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ally Ann Lindy Jacobs sobs uncontrollably as she kneels in front of her painted art piece depicting her raw and painful emotions from the murder of her nephew and son. Next to Jacobs stands Kashiefa Mohammed with a banner of her slain son, Raffiq. “I miss you,” reads the banner. On the far end another banner with words “rest in peace Justin”. The art belongs to a woman who lost both her children to acts of violence. These are some of the raw art images on display at the Imam Harron Hall, Community House in Salt River, showcasing the violent and painful realities of women and children on the Cape Flats. The exhibition formed part of the official launch of the Cape Flats Women Alumni on Monday 23 November at Community House. The alumni was established by the Manenberg safety forum to acknowledge women community activists in different communities. The art pieces were created from household items including children’s clothing, photo’s of murdered children, newspaper articles and trophies, among others. Alumni founder and chair of the safety forum, Roegshanda Pascoe, says women are the backbone of their communities. However, they are often overlooked. She says when lockdown was implemented in March, women took up the cross and decided to feed the hungry and vulnerable in their respective areas. “They did this without the support of government and are still doing it nearly eight months later,” says Pascoe. She describes the alumni as her dream. It has been in the making for two years. “I wanted to create a platform where women are acknowledged for their bravery and selfless acts. These women have endured painful experiences, but they are still there for others, and they never make news headlines.” V To page 2
Ann October stares at the art piece created by a mother who had both her children murdered.
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City ready for Covid resurgence T
he Western Cape health department has confirmed that the Cape metropole is experiencing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. According to a statement released by the City of Cape Town, based on the experiences of other countries around the world, the confirmation should sound a warning to us all that the growing complacency in recent months needs to be cast aside with urgency. “It is imperative that Cape Town pulls together to ensure that the resurgence in caseload and related hospitalisations are curbed, and quickly too. “The City’s health department remains equipped to assist with Covid-19 screening,
Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Media en is deel van die Media 24-groep Verspreding: TygerBurger Ravensmead/Belhar word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Belhar, Roosendal, Voorbrug, The Hague, Ravensmead, Florida, Cravenby Estate, Connaught Estate, Eureka Estate en Uitsig. Totale verspreiding: 28 696 TygerBurger het 14 verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, De Grendel, Tyger Valley, Milnerton, Table View, Eersterivier/Blue Downs, Ravensmead/Belhar en Elsiesrivier.
testing and referrals, but also contact tracing in conjunction with other health agencies. “The majority of our 34 overflow facilities, opened earlier this year to increase capacity at clinics in light of the pandemic, remain active, as are the mobile testing booths that were set up at a number of clinics,” the statement reads. As indicated, there is growing community transmission across the metropole, with certain suburbs showing higher active caseloads, based on the available data. These suburbs include Bellville, Claremont, Delft, Dunoon, Grassy Park, Gugulethu, Hanover Park, Kuils River, Lentegeur, Lotus River, Macassar, Milnerton,
Nyanga, Ottery, Parklands, Parow, Pinelands, Rocklands, Rondebosch, Sea Point, Somerset West, Strand, Tafelsig and Wynberg. However, the City says the public should continue adhering to the Covid-19 health and safety protocols that were so diligently observed during the peak of the pandemic earlier this year. “Unlike the peak, when the country was still in a hard lockdown, there is far more mobility under the current alert level, which means the risk of transmission is greater, and not limited to the suburbs that are experiencing a surge in caseload,” the City says. Apart from regular hand washing and sa-
nitising, residents are advised to keep wearing their masks when in public and to wear them properly – covering both their mouth and nose. “Gatherings are best avoided, and if you must attend a gathering, we advise that you keep it short, and ensure that the room or area is well ventilated.” The City’s environmental health service will continue to monitor shopping malls and retailers to ensure compliance, in the interest of public safety. The public is also advised to report any non-compliance to the City’s public emergency communication centre on 021 480 7700 from a cellphone or 107 from a landline.
FROM PAGE 1 Pascoe says community members had to nominate women from their community and the rest she hand-picked herself. She explains that 20 women were selected. “Many of these women do not have tertiary education or could not complete their schooling due to their circumstances. But life has taught them more than a university ever will. They have their doctorate, masters, LLB degree based on the pain and difficulty life threw at them.” Pascoe explains that the women are from Kensington, Hanover Park, Manenberg, Heideveld, Wesbank, Delft, Eerste River, Mitchell’s Plain, Mfuleni, Philippi and Kha-
yelitsha. The exhibition formed part of a week-long string of activities to facilitate healing after dealing with their experiences of loss and suffering. Marian Kortjie is one of the nominees from Kensington. Both her children were murdered. “Living with the pain of losing both your children is hard. There were times that I wanted to give up, but my love for helping others is what kept me going,” she says. Jacobs, a community worker in Wesbank, explains that her life was never the same after her nephew was killed in 2015 and her son two years later. She says being part of
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the alumni gives her courage as many of these women have gone through similar heartache. Thildapumza Zackyoppe from Mfuleni says: “As women we are faced with so much adversity in our communities. We need the support from government.” Rukshana Parker, analyst at Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime, an international civil society organisation that aims to fight transnational organised crime, thanked the nominees. She says funding would be made available in support of the alumni. On Saturday 28 November, during a gala event, the 20 nominees were honoured with certificates and trophies.
Honouring brave Cape Flats women for their community activism.
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The nominees were awarded during a gala event on Saturday 28 November.
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Die wenner van TygerBurger se Karaoke soos ’n Ster-kompetisie, Feodossia Charles, se sangloopbaan kan dalk op ’n einde wees nadat dokters groeisels aan haar stembande ontdek het. Charles, van Blue Downs, het honderde ander hoopvolles uitgestof toe sy verlede jaar as wenner gekroon is. Kort ná haar sege het sy ’n enkelsnit, “Gone”, die lig laat sien en dit het baie goed gevaar. Dit het haar groot laat droom. Hierdie drome het verlede week ’n ernstige knou gekry. “My stem is die laaste ruk gedurig hees,
maar dit gebeur gewoonlik wanneer ek moeg is. Later het ek begin besef ek moet baie energie gebruik om te praat en dit het my uitgeput. Dit het al erger geword en ek het besluit om ’n dokter te gaan spreek,” sê Charles. “Die dokter het my ondersoek en bevind daar is groeisels aan my stembande. Hy vermoed ook dat daar verlamming in my stembande is. “Dit was vir my ’n groot skok en ek moet dit nog verwerk,” sê sy. Sy word op 22 Desember geopereer in die hoop dat die groeisels verwyder kan word. “In hierdie stadium bid ek vir ’n oplossing en rus ook baie. Ek weet die dokters gaan hul bes probeer om my te help,” sê Charles hoopvol.
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wo Bellville South detectives took this very important initiative on the road while out on investigation to the Eastern Cape. “Detective Sgt Mervin Rooi and Const Faizel Hercules embarked on the journey to spread awareness regarding the violence against women and children of our beautiful country,” a spokesperson of the police station says. Along the road, these two detectives spoke to children and raised awareness as to the importance of
combatting this crime. “At the village of Mvezo, the birthplace of the late president Nelson Mandela, they told schoolboys of the roles of men in protecting our women and children and that children should not be scared to speak out if any form of violence happens to them or a friend,” the spokesperson says. At the village of Qunu the two detectives spoke to school girls and raised awareness among them. In Port Elizabeth, a young lady
approached them after reading the message on their t-shirts and shared with them her encounter with gender-based violence. She shared a part of her pain and trauma and afterwards felt that she was going to help spread the word against crimes against women and children. “The detectives gave her one of the t-shirts and said she felt inspired and motivated towards the future and the efforts of the police in combatting violence.”
Police officers and CPF members launched the official start of the 16 Days of Activism for no Violence against Women and Children at Bellville South police station on Thursday by handing out pamphlets. They are: WO Ernest Booysen, Tanya Kensley, David Sias, Andries Stoffels, Michelle Cecil, Colin Wessels, Belinda Bilham, Ismail Abrahams and Sgt Gladwin Webb.
The two Bellville South detectives standing in front of the house of late President Nelson Mandela dressed in their orange t-shirts. Const Faizel Hercules (on the left) is with Sgt Mervin Rooi.
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‘Brave Heroes’ met projek gedenk ESMÉ ERASMUS
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Bewusmakingsprojek om die helde van die Covid-19-pandemie in gemeenskappe bekend te stel en te eer, is Maandag begin. Die veldtog deur Project Brave Heart, ’n nie-winsgewende program by skole wat hom beywer om boeliegedrag te stop, gaan sowat ses maande duur, waartydens mense helde in hul gemeenskappe kan nomineer. Die top-10 “Brave Heroes” word op 7 Mei aangekondig, waarna die algehele wenners op 31 Mei bekend gemaak sal word. Nasionale Brave Heart-dag word ook op 7 Mei gevier. “Ons almal is deur ’n baie moeilike jaar en dit is nou die tyd om dankie te sê. Die idee het daaruit ontstaan dat mense die boelieprobleem met negatiwiteit getakel het, maar ons wil dit op ’n positiewe manier benader deur helde te vereer, sê Maiveen Boehme. Sy het die program in 2018 begin nadat sy
self as kind op skool geboelie is en jare later ook haar dogters. Sy meen die fokus is verkeerdelik op boelies en die negatiwiteit van boeliegedrag. “Deur dankie te sê en na mekaar te kyk, keer jy dat mense mekaar boelie en mense stel dus ’n voorbeeld vir mekaar,” sê Boehme. “Nie-winsgewende maatskappye soos ons is seker nou die laaste maatskappye waaroor mense bekommerd is, tog dra ons die land in baie opsigte. “Met die veldtog verander ons mense se denkwyses en sê dankie vir mekaar, en kry daardeur geld vir ons projekte. Dus is dit ’n wen-wen situasie vir almal. Hoe meer helde ons kan aanwys, hoe meer vennote kan ons help,” sê sy. Besoek #BRAVEHeroes South Africa op Facebook vir stories van mense wat helde
vir ander tydens 2020 was. Mense kan ’n “Brave Heroe” nomineer deur “BRAVEHERO” na 42210 te stuur. Inskrywings kos R30 elk en word outomaties van jou selfoon verhaal. Dis ’n eenmalige donasie. “Ons wil graag maatskappye aanmoedig om hul personeel in te skryf, aangesien personeel soms onder moeilike omstandighede moes werk,” sê sy. Maatskappye kan meer as een hart aanlyn op www.projecbraveheart.co.za koop. “Ons gaan nie kyk na hoe groot ’n daad was nie, want soms is dit die klein dingetjies in die lewe wat saak maak. Iemand kon dus vir jou data gekoop het, kos gekoop het, emosioneel bygestaan het of tyd met jou spandeer het. “Wat wel belangrik is, ons wil weet hoe dit
“Dus is dit ’n wen-wen situasie vir almal.”
Drugs confiscated in Delft Last week officers from the Delft police were busy with crime prevention duties in Delft South when they caught two people with Mandrax tablets. According to Capt John Bartlett, police spokesperson, the officers saw the men walking next to the road. “The people appeared suspicious and when they were searched, 18 Mandrax tablets and a quarter Mandrax tablet were found in their possession. A 29-year-old male and a 29year-old female was arrested for the possession of Mandrax. On the same day Law Enforcement officers were on patrol
in Welwitschia Street, Delft South when they arrested a 26-year-old male of Voorbrug for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm with the serial number still on. Another firearm removed from the streets and out of the hands of a would-be killer,” says Bartlett. According to Bartlett the previous day the police arrested a 26-year-old who was in possesion of 19 straws filled with unga; four big bankies tik and three small bankies tik and R689 in cash. “All the suspects will make their appearance in the Bellville court,” says Bartlett.
daardie persoon wat hulp nodig gehad het laat voel het,” sê sy. “Ons glo dit gaan ’n geweldige impak op ons land en sy mense maak. Dit is ’n baie positiewe boodskap van heldedade en wat ons eintlik vir mekaar beteken – dat ons wel kan saamstaan as ’n nasie in moeilike tye,” sê Boehme. Dit is terselfdertyd ook ’n fondsinsamelingsprojek vir Project Brave Heart se teenboelieprojek by skole. “Ons moet probeer om die agterstand van die afgelope boekjaar in te haal om sodoende by meer en meer skole uit te kom om boeliegedrag heeltemal hok te slaan,” sê sy. Sy beoog ook om die program virtueel op te neem. “Ons was net goed op dreef toe Covid-19 ons land en sy mense getref het. Al ons programme by skole is gestaak; dit was ons hoofinkomste,” sê sy. V Kontak Maiveen Boehme by 082 460 8694 of maiveen@projectbraveheart.co.za vir inligting.
DANKIE VIR DIE ONDERSTEUNING VAN DIE STAD SE ELEKTRISITEITSDIENSTE-SPANNE Dankie aan ons klante vir hul geduld terwyl ons die diensaanbod tydens die COVID-19inperking moes beperk. Sedert Junie het ons aandag gegee aan meer as 150 000 diensversoeke. Selfs gedurende die spitstyd van die COVID-19-inperking het ons daarin geslaag om meer as 90 000 versoeke op te los. Weens die COVID-19-veiligheidsmaatreëls kon ons nie aan sekere versoeke aandag gee nie, soos individuele straatligonderbrekings. Ons het sedertdien ’n volledige diensaanbod hervat. Daar is groot hoeveelhede COVID-19-agterstandversoeke, spesifiek oor die herstel van straatligte. Ons is besig om hierdie so vinnig as moontlik te hanteer.
Man seriously injured by taxi A man was left seriously injured last Thursday morning when he was struck by a taxi at the Charl Malan and Kerk Street intersection in Bellville. “ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 09:05 to find the taxi on the side of the road. The male pedestrian was found lying next to the taxi on the sidewalk,” said Russel Meiring, spokesperson for
ER24. “It is understood that members of the public had pulled the man from beneath the vehicle. Medics assessed the man and found that he had sustained several injuries and was in a serious condition.” The man was transported to Tygerberg Hospital.
SÊ JOU SÊ! BELHAR-BEHUISINGSPROJEK Die Stad Kaapstad se direktoraat menslike nedersettings, departement behuisingsimplementering het met ’n omgewings- en grondgebruikbeplanningsproses vir ’n behuisingsprojek in Belhar begin. Die Stad is daartoe verbind om die ontwikkeling van gesubsidieerde behuisingsgeleenthede te fasiliteer op verskillende gedeeltes grond in wyk 12 wat spesifiek daarvoor geïdentifiseer is. Die projek sal as die Belhar-behuisingsprojek bekend staan en het ten doel om behuisingsgeleenthede te bied aan kwalifiserende begunstigdes op die Belhar-waglys. Kennis geskied hiermee ingevolge artikel 17 van die Wet op Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels, Wet 32 van 2000, dat lede van die publiek en belanghebbende partye of groepe wat in wyk 12 in Belhar woon, na die volgende openbare vergadering genooi word waartydens ’n projekbeheerkomitee (PSC) verkies sal word: Datum: Tyd: Plek:
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Street children fall through the cracks DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke
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ith impossibly high caseloads and a shortage of social workers, the holistic well-being and development of street children are being hindered. Thus, hundreds of vulnerable children fall through the cracks, never getting the help they so desperately need. To this end the Western Cape Street Children’s Forum (WCSCF) in collaboration with the Western Cape Child Protection Collaborative (CPC) – in response to the Draft Amendment Bill of the Children’s Act – put forward a submission to parliament last week to have discussions about critical systemic issues. The Collaborative requested to
appear before the parliamentary committee in person. It was formed in 2017 is made up of several entities, which has a wide network in the northern suburbs of Cape Town. “It is a civil society child protection movement made up of practitioners and professionals with the aim to lobby government agencies for efficacy in child protection,” explains Janice King, director of WCSCF. “We want more clarity on the term, ‘wellbeing and development’, used in the Bill. We feel it should read holistic development, otherwise it could be interpreted as just one aspect of development,” she says. “And, with reference to funding of facilities, do we have transparency on how funds are prioritised and allocated? If so, where do we access this, how and when? When do
these discussions and processes take place? And how can the community or those working in the sector be consulted? “Also, municipal processes pertaining to early childhood development centres are not clear enough. There are many unregistered, unmonitored community-based organisations that provide care and protection services to children. They often do not know that they must apply for registration or even that norms and standards exist. When these organisations are brought to the attention of the provincial social development department, they only want to register the organisations if they are able to fund them. This means that many organisations remain unregistered and unmonitored.” Moreover, there are an inadequate num-
ber of funded posts for social workers in the childcare and protection system, hence the backlog and caseloads. “The Children’s Act says that a designated social worker should have a maximum of 60 clients, but most that we come across in the city have 200-300 cases, not taking siblings into account. With excessively high caseloads, social workers are expected to do a job that is actually impossible and therefore terribly unpleasant. “It results in a high turnover of social workers as they are themselves abused by ‘the system’, and vulnerable children not receiving the service they desperately need.” The closing date for public comments was Friday 29 November, after which parliamentary processes begin.
Garden established to support these health workers A Staff Wellness and Support (Swells) Committee has recently been established at Tygerberg Hospital with the objective to facilitate enhancement of the hospital’s internal and external physical environment – especially during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The committee’s founding members are dr Roshni Mistry (chairperson), dr Granville Marinus (treasurer), prof Rafique Moosa, dr Suretha Kannenberg (secretary) and professional nurse, Nora Windvogel. A wellness park was established recently at the hospital thanks to the committee and with the help of Cape Nature.
“The vision of the wellness park at Tygerberg Hospital is to benefit staff and patients – a vision which was shared with Cape Nature in 2018. “The project was given momentum with the Swells committee, when planning meetings began in August 2020,” says Laticia Pienaar, Tygerberg Hospital spokesperson. On Friday 20 November, the garden area that Cape Nature assisted Tygerberg Hospital with, was officially handed over. “This unique partnership with Cape Nature is something to celebrate, especially during the most challenging health pandemic our country is facing,” Pienaar says.
The Swells committee are from left professional nurse Nora Windvogel, prof Rafique Moosa and dr Roshni Mistry with Cape Nature chief executive, dr Razeena Omar, and committee members dr Suretha Kannenberg and dr Granville Marinus.
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‘Aaptwak’ nou wettig, maar ... Papegaaislaai, aaptwak, ganja, weed, noem dit wat jy wil, maar dis mos nou, party sal sê uiteindelik, wettig in SuidAfrika. Só wettig dat die een daggaklub ná die ander nou in die land geopen word. Want daar is blykbaar skuiwergate in die wet wat dit moontlik maak. Solank jy nie daarmee handel dryf nie, blyk dit, is almal gelukkig. Ek lees in die koerant dit werk só: Jy sluit by die klub aan en hulle kweek vir jou ’n plantjie op hul privaat perseel. Wanneer jy die behoefte voel, kan jy van jou eie plant op die perseel gaan nuttig. Hulle kan seker lekker muffins ook daarvan maak. Maar jy kan dit rook ook, of gemeng met alkoholvrye bier geniet. Ek hoor selfs gerespekteerde lede van die gereg, soos polisiebeamptes, het al by die klub aangesluit. Hulle kan, want ingevolge die wet word niks onwettigs gedoen nie. Die klub sê: “we consume cannabis for the same reasons people wear glasses – to improve your view of the world”. Helaas en uiteindelik, sal party mense ook sê, want die groen slaai is al lankal wettig in ander lande. Vat nou maar Nederland, waar mense lankal in Amsterdamse restaurante so ’n ou twakkie saam met hul koffie kan bestel. In San Francisco, Amerika, is ’n daggastoppie net ’n oproep ver. Dis ’n kwessie van bel en bestel, en dit word afgelewer. Presies vyftig jaar gelede het in skrille kontras hiermee die volgende beriggie in die koerant verskyn: “Nog ’n daggaplant het in ’n Paarlse tuin kop uitgesteek. Onderwyl werkers in die tuin gewerk het, het hulle op die verdagte plant, wat sowat 18 duim hoog was, afgekom. Hulle het die eienaar daarvan verwittig, wat dit uitgetrek en die polisie ontbied het. ’n Speurder het dit uitgeken as dagga en dit weggeneem. Daar word vermoed dat die saadjie in die tuin gewaai is.” Wel, wel, wel, hoe het dinge nie verander nie! Van die polisie wat jag maak op al wat daggaplant is, tot klubs waar selfs húlle so nou en dan uitslaan vir ’n rookdingetjie. Moet net nie die twakkies koop of verkoop nie, want dit bly onwettig. Intussen het die Daggaparty van Suid-Afrika ook tot stand gekom. Op sy webwerf word 14 redes verstrek waarom dagga goed is vir die mens. Dit bevat Omega 3, 6 en 9 in presies die regte verhouding vir hart- en geestesgesondheid. Die aktiewe bestanddeel THC is ook goeie medisyne teen onder meer pyn, naarheid, asma, depressie en alkoholisme. Boonop beveg dit kankerselle, word op die webwerf gesê. Destyds, toe ons op skool was, sou mense omtrent ’n oorval kry as hulle gehoor het so en so gebruik dagga. Die kruid is hand en tand beveg en dit was omtrent die skande van alle skandes as iemand papegaaislaai gebruik. Maar helaas, mense wat die plantjies tuis kweek moet ook maar ligloop vir die gereg, want as daar te veel is, kan maklik vermoed word dat iemand dit kweek vir verkoop. Nie te lank gelede nie is so vyf plantjies deur die polisie afgevat en is in die media groot gewag gemaak van die “daggaplantasie” wat hulle ontdek het. En dit alles beteken net een ding: Never say never. Wat vandag onwettig is, is dalk môre wettig. – Werner van Tonder
“Die kruid is hand en tand beveg en dit was omtrent die skande van alle skandes as iemand papegaaislaai gebruik.”
Respect for lost lives: Flags across the country flew at half mast as a tribute to lives lost as a result of Covid-19 and victims of genderbased violence in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that the country observe a few days of mourning between Thursday 26 and Sunday 29 November. “Many South Africans have experienced the terrible loss of a loved one to one of these two pandemics and we send our condolences to all of those grieving at this time,” says Alan Winde, Western Cape premier.
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Die lewe druk soms terug My kantoorfoon lui. “Kan jy gou na my kantoor toe kom?” vra die menslike hulpbronbestuurder. Haar sagte stem klink onseker. Dis vreemd. Gewoonlik kom sy na my as my departement enige aangeleenthede het wat my aandag vereis. Ek het amper altyd nie tyd om na enigeen te gaan nie. My departement vereis baie aandag en baie tyd. Dit is seker ’n topbestuur implementasie wat ’n groter kantoor as myne vereis waar meer mense moet sit dink ek. “Dis reg. Ek maak gou die e-pos waarmee ek besig is klaar, dan stap ek na jou”. Ek gaan my spelling en leestekens na en druk die stuurknoppie. Die helder blou lug en sonskyn is opvallend vandag, dink ek, terwyl ek na haar kantoor stap. Ek klop, word gesê om in te kom en maak so … “Hello jy,” hoor ek haar sê. “Dankie vir gister se eetgoed met jou verjaardag”. Haar oë lyk onseker, dink ek. Sy sien ek sien die omgedraaide pakkie A4-papiere op die tafel. Dit laat haar ongemaklik lyk. “Voor ek begin, wil ek hê jy moet weet ek stem nie hiermee saam nie ... maar ons moet poste sny. Covid het ons erg geknou. Jy is een van die ongelukkiges. Jy moet einde van die week gaan. Ek is so jammer.” Die res van die formaliteite is ’n gesuis in my ore … en ek hoor nie veel nie. Gelukkig ken ek dit, maar vandag is ek aan die ontvangkant. Oppad terug na my kantoor skyn die son nog net so helder, maar die wind het opgesteek. HARDWERKENDE GESINSMAN E-pos
Too easy to step on a racial toe I have no connection at all with the Brackenfell High School, any of its pupils or their parents, neither do I write on their behalf. That having been said, I do consider a reply to EV Rapiti’s letter (“Brackenfell violence, an issue for serious deliberation”)in TygerBurger of 25 November is necessary. The Constitution guarantees the right to protest, but, this right is to be exercised in a peaceful manner. Unfortunately that proviso appears to be forgotten by all the “protesters” and, as was the case when they “protested” at the Clicks shops, the EFF came to Brackenfell not to protest but to riot. The reason for their “protest” was a case of perceived racism, based on an unproved allegation, which was subsequently denied, which denial stands unchallenged and was accepted by the local MEC for education. Your correspondent, Rapiti, appears to agree with the EFF that the private party was a “racial gathering” because it was attended by white pupils only. The parents are criticised, as well as the teachers who attended and the MEC is suspected of possibly “pandering to the salivating appetite of her racist followers”. The Constitution also guarantees freedom of association. This means that I may invite to my private party whomever I wish. That is my right. The number of guests is irrelevant and when somebody is not invited he, she or it, has no cause for complaint. The fact that those not invited were classmates with the invited pupils, or were in the same rugby or hockey teams gives them no right to an invitation. When a host invites some people and chooses not to
invite others, there is no duty to provide reasons to the uninvited for their being not on the list of guests. Whether the parents did invite some pupils of colour to the party or not is equally irrelevant, except that, if they did, it proves that the party was not exclusively for white pupils only. If the person invited chooses not to come, for whatever reason, that cannot reflect negatively on the one extending the invitation. There could be many reasons, other than racial preference, why the party was attended by white pupils only or why only those white pupils were invited. It is irresponsible to jump to conclusions and shout “racist” on the mere fact that only white pupils attended a private party. I fear that on those grounds I, too, would be accused of racism because I did not, and never have, invited a single person of colour to my birthday party. I have also never accused the people of colour whom I have met and worked with, of being racist for failing to invite me to their weddings or birthday gatherings. Unfortunately race has become such a touchy subject that one can hardly move without stepping on a racial toe. Perhaps it is time that the hysteria stops and all people simply carry on with their lives and earn a living, which is hard enough in this time of Covid. WILLEM DE HAAN Welgemoed
Fisantekraal not neglected As local ward councillor of Fisantekraal, I would like to respond to certain claims by Mr Timothy Wildschut in last week’s TygerBurger (“Fisantekraal neglected”, 25 November).
He is absolutely right in stating that residents have a right to services such as streetlights, and water and sanitation. What he fails to state, is that residents do not have the right to break down infrastructure as soon as it is fixed. There is not an area in the whole of Durbanville that receives more attention, capital and operational city budget, than Fisantekraal. We have a responsibility to ratepayers to spend their money well. If you spend massive amounts of money on the same things over and over again, it is considered fruitless and wasteful expenditure, not maintenance. I know Mr Wildschut only wants the best for Fisantekraal, but one must be conscious about your message in achieving this. The focus should be on behavioural changes within the community, not falsely letting the community believe they are being treated unfairly. If you are serious in bringing about change, statements should be based on facts and root causes addressed. RUAN BENEKE Ward councillor: Ward 105
Munisipaliteit in D’ville is vyfster Ek het op 27 November my motorlisensie by die Durbanville-munisipaliteit hernu en was baie beïndruk met die higiëniese hantering van publiek by dié kantore. Na die bediening van elke kliënt word toonbanke skoongemaak en die toegang tot die toonbanke word streng beheer. Baie dankie aan álmal wat ook pensionarisse met soveel empatie behandel. H. OTTO Durbanville
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Videos available for schools The coronavirus pandemic has forced many artists to be innovative. One creative force that chose to move their project into the digital space is The Lady Day Big Band (LDBB). This month they are launching the Schools’ Outreach Project, a programme of video tutorials and live performances, aimed at encouraging and inspiring women and girls to step into a musical domain usually seen as the male preserve. By exploring their talents playing the trombone, saxophone and trumpet, to name a few, the project hopes to inspire them to consider a career as instrumentalists. Funded by the National Arts Council, the LDBB founders, Lana Crowster, Kelly Bell and Amanda Tiffin, designed the Schools’ Outreach Project to roll out to a number of schools in the Western Cape in March this year. When the pandemic hit, they decided to go digital. They developed a series of video tutorials and live performances which will be available to any school or music teacher. “I have always dreamed of starting a big band that would provide a platform for professional women musicians to showcase
their talents in a safe space. This project is also about inspiring girls and young women who may have a passion for music. I want them to see us doing what we love, doing it well and in professional spaces, and see our successes as aspirational,” says Lana Crowster, founder of the LDBB. The Lady Day Big Band is a 20 piece, professional all women big band. The band features a revolving roster of women musicians who are passionate about music and music education. The tutorial videos feature Kelly Bell (trombone), Amanda Tiffin (conducting), Claire Rontsch (Saxophone), Tracey Johannes and Annemie Nel (drums and electric bass), Hayley Joorst and Christin Rohl (trumpet) and Lana Crowster (vocals and band leading). The videos will be made available for all schools who are interested during December. V Any interested music teachers can contact Lana Crowster to receive free access to the videos at contact@crowsnestproductions.info or visit www.crowsnestproductions.info for more information.
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iden Beaumont, Reese Koorzen, Reza Levy, Kyle Visser, Tate Bishop, Sebastian Boyd and Conor Hughes were crowned as the champions as the smallest class in karting, the baby Bambinos, starred at the Western Cape Rotax Max finale at Killarney in Cape Town on Saturday 28 November. Aiden Beaumont and Kai van Rensburg shared out the Bambino wins as Beaumont clinched a super close championship from title rival Van Rensburg. The two delivered a delightful season long championship charge. Behind them Michael Danks drove home third for the day from Siyabonga Ntuli, Liam Wharton and Matthew Roach. Sebastiano Human did enough to hold on to the title third in seventh and end up ahead of Ntuli and Danks, who pipped Wharton to the title fifth. Keagan Beaumont and Jordon Wadeley shared out the u.11 Micro Max wins as Beaumont took the day. Joshua Smit fought Dale Hobbs off for third ahead of Eric Norman and Sabelo Ntuli. Reese Koorzen was however the biggest winner on the day despite not even racing. Karting requires drivers to drop their three worst scores of the season and with a second and two thirds to drop, not racing the final added those points to Koorzen’s tally to sew up the title from Smit and Wadeley. The class of the day was however u.13 Mini Max, where Reza Levy, Joshua Smit and Ethan Deacon shared out the wins.
Tate Bishop won the Senior Max title. Smit took the day from Levy and Deacon, with Jordon Wadeley, Jude Stuart and Eric Norman next up. Levy however did enough to ultimately clinch an easy championship ahead of Deacon and Smit. Ethan Stier beat Kyle and Andre le Riche,
Matthew Wadeley and Reza Levy to high school u.15 Junior Max honours on the day. Kyle Visser was another driver to opt out of racing on the day to clinch his championship from Andre and Kyle le Riche and Wadeley. Tate Bishop knew what he had to do to add
the 2020 WP Senior Max championship to his SA national title and he did just that. Bishop stormed to three wins in three races. He left the returning Kohen Bam to fight it out with Jason Coetzee for second. Jade Lanfear did enough to keep Andrew Rackstraw, who had a troubled first race, behind in fourth. Jade’s dad Guy ended sixth as Bishop and Coetzee topped the title chase ahead of the absent Charl Visser. Sebastian Boyd missed the weekend as he nullified his drop points to add the Cape title to his national championship, leaving Jason Coetzee to have DD2 to himself. Behind him Conor Hughes delivered a trio of Masters wins over Jared Jordan and Andrew Thomas each time as Andre Steenkamp and Robert Peche fought over the crumbs. In so doing, Hughes clinched the 2020 DD2 Masters title from Jason Greyling, Jordan and Thomas. That wraps up the 2020 WP karting year, which conspired to deliver a fine season in spite of the rigours of lockdown. All that remains is the matter of the “Olympics of Karting” Rotax Max Grand Finals at the end of January. Cape drivers Sebastian Boyd, Tate Bishop and Keagan Beaumont will be among the Rotax Max drivers to represent South Africa in the Portimao, Portugal event. Then it all starts all over again with the first WP regional round, by when with a little luck, spectators will once again be able to enjoy the action from Killarney’s Kart Track stalls.
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Sintetiese rugbyveld ingewy
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Wanneer klubkrieket vroeg in Januarie weer eindelik op dreef kom, sal Durbanville weer een van die spanne wees om goed stem dik te maak. In ’n vriendskaplike wedstryd die afgelope Saterdag teen die sterk span van Rondebosch het die Durbies (144/4) met ses paaltjies geseëvier. Met Bradley Petersen (3/25) en Tashwin Lukas (2/11) aan die voorpunt van Durbanville se boulaan-
val is Rondebosch vroegdag tot slegs 1 543 lopies beperk. Daarna het Jean Strydom (57*) en Bradley Barnes (51) met onder meer ’n derdepaaltjie-vennootskap van 66 lopies die knoop deurgehak. Daar is terloops nog geen uitsluitsel oor wie van Durbanville en Rondebosch die WP se Premierliga-klubkampioen vir die vorige seisoen was nie. Die Durbies het ’n kortkop voor die Kaapse span op die punteleer geëindig, maar Rondebosch het beswaar gemaak oor die oorwinning
wat Durbanville in ’n ander wedstryd behaal het. Dit rede vir die beswaar was omdat die Tygerbergers van ’n ongeregistreerde speler in daardie wedstryd gebruik sou gemaak het. Die aangeleentheid is in Maart, na afloop van die vorige krieketseisoen, na die bestuur van Krieket Suid-Afrika verwys, maar as gevolg van die chaos vanjaar by KSA se hoofkantoor het die tugkomitee van KSA hom nog nie verwerdig om oor die WP-kwessie te besin en ’n oplossing te vind nie.
Wanneer skolerugbyspanne voortaan by die Curro-skool in Durbanville gaan besoek aflê, sal hulle in die Kaapse winterweer nie meer met modderbaddens en triestige toestande te doen kry nie. Die eerste volgrootte sintetiese rugbyveld in Suid-Afrika is verlede Dinsdag by dié skool ingewy. Op Stellenbosch is daar wel ook ’n soortgelyke kunsma-
tige rugbyveld, maar dit is net ’n kwart van die voorgeskrewe grootte. Daarby voldoen Curro se Brits-ontwerpte “turftech”-veld, wat ’n hele paar miljoen rand gekos het, aan wêreldstandaarde. ’n Uitstekende spreiligstelsel sal binnekort ook aangebring word om wedstryde in die aand moontlik te maak. Mettertyd sal ’n spesiaal ontwerpte krieketmat in die middel van die rugbyveld aangebring word.