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And it's all about entertainment and at the same time coming to watch proper paddle. So it starts this Friday where there's no matches tomorrow, but we start at 8 a.m. on Saturday to 4 p.m. Okay. And then on Sunday, 8 a.m. again with the finals, the main finals all being because of different age groups, so from like 12 o'clock onwards, those will be at Century City, but there'll be games the whole time at Richmond and Century City. Okay. And then the following weekend, we'll do Friday night, then Saturday and Sunday again. Okay. And it's literally there's no

Opposite Burgundy estate. So literally like 12 minutes away from Century City. Yeah, so five courts at each. We're very lucky. So we're going to have 10 courts. Okay. And for this weekend, that's how we're also able to split. So we've got 90 players for the age groups this weekend. That's 35, plus 35, plus 45, plus 55 for men and plus 50 for the ladies. We were trying to do the under-19s as well, but the under-19s actually falls part of what we call the FIP promises.

And a lot of chiers around it, which is great to see. Now, I mean, that's the social side of the game. Paul, we're actually here to talk about the really competitive side of the game. As we said, the first ever national championships happening this weekend and next weekend. You are hosting them at your two venues. Tell us firstly where those are. So Century City, brand new purpose-built, been open a year, where the old Ratunga Junction was. Okay. So, yeah, standalone building for us. And then Richmond Park, which is an industrial complex.

So for us, like us, we've gone into an industrial area or century city, but then your land becomes quite expensive. So it's this whole juggling act the whole time that you've got to try and do. But I mean, the point is, it's there being, I mean, 1500 courts already, 500 clubs. I didn't know it was that big. I do inside out fitness at Western Province Cricket Club several mornings a week, and those courts are always in use. And it's always interesting to me. As you said, variety of ages, both genders using them.

Relationship with the petrol. You don't just drive for fun. We drive because the geography demands it. We live in a very large city comparatively, not as large as Joba, but a large city. So if you're driving from Atlantis to the CBD or from Gordon's Bay into town, maybe you have to drive from Simonstown to Bowville, Somerset West to Century City. And then there are the people who do this every single day.

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Was among the thousands of motorists queuing for fuel yesterday. Hi there, how are you? Good. Can you fill up? Unleaded? Please, thank you. Motorists queued at the engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood until late last night. Forecourt manager Chris Cronier says he's had all hands on deck with attendance running between eight pumps since Monday. He says many drivers want extra services, much to the dismay of those who

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Just fill up in time to save some cash. And then they want the windows to be cleaned, tires to be pumped, oil to be checked, and then other people behind that are getting agitated because they want to move on. Kasatu has described the fuel price increase as a devastating blow to workers, while the South African National Taxi Council hasn't yet decided what this means for taxi fares. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood.

Motorists queuing for fuel yesterday. Hi there. How are you? Just fill it up. Please, thank you. Motorists queued at the engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood until late last night. Forecourt manager Chris Cronier says he's had all hands on deck with attendance running between eight pumps since Monday. He says many drivers want extra services, much to the dismay of those who had been patiently waiting.

Rand a litre. These hikes linked to the global uncertainty around the oil trade as a result of the US war on Iran. EWN visited an engine garage along Vasco Boulevard in Goodwood, where the forecourt manager says it's been all hands on deck, with many motorists wanting extra services, much to the dismay of those patiently waiting for a fill-up. And then they want the windows to be cleaned, tires to be pumped, oil to be checked, and then other people behind the

It's going to be before midnight so that we can still get it at the old price. Yes, so it's a busy day for us. He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. A partly cloudy Wednesday in store for Haudeng tomorrow. Lows of between 15 and 16 degrees and highs of between 25 and 29. Wood meet, we still have that accident scene N1 South.

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Yesterday already. Yeah, we're running a bit low on fuel at the moment, but we are planned for a delivery for tonight. So we hope it's going to be before midnight so that we can still get it at the old price. Yes, so it's a busy day for us. He says he has all hands on deck with 11 attendants running between the eight pumps. Lauren Isaacs, Eyewitness News, Goodwood. Han Zambia said to sign a five-year US.

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Estron has invested quite a lot in the refinery in Milneton, obviously. And I imagine they supply primarily their network of petrol stations in order to make sure that we are able to have some petrol in our cars and they provide jet fuel and all sorts of other byproducts that come with crude oil that is being imported and then processed here in South Africa. There used to be

For it, Errol, I would imagine. Look, Astron has invested quite a lot on the refinery in Milneton, obviously. And I imagine they supply primarily their network of petrol stations in order to make sure that we are able to have some petrol in our cars and they provide jet fuel and all sorts of other byproducts that come with crude oil that is being imported.