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INTRODUCING OUR July 2020
MAINTENANCE TEAM
FWG Game Drive and ‘Where’s Wally’?
Lockdown Book Sale
Release of the Black-shouldered Kite
Elephants of Thula Thula
Published in close co-operation with the Fourways Gardens Home Owners Association
CONTENTS
July 2020
02 Message from the Interim Estate Manager
04 Security: Crime Prevention Tips
06 Clubhouse Menu and Liquor Price List
09 Release of the Black-shouldered Kite
10 FWG Game Drive
14 Art Appreciation: Ana Lampen
18 Lockdown Book Sale
21 Turfnet: July in the Garden
22 James Clarke: Elephants
of Thula Thula
26 St Peter’s Girls Prep
School’s Arcade
30 Restaurant
competition
32 Classifieds
10
35 Approved Estate
Agents
36 James Clarke: Are Women
really from Venus?
9
CATRIONA EATON
FOURWAYS GARDENS
Residential Estate
Contact Numbers / Emergencies / Fault Reporting
Estate Office 011 465 7731
Clubhouse 011 465 0937
Estate Security 24/7
Security Control Room 011 465 5465
Site Manager 071 224 6776
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Assist Site Manager 071 222 7037
FWG Mobile Site Phone 076 200 5280
Important Numbers
ER 24 Emergency 084 124
Netcare 911 082 911 /
010 209 8604
Life Fourways Hospital 011 875 1000
Ambulance Fourways Life Hospital 011 875 1000 /
010 209 8604
Douglasdale Police Station 011 699 1300
Police/Flying Squad 10111
Metro Police 011 490 1600
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Fire and Ambulance 10177
Lonehill Fire Department 011 465 5792 /
011 028 1083
Sandton Fire Department 011 375 5911
Fault Reporting and Utilities Suppliers
Eskom 086 003 7566
City of Johannesburg Municipality 011 375 5555 /
086 056 2874
Telkom 10210
Vumatel 086 100 8862
Fourways Gardens • 1 • July 2020
Covid-19@fwg.co.za
To offer help and assistance in FWG.
STAY SAFE, STAY HOME, STAY POSITIVE
MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM ESTATE MANAGER
INTRODUCING OUR
MAINTENANCE TEAM
Front L to R – Samuel Khumalo, Fortune Thusi, Eddie Modise, Steven Makhubele Photo taken before lockdown
Back L to R – Tebogo Naribe and Oscar Ndou
T
hese are the unsung heroes children, as we keep him too busy in the removal from Mopane Lodge. Steve is
of our estate, they quietly go estate! His primary responsibility is to married and has two daughters.
about doing their maintenance manage the team, prioritise their tasks
work without much recognition and ensure the successful completion Samuel Khumalo has been part
and praise. They are the ones that will of all projects undertaken. To ensure the of the team since 2010. Samuel’s
leave their homes at any hour of the day above, he scopes each project, sources responsibilities include ‘level 1’
or night to repair a broken electric fence the required material and allocates maintenance of the electric fence
or remove a fallen tree within our estate. resources. He’s also handy with minor and ensuring that all branches on the
electrical work and is our ‘go to’ man on perimeter wall are always cut back, to not
You often see the estate vehicles driving all maintenance matters. interfere with the fence. He is in a steady
around without knowing who they are, so relationship and has one son.
I would like to introduce our Maintenance Steven Makhubele began working at
Team and elaborate on the important Fourways Gardens in 2008. Steve’s main Fortune Thusi joined FWG in 2011. He
work they do in the estate! responsibilities are to keep our main is happily married with three daughters
gates’ guardhouse windows clean and and a little boy! Fortune’s main duties
Oscar Ndou started working at the sparkling, and keep the Nursery Stand are to take care of the maintenance and
estate in 2007. He is our Maintenance (storage area in Phase 1) clean and cleaning of the Bird Hide in Phase 1, and
Team Leader. He’s single, with no tidy. He also assists with garden refuse ensure that the jungle gyms in the estate
Fourways Gardens • 2 • July 2020
Estate News
Gazebo that was retiled and beautified
Damaged wall and fence
Building Braai in Phase 1 Tree in Road
and the playground areas are always areas for submission to Eskom and the pathways in the estate.
well maintained and safe, to be enjoyed City of Jhb; to report and repair potholes • They recently built the new braai area in
by our younger residents. that are not seen to by JRA; and finally yet the Phase 1 Park.
importantly, he feeds our Wattled and Blue • They repaired and replaced the roof tiles
Eddie Modise has worked at the estate Cranes in the Nature Reserve. of our wooden gazebos in Phase 2.
since 2015 and he quickly proved himself • They did the waterproofing and painting
as a great team member! Eddie is single As a team, they execute the big projects of the tennis court walls.
and has no kids to date but is quite popular together. Here are but a few that have • They levelled off the run-up after the
with the ladies, we believe. Eddie’s duties been undertaken over the last while: cricket net in Phase 1 was resurfaced
include ensuring that the estate lights stay • They painted the main security gates, recently.
on by replacing bulbs in all the parks and HOA and Clubhouse the new grey.
the estate buildings. He is also in charge • They paved the additional parking areas These are just some of the things that our
of minor light repairs that do not require for the Clubhouse, on Coral Tree and the men from the Maintenance Team take care
the expertise of an electrician. Phase 1 Parking area. of. Give them a friendly wave the next time
• They re-paved Flame Street after Jhb you drive past them and please appreciate
Tebogo Maribe was the last member to join Water repaired a burst water pipe and did the hard work that they do on a daily basis
the team in 2017. He is married with three not have the manpower to repair the road to keep our estate in great condition!
sons. Tebo was immediately recognised as once work was completed. They also
an integral part of the team and his friendly, removed tree roots and repaved a piece Regards,
Rob Zuccollo
positive and helpful nature makes him of the road in Buffalo Thorn Road.
indispensable. His responsibilities include • They repaired the paving and removed
all the meter readings for the common roots damaging all the common Interim Estate Manager
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Fourways Gardens • 3 • July 2020
Security
CRIME ON THE
INCREASE AS
LOCKDOWN IS
EASED
24/7 Security Services extend our gratitude to the residents • At the petrol station:
of Fourways Gardens for their support during the national o Petrol stations are easy targets for criminals as they
lockdown, and we thank all our staff for their ongoing provide quick escape routes.
dedication and commitment. o Be aware of your surroundings and look out for people
loitering near your vehicle.
There has been a marked increase in crime since the start of o Keep your cell phone out of view and ensure that there are
Level 3 of the lockdown. We urge residents to be aware of their no valuables on the seats.
surroundings at all times. Criminals are brazen, and crimes are o Leave immediately once your payment has been processed.
committed at all hours of the day.
• Shopping and collecting takeaways:
Here are some safety tips – please share them with family o When queueing to enter a shop or to collect takeaways, be
and friends. aware of your surroundings.
o Several cell phone thefts from people waiting to enter a
• At the ATM: shop or restaurant have been reported.
o Ensure that nobody follows you when approaching or leaving o Keep handbags and wallets close to you and maintain
the ATM. social distance both outside and inside the shop.
o Watch out for people – either groups or individuals - loitering
in the area. • Running and cycling outside the Estate:
o If you feel unsafe, leave immediately. o While exercising in groups is currently not allowed, refrain
o If possible, use an ATM that is situated inside a supermarket from exercising alone in deserted areas.
or mall where there is security. o It is always better to walk, run or cycle with a friend - ensure
you maintain the correct social distance at all times and
Important: wear a mask.
o Carry some form of identification on you, so that any
Please report all security-related matters
bystanders will know who you are and who to contact
immediately, without delay. A delay in in case of an emergency. Most exercise gear has small
reporting = a delay in resolution. pockets for this very reason.
o Refrain from carrying your cell phone and other valuables
Onsite Control Contact details: while exercising – these items make you a target for
011 465 5466 or 076 299 5280. criminals.
Should you have an unsatisfactory experience with any of Cyber Security Tip of Month: Back up before you backspace
the security personnel on the Estate, please record their Many people are decluttering during lockdown. If you are
name and company number, which can be obtained from discarding an electronic device, ensure that you have all of
their company ID card around their neck and/or the vehicle's your data backed up. Save anything you need, and perform
details. This will help identify the officer in question. Kindly a factory reset on the device to wipe the memory of all your
provide this information to the Security Management, and private information.
they will take further action with the officers.
All smartphones can do a factory reset, and most laptops
Please email or contact Ricardo – and computers can too. Alternatively, you can erase the
sitemgrfge@24-7security.co.za or 071 224 6776, also drives or use software such as Eraser to delete files from
available on WhatsApp, or your computer permanently.
Daniel – assistsitemgrfge@24-7security.co.za or
071 222 7037, also available on WhatsApp. Next, be sure to remove any SD and SIM cards before
discarding the device.
Fourways Gardens • 4 • July 2020
Officers of the Month
PA S S I O N F O R P R O P E R T Y
Contact us on - 011 469 4070
EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUYERS
Our Officers of the Month for June are
Mr Caliver Nchabeleng – company number: 103962
Mr Khorommbi Marema – company number: 103901
Miss Elsie Mathekga – company number: 10264
The officers were nominated for their efforts in
assisting residents over and above the call of duty.
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suburbs. Genuine buyers are out and looking for a good deal.
Whilst this is not always ideal for sellers, it does allow
homeowners to move forward with their plans. One always has to
consider your motivation for moving and weigh things up. The
local rental market is very busy and we don’t expect a big upswing
on the expat rental market for some time yet. The other optimistic
news is that we are also selling to expats, so not only South
African buyers. I do think that the need for security is paramount
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Liquor Liquor Wholesale
Wholesale List 15 List
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2020
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RELEASE OF OUR
BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE (Elanus axillaris)
I
n January, the HOA was contacted by level three of lockdown, Tebogo from our to leave his pen – it required quite a lot
Ecosolutions for help to rehabilitate maintenance team took over the duties. of patience and convincing to get him to
and release a young kite. A pet shop Tebogo is also the official carer of our leave. Even the blue cranes and some
owner in Brakpan contacted them and cranes in the nature reserve. geese came to see what was going on
reported that someone had tried to sell in the nature reserve. The kite eventually
him a kite! He immediately confiscated After a while, we noticed that the wings left the pen and we were very relieved
the kite, contacted Ecosolutions to seemed to have grown out and advised to see him fly for the first time in many
rehabilitate the bird, as his wings were Ecosolutions. They sent a vet to give the months!
snipped and the poor bird was quite kite a full check-up. She commented that
traumatised by this ordeal. our kite had picked up weight well during All the owls, and the kite which has been
his rehabilitation period and that his released from our reserve, are rescued
Our kite arrived and settled into his wings had fully grown out. He was ready birds. They are set free as soon as they
new home quite comfortably. During for release! are strong enough to fend for themselves
the first few months, his feeding was in nature.
taken care of by resident Johan Fourie Mid-June was decided as his release
who did a fantastic job! When lockdown date and we invited photographer If you wish to support Ecosolutions and
happened, our HOA staff took over the Peter Hall to join us and try to get the the educational and rescue work they
duties. First, it was Gladys who fed him perfect shot of our kite’s first moments of do, please have a look at their website,
in the mornings and when we reached freedom! The kite, however, did not want www.ecosolutions.co.za.
Fourways Gardens • 9 • July 2020Estate News
FWG Game Drive
and ‘Where’s Wally’!
During the hard lockdown
in Fourways Gardens Estate,
it was heart-warming to see
how the community cared
for one another.
O
ne of the many initiatives that
came from lockdown was the
Sunday game drive. This was
a suggestion from Chantel
Venter and the idea was loved by the
community at large! The little ones could
not wait for Sunday, 4pm, to get in the
car and drive around the estate and spot
game. Some were even live, with the
sleeping lioness and the snakes out for
public viewing!
After a few weeks of game viewing,
Carey Bouwer contacted the HOA with
the great idea of adding, ‘Where’s Wally’
to the game drive! We asked resident
Martin Martinovic if he could help us
bring a couple of Wally’s to life, which he
did in record time.
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ART APPRECIATION
AT FOURWAYS GARDENS
BY FRANCESCA BEATTIE
It is incredible to see how much talent we
have in our Fourways Gardens community.
Each month we get to showcase artists with
such diverse artistic styles and skills.
Our Artist for July, Ana Lampen,
captures the essence of her subjects
within her portraits. Do enjoy the
Q&A.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: WHERE/HOW/
WHEN DID YOU START?
I have always had a love of art. I didn’t
actually do art in school, and when I
went to university, I was ‘encouraged’
(persuaded) to go into the science field. That didn’t
work out and I eventually summoned the courage
to do art. I studied Fine Art many
years ago, majoring in sculpture and
printmaking. I did a bit of ceramics
during this time too.
I then took a break from art as I
started a family, and became a full-
time mom and housewife, and also
assisted my husband in starting his
business.
For the next 20 years, I did very little
in the field of art, although I found
various creative outlets in doing odds
and ends around the house (sewing,
embroidery, knitting pillowcases
and carpets, and even made a few
lampshades!), but I always had the
intention of taking it up again.
YOUR JOURNEY IN ART: HOW
DID YOU DEVELOP YOUR STYLE? HOW DID IT detailed work (as I hadn’t
EVOLVE? done this before), so I
I am not quite sure what my style is yet, I’m working did a bit of watercolour,
on it! a bit of calligraphy, and
then started colour pencil
After such a long time of not being able to focus or classes with Pearl de Chalain
work on my art full time, when I did decide to dedicate (pearldechalain@gmail.com),
some time to it and to start working at it again, I started who also lives in Fourways
by attending some courses and lessons to hone and Gardens. I fell in love with working
develop my skills, as well as to learn to work with new with colour and detailed pencil work.
techniques, subject matter and mediums.
WHERE DO YOU EXHIBIT YOUR WORK?
I was particularly interested in working in colour and doing In the house and to my family mostly!
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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY attempting to capture the essence of a WHICH OTHER ARTISTS’ WORK DO
WORKING ON? person within an artwork. YOU ENJOY?
I am currently doing a lot of animal portraits I love Wim Botha, Willem Boshoff and, of
in coloured pencils. Currently I am doing a lot of work using course, William Kentridge. My favourite
coloured pencils, but I also love working portrait artists are Candace Charlton and
YOUR FUTURE GOALS/WISH LIST: with charcoal (my old favourite) and pastels, Kerri Evans.
I would love to be able to work on my art and I can’t wait to start working in oils.
full time and to extend my work to do oil TIPS AND ADVICE ON THE USE/
paintings and more gestural pieces. YOUR FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE(S): WORKING IN YOUR FAVOURITE
I love the layering required when working MEDIUM:
WHAT INSPIRES YOU? with coloured pencils. Putting layers down, Choose a good picture to work from, good
The sky, nature and silence. taking them off, and building your layers quality paper and colour-fast pencils, and
and colours like that. Detailed pencil work then have a lot of patience!
YOUR FAVOURITE SUBJECTS AND requires a lot of layering and you can have
MEDIUM(S): up to 20 layers before you get the right GENERAL /USEFUL TIPS FROM YOUR
My favourite subject is portraiture - colour! EXPERIENCE FOR ASPIRANT ARTISTS:
The process and journey of creating art
is a very individual one and experienced
differently. You have to love art, to have
a passion for it, as well as to have a lot of
patience and perseverance!
ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT
COMMISSIONS?
Absolutely!
WHERE CAN YOU BE CONTACTED?
I can be contacted on my email
analampen@hotmail.com.
I am also in the process of setting up a
facebook page, coming soon!
All talented artists are invited to send me their artwork to showcase. Keep the submissions
coming! Watch this space every edition and celebrate each month's Fourways Gardens artist!
Please do contact me if you would like your work showcased! Email info@fbproperties.co.za
or call me on 083 678 8001.
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LOCKDOWN BOOK SALE
BY CAREY BOUWER, FOURWAYS GARDENS RESIDENT
B
efore March 2020, back when healthy happy children. If we didn’t Fourways Gardens Residential estate
our lives were pretty normal find out through the Jeans for Jada and after some brainstorming, we asked
and before the craziness that initiative, we never would have known Elmine Durandt, Communications and
is today started, a couple the difficulties Kim faces every day. Events Manager at the estate, if we could
of moms in the Fourways area got As a group of moms and friends, we hold the book sale at the Clubhouse in
together to try to help an amazing decided we would like to help Kim and conjunction with another initiative they
family that lives in our community. Jada in some small way. have, Ice Cream Wednesday held by the
Knickerbocker Ice Cream company. They
We all met Kim, Jada’s mom, through We decided on a book sale, just before also got involved and graciously offered to
swimming lessons for our perfectly the Easter holidays. A lot of us live in donate 10 percent of all proceeds to the
Jada Foundation. The community were
amazing. Moms, Grannies, Aunties and
Uncles donated books by the thousands.
We were set to go. And then . . . Lockdown.
After two months of sitting with over
2 000 books in our garages, we decided
to try and sell the books from our front
garden pavement on a Sunday afternoon.
Fourways Gardens was amazing and
supported our endeavour. The response
was incredible. People arrived all
afternoon, suitably equipped with mask
and sanitiser, and observing the 2m
separation rule.
The first Sunday was a resounding
success with over R5 000 in takings and
many, many more books donated from the
Fourways Gardens families. We decided
Fourways Gardens • 18 • July 2020to hold another book sale the next Sunday and this was even more
successful, raising over R6 000. It was such an eye-opener to see
how supportive and incredible a community can be, when asked.
We were still left with thousands of books after the two Sundays,
so we decided to further spread the love and donated to three
different charities: SPCA, The Hospice and Kids Haven.
Here is a little more information
about Jada from her mom,
Kim Lubbe:
“Jada-Ann is one incredible little
girl who was diagnosed in 2012
with a terminal illness, ‘Vanishing
White Matter Disease’, a rare and
degenerative brain disease. There
is currently no cure or treatment of
this awful disease.
Jada is losing her basic motor
skills and is unable to run around.
Unlike any other 10 year old, she
now has to use a wheelchair for
Jada-Ann
assistance.
This disease has already robbed her of her basic motor skills -
the ability to walk, run and play like any other children her age;
eat and drink; or go to the toilet unassisted. Without treatment
or a cure, her abilities will only degenerate and get worse: loss
of vision, epileptic seizures, vomiting, irritability, loss of bowel
control, inability to move, depressed consciousness, comas
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The average life expectancy of VWM patients is 5 - 10 years from
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families affected by this disease – which, as we know, are not
many. Therefore, it is critical that we are able to encourage and
support ongoing research through fundraising initiatives.
I hope this helps explain some of what is happening to Jada and
her symptoms. For now, she is happy, in no pain and living as
normal a life as possible, but we are in desperate need to raise
funds and find a cure in order to see our child grow up and live a
life she so rightfully deserves.”
If you are interested in helping Jada, please donate to the following
fund. All contributions will help us to help her. The Jada Foundation
is a registered NPO and all donations can be tax exempt.
If you would like to make a donation, the banking details are:
Jada Ann Foundation
FNB/RMB Branch: 250655
Account No: 62353976619
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Winter Gardening and Maintenance Checklist
• Fix uneven and worn out garden easy-to-grow species in your garden or • When pruning hydrangeas, remove all
paths. in pots, such as the dainty maidenhair, damaged, diseased or dead growth.
• Paint your garden gates a new colour. striking yellow sword fern, tough holly Cut back the stems above thick, round,
• Lavish a new coat of paint on your fern and evergreen leatherleaf fern green buds.
trusty old wheelbarrow to prevent rust varieties. • Pruning roses encourages bigger,
- it is an expensive piece of garden • Plant colourful flowers in your garden, better blooms. Mid-July to mid-August
equipment to replace. such as pansies, violas, snapdragons, is a good time to prune hybrid roses,
• Have your lawnmower and weed- calendula, primulas and gazanias. tea roses and miniature roses. Water
eater serviced. • There’s still time to sow late plantings of once a week now to allow them to rest.
• Sharpen (or have sharpened) all green peas, lettuce, spinach, cabbage Seal cuts thicker than a pencil with
pruners, loppers, and hedge cutters. and carrots. Steriseal and spray with Lime Sulphur.
• Repair retaining walls, and fill the
cavities of those built with custom-
made retaining blocks with fresh soil PRUNE AND TRIM EXPERT TIPS
mixed with compost and bone meal to • July is a great time to remove any dead • To encourage continued flowering all
be ready for holding new cascading wood, leaves and diseased branches through winter and into spring, plant
and ground covering plants. from your trees. Cut back trees that are stocks and Iceland poppies.
getting too big. • To keep your vegetable garden
PLANT AND SOW • Pinch off faded flowers from winter- healthy and strong, continue to water
• Ferns are not only trendy but have great flowering annuals such as pansies, deeply once a week.
air-purifying benefits too. Plant some violas and poppies.
To purchase natural gardening products, or for more information about how to be eco-friendly,
give Turfnet a call: Tel: 073 935 9754/011 469 5051/4,
visit: www.turfgreen.co.za or email: service@turfgreen.co.za. Address: Plot 17, School Road, Diepsloot.
Fourways Gardens • 21 • July 2020Nature
Lawrence and
Francoise Anthony
SPEAKING WITH ELEPHANTS
BY JAMES CLARKE AND MARY BROADLEY
M
any will know the late
One of the strange consequences of lockdown Lawrence Anthony’s 2010
best-seller, The Elephant
happened at Thula Thula Game Reserve northwest Whisperer and the
of Empangeni in Zululand. This is where Lawrence unforgettable sequel in 2018, An
Elephant in my Kitchen, by his wife,
and Francoise Anthony, in 1999, took custody of Francoise, who by then was widowed
a herd of wild and traumatised elephants - and after Lawrence suffered a heart attack.
added to the annals of Africa’s wildlife story. Francoise, an archetypical Parisienne,
now runs Thula Thula and one cannot
help but be moved by what is happening
there.
Fourways Gardens • 22 • July 2020Nature
My interest in Thula Thula is in the way Thula Thula’s remarkable story began More traumas were to follow, including a
it has demonstrated that the African in 1999 when Lawrence Anthony mass break-out from the boma.
elephant can display unmistakable signs agreed, with grave doubts, to accept a
of empathy towards humans and how herd of 11 confused and dangerously Nana never ceased to patrol the boma
uncannily close their social codes are to aggressive elephants – survivors of poor fence seeking a spot where the current
ours. Recent happenings at Thula Thula custodianship near Kruger Park. He knew might be off. Lawrence camped nearby,
indicate how relatively quickly elephants nothing of the last-minute botch-up during continually calling out to Nana assuring
can come to trust and enjoy being with the capture operation which resulted in her of his good intentions. But every
humans – despite all we have done to two of the elephants being shot – including time he came near the fence Nana
them – and how tantalisingly close we can the matriarch. The dead matriarch’s would charge, stopping short of the
get to understanding each other. traumatised son (later called Mnumzane electric barrier. The weeks passed. Day
– ‘Sir’) was one of the big young tuskers after day Lawrence kept vigil but came
I am currently working on a book on the that were transported with the herd south nearer and nearer the fence. Each
possibility of intelligent cross-species to Thula Thula, all in a semi-drugged time Nana charged. Towards the end,
communication and how the elephant condition. The second oldest cow (later to Lawrence just stood his ground at the
is one of the few mammals that shows be named Nana) had quickly taken over as fence, calling her name.
a desire to communicate with us but matriarch.
doesn’t know how. And nor do we know One morning, he found Nana waiting
how. Not yet. Elephants are like that. When a matriarch for him at the fence. She was very calm.
dies the next oldest, or most respected He moved, very slowly, within touching
The importance of the couple’s female, assumes control. distance, and found himself looking up
experiences in Thula Thula is that, on at her enormous form towering above
several occasions, they came near Lawrence reinforced Thula Thula’s him.
to penetrating the communications perimeter fence and prepared, deep
barrier and captured the attention and, in the reserve, a strongly fenced boma Then, “Nana’s trunk snaked through
eventually, the love of a once traumatised surrounded by electrified cables carrying the fence, carefully avoiding the electric
wild elephant matriarch who eventually 8 000 volts. There, the elephants would strands, and reached my body. She
helped them earn the respect of the whole stay until he felt they were habituated to gently touched me. I was surprised at
herd. their new habitat and could be freed. the wetness of her trunk tip.”
Francoise says that, since the COVID-19 Their night-time arrival at Thula Thula, She stood and looked at Lawrence for a
lockdown, the herd has been hovering during a violent thunderstorm, could few moments before turning back to the
between the lodge, tented camp and main hardly have been more traumatic: heavy herd, 20 metres away, where Frankie,
house, ‘non-stop’. curtains of rain, bolts of lightning and the her closest companion, greeted her
screaming of engines as heavy trucks with apparent excitement. Lawrence
“They come in front of my house and just struggled to extricate themselves from decided that the following day he would
wait, for hours. They know something is the Zululand mud, and then a cannon- release them. When he arrived at dawn
wrong and are wondering why no more like shot as a tyre burst. It took hours they were crowded at the fence “as if
humans are around. They have never before the trumpeting elephants were they anticipated something special was
done this before.” inside the boma. about to happen”.
When he arrived
at dawn they were
crowded at the fence
“as if they anticipated
something special
was about to happen”
Nana and family
Fourways Gardens • 23 • July 2020Nature
He let them out. herd coming towards him. They stopped his little mouth searched hungrily for her
metres away and Vusi spotted the calf teat” . . . there was silence among those
One day, Mnumzane, the disoriented below its mother’s belly. The mother watching.
male orphan of the previous matriarch was stroking its head, but the baby was
and now an almost fully-grown bull, unresponsive. The team departed to allow the herd
charged Lawrence with murderous to disappear deep into the bush, which
intent. Nana stepped between them. The only solution was to wait till dawn they were expected to do for days –
Mnumzane eventually left the herd, as is and bring in a veterinarian by helicopter perhaps even weeks. That evening,
the habit of mature males, and became and then, using two vehicles, drive the Francoise invited the rescue team to a
an affectionate friend of Lawrence’s. But elephants off and isolate the calf. sunset champagne celebration a couple
that’s another story – a very moving one. of kilometres from the lodge. When she
Francoise describes how the calf was stepped out of her house ready to go,
Indeed, there are so many stories. hurriedly anaesthetised using a drug “who should be at the entrance of the
dart. To fully appreciate how narrow the lodge to meet me? The entire herd!”
If Lawrence went overseas or to another gap is between elephants and humans
part of the country, the herd would sense when living in cordial circumstances, it is Incredibly, after the racket of the helicopter;
his imminent return and travel miles to important to visualise the trauma involved after the panic; after the stampeding and
wait at the house to greet him. He called in this operation and its remarkable the trumpeting of the distressed cow
it ‘spooky’. Francoise, in her own book, aftermath. forced to abandon her calf . . . there they
describes something spookier. were, “every single one of them. They
Rangers cut away the wire and applied stayed with us for hours . . . who knows
After Lawrence’s death, rangers spotted antiseptic salve and then injected a fast- what they were thinking?”
a new-born, very emaciated, calf, its reaction recovery drug before rapidly
trunk and face deeply cut into by a thick withdrawing. From a distance, they Was it gratitude? Did they want to say
wire snare. It was unable to suckle. watched the agitated herd rush towards something? Of course, they did.
When Vusi, Francoise's right-hand man, the calf as it unsteadily wobbled towards
went to see what could be done he its mother. One day, I believe, we’ll find a way to
spotted the herd through binoculars, but communicate with another species. And
no calf. It was late afternoon. He sat in Francoise says, “Freed from the snare, one day we’ll crack the code and speak
his vehicle and was surprised to see the his trunk curled up against her belly and with elephants.
Part of the herd on a visit to the lodge - they respect the flimsy fence
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quite the opposite – an arcade is this COVID-19 road together, trying to programme that you have offered
a place where children have the improve our product on offer each day. the girls. Even the Arcade Day last
option to play a plethora of exciting, noisy Wednesday was so much fun for Rachel
games and no one is telling them what to “We love the St Peter’s family . . . the and was just what she needed at that
do. It’s the games themselves that enthral community, and the education of the time. Thank you also for making the
and motivate them to keep playing, to whole child are what drew us to this settling back into school process so
keep improving on their previous best! special school. The skill and grace with easy for the girls, even though there are
which the teaching body adapted to so many big changes. Rachel has been
Welcome to the St Peter’s Girls Prep online learning has been amazing too.” bubbling over since she went back.”
School ‘Arcade’! This is a place full of – Grade 7 parent – Grade 7 parent
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for themselves, do things for themselves you and applaud the amazing work that
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own learning process as possible. It’s a challenging, to say the least. Juggling doing! I have been so impressed and
space where they are enveloped by love that, as well as our day jobs, has been blown away by the level of work that
and care the moment they step out of their tough, but it has been handled very well you have put out, as well as the care
parent’s car in the morning. by the school and the teachers. There is and genuine missing of being at school
a professional level of transparency with with your pupils that I've witnessed. It
We grow young ladies, based on Christian regards to what our and the children’s cannot be easy, as a teacher, not to be
values, preparing them for their big responsibilities are and it has actually with your pupils - please know that you,
futures. We encourage curiosity, critical been quite the eye-opener into what and the St. Peter's School at large, are
thinking and creativity. goes into their school day. It’s great, first so very missed by Erin and our family.”
hand, to see the world class education – Grade 1 parent
Levels 5 and 4 of the COVID-19 national that our children are getting.” – Grade
lockdown may have forced us to move 3 parent In most arcades, players win tickets
online, but our ‘Arcade of Education’ to exchange for prizes. When our girls
remained the same. In our Online “I just wanted to express our sincere leave the St Peter’s Girls Prep ‘Arcade’,
Learning Programme, the girls continued gratitude to all the staff for making this they have the most valuable ticket of
to strive for academic excellence. The whole experience the best that it could all - a ticket to be the best person they
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RESTAURANT COMPETITION FOR JULY
Don’t forget to enter our monthly restaurant competition.
The question for this month’s competition:
Which organisation helps to rehabilitate and
release young and injured wild birds?
Please email your answer along with your full name, cell number, Estate name
Each restaurant featured and stand number, detailing ‘Wine and Dine Competition’ in the Subject line, to:
in this section has been info@eiapublishing.co.za. The winner will be notified by email.
carefully chosen and, once Terms and Conditions:
business is back to normal, 1. Vouchers cannot be exchanged for cash. your voucher number when you make your
we hope that you’ll enjoy 2. Portions of the monetary value of the voucher reservation.
cannot be refunded as “change”. 6. The competition is open to readers over the
visiting them whenever you
3. Bookings need to be made in advance with age of 18.
are looking for a memorable the restaurant detailed on the voucher. 7. Indemnity: The publishers, Fourways
culinary experience. 4. Service charges/gratuities are not included, Gardens Estate and any other associated
regardless of any balance left over after the parties are not responsible for the fulfilment of
meal. the service from the restaurant once the prize
5. Vouchers will be numbered. Please provide has been awarded.
CONGRATULATIONS to Jeanette Holden.
For the Restaurant Competition, vouchers will be delivered to winners after the lockdown is fully lifted.
The vouchers will be redeemable once normal restaurant trading resumes.
Fourways Gardens • 30 • July 2020WE ARE
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DELIVERIES
the reason we crave pizza DURING
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