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A club crackdown.This is what fed up Maitland resi-

dents are demanding in response to thealleged havoc taking place outside night-spots on Voortrekker Road.Anti-social behaviour is reportedly taking

place at a number of the taverns, says Com-munity Police Forum chairperson Char-nelle Southgate.“Clubs are really becoming a problem as

there is drug dealing taking place at manyof them,” she alleges.Patrons also park on residential roads

where they urinate and make a racket, shesays.MaitlandNeighbourhoodWatch chairper-

son Bienie Garnie says there is a prolifera-tion of clubs along Voortrekker Road, whichhas led to an increase in illegal activity.“It has become a high crime area. There

are often fights and anti-social behaviour, aswell as drug dealing,” he insists.Resident SedickBatchelor says he has had

enough of the clubs near his home.“It’s the worst over the weekends. People

urinate outside right next to the bar and justpark wherever they want. There are kidsstanding on the corner and I suspect thereis drug dealing taking place. There is somuch activity between 18:00 and midnight.I don’t know why the police don’t act. Evenif there is a drug bust, the bars still keep op-erating,” he says.City of Cape Town Specialised Law En-

forcement Services spokesperson Assistant

Chief Nathan Ladegourdie says the unit reg-ularly responds to complaints across thecity. “We cannot divulge the nature of thecomplaints aswedonotwant to compromisethe upcoming operations. However, we areencouraging establishments to comply withthe bylaws and to adhere to their liquor li-cence conditions. If they are found to be non-compliant and disregarding the law, theywill have to face the consequences,which in-cludes being fined,” he warns.The Liquor Enforcement Unit will con-

duct enforcement operations at establish-ments in various areas across Cape Town,including Maitland, Ladegourdie says.“Weekly inspections and operations are

carried out on clubs throughout Cape Townto ensure compliance with the City’s by-laws,” he says. “These operations serve to

investigate complaints and to ensure thatpubs and clubs are adhering to their liquorlicence conditions.”Through these raids, council hopes to re-

solve the complaints received from the vari-ous communities, he explains.“While Law Enforcement will continue to

clamp down on non-compliant establish-ments, we need the community’s help to re-port establishments disregarding the law.”Maitland police spokesperson Lieutenant

Siyabulela Vukubi says he is not at libertyto disclose the names of problematichangouts.“The station conducts its operations on all

the clubs without prior warning if the cir-cumstances so require,” he says.Phone the Law Enforcement hotline on

021 596 1999 to lodge complaints.

MAITLAND: RESIDENTS IN FURY OVER DRUG DEALS AND ANTI­SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Clubs ‘causing chaos’Clubs ‘causing chaos’

NOISY NEIGHBOURS: Maitland residentsare calling for a crackdown on illegal activityallegedly taking place at several taverns onVoortrekker Road. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 13 March 20142 ISSUES

The City of Cape Town will be implementing the new Development Application ManagementSystem (DAMS) from 1April 2014. In order to migrate the existing data to the new system, a deadperiod starting from the close of business on 14March 2014 and ending on 31March 2014will be necessary. During this period no new development application submissions or paymenttransactions will be possible. The business process for all active applications submitted before14March 2014 will continue as normal.

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• Pre-consultation meetings• Enquiries about the status of applications already in the system• General planning and building information and queries• Collecting of approved/refused/amended/withdrawn plans• Zoning queries• Inspection notices

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Every 26 seconds someone israped in this country. But thisstatistic is inaccurate as many

cases go unreported.In South Africa, as few as one in

13 people report rape – mostly dueto the harmful myths and stigmaswhich cling to this crime.

Rape Crisis has launched a newcampaign, called Don’t Hide, SpeakOut to help survivors.

This month a series of portraitsare to be launched showing the fac-es of rape survivors and a motiva-tional message alongside their pic-tures to encourage others to speakout against this evil.

Making their voices heard areBusiswa Ntsadu (38), Monique vanVuuren (27) and Dave Luis (39); sur-vivors who, through the campaign,are speaking out against rape andthe persistent myths.

Ntsadu, a mother of four, wasraped three times.

“The first incident happenedwhen I was six years old. I wasraped by my stepbrother. I did notwant to tell my mother what hap-pened because I wanted to keep thepeace at home; I was also threat-ened by my stepbrother,” Ntsadusays.

She moved to Cape Town someyears later. Shortly after, she wasraped again by strangers.

After living with her secret foryears, Ntsadu started speaking about herexperiences last year.

“I spoke to my mother about it because Idecided enough is enough. My brotherraped my stepsister a few years ago and heis up for parole in a couple of months. Mymother did not believe my brother wasguilty or capable of what he had done to mystepsister. I had to sit her down and tell herwhat happened to me,” she says.

“That was the start ofmy healing process.Since the moment I decided to tell mymoth-er I knew I had dealt with my pain and I amable to tell others.”

Her mother showed scant emotion. “Mymother is not an emotional person and willnot easily talk about anything. After I told

her she didn’t say anything and also did notwant the ‘secret’ to come out. I decided tomove from her house before my brother isreleased from prison,” she says.

Ntsadu sees the move as a coping mecha-nism for herself and stepsister, with whomshe shares a house.

“I do not want her to be around her perpe-trator again. That can be quite daunting. Itwill also do me good because I do not wantto be reminded of my trauma and I’m afraidall those memories will have a negative ef-fect onme.My healing process has come toofar for me to go back.”

She signed up to speak out and let othersurvivors know the rape is not their fault.“I wanted to be a part of this campaign totell othermen andwomen they aren’t alone.They need to speak out so they can dealwiththeir pain and to bring those perpetratorsto justice,” she says.

VanVuurenwrote a book tohelp facilitateher healing.

“It was a therapeutic process. I wroteabout my rape, but it was all just the hardfacts about how it happened. I didn’t reallywrite about how it made me feel. In thissense then I don’t think I completely dealtwith my hurt and pain in the book,” shesays.

The self-published book, titled Secrets:Thedark suffocating shadows –Amemoir forliberation, was Van Vuuren’s way of tellingher story and for others to share and fostera nature of speaking out.

“Too many people, after they have beenraped or through any personal trauma, feelthey should keep the hurt to themselves.This bodes a huge injustice for the individu-al,” she says.

Before writing the book, she had no coun-selling andnever spoke aboutwhat hadhap-pened. This made her feel that she “wasn’tdealingwith the issue properly. Self-healingis part of the process after one deals withtrauma, but you also need to be open to re-ceiving help”.

This is why she has joined in the cam-paign.

“People need to realise silence is a hugeproblem in society. My silence did not pro-tect me, it protected my perpetrator. Onceyou remain silent, you give the power to theperpetrator,” she says. “This needs tochange.”

The campaign has now become a vehiclefor Van Vuuren to transcend victimhoodand help others realise they aren’t alone.

Luis stepped up to the campaign to helperadicate the stigmaof rape being a ‘women-only’ crime. His is the only male portrait inthe series.

Raped at 21 by a partner and afriend, Luis is only now coming toterms with his experience.

“Being a part of this campaign ispart of my healing journey. I havebeenwriting a very public blog aboutmy recovery from addiction that wasin a very bigway fuelled bymy rape,”he says.

Luis says, in sharing his recoveryfrom drug addiction, it became verynecessary for him to also unpack theissue of his rape in a blog (http://bloggsymalone.wordpress.com/).

“My blog has a small reach com-pared to the Rape Crisis campaign;they have a far larger audience.There is a powerful story of healing,recovery and forgiveness to be told toinspiremoremen to come forward sothey may start their own process ofrecovery. I want to disarm the angerI fight internally and am also proudto say ‘yes, I was raped, but I am nota victim’.”

Luis also for a very long time be-lieved the myth that men do not getraped.

“For a long time I believed whathappened to me was an adult situa-tion that went wrong. Beyond thestigma of ‘rape only happens to wom-en’ there is also a secondary stigmawhich says rape is part of the gay life-style. Both of these are wildly inaccu-rate,” he contends.As part of his healing process, Luis

wrote to his ex-partner to confronthim about the rape.

“I unpacked the events of thatevening to him and told him ‘what you didto me that night was rape’. After the con-frontation I gavemyself the most importantgift of my life: forgiveness. It was the onlyway to leave my anger and sense of revengebehind.”

Luis encourages all rape victims to, first-ly, support themselves. “Find amirror, lookyourself in the eye and say ‘I am a rape sur-vivor’. There is no shame in being strongenough to say you were hurt and that youare healing. Stand up each day and work atforgiving yourself and slowly you will findyour way back to life.”

Sarah McLaughlin, communications co-ordinator at the Rape Crisis Cape TownTrust, says the campaign aims to showcasethe amazing strength of the survivors whotook part and to encourage others to speakout in whichever way they choose.

“Speaking out is incredibly difficult.Some survivors never tell anyonewhat hap-pened and others only do so after manyyears.Wewould like to encourage survivorsto speak out by reporting (it to the police),coming forward for counselling or even tell-ing a family member or loved one.”

McLaughlin says the concept for the cam-paign cameaboutwhenSwiss photographerSandro Baebler heard about the crisis inSouth Africa and decided to offer his servic-es for free to the Trust.

“Together we developed the concept forthe images and went about trying to findsurvivors who would be willing to partici-pate. To our surprise we received 14 re-sponses, and a fewmore outside of the CapeTown area. The decision to use images real-ly came about by our chance encounterwithSandro. Thanks to his artistic skill the endresult is 14 very powerful portraits,” shesays.

The portraits will be displayed until year-end. “Wewill be releasing fourpictures (thismonth), another four in August close toWomen’s Day, and the rest over the 16 Daysof Activism of No Violence against Womenand Children to tie in with our otherplanned activities.”

With Luis the sole male representative inthe series,McLaughlin says the Trust hopespeople will stop the silence and help spreadthe myth that only women are raped.

“We hope men who see Dave’s portraitwill either begin to think in anewwayaboutrape and the fact that men are also exposed.Also, we hope his courage resonates withmale survivors and that they feel less aloneand more empowered to speak up and seeksupport,” she says.V Visit www.facebook.com/rapecrisiscapetown formore about the campaign.

RAPE: NOT A ‘WOMEN ONLY’ SCOURGE

Campaign to break silence

BRAVE: One of the 14 posters in the Don’t Hide, Speak Out cam-paign that seeks to encourage survivors of rape to break the si-lence and take back their power. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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KENSINGTON: SECOND FIRE TO BEDEVIL SCHOOL

Inferno razesclassroomsNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

There are flames of frustration at Ken-mere Primary following two blazes atthe school.

An inferno gutted four classrooms, a toi-let and storeroom on Saturday night.

It is understood that the fire started short-ly after 19:00.

Two weeks ago, a fire broke out in theboys’ toilet as a result of an electrical prob-lem, says principal Andre Johannessen.

No repairs were carried out after the ini-tial blaze, says Johannessen, owing to aslow response time from provincial depart-ments.

“Public Works takes so long to fix any-thing. The water supply to our fire hydrantshas only just been fixed. The hydrants havehad no water supply since November 2011,”he says.

The provincial Department of PublicWorks, responsible for the repairs, had notresponded to a People’s Post query at thetime of going to print.

Provincial education department spokes-person Paddy Attwell confirmed a fireerupted two weeks ago, and says the fire hy-

drants were recently serviced and wereused to douse the blaze.

The cause of the recent fire is still underinvestigation, with staff initially assumingit was another electricity fault, Johannes-sen says.

“We presumed that was the cause of thefire again, but police found a burglar bar ofthe caretaker’s room had been forced openand arson is now also suspected. Someonemay have been trying to look around witha lighter or matches and dropped them,” hesays.

Notebooks, textbooks, teachers’ files andother equipment were lost in the fire.

The damaged toilet has resulted in onlysix urinals being available for the 450 boysin the school, the principal says.

Attwell says a fifth classroom was severe-ly damaged in the blaze.

“The principal and staff slept at theschool on Saturday night to ensure securi-ty. Extra security will also be provided bySafe Schools and the school hall is beingused for classes in the meantime,” he con-firms.

The department is also considering pro-viding mobile classrooms while the damageis being repaired.

Johannessen says: “We’re trying to geteverything back to normal as soon as possi-ble to not disrupt the children’s education.We have insurance and I’m hopeful that bet-ter things will grow out of this disaster. Thecommunity’s support has been invaluable.”

Police are investigating the incident.

GUTTED: Broken glass and ash were strewn across classrooms at Kenmere Primary after a fire brokeout over the weekend. PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN

CLEANING UP: A group of students clean out one of the classrooms left covered in ash.

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 13 March 20144 WORD ON THE STREET

Council spends almost R2m on cleaning vacant landIn one year, council’s EnvironmentalHealth Department issued nearly 2 000compliance notices and cleaned more than600 erven at a cost of over R1, 9m.

The department, acting on complaintsreceived from the public, issued 1 823 com-pliance notices to property owners whoseerven were found to be in contravention ofthe environmental health bylaw.

Nuisances on vacant land include prop-erties sheltering vagrants and criminal el-ements, properties that harbour verminand constitutes a health hazard and prop-

erties that distract from the tidiness of thesurrounding area.

The bylaw further empowers environ-mental health practitioners to arrange forthe sites to be cleaned and the costs to berecouped from the property owners if theyfail to abide to the compliance notice.

In the last financial year, the departmentarranged to have 642 sites cleaned at a costof just under R2m.

Mayoral Committee member for HealthLungiswa James says: “While we do setabout recouping the cost of these cleaning

operations from the property owners, theinitial spend comes from the ratepayers’pockets. This money could have been bet-ter utilised elsewhere rather than on theupkeep of properties that have been left ina state of neglect by their owners.”

Common concerns associated with va-cant land relate to safety and security is-sues as well as the presence of invasive al-ien plant species like Port Jackson andRooikrans.

James also says the department realisesthat vacant land is often associated with

criminal activity but the best is being doneto create safer spaces in communities.

“However, we cannot do it alone and myappeal would be to property owners to bepro-active in maintaining their propertiesand not to act only once they’ve beenserved with a compliance notice,” Jamessays.

Complaints about vacant plots that arepotential health and safety hazards can bedirected to the nearest EnvironmentalHealth Office or to the City of Cape Town’scall centre on 0860 103 089.

ElElections:ections:thethe peoplepeople

havehave spokspokenenJobs, housing and a more effective policingsystem are but some of the big promisesmade by canvassing politicians to gain vot-ers’ support.

With the upcoming elections on Wednes-day 7 May, those registered to make theirmark are eager to hear the major politicalparties’ plans to improve the lives of JoePublic.

While most readers polled say promisesmade on the campaign trail are usually noth-ing more than hot air, improved service de-livery is at the top of their list of demands.

CHINELLCHINELL LINDOORLINDOOR says policing should be en-forced. “I have been robbed before. Safety shouldbe bulked up. There is also no library in my area.I have to go to a neighbouring community.”

SHAHEEMASHAHEEMA ALLIEALLIE says infrastructure needs to beupgraded. “In our neighbouring community thereare no street lights. This also then influences safe-ty in the area. Something should definitely bedone to ensure the well-being of the residents.”

DOLDOLORES OORES OTTOTTO says not enough is being doneto keep the youth off the streets. “We need aproper, secure soccer field in my area. Criminal ele-ments hang around the park where children play.”

XXOLELWAOLELWA BUBUSIKASIKA believes more money must bemade available for tertiary education. “There areso many students who apply for funding, but areunsuccessful. More bursaries are needed.”

LLOREORETTATTA SLABBERSLABBER says promises of more hous-ing opportunities for the poor should be followedthrough. “It’s very sad to see kids living on pave-ments. There should be more shelters and assist-ance so that they don’t have to turn to crime.”

CHUMACHUMA MLITYMLITYALWAALWA believes the governmentshould equip poorer schools with proper technolo-gy. “When students arrive at varsity, sometimesthey don’t know how to use a computer. I believemore computers should be put in high schools.”

SHANNONSHANNON HENDRICKSHENDRICKS feels strongly that morejob opportunities be created for students whohave a diploma. “I know of many graduates whocan’t find good jobs. It’s frustrating.”

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 13 March 2014 NEWS 5SALT RIVER: RAIDS ALONG ALBERT ROAD

Bad businessgets blitzedNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

In a blitz on illegal trade,Woodstock policeraided Salt River’s Albert Road to keepbusinesses in check.A second-hand dealer was closed due to ir-

regularities in his registers and five spotfines issued at second-hand shops operatingwithout licenses along the strip.A dozen spaza shops were also visited to

check for licenses and compliance withhealth standards.Police and Law Enforcement officials also

visited five bars to check liquor license com-pliance, says Woodstock police spokesper-son Sergeant Hilton Malila.“Theoperationwas conductedowing to re-

cent complaints emanating from the month-ly sector meetings about certain shops andsecond-hand dealers operating illegally orwithout licenses,” he says.Law Enforcement officers also issued spot

fines totalling R6300.No arrests were made and no goods were

confiscated.Police intend to continue with spot opera-

tions, Malila says.“The operation was a success and we will

revisit the same area in due time. We alsowant to thank the community for bringingthe situation to our attention,” he says.

Business owner Jean-Claude Ntumba,originally from the DRC, says the raidsmake him nervous, as he has previouslybeen wrongfully arrested.“The local police know us, but I have been

arrested by other units in the past. AlthoughI had my asylum papers, I was taken to thepolice station where my wife had to bringproof that I am an asylum seeker,” he says.However, informal trader Kenneth Col-

lins welcomed the police action.“Some people operate without the correct

permits, which undercuts our business. Ihave to pay rent for my stall and they oper-ate without those costs. I would like to seemore police action in the area because thenbusinesses will start complying. The policeshould be out here every day,” he says.Salt River Rateypayers’ Association

chairperson Warda Rahim says the commu-nity has been pressuring the police to takeaction on second-hand dealers along themain road.“Wehave suspected some dealers of crimi-

nal activity and some of the businesses arenot correctly licensed. For instance, somesecond-hand dealers also sell food, but with-out a second licence,” she says.Rahim believes the action will encourage

shop owners to toe the line and hopes to seelaw enforcement agencies visit the businesshub more often. “We want businesses in thearea, butwewant them to be legitimate busi-nesses. If they are abiding by the law, thenthere is no problem. It’s good to have busi-ness activity in the area, but it must be inline with the law,” she says.

BUSTED: Five spot fines issued at second-hand shops without business licences.PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN

CHECK UP: Law Enforcement officers look over a bar’s liquor licence to ensure compliance.

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WOODSTOCK: ALTONA OWNER HOPES HERITAGE PRESERVATION CONTINUES

Keeping hotel’s history aliveNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

After saving the dilapidated Altona Ho-tel almost 10 years ago, owner AnwarOmar is looking for a new owner to

complete the restoration of one of Wood-stock’s historical gems.The hotel and the adjacent building are

currently up for sale at R9.5m, and have re-ceived “a significant amount of interest”,Omar says.He bought the building, which was slowly

falling into ruin, as an investment and lov-ingly renovated the Victorian property, po-sitioned on Victoria Road and considered aheritage site.“I grew up in the area and because of my

passion for antiques and the heritage of thearea, I acquired the hotel in 2005 and theneighbouring building in 2006. At the time,both buildings were derelict. The hotel wasoccupied by 250 illegal occupants includingdrug dealers, prostitutes and petty crimi-nals and the neighbouring building was justa shell, ransacked by the illegal occupants,”Omar recalls.“If I did not acquire the building and re-

store it at the time, this piece of Woodstockhistory would have been lost forever.”He hopes to see the hotel restored to its

former glory once sold.“Most of the interested parties are inter-

ested in thepropertybecause of its historicalsignificance and most probably want to re-store it to its former grandeur. The propertystill houses its original bar and BurmeseTeak counter and a painting reflecting theoriginal building in the early 1900s. I haverestoredmost of thebuildingand fittedorigi-nal frames and architectural installation,

which I have sourced from other old build-ings,” he says.The plans for the Altona Hotel were ap-

proved in 1901 and it was built soon thereaf-ter by South African Breweries.The architects were Ackerman and An-

derson and the property was altered in 1929.There was a previous Altona Hotel on the

site before the current building.The hotel was named after the Altona

Farm, found in Driekoppen, around AnzioRoad. The building served as a club house

for “weary farmerswending theirwayhomefrom the early morning market”, accordingtoWoodstock byGabriel and Louise Athiros.The hotel is said to initially have had 23

rooms and boasted a swimming pool in the1980s.

HISTORY LESSON: The original facade of the Altona Hotel, as captured in a painting. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 13 March 2014 NEWS 7

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OBSERVATORY: HISTORY ON SHOW

A heritage sitefor all to seeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

The historical side of Ob-servatorywill soonbe ondisplay, as a series of

boards with information onthe suburb’s past are set inplace.The funding for the project

has been allocated from wardcouncillor Brett Herron’sward allocation budget andthe design of the boards is be-ing finalised. Herron antici-pates the signagewill be set inplace over the next threemonths in the area aroundthe Village Green.Images and text that de-

scribe the history of Observa-tory will feature on theboards, which have been painstakingly col-lected by local historianEdwinAngless, theObservatory Civic Association and the Ob-servatory Improvement District.Angless says: “We’ve tried to cover as

much ground as possible from the earliestpictorial history to the struggle days. Theinformation has been collected from ar-chives, the library, interviews and internetsearches. A lot of information came fromthe observatory itself, which has a muse-um. It houses 18th century paintings anddrawings by sailors who visited the Cape.”The boards celebrate the rich heritage of

the community, Angless adds.“It’s important that people are aware of

the richness of the area’s history. The Lies-beek River used to be the headquarters for

the Khoi, who were here be-fore the settlers. It’s the oldestplace in the country.”Herron hopes the boards

will build a sense of communi-ty.“The boards will contribute

to community building byproviding some informationabout the history of Observa-tory. They will also convey amessage about the area to vis-itors in a simple way. The civ-ic association and improve-ment district have been moti-vating for story boards tellingthe suburb’s history for a longtime. I expect that they andthe community will bepleased that through ward al-location funding we are final-ly implementing this project,”

he says.Local Pauline Michaels believes the

boards will help bolster the culture of thecommunity. “Observatory just needs a bitof work to get it back to its former state. Iwould love to see a collage included in theproject, possibly featuring the faces of resi-dents. It would be great to have some sortof art incorporated,” she says.Clinton Johnson grew up in the area and

still visits often. “Boards with some historyof the area are definitely needed so that peo-ple can understand the context of the com-munity. People will start to appreciate andvalue the area more if they are aware of thehistory. I hope the boards include a little bitof everything, including what the suburbused to look like,” he says.

ON DISPLAY: The Observa-tory Village Green will soonboast a selection of boardsdepicting the suburb’s his-tory. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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SLAPPED AWAY: Western Province Cricket Club’s Sybrandt Engelbrecht pulls during a 1Atwo-day league match against UWC at the Wally Wilson on Saturday. PHOTO: PETERHEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

READY TO REPRESENT: The Western Province women’s team were also capped. TheNational Provincial Championships take place from Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 March. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Saints star shinesin green and goldLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

One of Cape Town’s oldest cricket clubs cannow list a world champion among its mem-bership, after the junior Proteas’ victory inthe ICC under-19 World Cup.

All-rounder Jason Smith has been a mem-ber of the club since 2012, and played an inte-gral part in SA’s victory in Dubai.

Smith, who grew up a stone-throw awayfrom the club in Elfindale, labels the tourna-ment victory as his “greatest achievement”to date.

“The feeling was unreal. It felt amazing,because we were the first SA side to win anInternational Cricket Council (ICC) tourna-ment,” he says.

“I still can’t describe the way we felt.When they hit the winning runs, we all juststormed onto the field – we were all standingoutside the change room and just stormedon.”

The baby Proteas beat Pakistan by sevenwickets in the final of the tournament onSat-urday 1 March.

The victory earned South Africa its inau-gural ICC title at any level.

Though Smith is the first world championat St Augustine’s, the club can also lay claimto two of SA’s most famous cricketers.Former Proteas spinner and current CapeCobras coach Paul Adams is a product of StAugustine’s,whileBasilD’Oliveirawhorep-resented England during apartheid was alsoa club member.

Chairperson Johnny Jacobs believesSmith can go on to emulate Adams and D’Ol-iveira.

“A lot of development still needs to happenfor him tomature into the cricketer he couldbe,” says Jacobs.

“He has all the talent in the world and Ihave no doubt he will go far in cricket. It’sjust about taking the opportunities at theright time.”

Smith is determined to make a career ofthe sport, and spent three months playing inDevonshire, England before he was selected

for the SA under-19 side in January.The 19-year-old may return to England at

the end of the local cricket season. “The con-ditions were very different to South Africa– some weeks we played on wet pitches andthe decks were a lot slower,” he says.

“You have to adapt when you bat; playingin England has assisted me with that.”

Smith scored seven centuries and sevenhalf-centuries during his time in England.

At present the youngster is completely fo-cused on helping St Augustine’s win theWestern Province Cricket Association 1BLeague.

The club’s first team is currently unbeat-en and at the summit of the table.

“Our sponsor, Jive, has a lot to dowith ourupward movement; they have sponsored usfor three (seasons),” Jacobs says.

“Jason has played a huge role in (theclub’s progress) and he has played most ofthe games.”

ONE FOR THE FUTURE: St Augustine’s CCplayer Jason Smith (left) helped the juniorProteas win the ICC under-19 World Cup title.Photographed with him is club chairpersonJohnny Jacobs. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

COLOURS: The members of the WP men’s softball team were capped at a ceremony atSahara Park Newlands ahead of the National Provincial Championships at Turfhall.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Youth footie on show in StrandfonteinCape Town’s top under-13 footballers willshow off their skills at the StrandfonteinAFC under-13 tournament next week.

The annual tournament attracts some ofthe peninsula’s best sides and this year is nodifferent.

Teams from as far as Stellenbosch are settomix it upwith the best local amateur sidesand well-drilled juniors from the Cape’s pro-fessional outfits.

The tournament format will see the toptwo teams from each of the eight groups ad-vance to the winners section to contest thetitle,while the third-placed teams fight it outin the plate section and the fourth-placedsides battle for the shield section trophy.

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The tournament will take place at theStrandfontein Sports Complex from Friday21 to Sunday 23 March. The first match willkick off at 09:30 on Friday, while the finalwill be played at 15:30 on Sunday.

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Western Province are feeling noextra pressure ahead of theCricket South Africa’s women’s

50-over provincial final on Saturday.Province will claim their second con-

secutive title if they defeat KwaZulu-Na-tal in Durban, but coach Cobus Roodtsays this doesn’t have an impact on howthey will approach the match.

“We will just take it as another game.There is tremendous mental strength inthe team, in each player,” Roodt says.

“Cricket is 80% mental – that’s whatI have been drilling into the team overthe last two seasons. We are normallygood in knockout situations.”

Last season Roodt’s side beat Gautengat the Wanderers to secure the title, af-ter knocking out Northerns at New-lands the previous week.

They tread a similar path this season,again knocking out Northerns in ahome semi-final on Saturday 8 March.

Province posted 147, with LeighsheJacobs (33) and Yolani Fourie (28) mak-ing the only notable scores.

The bowling attack took up the chal-lenge and skittled Northerns for 74runs.

Moseline Daniels was the stand-out

performer, taking 4/9, with Shabnim Is-mail snatching 3/27.

“The pitch was a bit sticky when webatted in the morning and we battled toget going. At least we managed one goodpartnership,” says Roodt.

“The team showed lots of characterwhen we went back out to defend thatsmall total. When we examined thepitch, we expected a total of around 180,so getting close to it was good. Webacked it up with the fielding and bowl-ing. The (fight the players put up) bodeswell for the future and the next match.”

Roodt will have eight of last year’s ti-tle winning squad available selectionfor the final, but will lose Daniels, Is-mail and Shandre Fritz to the nationalsquad.

He expects the team to still haveenough experience and firepower topull off a victory.

“Bowling will be difficult with the na-tional players absent, but we have goodpersonnel taking over from them,” hesays.

“KZN are also losing three players –the three (batsmen) who stood out forthem against Gauteng in their semi-fi-nal. I’m very confident we can do wellthis coming weekend. We know it’s thehome straight and the team with themost stamina will pull through.”

ANGLED AWAY: Lee Jacobs topscored for Western Provincewomen’s team in the CSA’s inter-provincial 50-over semi-final atSahara Park Newlands on Satur-day. Jacobs scored 33 runs.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Ikeys clinch victory over ShimlasFNB UCT all but booked their place in theVarsity Cup play-offs with a clinical victoryover FNB UFS-Shimlas at the Green Mile onMonday.

The victory, the fourth in six games andthe first at home this season, saw the IkeyTigers move to 19 points and second placeon the table.

UCT played into the notorious wind in thefirst half, but it did not stop them from rack-ing up a 18-0 half-time lead.

They surged to an early lead with 10 pointsin the first 10 minutes.

Winger Richard Stewart drew first blood,scoring with a typically classy finish in thefifth minute of play. But the strong wind pre-vented flyhalf Dean Grant from adding theextras.

Industrious flank Jason Klaasen doubledthe scores five minutes later, forcing his wayover from close range, but Grant again failedwith his conversion attempt.

Powerful lock Shaun McDonald crashedover shortly before the 20-minute mark andGrant sent UCT in the strategy break withan 18-0 lead, after goaling his third conver-sion attempt.

The visitors started to string a few phasestogether when the first-half resumed but

were unable to really threaten the UCT try-line and the scoreline went unchanged.

Shimlas started the second-half the strong-er of the two teams, taking a leaf out of UCT’sbook from the first-half.

However, just as they looked close to find-ing a breakthrough, the ball was turned overand they were punished in a vintage Ikeyscounter-attack.

The ball was swung wide to Lihleli Xoliand the left wing played in fullback RossJones-Davies, who slid in for the crucialfourth try and a bonus point.

Grant missed the tricky conversion fromthe left-hand side, but it seemed unlikely toaffect the match. He later added a penalty asthe match moved towards the 70th minute,with Ikeys leading 25-0.

Shimlas managed a late consolation trythrough hooker Jacques du Toit and thematch ended with scores at 25-5.

The five points has put UCT in touchingdistance of their first semi-final since 2011– the only year they have lifted the trophy.

They next face Wits in Johannesburg, fortheir final league match of the season, onMonday at 19:00. Thus far, Wits have lost alltheir matches, so UCT will be expected topick up another five-point victory.

BREAKING TACKLES: UCT’s Huw Jones is tackled by Maphutha Dolo of the University of Free Statein Monday night’s Varsity Cup match at the Green Mile. UCT won 25-5. PHOTO: LUIGI BENNET/SASPA