MBA XXXI 30th REUNION DETAILS

Date:  Friday 14 September to Sunday 16 September

Program:

Friday 14 September

• 10h45: Meet at the GSB Waterfront campus for welcome by acting Director Associate Professor Kosheek Sewchurran
• 11h00: Address by Bruce McDonald, Dwyka Projects
• 12h00: Address by Peter Wingrove, GSB Foundation
• 13h00: Lunch at Stonebreakers Restaurant at the GSB
• 19h30: Casual Pub Dinner and Jam session at the Barefoot Cook (see https://barefootcookhermanus.co.za) - featuring The MBA Dream Merchants. The music for this event is being sponsored by Nico Kruger. He is also sponsoring two special prizes for:

1. The Most Weirdly Dressed Couple/Individual
2. The Couple/Individual with the Most Authentic 80s Look

as adjudged by audience applause - so come prepared!!

Menu @ R215 per person plus 12% Service charge:

Snack Platter to share: Calamari Bangers; Mushroom Risotto Balls; Bread & Smoked Fish Dip; Marinated Olives

Main Course Options: 1) 200g Sirloin Steak with bacon & potato roses topped with sauteed mushrooms

                                      2) Aromatic Moroccan Date & Chicken Tagine with Fragrant Couscous (also vegetarian)

                                      3) Smoked Hake & Prawn Pot Pie topped with Gruyere and Toasted Bread Crumbs

Dessert Options:        1) Creamy Vanilla Ice-cream & Belgium Chocolare Sauce

                                     2) Dom Pedro (whisky or kalua)

Saturday 15 September

• Morning at leisure, Some of the activities suggested are: * Golf, Free fall diving, Poker (let us know what appeals to you)
• 09h00 (for those interested) Whale watching cruise aboard Souther Right Charters catamaran (about 2.5 hours). Cost R700 per person. MUST book by paying into Reunion fund with reference "Surname/cruise" (see bank details below). Refunds will be made if weather is unsuitable.
• 12h30: Lunch at La Vierge Wine Estate 12 Hemelenaarde Valley Road in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (please email hilary@iafrica.com if you intend joining us there so that we can book - as the restaurant is very popular). See it here: http://www.http://lavierge.co.za

Menu at R300.00 per person. Food served platter style to share:

Starters: Salt & Pepper Calamari; Fish Cakes; Beetroot Salad; Artisan Breads

Mains: Beef Stroganoff; Chicken a la King; Basmati Rice; Butternut Puree

Included are tasting of 2 wines, Sparkling Water and the Service Fee. All other drinks not included. Caryn has set up a table next to the deck, so that people can move around and play Boule.

• Afternoon at leisure (see * above)
• 18h00: Banquet with guest speaker (venue is La Pentola (see it here: http://hermanus.lapentola.co.za), dress is smart casual and speaker is Professor Norman Faull). BYO wine at R40 per bottle (see below) plus cash bar

Sunday 16 September

• Morning at leisure (see * above)

• 13h00: Bring and Braai (venue to be confirmed)

Accommodation

• Air BnB see https://www.airbnb.com.au/s/Hermanus--South-Africa/homes?checkin=2018-09-14&checkout=2018-09-17&adults=2&children=0&infants=0&guests=2&
• HomeToGo see https://www.hometogo.com.au/search/53dbf9a84edad?arrival=2018-09-14&bedrooms=1&c=ZAR&duration=3&persons=2&pricetype=perNight
• Trivago see https://www.trivago.co.za/?aDateRange%5Barr%5D=2018-09-14&aDateRange%5Bdep%5D=2018-09-17&aPriceRange%5Bto%5D=0&aPriceRange%5Bfrom%5D=0&iPathId=50651&aGeoCode%5Blat%5D=-34.409199&aGeoCode%5Blng%5D=19.250444&iGeoDistanceItem=0&aCategoryRange=0%2C1%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C5&aOverallLiking=1%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C5&sOrderBy=relevance%20desc&bTopDealsOnly=false&iRoomType=7&cpt=5065103&iIncludeAll=0&iViewType=0&bIsSeoPage=false&bIsSitemap=false&

Superior wines to order (all prices per 750ml bottle) (email orders to cedric@cornerstonecouriers.co.za)

1. Alto Rouge (2014)                          R85.00
2. Kanonkop Cabernet (2012)          R425.00
3. Kanonkop Kadette (2016)              R95.00
4. Kanonkop Kadette Pino (2016)    R100.00
5. Kanonkop Paul Sauer (2012)       R490.00
6. Kanonkop Pinotage (2014)           R400.00
7. Uitkyk Shiraz                                 R120.00
8. Uitkyk Chenin Blanc                        R87.00
9. Uitkyk Sauvignon Blanc                  R82.00
10. Uitkyk Chardonay                          R108.00
11. Uitkyk Carlonet (2011)                   R195.00
12. Fleur du Cap Cabernet Sauvignon  R91.00
13. Fleur du Cap Chardonay                 R70.00
14. Fleur du Cap Chenin Blanc (2015)  R70.00
15. Fleur du Cap Merlot                         R91.00
16. Fleur du Cap Pinotage                     R91.00
17. Fleur du Cap Sauvignon Blanc        R70.00
18. Fleur du Cap Shiraz                         R91.00
19. Alles Verloren Cabernet Sauvignon R130.00
20. Alles Verloren Shiraz                        R115.00
21. Alles Verloren Tinta Barocca            R110.00
22. Alles Verloren Touriga NAC 7           R110.00
23. Zevenwacht 360 Sauvignon Blanc    R138.00
24. Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc 7         R105.00
25. La Motte Chardonay                          R125.00
26. De Grendel Chardonay                      R190.00
27. Rupert & Rothschild Chardonay         R250.00
28. Springfield L/Stone Sauvignon Blanc  R119.00
29. Iona Sauvignon Blanc                         R150.00
30. Thelema Chardonay                           R145.00
31. Alto Cabernet Sauvignon                    R250.00
32. Alto Shiraz                                           R250.00
33. Le Bonheur (2007)                              R150.00

All orders will be collected on your behalf and be available to you at the reunion. We have negotiated with La Pentola to be allowed to bring our own wines to the banquet (R40 corkage per bottle). Orders must be accompanied by an appropriate payment into our reunion bank account. The payment reference must be "Surname/wines"

Payment

Please EFT an amount of R475.00 per person into the special account that we've established to manage the reunion expenses. The account details are as follows:

Name: MBA 30 year Reunion

Bank: Investec Private Bank

Branch code: 580105

Account number: 50013536039

International transfers will need to add R200 per transaction to cover Exchange/Bank charges, and will require the following additional details:

Branch swift code: //ZA580105

SWIFT: IVESZAJJ

Action required:

1. Book your transport to Cape Town right away to arrive first thing Friday 14 September - and return either Sunday afternoon or Monday. Transport from the Waterfront to Hermanus should be shared between 3 or 4 people - so liaise with Classmates to make sharing arrangements for hired cars.
2. Find and book your own accommodation in Hermanus.right away for at least the Friday and Saturday night. The options above are merely suggestions. Some accommodation options can accommodate 2 or more singles or couples - so liaise with other Classmates  to possibly share.
3. Book and pay for the whale watching cruise on Saturday morning to secure your place if you'd like to participate (see details above). If you book too late the cruise may be full.
4. We have asked Hilary Henderson to coordinate requests for subsidies from Classmates who may require financial assistance to enable them to join us. If this is you please email Hilary (hilary@iafrica.com) right away. We assure you that this process will be absolutely confidential - and only Hilary will ever know who has received a subsidy. A number of Classmates have indicated their willingness to contribute to a Subsidy Fund.

This page will be updated regularly as further details become available

Updated 12 September 2018