SA Club Lux International

5-A-SIDE 2010 WORLD SOCCER TOURNAMENT, 26 September 2009

2009-07-21T21:14:00.002+02:00

Dear all,

As you all know our country will hold the World Cup next year. What an exciting time for us all. Here is a great invite from the embassy to take part in a 5 a-side tournament. If we have enough teams we can think of trying to organise some special transport to take everyone.

Let us have your ideas and we hope you will be interested. It would be great to have a South African team and/or a Luxembourg team.

Thanks

SA TEAM

Attached is a proposal for your kind consideration.

We look forward to an enjoyable day of football. It will be nice to have a team or two out of Luxembourg too.

Regards
Thivhilaeli Makatu
Counsellor (Political)
South African Embassy
to Belgium and Luxembourg
and the Mission to the European Union

Click Here to Download the Proposal (MS Word Document)

Why not holidaying in Switzerland?

2009-07-21T20:59:00.003+02:00

Hi, We are a couple, she is South African and he is Swiss who lived in CT 30 years. We are established in Switzerland where we rent out a beautiful holiday apartment situated in the countryside, away from the hum-drum of busy stations. An area where one can enjoy nature, relaxation hikes etc..

But also full of more strenuous activities on offer including skiing, rock climbing, horse riding and much more. Ideal in summer and winter. We would like to invite fellow South Africans and friends to experience Switzerland under a different angle. If any one is interested, www.ladouzette.ch will tell you more or contact us: info@ladouzette.ch or 0041 79 830 86 43 Hope to see you soon. Ons is drietalig A E F .

Regards Audrey & Jean-Robert

Greetings from Where to Stay in Southern Africa.

2009-04-01T22:52:00.000+02:00

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59 matches will commence on 18 April 2009.

In addition to this, The British Lions Rugby tour takes place between 30
May 2009 and 4 July 2009 while the England cricket team tours South
Africa from 10 November 2009 to 18 January 2010.

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The Where to Stay Team
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Cricket coup for South Africa

2009-04-01T22:48:00.000+02:00

Cricket coup for South Africa
South Africa, which was recently asked to host cricket's
2009 Champions Trophy, has now been named host of the 2009
Indian Premier League. The second edition of cricket's most
lucrative league was moved from India due to security
concerns.

Bafana snatch late win over Norway
It took a stoppage time goal, but Bafana Bafana sneaked a
2-1 win over Norway in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in
Rustenburg on Saturday to pick up their first victory over
European opposition since they beat Slovenia 1-0 in the
2002 Fifa World Cup.

2010 preparations impress Uefa
A briefing on South Africa's 2010 Fifa World Cup
preparations went down extremely well at the Union of
European Football (Uefa) Congress in Denmark last week.

New antenna for satellite centre

South Africa has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art X-band
antenna at its Satellite Applications Centre north-west of
Johannesburg. The R22-million antenna will enable the
centre to track more earth observation satellites and
increase its archive of earth observation data.

Fishing patrol ship makes waves
South Africa's environmental protection ship, the Sarah
Baartman, has returned to Cape Town after a patrol in South
African, Tanzanian, Mozambican and Kenyan waters during
which 41 fishing vessels were inspected and six arrested -
one of them forcefully.

Internet access to double by 2014
South Africa's internet population grew by 12.5% to
4.6-million in 2008, according to a new report, and is
expected to grow as much in the next five years as it has
in the last 15, hitting the 9-million mark by 2014.

Khulisa founder wins social award
Lesley-Ann van Selm has won a social entrepreneurship award
for her Khulisa crime prevention initiative, which works
with offenders in communities to make restitution, restore
personal pride, prevent recidivism and provide alternatives
to gangs, drugs and crime.

South Africa's newest national park
South Africa has launched the new Garden Route National
Park as part of a strategy to expand its conservation areas
from 6% to 8% of the country's total land area.

Take a Sho't Left through Soweto
Bungee-jumping between Soweto's Orlando Towers, driving
around the township in a double-decker-open-top bus, and
visiting the Apartheid Museum made Lesego Madumo's Sho't
Left tour a humdinger of an escapade.

AGTERPLAAS B&B, MELVILLE 10 YEARS OLD :-) RATATATAA - 25 MB WI FI GRATIS !

2009-04-01T22:38:00.001+02:00

RATATATAA - 25 MB INTERNET ACCESS PER DAY COMPLIMENTARY TO OUR GUESTS!

DIE AGTERPLAAS B&B in Melville, Johannesburg (SEE BELOW!)
celebrates its tenth birthday on April 1st – no kidding! Over the last

e tla be e etsa dilemo tse leshome ka 1 Mmesa (April) a se

fêtera sa dixième anniversaire. Pendant ces dix ans

Melville feiert am 1. April 2009 seinen zehnten Ge

op 1 april z’n 10-jarig bestaan, geen mop

April ’n dekade oud - sonder grappies!

e zoba nemegaleha e leshome

DIE AGTERPLAAS B&B in Melville, Johannesburg, celebrates its tenth birthday on April 1st – no kidding! Over the last decade guests from all over the globe have been visiting us, experiencing typical South African hospitality and the serenity of our locality overlooking the famous Melville Koppies. We offer thirteen en suite rooms as one of the best established Guest Houses in the Melville/Auckland Park area. Features are secure lock-up parking, the luring proximity of the Melville restaurant culture and complimentary internet access (25 MB per day free.) We enjoy a three star grading from the South African Guest House Association and Highly Recommended status with the AA in South Africa. We are bookable online via our own website: www.agterplaas.co.za

Die Agterplaas B&B ho la Melville, Johannesburg e tla be e etsa dilemo tse leshome ka 1 Mmesa (April) a se motlae! Dilemong tse leshome tse fitileng bahahlaodi ba tswang mose ba rata tulo e na haholo ka hore e phodile, e okametse Melville Koppies. Die Agterplaas ke engwe ya ditulo tsa bahahlaudi ya maemo a hodimo mo Melville/Auckland Park. Re nale dikamora tse leshome le metso e meraro (13) re nale gape dikaratji tse sireletsegileng, hape diresturente di haufi. Re nale dinaledi tse tharo ho tswa ho ba South African Guest House Association. Intenete ke mahala (25MB) ka letsatsi. O ka beletsa kamora go website ya rona: www.agterplaas.co.za

Le premier Avril 2009, le B&B "die Agterplaas" situé à Melville, Johannesburg, fêtera son dixième anniversaire. Pendant ces dix ans, les visiteurs du monde entier ont ici découvert l’hospitalité sud-africaine, ainsi que la sérénité et le charme de son environnement et la vue sur les collines de Melville (MELVILLE KOPPIES). On a reçu trois étoiles de l’Association Hotelier sud-africain, et une haute recommendation dans le Association Automobile d’ Afrique de Sud. Etant une des meilleures maison d'hôte de Melville/Aucklandpark, on vous offre 13 chambres ensuite avec parking protégé et e-mail gratuit (25 MB par jour). Nous sommes situés à deux pas des restaurants qui font la réputation de la gastronomie sud-africaine à Melville. Vos reservations sont possible par notre propre site d’internet: www.agterplaas.co.za

DIE AGTERPLAAS B&B in Melville feiert am 1. April 2009 seinen zehnten Geburstag - kein Scherz! Während des vergangenen Jahrzehnts haben uns Gäste aus der ganzen Welt besucht, echte südafrikanische Gastfreundschaft erfahren und die Ruhe des Ortes am Rande des bekannten Naturschutzgebietes - Melville Koppies - genossen. Als eine der etabliertesten B&B-Unterkünfte in Gebiet Melville/Auckland Park bieten wir inzwischen 13 Zimmer mit Bad an. Sichere Parkmöglichkeiten (Garagen) kostenloser Email-Zugang (bis zu 25 MB pro Tag) sowie die berühmte Restaurant-Kultur Melvilles in verlockender Nähe sind weitere unserer Vorteile. DIE AGTERPLAAS ist vom Verband der südafrikanischen Gästehäuser mit drei Sternen ausgezeichnet, und wird ausserdem vom AA (Automobile Association Südafrika) in der Kategorie "sehr empfehlenswert" geführt. Zimmer können über unsere Internetseite gebucht werden: www.agterplaas.co.za

DIE AGTERPLAAS B&B in Melville, Johannesburg, word op 1 April ’n dekade oud - sonder grappies! Oor die afgelope tien jaar besoek gaste van dwarsoor die wêreld ons, en geniet tipiese Suid-Afrikaanse gasvryheid asook die vreedsaamheid van ons ligging en uitsig op die Melville-koppies. Ons het dertien en suite kamers en is een van die mees gevestigde gastehuise in die Melville/Aucklandpark-gebied. Kenmerke is veilige parkering, die aanloklike nabyheid van Melville se restaurant-kultuur en komplimentêre internet-toegang (25 MB per dag gratis.) Ons het ’n driester-gradering van die Suid-Afrikaanse Gastehuisvereniging en is in die AA se kategorie van hoogs aanbevole gastehuise. Besprekings kan elektronies op ons eie webwerf gedoen word: www.agterplaas.co.za

Die Agterplaas B&B in Melville, Johannesburg viert op 1 april 2009 zijn 10-jarig bestaan, geen mop! Gasten van over de hele wereld bezochten ons al en genoten de typische Zuidafrikaanse gastvrijheid, de rust van onze omgeving en het uitzicht op de beroemde Melville-kopies. We beschikken nu over 13 en suite kamers en behoren tot de meest gevestigde gasthuizen van Melville\Aucklandpark. Wij kregen 3 sterren van de SA gastehuisvereniging en in de AA rang van meest aanbevolen gastehuizen. Onze troeven zijn onder andere een veilige parking, gratis internet, de aanlokkelijke nabijheid van het artistieke en gastronomische Melville. Elektronische bespreking mogelijk via ons website: www.agterplaas.co.za

Die Agterplaas B&B eMelville, Johannesburg ezoba nemegaleha eleshome ngoka 1 Aprili aseyihlaya! Khule megalea edulele izivakashi zaphesheya eziza leSouth Africa zethanda lendawo ngoba ethulile futhi eseduze naseMelville Koppies, eDie Agterplaas enye epezulu eMelville/Auckland Park. Senamakhamera owa13, izindawo zokhu phaka izimoto ezilondolekileyo, futi ama-resturente aseduze. Senezinkhanyezi ezinthatu eziphuma eSouth African Guest House Association. Ukusebenzisa eyintenete (25MB) ngelanga oyikhokhelwa.
Ungakwazi ukubhuka ikamelo lakho kuwebsite: www.agterplaas.co.za

Urgent : 3 Days left to apply for a special vote!!

2009-02-24T21:31:00.001+01:00

Dear Friends,

Time is running out.

There are only three days left to submit your special vote applications to the IEC.

All applications must be submitted by midnight on 27 February 2009.

The DA is confident that our court application will be successful on 4 March and that South Africans who are living abroad, and who are on the voters roll, will win back their right to vote in the
upcoming elections.

However, it is likely that the IEC will not grant another 15 day period to apply for a special vote after the Constitutional Court ruling on 4 March.

It is therefore vital that you apply for a special vote before midnight on 27 February so that you be will able to cast your vote at your foreign mission on 15 April.

If you have not applied for special vote yet we urge you to follow these quick and easy steps to apply:
   1. Visit the DA’s Contribute to Change Global blog which keeps all South Africans abroad informed of news that affects you and your right to vote by clicking here
   2. Read the post by "How to apply for a special vote" in order to find out how to apply and to download the VEC10 form which you will need to apply
   3. Read the post "Tips on how to fill in VEC10 form" in order to find out how to fill in the form correctly
   4. Make sure you fax or post your form to the IEC before midnight on 27 February 2009 (fax and postal details are also on the DA’s C2C Global blog ).

It’s as simple as that.

The DA is committed to fighting for your right to the vote in the upcoming elections and we have therefore made it is as easy and convenient for you as possible to get your special vote application submitted before midnight on Friday.

In addition to submitting your own special vote application, help us spread the word. Pass this newsletter on to all of your South African family, friends and contacts living abroad so as to
ensure that they also apply for a special vote and cc global@da.org.za when doing this so that we can inform everyone of the outcome of our court case on 4 March.

By taking a few minutes out of your day to forward this newsletter on to your South African family and friends living overseas, and to get your special vote application submitted, you will ensure
that as many South Africans living temporarily abroad as possible will be able to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the 2009 upcoming elections in April.

Apply for a special vote before midnight on 27 February so that you can have your say in the future government of our country.

If you have any further queries regarding applying for a special vote or have problems sending your forms to the IEC please contact Tracé Venter, the DA’s overseas votes co-ordinator at cc
global@da.org.za .

We will be sure to notify you of the outcome of our Constitutional Court case on 4 March and will also keep you posted on any other news that affects your right to vote.

Until then, all the best!

Kind regards

Helen Zille

RIP Australia

2009-01-09T00:01:00.002+01:00

Well, Australia, it was fun; but I guess in the end the true champion was always South Africa. For those of you who don't know, South Africa pummelled Australia into the ground at the MCG on December 30th last year. Australian Cricket, may you rest in peace.

Vital Guide to SABC TV Pronunciation

2008-09-24T01:13:00.000+02:00

Hello Derrick please can you add below to website.

Merci
Best regards,
Having watched SABC News for a while I can’t help but notice it needs
some kind of translation… bearing this in mind… I present you with :
VITAL GUIDE TO SABC TV PRONUNCIATION

Beck - not the front
Beds - doves, vultures, etc.
Ben - to set alight
Cut - a small vehicle drawn by a donkey
Errors - districts, e.g. “Ebbon errors” (urban areas)

Farra – The man that is married to your Marra

Feather - implies distance - Cape Town is feather than Johannesburg

Fok – pronged cutlery, often used with a knife.

Guddin - around your house, where you grow plunts
Get - a hinged opening in a fence
Hair - as opposed to him
Hiss - masculine form of hairs
Itch - as in “itch and aviary pairsin”
Kennel - Army officer
Len - to acquire knowledge

Marra – The Woman that is married to your Farra

Mills – Food - what the Poh Pee-Pull have to some how go without.
Pee-Pull - Die Mense / people

Poh Pee-Pull - Die Mense / people who are financially challenged

Phlegm - the hot part at the end of a candle
Piss - symbolised by white doves
Suffa-Ring - as in “the pee-pull are suffa-ring”
Parrot Teksi - not a mamba of the teksi assoseshen

Soaka – A sport, often played between Kaiser Chiefs and Pirates.

Texis – Mini Bus capable of conveyeying entire Civilizations from point
to point.

Toks – Negotiations
Weaner - the weaner takes all
Wekkas - they do the wek
Weld - The Earth

Wok – what you must learn to do before you can run.

Port Elizabeth in Turmoil after Torrential Tidal Wave

2008-09-18T06:18:00.003+02:00

Monday Sept. 8
Something terrible happened in Cape Town. Check out the pictures below. Click photos for a larger view.

I Just Love Everything about Msansi

2008-09-18T05:26:00.000+02:00

Msansi fo' sho'

One of our SA Clubbers sent in this funny PowerPoint slideshow. Click here to download.

Eish!

2008-09-17T20:31:00.000+02:00

Yebo Gogo!
Good afternoon my fellow expatriates! This is just a quick post to let you all know that the SA Club Luxembourg has been invited to join Eish SA. Eish SA is a fast-growing directory for South African businesses, organizations, and incorporated individuals.

"Eish SA is a map driven website directory and we currently boast over 100 categories, representing over 25 000 websites in SA. Our aim is to list over 100 000 websites by the end of 2008 and of course become South Africa's Premier website directory. Please go onto www.eishsa.co.za and have a look."

"It's free of charge and we are predicting a million hits per month by the end of 2008. Please click the following link to list your business - www.eishsa.info/addsite. You will notice that we have 2 listing options and if you do not see your business category on our front page don't worry as we will create a category for you."

"If you do not have a website we can put together an information page for you with images, your company information and direct link to your email address. This page could also be used as a website address for your business. This would be a once off cost of R 300 for development and then a further R25 per month for your Premier listing, real value for money. Click the following link to see an example of an information
page - A&S Foods."