The Institute of Professional Tourist Guides of Southern Africa
What Tourist Guides Do
Who We Are
Career path development- CPD
Education
Membership to the Institute of Professional Tourist Guides of Southern Africa (IPTGSA) is a professional designation to strive to with hard work and dedication. Professional status is not just handed to a certain few ,but earned by any tourist guide that has made guiding his/her profession
Name after the nearby river Bronkhorstspruit which most probably got its name from the watercress that grows there (bronkors , Afrikaans for watercress. Consists of three townships Zithobeni, Rethabiseng and Ekangalo
Voortrekkers settled in the area from 1858
I was born in Pretoria in 1947 and grew up in the SA Police College where my father was on the college staff. I matriculated at Hillview High School in 1995 and then did my military training at the Naval Gymnasium at Saldanha. Thereafter I decided to study Education at the Goudstad Teachers College and completed my studies in 1970. This year I also obtained my Springbok colours in Modern Pentathlon. I then taught at Hoërskool Wonderboom in Pretoria for a couple of years and then decided to go back to the Navy. The Defence Force had advertised Sports Officer posts and I was fortunate to get a posting in the Navy. I served at Navy HQ as Staff Officer Sport and Physical Training. In 1989 I was posted to the Directorate of Sport and Physical Training at Defence HQ. In 1989 I was fortunate to be appointed to the Defence Sports Club in Pretoria. In 1995 I was taken out of the Military sports world and was appointed as Officer Commanding SAS Immortelle, the Navy HQ administrative unit. In 1999 I was appointed as Executive Officer of the Naval Base in Simon's Town. Thereafter in 2003 I was sent back to Navy HQ in Pretoria where I served in various post until 2006 when I retired with rank of Capt ( SA Navy). My interest in tourism started in the navy. Senior Officers were appointed as Liaison Officers for visiting dignitaries to the Navy. I was appointed as liaison officer for the visiting German Chief of the Navy. I was responsible for the planning and execution of the whole visit. I enjoyed the exercise immensely and said to myself that this is what I want to do when I retire. So here I am enjoying it.
On Monday, 25th March, 2019, a grand total of 4 tourist guides arrived at Workshop 17, Maboneng, to attend a First Aid Level 1 Refresher course, as is prescribed by law.
