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Cats Back on Top of the World
- Cats Family with the SRC Coach Masie likes to tell his players "It is always better to loose earlier during the group stages than in the finals." After watching last night's finals one has to admit that Cats have got the best technical team in the province. The Cats went into the finals with a ...more
ABOUT CPUT CATS
- Club started – 1995 - 20 years (14 championships) Currently: 2 Ladies & 2 Men Teams = 80 members Age: 18-40 Demographics: Associates of USSA - University Sports South Africa All teams are Super League representatives of Cape Town Basketball League (February – September annually) 2014 – all teams are in the semi finals 6 Representatives are part of the Basketball National ...more
CPUT CATS TROUNCED MONTANA VIKINGS TO CLINCH TITLE
- CPUT Cats came to conquer the CTBA Championship. CPUT Cats annihilated Montana Vikings 68-48 at the CPUT Cape Town Campus Multi Purpose Hall on Sunday 18 October 2015. They prepared hard to get to where they are today. Lots of blood sweat and tears. The mandate was always to play hard and have fun while ...more
CATS USSA WC STATS
- Team Stats for the #CPUTCats Cats USSA Stats ...more
USSA LOG & RESULTS WC 2015
- CPUT Cats Men and Women are on top in the Western Cape. The Ladies are still undefeated because for them the real competition begins at the National Championships. Please note that this coming Friday, CPUT will be playing in the University Western Cape Basketball league Finals and as the CPUT Basketball Club, we extend an invitation ...more
WC USSA Basketball goes Midweek....
- The race for USSA NIT qualifications is heating up.Round 8 of games being hosted by CPUT CT tonight. We have Humdinger of games CPUT vs MATTIES UCT vs UWC USSA Basketball,where the future leaders play!!! USSA Qualifiers 2015 Results & 2nd Round Week ...more
USSA BASKETBALL QUALIFIERS FIXTURES ( Male and Females)
- USSA Western Cape Basketball Fixture Rules 1. If there is a tie among the top 3 teams, accumulation of points will be used to break the tie. 2. If there is a tie between the top 2 teams, then the team that won the match between these two teams will be given a top spot or top ...more
CPUT CATS LADIES PRACTICE SCHEDULE 2015
- CPUT Cats Ladies Practice Schedule ...more
CPUT CATS MEN PRACTICE SCHEDULE 2015
- CPUT Cats Practice ...more
CATS NATIONAL PRIDE
- CATS LADIES SHINE Hard work and dedication pays off. It is not by accident that 6 of our Cats ladies were selected into the South African Senior National team for 2014. Even the BNL commentators agree that our players deserve the call up because of their deadly combination. It proves that when you leave all you ...more
FLYING THE CPUT FLAG HIGH
- CPUT CATS AT THE USSA BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENING CEREMONY The USSA Basketball National Championships held at the University of Pretoria from 30 June - 4 July 2014 were full of exciting moments; from laughter to singing to chanting to crying to bonding. There was a lot of synergy in the air amongst the team. The ...more
Crowning Glory
- June/July 2014 CPUT Bulletin article about the CPUT ...more
Cape Championship Basketball Tournament
- Cape Championship Basketball Tournament MagicSport Cape Basketball Championship Draw and Fixtures brought to you by PlatMedia Group. Come and support the CPUT Cats teams as they compete with the Best of the Best in the Mother ...more
The Journey to the Top
- Bonga "Hot Stove" Kalipa dominant All the teams that participated in the USSA qualifiers both have male and female teams. As a growing sport in SA we try and make it compulsory that both teams compete in order to grow Basketball. Game 1 against Panthers we saw rookie Anele Matomela steal the thunder with a career high ...more
VICTORS & VICTRIX OF USSA BASKETBALL
- CPUT Cats crowned USSA WC Basketball Champions for 2014 Cats have a solid foundation. We are reaping the rewards of the selfless hard work of those who came before us. This is more than a team, it is a movement. We have managed to overcome many adversities. As a team we have managed to overcome ...more
NUMBERS DON'T LIE
- No need to justify this score Basketball is a numbers game. You have to score more than your competitors and concede the least points. Defensively it is about making less errors than you competitor. Offensively it is all about accuracy. A Win is a Win no matter how it make come about. The margin for error ...more
CTBL FIXTURE
- Cats playing Zone DefenceDownload the latest fixture which contains all the games of CPUT Basketball here --> CTBL 2 Fixtures 2014 All ...more
FOLLOW CPUT CATS
- USSA Western Cape Basketball Finals Venue: UCT Upper Campus Date: 16 May 2014 Time: 18:30 NB: Transport for the supporters leaves Cape Town Campus at 17:30 Come and see why WE are the Number1 Flagship Sport in CPUT. Come support both the Ladies & Men’s teams when they clinch Gold against UCT !!! Follow us on twitter @cputbasketball Follow us on Instagram ...more
CTBL: Cats trounce newly promoted Hurricanes
- Check out Moza’s Jump Shot against Hurricanes Download the Cats Team Stats from the game against the Hurricanes --> Cats Stats 2014 CTBL Game 1 Final score according to the Official table was Cats 76 - 51 Hurricanes. For some odd reason they omitted Sozeri's 2 points even though the referee counted it. The Ladies team won 79-29 and Alumni ...more
CPUT BASKETBALL CTBL FIXTURE 1
- Open the following link to see the CPUT Fixture ---> Week 1 CTBL Fixtures 11 May 2014 Fixtures Please note that both the Cats Men & Ladies teams are the defending Champions in the League.Bring all your friends and family to come and become part of the CPUT Cats family. Come and be part of our quest ...more
Women Basketball Friendly Games
- Cats Ladies team in action Sunday 4 May 2014 at CPUT CAPE TOWN CAMPUS Sunday Court 1 Super League Ladies 13:00 UWC vs CPUT CATS 14:30 UCT vs MVBC 16:00 CPUT CATS 2 vs Lethal Ladies Court 2 13:00 MVBC vs UCT 14:30 Gugs Hustlers vs CPUT Panthers Please note that it is imperative that all teams assist in providing people to do table or ...more
#WeStayWinning
- CPUT Cats Men 2014 Team When a new coach takes over the team after a solid foundation has been laid by his predecessor, there is a lot of pressure. But when that coach has been groomed by the predecessor, he knows exactly what is expected of him to fulfil. Coach Masie Ntlali knows what it takes to ...more
Training: Background on Disability
- To gain insight on where we are in terms of a society and environment that allow equal opportunities and equal access for persons with disabilities in South Africa, as well as what the next steps are, this training session looks to matters like: South Africa pre and post democracy Impairment and disability Different perspectives on disability Attention is also ...more
Mom in wheelchair can take baby for walks with specially designed stroller
- Sep. 29, 2015 at 11:24 PM Terri Peters Since being shot by another child when she was 5 years old, Sharina Jones has been a paraplegic, using a wheelchair to go about her daily activities. The now-35-year-old has made helping other wheelchair users a life mission — delivering wheelchairs to children in Third World countries through her ...more
Company creates clothes designed for wheelchair users
- A. Pawlowski Clothes can present some special challenges when you're a wheelchair user. Not everything that's in vogue will be a good, comfortable fit on a seated frame. One of the offerings from IZ Collection To address those unique needs, a Toronto-based company is offering fashions made specifically for men and women who use wheelchairs to get ...more
18-year-old creates first sign language messaging app
- Mateusz Mach is set to transform online communication for the hearing impaired by creating the world's first sign language messenger app. Twitter An 18-year-old Polish entrepreneur has created the first sign language messaging app - a much needed tool for those with hearing loss. Mateusz Mach, a high school student together with a small group of developers ...more
Current disability barriers in the workplace
- While attitudes towards disabled people are steadily changing, many disabled employees still face attitudinal barriers from managers and colleagues who usually feel uncomfortable or awkward talking to them because of their disability. A fear of saying something wrong or coming across as patronising, are often the cause for people avoiding those with a disability. In our ...more