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NICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

M

otorists who do not obey the law have

been hit hard this festive season.

Over R850 000 worth of fines was is-

sued to motorists along the Atlantic Sea-

board, between Green Point and Hout Bay,

over the holiday period.

A total of 1580 fines were issued, says JP

Smith, mayoral committee member for safe-

ty and security.

Of these, 770 fines were issued for unli-

cenced cars and unlicenced drivers and al-

most 700 for illegal parking. Fines were also

handed out for parking illegally, car defects

and moving violations.

Road safety is an ongoing priority for the

City of Cape Town, more so over the festive

season when the roads tend to be busier,

says Smith.

Unlicenced drivers put themselves but

also others at risk by operating cars. In addi-

tion, illegal parking also adds to the conges-

tion in high traffic areas, resulting in frus-

tration for both road users and residents in

those areas.

The City increases its resources over the

festive season to deal with the higher traffic

volumes and associated transgressions, but

also to increase visible policing and deter

road users from breaking the law, Smith ex-

plains.

It is important tonote that all of theCitys

enforcement agencies traffic services,met-

ro police and law enforcement are empow-

ered to respond to transgressions. We also

implement traffic management plans for big

events or on priority days over the festive

season to limit the congestion and resultant

parking transgressions, he says.

However, we can only do so much it is

incumbent on road users and communities

at large to recognise that theyneed to adhere

to the law by ensuring that their cars are li-

cenced and roadworthy, keeping unlicenced

drivers off the roads and obeying traffic

signs at all times.

Bradley Henry shows off his dance

moves during the Open Streets

event in Bree Street on Sunday. The

street was closed off to vehicles,

with numerous activities planned for

visitors. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Dancing in

the street

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YEAR! Peoples

Post spread holiday

cheer and helped

seven foster children

get their schoolyear

of to a great start

by donating some

of their much-need-

ed stationery, along

with lunch boxes

and caps. Earlier in

the holidays

Peoples Post also

donated a Christmas

tree and decorations

to the Eniwe

Childrens Fund

foster home in

Vrygrond. Here are

some of the

children shortly

after receiving their

stationery packs on

Monday last week.

D

ont do drugs, do drums is

the motto the members of

Limited Edition Drum Corps live

by. They create awareness about

gangsterism, poverty and violence

in Manenberg through their im-

pressive choreography and stick

tricks on snare drums.

The group helps boys living in

Manenberg stay off the streets.

We feel it is important that our

youth is informed. The fact that

many young people in our commu-

nities are using drugs as part of

their social and recreational lifes-

tyle does notmake this a safe or ac-

ceptable practice. It is only by col-

lectively working to take the cool

factor out of drug use, that we can

help safeguard the lives and health

of the young people, says director

Yaggie Sampson.

The Corps had its fair share of

challenges, from borrowing drums

to enter SAs Got Talent to the con-

stant disturbances of gangsterism,

crime and overcrowding. Howev-

er, they never let this stop them

from reaching their dreams.

The talented group wowed audi-

ences with their energetic per-

formance at the Cape Town Carni-

val last year. They have since been

invited to perform nationwide.

They will perform at this years

Cape Town Carnival again, which

will take place along the Green

Point Fan Walk on 12 March from

16:00.

Cape Town Carnival taught us

many skills in the field of perform-

ingarts teamwork, unity andhow

to represent ourselves in the enter-

tainment world, says Sampson.

It was an honour to meet other

groups and artists and collaborate

on ideas, but the best part was on

the day of the event, when the en-

tire community came together as

one big family.

Our dream would definitely be

to further expand the group and

perform at the Cape Town Castle

and the EdinburghMilitary Tattoo

in Scotland.

The group also aims to collabo-

rate with sponsors to get their own

equipment and transport.

V For more information on the Cape Town

Carnival visit the TheCapeTownCarnival

page on Facebook.

Athlone drum group to wow again

Limited Edition Drum Corps from Manenberg will be performing in the Cape Town Carnival again this year.

Carnival sees Indian dance group again

The Vadhini Indian Arts Academy in Gates-

ville, founded by Shrimari Savitri Naidoo,

has been entertaining locals and tourists for

36 years.

The internationally recognised academy

was established in Cape Town and specialis-

es in traditional Indian dancing with a local

twist.

The academys performers have dazzled

Cape Town Carnival spectators since 2010

and will continue to show off their talents

at the seventh annual Carnival along the

Green Point Fan Walk on 12 March from

16:00.

Cape Town Carnival has allowed us to

showcase what our academy has to offer on

a much larger scale, says Kooverjee. Cape

Town Carnival has helped us in more ways

than one. It has helped raise awareness for

the academy, introducing the public to Indi-

an arts and it has helped the students of Vad-

hini academy to be a part of an iconic event

andperform in front of thousandsof people.

The dancers are committed to bringing di-

versity to the Cape arts scene by exposing

locals to different religions and cultures.

We aim to inspire and instil a sense of

beautyand increase the appreciationof Indi-

an arts, says senior dance instructor Maya

Kooverjee. We are proud to share Indian

arts with the community.

The academy specialises in Bharata Nat-

yum, a south Indian art form, which is

taught on a workshop basis. The academy is

also involved with the Footprints project,

which focuses on the social integration of

refugee children using dance as a medium

to support pupils with barriers to learning.

We are passionate about continuing to

better the community and hopefully in the

near future introduce our own outreach pro-

gramme, says Kooverjee.

V For more information visit the TheCapeTownCarni

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A

s the festive season draws to a close, lo-

cal policehave reportedmixed results in

combating crime.

While theft out of cars and house break-

ins decreased in the Sea Point policing pre-

cinct, theft and business crime spiked.

The most common crime over the festive

season in the area was assault.

Business crime increased due to a num-

ber of criminals targeting ATMs where

cards were stolen and money withdrawn,

says Sea Point police spokesperson Captain

Johan Pentz.

The increase in cases of theft can mainly

be attributed to negligence by people who

leave their belongings unattended in res-

taurants and clubs, at swimming pools and

in various other public places, he says.

But the successful implementation of

plans and a partnership with other enforce-

ment agencies resulted in the decrease in

theft out of cars and house break-ins.

Reservists were deployed on foot patrols

on a daily basis at shopping malls, in busi-

ness sectors and at the beachfront and an

operational centre was established at the

Sea Point Pavilion to deal with any inci-

dents related to the swimming pool, prome-

nade and beaches, together with municipal

law enforcement departments, he says.

. Cases of stolen cars and assault spiked in

the Cape Town Central policing precinct

over the festive season.

Some of this crime is caused by unem-

ployment, says Cape Town Central police

spokesperson Captain Ezra October.

Assaults occur due to arguments be-

tween friends or employers and employees,

and the abuse of drugs and alcohol.

A number of other crimes occurred over

the festive season, including theft, ATM

fraud, robberies and domestic violence, he

says.

However, therewasan increase in arrests

for drug-related crimes, drunken driving

and the possession of dangerous weapons,

stolen goods and house-breaking tools.

Cape Town Central police activated a

plan, had car checkpoints in hotspot areas,

did pamphlet distribution and organised so-

cial crime prevention initiatives with local

improvement districts, NGOs and various

community stakeholders, October says.

SEA POINT

Mixed score for

crime fighters

The Sea Point Improvement Districts cam-

era network has stopped a group of thieves

in their tracks. This after the suspect broke

into a car on Regent Road.

A camera network controller was moni-

toring the camera terminalwhenhenoticed

three suspicious individuals talking on

their cellphones and walking up and down

an area in Regent Road.

Recognising this behaviour as suspicious

and in line with the various methods of op-

eration around car-related crimes, the con-

troller alerted one of the improvement dis-

trictsmobile drivers and footbeat guards in

the area, says chief operations officer

Heather Tager.

Our reaction team began responding to

the scene and with this the controller wit-

nessed the one suspect entering the car.Our

first response car arrived within two min-

utes of being alerted, she says.

The officers found the suspect still in the

car counting money he had stolen. He was

apprehended and handed over to the Sea

Point police.

The security team waited at the car until

the owner arrived and informed him of the

incident. The owner checked his car and

confirmed that money had been taken.

He was certain he locked the vehicle via

remote which was clearly jammed by the

suspects, Tager says.

Remote jamming is a major contributor

to theft out of cars, she explains.

It is important for owners to manually

check their cars once using the remote and

never push the lock button while walking

away, she says.

Car thieves caught at work

Quick thinkingbyaSeaPoint improvement

district safety officer, and a spot of social

media, has resulted in an 18-year-old man

being reunited with his family.

Bonginkosi Bobani was on patrol on

Thursday 7 January when he noticed the

young man begging for money.

Bobani, having not seen him in the area

before, approached the man and asked him

where he had come from.

The young man explained that he had

been living inKhayelitsha and that his fam-

ily originated from the Eastern Cape.

Recognising the mans home town as one

in which he had friends, Bobani took to so-

cial media to ask if anyone could locate the

mans family.

Five minutes later they phoned me back

and we arranged for the boy to be fetched,

Bobani says.

It appears as if the young man had run

away from home after fearing punishment

for a misdemeanour, and his family had

been searching for him for some time.

Bobani notified Natalie Coetzee, the Sea

Point Community Police Forum fieldwork-

er, and the young man was reunited with

his family.

Quick wit helps homeless boy

TIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

A section of the M3 between Newlands and

TrovatoLink inWynberg is to be resurfaced

from late January or early February.

The roadworks will happen during night

time and take about four and a half months.

The project, at a cost of R17m, should be

completed by mid-May.

IanBowker, the head of pavementmateri-

als and rehabilitation at Transport for Cape

Town, says all construction work has been

scheduled to take place at night so that mo-

torists are not inconvenienced.

Work on the outbound lane will take

place between 19:30 and 05:30 and work on

the inbound lane will be done between 19:00

and 05:00. Concerns regarding noise levels

have been taken into account and jackham-

mers will be allowed until 23:00.

Unfortunately, reverse beepers are a le-

gal safety requirement but we have speci-

fied that they be dampened to try to mini-

mise their impact. We have also specified

regular pre-work meetings with the work

crew to remind themabout reducing on-site

noise levels, says Bowker.

The project will repair all parts of the M3

in the area that were not completed during

the resurfacing done in 2014.

The slow lanes in both directions will be

treated with three new asphalt layers while

the fast lanes will receive two new layers.

In both lanes the existing old asphalt will

be removed and replaced.

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SEA POINT

New leaf a star turn

M

ichael de Silva and Andile Molasana

becameovernight stars on socialmedia

after a post about their positive attitude.

The post was shared over 100 times.

Following a residents message about the

two homeless men who wanted to make a

change in their lives and not live on the

street permanently, Heather Tager, chair-

person of the Sea Point Community Police

Forum (CPF), and Natalie Coetzee, the

CPFs field worker, helped the two men to

new beginnings.

Coetzee contacted various partners orga-

nisations and arranged space at the Haven

night shelter.

When a person is willing to make a

change to his life, the Sea Point CPF will

always work around the clock to assist.

This particular case shows exactly how one

is only able to help those who actively want

tomake a change to their lives, saysTager.

V To donate or offer help, call Tager on 021 434 1234.

Back from left are Norman Pretorius, a law enforcement senior inspector, Jacques Weber,

ward councillor, and Michael de Silva. In front are Heather Tager, chairperson of the Sea

Point Community Police Forum, Andile Molasana and Natalie Coetzee, the Forums fieldworker.

Wednesday 20 January

V Sea Point: A free sunset walk will take

place, followed by a drink at Winchester

Mansion. The walk is in aid of collecting

tins of food or pet food for those in need.

Contact Sam Greyvenstein on 082 498 0361

for more information.

Friday 22 January

V Table Mountain: Table Mountain Treks

and Tours is hosting a guided sunset walk

from 18:00 to 21:00 on the summit,

incorporating a rarely walked cairned

section to the vantage point on Eastern

Table to watch the sun set while picnick-

ing. The cost is R100 per person, excluding

the cable car fare. Meet at 17:30 at the

lower cable station, Tafelberg Road.

Contact [email protected]

or 084 620 0424 to book or for more

information.

V Goodwood: St Pauls Anglican Church in

Bree Street will host its annual patronal

dance at the Goodwood civic centre.

Tickets cost R100 each and include cheese

and wine. The Coolsounds Band will

perform. Contact Marilyn on 084 726 9407

to book or for more information.

Tuesday 26 January

V Waterfront: The Big Issue will host a

fundraising breakfast with guest speaker

Philani Dladla, who will tell his story of

going from the pavements to prosperity

and how he is helping others do the same,

at the Table Bay Hotel from 07:45 to

10:00. Tickets cost R160 each on Webtick-

ets.

Saturday 30 January

V City Bowl: A poetry circle will take place

at the Central Library with Jim Pascual

Agustin from 14:15 to 16:00. Contact

[email protected] or SMS 083 539 8442.

Women and Beyond, an organisation that

supports victims of domestic violence, will

have a free training workshop for volun-

teers in Sunningdale on Saturday 30 Janu-

ary from 09:00 to 13:00.

The training consists of a half-day pro-

gramme which educates volunteers on the

issues of domestic violence, which is preva-

lent in the country.

For more information about Women and

Beyond, visit www.womenandbeyond.org.

za. To register as a volunteer, contact Basha

on 072 713 5090 or info@womenandbeyond.

org.za.

Free workshop on issues of domestic violence

The annual KFC

Brackenfell 10km

run will be held

at Brackenfell

High School on

Wednesday 27

January at 18:40.

The 5km fun

run/walk starts at

18:50.

Participants can

look forward to

medals and lucky

draw prizes.

Athletes can

enter on the day.

Call Dean on

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Leon on

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he National Sea Rescue Institute is ap-

pealing to the public to not set off Chi-

nese lanterns, following reports of distress

flares sighted offshore around the coast-

line.

Chinese lanterns floating in the sky can

look similar to distress flares, says NSRI

spokesperson Craig Lambinon.

Eyewitness reports of distress flares

sighted offshore require the NSRI and the

emergency services to launch a full-scale

search and rescue operation without hesi-

tation, he says.

Even when the sighting may later be

confirmed to have been Chinese lanterns a

search operation can continue for quite

some time until it can be absolutely con-

firmed that no persons or craft at sea may

be in any difficulty.

This was the case on Sunday when the

NSRI Bakoven crew were activated by the

Transnet National Ports Authority after

eyewitnesses reported suspected distress

flares fired in succession.

At least eight flareswere reported by var-

ious eyewitnesses along the Atlantic Sea-

board seen offshore of Bantry Bay.

While the NSRI Bakoven duty crew re-

sponded to the Bakoven sea rescue base to

prepare sea rescue craft to be launched,

NSRI spotters were dispatched to Bantry

Bay to investigate and the eyewitnesses

were interviewed. Itwas confirmed that the

suspected distress flares were Chinese lan-

terns, Lambinon says.

To rule out all possibilities the situation

continued to be monitored throughout the

morning. NSRI Bakoven duty controllers

are confident that there are no persons or

craft in any distress in the area.

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Lanterns distress

sea rescue efforts

Matriculants and school leavers looking for

opportunities for further study, funding,

employment, a second chance to improve

their grades or advice and help with career

choices are invited to attend free seminars.

The Youth Unemployment Prevention

Project (Yupp) is hosting the annual post-

school opportunities seminars.

Attendees will receive information, gui-

dance and advice from experts, and will be

able to apply for more than 2000 further

study, funding, employment, and support

programme opportunities available for the

year.

The seminars are free and parents are al-

so encouraged to attend.

The seminars are set to take place at the

Cape TownCityHall tomorrow at 09:30, and

at Glendale High School hall on Thursday

at 09:30.

Yupp is a non-profit organisation com-

mitted to preventing youth from becoming

unemployed, by providing school leavers

with knowledge, tools and opportunities to

become employed, says Faiez Dollie.

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S

ea Point actress Deirdre Wolhuter can

cross something off her bucket list after

working on the movie n Pawpaw Vir My

Darling.

The South African movie is currently on

screen at local cinemas and sees the star

working with legendary South African di-

rector Koos Roets.

I had to pinch myself when after the

meeting they offered me the role of Soufie

Beeslaer, she says.

n PawpawVirMyDarling is based on the

Jeanne Goosen novel of the same name and

tells the story of the ups and downs of a

Damnville family through the eyes of their

pavement special dog.

Criticshavedescribed the satire aswalk-

ing into aBrueghel painting and Iwould say

that is a very apt way to describe the carni-

val of characters and the situations they

find themselves in, Deirdre says, adding:

It is funny, it is raw, it is exuberant, and

it is deeply moving.

Tsjaka, the Beeslaers rescue dog (voiced

by Tobie Cronje) who narrates the film is

deeply mortified by his humans and their

antics.

Deirdre first read n Pawpaw VirMy Dar-

ling herself after her friends recommended

the gem. I knew that in the hands of Koos

Roets the movie would be something very,

very special.

Under his guidance, Deirdre brought the

character of SoufieBeeslaer to life, awoman

she describes as rough around the edges

as she tries to hold her family together un-

der trying circumstances.

She has to come to terms with the reali-

sation that the dreams she had for herself

as a young girl when she was a teller at OK

Bazaar will never come true.

But Soufie is just one of the colourful

characters who has been brought to the

screen by a stellar cast of Sandra Prinsloo,

Marcel van Heerden, Andr Stolz, Deon

Lotz, Brmilda van Rensburg, Willie Ester-

huizen, Lida Botha and Marga van Rooy,

among others.

Deirdre says the antics that embarrass

poor Tsjaka also kept the cast in stitches on

set. That being said, the set was a very calm

environment to cater to the needs of the ani-

mals playing in the film. Animals are so

in tune with any form of stress or anxiety,

so we were all very focused on keeping

things calm and quiet around them.

n Pawpaw Vir My Darling is the start of

a busy year for Deirdre who will be on the

big screen again in February in the Donna-

lee Roberts and Ivan Botha romantic come-

dy Vir Altyd.

Shes also just finished filminganewAfri-

kaans series for kykNET. The Deon Opper-

man thriller Fluiters deals with whistle-

blowing in South Africa.

Theatre fans will be able to see Deirdre

on stage when she reprises her role as Ella

Gordon in the Charles Fourie play Ellas

Horses about the woman from Karwyder-

skraal who was known as South Africas

horse whisperer.

V n Pawpaw Vir My Darling is currently on screen at

SterKinekor cinemas. Visit the Pawpawvirmydarling

page on Facebook for more about the film.

Deirdre in very special film

Deirdre Wolhuter as Soufie Beeslaer in the local film n Pawpaw Vir My Darling.

EAST AND WEST CLASSICS: Fans of

Indian classical music, and particularly the

lighter form of ghazal, are in for a treat

when noted Indian violinist and composer

Deepak Pandit premieres Symphony of

Ghazal in concert with the Cape Town

Philharmonic Orchestra at Artscape on

Saturday 6 February. Symphony of Ghazal

brings the styles of Indian and Western

classical music together in a celebration

of the music of the late ghazal legend

Jagjit Singh, whom Deepak accompanied

for 23 years. Tickets are available at

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The BriAntVi Trio, made up of Bridg-

et Rennie (flute), Antoinette Blyth

(soprano) and Victor Tichart (piano),

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Softballers face tough rivals

JOSEPH PILLAY

W

estridge Yankees softbal-

lers can be proud after hav-

ing a very good andwell de-

served harvest on the Cape Town

Softball Associations super league

playing fields over the weekend.

The Mitchells Plain side first

staved off a stiff challenge by Fal-

cons, beating them 5-0 in an en-

counter at Turfhall Stadium on

Saturday.

This victory was followed by a

thrilling knockout encounter on

Sunday when St Martins came

close to upstaging the Yankees in

a see-saw game. The Yankees man-

aged to rise to the occasion to edge

out Saints 6-5.

Saturdays win over the Falcons

served as a morale-boosting tri-

umph for the Yankees, who were

determined to break the strangle-

hold Falcons have had over them

in recent months.

The Yankees were in a destruc-

tive mood, with the battery combi-

nation of pitcher Megan Cable and

catcher Carla Witchman sharing

in four strike outs.

Cable faced 23 batters in her six

innings pitched. While she conced-

ed two base-on-balls and earned

four fanned scalps, she surren-

dered only twohits toCandiceRoss

(1-3) and Bettina Philips (1-3), who

weighed in with a two bagger.

Meanwhile, Falcons started off

withCathyBuckley and shewason

themound for 4.1 of an innings. She

faced 22 batters and allowed seven

hits while relief pitcher Nicky

Jones (1.2 of an inning) faced nine

batters and surrendered three hits.

Among the ten hits the Yankees

clobbered off the Falcons pitching

pair.Witchman (2-2), Cable, Jackie

Adonis (each 2-3), Charmelle

Whiteboy (1-2), Candice Bull (1-3)

and Nuraan Williams (1-4), who

smacked a triple, were in good

stead with the bat that contributed

to runs and simultaneously a de-

served and industrious win.

Weekend results

Super league

Saturday:

Westridge Yankees 5, Falcons 0; St

Martins 12, Tantasport 3; Glen-

thorn As 19, VOB 0; Kenfac Phil-

lies 11, Normies 5.

Sunday:

Falcons 6, Normies 0; Tantasport 6,

Kenfac Phillies 4; GlenthornAs 28,

VOB 1; Westridge Yankees 6, St

Martins 5.

Major league

Saturday:

Belhar Dolphins 13, Kuils River

Cougars 5; Westridge Yankees 6,

WCSS 1; Avendale 7, Crusaders 6.

Sunday:

WCSS 6, Belhar Dolphins 3; Cru-

saders 7, Avendale 5; Westridge

Yankees 12, Kuils River Cougars 6.

First league

Saturday:

Tygerberg 8, Heideveld Yankees 6;

St. Martins 11, Tantasport 4; Lav-

ender Hill 6, Omega 1; Battswood

18, Kenfac Phillies 6.

Sunday:

St. Martins 15, Kenfac Phillies 12;

Battswood 7, Omega 0; Tygerberg

7, Lavender Hill 2; Heideveld Yan-

kees 10, Tantasport 3.

Diane Morgan of Avendale (left) lands safely on third base as Crusaders Michelle Calvert fails to tag her in time

in a softball major league game at Turfhall Park on Saturday. Avendale won the match 7-6. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Trials for the Cape Town youth surf-

ing team will take place at Muizen-

berg beach over the following few

weeks to select the best young sur-

fers to represent Cape Town at the

national Grom Games.

Trials are open to all girls and boys

aged eight to 15 years (i.e. they may

not turn 16 during this year).

The trials will take place this Sat-

urday and Sunday, as well as 6, 7, 20

and 21 February.

Entry costsR100 each,with surfers

from disadvantaged communities

getting free entry.

Registration will be accepted at

08:00 on the beach or online at

www.wpsurfing.co.za.

The Grom Games, which take

place in Port Elizabeth during the

Easter weekend, is a platform to in-

troduce newcomers to the sport and

support diversity.

Cape Town Surfriders (formerly

Western Province Surfing) have tak-

en home the Grom Games trophy for

four years running.

We are proud that we field teams

that win, but were just as proud of

their diversity, says coach Craig

Johnson.

The trials and theGamesbring to-

gether kids of all races and back-

grounds to share the fun and power

of our oceans. At the same timewere

building the grassroots foundation

for the future of South African surf-

ing.

With some funds already commit-

ted by Village Homes (Kommetjie)

and SurfEars, the club still needs to

raise R25 000.

V Potential donors can visit the WP Surfing

page on Facebook or email wpsurfing@

gmail.com.

Surfing trials for teens kick off

JOSEPH PILLAY

TheCapeTownSoftballAsso-

ciation (CTSA) is battling to

keep itsheadabovewaterdue

to lack of sponsorship. The

organisation was once re-

garded as themost successful

softball body in Africa, but

this crown seems to be slip-

ping in recent years.

In an in-depth, exclusive

interview with CTSA chair-

person Noore Nacerodien, he

admitted the game of softball

needs a change in fortune as

the community cannot afford

to play sport anymore due to

the high cost of fees, trans-

port and equipment.

Lack of financial backing

from benefactors has now

urgedNacerodien to do some-

thing about this and instead

of begging for handouts, we

must get off our backs and

look at ways of raising

funds.

Golf day fundraiser

Nacerodien says one such

fundraising initiative

planned is a city of champi-

ons golf day event at the

Mowbray Golf Club on 17

April.

The fundraising event in-

vites golf enthusiasts to play

an 18-hole game in four-per-

son teams.

Nacerodien is making an

appeal to golf enthusiasts to

bust out their nine-irons to

help CTSA.

Formany years the select-

ed provincial and national

softball players had to pay

their ownway to tournament

championships.

The poorer clubs are suf-

fering due to their cash-

strapped coffers to travel to

venues to play and honour

fixtures, with the result that

many defaults have occurred

in recent times and over the

years. Clubs have been strug-

gling and cannot afford to pay

for transport.

Another aspect and bone

of contention is that some of

our affiliated clubs have little

or no equipment. Thus for

many years the minnow

sport codes, like softball,

baseball, etc., failed to obtain

assistance from the corpo-

rate world.

Nacerodien is confident

that the fundraising event

could help ease the burden.

He is appealing to potential

sponsors and companies to

partner with the organisa-

tion.

Nacerodien says he was

told that the Mowbray Golf

Club had gained a reputation

for hardly having to close the

course due to adverse condi-

tions during the wet season.

Entry for the tournament

costs R1400 per four-ball or

R350 per player.

V Interested parties and companies

can contact Nacerodien on

076 566 7774 or chairperson@

capetownsoftball.com.

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