10 October 2019 – Congratulations to Nuriya Rustin and Richard Smith for completing their 1st bicycle essembly. They are both currently doing a 3 week bicycle mechanical training course at BEN under the capable hands of Solly Jones. Well done – great achievement!
We are excited to announce that Henyang Meshack Nchupetsang, our Bicycling Empowerment Center (BEC) owner in Westlake has a new Facebook page called On Bike. For more information connect to link https://www.facebook.com/On-Bike-101201144624597/
1st October 2020 – Welcome to Nuriya Rustin and Richard Smith who enrolled with our 3 week bicycle mechanical training course. If anyone interested in doing a bicycle mechanical course then contact BEN on 021 7884174 or email info@benbikes.org.za . We offer a basic 3 day course and an intense 3 week course.
We are delighted to announce that SUGA, Host of Heart FM afternoon Drive 326 and qualified chef, will be our MC at our BEN Auction taking place on 29th February 2020. SUGA is also passionate about cycling and in training for her 1st CT Cycle Tour next year.
We would like to share a little more about SUGA.
SUGA | PROFILE
What do radio and cooking have in common? Nothing really, but Suga attests to the fact that the ingredients to her success lies in a tried and tested recipe of hard work and determination. Not one rest on her laurels, SUGA is constantly reinventing herself as she goes through life as a mother, media personality and qualified Chef.
SUGA has made a name for herself as a pioneer for female radio personalities, having been one of the first female presenters in South African broadcast history, to host her own Drive show back in the early 2000’s. Over the past twenty-one years she has paved the way for so many aspiring female presenters along the way and continues to push the envelope on a daily basis.
This phenomenal femme fatale is dynamite; as small as she is, she packs a punch! Her afternoon drive show is filled with exciting content; from the entertainment world, to serious topics that are on people’s minds. Her unmistakeable voice and infectious laughter are guaranteed to keep listeners tuned in and engaged.
THANK YOU SUGA for agreeing to be MC for our Auction.
For auction ticket sales click on link:- https://www.quicket.co.za/events/84382-ben-auction-make-ben-your-valentine/
On 31 August, Open Streets celebrated Women’s Month with a social ride and dialogue in Gugulethu, to raise awareness about women’s mobility and issues of gender-based violence.
Open Streets teamed up with Uber and Cape Town Bicycle Mayor Lebogang Mokwena to co-host this half-day collaborative learning event with support from Sonke Gender Justice, Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN), Pedal Power Association and TSIBA. Well done Open Streets on a successful Woman’s Day initiative.
September – 2019. Welcome to Keegan Johnson & Jerry Buckton from Pedals for Peace who are doing a weeks mechanical bicycle training with Solly Jones from BEN
5th September 2019 – Many happy faces at Usasazo High School in Khayelitsha as 100 more learners received Qhubeka bicycles on the “learn-to-earn” programme. Bicycles were sponsored by Brietling. Qhubeka Charity Pedal Power Association Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN)
Special THANK YOU to Christa and Kobus Badenhorst from About Branding CPT | JHB for the generous donation of BEN and Bike4All stickers.
On 2nd August 2019, we carried out our “Mandela Day Lavender Hill BMX Landscape” project. The project was put on hold due to unrest in the area. 30 Lavender Hill learners enthusiastically came and helped plant the indigenous plants which were kindly donated by Ferndale Nurseries in Constantia. It was a fun filled hour with lots of digging and planting. We look forward to distributing Bike4All BMX’s in the near future. Thanks also to Mrs Stain and her learners from Lavender Hill High for diligently cleaning up the weeds as well as assisting with planting. Also to Goodhope Tyres Bergvliet for the old tyres, Onspaarmark for the paint, Pinelands Hardware for the paint brushes and to Afriserv Pty Ltd for the soil provided. We look forward to seeing your garden flourish!
We would like to continue building up the landscape, so if you have any plants or soil to add to this project it would be greatly appreciated. Contact sue@benbikes.org.za.
