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Die sonneblomseremonie, ’n nuwe tradisie by die Laerskool De Kuilen, het ’n verblydende boodskap gebring. Hier is (van links) die baie vrolike graad 7-leerders Kwako Damba, Likho Diyabaza, Leah Hansby, Kaylin Damons, Jamie-Lee Davidse en die res van die groep graad 7-meisies nadat hulle hul sonneblomme ontvang het. Lees berig op bl. 4..
KUILS RIVER CBD : ILLEGAL SQUATTER CAMP GROWING IN MAIN ROAD
Squatters settling in DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke
small illegal squatter camp in the main road, right across the street from Kuils River Police Station, is slowly growing bigger, unabated it seems by any kind of law enforcement. Over the past few months concerned residents have kept a keen eye on this growing “mini informal settlement” on the corner of Van Riebeeck and Langverwacht roads on
the property once used as a car sales lot. “The community of informal dwellers started small with one or two structures, but has now grown to at least five or six,” says local resident Keenan Williams. Williams says the filth, litter and stench surrounding this settlement are cause for concern among residents. His biggest fear is that this community, like in so many other places in Cape Town, will continue to grow far too big to contain or for Law Enforcement to do anything
about. “With that said I also fear that it could lead to an increase in criminal activity in the area, so I reported it to Kuils River Police Station, who cannot miss what is going on right under their noses.” He was shocked when police told him that “it was not their problem” and that he should report it to the City’s Law Enforcement Unit. “But when I popped into the Law Enforcement office in Van Riebeek Road I was mere-
ly given a number, which continuously rings.” Responding to a media enquiry, ward councillor Desiree Visagie says she has addressed this issue as a matter of urgency on numerous occasions. “When I visited the site to speak to these people, they were very abrupt and told me that the police gave them permission to stay there and that I had no right to be there,” she told TygerBurger last week. V To page 2.
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Learn to grow vegetables “How to grow your own vegetables” is the topic of the meeting of the Durbanville Garden Club on Wednesday 14 March in the Durbanville Library hall. Collet Dodkins, project manager at Mason Farm, will be the guest speaker. The talk will focus on growing vegetables in light of the current drought and increased petrol prices. The talk will take place from 19:30 to 20:30. Visitors are welcome at R20 per person. V Contact Cherry Muller, public relations officer of the Durbanville Garden Club, on 083 419 4331.
FROM PAGE 1 However, after consulting with the station commander, Colonel Jayce Naidoo, Visagie was informed that this was not the case and that the police were in regular contact with Law Enforcement regarding the issue. Kuils River police spokesperson, Captain Isaac van Niekerk, confirmed that they are aware of the vagrants living on the land in question. “The land belongs to a private person, meaning the police can only intervene if the rightful owner lays a criminal charge of trespassing against the vagrants,” he said. “The rightful owner should start the process for eviction. The police cannot harass citizens as they feel fit and should respect every person’s constitutional rights,” he told TygerBurger. Visagie reported the issue to several officials at the City on Friday and requested urgent intervention. V What is your opinion on this article? Let us know at briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
The “mini informal settlement” in the main road of Kuils River is a huge eyesore.
‘Sonskynkind’ in straat doodgery NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk
“Sonskynkind” wat saam met sy vriende op skaatsplanke gery het, is Saterdag helder oordag doodgery. Chris Coetzee (16) van De La Haye was die vriendelikheid self, het sy gebroke ma, Helen, vertel. “Vir my is dit is baie rou op die oomblik,” het Helen gesê. Hy en drie vriende was omstreeks 15:27 naby die kruising van Bill Bezuidenhout-rylaan en Jessestraat toe die bestuurder van ’n VW Polo beheer oor sy voertuig verloor het en Chris getref het. Die bestuurder (28) het na bewering gejaag. “My arme kind het nie ’n kans gestaan nie,” het Helen gesê. Volgens Maxine Bezuidenhout, woordvoerder van die verkeersdienste in die Stad Kaapstad, is die bestuurder ernstig in die
’n Houtkruis staan naby die plek waar ’n voertuig Chris Coetzee (16) in Bill Bezuidenhoutrylaan doodgery het. FOTO: NIELEN DE KLERK voorval beseer. Volgens lt.kol. Fienie Nimb, woordvoerder van die Bellville-polisiekantoor, is ’n saak van strafbare manslag aanhangig gemaak. Chris was voorheen in Jan Krielskool in Kuilsrivier en het die afgelope paar maande saam met sy pa, Terrance, by die
gesin se motorhuisoutomatiseringsonderneming gewerk, vertel Helen. Hy was baie betrokke by die AGS-kerk se jeugaksie in Bellville en het ’n wye vriendekring gehad. Wayne de Vos, jeugpastoor by die kerk, sê hy sal Chris altyd onthou vir hoe hy gelag het.“Hy was ’n baie spontane kind en het baie ander beïnvloed. Hy was baie lief vir sy skaatsplank.” De Vos sê Coetzee was altyd vroeg vir hul jeugaande en het meeste van die tyd amper laaste geloop. ’n Houtkruis is intussen teen ’n boom staan gemaak naby die plek waar Coetzee getref is. “Rus sag my seun,” staan daar op geskryf. “Jy was baie geliefd en ons gaan jou baie mis.” Begrafnisreëlings was teen druktyd nog nie gefinaliseer nie. V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Gryswaterprojek hou bome aan die lewe Met die huidige waterskaarste het die kinders van De Kuilen-Voortrekkers besluit om ’n gryswaterprojek van stapel te stuur. “Die kinders bring weekliks gryswater saam, wat dan oor ons nuut aangeplante bome uitgegooi word. So hou hulle die 12 witstinkhoutbome aan die lewe,” sê Chris Richter. Al die kinders is verbonde aan die Laerskool Mikro in Kuilsrivier.
Die De Kuilen-Voortrekkers is hier by een van hul nuut aangeplante bome.
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House robber gets 36 years DESIRÉE RORKE @dezzierorke
house robber responsible for a robbery in Soneike in 2012 is finally behind bars and will stay there for a long
time. Siyabonga Siya (35) from Delft was sentenced to 36 years’ imprisonment at the Blue Downs Regional Court on 13 February. His sentences, to be served consecutively, are 20 years for robbery, 10 years for house robbery and six years for three counts of kidnapping. Siya and another suspect held up a woman and two teenage boys at knifepoint and tied them up during a house robbery in Gladioli Street on 28 July 2012. “They entered the house at about 00:58 through an open sliding door and surprised the woman in the kitchen,” says Captain
Isaac van Niekerk, spokesperson at Kuils River Police Station. The two boys, aged 14 and 15, were sleeping in their respective rooms at the time. “The men threatened her with a knife and took her to one of the rooms where the boys were sleeping. They woke both the boys and tied everybody up in the room.” The robbers then ransacked the house and fled with two laptops, two TVs, three cellphones, clothing, jewellery worth R20 000, and a surround sound system. Following up on leads, Kuils River detective, Denise Marlow-Perel, traced Siya to Goodwood Prison where he was awaiting trial on another crime committed in the Delft area. He was positively identified by a witness during an identification parade and charged with the crimes. Police successfully opposed bail, keeping Siya behind bars for the duration of the trial.
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Gantane wil weet hy het ’n verskil gemaak AVRIL FILLIES
sal dit wees: ek is anders. Hiermee bedoel ek dat ek buite die norm dink. Ek probeer goed Gantane Kusch, dr. Siya Thuli in Suidooster, uit ’n ander oogpunt beskou en aanvaar nie wil eendag weet dat hy ’n verskil gemaak het. net die norm gelate nie. Dit help my om veral Hy is van die Suidooster-akteurs wat op 5 kreatief te wees,” het Gantane gesê. Mei by die Grand Jol van TygerBurger by Hy hou van fotografie, om te dig en musiek GrandWest gaan wees. Hy is gebore en getoë te maak en is seker dat hy nie te sleg in Danin Windhoek, Namibië, en het op driejarige cing with the Stars sou vaar nie. ouderdom na Suid-Afrika verhuis en Op ’n vraag of hy kan dans, het hy erken het die laaste van sy grootwordjare op dat hy nie ’n slegte danser is nie en dat St. Helenabaai gebly en het aan die hy nie sleg sou vaar nie op die dansproHoërskool Weston in Vredenburg gegram waaraan sy mede-akteur Eden matrikuleer. Classens tans deelneem. “In Ruiterbosch, die fiktiewe “Kyk, ek is nie ’n slegte danser nie en woonbuurt waar Suidooster afspeel, ek sou hom dalk laat les opsê het. Ek hou is ’n gemeenskap wat mekaar goed van kontemporêre hiphop-danse, ken en ondersteun. As kind het ek tradisionele Afrika-danse en kinie noodwendig agtergekom hoe zomba-dans,” het hy skertsend ’n gemeenskap kan saamstaan gesê. nie, en dis nou eers dat ek eintDaar is baie goed wat hom lik ervaar hoe mense in byvoorlaat glimlag en bly laat voel. beeld St. Helenabaai mekaar on“As iemand bo sy omstandersteun en help. dighede uitstyg, asook my tye “As ek nou teruggaan huis met vriende en familie, is altoe, is die ontvangs so goed en les goed wat my hart verbly. dis ook lekker om terug te My motto in die lewe is: “Gregee,” het Gantane gesê. atness is not determined on Hy is ook bekend vir sy rol how well you do it. It is about as Gimba in Noem my Skollie, doing what you are suppose to maar dié rol verskil van sy huido and not what you want to dige een in Suidooster. Gantane Kusch do. The cause is much bigger “Gimba was baie onseker than the passion that drives it.” van homself en heeltyd op soek na erkenOp sy wenslysie is om deur Europa te reis, ning, veral van sy pa en vriende. Daarteen- meer flieks te maak en ook regie te behartig. oor is Siya ’n sterk man en redelik selfverse“Dis my droom om vir my ma ’n huis te kerd en weet wat hy in die lewe wil hê,” het koop en my twee broers, Thabo (15) en Chrishy gesê. tiano (5), deur universiteit te sit,” het hy gesê. Sy ouma, Rosina Kusch, wat verlede jaar As tiener was hy versot op Kim Engeloorlede is, en sy wonderlike ma, Remona, is brecht en Illse Roos, albei bekende Suid-Afrisy grootste inspirasies vir hom om net sy bes- kaanse akteurs. “Ek wou altyd ’n akteur te te doen in alles wat hy aanpak. wees en het nie eens aan nog ’n beroep gedink “As ek myself in drie woorde kan beskryf, nie.”
Caleb Martin, ’n graad 7-leerder, loop hand aan hand met ’n graad 2-meisie, Kungawo Mbontsi, oor die verhoog, gevolg deur ander graad 2- en 7-leerders.
Nuwe tradisie begin vir Kuilies se leerders D
ie sonneblomseremonie, ’n unieke nuwe skooltradisie, is onlangs by die Laerskool De Kuilen begin. “Elke graad 7-leerder, begelei deur ’n graad 2-leerder, het die voorreg gehad om die nuwe fase in hul lewe in te lei deur fisiek die verhoog oor te steek – waarna ons in Engels verwys het as ‘crossing the stage’,” verduidelik Phillepine Theron van die skool. “’n Baie spesiale lapelwapen, wat spesiaal vir die groep ontwerp is, is aan die leerders oorhandig. “Tydens die seremonie is die groep bewus gemaak van hul rol vanjaar as leiers en rolmodelle vir die res van die skool, asook die feit dat hul nou ’n nuwe fase in hul lewe betree – die fase as ‘oudstes’ in die skool en die nuwe fase van graad 7 tot 9.” Die seremonie is afgesluit toe elke graad 7-leerder ’n sonneblom van ’n graad 2-leerder ontvang het. “Die sonneblom simboliseer vir ons as Kuilies warmte, respek, geluk, positiwiteit
Nina Muller begin graad 1 by die Laerskool De Kuilen en haar sussie, Bea, gaan aan die einde van die jaar graad 7 aan die skool voltooi. en krag, asook die verantwoordelikheid om hierdie eienskappe na die gemeenskap uit te dra,” sê Theron.
Four generations come together: Mia Visser (2) from Kuils River was fortunate enough to celebrate her second birthday not only with all four her grandparents, but also all four her great-grandparents. In front are Mia’s father Neels Visser with Mia on his knee, her sister Carli (5) and their mother Reshè Visser and grandfather Stephan Esterhuyse, all from Kuils River. At the back are grandparents Jaapie and Marietta Visser from Boston, great-grandparents Daantjie and Sheila Esterhuyse from Brackenfell, great-grandparents Ren and Eldrid Neethling from Protea Heights and grandmother Debbie Esterhuyse from Kuils River.
Mass sterilisation day held in Joostenbergvlakte A mass sterilisation day for domestic animals in the poor communities on surrounding farms will take place at Envirovet CVC in Joostenbergvlakte on 8 March. “We aim to sterilise at least 50 vulnerable dogs and cats in the area. The Envirovet CVC team will be doing the sterilisations at
R400 per sterilisation, meaning that we need to raise at least R20 000 for the sterilisations,” says organiser Adele Spreeth. To sponsor a sterilisation or to donate tick or flea treatments or pet food, contact Adele Spreeth at adele.spreeth@hotmail.com.
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Gesinne kuier gesellig by jaarlikse Ritmefees Gesinne het lekker saamgekuier by die jaarlikse Ritmefees van die NG kerk Kuilsrivier. Die fees is Saterdag gehou en Tarryn-Leigh Solomons van TygerBurger het gaan inloer en foto’s geneem.
Lené van Zyl (10) van Kuilsrivier het soos ’n bedrewe perderuiter gelyk.
Claudine Visser en Jane van Rensburg van Kuilsrivier het baie pret by die fees gehad.
Anja Holloway van Kuilsrivier het dit geniet om perd te ry.
Bryony Petersen het die dag saam met haar kinders, Lyla en Carnell, deurgebring.
Van links is Rialeen van Rooyen, Adré Swart, Leana Stofberg, Antoinette Bester, Miemie Burger en Maureen de Bruin, wat potjiekos verkoop het. Joanie Batt was afwesig toe die foto geneem is.
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Local organisation featured on fleet JAY-DEE CYSTER @jaydeecyster
with reading and writing,” he explains. He says that unemployment plays a huge role within the community and that the learners often leave school early and turn to drugs, which is something which the organisation is working towards combating. The organisation also runs a feeding scheme whereby they identify the needs of learners and then assemble grocery hampers in partnership with Shoprite to send home. The VCO also started a vegetable garden at Rainbow Primary School two months ago with the objective of teaching learners the skills of growing their own fresh produce. Davids is filled with joy and gratitude at having the learners from the organisation feature on the Shoprite trucks. “We are very excited about this exposure,” he shares. “This is our area and we need as many people as possible to reach out, as our children are so unprotected and unsupervised. I hope this encourages parents to take responsibility for their children and provide them with the necessary guidance,” says Davids. VWhat is your opinion on this article? Let us know at briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
s a means of celebrating the real heroes making a difference in their communities, Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite, is showcasing these real-life stories on its truck fleet. Nineteen of the Shoprite Group’s delivery trucks have received a facelift, with one of them featuring an image of the Vlottenburg Community Organisation (VCO) in Wesbank. This organisation provides 80 children with a safe environment in which to learn, play and eat in order to get them off the street and back into school. For months Hilton Davids, the founder of the VCO, ran his aftercare service from a dilapidated container and a building with no roof. However, in 2017 Shoprite heard of Davids’s dedication and, as part of its commitment to act for change, the retailer donated two containers fitted with a library and kitchen equipment. “The new containers are a safe and creative space for our children to learn. Shoprite understands our community’s needs and we are honoured to be their partners,” says Davids. He shares that he initially started the VCO in 2009 in Vlottenburg, close to Stellenbosch. “When I moved to Wesbank later on and saw the need within this community, I decided to adopt the area in which I live,” says Davids. He says he and his wife, alongside two other employees, are kept busy with the running of the organisation. “We focus on our aftercare programme for six to 18year-olds, where we as- The delivery trucks featuring Shoprite’s community heroes, including sist learners with their the children from the Vlottenburg Community Organisation, which homework, particularly aims to get children off the street and back into school.
Police efforts secure rape convictions A 25-year-old Mfuleni resident was sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment for rape on Monday 19 February. Patrick Magqeleba, also known as “Toto”, was convicted as a result of the work done by the Kuils River Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS). According to Mfuleni police spokesperson, Captain Nomathemba Muavha, Magqeleba preyed on the unsuspecting victims while they were walking in the bushes between Nuwebegin and the Bardale informal settlement. “There were a couple of cases with the same modus operandi. The description of the suspect in various cases was also similar,” says Muavha.
Magqeleba was arrested in 2016 for house robbery and theft in Mfuleni and his DNA was then linked to a rape case that had occurred on 18 December 2015, where his DNA had been found. In an unrelated incident, a 46-year-old man from Wesbank was also sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment for rape at the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on Monday 26 February. He was convicted for raping his sister-in-law on Wednesday 3 January. Police are urging residents to speak out against sexual offences and to join community-based initiatives to educate people on gender equality issues.
Racing for Keanu: Oliver Hewitt (3) from Brackenfell races towards the finish line of the Fun Run for Keanu, while Ziaan Birk cheers him on. Around 150 people took part in the fundraising run, which was held in Jack Muller Park in Bellville. Runners and walkers donated a whopping R20 456 through the event, which will be used for cancer treatment for Keanu Moore (2) from Brackenfell. PHOTO: ANJA SMIT
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Celebrations at Kuils River Primary JAY-DEE CYSTER @jaydeecyster
memorable week of celebrations marked not only the 110th birthday of Kuils River Primary School but the inauguration of the new school building and the naming of the school hall. On Tuesday 20 February, the school celebrated with all the learners being present for a special birthday/inauguration assembly. The day started bright and early for staff and learners, as the Heart 104.9 breakfast team broadcast live from the school. Learners were in a celebratory mood as they danced around the Heart broadcast van and interacted with presenters Aden Thomas, Julian Naidoo and Tapfuma Makina. At the assembly the school reminisced on their rich history dating back to 1908. Guest speaker Tapfuma Makina addressed the school, encouraging the learners to work hard to achieve their dreams. “It is important for each of you to dream big and fearlessly. However, don’t just dream big but work hard to achieve those dreams,” said Makina. Learners were informed that from that day forward the school hall would be called the JJ Hamman Hall, named after Jacob Jacobus Hamman, who donated the land on which the school was built over 100 years ago. Throughout the day, the learners were also treated to snacks and took turns to attend a dance party in the hall. Friday 23 February saw the Western Cape Education Department dignitaries gather, among them the provincial minister of education, Debbie Schäfer, to officially open the building although it has been in use since January 2017. Schäfer, alongside school principal Zondelia Lombard-Swartz, unveiled the plaque and cut the ribbon, officially opening the school building. The school hall was officially opened by Glenda Hamman, the great-great granddaughter of JJ Hamman. Glenda Hamman’s brother, Gerald Hamman, unveiled the plaque in the school hall in memory of their
Lombard-Swartz alongside Schäfer cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official inauguration of the new school building. PHOTO: BRIGETTE CAMPBELL
Excited learners of Kuils River Primary School attend the assembly on Tuesday 20 February to celebrate the school’s 110th birthday, as well as the inauguration of the new school building and hall. PHOTO: JAY-DEE CYSTER great-great grandfather. Addressing the current and former staff members, as well as representatives from the department, Schäfer said she hopes that the school will not only make great use of the hall but that they will allow the community to make use thereof as well. “I am pleased to hear that you encourage your learners to give back to the community. Thank you for this,” she said. Furthermore she expressed her delight at seeing Lombard-Swartz at the helm of the school, saying
that it pleases her to see females leading. “I am very pleased that we can deliver such a school, even though it took quite some time,” said Schäfer. Circuit manager Keith de Wet said the new building symbolises the release of the school from the shackles of the past, as the school had been a prefab school for over 40 years before the new building was constructed. “Congratulations on the grand opening of the school, and may you continue to prosper and grow to greatness,” said De Wet.
Gerald Hamman also addressed the attendees, saying he did not think that his great-great grandfather ever thought that such an honour would be bestowed on him when he donated the land. “This is a good school but it has the potential to be a great school,” said Hamman. Lombard-Swartz concluded the formal proceedings of the evening by saying that much like the Kuils River, the school is a river that will always flow to quench the thirst for education in the community.
Learners gather in the quad ahead of the release of “peace balloons”, symbolising the school’s period of celebration. PHOTO: JAY-DEE CYSTER
Principal Zondelia Lombard-Swartz lights candles in celebration of the school’s 110th year, as well as in rememberance of Vanessa Ontong, a staff member who passed away a few weeks back. PHOTO: JAY-DEE CYSTER
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Riaan en Juanita Buys en hul kinders, Juandre (6) en Ankia (2), het vanaf Gordonsbaai gekom vir die feesvieringe. Trudie van Schalkwyk, Anezka Terblanche, Liezel Terblanche en Anton Terblanche, almal van Kuilsrivier, geniet een van die vertonings. Anezka is self by die Alta du Toit-nasorgsentrum betrokke.
Die vriendinne, Marlene Prinsloo van Kuilsrivier, Lynda Engelbrecht van Bellville en Lynette Swartz van Brackenfell, geniet die fees saam.
Mense het in hul honderde kom luister. Hier is die gehoor tydens Refentse se optrede.
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Muscle man: Saki Kayembe from Kraaifontein placed third in the juniors u.18 bodybuilding division on Saturday
DARTS: TEAM NARROWLY MISSES GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BUT SETS NEW SA RECORD
Almost a world record SAMANTHA LEE @samantha_lee121
hey came just short of breaking the world record, but still managed to hold their heads high. Eight men handpicked by Africa’s only professional darts player, Devon Petersen, took on the Guinness World Record for the fewest darts thrown to reach more than a million points at GrandWest recently. And although they came up short of a world record, the men did manage to set a South African record with 39 198 darts thrown to reach 1 000 001 points in a 48-hour marathon. Working in pairs in shifts, the eight players stepped up to the throwline on Friday 23 February at 16:00 and were meant to finish at 16:00 on Sunday 25 February, but went on to achieve their one million points, thus setting the South African record. Last Man Standing, in conjunction with media partner Heart FM and GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, threw their weight behind the incredible attempt. The current record was set in 2010 in Northern Ireland with 35 698 darts thrown
in 46 hours. The local men were Leslie Beukes and Wesley Daries from Grassy Park, Jonathan Warries from Ocean View, Liam O’Brien from Southfield, JP Smith from Heideveld, Vernon Martin and Jude Williams from Mitchell’s Plain, and Roberto Werth from Kraaifontein. “The team was handpicked by the Last Man Standing Team. We used a strategy that would represent every age group and background, as well as each player’s ability and skill set, to complete the attempt. The team consisted of members aged 17 to over 55, which highlights the lifespan of players. The sport of darts has no boundaries,” says Petersen. “The Guinness World Record attempt highlights the sport in a way like no other – giving darts the platform it deserves and exhibiting the skills to the public. The most important reason for the attempt was to create awareness and attract more people, especially the youth, to the sport of darts.” The record attempt formed part of a precursor to the main Last Man Standing Darts competition being held at the same venue in March.
Roberto Werth from Kraaifontein and JP Smith from Heideveld.
Reg vir nuwe seisoen AVRIL FILLIES Met Superrugby wat nou in volle gang is, is alle oë op die skeidsregters gerig en rugbyondersteuners is gou om hulle die skuld te gee as hul span verloor. “Ondersteuners wat jou uitjou of beterweterig is, is deel van die werk en profiel van ’n skeidsregter. Ek doen ná elke wedstryd ’n self review en as ek voel die kritiek is geregverdig, neem ek dit ter harte. “Dan kyk ek hoekom ek die fout of foute gemaak het, en probeer om dit dan te vermy. As die kritiek nie geregverdig is nie, verloor ek nie slaap daaroor nie,” het Marius van der Westhuizen, SA skeidsregter van Monte Vista, gesê. Hy het sy skoolopleiding by die Laerskool Monte Vista en die Hoërskool President in Goodwood voltooi. “Ek het eers nadat ek klaar gestudeer en begin werk het, besluit om skeidsregter te word. Ek was betrokke in rugby as tegniese ontleder en het iets gesoek om fiks en by die spel betrokke te bly. Daarom het ek die fluitjie opgeneem.” Hy het net op skool vir die eerste span gespeel en dit het hom die gevoel van die spel geleer, waaroor hy baie dankbaar is. Volgens hom is daar vir ’n skeidsregter plek in sewes- en vyftienmanrugby. “By sewesrugby leer mens baie vinnig, soos hoe om met jetlag te oorleef in Nieu-Seeland en Australië, hoe om voor groot skares te blaas, hoe om die druk en ’n wedstryd met ’n hoë tempo te hanteer. Jy leer ook om vinnige besluite te neem. Waar dit egter tekort skiet, is in die bestuurgedeelte van die spel. “Die gemiddelde strafskoptelling in ’n sewesrugbywedstryd is 10 in 14 minute. As jy ’n vyftienmanwedstryd so gaan blaas, sal jy omtrent 55 strafskoppe hê in vergelyking met 18 wat ons tans in Superrugby sien. Vyftienmanrugby leer jou hoe om met spelers te werk. Vyf jaar gelede sou ek sewes gekies het, maar ek verkies nou vyftiens.” Volgens Marius is dit vir skeidsregters belangrik om te verduidelik waarom hy ’n beslissing op die veld maak. “Kommunikasie moet een van jou sterkpunte wees. Jy moet basies aan die spelers jou beslissing verkoop.
“As hulle verstaan, gaan hulle nie noodwendig saamstem nie, maar dis nog steeds beter as wat hulle glad nie weet hoekom jy sekere goed doen nie,” het hy gesê. As skeidsregter maak jy op baie mense staat terwyl jy die leer klim en Craig Joubert, die bestuurder van skeidsregters in wêreldrugby, het hom die meeste gehelp. “Ek dink die rugbyreël oor die afbreekpunt moet nog aan geskaaf of verbeter word sodat Jan Publiek dit beter kan verstaan. Dit is ’n moeilike een omdat dit so ’n dinamiese faset is. “Ek dink die belangrikste punt wat mense moet verstaan, is dat reëlveranderings nie net deur die skeidsregtersafdeling van wêreldrugby gemaak word nie. Die top10-afrigters in die wêreld het ook ’n sê en ons blaas soos wat die meerderheid van hulle besluit ons moet blaas – iets wat die afgelope twee jaar baie positief was,” het Marius gesê. Volgens hom is hy vir 192 dae per jaar op reis om te gaan blaas en het hy al in 24 lande die fluitjie hanteer. Tot op hede het hy al nege toetse hanteer en dit sluit in wedstryde van lande soos Namibië, Rusland, Ierland, Kanada, Wallis, Japan en Argentinië. Hy weet nog nie waarheen hy volgende gaan nie, maar wanneer wêreldrugby hom stuur, sal hy reg wees om te gaan.
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