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Escape - The Cape Town Girl Story

Leah Hoosain

"Escape - The Cape Town Girl Story"

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Winning Story & Voting Winner of Cycle 3:

Sibongile Khumalo’s “Where we re-connect”. The judge felt that her story has a narrative arc from childhood past to present with hints of the future, and speaks with an earnest and authentic voice about awakening, possibility, joy, aspiration, memory, love, glamour, transcendence and belonging, all without pretense. It captures many dimensions of the V&A Waterfront without needing to list them out, and it links the V&A Waterfront to the lives of people in other parts of South Africa (and the world) in ways that are meaningful and personal. It also reads as a heartening narrative that runs parallel to South Africa’s journey since the mid-1990’s – Ms Khumalo’s story is an example of the hopes we all had for the new South Africa being fulfilled, and she places the V&A Waterfront in the emotional centre of key parts of her own journey.

Voting Winner of Cycle 3:

Miss Charlotte Xulu is our final round’s voter winner and walks away with R2000 in V&A Waterfront Gift Vouchers.

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Terms & Conditions

  1. This competition is only open to SA citizens.
  2. All entrants under the age of 18 need their parent’s written consent to enter.
  3. By entering the competition, all entrants agree to be bound by the rules.
  4. No employees, their direct family members, tenants or their staff, or the advertising and promotional agencies, of the V&A Waterfront, or its subsidiaries may enter.
  5. Duration of competition:
    1. This competition opens on 6 September 2010 and ends on 5 November 2010. It is divided into 3 cycles, as follows:
      • Cycle 1 - 6 September 2010 to 24 September 2010
      • Cycle 2 - 24 September 2010 to 15 October 2010
      • Cycle 3 - 15 October 2010 to 5 November 2010
    2. Entries for cycle 1 and 2 closes at 12:00pm on the last day of each cycle. Any entries submitted after 12:00pm will be entered into the next cycle. Entries for the 3rd cycle close at 17:00 on 5 November 2010. No late entries will be accepted.
    3. Each cycle commences fresh and no entries from previous cycles will be carried over.
  6. Only one entry per person is permissible for the total duration of the competition.
  7. All entries must be the entrant’s original work. Any entries that are incomplete will be discarded. All online submissions need to be accompanied by a photograph taken of or at your favourite place at the V&A Waterfront.
  8. All entries will be reviewed before submission to the voting and judging stage of the competition. The V&A Waterfront reserves the right to exclude any submissions which, in its sole discretion, it deems to be offensive, discriminatory, amounts to hate speech or which is not in keeping with the V&A Waterfront’s character. All successful entries will be posted online together with the entrant’s name and surname.
  9. All personal information (ie. the entrant’s contact details) provided to the V&A Waterfront via the entry form will be kept confidential and all entrants consent to all their information being contained on the V&A Waterfront’s database and used for future marketing purposes.
  10. Notwithstanding the above, all entrants and winners grant permission for use of his/her name, photographs and accompanying story submitted to it in any advertising and promotional material, or digital media for this competition and any other future promotions without claim to any compensation whatsoever.
  11. There will be 1 (one) winner chosen for each cycle. Winners will be personally notified and posted on (www.my.waterfront.co.za). The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners outside Cape Town must be present in Cape Town to claim and use their prizes. Travelling and accommodation cost in this regard is the responsibility of the winner and the V&A Waterfront will not under any circumstances compensate you for these expenses.
  12. Prize(s):
    1. There is a pool of 8 (eight) different possible prizes. The V&A Waterfront may in its sole discretion, and at any time during this competition change the prizes.
    2. Each winner may choose any 3 prizes from the prize pool. The winner’s selection is final and may not at any later stage be changed for a different prize.
    3. Winners must present themselves personally at the V&A Waterfront Head Office within 2 (two) weeks of being notified that they have won, to claim their prizes. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the prizes.
    4. All prizes must be redeemed before 31 January 2011 and is subject to the sponsor’s availability. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the prizes.
    5. Where necessary the winners agree to sign the necessary indemnities before accepting prizes.
    6. The prizes are not transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash.
  13. The V&A Waterfront reserves the right to terminate, temporarily suspend, or alter any aspect of this competition including but not limited the rules, at any time and for any reason whatsoever.
  14. All entrants hereby agree that neither the V&A, its employees, advertising agency nor sponsors shall be responsible or liable for any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, actions howsoever caused in connection with or resulting from participation in the competition or acceptance of the prize(s).