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CALL TO BOLSTER SERVICE DELIVERY: Mayor Dan Plato has restarted the pothole repair campaign following a pause on the project since its launch in October last year. With the restart, Plato joined crews to repair potholes in Grassy Park and Khayelitsha on Monday 7 December. Services had been slowed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the campaign aims to kick-start the process once again. “Since Monday 1 June, almost 14 000 potholes have been fixed. This is an indication of how we have ramped up capacity following the impact of the rainy season and the national lockdown on the reach of repair and maintenance work. Over the past few weeks, the City has intensified service delivery efforts and I have personally joined City staff to check up on pothole repairs and to participate in clean-ups with the City’s solid waste staff. Through these visits, we want to show residents that we are working hard to return to optimal service delivery levels through tackling the quality of roads, cleanliness and neatness of communities as well as general maintenance to provide communities with the service they have come to expect from us. For maximum impact, we will need the public to work with us as we can only achieve so much on our own,” says Plato. Report potholes to the transport information centre toll-free 24/7 on 080 065 6463 or email Transport.Info@capetown.gov.za.
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Encouraging good diet SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS SAMANTHA.LEE@PEOPLESPOST.CO.ZA @SAMANTHA_LEE121
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ith society’s everlasting obsession with losing weight, we have all become familiar with at least one swing
diet. But, how many are actually succeeding or trying to get their health back on track? Obesity and weight could have a serious impact on your health with increased risk of an early death. The World Health Organisation (WHO) emphasises that obesity is becoming a major health problem in many developing countries, particularly in adult women. And it is associated with increasing risk of developing hypertension, coronary heart diseases, diabetes, stroke, and some forms of cancer. For Mavis Williams from Lotus River, her battle with weight started in her teens. “I don’t remember ever being skinny. I was the chubby child,” she says. In her adult life, she tipped the scales at 170kg. “I was eating a lot of the wrong stuff. The heavier I got, the lazier I was to actually get up and cook, so it was a cycle that never
stopped. Eating quick food all day,” she says. After being diagnosed with diabetes, heart problems, high cholesterol and increasing pain in her legs, Williams has started a journey of weight-loss. “I was told lose weight or die. I am only 38 and I may not even see 40, so I am working on this now,” she says. But poor nutrition cannot only be a contributor to obesity, health officials say. Grassy Park resident Martin van Gee has been living with diabetes for 36 years. He experienced first-hand the impact nutritional changes can make to better one’s health. “To be honest, my diagnosis did not come as a shock, I used to consume six to seven 500ml bottles of Coca-Cola a day. I was always trying to quench my excessive thirst,” he says in a statement. A former drug addict, his addiction with drinking was difficult. “I knew if I could overcome my drug addiction, I can give up drinking.” He adds:“I had to change many things and I firmly believe that it is an illness that you as a patient can control. This includes cutting out smoking and drinking. I was very positive about changing my lifestyle to improve my health.” According to the Western Cape Department of Health, many communities in the province struggle with health challenges, exacerbated
by malnutrition and obesity. Williams says as children, they were never taught about healthy food. “Growing up, we ate what our parents could afford. It was challenging and we could not complain about what was put in front of us,” she says. “As an adult, we try to forget about the struggle and spoil ourselves with takeouts and fatty foods. I don’t have any children, but they would have been fat too; the way we used to eat.” For Williams, the transition has been hard. She says the stigma faced at gyms has seen her exercise at home to Youtube videos. “I still struggle with my diet, eating salads and boiled stuff is not as enjoyable as a burger. But I have already lost 18kg and that is helping me to stay on track,” she says. With his success, Van Gee also encourages and motivates other chronic patients about diet and healthy habits. “When you drink alcohol and smoke, it makes your chronic condition worse, and therefore becomes more challenging to control conditions such as mine, which is diabetes. I used to smoke 50 cigarettes a day but cut it out. I can’t tell any person what to do, but I speak from my heart – I would love to meet any patient and share my experiences with them. Changing my lifestyle saved my life,” he says.
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Jeannine Subramoney, a department dietician, helps patients to make lifestyle changes and offers these tips: . Start with a glass of water when waking up (before coffee) and a glass of water with supper. Often when your body is dehydrated, you will get headaches and feel hungry. . Replace white bread with brown or wholegrain bread. Add a protein, such as peanut butter (no jam), boiled egg, or tuna instead of meat spreads or sandwich spread. . Replace half of the rice on your plate with lentils or beans. . Instead of having two starches at a time, such as rice and potatoes, try to eat only one. . Make raw vegetables part of your plate, such as raw carrots. . Children do what the adults do. Break the vicious cycles of obesity and lifestyle disease by eating healthier as a family. . Reduce your sugar intake by only adding one teaspoon of sugar in your tea or coffee. . You can still have a treat. Have a set day in the week on which you will eat a luxury food item such as a pie, sweets, chips or have a cooldrink. . Don’t reward your children with a food item. Rather read them a story or let them choose a family activity.
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
January . . . February . . . Covid-19. T
he year 2020 was one many had looked forward to, with hope and big aspirations. Nothing could have prepared any of us for what it turned out to be. For those who may not already know, it also
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affected our print and distribution orders, with things returning to normal later in the year. It was not a year we were expecting. But triumphs still prevailed and we continue to bring you local news that matters. As this is our final edition for the year 2020, we look back at some of the highs and lows the year had to offer. People’s Post will be back on the streets on Tuesday 12 January when we look forward to bringing you the best local news. Until then, festive greetings to you and your families. Stay safe and continue to mask up.
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MARCH: Gangs and gang culture, domestic JANUARY: Saw the introduction of a new police chief, festive celebrations and trainees ready to take on crime prevention. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
violence and concerns over increased hunger during the pending lockdown were raised. Covid-19 infections started to increase and bans on liquor and cigarette sales were cause for controversy. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
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APRIL: We saw the increase in concern over
FEBRUARY: Saw the lead-up to the much-
transmissions, the controversial establishment of the homeless shelter at Strandfontein sports complex and the increased efforts by essential staff to help implement testing and Covid-19 protocols. PHOTO:
anticipated Cape Town Carnival. Unfortunately, the event had to be cancelled as Covid-19 infections began to spike in the province. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
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SEPTEMBER: Innovation in protective gear for doctors and seeming relaxation amid the virus were in the spotlight. We also looked at hijacking threats, first-hand accounts of the impact of the virus and discussed the importance of all hospital staff and essential services during the pandemic.
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MAY: There were increased efforts from residents and organisations to assist essential workers on the front line, we discussed woes surrounding alcohol in sanitisers, vaccination trials began at hospitals, nurses spoke out on being on the front lines and lockdown started to take its toll on readers. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
continued stigma while rescue efforts continued for dogs involved in dogfighting. Businesses received a boost from the local government, the economy started to open up and survivors of Covid-19 spoke out about their journey to recovery. Churches and mosques were also allowed to open and the importance of pet sterilisation was highlighted.
OCTOBER: A tennis club was on the upswing as lockdown measures were eased, a large dagga bust was made in Ottery and the neighbourhood watch in New Horizons launched a new campaign to promote whistleblowing. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
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JUNE: Liquor
JULY: The Strandfontein Desalination plant was decommissioned, we spoke about the importance of father figures and the impact Covid-19 has had onrefuse collection. It was however, a time when communities stood together to deliver hunger relief.
and fastfoods were all everyone was talking about, as level four of lockdown saw the return of liquor sales. We also saw the dangers of consuming homemade liquor, discussed the unregulated use of thermometers, school safety as learners returned and new measures for driver’s licence tests. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
NOVEMBER: This saw the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, debate on fireworks and its impact on animals as well as the senseless attack of an elderly man by a mob of unruly teens on Guy Fawkes Day. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
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BODY POSITIVITY
keep the ball rolling. We continue to grow and develop consistently because this will pave a future for future women who are yet to be birthed and grow. We don’t want our daughters going through what we went through growing up and being bullied for not looking the way women look on TV, we want a strong
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nation of confident and independent women in our future. We want to raise girls and women from the get-go in a way that they can stand firm and tall when we part or leave the earth. A strong legacy must be built and left for our future.” V See more photos on our Facebook page.
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self) with my hair and my fashion; it’s different so I believed in joining a ikini-clad women of nature where everyone all shapes and sizes is differently beautiful,” travelled from far and she says. “This event is wide to be part of the so popular because it’s Phatt (Pool Honeys and not everyday that people Thick Thighs) Cookout from the plus-sized comvolume 2 held at Goedevmunity get appreciated erwachting Estate in Sir or accepted. We are here Lowry’s Pass on Saturday to change that and we are 5 December. Women and here to stay.” men from as far as AtlanEvent attendee Amantis and Worcester joined da Jacobs says this is the hundreds of others at the second time she attended pool party aimed at pro- Robyn and Amanda Jacobs flank the Phatt Cookout event. moting body positivity. Linda Cornelius from Coniston Park. “I wanted to see how Melissa Smith, event people celebrate their organiser and founder of Phatt Society and bodies, irrespective of how they are built. Differently Beautiful, says: “The event is I think its fantastic. Everyone is accepting popular because it’s a new novelty that has the beautiful bodies. Big and small built. never been tested or experimented with. It’s It’s a big thing to be big these days because a need in the community; it’s a longing that everyone can celebrate their bodies and people have been waiting for, for many years people are more accepting. These big womand decades. Majority of women feel inse- en are beautiful and stunning and here is cure and trapped by westernised expecta- a lot for the eyes to feast on. Even as a womtions of what a body should look like, but fi- an to see women celebrating their bodies nally we are stepping out and defeating ster- is fantastic,” says Jacobs. eotypes. Honestly speaking, it comes down Truter says events like the Phatt Cookto a sense of belonging and having a space out will continue. to call your own. In the past plus size women “Fat women don’t have a place to call never had the opportunity to freely express their own and that is why we created this themselves. We’ve come to find that the event.” Phatt Cookout is an expression session One of the women who attended had not times 100.” worn a bather in the past 10 years. The Tarryn-lee Truter, one of the Phatt ambas- event helped her break that barrier in her sadors, says she joined the Differently Beau- life, says Truter. tiful movement two years ago and pro“She cried and we are here to help her gressed to becoming a Phatt ambassador get past that point and tell people, you are when the second movement was started. fine as you are.” “I am different. I started (expressing mySmith adds: “It’s very important that we
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Celebrations where rainbows meet H
aving reopened their training and learning facilities during level three of lockdown, Where Rainbows Meet Training and Development Foundation proudly handed over certificates of completion earlier this month. The Grade R learners as well as the computer training students were celebrated at
their respective graduation ceremonies on Friday 4 December. Recapping the year, Kyle Cupido, the foundation’s project manager, said: “We had to close our crèche at the start of lockdown, then re-opened when we got the go-ahead during level three. We only allowed the Grade R learners back as they needed to complete the
year for Grade 1 preparation for 2021.” He added that, as the country moved from level two to one in September, the foundation welcomed a new class of computer literacy students who were identified from Vrygrond, Pelican Park and Phumlani between March and September. On graduation day, the Grade R learners held a short, open-air concert. “That was definitely the highlight of the year for many of the children and their parents. As they were cloaked and capped and received their certificates, we celebrated their achievements through 2020,” said Cupido. For the computer students, Cupido explained: “We had a combined graduation for both morning computer students from the Pelican Park area, the afternoon computer students from the Vrygrond and surrounding areas and for the second
morning class from the Phumlani/Riemvasmaak areas, respectively.” The students from Phumlani were selected from the food line during the foundation’s Covid-19 emergency relief programme launched at the beginning of lockdown. “We fetched them in the morning and dropped them off in the afternoon as well. Many of them faced insurmountable obstacles in their daily lives and while doing the course persevered and completed it. They also participated in the business workshops and life skills programmes,” Cupido added. The graduation ceremonies were enjoyed by all, he said, adding: “We look forward to seeing the next batch of future leaders next year and wish the current graduates all the best for the future.” V Visit www.whererainbowsmeet.org for more information on their programmes.
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OTTERY
Help give deserving students hope C
hristel House South Africa is calling on donors to assist in funding its Buckets of Hope donation drive for needy learners. The non-profit no-fee school in Ottery enrols students from some of the poorest communities on the Cape Flats and every December, the school provides its most destitute learners with a food bucket consisting of non-perishable goods and a few extra treats to help them through the December school holiday. The main criteria for admission to Christel House is not evidence of talent, but evidence of poverty, one measure of which is a maximum average income of R1 500 per household member per month. “During school, all our students receive daily nutritious meals and snacks, so the holiday period is always a concern for us. With the extended six-week December holi-
day coming up and the devastating impact that Covid-19 has had this year, we are very concerned for our most vulnerable families,” says Francois Louw, director of fundraising and marketing at the school. “We are kindly asking the public to help us raise R80 000 to allow us to distribute 400 Buckets of Hope to our neediest families before the holiday break of (Tuesday) 15 December. Every donation counts and all South African donors will receive a Section 18A tax-deductible certificate for their contribution. Businesses can also earn BEE points for their donations as 100% of Christel House students are black as per the government definition.” A single bucket costs R200 and any donations are welcome. V To donate to the Buckets of Hope campaign, visit https://www.givengain.com/cc/chsabucketsofhope/.
Christel House SA is calling on donors to assist them in providing a Bucket of Hope to needy learners.
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ho hasn’t felt that discomfort of having to contend with renovations? However, most would agree that once done, that sense of accomplishment makes it all worth it. Granted, your average revamp doesn’t usually ring up to R25 million but, just like any other proud property owner, Food Lover’s Market is eager to share the improvements at their Tokai branch with the people they care about – their customers. The upgrade to the existing premises, which included the construction of an additional 300m2 in-store space, began four months ago. With all of the work recently completed, the store now covers 3 700m2. Brian Coppin, chief
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executive officer of Food Lover’s Market, says the Tokai branch was one of the very first stores to open shortly after the privatelyowned independent food retail group was founded 27 years ago. “The branch has always been very well supported by the Tokai community. That is why we decided to turn this branch into our flagship store in the Western Cape,” adds Coppin. So as not to disrupt service to their customers, the branch remained open while renovations were under way. “We are grateful for our customers’ patience and continued support during this time,” he adds.
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As a big thank you – and to officially introduce all of the new departments, products and services now on offer in store – Food Lover’s Market Tokai invites shoppers to come and celebrate the completion of the revamp at the branch with “amazing store-specific deals” on Wednesday 16 December. Coppin says they are especially excited about the branch’s much bigger and improved grocery department and what it will mean for their customers’ convenience. “We have increased the range on offer by roughly 40% and have doubled the size of the grocery department. The branch now offers a complete one-stop shopping experience. You can buy anything you might need in the store, right down to dishwashing tablets.” The branch also boasts quite a few firsts for the Western Cape, including a department called The Fresh Society which specialises in anything and everything healthy, ranging from cut fruit to ready-made picnics to smoothies to protein shakes to customised fresh juice orders. Another first is the introduction of the Crispy Chicken department which has proven to be hugely popular at FreshStop convenience stores located at Caltex petrol stations across the country. The department sells both freshly grilled and fried chicken – whole and in pieces – prepared with Food Lover’s Market “secret spices”. For meat lovers, there is the new, enlarged gourmet butchery department. With its wide range on offer, the butchery is now the thirdlargest in the group. Besides the full range of Christmas roasts available, the butchery specialises in premium cuts which include Wagyu beef and Black Angus beef. The Seattle Coffee Company kiosk is another welcome new addition to the store with its selection of artisan-roasted coffees. As is the bigger grab-and-go department which offers an
even wider range of convenience and ready-tocook meals. Since the first store, a Fruit & Veg City, opened its doors in Access Park, Kenilworth, in 1993, the food retail group has gone from strength to strength. And, despite the national lockdown, which resulted in huge revenue losses for many businesses, 2020 was no different for Food Lover’s Market. The group reported a 24% increase in sales for the six months from April to end September. In addition, this year it also increased its employee numbers by up to 300 in the Cape alone. Coppin says this growth had a lot to do with the group’s reputation for offering 100% local, fresh produce and the fact that it was easier for customers to get in and out of their branches during the hard lockdown. He explains that most other food retail outlets located in shopping centres usually have deep space. Seeing that most of their branches are run from singleoccupancy, standalone properties, this was a problem shoppers visiting their stores didn’t have to contend with. “During lockdown, people went back to basics. They wanted fresh and healthy produce. We offer the best value in both, making our stores the best to buy from to cook at home,” he adds. But the past year was not without its challenges for the food retail group. Their Seattle Coffee Company outlets and Market Liquors were shut for up to two months during the hard lockdown. “For the whole period, we managed to pay every staff member employed at these stores in full. That is what we are most proud of,” Coppin concludes. The Tokai branch, located at 382 Main Road, will be open from 8:00 to 19:00 on Wednesday. All Covid-19 protocols are in place at stores as regulated at level one during the national state of disaster.
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those who live in Joburg,” she says. “But if Strandfontein can get this acknowledgment along with some of the posh and popular beaches like Fish Hoek and Clifton, then it is a good thing.” Following a national audit of beaches submitted for assessment by each local municipality, Wessa used 33 criteria to determine if each beach meets the level of service excellence required for Blue Flag recognition. Each beach is measured in four categories: environmental education and awareness, water quality, environmental management, and safety services. The individual criteria allow for an indepth analysis of a variety of areas of competence, which include universal access (for the disabled, elderly and mothers with young children), control of domestic animals (such as dogs on beaches), availability of interpretive signage and effective waste management. “The City is pleased to once again receive this recognition. Being able to retain the status of all 10 Blue Flag beaches can be attributed to the work of our environmental staff, who have ensured the quality and cleanliness of these beaches have been consistently maintained. These spaces are especially important as we head into the summer months, enabling residents to enjoy nature and the ocean, while being able to safely social distance in line with Covid-19 regulations,” says mayor Dan Plato in a statement. The Blue Flag Season will run until Sunday 31 January next year for Bikini Beach, Clifton Fourth beach, Fish Hoek, Llandudno, Melkbosstrand, Mnandi and Silwerstroom. Camps Bay, Muizenberg and Strandfontein will have an extended season until Wednesday 31 March.
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Blue Flags have been hoisted and will waft in the wind at 10 local beaches for the summer season. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
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espite the issues caused by Covid-19 restrictions, the Livingstone Baths eighthour endurance race for lightweight motorcycles at Killarney International Raceway’s Karting Circuit on Saturday 12 December was one of the most successful in the 38year history of this iconic annual event. Conditions were perfect, with bright sunshine and a light south-easterly wind, and the circuit itself was clean and stayed that way throughout the event. Despite the usual crashes – dozens of them – just one rider required hospital treatment (and he was back before the end of the race) and only three short safety-bike periods interrupted eight hours of dynamic racing, filled with epic comebacks, dramatic changes of fortune and heart-warming camaraderie. International SuperStock star David “McFlash” McFadden put the Honda CBR150 of pre-race favourites Team RST, led by British rider Jonny Towers and including Kewyn Snyman and short-circuit hotshot Jason Linaker, on pole with a 48.780 second qualifying lap. Van der Walt got the best of the traditional Le Mans start and grabbed the early lead with McFadden all over him like a cheap suit, followed by the Team HSC CBR150 shared by Nicholas Hutchings, Franco Flach, Max Mandix and Abigail Bosson (one of only two ladies in the race) and Michael White on the Team 60 machine. White, however, set off like a man on a mission. He passed Hutchings for third on the third lap, took second from McFadden on lap eight and was reeling in the leader when he threw it away big time in the Pits Esses on lap 14, changing the entire shape of the race after only 11 minutes. In addition to the usual handlebar and footpeg damage, for which the team were well prepared, the Team 60 CBR150 bent its front suspension in the crash, forcing crew chief Allan Westman to rush home and fetch a spare set of forks from another bike. All in all, White’s mishap cost them almost an hour and a half and they rejoined stone last, 100
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as they outpaced everybody else, setting a new ultimate lap record for this circuit of 48.023 seconds during the sixth hour. The final hour saw IMI make up three laps, cutting RST’s lead from 14 laps to 11, with HSC’s Nicholas Hutchings riding the final stint, seven laps further adrift. The honours of the day went to RST as team principal Jonny Towers took the flag after a near-record 551 laps in eight dramatic hours. Second were hard-working IMI on 540 laps with HSC third on 529 and making history as the first team in the 38 year history of this endurance classic to put a lady on the podium – Abigail Bosson, 15-year-old daughter of legendary racer and exhaust designer, the late Chris Bosson. Team 111 finished fourth on 523 laps, just 11 seconds ahead of the Team No Rush veterans, who recorded their best tally ever for this event, and 38 seconds ahead of the Jack Hammer’s riders, who hadn’t spoken to each other all day since one or other of them was always out on track. Powerflow finished seventh on 518 laps, well ahead of Hillbilly Racing (Peter Hill, Mitch Robinson, Jacques Ackerman and Robin de Vos) on 506, Team 111 on 505 and Team 11 (Raymond Alexander, Juan Coetzee, Wynand Donaggi and Anton van Wyk) on 504. The leading two-stroke machine was the Yamaha TXZR85 of Juan Liebenberg, Tiaan Terblanche and Andrew Liebenberg, 16th overall on 448 laps after a late stop to MacGyver a broken gear linkage. The only other two-stroke, the Yamaha YZ85 motocrosser of Brad Fenner, Kyle Hallick and David Vismer, seized during the first hour, dropped right out of the results as the crew rebuilt the engine using parts from a spare motor and fought its way back to 18th overall on 404 laps. But perhaps the most surprising result was that after eight hours of flat-out racing, crashing, bashing and breaking, all 20 starters were still running at the end.
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Keesha van Schalkwyk of Cape Town (right) and Didinile Keebine of DR Kenneth Kaunda battle for the ball in their semi-final clash on the fifth day of the National Netball Championships at the Zwartkloof Private Game Reserve, Bela Bela in Limpopo on Friday 11 December. Cape Town would go on to lose the match 54-16. PHOTO: REG
der Burg of DR Kenneth Kaunda (left) and Jodee Johannes of Cape Town battle for possession of the ball in their semi-final clash on the fifth day of the National Netball Championships at the Zwartkloof Private Game Reserve, Bela Bela in Limpopo on Friday 11 December. Cape Town suffered a 54-16 loss. PHOTO: REG CALDECOTT
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when you are not sure what is on the other side. “With the spike of Covid cases along the Garden Route and Nelson Mandela Bay as well as areas in the Cape metro, the Pedal Power Association encourages cyclists – novices and experts alike – to hit the trails and roads practising social distancing and adhering to wearing a mask or buff thus becoming part of the solution, not the problem,” says Hayward. “Besides adhering to the Covid-19 regulations which are mandatory in South Africa under level one lockdown regulations, we also wish to appeal to cyclists to wear high visibility clothing and use bike lights at all times,” explains Hayward. “The PPA is very concerned about the high percentage of hit and run accidents caused by intoxicated drivers on the roads in the early hours of the morning, so we appeal to cyclists to be vigilant at all times and even more so when approaching areas which have been identified as accident hot spots,” says Hayward. For cyclists, the following safe cycling tips are recommended: . Be visible. . Check your bike. . Ride in groups if possible. . Be extra vigilant when riding in the early hours of the morning. . Always wear an ID bracelet when you are out cycling. . Do not use your cell phone whilst riding. . Report accidents and muggings to the po-
The Pedal Power Association encourages cyclists and other road users to be vigilant this festive season and to adhere to the rules of the road at all times. lice and the PPA. . Avoid hotspot areas early in the morning or in the evening. . Always stay aware of your surroundings. “While encouraging cycling for recreational and commuting purposes, the safety of all cyclists is our main concern,” says Hayward. “By being proactive and sharing the road responsibly, cyclists and drivers can all enjoy the great outdoors during the coming festive season. Courtesy comes free and leaves both parties feeling better. Acknowledge each other on the road and thank courteous behaviour,” Hayward concludes.