Klerksdorp Rekord, Stilfontein - Myra van der Linde het haar negentigste verjaardag op 31 Desember gevier en beplan ‘n groot opskop dié naweek om dit behoorlik te vier.
Myra is in 1933 op ‘n Kalahariplaas gebore as ‘n nooi Pyper. Sy was drie keer getroud en het drie mans oorleef.
Volgens haar dogter, Sandra Schlebusch, het haar ma in die Oos-Kaap in verskeie dorpe (King William’s Town; Cathcart; Steynsburg) en stede (Port Elizabeth en Oos-Londen) gewoon en in 1969 na Stilfontein verhuis.
Haar eerste man, Boon Strydom, was werksaam by Sanlam en is na die verskeie dorpe en stede verplaas. As gesin was hulle eers op Stilfontein, toe Klerksdorp, en vanaf 1973 weer op Stilfontein.
Na Boon se afsterwe, trou sy met Dirk Britton van Carletonville. Nadat hy oorlede is, is sy en Toppie getroud. Hy het haar 7 jaar gelede ontval.
Myra skryf haar lang lewe toe aan die Vader se sëen en genade, asook ‘n lus vir die lewe. “My ma se brein is helder, sy is fiks en gesond en geniet die lewe saam met haar twee eie kinders en hul gades, vier eie kleinkinders en amper vier eie agterkleinkinders. “Ons verwag die vierde agter-kleinkind in Maart. Daarmee saam het sy Toppie se drie kinders, hul gades, sewe kleinkinders en 12 agterkleinkinders.”
Haar verjaardagpartytjie vind op Saterdag 13 Januarie plaas en haar groot gesin en “vriende wat nog leef” sal dit bywoon.
Help preserve history
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The city’s cultural museum is looking for a sponsor of digital space to help preserve a part of history.
According to Bert Gaffen, historian, an unnamed cultural organisation with whom the museum is in regular contact, received funding to digitally preserve images of the treasure trove of Khoisan Rock Art on Bosworth farm in the district.
No more cash payment of grants
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - If you collect your grant payment at your local Post Office, you will have to make other arrangements.
According to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa), grant beneficiaries will no longer be able to collect their grants from the Post Office and Postbank. Physical cash payment points will also be phased out according to the organisations.
Register now to access matric results easily
Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - It’s almost time for the matric results to be released. Here’s an easy way to get yours. The wait for your matric marks might feel endless, but there is a simple way for you to access them as soon as they are made public - remember though, that you must register for this service.
The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results will be made available at 06:00 on January 19. You can access your results online or collect them from your school.
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