Mbabane Club
April 2023 News Update
Greetings, and we trust everyone had a pleasant and peaceful Easter holiday.
Firstly, a warm welcome goes out to our new members:
| Nokuthula Dlamini Ray Dlamini & family Charles Hlatshwayo Phephile Jele Musa Kunene Lucie Masuku Melinda Mazibuko Dumsani Mhlongo & family Nkonyane Musa | Phundokhuhle Ndlangamandla Ncamiso Ntshalintshali Suhle & Nomfundo Mavimbele Thabo & Lomkhosi Magagula Phindile Ndlandla & family Dingane Nkwanyana Mandla Shabalala Sibusiso Shongwe Precious Waweru & Banele Ngcamphalala |
A warm welcome to you all. It’s good to see that membership is increasing and recently we have had many more applications that the Club Committee will approve at its next monthly meeting. Currently, the Club has 289 members, an increase of 8% on last year.
Events
Friday 5 May, Live Music by Wicked World, 5pm ‘til late, free for members and your guests.
Also, remember we have a braai on the outside veranda for your use, and braai packs are available to purchase at the Club.
Club Access
Currently we are trialling a face recognition system at the main door and lower car park gate. As many of you are no doubt aware, there have been some ‘teething’ problems. Our trial period is soon to end, and a decision must be made on whether to keep the system or revert to something more ‘low tech’. Keypad entry is still in use for the lower car park gate (3568#).
If you have an opinion, either for or against the face recognition system or any other door/date access system, please let us know (contact details below).
Club Facilities
Refurbishment of the ladies’ toilets should be finished soon, and then we will move on to painting the walls in the entrance corridors.
The Committee is preparing an Improvements and Refurbishments Plan for the Club’s facilities and we welcome any ideas or suggestions that you may have. Details of what’s proposed will be shared in due course.
Finance
We are extremely pleased to report that the Club’s financial troubles are behind us, and our once sizeable bank loan is now essentially paid off. Thanks go out to all our members who supported us through probably the most difficult decade in the Club’s history. In the coming years, and as a non-profit organization, we anticipate investing surplus revenue in long-overdue refurbishments and in improving the sporting and social facilities of the Club.
Miscellany
In a previous newsletter a call went out for donations and Frances Takis has written to say “how grateful all the people [in the communities supported by Purple Industries] are to have received clothes, toys, magazines, books etc., from all the generous people who gave things to Purple Industries. It has all been delivered and is SO appreciated. Thanks very much indeed everyone. If anyone would like to come out with me and see the work that is being done, please don’t hesitate to call me. It has been incredible. Thank you everyone.” Frances.