18 January 2017

18 January 2017

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Bitou mayor Peter Lobese, left, unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening of the Plettenberg Bay Driving Licence Testing Centre on Tuesday January 10, assisted by Community Services manager Monde Stratu. Turn to page 5 to find out more about the benefits that this facility, set to start operations mid-2017, will hold for all Bitou residents.

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NEWS & VIEWS

18 January 2017

Unofficial seasonal statistics point to a fun and profitable season for Plettenberg Bay

COLORFUL DRAWCARDS: The Color Run on December 30 was once again one of the holiday season’s best-attended events, adding to an array of sporting (see Sabrina story below) and musical offerings all over Bitou throughout the holidays - Photos: Glenn Murray

LTHOUGH official statistics on Season 2016/7 had not been released by going to press, opinions on the streets, around the markets, and in the shopping centres of Plett mostly concur that business was up from the same period last year.

Said Patty Butterworth of Plett Tourism: “Our unofficial survey has yielded great feedback and we have received some interesting comments about the past December holidays.

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“Compared to Season 2015/6, most local business saw a slight increase. Visitors seem to be spending rather more conservatively, particularly SA residents.

A new trend this year was an increase in foreign tourists before season and directly after season, which is quite unusual for Plett.”

She explained that the trend is generally for international visitors to arrive late January or early February, but that this year saw arrivals from foreign-

ers by early January.

“Many people in the accommodation industry believe this is due to the weaker rand and the amazing weather and activities we have on offer here along the Garden Route. Occupancy was estimated at 99%.”

Butterworth said the introduction of new music and sporting events throughout Bitou was one of the big drawcards this festive season - “and the town has been rocking!”

These events, coupled with ideal holiday climes and a great working relationship between Plett Tourism and Bitou Municipality, created a particularly positive summer.

“Finally, the addition of Blue Flag-status for The Dunes has also been beneficial, especially when it comes to Plett as destination of choice for international visitors, our town now boasting an admirable five Blue Flag beaches,” she concluded.

Sabrina swim rerouted for second time due to choppy waters OUGH sea conditions failed to deter a record field of ocean swimmers in the annual Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge presented by Discovery. Big waves and rip currents on December 22 forced the organisers of Plett’s biggest sporting event to reroute the feature 5km ocean swim event for only the second time in the event’s 11-year history.

The ocean swim which traditionally starts in Robberg Corner and runs parallel to the beach to finish around Beacon Island on Central Beach was rerouted onto a five-lap course within the confinement and relative shelter of Central Beach and the Lookout Rocks.

Any disappointment felt by the swimmers at being prevented from participating in the much revered classic Sabrina Love Ocean course was soon splashed aside as the enormous waves turned even the less exposed course into a spectacular and challenging event.

Swimmers exiting and reentering the ocean through the breakers brought the action right to the event’s central hub and it was breath-taking. The one-mile swim followed on a

management of the race.

Olympic long-distance swimmer and six-time winner of the event Chad Ho defended his title with a dominant display of ocean swimming. The women’s race was won by Emma Wallis.

Marc Hammond and Carina Bruwer won the inaugural onemile swim.

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swims, the three-day Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge includes a beach walk, a 10km beach and urban run, two trail runs, a mountain bike race, and the beloved Kids of Steel. The annual Challenge is the main fundraising event for the Sabrina Love Foundation, which is dedicated to the care of Bitou kids with special needs.

WATER BABY TRIO: Super Nipper and last year’s Plett Primary Sports Girl of the Year Berenice Chabanel is flanked by Olympian swimmer Chad Ho and surf-ski world champ Michèle Eray during Day 2 of the Sabrina Challenge - Michèle and Berenice finished in 13th and 14th spots respectively among the ladies in the inaugural one-mile swim

similar course and was as exciting to watch and incredibly challenging to participate in.

Despite the rough conditions, both events were concluded without incident and race director Mark Collins credits the support of Station 14’s NSRI volunteers along with Bitou’s Municipal Beach Control and Surf Lifesavers for the safe

SPORTING EXTRAVAGANZA: Plett’s biggest sporting event did not disappoint, with 2,824 competitors entering the walks, runs, cycle and swimming races on offer and in the process raising R777,000 for the Sabrina Love Foundation - visit www.esctiming.com/eventresults/ sabrina for all the 2016 results - Photos: Glenn Murray

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Man loses life when fight over negligible amount allegedly leads to fatal stabbing A suspect has been arrested by Plettenberg Bay police officers after tragedy struck in Wittedrift on Sunday January 8 HE argument over an amount of cash paid for a small amount of illegal substances is said to have caused the death of a man in Wittedrift on an otherwise quiet Sunday in the village.

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regard could be obtained from the local police or Southern Cape communications department in George, but a source close to the murder suspect told CXPRESS that the stabbing victim lost his life over

a matter of R20 or R30.

“The police told me that a fight ensued after an argument over a drug deal that went bad, something about goods being short for the amount paid,” said the source, who was adamant

Don’t let drugs destroy your life YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT: Former Plett police officer Tommie Taylor hands over one of the educational booklets called ‘The truth about drugs’ to a learner at Plett Secondary School

Words & photo: William and Astrid Ashurst

HE devastating effects of drug abuse often ripple through a society affecting the innocent - your friends, family and other loved ones. A drunk driver may take the life of someone close to you; a drug addict may break into your home to steal whatever necessary to feed his addiction.

Domestic violence is almost always driven by drug or alcohol-induced insanity.

But the children who witness these episodes are left with traumatic memories forever and often repeat this behaviour later in life.

When drugs are abused in your community, no matter how protected you feel behind your security gates, there is no question that it affects us all. Most of the crime we experience in Plett is driven by drug abuse. It lowers the value of your home, drives away tourists, and has a profound effect

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on our fragile economy.

Drug dealers have to sell the idea of using drugs to first-time users, and they do this by promising happiness, euphoria, and a release from our day-to-day struggles to survive. These pushers work hard to convince someone to give up on life in exchange for drugs.

Some years ago, we decided to do something about the drug abuse in our area.

We have a responsibility to teach our youth that drugs destroy lives; that drugs are not the answer to surviving this rat race; that more often than not, life comes down on you much harder when you do drugs.

We have been distributing booklets called ‘The truth about drugs’ sponsored by the Lions Club in Switzerland and local estate agent Alet Ollemans. These booklets teach youngsters about all the common drugs found on our streets and what effects they have on your mind.

With the help of SAPS we often distribute these books to schools and do presentations to the students. This year we will continue our efforts and are also launching a campaign where the students sign a pledge that they will stay drug free.

How can you help? Condemn the use of drugs, do not just sit back and watch it happen, tell them it is not ok, no matter how soft the drug is being promoted to be. If you know any addicts, encourage them to get help.

Do not compromise, don’t support it and, most importantly: don’t ever do drugs.

If you know of someone with a story about how drugs destroyed his/her life, please share it and encourage others to do the same - this can be done anonymously.

‘The truth about drugs’ is available at the Plett and KwaNokuthula police stations, or email summerdreamsmag@gmail. com if you need a copy.

to remain anonymous.

Tik is the South African street name for crystal methamphetamine which can be bought in towns throughout the Western Cape for as little as R30 per straw. Its effects are stronger and last longer than other forms of meth, but the crash is also much worse and this, according to a former Plett drug counsellor, is why so many

crimes are perpetrated by users of this particular substance.

“There are few drugs more addictive than tik and what’s worse is that it doesn’t take long for psychological and physical dependence to set in. Relapse rates with tik are very high because it’s difficult to work through the severity of the physical withdrawal symptoms and to get over the psychological cravings,” said the counsellor, now affiliated to a community centre in the Cape.

There is no dedicated narcotics wing at SAPS stations in Knysna or Bitou, so detailed localised statistics on the subject of drug-related crimes are vague at best.

However, a brief talk to some of the area’s less-privileged residents revealed how especially cheaper drugs like Mandrax and tik have permeated communities.

The suspect in last week’s Wittedrift murder was taken into custody where he remained until his first court date today (January 18) for a formal bail application.

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NEWS & VIEWS

18 January 2017

Zanzibar owners announce end of Miss Wet T-shirt Following severe backlash by members of the Plettenberg Bay community and other role-players over an incident during Plett Rage, owners of one of the town’s local nightclubs have decided not to host their annual wet T-shirt competition this year - YOLANDÉ STANDER reports N December 5, Zanzibar in Plett’s town centre hosted their annual Miss Wet T-shirt Competition, which sparked major outcry after two young women stripped bare in front of revellers.

A video of the two soon went viral and the incident has made national headlines.

The event first caused a stir when Plett Rage organisers who initially endorsed Zanzi-

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bar as a secondary entertainment venue during the festival - pulled out as an official supporter. Organisers claimed the reason behind the move was the fact that it had come to their attention the venue had planned entertainment they described as “disgraceful”.

Festival assistant project manager Ashley Brown at the time said they had heard of plans for a wet T-shirt competition

at the venue and initially asked the owners not go ahead with the event, as Plett Rage did not condone such behaviour.

Brown said when owners refused, they decided to distance themselves from the venue.

The owners initially said that organisers had known about the event, as it was not only on their Rage programme given to organisers several months ahead of the festival, but also a regular event over the period for the past nine years.

They also claimed that it only later, in passing, came to light that one of the reasons for their decision not to support Zanzibar was due to the competition.

Owners, in a statement last week, said that while they took extra precautions to ensure the safety of their patrons during the event, they had decided not to host the annual competition again this year.

“Unfortunately, the participants are every year increasingly pushing the boundaries of socially-acceptable behaviour.

After careful consideration of the comments of our local community as well as the concerns raised and especially the negativity that this annual event has shed on our establishment, our town, and Plett Rage; and after much reflection and intro-

spection, we have decided that Zanzibar will no longer host this event in the future,” the owners said in the statement.

“At the onset, we wish to state that Zanzibar prides itself in having provided good nightlife entertainment in the Plettenberg Bay area over the past 10 years. We constantly attempt to improve the venue in order to give patrons a fun experience when visiting our establishment. We consider the health and safety of our patrons as imperative,” the statement read.

They added that it was never their intention, through the nightclub’s events, that anyone, be it young or older adults, have a negative experience at the venue.

The also said they only realised that the two young women in question had a negative experience when their complaints appeared in the local and national media.

“On the evening, the majority of participants drank responsibly and enjoyed the event.

Zanzibar took extra precautions to ensure the safety of their patrons at all times as well as ensured that those who needed it, received extra assistance or a lift home.

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Driving licence testing centre geared to open in Bitou Words & photos: Timothy Twidle

ITOU Municipality is set to have its own fully-fledged Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC), for all categories of vehicles, up and running by the middle of 2017.

Mayor Peter Lobese turned the first sod of turf of the Drivers Testing Area, which will be located in Ladywood opposite the suburb of New Horizons, on the morning of Tuesday January 10.

Facilities for eye testing, recording fingerprints, writing the test required for a Learner Driver’s Licence, and submission of the appropriate forms are already in place, in the building that houses the municipal library in New Horizons.

This facility was also formally declared open by Lobese on the same day.

Some 30 members of staff of Bitou Municipality at-

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EXAM STATION: Bitou mayor Peter Lobese, left, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Learner Driver’s Licence Examination Room, with the assistance of councillor Sandiso Gcabayi

DIGGING IT IN: Mayor Peter Lobese turns the first sod of turf of the Drivers Testing Area

SHOWING THE ROPES: Bitou councillor Monica Seyisi, right, is given an overview of some of the equipment and test facilities

by Chief Traffic Officer Sean Ganga

TEAM EFFORT: Celebrating the Bitou DLTC opening are, from left, Provincial Chief Traffic Officer Vukile Oliphant, with officers Stanley MacBean, Matthews Gqodwana, Thandi Ntshudu, Sthembiso Mqoncwama, Noluthando Nkonki, Siyabulela Fumbalele, Hendry Payle, and Neliswa Mbeki

tended the gathering and in a short address, Lobese thanked everyone for the work that had been carried out to date, in bringing about the provision of a DLTC in Bitou.

“This is an auspicious oc-

casion,” he said. “A DLTC adds to the services available in Bitou and I am honoured to be here.”

Acting municipal manager David Friedman added: “This DLTC facility means that Bitou will become in-

dependent from Knysna for the testing and issuing of driving licences.”

Community Services manager Monde Stratu concluded that having a DLTC in Bitou would contribute to the local economy.

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NEWS & VIEWS

18 January 2017

Alert security guard stops suspected Keurbooms arsonist in his tracks N alert armed response officer helped with the arrest of a suspected arsonist close to Plettenberg Bay during the holidays.

“Officer Andile Matwena was patrolling the Keurbooms area on Wednesday December 21 when he noticed a man along the side of the road acting suspiciously,” says ADT Security Garden Route branch manager Steven Green.

“The man claimed that he was working for Bitou Municipality and that he was picking up garbage, but our officer didn’t accept this explanation. Instead he decided to continue with his regular patrols, but to systematically visit the specific area and to keep an eye on the suspect.”

When officer Matwena again passed by the area around 10 minutes later, he saw that smoke was rising from a nearby bush.

The suspect also started to run away when he noticed the approaching ADT patrol vehicle.

“Thankfully, our officer was able to apprehend the

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TRUSTWORTHY INSTINCTS: Security ace Andile Matwena, 37, lives in Knysna and is married with one child - he has been working for ADT since 2014 and recently prevented yet another blaze from causing havoc in the vicinity of Plett during a season plagued by runaway fires

suspect before he could get away. At the same time, police and the local fire brigade were called to the scene,” says Green.

Firefighters arrived soon after and extinguished the flames. When the SAPS arrived, they searched the suspect and found a cigarette lighter and a small bottle of lighter fluid in his possession. He was promptly

taken into custody on suspicion of arson.

“We congratulate officer Matwena for trusting his instincts. Had he not intervened the way he did, this could have escalated into a potentially massive blaze.

Our officers are encouraged to investigate anything out of the ordinary and to always be proactive,” concludes Green.

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INTERVAL

18 January 2017

The Irish priest N Irish priest, Father O’Malley, was transferred to Queensland Catholic Church, and one morning he rose from his bed on a fine spring day in his new parish.

He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside.

The priest then noticed there was a donkey lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.

Not knowing who else to call, he promptly called the local police station.

The conversation went like this: “Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How

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might I help you?”

“And the best of the day ter yer good self. This is Father O’Malley at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church. There’s a donkey lying dead right in der middle of me front lawn.”

Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk: “Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites.”

There was dead silence on the line for a long moment and then Father O’Malley replied: “Ah, to be sure, that is true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin.”

To infinity and back N angel appears at a university meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behaviour, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, infinite wisdom, or infinite beauty.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the dean selects infinite wisdom.

“Done!” says the angel,

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and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning.

Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light.

At length, one of his colleagues whispers: “Say something.”

The dean sighs and says: “I should have taken the money.”

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People, places & events

TEARS DISAPPEAR AS BIG-SCHOOL JOY KICKS IN: Several Plett youngsters donned their brand new school uniforms for the first time last week when they started their journey at ‘big school’. While there were a few tears at first, most of the nerves disappeared as the excitement of what awaits dawned on them. At right, Cheniqua Maxim is happily settled into her classroom at Formosa Primary School. Above, Mrs Angie Murray and her brand new Grade 1s at Plett Primary give a collective ‘whoop-whoop!’ - Photos: Ewald Stander

MAGIC MOMENTS SHARED: May Donegan of The Village Eco-Preschool in Plett sent this awesome pic of children enjoying the magic tree at their newlyopened school at Old Nick Village, also featuring fellow teacher and founder Inge Basset keeping an eye out for low-flying fairies.

Email the school at info@ thevillage-ecopreschool. co.za or visit www. thevillage-ecopreschool. co.za for additional information.

LEN AND LUIZ PLAY PICK-UP (PRAWN) STICKS: The Shawarma Shoppe crew at Plett’s Market on Main recently added prawn sosaties to their alreadyscrumptious array of offerings. Pictured here ensuring that these big skewered beauties taste as good as they look are Luiz from LM in Plett fame and Shoppeowner Len, right.

Call 044 533 2805 (mornings only) to find out more about The Market, or pop in at this Main Street emporium of pretty things to buy, with its vast range of delicious food from right around the globe.

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ON THE SOAPBOX

18 January 2017

Letters to the Editor

Email: editor@cxpress.co.za - Fax: 044 533 0852 - PO Box 1449, Plett 6600

R14-million worth of fuel wasted in Knysna’s who have be- wasted may have equally seasonal traffic jams motorists come impatient as a result increased to R54-million, I estimate that the traffic congestion at Knysna over the recent Christmas holidays must have cost motorists, heavy duty transport operators, and the country, a massive R14-million.

Approximately 7,200 vehicles per day spent an estimated one hour in traffic congestion passing through Knysna during that three-week period.

At peak traffic times, the congestion was so bad that point duty traffic controllers were stationed at just about every intersection, even where there were traffic lights.

The average fuel consumption per vehicle in such stop-start traffic congestion is likely to be at least 1.5 litres per hour,

at a cost of R12.50 per litre. Can our country afford such wastage?

We know the main reason for this is the absence of a Knysna N2 bypass; that the town, two decades ago, refused Sanral’s proposed bypass along the northern outskirts on the premise that it would take supposed passing trade away from Knysna CBD. So actually, Knysna is holding the passing travellers hostage, demanding that they pass through the centre of town.

A secondary reason may be the loss of revenue from traffic fines the town fathers collect with their green mamba-camouflaged camera boxes (concealed in vegetation on the road sides) from passing

of the time wasted in the traffic congestion, or tourists who have to reach the airport in time for a scheduled flight, or any other urgent appointments.

How many of the daily 7,200 motorists passing through Knysna do so with the intention of carrying out any substantial shopping?

For how many years will this wastage be allowed to continue, and what is the excuse for further delaying a solution to this serious problem?

I am willing to submit that we won’t see a solution, not for the next 20 years, by which time the traffic volume is likely to have increased fourfold to nearly 300,000, whereas the current cost of fuel

and it may well take four hours to pass through Knysna.

What is the national government, the Western Province, and Sanral going to do about this problem - laugh it off in Parliament as if it is just another joke?

Knysna won’t do anything, that’s for sure…

As for the many irritated motorists, maybe they would rather sing Fly me to the Moon (the 1950s song by Frank Sinatra), or take the option of being on the first one-way flight to Mars, where there is no place like Knysna.

‘Drone’, Plett (We hope to publish a response from Knysna Municipality in the next edition. - Eds.)

Unsung firefighting heroes deserve our praises

EN ROUTE TO EBENEZER: This image of a fire approaching Ebenezer Estate the day before Christmas was shared on the Garden Route Traffic WhatsApp group

Over the festive season, when we were all relaxing and enjoying ourselves with loved ones, an unsung group of dedicated individuals worked tirelessly to ensure our safety and security.

We owe all firefighters in Plett a huge debt of gratitude for their devotion to duty over this particularly demanding fire-

hazard period. There are no ‘office hours’ and no predictable danger periods, just a job to be done involving immediate response time and considerable personal danger.

God bless all our firefighters for their wonderful service to our community.

Neil Callie obo The Ebenezer Team, Plett

Could this major Plett eyesore even be legal? are at least six storeys high from base to top of the roof, and it is a major eyesore in the Central Beach area.

I thought that there were regulations in place to prevent this sort of visual abuse from occurring.

‘Sore Eyes’, Plett

OUCH MY EYES! The author of the letter also submitted this photo and questions whether anything could be done by the ‘visual abuse’ perpetrated by this colossal structure under construction

I find it unbelievable that planning permission could ever have been approved for the new structure that has appeared on the west side of the Pie-

sang Valley lagoon just off Central Beach.

This structure is perched on top of the equivalent of four storeys of concrete; the retaining walls

Hein Pretorius of Sotheby’s International Realty Plettenberg Bay responded as follows: Below are architect’s renderings of what the site will look like when complete. It is going to be one of the best developments in Plett and the only gated estate on Beachy Head Drive.

The site was excavated to provide adequate foundations for the houses; they are well below

natural ground level and are compliant with all legislation and bylaws.

Naturally, no construction site is aesthetically appealing, but it is temporary and the end product will be attractive, as you can see from the images provided.

There are four houses in the development. One is complete with just a few finishing touches required, and the second will be finalised in the next few months. The last two houses, below these, will be in front of the retaining foundations and will be built thereafter.

The developer, Rockstar Trading, requests your patience in this regard.

Readers are welcome to call me with any questions on 083 701 3159.

PRETTY END-PRODUCT: This is what the houses in the One Beachy Head development will look like when completed

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SPORT & ADVENTURE

18 January 2017

2017 Comrades route revision and official distance announced S aspirant Comrades runners prepare themselves for peak performance in this year’s uprun, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) on Monday January 16 announced the official distance of the 2017 event, as well as marginal changes to the route.

Said CMA race director Rowyn James: “The officially measured and certified distance is 86.73km.

With regards to the route changes, we will return

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to the original up-run course through Pinetown without any detours and follow the traditional route from the start outside the Durban City Hall all the way to Pietermaritzburg, except for the last 7km or so.�

James continued that, just after the top of Polly Shortts, a revised route would be followed to the new finish venue of Scottsville Racecourse. This route is similar to that of the 1998 and 2000 Com-

rades Marathons, albeit with a few minor tweaks.

The 2017 Comrades uprun will be slightly shorter than the two most recent up-run routes. The 2013 route was 86.86km while the 2015 route measured 87.72km.

In line with the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act 2010, James also confirmed Scottsville Racecourse as the finish venue for this year’s race. “Requirements of the Events Act necessitated

the move to the racecourse - a landmark location that served as the finish venue of both the 1998 and 2000 editions of the Comrades Marathon.�

James concluded: “We are working closely with the racecourse owners Gold Circle to ensure that the facilities and other arrangements are in keeping with Comrades Marathon standards and to meet the needs of both our runners and spectators on race day, Sunday June 4.�

Eric and Patrick already signed up S is always the case when taking into account the rigorous preparation required before tackling the Comrades, many Garden Route runners gearing up for this ultimate test are now in serious training.

Plett Athletics Club (PAC) has since inception seen numbers of members make the annual trek to KwaZulu-Natal for the purpose and this year is no different, with the club’s Eric Nangu Mnyamezel and Patrick Sassin, who will be doing his 18th Comrades, already having confirmed

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Says PAC administrator Vicki Meggersee, who has done the race for the past three years: “Although I have another personal goal this year and won’t be doing the Comrades, Patrick and Eric will represent the club in KZN, and will probably be joined by other members.�

No other PAC members had publicly committed to Comrades 2017 by our going to press, but we wish all running readers bound for Durban early June the best of luck with their preparations.