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Stadium told to hushHANRIE BOSCH

A GROUP of Green Point residents, fedup with being “victims of noise”, are

trying to put a stop to loud Sunday eventsat Green Point Stadium and the common.

“Why should one suburb be subjected to noiseevery single weekend?” asks Professor JamesLuke, former Green Point Residents’ and Rate-payers’ Association (GPRRA) chairperson.

Luke says residents living on the upperslopes of Green Point have an intimate relation-ship with events held at the common and stadi-um as “the dome of the stadium creates a perfectsound reflector”.

“People come here and think that it’s greatfun, but we are subjected to the noise from 06:30in the morning till late, and I can hear everyamplified word.”

Luke says he didn’t realise the extent of theissue before he moved to the area – he simplythought others who complained about it wereoverreacting .

“I used to think that these people were beinga pain, but after living with it for a while I real-ise their pain,” he says.

The City of Cape Town says that banningevents on Sundays will not be viable for the

long-term sustainability of the stadium.“The City has undertaken to ensure that the

stadiumis operated inamanner thatminimisesthe financial burden to residents and ratepay-ers,” says Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committeemember for Tourism, Events and Marketing.

Pascoe adds that the stadium was designed asa multi-purpose venue, and that there are no le-gal restrictions to hosting events on a Sunday.Banning events on a Sunday would also placea financial burden on ratepayers, he says.

“The hosting of events contributes to the fi-nancial sustainability of the stadium, and anycurtailing of this activity will most definitelyhave a negative impact ... and therefore will im-pact ratepayers.”

Luke, on the other hand, feels the “stadiumis not financially viable” anyway, and that “theCity will sponsor it forever”.

Meanwhile, Pascoe doesn’t feel that thenumber of events held on Sundays is excessive.“To date, the stadium and Green Point Parkhave hosted a total of seven events on a Sun-day,” he says.

Four events – “a wedding, film shoot, a foot-ball practice session and an athletics event” –were held in the stadium. Green Point Parkplayed host to its own official opening, a reli-gious event and a cycling event, Pascoe says.

Luke concedes that not all events are equal,noise-wise, but nonetheless says a fixed rulethat applies to everybody needs to be estab-lished to ensure nobody feels discriminatedagainst.

Ward councillor Beverly Schafer says a blan-ket proposal that groups all events under thesame banner would not be viable.

“Some events are just too traditional to sayno to, like the Argus Cycle Tour. Every eventshould be judged separately and treated on itsown merits.”

She adds that noise is “relative”, as Neil Dia-mond would not be considered noise to some,though an athletics event might.

Luke says the final decision on whether topush the matter or not ultimately lies with theGPRRA.

GPRRA chairperson Bob Goebel, however,says the association does not share Luke’sviews. He adds that the issue has been noted,though.

“We cannot condone the cancellation of allevents on a Sunday, but all residents in the areaneed to be taken into consideration as this af-fects their lives.”

For the time being, it seems, Green Point resi-dents opposed to the noise will have to face themusic.

TAKING A (SEXY) STAND: The intersection of Somer­set and Buitengracht oads was invaded by an armyof protesters clad in a pointed lack of attire on Satur­day. More than 2 000 Capetonians marched underthe banner of the SlutWalk – a worldwide protest phe­nomenon – filling the streets with chants of “we wearwhat we want” and “real men do not rape”, their ban­ners proclaiming things like “proud slut”, “rapistsrape people, not outfits” and “we are so angry wemade a poster”. The SlutWalk started as a responseto a Toronto police officer’s comment in January that“women should avoid dressing like sluts in order notto be victimised”, and takes a stand against the pre­vailing belief that women who dress in a certain wayare “asking for it”. See picture, page 2. Photo:Hanrie Bosch

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APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT-IN-AID FUNDING2012/2013: SUBCOUNCIL (16):WARDS 54; 74; 77SUBCOUNCIL (16) of the City of Cape Town invites all non-governmental organizations inWards 54, 74 and 77 (i.e. CBD, City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard up to Hout Bay) to applyfor a grant-in-aid to provide financial support to a project that supports the strategies of theCity of Cape Town.

Application should be made on a prescribed application form and conform to the followingrequirements:

1. Your Organisation’s Constitution;2. A Project Business Plan identifying:-

• The name and general purpose of the project;• A detailed plan of action indicating timeframes for implementation;• A breakdown of costs.

3. A signed undertaking to provide the City with monthly progress reports.4. Applications from previously funded organizations will only be considered once the final

report on previously funded projects has been received.

All applications will be assessed in accordance with the City’s Grant-in-Aid Policy and mustconform to the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003.

All completed applications with supporting information, must be submitted to the Manager,Subcouncil (16), 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town by no later than 30 September 2011.

For any queries and copies of the application form please contact Lucille Mullerat 021 487 2005; fax 021 487 2208; Email: Lucille.muller@capetown.gov.za or theSubcouncil Manager, Marius Coetsee at 021 487 2055, fax021 487 2208; Email: marius.coetsee@capetown.gov.za.

NOTE: Late applications will not be accepted.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Find the skills for your dream jobMANY South Africans have the skills re-quired to start their own businesses, but alack of information often prevents peoplefrom realising their dreams.

To create jobs requires a concerted effortby individuals and business leaders, and93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day, headed byProudly South African (PSA), aims to in-spire everybody to create jobs for a sustain-able future.

In addition to this, the campaign aims tocreate a platform for people to access infor-mation on topics related to job creation.

The problemSouth Africa has a very high rate of unem-

ployment; a large proportion of out-of-school youths and adults are not working.Those in low-income households often sup-port many dependants and earn little rela-tive to the cost of living.

This is a central contributor to wide-spread poverty, PSA says.

In addition to this, South Africa’s unem-ployment rate has increased from 24% to25% , due mainly to the global economicdownturn.

The power of skillsOne of the challenges faced when consid-

ering job creation is the availability ofskilled individuals – an alarming number ofpeople in South Africa lack the skills re-quired for gainful employment and excel-lence.

In 2000, the Sector Education and Train-ing Authorities (SETAs) were establishedas part of the National Skills DevelopmentAct with the aim of developing the skills ofthe South African work force and so im-prove workers’ quality of life and productiv-ity, to promote self-employment, and to im-prove the delivery of social services.

SETAsTo ensure that the SETAs are specific and

focused, 25 SETAs were established – eachwith its own clearly defined sector and sub-sectors. The SETAs are concerned withlearnerships, internships, unit-based skillsprogrammes, and apprenticeships.

Furthermore, the SETAs also aim to in-

crease levels of investment in education, en-courage employers to be active in the learn-ing process in the workplace, and assistwork-seekers to find employment.

Proudly South African and the SETAshave one broad focus in common: to builda sustainable South Africa through job crea-tion. To follow is a list of the 25 SETAs andtheir domains.

• FASSET: finance, accounting, manage-ment consulting and other financial servic-es.

• BANKSETA: banking and related servic-es.

• CHIETA: chemical industries and relat-ed services.

• CTFL: clothing, textile, footwear andleather industries.

• CETA: construction industries• DIDTETA: diplomatic, intelligence, de-

fence and trade.• ETDPSETA: education, training and de-

velopment practices.• ESETA: energy sector.• FOODVEB: food and beverage manufac-

turing.• FIETA: forest industries.• HWSETA: health and welfare sector.• ISETT: information systems, electronics

and telecommunication technologies.• INSETA: insurance sector.• LGWSETA: local government and water

services.• MAPPP: media, advertising, publishing,

printing and packaging industries.• MQA: mining and mineral industries.• MERSETA: manufacturing, engineering

and related services.• POSLEC: policing, security, legal and

correctional services.• PAETA: primary agricultural sector.• PSETA: public service sector.• SETASA: secondary agricultural sector.• SERVICES: services sector.• THETA: tourism, hospitality and sport

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Local author reachesfor the starsTAURIQ HASSEN

A NOVEL filledwith historical

romance and in-trigue has been un-leashed – and it allsprang fromthe im-aginative mind ofone of Kensing-ton’s own.

Jasmina Salie, au-thor of “FamilyFeud”, says she real-ised her passion forwriting at an earlyage, when her teach-ers chastised her forimaginative compositions that were“too long”.

“Writing brings serenity to my heart,outdoor life, travelling, socialising andall good things in life pleasing to the Al-mighty God,”

“Family Feud” is “written from theheart”, says Salie, who describes herselfas a “resilient, determined and truthfulperson”. Her novel was even tipped tomake the leap to the silver screen, shesays with pride.

“I sent it to publishing houses in thecountry and one abroad too, and theirresponse was that the script had meritand was for the international market,but one of the movie companies re-quired something more conventional,”says Salie. The book, a romance atheart, is set in medieval times, andchronicles the criminal tyranny of twoonce-compassionate brothers over theinhabitants of a village near Jaisalmerin India. Part of a caravan route, the vil-lage is split in two by a towering wallthat separates Muslims from Hindus,and it is here that brothers Ashvin andMuhmud, masters of the Banarje andAzmeri plantations after their father’sdemise, fall into a life of crime and bru-tality after one of them witnesses an act

of adultery on the Day of Holi.“‘Family Feud’ is guaranteed to keep

the reader in suspense until the end,when the truth unfolds,” says Salie, whohas been touring Cape Town to markether new 332-page book, which took herexactly one month to complete back in2006.

Salie says “Family Feud” “will enter-tain the reader with romance, murderand sadness and all the drama of familyand village life”.

She drew inspiration for her bookfrom her great grandfather, who settledin South Africa many decades ago, andshe believes her story has much to offereverybody. “It is imperative that all theoppressed over the world read the storywith an open mind; all things have a be-ginningandanend, andnobody is abovethe law.”

On her beloved craft, Salie says,“Writing is truly a blessing, and I wouldnever have reached this pinnacle in mylife if it had the Almighty God not guid-ed me and instilled perseverance withinme.”

“Family Feud” can be viewed and or-dered at www.justdone.co.za. Alterna-tively, contact the author on 083 691 2232or at jasmina.salie@gmail.com.

LAUNCHED: Jasmina Salie shows off her book at her Kensing­ton home. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

TAKING A (SEXY) STAND: The intersection of Somerset and Buitengracht roads was invadedby an army of protesters clad in a pointed lack of attire on Saturday. More than 2 000 Capeto­nians marched under the banner of the SlutWalk – a worldwide protest phenomenon – fillingthe streets with chants of “we wear what we want” and “real men do not rape”, their bannersproclaiming things like “proud slut”, “rapists rape people, not outfits” and “we are so angrywe made a poster”. The SlutWalk started as a response to a Toronto police officer’s commentin January that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised”, andtakes a stand against the prevailing belief that women who dress in a certain way are “askingfor it”. Photo: Hanrie Bosch

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Table Mountain gets more biteHANRIE BOSCH

A BRAND new recruit to the Table Moun-tain National Park (TMNP) security teamis ready to “nip crime in the butt”; Purdythe patrol dog was introduced to her newpost on Saturday.

The two-year-old German Sheppard staredher rigorous training at just three monthsold, and is finally qualified to join the othereight dogs currently patrolling the slopes ofTable Mountain.

Paddy Gordon, TMNP manager, says Ta-ble Mountain provides numerous hidingplaces for criminals, and rangers are oftenunable to crawl into bunkers and caves insearch of them.

“Highly-trained dogs like these are able tocover more space in half the time, and havemany advantages over other interventionsand deterrents.”

Gordon adds that dogs are perfectly suitedto the security tasks they need to face on themountain slopes.

“We cannot take urban security methodsinto nature. Cameras and men on foot aresimplynot enough...Dogsareagile andquick,and have contributed to numerous arrests ofsuspects on Table Mountain.”

Rangers on the mountain have the perilousjob of clearing out known hiding places sever-al times a week, says Gordon.

“These sweeps can be dangerous for rang-ers, as the hiding places are often dark andcramped.

“In those situations a ranger would ratherhave a dog than three men behind them.”

TMNP only owns four of the eight otherdogs on Purdy’s team; the department rentsthe other dogs “at an enormous cost”; eachnew dog costs about R16 000, and TMNP reliesheavily on sponsors to make their valuablepresence possible.

As such,TMNP’s honorary rangers startedthe Gift-a-Patrol-Dog campaign in an effort togain ownership of all 10 canine companions– and their efforts are paying off. Purdy, forone, was sponsored by the Pedal Power Asso-ciation (PPA) at a total cost of R22 000

The association will also sponsor her foodfor the next year.

Honoury ranger Sue Smith is delighted at

the growth of the project, pointing out thatthe mountain protectors have gained fourdogs since June.

“There is no way to explain what a huge as-set they are for us,” Smith says.

Gordon is confident of attaining the goal ofowning 10 dogs by the time the busy summerseason starts, as the project has receivedoverwhelming support.

Steve Haywood, chairperson of the PPA,says the increasing number of patrol dogswill go a long way in helping to make themountain more accessible and attractive tovisitors.

“Thirty percent of our city is a nationalpark,” he says.

“We need to protect and embrace it.”

PURDY BIG DEAL: Back row, from left: Paddy Gordon (Table Mounatin National Park manager)and Steve Haywood (Pedal Power Association chairperson). Front: Karin Pohl (Pedal Powergeneral manager), Wiseman Tshangela (Purdy’s handler), Purdy herself, and honoury rangerSue Smith. Photo: Hanrie Bosch

A guided trip tonatural beautyTHE Cape Natural History Club willarrange a bus drive up Bains Kloof,followed by a guided walk along thehistoric Oostenberg Pass – or a tourof Bains Kloof, stopping at TweedeTol, for non-walkers – on Sunday.

Joining costs R250. For more infor-mation contact Eleanor on (021) 762-1779 or visit www.capenaturalhisto-ryclub.co.za.

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UP IN SMOKE: A fire­fighter surveys the dam­age after a posh double­storey Camps Bay home,next to Clifton’s fourthbeach, was almost en­tirely gutted when a firebroke out at about 12:45on Friday. According toreports, neighbours no­ticed smoke and flamesissuing from the top floorof the home and contact­ed the fire department.The blaze was broughtunder control, but not be­fore destroying the topstorey. No other homes were damaged. Theo Layne, spokesperson for Fire and RescueServices, said it is currently believed that the blaze was a result of an electrical malfunc­tion that started in the kitchen on the second floor, but investigations are underway.Layne says the top floor was burnt through in minutes, but the first floor remained nearlyunscathed, suffering only water and smoke damage. The owner of the lavish home, BrianGilbertson, chairperson of Pallinghurst Resources Investment Holding Company, livesin London and uses the home on vacation.

Medical mayhem as equipment is stolenAN estimated R383 100’s worth of medi-cal equipment was stolen from a car inGraham Road, Sea Point, last week.

Warrant officer Beheki Xulu, spokesper-son for the Sea Point police, says the thievesstruck after a paramedic parked his car infront of his home on Monday last week.

The next morning, at about 11:00, the para-medic was distraught to find nearly half amillion rands’ worth of equipment had beentaken – along with his car’s speakers.

One piece of equipment alone, a Phillipselectronic suction unit, is valued at aroundR280 000, says Xulu, who adds that the goodswould be “hard to sell”.

The Sea Point police are calling on thepublic to keep an eye out for people sellingadvanced medical equipment. If you canhelp, please call the Sea Point police on(021) 430-3700 or Detective Constable BantuPhakade on 073 699 0125.

•On Wednesday last week, at around 22:45,officers with the Metro Police Camera Re-

sponse Unit stopped a suspicious-lookingperson while conducting routine patrols inHeerengracht Street.

Officers searched the man, but remainedsuspicious despite finding nothing illegal.

To be on the safe side, they escorted himto Cape Town Central Police Station, whereit was established that he was wanted for acase of malicious damage to property openedin 2010.

• Later that evening, the same unit assist-ed National Parks officials in pursuing a sus-pect in the Kloof Nek area.

The man was caught and taken to CapeTown Central Police Station. His finger-prints were run through the police database,and it was found that two warrants of arrestwere out for him.

The first warrant involved a case of mali-cious damage to property from back in 2005.The second warrant was for possession ofstolen goods, this time for a case recordedat Langa Police Station in 2007.

The man remains in custody.

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The healingpower of horsesHANRIE BOSCH

A GROUP of caring people in the cityhave turned to a novel source of love

and understanding to help street chil-dren and abused youths.

The Montrose Equine youth developmentprogramme gives these troubled children anew perspective by introducing them to agentle councillor who hardly speaks, butsays volumes with her soft silence – and hasan endless capacity to give piggy-back rides.

Horses – or “therapists with hooves”, asMontrose general manager Stacey DoorlyJones likes to call her four-legged helpers –have a remarkable way of neutralising ag-gression and anxiety.

As Winston Churchill once said, “There issomething about the outside of a horse thatis good for the inside of a man,” and no oneunderstands this more than Cindy, a socialworker at the Lindelani Place of Safety inStellenbosch. She has seen a group of boyschange before her eyes after only six of 16sessions in the programme.

“The biggest thing that has changed is therespect they show me and others living inthe home. They have seen that when youwork nicely with a horse, it responds. If youare angry, the horse will run or refuse tomove... they are starting to apply the samethinking in their daily lives now.”

Jones says horses are adept at mirroringnonverbal communication from humans,which she says makes up 93% of all humancommunication.

Illustrating her point with a memorableexample, she says, “A group of girls suffer-ing with eating disorders came in for a ses-sion. When we walked into the paddock, ahorse started rubbing one girl’s stomach upand down... A different horse went up and

did the same thing. By 45 minutes into thesession, this had happened five times.

“It turnedout that thegirl hadhadanabor-tion recently, and the horses sensed pain andanguish in that area of her body.”

Jones was even more astounded at whathappened next.

“The horses almost made a circle aroundher, isolating her from the rest of the group.She just stood there, crying, and got it all out,but she did not once want to talk to us aboutit… it was a powerful release of emotionaldistress that only the horses could bringout.”

Sea Point resident Herman Lategan, whohas spent some time at the programme’shome at De Grendel farm, was sceptical tobegin with. “I was very cynical at first,” hesays. “I though it was just a bunch of non-sense. But, after working on the farm for awhile, it all suddenly started making sense.

“The first time I went into the paddockwith the horses, they could sense my scepti-cism. They stood with their backs to me anddid not want to interact.”

It was a turning point.“It is very strange, and I cannot fully ex-

plain it.After awhile I could seehowthekidswere growing and developing… the horsesdo not judge, and they offer a warm, sensi-tive interaction that most of these childrenwould never have had.”

Though theprogrammestartedoff just lastyear, it has already helped 87 youths dealwith their daily struggles.

It isn’t easy, though; the foundation reliessolely on funding and donations to do itswork, and it costs R3 500 for each child doingan eight-week course.

If you can help the foundation with timeor donations, please contact Stacey Jones on(021) 801-6725 or visit www.montrosefounda-tion.co.za.

CARING COMPANION: Horses can offer affection and a sense of understanding without beingthreatening in any way.

SOOTHING: Many youths apparently show lowered levels of aggression and anxiety after work­ing with horses.

Tuesday 23 August 2011 NEWS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 7

Atlantic intersections interceptedHANRIE BOSCH

A NOTORIOUS intersection in Sea Pointhas claimed the lives of three elderly res-idents in the past 10 months, and im-provements for the speedy death trapare finally on the cards.

The latest such incident at the trouble-some Beach Road and Three Anchor BayRoad intersection occurred on 4 August,when an elderly woman trying to cross theroad was killed by a car coming from West-ern Boulevard in Sea Point.

According to Beverley Schafer, wardcouncillor for the area, there are three oldage homes near the intersection, as well asone directly opposite it. The library andpromenade add to the number of pedestri-ans in the vicinity.

Schafer visited the notorious intersectionon Thursday last week and put it to the testherself. The pedestrian light doesn’t givepeople enough time to cross, she says, add-ing that she isn’t surprised that some peoplejaywalk as the wait after pressing the pedes-trian button is “at least three to four min-utes”.

Schafer mentions that she also saw an eld-erlymanwithawalkernavigating the inter-section at great peril. “I got nervous for him,because in the middle of the road the trafficlight turned green for traffic, but he was stillin the road.”

LourensvanRooyen,manager of theCapePeninsula Organisation for the Aged at SeaPoint Place, the old age home directly oppo-site the intersection, says the home’s resi-dents are constantly warned to be cautiouswhen crossing the roads.

He says his organisation is pressuring theCity to protect pedestrians at the intersec-tion. Signage and, possibly, a ramp over theroad, are in the pipeline, he says.

Schafer says she too has spoken to Cityengineers as a matter of urgency. Amongthe key changes required, Schafer says, arebuzzers to let people with poor eyesight

know when it is safe to cross, and signswarning motorists of pedestrians. Cross-ing times must also be extended, sheadds.

Structural engineers will make a deep-er assessment within the next week ortwo, Schafer says.

Another troublesome intersection un-der scrutiny is that of Main and YorkRoads in Green Point.

Schafer says residents here have a“culture of parking on the yellow lines”,adding that 120 fines for the violationwere issued on the troublesome stretchover the last month alone.

The illegal parking, coupled with thewide, funnel-shaped island at the inter-section, makes it impossible for twolargevehicles to pass oneanother, result-ing in numerous accidents at the spot,Schafer says.

“There are three issues to look out forwhen sorting out these traffic problems:engineering, education and enforce-ment,” she says.

The island will be shaved down in thenext few months, and parking pressurewill be alleviated once City officialsgreen-light making a section of stadiumparking alongside Main Road more ac-cessible, Schafer assures.

Schafer adds that the piece of MainRoad between Ebenezer and GlengariffRoads is a virtual “no-mans land” asthere is no City Improvement District(CID) presence there. “All of these issuesare not really sustainable if we do not geta CID in the area,” she feels.

The implementation of a CID for thezone still needs to be passed in council.Schafer says the extra law enforcementthat will be brought to the area shouldcouncil give the go-ahead will improveresidents’ safety, especially at night.

“The strip is very busy at night, andthe extra parking marshals and securitywould prevent other car guards harass-ing people.”

DANGER ZONE: Ward Councillor BeverleySchafer stands at the notorious Beach Roadintersection. Photos: Hanrie Bosch

NO GO: Cars often park in the yellow lines here.

BUMP IN THE ROAD: This island is causing problems for drivers in Green Point.

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INNOVATIVE: Kim Jackson and Lou­ise Clarke, both preparatory schoolteachers at St Cyprian’s School inOranjezicht, have been named win­ners in no less than three of the fivecategories in this year’s MicrosoftPartners in Learning InnovativeTeacher Forum. The announcementof the winners in the South Africanleg of the international competitionwas made at an award ceremonyheld at St John’s College in Johan­nesburg during the winter schoolholidays. Sue Redelinghuys, headof St Cyprian’s, says, “These twoyoung teachers define the kind ofcreative teaching practice that weencourage here, and we are inordi­nately proud of their achievement.”

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FIGHTERS: The Western Prov­ince Interschool Judo Champion­ships took place at the DeutscheInternationale Schule Kapstadt– and two Grade 3 girls (seenhere) from the Parow branch ofthe school were awarded theirWestern Province colours in themartial art. Olivia Schenck(right) took first place in her cat­egory and was awarded a goldmedal, while Marie Lüders­Wilsenach was awarded a silvermedal. Photo: Johnny Wilsenach

SPREADING JOY: As part of Random Acts of Kindness Week, a Camps Bay Schools initiativeset off earlier this month, Camps Bay Preparatory School collected heaps of stationery forOranjekloof Moravian Primary School in Hout Bay. Seen at the stationery handover on Thursdayare Vivienne Ashcroft (left), who handles marketing for Camps Bay Schools, and Camps Bayparent Simone Segall (right). Photo: Supplied

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Traders count their losses after strikeHANRIE BOSCH

HAWKERS and traders in the CBDwere caught in the crossfire when

last week’s devastating three-day striketurned into a lawless looting spree.

Numerous stalls around the city were loot-

ed by disgruntled municipal workers as thetraders did their best to retain what theycould of their only means of income.

The last day of the strike saw more than4 894 city staff, or 19% of the city’s workforce,absent from work without authorisation.

The violence and destruction were stronglycondemned by mayor Patricia de Lille in a

press statement released last Tuesday.“This administration respects the right of

workers to strike as a fundamental labourright in our democracy. We do not respect theexploitation of those rights to cause damageand threaten others,” she said.

On the third day of the strike, the City ofCape Town announced it had filed an inter-

dict against the South African MunicipalWorkers’ Union (Samwu) in the wake of theviolence.

Strikers were warned to stop and return towork immediately.

People’s Post took to the streets to find outhow traders and workers in the CBD were af-fected by plundering strikers.

DEVASTA­TION: TraderShaheen Ayaztries to pro­tect her waresduring lastTuesday’s ri­ots. Manytraders saythey are haunt­ed by this im­age, and wishthat theycould havehelped her. Pho­to: Lulama Zenzile

PRECIOUS STOCK:Trader Baron Olynis still in shock af­ter the looting.“This is very sadfor me to see. Ican’t believe it. We[three stalls in thearea] protectedour stuff and justthrew covers overeverything, so theycould not steal ourproducts. Peoplehave been tooscared to come in­to town, and I havemade a quarter ofwhat I normallymake.”Photos: HanrieBosch

PROFIT LOSS: Louvo Neqelo says her profit hasgone down the drain. “They stole more thanR1 500 of my stock. There was nothing I coulddo. If I had tried to stop them, they would havebeen violent, and it’s better to lose some prod­ucts than my life.”

BUSINESS SLUMP:Flower seller GlendaBowman says thestrikers havecaused a seriousdrop in business.“We’ve had very fewsales in the pastthree days duringthe strikes. Custom­ers could not gethere. They evenbroke the window ofone of our cars. Nowwe just hope busi­ness picks up.”

LUCKY BREAK:Cherry Ali feelslucky that hisAdderley Streetstall escaped muchof the brunt of themob. “They passedhere, and a mantook one packet ofchips. I told them tojust take it and goand leave me alone.Everybody says Iam lucky, as otherpeople had almosteverything stolen.”

HELPLESS: Victor Sitcheu watched in horroras the strikers stole his goods. “I lost R800in stock and two days of business due to strik­ers. They stole the entire back of my stall, filledwith caps, watches and wallets. When the firstman came and stole stuff we told him to goaway, but soon more and more came, and wecould not do anything.”

DAMAGE DONE:Kudzai Zenderaholds some ofher broken mer­chandise. “Eve­rybody has lostsomething; weare all countingour stock. Myfriend down thestreet sufferedgreat losses,with more than21 of her watch­es being stolen.We just don’tknow what to donow. I am stillcounting to seewhat was tak­en.”

Page 10 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition NEWS Tuesday 23 August 2011

Upgrades envisionedfor city railways

THE City of Cape Town willshortly begin working on acomprehensive study ofMetrorail to determine thescope and quality of railservices within the metro-politan area.

The city believes a more inte-grated rail and public trans-port network is needed to bet-ter serve residents and build amore connected city. As thebackbone of public transportin Cape Town, the Metrorailnetwork requires an upgradeto ensure that it is safer, con-sumer-friendly and more relia-ble, the city says.

Says council-lor Brett Herron,Mayoral Com-mittee memberfor Transport,Roads and

Stormwater, “This compre-hensive study will enhance ourunderstanding of the context ofthe current rail operations, fu-ture demand and investment.”

The ultimate vision, Herronsays, is to integrate the differ-ent forms of public transport inthe city – including rail, bus,mini-bus, metered taxi – into atight, efficient system that bestserves everybody.

As part of the project, anIntergovernmental TransportPolitical Committee will beformed in October, chaired bycouncillor Herron.

The committeewillmeet eve-ry two months to oversee theprocess of consolidating publictransport under one authority.

Tuesday 23 AugustCAPE TOWN: The ANC’s Alex LaGuma Branch invites the public toa panel discussion on the media tri-bunal, facilitated by Idasa. The meet-ing will take a “frank look at the is-sues of politics and the media”, andwill include panellists Dr Pallo Jor-dan, Max du Preez and Tony Weaver.

The talks take place from 18:30 to20:30 at Idasa House, 6 Spin Street,Cape Town.

For more information contact Ida-sa on (021) 467-7600

Wednesday 24 AugustSea Point: The Union of JewishWomen hosts a talk by Priscilla Nel-son, director of St Luke’s Hospice, on“The History of St Luke’s Hospice”

at Stonehaven, 7 Albany Road, SeaPoint, at 10:00 for 10:30.

An entrance fee R20 includes re-freshments. For more informationphone (021) 434-9555

Friday 26 and Saturday 27August

Camps Bay: Camps Bay HighSchool’s drama department presents“Karnaval” by Pieter Dirk Uys at19:00 in the school hall. Tickets cost

R30 and are available from theschool secretary; call (021) 438-1507.

Thursday 22 SeptemberCape Town: the Na’Arot branch ofthe Union of Jewish Womenpresents Lawrence Anthony – the“Elephant Whisperer” – at the Fireand Ice Hotel in Bree Street at 20:00.Entrance is R100. For more informa-tion phone 082 882 3615 or082 897 7799.

Take a hike with MeridianTHE Meridian Hiking Club will hostthe following hikes over the comingweeks:

• Tomorrow (Wednesday), a hikingwill be led up Jubilee Buttress. Formore information contact Jenni on083 324 8866.

• On Saturday, a “recce-hike” intoLongkloof will be led by Jenni. Call083 324 8866.

• Also on Saturday, hike theVlakkenberg circuit with Denise;

call her on 083 261 3326 or (021) 685-7443.

• Another Saturday hike takesplace at Oppelskop. For more infor-mation contact Maré at mar-eascott@meridian.org.za.

• On Sunday, join an adventuroushike up Hiddingh Ascension. Bookwith Karen on 076 543 7266 or atkaren.watkins1@gmail.com.

• Also on Sunday, Charmaine willlead a hike up the Jonerkshoek Pan-

orama Trail. For more informationemail charmaine@sherston.co.za.

• On Wednesday 31 August, hikeand scramble over Orange Kloof.Book with Nerak by SMSing076 543 7266.

• On Saturday 3 September, workthrough a 770m traverse with Karen.Book before Friday 2 September byemailing-karen.watkins1@gmail.com or call-ing 076 543 7266. Visitors pay R15 perhike.

For more information go towww.meridian.org.za.

Adventures on the edgeJOIN the Friends of Iziko South Afri-can Museum and marine biologistDoctor Eleanor Yeld-Hutchings onTuesday 30 August at 19:00 to hearher experiences during the makingof the SABC 2 documentary series

“Shorelines”.This coastline journey took the

team from the border of Namibia tothe border of Mozambique.

Yeld-Hutchings has vivid memo-ries of “the weird world of the man-

groves, the wonderful turtles of Sod-wana Bay, and the grotesque fishparasites – the tongue replacementisopod”.

The talk takes place at the IzikoMuseum, 25 Queen Victoria Street,Cape Town. Entrance costs R30.

For more information contactMaxine on 072 225 6893.

Railway quality under scrutiny

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Enjoy traditional cakes, biscuits, rotiswith curry, samoosas, koeksisters and more,and wet your throat with a selection of excel-lent coffee and exotic teas at the Haas CoffeeShop.

The usual food demo will tempt taste budsat 12:00. Entrance is free. For more informa-tion call 072 643 0054 or 074 101 1837.

THIS year’s Camps Bay High Schoolfashion show organisers present a“SUB-LIME Cultural Experience”,during which innovative fashion andsubculture will meet in splendour, at19:00 on 9 and 10 September. Bookingis essential. Tickets cost R30 and areavailable from the school receptionist.For more information, or to book yourtickets, phone (021) 438-1507.

AN art auction takes the stage at Camps BayPreparatory School next Thursday at 18:30.The evening, for adults only, takes place inthe school’s hall. For further details contactHildegarde on (021) 438-8075 or at ad-min@campsbayprep.co.za.

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Page 12 People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition LEADER Tuesday 23 August 2011

A noble fightHUNDREDS of women, and men, took to the streetsof the Cape Town CBD at the weekend clad in out-fits their mothers would probably frown upon toprotest against sexist perceptions that womenshould watch what they wear or “rightfully” facethe bitter consequences.

Waving placards and dressed in naughty num-bers including mini skirts, boob tubes and fishnets, the skimpy outfits were aimed at showingthat a woman’s attire was not to blame for her be-ing raped.

And while the internationally recognised “Slut-Walk” received much attention on the streets andin the media, the question begging to be asked, iswhether a country like South Africa is ready towholeheartedly adopt this otherwise progressiveperspective.

Is this just one small step towards chipping awayat mountains of tragic misconceptions about wom-en and their sexuality?

Statistics reveal that South Africa is the world’shighest ranking nation for reported cases of rape.

Ironically, a South African MP tweeted about theSlutWalk wondering whether he would “get lucky”if he had attended the event. The crimson faced MPlater apologised claiming he had not been briefedon the reason for the march.

But the MP’s comment illustrates the view, in allfairness, held by many South African men (andsome women) from all cultures.

SA is a nation borne of somewhat conservativeroots and paternalistic ideals where the womanhas traditionally been expected to know her place;in the kitchen, good for little else except playinga nurturing role.

It is true that the New South Africa has usheredin legislation aimed at backing the progression ofwomen. SA women, by law, are the masters of theirown sexuality, reproductive health and politicalviews; and with all this in place the time has neverbeen more ripe for social reform.

SlutWalks are a fun way for women to conveya powerful message, but the real impact is madein everyday conversations and responses in thehome, classroom, office, sportsfield and, even plac-es of worship. It is only once women realise andvalue their worth, that they stop becoming victimsof stereotyping and abuse.

Rich South Africans really careREGARDING the recent re-marks about taxing thewhite people: first of all, thatis a racist statement in itself.Drop the word “white” and alot more people would proba-bly not have been so offend-ed, and would have seen itwith more of an open mind!One of the richest and mostrespected men in America,Warren Buffet, has also sug-gested this week of taxingthe rich more in that coun-try!

I mean, realistically, howmuch money does one per-son need? How much canyou possibly spend, howmany things can you possi-bly own? That is why peoplelike himself and Microsoft’sBill Gates do eventuallyreach that point of realising

the power that their moneycan really make is in makingthe world a better place, andnow pump their mega bil-lions into doing just that!

The problem in this coun-try is the endless and mas-sive squandering of our tax-es going to lining pockets,tender deals, fraud, corrup-tion, mismanagement, pay-for-pals, nepotism, etc.Those are the billions andbillions that would havemade this country a differ-ent place today, and for allwho live in it.

So, who wants to givemore for lining more pock-ets? I certainly don’t.

To ask for more, you haveto show how responsible youhave been with what youhave been given. Reputa-

tions stick like glue, and I’mafraid our national govern-ment has cooked its owngoose!

At least we “so-called” richcan feel good that, regardlessof what names we are called,the rich in South Africa (byrecent international statis-tics) are the number one giv-ers of all countries on thisplanet, of both their time andmoney!That is a fact, andoneI’m content with, and thatothers should acknowledgeand pay heed to, as that in it-self speaks volumes aboutthe reality of our South Afri-can rich!

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The call is in connectionwith the Aegis Pension sur-plus, and time is of the es-sence as the trustees need tomake a submission to the Fi-nancial Services Board.

If you have not received anemail or phone call from me,kindly urgently fax yourname and contact details to086 653 8079 or email:parale-galrsa@gmail.com.COLIN ARENDSEGrassy Park

Your SMSes. Regarding the De WaalRoad flats, I live in thefront row of houses but Iam just as affected by thismess. The contractors getcontractors to do the up-grading and painting butthis isn’t up to standard. Iam always at home so Ican see how they work.And about the druggies, ifall the complaining resi-dents point at the samethree houses, what arethey still doing there?Shouldn’t the departmentinvestigate and throwthem out? Even small chil-dren are part of the prob-lem. Things are totally outof hand – please do some-thing.

Dear Tony. I agree that the so

called “peace officers” nolonger focus on keepingthe peace but are more in-terested in serving pettyfines on hard working, taxpaying citizens. When wereally need them to stopmotorists who are eitherspeeding, drunk or taxisthat keep doing what theyplease, we can never findthem. What are we actual-ly paying taxes for any-way? We certainly are notgetting any service, justabuse and no services inour area.

. If Tony Robinson hadparked and walked a fewmetres further, he wouldbe R200 richer, and wewould have been spared

yet another futile bleat. Gary. Tony Robinson is of the

belief that everyone canbreak the law a little bit. Takeresponsibility for your mis-take, brother. S du Plessis

By the way. Why must council al-

ways outsource work? Whydon’t they employ people whocan do the job?

. Table Mountain NationalPark is clearly a cash-cow forthe Parks Board, hence theircontinued bold abuse of resi-dents. Is it time for TMNP tobecome CPTMP?

. I love dogs but beforeeven thinking of owning own,I would ensure that I train mydog and have a fully fencedyard. I would not want to of-fend my neighbours with in-cessant barking and howlingday and night. It’s a damnnightmare living with this.Sleep deprived

. I can’t understand howthe selectors chose De Vil-liers as coach. He just doesn’tfit in. Lose the World Cup,Boks, and give De Villiers theboot!

. Why, when you are over40, does society make you feelworthless, homeless and job-less? Abba

. It finally came on thenews that there’s going to bea toll fee to use the N1 and N2on the Wine Route very soon.

The old and poor won’t beable to drive there. Naz, Bel-gravia

. Thank you to the ladieswho donated wool to me formy charity knitting. Blessyou all. Yolanda

. I am looking for Amelia,the daughter of the late AnneWilliams and ThomasJacobs. Please contact MrJacobs on 078 380 0234.

Municipal workers’ strike. Workers demand in-

creases above the inflationrate but it’s nothing if yourproperty rates increase bymore than 50% with everynew valuation. Who’s foolingwho?

. It’s only greed that drivesthese municipal workers tostrike. Vendors at most trainstations have closed shop be-cause if they don’t, theirshops will be

looted.

Please help. I have a two-year-old

daughter who needs a neb-uliser as she has asthma. Icannot afford to buy a ma-chine to help her when shegets her attacks. Please helpif you can. Concerned mother

. Can anybody please do-nate some paint to me? I’m afemale pensioner and I painton cloth. Thank you and Godbless.

Tuesday 23 August 2011 NEWS People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard­City Edition Page 13

Take your school to the cloudsSCHOOLS have until 19 Sep-tember to secure a place in thisyear’s Boomerang Edu-KiteSchools’ Competition, part ofthe 17th Cape Town Interna-tional Kite Festival happeningon 22 and 23 October andproudly hosted by Cape MentalHealth in association withHeart 104.9FM.

The Boomerang Edu-KiteSchools’ Competition, made pos-sible thanks to the support of theBoomerang children’s TV chan-nel, is open to Western Cape pri-mary schools and schools forlearners with special educationalneeds. Each school that enterswill be supplied with a free set ofblank kite skins to decorate withtheir interpretation of this year’stheme, “One Sky, One World –Mental Health for All”.

On Saturday 22 October theschools will take their decoratedkites to the festival for judging,followed by an inspirational massfly. The three winning schools ineach of the two categories will re-

ceive cash priz-es totallingR12 000. Thereis no cost toparticipate.

“Boomerangis proud to bepart of thiswonderful ini-tiative thatsees learnersof all abilitiescreating andhaving fun to-gether,” saysAlan Musa, VPand GM of PanMiddle Eastand Africa forTurner Broad-casting Systems. “This year’stheme is one that we firmly be-lieve in as it celebrates accept-ance, creativity, unity and under-standing – key model attributesfor us all to strive towards.”

Boomerang will host a varietyof activities for kids and theyoungatheart, from facepaintingto “character meet-and-greets”;

all the while, big-screen TVs willdisplay favourite Boomerangshows.

To enter the Boomerang Edu-Kite Schools’ Competition, or formore information on the festival,contact Cape Mental Health be-fore 19 September on (021) 447-9040 or at info@cmhs.co.za, or vis-it www.capementalhealth.co.za.

SOARING: One of the winning schools from last year’scompetition was Muizenberg Primary, which camethird in the mainstream category. Seen here, ScoobyDoo congratulates Caitlin Marais (left), Keisha Shel­don, Charlizee Steenkamp and their teacher, Pat An­tonelli. Photos: Supplied

CREATIVE: In second place was Mary Harding Schoolfrom Athlone. Seen here, from left: Ziyaad Gatap, Do­novan Philips, Rashied Andrews and their teacher,Yolanda Gerbach.

TOP SPOT: The Alpha School for Autism in Woodstockwon first place in last year’s Boomerang Edu­KiteSchools’ Competition.

Experience a whale of a taleTHE Jungle Theatre Company’s“The Whale Show” will soon swiminto Observatory, returning for thefifth time to the upcoming Out theBox Festival.

The story revolves around twocharacters on a quest to be likewhales; they discover that theocean is under threat, and get eve-rybody involved in taking care ofthe sea and saving its whales.

“Don’t miss this amazing whaletale for families with children agedsix and over,” a spokesperson says.

“The Whale Show” is one of manyenvironmentally themed playswritten and produced by CapeTown’s Jungle Theatre Company,which uses original children’s andfamily theatre as a vehicle for envi-ronmental, social and cultural edu-cation. The company thanks theL&S Chiappini Charitable Trustand Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foun-dation for funding “The WhaleShow” at Out the Box. The showwill be enacted at the ObservatoryArts for a Sustainable Earth Hub atThe Magnet, Old Match Factory (onthe corner of St Michael’s and Low-er Main Roads), on Sunday 4 Sep-tember at 10:30, Monday 5 Septem-ber at 11:30, Wednesday 7 Septem-ber at 16:00 and Sunday 11September at 14:00.

Tickets cost R50 for adults andR40 for children under 12. Conces-sions and block bookings are avail-able. To make a school booking,contact Tahirih Cook on

084 873 4711 or at schools@unima-southafrica.org. General bookingscan be made through Computicketon 0861 915 8000.

MAGIC: The show features the tal­ents of Vincent Meyburgh and UnathiSpeelman.

SHARE THE LOVE: Vincent Mey­burgh and Unathi Speelman hugWanda the whale.

Beauty for saleAN art auction takes the stage atCamps Bay Preparatory Schoolnext Thursday at 18:30. Theevening, for adults only, takes place

in the school’s hall. For further de-tails contact Hildegarde on(021) 438-8075 or at ad-min@campsbayprep.co.za.

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Derby dueltomorrowTASMIN CUPIDO

IT’S DERBY time again: thetwo Cape sides in the Pre-mier Soccer League (PSL),Engen Santos and Ajax CapeTown, clash horns at AthloneStadium tomorrow (Wednes-day) evening.

And – once again – bothsides will be going into thematch with hopes of finallysecuring their first wins forthe 2011-2012 PSL season.While Ajax CT were held toa frustrating 1-1 draw by Ma-ritzburg United at CapeTown Stadium, Santos re-turned to the drawing boardafter a 1-0 loss to BidVestWits in Nelspruit. Ajax alsoplayed to a 1-1 draw to KaiserChiefs in the first leg of theMTN 8 semifinal at FNB Sta-dium in Soweto on Saturday.

The last time the two sidesmetwas for a friendly atCapeTown Stadium on Wednes-day 27 July; Santos were theconvincing 4-0 victors. Thelast time the two met in thePSL was in February last sea-son. Then it was a 10-manAjax team who won 4-3 in ahigh-paced match.

Now both Boebie Solo-mons’ and Maarten Stekelen-burg’s chargers will be want-ing to draw first blood as theysearch for their first win ofthe league.

The match, hosted by San-tos, kicks off at 19:30.

Platinum Stars snatch PaulseTASMIN CUPIDO

AFTER much deliberation abouthis future and the team to whichhe will pledge his allegiance forthe 2011-2012 Premier SoccerLeague (PSL) season, Athlone lo-cal Nathan Paulse signed a two-season contract with PlatinumStars yesterday (Monday).

Paulse will again join PlatinumStars coach Owen da Gama inRustenberg after being head-hunt-ed by him for a number of years.The two worked together last sea-son when Paulse was on loan fromSwedish club Hammarby FC to Blo-emfontein Celtic last season, when

Da Gama coached the side.According to Paulse’s father, Jeff,

one of the reasons for his son’s deci-sion was the fact that Da Gama hasbeen “persistent” in getting theplayer on board since his days asthe coach of Silver Stars FC. “Thedecision was made with his headand not his heart – it was in his bestinterest to go to Stars as they alsoput the best deal on the table,” Jeffsays. “Nathan wasn’t in a hurry toget to a team, but he really is happywith his decision. Being a CapeTown boy and very family-orientat-ed made the decision difficult, butin the end one has to realise that hiscareer is a business and a club is acompany – Stars was on top of hislist.”

Paulse was also in talks with Su-perSport United, BloemfonteinCeltic and a Belgian club. He was al-so still contracted with Hammarby,with whom he signed in 2008. “Thenegotiations were a long process,with him still being contracted,”Jeff says.

“The coach and guys at Stars real-ly went all out, and were persistentin getting Nathan out of his con-tract to be a permanent fixture forthem.”

And Paulse’s main aim duringthe season will be to reward DaGama by netting as many goals aspossible this season, his fathersays. Paulse was named Ajax CT’stop goal scorer three times in his 10-year stint with the club, also win-ning the most improved playeraward in the 2007-2008 season.

A press release issued by Stars af-ter the signing describes Paulse asa “vastly experienced striker who

has one Bafana Bafana cap to hisname”.

“He started his career with AjaxCape Town, enjoying success therebefore joining Swedish side Ham-marby in 2008,” the press releasesaid.

“He played last season on loan atBloemfontein Celtic and was im-pressive in his displays, with hisaerial ability giving Phunya SeleSele another dimension to their at-

tack”.Coach Da Gama was quoted say-

ing: “I have always been a great ad-mirer of Nathan Paulse, and I un-derstand how to utilise him to getthe best from the player, so whenthe opportunity arose to sign him,I was very happy to do so.”

Paulse is unlikely to feature forhis new club when they take onCeltic at the Moruleng Stadium to-morrow evening.

REACHING FOR THE STARS: Former Ajax Cape Town striker Nathan Paulsehas signed with Platinum Stars. Photo: Die Burger

ON FORM: Nathan Paulse. Photo:DieSon

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Strong WP presence in SA squadStrong WP presence in SA squadTASMIN CUPIDO

THE recent announcement thatthe South African junior softballsquad will participate in the Jun-ior Women’s World Champion-ship in Cape Town in Decembersaw a total of 12 Western Prov-ince players and officials includ-ed as part of the team.

The tournament will be held fromWednesday 7 to Thursday 17 De-cember at the Turfhall Stadium inCrawford, Athlone.

Sixteen countries will be partici-pating in the tournament, and theCity of Cape Town is presently up-

grading the local stadium, which isthe home of softball in the city.

And with eight players and fourofficials set to be wearing the greenand gold during the two-week tour-ney, they will see the event as theiropportunity to show their worth inthe diamond against some of theworld’s best.

Carly Mulder, Lauren Mulder,Justine Steward, Kayl-Anne Stof-fels, Kathryn van Boom, Nicole Al-exander, Natalie Abrahams andAlex Fortune will all represent thecountry in the international tour-nament, while Shahieda Majiet(trainer), Lynn Alexander (assist-ant manager), Lester Smith (head

coach) and Shihaam Nacerodien(assistant coach) will deal with thelogistics and coaching aspects aspart of the coach team.

The players range from the un-der-16 to under-19 age groups. Andthe girls are looking to get as muchsupport behind them as they canwhile they prepare for the competi-tion, says assistant manager LynnAlexander.

“The squad was selected after theunder-19 tournament in Durban inDecember and several training ses-sions,” she says.

“These training sessions made itpossible for management to fine-comb the squad and narrow it down

from well over 40 players to the fi-nal squad of 17 and four reserves.”

The team was announced afterthe National Provincial under-23tournament held in Durban twoweeks ago.

“Having so many players fromWP in the squad really is anachievement, with Gauteng beingthe only province to have moreplayers in the squad,” Alexandersays.

“Most of these girls have comethrough the ranks – including theschool teams – so this really says alot about the development of youthsin softball in this province.”

The girls have been training

since April, and are looking for-ward to playing in front of theirfriends and family in the South Af-rican colours.

“When we went to the JuniorYouth Championships in Prague in2009, we only had three supporterswith us, so it is going to be great tohave most of the stadium backingus,” Alexander says. “The girls arenervous, yet excited, and are reallyseeing this as an opportunity toshowcase their abilities on the in-ternational softball stage.

They will give it their best shot tomake Softball South Africa, theirparents, their friends and the entirecountry proud of them.”

FLYING THE FLAG: Back row, from left: Shahieda Majiet (trainer), Lynn Alexander (assistant manager), Carly Mulder, Lauren Mulder and Lester Smith (head coach). Middle row: Justine Steward(reserve), Kayl­Anne Stoffels, Kathryn van Boom and Shihaam Nacerodien (assistant coach). Seated: Nicole Alexander, Natalie Abrahams and Alex Fortune. Photo: Rashied Isaacs