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The new store will be situated on the corner of Italian and 5th Ave- nue and is set to open its doors on Monday 1 December. Resident Matthew Davadoss wrote to People’s Post to express his concerns. “It is concerning to realise that Pick n Pay is planning to open a new store. I cannot understand why this should happen as there is already one in Capricorn and Lo- tus River,” he writes. Davadoss questioned why anoth- er store was needed when there are already two Pick n Pay stores with- in a 3km radius of each other. “Why do they want one in Grassy Park as well? Are they out to kill off the businesses in our area which is already suffering and struggling for survival?” he asks. Joubert confirms: “We will be opening a Pick n Pay Local store in Grassy Park on 1 December. For many years our customers in the area have expressed a desire for a local Pick n Pay, and we are pleased that this is now happen- ing.” Davadoss said: “The businesses have to wake up and hold the ward councillor responsible to call for public participation processes be- fore it is too late.” Ward councillor Shanen Ros- souw says she was also not in- formed of the new store and does not know why a public participa- tion process did not take place. “I have received a few com- plaints at my office with regard to the new store going up and I am fol- lowing it up with the franchise,’ Rossouw says. To date she has not received cor- respondence. “It is a pity that our residents were not consulted with regard to this store going up,” she adds. According to the City’s zoning viewer, the property is zoned for business use. Joubert says the new store will bring job opportunities for the resi- dents of Grassy Park. “At Pick n Pay we pride ourselves on being part of the community in which we operate. We will also be creating 60 new jobs with the opening.” Delecia Redelinghuys, who lives in Italian Road, says she is not hap- py with the proposed plans for a Pick n Pay store so close to her home. “Having this store here will just cause problems. There is not suffi- cient parking space at this build- ing and there was no public partici- pation process,” Redelinghuys says. Her biggest concern is the deliv- ery of stock at the store. “Our roads are not conducive to carry heavy duty trucks. What if these roads cave in because of the heavy load?” she questions. Another Italian Road resident, Marlon November, says his con- cern relates to the generators that will be put up right next to his boundary wall. “According to the building in- spector who came out there one day, they will have cold rooms and these cold rooms are going up right against my boundary wall. This is unacceptable,” he says. He adds the franchise had to con- sult with residents that would be immediately affected by the new store. V What are your thoughts about the new development in Grassy Park? Starting with the word “post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1. NEW: A Pick n Pay store will be opened on the corners of 5th Avenue and Italian Road. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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TUESDAY 18 November 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.zaTELLING IT AS IT IS
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Worry over new storeCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Plans for a new Pick n Paystore in Grassy Park havebeen met with some frustra-
tion by small businesses in the vi-cinity saying the store will eat intotheir profits.But, says Pick n Pay property
and development director IzakJoubert, the store will create jobopportunities for residents.The new store will be situated on
the corner of Italian and 5th Ave-nue and is set to open its doors onMonday 1 December.Resident Matthew Davadoss
wrote toPeople’sPost to expresshisconcerns.“It is concerning to realise that
Pick n Pay is planning to open anew store. I cannot understandwhy this should happen as there isalready one in Capricorn and Lo-tus River,” he writes.Davadoss questionedwhy anoth-
er storewas neededwhen there arealready twoPick nPay storeswith-in a 3km radius of each other.“Whydo theywant one inGrassy
Park as well? Are they out to killoff the businesses in our areawhich is already suffering andstruggling for survival?” he asks.Joubert confirms: “We will be
opening a Pick n Pay Local store inGrassy Park on 1 December. Formany years our customers in thearea have expressed a desire for alocal Pick n Pay, and we are
pleased that this is now happen-ing.”Davadoss said: “The businesses
have to wake up and hold the wardcouncillor responsible to call forpublic participation processes be-fore it is too late.”Ward councillor Shanen Ros-
souw says she was also not in-
formed of the new store and doesnot know why a public participa-tion process did not take place.“I have received a few com-
plaints at my office with regard tothe new store going up and I am fol-lowing it up with the franchise,’Rossouw says.To date she has not received cor-
respondence.“It is a pity that our residents
were not consulted with regard tothis store going up,” she adds.According to the City’s zoning
viewer, the property is zoned forbusiness use.Joubert says the new store will
bring job opportunities for the resi-
dents of Grassy Park. “At Pick nPay we pride ourselves on beingpart of the community inwhichweoperate. Wewill also be creating 60new jobs with the opening.”Delecia Redelinghuys, who lives
in Italian Road, says she is not hap-py with the proposed plans for aPick n Pay store so close to herhome.“Having this store here will just
cause problems. There is not suffi-cient parking space at this build-ing and therewasnopublic partici-pation process,” Redelinghuyssays.Her biggest concern is the deliv-
ery of stock at the store.“Our roads are not conducive to
carry heavy duty trucks. What ifthese roads cave in because of theheavy load?” she questions.Another Italian Road resident,
Marlon November, says his con-cern relates to the generators thatwill be put up right next to hisboundary wall.“According to the building in-
spector who came out there oneday, they will have cold rooms andthese cold rooms are going up rightagainst my boundary wall. This isunacceptable,” he says.He adds the franchise had to con-
sult with residents that would beimmediately affected by the newstore.V What are your thoughts about the newdevelopment in Grassy Park? Starting withthe word “post”, SMS your views to 32516.SMSes cost R1.
NEW: A Pick n Pay store will be opened on the corners of 5th Avenue and Italian Road. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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This comes as a result of the late awardingof pharmaceutical tenders by the nationalDepartment of Health as well as the removalof contracts of coded medicines not listed inthe National Essential Medicines list.A statement released by the provincial
health department onWednesday 12Novem-ber states many of the new contracted sup-pliers are also unable to increase their pro-duction immediately tomeet the demands oftheir contract with national government.Provincial health minister Theuns Botha
says these stock-outs are affecting all dis-tricts and sub-structures in the province.The department is currently doing its best
to manage the shortages and the medicinedepot is allocating any available stock assoon as these are received.“Thismeans the depot is currently provid-
ing limited amounts of stock daily to ensuregreater distribution to all districts and sub-structures. Themedical depot is also repack-ing certain medicines available in bulk intosmaller patient-readypack sizes so these canbe distributed more widely,” Botha says.To support this distribution strategy, fa-
cilities have been requested not to placelarge orders, but rather to replenish stockmore frequently.In addition, the health department is also
sourcing medicines off-contract and is en-gagingwith contracted suppliers to expeditedelivery by air shipment, or to procure stock
from alternate suppliers at additional cost.Botha insists the department is also proac-
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leased guidelines advising on alternativemedication that may be used safely in cer-tain cases when stock is unavailable.Patients are also encouraged to ensure
that they use all existingmedication in theirpossession,which iswithin the expiry dates,before requesting a repeat prescription.This will assist the department in ensuringthat all facilities have access to the medica-tion that is available.Botha has informed the health minister
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Backyard dwellers in Parkwood are setto receive new ablution facilities andelectricity as part of a new project by
the City of Cape Town.This was confirmed at a recent meeting
held in the Parkwood Community Centre onWednesday 12 November.Themeeting, whichwas attended by back-
yard dwellers from the area, shed some lighton what the residents could expect beforethe end of July 2015.Siraaz Samsodien from the City of Cape
Town’s Human Settlements portfolio ad-dressed the group in a feedbackmeeting andsaid basic services, includingwater and san-itation, would be rolled out to the communi-ty as it was in the budget for the financialyear 2014/2015.“We have recognised the need for basic
services in the community which is whythese facilities will be made available to thebackyard dwellers,” Samsodien said.He explained just over R1.2m has been
budgeted for the installation of the servicesfor Parkwood and will be rolled out in phas-es in the backyards of rental stock homes.Due to the high density in backyards, the
City is concerned about the placement ofservices.Samsodien explains in most backyards
where shacks are too close to each other theinstallation will be affected.“People will in all likelihood have to be
moved temporarily,” Samsodien said.
Backyarddwellerswill have access to 350Fofwaterdailywhichwill bemeteredbya tag.“Each residentwill be givena tag and each
household in the backyard will have accessto this amount of water daily,” Samsodienexplained.According toMayoralCommitteemember
for Human Settlements Siyabulela MamkeliParkwood is one of 14 areas which has beenidentified for the roll-out of basic services.“The Parkwood Backyarders Project has
been identified as one of many projects tosupply services to people living in the back-yards of City’s rental stock. There are 161rental stock properties which house back-yarders,” Mamkeli says.Services to be installed include the place-
ment of 161 panel-cast concrete toilets, in-stallation of sewer and water reticulationfrom existing water and sewer plot connec-tions and the installation of all plumbing fora waterborne toilet, wash trough and tapstand for each erf, he explains.“This has been communicated to theBack-
yarder Association and the community thatcooperation will be needed in the event thatrelocation or partial relocation of structurestakes place in order to place and install theseservices,” Mamkeli says.Samsodien echoed this statement saying
that the effectiveness of the roll-outwill onlybe determined through the cooperation.“We want to provide the community with
services and if we do not have the coopera-tion to facilitate the roll-out, we cannot de-liver the necessary services,” Samsodiensaid.
Residents at the meeting raised concernsover the roll-out saying they fear that ten-antsmight cut their services should the roll-out of water and sanitation be rolled out sep-arately to electricity.“Our landlords will just refuse to connect
our electricity,” one resident said.“Theywill see this as a situationwhere the
City is now providing us with services sothey can cut as they see fit.”Mamkeli says this will be monitored and
explains they are still investigating the pos-sibility of electricity and water to be in-stalled simultaneously.Electrical connections andprepaidmeters
will be provided to a maximum of threebackyard structures for each rental proper-ty.
“However, reinforcement of the mediumvoltage network would be required to dealwith the additional backyarder load.“The City’s Electricity Services Depart-
ment is in the process of appointing consult-ants to undertake the design and construc-tion of the electricity backbone in Park-wood,” Mamkeli explains.Residents of Parkwood can expect the ba-
sic services to be rolled out by 16 January2015.The electricity services which will also be
supplied is still in its planning stages andno dates have been confirmed for its roll-outyet.V Are you a backyard dweller? What are your thoughtsabout the project? Starting with the word “Post”, SMSyour opinion to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
Arson suspected after fire at SPCACHEVON BOOYSEN
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA charity shopin Grassy Park burnt to the ground duringthe early hours of Friday morning.The blaze – which was first spotted by a
passingmotorist – engulfed the premises at03:00, according to a statement issuedby theshelter.“Amotorist passing bynoticed the smoke
billowing from the premises and alerted thefire department, who were quick to arriveon the scene. Despite their best efforts tocontain the fire, the entire charity shop –housed in threewendy houses – succumbedto the flames, leaving nothing but a stub-born flowering cactus behind,” the state-ment reads.The SPCA’s CEO Allan Perrins says the
loss is not only felt by the shelter.“This doesn’t just represent a loss to the
SPCA, but a loss to the community, manyof whom rely on the charity shop for muchneeded items for their home and other per-sonal items,” Perrins says.The charity shop provides a staple in-
come to the shelter and the store managerwho relies solely on sales commission.
“The charity shop at the SPCA’s GrassyPark premises brings in an average ofR60 000 amonth –valuable funds for theani-malwelfare society.At this time, just beforethe festive season when resources are al-ready stretched to their limits, this loss inincome is beyond distressing.”Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson
Theo Layne confirms they responded to thecall at 03:12.“When we arrived at the scene several
wooden kennels were burning, includingthe informal structures. No injuries werereported,” Layne says.He adds the fire was extinguished by
04:09.Although the police were not immediate-
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Sunday 16 to Saturday 29 November
V Grassy Park: The Seventh Day AdventistChurch will hold a seminar series themed Therevelation of God’s love through prophecy dailyfrom the church at 71 First Road, at 19:00 for19:30. Call Arthur on 072 705 9017 or Rodneyon 079 822 8580.
Tuesday 18 November
V Steenberg: The sector 3 Sullivan andSurrounds neighbourhood watch will meet atthe Steenberg Police boardroom at 19:30. Formore information contact Theodore Thomason 078 052 4751 or 061 642 1438.
Thursday 20 November
V Sharedon Park: The Muizenberg PoliceCommunity Forum Sector 2 subforum will holdan imbizo at Church of Christ, on the corner ofMilitary Road and Diamond Drive, at 19:00.Residents from Seawinds, Coniston Park,Sharedon Park, Military Heights and Hillvieware invited. An election will be held. Phone082 522 2554 for more details.
Friday 21 November
V Steenberg: Seniors Delight will hold amasked ball at Coniston Recreational Centre inMilitary Road from 19:30 until midnight.Tickets cost R50. Take your own platter andXYZ. Call Winnie on 076 100 2504.
Friday 21 to Sunday 23 November
V Lavender Hill: Eagle’s Nest Restoration will
hold their annual conference at the LavenderHill Community Hall, Hek Road with guestspeaker Apostle Dr John Tetsola (EcclesiaWord Ministries, USA). On Friday an eveningservice will start at 19:30. Four sessions willbe held on Saturday starting at 09:00 with abrunch included at a cost of R100. On Sundaythe first service will be held at 09:00 and thesecond at 17:30. Call Alroy on 084 886 6269.
Tuesday 25 November
V Caledon: Associated Seniors will host a bustrip to Caledon Casino and Spa. The trip costsR100. Phone Ursula Schenker on(021) 761 8774 or 078 382 4668.
Wednesday 26 November
V Grassy Park: Grassy Park Community PoliceForum will hold its annual meeting at theGrassy Park Civic Centre at 19:00. All commu-nity organisations, educational institutions,religious institutions, sports clubs, transportbodies, political parties, businesses, streetcommittees and neighbourhood watches whowant to vote in the election must complete aform by Monday 24 November. Phone ColonelFana Dlamini on (021) 700 3900 or082 469 2574.
Saturday 29 November
V Steenberg: Mount Zion International willhold its fourth annual meeting themedEmbracing the seasons of God at the Steen-berg Community Centre on the corners ofCradock Road and Symphony Avenue at 18:00.A three course dinner will be served at a costof R120 per person. For more details contactKaren Fortuin on 078 280 5544 or JulieRodgers on 072 933 0052.
V Grassy Park: Grassy Park Arts, Culture andMusic Academy will hold a concert fundraiserat St Clements Primary School. Fundraisesrstalls open at 13:00 and the concert starts at16:00. Tickets are R30 for adults and R10 forchildren. Call Derrick on 081 270 7980.
AWARD:ArchbishopDesmondTutu, patronof the Insti-tute for Jus-tice andReconcilia-tion, handsover theReconcilia-tion Awardto Dr Louisevan Rhynfrom Sym-phonia forSouth Africa(SSA). Thehandoverwas done atSteenberg High School on Tuesday 11 November. The flagship programme Partners for Possi-bility by SSA has a bold vision for realising quality education for all children in South Africaby 2022. The Reconciliation Award is presented annually to an individual or organisationfor their contributions toward nation-building and reconciliation.
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Waiting list onlineQualifying residents can now apply on-
line to be registered on the City ofCape Town’s housing database.The online housing database went
live this week and residents can now applyonline – via smart phone or computer – tobe registered on this database.Mayoral Committee member for Human
SettlementsSiyabulelaMamkeli says this isa quick, convenient and safe way for resi-dents – who qualify in terms of the subsidycriteria – to access this City service.“Residents can alsomake use of the City’s
free SmartCape internet access at libraries,while our elderly residents can be helped bytheir children and grandchildren to accessthe database online without having to facethe challenges of mobility and travel tohousing offices.”The City, as well as the national Depart-
ment of Human Settlements, uses a housingdatabase to ensure the fair and systematicdelivery of housing opportunities to quali-fying people who have registered on the da-tabase. The accuracy of the information istherefore very important.Thedatabase,which is protected, updated
and audited, is necessary to prevent queue-jumping and to ensure that the City’s serv-ice and housing delivery programmes arenot jeopardised by the proliferation of un-planned settlements.Mamkeli says the database is a key pillar
of the City’s efforts to provide housing op-portunities as a means of enabling redress.“I urge residents to find out whether they
qualify for a subsidised housing opportuni-ty. If they are already registered, theyshould please make sure their personal de-tails are updated regularly, which they cannow do online,” he explains.“We do everything in our power to pro-
vide interim relief to residents who areawaiting a housing opportunity and to en-
sure there is fairness and transparency inthe housing process.“But we also need residents to work with
us and to take responsibility for what is re-quired of them.”Residents who wish to make use of this
new service must have their own valid cell-phone number.During the application process, a one-
time pin number will be sent via SMS.This cellphone number will also be re-
quired in future to update the online appli-cation.Other vital information that residents
should have ready prior to registering is thefull names of the applicants and theirspouse (if applicable) as well as their IDnumbers.Applicants should also provide theirmar-
ital status, marriage type, full names oftheir children (if applicable) with ID num-bers, full address, details of any disabilitieswithin the household, employment statusas well as income.After the application has been submitted,
the human settlements directorate’s hous-ing information branch will verify the in-formation.If the information is correct and the appli-
cant qualifies for ahousingopportunity, theapplication will form part of the database.The applicantwill then receive a postcard
acknowledging the application which willinclude the registration number and appli-cation date.If the information is incorrect, an official
will phone the applicant and assist in cor-recting the information on the application.The applicant must keep their informa-
tion, such as their address and contactphone numbers, updated.To register on the database visit http://
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High speeds, restless nights andscreeching tyres are only a few of theevils that plague Strandfontein Road.
Residents living along StrandfonteinRoad are kept awake by racing motoristsalong the stretch of road between Strand-fontein and Ottery roads.One resident, who asked not to be named
for fear of victimisation, says he uses theroadoftenwhenhe returnshomeafter visit-ing his partner.“I live in Grassy Park and many nights
I leave late from my partner’s house and Ihave to use this road to get home. I cannotexplainhowmany times I havebeenpushedfrom the road by these wreckless drivers,”he says.He details that the illegal racers gather in
Strandfontein Road on either side of thedouble carriage way.“They line the street on both sides and
spectators take up parking space at the pet-rol stations. It is really a dangerous situa-tion,” he says.Although he has called the authorities
when the illegal gatherings take place on aTuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings,he says he “almost never gets a response”.“I call them many times, especially on a
Saturday evening when it’s the busiest, butyou hardly see any police presence. This isdisturbing as the illegal races go on well af-ter midnight,” he adds.Grassy Park police spokesperson War-
rant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith says illegalraces are a big concern and frequent opera-tions are held to deter the gatherings.“The people who gather on the stretch of
road are well aware they should not be do-
ing it as it is illegal. However, when the po-lice respond to these gatherings, it is diffi-cult to conduct it effectively. The crowdsdisperse when they see the police vans pull-ing up,” Kleinsmith says.She says police are monitoring the situa-
tion.“Police and traffic services are busy
working together on operations to deter theillegal drag racing. On Saturday 9 Novem-ber at 02:50, four suspects were arrested bytraffic services for reckless and negligentdriving on Strandfontein Road after it wasfound that theywere speeding,”Kleinsmithexplains.Mayoral Committee member for Safety
and Security JP Smith says illegal drag rac-ing spots have been identified and happensany day of the week.“Illegal street racing is prevalent
throughout the province and, in fact, acrossthe country. In Cape Town alone there aremore than 20 hotspots where racers gatherand participate in these illegal activities,including Strandfontein Road,” he says.He adds provincial traffic services con-
duct operations three times a week.“The operations last until the early hours
of themorning as the racers usually operateuntil 03:00 or 04:00. Officers usually remainin the area until they are satisfied that rac-ers have dispersed for the night. Ultimatelythough, our motoring public needs to takegreater responsibility for their actions,”Smith adds.V The City appeals to residents who witness illegalstreet racing to immediately report the matter to the107 emergency call centre number from a landline or(021) 480 7700 from a cellphone or to the Safety andSecurity communication centre on (021) 596 1999.Complaints can also be reported to the police for fur-ther investigation.
FAIR WARN-ING: Illegaldrag racingon Strand-fontein Roadhas not sub-sided de-spite fre-quent oper-ations. Thispicture is anillustrationand no onephoto-graphed isimplicated inany illegalactivities.PHOTO: CHEVONBOOYSEN
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Vlei project scoops top awardThe Princess Vlei Forum has received
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It received a special mention at the Inter-national Association for Public Participa-tion (IAP2) Core Values Awards in Sydney,Australia last month.
The Imagine Princess Vlei project wasawarded and highly commended for Out-standing Achievement in the DevelopingWorld.
This brings the organisation’s award tal-
ly to two for this year, after it was namedOrganisation of the Year at the South Afri-can regional IAP2 awards in September.
The IAP2 is committed to fostering thepractice of meaningful public participa-tion and recognises groups and organisa-tions which express its core values in theirwork.
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The initiative was also recognised as aWorld Design Capital 2014 project.
The forum is powered by volunteers andfunded by small donations from support-ers.
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“We are extremely proud of this achieve-ment. We believe it is further affirmationthat the Imagine Princess Vlei project is asmall, but powerful leader in defining howcommunities can be actively and meaning-fully involved in shaping public spaces.Wehope that this achievement will further en-courage the City of Cape Town to workwith us on empowering the community totransform this space into a nature and her-itage park we can all enjoy.”V To get involved, visit www.princessvlei.org.
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Touchline topicsSaturday 22 November
V Cycling: The 202km Coronation DoubleCentury will start in Swellendam and willmeander through the scenic passes of theOverberg. In its 22nd year, the race is limited to230 teams, with up to 12 cyclists competingper team. Entry has already closed. Forevent-related queries, phone the Cape TownCycle Tour Trust events office during officehours on 086 184 6464.
V Soccer: Fulham Football Club will hold itsannual junior awards and fete at Dagbreek Hallin Westridge at 13:00. All juniors from under-7
to under-17 must attend. For more informationon the clubs or the event phone 072 850 8659.
Sunday 30 November
V Cycling: The eighth Stellenbosch Cycle Tour,formally Die Burger Cycle Tour, will be heldthrough the streets and mountains of theEikestad. A change to the route will see theinclusion of the New Helshoogte Pass toreplace the currently unsuitable Old HelshoogtePass – taking the route from 97km to 95km.Entries are now open, with just under 1000 stillavailable. Visit www.stellenboschcycletour.co.zaand follow the easy instructions to enteronline. Entries cost R330 for Pedal PowerAssociation (PPA) members and R350 fornon-PPA members.
COLLISION: Kenfac Softball Club’s Kelsey Solomons (in red) tags St Martin’s Football Club’sChandre de Wet just before the home plate. The two sides met during an under-13 mixed leaguematch at Turfhall Sports Complex on Saturday. Kenfac were convincing 10-1 winners.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
TAKE THAT: Rylands Cricket Club’s Zahied Ismail plays the ballto the leg side during a WP club cricket Division C match againstMitchell’s Plain Cricket Club on Saturday. The ’Plain wicketkeep-er is Christopher Willemse. The match, which was played at Ha-zel Road Sports Complex in Athlone, saw the hosts score 171/8and the visitors were on 36/1 when rain stopped play. The en-counter continues this weekend. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Southern stragglersThe first roundof theWesternProvince’s
Major League has come to an end, withonly two southern suburbs baseball
teams among the top five sides on the log.Athlone Athletics and VOB are currently
in fourth and fifth place respectively, withthe rest of the southern suburbs teams lan-guishing at the bottom of the log.Westridge Yankees (sixth) and Silvertree
(eighth) will look to revive their seasonswhen the second half of the league kicks offwith a double-header this weekend.Bothasig are the only unbeaten side in the
league and top the table with 14 points.Durbanville are in second place with 12
points, while Bellville are third with 10points.A’s (eight points) will be on the road this
weekend, as they take on Goodwood on Sat-
urday; they then takeonarchrivalsVOB (sixpoints) in Kenwyn on Sunday.Westridge Yankees (four points) will host
stragglers Silvertree (no points after sevenlosses) at Stephen Reagan Sports Complexon Saturday and will have an even toughertask when they take on Bothasig at the samevenue on Sunday.VOB will clash with Bellville at Chukker
RoadSportsComplex onSaturday,while Sil-vertree will travel to Bellville’s homeground at PP Smit Sports Ground on Sun-day.V Major League results of Saturday 15 November:Bothasig 4, Westridge 1; Durbanville 12, Goodwood 2;Silvertree 1, Bellville 19; Athlone 7, VOB 0.V Promotion League results of Saturday 15 November:Thistle 7, Helderberg 17; Devonshire 7, Maitland 10; Cru-saders 6, Battswood 2; Lansdowne 17, Van der Stel 4.
Battle of the CapeYoung cricketers selected to rep-resent Western Province on thenational stage are preparing forthe tournaments which are set totake place across the country nextmonth.But first the age-old rivalry be-
tween WP and Boland will be re-kindled with the WP/Boland Daywhichwill be hosted onSunday 23and 30 November.The annual event sees the rep-
resentative age group teamsof thetwo unions do battle. It will behosted byWPCricketAssociationthis year. The fixtures on Sunday23 November kick off at 09:30.WP under-11 Cubs face off
against Boland under-11A, whileWP under-11 Pups take on Bolandunder-11B at Boston PrimarySchool’s fields in Bellville.The sideswill playT20matches.Later the day, WP under-11
Cubs will do battle with Bolandunder-11B, while WP under-11Pups will face Boland under-11A.In the under-12 section, WP’s
Solomon Makhosana XI will playagainst Boland under-12 at Prim-rose Cricket Club in Kenilworth.The sides will play a 50-overmatch. The unions’ under-13Asides will meet at Green PointCricket Club in a 50-over match,while the under-13B sides will dobattle at United Cricket Club inthe same match format.Rondebosch Boys’ High School
will host the under-15A and un-der-15B 50-over matches, whileWynberg Boys’ High School willhost the under-17A and under-17Bmatches.The under-19A and under-19B
matches, as well as the WP andBoland girls’ teams, will do battleon Sunday 30 November.
LEFT IN THE DUST: Heideveld Yankees Baseball Club’s Lucas Johannes slideshome to bring in the winning run in an under-13 match against KhayelitshaEagles Baseball Club at Turfhall Sports Complex on Saturday. Yankees were6-5 victors. The Eagles catcher is Siphelo Simayile. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Concerns over a lack of supporters,most of theplayers in the top league being over 30 anda general decline in numbers has brought
softball in the province under the microscope.However, those in-the-know say there are chal-
lenges facing the sport, but they claim these chal-lenges are being addressed.WesternProvince Softball Federation chairper-
son Lee-Roy Toerien admits crowd numbers havedwindled over the past few seasons.“There is no doubt there are less spectators at
games. There are a combination of reasons forthis; firstly, finances are a problem... people rath-er spend their money at home. Also, the standardof softball hasn’t improved, yet we are still thestrongest [union] in the country,” he says.“People also like innovation and there isn’t a
lot of ‘newness’ in softball. It is something we areconcerned about and we have looked at ways totry and improve it, but it’s difficult without mon-ey.”Another area of concern is that youngsters are
not moving through the development ranks to fi-nally reach the top leagues, Toerien explains.Currently there is only an under-13 league for
juniors.Former softball administrator and current in-
ternational umpire Noore Nacerodien believesthis is anarea thatneeds to be addressed to ensure
the longevity of the sport.Nacerodien tellsPeople’s Post: “There are youth
teams at clubs, but only at under-13 level. Thereis no under-17 league and the youngsters don’t fil-ter through to the senior teams. It’s brilliant thatwe have school teams, but if we have 20 teams outof 1500 schools in the province [that is notenough]. InPretoria theyhave 216 schools playingsoftball. Every club has to have a junior team, butthe clubs and the schools need to work together[if we are going to get the sport growing again].”Toerien, though, says the sport is growing on
the school-front.“Youngsters are coming through in big num-
bers throughout the Cape Metro,” he says.“We have 30-odd [schools competing at the mo-
ment and it’s] growing all the time. That’s thanksto the Mass participation; Opportunity and ac-cess; Development and growth programme,where provincial government employed sport-specific coaches at schools.“We will look at junior leagues once the num-
bers suffice. Currently these youngsters make upthe third and fourthdivisions [of senior leagues].”The recent upgrade of the softball pitch in Bish-
op Lavis was a necessity as, Nacerodien believes,the sport has become too centralised. “Softball istoo centralised and that is a major factor [con-cerning the decline in numbers],” he says.“We should consider playing in Bishop Lavis
and Wynberg to decentralise the sport.”
SAFE! VOB Baseball Club’s Jarrod Heyns beats the tag effort of Athlone Athletics’Dillion Daniels during a WP Major League Baseball encounter in Athlone on Satur-day. The hosts won 7-0. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS