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Matriculant beats the odds NETTALIE VILJOEN

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nformation released by the Department of Basic Education shows a drop-out rate of over 18% of full-time public school students who entered matric in 2019. Despite facing several challenges, Andile Mdluli (19) refused to be part of this statistic.

Holding down part-time jobs to cover her living expenses, this determined young woman managed to put herself through school, first completing Grade 11 in 2018 and then attaining her matric certificate with a bachelor’s pass in 2019.

Pressure from her family to give up her studies and move back to KwaZulu-Natal, having to constantly move around in Dontse Yakhe, struggling to find a quiet place to study and two stays in hospital – one for meningitis and the other because of a severe allergic reaction – were but a few of the many obstacles she had to overcome.

“I used to go to bed at 19:00 and then get up at 02:00 to study until 06:00 before leaving for school,” Andile says.

During her matric year, she was chosen to attend this year’s Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) which will be held in Malaysia. She will be jetting off on Saturday 15 February to join about 2 000 other young movers and shakers from around the world at the four-day conference.

She says she first learnt about AYIMUN in 2016 when she saw a video on YouTube.

“Last year, I decided to enter with my Ready for World project,” says Andile.

Andile used money she had saved towards the application fee but it wasn’t enough.

Hearing about her plight, Roberto Quintas, councillor for ward 74, helped raise another R3 000. In November last year, she heard her application had been approved.

The Tore’s Foundation (Andile is part of its debate team) paid for her plane ticket and accommodation in Malaysia.

The project aims to teach learners from Quintile 1 to 3 schools about the fourth industrial revolution and its forecasted effect on the job market. “(After completing school) people at my school only want to work in retail jobs. But if you look at what is happening in Europe, many of these jobs are being replaced by technology. South Africa tends to follow this

pattern. These kinds of jobs will be scarce in the future.”

Quintas also arranged for Andile to meet with the provincial minister of education Debbie Schäfer in the fourth term last year.

“I got the chance to ask the minister where South Africa is at in the process to advance the implementation of the fourth industrial revolution in education. She said at present the private institutions were at the forefront of progressing the technological revolution and that it would take time for the government institutions to do the same.”

Originally from KZN, Andile moved to Cape Town to study at Camps Bay High in 2017. Her sister, Cynthia Mdluli, who was studying at the University of the Western Cape at the time, had arranged for a sponsor to pay for her school fees. Andile says having to suddenly study in English proved difficult. “At the time I didn’t know English so that was a big problem,” she says.

Andile says her sponsor and her family were pushing her hard, wanting her to get good marks. “They told me that if I didn’t do better they would send me to Silikamva High School in Imizamo Yethu, but for me, that wasn’t a threat. I wanted to go there – it would be easier to study in my own language.”

In 2018, Andile registered at Silikamva but in the middle of the first term, her sister, without any warning, fetched her from where she was staying and put her on a bus to KZN. Andile had just been elected a representative council member at Silikamva.

“My marks were improving, even the teachers said so, but no-one believed in me. My mother wanted me to come home because she was worried that I would learn bad behaviour from the other kids.”

Arriving in KZN with her school clothes and textbooks bundled up in a black plastic bag, Andile was told that she would only con-

tinue her schooling the next year. Applications had already closed for local schools but Andile hoped she still had a placement at Silikamva. So when her mother sent her to her grandfather in Soweto a month later, Andile got on a different bus and came back to Cape Town to continue her studies there.

Asked what her plans were for the rest of this year, Andile said that it all depended on wether her application to Unisa to study Diplomatic and International Relations was successful. She had applied on the day that People’s Post interviewed her.

“My applications to other universities were rejected because of my math mark. I want to rewrite the math paper this year. I was accepted at Rosebank College, but I can’t afford it. So if I don’t get accepted at Unisa, I will have to reconsider my options.”

Whatever she decides on, one thing is for sure. Andile won’t give up until she reaches her goal.

Provincial minister of Education Debbie Schäfer, Andile Mdluli and Roberto Quintas, councillor for ward 74.

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CAPE TOWN

Minstrels dish out a spectacular T

he Cape Town Street Parade (Tweede Nuwe­jaar), held on Saturday 4 January, again had thousands of spectators shaking their booties as they watched 42 Kaapse Klopse troupes march by.

Hosted by The Kaapse Klopse Karnivaal Association (KKKA) and supported by the City of Cape Town, the event featured approximately 10 000 individual performers who set the streets alight with their lively displays and routines.

The groups marched from Hanover Street in District Six, along Darling Street past City Hall and the Grand Parade before taking on a route that came to an end in the Bo-Kaap.

The City supported the event with funding, deployment of City services and assisting with logistical arrangements to ensure a safe event.

Mayor Dan Plato said it was a fantastic atmosphere.

“The various minstrel groups put on a magnificent performance and ensured that the thousands of people lining the streets were thoroughly entertained.

“We want to express our gratitude to all those who made the day possible and the troupes for a wonderful event which contrib-

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utes a lot to the City’s cultural heritage, development and the local economy,” Plato said.

Mayco member for safety and security, JP Smith, said the annual street parade is one of Cape Town’s flagship events.

“The City has a vision for the event’s longterm growth and we believe the three-year agreements we signed with some of the organisations are part of ensuring that. This will ensure the event is secure, safe and has certain guarantees which will assist the event

The event featured approximately 10 000 individual performers.

organisers in attracting more corporate sponsorship,” he said.

The street parade is just one of several minstrel, Christmas bands and Malay choir events that the City is supporting over the coming months.

The cultural event dates back to the 19th century.

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The street parade came to an end in the Bo-Kaap.

City’s electricity vending system goes offline The City of Cape Town’s electricity prepayment vending system will be offline overnight on Monday 20 January until the early hours of Tuesday 21 January for necessary maintenance work.

“City of Cape Town prepaid electricity

customers will not be able to purchase electricity during this time.

“Please ensure that you have sufficient units in your meter prior to this period,” says Mayco member for energy and climate change, Phindile Maxiti.

Invitation to all parents

ents of Grade R and Grade 1 learners to submit photos of their little ones for possible publication in our next edition.

Email a high resolution image of your child with their full name, surname and grade. Also include the area where you

Has your little one gone off to big school for the first time? Can’t wait to show them off in their new school gear?

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Stationery drive for basketball players The 790 Youth Rec Club is holding a school stationery collection drive for Hout Bay Hurricanes Basketball Club members.

The registered non-profit company (NPC) is asking for the community’s help.

“Although many of the youths come from disadvantaged backgrounds, our request is not to assist them because they are disadvantaged but because they are committed and passionate about building a better future for themselves and their families,” says community activist Roscoe Jacobs. The club, based in Hangberg, began offering support to basketball club members with homework and school projects last year. It also made the sports centre available during the June and December exam periods for learners to study. “As a result, some of the participants excelled in academics and basketball by getting scholarship offers,” says Jacobs. Based on this success, the NPC decided to increase the schooling support given to youths participating in its programmes. “We are collecting stationery and have drop-off points at Hout Bay SuperSpar and Hout Bay Pick n Pay. Alternatively, financial donations towards the campaign can be deposited in the club’s bank account,” says Jacobs.

V The 790 Youth Rec Club’s bank details are available on its Facebook page.

Helen Stabrey (secretary), Bronwen Leith (choir director) and Anne Meyer (accompanist).

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Auditions for choir open NETTALIE VILJOEN

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new choir, called the Cape Town Children’s Choir, is being launched at the Beau Soleil Music Centre, Kenilworth, in January.

Bronwen Leith, who has been a piano teacher at the music centre for several years, is the driving force behind this initiative.

Leith says the idea had been growing in her mind for quite some time. She met with Marina Louw, the principal of the music centre, in August last year and with Louw’s support, presented the idea to the governing body who gave the go-ahead.

Leith says there are some excellent school choirs in Cape Town, including the worldclass Tygerberg Children’s Choir based in the northern suburbs.

“However, there are many children in Cape Town who don’t have the opportunity to be part of an excellent choral programme.

There is a need, particularly in the south, for children from our communities to have the opportunity to come together and sing in a choir that will bring friendship, develop musicianship and provide the challenge and joy of singing to a high standard.”

The choir for children between the ages of nine and 15 aims to start with a minimum of 20 members but would like to grow the choir to 80 children.

The first round of auditions were held in

November last year. Further auditions for new applicants will be held at Beau Soleil Music Centre in Kenilworth on Friday afternoon, 17 January.

Leith says they are prepared to do auditions at schools if there is sufficient interest, and time made available by a particular school.

“Fifteen members have already been chosen, and, hopefully, there will be many more to come,” she said.

Rehearsals will start on Friday 7 February and will be held on Friday afternoons for two and a half hours and one full Saturday per term.

Its repertoire will include songs from a wide range of genres to cater to every taste.

Its first concert will be held in May and the choir will also perform at the Beau Soleil Gala Concert which is held annually in September in the City Hall.

“As the choir establishes itself, we will be participating in eisteddfods, regional, national and international choir festivals and competitions.

“We would like to participate in the Choir Festival held in George in August this year, but this will depend on how established we are by then,” Leith adds.

She says the vision for the choir is that it will be a place where children develop their singing skills in a positive and stimulating environment; where they will develop friendships with musically talented chil-

dren from a variety of communities and where they will develop a life-long love for singing.

“Our goal is to have a choir of excellence, where discipline and hard work is required, but we also aim to have fun in the process.”

Leith is backed by many years of experience in conducting choirs.

In particular, she conducted the St Cyprian’s Senior School Choir (Grade 8 to 12) from 2003 to 2006 and she conducted the Junior School Choir (Grade 4 to 7) at Herschel Girl’s School for 12 years where the numbers grew to over 100 choir members.

She will be supported by Anne Meyer (accompanist) and Helen Stabrey (secretary), but more staff will be added if necessary once the choir grows in numbers.

There will be a membership fee to cover costs such as honorariums, sheet music and concert venue hire, but Leith said it has been kept as low as possible to make it affordable. A limited number of bursaries towards the annual fee will be available for those who need and qualify for financial assistance.

Choir members will have to arrange for their own transport to the Beau Soleil Music Centre, however, it is conveniently situated a short walk from Wynberg and Kenilworth stations, the Wynberg taxi rank and Main Road bus route.

V To request an audition or for more information, email ctcchoir@beausoleil.org.za

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DIEP RIVER

Perseverance pays off D

iep River digital entrepreneur Nicholas Lamohr received the Distell Top Student Award at the 2019 Small Business Academy (SBA), run by the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), at a ceremony held on 5 December.

The De Beers Business with the Most Potential award went to Barbara Thandeki from Gugulethu, co-owner of hand-made wig makers Khubar Hair & Beauty, while Michelle Mzee, managing director of Parow cleaning and security company Cleanstation, won the Absa Best Business Plan award.

Lamohr achieved the highest mark overall in the 2019 SBA programme offered to 21 entrepreneurs from low-income areas of the Western Cape.

A gap in the market and perseverance has seen him grow his company, Linchpin-PM, to profitability. The company offers website and digital strategy services to small businesses.

Lamohr, who grew up in the Cape Flats, started his business with no capital, no plan, no mentor or business training but he believed in his idea and persevered.

“I started Linchpin-PM after seeing a gap in the market for assisting small businesses. While working at a printing and design company for 12 years, I saw numerous small businesses’ requests for website design being turned away. Since the owner of the company was not interested in pursuing this opportunity, I registered my company and studied web design. Although I have been trading for eight years, I have been operating full-time for the past three years.”

Lamohr employs four freelance designers and runs his business from Diep River and his home office in Zeekoevlei. His company evaluates its clients’ website content, updates their corporate identity and branding, and other marketing collateral, and provides them with a digital strategy.

“One of our key strengths is investigating whether their product or service could be marketable through e-learning, or if their business would benefit from an e-commerce solution as opposed to a conventional website. We have the necessary design and software programmes to pilot their business digitally to reach more customers.”

He credits the SBA programme for opening up a world of knowledge he never had.

“The most impactful for me was the SWOT analysis which helped me to identify and plan around my business’s strengths and weaknesses. This, together with the marketing module which assisted me in addressing my business’s biggest flaw – not marketing robustly enough – and creating

Nicholas Lamohr, winner of the Distell Top Student Award at the 2019 Small Business Academy (SBA). a business plan as the blueprint to my vision and purpose, has given my business structure and future growth projection.”

Sponsored by Distell, Absa and De Beers, the SBA empowers small business owners in low-income areas with the knowledge to grow their businesses, become more sustainable and increase their potential for creating employment. Each participant is also matched with a USB MBA alumnus as a mentor.

SBA head Dr Marietjie Theron-Wepener says the education, private and public sectors need to collaborate in supporting small businesses to contribute to reducing unemployment in South Africa.

“Research shows that not all small businesses survive their first years. Typical hindrances include the inability to create a

business plan, poor market research and financial planning and management. Business and entrepreneurial education are fundamental in sustaining these small business owners.

Education providers, corporate and government need to step-up their involvement to share their knowledge and skills,” she said.

Applications are now open for the 2020 SBA programme.

The programme is substantially sponsored, although a commitment fee is payable by participants. Applications are done online. Download the application form at www.usb.ac.za/small-business-academy/.

Applications close on 31 January and the programme starts 11 March.

V For more information, call Lynette Goosen on 021 918 4379.

Chrysalis’s 20th anniversary marked The provincial minister of community safety, Albert Fritz, unveiled a banner marking the beginning of Chrysalis Academy’s 20th anniversary on Wednesday 8 January.

Fritz was joined by his social development counterpart, Sharna Fernandez; Chrysalis CEO, Dr Lucille Meyer; and Chrysalis founder, Mark Wiley.

Chrysalis, the flagship youth-development programme of the Western Cape government, has upskilled and provided opportunities to more than 10 000 students since its inception in 2000.

To commemorate the anniversary, Chrysalis will hold a gala event, symposium, cross country run and open a museum of the old Porter Reform School in 2020.

Fritz said: “Under the leadership and guidance of founder Mark Wiley and CEO Dr Meyer, Chrysalis has become a lifechanging experience for many young and vulnerable youth.

“It provides them with a sense of selfworth, upliftment and purpose.”

Fritz said he looked forward to working more closely with Chrysalis to expand the programme. “This year we will be deepening the work of the youth hubs and launching a few new ones. These hubs are critical in providing ongoing support to Chrysalis graduates. This will be conducted in line with the violence prevention aims of the Western Cape Safety Plan,” he said.

The provincial minister of community safety, Albert Fritz; the provincial minister of social development, Sharna Fernandez and all-women firefighters.

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BEACHES

Tags reunite 318 lost children T

hanks to the City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme, 318 children who were lost on 16 of the Western Cape’s beaches were reunited with their parents this school holidays.

Since the start of the programme in midDecember (“Identikids makes a return to beaches,” People’s Post 17 December), more than 121 335 children have been tagged.

The programme, which registers and issues young beach visitors with an identification armband, has grown significantly.

Already nearly 50% more children were tagged this season.

The City is quick to point out, however, that it is not a babysitting service and should not replace the responsibility of parents to supervise their children at all times while they’re on the beach.

City’s Mayco member for community services and health, councillor Zahid Badroodien, says it simply means that should a child wander off, the City is able to find their family. “All the children who were lost on our beaches were reunited with loved ones and to date this year, there has been a decrease in the number of children lost. For the same time during the previous season, 82 519 children were tagged and 523 lost,” says Badroodien.

Factors which contributed to children going missing on beaches include: . Children come to the beaches without parents or an adult; . Parents are intoxicated and don’t realise the child is gone; . Parents who leave the beach without their children; and . Parents do not supervise their children while they are on the beach.

In terms of water safety, there have been no further drowning incidents since before Christmas, with the confirmed number of

fatalities at 13.

“We continue to run awareness campaigns to highlight the most common reasons for drowning, to encourage water safety and provide other important information that may reduce potential risks when swimming. Despite our best efforts, bathers still neglect their own safety and our lifeguards

have their hands full keeping everyone safe,” says Badroodien.

The programme concluded on Sunday 12 January. The weather is set to remain ideal for the beach as the peak of summer approaches and bathers are reminded to heed the instructions of lifeguards and to obey the rules which are there for their safety.

“There are still many beach-going days ahead and I want to commend the lifeguards for a job well done. Visitors to the beach have a role to play and I implore them to remain in the designated bathing areas at all times, swim only at beaches where lifeguards are on duty, and to not drink and swim,” adds Badroodien.

The City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme has tagged more than 121 335 kids this school holidays.

Don’t be overwhelmed by disappointing exam results RACINE EDWARDES @RaeEdwardes Waiting for and receiving their matric results can be an exciting time for learners but for some, the stress of finding out whether they passed or failed may be more than they can bear.

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag), who deal with more than 600 calls daily, have promised to be there for all matriculants after the release of exam results to equip them with the right information to

navigate their stress during this difficult time.

While the results came out on Wednesday 8 January, Sadag board member and clinical psychologist Zamo Mbele warns family members to be aware of the long time effects. “The impact of that will continue into the future whether it’s weeks or months,” says Mbele. “(In) managing the anxiety and disappointment of poor results, parents and family may first want to be aware of their own response and not put that too onto the learner.

“It is also important to distance the result

from the person. Failing at something does not make one a failure,” Mbele adds.

Between January and September last year, Sadag received almost 180 000 calls to its suicide helpline. The group reported that suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth between the ages of 15 and 24 in South Africa.

In addition to the help provided by the group, the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) also wishes to alert all learners and parents of the services that it offers.

“Trauma takes various forms and shapes.

It is largely out of an individual’s control when it takes place. There is no doubt that one’s disappointment around their matric results may trigger trauma,” said the DSD’s minister, Sharna Fernandez, in a statement.

DSD has trained professionals, who are more than willing to assist those who require psycho-social support during what may be a very difficult time.

V The public can access DSD’s services by visiting any of the department’s regional or local offices closest to them, or by contacting the DSD hotline on 0800 220 250.

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PRISONER TRANSPORT NOTICE The Western Cape Ombudsman received a request for an investigation into the manner in which the South African Police Service (SAPS) drivers are allegedly operating the vehicles of the SAPS in a manner which may create a breakdown in relations between the SAPS and the community of Tokai or any other communities in the Western Cape.

The preliminary correspondence received, allude to allegations of reckless and dangerous driving on the part of the SAPS Officials, which sparked an outcry by residents in the area.

Any person or organisation may submit written representations regarding the investigation up until 31 January 2020. The written representations should be marked for the attention of Mr JJ Brand and delivered by hand, post, e-mail or fax as follows: By By By By

hand: post: e-mail: fax:

6th Floor, NBS Waldorf Building, 80 St Georges Mall, Cape Town 8001 Private Bag X9043, Cape Town 8000 ombudsman@wcpo.gov.za 021 483 0660

For further information, contact Mr SS Reddy on 021 483 0669 or e-mail the Office of the Western Cape Police Ombudsman at ombudsman@wcpo.gov.za. For the Afrikaans or isiXhosa version of this content, kindly go to www.westencape.gov.za/police-ombudsman Office hours: Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 16:00 (excluding public holidays).

Applications for the 2020 Premier’s Advancement of Youth (PAY) internship programme are now open.

The PAY project will provide matriculants first work experience and training beginning Wednesday 1 April until Wednesday 31 March next year.

“The PAY project allows young people the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in the public sector, and build their CVs and skills sets, making them more marketable and employable in the future,” says Western Cape premier, Alan Winde.

The successful candidates will be placed in opportunities across all 13 Western Cape Government departments.

“I encourage all young people who meet the qualifying criteria, to make use of this opportunity.

“We have seen a number of our PAY interns over the years launch successful careers, using this opportunity as a stepping stone,” says Winde.

Qualifying criteria: . You have written and

passed the National Senior Certificate (NSC) in the Western Cape. . You are not going to study further in 2020. . You are a South African citizen, residing in the Western Cape. . You are financially constrained. . You are aged 24 years and younger.

The application process: Applications have already opened, and close on Friday 17 January.

Only online applications will be accepted.

Applicants will need an email address in order to apply.

Those wishing to apply must go to www.westerncape.gov.za/pay and follow the prompts to register and apply.

A full recruitment guide, with all the details on the application process, is available on their website: www.westerncape.gov.za.

V For assistance with applications, call 0860 142 142 or the PAY office at 021 483 0743/7 between 08:00 and 16:00 on weekdays.

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Arrests in Heathfield, Steenberg

Sarda car boot sale The South African Riding for the Disabled Association (Sarda) is holding its next car boot sale on Saturday 18 January at the Sarda Centre in Brommersvlei Road, Constantia, from 08:30 until 12:30.

The entry fee for traders is R100. Entry for customers is free.

There is free parking and refreshments will be on sale. The sale of any clothing is not permitted. For more information, call Bridget on 082 777 0767.

The flying squad, acting on information about a prohibited firearm at a premises in Heathfield, conducted a search of the property on Saturday 4 January.

They found a 9 mm pistol as well as 25g of tik.

A 41-year-old man was arrested and was expected to appear in the

Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday 6 January for possession of a prohibited fire arm with ammunition and possession of drugs.

In an unrelated case, members attached to Steenberg police station conducted stop-and-search operations in the area on Saturday 4 January at about 22:30.

The police officers spotted a suspicious man, approached him and conducted a body search.

A .38 special Smith and Wesson revolver was found in the man’s possession.

The suspect (25) was arrested and was expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.

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Top cop outlines her new vision R

ecently appointed Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Yolisa Matakata, took up her post on Monday 6 January.

She kicked the day off with a meeting with the police’s Western Cape provincial management and community policing forum (CPF) representatives at the premier’s office.

Shortly afterwards, the deputy minister of police, Cassel Mathale, and the national commissioner of police, Gen Khehla Sitole, presented Matakata to the premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and MEC for community safety, Albert Fritz.

Addressing the media after these two engagements, Matakata outlined a new vision for policing in the province.

High up on her list of priorities is the building of cohesion within the police’s Western Cape management team thereby ensuring police officers are accountable

and responsive to community needs. That, in her view, will guarantee quality service delivery.

She acknowledged that policing the province is no mean feat, but, with all role players on board, she and her management team were set on stamping the authority of the state.

During her tenure, the capacitation of police stations as the first line of defence in dealing with serious violent crimes will be intensified. In essence, human and physical resources will be distributed to where the needs are.

Policing will also be supported by an effective detection service that will investigate and solve reported cases.

In a bid to ensure all citizens of the Western Cape are and feel safe, an effective intelligence capacity will underpin all policing efforts. “I have been keeping an eye on the issue of crime in this province, including crimes against women and children plaguing certain communities.

An aggressive response, that involves all stakeholders, is required. Also, the main generators of serious violent crimes, namely drugs, alcohol and illegal firearms, are what we will be focussing on,” Matakata says.

In her view, boots on the ground are key in addressing crime, but dealing with socio-economic factors that impede policing initiatives remains crucial.

Matakata appealed for support and comWestern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Yolisa Matakata mitment from all addresses the media on Monday 6 December.. stakeholders.

Correctional services warns of extortion scam Correctional services has issued a statement, warning members of the public of a fraudulent scheme which extorts money from family members of newly incarcerated offenders at Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison.

The area commissioner of Pollsmoor management, Clifford Mketshane, says there have been reports of family members receiving anonymous, threatening phone calls in relation to offenders at the prison.

“According to the B Order under Chapter 1 Admission of Prisoners, Standard Minimum Rule 44 (3), prisoners (un-sentenced and sentenced) must be given the opportunity to inform their next-of-kin of their admission to prison and furnish the address details themselves (should they so wish). If the prisoner does not wish his/her next-of-kin to be informed of his/her imprisonment, this must be indicated on the back of the

warrant and the prisoner must sign next to this entry.”

Mketshane says certain offenders manipulate this right by offering an unauthorised cellphone to newly incarcerated offenders.

“By doing so they now have the contact details of the family at hand and this gives them the opportunity to extort money from family members of the newly incarcerated offender.”

He says that a call received from a cellphone number by someone purporting to be a correctional services official should not be regarded as an official call.

“The correctional centre admissions office will phone you from a landline to inform you where the offender is incarcerated and if he or she has bail or a fine that needs to be paid,” says Mketshane.

V For more information on visits or the whereabouts of an offender, sentenced or unsentenced, call Pollsmoor switchboard on 021 700 1170.

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UCT

Former Miss SA adds doctor to her resume A

fter a seven-year journey at the University of Cape Town (UCT) – which included overcoming Tuberculosis (TB) – former Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green graduated with her MBChB at the end of last year.

The 25-year-old said she was excited to receive her medical degree and to start making a difference in the lives of people who need it most.

And while she admitted that medicine was not her first career choice, she said she is right where she is meant to be.

“I made the decision to study medicine because my father always wanted to be a doctor, but couldn’t. The apartheid era brought many challenges that prevented him from pursuing the career,” she said.

“I am blessed that once I started studying medicine, I realised that I really have a love for it. I’d love to make a difference in people’s lives by helping and healing.”

Green was diagnosed with TB in the middle of her second year. At the time, she remembers having only one thought: don’t tell anyone. And for a while, she didn’t. But as time passed, she realised that keeping silent about contracting TB was a mistake.

Green realised that she could use her diagnosis to educate young South Africans on the potentially fatal disease and help break the stigma attached to TB, especially among the youth.

Her seven years as a medical student in UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences included the full year Green took a leave of absence to concentrate on her Miss SA duties.

In 2018, after she was crowned Miss SA, her role required her to decide on a campaign for her reign. By then it had been three years since she was diagnosed and cured of TB. She knew the message she wanted to spread about the effects of TB would be relevant to fellow South Africans. However, she was unsure of how people would react. After discussing her idea with a Miss SA organiser, and receiving full support, she pitched the idea to the pageant board.

The Miss SA platform was the perfect fit for her #BreakTheStigmaCampaign.

Green said opening up about contracting the disease proved to be healing.

“Wanting to deal with my illness by myself was emotionally and mentally taxing. Opening up about it felt like a weight being lifted off my shoulders,” she said.

Green received an outpouring of support from TB survivors and became a World Health Organisation and national department of health ambassador. In September 2018, she addressed the United Nations’ firstever high-level panel on TB. “This experience has taught me never to be afraid to open up about challenges or adversity – and to ask for help,” she said.

Nearly 150 babies born on New Year’s Day Public health facilities throughout the Western Cape reported the birth of 149 babies, which comprised 67 boys and 82 girls on New Year’s Day, 1 January.

The first, a boy, was born at 00:00 at Mowbray Maternity Hospital to mother Zahraah Abrahams. The second was a boy born at 00:13 at Paarl Hospital to Noluyeye Plati. A girl, born at 00:16 at Worcester Community Day Centre to Mellody Bhulawa, was third.

Twin sisters were born at 12:10 and 12:11 at Tygerberg Hospital to Chwayita Rubela. Triplets (two boys and a girl) were born at 21:20, 21:35 and 22:00 at Oudtshoorn Hospital to Shadowne Everts.

Mowbray maternity was the busiest with 24 births recorded, followed by Tygerberg Hospital with 21 births.

“I would like to congratulate all new parents on the birth of their babies on this New Year’s Day. “We wish them the very best with new additions to their families.

The first 1 000 days of a child’s life is very important. Provide them with a safe environment and good nutrition,” says Western Cape minister of health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo.

Sr Gillian Hendricks, midwife at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, with mom Zahraah Abrahams who gave birth to the first baby born this New Year’s day.

Former Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green, having completed her medical degree at the University of Cape Town, is looking forward to making a difference in people’s lives. PHOTO: WILLEM BOTHA

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CAPE TOWN

A performance that fascinates T

he Hucksters, an acid-tongued exploration of a casual sexual encounter gone awry, will run at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio for a short season from Wednesday 22 January to Saturday 1 February.

The play opened to rave reviews and soldout performances last year. Award-winning playwright Louis Viljoen, known for his bitingly sharp works such The Kingmakers, The Pervert Laura and The Demon Bride, directs the award-winning duo Emily Child (The Pervert Laura, The Road to Mecca, Contractions) and Nicholas Pauling (A Steady Rain, Blue/ Orange and The Father) and Nicholas Pauling. A man and a woman meet after not seeing each other for years and what starts off as a

romantic, booze-fuelled evening, slowly begins to unravel into a psychological mystery as an incident from their shared history rears its head. The mistakes of the past become the horrors of the present as these two broken people dig into their previous lives and the lies that lead them to each other.

The Hucksters has been described as Viljoen’s best work yet with Theatre Scene Cape Town calling it a “blistering masterpiece”.

Writer and literary critic, Karina M Szczurek, described it as “thought-provoking … fantastic performances. It takes a lot of skill to capture the messiness of human encounters with the pressures of violence, complexity and trauma in play”.

Viljoen has won Fleur du Cap Theatre awards for Champ in 2013 and The Kingmakers in 2015, both for Best New South African Script and he was the recipient of the Rosalie van der Gucht Best New Director award for his plays, The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura.

Set and lighting design is by Niall Griffin (Tuesdays With Morrie, The Last Five Years, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hedwig and The Angry Inch).

The play contains explicit language and scenes of a sexual nature so there is an age restriction of 18 years.

Emily Child and Nicholas Pauling in The Hucksters. PHOTO: V Tickets are R130 and booking is BARBARA LOOTS through Webtickets or Pick n Pay stores.

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A BLUES EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED: International blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, Doc Maclean returns to South Africa to embark on his solo acoustic N’ganga Blues tour at Villa Pascal on Friday 31 January. Tickets cost R400 per person and include a two-course dinner. Doors open at 18:30 for dinner and the show starts at 20:00. Booking is advised. To book, call 082 569 4147, 021 975 2566 or go to www.villapascal.co.za.

ning Santoor player, Rahul Sharma is joining forces with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Brandon Phillips for a magical confluence of the rich traditions of Indian and Western classical music on Friday 21 February in the Artscape Opera House. This world-first concert, Symphony of Santoor, will journey through Indian classical ragas, folk, and light classical music compositions, rearranged for orchestra by Sharma, with the 100-stringed santoor as the starring soloist. Aside from the 46-piece orchestra, Rahul will also be accompanied by a team of musicians from India. Tickets cost between R200 and R600 at Computicket.

Lighthouse Family to shine at GrandWest The Lighthouse Family will perform in South Africa for the first time at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, on Tuesday 24 March.

The band has sold 10 million records over the past 25 years. The duo, Tunde Baiyewu and Paul Tucker, formed Lighthouse Family at Newcastle University in the early 1990s. After releasing three albums, they went their separate ways in the early 2000s. Now, almost 20 years later, they have joined forces again to release their fourth album.

Their first album, Ocean Drive, released in 1995, went six times platinum and stayed on the album charts for three years, selling 2.75 million copies.

They released their second album Postcards from Heaven in 1997, with three top-ten singles – Raincloud, High and Lost in Space – and two top-30 hits.

The album also went six times platinum, charting across Europe, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand; selling four

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Their third album Whatever Gets You Through The Day, released in 2001, produced the top-10 single I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be. Three years ago, the two began working on their fourth album, Blue Sky In Your Head. They have produced this with the same team they used when they were at their radio-dominating peak, including Colin Barlow, the talent scout who discovered them, and Keith Armstrong, their first manager.

“This is such a good 90s band with so many memorable hits,” says Elouise Matthys, spokesperson for GrandWest.

“The frontman, Baiyewu, has an incredible, almost effortless, soulful voice that you can’t help enjoying. I am looking forward to their latest album.”

Tickets are available from Computicket and Big Concerts, starting from R515.

Doors open at 19:30 and the show starts at 20:30.

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Tunde Baiyewu and Paul Tucker of the Lighthouse Family are heading to Cape Town to perform their chart-topping songs, in March.

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Injury cost him a Dubai debut AVRIL FILLIES

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t was disheartening for SA Sevens player Darren Adonis, originally from Mitchell’s Plain, when he could not make his debut in the SA Academy team in Dubai last month due to an injury he picked up during training.

“The reality sunk in immediately at the training that I could not participate in an event that I was looking forward to. I am sure that each player in a similar position would feel the same way after looking forward to play for their country and picks up an injury before you set foot on the big stage.

I was not only disheartened but also frustrated, and discovering that I had a grade two shoulder tear added to the gloom. Beside my better judgement, I actively participated in the third day of the event, leading to two weeks of unbearable pain,” he says.

He left Mitchell’s Plain as a child and moved to Melkhoutfontein, a small town about ten minutes from Stilbaai. Here he completed his primary school at the Bertie Barnard Primary School. He did his high school at Oakdale High School in Riversdale.

“After completing my schooling in 2016 I was recruited into the junior team of the Bloemfontein Cheetahs. I was fortunate to be part of the triumphant senior team during the 2019 Currie Cup. I also joined the SA Sevens Team, also known as the Blitzboks, in October last year,” Darren says.

He was born into a supportive family and each one played a role in his rugby career.

“They not only played a vital role in my journey as a sportsman, but also in my upbringing.

If I had to pick an individual that had the most influence, it would be my mother. She has always been an unwavering pillar that I could depend on no matter the circumstances,” he says.

Darren’s main objectives in 7s rugby are to play on the HSBC World Series circuit, participating in more tournaments, the Olympics in Japan and hopefully partake in the 7s Rugby World Cup in 2022 in Cape Town.

Darren Adonis.

“I don’t really have any hobbies. In all honesty, I have dedicated a great portion of my life to rugby, and by doing so I gave up on the opportunity to find hobbies. When I am awarded ‘down time’ it is spent with friends, family and my partner,” he says.

Being small in stature he was constantly told that he would never make it in the rugby world and that is why he admires Cheslin Kolbe.

“We are more or less the same build and height. Cheslin was told that due to his physique he wouldn’t amount to much, but he went on to prove all the naysayers wrong. Just look at his performance during the Rugby World Cup in Japan last year.

“My experience with the Cheetahs is one that consists of countless lessons, both good and bad memories, lifetime friendships, and most importantly: if you want to obtain good results, you have to work for it. I also played in four Pro14

matches for the Cheetahs,” he says.

When he was selected for the academy team he was filled with excitement and anticipation.

“Although I could not participate in every game in Dubai it was a memorable experience, especially when we won the gold medal in the international invitational men’s competition.

“My message to young players is to never give up. The road to success will never be an easy one. There will always be naysayers and there will always be criticism. It is up to you to decide whether you’re going to allow these bumps in the road to derail you or if you’re going to set your mind to it and never give up,” Darren says.

He is currently training at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sports in preparation for the next two legs of the HSBC Series in FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January; and on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February in the Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

These two legs will be held at the end of the month and the team will be announced by the coach, Neil Powell, before they leave our shores.

WELL-MATCHED CONTENDERS: Phillip Johnson of Bellstar United, in purple, clears the ball ahead of a challenge by Junction Rovers player Shafiek Sarelina, during a SAFA CT regional third division league game played in Heideveld on Friday 10 January. Rovers came back from a 2-0 deficit in the second half to salvage a draw in front of a large crowd at the Heideveld sport complex. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS