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The donation of hundreds of shoes toneedychildrenbyanoil andgas compa-ny was greatly applauded.
Shell handed over 240 pairs of shoes to Si-yakhathala Orphanage Support which is anon-governmental organisation (NGO) sup-porting children from Kuyasa, Isiphiwo,Ludwe Ngamlana and Masivuke PrimarySchools.Theyalsodonateddozens of shoes toAbap-
humeleliHomeofSafety, a place for childrenat risk.Thandi Shadrack, Social Investment Ad-
viser at Shell South Africa, said this wasdone as part of Shell supporting projects inthe communities in which they operate.“We strive to partner with various com-
munities and organizations to develop pro-jects that support environmental sustaina-bility, education and welfare improvement.Projects benefiting students, public welfareand volunteerism are key outreach activi-ties,” Shadrack said.She said education is one of their focus ar-
eas.“Our education interventions focus on
Mathematics and Science in order to buildcapacity for Maths, Science and Technologycareers therefore providing the necessaryskill set for Shell and overall contributingto improvement in education levels and re-ducing South Africa’s scarce skills,” sheadded.Nontsasa Nyovane, founder of Siyakhat-
hala Orphanage Support, which is based inKuyasa, said the donationwill go a longwayin helping the children.“I am more than excited and emotional.
Shell hasmade our dream of seeing childrengetting the shoes, because they reallyneededthem.This will make things easier for them at
school, because their home backgroundsmostly badly affect them. We would not beable to buy them the shoes,” Nyovane said.Nyovane also said this was not the first
time Shell has come to their rescue.Last year Shell donated all their kitchen
furniture and office equipment and also con-tributed immensely toward their vegetablegarden.
Siyakhathala was registered in 2009 andthey sorely depended on the donations theyreceive from generous donors.Nyovane said government assistance was
minimal. Although they had their “hopesraised” with a promise of funding, nothinghas sofar materialised.She said they were left in the dark about
the reasons for not getting the funding asthey met all the requirements.They operate from Kuyasa Primary
School as they do not have a space of theirown.Evelyn Makasi, founder of Abaphumeleli
Homeof Safety, said the donationwill surelymake a big difference to the lives of the 36children in the centre.“It will help us a lot, because we have to
buy shoes twice a year for the children, sonowwewill not have to buy the shoes in Jan-uary.It becomes so stressful in January when
we have to buy them shoes.They gaveus shoeswhich exceed the num-
ber of our children. We are very happy forthe donation,” Makasi said.The centrewhich is a home to the children
between the ages of 0 to 18 was opened in
2013.Shell donated a Kombie which helps with
transporting the children to and fromschool, last year.They also renovated their after-care room
and also make some financial contributionstowards the operations, monthly.Makasi also appealed to anyone who can
donate 10 mattresses for the children.Shell also made a donation for the shoes
to Inkwenkwezini Secondary School in Du-noon and Glendale secondary school inMitchell’s plain.In total 800 shoes were distributed.
CHARITY: FUEL COMPANY DONATES FOOTWEAR
Shoes for school kids
Shell donated hundreds of pairs of shoes to Siyakhathala Orphanage and Abaphumeleli Home of Safety, in Khayelitsha, on Friday.
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It was sight to behold as about 40 pupilsfrom Khayelitsha brandished new spec-tacles during an official handover at the
school last Thursday.This was part of the donation by Tolga
Spectacles Somerset, who screened morethan 400 learners at the school.
According to the school’s nurse incharge, Thelma Kuister, most of thelearners suffered in class as a result of un-diagnosed eyesight problems.
“I heard that the company(Tolga) hasbeen screening children from orphanagehomes and other facilities that house theneedy, and I knew that I should see if theycan do the same thing as it was needed byour pupils.
Learners here are already suffering fromother challenges and improving their eyesight lightens their load,” said Kuister.
Gary Willman, from Tolga Spectacles,said that out of the 407 pupils that were test-ed about 37 were found to be in need of spec-tacles.
“We understand that not all the parentsof the children in institutions like these
can afford to buy them spectacles as they arequite expensive. We are happy that we havemanaged to improve their learning proc-ess,” said Willman.
He said that this was not the end of the re-lationship between the company and theschool.
“Some of the children have been referredto specialists for a closer look at the prob-lems that they have. So far we are very hap-py that those that needed the spectacles havereceived them,” he added.
The school principal, Makhaya Mguda,said that he was happy that the donationwould make the learning process much eas-ier for the pupils.
School Governing Body chairperson, No-konwaba Mzo, said that they were gratefulas parents were not able to afford.
“Many of our parents are unemployed andyou have to have some sort of medical aidto afford the lenses and frames. It’s really anexpenses exercise and most of our parentscannot afford it.
We are also happy that our children cansee better and will be able to understandwhat they are being taught in class,” she ex-plained.
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Albino family feels threatenedDistraughtKuyasa family fears for their
lives after community members mis-treated them.
Tyongozi family which is living with albi-nism believed that their lives are in dangerfollowing numerous threats and insultshurled at them by community members.About six family members living with albi-nism.“We are not free in the area. Other people
don’t see us as human beings. They alwaysinsult us and say all the bad things about usespecially to my children,” said the dis-tressed father Temba Tyongozi.Tyongozi 51 who is a tenant said his shack
is a target to the young children. “Almost ev-eryday children here always are throwingstones on top of my house and ran away. Idon’t know why because we never had aproblemtoanyone in thearea,’ he explained.He said he suspects that they are targeted
because of they are albinos.“My whole family are albinos I, my wife,
my children and my mother. And we neverchose to be born with it. And people mustunderstand that we are humans like any-body. There only difference is a skin colour.Idon’t know why people discriminating us,”he said. However,Tyongozi explained thathe is there only onewith albinismamonghistwo siblings.The father of three children said he feels
sad when his children teased and insultedby their peers because of their skin colour.“My son was called ‘inkawu’ and forced toface the sun by his friends. And all thosethings don’t sit well to me.”The struggling family which crammed in
a one room shack said sometimes they con-sidering of relocating to other area but theycan’t because they are unemployed.“Sometimes Iwish I can findanotherplace
where I’m going to be appreciated togetherwith my family. But I can’t because we areunemployed only surviving by grants,” heexplained and urged government to imposestringent penalties to those who call peopleby names.“I wish government can introduce strin-
gent punishment to those who insults andcalling other people by names,” he suggest-ed. He said his son had to find himself new
friends after he suffered embarrassmentfrom his peers. Tyongozi said he reportedthe incident to the community leaders.He dismissed sentiments that albinos
disappear when they are going to die. “I’veheard people talking lies about us that wedon’t die we just disappear. Or if you wantyour business to grow you cut our hair andbody parts to make a muti. If that was trueour families should have getting rich bynow,” he said.Tyongozi’s mother who named her as
Matshezi 78, lashed out their perpetratorsand emphasized that they never asked tobe like that. “I never asked to be like this.I always feel the pain when my grandchil-dren come from the street crying becausethey are insulted by other children. We allcreated by God. They (grandchildren) arenot animals. They don’t have tails. Otherchildren in the area are disabled but theyare not teased or insulted. Why my chil-dren?” she asked. Matshezi explained thatshe inherited the genes from her family.“There were albinos in my family (both
my mother and father’s side). Even Tem-ba’s grandfather was an albino,” she ex-plained.Athlone School for the Blind pupil Sand-
ileTyongozi (12), said he feels they (his fam-ily) are not wanted by some communitymembers. “It hurts when people calling us‘inkawu’. I even stopped playingwith them(his old friends) and finds myself newfriends,” said Sandile added that other peo-ple call him ‘umlungu’. There Orlando Pi-rates supporter and a big fan of Thabo Ra-gale, said his new friends don’t have a prob-lem and they admire him. He said his newfriends fight for him against people mock-ing him.Sandile’s friend Sanele Mbana14 said he
doesn’t have problem with the skin colourof his friend. “I don’t have a problem withSandile. I touch and hug him. To me, helooks like anybody,” said Mbana.Community leader Ntombizakhe Silo
confirmed that Tyongozi informed themabout the incident.“We visited his house wanted to hear
what happened. These children threwstones while we were there. We caught
someof themandwe took them to their fami-lies to report their deeds.We cautioned themnot to do it again because they were stillyoung,” explained Silo added that they wereages between from six to 10 year old. She in-dicated that they are intending to call gener-al meeting to address Tyongozi’s issue.Silo urged anyonewho can assist the fami-
ly to get decent place. “The condition of theshack is not good and it’s leaking in winter.It’s too small and there is no privacy,” sheexplained added that her concern isMatshe-zi’s life.
Tyongozi family crammed in their one room shack fearing for their lives after some communitymembers threatened them for being albinos. Temba’s sister Siphokazi (black skirt) joined them inan effort to support them. PHOTO: UNATHI OBOSE
The first South African university grad-uate from the Tertiary School in Busi-ness Administration (TSiBA) to study
at the Business School Lausanne (BSL) inSwitzerland on a Kofi Annan Scholarship isabout to make history.Last week, Andile Dyonase was awarded
aMaster of Science in International FinanceCum Laude at a ceremony at the school ofsenior business management in Geneva.Andile, who grew up in Khayelitsha,
where access to university studies is limitedfor many reasons, like the standard of sec-ondary education and the high cost of terti-ary education and living expenses.He changed his destiny in 2010 by enroll-
ing in at TSiBAwhere he graduatedwith his
Bachelor in Business Administration de-gree in minimum time.TSiBA is a non-profit tertiary business
school founded in 2004, which assists stu-dents who may not be able to access univer-sity studies, due to financial or academicconstraints.After getting his degree in South Africa,
Andile was awarded a prestigious Kofi An-nanScholarship to study towardshisMasterof Science in Switzerland.
Andile’s fierce determination saw him al-so pass the rigorous Chartered FinancialAnalyst Level 1 exam.On completion of his studies Andile was
invited to join the ranks of great financialauditing firm, Ernst & Young Geneva, for aone-year internship with the intention to re-turn to South Africa in 2016 to share his ex-
perience with others.For someone who struggled with maths
at the start of his studies and has achievedsomuch success, Andile’s lifemottomakessense : “failure doesn’t mean the game isover, it just means try again!”Andile’s story is an inspiration and he is
proving a worthy leader and role-model inhis community.Andile recalls how “growing up in a
township of Khayelitsha, I never dreamedI would go to university, let alone travelacross the world. Success was not some-thing I could relate to and certainly notsomething I aspired to.“The day I set foot in TSiBA, my whole
world changed - I discovered untapped po-tential buried inside me all along.For the first time I was encouraged to
dare to dream big. I was taught with theright attitude and hard work I could be-
comewhatever I wanted to be in life, regard-less of my background. It wasn’t all plainsailing.
I struggled, particularly with maths, hav-ing lacked the numerical background fromsecondary school. But with help from TSi-BA’s dedicated staff and lecturers, hardwork and determination, I eventuallypassed maths with flying colours.When I return to South Africa, I cannot
wait to continue sharing my story and jour-ney with fellow young South Africans andinstill proactivity into them to take controlof their lives and to realize that their futureis in their hands, not the government, par-ents nor school.With the right attitude they can reach
their highest potential regardless of theirbackgrounds. If there’s at least one personinspired by my story then it’s worth shar-ing.”
Andile at his graduation in Switzerland with his parents from Khayelitsha who went overseas forthe first time. PHOTO: TSIBA
Andile with Peter Kraan, TSiBA Chief Financial Officer in South Africam and his daughter, MarisaKraan, who lives in Geneva and is a Trustee for TSiBA in Switzerland where we have a fundraisingorganisation called a Swiss Verein.
Taste the culture lifestyle festThe second edition of the an-nual Taste The Culture Lifes-tyle Festival kicks off on Sat-urday afternoon at the LookOut Hill with a bang.Event organiser Siyasanga
Ntsizi described the festivalas “prestigious place to min-gle withwhosewho” the icon-ic township of Khayelitsha.“Wepromise tokeep themo-
mentum and stay as fresh andas relevant to our communityand sponsors,” he enthused.This exclusive lifestyle party aims to edu-
cate the audiences in stuff like the art ofwine tasting and food pairing, how to sipand savour beer, how to best enjoy yourspirits (whisky and cognacs).Therewill be talented sculptures, portrait
artists and crafters exhibiting their works.“We are gunning for the middle class
from the townships and surrounding areas.This will uplift, sustain and grow our com-munities for better and to shape the nextgeneration of leaders. This is a platform for
young professionals to locate aclass and lifestyle that best sig-nifies who they are,” he added.Siyasanga added a range of
premiumwines, beer and spiritdistillers will there to showtheir secrets.There will be music and en-
tertainment galore featuringthe internationally acclaimedRalph Gum, Mshayi Mbeki ,Deep Console, Dj Phira and DjKop of Afrosoul, Dj Luyar andmany more..
LoyisoMfunda said the event will trans-form “the area two days and nights”.“Itwill be a party to remember. Itwill pro-
vide you an opportunity to discover newtastes,” he said. Tickets are on sale from thecomputickets, Rands Cape Town now forR100 (1 day pass), R175 (2 day pass) and R250for VIP (includes Open Bar & Buffet).Formore info contact Siya on 072 406 9741
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M-Siya’s hold onhope pays offMBONGISENI MASEKO
Perseverance has paid off for the aspir-ing gospel artist who sold his previouseight albums in taxi ranks, churches
and on the streets.Life has taken a surprising turn for Siya-
bulelaMaawu, better knownasM-Siya, afterhe started working with Otrulega MusicGroup (OMG), since early in the year.The working relationship saw the release
of his first albumwith the group, but a ninthtitle under his name, which is causing astorm in the gospel music arena.The ten track album is titled Amanxeba
and has put him in a better position forwalking away with two awards in the 8thSABC Crown Gospel Music Awards whichwill be held at Durban ICC, on 15 November.The songAmanxeba resulted in him being
nominated for Best Traditional Album andfor Song of the Year.He is nominated alongside with Dumi
Mkokstad, Thobekile and Andile ka Majolain the category for Best Song of the Year.Regardless of the big names he is compet-
ing against, M-Siya believes he will walkaway with the award.“It is a scary category, but they do not
scare me. I am the only obvious choice,” hesaid.Other artists fromhis stablewho are nom-
inated for the awards include Dumi Mkok-stad, for Song of the Year, Buhle Nhlan-gulela, for Best Female and Best Gospel PopAlbum.The previous eight albums never made it
to the shelves in music stores.Two of the songs that attracted attention
to gospel music lovers include a humoroussong titled Ngikhathele ukushawa yilomfaziand Ikhotha eyikhothayo.He said financial constrains were some of
the reasons his albums could not see thelight of success.“I was pushed by the passion and I always
believed that one day things will fall intoplace. I did not want to be hindered by the
fact that I do not have money. I am happythat I was approached by OMG to help merelease the album. The relationship is real-ly working best for me,” M-Siya said.M-Siya is now heading to the United
Kingdom and Scotland, to launch the al-bum from 18 December and will land backin the country in January.He will be accompanied by other artists
from his stable such as Dumi Mkokstad,whom he worked with in the album, Buse-laphi,Mzoxolo,NqobileNgidi, Thembinko-si and other artists.M-Siya is a junior pastor at Hope Chris-
tian Church in Katlehong in Gauteng, apresenter for a programme known as Ac-cording to the Bible, which is aired on Sow-etoTVandalso thepresenter ofWednesdayLive on Radio Pulpit.M-Siya is appealing to anyone to vote for
him for the Best Song of the Year category,which is the only category open for votes,by SMSing Amanxeba to 34069.
Siyabulela Maawu, better known as M-Siya, isasking for your votes.
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Message of hope to matricsAs a youth development practitionerI would like to wish all Grade 12learners of 2015 good luck with theirfinal exams.
As always, the pressure is uponthem to pass.
From a career mentoring point ofview, I would say have a time table,develop a healthy lifestyle, a healthymind, healthy, body. Meet in disci-plined study groups, study andpractice subjects which need thatstudying method.
Believe in your abilities and focuson your plans, which must include
passing this year so as to continuewith your life plans.
Remember there is life after matric,which entails furthering your studies,and striving to enter the job market.
Look for help because your successdepends on it.
Look for organizations that willcontibute to your life through theirprograms.
I dare you not to sit down next yearand absolutely do nothing. We arethere to serve you.
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Prove me wrong on NalediI hold that the rib bones said tobelong to Homo Naledi are older thanother parts of that body.
I am writing and contesting thosethat discovered Homo-Naledi to takethat whole body to an independentDNA testing facility, and see whetherthe bones that were paraded as thoseof Homo-Naledi belonged to the samebody.
Or did the scientist just collect allthe bones at their disposal and called
them or created Homo-Naledi.Thy cannot all nelong to her.Camagu mabandla, kodwa amadlozi
am athi eza mbambo zala mzimbazindala kakhulu kunamanye amatham-bo. Ngoko ke ezambambo ayizizoezalamntu kuthiwa ngu Naledi.
This is a challenge to those whobelieve otherwise to prove me wrong.Those bones do not belong to oneancestor.
SIVUYILE GEORGE
Kiddies spin their own folk talesOWN CORRESPONDENT
Story-telling has its own thera-peutic powers, healing themind and soul.
This was the cane during a ses-sion hosted by King Khoi Publish-ers in Mfuleni last week.
KKP director, Samukele Ntomb-ela,was the person in charge of theprocedings on the day at the epony-mous Brian Buqa Community Li-brary.
Ntombela is an author of chil-dren’s books and story teller.
She also creates puppet showsfor children at creches and local li-braries as part of his giving back
to the communities.Usually, children from ages 6 – 12
years get a chance to also tell theirown stories, whereafter the hostwrites them down and publishesthose stories on their behalf.
After about 12 of the childrennarrated their own tales, OyisaBooi was the toast of the day wonthe grand prize, a Kiddies Play Kit.
KK Publishers extended a wordof gratitude to Phatheka Ndeleni ofCebolethu Educare, Brian Buqa ofBrian Buqa Community Library,Belinda Dilima of BoIvy Produc-tions and Mfundo Hashe for mak-ing the day a fun-filled one.
Learners enjoyinga book readingsession in Mfuleni.
Samukele Ntombela with stort-telling participants.
Kasi guys weave magic wandsIn one fell swoop, two of Cape
Town’s top magicians, StuartLightbody andOlwethuDyantyi
took top honours at the 2015 SouthAfrican Magic Championships,held atGrandWest fromFriday 9 toSunday 11 October, 2015!
Goingwand towand against doz-ens of their nationwide competi-tors, Lightbody (31) and Dyantyi(21) impressed judges and dele-gates alike with their captivatingacts, claiming first place in theClose-up Magic and Stage
Magic contests respectively. Dy-antyi also clinched the covetedGrandPrix title, a prize awarded tothemagical competitor who scores85% and above for their acts.
Hosted by the College of Magic,theMotherCity’s onlymagical artsorganisation, the 2015 South Afri-can Magic Championships is a tri-ennial event held to select the bestmagician nationwide. This year’sactivities saw GrandWest trans-formed into the ultimate magicconvention venuewith series of ex-hilarating contests, demonstra-tions, panel discussions, gala mag-ic shows and more.This 2015 victory marks the sec-
ond time Lightbody, a Claremontresident, has claimed the SAMagicChampion title since 2005. Withseveral international accolades,including Weekly Best of FestAward at the Adelaide Fringe Fes-tival and theCreativeAward at thePragueFringeFestival beneathhiswand too, the psychological illu-sionist is elated with his latest tri-umph:
“I’m in awe of the international
and local magicians I was able tocompete with and learn from thisweekend. To walk away with theClose-Up Champion title for a sec-
ond time is an unbelievable hon-our! Thanks to everyone whohelped me share the wonder ofmagic.”
Likewise, risingmagical starDy-antyi has been floating on air sincehis double win. Having just re-turned from performing at a festi-
val in Beijing, snagging the 2015Stage Magic Champion and GrandPrix titles are a dream come truefor the township youth.“I am speechless with awe at re-
ceiving these honours! It’s incredi-bly satisfying knowing that all ofmy hard work and practice haspaid off and was so well receivedby the judges”, says the Khayelit-sha wizard about his fantastic ac-complishments.The dazzling duo proudly accept-
ed their awards, alongside fellowcompetition winners Colin Under-wood and Chris Gore in the Chil-dren’s Magic category; AnelisaNtlonti and Aaron Simon in theJunior Close-Up category, AneleDyasi and Colin Underwood in theOpen Close-Up category; Sonwabi-leMekuto andCaitlinHutchison inthe Junior Stage Category andMa-wonga Gayiya and Luzuko Bedi inthe Open Stage Category.Both Lightbody and Dyantyi are
graduates of the College of Magic,the only organisation of its kind inthe world, which celebrates 35years of teaching magic and its al-lied arts to children and adults in2015.“We’ve had an incredible week-
end of magic at GrandWest and tosee two of our star graduatescrowned as winners of the 2015South African Magic Champion-ships has made this celebration ofour 35thanniversary extra spe-cial,” says David Gore, director ofthe College of Magic.For more information about the
College of Magic call 021 683 5480or visit www.collegeofmagic.com.
It’s all in the coins and cards ... 2015 Close-Up South African Magic Championships winner StuartLightbody, from Claremont, with his runners-up Anele Dyasi (who recently placed third at the Interna-tional College Magic convention in Beijing) and Colin Underwood.Image 3: Olwethu impressed judgesand audiences alike with his dazzling stage magic act.Image 4: Stuart held everyone in thrall with hisquick-fingered sleight of hand magic act.
The Wesley Guild Connexional Convention was held at Sizimisele High School recently.
Convention a huge successThe Wesley Guild Connexional Conventionheld at Sizimisele High School was hailedas a huge success.Under the theme “Bepatient until you see
the intervention of God in your life”, theconvention was opened by Reverend PMBangula.
Inhis sermon,heurgedguilders ofUmco-saWoqobo to share their “praise ofGodwithothers”.A highly spiritual sermon kept every one
nodding in appreciation.Rev Mbangula encouraged congregants
to stay “faithful in God” no matter theheavy challenges they face.
“Be strong, devil is a liar and shall allconquer all by the blood of Jesus. Devil hasno power. Prayer is the onlyweapon to fightdevil,” he said.Mbangula said every challenge faced by
members must be submitted to God viaprayers and belief.“We must never be shaken from the word
of God. Devil have many ways to use us andmany ways to impress us, we must be verycareful. God will never leave us, we mustseek him all the time. We must be patient
for Him to answer our prayers,” he said toathnderous applause from the congregants.The first session of the convetion was fol-
lowed by a gala dinner where church mem-berswere given awards for their role in sup-porting the church.Secretary of the conference: Rev Dr. JD
Mbangwa hailed the convention as a hugesuccess.Ex- President Rev. VS Mathafeni and
General PresidentReverendLM Gqeba alsohad encouragingwords for the congregants.
Church leaders under Reverend Mbangula.
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“We came, saw and conquered,”that could have been a feelingthat engulfed members of the
Khayelitsha 2 Mighty Elephants team asthey travelled back from Pretoria.
The team returned triumphantly from the9th International SCORE Cup of Heroescompetition held at Kgosi Mampuru Prisonlast weekend.
They were placed number two in overallstanding after competing with 10 teams fromacross South Africa and two Namibianteams.
SCORE program co-ordinator SongelwaSicuku said for the first in history two Khay-elitsha teams were represented.
“ Two teams came from Khayelitsha andthis was the first time ever that two teamscame from the same community,” she said.
Mighty Elephants based in Harare andEndlovini made a history in the nine yearsof the tournament by grabbing a high spotdespite being novices.
“It was their first time attending but theycame second, winning three sets of adidaskit and five trophies, including the goldenboot in all the codes they played,” said Son-gelwa.
The team was just three points behindthe winning side, Moshate from Limpopo.
Also Moshate has done well for itself con-sidering it came last in 2013.
“I am overwhelmed with the results andthe dedication of the entire team. I wouldreally like to pass special gratitude toKwamfundo High School, and especiallythe English teachers, that helped a lot insupporting learners to research and pre-pare the different projects and presenta-tions that the Cup of Heroes competitionrequires.
“That is because this competition is notonly about sports but also projects likeCommunity Service, Health and Environ-ment, and the team must also perform andmake presentations on stage,” she said.
Songelwa challenged parents, stake-holders and local leaders to support theyouth in taking a initiative in making a dif-ference.
The Cup of Heroes is SCORE’s main pro-gram using sport to promote social changein communities.
This year’s theme was “Celebrating theAfrican Union Year of Women’s Empower-ment and Development” and one of the pro-jects the team worked on was developingwomen’s sports.
Songelwa added that community can beproud of what they have achieved.
“We have out Khayelitsha on the nation-al map, we have netball player in Proteas,this must inspire us to work even harderto develop talent in our community and es-pecially to give girls and women a chance.”she said.
Khayelitsha Mighty Elephants came second at national games played in Pretoria last weekend.Insert: Mighty Elephant members showing some of the trophies they won in Pretoria.
BEAUTY AND GRACE:The Cape Inter-ProvincialFigure Skating champion-ship was held at The IceStation at Grand West.Here is Talullah Memaniwho participated in theNovice Girls section.