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More than 2 000 people attended the Christmas market on Saturday, at the Mooikrans Venue and Garden in Pretoria east. To ensure Covid-19 regulations were followed, organisers only allowed 500 people wearing masks into the venue at a time, sanitising and screening attendees. The market was aimed, at among others, supporting struggling local small businesses during the current tough economic conditions. “The whole aim of today’s event is to encourage people to buy local products and as a result, all vendors in this event are Pretoria-based,” Mooikrans Venue and Garden manager Maryke Ludick said. Wanda and Deanda van Zyl (in photo) also attended the market. Photo: Ron Sibiya. ‘Beware second virus wave’ Sinesipho Schrieber “We need to be more careful now than fi re, we need to quickly extinguish the before. Also, Gauteng law enforcement fl are-ups before they turn into an inferno,” With more than 1 800 new Covid-19 cases and health authorities will be conducting he said. reported within only seven days, Gauteng roadblocks, testing and screening at all “At the same time, we need to do all we authorities are fearing a possible “second points of entry into Gauteng in December can to keep the economy open and to push wave” of infections in the province. and January.” ahead with our reconstruction and recovery “The virus is still with us,” said Premier Makhura said modellers advised the eff ort. In line with our diff erentiated David Makhura, speaking at the provincial provincial command council to expect a approach to the management of the command council recently. second wave to hit the province in January. pandemic, we will therefore implement “There will be more opportunities for it “Although the increase in infections is additional measures in those areas identifi ed to spread as we approach the festive season currently moderate, we are worried that as coronavirus hotspots.” and more people travel. Those who cannot Gauteng will face a possible resurgence or To prevent a resurgence in Covid-19 avoid travelling must take extra measures to second wave in January and February when infections, Ramaphosa said the Department protect themselves and others.” people return to the province.” of Health would be implementing a As of Sunday, about 5 040 Covid-19 Addressing the nation on Thursday, resurgence plan developed with the World related deaths were recorded in the province, President Cyril Ramaphosa also raised his Health Organization’s surge team. with the Tshwane region accounting for concerns, saying many people were not “We are making more capacity available about a 1 000 in the provincial total tally. following Covid-19 regulations. at hospitals and clinics in these areas. “We may not be where the Eastern This came after the country recorded over We are expanding public Cape and [both which are 4 400 new infections last week Wednesday – health interventions such coronavirus hotspots] are,” he said. the largest daily increase in infections since as testing, contact “But going into the festive season, the mid-August. tracing, isolation and indications are that we are going to have a “By far, the greatest contributing cause quarantine. much signifi cant increase. We can do much of infections is that many people are not “We are also better by complying with health regulations. wearing masks and not observing proper stepping up We cannot let our guard down.” hygiene and social distancing. our awareness Makhura urged the public to avoid big “We must change our behaviour now to campaigns around family gatherings and parties during the prevent a resurgence of the virus. public health President Cyril festive season. “If we think of this pandemic like a bush regulations.” Ramaphosa. Preventions to protect against Covid-19:

Wash your hands Use soap Wear a mask Avoid crowds Avoid shaking Disinfect contact for 20 seconds hands elements 2 PRETORIA EAST REKORD DECEMBER 11, 2020 NEWS www.rekordeast.co.za SAPS hosts successful awareness roadshow A prayer circle was held before the roadshow which raised awareness of GBV and also for disabled people’s rights.

Danielle Garrett all activities and programmes, and are not marginalised or discriminated against. Police in Tshwane hosted a roadshow on “About 25 of them took part in the Wednesday to raise awareness towards roadshow and were travelling with the gender-based violence and also to celebrate bikers, this was an important attribute to the National Disability Rights Awareness day.” Month. The Dare to Love movement honoured Diff erent police stations in Tshwane, the these members by giving them a ‘Serving local police water wing, Tshwane metro Hero’ badge. police department (TMPD), emergency Brigadier Hercules Wasserman, the section services, members from the parliamentary head of integrity management in the SAPS, constituency offi ce, Sport against Crime and received a miniature pair of police boots bikers from all over Gauteng embarked on from this movement. The boots is a symbol this roadshow. of serving communities and of stamping out “In 2013 the South African cabinet corruption. Police offi cials and members of Khuluma Family Counselling at one of the stops. approved that 3 November to 3 December “Brigadier Wasserman encouraged all be celebrated as National Disability Rights the members on parade to do everything shopping centre where pamphlets were Awareness Month (DRAM), to showcase possible to tackle corruption and by doing distributed to raise awareness on 16 Days of the abilities and talents of persons with so improve the integrity of the SAPS and Activism. disabilities as productive members of public confi dence and trust in the SAPS,” The route then continued to Atterbury society,” said Captain Colette Weilbach. Captain Weilbach explained. Value Mart in Garsfontein policing precinct, “The Tshwane district has about 40 police A prayer circle was held before the Centurion mall in Lyttelton policing offi cers and members that are living with roadshow began at the Brooklyn police precinct, Sunnypark in Sunnyside policing disabilities. In the SAPS environment these station. precinct, Gezina Galleries in Pretoria Moot offi cers and members are integrated into The fi rst stop was made at Menlyn Park policing precinct and Shoprite Checkers at Ben Viljoen Street in Pretoria North. The chairperson of the Vroue Landbou Unie, Sintana branch, Marlene Bure, welcomed the roadshow at the Kollonade centre in the Sinoville policing area. The roadshow continued through the Villieria policing precinct and ended at Follow us Silver crossings in Silverton. The high visibility at the diff erent on Twitter shopping centres also formed part of the or for regular SAPS’s safer festive season operations. BUYING SELLING news updates, Fasha Hassan from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature paid a surprise visit and pledged breaking her support to the team that formed part news, of the roadshow. She thanked everybody involved. community “One of the members of the MAC’s opinions and motorcycle club said that many of them Bikers from all over Gauteng joined in the participated in this roadshow against gender- roadshow. to give based violence because some of them your own grew up in abusive households and they Communities are urged to play their want to set a better example for the future role by reporting any GBV to the police opinion: generation.” immediately by phoning the 10111 The SAPS in Tshwane will continue emergency number. @Rekord with 16 Days of Activism against gender- Information with regards to crime can be Newspaper based violence awareness campaigns until given to the police anonymously by phoning 10 December. 08600-10111 or by using the MySAPS app.

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Sunday that 280 schools were now full and He said 88 503 grade 1 applicants and could not take any more learners for 2021. 92 616 grade 8 applicants were currently Spokesperson Steve Mabona said these placed. schools consisted of 144 primary and “The department appreciates that 136 high schools. principals of schools in high pressure areas Pure Organics Little Farm in the east of Pretoria. Mabona said the following areas were have voluntarily expanded their capacities high pressured with placements: Benoni, to accept a total of 2 117 additional learners Alberton, south, Lenasia, combined. Fund to help small farmers Roodepoort, Bryanston, Midrand, Centurion “It must be noted that 23% of learners, who were not accommodated at schools and Akasia. Sinesipho Schrieber that focuses on a development fund The following local schools were already parents applied to, are currently being for farmers. Partnering with other city transferred to schools with available space,” fi lled to capacity: The Tshwane metro has launched a departments, the mayor’s offi ce intends Mabona said. - Arcadia Primary School development fund to the value of to fund this programme so that we can He said to date, a total of 17 902 learners - Capital Park Primary School R2-million for rural and emerging off er skills training and grants to assist were transferred to schools with available - Pretoria Technical High School farmers in the region. emerging rural small-scale farmers.” space. - Pretoria High School For Girls On Saturday, Tshwane mayor Randall Mayoral spokesperson Jordan Griffi ths “Of these 2 210 accepted the transfer - Hoërskool Langenhoven Williams announced that his offi ce said although the metro was cutting placement and 438 objected.” “Parents started receiving off ers of would be partnering with other metro budgets to ensure fi nancial stability after placement on 1 October. Off ers not accepted He said the unplaced applicants, including departments to fund the costs of this hitting a billion rand defi cit, it would be were forfeited after seven school days of those who have been transferred and small farmers’ development pilot able to fund the programme. receipt,” Mabona said. accepted would on Monday be given an The online 2021 admissions placement opportunity to choose their preferred schools programme. “We will look into cutting some process for grade 1 and 8 learners was from a list with available spaces. Williams said the fund would focus on budgets such as travelling allowances scheduled to end on Monday. skills training and inject micro-grants to and catering to fund it. Over the coming Mabona said based on the capacity of assist emerging rural small-scale farmers. weeks, we will be launching a number each school to accommodate learners, off ers “Over the past week, I had the of projects that will be funded by the of placement were released to qualifying opportunity to interact with various mayoral offi ce’s small operational budget. applicants as per admissions regulations. residents, stakeholders and organisations “This programme is one of them,” he “A total of 181 119 (81.48%) applicants across Tshwane. said. are placed to date, while 41 156 (18.52%) Through these engagements, I could “It is important that we deploy the were still unplaced.” immerse myself in many of the issues offi ce’s operational budget to assist and Mabona said it should be noted that and challenges aff ecting our citizens’ help as many people as we can. The placement was done under the strain of the lives and assess how the municipality can farming community is an important Covid-19 pandemic and “overwhelming support them,” he said. sector.” challenges”. “I am pleased to announce we are Farmers who would like to apply can “During this admissions application going to launch this pilot programme email [email protected]. period, the department received a total of MEC Panyaza Lesufi . 4 PRETORIA EAST REKORD DECEMBER 11, 2020 NEWS www.rekordeast.co.za New engineering facility launched in Pta ‘The research will focus on road construction, road use, traffi c fl ow and to ensure the safety of passengers and cargo.’

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A state-of-the-art R238-million “fi rst for Africa” engineering facility, which focuses on research aimed at tackling smart transport, cities and infrastructure, has been offi cially opened in Pretoria. The (UP) offi cially opened its Engineering 4.0 facility in Hillcrest on Monday. The facility is a collaboration with the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), the Council for Scientifi c and Industrial Research (CSIR), York Timbers. It is the home for the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). Civil engineering department head Professor Wynand Steyn said Engineering 4.0’s research would concentrate on the reduction of energy consumption levels in transportation, while maximising productivity in the industry and creating a higher quality of life for people. “The research focuses on road construction, road use, traffi c fl ow, ensure the safety of passengers and cargo, now and Themba Mhambi, Chairman of the Sanral board, UP Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe and Professor Sunil Maharaj, Dean of UP’s into the future. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT at the offi cial opening of Engineering 4.0. “We are researching road construction materials, vehicle-pavement interaction A fl agship feature was an active 2km- from a data house next to the N4. environmentally conscious lives.” issues, infrastructure materials and long test lane on Pretoria’s N4 highway, “This facility allows one to optimise Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said management, exhaust-related emissions, according to EBIT Dean Prof Sunil Maharaj. pavement design and construction. The South Africa’s national development plan semi-autonomous and autonomous “We collect real-time data and use big data collected can be used to model many placed infrastructural investment at the vehicles,” said Steyn. data analytics to do tests and analysis aspects of transportation systems.” centre of economic growth. Steyn said this facility could help in areas on how diff erent road surfaces perform. Maharaj said society needed to redesign “Engineering 4.0’s focus on reducing such as agriculture and logistics, where We also analyse how traffi c moves on and integrate living spaces to promote transportation energy consumption transporting food could be improved to the highway, the density and type of social cohesion. levels is a great achievement for South reduce wastage or damage to fresh produce. traffi c, emissions testing, and air quality “We need to restructure urban planning Africa. It will ensure that government’s “The new facility will also address monitoring. Sensors next to, above and so that people can live closer to work, future investments and infrastructural the shortage of civil engineers in South below the lane collect data,” he said. reduce travel expenses, take the pressure developments are based on sound research Africa.” Maharaj said the data would be monitored off roads and lead more aff ordable, and are environmentally friendly.” WHAT’S ON AT MONTECASINO Anyone can WIN A FERRARI

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God is the winner and nothing is impossible with Him as long as we believe God always wins if you allow Him! “You need to see that NOTHING is He says to you and to me in Mark 9:23: God is bigger than logic. Logic said to impossible with God.” “If you can believe, all things are possible to Abram and Sarai (their names changed to God speaks again to us in Jeremiah 32:27: him who believes”. Faith Abraham and Sarah when they believed “Behold I am the Lord, the God of all In this scripture Jesus is speaking to a Nevil Norden God), you’re much too old to become fl esh. Is there anything too hard for me?” doubting father concerning his demon- parents. Regardless of what you and I face, God is possessed son. Logic said to Mary, you have known no saying to us that nothing will be impossible The deciding issue is not the power of man so how will you give birth to Jesus for Him. Jesus but the father’s faith. the Messiah? So you and I are challenged to look at our This father’s request for his son to be However, God looks at Sarai and Mary situation and say to ourselves: healed is not unreasonable nor for selfi sh cases God was the winner because they and He says to them in Luke 1:37 “For “Nothing is impossible to my God. He gain. His son needed help. This father cries believed. with God nothing is impossible”. is my God and my Provider. He is Jehovah out in Luke 9:24 – “Lord I believe help my Out of a dead womb and a dead body God says if I (God) can create all these Jireh – my God and my Provider and He unbelief ”. God gave Abraham and Sarah a child of galaxies which you know nothing about, makes a way where there seems to be no This father received God’s help and his promise, Isaac, just like he gave Mary what is a womb that I cannot put a baby way.” son was set free. God gives us His Word (a virgin) a child of promise, Jesus the in it. God speaks things into existence. He to deal with our unbelief. Sarai and Abram Messiah. Believe God and believe His This is the Word of the Lord to Abram creates with words and His words are Spirit believed and Mary said: “Let it be to Word and you will also be a winner. and Sarai and to Mary. and they are life. me according to your Word” and in both He will make a way.

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I was in a forest, nothing violent and would have taken the Baviaanskloof happened to me, it was just a mistake on a road to Jeff rey’s Bay. motorcycle that led me to be here.” The accident happened at 09:00 on Shortly before his operation, Meyer 18 November between Knysna and uploaded a video from his hospital bed to Uniondale on the Karoo to Coast route. his Facebook page to inform his family They were one and a half hours into their members of his progress. He never expected trip when Meyer, who drove in the middle, it to reach more than 10 000 views. couldn’t make a wide turn and tumbled “It started like a conversation with a down a steep cliff , falling about 15 metres. friend, I made the video because I wasn’t up Meyer broke his back, clavicle, sternum to telling the entire story to multiple people.” and ribs in the fall. In the video, Meyer speaks about his fears “Due to a lot of dust on the road, we of the operation and that doctors informed decided to drive quite a bit apart, with me in him he won’t be able to walk again. the middle of my two friends on their bikes. He also explains that he won’t accept that “My friend who drove behind me became and will continue to work hard at regaining suspicious about my whereabouts after he his ability to walk. failed to spot me on the road for a while. “He turned around and saw the tyre marks on the road that led to the cliff ,” Meyer said. Meyer unfortunately hit a tree with his back, breaking roughly four vertebrae, while his main artery along his spinal cord remained intact. “I’m so lucky that my main artery was not damaged; if it had, I would have bled out before my friends found me.” Meyer’s friends located him 15 to 20 minutes after the accident happened. After his friends called emergency services, it took approximately 12 emergency services staff members to remove him from the scene and take him up the cliff to an ambulance. Le Roux and his wife of two years, Nicolien “My friend pulled me through at this Meyer. Photo: Facebook

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Sarah McKenzie and Anley Cox. Thousands enjoy Christmas market in a beautiful garden Jason Ferreira. Ron Sibiya experience in a well-designed garden.n. Held under the Christmas theme, fafamiliesmilies More than 2 000 people attended the had the opportunity to buy locally pproducedroduced Christmas market on Saturday, at the goods, including various products ssuitableuitable Mooikrans Venue and Garden in Pretoria for Christmas gifts, clothes, shoes aass wewellll east. as distinctive food, coff ee and wine,e, while To ensure Covid-19 regulations were treated to live music performances. followed, organisers only allowed 500 The event did not only attract localscals but people wearing masks into the venue at a also patrons from Johannesburg as wellwell.. time, sanitising and screening attendees. “We drove up to Pretoria for the mmarketarket The market was aimed at, among others, day. supporting struggling local small businesses “I am glad we did because it is suchuch a during the current tough economic beautiful market,” Johannesburg residentsident conditions. Ashton Steenekamp said. “The whole aim of today’s event is to “There were stunning and beautifulful encourage people to buy local products South African-made products, whichch and as a result, all vendors in this event is awesome to see, especially duringg the are Pretoria-based,” Mooikrans Venue and Covid-19 pandemic period.” Garden manager Maryke Ludick said. Some queued patiently for their turnurn to The event, planned to cater to the entire enter the venue as others left to ensureure tthathat a family, saw people having a fi rst-hand required number of people inside thehe venue experience of dining in a beautiful, natural was maintained as the social distancingcing rule Lene van Tonder and Che van Blerk. Wayne Buckley-Koch. environment and a unique outdoor shopping was adhered to.

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Aiden Markram was again a mmainstayainstay The Titans had to be content with a draw for the Titans with another 4-Dayy against the men of the Western Cape, after Domestic Series century as the their rain-aff ected match could not yield any home team hit back on a rain-hit result. second day of the clash. At the end of the fourth day’s play, the The dashing right-hander, freshh from visitors – who were sent in fi rst to bat on day back-to-back tons in the previouss gagameme one, after Thomson won the toss – were still against the Warriors, ended his inningsnnings on batting in their second innings. 113 off 192 balls when he eventuallyually was A century stand between Peter Malan dismissed by Calvin Savage. and Jonathan Bird ensured the Cape Cobras Markram was well assisted by NNeileil Brand batted out the fi nal day without much drama. (115 off 278 balls), who proved ooncence again Aiden Markram scored his third Proteas opener Malan scored the only that he is at home at this level andd ccanan century in two games in last half-century of the innings fi nishing with become a stalwart for the Titans. week’s 4-Day Domestic Series 57, while Bird posted 47 to help the visitors This result kept the Titans top ooff theitheirr game against the Cape Cobras. reach 207 for fi ve before the two captains pool, while the Cobras leapfroggeded the Photo: simondp@actionimage shook hands. Warriors into second. Hurdles champ aims to make a comeback Is less better? The Tuks athlete, Rivaldo Roberts, will hopefully know by the end of April next year whether his decision to switch back to 110m-hurdles is the right one. While still at school, he was considered to be a 110m-hurdles champion in the making and with good reason. He was the national u.18 champion and he had represented South Africa at the World Youth Championships and went on to win a bronze medal at the African u.20 Championships. Everything, however, changed when he was convinced by coaches that he should switch to running the 400m-hurdles. In hindsight, it might be perceived to be a mistake. Roberts had his moments, but they were few and far between. He was slowly fading from the athletics scene. The last time when he was selected for any South African team, Rivaldo Roberts in action during a training session. Photo: Reg Caldecott was in 2015. It started to bother the Tuks hurdler. He relief. For the fi rst time in nearly fi ve years, when he races. was, after all, not training to become a mere it feels like there is a fi re burning inside “To me, everything boils down to muscle “also runner”. Roberts realised he is not me. The hunger to represent South Africa is memory. Doing what you have trained to getting any younger. Next year he will be 25 back. I can’t wait to race the 110m-hurdles,” perfection. Only one thing matters. That years old. he said during a recent interview. is getting in the quickest possible time At the beginning of the year, things got to What does it take to be a good from start to fi nish. Never once touching a a point where Roberts and his coach, Riana 110m-hurdler? hurdle,” he remarked. Raath, discussed the way forward. “You need to have the speed and power of Roberts said he has been mesmerised by The national Covid lockdown turned a sprinter, the fl exibility of a gymnast and athletics from when he can remember. out to be a blessing in disguise. It enabled be aggressive. It is, however important, to “Getting to watch the heroics of the Roberts to relearn what it takes to be fast control your aggression. If you let it get the legendary Usain Bolt and South Africa’s over 110m-hurdles without being under any better of you, it is going to slow you down,” Llewellyn Herbert on television has helped pressure. Roberts explained. inspire me to have my own dreams of being “Being back to basically sprinting is a According to Roberts, he does not think fast,” Roberts concluded. Judoka to defend her title to qualify for Games Winning can be addictive. Anyway, so it second fi ght, I dominated from the start. I then seemed during last month’s Dakar Open Judo made sure to watch Morand fi ght. I needed to Tournament where Michaela Whitebooi won see what her strengths and weaknesses gold. were. It still turned out to be a tough It was the second time in 10 days that the fi ght, but I did win,” she explained her Tuks judoka was victorious in the under-48kg performance in Cameroon. category. She also won in Cameroon. So, it is In Dakar Whitebooi and Morand were mission accomplished. Whitebooi gained 200 again the main protagonists with the Tuks international ranking points and is now be judoka winning. ranked in the top 50 in the world. Filipov rates Whitebooi as technically But the big battle still awaits her. This one of the world’s best. month in Madagascar she will aim to defend “Realistically Michaela can beat anyone the African title she won last year. If she wins, on any day. Unfortunately, judo is never the Tuks judoka will gain another 700 points only about being the strongest and fastest. It moving her up to about 32nd in the world. requires a strong mindset. A believe that you “If Michaela wins gold during the Africa can win. Michaela tends at times to still battle Champs it is a near done deal that she will to do so, but she is getting better. I think it is qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games as Michaela Whitebooi (in blue) in action on the because she realises, she can’t aff ord to waste she will be invited to the World Masters judo mat. Photo: Reg Caldecott any opportunity if she wants to compete at Tournament. Once there she is guaranteed the Games,” he remarked. another 200 points even if she loses her fi rst Morand. In the past, it would have rattled her According to Filipov, lockdown had not fi ght,” explained her coach Nikola Filipov. but not this time. been easy. “Michaela did not really have What excites him is how Whitebooi Whitebooi blames herself. “I ‘bombed’. anyone to train with. She and I had to do most prevailed during the two tournaments. The The fi ght was over in less than 30 seconds. It of the training on our own. Everyone knows Tuks judoka certainly did not have it all her was a wakeup call. one must be ‘competition’ fi t. Michaela last own way. She lost her fi rst fi ght in Yaounde “I could not aff ord another loss as there competed in February. It meant she had to dig (Cameroon) against Mauritius’s Priscilla were 100 ranking points at stake. During my deep to win the two gold medals.” REKORD I N S I D Cricket match ends in a draw PRETORIA EAST REKORD DECEMBER 11, 2020 E in Pretoria Garsies Rugby vier ‘dekade van genade’ Koos Venter elke sportkode, oor provinsiale grense heen ’n gerekende teenstander geword. Die Covid-19-krisis het vanjaar ’n Wat rugby betref, was die vordering reuse invloed gehad op die sogenaamde merkwaardig. Nog twee nederlae het “wintersportseisoen” vir skoliere, met in 2011 en 2013 teen hul aartsvyand, dié seisoen wat pas afgeskop het toe die Waterkloof, gevolg. Die groot dag het in grendelstaat-regulasies almal se lewens 2014 aangebreek toe Garsfontein met die basies tot stilstand geruk het. Klofi es op laasgenoemde se tuisveld kon Hoërskool Garsfontein se eerste rugbyspan afreken. Die telling was 44-19 – sewe drieë het in hul enigste wedstryd op die Afgri teen twee. skole-dag op Loftus Versfeld gewys dat hulle Die res is geskiedenis. Daardie dag in reg was vir ’n groot seisoen deur Kempton 2014 was daar manne soos Ruan Ackerman, Park met 71-5 kaf te draf, maar toé tref die Le Roux Roets, Jan-Henning Campher, Sommige eregaste by verlede week se jaarlikse borgefunksie. Van links, Leon Bantjies grendelstaat-nootlot en geen rugby was Franco Naudé en ’n 17-jarige Embrose (skoolhoof), Keagan Johannes (Bloubul-rugbyspeler), Titi Rantso (Handelshoof, daarna vir enige skoolseun moontlik nie. Papier in hul geledere – almal manne wat Barloworld Toyota Menlyn), Embrose Papier (Springbok-skrumskakel), Jaco Die bestuur van Garsfontein se rugby nou reeds SuperRugby-ervaring het, terwyl Bezuidenhout (Bloubul-rugbyspeler) en Gustav Theunissen (Hoërskool Garsfontein se het besluit om, in die lig van die impak van Papier al sewe toetse op sy kerfstok het. bestuurshoof vir werwing, fasiliteite en fondsinsamelings). Covid-19 in 2020, hul jaarlikse borgefunksie Verlede week se Garsies Rugby verlede week te gebruik as ’n geleentheid om borgefunksie was dus die ideale geleentheid as ’n “dekade van genade”. (2016); Jordan van Dyk, Diego Appollis terug te kyk oor die sukses wat dié skool die om hulde te bring aan al die topspelers van Met die lees van hierdie name, besef en Keagan Johannes (2018); AJ Johnson, afgelope dekade op die rugbyveld behaal het. die skool wat deel was van die opbouproses, ’n mens watter reuse-rol Garsfontein Zeilinga Strydom, Jurich Claassens en Deesdae is die legendariese loesing van waardeur Garsfontein binne een dekade wel die afgelope dekade gespeel het om Rynard Roets (2019); asook Geraldo Flusk, 102-0 waarmee die Garsies in 2010 teen nasionaal ’n top-10 rugbykrag geword het. toprugbyspelers op te lewer. Behalwe die Ruwan Cloete, Ruan Delport en Hardus Waterkloof verneder is, slegs ’n baken Die skool se bestuurshoof (werwing, bogenoemde sterre was daar ook Lourens Rothman (2020). waarna verwys word om die sukses van die fasiliteite en fondsinsamelings), Gustav “Makou” Erasmus (2011); Hayron Andrews Laasgenoemde vier het vroeër vanjaar, afgelope dekade te onderstreep. Theunissen, wat ’n sleutelrol in die opbou (2013), JP Wegner, PJ Toerien en Jaco saam met Kwagga van der Nest en Carlton Ná daardie reuse-telling is daar in van dié rugbykrag gespeel het, het ’n aantal Bezuidenhout (2015 – dieselfde jaar Banies, Bloubul-kontrakte ontvang, ten Garsfontein se geledere planne beraam om “spelers van die dekade” aangewys, wat op waartydens die Garsies die heel eerste keer spyte van die feit dat hulle slegs een die situsaie om te keer en daar is byna dadelik die funksie vereer kon word. Theunissen die Beeldtrofee vir Makroskole kon inpalm); wedstryd kon speel. aan die werk gespring. Intussen het dié skool het na die afgelope dekade in terme van die Austin Davids, Shawn Williams, Hendré Die skool se huidige eerste span-afrigter, nie net op die rugbyveld nie, maar in byna skool se vordering op die rugbyveld verwys Eloff , Ryno Pieterse en PJ Steenkamp Johan du Plessis, is afrigter van die dekade.

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