The Western Cape is preparing for severe weather conditions. The South African Weather Services (Saws) says that we can expect rapid heavy downpours ranging from 20-40mm, excessive lightning, strong downdraughts as well as large amounts of small hail over the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts. The Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell says that the Provincial Disaster Management Centre is prepared for the harsh weather conditions that is expected over parts of the Western Cape. The weather service has issued Level 4 weather warnings for part of the Western Cape.

They are asking residents to prepare for heavy thunderstorms and damaging winds. They say that the storm might cause localised flooding and structural damage. 

Young Joshlin Smith is still missing and Jose Emke, her biological father says that he wants his children back, after hearing that Kelly and her boyfriend are busy with drugs. He travelled from the Northern Cape to Saldanha Bay to look for his daughter. He says that he has two children with Kelly, including Joshlin. He plans on getting full custody of his offspring.

There have been developments to the case with clothing pieces, allegedly stained with blood, were discovered in an open field during random searches late Saturday night according to police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie. He says that the clothing will be sent to the forensic laboratory for analysis. The search 
continues and they are making use of drones and search and rescue dogs. No arrests have been made. 

Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton Mckenzie is offering a reward of R250 000 for information that leads to missing Joshlin Smith. Minister of Police Beki Cele says politics aside, the young girl must be found and police resources are still in place. 

Action Society’s director of Community Safety Ian Cameron says that they are worried about the quality of new recruits at the South African Police Service’s Training Academy. In the last 12 months at the Philippi Training Academy there has been a major investigation because over 300 recruits bought their way into the college and certain recruits were dealing with drugs inside the college. Some of these students were even linked to gangs outside the college on different parts of the Cape Flats.

They were allowed to come back to the college but due to public pressure, Action Society managed to get them out. He is concerned that people in management are unqualified for the positions that they hold.  

He is also concerned that the police at the college are wasting money. For example they hired busses that took people to a parade in December of 2023 at the cost of R300 000 for Minister of Police Beki Cele. They spent over R76 000 on furniture for one office.

He says that if it wasn’t for Solidarity then the conditions of the training function within the South African Police Service and the horrible conditions that police work under would never of been exposed. Their building in Pretoria was reported on and the entire building had to be evacuated.

He spoke about a dehumanizing situation that has gotten little attention in the media and no one has received accountability for what happened.  Female recruits were made to sleep outside without blankets because they complained about sexual harassment. They were also made to roll around in sewage. They are calling for steps to be taken regards to this matter.

Learning to set boundaries and maintaining these boundaries are very important. It is vital to set boundaries to live with self-respect and dignity. It is important to set boundaries with friends and family, as well as co-workers. This is the best way to maintain healthy relationships and for people around you to respect your limits. These rules will prevent people from taking advantage of you or mistreating you.  

The best way to set a boundary is to: 

1. Identify your needs and values 
2. Communicate clearly 
3. Be consistent 
4. Don’t be afraid to seek support 

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