www.bolandgazette.co.zabolandgazette.mobiYear 18 • Tuesday 6 May 2014 | Tel. 021 853 0211

Helderberg

In Thursday’s DistrictMail

) MTN at Strand Squarerobbed

) Shoprite staff held upat gunpoint;

) Strand United vs Silvertreematch report

SLP celebrates World Book Day PG 2 Lwandle police members honoured PG 3 Pillay’s programme kicks off PG 8

Brand verwoes Macassar­tuisteDELIAH BRINKHUIS

Niemandisbeseer in ’nbrandwat verlede Vrydag by ’nplakkershut inMacassarVil-lage uitgebreek het nie.

Volgens bure het die brandnet ná 14:00 ontstaan. Vlammehet gou versprei en die vierver-trek-hut is binne minute in puingelê.

VolgensJennyArendse,voor-sitter van die inwonerskomiteevan die Macassar Village-plak-kerskamp, is dit die derde keerin vyf maande dat die hut inNewstraat brand. Arendse sêdie hut op dié perseel is in De-semberookin ’nbrandverwoes.Niemand was ook toe ten tydevan die brand tuis nie.

In Februarie het die hut ookaan die brand geslaan, maar eenvan die twee inwoners kon ditblus voordat ernstige skade op-gedoen is.

Bure het Vrydag aan die Hel-derberg Gazette gesê dat her-haalde brande by dié hut ookhulle huise bedreig.

Volgens Arendse het ’n brandook die vorige Sondag by ’n na-burige hut uitgebreek. Volgens

Arendse is vyf hutte sedert Sep-tember in die woongebied inbrande verwoes. Sy meen datdie oorsaak van die meeste vandie brande tweeplaat-stowe waswat in hutte aan gelos is terwylniemand tuis is nie.

In ’n afsonderlike voorval inMarvin Park, Macassar, is diehuis van Elizabeth Revell (83)ook op Donderdag 24 April inpuin gelê nadat ’n brand om-streeks 17:00 daar uitgebreekhet.

Die huis in Van Goghstraatwas reeds vir die afgelope 37jaar die tuiste van Revell.

“Dit was ’n regte familiehuis– al ons kleinkinders het saamdaar gespeel en gekuier,” vertelhaar kleinseun Mark Phillips(30).

Revell, wat die huis met haarseunensyvriendindeel,wasge-lukkig nie tuis ten tye van diebrand nie en het by haar dogter,Susan May, wat in die straat netagter haar woon, gekuier.

Sy meen dat haar lewe te dan-ke is aan haar sesjarige klein-kind, Cian Maarman.

“Hy het uit die skool gekomnet toe ek wou loop. ‘Ouma,moenie nou-al huistoe gaan nie,

bly nog ’n bietjie langer by ons,’het hy aan my gesê,” vertel sy.

Claudia Lategan, wat in ’nslaapkamer geslaap het toe diebrand ontstaan het, is deur ’nplofgeluid wakker gemaak. Vol-gens Lategan het sy by die gangprobeer uitkom, maar die rookwas te oorweldigend. Sy het te-rug kamer toe gehardloop enkon gelukkig deur die kamer-venster ontsnap.

Omstanders het die Macas-sar-brandweer gebel.

Volgens Mark het bure en an-der inwoners gou hand bygesitdeur met tuinslange te spuit enemmers water aan te dra.

Die sitkamer en kombuis hetkwaai brandskade opgedoen. Aldie meubels in die sitkamer hetook uitgebrand, terwyl die resvan die huis rook- en waterska-de opgedoen het. Revell se klereen klerekaste kon uit die vlam-me gered word.

“Al my familiefoto’s en ge-skenkies – die mooi teekoppies.hetekverloor,”vertelRevell.Sywoontansbyhaardogter,Susanterwyl die versekeringsonder-soek afgehandel word. Sy hoopom binne drie maande weer nahaar huis terug te trek.

Brandweermanne op die toneel waar ’n plakkershut verlede Vrydag in Newstraat, Macassar Village,afgebrand het. Niemand is in die brand beseer nie.

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Gee terug aan Macassarom jonges te inspireerCASSY VAN EEDEN

Macassar se eie sportheld, Olim-piese atleet Geraldine Pillay (36),het besluit om ’n uitreikprograminMacassar te beginwat spesifiekop jong atlete fokus.

Hoewel Geraldine in 2002 na Preto-ria verhuis het -waar sy nou gevestigismet haarmanendogter –het syniedie besondere gemeenskap wat haarvoorbereihet omeendagdieOlimpie-se Spele en Wêreldkampioenskappeas atleet by te woon, vergeet nie.Geraldine het gesê “as dit nie vir

my onderwysers” by Oklahoma-straat Primêr enZandvliet Senior Se-kondêr was nie, wat haar potensiaalraakgesienhet enhaar steeds gedrukhet om die beste te wees wat sy konwees, sou sy nooit ’n professionele at-leet geword het nie.HaaronderwysersbyZandvliethet

vir Geraldine waardevolle blootstel-linggereël deurhaar te laatdeelneemaan die Universiteit van Wes-Kaap-land se Ontdek ’n Ster-reeks elkeWoensdag na skool. Dit is hier waarsy wêreldbekende Suid-Afrikaanseatlete ontmoet het en deur hulle geïn-spireer is om eendag soos hulle teword.Nadat sy matriek voltooi het, het

Geraldine aan die Kaapse Skierei-land Technikon gestudeer vir ’n di-ploma in Inligtingstegnologie.Gedurende haar eerste jaar in 1999

het sy glad nie geoefen nie. Toe sy te-rugkominMacassarwouhaaronder-wysers weet hoekom sy nie aan atle-

tiek deelneem nie en hoekom sy nieby enige klubs aangesluit het nie.Haar onderwysers se geloof in haarkwaliteite het Geraldine laat besluitomby ’n klubbydieUWKaan te sluiten om weer te begin oefen.“Ditwas soosomweer te leer loop,”

het sy gesê.In 2000 was Geraldine op die trein

op pad na haar eerste werk as juniorprogrammeerder, toedithaar trefdat’n 9-tot-5-werkniewaswaarvoor sy ’npassie gehad het nie en dat sy ’n vol-tydse, professionele atleet wou word.Nadat sy ’n jaar oorsee gewerk het

om geld te spaar, het Geraldine terug

gekom Suid-Afrika toe waar sy vol-tyds kon oefen. Baie vinnig is sy ge-stuur na groot kragmetings soos dieAfrika-kampioenskappe in 2002, dieWêreld-kampioenskappe in 2003 enuiteindelik die Olimpiese Spele inAthene in 2004.Tussenhierdie groot prestasies het

Geraldine gereeld haar familie en on-derwysers in Macassar besoek. Sywas ’n groot inspirasie vir die mensewat sy besoek het en is dikwels gevraom leerders toe te spreek. “Ek het nieop daardie stadium besef wat die ge-weldige impak hiervan op die leer-ders was nie,” het sy gesê.Dit was gedurende hierdie besoeke

dat sy opgemerk het dat daar ’n grootbehoefteinMacassarisvirordentlikesporttoerusting en -fasiliteite, en vir’n opheffingsprogram vir jong leer-ders met atletiekpotensiaal.Geraldine het met ’n inisiatief be-

gingenaamdLet’sRunOurCommuni-ty, wat naelloopbyeenkomste hou omMacassar se top-atlete te identifiseeren hulle toe te rusmet die vaardighe-de en inligting wat hulle sal benodigin die navolging van ’n professioneleloopbaan in sport.“Ons moet tyd maak om hulle te

leer, te inspireer en aan te moedig,”het sy oor die jong atlete inMacassargesê, “dit is die rol wat ek wil speel.”Toe sy gevra word watter raad sy

vir die jeug in Macassar wil gee hetGeraldinegesêdatditna’nclichémagklink,maar“moetnooitophoudroomnie,moetnooithoopopgeenie, blyge-fokusenomringjouselfmetpositiewemense.”

Plaaslike Olimpiese atleet en voormaligeMacassar-inwoner, Geraldine Pillay, geeterug aan die gemeenskap wat haar sobaie gegee het, deur haar Let’s Run OurCommunity-projek.

The Sir Lowry’s Pass Library held a special children’s programme on 23 April in honour ofWorld Book Day. Learners from Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary School enjoyed being read to andtaught about the importance of books.

New ‘auto market’ at Southey’sA new “Weekend Auto Market” willbe held at the Southey’s Vinesgrounds, well-known for its craftmarket and car boot sales.Themarketwillofficiallyopenthis

Saturday 10 May, and will be held

from08:30 – 16:30.Acarboot salewillalsobeheldontheday.ThenextAutoMarkets will be on 17 and 24 May.For further information phone

Mike Keogh on 021 855 0478 or079 016 0899.

Donate books for Stroke SupportThe Helderberg Stroke SupportGroup (HSSG) is asking readers todonate any unwanted books theymayhavesothat theycanparticipatein this year’s charity book sale andraise funds for the group.The charity book sale will be tak-

ing place in the Somerset Mall from5 to 8 June.Book donations can include chil-

dren’s books, novels, coffee-tablebooks, recipe books aswell as travel,antiques, crafts and crafting books.Unfortunately the HSSG will not

be able to accept any encyclopaediasor Reader’s Digest series.If you have any books you would

like to donate to this good cause con-tact Erika Muller on 072 327 0337 orLoma Coleman on 021 852 8233.

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Lwandle police honour top achieversSeveral policemen and womenserving at theLwandlePolice sta-tion were recently honoured fortheir unwavering dedication andhard work at a special ceremonyheld at the police station.

)Recognition Service MedalAwards were awarded to: DetectiveW/ORandall vanSchalkwykwhore-ceivedamedal for20yearsof service,whileSgtMariusErasmusandConstBrian Stuart each received medalsfor 10 years service.

)Dedicated members who nevertook sick leave were: Detective W/OMadoda Peter, Detective Sgt MariusErasmus, Sgt Lesley-Anne Cupido,Detective Bongekile Ntsontsho, De-tective Zimasa Nungu, ConstSikhumbule Matamo and AnnalienSouthey.

)Best Dedicated Performing Po-lice Reservist are: reservists consta-bles Nombulelo Machatha, Themba-lamiMafrika, Gcinikhaya Duka andSibonelelo Flente.

)Best Performesr in theDetectiveServiceswere : Detective SgtMariusErasmus and Detective Bongekile

Ntsontsho.)Best Performer in Support Serv-

ices: Data Capturer, Talitah Geduldt)Best Performer at Visible Polic-

ing: Constable Ndumiso Sibi.)Best Arrests for the Quarter:

Constable Xolile Siwisa and Consta-

ble Natasha-Lee Sabbat.)Best Crime Prevention Unit

Group: GroupA comprising of : Con-stable Brian Stuart, ConstableSikhumbule Matamo, ConstableGershwin January, ConstableJacques Coetzee, Constable Freddy

Baloyi and Reservist ConstableMaAfrika.

)Best Commander at Visible Po-licing Environment: SergeantCharles April.

)Overall Best Performer: Consta-ble Sikhumbule Matamo.

Lwandle police officers who were honoured for their dedication and service are (back, from left) Const Ndumiso Sibi, ReservistNombulelo Machatha, Reservist Thembalami Mafrika, Detective Const Bongekile Ntsontso, Const Brian Stuart, Const Jacques Coetzee,Mrs Annalien Southey, Detective Sgt Marius Erasmus and Detective Warrant Officer Madoda Peter. In front are Reservist ConstGcinikhaya Duka, Reservist Const Sibonelelo Flente, Detective Const Zimasa Nungu, Station Commander Lieutenant Colonel SiviweSomtsewu, Const Sikhumbule Matamo,Const Natasha Lee Sabbat and Const Gershwin January.

Car thievesarrestedThe alertness of Lwandle po-licemen led to the arrest ofthree suspected car thieves inAsanda Village onWednesday(30 April).According to police spokes-

person, Constable MthokozisiGama, a white Mazda bakkiewas seen in the area at about04:30. Police stopped andsearched the bakkie and rana check on the registration ofthebakkiewhichrevealedthatit did not belong to one of thethree occupants in thevehicle,but toa resident inAsandaVil-lage. The bakkie was, at thetime of the incident, not yet re-ported as stolen.Police took the suspects to

the police station for question-ing and while police were in-terrogating the suspects theowner of the vehicle reportedthat his vehicle had been sto-len. The suspects appeared inthe Strand Magistrate Courton Friday 2 May.

SW accidentclaims lifeAn accident at the intersection of Somer-set West Main Road and the R44, in theearly hours of last Thursday, claimed thelife of one man. Three other people werealso critically injured.The accident happened at about 02:00

when two vehicles rolled. Three morepassengers were less seriously injuredand all six patients were admitted to theHelderberg and Tygerberg Hospitals.Constable Suzan Jantjies, spokesper-

son for the Somerset West police couldnot give more details of the accident atthe time of the Helderberg Gazette goingtoprint, but said thataculpablehomicidecase has been opened. Jantjies has re-quested that any witnesses to the acci-dent phone Detective WO Deon Klaasenon (021) 850 1331.

Where shouldI vote?

The national electionswill take place tomor-row, Wednesday 7 May.You can check if you have been registered

andatwhichvenueyoushouldcastyourvoteby visiting the IECwebsite (elections.org.za)and enter your ID number and all the rele-vant information will be given to you. Alter-natively you can phone the IEC call centreon 0800 11 8000.AfewvotingstationsintheHelderberg:) Strand Town Hall) St. John’s Anglican Church in Rusthof) Suider Strand Library)Temperance Town Primary School) Gordon’s Bay Angling Club) Masjied Dul Ummah Complex Daycare

in Gustrouw) Gordon High School) Helderberg College

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Refuse services back on trackRefuse collection services in theHelderberg were disrupted onThursday 1 May last week due tonegotiations between City con-tractor, WasteMart’s employeesand their union representatives,over a labour matter.Caitlin Montague, Communica-

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UWC’s open dayThe University of theWestern Cape (UWC) is havingtheirannualOpenDayonSaturday10May.Theeventwill be held at the UWC campus in Bellville and allGrade 11 and 12 learners are invited. The day’s pro-gramme will provide wide-ranging informationabout undergraduate courses, extracurricular activ-ities, and the opportunities the university has to of-fer. Phone 021 959 3900/1/2.

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Let’s Run agreat success

CASSY VAN EEDEN

Hundreds of Macassar resi-dents gathered at theMacassarSports grounds on Friday 25April tosupportyoungathletesat the Let’s RunOurCommuni-ty sprint event organised by lo-cal OlympianGeraldinePillay.

Pillay invited about 100 youngfemale athletes from local schoolssuch as Macassar Senior Second-ary, Zandvliet Senior Secondary,OklahomastraatPrimaryandMa-cassar Primary to participate insprint heats distances of 60 m,80 m and 100 mWinners received prizes such

as running shoes, backpacks andT-shirts fromNikeand therewerealsomedals and trophies for theirefforts.The purpose of the event was to

identify truly talented young ath-letes in Macassar.Pillay will now guide the win-

ners and “align them with theright people” so they can pursueprofessional athletics careers.Pillay said the event was amas-

sive success and she hopes it willbecome an annual occasion.She said that it was amazing to

see so many people engaged in apositivelymotivated event wherethere was no drugs or alcohol in-volved.

Olympic athlete and Let’s Run Our Community organiser Geraldine Pillay cheerson a group of under 13 girls from various local schools as they compete ina 100 m sprint. PHOTOS: CASSY VAN EEDEN

A group of under 10 girls from local schools compete in an 80 m heat at the Macassar Sports Grounds.

Ashley Present (bronze), Vanessa Yon (gold) and Bronwyn de Wet (silver) were the winners in the u.14 100 msprint at the Let’s Run Our Community event.