Sustainability Week, hosted by the City of Tshwane, offers a variety of conferences and seminars from 23 to 25 June 2015 in Pretoria.
This multifaceted event will bring together government officials from across Africa, the private sector, professionals, researchers and NGO’s to engage on sustainability to ultimately advance the Green Economy.
The African Capital Cities Sustainability Forum, a new addition to Sustainability Week, will explore various opportunities to address the sustainability imperative arising from the current and numerous challenges African cities face on a daily basis.
The Forum will see high level speakers …

The month of June is here and we are halfway in the year and yet no cold weather!
Maybe the environmental issues to be discussed at the Sustainability Week to be held at CSIR, Pretoria during 23 to 28 June 2015 will enlighten the hundreds of delegates on the changing weather patterns as well.
Juniemaand beteken ook vakansietyd maar moet leerlinge eers die nodige halfjaar-eksamens skryf voordat hulle kan dink aan see en sand, bosveldbraais of sommer net tuis met vriende kuier.
This month we also celebrate Father’s Day on 21 June and …

The Lyttelton Primary Health Care committee recently notched up a success in having a shelter erected to accommodate up to sixty-four persons waiting for attention by clinic staff.
In the past, community members visiting the clinic had to wait in the heat, cold or rain for attention but now have an overhead cover and seating space.
The clinic attends to up to 6,500 clients a month and the waiting time is sometimes up to an hour and a half.
Councillor Clive Napier (Ward 57) said that the opening of the shelter is …

Die ATKV Suid-Afrika het hulle Algemene Jaarvergadering (AJV) gedurende Mei 2015 gehou.
ATKV Centurion het weer ATKV-toekennings vir twee dinamiese projekte, naamlik met nasiebou en onderwys as temas wat tydens 2014 aangebied is, ontvang.
Sakkie Kotze en Eben Potgieter was albei verskeie termyne lede van die direksie van die ATKV en albei se termyne het die afgelope jaar verstryk.

Due to the interest of the public, Arcadia Primary School has decided to keep up the good work and to host one e-waste day every quarter.
More than 45 tons of e-waste have been saved from our landfills and the public is urged to make the next e-waste day another memorable one.
Councillor Juanita du Plooy of Ward 92 urges all residents of Tshwane to take their old mobile phones, dysfunctional irons, hair-dryers, toasters, kettles, old television sets, all computer equipment, scanners, printers, printer cartridges, electronic toys, power supplies and cables, stoves, …

Leading local supplier to the events industry, Unlimited Events Group, recently competed against 240 nominees and scooped the Top Three accolade for the Best CEO against the foremost companies across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The prestigious EMEA Business Excellence Forum Awards is powered by global leading business coaching franchise, ActionCoach.
The premier 2-day event lauds business owners, entrepreneurs, board members and team members for the highest level of business, best business practices and strategies on a global scale.
Alastair Laing, Group CEO, comments, “We made South Africa proud by being placed in …

The Centurion Business Forum (CBF) held their May 2015 monthly network function at the Cuppa Volta Café / La Volta Dance Studio.
The theme for this meeting was cyber security.
The June 2015 meeting was sponsored by Barloworld Toyota Centurion with well known TV and radio presenter Lindie Strydom as the guest speaker.
Guests also had the opportunity to test drive the various vehicles on display.
This event was also the annual blanket drive event of the CBF and the load of blankets collected will be distributed to three different charities within the Centurion …

Die jaarlikse fondsinsameling van die Centurion Raad vir Bejaardes (CRB) het weer susksesvol verloop.
Die wynveiling het ook weer onder die bekwame leiding van Bobby Lock en vrygewigheid van die gaste ‘n stewige bedrag beloop.
Na ete was Pieter Smith die gaskunstenaar wat die gaste heerlik aan ou bekende Afrikaanse liedjies laat saam sing het.
Dr Elma Krüger, direkteur van die CRB, het haar dankbaarheid aan ‘n ieder en elk vir hulle borgskappe en bydraes uitgespreek.
Die fondse wat ingesamel is sal help om die groot leemte van die Raad se fonds wat nie …

Dorothy Wye (right), editor of The Centurion and first runner-up of the Margaret Hirsch Woman in Business Achiever of the Year 2014, donated a portion of her winning Hirsch’s vouchers to Ancha Smuts (left) from Jakaranda and Louis Botha Children’s Homes.

Ladies attending the Hirsch’s Centurion ladies morning come dressed with their own version of an exciting hat!
The guest speaker was Mariët Hammann, owner of Living Life in Full Colour with the topic “Your signature language of chocolate”.
Carina Nel from Fashion and Style Club assisted with the hat judging and the winners wona copy of Hirsch’s Mom’s on the Run Cookbooks!
This month’s finalist in the Margaret Hirsch Business Women Achiever of the Year 2015 was announced as Tracy Minnie, proud owner of Innovation Junxion (Pty) Ltd t/a iCoach.
Ronnie Magic from …