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Calm on campus, but ...GARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

While calm seems to have settled on theUCT campus after a recent protest, staff

are still seething about the damage that wasdone and threats they received from allegedRhodes Must Fall members.One of the workers, who did not want to

be named, said that she and fellow workersfeared for their lives during the height of theprotest.“The damage that they caused was terri-

ble,” she said.

“Watching them burn valuable paintingsand books that were related to the apartheidstruggle was disgusting and they shouldhang their heads in shame.“[It] did their cause no good.”Another worker pointed out that they re-

ceived threats from protesters.“They must respect our right to want to

work if our duties have no bearing on theirprotests,” he said. “Students who were notpart of the protests, lots of firstyears, werealso threatenedand theuniversity cannot al-low this to happen.”At a media briefing last week UCT vice-

chancellorDrMaxPrice and othermembersof the executive discussed the events.Price revealed that more than 75% of stu-

dents staying in residence are black, as hesummarisedUCT’s progress in resolving theaccommodation shortage that was the focusof the recent protest led by the Rhodes MustFall movement.“The #RhodesMustFall lobby claims that

this issue is about student housing and, inparticular, about black students not beinggiven housing in residence in the universi-ty, and that white students have been givenpreference.

“I want to say that that is completelywrong.“Our residence admissions policy gives

strongpreference, very strongpreference, tostudents on financial aid, because in generalresidence accommodation is a bit cheaperthan private accommodation.“Also, it gives preference to students who

are very young, if they’re not yet 18, for ex-ample.And it gives preference to people who

come from outside of Cape Town becauseclearly it’s more difficult for them.”V Continued on page 2.

UCT students watch a performance during the student council’s “There isno excuse” campaign against sexual crimes, rape and assault that washeld on the campus last Thursday. The campaign aims to create studentawareness of the dangers on campus, the support structures that areavailable to them and what is being done or can be done to ensure theirsafety. It is in response to the sexual assaults which happened onHiddingh campus last year and the recent attacks at Rhodes Memorial.

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“Dancing is my life. I even have a tattooabout dance because this is one thing

that I’m very passionate about.”Kurt Palmer (20) from Steenberg realised

his dream when he started dancing in frontof a huge crowd of spectators at Cape TownCarnival five years ago. He has since devel-oped this dream into a passion and today, heis a lead performer at Cape Town Carnivaland choreographs routines for the commu-nity group of SteenbergHigh School – whichis where it all started.Palmer has been dancing for the past 11

years, startingwith ballet in primary schooland then joining Steenberg High’s commu-nity group. This was where he ended up per-forming on a public platformand discoveredthat it was something that he would like todo for the rest of his life.“I have always known my passion in life

was dancing, ever since my first perform-ance. When I have to change into characterit feels basically like I’m starting a new life,opening my body and mind to new thingsthat will tell a story.”Despite now doing what he loves, Palmer

says that it has never been an easy journey:“One of the challenges I had to overcome asa teenager was the bullying and negativityby pupils at my school but I always made away to overcome them.“Coming from disadvantaged communi-

ties it was even difficult to go to rehearsalbecause of criminal activities. Getting fromone place to another was a struggle but Iknew this is what I wanted to do so I had toface the struggles head on. One of the great-estmotivations I hadwasmy life orientationteacher in matric, Ms Priestley, who always

had confidence in me and helped me out inmy dance career.”Palmer has seen the value Cape TownCar-

nival has brought to the many participantsand spectators. “Because of our performan-

ces in Cape TownCarnival, we have had per-formances at the Baxter festival and theCape Arts festival.“This helped to shape the person I am to-

day. When I have all eyes on me it really

makes it easy for me to do my thing and Iwant to give people the best,” he says.In its seventh year, Palmer says the theme

for this year’s Cape Town Carnival is goingto be a show stopper.“Well, ‘Street Life’ is definitely going to be

my favourite; it is something new and it isvery different. It is difficult to saythough ... each year brings its own pizzazz.“I amsoexcited to takepart in the carnival

this year, my body is dancing to the rhythmof ‘Street Life’,” he says.His wish is to work with the Cape Town

Carnival: “One of my biggest dreams is tobecome a part of the team that creates CapeTown Carnival, to showcase and show offCape Town in different ways. Each personbrings his own flavour to the parade. CapeTown is full of colour and culture and eachperson brings his own uniqueness.”This year the carnival promises to be even

more dynamic, with comedian Siv Ngesiparticipating for his third year and other lo-cal personalities like Liezel van der West-huizen, Zoe Brown and Danny Ross joiningthe parade.It will be held on the Fan Walk of Green

Point on 12 March. Visitors will have thefreedom of the city streets from 15:00 as theyjoin family and friends to enjoy the varietyof food and crafts on offer.The streetswill be closed for final prepara-

tions at 18:00, giving carnival-goers enoughtime to find the perfect viewing spot, findtheir seats or make their way to one of themany restaurants along theFanWalk beforethe magic begins at 19:00.V For more information on the Cape Town Carnival,visit www.capetowncarnival.com, the TheCapeTown-Carnival page on Facebook or follow @CTCarnival onTwitter or @capetowncarnival on Instagram and usethe hashtag #CTCarnival2016 and #StreetLife.

Kurt Palmer enjoys being a dancer. His biggest achievement is performing at the Cape TownCarnival which he enjoys a lot.

FROM PAGE 1Responding to the Shackville protest anddisruptions it caused Price explained thatthe erection of a shackwas a legitimate pro-test, one that they thought was very cleverand effective.“We have been, we believe, very suppor-

tive and tolerant of peaceful protest and weprotect that always,” he said.“The university is a place for discussion

and debate and we jealously guard that. Ithink our track record of the last year ofdealing with Rhodes Must Fall and #Fees-MustFall protests has demonstrated thatwehave always been open. However, we drawthe line at criminality andviolence and thatis what has happened last week.”“We had no problem with the fact of that

protest.“We offered and requested Rhodes Must

Fall tomove the shack.We did not ask themto demolish it.“They completely rejected that and, in

fact, made a statement that if wewere goingto move it there would be violence.

“Around 17:00 they mobilised a signifi-cant crowd of students who started lightingfires and barricades, lighting tyres.“They invaded the residences nearby.

Artworks andportraitswere taken from theresidences and theymade a bonfire of these.“It quickly became clear that we needed

the public order policing services and theywere brought in.”During these actions there were further

arson attacks where a bus was burnt andanother one damaged. A police vehicle wastorched, another car was burnt and therewas a petrol bomb thrown into an office inthe administration building.Price further explained that order has

been restored.“We hope that students will recognise

that the vandalism was not an acceptableform of protest and that they will not alignthemselves with this and that they will rec-ognise that they put their futures at risk:certainly they risk expulsion if they partici-pate in such criminal processes.”

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Day featuring All Sons & Daugh-ters.Brown was a head boy at Sacs

and studied at UCT and OxfordUniversity before obtaining a di-ploma in Theology.Brown says he found out about

his nomination when Third Daysinger Mac Powell sent him anSMS saying: “See you at the Gram-mys!”Brown describes “Soul on Fire”

as averypersonal song.He tookhisinspiration for the track from apassage in the New Testament.

Brown,whowrites formanymu-sicians, was nominated alongsideone of his own role models Toby-Mac.Brown describes his Grammy

experienceasbeinga lot like awed-ding day and says he couldn’t havedone it without his wife Jude. “Ittakes a lot of people to put a mon-key into space and we had somearound us making sure we got ev-erything done right.”“Walking the red carpet was sur-

real and having so many photogra-phers shouting and instructingloudly was nuts, but everyone wassweet and kind.”Some of his highlights of the

evening were seeing LadysmithBlack Mambazo and Neville Died-ricks’s names on screen and bump-ing into acts like Imagine Dragons,Russell Simmons, TobyMac “andthe crew from Passion who hadjust returned from Cape Town andPretoria”.He moved to the US mostly be-

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friends inMalibu andwanted to dolife with them”.Also, thanks to his father Bill, he

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by his family. Later this year he’llbe travelling to Africa to visit thechurches his grandfather andmother helped start 80 years ago.Besides releasing songswithoth-

er artists, Brown has five solo al-bums and is looking to record anew one in the next year, but hisfocus right now is on “Soul onFire”.V For more information visit www.brenton-brown.com.

Brenton Brown, a former head boyof Sacs and UCT student, is giddyafter his first Grammy Awards red

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The first Inspired Youth workshop for teen-agers and young adults in South Africa willbe held at Jan van Riebeeck High School,Tamboerskloof on Saturday from 09:00 to16:30.

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Cyclists and pedestrians can start us-ing the south side of Chapman’s Peak

Drive again.Restrictions were imposed on cyclists

and pedestrians after massive firesacross the Cape Peninsula in March lastyear. The fires destroyed the vegetationabove the road and increased the risk ofrock and stone falls to an unacceptablelevel.Almost a year later, the vegetation has

recovered sufficiently to have stabilisedthe slope. Entilini Operations, the com-pany that holds themanagement conces-sion, has installed fine mesh fences tostop small rocks and stones from fallingonto the road. Although the safety haz-ard has reduced sufficiently for the roadto be opened to cyclists and pedestrians,Chapman’s Peak Drive will always be

prone to rock falls. Standard road clo-sure procedures will be applied whenev-er there is a safety hazard.“Chappies” is one of the most popular

cycling routes in Cape Town. It has beenfrustrating for cyclists to have to turnback at the lookout point. There havebeen more cyclists on Constantia Nek,Ou Kaapse Weg, False Bay Main Roadand Boyes Drive as riders used otherroutes around the Peninsula.Robert Vogel, CEO of the Pedal Power

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PeakDrive is once again open to cyclists,as this is the premier training route fortheupcomingCapeTownCycleTour. Cy-clists want to train on the actual raceroute as much as possible,” he says.

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The Harlyn Neighbourhood Watch invitesall residents and local businesses to an im-portant presentation to discuss and explorethe installation of a public surveillancecamera network.This networkwill be for Belvedere, Imam

Haron and Rosmead roads and surrounds.

Themeetingwill beheld in theSt IgnatiusChurch Hall, on the corner of Imam Haronand Wade roads (entrance on GreenwoodRoad) on Thursday 10 March starting at19:00.V For more information email [email protected].

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The Rondebosch Community ImprovementDistrict (RCID) is doing a call-up for a clean-up. The Rondebosch Park committee is go-ing to have a park clean-up on Friday start-ing at 17:30.Already on board is the 1st Claremont

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MayorPatricia deLillewantedmore thanbirthday wishes last week when she vi-

sited the Stodels Garden Centre in Kenil-worth – she demanded water wisdom.There was a buzz at the busy centre lastWednesday when she arrived. Customerswelcomed her by singing “Happy Birthday”with gusto.But there was a serious side to her visit.The visit in Kenilworth was to promotewater wise gardening, an initiative by theCity of Cape Town that will see “water-sav-ing ambassadors” employed in all gardencentres around the Western Cape to helpcustomers learn to save water and reducetheir water bills.Withdamscurrently at 42%, environmen-tal awareness, especially water saving, is atthe top of themayor’s agenda. Level 2 waterrestrictions have been implemented sinceJanuary with a concomitant 20% increasein the water price.De Lille feels now is the time to kickstartan action plan to save water, starting bytalking to gardeners about water wise gar-

dening.During her informal visit to the garden-ing centre she chattedwith customers aboutwaterwise gardening andpromotedways tosave water, not just for the Western Capeand South Africa but also for the planet.This water wise initiative is considereda partnership between the City and StodelsNurseries.Themayor also used her visit to highlightsome important strategies.“It is vital that we start changing people’sbehaviour in terms of water usage and edu-cating themabout global warming, the ram-ifications of water shortages such as in-creased food and water prices and the veryreal possibility that ifwe don’t reducewaterconsumption, this resource could run out.“People must be informed of the currentwater restrictions, the reasons they havebeen put in place and the importance of ad-hering to them,” she said at the nursery.Nick Stodel,MDof StodelsNurseries, wasdelighted that the mayor chose Stodels asthe venue for this drive about water saving

and water wise gardening, which are alsohigh on his agenda.As part of this water saving programme,the City’s expanded public works pro-gramme (EPWP) is using unemployed resi-dents to act as water-saving ambassadors atvariousgardencentres in theWesternCape.The EPWP has a large database of unem-ployed people and any subcouncil can enlistthem to carry out short-term work.Stodels Nurseries has been running acampaign since the beginning of thismonthto educate gardeners about water wise gar-dening, including the use of water wiseplants, water-saving granules, mulching tostop evaporation and adapting a garden tothe existing water restrictions. Nurserystaff are also offering general tips about sav-ing water and maintaining a beautiful gar-den.“The water restrictions are set to contin-ue and it is up to each of us to contributeto a reduction in consumption. Not only tosave onwater bills, but to save this preciousresource and our planet,” said De Lille.

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PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK

A visit to the Kirstenbosch craft and foodmarket is an absolute must for those whoenjoy a relaxed Sunday shopping browse,in one of the most beautiful settings inCape Town.The 25-year-old market has a proud tra-dition with its outdoor setting on the his-toric Stone Cottage grounds on the Kir-stenbosch estate.The majestic Castle Rock serves as abackdrop.

Stalls consist mainly of crafts (with afew minor exceptions) made and sold bythe stallholder.On Sundays you can enjoy choosingwares from artisans and craftspeople whodisplay their products, including cloth-ing, jewellery, pottery, and wood carv-ings. It is the perfect place to find gifts forfriends or something special for your ownhome.Buy a bite to eat at one of the many food

stalls, while enjoying music by the Uni-versity of Cape Town’s musicians.Take a food basket to the beautiful Kir-stenbosch botanic gardens, across theroad from the market, and enjoy a picnicto end a perfect day.Children are welcome and well cateredfor.Themarket takes place on the corner ofKirstenbosch Drive and Rhodes Avenuefrom 09:00 to 15:00.

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More smiles thantears at D6 galaGARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

There was a buzz in the hall of BlackpoolSports Complex in Salt River on Satur-

day when more than 500 former residents ofDistrict Six gathered for a gala lunch.They were the guests of the District 6

Working Committee which hosted the eventin commemoration of the 50th anniversaryof 11 February 1966, when the area was pro-claimed a white area.For many bittersweet memories were

raised as they met up with former friendsand neighbours and shared their stories oftheir lives in the far-flung suburbs to whichthey were moved.Most of the area is still bare as ongoing

plans for restitution are still discussed, butfor most of these former residents theirheartache is still here. They all feel that thespirit of this vibrant community will neverbe regained.ShahiedAjam, chairperson of the commit-

tee, felt the gala lunchwas a special occasionbecause all the invited guests came from dif-ferent historically disadvantaged communi-ties who were previously affected by apart-heid and forced removals.“We hosted this event in remembrance of

the lives and livelihoods which were lostthrough the forced removals of yesteryear,”he said.Mogamat Salie Williams felt that one of

the most powerful aspects that made the ar-ea special was the respect and love for all re-ligions and the different churches.“My family lived in Richmond Street and

I attended theMoravian School and grew upin that church,” he says.

“We attended mosque but the school andchurchwere important to our family and theeducation of the community.“When it was Easter we painted the

church, cleaned it and I even sang in thechoir sometimes. When it came to bazaartime all the churches and mosques support-ed each other.“That is the spirit that they can never

bring back.”Rashieda Essop, originally from Chapel

Street, had recently moved back to the area.Shewasdiscussingher experienceswithAb-dulgamied “Tommy” Hartley and his wifeGadija who used to live in Sydney Street.“I miss the open doors in our neighbour-

hood,” says Rashieda.“If you needed help no door was ever

closed to you. You knew if you gave some-body help this week, next week they wouldbe able to help you.“The saddest day for me was when our

neighbours had to move to Gugulethu. Myfather helped organise a bakkie and he criedwhen he saw where they were moving to.”The Hartleys also have fond memories of

the area.“There are just somany stories of the good

times we had there. Yes, people were poor,but they still had pride and respect for eachother,” he said.“Of course there was crime, even gangs,

but these were different kind of gangsters.Theywere naughty but never nasty or want-ing to destroy the community.”As the afternoonwore on there weremore

smiles than tears. For many old friendshipswere renewed and there is hope for a newgeneration to move into the area.V For more contact Ajam on 076 665 6224.

TIYESE JERANJI@jeranji

Train passengers are often faced with thechallenge of trains being late or, in theworstcases, being cancelled. Several locals havequestioned whether Metrorail will ever getits ducks in a row. Most train commutersseem to dislike the city’s train service be-cause of the inconvenience it often brings.To give insight into what Metrorail is go-

ing through, RichardWalker, regional man-ager for Metrorail in the province, recentlybriefed the Standing Committee on Trans-port and Public Works in the Western CapeProvincial Parliament about the regulartrain delays.He saidvandalismcontributed to adecline

in the number of trains available.He revealed that there were 293 registered

instances of vandalism and theft betweenMarch and December last year.Of the 88 train sets required for the com-

muter needs in the province only 81 trainsare operational after vandalism in Octoberand November last year. Just one case ofvandalism, in Khayelitsha inNovember lastyear, caused almost 31 000 minutes of delay,as well as:. 587 train cancellations;. 1323 train delays; and. R343 000 in repair costs.Lennit Max, the DA’s provincial spokes-

person on transport and public works, saysMetrorail does its best to address train de-lays and commuters must change their be-haviour.“Train usersmust take ownership ofmak-

ing their trains safer and report those re-sponsible for vandalism,” he says.

‘Vandals cause train delays’

PRINCE’S GETS CLEAN: The Friends of Harfield Parks hosted a clean-up of Prince’sPark as well as a successful gardening workshop. This group took the time to create newbeds for plants, did maintenance and cleared grass from around trees. From left areNashon Sisya, Gail Brown, Hastings Banda, David Bennie and Ruth McNerney. For moreinformation about their activities call Tina Gough on 082 771 9644. PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK


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Botanical Society gets ‘touchy feely’GARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

The Botanical Society of SouthAfrica based at Kirstenbosch

may be world-renowned for pro-tecting plenty of plants that arepleasing to the eye, but now it hasprovided an exciting experiencefor the blind.It officially launched a sensory

garden at the Athlone School for

the Blind in Bellville South forlearners from the Zisukanya EarlyChildhood Development Centrelast week.This “touch and feel” garden,

made possible through contribu-tions from the Rotary Club of Kir-stenbosch, MySchool and the Red-hatters bridge club, will provide asensory gardenwhere learners canengage with nature through touchand smell instead of sight.

The sensory gardenwill promoteeducational opportunities and ex-posure to biodiversity – not onlyfor the Zisukanya learners but alllearners at Athlone School for theBlind and their staff and families.It is the first step in what the Bo-

tanical Society hopes will becomea multifunctional garden, a placewhere the children can play freely,enjoy the tranquillity of natureand have picnics with theirfriends, family and school staff.Zaitoon Rabaney, executive di-

rector of the Botanical Society,says this initiative is one whichhas an ongoing effect.“As the garden grows and devel-

ops the school aims to involve thelearners in maintaining the gar-den at each stage, such as supply-ing the kids with watering cansand spades to maintain it, creatinga sense of awareness and responsi-bility, so it becomes a space thatthey don’t just visit, but nurtureand develop,” she says.This project speaks to one of the

16 targets set out in South Africa’sstrategy for plant conservation,which emphasises the importanceof plant diversity and the need forits conservation incorporated intocommunication, education andpublic awareness programmes.“It has been great to support this

project and play a part in creatinga space for special needs learners,”saysPieterTwine,MySchool’s gen-eral manager.“The garden allows for learners

to express their sensory and learn-

ing capabilities with a hands-onapproach, whilst also promotingthe education of healthy eating andan environmental awareness.“Inaddition todonating funds to-

wards the gardenMySchool donat-ed two benches made out of recy-cled material to be placed in thegarden for teachers and learners toenjoy outdoor lessons and duringbreak.”Catherine Browne, the project’s

coordinator at the Botanical Socie-ty, adds the project was very close

to her heart.“I believe little green fingers can

change the world,” she says. “TheSociety and partners spread thelove this Valentine’s month, withthe theme of the launch of the Zisu-kanya sensory garden and relatedoutreach lessons focusing onplant-ing the seeds of loving nature inyoung hearts and minds.“The kiddies smiles said it all.

This garden is a space for fun,learning, laughing and loving bio-diversity, nature and each other.”

A sensory garden for blind learners was officially opened by Fletcher Fisher,principal of the Athlone School for the Blind, Zaitoon Rabaney, executivedirector of the Botanical Society of South Africa, and Braam Malherbe ofthe MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet organisation.

These two learners of the Zisukanya Early Childhood Development Centrewasted no time in exploring their new sensory garden.




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Thousands of residents across theWesternCape have experienced deductions from

their Sassa grants, and last week Mitchell’sPlain residents demanded to know why.LocalwardcouncillorSolomonPhilander,

who called the meeting between beneficia-ries and officials, said: “This is not political.Tonight we want answers and everyonemust leave knowing the way forward.”About 80 residents from Mitchell’s Plain

were present on Monday last week.Philander was recently at a meeting with

some of the beneficiaries and says they allhad similar complaints.Some of the other complaints are about

cards, waiting for reimbursements, gettingpaid out less than expected for months at atime and Sassa officials who are not able tohelp.In some cases there were insufficient staff

to help the beneficiaries at the time of thevisit.Henry Degra, general manager of Sassa

grants administration, said theywere awareof the deductions.“We have heard what the councillor has

said and taken note of your concerns. Thismatter is not only a problem in the WesternCape but in the whole country,” he said.Degra explains the move to the Sassa

cards opened the system up to fraud andcrime.“I’m sure everyone liked the Allpay sys-

tem – we had problems but not these prob-lems.“There were long lines but everyone got

all of their money. Of course there were stillrobberies,” he explained.“With the new cards we gave 10m people

access to the banking sector, but with thatwe opened it up to fraud.”

In response to alleged fraudulent electrici-ty and airtime deductions in most cases, De-gra said there were two ways to look at it.“There are two groups, thosewhohave au-

thorised deductions and thosewhohave not.According to the law, the only deduction al-lowed on a Sassa card is a funeral plan,” hesaid.Degra continued that many people give

their PIN numbers and cards to loan sharksand then reported cases of stolen cards toevade them.Another explanation was that residents

could have left their cards and IDdocumentsin the hands of others who could havebought the airtime and used it without thebeneficiaries’ consent.He added that residents who have experi-

enced deductions should still follow steps tohave their money refunded.“We need residents to report it to us. We

pay the money over to a company and theypay it to the beneficiaries. Sassa is not awareof the deductions and if we look on the sys-tem we cannot see deductions,” he said.Firstly, residents should give a statement

that they have had unauthorised deduc-tions. This must be accompanied by a slipthat shows the deductions.The beneficiary will then be required to

fill in a dispute resolution mechanism formthat will be submitted to Sassa head office.Refunds should take no longer than one

month, Degra says.As far as swallowed bank cards, Busisiwe

Letompa, Sassa seniormanager for paymentin the region, explained themajority of thesecards had been reported missing, stolen orthat deductions were made.“We are asking you to change your PIN

numbers if youhavehad illegal deductions,”she said. She added 8000 people have beenrequested to change their PIN numbers.Another scam to be aware of is food par-

cels, Letompa says. Sassa officials wouldnever contact residents about food hampers.Degra said Sassa officials would also not

visit any beneficiary at home unless re-quested to do so.Degra added they are not afraid to prose-

cute anyof their ownstaff found to be behindfraud.Letompa said residents who have seen de-

ductions of less than R20 would not be re-funded as these are bank and withdrawalfees.“We have an agree-

ment that you can drawmoney at the mer-chants, but some Pick nPays will charge you -especially the familystores - because they arenot part of the agree-ment,” she says.Black Sash represent-

ative Elroy Paulus saidthey should be lookingat tender company CashPaymaster Services(CPS) who are responsible for the distribu-tion of grant payments.“CPS is owned by Net1. They are amother

company with many other smaller compa-nies. Some of the deductions have beencharged by other companies they own,” hesaid.Net1 CEODr Serge Belamant told People’s

Post: “Any account holder can make a pur-chase using his card and these transactionsare effected as sales and not deductions. Allother deductions, like debit orders, are proc-essed through the system owned by thebanks.“Any company can submit a debit order

as long as it is approved by the account hold-er.“As Net1 we have gone a little further, as

we ask account holders to approve any debitorders using biometric verification ratherthan PIN presentation. This has eliminatedall fraud on our debit orders that are usedfor the repayment of loans or the collectionof insurance premiums. Net1 has offered thesystem to anyone that wished to make useof this securemeansof transacting, thuspro-tecting the account holders in totality.”He further explains CPS is a 100%-owned

subsidiary of Net1.The fundamental re-

quirement of CPS’s ser-vice to Sassa is to pro-vide a payment systemthat can make use ofthenational infrastruc-ture or those operatedby all South Africanbanks.Because of demand

from account holders,Net1 developed a mo-bile channel throughwhich account holderscould purchase many

products and services, such as airtime, elec-tricity, loan finance, insurance, statementsand other useful information.This registration requires grant account

holders to enter their IDnumber, last 4 digitsof their card as well as their PIN number.It has always been at the grant recipient’s

discretion to register with the Manje servi-ces and to date, more than 5m customersmake use of this facility.“Net1 has its own call centre thatmanages

any query fromaccount holders. Each queryis analysed andwhen found legitimate, Net1refunds the amount disputed to the accountholder.”Net1 will end their tender in 2017 where-

after Sassa will be responsible for the pay-ment of grants.

Some answers on Sassa payments

Sassa is notafraid toprosecute.

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EDUCATION

Good studentto greatFebruary has arrived, and parents arebreathing a huge sigh of relief – exams areover, for now, children are registered andthe academic year has begun.Routine has established itself, with early

rising, treasure hunts for clean schoolshirts and finger-waving exercises in themorning traffic. Now is the time to settlethe household. Balancing life, work and ex-tramural activities is no easy task.Yes, the social and soft skills we gain

from teamwork in sports and extramuralactivities doplay avital role in our develop-ment as fully rounded, well-adjusted, pro-ductive and caring contributors to ourworld, but we must prioritise academics.There is so much value in teaching our

children how to cope with the demands ofschool, authority, routine and exams. Isn’tthat what we deal with on a daily basis atwork? We have to arrive on time; we haveprojects to complete and deadlines to meet.How do you cope? Well, you’ve employed

life skills and coping strategies which youhave learnt through a mentor, if you werelucky enough, or through trial and error,invariably through life’s knocks andbumps.Life lessons start in the home. Sowhy not

instil some strategies that will help yourchildrenmanage their time and reduce dai-ly stress in their lives and yours? Here area few well-tried suggestions.1:Breakfast: themost importantmeal of

the day. If you are fortunate enough to beable to provide a solid breakfast beforeyour child goes to school, do so. It will helpwith concentration and energy levelsthroughout the day.2: Time management and planning:

get organised. Between homework, testsand extracurricular activities, it is all tooeasy for things to slip through the cracks.A planner can help your child keep every-thing organised. Students should writedownassignments, appointments and to-dolists. Ask him to review items in the plan-ner at both the beginning and endof the dayto stay on track. Learning to allocate andmanage time effectively is one of the bestrecipes for anyone’s success.3: Designate a study area. Studying in

front of the TVwon’t be the best use of yourchild’s time. Help your child by providinga quiet, well-lit, low-traffic space for study.Take it one step further and institute a“communications blackout” policywith nocellphones or messaging allowed untilschoolwork is done.4: App tip: embrace and make technolo-

gy work for you. Any.do helps organiseyour tasks and keeps your academic life inone place. Students can use the app to cap-ture ideas and to-do lists and to collaboratewith classmates. Parents can use it to keepfamily projects on track.V This column was contributed by False Bay TVETCollege. Look out for more study success strategiesin People’s Post in the last week of every month orvisit www.falsebaycollege.co.za to find out more.

LETTERS

Thanks for helpingWe thank you for your kindness andhelp for the less fortunate. Helpingyoungsters change their lives andimprove their situation makes us all“proudly South African”.We have received a good response

from the post you published inPeople’s Post last month.

We strive to empower our youth tobecome active and responsiblecitizens.Generosity enables the Salesian

Institute to continue to work with thevulnerable youth.

MBUYI JONGQO,Salesian Institute

‘Horrified’ at schoolexam conditionsOn Friday 12 February I had theunfortunate experience of accompanyingmy daughter to Crestway High Schoolto write her supplementary exams.I was horrified at the conditions

under which they had to write. Therewere 82 pupils writing in one classroom.I was extremely disappointed to hear

from the secretary of the school that noother school wanted to assist with thesupplementary exams. I know there areschools that have the facilities toaccommodate these kids. Not only wasthe “examination room” inadequate, butthe area itself was extremely unsafe.I witnessed a fist fight between one of

the teachers or groundsmen and two ofthe school’s pupils. The toilets werehighly unhygienic and filthy. The doorshad no locks, there were holes in theceilings and there were holes in thecubicles facing the outside, offering noprivacy. Some of the kids were therefrom just after 07:00. And not being ableto use the bathroom until 12:00 – it’sjust unacceptable.Besides feeling completely vulnerable

myself I feel heart-sore for our childrenwho have to endure these conditionsevery day. What a huge disappointmentin the Western Cape education depart-ment. These kids are our future andthey deserve better!

ANON,Email

Paddy Attwell, spokesperson of theWestern Cape Department of Edcucation(WCED) responds:Fifteen schools, including Crestway

High School, are hosting supplementaryexaminations for the National SeniorCertificate.Crestway has created an examination

hall for the purpose by removing wallsbetween three classrooms.This has created sufficient space to

accommodate the maximum number ofcandidates writing the examinations atthe venue, in this case, 87.Examination officials visited the

school last Thursday, and found thevenue spotlessly clean and more thanadequate for the 69 candidates scheduledto write the next examination.The candidates are not sitting in one

classroom, as suggested by your reader,but in three classrooms that the schoolhas joined together.The school has cordoned off the hall

so that normal school activities do notdisrupt the examinations.While the school is old, the ablution

facilities are well looked after andserviceable.The WCED rotates the venues be-

tween clusters of schools each year, incollaboration with the schools con-cerned. We have not experiencedreluctance to host the examinations, assuggested in the letter.

Treated well at UIF officeI can’t agree with Pat Manwaring.I went to the UIF office in Athlone

and I must say we were treated verywell.As with all government departments

there are queues.But I must point out that the staff at

Athlone office treated everyone with theutmost respect.At one stage they offered me a chair

to sit on while waiting for the doors to

open.I was always given a date when to go

in and sign and also how much I wouldreceive that Friday (pay day).They always put the date on the form

which you fill in for your next signdate.I must thank the staff of the Athone

UIF office for a job well done.ACHMAT SALIE,

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Learn the local seas at clubhouseLOUISA STEYL

@LouNotes

Did you know that the fountainat the end of Adderley Street

used to be at the end of the har-bour’s pier? How about the factthat the harbour’s current contain-er basin was built using sandpumped from Flamingo Vlei?

These are just some of the factsyou’ll learn during a short visit tothe Ship Society of South Africa.

Focused on preserving the mari-time heritage of Cape Town, the so-ciety has become a place for people

interested in the shipping world toshare and learn.

The society’s chairperson, Ge-orge Hendrie, explains that thegroup was started in 1953.

The society slowly evolved untilthe 1970s when it became instru-mental in saving the Waterfront’sClock Tower, which was the socie-ty’s museum.

While the maritime museum,which used to be in the buildingwhere the Waterfront’s Watershedis now, was closed down some timeago, the society’s clubhouse in theharbour, opposite the cruise termi-

nal, houses boat models, postersand maritime literature fromaround the world.

Only one of its models is housedat the Maritime Centre in the oldUnion Castle building.

Many of the models were madeby shipping companies.

“Quite a few of these started outlife in shop windows for the travelagents in the old days.”

Many Ship Society members,like Hendrie himself, are formerseamen, but others haven’t been to

sea.“They’re just interested in ships

and shipping; that’s what it’s allabout.”

The members meet every Thurs-day evening for screenings of mari-time documentaries and films andonce a month they try to present aguest speaker. Visitors are wel-come to join in at a cost of R25.

Occasionally the society arran-ges ship visits – from cruise linersto dredgers. They even visitedCape Town International Airport’s

control tower recently.The clubhouse is also open on

Saturdays from 16:00, when visi-tors can come and chat to the mem-bers and learn more about CapeTown’s shipping world. Hendriesays he’d prefer maritime enthusi-asts to see what they do before sign-ing up as a member.V For more information contact Hendrie on072 647 7944 or [email protected] orPat Downing on 072 603 5904,021 557 5519 or [email protected].

George Hendrie, chairperson of the Ship Society of South Africa, points to afictional flag created for one of the society’s models on display at itsclubhouse in the harbour. PHOTO: LOUISA STEYL

One of the maps hanging in the Ship Society’s clubhouse shows how much of Cape Town’s foreshore is built onreclaimed land. The line above the castle is where the shoreline used to be.

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Addictions, in all its forms, is a problemthat destabilises communities acrossthe Peninsula and an organisation inthe Southern Suburbs wants to fight iton your doorstep.

Next Step Addiction based in Kenil-worth is an out-patient organisationthat assists individuals who suffer fromeating disorders, alcohol and substanceabuse, but the difference is that theircounselling starts in your home.

They offer a range of services, includ-ing detox from home, mobile recoverycoaching, counselling and parentingworkshops.

It was started in 2014 by Debra Wilkin-son who combined her own experience

in recovery from an eating disorder aswell as an alcohol and drug addiction;with her experience of working in a pri-mary, secondary and tertiary treatmentcentre, she felt the need and passion tostart the organisation.

“The detox from home programme isthe only one of its kind in Cape Townand was developed specifically for indi-viduals who cannot afford in-patienttreatment,” she says.

The programme entails a nurse whodoes medical observations, a recoverycoach who assists with day to day soberliving and an addictions counsellor whoprocesses triggers and various issues re-lating to addiction.

One of the facilitators working withher is Ielhaam Petersen Barby who hasworked in the eating disorder/addiction

field since 2008 and has worked withboth addicts and their family members.

She has combined her knowledgefrom her working experience with herstudies and has developed a family pro-gramme.

“As an eating disorder/addiction af-fects the entire family, we offer a six-week Positive Parenting Workshopwhich covers topics such as boundaries,addiction/eating disorder awarenessand communication,” she explains.

“At the end of the eight weeks you willhave better insight into an eating disor-der, possess the skills to communicatemore effectively with your loved oneand be empowered with new knowledge.V For more information call 083 960 7994, [email protected] or visit www.next-stepaddiction.com.

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Debra Wilkinson, left, and Ielhaam Petersen Barby areready to take you on a road to recovery from addictions,starting at your own doorstep. PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK

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Successful choir show returnsAfter the success of their Battle of Britainconcerts in October, the Cape Welsh Choirwill be presenting the show again at Berg-vliet High School on Saturday 5 March at19:30.The first round of concerts was presented

in commemoration of the 75th anniversaryof the end of the Battle of Britain and fea-tured soloist Yvette Elliott, the RAF SalonOrchestra and the RAF Queens ColourSquadron.This time round the choir will be joined

by the Western Cape Salon Orchestra underthe leadership of Bill Holland, who will beproviding musical accompaniment and in-strumental medleys. Yvette returns with a

selection of songs from the era in the styleof the “force’s favourite” Vera Lynn.The Cape Field Artillery Pipes and Drums

and audio-visual clips, interwoven with anarrative presented by Ralph Thornley, willadd a touch of nostalgia.Fans who weren’t able to experience the

RAF Salon Orchestra and the RAF QueensColour Squadron at the first concerts will beable to buy a DVD of the performance at thisconcert at R120 each.V Tickets for this concert cost R120 each from Comput-icket, with discounts available for block bookings. Visitcapewelshchoir.co.za or the Cape Welsh Choir page onFacebook for more information. Visit the “Rodney Kil-gour” YouTube channel for a taste of what to expect.

D6 music ‘keepsyou hopping’LOUISA STEYL

@LouNotes

“You see, the District Six music, it sooth-es your soul.”

Dave vanNiekerk knows all about themu-sic of the area – in his heyday, he appearedon stages around District Six as the drum-mer for the Paramount Dixies RhythmBand.Now in his 80s, “Oupa” as he is affection-

ately known, is keeping the spirit of DistrictSix alive by taking its sounds around theworld.“You can’t resist the music,” Oupa says.

“The rhythm, the beat – it’s so fantastic, itkeeps you hopping.”This year marks the 50th since the start

of the forced removals fromDistrict Six. Ou-pa is one of a few people who have been ableto move back to the area. Against the sound-track of his favourite Sammy Witbooi cas-sette, Oupa settles into his seat in his homein Pontac Street to share some of his memo-ries.Oupa’s late father was an all-round musi-

cian. Music, and all things creative, seem torun in the family. Naturally Oupa and hisbrother Matt picked up instruments andplayed together for the Paramount Dixies.When he wasn’t playing with his own bandhe was on stage helping other acts.“Musicwas all aroundDistrict Six,” he re-

calls. “If you didn’t hear it in the streets, youheard it in the houses or the halls.”Besides performances at local weddings

and dance halls, the Paramount Dixies oftenplayed at old age homes and even enter-tained the patients at Valkenberg Hospital.“It boosts theirmorale,” he says of these spe-cial shows.“When you go play at Valkenberg, you

take it for granted that these people are‘looney tuney’ – but let me tell you – eachtune we played, the steps were there.”Oupa fondly recalls having to perform

“Hasie” three times in one show because itwas a favourite among the patients.The group often arranged outings, taking

their fans with them when they went ontour. They’d travel in trucks, which weremore reliable than buses, but meant they’d

have to travel without bathroom breaks astruck drivers weren’t allowed to drivethrough the night.Oupa made a lot of memories on the road.“Going with the band and travelling pla-

ces was so fantastic, you know, we met a lotof people.”Backhomehe recalls thegangs: theGlobes

and the Jesters.“They used to fight under themselves;

they didn’t worry about me and you.”The Paramount Dixies would give them

demos at the swimming baths before theycame to watch their shows.The shows were often at one of the many

theatres in theDistrict. Oupawas fond of theStar Bioscope which he says showed all thefilm stars from abroad.“If you wanted to know if you can sing or

dance: if you pass out at the Star Bioscope,you’re tops.”While the band members were separated

with the forced removals, they would stillget together occasionally to play in theirbackyards. “The music goes on.”Oupa even travelled to New Zealand to

share themusic of District Six. He points outthat the New Zealanders have always beensupportive of musicians from the Districtsince being exposed to it through DistrictSix: The Musical.“There’s something aboutDistrict Sixmu-

sic and its vibe: you can’t sit on your noodle,you must shake your booty.”Oupa urges parents to share their culture

and music with their children so that themusic can live on in future generations.“The unity, the passion, the love for each

other…” this is how Oupa remembers thespirit of District Six.V Capetonians can experience this spirit with DavidKramer’s new musicalDistrict Six - Kanala at the Fu-gard Theatre until Sunday 22 May. Tickets are availableat Computicket.

WIN! WIN! WIN!V Ten readers can each win a set of double ticketsto the matinee performances of District Six - Kanalawith their grandparents on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6March. To win tickets SMS the word “Saturday” or“Sunday” followed by your name and email addressto 45527. SMSes cost R1.50.

Dave van Niekerkwith a photo of theParamount DixiesRhythm Band.

and Jackal will be at the Cape Farmhouse onSaturday from 15:00. Tickets cost R80 at Quick-et.co.za or R100 at the gate.

V Fuad (Frankie) Sawyer will be joined by ten-ors Nicola Cencherle, James Bhemjee, IfrikyTadadjeu-Sokeng and Eugene Jephta, sopra-nos Lana English, Rene Osbourne and JeanHalls, flamenco specialist Saudiq Khan, a Ma-lay choir and a host of former Eaon Group sing-ers in a production directed by Aviva Pelhamat the Joseph Stone Auditorium on Saturday.Tickets are available at Computicket.

V Lost & Found, Ryno Velvet, De Wallen andBoxer the Ring will be at Sgt Pepper in LongStreet in the CBD on Saturday from 20:00. R50at the door. Visit Facebook for more.

V The SA International Ballet Competitionwill present its gala show with Adiarys Almeidaand Jonhal Fernandez from Mexico, South Afri-cans Angela Malan and Admill Kuyler, Art ofMotion, the Cape Academy of PerformingArts, Thami Ndjoko and an Irish dance ensem-ble at Artscape on Sunday at 15:00. Tickets areavailable at Computicket.

V The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra willbe performing with soprano Goitsemang Leho-bye and tenor Lukhanyo Moyake at Kirsten-bosch on Sunday as part of the Summer SunsetConcert Series. Visit www.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V Beautiful Wreckagewith Grant Jacobs andLiam Mcdermott will beat the Alexander Up-stairs Theatre until Fri-day 26 February. Visitshows.alexander-bar.co.za for tickets ormore.

V Starwors The WorsAwakens, starring Al-lana Aldridge, ObedPlaatjes, Rameez Nor-dien, Khalil Kathradaand Justin Wilkinson,will be at Artscape Thea-tre until Saturday 27February. Tickets areavailable at Computick-et.

V Sleepless Dreams,featuring the sleight ofhand magic of StuartLightbody , is on at theKalk Bay Theatre untilSaturday 5 March. Visitwww.kalkbaytheatre.co.za for tickets or more.

V From the Heart, based on the book by JuneCarter Cash and performed by Shannyn Fourieand Andy Lund, is at the Alexander UpstairsTheatre until Saturday 5 March. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for bookings and more.

V I Turned Away and She Was Gone, writtenand performed by Jennie Reznek, will be at theMagnet Theatre until Saturday 12 March. Tick-ets are available at webtickets.co.za.

V The Kingmakers, with Pierre Malherbe, Re-becca Makin-Taylor and Brent Palmer, will beat the Fugard until Saturday 19 March. Ticketsare available at Computicket.

V Sweeney Todd, with Jonathan Roxmouthand Charon Williams-Ros, will be at Theatreon the Bay until Saturday 9 April. Tickets areavailable at Computicket.

V The Barleycorn Music Club meets at VillagerFootball Club, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremonton Mondays at 20:00. Entrance is R20 for mem-bers and R30 for non-members. Visitwww.barleycorn.org.za.

V XX (kiss kiss), with Kelly Atkins, Rori Bing-ham, Marcus Mabie and Cleo Notcutt, runs atthe Alexander Upstairs Theatre from Monday 29February to Saturday 12 March. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets and more.

V Camerata Tinta Barocca will present its firstconcert of the year with the German early musicensemble Il Giratempo at St Andrew’s Presby-terian Church in Somerset Road, Green Point onWednesday 2 March at 20:00. A pre-concerttalk will start at 19:15. Tickets cost R110, R90(concessions) or R50 for students at the door.Call 076 259 3304 for more.

V Adagio for a Hacked Life, a collaboration be-tween the Baxter Theatre Centre and ScenkonstSörmland (Sweden) exploring economic growthis on stage at the Baxter Flipside until Saturday27 February. Tickets are available at Computick-et.

V The Tale of the Willow Pattern Plate, by pup-peteer Jill Joubert will be at the Rosebank The-atre from Friday 4 March at 10:30, with 17:00performances on Saturday 27 February and 5March. Tickets cost R80 or R60 for school book-ings from www.webtickets.co.za or072 3166 133.

V Rob van Vuuren, Melt Sieberhagen (JHB),Angel Campey, Justin-Ray Stoffels and AlfredAdriaan (JHB) will be at the Cape Town ComedyClub tomorrow. Tickets are available at Com-puticket.

V Open Mouth! Poetry will be on at the BlahBlah Bar in Kloof Street tomorrow at 20:00. En-trance is free.

V François du Toit (piano) will be performingthe music of Beethoven with the Cape TownPhilharmonic Orchestra under the baton ofVictor Yampolsky atCape Town City Hall to-morrow and Thursday.Tickets are available atComputicket.

V Shh//Art Ensemblewill be at Blah Blah Barin Kloof Street on Thurs-day from 20:00. R50 atthe door. Call082 349 8849 to book.

V Martin Evans will beat the Cape Town Come-dy Club on Thursdaywith Ava Vidal (UK),Devin Gray, Gino Fer-nandez and LungeloNdlovu for Comedy Central Presents. Tickets areavailable at Computick-et.

V GoodLuck and Vanes-sa Holliday will bejoined by a lineup ofpainters, sculptors, illus-trators and other artistsfor the next instalmentof ArtMode at Auto At-lantic MINI in the foreshore on Thursday at19:00. Tickets cost R60 from Webtickets orR100 at the door.

V Coda Africa will be at Café Roux in Noordhoekon Thursday from 20:30 (dinner can be orderedfrom 19:00). R90. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za to book.

V Lost & Found, Ryno Velvet, De Wallen andBoxer the Ring will be at La Cabane in HoutBay on Friday from 21:00. R50 at the door.

V Rumpspringer and Kings Down South willbe at the Blah Blah Bar in Kloof Street on Fridayfrom 21:30. R50 at the door. Call 082 349 8849to book.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will featuredifferent guest acts at Kaleidoscope café inClaremont every Friday from 19:30. Tickets costR120, including a meal. Call 021 674 5761 oremail to [email protected] tobook.

V The Constantiaberg Theatre Playerspresent The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at the Masque Theatre inMuizenberg on Friday and Saturday. Tickets areR80, with discounts available for groups of 10or more. Call 021 788 1898 (weekdays from09:00 to 16:00) or email [email protected] to book.

V Rob van Vuuren, Melt Sieberhagen (JHB),Angel Campey and Justin-Ray Stoffels will beat the Cape Town Comedy Club on Friday, Satur-day and Sunday. Tickets are available at Com-puticket.

V The Rudimentals, Grassy Spark and Mr Cat

SKRILLEX IN CAPE TOWN: DJSkrillex will be among theelectronic music heavyweightsheading to South Africa from theUltra Music Festival, which takesplace at the West Coast OstrichRanch on Saturday and Sunday.He’ll be joined by Zedd, Tiësto,Afrojack, Seth Troxler, Dash Berlin,Galantis, the Martinez Brothersand many more. Visit ultrasouth-africa.com for tickets and moreinformation.

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Glenthorn A’s and Falconsmeet in softball finalJOSEPH PILLAY

This year’s Cape Town Softball Associa-tionKnockout Cup finalwill be contest-ed between last season’s finalists – the

defending champions Falcons and Glen-thorn A’s at Turfhall Stadium on 13 March.This after both teamswon their respective

semi-final matches against Tantasport andWestridge Yankees at Turfhall this week-end.This time around Steven Rodkin and his

assistant coaches, Wayne May and DeonKerchhoff, together with the Glenthorn sideare determined to cap a fantastic season bycapturing the league and knockout double.In last year’s final, Glenthorn A’s, leading

3-1, saw Falcons stage a remarkable fight toclinch the game 4-3.Falcons head coach Andre Alexander and

his softballers are just as determined to de-fend their title.However, Sunday’s semi-final between

Falcons and Tantasport developed into anexciting showdown in which both teamswere kept scoreless in their first six innings.Falcons then scored four earned runs

thanks to Nicky Jones, Aamarah Larney,Chanté Hatting and Kelly Julie in the deci-sive seventh innings that enabled them tobeat Tanta 4-0.In this particularly nerve-jangling con-

test, Falcons smacked 10 hits off pitcherRox-anne Albertyn with Hatting’s 2-3 the pick ofthe batting stats for Falcons.On the other end of the spectrum, Jones

starred for Falcons on the pitching mound,facing 24 batters. She fanned two batters andallowed just two hits, namely to RoxanneAl-bertyn and Kathrin van Boom (each 1-3).

A’s trounce YankeesIn the featured semi-final Glenthorn A’s

trounced Westridge Yankees 5-1 after scor-ing four runs (1 and 3) in their first two turnsat bat that pretty much laid the foundationof their success.Making costly errors at crucial stages of

the game (seven on-field errors to be exact)proved to be Yankees’ undoing.Despite having their coachesNazeemDul-

vie and Natasha de Klerk attempting to in-stil some confidence in their players, veryfew batters could get on top of Lauren Mul-der’s fierce and shrewd pitching.Mulder struck out five of the 24 batters

faced and gave up five hits, which wereshared between Candice Bull (2-3), ShinayErasmus (1-2), Nuraan Williams and GlynisKoopman (1-3 each).For Westridge Yankees Megan Cable was

on the mound for five innings, facing 25 bat-ters.She conceded two base-on-balls and

earned two fanned victims while surrender-

ing seven hits to Lisa Erasmus, Alec For-tune,Astrid vanKesteren, Carla Swanepool,Cindy Davids, Deidre Sasman and CurlyMulder.. The men’s Major League final will be be-tween Devonshire Rovers and WestridgeYankees after Yankees’ 7-6 win over Hamil-tons Green in the tie-breaker. The highlightwas three home runs in a single inning forthe Mitchell’s Plain side.In the other semi-final Devonshire Rovers

wiped out Hamiltons Black to record a 7-0shut-out win.

Results of the semi-finalsWOMENSuper League: Falcons 4, Tantasport 0;Glenthorn A’s 5, Westridge Yankees 1.Major League: Westridge Yankees 10,WCSS 5; Crusaders 2, Strandfontein Mets 1.

First League: St Martin’s 11, Battswood 6;Tygerberg 7, Heideveld Yankees 4.Second League: Falcons 11, Glenthorn A’s9; Devonshire Rovers 16, Lansdowne Eagles6.Third league:VOB9, LavenderHill 7; TableView Tornados 24, Heideveld Yankees 4.Fourth League: Wynberg Gladiators 10,WestridgeYankees 3; CrusadersColts 10, Ta-ble View Tornados 7.

MENMajor League: Devonshire Rovers 7, Ham-iltons Black 0; Westridge Yankees 7, Hamil-tons Green 6.First League: Albertons 17, St Martin’s 2;Hamiltons Grey 27, Blackheath 3.Second League: Tantasport 11, Strandfon-tein Mets 7; Stealers 4, Khayelitsha Eagles3

Jacky Adonis of Westridge Yankees (left) dives to collect a return peg as Nicole Fortune ofGlenthorn A’s passes her to advance to second base in their Cape Town Softball AssociationSuper League Knockout semi-final played at Turfhall on Sunday. A’s won the match 5-1 to setup a rematch of last year’s final with Falcons on 13 March. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

The schedule for the regional conteststaking place before this year’sKimber-ley Diamond Cup, South Africa’s larg-est skateboarding competition, hasbeen announced.The new schedule includes four

grand slam events in the province, aswell as in the Northern Cape, Gautengand KwaZulu-Natal.Fifteen Skateboarding for Hope

community outreach activations willalso take place throughout the coun-try.The action kicks off with the Cape

Town grand slam regional qualifiersduring the Ultimate X action sportsevent at the GrandWest Arena on Sat-urday.South Africa’s largest action sport

festival provides a platform for skate-boarding combat as top skaters battleit out to impress the judges and scorea coveted entry to the Kimberley Dia-mond.The qualifiers take place at 11:20.TheRiderCup teamcontest happens

at 18:25, with the finals going downfrom 19:50.The jam-packed skateboarding ros-

ter culminates in the Kimberley Dia-mond Cup world championship eventat the award-winning Kumba SkatePlaza inKimberley from3 to 8October.Last year saw skaters representing 40countries competing for the title andprizes.According to Tim McFerran of

World Skateboarding Grand Prix, thisyear will prove to be an auspiciousyear for the global skateboarding in-dustrywith the possibility of the disci-pline being included in the 2020 Bei-jing Olympics.V For a detailed schedule of events and moreinformation, visit www.kimberleydiamond-cup.com or visit the KimberleyDiamondCuppage on Facebook or follow @KDiamondCupon Twitter.

Skateboardscheduleannounced

Moses Adams is Cape Town’s great hopeand one of the skaters hoping to makewaves during this year’s KimberleyDiamond Cup’s grand slam series.

ALL IN VAIN: Nathan Jacobs of StAugustine pulls against Primrose at theBasil D'Olivera Oval in Elfindale duringtheir two-day match. St Augustine scoredjust 98 and 98 in their two innings withJacobs getting a high score of 28. Primrosescored 199 to win by an innings and threeruns. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/ GALLO IMAGES

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Jaydee Thorne (3 for 4), Sergia Gamba (2for 3) and Kyle Inglis (2 for 5) batted well forGiants. Lansdowne had two scattered hitsfor the game.Lucien Swartz started the pitching for

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Giants travel to their closest rivals Vander Stel next week. Van der Stel narrowlybeat Devonshire 4-3 on Saturday.

Bothasig consolidate top spotAfter comfortably beating Durbanville

10-1 at Durbanville sports complex on Satur-day, Bothasig consolidated their top spot inthe BAWP Major League.

Bothasig are four points ahead of Bellvillein second place. Bellville beat VOB 8-0 onSaturday.

Pitching by Bothasig’s Lucas Steinleinfrom Germany (five innings, two hits andnine strikeouts), Brad Erasmus (two in-nings, two hits) and Jared Elario (two in-nings, one hit and two strikeouts) made hit-ting extremely difficult for Durbanville.They also conceded no walks.Darren Smith, after striking out in his

first at bat, with 2 for 4, was the only hitterto deal comfortably with the top class Botha-sig pitching.Durbanville started with the experienced

Gavin Jefferies who pitched for seven in-nings, allowing 12 hits and striking out fourhitters.

He was replaced by Damian Perkins whothrew for two innings, allowing twohits, twowalks and striking out one hitter. Theywerebadly let down by the Durbanville fieldingwhich made six errors.

Westridge hold off SilvertreeAfter taking a 4-0 lead at the top of the

fourth inning,Westridge Yankees kept theirnerve to hold off Silvertree in their 4-2 winat Groenewald sports fields in Southfield onSaturday.Yankees jumped to their 4-0 leadafter scor-

ing one run in the third and three runs inthe fourth inning. Silvertree camebackwithone run in the fourth and one run in theeighth inning.Yankees’ breakaway runs in the fourth in-

ning were scored on two down with a walkand three consecutive two-base hits off Sil-vertree pitcher Dean Jacobs. Silvertree hada chance to come back into the game in thebottom of the eighth inning with bases load-ed and no outs. They only managed to scorea single run. Jacobs threw for five innings,conceding five hits, four walks and strikingout four hitters. Keegan Watson relievedhim for four innings, one hit, a walk andstriking out three hitters.Jayson Ripepi threw for Yankees and re-

corded his sixth win of the season. He threwfor nine innings, conceded nine hits and twowalks and struck out eight hitters.The loss keeps Silvertree locked jointly at

the bottom of the league with Crusaders,who lost 11-4 to Athlone.

Upcoming fixturesSaturday:Major LeagueDurbanville vs BellvilleVOB vs WestridgeBothasig vs AthloneSilvertree vs CrusadersPromotion LeagueBattswood vs ThistleDevonshire vs HelderbergMaitland vs Van Der StelLansdowne: Bye

SundayMajor LeagueAthlone vs DurbanvilleCrusaders vs WestridgeSilvertree vs BellvilleVOB vs Bothasig

CRASH AND BURN: Dirkie Chamberlain of South Africa crashes into Feli Hnialum Ruatof India during the second international hockey women’s match between the two sidesplayed at Hartleyvale on Sunday. This match ended in a 2-2 draw. On Saturday in thefirst test, South Africa lost 0-1. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/ GALLO IMAGES

STEHAN SCHOEMAN

UWC is at the forefront of taking women’ssoccer to thenext levelwith the introductionof the UWC Women’s Pre-season ChallengeCup.

The exiting new tournament will takeplace at the UWC sports fields from 11 to 13March.

This tournament sets the platform forcoaches and teams to prepare themselves forthe upcoming season.

Nathan Peskin, head coach of the UWCWomen’s Football Club, is the driving forcebehind the tournament.“There is a tremendous abundance of tal-

ent in theWestern Cape that goes unnoticeddue to the unavailability of a serious plat-form where the talent and potential can beunearthed.

“It’s an opportunity for everyone, includ-ing high schools, community clubs and reg-istered clubs, to participate. So it’s inclusiveof all spheres of the soccer spectrum.

“The tournament will provide a much-needed platform for talent identificationfrom junior u.15 level to senior women. It of-

fers opportunities for possible allocation ofscholarships from universities through tonational and provincial team scouting,” hesays.It is hoped that this tournament will be-

come an annual fixture and become as popu-lar as the Bayhill tournament for boys.The tournament will consist of 16 teams

divided into four groups and will be playedona round robinbasis in the first round.Thetop two teams of each group will advance tothe final stages.Some of the top teams that compete in the

national Safa Sasol League will be the draw-cards of the tournament. They includeSpursLadies, Knights Ladies, Dangerous Heroes,Milano Ladies and Cape Town Roses, whowon the national play-offs in 2014 and werethe beaten finalists last year.UWC will also be serious contenders after

they finished in the top five of the SasolLeague for the last three years. They are rat-ed in the top four among universities in thecountry. They also ended as runners-up inthe Varsity Football Tournament last year.Sponsors can contact Peskin on

076 030 1539 or [email protected].

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