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Several households came to a complete standstill at about 08:00 on Tuesday 6 May when appliances and electrical goods in some cases exploded. Others found the electricity supply to their homes had been interrupted and, once the flow had been restored, found the goods were no longer working. And while council investigates the cause of the outage, residents say a lack of mainte- nance on a nearby substation is the cause of the incident. Pensioner John Stevens was doing early- morning DIY that day when the sander he was using suddenly stopped working. “I went inside and found the TV, doorbell, radio, DVD player and alarm clock were dead. I checked the plugs and noticed that too was out of order. But when I checked the mains, everything looked fine,” he recalls. Stevens approached his neighbours who said they too were without electricity. A few roads away, Basil Diedericks found that only five of his sockets were in working order. “The first thing I noticed that morning was that my microwave wasn’t working. I thought it was faulty. But I later found that one of my fridges, which has a standby func- tion, was completely off. The food had de- frosted and water was leaking from it. I then realised something was wrong.” Diedericks phoned the City of Cape Town’s call centre, who dispatched a team of technicians to investigate the issue. The power was restored three hours later. One neighbour approached a technician to ask what had happened, Garlandale/ Rondebosch East Residents’ Association chairperson Ivor van de Ross says. The man allegedly responded that the sub- station had not been serviced which led to a power surge. Stevens, who has lived in the area for more than 40 years, lives near the substation and finds this explanation completely plausible. “In all the years that I have been living here, not once did I see the unit serviced or upgraded. I heard that it had to be replaced 10 years ago already, but it was not done.” Van de Ross says the association has since compiled a list of plaintiffs who are demand- ing that council pay for their appliances. “The progress so far has been very slow. We have handed over a letter to our ward councillor which has since been referred to a representative at the City of Cape Town. We want this issue to be attended to as a mat- ter of urgency,” Van de Ross insists. Mayoral Committee member for Utility Services Ernest Sonnenberg says 27 inci- dents have been reported to council. “These complaints will be investigated and reports will be compiled. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits. Howev- er, the claimant will be advised that the fi- nalisation of his/her claim will be within a three-month period,” Sonnenberg says. When questioned about the servicing of the substation and the residents’ allegations of neglect, Sonnenberg responded: “The City has conducted a preliminary investigation. However, the cause of the power outage is still to be determined.” Ward councillor Anthea Green was not available for comment. Electricity-related claims can be submitted in writing to the In- surance Department at nicol.gelden- [email protected] or fax (021) 400 1508. V Were you affected by the power surge? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1. GOODWILL: Every day 6 000 people are fed from the Healing Evangelism and Leadership Programme (Help) soup kitchen in Lansdowne. The soup kitchen is under threat to be closed down due to complaints received from neighbours. The facility has been given the go-ahead to operate at another venue while the rezoning application is adhered to. See page 2. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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RONDEBOSCH EAST: RESIDENTS’ WRANGLE WITH CITY TO REPLACE APPLIANCES AFTER OUTAGE
Intense power struggleCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Claims to the combined value of overR100 000 will be sent to the City of CapeTown by over 30 Rondebosch East
homeowners who lost expensive electricalequipment during a recent power surge.
Several households came to a completestandstill at about 08:00 on Tuesday 6 Maywhen appliances and electrical goods insome cases exploded.
Others found the electricity supply totheir homes had been interrupted and, oncethe flow had been restored, found the goodswere no longer working.
And while council investigates the causeof the outage, residents say a lack of mainte-nance on a nearby substation is the cause ofthe incident.
Pensioner John Stevens was doing early-morning DIY that day when the sander hewas using suddenly stopped working.
“I went inside and found the TV, doorbell,radio, DVD player and alarm clock weredead. I checked the plugs and noticed thattoo was out of order. But when I checked themains, everything looked fine,” he recalls.
Stevens approached his neighbours whosaid they too were without electricity.
A few roads away, Basil Diedericks foundthat only five of his sockets were in workingorder.
“The first thing I noticed that morningwas that my microwave wasn’t working. Ithought it was faulty. But I later found thatone of my fridges, which has a standby func-tion, was completely off. The food had de-frosted and water was leaking from it. I thenrealised something was wrong.”
Diedericks phoned the City of CapeTown’s call centre, who dispatched a teamof technicians to investigate the issue.
The power was restored three hours later.One neighbour approached a technician
to ask what had happened, Garlandale/Rondebosch East Residents’ Associationchairperson Ivor van de Ross says.
The man allegedly responded that the sub-station had not been serviced which led toa power surge.
Stevens, who has lived in the area for morethan 40 years, lives near the substation andfinds this explanation completely plausible.
“In all the years that I have been livinghere, not once did I see the unit serviced orupgraded. I heard that it had to be replaced10 years ago already, but it was not done.”
Van de Ross says the association has sincecompiled a list of plaintiffs who are demand-ing that council pay for their appliances.
“The progress so far has been very slow.We have handed over a letter to our wardcouncillor which has since been referred to
a representative at the City of Cape Town.We want this issue to be attended to as a mat-ter of urgency,” Van de Ross insists.
Mayoral Committee member for UtilityServices Ernest Sonnenberg says 27 inci-dents have been reported to council.
“These complaints will be investigatedand reports will be compiled. Each case willbe assessed on its individual merits. Howev-er, the claimant will be advised that the fi-nalisation of his/her claim will be within athree-month period,” Sonnenberg says.
When questioned about the servicing of
the substation and the residents’ allegationsof neglect, Sonnenberg responded: “The Cityhas conducted a preliminary investigation.However, the cause of the power outage isstill to be determined.”
Ward councillor Anthea Green was notavailable for comment. Electricity-relatedclaims can be submitted in writing to the In-surance Department at [email protected] or fax (021) 400 1508.V Were you affected by the power surge? Starting withthe word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes costR1.
GOODWILL: Every day 6 000 people are fed from the Healing Evangelism and Leadership Programme (Help) soup kitchen in Lansdowne.The soup kitchen is under threat to be closed down due to complaints received from neighbours. The facility has been given the goaheadto operate at another venue while the rezoning application is adhered to. See page 2. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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LANSDOWNE: CITY TELLS SOUP KITCHEN TO CEASE
Charity clashCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
After more than two decades of feedingthe needy, a Christian-driven soupkitchen has been given marching or-
ders.Come 1 July, hungry children and adults
will need tomake theirway toHanover Parkfor their daily meal as the founders of thefeeding scheme head into a legal battle.Between 300 and 500 people gather every
day outside the head office of the HealingEvangelism and Leadership Programme(Help) in St Joseph’s Road, Lansdowne.But according to the City of Cape Town ,
the establishment does not complywith rele-
vant land use regulations and zoningschemes. As Help Ministries did not followCouncil procedure to obtain permission torun the soup kitchen from the residential ar-ea, the matter has now ended up before thecourts.The kitchen caters to 5 000 children and
1 000 adults, sometimes providing these peo-ple with their only cooked meal for the day.Help founder and chairperson Reverend
Cecil Begbie says he will contest the plan tohave the soup kitchen closed. “Wehave beenoperating for 25 years. Why is there a prob-lem all of a sudden? The people we serve areliving in poverty and need all the help theycan get to survive,” he insists.The initiative was started by Begbie and
his wife Laurita after realising a need intheir community. But their goodwill hasbeen challenged by their neighbours andresidents in the surrounding streets.“We heard that there were 25 affidavits
handed in to the authorities to report us andour non-profit organisation. There werecomplaints about break-ins and thefts in thearea and according to the affidavits, theseactivities are due to the vagrants that cometo our premises to be fed.”Begbie and his wife have since gone to
court on three occasions for their hearing.“At the hearings they gave us the alterna-
tive to apply for rezoning instead of shuttingus down completely. But I have little hopewith the rezoning alternative. We all knowthat the community, and the same neigh-bours who have reported our facility, willhave their say in the matter,” he says.Mayoral Committee member for Econom-
ic, Environmental and Spatial Planning Jo-han van der Merwe says council has alwayswelcomed any residents who start their owninitiatives to assist those who are in need.“However, we are in the difficult position
of having to balance the rights of residentswith social needs all within the frameworkof the law. In this case, the City received anumber of complaints from surroundingresidents,” he says.The reports were investigated and it was
found that the soup kitchen is being operat-ed from a single residential zone.“The soup kitchen activity constitutes a
place of assembly, which means a placewhich has a civic function to serve the socialand community needs of an area, as per theCape Town Zoning Scheme. Therefore, theactivity is illegal as it contravenes the Zon-ing Scheme,” he says.On Tuesday, Mayor Patricia de Lille said
Council has reassessed the situation and aninterim arrangement was given to the or-ganisers. “ TheCity has nowagreed to a tem-porary solution with the operators. Thisagreement will still see food being preparedat the current facility, but the distributionhas to be moved to an alternative venue bySunday 1 July,” De Lille says.This arrangement was ruled to “deal with
the legal issues at hand”. Both parties haveuntil September to confirm compliance.
MEAL OFTHE DAY:Children lineup at the StJoseph’sRoad housewhere theHealingEvangelismand Leadership Programmedishes outsoup for theneedy everyday. PHOTO:CHEVONBOOYSEN
PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNEThursday, 29 May 2014 NEWS 3
MANENBERG: CLAIMS OF SHODDY WORKMANSHIP ON COUNCIL-OWNED FLATS
New round of homegroansTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Only a week has passed since the firsttenants of Gail Court in Manenberg re-ceived the keys to their newly renovat-
ed council flats and already they are disap-pointed.
The Community Residential Unit (CRU)Refurbishment programme in Manenbergwill see 624 flats upgraded by the end of theyear.
Work on the unfinished CRUs in Manen-berg resumed two weeks ago after the pro-gramme was temporarily affected by the fi-nancial troubles of the subcontractor.
A replacement subcontractor, Good HopeConstruction, was appointed by the imple-menting contractor Aecom.
The upgrade to existing flats includes re-furbishments such as plumbing, replace-ment of all basins and taps and electrical im-provements.
The installation of fences and gatesaround the flats and the replacement of dam-aged door locks and doors have also been in-cluded in the planning process.
From next week, it is expected that six ten-ants will receive keys to their flats everyweek until the completion of this block.
While residents are relieved to be back athome and out of their temporary accommo-dation, not all are jumping for joy.
Gail Court resident Margery Olifant sayswhile the walls and flooring have been fin-ished beautifully, she wonders if they willstill look that way after winter.
“My window doesn’t close properly and af-ter the little rain we had over the weekendmy floor at the front door was soaking wet,”she insists.
“The water was coming in at the bottomof the door as well as the top of the window.It was dripping everywhere and I was soworried it would damage my new floors andpaint job,” she says.
There are some flats that have no prob-lems, Olifant continues, but that doesn’t ex-cuse the few units that have fallen throughthe cracks. “I’m very happy with my flat andwould never have been able to afford the up-grade myself. I would just like to have theproblems fixed before the heavy rain falls.”
Another resident, who asked not to beidentified, says she also has problems withher windows and front door.
“You won’t immediately notice it, but myhusband thinks the gap between the doorand the floor is too big,” she says.
“We know there were problems with thebuilders but I hope this doesn’t mean thata sloppy job was done to get the work donequickly.”
Tenants of Pam, Peta and Ruth courts alsorecently moved back into their flats.
Ward councillor Junade Hoosain says heis unaware of complaints regarding the com-pleted council flats. “I haven’t received anycomplaints from residents. As far as I knoweveryone is happy with their refurbished
homes. There were a lot of challenges withthe CRU projects but we problem-solved andhave tried to get residents into their homesas soon as possible,” he insists.
“Everyone I have spoken to is happy withthe quality of work done to their homes, butif anyone experiences problems they cangive me a call.”
The Gail Court flats fall in the ward of Siy-
abulela Mamkeli, who was unavailable forcomment.
According to the City of Cape Town, workon Gail Court flats numbered 1 to 24 will becompleted by the end of this month.
It is also expected that work on flats num-bered 25 to 48 will be completed in the firstweek of June.
The CRU programme was launched as a
result of the City’s dissatisfaction with themaintenance conditions of its rental units.
To date, more than 5 000 council rentalunits of the 7 775 initially identified in 2008have already been upgraded as part of thisprogramme.V Do you have any problems with your council home?Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughts to32516. SMSes cost R1.
DISAPPOINTED: Some residents of Gail Court are experiencing problems with their upgraded flats less then a week after moving back. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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CRIME: RISE IN VIOLENCE
Children come firstTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Incidents of assault, kidnapping and childhuman trafficking are reported almostdaily in the Western Cape.Staff at The Saartjie Baartman Centre, a
facility for abused women and children inManenberg, says they have seen a 65% in-crease in the need for services over the lastfew years with child services near the topof this list.This month marks the first birthday of
their children’s counselling programme.The programme aims to assist children in
overcoming the trauma of domestic vio-lence.While Child Protection Week highlights
the rights of children in South Africa fromthe Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June, theSaartjie Baartman Centre has found thatperpetrators are rarely appropriately pun-ished for their crimes.Based in an area with high rates of crime,
gangsterism, unemployment and substance
abuse, the centre has played a key role incombatting abuse in the community.Child counsellor at the centre Zeenat Os-
man-Nieftagodien says children are themost vulnerable members of society.“Most of the womenwho arrive at the cen-
tre are single mothers, where the father iseither absent or has been abusive. We areable to assess and provide counselling tochildren staying at the shelter as well asthose living in the area,” she says.The centre provides counselling on an out
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its kind in the province. They provide crisisresponse, temporary shelter, counselling, le-gal advice and job skills training to an aver-age of 6 600 women and children each year.The onsite shelter can house 30 women
and 55 children at any given time. Problemsfaced by the childrenwho visit the centre in-clude abuse, neglect, displacement, behav-ioural problems, substance abuse and diffi-culties at school.
PROTECTING LITTLE ONES: Child Protection Week aims to create awareness around theimportance of keeping children safe. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
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MANENBERG: SCHOOLS ISSUE STERN WARNING AGAINST SENSATIONALIST WEBSITE
Fight club for pupilsTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
M anenberg high school principalswarn that fighting on school play-grounds will not be tolerated.
Awebsite encouraging pupils to post their“most violent playground fights” has princi-pals concerned.Manenberg police spokesperson Lieuten-
ant Ian Bennett confirms the website hasbeen brought to their attention.“This is a new thing that has been happen-
ing at schools. Children are easily influ-enced and all it takes is a mention of theword fame,” he says.“Many of these kids come from abusive
backgrounds and acceptance is a majorthing for them. All they want is to be ac-knowledged and to be accepted.”Bennett explains thatmanypupilswhoget
involved with internet fight sites do so forthe attention.“They don’t get the attention they crave
at home so they enjoy the attention thatcomes from the response of these videos. Weare busywith a number of programmeswithschool kids to educate them about the conse-quences of violence.”Bennett says aside from their interactive
initiativeswith the youth, police are encour-aging parents to take interest in their chil-dren’s behaviour and activities.“We urge parents to be alert of where your
child is and who they are hanging out with.Children are watching these videos and weare relying on parents to intervene,” he en-courages.“If there isn’t an interest in the videos
then children won’t want to make them.”Silverstream High principal Leslie Peters
says they will not tolerate pupils fighting.
“We have very strict rules against fight-ing. If learners are involved in a fight theyhave to attend a disciplinary hearing andcould get suspended,” he says.“Fighting is a very serious concern for us.
If gangs outside of school see specific chil-dren fighting in a video, it could lead tofights among gangs. On more then one occa-sion, children have almost been fatally in-jured.”
“I don’t think the creators of this siteknow the serious harm such a site couldcause. In areas like Manenberg, where peo-ple are already suffering because of vio-lence,we can’t afford to negatively influencethe children,” he says.Peters says the school has already re-
ceived bad publicity in the past and is tryingto rebuild the schools reputation.He fears a site like this could cause even
more damage to the schools name.“During the last two yearswe have experi-
enced great challenges with safety at theschool and are involved with the saferschools programme,” he says.“We are trying to get the children to a
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workhardat school and touplift themselves.I don’t approve of websites that encouragepupils to load fighting videos,” he says.“The creators of these sites have evil in-
tentions. We are always alert and vigilant atschool to ensure that all pupils remain un-harmed.”Brown says fighting at school is not toler-
ated and action taken is determined by thenature of the fight.
“Sometimes children have fights over pet-ty things. If it is serious suspension or disci-plinary action is taken according to the codeof conduct,” he insists.V How do you think schools can address the problemof children who upload school fights on the internet?Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your views to32516. SMSes cost R1.
INTERNET FIGHTS: Manenberg principalssay fighting at school won’t be tolerated.
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TTOPOP HONOHONOURURS:S: People’s Post Mitchell’s Plain journalist Laila Majiet,winner of the Alet Roux Medal at the MDDA/ Sanlam Awards, iscongratulated by news editor Mandy King. This honour is conferredon the most promising newcomer with less than three years’ experience and who also made it into the top 20 of the Journalist of theYear category. It is the first time Majiet has entered this competitionand the judges said her portfolio contained “a range of different kindsof stories that provided strong evidence of versatility and tenacityalongside excellent writing skills”. People's Post forms part of WPMedia (WPM) which also comprises TygerBurger and City Visionnewspapers. In the sport writing category People’s Post sports journalist Liam Moses and City Vision contributing journalist Cliffy Magowere among the top 10 contenders. TygerBurger journalist MichelleLinnert won both the Human Interest writing and News Photographer categories. In the Human Interest category Majiet came in thetop 10, while TygerBurger journalist Andre Bakkes was among thetop three. In the Hard News category TygerBurger journalist DesireeRorke was in the top three, with Majiet in the top 10. WPM photographer Carina Roux was in the top three for Press Photographer ofthe Year and in the top 20 for the News Photographer category.Bakkes and Rorke were in the top 10 for the Journalist of the Yearcategory. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Dagga Party’s legal wrangleNICOLE MCCAIN
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M ass action in front of the Cape TownHigh Court by the Dagga Party hascalled for the judiciary to postpone all
dagga-related cases, as the party challengesthe drug’s ban.A number of cases have been paused over
the past year as the State is called upon tojustify the legislation banning the drug, saysparty leader Jeremy Acton. He believes aprecedent has been set and a temporary staymust now be offered across the county untilthe cases which challenge the constitution-ality of dagga prohibition are finalised.The application does not seek to prevent
arrests by the police, Acton says, as the dag-ga laws must still be changed.“This will grant ordinary people equal
rights to thosewhohavebeengiven the rightto stay their prosecutions, thus citizens’rights areupheld. Itwill instantly reduce themassive costs of prosecutions in the courts,but may – if the prohibition is not over-turned – lead to a backlog which may haveto be caught up with later,” he says.Jacques Sibomana, spokesperson for the
National Institute for Crime Prevention andthe Reintegration of Offenders, is concernedthe national stay could cause a backlog atcourts.“It will affect the court roll. People will be
kept in limbo, not knowing whether or notthe prosecution will continue. Some casesmay fall through the cracks and dockets willget lost. It will be an administrative night-mare,” he says.However, Acton says the stay will not
cause hassle.“I do not foresee any harm to society aris-
ing from the granting of the order, but I dosee a lessening of harms and costs to societyin the immediate and long term, which arisefrom the prohibition, and which are sub-stantial. Prosecution for cannabis is moredamaging to anyone than the cannabis it-self,” he says.The stay will impact on police officers,
Sibomana warns.“Police will become very demoralised as
there will be no logical conclusion to theirhard work and consequently they will startignoring these transgressions,” he frets.However, Acton says the police would
have to continue arrests under their consti-tutional mandate.“If this order is granted tomorrow, prose-
cutors nationwide could instruct the policeto only concentrate on cultivation, and larg-er quantities, but to confiscate smalleramounts without charging the person. Thatwould minimise harms for the ordinary us-er,” he says. “This should maintain a bal-anced legal situationwhile the future of dag-ga is considered in the courts.”Sibomana suggests tackling dagga-related
cases through a different approach.“We do not believe in sending people to
jail, and giving them a criminal record forthese lifestyle transgressions, is effective.One needs behaviour change programmes,non-custodial responses and programme in-terventions which concentrate on aware-ness, education and behaviour change ther-apies,” he says.Acton hopes the stay will herald a change
in the county’s legislation.“We are in a process of change in South
Africa regarding attitudes towards dagga,especially since the truth about dagga as amedical, nutritional, industrial and energyresource has become known. A granting ofthis application will be a massive lifting ofthe oppressionbeing facedby thousands dai-ly, and really set the stage for legalisationand regulating of dagga for the public bene-fit.”
CALLING FOR A STAY: Dagga Party leader Jeremy Acton outside the Cape High Court before hiscase started. PHOTO: PHOTO24/BERTRAM MALGAS
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TRIPPING UP: Caledonian Roses player Fagmie Sydow (left) is tripped by Zubaid Isaacs of Watsoniain a City League match at the Noll Avenue Sports Complex on Saturday. Callies won 3113.
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Derby time in Southern LeagueLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Masiphumelele RFC extended theirlead at the top of the Western Prov-ince Club Rugby Southern League by
trouncing Richmond Rangers away fromhome last Saturday.
The Noordhoek side went into the fixturewith a perfect record, claiming five pointsin all four of their previous fixtures.
Masi kicked off the season with a 25-11 winover Lagunya, thrashed Thistles 47-0,drubbed Bishop Lavis 64-5 and pummelledPeninsula 49-5, before brushing aside Rich-mond Rangers 42-3 at the weekend.
The run of impressive victories leaves Ma-si on 25 points, three points ahead of second-placed Young Wesleys, with a game in hand.
The Pumas will undoubtedly continuetearing apart all challengers, starting withYoung Brothers who visit the NoordhoekSports Field on Saturday 31 May.
Brothers, who have won three of their sixgames and occupy fifth place on the table,are unlikely to pick up points.
Meanwhile, Retreat RFC will play theirsecond regional derby in as many weekswhen they visit Lakeside to face PeninsulaRFC on Saturday.
Retreat have had an inconsistent seasonso far, losing four matches and winning two.
The season started with a 17-3 loss toYoung Wesleys, a narrow 8-6 loss to Lagunyafollowed and then a 26-23 defeat to Thistles.
Retreat stopped the rot by beating BishopLavis 26-5, but then slumped to a 15-8 loss toRocklands, before thumping Grassy Park’sTitans RFC 32-6 last Saturday.
Peninsula have fared slightly better, los-ing two games and winning three.
They opened the season with a 31-7 loss toRocklands, but responded to beat Titans 18-8in their next fixture, thrash Richmond Rang-ers 43-5 in the next and scrape past YoungBrothers 18-23.
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Young Wesleys followed in the next game.However, form will have little impact on
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Titans will also be in action on Saturday,hosting fourth-placed Lagunya.
They lost their opening game to Peninsu-la, beat Richmond Rangers 36-8 and sneakedpast Young Brothers 18-15.
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Cape Town’s best under-17 sides have ashot at both regional and national gloryas the Engen Knockout Challenge goes
nationwide this year.The Cape tournament is hosted by Santos
FC. People’s Post is the tournament’s printmedia sponsor.As in previous years, five regional events
will take place in Port Elizabeth, Bloemfon-tein, Durban, Gauteng and Cape Town withan extensive qualifying phase leading up toa top quality tournament over one weekend.The eventual winners usually bag cash,
equipment and the admiration of the Cape’sfootball fanatics, but this year they will alsoqualify for the inaugural Engen Champs ofChamps.The Champs of Champs will see all the re-
gional winners face off in Gauteng in Octo-ber, in a tournament hosted by ABSA Pre-miership side Supersport United.Engen group sponsorship manager Brad
Bergh says it was time to take the next stepafter the 10th instalment of the tournamentlast year.
“After 10 years of our involvement inyouth development football, we felt it wastime to take the next step in creating a newevent where South Africa’s best competeagainst each other in the Champs ofChamps, elevating the level of the tourna-ment to a much higher level,” he says.Since formation, the Knockout Challenge
has influenced the lives of 18 000 partici-pants across the country.Each of the five regional tournaments sees
16 teams play a total of 48matches over threedays.
The tournament has been a provingground for SA’s most precocious under-17players and several of the countries top play-ers took their first steps towards profession-alism at the Challenge.Former participants include Thulani
Serero, Ronwen Williams and Keegan Dollyto mention just a few.Ajax Cape Townwon the title for the sixth
time last year, beating Claremont’s ASDAcademy 4-3 on penalties in the final. Pine-lands club Old Mutual Academy finishedfifth, Grassy Park’s Crusaders ended sev-
enth andMitchell’s Plain sideKenparkUnit-ed were eighth.Hanover Park FC finished ninth and
Green Point Salesians finished 10th overall.Ajax will be desperate to hang to the
Knockout Challenge trophy and earn achance to prove themselves to be SouthAfri-ca’s best. The draw for the Cape TownEngenKnockout Challenge finals will take place atAthlone Stadium on Tuesday 22 July.The tournament itself will run from Fri-
day 1 to Sunday 3August at theWilliamHer-bert Sports Complex in Wynberg.
QUICK THINKING: Rygate LFA’s Showen Sture (right) leaps over a tackle from NaswanSingh of Athlone Heideveld LFA during the InterLFA Knockout Tournament in Rylands onSaturday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
CLEARED: Muizenberg United’s Akhona Apolisi (left) puts in a challenge as IkapaSporting’s Baaqir Williams gets the ball away during a Cape District LFA Knockout matchin Athlone on Saturday. Muizenberg won 71. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS