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NOVUS REPORTERS AMONG TOP WINNERS PAGE 2 IN DEMAND Hundreds of people gathered at Sarepta Community Hall on Friday for a government outreach bringing Sassa and Home Affairs services to the community. Read more on page 3. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

TWO BABIES ABANDONED IN TWO WEEKS ON CAPE FLATS

Baby found in drain BRENDEN RUITER

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he Ilitha Labantu organisation is is deeply concerned by the discovery of a newborn baby in a drain in Delft on Wednesday, 19 August. The baby was the second one found in a week on the Cape Flats after another newborn was found on Sunday in Hanover Park. Siyabuleka Monakali from Ilitha Labantu says the incident

“Circumstances cannot be used to excuse the abandonment ... of a newborn” — Siyabuleka Monakali is deeply disturbing and raises serious concerns about the circumstances that can lead to the abandonment of a newborn, as well as the broader social conditions that must be considered when seeking to prevent such tragedies. “Incidents such as these must be treated with the seriousness

they deserve, and difficult circumstances cannot be used to excuse the abandonment or death of a newborn. There are organisations, social services and safe alternatives available to women who are unable or unwilling to care for a child, and greater awareness of these options is essential. At the

same time, we must examine the broader circumstances that may place women and girls in crisis, including unintended pregnancies, sexual violence, rape, coercion, fear, stigma and lack of support. Understanding these factors is not about excusing criminal conduct, but about strengthening prevention and ensuring that people know where to seek help before a situation reaches this point.

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THURSDAY 27 AUGUST

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOVUS REPORTERS’ MASTERY OVER HYPER-LOCAL CONTENT WAS HIGHLIGHTED ONCE AGAIN AT FCJ AWARDS was third in the vernacular category. In headlines Madré Marais (Bloemnuus/ NoordkaapBulletin/Vista) placed fourth, Carina Roux (TygerBurger) fifth and Shirwan Newton (BloemNews/Vista/ NoordkaapBulletin) 10th. Gaffar and Jamey Gordon (both DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette) also placed in sport writing catergory, at fourth and fifth respectively.

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

PICTURE PERFECT The photography categories saw further Novus Media success. Carina Roux of TygerBurger was a triple finalist – general photography (third), mobile (seventh) and sport (third). Lientjie Mentz (BloemNews) earned second in mobile photography and 10th in municipal reporting. Cecilia Hume (TygerBurger) was fifth in mobile photography, Barend Williams (DistrictMail & Helderberg Gazette) fourth in news photography, and Gordon ninth in general photography. Eikestadnuus placed ninth in best front page category. The awards, recognising work published in 2025, was presented at a glitzy ceremony in Menlyn Maine, Pretoria on Friday 21 August.

FROM PAGE 1 “It is important that incidents of this nature are also considered within the broader social context in which they occur. Social indicators such as poverty, unemployment, social isolation, limited access to support services, gender inequality, exposure to violence, stigma and inadequate support networks can influence vulnerability during periods of crisis. However, these incidents cannot be viewed as a problem confined to communities experiencing socioeconomic hardship. Newborn abandonment is a societal issue that can occur across different social and economic circumstances, and it should not be reduced to assumptions about poverty or the community in which an incident takes place. Highlighting these social

indicators is not about attributing blame to a particular community or suggesting that socioeconomic circumstances determine such actions. Rather, it is about understanding the range of factors that can contribute to vulnerability and identifying where prevention, education, support and intervention can be strengthened,” says Monakali. According to the police’s Sergeant Wesley Twigg, Delft police have registered a case of concealment of birth following the discovery. “The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation, and no arrests have been made,” says Twigg. Anyone with any information about this incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.

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Sassa hosts community outreach CARINA ROUX he South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Home Affairs set up at Sarepta Community Hall on Friday 21 August, bringing essential government services closer to residents. The so-called Integrated Community Registration Outreach Programme was led by Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks, together with Sassa Western Cape Regional Executive Manager Lungelwa Makaula. Hendricks, who pointed out that the hall was full, with enough people outside to fill another two halls, said the event was organised because many residents cannot reach Sassa offices. "A lot of these people can't get out to Sassa, so we've brought all government services here," he said. "Home Affairs have two caravans here, so people can get assistance because they need to have IDs, they need to have birth certificates." Police were also present to assist with affidavits. Hendricks said nearly 40 Sassa officials were deployed from offices across the Western Cape.

Sassa Western Cape regional manager, Lungelwa Sigasana Makaula.

EVENT AT SAREPTA COMMUNITY HALL AIMED AT BRINGING SERVICES CLOSER TO RESIDENTS He acknowledged that not everyone could be helped on the day. "This morning, I insisted that those who can't be assisted must get an appointment so they don't have to stand in queues. They know what day to go, they have an appointment, so no one will be left out. It's very important that people get their social grants if they're entitled to it." Hendricks said the National Development Agency was also present as government also wants to create sustainable livelihoods. "There comes a time when you don't qualify for the grant, and then you must be able to get a sustainable livelihood opportunity," he said. According to Hendricks it costs government about R1 million to organise such an outreach. He said he would insist the next outreach runs over three days. "We can't just be here for a few hours; I've told them (Sassa) I want them to be here for three days." SASSA CHALLENGES AND GRANT SCHEDULE Makaula acknowledged challenges facing Sassa, including long queues, wrongdoing and fraud within communities. She said Sassa is attending to these issues and stressed the need to safeguard the budget to pay the right beneficiaries at the right time. She said Sassa's Cape Town office covers a population of more than 4,7 million, with the East-directorate local office administering 161 569 social grants to 123 103 beneficiaries. Makaula outlined the daily schedule for grant applications at local offices: older person grants on Mondays, disability grants on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, children's grants on Thursdays, and Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants on Fridays. She pointed out that residents who visit a Sassa office on the incorrect day may find their needs less prioritised.

Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks (centre) pointed out that the hall was full and there were enough people outside to ﬁll another two halls.

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School gets a multi-purpose hall BRENDEN RUITER

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orty-three years after its establishment Symphony Secondary School in Belhar celebrated the opening of its impressive hall, a multi-purpose facility considered essential to a well-rounded education, one that hundreds of other Cape schools still lack. The hall is one of 138 built so far by the Archway Foundation, established in 2003 to help provide this essential facility at under-resourced schools in the Western Cape. They now cost between R10 million and R12 million to build. The foundation partners with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on these projects. Symphony Secondary was established in 1983 and currently has 900 learners, with a 2026 Grade 12 cohort of 103. After joining the school in 2023 principal Samantha Williams was appointed to her current role in February 2025 and leads a teaching staff of 30, with eight additional nonteaching staff members. She said earnest efforts to obtain a school hall were started by the previous principal, Samuel Bogenhagen, and she continued the plea to the Archway Foundation and the WCED for Symphony Secondary to receive a hall when she became principal. “I feel a deep sense of pride and tremendous gratitude at achieving this milestone. This asset builds on our vision for a safe and caring environment that creates excellence in quality teaching and learning. It is the start of many great events and achievements for our school community.” Speaking of the long and dedicated path taken by the Archway Foundation, John Matthews, CEO of its founding company, the 106-year-old Garden Cities,

THE SCHOOL WILL NOW HAVE A MAJOR VENUE TO HOST ALL ITS OWN EVENTS AND FOR WRITING MATRIC EXAMS said: “From the start of our hall project an improvement has been noticed in the academic performance and morale of the children attending schools where the halls have been built. “Education is the key to stability and financial security for everyone in South Africa, and as corporate citizens it’s our responsibility to help redress the inequalities of the past and give all the children we possibly can the opportunity to reach their full potential. Our goal remains to help provide equal facilities for the schoolchildren of the Western Cape and to level the academic playing fields for every learner in every classroom at school.” Now, at Symphony Secondary the challenge remains to complete the hall’s equipment, such as a sound system and projector. Among the major advantages already being enjoyed by the school are indoor assemblies, the prospect of exams being written at the same venue and not having to hire external venues for special occasions such as the matric ball and valedictory ceremonies. The drama group is planning to host its first big event there; the Grade 8 talent show. Removing such costs is yet another significant advantage, and the school will be able to host fundraisers. Corporates or benefactors wishing to support the Archway Foundation and the WCED in such initiatives must feel free to contact Matthews on (021) 558 7181.

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Principal Samantha Williams in front of the new hall.

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

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of mall audiences. Attention now turns to Canal Walk on 26 August, where the leading qualifiers will come together for the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience National Final and the 2026 national champion will be decided. As South Africa’s biggest mall-based gaming tournament reaches its biggest stage, the regional winners have done the hard work. Now it’s time to see who can deliver when the national title is on the line. For more information about the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience, brought to you by MTN and Hyprop, go to https://canalwalk.co.za/event/ mtn-shift-gaming-experience. All tournaments operated by ACGL.

Zaheen Hoosain, 2nd place EAFC.

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CPUT unrest hits students TARRYN-LEIGH SOLOMONS

“The only thing that’s affecting us is that there are no classes.”

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tudents at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) say the continued disruption at its Bellville campus is taking a financial and academic toll as uncertainty remains over the resumption of classes. The university evacuated residences and suspended activities following protests, a campus fire and unrest over its proposed financial recovery plan. Two students who spoke to TygerBurger asked not to be named. A third-year student said the proposed financial requirements had added to the uncertainty facing students and their families. “All I know is that they want us to pay R7 000 plus 30% of our debt, which is wrong. We come from different families with different backgrounds. It was hard to come this side,” she said. “Our parents have to go through debt so that we can come this side and they want us to pay R7 000 plus the 30%. It’s not fair.” She said students did not know where they would find the additional money. “We don’t know where we’re going to get this R7 000. It’s so hard for us.”

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DISRUPTION BEYOND RESIDENCES A first-year student, who also asked not to be named, said the

CPUT’s Bellville campus has faced disruptions following student protests and the evacuation of residences last week. PHOTO: TARRYN-LEIGH SOLOMONS

disruption was affecting students living in private accommodation differently. She was not required to leave her accommodation, but said the suspension of classes and university shuttle services had created other problems. “The only thing that’s affecting us is that there are no classes. We can’t even start online. It’s just quiet and time is going,” she said. Without university shuttles, she said students were now paying for their own transport when they needed to travel to campus or into town. “We used to use shuttles to go to campus and now we have to Bolt if we want to go to campus or to town to buy things.” She estimated that they could spend about R500 on e-hailing trips. “That money has to come from our parents. “It’s not only affecting us, it’s affecting our parents.” The first-year student said spending more time at their accommodation had also increased everyday expenses. “On a normal day, we just go to campus, attend classes and come back late. Now it’s double the cost of everything.” RESTORING CALM CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley said the university had strengthened overnight patrols to protect students who remained

behind and those still making arrangements to leave. “We are pleased that day one of the CPUT campus evacuations has been successful. Many students have taken the opportunity to go home,” Kansley said. “For us the measure of success is simple – that we de-escalate violence, avoid a loss of life and bring calm to our campuses. We believe we have achieved that.” The university closed its campuses and residences after violence escalated and a fire broke out at the Old Education Building on the Bellville campus on Monday 17 August. Bellville South police subsequently opened a public violence case.

FINANCIAL PLAN WITHDRAWN The unrest followed opposition to CPUT's proposed 2027 financial recovery plan. CPUT Council withdrew the draft plan on 12 August for further consultation and clarification, but protests continued. The university has put its current student debt at about R2,1 billion. The evacuation initially met resistance from students, with some saying they could not afford to travel home at short notice. CPUT maintained that the evacuation was intended to reduce the risk of further violence.

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uilding isiXhosa scholarship requires more than curriculum development and classroom instruction. It requires collaboration between teachers, academics, student teachers, language practitioners, and education stakeholders who can learn from one another while collectively advancing African language education. This vision took an important step forward when the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) officially launched the Community of Practice for the Teaching of isiXhosa in Schools last month. More than 52 participants, including teachers, subject advisors, academics, student teachers, alumni, non-governmental organisations and language organisations gathered in person and online to join this shared initiative and to strengthen isiXhosa language education. The Community of Practice is a collaborative space where educational knowledge can be shared, developed and applied to strengthen the teaching and learning of isiXhosa. By connecting expertise across schools, universities and education organisations, the initiative aims to support both professional learning and the growth of isiXhosa scholarship. KEY CHALLENGES Opening the launch, Prof Rajendran

“‘We are building isiXhosa scholarship through collaboration” — Prof Nokhanyo Mdzanga Govender, Dean of the Faculty of Education, reaffirmed the Faculty's commitment to African language education and teacher professional learning. He also highlighted UWC's longstanding commitment to Recognition of Prior Learning and widening access to educational opportunities. Dr Nick Taylor from JET Education Services reflected on some of the key challenges facing language education, including limited curriculum space, insufficient specialist expertise and the reliance on part-time staff. He argued that the Community of Practice could play an important role in strengthening the field through collaboration, curriculum development, research and scholarly publication. Addressing participants, Prof Ayub Sheik, Head of the Department of Language Education, encouraged educators to recognise the knowledge that emerges from their daily practice. “Classrooms are spaces where educational knowledge is created,” he said, urging teachers and student teachers to see themselves as knowledge producers who contribute to the advancement of the

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profession. TRANSFORMING LEARNING For Prof Nokhanyo Mdzanga, Coordinator of CALT, the Community of Practice represents a significant shift in how professional learning is understood: “At CALT, we believe that transforming African language education begins by transforming how we learn as professionals. The Community of Practice is our commitment to creating a professional home where teachers are recognised as scholars of practice, where classroom experience is valued as knowledge, and where universities, schools and communities work together to shape the future of isiXhosa language education. We are not simply building a programme; we are building isiXhosa scholarship through collaboration.”

The launch also received messages of support from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), and subject advisors from the Western Cape Education Department, all of whom reaffirmed the importance of collaboration in strengthening multilingual education in South Africa. Equally significant were the contributions from teachers, students, alumni and partner universities, who described the Community of Practice as a space where teachers' knowledge, creativity and professional expertise can be recognised and expanded. Participants highlighted how collaborative engagement can strengthen confidence in teaching isiXhosa while creating opportunities to develop literary, poetic and creative writing skills. Student and alumni speakers also reminded participants that language is more than a school subject; it is a carrier of identity, culture and heritage. In the future, the Community of Practice will facilitate webinars, seminars, collaborative research projects, writing retreats, digital resource development and professional conversations connecting educators and language practitioners across the province and beyond. Members will also work together to develop terms of reference, governance structures and strategic priorities

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parliamentary summit on gang-related violence in the Western Cape has heard a resounding call for a fundamental shift from arrests to dismantling the entire ecosystem that allows gangsterism to survive. Held at the Good Hope Chamber of Parliament in Cape Town on 19 August, the summit brought together researchers, community leaders, faith organisations, Community Police Forums, civil society and senior police commanders, all confronting the devastating impact of gang violence across the Western Cape. For Denver Dreyer, vice chairperson of the Kraaifontein Spiritual Crime Prevention Forum, the summit was deeply personal. Dreyer, who attended as a community representative, spoke openly about his own 10-year journey through drug addiction. “I know what it means to be caught in the grip of addiction,” he said. “Sitting in the National Assembly and participating in a national conversation about finding solutions to gang violence, I could not help but reflect on how far my own journey has taken me,” he told TygerBurger last week. Dreyer said hearing the human stories behind the statistics affected him most. “There is a mother who has lost

“I know what it means to be caught in the grip of addiction” — Denver Dreyer a child. A family living in fear. A young person drawn into drugs or gang activity. A community that has become accustomed to violence,” he said. “I know that behind addiction is often a person who needs intervention, support, accountability and an opportunity to change. I also know that recovery is possible.” FOLLOW THE MONEY Dr Mark Shaw of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime warned that gangs have become increasingly sophisticated and financially driven, with drug trafficking and extortion forming significant parts of the criminal economy. He emphasised the need to “follow the money”, target gang leadership and disrupt the financial structures that allow criminal networks to regenerate. Senior station commanders provided direct insight into operational realities. Brig Brian Muller of Mitchells Plain Police Station spoke strongly against police corruption, saying corrupt officers must be identified and dealt with. He also highlighted the challenge of young people repeatedly arrested for drug

offences who then struggle to find employment. Brig Jayseelan Naidoo of Manenberg raised concerns about the link between school absenteeism, youth recruitment and gang economics, and warned of criminal networks gaining access to legitimate economic opportunities, including tenders. Col Wynand Muller of Nyanga stressed that arrests, firearm seizures and convictions, while important, do not by themselves dismantle criminal structures. CHILDREN ON THE FRONTLINE A recurring theme was the vulnerability of children outside the education system. The summit heard calls to keep children in school, address dropout and absenteeism, strengthen child protection, and provide sport, cultural and recreational opportunities. Community representatives warned that previous summits must not become another “talk shop”, calling for measurable action and accountability. The summit heard that success should no longer be measured by arrest numbers alone, but by whether gang finances are disrupted, drug supply chains dismantled, illegal firearms removed, children kept in school and communities made safer. Dreyer said the experience strengthened his commitment to continue sharing his story. “The work does not stop when

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the summit ends. It continues in our neighbourhoods, support groups, churches, schools and community spaces,” he says. “One of the key messages that emerged was that gangsterism cannot be addressed through policing and arrests alone. We need a coordinated response involving law enforcement, education, social development, families, communities, faithbased organisations, civil society and government. “We need to disrupt the networks that finance gangs,

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CT drives 50% of job growth Council approves

Cape Town has accounted for nearly half of all new jobs created across South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities over the past five years, according to the latest Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Quarterly Labour Force Survey data. According to a statement by the City of Cape Town, they added 418 000 jobs between the first quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2026, representing 49,6% of the total 841 000 jobs added across the metros during the period. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the city’s job growth was greater than that of the next four largest metros combined — Johannesburg, eThekwini, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.

CAPE TOWN OUTPACES GAUTENG METROS The figures show Cape Town added 6,4 jobs for every job created in Johannesburg during the period. The city also added more than four jobs for every one added in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. While Cape Town added 418 000 jobs, eThekwini recorded 142 000, Tshwane 102 000, Ekurhuleni 96 000 and Johannesburg 65 000. Buffalo City added 50 000 jobs, while Nelson Mandela Bay added 14 000. Mangaung was the only metro to record a decline, with 46 000 fewer jobs. Hill-Lewis said the figures were encouraging but acknowledged that more work remained to be done. “There’s still plenty to do, but we are so encouraged by the 418 000 jobs added in our city over the current term,” he said. CITY RECORDS LOWEST BROAD UNEMPLOYMENT Cape Town also recorded the lowest broad unemployment rate among the eight metros in the second quarter of 2026. The city's rate stood at 24,3%, compared with 35,3% in Buffalo City and 37,8% in eThekwini. The broad measure includes unemployed people as well as those who are not actively looking for work. At the other end of the scale, Ekurhuleni

recorded a broad unemployment rate of 42,7%, followed by Mangaung at 41,2% and Johannesburg at 40,1%. Cape Town's broad unemployment rate was therefore 11 percentage points lower than Buffalo City's, the next-best performing metro. The city also recorded the lowest labour force inactivity rate at 28,7%.

MORE PEOPLE ENTERING THE LABOUR MARKET The City's labour force grew by 396 000 over the period, which Hill-Lewis said showed that more people were finding work or actively looking for employment. Cape Town's labour inactivity rate fell by eight percentage points during the term. James Vos, Mayco member for economic growth, said the figures showed the City's economic approach was delivering results: “This employment data is encouraging and shows that our economic growth approach is working.” He pointed to measures aimed at making it easier for businesses to operate, including efforts to reduce turnaround times for construction permits and business licences. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT The City also attributed part of the employment growth to its investment in infrastructure. It estimates that 130 000 construction-related jobs have flowed from its R40 billion infrastructure investment during the current term. Cape Town recorded a South African record R12,2 billion in capital expenditure in 2025/26, double the R6 billion spent during the first year of the term. According to City estimates, about 75% of its infrastructure investment directly benefits lower-income households. Vos said the focus remained on improving productivity, supporting businesses and creating more opportunities for people to work. “Ultimately, it’s about making it easier to do business, improving productivity and creating more opportunities for people to work,” he said.

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CARINA ROUX ity Council approved the renaming of Belhar Main Road in Kuils River to John van de Rheede Drive on Thursday 20 August. The decision follows a naming process initiated by local civic association, the Highbury Foundation (HF). Van de Rheede, whose full name was Johan Jacobus Eli van de Rheede, was a teacher and community activist who moved to Highbury in 1986. He was elected as a proportional councillor for the ANC in the first local government election after 1994 for the then Kuils River Municipality. He co-founded the HF in 2009. According to the foundation’s motivation for the renaming, Van de Rheede played a leading role in securing assistance for about 300 families left homeless by a fire at an informal settlement alongside the railway line in Kuils River in about 1990. He also championed the building of early childhood centres in Highbury and Kalkfontein, and helped establish the first neighbourhood watch in Highbury. Van de Rheede passed away in October 2023.

FROM PROPOSAL TO APPROVAL The renaming was proposed by Winston Middleton, chair of Highbury Foundation, on behalf of the HF in 2024. Ebrahim Sawant, Ward 19 councillor, noted that both the Highbury Ratepayers and Residents Association (Hirra) and the HF supported the proposal. The City’s Naming Committee recommended on 23 January 2025 that the proposal be authorised for public participation. The process ran from 2 May to 2 June 2025. A total of 960 comments were received, with 857 in support and 103 against, representing 89% support. The Section 80 Naming Committee recommended on 10 June that the objections not be upheld after which the Executive Mayor recommended on 19 June that Council approve the renaming. CONFUSION The “Naming Proposal Form” which Highbury Foundation submitted asked for the renaming of Belhar Road which it stated “joins the R300 from the eastside and Stellenbosch Arterial from the north and runs through/past the residential areas of Sarepta, Kalkfontein, Highbury and Stellendale in Kuils River” and is situated on the border of Wards 11 and 19. Confusion arose when City officials documented the road as ‘’Belhar Drive’’, which is in Belhar and falls under Subcouncil 5 and Ward 12, rather than the road in Kuils River (Belhar Main Road) which falls under Subcouncil 14 and Wards 11 and 19. This led to some commotion during

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CHEVAAN GRYP GELEENTHEID OM TE SIEN OF DIT IS WAT HY REGTIG WIL DOEN MET ALBEI HANDE paramedikus amptelik begin het. Hy kon vir ten minste vier noodgevalle saam met die ambulans ry en voel hy het 'n goeie idee gekry oor wat die beroep verg. "Ek het vir hulle 'n boodskap gestuur om dankie te sê. Die man het gesê ek is meer as welkom om vir nog skofte te kom. Dit maak my hart baie bly. “Dit is net iets ongeloofliks — as dit nie vir die baba (by die vulstasie) was nie, kon ek nie die geleenthede kry wat ek nou kry nie," sê hy.

Wian Saayman, Luane van Wyk en Zach Wantza, graad 10-leerders van die Jan Krielskool, het verlede week gehoor dat hul kunswerke vir die "Iziko Landscape Showcase" gekies is. Graad 10-leerders in die Wes-Kaap kon aan die kompetisie deelneem waarin leerders verskillende landskappe moes navors en dan hul eie een moes uitbeeld.

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Word Weavers host Women’s Month poetry event Cape Word Weavers hosted a women's poetry and musical afternoon at DNA Café at Langverwacht Plein on Saturday 15 August. The event drew a full house of patrons, families, artists and supporters. The programme featured a line-up of local women poets, spoken-word artists and musicians. From powerful poems on motherhood, resilience and identity, to soulful acoustic performance and uplifting melodies, each act received roaring applause. “The aim was simply; to create a safe, supportive space where women could express themselves free-

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

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

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

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BRIEWE/LETTERS

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

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

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

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

your kindness

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

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

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Twee Durbanville-wyne die beste

wee wyne van die Durbanville-wynvallei is verlede Vrydagaand bekroon as Suid-Afrika se beste jongwyne in hul kategorieë in die strawwe nasionale SA Jongwynskou. Dit is die 2026 Chenin Blanc (gehout) van Groot Phesantekraal en die 2026 Shiraz (gehout) van die Diemersdal-wynlandgoed. Hierdie jaarlikse skou vir wyne van die huidige oesjaar word aangebied deur die SA Nasionale Wynskouvereniging (SANWSV) in samewerking met AgriExpo, wat steeds nóú betrokke is by die hierdie merkwaardige kompetisie as die oorspronklike eienaar en sy verbintenis as beskermheer tot vandag handhaaf. NUWE STREEK Die SA Jongwynskou het vanjaar geskiedenis gemaak deurdat 'n nuwe

goue medaljes opgelewer.

“Dit is opwindend op Kaapstad as nuwe streek welkom te heet ...’’ - Christo Pienaar streek by die oorspronklike agt streke deur die SANWSV bygevoeg is. Die produsente van Kaapstad, wat in 2017 as Wyn van Oorsprong-gebied afgebaken is, het aansoek gedoen om as 'n nuwe streek te kan deelneem, nadat hulle tot verlede jaar deel van Stellenbosch was. Kaapstad, een van die 12 groot wynhoofstede van die wêreld, sluit die wyke Durbanville, Constantia, Houtbaai en Philadelphia in. Die nuwe streek het sommer met die intrapslag buiten die twee nasionale kampioene ook vier klaswenners en vyf

Chris Fourie (heel links), president van Agri-Expo, en Christo Pienaar (heel regs), voorsitter van SANWSV, by (van links) Rennie Brink van Groot Phesantekraal en Richard Schroeder, wynmaker.

GEHOUTE PINOTAGE 'n Gehoute pinotage van Wellington Wines is bekroon as die SA Kampioenjongwyn van 2026, nadat dit ook as die beste pinotage aangewys is. Dit is die derde keer dat dié wynmakery die trofee as algehele wenner verower. Wellington het ook in 2018 dié prestasie behaal, ook met 'n pinotage-wyn, en in 2023 met 'n cabernet sauvignon. KWV het die Pietman Hugo-trofee vir die derde keer gewen as die wynmakery wat die meeste punte met sy vyf beste ingeskrewe wyne behaal het. Dit is die tweede keer agtereenvolgens dat KWV met dié trofee wegstap nadat hulle dit verlede jaar, asook in 2015, losgeslaan het. Hulle het uitgeblink deur drie nasionale trofeë te verower, naamlik vir die KWV Sauvignon Blanc (gehout), KWV Petit Verdot (gehout) as die beste ander rooi kultivar en met die KWV Petit Verdot/ Pinotage/Carignan (gehout) as beste rooi versnit. SPOGDINEE Die kompetisie se indrukwekkende versameling nasionale trofeë is oorhandig by ’n spogdinee wat deur Agri-Expo by die Elsenburg-landboukollege aangebied is. Altesaam 52 wyne het klaswenner-status behaal en 117 wyne het goue medaljes ontvang. Vanjaar se 1 387 inskrywings is deur 88 spesialis-beoordelaars op 13 panele in oënskou geneem. Die beoordelaars was dit eens dat die gehalte van die 2026-wyne puik is, ondanks ‘n uitdagende parstyd wat wingerdboukundiges en wynmakers se tegniese vermoë deeglik beproef het, lui ‘n mediaverklaring.

Chris Fourie (heel links), president van Agri-Expo, en Christo Pienaar (heel regs), voorsitter van SANWSV, by (van links) Gerrit Visser (wingerdboukundige), Tienie Louw Jnr, Leana Coetzee (junior wynmaker) en Juandré Bruwer (wynmaker) van Diemersdalwynlandgoed.

BESTE VERTONING Die voorsitter van die SA Jongwynskou, Christo Pienaar, het gesê die gehalte van die jongwyne het vanjaar besonder beïndruk. Ondanks die uitdagende omstandighede het die sleutelkultivars deurgaans uitnemende wyne opgelewer, met sterk geurkonsentrasie, gebalanseerde sure en suikers, asook uitstekende kleurontwikkeling in rooiwyne, het hy gesê. “Dit is opwindend om Kaapstad as nuwe streek hartlik welkom te heet by die SA Jongwynskou en verblydend dat die nasionale wenners van oor die land se wynproduksiegebiede kom, sowel as van ‘n verskeidenheid tipes wynmakerye. Die SA Jongwynskou bly ná 194 jaar steeds relevant vir die wynbedryf. Dit gee ’n waardevolle eerste kykie na die gehalte en potensiaal van die nuwe oesjaar, asook vroeë aanduidings van nuwe wyne en wyntendense.”

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Youth Classical Concert celebrates 55th year YOUNG SOLOISTS WILL PERFORM ON STAGE

Soprano Phoebe Damons (20) from Bellville

he annual Youth Classical Concert celebrates its 55th year at Artscape on Saturday 5 September at 19:00. Twelve young classical musicians and singers who auditioned successfully will perform as soloists with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), conducted by Brandon Phillips. Presented by Artscape and the CPO, supported by the City of Cape Town, the concert gives young musicians the opportunity to perform with a symphony orchestra on a professional stage. Audition candidates had to be bona ﬁde music students, perform at a high standard and reside or study in the Western Cape. The concert is a celebration of young musical talent, not a competition. The programme includes concertos by Ravel, Mozart, Shostakovich, Hofmeyr, Weber, Ibert, Khachaturian and Donizetti, with arias by Saint-Saëns and Handel. SOLOISTS The soloists, aged between 12 and 22, include pianists Giorgia Ehlers (19) from Mowbray, Alexander McIvor (18) from Cape Town and siblings Xizhi Aiden Luo (15) and Weien Amy Luo (18) from Stellenbosch. Other instrumentalists are cellist Solange Rojas (22), raised in Lima, Peru, marimba player Kyrah Adams

(20) from Paarl, clarinettist Benjamin Monvoisin (12) from Loevenstein, euphonium player Kumkani Kabane (20) from Cape Town and saxophonist James Cilliers (20) from Durbanville. Singers are sopranos Phoebe Damons (20) from Bellville and Sinesipho Tokwe (19) from Observatory, and mezzo-soprano Lilitha Nkuku (20) from Goodwood. Each soloist receives mentoring from Phillips, resident conductor of the CPO, head of woodwinds at the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town and conductor of the UCT ensembles. This year marks the 11th Youth Classical Concert he will conduct. Since the concert's inception, more than 600 young musicians have performed with the CPO. Many are now soloists or members of South African and international symphony orchestras and opera companies. A record 75 applications to audition were received this year. The concert runs for two hours, including a 30-minute interval. Fine Music Radio will broadcast the concert live. Tickets are R100 for adults, R50 for pensioners, students and scholars, and R80 for block bookings of ﬁve or more. Book through Webtickets or Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 7695. No children under age six.

Kom stap saam met Francois Francois Boyce bring sy vertoning Stap in Styl op Dinsdag 1 September om 20:30 na Die Boer-teaterrestaurant in Durbanville. Het jy al ooit gewonder wat jou skoene sou sê as hulle kon praat? Daar is net iets aan 'n vrou en skoene, sê Francois. Hy gaan maak 'n draai in vier verskillende pare skoene en elkeen het 'n ander storie om te vertel. In hierdie vertoning vol emosie neem Francois elke vrou saam op 'n reis met die skoene om hulle met 'n inspirerende gedagte te los. Soos altyd word daar gedans, gesing, gelag, gehuil en in algehele styl weggestap. Kaartjies kos R240. Bespreek by www.dieboer.com of by 021 979 1911.

Francois Boyce nooi al die vroue om ‘n ‘girls night’ saam met hom te kom geniet.

Riaan Benadé tree op Woensdag 26 Augustus om 20:30 by Heroes Live in Brackenfell op. Kaartjies kos van R240 tot R260 by www.heroeslive.net. Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show runs at Theatre on the Bay from 28 August until 18 October. Tickets from R295 at Webtickets. Highlights by WGRUV dance company is at the Homecoming Centre on Friday 28 August at 19:00 and on Saturday 29 August at 15:00. Tickets from R220 to R300 at Webtickets. Just Jokes is at the Homecoming Centre on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 August at 20:00. Yaaseen Barnes' new stand-up comedy show celebrates the power of being silly. Tickets are R180 at Webtickets. Marion Holm bring haar vertoning Gryp elke GrasHolm na die NG kerk Kuilsrivier op Saterdag 29 Augstus om 18:00. Kaartjies is by Quicket beskikbaar. Wayne Bosch and Friends: Homecoming Celebration is at Artscape on Saturday 29 August at 19:00. A tribute to Cape Town's lively jazz scene, and the launch of his debut album. Tickets R200 at Webtickets. Keenan Scott – Folk & Blues live – is at Ground Culture, Observatory on Tuesday 1 September at 20:00. Doors open at 18:30. Tickets R100 at Webtickets.

International ballet talent comes to CT The 13th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) concluded with a gala at the Artscape Opera House on Thursday 6 August. This year's competition, supported by the City, brought together 118 dancers aged between nine and 22. They competed across the Scholar, Junior and Senior divisions. Dancers took part in Classical Ballet, Contemporary, Choreographic and Ensemble categories. Competitors from South Africa and countries including Cuba, Russia and the United Kingdom (UK) gathered in Cape Town for the semi-finals and finals, highlighting the competition's growing reputation as a leading international ballet platform on the African continent. Founded by Dirk Badenhorst, artistic director of Mzansi Ballet, the SAIBC remained the only international ballet competition of its kind in Africa. It provided young dancers with performance experience, international exposure and opportunities to connect with leading figures in the ballet industry. The competition, a member of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions, was adjudicated by an international jury comprising Joseph Morrissey from the United States of America, Sergey Usanov from Russia, Callum Hastie from Australia, Kate Coyne from the UK, Lorelei Bari from Romania/ Germany, Ariel Mejic from Cuba and South Africa's Thoriso Magongwa, who

was based in Chechnya. The closing gala featured performances by competition winners and guest artists. Prima ballerina Angela Revie of Mzansi Ballet performed the Walpurgisnacht Pas de Deux with fellow Mzansi Ballet dancer and Cuban juror Ariel Méjica. The Awakening of Flora Pas de Deux, composed by Riccardo Drigo, was performed by Mikayla van Heerden and Royal Ballet School student and SAIBC alumnus Nico Prinsloo. The Solace Duet was performed by Omogolo Gaorekwe and Tshenolo Tshoma. Cape Town City Ballet's Zachary Healy also stepped in at short notice as a non-competitor to partner Bolshoi Ballet School graduate Luna Helm after her original partner was injured during the event. Recognition awards were presented to Artscape Chief Executive Officer Marlene le Roux, Carolyn Steyn, John Linden, Sharon Friedman, Alfred Hinkel, Andrew Warth and Magongwa. Badenhorst said the standard of entries continued to grow each year, adding that the competition allowed young dancers to inspire one another, build friendships, celebrate excellence and create opportunities for future generations. The City said its partnership with the SAIBC reﬂected its commitment to artistic excellence and the growth of the performing arts by creating opportunities for young creatives to develop their skills and gain international exposure.

‘Art’ is skreeusnaaks en vlymskerp

Young SA Ballet Stars Shine at the 13th South African International Ballet Competition.

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Spring Symphonies at the City Hall: Resonance and Reﬂections is on Thursday 3 September at 19:30. Tickets from R210 to R495 at Webtickets. The University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rik Ghesquière with Luc Ponet and Mario Nell (organ) performs at the Endler Concert Series on Friday 4 September at 19:00. Tickets are only available at Webtickets. The 55th Youth Classical Concert, hosted by Artscape in collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, is on Saturday 5 September at 19:00. Young singers and instrumentalists perform as soloists with the Orchestra on a professional stage. Tickets cost R50 to R100 at Webtickets. Die Heuwels Fantasties en die Bokke vs All Blacks op die groot skerms is op Saterdag 5 September by Heroes Live, Brackenfell. Die deure maak 15:00 oop. Kaartjies kos van R220 tot R260 en is by www.heroeslive.net beskikbaar. Spring Symphonies at the City Hall: Rachmaninoff's Third is on Thursday 10 September at 19:30.With conductor Daniel Raiskin and soloist Alexei Volodin (piano). Tickets from R210 to R495 at Webtickets. Tasché tree op Saterdag 12 September

om 20:30 by Heroes Live op. Kaartjies kos van R140 tot R180 by www.heroeslive.net. An abbreviated production of Coppelia aimed at the youth and performed by young dancers from Eoan group and Dance for All, alongside dancers from Cape Town City Ballet is on Saturday 19 September at 12:00 at the Joseph Stone auditorium, Athlone. Tickets cost R50 at Webtickets. Francois van Coke, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Hanna de Wet en die Laerskool Welgemoed se seniorkoor tree op Donderdag 17 September om 19:00 in die NG kerk Welgemoed op. Kom saam op 'n nostalgiese musiekreis van Lucas Maree se bekendste liedjies. Kaartjies kos R160 by Webtickets. Spring Symphonies at the City Hall: Burnished Brahms is on Thursday 17 September at 19:30. With conductor Bernhard Gueller and soloist Anna Geniushene (piano). Tickets from R210 to R495 at Webtickets. A free Korean Culture Concert is taking place on Friday 18 September at 20:00 at Artscape. Book your place on Webtickets. Desmond Tutu United 4 Humanity Peace Concert is at Artscape on Saturday 19 September at 20:00. Tickets cost R150 at Webtickets.

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Die komedie Art is van 1 tot 12 September in die Baxter-teater te sien. Hierdie internasionaal bekroonde teaterkomedie volg op die sukses van die Afrikaanse verwerking, Kuns, wat in 2025 by die KKNK gedebuteer het. Die produksie is wyd geprys en het later ook sy sukses by die Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees voortgesit. Marthinus Basson, gevierde teatermaker, is die regisseur van die plaaslike Engelse produksie met bekroonde vertolkings deur Wilhelm van der Walt, Wessel Pretorius en Ludwig Binge. Kritici het die ensemble-spel tussen dié drie akteurs as een van die produksie se sterk punte uitgesonder.

Art, geskryf deur die Franse dramaturg Yasmina Reza en in Engels vertaal deur die Oscar-bekroonde skrywer Christopher Hampton, is een van die suksesvolste kontemporêre komedies. Die storielyn is ooglopend eenvoudig: Serge koop ’n duur kunswerk wat geheel en al uit wit lyne op ’n wit skilderdoek bestaan. Sy vriend Marc is geskok. Hul gemeenskaplike vriend Yvan bevind hom in die middel. Wat begin as ’n meningsverskil oor kuns, ontrafel gou tot ’n skreeusnaakse, vlymskerp ondersoek van vriendskap, lojaliteit, identiteit, smaak en smaak. Kaartjies kos R220 en is by Webtickets beskikbaar.

Ludwig Binge, Wessel Pretorius en Wilhelm van der Walt is te sien in Art.

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City releases more land for housing T

he City of Cape Town’s land release programme is channeling over 14 000 affordable housing units worth R26 billion in private sector capital into communities that already exist, while opening the door to dignified, well-located homes for more Capetonians. It is as much a housing project as it is a socio-economic investment programme, according to the City. In his address to the Affordable Housing Investment Connect conference in Cape Town last week, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the City has released more land for affordable housing in the current term than the decade prior under its Priority Programme to accelerate land release. The City is aiming to forge strong publicprivate partnerships for more affordable housing, and thus brought together private sector developers, financiers, government, and international finance bodies for this groundbreaking conference. According to the City, land parcels with

a yield of over 14 000 affordable units are currently in the active land release pipeline or project packaging stage. A further 7 000-unit yield is estimated across land parcels already awarded to developers, while over 6 000 completed social housing units are already in operation in Cape Town. Carl Pophaim, Mayco member for human settlements, said the City had released land valued at R1,7 billion in just the last two years. “We’ve released land with an estimated yield of 13 766 opportunities over the past two years. Over this period, the City also enabled more than R960 million in discounted release, bulk infrastructure investment, and incentives to enhance the viability of projects,” he said. “If this is what we’ve been able to do in just over two years, imagine what we will achieve as our programme matures.” “Our unique land release for affordable housing programme is essentially a neighbourhood socio-economic investment

LAND PARCELS WITH A YIELD OF OVER 14 000 AFFORDABLE UNITS ARE IN THE ACTIVE LAND RELEASE PIPELINE programme. This programme unlocks economic growth, and improved infrastructure, services, and amenities in existing neighbourhoods, while also enabling greater access to dignified, well-located accommodation for more Capetonians,” said Councillor Pophaim. CALL FOR FUNDING The City is also calling for national grant-funding to be increased dramatically, and for it to be directly allocated to the metro, rather than via the red-tape laden Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA). According to the City, Cape Town’s housing market has seen significant

shifts in recent years, with Covid-19 enabling greater mobility and driving high semigration to the city. Two broad forces are behind the demand, people seeking employment opportunities, drawn by the city’s higher employment rate, and growing confidence in good governance prompting investment. Looking ahead, the pressures are set to intensify. Cape Town’s population is expected to grow to 8,4 million people over 24 years, with 70% of housing demand, both ownership and rental, falling in the affordable bracket. Between now and 2050, more than one million housing units will be required to meet the demand. The market has also seen a noticeable shift from freehold to sectional title developments, which now make up more than 50% of total property sales. According to the City, affordable housing brackets for ownership properties are valued at up to R1,5 million, while the rental space targets households earning between R3 500 and R34 800 per month.

Graves’ warrior turns diagnosis into book DESIRÉE RORKE DESIREE.RORKE@TYGERBURGER.CO.ZA

When his heart started racing and the weight started falling off, people told him he was "just stressed". Diagnosed with Graves' disease in early 2024, Thembalethu John Kumatana from Kraaifontein has turned two years of living with the autoimmune condition into a guide for others. His book, Living with Graves Disease: A South African Perspective, published this year, grew out of the journaling he started just to make sense of it

Each book represents a different chapter of his life and a different journey of healing.

all. Born in Elliot in the Eastern Cape in 1982, the author wanted to share his journey with others in the hope of strengthening them. "I have come to learn that you do not write for applause. You write because you must, because your story might be the one that helps someone else feel less alone," he tells TygerBurger. Graves' is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to produce too much thyroid hormone. The result, he says, is that the whole body goes into overdrive, racing heart, unexplained weight loss, insomnia, trembling hands and mood swings. "The hardest part was hearing 'but you look fine'," he says. "Because not every day is the same. Some days I had energy. Other days I could barely get out of bed from fatigue and muscle weakness." Thembalethu says thyroid disease is under-discussed in

South Africa, where getting a diagnosis, understanding medication like Carbimazole and Methimazole, managing frequent blood tests and covering the costs is "a journey". He also tackles three myths head-on, that patients caused the disease themselves, that a pill cures it, and that it only affects the thyroid. Graves' can also impact the eyes, skin and heart, and remission can be followed by relapse. WHY THE BOOK "I'm not a doctor. I'm a Graves warrior," he says. "And our job is to educate and share." He says he wrote the book so the next person diagnosed doesn't feel alone, so families understand what is happening, and to build awareness and survival strategies together. His advice to others is to ask questions at every doctor's visit, find a community, track symptoms and advocate for yourself in the healthcare system. "If you're reading this and

you've just been diagnosed, please know: it gets better. It's a journey, a process." Writing a book is an experience that is difficult to put into words, says Thembalethu who has authored several other books on topics such as the importance of fatherhood and a counselling guide. "It begins as a thought, a whisper in your heart that refuses to leave you. A story that needs to be told. There is a deep excitement that comes with it, the moment when the first words finally find their way onto the page. Your heart beats faster. You feel a sense of purpose, a feeling that your voice will finally be heard. Seeing your name on the cover for the first time is an overwhelming moment, a mixture of tears, joy and disbelief. It is the moment you realize, I really did it." he says. "But behind that excitement is also hard work and vulnerability. “We do not write for ourselves. We write for people to

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understand. “Everyone is going through something. So our role is to communicate, to educate, to inspire, and I have chosen to do that through writing. I do not know any other way of fighting my battles, but when I get a pen and paper, I transfer my feelings and it makes a lot of sense to me. It leaves me lightened. “It relieves the stress, it relieves the anxiety. Writing for me is therapeutic. That is how I have found peace, between those pieces of paper.” For more information contact the author on 071 880 2717.

Motorist demands answers about lawless taxi drivers DESIRÉE RORKE DESIREE.RORKE@TYGERBURGER.CO.ZA

Six months after filing a complaint with traffic services over daily lawlessness of taxi drivers, a concerned Brackenfell resident is still waiting for answers, and says nothing on the road has changed, endangering the lives of other road users across the northern suburbs of Cape Town. The resident, whose identity is being protected, describes a daily barrage of reckless taxi behaviour along several roads in Brackenfell and surrounds that includes taxis blocking lanes, skipping slipways and forcing their way ahead of law-abiding motorists at intersections. In his written complaint to the traffic department he attached detailed illustrations of the routes on Google Earth photos of where the daily violations occur. These roads among others include De Bron, Eversdal, Mountainview and Fairtrees road as well as Eskom Crescent. “This is a textbook example. A taxi stopped dead in the middle

of De Bron Road, blocking an entire lane, despite there being a designated area to pull over barely two meters further on. Having caused the congestion himself, the driver then used the very gap his blocking had created to drive down to the traffic light, ignored the slipway completely, turned left directly at the light, and forced his way in front of every single vehicle legitimately waiting to turn into Mountain View drive,” he says. “I want to be absolutely clear that this is not an isolated incident I am blowing out of proportion. It is a daily occurrence. Every day these drivers treat the rules of the road as if they simply do not apply to them, and every day there is not a single officer anywhere to be seen holding them to account.” “It has now been close to six months since traffic services acknowledged my complaint and undertook to monitor the situation and provide feedback. I have had no feedback, and far more importantly, nothing on the road has changed,” he told the newspaper.

To the City he writes “I have given you the routes. I have reported the behaviour, yet the only response I received was that I should phone 107 each time, as though the responsibility for policing our roads now rests with the motorists being endangered rather than with the City that taxes us for that very service. “That is not a solution. It is an admission that there is no proactive enforcement whatsoever. “So let me ask plainly, what options are actually left to the tax paying citizens of this city? I cannot take the law into my own hands. I cannot take these taxi drivers to court myself.” The resident warned that growing “we own the road” behaviour from taxi drivers, combined with continued population growth in the Western Cape, points to a City that has lost its grip. “It does not take a rocket scientist to see that the City no longer has any control over the roads, and with more and more people flocking to the

Western Cape, I don’t see the City regaining any control without taking drastic steps.” He is demanding concrete answers. “What concrete enforcement action has actually been taken on the reported routes, and what plan exists to put visible, consistent traffic policing back on the roads so that these drivers can no longer act with complete impunity?” “Drivers that blatantly and constantly show no regard for the rules and face no consequences as there simply is absolutely no one to police them.” CITY FIRES BACK The City has hit back at the claim that taxi lawlessness goes unchecked, calling the accusation “disingenuous” and pointing to thousands of fines, impoundments and arrests as evidence of active enforcement. In a written response, Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said traffic services issues thousands of fines and impounds hundreds of taxis every month, with statistics published weekly

on the City’s website and social media platforms. Smith acknowledged the City receives hundreds of complaints daily but said officers cannot remain static in any one area due to the sheer demand on the service. “The safety and security directorate’s efforts to address the lawlessness on the roads are well documented,” he said. He referred to the City’s administrative logistics for an amended by-law, recently gazetted, that strengthens provisions for impounding vehicles. “Now that it has been gazetted, traffic officers are able to impound vehicles in a number of instances, including where the vehicle is being driven on a public road in a manner that is reckless and poses an immediate or imminent danger to the life of passengers, road users, or pedestrians,” he said. Smith noted the by-law targets lawlessness across all motorists, not only taxi drivers, and urged residents to report reckless driving to the Public Emergency Communication Centre on 021 480 7700.

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t’s the one day of the year when thousands of South African men proudly swap formal workwear for purple Speedos, all in the name of saving lives. The 2026 Hollard Daredevil Run is taking place on Friday 23 October and entries are now open. Over the past 17 years, this iconic men’s health movement has raised millions for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa. Funds are used to help expand education and raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer across the country. AWARENESS This campaign continues to deliver tangible results for men’s health across South Africa. Since partnering with the Hollard Daredevil Run, CANSA has reached over 59 000 men through awareness initiatives, conducts an average of over 2 000 screenings annually, and has referred hundreds of abnormalities for further medical care. Last year alone, CANSA completed 610 PSA screenings during the 2025 Daredevil Run campaign. Long-standing campaign partner, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa, has also transformed funds raised through the Hollard Daredevil Run into meaningful action. With

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this support, the Foundation has hosted 143 education and awareness events, supported hundreds of men and their families through its national helpline, expanded access to prostate cancer educational resources in multiple South African languages, and this year will launch South Africa’s first National Prostate Cancer Registry. ‘LEKKER BALLS, LEKKER LIFE!’ This year’s tagline, “Lekker balls, Lekker life!”, celebrates the idea that taking care of your health today means being more aware, prioritizing regular screenings and getting checked

early. “Wearing a purple Speedo isn’t just about having fun. It’s about making a statement. Every participant who takes part in the Daredevil Run helps break down stigma, encouraging more men to prioritize their health and understand which health checks could one day save their lives,” says Adel Kriel, head of experiential marketing at Hollard. Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancerrelated deaths in South African men. One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, with Black African men facing a 60 per cent

higher risk than other population groups. A simple PSA blood test could help detect prostate cancer early, when treatment is most effective. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa recommends that Black African men and men with a first-degree family history of prostate and/or breast cancer have an annual PSA test from the age of 40. For all other men, annual PSA screening is recommended from the age of 45. While less widespread, testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men aged 15–49, affecting approximately one in every 250 males. When caught early, it is

also highly treatable. EARLY DETECTION CAN SAVE LIVES According to CANSA, men aged 15–49 should perform a monthly testicular self-examination and consult a healthcare professional immediately if they notice any lump, swelling, or unusual change. The very message at the heart of the Hollard Daredevil Run for both prostate and testicular cancers is that early detection can save lives. A simple check today could make all the difference tomorrow. The official Hollard Daredevil Run takes place on Friday, 23 October at 15:00, with the official event taking place at at Zoo Lake in Johannesburg. Participants in Cape Town and elsewhere in the country can run anywhere – their own neighborhoods, schools, or workplaces. Entries are available at Hollard Daredevil Run — This Run Takes Balls at a cost of R200, which includes a couriered registration pack and purple Speedo. The campaign also encourages all South Africans to make a difference by donating directly through the Hollard Daredevil Run BackaBuddy page. Last year’s Daredevil Run raised R12 00 000. This year, Hollard is aiming even higher, calling on more South Africans to take part, donate, and help make an even greater impact. For more information, go to www. hollard.co.za/daredevilrun.

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