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LANZO CRUYWAGEN
About 8336 matriculants can finish the final leg of the school career with a bang and a whimper or allowed cheating to shatter their dreams. The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) started in all earnest yesterday (Wednesday) with candidates writing English 3rd Paper, Creative Writing. The MEC of Education in wishing matriculants good luck in the same breathe warned candidates to refrain from cheating. Cheating in these examinations can result in serious consequences such as being banned from writing the NSC for up to three years. According to MEC of Education Debbie Schäfer (pic) the Western Cape Education Department has employed 1701 invigilators at the 452 exams centres. Part of their duties is to check whether candidates are adhering to the NSC rules and regulations. “Pupils have spent at least twelve years at school and should not risk throwing all this away by choosing to use irregular means to pass the examinations. I sincerely hope that we will not have to disqualify any candidates this year. “Instead, I would like to see improved results, quality passes and an increase in numbers passing this year. It is far better to plan to study for exams than to cheat in the exams. I wish all the Grade 12’s the best of luck,” Schäfer said. The consequence for cheating can result amongst others if a candidate is found with crib notes or carrying any electronic devices be declared null and void, the candidate not receiving the NSC until she/he rewrites the subject and applies for a combination of results. Disqualified pupils can also be banned from writing examination for between one and three years. Meanwhile the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) has called for no disruption of schooling to allow the matric class of 2016 to write its final exams in a safe environment. SANCO national spokesperson
Olympian gold medalist, World champion and 400m world record holder Wade van Niekerk, on the iconic City Hall steps to acknowledge his adoring fans on a visit to the City. (Pic Rashied Isaacs) Jabu Mahlangu wished all pupils the very best and called on them to stay focus and not to be distracted from the enormity of the task at hand. He stressed that the investment made in the education of young people as future leaders is key to sustainable development.
It is against the backdrop that SANCO called for the temporarily suspension of community protest and their planning must take into account that disruption of transport system and schooling will adversely affect pupils on the point of obtaining their NSC. The African
National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) also called on all candidates to stay focused during the exam time, to complete the last lap of the basic education level which will allow them to begin another level education which is part and parcel of life. (Pic Lanzo Cruywagen)
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Agenda 2063 takes centre stage at editor’s forum African media has been urged to popularise the African Union Agenda 2063 and hold leaders accountable for its successful implementation. African Union (AU) Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Monday, challenged media practitioners to ask themselves how they are implementing Agenda 2063 within their own space. “It is very important for the media to communicate the agenda, to live it and hold the AU member states and governments accountable. It is all our agenda. We believe that the media and mass communications are critical to the success of Agenda 2063, especially in educating, informing and changing mind sets so that we instil in Africans
a belief in their ability to change their destiny.” As such, it is important that media should be credible, responsible and responsive, Dlamini Zuma said. She was speaking at the start of the two-day joint sitting of the Africa Editors’ Forum and Press Officers in Pretoria being held under the theme, ‘Deepening Africa’s narrative and capacities to deliver Agenda 2063’. The issue of media ownership and freedom of expression of the media was also highlighted by Dlamini Zuma, who called for telling the African story as opposed to relying on international media with a set agenda. She also touched on the protection of journalists in African countries. (SAnews.gov.za)
Engen and Work4You assist people with disabilities
The Pink Drive Breast cancer programme was organised by Bonteheuwel Churches in Action courtesy of Pastor Mike Seal and his team. Although it was a short and sweet programme, Councillor Angus Mckenzie and Soraya Salie of Bonteheuwel Walking Ladies were amongst the guest speakers. After the speeches, screenings test were performed and one lady in particular, who works at a community organisation. She was referred to GSH, due to a big lump discovered during her screening.
These make everyone sad, though also grateful for having the Pink Drive in Bonteheuwel, and those in attendance trust she will be okay. Prayers were spoken that the lump be removed and it’s not cancerous, which is her biggest fear. The entire session was informative with focus extended to men, to educate them about regular examination, specifically around their nipples, as men can also get breast cancer. (copy submitted)
Attending the Work4You 10th Anniversary dinner to celebrate the petroleum company’s on-going support for an NGO who are making an impact in an area of vital need are Melanie Holland Engen CSI Co-coordinator WC with Vuyo Mdokwe and Lynnette D’ Alton from Work4You, Bongi Vilakazi and Tristan Zass Work4You members and Andrew Bryce, Engen General Manager: Financial Services.
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Reasons Youth Join Gangs
A sense of belonging, acceptance and loyalty. Gangs may offer a sense of identity to their members and a way to gain attention or status. Kids who do not have strong ties to their families, communities, schools or places of worship may turn to gangs for companionship and as a substitute family. Companionship, training, excitement activities.
Peer pressure, if friends or family members are in a gang, kids may be pressured to join a gang. Some youth grow up in a neighborhood where gangs are almost a way of life. Financial gain. Being in a gang is often seen as a way to obtain money or possessions.
Some are drawn by parties, girls or drugs. Others feel they will receive more respect as a gang member and are seeking power. The need for physical safety and protection. In neighbourhoods and areas where gangs are present kids sometime feel or are told, that belonging to a gang will provide protection from other gangs.
Finally if you suspect your child might be in a gang or considering joining, try to get into family counselling. While the problem may not be yours, it can be best be worked out as a family. Report any suspicious activity to your local police station. (Own correspondent)
Failure to realize what being in a gang really means. Kids do not fully understand the danger, Gang member’s recruiters and the media risk and legal problems associated with being in glamorize the gang lifestyle. They prey on a gang. If they don’t have alternative activities children who lack a positive support system at and have too much unsupervised free time, they are at risk. home. A sense of self-worth and status.
visit our facebook page Bishop Lavis SAPS regularly presents Youth camps at different youth centres. These camps are held in partnership with SA Defence Force, AS Air Force and Safer Schools. Largely, aspects in leadership, anti-bullying, self-discipline, anti-drugs, gangsterism, sexual offences, domestic violence plus the importance of a crime scene and what to do if shootings happen in the community are address and
connected with interventions. The latest camp was held at Okky Jooste youth centre in Stellenbosch. Schools involved were Bergsig Primary (Bonteheuwel), Silverlea Primary (Athlone) and Montana Primary (Kalksteenfontein). Around 80 learners in grade 7 attended the camp. (Submitted by Captain M Louw Corporate Communication: Bishop Lavis SAPS)
Community Development Workers
By definition, Community Development Workers work with and in communities, seeking to all times to address the problems and challenges facing these communities. CDWs are an all-important link between the people and the programmes of government designed to address poverty and access to essential social services. As community development workers, we should not leave any problem unattended. We should not abandon people and communities with their problems not fully addressed. We should be the first to raise the alarm about bureaucratic delays and corrupt practices that deny our people the services due to them.
Government has a constitutional obligation to take all reasonable legislative and other measures, taking into account available resources, to achieve the progressive realization of adequate health care, housing, social development, education and so on.
whether people know about the services from which they could benefit. You exemplify what we mean when we speak of agents of change. But you should also serve as catalysts who activate communities themselves to be their own liberators, consistent with the vision of a people-driven process of development.
Accordingly, it is very important that we attract Your mandate is clear. It is: the most committed people to this cadre of * to assist in the removal of development and public servants. As government, we should service delivery bottlenecks ensure their proper training as well as effective * to strengthen the democratic social contract supervision. between government and the communities As community development workers, you * to link communities you live and work in with should live by the letter and spirit of Batho government services and relay community Pele. In this way, among others, you will help to concerns and problems back to government increase the effectiveness of our system of local * to support, nurture and advocate for an organised voice for the poor; and government, strengthen its awareness of, and capacity to respond to, the needs of the people * to improve government-community networks. at the local level. We Belong, We Care, We Serve. Clearly, it is always important that the Go to the people; community development workers are linked to Live among the people; municipal wards and to Ward Councillors and Learn from the people; Committees. Plan with the people; It is critically important for all community Work with the people; development workers consistently to ask Start with what the people know; themselves the question: Have I have been Build on what the people have; able to deliver on the mandate of the CDW Teach them by showing; learn by doing; programme? Not a showcase but a pattern; The answer to that question would depend, Not odds and ends but a system; among other things, on whether, through your Not piecemeal but an integrated approach; work, people no longer have to travel long Not to confirm but to transform; distances to access government services, and Not relief but release.
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Surah al-Baqarah 02:278
O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah, and give up what remaineth (due to you) from usury, if ye are (in truth) believers.
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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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Jong kinders in groepe van so ses tot agt beweeg rond in Cape Flats woonbuurte en skole en doen kwaad. Die afgelope maand het ek verskeie insidente al waargeneem. Hier is ʼn paar voorbeelde – • Groot plant potte by iemand se huis het hulle probeer omstoot om te breek, gelukkig het bure dit bewaar, op hulle geskreeu en toe spandeer die kinders,
Redaksioneel Dat vreemde mense jou woonplek betree en jou besittings steel is erg genoeg. Hoe dit voel as mense jou huis se deure of vensters oopforseer en jou en jou familie geweldig aanrand en seermaak, is byna ondenkbaar? Dit het die afgelope maande verskeie kere gebeur in ons areas. Die teikens is gewoonlik ouer, dikwels weerlose mense and vroue. Dit mag deur die polisie as huisroof geklassifeer word, maar so ʼn aanval onder hierdie omstandighede moet as poging tot moord aangekla word. Die polisie behoort hierdie misdade and rooftogte te prioritiseer en ʼn spesiale taakspan aan te stel om dit stop te sit … NOU …. voor nog mense aangerand word en of seerkry.
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• Jong boompies wat mense en skole in hul tuin plant, word afgebreek en dan hardloop hulle al laggend weg. • Saterdag by die ˈwhite houseˈ se kleedkamers het ses van hulle daar ingegaan en skade gedoen aan alles wat gebreek kan word.
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Poor still need a voice to air their grievances
Despite the noble intentions of many independent publications the poor still need a voice. Positive criticism without constantly attacking the government is a huge challenge for the media, though in my opinion many are ignorant. People are face with the same social challenges such as poverty and lack of housing. Nothing much has change and the media plays an important role of communicating the community needs to all spheres of government. It appears this newspaper is trying to challenge and motivate political leaders to address issues on the ground. My tip is to remain vocal though get your targeted communities to support you. (M Dhalmini)
• Ek sien gereeld hoe kinders onder ˈn skool se boom openlik sit en rook. Wat help dit om klagtes by die polisie te lệ, as die kinders bloot laggend weghardloop en dan selfs die ouers jou ignorer en niemand mag geidentifiseer word nie. (Van besorgde ouer)
TIME TO VALUE AND SEIZE THE MOMENT AND BE DETERMINED TO SAVE YOUR ACADEMIC YEAR BECAUSE LIFE IS FULL OF DESTINY DEFINING MOMENTS - THE EXTRAORDINARY IS CALLING – SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS - WHATEVER IT TAKES, GO AFTER IT AND WITH SUCH DETERMINATION, WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU ARE DESTINED TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOVERS AND SHAKERS
To be successful you must break out of your comfort zone and become comfortable with the new and unfamiliar. Don’t be afraid to dream big and pursue your passion. Don’t let anyone else determine what success means for you. It’s your life. The biggest frustration in life is people who question the abilities of people based on their disabilities. This column is aimed at closing the access gap for people with disabilities whether physical or mental to prove that disability is not an obstacle to success in life. While the walls of society keep pushing at you as a disabled
Arcadia using sport as ‘walking out’ Committed and dedicated learners at Arcadia High School in Bonteheuwel eager to make their mark in effecting a difference have starting to participate more earnestly in sport as a means to escape the daily bait of drugs and gangsterism. Although there appears a section of learners at the school intend on disrupting learning at the school. Unfortunately for them, they reckon without the resilience of the educators and tenacity of sports devotee Kader de Goede. Since his appointment three months ago, the school has entered numerous external sport tournaments, something they have not done for years. The learners have not disappointed with their performances on the field who for many was the first time playing outside the area. Given their limitations couple with lack of resources they have competed well above their weight. Considerable credit must go to de Goede, who not only instilled a sense of discipline but also a sense of pride amongst the learners representing one’s school. Let’s hope more learners grasp the opportunities beyond the classroom. (copy submitted)
or disadvantaged person you must see your life as an opportunity to push back at society and do everything that is in your imagination in pursuit of the life you wants to live, and those who tell you something is impossible must get the response from you “WATCH ME”. Remember you exist in uncharted territory and you must remain bullish about the future. What the world needs is a person who has come alive in pursuit of something that inspires them. For those who had no plan it’s never too late to start planning your life. Remember time has a way of passing very quickly, so get your action plan into gear now. Higher education is one of the most effective interventions to take you out of poverty and
increase your earning capacity. A lack of quality education will remain an impediment to job opportunities and economic freedom. A special plea to the Government and the State President to get off the dance floor and find solutions to prevent exams from being affected and to ensure that school fees are never an obstacle to poorer students, as the country already had an unacceptable high failure rate. Education is the lifeblood of democracy. Students Just give your best. Our prayers are guaranteed for all of you. God Bless. Ken. Mitchell – 0844094538 / facebook Kenneth r Mitchell foundation
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Monitor porn behaviors The ease of access to pornography has changed hurriedly. These days exposure to online porn begins around the age of 10 or 11 and increase with age. Children who receive •Be capable of communicating about sexual sex and relationship education from an early matters. age are likely to – Discuss your family’s values and beliefs as well •Understand and accept physical and as the range of beliefs that may be held in the emotional changes with confidence, community. Tell them if they see something in public, and the internet is public, to let you • Feel positive about their bodies, know. Open and honest communication is •Make informed and responsible sexual critical to monitoring what children are busy decisions later in life, with. (copy submitted)
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Festival of Flavours
The final cook off in the Festival of Flavours competition takes place at Vangate Mall on Saturday October 29. The top five cooks taking part in the final cook-off are Jasmine Davids, Irfaan Dalvie, Dilshaad Dalvie, Asgari Khan and Badru Abrahams. Two of the judges, Flori Schrikker (pic) and Koelsam Kamalie, who hail from Bonteheuwel, and who have their own cooking show on Via (channel 147 on DSTV), plus recently published their own cook book, Kook saam Kaaps, will form part of the adjudication panel. Schrikker jokes that they too wanted to take part because of the wonderful prizes on offer. May the best cook win!
Shaping of CBD moving ahead
Local ward councillor Angus McKenzie (pic), pronounce despite several hiccups in the last couple of years, plans to upgrade the Bonteheuwel Central Business District (CBD are going ahead. McKenzie says there are two important aspects for residents to take note off – one is that City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration programme (Murp) has set aside about R2, 5 million to start off with the upgrade and once the funds are used, discussion between the National Department Public Works will resume for more funding to be allocated to the rest of the upgrade. Community organisations are invited to attend the meetings as they represent the community and it would be difficult to get individual comments. A public participation meeting is scheduled for the first two weeks in November.
Still time for high school learners to apply for 2017 scholarships There is still time to enter the DirectAxis Currie Cup scholarship, but applicants need to get their entries in soon as the closing date is 11 November. Financial services company, DirectAxis, launched the school scholarship programme as part of its Currie Cub sponsorship. In total it is offering R250 000 to cover school fees and other education-related expenses, including sports tours, for high-school learners. Fifty scholarships of R5 000 each will be awarded. To apply learners or their guardians need to go to www.yoursupportplayer.co.za and fill in the online application. The successful applicants will be informed from 14 November onward. The scholarships will be paid to the schools they attend to cover expenses for the 2017 academic year. (copy submitted)
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LET’S TALK BUSINESS PRICE CHECK
How do you know whether the price charged for your product or service is indeed correct? Using what your competitors are charging and dropping it slightly may not be the best method Chances are that your competitor did the same, or they do not necessarily use the same materials or processes you do. This means that you may be pricing yourself out of business. Even though the principles for determining a price is the same for most business, the method may be different for a product as opposed to a service, and it may even differ from
one industry to the next. In this article, month. Based on shop size, assume I will briefly explain the principle for a that the single employee could realistically sell a maximum 800 units product. per month from the shop. If the cost Example: price per unit (including delivery) is For the sake of simplicity, I will R50, this implies a maximum direct assume only one type of product is cost of R40000 per month (800 sold. The first question is what the units x R50). The absolute minimum maximum number of units is one could selling price per unit is calculated as realistically sell at the current level of R50000/800=R62.50, where R50000 overheads. is the sum of the overheads and the Assume you are selling a product direct cost. This price can be adjusted from a small shop with one employee. upward by between 20% and 100% to Assume the shop rental, salary and arrive at a final price. The percentage other overheads cost R10 000 per adjustment can now be tested by
Cape Town schools show off culinary prowess
The winners of the GrandWest CSI School Cook Off Event were the team from Goodwood College. From left to right are Alan Meyer (Director Metro North), Albert Fritz (MEC), Trudy Rene Barros (learner), Naomi-Leigh Naidoo (learner) and Mervyn Naidoo (General Manager of GrandWest). Nine Consumer Studies learners from five Western Cape based schools recently showcased their culinary prowess in the GrandWest CSI School Cook-Off Event under the watchful eye of a panel of judges. The cook off was the culmination of GrandWest’s Social Economic Development Department’s Consumer Studies upliftment programme which has seen the Consumer Studies classrooms at four of schools upgraded to ensure healthier teaching and learning environments for both learners and teachers. The upgrade project included equipping the classrooms with seven stoves each, as well as crockery, cooking utensils
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and fridges. Industrial tables and cupboards were installed, while various aesthetic improvements were also made, including fixing the ceilings and repainting the classrooms. Participating in the GrandWest CSI School Cook Off Event were Goodwood College, JG Meiring High, Ravensmead High, Sinethemba High and the Batavia School for Skills. “We congratulate all of the participants in our cook off competition and wish them the best of luck with their future,” says GrandWest’s Group Social Economic Development Manager, Heidi Edson. in general good health are eligible to donate blood. Call 21 57 6300.
It’s time to play “remember when” at the official Bonteheuwel High School Reunion. We are calling on all lads and lasses who matriculated between 1985 and 1987 from Bonteheuwel High School to join in on this hugely exciting event. The festivities will get underway on Saturday November 12, 2016, with a spectacular Cotton Club theme dinner at Parow Civic Centre, Cape Town. For more information contact Vanessa @ 076 510 8333 or Chantel @ 083 418 1615. This is going to be an Upmarket Event and you sure don’t want to miss it!! We hope to see you there ….!!
Support Group -Nar – Anon is a fellowship helping families and friends of addicts. Meetings are held every night around the Peninsula. Visit www.naranon.org.za or call 088 129 6791 for details.
Volunteers Needed-Friends of the Children’s Hospital at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital need volunteers to spend time with lonely, sick children. If you are over 16 and a few hours to spare every week, contact 021 658 5243 or email admin@focha.co.za
Useful Number-The City has one call centre number for all accounts and general enquiries. The number is 0860 103 089.
Haafith School-An Nur Educational Centres offers Haafith School for boys and girls. Islamic Studies from Grade R to Grade 12, as well as adult Arabic and tafseer classes. For details, call Zulfah Mintin Francis @ 021 633 1500 or email: zulfahfrancis@gmail.com Donate Blood-The Western Province Blood Transfusion Service is appealing for donors with Group-O blood. Group-O is compatible with all other blood types. Persons older than 16, weighing more than 5kg and who is
Legal Help-If you can’t afford a lawyer, the UCT Law Clinic can help you with civil matters, such as divorces, evictions, accidents, contractual disputes and more. The service is free to those who cannot afford an attorney. However, clients will be asked to pay for disbursements if they are working. Email: uctlawclinic@uct. ac.za for details.
Snack Dance-St Johns the Evangelist Anglican Church will hold its Annual Snack Dance at the Dulcie September (Athlone) Civic Centre on Friday, November 4 from 8pm till late. Take your own food and drinks. Tickets cost R1 and are available from the church office. For more information call June Barnes @ 021 697 4956/ 072 690 1322 Reunion-The annual reunion for clubs and players from the former Turfhall Cape Union FA of the 60ˈs and 70ˈs will take place on Saturday November 5 at the Turfhall Stadium from 2pm. For more information call Ray Sauls @ 074 1070 199 or Reg Benjamin @ 082 886 6280.
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comparing your price to what the competitors are charging. The example above is obviously very basic. Where more product lines are sold, it would be sensible to consult an accountant to assist. Heinrich Jemane CA(SA) is the managing director of the Little Biz Hub Group. Contact the firm at info@littlebizhub.co.za or 021-9038127 for more information on this topic. Also “Like” the LBH Chartered Accountants page on Facebook.
Winning EduPlant formula affirms national impact of addressing food security
Overall, the number of entries to the competition was of an extremely high standard. Judges had a difficult task to isolate the best gardens and the star schools whose learners had real, experiential permaculture knowledge. Just over R400 000 in prizes were distributed. Aside from the winner’s prizes, all 66 finalist schools went home with just over R1200 in cash, educational resources, stationery, seeds and other gardening materials to enhance the sustainability of their “Initiatives such as the EduPlant programme gardens. have never been more relevant than in the current global environment. Malnutrition Said an educator after the event “As the has life-long detrimental impacts on learning winner of this category it’s amazing to see the capacity and productivity. How do our future wonderful work being done. The workshops leaders fulfill their potential when they attend were of a very high quality, well organized. school on an empty stomach? EduPlant is We look forward to all future endeavours with growing our collective future through these FTFA as well as Woolworths Trust. Well done to young farmers”, said Ms. Zinzi Mgolodela, all!” Woolworths’ Head of Transformation. The biennial school food gardening competition brought together the brightest and best aspiring young farmers of the future under one roof. The EduPlant National Food Gardening and Greening Competition, of which the Woolworths Trust is the funding partner, is Food & Trees for Africa’s national programme teaching educators, learners and communities how to sustainably grow their own food.
Cape Town International Sammy Webber and friends Kite Festival 2016 are on stage at Jackson Hall The Cape Town International Kite Festival is Africa’s biggest kite festival, attracting talented kite makers, kite fliers, and enthusiasts from around the continent. This year, the event will be celebrating its 21st anniversary, promising to be bigger and better than ever before. Dust off your kites, practice your skills and head down to Zandvlei in Muizenberg from 29-30 October 2016. The festival boasts family-fun activities, including kite-making, kite-flying, stunt kiting, Rokakkau kite battles, food stalls, kiddies’ rides, a full programme of entertainment and an eclectic craft market. For the hungry, there are numerous food vendors to buy mouth-watering grub or a tea garden to enjoy a cup of coffee and a scone. If kite-flying isn’t your activity of choice, peruse the craft stalls for eclectic market wares. The festival is hosted by Cape Mental Health and proceeds go to providing vital psychiatric services to adults and children with mental health disabilities in needy communities.
With the 2016 GrandWest Open Mic Jazz singing competition now over, live entertainment by local bands and artists step up the beat at the complex’s popular Jackson Hall. Well known Cape Town based bass guitarist Sammy Webber and his band will do the honours of entertaining the crowds for last few days of October. Taking to the stage at 21h00 every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are Sammy Webber on bass and vocals, Dylan Roman on keyboards, LesleyRae Webber on female vocals and Jason Ward on drums. There is no cost to enjoy their shows.
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World Junior Table Tennis Draws Closer
The International Table Tennis Club World Championships scheduled for November 3 to December 7 at Grandwest are generating huge excitement. At the time of writing, the final South African squad has not been finalised. The championship brings together the top 19 countries plus the host country for
under 18 boys and girls. A total of 48 pairs will compete in the boys and girls double events as well as 96 pairs in the mixed doubles. Above sees Central Park Primary School sport coach Riedewaan Isaacs taking selected juniors through their paces as they prepare for an upcoming junior tournament.
NFD Action Softball ‌ another one bites the dust
Chante Harten of Falcons beats the tag of Glynis Koopman of Westridge Yankees as she dives into third base during a super league game played at the Turfhall sport complex on Saturday. Falcons showed early form with a 8-2 victory over Yankees. (Credit Rashied Isaacs)
Bukhanyo Komane of Thanda Royal Zulu heads the ball away from Tyrone Arendse of Santos at Athlone stadium in a first division match on Saturday which ended goalless. (Credit Rashied Isaacs)
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SAFA CAPE TOWN LFA SAB PROMOTIONAL PLAY-OFFS Last week saw the league winners affiliated to Safa Ct compete in round robin play-offs to qualify for next year’s SAB league. As usual it was competitive with no quarter asked. Of
the teams in the Cape Flats precinct, Bluegum United (Bonteheuwel Metropolitan LFA), Connoisseur Spurs (Rygate LFA), and FC H Hotspurs (Athlone LFA) were the only teams
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WPCA CLUB FIXTURES Premier Division 2 Day League
to go through to the quarter finals with the 29 Oct. & 5 Nov. semifinals to follow on Sunday, October 30 at Ottoman vs a venue yet to be decided, though believe to be 12 Nov. & 19 Nov. William Herbert Sport Grounds, Wynberg. Durbanville vs
Bellville Ottomans
1st Division 2 Day League 29 Oct. & 5 Nov. Avendale vs Victoria vs
UCT (tbc) Montrose
12 Nov. & 19 Nov. Victoria vs Montrose vs
Avendale Milnerton
1st Division B 2 Day League 29 Oct. & 5 Nov. Bishop Lavis vs Somerset West vs Hotts. Holland vs
Northerns G/wood Rylands Yorkshire
12 Nov. & 19 Nov. Bishop Lavis vs Rylands vs
Yorkshire Strandfontein
1st Division C 2 Day League 29 Oct. & 5 Nov. Seacrest vs Glamorgan vs
Bonteheuwel Langa
12 Nov. & 19 Nov. Bonteheuwel vs Langa vs
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Hazendal United F.C Bokmakerie Soccer Tournament 22nd Annual Soccer Summer League Biggest seniors social tournament in the Western Cape Kick off 29th October 2016 – 11th December 2016 Venue: 3rd Avenue Bokmakerie 20 team tournament on 5 week league basis Entry: R1500 1st Prize R8000|Runner up R4000|Plate winner R2000 Referees are required and will be adequately compensated for each game Please call Grant “Boere” Meyer 060 6284 865/079 9485 583 for more info.