TygerBurger Goodwood- 11 April 2018 by Tygerburger Newspaper - issuu
VERSTER-EGPAAR: WOON SEDERT 1961 IN VRIJZEEHUIS
Liefde is ná 62 jaar nog immergroen CARINA ROUX
is nie almal wat kan sê hulle is al 62 jaar gelukkig getroud met hul eerste liefde nie. Vir Wouter en Marie Verster, wat Saterdag 7 April hul troudag herdenk het, is dít albei waar. Boonop woon die egpaar al sedert 1961 in hul huis in Vrijzee, destyds gebou vir £6 000. Hier het hulle vier kinders grootgemaak en ook as dagouers opgetree vir hul eerste twee kleinkinders. Ná 57 jaar is albei dit eens hulle wil nêrens elders woon as net hier in hul goed opgepaste huis nie. Albei geniet nog goeie gesondheid. Haar nooiensvan is nie verniet Genade nie, sê Marie (81). Sy word nie eintlik siek nie en het nog nooit ’n operasie gehad nie, vertel sy. Wouter, wat verlede Woensdag 83 geword het, het ’n paar jaar gelede nog self die hele huis geverf. Hy was 81 toe hy die laaste keer op die huis se dak geklim het vir ’n herstelwerkie, maar het raas gekry by sy skoonseun daaroor, sê hy. Dankbaarheid en ’n tikkie trots slaan deur as die Versters vertel hoe geseënd hulle is dat hul drie dogters en seun vandag geleerd is en goeie beroepe het – én gelukkig getroud is. Die egpaar self het nederige kinderdae beleef. Wouter het grootgeword as een van ses kinders in Elsiesrivier. Hy het ná standerd 8 begin werk by die SA Spoorweë, waar hy hom later jare as telekommunikasietegnikus bekwaam het. Hy onthou hoe hy as 11- of 12-jarige seun sy pa se blinde broer, oom Pieta, aan die arm moes lei, hom op die bus moes neem van Parow stad toe om JR Watkins-produkte te gaan haal wat sy oom dan in Epping sou smous. Marie het arm grootgeword as een van 12
kinders in Retreat en moes ook vroeg skool verlaat om te begin werk. Sy gee vandag nog kos aan mense wat swaarkry, want sy weet hoe dit voel om honger te wees, vertel sy. Marie het as tienermeisie ’n naweek by haar suster in Elsiesrivier gaan kuier toe sy Wouter se oog gevang het. Hy onthou sy het sulke spierwit (blonde) hare gehad. Hy het nogal ewe vir haar ’n briefie gestuur, sê Marie. Aanvanklik het sy hom maar bietjie op ’n afstand gehou, want “daai tyd sou jou ouers jou (as jong meisie) dood klap as jy net na ’n man sou kyk,” sê sy. Maar, glo sy, “die Here sit vir jou ’n lewensmaat uit” en dinge val in plek soos hulle moet. Drie jaar later het Wouter, pas 21, met sy 19-jarige bruid in die NG kerk Tokai getrou. Hy moes eers spaar vir die verloofring, wat £25 gekos het, en hy onthou, effens verleë, dat hy £50 by sy werk moes leen sodat hulle darem bruilof kon hou – kompleet met ’n koek in die vorm van “perdeskoene”. Troufoto’s is by ’n ateljee in Wynberg geneem. Marie vertel dat Wouter eenkant toe moes staan vir ’n paar foto’s en dat die fotograaf omtrent instruksies gegee het oor hoe sy moes poseer. Tot haar verbasing het een van dié foto’s later in ’n reuse-vensteruitstalling op Wynberg-stasie verskyn. Die resep om ná ses dekades nog in liefde saam te leef? “Moenie opstandig wees nie,” antwoord Marie. As iets krap, gaan maak sy tee en dan gaan sit hulle rustig en gesels daaroor. “Die huwelik is ’n mutual understanding,” sê Wouter. V Na bladsy 2.
Wouter en Marie Verster is 62 jaar getroud.
Get ready to dance the night away Get dressed up and head to Let’s Dance at Sun Exhibits, GrandWest on Saturday 21 April for a night of ballroom and “langarm” dancing. Doors open at 19:00 and dancing starts at 20:00, ending at 01:00. Well-known dance DJ, Brian Bohorn, will be kicking off the evening, followed by the Cool Sounds dance band playing foot-tapping old-school hits. Dance lovers can expect to whirl away the evening to quickstep, waltz, foxtrot, jive, cha-cha and “sokkie”, while enjoying the easy, entertaining atmosphere of Let’s Dance. V Tickets are available from Computicket at R150 per person, which includes a platter for a table of 10. There will be a cash bar at the venue.
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VERVOLG VAN BLADSY 1 Hul dogter, Mariaan Volschenk, sê haar pa bederf nog elke jaar haar ma op hul huweliksherdenking met ’n spesiale geskenkie,
blomme en altyd ’n kaartjie waarin hy weer sy liefde aan haar bevestig. Marie vertel Wouter maak altyd baie se-
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Wouter en Marie Verster staan by die spinnerak-hek wat Wouter gemaak het.
ker dat niks of niemand haar steur as sy haar daaglikse middagslapie vang nie. “My vrou moet haar rus kry,” sê hy. Albei sê dikwels weet die een al wat die ander een dink of gaan doen. Volschenk sê haar pa is ’n ware Jack of all trades. Hy is bekend in die gemeenskap omdat hy vir jare vanuit sy motorhuis diefwering op bestelling gemaak het, wat hy dan self by kliënte se huise gaan installeer het. Haar ma het in die 1980’s dikwels uitgehelp by die Voorbereidingskool Vrijzee (nou De Vrije Zee), waar sy toesig gehou het as onderwysers afwesig was of die kinders op uitstappies vergesel het. Wouter wat nog self bestuur, het vir baie jare elke week ’n paar bejaarde vroue in die buurt een keer ’n week gaan oplaai sodat hulle hul inkopies kan gaan doen. Volschenk sê haar ouers is engele wat altyd bereid is om te help en soos een mens saamstaan. En ná ses dekades is dit duidelik Wouter en Marie se flukse hande en goeie harte is nog steeds goed vir mekaar. V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie paartjie dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
wo wardens at Goodwood Prison were seriously injured after they were both stabbed by an offender while unlocking a cell on Sunday morning, 8 April. Simphiwe Xako, spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), says the wardens were unlocking cell C10 at around 08:00 to allow the prisoners to have breakfast. It is believed that the incident is gang related. The two wardens were rushed to the nearby N1 City Hospital where they were treated and later discharged. Xako says accounts received from other inmates revealed that an offender who had been transferred from St Alban’s in Port Elizabeth had bragged to the other offenders that he was a general of the 28s gang. He was then forced to prove his claims. This man then allegedly stabbed the wardens when they opened the cell. Police have opened a criminal case and are still investigating the incident. The culprit was isolated from the rest of the offender population and is currently incarcerated
Accident claims police officer CARINA ROUX Goodwood police tragically lost one of their officers due to an accident while on leave. Thabo Lesiea (32) from Parow, who had been working at Goodwood police for the past nine years, was on leave in the Eastern Cape when he died in an accident on Friday 30 March. He is survived by his wife, Amanda, and one child. Colonel Sibusiso Mntambo, station commander, says Lesiea was a hardworking, dedicated and well-respected police officer and that his death is a great loss to the police and to the community.
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ive students are tackling their fellow classmates’ hunger problems one sandwich at a time. The group, all students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), call their project “Each One Feed One”. The five students, Tiwonge Kondowe (from Belhar), Thokozani Matroos (Goodwood), Thaakirah Groenewald (Delft), Tamlyn Fortuin (Belhar) and Evans Sakyi Boadu (Belhar), started preparing and handing out meals to students in 2017. Kondowe says they started the project in an effort to help tackle the “hidden hunger” that students on campus are facing. Many live on what is known as a “water diet”, drinking water because they can’t afford a proper meal. “The aim of the initiative is to make life more comfortable and motivating for UWC students who cannot afford a decent meal,” she says. “It will also reduce the student tendency of dropping out of school due to hunger.” They were helping other students in some way or another before this, Matroos says, when they happened upon a study that changed everything. The study on food insecurity, by a student in the Economic Management Science Faculty, revealed how hungry their classmates really were.
They were so touched by this they decided to form an official group to tackle the issue. They set to work and raised funds from faculty members and fellow students. This helped them to feed 120 students at their first event. Each student received a sandwich, apple, juice, slices of watermelon and small chocolates. While many other students may be spending time socialising and engaging in various hobbies, this project sees the members of Each One Feed One buying ingredients and preparing food for their fellow students. But the looks on the recipients’ faces make everything worth it. “Our hearts beam at how grateful they are,” Groenewald says. Their biggest challenge remains getting the funding to feed all the students in need, the group says. “We have hopes to feed as many students as we can but funding is our biggest setback, but we remain faithful that our surrounding community will assist us,” Fortuin says. “Besides, how can one pursue the highest intellectual excellence in a state of hunger?” They hope to expand the initiative, hosting it more often and possibly establishing satellite branches at other universities. To donate or volunteer, send an email to eachonefeedoneuwc@gmail.com. V What is your opinion on this article? Let us know at briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
Some of the food donated to hungry students through the Each One Feed One project.
IMPORTANT NOTICE IF YOUR MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME RANGES FROM R3 501 – R15 000, WE CAN HELP YOU BECOME A HOMEOWNER. The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements invites you to attend a Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) support workshop. First time buyers and low-to-middle income households face many barriers when entering the property market. Challenges include affordability, credit worthiness and the supply of affordable housing in the province. FLISP aims to provide qualifying applicants, who secure mortgage finance with a financial institution, with a once-off subsidy towards their bond. Join us to learn more about affordable housing (hour long slots) and find out whether FLISP can help you. DATE: 14 APRIL 2018 (one session) TIME: 09h00 – 13h00 (every hour, on the hour) VENUE: NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF SA, 24 DROMMEDARIS STREET, RUYTERWACHT The workshop will include: 1. Four training sessions, held every hour, to guide future applicants on how to access FLISP subsidy. 2. Supporting literature and Departmental staff to answer questions. For more information, please contact Thandiswa Rala-Mroxe on 021 483 2235 or send an email to Thandiswa.Rala-mroxe@westerncape.gov.za
Kaapstad sal móét aanhou om water te bespaar, sê Ian LISA LOTTERING @demi_lisa Ten spyte van die onlangse reën in verskeie dele van die droogtegeteisterde WesKaap, word Kapenaars steeds aangemoedig om water te bespaar. Sedert verlede week het damvlakke in die Wes-Kaap met 0,3% gedaal. Volgens Ian Neilson, onderburgemeester van Kaapstad, is dit “goeie nuus, maar ons moet aanhou bespaar”. Die afgelope week het die vlak van damme wat water aan die Stad Kaapstad verskaf, tot 21,9% gedaal. Hierdie afname, wat laer as vorige weke is, is as gevolg van die inwoners se waterbesparing, asook die klein bydrae van die reënval.
“Damvlakke is steeds laer as die ooreenstemmende periode in vorige jare en ons moet aanhou water bespaar om te verseker dat ons veilig deur die jaar sal kom,” het Neilson gesê. Die waterverbruik van 521 miljoen liter per dag in Maart is ’n aanduiding dat minder water verbruik is as in Januarie en Februarie vanjaar “Terwyl dit ’n besonderse prestasie is, moet ons aanhou saamwerk om waterverbruik verder te verminder,” het Neilson bygevoeg. “Die enigste manier om Dag Zero weg te hou, is om na 50 liter per dag per persoon toe te mik,” sê hy. V Vertel TygerBurger wat jy van hierdie berig dink by briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
he Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre in Parow, in association with the Tygerberg Children’s Choir and the Tygerberg Art Centre, will be hosting a benefit gala and children’s art auction on 12 May 2018 in aid of the vulnerable children of Tygerberg. The sole beneficiary of this concert will be Badisa Tygerberg, a social services organisation that delivers child protection services to individuals and families in high-risk circumstances, living in Parow and adjacent areas. The Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre, a Western Cape Education Department (WCED) institution, offers specialised, quality music tuition to youth from primary and secondary schools in the northern suburbs. Staff members provide professional music education which nurtures the holistic development of the learners. For the past 46 years, the Tygerberg Children’s Choir has taken lovers of choral music
on a very special musical journey. The choir regularly performs with great aplomb for heads of state, princes, kings and queens and is one of South Africa’s proudest export products. The choir has won every major international choral competition since its inception in 1972. The Tygerberg Art Centre has also joined this initiative in anticipation of Child Protection Week and will be exhibiting children’s art available for auction at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre from 12 May to 2 June. Guests can look forward to stunning performances by the Hugo Lambrechts Symphony Orchestra conducted by Liam Burden and the Tygerberg Children’s Choir led by Hennie Loock. Guest appearances will be made by Keon Müller on clarinet, as well as baritone Riaan Hunter and mezzo soprano Vasti Knoesen. Tickets cost R160 and are available from www.webtickets.co.za.
Visit us for many more in-store specials! Jayden (4) and Emily Storie (6) from Melkbosstrand inside the dinosaur egg at the Dinos Alive exhibit.
Fun and games (and dinos) at Funderland Children and their parents came out in their numbers to enjoy the last day of the Funderland Expo at GrandWest on Saturday. This unique event, which ran over the school holidays, offered a magical world of fun activities,
shows, demonstrations and competitions with 25 fun zones including the Dinos Alive exhibit, a magical magician’s area, cooking fun, gaming, outdoor sports and an open talent show. Carina Roux took some photos.
At 90, you can have your cake and eat it too! The Libertas Retirement Home held a special tea and cake event for their 90s Club – all residents 90 years and older. Corinne Binns, a trustee of the
From left, Mavis la Grange, Patsy Booysen and Helen Hitchcock enjoying some cake.
home, organised the tea with the help of some volunteers and Glenwood Spar, which donated a special cake and some other eats.
Johan Theron escorts Flossie Crafford into the venue.
90s Club members Sannie Fourie (left) and Beth Carter.
Abraham Oppels, manager of Glenwood Spar, and Flossie Crafford (98), the oldest resident present, with the cake. PHOTOS: CARINA ROUX Carol Chapman, Mary Burchett and Flossie Crafford. Tommy Rautenbach, Corinne Binns who is handing over a small gift, and Helen Baard.
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Farewell to a founding officer B
othasig police said goodbye to one of their founding officers on Friday 30 March when Warrant Officer Frank Schreiber retired after 35 years of serving in the South African Police Service. Schreiber, who says he had a desire to serve his community, started off as a student in Diep River. After doing his initial training in Pretoria, his career took him to the Guard Unit, Rondebosch, Philippi, Regional Logistics at Pinelands and Milnerton. While at Milnerton he saw an advertisement for officers to be stationed at Bothasig, which at the time was a satellite station of Milnerton.
Two weeks after starting at Milnerton he started on the shifts at Bothasig. Schreiber was permanently allocated to Bothasig when it became a fully fledged station on 1 September 1998. Here he was tasked to start up the Designated Firearms Official (DFO) office in which he served until 2009 when he became a shift commander. Schreiber says this was one of the highlights of his career and he enjoyed assisting the public from start to finish with their applications. “The fact the community was so friendly and positive made it a pleasure serving them,” he says.
When asked who made an impact on his career, Schreiber says Captain Dawid Kruger who was also stationed at Bothasig from the early days. Kruger became a mentor to him and shared his knowledge and expertise with him, something he says he will never forget. He says he has a lot of respect for the officers and commanders with whom he served. On Thursday 29 March the staff held a small farewell for Schreiber and presented him with a certificate of appreciation for his service to the community of Bothasig. They also followed the lead of Kruger, the acting
station commander, in thanking him for the role he had played in their lives and the experience they had of working with him. Schreiber thanked everyone, starting with the station commander, for the opportunity to work with them and the impact they made in his life. He said sometimes he was a little bit difficult to work with but that he was always focused on being a good police officer and expected the same discipline from others. He also thanked the community of Bothasig for the positive way they relate to Bothasig police and the privilege of serving them.
Girl Guides tops with record attempt CARINA ROUX The Girl Guides from Cape West, which includes areas such as Bothasig, De Grendel and Goodwood, attempted to break the official Guinness World Record by stringing together more than 120 000 plastic bottle tops last Wednesday 4 April. More than 200 Girl Guides from nine districts were hard at work at the Old Mutual Sports Grounds in Pinelands from 08:00 until 17:30 and managed to string together 121 600 bottle tops. The previous record was 117 040 bottle tops, says event organiser. Tanya Prinsloo, district commissioner: De Grendel. She says they managed to keep 2.6 tons of plastic out of landfills with their efforts. The proceeds will go towards funding a cleft palate operation through Operation Smile. Prinsloo says she is still in awe of how all the girls, their families, The completed string with 121 600 plastic bottle friends and the community tops was more than 1.3km in length. came together to help them achieve this incredible feat. cling of all the plastic, and to every single “We wish to thank Old Mutual for the person that helped collect bottle tops,” use of their beautiful facilities, Fair Cape she says. Dairies for the VIP tent and yoghurts Documentation will be submitted to and milkshakes for the girls, RecycleMa- Guinness before the record is verified, nia for collecting and managing the recy- says Prinsloo.
Bekende tuinghoeroe van ‘Pasella’ by klub
Die bekende TV-program Pasella se tuinghoeroe, Willie Schmidt, kom gesels oor “Verfrissende droogte” by die Tygerbergse Tuin- en Blommeklub op Woensdag 18 April in die kerksaal van die NG kerk Parow-Wel-
gelegen in La Provenceweg vanaf 09:30 vir 10:00. Daar sal ook plantwinskopies en ’n blommekunsdemonstrasie wees. Besoekers is welkom en toegang is R30. V Rig navrae aan Francoise Schaaf by 021 976 0172.
usband and wife team Amy and Bronson Vos opened their home to abused, neglected and abandoned children five years ago and in 2016 the Nehemiah Safe House in Monte Vista was registered as an NPO. At present there are seven children at the home, six of whom are under the age of two. The couple also has a biological son of 10. Amy says she comes from a childcare background and was a day mother in Sanddrift before she started volunteering at other homes. Bronson comes from a real estate background and is still involved with a family business that makes wooden furniture. Amy says the choice they made to open their hearts and doors to children in need of a safe home and a loving family was most likely the hardest but best thing they have ever done. It has been an amazing journey thus far and they are still learning as they go along, but they have seen children heal, grow and thrive, she says. With TygerBurger’s visit last week, the only little girl at the home at present, who will turn two later this year, was being a bubbly and chatty bundle of cuteness. Bronson remarked that it was like she had just discovered, in the last week or so, that she “has a voice”. However, when she first arrived at Nehemiah at age 13 months, she had what looked like boils all over her tiny body, he says. These were discovered to be cigarette burns. She was also badly bruised, had a broken nose and a dislocated ankle. One of the boys, now 18 months, was found abandoned in a house where he was left alone for three days. He is behind in his develop-
ment as he cannot walk or roll over yet. He also still wakes up during the night, says Amy. All of the children are in foster care, with the exception of two that were abandoned. Amy and Bronson are in the process of adopting one and will start the process of adopting the other after the initial foster care period has passed. The other children are in long-term foster care as the whereabouts of their parents are known. Only one of the children currently gets to see his mother on occasion. Amy says permanent reunification with the parents happens very rarely and often children get removed again. She says the authorities are looking at changing the regulations to shorten the initial foster period so that children will become adoptable sooner. This will be positive, as “it is much easier for children to become family oriented at a younger age
Bronson and Amy Vos of Nehemiah Safe House PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Belangstellendes word uitgenooi na 2018 se ATKV-rieldans op Saterdag 5 Mei vanaf 10:00. Die eerste uitdunrondes word by die Sekondêre Skool Ravensmead aangebied. Sowat 12 rieldansgroepe van Uitsig, Vredenburg, Clanwilliam en Ravensmead sal kragte meet. Toeskouers kan uitsien na heerlike vermaak deur verskeie groepe, onder meer die Kaapse Klopse. Kaartjies sal teen R30 vir volwassenes, R15 vir kinders en R10 per voertuig verkoop word. Kontak Benjamin Bock by 074 235 2635 vir meer inligting.
Watch hosts quiz evening The Monte Vista Neighbourhood Watch will be hosting another fun quiz evening on Saturday 5 May at 19:00 at the Edgemead Bowling Club. Tickets are R100 per person (four to six people in a team), which includes a light pasta meal. V For bookings, call Vic on 083 308 4014 or Annamarie on 064 686 2488.
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and because no-one wants to adopt a 10 year old,” says Amy. The sooner one can get a child into a stable environment the better, and, says Amy, “the earlier they come the better their chances of dealing with the trauma they have been through.” Nappies and formula do not come cheap and Amy admits their running costs are substantial. The children also often need special diets because of the past neglect they suffered. Local business Fish4Africa sponsors the nursery school fees of some of the children while the owner of Little Rascals Nursery School also sponsors one child. Amy says this helps a lot and there are also a few people who make consistent donations every month. Currently they receive R5000 worth of goods per month from the Dischem Charity Foundation, but this will come to an end in September. At the moment their biggest need is for suitable transport for the trips to be made to courts, social departments, hospitals and clinics and for fetching or dropping off children at school. The bakkie they have is not viable for the safe transport of young children and Amy says her mother’s car, which they have used on occasion, is not always available. She says they have spoken to a few dealerships which are all willing to give them a discount. To make their dream a reality she has started a Thundafund campaign online. With R40 000 they will have a deposit on a vehicle which will bring the instalments down, but if they can reach their goal of R130 000 they can pay in cash and not have to worry about monthly instalments. For more information, call Amy on 072 049 2709 or email amy@bothasig.co.za.
Die Monte Vista-belastingbetalersvereniging hou sy jaarvergadering op Woensdag 25 April vanaf 19:00 in die saal van die NG kerk Monte Vista in Buitengrachtstraat. Daar gaan gesels word oor spesiale belastingareas. Alle inwoners van Monte Vista en Plattekloof Glen is welkom. V Kontak Riana by 021 559 3024 vir meer inligting.
Elite impis do battle
ominique D’Oliveira (Bellville) and Armin Botha (Potchefstroom) claimed gold in the women’s and men’s Fedhealth Impi Challenge Elite Race at Coetzenburg (Stellenbosch) on Sunday in an impressive time of 03 hours 05 minutes 57 seconds and 02 hours 49 seconds respectively. Trevor Lagerwey from Durbanville came in second in the men’s race, while Louis Smit finished third. Making his Fedhealth Impi Challenge Elite Race debut on the day, Botha admits to only recently entering the obstacle course racing (OCR) scene. “I heard that the Fedhealth Impi Challenge is one of the big events to do,” says Botha. “I knew that I’d be going up against the top [guys] and was just hoping to podium. The obstacles were hard, especially the brick carry, while the scenery was beautiful. I was blessed with the win. I’d like to take on the entire Fedhealth Impi Challenge series (KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Cape Town) and will hopefully keep the trend going.” It was an emotional day of racing for D’Oliveira. “Today’s race was really special. I’ve been struggling with injury since January. This morning when I woke up I still wasn’t sure whether or not I’d race. There was no clear sign that I shouldn’t race though. The route was tough. Hanneke Danhauser and I stayed together for the first half of the race, pushing and motivating each other. Unfortunately Hanneke had to withdraw due to injury. From there I took it in my stride. I was just grateful to finish – winning was a bonus. I really enjoyed the obstacles. I’ll definite be back in November to take on the Fedhealth Impi Challenge Elite Race at the Wiesenhof Wildlife Park in Stellenbosch.” Cathy Weedall came in second in the women’s race while Cyrie Bonnard finished third. The Fedhealth Impi Challenge Elite Race pitted Impi Warriors against a 21km trail run route that featured 26 obstacles. In 2018 the Elite Race boasted an impressive increased prize purse of R42 000. Prize money was allocated to the top five finishers as well as the first elite men’s and women’s finisher over the age of 45. As the elite champions, Botha and D’Oliveira each took home a whopping R10 000. “The Fedhealth Impi Challenge Cape
Town #1 was the perfect start to the season,” says Pieter du Plessis, Fedhealth IMPI Challenge race director. “We would like to thank each and every entrant for adding to the experience of the Impi Challenge. Designed to test fitness levels and challenge fears, the Impi Challenge also celebrates accomplishments. We witnessed a lot of accomplishments over the past two days in all five event categories from the Elite Race to the Impi Mini. We can’t wait to take this experience to KZN in June.” Says Jeremy Yatt, Fedhealth principal officer: “Looking back on our first 2018 Fedhealth Impi Challenge in Stellenbosch, we loved seeing so many people joining us on the trails and giving their all to overcome the obstacles. Fun was had by all, and we are pleased with the outcome and turnout. Getting out there in the fresh air and spending time with the people closest to you is what the Fedhealth family is all about, after all. We look forward to the three remaining Fedhealth Impi events.”
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