BONUS - RUSTENBURG - A sizzling week of action is expected as the largest-ever SPAR National Netball Championships, hosted by the City of Johannesburg, kick off at Ellis Park Netball today (Monday).
A massive total of 2 400 participants from 52 districts across the country are set to take part with 10 teams contesting the senior A division where the Johannesburg team are two-time defending champions.
Playing alongside the seniors will be the country’s best under-21 players, with the Tshwane team looking to go back-to-back after taking the title in Rustenburg last year.
December fuel price goes up and down
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - As December is upon us, South African motorists are bracing themselves for fuel price adjustments. According to insights derived from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), preliminary data suggests a slight decrease in petrol prices, while significant hikes are anticipated for diesel and illuminating paraffin.
The expected changes include:
Action at annual SPAR National Netball Championships
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The excitement of the SPAR Challenge and Varsity Netball is over, but there is still plenty for netball fans to enjoy, as the annual SPAR National Championships begin at Ellis Park Netball, Johannesburg, on 1 December.
The SPAR National Championships are traditionally played in August, to coincide with Women’s Month and National Women’s Day, but had to be postponed this year due to the Paris Olympic Games.
Put a smile on a child’s face with the Teddy Z foundation
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - The Teddy Z foundation, a non-profit organisation headed by JR Claassens (31), is currently collecting teddies to distribute during the Christmas season to children living with cancer.
Claassens is quite emphathetic to this cause, as he was diagnosed with gastric intestinal cancer three years ago. “I decided in November to collect teddies and surprise children currently in hospital and living with cancer with these - to be distrubuted from 2 - 14 December.”
Early cancer screening saves lives
BONUS - RUSTENBURG - In 2020, nearly 110 000 new cancer cases were diagnosed in South Africa. Even more shocking is the fact that there were more than 56 000 cancer-related deaths in the same year.
In response to these alarming numbers, Glencore Western Chrome Mine Occupational Health Clinic and Women in Mining has partnered with Keystone Radiology to bring a mammogram unit to Glencore’s site.
From 2 - 20 December, this will be a convenient opportunity for female community members to get their annual breast cancer screening done (for some, right near to their work and for others, at a very accessible venue from home.)
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