Associations hard work and achievements of the past presidents and each of their immense contributions to not only furthering the institute and industry , but further playing a vital mentorship role for those that followed . In his address he included a number of humorous accounts of how situations were dealt with , for example if someone didn ’ t like what they had heard , were not fond of being challenged , or gave the ‘ youngsters ’ a hard time – but still always keeping the committees and leadership on the straight and narrow . “ This is a wonderful industry to be a part of and for those serving currently , we are enabled by standing on the shoulders of the industry greats ,” he stated .
The centre celebrations each had their own theme and included comedians , magicians or musicians that entertained guests and were said to have all delivered excellent performances .
The first event kicked off in Port Elizabeth , where in addition to the national 70 th celebration , the centre also celebrated their 60 th anniversary , and was held at the Beach Hotel – a landmark in Port Elizabeth since 1894 . Here comedian Gino Fabbri had the audience in awe from beginning to end .
At the second event , the KwaZulu-Natal centre hosted their evening event at the Riverside Hotel , and comedian , magician , and mentalist Stan Sussman entertained another full house .
The third event was hosted by the Johannesburg centre at Villa Bianca Restaurant and Venue with hypnotist , author , and speaker Max Kaan , who boggled the mind with various card tricks , illusions and even a levitating table in his finale !
Last , but definitely not least , the Cape Town centre event was hosted at the beautiful Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate in Stellenbosch . Piano and vocal duo , Godfrey Johnson and Nicholas McDiarmid , provided an excellent mix in their entertainment and kept the audience well engaged throughout .
The institute chairmen further offer much thanks for each of the committee members and secretaries for their roles in ensuring the success of the celebrations as well as the participation of the members , fellows , and industry .
AWARDS The celebrations also involved the presentation of various awards to members or people from industry who have contributed to uplifting the institute and industry . These included :
• Steve Naidoo – presented with 29 Years of Service Award
• Dale Macnamara – presented with the Dave Rough Award
• Robert Fox – presented with the Mike Veldon Award
• Grant K Laidlaw – presented with Best Technical Presenter 2021 Award and the Silver Medal Award
• Jacobus M Pieterse – presented with the Bronze Medal Award
The celebrations overall were well received and enjoyed by all . Congratulations once again to SAIRAC and we wish the institute all of the best for another 70 years of success and prosperity .
All other photos of the events are available on request from SAIRAC . RACA
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Erratum in SAIRAC 70 th Platinum Jubilee SAIRAC apologises for the error in spelling for one of the committee member ’ s surname published in the SAIRAC 70 th Platinum Jubilee . The correct name and surname is : Mr Deon Schmidt , not Smith .
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From left : Gregory Grobbelaar ( Johannesburg centre chairman ) presents the Mike Veldon award to Robert Fox .
From left : Gregory Grobbelaar ( Johannesburg centre chairman ) presents the Bronze Medal Award to institute president Jaco Pieterse .
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