Innholdsfortegnelse for 2023-10-09 i Daily Voice

Let’s talk about the matric ball dramas of the last few weeks. There’s been lots of debate around schools like Modderdam High in Bonteheuwel cancelling their matric balls due to bad grades. As far as I can tell, the opinion is split down the middle, with people both supporting the decision and criticising the school for ruining the kids’ last year at school. Now that last bit is a gross overstatement, because a fancy-dress party shouldn’t be the epitome of achievement at the end of your schooling career. Excellent grades should be, but let’s be realistic here. Some kids treat their ball like it’s going to be the highlight of their lives; to be fair, perhaps that’s their plan. I understand that educators are at their wits’ end about general…

Silvertown Community Centre buzzed with excitement on Thursday night when five Grade 12 learners from the same family geared up for their matric ball. The five cousins from the Abrahams family in Athlone were cheered on as they graced the red carpet, with proud parents, friends and relatives celebrating the end of their 12-year school journey. Twins Imaan and Ilhaam along with cousins Fawaaz, Imtiyaaz and Amarah dressed up for the fancy ball at Barron’s Estate as kwaai sports cars and motorbikes lined the streets to escort them to the Philippi venue. The teens, who attend Bridgetown High School, started school together in Grade R at Blossom Primary. Fawaaz, 17, says he has enjoyed having his cousins alongside him. “We started together at primary school and I enjoy having my…

A Hanover Park mom is heartbroken after losing her second child to gang violence in just three months, after her teenage daughter was shot and killed on Friday. The mother of Zarah Jackson, 15, says the family was left traumatised as they watched her nine-year-old brother Tyler lie over her, pleading with her to fight for her life. She had been shot in the neck while walking to a winkel. Police have arrested two suspects. Mom Magdalene, 51, says the Grade 9 learner from Crystal High School left home after 8am on Friday after asking for money. “I was still in bed and she came to me to ask for a R1. I reached over to my bag and gave her a R2 and dozed off and that is when…

Need The club has five age divisions. The Under-12 and U18 soccer teams recently joined the league at Stellenbosch, however the youngsters need R30 every Saturday for transport. The club is in need of soccer balls, kits, jerseys and training equipment and are appealing for any donations or sponsorships. "We just have one ball which we share for all the kids so the netball girls use one ball for all the age divisions and the same goes for the soccer teams. “We had to create one hour sessions for all the teams, so that everyone has a chance to play.” “The field we played on was full of stones and glass which destroyed our soccer balls and injured the kids.” If you are able to assist the Pacificador Football Club,…

Grass “He usually comes in the house in the morning before going out on his werkies because he cuts people’s grass. “I didn’t see him on Sunday morning until someone came to call us and said he was lying there on the field,” the hartseer woman says. “He was not involved in any gangsterism, he didn’t even have a girlfriend or children so I don’t know why anyone would want to hurt my child.” Police spokesman Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirms: “The circumstances surrounding a shooting incident Sunday morning at about 8.20am on an open field in Vogel Vlei, Wesbank, where a 31-year-old man was shot and fatally wounded are under investigation. “The motive for the attack is yet to be established.”…

A father of three was killed by gunmen who robbed him of his cellphone and bag while on his way to work yesterday morning . Igshaan Hendricks, 42, was walking metres from his home in Kasouga Road, Manenberg, to fetch the family car from his mother when shots rang out. His murder happened as his wife Carmen was praying for his safety. Carmen, 41, who had been married to Igshaan for 17 years, tells the Daily Voice that Igshaan, who worked seven shifts a week, left in good spirits as always “There was nothing odd. He still turned around and told our son that he loves him and then he left,” said Carmen, sitting in jeans covered with her husband’s blood. “Just like every morning, he would fetch the car…