Volume 02, 08 July 2014, Week 28 Delivered every Tuesday Tel: 011 862 8500 Fax: 011 869 7335

tameTIMEStwo time winner of the annual ekurhuleni awards: Best Print media Bedfordview and Germiston

a fresh aPProaCh to loCal news

da wins ekurhuleni by-elections

VOTING: Ekurhuleni residents at the Frik de Jager Park voting station in Bardene, Boksburg ready to cast their votes

Three municipal by-elections took place in Ekurhuleni on 2 July - in ward 92 (Boksburg), ward 24 (Benoni) and ward 20 (Bedfordview). The new Democratic Al-liance (DA) ward councillors for each of these wards are: Ashley Rutherford (for ward 92), Stefanie Kruger (for ward 24) and Jill Humphreys (for ward 20). This is the first time that new ward 92 councillor and Boks-burg local, Ashley Rutherford, has stood as a candidate. She is confident that she can do a good job, as long as she has the community’s support. She will replace for-mer ward 92 councillor, Graham Gersbach, who is now a Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) for the DA. According to Member Gersbach, ward 92 is a complicated ward, as it stretches over a very wide area which includes parts of Boksburg, Germiston and Edenvale. The service delivery departments and depots are therefore divided, which makes it challenging for the councillor to oversee service delivery and to report issues. “A councillor is the link between the resident and the municipal officials. Resi-dents complain to councillors for assistance, but we can-not issue orders, we can only report. It’s also difficult to adjust to a bigger area, but I’m sure Ashley is up to it,” Gersbach said.

WARD 92DA 92.11% (3280 votes)ANC: 7.89% (281 votes)Total votes cast: 3571

WARD 24DA: 55.38% (3558 votes)ANC: 37.60% (2415 votes)

NFP 7.04% (452 votes)Total votes cast: 6484

WARD 20DA: 97.34% (4348 votes)ANC 2.66% (119 votes)Total votes cast: 4471

THE OVERAll VOTING RESulTS FOR THE THREE EKuRHulENI WARD By-ElEcTIONS WERE AS FOllOWS:

Maphanzela Primary School’s library will be refurbished this Mandela Day in order to improve the level of teaching and learn-ing and to enhance the culture and dis-cipline of reading, especially among the youngest learners. Emperors Palace staff and management, through its community development trust, the Peermont Children’s Trust (PCT), will honour the day by rolling up their sleeves to change the conditions of the school by refurbishing the school library, which will include painting and installing a new ceiling, book shelves, til-ing and lights. The school will also receive two new comput-ers to enable the librarian to capture data and to file the books; and, as part of encourag-ing greening and promoting food security in our township schools, the East Rand resort will help plant seedlings in existing vegetable gardens as well. The Rotary Association in Isando, Ekurhuleni will contribute by donating more than 5 000 books. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said our departed icon and former President Nel-son “Madiba” Mandela and those words will echo through history forever as learners seek motivation and leaders inspire generations. With this in mind, approximately 920 learn-ers, the majority of whom come from under-privileged backgrounds (most are orphans and children from child-headed families) will now be empowered to do their school work with limitless access to information.

Maphanzela Primary School in Thokoza will experience Madiba Magic when the world comes together on 18 July in celebration of Mandela Day. Interestingly, the school library is of historical importance, because the building was dam-aged during the political turmoil in the buildup to the country’s first democratic elections. As part of the collaborative effort in the buildup to Mandela Day, Emperors Palace and the PCT have partnered with various like-minded organisations that have contrib-uted towards making this day a resounding

success for the school. Peermont’s Group Corporate Affmairs Executive, Vusi Zwane commented, “As the Peermont group, we are greatly committed to honoring the legacy of the great Madiba and we want to stand up and be counted among the many around the globe that will work selflessly towards chang-ing the lives of those less fortunate. We sin-cerely hope that by giving these young learn-ers access to the much needed books, that it will help boost their confidence, vocabulary, reading skills and comprehension.”

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By Ndu Ngwenya

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Checkers and Shoprite, in conjunction with Age in Action, is again sponsoring the Pretty Things for Little Things campaign that urges customers, especially senior citizens, to put their creative talents to work to make clothes and toys for needy children. Submissions for the 2014 Pretty

Things for Little Things campaign open on 1 June 2014. Through the creative and generous contributions made by the public, this campaign has, since its inception twelve years ago, collected and distributed more than 120 000 handmade clothes, toys and

blankets to needy children across South Africa. During last year’s Pretty Things for Little Things campaign, over 20 000 unique handmade items were received. The Pretty Things for Little Things project calls on entrants to make anything practical, durable and safe that a child can wear or play with. Articles can be entered in one of the four categories, namely soft toys, blankets, clothing, and other articles made from materials such as

wood, tin or wire. While the project is open to all, only senior citizens of 60 years and older who enter their handiwork stand a chance of winning generous vouchers that can be used at Checkers, Checkers Hyper or Shoprite stores nationwide. Three winners per category will be selected in each province. The provincial winners will receive gift vouchers to the value of R2500, R2000 and R1500 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in that order, and also go through to the final judging round in which three national winners per category will be chose3n. National winners will receive vouchers to the value of R6000, R4000 and R3000 for the top

three positions respectively. There will also be a merit prize for the person who enters the most items in his/her province, as well as for the person who enters the most items nationally. The closing date for submissions is 31 August 2014. Provincial winners will be announced in September and national winners, during OctoberEntry forms can be obtained from the Money Market counter in any Checkers, Checkers Hyper or Shoprite store or from Age-in-Action offices countrywide, or you can download the entry form on www.shoprite.co.za or www.checkers.co.za.

Pretty Things for Little Things 2014

COMPETITION: Hand-made toys, clothes and blankets for little ones

MADIBA MAGIC: Maphanzela Primary will receive 5000 new books on 18 July.

Children’s Trust to open a new chapter this Mandela day

08 July 2014

It seems we have hit some sort of strike sea-son. Fresh out of our national elections, the country’s new leadership has got their work cut out for them as the metal and engineer-ing industry, through the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), is the latest affected industry. Over and above the fact that South Africa cannot afford an-other six months of industrial instability, this strike is particularly scary as it affects areas closer to home than any of us can afford to be comfortable with: over the past week we have received reports of intimidation and violence. If there is one thing that I know we have in common, it is the desire for a safe environment in which we can continue with the activities which allow us to earn a living to support our families and lifestyles – I really hope employers and employees will find a place where they are both satisfied with input costs and remuneration. One life is too much.On the topic of election and new leadership, I would like to congratulate the DA Council-lors who emerged victorious after Wednes-day’s (2 July) by-elections (see page 1).Well deserved congratulations also go out to Bedfordview Primary’s Tanielle Da Silva for winning the Miss SA Youth Pageant (see page 3). We are very proud of your efforts and look forward to hearing more about the work you will be doing during your reign.More good work to be celebrated within our area is the good work of our local Mr SA 2014 Finalist, Craig Maistry, who embarked on a blanket drive to aid the Salvation Army with their work which includes catering to the welfare of the lesser fortunate within our areas.With July being Nelson Mandela’s birthday month and the month of the now interna-tional Mandela Day, we at tame TIMES en-courage you to let us know what you will spend your 67 minutes doing; also interest-ing to our corporates is the advertising spe-cials we will be running during the month. Send all your activities to ndu@tametimes.co.za or call us at 011 862 8500 to enquire about the ‘Double up for Madiba’ specials for Tuesday 22 July. Stay Blessed.

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Tanielle Da Silva, a grade 7 Pupil at Bedfordview Primary School, was crowned Miss SA Youth in the 12-15 year age category in an event held on Youth Day (Monday June 16). The Mr and Miss South Africa Youth Pageant was held at the Lombardy Boutique Hotel in Pretoria East. Tanielle competed against contestants from as far as Limpopo and the North West Province and was named the eventual winner in her category. The contest was presented by former Mr SA Photogenic (2006); Dominique Rensleigh, together with Wayne Schreuder an up-and- coming comedian.The contestants competed in three categories: firstly, they were interviewed by the judges; secondly, they had to model an outfit representing South Africa, and finally, an evening outfit in the pageant section where their public speaking skills were assessed.Pageant owner; Dominique Rensleigh said “It was crucial that we select role models and leaders from our youth so as to address the issues our youth are facing in today’s crucial

times. The vision of the competition and title is to make a difference in youngsters and help educate them and equip them for life.”“You will see the top performers of Mr and Miss SA Youth helping to educate our youth on things like drug abuse, peer pressure, suicide, bullying, teen pregnancy and abortion so as to help create a better future for them,” he added. Speaking to tame TIMES, the newly crowned Miss SA Youth said “participating in this pageant was a very rewarding experience; I enter a lot of competitions and would always like to win, so when I went in to this specific competition I did a lot of preparation. Thanks to my mom and Ms Berdine (Tanielle’s modelling coach) for their assistance.”Asked about what the title means to her Tanielle said “it means I get to work with charity and to make a difference.”During her reign Tanielle will work with pageant owners to make a difference in the youth within her community. Tanielle’s charity of choice is Impilo Children’s Haven in Sandringham.

Bedfordview Primary’s pupil crowned Miss SA Youth

STRIKING: Tanielle in her evening outfit just before being crowned as the 2014 winner

On Thursday 3 July at about 11:22 SW Security control room received a panic alarm at one of the units in the Bienvenue Complex in Chris Street in Albemarle (Germiston) and dispatched an armed security reaction officer. On his arrival, the client informed the security reaction officer that she had heard a loud scream from the domestic worker at the unit next door. The reaction officer went to investigate and the domestic worker informed him that an unknown man had approached her and pointed a firearm at her, and gave the officer a description of the suspect. The reaction officer remembered that, on his way to the panic alarm, he had passed a man inside the complex carrying a bag who fitted

the exact description she had given. While chasing the suspect on foot, the reaction officer called for back-up, and caught up with him as he was leaving the complex. When the SW Security back-up vehicle arrived, the suspect was approached and found to have in his possession a 9mm pistol with one round in the chamber and no serial number.The domestic worker identified the suspect as the one who had pointed a firearm at her. The suspect was arrested and handed over to the Germiston SAPS, when they arrived on the scene. The domestic worker and the reaction officer both opened criminal cases at the Germiston SAPS station.

Gunman in complex

ALERT: Vigilance and a speedy response resulted in a successful arrest by SW Security’s Theunis Botha. INSET: The weapon found on the suspect

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SocialWe have all seen it happen — the stum-bling over words, the awful hesitations and lost lines that make you squirm in your seat or simply wish the speaker would disappear down a hole.

Why is it that people fear public speaking so much?Some people will go to the extent of avoid-ing public speaking altogether. Others will pass up promotions and assignments which require speaking. It may even lead some to choose a career that does not call for public speaking at all, rather than following the one they really like.Others may even deliberately arrive late, hoping to miss the customary introductions — “Hi, errr…I’m…ummm…John…The Gib-bering Idiot.”The fear of being rejected is so strong that we are not only afraid of being ridiculed, laughed at, shamed or judged – we are also afraid of being excluded from a social group.

facing your fearsYou have to remember that everyone gets a bit nervous. It is how you control your nervesthat counts: • Conquer uncertainty — the more uncertain you are, the more nervous you will be. Uncer-tainty or fear of the unknown is what makes people panic. The more you can reduce un-certainty, the less nervous you will be.

a feW tips to help conquer uncertainty

1. Do not shoot in the dark — think about the purpose of your talk, your audience, the occasion, and talk to people, find out what they want you to present. Do not give a sur-prise presentation, as it could backfire on you.

2. be prepared — do not wing it. The more you prepare, the more confident you will be.

3. give it structure — there are three parts to your talk or presentation: the introduction, the body and the conclusion. Write an outline of your main points. This will give you a road-map to follow before you get bogged down with finer details.

4. Do not memorise everything — you will sound like a droning robot. A talk or presen-tation – whether it is given to ten or a hun-dred people - must be spoken, not read or memorised.

5. keep it short — some of the best talks I have ever heard have been short. It takes more work to write a short, tight talk or pres-entation than a long, rambling one. Cut, chop and edit. Make it tight, direct and to the point. Your audience will thank you for it.

6. practise your presentation — record it and play it back. Listen to yourself. Re-edit your talk and record it again until you are sat-isfied. It will help you put the shine on your talk and make your words come naturally. Also, nothing will build your confidence as much as practice.

See www.tametimes .co.za for more tips to help you prepare for your next public speaking engagement.

Public speakingBy James Hurford: James@passion.za.com

red helen was announced the winner of the south african leg of Wacken metal battle on 28 June at rumours lounge. this has afforded the band the once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to play at the Wacken open air festival in germany- the biggest heavy metal open air festival in the world.The band will represent South Africa and compete against other international metal bands in the international metal battle, performing alongside top metal bands such as August Burns Red, Devin Townsend Project, Motörhead and Slayer, to name but a few. The festival celebrates its 25th anniversary and takes place from 31 July to 2 August.Red Helen consists of Brandon Pratt (lead vocals), Greg Van Kerkhof (vocals and bass), Liam O’brien (guitar), Erick Gerber (vocals and guitar) and Matt Sletcher (drummer). All band members stay in Alberton except for Sletcher who stays in Randburg.“This is mind-blowing even if we don’t win in Germany just performing at this festival is a

victory in itself,” Pratt and Van Kerkhof told tame TIMES. “It is something we dreamed of while growing up,” Pratt added.Having performed all over South Africa in many different settings and towns, Red Helen has been received extremely well by crowds of eager fans. Besides their critically acclaimed live performances, they have attained great achievements along the way. In 2014, front man, Brandon Pratt was named Best Vocalist, at the first annual South African Metal Music Awards. The metal band will be the opening act for Unearth and Protest The Hero at the Krankd Up Music Festival at Sundowners in September.Red Helen is currently in studio, recording their highly anticipated debut album, “Trading Past for Pathways” with well known, South African producer, Clinton Watts of Watts Productions. The album will be released to the public towards the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015, supported by a nation -wide tour. for more information please visit www.redhelen.bandcamp.com.

Red Helen takes on Wacken Open Air

off to germany: red helen.

laurelle Williams@laurellewilliam twitter.com

previously situated in langermann Drive in kensington, minuteman press has now relocated to the key West centre in bedfordview (43 van buuren road) and is operating under the management of paul and alet marais. During their twelve years in kensington, minuteman press offered local businesses and community members quality printing solutions and other related services.Speaking to tame TIMES, Alet revealed that under the new management Minuteman Press Bedfordview will continue to provide the same quality service, but with the addition of corporate gifts and clothing services.The operating hours for the outlet at the Key West Centre are as follows:

mondays – fridays: 9:00 – 18:00 for more information on minuteman press bedfordview, please contact (011) 622 2412, (011) 450 2005/6 or email aletm@minutemanpress.com.

Minuteman Press moves to Bedfordview

FaShion

By: Erika Schwartz

Human beings are emotional creatures, and women are more often than not guided by their emotions. A w o m a n ’ s mood can eas-ily be indicated by what she is wearing, eat-ing or doing.

Our daily make-up and fashion choices are usually an indication of our mood or feel-ings at the time when we got dressed. Our moods, whether we are male or female, are often influenced by the world around us; for example, a beautiful array of spring flowers and the colours of nature makes us cheerful, while dull and dreary winter colours make us feel cold and miserable. While it is natural to dress according to how we feel, we can also

alter our mood with a change of clothes or by ap-plying a different colour of make-up.Every woman has “those days” when she feels less than beau-tiful. This could lead to us wear-ing drab and dreary clothing so as not to draw any attention to ourselves, but what we fail to realise is that when we look beautiful on the outside, it makes us feel beautiful on the inside, which leads to a lifting of our gen-eral mood and radiates confidence. Even something as simple as taking that extra lit-tle bit of time to put on make-up or acces-sories could make all the difference between an uninspired day during which you just want to go back to bed and a day filled with po-tential when you feel like you can conquer the world!Winter is generally a monochrome season when our clothing usually mimics the dull-ness and solemn colours of nature, but all we may need is a dose of colour to break through the mundane depressing nature of the season. Since blacks, greys and dull hues remain the go-to fashion colours in clothing during this season, make-up is generally a great way to boost your mood. The quickest way to brighten your weary

winter wardrobe and enhance your mood is with nail polish and lipstick. A warm neutral creamy eye shadow coupled with a bright lip colour will bring that warm sun-kissed glow to your otherwise sullen wintery skin. A bold nail colour can add an air of the playfulness usually associated with summer fun. Do not be afraid to try a different shade or something new and unexpected. The winter clothing palette is the ideal neutral canvas to play around with new make-up colours and styles. Accessories also take more of a leading role in the winter months. Playful and colourful accessories can boost not only your mood, but also the spirits of the people around you. So instead of moping around waiting for sum-mer to roll around again, bring some much needed cheer to your world with the introduc-tion of a bit of colour. If you are usually drawn to a specific colour palette, why not experi-ment and step out of your comfort zone this winter and try some new make-up styles and brightly coloured accessories?

Dress to lift your mooD

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Student expoplace: Johannesburg, Edenvale, Greenstonedate: 24-26 Julytime: 9:00am – 6:00pm.entrance: freeFor more information visit: www.student-expo.com. email: info@student-expo.com

GermiSton Girl GuideSGirl GuidesAge: 10 to 14 yearstime: Tuesday 17h30 to 19h30Brownies and TeddiesAge: Brownies: 7-10 years. Teddies 5 to 7 years time: Saturday 8h30 to10h00rangersAge: 14 to 18 yearstime: Bi-weekly Monday 18h00 to 19h30place: Lambton Scout Hall Anne Street Lambton GermistonContact person: Sue 082-759-5031

St CAtherine’S FAmily Fun dAy – 12 JulyJoin St Catherine’s for a day filled with fun, and plenty of entertainment for the whole family.dAte: 12 July 2014time: 09:00 – 15:00Venue: 31 Piercy Avenue, Parkhill Gardens, Germiston Should you wish to book a stall please

contact Mrs Calore; call (011) 827 4102 or email marketing@stcatherines.org.za

luSito Comedy ShowCASe 2014 – 25 JulyFeaturing: Mark Banks, Mel Miller, Dave Levinsohn, Melt Sieberhagen and Griff.Cash bar and food availableRegret no childrendate: Friday, 25 July time: 19:30Venue: BCP/Lusito Hall, 60 South Road, The Hilltickets: R250 per person Contact: 011 435 8583 (Jose/Suzy), E-mail: lusito@intekom.co.za

epworth Food driVe From the 18th to 28th of July In honour of the legacy Nelson Mandela left behind let us all work together and help Ep-worth keep food on its shelves this winter. A Can… Can Feed a ChildEpworth has 9 houses to cater for. During the week Epworth provides a daily cooked supper and each house gets a weekly bas-ket to provide them with basics to cover breakfast and lunch.All kinds of groceries are welcome, including dry goods, tinned food, condiments, clean-ing materials, toilet paper etc.

items needed: Tin Foods Baked beans, sweetcorn, canned fruit, fish (with tomato sauce but no chilli please), tuna, jam, mixed vegetables tomato & on-ion mix.

other items needed: cereals , coffee, flour, Jungle oats, macaro-ni, Maltabella, pasta, peanut butter, rice sugar, syrup, tea Contact – Roberta on 011 827 5732/33/5860Helping hands are also very welcome.

By purchasing a bandana for r25 you can make a difference and offer those fighting leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders the chance of a future.National Bandana Day is 12 October. The Sunflower Fund encourages the public to buy a bandana from their nearest Pick n Pay or local Round Table, in both South Africa and Namibia, and to wear it to show their support for patients who put up a brave fight against these diseases on a daily basis and lose their hair because of chemotherapy treatments. Funds raised through National Bandana Day go towards paying for the expensive tissue typing (DNA) tests that need to be done be-fore new donors can join The South African

Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). The Sunflower Fund relies heavily on this fundraiser to continue testing donors to help patients suffering from leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders, who require a bone marrow transplant in order to survive . “Please support this campaign and help make a difference, as together we can save more lives and we cannot do this without your sup-port,” Tarryn Corlett, Chief Operating Officer for The Sunflower Fund, said.

For more information on national Ban-dana day and the Sunflower Fund, please call the toll free line on 0800 12 10 82 or visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za.

Bandanas change lives

last month the national Credit regulator (nCr) conducted an onsite operation in Gauteng in a bid to combat the abuse of consumers by lenders and to ensure compliance with the national Credit Act (nCA). The investigation focused on credit providers operating in the Pretoria, Boksburg, Benoni and Kempton Park areas. A total of 21 credit providers were investigated and two people were arrested, with the result that two criminal cases were opened. The suspects were found to be in possession of 390 bank cards, said Nomsa Motshegare, CEO at the NCR.The focus of this kind of operation is primarily to identify credit providers who

are unlawfully garnishing their clients, and retaining pension cards, bank cards, identity documents and personal identity numbers as surety. “Retaining these cards is a contravention of the National Credit Act and it is a criminal offence”, said Motshegare. She stated that this is part of the NCR’s ongoing strategy to root out predatory lending practices and to ensure that all credit providers, no matter where they conduct business, comply with the provisions of the NCA. “The exploitation of vulnerable and unsuspecting consumers by credit providers will not be tolerated.” This operation was not the last one and many will continue to be conducted in different parts of the country, concluded Motshegare.

NCR dealing with lendersdid last week’s forceful ejection of eFF mpls from the Gauteng provincial leg-islature undermine the dignity of our pro-vincial law-making institution? why did the honourable members refuse to obey Speaker ntombi mekgwe’s instruction to change out of their red hard hats, overalls and domestic worker’s uniforms? did the eFF discredit themselves or the AnC? After all, the best loved and most respected leader of our democracy, President Mandela, pioneered the fashion statement that was the Madiba shirt. With it, he always wore comfort-able shoes and avoided jackets and ties. The Speaker of the UK Parliament traditionally sat on a woolsack to remind MPs of one of the main industries which kept the country going. It seems even that the Gauteng Speaker her-self did not object as much to the working at-tire of EFF MPLs last week, as to the “Asijiki” inscription on the backs of them which she

interpreted as a party political slogan belong-ing to the Economic Freedom Fighters. “Asi-jiki” is, of course, the EFF’s equivalent of the ANC’s “Amandla!” Used since the expulsion of the Honourable Malema from the ANC, it symbolises the determination of EFF mem-bers to continue going forward, that is, not to return to the ANC. The Secretary to the Gauteng Provincial Leg-islature Peter Skosana issued a statement condemning the “unbecoming conduct of EFF Members” which caused “delays in the House sitting.” In it he referred to a Ruling of the House stipulating that all Honourable Members should, when executing their du-ties, “be dressed in a manner which accords with the decorum of the House and which does not display party affiliation.”The EFF, according to the statement, had been thoroughly informed about this issue – even workshopped. It appears that they then deliberately overstepped the mark in order to force a confrontation. According to their statement, “The EFF will never be bossed around to abandon the worker overalls in par-liaments across the country because this is who it represents.” They point out, quite right-ly however, that “What the speaker forgets is that EFF is there not because she employed it, but because more than a million South Afri-cans voted for it.” What is definitely most un-Parliamentary and very disrespectful, though, is their description of the speaker as “a walking anarchy that is now undoing freedom of expression right in the house of democratic law making,” and the quite unnecessary and extremely deroga-tory comment that “The ANC demoted her to speaker precisely because she has no other political credentials to be used meaningfully elsewhere.”The EFF is making headlines and making politics popular, but is it maintaining respect for the democratic institutions that represent the rule of law in our country? You are the voter – you be the judge.

Is it wrong to wear overalls in Parliament?Opinion piece by Palesa

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Residents of Crystal Park who have had to deal with the danger of exposed manholes are hoping that they will no longer have to risk serious injury as pedestrians, or damage to their vehicles when driving.Following numerous complaints by Crystal Park residents that manhole covers in the area were disappearing at an alarming rate, Ekurhuleni Metro police, in conjunction with Crystal Park CPF members, raided a scrapyard in Putfontein where eighteen steel manhole covers were recovered. Four suspects were arrested.All the eighteen manhole covers recovered were positively identified as belonging to Ekurhuleni Municipality Water Department.The four suspects, whose ages range between 20 and 26, were detained at Crystal Park police station on charges of theft of Council property and are expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.

EMPD and CPF raid scrapyard

RIGHT:ARRESTED: The four suspects arrested in the Putfontein scrap yard.

RECOVERED: The stolen manhole covers.

The African Peoples Convention (APC) hereby wishes to congratulate the SAPS Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega and SAPS in Kwazulu-Natal for their recent R3 billion rand street drug bust in Kloof.They tracked down the suspects and made the arrests on the eve of 26 June, the United Nations International Drug Awareness Day. As APC, we know that the drugs would have targetted our children’s lives and are happy that they have been removed from the

street. With June being Youth Month, we call upon the SAPS to ensure that they establish anti-drug specialist forces with a mandate of strictly focussing on ensuring that South Africa does not become the drug capital of the world and further to ensure that South Africa’s future through its youth remains intact.We hope and believe that the arrests that have already been made will lead to the arrest of cartel leaders.

African People’s Convention congratulates SAPS

Scene from inside the Kloof (Durban) drug laboratory containing R3 billion worth of heroin. Photo from: www.thesouthafrican.com.

A concerned member of the Tembisa community informed the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Crime Prevention Unit members that a Council employee had been seen siphoning diesel from a Council tractor at his home in Tembisa Extension 5. Metro Police reacted swiftly to the tip-off and found the man tapping diesel from the tractor using a 20-litre container. They arrested him on the morning of Tuesday 24 June.After searching the man’s private vehicle, they found another 20-litre container filled to the brim with diesel. The 50-year-old suspect, an employee in the Parks Department, was immediately arrested and charged with stealing diesel belonging to Council. He appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 26 June.

Council employee caught stealing diesel

BUSTED: A Council employee has been arrested for stealing diesel.

We hope and believe that the arrests that have already been made will lead to the arrest of cartel leaders.

Weekly Arrests: Bedfordview Arrests: Theft: ............................................... 3Assault common: .......................... 1Fraud: ............................................. 2Shoplifting: ..................................... 10Drunk driving: ................................ 1Possession of dagga: ................... 2Theft under false pretences: ........ 1Malicious damage to property: .... 1Public violence: ............................. 17Reckless and negligent driving: .. 17

Press release compiled by Bedfordview Corporate Communication Sgt MP NhlabathiOn behalf of the Station Commander.

On the evening of Sunday 29 June, four male suspects hijacked three cars and robbed a house in Kloof Road. They pounced as the house-owner opened the gate so that her nephew, who had come to visit her in his silver Audi, could enter the yard. As he did so, a Mercedes Benz with an unknown registration number sud-denly parked next to his vehicle, and the driver jumped out and pointed a firearm at him. Three men climbed out of the car and pushed him into the house through the garage, then went upstairs to the house where they found his two friends, whom they searched and robbed of their belong-ings – cellphones, wallets, laptops and house-keys. The suspects then took off with their 3 vehicles. One BMW was later recovered by Germiston Cluster Operational Group members at Cydo-nia Bridge. As the investigation proceeded, another one of the stolen vehicles was spotted in Soweto, Meadowlands; but, as the police tried to stop it, it sped off. They gave chase and the occu-pants started firing at the police who then re-turned fire, wounding one of them. Suddenly, the car came to a halt, two males climbed out and ran away, and a female suspect was ap-prehended. The car was inspected and the male suspect who remained in it was certified dead when paramedics arrived. The female suspect, who was also injured, has since been hospitalised and is under police guard – she will appear in court as soon as she is fit to do so, on charges of possession of presumably stolen property. Investigations are continuing and Bedford-view SAPS are looking for the other two sus-pects.

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Mr South Africa 2014 finalist Clive Maistry hosted a blanket drive in Rosebank on Thursday 26 June at 54 on Bath. The purpose of the charity event was to collect blankets and food for the Salvation Army. Maistry had invited some celebrities, his friends, industry colleagues including Miss Earth finalist Shannon Roscher, charity aligned organisations and media representatives to assist with the collection. To gain entrance into the event, participants were required to bring a blanket and a can of food.Speaking at the event, Maistry told of his reason for including the food element in his blanket-drive.

“Most of the time those who live without the luxury of a warm jersey or a blanket to guard against cold winter conditions also battle hunger, and, as little as your contribution may seem, it will go a long way to make this winter a bit more bearable,” said Maistry.Representatives of the The Cino Shearer foundation NPO, which has as its main goal the upliftment of previously disadvantaged communities with a special focus on children, were also there. They addressed those attending the events, saying that the most important thing in life is giving.Entertainment for the evening was provided by Table for Two and female rapper Glodine Makapela.

Mr SA Finalist does his bit for charity

HELPING: Miss Earth South Africa founder Catherine Constantinides and Mr South Africa 2014 Finalist Clive Maistry.

GIVING: Rapper Glodine Makapela and Mr South Africa 2014 Finalist Clive Maistry.

The East Rand Wedding Show will take place for the first time from 12 to 13 July and feature over 130 of South Africa’s leading wedding specialists. African-inspired label Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs, which is globally renowned for its ethical and eco stance in its designs, will lead the line-up at the event’s innovative Power Half Hour fashion shows.The Power Half Hour shows will give visitors an opportunity not only to experience the fashion show, which will be produced by FranklyWild, but will also give prospective brides the opportunity to get up close to the creations, and engage directly with each designer or representative.Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs will be featuring its forthcoming Spring/Summer 2014/15 collection, which was first showcased at SA Fashion Week earlier this year and made history for being the very first to be

showcased at Africa’s busiest airport, O.R. Tambo International in Ekurhuleni.Other labels participating in the Power Half Hour shows include the David Tlale brand, Pronovias and Olivelli.The boutique style show will be hosted at Emperors Palace, Centre Court with doors opening at 09h00. Tickets are R70 when booked online at Webtickets on www.webtickets.co.za or R90 at the door. Visitors to the show can also enter three competitions with prizes to the combined value of R200 000. One lucky couple will win a Dream African Bush Wedding worth over R70 000. The second competition will involve a live Wedding Trivia Competition where 10 couples will battle it out to win a VIP Wedding Package valued at R125 000. The third interactive and fun Get-Sticky-With-It competition will offer show visitors prizes valued up to R10 000 per day.

First East Rand Wedding Show

CALLING ALL BRIDES: Catch Craig Jacobs along with several other local designers at the East Rand Wedding Show.

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Tumelo Tshetlo is a budding new South African music artist. She goes by the soul sister name, Melo, and released her first single in January this year titled Thato. Due to a growing fan base and her ab-solute passion for music, Melo recently collaborated with DJ Guru to produce a second single: June. Melo describes her music as lyrical poetry, as it is a combi-nation of expression, telling a story and the warm interweaving of rich sound. She coined her own music genre, “Motswako Soul”, which describes a combination of English and Setswana lyrics with a soulful jazzy melody. Some describe her sound as pure soul, R n B and even Jazz. tame TIMES caught up with this versatile young artist to learn more about her:TELL uS MoRE ABouT youRSELF. WHERE DID you GRoW uP? I grew up in Mafikeng in the North West, have been staying in Kempton Park for the past two years and recently moved to Boksburg. I obtained my BA in Communication from the North West University (NWU). I’m a singer, pianist, poet, writer, motivational speaker and lover of food, art and fashion. My first love is gospel music and I sing in the praise and worship team at my church in Tembisa called Word Praise Christian Centre International (WPCCI) which is headed by gospel icon Pastor Solly Mahlangu.HAVE you ALWAyS BEEN INVoLVED IN MuSIC AND SINGING? AT WHAT AGE DID you DISCoVER youR TALENT?I’ve been singing ever since I can remember, at school (choirs, singing groups and as-sembly) and church. In high school I started writing my own songs and would sing with a friend of mine, Boitumelo Mpete, in the Mma-batho High School bathrooms during break. We sometimes even sneaked out of class to go and sing in the bathroom (hides). How-ever, it was only in varsity that I started tak-ing my talent seriously and started pursuing a career in music. I guess when the calling comes, it comes and you eventually can’t ig-nore it any longer. HoW DoES JuNE DIFFER FRoM THATo?

June is a house/dance song in which I fea-tured talented DJ and producer DJ Guru (Tumelo Shale). The song is a fusion of dif-ferent sounds, creating a perfect balance. It talks about wanting that special someone to be yours from the 1st of June. The song has an unplugged version. I do perform it with my 5-piece band. In the feature with DJ Guru I played the piano melody and wrote and re-corded the vocals. DJ Guru then added the electronic dance sound that it has. June is more of a club dance tune, while Thato is more of a soulful, chilled song. Thato is a township tale of love describing the love affair between two people from completely different backgrounds. WHICH ARTISTS HAVE you CoLLABo-RATED WITH?I have collaborated with Motswako rappers Molemi and Cassper Nyovest.HoW DID you FIND WoRKING WITH DJ GuRu?Working with DJ Guru was pure bliss. It was a fun experience. He’s very talented and funny and I hope we can work again on future col-laborations. WHo IS youR ABSoLuTE MuSIC IDoL INSPIRATIoN?I love Erykah Badu. Her voice and sound is just so different, unique and musical. WHAT WouLD you STILL WANT To ACHIEVE IN youR MuSIC CAREER? ANy DREAMS?I would like to create timeless music, travel the world and share stages with great artists, perform, and release many albums. We will be shooting a video for the song June soon, as well as for Thato and readers can look out for that.For updates on where I will be perform-ing, like my Facebook page: Melo the Soul Sista; Twitter: @Melo_Soulsista. For performance/ gig bookings, email info@melosoul.co.za. Download my debut sin-gle Thato on Sound Cloud here: https://soundcloud.com/melo-the-soulsista/melo-thato. Download my second single June here: https://soundcloud.com/melo-the-soulsista/june-ft-dj-guru-radio.

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In the months leading up to winter, St Catherine’s embarked on a blanket drive with the objective of distributing the blankets collected to all the old age homes in the area around their school. Some of the blankets will also be donated

to the Mandela Day Campaign for their 67 minutes drive.The school would like to thank all the parents and pupils who participated in the initiative for their hard work in knitting the squares, and for all the blankets they donated.

GIVING BACK: St Catherine’s learners with the blankets they collected for distribution

Provincial hockey team membersSELECTED: Five Holy Rosary Primary School students were recently selected for the Gauteng Easterns teams (Left –Right): Holly Roelofsz (U12B), Jade Phillips (U13B), Kirsten Davies (U13A), Daniela Patrizi (U13A) and Jenna-Lee Lange (U13A).

Holy Rosary tennis team

Holy Rosary High School 1st tennis team recently participated in the Independent Schools’ Sports Festival

Holy Rosary’s Mini Councillors collect blankets

One of the Holy Rosary Grade 4 classes recently collected blankets, beanies and scarves for the underprivileged, as part of the Johannesburg Mini Councillors’ (JMC) blanket drive. Seen here with Holy Rosary’s JMC representatives are Madison Wordon and Caitlin Norrie (to the right, back).

*Issued by the Gauteng Provincial Government Thousands of Grade 12 learners braved the cold during the holidays to attend winter classes for their final school examinations. The winter classes are part of the Gauteng Department of Education’s Secondary School Intervention Programme, (SSIP) which provides extra tuition to Grade 12 learners on Saturdays and during the school holidays. SSIP caters for priority schools - the schools which the Department has identified as performing under the provincial average Matric pass rate. Classes will take place from 30 June to 4 July 2014. “We would like to ask parents to encourage their children to attend these classes. It is crucial for each and every learner attending a priority school to make the effort to use this opportunity to gain more knowledge,” said MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi.

Learners will receive free extra tuition in the following subjects: Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Physical Science, Life Sciences, Accounting, English First Additional Language, Economics, Business Studies, History and Geography. The classes are conducted by specially selected tutors who have produced excellent pass rates in the particular subjects offered in the SSIP. The seven-day winter classes will provide focussed support on difficult topics likely to appear in the examinations and prepare learners adequately for the finals. There are only 135 school days left before Grade 12 learners write the final Matric examination. “October sounds like it’s far, but your dedication to your studies on a daily basis, listening to your teachers, and attending SSIP on Saturdays and during the holidays will help you,” said Lesufi. Classes will be offered at 157 sites throughout the province and cater for about 60 000 learners. SSIP is symbolic of the Department’s determination to raise the quality of education in schools and to see improved levels of achievement, particularly in those schools which have struggled to achieve the benchmarks the Department has set for the province consistently. SSIP has been running since 2009 and its success has seen the programme’s being awarded the United Nations Public Service Award last week. The award recognized the Gauteng Department of Education and its Secondary School Improvement Programme, as being among the examples of excellence in public service, not just in Africa but internationally. Delivering the State of the Province Address on Friday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the award represents the best example of public service excellence and innovation. “We call on all public service institutions and public servants in our province to emulate the example set by the GDE, teachers, learners and parents who have shown to the world that improved and quality education is achievable in our life time,” said Makhura.Lesufi said the award was given to honour educators who work tirelessly to make this programme a reality every Saturday and every day over the school holidays, as well as learners who continue to commit themselves to attending the classes. “We want excellent results from our learners. We know it can be achieved and we trust that they will work hard to make us proud,” said Lesufi.

Gauteng kick-starts Matric winter classes

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Pick n Pay School Club is a programme designed to assist educators to achieve their classroom objectives by providing meaningful educational content. The now ten-year-old initiative currently serves over 2000 schools around South Africa with the purpose of uplifting the quality of education by facilitating meaningful relationships between Pick n Pay, the initiative’s co-sponsors, government, schools and their local communities.On Tuesday 24 June, the Pick n Pay School Club, through their School Liaison Officers (SLOs), visited Bedfordview Primary School where they adjudicated a model-building competition. After the adjudication, the models were all donated to children’s homes. Bedfordview Primary took part in the Smarties competition which required them to create a Smarties fantasy world using recycled materials and put them in line to win the prize of a dream trip to Orlando, Florida. When tame TIMES spoke to some of the learners about their creations, we were amazed at what some of the entrants achieved with a little bit of imagination, determination and seemingly useless materials.

Bedfordview Primary learners use Smart imagination

Catherine Habia built a recycled robot from things found around the house. The entire project took her 6 weeks. Altogether she used 30 Smarties boxes. “My mom helped a lot, especially with the wire work. I’m proud of what I managed to build.”

Kyle Letley (12) had one of the most impressive models. The grade 7 learner recreated Atlantis, or Smart-lantis as he referred to it. The construction featured two glass tanks and live fish around his Smarties creation.

Michelle Pinheiro (11) created her Tom and Jerry fantasy world using approxi-mately 50 Smarties boxes. “I had fun building my models; thanks to my sister for her assistance.”

Nakita Mitchell (13) created an imaginary model of America with Hollywood, Cen-tral Park and other landmarks - and func-tional lights. “I enjoyed working on this project. Hopefully someone will enjoy playing with it as much as I did.”

SCORING: Savannah Nel (GA) shooting a goal in one of St Catherine’s games at the Soccer and Netball festival.

St Catherine’s at sports festivalSt Catherine’s participated in the Winter Netball and Soccer festival held on Saturday 21 June.

Connor Davies of St Catherine’s School’s junior soccer team.

The members of Survival Kids and the children’s team, Little Eagles and Young Hearts, visited the Epworth Children’s Village on Friday 4 of July 2014 and the project was a huge success. Members of Survival Kids handed out clothing which was collected for the drive and they also provided hot dogs, cupcakes, packets of sweets and fruit to the children and staff at Epworth. “We spent time with the children and the staff. The staff were very friendly - they are doing an awesome job with the children,” said Crista Duvenage - founder of Survival Kids, which is an organisation which raises funds and other donations through events for use at various children’s homes and old age homes. “As Survival Kids we would like to thank Joan Pelser and JIG International for the R500 donation towards the food, to Nelly Van Bosch for the sweet packets and to Susan Harmse for the fruit donation,” Crista added.Crista Duvenage, encourages the community to help their children, who range in age from 7 to14, with their Christmas project.“Our leaders for the Little Eagles are Deon Van Wyk, who is 9 years old and Cristo Van Wyk, who is 7 years old. The leaders for the Young Hearts are 14-year-old Nicole

Lombaard and 14-year-old Sanmarie Greeff. They would like to get as much food, clothes and toys for the children homes as they can. They would like to visit all the homes during December and give them a Christmas they would like,” said Crista.Survival Kids will have an information day for all interested parties at their club house on Saturday 19 July.

For more information, please contact Crista Duvenage on 083 7500 700, Watsapp (083 7500 700) or on Facebook: Survival Kidz.

Survival kids visit Epworth

GIVING: Members of Survival Kids together with their friends, and staff from Epworth Children’s Home in Germiston.

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Soccer World Cup semi-finals

In the Soccer World Cup quarter-final games played last weekend, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Argentina emerged victorious.Brazil, however, will unfortunately compete in the semi-finals without their star player, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, who was badly injured during his team’s quarter-final match against Colombia when Colombian player Juan Zuniga made a dangerous tackle from behind and kneed Neymar in the back. The impact damaged Neymar’s third vertebra. As a result, he is out of the World Cup and Brazil will have to play Germany without him.

Semi-final match times:Tuesday 8 July- Brazil v Germany (22:00)Wednesday 9 July- Netherlands v Argentina (22:00)

Quarter-final results:Friday 4 July- France v Germany: Germany wins 1-0 Brazil v Columbia: Brazil wins 2-1Saturday 5 July- Argentina v Belgium: Argentina wins 1-0Netherlands v Costa Rica: Netherlands wins 4-3 (with penalties).

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BADLY INJURED: Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. * Photo By Jamie McDonald.

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Even though the Lions are sitting 13th on the Vodacom Super Rugby log and have one final match of the season against the Cheetahs left, they have had their best season yet, winning a total of six matches. Last Friday the Lions roared their way to victory, beating the Rebels 34- 17 on home ground.The tone was set two minutes into the game when winger Anthony Volmink scored a try, showing the Lions were hungry for victory. Then flanker Warwick Tecklenburg scored another try, proving the Lions’ persistent attack was working and winning the Man of the Match award for his efforts. Towards the end of the game, Captain Warren Whiteley had the final say, scoring a third try for the Lions. Flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff added to their winning performance by displaying great kicking skills. The last time the Lions had such a productive season was in the 2007 Super 14, when they won five games out of thirteen and finished 12th on the log. Lions coach Johan Ackerman, however, was not completely satisfied, saying, “To achieve this is good, but in the context of the competition it is probably not good enough. You don’t want to lie 13th on the log; you want to be up there and be involved in the playoffs so there is still a lot of room for improvement.”

Lions supporters, on the other hand, are ecstatic about their team’s performance. “I am just glad they won the game,” a Lions supporter told tame TIMES. For a young group, the Lions have played well, especially considering the level at which they have been competing. Ackerman himself said that at the start of the season nobody thought they would win a match, but the team has proved their critics wrong. Let us hope the Lions can beat the Cheetahs and make it seven wins for the season.

The tone was set two minutes into the game when winger Anthony Volmink scored a try, showing the Lions were

hungry for victory.

FIERCE: Flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff added to the 34-17 victory against the Rebels.* Photo taken by Samuel Shivamba.

The Wimbledon finals had South African ten-nis enthusiasts glued to their screens this weekend.The main event on Saturday was the Ladies’ Singles finals between Petra Kvitova (ranked 6th) and 20-year-old player Eugenie Bouchard (ranked 13th). Kvitova’s performance on Cen-tre Court showed brilliance and determina-tion, earning her a second Wimbledon cham-pionship 6-3, 6-0 against Bouchard in only 55 minutes, the shortest title match since 1983.The Ladies’ and Men’s Doubles finals also took place on Saturday. Italian Ladies Doubles duo

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci completed their career grand slam after beating Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-3. The Men’s Doubles finals took an unexpected turn when the unseeded pair Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock claimed a grand slam title on their first attempt, after beating champions Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. On Sunday Novak Djokovic faced Roger Federer in five full sets, beating Federer 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. This was Djokovic’s second Wimbledon title after winning the championship in 2011, and it was his seventh major career victory.

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VICTORY: Novak Djokovic with the Wimbledon cup. (Photo: Getty)

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Cyclist Daryl Impey released a per-sonal statement last week Tuesday after his exclusion from the ORICA Green Edge Tour de France team as a result of receiving a positive test result for Probenecid.Impey stated, “Further to the an-nouncement of the Tour de France team and in the interests of full dis-closure, I confirm that on 23 June 2014, I was notified by William New-man, the President of Cycling South Africa, about an adverse analytical finding for Probenecid following an in-competition test at the national time trial championships on 6 Febru-ary 2014.”“I had no knowledge of Probenecid nor have I ever taken the substance knowingly in any manner. I am com-mitted to drug-free sport and fully intend to take all steps necessary to

clear myself of any suspicion.”“The notification came as a complete shock to me just days before the start of the Tour de France, particularly since anti-doping tests conducted on me on 8 and 9 February 2014 yielded no adverse results.”“I immediately flew back to South Af-rica and was present at the analysis of my B sample on 27 June 2014, the results of which confirmed the initial analysis.”“I am extremely distressed by the finding, as I have always raced clean throughout my career. Every result that I have achieved to date has been as a result of hard work and dedication on my part.”“I notified my team immediately after being informed by Cycling South Afri-ca of the adverse finding. I would like to thank them, my family and friends

for their support during this difficult time. I remain confident that I will be vindicated and proved innocent of any wrongdoing.”The Australian team has shown sup-port to Impey stating, “The team would like to underline that it respects Daryl Impey’s right to prove his full innocence and will not comment any further until the process has run its due course and final conclusions have been made. As per the team’s code of conduct, Daryl Impey will not feature on the team’s roster until the case has been closed and he is fully eligible to ride.”It has been reported that Probenecid is classified as a diuretic and mask-ing agent and is used to mask the use of doping substances, anabolic drugs in particular.

Impey committed to clear suspicion

COMMITTED TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE: Daryl Impey is confident he will clear his name. *Photos sourced from www.darylimpey.com.

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Ekurhuleni’s Jason Froneman has given himself a chance at a second Glacier Junior Series national title after winning the A Division of the Sunshine Tour Tournament at the Johannesburg Country Club on Wednesday 3 July.Froneman, who finished third in a Glacier Junior Series event three days before this, signed for a two-under-par 70 on the Rocklands course to win by a single stroke over Ryan Beyers.The win qualifies Froneman for the National Final in October, and puts him in a position to add to his national title of 2012 on this series. Froneman is ranked 12th in the country and was the winner of the National Final in 2012.The Glacier Junior Series is South Africa’s largest junior golf series, with the winners in each of the A, B and C Divisions qualifying for the National Final in October. The overall champion will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship in the United States. The national champion will also win an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the World Elite Performance Golf Academy (WEPGA) in Florida after the Orange Bowl, and will join Dale Hayes on a trip to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, in January 2015. SCORES:A DIVISION (Handicaps 1-6)1 Jason Froneman 702 Ryan Beyers 713 Kyle McClatchie 73Best Nett: Malibongwe Buthelezi 73 B DIVISION (Handicaps 7-18)1 Kian Rose 762 Chad Peterson 803 Bradley Dunbar 81Best Nett: Rikus Hattingh C DIVISION (Handicaps 19-36)1 Yusuf Dadoo 39 points2 Palesa Rafutho 38 points3 Ahmed Patel 37 points

Froneman through to Glacier Series final

FINALIST: The 2012 Glacier Junior Series champion, Jason Froneman. (Credit: Glacier Junior Series)