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VICE PRESIDENT

Community Activities / Social Responsibility

Elected Ward Councillor for Pinelands, Thornton, Maitland, in the Cape Metro.

Past Vice-Chair of the Pinelands Ratepayers & Residents Association

Past Chair of Special Ratings Area, CID,  for Pinelands.

Past Secretary of Pinelands Muslim Association.

Past Member of Western Cape Provincial Sports Council.

Vice-President of Cape Town Tennis, Exco member since 2003.

Vice-President of TSA , Board Member since 2011.

First President of the Western Cape Tennis Federation, 2014.

Past Member of the ITF Junior Committee.

Previous Positions

Executive member of Schools Governing Body – Government Liaison.

Chairman of the Friends of the Elsies Kraal River.

Aims & Objectives

Empower my Communities & Community Based Organisations.

Assist Tennis to become one of the top codes of sport in SA , alongside Cricket, Football , & Rugby.

Assist all Sports to be recognised as Priority Sports in SA.

Tennis to be played at every school in SA , both Primary & High Schools.

Tennis has to have a broad base at grass-roots level.

Have 2 players in the Top 100 of both the ATP & WTA.

Let young athletes aspire to become tennis players.

Host Futures across Southern Africa.

Host Davis & Fed Cup Ties across SA.

Host ATP & WTA 500 events across SA.

My link to Tennis

My son started playing tennis at age 5 , over 20 years ago and I became involved in assisting the Cape Town Tennis Junior Division, the rest is history.

My Leisure time

Play Beach Tennis, Padel, Squash & Chess, Train Dogs, Empower Youth.