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REMEMBERING WAR AND COMMEMORATING VETERANS On a cool winter’s day last week, Bomb Alley Shellhole in Brackenfell held its 13th consecutive War Commemoration Service at the Bellville War Memorial, in front of the Bellville Civic Centre. The emotive service, initiated by Bomb Alley in 2014 and held in collaboration with the Bellville Subcouncil, has become an important part of the local remembrance calendar where veterans’ organisations, civic representatives, families and members of the public gather to pay their respects each year. MOTH members, banners held high, lead the procession to the War Memorial as the band plays and veterans march in step behind them, keeping the promise of remembrance alive for another year.

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ARRESTS ALONE WON’T BREAK GANG GRIP — SUMMIT TELLS PARLIAMENT

Summit on gang violence DESIREE RORKE

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parliamentary summit on gang-related violence in the Western Cape has heard a resounding call for a fundamental shift from arrests to dismantling the entire ecosystem that allows gangsterism to survive. Held at the Good Hope Chamber of Parliament in Cape Town on 19 August, the summit brought together researchers, community

“I know what it means to be caught in the grip of addiction” — Denver Dreyer leaders, faith organisations, Community Police Forums, civil society and senior police commanders, all confronting the devastating impact of gang violence across the Western Cape. For Denver Dreyer, vice chairperson of the Kraaifontein Spiritual Crime Prevention Forum, the summit was deeply

personal. Dreyer, who attended as a community representative, spoke openly about his own 10-year journey through drug addiction. “I know what it means to be caught in the grip of addiction,” he said. “Sitting in the National Assembly and participating in a national conversation

about finding solutions to gang violence, I could not help but reflect on how far my own journey has taken me,” he told TygerBurger last week. Dreyer said hearing the human stories behind the statistics affected him most. “There is a mother who has lost a child. A family living in fear. A young person drawn into drugs or gang activity. A community that has become accustomed to violence,” he said. TO PAGE 4

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THURSDAY 27 AUGUST

Springbok and All Blacks legends will come together for a special breakfast at at The Barnyard in Tyger Valley Centre. Former Springboks Steven Kitshoff, Breyton Paulse and Bakkies Botha will join former All Black Andrew Mehrtens for the SA vs All Blacks Legends Rivalry Breakfast. The four former internationals will share stories from their playing days and their experiences of the long-standing rivalry between South Africa and New Zealand. Fans will also have an opportunity to meet the players. Email cpolite@3cubemanagement.co.za to book.

SATERDAG 29 AUGUSTUS Die NG kerk Bellville-Wes hou van 09:00 tot 13:00 ‘n basaar te 8ste Laan, Boston. Kom geniet boereworsrolle, jaffels, kerrie en rys, biltongpot, roosterkoeke, pannekoek, poeding, tuisgebak en ander lekkernye. Snuffel deur die "thrift"-mark, en maak 'n draai by die tombolatafel. Daar sal ook 'n inkleurkompetisie en ander gewilde speletjies vir die kinders wees. The Century City Winter Night Market transforms Century City into a glowing winter escape ﬁlled with live music, gourmet comfort food, artisan stalls and a very cosy atmosphere. The market runs from 16:00 to 21:00 at Intaka Island. Die NG Kerk Parke-gemeente in Kraaifontein hou vanaf 08:30 ‘n basaar op die perseel van die Laerskool Aristea in Kraaifontein. Daar is pret vir die hele gesin — kosstalletjies, speletjies en vermaak, padstal, geskenke, speelgoed, teetuin met musiek en vele meer. Skakel die kerkkantoor by 021 988 5340 vir meer inligting of besoek hul op Facebook by www. facebook.com/ngkparke.

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Verspreiding Tygerburger Kraaifontein word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Belmont Park, Bonnie Brae, Bonnie Brook, BuhRein, Langeberg Glen, Langeberg Ridge, Peerless Park, Windsor Estate, Windsor Park, Zoopark, Zonnendal, Bernadino Heights, North Pine, Eikendal, Scottsdene, Scottsville, Summerville, Rugby Park en Viking Village Totale verspreiding: 15 000 TygerBurger het 13 verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, Milnerton, Table View, De Grendel, Tyger Valley, Eersterivier/Elsiesrivier/Ravensmeaden Mitchells Plain. TOTALE VERSPREIDING: 264 000 Vir enige verspreidingsklagtes skakel 021 910 6500 of e-pos verspreiding@tygerburger.co.za

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SUNDAY 30 AUGUST Edgemead’s Largest Indoor Secondhand Market will be held at the Edgemead Community Hall, 83 Edgemead Drive on from 09:00 14:00. Find bargains galore.

WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER All Saints Anglican Church in Durbanville is hosting a flower festival from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 September in celebration of its 170th anniversary. The festivities will start with a church service on Wednesday 2 September, followed by daily floral displays until Sunday 6 September, when another church service will conclude the programme. Entry is free to the floral displays, while there are reflection and prayer spaces, music and moments of thanksgiving.

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Visit the Cape Town Gem and Mineral Club's open day from 10:00 to 14:00 at 14a Goede Hoop Street, Bothasig. Entry is free. Come and learn more about the hobby of crystals, gems, and mineral specimen collecting, and related craftwork. Trawl the stalls, chat to our members and ﬁnd your special item. Plenty of off-road parking. Food available. All welcome, especially children.

TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER A Cancer Support Group meeting will be held at Adriaanse Library at 12:00. The group offers emotional support in a non-judgemental space, sharing of experiences and encouragement, practical information and resources, friendship, hope and faith as you don't have to face cancer alone. Everyone is welcome, whether you are newly diagnosed, in treatment, a survivor, or supporting a loved one. For more information about the meeting, phone Adriaanse Library on 021 444 2392.

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Badisa will host its 2026 Conference and Annual General Meeting at Die Bron, Willowbridge Mall. Under the theme From Paper to Possibilities, the event will bring together NGOs, business leaders, community organisations, volunteers and supporters for a day of inspiration, networking and practical collaboration. The programme features an exciting line-up of well-known South Africans, including musician Early B, Springbok Sevens player Jayden Nell, magician and actor Charles Tertiens, singer Leah, purpose coach and radio presenter Liomee Vosloo, business leader Ilana Steyn and VIA TV channel head Azelia Morkel. Tickets cost R150 at Quicket.

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Representing Novus Media at the 2025 AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards (from left) are Dustin Wetdewich (NovaNews sports editor), Esmé Smit (Novus Media CEO), Ben Burger (editorial hub manager and FCJ executive director), Stehan Schoeman (Die Papier sports editor) and Lientjie Mentz (BloemNews).

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ovus Media’s community journalists have made their mark at the 2025 AVBOB FCJ Excellence Awards the competition widely regarded as the Oscars of the community news industry, with one outright winner and 15 finalists across multiple categories. The annual event is hosted by the Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ), along with title sponsor AVBOB and other sponsors. Yaseen Gaffar of DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette took top honours, winning the Government Reporting category, in this instance municipal and local, a fitting recognition for sustained engagement with local-government issues. Alida Buckle of Weslander was the most versatile performer, placing in four categories: Story of the Year (seventh), Editorial Comment (third), Hard News and Investigative Reporting (fourth), and News Photography (fifth). Her Weslander colleague Noluvu Ludidi placed sixth in the Story of the Year category.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS Lauren O’Connor-May of TygerBurger earned finalist spots in both digital reporting (fourth) and human interest (sixth). Desirée Rorke (TygerBurger) was fifth in human interest, while Kailin Daniels (TygerBurger) took third in Sport Writing. Helena Barnard of the NoordkaapBulletin placed 10th in Editorial Comment and Unathi Obose of City Vision

NOVUS REPORTERS’ MASTERY OVER HYPER-LOCAL CONTENT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ONCE AGAIN AT FCJ AWARDS was third in the vernacular category. In headlines Madré Marais (Bloemnuus/ NoordkaapBulletin/Vista) placed fourth, Carina Roux (TygerBurger) fifth and Shirwan Newton (BloemNews/Vista/ NoordkaapBulletin) 10th. Gaffar and Jamey Gordon (both DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette) also placed in sport writing catergory, at fourth and fifth respectively. PICTURE PERFECT The photography categories saw further Novus Media success. Carina Roux of TygerBurger was a triple finalist – general photography (third), mobile (seventh) and sport (third). Lientjie Mentz (BloemNews) earned second in mobile photography and 10th in municipal reporting. Cecilia Hume (TygerBurger) was fifth in mobile photography, Barend Williams (DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette) fourth in news photography, and Gordon ninth in general photography. Eikestadnuus placed ninth in best front page category. The awards, recognising work published in 2025, was presented at a glitzy ceremony in Menlyn Maine, Pretoria on Friday 21 August.

Women in DIY awards seek makers and renovators South Africa’s women renovators, makers, upcyclers and community changemakers are invited to enter the third annual Women in DIY Excellence Awards, with entries now open for this year. The awards, hosted by Brights Hardware, recognise women whose DIY projects, renovations, sustainability initiatives and community work are making an impact across the country. Entries are welcomed across the DIY spectrum, including home renovation and décor projects, sustainability and upcycling initiatives, and community improvement work. “Over the past two years we’ve been inspired by women from every walk of life who are using their creativity and practical skills to build businesses, improve homes, support communities and challenge stereotypes,” said Orlando Luis, CEO of Brights Hardware. The competition is open to business owners, tradeswomen, makers, hobbyists, renovators and volunteers. Participants may enter themselves or be

nominated by others. MORE THAN PERFECT FINISHES Entries should include a summary of the project, the story behind it and supporting photographs or links to digital portfolios or social media. “The Women in DIY Excellence Awards continue to grow each year,” Luis says, “and we’re excited to celebrate the passion and creativity of another group of remarkable women. We hope their stories inspire even more women to pick up tools.” The awards celebrate stories of creativity, determination and problem solving rather than perfectly ﬁnished projects. Each of the three winners will receive a R5 000 Brights Hardware voucher and a R5 000 product hamper, giving every winner a prize value of R10 000. Email entries to brights@brights.co.za, subject line “Women in DIY Awards Entry” by Tuesday 30 September. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 7 October.

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Motorist demands answers DESIRÉE RORKE

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ix months after filing a complaint with traffic services over daily lawlessness of taxi drivers, a concerned Brackenfell resident is still waiting for answers, and says nothing on the road has changed, endangering the lives of other road users across the northern suburbs of Cape Town. The resident, whose identity is being protected, describes a daily barrage of reckless taxi behaviour along several roads in Brackenfell and surrounds that includes taxis blocking lanes, skipping slipways and forcing their way ahead of law-abiding motorists at intersections. In his written complaint to the traffic department he attached detailed illustrations of the routes on Google Earth photos of where the daily violations occur. These roads among others include De Bron, Eversdal, Mountainview and Fairtrees road as well as Eskom Crescent. “This is a textbook example. A taxi stopped dead in the middle of De Bron Road, blocking an entire lane, despite there being a designated area to pull over barely two meters further on. Having caused the congestion himself, the driver then used the very gap his blocking had created to drive down to the traffic light, ignored the slipway completely, turned left directly at the light, and forced his way in front of every single vehicle legitimately waiting to turn into Mountain View drive,” he says. “I want to be absolutely clear that this is not an isolated incident I am blowing out of proportion. It is a daily occurrence. Every day these drivers treat the rules of the road as if they simply do not apply to them, and every day there is not a single officer anywhere to be seen holding them to account.”

RESIDENT PENS COMPLAINT TO CITY ABOUT DAILY TAXI LAWLESSNESS “It has now been close to six months since traffic services acknowledged my complaint and undertook to monitor the situation and provide feedback. I have had no feedback, and far more importantly, nothing on the road has changed,” he told the newspaper. To the City he writes “I have given you the routes. I have reported the behaviour, yet the only response I received was that I should phone 107 each time, as though the responsibility for policing our roads now rests with the motorists being endangered rather than with the City that taxes us for that very service. “That is not a solution. It is an admission that there is no proactive enforcement whatsoever. So let me ask plainly, what options are actually left to the tax paying citizens of this city? I cannot take the law into my own hands. I cannot take these taxi drivers to court myself.” The resident warned that growing “we own the road” behaviour from taxi drivers, combined with continued population growth in the Western Cape, points to a City that has lost its grip. “It does not take a rocket scientist to see that the City no longer has any control over the roads, and with more and more people flocking to the Western Cape, I don’t see the City regaining any control without taking drastic steps.” He is demanding concrete answers. “What concrete enforcement action has actually been taken on the reported routes, and what plan exists to put visible, consistent traffic policing back on the

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roads so that these drivers can no longer act with complete impunity?” “Drivers that blatantly and constantly show no regard for the rules and face no consequences as there simply is absolutely no one to police them.” CITY FIRES BACK The City has hit back at the claim that taxi lawlessness goes unchecked, calling the accusation “disingenuous” and pointing to thousands of fines, impoundments and arrests as evidence of active enforcement. In a written response, Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said traffic services issues thousands of fines and impounds hundreds of taxis every month, with statistics published weekly on the City’s website and social media platforms. Smith acknowledged the City receives hundreds of complaints daily but said officers cannot remain static in any one area due to the sheer demand on the service. “The safety and security directorate’s efforts to address the lawlessness on the roads are well documented,” he said. He referred to the City’s administrative logistics for an amended by-law, recently gazetted, that strengthens provisions for impounding vehicles. “Now that it has been gazetted, traffic officers are able to impound vehicles in a number of instances, including where the vehicle is being driven on a public road in a manner that is reckless and poses an immediate or imminent danger to the life of passengers, road users, or pedestrians,” he said. Smith noted the by-law targets lawlessness across all motorists, not only taxi drivers, and urged residents to report reckless driving to the Public Emergency Communication Centre on 021 480 7700.

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Roadworks at the Okavango Road and Hennop Road intersection in Kraaifontein and Durbanville got under way on Friday 21 August, with completion earmarked for 15 December. Construction will run from 07:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, and 07:30 to 14:00 on Saturdays. The upgrades include road and intersection widening, stormwater drainage installation, upgraded intersection signalling and improved streetlighting. Mayco member for urban mobility Rob Quintas said the roadworks were identiﬁed through the City’s development approval requirements for a new development in the area, and would accommodate the increase in traffic generated by further development in Kraaifontein and Durbanville. The same number of traffic lanes will remain available throughout the project, but congestion can still be expected. The City is urging residents to use alternative routes where possible. “We ask that residents please be patient while these works are under way as some noise can be expected during this time,” said Quintas.

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FROM PAGE 1 “I know that behind addiction is often a person who needs intervention, support, accountability and an opportunity to change. I also know that recovery is possible.” Dr Mark Shaw of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime warned that gangs have become increasingly sophisticated and financially driven, with drug trafficking and extortion forming significant parts of the criminal economy. He emphasised the need to “follow the money”, target gang leadership and disrupt the financial structures that allow criminal networks to regenerate. Senior station commanders provided insight into operational realities. Brig Brian Muller of Mitchells Plain Police Station spoke strongly against police corruption. He also highlighted the challenge of young people repeatedly arrested for drug offences who struggle to find employment. Brig Jayseelan Naidoo of Manenberg raised concerns about the link between school absenteeism, youth recruitment and gang economics, and warned of criminal networks gaining access to legitimate economic opportunities, including tenders. Col Wynand Muller of Nyanga stressed that arrests, firearm seizures and convictions, while important, do not by themselves dismantle criminal structures.

CHILDREN ON THE FRONTLINE A recurring theme was the vulnerability of children. The summit heard calls to keep children in school, address dropout and absenteeism, strengthen child protection, and provide sport, cultural and recreational opportunities. Community representatives warned that summits must not become another “talk shop”, calling for measurable action and accountability. The summit heard that success should no longer be measured by arrest numbers alone, but by whether gang finances are disrupted, drug supply chains dismantled, illegal firearms removed, children kept in school and communities made safer. Dreyer said the experience strengthened his commitment to continue sharing his story. “The work does not stop when the summit ends. It continues in our neighbourhoods, support groups, churches, schools and community spaces,” he says. “One of the key messages that emerged was that gangsterism cannot be addressed through policing and arrests alone. We need a coordinated response involving law enforcement, education, social development, families, communities, faith-based organisations, civil society and government. We need to disrupt the networks that finance gangs, address drugs and illegal firearms, protect children from recruitment, keep young people in school and create meaningful alternatives for them.”

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he last regional leg of South Africa’s biggest mall-based gaming tournament delivered a weekend of fierce competition at CapeGate Shopping Centre, setting the stage for the National Final at Canal Walk on 26 August. The road to the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience National Final has reached its final stretch, following the last regional event at CapeGate Shopping Centre from 14 to 16 August. Gamers battled across EA FC 26™, Beat Saber, Fighting Cup titles, Keyboard Rebuild, Fastest Lap and Subway Surfers, with CapeGate gift cards, regional honours and, for the EA FC 26™ champion, a coveted place in the National Final up for grabs. After three days of competition, the CapeGate winners are: EA FC 26™ 1st: Logan Mercuur (22); 2nd, Zaheer Hoosain (23); 3rd: Brandon Bowers (31) Beat Saber Gabriel Vliegenthart (16) Keyboard Rebuild Challenge Friday: Daegan Stegman (24) Saturday: Zaakir Shaibu (21) Sunday: Zain Ragman (20) Fighting Cup – Brawlhalla 1st: Blu Dennis (22); 2nd: Jordan Schameder (18); Fighting Cup – Tekken 1st: Cade Cannon (28); 2nd: Jacques Oosthuizen (24) Fighting Cup – Street Fighter 1st: Zayd Johaardien (37); 2nd: Masood Salie (30) Fastest Lap Friday: Taariq Adam (25) Saturday: Deaqon Petersen (23) Sunday: Junaid Ragman (24) Subway Surfers Zander Coetzee (26) With the CapeGate competition complete, the regional stage of the 2026 MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience has officially

wrapped. Over the past several months, the tournament has brought competitive gaming into Hyprop shopping centres across Gauteng and the Western Cape, giving players of different ages and skill levels the chance to compete live in front of mall audiences. Attention now turns to Canal Walk on 26 August, where the leading qualifiers will come together for the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience National Final and the 2026 national champion will be decided. As South Africa’s biggest mall-based gaming tournament reaches its biggest stage, the regional winners have done the hard work. Now it’s time to see who can deliver when the national title is on the line. For more information about the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience, brought to you by MTN and Hyprop, go to https://canalwalk.co.za/event/ mtn-shift-gaming-experience. All tournaments operated by ACGL.

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he City of Cape Town’s land release programme is channeling over 14 000 affordable housing units worth R26 billion in private sector capital into communities that already exist, while opening the door to dignified, well-located homes for more Capetonians. It is as much a housing project as it is a socio-economic investment programme, according to the City. In his address to the Affordable Housing Investment Connect conference in Cape Town last week, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the City has released more land for affordable housing in the current term than the decade prior under its Priority Programme to accelerate land release. The City is aiming to forge strong publicprivate partnerships for more affordable housing, and thus brought together private sector developers, financiers, government, and international finance bodies for this groundbreaking conference. According to the City, land parcels with a yield of over 14 000 affordable units are currently in the active land release pipeline or project packaging stage. A further 7 000-unit yield is estimated across land parcels already awarded to developers, while over 6 000 completed social housing units are already in operation in Cape Town. Carl Pophaim, Mayco member for human settlements, said the City had released land valued at R1,7 billion in just the last two years. “We’ve released land with an estimated yield of 13 766 opportunities over the past two years. Over this period, the City also enabled more than R960 million in discounted release, bulk infrastructure investment, and incentives to enhance the viability of projects,” he said. “If this is what we’ve been able to do in just over two years, imagine what we will achieve as our programme matures.” “Our unique land release for affordable housing programme is essentially a neighbourhood socio-economic investment

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programme. This programme unlocks economic growth, and improved infrastructure, services, and amenities in existing neighbourhoods, while also enabling greater access to dignified, well-located accommodation for more Capetonians,” said Councillor Pophaim. CALL FOR FUNDING The City is also calling for national grant-funding to be increased dramatically, and for it to be directly allocated to the metro, rather than via the red-tape laden Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA). According to the City, Cape Town’s housing market has seen significant shifts in recent years, with Covid-19 enabling greater mobility and driving high semigration to the city. Two broad forces are behind the demand, people seeking employment opportunities, drawn by the city’s higher employment rate, and growing confidence in good governance prompting investment. Looking ahead, the pressures are set to intensify. Cape Town’s population is expected to grow to 8,4 million people over 24 years, with 70% of housing demand, both ownership and rental, falling in the affordable bracket. Between now and 2050, more than one million housing units will be required to meet the demand. The market has also seen a noticeable shift from freehold to sectional title developments, which now make up more than 50% of total property sales. According to the City, affordable housing brackets for ownership properties are valued at up to R1,5 million, while the rental space targets households earning between R3 500 and R34 800 per month.

Lekker kerkbasaar word in Kraaifontein gehou Die NG kerk Parke in Kraaifontein hou basaar op Saterdag 29 Augustus vanaf 08:30. Dit sal plaasvind op die perseel van die Laerskool Aristea, Kraaifontein. Daar is pret vir die hele gesin wat die volgende

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Soprano Phoebe Damons (20) from Bellville

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he annual Youth Classical Concert celebrates its 55th year at Artscape on Saturday 5 September at 19:00. Twelve young classical musicians and singers who auditioned successfully will perform as soloists with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), conducted by Brandon Phillips. Presented by Artscape and the CPO, supported by the City of Cape Town, the concert gives young musicians the opportunity to perform with a symphony orchestra on a professional stage. Audition candidates had to be bona ﬁde music students, perform at a high standard and reside or study in the Western Cape. The concert is a celebration of young musical talent, not a competition. The programme includes concertos by Ravel, Mozart, Shostakovich, Hofmeyr, Weber, Ibert, Khachaturian and Donizetti, with arias by Saint-Saëns and Handel.

SOLOISTS The soloists, aged between 12 and 22, include pianists Giorgia Ehlers (19) from Mowbray, Alexander McIvor (18) from Cape Town and siblings Xizhi Aiden Luo (15) and Weien Amy Luo (18) from Stellenbosch. Other instrumentalists are cellist Solange Rojas (22), raised in Lima, Peru, marimba player Kyrah Adams (20) from Paarl, clarinettist Benjamin Monvoisin (12) from Loevenstein, euphonium player Kumkani Kabane (20) from Cape Town and saxophonist James Cilliers (20) from Durbanville. Singers

Riaan Benadé tree op Woensdag 26 Augustus om 20:30 by Heroes Live in Brackenfell op. Kaartjies kos van R240 tot R260 by www.heroeslive.net. Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show runs at Theatre on the Bay from 28 August until 18 October. Tickets from R295 at Webtickets. Highlights by WGRUV dance company is at the Homecoming Centre on Friday 28 August at 19:00 and on Saturday 29 August at 15:00. Tickets from R220 to R300 at Webtickets. Just Jokes is at the Homecoming Centre on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 August at 20:00. Yaaseen Barnes' new stand-up comedy show celebrates the power of being silly. Tickets are R180 at Webtickets. Marion Holm bring haar vertoning Gryp elke GrasHolm na die NG kerk Kuilsrivier op Saterdag 29 Augstus om 18:00. Kaartjies is by Quicket beskikbaar. Wayne Bosch and Friends: Homecoming Celebration is at Artscape on Saturday 29 August at 19:00. A tribute to Cape Town's lively jazz scene, and the launch of his debut album. Tickets R200 at Webtickets. Keenan Scott – Folk & Blues live – is at Ground Culture, Observatory on Tuesday 1 September at 20:00. Doors open at 18:30. Tickets R100 at Webtickets. Spring Symphonies at the City Hall: Resonance and Reﬂections is on Thursday 3 September at 19:30. Tickets from R210 to R495 at Webtickets. The University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rik Ghesquière with Luc Ponet and Mario Nell (organ) performs at the Endler Concert Series on Friday 4 September at 19:00. Tickets are only available at Webtickets. The 55th Youth Classical Concert, hosted by Artscape in collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, is on Saturday 5 September at 19:00. Tickets

Clarinettist Benjamin Monvoisin (12) from Loevenstein.

are sopranos Phoebe Damons (20) from Bellville and Sinesipho Tokwe (19) from Observatory, and mezzo-soprano Lilitha Nkuku (20) from Goodwood. Each soloist receives mentoring from Phillips, resident conductor of the CPO, head of woodwinds at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town and conductor of the UCT ensembles. This year marks the 11th Youth Classical Concert he will conduct. Since the concert's inception, more than 600 young musicians have performed with the CPO. Many are now soloists or members of South African and international symphony orchestras and opera companies. Tickets are R100 for adults, R50 for pensioners, students and scholars, and R80 for block bookings of ﬁve or more. Book through Webtickets or Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 7695.

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THINKING OUT LOUD

LEWENSKIEKIE

People on the streets are also human On a sunny winter's afternoon in Cape Town, it is easy to become absorbed in the beauty of the city. The blue skies, warm sunlight and busy streets can make it tempting to believe that everything is well. But on the streets, another reality exists: one that many people walk past without a second thought It is the reality of people living there. For many, the sight of someone sleeping under a bridge, sitting on a pavement or pushing their belongings in a trolley has become part of the city's landscape. We see them, but don’t really see them. We make assumptions about how they got there and, sometimes, we judge them. But perhaps the most important lesson is that we should not judge. People living on the streets have hopes, talents, friendships, memories and dreams. Their circumstances are different from ours, but their humanity is not. I recently wrote about Sally Roman, who has lived on the streets of Cape Town for more than 20 years. She arrived in the city as a teenager, hoping to find a better life. Her journey did not unfold as she had hoped. Yet, sitting on the Fan Walk in Green Point, with a pair of scissors in her hand, Sally is not defined by homelessness. She is a self-taught hairdresser. She loves children. She loved singing in her school

PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS HAVE HOPES, TALENTS, FRIENDSHIPS, MEMORIES ...

choir. She describes herself as someone who gets along with everyone. What is equally striking is the bond she has formed with the people around her. Her friend speaks warmly about her after she cuts his hair. He is happy with the result, but his words reveal that the value of the interaction goes beyond a haircut. He describes Sally as a nice person who is always happy. These friendships remind us that people living on the streets build communities too. They look out for one another. They share stories, laughter and sometimes the little they have. They form genuine connections because, in a difficult environment, having someone who knows you, understands you and accepts you can mean everything. Life on the street is undoubtedly difficult. It can expose people to violence, hunger, illness, loneliness and uncertainty. But it can also create bonds that are difficult for those outside that world to understand. During Women's Month, Sally's message that women should support one another is particularly powerful. She speaks against the tendency to put other women down and calls for more love between women. Perhaps that message extends beyond women. We all need to ask ourselves how we treat people whose lives look different from ours. Compassion does not mean ignoring the challenges associated with homelessness. It means recognising the person behind the circumstances. It means understanding that not everyone chose to live on the street. For many, a series of difficult circumstances, limited opportunities, family breakdown, poverty or other challenges led them there. Sometimes, what a person needs most is not judgement, but a listening ear, a conversation, a meal, a kind word, a moment of dignity. We may not be able to change someone's life, but we can choose how we respond to them. Because the people on our streets are someone's friend, someone's parent, someone's child and above all, they are human beings deserving of love, compassion and dignity. - KAYLYNNE BANTOM

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Concern for plight of Rawsonville Thank you for I am writing out of deep concern for the community and local businesses of Rawsonville, a small farming town. Following the severe rain and ﬂooding across the province, the main bridge connecting surrounding farms and communities to the town centre sustained critical damage. It is currently closed to all vehicular traffic and accessible only to pedestrians. As a result, residents and farmers are forced to take a 60 km detour to reach the other side or travel all the way to Worcester to conduct basic business. Local business owners are suffering severely under these circumstances. Several have had to lay off staff, and some have been forced to close down entirely due to the drastic decline in foot traffic and trade. Despite political representatives visiting for multiple meetings, no practical repairs or relief efforts have begun to assist this farming community.

This situation imposes a massive ﬁnancial and logistical strain on everyone, forcing workers and residents to commute signiﬁcantly longer distances for work and daily necessities. It is disheartening to see both national and local governments leave a struggling community to fend for itself. Furthermore, I was informed that a local company offered to create a temporary crossing for cars to relieve the congestion, but was reportedly halted by a nearby mining company along the river (though I cannot independently verify this report). It raises a painful question: why must smaller, vulnerable communities suffer the most and wait the longest for emergency assistance? For anyone travelling in or near the area, please make a conscious effort to support our local businesses. JACQUES, E-mail

Traffic services need more visibility There are comments made by the mayor about being the best municipality in the country — with concern for the well-being, safety and security of the citizens of this city but it appears that the mayor and the senior official responsible for safety and security have a total disregard. Many letters have been written in the local Wednesday newsmedia regarding the disregard for stop signs, yield signs, red traffic lights, but there are no traffic police who spend time in the suburbs patrolling. There has been no evidence by the mayor or the senior official providing instructions to the traffic police, to apply the law, neither any mention of these lawless incidents are stated as key performance indicators. Visibility of traffic police is only evident when a road incident occurs and they arrive in their numbers, but during the normal daily traffic movement "they are out of sight, out of mind". The success of any organisation is determined when the most senior official in the business drives the company through KPI's down to the lowest level to ensure the desired results are achieved. At the City. Fines should be issued to a few citizens for disobeying, disregarding stop signs, yield signs, traffic lights and tailgating, and the message will soon have the desired effect. DISGUSTED, Uitzicht, Durbanville JP Smith, Mayco member for safety and security, responds: The City’s traffic service issues thousands of ﬁnes to motorists each month. As indicated previously, these statistics are available and traffic service reports are presented monthly at the subcouncil. Therefore, to claim there is little to no enforcement is disingenuous.

The efforts of the safety and security directorate to address the lawlessness on the roads are well documented. In addition, the City’s traffic service is now finalising the administrative logistics required for enforcement of the amended by-law recently gazetted. The amendments centre on the provisions for impounding vehicles and related penalties. Now that it has been gazetted, traffic officers are able to impound vehicles in a number of instances, including where the vehicle is being driven on a public road in a manner that is reckless and poses an immediate or imminent danger to the life of passengers, road users, or pedestrians. In the last year, between July 2025 and June 2026, the City’s traffic service recorded nearly four million offences. During the period, they made 2 767 arrests — up from 2 255 the year before. Drunk driving arrests increased by 32% from 1 619 in 2024/25 to 2 138. The Traffic Enforcement Unit recorded the following successes. A total of 20 deployments were held in Durbanville (9), Uitzicht (6), and Fisantekraal (5); a total of 1 143 fines were issued in Durbanville (658), Uitzicht (213) and Fisantekraal (272); and a total of 41 taxis impounded in Durbanville (23), Uitzicht (9) and Fisantekraal (9). The traffic enforcement statistics and the hundreds of thousands of complaints every year are key reasons why we introduced this by-law in the first place, and then spent three years working on even tougher amendments, to address the continued lawlessness on our roads, perpetrated by the motoring public and not just taxi drivers. I encourage residents to report reckless and negligent driving to the public emergency communication centre on 021 480 7700.

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Dear kind strangers, I hope this message somehow ﬁnds its way to the wonderful couple who paid for our meal at Wimpy Groot Phesantekraal Mall on Saturday morning 8 August. I want you to know how deeply touched I was by your kindness. At a time when I’m was struggling to walk because of my Parkinson’s Disease, your thoughtful gesture brought me comfort, dignity and a reminder that there are still people in this world who notice others and care. You did not just pay for a meal - you gave us a moment of warmth and encouragement on a difficult day. Your generosity meant far more than you could know, and I will remember your kindness for a long time. Thank you for showing such kindness to someone you didn’t even know. May the goodness you shared return to you many times over. With sincere gratitude, a grateful stranger. YVETTE MEYER, Buh-Rein Estate

The unsafe outdoors I read with a wry smile the letter about Saturday-night window shopping in Bellville. (TB 19/8) I too remember Voortrekker Road as the heartbeat of our weekends, the strolling, the chatting, the simple pleasure of looking before buying. But I must respectfully push back on one point. Online shopping is not the villain here. It is a tool, and like any tool, it depends on how we use it. Yes, a website cannot replace the warmth of a shopkeeper's greeting or the pleasure of browsing with a friend. But online shopping has also given elderly residents, people with disabilities and working parents access to goods and services they might otherwise never reach. It is not impersonal by nature, it is efficient. The real tragedy is not that we shop online, but that we feel unsafe outdoors. If we want our town centres back, we must ﬁght for them not merely mourn their passing. Bellville is not beyond saving. New developments, improved lighting, visible policing and community-driven initiatives can change the picture. The Brackenfell Business Improvement District has shown what organised community action can achieve. There is no reason Bellville's CBD cannot follow suit. The Valiant is long gone, and no website will bring it back. But neither will nostalgia alone revive a street. If every resident who remembers the good old days committed to visiting a local shop once a week, the difference would be visible within months. I share the longing. But longing without action is just a sigh. Let us shop local, support local and walk our streets again. carefully, yes, but deliberately. HAPPY SHOPPER, Brackenfell

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Celebrating 88 years

HERMAN JANSEN massive 5 000 hours for the love of the game, totalling about 210 days. This is how long the logbook of Walter Oosthuizen, the legendary Durbanville Bowling Club (DBC) stalwart, shows he has spent around bowling greens in his 45 years as a bowling umpire.

FORMIDABLE OPPONENT The affable Oosthuizen from Table View turned 88 yesterday (Tuesday 25 August)) and is still a formidable opponent on the greens as well. Oosthuizen, a member at DBC for 33 years, qualified as a South African Bowling Association Technical Official in 1981. He has served in this capacity for an uninterrupted 45 years. SPORTS LEGEND AWARD In 2016 already the Western Cape ministry of cultural affairs and sport

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honoured Oosthuizen with a Sports Legend Award "in recognition of the unselfish contribution that you have made to sport in the Western Cape". He and his wife, Pat (86), this year celebrated 65 years of married life. They got married in Worcester on 11 March 1961. The couple have lived in Table View for many years. Oosthuizen studied mechanical engineering and spent decades in Worcester at Eskom. His sporting career began as a table tennis player where he was dubbed as "King of Boland" in this sporting code. He first got Boland colours in 1959 and eventually was capped more than fifty times. He won more than sixty Boland titles.

The couple moved to Cape Town in 1988. After 30 years of playing bowls, Oosthuizen won the Western Province senior single title in the 2020-'21 season. In the first round he achieved the incredible feat which got him into the Guinness Book of Records in 1997. He won this match 21-0 within six heads. This is the quickest possible: The player first to 21 wins a (four-bowl) single match. 'GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS' Pat Oosthuizen used to be a formidable bowler as well. She also made the Guinness Book of Records almost 30 years ago. Her Durbanville Fours team set up a world record by beating George Lee Park 64-0 in the SA Nationals in Cape Town on 10 March 1997. A corner in DBC clubhouse is dubbed "Oosthuizen Nook", celebrating their achievements with pictures and certificates against the wall.

Walter Oosthuizen was awarded the Western Province Bowls Merit Badge in 2021 for 40 years of service to the sport.

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