Newsletter 17 - 30 August 2011

Dear SA, this is for all the peeps in SA ...

Last week I was at a show in Cape Town, manning a stand for a charity that I support. We gave a prize away to get people interested in the charity and what they do, to invite them to the charity’s events to help their fellow man. This was such a great experience for me, because I got to speak to people from all walks of life. Now I thought we live in a place where people see each other as the haves and the haves not, where the haves wants to stay away from the poor, and the poor want to take from the more fortunate!  

Now this is where things changed, I couldn’t tell who had and who didn’t, but I really felt the compassion and willingness of people whom I spoke to - that you wanted to help their fellow man, your willingness to help others! This is a small percentage of the population, but the diversity and attitude of the crowd showed me that we all have that willingness to help, we just need to be given the opportunity. The people of SA have a inner willingness to help out, so I salute you SA. With this great attitude we will be a prosperous nation!

Cronje and Houghton score hat-trick in inaugural Garden Route Rally

Mark  Cronje  and  Robin  Houghton  (S2000   Sasol  Ford  Fiesta)  completed  a  dominant performance  in  the inaugural  two-day Garden Route Rally,  which  ended in  Knysna  this afternoon, winning four of the nine special stages to take their third consecutive victory...
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/motorsport/885-garden-route-rally-sasol-team-win

iPhone 4ever

There are two kinds of people in this world, people who have an iPhone and people who don’t. The people who don’t are the ones that couldn’t afford one or just thought that Blackberry sounds like the healthier option. I’m not going to compare them because Blackberry isn’t even in the same league and you just wasted your money if you just bought one, why?
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/technology/875-iphone-vs-blackberry-apps-bbm

Earthwave Beach Festival

Surfers Corner, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday & Sunday, 1 & 2 October 2011
Surfers Corner on Muizenberg Beach will again be the venue for the fifth annual edition of the Earthwave Beach Festival where surfers will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding the same wave’ which they set at 110 in 2009.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/lifestyle/868-earthwave-festival-muizenberg-surf-surf-sustainable-lifestyle

Weekend's pleaures: Elephant Eye's cave

This weekend myself and a good friend decided to explore a popular hiking trail, in what was initially supposed to be a relatively short walk in the forest turned out to be a challenging, yet enjoyable hike up to the famed Elephant’s Eye cave, near Tokai.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/adventure/33-hiking/886-hiking-elephants-eye-cave

Three days until EFC Africa's monumental 10th event

Only three days left to get tickets to EFC AFRICA 10, where 26 of the continent’s most spectacular mixed martial artists will do battle. In addition to two title fights and many experienced crowd favourites, a number of talented new arrivals are fighting fit
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/mma/883-efc-africa-10

Take stock of your communication skills

It is almost impossible to succeed if you cannot communicate effectively. In our formative education we are usually taught every topic under the sun, except for the most vital life skill: COMMUNICATION, writes communication guru John French, founder of Corporate Intelligence Training.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/business/876-john-french

Stay on the right track when buying and insuring your bike

Max Huggins, MiWay head of claims has a few pointers for you cyclists out there when you are insuring your bike.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/bikess/865-max-hugginsmiwayfake-bikesinsurance

Would you guys like to WIN some games?

We are looking to hook up with some game distributors to provide you with a chance to win some games, are there any gamers out there? I need to confirm whether we have a big enough pool of potential gamers, or a dad who has kids that like games, to get these guys on board! Send me an email as to what type of games you like playing. I personally am a racer, but let me know what games you play by sending me a message to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. !

This week is the week of the warriors, the EFC Africa 10 show is happening on the 1st of September, at Carnival City, and the fights will be shown at Nu Metro’s across the country. So if you keen to see some of the most exciting MMA fights from athletes that train extremely hard and are true warriors in this modern age, then get your tickets before they are sold out!

Job opportunities

Don't forget that our jobs pages are overflowing with job opportunities, so if you don’t have a job or need a new one, this is the place to go and look!

Have great September, summer is on its way, so keep a look out for our news on where to go for some family walks in our nature reserves!

Cheers,
Riaan