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Asmuchaswewelcome thedeployment of theNationalDefence Force as aforce multiplier within Manenberg,ithas neverhad arealimpacton breaking thebackofgangs

Thearmyhas been used severaltimes on the Cape Flatsasa forcemultiplier, with aggression to some extent,but it neverput gangsonthe back foot

This is howCaptIan Bennett, spokesperson forManenberg police,views thedeployment of soldiers in theWestern andEastern Cape, whichPresident CyrilRamaphosa proposed during hisState of theNationAddress.

“The deployment of thearmywillnot deliver thedesired result,inbreakingthe back of gangs. So whilethe army is deployed we need to usethe opportunitytorefacesociety at different levels andweneedtovisibly create change in thesurrounding area andinevery childand adultwithina specificarea. Gangshavenever challenged good motivational programmesbut they will challengeprogrammeswhich they know are flybynight,” he says Hissuggestions includeadditional support forsocialcrime programmesand forschoolsto create challenges forlearners.

AccordingtoBennett, theapproachtodeal with social ills such as gangsterism, shootings andmurders with thedeploymentofsoldiers hasnever worked becausethere have always been otherunderlining challenges

“The social ills need to be addressed, like education,health, unemployment andthe competitive behaviourofchildren.

“The spikeinteenagepregnancies is another

‘Becareful whenlocking yourcar’

MotoristsinRondeboschare beingurged to stay alertamida “rise” in remote jamming incidentsnearSilwood Centre andalong Campground Road

TheRondeboschCommunity Improvement District (RCID),a non-proﬁtorganisation (NPO)fundedbylocal property owners to provide additional security andurban management services,saida suspected“syndicate” hasbeen operatinginthe area sincelatelastyear.

RCID recorded 10 thefts from motorvehicles in itsarealastyear, with sixincidents reported so farthisyear.

Police figures, accordingtoRCID, reflected threecases last year andeight to date this year People’s Post hascontacted police forindependentverification

RCID said discrepanciesbetween its figures andofficial statistics mayarise becausecases aresometimes reported at differentpolicestations, whilesomeincidents go unreported “Asa result,whatisexperienced on the ground andwhatisreflectedinofficial statistics maydiffer,” theorganisationexplained

Remote jamming involves criminalsusing signal-blocking devicestointerfere with avehicle’s remote lockingsystem.

Motoristsmay believetheir cars arelocked when they arenot,makingiteasierfor suspects to stealvaluables left inside

AccordingtoStats SA’s victimsofcrime survey2024/25,approximately0,4 %ofadultsin theWestern Cape reported experiencing motor vehiclehijacking in thepreceding 12 months, highlighting theongoing risk of car-related crimeinthe province

Rondebosch Community Police Forum(CPF) chairBarbraBeeldt said theforum is awareof incidentsand receives reportsfromRCIDwhen in ajoint sitting with SAPS

“There aremanysyndicatesoperating across areas, notonlyhere,”she said .Suspiciousactivitycan be reported to the RCID Security Hubon086 0007243orvia WhatsApp (messagesonly) on 079595 7387

Newpitch createsasafer space

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Whenthe HanoverParkCricket

Club approached Athwood Primary School to builda ﬁve-a-side soccerpitch on thepremiseswithpartners UthandoSAand theAlcardo AndrewsFoundation, theschool believed it wouldhelptokeep thelearnerssafe.

“Reach forthe moon;evenifyou miss, you will land amongstthe stars. This formspartof themotto we live by at theschool.The impact of thesoccerpitch is farbeyondwords,itisa placewhere thechildrencan play safely.Safe from gangsterism, drugs, alcoholand GBV,” says principalEvanPetersen.

Learners canplaysoccerand sharpentheir skills as budding starsofthe future.

“Onthe ﬂip side we aresavingthe environment.Recycledmaterialisusedand repurposed from harmful to functionalinour community

“Eachtyrecontains200kg of budding rubble, reducing rubbleand that helpingtostrengthen thetyres.Weare real environmentfriendly activiststouse recyclingtobeautifyour communities

“I askedthe boys whoare part of oursoccer projectwhatthe pitchmeant to them andthis wasthe response:‘Idon’t have to worryabout beinghurt, I’msafeand having fun.Myproblems areleftoutside the ﬁve-a-sidepitch’.”

“A pitchisneededateachschool in Hanover Park to providepsycho-social support forour youth, breaking thecycle of dropouts,gangsterismand poverty, onepitch at atime,”Petersen says The ﬁnancing, construction,completionand oﬃcial openingofthe third“Pitchfor Peace” involved many people,companies,organisations andsecuritystakeholders.

TheSoccerand MusicalFestivalheldonSaturday24January broughttogethermanyofthe civicleaders,securitystakeholders, teachers, children,musicians,artists,governmentoﬃ-

“Thisinitiativeisanexample of Travelling Philanthropy andResponsible Tourism, respectful andbeneﬁcial to everyone involved Thevisitorshad apowerful,meaningful and trulyauthentic experience,togetherwiththe locals,whilstalsoleaving alasting legacy fora localcommunity

security,education,healthcare, shelter, skills development, sports,& social services,and then tapping into animal welfareaswell. Before theRace2Adventureparticipantsfrom NorthAmerica were headingout to Hanover Park,theyhandedovera cheque forR153600 to UthandoSA.

cialsand over 100international visitors (mostly from NorthAmerica)who hadjustarrivedin SouthAfricafor the ﬁrstday of theirtriparound thecountry HanoverParkhas neverhosteda tourism event, with thetotal investment in infrastructure andthe festival exceedingR200000.

Communitybidsfarewellto truly‘dedicated’officer

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Silvertown wasbrought to adeadstoponSaturday21Februarywhenthe WesternCapepolice paid homage to oneoftheir own.

Capt Arthur Minnaar,who served thenation for42years,was laid to rest.Hepassedonat home on Friday 13 February

Amovingfuneral servicewithfullmilitary honours, ledbythe WesternCapeProvincial Commissioner Lt GenThembisile Patekile andthe clergy of theNew ApostolicChurchin Silvertown,saw amovingend to thededicated oﬃcer’slife.

He wasdescribed as a“soldierofthe cross” and“aservant of thepeople”

Thechurchwas filledwithsolemness anda silent salute as thecoffindrapedinthe South African flag enteredthe church,led by an entourageofblueuniformed police officers as pall bearers.

In histribute Patekile describedhim as a “giant with agentleheart”, whosecharacter was testamenttointegrity anddedication.

“The police servicemournsthe loss of theofﬁcerbut also celebrates alifeofbeing of service to mankind,”hesaid.

Minnaar,who wasa publishedauthor, penned hisown obituary anditwas read outduringthe service. Hisbook When People Serve,documented hisown life

He went fortrainingin1984and joined the servicein1986whenthe railwaypoliceand police amalgamated.

Minnaar rose throughthe rankstocaptain, headingupthe ﬁlm andpublication unit within thepoliceservice.Hedocumentedhis own legacy of selﬂessnessand will be remembered as adevoted manofGod whoservedbothhis church andcountry withoutcompromise.

In othertributeshewas describedasa man whodeﬁnedthe word “gentleman”longbefore he donnedthe uniform. Foroverfourdecades he didn’t just wear theblueuniform,he ﬁlledit with agrace that transformedthe police service into aministryofpresence.

Minnaar wasalso labelledasthe heartbeatof theMainRoadinMowbray,which runs from theshoresofMuizenbergtothe bustling streets

of Cape Town

In Mowbrayhewas more than an oﬃcerof thelaw,hewas theneighbourhood’s conscience andanimage of aprotector.The word “no” didnot existinhis vocabulary.Ifthere wasa problem, he founda wayand if therewas agap, he ﬁlledit.

In histribute Capt IanBennett, spokesperson forManenberg police anda colleague,described hismethods as beingaslegendary as hissmile

“Hehad acreative, fearless approach to saving thenextgeneration– famously usinga coffin in hissubstance abuseprogrammestoshow children thestark realityoftheir choices. He wanted them to seethemselves, to wake up andtochooselife, notdeath.Itisa bittersweet ironythatnow,asI look into that same space, Iwillsee him, notasa victim of theworld,but as avictorwho ranand finished hisrace. As ahusband,fatherand grandfatherheled by example,”Bennett says.“His finalproject,a documentarywithme, will remain amemory nevertobeforgotten.Itwillsoon be released to theworld andwillensurethathis name is etched notjustinpolicerecords,but in aglobal documentaryonpolicingacrossthe world. The message in thedocumentary is to learnand realisethatpolicingisn’t just aboutenforcement, it’s aboutthe passion that allows anyone to be part of agreat plan of peace. ” Minnaar leaves hiswife, Pamela,son,Reagan, daughter,Tara, son- anddaughter-in-law and granddaughter behind

“The localcommunity felt they were ‘seen’, recognised andincludedintourism,” says RoshanaNaidoo, spokesperson forUthando SA,a public beneﬁtorganisation(PBO) that supports abroad spectrum of community development projects that arefocused on keyareas of human developmentand support,including:food

Each of thevisitorsalsobrought abackpack ﬁlledwithschool supplies, stationery andsanitary pads forgirls

Thepacks were handed to thelearnersatthe school

Thenext ﬁve-a-sidewillbebuilt at Blomvlei PrimarySchool in April.

Jumpstart Pre-School in Lansdownevisited the locallibrarytocelebrate WorldReadAloud Day, which was held on Wednesday 4February. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Library and ECDs unite for children to read aloud

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WorldReadAloud Dayiscelebratedonthe ﬁrst WednesdayinFebruaryand on 4February, children from JumpstartPre-School in Lansdownevisited thelocal librarytonot just read, buttopractisethe artofreading aloud.

“The best waytocelebrate WorldReadAloud Dayistoreada book to someone. Sharinga storyiswhatthe dayisall about. Storieswere passeddownfromgenerationtogeneration before writingwas invented.World Read Aloud Dayisabout celebratingthe powerofreading

aloud. It encourages children andadultstograb abook, ﬁnd an audience andreadaloud!The eventisnow celebrated by over 173countries around theworld.Itwas createdbya non-proﬁt organisation calledLitWorldtobring people andcommunities together throughthe powerof words,”saysAziza Ebrahim, principalofJumpstartPre-School.Oralforms of storytelling were theearliestwaysofpreservinghuman knowledge,insight andcreativity. WorldReadAloud Dayhelps bringthistradition back to reading whilepromoting literacy

Theﬁeldwherethe soccerpitch wasbuiltatAthwood Primary School in HanoverPark. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

ThelateArthur Minnaar,his wife, Pamela, and granddaughter, Harper. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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