They attended gatherings hosted by different officials where they learn that

A Movement to combat crime has been launched in Kayamandi.

Young people from all four Non-profit organisations in Kayamandi have come up with strategies to fight crime in the area.

Crime has increased over the years. Others have come up with a plan in the past years where Kayamandi they created a group call Bambanani which means holding hands but it hasn’t been successful.

Kayamandi Police captain Nomvuyo Miti said the program failed because some of the volunteers find jobs and others stop volunteering because they were not getting any money and most of them have families to feed.
Captain was invited by the Stellenbosch Forum to talk about the crime and why crime is spreading rapidly and what are they doing to combat crime. She said the main problem is that they have fewer police officers per shift.
“We have one police van and four police officers per shift. Two of them needs to stay at the police station and two of them to patrol, we do struggle to attend everyone at the same time” said Miti.

She recalls a day when there was a body of a young man who was found dead next to Kayamandi High, she said they got a call to attend a robbery to a family owned wine shop in Kloehnof.

After that gathering young people decide to form the youth organisation called Kaymandi Youth against Crime. They attended gathers hosted by different officials, including Brigadier Mdladla of Stellenbosch Police Service.
KYAC secretary Msimelelo Mpindwana said he learned that Kayamandi Police Station was not meant to be a police it was created to be a contact point while waiting for the Stellenbosch police officers.

The group will embark on their first journey to find answers tomorrow morning. They will have their first protest at the Die Braak in Stellenbosch where Quinton Smit of Stellenbosch municipality community safety will accept the petition.

Chairman of the movement Simphiwe Ntsabo said if it wasn’t for the young people’s dedication, support from churches including NG Kerk in Stellenbosch and the community as a whole this march would be possible.

“Most of our innocent young people have died because of crime, because someone wanted their wallet or cell phone, I think that is why a lot of young people are really keen to supporting the movement.” Said Ntsabo

They are at least six young people who died became of robbery dozens of young people who were stabbed since the beginning of the year.

Fire wipes 250 homes in Kayamandi

Hundreds of displaced Kayamandi residents have started rebuilding after their homes were burnt down on Monday afternoon in Kayamandi Township in Stellenbosch.

Eyewitness Mvuyisi Ntantala said the fire started in a locked house while its owners were at work at the time.

“I thought that someone was burning some papers, since it’s a regular thing in this area, so I went back to my house, but [then] I noticed that the smoke was getting stronger … That’s when I started calling others,” said Ntantala.

Ntantala lost all his belongings in the fire including his identity document and his matric certificate.

“The fire spread rapidly in different areas while we were still trying to fight it,” explained Ntantala.

Most residents were at work when the fire broke in their homes.

Residents from both Snake Valley and Zone O helped to fight the fire using buckets, but most residents were watching the fire carefully to avoid the repeat of 2013 when people thought that the fire was too small to spread but it ended up destroying hundreds of home and leaving thousands homeless at Zone O.

This time residents took their frustration out on the firefighters, throwing stones at them for arriving late. Residents say they phoned for help before the fire had spread.

The fire, which started around 3pm, was extinguished at 7pm.

Portia Jansen, Community Development Coordinator at Stellenbosch Municipality, “There are at least 250 people who gave their names as heads of the houses [that were destroyed], but we will still need to verify it.”

Since February, at least two people have died in fires around Kayamandi. Fires are common in Enkanini, an informal settlement in Kayamandi that does not have electricity.

10 Things Every Career Woman Must Know

We all know how hard it is for women to make sure that both work and home are balancing especially in today's world where they are holding powerful positions in a cooperate . At times it becomes overwhelming for some women to balance their work, home and social life. So here are some of the important things that every career woman must know.

1. We all know that the corporate world is competitive and is run by man, so do your part, don't give it all to the fight.

2.Almost everything can be recycled but time and reputation cannot be, so use your time wisely.

3.Family comes first and time travel fast, so whatever you do remember that you'll never go back and redo things.

4 Its a busy world, it is always great to take time off and unwind. Take time off your busy work and home life and go out with friends. The difference you will feel after wards would be really refreshing. A glass of wine can change everything.

5.You don't have to fight every war that comes your way.

6.At home, you are a mother, sister, aunt or a daughter, at work you the boss or employee, so make sure you separate those. Transparency is not always an option when it comes to work and home. Be transparent on work related issues only.

7.This is the real world, trust yourself. Remember that everything that is not for you is against you so if you don't trust yourself who will.

8. Know what is your first priority in life, your health matters too. So its important to take care of your body and also give yourself time to de-stress. Go to the gym and sweat a little, meet with friends, gossip about the latest stories or the housewives series. You are a woman you were born to socialise.

9.We are created differently and our backgrounds are not the same, people will dislike you for no reason, especially if you are leading a large number of employees, so don't force yourself in,others will let you in their lives, others will not. Its life.

10 stretch yourself to the limit, then you will be the best at what you do. Weather you the employer or employee, you need to grow.

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