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    ATHLONE

    Academy plans teed up

    EARL HAUPT

    @EarlHaupt

    P

    lans are afoot to establish a golfing foot-

    print in theAthlone area after amotion

    was submitted to the City of Cape

    Towns portfolio committee for approval.

    The open plot of land on the corners of

    Klipfontein Road and Jakes Gerwel Drive

    (erf 32604) has been earmarked as the pro-

    posed site for the development of the acade-

    my.

    Ward councillor Suzette Little says: It is

    exciting forme to have a golfing academy on

    that particular site, because historically

    that was the very first golf course in Athlo-

    ne.

    That was the site of our very first driving

    range. It was not an 18-hole golf course, be-

    cause nobody would have built it, but there

    was a driving range where people of colour

    would practice their golf.

    The Kurt Stripp Golf Academy proposed

    the development of the academywhich aims

    to introduce primary school learners to the

    sport with the help of community organisa-

    tions in the area.

    It was very exciting for me to have a

    group of people come through and really

    start up and claim a bit of history for our ar-

    ea, which is wonderful. I asked them if they

    give some reference and find someof the folk

    that had played there, that is of course prior

    to them to putting up the pylons over there,

    adds Little.

    Little says the site for the prospective

    academywill also stretch to behind Vangate

    Mall between Athlone As baseball club and

    Bosduif Avenue and on both sides of the Vy-

    gieskraal River, which Little says has be-

    come a health hazard.

    The Vygieskraal River is a problem, be-

    cause people are living in the river, I am not

    talking about on the banks of the river. I gen-

    uinely do not know why. One would have

    thought that they would have put it up on

    the bank of the river.

    They are there and it is used as a dump-

    ing site, because some of the shops at Van-

    gate Mall are dumping there and if I can get

    that river closed and part of the golf course,

    it would serve a great purpose, it would help

    with many problems that we have in the ar-

    ea, explains Little.

    She says there will be great interest from

    the surrounding areas of Bokmakierie,

    Gatesville, Kewtown and Silvertown.

    Weare going to have the golf course back.

    There will be an opportunity for our young

    people to learn a different sport than what

    they areused to.Golf is a very exciting sport.

    Some of the children in Bokmakierie are ac-

    tually just using that Third Avenue sports

    field and just knocking around a golf ball.

    So it is good and they must have some prop-

    er, practical training.

    One of the proposals to the development

    is that the academy is going to be providing

    some of the children with free training.

    However, first the motion will need to be

    discussed at the next portfolio meeting.

    Once that happens, and thenwe start dis-

    cussing the ins and outs about how they are

    going to go about putting this together. We

    can then come back with an answer as to

    what we are going to be doing.

    Suzette Little, ward 49 councillor, says that

    should the development of the golf

    academy go ahead, the Vygieskraal River

    will be fenced off and become part of the

    development.

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    WATERFRONT

    Dog bucks the

    trend on site

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    hen visitors to the Clock Tower and Si-

    lo Districts report sightings of a fluffy

    black dog wearing a luminous yellow con-

    struction vest, V&A Waterfront staff smile

    and quickly reassure them that Buc is sim-

    ply amember of the Silo Districts construc-

    tion team.

    Every day, Buckaroo the Belgium shep-

    herd known to his familiars as Buc ac-

    companies owner Paul Edgecome from No-

    ordhoek to the Waterfront, where he works

    on site as a surveyor. But while contractors

    regard Buc as simply amember of the team,

    he is greeted with incredulous stares by the

    public, who all want to pat him.

    And Buc is happy to oblige.

    Bucs primary job on site is to guard

    Pauls equipment and sense of humour, a

    job he doeswell except when drowors is on

    offer. Then, according to Paul, his brain

    shuts down.

    Pauls previous dog, Lupie, used to ac-

    companyhim towork everyday aswell. But

    four years ago, when he became too old to

    do so, Paul paid a visit to the SPCA where

    he encountered Buc. Paul says: Buc pretty

    much chose me. He immediately ran up to

    me and the decision was made.

    Paul andBuchave been involvedwith the

    Silo District construction project since the

    tail end of the now completed No. 1 and No.

    2 Silo buildings. They are currently in-

    volved with the construction of the remain-

    ing No. 3 Silo through to No. 6 Silo, and the

    conversion of the historic Grain Silo into

    the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Af-

    rica.

    Initially, Bucwas unsure of the labourers

    in their heavy boots, overalls andhardhats,

    andbarkedwheneverhe encountered them.

    Paul asked the labourers to say hello to

    Buc whenever they encountered him, and

    their friendly tone soon convinced Buc that

    theywere friends. Todayhehappily runsup

    to greet them.

    During the demolition phases at the Zeitz

    MOCAA construction site, Buc needed to

    wear special earmuffs, which he did reluc-

    tantly. These had to be attached to his con-

    struction bib as he sometimes rebelled and

    removed them with his paw.

    If Buc becomes uncomfortable with the

    noise level, he opts for administration

    work instead, trotting off to the construc-

    tion office around the corner. If the door is

    closed but unlocked, hewill open it with his

    paw, or hewill nudge someone tounlock the

    door for him. While there, he takes a break

    from work by napping under Pauls desk.

    Unlike his owner, Buc has a head for

    heights and will fearlessly travel with the

    crew in lifts or up a flight of scaffolding

    stairs.

    Paul describes Buc as extremely intelli-

    gent. He instinctively knows when he can

    fool around and when he must behave him-

    self. In summerhe is particularly fondof the

    office because it is air-conditioned.

    Althoughconstruction is dustywork,Buc

    cleans up with a good swim in the dam at

    the top of Redhill and in the stream at No-

    ordhoek Common. Like most dogs, he ap-

    preciates a good romp on the beach, but

    doesnt do this regularly as Paul battles to

    get the sand out of his thick coat.

    Bucs work may not be as essential to

    the Silo District project as Pauls, who is re-

    sponsible for positioning the architectural

    and engineering designs on-site for contrac-

    tor WBHO, but everyone on site will agree

    thathebrings apositive influence to the job.

    Although a construction environment is a

    stressful one, Bucs presence lightens ev-

    eryones mood and has a general calming

    influence.

    Buc and Paul will remain on site until the

    end of the Silo District construction work

    at the end of the year.

    Buc, the Belgium

    shepherd working

    on the Silo Districts

    construction team.

    FOND FAREWELLS: Paddy

    Gordon will be leaving Table

    Mountain National Park as park

    manager and will be transferring to

    the Garden Route National Park

    where he will take up the same

    position this month. Having

    previously worked as park manager

    at Richtersveld and Mountain Zebra

    national parks, Gordon lends his

    expertise and knowledge to

    managing a variety of parks and

    especially running a park like Table

    Mountain. The transfer is in keeping

    with the SanParks policy of rotating

    park managers so that they are

    able to gain and grasp experience

    across different types of national

    parks. In return, Lesley-Ann Meyer,

    the area manager of the Tsitsikam-

    ma section of the Garden Route

    National Park, will become the new

    Table Mountain National Park

    manager.

    Friday 8 July

    V Silvertown: The Silvertown Baptist Womens

    Ministry, in collaboration with WPBWD Region 3

    extends an invitation to their Ladies Rally at

    the Silvertown Baptist Church in Olympic

    Crescent at 19:00. Awesome Life Ministries will

    be hosting the ladies rally where spiritual

    healing, singing, dancing, praising and testimo-

    ny sharing will be taking place. For more

    information contact Jackie Wyman-Seale on

    084 306 3997.

    Monday 11 July

    V Vanguard Estate: The Vanguard and

    Welcome Estate neighbourhood watch invites

    all residents to a community meeting at the

    I.O.T.T Hall in Zenith Road at 19:00. For more

    information send an e-mail to

    [email protected] or contact Rupaire

    Koopman on 0836202014

    Friday 26 August

    V Athlone: St Mark the Evangelist Church is

    having a Snack Dance at the Athlone Civic

    Centre from 20:00 to 00:45am. The evening

    will start with a cheese and wine session from

    19:30 to 20:00 and followed by a dance to the

    music of the Cool Sounds Band. Admission is

    R120 and those attending are urged to bring

    their own platter and XYZ. Contact Lorraine

    McKinnon on 021 696 3071 for tickets and more

    information.

    September

    V Manenberg: Urgently calling on all former

    learners of Downeville Primary School in

    Manenberg who were in Grade 7 (Standard 5)

    in 1995. Call Charles Manuel on 078 082 0132

    regarding a reunion and school visit in Septem-

    ber.

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    He explains that on Tuesday 28 June

    he boarded a train at Woodstock to start

    his night shift at a Parow factory.

    The problem started when the ticket

    box (atWoodstock)was closedwhen I got

    there, he says.

    Normally this is not a problem, and

    there was a number of people who could

    not purchase tickets

    when they got onto the

    train.

    When we got to Par-

    ow we explained the sit-

    uation to the staff at the

    barriers and we were

    taken to what seemed to

    be a canteen or staff ar-

    ea because there was

    lockers in the room.

    From the start the

    woman who was there

    to write out the tickets

    was very rude to the

    people. When it came

    forme to get a ticket and

    I told her that the office

    was closed at Wood-

    stock, like others had

    told her, but she just re-

    fused to listen tome and

    told me that I must not have an attitude.

    I pointed out that she was the one

    with attitude because of her rudeness to

    the people andhow shemust respect peo-

    ple especially older people. That really

    upset her and she ordered the other staff

    present to searchme and that Imust give

    them all of my money.

    That is when I panicked and tried to

    get away but one of the conductors grab-

    bed me and head-butted me and told me

    that theywere going to keepme thereun-

    til I paid. I tried to explain that theywere

    making me late for my shift but they re-

    fused to listen to me and because I did

    not have a phone asked one of them to

    let me call my mother. After I called her

    and explained the situation I asked to see

    their supervisor but got no help from

    him as well.

    While Liams mother, Nicky Asher-

    Pedro, tried to get family in Ravensmead

    to go to the station, he was kept at the

    station for about an hour.

    My brother-in-law managed to go to

    the station and was shocked to see how

    distraught Liam was. They tried to con-

    vincehim that theyhadnot assaultedmy

    son. I just want the public to know their

    rights in this type of situation.

    Many commuters have reported inci-

    dents whereticket offices are closed.

    Estelle Mathee works in Woodstock

    and adds that many of her staff from as

    far afield as the Kuils River and Bellville

    areas and in the southern suburbs from

    Retreat and Steenberg have experienced

    problems.

    TrevorVosloo is fromabusiness based

    in Claremont who has also experienced

    the same problems.

    I hope thatMetrorail can assist by in-

    forming all their staff at barriers what

    the proper process is when people start

    their journeys before offices open. We

    understand that people must not travel

    for free but why must they be punished

    for something that is not their fault.

    Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott,

    has responded in a statement: Metro-

    rail is obliged to ensure that all commut-

    ers travel legally. Travelling without a

    valid ticket or in the in-

    correct travelling class

    for the ticket purchased

    is a criminal offence in

    terms of the Legal Suc-

    cession Act.

    Hundreds of fare-

    paying commuters

    complain daily about

    fellow non-paying pas-

    sengers. Metrorail re-

    serves the right to levy

    a booking fee (currently

    R40) and/or prosecute

    persons without valid

    train tickets. Commut-

    ers issued with such a

    booking fee must insist

    on a receipt.

    Ticket office hours

    are generally deter-

    mined by the timetable,

    analysis of ticket sales and passenger

    numbers using the particular station,

    Scott says. Should a ticket office at the

    origin station be closed, commuters are

    obliged to purchase a ticket either on the

    train from teams with portable ticket is-

    suing machines or at their destination

    station before exiting.

    Those found to be in contravention of

    the law, are required to wait at the sta-

    tion in a designated area until they have

    been processed. Many defaulters offer

    reasons/explanations/excuses for hav-

    ing transgressed the law and Metrorail

    employees have the unenviable task to

    make a judgment call as to whose emer-

    gency is valid or not.

    Until modernisation brings automat-

    ed ticket vending machines and ticket

    scanners, Metrorail currently is left

    with no option but to rely on human in-

    tervention, Scott says. We do not con-

    done any misconduct by our security

    personnel or employees and commuters

    should not be subjected to unacceptable

    behaviour. We encourage individuals to

    open a case of assault with the police if

    behaviour warrants that or report non-

    conforming employee behaviour to

    [email protected], citing all

    relevant details, all of which will assist

    in applying successful disciplinary ac-

    tion.

    Liam Brown, who was allegedly

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    PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK

    Cracking down on illegal poachers, such as

    those harvesting abalone, will become easier

    after an the signing of an agreement to boost

    resources fighting marine poaching.

    TheCity of Cape Town and theDepartment

    of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Daff)

    have signed an ImplementationProtocol that

    paves theway for closer cooperation andmu-

    tual support in the fight against illegal ma-

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    300km coastline.

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    nine suspects in Gordons Bay for the illegal

    possession of 200 abalone.

    Marine resource abuse is an issue that the

    local economy andmarine environment can-

    not afford, says Mayco member for energy,

    environmental and spatial planning Johan

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    Therefore, as the City, it is vital for us to

    establish effectiveways of collaboratingwith

    partners such asDaff to fight againstmarine-

    related transgressions taking place across

    the city. Daff has proven to be an invaluable

    partner and the expertise that they are bring-

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    Mayco member for safety and security, JP

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    for more integrated law enforcement opera-

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    policing of the coastal and marine environ-

    ment. Hopefully we will be able to procure

    a second large patrol boat soon, also to com-

    bat the stripping of our scarce and valuable

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    This is a unique achievement as he is the

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    tournament this year.

    Getting into the side was not easy and it

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    Lwando explains that he is originally

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    The strapping prop had to attend Sine-

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    gramme at Groote Schuur High School. He

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    about his aims in life especially his dream

    to play rugby.

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    mination, says Gallant.

    One thing that stood out for me that

    morningwas that Lwandowas crystal clear

    in the vision he had for himself. I decided

    immediately tohelpLwando to reachhis de-

    sired goal because life coaching works best

    when a person is clear about what they

    want to achieve.

    Gallant added that Lwandos commit-

    ment was evident from the moment he in-

    structed the player to attend a club training

    session. I knew he would have a transpor-

    tation challenge but I needed to test his com-

    mitment and I purposefully left him to find

    his own way to the Violets Sports Grounds

    in Kenwyn. I was not surprised to see him

    being the first arriving player at the train-

    ing session later that day.

    Thatmemorablemeetinghas led to his in-

    clusion in the Western Province schools

    team that is taking part in the competition

    in Durban starting on Thursday 7 July.

    Being selecteded to play for WP is a

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    and coach proud when I run out there in

    representation of the blue and white.

    WP prop the

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    Lwando Zinto celebrates his selection to the

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    s the holy month of Ramadaan draws to

    a close later this week, Muslim families

    across the world are preparing for Eidul

    Fitr.

    However, with Ramadaan taking place

    during the cold winter months in Cape

    Town, many are in dire need of nutrition

    and warmth.

    The organisation Nakhlistan was estab-

    lished 32 years ago by three friends who re-

    alised that their neighbours in Athlone did

    not have food for Eid celebrations.

    Nakhlistan started with only two pots of

    food, but now, 32 years later, the organisa-

    tion will aim to cook 169 pots (130F in size)

    of Aknie to feed over 85 000 of the less fortu-

    nate on the day of Eidul Fitr.

    That is why they chose the name Nakh-

    listan, a Persian word that means oasis,

    says Fatima Allie, spokesperson for Nakh-

    listan.

    Nakhlistan has called on the community

    ofAthlone towitness this cookingphenome-

    non, the night before Eidul Fitr at the Cal-

    lies rugby field in Noll Avenue, Rylands Es-

    tate and see how 4.5 tons of meat, 3.7 tons

    of rice, 2.5 tons of potatoes and 1.5 tons of

    onions, together with spices, is cooked on

    wood fire. The smell of the burning woods,

    the steam and aroma from the huge pots are

    a sight to behold, says Allie.

    The cooking takes place either on either

    Tuesday 5 or Wednesday 6 July.

    Nakhlistan pioneered the cooking of

    these huge pots of food on a wood fire and

    Allie said that the they are pleased to see

    how other organisations are following suit.

    Nakhlistan, even though it is Muslim-

    based, caters for all the needy in the West-

    ern Cape, regardless of their religious back-

    ground.

    Muslims are obliged to pay alms to the

    needy and during the month of Ramadaan,

    when Muslims fast from before sunrise to

    after sunset, Nakhlistan is that vehicle to

    distribute these alms via food parcels and

    cooking big pots of Aknie, an aromatic

    meat, potatoes and rice dish, she adds.

    Anyone is welcome to sponsor a pot of

    Aknie at a cost of R2800.

    Nakhlistan relies solely on the support

    from our generous community.

    Nakhlistan thanks all our donors, spon-

    sors, businesses, community and volun-

    teers for their loyal support over the past

    32 years and wish all Muslims a Ramadaan

    Kareem, says Allie.

    Nakhlistan will still distribute soup,

    sandwiches and blankets to areas affected

    by the winter weather.

    Anotherproject ofNakhlistan is its opera-

    tional soup kitchen in Gaza, Palestine.

    V Nakhlistan is operational throughout the year.

    Those who would like to donate can do drop off the

    items off at 45 Murton Road, Rylands Estate. For any

    more information contact Shukoor Mowzer on

    021 633 4016 or 083 231 9279 or send an email to in-

    [email protected] or visit www.nakhlistan.org.za.

    ATHLONE

    Aim to feed 85 000 this Eid

    Nakhlistan will be aiming to cook 4.5 tons of meat, 3.7 tons of rice, 2.5 tons of potatoes and

    1.5 tons of onions together with spices to make 169 pots of Aknie to feed over 85 000 of the

    less fortunate on the day of Eidul Fitr.

    The deadline is looming for applications for

    the Scribe Scriptwriting Competition.

    Celebrating its fifth year, the Scribe Script-

    writing Competition is a platform for South

    African writers to develop their work. Prizes

    include having a script produced for a profes-

    sional run at a Cape Town theatre, mentor-

    ship programmes and engaging in feedback

    sessions with audience members at staged

    readings of the script.

    Criteria for this years competition are that

    the scripts should be in English, no longer

    than 40 pages or 80 minutes long, and with a

    maximum of five cast members. The scripts

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    V Visit www.imbewuarts.com or send an email to im-

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    LEGAL TALKWITH DENZIL

    When is it murder?

    Over the past few years there has

    beenmuch debate about the differ-

    ence between murder and culpa-

    ble homicide.

    It is only recently, with the Os-

    car Pistorius trial, that the differ-

    ence between the two concepts has

    been debated and become a hot

    topic on social media. It has cer-

    tainly raised interesting yet con-

    troversial issues.

    This is largely controversial and

    not clear as one would think, espe-

    cially after the Supreme Court of

    Appeal set aside the finding and

    conviction of the court a quo on

    culpable homicide of Pistorious,

    and substituting it with a finding

    of murder. As a consequence, the

    accused sentence was trumped up

    to a minimum of 15 years.

    Murder is a serious offence and

    can be punishable by a minimum

    sentence of up to 15 years to life.

    Culpable homicide is less serious

    and could be punishable by only a

    few years depending upon the cir-

    cumstances.

    The assumption by some laypeo-

    ple is that if an accused kills a vic-

    tim, the action is automatically

    perceived as murder. That posi-

    tion is incorrect.

    As a result of the above percep-

    tion, many asked the question:

    Why Oscar was not charged with

    murder as opposed to the the less-

    er crimeof culpablehomicide?As

    we know this has now been substi-

    tuted and his charge has now been

    changed to murder and we are

    awaiting the sentence that fits the

    revised charge.

    In a nutshell, the difference be-

    tween the charges is rather sim-

    ple: murder requires intention

    while the culpable homicide re-

    quires negligence.

    Murder is the intentional, un-

    lawful killing of another human

    being. Murder therefore requires

    that the accused acted with the in-

    tention to kill. In other words, the

    accused strategically planned the

    unlawful act of murder. Alterna-

    tively, it can be legal intention

    as discussed below.

    Culpable homicide, however, is

    deemed a potentially unforeseea-

    ble, unplanned accident.

    The fundamental question, from

    a criminal law perspective, did the

    accused actwith the intentionnec-

    essary for a charge of murder?

    In recent years the concept of in-

    tention has extended to cover not

    just deliberatebut foreseeable con-

    duct.

    The accused does not mean nor

    intend for the unlawful act to hap-

    pen, but he must have foreseen

    that it might happen. This is re-

    ferred to as dolus eventualis.

    An example of dolus eventualis

    is where someone decides to burn

    a block of apartments occupying

    20 families.

    Hemight not have had the clear

    intention to kill anyone in the

    apartments but the law recognises

    that he intended the death of some

    people by his actions. In essence,

    by foreseeing the possibility of

    death (however remote) and act-

    ing regardless, he had the inten-

    tion to commit murder.

    Importantly, the accused does

    not have to foresee the result as a

    probable outcome of his conduct,

    but he must at least have foreseen

    the outcome as a possibility.

    In a nutshell, the test for dolus

    eventualis is whether the accused

    foresaw the remote possibility of

    harm. It is then deemed legal in-

    tention and the charge will be

    murder.

    Culpable homicide, likemurder,

    is a form of unlawful killing. The

    difference is that murder is inten-

    tional, whereas culpable homicide

    is a negligent act of killing.

    How does the court draw that

    distinction?

    The court uses an objective test

    to ascertain if the act was negli-

    gent. In otherwords, to shownegli-

    gence the Prosecution must show

    that a reasonable man in the po-

    sition of the accused, would not

    have foreseen the death as a result

    of the consequences.

    The question is therefore: did

    the accused foresee the possibility

    of killing someone when he fired

    the gun (culpable homicide) or

    must the accused have foreseen

    the possibility of killing someone

    (murder)?

    The test is one of the reasonable

    man the court will examine

    what the objective circumstances

    of a reasonable man would have

    been in the situation of the ac-

    cused.

    The conclusion of the examina-

    tion will determine the outcome.

    V This column was contributed by Denzil

    Jacobs, an admitted advocate with ex-

    pertise in commercial law. For guidance on

    legal issues email him on dr.ddj@hotmail.

    com.

    LETTERS

    Thanks to the

    men in blue

    Last Tuesday evening around

    21:00 I had a most terrifying

    experience while driving on the

    M3 highway between the Ladys

    Mile on-ramp and the Tokai

    off-ramp.

    My car was sideswiped by an

    out-of-control vehicle which flew

    on for about 50 meters and slid

    off into the ditch.

    Thankfully, I was in the right

    lane and was able to stop, turn

    on hazards and move off the

    road into the emergency lane.

    A few moments later a metro

    police vehicle arrived and

    seeing my hazards and my

    flashing lights turned back and

    took control.

    I just want to say how

    re-assuring, comforting and

    organised they were.

    There was also a Kirstenhof

    neighbourhood community

    officer, Hadyn, who was simply

    marvellous and transported me

    to Kirstenhof Police Station

    where again I received the

    upmost courtesy.

    I was advised not to attempt

    to drive my car and agreed to

    accept the assistance and advice

    of an AA affiliated recovery

    agent.

    As I am a member of the AA

    I saw no problem with that, but

    in the next few days the release

    cost of the vehicle was a

    problem and resulted in a delay

    in my car being sent for

    assessment and repair.

    However the purpose of this

    letter is in praise of our very

    overworked police force and our

    dedicated emergency workers

    who have to deal with all these

    situations many much more

    horrific than mine.

    We get daily negative reports

    about our police force so I think

    in my case a little praise is in

    order.

    The good news is that there

    were no serious injuries to the

    many occupants of the unli-

    censed vehicle, driven by an

    uninsured and unlicensed

    driver.

    My most sincere thanks to all

    who were involved.

    M.A. JOHNSTON

    Marina da Gama

    In honour of Mandela Day, Peoples Post

    will be reaching out to the children of Patri-

    cias Home of Hope in Vrygrond and we

    want our readers to be part of the celebra-

    tion.

    The facility is part of the Eniwe Chil-

    drens Fund whose mission is to improve

    the lives of abandoned andunderprivileged

    children through various housing, feeding

    and skills development initiatives in the

    Western Cape. At present the home in Vry-

    grond cares for 13 children (eight boys and

    five girls) with ages ranging from 2 to 15

    and our readers can help us help themwith

    some of their needs.

    To feed these children costs R7000 every

    month and while cash donations are wel-

    come,Peoples Postwants to assistwith gro-

    cery donations like samp and beans, pap,

    split peas, lentils, canned foods, vegetables,

    pasta, pasta sauce, juices,milk, butter, jam.

    There is also a need for shampoo, soap,

    toothpaste and sanitary pads.

    Donations of warm clothes and shoes

    (new or second-hand) for the children will

    also be welcomed.

    There is also the need for some handy

    hands and building materials for improve-

    ments to the homes kitchen and bathroom.

    Some windows and door frames need to

    be replaced, tiling or flooring for the facili-

    ty needs attention. A new bathroom suite,

    hot water geyser and painting will also add

    comfort.

    The facility is also looking for a new or

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    V Grocery and clothing donations can be dropped off

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    The Catholic Welfare Developments

    (CWD) Cultural Hub in Athlone, in collabo-

    ration with the Young Filmmakers Pro-

    grammeare conducting a freeworkshop on

    producing television and film.

    The programme will take place at the

    Catholic Welfare and Development offices

    in Lawrence Road on Wednesday 6 July as

    well as Wednesday 13 July.

    The workshop seeks to give learners

    from the community the opportunity to ex-

    plore a potential career path that they

    might not have thought available to them.

    In addition, the fees at any of the film

    schools operating in South Africa make ac-

    cess to them impossible for learners and

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    The programme was conceptualised by

    Quinton Fredericks, who, having grownup

    on the Cape Flats, and as a former gang

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    in the anti-apartheid struggle, is intimately

    familiar with the devastating impact of

    both criminal and political violence on the

    fabric of South African society and the psy-

    ches of our youth.

    The workshops will cover camera work,

    hair and make-up, storytelling, script writ-

    ing and some aspects of the business of the

    industry by established producers.

    V Confirm attendance with Andre Marais at theCWD

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    an e-mail to [email protected]. To contact

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    T

    heres more to the Wetton Triangle Feed-

    ing Scheme than filling hungry tummies

    in the southern suburbs.

    This is a project that is making residents

    in the area meet each other as neighbours

    and working for a good cause.

    Chairperson of the organisation, Waheed

    Amod, explains that the idea started in 2014

    when, along with three other friends in-

    volved in the neighbourhood watch, he real-

    ised that people in the area did not know

    each other and there was a need to care for

    the homeless in surrounding areas. During

    our patrolswe realised that therewas a need

    for people to become real neighbours and

    interact with each other.What better way to

    get to know each other by working together

    in a project like this where we show that we

    care about the less fortunate.

    Two years later and theyre going strong

    as they gathered at a home in Canal Road,

    Wetton, on Sunday 3 July where the team

    was cooking up a storm for distribution.

    A delicious aroma fills the air from steam-

    ing pots on gas cookers with the children

    helping to pack bread and lots of laughter as

    preparations continue for their mission.

    Currently we feed areas such as Wetton,

    Lansdowne, Wynberg, Retreat, Diep River,

    Muizenberg, Mitchells Plain, Athlone, Phil-

    lipi and expanding to areas such as Laven-

    der Hill and Delft, continues Amod.

    We enjoy that we are able to feed the un-

    derprivileged throughout the year but you

    can see that its about more than that. Its

    getting all in the area involved. Our aim is

    also to set a trend and inspire other neigh-

    bourhoods to reach out and start projects to

    help the underprivileged. It can be in a for-

    mat of cooking foodonceamonth to teaching

    other skills thats not fortunate to study so

    they can use the knowledge they gained to

    help their community.

    Amod adds that all the cooking is funded

    by the generous residents of Wetton, along

    with friends and acquaintances of the steer-

    ing committee. The schemes goal is to feed

    as many people as possible and is keen to

    partner with other organisations who want

    to assist us, or need our help. We also would

    urge business to get involved in projects in

    their community and to help those trying to

    make a difference.

    V Call Waheed Amod on 082 786 1002, Sharief Allie

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    Chairperson of the Wetton Triangle Feeding Scheme Waheed Amod, right, lends some help

    with his ladle with members of the team as they prepare food for distribution.PHOTO: GARY VAN

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    Tuesday, 5 July 2016

    10 NEWS

    In the build up to the International Aids

    Conference in Durban (Monday 18 to Satur-

    day 22 July), a local exhibition of 17 quilts

    made by people affected by HIV will tell the

    story of what has been achieved since the

    last time the conference was held in South

    Africa in the year 2000.

    TB/HIV Care Association, a Cape Town

    based NGO, was only one of several organi-

    sations South African National Aids Coun-

    cil (Sanac) approached to create quilts.

    In 2000, antiretroviral treatment was not

    yet widely available, stigma and discrimi-

    nation were widespread and the outlook

    was bleak.

    These quilts tell a very different story.

    South Africa now has the largest antire-

    troviral treatment programme in theworld,

    a mother-to-child transmission rate of less

    than two percent and has witnessed an in-

    crease of more than 10 years in life expect-

    ancy over the past decade, says Zolani Bar-

    nes, manager of TB/HIV Care. These visu-

    al stories provide valuable insight into the

    lives behind the statistics.

    TB/HIV Care unveiled the quilts at an

    event at Haas Collective on Buitenkant

    Street on Thursday 23 June.

    The 4m quilts tell the stories of the people

    whomade them people involved in the or-

    ganisations programmes, including people

    who inject drugs, sex workers and prison

    inmates, as well as those dedicated to sup-

    porting them.

    Three of theseunique andpowerful tapes-

    tries of life were auctioned on the night and

    all of the quilts will be submitted to the in-

    ternational HIVQuilt Project to be sewn in-

    to themain quilt of more than 100 000 quilts

    from all over the world.

    Sewing the story of progress

    This quilt, one of those on display by TB/HIV

    Care, symbolises the journey of women who

    were and are still most affected by HIV.

    O

    n Sunday 3 July the TwoOceans Aquari-

    um and organisations around the world

    marked International Plastic Bag Free Day.

    The day aims to raise awareness about the

    unnecessary use of single-use plastic bags.

    TheTwoOceansAquariumsupports aban

    of single use plastic shopping bags in South

    Africa through its Rethink the Bag cam-

    paign.

    The campaign was launched by Hayley

    McLellan, the aquariums environmental

    campaigner, who has worked tirelessly

    since 2010 to educate, establish partnerships

    and promote the campaign.

    Many countries around the world have

    banned these bags. Rwanda did so in 2008

    and more recently the island chain of Ha-

    waii, Mauritius and Madagascar. France

    will have banned the bag by end 2016.

    Single-use shopping bags have a tremen-

    dous impact on the environment, McLellan

    says.

    South African consumers use approxi-

    mately eight billion shopping bags each

    year. Of these about 96% end up in landfill

    and also threaten the lives ofmarine and ter-

    restrial animals. Research has shown that

    the average functioning lifespan of a shop-

    ping bag is approximately 20 minutes,

    whereafter it is discarded, she says.

    Every day we hear about what is going

    wrong in the environment and this can feel

    disempowering. Always choosing reusable

    bags, rather than plastic bags, is such a sim-

    ple way for each person to do something to

    benefit our world and feel like they aremak-

    ing a difference, seemingly against the

    odds.

    There is also an economic impact for

    South African consumers, McLellan says.

    In 2003 a levy was included in the price

    of each shopping bag sold in South Africa.

    Between 2004 and 2014, R1.2bn was collected

    through this levy. Only R200m of thismoney

    has been allocated to the Department of En-

    vironmental Affairs. In 2011 the company

    that was established to manage the funds

    generated by the bag levy, was disbanded.

    However, consumers continue topay thebag

    levy every time they purchase a single-use

    plastic shopping bag.

    Eighty percent of all marine litter is plas-

    tic and plastic bags can last between 500 and

    1000 years before they degrade.

    V To show your support of the Rethink the Bag cam-

    paign, visit www.rethinkthebag.org and sign the peti-

    tion to urge the government to ban plastic bags

    Take plastic out of the ocean

    Eighty percent of all marine litter is plastic,

    which is why the Two Oceans Aquarium is

    joining organisations around the world to

    mark International Plastic Bag Free Day.

    PHOTO: VINCENT CALDER

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    Tuesday, 5 July 2016

    12 ENTERTAINMENT

    V Pop up Tales will be on stage at the

    Galloway Theatre at 11:00 until Saturday 9

    July. R100. Visit www.waterfronttheatre-

    school.co.za/booknow to book.

    V Daa Gaat die Bruid!, n lekkerlagklug is

    tot Sondag 10 Julie in die in die Kunstekaap-

    teater te sien. Kaartjies is by Computicket

    beskikbaar.

    V Amadeus Rocks, where Classical and

    Rock Collide will be on stage at Barnyard

    Willowbridge until Sunday 10 July. Visit

    www.barnyardtheatre.co.za for tickets and

    more information.

    V Robin Hood will be staged in Canal Walks

    Centre Court Tuesdays

    to Sundays at 11:00,

    12:30 and 14:00 until

    Saturday 16 July.

    Tickets cost R75 at

    Computicket.

    V The Lilliput

    Childrens Theatre

    Company will be

    presenting Goldilocks

    and the Three Bears

    at the Nassau

    Theatre in Newlands

    at 10:30 until

    Saturday 16 July.

    Tickets cost R70 at

    Computicket.

    V Emily Child and

    Andrew Laubscher

    will be performing

    Louis Viljoens The

    Emissary at the

    Alexander Upstairs

    Theatre until

    Saturday 16 July. Visit

    shows.alexander-

    bar.co.za for tickets

    and more information.

    V Ian von Memerty

    will be at Theatre on

    the Bay until Sunday

    17 July with Keyboard

    Killers. Tickets are

    available at Comput-

    icket.

    V TopDog SA will be at GrandWests Roxy

    Revue Bar from tonight (Tuesday) until

    Thursday. Tickets are available at Computick-

    et.

    V Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist will be at

    the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from

    tonight (Tuesday) until Saturday. Call

    021 788 1898 or email bookings@masquethea-

    tre.co.za for bookings or more information.

    V Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchant

    ment at GrandWests Grand Arena from

    Wednesday until Sunday. Tickets are available

    at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za

    for more.

    V Conrad Koch, Gino Fernandez, Mel Jones

    and Phil de Lange will be performing

    stand-up comedy at Caf Roux in Noordhoek

    on Wednesday from 20:30 (dinner will be

    served from 19:00). R120. Visit www.webtick-

    ets.co.za to book.

    V Dylan Skews, Melt Sieberhagen, Ismael

    Maldonado (US) and Lunga Tshuka will be

    at the Cape Town Comedy Club on Wednes-

    day. Tickets are available at Computicket.

    V Comedy on Roll presents an open mic

    night at Obviously Armchair in Observatory on

    Wednesdays from 21:30. R30. Follow @Come-

    dyOnARoll on Twitter for more.

    V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Glen Bo (DBN)

    and Lunga Tshuka will be at the Cape Town

    Comedy Club on Thursday. Tickets are

    available at Computicket.

    V Jesse Clegg will be at Caf Roux in

    Noordhoek on Thursday and Friday from

    20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).

    R140. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.

    V Underground Dance Theatre will be

    presenting their film noir meets dance theatre

    piece Pulp at the Rosebank Theatre from

    Thursday until Saturday 16 July at 20:00 with

    15:00 matinees on Saturdays. Tickets are

    available at Webtickets.co.za.

    V Urban Blues will be at JC Brasserie in De

    Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Friday from

    19:00. Entry is free. Call 021 461 4594 or

    email [email protected] for

    bookings or more information.

    V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will

    feature different

    guest acts at

    Kaleidoscope caf

    in Claremont every

    Friday from 19:30.

    Tickets cost R120

    including a meal.

    Call 021 674 5761 to

    book or send an

    email to ghrobert-

    son@kaleido-

    scope.org.za.

    V DJ JP Silver and

    international

    saxophonist George

    Sax will be playing

    electro swing with

    guest instrumental-

    ists for The Swing

    Caf at Sticks

    McGee in Rondeb-

    osch every Friday

    from 19:30 to

    22:00. R20. Call

    021 685 2871 to

    book.

    V Dylan Skews,

    Mel Jones, Glen

    Bo (DBN) and

    Justin-Ray

    Stoffels will be at

    the Cape Town

    Comedy Club on

    Friday and

    Saturday. Tickets

    are available at

    Computicket.

    V Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions will be

    at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Saturday from

    20:30 (dinner will be served from 19:00).

    R100. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to book.

    V Dylan Skews, Mel Jones, Gino Fernandez

    and Justin-Ray Stoffels will be at the Cape

    Town Comedy Club on Sunday. Tickets are

    available at Computicket.

    V Richard Stirton (The Voice SA winner) will

    be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on Monday

    from 20:30 (dinner will be served from

    19:00). R110. Visit www.webtickets.co.za to

    book.

    V The Barleycorn Music Club meets on

    Mondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club,

    11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is

    (usually) R30 for members and R40 for

    non-members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.za.

    V Comedy on Roll will present an open mic

    night at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch

    on Monday nights from 20:00. R20. Fol-

    low@ComedyOnARoll on Twitter.

    V Candice van Litsenborgh and Claire-Lou-

    ise Worby will perform Court at the Alexan-

    der Upstairs Theatre at 21:00 from Monday

    until Saturday 16 July. Visit shows.alexander-

    bar.co.za for tickets and more information.

    AfriCan Childrens Theatre will be enter-

    taining little ones with Heart of the Jungle

    at TheMasque Theatre inMuizenbergs foy-

    er next week.

    This colourful musical theatre piece will

    ignite imaginations through the wonders of

    storytelling, get young ones moving with its

    interactive songs and leave them touched by

    its heartfelt message. Performed by a pre-

    dominantly child cast, this production is

    written and directed by Tracey Carter.

    V The show will be staged from Tuesday 12 to Friday

    15 July at 12:00. Tickets cost R50. Call 021 788 1898

    during office hours to book.

    Get those little feet moving with Heart of the Jungle

    HIGH NOTES: The first winner of

    the South African version of The

    Voice, Richard Stirton, who won the

    hearts of South Africans with his

    gravelly voice and likeable personality,

    will be at Caf Roux in Noordhoek on

    Monday 11 July from 20:30. Dinner will

    be served from 19:00 and tickets cost

    R110. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za

    or www.webtickets.co.za to book or

    call 021 789 2538 for more informa-

    tion. PHOTO: DEON RAATH

    Building concerts,

    from the fans up

    LOUISA STEYL

    @LouSteyl

    T

    womusic fans have started a new project

    which they hope might revolutionse the

    South African live music industry.

    Inspired by an American crowd-funding

    campaign, Sea Points Richard Theunissen

    and Stuart Walsh from Parklands recently

    launched their website Inbound Sound.

    In a nutshell, the website givesmusic fans

    the opportunity to request the artists they

    want to see live in their city.

    Stuart and I are big fans of

    the Foo Fighters, Richard

    explains. We got wind of a

    concert that was crowd-fund-

    ed in America two years ago

    and thatwas before itwas an-

    nounced that they would be

    coming to South Africa.

    At that stage, crowd fund-

    ing was still a relatively new

    concept, and although its

    grown generally on a global

    scale, Richard points out that

    its still relatively new in

    SA.

    People are a little scepti-

    cal. Generally the first ques-

    tion they ask is: Why do we

    need to give our money away

    first?, and its understanda-

    ble.

    Richard explains that he and Stuart see

    their role in the industry as educators on the

    benefits of crowdfundingwhile empowering

    fans to make concerts happen. He says

    many music fans seem to be frustrated with

    not being able to see their favourite acts live.

    Inbound Sound allows fans to request a

    concert by any artists, across genres, wheth-

    er they are local or international, commer-

    cial or lesser-known.

    Once a concert has been requested, Rich-

    ard andStuart,workingwith industry insid-

    ers, calculate how much would need to be

    raised to set the concert up and the show is

    opened to pledges from other fans who may

    also want to see the show.

    Fanswho pledge a contribution to the con-

    cert have essentially already bought their

    tickets and once enough funds have been

    raised, Richard and Stuart will work with

    promotors to bring the act to local shores.

    We are basically just providing the plat-

    form.

    Should they not be able to raise the funds

    needed, fans will be able to get a full refund,

    making sure they dont pay for a show they

    wont see.

    The feedback weve received [so far] has

    been phenomenal, and thats very encourag-

    ing were on to something that people

    want.

    While many of the shows already request-

    ed on the website are for international acts,

    Richard says: Were big on local music.

    In fact, theyre hoping their first success

    story will be staging a show for a local act.

    The local music scene,

    bothmainstreamandniche,

    is massive, and we want to

    tap into that.

    The duo are already in

    talks with local artists and

    while Richard says it may

    take a couple of months to

    get the first concert off the

    ground, once that first con-

    cert has happened its basi-

    cally going to revolutionise

    whereandwhenartists play

    locally.

    Because they are dealing

    with other peoples mon-

    ey, Stuart and Richard

    were very focused on mak-

    ing sure that everything

    was above board and as

    transparent and open as

    possible when they created

    the website.

    Users need to log in to the site before mak-

    ing pledges and Richard assures that shows

    wont be left on a site indefinitely. If a pro-

    posed concert hasnt gained momentum aft-

    er a fewmonths, theyll take the showoff and

    refund the users who have pledged. Users

    can also request a refund at any point,

    should their personal financial situations

    change. Were not looking to take advan-

    tage.

    Richard also stresses that Inbound

    Sounds core function is to be a crowd fund-

    ing site. They want to work with promotors

    and venues, but have no aspirations of tak-

    ing over their roles.

    Inbound Sounds role rather, is giving

    fans a voice and a choice Historically

    theyve never had a say, he says of the acts

    who travel to South Africa. All you need is

    a lot of people with the same idea.

    V For more information about Inbound Sound, to re-

    quest a concert, or to see which concerts are open for

    pledges, visit www.inboundsound.co.za.

    Richard Theunissen is one of

    the fans behind Inbound

    Sound.

    A Cape Town ice skater will be among the

    international stars out on the ice when Dis-

    ney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment

    comes to the Grand Arena.

    Hes already performed in front of thou-

    sands of audiences around theworld, includ-

    ingmany celebrities, but Quiesto Spier-

    ingshoek counts the opportunity to

    perform inhis home city as one of the

    highlights of his career.

    Quiestos ice skating career start-

    ed thanks to fellow South African

    Disney On Ice Skater, Nicole Ru-

    dolph,who skatedwithDisneyOn Ice

    celebrates 100 Years of Magic dur-

    ing its 2014 South African

    tour.

    My skating journey began

    when I was 11-years-old. My

    best friend introducedme into

    the sport and you can say the

    rest is history.

    Quiesto started training at

    the Junior Blades Club while being coached

    by Chris Stokes and Dantin Broodryk and

    went on to win the Junior Grand Prix Gold

    dance medal (compulsory dances) at the

    Junior Worlds in 2007 and 2008.

    After his success as a professional skater,

    Quiesto tookup teaching; trainingyoungup-

    and-coming figure skaters at GrandWests

    Ice Station.

    When Nicole sent her audition tapes to

    Disney on Ice, she included a few clips of her

    routines with Quiesto and in 2011 he also

    joined the company. One can say I was for-

    tunate and lucky, he says.

    While he wants to surprise Cape Town au-

    diences with which character hell be bring-

    ing to life when he performs at the Grand

    Arena fromWednesday 6 to Sunday 10

    July, Quiesto has already had a

    chance to playmany of Disneys be-

    loved characters.

    This years Disney on Ice produc-

    tion, Worlds of Enchantment, will

    feature characters from The Little

    Mermaid, Cars, Toy Story 3 and Fro-

    zen, along with Mickey Mouse, Min-

    nie Mouse, Donald Duck and

    Goofy. Cape Town audiences

    will enjoy the show because it

    is a show of all ages, filled with

    loads of characters, humour

    and fun, Quiesto says, refer-

    ring to the characters and sto-

    ries thatwill be brought to life.

    The show promise to excite, ignite and cap-

    tivate audiences from start to end.

    After his performances in his hometown,

    Quiesto will return to the United States

    where hell be working on Disney on Ices

    next production, Dare to Dream.

    VWorlds of Enchantment will be staged at the Grand-

    West Grand Arena at 14:00 and 18:00 on Wednesday

    6 July, 11:00 and 15:00 on Thursday 7 July and 10:00,

    14:00 and 18:00 from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July. Tick-

    ets at Computicket. Visit www.disneyonice.co.za.

    Local brings Disney to life

    Quiesto Spieringshoek

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