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Thank you to everyone who wel- comed us to cyberspace and eagerly posted comments on the site. It’s been a pleasure interacting with you. Apologies to anyone who was not able to access the site. This hic- cup, which happens sometimes when a server accesses the site for the first time, appears to have been resolved. If you struggle to get onto the website, please hit “control” and “R” together after it fails to load, or hit your browser’s refresh button. Congratulations to the win- ners of our first online competition, who won tickets to see Marc Lotter- ing. • Visit www.peoplespost.co.za for an interactive community experi- ence. In this week’s competition, you could win a R500 shopping voucher from Super Plants in Tokai by registering on the site and an- swering an easy question. Safety costs mall dearly ANDRE BAKKES T HE week-long closure of Wynberg’s Maynard Mall, instituted while the centre brought its fire safety infra- structure into line with legisla- tion, has impacted heavily on tenants and staff. On Thursday 18 August the mall was forced to close its doors after, amongst other things, smoke extractors failed to acti- vate under a fire alarm signal during a fire department drill. The mall only opened again for business last Thursday. As a result of the closure, shop owners have had to count their losses for what would have been a busy period, just two weeks short of Eid, the Islamic celebra- tion that marks the end of Ram- adaan. Some staff were forced to take leave, and others were sent to franchises far away. To add to this, some of those who were on leave had to wait outside the mall for a few hours most days in the hopes that the fire chief, after strenuous daily testing, would give the green light for business to continue. One staff member, who pre- ferred to remain anonymous, told People’s Post that he had wasted time – and money on transport – but all he got in return were mes- sages of apology. He fumed, “I see signs saying ‘We apologise for the inconvenience’. These signs have been telling me this all week, but I still don’t feel better!” Grant Elliott, regional manager in the Western Cape for Redefine Properties, the group that owns Maynard Mall, shed some light on the reason behind the closure. “We received notice that the fire department was going to do a fire simulation test at the mall on 18 August, and would be inspect- ing tenants as well. We notified the fire department that a portion of the mall was not ready for an inspection as we are currently busy with building alterations to accommodate a new tenant. They advised us that, regardless of this, they would continue the inspec- tion.” Elliott insists that all individu- al facilities were tested before the inspection, including the genera- tor, smoke extractors and fire sys- tem. “These were all found to be in working condition on 17 Au- gust, and we felt confident we were ready for the inspection, ex- cluding the area where the altera- tions were taking place.” When the fire department ar- rived the next day, however, some of the smoke extractors did not activate. Elliott continues, “We immedi- ately asked our fire equipment service provider to check why the fans did not receive the required signals, and found that some of the signal wires had been cut – and in some places removed – by the building contractor who had removed the ceiling the night be- fore. This was a direct cause of the failure.” Though the fire department picked up a number of minor is- sues during testing, it was agreed that the smoke extractors were the main culprit. There have been reports that the City is clamping down on malls in the Southern Peninsula, but Cape Town Fire and Rescue spokesperson Theo Layne says the department doesn’t “target” malls in particular, but tries to test every building in the city, with high-risk buildings tested more often than others. It is rare, Layne adds, for a building to have to be closed, even temporarily, for not being fire compliant. “If we find that a building isn’t compliant, then we will give the owner a notice period for them to rectify the problem. Failure to do this could even lead to a fine.” Asked if Maynard Mall could expect a fine, he said the decision still had to be made. Tenants were very hesitant to be quoted directly when People’s Post visited the site, but it was clear that most were upset with the situation. One of the smaller store owners said they had lost up to R150 000 in earnings. Some even told this newspaper that they might withhold lease payments for a week. Elliott responds to this by say- ing, “Unfortunately our insurers are dealing with this issue, and we are thus precluded from mak- ing any comment. “We regret any inconvenience caused by this unexpected clo- sure, particularly for staff who may have been forced to take leave. Unfortunately we have no control over each tenant’s deci- sion regarding staff during the closure.” Elliott stresses that the safety of the mall’s tenants and their customers is Redefine Prop- erties’ primary concern. HOPE FOR THE FURRY: The Cape of Good Hope SPCA launches its “No Fun Without Your Best Friend” campaign this week, hoping to increase dog adop- tions at the SPCA by highlighting how life is enriched – and a whole lot more fun – when shared with a dog. Presenter Nigel Pierce at Good Hope FM invited the association to fill his studio with dogs to help raise awareness around the benefits of adopting, and to dispel some of the myths around the SPCA (like the ever-popular “The SPCA has ugly dogs!”). Seen here, little Tia is a handful in Pierce's arms. Photo: Michael Hammond These signs have been telling me this all week, but I still don’t feel better “ ”

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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 30 August 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481

Mark Brickles072 742 6963

CEA: MIEABroker/Owner.

RE MAX/ Ultra Select

Every Agent Will Promise

To Sell Your Home …We GUARANTEE it

Call Mark For More InfoOR

SMS “G30”,Your Name, Emailaddress/ address to 072 742 6963

FREE CALL 0800-00-00-0824HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK

www.markbrickles.com

If your HomeDoesn’t SellWe’ll buy it

*T & C Apply*

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MAUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERSOF ALUMINIUM WINDOWS & DOORS

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INSTALLATIONS CAN BE DONE

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People’s Post onlinePEOPLE’S POST launched its newwebsite at midnight last Tuesday.Thank you to everyone who wel-comed us to cyberspace and eagerlyposted comments on the site. It’sbeen a pleasure interacting withyou. Apologies to anyone who wasnot able to access the site. This hic-cup, which happens sometimeswhen a server accesses the site forthe first time, appears to have beenresolved. If you struggle to get ontothe website, please hit “control”

and “R” together after it fails toload, or hit your browser’s refreshbutton. Congratulations to the win-ners of our first online competition,who won tickets to see Marc Lotter-ing.

• Visit www.peoplespost.co.za foran interactive community experi-ence. In this week’s competition,you could win a R500 shoppingvoucher from Super Plants in Tokaiby registering on the site and an-swering an easy question.

Safety costs mall dearlyANDRE BAKKES

THE week-long closure ofWynberg’s Maynard Mall,

instituted while the centrebrought its fire safety infra-structure into line with legisla-tion, has impacted heavily ontenants and staff.

On Thursday 18 August themall was forced to close its doorsafter, amongst other things,smoke extractors failed to acti-vate under a fire alarm signalduring a fire department drill.

The mall only opened again forbusiness last Thursday.

As a result of the closure, shopowners have had to count theirlosses for what would have beena busy period, just two weeksshort of Eid, the Islamic celebra-tion that marks the end of Ram-adaan.

Some staff were forced to takeleave, and others were sent tofranchises far away. To add tothis, some of those who were onleave had to wait outside the mallfor a few hours most days in thehopes that the fire chief, afterstrenuous daily testing, wouldgive the green light for businessto continue.

One staff member, who pre-ferred to remain anonymous, toldPeople’s Post that he had wastedtime – and money on transport –but all he got in return were mes-sages of apology. He fumed, “I seesigns saying ‘We apologise for theinconvenience’. These signs havebeen telling me this all week, butI still don’t feel better!”

GrantElliott, regionalmanagerin the Western Cape for RedefineProperties, the group that ownsMaynard Mall, shed some light onthe reason behind the closure.

“We received notice that the

fire department was going to do afire simulation test at the mall on18 August, and would be inspect-ing tenants as well. We notifiedthe fire department that a portionof the mall was not ready for aninspection as we are currentlybusy with building alterations toaccommodate a new tenant. Theyadvised us that, regardless of this,they would continue the inspec-tion.”

Elliott insists that all individu-al facilities were tested before theinspection, including the genera-tor, smoke extractors and fire sys-tem. “These were all found to bein working condition on 17 Au-gust, and we felt confident wewere ready for the inspection, ex-cluding the area where the altera-

tions were taking place.”When the fire department ar-

rived the next day, however,some of the smoke extractors didnot activate.

Elliott continues, “We immedi-ately asked our fire equipmentservice provider to check why thefans did not receive the requiredsignals, and found that some ofthe signal wires had been cut –and in some places removed – bythe building contractor who hadremoved the ceiling the night be-fore. Thiswasadirect cause of thefailure.”

Though the fire department

picked up a number of minor is-sues during testing, it was agreedthat the smoke extractors werethe main culprit.

There have been reports thatthe City is clamping down onmalls in the Southern Peninsula,but Cape Town Fire and Rescuespokesperson Theo Layne saysthe department doesn’t “target”malls in particular, but tries totest every building in the city,with high-risk buildings testedmore often than others. It is rare,Layne adds, for a building to haveto be closed, even temporarily, fornot being fire compliant.

“If we find that a building isn’tcompliant, then we will give theowner a notice period for them torectify the problem. Failure to dothis could even lead to a fine.”

Asked if Maynard Mall couldexpect a fine, he said the decisionstill had to be made.

Tenants were very hesitant tobe quoted directly when People’sPost visited the site, but it wasclear that most were upset withthe situation. One of the smallerstore owners said they had lost upto R150 000 in earnings.

Some even told this newspaperthat they might withhold leasepayments for a week.

Elliott responds to this by say-ing, “Unfortunately our insurersare dealing with this issue, andwe are thus precluded from mak-ing any comment.

“We regret any inconveniencecaused by this unexpected clo-sure, particularly for staff whomay have been forced to takeleave. Unfortunately we have nocontrol over each tenant’s deci-sion regarding staff during theclosure.” Elliott stresses that thesafety of the mall’s tenants andtheir customers is Redefine Prop-erties’ primary concern.

HOPE FOR THE FURRY: The Cape of Good Hope SPCA launches its “No FunWithout Your Best Friend” campaign this week, hoping to increase dog adop­tions at the SPCA by highlighting how life is enriched – and a whole lot morefun – when shared with a dog. Presenter Nigel Pierce at Good Hope FM invitedthe association to fill his studio with dogs to help raise awareness aroundthe benefits of adopting, and to dispel some of the myths around the SPCA(like the ever­popular “The SPCA has ugly dogs!”). Seen here, little Tia isa handful in Pierce's arms. Photo: Michael Hammond

These signs have beentelling me this all

week, but I still don’tfeel better

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MILESTONE: The Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Grassy Park celebrated its 100th anniver­sary with a lavish centenary ball at the Grassy Park Civic Centre earlier this month. A massservice was held the very next day to mark the once­a­century occasion. Seen here, fromleft: reverend Basil Adams, reverend Brian Beck (who proposed the toast) and present rectorCliffie Jones. Photo: Supplied

Proud procurement is pivotalRESPONSIBLE procurement of goods and serv-

ices is critical to the growth and health of SA’seconomy – and, as such, government’s objective ofcreating five million jobs by 2020 – says ProudlySouth African.

Eustace Mashimbye, chief financial officer of Proud-ly South African, says the proper management of pro-curement (which is sometimes the only opportunity forsmall enterprises to interact with big businesses) canhelp a business maximise its resources.

“Procurement, if used correctly – especially throughlegislation and sourcing rules – can be instrumentalin creating and sustaining much-needed jobs in anyeconomy. It is a strategic tool, mostly overlooked whenprocurement decisions are made, and its economic sig-nificance is often underplayed, if not completely ig-nored.”Thebiggest procurement challenge facedbySAcompanies, Mashimbye says, is the need to vie for localcontracts with highly competitive international coun-terparts – though this competition is also necessary fora healthy economy. Other factors impacting negativelyon sourcing and trading in local products include theinflux of illegal products and the dumping or under-in-voicing of imports in SA. The participation of SA inBRICS – an international grouping of emerging mar-kets comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and SouthAfrica – will on one hand offer potential new markets,but will also open SA’s borders to more imports, Mash-imbye says. Mashimbye feels it is of great importantthat the public and private sectors explore ways uselocal procurement to their advantage, and says busi-nesses and decision makers need to ask themselveswhether they’re contributing to creating jobs throughtheir procurement practices. “It should not just be leftto government to develop and grow local enterprises.Local manufacturers continue to take strain, and insome sectors many jobs are lost as companies closedown as a result of the lack of support from local retail-

ers.“Price should not almost always be the only deter-

mining factor for making purchasing decisions.”Mashimbye says the biggest challenge many local man-ufacturers seem to face is that, despite being able tocompete in terms of price and quality, they are not evengiven the opportunity to do so.

In a bid to regulate unfair procurement practices, Fi-nance minister Pravin Gordhan launched the Industri-al Policy Action Plan 2, designed to curb tender fraudand help local companies with funding and policies toimprove capacity levels and competitiveness. Underthe plan, the government will also be required to givepreference to local goods and services where possible.

This links up with the codes of practice laid out ingovernment’s Broad Based Black Economic Empower-ment policy, which stresses “preferential procure-ment” in favour of emerging enterprises.

Tying into government’s plans, Proudly SA is devel-oping a database made up of local companies that pro-duce quality products and services with a high levelof local content, environmentally friendly practicesand fair treatment of workers. Proudly SA hopes to de-velop the database into the leading go-to for procure-ment in both the public and private sectors.

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THE finals of the 11th annualMr and Ms Fitness SA Pageantwill be held on Saturday 17 Sep-tember at the GrandWestGrand Arena in Cape Townfrom 18:00.

The pre-judging will takeplace on Friday 16 Septemberfrom 12:00 till 22:00. Of the pag-eant’s 13 divisions, five are fo-cused on dance and fitness.They include the gymnasticallychallenging Ms Fitness, MsPhysique and Mr Fitness forentrants with a more generaldance background, and theCouples division for somestriking aerial feats.

The further eight divisionsare Ms Bikini, Men’s Model,Men’s Model Plus (for largerbuilds), Mr Physique and FigureGirls (for larger builds but notbodybuilders), Women Over 35,Men Over 35, and the newly in-cluded Women Over 45.

Each category consists of tworounds during which contest-ants are judged on their physi-cal appearance, as well as fit-ness and dance.

Winners will go on to competewith fitness fundis from aroundthe world during Fitness Ameri-ca in Las Vegas at the weekendof Sunday 20 November.

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A PENSIONER and a threeother people were arrestedon charges of drug dealinglast week when, thanks to atip-off, a significant amountof drugs was confiscatedfrom two drug houses in theLansdowne policing pre-cinct.

On Thursday, after an in-formant shared informationabout drug dealing at a houseat Aylesbury Place in Ottery,police staked it out and sawenough suspicious activity toapply for a search warrant.

Warrant Officer RobertLakey, spokesperson for theLansdowne police, says War-rant Officer Gregory Grey,Sergeant Esli Lucas and Con-stable Mogamat Manuel, allsector managers, entered thehouse at about 10:30.

“The man opened the doorand allowed the officers inwithout hesitation,” Lakey ex-plains.

“The three went straight tothe man’s bedroom, where thedealing is understood to havetaken place. There they foundsix plastic shopping bags fullof dagga, valued at R10 000, ina book rack in plain sight.” A72-year-old man was arrested,though his son, also home atthe time, was not taken intocustody. The pensioner,whom officers say cooperatedfully, appeared in the Wyn-berg Magistrate’s Court onFriday.

An hour after the bust, theofficers also followed up on alead received about a drughouse in Canal Road, Ottery.When thepolicevehicle pulledup outside the house, a mankeeping watch slammed thedoor shut.

“One of the suspects thenran to the toilet and threwsome packets of tik throughthe window. However, the of-ficers forced thedooropenandfound two of the people in thedining room and the other inthe bathroom,” Lakey says.

The dining room wassearched, and police found 102packets of tik; they didn’t missthe packets outside the house,either.

The drugs have a street val-ue of about R20 000.

“The units were alreadysealed, and a small scale andsealer were also found andconfiscated,” says Lakey.

A 37-year-old man, his 29-year-old brother and a 35-year-old woman were arrested, andappeared in court the nextday. Lakey appeals to anyonewho has information on sus-pected drug houses to phonethe station on (021) 700-9000.

Shootout blazes in Lotus RiverSCENES straight from an action movieplayed out before onlookers when a carchase blossomed into a gunfight betweenpolice and criminals desperate to get away.

It all started when the Nyanga TacticalResponse Team attempted to pull over anoverloaded white Mazda in Hanover Parkon Saturday. The driver tried his luck andsped off, with tactical officers giving chase.The Grassy Park police joined in when thecars arrived in their precinct, and the carwas brought to a halt in Third Avenue, Lo-tus River.

Still not content to give up the game, thefugitives opened fire on the officers.

Incredibly, nobody was injured in the en-suing fight – and police went on to bag fivepeople (four men and a woman) on chargesof attempted murder, negligent driving,possession of an unlicensed gun and posses-sion of a stolen vehicle.

Further investigation revealed that theMazda had been stolen in Mitchell’s Plainearlier this month.

•A breakthrough has been made in thecase of a Parkwood shooting that happenedearlier this month.

Following up on a tip-off, officers sped toa house in Mossie Lane at around 21:00 onFriday. There, they arrested a 28-year-oldman in connection with the murder of 40-year-old Desmond Prinsloo from Capricorn,who was shot at the corner of Lark andKiewiets Roads near the beginning of themonth (“Gang links probed in shooting”,People’s Post, 9 August).

The accused appeared in court yesterday(Monday).

•The Grassy Park police are calling onwitnesses to come forward with informa-tion about a business robbery committed onthe corner of Eighth Avenue and ErnestCurry Road in Lotus River on Monday lastweek – thousands of rands’ worth of itemswere stolen by three men at gun point.

Anyone with information is urged to callConstable Hilton Williams on 073 828 0704.

•Police arrested three men on charges ofdrug possession at a house in Dove Road,

Parkwood, last Tuesday. The officers, armedwith a search warrant, swept through thehome and found 61 Mandrax tablets and a tik“lollie”.

Three men, aged 32, 40 and 49, were taken in-to custody.

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GOING PLACES: Stu­dents from ZerildaPark Primary Schoolin Seawinds, Steen­berg, were putthrough their pacesamong pupils from24 others schools inthe second level ofthe GrowsmartProject, a literacycompetition initiat­ed by GrowthpointProperties to sup­port the WesternCape Education De­partment’s strategyto improve literacy inschools. “Schoolsfrom the four different education districts – north, south, east and central – competedrecently for a sought­after place in the final,” explains Jewel Harris, assistant regionalmanager at Growthpoint Properties. “There are fantastic prizes up for grabs: the winningschool will receive improvements to their premises to the value of R160 000, and thewinning learners will each receive assistance worth R20 000 towards their future educa­tion.” Seen here, quiz master Soli Philander takes a moment with Zerilda Park Grade 6pupils Kaylynn Arendse, Franchay Loubelo and Erin Jaftha. Photo: Supplied

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RESIDENTS living near Wetton Circle arecalling Lansdowne Road the “unemploy-ment queue”, owing to the number of job-

less people who wait there for potentialemployers, but the hopefuls themselvessay they’re just trying to earn an honestliving.

Locals say that up to 20 people have madethe corner of Hoek Road their “headquar-ters”, and are “loitering like desperate pup-pies”, giving a bad impression of the area. ALansdowne businessman, who asks not to benamed, says the people start “streaming in”from 05:00.

“This is turning into a haven for the job-less,” he says, scowling at the men. “Theycome by bus and taxi and set up camp rightnext to the road. On most days they aren’teven picked up, but they still return. Whatstarted out as just half a dozen people hasgrown to that group in less than a year.”

Resident Ashika Mowzer says she hasstarted walking her daughter to the bus stopafter one of the men hassled the girl for mon-ey recently.

“She leaves forschool at about06:30 and she usedto feel 100% safewalking the 200mto LansdowneRoad. About amonth ago, I had tokeep her out ofschool for two daysafter one of theguys approachedher for money andfollowed her untilshe ran to afriend’s house toshake him.

“How can wejust let them takeover our area and try to run our streets? Theyare a nuisance, a disgrace and, above all, theydon’t belong here.”

John Stephenson from St Joseph’s Roadsays he finds it difficult to understand whythe men chose this street corner to find a job.“What a disappointing sight. It seems thatLansdowne is the place of choice for vagrantsand loiterers. These people aren’t looking forjobs, they are sitting around and waiting forbetter days in a place where they are not wel-come.” But Sibusiso Ngoki from Nyanga, whohas been sitting at the corner every weekdayfor the last four months, says the jobs are“rolling in” as the street corner is in the heartof an area that houses a number of small busi-

nesses and factories.“Sometimes I work every day of the week,

while other times it’s every second day. Sowhat if the people don’t like us here? Thesearen’t their streets. We do what we have toto feed our families.”

Stephenson says most of the group have“bad attitudes”, adding that he knows mostof their faces as they have come to his doorfor a glass of water or to use the toilet.

“Do you think I let them in? Not a damn!I hope nobody else does either, because if theydo, they will be to blame for their new neigh-bours setting up camp.”

Yolande Faro, deputy chief of the Metro Po-lice, says as long as no law is being broken,no law enforcement agency may infringe on

a person’s constitu-tional right to free-dom of movement.“However, if any-one witnesses any-thing criminal, orin contravention ofthe City’s bylaws,taking place, theycan report the mat-ter to us to be fol-lowed up on,” sheexplains.

“If a complaint isreceived, the offic-ers will visit the ar-ea and give the in-dividuals a verbalwarning, advisingthem to refrain

from committing the offence again.“But if a witness is prepared to give a state-

ment, can pinpoint the offender and is willingto lodge a formal complaint, further actionwill be taken.” Faro advises residents tophone the local office’s 24-hour hotline on(021) 596-1999 should they have any grievanc-es. Not everyone has a problem with thegroup of job seekers at the side of the road,though.

“I have the world of respect for them,” saysresident Muzammil Scott. “At least theyaren’t sitting at home doing nothing. Theyare trying to earn an honest living so every-one should just let thembe.Theyaren’t crimi-nals.”

COLLECTION CORNER: Although many of the job­seekers don’t venture to Lansdowne Road on rainydays like this, some brave the cold in the hopesof earning a day’s wages.Photo: Tammy Petersen

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High spirits at high teaA LADIES’ high tea will be hosted by OnEagle’s Wings Children and Youth Minis-try at 14:30 on Saturday 10 September atthe River of Life Fellowship in the Quen-tin Pavitt Building, Victoria Road, GrassyPark.

“A hat or head piece is a must, as thebest or funniest one will win a lovelyleather handbag and a matching purse,”

a spokesperson says, mentioning that therewill be other spot prizes as well.

Tickets cost R50.The entrance to the venue can be found

behind the building in Fourth Avenue, offLe Grange Road.

For more information contact Glendaon 082 945 4954 alternatively phone Mur-vin on 083 351 8865.Help ease their suffering

RESIDENTS who have the means are im-plored to donate building materials, cloth-ing, food and other indispensable items tohelp fire disaster victims rebuild theirlives.

You can drop items at 27 Jacaranda street,

Grassy Park, or 12 Ivo Chunnett Street, Caf-da, Retreat.

For more information contact councillorShanen Rossouw on 078 129 1270.

One can also contact councillor Clive vander Merwe on 083 431 8751.

Get your party spurs readyTHE Origan Spurs will hold an old-schoolparty at the Mary Athelete Centre on Fri-day. Entrance costs R20.

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For more information contact Evelynon 081 411 5047.

Frenzy at mystery packageTAURIQ HASSEN

GRASSY PARK’s busy Victoria Road wasbrought to a standstill when a suspiciousparcel was discovered at the local post of-fice last week.

Police rushed to theofficenearnoononFri-day when three employees broke out in arash after coming into contact with the par-cel, says Warrant Officer November Filan-der, provincial police spokesperson.

“We sent out the dog unit to inspect the par-cel, along with the Fire Department and Dis-aster Management team, and cordoned offthe area while the parcel was investigated.”

Businesses were told to close shop andmove their staff beyond the demarcated zone,and officers diverted pedestrians to the oppo-site side of the road.

People’s Post arrived at the scene to findtraffic officers blocking off entrance points toVictoria Road.

People milling about on the pavement

were speculating about the contents of thepackage, with some expecting a bomb to gooff.

Two hours later, the police said the “whitepowder” found in the package was not dan-gerous, following testing by a police foren-sics team. The powder has been sent for in-depth analysis nonetheless.

“The contents of the package were sentaway for testing, butwebelieve theywerenotdangerous,” says Filander.

The employees who came into contactwith the powder were treated by medicalstaff on the scene for mild rashes, the spokes-person says.

“They were all sent home after the inci-dent, but nobody suffered any severe inju-ries. We blocked off the area for safety pur-poses, because we needed to prepare for theworst.”

Police are now waiting on the laboratoryresults, and will decide whether or not to in-vestigate the matter further once the pack-age’s contents have been identified.

SHUT DOWN: East Road was blocked off to the public after a mysterious package was foundin the Grassy Park Post Office. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

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Fire safety costs mall dearlyANDRE BAKKES

THE week-long closure of Wyn-berg’s Maynard Mall, institutedwhile the centre brought its firesafety infrastructure into linewith legislation, has impactedheavily on tenants and staff.

On Thursday 18 August the mallwas forced to close its doors after,amongst other things, smoke extrac-tors failed to activate under a firealarm signal during a fire depart-ment drill.

The mall only opened again forbusiness last Thursday.

As a result of the closure, shopowners have had to count their loss-es for what would have been a busyperiod, just two weeks short of Eid,the Islamic celebration that marksthe end of Ramadaan.

Some staff were forced to takeleave, and others were sent to fran-chises far away.

To add to this, some of those whowere on leave had to wait outside themall for a few hours most days in thehopes that the fire chief, after strenu-ous daily testing, would give thegreen light for business to continue.

One staff member, who preferredto remain anonymous, told People’sPost that he had wasted time – andmoney on transport – but all he gotin return were messages of apology.He fumed, “I see signs saying ‘Weapologise for the inconvenience’.These signs have been telling me thisall week, but I still don’t feel better!”

Grant Elliott, regional manager inthe Western Cape for Redefine Prop-erties, the group that owns Maynard

Mall, shed some light on the reasonbehind the closure.

“We received notice that the firedepartment was going to do a firesimulation test at the mall on 18 Au-gust, and would be inspecting ten-ants as well.

“We notified the fire departmentthat a portion of the mall was notready for an inspectionasweare cur-rently busy with building altera-tions to accommodate a new tenant.They advised us that, regardless ofthis, they would continue the inspec-tion.”

Elliott insists that all individualfacilities were tested before the in-spection, including the generator,smoke extractors and fire system.

“These were all found to be inworking condition on 17 August, andwe felt confident we were ready forthe inspection, excluding the areawhere the alterations were takingplace.”

When the fire department arrivedthe next day, however, some of thesmoke extractors did not activate.

Elliott continues, “We immediate-ly asked our fire equipment serviceprovider to check why the fans didnot receive the required signals, andfound that some of the signal wireshad been cut – and in some places re-moved – by the building contractorwho had removed the ceiling thenight before. This was a direct causeof the failure.”

Though the fire departmentpickedup a number of minor issues duringtesting, it was agreed that the smokeextractors were the main culprit.

There have been reports that theCity is clamping down on malls in

the Southern Peninsula, but CapeTown Fire and Rescue spokespersonTheo Layne says the departmentdoesn’t “target” malls in particular,but tries to test every building in thecity, with high-risk buildings testedmore often than others. It is rare,Layne adds, for a building to have tobe closed, even temporarily, for notbeing fire compliant.

“If we find that a building isn’tcompliant, then we will give the own-er a notice period for them to rectifythe problem. Failure to do this couldeven lead to a fine.”

Asked if Maynard Mall could ex-pect a fine, he said the decision stillhad to be made.

Tenants were very hesitant to bequoted directly when People’s Postvisited the site, but it was clear thatmost were upset with the situation.One of the smaller store owners saidthey had lost up to R150 000 in earn-ings.

Some even told this newspaperthat they might withhold lease pay-ments for a week.

Elliott responds to this by saying,“Unfortunately our insurers aredealing with this issue, and we arethus precluded from making anycomment.

“We regret any inconveniencecaused by this unexpected closure,particularly for staff who may havebeen forced to take leave. Unfortu-nately we have no control over eachtenant’s decision regarding staff dur-ing the closure.”

Elliott stresses that the safety ofthe mall’s tenants and their custom-ers is Redefine Properties’ primaryconcern.

Public meeting on safety in MuizenbergSECTOR 2 of the Muizenberg CommunityPolicing Forum (CPF) will hold a publicparticipation meeting on Thursday at theSeawinds Multipurpose Centre in Mili-tary Road at 19:00.

The Muizenberg police and CPF in-

vite all residents of Sheradon Park, Con-iston Park, Seawinds, Hillview and Vil-lage Heights to discuss recent crimetrends.

For more information phone the Mui-zenberg police on (021) 787-9014.

Help them see the changesDRAMATIC changeshave taken place inthe plant and animallife along South Afri-can shores over thepast few decades, andthis is particularlyevident along thecoast of False Bay.

Professor CharlesGriffiths and mas-ter’s student BrettReimers from UCT’sZoology Departmentare are attemptingto gain an in-depthunderstanding ofthese changes, andare now asking People’s Postreaders to help with their re-search by submitting photosof the False Bay shoreline, de-picting plant and animal lifein the area throughout thepast and the present.

The introduction of alienspecies is behind many of thechanges. For one, the Mediter-ranean mussel, which was in-troduced to South Africa in1979, now coats many west andsouth coast shores, whichwere previously dominated bylarge limpets.

Another driver of change isthe expansion or contractionof distribution patterns owingto climate change. A familiarexample is the proliferation ofkelp along the west coast ofFalse Bay following declinesin sea temperatures there overrecent decades. This has beenparalleled by disappearance ofwarmwater species, includingthe brown mussel, whoserange has now contracted over200km to the east, leaving a

small population in the warmenclave of Muizenberg corner.

A third driver is the elimi-nation or reduction in abun-dance of species through com-mercial exploitation, as hastaken place with abalone inthe Cape.

Documenting these changesis complicated by a lack of his-toric data; as such, Griffithsand Reimers are turning tophotographs for help.

Please contact Charles Grif-fiths at [email protected] if you haveany photos that could helptrack the transformation ofthe False Bay coastline, or cansuggest where useful imagescan be found.

The most important criteriaare that the images depict thefauna and flora in reasonabledetail, and that the exact loca-tion and at least approximatedate are known.

Distinctive landmarks, likerock formations or buildings,are a great help.

THEN: This picture of Oatland Point in Si­mon’s Town was taken in 1950.

Photos: Supplied

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Reading into the futureBANKING paid its dues to education atHyde Park Primary School last week,whenaseniormemberofAbsa’s staff con-tributed his 67 minutes of communityservice by reading to a group of young-sters.

To mark the Nelson Mandela Day cam-paign that encourages people to give aminute of their time to a good cause for eachyear Mandela spent in prison, Louis von Ze-uner, Absa’s deputy group chief executive,read the children’s version of Mandela’s sto-ry – “The Long Walk to Freedom” – to Grade3 students. Absa also donated copies of thebook to the school library.

The theme for this year’s campaign is“Take Action and Inspire Change”, and Absatook this on by trying to instil a love of thewritten word in children.

Hyde Park headmaster Dirk Jurgensspeaks with great pride of his school. “De-spite all the odds, our children’s skills andtalents are developed as far as we possibly

can. At our school, we are optimistic aboutthe future of our country, and believe thatwe can make a difference.”

The school, in existence for 40 years, catersfor the marginalised community of Park-wood Estate, where crime, drug abuse andunemployment are rife.

“Despite the challenges, the educators arededicated to creating an environment that isconducive to meaningful learning and in-stilling a good value system,” Jurgens says.

The school was identified as a Centre of Ex-cellence by the Khanya Foundation, and wonan award from the South African PoliceService for being the neatest and most disci-plined school in Grassy Park and Lotus Riv-er.

“For these reasons, Absa is proud to be as-sociated with the school, and looks forwardto a long-term partnership with its manage-ment,” says Von Zeuner.

“For a bank, our dividend is money, butin dealings with the community and keystakeholders, our dividend is hope.”

GIVING BACK: Louis von Zeuner shares Nelson Mandela’s story with the Grade 3 studentsof Hyde Park Primary. Photo: Supplied

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Page 8 People’s Post Grassy Park LEADER Tuesday 30 August 2011

National shameSOUTH AFRICAN musician Art Matthews tookour national anthem to a new embarrassing heightwhen he bungled the words of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfri-ka” on live TV.

Among the things we hold up proudly as a nationare our Madiba, our democracy, hosting a success-ful Fifa World Cup last year and our national an-them – all truly representative of our kaleidoscopenation.

Every time our national anthem is performed,we stand up with pride because it unites us andis uniquely South African, down to its “Uit die blouvan onse hemel” verses.

Art’s pathetic rendition of our national anthemis unforgivable, especially since he is as South Af-rican as skaapkop and braaivleis.

Born Ard Matthews in Durban in 1975, his musi-cal career spans 15 years, from busking on thestreets of London to becoming lead vocalist andfounder of the band Just Jinjer (formerly Just Jin-ger), now based in the United States.

Then, on 23 August, during the announcementof the Springbok squad for next month’s RugbyWorld Cup, Art put himself and – with the excep-tion of a few (probably) deaf fans – most of the na-tion to shame when he fumbled his way throughthe national anthem.

He didn’t even know the opening line of “NkosiSikelel’ iAfrika”. During a storm of public back-lash, one radio listener summed up Art’s artlessperformance artfully when he said: “They shouldhave taken the child from the FNB ad to sing ouranthem”.

A good choice, as the little girl knows the wordsto her anthem and sings it confidently.

After his unforgettable forgetting of the wordsto the anthem was slammed, Art apologised, say-ing he was “utterly devastated, embarrassed andsorry”.

He said he was overcome with emotion andnerves; this after nearly two decades in the musicindustry, performing to national and internationalaudiences. In fairness, it was not asking too muchof an accomplished South African artist to simplysing the words of our anthem with authority andafford it the dignity and respect it deserves.

National anthem anticsTHE National Anthem is the very essenceof our new democracy, and every time itis performed, we stand up with pride be-cause it is unique to South Africans – andthe instruments used to play the tune areunique. That is how it was introduced andaccepted by us, and so it was exported in-ternationally – and any other instrumentsor way of singing do not give it democraticjustice.

This is the second time that an incidentregarding our national anthem has causedus hot flushes and embarrassment whenit comes to a solo singer performing our

anthem, and one would think that we, whoare entrusted with this unique treasure,would have learnt by past errors.

As a proud South African I ask myselfthe question, are we going to allow a teen-ager on a penny-whistle, or later a babywith a rattle, to perform our beloved an-them? I hope not.

Let’s stick to the original instrumentsand have a larger group of our rainbow na-tion proudly and correctly perform the na-tional anthem as it’s supposed to sound.KEITH BLAKEOttery

Urgent call for Aegis ex-staffTHANK YOU, Peoples Post, for your articleon the call for ex-Aegis Insurance Companystaff to contact me regarding the pensionsurplus.

There appears to some confusion,though, with the email address as it wasprinted.

There is no hyphen in the address – the

address is [email protected].

COLIN ARENDSEGrassy Park

People’s Post apologises for any confusion –the hyphen was introduced automaticallyduring layout as the email address did not fiton a single line.

Our journey with GodWE are on our journey to that preciousheavenly land.

Though uphill be the way, God willstrengthen us from day to day.

Strive onward, press forward, and eter-nal life you’ll gain.

Our God hears our pleading, it is not invain,

for soon we’ll behold His glorious do-main.PATRICIA AUGUSTWoodlands

Your SMSesRespect your neighbours

. Sleep Deprived, I sympa-thise with you. I have aneighbour with a dog thatbarks at nothing. The ladywho owns it does nothing tostop it, and shouldn’t be al-lowed to keep a dog.

. On Thursday, I wit-nessed a bunch of hooligans(school kids) between 8 and11 shouting at kids in anoth-er bus. The children were us-ing disrespectful words, andthe boys were showing theirmiddle fingers to the others.Parents, what are you pro-jecting to your children? Itsaddened my heart, becausethis is our next generation.

Trains of thought. Metrorail must tell the

person who blows the whis-tle to make sure everyone isaboard before they blow it.People are still boardingwhen the doors are closed.Have they no heart?

. Metrorail upgrade? Toomany peak hour trains arebeing cancelled at the cost ofhourly paid commuters be-ing short-paid as a result ofgetting to work late.

Who gets to make these de-cisions? Disgusted, CapeFlats

Strike!. As for the municipal

workers’ strike, I get out-raged when I see those buf-foons rummaging throughthe rubbish like baboons.This savage behaviour mustbe crushed, but then thequestion is, do we still havea police force? Pat H

. Strik-ing forhigherwages isbecoming an annual thing.Instead, strike for lowerprices to be implemented.

Hot air. To the guy who called an

SMSer names like “air-head”, just pray that youdon’t get a tyre burst fromthe different air pressurethat gets inflated at garages.You’re just a big mouth. Con-cerned driver, Grassy Park

. Totally Stumped, in twogarages close to me, I can ei-ther put air or nitrogen inmy tyres, so the “old” gent isnot such an airhead after all.From Peter

By the way. Bring back the Narcot-

ics Squad. The rehab facili-ties are poor for the unem-ployed. Nobody is preparedto give a rehabilitated drugaddict a job. After trying fortwo years, I am afraid he isgoing to go back to stealingand drugging. Not even hisIT diploma is helping him.

. I find it sad how younggirls seem to go out withboys that don’t have jobs.Then they still have childrenwith them.

. We had yellow linespainted opposite our drive-way in our narrow road, butsome folk think its their per-sonal parking bay!

. To the person speakingabout the council outsourc-ing its work: They don’t evencomplete the job and they get

paid.. To my darling Ghulaab,

it’s Ruby wishing you an en-joyable and a blessed Eid.May it be filled with warmthand joy. I wish I could spendthe day with you.

. The article on the heal-ing power of horses wasbeautiful. Please write moreuplifting articles that makeour hearts happy. Rachel,Plumstead

. I applied for a meteredtaxi licence in December2010. They told me it wouldtake threemonths. They senta letter after the 90 days say-ing my application had beenrejected due to over-trading.Worst of all, the City of CapeTown has not issued permitsfor the last three years. TheDepartment of Transportnever told me about this. Ipaid R300 and got nothing inreturn. I’m still unemployed.I bought my car in October2010 and got my licence inJanuary and my PDP in Feb-ruary. It’s so unfair. Whydidn’t they tell me they wer-en’t issuing permits? Why lieto me? I dare not operate ille-gally. I wonder how manypeople have also been de-ceived. It’s criminal.

. If you have seen or founda ring-necked parakeet,please call 072 373 8328 or theSPCA, or visit www.parro-talert.com. It has been miss-ing since 30 April.

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City woman breaks the iceHANRIE BOSCH

SWIMMING in near-freezingwater is not everybody’s idea

of a good time, but a Cape Townwoman with a fiery determina-tion has shown a commendableability to ignore the cold.

Cecilia Schutte became the firstwoman tobeaccepted into the Inter-national Ice Swimming Associationwhen she braved the icy waters ofthe small Northern Cape town ofFraserburg during the Speedo IceSwim Africa at Nuwedam – and alsobecame the first woman to do an icemile (1,6km).

The very existence of the icy asso-ciation, through which like-mindedpeople gather to brave icy watersbelow five degrees Celsius, mightcome as a shock to many, butSchutte takes it all in her stride –and she’s doing it for a good cause.“I do a lot of youth work, and swim-ming is a vehicle for me to accom-plish my goals in welfare,” Schuttesays.

“During the ice mile, we raisedabout R15 000 for a local school. “Awhole new world of extreme sportsis opening up for women – in whatwas once a purely male-dominatedindustry,” says Schutte, who is up-front with her wry views on the dif-ference between women and men insport.

“We do sport with class,” shesays. “There isnoneed to looseyourfemininity when doing sport. Idon’t see why girls can’t look prettyand do sport.”

Though Schutte was the firstwoman to do an ice mile, she says

there were many women at theevent doing the 600m leg of the race,and hopes that by next year morewomen will join in the mile.

Schutte says doing an ice mile is“99,9 percent about mind over mat-ter, some training, genetics andknowing how far you can push yourbody”.

You also have to train each dayin icy temperatures, come rain,hail, frost or wind.

Not enough? Then consider thatthere are also strict qualifying teststhat need to be undertaken beforeone is allowed to enter an ice mileevent.

“We all had to lie in a tub filledwith ice for 10 minutes, a week be-fore the event, to prove that we canstand the cold... It felt like a freakshow because it was held at the wa-terfront in front of a big crowd.”

Then you actually have to swimthat mile – a feat that took Schutteabout 30 minutes.

“The first half of the mile was theworst, and you wonder if you are go-ing to do it, but once you get aroundthat, things go more smoothly. It isalmost as if you become part of thecold… you accept it, in a way.” Sheadds that this is where real mindover matter comes in.

“Your hands get so cold that youfeel like they’re swelling up to thesize of paddles, and eventually youstart feeling like someone is pullingyour fingernails out.”

Schutte admits to being surprisedat the sudden media attention shehas received since becoming thefirst woman to complete an ice mile.“I just did what I did. We [ice swim-mers] do not realise how crazy and

abnormal it is that we do.” Schutterecalls an incident that happenedabout a year ago, when she realisedthat being an ice swimmer is morethan just a bit unconventional.

“It was a freezing day in Melkbos,and I was going for my normal two-hour swim. On the beach I passedan old lady wearing a pink suit andher poodle. Not long after I startedmy swim, a body boarder came upto me and said the old lady on thebeach had asked him to make sureI was alright.”

As Schutte continued her swim,she noticed an NSRI van parkingnear the beach. “Within a few min-utes, there were five different offi-cial cars parked next to each other,and an NSRI helicopter also ar-rived.

“I thought that something musthave happened to a surfer, and gotout to see if I could help.”

To her shock, the rescuers hadbeen called out by the old lady, whothought that Schutte was about to“commit suicide, or was mentallyderanged”. “That is when I realisedthat what I’m doing might not benormal.” The swimmer is settingher sights on more icy achieve-ments – “something more challeng-ing and longer than an ice mile”.

And, crazy or not, Schutte saysice swimming is about personalgrowth and helping others.

“Ice swimming is about pushingthe boundaries for women in sportand life, and about implementingsocial development programmes.”

It’s not a cheap pursuit, though –Schutte says highly qualified med-ics and boats need to be on hand incase something goes wrong.

“I am constantly looking forsponsorship in order to continueswimming and implementing so-cial development and community

projects.”If you can help Schutte in her

quest, contact her at [email protected].

IN HER ELEMENT: Cecilia Schutte practises at one of her favourite venues,the Sea Point swimming pool. Photos: Supplied

ODD ONE OUT: Schutte is seen with the rest of the ice mile competitors.

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Tuesday 30 August 2011 SPORT People’s Post Grassy Park Page 15

TASMIN CUPIDO

BEING able to attend one of theprovince’s top cricketing schoolshas just become a reality forPinelands resident Jesse Chris-tians.

This priviledge was bestowed onthe avid all-rounder when he wasawarded a sporting and academicbursary to attend Wynberg Boys’High School by the Jacques KallisScholarship Foundation.

The 12-year-old, who captained aWestern Province XI invitationalteamin2009, startedplaying cricketat the age of six. Both he and 14-year-old brother Matthew – who isequally talented with the bat andball – were introduced to the gameby a friend of their father, ColinChristians. “At the time the boyswere playing mini-league baseball,but they immediately developed alove for cricket,” Colin says.

“Jesse has always been playingout of his age group, even playingfor the under-10 team at the age ofsix. He has never been afraid, andalways holds his own when facingthe older boys.”

The leg-spinner, who is also a

keen golfer, has won numerousawards representing both Pine-lands Primary School and WesternProvince Cricket Club (WPCC). Healso spent most of the winter in theindoor nets, as part of the WP un-der-13 winter group; the two teamsto represent the province in Decem-ber are set to be announced in Sep-tember.

Jesse was also selected for a WP/Boland team that toured Dubai lastyear, as well as a Western Cape un-der-15 team that toured Malaysiathis year.

Colin credits the assistance ofWPCC juniors’ coach, Charles Fou-rie, and the D&P Academy facilityfor his both his sons’ achievementsover the past couple of years – Mat-thew is also a member of the WP un-er-15 winter squad, and captainedthe WP under-13A team in 2009. “Alot of hard work goes into trainingthe boys, and the coaching ofCharles reallyhas shaped them,”hesays.

“Many good cricketers comethrough the vigorous training –which can be used for older players– set up by these guys. The sad partis that they usually lose out on theseplayers, who opt to go to cricketing

schools and no longer play for theclub.”

Which is exactlywhatwill behap-pening in Jesse’s situation. TheJacques Kallis Scholarship Foun-dation was established last yearwith the aim of combining the aca-demic and life skills programmes ofexisting school structures withfunding and mentoring supportfrom Jacques Kallis.

The foundation and its partnersprovide talented youngsters fromall walks of life the opportunity toreach their full sporting and aca-demic potential.

Despite being very close, the twobrothers will now be in rival teams,as Matthew attends RondeboschBoys’ High School. “They will stillremain close – they have alreadytaught each other so much,” Colinsays.

“And this really offers Jesse theopportunity to build his own char-acter and personality – an not beknown as Matthew’s brother.”

Jesse is most happy with bat andball in hand, Colin says. “For now,education comes first, but as long ashe can be on a field, he is happy.Whether batting or bowling, he al-ways enjoys the game.”

Jesse scores another sixJesse scores another six

ALL­ROUNDER:Jesse Christiansfrom Pinelands isheading for thestars.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs

SKY CLASH: Valentino Fredericks ofLeeds Lentegeur (white) challeng­es Ray Lewis of Bayhill United dur­ing the teams’ battle at PortlandsSports Ground in Mitchells Plain onSaturday. Leeds won the under­15league match 4­2.

UP IN THE AIR: Jimmy Jambo of Kai­zer Chiefs flies into battle withGranwald Scott of Ajax in a second­leg clash of the MTN 8 semifinal onSaturday at Cape Town Stadium.The final score after 90 minuteswas 1­1, with Chiefs advancingthrough to the finals on the com­pletion's away goal rule.

BLOCKED:Amir Khan ofAmbassa­dors fromAthlone triesto snap theball past adefensive at­tack fromChelsea Ad­ams of Cru­saders(GrassyPark) at theteams’ un­der­7 leagueclash at Wil­liam HerbertSportsGround inWynberg onSaturday.Crusaderswon 2­0.

HANDS OFF:PhumzeleNdgana ofMasiphume­le thrusts offan advanceby Citiesplayer Bran­don Lindenin a fourthdivisionleaguegame atCity Park,Belgravia,on Saturday.Masi wonthe match24­7.Photo:Rashied Isaacs

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Stepping stones to the skyStepping stones to the skyTASMIN CUPIDO

A YOUNG Hanover park foot-baller’s dream of one day don-ning the Bafana Bafana jerseyhas taken a huge jump forward– he was recently selected for theSouth African under-17 squad.

What’s even more exciting is thefact that Faghrie Lakay is only 14years old.

The young Engen Santos Acade-my striker, who is originally fromManenberg, has played soccer sincethe age of nine, and has won severalawards during his short career.These awards include top goal scor-er at the academy for a number ofyears, as well as best forward. Hewas also the top goal scorer at anunder-15 SAFA regional tourna-ment in Oudtshoorn earlier thisyear, after he was instrumental in

ensuring overall victory for histeam by scoring 17 goals in only fivematches.

The Grade 9 Garlandale HighSchool pupil says he is excited atthe prospect of representing thecountry. “It really is an achieve-ment, and it is always fun cominghome and telling my friends, familyand teammates of my experiences,”he says.

“The coaching you receive at thatlevel is invaluable, and you are alsogiven really nice equipment andkit. My parents, Rafieka andRashaad, are really proud of me,and I hope to keep them proud byremaining at that level and one dayplaying in the PSL.”

His coach at the Engen SantosAcademy, Keith America, de-scribes him as “industrious, bigand strong”. “He is really not afraidto attack or when he comes up

against players who are older andbigger than him,” America says.

“He is often used in the acade-my’s under-17 team, as we want himto remain competitive, always mak-ing use of his abilities – things havejust become too easy for him in hisown age group.”

But America acknowledges thatthe youngster still has room for im-provement, and believes this oppor-tunity will allow for them to workeven more on these issues. “We arenever satisfiedandalwayswantourplayers to be the best,” he says.

“His selection has also openeddoors for other players from thisprovince, who have been over-looked for years. It really is a step-ping stone, as having Faghrie in thesquad will make selectors take noteof the youngsters from Cape Town,while also listening to the coachesfrom this side.”

GOING FORGOAL: FaghrieLakay (left)has been in­cluded in theSouth Africanunder­17squad at theage of 14.With him ishis coach atthe EngenSantos Acad­emy, KeithAmerica. Photo:Rashied Isaacs


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