April 2015
NEWS FROM RAND CLUB
Reciprocal News
Events
Club News
A message from the
Chairman David Williams.
Dear Members
As noted in my recent
previous messages, we
continue to work with our
Food & Beverage partners
Umlumzani to improve
efficiency and to enhance
the offering for Members. As
you can see from the
content of this newsletter,
the Club has been very
active and more events are
planned.
Please support the Club,
and I draw your attention
to the benefits outlined
below that are available to
Members - in particular
the discount on travel with
Rovos Rail.
David Williams
Chairman
Rand Club Quiz League
The great success of our quiz nights has led to the creation of our very own quiz league. Four quiz evenings
will be held this year and each team’s top three scores are tallied to determine the winners at the end of the
year.
Quiz master, Larry Benjamin, puts the teams to the test with challenging questions and tasks. Brisk
competition is encouraged and friendly rivalry between existing teams has led to enthusiastic anticipation of the
next event.
Although the teams participate mainly for bragging rights, we have, to date, had generous prizes donated by
PAST Experiences, The Market Theatre, SAB World of Beer, Johannesburg In Your Pocket, Just Brewing Craft
Beer, Johannesburg Theatre, Joburg Hop on- Hop off Sightseeing Bus and Bidvest.
It’s not too late join the Members Quiz League 2015. Current league champions, the Winning Winos are only 7
points ahead of the Dutch Rudders, followed in third place by the Marchionesses of Triomph. Congratulations to
our non-Members team, Cranium Crushers, who are placed second on the board. Our next Quiz Whizz takes
place on Thursday, 28 May 2015. Look out for details on our website and notice board.
Current scoreboard
Winning Winos (Captain Alicia Thompson) – 75
Cranium Crushers (Non-Members) – 74
Dutch Rudders (Captain Christopher MacRoberts) -68
Marchionesses of Triomf (Captain Randall Paton) - 65
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Throwback Thursdays (Captain Wesley
Tiffin) – 60
Current quiz league champions, the Winning Winos
Kiddies Table (Non-Members) – 60
St George’s (Captain Ramsay Brierley) - 51
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Club Events at a glance.
Check notice boards, weekly flyers and our website for more details. Events are also posted on our
Facebook page and our website.
Please book for in-house events with Roanne Lloyd on email [email protected] or telephone 011-870 4260 and
with Sheeva Couper for private functions on [email protected] or telephone 011-870 4268.
What you missed in March
Newtown tour, 14 March
Jo Buitendach of P.A.S.T Experiences led an intrepid group of Rand Club Members and their guests on a walking tour of
Newtown Precinct on Saturday, 14 March 2015. After a sobering visit to the Worker’s Museum we headed for Newtown
Precinct where we had a chance to enjoy some of the activities of the Newtown Festival. The highlight of the walk was a
viewing of Johannesburg’s lesser known street art, produced by some of the most talented graffiti artists in the country.
Black Oystercatcher Wine and Food Pairing, 19 March
Another enjoyable wine and food pairing with an informative and entertaining presenter, generous amounts of impressive
wines, a well paired and delicious meal and a lively and interactive crowd. Warm thanks to Owen MacDonald, the Black
Oystercatcher representative, for a job well done. The event, capped at 34 attendees, was a sold out success. The next
wine tasting event is a De Krans port tasting on 21 May. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Some of the lively and interactive guests
Owen MacDonald
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April 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
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Club closed
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Fri
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After hours
Easter Egg
Hunt
Club closed
Club open by
Public holiday arrangement
Public holiday
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Club closed
50 Club
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Library
After Hours
Committee guest
speaker Elizabeth
van Heyningen
Club open by
arrangement
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Club open by
arrangement
Club closed
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Club open by
arrangement
Club closed
Public holday
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Club closed
Public holiday
Save the date.
After Hours
8 May
5 June
Wine Tastings
21May: De Krans Port Tasting
16 July: Luddite
17 September: Ernie Els
19 Nov: Alvi’s Drift
Quiz nights
28 May
27 August
12 November
Historical Association
28 May
30 July
24 September
26 November
Chamber Music
6 June
5 September
21 November
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Reciprocal News
The Windhoek Club celebrated its
95th anniversary on Saturday, 28
September 2013 at the Safari Court
Hotel. This business club is the oldest
business networking group for
individuals in Namibia.
The Windhoek Club has its origins in the
old United Service Club which began in
1918 shortly after the surrender of the
Deutsch Suedwest Afrika territory to the
union forces of South Africa. "A strong
desire arose amongst those who passed
muster for the army of occupation that
something should be done in the way of
establishing a rendezvous, wherein they
could foregather and read the English
papers, rest their weary limbs, or play a
game of cards or billiards." wrote the
Windhuk Advertiser in 1969 in a golden
jubilee edition commemorating the
newspaper's fiftieth anniversary. Over the
first fifty years of the club's existence, the
Windhoek Advertiser was published as the
"Official Organ of the United Service Club."
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The name
was subsequently changed to
the Windhoek Club which is still its official
name today.
The Windhoek Club is located next to the
Maerua Mall in Windhoek, where they have
shared premises with the Alte Feste Lions
Club for some years, and their facilities
include a Club House Bar, Snooker Room
and a Garden Court Yard entertainment
area. The club boasts the oldest snooker
table in the country, and on and around
this table, many fables were spun, and
many contracts were sealed.They presently
have thirty two Country and Permanent
Members and often have temporary
Members who visit Namibia on business.
They share reciprocity with The
Swakopmund Club.
After 97 years, the Windhoek Club is
still going strong with weekly
meetings at the Club House which
are attended by well-known names
in the Windhoek business fraternity.
Members are reminded to request a Reciprocity
Letter or booking from Roanne Lloyd (Rand Club
Membership Secretary) on [email protected]
or telephone 011-870 4260.
Would you like to review or read a feature on
your favourite reciprocal club? Would you like to
know more about a particular club? Send reviews
or requests to [email protected]
Rand Club accommodation is ideal for short stays,
business trips or overnight accommodation after a
function. To book any of the three reasonably
priced en suite bedrooms contact Roanne Lloyd
on 011-870 4260 or email [email protected]
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LIBRARY
CORNER
This fascinating read is a
lengthy and densely detailed
biography of Julius Caesar’s
great-nephew and adopted son,
Gaius Octavius, later known as
Caesar Augustus, whom the
senate proclaimed as the first
Roman Emperor in 27 BC when
he was just 36 years old.
Book of the month
AUGUSTUS – from
Revolutionary to
Emperor by Adrian
Goldsworthy
Review done by
Ivor Sander
The book paints a vivid picture
of the violent, bloody chaos of
the Roman state immediately
after Caesar’s assassination in
44BC. With a wealth of
anecdotes it shows the
remarkable personal qualities of
Octavius which enabled him to
rise to supreme power and
general popularity in extremely
unpleasant, hostile and
hazardous circumstances. It
goes on to show how his skills
as an instinctive leader of men
and one of history’s great
administrators, inaugurated The
Pax Romana, which freed the
western world from large-scale
conflict for nearly two centuries.
Augustus was most certainly a
complex man. In the early
stages of his public career, while
still a highly ambitious youth of
18, he was as pitiless and
bloodthirsty as any competing
warlord in the political arena.
With no other assets than his
adoptive name and the
allegiance of his great-uncle’s
still-loyal legions (which he took
care to secure by paying them
hefty bonuses) he steadily
advanced his power.
Although he continued to
monopolise the control of state
power, remaining in effect a
military dictator, he took great
care to retain the outward forms
of republican government.
Rejecting offers of monarchical
titles, he preferred to call himself
Princeps Civitatis – “First Citizen
of the State”
It is an unfailingly engrossing
and instructive story.
Ancient Rome
books available in
the library
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INSIDE THE CLUB
Rand Club
Operating Hours 2015
From February 2015 the Club will be
closed on a Monday.
The Club will be open from Tuesday to
Friday from 07h30 to17h00.
Open on Saturdays for breakfast,
lunch and dinner for bookings of 12
people or more.
The Main Bar is open daily from
11h00 to 17h:00, unless an evening
function is booked.
Bedrooms are available Monday to
Sunday.
Arrival and departure on a Saturday,
Sunday or Monday are by prior
arrangement only.
Check in time: 14h00 Tuesday to Friday
Check out time: 10h00 Tuesday to
Friday
Breakfast is available Tuesday to
Friday. Breakfast baskets are available
Saturday, Sunday and Monday by prior
arrangement only.
Major sporting events are screened in
the Sports Bar.
The snooker room is always available to
Members.
Rand Club is online.
Follow @RandClub on twitter.
Dress Code
Members are requested to inform
their guests about the Rand Club
Dress Code.
It is incumbent upon Members to
ensure that their guests maintain
Rand Club standards.
The minimum requirement of dress
is:
Gentlemen Business casual. Open necked
long/short sleeved shirts. NO
JEANS.
Traditional African dress (including
Nehru collars).
Ladies dress is Smart Casual.
Ladies are permitted to wear
sandals.
All: T-shirts of any kind, jeans,
leather jackets, golf shirts, trainers
and/or
shorts are not acceptable.
Dress code for special functions
will be specified in the event
flyer or invitation.
Saturday: relaxed dress code.
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WiFi is available in the Assore
Sports Lounge, for Members’ use
only. Please contact Roanne on the
third floor for the password during
office hours or the manager on duty
after hours should you wish to use
this facility when next in the Club.
Back by popular
demand: Rand
Club Tie.
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If your contact details have
changed, please advise our
Membership Secretary, Roanne
Lloyd on
[email protected]
Members Please Note:
When paying via electronic
transfer or a direct deposit
into Rand Club’s account or
Umlumzani’s account please
reflect your membership
number and send us a copy of
the deposit as proof of
payment via email to:
[email protected] or
[email protected]
New Members elected in
April:
JP Van Heerden; O Patricios
Important telephone numbers
Like The Rand Club page on
Facebook.
Visit our update website
www.randclub.co.za for more Club
information.
Four parking bays in front
of the Club are reserved for
Members over the age of
75.
These will be available on a
first come first served basis.
The parking bays will be
reserved until 12h45 after
which they will become
available for the use of all
Members.
Surrey house parking is no
longer available until further
notice.
Why not catch the Gautrain to
town and have lunch at your
Club?
Gautrain schedule can be
found on the website
www.gautrainschedule.co.za
Switchboard
011-870 4260
Fax
011-834 1247
Carol Chamberlain (Club Secretary)
011-870 4265
Roanne Lloyd (Membership Secretary)
011-870 4260
Tim Foley (Financial Accountant)
011-870 4264
Sheeva Couper (Events co-ordinator)
011-870 4268
Alain Lambert (Acting General
Manager, Umlumzani)
011-870 4262
R130 each.
Rand Club Members get 30% off the contracted rack rates (public rates) at all “An African
Anthology – Luxury African Destinations” resorts. Information can be accessed via the AAA
managed websitehttp://rcbenefits.co.za/about-rand-club-benefits
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Inner city news…
Some of the busiest roads in the Johannesburg CBD have been named after well-known heroes of the country's
struggle for liberation.
The decision to rename four streets in downtown Joburg was taken by the Mayoral Council in September 2014.
The move is supported by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, a community-based organisation that has been
a watchdog over the preservation of the City's rich history for more than three decades. The renaming initiative
gained momentum last year when the Freedom of the City was awarded to four activists who played prominent
roles in the struggle for democracy and led the well-known Women's March to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in
1956.
• Bree Street has been renamed to Lilian Ngoyi Street. Ngoyi was a textile worker and mother of three from
Orlando who joined the liberation struggle at an early age and rose to become the Secretary General of the ANC
Women's League and National Chairman of the Federation of South African Women. Her outspoken defiance
against the injustices of apartheid resulted in her being charged with high treason, banned and placed under
house arrest. She remained a beacon of strength to the liberation movement up to her death in 1980.
• Jeppe Street has been named after community activist, Rahima Moosa. From humble beginnings as a
worker in a canning factory and with little formal education this formidable woman was a guiding influence on the
struggle for freedom struggle for more than five decades. As a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress she led
the initiatives to unite the liberation movement and to mobilise workers into effective and powerful trade unions.
• President Street is now known as Helen Joseph Street. Joseph was an indomitable fighter for freedom
and justice for more than six decades. As a founding member of the Congress of Democrats she was a major
organiser of the Congress of the People in Kliptown in 1955 where the Freedom Charter was adopted as the
guiding document for the liberation struggle. Decades of banning and house arrests and repeated assassination
attempts could not silence her voice and she remained a powerful political force until her passing in 1992.
• Sauer Street has been renamed to Pixley ka Isaka Seme Street. Pixley ka Isaka Seme was one of the
founders of the African National Congress and later served as its President (1930 – 1936). He had a law degree
from Oxford University and was the first black lawyer to practice in South Africa where he served as a mentor to a
number of young activists who later played key roles in the liberation struggle. He died in Johannesburg in 1951.
• Noord Street becomes Sophie de Bruyn Street, named after the only living leader of the Women's March.
As a founding member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions and a full-time organiser of the Coloured
People's Congress she played a critical role in mobilising communities to protest against injustice. She continued to
serve a democratic South Africa through vital contributions as a Member of Parliament, Deputy Speaker of the
Gauteng Legislature and member of the Commission on Gender Equality.
In terms of the Council's decisions dual signage containing both old and new names will be retained for a
maximum of 12 months to enable members of the community to familiarise themselves with the changes. Maps
and street addresses will be changed during this period and modern technology will support the transition on GPS
and internet platforms.
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Rand Club Offer
13-nights Mediterranean Tapestry cruise package onboard Ms Nieuw Amsterdam.
Cruise departs Barcelona on 03 July 2015 and returns to Venice on 15 July 2015.
Includes 1 night post hotel after the cruise in Venice at the Delux Bauer Hotel (or
similar) with transfers.
Price per person sharing in a double Verandah Stateroom – R 48 140.00. Includes
Anniversary Sale Offer – Shore Excursion Credit of USD 200 per 1st/2nd guest plus
Dine Around Package!
4CRUISES Exclusive offer to RAND CLUB MEMBERS – USD 100 per
person onboard credit. Quote the code RC001 when making your
booking.
Important information: Rates are per person sharing in a double cabin in a category VF cabin and include port charges,
government taxes and 1 night post hotel in Venice with taxes and pier/hotel/airport transfers. The hotel stay in Venice is
optional and if not taken, the rate will change accordingly. Rates are inclusive of selected stateroom accommodation, meals and
onboard entertainment. Alternative cabin categories are available for quotes. Rates, itinerary and Anniversary Sale promotion
are to subject to change and/or availability at the time of making a reservation. T & C’s apply to Anniversary Promotion.
Advertised ZAR price is based on a rate of exchange of 12.47 and subject to change. Payment is subject to currency fluctuations
and the applicable rate of exchange on the day. Price excludes flights, pre-cruise transfers, travel insurance, visa costs,
gratuities and hotel service charge, shore excursions, laundry, drinks, additional onboard spend and items of a personal nature.
Please note that offers RC001 and RAND5 cannot be combined. RAND5 offer applies to cruises on Holland America Line, Costa
Cruises and Un-Cruise Adventures only.
For detailed cruise itinerary, bookings & enquires call 4CRUISES on 011 234 3134
or email us at [email protected]
Don’t fancy this cruise? As a Rand Club Member we are also offering you an
exclusive discount of 5% on a selection of our other cruises. Visit
www.4cruises.co.za and see what other destinations and travel dates we have to
offer. Please quote the exclusive code for your discount when you
contact us – RAND5.
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ROVOS RAIL TOURS
Celebrating 25 years in April, 2014, Rovos Rail Tours has earned its international
reputation for truly world class travel experiences. A trip aboard Rovos Rail is a journey
like no other with guests experiencing the opulent elegance of rail travel on the most
luxurious train in the world.
With discreet and friendly service, five-star cuisine and a selection of South Africa’s finest
wines, Rovos Rail harks back to a simpler more elegant era, encompassing the timeless
grace and high romance of grand African exploration.
With nine different journeys offer, guests on board the train experience a true cross
section of Southern Africa:
Cape Town (two nights)
Durban (two nights)
Victoria Falls (three nights)
Hunting Safari (eight days)
Namibia Safari (nine days)
African Collage (nine days)
Golf Safari (nine days)
Dar es Salaam (two weeks)
Rovos Rail has generously offered Rand Club Members and their partners a 50% discount
on their regular weekly journeys (subject to availability).
For further details on each journey please visit http://www.rovos.com/journeys
For booking enquiries, please contact Carol on the following email address.
[email protected]
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