Community Notices ~ 13th September 2011

[Michael Alexander]

ADVERT: MEAL BOOKING SYSTEM



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BURNING WOMEN CONFERENCE

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DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?


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POWER OUTAGE


When:                     Sunday, 16 October 2011, 07h30-16h00

Areas Affected:   Southern Coastal (MA1), Whole of town, Daberas

Reason:   Shutdown required to do maintenance on the Namdeb High Tension Network.



URGENT FACTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR RETIREMENT


Most people do not save enough for retirement.  Most people will in all likelihood have to work well into their golden years or rely on their children for financial support.  To maintain your lifestyle after retirement, the general rule is that you need a retirement income of at least 75% of your final working income.  However, Namibia and South

Africa do not have a good saving culture, so many people will not be able to maintain their current lifestyle after retirement.  To make matters worse, people are living longer than ever before owing to advances in medicine – there is a real possibility of living 20, 30 or even 40 years past retirement age.  This means that the provision you have made for retirement must stretch even further than before.  On top of that, rising health care costs become even more significant post-retirement as it is estimated that 60% of total medical costs incurred during a lifetime, are incurred after retirement.  And now, to make matters worse, the global economic crises has hit us.  Equity markets have plummeted, with the JSE falling by 46% between June 2008 and December 2008.  The housing market has also been severely hit, which means trouble for homeowners who consider their homes their greatest retirement asset.  It is better to rent a home at this stage than to own one. 

To the average Namibian and South African, all these factors culminate in a perfect storm of post-retirement financial disaster.  And the sad reality is that many are still unaware of their predicament.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CAN RETIRE!

Please make an appointment with me to discuss your retirement.

Helene van Zyl PPS Accredited

Financial Adviser

DIAMOND BLUESTAR

Nr 3 7th Lane, Oranjemund, Namibia

Tel : 063233586

Cell : 081 122 1161

Email : hvanzyl@mweb.com.na


PADDOCKS PINK LADIES LUNCH

(Fundraising In aid of Breast Cancer Awareness & Lesson Ponies)

Hosted by Ilsa Mundell @ her home

On Saturday, 22 October

Watch this space for more exciting details!


2011 SOCIAL CALENDAR / PUBLIC HOLIDAYS


01 October              Moth Banquet

8 October               Paddocks Coffee Shoppe @ the Riding Club

19 November             Paddocks Coffee Shoppe @ the Riding Club

01 December             World Aids Day

02/03 December          Riding Club Christmas Market   

10 Dec                  Human Rights Day     

25 Dec                          Christmas Day           

26 Dec                  Family Day