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The story of Makweteng

With Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18) honoured this week, the theme for this year (‘It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity’) sharpens the mind as to the origins of the continuing economic inequity experienced in our city. With this in mind, Klerksdorp Museum historian, Bert Gaffen, tells the story of Makweteng, Klerksdorp’s first township for Black people.

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The origins of economic inequity lie not only in the formal Policy of Apartheid perpetrated by the National Party between 1948 and 1994, but also in the racial policies of, in turn, the two pre-20th Century British Crown Colonies (Cape Colony and Natal Colony) and the contemporary Boer Republics (ZAR and Orange Free State), the British Colonial Government immediately post Anglo Boer War, and the Union of South Africa (as of 1910). It is against this background that the story of Klerksdorp’s first Black township, Makweteng, should be read.

Kleurvolle logos laat haar uitstaan

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Maritha Coetzee van Hartbeesfontein se kleurvolle uitrusting het op Saturdag 5 Julie aandag getrek by die Durban July perdewedren.

Behalwe vir die perdewedren is die modes by die jaarlikse gebeurtenis ook altyd ‘n aantrekkingskrag.

Vanjaar was die tema ‘Marvels of Mzansi’ om Suid-Afrika se ryk geskiedenis, kulturele diversiteit en pragtige landskap uit te beeld. Maritha, ‘n DA-raadslid, het besluit om bekende handelsmerke in haar uitrusting uit te beeld.

“Ek het al die inkopiesakke met die bekende logos van chappies, vuurhoutjies en Marmite opgekoop en daarvolgens gewerk om die tema uit te beeld. Groot was my verrassing toe ek by die July opdaag en ‘n beeld van ‘n perd sien wat presies dieselfde tema as ek uitbeeld. Van die organiseerders het gesê ek het hul idee verpersoonlik. Die perd is deur die bemarkingspan gedoen,’’ het sy gesê.

Musiek, modes maak kuier pret

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Dit was ‘n oggend van lag, musiek en lawwe uitrustings vir die inwoners van Anistemie toe die bekende stilis Sandra Taljaard hul besoek.

Sandra het in Orkney grootgeword en einde Junie na haar wortels teruggekeer vir ‘n radio-onderhoud met Barbara Payne op Life FM, die bekendstelling van Petro Kotze-Odendaal se boek, Wanneer die krieke stil word, en ‘n glansoggend by Anistemie. Dit was vir haar ‘n lekker “trip down memory lane’’ en sy is veral beïndruk met die modeparade deur die inwoners van Anistemie.

Orkney welcomes new Rotary President

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - On Friday July 4 a new chapter of the Rotary Club of Orkney started when Johan Gerber handed the President’s chain over to Neil Strydom.

Neil was inducted as the 67th President of the Rotary club of Orkney at Villa Maria Guest Lodge where family and fellow Rotarians joined in the celebration.

Pres Neil dreams of fulfilling the new Rotarian theme “Unite for good”, in his service year by uniting the past with the present.

He is looking forward to making a difference with the help of the enthusiastic Rotarians to make a difference in the community of Klerksdorp.

New titles awarded at Miss Klerksdorp pageant

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - For the first time this year six winning titles were awarded at the Miss Teen, Miss and Mrs Klerksdorp pageant.

Pageant organiser Zee Dyson announced that besides the winning titles, she added three high titles to the pageant that include a Brand Ambassador, a Charity Ambassador and a Youth Ambassador to be of assistance to the title holders during their year of reign. At the crowning ceremony on Saturday July 5 she added that the Mrs category of the pageant will next year be split in two, so that the younger contestants and older contestants will not compete against each other.