Page 4 - Silver Lakes February Issue 2023

CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS LIFESTYLE
Message from the CEO 4 Six ways to start the new year right 25
Game reserve projects by the Operations Team 8 Restaurant competition 33
Guidelines for using a generator at home 10 Crossword puzzle competition no. 12 34
The importance of hollow tining 12 Book reviews 41
Exercising outdoors 16
Upcoming estate events 22 TRAVEL
Birding in Mozambique 28
SECURITY
Keyless car theft 14 TODAY’S CHILD
YouTube teen safety 36
GARDENING The teaching profession is booming 38
Garden of the month 19
Beautiful, bountiful lilies 20 CLASSIFIEDS 43

SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Walters Noordman PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, Silver Lakes Directors Elize Malan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Adele Gouws - adele@dezignhq.co.za
SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
0081 ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
PO Box 11106, Deon Pretorius Nicoleen Davies Alicia Auider - 082 057 7262 - aliciaa@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Nienke Moolman EDITOR Nicole Hermanson - nicole@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Brendon van Nieuwenhuizen PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Chris Grant - chrisg@nowmedia.co.za
Note from the Editor

outh Africa is currently a place One of the bad situations we’re all currently to keep your vehicle out of their clutches –
where the good, the bad and the facing is load shedding. Are you thinking turn to page 14.
Sugly seem to coexist, as reflected in of installing a generator? Read our safety
our February issue. guidelines. Fortunately, the good stuff still outweighs
the bad in our beautiful country. Nature is
On the good side, we celebrate the Social media has good and bad aspects to at its best here and there is still so much
month of love in all its splendour. There’s it. While YouTube is a wonderful online tool goodwill around. Each issue of Intra Muros
love for our fellow human beings, as for finding information and engaging with proves this point.
our CEO’s message makes plain; there’s others, it can also expose our children to
romantic love (test your knowledge inappropriate content. Parents, read about So, let’s count our blessings, stay positive
of Cupid by doing our Valentine’s Day the dangers and what you can do to ensure and work together to overcome our
crossword); and there’s self-love in the your child’s safety on this popular platform. challenges.
form of caring for your body and mind.
On the latter point, read about getting A big part of the ugly side to life in South PS. Wishing all the golfers best of luck for
fit the fun way by exercising outdoors Africa is crime. Car theft is rife and if you Club Champs 2023!
right here at Silver Lakes; then turn to think that going keyless is the solution,
page 25 to find out how to develop a think again. Criminals have found a way Till next time,
positive mindset, courtesy of mentalist to penetrate the keyless car market. Still,
Larry Soffer. there are preventive measures you can take Nicole Hermanson
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