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A very
special welcome to all the new South Africans here in the UAE. We hope
you will be happy here and that all your expectations are exceeded !
If you know of any other new South Africans please forward this newsletter
to them. Newcomers
Are you new in Abu Dhabi and still trying to find your way? There's a comprehensive book on the market on what the city has to offer. It's called "Abu Dhabi Discover". Or if you would like to meet other South African's, you could try visiting one of these churches: The Evangelical Community Church is located opposite the British School Al Khubairat. You will recognize the church by the blue pots in front. There are two Services. The morning service starts at 8:45am in the upper chapel. At the same time there is Friday School (Sunday School) for the children while the parents attend the morning service. Then there is the 10:15am service in the lower chapel with a separate program organized for the kids. There are also many other activities such as Ladies Bible study, Youth groups, Singles groups etc. For more information you can visit their website at www.eccad.org or phone the church office at 446 4563. Another church is the St Andrew's Church (Anglican) which is located between the British School Al Khubairat and the big Mosque. They have two services namely Sunday mornings at 10:00am (including a children's service) and then at 6:00pm (including Sunday School). There is also a children's program called the Alpha course, which is presented on Friday mornings at 10:30am. For more information contact the church office at 446 1631 or email standrew@emirates.net.ae. En dan het ons ook Afrikaanse Omgee-groepe wat Maandae aande 7 uur by verskillende huise bymekaar kom. Sandra Holloway het dieselfde tyd 'n Kinderprogram, soos "Kinderkrans van ouds" vir die jong klomp vanaf 4 jaar tot 18 jaar. Vir meer inligting oor die Bybelstudie groepe asook die kindergroepie kan julle gerus vir Sandra kontak by 050 443 6339. En as die
vrouens dalk 'n bietjie lus word vir aktief raak, net so na die "het-my-dood-geëet-hierdie-vakansie"-sindroom,
is netbal net die ding vir jou !
AbuDhabi Downs Netball League Natali
Hoffman This year's season will be 'shooting off' with a new start. For the first time the league will be played at the Abu Dhabi Health and Fitness Club. The official Netball season runs from November to April. Most of the teams practise once a week and league games are played on Tuesday evenings from 19h30. Last season the league had 85 registered members. Netball is a fast-growing sport in Abu Dhabi and in the UAE. The Junior Netball team (13 years and older) will be participating in Abu Dhabi's official netball league this year. There is also the Annual Inter-Gulf Tournament, with teams from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait participating. Each city has a turn in hosting the tournament, which is played over a weekend. Whether
you've played netball before or haven't even the foggiest idea if
you're supposed to use a bat or racquet or neither, just come and
join the fun and give it a go! Everyone is welcome to attend the Annual
General Meeting, 20 Sep 03 @ 19:30, Abu Dhabi Health & Fitness
Centre. There's a lot of exciting stuff happening so don't miss out
! For more information contact Natali Hoffman at 050 536 3821. Mini-Rugby Rugby for children (boys and girls) from the ages of 4 years at the Military pitch. Every Wednesday evening at 18:00. For more about rugby, contact Riaan Smuts 050 536 3718. Big toys for big boys ? Radio-controlled airplanes of course, hoe dan anders? If this is your cup of tea, or rather can of beer, give Francois a call on 050 613 3408 or Jaco 050 613 5844. South African Art And
if Frans Claerhout gets your heart pumping then you must visit Stephanie
Olivier's website www.dante.art.co.za. She has her own Art Gallery in
the Cape specializing in South African art and you can order online.
Contact her at stephanie@dante-art.co.za. Events not to miss !! 25th September - SA End of Summer party in Al Ain 3rd October - Johnny Clegg in Dubai !! 16
October - SA Dinner and Dance in Abu Dhabi SA END OF SUMMER PARTY !! Join us the South African Way...the way we usually do it... Free Entrance to all Thursday
25th September 2003 Traditional SA Food, Music, Dancing & Fun.. the way its done back home Dinner served from 20:00 till 23:30
Exiciting prizes for the Best SA Dress Costume & lucky draws all night FREE Entrance Drink for Ladies
We
are trying to get 28 people to hire a bus. Thursday
16 October @ 7:30 pm Casual Dress Free welcome drink An evening to catch up and just have fun! Tickets are Dhs 65 pp and available from: Hannelie
050 612 9643 UP FOR GRABS
“SA Flag Wheel covers”
To fit all 4x4 wheel sizes - Dhs 100 each Phone: Kim in Dubai (04) 286 5362 / 050 735 0740 or Tony 050 552 9583 E-mail: kimton@emirates.net.ae
A great big welcome back to you all, I trust that you have had the opportunity of spending time with loved ones back home, sorted out the building problems, got the kids set into School or University, visited all the friends and family, took the dog to the vet, renewed your post box license and now returned to Abu Dhabi for a holiday!! - And a well deserved break - phew. You wonder if it is a break when we go home hey, anyway it is nice to have you back, please contribute to the newsletter and tell Hannelie all about yourself, your family etc. If you are a new comer to the UAE a double welcome, may your stay be a memorable and rewarding occasion. For the benefit of all the new folk I would like to re-emphasize the basic critical steps that should be taken by all new comers to the UAE regardless to which country you come from Before you get roped into all sorts of promises from all sorts of consultants, and after you have settled down with the basic things like Visas, Health cards, Mobile phone problems, Local Bank Account etc, do yourself a favor and think about the following. The basic steps are: Open an offshore bank account - Offshore is not UAE? 1. Build
up at least 3 to 6 months salary in your bank account - Emergency money This is easier said than done, the question is - how do we do it? 1. Identify
your financial Goal: - What are you trying to achieve? I hope that this will act as a guide for you that are new and for the oldies that have perhaps bumped their heads already. The current world economic climate has rotated over the past few months; we have seen Major Currency changes; we have experienced wars in almost every continent but the world carries on, and companies carry on - thank God for that or else we would be without work. The markets are up, there are some great products out there, but Buyer bewares!!! You can still lose money. Future
articles: Buzz Words: Life Assurance
The South African Group (and this Newsletter) is here for YOU. Without your input we cannot put forward a worthy monthly newsletter or even run our almost-becoming-non-existent group. So if you have any valuable input or ideas, it will be VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. We cannot emphasise this more. Please send your ideas, comments of anything, from anywhere, to anyone, anything you can possibly think of, new email addresses, worthy news even if it's only you who think it's worthy, I promise you we'll appreciate it! Send your very-much-appreciated news/comments/ideas to abudhabi@sagroupuae.com Remember to also visit the South African group website: www.sagroupuae.com for properties, job vacancies, yummy South African recipes and many more. A big Thank you to Roger for all the hard work he's been doing for us! So until next time, have a wonderful month (although Sep is almost over, but needless to say !) Greetings
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