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CRIME
Gangs spoil festive spiritCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Residents in Ottery were caught in themiddle of a gang war during the festiveseason.
What is considered to be a time for peopleto rest and to spend time with loved ones,residents living in theMarbleFlats inOtteryhad to spend the time fearing for their lives.One resident, who requested not to be
named out of fear of victimisation, says shecould not enjoyher festive seasonwith lovedones because she feared stepping out of herhome.“At random times of the day you would
suddenlyhear gunshots. Itwas terrifying go-ing through this time of the year living infear of your life,” she says.She says there were shootings during the
year, but it increased during the period ofDecember.“It was as if these gangs came out in full
force trying to spoil our holidays with theirridiculous turf and drug wars. At the end ofthe day, innocent people had to suffer be-cause of their actions. It’s not fair at all,” shestresses.According to the woman, she says the
gang violence that occurred during the fes-tive season was a result of in-fighting.“I heard that these gangs have been hav-
ing disagreements within their own gangs.Then they started shootingat their owngangmembers after a while. I am sure they don’teven know why they are shooting anymore,they are doing it just because they can,” shesays.She adds her biggest fear was for that of
the children in the area.“The children were on holiday and of
course they want to play outside. It wasscary knowing that any time any of thesechildren who were playing outside could becaught in crossfire because of the randomshootings,” she adds.Grassy Park police spokespersonWarrant
Officer Wynita Kleinsmith confirms therehave been sporadic shootings across the Ot-tery area.“The most recent incident was on Sunday
4 January. A 26-year-oldmanwas found shotand killed in front of Ottery Fire Station,”Kleinsmith says.Themanwas foundwith one bullet wound
to his back. A murder docket is being inves-tigated.
Kleinsmith says Grassy Park police had abusy period during November and Decem-ber trying to combat crime.During this period the station had a
number of successes when they made nu-merous arrests.The highest number of arrests recorded at
the station during November and Decemberwas for drug-related cases.According to reported cases, Kleinsmith
says 237 drug-related arrests were made.More arrests include drunk driving cases
where eight motorists were arrested, eight
arrests were made for rape cases and sevenmurder case arrests were also made.Kleinsmith says these statistics are just
the tip of the iceberg.“These are just some of the arrests that
were made. This is for the period Novemberto December. During November 239 arrestsweremade and during December 344 arrestswere made for various crimes,” she adds.Kleinsmith says the community needs to
help the police make further successful ar-rests.“We appeal to the community to come for-
ward and report and give information thatcould lead to the arrest and conviction ofthese perpetrators shooting in the area. Re-inforcements were and are still being usedin the precinct.”During the festive season, to interact with
the community, the station held awarenessprogrammes, door-to-door initiatives weredone and pamphlets were distributed.The community has been urged to report
crimes in the area. To report any criminalor suspicious activity, contact ConstableAnthea Manasse on 082 449 7259.
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Get more bang foryour buck this yearMalls are abuzzwithmoms and schol-
ars that are ticking off items fromthe school’s stationery list. Even
more stressful than cramped shoppingmalls is scraping together themoney to getyour children school-ready after the care-free spending of the holiday season.Eunice Sibiya, head of consumer educa-
tion at a South African bank, says al-though most of us prioritise saving for aneducation under the top three reasons tosave, parents often factor in the largeamounts such as school uniforms and text-book fees and exclude or underestimatethe costs of stationery.“Costs can add up to R400 for one child
and this only factors in one of each station-ery item typically found on the stationerylist. The costs of one, let alone more thanone child, can easily leave you in a finan-cial tight spot in January,” she says.Sibiya suggests the following ideas to
avoid going financially bust during theback to school season:
BIt by bit“Buying school supplies in bits and
spaced out over the yearwhen you do yourmonthly or weekly grocery shopping islighter on the pocket than buying all theitems at once.Buy the basics of what your child will
need in January and purchase the rest lat-er – this could be a saving grace after the
December festivities,” she says.It also gives you the opportunity to teach
your children about budgetingwith small-er amounts that they canwrap their headsaround.
Build it upA stationery cupboard or drawermeans
that you will always have supplies readywhen the children run out of pens or exampads and it oftenworks out cheaper as youcan capitalise on year-round specials,Sibiya says.Don’t forget to take stock of the chil-
dren’s stationery leftovers at the end of theyear.“Children tend to want new supplies at
the beginning of each year when theymight still have items that can be used intheir current stationery tins. Reuse orswop the items that are still usableamongst the children.”
Dual giftsThe use of technology is becoming ever
more present in the schooling environ-ment and although lower grade scholarsmight not need tablets yet, it is likely thatthey will need these devices and laptopsfrom high school. Instead of incurring thecost in the new year, be savvy and makea birthday gift out of it.Alternatively, use a match-funding ap-
proach to teach your children the value of
money and the principle of delayed gratifi-cation.“Make the proposition that if your child
saves a half or third of the device cost, youwill come to the party with the additionalfunds. Such techniques instil a savingsculture in your children and will result inthem taking ownership in looking aftertheir devices,” suggests Sibiya.
Plan aheadThe school year is filled with activities
that will require additional spending. Toavoid last minute costs that need to be in-curred but were not budgeted for, draw upa rough estimation of what these costsmight tally up to by requesting yourchild’s school calendar and planningaround sporting season, school tours andschool activity expenses such as a Valen-tine’s Ball or matric dance.Based on this, decide on an amount that
can be set up as a scheduled transfer toyour savings account at the beginning ofeach month. On top of having peace ofmind that there are funds available, yourmoneywill also grow thanks to compoundinterest.“There is no reason to be caught off-
guard when it comes to the expenses thatseem small relative to other school fees. Abit of budgeting and savvy savings tech-niques such as the above can go a longway,” concludes Sibiya.
Health tips for childrenIn the last-minute rush to makesure your child has his books,pencils and school uniformready, don’t forget to add ahealth check-up to your to-dolist.The City of Cape Town’s
Health Directorate has urgedparents to add health checks tothe list of ‘back-to-school’ prepa-rations for their children, in-cluding vaccinations.According to the National
Childhood ImmunisationSchedule, childrenaregiven thetetanus and reduced strength ofdiphtheriavaccine (TdVaccine)at the age of six, followed by an-other round at the age of 12, ex-plains the City’s Mayoral Com-mitteemember forHealth Bene-dicta Van Minnen.“I want to urge parents to en-
sure that their children receivethese vaccinations, which areadministered via an injection intheir upper arm.“Prevention is always bet-
ter than cure.“Also, our clinics offer these
immunisations free of charge.“We still have a few days left
before the academic year starts,so now is as good a time as anyto get the vaccinations done forchildren who need to get theseshots,” she says.City Health staff are also well
placed toprovideadvice ongoodnutrition, which is a key focusof the directorate’s awarenessand education programme, VanMinnen says.“It makes sense to prevent
more people from getting sick,which is why we place suchheavy emphasis on responsi-ble behaviour and good nutri-tion.“Our staff can help parents
withadvice on findingabalancefor their child’s lunchbox thatwill positively aid their growthand development, but also keepthem healthy.“Child obesity is a grave con-
cern around the world, so weneed to do everything possibleto promote healthy eating hab-its and exercise,” she says.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Parents have been urged to include a healthcheck-up in their preparations for the new school year. PHOTO: EMILEHENDRICKS/FOTO24
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Four suspects appear in court fordrugs worth almost R12 000Four suspects have been arrested after po-lice found them in possession of drugs witha street value of almost R12 000.
The suspects aged 27, 31, 34 and 46 werearrested at a home in Phumlani Village,Grassy Park on Friday 2 January at 14:30.
Grassy Park police spokesperson War-rant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith says thestation’s crime prevention unit received in-formationabout thedrughouse inRiemvas-maak.
“Upon arrival at the residence, memberssearched the shack and found 234 looseunits of heroin and 20 g of pre-packed hero-in. The estimated value of the confiscateddrugs is about R11 900,” Kleinsmith says.
The four suspectswere arrested on charg-es of dealing in drugs and appeared inWyn-berg Court on Tuesday 6 January.
CRIME: Drugs worth more than R12 000was confiscated by Grassy Park police.
PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
ELECTIONS
Reshuffle in CPF campCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
A new interim Community Po-lice Forum (CPF) structurehas been elected, two months
before the official body takes over.The Grassy Park CPF held a
meeting where a new interimstructure was elected during De-cember last year.
This follows after a “vote of noconfidence” was ruled by stake-holders from the community.
Fuad Titus took over as the newinterim CPF chairperson afterstakeholders were asked to elect anew interim chairperson.
Titus says he looks forward tosteering theCPFuntil the electionsfor the permanent structure.
“Although there has been a re-shuffle in the body,we are focusingon retaining unity in the CPF. Theprevious interim chairperson AbeBraaf is still serving on the bodyand we are grateful for everyone’sefforts when it comes to fightingcrime in our areas,” Titus says.
He adds positive change hasbeen seen with regard to the work-ing relation between Grassy Parkpolice and the CPF.
“Previously there was a commu-nication gap but we have beenworking on this relationship and ithas become a lot more fruitful,”says Titus.V What are your thoughts? Starting withthe word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516.SMSes cost R1.
CRIMEFIGHTER: The newly-elected Community Police Forum (CPF) interim chairperson, Fuad Titus poses pertinent questions during a department ofcommunity safety meeting during last year. Titus was elected as the new interim CPF chairperson. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 13 January 20154 NEWS
EDUCATION
Matriculants do province proudCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Bright futures await successful matric-ulants who received their NationalSenior Certificates (NSC) a week ago.
Coupled with cheers and shrieks of joyand laughter, matriculants gathered at var-ious schools to receive their results at mid-day on Tuesday 6 January with friends andfamily.The day was celebrated by teachers, par-
ents and pupils as they were caught in com-plete elation for pupils who were successfulin their final year of school-bench exams.A total of 82.2% ofWestern Cape matricu-
lants were successful in completing theirNSC during 2014.In the metro south district, most schools
experienced an increase in passes com-pared to 2013 results.Principal of Zeekoevlei High School, Wil-
liam Prinsloo, could proudly take braggingrights this year, with his school achievingthe highest pass rate in the area.The school boasts a 98.2%pass rate, an in-
creased pass rate compared to last year’s re-sults of 89,4%.“I amextremely proud ofmypupils,” says
Prinsloo.“They have done this school proud by
showing their perseverance and the will tosucceed.”He adds the school is non-selective and
this is what made the success even sweeterfor him.“Our children come from poverty-strick-
en areas but they made do through thetoughness of their situations.“We can only applaud them for pulling
through and making themselves proud,”Prinsloo beams.He attributes the success rate to the re-
lentless efforts of educators at the school.“Without mywinning team of teachers at
this school, I hardly think it possible that
we could have achieved this. They werecompletely dedicated to the cause,” he says.Prinsloo says the school plans to build on
this success and to improve on their passrate for 2015.“We have a challenging year ahead but
I’m sure it can be done with the right mind-set.We justneed to remain focused, commit-ted and build on what was laid down thisyear.”Fairmount High experienced a drop in
their results compared to the previousyears success rate of 78.8%.The school experiencedadropof 1,5%and
managed a success rate of 77,2% during2014.School principal Terence Klaassen, how-
ever, says the rate of bachelor’s passes hasincreased.“Although the communities they come
from is rife with crime, I am very proud ofall the pupils who completed their matricexaminations. Those whowere not success-ful also all qualified for the supplementaryexam so there is time for them to make asuccess of their matric year,” he says.Christel House had a 0.1% increase since
2013. They achieved a pass rate of 97.7% for2014 compared to 2013 results of 97.6%.Grassdale High achieved a pass rate of
95.4%andGrassyParkHigh received a passrate of 89.0%.PelicanParkHighhadadrop in their pass
rate for their 2014 matriculants with a passrate of 88.9% compared to 2013 pass rate of93.5%.Minister of educationDebbieSchäfer con-
gratulated all successful students on Tues-day even though the exams were “reported-ly more difficult”.“In light of this we are also especially
proud that the Western Cape has againachieved the highest percentage of bach-elor’s passes in the country, with 38.8% oflearners achieving this quality pass,” shesaid.
ELATION: Students and teachers celebrate with principal William Prinsloo (centre with whiteT-shirt) from Zeekoevlei High and show their excitement for their successful matric results.PHOTOS: CHEVON BOOYSEN
GREATER THINGS AHEAD: Kelly du Plessis, Shannon Geduld and Ashka Benjamin fromFairmount High show off their results.
WE MADE IT: Eugan Swarts, Ruchion Andries, Jareth Theys and Brandon Jaftha from Zeekoev-lei High cannot stop smiling after receiving the good news of their matric results.
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dents their priority.The newly established Ottery Gardens
Neighbourhood Watch has been warmlywelcomedby their community for their ef-forts to curb crime in the area.Resident Keith Blake says the team of
crimefighters took the initiative to maketheir area safer after a long absence ofcommunitymembers being involvedwithsafety and security.“A few years ago, a street committee
was launched in the area but this didn’tlast long and died a somewhat slow death.The new group of neighbourhood watch-ers took it upon themselves to take the
community back.”Blake says he is impressed with the
work of the new neighbourhood watch ashe has noticed a considerable decrease ofcrime in the area since their inception.“They are doing an exceptional job and
should be commended for their efforts.They patrol all week long and this is defi-nitely a positive for the area.”Even though the organisation has been
reaping in successes, there are a few hic-cups they still struggle with, Blake adds.“There is a bushy area along Ottery
Main Road and this has been causingheadaches for the neighbourhood watch.When criminals are spotted, they runstraight to this bushy area and disap-pear.”The bush has since burnt due to a veld
fire.Chairperson of the watch, Jonathan Al-
cock, says the organisation has made apositive impact within the community.“Before, people used to be disconnected
and didn’t really know who their neigh-bours were.“WehaveaWhatsAppgroupwhere eve-
rybody now communicates and alertseach other of suspicious activity.”Alcock adds the visibility of the neigh-
bourhood watch has resulted in less foottraffic in the area.“There used to be a lot of suspicious
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In the days leading up toChristmas, theOt-tery Boys Motor Cycle Club set out onspreading some holiday cheer.On Saturday 20 December, the group of
bikers rallied up their forces as they held aChristmas convoy.The convoy included a truck, bakkie, sev-
eral cars and almost 50 motorbikes.Together with Lansdowne police the con-
voy visited Parkwood, Ottery, farmworkers’
children in Strandfontein, FreedomPark in-formal settlement in Ottery, Flamingo Parkinformal settlement in Lansdowne, Bonny-toun informal settlement in Wynberg andresidents in Wetton. The children were sur-prised with toys, party packs, chips, ice lol-lies, sweets and hotdogs.Ward councillor Melanie Arendse sang
thebikers’ praises, thanking them for givingback to the community. “Thanks to Mr andMrs Santa and the Ottery Bikers. You arean answer to many of our children’sprayers,” said Arendse.
SWEET TREATS: The bikers hand out sweets to local children. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
NEW TOYS: Children enjoy their hot dogs before they get to move onto their sweet treats.LUNCH TIME: Children from ward 66 and surrounds were treated to hot dogs on the day.
BIG HEARTS: Ottery Biker Boys members help children manage all their goodies.
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A 60-year-old man was founddead in his vehicle on PrinceGeorge Drive. close to the
Muizenberg Cemetery, on Monday22 December.
Provincial police spokespersonCaptain FC van Wyk says the bodywas discovered near Costa daGama in Muizenberg at 17:25.
“The victim was found lying inthe driver’s seat of a white ToyotaCorolla. He sustained a gunshot tohis back. He was declared dead on
the scene by paramedics,” VanWyk confirms.
According to Muizenberg policeshift commander Warrant OfficerDaniel Arrison, the slain business-man knew who his killers were.
Arrison says it is suspected thatthe victim was shot “after a dealwent sour”.
“Our investigation shows thatthe suspects were in the car withthe deceased before he was killed.The suspects fled on foot,” he says.
Initial reports on social media al-leged the deceased was hijacked be-fore being killed. but Arrison de-
nies this.According to a family member,
who did not want to be named, theman owned Jolly’s Meats in GrassyPark. The store closed more thana year ago.
The family did not want to com-ment further as “it is still a verysensitive topic”.
A murder docket was opened forinvestigation. The motive for themurder is not yet known. No ar-rests have been made.
Anyone with information on thisincident is urged to contact CrimeStop on 08600 10111.
SLAIN: A businessman was slain metres away from Muizenberg Cemetery onMonday 22 December. It is alleged the deceased knew his killers.
PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 13 January 20158 NEWS
Notice is hereby given in terms of section 33 of the Local Government: Municipal FinanceManagement Act, Act 56 of 2003, that the City of Cape Town intends to enter into twocontracts for the provision of multidisciplinary professional services for the above project. Thecontract will impose financial obligations on the City for a period longer than the three yearscovered in the annual budget for the financial year 2014/15.
Notice is further given in accordance with section 21A and section 21 of the Local Government:Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, that the local community and other interested personsare invited to submit comments or representations to the City in respect of the proposed draftcontracts. Such comments or representations must be received by electronic mail at the e-mailaddress provided below or be delivered to the address provided below by no later than Friday13 March 2015.
Physical address: Omar Davids, City of Cape Town, Transport for Cape Town Infrastructure,15th floor, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8001.
Postal address: Omar Davids, City of Cape Town, Transport for Cape Town Infrastructure,PO Box 1684, Cape Town 8000.
Submissions must be marked: TENDER NO. 59C/2014/15: PROVISIONOF PROFESSIONALSERVICES: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONOF PHASE 2A INFRASTRUCTURE: TRUNKANDFEEDER (EASTANDWEST)
Copies of the draft contracts and information statement summarising the City’s obligations interms of the draft agreements are available for inspection at Transport for Cape Town, CivicCentre, all subcouncil offices and at municipal libraries. The information will also be accessibleon the City’s website at www.capetown.gov.za.
Persons who are physically disabled or unable to write but would like to participate in theprocess may come to the offices mentioned above during office hours where a staff memberwill assist them to transcribe the relevant comments or representations.
Contact Omar Davids at [email protected] for electronic submissions or torequest further details.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER04/2015
HAVE YOUR SAY!PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES: DESIGN ANDCONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 2AINFRASTRUCTURE: TRUNK AND
FEEDER (EAST ANDWEST)(Tender no. 59C/2014/15)
Notice is hereby given in terms of section 33 of the Local Government: Municipal FinanceManagement Act, Act 56 of 2003, that the City of Cape Town intends to enter into a contractfor the provision of multidisciplinary professional services for the above project. The contractwill impose financial obligations on the City for a period longer than the three years coveredin the annual budget for the financial year 2014/15.
Notice is further given in accordance with section 21A and section 21 of the LocalGovernment: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, that the local community and otherinterested persons are invited to submit comments or representations to the City in respectof the proposed draft contract. Such comments or representations must be receivedby electronic mail at the e-mail address provided below or be delivered to the addressprovided below by no later than Friday 13 March 2015.
Physical address: Omar Davids, City of Cape Town, Transport for Cape Town Infrastructure,15th floor, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8001.
Postal address: Omar Davids, City of Cape Town, Transport for Cape Town Infrastructure, POBox 1684, Cape Town 8000.
Submissions must be marked: TENDER NO. 41C/2014/15: PROVISIONOF PROFESSIONALSERVICES: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONOF PHASE 2A INFRASTRUCTURE: BUS DEPOTS
Copies of the draft contract and information statement summarising the City’s obligationsin terms of the draft agreement are available for inspection at Transport for Cape Town,Civic Centre, all subcouncil offices and at municipal libraries. The information will also beaccessible on the City’s website at www.capetown.gov.za.
Persons who are physically disabled or unable to write but would like to participate in theprocess may come to the offices above during office hours where a staff member will assistthem to transcribe the relevant comments or representations.
Contact Omar Davids at [email protected] for electronic submissions or torequest further details.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER180/2014
HAVE YOUR SAY!PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL
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INFRASTRUCTURE: BUS DEPOTS(Tender no. 41C/2014/15)
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The 2014/15 festive season will go downas one of the safest on record for theCity’s beaches.
This as the number of drowning incidentsdropped significantly when comparedwith the previous festive season.Three drowning incidents were recorded
on beaches for the festive season, betweenSeptember 2014 and January 2015, com-pared to 18 drowning incidents over thesame period in 2013/14.With tens of thousands of people on the
City’s beaches over the festive season, thisis an extraordinary feat, says City of CapeTown sport, recreation and amenities de-partment director Gert Bam.“We are pleased that the combined efforts
of all role playershaveyielded suchpositiveresults.The department’s extensive summer safe-
ty campaign helped to educate members ofthe public on basic safety tips to observewhen on the beaches.In addition, law enforcement officers
havebeenhighlyvisible andhave confiscat-ed a substantial amount of alcohol, whichhelped to reduce thenumber of incidents as-sociated with intoxication,” he says.The decrease in the number of drowning
incidents also speaks to the quality of thelifeguard service provided by LifesavingWestern Province and their associated life-saving clubs – particularly over the week-ends aroundChristmas andNewYear’sDaywhen a number of people were assisted bythe lifeguards on duty, Bam says.
“Despite the drastic drop, every drown-ing incident is one too many and each inci-dent is documented and reviewed to ensurethat further precautions are taken to pre-vent such incidents from happening in thefuture,” he says.“Members of the public are reminded to
swim only in designated swimming areasindicated by flags.“Law enforcement officers patrolling
beaches would assist in ensuring that peo-ple swim only in designated areas.“We ask that all people respect the in-
structions of both lifeguards and law en-forcement officers andalso report any irre-sponsible behaviour in thewater, such aspeople swimmingoff the rocks, so that theycan keep people safe.”Beachgoers should keep the following
safety tips in mind:. Always swim between the red and yel-
low flags. These indicate safe, supervisedswimming areas. An area outside of theseflags could have dangerous rip currents andtides.
. Only swim in areas where other peopleare present. Swim in groups and advisefriends or family when you go swimming.
. If you find yourself in trouble, raiseyour armandwave to attract the lifeguard’sattention.Try not to panic, as this will make you
tired.. If you see someone in trouble in the sea,
alert the lifeguards or find trained help. Donot put your own life in danger as well.
Beach drownings at all-time low
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Two suspects have been arrested afterbeing found in possession of stolengoods to the value of R300 000. Grassy
Park police made the bust on Friday 19 De-cember at theGrassyParkLawCentre, situ-ated opposite the police station.A 36-year-old man and a 24-year-old wom-
an were taken into custody after police fol-lowed up on tip-offs that stolen goods werebeing stored in the Reddy Avenue building.Grassy Park police spokesperson War-
rant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith says Con-stable Jacques Rhode was following up oncomplaints and conducting patrols when hereceived information about the goods beingstored near the police station.“Rhode and his colleague followed up on
the information and went to the premisesat the Grassy Park Law Centre where theyfound amanwith goods. Of the stolen items
included cellphones, medical equipment,generators, computers, laptops, amplifiersand one saxophone,” she says.House and car keys, cars, car tapes,music
equipment aswell as car and truckbatterieswere also among the goods found.“Of the items have been linked to cases
that were laid at our station,” Kleinsmithsays.The suspects were arrested for being in
possession of stolen goods. They appearedin theWynbergMagistrate’s Court onMon-day 29 December.Kleinsmith has called on the community
to go to the Grassy Park Police Station toidentify any items that could possibly be-long to them.“Wehave been able to link someof the sto-
len items to cases that have been reportedat our station.However, there are still itemsthat need to be identified and we urge thecommunity to come forward to identifythem,” Kleinsmith says.
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St Martin’s stun WestridgeYankees with superb playJOSEPH PILLAY
The second half of the Western Prov-ince Softball Federation’s season re-sumed in all earnest at Turfhall Stadi-
um on Saturday.And while Falcons worked their way to
a hard-earned 6-4 victory against a gutsyKenfac Phillies side, Tantasport was equalto the task in beating VOB 7-4.
St Martin’s, meanwhile, turned the ta-bles in recording a shock 4-3win over arch-rivals Westridge Yankees from Mitchell’sPlain in the Super League competitionthat had many fans smiling from ear toear.
However, coach Wayne May and his Gl-enthorn-Athlone side, still sporting an un-beaten run to date, were not in action butare well-placed at the top of the standingshaving won all of their nine games with afull quota of 18 points in the bag.
They are two points ahead of second-placed Falcons (16 points) who have playedten matches to date.
Nonetheless, with St Martin’s havingdowned Westridge Yankees and causingthe latter to suffer their fourth defeat innine matches – Saints have moved up theladder to third positionwith 11 points from10 assignments.
Head coach Natasha de Klerk’s Yankeesleft it too late.
Trailing 4-0 at the top of the fifth inning,Yankees awoke from a deep slumber andin the sixth batting frame registered theirfirst runs on the scoreboard when Aimee-Leigh Campbell, Glynis Koopman andNuraan Williams each crossed the homeplate.
However, the three runs were notenough to salvage a point or turn defeat in-to victory. Yankees is seemingly no longerthe team to beat in the league or the biggest
name in the game.Neither do they drive fear into opposi-
tion teams, leading to a number of hard-core softball fans questioning whether theclub will ever return to their former gloryagain and challenge for the title.
Besides Saints pitcher Lindsay Damonshowing her mettle on the mound, thehighlight of the Bishop Lavis side’s well-deserved victory was the solo circuit hit –the home run belonging to Elderisha Lan-genhoven, who batted 1-1.
Langenhoven was ably supported byNawaal Nacerodien, Bonita Cloete (threebagger) each 1-2, Danielle Ford and KimCloete (each 1-3) in which Saintssmacked five hits off Yankees pitcherMeg-an Cable.
Cable in her sixth inning earned fourstrike outs, but also struggled to find theplate as she conceded seven base-on-ballsand the scoreline could have been bigger
had it been that Saints left seven strandedbetween bases.
However,LindsayDamonheldhernerveand pitched a steady gamewith awellmar-shalled field that ably assisted her in al-most registering a shut-out victory to hername, considering that Yankees loaded thebases twice in the third and sixth framebutcould only once score runs due to poor bat-ting.
Damon, in her six inning contest,claimed two scalps and allowed three base-on-balls while she gave up three scatteredhits of which Aimee-Lee Campbell, GlynisKoopman and Roxanne Ohlsson fared bestfor Yankees with the bat.
Adding to the thrills and spills in theMa-jor League, Strandfontein Mets placed sec-ond on the log, beat Belhar Dolphins 11-0while Avendale and Normies shared thespoils 3-3 in an exciting and thrill-a-minuteshowdown.