SA Hunters Newsletters

So kom ons aan die einde van nog ʼn jaar; ʼn taamlike “deurmekaar jaar”. `n Jaar waarin die konstitusionele hof `n ietwat kontroversiële uitspraak teen SA Jagters gegee het, `n jaar vol hofaansoeke deur verskeie instansies teen die Minister van Polisie en kie, `n jaar waartydens brandstofpryse drasties gestyg het, `n jaar waarin die land verneem het dat grondonteiening sonder vergoeding in Suid Afrika `n moontlikheid is, `n jaar waarin die vuurwapenlisensies oor die laaste maand of so sommer lukraak afgekeur word. Genoeg om enige mens negatief te stem!

We are at the end of yet another year; it was quite a chaotic year. It was a year in which the Constitutional Court handed down a somewhat controversial judgement against SA Hunters; a year of court applications by various institutions against the Minister of Police and co; a year of escalating fuel prices; a year in which land restitution without remuneration in South Africa has become a probability; a year of turning down firearm licence applications randomly. Certainly, more than our fair share of negative news!

Die jaar 2018 het met groot spoed verbygegaan en hierdie is die laaste beplande nuusbrief vir 2018. So binne twee weke van nou af maak RSA toe en bykans almal gaan hou vakansie. Hiermee, net voor die jaar op `n einde kom `n paar laaste sake vir u kennisname.

The year has come to its end. This is the last scheduled newsletter for 2018. In about two weeks, South Africa closes for the holidays. Just before we all wind down the year, herewith a few final matters for noting.

SA Hunters held its 2018 Congress last weekend. I am happy to report that it went very well.

SA Jagters se 2018 Kongres het die afgelope naweek plaasgevind en ek is dankbaar om te rapporteer dat alles redelik goed verloop het.

Die somer is hier met temperature wat reeds in sommige dele van die land diep in die dertig grade draai. Voor die einde van hierdie week stuur ons die kongresdokumentasie na Takvoorsitters ter voorbereiding vir die SA Jagters se 2018 Kongres. Dis soms ongelooflik om te ervaar hoe vinnig `n jaar verbygaan.

It feels like a couple of weeks ago when we started 2018 and here we are at the end of the official hunting season. The days get slightly warmer while the nights in Gauteng are still chilly. In September our preparations for SA Hunters’ annual Congress kicks off.