Page 3 - Silver Lakes July 2021

CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS LIFESTYLE
Farewell from the CEO 3 Gardening: Winter
SA placed under Level 4 restrictions 5 grassland maintenance 11 Cover photo by Francois Booyens
Silver Lakes Garden of the Month 8 A Photographic Safari 16
Donations to the Wollies Animal Shelter 12 Restaurant competition 19
Silver Lakes Field Excursion 15 Mandela Day Challenge 26 MOTORING
Exquisite décor options from Cambanos 29 Mercedes AMG GLE63s 4Matic+
HEALTH AND WELLNESS Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge 32 Test Review 34
8 Ways to prevent Winter Weight Gain 23 Nissan Navarra SA Launch 35
SPECIAL TRIBUTE
TODAY’S CHILD James Clarke: Gus Ferguson 37 CLASSIFFIEDS 39
Widening our Circle of Compassion 20
SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS
EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA James Clarke PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Michelle Raymond GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christo van Eeden - beyond@bdstudio.co.za
PO Box 11106 Henk Booysen Alan Rosenmeyer SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Nienke Moolman ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Albert Roos PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Elize Malan Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

he country has moved back to Once inter-provincial travel opens up surplus food that would go to waste
amended level 4 of the lockdown again you may want to visit South Africa’s and donate it to kitchens where it is
Tregulations for two weeks due to most unusual hotel, Kruger Shalati - The cooked to feed the growing number of
the worrying increase in the numbers of Train on the Bridge, and experience hungry people in food-vulnerable areas.
COVID-19 infections in South Africa. We the Kruger, suspended over the Sabie For more information on how you
have outlined the restrictions for you on River. It is a perfect combination of can participate, take a look at the
page 5 of this issue. Please continue to Africa’s most breath-taking natural article in this issue.
wear your masks, maintain the required splendour with well-deserved luxuries
social distance, and stay safe to help aboard a newly refurbished train that’s We say farewell to Henk Booysen and
curb the spread of the virus. reminiscent of African excellence. Read wish him all the best with his future
more about James Clarke’s visit. endeavours.
We have some interesting articles for
you in this issue of Intra Muros. Albert On 18 July we celebrate Mandela Day. Till next time, stay safe and take care.
Roos takes us on a photographic safari If you would like to help and make
experience. He explains how one can a difference, why not clean out your Warm regards
plan every photographic safari from pantry and spend 67 minutes helping Nicole Hermanson
A to Z, but ultimately the course of a to cook 67000 litres of soup. Chefs
photographic safari is dictated by nature with Compassion is a collaboration of Editor
and the sightings that she delivers, as partners – individuals, companies and
well as the guests that accompany you. organisations – who together rescue

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