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19 February 2019, Week Volume 09, 23 May 2017,08 Week 21
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LEARNER SHOT An 18-year-old pupil at Dowerglen High School in Edenvale was rushed to hospital by paramedics after being wounded in the chest by stray bullets as cable thieves ran through the school trying to evade security guards on Wednesday, 13 February. “It is understood that he was sitting in the classroom when they heard the gunshots. The boy was hit in the chest and immediately rushed to the clinic,” ER24 confirmed in a statement.
One of the wounds was an entrance and exit and the other bullet wound was stuck in his upper arm. The boy has since been transported to Edenvale Medical Hospital for further care. Two more pupils were given medical treatment on site. The suspects were stopped in nearby Dunvegan on suspicion of being cable thieves and allegedly shot the pupil while trying to flee the scene, according to the Bed-
fordview community policing forum The Gauteng Department of Education confirmed that three suspects were arrested and a search for a possible fourth suspect was underway. “The department sincerely thanks members of the community for assisting the school and will continue to monitor the situation,” spokesperson Steve Mabona said in a statement.
The photo shows the window through which a bullet travelled before hitting an 18 year-old Dowerglen High School learner.
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19 February 2019 Communities across South Africa have seen the real difference it makes when people work together to keep their suburbs safe. “We work with neighbourhood watches and other community organizations across the country, and have seen firsthand how these communities have generally become safer,” says Charnel Hattingh, National Marketing and Communications Manager at Fidelity ADT. There are two basic types of community safety efforts, she explains, with varying levels of formality and organizational elements. They have one thing in common; they depend on our support and active participation. “One of the basic forms is when neighbours in a street or on a street block share contact details with each other and set up a local WhatsApp group. By getting to know your neighbours, you will easily be able to spot anything that is out of place. Your neighbours are often the first
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keeps us safe people to see if something is wrong at your home,” says Hattingh. Some communities have been able to set up more formalized structures, such as neighbourhood watches. In this case, volunteers are organized to do street patrols, normally with the cooperation of local armed response companies and the SAPS. But not all communities have the energy or appetite to set up a formal neighbour-
hood watch, says Hattingh. “If you don’t have a community watch, we suggest setting up regular meetings with the local SAPS to workshop ideas on how you could assist them in keeping the area safe. It could be as simple as just sharing tips and advice and having a reliable list of contact details for each other. The point is – we all have a part to play and we simply can no longer be idle
Learners welcomed into Edenvale High School Edenvale High School’s new Grade In keeping with tradition, each student Eight learners were officially inducted shook Dr Larry Harmer’s hand and rang into the school at a ceremony held for the school bell on Monday, 28 January. them.
bystanders when it comes to our own safety.” If you have just moved into a new suburb, she recommends making the effort to meeting the people who live next door as soon as possible and sharing contact details with them. They could also provide useful advice on existing community safety organizations in the area. Hatting says it is also very important to introduce your children to your neighbours. You can for instance agree to keep an eye on each other’s children when they are playing in the garden. Teach your children to go over to one of your neighbours if they are home alone and feel unsafe. “The men and women of the South African Police Services simply cannot be everywhere all the time. Neighbours that care about each other and become active participants in the safety of their suburb can make a massive difference,” says Hattingh.
Catch Funnyman Mervyn while he is still in town Carnival City plays host to funnyman Mervyn from Durban when he swaps the lush tropical surrounds of KwaZulu-Natal for the concrete jungle that is Gauteng – but only for a short while - next month. The well-known comedian takes to the stage at the Mardi Gras Theatre for one night only on 2 March 2019. He will take his audience on his laugh-a-minute journey, from childhood through to being the funny adult he is now, with stories and anecdotes about growing up in Durban and life in South Africa. No one is excluded from Mervyn’s amusing content. He has jokes about everyone from the honourable members of parliament to parastatals, the municipality, service delivery and people who, according to him, are not too bright. Narcissist celebrities, gold diggers, sugar daddies and fake people are also his subjects in this crazy, comical session. Mervyn, who describes himself as a
“Proudly South African Durbanite of Indian Origin”, has 30 years of stage experience under his belt with performances throughout SA. His show at the Mardi Gras Theatre is at 20h00 on 2 March 2019. Tickets are available at R125 per person through Computicket. The show is rated PG 13.
Most wanted criminal arrested
One of Johannesburg’s most wanted criminals was recently arrested by Sebenza SAPS. On 30 January, Frank Ndlovu, with 34 cases opened against him, was caught by police. In Ekurhuleni north cluster alone he had cases in Sebenza, Norkem Park, Edenvale, and Kempton Park police stations,” said Sebenza SAPS spokesperson Sgt Sharon Tsotsotso. “Ndlovu operated mostly in Easter Park and Croydon.”
He was wanted for housebreaking, theft of motor vehicles and theft out of motor vehicles. Recently Ndlovu was arrested for the theft of a motor vehicle in Kempton Park but later released on bail. After being arrested and released he was linked to other cases by his fingerprints. He was arrested by Det Const Sabelo Nkosi at his home in Phomolong. Ndlovu appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on February 7 where he was denied bail. He is currently detained at Modderbee Correctional Services in Benoni. The community is urged to report all criminal cases to their nearest police station. “We would not have been able to arrest Ndlovu without the cases opened against him,” said Tsotsotso.
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19 February 2019
Six years since the death of
REEVA STEENKAMP “Steenkamp’s story is unfortunately the daily reality of so many South African women.” It has been six years since Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp was fatally shot by her world-famous boyfriend, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day. We look back at the life and career of a talented young woman who was lost to the world much too soon. Reeva was born in Cape Town on 19 August 1983. As a child, her family relocated to Port Elizabeth. She attained a law de-
gree at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth in 2005. Reeva’s star started to shine when she started modelling at the age of 14. She was a finalist in the Weekend Post Faces of the Future competition in 2004 and competed in The Herald Miss Port Elizabeth contest in 2005. After university Steenkamp worked as a paralegal and model. She applied to the
bar in late 2011 and hoped to be a qualified advocate by the age of 30. Reeva also worked as a roaming presenter for Fashion TV in South Africa, and had featured in several television advertisements. She made her reality television show debut in the “Tropika Island of Treasure,” set in Jamaica in 2013. It was aired a few days after her death. She also ranked #40 in the FHM 100 Sexi-
est Women in the World poll of South African FHM readers in 2011 and #45 in 2012. Steenkamp’s story is unfortunately the daily reality of so many South African women. Research shows that every four hours a woman is murdered in South Africa and half of these murders are at the hands of the women’s partners.
Six-month-old baby given the gift of sight Stolen vehicle with revolutionary procedure recovered in Edenvale “As opposed to turning her head to me, she looked right at me, and this little smile appeared on her face”.
Half a year of pain, sadness, trauma and uncertainty ended for Rejeanne and Pieter Lombard on Monday, 11 February when eye specialist Dr Jacobus Pauw removed the second cataract from the eyes of their daughter, DaneLize, who will be six months old next week. The first cataract was removed on Friday, after which Dane-Lize was able to see her parents, if not clearly, for the first time. “As opposed to turning her head to me, she looked right at me, and this little smile appeared on her face,” said mother Rejeanne. While nothing seemed untoward at first after Dane-Lize’s birth, the couple discovered a week after her birth that their little girl had cataracts on both eyes, causing total blindness. This led to a series of costly tests, and the realisation that the gift of sight for their precious baby would cost R70 000. This was out of the question for the Lombards who have no medical aid. Rejeanne applied for a bank loan of R35 000 to start the process but was not granted anywhere near the whole amount. They were, she says, at wits end and in despair. It was at this point that a paediatrician referred them to the Pretoria Eye Institute’s specialist in Pretoria North, Dr Uli Kunzmann. Kunzmann contacted the
Institute’s marketing manager, Maryke Lotz, who got in touch with King Pie CEO, André Els. King Pie is a proud, long-standing partner of the Pretoria Eye Institute through the brand’s Denis van Olst Trust – a charity fund created to help make a permanent change in the lives of underprivileged children affected with Strabismus, an ailment in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. Through the Pretoria Eye Institute, the treatment these children receive permanently improves their vision and quality of life. To date, over 50 underprivileged children have either received glasses or much-needed eye surgery. After learning about Dane-Lize’s condition, King Pie made the funds available for the procedure right away. Soon a crack surgery team was compiled to take on the giant job of giving a small child sight. Led by renowned Pretoria Eye Institute specialist, Dr Jacobus Pauw, the team attended to their tiny patient with a combination of absolute skill and infinite tenderness – from the anaesthetics to the actual surgery. The procedure that was used is known as an intra-ocular lens implant, during which an artificial lens is placed inside the eye, replacing the focusing power of a natural, opacified (cataract) lens that is
surgically removed. In the case of DaneLize, the operation was done with a new machine, the QUBE® PRO, which allows doctors to exert finer and better control. The Pretoria Eye Institute is the only hospital, and the first in South Africa, to obtain the QUBE® PRO. Miraculously, despite her blindness, Dane-Lize has been the happiest of babies; always laughing. And while, or perhaps because she cannot see, her hearing is particularly acute. When she hears a new voice, she will immediately put her hands on the person’s face as a way of getting to know them. From now on, her parents agree, she will be happier still, and able to catch up on all the developmental milestones she has missed due to her blindness. Pauw is satisfied that both operations have been successful, but points out that Dane-Lize will not be able to see perfectly immediately. The process, he explains, is gradual and could take months, as the brain also has to accept the new lenses. And while it is unlikely that Dane-Lize will have to undergo another operation, she will probably have to wear spectacles. “But the important thing is not that she will be wearing glasses, but that she will be able to see,” he concludes.
Officers from Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department recovered a vehicle stolen in Edenvale within hours of its theft. The red VW Polo was stolen from its owners’ garden in the early hours of Thursday, 7 February. EMPD spokesperson Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago said the swift response by the EMPD Equestrian Unit resulted in the car being recovered in Daveyton. “At approximately 9am the Equestrian Unit members were provided with the possible location of the stolen vehicle by the vehicle tracking company,” said Kgasago. The vehicle was found abandoned with minor damages. The recovered Polo was towed to the SAPS Van Ryn Deep pound in Benoni for safekeeping and further investigations.
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Changes to Nedbank Golf Challenge in European Tour finale
The Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player announced a number of changes for 2019, including a first prize of US$2.5 million, as part of a series of exciting changes to the final three Rolex Series events of the European Tour season. The tournament, which takes place at Sun City from November 14-17, will once again be the penultimate event on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai, joining the Turkish Airlines Open (November 7-10) and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai (November 14-17) at the conclusion of the 2019 season. Significant changes to all three Rolex Se-
ries events were announced to increase the excitement around this season finale, with the winner of the 2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge now set to receive a winner’s cheque for US$2.5 million – double the US$1.25 million banked by England’s Lee Westwood in 2018. The tournament’s overall prize fund will remain at US$7.5 million, with the remainder of the field playing for the remaining US$5million. The Race to Dubai points on offer has increased to 10,000, up from 7,500 in 2018. The field in this year’s tournament will comprise the leading 60 players available from the Race to Dubai, all of whom
will be aiming to seal a place in the top 50 on the Race to Dubai which ensures qualification for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai the following week. A further four places will be then be added to the final Nedbank field, made up of three invitations and the winner of the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. First played in 1981, the Nedbank Golf Challenge became part of the European Tour International Schedule at the beginning of the 2014 season and joined the prestigious Rolex Series, the eight premium tournaments on the Race to Dubai, in 2017. The changes announced,
combined with Nedbank’s recent threeyear extension as title sponsor, mark another new chapter for the tournament further enhance its reputation as one of Africa’s leading sporting events Last year, more than 72 000 fans watched Westwood seal his 24th European Tour win and first Rolex Series title, as he joined Thomas Bjørn (2014), Danny Willett (2015), Alex Noren (2016) and Branden Grace (2017) in an impressive list of recent champions, and the changes are aimed at attracting another world class field in November. Mike Brown, Chief Executive, Nedbank Group, said: “We are thrilled to extend our partnership with the European Tour and Sun International for another three years until 2021. The Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, ‘Africa’s Major’, is an iconic event and one of the best corporate hospitality and live experiences on the African continent. It is a great platform for South Africa to showcase our beautiful country to the rest of the world and for Nedbank to demonstrate our brand essence of using our financial expertise to do good for individuals, families, businesses and society.”
Celebrating 31 years of RIDE FOR SIGHT The 2019 Dis-Chem Ride for Sight, in partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni, took place on Sunday, 17 February through the City of Ekurhuleni and the rolling grasslands of Suikerbosrand. This renowned race, now in its 31st year, was again a seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour and is ranked among the top 5 cycling events in the country, and the second largest in Gauteng. Local organizers included the City of Ekurhuleni, Retina South Africa, DisChem Pharmacies, Springs Wheelers Cycling Club, Hamnet Emergency Communications, ASM safety Consultants, Road Rangers, Red Cross and dozens of volunteer experts in the field or race organization. The main event, the 116km Super Classic saw the cream of South African cyclists competing for the Ernest Hunt trophy and cash prizes. The 62km Vita-thion challenge was a great ride for the novice or less energetic casual rider. Around 6 000 cyclists took part at the Cycle Lab, Boksburg. Over R80 000 worth of cash prizes were awarded to the top racing cycling categories. R120k worth of lucky prizes were drawn on the day. All cyclists who entered the donation draw (minimum of R40.00) stood a chance to win special draw prizes which included a KTM road
bike from Cycle Lab or a seven-night holiday for two at Michamvi Sunset Bay resort in Zanzibar. The OfficeGuru rider broke clear of the bunch with approximately 20km left of the race. His gap fluctuated at around 25 seconds, before managing to hold his own and win by several seconds at the end. Cycle Nation’s Michelle Benson won the women’s race in 3:07:41, beating Demacon MaxWax’s Kim le Court and Heidi Dalton to the line. Ricky Gomes (1:38:22) and Yolandi Smith (1:41:10) were the respective winners in the 62km race. Provisional results below: 116km Elite men 1. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 2:28:17 2. Ryan Harris (TEG Procycling) 2:28:20 3. Calvin Beneke (Luso AC/DC) 2:28:21 4. Joshua van Wyk (OfficeGuru) 5. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru) 2:28:22 6. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru) 7. Chris Jooste (Luso AC/DC) 8. David Maree (DNS Sports) 2:28:23 9. Ryan Terry (ProTouch) 2:28:26 10.Andrew Edwards (OfficeGuru) 2:28:27 11.Casper Kruger (Luso AC/DC) 2:28:34 12.Gustav Basson (TEG Procycling) 2:28:35 13. Reynard Butler (ProTouch) 2:29:04 14. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 2:29:11
15. Richard Damant (Cycle Power) 16. James Fourie (ProTouch) 2:29:12 17. Dian Fritz (TEG Procycling) 18. Jandre Storm (Token Cycling) 19. Christiaan Klopper (TEG Procycling) 2:29:13 20. Alexander Worsdale (OfficeGuru) Elite women 1. Michelle Benson (Cycle Nation) 3:07:41 2. Kim le Court (Demacon MaxWax) 3. Heidi Dalton (Demacon MaxWax) 3:07:43 4. Maroesjka Matthee (Ciovita) 3:07:45 5. Joanna van de Winkel (Cycle Nation) 6. Cherise Willeit 7. Carla Oberholzer (Demacon MaxWax) 3:07:46
8. Yolandi du Toit (Garmin) 3:07:47 9. Nicola Biani (BestMed) 3:07:50 10. Azulde Britz (Demacon MaxWax) 3:07:56 62km Men 1. Ricky Gomes 1:38:22 2. Jordan Williams 1:38:23 3. Hendrik Botha 1:39:34 4. Bertie Anderson 1:39:51 5. Zander Mertz 1:39:52 Women 1. Yolandi Smith 1:41:10 2. Deirdre Beukes 1:43:56 3. Elisa Gianchino 1:44:06 4. Kita Uys 1:47:59 5. Desi Dickinson 1:50:40