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Police were alerted to a fire at the East- ridge Baptist Church after midnight. Mitchell’s Plain police spokesperson Lieu- tenant Ian Williams confirms police were called out to a report of arson. “Suspects had broken into the church and stolen items out of the church. The church was then found alight by neighbours,” says Williams. The cause of the blaze is currently un- known and an investigation has been opened. The church building was completely de- stroyed in the blaze and with it, the adjoin- ing early childhood development centre that served more than 100 children. On Monday morning, children attending the educare were sent home. Some of the damage includes the loss of ed- ucational materials, seating and musical in- struments. The cost of the damage is unknown at this stage but Pastor Bennie Dreyer estimates it to be at least R2m. “The cost of replacing the sound equip- ment alone is around R240 000,” says Dreyer. Williams says police sector commanders on the scene followed up on information re- ceived from the community. “This led to the recovery of two speakers, a gas stove, gas tank, microwave, urn, tape and two speaker stands which was identified as the church’s property,” he says. The items were recovered at a house in Rigolleto Street, Eastridge. Three suspects were arrested on a charge of housebreaking and theft. The suspects are aged 26, 37 and 35 years and remain in custo- dy. A separate case of arson is also being in- vestigated. Dreyer says the church has hired two con- tainers to help get the educare centre back up and running while the rebuilding of the centre and church gets underway. The church will also set up a tent on the property to allow for the Easter Mass and house services and meetings to continue. The church building will be cleared soon as the asbestos roofing poses a threat to the residents living near the church. Dreyer says they have received support from other churches in Mitchell’s Plain. “We are trying to raise R28 000 to buy a tent that will then become the church’s prop- erty,” says Dreyer. It could take at least five months before the church will be rebuilt, he estimates. Dreyer says there is a lot the church needs as everything was lost in the blaze. These needs include educational materi- als, books, puzzles, toys, mats, sleeping mat- tresses, children’s chairs and tables, chairs for the church, instruments and decor. But that is not a priority at the moment, Dreyer says. V If you would like to donate money or items to the church call Pastor Bennie Dreyer on 073 260 7905 or Gary Bawman on 083 969 3030 or email bdreyer@ telkomsa.net or [email protected]. V Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the investigating officer, detective Constable Masixole Mdingi, on 021 370 1782 or 079 498 6620. The building of the Eastridge Baptist Church, and the adjoining educare centre, in Fox Street are in ruins after a robbery that led to a fire that destroyed the church last Monday. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE
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Church, crèche ruinedSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
Police have arrested three men after aburglary which led to a fire that de-stroyed a church in Fox Street last
week.Police were alerted to a fire at the East-
ridge Baptist Church after midnight.Mitchell’s Plain police spokespersonLieu-
tenant Ian Williams confirms police werecalled out to a report of arson.“Suspects had broken into the church and
stolen items out of the church. The churchwas then found alight by neighbours,” saysWilliams.The cause of the blaze is currently un-
known and an investigation has beenopened.The church building was completely de-
stroyed in the blaze and with it, the adjoin-ing early childhood development centre thatserved more than 100 children.On Monday morning, children attending
the educare were sent home.Some of the damage includes the loss of ed-
ucational materials, seating and musical in-struments.The cost of the damage is unknown at this
stage but Pastor Bennie Dreyer estimates itto be at least R2m.“The cost of replacing the sound equip-
ment alone is aroundR240 000,” saysDreyer.Williams says police sector commanders
on the scene followed up on information re-ceived from the community.“This led to the recovery of two speakers,
a gas stove, gas tank, microwave, urn, tapeand two speaker standswhichwas identifiedas the church’s property,” he says.
The items were recovered at a house inRigolleto Street, Eastridge.Three suspects were arrested on a charge
of housebreaking and theft. The suspects areaged 26, 37 and 35 years and remain in custo-dy.A separate case of arson is also being in-
vestigated.Dreyer says the church has hired two con-
tainers to help get the educare centre backup and running while the rebuilding of thecentre and church gets underway.The church will also set up a tent on the
property to allow for the Easter Mass andhouse services and meetings to continue.The church building will be cleared soon
as the asbestos roofing poses a threat to theresidents living near the church.Dreyer says they have received support
from other churches in Mitchell’s Plain.
“We are trying to raise R28 000 to buy atent thatwill thenbecome the church’s prop-erty,” says Dreyer.It could takeat least fivemonthsbefore the
church will be rebuilt, he estimates.Dreyer says there is a lot the church needs
as everything was lost in the blaze.These needs include educational materi-
als, books, puzzles, toys, mats, sleeping mat-tresses, children’s chairs and tables, chairsfor the church, instruments and decor. Butthat is not a priority at the moment, Dreyersays.V If you would like to donate money or items to thechurch call Pastor Bennie Dreyer on 073 260 7905 orGary Bawman on 083 969 3030 or email [email protected] or [email protected] Anyone with information on the incident is urgedto call the investigating officer, detective ConstableMasixole Mdingi, on 021 370 1782 or 079 498 6620.
The building of the Eastridge BaptistChurch, and the adjoining educare centre,in Fox Street are in ruins after a robberythat led to a fire that destroyed thechurch last Monday. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE
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Muizenbergpolice are seeking the assistanceof residents in identifying the body of a manfound in the dunes on Strandfontein beachlast Monday morning.According to reports, residents discovered
the body of a black adult man at about 10:45.
The victim is about 30 years old and waswearing a grey short sleeve jersey, black Le-vis jeans and white Nike takkies.It appears that he had been stabbed. A case
ofmurder has been opened for investigation.V If anyone has any information about the man’s iden-tity or if a missing person report has been filed, calldetective Constable Xolani Matsoso, on 063 129 9993.
Body found in dunes
Four suspects havebeenarrested in theMitchell’s Plain policing precinct on
charges of sexual assault, possession ofdrugs and a firearm.. Last Tuesday at 23:15, police receiveda report of shooting in SunderlandStreet, Rocklands. On arrival a 26-year-old man was already on a stretcher.
While holding victims at gun pointwhile attempting to rob them, the sus-pect was shot by one of his victims.A .38 special revolver with live ammu-
nition and a black holster were discov-ered at the scene. The suspect has beenkept under supervision of a hospitalguard.. On Wednesday 9 March at 08:00 police
received a report of rape. The victimwasat home when the rapist came into thehouse and told her to undress herself.The suspect then raped her and also tooka video of the act with his cellphone. A26-year-oldman has been arrested on thecharge of rape.. On Saturday 12 March at 16:30 policereceived a tip-off about drug dealing inBiliaart Street, Beacon Valley.On arrival police searched the house
and found a firearm, live ammunitionand amagazine. They also found 10 unitsof heroin, 16 halves and two whole man-drax tablets, seven packets tik and 17stoppe dagga. Two suspects were arrest-ed.
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Four people were killed in a head-on colli-sion on Morgenster Street near Swartklipin Mitchell’s Plain yesterday.According to ER24 spokespersonWerner
Vermaak, local emergency services ar-rived on the scene just before 10:00 to findtwowomen and aman still trapped in theircar.All three victims, who are believed to be
in their thirties, sustained fatal injuriesfrom the accident and were declared deadon the scene.“There was nothing the paramedics
could do for them,” Vermaak says.The fourth victim, a man, was found in-
side another car with critical injuries. Hewas treated on the scene before beingrushed to hospital. Unfortunately, hepassed away on route.Another woman was also involved in the
accident and was treated for multiple frac-tures after being extricated from her vehi-cle.The woman was taken to Groote Schuur
Hospital for further medical care.Vermaak says the exact cause of the acci-
dent is still unknown, but local authoritiesattended the scene and are investigatingthe collision.
4 killed inhead-on crash
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Strandfontein police recently conducted adrive focusing on education and aware-ness in Strandfontein by engaging withresidents.During February, the group, whichwasjoined by dedicated volunteers, focusedon raising awareness about home safety,personal safety and sexual violence.“We took the initiative to go back tostreet level, engaging with residentswho’s at home during the day, to be morealert in their immediate surroundings, as-sisting neighbours who are at work bykeeping an eye on their property,” saysSandy Schuter, chairperson of the localcommunity police forum.“Many residents work during the day;meetings that are held at night aremainlyabout house break-ins that usually hap-pens during the day, so educating resi-
dents by engaging with them on what tobe alert for.”The response to the awareness drivewas positive.“For the house break-ins at night, weencouraged residents to strengthen thestreet committees for street patrols atnight.“We held a vehicle checkpoint, wherewe also had a pamphlet drive, for motor-ists coming in and out of Strandfontein toraise awareness on property safety,” shesays.
March plansDuring this month the group will focuson sexual assault awareness and educa-tion in San Remo, Bayview and the great-er Strandfontein area.“The volunteers have been wonderful
in assisting us by engaging with mothers,daycare facilities, etc. on sexual assault.“We still have a greater area to cover,but thus far we reached exactly 4000 peo-ple as per our pamphlet handouts,” sheadds.Police members also spoke with youthat risk who are faced with many challen-ges.Schuter encouraged them to rise abovetheir circumstances and be the best ver-sions of themselves, using it as a steppingstone to a better life.In their midst was a former gang mem-ber, who also asked to give a few wordsof encouragement.Residents are urged to become part oftheir local safety structures.V Report crime to Strandfontein police on021 370 1501.
Awareness drive in Strandfontein
SAMANTHA LEE@Samantha_Lee121
Two of the 10 most wanted crimi-nals in Mitchell’s Plain have
been arrested and now police areasking for help in arresting morecriminal suspects.All thewanted suspects havehadappearances in court and were ei-ther released on bail or on warn-ings.“Weneedhelp locating thesepeo-ple as they have been linked tocrimes. In most cases they havemissed their court appearances,”says police spokesperson Lieuten-ant Ian Williams Williams.Charges range from theft todrugs.1. RogerGqiba fromSiteB inKhay-elitsha is wanted in connectionwith a cigarette delivery van rob-
bery in 2013.2. Regina Nsona, a Malawian,worked as a domestic worker andassisted suspects in a house rob-bery last year.
3. Tukelo Sylvester Matsepe Bar-thanda, formerly from MandelaPark in Khayelitsha, is wanted inconnection with a murder thattook place in 1999.
4. Adrian Keating, alias Mal Boy,from Tafelsig is wanted in connec-tion with a murder that took placein January.5. Riaz Wilkinson of Hanover Park
is wanted for the illegal possessionof a firearm. He was arrested in2014.6. Graham Fisher from LavenderHill is wanted for an attemptedmurder that took place in 2013.7. Suleiman Lenting, alias Leiman,from Eastridge is wanted for amurder that took place in 2014.8. Abdullah Galant from Manen-berg is wanted for amurder and at-tempted murder in 1997.9. Thembisile Ngwalankwala (nophoto available) from BrownsFarm in Philippi is wanted for a hi-jacking that took place in 2009.10. Mzimkhula Situpa (no photoavailable) from Delft is wanted inconnection with a murder thattook place in 2005.V People with information on these sus-pects can call Major HJ Pietersen on082 777 8256 or 021 370 1722.
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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 22 March 20164 NEWS
Local stylist on TVA Mitchell’s Plain man is one of 14 hair-
stylists from around the country com-peting in a TV reality show.The nationwide HairXperts Masters
Challenge competition by Sofn’free startedlast year. Nearly 3000 stylists entered thepreliminary stages around the country.The 14 finalists, including Yasseen Ga-
lant fromMitchell’s Plain, will endure sev-en weeks of intense challenges in a TVshow which will air every Tuesday for thenext 7 weeks, with the first show havingstarted on 8 March on SABC1 at 21:00.Each stylist will be put through challen-
ges to test their creativity and competencein creating edgy styles which involve ana-lysing, treating and styling the full spec-trum of black hair, from natural to relaxedhair.“This competition will see the cream of
the countries’ stylists battling it out for thetitle.Wewill be testing the stylists’ skill setand ability to cope under pressure. Thechallenges set are no different to the typeof situations theywill encounterwith theirclients in their own salons,” says MimmiBiggar, technical training manager ofSofn’free Hair and Beauty Academy.
Yasseen Galant from Mitchell’s Plain is oneof 14 stylists competing in a hairstylingcompetition which airs on SABC1 on Tuesdayevenings.
Last say on Open StreetsThe final community engagement meet-ing is to be held soon before the highlyanticipated Open Streets event hitsMitchell’s Plain in April.Organisers of the daywill host the final
community engagement at the LentegeurCivic Centre tomorrow at 19:00.This will be a platform for residents to
have their say on plans for the first OpenStreets event in the area – set to be heldon Sunday 3 April in Merrydale Avenuefrom noon to 17:00.One taxi association has already made
plans for the vehicle-free event and saysin a notice: “Apologies to all commuters
of Hazeldene Shuttle Services Taxi Asso-ciation.“As you are all aware,OpenStreetswill
be taking place on Sunday 3 April, block-ing off Merrydale Avenue from West-poort Drive to Oxford Street, which willaffect all commuters travelling fromKim-berley Way, Montagu Way, Durban Way,Tulbach Road and Merrydale Avenue,making it inconvenient for commuters toreach their destination.“Wehave, however, sourcedanalterna-
tive route to satisfy the needs of commut-ers and trust this will alleviate the incon-venience and your concerns.”
Local netball club gets large donationCapeTalk, in partnership with the Dis-ChemFoundation, recently donatedR65 000to Mitchell’s Plain netball club Tafelzucht.The club, which opened in 2013, aims to
use sport as a solution to the drug abuse,crime and gangster problems in the area.Its vision is to heal the community by cre-
ating opportunities to come together and
cheer each other on.CapeTalk Drive show host John May-
tham spoke to the club’s spokesperson Do-rinda Saunders on his show.The Foundation’s Lynette Saltzman says:
“Dorinda and her team are doing greatwork in their community and we salutethem.”
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Four taken soonafter robberyStrandfontein police have arrested fourmenafter an armed robbery inPilotWay
last week.Warrant Officer Clarence Driver, acting
station commander and commander of thedetectives,WarrantOfficer Franklin deVil-liers, head of visible policing, ConstablePedro Cloete and detective Constable EltonWilliams, theK9 unit and communitymem-bers worked hand in hand to arrest themenwho had allegedly robbed a shop in thestreet last Tuesday afternoon.“Twomenentered the shopandgainedac-
cess behind the counter by kicking down awoodendoorwhich leads to the inside of theshop. One of the suspects was armed witha rifle,” says Lieutenant Lance Goliath, po-lice spokesperson.The robbers made off with a cellphone
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tein police recovered the rifle.The four police officers then arrested a
second suspect at his house in Aloe Street,Lentegeur and seized the redNissanSentra.Further investigation led police to a thirdsuspect, who was arrested in MunnikStreet, Eastridge.The fourthmanwas arrested at his house
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The items recovered after a business robbery.
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Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 March
V Rocklands: Living Word Fellowship willhost three services with the theme “TheLord’s supper” at Block A of theWeltevreden Recreational Centre at 19:30each day. Call 021 393 6597.
Thursday 31 March
V City Bowl: The Highlanders RegimentalAssociation, which raises funds for thepersonal needs of the serving membersof the Cape Town Highlanders, will holdan annual meeting at the Sergeant’sMess at the Castle Barracks at 18:30. Allformer serving members are encouragedto attend. The Cape Town Highlandershave been in existence for some 135years.
V Beacon Valley: The subforum will hostits monthly meeting at the Beacon ValleyCommunity Centre at 19:00. Call LornaHermanus on 073 657 4296 or sectorcommander Sergeant Johnson on079 894 1682.
Saturday 2 April
V Portlands: The Liverpool PortlandFootball Club will host a “denim andbling” disco at Portlands sports field hallfrom 20:00. Tickets cost R40 each.Contact Emlyn on 073 148 8782 [email protected].
V Rocklands: Rocklands RFC will host anall-night disco at its clubhouse from20:00. Entry costs R20 and refreshments,beers and shots will be on sale. No XYZwill be allowed. Call Renee Presence on084 878 2243.
Wednesday 13 April
V Beacon Valley: The Mitchell’s PlainNetwork Opposing Abuse will host itsbiannual general election at the Beacon-vale Frail Care Centre at 14:30. Thoseinterested in serving on the governingboard can email their CVs to [email protected].
BEACON VALLEY
Local family hosts lunchSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
A local Beacon Valley man and his familyhave opened their hearts, and pockets, to
seniors again.Cedric “Motor” Cupido and his wife Bon-
ny have been hosting a lunch for residentsof the Beaconvale Frail Care Centre for thepast decade.The family hosted the annual lunch last
Wednesday.The family also live in Beacon Valley. The
centrewas chosen as it is close towhere they
live. The Cupidos says the lunch is spon-sored out of their own pockets.The senior residents were served chicken,
meatballs, pies, samoosas, salads, viennas,cake boxes and fruit packs.V Anyone who would like to get involved in the initia-tive can call Cedric Cupido on 073 772 2533.
The group responsible for the special lunch for residents of the Beaconvale Frail Care Centre.
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Informal traders based at the TownCen-tre are happy with upgrades, reports
the City of Cape Town after a recent visitby Garreth Bloor, Mayco member fortourism, events and economic develop-ment.
Bloor visited the Town Centre onThursday 10 March to talk to informaltraders and to evaluate the work done bythe City’s economic development depart-ment.
The City has invested R180m to up-grade the centre. Its latest trading planconsists of 1107 trading sites, six mar-kets, 52 kiosks at the public transport in-terchange and a fish market.
The upgrade includes new road infra-structure, public buildings, CCTV cam-eras, apedestrianbridge, taxi rank facili-ties, a new bus terminus, three publictransport interchanges, informal mar-ket facilities and informal trading infra-structure, as well as public space im-provements and landscaping.The final phase of the link road be-
tween the Promenade and Town Centreis under way.
In addition, R35mhas been spent on anupgrade to the greater area of the Mitch-ell’s Plain CBD.Trader canopies have been provided,
the main market roof has been replacedand all the brick paving throughout theTown Centre has been replaced.
The majority of the traders have ex-pressed their happiness and apprecia-tion for the facilities provided.Each day 70 000 commuters make use
of public transport in and around theTown Centre and there are over 1000 in-formal trading bays – the largest numberof trading bays in one concentratedspace in the city.“The City, the traders and trader asso-
ciations continue to nurture the goodworking relationship that was forged.This unity wasmost evident through thecommunity engagement and designprocess where agreement was reachedbetween five trader associations and theCity. This was a huge step in the rightdirection after years of conflict betweenassociations and with the City,” saysBloor.One of the successes hementions is the
formation of the Mitchell’s Plain UnitedHawkers Forum (MPUHF) which repre-sents about 1000 traders, and the estab-lishment of a steering committee chairedjointly by the formal and informal busi-ness sectors. The MPUHF negotiatedwith the City to develop the informaltrading plan.“A number of traders have requested
storage space for their fruit and vegeta-bles as they do not have the means totransport their goods on a daily basis.The economic development departmentis therefore working with the trader as-sociations to find a workable solution tothis challenge. We have acknowledgedthe need for an informal trader storagefacility and space has been identified,”says Bloor.V Share your thoughts with us. Email [email protected].
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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 22 March 20168 MOTORING
Crash risk higher if emotions flyThere are some “choice” expressions that
South Africans use when driving, someof which are no doubt a reflection of frustra-
tions, dissatisfaction or pressures broughtabout while working. While we have beenadvised that these are precursors to possible
road rage, we may not haveput them into perspectivefrom the likelihood of beinginvolved in a crash.According to new re-
search by the Virginia TechTransportation Institute inthe United States, drivers in-crease their crash risk near-ly tenfold when they get be-hind the wheel while visiblyangry, sad, crying or emo-tionally agitated.It was also discovered that
drivers more than doubletheir crash risk when theyengage in distracting activi-ties that require them totake their eyes off the road,such as using a cellphone, reading or writ-ing andusing touchscreenmenusona car’sinstrument panel.This research revealed that drivers dial-
ling handheld cellphones increase theirchance of crashing by 12 times. Reading orwriting, including on a tablet, increasescrash risk 10 times. Reaching for an object(other than a cellphone) bumps up thecrash risk by nine times.
Distracted drivingAccording to the institute’s research,
drivers in the country surveyed engage insome type of distracting activity about halfof the timewhile driving a car. One can on-ly but imagine what the percentage forSouth African drivers would be – howmuch higher?These findings are important because
there is an ever-increasing younger popu-lation of drivers, particularly teenagers,whoaremoreprone to engaging indistract-ing activities while driving, and the analy-sis shows that, if no steps are taken in thenear future to limit the number of distract-ing activities, thosewho represent the nextgeneration of drivers will only continue to
be at greater risk of a crash.Of interest was how travelling well above
the speed limit creates about 13 times therisk, and driver performance errors such assudden or improper braking or being unfa-miliar with a car or road have an impact onindividual risk, according to researchers.No doubt the following observations will
please women drivers who are pretty muchstereotyped as researchers also found sever-al factors previously thought to increasedriver risk – including applying makeup orfollowing a car too closely – actually had alower prevalence in the driving study. Thatmeans they wereminimally present or werenot present at all in the crashes analysed.Male drivers be warned!All things considered then, the message
we take from a study such as this one is thatwhile some behaviours can be corrected bytraining, there are some which can – andshould – be addressed by taking a check onour emotions (or letting a friend or familymember’s “words ofwisdom” sink in) beforegetting behind the wheel.Take care and get a grip on your emotions
when driving.– Eugene Herbert
According to research, it is not a good idea to get behind thewheel when you are in a bad mood.
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Dance group hosts fashion showSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
A local organisation is ready tofill the dancing needs of young
community members.The Nead (Now Empowering
Achievable Dreams) communitydevelopment organisation wasfounded in Tafelsig in 2014.
Joanie Fredericks, co-founder ofthe organisation, says she saw theopportunity for an organisationthat would address the needs of thecommunity.“I havebeen living inTafelsig for
16 years and I have been aware ofall the stuff happening. A lot of peo-ple told me not to move here andthey are scared to visit me becauseof the stigma attached to the area,”she says.
Fredericks hopes to change that.“I worked in other areas and re-
alised that I live here and that Ishould be asking what can I do tomake a difference here.”
Nead is an organisation with adifference, she explains.
“Perception is something differ-ent to all of us. Instead of assumingwhat someone needs, we ask themwhat they need,” she says.
Their flagship project is a danceacademy.
At the moment, there are about30 girls who dance at the academy.Fredericks says all parents and
children need to be committed.Children can join for free.“Some people may tell me I am
stupid, but I don’t believe theyshould pay for their dreams,” shesays.
What thismeans is that the acad-emy is struggling to keep a coachwho iswilling and able to staywiththe young dancers and help themtrain.
Fredericks hopes to expose thegirls to all genres of dance.
The organisation will soon hostits first fundraising event.
The fundraiser will be in the
form of a modelling and fashionshow at the Swartklip Indoor Cen-tre on Saturday 9 April from noonto 16:00.
The fundraising event is a plat-
form for youth to showcase theirtalent, with all models comingfrom the community.
The event will feature models inteen, children’s, adult and grand-
mother sizes and styles.Theywill feature designs byCar-
len Petersen.“We started with 20 dresses and
now we have about 60,” says Pe-tersen.There will also be local talent,
such as rap artist Klein Fortuin.Miss Gay Universe Belinda Qaq-amba Ka Cassie will also be in at-tendance.Tickets are R25 for children, R50
for adults and R100 for VIP tickets,including refreshments and spe-cial seating.Nead believes in the empower-
ment of young people inclusive oftheir socio-economic rights.The funds will be in aid of im-
proving Nead’s services to theyouth of the community, includ-ing:. Homework help. The dance programme. Food support. Clothing and shoes. Enrichment camps for youth
The group of girls who dance at the Nead dance academy in Tafelsig. Anacademy founder says “they are going to make it” due to their passion anddedication. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE
FLYING BALLS: TheLords of Gravity, aworld-famousbasketball dunkteam from Budapest,Hungary, performedin South Africa forthe first time at aspecial show at theV&A Waterfront lastThursday. The Lordsof Gravity perform aspectacular andinnovative basketballslam dunk show,demonstratinghigh-flying, perfectlychoreographedacrobatic moveswhile passing theball to each otherwith precision at themost unexpectedtimes.PHOTO: CARINAROUX
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Get UIF online,it’s much easierRegarding the recent letters about difficul-ties in obtaining UIF payments: it is mucheasier and quicker to claim via the UIFwebsite www.ufiling.co.za.
I know of several people who have gonethe website route and have received UIFpayments. You don’t have to go to a centreto register as you can submit your regis-tration documents via fax. You will receivelogin details; then you claim for a paymenteach month on the website and you get thepayment in your bank account.
It is much better than standing inqueues. I think the government has done agood job by implementing this onlinesystem. It does have some minor faultswhere you need to occasionally call thecall centre to check on progress, but youdon’t have to go to a centre at all. Also,there is a toll-free number for the callcentre.
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EDUCATION
Understandyour child’sstudy stressLooking at the students walking though the college corridors,they appear picture-perfect. But what lies below doesn’t al-ways surface until tipping point, when it manifests itself. Thecompetition for best exam result, deadline, relationship, sta-tus and career choice are all aspects of your child’s tertiaryexperience which can cause an unhealthy level of stress.
Stress triggers have been placed in four compartments: theenvironment, the physiological, their thoughts and, last butnot least, the social.
The environment, physiological and social contributors tostress are pretty straightforward. Their thoughts are a dimen-sion which needs further navigation.
We know how powerful both positive and negative thoughtcan be. This is also the space in which the student tends toplaceunnecessary pressure onhimself, to compensate for are-as of his personality he may feel inadequate in.
Symptoms of stress appear inmany forms. Some symptomsonly impact the person who is directly experiencing stress,while other symptoms may have an impact on relationships.
Telltale signs of stress can once again be grouped into cogni-sant, physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms.
Parents often feel helpless trying to figure out how to help.You see your child treading water but fear that diving in willadd to the emotional confusion hemay be experiencing, alien-ating you even further.
Here are some helpful tips to help your navigate your lovedones to calmer waters.1. Understand how your child’s body reacts to stress and
take steps to reduce its harmful effects. Someone who is al-ways feelingoverwhelmed, eats poorly anddoesn’t get enoughsleep usually has a limited ability to cope with stressfulevents. By being proactive, you are able to reduce the effectswhich manifest.2. Develop a balanced lifestyle. Learn specific relaxation
techniques. Yoga isn’t for everyone, but a brisk walk or in-tense session on the basketball court could help you bounceback. Exercise also releases endorphins which trigger a posi-tive feeling in the body.3. Gain perspective on problems by discussing them and
learning to accept the things that you can’t change and takeownership of the things you can change with a plan of action.Create an environment of trust and be empathetic, as thiswillhelp the individual gain newperspective on a situationwhichmay appear catastrophic.4. Clarify your values and develop a sense of spirituality
and self. This requires some introspection, but once complet-ed, a more serene you will emerge. Help your child find hispurpose and passion in life. Often decisions like career direc-tions chosenbyanothermay leave theperson feelingdespond-ent and dissatisfied with life as a whole.
Sometimes external intervention is required, but short oftrying more drastic measures like getting an antidepressantscript filled, try downloading an app developed to help man-age the feelings associated with stress.
Happify (iOS, Android)Eighty-six percent of people who use Happify report that
they feel happier after two months of using the app. That’sbecause Happify is based on the five things that make us hap-py. Opening the app, you can choose a track among manybased onwhat youwant to achieve, such as coping betterwithstress, dealing with negative thoughts or building self-confi-dence. Then you will be given various daily activities, gamesand quizzes to help you achieve your goal.V This column was contributed by False Bay TVET College. For commentsand suggestions on future articles email [email protected].
LETTERS
Spiritual healing,freedom neededWith the lack of growth in theSouth African economy, con-stant corruption in governmen-tal institutions, the highinflation rate and cost of living,increase in violent protests andespecially the prolongeddrought in the country, peopleare seriously concerned aboutthe direction the country isheading.
Given the poor state wecurrently find ourselves in asindividuals and collectively, itis good to note that it is Easterthis coming weekend. While wewill again be bombarded withirrelevant images of Easterbunnies, Easter eggs, hot crossbuns and pickled fish invarious media adverts, it isgood to be reminded once againof the real meaning of Easterand its continued relevance formankind today. It is thecelebration of the death ofJesus Christ on the cross ofCalvary and His resurrectionnearly 2000 years ago.
From well-documentedscriptural and historicalevidence we see how millions of
individuals and nations overthe centuries experiencedphysical, psychological andspiritual healing, deliveranceand restoration by looking tothe cross and acknowledgingJesus as Saviour and Lord. It isespecially the same spiritualhealing and spiritual freedomthat is truly needed by theSouth African nation.
Whatever plans our political,governmental, religious andother leaders have developed tosolve the major problems of ourcommunities and country, thesesolutions have only beenshort-term and partially effec-tive, due to their failure toacknowledge this need.
How long will we also denyourselves deliverance fromsocial evils such as gangsterismand alcohol, drug and otheraddictions, theft and robbery,women and child abuse, assaultand murder, rape and sexualpromiscuity by continuing toignore the Bible’s answers forSouth Africa?
R BATESCape Town
Treat your pets wellOnce again the Easter weekendis on us. And the negligence ofhumans surfaces.
Please do not leave your petsunattended. Leaving extra foodand water is not enough. If afriend or relative is comingdaily to feed your pets, at leastspeak to a neighbour to makesure this person actually doescome every day.
Make sure all gates arelocked, not just closed. Andleave a contact number nextdoor in case you are needed.
Burglary is also something tokeep in mind. Leave lights onoutside and a few on inside.Ask the person checking onyour pets to alternate insidelights.
Too many people in oursuburbs think they are invisibleor above being seen as idiots.We, as a community, must takea stand and learn to speak upagainst neglect and abuse inour areas. Too many people
know about kids being abusedand say nothing. We must stopbeing afraid to get involved.Speak out. Don’t be afraid ofupsetting people.
Where animals are treatedbadly, the chances of humanrights being violated are huge.Where children see it as beingokay to be an abuser, in anyform, they grow up not know-ing any better.
In Kraaifontein we will bevigilant and report any cases ofgoing away for the Easterweekend and not making theeffort to make sure your petsare properly cared for. Anddumping of animals is alsobecoming the new big thing!
Please let’s all have a lovelychilled and safe Easter and notforget about the comfort of ourfurred companions. After all,they never chose to be ours. Wechose to have them.
DENISEEmail
No objections to mosqueThe Nurul I’baad Islamic Society isan elected representative body ofmore than 90% of Muslims residentin The Westridge and Rocklands.
Since 2001 the land for themosque and church was known toall who moved into the area. TheNurul I’baad Islamic Society wasestablished in 2003 by the residentsof this area with its primarymandate to acquire and build amosque in this area. The NurulI’baad Islamic Society regularlyconsults its congregants with newsand information about the develop-ment of the mosque.
No Muslim from this area hasever objected to or brought theirreservations to our attention with
regards to the building of a mosquein our community.
The author of the letter “You didnot consult us on mosque” that waspublished in People’s Post of 15March makes the assertion that themosque will contribute to furtherdangers to the community. This,Sir, is what drives Islamophobia.I’m not exactly sure what you arealluding to with “case in point” asif “mosquegoers” are responsiblefor the crimes committed.
If you are unfamiliar with thecoming and going of mosquegoers,perhaps it is necessary to enlightenyou that mosques throughout theworld, including South Africa, havealways welcomed passersby or
people from other areas. No localcommunity Muslims have everbarred or denied other Muslimsfrom using the services of themosque.
The Nurul I’baad Islamic Societyhas never been ignorant of orignored the interest of the commu-nity of The Westridge or Rocklands.Hence, we call on those communitymembers who feel aggrieved tocontact us so that we can try toclarify any misunderstanding. It isin our broader interest to work inharmony with other organisationsthat has the common interest of thewhole community at heart.
SHEIKH MA JARDIENEmail
EASTER BUNNY ON TOP OF THE WORLD: TheEaster Bunny and his magical fairy are hosting freetreasure hunts around the upper cableway station onTable Mountain on Sunday every hour, on the hour from10:00 to 14:00. Buskers will also perform magic tricks andhost puppet shows from Friday to Monday. Buy cablewaytickets before arrival from Tablemountain.net. Adults payR240 return, while children aged four to 17 pay R115. Visitwww.tablemountain.net.
PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAINTuesday, 22 March 2016 NEWS 11
NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain
Anew syndicate is in town, and they’retargeting your ATM card and Pinnumber.
Bank clients are apparently beingscammed out of thousands of rands.
The Cape Town Central ImprovementDistrict has recorded sophisticated, well-dressed people working in syndicates andusing high-performance getaway cars totarget ATM users.
They use a variety of tricks.Muneeb Hendricks, CCID safety and se-
curitymanager, says the public needs to be“warned about this new threat”.
The CCID has found the gangs or syndi-cates operate in four- to six-man teams andare not afraid to threaten security guardsat ATMs with bodily harm if they interferewith their scams.
This latest form of ATM crime is not con-fined to Cape Town’s CBD or even CapeTown, Hendricks says, with “law enforce-ment agencies receiving reports that citiesacross South Africa are experiencing thecomplex criminal activity”.
Provincial police spokesperson Consta-
ble Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed “thereare ATM related crimes that being are in-vestigated and various group of suspectsare identified”.
Hendricks says the syndicates appear touse various techniques to get access to vic-tims’ cards and Pins.
“It seems to be a lot more sophisticatedthan the standard, pushy one-person ap-proachof ‘letmehelpyoudrawmoney; thismachine is problematic’ that we’ve seen inthe past, because nowadays most peopleare wise to that,” he says.
“These guys almost always have cash intheir hands so that they look like they’vejust drawn money, and each person in thesyndicate has a different role. The one whois tasked with watching you enter yourPin, for instance, will not be the same per-son who steals your card.”
A common tactic is for the syndicatemember who has ostensibly just drawnmoney and is holding cash to “accidental-ly” drop ahigh-value banknote on the floorto distract a user during his ATM transac-tion. Another member then steals the us-er’s card outright or switches it.
“Then once they have your card and Pinthey tend to leave the area, get into their
waiting car – our investigations havefound these are oftenhired cars – and speedoff. Sometimes people realise immediatelythat they have been scammed and are ableto block their bank cards on the spot, butmany are less fortunate.”
Hendricks says the problem for theCCID’s public safety officers, and in turntheir law enforcement partners, is thatATMs are usually considered to be privateproperty.
“It therefore lies with the various banksto secure their own properties, but severalATMs in the CBD and elsewhere do nothave dedicated security,” he says.
“This is currently on our radar to suchan extent that we have engaged with theSouth African Banking Risk InformationCentre (Sabric) as well as with the variousbanks to voice our concern. We’ve alsobeen engaging with the police and CapeTown Tourism, the latter in particular toestablish effective public awareness cam-paigns.”
Sabric CEO Kalyani Pillay told People’sPost: “The crime that is occurring at theATMs is card swopping.”
She advises ATM users to be cautious ofstrangers who offer to help and to be alert
to their surroundings.“Donotuse theATMif thereare loiterers
or suspicious people in the vicinity. Alsotake note that fraudsters are often well-dressed, well-spoken and respectable look-ing individuals,” she says.
If you have been disturbed while usingan ATM, immediately change your Pin orstop the card to protect yourself from anyillegal transactions occurring on your ac-count, Pillay says, and don’t let anyonestand too close to you in order to keep bothyour card and PIN safe.
Sheadvises settinga lowdailywithdraw-al limit to protect yourself in the event thatyour card and Pin are stolen.
Hendricks advises the public to only useATMs in well-lit areas at night, draw fromATMs where there are bank security offi-cers clearly in sight and make sure you arenot followed after using the ATM.
“Instruct yourbank toactivateSMSnoti-fications for all transactions, which shouldalert you if money is leaving your accountin an unauthorised manner. Keep yourbank’s ‘lost card’ telephone number inyour cellphone so that if a transaction thatyou did not make does take place, you canreport it immediately,” Hendricks says.
‘Well-dressed men’ target ATMs
Annual car showencourages safetyCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
With the sunnier days threatening to disap-pear for a while, car enthusiasts made themost of the sun on one of the biggest carevents at the Athlone Stadium yesterday.
The Cape Town Motor Show kicked off onHumanRightsDaywithmuchexcitement asmotoring enthusiasts gathered to appreciateall things automobile, boasting an already2500-strong crowd by midday.
Event coordinator Gustav Serfontein saysthis year’s event was focused on safety onthe roads.
“Our car clubs even came on board thisyear with the concept of safety on the road.Their displaysdepicted thedangers of speed-ing on the road. Our ultimate message is ba-sically to keep the speeding and racing in acontrolled environment instead of on our
public roads,” Serfontein says.He adds that the event covers all aspects
of the motoring industry except one.“At the moment racing is not part of the
event, but we are definitely looking at incor-porating this for our next Cape Town MotorShow event during next year. However, fornow we have all kinds of categories on showfrom old-school classics right through to ourdrifters and spinners this year,” he says.
“Another aspectwewere really focused onthis year was to host the event as family-friendly as possible. We have food stalls andchildren’s entertainment, bringing the carfraternity even closer together. We are look-ing at expanding this event by next year andestablishing the Cape Town car fraternityduring next year,” Serfontein says.
The event hosted a live broadcast withcompetitions for 13 categories with prizesworth R30 000 up for grabs.
Super cars were a favourite among visitors as the Cape Town Motor Show hosted a platformfor all walks of the motoring fraternity at Athlone Stadium yesterday. PHOTOS: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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RAGHEEMAH ARENDS
The Cancer Association of South Africa(Cansa) hosted its tenth annual Relay forLife event at Vygieskraal Stadium from Fri-day to Saturday.
The event celebrated cancer survivors, ap-plauded their caregivers and commemorat-ed those who have lost their lives to the dis-ease. The overnight event started with aspeech by Anthea Bingle, chairperson ofCansa’s Athlone branch, and a walk aroundthe track by 300 cancer survivors, accompa-nied by the Western Cape Marching BandAssociation.
Rayghanah Cassiem, who was diagnosedwithbreast cancer at 46, said that cancerhadchanged her life by forcing her to seize lifeafter finding out her cancer had progressedto stage four, meaning that the cancer hadalready started to spread in her body.
“We need educating to reduce the risk be-cause early detection saves lives. I exer-cised, I ate properly like anybody else andwhen they told me I had cancer, I thought,this is a stupid doctor. How can I have can-cer? At first, I didn’t think it was a blessingbut because of cancer, I saw the world …Don’t count the seconds, make the secondscount,” she said.
“It is important for the community; weneed research becauseweneed to find a curefor cancer. If there is early detection andtreatment is started much sooner, then itmakes it much easier for the cancer pa-
tient,” said Bingle, who is a cancer survivorherself. Her disease has been in remissionfor the past 16 years.
The participating cancer survivors werehonoured by Cansa with light refreshmentsand supper. The entertainment correlatedwith the cancer theme, with performancesof hope and remembrance, which kept spir-its high as participants circulated the track.
Even the unexpected downpour did littleto dampen the spirit of participants.
Cancer survivor Ayiesha Kamish feltmoved by the support she received at theevent.
“I am extremely overwhelmed; it is thefirst time I’m here. Listening to all the ladiesthat have had it for many years is actuallyvery motivational for me; the support isthere,” said Kamish.
“It is like a stigma, ‘don’t talk about it’ –this event shows people that it is not a deathsentence.”
There were numerous marquees erectedby each of the 148 teams participating in therelay. Each team represented a differenttype of cancer to go along with their mar-quee tent set up according to the type of can-cer they were assigned.
Cansa ensured that participants and sup-porters were not only kept entertained bythe various performances taking place onstage, but that they left the eventwith a littlemore knowledge about the different types ofcancer as well as early detection and treat-ment.
Fighting cancer, onesmall step at a time
This team does a lap of honour in support of Cansa at Vygieskraal Stadium on Friday evening.Here are (from left) Kyle Phillips, Ingrid Kock and Cleo Koeries. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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plansmore than 300more hotspots for pub-lic use.Almost 400 hotspots will be located to en-
sure as many as possible residents get ac-cess.Onehotspot is planned for everywardin the province. The rollout is expected tocontinue until 2019.A number of schools have received hot-
spots, including Bridgetown Secondary,Grassdale High, Grassy Park Secondary,Groote Schuur High, Heideveld Second-ary, Livingstone High, Maitland Second-ary, Manenberg Secondary, Phoenix Sec-
ondary, Plumstead High, Salt River Sec-ondary, Southfield Primary,WindsorHighSchool, Zwaanswyk High School, St AgnesPrimary and Westcott Primary.Depending on the type of surroundings
directly around each hotspot, WiFi accessshould be available in a range of up to200m.All devices that have WiFi can use this
service, which is provided by Neotel.Residents will get to use 250MB per
month for browsing for free.Users will also be able to top up at R5 a
day for up to 700MB.To encourage usage of theWiFi hotspots,
the Western Cape government is trainingcommunity members as “internet champi-ons” to make other residents more digital-ly literate.WiFi connectivity is an enabler in grow-
ing the economy and creating jobs, saysAlan Winde, provincial minister of eco-nomic opportunities.“E-commerce is growing at a rate of
around 30% a year, with the growth show-ing no signs of slowing down. The resultis that an internet economy worth R59bnin 2011 andmakingup 2%of the SouthAfri-can economy, will grow to asmuch as 2.5%of the economy this year,” he says.
Access to the internet makes e-servicesmore accessible to residents who wouldotherwise not be able to use this new wayof service delivery, Winde says.“This helps with the number of custom-
ers obtaining and paying for bills on timeand being able to access information with-out increasing call volumes to a depart-ment call centre.”Top-up internet access costs R5 per day
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A triumphant provincialsoftball team has re-turned from the national
provincial championships inPolokwane unbeaten.They have the champions
trophy in possession follow-ing their superbwork over thelast week.The Western Cape coaching
staff of Steven Rodkin andWayne May also happen to bethe Super League coaches ofleague champions GlenthornA’s.They led teamWesternCape
on a merry dance practicallythrough most of the matches.Some of the matches were af-fected by stormy rains and re-sults in the round robin.Though the Capetonians
had their noses in front, theyhad to share with the opposi-tion with a point each.Nevertheless, the Western
Cape side defeated Ekurhu-leni (Eastern Gauteng) 6-2 inthe grand final on Sunday.Earlier in the day Western
Cape advanced to the final aft-er beating Ekurhuleni 6-3 in
the play-off.Tshwane beat KwaZulu-Na-
tal 9-6 in the other play-off.Ekurhuleni then defeated
Tshwane for a place in thegrand final.The Tshwane side had to be
content with receiving thebronze medal.In the Grand Final eight
players of Glenthorn A’s(pitcher Lauren Mulder,CindyDavids,Nicole Fortune,Astrid van Kresteren, AlexFortune, Carla Swanepool, Li-sa Erasmus and CourtneyStevens, the designated pitchhitter) and two players of Fal-cons (Kelly Julie andCarla Ja-cobs) represented theWesternCape outfit.
All-star teamMany of the Western Cape
team playersmade the all-starteam – Erasmus, Van Krester-en, Fortune, Davids, Jacobs,Fortune, Julie, Swanepooland Mulder.Three umpires also ob-
tained their national grading(level 4) – Bonita Cloete, Ce-leste Achilles Nomdo andMonkgogi Thakgathi.
Province’ssoftballvictorious
BREATHTAKING BIKING: Multiple motocross champion and trial bike specialist Brian Capper had the crowd in aweat the Cape Argus SportShow, which was held at Sandringham near Stellenbosch over the weekend. Here he jumpsacross volunteer Natasha Schaake. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Eagles establish nest in HeideveldEARL HAUPT
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Crystal Palace Football Club’sfoundation visited Heideveld andHout Bay recently to conduct a se-ries of coaching clinics and hosta mini-tournament.The tournament saw u.11 boys
and u.13 girls compete for theright to play at the Barclays Pre-mier League (BPL) Live event,which took place in Camps Bayover the weekend.However, one of the more im-
portant aims of the day in Heidev-eld was to establish a legacy forCrystal Palace, affectionatelyknown as the Eagles in the region.The event was facilitated and
organised by Active Communi-ties, a British-based organisationwith an office in Cape Town, withwhich Crystal Palace has workedin the past.Robin Falken, project manager
of Active Communities in CapeTown, said having Palace visitHeideveld was significant in it-self.“It is massive for the communi-
ty as soccer is a major sport in thecommunities; it is the most domi-nant and most popular sportthroughout.“These kids often look up to the
soccer stars as their role modelsand for them to get out of the cir-cumstances that they are in,” hesaid.GaryMulcahey, sports develop-
ment director of the Crystal Pal-ace foundation, said although thefirst team has been to Cape Townduring their pre-season, this hasbeen the first time that the clubhas had an opportunity to involveitself in community work.“The club was here pre-season
and played some games in the sta-dium and really enjoyed it andthat was one of the reasons which
were great when the PremierLeague announced Cape Townwas going to be the venue for BPLLive and we were going to makesure thatCrystal Palacewas goingto have a presence here in the lo-cal townships,” he said.Mulcahey said the aim was to
get children to play and enjoyplaying in a tournament set-up.“Speaking to coaches locally,
they train a lot, but there are notmany competitions like this. Thatwas one area that they wanted toget going.“Also we are here to see local
talent and see what players thereare out there.“If we can do well in the local
communities, then these kids willalways remember Crystal Palaceand the day that they came tothem and hopefully we can leavea legacy and they will have a littlesoft spot for Crystal Palace,” headded.
Yonrick Isaacs ofWoodlands Primary
School (left)watches as his
teammate ElyaazFortune clears the
ball from anonrushing
Ayabonga Maloyeifrom Heideveld
during CrystalPalace’s visit to
the area last week.PHOTO: EARL HAUPT
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The ever-popular Easter tournament,now in its 10th year, promises to pro-vide plenty of excitement as well as en-
tertainment galore.The u.14 soccer event, hosted by of one of
the oldest clubs in Cape soccer, TrinitariansFootball Club, has attracted the cream of thecrop. The tournament sees 24 teams fromacross the Cape Peninsula vying for thesought-after championship trophy in thegold section.The hive of activity takes place at the Sal-
berau Sports Ground fromSaturday toMon-day. Matches start at 09:00 each day.Michael Hendricks, chairperson of Trini-
tarians, says the youth soccer tournamentis not only a serious competition but also anexciting event in which players from vari-ous communities strut their stuff in theplay-ing arena.“They can learn new tricks; make new
friendships since the common love of soccerwill definitely bring them together.”The organisers of the Easter tournament
hope to provide great games and, by doingso, perhaps entice and inspire players andtheir teams to share the interest in soccer.“Ourmain goal is to ensure that the youth
soccer festival be even better, larger andmore enjoyable. We would like to have evenmore teams in order to make our soccer cup
more colourful, more thrilling and well-known,” says Hendricks.The Mitchell’s Plain club Cape Tars will
be determined and eager to defend the cham-pionship title they won in the gold sectionlast year.The previous champions, Fireflighters
(2014) and Vasco da Gama (2013), have notentered for this year’s event.But there is enough of a challenge as clubs
like Morgenster United of the Mitchell’sPlain area, Benfica of Manenberg, HanoverPark FC, Hellenic, Ajax Cape Town, Juven-tus of Khayelitsha, Clarewood of Cape Dis-trict LFA and new entrants Cape Town Liv-erpool Academy will be in it to win it.With that in mind the 24 teams will be di-
vided into eight groupsof three eachandwillcompete on a round-robin league basis.The winners of each group will advance
to the gold section quarter-final knockoutstages. Teams finishing secondwill competein the quarter-finals of the silver section.The third-placed teamswill enter the fray inthe bronze section.Besides trophies and medals up for grabs,
cash incentives will be given to thewinners,runners-up and losing semi-finalist andquarter-finalist as well.The player of the tournament and goal-
keeper will be chosen by the match officialsand the manager and top goalscorer awardsby the tournament committee.
HIGH KICKS: Mathew Herman of Meadowridge FC (left) clears the ball to beat achallenge by Liam Hechtor of Morgenster United during their clash in the Tournament bythe Sea for u.13s played in Strandfontein over the weekend. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS