may be lost entirely to your conscious mind, but your sub-conscious never forgets. The moment you are asked to stand up and talk to your peers, the amygdala in your brain flushes it with the same “fight or flight” endorphins making you quiver at the thought of public speaking. Each of us could be carrying hundreds of these implanted emotions, ready 24/7 to control your true self and make you a prisoner to the past. However, they can be fixed quickly and effectively with understanding and simple systems that have been proven numerous times to have significant results. Positive attitude techniques workshops and seminars are designed for groups of 5 to 15 people and are guaranteed to be effective for those who desire to improve their lives. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1418

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Business in the New World

Only in Aus! Part 6

By Catherine Palin-Brinkworth

By Dave Robinson

Some of you may think this article is a little bit whacky, and the ideas unattainable. Some of you will hope it’s not, because you are experiencing the effects of doing business in the old world. (We’re not talking Africa/Australia by the way). And many of you will know, we either change, or we go out of business. Twenty years ago, after 15 years in state and national sales and marketing roles, I developed my business consultancy services. I now own two ‘people skills’ training companies and have spoken professionally on leadership, growth and business development all over the world. I’ve worked through two significant recessions and haven’t faltered. And now I am excited. We are witnessing and participating in (because how could we not) a very real shift in the way we do business on this planet. We will no longer allow the greed and theft of a few to touch and affect us. No more bogus. It's up to each one of us to stand our ground, and to never again, out of fear, allow deception and delusion to run our lives and our economy. From the solo business operator to the CEOs, we need to take a stand for who we are and what we stand for! We have proven, categorically, that the old ways of doing business don’t work long term. They are not sustainable, neither environmentally, nor socially, nor plain bloody logically. Playing win/lose, ripping people off, grabbing all you can as fast as you can, may look like a fast track to financial prosperity, but is always a deceptive path, ending in destruction. I was fortunate, blessed, in my early business days to have as mentors two of the most successful and well regarded men in Australia’s business history. Both taught me that he who shares, wins and this has been proven to me over and over again.The four fundamentals of doing business in the new world: 1. Stand alone, don’t be anyone’s victim, take responsibility and own your own power 2. Focus on being of service, that’s what we get paid for, and why we are of value 3. Claim your value, calmly and confidently know your worth, ask for it and receive it 4. Learn to be satisfied with less, my shoe cupboard will tell you I’m a slow learner. Here in Australia, we are starting our new financial year. I am excited about creating and celebrating new beginnings. (As if there could be old beginnings, duh!) Let's individually choose to work together collectively and help to create wealth for each other. Let’s create a new world, where the processes and principles of making a profit are transparent and holistically sustainable. That way, we’ll build a new world we all want to live and work in. And stress-less. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1419 Catherine Palin-Brinkworth is a business mentor, author and inspirational speaker. For more information see www.catherinepalinbrinkworth.com.

Universal Conspiracies?

Last issue I briefly introduced Sabona readers to the seven DaWei Laws. It is the seventh, which states ‘serendipitous events are living proof that the universe is conspiring to provide whatever we need’, to which I would like to give special attention in this issue. Whilst happily going about my job of teaching English to foreign students, I was suddenly confronted with the harsh reality that, while I might be a knowledgeable and diligent teacher, the students actually expect to have a bit more fun in class and not be bombarded with grammar, reading and writing. A discussion about their favourite meal or movie, would be quite adequate for their needs, providing them with ample opportunity to better their English while interacting with each other, without much input from me at all. The fact was that I could be a more effective teacher by not being such an efficient one. Once aware of this, I resolved to change my teaching style. The change wasn’t at all painful to implement and it reminded me of a previous lesson I had learnt when I realised how to lead people through situations without necessarily taking the lead. When asked by my employer a few weeks later to take on the additional role of teaching hospitality management, I decided to adopt my newfound teaching style from the word ‘go’. Rather than present myself as the expert in hotel management and risk teaching my students things they might already know, I would simply make myself available to fill in gaps in their know-how that they themselves would identify. To do so, I allow the students to take the mandatory multiple choice test for each new module before I teach them anything. That way, both teacher and student discover what the students already know and don’t yet know, so we can cut out unproductive lecturing time and optimise the productive use of our contact hours. By the end of each module, the students are able to achieve 100% in the quiz and demonstrate adequately their mastery of the required competencies through a comprehensive practical case assignment. It means the students and I cover 20 hours of work in just 12 contact hours, while they have flexibility around the remaining eight hours each week. The arrangement works well because my afternoons are freed up, my employer saves a lot of money (as I am paid by the hour), and I can continue to teach my English classes two mornings a week. Now, before the sceptics start to point out that my new improved teaching style just did me out of afternoon teaching hours, here’s the serendipitous bit: In the very same week that my afternoons became free, I was invited to lecture at another university. The invitation came totally out-of-the-blue and the times they needed me corresponded exactly with my availability. What’s more, the rate per hour is a lot more lucrative than the afternoon work I would have had. I have found over and over that serendipitous events, often precipitated by a coincidence or even an accident, open up new opportunities for our optimal survival, learning and personal growth. Sometimes, serendipity stares us in the face and says ‘give me a chance to help you’. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1420 Dr. Dave Robinson is a lecturing professor at Central Queensland University, principal director of The Academy of Business Acumen, adjunct professor at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan, an entrepreneur, director of companies, consultant to business, author of books academic journals, surfer, musician and poet. He currently teaches English Language, Hospitality Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management on the Gold Coast. Write to Dave: acumen.dar@gmail.com Sabona: Issue Fourteen 29

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Global financial crisis, global financial crisis, global financial crisis. No

matter what you call it, it seems to been talking about for months. The GFC, as it is now more affectionately known, has had varied and wide-ranging implications. It has seen the international markets bouncing around like a rugby ball, with local and national businesses in strife, numerous economic failures and Australia’s soon to be excessive budget deficit. The next thing you know, someone will even find a hidden link to blame the GFC for the swine flu.

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When it comes to dealing with the challenges we face in this climate though, I'd rather like to think South African business people have a certain edge. Another rather popular topic of conversation, the Springboks, have always been the true icon of South African sport. No matter what sphere of life you come from, nor where in the world you may be, you'll find South Africans cheering loudly for them at every opportunity. They have always had the reputation of being big, strong, physical and mentally tough both on and off the field, and these personality traits are not limited to the South African sportsmen and women. Strength and resilience are also very common traits amongst the broader South African business community. In addition to mental and physical strength though, there has long been another trademark of South African rugby, the big strong forward pack. The focus is on being willing to do battle up front, keeping the ball in close, showing mental toughness and gaining metres, one by one. Of course, all while fighting off the challenges of the opposition. This bears many similarities to the current business environment. Gone are the recent, lucrative markets where the 'high risk, high

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reward, skip pass to the wing or the speculative cross kick for the corner ‘are the methods required to succeed in the business environment. When the game feels like it is getting away from you, it is important to get back to what South Africans do best, keeping it in the forwards. All business owners and employees should be focusing on taking small, progressive steps towards the goal line. This is at least an area over which you can have some control, and it is far more productive than focusing on the external market conditions.

Once you have started to move in the right direction, don’t forget that even during the tough times, there are opportunities to better your business. These can be in the form of acquisitions of struggling competitors or potential suppliers, the chance to restructure and focus on a new product line, potential mergers or joint ventures. Once your forward pack is in place and is working effectively, you can let the back line break away and make a move on those more risky opportunities, breaking the oppositions defense and scoring the winning try. Every good team needs a great deal of support, during both the good times and the tough times. If you would like to review your game plan, make an appointment with our WHK business consultants who can guide you and your business through the tough battles of business and help you score the winning try. - comment: To www.sabona.com.au/1421 Mark Robertson is a WHK Business Consultant

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Stimulating Children Before Three By Cheryl Goodenough

Children begin to learn most of the things they need to know to adapt successfully in school, before the age of three. As a parent that is a scary concept, and makes us realise the importance of our children’s very early years. So what should we as parents do? South African-born, Queensland resident Marga Grey has recently published her first book Sensible Stimulation, which equips parents with some of the answers. In her book, Marga explains the necessity of proper stimulation for young children and she provides ideas and games for parents to use to stimulate babies and toddlers effectively. Marga touches on aspects such as discipline, self esteem, moral standards and parent. Essentially the book is a guide for parents, and highlights possible problem areas in children, providing the parent the understanding to seek help if needed and address problems through early intervention. Marga’s experience in this area comes from many years of experience as an occupational therapist. Born in Pretoria, before moving to Riebeeck-West near Cape Town as a child, Marga studied occupational therapy at the University of Stellenbosch. She met “the love of her life” as a student and married him as she finished her four year bachelor’s degree. She then spent almost 30 years as the wife of a farmer in Letsitele in the Limpopo province. Marga started her career as an occupational therapist working at a school for disabled children in her local district. Soon after her first child was born, she decided to start her own private practice, which she ran for almost 25 years. The practice provided therapy for

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children with learning disabilities and support for their families. Through the years Marga has assisted teenagers and young adults with various problem areas and presented numerous workshops and lectures to parents, teachers and other therapists on various aspects of child development and the use of specific techniques. “I realised that early intervention is the answer to prevent many learning disabilities and to help children overcome problem areas. I also became more interested in the young child from birth to three years. As a result I presented workshops for day mothers and subsequently wrote training manuals and trained care givers for a franchise of day care centres in South Africa.” Marga also started research on the needs of young children in a day care setting and the quality of care provided by various day care centres in Limpopo, South Africa for her Masters of Science degree. Marga and her husband subsequently relocated to Australia, where she completed her degree and worked at a charity organisation for children with muscular dystrophy. She has also worked part-time at the University of Queensland. Drawing on her extensive experience, Marga decided to compile her knowledge and research into a book for parents to understand the necessity for proper stimulation of young children.

Having recently returned from a marketing tour in South Africa, where the book was published, Marga is currently working with children with learning disabilities, ADHD and autism spectrum disorders, at a private practice in Brisbane. Her work involves close contact with the child’s parents, family and other adults in the child’s life. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1422

Marga Grey and Sabona are giving away one copy of Sensible Stimulations. Visit www.sabona. com.au/sensiblestimulations and tell us why you should win a copy of Marga;s book and go into the draw to receive your copy of Sensible Stimulations. Marga also has copies of Sensible Stimulations available at a discount price for Sabona readers. For more information email her at margagrey@bigpond.com. Mention that you saw the article in Sabona.

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sabona health

Your Health MATTERS The Hidden Truth About Amalgam Fillings And The Health Hazards Of Mercury by Simone Sleep Greek mythology regarded mercury as the fleet-footed messenger of the gods. A patron of translators and interpreters and the cleverest of the Olympians. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility…and thievery. He bought the souls of the dead to the underworld, and was honoured as a god of sleep. Science regards mercury as a powerful poison. It has the ability to rob the body of health and leads to neurological dysfunction. Published research has shown that mercury, even in small amounts, is more toxic than lead, arsenic and cadmium. Some of the most common signs and symptoms of mercury exposure include: • • • • • • • • • • •

Irritability Fits of anger Lack of energy Fatigue Low self-esteem Drowsiness Decline of intellect Low self-control Nervousness Shyness/timidity Insomnia

Although a natural component of the earth’s crust, mercury does not have a role in the human body. Yet humans are constantly exposed to mercury, primarily through large fish, thimerosol (a preservative added to vaccinations and many other pharmaceuticals) and amalgam or mercury-based dental fillings. The largest exposure to mercury among adults comes

from a source that is completely avoidable, amalgam fillings, primarily in the form of vapor of metallic, elemental mercury. Elemental mercury forms a monatomic gas that is highly volatile and readily inhaled according to research. Most individuals can protect themselves against mercury by avoiding unnecessary exposure and following a protocol designed to help the client get rid of mercury. Do the following: • • • • • •

See a specialist in mercury removal and be put on the protocol. Use only composite dental fillings not amalgam. Avoid vaccines and pharmaceuticals that may contain thimerosal. Eat fish occasionally if you are healthy and eat a diet rich in animal protein and fat. Remove amalgam fillings before conception and it is imperative that none be put in place during pregnancy. Avoid tuna, swordfish and similar species of fish, if pregnant or lactating.

Mercury is the most toxic of the heavy metals. So, if we are to protect our own health as well as that of future generations, it’s imperative that we and the scientific community pass legislation soon to stop the use of mercury. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1424

Simone is the principal of the Gold Coast Anti-Ageing and Wellbeing Centre and is well known in the health care industry for helping people to remove mercury from their bodies. She also works very closely with a dentist who is a leader in mercury removal in Australia.

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Pets: Paralysis Ticks Paralysis ticks are not a problem exSouth Africans are familiar with, unless you come from the Karoo that is, where interestingly they have a related tick, the Karoo paralysis tick. Many Australians will just talk of “ticks,” but there are several species around with only paralysis ticks being dangerous. Fortunately biliary, or tick fever, (Babesia sp.) is not present in Australia (except in far Northern WA and the Northern Territory where a mild strain is present). Paralysis ticks are widespread in Australia, but are most prevalent down the eastern seaboard with Queensland and Northern NSW being the worst affected. Ticks are present all year round, but we see a peak in cases in late winter and early spring. We always expect a flurry of tick activity once the weather warms up and humidity increases. Typically this happens after the first good “spring rains” and it is not uncommon to see the number of paralysis ticks increasing from August.

By Dr Kevin Cruickshank

between the toes and under the tail. Should you find a tick, remove it immediately and keep it for identification. The best way to remove a tick is with a tick hook, a simple plastic device available from most vets and good pet shops. If you don’t have a tick hook use a twisting action and try not to squeeze their body as this may inject further toxin into your pet. Make an immediate appointment to see your vet and take the tick with you. Signs of tick paralysis include wobbly back legs, weakness, a change in their “voice”, coughing, regurgitation or vomiting and difficulty breathing. But don’t wait until you see symptoms – early treatment can be lifesaving. Since treatment can be costly (severe cases costing several thousands of dollars to treat), I strongly recommend a pet health insurance policy that includes paralysis tick treatment. Do it today! To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1425

Given that they can be fatal, prevention is the best approach. All dogs in affected areas should have tick preventatives applied year round; the reality is that many people relax a bit in the cooler months. Now is the time to strengthen your defences again! And as an added bonus, many tick control measures will also help with flea control. There are many measures available and it is always best to discuss with your vet what will suit your circumstances. Local risk of ticks, dog vs cat, pet’s lifestyle (eg do they swim a lot?), type of hair coat and your budget are all factors to be considered. Effective paralysis tick preventatives include spoton products (eg Frontline® or Advantix®), tick collars (eg Preventic® or Kil-Tix®) and tablets (Proban®) In high risk areas, such as rural or semirural settings, especially near properties with livestock, it may be wise to use a combination of products such as a spoton and a tick collar. But never solely rely on these products. Physically search your pet daily for ticks, especially after walks. Favourite spots are the chest area, face (especially around lips, ears and eyes),

To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1305

Sabona: Issue Fourteen

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Grand Slam and New Heights By Huguenot Hottentot

This time last year the word was out that South African rugby had peaked at the 2007 World Cup in France, but all of sudden it looks like the Springboks are developing potentially their greatest team ever!

Being from Africa, you have to be proud of the Kenyan seven-a-side team who qualified for the final in Adelaide, but lost to South Africa though they did beat them in the earlier round robin game. They are fast and super fit as are most Kenyans and they are elusive. They also made a big impact at some of the other tournaments causing a lot of upsets. I think they would make absolutely superb Aussie Rules players.

A new record score by the awesome Blue Bulls over the shell shocked Chiefs in the Super 14 final, a hard fought and sweet victory over the British and Irish Lions, a first ever World Seven-a-Side Series trophy and to complete, an absolutely superb Grand Slam of rugby: The Boks must win the Tri Nations, and the signs are looking good. As South Africans living in Australia the perfect World Cup 2011 final has to be the Bokkies and the Wallabies both striving to be ‘the’ team – the first nation to win the World Cup a record three times! Now that would go down like a lead bullet in rugby crazy New Zealand.

An interesting observation in a country dominated by oval ball sports is the experimentation of league players into rugby union. This is something that has not really worked. Lote Tiquri has been a ‘naughty’ boy and his game faded badly in the last few years. The only other league players to make a real impact have been Andrew Walker and Chris Rogers. Interestingly most of them go back to league. The games are very different and I think the rugby union agents would be better off looking in Africa and the islands for players, who come from a total rugby union background. It is important to play it at school boy level.

When was the last time a country was number one in both rugby and cricket? A good discussion point, but my guess would be Australia under the great John Eales. Although did they pip the All Blacks who have been so dominant in recent years, especially with the man mountain Jonah Lomu and the mercurial Christian Cullen exciting rugby fans worldwide? But as a South African now living in Australia, I’m very proud to say that South Africa is officially the number one in both rugby and cricket – go boytjies.

Go the Green and Gold in the Tri Nations. Which green and gold do you support?

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Australia is in ‘team building momentum’ with super coach Robbie Deans moulding a team built more on speed, ball skills and team work. It’s a young team and it’s clear the goal is the World Cup. But, in saying that, the Bokkies have really good young talent coming through as recently witnessed with the emergence of a superstar in Heinrich Brussow. There will be a couple of vey talented players from the seven-a-side team who will come into the equation and I also noticed a few up and coming superstars in the Super 14 competition.

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Look forward to interviews with the likes of Uli Schmidt, Gerald Bosch, Frik du Preez, Jake White and Dan Retief. Huguenot Hottentot will also highlight great moments in South African sport, hold a sports quiz, share information about fitness training for sport and include a ‘where are they now’ feature. Sneak Preview: Keep a look out for more information from Sabona Events on an upcoming gathering of Old Boys clans called the ‘Kookaboerie in New Zealand’. Make the 2011 World Cup in Kiwi (the final and semifinals are to be held in Auckland and quarter finals in Auckland) a sports bonanza and an opportunity to meet your mates from school or university. Something to look forward to, and start planning for? To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1426

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Sabona: Issue Fourteen

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MELBOURNE

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Settling in Australia: SO MANY CHOICES By Cheryl Goodenough

Looking to relocate to Australia and unable to decide between Melbourne and Brisbane, a writer to Sabona recently questioned whether to go where family are based (in this case, Brisbane), or where there may be more jobs available (in their view, Melbourne). Putting the question to Sabona readers resulted in an overwhelming response. Many focused on the criteria that people should consider when deciding where to settle in a new country. Of course, such a decision really is a very personal one. There are people living happily in both cities, and many people do not have experience living in both cities, making it rather difficult to compare. Interestingly, some people thought that family support should be the deciding criteria, while others said the job market should dictate. “Never underestimate the power of a support structure,” said Craig Oxford. “If the two are a close run then go to your family and friends. Hey, you have just moved 10,000 kms. What is another 1,000kms in a couple of year's time if Brisbane is not everything you wanted in Australia?” Family and friends were particularly important for Lara Ford, who said that she is not sure how they would have managed without them. “From what brand of washing powder to buy, to knowledge of different schools, areas to live, places to work, and so on.”

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Climate was a key factor for a number of people who have already made the decision on here to settle. In addition, several people suggested visiting each location before deciding where to settle, even though a visit is somewhat different to actually living in a city. There were many references to the

job market and the current economic situation, and many

people said that it really is difficult to say whether job prospects in one state are better than in another. Avril Sellars questioned: “Who knows where the best opportunities lie? Her advice: “When it comes right down to it, having a job is just a start. As the present economic downturn has shown, no one should be totally dependent on a job. We should all be looking to diversity our income as much as possible. Australia is a land of tremendous opportunity to set up alternative sources of income.” Dickie Naidoo responded: “I think with the global crisis and huge shortage of jobs, let the job dictate where you should stay, and not the lifestyle for now. That should come later when you have got your feet in the door.” Property buyer's agent Martyn Fleming provided a well researched response. On www.seek.com.au he found:  

22,374 jobs in Victoria (of which 20,900 were in Melbourne) 19,628 jobs in Queensland (of which 13,574 were in Brisbane and 1,372 on the Gold Coast)

Then he considered the population for each state (2007 figures):  Victoria 5,205,200  Queensland 4,182,100

He calculated that the current opportunities per person are about:  4.3 jobs per 1,000 people in Victoria  4.7 jobs per 1,000 people in Queensland Martyn also provided unemployment figures for March: 5.7% in Victoria and 4.5% in Queensland, while median house prices as at January 2009 were $439,005 in Melbourne and $442,060 in Brisbane. Based on these figures, he declared Queensland a winner. However, he did caution that it depends on one's trade or profession as opportunities vary between states. Martyn also stated that late last year Brisbane surpassed Melbourne as having the higher average wage and this occurred at a time when there were significant interstate migration patters, with many residents from Victoria and New South Wales moving to Queensland. For added measure, Martyn has lived in Queensland and Victoria and said he preferred the lifestyle on offer in Queensland.

Finally, the response from one reader showed how personal the decision is. She suggested settling in Adelaide: “It is the most beautiful city, slow and quiet!” To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1427

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Cooking For Pleasure

by our regular recipe contributor Matilda Scarfe

Whether it’s gourmet African favourites or traditional recipes, Matilda Scarfe’s passion is cooking.

Beginning with her mother’s and grandmother’s recipes, she has developed a style so very African, and a sensational gourmet experience. Throughout her book, which consists of 144 pages of delicious recipes, Matilda gives hints on how to experiment with your cooking style. Her playful attitude will inspire you to be more creative and enjoy cooking. It’s delightful to read, even when you aren’t cooking! The recipes often call for the sauces she sells through select outlets and through the Sabona website at www. sabona.com.au/buy.buy.ews. Don’t be afraid to create wonderful meals substituting her products with over the counter brands. but, when you need to serve the very best, follow the recipe exactly.This book is a must for creative cooks who are still expanding their international cooking talents. But most importantly, for every person who needs to cook a meal! To win a copy of Cooking For Pleasure visit www.sabona.com.au/cooking for pleasure and tell us why you should receive a copy of the book.

One of the many fabulous recipes to be found in Matilda’s book:

Beef and Vegetable Potjiekos Sauce: 125ml sweet sherry 5ml cracked pepper 2 tbsp chopped rosemary 2 cups beef stock

125ml soy sauce 3ml mustard powder 2 tbsp chopped thyme

You also need:

125g dried peaches, soaked for 1 hour and drained 30ml Gourmet Afrika Roasted Garlic & Rosemary oil 1kg gravy beef in cubes 2 onions, sliced 4 carrots, sliced 4 potatoes, cut in chunks 2 tbsp chopped thyme Black pepper

2 tbsp garlic 2 sweet potatoes, sliced 6 zucchini, sliced 1 tin tomatoes 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Heat the oil in the cast iron pot. Brown the meat, a few pieces at a time. Remove and set aside. Add the onion and garlic and gently fry until onion is brown. Mix all ingredients for the sauce and add to the meat. Stir well to mix. Cover and simmer for 1.5 hours. Now place the dried fruit first, and then the vegies in order on the meat. Season with black pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Sprinkle with parsley and thyme. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1428

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BOOK CORNER From Cheryl’s Rocking Chair Review by Cheryl Goodenough

The audio book that I listened to this month was Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella. I really enjoyed listening to something light-hearted that got me laughing. The story follows Becky Bloomwood as she heads to the shops of New York, accompanying her entrepreneur boyfriend Luke who decides to move there for business. Becky is totally addicted to shopping and finds a way to justify her every purchase, but then things go wrong, and Becky’s career, her relationship with Luke and even her access to credit are in jeopardy.

Shopaholic Abroad is entertaining and funny; a welcome book to listen to in between some more serious and thought-provoking reading matter. I’ve decided to read or, in some cases, re-read some of Bryce Courtenay’s books. It is interesting to read something written by someone born in Africa, although the author has lived in Australia for many years. I hadn’t read April Fool’s Day previously and found it a poignant story. It is a true story about Bryce’s son Damon, a haemophiliac, who subsequently contracted the HI virus from one of the many blood transfusions that he required from very early in his life. Having seen through my research and writing about how HIV and Aids affects people in South Africa and Malawi, it was quite an eye-opener to see how someone with Aids was treated in Australia in the early 1990s. It is a wonderful tribute to Damon and his girlfriend Celeste who was by his side through so many difficult times. This month I also read African Tears: The Zimbabwe Land Invasions by Catherine Buckle (published in 2001). Some readers may have read some of the weekly emails sent out by Catherine telling of the invasion of the farm she owned, lived on and had built up over 10 years. The book tells the whole story, including excerpts from the emails and newspaper reports. It tells how Catherine, her husband Ian and their young son lived alongside men who claimed to be war veterans. It’s a really sad story, a distressing reminder of the land invasions in Zimbabwe and the suffering that many people, black and white, have undergone. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1429

Ivory Moon

by Sally Henderson

Sally Henderson’s first book Silent Footsteps was a bestseller in Australia and her second book Ivory Moon has just been released. Subtitled Getting lost and found among the desert elephants of Namibia, it tells the wonderful story of a Queenslander’s journey of discovery in Namibia.

Together with her husband Jer, Sally volunteers to run a wilderness camp in a remote part of Namibia near the Skeleton Coast. She had traveled extensively throughout the continent and in 1990 she joined an elephant research project in Zimbabwe (this was the focus of her first book). Sally describes at the beginning of Ivory Moon that she had “a single-minded need to simply ‘be’ in an African wilderness that remains pristine because it is inhospitable to humans, to hear the silence and gain the assurance that there are places in the natural world that still hold the power to repel the incursions of our kind”. Her descriptions and stories from the African wilderness are heart-warming to read, perhaps even more so as an African living far from Africa. Sally and Jer volunteer to manage the camp so that they can stay for three months in the area. She tells a wonderful and sometimes emotional story of the challenges that she faces, being so far away from everything, managing staff members who are mostly African men and just experiencing the Namibian desert. There are tales of sand storms, accommodating guests when the camp is overbooked, taking over the role of chef when there are guests, of a safari guide with an elephant phobia and Sally and Jer’s extremely close encounter with a leopard. Also evident in the book is Sally’s own spiritual journey, and her desire to share her experiences of Africa with others. For those of us from Africa, it is wonderful to read about our beautiful continent through the eyes of an Australian. Perhaps also knowing what we know about Africa helps us to recognise Sally’s courage in venturing into the desert. In the introductory chapter of Ivory Moon, Sally shares with the reader, “I have lived a life some may see as crazy. But it’s mine and it’s been fun to believe anything is possible and to make my dreams come true. Whenever the circumstances have arisen to shrug off restriction and grasp freedom, I’ve taken the lure and run with them. This time they brought me to a place that dared humans to enter at their peril. Few outsiders have the privilege of living in the ancient desert that God forgot, or of sleeping beside an elephant with jug ears and a springbok name Sam. I want to share that privilege.”

Sabona and Pan Macmillan Australia have three copies of Ivory Moon to give away. Be one of the first five readers to comment on this review at www.sabona.com.au/ivorymoon and go into the draw to receive your copy of Ivory Moon. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1430

Downunder Diary by Migrant Saffa

April

The boys went back to school after a lovely long weekend in Burrum Point National Park near Woodgate, a small seaside resort village four hours north of Brisbane, which is only accessible by 4x4. The Swanepoel family joined us at this lovely out-of-the-way camp site at the mouth of the Burrum River, which is full of pelagic fish. Our dinner on the second night comprised of fresh Silver Travelli caught by Fred. My Giant Herring caught on a lure off the back of ‘Chilly Bean’ our canoe, was too bony to cook. Our stay also included some 4x4 exploring along the river, a walk along the Banksia Trail and lots of relaxing in the perfect champagne weather. Our very own movie star Keal made his acting debut in a short film called ‘Once upon a time’ produced and directed by a good mate of ours, Rob Porter, as a follow up to his recent award winning short film ‘The boy and his fish’. Dressed as a ninja turtle, Keal, along with his mates, Harry Potter and some army guy, saved the birthday girl from the crazy party clown in what was two gruelling days of hard filming. He started rather hesitantly, but we couldn’t get him off the set at the end. During the shoot I nipped off to watch a top school boy rugby derby between Churchie and Nudgee College, where the visitors won in the dying minutes. Both Keal’s U7 and Tyle’s U10 wins earlier in the day were a far cry from this breeding ground of future Wallabies. As the cooler months approach I’m sure that my beautiful wife will have some projects lined up for me as she gets ideas from two popular TV shows Renovation Rescue and Backyard Blitz. I personally prefer the programs like Getaway and The Great Outdoors. Although we pay a lot of income tax it is reassuring to see that after only minimal corruption and government spending a lot goes into providing good infrastructure, education, health, policing and services for the country. Many Aussies have retained the art of whingeing from their pommy ancestors as to how tough they have it, if only they knew............

June

Winter has arrived with temps plummeting to seven degrees and only creeping up to 21 degrees in the day causing everyone to dig out the old moth-balled jerseys to avoid the cold and flu germs flying around. It looks like the poms, Australia’s second highest immigration statistic, have also brought their wet weather with, as it has been raining on and off for a week now. A sure sign that I’m becoming soft in my old age was evident when the wet weather forced me to make my potjie on the stove in our cozy warm kitchen. We pulled out some biltong and treated a few Aussie couples to some South African hospitality on Sunday afternoon. Saturday afternoon was spent in the Hewlet Packard box suite at the Gabba with an old Aussie mate, from where we watched the Brisbane Lions smash Melbourne’s Carlton in what was a very ordinary bottom of the ladder clash. In AFL they still get one point for missing the goal and there is a lot of argy bargy off the ball. Umpires in white coats have long since been replaced with normal colourful outfits and are called ‘green maggots’ by the crowd. We had some celebs as special guests to the after match function where it was so funny to see the Aussies pretending not to recognise them, but at the same time watch them carefully out of the corner of their eye. All the same it just isn’t rugby. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1431 Sabona: Issue Fourteen

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Zimfest is in the air in Perth By Guy Cockcroft This year the Zimfest phenomenon reaches the shores of five continents and will be celebrated in dozens of countries around the world. One of the charity festival’s newest host cities is Perth, which celebrated its first event in 2008. Excitement is currently building for the next event, which is to be held on September 5, 2009. The stage is set for a breathtaking and exponential ascent of the concept of Zimfest, as Western Australians turn to gather Zimbabwean scatterlings comes around once again; all in the name of Zimbabwean charities.

“Perth has jumped on the bandwagon” Zimfest, which is run entirely by volunteers, basically serves two functions. The first is to bring the entire Zimbo community together in one place. We all know how it goes: Everyone knows everyone from back home, but it is very rare to have the entire community all together in one place for a good party and a good catch-up with people we haven’t seen all year. In fact, probably not since the last Zimfest! The second function, of course, is to use the opportunity to try to raise a few dollars for the people and places in need back home and for a cause that is very close to the hearts of expat Zimbabweans. That is, the support of old age pensioners who are back home struggling to get by with no income. Although they’ve tirelessly contributed to superannuation funds their whole lives, the money is practically wiped out almost overnight by the runaway inflation that Zim has experienced over the last 10 years. The organisation Support for Old Age Pensions runs a program to provide hampers and other support directly to old age homes. Last year we raised over $14,000 for the organisation and this year we hope to do a lot better. We have also considered supporting the conservation of wildlife

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in Zim, with the idea being that this is Zimbabwe’s main tourist attraction. Without our beautiful wildlife we have nothing. One of the key answers to getting our country back to it’s feet is enabling the land to work for itself again and getting tourists back there to spend some of those valuable US dollars to get the industry up and running again. As a result we are also donating to the Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit, as well as supporting a cause called The Tashinga Initiative, which is striving to raise funds for rhino conservation. As I write this article, two Zim chaps, James Reid and Riley Travers, are rowing from the source of the Zambezi River to the where the river goes into the sea. The three month-long trip is to raise awareness for the plight of the black rhino in Zimbabwe, and their particular trip is called Row Rhino Row. The Tashinga Initiative is the same cause for which two Zim chaps, James Reid and Riley Travers, are as we speak, rowing from the source to sea of the Zambezi River over a period of 3 months, to raise awareness for the plight of the black rhino in Zimbabwe. Their project is called "Row Rhino Row", Zimfest was started by a bunch of Zimbos in the United Kingdom and today over 20,000 Zimbabweans frequent the event every year. Since then, it has spread to Australia, the United States,, South Africa, New Zealand and for the first time this year, to Zimbabwe itself, with a festival being held in Bulawayo in December. Zimfest Brisbane is three years old, and last year Perth just kind of jumped on the bandwagon. The gig saw nearly 700 Zimbos rock up to support the cause, having one hell of a party in the process! This year we are expecting well over 1,000 people, and are expectations are that we’ll grow bigger and better with every passing year. There has been a great deal of generosity shown by various people and businesses, both in Zim and here in Perth and we have some amazing prizes to raffle and auction to raise as much money as possible for our charities. This is not to mention that this year is the first (in our whopping two year history!) that all entertainment

on the day has been donated by the bands. We also have a guest performer, Fraser Mackay, who is well known by Harare dwellers in the 90's, coming from Zim to join our line-up, all free of charge. Apart from Fraser joining us, others in this year's line-up include Bud Cockcroft, who plays every year, and traditional marimba bands, Shangara Jive and Dunumba, that have quite a large following in and around the Perth and Fremantle area. Together they make the day the most memorable of the year, and they really know how to please a Zimbo crowd! Of course, just because the name of this gig is Zimfest, it doesn't mean that only Zimbos are allowed to go. I take great, great pleasure in seeing people of other nationalities at the event. Zimfest is public event. It is for everyone. It just a Zim-themed party that raises money for Zim charities. That is all there is to it. It is about celebrating Zimbabwean culture, but it is for absolutely anyone who feels that they would like to join in with us and absolutely everyone is welcome. Ozzies and Saffers, if you guys are looking to have a bit of fun and want to embrace something a bit different, you are strongly encouraged to come along! At the end of the day us okes in the Southern Hemisphere all have a similar culture. We all enjoy a few beers and a bit of a braai (ok, ok, a barbie) and we all like to know that it is for a good cause. Guy Cockcroft is the organiser of Perth Zimfest. For more information on Zimfest Perth and the charities supported by this event see www.perthzimfest.com. Tickets are available online for $35 and includes access to cheap drinks, a full day of live musical entertainment, plus the knowledge that it’s all for a good cause. To comment: www.sabona.com.au/1432

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SBN: Membership and Sponsor Information Philip Scott

It’s a new financial year in Australia and I felt it would be very fitting to celebrate with some new SBN incentives! New Business Directory

We’ve re-introduced a printed business directory in the magazine with 40mm x 40mm display style adverts rather than classified style adverts. These are available from as little as $55 per month. This is ideal for businesses who can’t afford the standard magazine body advertisements but would like to advertise. Advertising in the printed version will get a free inclusion in the new online directory which will now have display adverts (paid) in addition to the free listings. We aim to make the directory a lot more interactive and also provide localised classification based on the breakfasts attended.

Sabona Loyalty Cards

We’re in the process of finalising our Sabona loyalty card system. Every SBN member and Sabona subscriber will receive a loyalty card. These cards are fully functional EFTPOS cards, but with the added benefits of some very smart loyalty program technology that works with every standard EFTPOS over the counter terminal. Advertisers and members will be able to provide special offers to all Sabona card holders and it may also help support our financial aid fund.

Guest Speakers

We have a new speaker program and will be bringing you some excellent guest speakers that will add great value to your business. If you’re not already registered, visit our SBN page right now and register for free updates! www.sabona.com.au/business.business.ews

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Breakfast included every month (per selected venue) Free membership listing with details of your business (100 words) Discount on display advert or advertising in magazine FREE Sabona Loyalty card with access to special offers Invitation to exclusive Members Only events Free annual subscription to Sabona Magazine Promote your business further by providing special offers to other SBN members

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Naming rights (The Sabona/Sponsor breakfast) Only one Gold Sponsor per venue A joint banner will be printed for the venue with your name/logo on it and will be displayed at every breakfast Minimum 12 month commitment You get to provide “guest speakers” to do a 15/20 minute presentation at selected events Includes the monthly cost of breakfast for one representative Your company gets special mention and an extra couple of minutes to address the group Logo displayed on weekly mail-outs Logo prominently displayed on website in relevant business section Free SBN membership Free advert in the online business directory (approx Value $35 per month)

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new opportunities are waiting for you in Australia. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out! Open the door to your new life at the Opportunities Australia Expo. new job, new country, new life. everything under one roof: Employers, recruitment consultants, state governments, registered migration agents, financial services, shipping companies, seminars and more...

Upcoming expos:

Johannesburg 12-13 September, 2009

TicKeTs: purchase tickets online > www.expo-australia.com Price: R150

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