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Visit our website for breaking Local suicide rates SPCA Waltloo is open AfriForum skenk hulp- local, national and international news. spike during lockdown 2 despite recent robbery 3 pakkette aan skole 5 www.rekordmoot.co.za Outrage after woman killed Kayla van Petegem gender-based violence in Eersterust. At the time of going to press, however, A 50-year-old man was arrested for stabbing it was unclear whether the protest would to death Eersterust resident Evelyn de Kock still continue. Makhubela said the police (42), whose body was found in an outside provincial commissioner condemned the room in Eersterust on Sunday morning. killings of women in the province in the The man was arrested on Monday, “strongest terms”. according to police spokesperson Captain He called upon all members of the Kay Makhubela. communities, activists and various NGOs to Makhubela said detectives, crime raise and assist in the fi ght against gender- prevention and the Tshwane district task based violence. team made the arrest after they followed up In a statement, the National Education, on information on the suspect’s whereabouts Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in Eldorado Park on Sunday. said there was a rise in cases of violence The man was set to appear in the directed at women and children, rape Pretoria magistrate’s court soon, and femicide, especially during the Makhubela said. lockdown. At the time of going to press, “Reports suggest that the the man had not appeared in number of gender-based court yet. violence cases has risen by Makhubela De Kock’s body 500% since the start of the was discovered in a room lockdown,” the union said. outside the house on Sunday. Evelyn de Kock. “We fi nd it abhorrent that “The motive for the killing is Photo: Facebook women continue to be killed and unknown at this stage,” he said. abused mostly by people close Since De Kock’s death, messages to them. The Covid-19 crisis has of condolences have been streaming exacerbated the problems faced by in on Facebook. women in abusive relationships, because Many organisations and residents also they were trapped with their abusers with no took to the platform to express their disgust possibility of escape or help.” over gender-based violence. “We believe that the issue of gender-based Eersterust sector police also expressed violence, rape and femicide is a crisis that their condolences. is tearing our society apart and affects every “This is so sad,” said Eersterust CPF community in the country.” spokesperson Anthony Wilson. Nehawu called on interested parties to “On behalf of the CPF, we would like to stand together against the crime. express our condolences to the family. May “In this regard, we call on all members Municipal nature reserves reopen for visitors she rest in peace and rise in glory. of society to join hands in ending violence “We condemn this heinous act in the directed at women and children,” it said. Traffi c was backed up as nature lovers waited to enter nature reserves across strongest language. Gender-based violence “Moreover, law enforcement agencies Pretoria on Monday this week. Faerie Glen reserve was one of many within the city should be curbed and stopped with all the should act decisively against all perpetrators borders to reopen this week. Afrikaans singer Robbie Wessels (in photo) enjoyed the means at the police’s disposal.” of gender-based violence and work with morning at the reserve. Photo: Carli Koch On Monday, there were reports of a relevant stakeholders to fi ght violence in planned protest that would take place against schools and communities.”

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The mental and cognitive tirelessly to make sure those in need have loss as a result of the quarantine and a warm plate of food each day. lockdown cannot be overestimated,” One such resident is Sophie Williams, Campbell said. better known as “Ma Sophie”, who is now “The children’s educational feeding between 700 and 1 000 people development, their cognitive abilities, daily. knowledge, and their retention abilities are Casper Visser. “I started to make food for the people negatively affected,” he said. sleeping at the graveyard because they “These children are losing out on many asked for something to eat,” Williams fronts, especially with regards to the explained. school feeding scheme.” “My heart is with drug addicts and so I He said children were going without decided to help. However, shortly after the food from this school-related feeding news spread, children from Nantes also scheme as the schools were closed. Suicide rate spikes asked for food,” she said. Campbell argued that many parents had “I did not want to chase them away, so I lost their jobs, and could not feed their went to go fi nd someone to help me.” families, especially their young children. In her search, Williams found former “According to Fox News, 194 countries during the lockdown ward councillor Winston Campbell, who are keeping children out of school – that’s quickly decided to assist her in her journey basically the entire world,” he said. Noxolo Sibiya depression, family and work issues as the to assist those in need. “Kids need schooling and classroom reason for their actions. And thus Eersterust Helping Hands was learning remains a critically important There has been a notable increase in suicide “Many of the suicides we attended born. part of a child’s social education and cases in Pretoria since the beginning of the to took an overdose of prescription “Since day one, Winston has helped me upbringing.” national lockdown, paramedics revealed medication, while some hanged themselves. with R1 500 out of his own pocket,” she Campbell said Sophie Williams and this week. Others used fi rearms and others jumped said. her daughter Essie Louw had “an over- Ambu Link paramedics spokesperson from buildings and bridges.” “However, there is no money left abundance of compassion” and “a deep Xander Loubser said they had noticed an There had been drownings as well. anymore and we need help from other burning passion” for the plight of the increase with the most recent case being on Vemru paramedic Casper Visser said residents to continue caring for those in poor and the needy people of Eersterust, Sunday. they had attended to four suicides and three need.” especially the poorest people, and drug “Usually suicides increase from attempted suicides in Pretoria since the Campbell said: “Ma Sophie has a real addicts. November to January, but there has been beginning of the lockdown. passion and compassion for the needy, He said they had decided against a signifi cant increase from April towards The attempted suicides involved hungry and destitute members of the handing out food parcels and opted instead June,” he said. overdoses and shootings. community and with her assistance serves for a nutritious, delicious home-cooked “The methods vary from overdoses and “We arranged counselling for them or we people with a delicious, nutritious, home- meal for residents each day. gunshots and we have had an attempted transported them to hospital.” cooked meal every day. “However, Eersterust Helping Hands hanging.” According to Visser, the highest number “Far too many Eersterust residents are needs additional funding to continue to Loubser said there have been more of suicides was at the end of level 5 and now forced to go without food and the feed the desperate, the needy and the many attempts than deaths in suicide cases. start of level 4 of the lockdown. basic necessities of daily life.” hungry residents of the community,” he “We have dealt with more or less 10 Bull Security was also called out to assist He said Williams was a multi-talented, said. “Any contribution however big or suicides. Of those cases one person jumped at various suicide cases. resourceful, deeply religious matriarch, small will be truly appreciated.” out of a moving vehicle.” Social worker Jacques Botes said only Netcare 911 spokesperson Shaun Herbst about 60% of people committing suicide said they too had noted an increase in showed any signs of depression. suicides since the lockdown started. “Depression as such is not always the “A large portion of these suicides are sole reason for suicide; there are many occurring in residential homes.” other experiences that could have an impact Herbst said when speaking to family on a person,” he said. members of the deceased, many say the “Traditionally, it was thought that suicide victim suffered from depression or depression was the only contributor to another mental health-related condition. suicide but today, the term ‘depression’ is “While many people who took their own sometimes mistakenly used to describe a lives suffered from mental health issues, whole range of mood disorders.” some did not,” said Herbst. If you are experiencing an emergency in Winston Campbell and “Lockdown has not helped either.” your life and would like someone to talk his wife Colleen (right) According to him, people who attempted to, feel free to contact Mon Ami’s 24-hour with Essie Louw and to commit suicide but lived also stressed trauma line on 073-653-4497. Sophie Williams.

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Kayla van Petegem

The SPCA Tshwane will offer all their services during level 3 of the national lockdown, despite being robbed again this week. However, to make use of their services, the public should fi rst make an appointment, said Dewald Wahlstrand, general manager at the Waltloo branch. The break-in took place just as the Waltloo branch started to offer a full range of its services. “Early this morning four armed men broke into our veterinary clinic at Waltloo Damage to the property. branch and stole medical supplies and equipment that are vital for the medical care of our animals,” he said. “Fortunately, the alarm was activated and our security company responded immediately, which scared off the intruders.” He said the robbers, however, damaged the property when they broke in. “Two security gates were damaged. “But fortunately we were able to replace one thanks to a previous donation,” he said. “They completely pulled the second security gate out of the wall, which caused Goods including two further damage.” computers were stolen. He said no arrests had been made as yet. Security footage of robbers at the SPCA Tshwane in Waltloo. They were still assessing the damage that was done, he added. detailed feedback. thefts suddenly stopped,” Wahlstrand latest spike in crime at their premises was “With what we could see, two stolen The staff that lives on the property as said. due to the lockdown. computers alone were estimated to be well as the animals in the kennels were all “When the national lockdown started, “These are uncertain times we are in worth around R12 000,” he said. safe and not affected, he added. the robberies started again.” now and a lot of people are feeling the “This does not include other equipment Previously, Rekord reported that starting He said the peak of these crimes was an strains of the lockdown, especially the less that was stolen.” last year, there was at least a break-in, attack on their employees at the branch in fortunate,” he said. Wahlstrand said once they have assessed theft or attempted break-in once a month. April. “We suspect this is why there has been the damage, they will be able to give more “Around December, the break-ins and Wahlstrand said he suspected that the so much crime at our premises.” Political rivalry is harmful to Tshwane, warns expert Sinesipho Schrieber The Gauteng High Court recently ruled in favour of the DA’s application to have The ongoing legal battle between the DA, a court judgment, which declared the and the ANC and EFF for the Tshwane dissolution of the Tshwane council illegal, metro administration could affect service to be implemented immediately. delivery in the long term. DA mayoral candidate Randall This was according to Pretoria-based Williams said the judgment preserved political analyst Professor Tinyiko the constitutional requirement that Maluleke. municipalities should be run by “The administrators do not create representatives of the people “without policy,” he said. fear of bullying by any provincial “This is what differentiates them from government”. political representatives in council. “Winning this case was a major victory “In the long run, they will operate in a because it entrenched their right to be policy vacuum. governed by the representatives they “The administrators might also want elected,” he said. to play political roles, which will cause However, this judgment might be chaos.” halted should the Gauteng executive Maluleke said the administrators also council’s urgent court appeal against the had no one to answer to other than the Gauteng High Court’s judgment restoring provincial government, which had placed the Tshwane metro council be granted. them in the metro. Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile said the He said this could be a disadvantage to provincial government applied for an residents as there would then be a lack of urgent appeal at the Supreme Court of accountability. Appeal. “Without political supervision, this The appeal was fi led on Thursday, situation will be like a house being run by which resulted in the postponement of the children without parents. mayoral election meeting on Friday. He said the continuation of the Maile said the provincial government appeal against the court ruling that the believed that another court would administration was unlawful could be overturn the High Court’s decision. seen as a delaying tactic by the ANC to “We are confi dent another court will prolong the administrators’ stay in power. take a different view,” said Maile. Maluleke said the only court ruling that He said while this appeal process could not be contested was one by the unfolded, the administration team would Constitutional Court. continue running the metro until the This meant that any of the two parties appeal process was fi nalised. involved in the legal battle could continue “We want to assure residents service to appeal the court’s judgment, even the delivery will continue uninterrupted.” Supreme Court of Appeals. The appeal set to be fi led at the “None of the tactics being employed by Supreme Court would be the second one the parties are serving the residents. pending as the provincial government “It is sad that the residents are held to applied to appeal the High Court’s ransom as two elephants fi ght it out.” judgment setting aside the administration. 16011/19-6-20 4 PRETORIA MOOT REKORD JUNE 19, 2020 NEWS www.rekordmoot.co.za Kuberkonsert met ’n verskil Kayla van Petegem Drie konserte, waarvan een in die Pierneefteater gehou was, het goeie Die beplanning van ’n kuberkonsert ten bate ondersteuning tot gevolg gehad. van die droogte-geteisterde Noord-Kaapse “Dit was van die begin af my begeerte om boere is in volle swang. met hierdie konserte aan plaaslike talent hier Môregloed-inwoner Lydia Veldman uit ons eie omgewing blootstelling te gee,” moedig die publiek aan om nie dié konsert sê Lydia. “En wat ’n verrassing om met ’n op 25 Julie mis te loop nie. klomp talentvolle kunstenaars saam te werk “Dit gaan ’n konsert met ’n verskil wees,” – oud en jonk wat geen moeite ontsien het sê sy. om ’n bydrae te lewer vir ’n goeie saak nie.” Lydia en haar man, Frik, is reeds vir ’n Twee verdere konserte moes vir eers geruime tyd betrokke by die inisiëring van gekanselleer word toe die Covid-19- projekte wat die nood van gemeenskappe inperking ingestel is, maar vir Lydia was dit help verlig – plaaslik, maar ook veel wyer. nie die einde nie. “In die Moot het Lydia bekend geword vir Behalwe vir ’n bykomende insameling haar passie en inisiatiewe om die droogte- in die eerste dae van die inperkingstyd, geteisterde Noord-Kaapse boere en hul het die gedagte van ’n kuberkonsert vinnig werkers by te staan,” verduidelik Frik. posgevat. “Vroeër vanjaar het sy “Daar is reeds groot opgewondenheid droogtehulpkonserte georganiseer om onder kunstenaars wat deel hiervan gaan fondse in te samel. Met die ondersteuning wees,” sê sy. van die Moot vir Christus-forum het enkele Lydia sê hulle is in voortdurende kontak kerke in die omgewing ook skouer aan die met Sybil Visagie, ’n “knap boervrou in die wiel gesit.” Sutherland omgewing” wat ’n uitstekende ondersteuningsnetwerk op die been gebring het vir die dorpe van die Noord-Kaap. “Sybil het gister [Sondag] bevestig dat die situasie van die boere in hierdie Covid-19- tydperk net verder verswak het,” sê sy. “Die wolveilings was vir ’n tyd lank gestaak en daar was geen inkomste vir die boere nie. “Daarmee saam is die skaapkuddes erg uitgedun en verswak deur die droogte. Die swak kondisie van die skape het ook veroorsaak dat hulle later begin lam het – en boere sukkel om die lammeroes te red in die koue weer wat toegesak het,” vertel sy. Hoewel reënbuie in dele van die Noord- Anthony Hand went missing and was found after he was injured in a hit-and-run. Kaap verligting begin bring het, is die nood nou selfs nog groter as tevore, meen Frik. “Dit reën nie voer en weiveld nie,” verduidelik hy. “Daar lê ’n lang en moeilike pad van herstel voor vir boere wat absoluut Hit-and-run victim tot die uiterste toe beproef is en fi nansieel baie, baie swaar kry. Juis daarom is hierdie kuberkonsert vir ons so belangrik; dit kan Lydia Veldman. net weereens ’n verskil help maak.” is still in hospital Truckload of donations will last Both Anthony Hand’s legs were broken and he has had to have surgery to both of them. His bladder burst whole winter – SPCA Tshwane and he also suffered brain damage. Kayla van Petegem Wahlstrand said the amount of items donated should last them throughout the Kayla van Petegem operate on his bladder. They wanted to SPCA Tshwane was overwhelmed with joy winter. assess the situation fi rst,” she said. when they received a truckload of donations “Thanks to this donation, we now will not A resident of Mountain View is still Engelbrecht said her son went for at their Waltloo branch last week. need to hold a winter drive for donations,” recovering at hospital after he fell victim another operation on Saturday where “This donation is fantastic,” said Waltloo he said. “We will make sure that every single of a hit-and-run incident. doctors operated on his left leg. branch general manager Dewald Wahlstrand. donation will be used – if we cannot use it Anthony Hand (32) went missing from “His leg grew back skew,” she said. The truck arrived at their premises on all, we will use it to help others.” his Mountain View home on 19 May, Her son still had a long road to Friday, which was some well-deserved good He said the donations would be distributed where he lived with his grandmother, his recovery, she added. news, as they had a break-in at the branch between their Waltloo and Centurion mother Lynette Engelbrecht said. “The doctors said when he is released earlier that very same day. branches. He was only found two days later and from hospital, he will be placed in a “Waltloo staff were in absolute awe to get “Even though we have two branches, both taken to hospital. wheelchair,” she said. such a magnifi cent delivery,” he said. fall under the SPCA Tshwane banner,” he “He was involved in a hit-and- “But I know that he will pull through. Wahlstrand said resident Renette Mouton said. “We have a very big area to cover.” run incident in which he was badly “It also seems we will have to relocate collected blankets, bedding and pet food. He said they covered about 6 200 square injured and we are now praying for his to a more wheelchair-friendly home.” “She spread word of our need for winter kilometres which stretched as far as recovery.” She said she was not able to visit her warmers via social media on her Facebook Centurion, Bronkhorstspruit, Hartebeespoort, Both Hand’s legs were broken, his son at hospital due to Covid-19. page, and rallied groups of animal lovers all Temba, Soshanguve and Bela-Bela. bladder burst and he also sustained brain “It’s very hard on us and Anthony does over our city, some even further afi eld, to Wahlstrand said SPCA Tshwane was damage in the incident. not understand what is going on,” she contribute towards this initiative,” he said. one of the main animal welfare service Engelbrecht said she was relieved to said. “To our surprise, a huge furniture removal providers in the Tshwane area, which takes have fi nally found her son after searching “Doctors say he will still be in hospital truck arrived at our kennels loaded to the proactive measures to mitigate any risk to for him for 11 days. for a couple of weeks. roof, full of items.” the discontinuation of services due to a lack “However, my heart broke into a “I will never stop praying for my son.” He said they were struck speechless and of funding. A lack of funding would result thousand pieces to see him like that,” she In a previous article Engelbrecht overwhelmed with deep gratitude. in a signifi cant increase in stray animal said. explained it was unlike her son to population, unaddressed animal cruelty and This week, Engelbrecht said her son disappear without a trace. very limited options for animal healthcare for was in ICU for 14 days in Kalafong “He was very concerned about my disadvantaged communities. hospital since 21 May. mother during the lockdown period, and He said they fortunately, did not have as He was then placed in high care he lived with her,” she said. many surrenders and stray animals during the for three days and was now in the “My son literally just went to the shops lockdown as expected. orthopaedic department. for essential goods so that he did not “We think this was because most people “Fortunately, I was able to see him four expose himself too much to protect his were at home with their animals.” times,” she said. grandmother.” Wahlstrand thanked everyone involved in “He was very confused due to the brain She said her son suffered from the donation. damage he sustained in the accident.” depression and had epileptic attacks, “Let’s give an extra massive shout-out She said his brain was still swollen and adding that he had been a patient at to Renette, her team of friends, and all the doctors could not yet determine the full Weskoppies psychiatric hospital about kind and caring people of Pretoria for their extent of his injuries. four years ago. contribution,” he said. “It’s heartbreaking to see my son like Engelbrecht thanked everyone who had He said SPCA Tshwane was dependent that,” she said. assisted and supported them during her on private donations and sponsorships to “He’s got short-term memory loss and son’s disappearance and while he was in provide services to the Tshwane community, struggles to speak.” hospital. the public, and its animals. She said during his time in hospital, “We ask that people keep praying for There were societies in all nine provinces Hand underwent two leg operations. him,” she said. “We miss him terribly The donation was made on Friday at the and each society was restricted to raising “Doctors said they did not yet want to and cannot wait for his return home.” Waltloo branch. funding only within its geographical area. www.rekordmoot.co.za NEWS PRETORIA MOOT REKORD JUNE 19, 2020 5 AfriForum skenk skole-hulppakkette Kayla van Petegem plakkate en 200 termometers aan skole landwyd versprei. AfriForum se takke in die Moot en in die AfriForum se bestuurder vir onderwys, weste van Pretoria het hulle deel gedoen Carien Bloem, het voorheen gesê en hulppakkette aan skole in hul area hulle beskou hierdie pakkette as ’n uitgedeel. noodsaaklikheid vir elke skool. Dit was alles deel van die “Daarom het ons besluit om uit te reik #AfriForumStaanSaam vir Skole-projek na skole in ons gemeenskappe wat nie wat in samewerking met AfriForum Jeug deur die staat ondersteun word nie,” het van stapel gestuur is. sy gesê. AfriForum se Moot-, Oos-Moot- “Met hierdie pakkette behoort ons ook en Wes-Moot takke het sewe skole- ’n mate van fi nansiële verligting aan ’n Handjie vol mense kon verlede Woensdagaand eerstehands aanskou hoe die hulppakkette aan skole in die area hierdie skole te bied aangesien die koste Voortrekkermonument se vooraansig as grootskerm in ’n aanlyn konsert hierdie week versprei. met betrekking tot die ontsmetting van gebruik kon word. Foto: Theana Breugem/FAK Die skolehulppakkette bevat skole baie hoog is en talle skole sukkel Covid-19 inligtingstukke, patrone vir om dit by te bring.” gesigmaskers, klaskamerplakkate, Bester sê AfriForum se Groter Pretoria- elektroniese termometers, handreiniger takke wil graag nóg skole ondersteun Aanlyn konsertreeks wil en handreinigerstaanders, sê in die uitdagende tye wat voorlê om te mediaskakelbeampte Carina Bester in ’n verseker dat hulle op ’n veilige wyse persverklaring. funksioneer. Die pakkette is aan die volgende “Die takke moedig gemeenskappe Afrikaner-monumente red skole geskenk: Hoërskool Wonderboom, daarom aan om by die inisiatief betrokke uitgevra oor sy musiekloopbaan, wat langer Laerskool Pierneef, Laerskool te raak,” sê sy. Kayla van Petegem as drie dekades strek. Mayville, Laerskool Wonderboom-Suid, ’n Handjie vol mense kon verlede Hy het ook van sy eie liedjies gesing en Laerskool Tuine, Hoërskool Tuine Woensdagaand eerstehands aanskou hoe die temalied, “Hier staan ons”, wat hy vir die en Gereformeerde Gekombineerde die Voortrekkermonument se vooraansig as konsertreeks geskryf het. Skool Dirk Postma. grootskerm in ’n aanlyn konsert hierdie week Eienaar van Xtreme Productions, Joe Voorsitter van AfriForum se gebruik kon word. Engels, wat hierdie konsert moontlik Moot-tak, Gerhard Hildebrandt, sê Dít was alles om seker te maak dat gemaak het, verduidelik dat die dit was ’n voorreg om te kon help. die konsert op 16 Junie hierdie week Voortrekkermonument self as skerm gedien “Dit is ’n voorreg om “seepglad” verloop het, het Federasie van het. skole in hierdie tyd by te Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniging (FAK) se “Konserte is oor die jare heen by al die staan en om seker te maak kommunikasiebeampte, Seugnet van Zyl in verskeie terreine en selfs voor die trappe dat hulle voorbereid is ’n persverklaring gesê. van die Voortrekkermonument aangebied, om die 2020 akademiese Die FAK het Dinsdag ’n virtuele konsert maar nog nooit op dié monument self jaar voort te sit,” sê hy. “Hier staan ons” met Jak de Priester lewensgroot vertoon nie,” sê hy. “Skole het nie vir as gasheer en Steve Hofmeyr as sy gas “Dié monument is 1 600 vierkante meter hierdie ekstra uitgawes aangebied. groot en 42m hoog. Dit is gróót. begroot nie en daarom is Hierdie vertoning was die eerste in die “Die hele Pretoria kon dit sien.” dit vir AfriForum belangrik konsertreeks. De Priester sê: “Covid-19 het ons gewys om skole by te staan.” Volgens die uitvoerende hoof van die dat bakens, besighede, tydskrifte, wat ons AfriForum se FAK, Dr. Danie Langner, is die doel van hele lewe nog saam met ons was, skielik net distrikskoördineerder vir die “Hier staan ons”-konsertreeks om “deur nie meer daar is nie.” Groter Pretoria, Sampie erkenning aan ons Afrikaanse legendes en “Ons erfenisterreine en monumente staar Steinberg sê AfriForum die herdenking van belangrikste historiese presies dieselfde gevaar in die oë. het baie versoeke van dae ook fondse in te samel vir die FAK- “Kan jy jouself voorstel: ’n Pretoria sonder skole ontvang omdat hulle Geskiedenisfonds wat ten doel het om ’n werkende Voortrekkermonument of die onvoldoende hulp van die Afrikanermonumente te help”. Paarl sonder die liefl ike Taalmonument of Departement van Onderwys Van Zyl verduidelik terwyl beelde van Bloemfontein sonder die Vrouemonument?” ontvang het. Hofmeyr se liedjie, “My hart klop halleluja” Van Zyl sê: “Die FAK en De Priester “Daarom het AfriForum op die Voortrekkermonument self vertoon het daarom hande gevat om die land se se Moot-takke aan die is, dat Hofmeyr die 300 trappe vanaf die monumente met dié reeks konserte aanlyn skoleprojek deelgeneem om parkeerterrein tot by die uitkykpunt aan die aan te bied.” sodoende te verseker dat noordekant van die monument uitgeklim het Met elke konsert sal De Priester ’n ander leerders veilig terug kan keer om dié liedjie regstreeks van daaraf te sing. gas verwelkom en die Voortrekkermonument skool toe,” sê hy. Hofmeyr het na afl oop van dié liedjie weer sal elke keer as venue gebruik word. “Al die skole is baie afgekom waar hy met De Priester gesels het “Uiteindelik sal ’n skare self na dankbaar vir die steun wat op die verhoog wat by die Vrouebeeld by die die konserte kan kom kyk sodra die hulle ontvang het en dit is ’n riem ingang van die monument opgestel is. inperkingsregulasies opgehef is,” sê sy. onder die hart om te sien hoe almal Sy sê Hofmeyr het vir die herdenkings- Kaartjies vir die konsert kos R50 en is by saamspan om die beste van die konsert verskeie FAK-liedjies en enkele plankton.mobi beskikbaar. situasie te maak.” Laerskool Wonderboom-Suid se Mnr. patriotiese liedere gesing en ook van sy Mense wat ’n kaartjie gekoop het, het ’n Bester sê AfriForum het reeds meer Koos van Coller (links) saam met Gerhard bekendste liedjies soos “Pampoen” en Gé skakel gekry om op 16 Junie om 19:00 na die as 40 000 bottels handreiniger, 8 000 Hildebrand Voorsitter Moot-tak (regs). Korsten se “Liefl ing”. konsert te kyk, waarna hulle hele gesin saam De Priester het hom ook tydens dié konsert na die konsert vanuit hulle sitkamer kon kyk.

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https://www.e-tshwane.co.za 6 PRETORIA MOOT REKORD JUNE 19, 2020 www.rekordmoot.co.za www.rekordmoot.co.za SPORT PRETORIA MOOT REKORD JUNE 19, 2020 7 Break due to virus was good for him – Markram Titans star and candidate for the Proteas captaincy, Aiden Markram, feels refreshed after a challenging season and believes the Covid-19 break has been good for him.

Proteas batsman Aiden Markram admits Markram, who averages above 40 that the past year has been a frustrating in domestic cricket but below 38 at one in which plenty of self-doubt has international level, said his family has crept into his mind but says the downtime been key during the most trying times of enforced due to the Covid-19 pandemic his career. has allowed him to recharge and feel “I’ve been blessed with a really mentally rejuvenated. amazing family. From day one, I can Like most of his teammates, the only remember them supporting me and 25-year-old endured an unremarkable never getting in the way. They’ve always 2019 ICC World Cup in England before backed me to make the right decisions, fracturing his hand during South Africa’s which has helped me learn. I have tour to India in October. bumped my head a few times, but I’ve He then returned to fi tness in time for learnt a lot along the way,” he stated. England’s tour of South Africa but broke He also shared some of his thoughts a fi nger in the opening Test and never on South Africa’s vacant Test captaincy played another match for his country berth, saying it would be an honour if he during the rest of the summer. was chosen but not the end of the world if “It was certainly very frustrating to he wasn’t. miss quite a bit of the season. But for “From a personal perspective I now, I defi nitely feel 100%. The injuries really enjoy captaincy. I enjoy the have certainly healed and subsided, responsibilities that come with it. I’ve which have allowed me to work quite never given captaining my country too hard during this time off,” he said during much thought. If it were to happen then a recent interview. it would be amazing, if it doesn’t then According to Markram, not allowing there’s plenty of good leaders within the your mind to run off is probably the most environment that would take the team Nizaam Carr in action for the Springboks in 2016. Photo: Twitter challenging part of being injured. forward,” he concluded. “I think when you have so much time on your hands you tend to not just overthink things but also you delve deep into things which is often unnecessary. Bulls sign Springbok “So, I think trying to keep your mind at bay and trying to keep your mind calm and strong when you have time off is probably the biggest challenge that I have struggled with,” he explained. loose forward Carr After his injury return, Markram played six matches Koos Venter “Nizaam needs little introduction and I’m for the Titans showing his usual happy that he has decided to continue his impressive franchise form. The Blue Bulls Company confi rmed last week career with the Vodacom Bulls. South Africa is currently in its eighth that the athletic loose forward Nizaam Carr “His ability to perform under pressure will week of a national lockdown that has will join the union and will link up with the only benefi t the franchise while his experience been imposed as a result of the global team as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic travel will be used to mentor the younger loose Covid-19 outbreak. Markram though, restrictions are relaxed. forwards in the squad as well. He has done said the break has been good for him. The 29-year-old former Stormers player, well in England and it is great to have his “It’s (international cricket) a tough who played for the English Premier League talent back on South African soil again. space to be in but it comes with the team Wasps over the past few seasons, is the “Competition among the loose forwards territory. If you want to be a top third Springbok loose forward attracted to is going to be one of the highlights for Bulls performer at a high level then you’ve got Pretoria by the new management, after Duane supporters next year and that can only be good to fi nd ways of dealing with it. Vermeulen and Arno Botha also announced for the team as a whole,” said White. “Certainly this time off has been a earlier that they will play rugby at Loftus Carr will compete for a place in the team time to refl ect and not blow it out of Versfeld next year. with other loose forwards like Springboks proportion in your own mind… just try Carr played in fi ve Tests matches for the Vermeulen, Botha and Marco van Staden and and crack on with what needs to get Aiden Markram in action for Springboks between 2014 and 2016. former Scottish international Josh Strauss, done,” said the candidate for the Proteas the Proteas. Photo: simon@ Director of Rugby, Jake White, expressed former junior Springboks Stoney Steenkamp, captains armband after the retirement of actionimage his delight at Carr’s signing and is looking Muller Uys and Abongile Nonkontwana and Faf du Plessis. forward to working with the talented player. former Blitzbok Tim Agaba. Local young wrestlers make a big impression in America A few wrestlers from the TuksWrestling club is to represent South Africa at an Olympic Most of my opponents know what I am about Van der Merwe, who started his wrestling are starting to make a name for themselves in Games. when wrestling and I know their weaknesses. career at Tuks, is one of the heroes at the US. “The reality is that wrestling in South At Hastings College, I can compete nearly Stanford University. Requir van der Merwe even earned the Africa is a small sport. There are about fi ve every week against different opponents. I In 2018 as well as in 2019 he won 75% of nickname “The South African Tornado” big tournaments in a year, and you mostly am sure it will help me to become a wilier his fi ghts. through his wrestling prowess at Stanford compete against the same guys all the time. campaigner on the mats,” Nortjé explained. “Requir van der Merwe, dubbed ‘The University. South African Tornado’, caused an upset In a recent letter to the club, Tyson Springer beating Khristian Olivas 9-6. It gave us (head coach at Hastings College in Nebraska) reason to give thanks to his characteristic stated he wouldn’t mind if more South resilience.” African wrestlers should consider coming to This was how the former Tuks wrestler’s the US. heroics were described last year in an article It is the former African Junior champion, by The Stanford Daily. Edrich Nortjé, who has been impressing him. Another former Tuks wrestler, Matthew The Tuks wrestler enrolled at Hastings Bartlett, is representing Corban University. College last year. Renier Boshoff, chairman at TuksWrestling, “We love having Edrich on our campus and said the club’s association with the US our wrestling team. Colleges wrestling scene started a long time “Eddie is probably the hardest worker ago. Two of the club’s current coaches Bennie despite only being a freshman. From the Labuschagne and Heinrich Barness also opted very fi rst day, Edrich has been a ‘workout to fi ne- tune their skills in the US. machine’. If you have any more young men Both of them went on to represent South looking to wrestle in the US, please reach out Africa at the Olympic Games. to me,” is what Springer wrote. Labuschagne competed at the 1992 Nortjé decided last year to pursue his The former African Junior champion, Edrich Nortje, is making a big name for himself in the Barcelona Games and Barnes at the 2008 wrestling career in the US because his goal wrestling ranks of America. Photo: Reg Caldecott Beijing Games. LLocalocal yyoungoung I wwrestlersrestlers mmakeake REKORD N a bbigig iimpressionmpression S iinn AAmericamerica I D E PRETORIA MOOT REKORD FRIDAY JUNE 19, 2020 Amateur rugby gets help from Blue Bulls ‘This is a really tough time for the Bulls family, but they still give everything for the game they love.’

Koos Venter

The Blue Bulls Company and Blue Bulls Rugby Union last week announced the establishment of the Vodacom Bulls Relief Fund, which is aimed at assisting employees and those who serve in club and community rugby in the union’s jurisdiction area. This essential and ground-breaking initiative in the rugby industry has been kick-started by the generosity of shareholders Remgro and businessman Patrice Motsepe, with the union’s main sponsor Vodacom. Collectively they have contributed R1.5-million to get the project off the ground. Willem Strauss, president of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, outlined the importance of the fund, while also hailing the shareholders and sponsor as heroes. “There are hundreds of dedicated people who pour their hearts and souls into keeping rugby alive and well in our communities. “For many of them this is their only source of income, and at a time like this, with no rugby action, this fund is literally the difference between a meal or not,” he explained. At the announcement of the fund, Strauss expressed the union’s gratitude to its shareholders, who made the foundation of For most clubs, the contribution they will receive from the relief fund is like manna from heaven. Income from sponsors is no longer guaranteed the fund possible. due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the country’s economy. Photo: Hein Roos For most clubs, the contribution they will receive from this fund is like manna from Charles Pelser, manager at Centurion “It is important in these diffi cult times heaven. rugby club told Rekord. to make a difference and to support our Income from sponsors is suddenly no Jaco Basson, rugby director at the Blue Bulls people and clubs as they are longer guaranteed due to the impact of the Pretoria Rugby Club, who plays in the the heart of our wonderful brand. Covid-19 crisis on the country’s Blue Bulls Presidential League, said they “Sustaining the support structures at economy. are very grateful for the help. clubs and community levels during this However, many clubs usually rely on “Our expenses are not as big as the time is essential for the future of the the support of the public and their loyal Carlton Cup clubs, but the same goes for game in the region. It not only assists the supporters for the bulk of their income, our income, of course. individuals involved but also ensures a which is earned through food and drink sales “This crisis has robbed us of the smooth restart when we get to that stage,” during matches and other social events. opportunity to recruit sponsors this year. said Uys. “We try to think outside the box and “So, the money will be very welcome Michelle van Eyden, executive head maintain a revenue stream with braai packs to be able to pay our grounds manager of sponsorship at Vodacom said “this is and take away liquor sales during level 3 and other obligations such as affi liation really a tough time for the Bulls family, The Blue Bulls president, Willem Strauss, was the of the lockdown regulations, but that’s not fees,” said Basson. but they still give everything for the game facilitator who set up the Vodacom Bulls Relief comparable to what we’re used to. Pieter Uys, chairman of the Blue Bulls they love”. Fund specifi cally to assist employees of clubs and “This assistance from the union’s fund company, reiterated the importance of the “As a member of the Bulls family, we other loyal dependents of the amateur structures of is therefore like a blessing from above,” fund. are humbled to be able to support them.” the game.

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