Wednesday, February 26, 2020

DISA Annual General Meeting 25 February, 2020

DISA Annual General Meeting took place on February 25th 2020 at Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel.
A fun ice-breaker game was played before the beginning of the meeting.
Meeting in progress
Chairlady, Treasurer and Acting Projects Chair delivered their annual reports. The members were happy to hear the successful results of 2019-2020 term.
Chairlady Ines is delivering her report
Treasurer Mila is delivering her report
Acting Chair of Projects Daniel is delivering her speech

The election of the new Executive Committee for the year term 2020-2021 took place afterwards. The candidates introduced themselves briefly.
New committee members are introducing themselves
All the candidates were voted into office unanimously. Here is the list of our new Executive Committee:

  • Chair: Dot Mead
  • Vice Chair: Melanie Segers
  • Secretary: Debbie Marsh
  • Treasurer: Liudmila (Mila) van Niekerk
  • Projects Chair: Daniel Bezuidenhout
  • General Committee members: Joan Cochrane, Jennifer Norman, Jill Penny, Kala Iyengar

As part of a tradition of an exchange between the Chair, Ines and Dot handed over letters of Thank You and Welcome.
Traditional exchange 
Ines is welcoming the new board
Newly elected Chairlady Dot is delivering her speech
Meeting in progress
We wish the new committee every success in its endeavours. Looking forward to another productive year ahead!

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Coffee morning at Bonanza 18 February, 2020

Another DISA coffee morning took place in the clubhouse of Bonanza Golf Course earlier this week.
Bonanza offers a peaceful environment away from the hustle of the city. The course surrounded by the Bonanza Residential Community offers the perfect balance of golf, social and corporate opportunities.
Our ladies received a very warm welcome upon arrival.

 Reception
Set up for DISA members

The delicious breakfast was served at the clubhouse patio, offering a wide view of the course.

DISA members are enjoying the morning
Chairlady Ines is thanking Jill for organising this outing

Our own golfers took this opportunity to explore the course.
Thank you Jill for organising this outing. DISA ladies really enjoyed the experience.

Golf course

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Social Visit to APTERS 04 February, 2020

DISA members were invited for an informal visit to APTERS (Appropriate Paper Technology), a project that has been supported by DISA for many years.

Outside the premises


Our ladies had an opportunity to view the facilities (including the production of mobility aids) and to browse the craft shop with the items made from recycled materials.

Production of mobility aids
Work in progress
New craft ideas
As a means to raise extra funds, they make various products which are available for sale to the public.

The craft shop

We at DISA are impressed by the achievements of APTERS and are very proud to be part of their journey.
Successful stories
To find out more about APTERS and their tremendous work, please visit their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/APTERS-420149774733805/