Tame times bedfordview 3 march 2015

Volume 03, 03 March 2015, Week 10 Delivered every Tuesday Tel: 011 862 8500 Fax: 011 869 7335

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SEE MORE ON PAGE 3CHAMPIONS: The World Disney Animation team behind Oscar-winning Big Hero 6.

Former Edenvale resident Daniel Barker was part of this team.

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ST CATHERINES SCHOOL OPEN DAYSt Catherines School in Germiston will hold its annual open day in conjunction with a mini cricket festival and live marimba band performance.When: 7 March, 9am to 12amWhere: 31 Piercy Ave, Parkhill Gardens, GermistonContact: (011) 827 4102/4886 or [email protected]

HOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS LEAGUE MEETINGThis team of proactive residents will hold a taste-testing session with hot cross buns and marshmallow Easter eggs.When: 11 March, 9.30amWhere: James Sadie Library Auditorium, Hawley Road, BedfordviewContact: [email protected]

ABC LADIES CLUB MEETINGWell-known actor and motivator Clive Scott will address members over a sumptuous breakfast.When: 12 March, 9.30am for 10amWhere: Mercure Hotel, BedfordviewContact: [email protected]

GRIEF SHARE COURSEEdenvale Methodist Church will hold a Grief Share Course for people who have lost a loved one either long ago or recently and are still battling to come to terms with their grief. When: 12 March, 6pmWhere: 61 6th Ave EdenvaleContact: 082 924 9354 (June)

BUSINESS NETWORKING MEETINGJoin a Business Referral Network Meeting with BNI and begin a new chapter in your business.When: Every Tuesday morning, at 7:15.Where: Keg & Crow, Key West Centre, Bedfordview.Cost: R70.Contact: [email protected], or 084 444 6973.

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Maybe youre like me and you love big screen animation features. The characters break into song unashamedly. They have larger-than-life expressions when they pout, their lips stick out like a shelf and when they laugh, their whole bodies shake and their mouths become as big as their stomachs. Then theres their uncanny ability to bounce back from setbacks push them off a cliff and the next moment theyre standing again, singing even.Being a mom has allowed me to watch cartoons as part of my mommy duty. Its been a privilege to share animations nest moments with my son. You know them: the spagetti kiss in Lady and the Tramp, Cinderellas transformation into a princess, the rst time Simba the cub in the Lion King is held up for all the animals to see and there is a moment of collective awe when the Whos Living on the clover in Horton Hears a Who are heard beyond the clover for the rst time, as they join in collective protest with the words: We are here!

In this weeks paper, former Sandringham High School learner Daniel Barker, a member of the Oscar-winning team of Big Hero 6 (see page 3), shares how he overcame challenges to come out on top realising his life-long dream to work for Walt Disney Animation. Daniel has had a hand in some of the big screens magical moments, among them bringing to life the Whos of Whoville in Horton Hears a Who, in his rst big break. I went to primary and high school with him, and saw him persevere to realise this dream. I remember sitting in class, wide-eyed with all the other kids, as the teacher showed us his rst ever cartoon on a TV screen in our classroom. This was before digital, even cellphone technology. Daniel painstakingly drew every frame of the cartoon.Nonetheless, what this scrutiny of animations has made me realise is the big role they have come to play in our everyday lives and maybe, we can learn a thing or two from these animated heroes. That sometimes, its OK just to randomly sing and skip and dance. That when you laugh, give it your all - use your whole body. That when you have a reason to cry, cry until theres a puddle of tears and then get up, dust yourself off and continue, knowing the storys not nished. More importantly, as these characters of exuberant tenacity , and as Daniel, who continued to submit his work to overseas recruiters despite ve years of rejection, show: if you believe, anything is possible.

If you can? said Jesus. Everything is possible for one who believes. (Mark 9 vs 23).

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CHAMPIONS: Seen here are the prize-winners. Back: Caitlin Driver (Best U12 Swimmer), Jenna-Leee Lange (Best Open Swimmer; 200m Freestyle Challenge winner, Best Senior Individual Medley, and Senior Victrix Ludorum), Daniella Johnston (Best stand and Spirit - Shanahan House) and Kelly Baker (Winning House - Fatima House). Front: Nicola Henderson and Caitlyn Fish (Best U9 Swimmer - joint), Amelia Nolan (Best U10 Swimmer, Junior Victrix Ludorum - joint), and Diantha Thambiran (Best 100m Freestyle Challenge winner, Best Junior Individual Medley, and Junior Victrix Ludorum - joint), with Mrs Alison Watson (Primary School HOD: Sport).

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2015

HOW WILL TAX INCREASES BE SPENT?

OPINION PIECE BY PALESA YATES

EXTRACTED FROM FIN24 / STANDARD BANK BUDGET 2015 INFORGRAPHIC

SOUTH AFRICA

THE BUDGET IN BRIEF

our projected economic growth for 2015 is just 2%, down from 2.5% indicated in October last year. We expect growth to rise

to 3% by 2017.

Consumer price inflation peaked at 6.6% in June last

year. It has subsequently declined to just 4.4% last month, and is expected to

average 4.3% in 2015, laying a foundation for

economic growth.

BUDGET DEFICIT: R162.2 BILLION

GROWTH IN BUDGET DEFICIT:

6.4%

2% 4.3%GROWTH & INFLATION

GDP GROWTH Expected to acceler-ate to 3.0% in 2017

INFLATION Expected to accelerate to

5.7% in 2017

DEBT & LOANNET LOAN DEBT - 42.5% of GDP to stabilise at 43.7% of GDP in 2017/18

DEBT SERVICE COSTS Rising to R153.4 Billion in 2017/18

42.5%

9.1%

9.9%

7.9%

EXPENDITUREREVENUE

Personal tax 36.4%VAT 26.2%

Corporate Income Tax 18.7%Fuel Levies 5.1%

Customs and Excise Duties 7.0%Revenue from other 6.5%

Revenue up byTotal projected revenue:

R1 188.9 billion

Expenditure up byTotal projected expenditure:

R1 351 billionHealth and Social 11.6%

Education 19.6%Defence, Public Order & Safety 12.6%

Economic Affairs 15.2%Community Amenities & Housing 14.7%

Employment & Social Security 11.4%Other 4.7%

PERSONAL TAX

INCOME TAXSIN TAX

FUEL LEVY

ROAD ACCIDENT

FUEL & ENVIRONMENT

SOCIAL GRANTS

MEDICALSCHEMES

PENSION FUND

SPENDING PLAN

8.8% 5.0% 8.0% 13.0%

R0 - R181 900R181 901 - R284 100

R284 101 - R393 200

R393 201 - R550 100

R550 101 - R701 300

R701 301 AND ABOVE

If there is a revenue shortfall, the credit amount allowed to the

various sectors should betightened. A small thing like

stores notifying the public that they qualify for an increase in

their credit should stop. Juanita Wallace-Swart

Debt ServiceCosts

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Bottle of 750ml spirits

340ml can of beer

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Defense, Public Order & Safety

Education, Sport & Culture

18% of each R1 taxable income

R32 742 + 26% of taxable income above R181 900

R59 314 + 31% of taxable income above R 284 100



Housing & Local

Goverment More money should have been spent on fighting

corruption. Its the one crutch that hasnt been properly beaten by post apartheid, majority led governance.

Kymon Giannakopoulos

PROJECTED DEFICIT: -R162.2 BILLION


(3.9% of GDP to come down to 2.5% in 2017/18)

TAXABLE INCOME (OF INDIVIDUALS) : TAX PAYABLE IN RANDS

IF YOU EARN:R181 900 or less per year -

you will pay less tax.R200 000 per year

you will pay R21 more per month.R500 000 per year

you will pay R271 more per month.R1.5 Million per year your tax will

increase with R1 105 per month.

To eliminate the potential to avoid estate duty, government proposes that an amount equal to the non deductable contributions to retirement funds will be included in the dutiable estate when a retirement fund member passes away.

Monthly medical scheme contributions tax credits will from 01 March 2015 be increased from R257 to R270 per month for the first two beneficiaries and from R172 to R181 per month for each additional beneficiary. Medical tax credits related to medical scheme contributions will be taken into account for both PAYE and provi-sional tax purposes.

Higher tax is a big issue. A few hundred less rand per month. Plus a higher fuel levy means that the fuel price will go up.

Ajay Gangadharan

If the 50c on the fuel levy goes to RAF, I will be satisfied that it is going to a good cause. Gov-ernment should educate people in terms of how the Budget is spent this will help prevent

service delivery protests.Busisiwe Memela

FINANCE MINISTER

NHLANHLA NENE

Those earning under R181 900 a year or under R15 158.33 a month will find little comfort in being spared a tax increase because the fuel levy increase of 80.5 cents per litre from 1 April will be anything but an April Fools Day joke. Lower earners still need to travel to work, eat, buy new clothes and pay school-fees and have a lower percentage of discretionary income than the higher income earners who will feel their monthly R1,105 tax increase proportionately less.To add insult to injury, commuters are unlikely to see their increased fuel payments filling potholes, fixing traffic lights or being used to pull down gantries. Also, despite a R23-billion allocation to Eskom - with the first of three instalments due to be paid in June - load shedding is bound to continue, with job shedding, no doubt, to follow. An additional two cents per kWh will be required from paying consumers until, according to Minister Nene, the electricity shortage is over; but nothing was said in the budget speech about tackling illegal connections and no detailed plan or guarantees were given regarding keeping the lights on. The usual sin taxes on liquor and cigarettes were to be expected and so was the promised spending on infrastructure. The Finance Minister has budgeted R813 billion over the next three years for public infrastructure investment. This should be good news in the light of ageing water infrastructure, crumbling roads in many places and dysfunctional sanitation systems. So should Minister Gordhans Back to Basics strategy to fix local government and the R4.3 billion allocated to help him. These plans, however, are suspiciously close to the 2016 Local Government Elections. The promise to reduce budget allocations to non-critical activities is also hollow. Government-funded bashes at hotels should stop altogether - taxpayers cannot afford to pay for workshops and conferences that end an hour or two after a three-course lunch or that require delegates to stay overnight even when they live nearby.Sadly, not much attention was paid to protecting the new tax increases from being mis-used by govt officials. Only two vague little sentences were allocated to our countrys multibillion-rand-a-year corruption habit. The fight against corruption remains a central priority. Additional allocations have been made to the Public Protector and the Financial Intelligence Centre for increasing their human resource capacity, said the Minister. Yet, according to an Eyewitness News report, opposition parties attacked the decision to raise personal income tax, with the ACDPs S teve Swart saying, Rather look at corrupt and wasteful expenditure of R30 billion a year.

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PROUD: Di Thompson and son, Rowan Thompson, remember the late Eric Rowan.

Toughest cricket player honouredTwenty-two years after his death, Di Thompson is honouring her late father Eric Rowan through selling copies of his autobiography to raise money for the Jeppe schools.My dad was a Jeppe boy through and through, explained Thompson. My mom and I went to Jeppe High School for Girls, so the tradition of the black and white is strong in our family, she said.She recently addressed learners of Jeppe High School for Girls, visiting the school to donate

a copy of the book to the schools library. For Thompson, now owner of the Le Visage beauty salon in Bedfordview, this was a memorable experience. The last time I was on the schools stage was in 1971 when I was deputy head girl of the school. So, if your maths is good, you will quickly work out that I am now 60 Shades of Black and White!

Speaking of the book, she said: A few years back I was contacted by Rick Smith, a prominent cricket journalist from Tasmania requesting me to write a book about my father. I was delighted and so we got to work! It is a collectors book published in the Unit ed Kingdom by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians and is part of a series called Lives in Cricket.She explained that the criteria for selection by the organisation were not only outstanding cricketing ability but also having an interesting personality. My father Eric tted both these categories to a tee and we are proud that he is the rst South African to be included in this series, she said.Cricket-lovers will remember Rowan as the cricketer who holds the world record for the oldest player ever to score a double century in a test.She illustrated her fathers beginnings as a great sportsman: Life was tough for young cricketers when my dad came into the game in the 1920s. He was only 17 when rst selected to play in a senior league game for Jeppe Old Boys against Old Edwardians (The rival KES boys). They had a star bowler Buster Nupen and my father did not sleep from the Monday he was selected until the Saturday when the game was to be played because he was so anxious! Sure enough, he was bowled out by the rst ball of the skilful Buster and when he walked back to the pavilion he got a cuff across the ear from his angry dad, who said to him: If I ever see you frightened when you go into bat, I will give you a hiding and stop you playing cricket!She explained that from that moment on, her dad swore never again to fear a bowler In fact, there came a time when the bowlers feared him!My father had an illustrious career as an opening batsman, said Thompson. In 1939, he made the highest ever rst-class score by a South African in South African cricket 306 not out in Transvaal against Natal at the Old Wanderers Club, and in 1950 set a new Currie Cup record of 277 not out - Transvaal vs Griquas. His most famous record was in 1951 when he scored 236 - South Africa

vs England at Headingley. He was 42 years old at the height of his gutsy career and to this day he still holds the world record of the oldest player ever to score a double century in a test! Rowan gave 60 years of service to the game he loved so much and his story, including memoirs of his strong, controversial character, is recorded in the autobiography. He was a manager, coach, selector and administrator and mentor to aspiring young cricketers. One of his most famous proteges was Neil Adcock, spotted in the nets at Jeppe Quondam Club by him. Under my dads mentorship, within a year of playing rst league cricket, he was playing for South Africa! She said her dads controversial and outspoken nature landed him in hot water many times and was costly to his personal career.Still, I believe his character and talent are what made him the great legend he was. This year, as the book is sold in his memory, the Jeppe schools are celebrating their 125th

anniversary. My father would indeed be proud.For more information on the book, contact [email protected]

FOCUSED: Eric Rowan with cricketer Neil Adcock, one of the young cricketers he mentored.

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