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Bellville CBD filth has hawkers complaining

By Ndumiso Mangaliso An unbearable stench in the Bellville Central Business District (CBD), emanating from toilets that have not been cleaned and various other filth near the main public transport interchange, is a health hazard. Bellville’s Durban Road and South Street residents, including hawkers trying to make a living, are complaining about the lack of regular cleaning in their streets and at the public transport interchange. Public toilets, hawkers say, were closed last year and they have no decent place to relieve themselves. The lack of public toilets compels the hawkers and other members of the public, including the homeless community, to urinate wherever they can in the CBD. The stench here, particularly in summer, is unbearable, say hawkers. Hawker, Brian Pokani says that they were shocked when the public toilets were locked sometime last year. Two months after the public toilets were locked they were informed that the municipality planned to renovate them. The municipality then made a provision of four bucket toilets. “The green bucket toilets, there are only four, are not enough to accommodate all of us and sometimes [the] municipality fails to come to pump out faeces from these toilets. And when it’s a sunny day with

soaring temperatures the smell from the toilets is everywhere. We don’t even have water, we need to carry water from our houses so that we can drink when we are here, or else we are forced to buy water from retailers,” said Pokani. Another hawker, who does not want to be named for fear of her safety, alleges that there is a large amount of drug-dealing in the Bellville CBD. She says that she rents a kiosk at the public transport interchange from the municipality. Some hawkers, she says, operate illegally without the required municipality trading permits.

“But if I am unable to pay rent to the municipality for a period of three months they come and confiscate all my products.

I do not see any reason to vote because the government is really failing us. It seems like our health and living standards are not important to authorities because we are trading in a filthy environment,” she said. Residents of the CBD who rent flats above the supermarkets and shops are also affected. The City of Cape Town has been approached for comment.

Tafelsig learners presented with opportunity to improve maths aptitudes

Getting stuck in Liam Inglis, lending assistance tutor Johan Mutuque – tutor and Daniel Jongbloed. (pic submitted) GrandWest has partnered with AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences) to improve learners maths results at AZ Berman High School in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain.

A total of 200 Grade 8 learners signed up to the programme and will receive extra lessons every Saturday for 12 weeks. (staff reporter)

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A Blessed, Prosperous, Peaceful and an Unforgettable 2019 for all Cape Flats News Readers and Management

I Declare to all Cape Flats News Readers – all Disappointments you experienced in 2018 will be Re-Appointments in 2019. Every set-back in 2018 was a set-up for a major come-back in 2019. God is going to restore everything that is lacking in your life and unlock the life you always wanted in 2019 and I declare Psalm 23:5-6 over your life. On a serious note.

We cannot in (2019) still allow ourselves

to be held ransom by unethical, discredited and leaders who don’t have the people at heart and still at the helm governing us. We must join the fight against the powerful and the corrupt who are trying to rob us of our democracy. No matter how much we may stand to gain or lose from the transaction. We need the emergence of leadership in South Africa that can see beyond their personal pockets and capture a God-inspired vision of the nation. (Proverbs 29:18). We make an impassioned plea to South Africa’s new

university graduates to save the country from the edge of economic disaster and moral chaos, and re-imagine a secure and better future for generations to come. The lack of economic opportunity causes chaos and effects the quality of life for many, and the shame, the loss of self-worth not being able to provide for one’s family contributed to the erosion of so many families. As emerging leaders, you are graduating into a society you could not have imagined after 25 years. You are graduating at a time when

our nation is engulfed with anger, and racial polarisation, when the foundations and pillars of our constitutional democracy are being challenged and tested. We cannot allow the gains we made in the last 25 years to erode. With the up-coming elections you and I will be presented with the opportunity to choose leaders of your choice – choose them with wisdom and fore-thought. Proverbs 29:18 & 2 Chronicles 7:14. God Bless. ken.mitchell@telkomsa.net cell 0641339460

Melvin’s Latin Dancers Needs Financial Support Heritage protection for Bo-Kaap gazetted

Former professional dancer Melvin Wiener does not know the words ‘sit and do-nothing.’

Since Melvin’s Dance Studio was established in 1982, Melvin has been persistent in creating opportunities for aspiring Ballroom

and Latin dancers in his beloved Bonteheuwel community. Yet through his achievements and popularity his club have attracted dancers from around the Western Cape.

His current class are busy preparing for regional and national competitions. But sadly, his aspirant dancers and learners are struggling financially to meet their expenses. The club leadership including a whole-hearted Melvin, ask potential donors to call 076 136 6294 or email: melvinsdancestudio@gmail.com/ wienermelvin@yahoo.com (staff reporter)

The inclusion of the Bo-Kaap area

in a heritage protection overlay zone (HPOZ) was published in

the Western Cape Provincial

Gazette on Friday 12 April 2019.

All land units and public streets

in the Bo-Kaap are now included in the HPOZ and as such have

heritage protection. ‘From now on

development applications for properties within the Bo-Kaap will be assessed more critically

with an additional focus on the impact that the development proposal will have on the heritage

value of the building and site and on the area.

This is to prevent inappropriate development and

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‘Aunty Patty’s GOOD, optimistic of making inroads in the elections Staff Writer CAPE TOWN - Patricia de Lille’s new GOOD political party, having been formed only recently, is contesting to win the 2019 general elections when South Africans go to the polls next month, on May 8. After 18 months of bitter infighting with the DA leadership, veteran politician Patricia de Lille – former executive mayor of the city of Cape Town – resigned from the DA, as well as from her post as Cape Town mayor at the end of October, and then announced the formation of her movement on 18 November, followed by its name on 2 December. The GOOD movement is participating in the 2019 general elections at provincial and national level and has official party representatives spread out in all the nine provinces as well as nationally.

She says that if she won the election, her GOOD movement will fix the Western Cape by creating job opportunities and looking at the ownership of businesses in the province, as currently 80% of businesses are “white controlled”. “We need to make black and coloured people owners of businesses. The economy needs to be transformed. We have a plan for housing, environmental climate change, as well as economic and social justice,” she said.

Early in February, GOOD launched its manifesto under the banner #FixSA. The manifesto’s policies propose to “turn government on its head”. Aunty Patty says that GOOD is the only party that has a plan that has been tested. “We are the only one with a plan. We have tried it and tested it.

In our manifesto, all solutions are tried and tested,” she said. She says that the Ipsos Affectionately known as ‘Aunty Patty,’ de poll survey predicted that GOOD in its short Lille detailed her GOOD plans to Khulani period of existence, will capture at least 1% Media—an umbrella body of 12 community of the vote nationally. newspapers in the Western Cape. “I left the bad to form the GOOD. I am a fighter. I can She says that what she found mostly in her fight every day,” says de Lille. “I have a five- campaign trail nationally, is that every one year plan prepared, to give a five-year service out of three South Africans say that they are to the country, and then let young people not going to vote and approximately 37% of lead. We have to put in everything to get seats eligible voters are disillusioned. “They have in the national and provincial parliament.” been voting all these years but see no change.

God forbid we have to convince them to vote.

Our strategy from the beginning is to say that there is hope and that there are solutions to the problems they experience,” she says. She says the GOOD party has brought together young people from all races and that she thought that she would use her experience to ►► Aunty Patty.jpg: Veteran politician, Patricia de Lille, fondly known as Aunty Patty, is optimistic that her GOOD movement will make nurture them, but inroads in the 2019 general elections. Photo: Peter Luhanga. that she is learning from them instead. De Lille says that the “When we are in that situation we will enter voter turnout might be low and if that should into those negotiations. A coalition should not be the case it will only benefit the old parties. be about who will get positions but should Asked whether her party is going to enter rather be about what’s best for Capetonians. into a coalition should it not secure an It is a political suicide to say we are going outright majority win, she said that she had to do this and that [relating to a coalition]. no preconceived idea who the GOOD party Coalition is part of democracy now. We will would jump into bed with to form a coalition consult our national executive and decide.

But now we are in it to win,” she says. government.

Down Syndrome Activist Needs Aid Modderdam recipient of two new computer labs

Faseega Coetzee and her daughter Shaziah hopes to travel to Phoenix, Arizona is hanging on a thin thread.

At the time of writing the Bonteheuwel mother who is on a mission to raise funds for her six - year old to attend a special programme in America for children with Down Syndrome, was still considerable short of the financial target needed. Gigi’s Playhouse is an achievement centre for people with Down Syndrome, their families and community.it provides

free therapeutic and educational programmes which include advanced literacy, maths and skills training. It was through research that Faseega discovered Gigi’s Playhouse and she has been communicating with them for two years via social media. ‘I’ve learned about their advanced educational system, equipment and methods they use to better the life of special needs people, ‘said Faseega.

Ms. Coetzee said the trip to Arizona would be life-changing for Shaziah and she planned to use the experience at Gigi’s Playhouse to educate others. If you able to contribute financially call Faseega @ 064 199 2819 or Shafiek @ 074 075 2401. (staff reporter)

Fairy godmother help realise grade 12 dreams As is often the case in impoverished areas, many matriculants are unable to attend farewell event due to financial shortcomings. Fairy Godmother, a Hanover Park Npo and its founder Sandy Lentor are ensuring needy youngsters get to their matric balls. She started the project four years after

seeing a need for it in Hanover Park. ‘People from all over are asking me to help their children and I love doing it – making them feel beautiful,’ she said. She runs the project from the Youth Impact and Sustainable Solutions hub at Crystal High School. (staff reporter)

The opening of computer and science labs at Modderdam High School in Bonteheuwel is the start of its dream to become a school of excellence for maths and science. So said principal Rona Rayray, at the recent launch of the two labs. The laboratories were made possible

by DXC.technology, as part of its corporate social responsibility outreach.

Speaking at the launch, Ms. Rayray said the initiative was more than just a computer and science lab. Referring to the pupils, she said: “The talent we saw here shows we are so much more than just gang violence and drugs. This initiative fulfils our dream of becoming an excellent science and maths school. “By achieving, we are experiencing the kind of education our freedom fighters would wish for us. Through this, we are honouring them. This is about building a better Modderdam High, a better community, a better society, and ultimately a better nation, because that is what Nelson Mandela wanted for us.”

The school’s head of maths and science, teacher Adnaan Adams, said he would like to see a greater merger between science and the arts.

“We believe everyone can do mathematics and science by creating an enabling environment.

We need to educate our children towards the future. As parents, we tend to get nervous when our children are taught things we don’t know, but education remains a social engagement. As teachers, we also need to upskill ourselves and become lifelong learners,” Mr. Adams said.

It was because of the school’s effort to upskill their teachers that networks were developed at information and technology workshops. When the school was informed of the opportunity to get science and computer labs, Mr. Adams got the ball rolling by producing a 50-page proposal. His and the school management team’s efforts got the attention of DXC.technology. (staff reporter)

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PROPERTY ASSIST INTRODUCTION – THE ER OF THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY

MY STORY – Jerome (48) & Cheryl Abrahams (46) owns a home in Mitchellsplain, which they bought many years ago.

The property is now worth R 900 000, whilst there is still R 300 000 outstanding on the bond.

Jerome was retrenched in 2013 and only reemployed in 2017.

During this period, there is a number of shortterm debts that were incurred, and amounts are also to schools and the municipality.

Their goals were to: • Stop auction and legal action against the property • Keep occupation of their home • Pay all judgements and clear their credit record • Pay arrear bond and municipal account • Pay and consolidate short term debt They are both earning stable consistent income now and were able to apply at Property Assist to keep their home and through uniquely structured property transaction.

They have been given the opportunity (3 years) to stay in their property, fix their credit record, increase the bond and keep occupation of their home. Property Assist was able to provide a lasting result in their lives.

INTRODUCTION: Property Assist is an organisation that help property owners in distress. Yes, we know you do not want to tell everyone that you are in difficulty!

You are not alone, there are lots of property owners that are in the same situation -at least 20 000 sale in execution auctions a year!

Property Assist is in the business to help property owners to stop legal action or

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auctions, save their homes, pay or consolidate debt, buy time to recover or fix up and sell the property if not able to recover. We conduct this in a highly confidential environment with a focus on the needs of the property owner.

There is not a person that cannot be helped if they own a property and are willing to follow proper advice. Everyone has a specific need that requires a unique solution which Property Assist can manage for you.

The Property Assist team consists of attorneys, chattered accountants, property-, conveyancing-, maintenance-, credit recovery-, property investment- and bond application specialists, which will assist you to provide a solution.

Our process is simple and easy: • APPLICATION: Complete an application and provide supporting documentation to prepare for your owner consultation to receive written Approval in Principle.

• OWNERS CONSULTATION: Consult with our Property Solution Specialist with regards to your current status, possible solutions and goals.

• FINAL APPROVAL: Provide supporting documentation for Solution and Investment Committee meeting.

• DEAL SOLUTION PRESENTATION: Accept and sign the solution offered to proceed with the funding of the property transaction through a property investor.

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BONTEHEUWEL DEVELOPMENT FORUM BUILDING PEOPLES POWER FOR A SAFE, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY CHRISTOPHER TRUTER FOOTBALL AND COLINE WILLIAMS NETBALL TOURNAMENTS 15 -17 JUNE 2019

The Bonteheuwel Development Forum (BDF) or National Youth Month is a time to reflect on consisting of Street Committees are organising our painful past and ensure that we as a society,

its Annual Christopher Truter Football and Coline community and neighbourhood keep our youth

Williams Netball tournaments respectively safe from harm and create safe spaces for our

with the intention of building united and safe youth to learn, play and excel in all aspects of life. neighbourhoods for its children and families This tournament affords us as street committees through using sports as a vehicle. The BDF’s and neighbourhoods to take our streets, blocks intention is to build neighbourhood pride by and recreational spaces back from gangsters

uniting behind its own and celebrating our and drug lords and allow our youth and families youth’s talents and skills. The tournaments will to enjoy our neighbourhoods without fear. be held on the Masjied/Sunday League Field over the weekend of 15 to 17th June 2019.

As a community we humbly request all

stakeholders including current and former

The fourteen Bonteheuwel Primary Schools Bonteheuwel residents, alma maters, sports Tournaments for football and netball will have persons, successful business persons,

their knock-out games and quarter finals in the professionals, sports bodies, business, the police run up to June 16 weekend and play their final and law enforcement as well as all government game as a curtain raiser for the Senior Final on and civil society organisations to join us in our

Monday 17th June. From our 22 blocks, each quest to bring peace to Bonteheuwel and its Block Committee can enter (3) Netball teams, neighbourhoods. It is our humble request that

for under 10, 14 and senior team, (3) Soccer you peruse our list of needs (see our Facebook

Teams for under 14, 16 and senior teams. Each page) and donate anything in cash or kind, to participant must live in the block they play for as make our Netball and Football tournaments a

the tournaments are only open for Bonteheuwel success. We the Bonteheuwel Community and youth.

In order for our community to make our Goals Against Crime and Poverty and Community

Building intervention a success we are in need of sponsorship of a number of items. June 16th

our youth need you now more than ever before.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further

details on WhatsApp at 076 3783 842 or via

e-mail at henrietteabrahams@gmail.com. (copy submitted)

Orchid says thank you to Soundtech at Vangate Mall for a donation of an urn following a burglary at Multipurpose which left the older persons empty handed.

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LET’S TALK BUSINESS DIRECTORSHIP IS NOT JUST A TITLE

When you register your new company, you will most likely be listed as one of the initial directors of the company. Besides your name being printed on the company registration documents you will also have the following duties and liabilities.

that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions in relation to that company; and Furthermore, informing the board of any material information that comes to his or her attention as soon as possible.

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• for any losses, damages or costs incurred by the company as a result of such director’s breach of his or her duties above; • if he or she binds the company to any agreements without the authority to do so; • if he or she acts in the name of the company in a false or misleading manner; and • if he or she signs false or misleading financial statements.

Heinrich Jemane CA(SA) is the founder and managing director of LBH Chartered Accountants. Visit the website www.

Duties: littlebizhub.co.za or call 021-9038127. Also Thus, any person standing as a director should To perform all functions and exercise all do so in good faith, in the best interest of the In the above cases, the director will be “Like” and “Share” this article on LBH powers: company and have sufficient knowledge and personally liable toward he company and / Chartered Accountants Facebook page.

• in good faith and for the proper purpose; expertise to hold the position. or any other affected party who suffered loss.

• in the best interest of the company at all Liabilities: For the full legislative text, refer to sections times; 76 and 77 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008.

• with the degree of care, skill and diligence The director can be held personally liable:

BONTEHEUWEL CRUSADERS CHRISTMAS BAND CELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARY

The Bonteheuwel Crusaders Christmas Choir Band was established by the late J.J. van Reenen in 1979. We are a Cultural, Community-Based, Non-Profit, Voluntary Organisation which through the medium of music communicates and encourages education, good moral values and living standards. We encourage young and old to build good relationships within the community. We believe that good personal discipline is important to achieve success in all spheres of life. Our present membership profile includes male and females from the age of 1 year to 80 years.

climate and the rate of unemployment within the Bonteheuwel Community. This has led to families having to make tough decisions on how to spend their money and often expenses for cultural and sports hobbies can only be paid for after basic needs are provided for. Due to financial constraints we have had to put a hold on buying new instruments for our young members to use in learning and participation in musical items.

Our message to the youth of Bonteheuwel is to make healthy choices, set balanced goals and get involved with personal and community development initiatives to build a peaceful, safe place for themselves and our relationship as we grow our organisation Persons from all cultural backgrounds, their families. and uplift the name of the Lord Our God in different creeds and physical challenges all we do. The events we are preparing for are welcome to join as members - if music this year are our 40th Anniversary Dance to is their passion. Training in Music Theory be held at the Athlone Civic Centre on 26 as well as Music Practice is shared as well July 2019 with the well-known Sweet Sounds as singing and squad drilling. All varieties Dance Band to entertain our guests at only of music is played although our main focus R100 per person. is on Christmas Music over the Festive Season, we also play conventional, choral Our Thanksgiving Service date will be and classical music throughout the year. confirmed for September 2019. We hope Most of our senior members joined us as to record and launch our CD called ‘Down youngsters and have already relocated but return regularly to serve in the Choir’s Band.

As we celebrate our 40th Anniversary this year we trust that our faith in God and the support of the broader community, we as members of Bonteheuwel Crusaders may continue to strive for excellence in all we do.

We thank the Church of the Resurrection for providing us with a venue for all our The past few years have been extremely practices and we look forward to deepening difficult for us due to the strenuous economic

Memory Lane’ towards the end of 2gAs an organisation we are affiliated to the Western Cape Christmas Bands Union and to the South Africa United Christmas Choir Bands Board. We want to invite all interested to join us as we journey forward. For more information contact Mrs Veronica Manus on 072-363-5757.

This article was written by the group’s Secretary Mrs Manus and its Public Relations Officer Mr Adrian-Ruben Maxwell.

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Sport action from around the Peninsula

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ABSA Psl The league championship is going down the wire. With two games to play, at least four teams, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns, Bidvest Wits and Cape Town City are in with a chance to capture the lucrative league trophy.

This Saturday, May 4, sees City host log leaders Pirates in a humdinger at CT Stadium, kick off 15h00.

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►► Gauteng teams’ ‘boss’ Bayhill Premier Cup when ►► Mubeen Stuurman of Caledonian Roses gets ►► A relieved Samat Adams of the Farnese Athletic Club, Manenberg after the away from Silvertrees. Zaid Carr during a City Highlands Park edged Mamelodi Sundowns in an completing the Old Mutual Two Oceans division league game played at Malta Park on absorbing final to clinched this year’s prestigious U19 21km. (Credit Rashied Isaacs) Saturday. Callies won a bruising encounter 21title. (Credit Rashied Isaacs) 19. (Pic.Rashied Isaacs)

In this division a similar scenario, with two Cape Town teams, Ajax Cape Town and Stellenbosch, in the top three vying for top stop thereby gaining automatic promotion to the Psl. The league programmes concludes next week, Sunday, May 5. Check our Facebook for times and venues.

SAB CT Regional league

►► Sive Ntwasa of Primrose bulldozers his way pass ►► Zuleigha Samsodien of CPUT shows there is no limitation to sport by wearing hijaab as she executes a diving tackle on Cameon UCT Sibabalwe Mzanywa during a WP rugby Nicholas of Macassar RFC during a WP league game for ladies Super A league game played at Rosmead. The played at City Park on Saturday. For the record, Macassar won students won 54 -10 in the season opener.

38-0. (Pic Rashied Isaacs) (Credit Rashied Isaacs)

Local Districts Football

►► Zurina Breuer of Itheko and Athlone resident all smiles during the Central AC 10km challenge in Claremont on Sunday. Over 200 participants entered the annual race which saw them run through the streets of Rondebosch and Claremont finishing at Groote Schuur High School. (Credit Rashied Isaacs)

This year’s competition has seen the bar considerable raise by all the teams. No different to our nation divisions, with four and in some instances five games left, at least four teams, Young Pirates, Matroosfontein, Greenwood Athletic and Hanover Park in the running for top honours.

Whilst at the bottom five teams, Goal50 United, Bayview FC, Bluegum United, Rebels United and Cape Town rebels City FC, are threatened with relegation. This translates into nine teams playing for something at this stage of the competition. Who needs foreign excitement!

Get behind your teams!

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Amateur football at local districts have started. New player registrations are still welcome. Junior football seems to be thriving if judge by the numbers at Turfhall Road Sport Grounds whilst not far behind Rygate LFA, Johnson Road. Huge crowds are the order of

the day. This week sees Metropolitan (Bonteheuwel) and Heideveld LFA’s kick start their competitions.

Sport, and in particular football remains a catalyst to kick start a better life. Safa CT continues to urge more participation for the beautiful game.

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Netball Cup to open opportunities for women

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South Africa’s win to host the 2023 Netball World Cup could in-spire more girls to take part in the sport.

Netball is underdeveloped in schools around South Africa, and this landmark event is expected to empow-er girls to get into the sport.

It is the first time that the largest women’s sport-ing event in the world will be hosted on African soil. Cape Town was awarded the title of host city after a team comprising the city, Netball South Africa (NSA) and national and provincial government, presented a successful bid to the Inter-national Netball Federation.

“A lot of hard work and intense preparation from all spheres of government went into the bid to present what Cape Town has to ►► Shafiek Bean of the Nantes AC finishing the old mutual two oceans 21km offer. It was a team effort which showcased our world-class facilities and infrastructure, Well known Klipfontein Primary School educator Shafiek Bean of the Nantes AC all smiles as he finishes the Old Mutual as well as our expertise in hosting major Two Oceans 21km. (Pic, Rashied Isaacs) internation-al events,” said Cape Town Mayoral Committee Mem-ber for Safety dreams. It will create social cohesion and 2023 is a focus on ‘Taking Netball Back to Msomi (31) grew up in an impov-erished and Security JP Smith. infuse the city and nation with net-ball’s the People’. The programme will include a household in Ham-marsdale with seven The tournament will have direct economic positive values,” said Blanche de le Guerre, number of areas, including improving key broth-ers and sisters. impacts through visitor and organ-iser spend the chief executive of NSA. age group categories through new events and “She started with nothing and netball create jobs and will help promote women’s competitions. empowered her and gave her so many opThe biggest part of NSA’s preparations sport. for the World Cup will be in its domestic ” De le Guerre identified current South African portunities in life. When you are at training “It will inspire young women to break development programme. net-ball captain Bongiwe Msomi as a perfect or play-ing on court you are all equal, it is through the norms of society and traditional example of how netball can change the lives then not impor-tant how poor or how rich “The key part of the NSA domestic roles. This will empower them to follow their of young girls, no matter their background. your parents are,” said De le Guerre. development pro-gramme from now until

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