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CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG

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Three nabbedin brothel bustANDRE BAKKES

THE Metro Police’s Vice Squad, arecently-established specialisedlaw enforcement unit, arrestedthree people during an undercoveroperation at a Plumstead brothellast week.

This is not the first time the unit hastargeted the illegal business in Wood-ley Road, and the City of Cape Townis intent on raiding the brothel untilits owners get the message, says As-sistant Chief Nathan Ladegourdie,spokesperson for the City’s Special-ised Law Enforcement Services, .

Three Chinese women appeared inthe Wynberg Magistrate’s Court onFriday in connection with the case,and were each released on R500 bail.

In addition to being charged for theoperation of an illegal brothel, the Cityis also taking the owner to the Munici-pal Court for contravening the landuse ordinance.

Ladegourdie explains that the ViceSquadpartneredwith theHumanTraf-ficking Task Team to carry out the un-dercover operation on Tuesday lastweek.

“Officers had received numerouscomplaints about the premises fromresidents, because of the continuousflow of vehicles entering and leavingthe property and the number of menvisiting the house at all hours of theday and night,” he says.

It was the first time the unit hadgone on an undercover raid at this spe-cific property, but its officershave con-ducted inspections at the “business” inthe past.

Ladegourdie continues, “The ownerwas first warned as per the land useordinances, then the person was finedR1 000. Then, the owner was issuedwith a summons. The magistrate caneventually impose a fine of up toR100 000.”

Officers arrested three women – oneof whom was the owner – and confis-cated over R30 000 in cash, as well ascountless boxes of condoms and nu-

merous cellphones and bank cards.Ladegourdie adds that the brothel in

Plumstead is particularly well-keptand clean.

According to Warrant Officer KeithChandler, Diep River police spokes-person, brothels are not particularlycommon in the area, but remain agrowing concern.

JP Smith, Mayoral Committee mem-ber for Safety and Security, says the es-tablishment of thenewViceSquadwasa necessity.

“There used to be very little enforce-ment in the sex trade,” he says.

“Operations to address issues suchas human trafficking and child prosti-tution were limited, but now there isa steady stream of action being taken,”he adds.

Operations such as this one, whichseek to uncover and eradicate brothels– especially in residential areas – willbe carried out on a regular basis.

“Young girls from other countries,such as China and Nigeria, are some-times tricked to come to South Africa,thinking they have legitimate jobs.There is also a correlation between thesex trade and the drug trade. One oftenfinds drugs on the girls at brothels.Some possibly sell these.”

According to Smith, the women of-ten have no freedom of movement, andhe suggests that residential brothels“undoubtedly” lead to urban decayand slum buildings.

Chandler says the unit and the po-lice in general rely heavily on informa-tion from the public.

Plumstead Civic Association chair-person Ansie Kent agrees with Chan-dler, and recommends thatneighbourskeep a close eye on what’s going onnext door.

“Police can’t just raid places on awhim,” she clarifies.

Anyone who suspects that theremight be a brothel in their neighbour-hood is urged to contact their nearestpolice station, which will pass the in-formation on to the unit; alternativelycontact the unit’s control room direct-ly on (021) 596-1999.

WALKING FOR WATER: Dane Grant from Vredehoek, along withConstantia and Tokai residents Ray Chaplin and Dewald de Jager,took three days to walk 145km from the Two Oceans Aquariumto Gordon’s Bay, and then to Hermanus – all in aid of raising aware­ness for Hanli Prinsloo’s I am Water conservation trust, dedicatedto preserving South Africa’s incredible ocean landscape. Thethree started walking on Friday and arrived in Hermanus on Sun­day. Read more at www.iamwater.co.za. Photo: Supplied

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The idea forBushRadio started in the 1980s,when community activists and alternativemedia producers came together to exploreways inwhichgrassrootsmedia couldbeusedfor social empowerment and an alternative toapartheid media.

Noam Chomsky, a renowned American lin-guist, philosopher and author, once visitedthe station and had nothing but praise for it.

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PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN an-nounced the winners of its fifthannual Homegrown Awardscompetition at a glamorous galadinner on Thursday.

The event, sponsored by Petro-SA, was celebrated at the SandtonConvention Centre and attended bymore than 450 delegates, includingspecial guests such as councillorParks Tau, Joburg mayor HerbertMkhize, Nedlac executive directorCyril Ramaphosa, Baxolile Zwane(acting vice president of trade, sup-ply and logistics for PetroSA), Les-lie Sedibe (CEO of PSA), and advo-cate Dali Mpofu (chairperson ofPSA). Sedibe applauded the win-ners for their great achievementand hard work.

“These are the companies thatare role models to small and bigcompanies, as these companies are

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Sedibe challenges each and everycompany in South Africa to becomeaProudlySouthAfricanmember sothat they “can truly commit them-selves to working together as a na-tion to create jobs and eradicatepoverty in this beautiful country”.

The winners of the HomegrownAwards in their respective catego-ries this year are:

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PEOPLE enter the oceans at their ownrisk, and need to access information

provided by the relevant authorities fortheir safety.

This according to Gregg Oelofse, head ofEnvironmental Policy and Strategy at theCity of Cape Town’s Environmental Re-source Management Department.

He says the City’s role is to provide up-to-date and correct information to the public –after which it’s up to the public to make aninformed decision. He says, however, thatthe debate around beach safety and the free-dom to access the ocean is an important onein light of last week’s shark attack at Clovel-ly Beach.

The attack happened after Michael Cohen(42) from Plumstead parked his car at FishHoek Beach and walked to Clovelly for hisweekly swim across the bay on Wednesday.

Sarah Titley, manager of the Shark Spot-ters, who keep a lookout for the predators,says the beach was closed at the time, andspotters had asked Cohen on previous occa-sions to check the warning flags before en-tering the water.

But Cohen lost his right leg above the knee– and narrowly escaped with his life – whena shark attacked him during last week’sswim. Medical staff at the ConstantiabergMediclinic managed save his mangled leftfoot during an operation.

He is currently conscious and stable in thehospital’s intensive care unit.

Clovelly, Fish Hoek and Glencairn Beach-es remained closed to swimmers yesterday(Monday) owing to the attack and an in-crease in reported shark activity. In a pressrelease, the City urged residents not to enterthe water at Muizenberg, St James and KalkBay Beaches, where visibility is low. Redflags displaying a white shark have beenhoisted at these sites, indicating a high alert.

Resident Lewis Gorden Plugh, an environ-mental campaigner and endurance swim-mer, insists on the right to freedom ofchoice regardless of the presence of sharksin the water. He says he will continue topaddle in the ocean, but adds that he willalways access all available information to

make an informed choice.“Safety always comes first,” he says.Still, people on the beaches over the week-

end were aggressive toward the Shark Spot-ters, who were trying to warn them not toenter the ocean.

Titley says people should understand that,when there is a shark attack, not only thevictim is affected – the Shark Spotters andthe community at large are also traumatisedand affected by the attack.

Titley praises the spotters, includingMonwabisi Sikweyiya, the Shark Spottersfield manager, for their “outstanding re-sponse” to the attack.

She says the spotter on the mountain noti-fied Sikweyiya and the spotter on ClovellyBeach about the impending attack on Cohen.The beach spotter ran towards Cohen, butcould not prevent the attack.

When Sikweyiya arrived on the scene,minutes after the attack, he immediately be-gan first aid, using his own belt as a tourni-quet and elevating Cohen’s leg.

Two locals, who assisted Cohen out of thewater, have also been praised for their brav-ery. Douglas Drysdale (61) from GlencairnHeights and Hugh Till (66) from Fish Hoekwere parked at Clovely when they saw theattack. They leapt into the ocean and helpeda wounded Cohen to shore. The two locals,however, did not want to comment on the in-cident.

Alison Kock, a shark researcher at theSave our Seas Shark Centre in Kalk Bay,says all evidence shows the recent attackwas not an all-out attempt at feeding as theshark bit Cohen once, shook him, and thenswam away. Kock says the attack differsfrom two previous attacks after which thebodies of the victims were not found.

Zimbabwean Lloyd Skinner died in ashark attack at Jaggers Walk in January2010 (“System ‘not 100% effective’ strategy”,People’s Post, 19 January 2010), while localTyna Webb was killed by a shark at the sameplace in November 2006.

ON A MISSION: Executive mayor Patricia de Lille visited the residents of Hangberg againon Thursday after the Hangberg Peace and Mediation Accord was signed two weeks ago.Here, Brian Williams accompanies her on a tour of the suburb, where about 300 new homesare set to be built to address a shortage of housing. Photo: Edrea du Toit

Try out Swartland’s bestDISCOVER the taste of the land when theSantam Swartland Wine and Olive RouteFarmer’s Market sets down outside theKirstenbosch Gardens on Saturday.

Whatever is produced, plated andpoured from this unique region can befound – join more than 20 winemakersand generous local foodies as they showoff their wares, and get a taste of their hos-

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THOUSANDS of children in need of carehave viewed St George’s Home for Girlsas a safe haven since it opened 149 yearsago.

Today, the second oldest institution of itskind in Cape Town houses 33 girls betweenthe ages of 3 and 18 years, and coming up withthe funds needed to give them a fightingchance in life is always hard.

Not all of them are orphans, as principalGraeme Cairns explains. “The home is a reg-istered child and youth care centre. It usedto be called an orphanage and then a chil-dren’s home, but now the correct term is achild and youth care centre.”

The home, registered with the Departmentof Social Development, is the only residentialcare facility in the Wynberg district that pro-vides for children in need.

“Kids come in and kids go out. It is extreme-ly difficult,” continues Cairns. “We cannothelp them indefinitely because of our limitedresources. A lot of staff stay in contact withthe girls when they leave, because they oftenbecome like mothers to them. Even thoughthe girls must leave when they are 18, one canalways help them with advice or emotionalsupport.”

As a child and youth care centre, the

home’s main areas of focus are to provideshelter for girls in need of care, create a nur-turing environment that will cater to theiremotional, spiritual, physical, social and edu-cational needs, and to provide social services,quality therapeutic and developmental pro-grammes with a view to reuniting them withtheir families where possible. By providingspecialised care and education, as well asteaching life skills to the girls within a secureenvironment, caregivers empower them withthenecessary skills andknowledge to becomeconfident people, Cairns says.

“When the children arrive, a social workerwill spend a lot of time with them,” saysCairns when asked about the difficulty thegirls have with acclimatising to the new envi-ronment. “They must understand that StGeorge’s won’t necessarily be their home un-til they are 18 years old. Many of the childrenreturn to their parents or foster parents be-fore that.”

While at the home, however, the childrenare fully integrated into the local community,with most attending schools in the surround-ing areas, and they are actively involved inextramural activities, workshops and skillsdevelopment classes. “We work with themthrough our programmes, such as our thera-peutic and developmental programmes. Weteach them the little things, such as how totie their shoelaces, or how to use a knife or

fork.”To nurture the chil-

dren, the homestrives to provide anenvironment thatclosely resembles awarm, loving and car-ing family home. Thegirls are divided intofour smaller “fami-lies” of all ages, eachin the care of quali-fied child care work-ers, of whom thereare currently five.Therapeutic care isprovided by a regis-tered social worker,and six other peoplemake up the home’scompliment of 12 staffmembers. “Volun-teers also come in to help us with differentaspects,” Cairns says. “At the moment we arein a real need of tutors. Someone must helpthe girls with their school work in the after-noons, or even after hours. The girls strugglea lot with maths, English and Afrikaans, sowe also encourage reading.”

The home receives a subsidy from the gov-ernment, but the funding is not enough to runthe facility optimally. “It is way too little,”

Cairns admits. “It is never enough. It’s a thirdof what we need – which is R1,5 million a year– so we depend a lot on the generosity of peo-ple out there. Ideally, we want people topledge R50 or R100 a month – this would reallyhelp us.”

If you’d like to make a donation, or you’rewilling to help out with tutoring, please con-tact the home on (021) 797-0262 or email grae-me@st-georges.org.za.

PROUD AND ABLE: From left: St Georges staff includes Freda Snell,Delia Cottle, Ursula Lawrence, Yvonne Engelbrecht, Maureen Abra­hams, Graeme Cairns and Alric van Niekerk. Photo: Andre Bakkes

DON’T MISS IT: Find that perfect something for that perfectsomebody at the upcoming Constantia Gift Fair, which is set tofeature over 120 hand­picked exhibitors. “Experience ‘Constan­tia Culture’ in the beautiful open fields of the South African Rid­ing for the Disabled Association (Sarda) in Brommersvlei Road,”the organisers invite. “It is an exciting, creative space showcas­ing jewellery, clothing, decorative accessories and homemadebody essentials, children’s gifts and sensational gourmet de­lights.” The fair takes place between 09:00 and 18:00 from 19to 21 October, and between 09:00 and 16:00 at the weekendof 22 and 23 October. Entrance costs R20 per person, and theproceeds will go be donated to Sarda. For details contact CarrynWiltshire or Hayley Muller on 083 679 4495 or at car­ryn@thechristmasgiftfair.co.za. Photo: Supplied

On Saturday 8th October 2011Jikeleza Dance Project presentstheir Annual Production /Performance of Pick Up ThePieces at Bergvliet High School.

Dancers between the ages of6 and 17 from the Hout Areasof Imizamo Yethu informalSettlement and the HangbergCommunity will boast andshowcase their unique talents.

Block bookings to schoolsand organisations at R30 forten or more tickets booked.Children between the agesof five and ten years payR10 for either show.

FACEBOOK co-creatorMark Zuckerberg wroteFacemash, the predecessorto Facebook, in 2003, whileattending Harvard. The site

placed two students’ photographs nextto each other at a time and asked usersto choose the “hotter” person. To gatherthe photos, Zuckerberg hacked into theprotected areas of Harvard’s computernetwork. –www.wikipedia.org

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Congestion could get worse in St Joseph’s RoadANDRE BAKKES

APLUMSTEAD resident who has livedin St Joseph’s Road for more than 20

years says she is deeply concerned withthe “tremendous” increase in traffic inthe thoroughfare.

With the possibility that a McDonald’s out-let will open in Burham Road, where the postoffice is situated, the resident fears the trafficis only going to get worse.

When People’s Post spoke to the resident,who prefers to remain anonymous, she con-tinually interrupted herself to point outwhenever a vehicle passed by. “I once count-ed all the cars that passed by between 05:30and 17:30, and it was frightening – about 1 000sped by that day. There goes one now,” shesaid. “All the neighbours are willing to signa petition... There goes another!”

Ward councillor Carol Bew says severalroad-improvement schemes set for the imme-diate vicinity were withdrawn by prior ad-ministrations. “It was initially planned thatDoodrift Road would be widened, and thatVictor and Bower Road would be linked, butthese were withdrawn, and now there are somany road schemes that some have fallen bythe wayside.”

A number of solutions for traffic problemsin the area will soon be reviewed, but Bewpoints out the difficulty of solving problemsinstead of moving them somewhere else.

“If we erect speed bumps in St Joseph’sRoad, then the traffic will just be displacedto another nearby road. Council is aware ofthe concern and is looking into it, but in themeantime residents in the area are urged tomake their voices be heard in the public par-ticipation process for the proposed McDon-ald’s.”

Bew says she cannot comment on the pro-posed food outlet at the moment, since thiswould preclude her from partaking in the ap-plication discussion with the subcouncil.

Ansie Kent, chairperson of the PlumsteadCivic Association, says the association un-

derstands there are budget constraints, andthat many road-improvement schemes arestill to be implemented, but says members arenonetheless “frustrated” that nothing seemsto be done about local traffic problems.

“Burnham and Gabriel Roads are also verycongested,” says Kent. “There is already aproblem with traffic in the area, so it’s opento debate just how much a McDonald’s willimpact on it.”

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Bew reckons it might still be a while be-fore the problem can be addressed, andagain urges people to participate in the Mc-Donald’s application.

Theapplication for adrive-throughoutletat the intersection of Gabriel, Gray andBurnham Roads is open for public commentuntil Saturday 8 October.

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For further information call D Suttle on(021) 710-8268. “Please copy me in on your sub-mission so that I can be fully up to date withthe wishes of the community,” Bew says.

Her email address is carol.bew@cape-town.gov.za.

CONGESTED: St Joseph’s Road in Plumstead is most likely going to get worse before it getsbetter. Photo: Andre Bakkes

there have beenmany “near misses”between speedingcars and children onbicycles in her road.“They speed past ourhouse at about onecar a second,” con-tinues the resident.“There’s another!Did you hear that?Sometimes I mustwait in the drivewayfor a minute before I

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Thin blue lineA CAPE TOWN car thief died at the weekend,allegedly at the hands of an SAPS officer inAthlone, addingyet another statistic to the in-creasing rate of police shootings nationally.

While police gave chase, the man drivingthe car failed to stop as instructed, and wasfatally wounded.

The SAPS illustrated a steady increase inthe number of public claims for shootings bypolice in a report released last week.

Based on figures for the year ending March2010, these claims increased nationally fromR426 million to R526 million. Claims for po-lice assault reportedly increased fromR380 million to R506 million. While nationalPolice commissioner Bheki Cele says not allsuch claims are substantiated, the sharp in-crease remains a worrying indicator.

Intimidation and unwarranted violence bypolice in many communities are serious real-ities. Some don’t recognise the SAPS as a po-lice service, but rather a militaristic groupwielding almost absolute state-bestowed pow-er. While allegations of corruption within theranks remain rife, police remain at logger-heads with residents.

Some suggest the trouble is only worsenedby a lack of training and quality recruitment.But is the root of the problem inherited froma society in which the vast majority of thepopulace feared and loathed the police? Thisis very possible.

While stats like those released last week areconcerning, the SAPS are in some regardsmaking an effort. The more buy-in there isfrom the public for initiatives like communi-ty policing, hopefully, the better public andpolice will relate to one another.

And while organisations such as the Inde-pendent Complaints Directorate remain opento listen to grievances, we remain on the righttrack. It is true that SA officers have a longway to go to entrench themselves into somecommunities, but the fight to take this placeis a noble one, and entirely worth its weightin gold.

Your SMSes. The council is busy re-pairing the Sea Breeze/Val-entino Drive intersection(thank you so much). It ishowever amazing howmany people drive straightthrough the stop street be-cause there are no mark-ings! It is still a stop street.NJ, Kirstenhof

By the way. To my next door neigh-

bour who threw away myrates paper which the post-man put in your letter boxby mistake: You should beashamed of yourself. Re-member, you will needyour neighbours’ help oneday.

. MEC, please help ourmeter taxi drivers exposeunscrupulous owners. Wework under duress andhave to work two 24-hour

shifts.Weareoften fatiguedwith no time off, and onlyearn commission, whilstthese owners are cashing inhuge amounts off us, taxfree.

. The tip-off hotline ideais brilliant! Lynne

Holiday help. To the lady asking

about holiday points, callthe Vacations AuthoritySouth Africa. Their officesare in High Street, Bel-lville, and they can assistyou.

. In response to the mes-sage enquiring about get-ting rid of holiday points,contact Cape Escapes on(021) 715-8000.

Giving a howl about dogs. Whoever said dogs

bark to protect owners and

property is only partly cor-rect.

Most other times theybark at nothing at all, so no-body takes any notice.They’re a bit like caralarms.

. I cannot believe peoplecan be so ignorant when itcomes to owning pets. Alldogs are not sociable by na-ture, and the law requiresdogs to be on leashes inpub-lic places. Children shouldbe allowed to run and playin the parks – not dogs.

. Our neighbours havesent the Metro Police to ourhousedue to ourdogs’ bark-ing.

It just shows that druglords and thieves have afree run to do what they do,because the Metro Policeare too busy harassing dogowners. FK

The raging radiation debate

Giving heartfelt thanks amid griefWE as the Gaffney family would like to ex-press our sincere gratitude to everyone whosupported us during the difficult time of ourhusband, father and grandfather Brian Gaff-ney’s passing. Through everyone’s messagesof support, personal visits, and sincere ex-pressions of condolences, we appreciatedafresh the immense role he played in so manypeople’s lives, and the impact his life andwork had on people and the community.

Thank you to those who shared their per-sonal experiences of Brian at his memorialservice at St Cyprian’s Church; your storiesabout the times you shared with Brian were

special, and enriched our memories of him.The stories will always be with us. Thank youto everyone who attended the funeral service.It was hard to say goodbye to him, but havingyou with us helped carry us through the proc-ess. Brian is still with us in our thoughts eve-ry day and we miss him beyond word. But wehave been encouraged by the love and supportwe have received from everyone who reachedout to embrace us as a family. May God blessyou the way you have blessed us.VANESSA, SASHA, CALLAN ANDZARAH GAFFNEYRetreat

THE EMRSA Neighbourhood Action Groupin Constantia is appealing to all members ofthe public to make use of this opportunity tocomment on Council’s Cell Mast Draft Poli-cy. The comment period for this has nowbeen extended until the end of September.

The reality which faces us all is that withthe rapid uptake and deployment of wirelesscommunication technology in the last fewyears, radiation exposure levels have in-creased exponentially.

The guidelines used to regulate these emis-sionsarebasedonapolicy formulated in 1998at a period when high frequency cellulartechnology was in its infancy. With no pre-liminary studies having been completed be-fore this technology went to market, the safe-ty guidelineswerebasedon theknownphysi-cal properties of microwave radiation at thetime and focused only on the thermal proper-ties of this type of radiation.

Subsequent scientific research now sug-gests that there could be a very serioushealth risk resulting from heavy long termexposure to these emissions, which is whya growing number of scientists, doctors andworld leaders are calling for greater precau-tion.

To learn more about our health and ecolog-ical concerns, please visit our community’swebsite, www.emrsa.co.za.

Last month, in response to pressure froma DA spokesperson, Environment MinisterMolewa said she had no immediate plans toreconsider “buffer zones” or other new ac-tion to regulate cellphone masts.

We are therefore appealing to her throughincreased public awareness and petition to

update the 1998 guidelines, which don’t takeinto consideration the non-thermal biologi-cal effects of non-ionising electromagneticradiation, and to reinstate EnvironmentalImpact Assessments for cell mast sites, aswell as public participation in the approvalsprocess. Coinciding with our own communi-ty’s opposition to the cell mast that is pro-posed at the Glenvar Bible College, the CapeTown City Council is currently updatingtheir 2002 policy governing the erection ofcell masts. On 1 August the public were invit-ed to comment on the new policy by the endof the month, but this deadline has now beenextended to the end of September.

As recently reported in the press, some ofthe guidelines include that antennae on topof the sitesmust bemore than50maway fromany “habitable structures” and all sites mustbe in “commercial and business areas...”Practically, however, this 50m distance isn’tguaranteed or enforced in the new policy –not even in residential areas or school play-grounds.

We are also calling on Council to explicitlyaddress the following with respect to the for-mulation of the new policy: not erect cellmasts in sensitive areas, especially in closeproximity to places such as homes, schoolsand crèches; ensure ongoing, regular and in-formed policy review; and introduce penal-ties for operators who exceed safety trafficlimits.

Go to www.emrsa.co.za/petition.html tosign the petition, and/or email your com-ments to ti.policy@capetown.gov.za.MIRIAM AGNEWConstantia

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The centre, fondly referred to byits patrons as their “home awayfrom home”, is managed by BrollProperty Services and is part of theFountainhead Property Trust port-folio. Kenilworth Centre customershave seen the centre evolve over thelast few years, with three major re-vamps being completed.

This dynamic centre includes thecountry’s major grocery and retailchains, and is one of the few shop-ping centres that offer free and un-dercover parking. During its birth-

day month, customers have the op-portunity to win one of 36 electricalappliances, ranging from a flatscreen TV to a kettle. All customershave to do is spend R100 or more atany Kenilworth Centre store be-tween Saturday 1 and Monday 31October. On Tuesday 1 November,36 finalists will be drawn, and willbe invited to be present at Kenil-worth Centre on Saturday 5 Novem-ber for the grand giveaway.

Entry forms are available fromthe information desk on the groundfloor. Believing in giving back to itscommunity and serving the needsof those in need, Kenilworth Centreis hosting a fundraising drive andmeal packaging event together withhunger relief organisation StopHunger Now on Saturday 15 Octo-

ber. Every R10 donation will trans-late into five meals – enough to feeda preschool child for a week.

Kenilworth Centre aims to raiseR36 000 for Stop Hunger Now.

TerryPollock,KenilworthCentremanager, says: “We thank each oneof our customers for their loyal andcontinuous support over the past 36years. It is heartwarming to seehow many parents are shoppinghere with their families, who weretoddlers themselves visiting Kenil-worth Centre with their parents 36years ago. “We appreciate the ongo-ing feedback that we receive fromour customers, as we endeavour tooffer our customers the very bestshopping experience, and to caterfor their shopping needs all underone roof.”

Thursday 6 OctoberPlumstead: The “queen ofSouth African song, Sonja Her-holdt”, will perform in the hallof the Plumstead Rusoord. En-trance is free, but booking is es-sential. The show starts at 10:00.

Call Marlise or Harlane on(021) 761 2323.

Friday 7 OctoberKirstenhof: Enjoy a coffee andcraftmorningat theHelp theRu-ral Child charity bookshop from10:00 to 14:00 on the first and lastFriday of every month. “Experi-ence the jolly atmosphere of thelovely shop, choose books, havesome coffee and look throughthe crafts,” the volunteers say.

The store is situated at 254Main Road (opposite Johnsonand Johnson and next to theAvalon Vet).

Call Charles or Heather on(021) 712 3070.

Saturday 8 OctoberPlumstead: Join Plumstead Ru-soord for a “delicious and heart-warming” potjiekos festival;there will be a beer garden andlive music by Frikkie Joubert.

Tickets for the event, whichstarts at 12:30, are for sale at theRusoord’s reception for R25 perperson.

Call Marlise or Harlane on(021) 761-2323.

Sunday 9 OctoberPlumstead: The first AlphenAntiques and Collectables Fairof the month will take place atthe Alphen Centre (oppositeConstantia Mall) between 10:00to 16:00.

A variety of items – includingjewellery, glass, ceramics, sil-ver, toys, books, and paintings –will be on sale. Entry is free,there is ample parking, and re-freshments are available.

For more information call Deson 084 626 7499.

Thursday 13 OctoberMeadowridge: The Friends ofMeadowridge Library presentraconteur Hilary Mauve, whowill give a talk on the history ofthe Constantia Valley at 11:00 atthe library. The presentationwill be illustrated by a display oflibrary books.

Entrance costs R15, which in-cludes tea and biscuits; Friendsmembers pay R10. Call Meadow-ridgeLibraryon (021) 712 9382/3.

Friday 18 NovemberWynberg: The Wynberg Con-gregational Church will hold adance in the Wittebome CivicCentre from 19:00 to midnight.Tickets cost R65, and music willbe played by the Worcesterians.Guests are asked to take theirown platters and refreshments.

Dancers move to ‘Pick Up the Pieces’THE Jikeleza Dance Projectpresents its annual production of“Pick Up the Pieces” at BergvlietHigh School on Saturday.

Dancers between the ages of 6 and17 will showcase their talents dur-ing a programme set to offer a “di-verse artistic treat to the audience”,including African and Spanishdance, and many other forms.

Jikeleza members say they areprivileged to work with this talent-ed bunch of children, who face offevery day against the numerouschallenges that go hand in handwith poverty.

“The Hout Bay area has becomea hotspot for many negative influ-ences, like drug and substanceabuse, and many of the children aretargeted to engage in these unfortu-nate activities,” a spokespersonsays. “Jikeleza offers them a choiceto make a difference in their livesand in their families – and to be partof a project that can nurture and de-velop a more positive option.”

Each day the youngsters have to“Pick Up the Pieces” and rise abovetheir circumstances, irrespective oftheir situation, and maintain a pos-itive focus through all of life’s de-

bris. “Pick Up the Pieces” will runtwice on Saturday: a matinee at14:00, and an evening show at 19:00.Tickets will be on sale at the doorfor both performances at a cost ofR50. Block bookings of 10 or morebooked for schools and organisa-tions are available at R30 per ticket.Children between the ages of fiveand 10 years, meanwhile, pay R10for either show.

To reserve your seats, mail mari-lyn@jikelezaprojects.co.za or callJo on 076 593 6695, then collect yourtickets in the foyer of the BergvlietHigh School theatre.

People's Post Page 8 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 4 October 2011

Top of the local popsANDRE BAKKES

ORGANISERS are gearing up for two mo-mentous Die Burger Pops concerts onSunday 16 October, with a host of stellarnames already signed up.

The stars will be coming out for “free” ona day when the audience and performers willbe doing their bit to make this Christmas alittle merrier for needy children.

People’s Post caught up with two of the art-ists – mother and daughter Madeegha Andersand Jawaahier Petersen – to hear theirthoughts on the upcoming Die Burger Pops.

“When I was approached, I was quite takenaback,” says Anders.

She looks almost as young as Petersen, butshe refuses to give her age, and answers in-stead, “Whoever guesses right wins a prize!”

She continues, “With the amount of talentwe have in Cape Town, it was a surprise tobe asked. There are like a zillion artists inCape Town.

“We look forward to it very much, and I wasgiven a song I’ve always wanted to do. It waswritten by a very talented woman – my grootpêl – Mynie Grové. She’s just it!”

All the artists will be on stage for the open-ing and final songs, and in between they willeach grace the stage for a particular song.

Petersen is also “ecstatic” with her choiceof song, but she doesn’t want to divulge whatit will be. She will also be one of the BurgerPops guest presenters for Kyk-Net, which issomething she says she has looked forwardto her whole life.

“There will be a big band on stage with arunning theme of ‘Swing’. The scale of theshow will be a few notches up from whatwe’re used to,” Anders continues.

For someone who has been performing infront of audiences her whole life, it is some-what surprising to hear that Anders still getsbutterflies before she goes on stage.

“I feel sick,” she smiles. “I get so nervousI can’t eat! But all this just adds to the per-formance. I think you actually need the but-terflies to deliver a great show.”

Joining them on stage will be AndréSchwartz, Sarah Theron, Lize Beekman, Ned-ine Blom, Johnny Davids, Zanne Stapelberg,Gugulethu Tenors, Elle Amor, Rocco de Vil-liers, Hilandi du Toit and Chad Saaiman – toname but a few. The proceeds will be fun-nelled into community empowerment; muchof the money raised will help three charityorganisations – the ACVV, Badisa and Mfe-sane – give youths a merry Christmas and alife filled with opportunities.

Die Burger Pops will hit the Artscape witha matinee at 14:00 and an evening show at19:00. Tickets cost R80, R150 and R220 throughfrom Computicket. A special family packagefor the matinee is also available.

READY TO ENTERTAIN: Jawaahier Petersenand Madeegha Anders will be the only familyact at Die Burger Pops. Photo: Andre Bakkes

The penguins are upon usTHE countdown to the 11thannual Simon’s Town Pen-guin Festival is nearly at anend.

The two days of education-al fun, food and family games,all for the benefit of the en-dangered African penguin,kick off at 10:00 on Saturday– African Penguin Aware-ness Day – with the beach re-lease of a group of penguins,rehabilitated by Southern Af-rican Foundation for the Conservation ofCoastal Birds (SANCCOB), back into thewild.

“The public is encouraged to come downto Seaforth Beach, Simon’s Town, to wit-ness this moving event,” the organiserssay.

Children and adults can also meetSANCCOB’s ambassador penguin and“find out more about these charismaticcreatures” during African PenguinAwareness Day, which is celebratedacross the globe. This year SANCCOB hascreated a lesson plan to commemorate thebig day. It’s available to all teachers,groups, zoos and aquariums; email car-ole@sanccob.co.za or call (021) 557-6155 toget one. The festival itself promises arange of entertainment for the whole fami-

ly, including the “Penguinand Snake” show at theBoulders Beach Lodgeparking area at varioustimes throughout theweekend.

The centrepiece of thefestival – the annual galaauction – will be held onSaturday at Blue Horizon,Red Hill Road, “with amouth-watering menubrought to you, once again,

by Boulders Beach Lodge and Restau-rant”. During the event, conservationistcouple Michelle and Riaan Garforth-Ven-ter will take guests through an evening offine dining and fundraising.

As the official fundraisers for the Burgh-er’s Walk Restoration Project, SANCCOBwill put funds raised on the evening to-wards uplifting this unprotected area,close to the Boulders Beach colony of Afri-can penguins. Tickets for the gala costR395 per person; for bookings or more in-formation, contact Margaret Roestorf on(021) 557-6155 or at info@sanccob.co.za.

For further information on the PenguinFestival in general, email info@sanc-cob.co.za or call (021) 557-6155. To down-load the programme, visit www.sanc-cob.co.za.

WIN TICKETS: After a sold­out sea­son in 2009, the Lilliput Children’sTheatre Company will conclude an­other seven­show run of its populartake on “Red Riding Hood” at Mui­zenberg’s Masque Theatre this Sat­urday. The play shows at the Masque– 37 Main Road – daily at 11:00.Tickets, priced at R40, can bebooked through Computicket or atany Shoprite or Checkers outlet. Forblock bookings or queries, call Eltonon 083 364 8284 or (021) 558­2650, or call the Masque Theatre on(021) 788­7911. For more informa­tion on the Lilliput Players them­selves, visit www.lilliputplay­ers.co.za. To stand a chance to winone of 10 double tickets to the show,SMS the word “RED” to 34586 bynoon on Thursday. SMSes costR1,50. Photo: Supplied

Fly away with ‘In the Wings’WITNESS the story of two sisters as theybattle to work past their limitations to cre-ate the future the rest of the world some-times fails to see when “In the Wings”emerges from the wings at On Broadwayin the CBD at 20:30 every day this week un-til Saturday.

Written by Jared Kruger and producedby the Chaeli Campaign, the play followsJo – who wants to study design abroad –and her sister, Kath, who has cerebral pal-sy and is finishing off high school.

The family isn’t exactly flush, and Jo

struggles with the desire to fulfil her po-tential and the sense of responsibility shefeels toward her beloved little sister andher burdened mother.

“This is a story about everyday stuff,about choices and, ultimately, about pos-sibility,” a write-up on the play reads.

On Broadway can be found at 44 LongStreet. Tickets cost R85 through www.on-broadway.co.za; block bookings can bemade with Melanie Scrooby on086 124 2354 or at melanie@chaelicam-paign.co.za.

Seriously symphonic tunesTHE final round of the eighth Laura Sear-le Prize for Concerto Playing, which isopen to all piano students at the South Af-rican College of Music (SACM), will beheld at Baxter Concert Hall in Rondeboschat 20:15 next Tuesday.

As part of their reward, the magical mu-sicians who come out on top of the LauraSearle competition get to perform a con-certo with the UCT Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets, which can be booked throughComputicket, cost R50; UCT staff pay R45,senior citizens and students pay R35, andscholars pay R25.

• A free performer’s class show by Siya

Charles and Friends will be held in theSACM’s Chisholm Recital Room at 14:00on Wednesday next week. The show,which includes works by Bheki Mselekuand some original compositions, will fea-ture Charles himself (on trombone), Re-uben Crowie (drums), Stephen Bell (pi-ano), Darren English (trumpet) and Mo-nique van Willingh (flute).

• On Thursday next week at 13:00, thefirst of three free lunchtime concerts willbe put on by the SACM’s composition stu-dents in the Baxter Concert Hall.

For more information call the SACM on(021) 650-2626.

Butler brings his show homeJONATHAN BUTLER re-turns to South Africa inNovember for two exclu-sive performances only inJohannesburg and CapeTown.

It’s been almost sixyears sinceButler last per-formed in Johannesburg;although he was in CapeTown in 2010 for the CapeTown Jazz Festival, and in2008 for the Jonathan But-ler and Friends Tour,“this show will be up close and personal”, or-ganisers say.

His show at the GrandWest Grand Arenaon 4 November will feature Butler “in a

unique setting, providingintimate behind-the-mu-sic stories about his hitsongs”; he’ll also performa number “all the songsyou’ve grown to love”, theorganisers promise. “Theaudience will be treated toa special evening, duringwhich Jonathan will tellstories about his music,writing experiences andmemories growing up inSouth Africa and eventu-

ally settling in Los Angeles.”Tickets are available at Computicket from

R155 to R275. There is also a limited numberof VIP hospitality tickets at R750.

JonathanButler

HANDS UP: This year’s BaxterDance Festival promises a bumperlineup “jam­packed with CapeTown’s diverse and dynamic dancetalent” from Thursday this week toSaturday next week. The festivalwill showcase over 50 danceworks, ranging in style from con­temporary to neo­classical, flamen­co, fusion, physical theatre, mod­ern, African, jazz, hip hop, belly andIndian dancing. Tickets, which costR75, R50 and R30 depending onthe category, are available throughComputicket on 0861 915 8000,online at www.computicket.co.zaor at any Shoprite or Checkers out­let. For discounted corporate orblock bookings, senior citizens andcharities, contact Sharon on(021) 680­3962 or Carmen on(021) 680­3993 during officehours. For more information con­tact Alethea Patterson­Cordigliaon (021) 680­3963, at alethea.pat­terson­cordiglia@uct.ac.za or on072 0142 780.

Sold outTICKETS to the final instal-ment of “Comedy Legends in

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“Comedy Legends in the

Valley” is a fundraiser theShark Spotters beach safetyinitiative, and features com-edy greats like Mel Millerand Bary Hilton.

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Vito fires hisway intorecord booksA SIMPLE South African pastime got abraai-hard local into the record booksand nabbed him the accolade of thelongest braai when he tamed hot coalsfor 32 hours straight on Heritage Day.

Vito Polera, a representative of Fruitand Veg City, fired his way into historywhen he beat previous record holderJan Braai’s 28-and-a-half hour stint byalmost four hours at the Food Lover’sMarket in Willowbridge.

The record setting attempt was aFruit and Veg City initiative.

Says Polera: “It was not as hard as Ithought it would be, because the weath-er was good, and many locals popped into spur me on.”

He adds that the victory is more spe-cial as it was done on Heritage Day.

“There’s nothing like a good braai toshow how much we have in common asSouth Africans.”

Brian Coppin, CEO and co-founder ofFruit and Veg City, says the idea wasfor Fruit and Veg City to show supportfor the one day in the year when ourcommon heritage as South Africans iscelebrated around a piece of meat oncoals.

“Breaking the record set by Jan Braaiis about keeping the record in South Af-rica – there have been many contendersfor the title since last year, but Fruitand Veg City is the first challenger tobring out an adjudicator from GuinnessWorld Records to ensure it’s appropri-ately verified and official.”

In the time it took to set the record– from Friday 23 September at 09:00 toSaturday 24 September at 17:17 – Vitobraaied 74kg of meat, enough to feed1 300 people through Fruit and VegCity’s corporate social responsibilitypartner, Foodbank.

Through Foodbank, Fruit and VegCity was able to feed 1 300 individualsin need of hot meals on Heritage Day.The Food Lover’s Market sold boere-wors rolls and Pepsi for R10 – and theproceeds will go to five primary schoolsin the area.

Duringhis record-breaker, Polera on-ly took two rest breaks, totalling just 17minutes, in 32 hours.

And this Guinness World Record-set-ting attempt was not without strict reg-ulations. Guinness World Record adju-dicator Tarika Vara flew in from the UKto ensure the strict criteria were met.To meet the specified rules, Poleraneeded to have five types of meat cook-ingat all times, andwasnot allowedanyassistance, bar moral support from themany onlookers. Two cameras were re-quired to capture every single minuteof the braai, while time keepers and au-ditors from Deloitte were on hand to au-dit every moment of the braai. Polerareckons his favourite meat for the braaiis “good old Karoo lamb chops”, andthat there’s nothing better than a braaiwith friends.

“My favourite place to braai is in mybraai kamer. South Africa’s idea of hav-ing a braai room is indicative of ourpassion for braai – we’ve devised a wayto ensure that we can braai regardlessof the weather, for any occasion!”

BRAAI ON: Vito Polera in action.

Young cricketers excelRYAN MARON’s CricketSchool of Excellence, basedin Newlands, held its inaugu-ral under-10 10s tournamentat Central Park, CenturyCity, in the midst of lastmonth.

The tournament drew hugesupport from parents, playersand sponsors – and the playerswere grateful for the goodweather, which gave them am-ple chance to show off the best

of their abilities on the field,Maron said.

“Some early season rustinesswas evident, but the boys soongot into the swing of things, asplenty of runs were scored andwickets taken by the bowlers.

“It was a great way to startthe season for the youngsters,as not many 10-year-olds get theopportunity to play underlights,” he added.

Jan van Riebeeck was themost impressive team on thefirst day, Maron said; its play-ers beat Elkanah House byone run in a game that wentdown to the last ball – as didthe last match of the day,which saw Jan van Riebeeckbeat Samora Machel CricketClub by just one wicket.

In the first game of the sec-ond week, the Ryan MaronJunior Club of the NorthernSuburbs was beaten by Park-lands College.

Reddam House then beatParklands College to set up aninteresting final pool game;with all three teams still hold-ing on to the possibility ofqualifying for the final, Red-dam House beat Ryan MaronNorthern Suburbs by tworuns.

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tween Reddam House Constan-tia and Elkanah House, whichreplaced Jan van Riebeeck asits players were unfortunatelynot available on the day.

Reddam House Constantiabatted first in the final round,scoring 65 runs.

Elkanah House respondedwith 44 runs in 10 overs – andthe players of Reddam Housewere crowned Ryan Maron’sunder-10 10s champions for2011.

Player of the tournamentwent to Joseph Berk of ReddamHouse, while batsman of thetournament went JackOdendaal of Elkanah House.Thomas Winter of Jan van Rie-beeck was recognised as thebest fielder of the event.

“A huge thank you to allsponsors, and the Century CityProperty Owners’ Associationfor allowing us the use of theirfacility – a great venue for thisunique event,” said Maron.

ACHIEVER: Ryan Maron, directorand founder of Ryan Maron’sCricket School of Excellence,hands the prize for bowler of thetournament to Jamie Katz.

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WINNERS: Back row, from left: Andre Claasen (Reddam House),Chris Blackshaw (CEO of the Century City Property Owners’ Associ­ation), Vaughn Bond (manager of Reddam House), and Ryan Maronare seen with the winning team of the tournament – Reddam HousePrimary School from Constantia.

GREAT WHITE season is upon us,the City of Cape Town warns.

The predators are typically seenin greater numbers between Augustand March, peaking in mid-sum-mer, and a number of sightings havebeen made already in Muizenberg,St James and Clovelly.

Analysis of the Shark Spotters’ da-ta from the two beaches with thehighest number of shark sightings,namely Muizenberg and Fish Hoek,reveals that most (over 65% of sight-ings) sharks are observed swim-ming behind the breakers. “Thissuggests that in most cases sharksare simply swimming past thesebeaches on their way to another lo-cation, and we recommend that wa-

ter users in areas of high shark ac-tivity limit the amount of time theyspend behind the breakers, far awayfrom shore,” says Alison Kock of theSave Our Seas Foundation.

The data have also shown that inthe event of a whale stranding, near-by shark sightings increase signifi-cantly for up to a week after thestranding. The City forewarns thatit will close certain beaches if therisk is deemed too great.

Kayakers and surfskiiers are spe-cifically asked to be cautious be-tween Sunnycove and GlencairnBeaches, and people are urged not toswim at Jaegers Walk in Fish Hoek.Surfers should be especially carefulbetween Sunrise Beach and Strand-

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Read the shark spotting signs tofind out about the four-flag warningsystem used, and listen out for thesiren call that signals a beach clo-sure. People are reminded that greatwhites hunt our waters all yearround, so there is always a chanceof encountering one. For more infor-mation, or to report a great whitesighting, visit www.sharkspot-ters.org.za or www.sa-veourseas.com.

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THE road to the quar-terfinals for Englandnearly ended on Sat-urday.

Scotland nearlydominated the team,

but Chris Ashton’s 78th-minute tryleft the Scots with a disappointing16-12 defeat; their only hope to re-main in the tournament rode on aloss by Argentina, but this provedin vain.

SA also had a shaky match whenthey played the Samoans in a fierce-ly physical clash that sent Frans

Steyn, who had been an outstand-ing replacement inside centre,home with an injury. SA still man-aged to win their Friday match 13-5through good defensive play.

On Saturday, another major up-set was seen when Tonga beatFrance 19-14, and Australia beatRussia 68-22. On Sunday, mean-while, Argentina crushed Scot-land’s dreams when they beat Geor-gia 25-7, with host team New Zea-landdestroying theCanadians 79-15and Ireland grabbing a 36-6 winfrom the Italians.

This Saturday, the first quarterfi-nal match will be played by Ireland

and Wales at 07:00 in Wellington; at09:30, England takes on France inAuckland. South Africa now facesAustralia in the quarterfinal onSunday at 07:00 in Wellington, andNew Zealand will play Argentina at09:30 in Auckland.

SA wasn’t the only team to suffera casualty during the ferociousgames; New Zealand supporters al-so lost fly half Dan Carter to an inju-ry – he’ll be out for the rest of thetournament.

Looking back at last week, Peo-ple’s Post explained the rulesaround penalty kicks, free kicksand the 22m dropout. This week,

People’s Post will focus on the rugbymark and hand-offs.

Rugby markThis rule is used infrequently –

when isolated – to get out of trouble.It’s normally the fullback or

winger who catches a ball on the fly,but it could be any player who grabsit after it’s been kicked ahead by theopposition and has not yet touchedthe ground. If the player about tocatch the ball is about to be tackledby opposition players – and is in histeam’s own 22m or in-goal area – hecan call “MARK!” if he makes aclean catch (it’s still okay if the ballhas touched any part of the goalposts). After being taken down, playwill resume on the “marked” spot,with the catcher’s team in posses-

sion.Hand-offsThe stiff-arm fend, known as a

hand-off, is a tactic employed by theball-carrier. Ball-carriers run to-wards defenders, who are attempt-ing to tackle them. By positioningthe ball securely in one arm, theball-carrier can fully extend his oth-er arm, palm-out, locking his elbow.The ball-carrier uses this hand toshove his opponents away at thechest or shoulder. The fend is apush, not a strike.

A stiff-arm fend may cause thetackler to fall to the ground, takinghim out of the play.

• Next week People’ Post will focuson what happens after the mark iscalled, and on in-goals.

People's Post Page 12 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 4 October 2011

LYNN PRINS

A WEEKEND training camp inCape Town showed just how fear-

less the under-19 softball women are.

The squad of 20 are definitely notafraid of swinging a bat facing decentfast pitching, or throwing a ball from theoutfield to nail a runner; as the sayinggoes, “Dynamite comes in small packag-es.”

Getting ready for the upcoming JuniorWomen’s World Championship (JWWC),the girls took on Falcons super leagueteam in a warm-up match on Saturday,and played double matches againstWestridge Yankees on Sunday, showingdynamic character toward both teams.

However, Lester Smith, coach of theSA under-19s, feels that there is still a lotof preparation ahead. “This weekendwas our first match situations, and I amnot entirely satisfied with the girls’ per-formances – there still needs to be a lotof hard work before we can actually beready to take on the world champion-ship.”

The women train on Wednesdays andSaturdays, and hit the gym on Tuesdaysat the Sports Science Institute.

Leading up to the JWWC, People’s Postaims to profile a couple of players everyweek to introduce them to the public.

• First up is Western Province playerKathryn van Boom (17). This Grade 11student at Bergvliet High School plays ascatcher for Tanta Sport. Her hobbies in-clude reading and, of course, playingsport; she enjoys the music of The Ar-rows, James Morrison, and Alicia Keys,with her favourite actor being Ben Still-er. The burgeoning sportswoman –whose favourite foods are lasagne andsteak – has some serious life goals: Shewants to study at UCT’s Health ScienceFaculty, and to continue representingher country in softball. Her motivationalquote is, “Never be satisfied with whatyou achieve, because it all pales in com-parison with what you are capable of do-ing in the future.”

• KwaZulu-Natal’s Julia Meaker, alsoaged 17, plays for Ashleys and takes upoutfield and catcher positions.

Currently in Grade 11 at Durban Girls’High School, her hobbies include moun-tain biking, touch rugby and hockey. Sheenjoys a variety of old and new music,and her favourite actor is Ryan Rey-nolds.

Her power foods are pasta and pizza,and her life goal is “to be the best me Ican be”. She’s driven by two motivation-al quotes: “The harder you fall, the high-er you bounce,” and, “Adversity can ei-ther break you or make you breakrecords.”

Softballers hit the pitch swinging

HIT: Kathryn van Boom.Photos: Neezaam Karriem KWAZULU CATCHER: Julia Meaker.