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A FIRE claimed the lives of two childrenin Woodstock last week.

On Thursday at 20:20, residents in FredeStreet watched in horror as a double-storeyhouse went up in flames. Two children werestuck inside.When People’s Post arrived at the scene,rescue workers were battling to put out theblaze andmade numerous attempts to rescueTyrese (9) and Tyrone (2) Roberts.Theo Layne, the spokesperson for the CityofCapeTown’sFire andRescueServices, con-firms that both boys died due to smoke inha-lation. “We suspect that it might have been

an electrical fault that started the fire,” hesays.He explains that 19 firefighters with threefire engines and two water tanks battledagainst the blaze and eventually extin-guished the inferno just before 23:00.Shamiel Abbass, the chairperson for theWoodstock Community Outreach Forum,was at the scene to assist the family.“The news of these boys’ deaths has reallyhit this community very hard. I went to thefamily to givemycondolences onbehalf of theWoodstock community,” he says.Abbass adds that the family is receivingtrauma counselling and will be closely moni-tored for any further support. “This is a verydifficult time for them and, as a community,

it is vital thatwe are there to show this familythe support they need,” he says.Tyrese (9) was a Grade 3 student at the StAgnes Primary School and when news sur-faced of his death, waves of shock sweptthrough the school.Principal Alfonso Louw explains thatteachers had all broken down and were ex-tremely emotional last week. “Wewere reallydevastated when the news reached us. Youcanneverbeprepared fornews like this, espe-cially when you’ve known a person for solong,” he says.With aheavyheart, Louwaddsthat Tyrese had been looking forward tomov-ing on to Grade 4 next year.“It was the hardest thing sharing the newswith the other children, because many of

them came to school wondering why there isan empty desk. We struggled to deal with thenews and we had to be very careful how wegot such sad news across to the children,”Louw says. “These things happen unexpect-edly; we must find a way to deal with it. Wecan only send our condolences to the familyand will be offering them further support,”he says.Layne says: “This time of the year youhavemany fires happening and most of them arecaused by negligence. We must send out astern warning to everybody to check theirelectronic connections and avoid overusingplugs.”People’s Postwasunable to reach the familyat our time of going to print.

Two killed in Woodstock fire

The Salt River BlackpoolFootball Club’s summer hol-iday programme officiallykicked off on Sunday. Theevent, which is a collabora-tion with Africa Soccer De-velopments, hosted agegroups from under-7 to un-der-15 – both boys and girls–whowere taught life skillsthrough football at theBlackpool Sports Complexin Shelley Street, Salt Riv-er. The next programme isset to take place this Sun-day from 09:30. Refresh-ments, lunch and a free T-shirt will be provided. Entryis free and all are welcometo attend. For more infor-mation, phone 0 084 4473004. Here coaches Zhahi-er Stellenboom, Athini Jod-wana and Carlo Davidscheer on some childrenfrom the community.

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PLANS for Cape Town Stadium’s sus-tained financial viability has been un-veiled and is now up for public perusal.

The stadium, dubbed as Cape Town’s“white elephant”, has already attracted lotsof attention this past year, hosting Manches-ter United, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Kings ofLeon and Lady Gaga.Stadiummanagementhasnowundertaken

some new initiatives, which will fall withinthe current approval planning and aregeared towards improving the practicality ofthe stadium.Mayor Patricia de Lille explains that the

stadium remains one of Cape Town’s most“significant strategic assets in terms of at-tracting key events to the City”.“The effective management and use of the

stadium is in keeping with this administra-tion’s commitment to building anOpportuni-ty City and making Cape Town the eventscapital of Africa,” she says.The City plans to refurbish the Stadium

Visitor Centre which is earmarked for com-pletion in 2013. The Fan Retail Store will bebrought online by the end of next year, withthe conference facility being furnished andactivated during this financial year.DeLille explains that the anticipated rental

of the conference facilitywould bring in addi-tional revenue, which is expected to be func-tioning by next year.Also part of the plans are digital advertis-

ing boards fitted to the stadium’s infrastruc-ture. The electronic billboards are proposedto be installed on the second tier of the stadi-um bowl. Additional public mobile vendingmachines for food and beverage sale will be

created, with the units being aimed at in-creasing the spectator experience on thesixth level and external podium areas.The City will be advertising concession

rights at Cape Town Stadium shortly, wherefood and beverage companies will be calledupon to apply.“While these projects can start soon, the ul-

timate goal is to ensure the stadium’s sustain-ability in the long run,” De Lille says.Green Point residents are relieved to hear

of plans to save their “white elephant”.Keith Richards, a resident and business

owner, was initially concerned over the fu-ture of the stadium after the 2010 World Cup,but recently started seeing the benefits thestadium could bring to the area.“It’s about managing Cape Town Stadium

properly, because you have it in a perfect lo-cation with all the necessary things you needaround it. Somuch can be attracted to the sta-dium, but once again, the facility must bemanaged correctly,” he says.“The stadium also does wonders for your

business if the right crowds can be attractedto the stadium.”

Resident Lisa-Anne Thompson developeda few grey hairs in the construction phaseof the stadium and questioned how this“multi-billion rand” facility would benefitCape Town.“We have had some big concerts at the sta-

diumand I believe there ismore to come. TheCity just needs to know how to use this spacecorrectly, because it’s a beautiful stadiumand it would be awaste just to let this facilitystand unused,” she says.Between August 2011 and August 2012,

events held at the stadium and the GreenPoint Park generatedmore thanR13m. SinceJanuary 2011, a total of 616 855 people visitedthe stadium and the City has a target of 650000 visitors over the next year.Last year, the stadium hosted, among oth-

ers, all the PSL soccermatches for Ajax CapeTown, which attracted 107 013 spectators,and the Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Eaglesconcerts, which recorded figures of 106 348.The Western Province Rugby Football Un-

ion making a potential move to the stadiumremains on the cards, but is still only in thediscussion phase.AntonGroenewald, theCity ofCapeTown’s

Executive Director for Tourism, Events andMarketing, confirms that negotiations arestill ongoing with the union.“Negotiations will probably still take up a

better part of 2013, but our main aim is to getthe union as the main anchor tenant at thestadium,” he says.The City now invites all organisations and

ratepayers associations to comment on theplans for Cape Town Stadium. Email yourviews to 2 haveyoursay@capetown.gov.zaor visit the City’s website at www.cape-town.gov.za/haveyoursay to leave your com-ments on the short form provided.

Plan to save ‘white elephant’

MOVING FORWARD: Organisations and residents are being called out to comment on the planto save Cape Town Stadium. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

TAURIQ HASSEN

THE Fabulous Woodstock Starlites are hop-ing to shine at their brightest when celebrat-ing their 40th birthday at the 2013 Cape Min-strel competition starting 1 January.On Saturday the battle lines were drawn

when the annual draw took place at the Ath-lone Civic Centre, where the minstrel troupewas drawn in Section Two for the competi-tion at the Vygieskraal Stadium.The troupe will be competing against Ken-

fac Entertainers, Manenberg Superstars,Playboy Entertainers,WashingtonDCEnter-

tainers, Ohio Entertainers, Las Vegas Enter-tainers, Dolphin Community Entertainers,New Year Entertainers and Kuils River En-tertainers.Karriem Johnston, the chairperson of the

troupe, confirms they’re planning to comeout with a “bang”.“The guys are really aiming high this year.

There is lots of preparation going into thisyear’s competition and we hope their effortscan be reflected,” he says.Fabulous Woodstock Starlites was estab-

lished in 1973 in Lower Main Road.They are planning a special float to accom-

people. There is a new atmosphere and vibearound,” Johnstone says.Jamaldien Jumah, the oldest founding

member and owner of the team, is looking to

give the crowds a “blast from the past”.“Our main aim is to give people a glimpse

of what the Fabulous Woodstock Starliteswere like in the past,”

Minstrel trouMinstrel troupe set to dape set to dazzlezzle

READYREADY FOR AFOR ACTION:CTION: The Fabulous Woodstock Starlites do some final tuning to their EnglishComic performance at The Lab in Woodstock. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

pany their annualroad march.“Our choral

items are the mostexciting featuresthis year, becausewe have newcoaches and new he says.

People’s Post visit-ed the team’s head-quarters on Sundayat The Lab behind theWoodstock Library,where the choirswere hard at work,preparing last-minute moves.Jumah says: “Lots

of time and effortgoes into preparing ateam for this competi-tion and I don’t thinkpeople realise this. Inmy 40 years in thisgame, I never had aneasy year and thereare always challengesto overcome, but as ateam, we are pre-pared to face thosechallenges in order toget to the top.”

. The FabulousWoodstock Starliteswill be hosting a fund-raising variety showon 29 December at theJoseph Stone Audito-rium in Athlone.Tickets cost R80.Call Johnstone on

083 713 9342 or Jumahon 082 938 5240 formore information.

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CONCERNS aroundRoodebloemRoad be-coming a “traffic nightmare” when theMyCiTi bus service finally rolls out canbeput to bed.

Residents were worried that the two busstops currently being constructed on the nar-row road, running from Nelson MandelaBoulevard towards Victoria Road in Wood-stock, would create even bigger problems,most notably traffic congestion.

Upper Woodstock resident, FrederichMostert, believes Roodebloem Road is al-ready a “traffic nightmare” and hates thethought of the MyCiTi bus stopping along theway.

“We don’t have such heavy vehicles travel-ling on the road at the moment, but we arefaced with congestions and other sorts of traf-fic problems. Now imagine putting a bus onthe road. The traffic will probably be dou-bled,” he says.

Mostert adds that the two-way road will al-so not be wide enough for both buses to passeach other and this could endanger otherroad users.

“There is this blind curve in the road in themiddle of Roodebloem Road and really now,I fear even thinking of these two buses pass-ing each other at this curve,” Mostert says.

Another resident, who did not want to benamed, claims that Roodebloem Road wasnever conducive for heavy vehicles.

“You see trucks and other heavy vehiclestravelling on this road and they really strug-gle, but now you turn this road into a dedicat-ed route.

“There are going to be problems, you canbe assured of that,” she says.People’s Post took a drive down Roodeblo-

em Road to gain some insight into some of theproblems highlighted by residents and onlydiscovered a mild form of congestion.

The MyCiTi bus will travel down Roodeblo-em Road, right into Victoria Road and thenleft into Salt River Road, loop around Albert,Spencer and Foundry roads before makingthe same trip in the reverse on the way backto the Civic Centre Station.

There will be two stops in RoodebloemRoad which will be located at Balfour Streetand Lawley Road.

Mayoral Committee member for Trans-port, Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron,explains the fears of congestion can be putaside as the route will not carry the large 12mbuses, but rather the medium-sized buses,

Quixley, confirms that no complaints havebeen received by the association and theyhave given the service the thumbs up.

“The idea of the buses is to get people outof their cars and into the buses. Maybe if thebuses do create congestion in RoodebloemRoad, people and residents will be encour-aged to use the service more often,” he says.

He does not feel that adding more trafficto Victoria Road is a “viable option” and en-couraged the Upper Woodstock communityto switch to public transport.

The launch of the service has been pushedback due to a delay in receiving the properlicences from the Provincial Operating Li-censes Board.

MyCiTi routes: bus stops here

NEWBUS ROUTE: Roodebloem Road in Wood-stock is set to become one of the new routesfor the MyCiTi bus service. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

which will soon belaunched.

“RoodebloemRoad is the obviouschoice as it is themajor thoroughfarethrough this area.Anybody who livesin, or knows the ar-ea, shouldn’t have toask such a question.In addition, theCity’s objective is toplace a decent pub-lic transport servicewithin 500m of near-ly every residencein the City,” he says.

Herron adds thatthe City has so farbeen encouraged bythose contacting theCity or who have at-tended the informa-tion sessions, tocommence a servicein Woodstock, par-ticularly in theRoodebloem Roadarea.

“Driver behav-iour in the area willneed to change to adegree and privatemotorists must un-derstand that publictransport has prece-dence over privatetransport, whetherin motion or station-ary,” he says.

Chairperson forthe Upper Wood-stock Residents As-sociation, Grant

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DURING the festive season many peoplewant to assist those less fortunate by do-nating foodandclothing tovariousorgan-isations.

People’s Post interns Luzuko Zini and Tar-ren-Lee Habelgaarn polled readers to hear ifthe tough economic times South Africans arecurrently experiencing is making it hard tobe charitable.

HELPINGHELPING HAND:HAND: Megan Hendricks believes inbuying things and giving it to those living onthe streets. She also gives cash. “I givemoneywhen I have and help where I can.”

GIVINGGIVING HEART:HEART: Celeka Makalima says: “I dodonate because I feel those who are less fortu-nate deserve to get something as well duringthis time.”

LIVINGLIVING TOGETHER:TOGETHER: Howard Lilenstein says hedoes not donate, but has gone the extra mile.“We take people into our house and they livewith us.”

GIVE:GIVE: Andrea Goedeman volunteers at churchto help the less fortunate every Christmas, andcollects toys, food and blankets to give to oth-ers. She says there are always people who areinworse situations and it’s best to try and help.

SPREADSPREAD THETHE LOLOVE:VE: Aldrin Klaasin feels it isgood to help all year around. “We all feel therecession and don’t havemoney, but it is impor-tant to help where you can. It doesn’t alwayshave to be money.”

TOUGH:TOUGH: LorenzoStoffberg says it’s the thoughtthat counts. “We are all taught to show appre-ciation and give to the less fortunate duringthe festive season. You can even take a neigh-bour’s child to the beach or park for the day.”

EEMPAMPATHY:THY: Romeo Adams says it is importantto give but sometimes people misuse yourcharity. “We are all suffering and you can’t al-ways give. You first have to make sure thatyour own wife and children have food.”

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IF YOU’RE going to welcome in the newyear with fireworks, be warned.

The City of Cape Town appeals to all resi-dents and visitors to be cautious and sensiblewhen discharging fireworks or watching or-ganised fireworks displays on New Year’sEve.

Eight siteshavebeenmadeavailablewherefireworks may be discharged between 21:00and midnight on New Year’s Eve, under thewatchful eye of public safety authorities.

It is illegal to discharge fireworks any-where other than at the designated sites andthe City’s law enforcement teams will adopta zero tolerance approach to those discharg-ing fireworks illegally.

Fireworks can be launched at designatedsites which include the Swartklip SportsComplex; Maidens Cove parking area in Vic-toria Road, Camps Bay; the Athlone Stadiumparkingarea; and theStrandfonteinPavilion.

The City’s Fire Safety Inspectors and lawenforcement teams, togetherwith thepolice’sExplosives Unit, will conduct inspections atfireworks display sites to ensure all safety re-quirements are met.

All residential areas will be patrolled to en-sure compliance with the law.

All approved, organised fireworks displaysites in Cape Town are presented by licensedfireworks contractors who operate under the

Explosives Act, the Explosives Regulationsand the City’s Community Fire Safety Bylaw.

Anyone wishing to attend these fireworksdisplays must follow safety instructions giv-en by fireworks operators, event organisers,and security staff.

Keep behind the safety barriers.Residents are reminded to buy fireworks

from authorised dealers only and shops dis-playing the relevant permits from the police.Informal traders may try to sell fireworkswithout a permit, but this is not allowed interms of the City’s Informal Trading Bylaw.

Fireworks are only permitted to be sold insealed packages, as received from the suppli-ers.

Childrenunder the age of 16 arenot allowedby law to buy or discharge fireworks withoutadult supervision.

Anyone discharging store-bought fire-works at these sites do so at their own risk.The City will not be held liable for any claimsfor injury or damage thatmay result from theuse of fireworks.

The City also encourages residents to keeptheir pets safe.

Animals are easily frightened by fireworksand can become distressed or try to escapefrom the property. If you are leaving yourhome to celebrate New Year’s Eve, ensurethat your pets are safely secured on yourproperty, in familiar surroundings and out ofharm’s way.

Report information related to the illegalsale or use of fireworks to the Metro PoliceCall Centre on 0860 POLICE (765423) or to thepolice on 08600 10111.

For more information about the location ofthe designated sites, contact the City’s Disas-terOperationsCentre on 080 911 HELP (4357).

These tips could help keep you safe:. Do not discharge fireworks indoors.. Make sure you discharge the fireworks

out of range of spectators and any other struc-tures or vehicles.

. Do not try to reignite a dud firework asit could explode near your hands or face.

. Only light one firework at a time.

. Only use fireworks as directed by the in-structions printed on the packaging.

. Do not light fireworks inside any type ofcontainer.

. Never discharge fireworks while underthe influence of intoxicating substances.

Light up – safely

FEELING FRESH: Henry de Lily sells his fresh fruit and vegetables from his stand on thecorner of 13th Avenue and Sunderland Street in Kensington. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

ALL is set for the Turfhall Fair, which is be-ing held from Thursday 13 to Monday 17 De-cember.People’s Post is the print media sponsor for

the event, which takes place at the TurfhallSports Complex in Kinders Road, BelthornEstate.

Gates times are: Thursday 18:00 to 22:00with free entry on this day only; Friday 18:00to 00:00; Saturday 10:00 to 00:00; Sunday 10:00to 00:00; and Monday 10:00 to 18:00.

The Turfhall Fair has been initiated to as-sist sportspeople. Today, 20 years after unifi-cation of sport in South Africa, members arestill expected to cover their own costs to rep-resent their province or country.

Other beneficiaries of the event include theDistrict 4 Sports Council, the Lansdowne Po-lice Outreach Programme and Belthorn Pri-mary School.

There will be fun rides – from dodgem toBigWheel, Tornado and Tilt-a-Whirl – as wellas food and non-food stalls.

Entry is free for up to three-year-olds;three- to 12-year-olds and pensioners pay R10;all others pay R25.

Pensioners have to produce their cards.There will be a Little Miss Sunshine, Mr

Turfhall and Miss People’s Post pageants.On Saturday therewill be a teen party from

15:00 to 22:00. R30 gets you in.The Freakin’ Weekend Party on Sunday –

from 18:00 to 00:00 – also costs R30.Set loose those vocal cords as therewill also

be a karaoke competition. The first 60 en-trants will be accepted. Contact Yasien on083 237 5527 to secure your entry.

Secure parking is available at R10 a vehi-cle. Please note that the Fun Run will not betaking place due to logistic matters.

For more information contact NooreNacerodien on (021) 400 3373 (office hours) or076 566 7774.

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TEMPERSare flaringat thePeaceAccordCamp inside Maitland Cemetery.

Squatters are becoming impatient andclaim they were promised by the City of CapeTown that relocating to one side of the infor-mal settlement was on the cards. However,this process has not occurred and they arenow faced with even bigger problems.

The settlement became a ghost town whena large contingent of the shack dwellers de-cided to take up the City of Cape Town’s offerto relocate to Bardale, Mfuleni, earlier thisyear. But some squatters refused to make themove (“‘Nothing for us in Mfuleni’”, People’sPost, 15 May). Remnants of dismantledshacks and 10 families were all that was leftbehind.

Abe Coetzee, a Peace Accord resident, hasbeen waiting for answers from the City eversince deciding to remain at the site, ratherthan move to Bardale.

He explains that he is now faced with hav-ing to protect the site from squatters return-ing to the land after selling off their proper-ties in Bardale, as it is believed that they can-not survive in Mfuleni.

However, Coetzee says, the returning fami-lies aren’t being welcomed with open arms.

“We don’t want them back here, becausethey all jumped to go live there,” he says.

“These people are all complaining thatthey are struggling in Mfuleni and have al-ready sold their plots and want to come backto this area.”

His family was not prepared to move toMfuleni, as Coetzee could only provide forhis family in this part of Cape Town.

“Everything is here for us and I do odd jobsaround the cemetery just to put bread on thetable for my family. If they throw us in Mfule-ni, how am I going to do this and what are

we going to eat?” he says.Fears of squatters returning to the site be-

came a reality in September, when Peace Ac-cord Camp squatters started noticing someof their old neighbours in the surroundingareas (“Squatters return”, People’s Post, 25September).

Community leader Jimmy Xalipi is becom-ing increasingly frustrated with the lengthof time it is taking the City to resolve the mat-ters at the settlement.

He highlights that promises were made bythe City to clean up the site and to allowsquatters to relocate to the corner closest toVoortrekker Road.

“They are just sitting and waiting for theCity and it’s already going on for monthsnow, with no response. It’s ridiculous andsomething must be done about this prob-lem,” Xalipi says.

He adds that former squatters at the settle-ment have already approached him with re-quests to relocate back to the Maitland site,but swiftly turned them away.

“They chose to move to Mfuleni, so theycannot just up and decide that they want tomove back here. There is going to be lots oftrouble if the City does not attend to thesepeople. That whole relocation process wouldhave been for nothing, because they are allcoming back,” Xalipi says.

Ernest Sonnenberg, the Mayoral Commit-tee member for Human Settlements, is awareof the illegal selling of plots by those relocat-ed to Bardale and says the matter is being in-vestigated.

“As is the case with any space of open land,there will always be a threat of illegal inva-sion and we are not ruling out the possibilityof the squatters returning to that site,” Son-nenberg says.

The City’s Informal Settlements depart-ment and the Anti-Land Invasion Unit willbe monitoring the area daily.

Grave issues forcemetery settlers

Page 8 People’s Post Woodstock­Maitland GENERAL Tuesday 11 December 2012

A CONCERTED effort is beingmade to ensure safety at beach-es andpools over the festive sea-son.

To this end, 250 trained and ac-credited lifeguards will be de-ployed to various beaches for dutyfrom 10:00 to 18:00 daily through-out the holiday as part of the Cityof Cape Town’s annual FestiveSeason Safety Plan.This is in addition to Lifesaving

Western Province, the NationalSeaRescue Institute and theMedichelicopter’s volunteer services.There will also be 283 lifeguards

on duty at the 36 public swimmingpools.All pools will be open between

10:00 and 17:00 daily, except for theBlue Downs, Long Street, Strandand Sea Point swimming pools,which will be open from 07:00 to19:00 daily.Regular checks will be conduct-

ed at thepublic amenities of beach-es and swimming pools to ensureall bathrooms and showers areclean and in working order, facili-ties are kept neat and maintained,and tidal pools at beaches areprop-erly managed.The City says it has a formal

partnership with LifesavingWest-ern Province, who will appointand deploy a minimum of 300 life-guards sourced from existing life-saving clubs. Beach users are ad-vised to use the beaches patrolledby lifeguards.Six lifeguards will be deployed

at Muizenberg beach; four at Sun-rise beach; seven at Strandfontein;four at BlueWaters; four at Clifton1st beach; two atMnandiWest; twoat Maiden’s Cove; four at MnandiEast; five at Camps Bay; four atMonwabisi; two at CampsBayTid-al Pool; four at Monwabisi Tidal

Pool; four at Llandudno; four atFish Hoek; two at Clovelly; andfour at Hout Bay.The City’s Mayoral Committee

member for Community Services,Tandeka Gqada, says the City willalso be making beach wheelchairsavailable at 10 of its beaches.Bikini beach, Mnandi, Strand-

fontein, Muizenberg, Llandudno,Camps Bay, Clifton 4th beach andSilwerstroomstrand–allBlueFlagbeaches – will have lifeguards onduty between 10:00 and 18:00 daily.Residents and visitors are re-

quested to adhere to these safetytips:

. Swim only where there arelifeguards and where signs indi-cate it is safe to do so.

. Make sure lifeguards can seeyou when you are in the water.

. Always swim between the redand yellow flags. These indicatesafe, supervised swimming areas.Areas outside these flags mightconceal dangerous currents andtides. Only swim in areas whereother people are present.

. If you find yourself in trouble,raise your arm to attract the life-guard’s attention. Try not to panicas this will tire you.

. If you see someone else introuble in the sea, alert the life-guards or find help. Do not putyour own life in danger as well.

. Ensure you protect your skinfrom exposure to the sun.

. Don’t drink alcohol beforeswimming or drivingmotor boats.The use of alcohol dulls the senses,slows the reactions and can lead toirresponsible behaviour.

. Don’t dive from tidal poolwalls – this can result in spinal in-juries.

. Do not take small or unstableboats out far from the shore inchoppy water or bad weather.

Any emergency and/or distresscall regardingadrowning incidentcan be reported to the City’s 107emergency number.Dial 107 from a landline or

(021) 480 7700 from a cellphone.With changing weather pat-

terns, visitors to Cape Town’sbeaches should also be on the look-out for rip currents.If youdon’t knowhowto identify

a rip current, ask a lifeguard onduty whether it is safe to enter thewater. Remember that lifeguardsare there to assist swimmers andhelp those who get into difficultyin the water. Adhere to their in-structions.Parents are also urged to super-

vise their children at public swim-ming pools at all times.TheCity’s Sport, Recreation and

Amenities Department warns res-idents that children under the ageof seven will not be allowed intoany of the swimming pools with-out adult supervision.The City will not give access to

under-age children and will not beliable for their safety. Parents orguardians who accompany thechildren to the swimming poolsare urged to not leave the childrenon their own and then leave the fa-cilities.Gqada says: “The City would

like to maintain its proud recordof preventing serious incidents atits public swimming pools. It isour objective to ensure no drown-ing incidents at any of our poolsthis summer, and we rely on theco-operation of those using ourpools to ensure this. We look for-ward to a very enjoyable summerseason.”For more information on the

City’s swimming pools visit http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Spor-tRecreation/Pages/default.aspx.

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TTALKINGALKING CRIME:CRIME: UCT Radio 104.5fm will host The Community PoliceShow with Steven Taylor once a month. The show, to be aired on a Satur-day morning, will feature provincial minister for Community Safety DanPlato or Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security JP Smith.The aim of the show is to have policing complaints addressed live onair. Listeners can email complaints to uctradiopoliceshow@gmail.com,tweet @steventaylorsa or write on the Facebook wall of Steven TaylorSA. Here Taylor and Plato are in discussion during the most recent show.

TTALK A WALK A WALK:ALK: Enjoy free guided walks aspart of the centenary celebrations of theKirstenbosch Gardens and the Botanical So-ciety. The monthly centenary walks, thismonth and through 2013, will answer manyquestions on the history of one of the mostbeautiful gardens in theworld. Led by theBo-tanical Society’s Kirstenbosch branch volun-teer Garden Guideswho know all the secretsof the garden, the two-hour walks pay hom-age to all those who turned this alien-riddenfarm into a world-class botanical garden.Every second and fourth Saturday of themonth from this month to November 2013,the Botanical Society Volunteer guides willalso be offering themed walks through thegarden. Frompollination to trees, fynbos andrestios to culinary herbs, Proteas to Ericasand more, 12 different walks offer a chanceto appreciate what this spectacular destina-tion has to offer. Booking is essential. Allwalks are free after entering the garden. Vis-it www.sanbi.org or call (021) 799 8783 formore information. Photo: Supplied

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TWO new taxi drop-off and pick-up baysmay be the solution to taxis stopping ille-gally to collect passengers in Pinelands.

Ward councillor Brian Watkyns says hehas received numerous complaints fromirate motorists.

“Besides the usual problem of taxis diso-beying the rules of the road, there are thosetaxis which are (operating) illegally inHoward Drive in the late afternoon,” saysWatkyns.

He adds while some taxis are operating le-gally in the Pinelands area, a large numberare operating either without the necessarypermission or outside their allocated routes.

Watkyns points out the most persistentcomplaints have come from residents in theDuncan Road, Howard and Ringwood drives,as well as from the Mutual station area.

In an attempt to try and relieve the issuessurrounding the illegal ranking council hasbeen looking at creating two drop-off andpick-up bays.

“We are negotiating with the taxi industryto stop the illegal ranking in Howard Driveand formally provide two taxi drop-off andpick-up bays opposite Caltex garage,” saysWatkyns.

According to him, the taxi unit is able tocarry out an operation in the area from timeto time to ensure the taxis operating in Pine-lands are doing so legally.

“It is difficult to deal with the general com-

plaints in a meaningful way with the limitedresources available,” says Watkyns.

He says he hopes the new allocated bayswill make a difference, but negotiations havebeen delayed due to unrelated taxi issues.

He says they are hoping to finalise negotia-tion early in the new year.

Residents are generally unaware there aretwo approved taxis routes in Pinelands link-ing Howard Centre with Mutual station, saysWatkyns.

Arepresentative of theLangaTaxiAssocia-tion was uncooperative when People’s Postphoned for comment.

When given the opportunity to commentin a telephonic interview, he declined.

John Berry, chairperson of the PinelandsCommunity Policing Forum (CPF), says hehas also received many complaints from resi-dents regarding the taxis inPinelands andde-spite negotiations with the industry theyhave not yet come to an agreement.

He adds they are in the process of puttingtogether a transport forum so that the issuecan be addressed.

Although no clear solution has yet beenfound, Berry says he has taken up the issuewith Watkynsandhopes they canaddress theproblem in the new year.

Chief Inspector Merle Lourens, mediaspokesperson for the City of Cape Town’sTraffic Services, says the taxi owners haveapproached traffic services in regard to mi-nor issues which they require addressing.

She adds that “Pinelands is one of the fewareas where taxi problems arise”.

Plan to halttaxi chaos

FLFLYINGYING ELEPHANT:ELEPHANT: An elephant, weighing 4.5 tons, was transported from the Cape TownInternational Airport to the V&A Waterfront on Thursday. Although this animal looks likeit should be roaming through the bush, it is in fact made of bronze. The elephant is usedby Out of Africa Children’s Foundation to raise funds for cancer. Photo: Supplied

A SEMINAR on the Fulfilment of the bookof Revelationwill be held as part of a worldtour on Saturday 15 December at the CityHall in Cape Town from 10:00 to 14:00.

The seminar instructor is Pastor Man-hee Lee, of the Republic of Korea.

This will be Lee’s third InternationalOpen Bible Seminar.

Understanding Revelation

Page 10 People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland GENERAL Tuesday 11 December 2012

WALKING TALL: Chef Trapps in Newmarket Street donated 20 pairs of new steel- tippedshoes to the Haven Night Shelter in Woodstock. Chef Trapps specialises in safety shoesfor the building, hospitality, agriculture and restaurant industries. Manager Lauren Trap-pler says: “Things are really tough today andwe just felt that we needed to give somethingback to our community.” Here Trappler (left) and sale consultant David Scholtz showoff the new boots. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

THERE is little doubt 2012 was a toughyear financially.

Food, fuel, electricity and housing pricesall increased and everyone had lessmoney asa result.

Now that it is nearly Christmas, it can betempting to forget these financial hardshipsand have fun spending on presents and fes-tive food.

Unfortunately, 2013 looks like it could like-ly be another tough year during which thecost of living could continue to increase. Thewisest thing to do is to put somemoney awayfor next year before doing any Christmasspending, advises an insurance marketingand communications manager, Tendani Mat-shisevhe.

Matshisevhe says economists have predict-ed the cost of living could continue to in-crease next year.

These figures paint a grim picture:. In 2012, food prices increased more than

10%, with the price of super maize meal ris-ing by more than 60%.

. It now costs about R50 more to fill a 50litre petrol tank than it did at the start of thisyear. With further fuel increases likely in2013, the costs of public transport could rise.

. If Eskom has its way, electricity priceswill rise by 16% next April – and for the nextfour years after that.

Matshisevhe says that with the increasingcost of living in mind, it is more importantthan ever to thinkbeyond theholidays. “Mostof us spend too much at Christmas and when

January comes, it is a long and expensivemonth, where we need to pay school fees, buyschool uniforms and feed our families.”

He says it is vital to plan spending careful-ly.

This can be done by paying for next year’sschool fees now; keeping money aside fortextbooks; planning for holidays away fromhomeayearbefore the time; andnot suddenlytaking a trip to Durban on impulse. “It mustall be part of your long-term planning andbudgeting,” he says.

At the same time, Matshisevhe warns notto skip on important payments. “With 44 peo-ple passing away on SouthAfrica’s roads eve-

ry day, you shouldn’t take chances with poli-cies like your life, funeral and disability cov-er. These are often the first things to fall awayover Christmas time, but that is a big mis-take.”

He says many people make use of stokvels,in which they save money for the year, andat the end of the year use that money to buygroceries for Christmas. “If you do save in astokvel, make sure it is with people you knowand trust and that you are getting the bestdeal possible.”

Matshisevhe says those lucky enough to geta bonus should be wary of spending on im-pulse purchases. Bonuses can reduce long-term debt like a home loan, or be spent on bigprojects such as a home renovation. “Youdon’t have to spend your bonus. You could al-so put it in your savings product. Itmight justcome in handy during the rainy days – andwe should prepare for lots of those in 2013.”

Money matters

DISCODISCOVERINGVERING ADADVENTURE:VENTURE: The Theatre Arts Admin Collective in Observatory will hosta comedy production, Swoop, until Saturday 22 December. The play tells the story of ayoung boy, played by Shaun Gabriel (pictured), who embarks on an amazing adventure anddiscovers how the world around us is part of an expertly designed eco-system. The playwill be staged at theMethodist Church hall on the corner of Milton Road andWesley Street.Tickets cost R60 and can be booked at 2 www.webtickets.co.za. Photo: Jonx Pillemer

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Sho’t leftWHEN last have you been to KirstenboschBotanical Gardens?Or the latest seventhNat-ural Wonder of the World – Table Mountain?Have you put Boulders Beach on your to-do

list? And what about a visit to the Cape FlatsNature Reserve at the University of theWest-ern Cape?When do you plan to factor in a look-see of

the wonders of the aquatic underworld thatpresents itself at the V&A Waterfront?Well, it is about time.Yes, these costmoney. Somemore than oth-

ers. But, in reality, do you really want to hearhowwonderful Cape Town is from foreignersor domestic tourists? That would be like aslap in the face of Capetonians.The schools have closed andmanyworkers

go on holiday over the Christmas period.Locals hosting family and friends from oth-

er parts of theworld – and this country – regu-larly take these tourists to our city’s popularspots. These are captured in photos. And, ifyou have embraced technology, these imageswill forever remain on a digital camera or acomputer only to be revived when you reallylook for them. Perhaps you can show yourgrandchildren those images someday.Maybeyou’d even print them out and place them un-der the glass-top of the coffee table. Visitingforeign places makes for good conversation.Sometimes.Whynot be a tourist in your ownbackyard?

The topless City Sightseeing bus is a goodstarting point. If cost is a factor, do at leastone of these touristy things this holiday. Youcan then safely scratch it from your to-do listas you go along. Here’s a hint: if you’re plan-ning to picnic on Chappies, you get a specialticket whichmeans you don’t pay. Only, how-ever, if you return the same way you went in.Otherwise, you have to pay the toll fee.There’s a lot more to Cape Town and we

take so much of our natural and man-madesurroundings for granted.Go on, be that tourist. Then you will be

more informedwhen theGauties and the fam-ily from Perth come – bags and all.

THERE are often times when everything seemshopeless and lost, when fear overwhelms us orwe experience the loss of a loved one.These leave us with a feelings of loneliness

that border on despair.Others, who are less fortunate, are not as

blessed.Even if youhave support, you still sometimes

feel that support fall away, because naturally

they have their own families to take care of.Even though sometimes we feel lonely, we

knowwe are not alone. Sometimes we allow theloneliness to overpower us, because we buildwalls around us instead of bridges.When life pushes you into all kinds of crises,

you should never forget the goodness and faith-fulness of God.CHERYLL HENDRICKS

FFind faind faithith when facedwhen faced with crwith crisesises

MY birthday is so special, some people refer toit as the first day of summer. Others innovateand celebrate vicariously by means of the CapeTown Summer and Jazz On The Vlei festivals,gate-crashing on the international front whichcomes in the form of World Aids Day.What can I say? I’m popular.However, amidst the flurry of activities, over-

flow of well-wishes and flood of social networkmessages, I quietly drew aside to compile thisbirthday wish list:

. May the gorgeous people of Cape Town andthe citizens of this unique country live to learnto live better, because poverty can be eradicat-ed, crime eliminated, unemployment obliterat-ed, gangsterism annihilated and substanceabuse exterminated if we would only learn thebig lessons in life and practice the acquiredwis-dom on a moment by moment basis. It is thatsimple.And should we beat everyone else to this

punch, Cape Town will quickly become theMother City of all nations.

Some of those big lessons are really small ac-tions that, when applied diligently, will changethe world.

. May all our politicians be tripped up by anunexpected festive season rush of humility andcompassion, that they may rediscover the joysof servanthood and the sense of fulfilment inevery true act of public service. May they sailway, way beyond the seven seas of egregiousparty politics and reach the utopian shores ofcooperation, simplicity and governmental ex-cellence.

. May the Church – the Body of Christ on theearth – arise from its slumber and bring the loveand Kingdom of God to bear upon this world.We owe it to every person alive and to the Onewho authorised our ambassadorship.

May our words and walk truly exemplify ourLord andSaviour, JesusChrist, and cause a sav-ing knowledge of Him to cover the earth, as thewaters cover the sea.Happy birthday to me.

VERNON WAGNER

FOLLOWING the fail-ure of government toimplement basic roadsafety measures inSouth Africa since1994, some 43 victimscontinue to die eachday on our roads.At least 35 lives

would be saved everyday if these basic roadsafety measures werein place and at least3 000 injuries a monthwould be prevented.Billions in the cost of

crashes would also besaved. Drivers are be-ing charged with mur-der when they causeforeseeable roaddeaths. The sameshould clearly apply tothe traffic authoritieswhen they fail to imple-ment measures whichthey know perfectlywell would save over1 000 lives a month onour roads. Why is themedia silent in thismatter? Do they not re-alise that in the ab-sence of basic road safe-ty on our roads over2 000 people are goingto die during the holi-day months of Decem-ber and January andthat action now couldsave most of theselives?RICHARD BENSON

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Re-Registration of all Bank beneficiaries and outstanding Cash/Post Office beneficiaries will commence on 14 January 2013.

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Refer to the schedule of re -registration sites in your area.

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All fixed sites for the Cape Town , Eerste River, Gugulethu and Mitchells Plain areas are listed below and will be opened from 14JANUARY 2013 to 28 MARCH 2013 .

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Cape Town area St Phillips Anglican Church128 Chapel StreetWoodstock

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Gugulethu area Zolani Centre,Elliott Sithadatu AvenueNyanga East

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July

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Samora Machel (Weltevrede) Hall, MP 0 –4 4 - 16 February 2013 5 –9 18 February –2 March 2013

Tafelsig Thusong Centre, MP 0 –4 4 –16 March 2013 5 –9 18 –28 March 2013

Leibrandt van Niekerk Hall,South Road Tableview

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Shawco Hall, 12th Avenue, Kensington 0 –9 14 –26 January 2013

NG Church, Bower Street, Milnerton 0 –9 28 January –2 February 2013

Sea Point Minor Hall 0 –9 4 –9 February 2013

Lwandle Community Hall 0 –9 11 –16 February 2013

Mfuleni Community Hall 0 –9 18 –23 February 2013

Sarepta Community Hall 0 –9 25 February –2 March 2013

Wesbank Community Hall, Eerste River 0 –9 4 –9 March 2013

Somerset West Town Hall 0 –9 11 –16 March 2013

New Macassar Civic 0 –9 18 –28 March 2013

Tuesday 11 December 2012 SPORT People’s Post Woodstock­Maitland Page 15

Mocke family continue to dominateFISHHOEKpaddler JasperMocke sound-ed an early warning when he narrowlyout-sprinted his older brother Dawid toclaim the iconic Peter Creese MemorialPaddle surfski race on Sunday.

With a gale force south-easterly wind blow-ing at over 40km/h, paddlers not only had toovercome their fellow competitors but alsoensure they survived the natural elements.Having only recently returned from a pro-

longed stint overseas, Mocke showed goodspeed and endurance to power to victoryahead of his regular Cape rivals. “It was a re-ally tough day, with such a strong wind blow-ing. I’m obviously super stoked with thewin,” says Mocke.“I got back in South Africa two and a half

weeks ago and then spent a couple of days inJeffreys Bay, but since I’ve been back in CapeTown I’ve been training hard and have beenfeeling good because – even though it’s beenintense – I’ve also been really relaxed whichhas meant I’ve been able to focus purely onpaddling without any distractions.”The race was the first of three events mak-

ing up the inaugural Fish Hoek Surfski Festi-val – the highlight of which is the SurfskiWorld Series on Sunday 16 December.Mocke added the World Series and Cape

Point Challenge on Sunday 22 December willbe a completely different prospect.“Today’s win is obviously not the be all and

end all, with the next two weeks being themain focus. There will definitely be more

guys coming through for the next two races,but I would have rather had a good one todaythan not have (had it at all).”Conditions meant a patient approach was

required by all as a slow early pace on thefirst leg into the toughheadwindwas setwithno one prepared to work too hard early on.In the women’s race Nikki Mocke, wife of

Dawid, powered home to a comfortable win,finishing five minutes ahead of her nearestrival. She, too,will take goodmomentum intothe rest of the festival.Kim van Gysen and Bianca Beavette

claimed the remaining two spots on the podi-um, while Dominic Notten and Kirsten Flan-agan claimed the junior boys and girls races,respectively.With the focus for many of the world’s best

open ocean paddlers now shifting to nextweekend the Mocke brother knows all toowell the shift in gear will be required. “Thestandard down here in the Cape is always re-ally high, but to have the best guys fromaround the country and the world coming isreally exciting,” said Mocke.“Today’s style of racing was very different

to the next two weeks. This week’s race wasmore of a head to head shoot-out, whereaswith next week being a longer race, tacticsmay come into play. The Cape Point Chal-lenge is a very different race and is all aboutconserving energy.”More information about the Cape Point

Challenge can be found at www.capepointch-allenge.com.

PADDLE POWER: Jasper Mocke won the Peter Creese Memorial Paddle on Sunday. While hisolder brother, Dawid, took second place. Photo: John Hishin/Gameplan Media

KCA and Province join forcesLIAM MOSES

THEKonkanCricketAssociation (KCA) are setto officially affiliate to the Western ProvinceCricket Association (WPCA).This after ensuring their annual tourna-

ment, the Wembley Super Eight Cricket Festi-val, is fully compliant to the rules of theWPCA.The agreement between the two bodies was

announced at the launch of the 2013 tourna-ment on Tuesday 4 December. It will be playedearly next year.Elias Parker, deputy president of the KCA,

says the document signed by the two associa-tions will allow for a formal application to jointhe WPCA after the 2013 tournament. “We de-cided to sign the document because the WPCAoffered their help,” says Parker.“We are not peoplewho are involved in crick-

et daily. WPCA has a large pool of resourceswhich can be utilised to achieve what we aretrying to do.“With the help of WP we can present the peo-

ple with a better and well-organised tourna-ment. For now we want to focus on the tourna-ment and I think after the 2013 tournament wewill get it done.”WPCA supplied the umpires for this year’s

instalment, and also provided each of the par-ticipating eight teams with two players from

their development team.The annual tournament was first hosted in

2010 and has been held every year since. Thefirst tournament was organised by a group offriends, who subsequently formalised them-selves as the KCA.The organisation was named after a region

in India,where the initial organisershave theirancestral home. The tourney aims to helpyoung Indian players identify with their cul-ture. “It’s important for them to know theiridentity and where they come from. We alsothought we could do something to provide ouryouth with an alternative form of recreation,”he says.“Through the medium of cricket a lot of the

youths could get involved to strengthen theircultural understanding and contribute to thedevelopment of cricket. We also want to takesome of the youngsters off of the streetsthrough the game of cricket.”The eight teams who take part in the tourna-

ment have also been named after towns in theKonkan region and comprise players with an-cestral links to the towns. But Parker adds anyplayers of race or ancestry can take part in thetournament if selected by the coaches.The tournament will take at the Johnson

Road Sports Complex in Rylands on Sunday 3and Sunday 10 February.

PARTNERSHIP: TheKonkanCricket Association signed amemorandumof understand-ing with theWestern Province Cricket Association recently.Pictured here are officialsfrom both organisations and the City of Cape Town. They are, at the back from left,Dr Elias Parker, Nabiel Dean and Majied Mowzer. In front, from left, are Gert Bam,Abdullah Ganrekar and Beresford Williams.

TEARING THROUGH: Ismail Ryklief, of the Western Province Academy under-15 touch rugbyteamevadesMawandeNohononwana, of Eastern Province, during a three-match series betweenthe teams at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth this weekend. Prov-ince won all three games. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

YOU’RE IT: KeanonJacobs, of the West-ern Province Acade-my under-15 touchrugby team touchesSiyabulela Jabula, ofEastern Province, dur-ing a game in a three-match series be-tween the sides at theNelson Mandela Met-ropolitan University inPort Elizabeth thisweekend. WP won allthree matches.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Blackpool drawon home turfLIAM MOSES

ASD-SALT RIVER BLACKPOOL camefrom behind twice to salvage a drawagainst theUniversity of StellenboschonSaturday.

The Second Division encounter pitted aform team against an out of sorts one, asBlackpool and Stellenbosch went into thefixture separated by four places on the table.Despite dropping points at home, and slip-

ping down one place on the table to fourthas a result, Salt River coach Douglas Wil-liams chose to find the positives in histeam’s performance.“Maties have three or four years of experi-

ence behind them. For our guys it is some-thing new, especially the physicality,” saysWilliams.“They are a team with a lot of spirit, char-

acter and fight – you could see today. Thegoals they scored were purely down to that.We got what we wanted; we got the point.That’s normal at any level of football.”The game, which took place at UCT, was

played at a fast pace from the first whistle.Blackpool cameagonisingly close to stealingthe lead early on, when Brandon Fernandesforced the Stellenbosch goalkeeper into afull-lengthdivewith curling a free-kick fromthe edge of the box.Despite the encouraging start it was the

visitors who opened the scoring in the sev-enth minute, with their first shot at goal.A raking diagonal ball foundReganRhode

in space, and he sent a tantalising cross intothe box, which Rhonwen Ruthford noddedinto far corner.The lead lasted only four minutes though,

when two goals in just twominutes saw SaltRiver equalise and then take the lead.

First ThembileMapukatha cut in from therightwingand firedpast theoppositiongoal-keeper into the far corner, then SherwinSauls finished clinically after receiving theball inside the box.Sauls almost extended the lead in the 29th

minute, when his shot was saved by thekeeper, but Stellenbosch responded immedi-ately and levelled matters when LuqmaanManuel curled the ball over the Blackpoolkeeper.Manuel struck again just fourminutes be-

fore half time, calmly converting a spot kickafter one of his teammates was fouled at acorner.Blackpool started the second half with re-

newed impetus and put the visitors underheavy pressure, forcing the keeper into sev-eral saves.The pressure told in the 50thminutewhen

FaeezAdams sent a curling short beyond theopposition keeper to level the scores for thethird time in the game.Blackpool continued to press and forced

the opposition keeper into several acrobaticsaves, but neither side could find a winnerand game finished deadlocked at 3-3.The Blackpool starting line-up was a com-

bination of players from the club and young-sters from theAfrican Soccer Developments(ASD) academy in Claremont, in keepingwith a deal signed by the two companies atthebeginningof the season,which sees themshare resources.

SECONDDIVISIONRESULTS: –Friday7 December: FC Tygerberg 1-1 Ajax CapeTown; Ida’s Valley FC 1-2 Mitchell’s PlainUnited;GlendeneUnited 5-0MbekweniUnit-ed. Saturday 8 December: Peace Makers4-0 Old Mutual Academy; RC Athletic 0-1Cape Town All Stars; Sakeni United 1-0Steenberg United.

TIGHT SQUEEZE: ASD Salt River Blackpool player Denzil Fortuin cuts in between two Universityof Stellenbosch defenders during a Second Division match at UCT on Saturday. Photo: Tariq Jacobs

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