Sports 15 February 2011
Volume 70: Number 1
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Pasqua Heard and Stephanie Venter IN SEPARATE incidents, two irst-year UCT students were injured while selling UCT RAG’s (Remember and Give) annual magazine, SAX Appeal, during the morning of Thursday 10 February. Both students are expected to recover from their injuries, and both drivers stopped at the scene to provide their details.
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The second student, a female, suffered a concussion after being knocked down by a car at the corner of Liesbeek Parkway and Durban Road at approximately 9am. She was taken to hospital in an ambulance and released later in the day following medical assessment.
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SAX Appeal is sold annually in various areas in Cape Town to raise funds for UCT’s Students Health and Welfare Centres Organisation (SHAWCO), the largest studentrun non-proit organisation in southern Africa. These areas, each known as a ‘depot’, have a depot manager organised by RAG to advise students on road safety.
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RAG has declined to comment on the incidents. However, Patricia Lucas of the UCT Media and Communications Department provided assurance that all students who witnessed the accidents have received appropriate trauma counselling.
SAX Appeal’s theme this year was ‘SAX Fantasy’ and students were encouraged to dress accordingly. Though the theme remained open to students’ interpretations, the SAX Appeal website suggested students “dress up, or better still, dress down.” Many took this advice, with low-cut tops, bare
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The irst incident involved a male student and occurred at the intersection of Kromboom Road and Jan Smuts Drive at approximately 6am. According to witnesses, a car was changing lanes when the student was struck. He suffered a compound fracture to his leg and is recovering from two surgeries to correct the injury.
Apart from the accidents involving UCT students, SAX Appeal experienced few hiccups this year. The event ran from approximately 5am until 9:30am; the amount raised has yet to be released.
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A moment on the lips a life time on the hips! SELLING SAX – While many enjoyed it, the day was over shadowed by two accidents involving students.
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male torsos and female midriffs on the day. Several male students also braved the streets of Cape Town in leotards.
of them were sober, which was great, because none had to be sent home.”
Jade Spence, a student depot manager at the Campground and Belmont trafic lights, was impressed with the students that came to her station, saying, “All
Though mostly sober, many found at intersections in the Southern Suburbs said they had not slept at all before the event, having been in places such as Long Street the night before selling SAX
Appeal. Kate Wills, a student from Cape Town, explained, “You have to keep energised to enjoy it,” something many tired students were not able to do. Some of those who failed to maintain high energy levels were seen lying on the pavement at the Dean Street intersection in Newlands towards the end of the event.
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