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FOCUS ON FISHERMEN: Photographer Ellen Elmendorp’s exhibition titled Trekkers; Fishermen at Sunrise Beach, False Bay celebrates local fishermen’s strength and knowledge of the sea. The exhibition runs at the UCT Irma Stern Museum in Rosebank until 7 December.

Read story on page 4. PHOTO: ELLEN ELMENDORP

KENILWORTH | RONDEBOSCH | NEWLANDS

Focus on paid parking NETTALIE VILJOEN

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he City of Cape Town’s proposal to expand managed parking to Kenilworth, Rondebosch and Newlands where there is a high demand for on-street parking has been welcomed by the local ward councillor and the Newlands Residents Association.

The City called on residents to comment on the proposal two weeks ago.

Councillor Ian Iversen supports the introduction of parking management schemes in ward 59 and says it is long overdue.

“Well over six years ago, I held meetings in Newlands and Rondebosch regarding the introduction of parking management in these areas. The introduction has been delayed by national changes in legislation and court cases linked to the awarding of tenders,” said Iversen.

The roads proposed for managed parking include: . Kenilworth: A section of Main Road (between Braeside Road and Cumnor Avenue) and a section of Mains Avenue that turns in-

to Summerley Road (between Bellevue Terrace and Chippenham Road). . Newlands: A section of Main Street (between Dean Street and San Souci Road), Dean Street and Wilkinson Street. . Rondebosch: A section of Main Road (between Rustenburg Avenue and Belmont Road).

Iversen believes the introduction of managed parking will address two prevalent problems in the Newlands, Rondebosch and Kenilworth CBDs: car guards’ aggressive behaviour and people who occupy parking bays for hours.

He says there have been countless complaints of informal car guards demanding money from motorists.

“They often target women, banging on vehicles and demanding at least R10.00 from people.”

He says the car guards are often under the influence of drugs or alcohol and fight with one another.

Furthermore, Iversen says a regular turnover of bays will be good for business.

“Because people aren’t paying for parking, all too many bays are occupied by people who park there for hours. It negatively impacts local businesses.”

He says he plans to send the public participation forms to all businesses on his database as well as residents living in Rondebosch, Newlands and Kenilworth.

The chair of the Newlands Residents Association, March Turnball, agrees that managed parking is the way to go.

“Of course nobody wants to pay for parking but it will address a huge problem in the area. We understand that parking guards are only trying to eke out a living, but they cause lots of disruption. The City will find that Newlands residents are very keen for it to be introduced.”

The City’s Mayco member for transport Felicity Purchase said subcouncils, business owners, and residents from central business districts and popular recreational areas like Camps Bay and Muizenberg have requested that the City investigate expanding managed parking to these areas due to

the rapid increase in demand for on-street parking.

Managed parking means the City charges a tariff for the use of an on-street parking bay and that the tariff is determined by the time the bay is being occupied. Time restrictions are also applicable in these areas.

It is proposed that those who park in central business districts are charged per 15 minutes; and that visitors to recreational areas be charged per three hours.

The management times are from 08:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, and from 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays.

Purchase encouraged residents to participate in this process. “We want to know your views, and want as much input as possible so that we can determine the need and the support for the proposal,” she said.

Officials from the City’s transport directorate will assess the comments/proposals, and these will be considered before the proposal is finalised for approval by the Mayoral Committee and Council.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

HUMAN RIGHTS

Gender-based violence: ‘more needs to be done’ NETTALIE VILJOEN

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he three life sentences handed down to former post office worker Luyanda Botha (42) for the rape and murder of the University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana (19) at the Western Cape High Court on Friday 15 November has been hailed as a victory.

According to a News24 report (”Justice has been done’ – govt”, 15 November), acting director-general at Government Communications and Information Systems (GCIS) Phumla Williams said the sentences given by the court sent a strong message to all those who may be involved in incidents of rape and sexual assault against women that they will not go unpunished.

“Through imposing harsh sentences and ensuring that perpetrators of rape don’t get bail, government is happy that the judiciary is supporting the national effort to end gender-based violence to ensure abusers, rapists and murderers know that they will be caught and punished.”

Bernadine Bachar, director of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children, says although this is a move in the right directions, more needs to be done.

“Besides imposing harsher sentences and ensuring perpetrators of rape are not afforded bail and that parole criteria are stricter, we also need to address the long delays and unacceptable backlogs in prosecuting gender-based violence (GBV) cases.”

She says government needs to send out The funeral of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana a clear message that GBV will not be toler- MBULELO SISULU (DAILY SUN) ated and that perpetrators will be dealt with expeditiously. to ensure survivors of abuse get the protecBachar says survivors are often not treat- tion they need and the justice they deserve. ed with sensitivity by police officers when “Failure to meet these obligations must reporting abuse which leads them to experi- carry a penalty and mechanisms for adence secondary trauma. dressing non-compliance should be includ“Survivors must be taken seriously and ed in legislation,” she says. treated empathetically when reporting casUyinene’s murder at the Clareinch post es and we must prevent secondary trauma- office in Claremont on 24 August shook the tisation of survivors by the criminal justice nation. Several vigils and protests against system. Sensitivity training by police offi- GBV were held across the country. cers is crucial,” she says.

Bachar says there is an increased awareAccording to Bachar, legislation needs to ness in society about GBV and its ramificabe implemented that provides for statutory tions for not only survivors and their chilobligations for all government departments dren, but also the impact on the broader that deal with survivors and their children South African community.

FROM PAGE 1 “The proposal to expand managed parking to other areas in Cape Town may be amended or altered, depending on the comments received from the public and interested and affected parties during the public participation period. It is, therefore, very important that residents participate in this process so that the City can make an informed decision

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or reconsider the proposal if needed,” said Purchase.

She also emphasised that it is way too early to make assumptions about the outcome of the proposal, or when or if it will become effective.

Residents can comment on this proposal until Friday 13 December.

The information available on the City’s website, at the affected subcouncil offices,

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“Survivors now feel increasingly empowered and, hopefully, are more likely to speak out against GBV. I believe we are entering a period of optimism that the rights, needs and challenges of GBV survivors and their children are finally being given the attention that they deserve by our government.

I hope that the momentum will continue.”

In terms of a plea and sentencing agreement, Botha will serve a life sentence for murder, two life sentences on both counts of rape, and five years for defeating the course of justice. The five-year sentence will run concurrently. He will qualify for parole after serving 25 years.

and libraries include maps indicating the areas and streets that form part of the proposal and a questionnaire about residents’ parking experience in the areas that form part of the proposal.

V Comments, input and recommendations can be submitted by email: parking.info@capetown.gov.za, handwritten: deliver to any library or subcouncil office within your area or by visiting www.capetown.gov.za/ haveyoursay.

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MOWBRAY

Community input on city planning C

opment, poor public engagement, sewerage infrastructure and long-term water management were concerns echoed by many.

The review of the district SDFs would be based on the BaARs and the inputs received from residents in the respective districts.

Hennessy said the City would again engage with communities within a year.

“Or we might touch base with representatives from civic associations within six months, depending on what we find.”

V The BaAR documents can be viewed on the City’s website (bit.do/SDFReview). The public is requested to provide their comments by 31 January next year.

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“Depending on whether a proposed develonsidering that the southern district is opment aligns with or deviates from a disthe fourth largest of Cape Town’s eight trict’s SDF, it can either give it a rocket districts, it would be fair to expect a large boost or slam on the brakes.” turnout at the City’s community engageHe listed changing context, new informament meeting to review the spatial develop- tion and the need for SDFs to align with new ment frameworks (SDFs) held at Mowbray policies as reasons for the review.

Town Hall on Wednesday 20 November.

“We are updating the SDFs for the eight Of the district’s population estimated to planning districts with the latest informabe 378 261 by 2016 (according to the City’s tion about the state of the population; emdraft Southern Baseline and Analysis Re- ployment levels and income; the state of the port 2019), about 40 attended. urban and natural environment and heriThe meeting was one of 26 similar gather- tage; state of development; the supply of and ings that either have been or still will be demand for housing; local economy; properhosted all over Cape Town (11 November to ty market; and current services and infra15 December). The City is currently review- structure,” he said. ing eight district plans, approved in 2012, This information is included in a Baseline and are inviting the public to comment on and Analysis Report (BaAR) for each diskey phases. Legally, the City is required to trict. review these plans every 10 years.

Residents were asked to write their sugKier Hennessy of the spatial planning and gestions on squares of paper and then stick environment directorate explained that them on three posters marked “ideas”, “oponce approved, SDFs guide decisions about portunities” and “issues”. development and land uses, be it by the govUnder ideas, residents listed affordable and entry-level housing, reliable public transport, urban agriculture and community gardens, river corridors and groundwater availability, to name a few.

While residents only posted two sticky notes on the “opportunity” poster – safe walking and cycling routes, and mixed-use developments – they almost ran out of space on the “issues” one. Lack of subsidised housing, not enough public transport opKier Hennessy of the spatial planning and environment tions, unreliable public directorate addresses residents at the Mowbray Town Hall. transport, lack of high PHOTO: NETTALIE VILJOEN schools, high-density devel-

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

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Fishermen in the focal point A

n exhibition of photographs by Ellen Elmendorp, titled Trekkers; Fishermen at Sunrise Beach, False Bay is being held at the UCT Irma Stern Museum in Rosebank.

The Dutch photographer came to South Africa in 1988 after living in Europe and Latin America. This year she focused her lens on local fishermen.

Elmendorp started working on this photo story this year but she says it has drawn her attention and interest for years.

“I often swam and walked along Sunrise Beach and would see the trekkers pulling in their nets. I would buy the freshest of fish: cob, harder, yellowtail. In the old days also steenbras but they now have to throw them

and other endangered species back.”

She says the months she spent photographing these fishermen only increased her respect for their work, their incredible physical strength and their deep knowledge of the sea, fish and season.

“At the same time I was struck by the aesthetic element of trekking and with these

photographs not only wanted to capture what trekkers do but also the beauty of it.”

Elmendorp’s work as documentary and portrait photographer has been published in international and local magazines and newspapers.

V The Trekkers; Fishermen at Sunrise Beach, False Bay exhibition runs until 7 December.

One of the images that form part of Ellen Elmendorp’s exhibition.

PHOTO: ELLEN ELMENDORP

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

HEALTH

UCT collaborates on trial TB vaccine T

he South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (Satvi) – located at the University of Cape Town – as well as Biofabri and International Aids Vaccine Initiative (Iavi) recently announced an ongoing clinical trial to further evaluate the novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate MTBVAC in an adult endemic population.

TB is one of the top 10 leading causes of all deaths worldwide and kills about 1.6 million people annually. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the annual global economic burden of the TB epidemic is more than $20 billion (over R296 billion).

Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of Iavi, said: “This trial is an important step on the path to addressing one of the world’s most urgent public health problems.”

Esteban Rodríguez, general manager of Biofabri, said: “In 2008, Biofabri acquired the commitment to make available MTBVAC vaccine worldwide and at an affordable price. Such a commitment enhances Biofabri’s involvement in the fight against TB, particularly in low-income countries.”

BCG, the only TB vaccine currently used for the prevention of TB disease, is derived from a bovine, rather than human, strain of TB bacteria. It is effective in preventing severe TB disease in infants and children. In adults, however, BCG has only variable effectiveness in disease prevention. MTBVAC is a live, attenuated (weakened) form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB in humans. It might be more effective in preventing TB disease than BCG. Because it is attenuated, it does not have the ability to cause disease in healthy people. A

Phase Ia trial showed that MTBVAC demonstrated a similar safety profile to BCG at a similar dose. The clinical trial, designated A-050, is a Phase Ib/IIa safety and dose-finding study of MTBVAC. This trial is designed to test different doses of MTBVAC and collect additional safety and immunogenicity information in healthy adults with and without evidence of having been previously infected with TB bacteria. It also has the potential to show whether vaccination with MTBVAC produces an immune response distinct from the response to BCG. In A-050, up to 144 participants at Satvi trial site in Worcester, will receive either one administration of MTBVAC at different doses or BCG at the standard adult dose.

Satvi in Cape Town is a collaborator in the clinical trial. Professor Mark Hatherill, Satvi director, said: “This trial is being conducted in two important populations for TB vaccine development – adults with and without previous TB infection – and will help to shape our thinking about vaccination strategies for young adults in countries where TB is endemic.”

Trial collaborators are University of Zaragoza (Spain), which developed the vaccine candidate; the Spanish biopharmaceutical company Biofabri, which is the vaccine candidate sponsor; Satvi; and the Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI). Iavi is the trial sponsor. Funding is provided by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the US Department of Defense through its Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.

Results for A-050 are expected in 2020.

Save date for ‘Calendar Girls’ Calendar Girls will run at The Masque Theatre from Friday 6 to Saturday 21 December.

The play, based on the 2003 British film, tells the true story of how Yorkshire Women’s Institute charter’s fundraising effort for leukaemia research – by posing nude for a calendar – becomes a media sensation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the original “nude” calendar which sparked a global fundraising phenomenon.

Calendar Girls is directed by Wesley Figaji for Pinelands Players in support of the Masque Theatre’s Reboot Initiative and The Sunflower Fund.

The cast includes Laura Bosman, Lesley Boxall, Miranda Lewis, Melissa Sanderson, Santie Roy, Su Cunningham, Barbara Basel,

James Skilton, Jane de Sousa, Jasmine Minter, Jason Bailey, Richard Whittaker, Wendy Goddard and Wayne Hendricks.

Calendars for 2020 featuring the cast in discreet poses will be on sale. Proceeds will go towards The Sunflower Fund. The Sunflower Fund will be selling handcrafted paper flowers which will be displayed on a wall in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to, and those who are still fighting the battle against cancer. Proceeds will go towards recruiting blood stem cell donors.

V Tickets can be booked at Computicket at https://tickets.computicket.com/event/calendar_girls/7077400 or by calling The Masque Theatre on 021 788 1898. For more information, contact Kirsten Veenstra on 082 926 3932 or pr@themasque.co.za

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

CHILDREN’ RIGHTS

Locals join to make a statement T

he Cape Town Museum of Childhood joined this year’s Infecting the City Public Arts Festival with a statement piece showcasing more than 100 headline posters that relate to the violence against children in Cape Town.

The museum’s statement piece took place along Government Avenue and Wale Street in the Cape Town city centre on Thursday 21 November. Members of the public were invited to collect a poster and to stand in solidarity with the cause.

Participants included early childhood development teachers and principals from Delft, Bonteheuwel, Grassy Park and Wesbank, and representatives from various nonprofit organisations such as The Justice Desk, Inclusive Education, Breadline Africa, SAEP, Philisa Abafazi Bethu and Little Lions Child Coaching, to name a few.

Over the past year, the museum has been collecting newspaper headline posters that relate to state of children in Cape Town.

“Every day we pass these posters but they no longer impact us,” says Chanel Fredericks, event organiser at the Cape Town Museum of Childhood. “We have become okay with Cape Town being a dangerous place for children.”

According to the latest Child Gauge Survey, the national child murder rate is 4.3 murders per 100 000 children and the rape rate for children is 83 rapes per 100 000 children.

Through exhibiting the collection of posters, the museum wanted to remind the public of their accountability to the safety of children. In addition to this, the museum hoped to get the public thinking about what they can do to make Cape Town a safer place for children.

The statement piece was well supported

and well received by pedestrians passing by.

The museum located in Rondebosch provides an institution for the heritage, documentation, memory, oral history, research, and interpretation of childhood. It houses a national collection of childhood-related ex-

hibitions. It aims to capture the heritage of childhood and the role that children play in society. This is done through documenting, studying and interpreting childhood by creating an interactive space that allows children, families and communities to celebrate

childhood, to gain insights into childhood and to learn about childhood heritage.

V To keep updated with the latest projects and events visit www.museumofchildhood.org.za, Facebook: www.facebook.com/CTchildhood, Twitter: @Ctchildhood or Instagram: @CTchildhood.

Teachers, principals and members of the public joined the Cape Town Museum of Childhood’s statement piece along Government Avenue and Wale Street in the Cape Town city centre on Thursday 21 November.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

WATERFRONT

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“When the Two Oceans Aquarium first opened its doors 24 years ago, we could not possibly have imagined how far we would come.

Our scope and mission have expanded beyond our wildest dreams – and we have a multitude of passionate staff members, volunteers, visitors and partners to thank for helping us continue towards our vision of healthy and abundant oceans for life.

“Just one year means pumping almost half a billion litres of seawater, doing over 4 000 scuba dives, and getting to know more than 350 unique species,” reads the statement.

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Free entry is valid up to six days from your actual date of birth. It only applies to permanent South African citizens.

This programme is now entering its second year and has already seen 8 087 people taking advantage of the opportunity.

This affords participants to a chance to see some of the 8 000 species available at the aquarium. Among many, they have sea turtles, seals, seabirds and penguins. They will also get to learn about environmentally-minded and sus-

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TRANSPORT AND ROADS

Mobile devices making inroads A

team of officials from the City’s transport directorate has implemented a plan that aligns the spatial, operational and financial data of transport assets to better respond to enquiries and fault reports.

“I am thrilled to unveil this mobile device which has revolutionised the way our depot staff works. It is fully automated, cuts out the middle man and eliminates the old traditional clipboards and has definitely improved our turnaround times.

“Orders or complaints that have been open for longer are now visible, meaning management can act proactively and direct

our actual human resources, materials, equipment, vehicles, and so forth more efficiently,” says Mayco member for transport, Felicity Purchase.

On a typical day, a resident reports a road fault, for example, a pothole or a faulty traffic signal via email, Twitter, or with a call to the Transport Information Centre or the City of Cape Town contact centre.

This is then allocated to the appropriate area depot which is determined by the geographic location of the fault reported.

The depot foreman then assesses the reported incident and relays that to the main-

tenance planner who then schedules the maintenance and advises the depot of the impending work.

The maintenance team at the depot then executes or performs the required work.

The team is required to take before, during and after pictures using the mobile device.

“The device is set to enhance service delivery and improve our residents’ living conditions.

“It speaks to a number of our priorities, including commitment to excellence in service delivery and using technology to trans-

form Cape Town – all for the benefit of our residents,” says Purchase.

This solution optimises and standardises business processes across the local transport depots for roads and networks.

This means that the process is the same across the city.

The devices were rolled out to depot managers, project managers, superintendents, foremen, artisans, special workmen and supervisor drivers across 21 road depots, four traffic signal depots and eight districts.

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ith a prison population of 7 079, Pollsmoor has many stories to tell. And while the ones on overcrowding and gang violence need to be told, they do tend to drown out those that speak of regret and atonement.

“Most people think it is just bad people who are in prison. Good people also end up in jail. Sometimes it only takes one bad decision,” says Lewies Davids, the manager of communications at Pollsmoor prison.

People’s Post joined him, with a group of social work students and social workers, during a walk-through of Pollsmoor medium C and the female centre on Tuesday 19 November.

One of these stories belongs to Ruth (a pseudonym). At eight months pregnant, she finds herself in the care unit for expecting women and women over 60. The 29year-old is serving a three-month sentence for possession of drugs and suspicion of smuggling. This being her first offence, she got a R3 000 fine or a three-month jail sentence.

Ruth says she simply could not afford to pay the fine. Besides the baby on the way, she also has three other children who depend on her.

With the father out of the picture and the prospect of a fourth mouth to feed, Ruth says she felt like she had no choice but to agree when her sister, who she was visiting in prison, suggested she smuggle in drugs.

Ironically, Ruth entered Pollsmoor as her sister left.

Ruth says she now deeply regrets her decision and if she could go back in time she would definitely not have done it. Her release is set for Sunday 2 February.

“When I get out I am going to take my children and return to my family home in Port Elizabeth. With the help of my mother, father and brother I hope to start over,” she says. If Ruth’s plan works out, she will be one of the lucky few.

Davids says reintegration into society is one of the biggest challenges inmates face

once they leave prison. He says many of the offenders have been abandoned by their families. “They have paid the price for their crime but often their families, their communities don’t want them back. That is why our slogan is ‘Corrections is a societal responsibility’.” He encourages family members to visit their fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters in jail.

“That visit twice a month is sometimes the only thing they look forward to,” says Davids. After a tour of medium C and the female centre, it is easy to understand why.

Of the thousands held at Pollsmoor, 4 500 are awaiting trial. Repeat offenders and suspects accused of aggressive crime are held while investigations are ongoing. Others remain in prison either because they can’t get bail (due to the violent nature of the crime) or because they can’t afford it.

While the time awaiting trial is not supposed to exceed 24 months, it can stretch to six years or even longer depending on whether cases get postponed in the courts (for example, if a witness fails to appear).

Because of its central location in Tokai, Pollsmoor prison serves as the main gateway for suspects entering the prison system in the Western Cape. It is fed by 26 courts and 56 police stations. All of these factors, combined with South Africa’s socio-economic ills, have led to Pollsmoor being labelled the most overcrowded prison in the province.

Medium C, also called the release centre, houses male offenders who are either serving short sentences or are almost at the end of long terms. Here, 26 beds are squeezed into one cell roughly the size of a single garage, with one bathroom to share. Apparently, this is one of the less overcrowded units at Pollsmoor.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

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Honouring the City’s biggest tree T

he Ficus Elastica in the Company’s Garden was crowned a champion tree by the national department of environment, forestry and fisheries on Friday 15 November.

According to a statement this is one of the 90 remarkable trees identified for the Champion Tree Project run by the department nationwide. It is 27 metres tall and the branches reach 38.4 metres wide. It is located at the northern entrance of the garden.

The tree is said to be part of the Ficus genus species, which is native to northeast India and southern Indonesia and forms part of the Banyan group of figs.

Explaining the project, the statement reads: “The significance of the recognition of champion trees is that it has protected status under the National Forests Act. In terms of the act, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence granted by the minister or

in terms of an exemption from the provisions.

Contravention of the act is seen as an offence that may result in a fine or imprisonment for a period up to three years.”

Zahid Badroodien, the City of Cape Town’s Mayco member for community services and health, says the City’s recreation and parks department is delighted about the accolade.

He says it is only through recognition, education and awareness that the City will be better prepared to care for trees.

Badroodien says trees carry a lot of history and the ones in the Company’s Garden are a unique variety that form part of Africa’s forest and tree heritage.

“The recognition and acknowledgement mean a lot as champion trees are now enjoying protected status.

Trees with such significance should get the care they deserve as it also plays an important role in the ecosystem and educating future generations in showing respect for nature. I cannot imagine a city without trees – let us share the responsibility to protect these treasures,” says Badroodien.

According to a statement, six of the champion trees recognised in the province are located at Arderne Gardens in Claremont. Pictured are the City of Cape Town’s officials and the Friends of the Company’s Garden.

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SA Army vs SA Navy women competed in an exciting game of cricket at the Claremont Cricket Club.

SANDF Cricket launches first women’s league

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he 48th edition of the Cricket Championships by the South African National Defence Force Cricket Association (SANDFCA) was held from Sunday 17 to Friday 22 November. The South African Navy was the host of this year’s event at the Cape Town Military Sports Club.

SANDF cricket patron, brigadier general

Remsis Nkosi, and the Cricket South Africa vice-president Beresford Williams officiated during the opening parade at the Wynberg Military Sports Centre on Sunday 17 November.

The games took place at Wynberg Military Base Sports Complex, Claremont Cricket Club and Cape Town Cricket Ground in

Beresford Williams, vice-president of Cricket South Africa, at the opening parade.

The awards function, held on Friday 22 November at Wardroom Job Masego, concluded the week’s programme.

The SANDFCA is the governing body of all cricket administration and development in the department of defence (DOD).

SA Army B vs SA Air Force men playing at Plumstead Cricket Club.

SA Army A vs SA Navy men playing at Wynberg Oval.

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A community outreach programme was held at the Wynberg complex on Wednesday 20 November to introduce children from less privileged communities to the sport.

Later that day, the Women’s Premier League launch took place at Wardroom Job Masego in Simon’s Town.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

SHOPPING

How to hit the jackpot on Black Friday S

ome people love it. Some people hate it.

But whatever your feelings on Black Friday, the one thing you can’t do is ignore it.

South African retailers and consumers have embraced America’s favourite shopping day in all its excess.

And in case you thought we might have a subdued Black Friday this year, search trends show otherwise.

Black Friday can be incredibly profitable for retailers and smart consumers alike, but we need to go into it with a reality check.

It’s been an incredibly tough financial year for us as South Africans, and we can’t go in with the same mind-set of finding a bargain at any cost.

Half of Black Friday accounts are in arrears six months down the line.

I’m a big believer that Black Friday is a marvellous opportunity for retail, but there’s a way to do it wrong and a way to do it right. And I’m not just talking about avoiding frenzied crowds bashing down doors.

As the CEO of TransUnion Africa, I get to see a different picture than most people, and how their spending and lending habits on Black Friday might affect them down the line.

It’s been speculated by many commentators that Black Friday is one of the more dangerous times of the year for poor credit behaviour if consumers don’t carefully think about their purchases before swiping. To confirm this, we looked at new account openings made during the week of Black Friday 2018 (19-26 November) compared to the same week a month before. The results were eyeopening.

We found that people were more likely to take out loans and increase their spending limits during the Black Friday period – to the tune of a 37% increase in new accounts and a 21% increase in total credit limits for new credit cards, clothing and retail revolving accounts.

The majority of this growth came from higher-risk loans – there was a 49% increase in retail instalment accounts (normally used for furniture and electronics) and a 30% increase in retail revolving accounts (normally used for electronics, homeware and general appliances).

That’s not unexpected – home electronics and appliances are as much a part of Black Friday as presents and crackers are of Christmas. The problem comes after the madness has worn off. Our data shows that six months on, just over half of new retail revolving accounts taken out during Black Friday 2018 were more than one month in arrears.

So, shoppers beware. That flat screen TV or PlayStation that’s on special for half the price might seem like a good bargain at the time, but it could lead to some very nasty debt down the road.

Top Tips for Beating the Black Friday Blues Now for the good news. Black Friday doesn’t have to end in tears and arrears. By following these simple rules you can avoid getting caught up in the hype and walking away with a maxed-out credit card and seven new retail store accounts you can’t afford.

Start with a health check Before you start dreaming of shopping carts full of electronics, take the time to know your own financial health. Do you know what you already owe? Have you pulled your credit report to see whether you have debts you are unaware of?

The more you understand your current financial health, the more realistically you can set limits as to what you can afford.

Know your target It pays to do some basic prep work in the

weeks leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Go in with a plan of what you’re looking to get out of it – is your washing machine in need of an upgrade, for example? Focus on a few things that you need, especially when it comes to big ticket items like furniture and home appliances. Be ruthless if you have to be – if you want five things, but can only afford one, rather devote your time and energy to the one thing you need the most.

Don’t roll the dice when it comes to price With your targets set, it’s time to do the groundwork of what you’re likely to pay.

Search on Google, Bing or price comparison sites like pricecheck.co.za to get a feel for what the products you’re looking for normally cost and what retail sites you might find them on.

Go to the online sites themselves and see what the current price is. Knowing the prices beforehand will allow you to sniff out the real bargains and avoid misleading “discounts” that aren’t what they say they are.

Put your chips aside Waking up on Black Friday can feel like stepping into a casino – there’s just way too much to see, do and spend, and you’ve got the temptation to play until you hit the jackpot and find a really great bargain. That’s why it’s a good idea to follow the old gambler’s credo of only putting down what you’re willing to lose. Set a maximum spend limit based on your research of what your must-have items cost and what you can afford, and stick closely to it on the day.

Set your sights on the right sites Just like there’s nothing more fun than hitting the jackpot, there’s also nothing more annoying than missing out on it because you’re too slow.

Let your Black Friday wish list guide you.

Bookmark the relevant retail sites and even product listings if you’re looking for a very specific item, in order to instantly access them on Black Friday.

Sign up to newsletters and download the relevant apps to be served push notifications and check the best deal round-ups that many sites release. Assuming they’re not overrun with people, visit a few stores in your area that sell the items on your wish list and head straight to what you’re looking for.

Think before you pay Before you finalise your shopping cart or head to the till, take one final look at what you’re about to buy.

If you’ve done the research, you should have a good feel for what counts as a wellpriced item and what you can get for nearly the same price or don’t really need.

Pay cash where possible instead of signing up for a new account or charging to your credit card. When in doubt, drop whatever doesn’t offer good value or isn’t one of your must-haves.

Don’t sweat it if you don’t get it Remember, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just the start of the festive retail season. Don’t get so caught up in the false urgency of timers and limited availability that you buy something you don’t need or that could put you in financial difficulty.

Put your wish list aside until it’s time for summer, Christmas, New Year’s and end-ofseason sales, and then follow these same strategies.

The countdown has begun. Start your prep-work, set your limits and remember – it’s better to walk away with less than you wanted than it is to do so with unnecessary debt. Shop smart, spend wisely, and you could be enjoying your most successful Black Friday yet.

– Lee Naik, CEO TransUnion Africa

Stay safe this festive season With Black Friday scheduled for Friday 29 November, it will no doubt have shoppers flocking to take advantage of bargain prices.

There will also be a rush of shoppers bustling to get their festive season shopping done over the next few weeks.

“We are urging all shoppers to be vigilant at malls and shopping centres and to be aware that we generally see a spike in followhome incidents at this time of year,” says Charnel Hattingh, national marketing and communications manager of Fidelity ADT. In most cases, shoppers are followed home from the malls and hijacked in their driveways.

“Criminals are aware these shoppers have a car full of newly-purchased items and are generally easily distracted targets,” she says.

She advises shoppers to keep an eye out for any suspicious vehicles when exiting the shopping centre.

“If you suspect you are being followed drive immediately to your nearest police station or security provider guardhouse,” she says.

Hattingh also reminds drivers to remember the general hijacking safety tips such as waiting in the road for the gate to open before driving in, and making sure the gate is closed properly behind the vehicle before getting out.

“When in the mall or centre carry as little as possible in your handbag or pockets and rather leave unnecessary bank or store cards and large amounts of cash at home.

A packed clothing store or supermarket is the prime hunting-ground for a pick-pocket or bag-snatcher. And, never leave a handbag, purse or wallet in a trolley. If you don’t use a bag or do not take one along, keep your wallet or purse in the front pocket of your jacket or trousers. Criminals are also targeting phones so make sure your phone is out of sight either in a zipped-up bag or in a front pocket,” she says.

“If you are drawing large amounts of cash, take someone along to keep watch while you are at the ATM and to keep a lookout for any suspicious individuals or vehicles on the way home. If you can avoid drawing large sums of cash, do so. Electronic payments are the safer route.”

Your safety outside the mall is just as important as it is inside, she adds.

“Before you exit the mall, have your keys ready so that no time is wasted to get your purchases and yourself into the car. This also means that you’ll be able to hold onto your handbag as you walk. If someone does try to snatch your handbag, let it go. Do not resist or fight back,” she advises.

Hattingh suggests avoiding shopping late at night.

“While the idea of a quieter shopping mall may seem appealing, you are more vulnerable in the car parks, mall bathrooms and the likes.

“If you have no other choice, be vigilant and report any suspicious individuals to the mall security. Let’s make our shopping experiences happy and crime-free,” she says.

Black Friday online selling tips South African shoppers are expected to open their wallets for Black Friday, perhaps even outspending the R3 billion in card transactions they racked up on Black Friday 2018.

Despite the marketing noise from the big retail brands, small businesses can also ride the wave of Black Friday by showcasing their brand, products and promotions online. Here are some ways to get ready: Ensure your website is in ship-shape If you will be doing some or all of your Black Friday marketing and sales through your website, you’ll want it to look its best.

Some things to consider: Will it be easy for people to find your key offers? Is it optimised for mobile devices? Do you have SSL security certificates to further protect your website and for customer peace of mind? Can customers easily find your contact details?

Learn from last year If you had Black Friday promotions last year, evaluate which items sold well, which didn’t, which were profitable for you and which weren’t. If you did not do Black Friday last year, do some internet research to find out what customers in your industry did to get a feel for the market.

Monitor customers’ pulse on social media Social media monitoring can be a great way to find out what customers are interested in and what they’re looking forward to for this coming Black Friday and Christmas

shopping season.

Plan your specials You can use your market research and your evaluation of your performance last year to plan the specials and promotions you plan to offer this year.

Crank up the hype machine The customer journey for Black Friday begins weeks in advance of the big day – many consumers have, for example, saved for months for a big-ticket purchase like a television. You can start teasing your offers a couple of days in advance to help capture the interest of consumers who are starting to research the items they want to buy.

Prepare your campaigns If you haven’t already done so, start putting together the creative and copy for your email promotions for engagement with your customers, your social media posts, your search ads and your website Black Friday splashes. You can try experimenting with different messages and creative to see which get the best responses.

What’s your plan B? On a busy day like Black Friday, you’ll want to have contingency plans in case something unexpected happens. Do you have a plan if the stock of your star product doesn’t arrive on time? And is there an alternative provider to fall back on?

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Sleepathon a great success RACINE EDWARDES @RaeEdwardes

raised R19 000 by the time they tucked in with their pooches – Zoe and Peach Blossom, – on the first Saturday.

Residents from far and wide showed their supThis was the fourth Sleepathon for Aver Balport for their furry friends who find them- lentyne who nestled in with to Dayle, Myla and selves the victims of unfortunate circumstan- Flash, together with her human friend Lea Ferces and without homes. guson.

Tears Animals Rescue’s annual Sleepathon Jenny Zonjee, who has been a volunteer at kicked off on Saturday 16 November. The Tears for about seven years, cuddled up with event, which sees supporters raise funds for a dog, named Rango, she’s formed a special the shelter and then curl up for the night next bond with. to a homeless dog or cat, is an extravaganza Carlyle also reported the organisation has that runs over three consecutive Saturdays. maintained a healthy financial outlook for the Held at the shelter in Sunnydale, the Sleepa- second year in a row, reflecting a marginal thon was sold out even before the first night, profit thanks to its aggressive cost-cutting according to Lauren Carlyle, general manager strategy and revenue enhancement drive. at the shelter.

Revenue earned matched the previous The proceeds of the three days go directly to year’s level with a 10% increase in the sale of the shelter and are used for its rescue, rehab goods at Tears’ four charity shops, and an 11% and rehome programme, for free sterilisations decrease in donations and fundraising, respecin the communities they work in and to sup- tively, a statement read. port the welfare and mobile dog clinics which “In the medium term, we aim to focus on the offer subsidised veterinary care. development of a member-led loyalty proPauline Dwyer and Lindsay Edwards had gramme and branded merchandise line. With more streamlined and consistent marketing strategies in place, we’re thrilled to see a steady increase in the rehoming of cats and dogs, which means we can take in more animals from the areas that we serve,” Carlyle concluded in the statement.

Expansion of the programme, despite profits, is still impossible without regular contributions from sponsors and donors.

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he public have been asked to comment on the allocation of a new provincial licence mark to all registering authorities of the Western Cape.

Bonginkosi Madikizela, MEC for transport and public works, published this notice in the provincial gazette on Friday 15 November. “This move is a pre-emptive one, driven by the rate at which the department calls for input into new provincial licence mark for motor vehicles and vehicle licence fee increase. The current ‘CAA’ and ‘CAW’ licence numbers are fast approaching the 100 000 mark, both events expected to happen within the next month,” says Jandré Bakker, spokesperson for the department.

Other practical reasons for considering a provincial licence mark as opposed to adding more local marks to the existing ones are: . a municipality having multiple licence marks allocated to its registering authorities, e.g. the City with the CA, CAA, CEY, CF, CFM, CFR and CY licence marks. This situation sometimes leads to the manipulation of address information on NaTIS where a vehicle owner favours a particular licence mark of another area over his/her local licence mark. . more than one municipality shares the same licence mark, e.g. the municipalities of Theewaterskloof and Overstrand share the CAM licence mark. . the current municipal areas do not in all respects align with the areas of the then department of inland revenue through which licence marks were originally established and allocated. This situation leads to a vehicle being allocated with a licence number that contains a licence mark (as programmed on NaTIS) at a registering authority that is not part of the local municipality of the vehicle owner – a situation where revenue (through vehicle licence

fees) is then not paid to the correct municipality.

“When the CAW licence mark reaches 100 000 licence numbers it will be replaced by the new licence mark CAG as published in Provincial Gazette 7884, on 26 February 2018. This is an interim arrangement until such time that a new provincial licence mark is in place to cover all the areas of the province,” Bakker says.

The CAA licence mark will, however, be allowed to exceed 100 000, in the interim, as the higher than expected demand for CAA licence numbers will not allow for a new local licence mark to be published in time.

This means that such a licence number will therefore consist of a combination of 9 characters. However, the department would like to advise the public, traffic law enforcement authorities, as well as certified number plate manufacturers that one of the five sizes of number plates that are legally allowed on vehicles registered before 1 January 2010 will not comply with the SABS standards (SANS code) if a 9-character licence number is used. Therefore, instead of the 440mm x 120mm size number plate, the 520mm x 113mm size must be used as this will enable motorists to still comply with the law. As at 12 November 2019, 81964 CAA numbers have been allocated since its introduction on 13 April 2019.

In terms of the increase in vehicle licence fees, the notice proposed an average increase of approximately 4.5%.

“This is in line with inflation. Licence fees are, among other activities, predominantly used for maintenance and building of the road infrastructure,” Bakker says.

Public comment must be lodged by Friday 13 December.

V More information is available at www.westerncape.gov.za/tpw which can be accessed on Thursday 21 November..

‘Poachers’ nabbed In a bid to curb illegal abalone poaching in the province, police in partnership with the national department of forestry and fishery officers acted on information received about possible abalone poaching at Robben Island on Tuesday 19 November at 02:00.

While patrolling the surrounding waters, the officers spotted a number of boats that sped off when they noticed police.

The divers were, however, left behind in the sea.

Under the backings of operation Phakisa, various police role-players were activated to assist for the search of suspected poachers which resulted in the arrest of 17 suspects for transgressing the Marine Living

Resource Act. No abalone was, however, found in their possession.

Meanwhile, officers acted on information about more people still hiding on the island and that vessels were preparing to fetch the poachers from the island.

The officers conducted a further search at Robben Island Murray’s Bay and arrested seven suspects found hiding between the rocks outside of the harbour wall dressed in diving gear.

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e all know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears from our childhood years but have you ever considered why Goldilocks got herself into so much (potential) trouble?

The Goldilocks and the Bear Foundation, a registered non-profit organisation (NPO), has just launched their new book All of these things are important to me – the first fictional story about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in South Africa.

“At least 20 children in South Africa suffers from ADHD, a disorder marked by symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The foundation provides free ADHD and mental health screening to children in disadvantaged communities,” says Prof Renata Schoeman, co-founder of the foundation.

Going back to the story of Goldilocks; maybe she struggled with inattentiveness, absent-mindedly wandered off into the woods, and then impulsively entered a strange house.

And with her usual hyperactive way, started climbing on furniture ... She was lucky, but thousands of other kids aren’t.

“Although mental health clinics exist in the public sector, children with ADHD often never reach this point of diagnosis and treatment due to a lack of awareness and knowledge in their communities.

“They are never screened for ADHD, and may be labelled as naughty, or ‘stupid’, or just silently fall out of the educational system and only come to our attention when absorbed in the criminal justice system. These children never have the opportunity to flourish,” Schoeman says.

According to her, the foundation aims to

remove mental health barriers to education.

“We visit underprivileged schools where we provide non-profit (free) screening for ADHD, anxiety, depression, visual and hearing problems, and developmental problems to the children.

This ensures early referral, diagnosis and treatment, and improve the quality of life of these children,” she says.

In South Africa, there is a huge problem in identifying children with mental health problems due to lack of resources in the departments of health and education.

“Our intervention has a positive ripple effect by helping to keep children in schools and progress educationally, which enhances their chances of securing work and keeping away from vices.

“During the past two years, the foundation has been screening children for mental health disorders (such as ADHD, depression and anxiety), other learning disorders, and health-related problems (such as eye- and ear problems) in the Metro North and Metro East educational districts in the Western Cape,” Schoeman says.

In addition to screening at schools, they have recently opened a screening centre at Tygerberg Hospital and is currently also negotiating to secure a space for another screening centre at Badisa in Bellville.

As many conditions can “mimic” as ADHD or accompany it as co-morbid conditions – such as visual or auditory problems – the foundation is faced with a situation where the public sector, children in underprivileged areas where they are working in, have no access to these facilities.

Or where there are indeed facilities, children need to wait for months until they can be assisted.

“We, therefore, recruited also pro bono

The book was available at the Nasdaq art auction recently. volunteers (optometrists, audiologists, and educational psychologists) to assist us. However, we also need to buy in services from professionals. We are completely dependent on fundraising initiatives and donors.

“We also strongly focus on raising awareness and educating parents, teachers and the communities about ADHD and other mental health conditions. We provide parental guidance meetings, as well as teacher training.

We also believe that research is crucial and have completed a study last year analysing the data from our first year of operations, We received the excellence award for community service last year,” she says.

The book aims to increase awareness and educate communities about ADHD (and related mental health disorders).

The intent is that a parent or teacher should read the story with the child and use the scientific content that follows as a re-

PHOTO: CLAIRE GREENSPAN PHOTOGRAPHY

source to answer the child’s and their own questions about ADHD. The book is written in English, and has been translated into Afrikaans and isiXhosa, isiZulu and Sesotho to afford as many children as possible, the opportunity to hear the story in their mother tongue.

They will understand it and know they are understood when reading the story in their mother tongue.

The book launch is on Wednesday 4 December at De Oude Social Café in Pandoer Street in Welgemoed from 18:00 until 20:00.

Tickets cost R230 per person and include a signed copy of the book, as well as a signature Goldilocks and the Bear Foundation pizza and milkshake (this can be substituted for beer or wine).

The book costs R100 if you are not attending the launch.

V Email admin@gb4adhd.co.za for more information.

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KENSINGTON

New horizons for drag pageant T

he eighth Ms Drag Ambassador Beauty Queen will be crowned at the Kensington Civic Centre on Saturday 30 November.

The pageant, owned and run under the banner of the Ms Drag Ambassador South Africa Organisation (a registered non-profit organisation), creates a platform for drag and female impersonation to be recognised on a grand scale.

This year’s pageant theme is “Disney Reloaded” and patrons are invited to dress accordingly.

An array of contestants will take to the stage to vie for the title. Audience members will also be treated to spectacular entertainment including performances by drag cabaret artists and DJ Cool J. “We aim to select a Queen who is a role model, who embodies the values and morals of fairness and impartiality, a healthy respect for the rights of all people within and outside of the boundaries of the Western Cape and South Africa at large, irrespective of creed or colour, religion or affiliation, gender or orientation, disability or vulnerability and who is recognized as an ambassador of her community and LGBTI matters,” says Logan McGregor, the host and owner of the pageant.

McGregor, a multi-beauty pageant title holder, launched the event in 2012. She is a former Ms Mardi Gras National, former Ms Gay Western Cape and the current Ms Diva South Africa.

Today the pageant is one of the highlights on the LGBTI calendar. It also enjoys the support of local heterosexual Kensington communities.

The Kensington Civic Centre has been home to the pageant from the beginning.

McGregor, who hails from Kensington, embarked on this project to plough back into the community in which she was raised.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

PENNED BY A JOURNO

LETTERS

Breaking silence

We need to improve our cybersecurity culture

For many years I have been an unwilling participant of the stigma placed against victims of sexual abuse. And for that, I am a hypocrite.

While many may be quick to judge me for saying this, given my line of work, it may not be as you think.

It took me many years to realise and admit that I am a victim of sexual assault.

That may be a strange concept for some to understand, and maybe this is one of the underlying reasons people are quick to judge, pass blame and continue to perpetuate the stigmas attached to reporting and speaking out on sexual crimes.

When I was at high school I found myself the recipient of wandering hands, forced and inappropriate kisses and invasion of personal space in the worst way possible. I was asleep and awoke to this. As you can imagine, a moment of shock paralyses you and it takes a bit of time to comprehend that this is or has just happened. I was always reasonably physically strong, and I pushed so hard that this man lost his footing. I remember very loudly saying “NO!” as I did it.

I find it quite funny now that the response I was met with was: “Okay, is it like that?”.

He was actually upset, as if I was the one doing something wrong for not accepting his advances.

While I knew this was not supposed to be happening, a moment of confusion set in. I had momentarily allowed his words to influence me into feeling guilt... “Had I asked for this?”

Society teaches women that it must have been their fault, that they had in some way invited the unwanted attention. While I admit, there has been strides in improving this, we would be ignorant if we attempted to convince ourselves that it has entirely been changed.

I always wanted to be a journalist and so growing up I was very intune and up to date with news. I was not unfamiliar with the brutality of sexual crimes perpetrated against women. Then becoming a working journalist in an area synonymous with violence and needing to actually become involved in sexual crimes of such a brutal nature, I actually convinced myself that what happened to me was not that bad.

I felt I had dealt with the situation in that moment. I was one of the lucky ones and that I dare not claim to be a victim of sexual assault when others had experienced so much worse. While I somewhat still agree with my then sentiment, I was naive.

I realise now that I unknowingly suppressed and buried the experience as a coping mechanism – that I considered molestation and “pre-rape” sexual assault as not serious enough to constitute being classified as a victim. Maybe perpetrators think the same thing. I was most definitely influenced by a variety of factors, including the stigma victims still face. As someone who has actually experienced it, I understand why so many opt to remain quiet.

No, that person is not weak for doing so and no, she did not ask for it. It doesn’t matter the clothing she is wearing, the way she conducts herself or the circumstances surrounding the incident.

We should shift the judgement and blame to the person on the other end and spend less time focussing on making the victims feel as if they are the one’s at fault.

And while we move into the 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children, I have but one thing to say.

This has become a public relations campaign, rather than a vehicle for effecting actual change. Companies and government should be raising their voices everyday, but more importantly, the change needs to be made behind closed doors, where the crimes are actually taking place. And it is not until society changes its perception and reverses the stigma, that we will really begin to put an end to the undue violence. In a time where violent crimes are so widely reported, more needs to be done that encourages women to break the silence. But this would only happen if they felt they would be supported, rather than judged.

– Samantha Lee-Jacobs

In the face of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), we are simultaneously exposed to a new world filled with opportunities and risks. This disruptive, complex and exciting world is one where cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, ransomware, phishing and the internet-of-things thrive.

In the wake of these new technologies, the provincial minister of community safety, Albert Fritz, is calling on all institutions, including government and small business, to increase their vigilance regarding cybersecurity.

On Thursday 24 October, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) announced that it had detected a network breach resulting in unauthorised access to its ICT infrastructure. Consequently, CoJ had to shut down its website, e-services and billing system as a precautionary measure. The perpetrators, Shadow Kill Hackers, demanded a ransom of 4.0 Bitcoin (over R400 000). CoJ responded by upgrading their ICT infrastructure and did not concede to the hackers’ demands.

Improving our cybersecurity culture is a crucial component in making the Western Cape safer overall. Many sophisticated criminal syndicates use the cyberspace to conduct criminal activities. It is, therefore, necessary to improve our awareness of cybersecurity and limit the opportunities for crime in society.

But how often do such attacks take place in our day-to-day lives and what threat do they really pose to you and me?

Kaspersky Lab explained that malware attacks in South Africa have increased by 22% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the previous year. This equates to 13 842 attempted cyber-attacks a day.

Cybercrime is no doubt growing and appropriate measures are needed to address the threat it poses to citizens, business people and government. According to Deloitte’s The Future of Cybercrime Survey 2019, the biggest impact of cyber incidents or breaches on organisations include 21% of loss of revenue; 21% loss of customer trust; 17% change in leadership; 16% reputational loss; 14% regulatory fines and 12% drop in share price.

Currently, a proposed Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill (B 6 – 2017) is being presented before the National Council of Provinces, before it can be assented by the president into law. It was “revived” by the new administration on Thursday 17 October. The aim of the bill is, among others, to create offences and impose penalties which have a bearing on cybercrime; regulate jurisdiction in respect of cybercrimes; regulate the powers to investigate cybercrimes and provide for the establishment of structures to promote cybersecurity and capacity building.

While the introduction of this bill has been lauded, it is concerning that the rate at which government is instilling cybersecurity is considerably slower than that of the rapidly evolving field of cybercrime.

To ward off cyberattacks, we need to adopt a better cybersecurity culture.

Security Trails provides four keys tips in building that culture. Firstly, organisations must “start with the basics”. This includes having strong password policies within organisations, limiting access to data, systems and software to those who require them for work purposes, keeping a database of safe downloads, and terminating ex-employees access to sensitive information.

Secondly, organisations must develop engaging and ongoing cyber security training for their employees. This should be followed up by, thirdly, using metrics to monitor post-training behaviours.

Finally, organisations should make it as easy as possible for staff to report threats.

To ensure that businesses both large and small continue to grow, and that government can continue to deliver its services; we need to improve our culture of cybersecurity. This means that we must broaden of our concept of safety to include the digital space.

CAYLA MURRAY, email

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City welcomes birth certificate verdict As the City of Cape Town gears up to welcome millions of tourists for the festive season, I welcome the official scrapping of the requirement for foreign visitors to carry unabridged birth certificates when travelling with minors.

One of the City’s main objectives is to facilitate sustainable job creation.

Tourism accounts for roughly 300 000 jobs in our city. This sector has great potential to increase growth and create jobs. We are ready to take tourism to the next level for the benefit of the people of Cape Town.

Now that the minister of home affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has signed the directive that removes the requirement for parents to carry unabridged birth certificates, or consent letters when travelling with their children, Cape Town should be the top holiday destination of choice for foreign tourists.

Cape Town has so much to offer and I am proud to say that there is more on offer than ever before. I would also like

Fine the offenders I see the People’s Post this week includes a request from the City Council to the public for their help in curbing illegal dumping.

This is fine but it is suggested the waste department and also other council departments step away from their comfortable desks and get out into the public domain.

For example, go pass the canal along Jan Smuts Road right to and adjacent with Hazendale. Every day you see piles of rubbish being thrown into the canal.

I can only assume this comes from nearby residents.

to encourage other South Africans to experience and explore the beautiful Mother City.

Recently, the City of Cape Town’s draft tourism development framework (TDF) was adopted by council. I am very proud of this exciting framework and have been working on it since I was appointed almost a year ago.

Cape Town has so much to offer tourists, especially due to our vast cultural and heritage diversity.

My immediate priority is to ensure the effective implementation of the TDF so that we boost cultural experiences and help diversify tourism products.

Working with my directorate, I intend increasing the already impressive number of tourists from South Africa and other countries so that we create more jobs and make tourism a gamechanger for our city.

JAMES VOS, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management One of these piles of rubbish, which you find all along that road, is three metres high. The cost to clear the canal and remove the dirt week after week is but one example of the drain placed on the allocated waste budget. If we can see it, why not the council? Why don’t the rest of the Hazendale residents who do not indulge in these filthy habits, act?

Goodness knows how much of the rubbish lands up in the ocean, polluting Table Bay harbour. Just do that. Keep an eye open for culprits with your car well hidden. Spot fines or court fines, whatever is legal – this will soon get rid of this problem.

RON MIDDLETON Plumstead

Thank you for informative reports “Municipality makes the cut” (People’s Post, 19 October), refers. The report is filled with useful information.

It is frustrating for us as residents to report to fault reporting, to whom we are told to report, and the City’s customercare service – lodging a complaint, getting a reference number – and then to get no real response but from a Sandri Snyders who always has the decency to respond, saying she has forwarded it to Parks1. But that is where communication

stops. The City says it operates on a four-to-six week mowing cycle. That may be their protocol, but that is not necessarily how it works from their side.

Many thank you’s to People Post staff for being the voice of communities. We do appreciate you keeping us abreast with what is going on in communities and for furnishing us with valuable information.

JEANETTE STOFFELS Wynberg

Trucks should lighten the load The City of Cape Town’s traffic service is concerned about the number of heavy-duty trucks who flout the provisions of the National Road Traffic Act. The Act imposes limits on the load that a truck is allowed to carry, depending on the vehicle specifications.

This to ensure that the truck does not pose a hazard to other road users, or cause damage to road infrastructure.

There are three weigh stations within Cape Town’s city limits – at the N7 near Vissershok, Joostenberg Vlakte and in Somerset West.

These weigh stations or weighbridges are used to check abnormal loads and whether drivers are operating within the conditions of their permits.

The weighbridges are manned by a service provider appointed by the provincial transport department. They capture vehicle information like the area of origin, where it is headed, what the cargo is and so forth. Staff also check the vehicle in terms of the Road Transport Quality System and weigh the vehicle to check compliance with the provisions of the Road Traffic Act. Aside from preventing serious acci-

dents including containers falling off container transport vehicles, there is also the importance of ensuring that overloaded vehicles do not damage the road surface as this reduces the safety of the road for everybody and causes high levels of road maintenance costs.

The maximum fine that can be imposed for overloaded trucks is R5 000.

For serious transgressions, drivers are arrested and taken to court, where a magistrate decides the appropriate sanction. Also, any truck that is found to be overloaded cannot proceed until enough of the load is removed to make it compliant. So, while the fines might appear modest, the inconvenience to trucking companies and the potential impact on their bottom line provides some solace. That said, there are many trucks that fall through the cracks, as our enforcement staff are consumed with all manner of road safety priorities. To those operators who abide by the law in the interest of road safety, we say thank you. They are an example to the rest of the industry.

JP SMITH, Mayco member for safety and security

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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 26 November 2019

CAPE TOWN

Five decades of Festive Lights T

he City of Cape Town will celebrate five decades of its annual Festive Lights SwitchOn, with a line-up to dazzle thousands of spectators. The event will take place on Sunday 1 December on the Grand Parade from 16:00.

The theme this year is “Cape Town: Window to the World” to reflect the diversity of Cape Town.

“The switching on of the festive lights is something all of Cape Town looks forward to as it signals the start of the festive season.

“We look forward to a wonderful evening of music and welcoming the spirit of the season,” says Mayor Dan Plato.

Easily the biggest event of its kind in Cape Town, the Festive Lights Switch-On appeals to locals and visitors alike. The en-

The Ndlovu Youth Choir will be one of the live performances at this year’s Festive Lights Switch-on.

tertainment spans all genres and age groups.

Aside from the live acts, the show-stopping moments are when the festive lights are switched on and the video mapping display is shown. There will be live performances by The Zip Zap Circus, Early B, The Unknown Dance Crew, Andries Vermeulen, YoungstaCPT, Gemini, Ndlovu Youth Choir and Sho Madjozi.

Follow the hashtag #FLSO2019 on social media to stand a chance at winning prizes.

The City has also launched the Waste to Art Challenge, which asks students 16 years and under to create art pieces (pictures, clothing, furniture, sculptures etc) from waste materials, to be showcased in a specially created gallery.

Race on for Queens Plate tickets The 2020 dates for the much anticipated L’Ormarins Queen Plate (LQP) Racing Festival has been revealed and patrons are asked to save the dates: Friday 10 and Saturday 11 January.

The event takes place at Kenilworth Racecourse.

This iconic and prestigious event returns to celebrate its 159th renewal with all the fanfare and high style you have come to expect.

Fabulous Fridays presents an exclusive LQP Garden Party, free-flowing bubbles, a harvest table lunch and live jazz with a fun-filled eight-strong race-card, featuring the exciting Grade 2 Sceptre

Stakes and the hospitality option of The Somerset Room.

Scintillating Saturday presents the “The Style Village” where you can enjoy the sunshine and horseracing with a dynamic ten-strong undercard.

This includes the prestigious Grade 1 Paddock Stakes and three additional graded races for unstoppable equestrian entertainment. In addition, experience the finest hospitality, local food vendors and the race for the coveted R1.5 million purse.

Tickets are available via Computicket and start at R350.

The 2020 edition of the L’Ormarins Queen Plate Racing Festival promises excitement.

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Production to screen soon SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS @Samantha_Lee121 A new feature film about the life and trials of a young woman from Bishop Lavis has been making waves on social media, with the film set to become available from Sunday 1 December.

The film Meisie vani Lavis is the brainchild of Mitchell’s Plain local, Mark Matroos and features a local cast.

The movie features rapper K-Nine die Hond, Von D Kemp, Charmaine Segels, Barryl Pietersen and Melissa De Vries Joseph.

“I want to tell our people’s stories as it is; our daily life on the Cape Flats with no filters,” says Matroos.

“With this movie, we want to bring awareness of violence against women and also to listen to your mom and not to get involved with the wrong elements in the communities,” he adds.

The film took around 25 days to film and is self-produced.

The film is also entirely improvised.

“We did not have a script everything was improvised,” he says.

Mark Matroos

“I think it took about 20 to 25 days to film.

We shot about two to three hours a day. It was self-produced and I can’t really say how much it cost, because I funded the movie myself.”

Matroos founded Mojam Entertainment which is the official producer of the film.

The married father of two moved around from Eerste River to Mitchell’s Plain where he now resides.

“I like watching movies, I never thought that I would end up making my own. There is a few stuff I want to do next year as I am also part of the duo Afrikaans Ruk that performs around South Africa. I definitely want to make another movie as I had a lot of people contacting me to be part of my next project,” says Matroos.

An official launch and screening of the film will be held at the Portland Indoor Centre on Sunday 1 December at 18:00. Tickets cost R50 per person.

Following the screening, the film will be available on DVD. A total of 70% of the tickets have already been sold.

“Audiences can expect drama and some hard-hitting action and thriller,” Matroos says.

Meisie Vani Lavis is about a young girl named Veruscha who grew up in Bishop Lavis. She is well mannered, comes from a church background and is raised by a single mother named Antie Mainie.

Life is hard for them and sometimes there is no food to eat.

This closely knitted bond between mother and daughter quickly unravels.

Everything changes when Veruscha starts hanging out with a troubled youth named Menta who is mixed up with a few bad guys from the area.

Veruscha’s world spirals out of control while her mom is trying to warn her of the dangers of hanging out with the wrong friends. She refuses to listen and ends up learning a hard lesson.

V For more information, follow @mojamptyltd on Facebook and @mojam_ent on Instagram or call 071 474 3144 to find out about tickets or screenings.

SING ALONG WITH ALVON AND FRIENDS: Alvon Collison’s Happy Summer Show will be on at the Dutch Reformed Church hall in Milnerton on Sunday 8 December from 15:00 to 18:00.

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Tight finishes aplenty at Turfhall

Stalemate at Vangate SEAN CAMPBELL

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fter 10 innings, Athlone A’s and Grassy Park Crusaders could not be separated in their Cape Town Baseball Major league fixture at Vangate Sports Complex on Saturday with the score at 11-all.

Although A’s outhit Crusaders 14 hits to 12, Crusaders can’t be happy leaving 18 runners on base.

A’s three pitchers gave up 15 walks.

Both teams utilised three pitchers, with A’s surprisingly starting with Matthew Diedericks. Diedericks pitched four innings and only gave up two hits, but a staggering nine walks and struck out four hitters.

Diedericks was bailed out by his defence who turned three double plays in his pitching stint.

He was replaced by former Crusaders pitcher Cameron Fortuin who came in for some heavy punishment conceding eight runs. He pitched three innings, giving up eight hits, walked four and struck out three. Dean Jacobs took over from Fortuin.

For Crusaders Lucien Swartz pitched 3.2 innings before being replaced by former A’s lefty Niyaaz Galant.

Grant Robertson took over in the eighth innings.

A’s took a 4-1 lead innings, but Crusaders bounce back scoring 10 runs (1, 3, 4 and 2) in the next four innings with A’s replying with seven runs (0, 1, 3 and 3) of their own.

Kyle van der Ross, Ashwin Kleintjies, Chris Jacobs and Jamie Mauritz all recorded two

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hits for Crusaders.

Aiden O’Connor and Cameron Fortuin recorded three hits each, and Josh Wentzel and Anrich Roberts two hits each for A’s.

Dean Daniels hit a solo home run in the fourth innings.

Cape Town Baseball Federation’s umpire-in-chief Mark Cupido confirmed this game will be completed on Sunday 1 December.

In other major league results, Bothasig Knights beat VOB Macaws 21-0, Bellville Tygers beat Maitland Giants 9-4 and Durbanville Villains beat Van der Stel 13-2. At the end of the first round, Bothasig Knights lead the league with 14 points, followed by Bellville Tygers on 12 and Maitland Giants on 10.

Durbanville Villains and VOB Macaws have six points and they are followed by Athlone A’s on four, with Van der Stel on two with Grassy Park Crusader with zero points.

In the promotion league, Thistle beat Lansdowne Eagles 8-4, Battswood lost 7-0 to Helderberg Pirates and Milnerton Mavericks beat Silvertree Titans 23-8.

Westridge Yankees lead the promotion league with 12 points.

They are followed by Helderberg Pirates on 10, Thistle on eight, Milnerton Mavericks on six, Battswood on four, Lansdowne Eagles on two and Silvertree Titans with zero points.

V Cape Town Baseball Federation will host a golf day at King David Mowbray Golf Club on Sunday 1 December. Contact Mike Abrahams on 078 262 2249 to book your entry. All funds raised will be used for the national baseball tournament in April 2020.

The two female Super League games played at the Turfhall softball stadium on Sunday 24 November both produced tight finishes.

In a game that produced 24 hits, Glenthorn A’s edged out Kenfac Phillies 8-7 in the early game.

A’s started off with four runs in the first innings but Phillies’ Carla Swanepoel (2/4) was having none of that and cleared the boundary cones, scoring three runs in the process. Jenna Moses (3/4) fared best with the bat for Phillies with three scattered singles. Phillies came back strong in their last turn at bat but with bases loaded failed to produce when

it mattered most.

The game was marred by both sides not able to capitalise on having runners on base with Phillies (10) and A’s (8) runners left stranded on base.

A’s took 15 hits off Ester van den Heever whilst Phillies scored nine hits off Lisa Erasmus who struck out three batters and gave up a six free bases.

Lefty, Courtney Stevens, was the pick of the A’s batting with a flawless 4/4, including a double.

Former Old Mutual Cubs stalwart, Zulfah Stellenboom (3/3) and Chaunees Goliath (2/3) were the other top offensive performers for A’s.

In the late game Westridge Yankees held on to inflict a first

loss on Lavender Hill beating them 4-3.

Other results: Major league: Westridge Yankees 7, Belhar Dolphins 5; Lavender Hill 18, Kuils River Cougars 2; Falcons 9, Table View Tornados 4 First league: Panthers 5, Glenthorn A’s 11; St Martins 10, Lavender Hill 2; Battswood 14, Blackheath 1; Crusaders 0, Khayelitsha Eagles 7 Second league: Kenfac Phillies 7, Titans 11; Table View Tornados 0, Devonshire Rovers 16; Falcons 10, Tantasport 3

A diving Lynn Lakay of Glenthorn A’s (left) beats the run out attempt of Kenfac Phillies’ third base fielder Casandra Kalpens during a Super League game played at Turfhall sport complex on Sunday 24 November.

Glenthorn won 8-7 in a high-paced game.

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housands of runners from across the Cape and the broader country laced up their running shoes to behold the vibrance, culture and beauty of Mitchell’s Plain.

The 2019 JP21 Mitchell’s Plain Titans race took place on Saturday 23 November, with runners hitting the road for the 21.1km,

10km and 5km races from 06:00.

The race is hosted annually to foster community building and celebrate Mitchell’s Plain.

The 21.1km and 10km races started at Glendale High School and ended at Rocklands Sports Field with music, entertainment and celebration. The 5km started and ended at Rocklands Sports Field.

People’s Post was the official media partner for the event.

Team Mix Fit Colorado kept the runners moving after the race.

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Nobubele Kelembe from Khayelitsha AC and Nozipho Maduna from Pinelands SAPS stretch after the race.

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Vanezza Meyer joins in on a dance session.

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Vuyiseka Nkumenge of Boxer Athletics Club wins the 10km women’s race. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

WC’s Ashley Smith wins the Titans JP21 10km race for the second consecutive year, in a time of 00:31:09.

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Charles Hendricks of VOB, and an Athlone resident, finishing the 21km in under two hours.

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Marisa Smalberger of AAC accepting her applause on her way to finishing the 21km in 01:44:00 PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Kariema Simons of Pinelands AC in the 10km.

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Bantandwa Matinise of Khayelitsha AC (left) and Pamela Mayikwa of Langa AC in a race to the finish line in the 10km. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Members of the Mitchell’s Plain Titans marshalled along the route.

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Aisha Gamiet from Ottery, Itheko AC runner, ran her last kilometre barefoot in aid of the Run for Her campaign, to highlight suffering of abused women.

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Race attracts elite athletes P

ablo Dapena took the crown in the inaugural Challenge CapeTown on Sunday 10 November, when he sprinted to the finish line in a time of 3:46:48.

The Spaniard finished approximately 90 seconds ahead of Australia’s Steven McKenna in second place, with local men’s contestant Matt Trautman coming in third.

First out of the water after a strong swim, Dapena formed part of a six-man bunch that dominated most of the 90km cycle from Big Bay into the Company’s Garden. But it was on the run where he showed his strength, and he quickly set the pace in front, together with McKenna, and Trautman following close behind.

Dapena was ecstatic about his victory.

“The conditions were amazing. I had a great swim and enjoyed the flat and fast bike.

The run was a little windy at times and that hill was a challenge, but I loved racing in Cape Town, and I hope to be back next year!”

The women’s race belonged to the UK’s Emma Pallant, who took a convincing win in 4:14:51 – seven minutes faster than South Africa’s Annah Watkinson.

“I loved the swim and the run was tough.

The flat and fast bike made for an awesome day, and I had great fun on the course,” noted Pallant.

This organisers successfully staged the first middle distance triathlon in the City of

Cape Town.

The 1.9km swim, 90km cycle and 21km run showcased the Mother City in a way that no mass participation event athlete has seen it before. The day dawned to a misty but windfree Big Bay, and the race opened with ideal swim conditions and water temperatures reaching 15.5°C. The cycle followed, which comprised three spectacularly scenic loops along Otto du Plessis Drive with its uninterrupted ocean views, followed by a ride into the City, and a final sprint along Adderley Street and Government Avenue in the Company’s Garden. This was the first time that a cycle race went through the historic Garden. The 21km run through the Zonnebloem

and District Six precinct showcased many of the City’s most historically significant landmarks, including Parliament, City Hall, and the Castle of Good Hope. Three 7km laps completed the run, which included a brutal climb from the Castle all the way up to the M3.

“The nature of the course made it possible for pros and age groupers to put themselves to the test.

“A middle distance triathlon in the City of Cape Town has been a long time coming, and I am thrilled that we could show local and international triathletes that the Mother City is ready for an event of this calibre,” said race director Gary Marescia.

Primrose continue good run GOOSAIN ABRAHAMS In the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) first division A, Primrose continued their run of good form with an emphatic four-wicket win over front-runners Kraaifontein.

The home side batted first and were dismissed for 177 with Darryl Losper top-scoring with 72 runs, with Maahir Eksteen the pick of the roses attack with figures of 4/27.

At their turn to bat, an unbeaten 55 by Zain Allie piloted Primrose to victory.

In the First Division B, Bonteheuwel scored a huge upset in beating log leaders Hottentots Holland by five wickets. Batting first, the side from the Strand could only muster a total of 85 runs. Bonteheuwel had no problem knocking off the required runs.

Selected results: Premier league: Victoria v Langa: Victoria 188/9 (Isaac Dikgale 70, Marco Wyngaardt 27; Thandi William 4/28) Langa 131 (Raeez Mohammed 43; Dean Oosterwyk 3/18) Victoria won by 57 runs UWC v Rondebosch: UWC 206/6 (Zubair Hamza 91; Givan Christian 55; Wesley Bedja 3/35) Rondebosch 112 (Grant Emeades 41; Jason Smith 3/21) UWC won by 94 runs UCT v WPCC: UCT 186/9 (Michael Ross 52*, Don Patterson 34, Brandon Tattum 27; Matt Bolt-

tler 4/36) WPCC 187/7 (Gavin Kaplan 49*, Ridaa Isaacs 40) WPCC won by 3 wickets Claremont v Strandfontein Claremont 291/6 (Mattew de Villiers 103*, Josh Breed 74, Keenan Bowers 46; Saliegh Jaffar 3/47) Strandfontein 38 (Marvin Williams 6/18) Claremont won by 253 runs Cape Town v Brackenfell: Cape Town 226/7 (Willie Hantam 66, Matthew Goles 65, James Crowson 38) Brackenfell 103 (Ryno Marais 30; Brandon Young 4/31, Darryl Rolfe 3/40) Cape Town won by 123 runs First Division A Ottomans v United: Ottoman 169/8 (Tohir Abrahams 30, Tariq Behardien 24) United 165/9 (Sauligh Raynard 32, Kieron Kenny 34*, Aneeq Cassiem 25; Sadiek Davids 2/23, Waleed Samsodien 2/35, Nadir Samaai 2/28) Ottoman won by 4 runs Milnerton v Rylands: Milnerton 57 (Ridwaan Williams 3/04, Umar Anthony 3/6 ) Rylands 61/1 (Zaid Allie 25*, Zahier Ismail 21*) Rylands won by 9 wickets First Division B Bishop Lavis v Avendale: Bishop Lavis 162 (Simeon Fondling 54, Bevan Abrahams 35; Ivor Jennet 4/27) Avendale 163/2 (James Bovey 66, J. Arendse 46*) Bishop Lavis won by 8 wickets

NORWAY PARKS TROUNCE HOUT BAY UNITED FC: Lionel Saal of Norway Parks Magic executes a slide tackle on Hout Bay United’s Dillon Lakay during a Safa second division league match played at Royal Road in Maitland on Saturday 23 November. Parks won 6-1 after leading 2-0 at half-time.

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