TygerBurger | Mitchells Plain | E-Edition | 18 March 2026

WOENSDAG18MAART

. DieKanadese skrywer-digterAnne Michaelsse roman Held word op 'n byeenkomsvan dieDurbellleeskring om 10:00 in dieDurbanville-biblioteeksaal bespreek. Miemie Taljaardsal diebespreking doen. Toegang is gratis vir lede en R50 (slegskontant)vir besoekers. Ledegeld beloop R220 perjaar.Rig navrae aanLiz vanWyk, sekretaresse, by 082655 8061.

SATURDAY21MARCH

. TheGreen Point FanWalk will come alivewithan explosionofcolour and entertainment as the 16th edition of the Cape Town Carnival returns. Over 1 500performers willshowcase their talent under the theme “FollowYour HeART".The Cape Town Carnival is afreefamilyevent.Limitedpaidticketoptionsare availableinVIP,seatedstands or on the RedBus Book on Quicket

. Dieimmergewilde TygerRun/Walk, aangebied deur Radio Tygerberg104FM in samewerking met dieDurbanville-atletiekklub, neem weer diepaaie rondom dieTygervallei-winkelsentrumoor vir 'n oggend vanenergie,gemeenskapsgees en doelgerigte hardloop. Inskrywingshet op 8Maart gesluit en slegs 8000 atlete kongeakkommodeerword. Afstande:6 km-pretstap/draf —ideaalvir gesinne en sosiale deelnemers; 15 km-padwedloop —vir diemeer kompeterendeatlete. Geld watingesamel word,ondersteun vanjaardie Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL) Skryf in op Radio Tygerberg104FMsewebwerf of by topevents.co.za. . SusanCoetzer is van10:00 tot15:00 by DieBoer in Durbanville met haarsplinternuweboek, Super C, onder haarvlerk en 'n humoristies inspirerende praatjie watbeloofomjou lag- en geestelikespiere te prikkel. Sy deel dieterugslaeenoorwinningsuit haarlewe, dieougewoontes watsymoesafleer en diebemagtigendenuwegewoontes watsyaangeleer het om vansukkelende(Su-)sannie totsupervroute ontwikkel. "Voel jy dikwelsplatgeslaanenoorweldig (selfsalisjy'nchristen)?Voeljyjyoorleef net-net en leef nie jouvolle potensiaal uit nie?Kortjygereeld blydskap,lewenslus, passie en krag?Dan is dittyd vir SuperC," sê Coetzer.Kaartjies kosR200ensluit 'n glasieKWV-vonkelwynin. Bespreek by www.dieboer comofby021 9791911.

TUESDAY24MARCH

. TheEgyptianSocietyofSouthAfricawillbehaving their next meeting at St George's Grammar school, Richmond Road,Mowbray,from19:30.Guest speaker PeterLoysonwillpresent alecture titled:"Cleopatra's daughter". Thereisnocharge formembers, while it costs R30 forvisitors. Refreshments R10.Booking is not necessary. Thereissecureparking in the school grounds. Formoreinformationcall021 8527273or 084 7743972.

. TheDurbanville Children’sHome Charity Shop willpresent a50% off summer sale on allsummer clothes —from24March to 2April from 09:00 to 14:30 on weekdays and on Saturdayfrom09:00to 13:00.Bring your ownbagsorboxes. Card facilities will be available.

THURSDAY26MARCH

. Badisa is presenting itsannual fundraising golf day at Durbanville Golf Club.The golf tournament daywill featurea four-ballallianceformat with twoscores counting towardsthe finaltally.Entryfees areR5500 perfour-ballteam. Theevent willincludedinner and live entertainment.Contact Willow Williams on 021 9577130orvia email to info@badisa.org.zatobook. Visit www.badisa.org.zafor more informationabout the golf day.

. TheR5book sale at the Durbanville Children’s Home will take placeonThursday26March and Friday27March from 09:00 to 15:00,and on Saturday 28 March from 09:00 to 13:00 at the receptionarea. Therewillbea largeselection of fiction, non-fiction, coffee-tableand children’sbooks, as well as CDsand DVDs. Bring your ownbagsorboxes. Card facilities will be available.

FRIDAY27MARCH

. TheThrift forGood Marketreturns to Blue Route MallinTokai from 27–29March. Thethree-daymarket willfeaturea curated selection of pre-loved clothing, footwear and accessories, giving shoppers the chance to discoverunique fashionfinds whilesupporting three localcharities: TheSalvationArmy, U-Turn Charity Shopand Helpthe RuralChild. Themarket willtakeplace on the Ground FloorofBlueRouteMall, withfreeentry and trading hours from 09:00 to 17:00 daily.

SATURDAY28MARCH

. TheFriendsofEdgemead Library arehosting a secondhand book sale on Saturday28March from 09:00 to 12:00atthe Edgemead Library.A large selection of donated adultand children’sfiction and non-fiction booksaswellaspuzzles, CDs, DVDs and magazines will be availablefor sale.Pricesrangefrom R5 upwardsper item. Card paymentsare accepted for purchases of R50and over.Welookforward to seeing youthere

Compostfirecoatssuburbsinsmoke

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The hottestweek of theyear saw fireservices battling several blazes across the City last week, including alarge compost fire in Schaapkraal that blanketed severalsuburbs in smoke for days.

The “complicated” fireatSonnestraal Farm in Olieboom Road,Philippi,broke outatapproximately 11:40 onSaturday 7 March, with several crews battlingflames that ignitedmassive heaps of mulch material, according to Jermaine Carelse, spokespersonfor fire and rescue.

SCALEANDCAUSEOFTHEBLAZE

Mayco member forsafetyand security JP Smith said in avideo online that the compostheap was “extremely large, covering roughly 16 000 square meters and reachingheights of up to six metres”. Initially, arson had been suspected,but Smith confirmed the fire hadbeen caused by internal combustion through anatural processofdecomposition.

“The source of the heat, buried below

si as 500° to the t penetra mou

“While we have been successful at keeping the top layer damp, as the water sinks lower withinthe mound, it quickly evaporates duetothe heatsourcewithin,” Smithsaid.

Strong winds overthe weekend exacerbated the situation, fanningthe flames and causing smoke to travelin various directions, accordingtoCarelse.

“Theactual fire is in the centre of the heapand iscreating loads of smoke, which is travellingindifferent directions depending on the wind direction,” he said.

On Tuesday 10 MarchWard councillor Elton Jansen said two helicopters were scooping waterfrom nearby Zeekoevlei.

“Yesterday we deployed two of our choppers to coordinate repeated drops of largevolumes of water directly above theheatsource, causing theinternal temperature to reducebynearly 200°C,” Smith reported.

The difficult fire required resources fromfire services andthe City's disaster riskmanagementdepartment, witha temporarycommandcentre set up at the farm.Jansen said firefighters andthe farm

ownerworked together round the clock, with theowner operating adigger loader alongside front-end loaders to access the centre of the blaze.

IMPACTONRESIDENTS

The smoke, whichJansen described as “unbearable”, affected residents across the city. Last Saturday, hugebillows of smoke were visible from surrounding suburbs, while asmokyhazesettled over areas affectingresidents more than 15km away.

“We are aware thatresidents across thesouthern suburbs have experienced excessive smoke sincethe weekend and we sincerely apologisefor the impact thishas had on air quality,” Smith said.

EMERGENCYRESPONSE

Residentsexperiencing emergencies as aresult of thesmokewere encouraged to callemergency services on 021 480 7700. Air-qualitymonitoring was arranged to assess theimpact of the smokeon surrounding areas

Fleeingthievescaught

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Ahigh speed police chase by the Flying Squad ended in an arrest in Strandfontein.

Although the case was registered at Kalk Bay Police Station,where some of the crimes allegedly took place, all sources on the ground confirmthat the chase and arrest took place in StrandfonteinonWednesday11 March.

Footage of the chase was circulated on social media. The video shows police hedging in a car on the corners of Welgelegen and Spine roads.

Sources say the car’s occupants had committed several robberies in various areas before stealing

HIGH SPEEDCHASE ENDSINSTRANDFONTEIN

tyres fromacar in Muizenberg.

Police reportedly gave chase beforethe car, seemingly trying to escape, drove over thesandy road reserve in SpineRoad and wascornered while takingthe turninto Welgelegen Road.

However, according to Const Ndakhe Gwala of the police’s provincial media office,the arrest wasrecorded atKalkBay.

ROBBERYANDPURSUIT

Gwala said the flying squad responded to an alert of acar that wasspotted in Main Road, Muizenberg.

“The grey Honda BRV was involved in arobbery that had just occurred at Claremontand atheft thatoccurred earlier this month in Wynberg. They spotted the motor vehicleand ahigh

speed chaseensued,”Gwala said.

AccordingtoGwala, the suspectsdrove towards Gordon Road, Kalk Bay, in oncoming traffic, with FlyingSquad members in pursuit. “Eventually, thesuspects’ vehicle left the road. Itstyresburst andthe airbag deployed,” she said.

Two men,bothaged58and a 31-year-old women were arrested. Inside the car officers found two mag wheels that hadbeen stolen from avehicle in Muizenberg and an elephant tusk.

The three suspects were arrestedfor theft from amotor vehicle, possession of presumable stolenproperty, robbery, theft general andcontraventionof theNature and environmental conservation ordinance act 19 of 1974.

‘Reportcrime to police, notsocial media’

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Reporting on social media can lead to criminals getting away, saidthe Strandfontein Community Policing Forum (CPF)

“It is important for the community to report crimes to police,”Sandy Schuter, the CPFchair, said after acar was reported stolen hours after a message about the theft was postedonsocial media on Tuesday 10 March.

RECENTEXAMPLE

Schuter gave an example of when aresident noticed abakkie towingacar in the early hours of themorning and posted about it on acrimewatch group.

“Can someone please call thepolice,” the man said in a voicenote before describing the scene.

Hours later the owner of the light grey VW Microbus reported it stolen.

DELAYEDRESPONSETIMES

Schuter said that had the voicenote sharer called the police, rather than appealing on the group chat for someone else to do it, not only may the thieves have been caught but the vehicle could have been retrieved.

Shesaidthat posting on group chatsfor others to call the police delays response times.

“When you call as the primary person, police and other services get vital information directly

from someone on the scene,”she said.

“Phone the police when you see something,”Schuter said, adding that it is better for police to investigateafalse alarm than for apotential crime to go unreported.

“Do not post on group chats in the hopes that someone else will report it.Ifyou listen to the voicenote, this gentleman saw —but he never called. If he had called, the police could have still come out and caught these people.”

PERSONALRESPONSIBILITY

Schuter said that the CPF executive stressed personal responsibility.

“It’syour responsibilityto call when you see something suspicious. Someone else can’t provide aclothing description or direction of suspicious characters —you have to be the one to call.

“This principle applies to reporting dumping and other crimes as well she added. “Don’t rely on others; log the incident yourself. With internet access and easy-to-use reporting links, there’s no excuse not to take action.

“Residents are urged to call 112, 107, 10 111, or 021 480 7700 to report incidentsdirectly to police first, then share on social media.”Stop waiting for someone else to do it —take responsibility and report it yourself,” she concluded.

Threedieinmassshooting,teenwounded

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A15-year-old girl was wounded in afatal mass shooting in Rocklands.

She was the second young victim to be shot in amass shooting incident on thesame street

ColAndré Traut of the police’s provincial media office said that three people were shot and fatally wounded on Tuesday 10 March, in Viscount Street

He said police were

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investigating acase of murder andattempted murder.

A39-year-old woman, a29-yearoldman and 36-year-old man were shotdead.

“A 15-year-old girl whowas also shot in the incident sustained injuries andwas transported to anearby medical facility for treatment.”

Traut said agrey vehicle had stopped in front of thehouse and three people, theirfacescovered

with balaclavas, entered and opened fire before fleeing. The incident was believedtobegangrelated.

Theshooting was tragically similartoanother massshooting in thesame street when a9-yearold boy, a21-year-old woman and 26-year-old man were shot dead on 2December.

The same modusoperandi had been used in both shootings, in whichmasked menentered

thehouses and opened fire on theoccupants, shooting indiscriminately on children and adults alike. However, while the shootinginDecember took place at night, the shooting on Tuesday took place in broad daylight.

Trautconfirmed that the shootings happened at different houses.

INVESTIGATION

Traut said: “Crime scene experts recovered several spent

cartridges and other exhibits which will form part of the ongoing investigation.”

He said that Anti-Gang Unit detectives have taken over the investigation and no arrests have been made at thisstage.

Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or submit information anonymously via the MySAPSmobile application.

“All information received will be treated with the strictest confidentiality,”said Traut.

THINKING OUTLOUD

6 Theyouth canleadus outofthe darkness

On the precipice of the Vietnam war, famous folk singer Bob Dylan once sung: "Well you better start swimming oryou'll sink like astone cause the timesthey area-changin".

These timeless words seem so prescient and ominous in the uncertain times we find ourselves today, in thewakeofthe bloody war in the Middle-East, inflation, the Ukraine invasion, Trump's presidency and Artificial Intelligence (AI) modifying and "streamlining" the way we work. Sadly, the skills more people are developing lately are related to howto "perfect" their AI prompts to visualise aconcept instead of struggling to understand photography or learn an instrument and use critical thinking. Idread the long-term effects on our brain processing power after decadesof relying on producing prompts instead of pondering and solving some of the problems ourselves.

It is often said that each generation assumes they are living in the "end times", while the one preceding it feels that today's youth are "doomed, spoilt, entitled" and frying theirbrains with TikTokand Instagram.

Whether it's thebaby boomers emerging from World War 2, millennials witnessing changes in music, movies and computers reshaping our daily lives.

Today we find Gen-Z caught in the throes of social media, political turmoil between the left and theright andsurviving a pandemic that shackled the world to slow down.

SADLY, SOMEOFUSLACKTHECURIOSITYAND EMPATHYTOIMAGINEWHATITSLIKEGROWING UPINADIFFERENTBACKGROUND,CULTURE, WAYOFEATINGANDCELEBRATINGLIFE.

However, Ifind Gen-Z's social consciousness and urge to call out injustice when it comes to racismand discrimination so importantand so inspiring when it comes to uniting in the nameoflove, peace and understanding, especially with thefar-rightsoeagerto mock and belittle their voices and stake in the world.

Sadly, some of us lack the curiosity and empathy to imagine what its like growing up in adifferent background, culture, way of eatingand celebrating life. Each of us is swimming in adark, mysterious current that can drown us or inspireusto swim. As ordinarycitizens we have to navigate, survive the challenges that meet us in each revolving era, God forbid we find ourselves in World War 3.

We owe it to our children and the next generation who are hungrytohelp the world and live alife that is unique to them, to support them and guide them on their mission to make their mark in society.

Our parentsalways speak fondlyofthe golden oldies they listened to growing up like the Bee Gee's, Bob Marley and Whitney Houston and simpler times, so tooare the next wave of youth eager to see how today'sartists will provide the soundtrack to their lives.

There's areason why the 80s sounded different to the 90s, anew dawnhad descendedwith new exciting ideas.

Thus Iremain optimistic that the youth can lead us out of the darkness thatbreeds division, hatred, warfare and deliverus to amoment in time where we canspeak to each other around atable insteadof shouting and justifying our opinions

Amidst the social upheaval of the 60s another inspiring tune by TheBeatles echoed on the airwaves and still soothes to this daywith the simple message which said, "all you need is love".

This simple mantracan healthe world for those who wish to listen and thosewho choose to care.

-KEANANHARMSE

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