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The
S PA RTA N
April 2020
HAPPY
EASTER
From all of us
at Sparta!
Sparta Day 2020 update
S PA R TA . C O. Z A
Another successful Sparta Day during which
thousands were raised for Mama Sophia’s
Pathways. Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Save the date: Sparta Day 26 February 2021.
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STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
Washing Hands Social Distancing
Wash your hands with soap and water Maintain at least a 2m distance
for at least 20 seconds. This helps kill between yourself and anyone
viruses that may be on your hands. who is coughing or sneezing.
S AC O R O N AV I R U S . C O. Z A
Message from our CEO
My dear Spartans our fellow compatriots who are homeless and/
or jobless. We hope and pray that our leaders
The Covid-19 pandemic has caught us all by will have the wisdom to carry us through the
surprise. It is indeed a metaphorical ‘black hardship endured by so many.
swan’ event – events that are characterised
by their extreme rarity, their severe and In times of uncertainty, trust is more important
widespread impact and the insistence of than ever. We as Spartans will continue to
some (with hindsight) that these events were produce good, safe and healthy meat to play
obvious. In years to come we will probably our part in the nourishment of our people. For
refer to life and work before Covid-19 and us to be trusted to do this, we must keep our
after. No doubt we have all been reflecting own house in order. Every Spartan must respect
on what really matters in life. What is more and be mindful of the safety of his or her fellow
important than life itself and good health? This employees. We must all be diligent in taking the
pandemic will change the way we work, shop, necessary safety precautions to protect our own
do business and travel for years to come, it will people within the Sparta family.
change buying patterns and create a different
social awareness. The consequences need We must let others around us experience the
not all be negative. In all challenges there are care that we have taken for their safety. There
opportunities. We trust that Sparta’s vision and should be no doubt that we have heeded the
commitment will take us to the summit again. call of our President and that we are committed
to flattening the curve by slowing the spread
It is very normal in these uncertain times to of the disease. In difficult times people do not
have fears and concerns. There is widespread remember what you say, they remember how
confusion and panic, we are concerned about you make them feel.
the safety of our loved ones, we have concerns
about our jobs and businesses, we fear for Estelle van Reenen, CEO
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Celebrations
Wedding bells!
Congratulations to
Anngelene Meintjies and
What to Christopher Coetzer who
tied the knot in March. We
expect in the wish you a very happy life
next quarter together.
10 April – Good Friday
13 April – Family Day Mr and Mrs Litabe
celebrated their union
27 April – Freedom Day
on 7 December last year.
1 May – Workers’ Day Congratulations to the
16 June – Youth Day two of you!
July – Festive July
New arrivals
Sbulelo Ntsalaze
welcomed a new
addition to his family,
a beautiful baby girl
who they named
Ababalwe Diphoko.
Mr MW
New to the herd
Mokoena
Mr MJ Marquard welcomes the following
Mathibe pen riders (from left to right): Nobejara
Pitso, Tsokolo Rasekhobo, Piet Tholo,
Tumelo Halahala and Kabelo Matobako.
Taaiboschbult welcomes Mr MJ Mathibe
and Mr MW Mokoena – we hope you
enjoy working at Sparta.
Sparta’s new pen riders
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Sparta 2020
Kick-Start Function
Sparta’s annual Kick-Start Function, which was Like every year, the lucky draw
held at Salt & Pepper restaurant in Welkom, was eagerly awaited, and this year
was an opportunity for staff to just sit back and the following lucky staff members
relax after a busy December. This was also walked away with R5 000 each:
an opportunity for management to reward
employees with a 100% attendance rate over TG Tshabalala TP Thakeli
the festive season. VS Qoma D BEWU
JM Mahloko MP Matsoso
DS Mantje TT Masita
MM Mokhethi SP Msimanga
TE Rapuleng
Congratulations to these
lucky recipients of R5 000
each in our lucky draw.
Ntate Alfred Tau celebrated
his 20th year at Sparta. Here
he is pictured with Niel Venter
and CEO Estelle van Reenen.
Congratulations Ntate Tau!
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We would like to thank every Spartan for
their dedication, sacrifice and hard work
during the hectic holiday season.
I Sparta!
Gerrit Cronje, Fulu Mphaphuli and
Tshegofatso Marumola enjoying
themselves at the Kick-Start Function.
This year staff took on
the challenge to show
their prowess on the
mechanical bull.
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Sparta 2020
Conference
Sparta’s Conference took place at the Aldam
Holiday Resort & Conference Centre outside
Ventersburg in January. This year’s theme was
‘Future Fit’ with the emphasis on the steps
Sparta has taken to become future fit, as well
as areas identified in the business where we
can improve on our adaptability.
The conference was opened by board
Chairman Lou van Reenen, followed by a
riveting industry overview by our CEO, Estelle
van Reenen. Dr John Purchase, CEO of the
Agricultural Business Chamber who was
honoured by the French Government for his
services to Agriculture and Agribusiness,
gave an overview of import and export trends,
Next on the podium was Ansa Lange, a
protein statistics worldwide and how it would
functional therapist from Bloemfontein
impact on South Africa.
and an expert in what drives our
thought patterns, emotions and physical
symptoms, followed by Zanelle Blignaut,
Dr John Ansa
Purchase Lange an occupational therapist who runs her
own practice at Mediclinic in Welkom.
The conference ended on a high note
with a keynote talk by Joey Evans,
sportsman, adventurer and motivational
speaker, as he recounts his journey from
paraplegic to 2017 Dakar Rally finisher
as told in his book, From Para to Dakar.
Zanelle Joey
Blignaut Evans After sustaining serious injuries, crushing
his spinal cord and leaving him paralysed
from the chest down, and following 10
years of rehabilitation, tough challenges,
successes and lessons learnt, Joey
fulfilled a life-long dream by lining up as a
competitor at the start of the Dakar Rally
in Asunción, Paraguay.
T H E S PA RTA N / April 2020 / 07
Monalisa
Molutsi,
Spartan of
the Year
2020
This year there were seven nominees
in the running for the coveted title of
Spartan of the Year 2020, but there could
only be one winner, and the top honours
went to Monalisa Molutsi, or Mona as
she is affectionately known. Mona has
Friday night was party time consistently excelled at her job and in her
with staff dressing up in 1980s interactions with her colleagues and truly
fashion and luminescent lighting embodies what it means to be a Spartan.
wrapping the venue in an ‘80s
Glow’, the theme of the event.
Delegates were joined by their families
on Saturday for the Mystery Braai This year’s Sparta
Competition. They were divided into Conference was an
teams with each team randomly being interactive one. Even
allocated a cut of beef to prepare. The though load shedding briefly
brief for the competition was to hero the interrupted the proceedings,
cut of beef you’ve been dealt, which Spartans took it in their
was easy doing with quality Sparta stride and showed what a
beef;-) This competition has always been resilient team we are.
taken very seriously as the winning
team has ‘bragging rights’ until the next
competition. Congratulations to the
top two teams, Rustic Simplicity
and Aka-ushi!
Mystery Braai Team
– Marquard
FUTURE
FIT
Mystery Braai Team
SPARTA 2020
– Finance CONFERENCE
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Moo’vers
& shakers
Sparta Day.
SPARTA
Where fun and charity meat.
DAY
2020
Saturday, 29 February
Mama Sophia’s Pathways, a non-profit Marquard, Free State
organisation in Marquard established
by the late Sophia Makoetla in 2014, is FISHING
Cost: R120/adult
R80/child under 12
FUN WALK
Cost: 5km – R30/person
10km – R50/person
a care centre for individuals with a range Place: Karibi Dam, Sparta Farm
Format: Two rods/person
Place: Rietfontein Farm
Time: 5km – 08:00
Time: Cast-in – 06:00 10km – 07:30
of disabilities. These disabilities include Weigh-in – 14:00
No unaccompanied children under 12.
Enquiries: Barend Boshoff,
Each participant will receive a medal.
The top 3 in each section will receive
a hamper.
barendb@sparta.co.za / 082 886 4969 Enquiries: Charlotte van der Watt,
cerebral palsy, autism, down syndrome, charlottev@sparta.co.za / 082 557 6357
CYCLING
POLO
coupled with partial blindness and/or Cost: 5km – R70/person
30km – R120/person Come and join us for polo matches –
57km – R140/person you don’t want to miss this! Beer and
hearing loss. Place: Rietfontein Farm
Time: 5km – 07:30
30km – 07:15
bubbly for sale at the Polo Club.
Place: Sparta Polo Club
Time: 11:00
57km – 07:00 Enquiries: Abby Schoeman,
Check-in time is 30 min before abbys@sparta.co.za / 082 376 8380
the start of each race. Water
points provided.
Mama Sophia’s offers these individuals Enquiries: Charlotte van der Watt,
charlottev@sparta.co.za / 082 557 6357
what they need to be able to live
In aid of Mama Sophia’s Pathways Marquard
their lives as best they can, which – supporting individuals living with disabilities.
are a structured environment with
a predictable routine, stimulating
programmes, teaching them alternative
ways of communicating, skills training
and, most of all, plenty of love and care.
The Sparta Angus dinner was one for
the books with popular Bloem-based
blues band Shared Address providing
the entertainment.
Entertainment by
Shared Address
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Without our valued sponsors none of
this would be possible, and for that we
are extremely grateful. A special thank
you to the following VIP sponsors for
their generous contributions:
• Betty van Reenen
• MSD – R83 000
• SPAR – R60 000
• Zoetis – R50 000
• Hestony – R50 000
• Jarvis – R40 000
• FNB – R30 000
Betty
van Reenen
Photo credit: Stephen Naudé
A big thank you to our
other valued sponsors too!
Encore Chemunique
Diesel Electric Auriga Trust
Phibro Lombard Insurance
African Sky Exports Limecrop
ADD-X Trading Cipla
Fritz van Zyl Farmix
Encore Sopura
Marel Freddy Hirsch
Tradepak Bester Voer & Graan
Janka JVD Commodities
Grains for Africa Italia Engineering
Tactical Edge Ficksburg Toyota
Allem Brothers WesBank Corporate
Ascendis SDG Agencies
Navistar CEVA
MPACT Magnum Spring
Grainvest Pridepak
Boehringer Mr Bill Doyle
Ingelheim Fulu Mphaphuli
Marais & Crowther Brian Hoogstad
ELT Marco Torsius
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Polo winners
Prizes were sponsored by:
SPAR Western Cape Freddy Hirsch
(Bennie Nothnagel) Encore
Allflex Crown National
L&K Computers Workwear Depot
Momentum Kloppers
Cheetahs L&K Embroidery
Gas Boys Nutech
We also thank the following suppliers without whom
the evening would not have been possible: ENVIE,
Ola, Sonique and Lulu van Rooyen from Oppistoep.
Thank you to everyone
who joined us. Save the date:
26 February 2021.
Mama Sophia’s teachers
Mama Sophia’s 2018
Mama Sophia’s 2016T H E S PA RTA N / April 2020 / 11
Focus: Wanderlust
Gulfood: 16 - 20 Feb 2020
Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and
beverage trade exhibition, celebrated its
25th edition this year. The exhibition attracted
thousands of visitors and professionals from
the food and beverage industry worldwide to
Dubai. Seminars were conducted for newly
established businesses to gain knowledge from
Sparta sent their A team to network at
professionals and train under them and visitors
the Gulfood trade exhibition in Dubai.
got to enjoy and learn about a wide variety of
cuisines from different parts of the world.
Sparta General Manager Niel Venter, Sales
Manager Andre Pretorius and Export Sales
Executive Chris du Plessis represented
Sparta at our first-ever exhibition at the event,
with Brian and Megan Angus popping in to
lend their moral support. Sparta is going from
strength to strength and was very excited to be
a part of the South African delegation. We are
looking forward to very exciting times ahead!
Our partners Megan and
Brian Angus visited the
Sparta stand.12
Sponsorships
As a proud supporter of the
Toyota Free State Cheetahs since 2016, it is with
some sadness that we bid them farewell after it
was announced that Sparta will no longer be one of
the team’s main sleeve sponsors. It was not an easy
decision, but one made in light of a new chapter for
Sparta in terms of advertising opportunities.
As a proudly Free State company, Sparta Beef will
continue to be a staunch supporter of the Toyota
Cheetahs and will remain involved with and maintain
our relations with the team. We thank the Cheetahs
staff, players and coaches for a great relationship
over the past four years. We wish the team good luck
with the remaining matches of the Guinness PRO 14
tournament – we know you will make us proud!T H E S PA RTA N / April 2020 / 13
Bragging rights
Woman of Stature
Awards 2020
Congratulations to our very own Megan
Angus who was declared the winner in the
Woman in Agriculture category at the sixth
annual Woman of Stature Awards, which was
held in Fourways, Johannesburg in March.
The awards acknowledge South African
nation builders and trailblazers in disciplines
such as Education, Media, Finance,
Healthcare, Sport and Agriculture who are
making a huge impact in their respective
communities or industries.
Bragging rights
The Butcher Shop & Grill collaboration
A MATCH MADE IN CULINARY HEAVEN
The Butcher Shop & Grill Sparta
For over 20 years, our unmatchable steakhouse We at Sparta beef pride ourselves
has been as much a part of SA culture as in the quality beef we produce.
sunshine, red wine and red meat. You could say
it is a landmark on the culinary landscape (and We are a family-owned and operated
we’re now in Cape Town and the Middle East). business who can trace our agricultural
roots back more than a century.
But The Butcher Shop is also about family
– and the laughter, memories and conversations We have always lived close to the land,
shared with special people over great food at a and it’s this love of our land and our cattle
top steakhouse. that inspires us to produce great beef.
Our family business, handed down over
three generations, is famed for its quality
produce, extensive menu, separate butchery
and deli and 800 passionate staff globally.
Pop into The Butcher Shop & Grill for
great Sparta and Sparta Angus steak.14
Our Spartans
A team from Royal Canin visited our new
Rendering plant to conduct an audit, which we
passed with flying colours. Exciting times ahead!
Who wore it best?
Marquard’s canteen team always
manages to put a smile on our
faces, making Christmas time
a little more festive.
Sparta Angus dominated
in-flight magazines
with ads appearing in
Sawubona, Mango Juice
as well as Khuluma.T H E S PA RTA N / April 2020 / 15
Miniature Spartans
There was great excitement when
the Currie Cup trophy made its way to
Sparta Marquard. Lumi van Rooyen
and Lynette van Rooyen’s children,
Luca and Stella, loved having the
champions in their home town. Lumi van
Rooyen, and
siblings Luca
Christili and Meia Cronje popped into and Stella van
Rooyen
Sparta Welkom for a bit of fun with dad
Gerrit Cronje.
Fulu Mphaphuli’s boys were in awe
of all the goings-on on the Sparta farm
in Marquard. These two jetsetters
were also lucky enough to meet Eben
Etzebeth during their holiday at Sun City.
Seen with the Springbok rugby giant is
Vhuhosi Mphaphuli. Go Bokke!
Christili and
Meia Cronje
Eben Etzebeth
with adoring
fan Vhuhosi
Mphaphuli
Fulu Mphaphuli’s childrenSports at Sparta
Sparta has many sportsmen and
sportswomen across our branches and
they all make us proud, but a special
shout out to the Wholesale soccer
team who has been participating
in tournaments within the
Matjhabeng district. Go get ’em!
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